"text","book","chapter"
"THE BOY WHO LIVED  Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, of number","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"four, Privet Drive, were proud to say that they were perfectly normal,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"thank you very much. They were the last people you'd expect to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"be involved in anything strange or mysterious, because they just didn't hold","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"with such nonsense.  Mr. Dursley was the director of a firm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"called Grunnings, which made drills. He was a big, beefy man with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"hardly any neck, although he did have a very large mustache. Mrs.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Dursley was thin and blonde and had nearly twice the usual amount","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"of neck, which came in very useful as she spent so much","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"of her time craning over garden fences, spying on the neighbors. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Dursleys had a small son called Dudley and in their opinion there","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"was no finer boy anywhere.  The Dursleys had everything they wanted,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"but they also had a secret, and their greatest fear was that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"somebody would discover it. They didn't think they could bear it if","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"anyone found out about the Potters. Mrs. Potter was Mrs. Dursley's sister,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"but they hadn't met for several years; in fact, Mrs. Dursley pretended","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"she didn't have a sister, because her sister and her good-for-nothing husband","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"were as unDursleyish as it was possible to be. The Dursleys shuddered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"to think what the neighbors would say if the Potters arrived in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"the street. The Dursleys knew that the Potters had a small son,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"too, but they had never even seen him. This boy was another","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"good reason for keeping the Potters away; they didn't want Dudley mixing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"with a child like that.  When Mr. and Mrs. Dursley woke","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"up on the dull, gray Tuesday our story starts, there was nothing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"about the cloudy sky outside to suggest that strange and mysterious things","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"would soon be happening all over the country. Mr. Dursley hummed as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"he picked out his most boring tie for work, and Mrs. Dursley","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"gossiped away happily as she wrestled a screaming Dudley into his high","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"chair.  None of them noticed a large, tawny owl flutter past","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"the window.  At half past eight, Mr. Dursley picked up his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"briefcase, pecked Mrs. Dursley on the cheek, and tried to kiss Dudley","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"good-bye but missed, because Dudley was now having a tantrum and throwing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"his cereal at the walls. `Little tyke,` chortled Mr. Dursley as he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"left the house. He got into his car and backed out of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"number four's drive.  It was on the corner of the street","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"that he noticed the first sign of something peculiar -- a cat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"reading a map. For a second, Mr. Dursley didn't realize what he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"had seen -- then he jerked his head around to look again.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"There was a tabby cat standing on the corner of Privet Drive,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"but there wasn't a map in sight. What could he have been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"thinking of? It must have been a trick of the light. Mr.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Dursley blinked and stared at the cat. It stared back. As Mr.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Dursley drove around the corner and up the road, he watched the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"cat in his mirror. It was now reading the sign that said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Privet Drive -- no, looking at the sign; cats couldn't read maps","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"or signs. Mr. Dursley gave himself a little shake and put the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"cat out of his mind. As he drove toward town he thought","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"of nothing except a large order of drills he was hoping to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"get that day.  But on the edge of town, drills were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"driven out of his mind by something else. As he sat in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"the usual morning traffic jam, he couldn't help noticing that there seemed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"to be a lot of strangely dressed people about. People in cloaks.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Mr. Dursley couldn't bear people who dressed in funny clothes -- the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"getups you saw on young people! He supposed this was some stupid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"new fashion. He drummed his fingers on the steering wheel and his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"eyes fell on a huddle of these weirdos standing quite close by.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"They were whispering excitedly together. Mr. Dursley was enraged to see that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"a couple of them weren't young at all; why, that man had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"to be older than he was, and wearing an emerald-green cloak! The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"nerve of him! But then it struck Mr. Dursley that this was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"probably some silly stunt -- these people were obviously collecting for something...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"yes, that would be it. The traffic moved on and a few","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"minutes later, Mr. Dursley arrived in the Grunnings parking lot, his mind","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"back on drills.  Mr. Dursley always sat with his back to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"the window in his office on the ninth floor. If he hadn't,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"he might have found it harder to concentrate on drills that morning.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"He didn't see the owls swoop ing past in broad daylight, though","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"people down in the street did; they pointed and gazed open- mouthed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"as owl after owl sped overhead. Most of them had never seen","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"an owl even at nighttime. Mr. Dursley, however, had a perfectly normal,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"owl-free morning. He yelled at five different people. He made several important","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"telephone calls and shouted a bit more. He was in a very","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"good mood until lunchtime, when he thought he'd stretch his legs and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"walk across the road to buy himself a bun from the bakery.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
" He'd forgotten all about the people in cloaks until he passed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"a group of them next to the baker's. He eyed them angrily","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"as he passed. He didn't know why, but they made him uneasy.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"This bunch were whispering excitedly, too, and he couldn't see a single","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"collecting tin. It was on his way back past them, clutching a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"large doughnut in a bag, that he caught a few words of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"what they were saying.   `The Potters, that's right, that's what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"I heard yes, their son, Harry`  Mr. Dursley stopped dead. Fear","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"flooded him. He looked back at the whisperers as if he wanted","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"to say something to them, but thought better of it.  He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"dashed back across the road, hurried up to his office, snapped at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"his secretary not to disturb him, seized his telephone, and had almost","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"finished dialing his home number when he changed his mind. He put","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"the receiver back down and stroked his mustache, thinking... no, he was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"being stupid. Potter wasn't such an unusual name. He was sure there","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"were lots of people called Potter who had a son called Harry.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Come to think of it, he wasn't even sure his nephew was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"called Harry. He'd never even seen the boy. It might have been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Harvey. Or Harold. There was no point in worrying Mrs. Dursley; she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"always got so upset at any mention of her sister. He didn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"blame her -- if he'd had a sister like that... but all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"the same, those people in cloaks...  He found it a lot","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"harder to concentrate on drills that afternoon and when he left the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"building at five o'clock, he was still so worried that he walked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"straight into someone just outside the door.  `Sorry,` he grunted, as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"the tiny old man stumbled and almost fell. It was a few","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"seconds before Mr. Dursley realized that the man was wearing a violet","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"cloak. He didn't seem at all upset at being almost knocked to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"the ground. On the contrary, his face split into a wide smile","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"and he said in a squeaky voice that made passersby stare, `Don't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"be sorry, my dear sir, for nothing could upset me today! Rejoice,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"for You-Know-Who has gone at last! Even Muggles like yourself should be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"celebrating, this happy, happy day!`  And the old man hugged Mr.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Dursley around the middle and walked off.  Mr. Dursley stood rooted","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"to the spot. He had been hugged by a complete stranger. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"also thought he had been called a Muggle, whatever that was. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"was rattled. He hurried to his car and set off for home,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"hoping he was imagining things, which he had never hoped before, because","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"he didn't approve of imagination.  As he pulled into the driveway","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"of number four, the first thing he saw -- and it didn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"improve his mood -- was the tabby cat he'd spotted that morning.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"It was now sitting on his garden wall. He was sure it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"was the same one; it had the same markings around its eyes.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
" `Shoo!` said Mr. Dursley loudly. The cat didn't move. It just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"gave him a stern look. Was this normal cat behavior? Mr. Dursley","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"wondered. Trying to pull himself together, he let himself into the house.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"He was still determined not to mention anything to his wife. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Mrs. Dursley had had a nice, normal day. She told him over","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"dinner all about Mrs. Next Door's problems with her daughter and how","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Dudley had learned a new word (`Won't!`). Mr. Dursley tried to act","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"normally. When Dudley had been put to bed, he went into the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"living room in time to catch the last report on the evening","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"news:  `And finally, bird-watchers everywhere have reported that the nation's owls","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"have been behaving very unusually today. Although owls normally hunt at night","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"and are hardly ever seen in daylight, there have been hundreds of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"sightings of these birds flying in every direction since sunrise. Experts are","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"unable to explain why the owls have suddenly changed their sleeping pattern.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"The newscaster allowed himself a grin. `Most mysterious. And now, over to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Jim McGuffin with the weather. Going to be any more showers of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"owls tonight, Jim?`  `Well, Ted,` said the weatherman, `I don't know","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"about that, but it's not only the owls that have been acting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"oddly today. Viewers as far apart as Kent, Yorkshire, and Dundee have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"been phoning in to tell me that instead of the rain I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"promised yesterday, they've had a downpour of shooting stars! Perhaps people have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"been celebrating Bonfire Night early -- it's not until next week, folks!","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"But I can promise a wet night tonight.`  Mr. Dursley sat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"frozen in his armchair. Shooting stars all over Britain? Owls flying by","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"daylight? Mysterious people in cloaks all over the place? And a whisper,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"a whisper about the Potters...  Mrs. Dursley came into the living","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"room carrying two cups of tea. It was no good. He'd have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"to say something to her. He cleared his throat nervously. `Er --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Petunia, dear -- you haven't heard from your sister lately, have you?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
" As he had expected, Mrs. Dursley looked shocked and angry. After","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"all, they normally pretended she didn't have a sister.  `No,` she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"said sharply. `Why?`  `Funny stuff on the news,` Mr. Dursley mumbled.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"`Owls... shooting stars... and there were a lot of funny-looking people in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"town today...`  `So?` snapped Mrs. Dursley.  `Well, I just thought...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"maybe... it was something to do with... you know... her crowd.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Mrs. Dursley sipped her tea through pursed lips. Mr. Dursley wondered whether","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"he dared tell her he'd heard the name `Potter.` He decided he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"didn't dare. Instead he said, as casually as he could, `Their son","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"-- he'd be about Dudley's age now, wouldn't he?`  `I suppose","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"so,` said Mrs. Dursley stiffly.  `What's his name again? Howard, isn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"it?`  `Harry. Nasty, common name, if you ask me.`  `Oh,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"yes,` said Mr. Dursley, his heart sinking horribly. `Yes, I quite agree.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
" He didn't say another word on the subject as they went","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"upstairs to bed. While Mrs. Dursley was in the bathroom, Mr. Dursley","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"crept to the bedroom window and peered down into the front garden.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"The cat was still there. It was staring down Privet Drive as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"though it were waiting for something.  Was he imagining things? Could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"all this have anything to do with the Potters? If it did...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"if it got out that they were related to a pair of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"-- well, he didn't think he could bear it.  The Dursleys","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"got into bed. Mrs. Dursley fell asleep quickly but Mr. Dursley lay","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"awake, turning it all over in his mind. His last, comforting thought","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"before he fell asleep was that even if the Potters were involved,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"there was no reason for them to come near him and Mrs.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Dursley. The Potters knew very well what he and Petunia thought about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"them and their kind.... He couldn't see how he and Petunia could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"get mixed up in anything that might be going on -- he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"yawned and turned over -- it couldn't affect them....  How very","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"wrong he was.  Mr. Dursley might have been drifting into an","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"uneasy sleep, but the cat on the wall outside was showing no","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"sign of sleepiness. It was sitting as still as a statue, its","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"eyes fixed unblinkingly on the far corner of Privet Drive. It didn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"so much as quiver when a car door slammed on the next","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"street, nor when two owls swooped overhead. In fact, it was nearly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"midnight before the cat moved at all.  A man appeared on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"the corner the cat had been watching, appeared so suddenly and silently","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"you'd have thought he'd just popped out of the ground. The cat's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"tail twitched and its eyes narrowed.  Nothing like this man had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"ever been seen on Privet Drive. He was tall, thin, and very","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"old, judging by the silver of his hair and beard, which were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"both long enough to tuck into his belt. He was wearing long","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"robes, a purple cloak that swept the ground, and high-heeled, buckled boots.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"His blue eyes were light, bright, and sparkling behind half-moon spectacles and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"his nose was very long and crooked, as though it had been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"broken at least twice. This man's name was Albus Dumbledore.  Albus","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Dumbledore didn't seem to realize that he had just arrived in a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"street where everything from his name to his boots was unwelcome. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"was busy rummaging in his cloak, looking for something. But he did","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"seem to realize he was being watched, because he looked up suddenly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"at the cat, which was still staring at him from the other","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"end of the street. For some reason, the sight of the cat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"seemed to amuse him. He chuckled and muttered, `I should have known.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
" He found what he was looking for in his inside pocket.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"It seemed to be a silver cigarette lighter. He flicked it open,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"held it up in the air, and clicked it. The nearest street","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"lamp went out with a little pop. He clicked it again --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"the next lamp flickered into darkness. Twelve times he clicked the Put-Outer,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"until the only lights left on the whole street were two tiny","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"pinpricks in the distance, which were the eyes of the cat watching","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"him. If anyone looked out of their window now, even beady-eyed Mrs.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Dursley, they wouldn't be able to see anything that was happening down","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"on the pavement. Dumbledore slipped the Put-Outer back inside his cloak and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"set off down the street toward number four, where he sat down","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"on the wall next to the cat. He didn't look at it,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"but after a moment he spoke to it.  `Fancy seeing you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"here, Professor McGonagall.`  He turned to smile at the tabby, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"it had gone. Instead he was smiling at a rather severe-looking woman","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"who was wearing square glasses exactly the shape of the markings the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"cat had had around its eyes. She, too, was wearing a cloak,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"an emerald one. Her black hair was drawn into a tight bun.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"She looked distinctly ruffled.  `How did you know it was me?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"she asked.  `My dear Professor, I 've never seen a cat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"sit so stiffly.`  `You'd be stiff if you'd been sitting on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"a brick wall all day,` said Professor McGonagall.  `All day? When","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"you could have been celebrating? I must have passed a dozen feasts","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"and parties on my way here.`  Professor McGonagall sniffed angrily. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"`Oh yes, everyone's celebrating, all right,` she said impatiently. `You'd think they'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"be a bit more careful, but no -- even the Muggles have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"noticed something's going on. It was on their news.` She jerked her","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"head back at the Dursleys' dark living-room window. `I heard it. Flocks","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"of owls... shooting stars.... Well, they're not completely stupid. They were bound","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"to notice something. Shooting stars down in Kent -- I'll bet that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"was Dedalus Diggle. He never had much sense.`  `You can't blame","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"them,` said Dumbledore gently. `We've had precious little to celebrate for eleven","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"years.`  `I know that,` said Professor McGonagall irritably. `But that's no","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"reason to lose our heads. People are being downright careless, out on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"the streets in broad daylight, not even dressed in Muggle clothes, swapping","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"rumors.`  She threw a sharp, sideways glance at Dumbledore here, as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"though hoping he was going to tell her something, but he didn't,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"so she went on. `A fine thing it would be if, on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"the very day YouKnow-Who seems to have disappeared at last, the Muggles","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"found out about us all. I suppose he really has gone, Dumbledore?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
" `It certainly seems so,` said Dumbledore. `We have much to be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"thankful for. Would you care for a lemon drop?`  `A what?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
" `A lemon drop. They're a kind of Muggle sweet I'm rather","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"fond of`  `No, thank you,` said Professor McGonagall coldly, as though","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"she didn't think this was the moment for lemon drops. `As I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"say, even if You-Know-Who has gone -`  `My dear Professor, surely","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"a sensible person like yourself can call him by his name? All","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"this 'You- Know-Who' nonsense -- for eleven years I have been trying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"to persuade people to call him by his proper name: Voldemort.` Professor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"McGonagall flinched, but Dumbledore, who was unsticking two lemon drops, seemed not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"to notice. `It all gets so confusing if we keep saying 'You-Know-Who.'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"I have never seen any reason to be frightened of saying Voldemort's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"name.  `I know you haven 't, said Professor McGonagall, sounding half","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"exasperated, half admiring. `But you're different. Everyone knows you're the only one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"You-Know- oh, all right, Voldemort, was frightened of.`  `You flatter me,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"said Dumbledore calmly. `Voldemort had powers I will never have.`  `Only","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"because you're too -- well -- noble to use them.`  `It's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"lucky it's dark. I haven't blushed so much since Madam Pomfrey told","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"me she liked my new earmuffs.`  Professor McGonagall shot a sharp","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"look at Dumbledore and said, `The owls are nothing next to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"rumors that are flying around. You know what everyone's saying? About why","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"he's disappeared? About what finally stopped him?`  It seemed that Professor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"McGonagall had reached the point she was most anxious to discuss, the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"real reason she had been waiting on a cold, hard wall all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"day, for neither as a cat nor as a woman had she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"fixed Dumbledore with such a piercing stare as she did now. It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"was plain that whatever `everyone` was saying, she was not going to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"believe it until Dumbledore told her it was true. Dumbledore, however, was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"choosing another lemon drop and did not answer.  `What they're saying,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"she pressed on, `is that last night Voldemort turned up in Godric's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Hollow. He went to find the Potters. The rumor is that Lily","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"and James Potter are -- are -- that they're -- dead. `","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
" Dumbledore bowed his head. Professor McGonagall gasped.  `Lily and James...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"I can't believe it... I didn't want to believe it... Oh, Albus...`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
" Dumbledore reached out and patted her on the shoulder. `I know...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"I know...` he said heavily.  Professor McGonagall's voice trembled as she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"went on. `That's not all. They're saying he tried to kill the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Potter's son, Harry. But -- he couldn't. He couldn't kill that little","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"boy. No one knows why, or how, but they're saying that when","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"he couldn't kill Harry Potter, Voldemort's power somehow broke -- and that's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"why he's gone.  Dumbledore nodded glumly.  `It's -- it's true?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"faltered Professor McGonagall. `After all he's done... all the people he's killed...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"he couldn't kill a little boy? It's just astounding... of all the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"things to stop him... but how in the name of heaven did","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Harry survive?`  `We can only guess,` said Dumbledore. `We may never","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"know.`  Professor McGonagall pulled out a lace handkerchief and dabbed at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"her eyes beneath her spectacles. Dumbledore gave a great sniff as he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"took a golden watch from his pocket and examined it. It was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"a very odd watch. It had twelve hands but no numbers; instead,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"little planets were moving around the edge. It must have made sense","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"to Dumbledore, though, because he put it back in his pocket and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"said, `Hagrid's late. I suppose it was he who told you I'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"be here, by the way?`  `Yes,` said Professor McGonagall. `And I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"don't suppose you're going to tell me why you're here, of all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"places?`  `I've come to bring Harry to his aunt and uncle.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"They're the only family he has left now.`  `You don't mean","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"-- you can't mean the people who live here?` cried Professor McGonagall,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"jumping to her feet and pointing at number four. `Dumbledore -- you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"can't. I've been watching them all day. You couldn't find two people","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"who are less like us. And they've got this son -- I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"saw him kicking his mother all the way up the street, screaming","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"for sweets. Harry Potter come and live here!`  `It's the best","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"place for him,` said Dumbledore firmly. `His aunt and uncle will be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"able to explain everything to him when he's older. I've written them","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"a letter.`  `A letter?` repeated Professor McGonagall faintly, sitting back down","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"on the wall. `Really, Dumbledore, you think you can explain all this","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"in a letter? These people will never understand him! He'll be famous","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"-- a legend -- I wouldn't be surprised if today was known","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"as Harry Potter day in the future -- there will be books","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"written about Harry -- every child in our world will know his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"name!`  `Exactly,` said Dumbledore, looking very seriously over the top of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"his half-moon glasses. `It would be enough to turn any boy's head.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Famous before he can walk and talk! Famous for something he won't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"even remember! CarA you see how much better off he'll be, growing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"up away from all that until he's ready to take it?` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Professor McGonagall opened her mouth, changed her mind, swallowed, and then said,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"`Yes -- yes, you're right, of course. But how is the boy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"getting here, Dumbledore?` She eyed his cloak suddenly as though she thought","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"he might be hiding Harry underneath it.  `Hagrid's bringing him.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"`You think it -- wise -- to trust Hagrid with something as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"important as this?`  I would trust Hagrid with my life,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Dumbledore.  `I'm not saying his heart isn't in the right place,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"said Professor McGonagall grudgingly, `but you can't pretend he's not careless. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"does tend to -- what was that?`  A low rumbling sound","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"had broken the silence around them. It grew steadily louder as they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"looked up and down the street for some sign of a headlight;","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"it swelled to a roar as they both looked up at the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"sky -- and a huge motorcycle fell out of the air and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"landed on the road in front of them.  If the motorcycle","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"was huge, it was nothing to the man sitting astride it. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"was almost twice as tall as a normal man and at least","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"five times as wide. He looked simply too big to be allowed,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"and so wild - long tangles of bushy black hair and beard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"hid most of his face, he had hands the size of trash","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"can lids, and his feet in their leather boots were like baby","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"dolphins. In his vast, muscular arms he was holding a bundle of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"blankets.  `Hagrid,` said Dumbledore, sounding relieved. `At last. And where did","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"you get that motorcycle?`  `Borrowed it, Professor Dumbledore, sit,` said the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"giant, climbing carefully off the motorcycle as he spoke. `Young Sirius Black","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"lent it to me. I've got him, sir.`  `No problems, were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"there?`  `No, sir -- house was almost destroyed, but I got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"him out all right before the Muggles started swarmin' around. He fell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"asleep as we was flyin' over Bristol.`  Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"bent forward over the bundle of blankets. Inside, just visible, was a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"baby boy, fast asleep. Under a tuft of jet-black hair over his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"forehead they could see a curiously shaped cut, like a bolt of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"lightning.  `Is that where -?` whispered Professor McGonagall.  `Yes,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Dumbledore. `He'll have that scar forever.`  `Couldn't you do something about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"it, Dumbledore?`  `Even if I could, I wouldn't. Scars can come","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"in handy. I have one myself above my left knee that is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"a perfect map of the London Underground. Well -- give him here,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Hagrid -- we'd better get this over with.`  Dumbledore took Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"in his arms and turned toward the Dursleys' house.  `Could I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"-- could I say good-bye to him, sir?` asked Hagrid. He bent","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"his great, shaggy head over Harry and gave him what must have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"been a very scratchy, whiskery kiss. Then, suddenly, Hagrid let out a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"howl like a wounded dog.  `Shhh!` hissed Professor McGonagall, `you'll wake","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"the Muggles!`  `S-s-sorry,` sobbed Hagrid, taking out a large, spotted handkerchief","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"and burying his face in it. `But I c-c-can't stand it --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Lily an' James dead -- an' poor little Harry off ter live","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"with Muggles -`  `Yes, yes, it's all very sad, but get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"a grip on yourself, Hagrid, or we'll be found,` Professor McGonagall whispered,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"patting Hagrid gingerly on the arm as Dumbledore stepped over the low","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"garden wall and walked to the front door. He laid Harry gently","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"on the doorstep, took a letter out of his cloak, tucked it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"inside Harry's blankets, and then came back to the other two. For","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"a full minute the three of them stood and looked at the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"little bundle; Hagrid's shoulders shook, Professor McGonagall blinked furiously, and the twinkling","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"light that usually shone from Dumbledore's eyes seemed to have gone out.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
" `Well,` said Dumbledore finally, `that's that. We've no business staying here.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"We may as well go and join the celebrations.`  `Yeah,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Hagrid in a very muffled voice, `I'll be takin' Sirius his bike","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"back. G'night, Professor McGonagall -- Professor Dumbledore, sir.`  Wiping his streaming","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"eyes on his jacket sleeve, Hagrid swung himself onto the motorcycle and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"kicked the engine into life; with a roar it rose into the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"air and off into the night.  `I shall see you soon,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"I expect, Professor McGonagall,` said Dumbledore, nodding to her. Professor McGonagall blew","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"her nose in reply.  Dumbledore turned and walked back down the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"street. On the corner he stopped and took out the silver Put-Outer.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"He clicked it once, and twelve balls of light sped back to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"their street lamps so that Privet Drive glowed suddenly orange and he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"could make out a tabby cat slinking around the corner at the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"other end of the street. He could just see the bundle of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"blankets on the step of number four.  `Good luck, Harry,` he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"murmured. He turned on his heel and with a swish of his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"cloak, he was gone.  A breeze ruffled the neat hedges of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"Privet Drive, which lay silent and tidy under the inky sky, the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"very last place you would expect astonishing things to happen. Harry Potter","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"rolled over inside his blankets without waking up. One small hand closed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"on the letter beside him and he slept on, not knowing he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"was special, not knowing he was famous, not knowing he would be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"woken in a few hours' time by Mrs. Dursley's scream as she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"opened the front door to put out the milk bottles, nor that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"he would spend the next few weeks being prodded and pinched by","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"his cousin Dudley... He couldn't know that at this very moment, people","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"meeting in secret all over the country were holding up their glasses","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"and saying in hushed voices: `To Harry Potter -- the boy who lived!","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-1"
"THE VANISHING GLASS  Nearly ten years had passed since the Dursleys","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"had woken up to find their nephew on the front step, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Privet Drive had hardly changed at all. The sun rose on the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"same tidy front gardens and lit up the brass number four on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"the Dursleys' front door; it crept into their living room, which was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"almost exactly the same as it had been on the night when","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Mr. Dursley had seen that fateful news report about the owls. Only","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"the photographs on the mantelpiece really showed how much time had passed.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Ten years ago, there had been lots of pictures of what looked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"like a large pink beach ball wearing different-colored bonnets -- but Dudley","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Dursley was no longer a baby, and now the photographs showed a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"large blond boy riding his first bicycle, on a carousel at the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"fair, playing a computer game with his father, being hugged and kissed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"by his mother. The room held no sign at all that another","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"boy lived in the house, too.  Yet Harry Potter was still","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"there, asleep at the moment, but not for long. His Aunt Petunia","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"was awake and it was her shrill voice that made the first","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"noise of the day.  `Up! Get up! Now!`  Harry woke","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"with a start. His aunt rapped on the door again.  `Up!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"she screeched. Harry heard her walking toward the kitchen and then the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"sound of the frying pan being put on the stove. He rolled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"onto his back and tried to remember the dream he had been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"having. It had been a good one. There had been a flying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"motorcycle in it. He had a funny feeling he'd had the same","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"dream before.  His aunt was back outside the door.  `Are","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"you up yet?` she demanded.  `Nearly,` said Harry.  `Well, get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"a move on, I want you to look after the bacon. And","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"don't you dare let it burn, I want everything perfect on Duddy's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"birthday.`  Harry groaned.  `What did you say?` his aunt snapped","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"through the door.  `Nothing, nothing...`  Dudley's birthday -- how could he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"have forgotten? Harry got slowly out of bed and started looking for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"socks. He found a pair under his bed and, after pulling a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"spider off one of them, put them on. Harry was used to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"spiders, because the cupboard under the stairs was full of them, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"that was where he slept.  When he was dressed he went","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"down the hall into the kitchen. The table was almost hidden beneath","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"all Dudley's birthday presents. It looked as though Dudley had gotten the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"new computer he wanted, not to mention the second television and the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"racing bike. Exactly why Dudley wanted a racing bike was a mystery","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"to Harry, as Dudley was very fat and hated exercise -- unless","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"of course it involved punching somebody. Dudley's favorite punching bag was Harry,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"but he couldn't often catch him. Harry didn't look it, but he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"was very fast.  Perhaps it had something to do with living","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"in a dark cupboard, but Harry had always been small and skinny","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"for his age. He looked even smaller and skinnier than he really","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"was because all he had to wear were old clothes of Dudley's,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"and Dudley was about four times bigger than he was. Harry had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"a thin face, knobbly knees, black hair, and bright green eyes. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"wore round glasses held together with a lot of Scotch tape because","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"of all the times Dudley had punched him on the nose. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"only thing Harry liked about his own appearance was a very thin","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"scar on his forehead that was shaped like a bolt of lightning.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"He had had it as long as he could remember, and the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"first question he could ever remember asking his Aunt Petunia was how","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"he had gotten it.  `In the car crash when your parents","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"died,` she had said. `And don't ask questions.`  Don't ask questions","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"-- that was the first rule for a quiet life with the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Dursleys.  Uncle Vernon entered the kitchen as Harry was turning over","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"the bacon.  `Comb your hair!` he barked, by way of a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"morning greeting.  About once a week, Uncle Vernon looked over the top","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"of his newspaper and shouted that Harry needed a haircut. Harry must","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"have had more haircuts than the rest of the boys in his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"class put  together, but it made no difference, his hair simply","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"grew that way -- all over the place.  Harry was frying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"eggs by the time Dudley arrived in the kitchen with his mother.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Dudley looked a lot like Uncle Vernon. He had a large pink","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"face, not much neck, small, watery blue eyes, and thick blond hair","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"that lay smoothly on his thick, fat head. Aunt Petunia often said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"that Dudley looked like a baby angel -- Harry often said that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Dudley looked like a pig in a wig.  Harry put the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"plates of egg and bacon on the table, which was difficult as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"there wasn't much room. Dudley, meanwhile, was counting his presents. His face","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"fell.  `Thirty-six,` he said, looking up at his mother and father.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"`That's two less than last year.`  `Darling, you haven't counted Auntie","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Marge's present, see, it's here under this big one from Mommy and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Daddy.`  `All right, thirty-seven then,` said Dudley, going red in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"face. Harry, who could see a huge Dudley tantrum coming on, began","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"wolfing down his bacon as fast as possible in case Dudley turned","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"the table over.  Aunt Petunia obviously scented danger, too, because she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"said quickly, `And we'll buy you another two presents while we're out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"today. How's that, popkin? Two more presents. Is that all right'' ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Dudley thought for a moment. It looked like hard work. Finally he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"said slowly, `So I'll have thirty ... thirty...`  `Thirty-nine, sweetums,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Aunt Petunia.  `Oh.` Dudley sat down heavily and grabbed the nearest","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"parcel. `All right then.`  Uncle Vernon chuckled. `Little tyke wants his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"money's worth, just like his father. 'Atta boy, Dudley!` He ruffled Dudley's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"hair.   At that moment the telephone rang and Aunt Petunia","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"went to answer it while Harry and Uncle Vernon watched Dudley unwrap","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"the racing bike, a video camera, a remote control airplane, sixteen new","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"computer games, and a VCR. He was ripping the paper off a gold","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"wristwatch when Aunt Petunia came back from the telephone looking both angry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"and worried.  `Bad news, Vernon,` she said. `Mrs. Figg's broken her","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"leg. She can't take him.` She jerked her head in Harry's direction.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
" Dudley's mouth fell open in horror, but Harry's heart gave a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"leap. Every year on Dudley's birthday, his parents took him and a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"friend out for the day, to adventure parks, hamburger restaurants, or the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"movies. Every year, Harry was left behind with Mrs. Figg, a mad","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"old lady who lived two streets away. Harry hated it there. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"whole house smelled of cabbage and Mrs. Figg made him look at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"photographs of all the cats she'd ever owned.  `Now what?` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Aunt Petunia, looking furiously at Harry as though he'd planned this. Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"knew he ought to feel sorry that Mrs. Figg had broken her","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"leg, but it wasn't easy when he reminded himself it would be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"a whole year before he had to look at Tibbles, Snowy, Mr.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Paws, and Tufty again.  `We could phone Marge,` Uncle Vernon suggested.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
" `Don't be silly, Vernon, she hates the boy.`  The Dursleys","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"often spoke about Harry like this, as though he wasn't there --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"or rather, as though he was something very nasty that couldn't understand","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"them, like a slug.  `What about what's-her-name, your friend -- Yvonne?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
" `On vacation in Majorca,` snapped Aunt Petunia.  `You could just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"leave me here,` Harry put in hopefully (he'd be able to watch","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"what he wanted on television for a change and maybe even have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"a go on Dudley's computer).  Aunt Petunia looked as though she'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"just swallowed a lemon.  `And come back and find the house","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"in ruins?` she snarled.  `I won't blow up the house,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Harry, but they weren't listening.  `I suppose we could take him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"to the zoo,` said Aunt Petunia slowly, `... and leave him in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"the car....`  `That car's new, he's not sitting in it alone....`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
" Dudley began to cry loudly. In fact, he wasn't really crying --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"it had been years since he'd really cried -- but he knew","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"that if he screwed up his face and wailed, his mother would","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"give him anything he wanted.  `Dinky Duddydums, don't cry, Mummy won't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"let him spoil your special day!` she cried, flinging her arms around","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"him.  `I... don't... want... him... t-t-to come!` Dudley yelled between huge,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"pretend sobs. `He always sp- spoils everything!` He shot Harry a nasty","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"grin through the gap in his mother's arms.  Just then, the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"doorbell rang -- `Oh, good Lord, they're here!` said Aunt Petunia frantically","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"-- and a moment later, Dudley's best friend, Piers Polkiss, walked in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"with his mother. Piers was a scrawny boy with a face like","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"a rat. He was usually the one who held people's arms behind","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"their backs while Dudley hit them. Dudley stopped pretending to cry at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"once.  Half an hour later, Harry, who couldn't believe his luck,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"was sitting in the back of the Dursleys' car with Piers and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Dudley, on the way to the zoo for the first time in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"his life. His aunt and uncle hadn't been able to think of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"anything else to do with him, but before they'd left, Uncle Vernon","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"had taken Harry aside.  `I'm warning you,` he had said, putting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"his large purple face right up close to Harry's, `I'm warning you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"now, boy -- any funny business, anything at all -- and you'll","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"be in that cupboard from now until Christmas.`  `I'm not going","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"to do anything,` said Harry, `honestly..  But Uncle Vernon didn't believe","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"him. No one ever did.  The problem was, strange things often","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"happened around Harry and it was just no good telling the Dursleys","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"he didn't make them happen.  Once, Aunt Petunia, tired of Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"coming back from the barbers looking as though he hadn't been at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"all, had taken a pair of kitchen scissors and cut his hair","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"so short he was almost bald except for his bangs, which she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"left `to hide that horrible scar.` Dudley had laughed himself silly at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Harry, who spent a sleepless night imagining school the next day, where he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"was already laughed at for his baggy clothes and taped glasses. Next","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"morning, however, he had gotten up to find his hair exactly as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"it had been before Aunt Petunia had sheared it off He had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"been given a week in his cupboard for this, even though he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"had tried to explain that he couldn't explain how it had grown","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"back so quickly.  Another time, Aunt Petunia had been trying to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"force him into a revolting old sweater of Dudley's (brown with orange","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"puff balls) -- The harder she tried to pull it over his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"head, the smaller it seemed to become, until finally it might have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"fitted a hand puppet, but certainly wouldn't fit Harry. Aunt Petunia had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"decided it must have shrunk in the wash and, to his great","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"relief, Harry wasn't punished.  On the other hand, he'd gotten into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"terrible trouble for being found on the roof of the school kitchens.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Dudley's gang had been chasing him as usual when, as much to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Harry's surprise as anyone else's, there he was sitting on the chimney.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"The Dursleys had received a very angry letter from Harry's headmistress telling","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"them Harry had been climbing school buildings. But all he'd tried to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"do (as he shouted at Uncle Vernon through the locked door of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"his cupboard) was jump behind the big trash cans outside the kitchen","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"doors. Harry supposed that the wind must have caught him in mid-","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"jump.  But today, nothing was going to go wrong. It was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"even worth being with Dudley and Piers to be spending the day","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"somewhere that wasn't school, his cupboard, or Mrs. Figg's cabbage-smelling living room.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
" While he drove, Uncle Vernon complained to Aunt Petunia. He liked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"to complain about things: people at work, Harry, the council, Harry, the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"bank, and Harry were just a few of his favorite subjects. This","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"morning, it was motorcycles.  `... roaring along like maniacs, the young","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"hoodlums,` he said, as a motorcycle overtook them.  I had a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"dream about a motorcycle,` said Harry, remembering suddenly. `It was flying.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Uncle Vernon nearly crashed into the car in front. He turned right around","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"in his seat and yelled at Harry, his face like a gigantic","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"beet with a mustache: `MOTORCYCLES DON'T FLY!`  Dudley and Piers sniggered.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
" I know they don't,` said Harry. `It was only a dream.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
" But he wished he hadn't said anything. If there was one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"thing the Dursleys hated even more than his asking questions, it was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"his talking about anything acting in a way it shouldn't, no matter","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"if it was in a dream or even a cartoon -- they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"seemed to think he might get dangerous ideas.  It was a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"very sunny Saturday and the zoo was crowded with families. The Dursleys","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"bought Dudley and Piers large chocolate ice creams at the entrance and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"then, because the smiling lady in the van had asked Harry what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"he wanted before they could hurry him away, they bought him a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"cheap lemon ice pop. It wasn't bad, either, Harry thought, licking it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"as they watched a gorilla scratching its head who looked remarkably like","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Dudley, except that it wasn't blond.  Harry had the best morning","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"he'd had in a long time. He was careful to walk a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"little way apart from the Dursleys so that Dudley and Piers, who","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"were starting to get bored with the animals by lunchtime, wouldn't fall","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"back on their favorite hobby of hitting him. They ate in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"zoo restaurant, and when Dudley had a tantrum because his knickerbocker glory","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"didn't have enough ice cream on top, Uncle Vernon bought him another","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"one and Harry was allowed to finish the first.  Harry felt,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"afterward, that he should have known it was all too good to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"last.  After lunch they went to the reptile house. It was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"cool and dark in there, with lit windows all along the walls.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Behind the glass, all sorts of lizards and snakes were crawling and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"slithering over bits of wood and stone. Dudley and Piers wanted to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"see huge, poisonous cobras and thick, man-crushing pythons. Dudley quickly found the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"largest snake in the place. It could have wrapped its body twice around","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Uncle Vernon's car and crushed it into a trash can -- but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"at the moment it didn't look in the mood. In fact, it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"was fast asleep.  Dudley stood with his nose pressed against the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"glass, staring at the glistening brown coils.  `Make it move,` he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"whined at his father. Uncle Vernon tapped on the glass, but the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"snake didn't budge.  `Do it again,` Dudley ordered. Uncle Vernon rapped","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"the glass smartly with his knuckles, but the snake just snoozed on.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
" `This is boring,` Dudley moaned. He shuffled away.  Harry moved","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"in front of the tank and looked intently at the snake. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"wouldn't have been surprised if it had died of boredom itself --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"no company except stupid people drumming their fingers on the glass trying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"to disturb it all day long. It was worse than having a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"cupboard as a bedroom, where the only visitor was Aunt Petunia hammering","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"on the door to wake you up; at least he got to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"visit the rest of the house.  The snake suddenly opened its","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"beady eyes. Slowly, very slowly, it raised its head until its eyes","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"were on a level with Harry's.  It winked.  Harry stared.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Then he looked quickly around to see if anyone was watching. They","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"weren't. He looked back at the snake and winked, too.  The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"snake jerked its head toward Uncle Vernon and Dudley, then raised its","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"eyes to the ceiling. It gave Harry a look that said quite","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"plainly:  `I get that all the time.  `I know,` Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"murmured through the glass, though he wasn't sure the snake could hear","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"him. `It must be really annoying.`  The snake nodded vigorously. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"`Where do you come from, anyway?` Harry asked.  The snake jabbed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"its tail at a little sign next to the glass. Harry peered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"at it.  Boa Constrictor, Brazil.  `Was it nice there?` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"The boa constrictor jabbed its tail at the sign again and Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"read on: This specimen was bred in the zoo. `Oh, I see","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"-- so you've never been to Brazil?`  As the snake shook its","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"head, a deafening shout behind Harry made both of them jump. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"`DUDLEY! MR. DURSLEY! COME AND LOOK AT THIS SNAKE! YOU WON'T BELIEVE","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"WHAT IT'S DOING!`  Dudley came waddling toward them as fast as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"he could.  `Out of the way, you,` he said, punching Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"in the ribs. Caught by surprise, Harry fell hard on the concrete","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"floor. What came next happened so fast no one saw how it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"happened -- one second, Piers and Dudley were leaning right up close","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"to the glass, the next, they had leapt back with howls of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"horror.  Harry sat up and gasped; the glass front of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"boa constrictor's tank had vanished. The great snake was uncoiling itself rapidly,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"slithering out onto the floor. People throughout the reptile house screamed and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"started running for the exits.  As the snake slid swiftly past","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"him, Harry could have sworn a low, hissing voice said, `Brazil, here","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"I come.... Thanksss, amigo.`  The keeper of the reptile house was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"in shock.  `But the glass,` he kept saying, `where did the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"glass go?`  The zoo director himself made Aunt Petunia a cup","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"of strong, sweet tea while he apologized over and over again. Piers","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"and Dudley could only gibber. As far as Harry had seen, the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"snake hadn't done anything except snap playfully at their heels as it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"passed, but by the time they were all back in Uncle Vernon's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"car, Dudley was telling them how it had nearly bitten off his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"leg, while Piers was swearing it had tried to squeeze him to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"death. But worst of all, for Harry at least, was Piers calming","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"down enough to say, `Harry was talking to it, weren't you, Harry?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
" Uncle Vernon waited until Piers was safely out of the house","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"before starting on Harry. He was so angry he could hardly speak.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"He managed to say, `Go -- cupboard -- stay -- no meals,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"before he collapsed into a chair, and Aunt Petunia had to run","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"and get him a large brandy.  Harry lay in his dark","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"cupboard much later, wishing he had a watch. He didn't know what time","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"it was and he couldn't be sure the Dursleys were asleep yet.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"Until they were, he couldn't risk sneaking to the kitchen for some","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"food.  He'd lived with the Dursleys almost ten years, ten miserable","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"years, as long as he could remember, ever since he'd been a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"baby and his parents had died in that car crash. He couldn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"remember being in the car when his parents had died. Sometimes, when","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"he strained his memory during long hours in his cupboard, he came","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"up with a strange vision: a blinding flash of green light and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"a burn- ing pain on his forehead. This, he supposed, was the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"crash, though he couldn't imagine where all the green light came from.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"He couldn't remember his parents at all. His aunt and uncle never","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"spoke about them, and of course he was forbidden to ask questions.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"There were no photographs of them in the house.  When he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"had been younger, Harry had dreamed and dreamed of some unknown relation","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"coming to take him away, but it had never happened; the Dursleys","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"were his only family. Yet sometimes he thought (or maybe hoped) that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"strangers in the street seemed to know him. Very strange strangers they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"were, too. A tiny man in a violet top hat had bowed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"to him once while out shopping with Aunt Petunia and Dudley. After","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"asking Harry furiously if he knew the man, Aunt Petunia had rushed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"them out of the shop without buying anything. A wild-looking old woman","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"dressed all in green had waved merrily at him once on a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"bus. A bald man in a very long purple coat had actually","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"shaken his hand in the street the other day and then walked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"away without a word. The weirdest thing about all these people was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"the way they seemed to vanish the second Harry tried to get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"a closer look.  At school, Harry had no one. Everybody knew","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"that Dudley's gang hated that odd Harry Potter in his baggy old","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"clothes and broken glasses, and nobody liked to disagree with Dudley's gang.  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-2"
"THE LETTERS FROM NO ONE  The escape of the Brazilian boa","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"constrictor earned Harry his longest-ever punishment. By the time he was allowed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"out of his cupboard again, the summer holidays had started and Dudley","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"had already broken his new video camera, crashed his remote control airplane,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"and, first time out on his racing bike, knocked down old Mrs.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Figg as she crossed Privet Drive on her crutches.  Harry was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"glad school was over, but there was no escaping Dudley's gang, who","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"visited the house every single day. Piers, Dennis, Malcolm, and Gordon were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"all big and stupid, but as Dudley was the biggest and stupidest","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"of the lot, he was the leader. The rest of them were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"all quite happy to join in Dudley's favorite sport: Harry Hunting. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"This was why Harry spent as much time as possible out of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the house, wandering around and thinking about the end of the holidays,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"where he could see a tiny ray of hope. When September came","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"he would be going off to secondary school and, for the first","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"time in his life, he wouldn't be with Dudley. Dudley had been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"accepted at Uncle Vernon's old private school, Smeltings. Piers Polkiss was going","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"there too. Harry, on the other hand, was going to Stonewall High,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the local public school. Dudley thought this was very funny.  `They","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"stuff people's heads down the toilet the first day at Stonewall,` he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"told Harry. `Want to come upstairs and practice?`  `No, thanks,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Harry. `The poor toilet's never had anything as horrible as your head","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"down it -- it might be sick.` Then he ran, before Dudley","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"could work out what he'd said.  One day in July, Aunt","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Petunia took Dudley to London to buy his Smeltings uniform, leaving Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"at Mrs. Figg's. Mrs. Figg wasn 't as bad as usual. It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"turned out she'd broken her leg tripping over one of her cats,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"and she didn't seem quite as fond of them as before. She","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"let Harry watch television and gave him a bit of chocolate cake","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"that tasted as though she'd had it for several years.  That","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"evening, Dudley paraded around the living room for the family in his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"brand-new uniform. Smeltings' boys wore maroon tailcoats, orange knickerbockers, and flat straw","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"hats called boaters. They also carried knobbly sticks, used for hitting each","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"other while the teachers weren't looking. This was supposed to be good","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"training for later life.  As he looked at Dudley in his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"new knickerbockers, Uncle Vernon said gruffly that it was the proudest moment","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"of his life. Aunt Petunia burst into tears and said she couldn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"believe it was her Ickle Dudleykins, he looked so handsome and grown-up.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Harry didn't trust himself to speak. He thought two of his ribs","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"might already have cracked from trying not to laugh.  There was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"a horrible smell in the kitchen the next morning when Harry went","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"in for breakfast. It seemed to be coming from a large metal","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"tub in the sink. He went to have a look. The tub","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"was full of what looked like dirty rags swimming in gray water.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
" `What's this?` he asked Aunt Petunia. Her lips tightened as they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"always did if he dared to ask a question.  `Your new","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"school uniform,` she said.  Harry looked in the bowl again. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"`Oh,` he said, `I didn't realize it had to be so wet.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
" `DotA be stupid,` snapped Aunt Petunia. `I'm dyeing some of Dudley's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"old things gray for you. It'll look just like everyone else's when","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"I've finished.`  Harry seriously doubted this, but thought it best not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"to argue. He sat down at the table and tried not to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"think about how he was going to look on his first day","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"at Stonewall High -- like he was wearing bits of old elephant","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"skin, probably.  Dudley and Uncle Vernon came in, both with wrinkled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"noses because of the smell from Harry's new uniform. Uncle Vernon opened","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"his newspaper as usual and Dudley banged his Smelting stick, which he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"carried everywhere, on the table.  They heard the click of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"mail slot and flop of letters on the doormat.  `Get the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"mail, Dudley,` said Uncle Vernon from behind his paper.  `Make Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"get it.`  `Get the mail, Harry.`  `Make Dudley get it.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
" `Poke him with your Smelting stick, Dudley.`  Harry dodged the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Smelting stick and went to get the mail. Three things lay on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the doormat: a postcard from Uncle Vernon's sister Marge, who was vacationing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"on the Isle of Wight, a brown envelope that looked like a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"bill, and -- a letter for Harry.  Harry picked it up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"and stared at it, his heart twanging like a giant elastic band.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"No one, ever, in his whole life, had written to him. Who","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"would? He had no friends, no other relatives -- he didn't belong","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"to the library, so he'd never even got rude notes asking for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"books back. Yet here it was, a letter, addressed so plainly there","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"could be no mistake:  Mr. H. Potter  The Cupboard under","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the Stairs  4 Privet Drive  Little Whinging   Surrey","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
" The envelope was thick and heavy, made of yellowish parchment, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the address was written in emerald-green ink. There was no stamp. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Turning the envelope over, his hand trembling, Harry saw a purple wax","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"seal bearing a coat of arms; a lion, an eagle, a badger,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"and a snake surrounding a large letter H.  `Hurry up, boy!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"shouted Uncle Vernon from the kitchen. `What are you doing, checking for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"letter bombs?` He chuckled at his own joke.  Harry went back","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"to the kitchen, still staring at his letter. He handed Uncle Vernon","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the bill and the postcard, sat down, and slowly began to open","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the yellow envelope.  Uncle Vernon ripped open the bill, snorted in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"disgust, and flipped over the postcard.  `Marge's ill,` he informed Aunt","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Petunia. `Ate a funny whelk. --.`  `Dad!` said Dudley suddenly. `Dad,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Harry's got something!`  Harry was on the point of unfolding his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"letter, which was written on the same heavy parchment as the envelope,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"when it was jerked sharply out of his hand by Uncle Vernon.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
" `That's mine!` said Harry, trying to snatch it back.  `Who'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"be writing to you?` sneered Uncle Vernon, shaking the letter open with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"one hand and glancing at it. His face went from red to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"green faster than a set of traffic lights. And it didn't stop","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"there. Within seconds it was the grayish white of old porridge. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"`P-P-Petunia!` he gasped.  Dudley tried to grab the letter to read","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"it, but Uncle Vernon held it high out of his reach. Aunt","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Petunia took it curiously and read the first line. For a moment","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"it looked as though she might faint. She clutched her throat and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"made a choking noise.  `Vernon! Oh my goodness -- Vernon!` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"They stared at each other, seeming to have forgotten that Harry and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Dudley were still in the room. Dudley wasn't used to being ignored.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"He gave his father a sharp tap on the head with his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Smelting stick.  `I want to read that letter,` he said loudly.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"want to read it,` said Harry furiously, `as it's mine.`  `Get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"out, both of you,` croaked Uncle Vernon, stuffing the letter back inside","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"its envelope.  Harry didn't move.  I WANT MY LETTER!` he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"shouted.  `Let me see it!` demanded Dudley.  `OUT!` roared Uncle","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Vernon, and he took both Harry and Dudley by the scruffs of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"their necks and threw them into the hall, slamming the kitchen door","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"behind them. Harry and Dudley promptly had a furious but silent fight","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"over who would listen at the keyhole; Dudley won, so Harry, his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"glasses dangling from one ear, lay flat on his stomach to listen at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the crack between door and floor.  `Vernon,` Aunt Petunia was saying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"in a quivering voice, `look at the address -- how could they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"possibly know where he sleeps? You don't think they're watching the house?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
" `Watching -- spying -- might be following us,` muttered Uncle Vernon","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"wildly.  `But what should we do, Vernon? Should we write back?","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Tell them we don't want --`  Harry could see Uncle Vernon's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"shiny black shoes pacing up and down the kitchen.  `No,` he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"said finally. `No, we'll ignore it. If they don't get an answer...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Yes, that's best... we won't do anything....  `But --`  `I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"not having one in the house, Petunia! Didn't we swear when we","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"took him in we'd stamp out that dangerous nonsense?`  That evening","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"when he got back from work, Uncle Vernon did something he'd never","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"done before; he visited Harry in his cupboard.  `Where's my letter?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"said Harry, the moment Uncle Vernon had squeezed through the door. `Who's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"writing to me?`  `No one. it was addressed to you by","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"mistake,` said Uncle Vernon shortly. `I have burned it.`  `It was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"not a mistake,` said Harry angrily, `it had my cupboard on it.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
" `SILENCE!` yelled Uncle Vernon, and a couple of spiders fell from","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the ceiling. He took a few deep breaths and then forced his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"face into a smile, which looked quite painful.  `Er -- yes,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Harry -- about this cupboard. Your aunt and I have been thinking...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"you're really getting a bit big for it... we think it might","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"be nice if you moved into Dudley's second bedroom.  `Why?` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Harry.  `Don't ask questions!` snapped his uncle. `Take this stuff upstairs,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"now.`  The Dursleys' house had four bedrooms: one for Uncle Vernon","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"and Aunt Petunia, one for visitors (usually Uncle Vernon's sister, Marge), one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"where Dudley slept, and one where Dudley kept all the toys and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"things that wouldn't fit into his first bedroom. It only took Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"one trip upstairs to move everything he owned from the cupboard to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"this room. He sat down on the bed and stared around him.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Nearly everything in here was broken. The month-old video camera was lying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"on top of a small, working tank Dudley had once driven over","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the next door neighbor's dog; in the corner was Dudley's first-ever television","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"set, which he'd put his foot through when his favorite program had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"been canceled; there was a large birdcage, which had once held a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"parrot that Dudley had swapped at school for a real air rifle,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"which was up on a shelf with the end all bent because","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Dudley had sat on it. Other shelves were full of books. They","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"were the only things in the room that looked as though they'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"never been touched.  From downstairs came the sound of Dudley bawling","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"at his mother, I don't want him in there... I need that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"room... make him get out....`  Harry sighed and stretched out on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the bed. Yesterday he'd have given anything to be up here. Today","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"he'd rather be back in his cupboard with that letter than up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"here without it.  Next morning at breakfast, everyone was rather quiet.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Dudley was in shock. He'd screamed, whacked his father with his Smelting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"stick, been sick on purpose, kicked his mother, and thrown his tortoise","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"through the greenhouse roof, and he still didn't have his room back.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Harry was thinking about this time yesterday and bitterly wishing he'd opened","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the letter in the hall. Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia kept looking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"at each other darkly.  When the mail arrived, Uncle Vernon, who","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"seemed to be trying to be nice to Harry, made Dudley go","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"and get it. They heard him banging things with his Smelting stick","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"all the way down the hall. Then he shouted, `There's another one!","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"'Mr. H. Potter, The Smallest Bedroom, 4 Privet Drive --'`  With","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"a strangled cry, Uncle Vernon leapt from his seat and ran down","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the hall, Harry right behind him. Uncle Vernon had to wrestle Dudley","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"to the ground to get the letter from him, which was made","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"difficult by the fact that Harry had grabbed Uncle Vernon around the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"neck from behind. After a minute of confused fighting, in which everyone","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"got hit a lot by the Smelting stick, Uncle Vernon straightened up,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"gasping for breath, with Harry's letter clutched in his hand.  `Go","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"to your cupboard -- I mean, your bedroom,` he wheezed at Harry.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"`Dudley -- go -- just go.`  Harry walked round and round","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"his new room. Someone knew he had moved out of his cupboard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"and they seemed to know he hadn't received his first letter. Surely","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"that meant they'd try again? And this time he'd make sure they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"didn't fail. He had a plan.  The repaired alarm clock rang","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"at six o'clock the next morning. Harry turned it off quickly and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"dressed silently. He mustn't wake the Dursleys. He stole downstairs without turning","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"on any of the lights.  He was going to wait for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the postman on the corner of Privet Drive and get the letters","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"for number four first. His heart hammered as he crept across the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"dark hall toward the front door --  Harry leapt into the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"air; he'd trodden on something big and squashy on the doormat --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"something alive!  Lights clicked on upstairs and to his horror Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"realized that the big, squashy something had been his uncle's face. Uncle","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Vernon had been lying at the foot of the front door in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"a sleeping bag, clearly making sure that Harry didn't do exactly what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"he'd been trying to do. He shouted at Harry for about half","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"an hour and then told him to go and make a cup","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"of tea. Harry shuffled miserably off into the kitchen and by the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"time he got back, the mail had arrived, right into Uncle Vernon's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"lap. Harry could see three letters addressed in green ink.  I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"want --` he began, but Uncle Vernon was tearing the letters into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"pieces before his eyes. Uncle Vernon didnt go to work that day.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"He stayed at home and nailed up the mail slot.  `See,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"he explained to Aunt Petunia through a mouthful of nails, `if they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"can't deliver them they'll just give up.`  `I'm not sure that'll","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"work, Vernon.`  `Oh, these people's minds work in strange ways, Petunia,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"they're not like you and me,` said Uncle Vernon, trying to knock","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"in a nail with the piece of fruitcake Aunt Petunia had just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"brought him.  On Friday, no less than twelve letters arrived for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Harry. As they couldn't go through the mail slot they had been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"pushed under the door, slotted through the sides, and a few even","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"forced through the small window in the downstairs bathroom.  Uncle Vernon","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"stayed at home again. After burning all the letters, he got out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"a hammer and nails and boarded up the cracks around the front","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"and back doors so no one could go out. He hummed `Tiptoe","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Through the Tulips` as he worked, and jumped at small noises. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"On Saturday, things began to get out of hand. Twenty-four letters to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Harry found their way into the house, rolled up and hidden inside","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"each of the two dozen eggs that their very confused milkman had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"handed Aunt Petunia through the living room window. While Uncle Vernon made","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"furious telephone calls to the post office and the dairy trying to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"find someone to complain to, Aunt Petunia shredded the letters in her","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"food processor.  `Who on earth wants to talk to you this","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"badly?` Dudley asked Harry in amazement.  On Sunday morning, Uncle Vernon","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"sat down at the breakfast table looking tired and rather ill, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"happy.  `No post on Sundays,` he reminded them cheerfully as he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"spread marmalade on his newspapers, `no damn letters today --`  Something came","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"whizzing down the kitchen chimney as he spoke and caught him sharply","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"on the back of the head. Next moment, thirty or forty letters","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"came pelting out of the fireplace like bullets. The Dursleys ducked, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Harry leapt into the air trying to catch one.  `Out! OUT!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
" Uncle Vernon seized Harry around the waist and threw him into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the hall. When Aunt Petunia and Dudley had run out with their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"arms over their faces, Uncle Vernon slammed the door shut. They could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"hear the letters still streaming into the room, bouncing off the walls","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"and floor.  `That does it,` said Uncle Vernon, trying to speak","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"calmly but pulling great tufts out of his mustache at the same","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"time. I want you all back here in five minutes ready to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"leave. We're going away. Just pack some clothes. No arguments!`  He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"looked so dangerous with half his mustache missing that no one dared","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"argue. Ten minutes later they had wrenched their way through the boarded-up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"doors and were in the car, speeding toward the highway. Dudley was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"sniffling in the back seat; his father had hit him round the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"head for holding them up while he tried to pack his television,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"VCR, and computer in his sports bag.  They drove. And they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"drove. Even Aunt Petunia didn't dare ask where they were going. Every","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"now and then Uncle Vernon would take a sharp turn and drive","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"in the opposite direction for a while. `Shake'em off... shake 'em off,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"he would mutter whenever he did this.  They didn't stop to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"eat or drink all day. By nightfall Dudley was howling. He'd never","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"had such a bad day in his life. He was hungry, he'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"missed five television programs he'd wanted to see, and he'd never gone","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"so long without blowing up an alien on his computer.  Uncle","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Vernon stopped at last outside a gloomy-looking hotel on the outskirts of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"a big city. Dudley and Harry shared a room with twin beds","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"and damp, musty sheets. Dudley snored but Harry stayed awake, sitting on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the windowsill, staring down at the lights of passing cars and wondering....","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
" They ate stale cornflakes and cold tinned tomatoes on toast for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"breakfast the next day. They had just finished when the owner of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the hotel came over to their table.  `'Scuse me, but is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"one of you Mr. H. Potter? Only I got about an 'undred","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"of these at the front desk.`  She held up a letter","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"so they could read the green ink address:  Mr. H. Potter","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
" Room 17  Railview Hotel  Cokeworth  Harry made a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"grab for the letter but Uncle Vernon knocked his hand out of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the way. The woman stared.  `I'll take them,` said Uncle Vernon,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"standing up quickly and following her from the dining room.  Wouldn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"it be better just to go home, dear?` Aunt Petunia suggested timidly,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"hours later, but Uncle Vernon didn't seem to hear her. Exactly what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"he was looking for, none of them knew. He drove them into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the middle of a forest, got out, looked around, shook his head,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"got back in the car, and off they went again. The same","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"thing happened in the middle of a plowed field, halfway across a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"suspension bridge, and at the top of a multilevel parking garage. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"`Daddy's gone mad, hasn't he?` Dudley asked Aunt Petunia dully late that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"afternoon. Uncle Vernon had parked at the coast, locked them all inside","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the car, and disappeared.  It started to rain. Great drops beat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"on the roof of the car. Dud ley sniveled.  `It's Monday,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"he told his mother. `The Great Humberto's on tonight. I want to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"stay somewhere with a television. `  Monday. This reminded Harry of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"something. If it was Monday -- and you could usually count on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Dudley to know the days the week, because of television -- then","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"tomorrow, Tuesday, was Harry's eleventh birthday. Of course, his birthdays were never","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"exactly fun -- last year, the Dursleys had given him a coat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"hanger and a pair of Uncle Vernon's old socks. Still, you weren't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"eleven every day.  Uncle Vernon was back and he was smiling.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"He was also carrying a long, thin package and didn't answer Aunt","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Petunia when she asked what he'd bought.  `Found the perfect place!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"he said. `Come on! Everyone out!`   It was very cold","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"outside the car. Uncle Vernon was pointing at what looked like a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"large rock way out at sea. Perched on top of the rock","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"was the most miserable little shack you could imagine. One thing was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"certain, there was no television in there.  `Storm forecast for tonight!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"said Uncle Vernon gleefully, clapping his hands together. `And this gentleman's kindly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"agreed to lend us his boat!`  A toothless old man came","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"ambling up to them, pointing, with a rather wicked grin, at an","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"old rowboat bobbing in the iron-gray water below them.  `I've already","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"got us some rations,` said Uncle Vernon, `so all aboard!`  It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"was freezing in the boat. Icy sea spray and rain crept down","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"their necks and a chilly wind whipped their faces. After what seemed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"like hours they reached the rock, where Uncle Vernon, slipping and sliding,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"led the way to the broken-down house.  The inside was horrible;","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"it smelled strongly of seaweed, the wind whistled through the gaps in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the wooden walls, and the fireplace was damp and empty. There were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"only two rooms.  Uncle Vernon's rations turned out to be a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"bag of chips each and four bananas. He tried to start a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"fire but the empty chip bags just smoked and shriveled up. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"`Could do with some of those letters now, eh?` he said cheerfully.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
" He was in a very good mood. Obviously he thought nobody","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"stood a chance of reaching them here in a storm to deliver","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"mail. Harry privately agreed, though the thought didn't cheer him up at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"all.  As night fell, the promised storm blew up around them.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Spray from the high waves splattered the walls of the hut and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"a fierce wind rattled the filthy windows. Aunt Petunia found a few","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"moldy blankets in the second room and made up a bed for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"Dudley on the moth-eaten sofa. She and Uncle Vernon went off to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"the lumpy bed next door, and Harry was left to find the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"softest bit of floor he could and to curl up under the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"thinnest, most ragged blanket.  The storm raged more and more ferociously","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"as the night went on. Harry couldn't sleep. He shivered and turned","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"over, trying to get comfortable, his stomach rumbling with hunger. Dudley's snores","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"were drowned by the low rolls of thunder that started near midnight.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"The lighted dial of Dudley's watch, which was dangling over the edge","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"of the sofa on his fat wrist, told Harry he'd be eleven","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"in ten minutes' time. He lay and watched his birthday tick nearer,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"wondering if the Dursleys would remember at all, wondering where the letter","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"writer was now.  Five minutes to go. Harry heard something creak","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"outside. He hoped the roof wasn't going to fall in, although he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"might be warmer if it did. Four minutes to go. Maybe the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"house in Privet Drive would be so full of letters when they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"got back that he'd be able to steal one somehow.  Three","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"minutes to go. Was that the sea, slapping hard on the rock","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"like that? And (two minutes to go) what was that funny crunching","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"noise? Was the rock crumbling into the sea?  One minute to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"go and he'd be eleven. Thirty seconds... twenty ... ten... nine --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"maybe he'd wake Dudley up, just to annoy him -- three... two...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"one...  BOOM.  The whole shack shivered and Harry sat bolt","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"upright, staring at the door. Someone was outside, knocking to come in.  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-3"
"THE KEEPER OF THE KEYS  BOOM. They knocked again. Dudley jerked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"awake. `Where's the cannon?` he said stupidly.  There was a crash","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"behind them and Uncle Vernon came skidding into the room. He was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"holding a rifle in his hands -- now they knew what had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"been in the long, thin package he had brought with them. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"`Who's there?` he shouted. `I warn you -- I'm armed!`  There","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"was a pause. Then --  SMASH!  The door was hit","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"with such force that it swung clean off its hinges and with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"a deafening crash landed flat on the floor.  A giant of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"a man was standing in the doorway. His face was almost completely","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"hidden by a long, shaggy mane of hair and a wild, tangled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"beard, but you could make out his eyes, glinting like black beetles","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"under all the hair.  The giant squeezed his way into the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"hut, stooping so that his head just brushed the ceiling. He bent","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"down, picked up the door, and fitted it easily back into its","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"frame. The noise of the storm outside dropped a little. He turned","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"to look at them all.  `Couldn't make us a cup o'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"tea, could yeh? It's not been an easy journey...`  He strode","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"over to the sofa where Dudley sat frozen with fear.  `Budge","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"up, yeh great lump,` said the stranger.  Dudley squeaked and ran","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"to hide behind his mother, who was crouching, terrified, behind Uncle Vernon.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
" `An' here's Harry!` said the giant.  Harry looked up into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"the fierce, wild, shadowy face and saw that the beetle eyes were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"crinkled in a smile.  `Las' time I saw you, you was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"only a baby,` said the giant. `Yeh look a lot like yet","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"dad, but yeh've got yet mom's eyes.`  Uncle Vernon made a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"funny rasping noise.  I demand that you leave at once, sit!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"he said. `You are breaking and entering!`  `Ah, shut up, Dursley,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"yeh great prune,` said the giant; he reached over the back of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"the sofa, jerked the gun out of Uncle Vernon's hands, bent it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"into a knot as easily as if it had been made of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"rubber, and threw it into a corner of the room.  Uncle","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Vernon made another funny noise, like a mouse being trodden on. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"`Anyway -- Harry,` said the giant, turning his back on the Dursleys,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"`a very happy birthday to yeh. Got summat fer yeh here --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"I mighta sat on it at some point, but it'll taste all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"right.`  From an inside pocket of his black overcoat he pulled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"a slightly squashed box. Harry opened it with trembling fingers. Inside was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"a large, sticky chocolate cake with Happy Birthday Harry written on it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"in green icing.  Harry looked up at the giant. He meant","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"to say thank you, but the words got lost on the way","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"to his mouth, and what he said instead was, `Who are you?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
" The giant chuckled.  `True, I haven't introduced meself. Rubeus Hagrid,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Keeper of Keys and Grounds at Hogwarts.`  He held out an","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"enormous hand and shook Harry's whole arm.  `What about that tea","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"then, eh?` he said, rubbing his hands together. `I'd not say no","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"ter summat stronger if yeh've got it, mind.`  His eyes fell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"on the empty grate with the shriveled chip bags in it and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"he snorted. He bent down over the fireplace; they couldn't see what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"he was doing but when he drew back a second later, there","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"was a roaring fire there. It filled the whole damp hut with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"flickering light and Harry felt the warmth wash over him as though","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"he'd sunk into a hot bath.  The giant sat back down","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"on the sofa, which sagged under his weight, and began taking all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"sorts of things out of the pockets of his coat: a copper","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"kettle, a squashy package of sausages, a poker, a teapot, several chipped","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"mugs, and a bottle of some amber liquid that he took a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"swig from before starting to make tea. Soon the hut was full","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"of the sound and smell of sizzling sausage. Nobody said a thing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"while the giant was working, but as he slid the first six","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"fat, juicy, slightly burnt sausages from the poker, Dudley fidgeted a little.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Uncle Vernon said sharply, `Don't touch anything he gives you, Dudley.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"The giant chuckled darkly.  `Yet great puddin' of a son don'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"need fattenin' anymore, Dursley, don' worry.`  He passed the sausages to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Harry, who was so hungry he had never tasted anything so wonderful,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"but he still couldn't take his eyes off the giant. Finally, as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"nobody seemed about to explain anything, he said, `I'm sorry, but I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"still don't really know who you are.`  The giant took a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"gulp of tea and wiped his mouth with the back of his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"hand.  `Call me Hagrid,` he said, `everyone does. An' like I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"told yeh, I'm Keeper of Keys at Hogwarts -- yeh'll know all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"about Hogwarts, o' course.  `Er -- no,` said Harry.  Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"looked shocked.  `Sorry,` Harry said quickly.  `Sony?` barked Hagrid, turning","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"to stare at the Dursleys, who shrank back into the shadows. `It'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"s them as should be sorry! I knew yeh weren't gettin' yer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"letters but I never thought yeh wouldn't even know abou' Hogwarts, fer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"cryin' out loud! Did yeh never wonder where yet parents learned it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"all?`  `All what?` asked Harry.  `ALL WHAT?` Hagrid thundered. `Now","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"wait jus' one second!`  He had leapt to his feet. In","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"his anger he seemed to fill the whole hut. The Dursleys were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"cowering against the wall.  `Do you mean ter tell me,` he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"growled at the Dursleys, `that this boy -- this boy! -- knows","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"nothin' abou' -- about ANYTHING?`  Harry thought this was going a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"bit far. He had been to school, after all, and his marks","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"weren't bad.  `I know some things,` he said. `I can, you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"know, do math and stuff.` But Hagrid simply waved his hand and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"said, `About our world, I mean. Your world. My world. Yer parents'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"world.`  `What world?`  Hagrid looked as if he was about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"to explode.  `DURSLEY!` he boomed.  Uncle Vernon, who had gone","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"very pale, whispered something that sounded like `Mimblewimble.` Hagrid stared wildly at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Harry.  `But yeh must know about yet mom and dad,` he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"said. `I mean, they're famous. You're famous.`  `What? My -- my","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"mom and dad weren't famous, were they?`  `Yeh don' know... yeh","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"don' know...` Hagrid ran his fingers through his hair, fixing Harry with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"a bewildered stare.  `Yeh don' know what yeh are?` he said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"finally.  Uncle Vernon suddenly found his voice.  `Stop!` he commanded.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"`Stop right there, sit! I forbid you to tell the boy anything!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
" A braver man than Vernon Dursley would have quailed under the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"furious look Hagrid now gave him; when Hagrid spoke, his every syllable","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"trembled with rage.  `You never told him? Never told him what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"was in the letter Dumbledore left fer him? I was there! I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"saw Dumbledore leave it, Dursley! An' you've kept it from him all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"these years?`  `Kept what from me?` said Harry eagerly.  `STOP!","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"I FORBID YOU!` yelled Uncle Vernon in panic.  Aunt Petunia gave","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"a gasp of horror.  `Ah, go boil yet heads, both of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"yeh,` said Hagrid. `Harry -- yet a wizard.`  There was silence","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"inside the hut. Only the sea and the whistling wind could be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"heard.  `-- a what?` gasped Harry.  `A wizard, o' course,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"said Hagrid, sitting back down on the sofa, which groaned and sank","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"even lower, `an' a thumpin' good'un, I'd say, once yeh've been trained","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"up a bit. With a mum an' dad like yours, what else","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"would yeh be? An' I reckon it's abou' time yeh read yer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"letter.`  Harry stretched out his hand at last to take the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"yellowish envelope, addressed in emerald green to Mr. H. Potter, The Floor,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Hut-on-the-Rock, The Sea. He pulled out the letter and read:  HOGWARTS","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and WIZARDRY  Headmaster: ALBUS DUMBLEDORE  (Order of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Merlin, First Class, Grand Sorc., Chf. Warlock, Supreme Mugwump, International Confed. of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Wizards)  Dear Mr. Potter,  We are pleased to inform you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"that you have been accepted at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Please find enclosed a list of all necessary books and equipment. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Term begins on September 1. We await your owl by no later","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"than July 31. Yours sincerely,  Minerva McGonagall,  Deputy Headmistress ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Questions exploded inside Harry's head like fireworks and he couldn't decide which","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"to ask first. After a few minutes he stammered, `What does it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"mean, they await my owl?`  `Gallopin' Gorgons, that reminds me,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Hagrid, clapping a hand to his forehead with enough force to knock","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"over a cart horse, and from yet another pocket inside his overcoat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"he pulled an owl -- a real, live, rather ruffled-looking owl --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"a long quill, and a roll of parchment. With his tongue between","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"his teeth he scribbled a note that Harry could read upside down:","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
" Dear Professor Dumbledore,  Given Harry his letter.  Taking him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"to buy his things tomorrow.  Weather's horrible. Hope you're Well. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Hagrid  Hagrid rolled up the note, gave it to the owl,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"which clamped it in its beak, went to the door, and threw","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"the owl out into the storm. Then he came back and sat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"down as though this was as normal as talking on the telephone.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
" Harry realized his mouth was open and closed it quickly. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"`Where was I?` said Hagrid, but at that moment, Uncle Vernon, still","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"ashen-faced but looking very angry, moved into the firelight.  `He's not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"going,` he said.  Hagrid grunted.  `I'd like ter see a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"great Muggle like you stop him,` he said.  `A what?` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Harry, interested.  `A Muggle,` said Hagrid, `it's what we call nonmagic","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"folk like thern. An' it's your bad luck you grew up in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"a family o' the biggest Muggles I ever laid eyes on.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"`We swore when we took him in we'd put a stop to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"that rubbish,` said Uncle Vernon, `swore we'd stamp it out of him!","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Wizard indeed!`  `You knew?` said Harry. `You knew I'm a --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"a wizard?`  `Knew!` shrieked Aunt Petunia suddenly. `Knew! Of course we","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"knew! How could you not be, my dratted sister being what she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"was? Oh, she got a letter just like that and disappeared off","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"to that-that school-and came home every vacation with her pockets full of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"frog spawn, turning teacups into rats. I was the only one who","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"saw her for what she was -- a freak! But for my","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"mother and father, oh no, it was Lily this and Lily that,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"they were proud of having a witch in the family!`  She","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"stopped to draw a deep breath and then went ranting on. It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"seemed she had been wanting to say all this for years. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"`Then she met that Potter at school and they left and got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"married and had you, and of course I knew you'd be just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"the same, just as strange, just as -- as -- abnormal --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"and then, if you please, she went and got herself blown up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"and we got landed with you!`  Harry had gone very white.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"As soon as he found his voice he said, `Blown up? You","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"told me they died in a car crash!`  `CAR CRASH!` roared","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Hagrid, jumping up so angrily that the Dursleys scuttled back to their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"corner. `How could a car crash kill Lily an' James Potter? It's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"an outrage! A scandal! Harry Potter not knowin' his own story when","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"every kid in our world knows his name!` `But why? What happened?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Harry asked urgently.  The anger faded from Hagrid's face. He looked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"suddenly anxious.  `I never expected this,` he said, in a low,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"worried voice. `I had no idea, when Dumbledore told me there might","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"be trouble gettin' hold of yeh, how much yeh didn't know. Ah,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Harry, I don' know if I'm the right person ter tell yeh","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"-- but someone 3 s gotta -- yeh can't go off ter","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Hogwarts not knowin'.`  He threw a dirty look at the Dursleys.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
" `Well, it's best yeh know as much as I can tell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"yeh -- mind, I can't tell yeh everythin', it's a great myst'ry,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"parts of it....`  He sat down, stared into the fire for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"a few seconds, and then said, `It begins, I suppose, with --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"with a person called -- but it's incredible yeh don't know his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"name, everyone in our world knows --`  `Who? `  `Well","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"-- I don' like sayin' the name if I can help it.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"No one does.`  `Why not?`  `Gulpin' gargoyles, Harry, people are","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"still scared. Blimey, this is difficult. See, there was this wizard who","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"went... bad. As bad as you could go. Worse. Worse than worse.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"His name was...`  Hagrid gulped, but no words came out. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"`Could you write it down?` Harry suggested.  `Nah -can't spell it.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"All right -- Voldemort. ` Hagrid shuddered. `Don' make me say it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"again. Anyway, this -- this wizard, about twenty years ago now, started","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"lookin' fer followers. Got 'em, too -- some were afraid, some just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"wanted a bit o' his power, 'cause he was gettin' himself power,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"all right. Dark days, Harry. Didn't know who ter trust, didn't dare","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"get friendly with strange wizards or witches... terrible things happened. He was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"takin' over. 'Course, some stood up to him -- an' he killed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"'em. Horribly. One o' the only safe places left was Hogwarts. Reckon","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Dumbledore's the only one You-Know-Who was afraid of. Didn't dare try takin'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"the school, not jus' then, anyway.  `Now, yer mum an' dad","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"were as good a witch an' wizard as I ever knew. Head","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"boy an' girl at Hogwarts in their day! Suppose the myst'ry is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"why You-Know-Who never tried to get 'em on his side before... probably","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"knew they were too close ter Dumbledore ter want anythin' ter do","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"with the Dark Side.  `Maybe he thought he could persuade 'em...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"maybe he just wanted 'em outta the way. All anyone knows is,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"he turned up in the village where you was all living, on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Halloween ten years ago. You was just a year old. He came","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"ter yer house an' -- an' --`  Hagrid suddenly pulled out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"a very dirty, spotted handkerchief and blew his nose with a sound","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"like a foghorn.  `Sorry,` he said. `But it's that sad --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"knew yer mum an' dad, an' nicer people yeh couldn't find --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"anyway...`  `You-Know-Who killed 'em. An' then -- an' this is the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"real myst'ry of the thing -- he tried to kill you, too.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Wanted ter make a clean job of it, I suppose, or maybe","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"he just liked killin' by then. But he couldn't do it. Never","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"wondered how you got that mark on yer forehead? That was no","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"ordinary cut. That's what yeh get when a Powerful, evil curse touches","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"yeh -- took care of yer mum an' dad an' yer house,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"even -- but it didn't work on you, an' that's why yer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"famous, Harry. No one ever lived after he decided ter kill 'em,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"no one except you, an' he'd killed some o' the best witches","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"an' wizards of the age -- the McKinnons, the Bones, the Prewetts","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"-- an' you was only a baby, an' you lived.`  Something","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"very painful was going on in Harry's mind. As Hagrid's story came","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"to a close, he saw again the blinding flash of green light,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"more clearly than he had ever remembered it before -- and he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"remembered something else, for the first time in his life: a high,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"cold, cruel laugh.  Hagrid was watching him sadly.  `Took yeh","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"from the ruined house myself, on Dumbledore's orders. Brought yeh ter this","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"lot...`  `Load of old tosh,` said Uncle Vernon. Harry jumped; he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"had almost forgotten that the Dursleys were there. Uncle Vernon certainly seemed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"to have got back his courage. He was glaring at Hagrid and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"his fists were clenched.  `Now, you listen here, boy,` he snarled,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"`I accept there's something strange about you, probably nothing a good beating","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"wouldn't have cured -- and as for all this about your parents,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"well, they were weirdos, no denying it, and the world's better off","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"without them in my opinion -- asked for all they got, getting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"mixed up with these wizarding types -- just what I expected, always","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"knew they'd come to a sticky end --`  But at that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"moment, Hagrid leapt from the sofa and drew a battered pink umbrella","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"from inside his coat. Pointing this at Uncle Vernon like a sword,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"he said, `I'm warning you, Dursley -I'm warning you -- one more","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"word... `  In danger of being speared on the end of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"an umbrella by a bearded giant, Uncle Vernon's courage failed again; he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"flattened himself against the wall and fell silent.  `That's better,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Hagrid, breathing heavily and sitting back down on the sofa, which this","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"time sagged right down to the floor.  Harry, meanwhile, still had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"questions to ask, hundreds of them.  `But what happened to Vol--,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"sorry -- I mean, You-Know-Who?`  `Good question, Harry. Disappeared. Vanished. Same","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"night he tried ter kill you. Makes yeh even more famous. That's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"the biggest myst'ry, see... he was gettin' more an' more powerful --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"why'd he go?  `Some say he died. Codswallop, in my opinion.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Dunno if he had enough human left in him to die. Some","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"say he's still out there, bidin' his time, like, but I don'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"believe it. People who was on his side came back ter ours.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Some of 'em came outta kinda trances. Don~ reckon they could've done","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"if he was comin' back.  `Most of us reckon he's still","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"out there somewhere but lost his powers. Too weak to carry on.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"'Cause somethin' about you finished him, Harry. There was somethin' goin' on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"that night he hadn't counted on -- I dunno what it was,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"no one does -- but somethin' about you stumped him, all right.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
" Hagrid looked at Harry with warmth and respect blazing in his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"eyes, but Harry, instead of feeling pleased and proud, felt quite sure","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"there had been a horrible mistake. A wizard? Him? How could he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"possibly be? He'd spent his life being clouted by Dudley, and bullied","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"by Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon; if he was really a wizard,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"why hadn't they been turned into warty toads every time they'd tried","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"to lock him in his cupboard? If he'd once defeated the greatest","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"sorcerer in the world, how come Dudley had always been able to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"kick him around like a football?  `Hagrid,` he said quietly, `I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"think you must have made a mistake. I don't think I can","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"be a wizard.`  To his surprise, Hagrid chuckled.  `Not a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"wizard, eh? Never made things happen when you was scared or angry?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
" Harry looked into the fire. Now he came to think about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"it... every odd thing that had ever made his aunt and uncle","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"furious with him had happened when he, Harry, had been upset or","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"angry... chased by Dudley's gang, he had somehow found himself out of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"their reach... dreading going to school with that ridiculous haircut, he'd managed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"to make it grow back... and the very last time Dudley had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"hit him, hadn't he got his revenge, without even realizing he was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"doing it? Hadn't he set a boa constrictor on him?  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"looked back at Hagrid, smiling, and saw that Hagrid was positively beaming","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"at him.  `See?` said Hagrid. `Harry Potter, not a wizard --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"you wait, you'll be right famous at Hogwarts.`  But Uncle Vernon","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"wasn't going to give in without a fight.  `Haven't I told","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"you he's not going?` he hissed. `He's going to Stonewall High and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"he'll be grateful for it. I've read those letters and he needs","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"all sorts of rubbish -- spell books and wands and --` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"`If he wants ter go, a great Muggle like you won't stop","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"him,` growled Hagrid. `Stop Lily an' James Potter' s son goin' ter","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Hogwarts! Yer mad. His name's been down ever since he was born.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"He's off ter the finest school of witchcraft and wizardry in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"world. Seven years there and he won't know himself. He'll be with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"youngsters of his own sort, fer a change, an' he'll be under","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"the greatest headmaster Hogwarts ever had Albus Dumbled--`  `I AM NOT","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"PAYING FOR SOME CRACKPOT OLD FOOL To TEACH HIM MAGIC TRICKS!` yelled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Uncle Vernon.  But he had finally gone too far. Hagrid seized","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"his umbrella and whirled it over his head, `NEVER,` he thundered, `-","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"INSULT- ALBUS- DUMBLEDORE- IN- FRONT- OF- ME!`  He brought the umbrella","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"swishing down through the air to point at Dudley -- there was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"a flash of violet light, a sound like a firecracker, a sharp","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"squeal, and the next second, Dudley was dancing on the spot with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"his hands clasped over his fat bottom, howling in pain. When he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"turned his back on them, Harry saw a curly pig's tail poking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"through a hole in his trousers.  Uncle Vernon roared. Pulling Aunt","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"Petunia and Dudley into the other room, he cast one last terrified","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"look at Hagrid and slammed the door behind them.  Hagrid looked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"down at his umbrella and stroked his beard.  `Shouldn'ta lost me","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"temper,` he said ruefully, `but it didn't work anyway. Meant ter turn","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"him into a pig, but I suppose he was so much like","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"a pig anyway there wasn't much left ter do.`  He cast","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"a sideways look at Harry under his bushy eyebrows.  `Be grateful","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"if yeh didn't mention that ter anyone at Hogwarts,` he said. `I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"-- er -- not supposed ter do magic, strictly speakin'. I was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"allowed ter do a bit ter follow yeh an' get yer letters","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"to yeh an' stuff -- one o' the reasons I was so","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"keen ter take on the job  `Why aren't you supposed to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"do magic?` asked Harry.  `Oh, well -- I was at Hogwarts","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"meself but I -- er -- got expelled, ter tell yeh the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"truth. In me third year. They snapped me wand in half an'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"everything. But Dumbledore let me stay on as gamekeeper. Great man, Dumbledore.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"`Why were you expelled?`  `It's gettin' late and we've got lots","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"ter do tomorrow,` said Hagrid loudly. `Gotta get up ter town, get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"all yer books an' that.`  He took off his thick black","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"coat and threw it to Harry.  `You can kip under that,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"he said. `Don' mind if it wriggles a bit, I think I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"still got a couple o' dormice in one o' the pockets.`  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-4"
"DIAGON ALLEY  Harry woke early the next morning. Although he could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"tell it was daylight, he kept his eyes shut tight.  `It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"was a dream, he told himself firmly. `I dreamed a giant called","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Hagrid came to tell me I was going to a school for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"wizards. When I open my eyes I'll be at home in my","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"cupboard.`  There was suddenly a loud tapping noise.  And there's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Aunt Petunia knocking on the door, Harry thought, his heart sinking. But","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"he still didn't open his eyes. It had been such a good","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"dream.  Tap. Tap. Tap.  `All right,` Harry mumbled, `I'm getting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"up.`  He sat up and Hagrid's heavy coat fell off him.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"The hut was full of sunlight, the storm was over, Hagrid himself","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"was asleep on the collapsed sofa, and there was an owl rapping","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"its claw on the window, a newspaper held in its beak. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Harry scrambled to his feet, so happy he felt as though a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"large balloon was swelling inside him. He went straight to the window","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"and jerked it open. The owl swooped in and dropped the newspaper","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"on top of Hagrid, who didn't wake up. The owl then fluttered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"onto the floor and began to attack Hagrid's coat.  `Don't do","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"that.`  Harry tried to wave the owl out of the way,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"but it snapped its beak fiercely at him and carried on savaging","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the coat.  `Hagrid!` said Harry loudly. `There's an owl  `Pay","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"him,` Hagrid grunted into the sofa.  `What?`  `He wants payin'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"fer deliverin' the paper. Look in the pockets.` Hagrid's coat seemed to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"be made of nothing but pockets -- bunches of keys, slug pellets,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"balls of string, peppermint humbugs, teabags... finally, Harry pulled out a handful","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"of strange-looking coins.  `Give him five Knuts,` said Hagrid sleepily. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`Knuts?`  `The little bronze ones.`  Harry counted out five little","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"bronze coins, and the owl held out his leg so Harry could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"put the money into a small leather pouch tied to it. Then","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"he flew off through the open window.  Hagrid yawned loudly, sat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"up, and stretched.  `Best be Off, Harry, lots ter do today,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"gotta get up ter London an' buy all yer stuff fer school.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" Harry was turning over the wizard coins and looking at them.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"He had just thought of something that made him feel as though","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the happy balloon inside him had got a puncture.  `Um --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Hagrid?`  `Mm?` said Hagrid, who was pulling on his huge boots.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" `I haven't got any money -- and you heard Uncle Vernon","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"last night ... he won't pay for me to go and learn","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"magic.`  `Don't worry about that,` said Hagrid, standing up and scratching","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"his head. `D'yeh think yer parents didn't leave yeh anything?`  `But","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"if their house was destroyed --`  `They didn' keep their gold","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"in the house, boy! Nah, first stop fer us is Gringotts. Wizards'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"bank. Have a sausage, they're not bad cold -- an' I wouldn'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"say no teh a bit o' yer birthday cake, neither.`  `Wizards","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"have banks?`  `Just the one. Gringotts. Run by goblins.`  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"dropped the bit of sausage he was holding.  `Goblins?`  `Yeah","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"-- so yeh'd be mad ter try an' rob it, I'll tell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"yeh that. Never mess with goblins, Harry. Gringotts is the safest place","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"in the world fer anything yeh want ter keep safe -- 'cept","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"maybe Hogwarts. As a matter o' fact, I gotta visit Gringotts anyway.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Fer Dumbledore. Hogwarts business.` Hagrid drew himself up proudly. `He usually gets","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"me ter do important stuff fer him. Fetchin' you gettin' things from","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Gringotts -- knows he can trust me, see.  `Got everythin'? Come","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"on, then.`  Harry followed Hagrid out onto the rock. The sky","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"was quite clear now and the sea gleamed in the sunlight. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"boat Uncle Vernon had hired was still there, with a lot of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"water in the bottom after the storm.  `How did you get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"here?` Harry asked, looking around for another boat. `Flew,` said Hagrid. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`Flew?`  `Yeah -- but we'll go back in this. Not s'pposed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"ter use magic now I've got yeh.`  They settled down in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the boat, Harry still staring at Hagrid, trying to imagine him flying.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" `Seems a shame ter row, though,` said Hagrid, giving Harry another","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"of his sideways looks. `If I was ter -- er -- speed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"things up a bit, would yeh mind not mentionin' it at Hogwarts?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" `Of course not,` said Harry, eager to see more magic. Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"pulled out the pink umbrella again, tapped it twice on the side","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"of the boat, and they sped off toward land.  `Why would","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"you be mad to try and rob Gringotts?` Harry asked.  `Spells","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"-- enchantments,` said Hagrid, unfolding his newspaper as he spoke. `They say","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"there's dragons guardin' the highsecurity vaults. And then yeh gotta find yer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"way -- Gringotts is hundreds of miles under London, see. Deep under","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the Underground. Yeh'd die of hunger tryin' ter get out, even if","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"yeh did manage ter get yer hands on summat.`  Harry sat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"and thought about this while Hagrid read his newspaper, the Daily Prophet.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Harry had learned from Uncle Vernon that people liked to be left","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"alone while they did this, but it was very difficult, he'd never","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"had so many questions in his life.  `Ministry o' Magic messin'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"things up as usual,` Hagrid muttered, turning the page.  `There's a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Ministry of Magic?` Harry asked, before he could stop himself.  `'Course,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"said Hagrid. `They wanted Dumbledore fer Minister, 0 ' course, but he'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"never leave Hogwarts, so old Cornelius Fudge got the job. Bungler if","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"ever there was one. So he pelts Dumbledore with owls every morning,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"askin' fer advice.`  `But what does a Ministry of Magic do?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" `Well, their main job is to keep it from the Muggles","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"that there's still witches an' wizards up an' down the country.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`Why?`  `Why? Blimey, Harry, everyone'd be wantin' magic solutions to their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"problems. Nah, we're best left alone.`  At this moment the boat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"bumped gently into the harbor wall. Hagrid folded up his newspaper, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"they clambered up the stone steps onto the street.  Passersby stared","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a lot at Hagrid as they walked through the little town to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the station. Harry couldn't blame them. Not only was Hagrid twice as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"tall as anyone else, he kept pointing at perfectly ordinary things like","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"parking meters and saying loudly, `See that, Harry? Things these Muggles dream","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"up, eh?`  `Hagrid,` said Harry, panting a bit as he ran","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"to keep up, `did you say there are dragons at Gringotts?` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`Well, so they say,` said Hagrid. `Crikey, I'd like a dragon.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`You'd like one?`  `Wanted one ever since I was a kid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"-- here we go.`  They had reached the station. There was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a train to London in five minutes' time. Hagrid, who didn't understand","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`Muggle money,` as he called it, gave the bills to Harry so","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"he could buy their tickets.  People stared more than ever on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the train. Hagrid took up two seats and sat knitting what looked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"like a canary-yellow circus tent.  `Still got yer letter, Harry?` he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"asked as he counted stitches. Harry took the parchment envelope out of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"his pocket.  `Good,` said Hagrid. `There's a list there of everything","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"yeh need.`  Harry unfolded a second piece of paper he hadn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"noticed the night before, and read:  HOGWARTS SCHOOL of WITCHCRAFT and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"WIZARDRY  UNIFORM  First-year students will require:  1. Three sets","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"of plain work robes (black)  2. One plain pointed hat (black)","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"for day wear  3. One pair of protective gloves (dragon hide","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"or similar)  4. One winter cloak (black, silver fastenings)  Please","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"note that all pupils' clothes should carry name tags  COURSE BOOKS","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" All students should have a copy of each of the following:","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" The Standard Book of Spells (Grade 1) by Miranda Goshawk ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"A History of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot  Magical Theory by Adalbert","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Waffling  A Beginners' Guide to Transfiguration by Emetic Switch  One","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi by Phyllida Spore  Magical Drafts and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Potions by Arsenius Jigger  Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"by Newt Scamander  The Dark Forces: A Guide to Self-Protection by","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Quentin Trimble  OTHER EQUIPMENT  wand cauldron (pewter, standard size 2)","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"set  glass or crystal phials  telescope set  brass scales","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" Students may also bring an owl OR a cat OR a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"toad  PARENTS ARE REMINDED THAT FIRST YEARS ARE NOT ALLOWED THEIR","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"OWN BROOMSTICKS  `Can we buy all this in London?` Harry wondered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"aloud.  `If yeh know where to go,` said Hagrid.  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"had never been to London before. Although Hagrid seemed to know where","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"he was going, he was obviously not used to getting there in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"an ordinary way. He got stuck in the ticket barrier on the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Underground, and complained loudly that the seats were too small and the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"trains too slow.  `I don't know how the Muggles manage without","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"magic,` he said as they climbed a broken-down escalator that led up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"to a bustling road lined with shops.  Hagrid was so huge","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"that he parted the crowd easily; all Harry had to do was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"keep close behind him. They passed book shops and music stores, hamburger","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"restaurants and cinemas, but nowhere that looked as if it could sell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"you a magic wand. This was just an ordinary street full of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"ordinary people. Could there really be piles of wizard gold buried miles","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"beneath them? Were there really shops that sold spell books and broomsticks?","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Might this not all be some huge joke that the Dursleys had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"cooked up? If Harry hadn't known that the Dursleys had no sense","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"of humor, he might have thought so; yet somehow, even though everything","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Hagrid had told him so far was unbelievable, Harry couldn't help trusting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"him.  `This is it,` said Hagrid, coming to a halt, `the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Leaky Cauldron. It's a famous place.`  It was a tiny, grubby-looking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"pub. If Hagrid hadn't pointed it out, Harry wouldn't have noticed it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"was there. The people hurrying by didn't glance at it. Their eyes","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"slid from the big book shop on one side to the record","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"shop on the other as if they couldn't see the Leaky Cauldron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"at all. In fact, Harry had the most peculiar feeling that only","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"he and Hagrid could see it. Before he could mention this, Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"had steered him inside.  For a famous place, it was very","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"dark and shabby. A few old women were sitting in a corner,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"drinking tiny glasses of sherry. One of them was smoking a long","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"pipe. A little man in a top hat was talking to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"old bartender, who was quite bald and looked like a toothless walnut.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"The low buzz of chatter stopped when they walked in. Everyone seemed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"to know Hagrid; they waved and smiled at him, and the bartender","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"reached for a glass, saying, `The usual, Hagrid?`  `Can't, Tom, I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"on Hogwarts business,` said Hagrid, clapping his great hand on Harry's shoulder","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"and making Harry's knees buckle.  `Good Lord,` said the bartender, peering","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"at Harry, `is this -- can this be --?`  The Leaky","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Cauldron had suddenly gone completely still and silent.  `Bless my soul,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"whispered the old bartender, `Harry Potter... what an honor.`  He hurried","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"out from behind the bar, rushed toward Harry and seized his hand,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"tears in his eyes.  `Welcome back, Mr. Potter, welcome back.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Harry didn't know what to say. Everyone was looking at him. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"old woman with the pipe was puffing on it without realizing it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"had gone out. Hagrid was beaming.  Then there was a great","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"scraping of chairs and the next moment, Harry found himself shaking hands","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"with everyone in the Leaky Cauldron.  `Doris Crockford, Mr. Potter, can't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"believe I'm meeting you at last.`  `So proud, Mr. Potter, I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"just so proud.`  `Always wanted to shake your hand -- I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"all of a flutter.`  `Delighted, Mr. Potter, just can't tell you,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Diggle's the name, Dedalus Diggle.`  `I've seen you before!` said Harry,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"as Dedalus Diggle's top hat fell off in his excitement. `You bowed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"to me once in a shop.`  `He remembers!` cried Dedalus Diggle,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"looking around at everyone. `Did you hear that? He remembers me!` Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"shook hands again and again -- Doris Crockford kept coming back for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"more.  A pale young man made his way forward, very nervously.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"One of his eyes was twitching.  `Professor Quirrell!` said Hagrid. `Harry,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Professor Quirrell will be one of your teachers at Hogwarts.`  `P-P-Potter,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"stammered Professor Quirrell, grasping Harry's hand, `c-can't t-tell you how p- pleased","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"I am to meet you.`  `What sort of magic do you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"teach, Professor Quirrell?`  `D-Defense Against the D-D-Dark Arts,` muttered Professor Quirrell,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"as though he'd rather not think about it. `N-not that you n-need","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"it, eh, P-P-Potter?` He laughed nervously. `You'll be g-getting all your equipment,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"I suppose? I've g-got to p-pick up a new b-book on vampires,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"m-myself.` He looked terrified at the very thought.  But the others","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"wouldn't let Professor Quirrell keep Harry to himself. It took almost ten","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"minutes to get away from them all. At last, Hagrid managed to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"make himself heard over the babble.  `Must get on -- lots","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"ter buy. Come on, Harry.`  Doris Crockford shook Harry's hand one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"last time, and Hagrid led them through the bar and out into a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"small, walled courtyard, where there was nothing but a trash can and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a few weeds.  Hagrid grinned at Harry.  `Told yeh, didn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"I? Told yeh you was famous. Even Professor Quirrell was tremblin' ter","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"meet yeh -- mind you, he's usually tremblin'.`  `Is he always","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"that nervous?`  `Oh, yeah. Poor bloke. Brilliant mind. He was fine","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"while he was  studyin' outta books but then he took a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"year off ter get some firsthand experience.... They say he met vampires","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"in the Black Forest, and there was a nasty bit o' trouble","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"with a hag -- never been the same since. Scared of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"students, scared of his own subject now, where's me umbrella?`  Vampires?","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Hags? Harry's head was swimming. Hagrid, meanwhile, was counting bricks in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"wall above the trash can.  `Three up... two across he muttered.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`Right, stand back, Harry.`  He tapped the wall three times with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the point of his umbrella.  The brick he had touched quivered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"-- it wriggled -- in the middle, a small hole appeared --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"it grew wider and wider -- a second later they were facing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"an archway large enough even for Hagrid, an archway onto a cobbled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"street that twisted and turned out of sight.  `Welcome,` said Hagrid,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`to Diagon Alley.`  He grinned at Harry's amazement. They stepped through","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the archway. Harry looked quickly over his shoulder and saw the archway","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"shrink instantly back into solid wall.  The sun shone brightly on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a stack of cauldrons outside the nearest shop. Cauldrons -- All Sizes","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"- Copper, Brass, Pewter, Silver -- Self-Stirring -- Collapsible, said a sign","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"hanging over them.  `Yeah, you'll be needin' one,` said Hagrid, `but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"we gotta get yer money first.`  Harry wished he had about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"eight more eyes. He turned his head in every direction as they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"walked up the street, trying to look at everything at once: the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"shops, the things outside them, the people doing their shopping. A plump","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"woman outside an Apothecary was shaking her head as they passed, saying,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`Dragon liver, seventeen Sickles an ounce, they're mad....`  A low, soft","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"hooting came from a dark shop with a sign saying Eeylops Owl","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Emporium -- Tawny, Screech, Barn, Brown, and Snowy. Several boys of about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Harry's age had their noses pressed against a window with broomsticks in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"it. `Look,` Harry heard one of them say, `the new Nimbus Two","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Thousand -- fastest ever --` There were shops selling robes, shops selling","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"telescopes and strange silver instruments Harry had never seen before, windows stacked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"with barrels of bat spleens and eels' eyes, tottering piles of spell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"books, quills, and rolls of parchment, potion bottles, globes of the moon....","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" `Gringotts,` said Hagrid.  They had reached a snowy white building","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"that towered over the other little shops. Standing beside its burnished bronze","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"doors, wearing a uniform of scarlet and gold, was -  `Yeah,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"that's a goblin,` said Hagrid quietly as they walked up the white","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"stone steps toward him. The goblin was about a head shorter than","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Harry. He had a swarthy, clever face, a pointed beard and, Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"noticed, very long fingers and feet. He bowed as they walked inside.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Now they were facing a second pair of doors, silver this time,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"with words engraved upon them:  Enter, stranger, but take heed ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Of what awaits the sin of greed,  For those who take,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"but do not earn,  Must pay most dearly in their turn.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" So if you seek beneath our floors  A treasure that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"was never yours,  Thief, you have been warned, beware  Of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"finding more than treasure there.  `Like I said, Yeh'd be mad","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"ter try an' rob it,` said Hagrid.  A pair of goblins","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"bowed them through the silver doors and they were in a vast","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"marble hall. About a hundred more goblins were sitting on high stools","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"behind a long counter, scribbling in large ledgers, weighing coins in brass","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"scales, examining precious stones through eyeglasses. There were too many doors to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"count leading off the hall, and yet more goblins were showing people","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"in and out of these. Hagrid and Harry made for the counter.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" `Morning,` said Hagrid to a free goblin. `We've come ter take","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"some money outta Mr. Harry Potter's safe.`  `You have his key,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Sir?`  `Got it here somewhere,` said Hagrid, and he started emptying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"his pockets onto the counter, scattering a handful of moldy dog biscuits","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"over the goblin's book of numbers. The goblin wrinkled his nose. Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"watched the goblin on their right weighing a pile of rubies as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"big as glowing coals.  `Got it,` said Hagrid at last, holding","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"up a tiny golden key.  The goblin looked at it closely.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" `That seems to be in order.`  `An' I've also got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a letter here from Professor Dumbledore,` said Hagrid importantly, throwing out his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"chest. `It's about the YouKnow-What in vault seven hundred and thirteen.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"The goblin read the letter carefully.  `Very well,` he said, handing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"it back to Hagrid, `I will have Someone take you down to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"both vaults. Griphook!`  Griphook was yet another goblin. Once Hagrid had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"crammed all the dog biscuits back inside his pockets, he and Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"followed Griphook toward one of the doors leading off the hall. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`What's the You-Know-What in vault seven hundred and thirteen?` Harry asked. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`Can't tell yeh that,` said Hagrid mysteriously. `Very secret. Hogwarts business. Dumbledore's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"trusted me. More'n my job's worth ter tell yeh that.`  Griphook","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"held the door open for them. Harry, who had expected more marble,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"was surprised. They were in a narrow stone passageway lit with flaming","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"torches. It sloped steeply downward and there were little railway tracks on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the floor. Griphook whistled and a small cart came hurtling up the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"tracks toward them. They climbed in -- Hagrid with some difficulty --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"and were off.  At first they just hurtled through a maze","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"of twisting passages. Harry tried to remember, left, right, right, left, middle","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"fork, right, left, but it was impossible. The rattling cart seemed to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"know its own way, because Griphook wasn't steering.  Harry's eyes stung","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"as the cold air rushed past them, but he kept them wide","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"open. Once, he thought he saw a burst of fire at the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"end of a passage and twisted around to see if it was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a dragon, but too late - - they plunged even deeper, passing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"an underground lake where huge stalactites and stalagmites grew from the ceiling","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"and floor.  I never know,` Harry called to Hagrid over the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"noise of the cart, `what's the difference between a stalagmite and a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"stalactite?`  `Stalagmite's got an 'm' in it,` said Hagrid. `An' don'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"ask me questions just now, I think I'm gonna be sick.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"He did look very green, and when the cart stopped at last","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"beside a small door in the passage wall, Hagrid got out and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"had to lean against the wall to stop his knees from trembling.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" Griphook unlocked the door. A lot of green smoke came billowing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"out, and as it cleared, Harry gasped. Inside were mounds of gold","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"coins. Columns of silver. Heaps of little bronze Knuts.  `All yours,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"smiled Hagrid.  All Harry's -- it was incredible. The Dursleys couldn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"have known about this or they'd have had it from him faster","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"than blinking. How often had they complained how much Harry cost them","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"to keep? And all the time there had been a small fortune","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"belonging to him, buried deep under London.  Hagrid helped Harry pile","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"some of it into a bag.  `The gold ones are Galleons,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"he explained. `Seventeen silver Sickles to a Galleon and twenty-nine Knuts to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a Sickle, it's easy enough. Right, that should be enough fer a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"couple o' terms, we'll keep the rest safe for yeh.` He turned","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"to Griphook. `Vault seven hundred and thirteen now, please, and can we","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"go more slowly?`  `One speed only,` said Griphook.  They were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"going even deeper now and gathering speed. The air became colder and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"colder as they hurtled round tight corners. They went rattling over an","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"underground ravine, and Harry leaned over the side to try to see","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"what was down at the dark bottom, but Hagrid groaned and pulled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"him back by the scruff of his neck.  Vault seven hundred","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"and thirteen had no keyhole.  `Stand back,` said Griphook importantly. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"stroked the door gently with one of his long fingers and it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"simply melted away.  `If anyone but a Gringotts goblin tried that,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"they'd be sucked through the door and trapped in there,` said Griphook.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" `How often do you check to see if anyone's inside?` Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"asked.  `About once every ten years,` said Griphook with a rather","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"nasty grin.  Something really extraordinary had to be inside this top","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"security vault, Harry was sure, and he leaned forward eagerly, expecting to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"see fabulous jewels at the very least -- but at first he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"thought it was empty. Then he noticed a grubby little package wrapped","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"up in brown paper lying on the floor. Hagrid picked it up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"and tucked it deep inside his coat. Harry longed to know what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"it was, but knew better than to ask.  `Come on, back","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"in this infernal cart, and don't talk to me on the way","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"back, it's best if I keep me mouth shut,` said Hagrid. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"One wild cart ride later they stood blinking in the sunlight outside","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Gringotts. Harry didn't know where to run first now that he had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a bag full of money. He didn't have to know how many","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Galleons there were to a pound to know that he was holding","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"more money than he'd had in his whole life -- more money","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"than even Dudley had ever had.  `Might as well get yer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"uniform,` said Hagrid, nodding toward Madam Malkin's Robes for All Occasions. `Listen,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Harry, would yeh mind if I slipped off fer a pick-me-up in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the Leaky Cauldron? I hate them Gringotts carts.` He did still look","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a bit sick, so Harry entered Madam Malkin's shop alone, feeling nervous.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" Madam Malkin was a squat, smiling witch dressed all in mauve.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" `Hogwarts, clear?` she said, when Harry started to speak. `Got the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"lot here -- another young man being fitted up just now, in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"fact. `  In the back of the shop, a boy with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a pale, pointed face was standing on a footstool while a second","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"witch pinned up his long black robes. Madam Malkin stood Harry on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a stool next to him) slipped a long robe over his head,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"and began to pin it to the right length.  `Hello,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the boy, `Hogwarts, too?`  `Yes,` said Harry.  `My father's next","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"door buying my books and mother's up the street looking at wands,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"said the boy. He had a bored, drawling voice. `Then I'm going","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"to drag them off to took at racing brooms. I don't see","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"why first years can't have their own. I think I'll bully father","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"into getting me one and I'll smuggle it in somehow.`  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"was strongly reminded of Dudley.  `Have you got your own broom?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the boy went on.  `No,` said Harry.  `Play Quidditch at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"all?`  `No,` Harry said again, wondering what on earth Quidditch could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"be.  `I do -- Father says it's a crime if I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"not picked to play for my house, and I must say, I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"agree. Know what house you'll be in yet?`  `No,` said Harry,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"feeling more stupid by the minute.  `Well, no one really knows","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"until they get there, do they, but I know I'll be in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Slytherin, all our family have been -- imagine being in Hufflepuff, I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"think I'd leave, wouldn't you?` `Mmm,` said Harry, wishing he could say","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"something a bit more interesting.  `I say, look at that man!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"said the boy suddenly, nodding toward the front window. Hagrid was standing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"there, grinning at Harry and pointing at two large ice creams to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"show he couldn't come in.  `That's Hagrid,` said Harry, pleased to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"know something the boy didn't. `He works at Hogwarts.`  `Oh,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the boy, `I've heard of him. He's a sort of servant, isn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"he?`  `He's the gamekeeper,` said Harry. He was liking the boy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"less and less every second.  `Yes, exactly. I heard he's a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"sort of savage -- lives in a hut on the school grounds","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"and every now and then he gets drunk, tries to do magic,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"and ends up setting fire to his bed.`  `I think he's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"brilliant,` said Harry coldly.  `Do you?` said the boy, with a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"slight sneer. `Why is he with you? Where are your parents?` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`They're dead,` said Harry shortly. He didn't feel much like going into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the matter with this boy.  `Oh, sorry,` said the other,. not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"sounding sorry at all. `But they were our kind, weren't they?` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`They were a witch and wizard, if that's what you mean.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`I really don't think they should let the other sort in, do","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"you? They're just not the same, they've never been brought up to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"know our ways. Some of them have never even heard of Hogwarts","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"until they get the letter, imagine. I think they should keep it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"in the old wizarding families. What's your surname, anyway?`  But before","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Harry could answer, Madam Malkin said, `That's you done, my dear,` and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Harry, not sorry for an excuse to stop talking to the boy,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"hopped down from the footstool.  `Well, I'll see you at Hogwarts, I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"suppose,` said the drawling boy.  Harry was rather quiet as he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"ate the ice cream Hagrid had bought him (chocolate and raspberry with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"chopped nuts).  `What's up?` said Hagrid.  `Nothing,` Harry lied. They","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"stopped to buy parchment and quills. Harry cheered up a bit when","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"he found a bottle of ink that changed color as you wrote.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"When they had left the shop, he said, `Hagrid, what's Quidditch?` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`Blimey, Harry, I keep forgettin' how little yeh know -- not knowin'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"about Quidditch!`  `Don't make me feel worse,` said Harry. He told","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Hagrid about the pate boy in Madam Malkin's.  `--and he said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"people from Muggle families shouldn't even be allowed in.`  `Yer not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"from a Muggle family. If he'd known who yeh were -- he's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"grown up knowin' yer name if his parents are wizardin' folk. You","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"saw what everyone in the Leaky Cauldron was like when they saw","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"yeh. Anyway, what does he know about it, some o' the best","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"I ever saw were the only ones with magic in 'em in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a long line 0' Muggles -- look at yer mum! Look what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"she had fer a sister!`  `So what is Quidditch?`  `It's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"our sport. Wizard sport. It's like -- like soccer in the Muggle","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"world -- everyone follows Quidditch -- played up in the air on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"broomsticks and there's four balls -- sorta hard ter explain the rules.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`And what are Slytherin and Hufflepuff?`  `School houses. There's four. Everyone","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"says Hufflepuff are a lot o' duffers, but --`  `I bet","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"I'm in Hufflepuff` said Harry gloomily.  `Better Hufflepuff than Slytherin,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Hagrid darkly. `There's not a single witch or wizard who went bad","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"who wasn't in Slytherin. You-Know-Who was one.`  `Vol-, sorry - You-Know-Who","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"was at Hogwarts?`  `Years an' years ago,` said Hagrid.  They","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"bought Harry's school books in a shop called Flourish and Blotts where","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the shelves were stacked to the ceiling with books as large as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"paving stones bound in leather; books the size of postage stamps in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"covers of silk; books full of peculiar symbols and a few books","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"with nothing in them at all. Even Dudley, who never read anything,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"would have been wild to get his hands on some of these.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Hagrid almost had to drag Harry away from Curses and Countercurses (Bewitch","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Your Friends and Befuddle Your Enemies with the Latest Revenges: Hair Loss,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Jelly-Legs, Tongue- Tying and Much, Much More) by Professor Vindictus Viridian. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`I was trying to find out how to curse Dudley.`  `I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"not sayin' that's not a good idea, but yer not ter use","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"magic in the Muggle world except in very special circumstances,` said Hagrid.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`An' anyway, yeh couldn' work any of them curses yet, yeh'll need","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a lot more study before yeh get ter that level.`  Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"wouldn't let Harry buy a solid gold cauldron, either (`It says pewter","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"on yer list`), but they got a nice set of scales for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"weighing potion ingredients and a collapsible brass telescope. Then they visited the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Apothecary, which was fascinating enough to make up for its horrible smell,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a mixture of bad eggs and rotted cabbages. Barrels of slimy stuff","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"stood on the floor; jars of herbs, dried roots, and bright powders","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"lined the walls; bundles of feathers, strings of fangs, and snarled claws","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"hung from the ceiling. While Hagrid asked the man behind the counter","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"for a supply of some basic potion ingredients for Harry, Harry himself","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"examined silver unicorn horns at twenty-one Galleons each and minuscule, glittery-black beetle","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"eyes (five Knuts a scoop).  Outside the Apothecary, Hagrid checked Harry's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"list again.  `Just yer wand left - A yeah, an' I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"still haven't got yeh a birthday present.`  Harry felt himself go","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"red.  `You don't have to --`  `I know I don't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"have to. Tell yeh what, I'll get yer animal. Not a toad,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"toads went outta fashion years ago, yeh'd be laughed at - an'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"I don' like cats, they make me sneeze. I'll get yer an","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"owl. All the kids want owls, they're dead useful, carry yer mail","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"an' everythin'.`  Twenty minutes later, they left Eeylops Owl Emporium, which","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"had been dark and full of rustling and flickering, jewel-bright eyes. Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"now carried a large cage that held a beautiful snowy owl, fast","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"asleep with her head under her wing. He couldn't stop stammering his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"thanks, sounding just like Professor Quirrell.  `Don' mention it,` said Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"gruffly. `Don' expect you've had a lotta presents from them Dursleys. Just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Ollivanders left now - only place fer wands, Ollivanders, and yeh gotta","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"have the best wand.`  A magic wand... this was what Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"had been really looking forward to.  The last shop was narrow","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"and shabby. Peeling gold letters over the door read Ollivanders: Makers of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Fine Wands since 382 B.C. A single wand lay on a faded","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"purple cushion in the dusty window.  A tinkling bell rang somewhere","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"in the depths of the shop as they stepped inside. It was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a tiny place, empty except for a single, spindly chair that Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"sat on to wait. Harry felt strangely as though he had entered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a very strict library; he swallowed a lot of new questions that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"had just occurred to him and looked instead at the thousands of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"narrow boxes piled neatly right up to the ceiling. For some reason,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the back of his neck prickled. The very dust and silence in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"here seemed to tingle with some secret magic.  `Good afternoon,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a soft voice. Harry jumped. Hagrid must have jumped, too, because there","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"was a loud crunching noise and he got quickly off the spindly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"chair.  An old man was standing before them, his wide, pale","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"eyes shining like moons through the gloom of the shop.  `Hello,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"said Harry awkwardly.  `Ah yes,` said the man. `Yes, yes. I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"thought I'd be seeing you soon. Harry Potter.` It wasn't a question.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`You have your mother's eyes. It seems only yesterday she was in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"here herself, buying her first wand. Ten and a quarter inches long,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"swishy, made of willow. Nice wand for charm work.`  Mr. Ollivander","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"moved closer to Harry. Harry wished he would blink. Those silvery eyes","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"were a bit creepy.  `Your father, on the other hand, favored","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a mahogany wand. Eleven inches. Pliable. A little more power and excellent","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"for transfiguration. Well, I say your father favored it -- it's really","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the wand that chooses the wizard, of course.`  Mr. Ollivander had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"come so close that he and Harry were almost nose to nose.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Harry could see himself reflected in those misty eyes.  `And that's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"where...`  Mr. Ollivander touched the lightning scar on Harry's forehead with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"a long, white finger.  `I'm sorry to say I sold the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"wand that did it,` he said softly. `Thirteen-and-a-half inches. Yew. Powerful wand,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"very powerful, and in the wrong hands... well, if I'd known what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"that wand was going out into the world to do....`  He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"shook his head and then, to Harry's relief, spotted Hagrid.  `Rubeus!","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Rubeus Hagrid! How nice to see you again.... Oak, sixteen inches, rather","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"bendy, wasn't it?`  `It was, sir, yes,` said Hagrid.  `Good","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"wand, that one. But I suppose they snapped it in half when","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"you got expelled?` said Mr. Ollivander, suddenly stern.  `Er -- yes,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"they did, yes,` said Hagrid, shuffling his feet. `I've still got the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"pieces, though,` he added brightly.  `But you don't use them?` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Mr. Ollivander sharply.  `Oh, no, sit,` said Hagrid quickly. Harry noticed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"he gripped his pink umbrella very tightly as he spoke.  `Hmmm,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"said Mr. Ollivander, giving Hagrid a piercing look. `Well, now -- Mr.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Potter. Let me see.` He pulled a long tape measure with silver","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"markings out of his pocket. `Which is your wand arm?`  `Er","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"-- well, I'm right-handed,` said Harry.  `Hold out your arm. That's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"it.` He measured Harry from shoulder to finger, then wrist to elbow,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"shoulder to floor, knee to armpit and round his head. As he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"measured, he said, `Every Ollivander wand has a core of a powerful","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"magical substance, Mr. Potter. We use unicorn hairs, phoenix tail feathers, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the heartstrings of dragons. No two Ollivander wands are the same, just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"as no two unicorns, dragons, or phoenixes are quite the same. And","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"of course, you will never get such good results with another wizard's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"wand.`  Harry suddenly realized that the tape measure, which was measuring","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"between his nostrils, was doing this on its own. Mr. Ollivander was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"flitting around the shelves, taking down boxes.  `That will do,` he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"said, and the tape measure crumpled into a heap on the floor.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`Right then, Mr. Potter. Try this one. Beechwood and dragon heartstring. Nine","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"inches. Nice and flexible. just take it and give it a wave.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" Harry took the wand and (feeling foolish) waved it around a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"bit, but Mr. Ollivander snatched it out of his hand almost at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"once.  `Maple and phoenix feather. Seven inches. Quite whippy. Try --`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" Harry tried -- but he had hardly raised the wand when","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"it, too, was snatched back by Mr. Ollivander.  `No, no -here,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"ebony and unicorn hair, eight and a half inches, springy. Go on,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"go on, try it out.`  Harry tried. And tried. He had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"no idea what Mr. Ollivander was waiting for. The pile of tried","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"wands was mounting higher and higher on the spindly chair, but the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"more wands Mr. Ollivander pulled from the shelves, the happier he seemed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"to become.  `Tricky customer, eh? Not to worry, we'll find the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"perfect match here somewhere -- I wonder, now - - yes, why","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"not -- unusual combination -- holly and phoenix feather, eleven inches, nice","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"and supple.`  Harry took the wand. He felt a sudden warmth","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"in his fingers. He raised the wand above his head, brought it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"swishing down through the dusty air and a stream of red and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"gold sparks shot from the end like a firework, throwing dancing spots","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"of light on to the walls. Hagrid whooped and clapped and Mr.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Ollivander cried, `Oh, bravo! Yes, indeed, oh, very good. Well, well, well...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"how curious... how very curious... `  He put Harry's wand back","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"into its box and wrapped it in brown paper, still muttering, `Curious...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"curious..  `Sorry,` said Harry, `but what's curious?`  Mr. Ollivander fixed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Harry with his pale stare.  `I remember every wand I've ever","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"sold, Mr. Potter. Every single wand. It so happens that the phoenix","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"whose tail feather is in your wand, gave another feather -- just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"one other. It is very curious indeed that you should be destined","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"for this wand when its brother why, its brother gave you that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"scar.`  Harry swallowed.  `Yes, thirteen-and-a-half inches. Yew. Curious indeed how","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"these things happen. The wand chooses the wizard, remember.... I think we","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"must expect great things from you, Mr. Potter.... After all, He- Who-Must-Not-Be-Named","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"did great things -- terrible, yes, but great.`  Harry shivered. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"wasn't sure he liked Mr. Ollivander too much. He paid seven gold","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Galleons for his wand, and Mr. Ollivander bowed them from his shop.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
" The late afternoon sun hung low in the sky as Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"and Hagrid made their way back down Diagon Alley, back through the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"wall, back through the Leaky Cauldron, now empty. Harry didn't speak at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"all as they walked down the road; he didn't even notice how","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"much people were gawking at them on the Underground, laden as they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"were with all their funny-shaped packages, with the snowy owl asleep in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"its cage on Harry's lap. Up another escalator, out into Paddington station;","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Harry only realized where they were when Hagrid tapped him on the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"shoulder.  `Got time fer a bite to eat before yer train","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"leaves,` he said.  He bought Harry a hamburger and they sat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"down on plastic seats to eat them. Harry kept looking around. Everything","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"looked so strange, somehow.  `You all right, Harry? Yer very quiet,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"said Hagrid.  Harry wasn't sure he could explain. He'd just had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"the best birthday of his life -- and yet -- he chewed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"his hamburger, trying to find the words.  `Everyone thinks I'm special,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"he said at last. `All those people in the Leaky Cauldron, Professor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Quirrell, Mr. Ollivander... but I don't know anything about magic at all.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"How can they expect great things? I'm famous and I can't even","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"remember what I'm famous for. I don't know what happened when Vol-,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"sorry -- I mean, the night my parents died.`  Hagrid leaned","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"across the table. Behind the wild beard and eyebrows he wore a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"very kind smile.  `Don' you worry, Harry. You'll learn fast enough.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Everyone starts at the beginning at Hogwarts, you'll be just fine. just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"be yerself. I know it's hard. Yeh've been singled out, an' that's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"always hard. But yeh'll have a great time at Hogwarts -- I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"did -- still do, 'smatter of fact.`  Hagrid helped Harry on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"to the train that would take him back to the Dursleys, then","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"handed him an envelope.  `Yer ticket fer Hogwarts, ` he said.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"`First o' September -- King's Cross -- it's all on yer ticket.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"Any problems with the Dursleys, send me a letter with yer owl,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"she'll know where to find me.... See yeh soon, Harry.`  The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"train pulled out of the station. Harry wanted to watch Hagrid until","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"he was out of sight; he rose in his seat and pressed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"his nose against the window, but he blinked and Hagrid had gone.  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-5"
"THE JOURNEY FROM PLATFORM NINE AND THREE-QUARTERS  Harry's last month with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the Dursleys wasn't fun. True, Dudley was now so scared of Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"he wouldn't stay in the same room, while Aunt Petunia and Uncle","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Vernon didn't shut Harry in his cupboard, force him to do anything,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"or shout at him -- in fact, they didn't speak to him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"at all. Half terrified, half furious, they acted as though any chair","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"with Harry in it were empty. Although this was an improvement in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"many ways, it did become a bit depressing after a while. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Harry kept to his room, with his new owl for company. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"had decided to call her Hedwig, a name he had found in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"A History of Magic. His school books were very interesting. He lay","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"on his bed reading late into the night, Hedwig swooping in and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"out of the open window as she pleased. It was lucky that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Aunt Petunia didn't come in to vacuum anymore, because Hedwig kept bringing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"back dead mice. Every night before he went to sleep, Harry ticked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"off another day on the piece of paper he had pinned to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the wall, counting down to September the first.  On the last","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"day of August he thought he'd better speak to his aunt and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"uncle about getting to King's Cross station the next day, so he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"went down to the living room where they were watching a quiz","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"show on television. He cleared his throat to let them know he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"was there, and Dudley screamed and ran from the room.  `Er","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"-- Uncle Vernon?`  Uncle Vernon grunted to show he was listening.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" `Er -- I need to be at King's Cross tomorrow to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"-- to go to Hogwarts.`  Uncle Vernon grunted again.  `Would","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"it be all right if you gave me a lift?`  Grunt.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Harry supposed that meant yes.  `Thank you.`  He was about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"to go back upstairs when Uncle Vernon actually spoke.  `Funny way","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"to get to a wizards' school, the train. Magic carpets all got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"punctures, have they?`  Harry didn't say anything.  `Where is this","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"school, anyway?`  `I don't know,` said Harry, realizing this for the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"first time. He pulled the ticket Hagrid had given him out of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"his pocket.  `I just take the train from platform nine and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"three-quarters at eleven o'clock,` he read.  His aunt and uncle stared.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" `Platform what?`  `Nine and three-quarters.`  `Don't talk rubbish,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Uncle Vernon. `There is no platform nine and three-quarters.`  `It's on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"my ticket.`  `Barking,` said Uncle Vernon, `howling mad, the lot of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"them. You'll see. You just wait. All right, we'll take you to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"King's Cross. We're going up to London tomorrow anyway, or I wouldn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"bother.`  `Why are you going to London?` Harry asked, trying to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"keep things friendly.  `Taking Dudley to the hospital,` growled Uncle Vernon.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`Got to have that ruddy tail removed before he goes to Smeltings.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" Harry woke at five o'clock the next morning and was too","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"excited and nervous to go back to sleep. He got up and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"pulled on his jeans because he didn't want to walk into the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"station in his wizard's robes -- he'd change on the train. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"checked his Hogwarts list yet again to make sure he had everything","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"he needed, saw that Hedwig was shut safely in her cage, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"then paced the room, waiting for the Dursleys to get up. Two","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"hours later, Harry's huge, heavy trunk had been loaded into the Dursleys'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"car, Aunt Petunia had talked Dudley into sitting next to Harry, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"they had set off.  They reached King's Cross at half past","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"ten. Uncle Vernon dumped Harry's trunk onto a cart and wheeled it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"into the station for him. Harry thought this was strangely kind until","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Uncle Vernon stopped dead, facing the platforms with a nasty grin on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"his face.  `Well, there you are, boy. Platform nine -- platform","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"ten. Your platform should be somewhere in the middle, but they don't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"seem to have built it yet, do they?`  He was quite","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"right, of course. There was a big plastic number nine over one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"platform and a big plastic number ten over the one next to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"it, and in the middle, nothing at all.  `Have a good","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"term,` said Uncle Vernon with an even nastier smile. He left without","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"another word. Harry turned and saw the Dursleys drive away. All three","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"of them were laughing. Harry's mouth went rather dry. What on earth","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"was he going to do? He was starting to attract a lot","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"of funny looks, because of Hedwig. He'd have to ask someone. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"He stopped a passing guard, but didn't dare mention platform nine and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"three-quarters. The guard had never heard of Hogwarts and when Harry couldn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"even tell him what part of the country it was in, he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"started to get annoyed, as though Harry was being stupid on purpose.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Getting desperate, Harry asked for the train that left at eleven o'clock,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"but the guard said there wasn't one. In the end the guard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"strode away, muttering about time wasters. Harry was now trying hard not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"to panic. According to the large clock over the arrivals board, he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"had ten minutes left to get on the train to Hogwarts and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"he had no idea how to do it; he was stranded in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the middle of a station with a trunk he could hardly lift,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"a pocket full of wizard money, and a large owl.  Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"must have forgotten to tell him something you had to do, like","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"tapping the third brick on the left to get into Diagon Alley.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"He wondered if he should get out his wand and start tapping","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the ticket inspector's stand between platforms nine and ten.  At that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"moment a group of people passed just behind him and he caught","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"a few words of what they were saying.  `-- packed with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Muggles, of course --`  Harry swung round. The speaker was a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"plump woman who was talking to four boys, all with flaming red","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"hair. Each of them was pushing a trunk like Harry's in front","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"of him -- and they had an owl.  Heart hammering, Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"pushed his cart after them. They stopped and so did he, just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"near enough to hear what they were saying.  `Now, what's the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"platform number?` said the boys' mother.  `Nine and three-quarters!` piped a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"small girl, also red-headed, who was holding her hand, `Mom, can't I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"go... `  `You're not old enough, Ginny, now be quiet. All","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"right, Percy, you go first.`  What looked like the oldest boy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"marched toward platforms nine and ten. Harry watched, careful not to blink","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"in case he missed it -- but just as the boy reached","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the dividing barrier between the two platforms, a large crowd of tourists","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"came swarming in front of him and by the time the last","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"backpack had cleared away, the boy had vanished.  `Fred, you next,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the plump woman said.  `I'm not Fred, I'm George,` said the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"boy. `Honestly, woman, you call yourself our mother? CarA you tell I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"George?`  `Sorry, George, dear.`  `Only joking, I am Fred,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the boy, and off he went. His twin called after him to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"hurry up, and he must have done so, because a second later,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"he had gone -- but how had he done it?  Now","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the third brother was walking briskly toward the barrier he was almost","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"there -- and then, quite suddenly, he wasn't anywhere.  There was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"nothing else for it.  `Excuse me,` Harry said to the plump","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"woman.  `Hello, dear,` she said. `First time at Hogwarts? Ron's new,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"too.`  She pointed at the last and youngest of her sons.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"He was tall, thin, and gangling, with freckles, big hands and feet,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"and a long nose.  `Yes,` said Harry. `The thing is --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the thing is, I don't know how to --`  `How to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"get onto the platform?` she said kindly, and Harry nodded.  `Not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"to worry,` she said. `All you have to do is walk straight","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"at the barrier between platforms nine and ten. Don't stop and don't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"be scared you'll crash into it, that's very important. Best do it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"at a bit of a run if you're nervous. Go on, go","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"now before Ron.`  `Er -- okay,` said Harry.  He pushed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"his trolley around and stared at the barrier. It looked very solid.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" He started to walk toward it. People jostled him on their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"way to platforms nine and ten. Harry walked more quickly. He was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"going to smash right into that barrier and then he'd be in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"trouble -- leaning forward on his cart, he broke into a heavy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"run -- the barrier was coming nearer and nearer -- he wouldn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"be able to stop -- the cart was out of control --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"he was a foot away -- he closed his eyes ready for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the crash --  It didn't come... he kept on running... he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"opened his eyes. A scarlet steam engine was waiting next to a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"platform packed with people. A sign overhead said Hogwarts Express, eleven O'clock.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Harry looked behind him and saw a wrought-iron archway where the barrier","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"had been, with the words Platform Nine and Three-Quarters on it, He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"had done it.  Smoke from the engine drifted over the heads","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"of the chattering crowd, while cats of every color wound here and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"there between their legs. Owls hooted to one another in a disgruntled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"sort of way over the babble and the scraping of heavy trunks.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" The first few carriages were already packed with students, some hanging","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"out of the window to talk to their families, some fighting over","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"seats. Harry pushed his cart off down the platform in search of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"an empty seat. He passed a round-faced boy who was saying, `Gran,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"I've lost my toad again.`  `Oh, Neville,` he heard the old","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"woman sigh.  A boy with dreadlocks was surrounded by a small","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"crowd.  `Give us a look, Lee, go on.`  The boy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"lifted the lid of a box in his arms, and the people","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"around him shrieked and yelled as something inside poked out a long,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"hairy leg.  Harry pressed on through the crowd until he found","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"an empty compartment near the end of the train. He put Hedwig","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"inside first and then started to shove and heave his trunk toward","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the train door. He tried to lift it up the steps but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"could hardly raise one end and twice he dropped it painfully on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"his foot.  `Want a hand?` It was one of the red-haired","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"twins he'd followed through the barrier.  `Yes, please,` Harry panted. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`Oy, Fred! C'mere and help!`  With the twins' help, Harry's trunk","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"was at last tucked away in a corner of the compartment. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`Thanks,` said Harry, pushing his sweaty hair out of his eyes. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`What's that?` said one of the twins suddenly, pointing at Harry's lightning","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"scar.  `Blimey,` said the other twin. `Are you  `He is,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"said the first twin. `Aren't you?` he added to Harry.  `What?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"said Harry.  `Harry Potter, `chorused the twins.  `Oh, him,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Harry. `I mean, yes, I am.`  The two boys gawked at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"him, and Harry felt himself turning red. Then, to his relief, a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"voice came floating in through the train's open door.  `Fred? George?","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Are you there?`  `Coming, Mom.`  With a last look at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Harry, the twins hopped off the train.  Harry sat down next","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"to the window where, half hidden, he could watch the red-haired family","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"on the platform and hear what they were saying. Their mother had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"just taken out her handkerchief.  `Ron, you've got something on your","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"nose.`  The youngest boy tried to jerk out of the way,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"but she grabbed him and began rubbing the end of his nose.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" `Mom -- geroff` He wriggled free.  `Aaah, has ickle Ronnie","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"got somefink on his nosie?` said one of the twins.  `Shut","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"up,` said Ron.  `Where's Percy?` said their mother.  `He's coming","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"now.`  The oldest boy came striding into sight. He had already","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"changed into his billowing black Hogwarts robes, and Harry noticed a shiny","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"silver badge on his chest with the letter P on it. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`Can't stay long, Mother,` he said. `I'm up front, the prefects have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"got two compartments to themselves --`  `Oh, are you a prefect,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Percy?` said one of the twins, with an air of great surprise.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`You should have said something, we had no idea.`  `Hang on,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"I think I remember him saying something about it,` said the other","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"twin. `Once --`  `Or twice --`  `A minute --` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`All summer --`  `Oh, shut up,` said Percy the Prefect. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`How come Percy gets new robes, anyway?` said one of the twins.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" `Because he's a prefect,` said their mother fondly. `All right, dear,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"well, have a good term -- send me an owl when you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"get there.`  She kissed Percy on the cheek and he left.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Then she turned to the twins.  `Now, you two -- this","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"year, you behave yourselves. If I get one more owl telling me","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"you've -- you've blown up a toilet or --`  `Blown up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"a toilet? We've never blown up a toilet.`  `Great idea though,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"thanks, Mom.`  `It's not funny. And look after Ron.`  `Don't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"worry, ickle Ronniekins is safe with us.`  `Shut up,` said Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"again. He was almost as tall as the twins already and his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"nose was still pink where his mother had rubbed it.  `Hey,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Mom, guess what? Guess who we just met on the train?` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Harry leaned back quickly so they couldn't see him looking.  `You","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"know that black-haired boy who was near us in the station? Know","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"who he is?`  `Who?`  `Harry Potter!`  Harry heard the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"little girl's voice.  `Oh, Mom, can I go on the train","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"and see him, Mom, eh please....`  `You've already seen him, Ginny,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"and the poor boy isn't something you goggle at in a zoo.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Is he really, Fred? How do you know?`  `Asked him. Saw","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"his scar. It's really there - like lightning.`  `Poor dear -","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"no wonder he was alone, I wondered. He was ever so polite","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"when he asked how to get onto the platform.`  `Never mind","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"that, do you think he remembers what You-Know-Who looks like?`  Their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"mother suddenly became very stern.  `I forbid you to ask him,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Fred. No, don't you dare. As though he needs reminding of that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"on his first day at school.`  `All right, keep your hair","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"on.`  A whistle sounded.  `Hurry up!` their mother said, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the three boys clambered onto the train. They leaned out of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"window for her to kiss them good-bye, and their younger sister began","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"to cry.  `Don't, Ginny, we'll send you loads of owls.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`We'll send you a Hogwarts toilet seat.`  `George!`  `Only joking,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Mom.`  The train began to move. Harry saw the boys' mother","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"waving and their sister, half laughing, half crying, running to keep up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"with the train until it gathered too much speed, then she fell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"back and waved.  Harry watched the girl and her mother disappear","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"as the train rounded the corner. Houses flashed past the window. Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"felt a great leap of excitement. He didn't know what he was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"going to but it had to be better than what he was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"leaving behind.  The door of the compartment slid open and the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"youngest redheaded boy came in.  `Anyone sitting there?` he asked, pointing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"at the seat opposite Harry. `Everywhere else is full.`  Harry shook","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"his head and the boy sat down. He glanced at Harry and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"then looked quickly out of the window, pretending he hadn't looked. Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"saw he still had a black mark on his nose.  `Hey,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Ron.`  The twins were back.  `Listen, we're going down the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"middle of the train -- Lee Jordan's got a giant tarantula down","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"there.`  `Right,` mumbled Ron.  `Harry,` said the other twin, `did","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"we introduce ourselves? Fred and George Weasley. And this is Ron, our","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"brother. See you later, then.  `Bye,` said Harry and Ron. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"twins slid the compartment door shut behind them.  `Are you really","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Harry Potter?` Ron blurted out.  Harry nodded.  `Oh -well, I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"thought it might be one of Fred and George's jokes,` said Ron.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`And have you really got -- you know...`  He pointed at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Harry's forehead.  Harry pulled back his bangs to show the lightning","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"scar. Ron stared.  `So that's where You-Know-Who  `Yes,` said Harry,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`but I can't remember it.`  `Nothing?` said Ron eagerly.  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`Well -- I remember a lot of green light, but nothing else.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" `Wow,` said Ron. He sat and stared at Harry for a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"few moments, then, as though he had suddenly realized what he was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"doing, he looked quickly out of the window again.  `Are all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"your family wizards?` asked Harry, who found Ron just as interesting as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Ron found him.  `Er -- Yes, I think so,` said Ron.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`I think Mom's got a second cousin who's an accountant, but we","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"never talk about him.`  `So you must know loads of magic","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"already.`  The Weasleys were clearly one of those old wizarding families","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the pale boy in Diagon Alley had talked about.  `I heard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"you went to live with Muggles,` said Ron. `What are they like?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" `Horrible -well, not all of them. My aunt and uncle and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"cousin are, though. Wish I'd had three wizard brothers.`  `Five,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Ron. For some reason, he was looking gloomy. `I'm the sixth in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"our family to go to Hogwarts. You could say I've got a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"lot to live up to. Bill and Charlie have already left --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Bill was head boy and Charlie was captain of Quidditch. Now Percy's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"a prefect. Fred and George mess around a lot, but they still","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"get really good marks and everyone thinks they're really funny. Everyone expects","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"me to do as well as the others, but if I do,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"it's no big deal, because they did it first. You never get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"anything new, either, with five brothers. I've got Bill's old robes, Charlie's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"old wand, and Percy's old rat.`  Ron reached inside his jacket","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"and pulled out a fat gray rat, which was asleep.  `His","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"name's Scabbers and he's useless, he hardly ever wakes up. Percy got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"an owl from my dad for being made a prefect, but they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"couldn't aff -- I mean, I got Scabbers instead.`  Ron's ears","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"went pink. He seemed to think he'd said too much, because he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"went back to staring out of the window.  Harry didn't think","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"there was anything wrong with not being able to afford an owl.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"After all, he'd never had any money in his life until a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"month ago, and he told Ron so, all about having to wear","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Dudley's old clothes and never getting proper birthday presents. This seemed to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"cheer Ron up.  `... and until Hagrid told me, I didn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"know anything about be ing a wizard or about my parents or","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Voldemort`  Ron gasped.  `What?` said Harry.  `You said You-Know-Who's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"name!` said Ron, sounding both shocked and impressed. `I'd have thought you,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"of all people --`  `I'm not trying to be brave or","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"anything, saying the name,` said Harry, I just never knew you shouldn't.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"See what I mean? I've got loads to learn.... I bet,` he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"added, voicing for the first time something that had been worrying him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"a lot lately, `I bet I'm the worst in the class.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`You won't be. There's loads of people who come from Muggle families","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"and they learn quick enough.`  While they had been talking, the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"train had carried them out of London. Now they were speeding past","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"fields full of cows and sheep. They were quiet for a time,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"watching the fields and lanes flick past.  Around half past twelve","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"there was a great clattering outside in the corridor and a smiling,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"dimpled woman slid back their door and said, `Anything off the cart,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"dears?`  Harry, who hadn't had any breakfast, leapt to his feet,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"but Ron's ears went pink again and he muttered that he'd brought","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"sandwiches. Harry went out into the corridor.  He had never had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"any money for candy with the Dursleys, and now that he had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"pockets rattling with gold and silver he was ready to buy as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"many Mars Bars as he could carry -- but the woman didn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"have Mars Bars. What she did have were Bettie Bott's Every Flavor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Beans, Drooble's Best Blowing Gum, Chocolate Frogs. Pumpkin Pasties, Cauldron Cakes, Licorice","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Wands, and a number of other strange things Harry had never seen","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"in his life. Not wanting to miss anything, he got some of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"everything and paid the woman eleven silver Sickles and seven bronze Knuts.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" Ron stared as Harry brought it all back in to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"compartment and tipped it onto an empty seat.  `Hungry, are you?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" `Starving,` said Harry, taking a large bite out of a pumpkin","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"pasty.  Ron had taken out a lumpy package and unwrapped it.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"There were four sandwiches inside. He pulled one of them apart and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"said, `She always forgets I don't like corned beef.`  `Swap you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"for one of these,` said Harry, holding up a pasty. `Go on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"--`  `You don't want this, it's all dry,` said Ron. `She","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"hasn't got much time,` he added quickly, `you know, with five of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"us.`  `Go on, have a pasty,` said Harry, who had never","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"had anything to share before or, indeed, anyone to share it with.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"It was a nice feeling, sitting there with Ron, eating their way","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"through all Harry's pasties, cakes, and candies (the sandwiches lay forgotten). ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`What are these?` Harry asked Ron, holding up a pack of Chocolate","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Frogs. `They're not really frogs, are they?` He was starting to feel","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"that nothing would surprise him.  `No,` said Ron. `But see what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the card is. I'm missing Agrippa.`  `What?`  `Oh, of course,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"you wouldn't know -- Chocolate Frogs have cards, inside them, you know,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"to collect -- famous witches and wizards. I've got about five hundred,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"but I haven't got Agrippa or Ptolemy.`  Harry unwrapped his Chocolate","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Frog and picked up the card. It showed a man's face. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"wore half- moon glasses, had a long, crooked nose, and flowing silver","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"hair, beard, and mustache. Underneath the picture was the name Albus Dumbledore.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" `So this is Dumbledore!` said Harry.  `Don't tell me you'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"never heard of Dumbledore!` said Ron. `Can I have a frog? I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"might get Agrippa -- thanks  Harry turned over his card and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"read:  ALBUS DUMBLEDORE  CURRENTLY HEADMASTER OF HOGWARTS  Considered by","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"many the greatest wizard of modern times, Dumbledore is particularly famous for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"his defeat of the dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, for the discovery","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"of the twelve uses of dragon's blood, and his work on alchemy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"with his partner, Nicolas Flamel. Professor Dumbledore enjoys chamber music and tenpin","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"bowling.  Harry turned the card back over and saw, to his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"astonishment, that Dumbledore's face had disappeared.  `He's gone!`  `Well, you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"can't expect him to hang around all day,` said Ron. `He'll be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"back. No, I've got Morgana again and I've got about six of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"her... do you want it? You can start collecting.`  Ron's eyes","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"strayed to the pile of Chocolate Frogs waiting to be unwrapped. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`Help yourself,` said Harry. `But in, you know, the Muggle world, people","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"just stay put in photos.`  `Do they? What, they don't move","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"at all?` Ron sounded amazed. `weird!`  Harry stared as Dumbledore sidled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"back into the picture on his card and gave him a small","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"smile. Ron was more interested in eating the frogs than looking at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the Famous Witches and Wizards cards, but Harry couldn't keep his eyes","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"off them. Soon he had not only Dumbledore and Morgana, but Hengist","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"of Woodcroft, Alberic Grunnion, Circe, Paracelsus, and Merlin. He finally tore his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"eyes away from the druidess Cliodna, who was scratching her nose, to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"open a bag of Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans.  `You want","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"to be careful with those,` Ron warned Harry. `When they say every","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"flavor, they mean every flavor -- you know, you get all the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"ordinary ones like chocolate and peppermint and mar- malade, but then you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"can get spinach and liver and tripe. George reckons he had a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"booger- flavored one once.`  Ron picked up a green bean, looked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"at it carefully, and bit into a corner.  `Bleaaargh -- see?","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Sprouts.`  They had a good time eating the Every Flavor Beans.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Harry got toast, coconut, baked bean, strawberry, curry, grass, coffee, sardine, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"was even brave enough to nibble the end off a funny gray","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"one Ron wouldn't touch, which turned out to be pepper.  The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"countryside now flying past the window was becoming wilder. The neat fields","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"had gone. Now there were woods, twisting rivers, and dark green hills.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" There was a knock on the door of their compartment and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the round-faced boy Harry had passed on platform nine and threequarters came","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"in. He looked tearful.  `Sorry,` he said, `but have you seen","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"a toad at all?`  When they shook their heads, he wailed,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`I've lost him! He keeps getting away from me!`  `He'll turn","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"up,` said Harry.  `Yes,` said the boy miserably. `Well, if you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"see him...`  He left.  `Don't know why he's so bothered,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"said Ron. `If I'd brought a toad I'd lose it as quick","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"as I could. Mind you, I brought Scabbers, so I can't talk.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" The rat was still snoozing on Ron's lap.  `He might","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"have died and you wouldn't know the difference,` said Ron in disgust.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`I tried to turn him yellow yesterday to make him more interesting,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"but the spell didn't work. I'll show you, look...`  He rummaged","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"around in his trunk and pulled out a very battered-looking wand. It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"was chipped in places and something white was glinting at the end.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" `Unicorn hair's nearly poking out. Anyway  He had just raised","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"his 'wand when the compartment door slid open again. The toadless boy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"was back, but this time he had a girl with him. She","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"was already wearing her new Hogwarts robes.  `Has anyone seen a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"toad? Neville's lost one,` she said. She had a bossy sort of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"voice, lots of bushy brown hair, and rather large front teeth. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`We've already told him we haven't seen it,` said Ron, but the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"girl wasn't listening, she was looking at the wand in his hand.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" `Oh, are you doing magic? Let's see it, then.`  She","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"sat down. Ron looked taken aback.  `Er -- all right.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"He cleared his throat.  `Sunshine, daisies, butter mellow, Turn this stupid,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"fat rat yellow.`  He waved his wand, but nothing happened. Scabbers","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"stayed gray and fast asleep.  `Are you sure that's a real","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"spell?` said the girl. `Well, it's not very good, is it? I've","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"tried a few simple spells just for practice and it's all worked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"for me. Nobody in my family's magic at all, it was ever","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"such a surprise when I got my letter, but I was ever","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"so pleased, of course, I mean, it's the very best school of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"witchcraft there is, I've heard -- I've learned all our course books","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"by heart, of course, I just hope it will be enough --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"I'm Hermione Granger, by the way, who are you.  She said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"all this very fast.  Harry looked at Ron, and was relieved","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"to see by his stunned face that he hadn't learned all the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"course books by heart either.  `I'm Ron Weasley,` Ron muttered. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`Harry Potter,` said Harry.  `Are you really?` said Hermione. `I know","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"all about you, of course -- I got a few extra books.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"for background reading, and you're in Modern Magical History and The Rise","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"and Fall of the Dark Arts and Great Wizarding Events of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Twentieth Century.  `Am I?` said Harry, feeling dazed.  `Goodness, didn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"you know, I'd have found out everything I could if it was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"me,` said Hermione. `Do either of you know what house you'll be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"in? I've been asking around, and I hope I'm in Gryffindor, it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"sounds by far the best; I hear Dumbledore himself was in it,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"but I suppose Ravenclaw wouldn't be too bad.... Anyway, we'd better go","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"and look for Neville's toad. You two had better change, you know,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"I expect we'll be there soon.`  And she left, taking the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"toadless boy with her.  `Whatever house I'm in, I hope she's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"not in it,` said Ron. He threw his wand back into his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"trunk. `Stupid spell -- George gave it to me, bet he knew","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"it was a dud.`  `What house are your brothers in?` asked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Harry.  `Gryffindor,` said Ron. Gloom seemed to be settling on him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"again. `Mom and Dad were in it, too. I don't know what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"they'll say if I'm not. I don't suppose Ravenclaw would be too","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"bad, but imagine if they put me in Slytherin.`  `That's the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"house Vol-, I mean, You-Know-Who was in?`  `Yeah,` said Ron. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"flopped back into his seat, looking depressed.  `You know, I think","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the ends of Scabbers' whiskers are a bit lighter,` said Harry, trying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"to take Ron's mind off houses. `So what do your oldest brothers","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"do now that they've left, anyway?`  Harry was wondering what a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"wizard did once he'd finished school.  `Charlie's in Romania studying dragons,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"and Bill's in Africa doing something for Gringotts,` said Ron. `Did you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"hear about  Gringotts? It's been all over the Daily Prophet, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"I don't suppose you get that with the Muggles -- someone tried","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"to rob a high security vault.`  Harry stared.  `Really? What","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"happened to them?`  `Nothing, that's why it's such big news. They","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"haven't been caught. My dad says it must've been a powerful Dark","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"wizard to get round Gringotts, but they don't think they took anything,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"that's what's odd. 'Course, everyone gets scared when something like this happens","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"in case You-Know-Who's behind it.`  Harry turned this news over in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"his mind. He was starting to get a prickle of fear every","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"time You- Know-Who was mentioned. He supposed this was all part of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"entering the magical world, but it had been a lot more comfortable","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"saying `Voldemort` without worrying.  `What's your Quidditch team?` Ron asked. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`Er -- I don't know any,` Harry confessed.  `What!` Ron looked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"dumbfounded. `Oh, you wait, it's the best game in the world --`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"And he was off, explaining all about the four balls and the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"positions of the seven players, describing famous games he'd been to with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"his brothers and the broomstick he'd like to get if he had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the money. He was just taking Harry through the finer points of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the game when the compartment door slid open yet again, but it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"wasn't Neville the toadless boy, or Hermione Granger this time.  Three","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"boys entered, and Harry recognized the middle one at once: it was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the pale boy from Madam Malkin's robe shop. He was looking at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Harry with a lot more interest than he'd shown back in Diagon","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Alley.  `Is it true?` he said. `They're saying all down the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"train that Harry Potter's in this compartment. So it's you, is it?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" `Yes,` said Harry. He was looking at the other boys. Both","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"of them were thickset and looked extremely mean. Standing on either side","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"of the pale boy, they looked like bodyguards.  `Oh, this is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Crabbe and this is Goyle,` said the pale boy carelessly, noticing where","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Harry was looking. `And my name's Malfoy, Draco Malfoy.`  Ron gave","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"a slight cough, which might have been hiding a snigget. Draco Malfoy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"looked at him.  `Think my name's funny, do you? No need","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"to ask who you are. My father told me all the Weasleys","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"have red hair, freckles, and more children than they can afford.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"He turned back to Harry. `You'll soon find out some wizarding families","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"are much better than others, Potter. You don't want to go making","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"friends with the wrong sort. I can help you there.`  He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"held out his hand to shake Harry's, but Harry didn't take it.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" `I think I can tell who the wrong sort are for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"myself, thanks,` he said coolly.  Draco Malfoy didn't go red, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"a pink tinge appeared in his pale cheeks.  `I'd be careful","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"if I were you, Potter,` he said slowly. `Unless you're a bit","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"politer you'll go the same way as your parents. They didn't know","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"what was good for them, either. You hang around with riffraff like","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the Weasleys and that Hagrid, and it'll rub off on you.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Both Harry and Ron stood up.  `Say that again,` Ron said,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"his face as red as his hair.  `Oh, you're going to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"fight us, are you?` Malfoy sneered.  `Unless you get out now,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"said Harry, more bravely than he felt, because Crabbe and Goyle were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"a lot bigger than him or Ron.  `But we don't feet","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"like leaving, do we, boys? We've eaten all our food and you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"still seem to have some.`  Goyle reached toward the Chocolate Frogs","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"next to Ron - Ron leapt forward, but before he'd so much","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"as touched Goyle, Goyle let out a horrible yell.  Scabbers the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"rat was hanging off his finger, sharp little teeth sunk deep into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Goyle's knuckle - Crabbe and Malfoy backed away as Goyle swung Scabbers","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"round and round, howling, and when Scabbets finally flew off and hit","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the window, all three of them disappeared at once. Perhaps they thought","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"there were more rats lurking among the sweets, or perhaps they'd heard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"footsteps, because a second later, Hermione Granger had come in.  `What","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"has been going on?` she said, looking at the sweets all over","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the floor and Ron picking up Scabbers by his tail.  I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"think he's been knocked out,` Ron said to Harry. He looked closer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"at Scabbers. `No -- I don't believe it -- he's gone back","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"to sleep-`  And so he had.  `You've met Malfoy before?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" Harry explained about their meeting in Diagon Alley.  `I've heard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"of his family,` said Ron darkly. `They were some of the first","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"to come back to our side after You-Know-Who disappeared. Said they'd been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"bewitched. My dad doesn't believe it. He says Malfoy's father didn't need","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"an excuse to go over to the Dark Side.` He turned to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Hermione. `Can we help you with something?`  `You'd better hurry up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"and put your robes on, I've just been up to the front","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"to ask the conductor, and he says we're nearly there. You haven't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"been fighting, have you? You'll be in trouble before we even get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"there!`  `Scabbers has been fighting, not us,` said Ron, scowling at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"her. `Would you mind leaving while we change?`  `All right --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"I only came in here because people outside are behaving very childishly,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"racing up and down the corridors,` said Hermione in a sniffy voice.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`And you've got dirt on your nose, by the way, did you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"know?`  Ron glared at her as she left. Harry peered out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"of the window. It was getting dark. He could see mountains and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"forests under a deep purple sky. The train did seem to be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"slowing down.  He and Ron took off their jackets and pulled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"on their long black robes. Ron's were a bit short for him,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"you could see his sneakers underneath them.  A voice echoed through","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the train: `We will be reaching Hogwarts in five minutes' time. Please","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"leave your luggage on the train, it will be taken to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"school separately.`  Harry's stomach lurched with nerves and Ron, he saw,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"looked pale under his freckles. They crammed their pockets with the last","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"of the sweets and joined the crowd thronging the corridor.  The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"train slowed right down and finally stopped. People pushed their way toward","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the door and out on to a tiny, dark platform. Harry shivered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"in the cold night air. Then a lamp came bobbing over the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"heads of the students, and Harry heard a familiar voice: `Firs' years!","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"Firs' years over here! All right there, Harry?`  Hagrid's big hairy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"face beamed over the sea of heads.  `C'mon, follow me --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"any more firs' years? Mind yer step, now! Firs' years follow me!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" Slipping and stumbling, they followed Hagrid down what seemed to be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"a steep, narrow path. It was so dark on either side of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"them that Harry thought there must be thick trees there. Nobody spoke","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"much. Neville, the boy who kept losing his toad, sniffed once or","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"twice.  `Ye' all get yer firs' sight o' Hogwarts in a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"sec,` Hagrid called over his shoulder, `jus' round this bend here.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"There was a loud `Oooooh!`  The narrow path had opened suddenly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"onto the edge of a great black take. Perched atop a high","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"mountain on the other side, its windows sparkling in the starry sky,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"was a vast castle with many turrets and towers.  `No more'n","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"four to a boat!` Hagrid called, pointing to a fleet of little","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"boats sitting in the water by the shore. Harry and Ron were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"followed into their boat by Neville and Hermione. `Everyone in?` shouted Hagrid,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"who had a boat to himself. `Right then -- FORWARD!`  And","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the fleet of little boats moved off all at once, gliding across","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"the lake, which was as smooth as glass. Everyone was silent, staring","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"up at the great castle overhead. It towered over them as they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"sailed nearer and nearer to the cliff on which it stood. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"`Heads down!` yelled Hagrid as the first boats reached the cliff; they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"all bent their heads and the little boats carried them through a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"curtain of ivy that hid a wide opening in the cliff face.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"They were carried along a dark tunnel, which seemed to be taking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"them right underneath the castle, until they reached a kind of underground","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"harbor, where they clambered out onto rocks and pebbles.  `Oy, you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"there! Is this your toad?` said Hagrid, who was checking the boats","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"as people climbed out of them.  `Trevor!` cried Neville blissfully, holding","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"out his hands. Then they clambered up a passageway in the rock","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"after Hagrid's lamp, coming out at last onto smooth, damp grass right","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"in the shadow of the castle.   They walked up a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"flight of stone steps and crowded around the huge, Oak front door.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
" `Everyone here? You there, still got yer toad?`  Hagrid raised","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"a gigantic fist and knocked three times on the castle door.  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-6"
"THE SORTING HAT  The door swung open at once. A tall,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"black-haired witch in emerald-green robes stood there. She had a very stern","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"face and Harry's first thought was that this was not someone to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"cross.  `The firs' years, Professor McGonagall,` said Hagrid.  `Thank you,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Hagrid. I will take them from here.`  She pulled the door","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"wide. The entrance hall was so big you could have fit the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"whole of the Dursleys' house in it. The stone walls were lit","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"with flaming torches like the ones at Gringotts, the ceiling was too","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"high to make out, and a magnificent marble staircase facing them led","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"to the upper floors.  They followed Professor McGonagall across the flagged","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"stone floor. Harry could hear the drone of hundreds of voices from","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"a doorway to the right -the rest of the school must already","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"be here -- but Professor McGonagall showed the first years into a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"small, empty chamber off the hall. They crowded in, standing rather closer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"together than they would usually have done, peering about nervously.  `Welcome","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"to Hogwarts,` said Professor McGonagall. `The start-of-term banquet will begin shortly, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"before you take your seats in the Great Hall, you will be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"sorted into your houses. The Sorting is a very important ceremony because,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"while you are here, your house will be something like your family","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"within Hogwarts. You will have classes with the rest of your house,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"sleep in your house dormitory, and spend free time in your house","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"common room.  `The four houses are called Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Slytherin. Each house has its own noble history and each has produced","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"outstanding witches and wizards. While you are at Hogwarts, your triumphs will","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"earn your house points, while any rulebreaking will lose house points. At","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the end of the year, the house with the most points is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"awarded the house cup, a great honor. I hope each of you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"will be a credit to whichever house becomes yours.  `The Sorting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Ceremony will take place in a few minutes in front of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"rest of the school. I suggest you all smarten yourselves up as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"much as you can while you are waiting.`  Her eyes lingered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"for a moment on Neville's cloak, which was fastened under his left","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"ear, and on Ron's smudged nose. Harry nervously tried to flatten his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"hair.  `I shall return when we are ready for you,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Professor McGonagall. `Please wait quietly.`  She left the chamber. Harry swallowed.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" `How exactly do they sort us into houses?` he asked Ron.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" `Some sort of test, I think. Fred said it hurts a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"lot, but I think he was joking.`  Harry's heart gave a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"horrible jolt. A test? In front of the whole school? But he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"didn't know any magic yet -- what on earth would he have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"to do? He hadn't expected something like this the moment they arrived.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"He looked around anxiously and saw that everyone else looked terrified, too.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"No one was talking much except Hermione Granger, who was whispering very","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"fast about all the spells she'd learned and wondering which one she'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"need. Harry tried hard not to listen to her. He'd never been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"more nervous, never, not even when he'd had to take a school","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"report home to the Dursleys saying that he'd somehow turned his teacher's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"wig blue. He kept his eyes fixed on the door. Any second","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"now, Professor McGonagall would come back and lead him to his doom.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" Then something happened that made him jump about a foot in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the air -- several people behind him screamed.  `What the --?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" He gasped. So did the people around him. About twenty ghosts","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"had just streamed through the back wall. Pearly-white and slightly transparent, they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"glided across the room talking to one another and hardly glancing at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the first years. They seemed to be arguing. What looked like a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"fat little monk was saying: `Forgive and forget, I say, we ought","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"to give him a second chance --`  `My dear Friar, haven't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"we given Peeves all the chances he deserves? He gives us all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"a bad name and you know, he's not really even a ghost","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"-- I say, what are you all doing here?`  A ghost","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"wearing a ruff and tights had suddenly noticed the first years. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Nobody answered.  `New students!` said the Fat Friar, smiling around at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"them. `About to be Sorted, I suppose?`  A few people nodded","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"mutely.  `Hope to see you in Hufflepuff!` said the Friar. `My","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"old house, you know.`  `Move along now,` said a sharp voice.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"`The Sorting Ceremony's about to start.`  Professor McGonagall had returned. One","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"by one, the ghosts floated away through the opposite wall.  `Now,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"form a line,` Professor McGonagall told the first years, `and follow me.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" Feeling oddly as though his legs had turned to lead, Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"got into line behind a boy with sandy hair, with Ron behind","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"him, and they walked out of the chamber, back across the hall,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"and through a pair of double doors into the Great Hall. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Harry had never even imagined such a strange and splendid place. It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"was lit by thousands and thousands of candles that were floating in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"midair over four long tables, where the rest of the students were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"sitting. These tables were laid with glittering golden plates and goblets. At","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the top of the hall was another long table where the teachers","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"were sitting. Professor McGonagall led the first years up here, so that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"they came to a halt in a line facing the other students,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"with the teachers behind them. The hundreds of faces staring at them","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"looked like pale lanterns in the flickering candlelight. Dotted here and there","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"among the students, the ghosts shone misty silver. Mainly to avoid all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the staring eyes, Harry looked upward and saw a velvety black ceiling","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"dotted with stars. He heard  Hermione whisper, `Its bewitched to look","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"like the sky outside. I read about it in Hogwarts, A History.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" It was hard to believe there was a ceiling there at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"all, and that the Great Hall didn't simply open on to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"heavens.  Harry quickly looked down again as Professor McGonagall silently placed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"a four-legged stool in front of the first years. On top of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the stool she put a pointed wizard's hat. This hat was patched","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"and frayed and extremely dirty. Aunt Petunia wouldn't have let it in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the house.  Maybe they had to try and get a rabbit","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"out of it, Harry thought wildly, that seemed the sort of thing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"-- noticing that everyone in the hall was now staring at the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"hat, he stared at it, too. For a few seconds, there was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"complete silence. Then the hat twitched. A rip near the brim opened","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"wide like a mouth -- and the hat began to sing: ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"`Oh, you may not think I'm pretty,  But don't judge on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"what you see,  I'll eat myself if you can find ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"A smarter hat than me.  You can keep your bowlers black,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" Your top hats sleek and tall,  For I'm the Hogwarts","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Sorting Hat  And I can cap them all.  There's nothing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"hidden in your head  The Sorting Hat can't see,  So","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"try me on and I will tell you  Where you ought","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"to be.  You might belong in Gryffindor,  Where dwell the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"brave at heart,  Their daring, nerve, and chivalry Set Gryffindors apart;","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" You might belong in Hufflepuff,  Where they are just and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"loyal,  Those patient Hufflepuffis are true And unafraid of toil; ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Or yet in wise old Ravenclaw,  if you've a ready mind,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"  Where those of wit and learning,  Will always find","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"their kind;  Or perhaps in Slytherin  You'll make your real","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"friends,  Those cunning folk use any means  To achieve their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"ends.  So put me on! Don't be afraid!  And don't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"get in a flap!  You're in safe hands (though I have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"none)  For I'm a Thinking Cap!`  The whole hall burst","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"into applause as the hat finished its song. It bowed to each","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"of the four tables and then became quite still again.  `So","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"we've just got to try on the hat!` Ron whispered to Harry.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"`I'll kill Fred, he was going on about wrestling a troll.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Harry. smiled weakly. Yes, trying on the hat was a lot better","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"than having to do a spell, but he did wish they could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"have tried it on without everyone watching. The hat seemed to be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"asking rather alot; Harry didn't feel brave or quick-witted or any of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"it at the moment. If only the hat had mentioned a house","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"for people who felt a bit queasy, that would have been the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"one for him.  Professor McGonagall now stepped forward holding a long","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"roll of parchment.  `When I call your name, you will put","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"on the hat and sit on the stool to be sorted,` she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"said. `Abbott, Hannah!`  A pink-faced girl with blonde pigtails stumbled out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"of line, put on the hat, which fell right down over her","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"eyes, and sat down. A moments pause --  `HUFFLEPUFF!` shouted the hat.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" The table on the right cheered and clapped as Hannah went","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"to sit down at the Hufflepuff table. Harry saw the ghost of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the Fat Friar waving merrily at her.  `Bones, Susan!`  `HUFFLEPUFF!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"shouted the hat again, and Susan scuttled off to sit next to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Hannah.  `Boot, Terry!`  `RAVENCLAW!`  The table second from the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"left clapped this time; several Ravenclaws stood up to shake hands with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Terry as he joined them.  ` Brocklehurst, Mandy` went to Ravenclaw","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"too, but `Brown, Lavender` became the first new Gryffindor, and the table","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"on the far left exploded with cheers; Harry could see Ron's twin","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"brothers catcalling.  `Bulstrode, Millicent` then became a Slytherin. Perhaps it was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Harry's imagination, after all he'd heard about Slytherin, but he thought they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"looked like an unpleasant lot. He was starting to feel definitely sick","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"now. He remembered being picked for teams during gym at his old","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"school. He had always been last to be chosen, not because he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"was no good, but because no one wanted Dudley to think they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"liked him.  `Finch-Fletchley, Justin!`  `HUFFLEPUFF!`  Sometimes, Harry noticed, the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"hat shouted out the house at once, but at others it took","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"a little while to decide. `Finnigan, Seamus,` the sandy-haired boy next to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Harry in the line, sat on the stool for almost a whole","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"minute before the hat declared him a Gryffindor.  `Granger, Hermione!` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Hermione almost ran to the stool and jammed the hat eagerly on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"her head.  `GRYFFINDOR!` shouted the hat. Ron groaned.  A horrible","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"thought struck Harry, as horrible thoughts always do when you're very nervous.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"What if he wasn't chosen at all? What if he just sat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"there with the hat over his eyes for ages, until Professor McGonagall","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"jerked it off his head and said there had obviously been a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"mistake and he'd better get back on the train?  When Neville","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Longbottom, the boy who kept losing his toad, was called, he fell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"over on his way to the stool. The hat took a long","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"time to decide with Neville. When it finally shouted, `GRYFFINDOR,` Neville ran","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"off still wearing it, and had to jog back amid gales of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"laughter to give it to `MacDougal, Morag.`  Malfoy swaggered forward when","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"his name was called and got his wish at once: the hat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"had barely touched his head when it screamed, `SLYTHERIN!`  Malfoy went","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"to join his friends Crabbe and Goyle, looking pleased with himself. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"There weren't many people left now. `Moon` `Nott` `Parkinson` then a pair","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"of twin girls, `Patil` and `Patil` then `Perks, Sally-Anne` and then, at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"last -- `Potter, Harry!`  As Harry stepped forward, whispers suddenly broke","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"out like little hissing fires all over the hall.  `Potter, did","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"she say?`  The Harry Potter?`  The last thing Harry saw","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"before the hat dropped over his eyes was the hall full of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"people craning to get a good look at him. Next second he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"was looking at the black inside of the hat. He waited. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Hmm,` said a small voice in his ear. `Difficult. Very difficult. Plenty","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"of courage, I see. Not a bad mind either. There's talent, A","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"my goodness, yes -- and a nice thirst to prove yourself, now","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"that's interesting.... So where shall I put you?`  Harry gripped the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"edges of the stool and thought, Not Slytherin, not Slytherin.  `Not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Slytherin, eh?` said the small voice. `Are you sure? You could be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"great, you know, it's all here in your head, and Slytherin will","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"help you on the way to greatness, no doubt about that --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"no? Well, if you're sure -- better be GRYFFINDOR!`  Harry heard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the hat shout the last word to the whole hall. He took","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"off the hat and walked shakily toward the Gryffindor table. He was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"so relieved to have been chosen and not put in Slytherin, he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"hardly noticed that he was getting the loudest cheer yet. Percy the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Prefect got up and shook his hand vigorously, while the Weasley twins","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"yelled, `We got Potter! We got Potter!` Harry sat down opposite the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"ghost in the ruff he'd seen earlier. The ghost patted his arm,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"giving Harry the sudden, horrible feeling he'd just plunged it into a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"bucket of ice-cold water.  He could see the High Table properly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"now. At the end nearest him sat Hagrid, who caught his eye","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"and gave him the thumbs up. Harry grinned back. And there, in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the center of the High Table, in a large gold chair, sat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Albus Dumbledore. Harry recognized him at once from the card he'd gotten","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"out of the Chocolate Frog on the train. Dumbledore's silver hair was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the only thing in the whole hall that shone as brightly as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the ghosts. Harry spotted Professor Quirtell, too, the nervous young man from","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the Leaky Cauldron. He was looking very peculiar in a large purple","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"turban.  And now there were only three people left to be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"sorted. `Thomas, Dean,` a Black boy even taller than Ron, joined Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"at the Gryffindor table. `Turpin, Lisa,` became a Ravenclaw and then it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"was Ron's turn. He was pale green by now. Harry crossed his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"fingers under the table and a second later the hat had shouted,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"`GRYFFINDOR!`  Harry clapped loudly with the rest as Ron collapsed into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the chair next to him.  `Well done, Ron, excellent,` said Percy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Weasley Pompously across Harry as `Zabini, Blaise,` was made a Slytherin. Professor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"McGonagall rolled up her scroll and took the Sorting Hat away. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Harry looked down at his empty gold plate. He had only just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"realized how hungry he was. The pumpkin pasties seemed ages ago. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Albus Dumbledore had gotten to his feet. He was beaming at the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"students, his arms opened wide, as if nothing could have pleased him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"more than to see them all there.  `Welcome,` he said. `Welcome","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"to a new year at Hogwarts! Before we begin our banquet, I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"would like to say a few words. And here they are: Nitwit!","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Blubber! Oddment! Tweak!  `Thank you!`  He sat back down. Everybody","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"clapped and cheered. Harry didn't know whether to laugh or not. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" `Is he -- a bit mad?` he asked Percy uncertainly. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"`Mad?` said Percy airily. `He's a genius! Best wizard in the world!","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"But he is a bit mad, yes. Potatoes, Harry?`  Harry's mouth","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"fell open. The dishes in front of him were now piled with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"food. He had never seen so many things he liked to eat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"on one table: roast beef, roast chicken, pork chops and lamb chops,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"sausages, bacon and steak, boiled potatoes, roast potatoes, fries, Yorkshire pudding, peas,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"carrots, gravy, ketchup, and, for some strange reason, peppermint humbugs.  The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Dursleys had never exactly starved Harry, but he'd never been allowed to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"eat as much as he liked. Dudley had always taken anything that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Harry really wanted, even if It made him sick. Harry piled his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"plate with a bit of everything except the peppermints and began to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"eat. It was all delicious.  `That does look good,` said the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"ghost in the ruff sadly, watching Harry cut up his steak, ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"`Can't you --?`  I haven't eaten for nearly four hundred years,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"said the ghost. `I don't need to, of course, but one does","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"miss it. I don't think I've in troduced myself? Sir Nicholas de","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Mimsy-Porpington at your service. Resident ghost of Gryffindor Tower.`  `I know","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"who you are!` said Ron suddenly. `My brothers told me about you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"-- you're Nearly Headless Nick!`  `I would prefer you to call","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"me Sir Nicholas de Mimsy --` the ghost began stiffly, but sandy-haired","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Seamus Finnigan interrupted.  `Nearly Headless? How can you be nearly headless?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" Sir Nicholas looked extremely miffed, as if their little chat wasn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"going at all the way he wanted.  `Like this,` he said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"irritably. He seized his left ear and pulled. His whole head swung","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"off his neck and fell onto his shoulder as if it was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"on a hinge. Someone had obviously tried to behead him, but not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"done it properly. Looking pleased at the stunned looks on their faces,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Nearly Headless Nick flipped his head back onto his neck, coughed, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"said, `So -- new Gryffindors! I hope you're going to help us","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"win the house championship this year? Gryffindors have never gone so long","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"without winning. Slytherins have got the cup six years in a row!","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"The Bloody Baron's becoming almost unbearable -- he's the Slytherin ghost.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Harry looked over at the Slytherin table and saw a horrible ghost","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"sitting there, with blank staring eyes, a gaunt face, and robes stained","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"with silver blood. He was right next to Malfoy who, Harry was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"pleased to see, didn't look too pleased with the seating arrangements. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"`How did he get covered in blood?` asked Seamus with great interest.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" `I've never asked,` said Nearly Headless Nick delicately.  When everyone","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"had eaten as much as they could, the remains of the food","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"faded from the plates, leaving them sparkling clean as before. A moment","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"later the desserts appeared. Blocks of ice cream in every flavor you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"could think of, apple pies, treacle tarts, chocolate eclairs and jam doughnuts, trifle,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"strawberries, Jell-O, rice pudding -- `  As Harry helped himself to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"a treacle tart, the talk turned to their families.  `I'm half-and-half,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"said Seamus. `Me dad's a Muggle. Mom didn't tell him she was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"a witch 'til after they were married. Bit of a nasty shock","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"for him.`  The others laughed.  `What about you, Neville?` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Ron.  `Well, my gran brought me up and she's a witch,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"said Neville, `but the family thought I was all- Muggle for ages.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"My Great Uncle Algie kept trying to catch me off my guard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"and force some magic out of me -- he pushed me off","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the end of Blackpool pier once, I nearly drowned -- but nothing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"happened until I was eight. Great Uncle Algie came round for dinner,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"and he was hanging me out of an upstairs window by the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"ankles when my Great Auntie Enid offered him a meringue and he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"accidentally let go. But I bounced -- all the way down the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"garden and into the road. They were all really pleased, Gran was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"crying, she was so happy. And you should have seen their faces","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"when I got in here -- they thought I might not be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"magic enough to come, you see. Great Uncle Algie was so pleased","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"he bought me my toad.`  On Harry's other side, Percy Weasley","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"and Hermione were talking about lessons (`I do hope they start right","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"away, there's so much to learn, I'm particularly interested in Transfiguration, you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"know, turning something into something else, of course, it's supposed to be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"very difficult-`; `You'll be starting small, just matches into needles and that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"sort of thing -- `).  Harry, who was starting to feel","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"warm and sleepy, looked up at  the High Table again. Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"was drinking deeply from his goblet. Professor McGonagall was talking to Professor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Dumbledore. Professor Quirrell, in his absurd turban, was talking to a teacher","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"with greasy black hair, a hooked nose, and sallow skin.  It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"happened very suddenly. The hook-nosed teacher looked past Quirrell's turban straight into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Harry's eyes -- and a sharp, hot pain shot across the scar","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"on Harry's forehead.  `Ouch!` Harry clapped a hand to his head.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" `What is it?` asked Percy.  `N-nothing.`  The pain had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"gone as quickly as it had come. Harder to shake off was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the feeling Harry had gotten from the teacher's look -- a feeling","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"that he didn't like Harry at all.  `Who's that teacher talking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"to Professor Quirrell?` he asked Percy.  `Oh, you know Quirrell already,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"do you? No wonder he's looking so nervous, that's Professor Snape. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"teaches Potions, but he doesn't want to -- everyone knows he's after","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Quirrell's job. Knows an awful lot about the Dark Arts, Snape.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Harry watched Snape for a while, but Snape didn't look at him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"again.  At last, the desserts too disappeared, and Professor Dumbledore got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"to his feet again. The hall fell silent.  `Ahern -- just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"a few more words now that we are all fed and watered.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"I have a few start-of-term notices to give you.  `First years","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"should note that the forest on the grounds is forbidden to all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"pupils. And a few of our older students would do well to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"remember that as well.`  Dumbledore's twinkling eyes flashed in the direction","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"of the Weasley twins.  `I have also been asked by Mr.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Filch, the caretaker, to remind you all that no magic should be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"used between classes in the corridors.  `Quidditch trials will be held","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"in the second week of the term. Anyone interested in playing for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"their house teams should contact Madam Hooch.  `And finally, I must","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"tell you that this year, the third-floor corridor on the right-hand side","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"is out of bounds to everyone who does not wish to die","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"a very painful death.`  Harry laughed, but he was one of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"the few who did.  `He's not serious?` he muttered to Percy.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" `Must be,` said Percy, frowning at Dumbledore. `It's odd, because he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"usually gives us a reason why we're not allowed to go somewhere","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"-- the forest's full of dangerous beasts, everyone knows that. I do","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"think he might have told us prefects, at least.`  `And now,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"before we go to bed, let us sing the school song!` cried","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Dumbledore. Harry noticed that the other teachers' smiles had become rather fixed.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" Dumbledore gave his wand a little flick, as if he was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"trying to get a fly off the end, and a long golden","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"ribbon flew out of it, which rose high above the tables and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"twisted itself, snakelike, into words.  `Everyone pick their favorite tune,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Dumbledore, `and off we go!` And the school bellowed:  `Hogwarts, Hogwarts,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Hoggy Warty Hogwarts,  Teach us something please,  Whether we be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"old and bald  Or young with scabby knees,  Our heads","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"could do with filling  With some interesting stuff,  For now","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"they're bare and full of air,  Dead flies and bits of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"fluff,  So teach us things worth knowing,  Bring back what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"we've forgot,  just do your best, we'll do the rest, ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"And learn until our brains all rot.  Everybody finished the song","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"at different times. At last, only the Weasley twins were left singing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"along to a very slow funeral march. Dumbledore conducted their last few","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"lines with his wand and when they had finished, he was one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"of those who clapped loudest.  `Ah, music,` he said, wiping his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"eyes. `A magic beyond all we do here! And now, bedtime. Off","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"you trot!`  The Gryffindor first years followed Percy through the chattering","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"crowds, out of the Great Hall, and up the marble staircase. Harry's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"legs were like lead again, but only because he was so tired","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"and full of food. He was too sleepy even to be surprised","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"that the people in the portraits along the corridors whispered and pointed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"as they passed, or that twice Percy led them through doorways hidden","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"behind sliding panels and hanging tapestries. They climbed more staircases, yawning and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"dragging their feet, and Harry was just wondering how much farther they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"had to go when they came to a sudden halt.  A","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"bundle of walking sticks was floating in midair ahead of them, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"as Percy took a step toward them they started throwing themselves at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"him.  `Peeves,` Percy whispered to the first years. `A poltergeist.` He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"raised his voice, `Peeves -- show yourself`  A loud, rude sound,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"like the air being let out of a balloon, answered.  `Do","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"you want me to go to the Bloody Baron?`  There was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"a pop, and a little man with wicked, dark eyes and a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"wide mouth appeared, floating cross- legged in the air, clutching the walking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"sticks.  `Oooooooh!` he said, with an evil cackle. `Ickle Firsties! What","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"fun!`  He swooped suddenly at them. They all ducked.  `Go","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"away, Peeves, or the Baron'll hear about this, I mean it!` barked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Percy.  Peeves stuck out his tongue and vanished, dropping the walking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"sticks on Neville's head. They heard him zooming away, rattling coats of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"armor as he passed.  `You want to watch out for Peeves,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"said Percy, as they set off again. `The Bloody Baron's the only","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"one who can control him, he won't even listen to us prefects.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Here we are.`  At the very end of the corridor hung","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"a portrait of a very fat woman in a pink silk dress.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
" `Password?` she said. `Caput Draconis,` said Percy, and the portrait swung","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"forward to reveal a round hole in the wall. They all scrambled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"through it -- Neville needed a leg up -- and found themselves","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"in the Gryffindor common room, a cozy, round room full of squashy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"armchairs.  Percy directed the girls through one door to their dormitory","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"and the boys through another. At the top of a spiral staircase","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"-- they were obviously in one of the towers -- they found","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"their beds at last: five four-posters hung with deep red, velvet curtains.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Their trunks had already been brought up. Too tired to talk much,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"they pulled on their pajamas and fell into bed.  ` Great","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"food, isn't it?` Ron muttered to Harry through the hangings. `Get off,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Scabbers! He's chewing my sheets.`  Harry was going to ask Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"if he'd had any of the treacle tart, but he fell asleep","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"almost at once.  Perhaps Harry had eaten a bit too much,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"because he had a very strange dream. He was wearing Professor Quirrell's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"turban, which kept talking to him, telling him he must transfer to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Slytherin at once, because it was his destiny. Harry told the turban","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"he didn't want to be in Slytherin; it got heavier and heavier;","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"he tried to pull it off but it tightened painfully -- and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"there was Malfoy, laughing at him as he struggled with it -then","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"Malfoy turned into the hook-nosed teacher, Snape, whose laugh became high and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"cold -- there was a burst of green light and Harry woke,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"sweating and shaking.  He rolled over and fell asleep again, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"when he woke next day, he didn't remember the dream at all.  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-7"
"THE POTIONS MASTER  There, look.`  `Where?`  `Next to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"tall kid with the red hair.`  `Wearing the glasses?`  `Did","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"you see his face?`  `Did you see his scar?`  Whispers","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"followed Harry from the moment he left his dormitory the next day.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"People lining up outside classrooms stood on tiptoe to get a look","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"at him, or doubled back to pass him in the corridors again,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"staring. Harry wished they wouldn't, because he was trying to concentrate on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"finding his way to classes.  There were a hundred and forty-two","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"staircases at Hogwarts: wide, sweeping ones; narrow, rickety ones; some that led","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"somewhere different on a Friday; some with a vanishing step halfway up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"that you had to remember to jump. Then there were doors that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"wouldn't open unless you asked politely, or tickled them in exactly the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"right place, and doors that weren't really doors at all, but solid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"walls just pretending. It was also very hard to remember where anything","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"was, because it all seemed to move around a lot. The people","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"in the portraits kept going to visit each other, and Harry was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"sure the coats of armor could walk.  The ghosts didn't help,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"either. It was always a nasty shock when one of them glided","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"suddenly through a door you were trying to open. Nearly Headless Nick","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"was always happy to point new Gryffindors in the right direction, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Peeves the Poltergeist was worth two locked doors and a trick staircase","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"if you met him when you were late for class. He would","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"drop wastepaper baskets on your head, pull rugs from under your feet,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"pelt you with bits of chalk, or sneak up behind you, invisible,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"grab your nose, and screech, `GOT YOUR CONK!`  Even worse than","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Peeves, if that was possible, was the caretaker, Argus Filch. Harry and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Ron managed to get on the wrong side of him on their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"very first morning. Filch found them trying to force their way through","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"a door that unluckily turned out to be the entrance to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"out-of-bounds corridor on the third floor. He wouldn't believe they were lost,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"was sure they were trying to break into it on purpose, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"was threatening to lock them in the dungeons when they were rescued","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"by Professor Quirrell, who was passing.  Filch owned a cat called","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Mrs. Norris, a scrawny, dust-colored creature with bulging, lamp like eyes just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"like Filch's. She patrolled the corridors alone. Break a rule in front","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"of her, put just one toe out of line, and she'd whisk","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"off for Filch, who'd appear, wheezing, two seconds later. Filch knew the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"secret passageways of the school better than anyone (except perhaps the Weasley","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"twins) and could pop up as suddenly as any of the ghosts.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"The students all hated him, and it was the dearest ambition of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"many to give Mrs. Norris a good kick.  And then, once","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"you had managed to find them, there were the classes themselves. There","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"was a lot more to magic, as Harry quickly found out, than","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"waving your wand and saying a few funny words.  They had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"to study the night skies through their telescopes every Wednesday at midnight","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"and learn the names of different stars and the movements of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"planets. Three times a week they went out to the greenhouses behind","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"the castle to study Herbology, with a dumpy little witch called Professor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Sprout, where they learned how to take care of all the strange","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"plants and fungi, and found out what they were used for. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Easily the most boring class was History of Magic, which was the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"only one taught by a ghost. Professor Binns had been very old","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
" indeed when he had fallen asleep in front of the staff","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"room fire and got up next morning to teach, leaving his body","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"behind him. Binns droned on and on while they scribbled down names","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"and dates, and got Emetic the Evil and Uric the Oddball mixed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"up.  Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher, was a tiny little wizard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"who had to stand on a pile of books to see over","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"his desk. At the start of their first class he took the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"roll call, and when he reached Harry's name he gave an excited","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"squeak and toppled out of sight.  Professor McGonagall was again different.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Harry had been quite right to think she wasn't a teacher to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"cross. Strict and clever, she gave them a talking-to the moment they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"sat down in her first class.  `Transfiguration is some of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"most complex and dangerous magic you will learn at Hogwarts,` she said.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"`Anyone messing around in my class will leave and not come back.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"You have been warned.`  Then she changed her desk into a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"pig and back again. They were all very impressed and couldn't wait","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"to get started, but soon realized they weren't going to be changing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"the furniture into animals for a long time. After taking a lot","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"of complicated notes, they were each given a match and started trying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"to turn it into a needle. By the end of the lesson,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"only Hermione Granger had made any difference to her match; Professor McGonagall","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"showed the class how it had gone all silver and pointy and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"gave Hermione a rare smile.  The class everyone had really been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"looking forward to was Defense Against the Dark Arts, but Quirrell's lessons","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"turned out to be a bit of a joke. His classroom smelled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"strongly of garlic, which everyone said was to ward off a vampire","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"he'd met in Romania and was afraid would be coming back to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"get him one of these days. His turban, he told them, had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"been given to him by an African prince as a thank-you for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"getting rid of a troublesome zombie, but they weren't sure they believed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"this story. For one thing, when Seamus Finnigan asked eagerly to hear","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"how Quirrell had fought off the zombie, Quirrell went pink and started","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"talking about the weather; for another, they had noticed that a funny","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"smell hung around the turban, and the Weasley twins insisted that it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"was stuffed full of garlic as well, so that Quirrell was protected","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"wherever he went.  Harry was very relieved to find out that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"he wasn't miles behind everyone else. Lots of people had come from","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Muggle families and, like him, hadn't had any idea that they were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"witches and wizards. There was so much to learn that even people","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"like Ron didn't have much of a head start.  Friday was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"an important day for Harry and Ron. They finally managed to find","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"their way down to the Great Hall for breakfast without getting lost","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"once.  `What have we got today?` Harry asked Ron as he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"poured sugar on his porridge.  `Double Potions with the Slytherins,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Ron. `Snape's Head of Slytherin House. They say he always favors them","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"-- we'll be able to see if it's true.`  `Wish McGonagall","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"favored us, ` said Harry. Professor McGonagall was head of Gryffindor House,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"but it hadn't stopped her from giving them a huge pile of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"homework the day before.  Just then, the mail arrived. Harry had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"gotten used to this by now, but it had given him a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"bit of a shock on the first morning, when about a hundred","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"owls had suddenly streamed into the Great Hall during breakfast, circling the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"tables until they saw their owners, and dropping letters and packages onto","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"their laps.  Hedwig hadn't brought Harry anything so far. She sometimes","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"flew in to nibble his ear and have a bit of toast","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"before going off to sleep in the owlery with the other school","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"owls. This morning, however, she fluttered down between the marmalade and the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"sugar bowl and dropped a note onto Harry's plate. Harry tore it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"open at once. It said, in a very untidy scrawl:  Dear","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Harry,  I know you get Friday afternoons off, so would you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"like to come and have a cup of tea with me around","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"three?  I want to hear all about your first week. Send","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"us an answer back with Hedwig.  Hagrid  Harry borrowed Ron's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"quill, scribbled Yes, please, see you later on the back of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"note, and sent Hedwig off again.  It was lucky that Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"had tea with Hagrid to look forward to, because the Potions lesson","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"turned out to be the worst thing that had happened to him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"so far.  At the start-of-term banquet, Harry had gotten the idea","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"that Professor Snape disliked him. By the end of the first Potions","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"lesson, he knew he'd been wrong. Snape didn't dislike Harry -- he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"hated him.  Potions lessons took place down in one of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"dungeons. It was colder here than up in the main castle, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"would have been quite creepy enough without the pickled animals floating in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"glass jars all around the walls.  Snape, like Flitwick, started the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"class by taking the roll call, and like Flitwick, he paused at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Harry's name.  `Ah, Yes,` he said softly, `Harry Potter. Our new","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"-- celebrity.`  Draco Malfoy and his friends Crabbe and Goyle sniggered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"behind their hands. Snape finished calling the names and looked up at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"the class. His eyes were black like Hagrid's, but they had none","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"of Hagrid's warmth. They were cold and empty and made you think","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"of dark tunnels.  `You are here to learn the subtle science","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"and exact art of potionmaking,` he began. He spoke in barely more","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"than a whisper, but they caught every word -- like Professor McGonagall,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Snape had y caught every word -- like Professor McGonagall, Snape had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"the gift of keeping a class silent without effort. `As there is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"little foolish wand-waving here, many of you will hardly believe this is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"magic. I don't expect you will really understand the beauty of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"softly simmering cauldron with its shimmering fumes, the delicate power of liquids","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"that creep through human veins, bewitching the mind, ensnaring the senses.... I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"can teach you how to bottle fame, brew glory, even stopper death","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"-- if you aren't as big a bunch of dunderheads as I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"usually have to teach.`  More silence followed this little speech. Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"and Ron exchanged looks with raised eyebrows. Hermione Granger was on the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"edge of her seat and looked desperate to start proving that she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"wasn't a dunderhead.  `Potter!` said Snape suddenly. `What would I get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"if I added powdered root of asphodel to an infusion of wormwood?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
" Powdered root of what to an infusion of what? Harry glanced","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"at Ron, who looked as stumped as he was; Hermione's hand had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"shot into the air.  `I don't know, sit,` said Harry. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Snape's lips curled into a sneer.  `Tut, tut -- fame clearly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"isn't everything.`  He ignored Hermione's hand.  `Let's try again. Potter,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"where would you look if I told you to find me a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"bezoar?`  Hermione stretched her hand as high into the air as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"it would go without her leaving her seat, but Harry didn't have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"the faintest idea what a bezoar was. He tried not to look","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"at Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle, who were shaking with laughter.  `I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"don't know, sit.` `Thought you wouldn't open a book before coming, eh,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Potter?` Harry forced himself to keep looking straight into those cold eyes.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"He had looked through his books at the Dursleys', but did Snape","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"expect him to remember everything in One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi?","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
" Snape was still ignoring Hermione's quivering hand.  `What is the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"difference, Potter, between monkshood and wolfsbane?`  At this, Hermione stood up,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"her hand stretching toward the dungeon ceiling.  `I don't know,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Harry quietly. `I think Hermione does, though, why don't you try her?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
" A few people laughed; Harry caught Seamus's eye, and Seamus winked.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Snape, however, was not pleased.  `Sit down,` he snapped at Hermione.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"`For your information, Potter, asphodel and wormwood make a sleeping potion so","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"powerful it is known as the Draught of Living Death. A bezoar","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"is a stone taken from the stomach of a goat and it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"will save you from most poisons. As for monkshood and wolfsbane, they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"are the same plant, which also goes by the name of aconite.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Well? Why aren't you all copying that down?`  There was a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"sudden rummaging for quills and parchment. Over the noise, Snape said, `And","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"a point will be taken from Gryffindor House for your cheek, Potter.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
" Things didn't improve for the Gryffindors as the Potions lesson continued.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Snape put them all into pairs and set them to mixing up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"a simple potion to cure boils. He swept around in his long","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"black cloak, watching them weigh dried nettles and crush snake fangs, criticizing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"almost everyone except Malfoy, whom he seemed to like. He was just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"telling everyone to look at the perfect way Malfoy had stewed his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"horned slugs when clouds of acid green smoke and a loud hissing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"filled the dungeon. Neville had somehow managed to melt Seamus's cauldron into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"a twisted blob, and their potion was seeping across the stone floor,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"burning holes in people's shoes. Within seconds, the whole class was standing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"on their stools while Neville, who had been drenched in the potion","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"when the cauldron collapsed, moaned in pain as angry red boils sprang","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"up all over his arms and legs.  `Idiot boy!` snarled Snape,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"clearing the spilled potion away with one wave of his wand. `I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"suppose you added the porcupine quills before taking the cauldron off the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"fire?`  Neville whimpered as boils started to pop up all over","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"his nose.  `Take him up to the hospital wing,` Snape spat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"at Seamus. Then he rounded on Harry and Ron, who had been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"working next to Neville.  `You -- Potter -- why didn't you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"tell him not to add the quills? Thought he'd make you look","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"good if he got it wrong, did you? That's another point you've","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"lost for Gryffindor.`  This was so unfair that Harry opened his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"mouth to argue, but Ron kicked him behind their cauldron.  `Doi*","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"push it,` he muttered, `I've heard Snape can turn very nasty.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"As they climbed the steps out of the dungeon an hour later,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Harry's mind was racing and his spirits were low. He'd lost two","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"points for Gryffindor in his very first week -- why did Snape","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"hate him so much? `Cheer up,` said Ron, `Snape's always taking points","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"off Fred and George. Can I come and meet Hagrid with you?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
" At five to three they left the castle and made their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"way across the grounds. Hagrid lived in a small wooden house on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"the edge of the forbidden forest. A crossbow and a pair of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"galoshes were outside the front door.  When Harry knocked they heard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"a frantic scrabbling from inside and several booming barks. Then Hagrid's voice","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"rang out, saying, `Back, Fang -- back.`  Hagrid's big, hairy face","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"appeared in the crack as he pulled the door open.  `Hang","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"on,` he said. `Back, Fang.`  He let them in, struggling to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"keep a hold on the collar of an enormous black boarhound. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"There was only one room inside. Hams and pheasants were hanging from","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"the ceiling, a copper kettle was boiling on the open fire, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"in the corner stood a massive bed with a patchwork quilt over","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"it.  `Make yerselves at home,` said Hagrid, letting go of Fang,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"who bounded straight at Ron and started licking his ears. Like Hagrid,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Fang was clearly not as fierce as he looked.  `This is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Ron,` Harry told Hagrid, who was pouring boiling water into a large","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"teapot and putting rock cakes onto a plate.  `Another Weasley, eh?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"said Hagrid, glancing at Ron's freckles. I spent half me life chasin'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"yer twin brothers away from the forest.`  The rock cakes were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"shapeless lumps with raisins that almost broke their teeth, but Harry and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Ron pretended to be enjoying them as they told Hagrid all about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"their first -lessons. Fang rested his head on Harry's knee and drooled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"all over his robes.  Harry and Ron were delighted to hear","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Hagrid call Fitch `that old git.`  `An' as fer that cat,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Mrs. Norris, I'd like ter introduce her to Fang sometime. D'yeh know,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"every time I go up ter the school, she follows me everywhere?","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Can't get rid of her -- Fitch puts her up to it.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
" Harry told Hagrid about Snape's lesson. Hagrid, like Ron, told Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"not to worry about it, that Snape liked hardly any of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"students.  `But he seemed to really hate me.`  `Rubbish!` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Hagrid. `Why should he?`  Yet Harry couldn't help thinking that Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"didn't quite meet his eyes when he said that.  `How's yer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"brother Charlie?` Hagrid asked Ron. `I liked him a lot -- great","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"with animals.`  Harry wondered if Hagrid had changed the subject on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"purpose. While Ron told Hagrid all about Charlie's work with dragons, Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"picked up a piece of paper that was lying on the table","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"under the tea cozy. It was a cutting from the Daily Prophet:","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
" GRINGOTTS BREAK-IN LATEST  Investigations continue into the break-in at Gringotts","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"on 31 July, widely believed to be the work of Dark wizards","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"or witches unknown.  Gringotts goblins today insisted that nothing had been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"taken. The vault that was searched had in fact been emptied the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"same day.  `But we're not telling you what was in there,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"so keep your noses out if you know what's good for you,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"said a Gringotts spokesgoblin this afternoon.  Harry remembered Ron telling him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"on the train that someone had tried to rob Gringotts, but Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"hadn't mentioned the date.  `Hagrid!` said Harry, `that Gringotts break-in happened","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"on my birthday! It might've been happening while we were there!` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"There was no doubt about it, Hagrid definitely didn't meet Harry's eyes","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"this time. He grunted and offered him another rock cake. Harry read","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"the story again. The vault that was searched had in fact been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"emptied earlier that same day. Hagrid had emptied vault seven hundred and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"thirteen, if you could call it emptying, taking out that grubby little","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"package. Had that been what the thieves were looking for?  As","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Harry and Ron walked back to the castle for dinner, their pockets","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"weighed down with rock cakes they'd been too polite to refuse, Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"thought that none of the lessons he'd had so far had given","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"him as much to think about as tea with Hagrid. Had Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"collected that package just in time? Where was it now? And did","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"Hagrid know something about Snape that he didn't want to tell Harry?  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-8"
"THE MIDNIGHT DUEL  Harry had never believed he would meet a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"boy he hated more than Dudley, but that was before he met","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Draco Malfoy.   Still, first-year Gryffindors only had Potions with the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Slytherins, so they didn't have to put up with Malfoy much. Or","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"at least, they didn't until they spotted a notice pinned up in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"the Gryffindor common room that made them all groan. Flying lessons would","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"be starting on Thursday -- and Gryffindor and Slytherin would be learning","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"together.  `Typical,` said Harry darkly. `Just what I always wanted. To","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"make a fool of myself on a broomstick in front of Malfoy.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" He had been looking forward to learning to fly more than","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"anything else.  `You don't know that you'll make a fool of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"yourself,` said Ron reasonably. `Anyway, I know Malfoy's always going on about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"how good he is at Quidditch, but I bet that's all talk.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" Malfay certainly did talk about flying a lot. He complained loudly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"about first years never getting on the house Quidditch teams and told","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"long, boastful stories that always seemed to end with him narrowly escaping","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Muggles in helicopters. He wasn't the only one, though: the way Seamus","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Finnigan told it, he'd spent most of his childhood zooming around the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"countryside on his broomstick. Even Ron would tell anyone who'd listen about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"the time he'd almost hit a hang glider on Charlie's old broom.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Everyone from wizarding families talked about Quidditch constantly. Ron had already had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"a big argument with Dean Thomas, who shared their dormitory, about soccer.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Ron couldn't see what was exciting about a game with only one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"ball where no one was allowed to fly. Harry had caught Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"prodding Dean's poster of West Ham soccer team, trying to make the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"players move.  Neville had never been on a broomstick in his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"life, because his grandmother had never let him near one. Privately, Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"felt she'd had good reason, because Neville managed to have an extraordinary","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"number of accidents even with both feet on the ground.  Hermione","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Granger was almost as nervous about flying as Neville was. This was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"something you couldn't learn by heart out of a book -- not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"that she hadn't tried. At breakfast on Thursday she bored them all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"stupid with flying tips she'd gotten out of a library book called","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Quidditch Through the Ages. Neville was hanging on to her every word,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"desperate for anything that might help him hang on to his broomstick","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"later, but everybody else was very pleased when Hermione's lecture was interrupted","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"by the arrival of the mail.  Harry hadn't had a single","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"letter since Hagrid's note, something that Malfoy had been quick to notice,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"of course. Malfoy's eagle owl was always bringing him packages of sweets","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"from home, which he opened gloatingly at the Slytherin table.  A","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"barn owl brought Neville a small package from his grandmother. He opened","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"it excitedly and showed them a glass ball the size of a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"large marble, which seemed to be full of white smoke.  `It's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"a Remembrall!` he explained. `Gran knows I forget things -- this tells","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"you if there's something you've forgotten to do. Look, you hold it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"tight like this and if it turns red -- oh...` His face","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"fell, because the Remembrall had suddenly glowed scarlet,  `You've forgotten something...`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" Neville was trying to remember what he'd forgotten when Draco Malfoy,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"who was passing the Gryffindor table, snatched the Remembrall out of his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"hand.  Harry and Ron jumped to their feet. They were half","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"hoping for a reason to fight Malfay, but Professor McGonagall, who could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"spot trouble quicker than any teacher in the school, was there in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"a flash.  `What's going on?`  `Malfoy's got my Remembrall, Professor.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" Scowling, Malfoy quickly dropped the Remembrall back on the table. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"`Just looking,` he said, and he sloped away with Crabbe and Goyle","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"behind him.  At three-thirty that afternoon, Harry, Ron, and the other","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Gryffindors hurried down the front steps onto the grounds for their first","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"flying lesson. It was a clear, breezy day, and the grass rippled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"under their feet as they marched down the sloping lawns toward a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"smooth, flat lawn on the opposite side of the grounds to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"forbidden forest, whose trees were swaying darkly in the distance.  The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Slytherins were already there, and so were twenty broomsticks lying in neat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"lines on the ground. Harry had heard Fred and George Weasley complain","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"about the school brooms, saying that some of them started to vibrate","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"if you flew too high, or always flew slightly to the left.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" Their teacher, Madam Hooch, arrived. She had short, gray hair, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"yellow eyes like a hawk.  `Well, what are you all waiting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"for?` she barked. `Everyone stand by a broomstick. Come on, hurry up.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" Harry glanced down at his broom. It was old and some","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"of the twigs stuck out at odd angles.  `Stick out your","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"right hand over your broom,` called Madam Hooch at the front, `and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"say 'Up!`'  `UPF everyone shouted.  Harry's broom jumped into his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"hand at once, but it was one of the few that did.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Hermione Granger's had simply rolled over on the ground, and Neville's hadn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"moved at all. Perhaps brooms, like horses, could tell when you were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"afraid, thought Harry; there was a quaver in Neville's voice that said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"only too clearly that he wanted to keep his feet on the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"ground.  Madam Hooch then showed them how to mount their brooms","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"without sliding off the end, and walked up and down the rows","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"correcting their grips. Harry and Ron were delighted when she told Malfoy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"he'd been doing it wrong for years.  `Now, when I blow","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"my whistle, you kick off from the ground, hard,` said Madam Hooch.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"`Keep your brooms steady, rise a few feet, and then come straight","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"back down by leaning forward slightly. On my whistle -- three --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"two --`  But Neville, nervous and jumpy and frightened of being","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"left on the ground, pushed off hard before the whistle had touched","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Madam Hooch's lips.  `Come back, boy!` she shouted, but Neville was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"rising straight up like a cork shot out of a bottle --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"twelve feet -- twenty feet. Harry saw his scared white face look","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"down at the ground falling away, saw him gasp, slip sideways off","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"the broom and --  WHAM -- a thud and a nasty","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"crack and Neville lay facedown on the grass in a heap. His","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"broomstick was still rising higher and higher, and started to drift lazily","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"toward the forbidden forest and out of sight.  Madam Hooch was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"bending over Neville, her face as white as his.  `Broken wrist,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Harry heard her mutter. `Come on, boy -- it's all right, up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"you get.`.  She turned to the rest of the class. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"`None of you is to move while I take this boy to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"the hospital wing! You leave those brooms where they are or you'll","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"be out of Hogwarts before you can say 'Quidditch.' Come on, dear.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" Neville, his face tear-streaked, clutching his wrist, hobbled off with Madam","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Hooch, who had her arm around him.  No sooner were they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"out of earshot than Malfoy burst into laughter.  `Did you see","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"his face, the great lump?`  The other Slytherins joined in. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"`Shut up, Malfoy,` snapped Parvati Patil.  `Ooh, sticking up for Longbottom?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"said Pansy Parkinson, a hard-faced Slytherin girl. `Never thought you'd like fat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"little crybabies, Parvati.`  `Look!` said Malfoy, darting forward and snatching something","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"out of the grass. `It's that stupid thing Longbottom's gran sent him.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" The Remembrall glittered in the sun as he held it up.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" `Give that here, Malfoy,` said Harry quietly. Everyone stopped talking to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"watch.  Malfoy smiled nastily.  `I think I'll leave it somewhere","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"for Longbottom to find -- how about -- up a tree?` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"`Give it here!` Harry yelled, but Malfoy had leapt onto his broomstick","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"and taken off. He hadn't been lying, he could fly well. Hovering","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"level with the topmost branches of an oak he called, `Come and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"get it, Potter!`  Harry grabbed his broom.  `No!` shouted Hermione","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Granger. `Madam Hooch told us not to move -- you'll get us","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"all into trouble.`  Harry ignored her. Blood was pounding in his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"ears. He mounted the broom and kicked hard against the ground and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"up, up he soared; air rushed through his hair, and his robes","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"whipped out behind him -and in a rush of fierce joy he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"realized he'd found something he could do without being taught -- this","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"was easy, this was wonderful. He pulled his broomstick up a little","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"to take it even higher, and heard screams and gasps of girls","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"back on the ground and an admiring whoop from Ron.  He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"turned his broomstick sharply to face Malfoy in midair. Malfoy looked stunned.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" `Give it here,` Harry called, `or I'll knock you off that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"broom!` `Oh, yeah?` said Malfoy, trying to sneer, but looking worried. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Harry knew, somehow, what to do. He leaned forward and grasped the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"broom tightly in both hands, and it shot toward Malfay like a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"javelin. Malfoy only just got out of the way in time; Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"made a sharp about-face and held the broom steady. A few people","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"below were clapping.  `No Crabbe and Goyle up here to save","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"your neck, Malfoy,` Harry called.  The same thought seemed to have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"struck Malfoy.  `Catch it if you can, then!` he shouted, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"he threw the glass ball high into the air and streaked back","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"toward the ground.  Harry saw, as though in slow motion, the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"ball rise up in the air and then start to fall. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"leaned forward and pointed his broom handle down -- next second he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"was gathering speed in a steep dive, racing the ball -- wind","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"whistled in his ears, mingled with the screams of people watching --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"he stretched out his hand -- a foot from the ground he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"caught it, just in time to pull his broom straight, and he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"toppled gently onto the grass with the Remembrall clutched safely in his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"fist.  `HARRY POTTER!`  His heart sank faster than he'd just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"dived. Professor McGonagall was running toward them. He got to his feet,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"trembling.  `Never -- in all my time at Hogwarts --` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Professor McGonagall was almost speechless with shock, and her glasses flashed furiously,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"`-- how dare you -- might have broken your neck --` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"`It wasn't his fault, Professor --`  `Be quiet, Miss Patil ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"`But Malfoy --`  `That's enough, Mr. Weasley. Potter, follow me, now.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" Harry caught sight of Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle's triumphant faces as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"he left, walking numbly in Professor McGonagall's wake as she strode toward","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"the castle. He was going to be expelled, he just knew it.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"He wanted to say something to defend himself, but there seemed to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"be something wrong with his voice. Professor McGonagall was sweeping along without","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"even looking at him; he had to jog to keep up. Now","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"he'd done it. He hadn't even lasted two weeks. He'd be packing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"his bags in ten minutes. What would the Dursleys say when he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"turned up on the doorstep?  Up the front steps, up the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"marble staircase inside, and still Professor McGonagall didn't say a word to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"him. She wrenched open doors and marched along corridors with Harry trotting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"miserably behind her. Maybe she was taking him to Dumbledore. He thought","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"of Hagrid, expelled but allowed to stay on as gamekeeper. Perhaps he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"could be Hagrid's assistant. His stomach twisted as he imagined it, watching","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Ron and the others becoming wizards, while he stumped around the grounds","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"carrying Hagrid's bag.  Professor McGonagall stopped outside a classroom. She opened","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"the door and poked her head inside.  `Excuse me, Professor Flitwick,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"could I borrow Wood for a moment?`  Wood? thought Harry, bewildered;","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"was Wood a cane she was going to use on him? ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"But Wood turned out to be a person, a burly fifth-year boy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"who came out of Flitwicles class looking confused.  `Follow me, you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"two,` said Professor McGonagall, and they marched on up the corridor, Wood","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"looking curiously at Harry.  `In here.`   Professor McGonagall pointed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"them into a classroom that was empty except for Peeves, who was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"busy writing rude words on the blackboard.  `Out, Peeves!` she barked.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Peeves threw the chalk into a bin, which clanged loudly, and he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"swooped out cursing. Professor McGonagall slammed the door behind him and turned","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"to face the two boys.  `Potter, this is Oliver Wood. Wood","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"-- I've found you a Seeker.`  Wood's expression changed from puzzlement","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"to delight.  `Are you serious, Professor?`  `Absolutely,` said Professor McGonagall","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"crisply. `The boy's a natural. I've never seen anything like it. Was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"that your first time on a broomstick, Potter?`  Harry nodded silently.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"He didn't have a clue what was going on, but he didn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"seem to be being expelled, and some of the feeling started coming","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"back to his legs.  `He caught that thing in his hand","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"after a fifty-foot dive,` Professor McGonagall told Wood. `Didn't even scratch himself.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Charlie Weasley couldn't have done it.`   Wood was now looking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"as though all his dreams had come true at once.  `Ever","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"seen a game of Quidditch, Potter?` he asked excitedly.  `Wood's captain","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"of the Gryffindor team,` Professor McGonagall explained.  `He's just the build","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"for a Seeker, too,` said Wood, now walking around Harry and staring","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"at him. `Light -- speedy -- we'll have to get him a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"decent broom, Professor -- a Nimbus Two Thousand or a Cleansweep Seven,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"I'd say.`  I shall speak to Professor Dumbledore and see if","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"we can't bend the first-year rule. Heaven knows, we need a better","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"team than last year. Flattened in that last match by Slytherin, I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"couldn't look Severus Snape in the face for weeks....`  Professor McGonagall","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"peered sternly over her glasses at Harry.  `I want to hear","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"you're training hard, Potter, or I may change my mind about punishing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"you.`  Then she suddenly smiled.  `Your father would have been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"proud,` she said. `He was an excellent Quidditch player himself.`  `You're","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"joking.`  It was dinnertime. Harry had just finished telling Ron what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"had happened when he'd left the grounds with Professor McGonagall. Ron had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"a piece of steak and kidney pie halfway to his mouth, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"he'd forgotten all about it.  `Seeker?` he said. `But first years","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"never -- you must be the youngest house player in about a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"century, said Harry, shoveling pie into his mouth. He felt particularly hungry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"after the excitement of the afternoon. `Wood told me.`  Ron was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"so amazed, so impressed, he just sat and gaped at Harry. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"`I start training next week,` said Harry. `Only don't tell anyone, Wood","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"wants to keep it a secret.`  Fred and George Weasley now","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"came into the hall, spotted Harry, and hurried over.  `Well done,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"said George in a low voice. `Wood told us. We're on the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"team too -- Beaters.`  `I tell you, we're going to win","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"that Quidditch cup for sure this year,` said Fred. `We haven't won since","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Charlie left, but this year's team is going to be brilliant. You","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"must be good, Harry, Wood was almost skipping when he told us.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" `Anyway, we've got to go, Lee Jordan reckons he's found a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"new secret passageway out of the school.`  `Bet it's that one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"behind the statue of Gregory the Smarmy that we found in our","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"first week. See you.`  Fred and George had hardly disappeared when","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"someone far less welcome turned up: Malfoy, flanked by Crabbe and Goyle.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" `Having a last meal, Potter? When are you getting the train","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"back to the Muggles?`  `You're a lot braver now that you're","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"back on the ground and you've got your little friends with you,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"said Harry coolly. There was of course nothing at all little about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Crabbe and Goyle, but as the High Table was full of teachers,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"neither of them could do more than crack their knuckles and scowl.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" `I'd take you on anytime on my own,` said Malfoy. `Tonight,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"if you want. Wizard's duel. Wands only -- no contact. What's the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"matter? Never heard of a wizard's duel before, I suppose?`  `Of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"course he has,` said Ron, wheeling around. `I'm his second, who's yours?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" Malfoy looked at Crabbe and Goyle, sizing them up.  `Crabbe,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"he said. `Midnight all right? We'll meet you in the trophy room;","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"that's always unlocked.`  When Malfoy had gone, Ron and Harry looked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"at each other. `What is a wizard's duel?` said Harry. `And what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"do you mean, you're my second?`  `Well, a second's there to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"take over if you die,` said Ron casually, getting started at last","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"on his cold pie. Catching the look on Harry's face, he added","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"quickly, `But people only die in proper duels, you know, with real","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"wizards. The most you and Malfoy'll be able to do is send","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"sparks at each other. Neither of you knows enough magic to do","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"any real damage. I bet he expected you to refuse, anyway.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"`And what if I wave my wand and nothing happens?`  `Throw","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"it away and punch him on the nose,` Ron suggested. `Excuse me.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" They both looked up. It was Hermione Granger.  `Can't a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"person eat in peace in this place?` said Ron.  Hermione ignored","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"him and spoke to Harry.  `I couldn't help overhearing what you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"and Malfoy were saying --`  `Bet you could,` Ron muttered. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"`--and you mustn't go wandering around the school at night, think of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"the points you'll lose Gryffindor if you're caught, and you're bound to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"be. It's really very selfish of you.`  `And it's really none","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"of your business,` said Harry.  `Good-bye,` said Ron.  All the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"same, it wasn't what you'd call the perfect end to the day,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Harry thought, as he lay awake much later listening to Dean and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Seamus falling asleep (Neville wasn't back from the hospital wing). Ron had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"spent all evening giving him advice such as `If he tries to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"curse you, you'd better dodge it, because I can't remember how to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"block them.` There was a very good chance they were going to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"get caught by Filch or Mrs. Norris, and Harry felt he was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"pushing his luck, breaking another school rule today. On the other hand,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Malfoys sneering face kept looming up out of the darkness - this","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"was his big chance to beat Malfoy face-to-face. He couldn't miss it.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" `Half-past eleven,` Ron muttered at last, `we'd better go.`  They","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"pulled on their bathrobes, picked up their wands, and crept across the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"tower room, down the spiral staircase, and into the Gryffindor common room.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"A few embers were still glowing in the fireplace, turning all the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"armchairs into hunched black shadows. They had almost reached the portrait hole","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"when a voice spoke from the chair nearest them, `I can't believe","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"you're going to do this, Harry.`  A lamp flickered on. It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"was Hermione Granger, wearing a pink bathrobe and a frown.  `You!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"said Ron furiously. `Go back to bed!`  `I almost told your","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"brother,` Hermione snapped, `Percy -- he's a prefect, he'd put a stop","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"to this.`  Harry couldn't believe anyone could be so interfering. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"`Come on,` he said to Ron. He pushed open the portrait of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"the Fat Lady and climbed through the hole.  Hermione wasn't going","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"to give up that easily. She followed Ron through the portrait hole,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"hissing at them like an angry goose.  `Don't you care about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Gryffindor, do you only care about yourselves, I don't want Slytherin to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"win the house cup, and you'll lose all the points I got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"from Professor McGonagall for knowing about Switching Spells.`  `Go away.` `All","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"right, but I warned you, you just remember what I said when","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"you're on the train home tomorrow, you're so --`  But what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"they were, they didn't find out. Hermione had turned to the portrait","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"of the Fat Lady to get back inside and found herself facing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"an empty painting. The Fat Lady had gone on a nighttime visit","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"and Hermione was locked out of Gryffindor tower.  `Now what am","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"I going to do?` she asked shrilly.  `That's your problem,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Ron. `We've got to go, we 3 re going to be late.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" They hadn't even reached the end of the corridor when Hermione","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"caught up with them.  `I'm coming with you,` she said. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"`You are not.`  `D'you think I'm going to stand out here","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"and wait for Filch to catch me? If he finds all three","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"of us I'll tell him the truth, that I was trying to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"stop you, and you can back me up.`  `You've got some","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"nerve --` said Ron loudly.  `Shut up, both of you!` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Harry sharply. I heard something.`  It was a sort of snuffling.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" `Mrs. Norris?` breathed Ron, squinting through the dark.  It wasn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Mrs. Norris. It was Neville. He was curled up on the floor,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"fast asleep, but jerked suddenly awake as they crept nearer.  `Thank","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"goodness you found me! I've been out here for hours, I couldn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"remember the new password to get in to bed.`  `Keep your","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"voice down, Neville. The password's 'Pig snout' but it won't help you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"now, the Fat Lady's gone off somewhere.`  `How's your arm?` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Harry.  `Fine,` said Neville, showing them. `Madam Pomfrey mended it in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"about a minute.`  `Good - well, look, Neville, we've got to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"be somewhere, we'll see you later --`  `Don't leave me!` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Neville, scrambling to his feet, `I don't want to stay here alone,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"the Bloody Baron's been past twice already.`  Ron looked at his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"watch and then glared furiously at Hermione and Neville.  `If either","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"of you get us caught, I'll never rest until I've learned that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Curse of the Bogies Quirrell told us about, and used it on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"you.  Hermione opened her mouth, perhaps to tell Ron exactly how","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"to use the Curse of the Bogies, but Harry hissed at her","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"to be quiet and beckoned them all forward.  They flitted along","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"corridors striped with bars of moonlight from the high windows. At every","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"turn Harry expected to run into Filch or Mrs. Norris, but they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"were lucky. They sped up a staircase to the third floor and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"tiptoed toward the trophy room.  Malfoy and Crabbe weren't there yet.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"The crystal trophy cases glimmered where the moonlight caught them. Cups, shields,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"plates, and statues winked silver and gold in the darkness. They edged","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"along the walls, keeping their eyes on the doors at either end","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"of the room. Harry took out his wand in case Malfoy leapt","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"in and started at once. The minutes crept by.  `He's late,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"maybe he's chickened out,` Ron whispered.  Then a noise in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"next room made them jump. Harry had only just raised his wand","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"when they heard someone speak -and it wasn't Malfoy.  `Sniff around,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"my sweet, they might be lurking in a corner.`  It was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Filch speaking to Mrs. Norris. Horror-struck, Harry waved madly at the other","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"three to follow him as quickly as possible; they scurried silently toward","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"the door, away from Filch's voice. Neville's robes had barely whipped round","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"the corner when they heard Filch enter the trophy room.  `They're","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"in here somewhere,` they heard him mutter, `probably hiding.`  `This way!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Harry mouthed to the others and, petrified, they began to creep down","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"a long gallery full of suits of armor. They could hear Filch","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"getting nearer. Neville suddenly let out a frightened squeak and broke into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"a run -he tripped, grabbed Ron around the waist, and the pair","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"of them toppled right into a suit of armor.  The clanging","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"and crashing were enough to wake the whole castle.  `RUN!` Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"yelled, and the four of them sprinted down the gallery, not looking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"back to see whether Filch was following -- they swung around the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"doorpost and galloped down one corridor then another, Harry in the lead,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"without any idea where they were or where they were going --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"they ripped through a tapestry and found themselves in a hidden passageway,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"hurtled along it and came out near their Charms classroom, which they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"knew was miles from the trophy room.  `I think we've lost","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"him,` Harry panted, leaning against the cold wall and wiping his forehead.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Neville was bent double, wheezing and spluttering.  I -- told -you,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Hermione gasped, clutching at the stitch in her chest, `I -- told","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"-- you.`  `We've got to get back to Gryffindor tower,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Ron, `quickly as possible.`  `Malfoy tricked you,` Hermione said to Harry.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"`You realize that, don't you? He was never going to meet you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"-- Filch knew someone was going to be in the trophy room,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Malfoy must have tipped him off.`  Harry thought she was probably","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"right, but he wasn't going to tell her that.  `Let's go.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" It wasn't going to be that simple. They hadn't gone more","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"than a dozen paces when a doorknob rattled and something came shooting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"out of a classroom in front of them.  It was Peeves.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"He caught sight of them and gave a squeal of delight. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"`Shut up, Peeves -- please -- you'll get us thrown out.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Peeves cackled.  `Wandering around at midnight, Ickle Firsties? Tut, tut, tut.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Naughty, naughty, you'll get caughty.`  `Not if you don't give us","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"away, Peeves, please.`  `Should tell Filch, I should,` said Peeves in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"a saintly voice, but his eyes glittered wickedly. `It's for your own","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"good, you know.`  `Get out of the way,` snapped Ron, taking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"a swipe at Peeves this was a big mistake.  `STUDENTS OUT","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"OF BED!` Peeves bellowed, `STUDENTS OUT OF BED DOWN THE CHARMS CORRIDOR`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" Ducking under Peeves, they ran for their lives, right to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"end of the corridor where they slammed into a door -- and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"it was locked.  `This is it!` Ron moaned, as they pushed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"helplessly at the door, `We're done for! This is the end!` They","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"could hear footsteps, Filch running as fast as he could toward Peeves's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"shouts.  `Oh, move over,` Hermione snarled. She grabbed Harry's wand, tapped","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"the lock, and whispered, 'Alohomora!`  The lock clicked and the door","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"swung open -- they piled through it, shut it quickly, and pressed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"their ears against it, listening.  `Which way did they go, Peeves?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Filch was saying. `Quick, tell me.`  `Say 'please.`'  `Don't mess","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"with me, Peeves, now where did they go?`  `Shan't say nothing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"if you don't say please,` said Peeves in his annoying singsong voice.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" `All right -please.`  `NOTHING! Ha haaa! Told you I wouldn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"say nothing if you didn't say please! Ha ha! Haaaaaa!` And they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"heard the sound of Peeves whooshing away and Filch cursing in rage.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
" `He thinks this door is locked,` Harry whispered. `I think we'll","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"be okay -- get off, Neville!` For Neville had been tugging on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"the sleeve of Harry's bathrobe for the last minute. `What?`  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"turned around -- and saw, quite clearly, what. For a moment, he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"was sure he'd walked into a nightmare -- this was too much,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"on top of everything that had happened so far.  They weren't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"in a room, as he had supposed. They were in a corridor.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"The forbidden corridor on the third floor. And now they knew why","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"it was forbidden.  They were looking straight into the eyes of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"a monstrous dog, a dog that filled the whole space between ceiling","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"and floor. It had three heads. Three pairs of rolling, mad eyes;","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"three noses, twitching  and quivering in their direction; three drooling mouths,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"saliva hanging in slippery ropes from yellowish fangs.  It was standing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"quite still, all six eyes staring at them, and Harry knew that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"the only reason they weren't already dead was that their sudden appearance","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"had taken it by surprise, but it was quickly getting over that,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"there was no mistaking what those thunderous growls meant.  Harry groped","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"for the doorknob -- between Filch and death, he'd take Filch. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"They fell backward -- Harry slammed the door shut, and they ran,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"they almost flew, back down the corridor. Filch must have hurried off","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"to look for them somewhere else, because they didn't see him anywhere,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"but they hardly cared -- all they wanted to do was put","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"as much space as possible between them and that monster. They didn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"stop running until they reached the portrait of the Fat Lady on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"the seventh floor.  `Where on earth have you all been?` she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"asked, looking at their bathrobes hanging off their shoulders and their flushed,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"sweaty faces.  `Never mind that -- pig snout, pig snout,` panted","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Harry, and the portrait swung forward. They scrambled into the common room","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"and collapsed, trembling, into armchairs.  It was a while before any","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"of them said anything. Neville, indeed, looked as if he'd never speak","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"again.  `What do they think they're doing, keeping a thing like","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"that locked up in a school?` said Ron finally. `If any dog","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"needs exercise, that one does.`  Hermione had got both her breath","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"and her bad temper back again. `You don't use your eyes, any","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"of you, do you?` she snapped. `Didn't you see what it was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"standing on.  `The floor?` Harry suggested. `I wasn't looking at its","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"feet, I was too busy with its heads.`  `No, not the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"floor. It was standing on a trapdoor. It's obviously guarding something.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"She stood up, glaring at them.  I hope you're pleased with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"yourselves. We could all have been killed -- or worse, expelled. Now,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"if you don't mind, I'm going to bed.`  Ron stared after","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"her, his mouth open.  `No, we don't mind,` he said. `You'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"think we dragged her along, wouldn't you.  But Hermione had given","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"Harry something else to think about as he climbed back into bed.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"The dog was guarding something.... What had Hagrid said? Gringotts was the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"safest place in the world for something you wanted to hide --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"except perhaps Hogwarts.  It looked as though Harry had found out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"where the grubby littie package from vault seven hundred and thirteen was.  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-9"
"HALLOWEEN  Malfoy couldn't believe his eyes when he saw that Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"and Ron were still at Hogwarts the next day, looking tired but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"perfectly cheerful. Indeed, by the next morning Harry and Ron thought that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"meeting the three-headed dog had been an excellent adventure, and they were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"quite keen to have another one. In the meantime, Harry filled Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"in about the package that seemed to have been moved from Gringotts","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"to Hogwarts, and they spent a lot of time wondering what could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"possibly need such heavy protection. `It's either really valuable or really dangerous,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"said Ron. `Or both,` said Harry.  But as all they knew","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"for sure about the mysterious object was that it was about two","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"inches long, they didn't have much chance of guessing what it was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"without further clues.  Neither Neville nor Hermione showed the slightest interest","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"in what lay underneath the dog and the trapdoor. All Neville cared","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"about was never going near the dog again.  Hermione was now","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"refusing to speak to Harry and Ron, but she was such a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"bossy know-it-all that they saw this as an added bonus. All they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"really wanted now was a way of getting back at Malfoy, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"to their great delight, just such a thing arrived in the mail","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"about a week later.  As the owls flooded into the Great","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Hall as usual, everyone's attention was caught at once by a long,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"thin package carried by six large screech owls. Harry was just as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"interested as everyone else to see what was in this large parcel,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"and was amazed when the owls soared down and dropped it right","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"in front of him, knocking his bacon to the floor. They had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"hardly fluttered out of the way when another owl dropped a letter","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"on top of the parcel.  Harry ripped open the letter first,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"which was lucky, because it said:  DO NOT OPEN THE PARCEL","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"AT THE TABLE.  It contains your new Nimbus Two Thousand, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"I don't want everybody knowing you've got a broomstick or they'll all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"want one. Oliver Wood will meet you tonight on the Quidditch field","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"at seven o'clock for your first training session.  Professor McGonagall ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Harry had difficulty hiding his glee as he handed the note to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Ron to read.  `A Nimbus Two Thousand!` Ron moaned enviously. `I've","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"never even touched one.`  They left the hall quickly, wanting to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"unwrap the broomstick in private before their first class, but halfway across","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"the entrance hall they found the way upstairs barred by Crabbe and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Goyle. Malfoy seized the package from Harry and felt it.  `That's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"a broomstick,` he said, throwing it back to Harry with a mixture","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"of jealousy and spite on his face. `You'll be in for it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"this time, Potter, first years aren't allowed them.`  Ron couldn't resist","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"it.  `It's not any old broomstick,` he said, `it's a Nimbus","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Two Thousand. What did you say you've got at home, Malfoy, a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Comet Two Sixty?` Ron grinned at Harry. `Comets look flashy, but they're","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"not in the same league as the Nimbus.`  `What would you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"know about it, Weasley, you couldn't afford half the handle,` Malfoy snapped","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"back. `I suppose you and your brothers have to save up twig","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"by twig.`  Before Ron could answer, Professor Flitwick appeared at Malfoy's elbow.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
" `Not arguing, I hope, boys?` he squeaked.  `Potter's been sent","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"a broomstick, Professor,` said Malfoy quickly.  `Yes, yes, that's right,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Professor Flitwick, beaming at Harry. `Professor McGonagall told me all about the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"special circumstances, Potter. And what model is it?`  `A Nimbus Two","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Thousand, sit,` said Harry, fighting not to laugh at the look of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"horror on Malfoy's face. `And it's really thanks to Malfoy here that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"I've got it,` he added.  Harry and Ron headed upstairs, smothering","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"their laughter at Malfoy's obvious rage and confusion. `Well, it's true,` Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"chortled as they reached the top of the marble staircase, `If he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"hadn't stolen Neville's Remembrall I wouln't be on the team....`  `So","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"I suppose you think that's a reward for breaking rules?` came an","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"angry voice from just behind them. Hermione was stomping up the stairs,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"looking disapprovingly at the package in Harry's hand.  `I thought you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"weren't speaking to us?` said Harry.  `Yes, don't stop now,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Ron, `it's doing us so much good.`  Hermione marched away with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"her nose in the air.  Harry had a lot of trouble","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"keeping his mind on his lessons that day. It kept wandering up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"to the dormitory where his new broomstick was lying under his bed,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"or straying off to the Quidditch field where he'd be learning to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"play that night. He bolted his dinner that evening without noticing what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"he was eating, and then rushed upstairs with Ron to unwrap the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Nimbus Two Thousand at last.  `Wow,` Ron sighed, as the broomstick","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"rolled onto Harry's bedspread.  Even Harry, who knew nothing about the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"different brooms, thought it looked wonderful. Sleek and shiny, with a mahogany","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"handle, it had a long tail of neat, straight twigs and Nimbus","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Two Thousand written in gold near the top.  As seven o'clock","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"drew nearer, Harry left the castle and set off in the dusk","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"toward the Quidditch field. Held never been inside the stadium before. Hundreds","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"of seats were raised in stands around the field so that the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"spectators were high enough to see what was going on. At either","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"end of the field were three golden poles with hoops on the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"end. They reminded Harry of the little plastic sticks Muggle  children","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"blew bubbles through, except that they were fifty feet high.  Too","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"eager to fly again to wait for Wood, Harry mounted his broomstick","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"and kicked off from the ground. What a feeling -- he swooped","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"in and out of the goal posts and then sped up and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"down the field. The Nimbus Two Thousand turned wherever he wanted at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"his lightest touch.  `Hey, Potter, come down!'  Oliver Wood had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"arrived. fie was carrying a large wooden crate under his arm. Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"landed next to him.  `Very nice,` said Wood, his eyes glinting.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"`I see what McGonagall meant... you really are a natural. I'm just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"going to teach you the rules this evening, then you'll be joining","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"team practice three times a week.`  He opened the crate. Inside","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"were four different-sized balls.  `Right,` said Wood. `Now, Quidditch is easy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"enough to understand, even if it's not too easy to play. There","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"are seven players on each side. Three of them are called Chasers.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"`Three Chasers,` Harry repeated, as Wood took out a bright red ball","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"about the size of a soccer ball.  `This ball's called the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Quaffle,` said Wood. `The Chasers throw the Quaffle to each other and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"try and get it through one of the hoops to score a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"goal. Ten points every time the Quaffle goes through one of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"hoops. Follow me?`  `The Chasers throw the Quaffle and put it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"through the hoops to score,` Harry recited. `So -- that's sort of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"like basketball on broomsticks with six hoops, isn't it?`  `What's basketball?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"said Wood curiously. `Never mind,` said Harry quickly.  `Now, there's another","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"player on each side who's called the Keeper -I'm Keeper for Gryffindor.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"I have to fly around our hoops and stop the other team","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"from scoring.`  `Three Chasers, one Keeper,` said Harry, who was determined","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"to remember it all. `And they play with the Quaffle. Okay, got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"that. So what are they for?` He pointed at the three balls","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"left inside the box.  `I'll show you now,` said Wood. `Take","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"this.`  He handed Harry a small club, a bit like a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"short baseball bat.  `I'm going to show you what the Bludgers","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"do,` Wood said. `These two are the Bludgers.`  He showed Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"two identical balls, jet black and slightly smaller than the red Quaffle.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Harry noticed that they seemed to be straining to escape the straps","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"holding them inside the box.  `Stand back,` Wood warned Harry. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"bent down and freed one of the Bludgers.  At once, the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"black ball rose high in the air and then pelted straight at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Harry's face. Harry swung at it with the bat to stop it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"from breaking his nose, and sent it zigzagging away into the air","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"-- it zoomed around their heads and then shot at Wood, who","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"dived on top of it and managed to pin it to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"ground.  `See?` Wood panted, forcing the struggling Bludger back into the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"crate and strapping it down safely. `The Bludgers rocket around, trying to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"knock players off their brooms. That's why you have two Beaters on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"each team -- the Weasley twins are ours -- it's their job","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"to protect their side from the Bludgers and try and knock them","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"toward the other team. So -- think you've got all that?` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"`Three Chasers try and score with the Quaffle; the Keeper guards the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"goal posts; the Beaters keep the Bludgers away from their team,` Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"reeled off.  `Very good,` said Wood.  `Er -- have the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Bludgers ever killed anyone?` Harry asked, hoping he sounded offhand.  `Never","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"at Hogwarts. We've had a couple of broken jaws but nothing worse","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"than that. Now, the last member of the team is the ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Seeker. That's you. And you don't have to worry about the Quaffle","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"or the Bludgers unless they crack my head open.`  `Don't worry,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"the Weasleys are more than a match for the Bludgers -- I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"mean, they're like a pair of human Bludgers themselves.`  Wood reached","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"into the crate and took out the fourth and last ball. Compared","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"with the Quaffle and the Bludgers, it was tiny, about the size","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"of a large walnut. It was bright gold and had little fluttering","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"silver wings.  `This,` said Wood, `is the Golden Snitch, and it's the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"most important ball of the lot. It's very hard to catch because","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"it's so fast and difficult to see. It's the Seeker's job to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"catch it. You've got to weave in and out of the Chasers,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Beaters, Bludgers, and Quaffle to get it before the other team's Seeker,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"because whichever Seeker catches the Snitch wins his team an extra hundred","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"and fifty points, so they  nearly always win. That's why Seekers","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"get fouled so much. A game of Quidditch only ends when the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Snitch is caught, so it can go on for ages -- I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"think the record is three months, they had to keep bringing on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"substitutes so the players could get some sleep. `Well, that's it --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"any questions?`  Harry shook his head. He understood what he had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"to do all right, it was doing it that was going to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"be the problem.  `We won't practice with the Snitch yet,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Wood, carefully shutting it back inside the crate, `it's too dark, we","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"might lose it. Let's try you out with a few of these.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
" He pulled a bag of ordinary golf balls out of his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"pocket and a few minutes later, he and Harry were up in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"the air, Wood throwing the golf balls as hard as he could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"in every direction for Harry to catch.  Harry didn't miss a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"single one, and Wood was delighted. After half an hour, night had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"really fallen and they couldn't carry on.  `That Quidditch cup'll have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"our name on it this year,` said Wood happily as they trudged","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"back up to the castle. `I wouldn't be surprised if you turn","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"out better than Charlie Weasley, and he could have played for England","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"if he hadn't gone off chasing dragons.`  Perhaps it was because","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"he was now so busy, what with Quidditch practice three evenings a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"week on top of all his homework, but Harry could hardly believe","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"it when he realized that he'd already been at Hogwarts two months.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"The castle felt more like home than Privet Drive ever had. His","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"lessons, too, were becoming more and more interesting now that they had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"mastered the basics.  On Halloween morning they woke to the delicious","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"smell of baking pumpkin wafting through the corridors. Even better, Professor Flitwick","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"announced in Charms that he thought they were ready to start making","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"objects fly, something they had all been dying to try since they'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"seen him make Neville's toad zoom around the classroom. Professor Flitwick put","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"the class into pairs to practice. Harry's partner was Seamus Finnigan (which","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"was a relief, because Neville had been trying to catch his eye).","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Ron, however, was to be working with Hermione Granger. It was hard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"to tell whether Ron or Hermione was angrier about this. She hadn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"spoken to either of them since the day Harry's broomstick had arrived.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
" `Now, don't forget that nice wrist movement we've been practicing!` squeaked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Professor Flitwick, perched on top of his pile of books as usual.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"`Swish and flick, remember, swish and flick. And saying the magic words","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"properly is very important, too -- never forget Wizard Baruffio, who said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"'s' instead of 'f' and found himself on the floor with a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"buffalo on his chest.`  It was very difficult. Harry and Seamus swished","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"and flicked, but the feather they were supposed to be sending skyward","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"just lay on the desktop. Seamus got so impatient that he prodded","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"it with his wand and set fire to it -- Harry had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"to put it out with his hat.  Ron, at the next","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"table, wasn't having much more luck.  `Wingardium Leviosa!` he shouted, waving","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"his long arms like a windmill.  `You're saying it wrong,` Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"heard Hermione snap. `It's Wing-gar-dium Levi-o-sa, make the 'gar' nice and long.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
" `You do it, then, if you're so clever,` Ron snarled. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Hermione rolled up the sleeves of her gown, flicked her wand, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"said, `Wingardium Leviosa!`  Their feather rose off the desk and hovered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"about four feet above their heads.  `Oh, well done!` cried Professor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Flitwick, clapping. `Everyone see here, Miss Granger's done it!`  Ron was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"in a very bad mood by the end of the class. `It's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"no wonder no one can stand her,` he said to Harry as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"they pushed their way into the crowded corridor, `she's a nightmare, honestly.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"`  Someone knocked into Harry as they hurried past him. It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"was Hermione. Harry caught a glimpse of her face -- and was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"startled to see that she was in tears.  `I think she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"heard you.`  `So?` said Ron, but he looked a bit uncomfortable.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"`She must've noticed she's got no friends.`  Hermione didn't turn up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"for the next class and wasn't seen all afternoon. On their way","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"down to the Great Hall for the Halloween feast, Harry and Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"overheard Parvati Patil telling her friend Lavender that Hermione was crying in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"the girls' bathroom and wanted to be left alone. Ron looked still","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"more awkward at this, but a moment later they had entered the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Great Hall, where the Halloween decorations put Hermione out of their minds.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
" A thousand live bats fluttered from the walls and ceiling while","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"a thousand more swooped over the tables in low black clouds, making","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"the candles in the pumpkins stutter. The feast appeared suddenly on the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"golden plates, as it had at the start-of-term banquet.  Harry was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"just helping himself to a baked potato when Professor Quirrell came sprinting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"into the hall, his turban askew and terror on his face. Everyone","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"stared as he reached Professor Dumbledore's chair, slumped against the table, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"gasped, `Troll -- in the dungeons -- thought you ought to know.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
" He then sank to the floor in a dead faint. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"There was an uproar. It took several purple firecrackers exploding from the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"end of Professor Dumbledore's wand to bring silence.  `Prefects,` he rumbled,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"`lead your Houses back to the dormitories immediately!`  Percy was in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"his element.  `Follow me! Stick together, first years! No need to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"fear the troll if you follow my orders! Stay close behind me,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"now. Make way, first years coming through! Excuse me, I'm a prefect!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
" `How could a troll get in?` Harry asked as they climbed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"the stairs.  `Don't ask me, they're supposed to be really stupid,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"said Ron. `Maybe Peeves let it in for a Halloween joke.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"They passed different groups of people hurrying in different directions. As they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"jostled their way through a crowd of confused Hufflepuffs, Harry suddenly grabbed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Ron's arm.  `I've just thought -- Hermione.`  `What about her?` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"`She doesn't know about the troll.`  Ron bit his lip. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"`Oh, all right,` he snapped. `But Percy'd better not see us.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Ducking down, they joined the Hufflepuffs going the other way, slipped down","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"a deserted side corridor, and hurried off toward the girls' bathroom. They","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"had just turned the corner when they heard quick footsteps behind them.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
" `Percy!` hissed Ron, pulling Harry behind a large stone griffin. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Peering around it, however, they saw not Percy but Snape. He crossed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"the corridor and disappeared from view.  `What's he doing?` Harry whispered.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"`Why isn't he down in the dungeons with the rest of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"teachers?`  `Search me.`  Quietly as possible, they crept along the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"next corridor after Snape's fading footsteps.  `He's heading for the third","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"floor,` Harry said, but Ron held up his hand.  `Can you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"smell something?`  Harry sniffed and a foul stench reached his nostrils,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"a mixture of old socks and the kind of public toilet no","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"one seems to clean.  And then they heard it -- a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"low grunting, and the shuffling footfalls of gigantic feet. Ron pointed --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"at the end of a passage to the left, something huge was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"moving toward them. They shrank into the shadows and watched as it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"emerged into a patch of moonlight.  It was a horrible sight.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Twelve feet tall, its skin was a dull, granite gray, its great","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"lumpy body like a boulder with its small bald head perched on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"top like a coconut. It had short legs thick as tree trunks","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"with flat, horny feet. The smell coming from it was incredible. It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"was holding a huge wooden club, which dragged along the floor because","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"its arms were so long.  The troll stopped next to a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"doorway and peered inside. It waggled its long ears, making up its","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"tiny mind, then slouched slowly into the room.  `The keys in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"the lock,` Harry muttered. `We could lock it in.`  `Good idea,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"said Ron nervously.  They edged toward the open door, mouths dry,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"praying the troll wasn't about to come out of it. With one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"great leap, Harry managed to grab the key, slam the door, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"lock it.  'Yes!`  Flushed with their victory, they started to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"run back up the passage, but as they reached the corner they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"heard something that made their hearts stop -- a high, petrified scream","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"-- and it was coming from the chamber they'd just chained up.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
" `Oh, no,` said Ron, pale as the Bloody Baron.  `It's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"the girls' bathroom!` Harry gasped.  `Hermione!` they said together.  It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"was the last thing they wanted to do, but what choice did","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"they have? Wheeling around, they sprinted back to the door and turned","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"the key, fumbling in their panic. Harry pulled the door open and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"they ran inside.  Hermione Granger was shrinking against the wall opposite,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"looking as if she was about to faint. The troll was advancing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"on her, knocking the sinks off the walls as it went. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"`Confuse it!` Harry said desperately to Ron, and, seizing a tap, he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"threw it as hard as he could against the wall.  The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"troll stopped a few feet from Hermione. It lumbered around, blinking stupidly, to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"see what had made the noise. Its mean little eyes saw Harry.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"It hesitated, then made for him instead, lifting its club as it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"went.  `Oy, pea-brain!` yelled Ron from the other side of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"chamber, and he threw a metal pipe at it. The troll didn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"even seem to notice the pipe hitting its shoulder, but it heard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"the yell and paused again, turning its ugly snout toward Ron instead,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"giving Harry time to run around it.  `Come on, run, run!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Harry yelled at Hermione, trying to pull her toward the door, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"she couldn't move, she was still flat against the wall, her mouth","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"open with terror.  The shouting and the echoes seemed to be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"driving the troll berserk. It roared again and started toward Ron, who","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"was nearest and had no way to escape.  Harry then did","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"something that was both very brave and very stupid: He took a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"great running jump and managed to fasten his arms around the troll's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"neck from behind. The troll couldn't feel Harry hanging there, but even","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"a troll will notice if you stick a long bit of wood","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"up its nose, and Harry's wand had still been in his hand","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"when he'd jumped -- it had gone straight up one of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"troll's nostrils.  Howling with pain, the troll twisted and flailed its","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"club, with Harry clinging on for dear life; any second, the troll","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"was going to rip him off or catch him a terrible blow","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"with the club.  Hermione had sunk to the floor in fright;","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Ron pulled out his own wand -- not knowing what he was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"going to do he heard himself cry the first spell that came","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"into his head: `Wingardium Leviosa!`  The club flew suddenly out of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"the troll's hand, rose high, high up into the air, turned slowly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"over -- and dropped, with a sickening crack, onto its owner's head.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"The troll swayed on the spot and then fell flat on its","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"face, with a thud that made the whole room tremble.  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"got to his feet. He was shaking and out of breath. Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"was standing there with his wand still raised, staring at what he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"had done.  It was Hermione who spoke first.  `Is it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"-- dead?`  I don't think so,` said Harry, I think it's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"just been knocked out.`  He bent down and pulled his wand","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"out of the troll's nose. It was covered in what looked like","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"lumpy gray glue.  `Urgh -- troll boogers.`  He wiped it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"on the troll's trousers.  A sudden slamming and loud footsteps made","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"the three of them look up. They hadn't realized what a racket","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"they had been making, but of course, someone downstairs must have heard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"the crashes and the troll's roars. A moment later, Professor McGonagall had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"come bursting into the room, closely followed by Snape, with Quirrell bringing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"up the rear. Quirrell took one look at the troll, let out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"a faint whimper, and sat quickly down on a toilet, clutching his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"heart.  Snape bent over the troll. Professor McGonagall was looking at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Ron and Harry. Harry had never seen her look so angry. Her","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"lips were white. Hopes of winning fifty points for Gryffindor faded quickly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"from Harry's mind.  `What on earth were you thinking of?` said Professor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"McGonagall, with cold fury in her voice. Harry looked at Ron, who","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"was still standing with his wand in the air. `You're lucky you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"weren't killed. Why aren't you in your dormitory?`  Snape gave Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"a swift, piercing look. Harry looked at the floor. He wished Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"would put his wand down.  Then a small voice came out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"of the shadows.  `Please, Professor McGonagall -- they were looking for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"me.`  `Miss Granger!`  Hermione had managed to get to her","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"feet at last.  I went looking for the troll because I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"-- I thought I could deal with it on my own --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"you know, because I've read all about them.`  Ron dropped his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"wand. Hermione Granger, telling a downright lie to a teacher? `If they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"hadn't found me, I'd be dead now. Harry stuck his wand up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"its nose and Ron knocked it out with its own club. They","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"didn't have time to come and fetch anyone. It was about to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"finish me off when they arrived.`  Harry and Ron tried to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"look as though this story wasn't new to them.  `Well --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"in that case...` said Professor McGonagall, staring at the three of them,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"`Miss Granger, you foolish girl, how could you think of tackling a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"mountain troll on your own?`  Hermione hung her head. Harry was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"speechless. Hermione was the last person to do anything against the rules,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"and here she was, pretending she had, to get them out of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"trouble. It was as if Snape had started handing out sweets. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"`Miss Granger, five points will be taken from Gryffindor for this,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Professor McGonagall. `I'm very disappointed in you. If you're not hurt at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"all, you'd better get off to Gryffindor tower. Students are finishing the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"feast in their houses.`  Hermione left.  Professor McGonagall turned to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Harry and Ron.  `Well, I still say you were lucky, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"not many first years could have taken on a full-grown mountain troll.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"You each win Gryffindor five points. Professor Dumbledore will be informed of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"this. You may go.`  They hurried out of the chamber and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"didn't speak at all until they had climbed two floors up. It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"was a relief to be away from the smell of the troll,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"quite apart from anything else.  `We should have gotten more than","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"ten points,` Ron grumbled.  `Five, you mean, once she's taken off","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Hermione's.`  `Good of her to get us out of trouble like","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"that,` Ron admitted. `Mind you, we did save her.`  `She might","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"not have needed saving if we hadn't locked the thing in with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"her,` Harry reminded him.  They had reached the portrait of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"Fat Lady.  `Pig snout,` they said and entered.  The common","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"room was packed and noisy. Everyone was eating the food that had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"been sent up. Hermione, however, stood alone by the door, waiting for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"them. There was a very embarrassed pause. Then, none of them looking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"at each other, they all said `Thanks,` and hurried off to get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"plates.  But from that moment on, Hermione Granger became their friend.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"There are some things you can't share without ending up liking each","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"other, and knocking out a twelve-foot mountain troll is one of them.  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-10"
"QUIDDITCH  As they entered November, the weather turned very cold. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"mountains around the school became icy gray and the lake like chilled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"steel. Every morning the ground was covered in frost. Hagrid could be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"seen from the upstairs windows defrosting broomsticks on the Quidditch field, bundled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"up in a long moleskin overcoat, rabbit fur gloves, and enormous beaverskin","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"boots.  The Quidditch season had begun. On Saturday, Harry would be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"playing in his first match after weeks of training: Gryffindor versus Slytherin.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"If Gryffindor won, they would move up into second place in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"house championship.  Hardly anyone had seen Harry play because Wood had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"decided that, as their secret weapon, Harry should be kept, well, secret.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"But the news that he was playing Seeker had leaked out somehow,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"and Harry didn't know which was worse -- people telling him he'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"be brilliant or people telling him they'd be running around underneath him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"holding a mattress.  It was really lucky that Harry now had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Hermlone as a friend. He didn't know how he'd have gotten through","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"all his homework without her, what with all the last-minute Quidditch practice","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Wood was making them do. She had also tent him Quidditch Through","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"the Ages, which turned out to be a very interesting read. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Harry learned that there were seven hundred ways of committing a Quidditch","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"foul and that all of them had happened during a World Cup","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"match in 1473; that Seekers were usually the smallest and fastest players,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"and that most serious Quidditch accidents seemed to happen to them; that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"although people rarely died playing Quidditch, referees had been known to vanish","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"and turn up months later in the Sahara Desert.  Hermione had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"become a bit more relaxed about breaking rules since Harry and Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"had saved her from the mountain troll, and she was much nicer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"for it. The day before Harry's first Quidditch match the three of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"them were out in the freezing courtyard during break, and she had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"conjured them up a bright blue fire that could be carried around","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"in a jam jar. They were standing with their backs to it,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"getting warm, when Snape crossed the yard. Harry noticed at once that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Snape was limping. Harry, Ron, and Hermione moved closer together to block","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"the fire from view; they were sure it wouldn't be allowed. Unfortunately,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"something about their guilty faces caught Snape's eye. He limped over. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"hadn't seen the fire, but he seemed to be looking for a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"reason to tell them off anyway.  `What's that you've got there,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Potter?`  It was Quidditch Through the Ages. Harry showed him. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"`Library books are not to be taken outside the school,` said Snape.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"`Give it to me. Five points from Gryffindor.`  `He's just made","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"that rule up,` Harry muttered angrily as Snape limped away. `Wonder what's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"wrong with his leg?`  `Dunno, but I hope it's really hurting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"him,` said Ron bitterly.  The Gryffindor common room was very noisy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"that evening. Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat together next to a window.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Hermione was checking Harry and Ron's Charms homework for them. She would","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"never let them copy (`How will you learn?`), but by asking her","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"to read it through, they got the right answers anyway.  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"felt restless. He wanted Quidditch Through the Ages back, to take his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"mind off his nerves about tomorrow. Why should he be afraid of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Snape? Getting up, he told Ron and Hermione he was going to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"ask Snape if he could have it.  `Better you than me,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"they said together, but Harry had an idea that Snape wouldn't refuse","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"if there were other teachers listening.  He made his way down","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"to the staffroom and knocked. There was no answer. He knocked again.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Nothing.  Perhaps Snape had left the book in there? It was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"worth a try. He pushed the door ajar and peered inside --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"and a horrible scene met his eyes.  Snape and Filch were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"inside, alone. Snape was holding his robes above his knees. One of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"his legs was bloody and mangled. Filch was handing Snape bandages. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"`Blasted thing*,` Snape was saying. `How are you supposed to keep your","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"eyes on all three heads at once?`  Harry tried to shut","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"the door quietly, but --  `POTTER!`  Snape's face was twisted","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"with fury as he dropped his robes quickly to hide his leg.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Harry gulped.  `I just wondered if I could have my book","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"back.`  `GET OUT! OUT!`  Harry left, before Snape could take","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"any more points from Gryffindor. He sprinted back upstairs.  `Did you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"get it?` Ron asked as Harry joined them. `What's the matter?` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"In a low whisper, Harry told them what he'd seen.  `You","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"know what this means?` he finished breathlessly. `He tried to get past","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"that three-headed dog at Halloween! That's where he was going when we","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"saw him -- he's after whatever it's guarding! And Id bet my","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"broomstick he let that troll in, to make a diversion!`  Hermione's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"eyes were wide.  `No -- he wouldn't, she said. `I know","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"he's not very nice, but he wouldn't try and steal something Dumbledore","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"was keeping safe.`  `Honestly, Hermione, you think all teachers are saints","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"or something,` snapped Ron. `I'm with Harry. I wouldn't put anything past","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Snape. But what's he after? What's that dog guarding?`  Harry went","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"to bed with his head buzzing with the same question. Neville was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"snoring loudly, but Harry couldn't sleep. He tried to empty his mind","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"-- he needed to sleep, he had to, he had his first","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Quidditch match in a few hours -- but the expression on Snape's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"face when Harry had seen his leg wasn't easy to forget. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"The next morning dawned very bright and cold. The Great Hall was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"full of the delicious smell of fried sausages and the cheer ful","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"chatter of everyone looking forward to a good Quidditch match.  `You've","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"got to eat some breakfast.`  `I don't want anything.`  `Just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"a bit of toast,` wheedled Hermione.  `I'm not hungry.`  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"felt terrible. In an hour's time he'd be walking onto the field.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
" `Harry, you need your strength,` said Seamus Finnigan. `Seekers are always","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"the ones who get clobbered by the other team.`  `Thanks, Seamus,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"said Harry, watching Seamus pile ketchup on his sausages.  By eleven","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"o'clock the whole school seemed to be out in the stands around","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"the Quidditch pitch. Many students had binoculars. The seats might be raised","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"high in the air, but it was still difficult to see what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"was going on sometimes.  Ron and Hermione joined Neville, Seamus, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Dean the West Ham fan up in the top row. As a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"surprise for Harry, they had painted a large banner on one of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"the sheets Scabbers had ruined. It said Potter for President, and Dean,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"who was good at drawing, had done a large Gryffindor lion underneath. Then","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Hermione had performed a tricky little charm so that the paint flashed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"different colors.  Meanwhile, in the locker room, Harry and the rest","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"of the team were changing into their scarlet Quidditch robes (Slytherin would","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"be playing in green).  Wood cleared his throat for silence. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"`Okay, men,` he said.  `And women,` said Chaser Angelina Johnson. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"`And women,` Wood agreed. `This is it.`  `The big one,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Fred Weasley.  `The one we've all been waiting for,` said George.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
" `We know Oliver's speech by heart,` Fred told Harry, `we were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"on the team last year.`  `Shut up, you two,` said Wood.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"`This is the best team Gryffindor's had in years. We're going to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"win. I know it.`  He glared at them all as if","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"to say, `Or else.`  `Right. It's time. Good luck, all of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"you.`  Harry followed Fred and George out of the locker room","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"and, hoping his knees weren't going to give way, walked onto the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"field to loud cheers.  Madam Hooch was refereeing. She stood in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"the middle of the field waiting for the two teams, her broom","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"in her hand.  `Now, I want a nice fair game, all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"of you,` she said, once they were all gathered around her. Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"noticed that she seemed to be speaking particularly to the Slytherin Captain,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Marcus Flint, a sixth year. Harry thought Flint looked as if he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"had some troll blood in him. Out of the corner of his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"eye he saw the fluttering banner high above, flashing Potter for President","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"over the crowd. His heart skipped. He felt braver.  `Mount your","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"brooms, please.`  Harry clambered onto his Nimbus Two Thousand.  Madam","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Hooch gave a loud blast on her silver whistle.  Fifteen brooms","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"rose up, high, high into the air. They were off. `And the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Quaffle is taken immediately by Angelina Johnson of Gryffindor -- what an","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"excellent Chaser that girl is, and rather attractive, too --`  `JORDAN!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
" `Sorry, Professor.`  The Weasley twins' friend, Lee Jordan, was doing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"the commentary for the match, closely watched by Professor McGonagall.  `And","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"she's really belting along up there, a neat pass to Alicia Spinnet,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"a good find of Oliver Wood's, last year only a reserve --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"back to Johnson and -- no, the Slytherins have taken the Quaffle,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Slytherin Captain Marcus Flint gains the Quaffle and off he goes --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Flint flying like an eagle up there -- he's going to sc-","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"no, stopped by an excellent move by Gryffindor Keeper Wood and the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Gryffindors take the Quaffle -- that's Chaser Katie Bell of Gryffindor there,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"nice dive around Flint, off up the field and -- OUCH --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"that must have hurt, hit in the back of the head by","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"a Bludger -- Quaffle taken by the Slytherins -- that's Adrian Pucey","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"speeding off toward the goal posts, but he's blocked by a second","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Bludger -- sent his way by Fred or George Weasley, can't tell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"which -- nice play by the Gryffindor Beater, anyway, and Johnson back","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"in possession of the Quaffle, a clear field ahead and off she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"goes -- she's really flying -- dodges a speeding Bludger -- the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"goal posts are ahead -- come on, now, Angelina -- Keeper Bletchley","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"dives -- misses -- GRYFFINDORS SCORE!`  Gryffindor cheers filled the cold","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"air, with howls and moans from the Slytherins.  `Budge up there,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"move along.`  `Hagrid!`  Ron and Hermione squeezed together to give","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Hagrid enough space to join them.  `Bin watchin' from me hut,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"said Hagrid, patting a large pair of binoculars around his neck, `But","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"it isn't the same as bein' in the crowd. No sign of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"the Snitch yet, eh?`  `Nope,` said Ron. `Harry hasn't had much","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"to do yet.`  `Kept outta trouble, though, that's somethin',` said Hagrid,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"raising his binoculars and peering skyward at the speck that was Harry.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
" Way up above them, Harry was gliding over the game, squinting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"about for some sign of the Snitch. This was part of his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"and Wood's game plan.  `Keep out of the way until you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"catch sight of the Snitch,` Wood had said. `We don't want you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"attacked before you have to be.`  When Angelina had scored, Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"had done a couple of loop-the-loops to let off his feelings. Now","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"he was back to staring around for the Snitch. Once he caught","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"sight of a flash of gold, but it was just a reflection","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"from one of the Weasleys' wristwatches, and once a Bludger decided to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"come pelting his way, more like a cannonball than anything, but Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"dodged it and Fred Weasley came chasing after it.  `All right","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"there, Harry?` he had time to yell, as he beat the Bludger","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"furiously toward Marcus Flint.  `Slytherin in possession,` Lee Jordan was saying,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"`Chaser Pucey ducks two Bludgers, two Weasleys, and Chaser Bell, and speeds","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"toward the -- wait a moment -- was that the Snitch?` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"A murmur ran through the crowd as Adrian Pucey dropped the Quaffle,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"too busy looking over his shoulder at the flash of gold that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"had passed his left ear.  Harry saw it. In a great","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"rush of excitement he dived downward after the streak of gold. Slytherin","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Seeker Terence Higgs had seen it, too. Neck and neck they hurtled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"toward the Snitch -all the Chasers seemed to have forgotten what they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"were supposed to be doing as they hung in midair to watch.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
" Harry was faster than Higgs -- he could see the little","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"round ball, wings fluttering, darting up ahead - - he put on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"an extra spurt of speed --  WHAM! A roar of rage","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"echoed from the Gryffindors below -- Marcus Flint had blocked Harry on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"purpose, and Harry's broom spun off course, Harry holding on for dear","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"life.  `Foul!` screamed the Gryffindors.  Madam Hooch spoke angrily to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Flint and then ordered a free shot at the goal posts for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Gryffindor. But in all the confusion, of course, the Golden Snitch had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"disappeared from sight again.  Down in the stands, Dean Thomas was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"yelling, `Send him off, ref! Red card!`  `What are you talking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"about, Dean?` said Ron.  `Red card!` said Dean furiously. `In soccer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"you get shown the red card and you're out of the game!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
" `But this isn't soccer, Dean,` Ron reminded him.  Hagrid, however,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"was on Dean's side.  `They oughta change the rules. Flint coulda","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"knocked Harry outta the air.`  Lee Jordan was finding it difficult","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"not to take sides.  `So -- after that obvious and disgusting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"bit of cheating  `Jordan!` growled Professor McGonagall.  `I mean, after","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"that open and revolting foul  'Jordan, I'm warning you --` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"`All right, all right. Flint nearly kills the Gryffindor Seeker, which could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"happen to anyone, I'm sure, so a penalty to Gryffindor, taken by","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Spinner, who puts it away, no trouble, and we continue play, Gryffindor still","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"in possession.`  It was as Harry dodged another Bludger, which went","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"spinning dangerously past his head, that it happened. His broom gave a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"sudden, frightening lurch. For a split second, he thought he was going","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"to fall. He gripped the broom tightly with both his hands and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"knees. He'd never felt anything like that.  It happened again. It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"was as though the broom was trying to buck him off. But","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Nimbus Two Thousands did not suddenly decide to buck their riders off.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Harry tried to turn back toward the Gryffindor goal- posts -- he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"had half a mind to ask Wood to call time-out -- and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"then he realized that his broom was completely out of his control.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"He couldn't turn it. He couldn't direct it at all. It was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"zigzagging through the air, and every now and then making violent swishing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"movements that almost unseated him.  Lee was still commentating.  `Slytherin","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"in possession -- Flint with the Quaffle -- passes Spinnet -- passes","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Bell -- hit hard in the face by a Bludger, hope it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"broke his nose -- only joking, Professor -- Slytherins score -- A","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"no...  The Slytherins were cheering. No one seemed to have noticed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"that Harry's broom was behaving strangely. It was carrying- him slowly higher,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"away from the game, jerking and twitching as it went.  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"`Dunno what Harry thinks he's doing,` Hagrid mumbled. He stared through his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"binoculars. `If I didn' know better, I'd say he'd lost control of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"his broom... but he can't have....`  Suddenly, people were pointing up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"at Harry all over the stands. His broom had started to roll","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"over and over, with him only just managing to hold on. Then","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"the whole crowd gasped. Harry's broom had given a wild jerk and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Harry swung off it. He was now dangling from it, holding on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"with only one hand.  `Did something happen to it when Flint","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"blocked him?` Seamus whispered.  `Can't have,` Hagrid said, his voice shaking.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"`Can't nothing interfere with a broomstick except powerful Dark magic -- no","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"kid could do that to a Nimbus Two Thousand.`  At these","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"words, Hermione seized Hagrid's binoculars, but instead of looking up at Harry,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"she started looking frantically at the crowd.  `What are you doing?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"moaned Ron, gray-faced.  `I knew it,` Hermione gasped, `Snape -- look.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
" Ron grabbed the binoculars. Snape was in the middle of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"stands opposite them. He had his eyes fixed on Harry and was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"muttering nonstop under his breath.  `He's doing something -- jinxing the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"broom,` said Hermione.  `What should we do?`  `Leave it to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"me.`  Before Ron could say another word, Hermione had disappeared. Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"turned the binoculars back on Harry. His broom was vibrating so hard,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"it was almost impossible for him to hang on much longer. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"whole crowd was on its feet, watching, terrified, as the Weasleys flew","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"up to try and pull Harry safely onto one of their brooms,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"but it was no good -- every time they got near him,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"the broom would jump higher still. They dropped lower and circled beneath","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"him, obviously hoping to catch him if he fell. Marcus  Flint","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"seized the Quaffle and scored five times without anyone noticing.  `Come","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"on, Hermione,` Ron muttered desperately.  Hermione had fought her way across","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"to the stand where Snape stood, and was now racing along the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"row behind him; she didn't even stop to say sorry as she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"knocked Professor Quirrell headfirst into the row in front. Reaching Snape, she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"crouched down, pulled out her wand, and whispered a few, well- chosen","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"words. Bright blue flames shot from her wand onto the hem of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Snape's robes.  It took perhaps thirty seconds for Snape to realize","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"that he was on fire. A sudden yelp told her she had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"done her job. Scooping the fire off him into a little jar","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"in her pocket, she scrambled back along the row -- Snape would","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"never know what had happened.  It was enough. Up in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"air, Harry was suddenly able to clamber back on to his broom.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
" `Neville, you can look!` Ron said. Neville had been sobbing into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Hagrid's jacket for the last five minutes.  Harry was speeding toward","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"the ground when the crowd saw him clap his hand to his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"mouth as though he was about to be sick -- he hit","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"the field on all fours -- coughed -- and something gold fell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"into his hand.  `I've got the Snitch!` he shouted, waving it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"above his head, and the game ended in complete confusion.  `He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"didn't catch it, he nearly swallowed it,` Flint was still howling twenty","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"minutes later, but it made no difference -- Harry hadn't broken any","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"rules and Lee Jordan was still happily shouting the results -- Gryffindor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"had won by one hundred and seventy points to sixty. Harry heard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"none of this, though. He was being made a cup of strong","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"tea back in Hagrid's hut, with Ron and Hermione.  `It was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Snape,` Ron was explaining, `Hermione and I saw him. He was cursing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"your broomstick, muttering, he wouldn't take his eyes off you.`  `Rubbish,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"said Hagrid, who hadn't heard a word of what had gone on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"next to him in the stands. `Why would Snape do somethin' like","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"that?`  Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at one another, wondering what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"to tell him. Harry decided on the truth.  `I found out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"something about him,` he told Hagrid. `He tried to get past that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"three-headed dog on Halloween. It bit him. We think he was trying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"to steal whatever it's guarding.`  Hagrid dropped the teapot.  `How","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"do you know about Fluffy?` he said.  `Fluffy?`  `Yeah --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"he's mine -- bought him off a Greek chappie I met in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"the pub las' year -- I lent him to Dumbledore to guard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"the  `Yes?` said Harry eagerly.  `Now, don't ask me anymore,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"said Hagrid gruffly. `That's top secret, that is.`  `But Snape's trying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"to steal it.`  `Rubbish,` said Hagrid again. `Snape's a Hogwarts teacher,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"he'd do nothin' of the sort.`  `So why did he just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"try and kill Harry?` cried Hermione.  The afternoon's events certainly seemed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"to have changed her mind about Snape.  I know a jinx","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"when I see one, Hagrid, I've read all about them!  You've","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"got to keep eye contact, and Snape wasn't blinking at all, I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"saw him!`  `I'm tellin' yeh, yer wrong!` said Hagrid hotly. `I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"don' know why Harry's broom acted like that, but Snape wouldn' try","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"an' kill a student! Now, listen to me, all three of yeh","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"-- yer meddlin' in things that don' concern yeh. It's dangerous. You","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"forget that dog, an' you forget what it's guardin', that's between Professor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"Dumbledore an' Nicolas Flamel --`  `Aha!` said Harry, `so there's someone","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"called Nicolas Flamel involved, is there?`  Hagrid looked furious with himself.  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-11"
"THE MIRROR OF ERISED  Christmas was coming. One morning in mid-December,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Hogwarts woke to find itself covered in several feet of snow. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"lake froze solid and the Weasley twins were punished for bewitching several","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"snowballs so that they followed Quirrell around, bouncing off the back of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"his turban. The few owls that managed to battle their way through","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the stormy sky to deliver mail had to be nursed back to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"health by Hagrid before they could fly off again.  No one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"could wait for the holidays to start. While the Gryffindor common room","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"and the Great Hall had roaring fires, the drafty corridors had become","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"icy and a bitter wind rattled the windows in the classrooms. Worst","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"of all were Professor Snape's classes down in the dungeons, where their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"breath rose in a mist before them and they kept as close","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"as possible to their hot cauldrons.  `I do feel so sorry,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"said Draco Malfoy, one Potions class, `for all those people who have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to stay at Hogwarts for Christmas because they're not wanted at home.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" He was looking over at Harry as he spoke. Crabbe and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Goyle chuckled. Harry, who was measuring out powdered spine of lionfish, ignored","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"them. Malfoy had been even more unpleasant than usual since the Quidditch","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"match. Disgusted that the Slytherins had lost, he had tried to get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"everyone laughing at how a wide-mouthed tree frog would be replacing Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"as Seeker next. Then he'd realized that nobody found this funny, because","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"they were all so impressed at the way Harry had managed to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"stay on his bucking broomstick. So Malfoy, jealous and angry, had gone","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"back to taunting Harry about having no proper family.  It was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"true that Harry wasn't going back to Privet Drive for Christmas. Professor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"McGonagall had come around the week before, making a list of students","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"who would be staying for the holidays, and Harry had signed up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"at once. He didn't feel sorry for himself at all; this would","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"probably be the best Christmas he'd ever had. Ron and his brothers","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"were staying, too, because Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were going to Romania","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to visit Charlie.  When they left the dungeons at the end","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"of Potions, they found a large fir tree blocking the corridor ahead.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Two enormous feet sticking out at the bottom and a loud puffing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"sound told them that Hagrid was behind it.  `Hi, Hagrid, want","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"any help?` Ron asked, sticking his head through the branches.  `Nah,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"I'm all right, thanks, Ron.`  `Would you mind moving out of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the way?` came Malfoys cold drawl from behind them. `Are you trying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to earn some extra money, Weasley? Hoping to be gamekeeper yourself when","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"you leave Hogwarts, I suppose -- that hut of Hagrid's must seem","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"like a palace compared to what your family's used to.`  Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"dived at Malfoy just as Snape came up the stairs.  `WEASLEY!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" Ron let go of the front of Malfoy's robes.  `He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"was provoked, Professor Snape,` said Hagrid, sticking his huge hairy face out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"from behind the tree. `Malfoy was insultin' his family.`  `Be that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"as it may, fighting is against Hogwarts rules, Hagrid,` said Snape silkily.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"`Five points from Gryffindor, Weasley, and be grateful it isn't more. Move","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"along, all of you.`  Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle pushed roughly past","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the tree, scattering needles everywhere and smirking.  `I'll get him,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Ron, grinding his teeth at Malfoy's back, `one of these days, I'll","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"get him --`  `I hate them both,` said Harry, `Malfoy and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Snape.`  `Come on, cheer up, it's nearly Christmas,` said Hagrid. `Tell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"yeh what, come with me an' see the Great Hall, looks a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"treat.`  So the three of them followed Hagrid and his tree","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"off to -the Great Hall, where Professor McGonagall and Professor Flitwick were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"busy with the Christmas decorations.  `Ah, Hagrid, the last tree --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"put it in the far corner, would you?`  The hall looked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"spectacular. Festoons of holly and mistletoe hung all around the walls, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"no less than twelve towering Christmas trees stood around the room, some","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"sparkling with tiny icicles, some glittering with hundreds of candles.  `How","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"many days you got left until yer holidays?` Hagrid asked.  `Just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"one,` said Hermione. `And that reminds me -Harry, Ron, we've got half","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"an hour before lunch, we should be in the library.`  `Oh","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"yeah, you're right,` said Ron, tearing his eyes away from Professor Flitwick,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"who had golden bubbles blossoming out of his wand and was trailing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"them over the branches of the new tree.  `The library?` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Hagrid, following them out of the hall. `Just before the holidays? Bit","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"keen, aren't yeh?`  `Oh, we're not working,` Harry told him brightly.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"`Ever since you mentioned Nicolas Flamel we've been trying to find out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"who he is.`  `You what?` Hagrid looked shocked. `Listen here --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"I've told yeh -- drop it. It's nothin' to you what that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"dog's guardin'.`  `We just want to know who Nicolas Flamel is,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"that's all,` said Hermione.  `Unless you'd like to tell us and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"save us the trouble?` Harry added. `We must've been through hundreds of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"books already and we can't find him anywhere -- just give us","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"a hint -- I know I've read his name somewhere.`  `I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"sayin' nothin, said Hagrid flatly.  `Just have to find out for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"ourselves, then,` said Ron, and they left Hagrid looking disgruntled and hurried","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"off to the library.  They had indeed been searching books for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Flamel's name ever since Hagrid had let it slip, because how else","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"were they going to find out what Snape was trying to steal?","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"The trouble was, it was very hard to know where to begin,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"not knowing what Flamel might have done to get himself into a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"book. He wasn't in Great Wizards of the Twentieth Century, or Notable","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Magical Names of Our Time; he was missing, too, from Important Modern","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Magical Discoveries, and A Study of Recent Developments in Wizardry. And then,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"of course, there was the sheer size of the library; tens of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"thousands of books; thousands of shelves; hundreds of narrow rows.  Hermione","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"took out a list of subjects and titles she had decided to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"search while Ron strode off down a row of books and started","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"pulling them off the shelves at random. Harry wandered over to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Restricted Section. He had been wondering for a while if Flamel wasn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"somewhere in there. Unfortunately, you needed a specially signed note from one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"of the teachers to look in any of the restricted books, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"he knew he'd never get one. These were the books containing powerful","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Dark Magic never taught at Hogwarts, and only read by older students","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"studying advanced Defense Against the Dark Arts.  `What are you looking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"for, boy?`  `Nothing,` said Harry.  Madam Pince the librarian brandished","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"a feather duster at him.  `You'd better get out, then. Go","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"on -- out!`  Wishing he'd been a bit quicker at thinking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"up some story, Harry left the library. He, Ron, and Hermione had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"already agreed they'd better not ask Madam Pince where they could find","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Flamel. They were sure she'd be able to tell them, but they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"couldn't risk Snape hearing what they were up to.  Harry waited","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"outside in the corridor to see if the other two had found","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"anything, but he wasn't very hopeful. They had been looking for two","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"weeks, after A, but as they only had odd moments between lessons","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"it wasn't surprising they'd found nothing. What they really needed was a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"nice long search without Madam Pince breathing down their necks.  Five","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"minutes later, Ron and Hermione joined him, shaking their heads. They went","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"off to lunch.  `You will keep looking while I'm away, won't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"you?` said Hermione. `And send me an owl if you find anything.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" `And you could ask your parents if they know who Flamel","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"is,` said Ron. `It'd be safe to ask them.`  `Very safe,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"as they're both dentists,` said Hermione.  Once the holidays had started,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Ron and Harry were having too good a time to think much","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"about Flamel. They had the dormitory to themselves and the common room","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"was far emptier than usual, so they were able to get the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"good armchairs by the fire. They sat by the hour eating anything","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"they could spear on a toasting fork -- bread, English muffins, marshmallows","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"-- and plotting ways of getting Malfoy expelled, which were fun to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"talk about even if they wouldn't work.  Ron also started teaching","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Harry wizard chess. This was exactly like Muggle chess except that the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"figures were alive, which made it a lot like directing troops in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"battle. Ron's set was very old and battered. Like everything else he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"owned, it had once belonged to someone else in his family --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"in this case, his grandfather. However, old chessmen weren't a drawback at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"all. Ron knew them so well he never had trouble getting them","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to do what he wanted.  Harry played with chessmen Seamus Finnigan","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"had lent him, and they didn't trust him at all. He wasn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"a very good player yet and they kept shouting different bits of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"advice at him, which was confusing. `Don't send me there, can't you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"see his knight? Send him, we can afford to lose him.` On","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Christmas Eve, Harry went to bed looking forward to the next day","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"for the food and the fun, but not expecting any presents at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"all. When he woke early in the morning, however, the first thing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"he saw was a small pile of packages at the foot of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"his bed.   `Merry Christmas,` said Ron sleepily as Harry scrambled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"out of bed and pulled on his bathrobe.  `You, too,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Harry. `Will you look at this? I've got some presents!`  `What","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"did you expect, turnips?` said Ron, turning to his own pile, which","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"was a lot bigger than Harry's.  Harry picked up the top","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"parcel. It was wrapped in thick brown paper and scrawled across it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"was To Harry, from Hagrid. Inside was a roughly cut wooden flute.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Hagrid had obviously whittled it himself. Harry blew it -- it sounded","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"a bit like an owl.  A second, very small parcel contained","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"a note.  We received your message and enclose your Christmas present.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"From Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia. Taped to the note was a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"fifty-pence piece.  `That's friendly,` said Harry.  Ron was fascinated by","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the fifty pence.  `Weird!` he said, 'NMat a shape! This is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"money?`  `You can keep it,` said Harry, laughing at how pleased","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Ron was. `Hagrid and my aunt and uncle -- so who sent","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"these?`  `I think I know who that one's from,` said Ron,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"turning a bit pink and pointing to a very lumpy parcel. `My","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"mom. I told her you didn't expect any presents and -- oh,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"no,` he groaned, `she's made you a Weasley sweater.`  Harry had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"torn open the parcel to find a thick, hand-knitted sweater in emerald","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"green and a large box of homemade fudge.  `Every year she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"makes us a sweater,` said Ron, unwrapping his own, `and mine's always","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"maroon.`  `That's really nice of her,` said Harry, trying the fudge,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"which was very tasty.  His next present also contained candy --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"a large box of Chocolate Frogs from Hermione.  This only left","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"one parcel. Harry picked it up and felt it. It was very","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"light. He unwrapped it.  Something fluid and silvery gray went slithering","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to the floor where it lay in gleaming folds. Ron gasped. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"`I've heard of those,` he said in a hushed voice, dropping the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"box of Every Flavor Beans he'd gotten from Hermione. `If that's what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"I think it is -- they're really rare, and really valuable.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"`What is it?`  Harry picked the shining, silvery cloth off the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"floor. It was strange to the touch, like water woven into material.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" `It's an invisibility cloak,` said Ron, a look of awe on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"his face. `I'm sure it is -- try it on.`  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"threw the cloak around his shoulders and Ron gave a yell. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"`It is! Look down!`  Harry looked down at his feet, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"they were gone. He dashed to the mirror. Sure enough, his reflection","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"looked back at him, just his head suspended in midair, his body","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"completely invisible. He pulled the cloak over his head and his reflection","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"vanished completely.  `There's a note!` said Ron suddenly. `A note fell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"out of it!`  Harry pulled off the cloak and seized the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"letter. Written in narrow, loopy writing he had never seen before were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the following words: Your father left this in my possession before he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"died. It is time it was returned to you. Use it well.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" A Very Merry Christmas to you.  There was no signature.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Harry stared at the note. Ron was admiring the cloak.  `I'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"give anything for one of these,` he said. `Anything. What's the matter?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" `Nothing,` said Harry. He felt very strange. Who had sent the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"cloak? Had it really once belonged to his father?  Before he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"could say or think anything else, the dormitory door was flung open","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"and Fred and George Weasley bounded in. Harry stuffed the cloak quickly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"out of sight. He didn't feel like sharing it with anyone else","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"yet.  `Merry Christmas!`  `Hey, look -- Harry's got a Weasley","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"sweater, too!`  Fred and George were wearing blue sweaters, one with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"a large yellow F on it, the other a G.  `Harry's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"is better than ours, though,` said Fred, holding up Harry's sweater. `She","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"obviously makes more of an effort if you're not family.`  `Why","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"aren't you wearing yours, Ron?` George demanded. `Come on, get it on,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"they're lovely and warm.`  `I hate maroon,` Ron moaned halfheartedly as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"he pulled it over his head.  `You haven't got a letter","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"on yours,` George observed. `I suppose she thinks you don't forget your","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"name. But we're not stupid -- we know we're called Gred and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Forge.`  `What's all th is noise.  Percy Weasley stuck his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"head through the door, looking disapproving. He had clearly gotten halfway through","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"unwrapping his presents as he, too, carried a lumpy sweater over his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"arm, which  Fred seized.  `P for prefect! Get it on,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Percy, come on, we're all wearing ours, even Harry got one.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"`I -- don't -- want said Percy thickly, as the twins forced","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the sweater over his head, knocking his glasses askew.  `And you're","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"not sitting with the prefects today, either,` said  George. `Christmas is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"a time for family.`  They frog-marched Percy from the room, his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"arms pinned to his side by his sweater.  Harry had never","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"in all his life had such a Christmas dinner. A hundred fat,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"roast turkeys; mountains of roast and boiled potatoes; platters of chipolatas; tureens","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"of buttered peas, silver boats of thick, rich gravy and cranberry sauce","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"-- and stacks of wizard crackers every few feet along the table.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"These fantastic party favors were nothing like the feeble Muggle ones the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Dursleys usually bought, with their little plastic toys and their flimsy paper","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"hats inside. Harry pulled a wizard cracker with Fred and it didn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"just bang, it went off with a blast like a cannon and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"engulfed them all in a cloud of blue smoke, while from the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"inside exploded a rear admiral's hat and several live, white mice. Up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"at the High Table, Dumbledore had swapped his pointed wizard's hat for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"a flowered bonnet, and was chuckling merrily at a joke Professor Flitwick","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"had just read him.  Flaming Christmas puddings followed the turkey. Percy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"nearly broke his teeth on a silver sickle embedded in his slice.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Harry watched Hagrid getting redder and redder in the face as he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"called for more wine, finally kissing Professor McGonagall on the cheek, who,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to Harry's amazement, giggled and blushed, her top hat lopsided.  When","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Harry finally left the table, he was laden down with a stack","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"of things out of the crackers, including a pack of nonexplodable, luminous","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"balloons, a Grow-Your-Own-Warts kit, and his own new wizard chess set. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"white mice had disappeared and Harry had a nasty feeling they were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"going to end up as Mrs. Norris's Christmas dinner.  Harry and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the Weasleys spent a happy afternoon having a furious snowball fight on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the grounds. Then, cold, wet, and gasping for breath, they returned to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the fire in the Gryffindor common room, where Harry broke in his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"new chess set by losing spectacularly to Ron. He suspected he wouldn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"have lost so badly if Percy hadn't tried to help him so","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"much.  After a meal of turkey sandwiches, crumpets, trifle, and Christmas","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"cake, everyone felt too full and sleepy to do much before bed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"except sit and watch Percy chase Fred and George all over Gryffindor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"tower because they'd stolen his prefect badge.  It had been Harry's best","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Christmas day ever. Yet something had been nagging at the back of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"his mind all day. Not until he climbed into bed was he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"free to think about it: the invisibility cloak and whoever had sent","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"it.  Ron, full of turkey and cake and with nothing mysterious","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to bother him, fell asleep almost as soon as he'd drawn the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"curtains of his four-poster. Harry leaned over the side of his own","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"bed and pulled the cloak out from under it.  His father's...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"this had been his father's. He let the material flow over his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"hands, smoother than silk, light as air. Use it well, the note","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"had said.  He had to try it, now. He slipped out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"of bed and wrapped the cloak around himself. Looking down at his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"legs, he saw only moonlight and shadows. It was a very funny","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"feeling.  Use it well.  Suddenly, Harry felt wide-awake. The whole","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"of Hogwarts was open to him in this cloak. Excitement flooded through","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"him as he stood there in the dark and silence. He could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"go anywhere in this, anywhere, and Filch would never know.  Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"grunted in his sleep. Should Harry wake him? Something held him back","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"-- his father's cloak -- he felt that this time -- the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"first time -- he wanted to use it alone.  He crept","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"out of the dormitory, down the stairs, across the common room, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"climbed through the portrait hole.  `Who's there?` squawked the Fat Lady.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Harry said nothing. He walked quickly down the corridor.  Where should","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"he go? He stopped, his heart racing, and thought. And then it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"came to him. The Restricted Section in the library. He'd be able","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to read as long as he liked, as long as it took","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to find out who Flamel was. He set off, drawing the invisibility","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"cloak tight around him as he walked.  The library was pitch-black","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"and very eerie. Harry lit a lamp to see his way along","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the rows of books. The lamp looked as if it was floating","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"along in midair, and even though Harry could feel his arm supporting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"it, the sight gave him the creeps.  The Restricted Section was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"right at the back of the library. Step ping carefully over the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"rope that separated these books from the rest of the library, he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"held up his lamp to read the titles.  They didn't tell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"him much. Their peeling, faded gold letters spelled words in languages Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"couldn't understand. Some had no title at all. One book had a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"dark stain on it that looked horribly like blood. The hairs on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the back of Harry's neck prickled. Maybe he was imagining it, maybe","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"not, but he thought a faint whispering was coming from the books,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"as though they knew someone was there who shouldn't be.  He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"had to start somewhere. Setting the lamp down carefully on the floor,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"he looked along the bottom shelf for an interestinglooking book. A large","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"black and silver volume caught his eye. He pulled it out with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"difficulty, because it was very heavy, and, balancing it on his knee,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"let it fall open.  A piercing, bloodcurdling shriek split the silence","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"-- the book was screaming! Harry snapped it shut, but the shriek","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"went on and on, one high, unbroken, earsplitting note. He stumbled backward","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"and knocked over his lamp, which went out at once. Panicking, he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"heard footsteps coming down the corridor outside -- stuffing the shrieking book","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"back on the shelf, he ran for it. He passed Filch in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the doorway; Filch's pale, wild eyes looked straight through him, and Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"slipped under Filch's outstretched arm and streaked off up the corridor, the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"book's shrieks still ringing in his ears.  He came to a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"sudden halt in front of a tall suit of armor. He had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"been so busy getting away from the library, he hadn't paid attention","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to where he was going. Perhaps because it was dark, he didn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"recognize where he was at all. There was a suit of armor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"near the kitchens, he knew, but he must be five floors above","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"there.  `You asked me to come directly to you, Professor, if","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"anyone was wandering around at night, and somebody's been in the library","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Restricted Section.`  Harry felt the blood drain out of his face.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Wherever he was, Filch must know a shortcut, because his soft, greasy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"voice was getting nearer, and to his horror, it was Snape who","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"replied, `The Restricted Section? Well, they can't be far, we'll catch them.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" Harry stood rooted to the spot as Filch and Snape came","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"around the corner ahead. They couldn't see him, of course, but it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"was a narrow corridor and if they came much nearer they'd knock","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"right into him -- the cloak didn't stop him from being solid.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" He backed away as quietly as he could. A door stood","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"ajar to his left. It was his only hope. He squeezed through","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"it, holding his breath, trying not to move it, and to his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"relief he managed to get inside the room without their noticing anything.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"They walked straight past, and Harry leaned against the wall, breathing deeply,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"listening to their footsteps dying away. That had been close, very close.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"It was a few seconds before he noticed anything about the room","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"he had hidden in.  It looked like an unused classroom. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"dark shapes of desks and chairs were piled against the walls, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"there was an upturned wastepaper basket -- but propped against the wall","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"facing him was something that didn't look as if it belonged there,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"something that looked as if someone had just put it there to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"keep it out of the way.  It was a magnificent mirror,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"as high as the ceiling, with an ornate gold frame, standing on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"two clawed feet. There was an inscription carved around the top: Erised","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"stra ehru oyt ube cafru oyt on wohsi. His panic fading now","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"that there was no sound of Filch and Snape, Harry moved nearer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to the mirror, wanting to look at himself but see no reflection","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"again. He stepped in front of it.  He had to clap","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"his hands to his mouth to stop himself from screaming. He whirled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"around. His heart was pounding far more furiously than when the book","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"had screamed -- for he had seen not only himself in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"mirror, but a whole crowd of people standing right behind him. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"But the room was empty. Breathing very fast, he turned slowly back","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to the mirror.  There he was, reflected in it, white and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"scared-looking, and there, reflected behind him, were at least ten others. Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"looked over his shoulder -- but still, no one was there. Or","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"were they all invisible, too? Was he in fact in a room","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"full of invisible people and this mirror's trick was that it reflected","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"them, invisible or not?  He looked in the mirror again. A","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"woman standing right behind his reflection was smiling at him and waving.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"He reached out a hand and felt the air behind him. If","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"she was really there, he'd touch her, their reflections were so close","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"together, but he felt only air -- she and the others existed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"only in the mirror.  She was a very pretty woman. She","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"had dark red hair and her eyes -- her eyes are just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"like mine, Harry thought, edging a little closer to the glass. Bright","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"green -- exactly the same shape, but then he noticed that she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"was crying; smiling, but crying at the same time. The tall, thin,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"black-haired man standing next to her put his arm around her. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"wore glasses, and his hair was very untidy. It stuck up at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the back, just as Harry's did.  Harry was so close to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the mirror now that his nose was nearly touching that of his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"reflection.  `Mom?` he whispered. `Dad?`  They just looked at him,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"smiling. And slowly, Harry looked into the faces of the other people","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"in the mirror, and saw other pairs of green eyes like his,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"other noses like his, even a little old man who looked as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"though he had Harry's knobbly knees -- Harry was looking at his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"family, for the first time in his life.  The Potters smiled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"and waved at Harry and he stared hungrily back at them, his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"hands pressed flat against the glass as though he was hoping to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"fall right through it and reach them. He had a powerful kind","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"of ache inside him, half joy, half terrible sadness.  How long","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"he stood there, he didn't know. The reflections did not fade and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"he looked and looked until a distant noise brought him back to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"his senses. He couldn't stay here, he had to find his way","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"back to bed. He tore his eyes away from his mother's face,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"whispered, `I'll come back,` and hurried from the room.  `You could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"have woken me up,` said Ron, crossly.  `You can come tonight,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"I'm going back, I want to show you the mirror.  `I'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"like to see your mom and dad,` Ron said eagerly.  `And","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"I want to see all your family, all the Weasleys, you'll be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"able to show me your other brothers and everyone.`  `You can","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"see them any old time,` said Ron. `Just come round my house","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"this summer. Anyway, maybe it only shows dead people. Shame about not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"finding Flamel, though. Have some bacon or something, why aren't you eating","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"anything?`  Harry couldn't eat. He had seen his parents and would","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"be seeing them again tonight. He had almost forgotten about Flamel. It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"didn't seem very important anymore. Who cared what the three headed dog","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"was guarding? What did it matter if Snape stole it, really? ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"`Are you all right?` said Ron. `You look odd.`  What Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"feared most was that he might not be able to find the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"mirror room again. With Ron covered in the cloak, too, they had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to walk much more slowly the next night. They tried retracing Harry's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"route from the library, wandering around the dark passageways for nearly an","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"hour.  `I'm freezing,` said Ron. `Let's forget it and go back.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" `No!` Harry hissed. I know it's here somewhere.`  They passed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the ghost of a tall witch gliding in the opposite direction, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"saw no one else. just as Ron started moaning that his feet","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"were dead with cold, Harry spotted the suit of armor.  `It's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"here -- just here -- yes!`  They pushed the door open.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Harry dropped the cloak from around his shoulders and ran to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"mirror.  There they were. His mother and father beamed at the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"sight of him.  `See?` Harry whispered.  `I can't see anything.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" `Look! Look at them all... there are loads of them....` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"`I can only see you.`  `Look in it properly, go on,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"stand where I am.`  Harry stepped aside, but with Ron in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"front of the mirror, he couldn't see his family anymore, just Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"in his paisley pajamas.  Ron, though, was staring transfixed at his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"image.  `Look at me!` he said.  `Can you see all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"your family standing around you?`  `No -- I'm alone -- but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"I'm different -- I look older -- and I'm head boy!` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"`What?`  `I am -- I'm wearing the badge like Bill used","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to -- and I'm holding the house cup and the Quidditch cup","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"-- I'm Quidditch captain, too.  Ron tore his eyes away from","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"this splendid sight to look excitedly at Harry.  `Do you think","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"this mirror shows the future?`  `How can it? All my family","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"are dead -- let me have another look --`  `You had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"it to yourself all last night, give me a bit more time.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" `You're only holding the Quidditch cup, what's interesting about that? I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"want to see my parents.`  `Don't push me --`  A","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"sudden noise outside in the corridor put an end to their discussion.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"They hadn't realized how loudly they had been talking.  `Quick!` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Ron threw the cloak back over them as the luminous eyes of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Mrs. Norris came round the door. Ron and Harry stood quite still,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"both thinking the same thing -- did the cloak work on cats?","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"After what seemed an age, she turned and left.  `This isn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"safe -- she might have gone for Filch, I bet she heard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"us. Come on.`  And Ron pulled Harry out of the room.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" The snow still hadn't melted the next morning.  `Want to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"play chess, Harry?` said Ron.  `No.`  `Why don't we go","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"down and visit Hagrid?`  `No... you go...`  `I know what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"you're thinking about, Harry, that mirror. Don't go back tonight.`  `Why","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"not?`  `I dunno, I've just got a bad feeling about it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"-- and anyway, you've had too many close shaves already. Filch, Snape,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"and Mrs. Norris are wandering around. So what if they can't see","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"you? What if they walk into you? What if you knock something","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"over?`  `You sound like Hermione.`  `I'm serious, Harry, don't go.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" But Harry only had one thought in his head, which was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to get back in front of the mirror, and Ron wasn't going","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to stop him.  That third night he found his way more","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"quickly than before. He was walking so fast he knew he was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"making more noise than was wise, but he didn't meet anyone. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"And there were his mother and father smiling at him again, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"one of his grandfathers nodding happily. Harry sank down to sit on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the floor in front of the mirror. There was nothing to stop","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"him from staying here all night with his family. Nothing at all.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" Except --  `So -- back again, Harry?`  Harry felt","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"as though his insides had turned to ice. He looked behind him.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Sitting on one of the desks by the wall was none other","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"than Albus Dumbledore. Harry must have walked straight past him, so desperate","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to get to the mirror he hadn't noticed him.  ` --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"I didn't see you, sir.`  `Strange how nearsighted being invisible can","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"make you,` said Dumbledore, and Harry was relieved to see that he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"was smiling.  `So,` said Dumbledore, slipping off the desk to sit","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"on the floor with Harry, `you, like hundreds before you, have discovered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the delights of the Mirror of Erised.`  `I didn't know it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"was called that, Sir.`  `But I expect you've realized by now","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"what it does?`  `It -- well -- it shows me my","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"family --`  `And it showed your friend Ron himself as head","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"boy.`  `How did you know --?`  `I don't need a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"cloak to become invisible,` said Dumbledore gently. `Now, can you think what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"the Mirror of Erised shows us all?`  Harry shook his head.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" `Let me explain. The happiest man on earth would be able","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to use the Mirror of Erised like a normal mirror, that is,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"he would look into it and see himself exactly as he is.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Does that help?`  Harry thought. Then he said slowly, `It shows","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"us what we want... whatever we want...`  `Yes and no,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Dumbledore quietly. `It shows us nothing more or less than the deepest,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"most desperate desire of our hearts. You, who have never known your","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"family, see them standing around you. Ronald Weasley, who has always been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"overshadowed by his brothers, sees himself standing alone, the best of all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"of them. However, this mirror will give us neither knowledge or truth.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"Men have wasted away before it, entranced by what they have seen,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"or been driven mad, not knowing if what it shows is real","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"or even possible.  `The Mirror will be moved to a new","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"home tomorrow, Harry, and I ask you not to go looking for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"it again. If you ever do run across it, you will now","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"be prepared. It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"to live, remember that. Now, why don't you put that admirable cloak","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"back on and get off to bed?`  Harry stood up. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"`Sir -- Professor Dumbledore? Can I ask you something?`  `Obviously, you've","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"just done so,` Dumbledore smiled. `You may ask me one more thing,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"however.`  `What do you see when you look in the mirror?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" `I? I see myself holding a pair of thick, woolen socks.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
" Harry stared.  `One can never have enough socks,` said Dumbledore.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"`Another Christmas has come and gone and I didn't get a single","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"pair. People will insist on giving me books.`  It was only","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"when he was back in bed that it struck Harry that Dumbledore","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"might not have been quite truthful. But then, he thought, as he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"shoved Scabbers off his pillow, it had been quite a personal question.  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-12"
"NICOLAS FLAMEL  Dumbledore had convinced Harry not to go looking for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"the Mirror of Erised again, and for the rest of the Christmas","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"holidays the invisibility cloak stayed folded at the bottom of his trunk.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Harry wished he could forget what he'd seen in the mirror as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"easily, but he couldn't. He started having nightmares. Over and over again","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"he dreamed about his parents disappearing in a flash of green light,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"while a high voice cackled with laughter.  `You see, Dumbledore was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"right, that mirror could drive you mad,` said Ron, when Harry told","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"him about these drearns.  Hermione, who came back the day before","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"term started, took a different view of things. She was torn between","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"horror at the idea of Harry being out of bed, roaming the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"school three nights in a row (`If Filch had caught you!`), and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"disappointment that he hadn't at least found out who Nicolas Flamel was.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
" They had almost given up hope of ever finding Flamel in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"a li- brary book, even though Harry was still sure he'd read","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"the name somewhere. Once term had started, they were back to skimming","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"through books for ten minutes during their breaks. Harry had even less","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"time than the other two, because Quidditch practice had started again. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Wood was working the team harder than ever. Even the endless rain","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"that had replaced the snow couldn't dampen his spirits. The Weasleys complained","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"that Wood was becoming a fanatic, but Harry was on Wood's side.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"If they won their next match, against Hufflepuff, they would overtake Slytherin","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"in the house championship for the first time in seven years. Quite","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"apart from wanting to win, Harry found that he had fewer nightmares","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"when he was tired out after training.  Then, during one particularly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"wet and muddy practice session, Wood gave the team a bit of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"bad news. He'd just gotten very angry with the Weasleys, who kept","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"dive-bombing each other and pretending to fall off their brooms.  `Will","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"you stop messing around!` he yelled. `That's exactly the sort of thing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"that'll lose us the match! Snape's refereeing this time, and he'll be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"looking for any excuse to knock points off Gryffindor!`  George Weasley","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"really did fall off his broom at these words.  `Snape's refereeing?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"he spluttered through a mouthful of mud. `When's he ever refereed a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Quidditch match? He's not going to be fair if we might overtake","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Slytherin.`  The rest of the team landed next to George to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"complain, too.  `It's not my fault,` said Wood. `We've just got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"to make sure we play a clean game, so Snape hasn't got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"an excuse to pick on us.`  Which was all very well,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"thought Harry, but he had another reason for not wanting Snape near","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"him while he was playing Quidditch....  The rest of the team","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"hung back to talk to one another as usual at the end","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"of practice, but Harry headed straight back to the Gryffindor common room,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"where he found Ron and Hermione playing chess. Chess was the only","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"thing Hermione ever lost at, something Harry and Ron thought was very","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"good for her.  `Don't talk to me for a moment,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Ron when Harry sat down next to him, `I need to concen","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"--` He caught sight of Harry's face. `What's the matter with you?","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"You look terrible.`  Speaking quietly so that no one else would","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"hear, Harry told the other two about Snape's sudden, sinister desire to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"be a Quidditch referee.  `Don't play,` said Hermione at once. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"`Say you're ill,` said Ron.  `Pretend to break your leg,` Hermione","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"suggested.  `Really break your leg,` said Ron.  `I can't,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Harry. `There isn't a reserve Seeker. If I back out, Gryffindor can't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"play at all.`  At that moment Neville toppled into the common","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"room. How he had managed to climb through the portrait hole was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"anyone's guess, because his legs had been stuck together with what they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"recognized at once as the Leg-Locker Curse. He must have had to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"bunny hop all the way up to Gryffindor tower.  Everyone fell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"over laughing except Hermione, who leapt up and performed the countercurse. Neville's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"legs sprang apart and he got to his feet, trembling. `What happened?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Hermione asked him, leading him over to sit with Harry and Ron.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
" `Malfoy,` said Neville shakily. `I met him outside the library. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"said he'd been looking for someone to practice that on.`  `Go","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"to Professor McGonagall!` Hermione urged Neville. `Report him!`  Neville shook his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"head.  `I don't want more trouble,` he mumbled.  `You've got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"to stand up to him, Neville!` said Ron. `He's used to walking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"all over people, but that's no reason to lie down in front","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"of him and make it easier.`  `There's no need to tell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"me I'm not brave enough to be in Gryffindor, Malfoy's already done","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"that,` Neville choked out.  Harry felt in the pocket of his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"robes and pulled out a Chocolate Frog, the very last one from","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"the box Hermione had given him for Christmas. He gave it to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Neville, who looked as though he might cry.  `You're worth twelve","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"of Malfoy,` Harry said. `The Sorting Hat chose you for Gryffindor, didn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"it? And where's Malfoy? In stinking Slytherin.`  Neville's lips twitched in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"a weak smile as he unwrapped the frog.  `Thanks, Harry... I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"think I'll go to bed.... D'you want the card, you collect them,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"don't you?`  As Neville walked away, Harry looked at the Famous","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Wizard card.  `Dumbledore again,` he said, `He was the first one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"I ever-`  He gasped. He stared at the back of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"card. Then he looked up at Ron and Hermione.  `I've found","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"him!` he whispered. `I've found Flamel! I told you I'd read the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"name somewhere before, I read it on the train coming here --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"listen to this: 'Dumbledore is particularly famous for his defeat of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"dark wizard Grindelwald in 1945, for the discovery of the twelve uses","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"of dragon's blood, and his work on alchemy with his partner, Nicolas","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Flamel'!`  Hermione jumped to her feet. She hadn't looked so excited","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"since they'd gotten back the marks for their very first piece of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"homework.  `Stay there!` she said, and she sprinted up the stairs","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"to the girls' dormitories. Harry and Ron barely had time to exchange","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"mystified looks before she was dashing back, an enormous old book in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"her arms.  `I never thought to look in here!` she whispered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"excitedly. `I got this out of the library weeks ago for a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"bit of light reading.`  `Light?` said Ron, but Hermione told him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"to be quiet until she'd looked something up, and started flicking frantically","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"through the pages, muttering to herself.  At last she found what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"she was looking for.  `I knew it! I knew it!` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"`Are we allowed to speak yet?` said Ron grumpily. Hermione ignored him.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
" `Nicolas Flamel,` she whispered dramatically, `is the only known maker of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"the Sorcerer's Stone!`  This didn't have quite the effect she'd expected.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
" `The what?` said Harry and Ron.  `Oh, honestly, don't you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"two read? Look -- read that, there.`  She pushed the book","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"toward them, and Harry and Ron read: The ancient study of alchemy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"is concerned with making the Sorcerer's Stone, a legendary substance with astonishing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"powers. The stone will transform any metal into pure gold. It also","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"produces the Elixir of Life, which will make the drinker immortal. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"There have been many reports of the Sorcerer's Stone over the centuries,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"but the only Stone currently in existence belongs to Mr. Nicolas Flamel,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"the noted alchemist and opera lover. Mr. Flamel, who celebrated his six","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"hundred and sixty-fifth birthday last year, enjoys a quiet life in Devon","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"with his wife, Perenelle (six hundred and fifty-eight).  `See?` said Hermione,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"when Harry and Ron had finished. `The dog must be guarding Flamel's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Sorcerer's Stone! I bet he asked Dumbledore to keep it safe for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"him, because they're friends and he knew someone was after it, that's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"why he wanted the Stone moved out of Gringotts!`  `A stone","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"that makes gold and stops you from ever dying!` said Harry. `No","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"wonder Snape's after it! Anyone would want it.`  `And no wonder","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"we couldn't find Flamel in that Study of Recent Developments in Wizardry,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"said Ron. `He's not exactly recent if he's six hundred and sixty-five,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"is he?`  The next morning in Defense Against the Dark Arts,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"while copying down different ways of treating werewolf bites, Harry and Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"were still discussing what they'd do with a Sorcerer's Stone if they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"had one. It wasn't until Ron said he'd buy his own Quidditch","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"team that Harry remembered about Snape and the coming match.  `I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"going to play,` he told Ron and Hermione. `If I don't, all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"the Slytherins will think I'm just too scared to face Snape. I'll","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"show them... it'll really wipe the smiles off their faces if we","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"win.`  `Just as long as we're not wiping you off the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"field,` said Hermione.  As the match drew nearer, however, Harry became","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"more and more nervous, whatever he told Ron and Hermione. The rest","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"of the team wasn't too calm, either. The idea of overtaking Slytherin","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"in the house championship was wonderful, no one had done it for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"seven years, but would they be allowed to, with such a biased","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"referee?  Harry didn't know whether he was imagining it or not,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"but he seemed to keep running into Snape wherever he went. At","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"times, he even wondered whether Snape was following him, trying to catch","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"him on his own. Potions lessons were turning into a sort of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"weekly torture, Snape was so horrible to Harry. Could Snape possibly know","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"they'd found out about the Sorcerer's Stone? Harry didn't see how he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"could -- yet he sometimes had the horrible feeling that Snape could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"read minds.  Harry knew, when they wished him good luck outside","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"the locker rooms the next afternoon, that Ron and Hermione were wondering","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"whether they'd ever see him alive again. This wasn't what you'd call","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"comforting. Harry hardly heard a word of Wood's pep talk as he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"pulled on his Quidditch robes and picked up his Nimbus Two Thousand.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
" Ron and Hermione, meanwhile, had found a place in the stands","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"next to Neville, who couldn't understand why they looked so grim and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"worried, or why they had both brought their wands to the match.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Little did Harry know that Ron and Hermione had been secretly practicing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"the Leg-Locker Curse. They'd gotten the idea from Malfoy using it on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Neville, and were ready to use it on Snape if he showed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"any sign of wanting to hurt Harry.  `Now, don't forget, it's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Locomotor Mortis,` Hermione muttered as Ron slipped his wand up his sleeve.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
" `I know,` Ron snapped. `Don't nag.`  Back in the locker","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"room, Wood had taken Harry aside.  `Don't want to pressure you,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Potter, but if we ever need an early capture of the Snitch","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"it's now. Finish the game before Snape can favor Hufflepuff too much.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
" `The whole school's out there!` said Fred Weasley, peering out of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"the door. `Even -- blimey -- Dumbledore's come to watch!`  Harry's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"heart did a somersault.  `Dumbledore?` he said, dashing to the door","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"to make sure. Fred was right. There was no mistaking that silver","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"beard.  Harry could have laughed out loud with relief He was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"safe. There was simply no way that Snape would dare to try","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"to hurt him if Dumbledore was watching.  Perhaps that was why","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Snape was looking so angry as the teams marched onto the field,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"something that Ron noticed, too.  `I've never seen Snape look so","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"mean,` he told Hermione. `Look -they're off Ouch!`  Someone had poked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Ron in the back of the head. It was Malfoy.  `Oh,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"sorry, Weasley, didn't see you there.`  Malfoy grinned broadly at Crabbe","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"and Goyle.  `Wonder how long Potter's going to stay on his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"broom this time? Anyone want a bet? What about you, Weasley?` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Ron didn't answer; Snape had just awarded Hufflepuff a penalty because George","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Weasley had hit a Bludger at him. Hermione, who had all her","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"fingers crossed in her lap, was squinting fixedly at Harry, who was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"circling the game like a hawk, looking for the Snitch.  `You","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"know how I think they choose people for the Gryffindor team?` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Malfoy loudly a few minutes later, as Snape awarded Hufflepuff another penalty","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"for no reason at all. `It's people they feel sorry for. See,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"there's Potter, who's got no parents, then there's the Weasleys, who've got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"no money -- you should be on the team, Longbottom, you've got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"no brains.`  Neville went bright red but turned in his seat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"to face Malfoy.  `I'm worth twelve of you, Malfoy,` he stammered.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
" Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle howled with laughter, but Ron, still not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"daring to take his eyes from the game, said, `You tell him,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Neville.`  `Longbottom, if brains were gold you'd be poorer than Weasley,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"and that's saying something.`  Ron's nerves were already stretched to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"breaking point with anxiety about Harry.  `I'm warning you, Malfoy --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"one more word  `Ron!` said Hermione suddenly, `Harry --`  `What?","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Where?`  Harry had suddenly gone into a spectacular dive, which drew","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"gasps and cheers from the crowd. Hermione stood up, her crossed fingers","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"in her mouth, as Harry streaked toward the ground like a bullet.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
" `You're in luck, Weasley, Potter's obviously spotted some money on the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"ground!` said Malfoy.  Ron snapped. Before Malfoy knew what was happening,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Ron was on top of him, wrestling him to the ground. Neville","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"hesitated, then clambered over the back of his seat to help. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"`Come on, Harry!` Hermione screamed, leaping onto her seat to watch as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Harry sped straight at Snape -- she didn't even notice Malfoy and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Ron rolling around under her seat, or the scuffles and yelps coming","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"from the whirl of fists that was Neville, Crabbe, and Goyle. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Up in the air, Snape turned on his broomstick just in time","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"to see something scarlet shoot past him, missing him by inches --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"the next second, Harry had pulled out of the dive, his arm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"raised in triumph, the Snitch clasped in his hand.  The stands","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"erupted; it had to be a record, no one could ever remember","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"the Snitch being caught so quickly.  `Ron! Ron! Where are you?","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"The game's over! Harry's won! We've won! Gryffindor is in the lead!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"shrieked Hermione, dancing up and down on her seat and hugging Parvati","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Patil in the row in front.  Harry jumped off his broom,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"a foot from the ground. He couldn't believe it. He'd done it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"-- the game was over; it had barely lasted five minutes. As","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Gryffindors came spilling onto the field, he saw Snape land nearby, white-faced","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"and tight-lipped -- then Harry felt a hand on his shoulder and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"looked up into Dumbledore's smiling face.  `Well done,` said Dumbledore quietly,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"so that only Harry could hear. `Nice to see you haven't been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"brooding about that mirror... been keeping busy... excellent...`  Snape spat bitterly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"on the ground.  Harry left the locker room alone some time","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"later, to take his Nimbus Two Thousand back to the broomshed. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"couldn't ever remember feeling happier. He'd really done something to be proud","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"of now -- no one could say he was just a famous","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"name any more. The evening air had never smelled so sweet. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"walked over the damp grass, reliving the last hour in his head,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"which was a happy blur: Gryffindors running to lift him onto their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"shoulders; Ron and Hermione in the distance, jumping up and down, Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"cheering through a heavy nosebleed.  Harry had reached the shed. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"leaned against the wooden door and looked up at Hogwarts, with its","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"windows glowing red in the setting sun. Gryffindor in the lead. He'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"done it, he'd shown Snape....  And speaking of Snape...  A","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"hooded figure came swiftly down the front steps of the castle. Clearly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"not wanting to be seen, it walked as fast as possible toward","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"the forbidden forest. Harry's victory faded from his mind as he watched.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"He recognized the figure's prowling walk. Snape, sneaking into the forest while","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"everyone else was at dinner -- what was going on?  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"jumped back on his Nimbus Two Thousand and took off. Gliding silently","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"over the castle he saw Snape enter the forest at a run.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"He followed.  The trees were so thick he couldn't see where","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Snape had gone. He flew in circles, lower and lower, brushing the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"top branches of trees until he heard voices. He glided toward them","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"and landed noiselessly in a towering beech tree.  He climbed carefully","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"along one of the branches, holding tight to his broomstick, trying to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"see through the leaves. Below, in a shadowy clearing, stood Snape, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"he wasn't alone. Quirrell was there, too. Harry couldn't make out the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"look on his face, but he was stuttering worse than ever. Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"strained to catch what they were saying.  `... d-don't know why","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"you wanted t-t-to meet here of all p-places, Severus...`  `Oh, I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"thought we'd keep this private,` said Snape, his voice icy. `Students aren't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"supposed to know about the Sorcerer's Stone, after all.`  Harry leaned","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"forward. Quirrell was mumbling something. Snape interrupted him.  `Have you found","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"out how to get past that beast of Hagrid's yet?`  `B-b-but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Severus, I --`  `You don't want me as your enemy, Quirrell,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"said Snape, taking a step toward him.  `I-I don't know what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"you  `You know perfectly well what I mean.`  An owl","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"hooted loudly, and Harry nearly fell out of the tree. He steadied","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"himself in time to hear Snape say, `-- your little bit of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"hocus-pocus. I'm waiting.`  `B-but I d-d-don't --`  `Very well,` Snape","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"cut in. `We'll have another little chat soon, when you've had time","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"to think things over and decided where your loyalties lie.`  He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"threw his cloak over his head and strode out of the clearing.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"It was almost dark now, but Harry could see Quirrell, standing quite","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"still as though he was petrified.  `Harry, where have you been?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Hermione squeaked.  `We won! You won! We won!` shouted Ron, thumping","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Harry on the back. `And I gave Malfoy a black eye, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Neville tried to take on Crabbe and Goyle single-handed! He's still out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"cold but Madam Pomftey says he'll be all right - talk about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"showing Slytherin! Everyone's waiting for you in the common room, we're having","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"a party, Fred and George stole some cakes and stuff from the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"kitchens.`  `Never mind that now,` said Harry breathlessly. `Let's find an","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"empty room, you wait 'til you hear this....`  He made sure","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Peeves wasn't inside before shutting the door behind them, then he told","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"them what he'd seen and heard.  `So we were right, it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"is the Sorcerer's Stone, and Snape's trying to force Quirrell to help","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"him get it. He asked if he knew how to get past","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Fluffy - and he said something about Quirrell's 'hocus pocuss-- I reckon","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"there are other things guarding the stone apart from Fluffy, loads of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"enchantments, probably, and Quirrell would have done some anti-Dark Arts spell that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"Snape needs to break through --`  `So you mean the Stone's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"only safe as long as Quirrell stands up to Snape?` said Hermione","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"in alarm.  `It'll be gone by next Tuesday,` said Ron.  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-13"
"NORBERT THE NORWEGIAN RIDGEBACK  Quirrell, however, must have been braver","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"than they'd thought. In the weeks that followed he did seem to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"be getting paler and thinner, but it didn't look as though he'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"cracked yet.  Every time they passed the third-floor corridor, Harry, Ron,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"and Hermione would press their ears to the door to check that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Fluffy was still growling inside. Snape was sweeping about in his usual","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"bad temper, which surely meant that the Stone was still safe. Whenever","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Harry passed Quirrell these days he gave him an encouraging sort of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"smile, and Ron had started telling people off for laughing at Quirrell's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"stutter.  Hermione, however, had more on her mind than the Sorcerer's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Stone. She had started drawing up study schedules and colorcoding all her","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"notes. Harry and Ron wouldn't have minded, but she kept nagging them","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"to do the same.  `Hermione, the exams are ages away.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"`Ten weeks,` Hermione snapped. `That's not ages, that's like a second to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Nicolas Flamel.`  `But we're not six hundred years old,` Ron reminded","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"her. `Anyway, what are you studying for, you already know it A.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
" `What am I studying for? Are you crazy? You realize we","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"need to pass these exams to get into the second year? They're","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"very important, I should have started studying a month ago, I don't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"know what's gotten into me....`  Unfortunately, the teachers seemed to be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"thinking along the same lines as Hermione. They piled so much homework","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"on them that the Easter holidays weren't nearly as much fun as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the Christmas ones. It was hard to relax with Hermione next to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"you reciting the twelve uses of dragon's blood or practicing wand movements.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Moaning and yawning, Harry and Ron spent most of their free time","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"in the library with her, trying to get through all their extra","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"work.  `I'll never remember this,` Ron burst out one afternoon, throwing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"down his quill and looking longingly out of the library window. It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"was the first really fine day they'd had in months. The sky","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"was a clear, forget-me-not blue, and there was a feeling in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"air of summer coming.  Harry, who was looking up `Dittany` in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi, didn't look up until he heard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Ron say, `Hagrid! What are you doing in the library?`  Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"shuffled into view, hiding something behind his back. He looked very out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"of place in his moleskin overcoat.  `Jus' lookin',` he said, in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"a shifty voice that got their interest at once. `An' what're you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"lot up ter?` He looked suddenly suspicious. `Yer not still lookin' fer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Nicolas Flamel, are yeh?` `Oh, we found out who he is ages","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"ago,` said Ron impressively. `And we know what that dog's guarding, it's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"a Sorcerer's St --`  `Shhhh!` Hagrid looked around quickly to see","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"if anyone was listening. `Don' go shoutin' about it, what's the matter","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"with yeh?`  `There are a few things we wanted to ask","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"you, as a matter of fact,` said Harry, `about what's guarding the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Stone apart from Fluffy --`  `SHHHH!` said Hagrid again. `Listen -","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"come an' see me later, I'm not promisin' I'll tell yeh anythin',","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"mind, but don' go rabbitin' about it in here, students aren' s'pposed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"ter know. They'll think I've told yeh --`  `See you later,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"then,` said Harry.  Hagrid shuffled off.  `What was he hiding","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"behind his back?` said Hermione thoughtfully.  `Do you think it had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"anything to do with the Stone?`  `I'm going to see what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"section he was in,` said Ron, who'd had enough of working. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"came back a minute later with a pile of books in his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"arms and slammed them down on the table.  `Dragons!` he whispered.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"`Hagrid was looking up stuff about dragons! Look at these: Dragon Species","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"of Great Britain and Ireland; From Egg to Inferno, A Dragon Keeper's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Guide.`  `Hagrid's always wanted a dragon, he told me so the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"first time I ever met him, ` said Harry.  `But it's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"against our laws,` said Ron. `Dragon breeding was outlawed by the Warlocks'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Convention of 1709, everyone knows that. It's hard to stop Muggles from","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"noticing us if we're keeping dragons in the back garden - anyway,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"you can't tame dragons, it's dangerous. You should see the burns Charlie's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"got off wild ones in Romania.`  `But there aren't wild dragons","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"in Britain?` said Harry.  `Of course there are,` said Ron. `Common","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Welsh Green and Hebridean Blacks. The Ministry of Magic has a job","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"hushing them up, I can tell you. Our kind have to keep","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"putting spells on Muggles who've spotted them, to make them forget.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"`So what on earths Hagrid up to?` said Hermione.  When they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"knocked on the door of the gamekeeper's hut an hour later, they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"were surprised to see that all the curtains were closed. Hagrid called","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"`Who is it?` before he let them in, and then shut the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"door quickly behind them.  It was stifling hot inside. Even though","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"it was such a warm day, there was a blazing fire in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the grate. Hagrid made them tea and offered them stoat sandwiches, which","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"they refused.  `So -- yeh wanted to ask me somethin'?` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"`Yes,` said Harry. There was no point beating around the bush. `We","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"were wondering if you could tell us what's guarding the Sorcerer's Stone","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"apart from Fluffy.`  Hagrid frowned at him.  `0' course I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"cant, he said. `Number one, I don' know meself. Number two, yeh","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"know too much already, so I wouldn' tell yeh if I could.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"That Stone's here fer a good reason. It Was almost stolen outta","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Gringotts - I s'ppose yeh've worked that out an' all? Beats me","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"how yeh even know abou' Fluffy.`  `Oh, come on, Hagrid, you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"might not want to tell us, but you do know, you know","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"everything that goes on round here,` said Hermione in a warm, flattering","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"voice. Hagrid's beard twitched and they could tell he was smiling. `We","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"only wondered who had done the guarding, really.` Hermione went on. `We","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"wondered who Dumbledore had trusted enough to help him, apart from you.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
" Hagrid's chest swelled at these last words. Harry and Ron beamed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"at Hermione.  `Well, I don' s'pose it could hurt ter tell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"yeh that... let's see... he borrowed Fluffy from me... then some o'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the teachers did enchantments... Professor Sprout -- Professor Flitwick -- Professor McGonagall","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"--` he ticked them off on his fingers, `Professor Quirrell -- an'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Dumbledore himself did somethin', o' course. Hang on, I've forgotten someone. Oh","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"yeah, Professor Snape.`  `Snape?`  `Yeah -- yer not still on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"abou' that, are yeh? Look, Snape helped protect the Stone, he's not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"about ter steal it.`  Harry knew Ron and Hermione were thinking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the same as he was. If Snape had been in on protecting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the Stone, it must have been easy to find out how the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"other teachers had guarded it. He probably knew everything -- except, it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"seemed, Quirrell's spell and how to get past Fluffy.  `You're the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"only one who knows how to get past Fluffy. aren't you, Hagrid?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"said Harry anxiously. `And you wouldn't tell anyone, would you? Not even","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"one of the teachers?`  `Not a soul knows except me an'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Dumbledore,` said Hagrid proudly.  `Well, that's something,` Harry muttered to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"others. `Hagrid, can we have a window open? I'm boiling.`  `Can't,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Harry, sorry,` said Hagrid. Harry noticed him glance at the fire. Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"looked at it, too.  `Hagrid -- what's that?`  But he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"already knew what it was. In the very heart of the fire,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"underneath the kettle, was a huge, black egg.  `Ah,` said Hagrid,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"fiddling nervously with his beard, `That's er...`  `Where did you get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"it, Hagrid?` said Ron, crouching over the fire to get a closer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"look at the egg. `It must've cost you a fortune.`  `Won","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"it,` said Hagrid. `Las' night. I was down in the village havin'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"a few drinks an' got into a game o' cards with a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"stranger. Think he was quite glad ter get rid of it, ter","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"be honest.`  `But what are you going to do with it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"when it's hatched?` said Hermione.  `Well, I've bin doin' some readin'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
", said Hagrid, pulling a large book from under his pillow. `Got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"this outta the library -- Dragon Breeding for Pleasure and Profit --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"it's a bit outta date, o' course, but it's all in here.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Keep the egg in the fire, 'cause their mothers breathe on I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"em, see, an' when it hatches, feed it on a bucket o'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"brandy mixed with chicken blood every half hour. An' see here --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"how ter recognize diff'rent eggs -- what I got there's a Norwegian","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Ridgeback. They're rare, them.`  He looked very pleased with himself, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Hermione didn't.  `Hagrid, you live in a wooden house,` she said.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
" But Hagrid wasn't listening. He was humming merrily as he stoked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the fire.  So now they had something else to worry about:","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"what might happen to Hagrid if anyone found out he was hiding","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"an illegal dragon in his hut. `Wonder what it's like to have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"a peaceful life,` Ron sighed, as evening after evening they struggled through","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"all the extra homework they were getting. Hermione had now started making","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"study schedules for Harry and Ron, too. It was driving them nuts.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
" Then, one breakfast time, Hedwig brought Harry another note from Hagrid.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"He had written only two words: It's hatching.  Ron wanted to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"skip Herbology and go straight down to the hut. Hermione wouldn't hear","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"of it.  `Hermione, how many times in our lives are we","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"going to see a dragon hatching?`  `We've got lessons, we'll get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"into trouble, and that's nothing to what Hagrid's going to be in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"when someone finds out what he's doing --`  `Shut up!` Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"whispered.  Malfoy was only a few feet away and he had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"stopped dead to listen. How much had he heard? Harry didn't like","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the look on Malfoy's face at all.  Ron and Hermione argued","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"all the way to Herbology and in the end, Hermione agreed to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"run down to Hagrid's with the other two during morning break. When","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the bell sounded from the castle at the end of their lesson,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the three of them dropped their trowels at once and hurried through","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the grounds to the edge of the forest. Hagrid greeted them, looking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"flushed and excited.  `It's nearly out.` He ushered them inside. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"The egg was lying on the table. There were deep cracks in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"it. Something was moving inside; a funny clicking noise was coming from","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"it.  They all drew their chairs up to the table and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"watched with bated breath.  All at once there was a scraping","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"noise and the egg split open. The baby dragon flopped onto the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"table. It wasn't exactly pretty; Harry thought it looked like a crumpled,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"black umbrella. Its spiny wings were huge compared to its skinny jet","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"body, it had a long snout with wide nostrils, the stubs of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"horns and bulging, orange eyes.  It sneezed. A couple of sparks","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"flew out of its snout.  `Isn't he beautiful?` Hagrid murmured. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"reached out a hand to stroke the dragon's head. It snapped at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"his fingers, showing pointed fangs.  `Bless him, look, he knows his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"mommy!` said Hagrid.  `Hagrid,` said Hermione, `how fast do Norwegian Ridgebacks","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"grow, exactly?`  Hagrid was about to answer when the color suddenly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"drained from his face -- he leapt to his feet and ran","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"to the window.  `What's the matter?`  `Someone was lookin' through","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the gap in the curtains -- it's a kid -- he's runnin'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"back up ter the school.`  Harry bolted to the door and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"looked out. Even at a distance there was no mistaking him. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Malfoy had seen the dragon.  Something about the smile lurking on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Malfoy's face during the next week made Harry, Ron, and Hermione very","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"nervous. They spent most of their free time in Hagrid's darkened hut,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"trying to reason with him.  `Just let him go,` Harry urged.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"`Set him free.`  `I can't,` said Hagrid. `He's too little. He'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"die.`  They looked at the dragon. It had grown three times","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"in length in just a week. Smoke kept furling out of its","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"nostrils. Hagrid hadn't been doing his gamekeeping duties because the dragon was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"keeping him so busy. There were empty brandy bottles and chicken feathers","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"all over the floor.  `I've decided to call him Norbert,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Hagrid, looking at the dragon with misty eyes. `He really knows me","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"now, watch. Norbert! Norbert! Where's Mommy?`  `He's lost his marbles,` Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"muttered in Harry's ear.  `Hagrid,` said Harry loudly, `give it two","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"weeks and Norbert's going to be as long as your house. Malfoy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"could go to Dumbledore at any moment.`   Hagrid bit his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"lip.  `I -- I know I can't keep him forever, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"I can't jus' dump him, I can't.`  Harry suddenly turned to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Ron. Charlie, he said.  `You're losing it, too,` said Ron. `I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Ron, remember?`  `No -- Charlie -- your brother, Charlie. In Romania.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Studying dragons. We could send Norbert to him. Charlie can take care","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"of him and then put him back in the wild!`  `Brilliant!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"said Ron. `How about it, Hagrid?`  And in the end, Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"agreed that they could send -an owl to Charlie to ask him.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
" The following week dragged by. Wednesday night found Hermione and Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"sitting alone in the common room, long after everyone else had gone","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"to bed. The clock on the wall had just  chimed midnight","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"when the portrait hole burst open. Ron appeared out of nowhere as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"he pulled off Harry's invisibility cloak. He had been down at Hagrid's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"hut, helping him feed Norbert, who was now eating dead rats by","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the crate.  `It bit me!` he said, showing them his hand,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"which was wrapped in a bloody handkerchief. `I'm not going to be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"able to hold a quill for a week. I tell you, that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"dragon's the most horrible animal I've ever met, but the way Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"goes on about it, you'd think it was a fluffy little bunny","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"rabbit. When it bit me he told me off for frightening it.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"And when I left, he was singing it a lullaby.`  There","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"was a tap on the dark window.  `It's Hedwig!` said Harry,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"hurrying to let her in. `She'll have Charlie's answer!`  The three","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"of them put their heads together to read the note.  Dear","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Ron,  How are you? Thanks for the letter -- I'd be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"glad to take the Norwegian Ridgeback, but it won't be easy getting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"him here. I think the best thing will be to send him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"over with some friends of mine who are coming to visit me","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"next week. Trouble is, they mustn't be seen carrying an illegal dragon.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
" Could you get the Ridgeback up the tallest tower at midnight","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"on Saturday? They can meet you there and take him away while","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"it's still dark.  Send me an answer as soon as possible.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
" Love,  Charlie  They looked at one another.  `We've","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"got the invisibility cloak,` said Harry. `It shouldn't be too difficult --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"I think the cloaks big enough to cover two of us and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Norbert.`  It was a mark of how bad the last week","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"had been that the other two agreed with him. Anything to get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"rid of Norbert -- and Malfoy.  There was a hitch. By","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the next morning, Ron's bitten hand had swollen to twice its usual","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"size. He didn't know whether it was safe to go to Madam","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Pomfrey -- would she recognize a dragon bite? By the afternoon, though,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"he had no choice. The cut had turned a nasty shade of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"green. It looked as if Norbert's fangs were poisonous.  Harry and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Hermione rushed up to the hospital wing at the end of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"day to find Ron in a terrible state in bed.  `It's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"not just my hand,` he whispered, `although that feels like it's about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"to fall off. Malfoy told Madam Pomfrey he wanted to borrow one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"of my books so he could come and have a good laugh","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"at me. He kept threatening to tell her what really bit me","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"-- I've told her it was a dog, but I don't think","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"she believes me -I shouldn't have hit him at the Quidditch match,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"that's why he's doing this.`  Harry and Hermione tried to calm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Ron down.  `It'll all be over at midnight on Saturday,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Hermione, but this didn't soothe Ron at all. On the contrary, he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"sat bolt upright and broke into a sweat.  `Midnight on Saturday!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"he said in a hoarse voice. `Oh no oh no -- I've","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"just remembered -- Charlie's letter was in that book Malfoy took, he's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"going to know we're getting rid of Norbert.`  Harry and Hermione","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"didn't get a chance to answer. Madam Pomfrey came over at that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"moment and made them leave, saying Ron needed sleep.  `It's too","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"late to change the plan now,` Harry told Hermione. `We haven't got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"time to send Charlie another owl, and this could be our only","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"chance to get rid of Norbert. We'll have to risk it. And","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"we have got the invisibility cloak, Malfoy doesn't know about that.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"They found Fang, the boarhound, sitting outside with a bandaged tail when","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"they went to tell Hagrid, who opened a window to talk to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"them.  `I won't let you in,` he puffed. `Norbert's at a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"tricky stage -- nothin' I can't handle.`  When they told him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"about Charlie's letter, his eyes filled with tears, although that might have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"been because Norbert had just bitten him on the leg.  `Aargh!","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"It's all right, he only got my boot -- jus' playin' --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"he's only a baby, after all.`  The baby banged its tail","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"on the wall, making the windows rattle. Harry and Hermione walked back","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"to the castle feeling Saturday couldn't come quickly enough.  They would","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"have felt sorry for Hagrid when the time came for him to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"say good-bye to Norbert if they hadn't been so worried about what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"they had to do. It was a very dark, cloudy night, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"they were a bit late arriving at Hagrid's hut because they'd had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"to wait for Peeves to get out of their way in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"entrance hall, where he'd been playing tennis against the wall. Hagrid had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Norbert packed and ready in a large crate.  `He's got lots","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"o' rats an' some brandy fer the journey,` said Hagrid in a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"muffled voice. `An' I've packed his teddy bear in case he gets","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"lonely.`  From inside the crate came ripping noises that sounded to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"Harry as though the teddy was having his head torn off. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"`Bye-bye, Norbert!` Hagrid sobbed, as Harry and Hermione covered the crate with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the invisibility cloak and stepped underneath it themselves. `Mommy will never forget","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"you!`  How they managed to get the crate back up to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the castle, they never knew. Midnight ticked nearer as they heaved Norbert","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"up the marble staircase in the entrance hall and along the dark","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"corridors. UP another staircase, then another -- even one of Harry's shortcuts","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"didn't make the work much easier.  `Nearly there!` Harry panted as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"they reached the corridor beneath the tallest tower.  Then a sudden","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"movement ahead of them made them almost drop the crate. Forgetting that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"they were already invisible, they shrank into the shadows, staring at the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"dark outlines of two people grappling with each other ten feet away.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"A lamp flared.  Professor McGonagall, in a tartan bathrobe and a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"hair net, had Malfoy by the ear.  `Detention!` she shouted. `And","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"twenty points from Slytherin! Wandering around in the middle of the night,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"how dare you --`  `You don't understand, Professor. Harry Potter's coming","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"-- he's got a dragon!`  `What utter rubbish! How dare you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"tell such lies! Come on -- I shall see Professor Snape about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"you, Malfoy!`  The steep spiral staircase up to the top of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the tower seemed the easiest thing in the world after that. Not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"until they'd stepped out into the cold night air did they throw","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"off the cloak, glad to be able to breathe properly again. Hermione","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"did a sort of jig.  `Malfoy's got detention! I could sing!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
" `Don't,` Harry advised her.  Chuckling about Malfoy, they waited, Norbert","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"thrashing about in his crate. About ten minutes later, four broomsticks came","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"swooping down out of the darkness.  Charlie's friends were a cheery","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"lot. They showed Harry and Hermione the harness they'd rigged up, so","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"they could suspend Norbert between them. They all helped buckle Norbert safely","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"into it and then Harry and Hermione shook hands with the others","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"and thanked them very much.  At last, Norbert was going... going...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"gone.  They slipped back down the spiral staircase, their hearts as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"light as their hands, now that Norbert was off them. No more","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"dragon -- Malfoy in detention -- what could spoil their happiness? ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"The answer to that was waiting at the foot of the stairs.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"As they stepped into the corridor, Filch's face loomed suddenly out of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"the darkness.  `Well, well, well,` he whispered, `we are in trouble.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
" They'd left the invisibility cloak on top of the tower.  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-14"
"THE FORIBIDDEN FOREST  Things couldn't have been worse.  Filch took","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"them down to Professor McGonagall's study on the first floor, where they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"sat and waited without saying a word to each other. Hermione was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"trembling. Excuses, alibis, and wild cover- up stories chased each other around","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Harry's brain, each more feeble than the last. He couldn't see how","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"they were going to get out of trouble this time. They were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"cornered. How could they have been so stupid as to forget the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"cloak? There was no reason on earth that Professor McGonagall would accept","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"for their being out of bed and creeping around the school in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"the dead of night, let alone being up the tallest astronomy tower,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"which was out-of-bounds except for classes. Add Norbert and the invisibility cloak,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"and they might as well be packing their bags already.  Had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Harry thought that things couldn't have been worse? He was wrong. When","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Professor McGonagall appeared, she was leading Neville.  `Harry!` Neville burst Out,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"the moment he saw the other two. `I was trying to find","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"you to warn you, I heard Malfoy saying he was going to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"catch you, he said you had a drag --`  Harry shook","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"his head violently to shut Neville up, but Professor McGonagall had seen.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"She looked more likely to breathe fire than Norbert as she towered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"over the three of them.  `I would never have believed it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"of any of you. Mr. Filch says you were up in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"astronomy tower. It's one o'clock in the morning. Explain yourselves.`  It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"was the first time Hermione had ever failed to answer a teacher's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"question. She was staring at her slippers, as still as a statue.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" `I think I've got a good idea of what's been going","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"on,` said Professor McGonagall. `It doesn't take a genius to work it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"out. You fed Draco Malfoy some cock-and-bull story about a dragon, trying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"to get him out of bed and into trouble. I've already caught","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"him. I suppose you think it's funny that Longbottom here heard the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"story and believed it, too?`  Harry caught Neville's eye and tried","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"to tell him without words that this wasn't true, because Neville was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"looking stunned and hurt. Poor, blundering Neville -- Harry knew what it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"must have cost him to try and find them in the dark,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"to warn them.  `I'm disgusted,` said Professor McGonagall. `Four students out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"of bed in one night! I've never heard of such a thing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"before! You, Miss Granger, I thought you had more sense. As for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"you, Mr. Potter, I thought Gryffindor meant more to you than this.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"All three of you will receive detentions -- yes, you too, Mr.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Longbottom, nothing gives you the right to walk around school at night,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"especially these days, it's very dangerous -- and fifty points will be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"taken from Gryffindor.`  `Fifty?` Harry gasped -- they would lose the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"lead, the lead he'd won in the last Quidditch match.  `Fifty","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"points each,` said Professor McGonagall, breathing heavily through her long, pointed nose.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" `Professor -- please  `You can't --`  `Don't tell me","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"what I can and can't do, Potter. Now get back to bed,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"all of you. I've never been more ashamed of Gryffindor students.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"A hundred and fifty points lost. That put Gryffindor in last place.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"In one night, they'd ruined any chance Gryffindor had had for the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"house cup. Harry felt as though the bottom had dropped out of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"his stomach. How could they ever make up for this?  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"didn't sleep all night. He could hear Neville sobbing into his pillow","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"for what seemed like hours. Harry couldn't think of anything to say","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"to comfort him. He knew Neville, like himself, was dreading the dawn.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"What would happen when the rest of Gryffindor found out what they'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"done?  At first, Gryffindors passing the giant hourglasses that recorded the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"house points the next day thought there'd been a mistake. How could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"they suddenly have a hundred and fifty points fewer than yesterday? And","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"then the story started to spread: Harry Potter, the famous Harry Potter,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"their hero of two Quidditch matches, had lo st them all those","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"points, him and a couple of other stupid first years.  From","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"being one of the most popular and admired people at the school,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Harry was suddenly the most hated. Even Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs turned on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"him, because everyone had been longing to see Slytherin lose the house","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"cup. Everywhere Harry went, people pointed and didn't trouble to lower their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"voices as they insulted him. Slytherins, on the other hand, clapped as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"he walked past them, whistling and cheering, `Thanks Potter, we owe you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"one!`  Only Ron stood by him.  `They'll all forget this","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"in a few weeks. Fred and George have lost loads of points","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"in all the time they've been here, and people still like them.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" `They've never lost a hundred and fifty points in one go,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"though, have they?` said Harry miserably.  `Well -- no,` Ron admitted.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" It was a bit late to repair the damage, but Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"swore to himself not to meddle in things that weren't his business","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"from now on. He'd had it with sneaking around and spying. He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"felt so ashamed of himself that he went to Wood and offered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"to resign from the Quidditch team.  `Resign?` Wood thundered. `What good'll","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"that do? How are we going to get any points back if","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"we can't win at Quidditch?`  But even Quidditch had lost its","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"fun. The rest of the team wouldn't speak to Harry during practice,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"and if they had to speak about him, they called him `the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Seeker.`  Hermione and Neville were suffering, too. They didn't have as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"bad a time as Harry, because they weren't as well-known, but nobody","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"would speak to them, either. Hermione had stopped drawing attention to herself","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"in class, keeping her head down and working in silence.  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"was almost glad that the exams weren't far away. All the studying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"he had to do kept his mind off his misery. He, Ron,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"and Hermione kept to themselves, working late into the night, trying to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"remember the ingredients in complicated potions, learn charms and spells by heart,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"memorize the dates of magical discoveries and goblin rebellions....  Then, about","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"a week before the exams were due to start, Harry's new resolution","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"not to interfere in anything that didn't concern him was put to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"an unexpected test. Walking back from the library on his own one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"afternoon, he heard somebody whimpering from a classroom up ahead. As he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"drew closer, he heard Quirrell's voice.  `No -- no -- not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"again, please --`  It sounded as though someone was threatening him.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Harry moved closer.  `All right -- all right --` he heard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Quirrell sob.  Next second, Quirrell came hurrying out of the classroom","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"straightening his turban. He was pale and looked as though he was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"about to cry. He strode out of sight; Harry didn't think Quirrell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"had even noticed him. He waited until Quirrell's footsteps had disappeared, then","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"peered into the classroom. It was empty, but a door stood ajar","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"at the other end. Harry was halfway toward it before he remembered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"what he'd promised himself about not meddling.  All the same, he'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"have gambled twelve Sorcerer's Stones that Snape had just left the room,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"and from what Harry had just heard, Snape would be walking with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"a new spring in his step -- Quirrell seemed to have given","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"in at last.  Harry went back to the library, where Hermione","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"was testing Ron on Astronomy. Harry told them what he'd heard. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"`Snape's done it, then!` said Ron. `If Quirrell's told him how to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"break his Anti-Dark Force spell --`  `There's still Fluffy, though,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Hermione.  `Maybe Snape's found out how to get past him without","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"asking Hagrid,` said Ron, looking up at the thousands of books surrounding","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"them. `I bet there's a book somewhere in here telling you how","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"to get past a giant three-headed dog. So what do we do,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Harry?`  The light of adventure was kindling again in Ron's eyes,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"but Hermione answered before Harry could.  `Go to Dumbledore. That's what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"we should have done ages ago. If we try anything ourselves we'll","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"be thrown out for sure.`  `But we've got no proof!` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Harry. `Quirrell's too scared to back us up. Snape's only got to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"say he doesn't know how the troll got in at Halloween and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"that he was nowhere near the third floor -- who do you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"think they'll believe, him or us? It's not exactly a secret we","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"hate him, Dumbledore'll think we made it up to get him sacked.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Filch wouldn't help us if his life depended on it, he's too","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"friendly with Snape, and the more students get thrown out, the better,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"he'll think. And don't forget, we're not supposed to know about the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Stone or Fluffy. That'll take a lot of explaining.`  Hermione looked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"convinced, but Ron didn't.  `If we just do a bit of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"poking around --`  `No,` said Harry flatly, `we've done enough poking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"around.`  He pulled a map of Jupiter toward him and started","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"to learn the names of its moons.  The following morning, notes","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"were delivered to Harry, Hermione, and Neville at the breakfast table. They","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"were all the same:  Your detention will take place at eleven","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"o'clock tonight. Meet Mr. Filch in the entrance hall.  Professor McGonagall","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Harry had forgotten they still had detentions to do in the furor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"over the points they'd lost. He half expected Hermione to complain that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"this was a whole night of studying lost, but she didn't say","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"a word. Like Harry, she felt they deserved what they'd got. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"At eleven o'clock that night, they said good-bye to Ron in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"common room and went down to the entrance hall with Neville. Filch","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"was already there -- and so was Malfoy. Harry had also forgotten","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"that Malfoy had gotten a detention, too.  `Follow me,` said Filch,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"lighting a lamp and leading them outside.  I bet you'll think","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"twice about breaking a school rule again, won't you, eh?` he said,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"leering at them. `Oh yes... hard work and pain are the best","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"teachers if you ask me.... It's just a pity they let the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"old punishments die out... hang you by your wrists from the ceiling","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"for a few days, I've got the chains still in my office,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"keep 'em well oiled in case they're ever needed.... Right, off we","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"go, and don't think of running off, now, it'll be worse for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"you if you do.`  They marched off across the dark grounds.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Neville kept sniffing. Harry wondered what their punishment was going to be.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"It must be something really horrible, or Filch wouldn't be sounding so","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"delighted.  The moon was bright, but clouds scudding across it kept","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"throwing them into darkness. Ahead, Harry could see the lighted windows of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Hagrid's hut. Then they heard a distant shout.  `Is that you,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Filch? Hurry up, I want ter get started.`  Harry's heart rose;","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"if they were going to be working with Hagrid it wouldn't be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"so bad. His relief must have showed in his -face, because Filch","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"said, `I suppose you think you'll be enjoying yourself with that oaf?","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Well, think again, boy -- it's into the forest you're going and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"I'm much mistaken if you'll all come out in one piece.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"At this, Neville let out a little moan, and Malfoy stopped dead","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"in his tracks.  `The forest?` he repeated, and he didn't sound","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"quite as cool as usual. `We can't go in there at night","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"-- there's all sorts of things in there -- werewolves, I heard.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" Neville clutched the sleeve of Harry's robe and made a choking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"noise.  `That's your problem, isn't it?` said Filch, his voice cracking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"with glee. `Should've thought of them werewolves before you got in trouble,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"shouldn't you?`  Hagrid came striding toward them out of the dark,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Fang at his heel. He was carrying his large crossbow, and a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"quiver of arrows hung over his shoulder.  `Abou' time,` he said.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"`I bin waitin' fer half an hour already. All right, Harry, Hermione?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" `I shouldn't be too friendly to them, Hagrid,` said Filch coldly,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"they're here to be punished, after all.`  `That's why yer late,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"is it?` said Hagrid, frowning at Filch. `Bin lecturin' them, eh? 'Snot","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"your place ter do that. Yeh've done yer bit, I'll take over","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"from here.`  `I'll be back at dawn,` said Filch, `for what's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"left of them,` he added nastily, and he turned and started back","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"toward the castle, his lamp bobbing away in the darkness.  Malfoy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"now turned to Hagrid.  `I'm not going in that forest, he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"said, and Harry was pleased to hear the note of panic in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"his voice.  `Yeh are if yeh want ter stay at Hogwarts,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"said Hagrid fiercely. `Yeh've done wrong an' now yehve got ter pay","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"fer it.`  `But this is servant stuff, it's not for students","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"to do. I thought we'd be copying lines or something, if my","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"father knew I was doing this, he'd  tell yer that's how","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"it is at Hogwarts,` Hagrid growled. `Copyin' lines! What good's that ter","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"anyone? Yeh'll do summat useful or Yeh'll get out. If yeh think","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"yer father'd rather you were expelled, then get back off ter the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"castle an' pack. Go on`'  Malfoy didn't move. He looked at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Hagrid furiously, but then dropped his gaze.  `Right then,` said Hagrid,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"`now, listen carefully, 'cause it's dangerous what we're gonna do tonight, an'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"I don' want no one takin' risks. Follow me over here a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"moment.`  He led them to the very edge of the forest.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Holding his lamp up high, he pointed down a narrow, winding earth","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"track that disappeared into the thick black trees. A light breeze lifted","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"their hair as they looked into the forest.  `Look there,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Hagrid, `see that stuff shinin' on the ground? Silvery stuff? That's unicorn","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"blood. There's a unicorn in there bin hurt badly by summat. This","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"is the second time in a week. I found one dead last","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Wednesday. We're gonna try an' find the poor thing. We might have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"ter put it out of its misery.`  `And what if whatever","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"hurt the unicorn finds us first?` said Malfoy, unable to keep the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"fear out of his voice.  `There's nothin' that lives in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"forest that'll hurt yeh if yer with me or Fang,` said Hagrid.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"`An' keep ter the path. Right, now, we're gonna split inter two","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"parties an' follow the trail in diff'rent directions. There's blood all over","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"the place, it must've bin staggerin' around since last night at least.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" `I want Fang,` said Malfoy quickly, looking at Fang's long teeth.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" `All right, but I warn yeh, he's a coward,` said Hagrid.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"` So me, Harry, an' Hermione'll go one way an' Draco, Neville,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"an' Fang'll go the other. Now, if any of us finds the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"unicorn, we'll send up green sparks, right? Get yer wands out an'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"practice now -- that's it -- an' if anyone gets in trouble,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"send up red sparks, an' we'll all come an' find yeh --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"so, be careful -- let's go.`  The forest was black and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"silent. A little way into it they reached a fork in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"earth path, and Harry, Hermione, and Hagrid took the left path while","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Malfoy, Neville, and Fang took the right.  They walked in silence,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"their eyes on the ground. Every now and then a ray of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"moonlight through the branches above lit a spot of silver-blue blood on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"the fallen leaves.  Harry saw that Hagrid looked very worried. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"`Could a werewolf be killing the unicorns?` Harry asked.  `Not fast","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"enough,` said Hagrid. `It's not easy ter catch a unicorn, they're powerful","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"magic creatures. I never knew one ter be hurt before.`  They","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"walked past a mossy tree stump. Harry could hear running water; there","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"must be a stream somewhere close by. There were still spots of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"unicorn blood here and there along the winding path.  `You all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"right, Hermione?` Hagrid whispered. `Don' worry, it can't've gone far if it's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"this badly hurt, an' then we'll be able ter -- GET BEHIND","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"THAT TREE!`  Hagrid seized Harry and Hermione and hoisted them off","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"the path behind a towering oak. He pulled out an arrow and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"fitted it into his crossbow, raising it, ready to fire. The three","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"of them listened. Something was slithering over dead leaves nearby: it sounded","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"like a cloak trailing along the ground. Hagrid was squinting up the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"dark path, but after a few seconds, the sound faded away. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"`I knew it, ` he murmured. `There's summat in here that shouldn'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"be.`  `A werewolf?` Harry suggested.  `That wasn' no werewolf an'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"it wasn' no unicorn, neither,` said Hagrid grimly. `Right, follow me, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"careful, now.`  They walked more slowly, ears straining for the faintest","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"sound. Suddenly, in a clearing ahead, something definitely moved.  `Who's there?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Hagrid called. `Show yerself -- I'm armed!`  And into the clearing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"came -- was it a man, or a horse? To the waist,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"a man, with red hair and beard, but below that was a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"horse's gleaming chestnut body with a long, reddish tail. Harry and Hermione's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"jaws dropped.  `Oh, it's you, Ronan,` said Hagrid in relief. `How","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"are yeh?`  He walked forward and shook the centaur's hand. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"`Good evening to you, Hagrid,` said Ronan. He had a deep, sorrowful","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"voice. `Were you going to shoot me?`  `Can't be too careful,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Ronan,` said Hagrid, patting his crossbow. `There's summat bad loose in this","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"forest. This is Harry Potter an' Hermione Granger, by the way. Students","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"up at the school. An' this is Ronan, you two. He's a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"centaur.))  `We'd noticed,` said Hermione faintly.  `Good evening,` said Ronan.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"`Students, are you? And do you learn much, up at the school?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" `Erm --`  `A bit,` said Hermione timidly.  `A bit.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Well, that's something.` Ronan sighed. He flung back his head and stared","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"at the sky. `Mars is bright tonight.`  `Yeah,` said Hagrid, glancing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"up, too. `Listen, I'm glad we've run inter yeh, Ronan, 'cause there's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"a unicorn bin hurt -- you seen anythin'?`  Ronan didn't answer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"immediately. He stared unblinkingly upward, then sighed again.  `Always the innocent","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"are the first victims,` he said. `So it has been for ages","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"past, so it is now.`  `Yeah,` said Hagrid, `but have yeh","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"seen anythin', Ronan? Anythin' unusual?`  `Mars is bright tonight,` Ronan repeated,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"while Hagrid watched him impatiently. `Unusually bright.`  `Yeah, but I was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"meanin' anythin' unusual a bit nearer home, said Hagrid. `So yeh haven't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"noticed anythin' strange?`  Yet again, Ronan took a while to answer.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"At last, he said, `The forest hides many secrets.`  A movement","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"in the trees behind Ronan made Hagrid raise his bow again, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"it was only a second centaur, black-haired and -bodied and wilder-looking than","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Ronan.  `Hullo, Bane,` said Hagrid. `All right?`  `Good evening, Hagrid,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"I hope you are well?`  `Well enough. Look, I've jus' bin","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"askin' Ronan, you seen anythin' odd in here lately? There's a unicorn","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"bin injured -- would yeh know anythin' about it?`  Bane walked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"over to stand next to Ronan. He looked skyward. `Mars is bright","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"tonight,` he said simply.  `We've heard,` said Hagrid grumpily. `Well, if","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"either of you do see anythin', let me know, won't yeh? We'll","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"be off, then.`  Harry and Hermione followed him out of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"clearing, staring over their shoulders at Ronan and Bane until the trees","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"blocked their view.  `Never,` said Hagrid irritably, `try an' get a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"straight answer out of a centaur. Ruddy stargazers. Not interested in anythin'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"closer'n the moon.`  `Are there many of them in here?` asked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Hermione.  `Oh, a fair few... Keep themselves to themselves mostly, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"they're good enough about turnin' up if ever I want a word.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"They're deep, mind, centaurs... they know things... jus' don' let on much.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" `D'you think that was a centaur we heard earlier?` said Harry.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" `Did that sound like hooves to you? Nah, if yeh ask","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"me, that was what's bin killin' the unicorns -- never heard anythin'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"like it before.`  They walked on through the dense, dark trees.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Harry kept looking nervously over his shoulder. He had the nasty feeling","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"they were being watched. He was very glad they had Hagrid and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"his crossbow with them. They had just passed a bend in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"path when Hermione grabbed Hagrid's arm.  `Hagrid! Look! Red sparks, the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"others are in trouble!`  `You two wait here!` Hagrid shouted. `Stay","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"on the path, I'll come back for yeh!`  They heard him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"crashing away through the undergrowth and stood looking at each other, very","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"scared, until they couldn't hear anything but the rustling of leaves around","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"them.  `You don't think they've been hurt, do you?` whispered Hermione.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" `I don't care if Malfoy has, but if something's got Neville...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"it's our fault he's here in the first place.`  The minutes","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"dragged by. Their ears seemed sharper than usual. Harry's seemed to be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"picking up every sigh of the wind, every cracking twig. What was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"going on? Where were the others?  At last, a great crunching","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"noise announced Hagrid's return. Malfoy, Neville, and Fang were with him. Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"was fuming. Malfoy, it seemed, had sneaked up behind Neville and grabbed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"him as a joke. Neville had panicked and sent up the sparks.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" `We'll be lucky ter catch anythin' now, with the racket you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"two were makin'. Right, we're changin' groups -- Neville, you stay with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"me an' Hermione, Harry, you go with Fang an' this idiot. I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"sorry,` Hagrid added in a whisper to Harry, `but he'll have a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"harder time frightenin' you, an' we've gotta get this done.`  So","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Harry set off into the heart of the forest with Malfoy and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Fang. They walked for nearly half an hour, deeper and deeper into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"the forest, until the path became almost impossible to follow because the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"trees were so thick. Harry thought the blood seemed to be getting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"thicker. There were splashes on the roots of a tree, as though","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"the poor creature had been thrashing around in pain close by. Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"could see a clearing ahead, through the tangled branches of an ancient","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"oak.  `Look --` he murmured, holding out his arm to stop","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Malfoy.  Something bright white was gleaming on the ground. They inched","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"closer.  It was the unicorn all right, and it was dead.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Harry had never seen anything so beautiful and sad. Its long, slender","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"legs were stuck out at odd angles where it had fallen and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"its mane was spread pearly-white on the dark leaves.  Harry had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"taken one step toward it when a slithering sound made him freeze","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"where he stood. A bush on the edge of the clearing quivered....","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Then, out of the shadows, a hooded figure came crawling across the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"ground like some stalking beast. Harry, Malfoy, and Fang stood transfixed. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"cloaked figure reached the unicorn, lowered its head over the wound in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"the animal's side, and began to drink its blood.  `AAAAAAAAAARGH!` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Malfoy let out a terrible scream and bolted -- so did Fang.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"The hooded figure raised its head and looked right at Harry --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"unicorn blood was dribbling down its front. It got to its feet","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"and came swiftly toward Harry -- he couldn't move for fear. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Then a pain like he'd never felt before pierced his head; it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"was as though his scar were on fire. Half blinded, he staggered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"backward. He heard hooves behind him, galloping, and something jumped clean over","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Harry, charging at the figure.  The pain in Harry's head was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"so bad he fell to his knees. It took a minute or","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"two to pass. When he looked up, the figure had gone. A","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"centaur was standing over him, not Ronan or Bane; this one looked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"younger; he had white-blond hair and a palomino body.  `Are you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"all right?` said the centaur, pulling Harry to his feet.  `Yes","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"-- thank you -- what was that?`  The centaur didn't answer.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"He had astonishingly blue eyes, like pale sapphires. He looked carefully at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Harry, his eyes lingering on the scar that stood out, livid, on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Harry's forehead.  `You are the Potter boy,` he said. `You had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"better get back to Hagrid. The forest is not safe at this","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"time -- especially for you. Can you ride? It will be quicker","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"this way.  `My name is Firenze,` he added, as he lowered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"himself on to his front legs so that Harry could clamber onto","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"his back.  There was suddenly a sound of more galloping from","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"the other side of the clearing. Ronan and Bane came bursting through","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"the trees, their flanks heaving and sweaty.  `Firenze!` Bane thundered. `What","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"are you doing? You have a human on your back! Have you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"no shame? Are you a common mule?`  `Do you realize who","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"this is?` said Firenze. `This is the Potter boy. The quicker he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"leaves this forest, the better.`  `What have you been telling him?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"growled Bane. `Remember, Firenze, we are sworn not to set ourselves against","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"the heavens. Have we not read what is to come in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"movements of the planets?`  Ronan pawed the ground nervously. `I'm sure","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Firenze thought he was acting for the best, ` he said in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"his gloomy voice.  Bane kicked his back legs in anger. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"`For the best! What is that to do with us? Centaurs are","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"concerned with what has been foretold! It is not our business to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"run around like donkeys after stray humans in our forest!`  Firenze","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"suddenly reared on to his hind legs in anger, so that Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"had to grab his shoulders to stay on.  `Do you not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"see that unicorn?` Firenze bellowed at Bane. `Do you not understand why","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"it was killed? Or have the planets not let you in on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"that secret? I set myself against what is lurking in this forest,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Bane, yes, with humans alongside me if I must.`  And Firenze","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"whisked around; with Harry clutching on as best he could, they plunged","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"off into the trees, leaving Ronan and Bane behind them.  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"didn't have a clue what was going on.  `Why's Bane so","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"angry?` he asked. `What was that thing you saved me from, anyway?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" Firenze slowed to a walk, warned Harry to keep his head","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"bowed in case of low-hanging branches, but did not answer Harry's question.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"They made their way through the trees in silence for so long","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"that Harry thought Firenze didn't want to talk to him anymore. They","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"were passing through a particularly dense patch of trees, however, when Firenze","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"suddenly stopped.  `Harry Potter, do you know what unicorn blood is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"used -for?`  `No,` said Harry, startled by the odd question. `We've","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"only used the horn and tail hair in Potions.`  `That is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"because it is a monstrous thing, to slay a unicorn,` said Firenze.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"`Only one who has nothing to lose, and everything to gain, would","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"commit such a crime. The blood of a unicorn will keep you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"alive, even if you are an inch from death, but at a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"terrible price. You have slain something pure and defenseless to save yourself,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"and you will have but a half-life, a cursed life, from the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"moment the blood touches your lips.`  Harry stared at the back","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"of Firenze's head, which was dappled silver in the moonlight.  `But","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"who'd be that desperate?` he wondered aloud. `If you're going to be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"cursed forever, deaths better, isn't it?`  `It is,` Firenze agreed, `unless","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"all you need is to stay alive long enough to drink something","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"else -- something that will bring you back to full strength and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"power -- something that will mean you can never die. Mr. Potter,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"do you know what is hidden in the school at this very","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"moment?`  `The Sorcerer's Stone! Of course -- the Elixir of Life!","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"But I don't understand who --`  `Can you think of nobody","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"who has waited many years to return to power, who has clung","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"to life, awaiting their chance?`  It was as though an iron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"fist had clenched suddenly around Harry's heart. Over the rustling of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"trees, he seemed to hear once more what Hagrid had told him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"on the night they had met: `Some say he died. Codswallop, in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"my opinion. Dunno if he had enough human left in him to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"die.`  `Do you mean,` Harry croaked, `that was Vol-`  `Harry!","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Harry, are you all right?`  Hermione was running toward them down","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"the path, Hagrid puffing along behind her.  `I'm fine,` said Harry,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"hardly knowing what he was saying. `The unicorn's dead, Hagrid, it's in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"that clearing back there.`  `This is where I leave you,` Firenze","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"murmured as Hagrid hurried off to examine the unicorn. `You are safe","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"now.`  Harry slid off his back.  `Good luck, Harry Potter,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"said Firenze. `The planets have been read wrongly before now, even by","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"centaurs. I hope this is one of those times.`  He turned","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"and cantered back into the depths of the forest, leaving Harry shivering","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"behind him.  Ron had fallen asleep in the dark common room,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"waiting for them to return. He shouted something about Quidditch fouls when","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"Harry roughly shook him awake. In a matter of seconds, though, he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"was wide-eyed as Harry began to tell him and Hermione what had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"happened in the forest.  Harry couldn't sit down. He paced up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"and down in front of the fire. He was still shaking. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"`Snape wants the stone for Voldemort... and Voldemort's waiting in the forest...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"and all this time we thought Snape just wanted to get rich....`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" `Stop saying the name!` said Ron in a terrified whisper, as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"if he thought Voldemort could hear them.  Harry wasn't listening. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"`Firenze saved me, but he shouldn't have done so.... Bane was furious...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"he was talking about interfering with what the planets say is going","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"to happen.... They must show that Voldemort's coming back.... Bane thinks Firenze","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"should have let Voldemort kill me.... I suppose that's written in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"stars as well.`  `Will you stop saying the name!` Ron hissed.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" `So all I've got to wait for now is Snape to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"steal the Stone,` Harry went on feverishly, `then Voldemort will be able","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"to come and finish me off... Well, I suppose Bane'll be happy.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" Hermione looked very frightened, but she had a word of comfort.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
" `Harry, everyone says Dumbledore's the only one You-Know-Who was ever afraid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"of With Dumbledore around, You-Know-Who won't touch you. Anyway, who says the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"centaurs are right? It sounds like fortune-telling to me, and Professor McGonagall","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"says that's a very imprecise branch of magic.`  The sky had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"turned light before they stopped talking. They went to bed exhausted, their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"throats sore. But the night's surprises weren't over.  When Harry pulled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"back his sheets, he found his invisibility cloak folded neatly underneath them.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"There was a note pinned to it:  Just in case.  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-15"
"THROUGH THE TRAPDOOR  In years to come, Harry would never quite","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"remember how he had managed to get through his exams when he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"half expected Voldemort to come bursting through the door at any moment.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Yet the days crept by, and there could be no doubt that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Fluffy was still alive and well behind the locked door.  It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"was sweltering hot, especially in the large classroom where they did their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"written papers. They had been given special, new quills for the exams,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"which had been bewitched with an AntiCheating spell.  They had practical","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"exams as well. Professor Flitwick called them one by one into his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"class to see if they could make a pineapple tapdance across a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"desk. Professor McGonagall watched them turn a mouse into a snuffbox --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"points were given for how pretty the snuffbox was, but taken away","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"if it had whiskers. Snape made them all nervous, breathing down their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"necks while they tried to remember how to make a Forgetfulness potion.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" Harry did the best he could, trying to ignore the stabbing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"pains in his forehead, which had been bothering him ever since his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"trip into the forest. Neville thought Harry had a bad case of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"exam nerves because Harry couldn't sleep, but the truth was that Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"kept being woken by his old nightmare, except that it was now","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"worse than ever because there was a hooded figure dripping blood in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"it.  Maybe it was because they hadn't seen what Harry had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"seen in the forest, or because they didn't have scars burning on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"their foreheads, but Ron and Hermione didn't seem as worried about the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Stone as Harry. The idea of Voldemort certainly scared them, but he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"didn't keep visiting them in dreams, and they were so busy with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"their studying they didn't have much time to fret about what Snape","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"or anyone else might be up to.  Their very last exam","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"was History of Magic. One hour of answering questions about batty old","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"wizards who'd invented selfstirring cauldrons and they'd be free, free for a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"whole wonderful week until their exam results came out. When the ghost","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"of Professor Binns told them to put down their quills and roll","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"up their parchment, Harry couldn't help cheering with the rest.  `That","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"was far easier than I thought it would be,` said Hermione as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"they joined the crowds flocking out onto the sunny grounds. `I needn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"have learned about the 1637 Werewolf Code of Conduct or the uprising","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"of Elfric the Eager.`  Hermione always liked to go through their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"exam papers afterward, but Ron said this made him feel ill, so","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"they wandered down to the lake and flopped under a tree. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Weasley twins and Lee Jordan were tickling the tentacles of a giant","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"squid, which was basking in the warm shallows. `No more studying,` Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"sighed happily, stretching out on the grass. `You could look more cheerful,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Harry, we've got a week before we find out how badly we've","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"done, there's no need to worry yet.`  Harry was rubbing his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"forehead.  `I wish I knew what this means!` he burst out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"angrily. `My scar keeps hurting -- it's happened before, but never as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"often as this.`  `Go to Madam Pomfrey,` Hermione suggested.  `I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"not ill,` said Harry. `I think it's a warning... it means danger's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"coming....`  Ron couldn't get worked up, it was too hot. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"`Harry, relax, Hermione's right, the Stone's safe as long as Dumbledore's around.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Anyway, we've never had any proof Snape found out how to get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"past Fluffy. He nearly had his leg ripped off once, he's not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"going to try it again in a hurry. And Neville will play","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Quidditch for England before Hagrid lets Dumbledore down.`  Harry nodded, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"he couldn't shake off a lurking feeling that there was something he'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"forgotten to do, something important. When he tried to explain this, Hermione","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"said, `That's just the exams. I woke up last night and was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"halfway through my Transfiguration notes before I remembered we'd done that one.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" Harry was quite sure the unsettled feeling didn't have anything to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"do with work, though. He watched an owl flutter toward the school","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"across the bright blue sky, a note clamped in its mouth. Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"was the only one who ever sent him letters. Hagrid would never","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"betray Dumbledore. Hagrid would never tell anyone how to get past Fluffy...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"never... but --  Harry suddenly jumped to his feet.  `Where're","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"you going?` said Ron sleepily.   `I've just thought of something,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"said Harry. He had turned white. `We've got to go and see","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Hagrid, now.`  `Why?` panted Hermione, hurrying to keep up.  `Don't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"you think it's a bit odd,` said Harry, scrambling up the grassy","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"slope, `that what Hagrid wants more than anything else is a dragon,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and a stranger turns up who just happens to have an egg","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"in his pocket? How many people wander around with dragon eggs if","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"it's against wizard law? Lucky they found Hagrid, don't you think? Why","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"didn't I see it before?`  `What are you talking about?` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Ron, but Harry, sprinting across the grounds toward the forest, didn't answer.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" Hagrid was sitting in an armchair outside his house; his trousers","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and sleeves were rolled up, and he was shelling peas into a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"large bowl.  `Hullo,` he said, smiling. `Finished yer exams? Got time","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"fer a drink?`  `Yes, please,` said Ron, but Harry cut him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"off.  `No, we're in a hurry. Hagrid, I've got to ask","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"you something. You know that night you won Norbert? What did the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"stranger you were playing cards with look like?`  `Dunno,` said Hagrid","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"casually, `he wouldn' take his cloak off.`  He saw the three","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"of them look stunned and raised his eyebrows.  `It's not that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"unusual, yeh get a lot o' funny folk in the Hog's Head","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"-- that's the pub down in the village. Mighta bin a dragon","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"dealer, mightn' he? I never saw his face, he kept his hood","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"up.`  Harry sank down next to the bowl of peas. `What","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"did you talk to him about, Hagrid? Did you mention Hogwarts at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"all?`  `Mighta come up,` said Hagrid, frowning as he tried to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"remember. `Yeah... he asked what I did, an' I told him I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"was gamekeeper here.... He asked a bit about the sorta creatures I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"took after... so I told him... an' I said what I'd always","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"really wanted was a dragon... an' then... I can' remember too well,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"'cause he kept buyin' me drinks.... Let's see... yeah, then he said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"he had the dragon egg an' we could play cards fer it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"if I wanted... but he had ter be sure I could handle","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"it, he didn' want it ter go ter any old home.... So","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"I told him, after Fluffy, a dragon would be easy...`  `And","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"did he -- did he seem interested in Fluffy?` Harry asked, try","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"ing to keep his voice calm.  `Well -- yeah -- how","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"many three-headed dogs d'yeh meet, even around Hogwarts? So I told him,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Fluffy's a piece o' cake if yeh know how to calm him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"down, jus' play him a bit o' music an' he'll go straight","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"off ter sleep --`  Hagrid suddenly looked horrified.  `I shouldn'ta","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"told yeh that!` he blurted out. `Forget I said it! Hey --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"where're yeh goin'?`  Harry, Ron, and Hermione didn't speak to each","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"other at all until they came to a halt in the entrance","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"hall, which seemed very cold and gloomy after the grounds.  `We've","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"got to go to Dumbledore,` said Harry. `Hagrid told that stranger how","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to get past Fluffy, and it was either Snape or Voldemort under","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"that cloak -- it must've been easy, once he'd got Hagrid drunk.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"I just hope Dumbledore believes us. Firenze might back us up if","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Bane doesn't stop him. Where's Dumbledore's office?`  They looked around, as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"if hoping to see a sign pointing them in the right direction.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"They had never been told where Dumbledore lived, nor did they know","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"anyone who had been sent to see him.  `We'll just have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to --` Harry began, but a voice suddenly rang across the hall.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" `What are you three doing inside?`  It was Professor McGonagall,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"carrying a large pile of books.  `We want to see Professor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Dumbledore,` said Hermione, rather bravely, Harry and Ron thought.  `See Professor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Dumbledore?` Professor McGonagall repeated, as though this was a very fishy thing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to want to do. `Why?`  Harry swallowed -- now what? ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"`It's sort of secret,` he said, but he wished at once he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"hadn't, because Professor McGonagall's nostrils flared.  `Professor Dumbledore left ten minutes","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"ago,` she said coldly. `He received an urgent owl from the Ministry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"of Magic and flew off for London at once.`  `He's gone?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"said Harry frantically. `Now?`  `Professor Dumbledore is a very great wizard,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Potter, he has many demands on his time --  `But this","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"is important.`  `Something you have to say is more important than","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the Ministry of Magic, Potter.  `Look,` said Harry, throwing caution to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the winds, `Professor -- it's about the Sorcerer's tone --`  Whatever","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Professor McGonagall had expected, it wasn't that. The books she was carrying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"tumbled out of her arms, but she didn't pick them up. `How","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"do you know --?` she spluttered.  `Professor, I think -- I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"know -- that Sn- that someone's going to try and steal the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Stone. I've got to talk to Professor Dumbledore.`  She eyed him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"with a mixture of shock and suspicion.  `Professor Dumbledore will be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"back tomorrow,` she said finally. I don't know how you found out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"about the Stone, but rest assured, no one can possibly steal it,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"it's too well protected.`  `But Professor --`  `Potter, I know","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"what I'm talking about,` she said shortly. She bent down and gathered","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"up the fallen books. I suggest you all go back outside and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"enjoy the sunshine.`  But they didn't.  `It's tonight,` said Harry,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"once he was sure Professor McGonagall was out of earshot. `Snape's going","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"through the trapdoor tonight. He's found out everything he needs, and now","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"he's got Dumbledore out of the way. He sent that note, I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"bet the Ministry of Magic will get a real shock when Dumbledore","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"turns up.`  `But what can we --`  Hermione gasped. Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and Ron wheeled round.  Snape was standing there.  `Good afternoon,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"he said smoothly.  They stared at him.  `You shouldn't be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"inside on a day like this,` he said, with an odd, twisted","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"smile.  `We were --` Harry began, without any idea what he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"was going to say.  `You want to be more careful,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Snape. `Hanging around  like this, people will think you're up to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"something. And Gryffindor really can't afford to lose any more points, can","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"it?`  Harry flushed. They turned to go outside, but Snape called","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"them back.  `Be warned, Potter -- any more nighttime wanderings and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"I will personally make sure you are expelled. Good day to you.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" He strode off in the direction of the staffroom.  Out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"on the stone steps, Harry turned to the others.  `Right, here's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"what we've got to do,` he whispered urgently. `One of us has","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"got to keep an eye on Snape -- wait outside the staff","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"room and follow him if he leaves it. Hermione, you'd better do","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"that.`  `Why me?`  `It's obvious,` said Ron. `You can pretend","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to be waiting for Professor Flitwick, you know.` He put on a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"high voice, `'Oh Professor Flitwick, I'm so worried, I think I got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"question fourteen b wrong....'`  `Oh, shut up,` said Hermione, but she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"agreed to go and watch out for Snape.  `And we'd better","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"stay outside the third-floor corridor,` Harry told Ron. `Come on.`  But","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"that part of the plan didn't work. No sooner had they reached","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the door separating Fluffy from the rest of the school than Professor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"McGonagall turned up again and this time, she lost her temper. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"`I suppose you think you're harder to get past than a pack","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"of enchantments!` she stormed. `Enough of this nonsense! If I hear you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"'ve come anywhere near here again, I'll take another fifty points from","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Gryffindor! Yes, Weasley, from my own house!` Harry and Ron went back","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to the common room, Harry had just said, `At least Hermione's on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Snape's tail,` when the portrait of the Fat Lady swung open and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Hermione came in.  `I'm sorry, Harry!` she wailed. `Snape came out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and asked me what I was doing, so I said I was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"waiting for Flitwick, and Snape went to get him, and I've only","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"just got away, I don't know where Snape went.`  `Well, that's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"it then, isn't it?` Harry said.  The other two stared at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"him. He was pale and his eyes were glittering.  `I'm going","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"out of here tonight and I'm going to try and get to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the Stone first.`  `You're mad!` said Ron.  `You can't!` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Hermione. `After what McGonagall and Snape have said? You'll be expelled!` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"`SO WHAP` Harry shouted. `Don't you understand? If Snape gets hold of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the Stone, Voldemort's coming back! Haven't you heard what it was like","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"when he was trying to take over? There won't be any Hogwarts","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to get expelled from! He'll flatten it, or turn it into a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"school for the Dark Arts! Losing points doesn't matter anymore, can't you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"see? D'you think he'll leave you and your families alone if Gryffindor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"wins the house cup? If I get caught before I can get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to the Stone, well, I'll have to go back to the Dursleys","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and wait for Voldemort to find me there, it's only dying a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"bit later than I would have, because I'm never going over to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the Dark Side! I'm going through that trapdoor tonight and nothing you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"two say is going to stop me! Voldemort killed my parents, remember?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" He glared at them.  `You're right Harry,` said Hermione in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"a small voice.  `I'll use the invisibility cloak,` said Harry. `It's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"just lucky I got it back.`  `But will it cover all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"three of us?` said Ron.  `All -- all three of us?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" `Oh, come off it, you don't think we'd let you go","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"alone?`  `Of course not,` said Hermione briskly. `How do you think","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"you'd get to the Stone without us? I'd better go and took","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"through my books, there might be something useful...`  `But if we","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"get caught, you two will be expelled, too.`  `Not if I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"can help it,` said Hermione grimly. `Flitwick told me in secret that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"I got a hundred and twelve percent on his exam. They're not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"throwing me out after that.`  After dinner the three of them","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"sat nervously apart in the common room. Nobody bothered them; none of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the Gryffindors had anything to say to Harry any more, after all.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"This was the first night he hadn't been upset by it. Hermione","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"was skimming through all her notes, hoping to come across one of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the enchantments they were about to try to break. Harry and Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"didn't talk much. Both of them were thinking about what they were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"about to do.  Slowly, the room emptied as people drifted off","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to bed.  `Better get the cloak,` Ron muttered, as Lee Jordan","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"finally left, stretching and yawning. Harry ran upstairs to their dark dormitory.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"He putted out the cloak and then his eyes fell on the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"flute Hagrid had given him for Christmas. He pocketed it to use","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"on Fluffy -- he didn't feel much like singing.  He ran","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"back down to the common room.  `We'd better put the cloak","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"on here, and make sure it covers all three of us --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"if Filch spots one of our feet wandering along on its own","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"--`  `What are you doing?` said a voice from the corner","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"of the room. Neville appeared from behind an armchair, clutching Trevor the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"toad, who looked as though he'd been making another bid for freedom.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" `Nothing, Neville, nothing,` said Harry, hurriedly putting the cloak behind his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"back.  Neville stared at their guilty faces.  `You're going out","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"again,` he said.  `No, no, no,` said Hermione. `No, we're not.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Why don't you go to bed, Neville?`  Harry looked at the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"grandfather clock by the door. They couldn't afford to waste any more","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"time, Snape might even now be playing Fluffy to sleep.  `You","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"can't go out,` said Neville, `you'll be caught again. Gryffindor will be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"in even more trouble.`  `You don't understand,` said Harry, `this is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"important.`  But Neville was clearly steeling himself to do something desperate.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" I won't let you do it,` he said, hurrying to stand","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"in front of the portrait hole. `I'll -- I'll fight you!` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"`Neville, `Ron exploded, `get away from that hole and don't be an","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"idiot --`  `Don't you call me an idiot!` said Neville. I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"don't think you should be breaking any more rules! And you were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the one who told me to stand up to people!`  `Yes,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"but not to us,` said Ron in exasperation. `Neville, you don't know","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"what you're doing.`  He took a step forward and Neville dropped","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Trevor the toad, who leapt out of sight.  `Go on then,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"try and hit me!` said Neville, raising his fists. `I'm ready!` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Harry turned to Hermione.  `Do something,` he said desperately.  Hermione","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"stepped forward.  `Neville,` she said, `I'm really, really sorry about this.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" She raised her wand.  `Petrificus Totalus!` she cried, pointing it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"at Neville.  Neville's arms snapped to his sides. His legs sprang","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"together. His whole body rigid, he swayed where he stood and then","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"fell flat on his face, stiff as a board.  Hermione ran","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to turn him over. Neville's jaws were jammed together so he couldn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"speak. Only his eyes were moving, looking at them in horror. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"`What've you done to him?` Harry whispered.  `It's the full Body-Bind,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"said Hermione miserably. `Oh, Neville, I'm so sorry.`  `We had to,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Neville, no time to explain,` said Harry.  `You'll understand later, Neville,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"said Ron as they stepped over him and pulled on the invisibility","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"cloak.  But leaving Neville lying motionless on the floor didn't feel","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"like a very good omen. In their nervous state, every statue's shadow","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"looked like Filch, every distant breath of wind sounded like Peeves swooping","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"down on them. At the foot of the first set of stairs,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"they spotted Mrs. Norris skulking near the top.  `Oh, let's kick","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"her, just this once,` Ron whispered in Harry's ear, but Harry shook","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"his head. As they climbed carefully around her, Mrs. Norris turned her","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"lamplike eyes on them, but didn't do anything.  They didn't meet","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"anyone else until they reached the staircase up to the third floor.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Peeves was bobbing halfway up, loosening the carpet so that people would","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"trip.  `Who's there?` he said suddenly as they climbed toward him.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"He narrowed his wicked black eyes. `Know you're there, even if I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"can't see you. Are you ghoulie or ghostie or wee student beastie?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" He rose up in the air and floated there, squinting at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"them.  `Should call Filch, I should, if something's a-creeping around unseen.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" Harry had a sudden idea.  `Peeves,` he said, in a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"hoarse whisper, `the Bloody Baron has his own reasons for being invisible.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" Peeves almost fell out of the air in shock. He caught","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"himself in time and hovered about a foot off the stairs. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"`So sorry, your bloodiness, Mr. Baron, Sir,` he said greasily. `My mistake,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"my mistake -- I didn't see you -- of course I didn't,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"you're invisible -- forgive old Peevsie his little joke, sir.`  `I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"have business here, Peeves,` croaked Harry. `Stay away from this place tonight.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" `I will, sir, I most certainly will,` said Peeves, rising up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"in the air again. `Hope your business goes well, Baron, I'll not bother","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"you.`  And he scooted off  `Brilliant, Harry!` whispered Ron. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"A few seconds later, they were there, outside the third-floor corridor --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and the door was already ajar.  `Well, there you are,` Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"said quietly, `Snape's already got past Fluffy.`  Seeing the open door","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"somehow seemed to impress upon all three of them what was facing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"them. Underneath the cloak, Harry turned to the other two.  `If","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"you want to go back, I won't blame you,` he said. `You","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"can take the cloak, I won't need it now.`  `Don't be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"stupid,` said Ron.  `We're coming,` said Hermione.  Harry pushed the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"door open.  As the door creaked, low, rumbling growls met their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"ears. All three of the dog's noses sniffed madly in their direction,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"even though it couldn't see them.  `What's that at its feet?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Hermione whispered.  `Looks like a harp,` said Ron. `Snape must have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"left it there.`  `It must wake up the moment you stop","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"playing,` said Harry. `Well, here goes...`  He put Hagrid's flute to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"his lips and blew. It wasn't really a tune, but from the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"first note the beast's eyes began to droop. Harry hardly drew breath.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Slowly, the dog's growls ceased -- it tottered on its paws and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"fell to its knees, then it slumped to the ground, fast asleep.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" `Keep playing,` Ron warned Harry as they slipped out of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"cloak and crept toward the trapdoor. They could feel the dog's hot,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"smelly breath as they approached the giant heads. `I think we'll be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"able to pull the door open,` said Ron, peering over the dog's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"back. `Want to go first, Hermione?`  `No, I don't!`  `All","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"right.` Ron gritted his teeth and stepped carefully over the dog's legs.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"He bent and pulled the ring of the trapdoor, which swung up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and open.  `What can you see?` Hermione said anxiously.  `Nothing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"-- just black -- there's no way of climbing down, we'll just","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"have to drop.`  Harry, who was still playing the flute, waved","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"at Ron to get his attention and pointed at himself.  `You","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"want to go first? Are you sure?` said Ron. `I don't know","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"how deep this thing goes. Give the flute to Hermione so she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"can keep him asleep.`  Harry handed the flute over. In the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"few seconds' silence, the dog growled and twitched, but the moment Hermione","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"began to play, it fell back into its deep sleep.  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"climbed over it and looked down through the trapdoor. There was no","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"sign of the bottom.  He lowered himself through the hole until","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"he was hanging on by his fingertips. Then he looked up at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Ron and said, `If anything happens to me, don't follow. Go straight","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to the owlery and send Hedwig to Dumbledore, right?`  `Right,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Ron.  `See you in a minute, I hope...  And Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"let go. Cold, damp air rushed past him as he fell down,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"down, down and -- FLUMP. With a funny, muffled sort of thump","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"he landed on something soft. He sat up and felt around, his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"eyes not used to the gloom. It felt as though he was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"sitting on some sort of plant.  `It's okay!` he called up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to the light the size of a postage stamp, which was the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"open trapdoor, `it's a soft landing, you can jump!`  Ron followed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"right away. He landed, sprawled next to Harry.  `What's this stuff?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"were his first words.  `Dunno, some sort of plant thing. I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"suppose it's here to break the fall. Come on, Hermione!`  The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"distant music stopped. There was a loud bark from the dog, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Hermione had already jumped. She landed on Harry's other side.  `We","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"must be miles under the school , she said.  `Lucky this","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"plant thing's here, really,` said Ron.  `Lucky!` shrieked Hermione. `Look at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"you both!`  She leapt up and struggled toward a damp wall.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"She had to struggle because the moment she had landed, the plant","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"had started to twist snakelike tendrils around her ankles. As for Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and Ron, their legs had already been bound tightly in long creepers","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"without their noticing.  Hermione had managed to free herself before the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"plant got a firm grip on her. Now she watched in horror","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"as the two boys fought to pull the plant off them, but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the more they strained against it, the tighter and faster the plant","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"wound around them.  `Stop moving!` Hermione ordered them. `I know what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"this is -- it's Devil's Snare!`  `Oh, I'm so glad we","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"know what it's called, that's a great help,` snarled Ron, leaning back,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"trying to stop the plant from curling around his neck. `Shut up,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"I'm trying to remember how to kill it!` said Hermione.  `Well,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"hurry up, I can't breathe!` Harry gasped, wrestling with it as it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"curled around his chest.  `Devil's Snare, Devil's Snare... what did Professor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Sprout say? -- it likes the dark and the damp  `So","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"light a fire!` Harry choked.  `Yes -- of course -- but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"there's no wood!` Hermione cried, wringing her hands.  `HAVE YOU GONE","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"MAD?` Ron bellowed. `ARE YOU A WITCH OR NOT?`  `Oh, right!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"said Hermione, and she whipped out her wand, waved it, muttered something,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and sent a jet of the same bluebell flames she had used","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"on Snape at the plant. In a matter of seconds, the two","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"boys felt it loosening its grip as it cringed away from the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"light and warmth. Wriggling and flailing, it unraveled itself from their bodies,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and they were able to pull free.  `Lucky you pay attention","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"in Herbology, Hermione,` said Harry as he joined her by the wall,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"wiping sweat off his face.  `Yeah,` said Ron, `and lucky Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"doesn't lose his head in a crisis -- 'there's no wood,' honestly.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" `This way,` said Harry, pointing down a stone passageway, which was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the only way forward.  All they could hear apart from their","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"footsteps was the gentle drip of water trickling down the walls. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"passageway sloped downward, and Harry was reminded of Gringotts. With an unpleasant","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"jolt of the heart, he remembered the dragons said to be guarding","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"vaults in the wizards' bank. If they met a dragon, a fully-grown","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"dragon -- Norbert had been bad enough...  `Can you hear something?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Ron whispered.  Harry listened. A soft rustling and clinking seemed to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"be coming from up ahead.  `Do you think it's a ghost?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" `I don't know... sounds like wings to me.`  `There's light","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"ahead -- I can see something moving.`  They reached the end","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"of the passageway and saw before them a brilliantly lit chamber, its","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"ceiling arching high above them. It was full of small, jewel-bright birds,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"fluttering and tumbling all around the room. On the opposite side of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the chamber was a heavy wooden door.  `Do you think they'll","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"attack us if we cross the room?` said Ron.  `Probably,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Harry. `They don't look very vicious, but I suppose if they all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"swooped down at once... well, there's no other choice... I'll run.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"He took a deep breath, covered his face with his arms, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"sprinted across the room. He expected to feel sharp beaks and claws","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"tearing at him any second, but nothing happened. He reached the door","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"untouched. He pulled the handle, but it was locked.  The other","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"two followed him. They tugged and heaved at the door, but it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"wouldn't budge, not even when Hermione tried her Alohomora charm.  `Now","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"what?` said Ron.  `These birds... they can't be here just for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"decoration,` said Hermione.  They watched the birds soaring overhead, glittering --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"glittering?  `They're not birds!` Harry said suddenly. `They're keys! Winged keys","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"-- look carefully. So that must mean...` he looked around the chamber","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"while the other two squinted up at the flock of keys. `...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"yes -- look! Broomsticks! We've got to catch the key to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"door!`  `But there are hundreds of them!`  Ron examined the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"lock on the door.  `We're looking for a big, old-fashioned one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"-- probably silver, like the handle.`  They each seized a broomstick","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and kicked off into the air, soaring into the midst of the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"cloud of keys. They grabbed and snatched, but the bewitched keys darted","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and dived so quickly it was almost impossible to catch one. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Not for nothing, though, was Harry the youngest Seeker in a century.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"He had a knack for spotting things other people didn't. After a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"minute's weaving about through the whirl of rainbow feathers, he noticed a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"large silver key that had a bent wing, as if it had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"already been caught and stuffed roughly into the keyhole.  `That one!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"he called to the others. `That big one -- there -- no,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"there -- with bright blue wings -- the feathers are all crumpled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"on one side.`  Ron went speeding in the direction that Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"was pointing, crashed into the ceiling, and nearly fell off his broom.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" `We've got to close in on it!` Harry called, not taking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"his eyes off the key with the damaged wing. `Ron, you come","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"at it from above -- Hermione, stay below and stop it from","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"going down and I'll try and catch it. Right, NOW!`  Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"dived, Hermione rocketed upward, the key dodged them both, and Harry streaked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"after it; it sped toward the wall, Harry leaned forward and with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"a nasty, crunching noise, pinned it against the stone with one hand.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Ron and Hermione's cheers echoed around the high chamber.  They landed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"quickly, and Harry ran to the door, the key struggling in his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"hand. He rammed it into the lock and turned -- it worked.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"The moment the lock had clicked open, the key took flight again,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"looking very battered now that it had been caught twice.  `Ready?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Harry asked the other two, his hand on the door handle. They","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"nodded. He pulled the door open.  The next chamber was so","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"dark they couldn't see anything at all. But as they stepped into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"it, light suddenly flooded the room to reveal an astonishing sight. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"They were standing on the edge of a huge chessboard, behind the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"black chessmen, which were all taller than they were and carved from","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"what looked like black stone. Facing them, way across the chamber, were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the white pieces. Harry, Ron and Hermione shivered slightly -- the towering","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"white chessmen had no faces.  `Now what do we do?` Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"whispered.  `It's obvious, isn't it?` said Ron. `We've got to play","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"our way across the room.`  Behind the white pieces they could","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"see another door.  `How?` said Hermione nervously.  `I think,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Ron, `we're going to have to be chessmen.`  He walked up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to a black knight and put his hand out to touch the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"knight's horse. At once, the stone sprang to life. The horse pawed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the ground and the knight turned his helmeted head to look down","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"at Ron.  `Do we -- er -- have to join you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to get across?` The black knight nodded. Ron turned to the other","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"two.  `This needs thinking about he said. I suppose we've got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to take the place of three of the black pieces....`  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and Hermione stayed quiet, watching Ron think. Finally he said, `Now, don't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"be offended or anything, but neither of you are that good at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"chess --`  `We're not offended,` said Harry quickly. `Just tell us","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"what to do.`  `Well, Harry, you take the place of that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"bishop, and Hermione, YOU 90 next to him instead of that castle.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" `What about you?`  `I'm going to be a knight,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Ron.  The chessmen seemed to have been listening, because at these","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"words a knight, a bishop, and a castle turned their backs on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the white pieces and walked off the board, leaving three empty squares","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"that Harry, Ron, and Hermione took.  `White always plays first in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"chess,` said Ron, peering across the board. `Yes... look...`  A white","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"pawn had moved forward two squares.  Ron started to direct the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"black pieces. They moved silently wherever he sent them. Harry's knees were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"trembling. What if they lost?  `Harry -- move diagonally four squares","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to the right.`  Their first real shock came when their other","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"knight was taken. The white queen smashed him to the floor and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"dragged him off the board, where he lay quite still, facedown. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"`Had to let that happen,` said Ron, looking shaken. `Leaves you free","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to take that bishop, Hermione, go on.`  Every time one of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"their men was lost, the white pieces showed no mercy. Soon there","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"was a huddle of limp black players slumped along the wall. Twice,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Ron only just noticed in time that Harry and Hermione were in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"danger. He himself darted around the board, taking almost as many white","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"pieces as they had lost black ones.  `We're nearly there,` he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"muttered suddenly. `Let me think let me think...`  The white queen","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"turned her blank face toward him.  `Yes...` said Ron softly, `It's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the only way... I've got to be taken.`  `NOF Harry and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Hermione shouted.  `That's chess!` snapped Ron. `You've got to make some","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"sacrifices! I take one step forward and she'll take me -- that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"leaves you free to checkmate the king, Harry!`  `But --` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"`Do you want to stop Snape or not?`  `Ron --` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"`Look, if you don't hurry up, he'll already have the Stone!` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"There was no alternative.  `Ready?` Ron called, his face pale but","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"determined. `Here I go - now, don't hang around once you've won.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" He stepped forward, and the white queen pounced. She struck Ron","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"hard across the head with her stone arm, and he crashed to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the floor - Hermione screamed but stayed on her square - the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"white queen dragged Ron to one side. He looked as if he'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"been knocked out.  Shaking, Harry moved three spaces to the left.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" The white king took off his crown and threw it at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Harry's feet. They had won. The chessmen parted and bowed, leaving the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"door ahead clear. With one last desperate look back at Ron, Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and Hermione charged through the door and up the next passageway. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"`What if he's --?`  `He'll be all right,` said Harry, trying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"to convince himself. `What do you reckon's next?`  `We've had Sprout's,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"that was the Devil's Snare; Flitwick must've put charms on the keys;","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"McGonagall transfigured the chessmen to make them alive; that leaves Quirrell's spell,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and Snape's.`  They had reached another door.  `All right?` Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"whispered.  `Go on.`  Harry pushed it open.  A disgusting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"smell filled their nostrils, making both of them pull their robes up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"over their noses. Eyes watering, they saw, flat on the floor in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"front of them, a troll even larger than the one they had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"tackled, out cold with a bloody lump on its head.  `I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"glad we didn't have to fight that one,` Harry whispered as they","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"stepped carefully over one of its massive legs. `Come on, I can't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"breathe.`  He pulled open the next door, both of them hardly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"daring to look at what came next - but there was nothing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"very frightening in here, just a table with seven differently shaped bottles","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"standing on it in a line.  `Snape's,` said Harry. `What do","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"we have to do?`  They stepped over the threshold, and immediately","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"a fire sprang up behind them in the doorway. It wasn't ordinary","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"fire either; it was purple. At the same instant, black flames shot","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"up in the doorway leading onward. They were trapped.  `Look!` Hermione","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"seized a roll of paper lying next to the bottles. Harry looked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"over her shoulder to read it:  Danger lies before you, while","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"safety lies behind,  Two of us will help you, which ever","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"you would find,  One among us seven will let you move","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"ahead,  Another will transport the drinker back instead,  Two among","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"our number hold only nettle wine,  Three of us are killers,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"waiting bidden in line.  Choose, unless you wish to stay here","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"forevermore,  To help you in your choice, we give you these","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"clues four:  First, however slyly the poison tries to hide ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"You will always find some on nettle wine's left side;  Second,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"different are those who stand at either end,  But if you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"would move onward, neither is your friend;  Third, as you see","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"clearly, all are different size,  Neither dwarf nor giant holds death","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"in their insides;  Fourth, the second left and the second on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the right  Are twins once you taste them, though different at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"first sight.  Hermione let out a great sigh and Harry, amazed,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"saw that she was smiling, the very last thing he felt like","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"doing.  `Brilliant,` said Hermione. `This isn't magic -- it's logic --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"a puzzle. A lot of the greatest wizards haven't got an ounce","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"of logic, they'd be stuck in here forever.`  `But so will","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"we, won't we?` `Of course not,` said Hermione. `Everything we need is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"here on this paper. Seven bottles: three are poison; two are wine;","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"one will get us safely through the black fire, and one will","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"get us back through the purple.`  `But how do we know","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"which to drink?`  `Give me a minute.`  Hermione read the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"paper several times. Then she walked up and down the line of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"bottles, muttering to herself and pointing at them. At last, she clapped","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"her hands.  `Got it,` she said. `The smallest bottle will get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"us through the black fire -- toward the Stone.`  Harry looked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"at the tiny bottle.  `There's only enough there for one of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"us,` he said. `That's hardly one swallow.`  They looked at each","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"other.  `Which one will get you back through the purple flames?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" Hermione pointed at a rounded bottle at the right end of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the line.  `You drink that,` said Harry. `No, listen, get back","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"and get Ron. Grab brooms from the flying- key room, they'll get","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"you out of the trapdoor and past Fluffy -- go straight to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the owlery and send Hedwig to Dumbledore, we need him. I might","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"be able to hold Snape off for a while, but I'm no","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"match for him, really.`  `But Harry -- what if You-Know-Who's with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"him?`  `Well -- I was lucky once, wasn't I?` said Harry,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"pointing at his scar. `I might get lucky again.`  Hermione's lip","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"trembled, and she suddenly dashed at Harry and threw her arms around","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"him.  `Hermione!`  `Harry -- you're a great wizard, you know.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" `I'm not as good as you,` said Harry, very embarrassed, as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"she let go of him.  `Me!` said Hermione. `Books! And cleverness!","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"There are more important things -- friendship and bravery and -- oh","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"Harry -- be careful!`  `You drink first,` said Harry. `You are","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"sure which is which, aren't you?`  `Positive,` said Hermione. She took","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"a long drink from the round bottle at the end, and shuddered.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
" `It's not poison?` said Harry anxiously.  `No -- but it's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"like ice.`  `Quick, go, before it wears off.`  `Good luck","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"-- take care.`  `GO!`  Hermione turned and walked straight through","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the purple fire.  Harry took a deep breath and picked up","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the smallest bottle. He turned to face the black flames.  `Here","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"I come,` he said, and he drained the little bottle in one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"gulp.  It was indeed as though ice was flooding his body.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"He put the bottle down and walked forward; he braced himself, saw","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"the black flames licking his body, but couldn't feel them -- for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"a moment he could see nothing but dark fire -- then he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"was on the other side, in the last chamber.  There was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"already someone there -- but it wasn't Snape. It wasn't even Voldemort.  ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-16"
"THE MAN WITH TWO FACES  It was Quirrell.  `You!` gasped","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Harry.  Quirrell smiled. His face wasn't twitching at all.  `Me,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"he said calmly. `I wondered whether I'd be meeting you here, Potter.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" `But I thought -- Snape --`  `Severus?` Quirrell laughed, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"it wasn't his usual quivering treble, either, but cold and sharp. `Yes,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Severus does seem the type, doesn't he? So useful to have him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"swooping around like an overgrown bat. Next to him, who would suspect","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"p-p-poor, st-stuttering P-Professor Quirrell?`  Harry couldn't take it in. This couldn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"be true, it couldn't.  `But Snape tried to kill me!` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"`No, no, no. I tried to kill you. Your friend Miss Granger","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"accidentally knocked me over as she rushed to set fire to Snape","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"at that Quidditch match. She broke my eye contact with you. Another","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"few seconds and I'd have got you off that broom. I'd have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"managed it before then if Snape hadn't been muttering a countercurse, trying","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to save you.`  `Snape was trying to save me?`  `Of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"course,` said Quirrell coolly. `\Why do you think he wanted to referee","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"your next match? He was trying to make sure I didn't do","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"it again. Funny, really... he needn't have bothered. I couldn't do anything","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"with Dumbledore watching. All the other teachers thought Snape was trying to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"stop Gryffindor from winning, he did make himself unpopular... and what a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"waste of time, when after all that, I'm going to kill you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"tonight.`  Quirrell snapped his fingers. Ropes sprang out of thin air","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and wrapped themselves tightly around Harry.  `You're too nosy to live,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Potter. Scurrying around the school on Halloween like that, for all I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"knew you'd seen me coming to look at what was guarding the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Stone.`  `You let the troll in?`  `Certainly. I have a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"special gift with trolls -- you must have seen what I did","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to the one in the chamber back there? Unfortunately, while everyone else","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"was running around looking for it, Snape, who already suspected me, went","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"straight to the third floor to head me off -- and not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"only did my troll fail to beat you to death, that three-headed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"dog didn't even manage to bite Snape's leg off properly.  `Now,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"wait quietly, Potter. I need to examine this interesting mirror.  It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"was only then that Harry realized what was standing behind Quirrell. It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"was the Mirror of Erised.  `This mirror is the key to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"finding the Stone,` Quirrell murmured, tapping his way around the frame. `Trust","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Dumbledore to come up with something like this... but he's in London...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"I'll be far away by the time he gets back....`  All","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Harry could think of doing was to keep Quirrell talking and stop","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"him from concentrating on the mirror.  `I saw you and Snape","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"in the forest --` he blurted out.  `Yes,` said Quirrell idly,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"walking around the mirror to look at the back. `He was on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to me by that time, trying to find out how far I'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"got. He suspected me all along. Tried to frighten me - as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"though he could, when I had Lord Voldemort on my side....` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Quirrell came back out from behind the mirror and stared hungrily into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"it.  `I see the Stone... I'm presenting it to my master...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"but where is it?`  Harry struggled against the ropes binding him,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"but they didn't give. He had to keep Quirrell from giving his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"whole attention to the mirror.  `But Snape always seemed to hate","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"me so much.`  `Oh, he does,` said Quirrell casually, `heavens, yes.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"He was at Hogwarts with your father, didn't you know? They loathed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"each other. But he never wanted you dead.`  `But I heard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"you a few days ago, sobbing -- I thought Snape was threatening","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"you....`  For the first time, a spasm of fear flitted across","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Quirrell's face.  `Sometimes,` he said, `I find it hard to follow","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"my master's instructions -- he is a great wizard and I am","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"weak --`  `You mean he was there in the classroom with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"you?` Harry gasped.  `He is with me wherever I go,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Quirrell quietly. `I met him when I traveled around the world. A","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"foolish young man I was then, full of ridiculous ideas about good","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and evil. Lord Voldemort showed me how wrong I was. There is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"no good and evil, there is only power, and those too weak","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to seek it.... Since then, I have served him faithfully, although I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"have let him down many times. He has had to be very","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"hard on me.` Quirrell shivered suddenly. `He does not forgive mistakes easily.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"When I failed to steal the stone from Gringotts, he was most","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"displeased. He punished me... decided he would have to keep a closer","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"watch on me....`  Quirrell's voice trailed away. Harry was remembering his trip","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to Diagon Alley -how could he have been so stupid? He'd seen","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Quirrell there that very day, shaken hands with him in the Leaky","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Cauldron.  Quirrell cursed under his breath.  `I don't understand... is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"the Stone inside the mirror? Should I break it?`  Harry's mind","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"was racing.  What I want more than anything else in the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"world at the moment, he thought, is to find the Stone before","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Quirrell does. So if I look in the mirror, I should see","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"myseff finding it -- which means I'll see where it's hidden! But","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"how can I look without Quirrell realizing what I'm up to? ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"He tried to edge to the left, to get in front of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"the glass without Quirrell noticing, but the ropes around his ankles were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"too tight: he tripped and fell over. Quirrell ignored him. He was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"still talking to himself. `What does this mirror do? How does it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"work? Help me, Master!`  And to Harry's horror, a voice answered,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and the voice seemed to come from Quirrell himself  `Use the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"boy... Use the boy...`  Quirrell rounded on Harry.  `Yes --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Potter -- come here.`  He clapped his hands once, and the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"ropes binding Harry fell off. Harry got slowly to his feet. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"`Come here,` Quirrell repeated. `Look in the mirror and tell me what","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"you see.`  Harry walked toward him.  I must lie, he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"thought desperately. I must look and lie about what I see, that's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"all.  Quirrell moved close behind him. Harry breathed in the funny","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"smell that seemed to come from Quirrell's turban. He closed his eyes,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"stepped in front of the mirror, and opened them again.  He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"saw his reflection, pale and scared-looking at first. But a moment later,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"the reflection smiled at him. It put its hand into its pocket","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and pulled out a blood-red stone. It winked and put the Stone","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"back in its pocket -- and as it did so, Harry felt","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"something heavy drop into his real pocket. Somehow -- incredibly -- he'd","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"gotten the Stone.  `Well?` said Quirrell impatiently. `What do you see?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" Harry screwed up his courage.  `I see myself shaking hands","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"with Dumbledore,` he invented. `I -- I've won the house cup for","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Gryffindor.`   Quirrell cursed again.  `Get out of the way,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"he said. As Harry moved aside, he felt the Sorcerer's Stone against","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"his leg. Dare he make a break for it?  But he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"hadn't walked five paces before a high voice spoke, though Quirrell wasn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"moving his lips.  `He lies... He lies...`  `Potter, come back","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"here!` Quirrell shouted. `Tell me the truth! What did you just see?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" The high voice spoke again.  `Let me speak to him...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"face-to-face...`  `Master, you are not strong enough!`  `I have strength","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"enough... for this....`  Harry felt as if Devil's Snare was rooting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"him to the spot. He couldn't move a muscle. Petrified, he watched","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"as Quirrell reached up and began to unwrap his turban. What was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"going on? The turban fell away. Quirrell's head looked strangely small without","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"it. Then he turned slowly on the spot.  Harry would have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"screamed, but he couldn't make a sound. Where there should have been","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"a back to Quirrell's head, there was a face, the most terrible","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"face Harry had ever seen. It was chalk white with glaring red","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"eyes and slits for nostrils, like a snake.  `Harry Potter...` it","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"whispered.  Harry tried to take a step backward but his legs","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"wouldn't move.  `See what I have become?` the face said. `Mere","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"shadow and vapor ... I have form only when I can share","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"another's body... but there have always been those willing to let me","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"into their hearts and minds.... Unicorn blood has strengthened me, these past","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"weeks... you saw faithful Quirrell drinking it for me in the forest...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and once I have the Elixir of Life, I will be able","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to create a body of my own.... Now... why don't you give","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"me that Stone in your pocket?`  So he knew. The feeling","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"suddenly surged back into Harry's legs. He stumbled backward.  `Don't be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"a fool,` snarled the face. `Better save your own life and join","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"me... or you'll meet the same end as your parents.... They died","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"begging me for mercy...`  `LIAR!` Harry shouted suddenly.  Quirrell was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"walking backward at him, so that Voldemort could still see him. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"evil face was now smiling.  `How touching...` it hissed. `I always","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"value bravery... Yes, boy, your parents were brave.... I killed your father","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"first; and he put up a courageous fight... but your mother needn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"have died... she was trying to protect you.... Now give me the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Stone, unless you want her to have died in vain.`  `NEVER!` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Harry sprang toward the flame door, but Voldemort screamed `SEIZE HIM!` and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"the next second, Harry felt Quirrell's hand close on his wrist. At","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"once, a needle-sharp pain seared across Harry's scar; his head felt as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"though it was about to split in two; he yelled, struggling with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"all his might, and to his surprise, Quirrell let go of him.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"The pain in his head lessened -- he looked around wildly to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"see where Quirrell had gone, and saw him hunched in pain, looking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"at his fingers -- they were blistering before his eyes.  `Seize","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"him! SEIZE HIM!` shrieked Voldemort again, and Quirrell lunged, knocking Harry clean","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"off his feet' landing on top of him, both hands around Harry's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"neck -- Harry's scar was almost blinding him with pain, yet he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"could see Quirrell howling in agony.  `Master, I cannot hold him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"-- my hands -- my hands!`  And Quirrell, though pinning Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to the ground with his knees, let go of his neck and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"stared, bewildered, at his own palms -- Harry could see they looked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"burned, raw, red, and shiny.  `Then kill him, fool, and be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"done!` screeched Voldemort.  Quirrell raised his hand to perform a deadly","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"curse, but Harry, by instinct, reached up and grabbed Quirrell's face --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" `AAAARGH!`  Quirrell rolled off him, his face blistering, too, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"then Harry knew: Quirrell couldn't touch his bare skin, not without suffering","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"terrible pain -- his only chance was to keep hold of Quirrell,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"keep him in enough pain to stop him from doing a curse.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" Harry jumped to his feet, caught Quirrell by the arm, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"hung on as tight as he could. Quirrell screamed and tried to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"throw Harry off -- the pain in Harry's head was building --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"he couldn't see -- he could only hear Quirrell's terrible shrieks and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Voldemort's yells of, `KILL HIM! KILL HIM!` and other voices, maybe in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Harry's own head, crying, `Harry! Harry!`  He felt Quirrell's arm wrenched","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"from his grasp, knew all was lost, and fell into blackness, down","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"... down... down...  Something gold was glinting just above him. The","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Snitch! He tried to catch it, but his arms were too heavy.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" He blinked. It wasn't the Snitch at all. It was a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"pair of glasses. How strange.  He blinked again. The smiling face","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"of Albus Dumbledore swam into view above him.  `Good afternoon, Harry,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"said Dumbledore. Harry stared at him. Then he remembered: `Sir! The Stone!","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"It was Quirrell! He's got the Stone! Sir, quick --`  `Calm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"yourself, dear boy, you are a little behind the times,` said Dumbledore.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"`Quirrell does not have the Stone.`  `Then who does? Sir, I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"--`  `Harry, please relax, or Madam Pomfrey will have me thrown","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"out.  Harry swallowed and looked around him. He realized he must","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"be in the hospital wing. He was lying in a bed with","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"white linen sheets, and next to him was a table piled high","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"with what looked like half the candy shop.  `Tokens from your","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"friends and admirers,` said Dumbledore, beaming. `What happened down in the dungeons","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"between you and Professor Quirrell is a complete secret, so, naturally, the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"whole school knows. I believe your friends Misters Fred and George Weasley","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"were responsible for trying to send you a toilet seat. No doubt","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"they thought it would amuse you. Madam Pomfrey, however, felt it might","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"not be very hygienic, and confiscated it.`  `How long have I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"been in here?`  `Three days. Mr. Ronald Weasley and Miss Granger","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"will be most relieved you have come round, they have been extremely","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"worried.`  `But sit, the Stone  I see you are not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to be distracted. Very well, the Stone. Professor Quirrell did not manage","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to take it from you. I arrived in time to prevent that,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"although you were doing very well on your own, I must say.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" `You got there? You got Hermione's owl?`  `We must have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"crossed in midair. No sooner had I reached London than it became","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"clear to me that the place I should be was the one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"I had just left. I arrived just in time to pull Quirrell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"off you.`  `It was you.`  `I feared I might be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"too late.`  `You nearly were, I couldn't have kept him off","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"the Stone much longer --`  `Not the Stone, boy, you --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"the effort involved nearly killed you. For one terrible moment there, I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"was afraid it had. As for the Stone, it has been destroyed.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" `Destroyed?` said Harry blankly. `But your friend -- Nicolas Flamel --`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" `Oh, you know about Nicolas?` said Dumbledore, sounding quite delighted. `You","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"did do the thing properly, didn't you? Well, Nicolas and I have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"had a little chat, and agreed it's all for the best.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"`But that means he and his wife will die, won't they?`  `They","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"have enough Elixir stored to set their affairs in order and then,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"yes, they will die.`  Dumbledore smiled at the look of amazement","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"on Harry's face.  `To one as young as you, I'm sure","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"it seems incredible, but to Nicolas and Perenelle, it really is like","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"going to bed after a very, very long day. After all, to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"the well-organized mind, death is but the next great adventure. You know,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"the Stone was really not such a wonderful thing. As much money","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and life as you could want! The two things most human beings","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"would choose above all -- the trouble is, humans do have a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"knack of choosing precisely those things that are worst for them.` Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"lay there, lost for words. Dumbledore hummed a little and smiled at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"the ceiling.  `Sir?` said Harry. `I've been thinking... sir -- even","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"if the Stone's gone, Vol-, I mean, You-Know- Who --`  `Call","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"him Voldemort, Harry. Always use the proper name for things. Fear of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"a name increases fear of the thing itself.`  `Yes, sir. Well,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Voldemort's going to try other ways of coming back, isn't he? I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"mean, he hasn't gone, has he?`  `No, Harry, he has not.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"He is still out there somewhere, perhaps looking for another body to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"share... not being truly alive, he cannot be killed. He left Quirrell","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to die; he shows just as little mercy to his followers as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"his enemies. Nevertheless, Harry, while you may only have delayed his return","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to power, it will merely take someone else who is prepared to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"fight what seems a losing battle next time -- and if he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"is delayed again, and again, why, he may never return to power.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" Harry nodded, but stopped quickly, because it made his head hurt.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Then he said, `Sir, there are some other things I'd like to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"know, if you can tell me... things I want to know the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"truth about....`  `The truth.` Dumbledore sighed. `It is a beautiful and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"terrible thing, and should therefore be treated with great caution. However, I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"shall answer your questions unless I have a very good reason not","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to, in which case I beg you'll forgive me. I shall not,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"of course, lie.`  `Well... Voldemort said that he only killed my","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"mother because she tried to stop him from killing me. But why","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"would he want to kill me in the first place?`  Dumbledore","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"sighed very deeply this time.  `Alas, the first thing you ask","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"me, I cannot tell you. Not today. Not now. You will know,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"one day... put it from your mind for now, Harry. When you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"are older... I know you hate to hear this... when you are","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"ready, you will know.`  And Harry knew it would be no","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"good to argue.  `But why couldn't Quirrell touch me?`  `Your","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"mother died to save you. If there is one thing Voldemort cannot","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"understand, it is love. He didn't realize that love as powerful as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"your mother's for you leaves its own mark. Not a scar, no","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"visible sign... to have been loved so deeply, even though the person","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"who loved us is gone, will give us some protection forever. It","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"is in your very skin. Quirrell, full of hatred, greed, and ambition,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"sharing his soul with Voldemort, could not touch you for this reason.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"It was agony to touch a person marked by something so good.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" Dumbledore now became very interested in a bird out on the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"windowsill, which gave Harry time to dry his eyes on the sheet.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"When he had found his voice again, Harry said, `And the invisibility","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"cloak - do you know who sent it to me?`  `Ah","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"- your father happened to leave it in my possession, and I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"thought you might like it.` Dumbledore's eyes twinkled. `Useful things... your father","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"used it mainly for sneaking off to the kitchens to steal food","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"when he was here.`  `And there's something else...`  `Fire away.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" `Quirrell said Snape --`  `Professor Snape, Harry.` `Yes, him --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Quirrell said he hates me because he hated my father. Is that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"true?`  `Well, they did rather detest each other. Not unlike yourself","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and Mr. Malfoy. And then, your father did something Snape could never","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"forgive.`  `What?`  `He saved his life.`  `What?`  `Yes...`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"said Dumbledore dreamily. `Funny, the way people's minds work, isn't it? Professor","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Snape couldn't bear being in your father's debt.... I do believe he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"worked so hard to protect you this year because he felt that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"would make him and your father even. Then he could go back","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to hating your father's memory in peace....`  Harry tried to understand","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"this but it made his head pound, so he stopped.  `And","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"sir, there's one more thing...`  `Just the one?`  `How did I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"get the Stone out of the mirror?`  `Ah, now, I'm glad","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"you asked me that. It was one of my more brilliant ideas,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and between you and me, that's saying something. You see, only one","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"who wanted to find the Stone -- find it, but not use","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"it -- would be able to get it, otherwise they'd just see","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"themselves making gold or drinking Elixir of Life. My brain surprises even","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"me sometimes.... Now, enough questions. I suggest you make a start on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"these sweets. Ah! Bettie Bott's Every Flavor Beans! I was unfortunate enough","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"in my youth to come across a vomitflavored one, and since then","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"I'm afraid I've rather lost my liking for them -- but I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"think I'll be safe with a nice toffee, don't you?`  He","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"smiled and popped the golden-brown bean into his mouth. Then he choked","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and said, `Alas! Ear wax!`  Madam Pomfrey, the nurse, was a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"nice woman, but very strict.  `Just five minutes,` Harry pleaded. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"`Absolutely not.`  `You let Professor Dumbledore in...`  `Well, of course,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"that was the headmaster, quite different. You need rest.`  `I am","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"resting, look, lying down and everything. Oh, go on, Madam Pomfrey...` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"`Oh, very well,` she said. `But five minutes only.`  And she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"let Ron and Hermione in.  `Harry!`  Hermione looked ready to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"fling her arms around him again, but Harry was glad she held","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"herself in as his head was still very sore.  `Oh, Harry,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"we were sure you were going to -- Dumbledore was so worried","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"--`  `The whole school's talking about it,` said Ron. `What really","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"happened?`  It was one of those rare occasions when the true","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"story is even more strange and exciting than the wild rumors. Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"told them everything: Quirrell; the mirror; the Stone; and Voldemort. Ron and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Hermione were a very good audience; they gasped in all the right","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"places, and when Harry told them what was under Quirrell's turban, Hermione","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"screamed out loud.  `So the Stone's gone?` said Ron finally. `Flamel's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"just going to die?`  `That's what I said, but Dumbledore thinks","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"that -- what was it? -- 'to the well-organized mind, death is","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"but the next great adventure.  `I always said he was off","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"his rocker,` said Ron, looking quite impressed at how crazy his hero","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"was.  `So what happened to you two?` said Harry.  `Well,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"I got back all right,` said Hermione. `I brought Ron round --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"that took a while -- and we were dashing up to the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"owlery to contact Dumbledore when we met him in the entrance hall","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"-- he already knew -- he just said, 'Harry's gone after him,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"hasn't he?' and hurtled off to the third floor.`  `D'you think","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"he meant you to do it?` said Ron. `Sending you your father's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"cloak and everything?`  `Well, ` Hermione exploded, `if he did --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"I mean to say that's terrible -- you could have been killed.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" `No, it isn't,` said Harry thoughtfully. `He's a funny man, Dumbledore.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"I think he sort of wanted to give me a chance. I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"think he knows more or less everything that goes on here, you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"know. I reckon he had a pretty good idea we were going","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to try, and instead of stopping us, he just taught us enough","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to help. I don't think it was an accident he let me","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"find out how the mirror worked. It's almost like he thought I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"had the right to face Voldemort if I could....`  `Yeah, Dumbledore's","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"off his rocker, all right,` said Ron proudly. `Listen, you've got to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"be up for the end-of-year feast tomorrow. The points are all in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and Slytherin won, of course -- you missed the last Quidditch match,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"we were steamrollered by Ravenclaw without you -- but the food'll be","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"good.`  At that moment, Madam Pomfrey bustled over.  `You've had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"nearly fifteen minutes, now OUT` she said firmly.  After a good","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"night's sleep, Harry felt nearly back to normal.  I want to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"go to the feast,` he told Madam Pomfrey as she straightened his","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"many candy boxes. I can, can't I?`  `Professor Dumbledore says you","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"are to be allowed to go,` she said stiffily, as though in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"her opinion Professor Dumbledore didn't realize how risky feasts could be. `And","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"you have another visitor.`  `Oh, good,` said Harry. `Who is it?`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" Hagrid sidled through the door as he spoke. As usual when","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"he was indoors, Hagrid looked too big to be allowed. He sat","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"down next to Harry, took one look at him, and burst into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"tears.  `It's -- all -- my -- ruddy -- fault!` he","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"sobbed, his face in his hands. I told the evil git how","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"ter get past Fluffy! I told him! It was the only thing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"he didn't know, an' I told him! Yeh could've died! All fer a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"dragon egg! I'll never drink again! I should be chucked out an'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"made ter live as a Muggle!`  `Hagrid!` said Harry, shocked to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"see Hagrid shaking with grief and remorse, great tears leaking down into","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"his beard. `Hagrid, he'd have found out somehow, this is Voldemort we're","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"talking about, he'd have found out even if you hadn't told him.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" `Yeh could've died!` sobbed Hagrid. `An' don' say the name!` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"`VOLDEMORT!` Harry bellowed, and Hagrid was so shocked, he stopped crying. `I've","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"met him and I'm calling him by his name. Please cheer up,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Hagrid, we saved the Stone, it's gone, he can't use it. Have","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"a Chocolate Frog, I've got loads....`  Hagrid wiped his nose on","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"the back of his hand and said, `That reminds me. I've got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"yeh a present.`  `It's not a stoat sandwich, is it?` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Harry anxiously, and at last Hagrid gave a weak chuckle. `Nah. Dumbledore","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"gave me the day off yesterday ter fix it. 'Course, he shoulda","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"sacked me instead -- anyway, got yeh this...`  It seemed to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"be a handsome, leather-covered book. Harry opened it curiously. It was full","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"of wizard photographs. Smiling and waving at him from every page were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"his mother and father.  `Sent owls off ter all yer parents'","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"old school friends, askin' fer photos... knew yeh didn' have any... d'yeh","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"like it?`  Harry couldn't speak, but Hagrid understood.  Harry made","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"his way down to the end-of-year feast alone that night. He had","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"been held up by Madam Pomfrey's fussing about, insisting on giving him","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"one last checkup, so the Great Hall was already full. It was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"decked out in the Slytherin colors of green and silver to celebrate","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Slytherin's winning the house cup for the seventh year in a row.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"A huge banner showing the Slytherin serpent covered the wall behind the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"High Table.  When Harry walked in there was a sudden hush,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and then everybody started talking loudly at once. He slipped into a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"seat between Ron and Hermione at the Gryffindor table and tried to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"ignore the fact that people were standing up to look at him.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" Fortunately, Dumbledore arrived moments later. The babble died away.  `Another","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"year gone!` Dumbledore said cheerfully. `And I must trouble you with an","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"old man's wheezing waffle before we sink our teeth into our delicious","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"feast. What a year it has been! Hopefully your heads are all","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"a little fuller than they were... you have the whole summer ahead","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to get them nice and empty before next year starts....  `Now,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"as I understand it, the house cup here needs awarding, and the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"points stand thus: In fourth place, Gryffindor, with three hundred and twelve","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"points; in third, Hufflepuff, with three hundred and fifty-two; Ravenclaw has four","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"hundred and twenty-six and Slytherin, four hundred and seventy- two.`  A","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"storm of cheering and stamping broke out from the Slytherin table. Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"could see Draco Malfoy banging his goblet on the table. It was","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"a sickening sight.  `Yes, Yes, well done, Slytherin,` said Dumbledore. `However,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"recent events must be taken into account.`  The room went very","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"still. The Slytherins' smiles faded a little.  `Ahem,` said Dumbledore. `I","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"have a few last-minute points to dish out. Let me see. Yes...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" `First -- to Mr. Ronald Weasley...`  Ron went purple in","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"the face; he looked like a radish with a bad sunburn. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"`...for the best-played game of chess Hogwarts has seen in many years,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"I award Gryffindor house fifty points.`  Gryffindor cheers nearly raised the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"bewitched ceiling; the stars overhead seemed to quiver. Percy could be heard","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"telling the other prefects, `My brother, you know! My youngest brother! Got","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"past McGonagall's giant chess set!`  At last there was silence again.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" `Second -- to Miss Hermione Granger... for the use of cool","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"logic in the face of fire, I award Gryffindor house fifty points.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" Hermione buried her face in her arms; Harry strongly suspected she","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"had burst into tears. Gryffindors up and down the table were beside","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"themselves -- they were a hundred points up. `Third -- to Mr.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Harry Potter...` said Dumbledore. The room went deadly quiet for pure nerve","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and outstanding courage, I award Gryffindor house sixty points.`  The din","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"was deafening. Those who could add up while yelling themselves hoarse knew","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"that Gryffindor now had four hundred and seventy-two points -- exactly the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"same as Slytherin. They had tied for the house cup -- if","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"only Dumbledore had given Harry just one more point.  Dumbledore raised","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"his hand. The room gradually fell silent.  `There are all kinds","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"of courage,` said Dumbledore, smiling. `It takes a great deal of bravery","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to stand up to our enemies, but just as much to stand","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"up to our friends. I therefore award ten points to Mr. Neville Longbottom.`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" Someone standing outside the Great Hall might well have thought some","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"sort of explosion had taken place, so loud was the noise that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"erupted from the Gryffindor table. Harry, Ron, and Hermione stood up to","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"yell and cheer as Neville, white with shock, disappeared under a pile","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"of people hugging him. He had never won so much as a","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"point for Gryffindor before. Harry, still cheering, nudged Ron in the ribs","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and pointed at Malfoy, who couldn't have looked more stunned and horrified","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"if he'd just had the Body-Bind Curse put on him.  `Which","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"means, Dumbledore called over the storm of applause, for even Ravenclaw and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Hufflepuff were celebrating the downfall of Slytherin, `we need a little change","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"of decoration.`  He clapped his hands. In an instant, the green","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"hangings became scarlet and the silver became gold; the huge Slytherin serpent","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"vanished and a towering Gryffindor lion took its place. Snape was shaking","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Professor McGonagall's hand, with a horrible, forced smile. He caught Harry's eye","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and Harry knew at once that Snape's feelings toward him hadn't changed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"one jot. This didn't worry Harry. It seemed as though life would","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"be back to normal next year, or as normal as it ever","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"was at Hogwarts.  It was the best evening of Harry's life,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"better than winning at Quidditch, or Christmas, or knocking out mountain trolls...","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"he would never, ever forget tonight.  Harry had almost forgotten that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"the exam results were still to come, but come they did. To","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"their great surprise, both he and Ron passed with good marks; Hermione,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"of course, had the best grades of the first years. Even Neville","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"scraped through, his good Herbology mark making up for his abysmal Potions","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"one. They had hoped that Goyle, who was almost as stupid as","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"he was mean, might be thrown out, but he had passed, too.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"It was a shame, but as Ron said, you couldn't have everything","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"in life.  And suddenly, their wardrobes were empty, their trunks were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"packed, Neville's toad was found lurking in a corner of the toilets;","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"notes were handed out to all students, warning them not to use","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"magic over the holidays (`I always hope they'll forget to give us","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"these,` said Fred Weasley sadly); Hagrid was there to take them down","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"to the fleet of boats that sailed across the lake; they were","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"boarding the Hogwarts Express; talking and laughing as the countryside became greener","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and tidier; eating Bettie Bott's Every Flavor Beans as they sped past","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Muggle towns; pulling off their wizard robes and putting on jackets and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"coats; pulling into platform nine and three-quarters at King's Cross Station. ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"It took quite a while for them all to get off the","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"platform. A wizened old guard was up by the ticket barrier, letting","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"them go through the gate in twos and threes so they didn't","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"attract attention by all bursting out of a solid wall at once","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"and alarming the Muggles.  `You must come and stay this summer,`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"said Ron, `both of you -- I'll send you an owl.` ","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"`Thanks,` said Harry, `I'll need something to look forward to.` People jostled","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"them as they moved forward toward the gateway back to the Muggle","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"world. Some of them called:  `Bye, Harry!`  `See you, Potter!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" `Still famous,` said Ron, grinning at him.  `Not where I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"going, I promise you,` said Harry.  He, Ron, and Hermione passed","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"through the gateway together. `There he is, Mom, there he is, look!`","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" It was Ginny Weasley, Ron's younger sister, but she wasn't pointing","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"at Ron.  `Harry Potter!` she squealed. `Look, Mom! I can see","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
" `Be quiet, Ginny, and it's rude to point.`  Mrs. Weasley","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"smiled down at them.  `Busy year?` she said.  `Very,` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Harry. `Thanks for the fudge and the sweater, Mrs. Weasley.`  `Oh,","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"it was nothing, dear.`  `Ready, are you?`  It was Uncle","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Vernon, still purple-faced, still mustached, still looking furious at the nerve of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Harry, carrying an owl in a cage in a station full of","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"ordinary people. Behind him stood Aunt Petunia and Dudley, looking terrified at","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"the very sight of Harry.  `You must be Harry's family!` said","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"Mrs. Weasley.  `In a manner of speaking,` said Uncle Vernon. `Hurry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"up, boy, we haven't got all day.` He walked away.  Harry","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"hung back for a last word with Ron and Hermione.  `See","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"you over the summer, then.`  `Hope you have -- er --","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"a good holiday,` said Hermione, looking uncertainly after Uncle Vernon, shocked that","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"anyone could be so unpleasant.  `Oh, I will,` said Harry, and","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"they were surprised at the grin that was spreading over his face.","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"`They don't know we're not allowed to use magic at home. I'm","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"going to have a lot of fun with Dudley this summer....`  THE END","Book 1: Philosopher's Stone","chap-17"
"THE WORST BIRTHDAY  Not for the first time, an argument had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"broken out over breakfast at number four, Privet Drive. Mr. Vernon Dursley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"had been woken in the early hours of the morning by a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"loud, hooting noise from his nephew Harry's room.  `Third time this","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"week!` he roared across the table. `If you can't control that owl,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"it'll have to go!`  Harry tried, yet again, to explain. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"`She's bored,` he said. `She's used to flying around outside. If I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"could just let her out at night -`  `Do I look","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"stupid?` snarled Uncle Vernon, a bit of fried egg dangling from his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"bushy mustache. `I know what'll happen if that owl's let out.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"He exchanged dark looks with his wife, Petunia.  Harry tried to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"argue back but his words were drowned by a long, loud belch","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"from the Dursleys' son, Dudley.  1  `I want more bacon.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
" `There's more in the frying pan, sweetums,` said Aunt Petunia, turning","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"misty eyes on her massive son. `We must build you up while","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"we've got the chance .... I don't like the sound of that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"school food ......`  `Nonsense, Petunia, I never went hungry when I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"was at Smeltings,` said Uncle Vernon heartily. `Dudley gets enough, don't you,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"son?`  Dudley, who was so large his bottom drooped over either","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"side of the kitchen chair, grinned and turned to Harry.  `Pass","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"the frying pan.`  `You've forgotten the magic word,` said Harry irritably.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
" The effect of this simple sentence on the rest of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"family was incredible: Dudley gasped and fell off his chair with a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"crash that shook the whole kitchen; Mrs. Dursley gave a small scream","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"and clapped her hands to her mouth; Mr. Dursley jumped to his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"feet, veins throbbing in his temples.  `I meant `please'!` said Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"quickly. `I didn't mean -`  `WHAT HAVE I TOLD YOU,` thundered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"his uncle, spraying spit over the table, `ABOUT SAYING THE `M' WORD","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"IN OUR HOUSE?`  `But I -`  `HOW DARE YOU THREATEN","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"DUDLEY!` roared Uncle Vernon, pounding the table with his fist.  `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"just -`  `I WARNED YOU! I WILL NOT TOLERATE MENTION OF","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"YOUR ABNORMALITY UNDER THIS ROOF!`  Harry stared from his purple-faced uncle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"to his pale aunt, who was trying to heave Dudley to his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"feet.  `All right,` said Harry, `all right. . . ` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
" Uncle Vernon sat back down, breathing like a winded rhinoceros and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"watching Harry closely out of the corners of his small, sharp eyes.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
" Ever since Harry had come home for the summer holidays, Uncle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Vernon had been treating him like a bomb that might go off","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"at any moment, because Harry Potter wasn't a normal boy. As a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"matter of fact, he was as not normal as it is possible","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"to be.  Harry Potter was a wizard - a wizard fresh","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"from his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. And","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"if the Dursleys were unhappy to have him back for the holidays,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"it was nothing to how Harry felt.  He missed Hogwarts so","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"much it was like having a constant stomachache. He missed the castle,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"with its secret passageways and ghosts, his classes (though perhaps not Snape,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"the Potions master), the mail arriving by owl, eating banquets in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Great Hall, sleeping in his four-poster bed in the tower dormitory, visiting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"the gamekeeper, Hagrid, in his cabin next to the Forbidden Forest in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"the grounds, and, especially, Quidditch, the most popular sport in the wizarding","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"world (six tall goal posts, four flying balls, and fourteen players on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"broomsticks).  All Harry's spellbooks, his wand, robes, cauldron, and top-of-the-line Nimbus","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Two Thousand broomstick had been locked in a cupboard under the stairs","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"by Uncle Vernon the instant Harry had come home. What did the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Dursleys care if Harry lost his place on the House Quidditch team","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"because he hadn't practiced all summer? What was it to the Dursleys","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"if Harry went back to school without any of his homework done?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"The Dursleys were what wizards called Muggles (not a drop of magical","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"blood in their veins),  and as far as they were concerned,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"having a wizard in the family was a matter of deepest shame.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Uncle Vernon had even padlocked Harry's owl, Hedwig, inside her cage, to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"stop her from carrying messages to anyone in the wizarding world. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Harry looked nothing like the rest of the family. Uncle Vernon was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"large and neckless, with an enormous black mustache; Aunt Petunia was horse-faced","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"and bony; Dudley was blond, pink, and porky. Harry, on the other","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"hand, was small and skinny, with brilliant green eyes and jet-black hair","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"that was always untidy. He wore round glasses, and on his forehead","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"was a thin, lightning-shaped scar.  It was this scar that made","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Harry so particularly unusual, even for a wizard. This scar was the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"only hint of Harry's very mysterious past, of the reason he had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"been left on the Dursleys' doorstep eleven years before.  At the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"age of one year old, Harry had somehow survived a curse from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"the greatest Dark sorcerer of all time, Lord Voldemort, whose name most","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"witches and wizards still feared to speak. Harry's parents had died in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Voldemort's attack, but Harry had escaped with his lightning scar, and somehow","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"- nobody understood why Voldemort's powers had been destroyed the instant he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"had failed to kill Harry.  So Harry had been brought up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"by his dead mother's sister and her husband. He had spent ten","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"years with the Dursleys, never understanding why he kept making odd things","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"happen without meaning to, believing the Dursleys' story that he had got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"his scar in the car crash that had killed his parents. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"And then, exactly a year ago, Hogwarts had written to Harry, ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"and the whole story had come out. Harry had taken up his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"place at wizard school, where he and his scar were famous ...","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"but now the school year was over, and he was back with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"the Dursleys for the summer, back to being treated like a dog","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"that had rolled in something smelly.  The Dursleys hadn't even remembered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"that today happened to be Harry's twelfth birthday. Of course, his hopes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"hadn't been high; they'd never given him a real present, let alone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"a cake - but to ignore it completely ...  At that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"moment, Uncle Vernon cleared his throat importantly and said, `Now, as we","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"all know, today is a very important day.`  Harry looked up,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"hardly daring to believe it.  `This could well be the day","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"I make the biggest deal of my career, ` said Uncle Vernon.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
" Harry went back to his toast. Of course, he thought bitterly,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Un cle Vernon was talking about the stupid dinner party. He'd been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"talk ing of nothing else for two weeks. Some rich builder and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"his wife were coming to dinner and Uncle Vernon was hoping to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"get a huge order from him (Uncle Vernon's company made drills). ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"`I think we should run through the schedule one more time,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Uncle Vernon. `We should all be in position at eight o'clock. Petunia,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"you will be -?`  `In the lounge,` said Aunt Petunia promptly,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"`waiting to welcome them graciously to our home.`  `Good, good. And","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Dudley?`  `I'll be waiting to open the door.` Dudley put on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"a foul, simpering smile. `May I take your coats, Mr. and Mrs.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Mason?`  `They'll love him!` cried Aunt Petunia rapturously.  `Excellent, Dudley,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"said Uncle Vernon. Then he rounded on Harry. `And you?`  `I'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"be in my bedroom, making no noise and pretending I'm not there,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"said Harry tonelessly.  `Exactly,` said Uncle Vernon nastily. `I will lead","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"them into the lounge, introduce you, Petunia, and pour them -drinks. At","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"eight- fifteen -`  `I'll announce dinner,` said Aunt Petunia.  `And,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Dudley, you'll say -`  `May I take you through to the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"dining room, Mrs. Mason?` said Dudley, offering his fat arm to an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"invisible woman.  `My perfect little gentleman!` sniffed Aunt Petunia.  `And","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"you?` said Uncle Vernon viciously to Harry.  `I'll be in my","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"room, making no noise and pretending I'm not there,` said Harry dully.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
" `Precisely. Now, we should aim to get in a few good","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"compliments at dinner. Petunia, any ideas?`  `Vernon tells me you're a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"wonderful golfer, Mr. Mason.... Do tell me where you bought your dress,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Mrs. Mason ......  `Perfect. . . Dudley?`  `How about -'We","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"had to write an essay about our hero at school, Mr. Mason,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"and I wrote about you.`'  This was too much for both","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Aunt Petunia and Harry. Aunt Petunia burst into tears and hugged her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"son, while Harry ducked under the table so they wouldn't see him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"laughing.  `And you, boy?`  Harry fought to keep his face","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"straight as he emerged.  `I'll be in my room, making no","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"noise and pretending I'm not there,` he said.  `Too right, you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"will,` said Uncle Vernon forcefully. `The Ma sons don't know anything about","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"you and it's going to stay that way. When dinner's over, you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"take Mrs. Mason back to the lounge for coffee, Petunia, and I'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"bring the subject around to drills. With any luck, I'll have the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"deal signed and sealed before the news at ten. be shopping for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"a vacation home in Majorca this time to morrow. Harry couldn't feel","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"too excited about this. He didn't think the Dursleys would like him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"any better in Majorca than they did on Privet Drive. `Right -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"I'm off into town to pick up the dinner jackets for Dudley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"and me. And you,` he snarled at Harry. `You stay out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"your aunt's way while she's cleaning.` Harry left through the back door.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"It was a brilliant, sunny day. He crossed the lawn, slumped down","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"on the garden bench, and sang under his breath: `Happy birthday to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"me ... happy birthday to me. . . No cards, no presents,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"and he would be spending the evening pretending not to exist. He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"gazed miserably into the hedge. He had never felt so lonely. More","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"than anything else at Hogwarts, more even than playing Quidditch, Harry missed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"his best friends, Ron Weasley and Hermione Granger. They, however, didn't seem","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"to be missing him at all. Neither of them had written to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"him all summer, even though Ron had said he was going to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"ask Harry to come and stay. Countless times, Harry had been on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"the point of unlocking Hedwig's cage by magic and sending her to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Ron and Hermione with a letter, but it wasn't worth the risk.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Underage wizards weren't allowed to use magic outside of school. Harry hadn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"told the  Dursleys this; he knew it was only their terror","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"that he might turn them all into dung beetles that stopped them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"from locking him in the cupboard under the stairs with his wand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"and broomstick. For the first couple of weeks back, Harry had enjoyed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"muttering nonsense words under his breath and watching Dudley tearing out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"the room as fast as his fat legs would carry him. But","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"the long silence from Ron and Hermione had made Harry feel so","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"cut off from the magical world that even taunting Dudley had lost","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"its appeal - and now Ron and Hermione had forgotten his birthday.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
" What wouldn't he give now for a message from Hogwarts? From","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"any witch or wizard? He'd almost be glad of a sight of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"his archenemy, Draco Malfoy, just to be sure it hadn't all been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"a dream ....  Not that his whole year at Hogwarts had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"been fun. At the very end of last term, Harry had come","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"face-to-face with none other than Lord Voldemort himself. Voldemort might be a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"ruin of his former self, but he was still terrifying, still cunning,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"still determined to regain power. Harry had slipped through Voldemort's clutches for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"a second time, but it had been a narrow escape, and even","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"now, weeks later, Harry kept waking in the night, drenched in cold","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"sweat, wondering where Voldemort was now, remembering his livid face, his wide,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"mad eyes  Harry suddenly sat bolt upright on the garden bench.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"He had been staring absent-mindedly into the hedge - and the hedge","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"was staring back. Two enormous green eyes had appeared among the leaves.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
" Harry jumped to his feet just as a jeering voice floated","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"across the lawn.  `I know what day it is,` sang Dudley,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"waddling toward him.  The huge eyes blinked and vanished.  `What?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"said Harry, not taking his eyes off the spot where they had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"been.  `I know what day it is,` Dudley repeated, coming right","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"up to him.  `Well done,` said Harry. `So you've finally learned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"the days of the week.`  `Today's your birthday,` sneered Dudley. `How","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"come you haven't got any cards? Haven't you even got friends at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"that freak place?`  `Better not let your mum hear you talking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"about my school,` said Harry coolly.  Dudley hitched up his trousers,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"which were slipping down his fat bottom.  `Why're you staring at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"the hedge?` he said suspiciously.  `I'm trying to decide what would","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"be the best spell to set it on fire,` said Harry. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Dudley stumbled backward at once, a look of panic on his fat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"face.  `You c-can't - Dad told you you're not to do","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"m-magic - he said he'll chuck you out of the house -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"and you haven't got anywhere else to go - you haven't got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"any friends to take you -`  `Jiggery pokery!` said Harry in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"a fierce voice. `Hocus pocus squiggly wiggly -`  `MUUUUUUM!` howled Dudley,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"tripping over his feet as he dashed back toward the house. `MUUUUM!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"He's doing you know what!`  Harry paid dearly for his moment","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"of fun. As neither Dudley nor  the hedge was in any","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"way hurt, Aunt Petunia knew he hadn't really done magic, but he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"still had to duck as she aimed a heavy blow at his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"head with the soapy frying pan. Then she gave him work to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"do, with the promise he wouldn't eat again until he'd finished. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"While Dudley lolled around watching and eating ice cream, Harry cleaned the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"windows, washed the car, mowed the lawn, trimmed the flowerbeds, pruned and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"watered the roses, and repainted the garden bench. The sun blazed overhead,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"burning the back of his neck. Harry knew he shouldn't have risen","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"to Dudley's bait, but Dudley had said the very thing Harry had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"been thinking himself... maybe he didn't have any friends at Hogwarts ....","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
" Wish they could see famous Harry Potter now, he thought savagely","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"as he spread manure on the flower beds, his back aching, sweat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"running down his face.  It was half past seven ,in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"evening when at last, exhausted, he heard Aunt Petunia calling him. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"`Get in here! And walk on the newspaper!`  Harry moved gladly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"into the shade of the gleaming kitchen. On top of the fridge","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"stood tonight's pudding: a huge mound of whipped cream and sugared violets.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"A loin of roast pork was sizzling in the oven.  `Eat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"quickly! The Masons will be here soon!` snapped Aunt Petunia, pointing to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"two slices of bread and a lump of cheese on the kitchen","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"table. She was already wearing a salmon-pink cocktail dress.  Harry washed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"his hands and bolted down his pitiful supper. The moment he had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"finished, Aunt Petunia whisked away his plate. `Upstairs! Hurry!`  As he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"passed the door to the living room, Harry caught a glimpse of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"Uncle Vernon and Dudley in bow ties and dinner jack ets. He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"had only just reached the upstairs landing when the door bell rang","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"and Uncle Vernon's furious face appeared at the foot of the stairs.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"`Remember, boy - one sound -` Harry crossed to his bedroom on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"tiptoe slipped inside, closed the door, and turned to collapse on his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"bed. The trouble was, there was already someone sitting on it.  ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-1"
"  DOBBY'S WARNING  arry managed not to shout out, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"it was a close thing. The little creature on the bed had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"large, bat-like ears and bulging green eyes the size of tennis balls.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Harry knew instantly that this was what had been watching him out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"of the garden hedge that morning.  As they stared at each","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"other, Harry heard Dudley's voice from the hall.  `May I take","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"your coats, Mr. and Mrs. Mason?`   The creature slipped off","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"the bed and bowed so low that the end of its long,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"thin nose touched the carpet. Harry noticed that it was wearing what","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"looked like an old pillowcase, with rips for arm- and leg-holes. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"`Er - hello,` said Harry nervously.  `Harry Potter!` said the creature","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"in a high-pitched voice Harry was sure would carry down the stairs.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"`So long has Dobby wanted to meet you, sir ... Such an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"honor it is . . . .`  `Th-thank you,` said Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"edging along the wall and sinking into his desk chair, next to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Hedwig, who was asleep in her large cage. He wanted to ask,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"`What are you?` but thought it would sound too rude, so instead","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"he said, `Who are you?`  `Dobby, sir. Just Dobby. Dobby the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"house-elf,` said the creature.  `Oh - really?` said Harry. `Er -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"I don't want to be rude or anything, but - this isn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"a great time for me to have a house-elf in my bedroom.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
" Aunt Petunias high, false laugh sounded from the living room. The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"elf hung his head.  `Not that I'm not pleased to meet","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"you,` said Harry quickly, `but, er, is there any particular reason you're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"here?`  `Oh, yes, sir,` said Dobby earnestly. `Dobby has come to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"tell you, sir ... it is difficult, sir ... Dobby wonders where to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"begin . . . .`  `Sit down,` said Harry politely, pointing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"at the bed.  To his horror, the elf burst into tears","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"- very noisy tears.  `S-sit down!` he wailed. `Never ... never","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"ever. . . `  Harry thought he heard the voices downstairs","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"falter.   `I'm sorry,` he whispered, `I didn't mean to offend","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"you or anything -`  `Offend Dobby!` choked the elf. `Dobby has","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"never been asked to sit down by a wizard - like an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"equal-`  Harry, trying to say `Shh!` and look comforting at the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"same time, ushered Dobby back onto the bed where he sat hiccoughing,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"looking like a large and very ugly doll. At last he managed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"to control himself, and sat with his great eyes fixed on Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"in an expression of watery adoration.  `You can't have met many","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"decent wizards,` said Harry, trying to cheer him up.  Dobby shook","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"his head. Then, without warning, he leapt up and started banging his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"head furiously on the window, shouting, `Bad Dobby! Bad Dobby!`  `Don't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"- what are you doing?` Harry hissed, springing up and pulling Dobby","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"back onto the bed - Hedwig had woken up with a particularly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"loud screech and was beating her wings wildly against the bars of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"her cage.  `Dobby had to punish himself, sir,` said the elf,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"who had gone slightly cross-eyed. `Dobby almost spoke ill of his family,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"sir . . . .`  `Your family?`  `The wizard family","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Dobby serves, sir... DOBBY'S is a houseelf - bound to serve one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"house and one family forever . .....  `Do they know you're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"here?` asked Harry curiously.  Dobby shuddered.  `Oh, no, sir, no","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"... Dobby will have to punish himself most grievously for coming to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"see you, sir. Dobby will have to shut his ears in the oven","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"door for this. If they ever knew, sir _`  `But won't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"they notice if you shut your ears in the oven door?` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"`Dobby doubts it, sir. Dobby is always having to punish himself for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"something, sir. They lets Dobby get on with it, sir. Sometimes they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"reminds me to do extra punishments ......  `But why don't you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"leave? Escape?`  `A house-elf must be set free, sir. And the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"family will never set Dobby free ... Dobby will serve the family","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"until he dies, sir . . . .`  Harry stared. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"`And I thought I had it bad staying here for another four","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"weeks,`  he said. `This makes the Dursleys sound almost human. Can't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"anyone help you? Can't I?`  Almost at once, Harry wished he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"hadn't spoken. Dobby dissolved again into wails of gratitude.  `Please,` Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"whispered frantically, `please be quiet. If the Dursleys hear anything, if they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"know you're here -`  `Harry Potter asks if he can help","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Dobby ... Dobby has heard of your greatness, sir, but of your","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"goodness, Dobby never knew . .....  Harry, who was feeling distinctly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"hot in the face, said, `Whatever you've heard about my greatness is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"a load of rubbish. I'm not even top of my year at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Hogwarts; that's Hermione, she -`  But he stopped quickly, because thinking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"about Hermione was painful.  `I-Tarry Potter is humble and modest,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Dobby reverently, his orb- like eyes aglow. `Harry Potter speaks not of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"his triumph over He-Who- Must-Not-Be-Named -`  `Voldemort?` said Harry.  Dobby","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"clapped his hands over his bat ears and moaned, `Ah, speak not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"the name, sir! Speak not the name!`  `Sorry` said Harry quickly.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"`I know lots of people don't like it. My friend Ron -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
" He stopped again. Thinking about Ron was painful, too.  Dobby leaned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"toward Harry, his eyes wide as headlights.  'Dobby heard tell,` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"said hoarsely, `that Harry Potter met the Dark Lord for a second","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"time just weeks ago ... that Harry Potter escaped Yet again. `","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
" Harry nodded and Dobby's eyes suddenly shone with tears.  ,Ah,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"sir,` he gasped, dabbing his face with a corner of the grubby","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
" pillowcase he was wearing. `Harry Potter is valiant and bold! He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"has braved so many dangers already! But Dobby has come to protect","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Harry Potter, to warn him, even if he does have to shut","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"his ears in the oven door later... Harry Potter must notgo back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"to Hogwarts.`  There was a silence broken only by the chink","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"of knives and forks from downstairs and the distant rumble of Uncle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Vernon's voice.  `W-what?` Harry stammered. `But I've got to go back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"- term starts on September first. It's all that's keeping me going.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"You don't know what it's like here. I don't belong here. I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"belong in your world - at Hogwarts.`  `No, no, no,` squeaked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Dobby, shaking his head so hard his ears flapped. `Harry Potter must","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"stay where he is safe. He is too great, too good, to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"lose. If Harry Potter goes back to Hogwarts, he will be in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"mortal danger.`  `Why?` said Harry in surprise.  `There is a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"plot, Harry Potter. A plot to make most terrible things happen at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry this year,` whispered Dobby, suddenly trembling","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"all over. `Dobby has known it for months, sir. Harry Potter must","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"not put himself in peril. He is too important, sir!`  `What","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"terrible things?` said Harry at once. `Who's plotting them?`  Dobby made","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"a funny choking noise and then banged his head frantically against the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"wall.  `All right!` cried Harry, grabbing the elf's arm to stop him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"`You can't tell me. I understand. But why are you warning me?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"A sudden, unpleasant thought struck him. `Hang on - this hasn't got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"anything to do with Vol- - sorry - with You-Know-Who, has it?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
" You could just shake or nod,` he added hastily as Dobby's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"head tilted worryingly close to the wall again.  Slowly, Dobby shook","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"his head.  `Not -not He- Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, sir ='  But Dobby's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"eyes were wide and he seemed to be trying to give Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"a hint. Harry, however, was completely lost.  `He hasn't got a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"brother, has he?`  Dobby shook his head, his eyes wider than","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"ever.  `Well then, I can't think who else would have a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"chance of making horrible things happen at Hogwarts,` said Harry. `I mean,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"there's Dumbledore, for one thing - you know who Dumbledore is, don't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"you?`   Dobby bowed his head.  `Albus Dumbledore is the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"greatest headmaster Hogwarts has ever had. Dobby knows it, sir. Dobby has","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"heard Dumbledore's powers rival those of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named at the height of his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"strength. But, sir` - Dobby's voice dropped to an urgent whisper -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"`there are powers Dumbledore doesn't ... powers no decent wizard. . .`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
" And before Harry could stop him, Dobby bounded off the bed,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"seized Harry's desk lamp, and started beating himself around the head with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"earsplitting yelps.  A sudden silence fell downstairs. Two seconds later Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"heart thudding madly, heard Uncle Vernon coming into the hall, calling, `Dudley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"must have left his television on again, the little tyke!`  `Quick!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"In the closet!` hissed Harry, stuffing Dobby in, shutting the door, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"flinging himself onto the bed just as the door handle turned. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"`What - the - devil - are - you - doing?` said Uncle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Vernon through gritted teeth, his face horribly close to Harry's. `You've just","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"ruined the punch line of my Japanese golfer joke .... One more","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"sound and you'll wish you'd never been born, boy!`  He stomped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"flat-footed from the room.  Shaking, Harry let Dobby out of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"closet.  `See what it's like here?` he said. `See why I've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"got to go back to Hogwarts? It's the only place I've got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"-well, I think I've got friends. `  `Friends who don't even","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"write to Harry Potter?` said Dobby slyly.  `I expect they've just","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"been - wait a minute,` said Harry, frowning. `How do you know","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"my friends haven't been writing to me?`  Dobby shuffled his feet.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
" `Harry Potter mustn't be angry with Dobby. Dobby did it for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"the best - `  `Have you been stopping my letters?` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"`Dobby has them here, sir,` said the elf. Stepping nimbly out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Harry's reach, he pulled a thick wad of envelopes from the inside","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"of the pillowcase he was wearing. Harry could make out Hermione's neat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"writing, Ron's untidy scrawl, and even a scribble that looked as though","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"it was from the Hogwarts gamekeeper, Hagrid.  Dobby blinked anxiously up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"at Harry.  `Harry Potter mustn't be angry... Dobby hoped ... if","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Harry Potter thought his friends had forgotten him ... Harry Potter might","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"not want to go back to school, sir . .....  ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Harry wasn't listening. He made a grab for the letters, but Dobby","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"jumped out of reach.  `Harry Potter will have them, sir, if","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"he gives Dobby his word  that he will not return to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Hogwarts. Ah, sir, this is a danger you must not face! Say","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"you won't go back, sir!`  `No,` said Harry angrily. `Give me","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"my friends' letters!`  `Then Harry Potter leaves Dobby no choice,` said the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"elf sadly.  Before Harry could move, Dobby had darted to the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"bedroom door, pulled it open, and sprinted down the stairs.  Mouth","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"dry, stomach lurching, Harry sprang after him, trying not to make a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"sound. He jumped the last six steps, landing catlike on the hall","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"carpet, looking around for Dobby. From the dining room he heard Uncle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Vernon saying, `. . . tell Petunia that very funny story about","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"those American plumbers, Mr. Mason. She's been dying to hear. . .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"`  Harry ran up the hall into the kitchen and felt","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"his stomach disappear.  Aunt Petunia's masterpiece of a pudding, the mountain","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"of cream and sugared violets, was floating up near the ceiling. On","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"top of a cupboard in the corner crouched Dobby.  `No,` croaked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Harry. `Please ... they'll kill me ......  `Harry Potter must say","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"he's not going back to school -`  `Dobby ... please ...","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
" `Say it, sir -`  `I can't -`  Dobby gave","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"him a tragic look.  `Then Dobby must do it, sir, for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Harry Potter's own good.`  The pudding fell to the floor with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"a heart-stopping crash. Cream splattered the windows and walls as the dish","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"shattered. With a crack like a whip, Dobby vanished.  There were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"screams from the dining room and Uncle Vernon  burst into the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"kitchen to find Harry, rigid with shock, covered from head to foot","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"in Aunt Petunias pudding.  At first, it looked as though Uncle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Vernon would manage to gloss the whole thing over. (`Just our nephew","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"- very disturbed  meeting strangers upsets him, so we kept him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"upstairs ) He  shooed the shocked Masons back into the dining","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"room, promised Harry he would flay him to within an inch of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"his life when the Ma sons had left, and handed him a mop.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Aunt Petunia dug some ice cream out of the freezer and Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"still shaking, started scrubbing the kitchen clean.  Uncle Vernon might still","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"have been able to make his deal - if it hadn't been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"for the owl.  Aunt Petunia was just passing around a box","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"of after-dinner mints when a huge barn owl swooped through the dining","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"room window, dropped a letter on Mrs. Mason's head, and swooped out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"again. Mrs. Mason screamed like a banshee and ran from the house","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"shouting about lunatics. Mr. Mason stayed just long enough to tell the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Dursleys that his wife was mortally afraid of birds of all shapes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"and sizes, and to ask whether this was their idea of a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"joke.  Harry stood in the kitchen, clutching the mop for support,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"as Uncle Vernon advanced on him, a demonic glint in his tiny","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"eyes.  `Read it!` he hissed evilly, brandishing the letter the owl","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"had delivered. `Go on - read it!`   Harry took it.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"It did not contain birthday greetings.  Dear Mr. Potter,  We","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"have received intelligence that a Hover Charm was used at your place","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"of residence this evening at twelve minutes past nine.  As you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"know, underage wizards are not permitted to perform spells outside school, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"further spellwork on your part may lead to expulsion from said school","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"(Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery, 1875, Paragraph C). ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"We would also ask you to remember that any magical activity that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"risks notice by members of the non-magical community (Muggles) is a serious","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"offense under section 13 of the International Confederation of Warlocks' Statute of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Secrecy.  Enjoy your holidays! Yours sincerely,  Mafalda Hopkirk  IMPROPER","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"USE OF MAGIC OFFICE  Ministry of Magic  Harry looked up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"from the letter and gulped.  `You didn't tell us you weren't allowed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"to use magic outside school,` said Uncle Vernon, a mad gleam dancing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"in his eyes. `For got to mention it .... Slipped your mind,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"I daresay .....  He was bearing down on Harry like a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"great bulldog, all his teeth bared. `Well, I've got news for you,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"boy . ... I'm locking you up .... You're never going back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"to that school ... never ... and if you try and magic","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"yourself out - they'll expel you!`  And laughing like a maniac,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"he dragged Harry back upstairs.  Uncle Vernon was as bad as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"his word. The following morning,  he paid a man to fit","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"bars on Harry's window. He himself fitted a cat- flap in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"bedroom door, so that small amounts of food could be pushed inside","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"three times a day. They let Harry out to use the bathroom","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"morning and evening. Otherwise, he was locked in his room around the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"clock.  Three days later, the Dursleys were showing no sign of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"relenting, and Harry couldn't see any way out of his situation. He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"lay on his bed watching the sun sinking behind the bars on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"the window and wondered miserably what was going to happen to him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
" What was the good of magicking himself out of his room","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"if Hogwarts would expel him for doing it? Yet life at Privet","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Drive had reached an all-time low. Now that the Dursleys knew they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"weren't going to wake up as fruit bats, he had lost his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"only weapon. Dobby might have saved Harry from horrible happenings at Hogwarts,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"but the way things were going, he'd probably starve to death anyway.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
" The cat-flap rattled and Aunt Petunias hand appeared, pushing a bowl","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"of canned soup into the room. Harry, whose insides were aching with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"hunger, jumped off his bed and seized it. The soup was stone-cold, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"he drank half of it in one gulp. Then he crossed the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"room to Hedwig's cage and tipped the soggy vegetables at the bottom","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"of the bowl into her empty food tray. She ruffled her feathers","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"and gave him a look of deep disgust.  `It's no good","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"turning your beak up at it - that's all we've got,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"Harry grimly.  He put the empty bowl back on the floor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"next to the cat-flap and lay back down on the bed, somehow","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"even hungrier than he had been before the soup.  Supposing he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"was still alive in another four weeks, what would happen if he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"didn't turn up at Hogwarts? Would someone be sent to see why","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"he hadn't come back? Would they be able to make the Dursleys","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"let him go?  The room was growing dark. Exhausted, stomach rumbling,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"mind spinning over the same unanswerable questions, Harry fell into an uneasy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"sleep.  He dreamed that he was on show in a zoo,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"with a card reading UNDERAGE WIZARD attached to his cage. People goggled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"through the bars at him as he lay, starving and weak, on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"a bed of straw. He saw Dobby's face in the crowd and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"shouted out, asking for help, but Dobby called, `Harry Potter is safe","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"there, sir!` and vanished. Then the Dursleys appeared and Dudley rattled the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"bars of the cage, laughing at him.  `Stop it,` Harry muttered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"as the rattling pounded in his sore head. `Leave me alone ...","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"cut it out ... I'm trying to sleep . . . .`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
" He opened his eyes. Moonlight was shining through the bars on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"the window. And someone was goggling through the bars at him: a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"freckle- faced, red-haired, long-nosed someone.  Ron Weasley was outside Harry's window.  ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-2"
"THE BURROW  Ron.l` breathed Harry, creeping to the window and pushing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"it up so they could talk through the bars. `Ron, how did","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"you - What the -?`  Harry's mouth fell open as the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"full impact of what he was seeing hit him. Ron was leaning","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"out of the back window of an old turquoise car, which was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"parked in midair Grinning at Harry from the front seats were Fred","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"and George, Ron's elder twin brothers.  `All right, Harry?` asked George.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" `What's been going on?` said Ron. `Why haven't you been answering","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"my letters? I've asked you to stay about twelve times, and then","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Dad came home and said you'd got an official warning for using","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"magic in front of Muggles -`  `It wasn't me - and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"how did he know?`  `He works for the Ministry,` said Ron.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"`You know we're not supposed to do spells outside school -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"`You should talk,` said Harry, staring at the floating car.  `Oh,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"this doesn't count,` said Ron. `We're only borrowing this. It's Dad's, we","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"didn't enchant it. But doing magic in front of those Muggles you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"live with -`  `I told you, I didn't - but it'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"take too long to explain now look, can you tell them at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Hogwarts that the Dursleys have locked me up and won't let me","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"come back, and obviously I can't magic myself out, because the Ministry'Il","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"think that's the second spell I've done in three days, so -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" `Stop gibbering,` said Ron. `We've come to take you home with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"us.`  `But you can't magic me out either -`  `We","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"don't need to,` said Ron, jerking his head toward the front seat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"and grinning. `You forget who I've got with me.`  `Tie that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"around the bars,` said Fred, throwing the end of a rope to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Harry.  `If the Dursleys wake up, I'm dead,` said Harry as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"he tied the rope tightly around a bar and Fred revved up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the car.  `Don't worry,` said Fred, `and stand back.`  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"moved back into the shadows next to Hedwig, who seemed to have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"realized how important this was and kept still and silent. The car","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"revved louder and louder and suddenly, with a crunching noise, the bars","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"were pulled clean out of the window as Fred drove straight up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"in the air. Harry ran back to the window to see the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"bars dangling a few feet above the ground. Panting, Ron hoisted them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"up into the car. Harry listened anxiously, but there was no sound","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"from the Dursleys' bedroom.  When the bars were safely in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"back seat with Ron, Fred reversed as close as possible to Harry's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"window.  `Get in,` Ron said.  `But all my Hogwarts stuff","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"- my wand - my broomstick -`  `Where is it?` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" `Locked in the cupboard under the stairs, and I can't get","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"out of this room -`  `No problem,` said George from the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"front passenger seat. `Out of the way, Harry.`  Fred and George","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"climbed catlike through the window into Harry's room. You had to hand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"it to them, thought Harry, as George took an ordinary hairpin from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"his pocket and started to pick the lock.  `A lot of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"wizards think it's a waste of time, knowing this sort of Muggle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"trick,` said Fred, `but we feel they're skills worth learning, even if","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"they are a bit slow.`  There was a small click and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the door swung open.  `So - we'll get your trunk -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"you grab anything you need from your room and hand it out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"to Ron,` whispered George.  `Watch out for the bottom stair -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"it creaks,` Harry whispered back as the twins disappeared onto the dark","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"landing.  Harry dashed around his room, collecting his things and passing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"them out of the window to Ron. Then he went to help","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Fred and George heave his trunk up the stairs. Harry heard Uncle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Vernon cough.  At last, panting, they reached the landing, then carried the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"trunk through Harry's room to the open window. Fred climbed back into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the car to pull with Ron, and Harry and George pushed from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the bedroom side. Inch by inch, the trunk slid through the window.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" Uncle Vernon coughed again.  `A bit more,` panted Fred, who","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"was pulling from inside the car. `One good push -`  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"and George threw their shoulders against the trunk and it slid out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"of the window into the back seat of the car.  `Okay,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"let's go,` George whispered.  But as Harry climbed onto the windowsill","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"there came a sudden loud screech from behind him, followed immediately by","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the thunder of Uncle Vernon's voice.  `THAT RUDDY OWL!`  `I've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"forgotten Hedwig!`  Harry tore back across the room as the landing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"light clicked on - he snatched up Hedwig's cage, dashed to the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"window, and passed it out to Ron. He was scrambling back onto","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the chest of drawers when Uncle Vernon hammered on the unlocked door","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"and it crashed open.  For a split second, Uncle Vernon stood","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"framed in the doorway; then he let out a bellow like an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"angry bull and dived at Harry, grabbing him by the ankle. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Ron, Fred, and George seized Harry's arms and pulled as hard as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"they could.  `Petunia!` roared Uncle Vernon. `He's getting away! HE'S GETTING","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"AWAY!`  But the Weasleys gave a gigantic tug and Harry's leg","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"slid out of Uncle Vernon's grasp - Harry was in the car","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"- he'd slammed the door shut  `Put your foot down, Fred!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"yelled Ron, and the car shot suddenly toward the moon.  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"couldn't believe it - he was free. He rolled down the ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"window, the night air whipping his hair, and looked back at the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"shrinking rooftops of Privet Drive. Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and Dudley were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"all hanging, dumbstruck, out of Harry's window.  `See you next summer!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Harry yelled.  The Weasleys roared with laughter and Harry settled back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"in his seat, grinning from ear to ear.  `Let Hedwig out,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"he told Ron. `She can fly behind us. She hasn't had a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"chance to stretch her wings for ages.`  George handed the hairpin","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"to Ron and, a moment later, Hedwig soared joyfully out of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"window to glide alongside them like a ghost.  `So - what's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the story, Harry?` said Ron impatiently. `What's been happening?`  Harry told","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"them all about Dobby, the warning he'd given Harry and the fiasco","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"of the violet pudding. There was a long, shocked silence when he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"had finished.  `Very fishy,` said Fred finally.  `Definitely dodgy` agreed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"George. `So he wouldn't even tell you who's supposed to be plotting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"all this stuff?`  `I don't think he could,` said Harry. `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"told you, every time he got close to letting something slip, he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"started banging his head against the wall.`  He saw Fred and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"George look at each other.  `What, you think he was lying","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"to me?` said Harry.  `Well,` said Fred, `put it this way","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"- house-elves have got powerful magic of their own, but they can't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"usually use it without their master's permission. I reckon old Dobby was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"sent to stop you com  ing back to Hogwarts. Someone's idea","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"of a joke. Can you think of anyone at school with a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"grudge against you?`  `Yes,` said Harry and Ron together, instantly. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"`Draco Malfoy,` Harry explained. `He hates me.`  `Draco Malfoy?` said George,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"turning around. `Not Lucius Malfoy's son?`  `Must be, it's not a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"very common name, is it?` said Harry.   Y.  `I've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"heard Dad talking about him,` said George. `He was a big supporter","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"of You-Know-Who.`  `And when You-Know-Who disappeared,` said Fred, craning around to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"look at Harry, `Lucius Malfoy came back saying he'd never meant any","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"of it. Load of dung - Dad reckons he was right in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"You- Know-Who's inner circle.`  Harry had heard these rumors about Malfoy's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"family before, and they didn't surprise him at all. Malfoy made Dudley Dursley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"look  like a kind, thoughtful, and sensitive boy.  `I don't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"know whether the Malfoys own a house-elf said  Harry.  `Well,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"whoever owns him will be an old wizarding family, and they'll be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"rich,` said Fred.  `Yeah, Mum's always wishing we had a house-elf","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"to do the ironing,` said George. `But all we've got is a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"lousy old ghoul in the attic and gnomes all over the garden.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"House-elves come with big old manors and castles and places like that;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"you wouldn't catch one in our house . . . .` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Harry was silent. Judging by the fact that Draco Malfoy usually had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the best of everything, his family was rolling in wizard gold; he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" could just see Malfoy strutting around a large manor house. Sending","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the family servant to stop Harry from going back to Hogwarts also","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"sounded exactly like the sort of thing Malfoy would do. Had Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"been stupid to take Dobby seriously?  `I'm glad we came to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"get you, anyway,` said Ron. `I was getting really worried when you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"didn't answer any of my letters. I thought it was Errol's fault","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"at first  -`  `Who's Errol?`  `Our owl. He's ancient.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"It wouldn't be the first time he'd collapsed on a delivery. So","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"then I tried to borrow Hermes -`  `Who?`  `The owl","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Mum and Dad bought Percy when he was made prefect,` said Fred","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"from the front.  `But Percy wouldn't lend him to me,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Ron. `Said he needed him.`  `Percy's been acting very oddly this","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"summer,` said George, frowning. `And he has been sending a lot of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"letters and spending a load of time shut up in his room","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
".... I mean, there's only so many times you can polish a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"prefect badge .... You're driving too far west, Fred,` he added, pointing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"at a compass on the dashboard. Fred twiddled the steering wheel. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"`So, does your dad know you've got the car?` said Harry, guessing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the answer.  `Er, no,` said Ron, `he had to work tonight.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Hopefully we'll be able to get it back in the garage without","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Mum noticing we flew it.`  `What does your dad do at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the Ministry of Magic, anyway?`  `He works in the most boring","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"department,` said Ron. `The Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office.`  `The what?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" `It's all to do with bewitching things that are Muggle-made, you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"know, in case they end up back in a Muggle shop or","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"house. Like, last year, some old witch died and her tea set","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"was sold to an antiques shop. This Muggle woman bought it, took","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"it home, and tried to serve her friends tea in it. It","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"was a nightmare - Dad was working overtime for weeks.`  `What","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"happened?`  `The teapot went berserk and squirted boiling tea all over","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the place and one man ended up in the hospital with the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"sugar tongs clamped to his nose. Dad was going frantic - it's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"only him and an old warlock called Perkins in the office -and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"they had to do Memory Charms and all sorts of stuff to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"cover it up -`  `But your dad - this car -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" Fred laughed. `Yeah, Dad's crazy about everything to do with Muggles;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"our shed's full of Muggle stuff. He takes it apart, puts spells","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"on it, and puts it back together again. If he raided our","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"house he'd have to put himself under arrest. It drives Mum mad.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" `That's the main road,` said George, peering down through the windshield.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"`We'll be there in ten minutes .... Just as well, it's getting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"light . . . .`  A faint pinkish glow was visible","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"along the horizon to the east.  Fred brought the car lower,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"and Harry saw a dark patchwork of fields and clumps of trees.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" `We're a little way outside the village,` said George. `Ottery St.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Catchpole.`  Lower and lower went the flying car. The edge of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"a brilliant red sun was now gleaming through the trees.  `Touchdown!` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Fred as, with a slight bump, they hit the ground. They had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"landed next to a tumbledown garage in a small yard, and Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"looked out for the first time at Ron's house.  It looked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"as though it had once been a large stone pigpen, but extra","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"rooms had been added here and there until it was several stories","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"high and so crooked it looked as though it were held up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"by magic (which, Harry reminded himself, it probably was). Four or five","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"chimneys were perched on top of the red roof. A lopsided sign","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"stuck in the ground near the entrance read, THE BuRRow. Around the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"front door lay a jumble of rubber boots and a very rusty","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"cauldron. Several fat brown chickens were pecking their way around the yard.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" `It's not much,` said Ron.  `It's wonderful,` said Harry happily,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"thinking of Privet Drive.  They got out of the car. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"`Now, we'll go upstairs really quietly,` said Fred, `and wait for Mum","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"to call us for breakfast Then, Ron, you come bounding downstairs going,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"`Mum, look who turned up in the night!' and she'll be all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"pleased to see Harry and no one need ever know we flew","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the car.`  `Right,` said Ron. `Come on, Harry, I sleep at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the - at the top  Ron had gone a nasty greenish","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"color, his eyes fixed on the house. The other three wheeled around.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" Mrs. Weasley was marching across the yard, scattering chickens, and for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"a short, plump, kind-faced woman, it was remarkable how much she looked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"like a saber-toothed tiger.  `Ah, `said Fred.  `Oh, dear,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"George.  Mrs. Weasley came to a halt in front of them,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"her hands on her hips, staring from one guilty face to the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"next. She was wearing a flowered apron with a wand sticking out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"of the pocket.  `So, `she said.  `Morning, Mum,` said George,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"in what he clearly thought was a jaunty, winning voice.  `Have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"you any idea how worried I've been?` said Mrs. Weasley in a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"deadly whisper.  `Sorry, Mum, but see, we had to -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"All three of Mrs. Weasley's sons were taller than she was, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"they cowered as her rage broke over them.  `Beds empty! No","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"note! Cargone - could have crashed - out of my  mind","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"with worry - did you care? - never, as long as I've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"lived - you wait until your father gets home, we never had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"trouble like this from Bill or Charlie or Percy -`  `Perfect","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Percy,` muttered Fred.  `YOU COULD DO WITH TAKING A LEAF OUT","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"OF PERCY'S BOOK!` yelled Mrs. Weasley, prodding a finger in Fred's chest.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"`You could have died, you could have been seen, you could have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"lost your father his job -`  It seemed to go on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"for hours. Mrs. Weasley had shouted herself hoarse before she turned on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Harry, who backed away.  `I'm very pleased to see you, Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"dear,` she said. `Come in and have some breakfast.`  She turned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"and walked back into the house and Harry, after a nervous glance","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"at Ron, who nodded encouragingly, followed her.   The kitchen was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"small and rather cramped. There was a  scrubbed wooden table and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"chairs in the middle, and Harry sat down on the edge of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"his seat, looking around. He had never been in a wizard house","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"before.  The clock on the wall opposite him had only one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"hand and no numbers at all. Written around the edge were things","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"like Time to make tea, Time to feed the chickens, and You're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"late. Books were stacked three deep on the mantelpiece, books with titles","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"like Charm Your Own Cheese, Enchantment in Baking, and One Minute Feasts","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"- It's Magic! And unless Harry's ears were deceiving him, the old","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"radio next to the sink had just announced that coming up was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"`Witching Hour, with the popular singing sorceress, Celestina Warbeck.`  Mrs. Weasley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"was clattering around, cooking breakfast a little haphazardly, throwing dirty looks at her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"sons as she threw sausages into the frying pan. Every now and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"then she muttered things like `don't know what you were thinking of,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"and `never would have believed it.`  `I don't blame you, dear,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"she assured Harry, tipping eight or nine sausages onto his plate. `Arthur","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"and I have been worried about you, too. Just last night we","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"were saying we'd come and get you ourselves if you hadn't written","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"back to Ron by Friday. But really,` (she was now adding three","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"fried eggs to his plate) `flying an illegal car halfway across the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"country - anyone could have seen you -`  She flicked her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"wand casually at the dishes in the sink, which began to clean","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"themselves, clinking gently in the background.  `It was cloudy, Mum!` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Fred.  `You keep your mouth closed while you're eating!` Mrs. Weasley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"snapped.  `They were starving him, Mum!` said George.  `And you!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"said Mrs. Weasley, but it was with a slightly softened expression that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"she started cutting Harry bread and buttering it for him.  At","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"that moment there was a diversion in the form of a small,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"redheaded figure in a long nightdress, who appeared in the kitchen, gave","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"a small squeal, and ran out again.  `Ginny,` said Ron in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"an undertone to Harry. `My sister. She's been talking about you all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"summer.`  `Yeah, she'll be wanting your autograph, Harry,` Fred said with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"a grin, but he caught his mother's eye and bent his face","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"over his plate without another word. Nothing more was said until all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"four plates were clean, which took a surprisingly short time.  `Blimey,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"I'm tired,` yawned Fred, setting down his knife and fork at last.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"`I think I'll go to bed and -`  `You will not,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"snapped Mrs. Weasley. `It's your own fault you've been up all night.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"You're going to de-gnome the garden for me; they're getting completely out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"of hand again -`  `Oh, Mum -`  `And you two,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"she said, glaring at Ron and Fred. `You can go up to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"bed, dear,` she added to Harry. `You didn't ask them to fly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"that wretched car -`  But Harry, who felt wide awake, said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"quickly, `I'll help Ron. I've never seen a de-gnoming -`  `That's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"very sweet of you, dear, but it's dull work,` said Mrs. Weasley.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"`Now, let's see what Lockhart's got to say on the subject -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" And she pulled a heavy book from the stack on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"mantelpiece. George groaned.  `Mum, we know how to de-gnome a garden","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"-`  Harry looked at the cover of Mrs. Weasley's book. Written","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"across it in fancy gold letters were the words Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"to Household Pests. There was a big photograph on the front of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"a very good- IOI)king wizard with wavy blond hair and bright blue","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"eyes. As always in the wizarding world, the photograph was moving; the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"wizard, who Harry supposed was Gilderoy Lockhart, kept winking cheekily up at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"them all. Mrs. Weasley beamed down at him.  `Oh, he is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"marvelous,` she said. `He knows his household pests, all right, it's a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"wonderful book . . . .`  `Mum fancies him,` said Fred,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"in a very audible whisper.  `Don't be so ridiculous, Fred,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Mrs. Weasley, her cheeks rather pink. `All right, if you think you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"know better than Lockhart, you can go and get on with it,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"and woe betide you if there's a single gnome in that garden","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"when I come out to inspect it.`  Yawning and grumbling, the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Weasleys slouched outside with Harry behind them. The garden was large, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"in Harry's eyes, exactlY what a garden should be. The Dursleys wouldn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"have liked it - there were plenty of weeds, and the grass","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"needed cutting but there were gnarled trees all around the walls, plants","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Harry had never seen spilling from every flower bed, and a big","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"green pond full of frogs.  `Muggles have garden gnomes, too, you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"know,` Harry told Ron  they crossed the lawn.  `Yeah, I've seen","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"those things they think are gnomes,` said Ron, bent double with his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"head in a peony bush, `like fat little Santa Clauses with fishing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"rods . . . .`  There was a violent scuffling noise,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the peony bush shuddered, and Ron straightened up. `This is a gnome,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"he said grimly.  `Gerroff me! Gerroff me!` squealed the gnome. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"It was certainly nothing like Santa Claus. It was small and leathery","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"looking, with a large, knobby, bald head exactly like a potato. Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"held it at arm's length as it kicked out at him with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"its horny little feet; he grasped it around the ankles and turned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"it upside down.  `This is what you have to do,` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"said. He raised the gnome above his head (`Gerroff me!`) and started","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"to swing it in great circles like a lasso. Seeing the shocked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"look on Harry's face, Ron added, `It doesn't hurt them - you've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"just got to make them really dizzy so they can't find their","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"way back to the gnomeholes.`  He let go of the gnome's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"ankles: It flew twenty feet into the air and landed with a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"thud in the field over the hedge.  `Pitiful,` said Fred. `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"bet I can get mine beyond that stump.`  Harry learned quickly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"not to feel too sorry for the gnomes. He decided just to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"drop the first one he caught over the hedge, but the gnome,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"sensing weakness, sank its razor-sharp teeth into Harry's finger and he had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"a hard job shaking it off - until  `Wow, Harry -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"that must've been fifty feet ......  The air was soon thick","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"with flying gnomes.  `See, they're not too bright,` said George, seizing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"five or six gnomes at once. `The moment they know the de-gnoming's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"going on they storm up to have a look. You'd think they'd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"have learned by now just to stay put.`  Soon, the crowd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"of gnomes in the field started walking away in a straggling line,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"their little shoulders hunched.  `They'll be back,` said Ron as they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"watched the gnomes disappear into the hedge on the other side of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the field. `They love it here .... Dad's too soft with them;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"he thinks they're funny . . . .`  Just then, the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"front door slammed.  `He's back!` said George. `Dad's home!`  They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"hurried through the garden and back into the house.  Mr. Weasley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"was slumped in a kitchen chair with his glasses off and his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"eyes closed. He was a thin man, going bald, but the little","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"hair he had was as red as any of his children's. He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"was wearing long green robes, which were dusty and travel-worn.  `What","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"a night,` he mumbled, groping for the teapot as they all sat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"down around him. `Nine raids. Nine! And old Mundungus Fletcher tried to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"put a hex on me when I had my back turned ......","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" Mr. Weasley took a long gulp of tea and sighed. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"`Find anything, Dad?` said Fred eagerly.  `All I got were a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"few shrinking door keys and a biting kettle,` yawned Mr. Weasley. `There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"was some pretty nasty stuff that wasn't my department, though. Mortlake was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"taken away for questioning about some extremely odd ferrets, but that's the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Committee on Experimental Charms, thank goodness ......  `Why would anyone bother","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"making door keys shrink?` said George.  `Just Muggle-baiting,` sighed Mr. Weasley.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"`Sell them a key that keeps shrinking to nothing so they can","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"never find it when they need it .... Of course, it's very","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"hard to convict anyone because no Muggle would admit their key keeps","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"shrinking - they'll insist they just keep losing it. Bless them, they'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"go to any lengths to ignore magic, even if it's staring them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"in the face .... But the things our lot have taken to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"enchanting, you wouldn't believe -`  `LIKE CARS, FOR INSTANCE?`  Mrs.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Weasley had appeared, holding a long poker like a sword. Mr. Weasley's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"eyes jerked open. He stared guiltily at his wife.  `C-cars, Molly, dear?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" `Yes, Arthur, cars,` said Mrs. Weasley, her eyes flashing. `Imagine a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"wizard buying a rusty old car and telling his wife all he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"wanted to do with it was take it apart to see how","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"it worked, while really he was enchanting it to make it fly.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" Mr. Weasley blinked.  `Well, dear, I think you'll find that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"he would be quite within the law to do that, even if","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"- er - he maybe would have done better to, um, tell","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"his wife the truth .... There's a loophole in the law, you'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"find .... As long as he wasn't intending to fly the car,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the fact that the car could fly wouldn't -`  `Arthur Weasley,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"you made sure there was a loophole when you wrote that law!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"shouted Mrs. Weasley. `Just so you could carry on tinkering with all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"that Muggle rubbish in your shed! And for your information, Harry arrived","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"this morning in the car you weren't intending to fly!`  `Harry?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"said Mr. Weasley blankly. `Harry who?`  He looked around, saw Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"and jumped.  `Good lord, is it Harry Potter? Very pleased to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"meet you, Ron's told us so much about -`  `Your sons","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"flew that car to Harry's house and back last night.`  shouted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Mrs. Weasley. `What have you got to say about that, eh?` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"`Did you really?` said Mr. Weasley eagerly. `Did it go all right?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"I - I mean,` he faltered as sparks flew from Mrs. Weasley's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"eyes, `that - that was very wrong, boys - very wrong indeed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"......  `Let's leave them to it,` Ron muttered to Harry as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Mrs. Weasley swelled like a bullfrog. `Come on, I'll show you my","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"bedroom.`  They slipped out of the kitchen and down a narrow","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"passageway to an uneven staircase, which wound its way, zigzagging up ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"through the house. On the third landing, a door stood ajar. Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"just caught sight of a pair of bright brown eyes staring at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"him before it closed with a snap.  `Ginny,` said Ron. `You","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"don't know how weird it is for her to be this shy.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"She never shuts up normally -`  They climbed two more flights","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"until they reached a door with peeling paint and a small plaque","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"on it, saying RONALD'S ROOM.  Harry stepped in, his head almost","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"touching the sloping ceiling, and blinked. It was like walking into a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"furnace: Nearly everything in Ron's room seemed to be a violent shade","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"of orange: the bedspread, the walls, even the ceiling. Then Harry realized","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"that Ron had covered nearly every inch of the shabby wallpaper with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"posters of the same seven witches and wizards, all wearing bright orange","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"robes, carrying broomsticks, and waving energetically.  `Your Quidditch team?` said Harry.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
" `The Chudley Cannons,` said Ron, pointing at the orange bedspread, which","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"was emblazoned with two giant black C's and a speeding cannonball. `Ninth","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"in the league.`  Ron's school spellbooks were stacked untidily in a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"corner, next to a pile of comics that all seemed to feature","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"The Adventures of Martin Miggs, the Mad Muggle. Ron's magic wand was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"lying on top of a fish tank full of frog spawn on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"the windowsill, next to his fat gray rat, Scabbers, who was snoozing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"in a patch of sun.  Harry stepped over a pack of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"Self-Shuffling playing cards on the floor and looked out of the tiny","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"window. In the field far below he could see a gang of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"gnomes sneaking one by one back through the Weasleys' hedge. Then he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"turned to look at Ron, who was watching him almost nervously, as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"though waiting for his opinion.  `It's a bit small,` said Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"quickly. `Not like that room you had with the Muggles. And I'm","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"right underneath the ghoul in the attic; he's always banging on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"pipes and groaning ...... But Harry, grinning widely, said, `This is the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"best house I've ever been in.` Ron's ears went pink. .   ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-3"
"AT FL0VRR 11 $ HAND BLOTTS  ife at the Burrow was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"as different as possible from life on Privet Drive. The Dursleys liked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"everything neat and ordered; the Weasleys' house burst with the strange and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"unexpected. Harry got a shock the first time he looked in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"mirror over the kitchen mantelpiece and it shouted, `Tuck your shirt in,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"scruffy!` The ghoul in the attic howled and dropped pipes whenever he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"felt things were getting too quiet, and small explosions from Fred and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"George's bedroom were considered perfectly normal. What Harry found most unusual about","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"life at Ron's, however, wasn't the talking mirror or the clanking ghoul:","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"It was the fact that everybody there seemed to like him. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Mrs. Weasley fussed over the state of his socks and tried to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"force him to eat fourth helpings at every meal. Mr. Weasley liked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Harry to sit next to him at the dinner table so that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"he could bombard him with questions about life with Muggles, asking him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"to explain how things like plugs and the postal service worked. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"42  `Fascinating.` he would say as Harry talked him through using","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"a telephone. `Ingenious, really, how many ways Muggles have found of getting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"along without magic.`  Harry heard from Hogwarts one sunny morning about","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"a week after he had arrived at the Burrow. He and Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"went down to breakfast to find Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Ginny","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"already sitting at the kitchen table. The moment she saw Harry, Ginny","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"accidentally knocked her porridge bowl to the floor with a loud clatter.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Ginny seemed very prone to knocking things over whenever Harry entered a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"room. She dived under the table to retrieve the bowl and emerged","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"with her face glowing like the setting sun. Pretending he hadn't noticed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"this, Harry sat down and took the toast Mrs. Weasley offered him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" `Letters from school,` said Mr. Weasley, passing Harry and Ron identical","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"envelopes of yellowish parchment, addressed in green ink. `Dumbledore already knows you're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"here, Harry - doesn't miss a trick, that man. You two've got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"them, too,` he added, as Fred and George ambled in, still in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"their pajamas.  For a few minutes there was silence as they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"all read their letters. Harry's told him to catch the Hogwarts Express","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"as usual from King's Cross station on September first. There was also","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"a list of the new books he'd need for the coming year.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" SECOND-YEAR STUDENTS WILL REQUIRE:  The Standard Book of Spells, Grade","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"2  by Miranda Goshawk  Break with a Banshee by Gilderoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Lockhart Gadding with Ghouls by Gilderoy Lockhart Holidays with Hags by Gilderoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Lockhart  4 `,3  Travels with Trolls by Gilderoy Lockhart Voyages","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"with Vampires by Gilderoy Lockhart Wanderings with Werewolves by Gilderoy Lockhart Year","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"with the Yeti by Gilderoy Lockhart  Fred, who had finished his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"own list, peered over at Harry's.  `You've been told to get","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"all Lockhart's books, too!` he said. `The new Defense Against the Dark","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Arts teacher must be a fan - bet it's a witch.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"At this point, Fred caught his mother's eye and quickly busied himself","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"with the marmalade.  `That lot won't come cheap,` said George, with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"a quick look at his parents. `Lockhart's books are really expensive ......","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" `Well, we'll manage,` said Mrs. Weasley, but she looked worried. `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"expect we'll be able to pick up a lot of Ginny's things","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"secondhand.`  `Oh, are you starting at Hogwarts this year?` Harry asked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Ginny.  She nodded, blushing to the roots of her flaming hair,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"and put her elbow in the butter dish. Fortunately no one saw","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"this except Harry, because just then Ron's elder brother Percy walked in.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"He was already dressed, his Hogwarts prefect badge pinned to his sweater","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"vest.  `Morning, all,` said Percy briskly. `Lovely day.`  He sat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"down in the only remaining chair but leapt up again almost immediately,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"pulling from underneath him a moulting, gray feather duster - at least,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"that was what Harry thought it was, until he saw that it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"was breathing.  * 44  `Errol!` said Ron, taking the limp","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"owl from Percy and extracting a letter from under its wing. `Finally","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"- he's got Hermione's answer. I wrote to her saying we were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"going to try and rescue you from the Dursleys.`  He carried","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Errol to a perch just inside the back door and tried to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"stand him on it, but Errol flopped straight off again so Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"lay him on the draining board instead, muttering, `Pathetic.` Then he ripped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"open Hermione's letter and read it out loud:  ``Dear Ron, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Harry if you're there,  ``I hope everything went all right and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"that Harry is okay and that you didn't do anything illegal to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"get him out, Ron, because that would get Harry into trouble, too.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"I've been really worried and if Harry is all right, will you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"please let me know at once, but perhaps it would be bet","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"ter if you used a different owl because I think another delivery","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"might finish your one off.  `'I'm very busy with schoolwork, of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"course'- How can she be?` said Ron in horror. `We're on vacation!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"- 'and we're going to London next Wednesday to buy my new","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"books. Why don't we meet in Diago n Alley?  ``Let me","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"know what's happening as soon as you can. Love from Hermione. `'","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" `Well, that fits in nicely, we can go and get all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"your things then, too,` said Mrs. Weasley, starting to clear the table.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"`What're you all up to today?`  Harry, Ron, Fred, and George","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"were planning to go up the hill to a small paddock the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Weasleys owned. It was surrounded by trees that blocked it from view","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"of the village below, meaning that they could practice Quidditch there, as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"long as they didn't fly too high.  * 4$  They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"couldn't use real Quidditch balls, which would have been hard to explain","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"if they had escaped and flown away over the village; instead they threw","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"apples for one another to catch. They took turns riding Harry's Nimbus","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Two Thousand, which was easily the best broom; Ron's old Shooting Star","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"was often outstripped by passing butterflies.  Five minutes later they were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"marching up the hill, broomsticks over their shoulders. They had asked Percy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"if he wanted to join them, but he had said he was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"busy. Harry had only seen Percy at mealtimes so far; he stayed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"shut in his room the rest of the time.  `Wish I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"knew what he was up to,` said Fred, frowning. `He's not himself.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"His exam results came the day before you did; twelve O.WL.s and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"he hardly gloated at all.`  `Ordinary Wizarding Levels,` George explained, seeing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Harry's puzzled look. `Bill got twelve, too. If we're not careful, we'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"have another Head Boy in the family. I don't think I could","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"stand the shame.`  Bill was the oldest Weasley brother. He and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the next brother, Charlie, had already left Hogwarts. Harry had never met","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"either of them, but knew that Charlie was in Romania studying dragons","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"and Bill in Egypt working for the wizard's bank, Gringotts.  `Dunno","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"how Mum and Dad are going to afford all our school stuff","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"this year,` said George after a while. `Five sets of Lockhart books!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"And Ginny needs robes and a wand and everything ......  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"said nothing. He felt a bit awkward. Stored in an underground vault","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"at Gringotts in London was a small fortune that his parents had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"left him. Of course, it was only in the wizarding world that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"he had money; you couldn't use Galleons, Sickles, and Knuts  46","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" in Muggle shops. He had never mentioned his Gringotts bank account","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"to the Dursleys; he didn't think their horror of anything connected with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"magic would stretch to a large pile of gold.  Mrs. Weasley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"woke them all early the following Wednesday. After a quick half a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"dozen bacon sandwiches each, they pulled on their coats and Mrs. Weasley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"took a flowerpot off the kitchen mantelpiece and peered inside.  `We're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"running low, Arthur,` she sighed. `We'll have to buy some more today...","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Ah well, guests first! After you, Harry dear!`  And she offered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"him the flowerpot.  Harry stared at them all watching him. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"`W-what am I supposed to do?` he stammered.  `He's never traveled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"by Floo powder,` said Ron suddenly. `Sorry, Harry, I forgot.`  `Never?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"said Mr. Weasley. `But how did you get to Diagon Alley to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"buy your school things last year?`  `I went on the Underground","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"-`  `Really?` said Mr. Weasley eagerly. `Were there escapators? How exactly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"-`  `Not now, Arthur,` said Mrs. Weasley. `Floo powder's a lot","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"quicker, dear, but goodness me, if you've never used it before -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" `He'll be all right, Mum,` said Fred. `Harry, watch us first.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" He took a pinch of glittering powder out of the flowerpot,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"stepped up to the fire, and threw the powder into the flames.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" With a roar, the fire turned emerald green and rose higher","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"than Fred, who stepped right into it, shouted, `Diagon Alley!` and vanished.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" * 41  `You must speak clearly, dear,` Mrs. Weasley told","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Harry as George dipped his hand into the flowerpot. `And be sure","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"to get out at the right grate ......  `The right what?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"said Harry nervously as the fire roared and whipped George out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"sight, too.  `Well, there are an awful lot of wizard fires","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"to choose from, you know, but as long as you've spoken clearly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"-`  `He'll be fine, Molly, don't fuss,` said Mr. Weasley, helping","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"himself to Floo powder, too.  `But, dear, if he got lost,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"how would we ever explain to his aunt and uncle?`  `They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"wouldn't mind,` Harry reassured her. `Dudley would think it was a brilliant","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"joke if I got lost up a chimney, don't worry about that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"-`  `Well ... all right ... you go after Arthur,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Mrs. Weasley. `Now, when you get into the fire, say where you're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"going  `And keep your elbows tucked in,` Ron advised.  `And","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"your eyes shut,` said Mrs. Weasley. `The soot -`  `Don't fidget,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"said Ron. `Or you might well fall out of the wrong fireplace","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"-`  `But don't panic and get out too early; wait until","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"you see Fred and George.`  Trying hard to bear all this","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"in mind, Harry took a pinch of Floo powder and walked to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the edge of the fire. He took a deep breath, scattered the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"powder into the flames, and stepped forward; the fire felt like a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"warm breeze; he opened his mouth and immediately swallowed a lot of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"hot ash.  `D-Dia-gon Alley,` he coughed.  48  It felt","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"as though he was being sucked down a giant drain. He seemed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"to be spinning very fast - the roaring in his ears was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"deafening -he tried to keep his eyes open but the whirl of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"green flames made him feel sick - something hard knocked his elbow","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"and he tucked it in tightly, still spinning and spinning - now","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"it felt as though cold hands were slapping his face - squinting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"through his glasses he saw a blurred stream of fireplaces and snatched","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"glimpses of the rooms beyond - his bacon sandwiches were churning inside","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"him - he closed his eyes again wishing it would stop, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"then  He fell, face forward, onto cold stone and felt the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"bridge of his glasses snap.  Dizzy and bruised, covered in soot,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"he got gingerly to his feet, holding his broken glasses up to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"his eyes. He was -,cite alone, but where he was, he had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"no idea. All he could tell was that he was standing in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the stone fireplace of what looked like a large, dimly lit wizard's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"shop - but nothing in here was ever likely to be on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"a Hogwarts school list.  A glass case nearby held a withered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"hand on a cushion, a bloodstained pack of cards, and a staring glass","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"eye. Evil-looking masks stared down from the walls, an assortment of human","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"bones lay upon the counter, and rusty, spiked instruments hung from the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"ceiling. Even worse, the dark, narrow street Harry could see through the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"dusty shop window was definitely not Diagon Alley.  The sooner he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"got out of here, the better. Nose still stinging where it had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"hit the hearth, Harry made his way swiftly and silently toward the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"door, but before he'd got halfway toward it, two people appeared on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the other side of the glass - and one of them was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the  49  very last person Harry wanted to meet when","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"he was lost, covered in soot, and wearing broken glasses: Draco Malfoy.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" Harry looked quickly around and spotted a large black cabinet to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"his left; he shot inside it and pulled the doors closed, leaving","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"a small crack to peer through. Seconds later, a bell clanged, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Malfoy stepped into the shop.  The man who followed could only","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"be Draco's father. He had the same pale, pointed face and identical","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"cold, gray eyes. Mr. Malfoy crossed the shop, looking lazily at the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"items on display, and rang a bell on the counter before turning","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"to his son and saying, `Touch nothing, Draco.`  Malfoy, who had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"reached for the glass eye, said, `I thought you were going to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"buy me a present.`  `I said I would buy you a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"racing broom,` said his father, drumming his fingers on the counter. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"`What's the good of that if I'm not on the House team?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"said Malfoy, looking sulky and bad-tempered. `Harry Potter got a Nimbus Two","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Thousand last year. Special permission from Dumbledore so he could play for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Gryffindor. He's not even that good, it's just because he's famous ...","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"famous for having a stupid scar on his forehead . . .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
".`  Malfoy bent down to examine a shelf full of skulls.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" `. . . everyone thinks he's so smart, wonderful Potter with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"his scar and his broomstick -`  `You have told me this","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"at least a dozen times already,` said Mr. Malfoy, with a quelling","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"look at his son. `And I would remind you that it is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"not - prudent - to appear less than fond of Harry Potter,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"not when most of our kind regard him as the hero who","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"made the Dark Lord disappear - ah, Mr. Borgin.`  50 ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"A stooping man had appeared behind the counter, smoothing his greasy hair","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"back from his face.  `Mr. Malfoy, what a pleasure to see","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"you again,` said Mr. Borgin in a voice as oily as his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"hair. `Delighted - and young Master Malfoy, too - charmed. How may","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"I be of assistance? I must show you, just in today, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"very reasonably priced -`  `I'm not buying today, Mr. Borgin, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"selling,` said Mr. Malfoy.  `Selling?` The smile faded slightly from Mr.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Borgin's face.  `You have heard, of course, that the Ministry is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"conducting more raids,` said Mr. Malfoy, taking a roll of parchment from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"his inside pocket and unraveling it for Mr. Borgin to read. `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"have a few - ah - items at home that might embarrass","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"me, if the Ministry were to call ......`  Mr. Borgin fixed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"a pair of pince-nez to his nose and looked down the list.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" `The Ministry wouldn't presume to trouble you, sir, surely?`  Mr.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Malfoy's lip curled.  `I have not been visited yet. The name","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Malfoy still commands a certain respect, yet the Ministry grows ever more","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"meddlesome. There are rumors about a new Muggle Protection Act - no","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"doubt that flea- bitten, Muggle-loving fool Arthur Weasley is behind it ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Harry felt a hot surge of anger.  `- and as you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"see, certain of these poisons might make it appear -`  `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"understand, sir, of course,` said Mr. Borgin. `Let me see. . .`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" `Can I have that?` interrupted Draco, pointing at the withered hand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"on its cushion.  51  `Ah, the Hand of Glory!` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Mr. Borgin, abandoning Mr. Malfoy's list and scurrying over to Draco. `Insert","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"a candle and it gives light only to the holder! Best friend","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"of thieves and plunderers! Your son has fine taste, sir.`  `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"hope my son will amount to more than a thief or a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"plunderer, Borgin,` said Mr. Malfoy coldly, and Mr. Borgin said quickly, `No","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"offense, sir, no offense meant -`  `Though if his grades don't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"pick up,` said Mr. Malfoy, more coldly still, `that may indeed be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"all he is fit for -`  `It's not my fault,` retorted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Draco. `The teachers all have favorites, that Hermione Granger -`  `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"would have thought you'd be ashamed that a girl of no wizard","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"family beat you in every exam,` snapped Mr. Malfoy.  `Ha!` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Harry under his breath, pleased to see Draco looking both abashed and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"angry.  `It's the same all over,` said Mr. Borgin, in his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"oily voice. `Wizard blood is counting for less everywhere -`  `Not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"with me,` said Mr. Malfoy, his long nostrils flaring.  `No, sir,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"nor with me, sir,` said Mr. Borgin, with a deep bow. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"`In that case, perhaps we can return to my list,` said Mr.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Malfoy shortly. `I am in something of a hurry, Borgin, I have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"important business elsewhere today -`  They started to haggle. Harry watched","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"nervously as Draco drew nearer and nearer to his hiding place, examining","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the objects for sale. Draco paused to examine a long coil of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"hangman's rope and to read, smirking, the card propped on a magnificent","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"necklace of opals, Caution: Do Not Touch. Cursed - Has Claimed the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Lives of Nineteen Muggle Owners to Date.  * 52  Draco","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"turned away and saw the cabinet right in front of him. He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"walked forward - he stretched out his hand for the handle ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"`Done,` said Mr. Malfoy at the counter. `Come, Draco -`  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"wiped his forehead on his sleeve as Draco turned away.  `Good day","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"to you, Mr. Borgin. I'll expect you at the manor tomorrow to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"pick up the goods.`  The moment the door had closed, Mr.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Borgin dropped his oily manner.  `Good day yourself, Mister Malfoy, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"if the stories are true, you haven't sold me half of what's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"hidden in your manor ......  Muttering darkly, Mr. Borgin disappeared into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"a back room. Harry waited for a minute in case he came","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"back, then, quietly as he could, slipped out of the cabinet, past","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the glass cases, and out of the shop door.  Clutching his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"broken glasses to his face, Harry stared around. He had emerged into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"a dingy alleyway that seemed to be made up entirely of shops","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"devoted to the Dark Arts. The one he'd just left, Borgin and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Burkes, looked like the largest, but opposite was a nasty window display","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"of shrunken heads and, two doors down, a large cage was alive","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"with gigantic black spiders. Two shabby-looking wizards were watching him from the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"shadow of a doorway, muttering to each other. Feeling jumpy, Harry set","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"off, trying to hold his glasses on straight and hoping against hope","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"he'd be able to find a way out of here.  An","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"old wooden street sign hanging over a shop selling poisonous candles told","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"him he was in Knockturn Alley. This didn't help, as Harry had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"never heard of such a place. He supposed he hadn't spoken clearly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"enough through his mouthful of ashes  back in the Weasleys' fire.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Trying to stay calm, he wondered what to do.  `Not lost","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"are you, my dear?` said a voice in his ear, making him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"jump.  An aged witch stood in front of him, holding a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"tray of what looked horribly like whole human fingernails. She leered at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"him, showing mossy teeth. Harry backed away.  `I'm fine, thanks,` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"said. `I'm just -`  `HARRY! What d'yeh think yer doin' down","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"there?`  Harry's heart leapt. So did the witch; a load of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"fingernails cascaded down over her feet and she cursed as the massive","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"form of Hagrid, the Hogwarts gamekeeper, came striding toward them, beetle-black eyes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"flashing over his great bristling beard.  `Hagrid!` Harry croaked in relief.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"`I was lost - Floo powder -`  Hagrid seized Harry by","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the scruff of the neck and pulled him away from the witch,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"knocking the tray right out of her hands. Her shrieks followed them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"all the way along the twisting alleyway out into bright sunlight. Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"saw a familiar, snow-white marble building in the distance - Gringotts Bank.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Hagrid had steered him right into Diagon Alley.  `Yer a mess!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"said Hagrid gruffly, brushing soot off Harry so forcefully he nearly knocked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"him into a barrel of dragon dung outside an apothecary. `Skulkin' around","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Knockturn Alley, I dunno dodgy place, Harry - don' want no one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"ter see yeh down there -`  `I realized that,` said Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"ducking as Hagrid made to brush him off again. `I told you,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"I was lost - what were you doing down there, anyway?` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"* 54  `I was lookin' fer a Flesh-Eatin' Slug Repellent,` growled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Hagrid. `They're ruinin' the school cabbages. Yer not on yer own?` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"`I'm staying with the Weasleys but we got separated,` Harry explained. `I've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"got to go and find them . . . .`  They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"set off together down the street.  `How come yeh never wrote","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"back ter me?` said Hagrid as Harry jogged alongside him (he had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"to take three steps to every stride of Hagrid's enormous boots). Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"explained all about Dobby and the Dursleys.  `Lousy Muggles,` growled Hagrid.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"`If I'd've known -`  `Harry! Harry! Over here!`  Harry looked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"up and saw Hermione Granger standing at the top of the white","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"flight of steps to Gringotts. She ran down to meet them, her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"bushy brown hair flying behind her.  `What happened to your glasses?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Hello, Hagrid - Oh, it's wonderful to see you two again -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Are you coming into Gringotts, Harry?`  `As soon as I've found","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the Weasleys,` said Harry.  `Yeh won't have long ter wait,` Hagrid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"said with a grin.  Harry and Hermione looked around: Sprinting up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the crowded street were Ron, Fred, George, Percy, and Mr. Weasley. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"`Harry,` Mr. Weasley panted. `We hoped you'd only gone one  grate","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"too far . He mopped his glistening bald patch. `Molly's  frantic","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"- she's coming now -`  `Where did you come out?` Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"asked.  `Knockturn Alley,` said Hagrid grimly.  `Excellent.` said Fred and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"George together.  `We've never been allowed in,` said Ron enviously. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"*55*  `I should ruddy well think not,` growled Hagrid. Mrs. Weasley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"now came galloping into view, her handbag swing ing wildly in one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"hand, Ginny just clinging onto the other. `Oh, Harry - oh, my","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"dear - you could have been any where -` Gasping for breath","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"she pulled a large clothes brush out of her bag and began","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"sweeping off the soot Hagrid hadn't managed to beat away. Mr. Weasley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"took Harry's glasses, gave them a tap of his wand, and returned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"them, good as new. `Well, gotta be off,` said Hagrid, who was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"having his hand wrung by Mrs. Weasley (`Knockturn Alley! If you hadn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"found him, Hagrid!`). `See yer at Hogwarts!` And he strode away, head","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"and shoulders taller than anyone else in the packed street. `Guess who","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"I saw in Borgin and Burkes?` Harry asked Ron and Hermione as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"they climbed the Gringotts steps. `Malfoy and his fa ther.` `Did Lucius","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Malfoy buy anything?` said Mr. Weasley sharply behind them. `No, he was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"selling =' `So he's worried,` said Mr. Weasley with grim satisfaction. `Oh,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"I'd love to get Lucius Malfoy for something ...... `You be careful,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Arthur,` said Mrs. Weasley sharply as they were bowed into the bank","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"by a goblin at the door. `That family's trou ble. Don't go","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"biting off more than you can chew -` `So you don't think","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"I'm a match for Lucius Malfoy?` said Mr. Weasley indignantly, but he was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"distracted almost at once by the sight of Hermione's parents, who were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"standing nervously at the counter that ran all along the great marble","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"hall, waiting for Hermione to introduce them.  ,5 s  `But","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"you're Muggles!` said Mr. Weasley delightedly. `We must have a drink! What's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"that you've got there? Oh, you're changing Muggle money. Molly, look!` He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"pointed excitedly at the tenpound notes in Mr. Granger's hand.  `Meet","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"you back here,` Ron said to Hermione as the Weasleys and Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"were led off to their underground vaults by another Gringotts goblin. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"The vaults were reached by means of small, goblin-driven carts that sped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"along miniature train tracks through the bank's underground tunnels. Harry enjoyed the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"breakneck journey down to the Weasleys' vault, but felt dreadful, far worse","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"than he had in Knockturn Alley, when it was opened. There was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"a very small pile of silver Sickles inside, and just one gold","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Galleon. Mrs. Weasley felt right into the corners before sweeping the whole","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"lot into her bag. Harry felt even worse when they reached his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"vault. He tried to block the contents from view as he hastily","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"shoved handfuls of coins into a leather bag.  Back outside on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the marble steps, they all separated. Percy muttered vaguely about needing a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"new quill. Fred and George had spotted their friend from Hogwarts, Lee","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Jordan. Mrs. Weasley and Ginny were going to a secondhand robe shop.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Mr. Weasley was insisting on taking the Grangers off to the Leaky","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Cauldron for a drink.  `We'll all meet at Flourish and Blotts","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"in an hour to buy your schoolbooks,` said Mrs. Weasley, setting off","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"with Ginny. `And not one step down Knockturn Alley!` she shouted at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the twins' retreating backs.  Harry, Ron, and Hermione strolled off along","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the winding, cobbled street. The bag of gold, silver, and bronze jangling","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"cheerfully  *57*  in Harry's pocket was clamoring to be spent,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"so he bought three large strawberry-and-peanut-butter ice creams, which they slurped happily","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"as they wandered up the alley, examining the fascinating shop windows. Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"gazed longingly at a full set of Chudley Can non robes in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the windows of Quality Quidditch Supplies until Hermione dragged them off to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"buy ink and parchment next door. In Gambol and Japes Wizarding Joke","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Shop, they met Fred, George, and Lee Jordan, who were stocking up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"on Dr. Filibuster's Fabulous Wet-Start, No-Heat Fireworks, and in a tiny junk","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"shop full of bro ken wands, lopsided brass scales, and old cloaks","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"covered in potion stains they found Percy, deeply immersed in a small","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"and deeply boring book called Prefects Who Gained Power. `A study of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Hogwarts prefects and their later careers, ` Ron read aloud off the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"back cover. `That sounds fascinating . . . .`  `Go away,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Percy snapped. `'Course, he's very ambitious, Percy, he's got it all planned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"out .... He wants to be Minister of Magic. . . `","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Ron told Harry and Hermione in an undertone as they left Percy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"to it. An hour later, they headed for Flourish and Blotts. They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"were by no means the only ones making their way to the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"bookshop. As they approached it, they saw to their surprise a large","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"crowd jostling out side the doors, trying to get in. The reason","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"for this was proclaimed  by a large banner stretched across the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"upper windows:  GILDEROY LOCKHART will be signing copies of his autobiography","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"MAGICAL ME today 12:30 P.m. to 4:30 P.m.  `We can actually","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"meet him!` Hermione squealed. `I mean, he's written almost the whole booklist!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" The crowd seemed to be made up mostly of witches around","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Mrs. Weasley's age. A harrassed-looking wizard stood at the door, saying, `Calmly,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"please, ladies .... Don't push, there ... mind the books, now .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
". . . `  Harry, Ron, and Hermione squeezed inside. A","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"long line wound right to the back of the shop, where Gilderoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Lockhart was signing his books. They each grabbed a copy of The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2 and sneaked up the line to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"where the rest of the Weasleys were standing with Mr. and Mrs.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Granger.  `Oh, there you are, good,` said Mrs. Weasley. She sounded","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"breathless and kept patting her hair. `We'll be able to see him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"in a minute ......  Gilderoy Lockhart came slowly into view, seated","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"at a table surrounded by large pictures of his own face, all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"winking and flashing dazzlingly white teeth at the crowd. The real Lockhart","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"was wearing robes of forget-me-not blue that exactly matched his eyes; his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"pointed wizard's hat was set at a jaunty angle on his wavy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"hair.  A short, irritable-looking man was dancing around taking photographs with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"a large black camera that emitted puffs of purple smoke with every","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"blinding flash.  `Out of the way, there,` he snarled at Ron,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"moving back to get a better shot. `This is for the Daily","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Prophet -`  `Big deal,` said Ron, rubbing his foot where the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"photographer had stepped on it.  Gilderoy Lockhart heard him. He looked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"up. He saw Ron  *59*  and then he saw Harry.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"He stared. Then he leapt to his feet and positively shouted, `It","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"can't be Harry Potter?`  The crowd parted, whispering excitedly; Lockhart dived","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"forward, seized Harry's arm, and pulled him to the front. The crowd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"burst into applause. Harry's face burned as Lockhart shook his hand for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the photographer, who was clicking away madly, wafting thick smoke over the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Weasleys.  `Nice big smile, Harry,` said Lockhart, through his own gleaming","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"teeth. `Together, you and I are worth the front page.`  When","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"he finally let go of Harry's hand, Harry could hardly feel his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"fingers. He tried to sidle back over to the Weasleys, but Lockhart","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"threw an arm around his shoulders and clamped him tightly to his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"side.  `Ladies and gentlemen,` he said loudly, waving for quiet. `What","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"an extraordinary moment this is! The perfect moment for me to make","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"a little announcement I've been sitting on for some time!  `When young","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Harry here stepped into Flourish and Blotts today, he only wanted to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"buy my autobiography -which I shall be happy to present him now,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"free of charge-` The crowd applauded again. `He had no idea,` Lockhart","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"continued, giving Harry a little shake that made his glasses slip to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the end of his nose, `that he would shortly be getting much,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"much more than my book, Magical Me. He and his schoolmates will,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"in fact, be getting the real magical me. Yes, ladies and gentlemen,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"I have great pleasure and pride in announcing that this September, I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"will be taking up the post of Defense Against the Dark Arts","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"teacher at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry!`  The crowd cheered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"and clapped and Harry found himself being  60  presented with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the entire works of Gilderoy Lockhart. Staggering slightly under their weight, he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"managed to make his way out of the limelight to the edge","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"of the room, where Ginny was standing next to her new cauldron.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" `You have these,` Harry mumbled to her, tipping the books into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the cauldron. `I'll buy my own -`  `Bet you loved that,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"didn't you, Potter?` said a voice Harry had no trouble recognizing. He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"straightened up and found himself face-to-face with Draco Malfoy, who was wearing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"his usual sneer.  `Famous Harry Potter,` said Malfoy. `Can't even go","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"into a bookshop without making the front page.`  `Leave him alone,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"he didn't want all that!` said Ginny. It was the first time","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"she had spoken in front of Harry. She was glaring at Malfoy.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" `Potter, you've got yourself a girlfriend!` drawled Malfoy. Ginny went scarlet","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"as Ron and Hermione fought their way over, both clutching stacks of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Lockhart's books.  `Oh, it's you,` said Ron, looking at Malfoy as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"if he were something unpleasant on the sole of his shoe. `Bet","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"you're surprised to see Harry here, eh?`  `Not as surprised as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"I am to see you in a shop, Weasley,` retorted Malfoy. `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"suppose your parents will go hungry for a month to pay for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"all those.`  Ron went as red as Ginny. He dropped his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"books into the cauldron, too, and started toward Malfoy, but Harry and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Hermione grabbed the back of his jacket.  `Ron!` said Mr. Weasley,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"struggling over with Fred and George. `What are you doing? It's too","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"crowded in here, let's go outside.`  61  `Well, well, well","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"- Arthur Weasley.`  It was Mr. Malfoy. He stood with his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"hand on Draco's shoulder, sneering in just the same way.  `Lucius,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"said Mr. Weasley, nodding coldly.  `Busy time at the Ministry, I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"hear,` said Mr. Malfoy. `All those raids ... I hope they're paying","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"you overtime?`  He reached into Ginny's cauldron and extracted, from amid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the glossy Lockhart books, a very old, very battered copy of A","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Beginner's Guide to Transfiguration.  `Obviously not,` Mr. Malfoy said. `Dear me,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"what's the use of being a disgrace to the name of wizard","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"if they don't even pay you well for it?`  Mr. Weasley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"flushed darker than either Ron or Ginny.  `We have a very","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"different idea of what disgraces the name of wizard, Malfoy,` he said.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" `Clearly,` said Mr. Malfoy, his pale eyes straying to Mr. and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Mrs. Granger, who were watching apprehensively. `The company you keep, Weasley ...","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"and I thought your family could sink no lower ='  There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"was a thud of metal as Ginny's cauldron went flying; Mr. Weasley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"had thrown himself at Mr. Malfoy, knocking him backward into a bookshelf.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Dozens of heavy spellbooks came thundering down on all their heads; there","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"was a yell of, `Get him, Dad!` from Fred or George; Mrs.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Weasley was shrieking, `No, Arthur, no!`; the crowd stampeded backward, knocking more","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"shelves over; `Gentlemen, please - please!` cried the assistant, and then, louder","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"than all  `Break it up, there, gents, break it up -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
" 62  Hagrid was wading toward them through the sea of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"books. In an instant he had pulled Mr. Weasley and Mr. Malfoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"apart. Mr. Weasley had a cut lip and Mr. Malfoy had been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"hit in the eye by an Encyclopedia of Toadstools. He was still","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"holding Ginny's old Transfiguration book. He thrust it at her, his eyes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"glittering with malice.  `Here, girl - take your book - it's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the best your father can give you -` Pulling himself out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Hagrid's grip he beckoned to Draco and swept from the shop. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"`Yeh should've ignored him, Arthur,` said Hagrid, almost lifting Mr. Weasley off","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"his feet as he straightened his robes. `Rotten ter the core, the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"whole family, everyone knows that - no Malfoy's worth listenin' ter -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"bad blood, that's what it is - come on now - let's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"get outta here.`  The assistant looked as though he wanted to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"stop them leaving, but he barely came up to Hagrid's waist and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"seemed to think better of it. They hurried up the street, the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Grangers shaking with fright and Mrs. Weasley beside herself with fury. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"`A fine example to set for your children . . . brawling","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"in public . . . what Gilderoy Lockhart must've thought -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"`He was pleased,` said Fred. `Didn't you hear him as we were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"leaving? He was asking that bloke from the Daily Prophet if he'd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"be able to work the fight into his report - said it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"was all publicity -`  But it was a subdued group that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"headed back to the fireside in the Leaky Cauldron, where Harry, the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"Weasleys, and all their shopping would be traveling back to the Burrow","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"using Floo powder. They said good-bye to the Grangers, who were leaving","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"the pub for the Muggle street on the other side; Mr. Weasley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"started to ask  63  them how bus stops worked, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"stopped quickly at the look on Mrs. Weasley's face.  Harry took","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"off his glasses and put them safely in his pocket before helping","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"himself to Floo powder. It definitely wasn't his favorite way to travel.  ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-4"
"THE WHOMPING  WILLOW  he end of the summer vacation came","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"too quickly for Harry's liking. He was looking forward to getting back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"to Hogwarts, but his month at the Burrow had been the happiest","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"of his life. It was difficult not to feel jealous of Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"when he thought of the Dursleys and the sort of welcome he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"could expect next time he turned up on Privet Drive.  On","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"their last evening, Mrs. Weasley conjured up a sumptuous dinner that included","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"all of Harry's favorite things, ending with a mouthwatering treacle pudding. Fred","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"and George rounded off the evening with a display of Filibuster fireworks;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"they fiIled the kitchen with red and blue stars that bounced from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"ceiling to wall for at least half an hour. Then it was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"time for a last mug of hot chocolate and bed.  It","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"took a long while to get started next morning. They were up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"at dawn, but somehow they still seemed to have a great deal","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"to do.  65  Mrs. Weasley dashed about in a bad","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"mood looking for spare socks and quills; people kept colliding on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"stairs, half-dressed with bits of toast in their hands; and Mr. Weasley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"nearly broke his neck, tripping over a stray chicken as he crossed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the yard carrying Ginny's trunk to the car.  Harry couldn't see","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"how eight people, six large trunks, two owls, and a rat were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"going to fit into one small Ford Anglia. He had reckoned, of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"course, without the special features that Mr. Weasley had added.  `Not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"a word to Molly,` he whispered to Harry as he opened the.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"trunk and showed him how it had been magically expanded so that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the luggage fitted easily.  When at last they were all in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the car, Mrs. Weasley glanced into the back seat, where Harry, Ron,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Fred, George, and Percy were all sitting comfortably side by side, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"said, `Muggles do know more than we give them credit for, don't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"they?` She and Ginny got into the front seat, which had been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"stretched so that it resembled a park bench. `I mean, you'd never","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"know it was this roomy from the outside, would you?`  Mr.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Weasley started up the engine and they trundled out of the yard,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Harry turning back for a last look at the house. He barely","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"had time to wonder when he'd see it again when they were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"back George had forgotten his box of Filibuster fireworks. Five minutes after","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"that, they skidded to a halt in the yard so that Fred","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"could run in for his broomstick. They had almost reached the highway","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"when Ginny shrieked that she'd left her diary. By the time she","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"had clambered back into the car, they were running very late, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"tempers were running high.  * 66  Mr. Weasley glanced at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"his watch and then at his wife.  `Molly, dear -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"`No, Arthur -`  `No one would see - this little button","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"here is an Invisibility Booster I installed - that'd get us up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"in the air - then we fly above the clouds. We'd be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"there in ten minutes and no one would be any the wiser","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"-`  `I said no, Arthur, not in broad daylight -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"They reached King's Cross at a quarter to eleven. Mr. Weasley dashed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"across the road to get trolleys for their trunks and they all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"hurried into the station.  Harry had caught the Hogwarts Express the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"previous year. The tricky part was getting onto platform nine and three-quarters,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"which wasn't visible to the Muggle eye. What you had to do","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"was walk through the solid barrier dividing platforms nine and ten. It","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"didn't hurt, but it had to be done carefully so that none","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"of the Muggles noticed you vanishing.  `Percy first,` said Mrs. Weasley,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"looking nervously at the clock overhead, which showed they had only five","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"minutes to disappear casually through the barrier.  Percy strode briskly forward","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"and vanished. Mr. Weasley went next; Fred and George followed.  `I'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"take Ginny and you two come right after us,` Mrs. Weasley told","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Harry and Ron, grabbing Ginny's hand and setting off. In the blink","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"of an eye they were gone.  `Let's go together, we've only","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"got a minute,` Ron said to Harry.  Harry made sure that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Hedwig's cage was safely wedged on top of his trunk and wheeled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"his trolley around to face the barrier. He felt  61 ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"perfectly confident; this wasn't nearly as uncomfortable as using Floo powder. Both","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"of them bent low over the handles of their trolleys and walked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"purposefully toward the barrier, gathering speed. A few feet away from it,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"they broke into a run and  CRASH.  Both trolleys hit","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the barrier and bounced backward; Ron's trunk fell off with a loud","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"thump, Harry was knocked off his feet, and Hedwig's cage bounced onto","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the shiny floor, and she rolled away, shrieking indignantly; people all around","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"them stared and a guard nearby yelled, `What in blazes d'you think","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"you're doing?`  `Lost control of the trolley,` Harry gasped, clutching his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"ribs as he got up. Ron ran to pick up Hedwig, who","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"was causing such a scene that there was a lot of muttering","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"about cruelty to animals from the surrounding crowd.  `Why can't we","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"get through?` Harry hissed to Ron.  `I dunno -`  Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"looked wildly around. A dozen curious people were still watching them. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"`We're going to miss the train,` Ron whispered. `I don't understand why","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the gateway's sealed itself -`  Harry looked up at the giant","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"clock with a sickening feeling in the pit of his stomach. Ten","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"seconds ... nine seconds ...  He wheeled his trolley forward cautiously","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"until it was right against the barrier and pushed with all his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"might. The metal remained solid.  Three seconds . . . two","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"seconds ... one second ...  `It's gone,` said Ron, sounding stunned.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"`The train's left. What if Mum and Dad can't get back through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"to us? Have you got any Muggle money?`  68  And","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"they marched off through the crowd of curious Muggles, out of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"station and back onto the side road where the old Ford Anglia","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"was parked.  Ron unlocked the cavernous trunk with a series of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"taps from his wand. They heaved their luggage back in, put Hedwig","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"on the back seat, and got into the front.  `Check that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"no one's watching,` said Ron, starting the ignition with another tap of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"his wand. Harry stuck his head out of the window: Traffic was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"rumbling along the main road ahead, but their street was empty. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"`Okay,` he said.  Ron pressed a tiny silver button on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"dashboard. The car around them vanished - and so did they. Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"could feel the seat vibrating beneath him, hear the engine, feel his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"hands on his knees and his glasses on his nose, but for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"all he could see, he had become a pair of eyeballs, floating","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"a few feet above the ground in a dingy street full of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"parked cars.  `Let's go,` said Ron's voice from his right. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"And the ground and the dirty buildings on either side fell away,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"dropping out of sight as the car rose; in seconds, the whole","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"of London lay, smoky and glittering, below them.  Then there was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"a popping noise and the car, Harry, and Ron reappeared.  `Uh-oh,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"said Ron, jabbing at the Invisibility Booster. `It's faulty -`  Both","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"of them pummeled it. The car vanished. Then it flickered back again.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
" `Hold on!` Ron yelled, and he slammed his foot on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"acceler  * 7 0  ator; they shot straight into the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"low, woolly clouds and everything turned dull and foggy.  `Now what?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"said Harry, blinking at the solid mass of cloud pressing in on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"them from all sides.  `We need to see the train to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"know what direction to go in,` said Ron.  `Dip back down","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"again - quickly -`  They dropped back beneath the clouds and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"twisted around in their seats, squinting at the ground.  `I can","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"see it!` Harry yelled. `Right ahead - there!`  The Hogwarts Express","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"was streaking along below them like a scarlet snake.  `Due north,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"said Ron, checking the compass on the dashboard. `Okay, we'll just have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"to check on it every half hour or so - hold on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
" And they shot up through the clouds. A minute later, they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"burst out into a blaze of sunlight.  It was a different","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"world. The wheels of the car skimmed the sea of fluffy cloud,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the sky a bright, endless blue under the blinding white sun. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"`All we've got to worry about now are airplanes,` said Ron. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"They looked at each other and started to laugh; for a long","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"time, they couldn't stop.  It was as though they had been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"plunged into a fabulous dream. This, thought Harry, was surely the only","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"way to travel - past swirls and turrets of snowy cloud, in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"a car full of hot, bright sunlight, with a fat pack of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"toffees in the glove compartment, and the prospect of seeing Fred's and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"George's jealous faces when they  * 71  landed smoothly and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"spectacularly on the sweeping lawn in front of Hogwarts castle.  They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"made regular checks on the train as they flew farther and farther","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"north, each dip beneath the clouds showing them a different view. London","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"was soon far behind them, replaced by neat green fields that gave","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"way in turn to wide, purplish moors, a great city alive with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"cars like multicolored ants, villages with tiny toy churches.  Several uneventful","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"hours later, however, Harry had to admit that some of the fun","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"was wearing off. The toffees had made them extremely thirsty and they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"had nothing to drink. He and Ron had pulled off their sweaters,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"but Harry's T-shirt was sticking to the back of his seat and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"his glasses kept sliding down to the end of his sweaty nose.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"He had stopped noticing the fantastic cloud shapes now and was thinking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"longingly of the train miles below, where you could buy ice-cold pumpkin","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"juice from a trolley pushed by a plump witch. Why hadn't they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"been able to get onto platform nine and three-quarters?  `Can't be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"much further, can it?` croaked Ron, hours later still, as the sun","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"started to sink into their floor of cloud, staining it a deep","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"pink. `Ready for another check on the train?`  It was still","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"right below them, winding its way past a snowcapped mountain. It was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"much darker beneath the canopy of clouds.  Ron put his foot","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"on the accelerator and drove them upward again, but as he did","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"so, the engine began to whine.  Harry and Ron exchanged nervous","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"glances.  `It's probably just tired,` said Ron. `It's never been this","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"far before ......  12  And they both pretended not to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"notice the whining growing louder and louder as the sky became steadily","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"darker. Stars were blossoming in the blackness. Harry pulled his sweater back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"on, try ing to ignore the way the windshield wipers were now","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"waving fee bly, as though in protest. `Not far,` said Ron, more","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"to the car than to Harry, `not far now,` and he patted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the dashboard nervously. When they flew back beneath the clouds a little","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"while later, they had to squint through the darkness for a landmark","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"they knew. `There!` Harry shouted, making Ron and Hedwig jump. `Straight ahead!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Silhouetted on the dark horizon, high on the cliff over the lake,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"stood the many turrets and towers of Hogwarts castle. But the car","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"had begun to shudder and was losing speed. `Come on,` Ron said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"cajolingly, giving the steering wheel a lit tle shake, `nearly there, come","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"on -` The engine groaned. Narrow jets of steam were issuing from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"un der the hood. Harry found himself gripping the edges of his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"seat very hard as they flew toward the lake. The car gave","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"a nasty wobble. Glancing out of his window, Harry saw the smooth,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"black, glassy surface of the water, a mile below. Ron's knuckles were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"white on the steering wheel. The car wobbled again. `Come on,` Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"muttered. They were over the lake - the castle was right ahead","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"- Ron put his foot down. There was a loud clunk, a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"splutter, and the engine died com pletely.  `Uh-oh,` said Ron, into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the silence.  The nose of the car dropped. They were falling,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"gathering speed, heading straight for the solid castle wall.  `Noooooo!` Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"yelled, swinging the steering wheel around; they missed the dark stone wall","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"by inches as the car turned in a great arc, soaring over","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the dark greenhouses, then the vegetable patch, and then out over the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"black lawns, losing altitude all the time.  Ron let go of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the steering wheel completely and pulled his wand out of his back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"pocket  `STOP! STOP!` he yelled, whacking the dashboard and the windshield,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"but they were still plummeting, the ground flying up toward them ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"`WATCH OUT FOR THAT TREE!` Harry bellowed, lunging for the steering wheel,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"but too late.  CRUNCH.  With an earsplitting bang of metal","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"on wood, they hit the thick tree trunk and dropped to the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"ground with a heavy jolt. Steam was billowing from under the crumpled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"hood; Hedwig was shrieking in terror; a golfball-size lump was throbbing on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Harry's head where he had hit the windshield; and to his right,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Ron let out a low, despairing groan.  `Are you okay?` Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"said urgently.  `My wand,` said Ron, in a shaky voice. `Look","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"at my wand -`  It had snapped, almost in two; the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"tip was dangling limply, held on by a few splinters.  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"opened his mouth to say he was sure they'd be able to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"mend it up at the school, but he never even got started.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"At that very moment, something hit his side of the car with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the force of a  * Y4 *  charging bull, sending","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"him lurching sideways into Ron, just as an equally heavy blow hit","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the roof.  `What's happen -?`  Ron gasped, staring through the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"windshield, and Harry looked around just in time to see a branch","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"as thick as a python smash into it. The tree they had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"hit was attacking them. Its trunk was bent almost double, and its","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"gnarled boughs were pummeling every inch of the car it could reach.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
" `Aaargh!` said Ron as another twisted limb punched a large dent","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"into his door; the windshield was now trembling under a hail of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"blows from knuckle-like twigs and a branch as thick as a battering","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"ram was pounding furiously on the roof, which seemed to be caving","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
" `Run for it!` Ron shouted, throwing his full weight against his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"door, but next second he had been knocked backward into Harry's lap","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"by a vicious uppercut from another branch.  `We're done for!` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"moaned as the ceiling sagged, but suddenly the floor of the car","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"was vibrating - the engine had restarted.  `Reverse!` Harry yelled, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the car shot backward; the tree was still trying to hit them;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"they could hear its roots creaking as it almost ripped itself up,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"lashing out at them as they sped out of reach.  `That,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"panted Ron, `was close. Well done, car -`   The car,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"however, had reached the end of its tether. With two sharp clunks,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the doors flew open and Harry felt his seat tip sideways: Next","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"thing he knew he was sprawled on the damp ground. Loud thuds","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"told him that the car was ejecting their luggage from the trunk;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Hedwig's cage flew through the air and burst open; she rose out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"of it with an angry screech and sped off toward the castle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
" Y5  without a backward look. Then, dented, scratched, and steaming,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the car rumbled off into the darkness, its rear lights blazing angrily.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
" `Come back!` Ron yelled after it, brandishing his broken wand. `Dad'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"kill me!`  But the car disappeared from view with one last","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"snort from its exhaust.  `Can you believe our luck?` said Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"miserably, bending down to pick up Scabbers. `Of all the trees we","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"could've hit, we had to get one that hits back.`  He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"glanced over his shoulder at the ancient tree, which was still flailing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"its branches threateningly.  `Come on,` said Harry wearily, `we'd better get","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"up to the school ......  It wasn't at all the triumphant","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"arrival they had pictured. Stiff, cold, and bruised, they seized the ends","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"of their trunks and began dragging them up the grassy slope, toward","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the great oak front doors.  `I think the feast's already started,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"said Ron, dropping his trunk at the foot of the front steps","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"and crossing quietly to look through a brightly lit window. `Hey -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Harry - come and look - it's the Sorting!`  Harry hurried","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"over and, together, he and Ron peered in at the Great Hall.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
" Innumerable candles were hovering in midair over four long, crowded tables,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"making the golden plates and goblets sparkle. Overhead, the bewitched ceiling, which","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"always mirrored the sky outside, sparkled with stars.  Through the forest","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"of pointed black Hogwarts hats, Harry saw a long line of scared-looking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"first years fiIing into the Hall. Ginny  * 76  was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"among them, easily visible because of her vivid Weasley ha-ir. Meanwhile, Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"McGonagall, a bespectacled witch with her hair in a tight bun, was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"placing the famous Hogwarts Sorting Hat on a stool before the newcomers.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
" Every year, this aged old hat, patched, frayed, and dirty, sorted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"new students into the four Hogwarts houses (Gryffindor, Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin).","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Harry well remembered putting it on, exactly one year ago, and waiting,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"petrified, for its decision as it muttered aloud in his ear. For","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"a few horrible seconds he had feared that the hat was going","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"to put him in Slytherin, the house that had turned out more","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Dark witches and wizards than any other -but he had ended up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"in Gryffindor, along with Ron, Hermione, and the rest of the Weasleys.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Last term, Harry and Ron had helped Gryffindor win the House Championship,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"beating Slytherin for the first time in seven years.  A very","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"small, mousy-haired boy had been called forward to place the hat on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"his head. Harry's eyes wandered past him to where Professor Dumbledore, the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"headmaster, sat watching the Sorting from the staff table, his long silver","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"beard and half-moon glasses shining brightly in the candlelight. Several seats along,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Harry saw Gilderoy Lockhart, dressed in robes of aquamarine. And there at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the end was Hagrid, huge and hairy, drinking deeply from his goblet.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
" `Hang on. . . ` Harry muttered to Ron. `There's an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"empty chair at the staff table .... Where's Snape?`  Professor Severus","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Snape was Harry's least favorite teacher. Harry also happened to be Snape's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"least favorite student. Cruel, sarcastic, and disliked by everybody except the students","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"from his own house (Slytherin), Snape taught Potions.  `Maybe he's ill!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"said Ron hopefully.  `Maybe he's left,` said Ha-rry, `because he missed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"out on the Defense Against Dark Arts job again!`  `Or he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"might have been sacked!` said Ron enthusiastically. `I mean, everyone hates him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"-`  `Or maybe,` said a very cold voice right behind them,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"`he's waiting to hear why you two didn't arrive on the school","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"train.`  Harry spun around. There, his black robes rippling in a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"cold breeze, stood Severus Snape. He was a thin man with sallow","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"skin, a hooked nose, and greasy, shoulder-length black hair, and at this","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"moment, he was smiling in a way that told Harry he and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Ron were in very deep trouble.  `Follow me,` said Snape. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Not daring even to look at each other, Harry and Ron followed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Snape up the steps into the vast, echoing entrance hall, which was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"lit with flaming torches. A delicious smell of food was wafting from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the Great Hall, but Snape led them away from the warmth and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"light, down a narrow stone staircase that led into the dungeons. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"`In!` he said, opening a door halfway down the cold passageway and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"pointing.  They entered Snape's office, shivering. The shadowy walls were lined","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"with shelves of large glass) ars, in which floated all manner of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"revolting things Harry didn't really want to know the name of at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the moment. The fireplace was dark and empty. Snape closed the door","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"and turned to look at them.  `So,` he said softly, `the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"train isn't good enough for the famous Harry Potter and his faithful","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"sidekick Weasley. Wanted to arrive with a bang, did we, boys?` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"`No, sir, it was the barrier at King's Cross, it -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"78  `Silence!` said Snape coldly. `What have you done with the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"car?` Ron gulped. This wasn't the first time Snape had given Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the impression of being able to read minds. But a moment later,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"he un derstood, as Snape unrolled today's issue of the Evening Prophet.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"`You were seen,` he hissed, showing them the headline: FLY ING FORD","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"ANGLIA MYSTIFIES MUGGLES. He began to read aloud: `Two Muggles in London,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"convinced they saw an old car flying over the Post Office tower","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"... at noon in Norfolk, Mrs. Hetty Bayliss, while hanging out her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"washing ... Mr. Angus Fleet, of Peebles, reported to police ... Six","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"or seven Muggles in all. I be lieve your father works in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office?` he said, looking up at Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"and smiling still more nastily. `Dear, dear ... his own son. .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
". ` Harry felt as though he'd just been walloped in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"stomach by one of the mad tree's larger branches. If anyone found","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"out Mr. Weasley had bewitched the car ... he hadn't thought of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"that .... `I noticed, in my search of the park, that considerable","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"damage seems to have been done to a very valuable Whomping Willow,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Snape went on. `That tree did more damage to us than we","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"-` Ron blurted out. `Silence!` snapped Snape again. `Most unfortunately, you are","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"not in my House and the decision to expel you does not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"rest with me. I shall go and fetch the people who do","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"have that happy power. You will wait here.` Harry and Ron stared","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"at each other, white-faced. Harry didn't feel hungry any more. He now","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"felt extremely sick. He tried not to look at a large, slimy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"something suspended in green liquid on a  shelf behind Snape's desk.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"If Snape had gone to fetch Professor McGonagall, head of Gryffindor House,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"they were hardly any better off. She might be fairer than Snape,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"but she was still extremely strict.  Ten minutes later, Snape returned,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"and sure enough it was Professor McGonagall who accompanied him. Harry had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"seen Professor McGonagall angry on several occasions, but either he had forgotten","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"just how thin her mouth could go, or he had never seen","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"her this angry before. She raised her wand the moment she entered;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Harry and Ron both flinched, but she merely pointed it at the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"empty fireplace, where flames suddenly erupted.  `Sit,` she said, and they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"both backed into chairs by the fire.  `Explain,` she said, her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"glasses glinting ominously.  Ron launched into the story, starting with the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"barrier at the station refusing to let them through.  ` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"-so we had no choice, Professor, we couldn't get on the train.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
" `Why didn't you send us a letter by owl? I believe","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"you have an owl?` Professor McGonagall said coldly to Harry.  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"gaped at her. Now she said it, that seemed the obvious thing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"to have done.  `I - I didn't think -`  `That,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"said Professor McGonagall, `is obvious.`  There was a knock on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"office door and Snape, now looking happier than ever, opened it. There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"stood the headmaster, Professor Dumbledore.  Harry's whole body went numb. Dumbledore","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"was looking unusually grave. He stared down his very crooked nose at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"them, and  *80*  Harry suddenly found himself wishing he and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Ron were still being beaten up by the Whomping Willow.  There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"was a long silence. Then Dumbledore said, `Please explain why you did","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"this.`  It would have been better if he had shouted. Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"hated the disappointment in his voice. For some reason, he was unable","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"to look Dumbledore in the eyes, and spoke instead to his knees.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"He told Dumbledore everything except that Mr. Weasley owned the bewitched car,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"making it sound as though he and Ron had happened to find","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"a flying car parked outside the station. He knew Dumbledore would see","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"through this at once, but Dumbledore asked no questions about the car.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"When Harry had finished, he merely continued to peer at them through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"his spectacles.  `We'll go and get our stuff,` said Ron in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"a hopeless sort of voice.  `What are you talking about, Weasley?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"barked Professor McGonagall.   `Well, you're expelling us, aren't you?` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Ron.  Harry looked quickly at Dumbledore.  `Not today, Mr. Weasley,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"said Dumbledore. `But I must impress upon both of you the seriousness","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"of what you have done. I will be writing to both your","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"families tonight. I must also warn you that if you do anything","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"like this again, I will have no choice but to expel you.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
" Snape looked as though Christmas had been canceled. He cleared his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"throat and said, `Professor Dumbledore, these boys have flouted the Decree for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the Restriction of Underage Wizardry, caused serious damage to an old and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"valuable tree - surely acts of this nature -`  * 8i","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
" `It will be for Professor McGonagall to decide on these boys'","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"punishments, Severus,` said Dumbledore calmly. `They are in her House and are","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"therefore her responsibility.` He turned to Professor McGonagall. `I must go back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"to the feast, Minerva, I've got to give out a few notices.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Come, Severus, there's a delicious-looking cus tard tart I want to sample","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"-` Snape shot a look of pure venom at Harry and Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"as he allowed himself to be swept out of his office, leaving","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"them alone with Pro fessor McGonagall, who was still eyeing them like","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"a wrathful eagle. `You'd better get along to the hospital wing, Weasley,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"you're bleeding.` `Not much,` said Ron, hastily wiping the cut over his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"eye with his sleeve. `Professor, I wanted to watch my sister being","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Sorted -` `The Sorting Ceremony is over,` said Professor McGonagall. `Your sister","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"is also in Gryffindor.` `Oh, good,` said Ron. `And speaking of Gryffindor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"-` Professor McGonagall said sharply, but Harry cut in: `Professor, when we","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"took the car, term hadn't started, so - so Gryffindor shouldn't really","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"have points taken from it - should it?` he finished, watching her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"anxiously. Professor McGonagall gave him a piercing look, but he was sure","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"she had almost smiled. Her mouth looked less thin, anyway. `I will","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"not take any points from Gryffindor,` she said, and Harry's heart lightened","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"considerably. `But you will both get a de tention.` It was better","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"than Harry had expected. As for Dumbledore's writing to the Dursleys, that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"was nothing. Harry knew perfectly well they'd just be disappointed that the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Whomping Willow hadn't squashed him flat.  82  Professor McGonagall raised","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"her wand again and pointed it at Snape's desk. A large plate","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"of sandwiches, two silver goblets, and a jug of-iced pumpkin juice appeared","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"with a pop.  `You will eat in here and then go","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"straight up to your dormitory,` she said. `I must also return to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the feast.`  When the door had closed behind her, Ron let","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"out a long, low whistle.  `I thought we'd had it,` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"said, grabbing a sandwich.  `So did I,` said Harry, taking one,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"too.  `Can you believe our luck, though?` said Ron thickly through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"a mouthful of chicken and ham. `Fred and George must've flown that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"car five or six times and no Muggle ever saw them.` He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"swallowed and took another huge bite. `Why couldn't we get through the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"barrier?`  Harry shrugged. `We'll have to watch our step from now","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"on, though,` he said, taking a grateful swig of pumpkin juice. `Wish","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"we could've gone up to the feast ......  `She didn't want","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"us showing off,` said Ron sagely. `Doesn't want people to think it's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"clever, arriving by flying car.`  When they had eaten as many","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"sandwiches as they could (the plate kept refilling itself) they rose and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"left the office, treading the familiar path to Gryffindor Tower. The castle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"was quiet; it seemed that the feast was over. They walked past","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"muttering portraits and creaking suits of armor, and climbed narrow flights of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"stone stairs, until at last they reached the passage where the secret","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"entrance to Gryffindor Tower was hidden, behind an oil painting of a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"very fat woman in a pink silk dress.  `Password?` she said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"as they approached.  `Er -` said Harry.  They didn't know","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the new year's password, not having met a Gryffindor prefect yet, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"help came almost immediately; they heard hurrying feet behind them and turned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"to see Hermione dashing toward them.  `There you are! Where have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"you been? The most ridiculous rumors - someone said you'd been expelled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"for crashing a flying car  `Well, we haven't been expelled,` Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"assured her.  `You're not telling me you did fly here?` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Hermione, sounding almost as severe as Professor McGonagall.  `Skip the lecture,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"said Ron impatiently, `and tell us the new password.`  `It's `wattlebird,`'","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"said Hermione impatiently, `but that's not the point - `  Her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"words were cut short, however, as the portrait of the fat lady","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"swung open and there was a sudden storm of clapping. It looked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"as though the whole of Gryffindor House was still awake, packed into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the circular common room, standing on the lopsided tables and squashy armchairs,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"waiting for them to arrive. Arms reached through the portrait hole to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"pull Harry and Ron inside, leaving Hermione to scramble in after then-t.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
" `Brilliant!` yelled Lee Jordan. `Inspired! What an entrance! Flying a car","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"right into the Whomping Willow, people'll be talking about that one for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"years -`  `Good for you,` said a fifth year Harry had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"never spoken to; someone was patting him on the back as though","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"he'd just won a marathon; Fred and George pushed their way to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"the front of the crowd and said together, `Why couldn't we've come","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"in the car, eh?`  84  Ron was scarlet in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"face, grinning embarrassedly, but Harry could see one person who didn't look","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"happy at all. Percy was visible over the heads of some excited","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"first years, and he seemed to be trying to get near enough","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"to start telling them off. Harry nudged Ron in the ribs and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"nodded in Percy's direction. Ron got the point at once.  `Got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"to get upstairs - bit tired,` he said, and the two of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"them started pushing their way toward the door on the other side","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"of the room, which led to a spiral staircase and the dormitories.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
" `'Night,` Harry called back to Hermione, who was wearing a scowl","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"just like Percy's.  They managed to get to the other side","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"of the common room, still having their backs slapped, and gained the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"peace of the staircase. They hurried up it, right to the top,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"and at last reached the door of their old dormitory, which now","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"had a sign on it saying SECOND YEARS. They entered the familiar,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"circular room, with its five four-posters hung with red velvet and its","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"high, narrow windows. Their trunks had been brought up for them and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"stood at the ends of their beds.  Ron grinned guiltily at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Harry.  `I know I shouldn't've enjoyed that or anything, but ='","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
" The dormitory door flew open and in came the other second","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"year Gryffindor boys, Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas, and Neville Longbottom.  `Unbelievable!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"beamed Seamus.  `Cool,` said Dean.  `Amazing,` said Neville, awestruck. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"Harry couldn't help it. He grinned, too.  * 85 *  ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-5"
"GILDEROY LOCKHART  he next day, however, Harry barely grinned once. Things","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"started to go downhill from breakfast in the Great Hall. The four","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"long house tables were laden with tureens of porridge, plates of kippers,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"mountains of toast, and dishes of eggs and bacon, beneath the enchanted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"ceiling (today, a dull, cloudy gray). Harry and Ron sat down at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the Gryffindor table next to Hermione, who had her copy of Voyages","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"with Vampires propped open against a milk jug. There was a slight","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"stiffness in the way she said `Morning,` which told Harry that she","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"was still disapproving of the way they had arrived. Neville Longbottom, on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the other hand, greeted them cheerfully. Neville was a round-faced and accident-prone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"boy with the worst memory of anyone Harry had ever met. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"`Mail's due any minute - I think Gran's sending a few things","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"I forgot.`  Harry had only just started his porridge when, sure","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"enough, there was a rushing sound overhead and a hundred or so","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"owls  86  streamed in, circling the hall and dropping letters","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and packages into the chattering crowd. A big, lumpy package bounced off","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Neville's head and, a second later, something large and gray fell into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Hermione's jug, spraying them all with milk and feathers.  `Enrol!` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Ron, pulling the bedraggled owl out by the feet. Errol slumped, unconscious,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"onto the table, his legs in the air and a damp red","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"envelope in his beak.  `Oh, no -` Ron gasped.  `It's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"all right, he's still alive,` said Hermione, prodding Errol gently with the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"tip of her finger.  `It's not that - it's that.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Ron was pointing at the red envelope. It looked quite ordinary to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Harry, but Ron and Neville were both looking at it as though","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"they expected it to explode.  `What's the matter?` said Harry. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"`She's - she's sent me a Howler,` said Ron faintly.  `You'd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"better open it, Ron,` said Neville in a timid whisper. `It'll be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"worse if you don't My gran sent me one once, and I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"ignored it and` - he gulped - `it was horrible.`  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"looked from their petrified faces to the red envelope.  `What's a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Howler?` he said.  But Ron's whole attention was fixed on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"letter, which had begun to smoke at the corners.  `Open it,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Neville urged. `It'll all be over in a few minutes -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Ron stretched out a shaking hand, eased the envelope from Errol's beak,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and slit it open. Neville stuffed his fingers in his ears. A","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"split second later, Harry knew why. He thought for a moment it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"had exploded; a roar of sound fiIled the huge hall, shaking dust","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"from the ceiling.  `STEALING THE CAR, I WOULDN'T HAVE BEEN SURPRISED","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"IF THEY'D EXPELLED YOU, YOU WAIT TILL I GET HOLD OF YOU,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"I DON'T SUPPOSE YOU STOPPED TO THINK WHAT YOUR FATHERAND I WENT","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"THROUGH WHEN WE SAW IT WAS GONE -`  Mrs. Weasleys yells,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"a hundred times louder than usual, made the plates and spoons rattle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"on the table, and echoed deafeningly off the stone walls. People throughout","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the hall were swiveling around to see who had received the Howler,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and Ron sank so low in his chair that only his crimson","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"forehead could be seen.  `- LETTER FROM DUMBLEDORE LAST NIGHT, I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"THOUGHT YOUR FATHER WOULD DIE OF SHAME, WE DIDN'T BRING YOU UP","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"TO BEHAVE LIKE THIS, YOU AND HARRY COULD BOTH HAVE DIED -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
" Harry had been wondering when his name was going to crop","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"up. He tried very hard to look as though he couldn't hear","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the voice that was making his eardrums throb.  `-ABSOLUTELY DISGUSTED -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"YOUR FATHER'S FACING AN INQUIRY AT WORK, IT'S ENTIRELY YOUR FAULT AND","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"IF YOU PUT ANOTHER TOE OUT OF LINE WE'LL BRING YOU STRAIGHT","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"BACK HOME.`  A ringing silence fell. The red envelope, which had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"dropped from Ron's hand, burst into flames and curled into ashes. Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and Ron sat stunned, as though a tidal wave had just passed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"over them. A few people laughed and, gradually, a babble of talk","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"broke out again.  Hermione closed Voyages with Vampires and looked down","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"at the top of Ron's head.  * 88  `Well, I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"don't know what you expected, Ron, but you -`  `Don't tell","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"me I deserved it,` snapped Ron.  Harry pushed his porridge away.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"His insides were burning with guilt. Mr. Weasley was facing an inquiry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"at work. After all Mr. and Mrs. Weasley had done for him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"over the summer ...  But he had no time to dwell","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"on this; Professor McGonagall was moving along the Gryffindor table, handing out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"course schedules. Harry took his and saw that they had double Herbology","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"with the Hufepuffs first.  Harry, Ron, and Hermione left the castle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"together, crossed the vegetable patch, and made for the greenhouses, where the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"magical plants were kept. At least the Howler had done one good","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"thing: Hermione seemed to think they had now been punished enough and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"was being perfectly friendly again.  As they neared the greenhouses they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"saw the rest of the class standing outside, waiting for Professor Sprout. Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Ron, and Hermione had only just joined them when she came striding","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"into view across the lawn, accompanied by Gilderoy Lockhart. Professor Sprout's arms","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"were full of bandages, and with another twinge of guilt, Harry spotted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the Whomping Willow in the distance, several of its branches now in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"slings.  Professor Sprout was a squat little witch who wore a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"patched hat over her flyaway hair; there was usually a large amount","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"of earth on her clothes and her fingernails would have made Aunt","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Petunia faint. Gilderoy Lockhart, however, was immaculate in sweeping robes of turquoise,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"his golden hair shining under a perfectly positioned turquoise hat with gold","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"trimming.  `Oh, hello there!` he called, beaming around at the assembled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
" 89  students. `Just been showing Professor Sprout the right way","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"to doctor a Whomping Willow! But I don't want you running away","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"with the idea that I'm better at Herbology than she is! I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"just happen to have met several of these exotic plants on my","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"travels . . .`  `Greenhouse three today, chaps!` said Professor Sprout,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"who was looking distinctly disgruntled, not at all her usual cheerful self.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
" There was a murmur of interest. They had only ever worked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"in greenhouse one before - greenhouse three housed far more interesting and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"dangerous plants. Professor Sprout took a large key from her belt and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"unlocked the door. Harry caught a whiff of damp earth and fertilizer","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"mingling with the heavy perfume of some giant, umbrella- sized flowers dangling","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"from the ceiling. He was about to follow Ron and Hermione inside","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"when Lockhart's hand shot out.  `Harry! I've been wanting a word","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"- you don't mind if he's a couple of minutes late, do","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"you, Professor Sprout?`  Judging by Professor Sprout's scowl, she did mind,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"but Lockhart said, `That's the ticket,` and closed the greenhouse door in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"her face.  `Harry,` said Lockhart, his large white teeth gleaming in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the sunlight as he shook his head. `Harry, Harry, Harry.`  Completely","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"nonplussed, Harry said nothing.  `When I heard -well, of course, it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"was all my fault. Could have kicked myself.`  Harry had no","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"idea what he was talking about. He was about to say so","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"when Lockhart went on, `Don't know when I've been more shocked. Flying","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"a car to Hogwarts! Well, of course, I knew at once why","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"you'd done it. Stood out a mile. Harry, Harry, Harry.`  It","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"was remarkable how he could show every one of those brilliant teeth","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"even when he wasn't talking.  90  `Gave you a taste","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"for publicity, didn't I?` said Lockhart. `Gave you the bug. You got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"onto the front page of the paper with me and you couldn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"wait to do it again.` `Oh, no, Professor, see -` `Harry, Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Harry,` said Lockhart, reaching out and grasping his shoulder. `I understand. Natural","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"to want a bit more once you've had that first taste -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and I blame myself for giving you that, be cause it was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"bound to go to your head - but see here, young man,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"you can't start flying cars to try and get yourself noticed. Just","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"calm down, all right? Plenty of time for all that when you're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"older. Yes, yes, I know what you're thinking! 'It's all right for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"him, he's an in ternationally famous wizard already!' But when I was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"twelve, I was just as much of a nobody as you are","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"now. In fact, Id say I was even more of a nobody!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"I mean, a few people have heard of you, haven't they? All","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"that business with He-\`o-Must-Not-Be-Named!` He glanced at the lightning scar on Harry's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"forehead. `I know, I know - it's not quite as good as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"winning Witch Weekly's Most Charming-Smile Award five times in a row, as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"I have - but it's a start, Harry, it's a start.` He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"gave Harry a hearty wink and strode off. Harry stood stunned for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"a few seconds, then, remembering he was supposed to be in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"greenhouse, he opened the door and slid inside. Professor Sprout was standing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"behind a trestle bench in the cen ter of the greenhouse. About","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"twenty pairs of different-colored ear muffs were lying on the bench. When","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Harry had taken his place between Ron and Hermione, she said, `We'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"be repotting Man drakes today. Now, who can tell me the properties","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"of the Man drake?` To nobody's surprise, Hermione's hand was first into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the air.  s1  `Mandrake, or Mandragora, is a powerful restorative,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"said Hermione, sounding as usual as though she had swallowed the textbook.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"`It is used to return people who have been transfigured or cursed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"to their original state.`  `Excellent. Ten points to Gryffindor,` said Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Sprout. `The Mandrake forms an essential part of most antidotes. It is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"also, however, dangerous. Who can tell me why?`  Hermione's hand narrowly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"missed Harry's glasses as it shot up again.  `The cry of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the Mandrake is fatal to anyone who hears it,` she said promptly.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
" `Precisely. Take another ten points,` said Professor Sprout. `Now, the Mandrakes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"we have here are still very young.`  She pointed to a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"row of deep trays as she spoke, and everyone shuffled forward for a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"better look. A hundred or so tufty little plants, purplish green in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"color, were growing there in rows. They looked quite unremarkable to Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"who didn't have the slightest idea what Hermione meant by the `cry`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"of the Mandrake.  `Everyone take a pair of earmuffs,` said Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Sprout.  There was a scramble as everyone tried to seize a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"pair that wasn't pink and fluffy.  `When I tell you to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"put them on, make sure your ears are completely covered,` said Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Sprout. `When it is safe to remove them, I will give you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the thumbs-up. Right - earmuffs on.`  Harry snapped the earmuffs over","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"his ears. They shut out sound completely. Professor Sprout put the pink,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"fluffy pair over her own ears, rolled up the sleeves of her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"robes, grasped one of the tufty plants firmly, and pulled hard. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"*92*  Harry let out a gasp of surprise that no one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"could hear.  Instead of roots, a small, muddy, and extremely ugly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"baby popped out of the earth. The leaves were growing right out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"of his head. He had pale green, mottled skin, and was clearly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"bawling at the top of his lungs.  Professor Sprout took a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"large plant pot from under the table and plunged the Mandrake into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"it, burying him in dark, damp compost until only the tufted leaves","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"were visible. Professor Sprout dusted off her hands, gave them all the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"thumbs-up, and removed her own earmuffs.  `As our Mandrakes are only","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"seedlings, their cries won't kill yet,` she said calmly as though she'd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"just done nothing more exciting than water a begonia. `However, they will","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"knock you out for several hours, and as I'm sure none of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"you want to miss your first day back, make sure your earmuffs","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"are securely in place while you work. I will attract your attention","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"when it is time to pack up.  `Four to a tray","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"- there is a large supply of pots here - compost in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the sacks over there - and be careful of the Venemous Tentacula,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"it's teething.`  She gave a sharp slap to a spiky, dark","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"red plant as she spoke, making it draw in the long feelers","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"that had been inching sneakily over her shoulder.  Harry, Ron, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Hermione were joined at their tray by a curly-haired Hufflepuff boy Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"knew by sight but had never spoken to.  `Justin Finch-Fletchley,` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"said brightly, shaking Harry by the hand. `Know who you are, of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"course, the famous Harry Potter... And you're Hermione Granger - always top","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"in everything`  * 9%  (Hermione beamed as she had her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"hand shaken too) `- and Ron Weasley. Wasn't that your flying car?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
" Ron didn't smile. The Howler was obviously still on his mind.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
" `That Lockhart's something, isn't he?` said Justin happily as they began","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"fiIling their plant pots with dragon dung compost. `Awfully brave chap. Have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"you read his books? Id have died of fear if Id been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"cornered in a telephone booth by a werewolf, but he stayed cool","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and - zap - just fantastic.  `My name was down for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Eton, you know. I can't tell you how glad I am I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"came here instead. Of course, Mother was slightly disappointed, but since I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"made her read Lockhart's books I think she's begun to see how","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"useful it'll be to have a fully trained wizard in the family","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
". . . .`  After that they didn't have much chance","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"to talk. Their earmuffs were back on and they needed to concentrate","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"on the Mandrakes. Professor Sprout had made it look extremely easy, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"it wasn't. The Mandrakes didn't like coming out of the earth, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"didn't seem to want to go back into it either. They squirmed,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"kicked, flailed their sharp little fists, and gnashed their teeth; Harry spent","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"ten whole minutes trying to squash a particularly fat one into a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"pot.  By the end of the class, Harry, like everyone else,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"was sweaty, aching, and covered in earth. Everyone traipsed back to the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"castle for a quick wash and then the Gryffindors hurried off to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Transfiguration.  Professor McGonagall's classes were always hard work, but today was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"especially difficult. Everything Harry had learned last year seemed to have leaked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"out of his head during the summer. He was supposed to be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"turning a beetle into a button, but all he managed  *","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"94  to do was give his beetle a lot of exercise","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"as it scuttled over the desktop avoiding his wand.  Ron was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"having far worse problems. He had patched up his wand with some","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"borrowed Spellotape, but it seemed to be damaged beyond repair. It kept","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"crackling and sparking at odd moments, and every time Ron tried to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"transfigure his beetle it engulfed him in thick gray smoke that smelled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"of rotten eggs. Unable to see what he was doing, Ron accidentally","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"squashed his beetle with his elbow and had to ask for a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"new one. Professor McGonagall wasn't pleased.  Harry was relieved to hear","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the lunch bell. His brain felt like a wrung sponge. Everyone fiIed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"out of the classroom except him and Ron, who was whacking his wand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"furiously on the desk.  `Stupid - useless - thing -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"`Write home for another one,` Harry suggested as the wand let off","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"a volley of bangs like a firecracker.  `Oh, yeah, and get","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"another Howler back,` said Ron, stuffing the now hissing wand into his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"bag. ` `It's your own fault your wand got snapped - '`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
" They went down to lunch, where Ron's mood was not improved","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"by Hermione's showing them the handful of perfect coat buttons she had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"produced in Transfiguration.  `What've we got this afternoon?` said Harry, hastily","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"changing the subject.  `Defense Against the Dark Arts,` said Hermione at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"once.  `Why, `demanded Ron, seizing her schedule, `have you outlined all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Lockhart's lessons in little hearts?`  Hermione snatched the schedule back, blushing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"furiously.  * 95 *  They finished lunch and went outside","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"into the overcast courtyard. Hermione sat down on a stone step and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"buried her nose in Voyages with Vampires again. Harry and Ron stood","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"talking about Quidditch for several minutes before Harry became aware that he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"was being closely watched. Looking up, he saw the very small, mousy-haired","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"boy he'd seen trying on the Sorting Hat last night staring at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Harry as though transfixed. He was clutching what looked like an ordinary","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Muggle camera, and the moment Harry looked at him, he went bright","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"red.  `All right, Harry? I'm -I'm Colin Creevey,` he said breathlessly,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"taking a tentative step forward. `I'm in Gryffindor, too. D'you think -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"would it be all right if - can I have a picture?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"he said, raising the camera hopefully.  `A picture?` Harry repeated blankly.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
" `So I can prove I've met you,` said Colin Creevey eagerly,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"edging further forward. `I know all about you. Everyone's told me. About","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"how you survived when You-Know-Who tried to kill you and how he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"disappeared and everything and how you've still got a lightning scar on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"your forehead` (his eyes raked Harry's hairline) `and a boy in my","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"dormitory said if I develop the film in the right potion, the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"pictures'll move.` Colin drew a great shuddering breath of excitement and said,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"`It's amazing here, isn't it? I never knew all the odd stuff","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"I could do was magic till I got the letter from Hogwarts.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"My dad's a milkman, he couldn't believe it either. So I'm taking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"loads of pictures to send home to him. And it'd be really","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"good if I had one of you` - he looked imploringly at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Harry - `maybe your friend could take it and I could stand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"next to you? And then, could you sign it?`  96 ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"`Signed photos? You're giving out signed photos, Potter?`  Loud and scathing,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Draco Malfoy's voice echoed around the courtyard. He had stopped right behind","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Colin, flanked, as he always was at Hogwarts, by his large and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"thuggish cronies, Crabbe and Goyle.  `Everyone line up!` Malfoy roared to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the crowd. `Harry Potter's giving out signed photos!`  `No, I'm not,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"said Harry angrily, his fists clenching. `Shut up, Malfoy.`  `You're just","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"jealous,` piped up Colin, whose entire body was about as thick as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Crabbe's neck.  `jealous?`said Malfoy, who didn't need to shout anymore: half","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the courtyard was listening in. `Of what? I don't want a foul","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"scar right across my head, thanks. I don't think getting your head","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"cut open makes you that special, myself.`  Crabbe and Goyle were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"sniggering stupidly.  `Eat slugs, Malfoy,` said Ron angrily. Crabbe stopped laughing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and started rubbing his knuckles in a menacing way.  `Be careful,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Weasley,` sneered Malfoy. `You don't want to start any trouble or your","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Mommy'll have to come and take you away from school.` He put","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"on a shrill, piercing voice. `Ifyou put another toe out of line'","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"- `  A knot of Slytherin fifth-years nearby laughed loudly at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"this.  `Weasley would like a signed photo, Potter,` smirked Malfoy. `It'd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"be worth more than his family's whole house -`  Ron whipped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"out his Spellotaped wand, but Hermione shut Voyages with Vampires with a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"snap and whispered, `Look out!`  `What's all this, what's all this?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Gilderoy Lockhart was striding  * 97  toward them, his turquoise","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"robes swirling behind him. `Who's giv ing out signed photos?` Harry started","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"to speak but he was cut short as Lockhart flung an arm","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"around his shoulders and thundered jovially, `Shouldn't have asked! We meet again,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Harry!` Pinned to Lockhart's side and burning with humiliation, Harry saw Malfoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"slide smirking back into the crowd. `Come on then, Mr. Creevey,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Lockhart, beaming at Colin. `A double portrait, can't do better than that,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and we'll both sign it for you.` Colin fumbled for his camera","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and took the picture as the bell rang behind them, signaling the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"start of afternoon classes. `Off you go, move along there,` Lockhart called","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"to the crowd, and he set off back to the castle with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Harry, who was wishing he knew a good Vanishing Spell, still clasped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"to his side. `A word to the wise, Harry,` said Lockhart paternally","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"as they entered the building through a side door. `I covered up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"for you back there with young Creevey - if he was photographing me,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"too, your schoolmates won't think you're setting yourself up so much .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
". . .` Deaf to Harry's stammers, Lockhart swept him down a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"corridor lined with staring students and up a staircase. `Let me just","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"say that handing out signed pictures at this stage of your career","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"isn't sensible - looks a tad bigheaded, Harry, to be frank. There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"may well come a time when, like me, you'll need to keep","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"a stack handy wherever you go, but` - he gave a little","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"chor tle - `I don't think you're quite there yet.` They had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"reached Lockhart's classroom and he let Harry go at  98 ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"last. Harry yanked his robes straight and headed for a seat at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the very back of the class, where he busied himself with piling","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"all seven of Lockhart's books in front of him, so that he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"could avoid looking at the real thing.  The rest of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"class came clattering in, and Ron and Hermione sat down on either","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"side of Harry.  `You could've fried an egg on your face`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"said Ron. `You'd better hope Creevey doesn't meet Ginny, or they'll be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"starting a Harry Potter fan club.`  `Shut up,` snapped Harry. The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"last thing he needed was for Lockhart to hear the phrase `Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Potter fan club.`  When the whole class was seated, Lockhart cleared","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"his throat loudly and silence fell. He reached forward, picked up Neville","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Longbottom's copy of Travels with Trolls, and held it up to show","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"his own, winking portrait on the front.  `Me,` he said, pointing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"at it and winking as well. `Gilderoy Lockhart, Order of Merlin, Third","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Class, Honorary Member of the Dark Force Defense League, and five-time winner","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"of Witch Weekly's Most- Charming-Smile Award - but I don't talk about","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"that. I didn't get rid of the Bandon Banshee by smiling at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"her!`  He waited for them to laugh; a few people smiled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"weakly.  `I see you've all bought a complete set of my","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"books -well done. I thought we'd start today with a little quiz.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Nothing to worry about  just to check how well you've read","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"them, how much you've taken in -`  When he had handed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"out the test papers he returned to the front of the class","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and said, `You have thirty minutes - start - now!`  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"looked down at his paper and read:  1. What is Gilderoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Lockhart 's favorite color?  2. What is Gilderoy Lockhart's secret ambition?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
" 3. What, in your opinion, is Gilderoy Lockhart's greatest achievement to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"date?  On and on it went, over three sides of paper,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"right down to:  4. When is Gilderoy Lockhart's birthday, and what","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"would his ideal gift be?  Half an hour later, Lockhart collected","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the papers and rifled through them in front of the class. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"`Tut, tut - hardly any of you remembered that my favorite color","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"is lilac. I say so in Year with the Yeti. And a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"few of you need to read Wanderings with Werewolves more carefully -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"I clearly state in chapter twelve that my ideal birthday gift would","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"be harmony between all magic and non-magic peoples - though I wouldn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"say no to a large bottle of Ogdeds Old Firewhisky!`  He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"gave them another roguish wink. Ron was now staring at Lockhart with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"an expression of disbelief on his face; Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"who were sitting in front, were shaking with silent laughter. Hermione, on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the other hand, was listening to Lockhart with rapt attention and gave","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"a start when he mentioned her name.  `. . . but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Miss Hermione Granger knew my secret ambition is to rid the world","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"of evil and market my own range of hair-care potions - good","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"girl! In fact` - he flipped her paper over - `full marks!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Where is Miss Hermione Granger?`  *100*  Hermione raised a trembling","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"hand.  `Excellent!` beamed Lockhart. `Quite excellent! Take ten points for Gryffindor!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"And so - to business -`  He bent down behind his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"desk and lifted a large, covered cage onto it.  `Now -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"be warned! It is my job to arm you against the foulest","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"creatures known to wizardkind! You may find yourselves facing your worst fears","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"in this room. Know only that no harm can befall you whilst","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"I am here. All I ask is that you remain calm.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"In spite of himself, Harry leaned around his pile of books for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"a better look at the cage. Lockhart placed a hand on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"cover. Dean and Seamus had stopped laughing now. Neville was cowering in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"his front row seat.  `I must ask you not to scream,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"said Lockhart in a low voice. `It might provoke them.`  As","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the whole class held its breath, Lockhart whipped off the cover. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"`Yes,` he said dramatically. `Freshly caught Cornish pixies. `  Seamus Finnigan","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"couldn't control himself. He let out a snort of laughter that even","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Lockhart couldn't mistake for a scream of terror.  `Yes?` He smiled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"at Seamus.  `Well, they're not - they're not very - dangerous,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"are they?` Seamus choked.  `Don't be so sure!` said Lockhart, waggling a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"finger annoyingly at Seamus. `Devilish tricky little blighters they can be!` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"The pixies were electric blue and about eight inches high, with pointed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"faces and voices so shrill it was like listening to a lot","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"of budgies arguing. The moment the cover had been removed, they ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"*101*  had started jabbering and rocketing around, rattling the bars and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"making bizarre faces at the people nearest them.  `Right, then,` Lockhart","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"said loudly. `Let's see what you make of them!` And he opened","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the cage.  It was pandemonium. The pixies shot in every direction","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"like rockets. Two of them seized Neville by the ears and lifted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"him into the air. Several shot straight through the window, showering the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"back row with broken glass. The rest proceeded to wreck the classroom","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"more effectively than a rampaging rhino. They grabbed ink bottles and sprayed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the class with them, shredded books and papers, tore pictures from the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"walls, up-ended the waste basket, grabbed bags and books and threw them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"out of the smashed window; within minutes, half the class was sheltering","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"under desks and Neville was swinging from the iron chandelier in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"ceiling.  `Come on now - round them up, round them up,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"they're only pixies,` Lockhart shouted.  He rolled up his sleeves, brandished","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"his wand, and bellowed,  `Peskipiksi Pesternomi!`  It had absolutely no","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"effect; one of the pixies seized his wand and threw it out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"of the window, too. Lockhart gulped and dived under his own desk,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"narrowly avoiding being squashed by Neville, who fell a second later as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the chandelier gave way.  The bell rang and there was a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"mad rush toward the exit. In the relative calm that followed, Lockhart","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"straightened up, caught sight of Harry, Ron, and Hermione, who were almost","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"at the door, and said, `Well, I'll ask you three to just","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"nip the rest of them back into their cage.` He swept past","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"them and shut the door quickly behind him.  *102*  `Can","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"you believe him?` roared Ron as one of the remaining pixies bit","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"him painfully on the ear.  `He just wants to give us","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"some hands-on experience,` said Hermione, immobilizing two pixies at once with a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"clever Freezing Charm and stuffing them back into their cage.  `Hands","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"on? `said Harry, who was trying to grab a pixie dancing out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"of reach with its tongue out. `Hermione, he didn't have a clue","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"what he was doing -`  `Rubbish,` said Hermione. `You've read his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"books - look at all those amazing things he's done -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"`He says he's done,` Ron muttered.  arry spent a lot of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"time over the next few days dodging out of sight whenever he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"saw Gilderoy Lockhart coming down a corridor. Harder to avoid was Colin","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Creevey, who seemed to have memorized Harry's schedule. Nothing seemed to give","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Colin a bigger thrill than to say, `All right, Harry?` six or","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"seven times a day and hear, `Hello, Colin,` back, however exasperated Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"sounded when he said it.  Hedwig was still angry with Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"about the disasterous car journey and Ron's wand was still malfunctioning, surpassing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"itself on Friday morning by shooting out of Ron's hand in Charms","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and hitting tiny old Professor Flitwick squarely between the eyes, creating a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"large, throbbing green boil where it had struck. So with one thing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and another, Harry was quite glad to reach the weekend. He, Ron,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and Hermione were planning to visit Hagrid on Saturday morning. Harry, however,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"was shaken awake several hours earlier  *104*  than he would","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"have liked by Oliver Wood, Captain of the Gryffindor Quidditch team. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"`Whassamatter?` said Harry groggily.  `Quidditch practice!` said Wood. `Come on!` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Harry squinted at the window. There was a thin mist hanging across","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the pink-and-gold sky. Now that he was awake, he couldn't understand how","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"he could have slept through the racket the birds were making. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"`Oliver,` Harry croaked. `It's the crack of dawn.`  `Exactly,` said Wood.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"He was a tall and burly sixth year and, at the moment,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"his eyes were gleaming with a crazed enthusiasm. `It's part of our","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"new training program. Come on, grab your broom, and let's go,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Wood heartily. `None of the other teams have started training yet; we're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"going to be first off the mark this year -`  Yawning","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and shivering slightly, Harry climbed out of bed and tried to find","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"his Quidditch robes.  `Good man,` said Wood. `Meet you on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"field in fifteen minutes.  When he'd found his scarlet team robes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and pulled on his cloak for warmth, Harry scribbled a note to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Ron explaining where he'd gone and went down the spiral staircase to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"the common room, his Nimbus Two Thousand on his shoulder. He had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"just reached the portrait hole when there was a clatter behind him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"and Colin Creevey came dashing down the spiral staircase, his camera swinging","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"madly around his neck and something clutched in his hand.  `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"heard someone saying your name on the stairs, Harry! Look what I've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"got here! I've had it developed, I wanted to show you -`  *105*","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-6"
"Harry looked bemusedly at the photograph Colin was brandishing under his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"nose.  A moving, black-and-white Lockhart was tugging hard on an arm","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Harry recognized as his own. He was pleased to see that his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"photographic self was putting up a good fight and refusing to be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"dragged into view. As Harry watched, Lockhart gave up and slumped, panting,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"against the white edge of the picture.  `Will you sign it?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"said Colin eagerly.  `No,` said Harry flatly, glancing around to check","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"that the room was really deserted. `Sorry, Colin, I'm in a hurry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"- Quidditch practice -`  He climbed through the portrait hole. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"`Oh, wow! Wait for me! I've never watched a Quidditch game before!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" Colin scrambled through the hole after him.  `It'll be really","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"boring,` Harry said quickly, but Colin ignored him, his face shining with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"excitement.  `You were the youngest House player in a hundred years,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"weren't you, Harry? Weren't you?` said Colin, trotting alongside him. `You must","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"be brilliant. I've never flown. Is it easy? Is that your own","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"broom? Is that the best one there is?`  Harry didn't know","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"how to get rid of him. It was like having an extremely","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"talkative shadow.  `I don't really understand Quidditch,` said Colin breathlessly. `Is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"it true there are four balls? And two of them fly around","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"trying to knock people off their brooms?`  `Yes,` said Harry heavily,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"resigned to explaining the complicated rules of Quidditch. `They're called Bludgers. There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"are two Beaters  *106*  on each team who carry clubs","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"to beat the Bludgers away from their side. Fred and George Weasley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"are the Gryffindor Beaters.`  `And what are the other balls for?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Colin asked, tripping down a couple of steps because he was gazing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"open-mouthed at Harry.  `Well, the Quafe - that's the biggish red","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"one - is the one that scores goals. Three Chasers on each","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"team throw the Quaffle to each other and try and get it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"through the goal posts at the end of the pitch - they're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"three long poles with hoops on the end.`  `And the fourth","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"ball -`  `- is the Golden Snitch,` said Harry, `and it's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"very small, very fast, and difficult to catch. But that's what the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Seeker's got to do, because a game of Quidditch doesn't end until","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"the Snitch has been caught. And whichever team's Seeker gets the Snitch","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"earns his team an extra hundred and fifty points.`  `And you're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"the Gryffindor Seeker, aren't you?` said Colin in awe.  `Yes,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Harry as they left the castle and started across the dew- drenched","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"grass. `And there's the Keeper, too. He guards the goal posts. That's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"it, really.`  But Colin didn't stop questioning Harry all the way","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"down the sloping lawns to the Quidditch field, and Harry only shook","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"him off when he reached the changing rooms; Colin called after him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"in a piping voice, `I'll go and get a good seat, Harry!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"and hurried off to the stands.  The rest of the Gryffindor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"team were already in the changing room. Wood was the only person","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"who looked truly awake. Fred and George Weasley were sitting, puffy-eyed and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"touslehaired, next to fourth year Alicia Spinnet, who seemed to be nodding","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"off against the wall behind her. Her fellow Chasers, Katie  *107*","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" Bell and Angelina Johnson, were yawning side by side opposite them.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" `There you are, Harry, what kept you?` said Wood briskly. `Now,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"I wanted a quick talk with you all before we actually get","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"onto the field, because I spent the summer devising a whole new","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"training program, which I really think will make all the difference ....","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" Wood was holding up a large diagram of a Quidditch field,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"on which were drawn many lines, arrows, and crosses in differentcolored inks.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"He took out his wand, tapped the board, and the arrows began","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"to wiggle over the diagram like caterpillars. As Wood launched into a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"speech about his new tactics, Fred Weasley's head drooped right onto Alicia","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Spinnet's shoulder and he began to snore.  The first board took","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"nearly twenty minutes to explain, but there was another board under that,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"and a third under that one. Harry sank into a stupor as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Wood droned on and on.  `So,` said Wood, at long last,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"jerking Harry from a wistful fantasy about what he could be eating","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"for breakfast at this very moment up at the castle. `Is that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"clear? Any questions?`  `I've got a question, Oliver,` said George, who","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"had woken with a start. `Why couldn't you have told us all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"this yesterday when we were awake?`  Wood wasn't pleased.  `Now,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"listen here, you lot,` he said, glowering at them all. `We should","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"have won the Quidditch cup last year. We're easily the best team.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"But unfortunately -owing to circumstances beyond our control - `  *108*","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" Harry shifted guiltily in his seat. He had been unconscious in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"the hospital wing for the final match of the previous year, meaning","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"that Gryffindor had been a player short and had suffered their worst","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"defeat in three hundred years.  Wood took a moment to regain","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"control of himself. Their last defeat was clearly still torturing him. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"`So this year, we train harder than ever before .... Okay, let's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"go and put our new theories into practice!` Wood shouted, seizing his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"broomstick and leading the way out of the locker rooms. Stifflegged and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"still yawning, his team followed.  They had been in the locker","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"room so long that the sun was up completely now, although remnants","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"of mist hung over the grass in the stadium. As Harry walked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"onto the field, he saw Ron and Hermione sitting in the stands.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" `Aren't you finished yet?` called Ron incredulously.  `Haven't even started,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"said Harry, looking jealously at the toast and marmalade Ron and Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"had brought out of the Great Hall. `Wood's been teaching us new","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"moves.`  He mounted his broomstick and kicked at the ground, soaring","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"up into the air. The cool morning air whipped his face, waking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"him far more effectively than Wood's long talk. It felt wonderful to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"be back on the Quidditch field. He soared right around the stadium","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"at full speed, racing Fred and George.  `What's that funny clicking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"noise?` called Fred as they hurtled around the corner.  Harry looked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"into the stands. Colin was sitting in one of the highest seats,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"his camera raised, taking picture after picture, the sound strangely magnified in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"the deserted stadium.  *io9*  `Look this way, Harry! This way!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"he cried shrilly.  `Who's that?` said Fred.  `No idea,` Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"lied, putting on a spurt of speed that took him as far","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"away as possible from Colin.  `What's going on?` said Wood, frowning,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"as he skimmed through the air toward them. `Why's that first year","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"taking pictures? I don't like it. He could be a Slytherin spy,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"trying to find out about our new training program.`  `He's in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Gryffindor,` said Harry quickly.  `And the Slytherins don't need a spy,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Oliver,` said George.  `What makes you say that?` said Wood testily.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" `Because they're here in person,` said George, pointing.  Several people","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"in green robes were walking onto the field, broomsticks in their hands.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" `I don't believe it!` Wood hissed in outrage. `I booked the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"field for today! We'll see about this!`  Wood shot toward the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"ground, landing rather harder than he meant to in his anger, staggering","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"slightly as he dismounted. Harry, Fred, and George followed.  `Flint!` Wood","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"bellowed at the Slytherin Captain. `This is our practice time! We got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"up specially! You can clear off now!`  Marcus Flint was even","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"larger than Wood. He had a look of trollish cunning on his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"face as he replied, `Plenty of room for all of us, Wood.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" Angelina, Alicia, and Katie had come over, too. There were no","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"girls on the Slytherin team, who stood shoulder to shoulder, facing the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Gryffindors, leering to a man.  `But I booked the field!` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Wood, positively spitting with rage. `I booked it!`  *110*  `Ah,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"said Flint. `But I've got a specially signed note here from Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Snape. `I, Professor S. Snape, give the Slytherin team permission to practice","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"today on the Quidditch field owing to the need to train their","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"new Seeker.`'  `You've got a new Seeker?` said Wood, distracted. `Where?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" And from behind the six large figures before them came a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"seventh, smaller boy, smirking all over his pale, pointed face. It was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Draco Malfoy.  `Aren't you Lucius Malfoy's son?` said Fred, looking at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Malfoy with dislike.  `Funny you should mention Draco's father,` said Flint","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"as the whole Slytherin team smiled still more broadly. `Let me show","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"you the generous gift he's made to the Slytherin team.`  All","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"seven of them held out their broomsticks. Seven highly polished, brand-new handles","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"and seven sets of fine gold lettering spelling the words Nimbus Two","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Thousand and One gleamed under the Gryffindors' noses in the early morning","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"sun.  `Very latest model. Only came out last month,` said Flint","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"carelessly, flicking a speck of dust from the end of his own.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"`I believe it outstrips the old Two Thousand series by a considerable","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"amount. As for the old Cleansweeps` - he smiled nastily at Fred","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"and George, who were both clutching Cleansweep Fives - `sweeps the board","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"with them.`  None of the Gryffindor team could think of anything","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"to say for a moment. Malfoy was smirking so broadly his cold","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"eyes were reduced to slits.  `Oh, look,` said Flint. `A field","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"invasion.`  Ron and Hermione were crossing the grass to see what","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"was going on.  *111*  `What's happening?` Ron asked Harry. `Why","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"aren't you playing? And what's he doing here?`  He was looking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"at Malfoy, taking in his Slytherin Quidditch robes.  `I'm the new","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Slytherin Seeker, Weasley,` said Malfoy, smugly. `Everyone's just been admiring the brooms","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"my father's bought our team.  Ron gaped, open-mouthed, at the seven","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"superb broomsticks in front of him.  `Good, aren't they?` said Malfoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"smoothly. `But perhaps the Gryffindor team will be able to raise some","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"gold and get new brooms, too. You could raffle off those Cleansweep","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Fives; I expect a museum would bid for them.`  The Slytherin","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"team howled with laughter.  `At least no one on the Gryffindor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"team had to buy their way in,` said Hermione sharply. `They got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"in on pure talent.`  The smug look on Malfoy's face flickered.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" `No one asked your opinion, you fiIthy little Mudblood,` he spat.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" Harry knew at once that Malfoy had said something really bad","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"because there was an instant uproar at his words. Flint had to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"dive in front of Malfoy to stop Fred and George jumping on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"him, Alicia shrieked, `How dare you!` ; and Ron plunged his hand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"into his robes, pulled out his wand, yelling, `You'll pay for that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"one, Malfoy!` and pointed it furiously under Flint's arm at Malfoys face.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" A loud bang echoed around the stadium and a jet of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"green light shot out of the wrong end of Ron's wand, hitting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"him in the stomach and sending him reeling backward onto the grass.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" 12  `Ron! Ron! Are you all right?` squealed Hermione. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Ron opened his mouth to speak, but no words came out. Instead","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"he gave an almighty belch and several slugs dribbled out of his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"mouth onto his lap.  The Slytherin team were paralyzed with laughter.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Flint was doubled up, hanging onto his new broomstick for support. Malfoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"was on all fours, banging the ground with his fist. The Gryffindors","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"were gathered around Ron, who kept belching large, glistening slugs. Nobody seemed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"to want to touch him.  `We'd better get him to Hagrid's,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"it's nearest,` said Harry to Hermione, who nodded bravely, and the pair","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"of them pulled Ron up by the arms.  `What happened, Harry?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"What happened? Is he ill? But you can cure him, can't you?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Colin had run down from his seat and was now dancing alongside","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"them as they left the field. Ron gave a huge heave and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"more slugs dribbled down his front.  `Oooh,` said Colin, fascinated and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"raising his camera. `Can you hold him still, Harry?`  `Get out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"of the way, Colin!` said Harry angrily. He and Hermione supported Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"out of the stadium and across the grounds toward the edge of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"the forest.  `Nearly there, Ron,` said Hermione as the gamekeeper's cabin","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"came into view. `You'll be all right in a minute - almost","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"there -`  They were within twenty feet of Hagrid's house when","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"the front door opened, but it wasn't Hagrid who emerged. Gilderoy Lockhart,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"wearing robes of palest mauve today, came striding out.  `Quick, behind","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"here,` Harry hissed, dragging Ron behind a nearby bush. Hermione followed, somewhat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"reluctantly.  *113* *  `It's a simple matter if you know","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"what you're doing!` Lockhart was saying loudly to Hagrid. `If you need","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"help, you know where I am! I'll let you have a copy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"of my book. I'm surprised you haven't already got one - I'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"sign one tonight and send it over. Well, good-bye!` And he strode","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"away toward the castle.  Harry waited until Lockhart was out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"sight, then pulled Ron out of the bush and up to Hagrid's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"front door. They knocked urgently.  Hagrid appeared at once, looking very","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"grumpy, but his expression brightened when he saw who it was. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"`Bin wonderin' when you'd come ter see me - come in, come","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"in - thought you mighta bin Professor Lockhart back again -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Harry and Hermione supported Ron over the threshold into the one- roomed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"cabin, which had an enormous bed in one corner, a fire crackling","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"merrily in the other. Hagrid didn't seem perturbed by Ron's slug problem,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"which Harry hastily explained as he lowered Ron into a chair. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"`Better out than in,` he said cheerfully, plunking a large copper basin","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"in front of him. `Get 'em all up, Ron.`  `I don't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"think there's anything to do except wait for it to stop,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Hermione anxiously, watching Ron bend over the basin. `That's a difficult curse","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"to work at the best of times, but with a broken wand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"-`  Hagrid was bustling around making them tea. His boarhound, Fang,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"was slobbering over Harry.  `What did Lockhart want with you, Hagrid?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Harry asked, scratching Fang's ears.  `Givin' me advice on gettin' kelpies","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"out of a well,` growled  *114*  Hagrid, moving a half-plucked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"rooster off his scrubbed table and setting down the teapot. `Like I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"don' know. An' bangin' on about some banshee he banished. If one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"word of it was true, I'll eat my kettle.`  It was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"most unlike Hagrid to criticize a Hogwarts' teacher, and Harry looked at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"him in surprise. Hermione, however, said in a voice somewhat higher than","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"usual, `I think you're being a bit unfair. Professor Dumbledore obviously thought","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"he was the best man for the job -`  `He was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"the on' man for the job,` said Hagrid, offering them a Y","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" plate of treacle fudge, while Ron coughed squelchily into his basin.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"`An' I mean the on' one. Gettin' very difficult ter find anyone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"fer Y  the Dark Arts job. People aren't too keen ter","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"take it on, see. They're startin' ter think it's jinxed. No one's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"lasted long fer a while now. So tell me,` said Hagrid, jerking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"his head at Ron. `Who was he tryin' ter curse?`  `Malfoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"called Hermione something - it must've been really bad, because everyone went","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"wild.`  `It was bad,` said Ron hoarsely, emerging over the tabletop","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"looking pale and sweaty. `Malfoy called her `Mudblood,' Hagrid -`  Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"dived out of sight again as a fresh wave of slugs made","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"their appearance. Hagrid looked outraged.  `He didn'!` he growled at Hermione.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" `He did,` she said. `But I don't know what it means.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"I could tell it was really rude, of course -`  `It's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"about the most insulting thing he could think of,` gasped Ron, coming","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"back up. `Mudblood's a really foul name for someone who is Muggle-born","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"- you know, non-magic parents. There are  *115*  some wizards","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"- like Malfoy's family - who think they're better than everyone else","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"because they're what people call pure-blood.` He gave a small burp, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"a single slug fell into his outstretched hand. He threw it into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"the basin and continued, `I mean, the rest of us know it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"doesn't make any difference at all. Look at Neville Longbottom - he's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"pure-blood and he can hardly stand a cauldron the right way up.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" `An' they haven't invented a spell our Hermione can' do,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Hagrid proudly, making Hermione go a brilliant shade of magenta.  `It's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"a disgusting thing to call someone,` said Ron, wiping his sweaty brow","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"with a shaking hand. `Dirty blood, see. Common blood. It's ridiculous. Most","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"wizards these days are half-blood anyway. If we hadn't married Muggles we'd've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"died out.`  He retched and ducked out of sight again. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"`Well, I don' blame yeh fer tryin' ter curse him, Ron,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Hagrid loudly over the thuds of more slugs hitting the basin. `Bu'","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"maybe it was a good thing yer wand backfired. 'Spect Lucius Malfoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"would've come marchin' up ter school if yeh'd cursed his son. Least","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"yer not in trouble.`  Harry would have pointed out that trouble","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"didn't come much worse than having slugs pouring out of your mouth,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"but he couldn't; Hagrid's treacle fudge had cemented his jaws together. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"`Harry,` said Hagrid abruptly as though struck by a sudden thought. `Gotta","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"bone ter pick with yeh. I've heard you've bin givin' out signed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"photos. How come I haven't got one?`  Furious, Harry wrenched his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"teeth apart.  `I have not been giving out signed photos,` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"said hotly. `If Lockhart's still spreading that around -`  *116* ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"But then he saw that Hagrid was laughing.  `I'm on'y jokin',`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"he said, patting Harry genially on the back and sending him face","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"first into the table. `I knew yeh hadn't really. I told Lockhart","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"yeh didn' need teh. Yer more famous than him without tryin'.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"`Bet he didn't like that,` said Harry, sitting up and rubbing his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"chin.  `Don' think he did,` said Hagrid, his eyes twinkling. `An'","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"then I told him Id never read one o' his books an'","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"he decided ter go. Treacle fudge, Ron?` he added as Ron reappeared.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" `No thanks,` said Ron weakly. `Better not risk it.`  `Come","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"an' see what I've bin growin',` said Hagrid as Harry and Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"finished the last of their tea.  In the small vegetable patch","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"behind Hagrid's house were a dozen of the largest pumpkins Harry had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"ever seen. Each was the size of a large boulder.  `Gettin'","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"on well, aren't they?` said Hagrid happily. `Fer the Halloween feast ...","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"should be big enough by then.`  `What've you been feeding them?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"said Harry.  Hagrid looked over his shoulder to check that they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"were alone.  `Well, I've bin givin' them - you know -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"a bit o' help -`  Harry noticed Hagrid's flowery pink umbrella","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"leaning against the back wall of the cabin. Harry had had reason","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"to believe before now that this umbrella was not all it looked;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"in fact, he had the strong impression that Hagrid's old school wand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"was concealed inside it. Hagrid wasn't supposed to use magic. He had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"been expelled from Hogwarts in his third year, but Harry had never","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"found out why -any mention of the matter and Hagrid would clear","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"his  *117*  throat loudly and become mysteriously deaf until the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"subject was changed.  `An Engorgement Charm, I suppose?` said Hermione, halfway","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"between disapproval and amusement. `Well, you've done a good job on them.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" `That's what yer little sister said,` said Hagrid, nodding at Ron.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"`Met her jus' yesterday.` Hagrid looked sideways at Harry, his beard twitching.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"`Said she was jus' lookin' round the grounds, but I reckon she","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"was hopin' she might run inter someone else at my house.` He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"winked at Harry. `If yeh ask me, she wouldn' say no ter","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"a signed -`  `Oh, shut up,` said Harry. Ron snorted with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"laughter and the ground was sprayed with slugs.  `Watch it!` Hagrid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"roared, pulling Ron away from his precious pumpkins.  It was nearly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"lunchtime and as Harry had only had one bit of treacle fudge","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"since dawn, he was keen to go back to school to eat.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"They said good-bye to Hagrid and walked back up to the castle,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Ron hiccoughing occasionally, but only bringing up two very small slugs. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"They had barely set foot in the cool entrance hall when a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"voice rang out, `There you are, Potter - Weasley.` Professor McGonagall was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"walking toward them, looking stern. `You will both do your detentions this","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"evening.`  `What're we doing, Professor?` said Ron, nervously suppressing a burp.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" `You will be polishing the silver in the trophy room with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Mr. Filch,` said Professor McGonagall. `And no magic, Weasley - elbow grease.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" *118*  Ron gulped. Argus Filch, the caretaker, was loathed by","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"every student in the school.  `And you, Potter, will be helping","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Professor Lockhart answer his fan mail,` said Professor McGonagall.  `Oh n","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"- Professor, can't I go and do the trophy room, too?` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Harry desperately.  `Certainly not,` said Professor McGonagall, raising her eyebrows. `Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Lockhart requested you particularly. Eight o'clock sharp, both of you.`  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"and Ron slouched into the Great Hall in states of deepest gloom,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"Hermione behind them, wearing a well-you-did-break-school- rules  sort of expression. Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"didn't enjoy his shepherd's pie as much as he'd thought. Both he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"and Ron felt they'd got the worse deal.  `Filch'll have me","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"there all night,` said Ron heavily. `No magic! There must be about","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"a hundred cups in that room. I'm no good at Muggle cleaning.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" `I'd swap anytime,` said Harry hollowly. `I've had loads of practice","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"with the Dursleys. Answering Lockhart's fan mail ... he'll be a nightmare","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"......  Saturday afternoon seemed to melt away, and in what seemed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"like no time, it was five minutes to eight, and Harry was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"dragging his feet along the second-floor corridor to Lockhart's office. He gritted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"his teeth and knocked.  The door flew open at once. Lockhart","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"beamed down at him.  `Ah, here's the scalawag!` he said. `Come","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"in, Harry, come in -`  Shining brightly on the walls by","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"the light of many candles were countless framed photographs of Lockhart. He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"had even signed a few of them. Another large pile lay on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"his desk.  `You can address the envelopes!` Lockhart told Harry, as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"though this was a huge treat. `This first one's to Gladys Gudgeon,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"bless her - huge fan of mine -`  The minutes snailed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"by. Harry let Lockhart's voice wash over him, occasionally saying, `Mmm` and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"`Right` and `Yeah.` Now and then he caught a phrase like, `Fame's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"a fickle friend, Harry,` or `Celebrity is as celebrity does, remember that.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
" The candles burned lower and lower, making the light dance over","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"the many moving faces of Lockhart watching him. Harry moved his aching","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"hand over what felt like the thousandth envelope, writing out Veronica Smethley's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"address. It must be nearly time to leave, Harry thought miserably, please","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"let it be nearly time...  And then he heard something -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"something quite apart from the spitting of the dying candles and Lockhart's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"prattle about his fans.  It was a voice, a voice to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"chill the bone marrow, a voice of breathtaking, ice-cold venom.  `Come","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"... come to me.... Let me rip you.... Let me tear you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
".... Let me kill you . . . .`  Harry gave","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"a huge jump and a large lilac blot appeared on Veronica Smethley's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"street.  `What?` he said loudly.  `I know!` said Lockhart. `Six","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"solid months at the top of the best- seller list! Broke all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"records!`  `No,` said Harry frantically. `That voice!`  `Sorry?` said Lockhart,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"looking puzzled. `What voice?`  `That - that voice that said -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"didn't you hear it?`  Lockhart was looking at Harry in high astonishment.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-7"
"  `What are you talking about, Harry? Perhaps you're getting a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"litde drowsy? Great Scott - look at the time! We've been here","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"nearly four hours! Id never have believed it - the time's flown,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"hasn't it?`  Harry didn't answer. He was straining his ears to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"hear the voice again, but there was no sound now except for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Lockhart telling him he mustn't expect a treat like this every time","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"he got detention. Feeling dazed, Harry left.  It was so late","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"that the Gryffindor common room was almost empty. Harry went straight up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"to the dormitory. Ron wasn't back yet. Harry pulled on his pajamas,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"got into bed, and waited. Half an hour later, Ron arrived, nursing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"his right arm and bringing a strong smell of polish into the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"darkened room.  `My muscles have all seized up,` he groaned, sinking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"on his bed. `Fourteen times he made me buff up that Quidditch","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"cup before he was satisfied. And then I had another slug attack","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"all over a Special Award for Services to the School. Took ages","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"to get the slime off... How was it with Lockhart?`  Keeping","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"his voice low so as not to wake Neville, Dean, and Seamus,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Harry told Ron exactly what he had heard.  `And Lockhart said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"he couldn't hear it?` said Ron. Harry could see him frowning in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the moonlight. `D'you think he was lying? But I don't get it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"- even someone invisible would've had to open the door.`  `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"know,` said Harry, lying back in his four-poster and staring at the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"canopy above him. `I don't get it either.`   October arrived,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"spreading a damp chill over the grounds and into the castle. Madam","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Pomfrey, the nurse, was kept busy by a sudden spate of colds","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"among the staff and students. Her Pepperup potion worked instantly, though it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"left the drinker smoking at the ears for several hours afterward. Ginny","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Weasley, who had been looking pale, was bullied into taking some by","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Percy. The steam pouring from under her vivid hair gave the impression","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"that her whole head was on fire.  Raindrops the size of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"bullets thundered on the castle windows for days on end; the lake","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"rose, the flower beds turned into muddy streams, and Hagrid's pumpkins swelled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"to the size of garden sheds. Oliver Wood's enthusiasm for regular training","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"sessions, however, was not dampened, which was why Harry was to be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"found, late one stormy Saturday afternoon a few days before Halloween, returning","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"to Gryffindor Tower, drenched to the skin and splattered with mud.. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
" Even aside from the rain and wind it hadn't been a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"happy practice session.  Fred and George, who had been spying on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the Slytherin team, had seen for themselves the speed of those new","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones. They reported that the Slytherin team was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"no more than seven greenish blurs, shooting through the air like missiles.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
" As Harry squelched along the deserted corridor he came across somebody","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"who looked just as preoccupied as he was. Nearly Headless Nick, the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"ghost of Gryffindor Tower, was staring morosely out of a window, muttering","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"under his breath, `. . . don't fulfill their requirements . .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
". half an inch, if that . . .`  `Hello, Nick,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"said Harry.  `Hello, hello,` said Nearly Headless Nick, starting and looking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"round. He wore a dashing, plumed hat on his long curly hair,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"and a tunic with a ruff, which concealed the fact that his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"neck was almost completely severed. He was pale as smoke, and Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"could see right through him to the dark sky and torrential rain","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"outside.  `You look troubled, young Potter,` said Nick, folding a transparent","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"letter as he spoke and tucking it inside his doublet.  `So","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"do you,` said Harry.  `Ah,` Nearly Headless Nick waved an elegant","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"hand, `a matter of no importance. . . . It's not as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"though I really wanted to join. . . . Thought I'd apply,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"but apparently I 'don't fulfill requirements' -`  In spite of his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"airy tone, there was a look of great bitterness on his face.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
" `But you would think, wouldn't you,` he erupted suddenly, pulling the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"letter back out of his pocket, `that getting hit forty-five times in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the neck with a blunt axe would qualify you to join the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Headless Hunt?`   `Oh - yes,` said Harry, who was obviously","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"supposed to agree.  `I mean, nobody wishes more than I do","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"that it had all been quick and clean, and my head had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"come off properly, I mean, it would have saved me a great","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"deal of pain and ridicule. However -` Nearly Headless Nick shook his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"letter open and read furiously: `'We can only accept huntsmen whose heads","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"have parted company with their bodies. You will appreciate that it would","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"be impossible otherwise for members to participate in hunt activities such as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Horseback Head-Juggling and Head Polo. It is with the greatest regret, therefore,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"that I must inform you that you do not fulfill our requirements.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
" With very best wishes, Sir Patrick Delaney-Podmore.'`  Fuming, Nearly Headless","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Nick stuffed the letter away.  `Half an inch of skin and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"sinew holding my neck on, Harry! Most people would think that's good","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"and beheaded, but oh, no, it's not enough for Sir Properly Decapitated-Podmore.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
" Nearly Headless Nick took several deep breaths and then said, in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"a far calmer tone, `So - what's bothering you? Anything I can","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"do?`  `No,` said Harry. `Not unless you know where we can","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"get seven free Nimbus Two Thousand and Ones for our match against","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Sly -`  The rest of Harry's sentence was drowned out by","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"a high-pitched mewling from somewhere near his ankles. He looked down and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"found himself gazing into a pair of lamp-like yellow eyes. It was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Mrs. Norris, the skeletal gray cat who was used by the caretaker,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Argus Filch, as a sort of deputy in his endless battle against","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"students.  `You'd better get out of here, Harry,` said Nick quickly.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"`Filch isn't in a good mood - he's got the flu and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"some third years accidentally plastered frog brains all over the ceiling in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"dungeon five. He's been cleaning all morning, and if he sees you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"dripping mud all over the place -`   `Right,` said Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"backing away from the accusing stare of Mrs. Norris, but not quickly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"enough. Drawn to the spot by the mysterious power that seemed to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"connect him with his foul cat, Argus Filch burst suddenly through a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"tapestry to Harry's right, wheezing and looking wildly about for the rule-breaker.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
" There was a thick tartan scarf bound around his head, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"his nose was unusually purple.  `Filth!` he shouted, his jowls aquiver,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"his eyes popping alarmingly as he pointed at the muddy puddle that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"had dripped from Harry's Quidditch robes.  `Mess and muck everywhere! I've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"had enough of it, I tell you! Follow me, Potter!`  So","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Harry waved a gloomy good-bye to Nearly Headless Nick and followed Filch","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"back downstairs, doubling the number of muddy footprints on the floor. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Harry had never been inside Filch's office before; it was a place","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"most students avoided. The room was dingy and windowless, lit by a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"single oil lamp dangling from the low ceiling. A faint smell of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"fried fish lingered about the place. Wooden filing cabinets stood around the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"walls; from their labels, Harry could see that they contained details of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"every pupil Filch had ever punished. Fred and George Weasley had an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"entire drawer to themselves. A highly polished collection of chains and manacles","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"hung on the wall behind Filch's desk. It was common knowledge that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"he was always begging Dumbledore to let him suspend students by their","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"ankles from the ceiling.  Filch grabbed a quill from a pot","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"on his desk and began shuffling around looking for parchment.  `Dung,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"he muttered furiously, `great sizzling dragon bogies . . . frog brains","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
". . . rat intestines . . . I've had enough of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"it . . . make an example . . . where's the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"form . . . yes . . .`   He retrieved","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"a large roll of parchment from his desk drawer and stretched it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"out in front of him, dipping his long black quill into the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"ink pot.  `Name . . . Harry Potter. Crime . .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
".`  `It was only a bit of mud!` said Harry. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"`It's only a bit of mud to you, boy, but to me","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"it's an extra hour scrubbing!`  shouted Filch, a drip shivering unpleasantly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"at the end of his bulbous nose.  `Crime . . .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"befouling the castle . . . suggested sentence . . .` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Dabbing at his streaming nose, Filch squinted unpleasantly at Harry who waited","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"with bated breath for his sentence to fall.  But as Filch","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"lowered his quill, there was a great BANG! on the ceiling of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the office, which made the oil lamp rattle.  `PEEVES!` Filch roared,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"flinging down his quill in a transport of rage. `I'll have you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"this time, I'll have you!`  And without a backward glance at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Harry, Filch ran flat-footed from the office, Mrs. Norris streaking alongside him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
" Peeves was the school poltergeist, a grinning, airborne menace who lived","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"to cause havoc and distress. Harry didn't much like Peeves, but couldn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"help feeling grateful for his timing. Hopefully, whatever Peeves had done (and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"it sounded as though he'd wrecked something very big this time) would","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"distract Filch from Harry.  Thinking that he should probably wait for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Filch to come back, Harry sank into a moth-eaten chair next to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the desk. There was only one thing on it apart from his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"half-completed form: a large, glossy, purple envelope with silver lettering on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"front. With a quick glance at the door to check that Filch","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"wasn't on his way back, Harry picked up the envelope and read:","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"kwikspell A Correspondence Course in Beginners' Magic.   Intrigued, Harry flicked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the envelope open and pulled out the sheaf of parchment inside. More","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"curly silver writing on the front page said: Feel out of step","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"in the world of modern magic? Find yourself making excuses not to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"perform simple spells? Ever been taunted for your woeful wandwork? There is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"an answer! Kwikspell is an all-new, fail-safe, quick-result, easy-learn course. Hundreds of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"witches and wizards have benefited from the Kwikspell method! Madam Z. Nettles","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"of Topsham writes: `I had no memory for incantations and my potions","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"were a family joke! Now, after a Kwikspell course, I am the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"center of attention at parties and friends beg for the recipe of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"my Scintillation Solution!` Warlock D. J. Prod of Didsbury says: `My wife","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"used to sneer at my feeble charms, but one month into your","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"fabulous Kwikspell course and I succeeded in turning her into a yak!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Thank you, Kwikspell!`   Fascinated, Harry thumbed through the rest of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the envelope's contents. Why on earth did Filch want a Kwikspell course?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Did this mean he wasn't a proper wizard? Harry was just reading","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"`Lesson One: Holding Your Wand (Some Useful Tips)` when shuffling footsteps outside","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"told him Filch was coming back. Stuffing the parchment back into the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"envelope, Harry threw it back onto the desk just as the door","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"opened.  Filch was looking triumphant.  `That vanishing cabinet was extremely","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"valuable!` he was saying gleefully to Mrs. Norris. `We'll have Peeves out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"this time, my sweet -`  His eyes fell on Harry and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"then darted to the Kwikspell envelope, which, Harry realized too late, was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"lying two feet away from where it had started.  Filch's pasty","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"face went brick red. Harry braced himself for a tidal wave of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"fury. Filch hobbled across to his desk, snatched up the envelope, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"threw it into a drawer.  `Have you - did you read","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"-?` he sputtered.   `No,` Harry lied quickly.  Filch's knobbly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"hands were twisting together.  `If I thought you'd read my private","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"- not that it's mine - for a friend - be that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"as it may - however -`  Harry was staring at him,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"alarmed; Filch had never looked madder. His eyes were popping, a tic","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"was going in one of his pouchy cheeks, and the tartan scarf","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"didn't help.  `Very well - go - and don't breathe a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"word - not that - however, if you didn't read - go","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"now, I have to write up Peeves' report - go -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Amazed at his luck, Harry sped out of the office, up the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"corridor, and back upstairs. To escape from Filch's office without punishment was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"probably some kind of school record.  `Harry! Harry! Did it work?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
" Nearly Headless Nick came gliding out of a classroom. Behind him,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Harry could see the wreckage of a large black-and-gold cabinet that appeared","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"to have been dropped from a great height.  `I persuaded Peeves","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"to crash it right over Filch's office,` said Nick eagerly.  `Thought","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"it might distract him -`  `Was that you?` said Harry gratefully.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"`Yeah, it worked, I didn't even get detention. Thanks, Nick!`  They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"set off up the corridor together. Nearly Headless Nick, Harry noticed, was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"still holding Sir Patrick's rejection letter..   `I wish there was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"something I could do for you about the Headless Hunt,`  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"said.  Nearly Headless Nick stopped in his tracks and Harry walked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"right through him. He wished he hadn't; it was like stepping through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"an icy shower.  `But there is something you could do for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"me,` said Nick excitedly. `Harry - would I be asking too much","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"- but no, you wouldn't want -`  `What is it?` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Harry.  `Well, this Halloween will be my five hundredth deathday,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Nearly Headless Nick, drawing himself up and looking dignified.  `Oh,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Harry, not sure whether he should look sorry or happy about this.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
" `Right.`  `I'm holding a party down in one of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"roomier dungeons. Friends will be coming from all over the country. It","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"would be such an honor if you would attend. Mr. Weasley and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Miss Granger would be most welcome, too, of course - but I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"daresay you'd rather go to the school feast?` He watched Harry on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"tenterhooks.  `No,` said Harry quickly, `I'll come -`  `My dear","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"boy! Harry Potter, at my deathday party! And` - he hesitated, looking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"excited - `do you think you could possibly mention to Sir Patrick","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"how very frightening and impressive you find me?`  `Of - of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"course,` said Harry.  Nearly Headless Nick beamed at him. `A deathday","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"party?` said Hermione keenly when Harry had changed at last and joined","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"her and Ron in the common room. `I bet there aren't many","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"living people who can say they've been to one of those -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"it'll be fascinating!`.   `Why would anyone want to celebrate the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"day they died?` said Ron, who was halfway through his Potions homework","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"and grumpy. `Sounds dead depressing to me. . . .`  Rain","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"was still lashing the windows, which were now inky black, but inside","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"all looked bright and cheerful. The firelight glowed over the countless squashy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"armchairs where people sat reading, talking, doing homework or, in the case","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"of Fred and George Weasley, trying to find out what would happen","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"if you fed a Filibuster firework to a salamander. Fred had `rescued`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the brilliant orange, fire-dwelling lizard from a Care of Magical Creatures class","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"and it was now smouldering gently on a table surrounded by a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"knot of curious people.  Harry was at the point of telling","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Ron and Hermione about Filch and the Kwikspell course when the salamander","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"suddenly whizzed into the air, emitting loud sparks and bangs as it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"whirled wildly round the room. The sight of Percy bellowing himself hoarse","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"at Fred and George, the spectacular display of tangerine stars showering from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the salamander's mouth, and its escape into the fire, with accompanying explosions,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"drove both Filch and the Kwikspell envelope from Harry's mind. By the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"time Halloween arrived, Harry was regretting his rash promise to go to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the deathday party. The rest of the school was happily anticipating their","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Halloween feast; the Great Hall had been decorated with the usual live","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"bats, Hagrid's vast pumpkins had been carved into lanterns large enough for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"three men to sit in, and there were rumors that Dumbledore had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"booked a troupe of dancing skeletons for the entertainment.  `A promise","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"is a promise,` Hermione reminded Harry bossily. `You said you'd go to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the deathday party.`  So at seven o'clock, Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"walked straight past the doorway to the packed Great Hall, which was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"glittering invitingly with gold plates and candles, and directed their steps instead","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"toward the dungeons.   The passageway leading to Nearly Headless Nick's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"party had been lined with candles, too, though the effect was far","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"from cheerful: These were long, thin, jet-black tapers, all burning bright blue,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"casting a dim, ghostly light even over their own living faces. The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"temperature dropped with every step they took. As Harry shivered and drew","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"his robes tightly around him, he heard what sounded like a thousand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"fingernails scraping an enormous blackboard.  `Is that supposed to be music?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Ron whispered. They turned a corner and saw Nearly Headless Nick standing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"at a doorway hung with black velvet drapes.  `My dear friends,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"he said mournfully. `Welcome, welcome . . . so pleased you could","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"come. . . .`  He swept off his plumed hat and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"bowed them inside.  It was an incredible sight. The dungeon was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"full of hundreds of pearly-white, translucent people, mostly drifting around a crowded","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"dance floor, waltzing to the dreadful, quavering sound of thirty musical saws,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"played by an orchestra on a raised, black-draped platform. A chandelier overhead","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"blazed midnight-blue with a thousand more black candles. Their breath rose in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"a mist before them; it was like stepping into a freezer. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"`Shall we have a look around?` Harry suggested, wanting to warm up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"his feet.  `Careful not to walk through anyone,` said Ron nervously,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"and they set off around the edge of the dance floor. They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"passed a group of gloomy nuns, a ragged man wearing chains, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the Fat Friar, a cheerful Hufflepuff ghost, who was talking to a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"knight with an arrow sticking out of his forehead. Harry wasn't surprised","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"to see that the Bloody Baron, a gaunt, staring Slytherin ghost covered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"in silver bloodstains, was being given a wide berth by the other","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"ghosts.   `Oh, no,` said Hermione, stopping abruptly. `Turn back, turn","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"back, I don't want to talk to Moaning Myrtle -`  `Who?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"said Harry as they backtracked quickly.  `She haunts one of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"toilets in the girls' bathroom on the first floor,` said Hermione. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"`She haunts a toilet?`  `Yes. It's been out-of-order all year because","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"she keeps having tantrums and flooding the place. I never went in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"there anyway if I could avoid it; it's awful trying to have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"a pee with her wailing at you -`  `Look, food!` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Ron.  On the other side of the dungeon was a long","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"table, also covered in black velvet. They approached it eagerly but next","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"moment had stopped in their tracks, horrified. The smell was quite disgusting.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Large, rotten fish were laid on handsome silver platters; cakes, burned charcoal-black,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"were heaped on salvers; there was a great maggoty haggis, a slab","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"of cheese covered in furry green mold and, in pride of place,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"an enormous gray cake in the shape of a tombstone, with tar-like","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"icing forming the words, Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington died 31st October, 1492","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Harry watched, amazed, as a portly ghost approached the table, crouched low,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"and walked through it, his mouth held wide so that it passed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"through one of the stinking salmon.  `Can you taste it if","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"you walk though it?` Harry asked him.  `Almost,` said the ghost","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"sadly, and he drifted away.   `I expect they've let it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"rot to give it a stronger flavor,` said Hermione knowledgeably, pinching her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"nose and leaning closer to look at the putrid haggis.  `Can","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"we move? I feel sick,` said Ron.  They had barely turned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"around, however, when a little man swooped suddenly from under the table","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"and came to a halt in midair before them.  `Hello, Peeves,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"said Harry cautiously.  Unlike the ghosts around them, Peeves the Poltergeist","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"was the very reverse of pale and transparent. He was wearing a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"bright orange party hat, a revolving bow tie, and a broad grin","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"on his wide, wicked face.  `Nibbles?` he said sweetly, offering them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"a bowl of peanuts covered in fungus.  `No thanks,` said Hermione.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
" `Heard you talking about poor Myrtle,` said Peeves, his eyes dancing.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
" `Rude you was about poor Myrtle.` He took a deep breath","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"and bellowed, `OY! MYRTLE!`  `Oh, no, Peeves, don't tell her what","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"I said, she'll be really upset,` Hermione whispered frantically. `I didn't mean","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"it, I don't mind her - er, hello, Myrtle.`  The squat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"ghost of a girl had glided over. She had the glummest face","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Harry had ever seen, half-hidden behind lank hair and thick, pearly spectacles.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
" `What?` she said sulkily.  `How are you, Myrtle?` said Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"in a falsely bright voice. `It's nice to see you out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the toilet.`   Myrtle sniffed.  `Miss Granger was just talking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"about you -` said Peeves slyly in Myrtle's ear.  `Just saying","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"- saying - how nice you look tonight,` said Hermione, glaring at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Peeves.  Myrtle eyed Hermione suspiciously.  `You're making fun of me,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"she said, silver tears welling rapidly in her small, see-through eyes. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"`No - honestly - didn't I just say how nice Myrtle's looking?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"said Hermione, nudging Harry and Ron painfully in the ribs.  `Oh,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"yeah -`  `She did -`  `Don't lie to me,` Myrtle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"gasped, tears now flooding down her face, while Peeves chuckled happily over","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"her shoulder. `D'you think I don't know what people call me behind","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"my back? Fat Myrtle! Ugly Myrtle! Miserable, moaning, moping Myrtle!`  `You've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"forgotten pimply,` Peeves hissed in her ear.  Moaning Myrtle burst into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"anguished sobs and fled from the dungeon.  Peeves shot after her,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"pelting her with moldy peanuts, yelling, `Pimply!  Pimply!`  `Oh, dear,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"said Hermione sadly.  Nearly Headless Nick now drifted toward them through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the crowd.   `Enjoying yourselves?`  `Oh, yes,` they lied. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"`Not a bad turnout,` said Nearly Headless Nick proudly. `The Wailing Widow","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"came all the way up from Kent. . . . It's nearly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"time for my speech, I'd better go and warn the orchestra. .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
". .`  The orchestra, however, stopped playing at that very moment.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"They, and everyone else in the dungeon, fell silent, looking around in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"excitement, as a hunting horn sounded.  `Oh, here we go,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Nearly Headless Nick bitterly.  Through the dungeon wall burst a dozen","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"ghost horses, each ridden by a headless horseman. The assembly clapped wildly;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Harry started to clap, too, but stopped quickly at the sight of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Nick's face.  The horses galloped into the middle of the dance","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"floor and halted, rearing and plunging. At the front of the pack","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"was a large ghost who held his bearded head under his arm,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"from which position he was blowing the horn.  The ghost leapt","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"down, lifted his head high in the air so he could see","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"over the crowd (everyone laughed), and strode over to Nearly Headless Nick,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"squashing his head back onto his neck.  `Nick!` he roared. `How","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"are you? Head still hanging in there?`  He gave a hearty","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"guffaw and clapped Nearly Headless Nick on the shoulder.  `Welcome, Patrick,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"said Nick stiffly.  `Live 'uns!` said Sir Patrick, spotting Harry, Ron,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"and Hermione and giving a huge, fake jump of astonishment, so that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"his head fell off again (the crowd howled with laughter).  ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"`Very amusing,` said Nearly Headless Nick darkly.  `Don't mind Nick!` shouted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Sir Patrick's head from the floor. `Still upset we won't let him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"join the Hunt! But I mean to say - look at the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"fellow -`  `I think,` said Harry hurriedly, at a meaningful look","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"from Nick, `Nick's very - frightening and - er -`  `Ha!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"yelled Sir Patrick's head. `Bet he asked you to say that!` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"`If I could have everyone's attention, it's time for my speech!` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Nearly Headless Nick loudly, striding toward the podium and climbing into an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"icy blue spotlight.  `My late lamented lords, ladies, and gentlemen, it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"is my great sorrow . . .`  But nobody heard much","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"more. Sir Patrick and the rest of the Headless Hunt had just","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"started a game of Head Hockey and the crowd were turning to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"watch. Nearly Headless Nick tried vainly to recapture his audience, but gave","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"up as Sir Patrick's head went sailing past him to loud cheers.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
" Harry was very cold by now, not to mention hungry. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"`I can't stand much more of this,` Ron muttered, his teeth chattering,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"as the orchestra ground back into action and the ghosts swept back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"onto the dance floor.  `Let's go,` Harry agreed.  They backed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"toward the door, nodding and beaming at anyone who looked at them,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"and a minute later were hurrying back up the passageway full of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"black candles.  `Pudding might not be finished yet,` said Ron hopefully,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"leading the way toward the steps to the entrance hall.  ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"And then Harry heard it.  `. . . rip . .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
". tear . . . kill . . .`  It was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the same voice, the same cold, murderous voice he had heard in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Lockhart's office.  He stumbled to a halt, clutching at the stone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"wall, listening with all his might, looking around, squinting up and down","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the dimly lit passageway.  `Harry, what're you -?`  `It's that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"voice again - shut up a minute -`  `. . .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"soo hungry . . . for so long . . .` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"`Listen!` said Harry urgently, and Ron and Hermione froze, watching him. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"`. . . kill . . . time to kill . .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
".`  The voice was growing fainter. Harry was sure it was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"moving away - moving upward. A mixture of fear and excitement gripped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"him as he stared at the dark ceiling; how could it be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"moving upward? Was it a phantom, to whom stone ceilings didn't matter?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
" `This way,` he shouted, and he began to run, up the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"stairs, into the entrance hall. It was no good hoping to hear","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"anything here, the babble of talk from the Halloween feast was echoing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"out of the Great Hall. Harry sprinted up the marble staircase to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the first floor, Ron and Hermione clattering behind him.  `Harry, what're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"we -`  `SHH!`   Harry strained his ears. Distantly, from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the floor above, and growing fainter still, he heard the voice: `.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
". . I smell blood. . . . I SMELL BLOOD!` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"His stomach lurched - `It's going to kill someone!` he shouted, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"ignoring Ron's and Hermione's bewildered faces, he ran up the next flight","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"of steps three at a time, trying to listen over his own","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"pounding footsteps - Harry hurtled around the whole of the second floor,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Ron and Hermione panting behind him, not stopping until they turned a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"corner into the last, deserted passage.  `Harry, what was that all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"about?` said Ron, wiping sweat off his face. `I couldn't hear anything.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
". . .`  But Hermione gave a sudden gasp, pointing down","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the corridor.  `Look!`  Something was shining on the wall ahead.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"They approached slowly, squinting through the darkness. Foot-high words had been daubed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"on the wall between two windows, shimmering in the light cast by","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the flaming torches. the chamber of secrets has been opened. enemies of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the heir, beware.  `What's that thing - hanging underneath?` said Ron,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"a slight quiver in his voice.  As they edged nearer, Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"almost slipped - there was a large puddle of water on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"floor; Ron and Hermione grabbed him, and they inched toward the message,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"eyes fixed on a dark shadow beneath it. All three of them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"realized what it was at once, and leapt backward with a splash..Mrs.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Norris,  the caretaker's cat, was hanging by her tail from the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"torch bracket. She was stiff as a board, her eyes wide and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"staring.  For a few seconds, they didn't move. Then Ron said,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"`Let's get out of here.`  `Shouldn't we try and help -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Harry began awkwardly.  `Trust me,` said Ron. `We don't want to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"be found here.`  But it was too late. A rumble, as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"though of distant thunder, told them that the feast had just ended.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"From either end of the corridor where they stood came the sound","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"of hundreds of feet climbing the stairs, and the loud, happy talk","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"of well-fed people; next moment, students were crashing into the passage from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"both ends.  The chatter, the bustle, the noise died suddenly as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the people in front spotted the hanging cat. Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"stood alone, in the middle of the corridor, as silence fell among","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"the mass of students pressing forward to see the grisly sight. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"Then someone shouted through the quiet.  `Enemies of the Heir, beware!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"You'll be next, Mudbloods!`  It was Draco Malfoy. He had pushed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"to the front of the crowd, his cold eyes alive, his usually","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"bloodless face flushed, as he grinned at the sight of the hanging, immobile cat.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-8"
"THE WRTITING ON THE WALL  What's going on here? What's going","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"on?` Attracted no doubt by Malfoy's shout, Argus Filch came shouldering his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"way through the crowd. Then he saw Mrs. Norris and fell back,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"clutching his face in horror.  `My cat! My cat! What's happened","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"to Mrs. Norris?` he shrieked.  And his popping eyes fell on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Harry.  `You!`he screeched. `You! You've murdered my cat! You've killed her!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"I'll kill you! I'll -`  `Argus!`  Dumbledore had arrived on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the scene, followed by a number of other teachers. In seconds, he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"had swept past Harry, Ron, and Hermione and detached Mrs. Norris from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the torch bracket.  `Come with me, Argus,` he said to Filch.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`You, too, Mr. Potter, Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger.`  Lockhart stepped forward","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"eagerly.  *140*  `My office is nearest, Headmaster - just upstairs","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"- please feel free -`  `Thank you, Gilderoy,` said Dumbledore. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"The silent crowd parted to let them pass. Lockhart, looking excited and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"important, hurried after Dumbledore; so did Professors McGonagall and Snape.  As","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"they entered Lockhart's darkened office there was a flurry of movement across","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the walls; Harry saw several of the Lockharts in the pictures dodging","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"out of sight, their hair in rollers. The real Lockhart lit the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"candles on his desk and stood back. Dumbledore lay Mrs. Norris on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the polished surface and began to examine her. Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"exchanged tense looks and sank into chairs outside the pool of candlelight,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"watching.  The tip of Dumbledore's long, crooked nose was barely an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"inch from Mrs. Norris's fur. He was looking at her closely through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"his half-moon spectacles, his long fingers gently prodding and poking. Professor McGonagall","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"was bent almost as close, her eyes narrowed. Snape loomed behind them,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"half in shadow, wearing a most peculiar expression: It was as though","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"he was trying hard not to smile. And Lockhart was hovering around","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"all of them, making suggestions.  `It was definitely a curse that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"killed her - probably the Transmogrifian Torture - I've seen it used","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"many times, so unlucky I wasn't there, I know the very countercurse","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"that would have saved her . .....  Lockhart's comments were punctuated","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"by Filch's dry, racking sobs. He was slumped in a chair by","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the desk, unable to look at Mrs. Norris, his face in his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"hands. Much as he detested Filch, Harry  *141*  couldn't help","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"feeling a bit sorry for him, though not nearly as sorry as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"he felt for himself If Dumbledore believed Filch, he would be expelled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"for sure.  Dumbledore was now muttering strange words under his breath","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"and tapping Mrs. Norris with his wand but nothing happened: She continued","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"to look as though she had been recently stuffed.  `. .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
". I remember something very similar happening in Ouagadogou,` said Lockhart, `a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"series of attacks, the full story's in my autobiography, I was able","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"to provide the townsfolk with various amulets, which cleared the matter up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"at once ......  The photographs of Lockhart on the walls were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"all nodding in agreement as he talked. One of them had forgotten","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"to remove his hair net.  At last Dumbledore straightened up. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`She's not dead, Argus,` he said softly.  Lockhart stopped abruptly in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"middle of counting the number of murders he had prevented.  `Not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"dead?` choked Filch, looking through his fingers at Mrs. Norris. `But why's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"she all - all stiff and frozen?`  `She has been Petrified,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"said Dumbledore (`Ah! I thought so!` said Lockhart). `But how, I cannot","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"say . . . .`  `Ask him!` shrieked Filch, turning his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"blotched and tearstained face to Harry.  `No second year could have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"done this,` said Dumbledore firmly. `it would take Dark Magic of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"most advanced -`  `He did it, he did it!` Filch spat,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"his pouchy face purpling. `You saw what he wrote on the wall!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"He found - in my office - he knows I'm a -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"I'm a -` Filch's face worked horribly. `He knows I'm a Squib!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"he finished.  142  `I never touched Mrs. Norris!` Harry said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"loudly, uncomfortably aware of everyone looking at him, including all the Lockharts","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"on the walls. `And I don't even know what a Squib is.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" `Rubbish!` snarled Filch. `He saw my Kwikspell letter!`  `If I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"might speak, Headmaster,` said Snape from the shadows, and Harry's sense of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"forboding increased; he was sure nothing Snape had to say was going","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"to do him any good.  `Potter and his friends may have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"simply been in the wrong place at the wrong time,` he said,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"a slight sneer curling his mouth as though he doubted it. `But","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"we do have a set of suspicious circumstances here. Why was he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"in the upstairs corridor at all? Why wasn't he at the Halloween","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"feast?`  Harry, Ron and Hermione all launched into an explanation about","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the deathday party. `. . . there were hundreds of ghosts, theyll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"tell you we were there -`  `But why not join the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"feast afterward?` said Snape, his black eyes glittering in the candlelight. `Why","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"go up to that corridor?`  Ron and Hermione looked at Harry.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" `Because - because -` Harry said, his heart thumping very fast;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"something told him it would sound very far-fetched if he told them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"he had been led there by a bodiless voice no one but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"he could hear, `because we were tired and wanted to go to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"bed,` he said.  `Without any supper?` said Snape, a triumphant smile","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"flickering across his gaunt face. `I didn't think ghosts provided food fit","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"for living people at their parties.`  `We weren't hungry,` said Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"loudly as his stomach gave a huge rumble.  Snape's nasty smile","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"widened.  *143*  `I suggest, Headmaster, that Potter is not being","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"entirely truthful,` he said. `It might be a good idea if he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"were deprived of certain privileges until he is ready to tell us","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the whole story. I personally feel he should be taken off the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Gryffindor Quidditch team until he is ready to be honest.`  `Really,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Severus,` said Professor McGonagall sharply, `I see no reason to stop the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"boy playing Quidditch. This cat wasn't hit over the head with a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"broomstick. There is no evidence at all that Potter has done anything","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"wrong.`  Dumbledore was giving Harry a searching look. His twinkling light-","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"blue gaze made Harry feel as though he were being X-rayed. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`Innocent until proven guilty, Severus,` he said firmly.  Snape looked furious. So","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"did Filch.  `My cat has been Petrified!` he shrieked, his eyes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"popping. `I want to see some punishment!`  `We will be able","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"to cure her, Argus,` said Dumbledore patiently. `Professer Sprout recently managed to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"procure some Mandrakes. As soon as they have reached their full size,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"I will have a potion made that will revive Mrs. Norris.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`I'll make it,` Lockhart butted in. `I must have done it a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"hundred times. I could whip up a Mandrake Restorative Draught in my","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"sleep -`  `Excuse me,` said Snape icily. `But I believe I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"am the Potions master at this school.`  There was a very","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"awkward pause.  `You may go,` Dumbledore said to Harry, Ron, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Hermione.  They went, as quickly as they could without actually running.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"When they were a floor up from Lockhart's office, they turned into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" *144*  an empty classroom and closed the door quietly behind","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"them. Harry squinted at his friends' darkened faces.  `D'you think I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"should have told them about that voice I heard?`  `No,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Ron, without hesitation. `Hearing voices no one else can hear isn't a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"good sign, even in the wizarding world.`  Something in Ron's voice","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"made Harry ask, `You do believe me, don't you?`  `'Course I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"do,` said Ron quickly. `But -you must admit it's weird ...... ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`I know it's weird,` said Harry. `The whole thing's weird. What was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"that writing on the wall about? The Cbamber Has Been Opened... What's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"that supposed to mean?`  `You know, it rings a sort of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"bell,` said Ron slowly. `I think someone told me a story about","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"a secret chamber at Hogwarts once ... might've been Bill . .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
". .`  `And what on earth's a Squib?` said Harry. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"To his surprise, Ron stifled a snigger.  `Well - it's not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"funny really - but as it's Filch, he said. `A Squib is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"someone who was born into a wizarding family but hasn't got any","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"magic powers. Kind of the opposite of Muggle-born wizards, but Squibs are","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"quite unusual. If Filch's trying to learn magic from a Kwikspell course,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"I reckon he must be a Squib. It would explain a lot.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Like why he hates students so much.` Ron gave a satisfied smile.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`He's bitter.`  A clock chimed somewhere.  `Midnight,` said Harry. `We'd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"better get to bed before Snape comes along and tries to frame","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"us for something else.`  *145*  For a few days, the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"school could talk of little else but the attack on Mrs. Norris.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Filch kept it fresh in everyone's minds by pacing the spot where","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"she had been attacked, as though he thought the attacker might come","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"back. Harry had seen him scrubbing the message on the wall with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Mrs. Skower's All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover, but to no effect; the words","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"still gleamed as brightly as ever on the stone. When Filch wasn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"guarding the scene of the crime, he was skulking red- eyed through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the corridors, lunging out at unsuspecting students and trying to put them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"in detention for things like `breathing loudly' and `looking happy.`  Ginny","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Weasley seemed very disturbed by Mrs. Norris's fate. According to Ron, she","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"was a great cat lover.  `But you haven't really got to know","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Mrs. Norris,` Ron told her bracingly. `Honestly, we're much better off without","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"her.` Ginny's lip trembled. `Stuff like this doesn't often happen at Hogwarts,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Ron assured her. `They'll catch the maniac who did it and have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"him out of here in no time. I just hope he's got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"time to Petrify Filch before he's expelled. I'm only joking -` Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"added hastily as Ginny blanched.  The attack had also had an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"effect on Hermione. It was quite usual for Hermione to spend a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"lot of time reading, but she was now doing almost nothing else.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Nor could Harry and Ron get much response from her when they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"asked what she was up to, and not until the following Wednesday","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"did they find out.  Harry had been held back in Potions,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"where Snape had made him stay behind to scrape tubeworms off the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"desks. After a hurried lunch, he went upstairs to meet Ron in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the library, and saw Justin Finch- Fletchley, the Hufflepuff boy from Herbology,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"coming  *146*  toward him. Harry had just opened his mouth","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"to say hello when Justin caught sight of him, turned abruptly, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"sped off in the opposite direction.  Harry found Ron at the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"back of the library, measuring his History of Magic homework. Professor Binns","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"had asked for a threefoot-long composition on `The Medieval Assembly of European","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" Wizards.`  `I don't believe it, I'm still eight inches short","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"said Ron fu  riously, letting go of his parchment, which sprang","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"back into a roll. `And Hermione's done four feet seven inches and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"her writing's tiny. `  `Where is she?` asked Harry, grabbing the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"tape measure and unrolling his own homework.  `Somewhere over there,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Ron, pointing along the shelves. `Looking for another book. I think she's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"trying to read the whole library before Christmas.`  Harry told Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"about Justin Finch-Fletchley running away from him.  `Dunno why you care.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"I thought he was a bit of an idiot,` said Ron, scribbling","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"away, making his writing as large as possible. `All that junk about","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Lockhart being so great -`  Hermione emerged from between the bookshelves.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"She looked irritable and at last seemed ready to talk to them.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" `All the copies of Hogwarts, A History have been taken out,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"she said, sitting down next to Harry and Ron. `And there's a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"two-week waiting list. I wish I hadn't left my copy at home,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"but I couldn't fit it in my trunk with all the Lockhart","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"books.`  `Why do you want it?` said Harry.  *141* ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`The same reason everyone else wants it,` said Hermione, `to read up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"on the legend of the Chamber of Secrets.`  `What's that?` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Harry quickly.  `That's just it. I can't remember,` said Hermione, biting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"her lip. `And I can't find the story anywhere else -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`Hermione, let me read your composition,` said Ron desperately, checking his watch.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" `No, I won't,` said Hermione, suddenly severe. `You've had ten days","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"to finish it -`  `I only need another two inches, come","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"on -`  The bell rang. Ron and Hermione led the way","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"to History of Magic, bickering.  History of Magic was the dullest","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"subject on their schedule. Professor Binns, who taught it, was their only ghost","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"teacher, and the most exciting thing that ever happened in his classes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"was his entering the room through the blackboard. Ancient and shriveled, many","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"people said he hadn't noticed he was dead. He had simply got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"up to teach one day and left his body behind him in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"an armchair in front of the staff room fire; his routine had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"not varied in the slightest since.  Today was as boring as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"ever. Professor Binns opened his notes and began to read in a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"flat drone like an old vacuum cleaner until nearly everyone in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"class was in a deep stupor, occasionally coming to long enough to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"copy down a name or date, then falling asleep again. He had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"been speaking for half an hour when something happened that had never","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"happened before. Hermione put up her hand.  Professor Binns, glancing up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"in the middle of a deadly dull lec  *148*  ture","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"on the International Warlock Convention of 1289, looked amazed.  `Miss -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"er -?`  `Granger, Professor. I was wondering if you could tell","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"us anything about the Chamber of Secrets,` said Hermione in a clear","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"voice.  Dean Thomas, who had been sitting with his mouth hanging","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"open, gazing out of the window, jerked out of his trance; Lavender","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Brown's head came up off her arms and Neville Longbottom's elbow slipped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"off his desk.  Professor Binns blinked.  `My subject is History","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"of Magic,` he said in his dry, wheezy voice. `I deal with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"facts, Miss Granger, not myths and legends.` He cleared his throat with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"a small noise like chalk s!-ping and continued, `In September of that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"year, a subcommittee of Sardinian sorcerers  `  He stuttered to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"a halt. Hermione's hand was waving in the air again.  `Miss","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Grant?`  `Please, sir, don't legends always have a basis in fact?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" Professor Binns was looking at her in such amazement, Harry was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"sure no student had ever interrupted him before, alive or dead. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`Well,` said Professor Binns slowly, `yes, one could argue that, I suppose.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"He peered at Hermione as though he had never seen a student","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"properly before. `However, the legend of which you speak is such a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"very sensational, even ludicrous tale -`  But the whole class was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"now hanging on Professor Binns's every word. He looked dimly at them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"all, every face turned to his. Harry  *149*  could tell","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"he was completely thrown by such an unusual show of interest. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`Oh, very well,` he said slowly. `Let me see ... the Chamber","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"of Secrets ...  `You all know, of course, that Hogwarts was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"founded over a thousand years ago - the precise date is uncertain","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"- by the four greatest witches and wizards of the age. The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"four school Houses are named after them: Godric Gryffindor, Helga Hufflepuff, Rowena","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Ravenclaw, and Salazar Slytherin. They built this castle together, far from prying","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Muggle eyes, for it was an age when magic was feared by","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"common people, and witches and wizards suffered much persecution.`  He paused,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"gazed blearily around the room, and continued.  `For a few years,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the founders worked in harmony together, seeking out youngsters who showed signs","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"of magic and bringing them to the castle to be educated. But then","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"disagreements sprang up between them. A rift began to grow between Slytherin","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"and the others. Slytherin wished to be more selective about the students","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"admitted to Hogwarts. He believed that magical learning should be kept within","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"all-magic families. He disliked taking students of Muggle parentage, believing them to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"be untrustworthy. After a while, there was a serious argument on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"subject between Slytherin and Gryffindor, and Slytherin left the school.`  Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Binns paused again, pursing his lips, looking like a wrinkled old tortoise.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" `Reliable historical sources tell us this much,` he said. `But these","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"honest facts have been obscured by the fanciful legend of the Chamber","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"of Secrets. The story goes that Slytherin had built a  *150*","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" hidden chamber in the castle, of which the other founders knew","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"nothing.  `Slytherin, according to the legend, sealed the Chamber of Secrets","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"so that none would be able to open it until his own","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"true heir arrived at the school. The heir alone would be able","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"to unseal the Chamber of Secrets, unleash the horror within, and use","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"it to purge the school of all who were unworthy to study","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"magic.`  There was silence as he finished telling the story, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"it wasn't the usual, sleepy silence that filled Professor Binns's classes. There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"was unease in the air as everyone continued to watch him, hoping","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"for more. Professor Binns looked faintly annoyed.  `The whole thing is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"arrant nonsense, of course,` he said. `Naturally, the school has been searched","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"for evidence of such a chamber, many times, by the most learned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"witches and wizards. It does not exist. A tale told to frighten","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the gullible.`  Hermione's hand was back in the air.  `Sir","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"- what exactly do you mean by the `horror within' the Chamber?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" `That is believed to be some sort of monster, which the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Heir of Slytherin alone can control,` said Professor Binns in his dry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"reedy voice.  The class exchanged nervous looks.  `I tell you,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the thing does not exist,` said Professor Binns, shuffling his notes. `There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"is no Chamber and no monster.`  `But, sir,` said Seamus Finnigan,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`if the Chamber can only be opened by Slytherin's true heir, no","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"one else would be able to find it, would they?`  `Nonsense,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"O'Flaherty,` said Professor Binns in an aggravated  *151*  tone. `If","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"a long succession of Hogwarts headmasters and headmistresses haven't found the thing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"-`  `But, Professor,` piped up Parvati Patil, `you'd probably have to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"use Dark Magic to open it -`  `Just because a wizard","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"doesn't use Dark Magic doesn't mean he can't, Miss Pennyfeather,` snapped Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Binns. `I repeat, if the likes of Dumbledore -`  `But maybe","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"you've got to be related to Slytherin, so Dumbledore couldn't -` began","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Dean Thomas, but Professor Binns had had enough.  `That will do,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"he said sharply. `It is a myth! It does not exist! There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"is not a shred of evidence that Slytherin ever built so much","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"as a secret broom cupboard! I regret telling you such a foolish","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"story! We will return, if you please, to history, to solid, believable,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"verifiable fact!`  And within five minutes, the class had sunk back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"into its usual torpor.  `I always knew Salazar Slytherin was a twisted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"old loony,` Ron told Harry and Hermione as they fought their way","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"through the teeming corridors at the end of the lesson to drop","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"off their bags before dinner. `But I never knew he started all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"this pure-blood stuff. I wouldn't be in his house if you paid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"me. Honestly, if the Sorting Hat had tried to put me in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Slytherin, I'd've got the train straight back home ......  Hermione nodded","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"fervently, but Harry didn't say anything. His stomach had just dropped unpleasantly.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" Harry had never told Ron and Hermione that the Sorting Hat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" *152*  had seriously considered putting him in Slytherin. He could","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"remember, as though it were yesterday, the small voice that had spoken","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"in his ear when he'd placed the hat on his head a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"year before: You could be great, you know, it's all here in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"your head, and Slytherin would help you on the way to greatness,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"no doubt about that...  But Harry, who had already heard of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Slytherin House's reputa  tion for turning out Dark wizards, had thought","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"desperately, Not Slytherin! and the hat had said, Oh, well, if you're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"sure ... better be Gryffindor...  As they were shunted along in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the throng, Colin Creevy went past.  `Hiya, Harry!`  `Hullo, Colin,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"said Harry automatically.  `Harry - Harry - a boy in my","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"class has been saying you're  But Colin was so small he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"couldn~t fight against the tide of people bearing him toward the Great","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Hall; they heard him squeak, `See you, Harry!` and he was gone.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" `What's a boy in his class saying about you?` Hermione wondered.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" `That I'm Slytherin's heir, I expect,` said Harry, his stomach dropping","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"another inch or so as he suddenly remembered the way Justin Finch-","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Fletchley had run away from him at lunchtime.  `People here'll believe","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"anything,` said Ron in disgust.  The crowd thinned and they were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"able to climb the next staircase without difficulty.  `D'you really think","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"there's a Chamber of Secrets?` Ron asked Hermione.  `I don't know,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"she said, frowning. `Dumbledore couldn't cure  * 1,5 % * ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Mrs. Norris, and that makes me think that whatever attacked her might","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"not be - well - human.`  As she spoke, they turned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"a corner and found themselves at the end of the very corridor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"where the attack had happened. They stopped and looked. The scene was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"just as it had been that night, except that there was no","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"stiff cat hanging from the torch bracket, and an empty chair stood","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"against the wall bearing the message `The Chamber of Secrets has been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Opened.`  `That's where Filch has been keeping guard,` Ron muttered. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"They looked at each other. The corridor was deserted.  `Can't hurt","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"to have a poke around,` said Harry, dropping his bag and getting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"to his hands and knees so that he could crawl along, searching","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"for clues.  `Scorch marks!` he said. `Here - and here -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" `Come and look at this!` said Hermione. `This is funny .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
". . .`  Harry got up and crossed to the window","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"next to the message on the wall. Hermione was pointing at the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"topmost pane, where around twenty spiders were scuttling, apparently fighting to get through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"a small crack. A long, silvery thread was dangling like a rope,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"as though they had all climbed it in their hurry to get","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"outside.  `Have you ever seen spiders act like that?` said Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"wonderingly.  `No,` said Harry, `have you, Ron? Ron?`  He looked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"over his shoulder. Ron was standing well back and seemed to be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"fighting the impulse to run.  `What's up?` said Harry.  `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"- don't - like - spiders,` said Ron tensely.  `I never","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"knew that,` said Hermione, looking at Ron in surprise. `You've used spiders","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"in Potions loads of times ......  *154*  `I don't mind","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"them dead,` said Ron, who was carefully looking anywhere but at the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"window. `I just don't like the way they move ....  Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"giggled.  `It's not funny,` said Ron, fiercely. `If you must know,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"when I was three, Fred turned my - my teddy bear into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"a great big fiIthy spider because I broke his toy broomstick ....","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"You wouldn't like them either if you'd been holding your bear and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"suddenly it had too many legs and. . . `  He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"broke off, shuddering. Hermione was obviously still trying not to laugh. Feeling","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"they had better get off the subject, Harry said, `Remember all that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"water on the floor? Where did that come from? Someone's mopped it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"up.`  `It was about here,` said Ron, recovering himself to walk","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"a few paces past Filch's chair and pointing. `Level with this door.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" He reached for the brass doorknob but suddenly withdrew his hand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"as though he'd been burned.  `What's the matter?` said Harry. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`Can't go in there,` said Ron gruffly. `That's a girls' toilet.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`Oh, Ron, there won't be anyone in there,` said Hermione, standing up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"and coming over. `That's Moaning Myrtle's place. Come on, let's have a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"look.`  And ignoring the large OUT of ORDER sign, she opened","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the door.  It was the gloomiest, most depressing bathroom Harry had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"ever set foot in. Under a large, cracked, and spotted mirror were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"a row of chipped sinks. The floor was damp and reflected the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"dull light given off by the stubs of a few candles, burning","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"low in their holders; the wooden doors to the stalls were flaking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"and scratched and one of them was dangling off its hinges. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"* -L 5,5  Hermione put her fingers to her lips and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"set off toward the end stall. When she reached it she said,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`Hello, Myrtle, how are you?`  Harry and Ron went to look.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Moaning Myrtle was floating above the tank of the toilet, picking a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"spot on her chin.  `This is a girls' bathroom,` she said,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"eyeing Ron and Harry suspiciously. `They're not girls.`  `No,` Hermione agreed.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`I just wanted to show them how er - nice it is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"in here.`  She waved vaguely at the dirty old mirror and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the damp floor.  `Ask her if she saw anything,` Harry mouthed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"at Hermione.  `What are you whispering?` said Myrtle, staring at him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" `Nothing,` said Harry quickly. `We wanted to ask -`  `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"wish people would stop talking behind my back!` said Myrtle, in a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"voice choked with tears. `I do have feelings, you know, even if I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"am dead -`  `Myrtle, no one wants to upset you,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Hermione. `Harry only -`  `No one wants to upset me! That's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"a good one!` howled Myrtle. `My life was nothing but misery at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"this place and now people come along ruining my death!`  `We","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"wanted to ask you if you've seen anything funny lately,` said Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"quickly. `Because a cat was attacked right outside your front door on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Halloween.`  `Did you see anyone near here that night?` said Harry.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" `I wasn't paying attention,` said Myrtle dramatically. `Peeves upset me so","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"much I came in here and tried to kill myself Then, of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"course, I remembered that I'm - that I'm `  `Already dead,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"said Ron helpfully.  * IL 56*  Myrtle gave a tragic","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"sob, rose up in the air, turned over, and dived headfirst into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the toilet, splashing water all over them and vanishing from sight, although","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"from the direction of her muffled sobs, she had come to rest","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"somewhere in the U-bend.  Harry and Ron stood with their mouths","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"open, but Hermione shrugged wearily and said, `Honestly, that was almost cheerful","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"for Myrtle .... Come on, let's go.`  Harry had barely closed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the door on Myrtle's gurgling sobs when a loud voice made all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"three of them jump.  `RON!`  Percy Weasley had stopped dead","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"at the head of the stairs, prefect badge agleam, an expression of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"complete shock on his face.  `That's a girls' bathroom!` he gasped.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`What were you -?`  `Just having a look around,` Ron shrugged.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`Clues, you know -`  Percy swelled in a manner that reminded","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Harry forcefully of Mrs. Weasley.  `Get - away - from -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"there -` Perry said, striding toward them and starting to bustle them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"along, flapping his arms. `Don't you care what this looks like? Coming","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"back here while everyone's at dinner -`  `Why shouldn't we be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"here?` said Ron hotly, stopping short and glaring at Percy. `Listen, we","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"never laid a finger on that cat!`  `That's what I told","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Ginny,` said Percy fiercely, `but she still seems to think you're going","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"to be expelled, I've never seen her so upset, crying her eyes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"out, you might think of her, all the first years are thoroughly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"overexcited by this business -`  `You don't care about Ginny,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Ron, whose ears were now  *157*  reddening. `You're just worried","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"I'm going to mess up your chances of being Head Boy -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" `Five points from Gryffindor!` Percy said tersely, fingering his prefect badge.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`And I hope it teaches you a lesson! No more detective work,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"or I'll write to Mum!`  And he strode off, the back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"of his neck as red as Ron's ears.  Harry, Ron, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Hermione chose seats as far as possible from Percy in the common","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"room that night. Ron was still in a very bad temper and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"kept blotting his Charms homework. When he reached absently for his wand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"to remove the smudges, it ignited the parchment. Fuming almost as much","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"as his homework, Ron slammed The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 2","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"shut. To Harry's surprise, Hermione followed suit.  `Who can it be,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"though?` she said in a quiet voice, as though continuing a conversation they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"had just been having. `Who'd want to frighten all the Squibs and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Muggle-borns out of Hogwarts?`  `Let's think,` said Ron in mock puzzlement.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`Who do we know who thinks Muggle-borns are scum?`  He looked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"at Hermione. Hermione looked back, unconvinced.  `If you're talking about Malfoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"-`  `Of course I am!` said Ron. `You heard him -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`You'll be next, Mudbloods!'- come on, you've only got to look at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"his foul rat face to know it's him -`  `Malfoy, the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Heir of Slytherin?` said Hermione skeptically.  `Look at his family,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Harry, closing his books, too. `The whole lot of them have been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"in Slytherin; he's always boasting about it. They could easily be Slytherin's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"descendants. His father's definitely evil enough.`  *158*  `They couldve had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the key to the Chamber of Secrets for centuries!` said Ron. `Handing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"it down, father to son ......  `Well,` said Hermione cautiously, `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"suppose it's possible ......  `But how do we prove it?` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Harry darkly.  `There might be a way,` said Hermione slowly, dropping","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"her voice still further with a quick glance across the room at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Percy. `Of course, it would be difficult. And dangerous, very dangerous. We'd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"be breaking about fifty school rules, I expect -`  `If, in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"a month or so, you feel like explaining, you will let us","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"know, won't you?` said Ron irritably.  `All right,` said Hermione coldly.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`What we'd need to do is to get inside the Slytherin common","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"room and ask Malfoy a few questions without him realizing it's us.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" `But that's impossible,` Harry said as Ron laughed.  `No, it's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"not,` said Hermione. `All we'd need would be some Polyjuice Potion.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`What's that?` said Ron and Harry together.  `Snape mentioned it in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"class a few weeks ago -`  `D'you think we've got nothing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"better to do in Potions than listen to Snape?` muttered Ron. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"`It transforms you into somebody else. Think about it! We could change","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"into three of the Slytherins. No one would know it was us.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Malfoy would probably tell us anything. He's probably boasting about it in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the Slytherin common room right now, if only we could hear him.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
" `This Polyjuice stuff sounds a bit dodgy to me,` said Ron,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"frowning. `What if we were stuck looking like three of the Slytherins","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"forever?`  `It wears off after a while,` said Hermione, waving her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"hand  *159*  impatiently. `But getting hold of the recipe will","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"be very difficult. Snape said it was in a book called Moste","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Potente Potions and it's bound to be in the Restricted Section of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"the library.` There was only one way to get out a book","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"from the Restricted Section: You needed a signed note of permission from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"a teacher. `Hard to see why we'd want the book, really,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"Ron, `if we weren't going to try and make one of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"potions.` `I think,` said Hermione, `that if we made it sound as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"though we were just interested in the theory, we might stand a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"chance ...... `Oh, come on, no teacher's going to fall for that,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"said Ron. `They'd have to be really thick . . . .`  ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-9"
"  THE ROGUE BLUDGER  ince the disastrous episode of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"pixies, Professor Lockhart had not brought live creatures to class. Instead, he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"read passages from his books to them, and sometimes reenacted some of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the more dramatic bits. He usually picked Harry to help him with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"these reconstructions; so far, Harry had been forced to play a simple","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Transylvanian villager whom Lockhart had cured of a Babbling Curse, a yeti","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"with a head cold, and a vampire who had been unable to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"eat anything except lettuce since Lockhart had dealt with him.  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"was hauled to the front of the class during their very next","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson, this time acting a werewolf If","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"he hadn't had a very good reason for keeping Lockhart in a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"good mood, he would have refused to do it.  `Nice loud","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"howl, Harry - exactly - and then, if you'll believe it, I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"pounced - like this - slammed him to the floor - thus","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"with one hand, I managed to hold him down - with my","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"other, I put my wand to his throat -I then screwed up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"my remaining strength and performed the immensely complex Homorphus Charm - he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"let out a piteous moan - go on, Harry - higher than","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"that - good - the fur vanished - the fangs shrank -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"and he turned back into a man. Simple, yet effective - and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"another village will remember me forever as the hero who delivered them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"from the monthly terror of werewolf attacks.`  The bell rang and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Lockhart got to his feet.  `Homework - compose a poem about","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"my defeat of the Wagga Wagga Werewolf! Signed copies of Magical Me","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"to the author of the best one!`  The class began to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"leave. Harry returned to the back of the room, where Ron and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Hermione were waiting.  `Ready?` Harry muttered.  `Wait till everyone's gone,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"said Hermione nervously. `All right . . . `  She approached","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Lockhart's desk, a piece of paper clutched tightly in her hand, Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"and Ron right behind her.  `Er - Professor Lockhart?` Hermione stammered.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`I wanted to - to get this book out of the library.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Just for background reading.` She held out the piece of paper, her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"hand shaking slightly. `But the thing is, it's in the Restricted Section","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"of the library, so I need a teacher to sign for it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"- I'm sure it would help me understand what you say in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Gadding with Ghouls about slow-acting venoms  `Ah, Gadding with Ghouls!` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Lockhart, taking the note from Hermione and smiling widely at her. `Possibly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"my very favorite book. You enjoyed it?`   `Oh, yes,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Hermione eagerly. `So clever, the way you trapped that last one with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the tea-strainer -`  `Well, I'm sure no one will mind me","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"giving the best student of the year a little extra help,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Lockhart warmly, and he pulled out an enormous peacock quill. `Yes, nice,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"isn't it?` he said, misreading the revolted look on Ron's face. `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"usually save it for book-signings.`  He scrawled an enormous loopy signature","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"on the note and handed it back to Hermione.  `So, Harry,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"said Lockhart, while Hermione folded the note with fumbling fingers and slipped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"it into her bag. `Tomorrow's the first Quidditch match of the season,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"I believe? Gryffindor against Slytherin, is it not? I hear you're a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"useful player. I was a Seeker, too. I was asked to try","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"for the National Squad, but preferred to dedicate my life to the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"eradication of the Dark Forces. Still, if ever you feel the need","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"for a little private training, don't hesitate to ask. Always happy to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"pass on my expertise to less able players ......  Harry made","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"an indistinct noise in his throat and then hurried off after Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"and Hermione.  `I don't believe it,` he said as the three","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"of them examined the signature on the note. `He didn't even look","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"at the book we wanted.`  `That's because he's a brainless git,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"said Ron. `But who cares, we've got what we needed -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`He is not a brainless git,` said Hermione shrilly as they half","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"ran toward the library.  `Just because he said you were the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"best student of the year -`  They dropped their voices as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"they entered the muffled stillness of the library. Madam Pince, the librarian,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"was a thin, irritable woman who looked like an underfed vulture. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
" `Moste Potente Potions?` she repeated suspiciously, trying to take the note","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"from Hermione; but Hermione wouldn't let go.  `I was wondering if","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"I could keep it,` she said breathlessly.  `Oh, come on,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Ron, wrenching it from her grasp and thrusting it at Madam Pince.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`We'll get you another autograph. Lockhart'll sign anything if it stands still","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"long enough.`  Madam Pince held the note up to the light,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"as though determined to detect a forgery, but it passed the test.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"She stalked away between the lofty shelves and returned several minutes later","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"carrying a large and moldy-looking book. Hermione put it carefully into her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"bag and they left, trying not to walk too quickly or look","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"too guilty.  Five minutes later, they were barricaded in Moaning Myrtle's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"out-of- order bathroom once again. Hermione had overridden Ron's objections by pointing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"out that it was the last place anyone in their right minds","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"would go, so they were guaranteed some privacy. Moaning Myrtle was crying","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"noisily in her stall, but they were ignoring her, and she them.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
" Hermione opened Moste Potente Potions carefully, and the three of them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"bent over the damp-spotted pages. It was clear from a glance why","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"it belonged in the Restricted Section. Some of the potions had effects","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"almost too gruesome to think about, and there were some very unpleasant","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"illustrations, which included a man who seemed to have been turned inside","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"out and a witch sprouting several extra pairs of arms out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"her head.  `Here it is,` said Hermione excitedly as she found","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the page headed The Polyjuice Potion. It was decorated with drawings of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"people halfway through transforming into other people. Harry sin cerely hoped the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"artist had imagined the looks of intense pain on their faces. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`This is the most complicated potion I've ever seen,` said Hermione as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"they scanned the recipe. `Lacewing flies, leeches, fluxweed, and knotgrass,` she murmured,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"running her finger down the list of ingredients. `Well, they're easy enough,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"they're in the student store- cupboard, we can help ourselves .... Oooh,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"look, powdered horn of a bicorn - don't know where we're going","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"to get that - shredded skin of a boomslang -. that'll be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"tricky, too and of course a bit of whoever we want to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"change into.`  `Excuse me?` said Ron sharply. `What d'you mean, a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"bit of whoever we're changing into? I'm drinking nothing with Crabbe's toenails","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"in it -`  Hermione continued as though she hadn't heard him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
" `We don't have to worry about that yet, though, because we","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"add those bits last ......  Ron turned, speechless, to Harry, who","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"had another worry.  `D'you realize how much we're going to have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"to steal, Hermione? Shredded skin of a boomslang, that's definitely not in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the students' cupboard. What're we going to do, break into Snape's private","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"stores? I don't know if this is a good idea ...... ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Hermione shut the book with a snap.  `Well, if you two","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"are going to chicken out, fine,` she said. There were bright pink","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"patches on her cheeks and her eyes were brighter than usual. `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"don't want to break rules, you know. I think threatening Muggle-borns is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"far worse than brewing up a difficult potion. But if you don't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"want to find out if it's Malfoy, I'll go straight to Madam","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Pince now and hand the book back in ='   `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"never thought Id see the day when you'd be persuading us to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"break rules,` said Ron. `All right, we'll do it. But not toenails,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"okay?`  `How long will it take to make, anyway?` said Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"as Hermione, looking happier, opened the book again.  `Well, since the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"fluxweed has got to be picked at the full moon and the lacewings","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"have got to be stewed for twenty-one days ... I'd say it'd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"be ready in about a month, if we can get all the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"ingredients.`  `A month?` said Ron. `Malfoy could have attacked half the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Muggle- borns in the school by then!` But Hermione's eyes narrowed dangerously","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"again, and he added swiftly, `But it's the best plan we've got,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"so full steam ahead, I say.`  However, while Hermione was checking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"that the coast was clear for them to leave the bathroom, Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"muttered to Harry, `It'll be a lot less hassle if you can","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"just knock Malfoy off his broom tomorrow.  Harry woke early on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Saturday morning and lay for a while thinking about the coming Quidditch","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"match. He was nervous, mainly at the thought of what Wood would","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"say if Gryffindor lost, but also at the idea of facing a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"team mounted on the fastest racing brooms gold could buy. He had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"never wanted to beat Slytherin so badly. After half an hour of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"lying there with his insides churning, he got up, dressed, and went","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"down to breakfast early, where he found the rest of the Gryffindor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"team huddled at the long, empty table, all looking uptight and not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"speaking much.  As eleven o'clock approached, the whole school started to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"make its way down to the Quidditch stadium. It was a muggy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"sort of day with a hint of thunder in the air. Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"and Hermione came hurrying over to wish Harry good luck as he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"entered the locker rooms. The team pulled on their scarlet Gryffindor robes,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"then sat down to listen to Wood's usual pre-match pep talk. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`Slytherin has better brooms than us,` he began. `No point denying it.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"But we've got better people on our brooms. We've trained harder than","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"they have, we've been flying in all weathers -` (`Too true,` muttered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"George Weasley. `I haven't been properly dry since August`) `- and we're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"going to make them rue the day they let that little bit","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"of slime, Malfoy, buy his way onto their team.`  Chest heaving","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"with emotion, Wood turned to Harry.  `It'll be down to you,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Harry, to show them that a Seeker has to have something more","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"than a rich father. Get to that Snitch before Malfoy or die","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"trying, Harry, because we've got to win today, we've got to.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`So no pressure, Harry` said Fred, winking at him.  As they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"walked out onto the pitch, a roar of noise greeted them; mainly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"cheers, because Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff were anxious to see Slytherin beaten, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the Slytherins in the crowd made their boos and hisses heard, too.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Madam Hooch, the Quidditch teacher, asked Flint and Wood to shake hands,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"which they did, giving each other threatening stares and gripping rather harder","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"than was necessary.  `On my whistle,` said Madam Hooch. `Three ...","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"two ... one. . .  With a roar from the crowd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"to speed them upward, the fourteen players rose toward the leaden sky.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Harry flew higher than any of them, squinting around for the Snitch.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"  `All right there, Scarhead?` yelled Malfoy, shooting underneath him as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"though to show off the speed of his broom.  Harry had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"no time to reply. At that very moment, a heavy black Bludger","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"came pelting toward him; he avoided it so narrowly that he felt","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"it ruffle his hair as it passed.  `Close one, Harry!` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"George, streaking past him with his club in his hand, ready to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"knock the Bludger back toward a Slytherin. Harry saw George give the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Bludger a powerful whack in the direction of Adrian Pucey, but the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Bludger changed direction in midair and shot straight for Harry again. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Harry dropped quickly to avoid it, and George managed to hit it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"hard toward Malfoy. Once again, the Bludger swerved like a boomerang and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"shot at Harry's head.  Harry put on a burst of speed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"and zoomed toward the other end of the pitch. He could hear","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the Bludger whistling along behind him. What was going on? Bludgers never","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"concentrated on one player like this; it was their job to try","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"and unseat as many people as possible ....  Fred Weasley was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"waiting for the Bludger at the other end. Harry ducked as Fred","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"swung at the Bludger with all his might; the Bludger was knocked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"off course.  `Gotcha!` Fred yelled happily, but he was wrong; as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"though it was magnetically attracted to Harry, the Bludger pelted after him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"once more and Harry was forced to fly off at full speed.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
" It had started to rain; Harry felt heavy drops fall onto","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"his face, splattering onto his glasses. He didn't have a clue what","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"was going on in the rest of the game until he heard","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Lee Jordan, who was commentating, say, `Slytherin lead, sixty points to zero","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"='   The Slytherins' superior brooms were clearly doing their jobs,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"and meanwhile the mad Bludger was doing all it could to knock","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Harry out of the air. Fred and George were now flying so","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"close to him on either side that Harry could see nothing at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"all except their flailing arms and had no chance to look for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the Snitch, let alone catch it.  `Someone's - tampered - with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"- this - Bludger -` Fred grunted, swinging his bat with all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"his might at it as it launched a new attack on Harry.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
" `We need time out,` said George, trying to signal to Wood","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"and stop the Bludger breaking Harry's nose at the same time. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Wood had obviously got the message. Madam Hooch's whistle rang out and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Harry, Fred, and George dived for the ground, still trying to avoid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the mad Bludger.  `What's going on?` said Wood as the Gryffindor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"team huddled together, while Slytherins in the crowd jeered. `We're being flattened.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Fred, George, where were you when that Bludger stopped Angelina scoring?` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`We were twenty feet above her, stopping the other Bludger from murdering","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Harry, Oliver,` said George angrily. `Someone's fixed it - it won't leave","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Harry alone. It hasn't gone for anyone else all game. The Slytherins","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"must have done something to it.`  `But the Bludgers have been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"locked in Madam Hooch's office since our last practice, and there was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"nothing wrong with them then . . . . ` said Wood,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"anxiously.  Madam Hooch was walking toward them. Over her shoulder, Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"could see the Slytherin team jeering and pointing in his direction. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
" `Listen,` said Harry as she came nearer and nearer, `with you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"two flying around me all the time the only way I'm going","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"to catch the Snitch is if it flies up my sleeve. Go","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"back to the rest of the team and let me deal with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the rogue one.`  `Don't be thick,` said Fred. `It'll take your","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"head off.`  Wood was looking from Harry to the Weasleys. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"(I Oliver, this is insane,` said Alicia Spinner angrily. `You can't let","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Harry deal with that thing on his own. Let's ask for an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"inquiry -))  `If we stop now, we'll have to forfeit the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"match!` said Harry. `And we're not losing to Slytherin just because of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"a crazy Bludger! Come on, Oliver, tell them to leave me alone!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
" `This is all your fault,` George said angrily to Wood. `","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`Get the Snitch or die trying,' what a stupid thing to tell","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"him -`  Madam Hooch had joined them.  `Ready to resume","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"play?` she asked Wood.  Wood looked at the determined look on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Harry's face.  `All right,` he said. `Fred, George, you heard Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"-leave him alone and let him deal with the Bludger on his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"own.`  The rain was falling more heavily now. On Madam Hooch's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"whistle, Harry kicked hard into the air and heard the telltale whoosh","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"of the Bludger behind him. Higher and higher Harry climbed; he looped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"and swooped, spiraled, zigzagged, and rolled. Slightly dizzy, he nevertheless kept his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"eyes wide open, rain was speckling his glasses and ran up his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"nostrils as he hung upside down, avoiding another fierce dive from the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Bludger. He could hear laughter from the crowd; he knew he must","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"look very stupid, but the rogue Bludger was heavy and couldn't change direction","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"as quickly as Harry could; he began a kind of roller-coaster ride","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"around the edges of the stadium, squinting through the silver sheets of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"rain to the Gryffindor goal posts, where Adrian Pucey was trying to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"get past Wood  A whistling in Harry's ear told him the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Bludger had just missed him again; he turned right over and sped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"in the opposite direction.  `Training for the ballet, Potter?` yelled Malfoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"as Harry was forced to do a stupid kind of twirl in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"midair to dodge the Bludger, and he fled, the Bludger trailing a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"few feet behind him; and then, glaring back at Malfoy in hatred,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"he saw it - the Golden Snitch. It was hovering inches above","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Malfoy's left ear - and Malfoy, busy laughing at Harry, hadn't seen","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"it.  For an agonizing moment, Harry hung in midair, not daring","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"to speed toward Malfoy in case he looked up and saw the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Snitch.  WHAM.  He had stayed still a second too long.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"The Bludger had hit him at last, smashed into his elbow, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Harry felt his arm break. Dimly, dazed by the searing pain in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"his arm, he slid sideways on his rain-drenched broom, one knee still","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"crooked over it, his right arm dangling useless at his side -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the Bludger came pelting back for a second attack, this time W-ming","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"at his face - Harry swerved out of the way, one idea","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"firmly lodged in his numb brain: get to Malfoy.  Through a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"haze of rain and pain he dived for the shimmering, sneering face","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"below him and saw its eyes widen with fear: Malfoy thought Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"was attacking him.  `What the -` he gasped, careening out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Harry's way.  Harry took his remaining hand off his broom and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"made a wild snatch; he felt his fingers close on the cold","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Snitch but was now only gripping the broom with his legs, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"there was a yell from the crowd below as he headed straight","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"for the ground, trying hard not to pass out.  With a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"splattering thud he hit the mud and rolled off his broom. His","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"arm was hanging at a very strange angle; riddled with pain, he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"heard, as though from a distance, a good deal of whistling and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"shouting. He focused on the Snitch clutched in his good hand. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`Aha,` he said vaguely. `We've won.`  And he fainted.  He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"came around, rain falling on his face, still lying on the field,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"with someone leaning over him. He saw a glitter of teeth. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`Oh, no, not you,` he moaned.  `Doesn't know what he's saying,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"said Lockhart loudly to the anxious crowd of Gryffindors pressing around them.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`Not to worry, Harry. I'm about to fix your arm.`  `No!`said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Harry. `I'll keep it like this, thanks ......  He tried to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"sit up, but the pain was terrible. He heard a familiar clicking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"noise nearby.  `I don't want a photo of this, Colin,` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"said loudly.  `Lie back, Harry,` said Lockhart soothingly. `It's a simple","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"charm I've used countless times -`  `Why can't I just go","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"to the hospital wing?` said Harry through clenched teeth.  `He should","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"really, Professor,` said a muddy Wood, who couldn't help grinning even though","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"his Seeker was injured. `Great capture, Harry, really spectacular, your best yet,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Id say -`  Through the thicket of legs around him, Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"spotted Fred and George Weasley, wrestling the rogue Bludger into a box.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"It was still putting up a terrific fight.  `Stand back,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Lockhart, who was rolling up his jade-green sleeves.  `No - don't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"-` said Harry weakly, but Lockhart was twirling his wand and a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"second later had directed it straight at Harry's arm.  A strange","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"and unpleasant sensation started at Harry's shoulder and spread all the way","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"down to his fingertips. It felt as though his arm was being","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"deflated. He didn't dare look at what was happening. He had shut","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"his eyes, his face turned away from his arm, but his worst","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"fears were realized as the people above him gasped and Colin Creevey","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"began clicking away madly. His arm didn't hurt anymore - nor did","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"it feel remotely like an arm.  `Ah,` said Lockhart. `Yes. Well,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"that can sometimes happen. But the point is, the bones are no","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"longer broken. That's the thing to bear in mind. So, Harry, just","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"toddle up to the hospital wing - ah, Mr. Weasley, Miss Granger,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"would you escort him? - and Madam Pomfrey will be able to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"- er - tidy you up a bit.`  As Harry got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"to his feet, he felt strangely lopsided. Taking a deep breath he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"looked down at his right side. What he saw nearly made him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"pass out again.  Poking out of the end of his robes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"was what looked like a thick, flesh- colored rubber glove. He tried","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"to move his fingers. Nothing happened.  Lockhart hadn't mended Harry's bones.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"He had removed them.  Madam Pomfrey wasn't at all pleased. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`You should have come straight to me!` she raged, holding up the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"sad, limp remainder of what, half an hour before, had been a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"working arm. `I can mend bones in a second - but growing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"them back - `  `You will be able to, won't you?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"said Harry desperately.  `I'll be able to, certainly, but it will","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"be painful,` said Madam Pomfrey grimly, throwing Harry a pair of pajamas.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`You'll have to stay the night ......  Hermione waited outside the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"curtain drawn around Harry's bed while Ron helped him into his pajamas.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"It took a while to stuff the rubbery, boneless arm into a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"sleeve.  `How can you stick up for Lockhart now, Hermione, eh?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Ron called through the curtain as he pulled Harry's limp fingers through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the cuff. `If Harry had wanted deboning he would have asked.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`Anyone can make a mistake,` said Hermione. `And it doesn't hurt anymore,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"does it, Harry?`  `No,` said Harry, getting into bed. `But it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"doesn't do anything else either.`  As he swung himself onto the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"bed, his arm flapped pointlessly.  Hermione and Madam Pomfrey came around","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the curtain. Madam Pomfrey was holding a large bottle of something labeled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Skele-Gro.  `You're in for a rough night,` she said, pouring out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"a steaming beakerful and handing it to him. `Regrowing bones is a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"nasty business.  So was taking the Skele-Gro. It burned Harry's mouth","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"and throat as it went down, making him cough and splutter. Still","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"tut-tutting about dangerous sports and inept teachers, Madam Pomfrey re treated, leaving","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Ron and Hermione to help Harry gulp down some water. `We won,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"though,` said Ron, a grin breaking across his face. `That was some","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"catch you made. Malfoy's face ... he looked ready to kill ......","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`I want to know how he fixed that Bludger,` said Hermione darkly.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`We can add that to the list of questions we'll ask him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"when we've taken the Polyjuice Potion,` said Harry, sinking back onto his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"pillows. `I hope it tastes better than this stuff .....  `If","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"it's got bits of Slytherins in it? You've got to be joking,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"said Ron. The door of the hospital wing burst open at that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"moment. Filthy and soaking wet, the rest of the Gryffindor team had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"arrived to see Harry. `Unbelievable flying, Harry,` said George. `I've just seen","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Mar cus Flint yelling at Malfoy. Something about having the Snitch on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"top of his head and not noticing. Malfoy didn't seem too happy.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"They had brought cakes, sweets, and bottles of pumpkin juice; they gathered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"around Harry's bed and were just getting started on what promised to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"be a good party when Madam Pomfrey came storming over, shouting, `This","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"boy needs rest, he's got thirty-three bones to regrow! Out! OUT!` And","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Harry was left alone, with nothing to distract him from the stabbing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"pains in his limp arm.  Hours and hours later, Harry woke","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"quite suddenly in the pitch blackness and gave a small yelp of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"pain: His arm now felt full of  large splinters. For a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"second, he thought that was what had woken him. Then, with a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"thrill of horror, he realized that someone was sponging his forehead in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"dark.  `Get off!` he said loudly, and then, `Dobby!`  The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"house-elf's goggling tennis ball eyes were peering at Harry through the darkness.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"A single tear was running down his long, pointed nose.  `Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Potter came back to school,` he whispered miserably. `Dobby warned and warned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Harry Potter. Ah sir, why didn't you heed Dobby? Why didn't Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Potter go back home when he missed the train?`  Harry heaved","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"himself up on his pillows and pushed Dobby's sponge away.  `What're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"you doing here?` he said. `And how did you know I missed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the train?`  Dobby's lip trembled and Harry was seized by a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"sudden suspicion.  `It was you!` he said slowly. `You stopped the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"barrier from letting us through!`  `Indeed yes, sir,` said Dobby, nodding","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"his head vigorously, ears flapping. `Dobby hid and watched for Harry Potter","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"and sealed the gateway and Dobby had to iron his hands afterward`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"- he showed Harry ten long, bandaged fingers - `but Dobby didn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"care, sir, for he thought Harry Potter was safe, and never did","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Dobby dream that Harry Potter would get to school another way!` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"He was rocking backward and forward, shaking his ugly head.  `Dobby","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"was 'so shocked when he heard Harry Potter was back at Hogwarts,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"he let his master's dinner burn! Such a flogging Dobby never had,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"sir . .....   Harry slumped back onto his pillows. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`You nearly got Ron and me expelled,` he said fiercely. `You'd better","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"get lost before my bones come back, Dobby, or I might strangle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"you.`  Dobby smiled weakly.  `Dobby is used to death threats,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"sir. Dobby gets them five times a day at home.`  He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"blew his nose on a corner of the filthy pillowcase he wore,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"looking so pathetic that Harry felt his anger ebb away in spite","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"of himself.  `Why d'you wear that thing, Dobby?` he asked curiously.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
" `This, sir?` said Dobby, plucking at the pillowcase. `'Tis a mark","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"of the house-elf's enslavement, sir. Dobby can only be freed if his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"masters present him with clothes, sir. The family is careful not to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"pass Dobby even a sock, sir, for then he would be free","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"to leave their house forever.`  Dobby mopped his bulging eyes and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"said suddenly, `Harry Potter must go home! Dobby thought his Bludger would","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"be enough to make -`  `Your Bludger?` said Harry, anger rising","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"once more. `What d'you mean, your Bludger? You made that Bludger try","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"and kill me?`  `Not kill you, sir, never kill you!` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Dobby, shocked. `Dobby wants to save Harry Potter's life! Better sent home,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"grievously injured, than remain here sir! Dobby only wanted Harry Potter hurt","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"enough to be sent home!`  `Oh, is that all?` said Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"angrily. `I don't suppose you're going to tell me why you wanted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"me sent home in pieces?`  `Ah, if Harry Potter only knew!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Dobby groaned, more tears dripping onto his ragged pillowcase. `If he knew","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"what he means to us, to the lowly, the enslaved, we dregs","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"of the magical world! Dobby remembers how it was when He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"at the height of his powers, sir! We house-elfs were treated like","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"vermin, sir! Of course, Dobby is still treated like that, sir,` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"admitted, drying his face on the pillowcase. `But mostly, sir, life has","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"improved for my kind since you triumphed over He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. Harry Potter survived,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"and the Dark Lord's power was broken, and it was a new","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"dawn, sir, and Harry Potter shone like a beacon of hope for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"those of us who thought the Dark days would never end, sit...","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"And now, at Hogwarts, terrible things are to happen, are perhaps happening","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"already, and Dobby cannot let Harry Potter stay here now that history","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"is to repeat itself, now that the Chamber of Secrets is open","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"once more  Dobby froze, horrorstruck, then grabbed Harry's water jug from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"his bedside table and cracked it over his own head, toppling out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"of sight. A second later, he crawled back onto the bed, cross-eyed,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"muttering, `Bad Dobby, very bad Dobby. . .`  `So there is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"a Chamber of Secrets?` Harry whispered. `And did you say it's been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"opened before? Tell me, Dobby!`  He seized the elf's bony wrist","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"as Dobby's hand inched toward the water jug. `But I'm not Muggle-born","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"- how can I be in danger from the Chamber?`  `Ah,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"sir, ask no more, ask no more of poor Dobby,` stammered the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"elf, his eyes huge in the dark. `Dark deeds are planned in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"this place, but Harry Potter must not be here when they happen","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"- go home, Harry Potter, go home. Harry Potter must not meddle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"in this, sir, 'tis too dangerous -`  `Who is it, Dobby?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Harry said, keeping a firm hold on Dobby's wrist to stop him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"from hitting himself with the water jug again. `Who's opened it? Who","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"opened it last time?`  `Dobby can't, sir, Dobby can't, Dobby mustn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"tell!` squealed the elf. `Go home, Harry Potter, go home!`  `I'm","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"not going anywhere!` said Harry fiercely. `One of my best friends is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Muggle-born; she'll be first in line if the Chamber really has been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"opened -`  `Harry Potter risks his own life for his friends!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"moaned Dobby in a kind of miserable ecstasy. `So noble! So valiant!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"But he must save himself, he must, Harry Potter must not -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
" Dobby suddenly froze, his bat ears quivering. Harry heard it, too.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"There were footsteps coming down the passageway outside.  `Dobby must go!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"breathed the elf, terrified. There was a loud crack, and Harry's fist","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"was suddenly clenched on thin air. He slumped back into bed, his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"eyes on the dark doorway to the hospital wing as the footsteps","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"drew nearer.  Next moment, Dumbledore was backing into the dormitory, wearing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"a long woolly dressing gown and a nightcap. He was carrying one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"end of what looked like a statue. Professor McGonagall appeared a second","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"later, carrying its feet. Together, they heaved it onto a bed. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`Get Madam Pomfrey,` whispered Dumbledore, and Professor McGonagall hurried past the end","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"of Harry's bed out of sight. Harry lay quite still, pretending to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"be asleep. He heard urgent voices, and then Professor McGonagall swept back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"into view, closely followed by Madam Pomfrey, who was pulling a cardigan","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"on over her nightdress. He heard a sharp intake of breath. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"`What happened?` Madam Pomfrey whispered to Dumbledore, bending over the statue on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the bed.   `Another attack,` said Dumbledore. `Minerva found him on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the stairs.  `There was a bunch of grapes next to him,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"said Professor McGonagall. `We think he was trying to sneak up here","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"to visit Potter.`  Harry's stomach gave a horrible lurch. Slowly and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"carefully, he raised himself a few inches so he could look at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"the statue on the bed. A ray of moonlight lay across its","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"staring face.  It was Colin Creevey. His eyes were wide and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"his hands were stuck up in front of him, holding his camera.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
" `Petrified?` whispered Madam Pomfrey.  `Yes,` said Professor McGonagall. `But I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"shudder to think ... If Albus hadn't been on the way downstairs","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"for hot chocolate - who knows what might have -`  The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"three of them stared down at Colin. Then Dumbledore leaned forward and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"wrenched the camera out of Colin's rigid grip.  `You don't think","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"he managed to get a picture of his attacker?` said Professor McGonagall","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"eagerly.  Dumbledore didn't answer. He opened the back of the camera.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
" `Good gracious!` said Madam Pomfrey.  A jet of steam had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"hissed out of the camera. Harry, three beds away, caught the acrid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"smell of burnt plastic.  `Melted,` said Madam Pomfrey wonderingly. `All melted...`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
" `What does this mean, Albus?` Professor McGonagall asked urgently.  `It","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"means,` said Dumbledore, `that the Chamber of Secrets is indeed open again.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
" Madam Pomfrey clapped a hand to her mouth. Professor McGonagall stared","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"at Dumbledore.   `But, Albus ... surely ... who?` `The question","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"is not who,` said Dumbledore, his eyes on Colin. `The question is,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"how . . . .` And from what Harry could see of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"Professor McGonagall's shad owy face, she didn't understand this any better than he did.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-10"
"  THE D-KJEL]ING C-L-IJIB  Harry woke up on Sunday morning","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"to find the dormitory blazing with winter sunlight and his arm reboned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"but very stiff. He sat up quickly and looked over at Colin's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"bed, but it had been blocked from view by the high curtains","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Harry had changed behind yesterday. Seeing that he was awake, Madam Pomfrey","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"came bustling over with a breakfast tray and then began bending and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"stretching his arm and fingers.  `All in order,` she said as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"he clumsily fed himself porridge lefthanded. `When you've finished eating, you may","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"leave.`  Harry dressed as quickly as he could and hurried off","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"to Gryffindor Tower, desperate to tell Ron and Hermione about Colin and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Dobby, but they weren't there. Harry left to look for them, wondering","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"where they could have got to and feeling slightly hurt that they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"weren't interested in whether he had his bones back or not. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
" As Harry passed the library, Percy Weasley strolled out of it,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"looking in far better spirits than last time they'd met.  `Oh,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"hello, Harry,` he said. `Excellent flying yesterday, really excellent. Gryffindor has just","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"taken the lead for the House Cup you earned fifty points!` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"`You haven't seen Ron or Hermione, have you?` said Harry.  `No,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"I haven't,` said Percy, his smile fading. `I hope Ron's not in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"another girls' toilet .....  Harry forced a laugh, watched Percy walk","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"out of sight, and then headed straight for Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"couldn't see why Ron and Hermione would be in there again, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"after making sure that neither Filch nor any prefects were around, he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"opened the door and heard their voices coming from a locked stall.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
" `It's me,` he said, closing the door behind him. There was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"a clunk, a splash, and a gasp from within the stall and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"he saw Hermione's eye peering through the keyhole.  `Harry!` she said.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"`You gave us such a fright - come in how's your arm?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
" `Fine,` said Harry, squeezing into the stall. An old cauldron was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"perched on the toilet, and a crackling from under the rim told","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Harry they had lit a fire beneath it. Conjuring up portable, waterproof","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"fires was a speciality of Hermione's.  `We'd've come to meet you,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"but we decided to get started on the Polyjuice Potion,` Ron explained","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"as Harry, with difficulty, locked the stall again. `We've decided this is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"the safest place to hide it.`  Harry started to tell them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"about Colin, but Hermione interrupted.  `We already know - we heard","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Professor McGonagall telling  Professor Flitwick this morning. That's why we decided","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"we'd better get going -`  `The sooner we get a confession","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"out of Malfoy, the better,` snarled Ron. `D'you know what I think?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"He was in such a foul temper after the Quidditch match, he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"took it out on Colin.`  `There's something else,` said Harry, watching","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Hermione tearing bundles of knotgrass and throwing them into the potion. `Dobby","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"came to visit me in the middle of the night.`  Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"and Hermione looked up, amazed. Harry told them everything Dobby had told","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"him - or hadn't told him. Hermione and Ron listened with their","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"mouths open.  `The Chamber of Secrets has been opened before?` Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"said.  `This settles it,` said Ron in a triumphant voice. `Lucius","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Malfoy must've opened the Chamber when he was at school here and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"now he's told dear old Draco how to do it. It's obvious.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Wish Dobby'd told you what kind of monster's in there, though. I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"want to know how come nobody's noticed it sneaking around the school.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
" `Maybe it can make itself invisible,` said Hermione, prodding leeches to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"the bottom of the cauldron. `Or maybe it can disguise itself - pretend","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"to be a suit of armor or something - I've read about","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Chameleon Ghouls -`  `You read too much, Hermione,` said Ron, pouring","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"dead lacewings on top of the leeches. He crumpled up the empty","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"lacewing bag and looked at Harry.  `So Dobby stopped us from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"getting on the train and broke your arm    ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"     He shook his head. `You know what,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Harry? If he doesn't stop trying to save your life he's going","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"to kill you.`   The news that Colin Creevey had been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"attacked and was now lying as though dead in the hospital wing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"had spread through the entire school by Monday morning. The air was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"suddenly thick with rumor and suspicion. The first years were now moving","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"around the castle in tight-knit groups, as though scared they would be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"attacked if they ventured forth alone.  Ginny Weasley, who sat next","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"to Colin Creevey in Charms, was distraught, but Harry felt that Fred","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"and George were going the wrong way about cheering her up. They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"were taking turns covering themselves with fur or boils and jumping out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"at her from behind statues. They only stopped when Percy, apoplectic with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"rage, told them he was going to write to Mrs. Weasley and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"tell her Ginny was having nightmares.  Meanwhile, hidden from the teachers,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"a roaring trade in talismans, amulets, and other protective devices was sweeping","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"the school. Neville Longbottom bought a large, evil-smelling green onion, a pointed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"purple crystal, and a rotting newt tail before the other Gryffindor boys","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"pointed out that he was in no danger; he was a pure-","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"blood, and therefore unlikely to be attacked.  `They went for Filch","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"first,` Neville said, his round face fearful. `And everyone knows I'm almost","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"a Squib.`  In the second week of December Professor McGonagall came","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"around as usual, collecting names of those who would be staying at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"school for Christmas. Harry, Ron, and Hermione signed her list; they had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"heard that Malfoy was staying, which struck them as very suspicious. The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"holidays would be the perfect time to use the Polyjuice Potion and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"try to worm a confession out of him.  Unfortunately, the potion","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"was only half finished. They still needed the bicorn horn and the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"boomslang skin, and the only place they were going to get them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"was from Snape's private stores. Harry privately felt he'd rather face Slytherin's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"legendary monster than let Snape catch him robbing his office.  `What","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"we need,` said Hermione briskly as Thursday afternoon's double Potions lesson loomed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"nearer, `is a diversion. Then one of us can sneak into Snape's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"office and take what we need.`  Harry and Ron looked at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"her nervously.  `I think Id better do the actual stealing,` Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"continued in a matter-of-fact tone. `You two will be expelled if you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"get into any more trouble, and I've got a clean record. So","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"all you need to do is cause enough mayhem to keep Snape","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"busy for five minutes or so.  Harry smiled feebly. Deliberately causing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"mayhem in Snape's Potions class was about as safe as poking a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"sleeping dragon in the eye.  Potions lessons took place in one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"of the large dungeons. Thursday afternoon's lesson proceeded in the usual way.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Twenty cauldrons stood steaming between the wooden desks, on which stood brass","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"scales and jars of ingredients. Snape prowled through the fumes, making waspish","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"remarks about the Gryffindors' work while the Slytherins sniggered appreciatively. Draco Malfoy,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"who was Snape's favorite student, kept flicking puffer-fish eyes at Ron and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Harry, who knew that if they retaliated they would get detention faster","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"than you could say `Unfair.`  Harry's Swelling Solution was far too runny,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"but he had his mind on more important things. He was waiting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"for Hermione's signal, and he hardly listened as Snape paused to sneer","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"at his watery potion. When Snape turned and walked off to bully","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Neville, Hermione caught Harry's eye and nodded.  Harry ducked swiftly down","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"behind his cauldron, pulled one of Fred's Filibuster fireworks out of his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"pocket, and gave it a quick prod with his wand. The firework","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"began to fizz and sputter. Knowing he had only seconds, Harry straightened","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"up, took aim, and lobbed it into the air; it landed right","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"on target in Goyle's cauldron.  Goyle's potion exploded, showering the whole","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"class. People shrieked as splashes of the Swelling Solution hit them. Malfoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"got a faceful and his nose began to swell like a balloon;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Goyle blundered around, his hands over his eyes, which had expanded to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"the size of a dinner plate - Snape was trying to restore","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"calm and find out what had happened. Through the confusion, Harry saw","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Hermione slip quietly into Snape's office.  `Silence! SILENCE!` Snape roared. `Anyone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"who has been splashed, come here for a Deflating Draft - when","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"I find out who did this -`  Harry tried not to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"laugh as he watched Malfoy hurry forward, his head drooping with the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"weight of a nose like a small melon. As half the class","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"lumbered up to Snape's desk, some weighted down with arms like clubs,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"others unable to talk through gigantic puffedup lips, Harry saw Hermione slide","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"back into the dungeon, the front of her robes bulging.  When","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"everyone had taken a swig of antidote and the various swellings had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"subsided, Snape swept over to Goyle's cauldron and scooped out the twisted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"black remains of the firework. There was a sudden hush.  ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"`If I ever find out who threw this,` Snape whispered, `I shall","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"make sure that person is expelled.`  Harry arranged his face into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"what he hoped was a puzzled expression. Snape was looking right at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"him, and the bell that rang ten minutes later could not have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"been more welcome.  `He knew it was me,` Harry told Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"and Hermione as they hurried back to Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. `I could","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"tell.`  Hermione threw the new ingredients into the cauldron and began","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"to stir feverishly.  `It'll be ready in two weeks,` she said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"happily.  `Snape can't prove it was you,` said Ron reassuringly to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Harry. `What can he do?`  `Knowing Snape, something foul,` said Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"as the potion frothed and bubbled.  A week later, Harry, Ron,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"and Hermione were walking across the entrance hall when they saw a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"small knot of people gathered around the notice board, reading a piece","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"of parchment that had just been pinned up. Seamus Finnigan and Dean","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Thomas beckoned them over, looking excited.  `They're starting a Dueling Club!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"said Seamus. `First meeting tonight! I wouldn't mind dueling lessons; they might","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"come in handy one of these days ......  `What, you reckon","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Slytherin's monster can duel?` said Ron, but he, too, read the sign","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"with interest.  `Could be useful,` he said to Harry and Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"as they went into dinner. `Shall we go?`  Harry and Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"were all for it, so at eight o'clock that evening they hurried","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"back to the Great Hall. The long dining tables had vanished and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"a golden stage had appeared along one wall, lit by thousands of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"candles floating overhead. The ceiling was velvety black once more and most","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"of the school seemed to be packed beneath it, all carrying their","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"wands and looking excited.  `I wonder who'll be teaching us?` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Hermione as they edged into the chattering crowd. `Someone told me Flitwick was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"a dueling champion when he was young - maybe it'll be him.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
" `As long as it's not -` Harry began, but he ended","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"on a groan: Gilderoy Lockhart was walking onto the stage, resplendent in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"robes of deep plum and accompanied by none other than Snape, wearing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"his usual black.  Lockhart waved an arm for silence and called","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"' `Gather round, gather round! Can everyone see me? Can you all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"hear me? Excellent!  `Now, Professor Dumbledore has granted me permission to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"start this little dueling club, to train you all in case you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"ever need to defend yourselves as I myself have done on countless","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"occasions - for full details, see my published works.  `Let me","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"introduce my assistant, Professor Snape,` said Lockhart, flashing a wide smile. `He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"tells me he knows a tiny little bit about dueling himself and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"has sportingly agreed to help me with a short demonstration before we","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"begin. Now, I don't want any of you youngsters to worry -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"you'll still have your Potions master when I'm through with him, never","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"fear!`  `Wouldn't it be good if they finished each other off?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Ron muttered in Harry's ear.  Snape's upper lip was curling. Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"wondered why Lockhart was still smiling; if Snape had been looking at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"him like that he'd have been running as fast as he could","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"in the opposite direction.  Lockhart and Snape turned to face each","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"other and bowed; at least, Lockhart did, with much twirling of his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"hands, whereas Snape jerked his head irritably. Then they raised their wands","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"like swords in front of them.  `As you see, we are","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"holding our wands in the accepted combative position,` Lockhart told the silent","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"crowd. `On the count of three, we will cast our first spells.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Neither of us will be aiming to kill, of course.`  `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"wouldn't bet on that,` Harry murmured, watching Snape baring his teeth. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"`One - two - three -`  Both of them swung their","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"wands above their heads and pointed them at their opponent; Snape cried:","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"`Expelliarmus!` There was a dazzling flash of scarlet light and Lockhart was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"blasted off his feet: He flew backward off the stage, smashed into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"the wall, and slid down it to sprawl on the floor. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Malfoy and some of the other Slytherins cheered. Hermione was dancing on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"tiptoes. `Do you think he's all right?` she squealed through her fingers.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
" `Who cares?` said Harry and Ron together.  Lockhart was getting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"unsteadily to his feet. His hat had fallen off and his wavy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"hair was standing on end.  `Well, there you have it!` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"said, tottering back onto the platform. `That was a Disarming Charm -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"as you see, I've lost my wand - ah, thank you, Miss","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Brown - yes, an excellent idea to show them that, Professor Snape,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"but if you don't mind my saying so, it was very obvious","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"what you were about to do. If I had wanted to stop","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"you it would have been only too easy - however, I felt","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"it would be instructive to let them see . . .` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Snape was looking murderous. Possibly Lockhart had noticed, because he said, `Enough","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"demonstrating! I'm going to come amongst you now and put you all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"into pairs. Professor Snape, if you'd like to help me -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"They moved through the crowd, matching up partners. Lockhart teamed Neville with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Justin Finch-Fletchley, but Snape reached Harry and Ron first.  `Time to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"split up the dream team, I think,` he sneered. `Weasley, you can","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"partner Finnigan. Potter -`  Harry moved automatically toward Hermione.  `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"don't think so,` said Snape, smiling coldly. `Mr. Malfoy, come over here. Let's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"see what you make of the famous Potter. And you, Miss Granger","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"- you can partner Miss Bulstrode.`  Malfoy strutted over, smirking. Behind","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"him walked a Slytherin girl who reminded Harry of a picture he'd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"seen in Holidays with Hags. She was large and square and her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"heavy jaw jutted aggressively. Hermione gave her a weak smile that she","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"did not return.  `Face your partners!` called Lockhart, back on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"platform. `And bow!`  Harry and Malfoy barely inclined their heads, not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"taking their eyes off each other.  `Wands at the ready!` shouted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Lockhart. `When I count to three, cast your charms to disarm your","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"opponents - only to disarm them - we don't want any accidents","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"- one ... two ... three -`  Harry swung his wand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"high, but Malfoy had already started on `two`: His spell hit Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"so hard he felt as though he'd been hit over the head","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"with a saucepan. He stumbled, but everything still seemed to be working,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"and wasting no more time, Harry pointed his wand straight at Malfoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"and shouted, `Rictusempra!`  A jet of silver light hit Malfoy in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"the stomach and he doubled up, wheezing.  `I said disarm only!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Lockhart shouted in alarm over the heads of the battling crowd, as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Malfoy sank to his knees; Harry had hit him with a Tickling","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Charm, and he could barely move for laughing. Harry hung back, with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"a vague feeling it would be unsporting to bewitch Malfoy while he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"was on the floor, but this was a mistake; gasping for breath,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Malfoy pointed his wand at Harry's knees, choked, `Tarantallegra!` and the next","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"second Harry's legs began to jerk around out of his control in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"a kind of quickstep.  `Stop! Stop!` screamed Lockhart, but Snape took","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"charge.  `Finite Incantatem!` he shouted; Harry's feet stopped dancing, Malfoy stopped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"laughing, and they were able to look up.  A haze of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"greenish smoke was hovering over the scene. Both Neville and Justin were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"lying on the floor, panting; Ron was holding up an ashen-faced Seamus,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"apologizing for whatever his broken wand had done; but Hermione and Millicent","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Bulstrode were still moving; Millicent had Hermione in a headlock and Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"was whimpering in pain; both their wands lay forgotten on the floor.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Harry leapt forward and pulled Millicent off. It was difficult: She was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"a lot bigger than he was.  `Dear, dear,` said Lockhart, skittering","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"through the crowd, looking at the aftermath of the duels. `Up you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"go, Macmillan ....   Careful there, Miss Fawcett .... Pinch it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"hard, it'll stop bleeding in a second, Boot  `I think Id","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"better teach you how to block unfriendly spells,` said Lockhart, standing flustered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"in the midst of the hall. He glanced at Snape, whose black","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"eyes glinted, and looked quickly away. `Let's have a volunteer pair -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Longbottom and Finch-Fletchley, how about you -`  `A bad idea, Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Lockhart,` said Snape, gliding over like a large and malevolent bat. `Longbottom","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"causes devastation with the simplest spells. We'll be sending what's left of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Finch-Fletchley up to the hospital wing in a matchbox.` Neville's round, pink","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"face went pinker. `How about Malfoy and Potter?` said Snape with a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"twisted smile.  `Excellent idea!` said Lockhart, gesturing Harry and Malfoy into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"the middle of the hall as the crowd backed away to give","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"them room.  `Now, Harry,` said Lockhart. `When Draco points his wand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"at you, you do this.`  He raised his own wand, attempted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"a complicated sort of wiggling action, and dropped it. Snape smirked as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Lockhart quickly picked it up, saying, `Whoops -my wand is a little","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"overexcited -`  Snape moved closer to Malfoy, bent down, and whispered something","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"in his ear. Malfoy smirked, too. Harry looked up nervously at Lockhart","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"and said, `Professor, could you show me that blocking thing again?` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"`Scared?` muttered Malfoy, so that Lockhart couldn't hear him.  `You wish,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"said Harry out of the corner of his mouth.  Lockhart cuffed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Harry merrily on the shoulder. `Just do what I did, Harry!` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"`What, drop my wand?`  But Lockhart wasn't listening.  `Three -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"two - one - go!` he shouted.  Malfoy raised his wand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"quickly and bellowed, `Serpensortia!`  The end of his wand exploded. Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"watched, aghast, as a long black snake shot out of it, fell","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"heavily onto the floor between them, and raised itself, ready to strike.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"There were screams as the crowd backed swiftly away, clearing the floor.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
" `Don't move, Potter,` said Snape lazily, clearly enjoying the sight of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Harry standing motionless, eye to eye with the angry snake. `I'll get","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"rid of it ......  `Allow me!` shouted Lockhart. He brandished his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"wand at the snake and there was a loud bang; the snake,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"instead of vanishing, flew ten feet into the air and fell back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"to the floor with a loud smack. Enraged, hissing furiously, it slithered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"straight toward Justin Finch-Fletchley and raised itself again, fangs exposed, poised to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"strike.  Harry wasn't sure what made him do it. He wasn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"even aware of deciding to do it. All he knew was that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"his legs were carrying him forward as though he was on casters","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"and that he had shouted stupidly at the snake, `Leave him alone!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"And miraculously - inexplicably - the snake slumped to the floor, docile","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"as a thick, black garden hose, its eyes now on Harry. Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"felt the fear drain out of him. He knew the snake wouldn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"attack anyone now, though how he knew it, he couldn't have explained.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
" He looked up at Justin, grinning, expecting to see Justin looking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"relieved, or puzzled, or even grateful - but certainly not angry and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"scared.  `What do you think you're playing at?` he shouted, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"before Harry could say anything, Justin had turned and stormed out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"the hall.  Snape stepped forward, waved his wand, and the snake","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"vanished in a small puff of black smoke. Snape, too, was looking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"at Harry in an unexpected way: It was a shrewd and calculating","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"look, and Harry didn't like it. He was also dimly aware of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"an ominous muttering all around the walls. Then he felt a tugging","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"on the back of his robes.  `Come on,` said Rods voice","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"in his ear. `Move - come on -`  Ron steered him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"out of the hall, Hermione hurrying alongside them. As they went through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"the doors, the people on either side drew away as though they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"were frightened of catching something. Harry didn't have a clue what was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"going on, and neither Ron nor Hermione explained anything until they had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"dragged him all the way up to the empty Gryffindor common room.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Then Ron pushed Harry into an armchair and said, `You're a Parselmouth.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Why didn't you tell us?`  `I'm a what?` said Harry. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"`A Parselmouth!` said Ron. `You can talk to snakes!`  `I know,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"said Harry. `I mean, that's only the second time I've ever done","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"it. I accidentally set a boa constrictor on my cousin Dudley at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"the zoo once - long story - but it was telling me","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"it had never seen Brazil and I sort of set it free","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"without meaning to that was before I knew I was a wizard","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"-`  `A boa constrictor told you it had never seen Brazil?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Ron repeated faintly.   `So?` said Harry. `I bet loads of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"people here can do it.`  `Oh, no they can't,` said Ron. `It's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"not a very common gift. Harry, this is bad.`  `What's bad?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"said Harry, starting to feel quite angry. `What's wrong with everyone? Listen,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"if I hadn't told that snake not to attack Justin -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"`Oh, that's what you said to it?`  `What d'you mean? You","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"were there - you heard me -`  `I heard you speaking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Parseltongue,` said Ron. `Snake language. You could have been saying anything -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"no wonder Justin panicked, you sounded like you were egging the snake","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"on or something - it was creepy, you know -`  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"gaped at him.  `I spoke a different language? But - I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"didn't realize - how can I speak a language without knowing I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"can speak it?`  Ron shook his head. Both he and Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"were looking as though someone had died. Harry couldn't see what was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"so terrible.  `D'you want to tell me what's wrong with stopping","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"a massive snake biting off Justin's head?` he said. `What does it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"matter how I did it as long as Justin doesn't have to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"join the Headless Hunt?`  `It matters,` said Hermione, speaking at last","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"in a hushed voice, `because being able to talk to snakes was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"what Salazar Slytherin was famous for. That's why the symbol of Slytherin","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"House is a serpent.`  Harry's mouth fell open.  `Exactly,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Ron. `And now the whole school's going to think you're his great-great-great-great-grandson","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"or something -`  `But I'm not,` said Harry, with a panic","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"he couldn't quite explain.  `You'll find that hard to prove,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Hermione. `He lived about a thousand years ago; for all we know,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"you could be.`   Harry lay awake for hours that night.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Through a gap in the curtains around his four-poster he watched snow","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"starting to drift past the tower window and wondered . . .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
" Could he be a descendant of Salazar Slithering? He didn't know","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"anything about his father's family, after all. The Dursleys had always forbidden","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"questions about his wizarding relatives.  Quietly, Harry tried to say something","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"in Parseltongue. The words wouldn't come. It seemed he had to be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"face-to-face with a snake to do it.  But I'm in Gryffindor,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Harry thought. The Sorting Hat wouldn't have put me in here if","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"I had Slytherin blood...  Ah, said a nasty little voice in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"his brain, but the Sorting Hat wanted to put you in Slytherin,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"don't you remember?  Harry turned over. He'd see Justin the next","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"day in Herbology and he'd explain that he'd been calling the snake","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"off, not egging it on, which (he thought angrily, pummeling his pillow)","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"any fool should have realized.  By next morning, however, the snow","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"that had begun in the night had turned into a blizzard so","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"thick that the last Herbology lesson of the term was canceled: Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Sprout wanted to fit socks and scarves on the Mandrakes, a tricky","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"operation she would entrust to no one else, now that it was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"so important for the Mandrakes to grow quickly and revive Mrs. Norris","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"and Colin Creevey.  Harry fretted about this next to the fire","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"in the Gryffindor common room, while Ron and Hermione used their time","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"off to play a game of wizard chess.  `For heaven's sake,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Harry,` said Hermione, exasperated, as one of Ron's bishops wrestled her knight","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"off his horse and dragged him off the board. `Go and find","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Justin if it's so important to you.`  So Harry got up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"and left through the portrait hole, wondering where Justin might be. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"The castle was darker than it usually was in daytime because of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"the thick, swirling gray snow at every window. Shivering, Harry walked past classrooms","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"where lessons were taking place, catching snatches of what was happening within.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Professor McGonagall was shouting at someone who, by the sound of it,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"had turned his friend into a badger. Resisting the urge to take","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"a look, Harry walked on by, thinking that Justin might be using","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"his free time to catch up on some work, and deciding to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"check the library first.  A group of the Hufliepuffs who should","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"have been in Herbology were indeed sitting at the back of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"library, but they didn't seem to be working. Between the long lines","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"of high bookshelves, Harry could see that their heads were close together","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"and they were having what looked like an absorbing conversation. He couldn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"see whether Justin was among them. He was walking toward them when","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"something of what they were saying met his ears, and he paused","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"to listen, hidden in the Invisibility section.  `So anyway,` a stout","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"boy was saying, `I told Justin to hide up in our dormitory.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"I mean to say, if Potter's marked him down as his next","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"victim, it's best if he keeps a low profile for a while.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Of course, Justin's been waiting for something like this to happen ever","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"since he let slip to Potter he was Muggle-born. Justin actually told","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"him he'd been down for Eton. That's not the kind of thing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"you bandy about with Slytherin's heir on the loose, is it?` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"`You definitely think it is Potter, then, Ernie?` said a girl with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"blonde pigtails anxiously.  `Hannah,` said the stout boy solemnly, `he's a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Parselmouth. Everyone knows that's the mark of a Dark wizard. Have you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"ever heard of a decent one who could talk to snakes? They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"called Slytherin himself Serpent-tongue.`  There was some heavy murmuring at this,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"and Ernie went on, `Remember what was written on the wall? Enemies","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"of the Heir, Beware. Potter had some sort of run-in with Filch.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Next thing we know, Flich's cat's attacked. That first year, Creevey, was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"annoying Potter at the Quidditch match, taking pictures of him while he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"was lying in the mud. Next thing we know - Creevey's been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"attacked.`  `He always seems so nice, though,` said Hannah uncertainly, `and,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"well, he's the one who made You-Know-Who disappear. He can't be all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"bad, can he?`  Ernie lowered his voice mysteriously, the Hufflepuffs bent","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"closer, and Harry edged nearer so that he could catch Ernie's words.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
" `No one knows how he survived that attack by You-Know-Who. I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"mean to say, he was only a baby when it happened. He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"should have been blasted into smithereens. Only a really powerful Dark wizard","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"could have survived a curse like that.` He dropped his voice until","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"it was barely more than a whisper, and said, `That's probably why","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"You- Know-Who wanted to kill him in the first place. Didn't want","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"another Dark Lord competing with him. I wonder what other powers Potter's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"been hiding?`  Harry couldn't take anymore. Clearing his throat loudly, he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"stepped out from behind the bookshelves. If he hadn't been feeling so","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"angry, he would have found the sight that greeted him funny: Every","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"one of the Hufflepuffs looked as though they had been Petrified by","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"the sight of him, and the color was draining out of Ernie's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"face.   `Hello,` said Harry. `I'm looking for Justin Finch-Fletchley.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"The Hufepuffs' worst fears had clearly been confirmed. They all looked fearfully","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"at Ernie.  `What do you want with him?` said Ernie in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"a quavering voice.  `I wanted to tell him what really happened","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"with that snake at the Dueling Club,` said Harry.  Ernie bit","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"his white lips and then, taking a deep breath, said, `We were all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"there. We saw what happened.`  `Then you noticed that after I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"spoke to it, the snake backed off?` said Harry.  `All I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"saw,` said Ernie stubbornly, though he was trembling as he spoke, `was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"you speaking Parseltongue and chasing the snake toward Justin. `  `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"didn't chase it at him!` Harry said, his voice shaking with anger.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"`It didn't even touch him!`  `It was a very near miss,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"said Ernie. `And in case you're getting ideas,` he added hastily, `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"might tell you that you can trace my family back through nine","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"generations of witches and warlocks and my blood's as pure as anyone's,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"so -`  - cc I don't care what sort of blood","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"you've got!` said Harry fiercely. `Why would I want to attack Muggle-borns?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
" `I've heard you hate those Muggles you live with,` said Ernie","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"swiftly.  `It's not possible to live with the Dursleys and not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"hate them,` said Harry. `Id like to see you try it.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"He turned on his heel and stormed out of the library, earning","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"himself a reproving glare from Madam Pince, who was polishing the gilded","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"cover of a large spellbook.   Harry blundered up the corridor,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"barely noticing where he was going, he was in such a fury.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"The result was that he walked into something very large and solid,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"which knocked him backward onto the floor.  `Oh, hello, Hagrid,` Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"said, looking up.  Hagrid's face was entirely hidden by a woolly,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"snow-covered balaclava, but it couldn't possibly be anyone else, as he filled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"most of the corridor in his moleskin overcoat. A dead rooster was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"hanging from one of his massive, gloved hands.  `All righ', Harry?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"he said, pulling up the balaclava so he could speak. `Why aren't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"yeh in class?`  `Canceled,` said Harry, getting up. `What're you doing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"in here?`  Hagrid held up the limp rooster.  `Second one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"killed this term,` he explained. `It's either foxes or a Blood-Suckin Bugbear,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"an' I need the Headmaster's permission ter put a charm around the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"hen coop.`  He peered more closely at Harry from under his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"thick, snowflecked eyebrows.  `Yeh sure yeh're all righ'? Yeh look all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"hot an' bothered -`  Harry couldn't bring himself to repeat what","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Ernie and the rest of the Hufflepuffs had been saying about him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
" `It's nothing,` he said. `Id better get going, Hagrid, it's Transfiguration","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"next and I've got to pick up my books.`  He walked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"off, his mind still full of what Ernie had said about him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
" `Justin's been waiting for something like this to happen ever since","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"he let slip to Potter he was Muggle-born .....   Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"stamped up the stairs and turned along another corridor, which was particularly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"dark; the torches had been extinguished by a strong, icy draft that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"was blowing through a loose windowpane. He was halfway down the passage","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"when he tripped headlong over something lying on the floor.  He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"turned to squint at what he'd fallen over and felt as though","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"his stomach had dissolved.  Justin Finch-Fletchley was lying on the floor,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"rigid and cold, a look of shock frozen on his face, his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"eyes staring blankly at the ceiling. And that wasn't all. Next to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"him was another figure, the strangest sight Harry had ever seen. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"It was Nearly Headless Nick, no longer pearly-white and transparent, but black","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"and smoky, floating immobile and horizontal, six inches off the floor. His","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"head was half off and his face wore an expression of shock","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"identical to Justin's.  Harry got to his feet, his breathing fast","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"and shallow, his heart doing a kind of drumroll against his ribs. He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"looked wildly up and down the deserted corridor and saw a line","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"of spiders scuttling as fast as they could away from the bodies.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"The only sounds were the muffled voices of teachers from the classes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"on either side.  He could run, and no one would ever","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"know he had been there. But he couldn't just leave them lying","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"here .... He had to get help .... Would anyone believe he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"hadn't had anything to do with this?  As he stood there,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"panicking, a door right next to him opened with a bang. Peeves","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"the Poltergeist came shooting out.  `Why, it's potty wee Potter!` cackled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Peeves, knocking Harry's glasses askew as he bounced past him. `What's Potter","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"up to? Why's Potter lurking -`   Peeves stopped, halfway through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"a midair somersault. Upside down, he spotted Justin and Nearly Headless Nick.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"He flipped the right way up, filled his lungs and, before Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"could stop him, screamed, `ATTACK! ATTACK! ANOTHER ATTACK! NO MORTAL OR GHOST","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"IS SAFE! RUN FOR YOUR LIVES! ATTAAAACK!`  Crash - crash -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"crash - door after door flew open along the corridor and people","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"flooded out. For several long minutes, there was a scene of such","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"confusion that Justin was in danger of being squashed and people kept","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"standing in Nearly Headless Nick. Harry found himself pinned against the wall","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"as the teachers shouted for quiet. Professor McGonagall came running, followed by","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"her own class, one of whom still had black-and-white-striped hair. She used","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"her wand to set off aloud bang, which restored silence, and ordered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"everyone back into their classes. No sooner had the scene cleared somewhat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"than Ernie the Hufflepuff arrived, panting, on the scene.  `Caught in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"the act!` Ernie yelled, his face stark white, pointing his finger dramatically","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"at Harry.  `That will do, Macmillan!` said Professor McGonagall sharply. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Peeves was bobbing overhead, now grinning wickedly, surveying the scene; Peeves always","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"loved chaos. As the teachers bent over Justin and Nearly Headless Nick,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"examining them, Peeves broke into song:  `Oh, Potter, you rotter, oh,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"what have you done, You're killing off' students, you think it's good","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"fun -`  `That's enough Peeves!` barked Professor McGonagall, and Peeves zoomed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"away backward, with his tongue out at Harry.  *203*  Justin","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"was carried up to the hospital wing by Professor Flitwick and Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Sinistra of the Astronomy department, but nobody seemed to know what to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"do for Nearly Headless Nick. In the end, Professor McGonagall conjured a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"large fan out of thin air, which she gave to Ernie with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"instructions to waft Nearly Headless Nick up the stairs. This Ernie did,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"fanning Nick along like a silent black hovercraft. This left Harry and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"Professor McGonagall alone together.  `This way, Potter,` she said.  `Professor,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"said Harry at once, `I swear I didn't -`  `This is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"out of my hands, Potter,` said Professor McGonagall curtly.  They marched","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"in silence around a corner and she stopped before a large and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"extremely ugly stone gargoyle.  `Lemon drop!` she said. This was evidently","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"a password, because the gargoyle sprang suddenly to life and hopped aside","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"as the wall behind him split in two. Even full of dread","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"for what was coming, Harry couldn't fail to be amazed. Behind the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"wall was a spiral staircase that was moving smoothly upward, like an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"escalator. As he and Professor McGonagall stepped onto it, Harry heard the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"wall thud closed behind them. They rose upward in circles, higher and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"higher, until at last, slightly dizzy, Harry saw a gleaming oak door","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"ahead, with a brass knocker in the shape of a griffin. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"He knew now where he was being taken. This must be where Dumbledore lived.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-11"
"  THE POLYJUICE POTION  hey stepped off the stone staircase","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"at the top, and Professor McGonagall rapped on the door. It opened","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"silently and they entered. Professor McGonagall told Harry to wait and left","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"him there, alone.  Harry looked around. One thing was certain: of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"all the teachers' offices Harry had visited so far this year, Dumbledore's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"was by far the most interesting. If he hadn't been scared out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"of his wits that he was about to be thrown out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"school, he would have been very pleased to have a chance to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"look around it.  It was a large and beautiful circular room,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"full of funny little noises. A number of curious silver instruments stood","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"on spindlelegged tables, whirring and emitting little puffs of smoke. The walls","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"were covered with portraits of old headmasters and headmistresses, all of whom","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"were snoozing gently in their frames. There was also an enormous, claw-footed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"desk, and, sitting on a shelf behind it, a shabby, tattered wizard's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"hat - the Sorting Hat.   Harry hesitated. He cast a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"wary eye around the sleeping witches and wizards on the walls. Surely","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"it couldn't hurt if he took the hat down and tried it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"on again? Just to see ... just to make sure it had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"put him in the right House  He walked quietly around the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"desk, lifted the hat from its shelf, and lowered it slowly onto","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"his head. It was much too large and slipped down over his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"eyes, just as it had done the last time he'd put it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"on. Harry stared at the black inside of the hat, waiting. Then","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"a small voice said in his ear, `Bee in your bonnet, Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Potter?`  `Er, yes,` Harry muttered. `Er - sorry to bother you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"- I wanted to ask - `  `You've been wondering whether","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"I put you in the right House,` said the hat smartly. `Yes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"... you were particularly difficult to place. But I stand by what","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"I said before` - Harry's heart leapt - `you would have done","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"well in Slytherin -`  Harry's stomach plummeted. He grabbed the point","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"of the hat and pulled it off. It hung limply in his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"hand, grubby and faded. Harry pushed it back onto its shelf, feeling","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"sick.  `You're wrong,` he said aloud to the still and silent","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"hat. It didn't move. Harry backed away, watching it. Then a strange,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"gagging noise behind him made him wheel around.  He wasn't alone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"after all. Standing on a golden perch behind the door was a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"decrepit-looking bird that resembled a half-plucked turkey. Harry stared at it and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"the bird looked balefully back, making its gagging noise again. Harry thought","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"it looked very ill. Its eyes were dull and, even as Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"watched, a couple more feathers fell out of its tail.  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"was just thinking that all he needed was for Dumbledore's  pet","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"bird to die while he was alone in the office with it,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"when the bird burst into flames.  Harry yelled in shock and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"backed away into the desk. He looked feverishly around in case there","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"was a glass of water somewhere but couldn't see one; the bird,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"meanwhile, had become a fireball; it gave one loud shriek and next","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"second there was nothing but a smouldering pile of ash on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"floor.  The office door opened. Dumbledore came in, looking very somber.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
" `Professor,` Harry gasped. `Your bird - I couldn't do anything -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"he just caught fire -`  To Harry's astonishment, Dumbledore smiled.  `About","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"time, too,` he said. `He's been looking dreadful for days; I've been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"telling him to get a move on.`  He chuckled at the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"stunned look on Harry's face.  `Fawkes is a phoenix, Harry. Phoenixes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"burst into flame when it is time for them to die and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"are reborn from the ashes. Watch him . . .`  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"looked down in time to see a tiny, wrinkled, newborn bird poke","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"its head out of the ashes. It was quite as ugly as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"the old one.  `It's a shame you had to see him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"on a Burning Day,` said Dumbledore, seating himself behind his desk. `He's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"really very handsome most of the time, wonderful red and gold plumage.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Fascinating creatures, phoenixes. They can carry immensely heavy loads, their tears have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"healing powers, and they make highly faithful pets.`  In the shock","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"of Fawkes catching fire, Harry had forgotten what he was there for,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"but it all came back to him as Dumbledore settled  himself","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"in the high chair behind the desk and fixed Harry with his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"penetrating, light-blue stare.  Before Dumbledore could speak another word, however, the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"door of the office flew open with an almighty bang and Hagrid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"burst in, a wild look in his eyes, his balaclava perched on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"top of his shaggy black head and the dead rooster still swinging","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"from his hand.  `It wasn' Harry, Professor Dumbledore!` said Hagrid urgently.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`I was talkin' ter him seconds before that kid was found, he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"never had time, sir - `  Dumbledore tried to say something,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"but Hagrid went ranting on, waving the rooster around in his agitation,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"sending feathers everywhere.  `- it can't've bin him, I'll swear it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"in front o' the Ministry o' Magic if I have to -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
" `Hagrid, I -`  `- yeh've got the wrong boy, sir,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"I know Harry never ='  `Hagrid!` said Dumbledore loudly. `I do","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"not think that Harry attacked those people.`  `Oh,` said Hagrid, the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"rooster falling limply at his side. `Right. I'll wait outside then, Headmaster.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
" And he stomped out looking embarrassed.  `You don't think it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"was me, Professor?` Harry repeated hopefully as Dumbledore brushed rooster feathers off","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"his desk.  `No, Harry, I don't,` said Dumbledore, though his face","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"was somber again. `But I still want to talk to you.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Harry waited nervously while Dumbledore considered him, the tips of his long","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"fingers together.   `I must ask you, Harry, whether there is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"anything you'd like to tell me,` he said gently. `Anything at all.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
" Harry didn't know what to say. He thought of Malfoy shouting,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`You'll be next, Mudbloods!` and of the Polyjuice Potion simmering away in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. Then he thought of the disembodied voice he had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"heard twice and remembered what Ron had said: `Hearing voices no one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"else can hear isn't a good sign, even in the wizarding world.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"He thought, too, about what everyone was saying about him, and his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"growing dread that he was somehow connected with Salazar Slytherin .... ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`No,` said Harry. `There isn't anything, Professor . . . .` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"The double attack on Justin and Nearly Headless Nick turned what had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"hitherto been nervousness into real panic. Curiously, it was Nearly Headless Nick's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"fate that seemed to worry people most. What could possibly do that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"to a ghost? people asked each other; what terrible power could harm","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"someone who was already dead? There was almost a stampede to book seats","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"on the Hogwarts Express so that students could go home for Christmas.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
" `At this rate, we'll be the only ones left,` Ron told","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Harry and Hermione. `Us, Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle. What a jolly holiday","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"it's going to be.`  Crabbe and Goyle, who always did whatever","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Malfoy did, had signed up to stay over the holidays, too. But","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Harry was glad that most people were leaving. He was tired of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"people skirting around him in the corridors, as though he was about","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"to sprout fangs or spit poison; tired of all the muttering, pointing,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"and hissing as he passed.   Fred and George, however, found","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"all this very funny. They went out of their way to march","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"ahead of Harry down the corridors, shouting, `Make way for the Heir","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"of Slytherin, seriously evil wizard coming through ......  Percy was deeply","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"disapproving of this behavior.  `It is not a laughing matter,` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"said coldly.  `Oh, get out of the way, Percy,` said Fred.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`Harry's in a hurry.`  `Yeah, he's off to the Chamber of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Secrets for a cup of tea with his fanged servant,` said George,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"chortling.  Ginny didn't find it amusing either.  `Oh, don't,` she","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"wailed every time Fred asked Harry loudly who he was planning to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"attack next, or when George pretended to ward Harry off with a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"large clove of garlic when they met.  Harry didn't mind; it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"made him feel better that Fred and George, at least, thought the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"idea of his being Slytherin's heir was quite ludicrous. But their antics","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"seemed to be aggravating Draco Malfoy, who looked increasingly sour each time","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"he saw them at it.  `It's because he's bursting to say","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"it's really him,` said Ron knowingly. `You know how he hates anyone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"beating him at anything, and you're getting all the credit for his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"dirty work.`  `Not for long,` said Hermione in a satisfied tone.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`The Polyjuice Potion's nearly ready. We'll be getting the truth out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"him any day now.`  At last the term ended, and a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"silence deep as the snow on the grounds descended on the castle.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Harry found it peaceful, rather than gloomy, and enjoyed the fact that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"he, Hermione, and the Weasleys had the run of Gryffindor Tower, which","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"meant they could play Exploding Snap loudly without bothering anyone, and practice","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"dueling in private. Fred, George, and Ginny had chosen to stay at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"school rather than visit Bill in Egypt with Mr. and Mrs. Weasley.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Percy, who disapproved of what he termed their childish behavior, didn't spend","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"much time in the Gryffindor common room. He had already told them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"pompously that he was only staying over Christmas because it was his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"duty as a prefect to support the teachers during this troubled time.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
" Christmas morning dawned, cold and white. Harry and Ron, the only","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"ones left in their dormitory, were woken very early by Hermione, who","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"burst in, fully dressed and carrying presents for them both.  `Wake","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"up,` she said loudly, pulling back the curtains at the window. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`Hermione - you're not supposed to be in here -` said Ron,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"shielding his eyes against the light.  `Merry Christmas to you, too,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"said Hermione, throwing him his present. `I've been up for nearly an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"hour, adding more lacewings to the potion. It's ready.`  Harry sat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"up, suddenly wide awake.  `Are you sure?`  `Positive,` said Hermione,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"shifting Scabbers the rat so that she could sit down on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"end of Ron's four-poster. `If we're going to do it, I say it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"should be tonight.`  At that moment, Hedwig swooped into the room,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"carrying a very small package in her beak.  `Hello,` said Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"happily as she landed on his bed. `Are you speaking to me","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"again?`   She nibbled his ear in an affectionate sort of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"way, which was a far better present than the one that she","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"had brought him, which turned out to be from the Dursleys. They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"had sent Harry a toothpick and a note telling him to find","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"out whether he'd be able to stay at Hogwarts for the summer","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"vacation, too.  The rest of Harry's Christmas presents were far more","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"satisfactory. Hagrid had sent him a large tin of treacle fudge, which","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Harry decided to soften by the fire before eating; Ron had given","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"him a book called Flying with the Cannons, a book of interesting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"facts about his favorite Quidditch team, and Hermione had bought him a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"luxury eagle-feather quill. Harry opened the last present to find a new,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"hand-knitted sweater from Mrs. Weasley and a large plum cake. He read","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"her card with a fresh surge of guilt, thinking about Mr. Weasley's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"car (which hadn't been seen since its crash with the Whomping Willow),","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"and the bout of rule-breaking he and Ron were planning next. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"No one, not even someone dreading taking Polyjuice Potion later, could fail","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"to enjoy Christmas dinner at Hogwarts.  The Great Hall looked magnificent.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Not only were there a dozen frost-covered Christmas trees and thick streamers","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"of holly and mistletoe crisscrossing the ceiling, but enchanted snow was falling,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"warm and dry, from the ceiling. Dumbledore led them in a few","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"of his favorite carols, Hagrid booming more and more loudly with every","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"goblet of eggnog he consumed. Percy, who hadn't noticed that Fred had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"bewitched his prefect badge so that it now read `Pinhead,` kept asking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"them all what they were sniggering at. Harry didn't even care that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Draco Malfoy was making loud, snide remarks  about his new sweater","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"from the Slytherin table. With a bit of luck, Malfoy would be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"getting his comeuppance in a few hours' time.  Harry and Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"had barely finished their third helpings of Christmas pudding when Hermione ushered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"them out of the hall to finalize their plans for the evening.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
" `We still need a bit of the people you're changing into,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"said Hermione matter-of-facdy, as though she were sending them to the supermarket","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"for laundry detergent. `And obviously, it'll be best if you can get","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"something of Crabbe's and Goyle's; they're Malfoys best friends, he'll tell them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"anything. And we also need to make sure the real Crabbe and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Goyle can't burst in on us while we're interrogating him.  `I've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"got it all worked out,` she went on smoothly, ignoring Harry's and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Ron's stupefied faces. She held up two plump chocolate cakes. `I've filled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"these with a simple Sleeping Draught. All you have to do is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"make sure Crabbe and Goyle find them. You know how greedy they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"are, they're bound to eat them. Once they're asleep, pull out a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"few of their hairs and hide them in a broom closet.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Harry and Ron looked incredulously at each other.  `Hermione, I don't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"think -`  `That could go seriously wrong -`  But Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"had a steely glint in her eye not unlike the one Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"McGonagall sometimes had.  `The potion will be useless without Crabbe's and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Goyle's hair,` she said sternly. `You do want to investigate Malfoy, don't you?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
" `Oh, all right, all right,` said Harry. `But what about you?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Whose hair are you ripping out?`   `I've already got mine!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"said Hermione brightly, pulling a tiny bottle out of her pocket and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"showing them the single hair inside it. `Remember Millicent Bulstrode wrestling with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"me at the Dueling Club? She left this on my robes when","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"she was trying to strangle me! And she's gone home for Christmas","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"- so I'll just have to tell the Slytherins I've decided to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"come back.`  When Hermione had bustled off to check on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Polyjuice Potion again, Ron turned to Harry with a doom-laden expression. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`Have you ever heard of a plan where so many things could","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"go wrong?`  But to Harry's and Ron's utter amazement, stage one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"of the operation went just as smoothly as Hermione had said. They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"lurked in the deserted entrance hall after Christmas tea, waiting for Crabbe","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"and Goyle who had remained alone at the Slytherin table, shoveling down","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"fourth helpings of trifle. Harry had perched the chocolate cakes on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"end of the banisters. When they spotted Crabbe and Goyle coming out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"of the Great Hall, Harry and Ron hid quickly behind a suit","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"of armor next to the front door.  `How thick can you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"get?` Ron whispered ecstatically as Crabbe gleefully pointed out the cakes to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Goyle and grabbed them. Grinning stupidly, they stuffed the cakes whole into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"their large mouths. For a moment, both of them chewed greedily, looks","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"of triumph on their faces. Then, without the smallest change of expression,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"they both keeled over backward onto the floor.  By far the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"hardest part was hiding them in the closet across the hall. Once","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"they were safely stowed among the buckets and mops, Harry yanked out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"a couple of the bristles that covered Goyle's fore head and Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"pulled out several of Crabbe's hairs. They also stole their shoes, because","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"their own were far too small for Crabbe- and Goyle-size feet. Then,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"still stunned at what they had just done, they sprinted up to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Moaning Myrtle's bathroom.  They could hardly see for the thick black","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"smoke issuing from the stall in which Hermione was stirring the cauldron.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Pulling their robes up over their faces, Harry and Ron knocked softly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"on the door.  `Hermione?`  They heard the scrape of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"lock and Hermione emerged, shiny- faced and looking anxious. Behind her they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"heard the gloop gloop of the bubbling, glutinous potion. Three glass tumblers","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"stood ready on the toilet seat.  `Did you get them?` Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"asked breathlessly.  Harry showed her Goyle's hair.  `Good. And I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"sneaked these spare robes out of the laundry,` Hermione said, holding up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"a small sack. `You'll need bigger sizes once you're Crabbe and Goyle.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
" The three of them stared into the cauldron. Close up, the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"potion looked like thick, dark mud, bubbling sluggishly.  `I'm sure I've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"done everything right,` said Hermione, nervously rereading the splotched page of Moste","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Potente Potions. `It looks like the book says it should ... once","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"we've drunk it, we'll have exactly an hour before we change back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"into ourselves.`  `Now what?` Ron whispered.  `We separate it into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"three glasses and add the hairs.`  Hermione ladled large dollops of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"the potion into each of the glasses. Then, her hand trembling, she","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"shook Millicent Bulstrode's hair out of its bottle into the first glass.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"  The potion hissed loudly like a boiling kettle and frothed madly.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"A second later, it had turned a sick sort of yellow. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`Urgh - essence of Millicent Bulstrode,` said Ron, eyeing it with loathing.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`Bet it tastes disgusting.`  `Add yours, then,` said Hermione.  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"dropped Goyle's hair into the middle glass and Ron put Crabbe's into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"the last one. Both glasses hissed and frothed: Goyle's turned the khaki","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"color of a booger, Crabbe's a dark, murky brown.  `Hang on,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"said Harry as Ron and Hermione reached for their glasses. `We'd better","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"not all drink them in here .... Once we turn into Crabbe","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"and Goyle we won't fit. And Millicent Bulstrode's no pixie.  `Good","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"thinking,` said Ron, unlocking the door. `We'll take separate stalls.`  Careful","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"not to spill a drop of his Polyjuice Potion, Harry slipped into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"the middle stall.  `Ready?` he called.  `Ready,` came Ron's and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Hermione's voices.  `One - two - three -`  Pinching his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"nose, Harry drank the potion down in two large gulps. It tasted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"like overcooked cabbage.  Immediately, his insides started writhing as though he'd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"just swallowed live snakes - doubled up, he wondered whether he was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"going to be sick - then a burning sensation spread rapidly from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"his stomach to the very ends of his fingers and toes -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"next, bringing him gasping to all fours, came a horrible melting feeling,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"as the skin all over his body bubbled like hot wax -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"and before his eyes, his hands began to grow, the fingers thickened,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"the nails broadened, the knuckles were bulging like bolts -his shoulders stretched","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"painfully and a prickling on his forehead told him that hair was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"creeping down toward his eyebrows - his robes ripped as his chest","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"expanded like a barrel bursting its hoops - his feet were agony","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"in shoes four sizes too small  As suddenly as it had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"started, everything stopped. Harry lay facedown on the stone-cold floor, listening to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Myrtle gurgling morosely in the end toilet. With difficulty, he kicked off","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"his shoes and stood up. So this was what it felt like,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"being Goyle. His large hand trembling, he pulled off his old robes,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"which were hanging a foot above his ankles, pulled on the spare","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"ones, and laced up Goyle's boatlike shoes. He reached up to brush","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"his hair out of his eyes and met only the short growth","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"of wiry bristles, low on his forehead. Then he realized that his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"glasses were clouding his eyes because Goyle obviously didn't need them -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"he took them off and called, `Are you two okay?` Goyle's low","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"rasp of a voice issued from his mouth.  `Yeah,` came the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"deep grunt of Crabbe from his right.  Harry unlocked his door","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"and stepped in front of the cracked mirror. Goyle stared back at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"him out of dull, deepset eyes. Harry scratched his ear. So did","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Goyle.  Ron's door opened. They stared at each other. Except that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"he looked pale and shocked, Ron was indistinguishable from Crabbe, from the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"pudding-bowl haircut to the long, gorilla arms.  `This is unbelievable,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Ron, approaching the mirror and prodding Crabbe's flat nose. `Unbelievable. ` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`We'd better get going,` said Harry, loosening the watch that was cutting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"into Goyle's thick wrist. `We've still got to find out where the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Slytherin common room is. I only hope we can find someone to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"follow. . .`  Ron, who had been gazing at Harry, said,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`You don't know how bizarre it is to see Goyle thinking.` He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"banged on Hermione's door. `C'mon, we need to go -`  A high-pitched","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"voice answered him.  `I - I don't think I'm going to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"come after all. You go on without me.  `Hermione, we know","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Millicent Bulstrode's ugly, no one's going to know it's you -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`No - really - I don't think I'll come. You two hurry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"up, you re wasting time  Harry looked at Ron, bewildered. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`That looks more like Goyle,` said Ron. `That's how he looks every","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"time a teacher asks him a question.`  `Hermione, are you okay?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"said Harry through the door.  `Fine - I'm fine - go","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"on -`  Harry looked at his watch. Five of their precious","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"sixty minutes had already passed.  `We'll meet you back here, all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"right?` he said.  Harry and Ron opened the door of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"bathroom carefully, checked that the coast was clear, and set off. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`Don't swing your arms like that,` Harry muttered to Ron.  `Eh?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
" `Crabbe holds them sort of stiff . . . .` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`How's this?`  `Yeah, that's better . . . .`  They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"went down the marble staircase. All they needed now was a Slytherin","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"that they could follow to the Slytherin common room, but there was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"nobody around.  `Any ideas?` muttered Harry.  `The Slytherins always come","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"up to breakfast from over there,` said Ron, nodding at the entrance","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"to the dungeons. The words had barely left his mouth when a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"girl with long, curly hair emerged from the entrance.  `Excuse me,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"said Ron, hurrying up to her. `We've forgotten the way to our","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"common room.`  `I beg your pardon?` said the girl stiffly. `Our","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"common room? I'm a Ravenclaw.`  She walked away, looking suspiciously back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"at them.  Harry and Ron hurried down the stone steps into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"the darkness, their footsteps echoing particularly loudly as Crabbe's and Goyle's huge","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"feet hit the floor, feeling that this wasn't going to be as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"easy as they had hoped.  The labyrinthine passages were deserted. They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"walked deeper and deeper under the school, constantly checking their watches to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"see how much time they had left. After a quarter of an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"hour, just when they were getting desperate, they heard a sudden movement","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"ahead.  `Ha!` said Ron excitedly. `There's one of them now!` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"The figure was emerging from a side room. As they hurried nearer,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"however, their hearts sank. It wasn't a Slytherin, it was Percy. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`What're you doing down here?` said Ron in surprise.  Percy looked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"affronted.  `That,` he said stiffly, `is none of your business. It's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Crabbe, isn't it?`   `Wh - oh, yeah,` said Ron. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`Well, get off to your dormitories,` said Percy sternly. `It's not safe","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"to go wandering around dark corridors these days.`  `You are,` Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"pointed out.  `I,` said Percy, drawing himself up, `am a prefect.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Nothing's about to attack me.`  A voice suddenly echoed behind Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"and Ron. Draco Malfoy was strolling toward them, and for the first","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"time in his life, Harry was pleased to see him.  `There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"you are,` he drawled, looking at them. `Have you two been pigging","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"out in the Great Hall all this time? I've been looking for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"you; I want to show you something really funny.`  Malfoy glanced","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"witheringly at Percy.  `And what're you doing down here, Weasley?` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"sneered.  Percy looked outraged.  `You want to show a bit","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"more respect to a school prefect!` he said. `I don't like your attitude!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
" Malfoy sneered and motioned for Harry and Ron to follow him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Harry almost said something apologetic to Percy but caught himself just in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"time. He and Ron hurried after Malfoy, who said as they turned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"into the next passage, `That Peter Weasley -`  `Percy,` Ron corrected","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"him automatically.  `Whatever,` said Malfoy. `I've noticed him sneaking around a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"lot lately. And I bet I know what he's up to. He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"thinks he's going to catch Slytherin's heir single-handed.`  He gave a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"short, derisive laugh. Harry and Ron exchanged excited looks.  Malfoy paused","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"by a stretch of bare, damp stone wall.   `What's the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"new password again?` he said to Harry.  `Er -` said Harry.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
" `Oh, yeah -pure-blood!` said Malfoy, not listening, and a stone door","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"concealed in the wall slid open. Malfoy marched through it, and Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"and Ron followed him.  The Slytherin common room was a long,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"low underground room with rough stone walls and ceiling from which round,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"greenish lamps were hanging on chains. A fire was crackling under an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"elaborately carved mantelpiece ahead of them, and several Slytherins were silhouetted around","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"it in high-backed chairs.  `Wait here,` said Malfoy to Harry and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Ron, motioning them to a pair of empty chairs set back from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"the fire. `I'll go and get it my father's just sent it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"to me -`  Wondering what Malfoy was going to show them,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Harry and Ron sat down, doing their best to look at home.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
" Malfoy came back a minute later, holding what looked like a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"newspaper clipping. He thrust it under Ron's nose.  `That'll give you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"a laugh,` he said.  Harry saw Ron's eyes widen in shock.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"He read the clipping quickly, gave a very forced laugh, and handed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"it to Harry.  It had been clipped out of the Daily","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Prophet, and it said:  INQUIRY AT THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Arthur Weasley, Head of the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office, was today","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"fined fifty Galleons for bewitching a Muggle car.  Mr. Lucius Malfoy,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"a governor of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, where the enchanted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"car crashed earlier this year, called today for Mr. Weasley's resignation. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`Weasley has brought the Ministry into disrepute,` Mr. Malfoy told our reporter.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`He is clearly unfit to draw up our laws and his ridiculous","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Muggle Protection Act should be scrapped immediately.`  Mr. Weasley was unavailable","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"for comment, although his wife told reporters to clear off or she'd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"set the family ghoul on them.  `Well?` said Malfoy impatiently as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"Harry handed the clipping back to him. `Don't you think it's funny?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
" `Ha, ha,` said Harry bleakly.  `Arthur Weasley loves Muggles so","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"much he should snap his wand in half and go and join","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"them,` said Malfoy scornfully. `You'd never know the Weasleys were pure-bloods, the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"way they behave.`  Ron's - or rather, Crabbe's - face was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"contorted with fury.  `What's up with you, Crabbe?` snapped Malfoy. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"`Stomachache,` Ron grunted.  `Well, go up to the hospital wing and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"give all those Mudbloods a kick from me,` said Malfoy, snickering. `You","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"know, I'm surprised the Daily Prophet hasn't reported all these attacks yet,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"he went on thoughtfully. `I suppose Dumbledore's trying to hush it all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"up. He'll be sacked if it doesn't stop soon. Father's always said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"old Dumbledore's the worst thing that's ever happened to this place. He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"loves Muggle-borns. A decent headmaster would never've let slime like that Creevey in.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-12"
"  Malfoy started taking pictures with an imaginary camera and did","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"a cruel but accurate impression of Colin: ``Potter, can I have your","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"picture, Potter? Can I have your autograph? Can I lick your shoes,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"please, Potter?`'  He dropped his hands and looked at Harry and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Ron.  `What's the matter with you two?`  Far too late,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Harry and Ron forced themselves to laugh, but Malfoy seemed satisfied; perhaps","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Crabbe and Goyle were always slow on the uptake.  `Saint Potter,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"the Mudbloods' friend,` said Malfoy slowly. `He's another one with no proper","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"wizard feeling, or he wouldn't go around with that jumped up Granger","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Mudblood. And people think he's Slytherin's heir!`  Harry and Ron waited","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"with bated breath: Malfoy was surely seconds away from telling them it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"was him - but then  `I wish I knew who it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"is,` said Malfoy petulantly. `I could help them.`  Ron's jaw dropped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"so that Crabbe looked even more clueless than usual. Fortunately, Malfoy didn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"notice, and Harry, thinking fast, said, `You must have some idea who's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"behind it all ......  `You know I haven't, Goyle, how many","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"times do I have to tell you?` snapped Malfoy. `And Father won't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"tell me anything about the last time the Chamber was opened either.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Of course, it was fifty years ago, so it was before his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"time, but he knows all about it, and he says that it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"was all kept quiet and it'll look suspicious if I know too","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"much about it. But I know one thing - last time the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Chamber of Secrets was opened, a Mudblood died. So I bet it's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"a matter of time before one of them's killed this time ....","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"I hope it's Granger,` he said with relish.  Ron was clenching","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Crabbe's gigantic fists. Feeling that it would be a bit of a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"giveaway if Ron punched Malfoy, Harry shot him a warning look and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"said, `D'you know if the person who opened the Chamber last time","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"was caught?`  `Oh, yeah ... whoever it was was expelled,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Malfoy. `They're probably still in Azkaban.`  `Azkaban?` said Harry, puzzled. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"`Azkaban - the wizard prison, Goyle,` said Malfoy, looking at him in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"disbelief `Honestly, if you were any slower, you'd be going backward.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"He shifted restlessly in his chair and said, `Father says to keep","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"my head down and let the Heir of Slytherin get on with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"it. He says the school needs ridding of all the Mudblood filth,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"but not to get mixed up in it. Of course, he's got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"a lot on his plate at the moment. You know the Ministry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"of Magic raided our manor last week?`  Harry tried to force","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Goyle's dull face into a look of concern.  `Yeah. . .`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"said Malfoy. `Luckily, they didn't find much. Father's got some very valuable","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Dark Arts stuff. But luckily, we've got our own secret chamber under","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"the drawing-room floor -`  `Ho!` said Ron.  Malfoy looked at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"him. So did Harry. Ron blushed. Even his hair was turning red.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"His nose was also slowly lengthening - their hour was up, Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"was turning back into himself, and from the look of horror he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"was suddenly giving Harry, he must be, too.  They both jumped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"to their feet.   `Medicine for my stomach,` Ron grunted, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"without further ado they sprinted the length of the Slytherin common room,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"hurled themselves at the stone wall, and dashed up the passage, hoping","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"against hope that Malfoy hadn't noticed anything. Harry could feel his feet","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"slipping around in Goyle's huge shoes and had to hoist up his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"robes as he shrank; they crashed up the steps into the dark","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"entrance hall, which was full of a muffled pounding coming from the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"closet where they'd locked Crabbe and Goyle. Leaving their shoes outside the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"closet door, they sprinted in their socks up the marble staircase toward","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Moaning Myrtle's bathroom.  `Well, it wasn't a complete waste of time,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Ron panted, closing the bathroom door behind them. `I know we still haven't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"found out who's doing the attacks, but I'm going to write to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Dad tomorrow and tell him to check under the Malfoys' drawing room.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
" Harry checked his face in the cracked mirror. He was back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"to normal. He put his glasses on as Ron hammered on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"door of Hermione's stall.  `Hermione, come out, we've got loads to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"tell you -`  `Go away!` Hermione squeaked.  Harry and Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"looked at each other.  `What's the matter?` said Ron. `You must","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"be back to normal by now, we are  But Moaning Myrtle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"glided suddenly through the stall door. Harry had never seen her looking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"so happy.  `Ooooooh, wait till you see,` she said. `It's awful-`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
" They heard the lock slide back and Hermione emerged, sobbing, her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"robes pulled up over her head.  `What's up?` said Ron uncertainly.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"`Have you still got Millicent's nose or something?`  Hermione let her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"robes fall and Ron backed into the sink.  Her face was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"covered in black fur. Her eyes had turned yellow and there were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"long, pointed ears poking through her hair.  `It was a c-cat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"hair!` she howled. `M-Millicent Bulstrode m-must have a cat! And the p-potion","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"isn't supposed to be used for animal transformations!`  `Uh-oh,` said Ron.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
" `You'll be teased something dreadful,` said Myrtle happily.  `It's okay,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Hermione,` said Harry quickly. `We'll take you up to the hospital wing.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Madam Pomfrey never asks too many questions ......  It took a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"long time to persuade Hermione to leave the bathroom. Moaning Myrtle sped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"them on their way with a hearty guffaw. `Wait till everyone finds","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"out you've got a tail!`  ermione remained in the hospital wing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"for several weeks. There was a flurry of rumor about her disappearance","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"when the rest of the school arrived back from their Christmas holidays,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"because of course everyone thought that she had been attacked. So many","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"students filed past the hospital wing trying to catch a glimpse of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"her that Madam Pomfrey took out her curtains again and placed them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"around Hermione's bed, to spare her the shame of being seen with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"a furry face.  Harry and Ron went to visit her every","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"evening. When the new term started, they brought her each day's homework.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
" `If Id sprouted whiskers, Id take a break from work,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Ron, tipping a stack of books onto Hermione's bedside table one evening.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
" `Don't be silly, Ron, I've got to keep up,` said Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"briskly. Her spirits were greatly improved by the fact that all the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"hair had gone from her face and her eyes were turning slowly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"back to brown. `I don't suppose you've got any new leads?` she","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"added in a whisper, so that Madam Pomfrey couldn't hear her. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"`Nothing,` said Harry gloomily.  `I was so sure it was Malfoy,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"said Ron, for about the hundredth time.  `What's that?` asked Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"pointing to something gold sticking out from under Hermione's pillow.  `Just","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"a get well card,` said Hermione hastily, trying to poke it out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"of sight, but Ron was too quick for her. He pulled it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"out, flicked it open, and read aloud:  `To Miss Granger, wishing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"you a speedy recovery, from your concerned teacher, Professor Gilderoy Lockhart, Order","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"of Merlin, Third Class, Honorary Member of the Dark Force Defense League,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"and five-time winner of Witch Weekly's Most- Charming-Smile Award. `  Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"looked up at Hermione, disgusted.  `You sleep with this under your","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"pillow?`  But Hermione was spared answering by Madam Pomfrey sweeping over","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"with her evening dose of medicine.  `Is Lockhart the smarmiest bloke","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"you've ever met, or what?` Ron said to Harry as they left","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"the infirmary and started up the stairs toward Gryffindor Tower. Snape had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"given them so much homework, Harry thought he was likely to be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"in the sixth year before he finished it. Ron was just saying","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"he wished he had asked Hermione how many rat tails you were supposed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"to add to a HairRaising Potion when an angry outburst from the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"floor above reached their ears.  `That's Filch,` Harry muttered as they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"hurried up the stairs and paused, out of sight, listening hard. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
" `You don't think someone else's been attacked?` said Ron tensely. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"They stood still, their heads inclined toward Flich's voice, which sounded quite","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"hysterical.  `= even more work for me! Mopping all night, like","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"I haven't got enough to do! No, this is the final straw,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"I'm going to Dumbledore -`  His footsteps receded along the out-of-sight","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"corridor and they heard a distant door slam.  They poked their","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"heads around the corner. Filch had clearly been manning his usual lookout","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"post: They were once again on the spot where Mrs. Norris had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"been attacked. They saw at a glance what Filch had been shouting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"about. A great flood of water stretched over half the corridor, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"it looked as though it was still seeping from under the door","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"of Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. Now that Filch had stopped shouting, they could","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"hear Myrtle's wails echoing off the bathroom walls.  `Now what's up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"with her?` said Ron.  `Let's go and see,` said Harry, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"holding their robes over their ankles they stepped through the great wash","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"of water to the door bearing its OUT OF ORDER sign, ignored","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"it as always, and entered.  Moaning Myrtle was crying, if possible,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"louder and harder than ever before. She seemed to be hiding down","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"her usual toilet. It was dark in the bathroom because the candles","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"had been extinguished in the great rush of water that had left","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"both walls and floor soaking wet.  `What's up, Myrtle?` said Harry.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
" `Who's that?` glugged Myrtle miserably. `Come to throw something else at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"me?`  Harry waded across to her stall and said, `Why would","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"I throw something at you?`   `Don't ask me,` Myrtle shouted,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"emerging with a wave of yet more water, which splashed onto the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"already sopping floor. `Here I am, minding my own business, and someone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"thinks it's funny to throw a book at me ......  `But","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"it can't hurt you if someone throws something at you,` said Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"reasonably. `I mean, it'd just go right through you, wouldn't it?` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"He had said the wrong thing. Myrtle puffed herself up and shrieked,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"`Let's all throw books at Myrtle, because she can't feel it! Ten","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"points if you can get it through her stomach! Fifty points if","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"it goes through her head! Well, ha, ha, ha! What a lovely","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"game, I don't think!`  `Who threw it at you, anyway?` asked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Harry.  `I don't know... I was just sitting in the U-bend,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"thinking about death, and it fell right through the top of my","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"head,` said Myrtle, glaring at them. `It's over there, it got washed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"out ......  Harry and Ron looked under the sink where Myrtle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"was pointing. A small, thin book lay there. It had a shabby","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"black cover and was as wet as everything else in the bathroom.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Harry stepped forward to pick it up, but Ron suddenly flung out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"an arm to hold him back.  `What?` said Harry.  `Are","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"you crazy?` said Ron. `It could be dangerous.`  `Dangerous?`said Harry, laughing.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"`Come off it, how could it be dangerous?`  `You'd be surprised,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"said Ron, who was looking apprehensively at the book. `Some of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"books the Ministry's confiscated Dad's told me - there was one that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"burned your eyes out. And everyone who read Sonnets of a Sorcerer","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"spoke in limericks for the rest of their lives. And some old","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"witch in Bath had a book that you could never stop reading!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"You just had to wander around with your nose in it, trying","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"to do everything one-handed. And -`  `All right, I've got the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"point,` said Harry.  The little book lay on the floor, nondescript","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"and soggy.  `Well, we won't find out unless we look at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"it,` he said, and he ducked around Ron and picked it up off","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"the floor.  Harry saw at once that it was a diary,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"and the faded year on the cover told him it was fifty","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"years old. He opened it eagerly. On the first page he could","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"just make out the name `T M. Riddle` in smudged ink. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"`Hang on,` said Ron, who had approached cautiously and was looking over","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Harry's shoulder. `I know that name .... T. M. Riddle got an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"award for special services to the school fifty years ago.`  `How","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"on earth d'you know that?` said Harry in amazement.  `Because Filch","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"made me polish his shield about fifty times in detention,` said Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"resentfully. `That was the one I burped slugs all over. If you'd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"wiped slime off a name for an hour, you'd remember it, too.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
" Harry peeled the wet pages apart. They were completely blank. There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"wasn't the faintest trace of writing on any of them, not even","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Auntie Mabel's birthday, or dentist, half-past three.  `He never wrote in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"it,` said Harry, disappointed.  `I wonder why someone wanted to flush","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"it away?` said Ron curiously.  Harry turned to the back cover","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"of the book and saw the printed name of a variety store","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"on Vauxhall Road, London.   `He must've been Muggle-born,` said Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"thoughtfufly. `To have bought a diary from Vauxhall Road ......  `Well,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"it's not much use to you,` said Ron. He dropped his voice.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"`Fifty points if you can get it through Myrtle's nose.`  Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"however, pocketed it.  Hermione left the hospital wing, de-whiskered, tail-less, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"furfree, at the beginning of February. On her first evening back in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Gryffindor Tower, Harry showed her T. M. Riddle's diary and told her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"the story of how they had found it.  `Oooh, it might","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"have hidden powers,` said Hermione enthusiastically, taking the diary and looking at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"it closely.  `If it has, it's hiding them very well,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Ron. `Maybe it's shy. I don't know why you don't chuck it,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Harry.`  `I wish I knew why someone did try to chuck","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"it,` said Harry. `I wouldn't mind knowing how Riddle got an award","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"for special services to Hogwarts either.`  `Could've been anything,` said Ron.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"`Maybe he got thirty O.WL.s or saved a teacher from the giant","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"squid. Maybe he murdered Myrtle; that would've done everyone a favor .....","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
" But Harry could tell from the arrested look on Hermione's face","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"that she was thinking what he was thinking.  `What?` said Ron,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"looking from one to the other.  `Well, the Chamber of Secrets","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"was opened fifty years ago, wasn't it?` he said. `That's what Malfoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"said.`  `Yeah. . .` said Ron slowly.  `And this diary","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"is fifty years old,` said Hermione, tapping it excitedly.   a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"so?  .  `Oh, Ron, wake up,` snapped Hermione. `We know","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"the person who opened the Chamber last time was expelled fifty years","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"ago. We know T. M. Riddle got an award for special services","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"to the school fifty years ago. Well, what if Riddle got his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"special award for catching the Heir of Slytherin? His diary would probably","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"tell us everything - where the Chamber is, and how to open","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"it, and what sort of creature lives in it - the person","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"who's behind the attacks this time wouldn't want that lying around, would","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"they?`  `That's a brilliant theory, Hermione,` said Ron, `with just one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"tiny little flaw. There's nothing written in his diary.`  But Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"was pulling her wand out of her bag.  `It might be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"invisible ink!` she whispered.  She tapped the diary three times and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"said, `Aparecium!`  Nothing happened. Undaunted, Hermione shoved her hand back into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"her bag and pulled out what appeared to be a bright red","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"eraser.  `It's a Revealer, I got it in Diagon Alley,` she","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"said.  She rubbed hard on January first. Nothing happened.  `I'm","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"telling you, there's nothing to find in there,` said Ron. `Riddle just got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"a diary for Christmas and couldn't be bothered filling it in.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Harry couldn't explain, even to himself, why he didn't just throw Riddle's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"diary away. The fact was that even though he knew the diary","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"was blank, he kept absentmindedly picking it up and turning the pages,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"as though it were a story he wanted to finish. And while","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Harry was sure he had never heard the name T. M. Riddle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"before, it still seemed to mean something to him, almost as though","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"  Riddle was a friend he'd had when he was very","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"small, and had halfforgotten. But this was absurd. He'd never had friends","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"before Hogwarts, Dudley had made sure of that.  Nevertheless, Harry was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"determined to find out more about Riddle, so next day at break,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"he headed for the trophy room to examine Riddle's special award, accompanied","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"by an interested Hermione and a thoroughly unconvinced Ron, who told them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"he'd seen enough of the trophy room to last him a lifetime.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
" Riddle's burnished gold shield was tucked away in a corner cabinet.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"It didn't carry details of why it had been given to him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"(`Good thing, too, or it'd be even bigger and Id still be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"polishing it,` said Ron). However, they did find Riddle's name on an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"old Medal for Magical Merit, and on a list of old Head","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Boys.  `He sounds like Percy,` said Ron, wrinkling his nose in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"disgust. `Prefect, Head Boy ... probably top of every class -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"`You say that like it's a bad thing,` said Hermione in a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"slightly hurt voice.  The sun had now begun to shine weakly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"on Hogwarts again. Inside the castle, the mood had grown more hopeful.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"There had been no more attacks since those on Justin and Nearly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Headless Nick, and Madam Pomfrey was pleased to report that the Mandrakes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"were becoming moody and secretive, meaning that they were fast leaving childhood.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
" `The moment their acne clears up, they'll be ready for repotting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"again,` Harry heard her telling Filch kindly one afternoon. `And after that,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"it won't be long until we're cutting them up and stewing them.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"You'll have Mrs. Norris back in no time.`   Perhaps the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Heir of Slytherin had lost his or her nerve, thought Harry. It","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"must be getting riskier and riskier to open the Chamber of Secrets,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"with the school so alert and suspicious. Perhaps the monster, whatever it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"was, was even now settling itself down to hibernate for another fifty","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"years ....  Ernie Macmillan of Hufflepuff didn't take this cheerful view.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"He was still convinced that Harry was the guilty one, that he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"had `given himself away` at the Dueling Club. Peeves wasn't helping matters;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"he kept popping up in the crowded corridors singing `Oh, Potter, you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"rotter . . .` now with a dance routine to match. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Gilderoy Lockhart seemed to think he himself had made the attacks stop.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Harry overheard him telling Professor McGonagall so while the Gryffindors were lining","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"up for Transfiguration.  `I don't think there'll be any more trouble,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Minerva,` he said, tapping his nose knowingly and winking. `I think the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Chamber has been locked for good this time. The culprit must have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"known it was only a matter of time before I caught him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Rather sensible to stop now, before I came down hard on him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
" `You know, what the school needs now is a morale-booster. Wash","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"away the memories of last term! I won't say any more just","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"now, but I think I know just the thing . . .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
".`  He tapped his nose again and strode off.  Lockhart's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"idea of a morale-booster became clear at breakfast time on February fourteenth.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"Harry hadn't had much sleep because of a late- running Quidditch practice","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"the night before, and he hurried down to the Great Hall, slightly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"late. He thought, for a moment, that he'd walked through the wrong","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"doors.  The walls were all covered with large, lurid pink flowers. Worse ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-13"
"still, heart-shaped confetti was falling from the pale blue ceiling. Harry went","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"over to the Gryffindor table, where Ron was sitting looking sickened, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Hermione seemed to have been overcome with giggles.  `What's going on?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Harry asked them, sitting down and wiping confetti off his bacon. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Ron pointed to the teachers' table, apparently too disgusted to speak. Lockhart,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"wearing lurid pink robes to match the decorations, was waving for silence.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"The teachers on either side of him were looking stony-faced. From where","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"he sat, Harry could see a muscle going in Professor McGonagall's cheek.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Snape looked as though someone had just fed him a large beaker","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"of Skele-Gro.  `Happy Valentine's Day!` Lockhart shouted. `And may I thank","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"the forty-six people who have so far sent me cards! Yes, I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"have taken the liberty of arranging this little surprise for you all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"- and it doesn't end here!`  Lockhart clapped his hands and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"through the doors to the entrance hall marched a dozen surly-looking dwarfs.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Not just any dwarfs, however. Lockhart had them all wearing golden wings","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"and carrying harps.  `My friendly, card-carrying cupids!` beamed Lockhart. `They will","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"be roving around the school today delivering your valentines! And the fun","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"doesn't stop here! I'm sure my colleagues will want to enter into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"the spirit of the occasion! Why not ask Professor Snape to show","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"you how to whip up a Love Potion! And while you're at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"it, Professor Flitwick knows more about Entrancing Enchantments than any wizard I've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"ever met, the sly old dog!`  Professor Flitwick buried his face","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"in his hands. Snape was look  * 236  ing as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"though the first person to ask him for a Love Potion would","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"be force-fed poison.  `Please, Hermione, tell me you weren't one of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"the forty-six, 51 said Ron as they left the Great Hall for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"their first lesson. Hermione suddenly became very interested in searching her bag","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"for her schedule and didn't answer.  All day long, the dwarfs","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"kept barging into their classes to deliver valentines, to the annoyance of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"the teachers, and late that afternoon as the Gryffindors were walking upstairs","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"for Charms, one of the dwarfs caught up with Harry.  `Oy,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"you! 'Arty Potter!` shouted a particularly grim-looking dwarf, elbowing people out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"the way to get to Harry.  Hot all over at the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"thought of being given a valentine in front of a line of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"first years, which happened to include Ginny Weasley, Harry tried to escape.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"The dwarf, however, cut his way through the crowd by kicking people's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"shins, and reached him before he'd gone two paces.  `I've got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"a musical message to deliver to 'Arry Potter in person,` he said,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"twanging his harp in a threatening sort of way.  `Not here,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Harry hissed, trying to escape.  `Stay still!` grunted the dwarf, grabbing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"hold of Harry's bag and pulling him back.  `Let me go!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Harry snarled, tugging.  With a loud ripping noise, his bag split","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"in two. His books, wand, parchment, and quill spilled onto the floor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"and his ink bottle smashed over everything.  Harry scrambled around, trying","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"to pick it all up before the dwarf started singing, causing something","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"of a holdup in the corridor.  *237*  `What's going on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"here?` came the cold, drawling voice of Draco Malfoy. Harry started stuffing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"everything feverishly into his ripped bag, desperate to get away before Malfoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"could hear his musical valentine.  `What's all this commotion?` said another","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"familiar voice as Percy Weasley arrived.  Losing his head, Harry tried","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"to make a run for it, but the dwarf seized him around","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"the knees and brought him crashing to the floor.  `Right,` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"said, sitting on Harry's ankles. `Here is your singing valentine:  His","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"eyes are as green as a fresh pickled toad,  His hair","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"is as dark as a blackboard. I wish he was mine, he's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"really divine, The hero who conquered the Dark Lord  Harry would","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"have given all the gold in Gringotts to evaporate on the spot.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Trying valiantly to laugh along with everyone else, he got up, his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"feet numb from the weight of the dwarf, as Percy Weasley did","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"his best to disperse the crowd, some of whom were crying with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"mirth.  `Off you go, off you go, the bell rang five","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"minutes ago, off to class, now,` he said, shooing some of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"younger students away. `And you, Malfoy-`  Harry, glancing over, saw Malfoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"stoop and snatch up something. Leering, he showed it to Crabbe and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Goyle, and Harry realized that he'd got Riddle's diary.  `Give that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"back,` said Harry quietly.  `Wonder what Potter's written in this?` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Malfoy, who obvi  * 238  ously hadn't noticed the year","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"on the cover and thought he had Harry's own diary. A hush","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"fell over the onlookers. Ginny was staring from the diary to Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"looking terrified.  `Hand it over, Malfoy,` said Percy sternly.  `When I've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"had a look,` said Malfoy, waving the diary tauntingly at Harry. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Percy said, `As a school prefect -` but Harry had lost his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"temper. He pulled out his wand and shouted, `Expelliarmus!` and just as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Snape had disarmed Lockhart, so Malfoy found the diary shooting out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"his hand into the air. Ron, grinning broadly, caught it.  `Harry!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"said Percy loudly. `No magic in the corridors. I'll have to report","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"this, you know!`  But Harry didn't care, he was one-up on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Malfoy, and that was worth five points from Gryffindor any day. Malfoy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"was looking furious, and as Ginny passed him to enter her classroom,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"he yelled spitefully after her, `I don't think Potter liked your valentine","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"much!`  Ginny covered her face with her hands and ran into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"class. Snarling, Ron pulled out his wand, too, but Harry pulled him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"away. Ron didn't need to spend the whole of Charms belching slugs.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
" It wasn't until they had reached Professor Flitwick's class that Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"noticed something rather odd about Riddle's diary. All his other books were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"drenched in scarlet ink. The diary, however, was as clean as it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"had been before the ink bottle had smashed all over it. He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"tried to point this out to Ron, but Ron was having trouble","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"with his wand again; large purple bubbles were blossoming out of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"end, and he wasn't much interested in anything else.  Harry went","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"to bed before anyone else in his dormitory that night. This was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"partly because he didn't think he could stand Fred and George singing,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"`His eyes are as green as a fresh pickled toad` one more","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"time, and partly because he wanted to examine Riddle's diary again, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"knew that Ron thought he was wasting his time.  Harry sat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"on his four-poster and flicked through the blank pages, not one of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"which had a trace of scarlet ink on it. Then he pulled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"a new bottle out of his bedside cabinet, dipped his quill into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"it, and dropped a blot onto the first page of the diary.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
" The ink shone brightly on the paper for a second and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"then, as though it was being sucked into the page, vanished. Excited,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Harry loaded up his quill a second time and wrote, `My name","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"is Harry Potter.`  The words shone momentarily on the page and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"they, too, sank without trace. Then, at last, something happened.  Oozing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"back out of the page, in his very own ink, came words","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Harry had never written.  `Hello, Harry Potter. My name is Tom","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Riddle. How did you come by my diary?`  These words, too,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"faded away, but not before Harry had started to scribble back. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"`Someone tried to flush it down a toilet.`  He waited eagerly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"for Riddle's reply.  `Lucky that I recorded my memories in some","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"more lasting way than ink. But I always knew that there would","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"be those who would not want this diary read. `  `What","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"do you mean?` Harry scrawled, blotting the page in his excitement. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"*240*  `I mean that this diary holds memories of terrible things.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Things that were covered up. Things that happened at Hogwarts School of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Witchcraft and Wizardry. `  `That's where I am now,` Harry wrote","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"quickly. `I'm at Hogwarts, and horrible stuff's been happening. Do you know","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"anything about the Chamber of Secrets?`  His heart was hammering. Riddle's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"reply came quickly, his writing becoming untidier, as though he was hurrying","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"to tell all he knew.  `Of course I know about the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Chamber of Secrets. In my day, they told us it was a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"legend, that it did not exist. But this was a lie. In","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"my fifth year, the Chamber was opened and the monster attacked several","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"students, finally killing one. I caught the person whod opened the Chamber","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"and he was expelled. But the Headmaster, Professor Dippet, ashamed that such","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"a thing had happened at Hogwarts, forbade me to tell the truth.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"A story was given out that thegirl had died in a freak","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"accident. They gave me a nice, shiny, engraved trophy for my trouble","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"and warned me to keep my mouth shut. But I knew it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"could happen again. The monster lived on, and the one who had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"the power to release it was not imprisoned. `  Harry nearly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"upset his ink bottle in his hurry to write back.  `It's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"happening again now. There have been three attacks and no one seems","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"to know who's behind them. Who was it last time?`  `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"can show you, if you like, `came Riddle's reply. `You don't have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
" to take my word for it. I can take you inside","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"my memory of the night when I caught him. `  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"hesitated, his quill suspended over the diary. What did Riddle mean? How","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"could he be taken inside somebody else's memory? He glanced nervously at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"the door to the dormitory, which was   *241*  growing dark.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"When he looked back at the diary, he saw fresh words forming.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
" `Let me show you. `  Harry paused for a fraction","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"of a second and then wrote two letters.  (40K.55  The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"pages of the diary began to blow as though caught in a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"high wind, stopping halfway through the month of June. Mouth hanging open,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Harry saw that the little square for June thirteenth seemed to have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"turned into a miniscule television screen. His hands trembling slightly, he raised","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"the book to press his eye against the little window, and before","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"he knew what was happening, he was tilting forward; the window was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"widening, he felt his body leave his bed, and he was pitched","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"headfirst through the opening in the page, into a whirl of color","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"and shadow.  He felt his feet hit solid ground, and stood,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"shaking, as the blurred shapes around him came suddenly into focus. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"He knew immediately where he was. This circular room with the sleeping","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"portraits was Dumbledore's office - but it wasn't Dumbledore who was sitting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"behind the desk. A wizened, fraillooking wizard, bald except for a few","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"wisps of white hair, was reading a letter by candlelight. Harry had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"never seen this man before.  `I'm sorry,` he said shakily. `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"didn't mean to butt in -`  But the wizard didn't look","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"up. He continued to read, frowning slightly. Harry drew nearer to his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"desk and stammered, `Er - I'll just go, shall I?`  Still","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"the wizard ignored him. He didn't seem even to have heard him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Thinking that the wizard might be deaf, Harry raised his voice. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"*242*  `Sorry I disturbed you. I'll go now,` he half-shouted. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"The wizard folded up the letter with a sigh, stood up, walked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"past Harry without glancing at him, and went to draw the curtains","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"at his window.  The sky outside the window was ruby-red; it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"seemed to be sunset. The wizard went back to the desk, sat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"down, and twiddled his thumbs, watching the door.  Harry looked around","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"the office. No Fawkes the phoenix - no whirring silver contraptions. This","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"was Hogwarts as Riddle had known it, meaning that this unknown wizard","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"was Headmaster, not Dumbledore, and he, Harry, was little more than a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"phantom, completely invisible to the people of fifty years ago.  There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"was a knock on the office door.  `Enter,` said the old","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"wizard in a feeble voice.  A boy of about sixteen entered,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"taking off his pointed hat. A silver prefect's badge was glinting on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"his chest. He was much taller than Harry, but he, too, had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"jet-black hair.  `Ah, Riddle,` said the Headmaster.  `You wanted to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"see me, Professor Dippet?` said Riddle. He looked nervous.  `Sit down,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"said Dippet. `I've just been reading the letter you sent me. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"`Oh,` said Riddle. He sat down, gripping his hands together very tightly.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
" `My dear boy,` said Dipper kindly, `I cannot possibly let you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"stay at school over the summer. Surely you want to go home","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"for the holidays?`  `No,` said Riddle at once. `Id much rather","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"stay at Hogwarts than go back to that - to that -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
" * 243*  `You live in a Muggle orphanage during the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"holidays, I believe?` said Dippet curiously.  `Yes, sir,` said Riddle, reddening","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"slightly.  `You are Muggle-born?`  `Half-blood, sir,` said Riddle. `Muggle father,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"witch mother.`  `And are both your parents -?`  `My mother","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"died just after I was born, sir. They told me at the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"orphanage she lived just long enough to name me - Tom after","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"my father, Marvolo after my grandfather.`  Dipper clucked his tongue sympathetically.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
" `The thing is, Tom,` he sighed, `Special arrangements might have been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"made for you, but in the current circumstances . . . .`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
" `You mean all these attacks, sir?` said Riddle, and Harry's heart","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"leapt, and he moved closer, scared of missing anything.  `Precisely,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"the headmaster. `My dear boy, you must see how foolish it would","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"be of me to allow you to remain at the castle when","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"term ends. Particularly in light of the recent tragedy ... the death","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"of that poor little girl .... You will be safer by far","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"at your orphanage. As a matter of fact, the Ministry of Magic","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"is even now talking about closing the school. We are no nearer","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"locating the er - source of all this unpleasantness . . .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
".`  Riddle's eyes had widened.  `Sir - if the person","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"was caught - if it all stopped -`  `What do you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"mean?` said Dippet with a squeak in his voice, sitting up in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"his chair. `Riddle, do you mean you know something about these attacks?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
" `No, sir,` said Riddle quickly.  But Harry was sure it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"was the same sort of `no` that he himself had given Dumbledore.  *244*","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-14"
"Dippet sank back, looking faintly disappointed.  `You may go, Tom ......","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" Riddle slid off his chair and slouched out of the room.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Harry followed him.  Down the moving spiral staircase they went, emerging","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"next to the gargoyle in the darkening corridor. Riddle stopped, and so","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"did Harry, watching him. Harry could tell that Riddle was doing some","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"serious thinking. He was biting his lip, his forehead furrowed.  Then,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"as though he had suddenly reached a decision, he hurried off, Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"gliding noiselessly behind him. They didn't see another person until they reached","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the entrance hall, when a tall wizard with long, sweeping auburn hair","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"and a beard called to Riddle from the marble staircase.  `What","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"are you doing, wandering around this late, Tom?`  Harry gaped at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the wizard. He was none other than a fifty-year- younger Dumbledore. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"`I had to see the headmaster, sir,` said Riddle.  `Well, hurry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"off to bed,` said Dumbledore, giving Riddle exactly the kind of penetrating","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"stare Harry knew so well. `Best not to roam the corridors these","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"days. Not since . . .`  He sighed heavily, bade Riddle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"good night, and strode off. Riddle watched him walk out of sight","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"and then, moving quickly, headed straight down the stone steps to the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"dungeons, with Harry in hot pursuit.  But to Harry's disappointment, Riddle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"led him not into a hidden passageway or a secret tunnel but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"to the very dungeon in which Harry had Potions with Snape. The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"torches hadn't been lit, and when Riddle pushed the door almost closed,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Harry could only just  *2 45 *  see him, standing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"stock-still by the door, watching the passage outside.  It felt to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Harry that they were there for at least an hour. All he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"could see was the figure of Riddle at the door, staring through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the crack, waiting like a statue. And just when Harry had stopped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"feeling expectant and tense and started wishing he could return to the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"present, he heard something move beyond the door.  Someone was creeping","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"along the passage. He heard whoever it was pass the dungeon where","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"he and Riddle were hidden. Riddle, quiet as a shadow, edged through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the door and followed, Harry tiptoeing behind him, forgetting that he couldn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"be heard.  For perhaps five minutes they followed the footsteps, until","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Riddle stopped suddenly, his head inclined in the direction of new noises.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Harry heard a door creak open, and then someone speaking in a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"hoarse whisper.  `C'mon ... gotta get yeh outta here .... C'mon","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"now ... in the box. . .`  There was something familiar","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"about that voice ....  Riddle suddenly jumped around the corner. Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"stepped out behind him. He could see the dark outline of a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"huge boy who was crouching in front of an open door, a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"very large box next to it.  `Evening, Rubeus,` said Riddle sharply.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" The boy slammed the door shut and stood up.  `What","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"yer doin' down here, Tom?`  Riddle stepped closer.  `It's all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"over,` he said. `I'm going to have to turn you in, Rubeus.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"They're talking about closing Hogwarts if the attacks don't stop.`  `N`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"at d'yeh -`  `I don't think you meant to kill anyone.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"But monsters don't make good pets. I suppose you just let it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"out for exercise and -`  `It never killed no one!` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the large boy, backing against the closed door. From behind him, Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"could hear a funny rustling and clicking.  `Come on, Rubeus,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Riddle, moving yet closer. `The dead girl's parents will be here tomorrow.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"The least Hogwarts can do is make sure that the thing that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"killed their daughter is slaughtered ......  `It wasn't him!` roared the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"boy, his voice echoing in the dark passage. `He wouldn'! He never!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" `Stand aside,` said Riddle, drawing out his wand.  His spell","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"lit the corridor with a sudden flaming light. The door behind the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"large boy flew open with such force it knocked him into the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"wall opposite. And out of it came something that made Harry let","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"out a long, piercing scream unheard by anyone  A vast, low-slung,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"hairy body and a tangle of black legs; a gleam of many","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"eyes and a pair of razor-sharp pincers - Riddle raised his wand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"again, but he was too late. The thing bowled him over as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"it scuttled away, tearing up the corridor and out of sight. Riddle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"scrambled to his feet, looking after it; he raised his wand, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the huge boy leapt on him, seized his wand, and threw him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"back down, yelling, `NO000000!`  The scene whirled, the darkness became complete;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Harry felt himself falling and, with a crash, he landed spread-eagled on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"his four-poster in the Gryffindor dormitory, Riddle's diary lying open on his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"stomach.   Before he had had time to regain his breath,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the dormitory door opened and Ron came in.  `There you are,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"he said.  Harry sat up. He was sweating and shaking. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"`What's up?` said Ron, looking at him with concern.  `It was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Hagrid, Ron. Hagrid opened the Chamber of Secrets fifty years ago.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione had always known that Hagrid had an unfortunate","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"liking for large and monstrous creatures. During their first year at Hogwarts","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"he had tried to raise a dragon in his little wooden house,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"and it would be a long time before they forgot the giant,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"three- headed dog he'd christened `Fluffy.` And if, as a boy, Hagrid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"had heard that a monster was hidden somewhere in the castle, Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"was sure he'd have gone to any lengths for a glimpse of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"it. He'd probably thought it was a shame that the monster had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"been cooped up so long, and thought it deserved the chance to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"stretch its many legs; Harry could just imagine the thirteen-year-old Hagrid trying","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"to fit a leash and collar on it. But he was equally","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"certain that Hagrid would never have meant to kill anybody.  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"half wished he hadn't found out how to work Riddle's diary. Again","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"and again Ron and Hermione made him recount what  he'd seen,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"until he was heartily sick of telling them and sick of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"long, circular conversations that followed.  `Riddle might have got the wrong","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"person,` said Hermione. `Maybe it was some other monster that was attacking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"people . . . .`  `How many monsters d'you think this","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"place can hold?` Ron asked dully.  `We always knew Hagrid had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"been expelled,` said Harry miserably. `And the attacks must've stopped after Hagrid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"was kicked out. Otherwise, Riddle wouldn't have got his award.`  Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"tried a different tack.  `Riddle does sound like Percy - who","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"asked him to squeal on Hagrid, anyway?`  `But the monster had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"killed someone, Ron,` said Hermione.  `And Riddle was going to go","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"back to some Muggle orphanage if they closed Hogwarts,` said Harry. `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"don't blame him for wanting to stay here ......  `You met","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Hagrid down Knockturn Alley, didn't you, Harry?`  `He was buying a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Flesh-Eating Slug Repellent,` said Harry quickly.  The three of them fell","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"silent. After a long pause, Hermione voiced the knottiest question of all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"in a hesitant voice.  `Do you think we should go and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"ask Hagrid about it all?`  `That'd be a cheerful visit,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Ron. `'Hello, Hagrid. Tell us, have you been setting anything mad and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"hairy loose in the castle lately?`'  In the end, they decided","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"that they would not say anything to Hagrid unless there was another","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"attack, and as more and more days went by with no whisper","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"from the disembodied voice, they became  hopeful that they would never","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"need to talk to him about why he had been expelled. It","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"was now nearly four months since Justin and Nearly Headless Nick had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"been Petrified, and nearly everybody seemed to think that the attacker, whoever","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"it was, had retired for good. Peeves had finally got bored of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"his `Oh, Potter, you rotter` song, Ernie Macmillan asked Harry quite politely","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"to pass a bucket of leaping toadstools in Herbology one day, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"in March several of the Mandrakes threw a loud and raucous party","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"in greenhouse three. This made Professor Sprout very happy.  `The moment","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"they start trying to move into each other's pots, we'll know they're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"fully mature,` she told Harry. `Then we'll be able to revive those","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"poor people in the hospital wing.`  The second years were given","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"something new to think about during their Easter holidays. The time had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"come to choose their subjects for the third year, a matter that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Hermione, at least, took very seriously.  `it could affect our whole","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"future,` she told Harry and Ron as they pored over lists of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"new subjects, marking them with checks.  `I just want to give","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"up Potions,` said Harry.  `We can't,` said Ron gloomily. `We keep all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"our old subjects, or I'd've ditched Defense Against the Dark Arts.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"`But that's very important!` said Hermione, shocked.  `Not the way Lockhart","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"teaches it,` said Ron. `I haven't learned anything from him except not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"to set pixies loose.`  Neville Longbottom had been sent letters from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"all the witches and wizards in his family, all giving him different","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"advice on what to choose. Confused and worried, he sat reading the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"subject lists with  his tongue poking out, asking people whether they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"thought Arithmancy sounded more difficult than the study of Ancient Runes. Dean","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Thomas, who, like Harry, had grown up with Muggles, ended up closing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"his eyes and jabbing his wand at the list, then picking the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"subjects it landed on. Hermione took nobody's advice but signed up for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"everything.  Harry smiled grimly to himself at the thought of what","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia would say if he tried to discuss","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"his career in wizardry with them. Not that he didn't get any","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"guidance: Percy Weasley was eager to share his experience.  `Depends where","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"you want to go, Harry,` he said. `It's never too early to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"think about the future, so Id recommend Divination. People say Muggle Studies","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"is a soft option, but I personally think wizards should have a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"thorough understanding of the non-magical community, particularly if they're thinking of working","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"in close contact with them - look at my father, he has","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"to deal with Muggle business all the time. My brother Charlie was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"always more of an outdoor type, so he went for Care of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Magical Creatures. Play to your strengths, Harry.`  But the only thing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Harry felt he was really good at was Quidditch. In the end,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"he chose the same new subjects as Ron, feeling that if he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"was lousy at them, at least he'd have someone friendly to help","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"him.  Gryffindor's next Quidditch match would be against Hufflepuff. Wood was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"insisting on team practices every night after dinner, so that Harry barely","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"had time for anything but Quidditch and homework. However, the training sessions","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"were getting better, or at least  drier, and the evening before","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Saturday's match he went up to his dormitory to drop off his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"broomstick feeling Gryffindor's chances for the Quidditch cup had never been better.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" But his cheerful mood didn't last long. At the top of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the stairs to the dormitory, he met Neville Longbottom, who was looking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"frantic.  `Harry - I don't know who did it - I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"just found -`  Watching Harry fearfully, Neville pushed open the door.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" The contents of Harry's trunk had been thrown everywhere. His cloak","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"lay ripped on the floor. The bedclothes had been pulled off his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"four-poster and the drawer had been pulled out of his bedside cabinet,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the contents strewn over the mattress.  Harry walked over to the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"bed, open-mouthed, treading on a few loose pages of Travels with Trolls.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"As he and Neville pulled the blankets back onto his bed, Ron,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Dean, and Seamus came in. Dean swore loudly.  `What happened, Harry?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" `No idea,` said Harry. But Ron was examining Harry's robes. All","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the pockets were hanging out.  `Someone's been looking for something,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Ron. `Is there anything missing?`  Harry started to pick up all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"his things and throw them into his trunk. It was only as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"he threw the last of the Lockhart books back into it that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"he realized what wasn't there.  `Riddle's diary's gone,` he said in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"an undertone to Ron.  `What?`  Harry jerked his head toward","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the dormitory door and Ron followed him out. They hurried down to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the Gryffindor common  room, which was half-empty, and joined Hermione, who","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"was sitting alone, reading a book called Ancient Runes Made Easy. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Hermione looked aghast at the news.  `But - only a Gryffindor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"could have stolen - nobody else knows our password -`  `Exactly,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"said Harry.  They woke the next day to brilliant sunshine and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"a light, refreshing breeze.  `Perfect Quidditch conditions!` said Wood enthusiastically at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the Gryffindor table, loading the team's plates with scrambled eggs. `Harry, buck","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"up there, you need a decent breakfast.`  Harry had been staring","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"down the packed Gryffindor table, wondering if the new owner of Riddle's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"diary was right in front of his eyes. Hermione had been urging","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"him to report the robbery, but Harry didn't like the idea. He'd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"have to tell a teacher all about the diary, and how many","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"people knew why Hagrid had been expelled fifty years ago? He didn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"want to be the one who brought it all up again. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"As he left the Great Hall with Ron and Hermione to go","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"and collect his Quidditch things, another very serious worry was added to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Harry's growing list. He had just set foot on the marble staircase","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"when he heard it yet again  `Kill this time ... let","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"me rip ... tear. . .`  He shouted aloud and Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"and Hermione both jumped away from him in alarm.  `The voice!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"said Harry, -looking over his shoulder. `I just heard it again -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"didn't you?`  Ron shook his head, wide-eyed. Hermione, however, clapped a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"hand to her forehead.  `Harry - I think I've just understood","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"something! I've got to go to the library!`  And she sprinted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"away, up the stairs.  `What does she understand?` said Harry distractedly,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"still looking around, trying to tell where the voice had come from.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" `Loads more than I do,` said Ron, shaking his head. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"`But why's she got to go to the library?`  `Because that's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"what Hermione does,` said Ron, shrugging. `When in doubt, go to the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"library.`  Harry stood, irresolute, trying to catch the voice again, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"people were now emerging from the Great Hall behind him, talking loudly,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"exiting through the front doors on their way to the Quidditch pitch.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" `You'd better get moving,` said Ron. `It's nearly eleven - the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"match - `  Harry raced up to Gryffindor Tower, collected his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Nimbus Two Thousand, and joined the large crowd swarming across the grounds,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"but his mind was still in the castle along with the bodiless","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"voice, and as he pulled on his scarlet robes in the locker.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"room, his only comfort was that everyone was now outside to watch","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the game.  The teams walked onto the field to tumultuous applause.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Oliver Wood took off for a warm-up flight around the goal posts;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Madam Hooch released the balls. The Hufflepuffs, who played in canary yellow,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"were standing in a huddle, having a last-minute discussion of tactics. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Harry was just mounting his broom when Professor McGonagall came half marching,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"half running across the pitch, carrying an enormous purple megaphone.  Harry's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"heart dropped like a stone.  `This match has been cancelled,` Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"McGonagall called through the megaphone, addressing the packed stadium. There were boos","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"and shouts. Oliver Wood, looking devastated, landed and ran toward Professor McGonagall","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"without getting off his broomstick.  `But, Professor!` he shouted. `We've got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"to play - the cup  Gryffindor -`  Professor McGonagall ignored","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"him and continued to shout through her megaphone:  `All students are","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"to make their way back to the House common rooms, where their","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Heads of Houses will give them further information. As quickly as you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"can, please!`  Then she lowered the megaphone and beckoned Harry over","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"to her.  `Potter, I think you'd better come with me ......","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" Wondering how she could possibly suspect him this time, Harry saw","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Ron detach himself from the complaining crowd; he came running up to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"them as they set off toward the castle. To Harry's surprise, Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"McGonagall didn't object.  `Yes, perhaps you'd better come, too, Weasley .....","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" Some of the students swarming around them were grumbling about the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"match being canceled; others looked worried. Harry and Ron followed Professor McGonagall","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"back into the school and up the marble staircase. But they weren't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"taken to anybody's office this time.  `This will be a bit","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"of a shock,` said Professor McGonagall in a surprisingly gentle voice as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"they approached the infirmary. `There has been another attack ... another double","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"attack.`  Harry's insides did a horrible somersault. Professor McGonagall pushed the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"door open and he and Ron entered. .  Madam Pomfrey was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"bending over a fifth-year girl with long, curly hair. Harry recognized her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"as the Ravenclaw they'd accidentally asked for directions to the Slytherin common","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"room. And on the bed next to her was  `Hermione!` Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"groaned.  Hermione lay utterly still, her eyes open and glassy. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"`They were found near the library,` said Professor McGonagall. `I don't suppose","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"either of you can explain this? It was on the floor next","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"to them ......  She was holding up a small, circular mirror.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" Harry and Ron shook their heads, both staring at Hermione.  `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"will escort you back to Gryffindor Tower,` said Professor McGonagall heavily. `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"need to address the students in any case.  `All students will","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"return to their House common rooms by six o'clock in the evening.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"No student is to leave the dormitories after that time. You will","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"be escorted to each lesson by a teacher. No student is to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"use the bathroom unaccompanied by a teacher. All further Quidditch training and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"matches are to be postponed. There will be no more evening activities.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" The Gryffindors packed inside the common room listened to Professor McGonagall","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"in silence. She rolled up the parchment  from which she had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"been reading and said in a somewhat choked voice, `I need hardly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"add that I have rarely been so distressed. It is likely that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the school will be closed unless the culprit behind these attacks is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"caught. I would urge anyone who thinks they might know anything about","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"them to come forward.`  She climbed somewhat awkwardly out of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"portrait hole, and the Gryffindors began talking immediately.  `That's two Gryffindors","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"down, not counting a Gryffindor ghost, one Ravenclaw, and one Hufflepuff, `","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"said the Weasley twins' friend Lee Jordan, counting on his fingers. `Haven't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"any of the teachers noticed that the Slytherins are all safe? Isn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"it obvious all this stuff's coming from Slytherin? The Heir of Slytherin,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the monster of Slytherin - why don't they just chuck all the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Slytherins out?` he roared, to nods and scattered applause.  Percy Weasley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"was sitting in a chair behind Lee, but for once he didn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"seem keen to make his views heard. He was looking pale and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"stunned.  `Percy's in shock,` George told Harry quietly. `That Ravenclaw girl","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"- Penelope Clearwater - she's a prefect. I don't think he thought","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the monster would dare attack a prefect.`  But Harry was only","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"half-listening. He didn't seem to be able to get rid of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"picture of Hermione, lying on the hospital bed as though carved out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"of stone. And if the culprit wasn't caught soon, he was looking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"at a lifetime back with the Dursleys. Tom Riddle had turned Hagrid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"in because he was faced with the prospect of a Muggle orphanage","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"if the school closed. Harry now knew exactly how he had felt.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" `What're we going to do?` said Ron quietly in Harry's ear.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"`D'you think they suspect Hagrid?`  `We've got to go and talk","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"to him,` said Harry, making up his mind. `I can't believe it's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"him this time, but if he set the monster loose last time","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"he'll know how to get inside the Chamber of Secrets, and that's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"a start.` `But McGonagall said we've got to stay in our tower","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"unless we're in class -` `I think,` said Harry, more quietly still,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"`it's time to get my dad's old cloak out again.`  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"had inherited) ust one thing from his father: a long and sil","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"very Invisibility Cloak. It was their only chance of sneaking out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the school to visit Hagrid without anyone knowing about it. They went","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"to bed at the usual time, waited until Neville, Dean, and Sea","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"mus had stopped discussing the Chamber of Secrets and finally fallen asleep,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"then got up, dressed again, and threw the cloak over themselves. The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"journey through the dark and deserted castle corridors wasn't enjoyable. Harry, who","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"had wandered the castle at night sev eral times before, had never","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"seen it so crowded after sunset. Teach ers, prefects, and ghosts were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"marching the corridors in pairs, staring around for any unusual activity. Their","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Invisibility Cloak didn't stop them making any noise, and there was a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"particularly tense moment when Ron stubbed his toe only yards from the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"spot where Snape stood standing guard. Thankfully, Snape sneezed at almost exactly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the moment Ron swore. It was with relief that they reached the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"oak front doors and eased them open. It was a clear, starry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"night. They hurried toward the lit windows of Hagrid's house and pulled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"off the cloak only when they were right outside his front door.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" Seconds after they had knocked, Hagrid flung it open. They found","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"themselves face-to-face with him aiming a crossbow at them. Fang the boarhound","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"barked loudly behind him.  `Oh,` he said, lowering the weapon and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"staring at them. `What're you two doin' here?`  `What's that for?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"said Harry, pointing at the crossbow as they stepped inside.  `Nothin'","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"- nothin' - ` Hagrid muttered. `I've bin expectin' doesn' matter -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Sit down - I'll make tea -`  He hardly seemed to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"know what he was doing. He nearly extinguished the fire, spilling water","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"from the kettle on it, and then smashed the teapot with a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"nervous jerk of his massive hand.  `Are you okay, Hagrid?` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Harry. `Did you hear about Hermione?`  `Oh, I heard, all righ',`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"said Hagrid, a slight break in his voice.  He kept glancing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"nervously at the windows. He poured them both large mugs of boiling","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"water (he had forgotten to add tea bags) and was just putting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"a slab of fruitcake on a plate when there was a loud","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"knock on the door.  Hagrid dropped the fruitcake. Harry and Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"exchanged panicstricken looks, then threw the Invisibility Cloak back over themselves and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"retreated into a corner. Hagrid checked that they were hidden, seized his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"crossbow, and flung open his door once more.  `Good evening, Hagrid.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" It was Dumbledore. He entered, looking deadly serious, and was followed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"by a second, very odd-looking man.  The stranger had rumpled gray","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"hair and an anxious expression, and was wearing a strange mixture of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"clothes: a pinstriped suit, a  scarlet tie, a long black cloak,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"and pointed purple boots. Under his arm he carried a lime-green bowler.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" `That's Dad's boss!` Ron breathed. `Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" Harry elbowed Ron hard to make him shut up.  Hagrid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"had gone pale and sweaty. He dropped into one of his chairs","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"and looked from Dumbledore to Cornelius Fudge.  `Bad business, Hagrid,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Fudge in rather clipped tones. `Very bad business. Had to come. Four","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"attacks on Muggle-borns. Things've gone far enough. Ministry's got to act.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"`I never,` said Hagrid, looking imploringly at Dumbledore. `You know I never,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Professor Dumbledore, sir -`  `I want it understood, Cornelius, that Hagrid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"has my full confidence,` said Dumbledore, frowning at Fudge.  `Look, Albus,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"said Fudge, uncomfortably. `Hagrid's record's against him. Ministry's got to do something","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"- the school governors have been in touch -`  `Yet again,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Cornelius, I tell you that taking Hagrid away will not help in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"the slightest,` said Dumbledore. His blue eyes were full of a fire","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Harry had never seen before.  `Look at it from my point","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"of view,` said Fudge, fidgeting with his bowler. `I'm under a lot","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"of pressure. Got to be seen to be doing something. If it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"turns out it wasn't Hagrid, he'll be back and no more said.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"But I've got to take him. Got to. Wouldn't be doing my","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"duty -`  `Take me?` said Hagrid, who was trembling. `Take me","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"where?`  `For a short stretch only,` said Fudge, not meeting Hagrid's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"eyes. `Not a punishment, Hagrid, more a precaution. If someone else is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"caught, you'll be let out with a full apology -`  `Not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Azkaban?` croaked Hagrid.  Before Fudge could answer, there was another loud","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"rap on the door.  Dumbledore answered it. It was Harry's turn","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"for an elbow in the ribs; he'd let out an audible gasp.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" Mr. Lucius Malfoy strode into Hagrid's hut, swathed in a long","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"black traveling cloak, smiling a cold and satisfied smile. Fang started to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"growl.  `Already here, Fudge,` he said approvingly. `Good, good. . .`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" `What're you doin' here?` said Hagrid furiously. `Get outta my house!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
" `My dear man, please believe me, I have no pleasure at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"all in being inside your - er - d'you call this a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"house?` said Lucius Malfoy, sneering as he looked around the small cabin.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"`I simply called at the school and was told that the headmaster","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"was here.`  `And what exactly did you want with me, Lucius?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"said Dumbledore. He spoke politely, but the fire was still blazing in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"his blue eyes.  `Dreadful thing, Dumbledore,` said Malfoy lazily, taking out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"a long roll of parchment, `but the governors feel it's time for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"you to step aside. This is an Order of Suspension - you'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"find all twelve signatures on it. I'm afraid we feel you're losing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"your touch. How many attacks have there been now? Two more this","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"afternoon, wasn't it? At this rate, there'll be no Muggle-borns left at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"Hogwarts, and we all know what an awful loss that would be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"to the school.`  `Oh, now, see here, Lucius,` said Fudge, looking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"alarmed, `Dumbledore suspended - no, no - last thing we want just now ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-15"
"  `The appointment - or suspension - of the headmaster is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"a matter for the governors, Fudge,` said Mr. Malfoy smoothly. `And as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Dumbledore has failed to stop these attacks -`  `See here, Malfoy,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"if Dumbledore can't stop them,` said Fudge, whose upper lip was sweating","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"now, `I mean to say, who can?`  `That remains to be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"seen,` said Mr. Malfoy with a nasty smile. `But as all twelve","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"of us have voted -`  Hagrid leapt to his feet, his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"shaggy black head grazing the ceiling.  'An' how many did yeh","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"have ter threaten an' blackmail before they agreed, Malfoy, eh?` he roared.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
" `Dear, dear, you know, that temper of yours will lead you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"into trouble one of these days, Hagrid,` said Mr. Malfoy. `I would","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"advise you not to shout at the Azkaban guards like that. They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"won't like it at all.`  `Yeh can' take Dumbledore!` yelled Hagrid,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"making Fang the boarhound cower and whimper in his basket. `Take him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"away, an' the Muggle-borns won' stand a chance! There'll be killin' next!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
" `Calm yourself, Hagrid,` said Dumbledore sharply. He looked at Lucius Malfoy.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
" `If the governors want my removal, Lucius, I shall of course","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"step aside -`  `But -` stuttered Fudge.  `No!`growled Hagrid. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Dumbledore had not taken his bright blue eyes off Lucius Malfoy's cold","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"gray ones.  `However,` said Dumbledore, speaking very slowly and clearly so","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"that none of them could miss a word, `you will find that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"I will  * 26$*  ummer was creeping over the grounds","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"around the castle; sky and lake alike turned periwinkle blue and flowers large","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"as cabbages burst into bloom in the greenhouses. But with no Hagrid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"visible from the castle windows, striding the grounds with Fang at his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"heels, the scene didn't look right to Harry; no better, in fact,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"than the inside of the castle, where things were so horribly wrong.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
" Harry and Ron had tried to visit Hermione, but visitors were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"now barred from the hospital wing.  `We're taking no more chances,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Madam Pomfrey told them severely through a crack in the infirmary door.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"`No, I'm sorry, there's every chance the attacker might come back to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"finish these people off . . .`  With Dumbledore gone, fear","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"had spread as never before, so that the sun warming the castle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"walls outside seemed to stop at the mullioned windows. There was barely","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"a face to be seen in the school that didn't look worried","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"and tense, and any laughter that rang through the corridors sounded shrill","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"and unnatural and was quickly stifled.  Harry constantly repeated Dumbledore's final","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"words to himself `I will only truly have left this school when","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"none here are loyal to me... Help will always be given at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Hogwarts to those who ask for it.` But what good were these","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"words? Who exactly were they supposed to ask for help, when everyone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"was just as confused and scared as they were?  Hagrid's hint","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"about the spiders was far easier to understand the trouble was, there","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"didn't seem to be a single spider left in the castle to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"follow. Harry looked everywhere he went, helped (rather reluctantly) by Ron. They were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"hampered, of course, by the fact that they weren't allowed to wander","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"off on their own but had to move around the castle in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"a pack with the other Gryffindors. Most of their fellow students seemed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"glad that they were being shepherded from class to class by teachers,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"but Harry found it very irksome.  One person, however, seemed to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"be thoroughly enjoying the atmosphere of terror and suspicion. Draco Malfoy was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"strutting around the school as though he had just been appointed Head","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Boy. Harry didn't realize what he was so pleased about until the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Potions lesson about two weeks after Dumbledore and Hagrid had left, when,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"sitting right behind Malfoy, Harry overheard him gloating to Crabbe and Goyle.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
" `I always thought Father might be the one who got rid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"of Dumbledore,` he said, not troubling to keep his voice down. `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"told you he thinks Dumbledore's the worst headmaster the school's ever had.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Maybe we'll get a decent headmaster now. Someone who won't want the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Chamber of Secrets closed. McGonagall won't last long, she's only filling in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"......  Snape swept past Harry, making no comment about Hermione's empty","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"seat and cauldron.  `Sir,` said Malfoy loudly. `Sir, why don't you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"apply for the headmaster's job?`  `Now, now, Malfoy,` said Snape, though","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"he couldn't suppress a thin- lipped smile. `Professor Dumbledore has only been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"suspended by the governors. I daresay he'll be back with us soon","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"enough.`  `Yeah, right,` said Malfoy, smirking. `I expect you'd have Father's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"vote, sir, if you wanted to apply for the job - I'll tell","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Father you're the best teacher here, sir -`  Snape smirked as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"he swept off around the dungeon, fortunately not spotting Seamus Finnigan, who","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"was pretending to vomit into his cauldron.  `I'm quite surprised the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Mudbloods haven't all packed their bags by now,` Malfoy went on. `Bet","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"you five Galleons the next one dies. Pity it wasn't Granger -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
" The bell rang at that moment, which was lucky; at Malfoy's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"last words, Ron had leapt off his stool, and in the scramble","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"to collect bags and books, his attempts to reach Malfoy went unnoticed.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
" `Let me at him,` Ron growled as Harry and Dean hung","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"onto his arms. `I don't care, I don't need my wand, I'm","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"going to kill him with my bare hands -`  `Hurry up,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"I've got to take you all to Herbology,` barked Snape over the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"class's heads, and off they marched, with Harry, Ron, and Dean bringing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"up the rear, Ron still trying to get loose. It was only","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"safe to let go of him when Snape had seen them out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"of the castle and they were making their way across the vegetable","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"patch toward the greenhouses.  The Herbology class was very subdued; there","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"were now two missing from their number, Justin and Hermione.  Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Sprout set them all to work pruning the Abyssinian Shrivelfigs. Harry went","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"to tip an armful of withered stalks onto the compost heap and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"found himself face-to-face with Ernie Macmillan. Ernie took a deep breath and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"said, very formally, `I just want to say, Harry, that I'm sorry I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"ever suspected you. I know you'd never attack Hermione Granger, and I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"apologize for all the stuff I said. We're all in the same","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"boat now, and, well -`  He held out a pudgy hand,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"and Harry shook it.  Ernie and his friend Hannah came to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"work at the same Shrivelfig as Harry and Ron.  `That Draco","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Malfoy character,` said Ernie, breaking off dead twigs, `he seems very pleased","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"about all this, doesn't he? D'you know, I think he might be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Slytherin's heir.`  `That's clever of you,` said Ron, who didn't seem","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"to have forgiven Ernie as readily as Harry.  `Do you think","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"it's Malfoy, Harry?` Ernie asked.  `No,` said Harry, so firmly that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Ernie and Hannah stared.  A second later, Harry spotted something. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Several large spiders were scuttling over the ground on the other side","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"of the glass, moving in an unnaturally straight line as though taking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"the shortest route to a prearranged meeting. Harry hit Ron over the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"hand with his pruning shears.  `Ouch! What're you -`  ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Harry pointed out the spiders, following their progress with his eyes screwed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"up against the sun.  `Oh, yeah,` said Ron, trying, and failing,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"to look pleased. `But we can't follow them now -`  Ernie","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"and Hannah were listening curiously.  Harry's eyes narrowed as he focused","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"on the spiders. If they pursued their fixed course, there could be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"no doubt about where they would end up.  `Looks like they're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"heading for the Forbidden Forest . . . .`  And Ron looked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"even unhappier about that.  At the end of the lesson Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Sprout escorted the class to their Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Harry and Ron lagged behind the others so they could talk out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"of earshot.  `We'll have to use the Invisibility Cloak again,` Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"told Ron. `We can take Fang with us. He's used to going","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"into the forest with Hagrid, he might be some help.`  `Right,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"said Ron, who was twirling his wand nervously in his fingers. `Er","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"- aren't there - aren't there supposed to be werewolves in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"forest?` he added as they took their usual places at the back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"of Lockhart's classroom.  Preferring not to answer that question, Harry said,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"`There are good things in there, too. The centaurs are all right,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"and the unicorns ...  Ron had never been into the Forbidden","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Forest before. Harry had entered it only once and had hoped never","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"to do so again.  Lockhart bounded into the room and the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"class stared at him. Every other teacher in the place was looking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"grimmer than usual, but Lockhart appeared nothing short of buoyant.  ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"`Come now,` he cried, beaming around him. `Why all these long faces?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
" People swapped exasperated looks, but nobody answered.  `Don't you people","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"realize,` said Lockhart, speaking slowly, as though they were all a bit","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"dim, `the danger has passed! The culprit has been taken away -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
" `Says who?` said Dean Thomas loudly.  `My dear young man,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"the Minister of Magic wouldn't have taken Hagrid if he hadn't been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"one hundred percent sure that he was guilty,` said Lockhart, in the tone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"of someone explaining that one and one made two.  `Oh, yes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"he would,` said Ron, even more loudly than Dean.  `I flatter","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"myself I know a touch more about Hagrid's arrest than you do,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Mr. Weasley,` said Lockhart in a self-satisfied tone.  Ron started to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"say that he didn't think so, somehow, but stopped in midsentence when","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Harry kicked him hard under the desk.  `We weren't there, remember?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Harry muttered.  But Lockhart's disgusting cheeriness, his hints that he had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"always thought Hagrid was no good, his confidence that the whole business","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"was now at an end, irritated Harry so much that he yearned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"to throw Gadding with Ghouls right in Lockhart's stupid face. Instead he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"contented himself with scrawling a note to Ron: Let's do it tonight.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
" Ron read the message, swallowed hard, and looked sideways at the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"empty seat usually filled by Hermione. The sight seemed to stiffen his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"resolve, and he nodded.  The Gryffindor common room was always very","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"crowded these days, because from six o'clock onward the Gryffindors had no","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"-   where else to go. They also had plenty to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"talk about, with the result that the common room often didn't empty","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"until past midnight.  Harry went to get the Invisibility Cloak out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"of his trunk right after dinner, and spent the evening sitting on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"it, waiting for the room to clear. Fred and George challenged Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"and Ron to a few games of Exploding Snap, and Ginny sat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"watching them, very subdued in Hermione's usual chair. Harry and Ron kept losing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"on purpose, trying to finish the games quickly, but even so, it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"was well past midnight when Fred, George, and Ginny finally went to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"bed.  Harry and Ron waited for the distant sounds of two","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"dormitory doors closing before seizing the cloak, throwing it over themselves, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"climbing through the portrait hole.  It was another difficult journey through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"the castle, dodging all the teachers. At last they reached the entrance","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"hall, slid back the lock on the oak front doors, squeezed between","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"them, trying to stop any creaking, and stepped out into the moonlit","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"grounds.  `'Course,` said Ron abruptly as they strode across the black","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"grass, `we might get to the forest and find there's nothing to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"follow. Those spiders might not've been going there at all. I know","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"it looked like they were moving in that sort of general direction,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"but. . .`  His voice trailed away hopefully.  They reached","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Hagrid's house, sad and sorry-looking with its blank windows. When Harry pushed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"the door open, Fang went mad with joy at the sight of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"them. Worried he might wake everyone at the castle with his deep,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"booming barks, they hastily fed him treacle fudge from a tin on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"the mantelpiece, which glued his teeth together.  Harry left the Invisibility","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Cloak on Hagrid's table. There would be no need for it in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"the pitch-dark forest.   `Come on, Fang, we're going for a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"walk,` said Harry, patting his leg, and Fang bounded happily out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"the house behind them, dashed to the edge of the forest, and lifted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"his leg against a large sycamore tree.  Harry took out his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"wand, murmured, `Lumos!` and a tiny light appeared at the end of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"it, just enough to let them watch the path for signs of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"spiders.  `Good thinking,` said Ron. `Id light mine, too, but you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"know - it'd probably blow up or something ......  Harry tapped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Ron on the shoulder, pointing at the grass. Two solitary spiders were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"hurrying away from the wandlight into the shade of the trees. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"`Okay,` Ron sighed as though resigned to the worst, `I'm ready. Let's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"go.`  So, with Fang scampering around them, sniffing tree roots and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"leaves, they entered the forest. By the glow of Harry's wand, they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"followed the steady trickle of spiders moving along the path. They walked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"behind them for about twenty minutes, not speaking, listening hard for noises","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"other than breaking twigs and rustling leaves. Then, when the trees had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"become thicker than ever, so that the stars overhead were no longer","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"visible, and Harry's wand shone alone in the sea of dark, they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"saw their spider guides leaving the path.  Harry paused, trying to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"see where the spiders were going, but everything outside his little sphere","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"of *light was pitch-black. He had never been this deep into the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"forest before. He could vividly remember Hagrid advising him not to leave","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"the forest path last time he'd been in here. But Hagrid was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"miles away now, probably sitting in a cell in Azkaban, and he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"had also said to follow the spiders.   Something wet touched Harry's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"hand and he jumped backward, crushing Rods foot, but it was only","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Fang's nose.  `What d'you reckon?` Harry said to Ron, whose eyes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"he could just make out, reflecting the light from his wand. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"`We've come this far,` said Ron.  So they followed the darting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"shadows of the spiders into the trees. They couldn't move very quickly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"now; there were tree roots and stumps in their way, barely visible","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"in the near blackness. Harry could feel Fang's hot breath on his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"hand. More than once, they had to stop, so that Harry could","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"crouch down and find the spiders in the wandlight.  They walked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"for what seemed like at least half an hour, their robes snagging","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"on low-slung branches and brambles. After a while, they noticed that the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"ground seemed to be sloping downward, though the trees were as thick","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"as ever.  Then Fang suddenly let loose a great, echoing bark,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"making both Harry and Ron jump out of their skins.  `What?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"said Ron loudly, looking around into the pitch-dark, and gripping Harry's elbow","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"very hard.  `There's something moving over there,` Harry breathed. `Listen ...","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"sounds like something big ......  They listened. Some distance to their","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"right, the something big was snapping branches as it carved a path","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"through the trees.  `Oh, no,` said Ron. `Oh, no, oh, no,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"oh -`  `Shut up,` said Harry frantically. `It'll hear you.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"`Hear me?` said Ron in an unnaturally high voice. `It's already heard","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"Fang!`  The darkness seemed to be pressing on their eyeballs as they ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-16"
"stood, terrified, waiting. There was a strange rumbling noise and then silence.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" `What d'you think it's doing?` said Harry.  `Probably getting ready","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"to pounce,` said Ron.  They waited, shivering, hardly daring to move.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" `D'you think it's gone?` Harry whispered.  `Dunno -`  Then,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"to their right, came a sudden blaze of light, so bright in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the darkness that both of them flung up their hands to shield","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"their eyes. Fang yelped and tried to run, but got lodged in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"a tangle of thorns and yelped even louder.  `Harry!` Ron shouted,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"his voice breaking with relief `Harry, it's our car!`  `What?` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"`Come on!`  Harry blundered after Ron toward the light, stumbling and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"tripping, and a moment later they had emerged into a clearing. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Mr. Weasley's car was standing, empty, in the middle of a circle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"of thick trees under a roof of dense branches, its headlights ablaze.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"As Ron walked, open-mouthed, toward it, it moved slowly toward him, exactly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"like a large, turquoise dog greeting its owner.  `It's been here","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"all the time!` said Ron delightedly, walking around the car. `Look at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"it. The forest's turned it wild . . . .`  The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"sides of the car were scratched and smeared with mud. Apparently it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"had taken to trundling around the forest on its own. Fang didn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"seem at all keen on it; he kept close to Harry, who","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"could feel him quivering. His breathing slowing down again, Harry stuffed his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"wand back into his robes.   `And we thought it was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"going to attack us!` said Ron, leaning against the car and patting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"it. `I wondered where it had gone!`  Harry squinted around on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the floodlit ground for signs of more spiders, but they had all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"scuttled away from the glare of the headlights.  `We've lost the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"trail,` he said. `C'mon, let's go and find them.`  Ron didn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"speak. He didn't move. His eyes were fixed on a point some","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"ten feet above the forest floor, right behind Harry. His face was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"livid with terror.  Harry didn't even have time to turn around.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"There was a loud clicking noise and suddenly he felt something long","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"and hairy seize him around the middle and lift him off the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"ground, so that he was hanging facedown. Struggling, terrified, he heard more","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"clicking, and saw Ron's legs leave the ground, too, heard Fang whimpering","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"and howling - next moment, he was being swept away into the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"dark trees.  Head hanging, Harry saw that what had hold of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"him was marching on six immensely long, hairy legs, the front two","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"clutching him tightly below a pair of shining black pincers. Behind him,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"he could hear another of the creatures, no doubt carrying Ron. They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"were moving into the very heart of the forest. Harry could hear","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Fang fighting to free himself from a third monster, whining loudly, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Harry couldn't have yelled even if he had wanted to; he seemed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"to have left his voice back with the car in the clearing.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" He never knew how long he was in the creature's clutches;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"he only knew that the darkness suddenly lifted enough for him to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"see that the leaf-strewn ground was now swarming with spiders. Craning his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"neck sideways, he realized that they had reached the ridge of a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"vast hollow, a hollow that had been cleared of trees, so that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the stars shone brightly onto the worst scene he had ever laid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"eyes on.  Spiders. Not tiny spiders like those surging over the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"leaves below. Spiders the size of carthorses, eight-eyed, eight-legged, black, hairy, gigantic.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"The massive specimen that was carrying Harry made its way down the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"steep slope toward a misty, domed web in the very center of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the hollow, while its fellows closed in all around it, clicking their","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"pincers excitedly at the sight of its load.  Harry fell to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the ground on all fours as the spider released him. Ron and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Fang thudded down next to him. Fang wasn't howling anymore, but cowering","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"silently on the spot. Ron looked exactly like Harry felt. His mouth","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"was stretched wide in a kind of silent scream and his eyes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"were popping.  Harry suddenly realized that the spider that had dropped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"him was saying something. It had been hard to tell, because he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"clicked his pincers with every word he spoke.  `Aragog!` it called.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"`Aragog!`  And from the middle of the misty, domed web, a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"spider the size of a small elephant emerged, very slowly. There was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"gray in the black of his body and legs, and each of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the eyes on his ugly, pincered head was milky white. He was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"blind.  `What is it?` he said, clicking his pincers rapidly.  `Men,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"clicked the spider who had caught Harry.  `Is it Hagrid?` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Aragog, moving closer, his eight milky eyes wandering vaguely.  `Strangers,` clicked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the spider who had brought Ron.  `Kill them,` clicked Aragog fretfully.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"`I was sleeping ......  `We're friends of Hagrid's,` Harry shouted. His","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"heart seemed to have left his chest to pound in his throat.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"  Click, click, click went the pincers of the spiders all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"around the hollow.  Aragog paused.  `Hagrid has never sent men","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"into our hollow before,` he said slowly.  `Hagrid's in trouble,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Harry, breathing very fast. `That's why we've come.`  `In trouble?` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the aged spider, and Harry thought he heard concern beneath the clicking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"pincers. `But why has he sent you?`  Harry thought of getting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"to his feet but decided against it; he didn't think his legs","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"would support him. So he spoke from the ground, as calmly as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"he could.  `They think,, up at the school, that Hagrid's been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"setting a a - something on students. They've taken him to Azkaban.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" Aragog clicked his pincers furiously, and all around the hollow the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"sound was echoed by the crowd of spiders; it was like applause,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"except applause didn't usually make Harry feel sick with fear.  `But","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"that was years ago,` said Aragog fretfully. `Years and years ago. I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"remember it well. That's why they made him leave the school. They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"believed that I was the monster that dwells in what they call","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the Chamber of Secrets. They thought that Hagrid had opened the Chamber","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"and set me free.`  `And you ... you didn't come from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the Chamber of Secrets?` said Harry, who could feel cold sweat on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"his forehead.  `I!` said Aragog, clicking angrily. `I was not born","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"in the castle. I come from a distant land. A traveler gave","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"me to Hagrid when I was an egg. Hagrid was only a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"boy, but he cared for me, hidden in a cupboard in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"castle, feeding me on scraps from the table. Hagrid is my good","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"friend, and a good man. When I was discovered, and blamed for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the death of a girl, he protected me. I have lived here","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"in the forest ever since, where Hagrid still visits me. He even","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"found me a wife, Mosag, and you see how our family has","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"grown, all through Hagrid's goodness ......  Harry summoned what remained of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"his courage.  `So you never - never attacked anyone?`  `Never,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"croaked the old spider. `It would have been my instinct, but out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"of respect for Hagrid, I never harmed a human. The body of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the girl who was killed was discovered in a bathroom. I never","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"saw any part of the castle but the cupboard in which I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"grew up. Our kind like the dark and the quiet ...... ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"`But then ... Do you know what did kill that girl?` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Harry. `Because whatever it is, it's back and attacking people again -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" His words were drowned by a loud outbreak of clicking and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the rustling of many long legs shifting angrily; large black shapes shifted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"all around him.  `The thing that lives in the castle,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Aragog, `is an ancient creature we spiders fear above all others. Well","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"do I remember how I pleaded with Hagrid to let me go,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"when I sensed the beast moving about the school.`  `What is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"it?` said Harry urgently.  More loud clicking, more rustling; the spiders","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"seemed to be closing in.  `We do not speak of it!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"said Aragog fiercely. `We do not name it! I never even told","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Hagrid the name of that dread creature, though he asked me, many","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"times.`  Harry didn't want to press the subject, not with the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"spiders pressing closer on all sides. Aragog seemed to be tired of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"tamng. He was backing slowly into his domed web, but his fellow","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"spiders continued to inch slowly toward Harry and Ron.  `We'll just","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"go, then,` Harry called desperately to Aragog, hearing leaves rustling behind him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" `Go?` said Aragog slowly. `I think not ......  `But -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"but -`  `My sons and daughters do not harm Hagrid, on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"my command. But I cannot deny them fresh meat, when it wanders","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"so willingly into our midst. Good-bye, friend of Hagrid.`  Harry spun","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"around. Feet away, towering above him, was a solid wall of spiders,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"clicking, their many eyes gleaming in their ugly black heads.  Even","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"as he reached for his wand, Harry knew it was no good,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"there were too many of them, but as he tried to stand,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"ready to die fighting, a loud, long note sounded, and a blaze of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"light flamed through the hollow.  Mr. Weasley's car was thundering down","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the slope, headlights glaring, its horn screeching, knocking spiders aside; several were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"thrown onto their backs, their endless legs waving in the air. The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"car screeched to a halt in front of Harry and Ron and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the doors flew open.  `Get Fang!` Harry yelled, diving into the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"front seat; Ron seized the boarhound around the middle and threw him,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"yelping, into the back of the car - the doors slammed shut","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"- Ron didn't touch the accelerator but the car didn't need him;","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the engine roared and they were off, hitting more spiders. They sped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"up the slope, out of the hollow, and they were soon crashing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"through the forest, branches  whipping the windows as the car wound","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"its way cleverly through the widest gaps, following a path it obviously","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"knew.  Harry looked sideways at Ron. His mouth was still open","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"in the silent scream, but his eyes weren't popping anymore.  `Are","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"you okay?`  Ron stared straight ahead, unable to speak.  They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"smashed their way through the undergrowth, Fang howling loudly in the back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"seat, and Harry saw the side mirror snap off as they squeezed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"past a large oak. After ten noisy, rocky minutes, the trees thinned,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"and Harry could again see patches of sky.  The car stopped","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"so suddenly that they were nearly thrown into the windshield. They had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"reached the edge of the forest. Fang flung himself at the window","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"in his anxiety to get out, and when Harry opened the door,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"he shot off through the trees to Hagrid's house, tail between his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"legs. Harry got out too, and after a minute or so, Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"seemed to regain the feeling in his limbs and followed, still stiff-necked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"and staring. Harry gave the car a grateful pat as it reversed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"back into the forest and disappeared from view.  Harry went back","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"into Hagrid's cabin to get the Invisibility Cloak. Fang was trembling under","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"a blanket in his basket. When Harry got outside again, he found","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Ron being violently sick in the pumpkin patch.  `Follow the spiders,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"said Ron weakly, wiping his mouth on his sleeve. `I'll never forgive","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Hagrid. We're lucky to be alive.`  `I bet he thought Aragog","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"wouldn't hurt friends of his,` said Harry.  `That's exactly Hagrid's problem!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"said Ron, thumping the wall of the cabin. `He always thinks monsters","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"aren't as bad as they're made out, and look where it's got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"him! A cell in Azkaban!` He was shivering uncontrollably now. `What was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the point of sending us in there? What have we found out,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Id like to know?`  `That Hagrid never opened the Chamber of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Secrets,` said Harry, throwing the cloak over Ron and prodding him in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the arm to make him walk. `He was innocent.`  Ron gave","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"a loud snort. Evidently, hatching Aragog in a cupboard wasn't his idea","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"of being innocent.  As the castle loomed nearer Harry twitched the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"cloak to make sure their feet were hidden, then pushed the creaking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"front doors ajar. They walked carefully back across the entrance hall and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"up the marble staircase, holding their breath as they passed corridors where","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"watchful sentries were walking. At last they reached the safety of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Gryffindor common room, where the fire had burned itself into glowing ash.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"They took off the cloak and climbed the winding stair to their","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"dormitory.  Ron fell onto his bed without bothering to get undressed.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Harry, however, didn't feel very sleepy. He sat on the edge of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"his fourposter, thinking hard about everything Aragog had said.  The creature","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"that was lurking somewhere in the castle, he thought, sounded like a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"sort of monster Voldemort - even other monsters didn't want to name","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"it. But he and Ron were no closer to finding out what","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"it was, or how it Petrified its victims. Even Hagrid had never","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"known what was in the Chamber of Secrets.  Harry swung his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"legs up onto his bed and leaned back against his pillows, watching","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the moon glinting at him through the tower window.  He couldn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"see what else they could do. They had hit dead ends everywhere.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Riddle had caught the wrong person, the Heir of Slytherin had got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"off, and no one could tell whether it was the same person,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"or a different one, who had opened the Chamber this time. There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"was nobody else to ask. Harry lay down, still thinking about what","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Aragog had said.  He was becoming drowsy when what seemed like","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"their very last hope occurred to him, and he suddenly sat bolt","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"upright.  `Ron,` he hissed through the dark, `Ron -`  Ron woke","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"with a yelp like Fang's, stared wildly around, and saw Harry. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"`Ron -that girl who died. Aragog said she was found in a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"bathroom,` said Harry, ignoring Neville's snufing snores from the corner. `What if","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"she never left the bathroom? What if she's still there?`  Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"rubbed his eyes, frowning through the moonlight. And then he understood, too.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" `You don't think - not Moaning Myrtle?`  A ll those","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"times we were in that bathroom, and she was just  three","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"toilets away,` said Ron bitterly at breakfast next day,  `and we","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"could've asked her, and now. . .`  It had been hard","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"enough trying to look for spiders. Escaping their teachers long enough to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"sneak into a girls' bathroom, the girls' bathroom, moreover, right next to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the scene of the first attack, was going to be almost impossible.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" But something happened in their first lesson, Transfiguration, that drove the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Chamber of Secrets out of their minds for the first time in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"weeks. Ten minutes into the class, Professor McGonagall told them that their","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"exams would start on the first of June, one week from today.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" `Exams?` howled Seamus Finnigan. `We're still getting exams?`  There was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"a loud bang behind Harry as Neville Longbottom's wand slipped, vanishing one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"of the legs on his desk. Professorr   McGonagall restored it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"with a wave of her own wand, and turned, frowning, to Seamus.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" `The whole point of keeping the school open at this time","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"is for you to receive your education,` she said sternly. `The exams","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"will therefore take place as usual, and I trust you are all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"studying hard.`  Studying hard! It had never occurred to Harry that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"there would be exams with the castle in this state. There was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"a great deal of mutinous muttering around the room, which made Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"McGonagall scowl even more darkly.  `Professor Dumbledore's instructions were to keep","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the school running as normally as possible, she said. `And that, I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"need hardly point out, means finding out how much you have learned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"this year.  Harry looked down at the pair of white rabbits","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"he was supposed to be turning into slippers. What had he learned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"so far this year? He couldn't seem to think of anything that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"would be useful in an exam.  Ron looked as though he'd","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"just been told he had to go and live in the Forbidden","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Forest.  `Can you imagine me taking exams with this?` he asked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Harry, holding up his wand, which had just started whistling loudly. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Three days before their first exam, Professor McGonagall made another announcement at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"breakfast.  `I have good news,` she said, and the Great Hall,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"instead of falling silent, erupted.  `Dumbledore's coming back!` several people yelled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"joyfully.  `You've caught the Heir of Slytherin!` squealed a girl at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the Ravenclaw table.   `Quidditch matches are back on!` roared Wood","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"excitedly.  When the hubbub had subsided, Professor McGonagall said, `Professor Sprout","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"has informed me that the Mandrakes are ready for cutting at last.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Tonight, we will be able to revive those people who have been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Petrified. I need hardly remind you all that one of them may","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"well be able to tell us who, or what, attacked them. I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"am hopeful that this dreadful year will end with our catching the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"culprit.`  There was an explosion of cheering. Harry looked over at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the Slytherin table and wasn't at all surprised to see that Draco","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Malfoy hadn't joined in. Ron, however, was looking happier than he'd looked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"in days.  `It won't matter that we never asked Myrtle, then!`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"he said to Harry. `Hermione'll probably have all the answers when they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"wake her up! Mind you, she'll go crazy when she finds out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"we've got exams in three days' time. She hasn't studied. It might","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"be kinder to leave her where she is till they're over.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Just then, Ginny Weasley came over and sat down next to Ron.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"She looked tense and nervous, and Harry noticed that her hands were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"twisting in her lap.  `What's up?` said Ron, helping himself to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"more porridge.  Ginny didn't say anything, but glanced up and down","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the Gryffindor table with a scared look on her face that reminded","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Harry of someone, though he couldn't think who.  `Spit it out,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"said Ron, watching her.  Harry suddenly realized who Ginny looked like.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"She was rocking backward and forward slightly in her chair, exactly like","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Dobby did when he was teetering on the edge of revealing forbidden","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"information.  `I've got to tell you something,` Ginny mumbled, carefully not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"looking at Harry.  `What is it?` said Harry.  Ginny looked as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"though she couldn't find the right words.  `What?`said Ron.  Ginny","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"opened her mouth, but no sound came out. Harry leaned forward and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"spoke quietly, so that only Ginny and Ron could hear him. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"`Is it something about the Chamber of Secrets? Have you seen something?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Someone acting oddly?`  Ginny drew a deep breath and, at that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"precise moment, Percy Weasley appeared, looking tired and wan.  `If you've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"finished eating, I'll take that seat, Ginny. I'm starving, I've only just","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"come off patrol duty.`  Ginny jumped up as though her chair","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"had just been electrified, gave Percy a fleeting, frightened look, and scampered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"away. Percy sat down and grabbed a mug from the center of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the table.  `Percy!` said Ron angrily. `She was just about to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"tell us some-' thing important!`  Halfway through a gulp of tea,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Percy choked.  `What sort of thing?` he said, coughing.  `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"just asked her if she'd seen anything odd, and she started to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"say  `Oh - that - that's nothing to do with the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Chamber of Secrets,` said Percy at once.  `How do you know?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"said Ron, his eyebrows raised.  `Well, er, if you must know,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Ginny, er, walked in on me the other day when I was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"- well, never mind - the point is, she spot  ted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"me doing something and I, um, I asked her not to mention","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"it to anybody. I must say, I did think she'd keep her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"word. It's nothing, really, Id just rather -`  Harry had never","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"seen Percy look so uncomfortable.  `What were you doing, Percy?` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Ron, grinning. `Go on, tell us, we won't laugh.`  Percy didn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"smile back.  `Pass me those rolls, Harry, I'm starving.`  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"knew the whole mystery might be solved tomorrow without their help, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"he wasn't about to pass up a chance to speak to Myrtle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"if it turned up - and to his delight it did, midmorning,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"when they were being led to History of Magic by Gilderoy Lockhart.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" Lockhart, who had so often assured them that all danger had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"passed, only to be proved wrong right away, was now wholeheartedly convinced","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"that it was hardly worth the trouble to see them safely down","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the corridors. His hair wasn't as sleek as usual; it seemed he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"had been up most of the night, patrolling the fourth floor. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"`Mark my words,` he said, ushering them around a corner. `The first","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"words out of those poor Petrified people's mouths will be It was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Hagrid.' Frankly, I'm astounded Professor McGonagall thinks all these security measures are","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"necessary.`  (ti agree, sir,` said Harry, making Ron drop his books","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"in surprise.  `Thank you, Harry, said Lockhart graciously while they waited","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"for a long line of Hufflepuffs to pass. `I mean, we teachers","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"have quite enough to be getting on with, without walking students to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"classes and standing guard all night ......  `That's right,` said Ron,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"catching on. `Why don't you leave us here, sir, we've only got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"one more corridor to go -`  `You know, Weasley, I think","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"I will,` said Lockhart. `I really should go and prepare my next","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"class -`  And he hurried off.  `Prepare his class,` Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"sneered after him. `Gone to curl his hair, more like.`  They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"let the rest of the Gryffindors draw ahead of them, then darted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"down a side passage and hurried off toward Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. But","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"just as they were congratulating each other on their brilliant scheme ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"`Potter! Weasley! What are you doing?`  It was Professor McGonagall, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"her mouth was the thinnest of thin lines.  `We were -we","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"were-` Ron stammered. `We were going to - to go and see","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"-`  `Hermione,` said Harry. Ron and Professor McGonagall both looked at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"him.  `We haven't seen her for ages, Professor,` Harry went on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"hurriedly, treading on Ron's foot, `and we thought we'd sneak into the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"hospital wing, you know, and tell her the Mandrakes are nearly ready","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"and, er, not to worry -`  Professor McGonagall was still staring","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"at him, and for a moment, Harry thought she was going to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"explode, but when she spoke, it was in a strangely croaky voice.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" `Of course,` she said, and Harry, amazed, saw a tear glistening","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"in her beady eye. `Of course, I realize this has all been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"hardest on the friends of those who have been ... I quite","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"understand. Yes,  Potter, of course you may visit Miss Granger. I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"will inform Professor Binns where you've gone. Tell Madam Pomfrey I have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"given my permission.`  Harry and Ron walked away, hardly daring to believe","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"that they'd avoided detention. As they turned the corner, they distinctly heard","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Professor McGonagall blow her nose.  `That,` said Ron fervently, `was the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"best story you've ever come up with.`  They had no choice","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"now but to go to the hospital wing and tell Madam Pomfrey","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"that they had Professor McGonagall's permission to visit Hermione.  Madam Pomfrey","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"let them in, but reluctantly.  `There's just no point talking to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"a Petrified. person,` she said, and they had to admit she had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"a point when they'd taken their seats next to Hermione. It was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"plain that Hermione didn't have the faintest inkling that she had visitors,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"and that they might just as well tell her bedside cabinet not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"to worry for all the good it would do.  `Wonder if","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"she did see the attacker, though?` said Ron, looking sadly at Hermione's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"rigid face. `Because if he sneaked up on them all, no one'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"ever know . .....  But Harry wasn't looking at Hermione's face.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"He was more interested in her right hand. It lay clenched on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"top of her blankets, and bending closer, he saw that a piece","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"of paper was scrunched inside her fist.  Making sure that Madam","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Pomfrey was nowhere near, he pointed this out to Ron.  `TG","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"and get it out,` Ron whispered, shifting his chair so that he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"blocked Harry from Madam Pomfrey's view.  It was no easy task.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Hermione's hand was clamped so tightly around the paper that Harry was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"sure he was going to tear it. While Ron kept watch he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"tugged and twisted, and at last, after several tense minutes, the paper","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"came free.  It was a page torn from a very old","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"library book. Harry smoothed it out eagerly and Ron leaned close to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"read it, too.  Of the many fearsome beasts and monsters that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"roam our land, there is none more curious or more deadly than","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the Basilisk, known also as the King of Serpents. This snake, which","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"may reach gigantic size and live many hundreds of years, is born","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" from a chicken's egg, hatched beneath a toad. Its methods of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"killing are most wondrous, for aside from its deadly and venomous fangs,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the Basilisk has a murderous stare, and all who are fixed with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the beam of its eye shall suffer instant death. Spiders flee before","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the Basilisk, for it is their mortal enemy, and the Basilisk flees","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"only from the crowing of the rooster, which is fatal to it.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" And beneath this, a single word had been written, in a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"hand Harry recognized as Hermione's. Pipes.  It was as though somebody","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"had just flicked a light on in his brain.  `Ron,` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"breathed. `This is it. This is the answer. The monster in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Chamber's a basilisk - a giant serpent! That why I've been hearing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"that voice all over the place, and nobody else has heard it.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"It's because I understand Parseltongue . . . .`  Harry looked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"up at the beds around him.  `The basilisk kills people by","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"looking at them. But no one's died - because no one looked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"it straight in the eye. Colin saw it through his camera. The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"basilisk burned up all the film inside it, but Colin just got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Petrified. Justin . . . Justin must've seen the basilisk through Nearly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Headless Nick! Nick got the full blast of it, but he couldn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"die again . . . and Hermione and that Ravenclaw prefect were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"found with a mirror next to them. Hermione had just realized the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"monster was a basilisk. I bet you anything she warned the first","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"person she met to look around corners with a mirror first! And","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"that girl pulled out her mirror - and -`  Rods jaw","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"had dropped.  `And Mrs. Norris?` he whispered eagerly.  Harry thought","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"hard, picturing the scene on the night of Halloween.  `The water.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
". .` he said slowly. `The flood from Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"bet you Mrs. Norris only saw the reflection . . . .`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" He scanned the page in his hand eagerly. The more he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"looked at it, the more it made sense.  `: . .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"The crowing of the rooster . . . is fatal to it`!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"he read aloud. `Hagrid's roosters were killed! The Heir of Slytherin didn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"want one anywhere near the castle once the Chamber was opened! Spidersflee","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"before it.! It all fits!`  `But how's the basilisk been getting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"around the place?` said Ron. `A giant snake . . . Someone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"would've seen. . .`  Harry, however, pointed at the word Hermione","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"had scribbled at the foot of the page.  `Pipes,` he said. `Pipes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
". . . Ron, it's been using the plumbing. I've been hearing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"that voice inside the walls . . . .`   Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"suddenly grabbed Harry's arm. `The entrance to the Chamber of Secrets!` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"said hoarsely. `What if it's a bathroom? What if it's in -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"`= Moaning Myrtle's bathroom, `said Harry. They sat there, excitement coursing through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"them, hardly able to believe it. `This means,` said Harry, `I can't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"be the only Parselmouth in the school. The Heir of Slytherin's one,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"too. That's how he's been controlling the basilisk.` `What're we going to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"do?` said Ron, whose eyes were flashing. `Should we go straight to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"McGonagall?` `Let's go to the staff room,` said Harry, jumping up. `She'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"be there in ten minutes. It's nearly break.` They ran downstairs. Not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"wanting to be discovered hanging around in another corridor, they went straight","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"into the deserted staff room. It was a large, paneled room full","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"of dark, wooden chairs. Harry and Ron paced around it, too excited","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"to sit down. But the bell to signal break never came. Instead,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"echoing through the corridors came Professor McGon agall's voice, magically magnified. `All","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"students to return to their House dormitories at once. All teach ers","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"return to the staff room. Immediately, please. `  Harry wheeled around","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"to stare at Ron. `Not another attack? Not now?` `What'll we do?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"said Ron, aghast. `Go back to the dormitory?` `No,` said Harry, glancing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"around. There was an ugly sort of wardrobe to his left, full","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"of the teachers' cloaks. `In here. Let's hear what it's all about.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Then we can tell them what we've found out.`  They hid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"themselves inside it, listening to the rumbling of hundreds of people moving","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"overhead, and the staff room door banging open. From between the musty","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"folds of the cloaks, they watched the teachers filtering into the room.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Some of them were looking puzzled, others downright scared. Then Professor McGonagall","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"arrived.  `It has happened,` she told the silent staff room. `A","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"student has been taken by the monster. Right into the Chamber itself.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" Professor Flitwick let out a squeal. Professor Sprout clapped her hands","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"over her mouth. Snape gripped the back of a chair very hard","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"and said, `How can you be sure?`  `The Heir of Slytherin,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"said Professor McGonagall, who was very white, `left another message. Right underneath","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the first one. `Her skeleton will lie in the Chamber forever. `'","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" Professor Flitwick burst into tears.  `Who is it?` said Madam","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Hooch, who had sunk, weak-kneed, into a chair. `Which student?`  `Ginny","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Weasley,` said Professor McGonagall.  Harry felt Ron slide silently down onto","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the wardrobe floor beside him.  `We shall have to send all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the students home tomorrow,` said Professor McGonagall. `This is the end of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"Hogwarts. Dumbledore always said. . .`  The staffroom door banged open","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"again. For one wild moment, Harry was sure it would be Dumbledore.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"But it was Lockhart, and he was beaming.  `So sorry -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"dozed off - what have I missed?`  He didn't seem to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"notice that the other teachers were looking at him with something remarkably","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"like hatred. Snape stepped forward.  `Just the man,` he said. `The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"very man. A girl has been snatched by the monster, Lockhart. Taken","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"into the Chamber of Secrets itself. Your moment has come at last.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
" Lockhart blanched.  `That's right, Gilderoy,` chipped in Professor Sprout. `Weren't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"you saying just last night that you've known all along where the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"entrance to the Chamber of Secrets is?`  `I - well, I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"-`sputtered Lockhart.  `Yes, didn't you tell me you were sure you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"knew what was inside it?` piped up Professor Flitwick.  `D-did I?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"I don't recall -`  `I certainly remember you saying you were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"sorry you hadn't had a crack at the monster before Hagrid was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"arrested,` said Snape. `Didn't you say that the whole affair had been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"bungled, and that you should have been given a free rein from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"the first?`  Lockhart stared around at his stony-faced colleagues.  `I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"- I really never - you may have misunderstood -`  `We'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"leave it to you, then, Gilderoy,` said Professor McGonagall. `Tonight will be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"an excellent time to do it. We'll make sure everyone's out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"your way. You'll be able to tackle the monster all by youself.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"A free rein at last.`  Lockhart gazed desperately around him, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"nobody came to the rescue. He didn't look remotely handsome anymore. His","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"lip was trembling, and in the absence of his usually toothy grin,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"he looked weak-chinned and feeble.  `Very well,` he said. `I'll -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"I'll be in my office, getting getting ready.`  And he left the room.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-17"
"  `Right,` said Professor McGonagall, whose nostrils were flared,  `that's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"got him out from under our feet. The Heads of Houses should","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"go and inform their students what has happened. Tell them the Hogwarts","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Express will take them home first thing tomorrow. Will the rest of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"you please make sure no students have been left outside their dormitories.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
" The teachers rose and left, one by one.  It was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"probably the worst day of Harry's entire life. He, Ron, Fred, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"George sat together in a corner of the Gryffindor common room, unable","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"to say anything to each other. Percy wasn't there. He had gone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"to send an owl to Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, then shut himself","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"up in his dormitory.  No afternoon ever lasted as long as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"that one, nor had Gryffindor Tower ever been so crowded, yet so","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"quiet. Near sunset, Fred and George went up to bed, unable to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"sit there any longer.  `She knew something, Harry,` said Ron, speaking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"for the first time since they had entered the wardrobe in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"staff room. `That's why she was taken. It wasn't some stupid thing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"about Percy at all., She'd found out something about the Chamber of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Secrets. That must be why she was -` Ron rubbed his eyes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"frantically. `I mean, she was a pure- blood. There can't be any","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"other reason.`  Harry could see the sun sinking, blood-red, below the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"skyline. This was the worst he had ever felt. If only there","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"was something they could do. Anything.  `Harry` said Ron. `D'you think","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"there's any chance at all she's not - you know =` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Harry didn't know what to say. He couldn't see how Ginny could","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"still be alive.  `D'you know what?` said Ron. `I think we","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"should go and see Lockhart. Tell him what we know. He's going","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"to try and get into the Chamber. We can tell him where","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"we think it is, and tell him it's a basilisk in there.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
" Because Harry couldn't think of anything else to do, and because","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"he wanted to be doing something, he agreed. The Gryffindors around them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"were so miserable, and felt so sorry for the Weasleys, that nobody","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"tried to stop them as they got up, crossed the room, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"left through the portrait hole.  Darkness was falling as they walked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"down to Lockhart's office. There seemed to be a lot of activity","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"going on inside it. They could hear scraping, thumps, and hurried footsteps.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
" Harry knocked and there was a sudden silence from inside. Then","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"the door opened the tiniest crack and they saw one of Lockhart's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"eyes peering through it.  `Oh - Mr. Potter - Mr. Weasley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"-` he said, opening the door a bit wider. `I'm rather busy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"at the moment - if you would be quick -`  `Professor,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"we've got some information for you,` said Harry. `We think it'll help","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"you.`  `Er - well - it's not terribly -` The side","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"of Lockhart's face that they could see looked very uncomfortable. `I mean","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"- well all right -`  He opened the door and they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"entered.  His office had been almost completely stripped. Two large trunks","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"stood open on the floor. Robes, jade-green, lilac, midnightblue, had been hastily","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"folded into one of them; books were jumbled untidily into the other.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"The photographs that had covered the walls were now crammed into boxes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"on the desk.  `Are you going somewhere?` said Harry.  `Er,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"well, yes,` said Lockhart, ripping a life-size poster of himself from the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"back of the door as he spoke and starting to roll it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"up. `Urgent call - unavoidable - got to go -`  `What","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"about my sister?` said Ron jerkily.  `Well, as to that -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"most unfortunate -` said Lockhart, avoiding their eyes as he wrenched open","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"a drawer and started emptying the contents into a bag. `No one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"regrets more than I -`  `You're the Defense Against the Dark","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Arts teacher!` said Harry. `You can't go now! Not with all the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Dark stuff going on here!`  `Well - I must say -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"when I took the job -` Lockhart muttered, now piling socks on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"top of his robes. `nothing in the job description - didn't expect","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"-`  `You mean you're running away?` said Harry disbelievingly. `After all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"that stuff you did in your books -`  `Books can be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"misleading,` said Lockhart delicately.  `You wrote them!` Harry shouted.  `My","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"dear boy,` said Lockhart, straightening up and frowning at Harry. `Do use","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"your common sense. My books wouldn't have sold half as well if","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"people didn't think Id done all those things. No one wants to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"read about some ugly old Armenian warlock, even if he did save","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"a village from werewolves. He'd look dreadful on the front cover. No","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"dress sense at all. And the witch who banished the Bandon Banshee","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"had a harelip. I mean, come on -`  `So you've just","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"been taking credit for what a load of other people have done?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"said Harry incredulously.  `Harry, Harry,` said Lockhart, shaking his head impatiently,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"`it's not nearly as simple as that. There was work involved. I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"had to track these people down. Ask them exactly how they managed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"to do what they did. Then I had to put a Memory","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Charm on them so they wouldn't remember doing it. If there's one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"thing I pride myself on, it's my Memory Charms. No, it's been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"a lot of work, Harry. It's not all book signings and publicity","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"photos, you know. You want fame, you have to be prepared for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"a long hard slog.`  He banged the lids of his trunks","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"shut and locked them.  `Let's see,` he said. `I think that's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"everything. Yes. Only one thing left.`  He pulled out his wand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"and turned to them.  `Awfully sorry, boys, but I'll have to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"put a Memory Charm on you now. Can't have you blabbing my","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"secrets all over the place. Id never sell another book -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Harry reached his wand just in time. Lockhart had barely raised his,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"when Harry bellowed, `Expelliarmus!`  Lockhart was blasted backward, falling over his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"trunk; his wand flew high into the air; Ron caught it, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"flung it out of the open window.  `Shouldn't have let Professor","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Snape teach us that one,` said Harry furiously, kicking Lockhart's trunk aside.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Lockhart was looking up at him, feeble once more. Harry was still","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"pointing his wand at him.  `What d'you want me to do?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"said Lockhart weakly. `I don't know where the Chamber of Secrets is.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"There's nothing I can do.`  `You're in luck,` said Harry, forcing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Lockhart to his feet at wandpoint. `We think we know where it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"is. And what's inside it. Let's go.`   They marched Lockhart","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"out of his office and down the nearest stairs, along the dark","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"corridor where the messages shone on the wall, to the door of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Moaning Myrtle's bathroom.  They sent Lockhart in first. Harry was pleased","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"to see that he was shaking.  Moaning Myrtle was sitting on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"the tank of the end toilet.  `Oh, it's you,` she said when","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"she saw Harry. `What do you want this time?`  `To ask","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"you how you died,` said Harry.  Myrtle's whole aspect changed at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"once. She looked as though she had never been asked such a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"flattering question.  `Ooooh, it was dreadful,` she said with relish. `It","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"happened right in here. I died in this very stall. I remember","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"it so well. Id hidden because Olive Hornby was teasing me about","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"my glasses. The door was locked, and I was crying, and then","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"I heard somebody come in. They said something funny. A different language,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"I think it must have been. Anyway, what really got me was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"that it was a boy speaking. So I unlocked the door, to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"tell him to go and use his own toilet, and then -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Myrtle swelled importantly, her face shining. `I died.`  `How?` said Harry.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
" `No idea,` said Myrtle in hushed tones. `I just remember seeing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"a pair of great, big, yellow eyes. My whole body sort of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"seized up, and then I was floating away . . . .`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"She looked dreamily at Harry. `And then I came back again. I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"was determined to haunt Olive Hornby, you see. Oh, she was sorry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"she'd ever laughed at my glasses.`  `Where exactly did you see","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"the eyes?` said Harry.   `Somewhere there,` said Myrtle, pointing vaguely","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"toward the sink in front of her toilet.  Harry and Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"hurried over to it. Lockhart was standing well back, a look of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"utter terror on his face.  It looked like an ordinary sink.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"They examined every inch of it, inside and out, including the pipes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"below. And then Harry saw it: Scratched on the side of one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"of the copper taps was a tiny snake.  `That tap's never","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"worked,` said Myrtle brightly as he tried to turn it.  `Harry,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"said Ron. `Say something. Something in Parseltongue.`  `But -` Harry thought","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"hard. The only times he'd ever managed to speak Parseltongue were when","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"he'd been faced with a real snake. He stared hard at the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"tiny- engraving, trying to imagine it was real.  `Open up,` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"said.  He looked at Ron, who shook his head.  `English,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"he said.  Harry looked back at the snake, willing himself to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"believe it was alive. If he moved his head, the candlelight made","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"it look as though it were moving.  `Open up,` he said.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
" Except that the words weren't what he heard; a strange hissing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"had escaped him, and at once the tap glowed with a brilliant","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"white light and began to spin. Next second, the sink began to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"move; the sink, in fact, sank, right out of sight, leaving a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"large pipe exposed, a pipe wide enough for a man to slide","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"into.  Harry heard Ron gasp and looked up again. He had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"made up his mind what he was going to do.  ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"`I'm going down there,` he said. .  He couldn't not go,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"not now they had found the entrance to the Chamber, not if","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"there was even the faintest, slimmest, wildest chance that Ginny might be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"alive.  `Me too,` said Ron.  There was a pause. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"`Well, you hardly seem to need me,` said Lockhart, with a shadow","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"of his old smile. `I'll just -`  He put his hand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"on the door knob, but Ron and Harry both pointed their wands","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"at him.  `You can go first,` Ron snarled.  White-faced and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"wandless, Lockhart approached the opening.  `Boys,` he said, his voice feeble.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"`Boys, what good will it do?`  Harry jabbed him in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"back with his wand. Lockhart slid his legs into the pipe. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"`I really don't think -` he started to say, but Ron gave","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"him a push, and he slid out of sight. Harry followed quickly.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"He lowered himself slowly into the pipe, then let go.  It","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"was like rushing down an endless, slimy, dark slide. He could see","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"more pipes branching off in all directions, but none as large as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"theirs, which twisted and turned, sloping steeply downward, and he knew that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"he was falling deeper below the school than even the dungeons. Behind","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"him he could hear Ron, thudding slightly at the curves.  And","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"then, just as he had begun to worry about what would happen","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"when he hit the ground, the pipe leveled out, and he shot","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"out of the end with a wet thud, landing on the damp","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"floor of a dark stone tunnel large enough to stand in. Lockhart","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"was getting to his feet a little ways away, covered in slime","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"and white as a ghost. Harry stood aside as Ron came whizzing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"out of the pipe, too.  `We must be miles under the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"school,` said Harry, his voice echoing in the black tunnel.  `Under","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"the lake, probably,` said Ron, squinting around at the dark, slimy walls.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
" All three of them turned to stare into the darkness ahead.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
" `Lumos!` Harry muttered to his wand and it lit again. `C'mon,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"he said to Ron and Lockhart, and off they went, their footsteps","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"slapping loudly on the wet floor.  The tunnel was so dark","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"that they could only see a little distance ahead. Their shadows on","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"the wet walls looked monstrous in the wandlight.  `Remember,` Harry said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"quietly as they walked cautiously forward, `any sign of movement, close your","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"eyes right away . .....  But the tunnel was quiet as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"the grave, and the first unexpected sound they heard was a loud","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"crunch as Ron stepped on what turned out to be a rat's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"skull. Harry lowered his wand to look at the floor and saw","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"that it was littered with small animal bones. Trying very hard not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"to imagine what Ginny might look like if they found her, Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"led the way forward, around a dark bend in the tunnel. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"`Harry - there's something up there -` said Ron hoarsely, grabbing Harry's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"shoulder.  They froze, watching. Harry could just see the outline of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"something huge and curved, lying right across the tunnel. It wasn't moving.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
" `Maybe it's asleep,` he breathed, glancing back at the other two.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Lockhart's hands were pressed over his eyes. Harry turned back to look","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"at the thing, his heart beating so fast it hurt.  ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Very slowly, his eyes as narrow as he could make them and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"still see, Harry edged forward, his wand held high.  The light","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"slid over a gigantic snake skin, of a vivid, poisonous green, lying","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"curled and empty across the tunnel floor. The creature that had shed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"it must have been twenty feet long at least.  `Blimey,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Ron weakly.  There was a sudden movement behind them. Gilderoy Lockhart's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"knees had given way.  `Get up,` said Ron sharply, pointing his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"wand at Lockhart.  Lockhart got to his feet - then he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"dived at Ron, knocking him to the ground.  Harry jumped forward,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"but too late - Lockhart was straightening up, panting, Ron's wand in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"his hand and a gleaming smile back on his face.  `The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"adventure ends here, boys!` he said. `I shall take a bit of this","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"skin back up to the school, tell them I was too late","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"to save the girl, and that you two tragically lost your minds","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"at the sight of her mangled body - say good-bye to your","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"memories!`  He raised Ron's Spellotaped wand high over his head and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"yelled, `Obliviate!`  The wand exploded with the force of a small","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"bomb. Harry flung his arms over his head and ran, slipping over","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"the coils of snake skin, out of the way of great chunks","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"of tunnel ceiling that were thundering to the floor. Next moment, he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"was standing alone, gazing at a solid wall of broken rock. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"`Ron!` he shouted. `Are you okay? Ron!`  `I'm here!` came Ron's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"muffled voice from behind the rockfall. `I'm okay - this git's not,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"though - he got blasted by the wand ='   There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"was a dull thud and a loud `ow!` It sounded as though","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Ron had just kicked Lockhart in the shins.  `What now?` Ron's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"voice said, sounding desperate. `We can't get through - it'll take ages","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"......  Harry looked up at the tunnel ceiling. Huge cracks had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"appeared in it. He had never tried to break apart anything as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"large as these rocks by magic, and now didn't seem a good","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"moment to try - what if the whole tunnel caved in? ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"There was another thud and another `ow!` from behind the rocks. They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"were wasting time. Ginny had already been in the Chamber of Secrets","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"for hours .... Harry knew there was only one thing to do.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
" `Wait there,` he called to Ron. `Wait with Lockhart. I'll go","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"on.... If I'm not back in an hour. . .  There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"was a very pregnant pause,  `I'll try and shift some of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"this rock,` said Ron, who seemed to be trying to keep his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"voice steady. `So you can - can get back through. And, Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"-`  `See you in a bit,` said Harry, trying to inject","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"some confidence into his shaking voice.  And he set off alone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"past the giant snake skin.  Soon the distant noise of Ron","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"straining to shift the rocks was gone. The tunnel turned and turned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"again. Every nerve in Harry's body was tingling unpleasantly. He wanted the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"tunnel to end, yet dreaded what he'd find when it did. And","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"then, at last, as he crept around yet another bend, he saw","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"a solid wall ahead on which two entwined serpents were carved, their","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"eyes set with great, glinting emeralds.   Harry approached, his throat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"very dry. There was no need to pretend these stone snakes were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"real; their eyes looked strangely alive.  He could guess what he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"had to do. He cleared his throat, and the emerald eyes seemed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"to flicker.  `Open, `said Harry, in a low, faint hiss. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"The serpents parted as the wall cracked open, the halves slid smoothly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"out of sight, and Harry, shaking from head to foot, walked inside.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
" e was standing at the end of a very long, dimly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"lit chamber. Towering stone pillars entwined with more carved serpents rose to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"support a ceiling lost in darkness, casting long, black shadows through the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"odd, greenish gloom that filled the place.  His heart beating very","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"fast, Harry stood listening to the chill silence. Could the basilisk be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"lurking in a shadowy corner, behind a pillar? And where was Ginny?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
" He pulled out his wand and moved forward between the serpentine","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"columns. Every careful footstep echoed loudly off the shadowy walls. He kept","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"his eyes narrowed, ready to clamp them shut at the smallest sign","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"of movement. The hollow eye sockets of the stone snakes seemed to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"be following him. More than once, with a jolt of the stomach,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"he thought he saw one stir.  Then, as he drew level","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"with the last pair of pillars, a statue high as the Chamber","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"itself loomed into view, standing against the back wall.   Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"had to crane his neck to look up into the giant face","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"above: It was ancient and monkeyish, with a long, thin beard that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"fell almost to the bottom of the wizard's sweeping stone robes, where","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"two enormous gray feet stood on the smooth Chamber floor. And between","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"the feet, facedown, lay a small, black-robed figure with flaming-red hair. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"`tinny!` Harry muttered, sprinting to her and dropping to his knees. `tinny","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"- don't be dead - please don't be dead -` He flung","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"his wand aside, grabbed Ginny's shoulders, and turned her over. Her face","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"was white as marble, and as cold, yet her eyes were closed,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"so she wasn't Petrified. But then she must be  `Ginny, please","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"wake up,` Harry muttered desperately, shaking her. Ginny's head lolled hopelessly from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"side to side.  `She won't wake,` said a soft voice. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Harry jumped and spun around on his knees.  A tall, black-haired","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"boy was leaning against the nearest pillar, watching. He was strangely blurred","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"around the edges, as though Harry were looking at him through a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"misted window. But there was no mistaking him  `Tom - Tom","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Riddle?`  Riddle nodded, not taking his eyes off Harry's face. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"`What d'you mean, she won't wake?` Harry said desperately. `She's not -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"she's not -?`  `She's still alive,` said Riddle. `But only just.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
" Harry stared at him. Tom Riddle had been at Hogwarts fifty","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"years ago, yet here he stood, a weird, misty light shining about","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"him, not a day older than sixteen.  `Are you a ghost?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Harry said uncertainly.   `A memory,` said Riddle quietly. `Preserved in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"a diary for fifty years.  He pointed toward the floor near","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"the statue's giant toes. Lying open there was the little black diary","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Harry had found in Moaning Myrtle's bathroom. For a second, Harry wondered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"how it had got there - but there were more pressing matters","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"to deal with.  `You've got to help me, Tom,` Harry said,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"raising Ginny's head again. `We've got to get her out of here.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"There's a basilisk ... I don't know where it is, but it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"could be along any moment .... Please, help me -1)  Riddle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"didn't move. Harry, sweating, managed to hoist Ginny half off the floor,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"and bent to pick up his wand again.  But his wand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"had gone.  `Did you see -?`  He looked up. Riddle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"was still watching him - twirling Harry's wand between his long fingers.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
" `Thanks,` said Harry, stretching out his hand for it.  A","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"smile curled the corners of Riddle's mouth. He continued to stare at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"Harry, twirling the wand idly.  `Listen,` said Harry urgently, his knees","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"sagging with Ginny's dead weight. `We've got to go! If the basilisk","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"comes -`  `It won't come until it is called,` said Riddle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"calmly.  Harry lowered Ginny back onto the floor, unable to hold","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"her up any longer.  `What d'you mean?` he said. `Look, give","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"me my wand, I might need it -`  Riddle's smile broadened.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
" `You won't be needing it,` he said.   Harry stared at him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-18"
"  `What d'you mean, I won't be -?`  `I've waited","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a long time for this, Harry Potter,` said Riddle. `For the chance","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to see you. To speak to you.`  `Look,` said Harry, losing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"patience, `I don't think you get it. We're in the Chamber of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Secrets. We can talk later -`  `We're going to talk now,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"said Riddle, still smiling broadly, and he pocketed Harry's wand.  Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"stared at him. There was something very funny going on here ....","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `How did Ginny get like this?` he asked slowly.  `Well,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"that's an interesting question,` said Riddle pleasantly. `And quite a long story.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I suppose the real reason Ginny Weasley's like this is because she","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"opened her heart and spilled all her secrets to an invisible stranger.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `What are you talking about?` said Harry.  `The diary,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Riddle. `My diary. Little Ginny's been writing in it for months and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"months, telling me all her pitiful worries and woes - how her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"brothers tease her, how she had to come to school with secondhand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"robes and books, how` -Riddle's eyes glinted `how she didn't think famous,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"good, great Harry Potter would ever like her . . . .`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" All the time he spoke, Riddle's eyes never left Harry's face.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"There was an almost hungry look in them.  `It's very boring,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"having to listen to the silly little troubles of an eleven- year-old","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"girl,` he went on. `But I was patient. I wrote back. I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"was sympathetic, I was kind. Ginny simply loved me. No one's ever","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"understood me like you, Tom .... I'm so glad I've got this","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"diary to  *309*  confide in .... It's like having a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"friend I can carry around in my pocket . . . .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" Riddle laughed, a high, cold laugh that didn't suit him. It","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"made the hairs stand up on the back of Harry's neck. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`If I say it myself, Harry, I've always been able to charm","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the people I needed. So Ginny poured out her soul to me,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and her soul happened to be exactly what I wanted .... I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"grew stronger and stronger on a diet of her deepest fears, her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"darkest secrets. I grew powerful, far more powerful than little Miss Weasley.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Powerful enough to start feeding Miss Weasley a few of my secrets,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to start pouring a little of my soul back into her. .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
".`  `What d'you mean?` said Harry, whose mouth had gone very","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"dry.  ` Haven't you guessed yet, Harry Potter?` said Riddle softly.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`Ginny Weasley opened the Chamber of Secrets. She strangled the school roosters","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and daubed threatening messages on the walls. She set the Serpent of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Slytherin on four Mudbloods, and the Squib's cat.  `No,` Harry whispered.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `Yes,` said Riddle, calmly. `Of course, she didn't know what she","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"was doing at first. It was very amusing. I wish you could","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"have seen her new diary entries ... far more interesting, they became","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
".... Dear Tom,` he recited, watching Harry's horrified face, `I think I'm","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"losing my memory. There are rooster feathers all over my robes and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"1 don't know how they got there. Dear Tom, l can't remember","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"what 1 did on the night of Halloween, but a cat was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"attacked and I've got paint all down my front. Dear Tom, Percy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"keeps telling me I'm pale and I'm not myself. I think he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"suspects me... There was another attack today and I don't know where","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I was. Tom, what am I going to do? I think I'm","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"going mad... I think I'm the one attacking everyone, Tom!`  Harry's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"fists were clenched, the nails digging deep into his Palms.  `it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"took a very long time for stupid little Ginny to stop trusting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"her diary,` said Riddle. `But she finally became suspicious and tried to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"dispose of it. And that's where you came in, Harry. You found","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"it, and I couldn't have been more delighted. Of all the people","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"who could have picked it up, it was you, the very person","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I was most anxious to meet . . . .`  `And","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"why did you want to meet me?` said Harry. Anger was coursing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"through him, and it was an effort to keep his voice steady.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `Well, you see, Ginny told me all about you, Harry,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Riddle. `Your whole fascinating history. ` His eyes roved over the lightning","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"scar on Harry's forehead, and their expression grew hungrier. `I knew I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"must find out more about you, talk to you, meet you if","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I could. So I decided to show you my famous capture of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"that great oaf, Hagrid, to gain your trust -`  `Hagrid's my","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"friend,` said Harry, his voice now shaking. `And you framed him, didn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"you? I thought you made a mistake, but -`  Riddle laughed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"his high laugh again.  `It was my word against Hagrid's, Harry.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Well, you can imagine how it looked to old Armando Dippet. On","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the one hand, Tom Riddle, poor but brilliant, parentless but so brave,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"school prefect, model student ... on the other hand, big, blundering Hagrid,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"in trouble every other week, trying to raise werewolf cubs under his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"bed, sneaking off to the Forbidden Forest to wrestle trolls ... but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I admit, even I was surprised how well the plan worked. I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"thought someone must realize that Hagrid couldn't possibly be the Heir of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Slytherin. It had taken me five whole years to find out everything","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I could about the Chamber of Secrets and discover the secret entrance","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"... as though Hagrid had the brains, or the power!  `Only","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the Transfiguration teacher, Dumbledore, seemed to think Hagrid was innocent. He persuaded","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Dipper to keep Hagrid and train him as gamekeeper. Yes, I think","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Dumbledore might have guessed .... Dumbledore never seemed to like me as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"much as the other teachers did ......  `I bet Dumbledore saw","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"right through you,` said Harry, his teeth gritted.  `Well, he certainly","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"kept an annoyingly close watch on me after Hagrid was expelled,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Riddle carelessly. `I knew it wouldn't be safe to open the Chamber","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"again while I was still at school. But I wasn't going to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"waste those long years Id spent searching for it. I decided to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"leave behind a diary, preserving my sixteen-year-old self in its pages, so","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"that one day, with luck, I would be able to lead another","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"in my footsteps, and finish Salazar Slytherin's noble work.`  `Well, you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"haven't finished it,` said Harry triumphantly. `No one's died this time, not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"even the cat. In a few hours the Mandrake Draught will be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"ready and everyone who was Petrified will be all right again -`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `Haven't I already told you,` said Riddle quietly, `that killing Mudbloods doesn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"matter to me anymore? For many months now, my new target has","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"been -you.`  Harry stared at him.  `Imagine how angry I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"was when the next time my diary was opened, it was Ginny","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"who was writing to me, not you. She saw you with the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"diary, you see, and panicked. `What if you found out how to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"work it, and I repeated all her secrets to you? What if,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"even worse, I told you who'd been strangling roosters? So the foolish","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"little brat waited until your dormitory was deserted and stole it back.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"But I knew what I must do. It was clear to me","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"that you were on the trail of Slytherin's heir. From everything Ginny","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"had told me about you, I knew you would go to any","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"lengths to solve the mystery --  particularly if one of your","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"best friends was attacked. And Ginny had told me the whole school","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"was buzzing because you could speak Parseltongue ....  `So I made","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Ginny write her own farewell on the wall and come down here","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to wait. She struggled and cried and became very boring. But there","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"isn't much life left in her .... She put too much into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the diary, into me. Enough to let me leave its pages at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"last .... I have been waiting for you to appear since we","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"arrived here. I knew you'd come. I have many questions for you,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry Potter.`  `Like what?` Harry spat, fists still clenched.  `Well,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"said Riddle, smiling pleasantly, `how is it that you a skinny boy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"with no extraordinary magical talent - managed to defeat the greatest wizard","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"of all time? How did you escape with nothing but a scar,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"while Lord Voldemort's powers were destroyed?`  There was an odd red","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"gleam in his hungry eyes now.  `Why do you care how","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I escaped?` said Harry slowly. `Voldemort was after your time ...... ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`Voldemort,` said Riddle softly, `is my past, present, and future, Harry Potter","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
". . . .`  He pulled Harry's wand from his pocket","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and began to trace it through the air, writing three shimmering words:","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" TOM MARVOLO RIDDLE  Then he waved the wand once, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the letters of his name rearranged themselves:  I AM LORD VOLDEMORT","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `You see?` he whispered. `It was a name I was already","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"using at Hogwarts, to my most intimate friends only, of course. You","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"think I was going to use my filthy Muggle father's name forever?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I, in whose veins runs the blood of Salazar Slytherin himself, through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"my mother's side? I, keep the name of a foul, common Muggle,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"who abandoned me even before I was born, just because he found","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"out his wife was a witch? No, Harry - I fashioned myself","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a new name, a name I knew wizards everywhere would one day","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"fear to speak, when I had become the greatest sorcerer in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"world!`  Harry's brain seemed to have jammed. He stared numbly at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Riddle, at the orphaned boy who had grown up to murder Harry's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"own parents, and so many others .... At last he forced himself","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to -,peak.  `You're not,` he said, his quiet voice full of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"hatred.  `Not what?` snapped Riddle.  `Not the greatest sorcerer in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the world,` said Harry, breathing fast. `Sorry to disappoint you and all","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"that, but the greatest wizard in the world is Albus Dumbledore. Everyone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"says so. Even when you were strong, you didn't dare try and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"take over at Hogwarts. Dumbledore saw through you when you were at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"school and he still frightens you now, wherever you're hiding these days","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"-`  The smile had gone from Riddle's face, to be replaced","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"by a very ugly look.   `Dumbledore's been driven out of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"this castle by the mere memory of me!` he hissed.  `He's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"not as gone as you might think!` Harry retorted. He was speaking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"at random, wanting to scare Riddle, wishing rather than believing it to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"be true  Riddle opened his mouth, but froze.  Music was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"coming from somewhere. Riddle whirled around to stare down the empty Chamber.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"The music was growing louder. It was eerie, spine-tingling, unearthly; it lifted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the hair on Harry's scalp and made his heart feel as though","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"it was swelling to twice its normal size. Then, as the music","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"reached such a pitch that Harry felt it vibrating inside his own","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"ribs, flames erupted at the top of the nearest pillar.  A","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"crimson bird the size of a swan had appeared, piping its weird","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"music to the vaulted ceiling. It had a glittering golden tail as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"long as a peacock's and gleaming golden talons, which were gripping a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"ragged bundle.  A second later, the bird was flying straight at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry. It dropped the ragged thing it was carrying at his feet,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"then landed heavily on his shoulder. As it folded its great wings,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry looked up and saw it had a long, sharp golden beak","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and a beady black eye.  The bird stopped singing. It sat","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"still and warm next to Harry's cheek, gazing steadily at Riddle. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`That's a phoenix said Riddle, staring shrewdly back at it.  `Fawkes?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry breathed, and he felt the bird's golden claws squeeze his shoulder","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"gently  `And that -` said Riddle, now eyeing the ragged thing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"that Fawkes had dropped, `that's the old school Sorting Hat -` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"So it was. Patched, frayed, and dirty, the hat lay motionless at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry's feet.  Riddle began to laugh again. He laughed so hard","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"that the dark chamber rang with it, as though ten Riddles were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"laughing at once  `This is what Dumbledore sends his defender! A","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"songbird and an old hat! Do you feel brave, Harry Potter? Do","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"you feel safe now?`  Harry didn't answer. He might not see","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"what use Fawkes or the Sorting Hat were, but he was no","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"longer alone, and he waited for Riddle to stop laughing with his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"courage mounting.  `To business, Harry,` said Riddle, still smiling broadly. `Twice","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"- in your past, in my future - we have met. And","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"twice I failed to kill you. How did you survive? Tell me","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"everything. The longer you talk,` he added softly, `the longer you stay","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"alive.`  Harry was thinking fast, weighing his chances. Riddle had the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"wand. He, Harry, had Fawkes and the Sorting Hat, neither of which","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"would be much good in a duel. It looked bad, all right","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"... but the longer Riddle stood there, the more life was dwindling","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"out of Ginny ... and in the meantime, Harry noticed suddenly, Riddle's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"outline was becoming clearer, more solid .... If it had to be a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"fight between him and Riddle, better sooner than later.  `No one","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"knows why you lost your powers when you attacked me,` said Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"abruptly. `I don't know myself But I know why you couldn't kill","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"me. Because my mother died to save me. My common Muggle-born mother,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"he added, shaking with suppressed rage. `She stopped you killing me. And","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I've seen the real you, I saw you last year. You're a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"wreck. You're barely alive. That's where all your power got you. You're","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"in hiding. You're ugly, you're foul -`   Riddle's face contorted.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Then he forced it into an awful smile. `So. Your mother died","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to save you. Yes, that's a powerful countercharm. I can see now","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"... there is nothing special about you, after all. I wondered, you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"see. There are strange likenesses between us, after all. Even you must","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"have noticed. Both half-bloods, orphans, raised by Muggles. Probably the only two","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Parselmouths to come to Hogwarts since the great Slytherin himself We even","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"look something alike ... but after all, it was merely a lucky","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"chance that saved you from me. That's all I wanted to know.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" Harry stood, tense, waiting for Riddle to raise his wand. But","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Riddle's twisted smile was widening again.  `Now, Harry, I'm going to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"teach you a little lesson. Let's match the powers of Lord Voldemort,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Heir of Salazar Slytherin, against famous Harry Potter, and the best weapons","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Dumbledore can give him . . . .`  He cast an","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"amused eye over Fawkes and the Sorting Hat, then walked away. Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"fear spreading up his numb legs, watched Ridthe stop between the high","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"pillars and look up into the stone face of Slytherin, high above","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"him in the half-darkness. Riddle opened his mouth wide and hissed -","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"but Harry understood what he was saying ....  `Speak to me,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Slytherin, greatest of the Hogwarts Four. `  Harry wheeled around to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"look up at the statue, Fawkes swaying on his shoulder.  Slytherin's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"gigantic stone face was moving. Horrorstruck, Harry saw his mouth opening, wider","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and wider, to make a huge black hole.  And something was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"stirring inside the statue's mouth. Something was slithering up from its depths.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"3 1  Harry backed away until he hit the dark Chamber","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"wall, and as he shut his eyes tight he felt Fawkes' wing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"sweep his cheek as he took flight. Harry wanted to shout, `Don't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"leave me!` but what chance did a phoenix have against the king","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"of serpents?  Something huge hit the stone floor of the Chamber.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry felt it shudder - he knew what was happening, he could","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"sense it, could almost see the giant serpent uncoiling itself from Slytherin's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"mouth. Then he heard Riddle's hissing voice:  `Kill him. ` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"The basilisk was moving toward Harry; he could hear its heavy body","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"slithering heavily across the dusty floor. Eyes still tightly shut, Harry began","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to run blindly sideways, his hands outstretched, feeling his way - Voldemort","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"was laughing  Harry tripped. He fell hard onto the stone and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"tasted blood the serpent was barely feet from him, he could hear","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"it coming  There was a loud, explosive spitting sound right above","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"him, and then something heavy hit Harry so hard that he was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"smashed into the wall. Waiting for fangs to sink through his body","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"he heard more mad hissing, something thrashing wildly off the pillars ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"He couldn't help it - he opened his eyes wide enough to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"squint at what was going on.  The enormous serpent, bright, poisonous","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"green, thick as an oak trunk, had raised itself high in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"air and its great blunt head was weaving drunkenly between the pillars.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"As Harry trembled, ready to close his eyes if it turned, he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"saw what had distracted the snake.  Fawkes was soaring around its","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"head, and the basilisk was snapping furiously at him with fangs long","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and thin as sabers  Fawkes dived. His long golden beak sank","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"out of sight and a sudden shower of dark blood spattered the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"floor. The snake's tail thrashed, narrowly missing Harry, and before Harry could","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"shut his eyes, it turned - Harry looked straight into its face","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and saw that its eyes, both its great, bulbous yellow eyes, had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"been punctured by the phoenix; blood was streaming to the floor, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the snake was spitting in agony.  `NO!` Harry heard Riddle screaming.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`LEAVE THE BIRD! LEAVE THE BIRD! THE BOY IS BEHIND YOU. YOU","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"CAN STILL SMELL HIM. KILL HIMI`  The blinded serpent swayed, confused,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"still deadly. Fawkes was circling its head, piping his eerie song, jabbing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"here and there at its scaly nose as the blood poured from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"its ruined eyes.  `Help me, help me,` Harry muttered wildly, `someone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"- anyone  The snake's tail whipped across the floor again. Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"ducked. Something soft hit his face.  The basilisk had swept the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Sorting Hat into Harry's arms. Harry seized it. It was all he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"had left, his only chance - he rammed it onto his head","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and threw himself flat onto the floor as the basilisk's tail swung","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"over him again.  Help me - help me - Harry thought,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"his eyes screwed tight under the hat. Please help me  There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"was no answering voice. Instead, the hat contracted, as though an invisible","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"hand was squeezing it very tightly.  Something very hard and heavy","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"thudded onto the top of Harry's head, almost knocking him out. Stars","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"winking in front of his eyes, he grabbed the top of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"hat to pull it off and felt something long and hard beneath","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"it.  A gleaming silver sword had appeared inside the hat, its","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"handle glittering with rubies the size of eggs.  `KILL THE BOY!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"LEAVE THE BIRD! THE BOY IS BEHIND YOU. SNIFF -- SMELL HIM.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" Harry was on his feet, ready. The basilisk's head was falling,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"its body coiling around, hitting pillars as it twisted to face him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"He could see the vast, bloody eye sockets, see the mouth stretching","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"wide, wide enough to swallow him whole, lined with fangs long as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"his sword, thin, glittering, venomous -  It lunged blindly -- Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"dodged and it hit the Chamber wall. It lunged again, and its","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"forked tongue lashed Harry's side. He raised the sword in both his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"hands -  The basilisk lunged again, and this time its aim","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"was true -- Harry threw his whole weight behind the sword and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"drove it to the hilt into the roof of the serpent's mouth","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"-  But as warm blood drenched Harry's arms, he felt a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"searing pain just above his elbow. One long, poisonous fang was sinking deeper","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and deeper into his arm and it splintered as the basilisk keeled","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"over sideways and fell, twitching, to the floor.  Harry slid down","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the wall. He gripped the fang that was spreading poison through his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"body and wrenched it out of his arm. But he knew it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"was too late. White-hot pain was spreading slowly and steadily from the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"wound. Even as he dropped the fang and watched his own blood","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"soaking his robes, his vision went foggy. The Chamber was dissolving in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a whirl of dull color.  A patch of scarlet swam past,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and Harry heard a soft clatter of claws beside him.  `Fawkes,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"said Harry thickly. `You were fantastic, Fawkes . . . .` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"1,520  He felt the bird lay its beautiful head on the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"spot where the serpent's fang had pierced him.  He could hear","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"echoing footsteps and then a dark shadow moved in front of him.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `You're dead, Harry Potter,` said Riddle's voice above him. `Dead. Even","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Dumbledore's bird knows it. Do you see what he's doing, Potter? He's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"crying.`  Harry blinked. Fawke's head slid in and out of focus.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Thick, pearly tears were trickling down the glossy feathers.  `I'm going","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to sit here and watch you die, Harry Potter. Take your time.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I'm in no hurry.`  Harry felt drowsy. Everything around him seemed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to be spinning.  `So ends the famous Harry Potter,` said Riddle's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"distant voice. `Alone in the Chamber of Secrets, forsaken by his friends,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"defeated at last by the Dark Lord he so unwisely challenged. You'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"be back with your dear Mudblood mother soon, Harry... She bought you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"twelve years of borrowed time ... but Lord Voldemort got you in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the end, as you knew he must . . . .` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"If this is dying, thought Harry, it's not so bad.  Even","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the pain was leaving him ....  But was this dying? Instead","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"of going black, the Chamber seemed to be coming back into focus.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry gave his head a little shake and there was Fawkes, still","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"resting his head on Harry's arm. A pearly patch of tears was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"shining all around the wound -- except that there was no wound","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `Get away, bird,` said Riddle's voice suddenly. `Get away from him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"- I said, get away --`  Harry raised his head. Riddle","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"was pointing Harry's wand at  Fawkes; there was a bang like","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a gun, and Fawkes took flight again in a whirl of gold","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and scarlet.  `Phoenix tears. - .` said Riddle quietly, staring at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry's arm. `Of course ... healing powers ... I forgot. . .`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" He looked into Harry's face. `But it makes no difference. In","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"fact, I prefer it this way. Just you and me, Harry Potter","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"... you and me....  He raised the wand  Then, in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a rush of wings, Fawkes had soared back overhead and something fell","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"into Harry's lap -- the diary.  For a split second, both","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry and Riddle, wand still raised, stared at it. Then, without thinking,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"without considering, as though he had meant to do it all along,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry seized the basilisk fang on the floor next to him and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"plunged it straight into the heart of the book.  There was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a long, dreadful, piercing scream. Ink spurted out of the diary in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"torrents, streaming over Harry's hands, flooding the floor. Riddle was writhing and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"twisting, screaming and flailing and then  He had gone. Harry's wand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"fell to the floor with a clatter and there was silence. Silence","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"except for the steady drip drip of ink still oozing from the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"diary. The basilisk venom had burned a sizzling hole right through it.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" Shaking all over, Harry pulled himself up. His head was spinning","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"as though he'd just traveled miles by Floo powder. Slowly, he gathered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"together his wand and the Sorting Hat, and, with a huge tug,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"retrieved the glittering sword from the roof of the basilisk's mouth. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Then came a faint moan from the end of the Chamber. Ginny","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"was stirring. As Harry hurried toward her, she sat up. Her bemused","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"eyes traveled from the huge form of the dead basilisk, over Harry,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"in his blood-soaked robes, then to the diary in his hand. She","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"drew a great, shuddering gasp and tears began to pour down her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"face.  `Harry -- oh, Harry -- I tried to tell you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"at b-breakfast, but I c-couldn't say it in front of Percy --","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"it was me, Harry -- but I -- I s-swear I d-","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"diddt mean to -- R-Riddle made me, he t-took me over --","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and - how did you kill that -- that thing? W-where's Riddle?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"The last thing I r- remember is him coming out of the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"diary --`  ` It's all right,` said Harry, holding up the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"diary, and showing Ginny the fang hole, `Riddle's finished. Look! Him and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the basilisk. C'mon, Ginny, let's get out of here --`  `I'm","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"going to be expelled!` Ginny wept as Harry helped her awkwardly to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"her feet. `I've looked forward to coming to Hogwarts ever since B-Bill","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"came and n-now I'll have to leave and -- w-what'll Mum and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Dad say?`  Fawkes was waiting for them, hovering in the Chamber","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"entrance. Harry urged Ginny forward; they stepped over the motionless coils of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the dead basilisk, through the echoing gloom, and back into the tunnel.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry heard the stone doors close behind them with a soft hiss.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" After a few minutes' progress up the dark tunnel, a distant","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"sound of slowly shifting rock reached Harry's ears.  `Ron!` Harry yelled,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"speeding up. `Ginny's okay! I've got her!`  He heard Ron give","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a strangled cheer, and they turned the next bend to see his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"eager face staring through the sizable gap he had managed to make","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"in the rock fall.  `Ginny!` Ron thrust an arm through the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"gap in the rock to pull her through first. `You're alive! I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"don't believe it! What happened?` How - what -- where did that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"bird come from?`  Fawkes had swooped through the gap after Ginny.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `He's Dumbledore's,` said Harry, squeezing through himself  `How come you've","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"got a sword?` said Ron, gaping at the glittering weapon in Harry's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"hand.  `I'll explain when we get out of here,` said Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"with a sideways glance at Ginny, who was crying harder than ever.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `But --`  `Later,` Harry said shortly. He didn't think it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"was a good idea to tell Ron yet who'd been opening the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Chamber, not in front of Ginny, anyway. `Where's Lockhart?`  `Back there,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"said Ron, still looking puzzled but jerking his head up the tunnel toward","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the pipe. `He's in a bad way. Come and see.`  Led","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"by Fawkes, whose wide scarlet wings emitted a soft golden glow in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the darkness, they walked all the way back to the mouth of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the pipe. Gilderoy Lockhart was sitting there, humming placidly to himself. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`His memory's gone,` said Ron. `The Memory Charm backfired. Hit him instead","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"of us. Hasn't got a clue who he is, or where he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"is, or who we are. I told him to come and wait","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"here. He's a danger to himself`  Lockhart peered good-naturedly up at","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"them all.  `Hello,` he said. `Odd sort of place, this, isn't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"it? Do you live here?`  `No,` said Ron, raising his eyebrows","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"at Harry.  Harry bent down and looked up the long, dark","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"pipe.  `Have you thought how we're going to get back up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"this?` he said to Ron.   Ron shook his head, but","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Fawkes the phoenix had swooped past Harry and was now fluttering in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"front of him, his beady eyes bright in the dark. He was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"waving his long golden tail feathers. Harry looked uncertainly at him. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`He looks like he wants you to grab hold. . .` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Ron, looking perplexed. `But you're much too heavy for a bird to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"pull up there -`  `Fawkes,` said Harry, `isn't an ordinary bird.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"He turned quickly to the others. `We've got to hold on to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"each other. Ginny, grab Ron's hand. Professor Lockhart --`  `He means","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"you,` said Ron sharply to Lockhart.  `You hold Ginny's other hand","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"--`  Harry tucked the sword and the Sorting Hat into his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"belt, Ron took hold of the back of Harry's robes, and Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"reached out and took hold of Fawkes's strangely hot tail feathers. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"An extraordinary lightness seemed to spread through his whole body and the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"next second, in a rush of wings, they were flying upward through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the pipe. Harry could hear Lockhart dangling below him, saying, `Amazing! Amazing!","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"This is just like magic!` The chill air was whipping through Harry's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"hair, and before he'd stopped enjoying the ride, it was over --","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"all four of them were hitting the wet floor of Moaning Myrtle's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"bathroom, and as Lockhart straightened his hat, the sink that hid the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"pipe was sliding back into place.  Myrtle goggled at them. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`You're alive,` she said blankly to Harry.  `There's no need to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"sound so disappointed,` he said grimly, wiping flecks of blood and slime","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"off his glasses.   `Oh, well ... Id just been thinking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"... if you had died, you'd have been welcome to share my","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"toilet,` said Myrtle, blushing silver.  `Urgh!` said Ron as they left","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the bathroom for the dark, deserted corridor outside. `Harry! I think Myrtle's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"grown fond of you! You've got competition, Ginny!`  But tears were","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"still flooding silently down Ginny's face.  `Where now?` said Ron, with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"an anxious look at Ginny. Harry pointed.  Fawkes was leading the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"way, glowing gold along the corridor. They strode after him, and moments","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"later, found themselves outside Professor McGonagall's office.  Harry knocked and pushed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the door open.  G F-I A P T E IR ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"k' I G 14 T V V N  DO  Y'$","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"REWARD  or a moment there was silence as Harry, Ron, Ginny,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and Lockhart stood in the doorway, covered in muck and slime and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"(in Harry's case) blood. Then there was a scream.  `Ginny!` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"It was Mrs. Weasley, who had been sitting crying in front of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the fire. She leapt to her feet, closely followed by Mr. Weasley,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and both of them flung themselves on their daughter.  Harry, however,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"was looking past them. Professor Dumbledore was standing by the mantelpiece, beaming,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"next to Professor McGonagall, who was taking great, steadying gasps, clutching her","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"chest. Fawkes went whooshing past Harry's ear and settled on Dumbledore's shoulder,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"just as Harry found himself and Ron being swept into Mrs. Weasleys","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"tight embrace.  `You saved her! You saved her! How did you","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"do it?`  `I think we'd all like to know that,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Professor McGonagall weakly.  Mrs. Weasley let go of Harry, who hesitated","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"for a moment, then walked over to the desk and laid upon","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"it the Sorting Hat, the rubyencrusted sword, and what remained of Riddle's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"diary.  Then he started telling them everything. For nearly a quarter","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"of an hour he spoke into the rapt silence: He told them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"about hearing the disembodied voice, how Hermione had finally realized that he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"was hearing a basilisk in the pipes; how he and Ron had","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"followed the spiders into the forest, that Aragog had told them where","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the last victim of the basilisk had died; how he had guessed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"that Moaning Myrtle had been the victim, and that the entrance to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the Chamber of Secrets might be in her bathroom ....  `Very","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"well,` Professor McGonagall prompted him as he paused, `so you found out","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"where the entrance was -- breaking a hundred school rules into pieces","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"along the way, I might add - but how on earth did","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"you all get out of there alive, Potter?`  So Harry, his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"voice now growing hoarse from all this talking, told them about Fawkes's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"timely arrival and about the Sorting Hat giving him the sword. But","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"then he faltered. He had so far avoided mentioning Riddle's diary --","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"or Ginny. She was standing with her head against Mrs. Weasley's shoulder,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and tears were still coursing silently down her cheeks. What if they","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"expelled her? Harry thought in panic. Riddle's diary didn't work anymore ....","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"How could they prove it had been he who'd made her do","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"it all?  Instinctively, Harry looked at Dumbledore, who smiled faintly, the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"firelight glancing off his half-moon spectacles.  `\What interests me most,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Dumbledore gently, `is how Lord Voldemort managed to enchant Ginny, when my","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"sources tell me he is currently in hiding in the forests of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Albania.`   Relief -- warm, sweeping, glorious relief -- swept over","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry. `W- what's that?` said Mr. Weasley in a stunned voice. `YouKnow-Who?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"En-enchant Ginny? But Ginny's not ... Ginny hasn't been ... has she?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `It was this diary,` said Harry quickly, picking it up and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"showing it to Dumbledore. `Riddle wrote it when he was sixteen .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
". . .`  Dumbledore took the diary from Harry and peered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"keenly down his long, crooked nose at its burnt and soggy pages.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `Brilliant,` he said softly. `Of course, he was probably the most","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"brilliant student Hogwarts has ever seen.` He turned around to the Weasleys,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"who were looking utterly bewildered.  `Very few people know that Lord","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Voldemort was once called Tom Riddle. I taught him myself, fifty years ago,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"at Hogwarts. He disappeared after leaving the school ... traveled far and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"wide ... sank so deeply into the Dark Arts, consorted with the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"very worst of our kind, underwent so many dangerous, magical transformations, that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"when he resurfaced as Lord Voldemort, he was barely recognizable. Hardly anyone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"connected Lord Voldemort with the clever, handsome boy who was once Head","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Boy here.`  `But, Ginny,` said Mrs. Weasley. `What's our Ginny got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to do with - with -- him?`  `His d-diaryl` Ginny sobbed.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`I've b-been writing in it, and he's been w-writing back all year","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"--`  `tinny!` said Mr. Weasley, flabbergasted. `Haven't I taught you anything.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"What have I always told you? Never trust anything that can think","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"for itself if you can't see where it keeps its brain? Why","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"didn't you show the diary to me, or your mother? A suspicious","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"object like that, it was clearly full of Dark Magic =' ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `I d-didn't know,` sobbed Ginny. `I found it inside one of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the books Mum got me. I th-thought someone had just left it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"in there and forgotten about it --`  `Miss Weasley should go","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"up to the hospital wing right away,` Dumbledore interrupted in a firm","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"voice. `This has been a terrible ordeal for her. There will be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"no punishment. Older and wiser wizards than she have been hoodwinked by","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Lord Voldemort.` He strode over to the door and opened it. `Bed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"rest and perhaps a large, steaming mug of hot chocolate. I always","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"find that cheers me up,` he added, twinkling kindly down at her.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`You will find that Madam Pomfrey is still awake. She's just giving","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"out Mandrake juice -- I daresay the basilisk's victims will be waking","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"up any moment.`  `So Hermione's okay!` said Ron brightly.  `There","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"has been no lasting harm done, Ginny,` said Dumbledore.  Mrs. Weasley","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"led Ginny out, and Mr. Weasley followed, still looking deeply shaken. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`You know, Minerva,` Professor Dumbledore said thoughtfully to Professor McGonagall, `I think","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"all this merits a good feast. Might I ask you to go","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and alert the kitchens?`  `Right,` said Professor McGonagall crisply, also moving","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to the door. `I'll leave you to deal with Potter and Weasley,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"shall I?`  `Certainly,` said Dumbledore.  She left, and Harry and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Ron gazed uncertainly at Dumbledore. What exactly had Professor McGonagall meant, deal","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"with them? Surely - surely - they weren't about to be punished?","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `I seem to remember telling you both that I would have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to expel you if you broke any more school rules, said Dumbledore.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"  Ron opened his mouth in horror.  `Which goes to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"show that the best of us must sometimes eat our words,` Dumbledore","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"went on, smiling. `You will both receive Special Awards for Services to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the School and -- let me see - yes, I think two","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"hundred points apiece for Gryffindor.`  Ron went as briglitly pink as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Lockhart's valentine flowers and closed his mouth again.  `But one of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"us seems to be keeping mightily quiet about his part in this","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"dangerous adventure,` Dumbledore added. `Why so modest, Gilderoy?`  Harry gave a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"start. He had completely forgotten about Lockhart. He turned and saw that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Lockhart was standing in a corner of the room, still wearing his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"vague smile. When Dumbledore addressed him, Lockhart looked over his shoulder to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"see who he was talking to.  `Professor Dumbledore,` Ron said quickly,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`there was an accident down in the Chamber of Secrets. Professor Lockhart","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"--`  `Am I a professor?` said Lockhart in mild surprise. `Goodness.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I expect I was hopeless, was I?`  `He tried to do","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a Memory Charm and the wand backfired,` Ron explained quietly to Dumbledore.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `Dear me,` said Dumbledore, shaking his head, his long silver mustache","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"quivering. `Impaled upon your own sword, Gilderoy!`  `Sword?` said Lockhart dimly.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`Haven't got a sword. That boy has, though.` He pointed at Harry.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`He'll lend you one.`  `Would you mind taking Professor Lockhart up","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to the infirmary, too?` Dumbledore said to Ron. `Id like a few","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"more words with Harry .....  Lockhart ambled out. Ron cast a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"curious look back at Dumbledore and Harry as he closed the door.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" Dumbledore crossed to one of the chairs by the fire. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`Sit down, Harry,` he said, and Harry sat, feeling unaccountably nervous. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`First of all, Harry, I want to thank you,` said Dumbledore, eyes","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"twinkling again. `You must have shown me real loyalty down in the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Chamber. Nothing but that could have called Fawkes to you.`  He","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"stroked the phoenix, which had fluttered down onto his knee. Harry grinned","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"awkwardly as Dumbledore watched him.  `And so you met Tom Riddle,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"said Dumbledore thoughtfully. `I imagine he was most interested in you .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
". . . `  Suddenly, something that was nagging at Harry","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"came tumbling out of his mouth.  `Professor Dumbledore ... Riddle said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I'm like him. Strange likenesses, he said ......  `Did he, now?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"said Dumbledore, looking thoughtfully at Harry from under his thick silver eyebrows.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`And what do you think, Harry?`  `I don't think I'm like","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"him!` said Harry, more loudly than he'd intended. `I mean, I'm --","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I'm in Gryffindor, I'm . . .`  But he fell silent,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a lurking doubt resurfacing in his mind.  `Professor,` he started again","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"after a moment. `The Sorting Hat told me Id -- Id have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"done well in Slytherin. Everyone thought I was Slytherin's heir for a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"while ... because I can speak Parseltongue ....  `You can speak","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Parseltongue, Harry,` said Dumbledore calmly, `because Lord Voldemort -- who is the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"last remaining ancestor of Salazar Slytherin -- can speak Parseltongue. Unless I'm","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"much mistaken, he transferred some of his own powers to you the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"night he gave you that scar. Not something he intended to do,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I'm sure ....  `Voldemort put a bit of himself in me?`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry said, thunderstruck.  `It certainly seems so.`  `So I should","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"be in Slytherin,` Harry said, looking desperately into Dumbledore's face. `The Sorting","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Hat could see Slytherin's power in me, and it --`  `Put","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"you in Gryffindor,` said Dumbledore calmly. `Listen to me, Harry. You happen","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to have many qualities Salazar Slytherin prized in his hand- picked students.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"His own very rare gift, Parseltongue - resourcefulness - determination -- a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"certain disregard for rules,` he added, his mustache quivering again. `Yet the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Sorting Hat placed you in Gryffindor. You know why that was. Think.`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `It only put me in Gryffindor,` said Harry in a defeated","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"voice, `because I asked not to go in Slytherin . . .","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
".`  `Exactly, `said Dumbledore, beaming once more. `Which makes you very different","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"from Tom Riddle. It is our choices, Harry, that show what we","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"truly are, far more than our abilities.` Harry sat motionless in his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"chair, stunned. `If you want proof, Harry, that you belong in Gryffindor,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I suggest you look more closely at this.`  Dumbledore reached across","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to Professor McGonagall's desk, picked up the blood-stained silver sword, and handed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"it to Harry. Dully, Harry turned it over, the rubies blazing in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the firelight. And then he saw the name engraved just below the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"hilt.  Godric Gryffindor   `Only a true Gryffindor could have","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"pulled that out of the hat, Harry,` said Dumbledore simply.  For","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a minute, neither of them spoke. Then Dumbledore pulled open one of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the drawers in Professor McGonagall's desk and took out a quill and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a bottle of ink.  What you need, Harry, is some food","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and sleep. I suggest you go down to the feast, while I","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"write to Azkaban -- we need our gamekeeper back. And I must","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"draft an advertisement for the Daily Prophet, too,` he added thoughtfully. `We'll","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"be needing a new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher... Dear me,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"we do seem to run through them, don't we?`  Harry got","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"up and crossed to the door. He had just reached for the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"handle, however, when the door burst open so violently that it bounced","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"back off the wall.  Lucius Malfoy stood there, fury in his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"face. And cowering behind his legs, heavily wrapped in bandages, was Dobby.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `Good evening, Lucius,` said Dumbledore pleasantly.  Mr. Malfoy almost knocked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry over as he swept into the room. Dobby went scurrying in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"after him, crouching at the hem of his cloak, a look of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"abject terror on his face.  The elf was carrying a stained","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"rag with which he was attempting to finish cleaning Mr. Malfoys shoes.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Apparently Mr. Malfoy had set out in a great hurry, for not","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"only were his shoes half-polished, but his usually sleek hair was disheveled.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Ignoring the elf bobbing apologetically around his ankles, he fixed his cold","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"eyes upon Dumbledore.  `So!` he said `You've come back. The governors","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"suspended you, but you still saw fit to return to Hogwarts.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `Well, you see, Lucius,` said Dumbledore, smiling serenely, `the other eleven","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"governors contacted me today. It was something like being caught in a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"hailstorm of owls, to tell the truth. They'd heard that Arthur Weasleys","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"daughter had been killed and wanted me back here at once. They","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"seemed to think I was the best man for the job after","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"all. Very strange tales they told me, too .... Several of them","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"seemed to think that you had threatened to curse their families if","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"they didn't agree to suspend me in the first place.`  Mr.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Malfoy went even paler than usual, but his eyes were still slits","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"of fury.  `So -- have you stopped the attacks yet?` he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"sneered. `Have you caught the culprit?`  `We have,` said Dumbledore, with","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a smile.  `Well?`said Mr. Malfoy sharply. `Who is it?`  `The","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"same person as last time, Lucius,` said Dumbledore. `But this time, Lord","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Voldemort was acting through somebody else. By means of this diary.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"He held up the small black book with the large hole through","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the center, watching Mr. Malfoy closely. Harry, however, was watching Dobby. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"The elf was doing something very odd. His great eyes fixed meaningfully","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"on Harry, he kept pointing at the diary, then at Mr. Malfoy,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and then hitting himself hard on the head with his fist. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`I see. . . ` said Mr. Malfoy slowly to Dumbledore. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`A clever plan,` said Dumbledore in a level voice, still staring Mr.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Malfoy straight in the eye. `Because if Harry here` --Mr. Malfoy shot","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry a swift, sharp look -- `and his friend Ron hadn't discovered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"this book, why -- Ginny Weasley might have taken all the blame.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"No one would ever have been able to prove she hadn't acted","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"of her own free will ......  Mr. Malfoy said nothing. His","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"face was suddenly masklike.  `And imagine,` Dumbledore went on, `what might","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"have happened then .... The Weasleys are one of our most prominent","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"pure-blood families. Imagine the effect on Arthur Weasley and his Muggle Protection","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Act, if his own daughter was discovered attacking and - killing Muggle-borns","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
".... Very fortunate the diary was discovered, and Riddle's memories wiped from","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"it. `Who knows what the consequences might have been otherwise ...... ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Mr. Malfoy forced himself to speak.  `Very fortunate,` he said stiffly.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" And still, behind his back, Dobby was pointing, first to the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"diary, then to Lucius Malfoy, then punching himself in the head. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"And Harry suddenly understood. He nodded at Dobby, and Dobby backed into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a corner, now twisting his ears in punishment.  `Don't you want","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to know how Ginny got hold of that diary, Mr. Malfoy?` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry.  Lucius Malfoy rounded on him.  `How should I know","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"how the stupid little girl got hold of it?` he said. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`Because you gave it to her,` said Harry. `In Flourish and Blotts.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"You picked up her old Transfiguration book and slipped the diary inside","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"it, didn't you?`  He saw Mr. Malfoy's white hands clench and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"unclench.  `Prove it,` he hissed.  `Oh, no one will be","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"able to do that,` said Dumbledore, smiling at Harry. `Not now that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Riddle has vanished from the book. On the other hand, I would","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"advise you, Lucius, not to go giving out any more of Lord","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Voldemort's old school things. If any more of them find their way","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"into innocent hands, I think Arthur Weasley, for one, will make sure","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"they are traced back to you ......  Lucius Malfoy stood for","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a moment, and Harry distinctly saw his right hand twitch as though","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"he was longing to reach for his wand. Instead, he turned to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"his house-elf  `We're going, Dobby!`  He wrenched open the door","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and as the elf came hurrying up to him, he kicked him","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"right through it. They could hear Dobby squealing with pain all the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"way along the corridor. Harry stood for a moment, thinking hard. Then","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"it came to him -  `Professor Dumbledore,` he said hurriedly. `Can","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I give that diary back to Mr. Malfoy, please?`  `Certainly, Harry,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"said Dumbledore calmly. `But hurry. The feast, remember ......  Harry grabbed","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"the diary and dashed out of the office. He could hear Dobby's","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"squeals of pain receding around the corner. Quickly, wondering if this plan","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"could possibly work, Harry took off one of his shoes, pulled off","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"his slimy, filthy sock, and stuffed the diary into it. Then he ran","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"down the dark corridor.  He caught up with them at the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"top of the stairs.  `Mr. Malfoy,` he gasped, skidding to a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"halt, `I've got something for you --`  And he forced the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"smelly sock into Lucius Malfoy's hand.  `)What the --?`  Mr.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Malfoy ripped the sock off the diary, threw it aside, then looked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"furiously from the ruined book to Harry.   You'll meet the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"same sticky end as your parents one of these days, Harry Potter,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"he said softly. `They were meddlesome fools, too.  He turned to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"go.  `Come, Dobby. I said, come.`  But Dobby didn't move.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"He was holding up Harry's disgusting, slimy sock, and looking at it","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"as though it were a priceless treasure.  `Master has given a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"sock,` said the elf in wonderment. `Master gave it to Dobby.` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`What's that?` spat Mr. Malfoy. `What did you say?`  `Got a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"sock,` said Dobby in disbelief. `Master threw it, and Dobby caught it,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and Dobby -- Dobby is free. `  Lucius Malfoy stood frozen,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"staring at the elf Then he lunged at Harry.  `You've lost","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"me my servant, boy!`  But Dobby shouted, `You shall not harm","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry Potter!`  There was a loud bang, and Mr. Malfoy was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"thrown backward. He crashed down the stairs, three at a time, landing","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"in a crumpled heap on the landing below. He got up, his","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"face livid, and pulled out his wand, but Dobby raised a long,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"threatening finger.  `You shall go now,` he said fiercely, pointing down","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"at Mr. Malfoy. `You shall not touch Harry Potter. You shall go","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"now.`  Lucius Malfoy had no choice. With a last, incensed stare","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"at the pair of them, he swung his cloak around him and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"hurried out of sight.  `Harry Potter freed Dobby!` said the elf","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"shrilly, gazing up at Harry, moonlight from the nearest window reflected in","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"his orb-like eyes. `Harry Potter set Dobby free!`  `Least I could","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"do, Dobby,` said Harry, grinning. `Just promise never to try and save","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"my life again.`  The elf's ugly brown face split suddenly into","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a wide, toothy smile.  `I've just got one question, Dobby,` said","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Harry as Dobby pulled on Harry's sock with shaking hands. `You told","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"me all this had nothing to do with He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, remember? Well --`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `It was a clue, sir,` said Dobby, his eyes widening, as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"though this was obvious. `Was giving you a clue. The Dark Lord,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"before he changed his name, could be freely named, you see?` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`Right,` said Harry weakly. `Well, Id better go. There's a feast, and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"my friend Hermione should be awake by now .....  Dobby threw","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"his arms around Harry's middle and hugged him.  `Harry Potter is","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"greater by far than Dobby knew!` he sobbed. `Farewell, Harry Potter!` ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"And with a final loud crack, Dobby disappeared.  Harry had been","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to several Hogwarts feasts, but never one quite like this. Everybody was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"in their pajamas, and the celebration lasted all night. Harry didn't know","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"whether the best bit was Hermione running toward him, screaming `You solved","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"it! You solved it!` or Justin hurrying over from the Hufflepuff table","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to wring. his hand and apologize endlessly for suspecting him, or Hagrid","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"turning up at half past three, cuffing Harry and Ron so hard","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"on the shoulders that they were knocked into their plates of trifle,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"or his and Ron's four hundred points for Gryffindor securing the House","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Cup for the second year running, or Professor McGonagall standing up to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"tell them all that the exams had been canceled as a school","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"treat (`Oh, no!` said Hermione), or Dumbledore announcing that, unfortunately, Professor Lockhart","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"would be unable to return next year, owing to the fact that","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"he needed to go away and get his memory back. Quite a","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"few of the teachers joined in the cheering that greeted this news.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" `Shame,` said Ron, helping himself to a jam doughnut. `He was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"starting to grow on me.`  The rest of the final term","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"passed in a haze of blazing sunshine. Hogwarts was back to normal","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"with only a few, small differences - Defense Against the Dark Arts","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"classes were canceled (`but we've had plenty of practice at that anyway,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Ron told a disgruntled Hermione) and Lucius Malfoy had been sacked as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a school governor. Draco was no longer strutting around the school as","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"though he owned the place. On the contrary, he looked resentful and","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"sulky. On the other hand, Ginny Weasley was perfectly happy again. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Too soon, it was time for the journey home on the Hogwarts","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Express. Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, and Ginny got a compartment to","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"themselves. They made the most of the last few hours in which","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"they were allowed to do magic before the holidays. They played Exploding","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Snap, set off the very last of Fred and George's Filibuster fireworks,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and practiced disarming each other by magic. Harry was getting very good","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"at it.  They were almost at King's Cross when Harry remembered","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"something.  `Ginny - what did you see Percy doing, that he","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"didn't want you to tell anyone?`   `Oh, that,` said Ginny,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"giggling. `Well - Percy's got a girlfriend.` Fred dropped a stack of","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"books on George's head.  `What?`  `It's that Ravenclaw prefect, Penelope","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"Clearwater,` said Ginny. `That's who he was writing to all last summer.","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"He's been meeting her all over the school in secret. I walked","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"in on them kissing in an empty classroom one day. He was","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"so upset when she was -- you know - attacked. You won't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"tease him, will you?` she added anxiously.  `Wouldn't dream of it,`","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"said Fred, who was looking like his birthday had come early. ","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"`Definitely not,` said George, sniggering.  The Hogwarts Express slowed and finally","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"stopped.  Harry pulled out his quill and a bit of parchment","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and turned to Ron and Hermione.  `This is called a telephone","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"number,` he told Ron, scribbling it twice, tearing the parchment in two,","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"and handing it to them. `I told your dad how to use","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"a telephone last summer - he'll know. Call me at the Dursleys',","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"okay? I can't stand another two months with only Dudley to talk","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"to ......  `Your aunt and uncle will be proud, though, won't","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"they?` said Hermione as they got off the train and joined the","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"crowd thronging toward the enchanted barrier. `When they hear what you did","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"this year?`  `Proud?` said Harry. `Are you crazy? All those times","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"I could've died, and I didn't manage it? They'll be furious ......","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
" And together they walked back through the gateway to the Muggle world. '","Book 2: Chamber of Secrets","chap-19"
"  OWL POST  Harry Potter was a highly unusual boy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"in many ways. For one thing, he hated the summer holidays more","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"than any other time of year. For another, he really wanted to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"do his homework but was forced to do it in secret, in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the dead of night. And he also happened to be a wizard.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
" It was nearly midnight, and he was lying on his stomach","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"in bed, the blankets drawn right over his head like a tent,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"a flashlight in one hand and a large leather-bound book (A History","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"of Magic by Bathilda Bagshot) propped open against the pillow. Harry moved","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the tip of his eagle-feather quill down the page, frowning as he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"looked for something that would help him write his essay, `Witch Burning","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"in the Fourteenth Century Was Completely Pointless discuss.`  The quill paused","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"at the top of a likely-looking paragraph. Harry Pushed his round glasses","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"up the bridge of his nose, moved his flashlight closer to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"book, and read:  Non-magic people (more commonly known as Muggles) were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"particularly afraid of magic in medieval times, but not very good at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"recognizing it. On the rare occasion that they did catch a real","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"witch or wizard, burning had no effect whatsoever. The witch or wizard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"would perform a basic Flame Freezing Charm and then pretend to shriek","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"with pain while enjoying a gentle, tickling sensation. Indeed, Wendelin the Weird","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"enjoyed being burned so much that she allowed herself to be caught","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"no less than fortyseven times in various disguises.  Harry put his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"quill between his teeth and reached underneath his pillow for his ink","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"bottle and a roll of parchment. Slowly and very carefully he unscrewed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the ink bottle, dipped his quill into it, and began to write,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"pausing every now and then to listen, because if any of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Dursleys heard the scratching of his quill on their way to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"bathroom, he'd probably find himself locked in the cupboard under the stairs","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"for the rest of the summer.  The Dursley family of number","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"four, Privet Drive, was the reason that Harry never enjoyed his summer","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"holidays. Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and their son, Dudley, were Harry's only","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"living relatives. They were Muggles, and they had a very medieval attitude","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"toward magic. Harry's dead parents, who had been a witch and wizard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"themselves, were never mentioned under the Dursleys' roof For years, Aunt Petunia","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"and Uncle Vernon had hoped that if they kept Harry as downtrodden","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"as possible, they would be able to squash the magic out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"him. To their fury, they had been unsuccessful. These days they lived","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"in terror of anyone finding out that Harry had spent most of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the last two years at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"most they could do, however, was to lock away Harry's spellbooks, wand,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"cauldron, and broomstick at the start of the summer break, and forbid","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"him to talk to the neighbors.  This separation from his spellbooks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"had been a real problem for Harry, because his teachers at Hogwarts","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"had given him a lot of holiday work. One of the essays,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"a particularly nasty one about shrinking potions, was for Harry's least favorite","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"teacher, Professor Snape, who would be delighted to have an excuse to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"give Harry detention for a month. Harry had therefore seized his chance","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"in the first week of the holidays. While Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"and Dudley had gone out into the front garden to admire Uncle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Vernon's new company car (in very loud voices, so that the rest","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"of the street would notice it too), Harry had crept downstairs, picked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the lock on the cupboard under the stairs, grabbed some of his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"books, and hidden them in his bedroom. As long as he didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"leave spots of ink on the sheets, the Dursleys need never know","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"that he was studying magic by night.  Harry was particularly keen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"to avoid trouble with his aunt and uncle at the moment, as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"they were already in an especially bad mood with him, all because","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"he'd received a telephone call from a fellow wizard one week into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the school vacation.  Ron Weasley, who was one of Harry's best","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"friends at Hogwarts, came from a whole family of wizards. This meant","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"that he knew a lot of things Harry didn't, but had never","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"used a telephone before. Most unluckily, it had been Uncle Vernon who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"had answered the call.  `Vernon Dursley speaking.`  Harry, who happened","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"to be in the room at the time, froze as he heard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Ron's voice answer.  `HELLO? HELLO? CAN YOU HEAR ME? I --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"WANT -- TO -- TALK -- TO -- HARRY -- POTTER!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Ron was yelling so loudly that Uncle Vernon jumped and held the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"receiver a foot away from his ear, staring at it with an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"expression of mingled fury and alarm.  `WHO IS THIS?` he roared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"in the direction of the mouthpiece. `WHO ARE YOU?`  `RON --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"WEASLEY!` Ron bellowed back, as though he and Uncle Vernon were speaking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"from opposite ends of a football field. `I'M -- A -- FRIEND","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"-- OF -- HARRY'S -- FROM -- SCHOOL --`  Uncle Vernon's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"small eyes swiveled around to Harry, who was rooted to the spot.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
" `THERE IS NO HARRY POTTER HERE!` he roared, now holding the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"receiver at arm's length, as though frightened it might explode. `I DON'T","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"KNOW WHAT SCHOOL YOURE TALKING ABOUT! NEVER CONTACT ME AGAIN! DON'T YOU","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"COME NEAR MY FAMILY!`  And he threw the receiver back onto","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the telephone as if dropping a poisonous spider.  The fight that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"had followed had been one of the worst ever.  `HOW DARE","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"YOU GIVE THIS NUMBER TO PEOPLE LIKE -- PEOPLE LIKE YOU!` Uncle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Vernon had roared, spraying Harry with spit.  Ron obviously realized that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"he'd gotten Harry into trouble, because he hadn't called again. Harry's other","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"best friend from Hogwarts, Hermione Granger, hadn't been in touch either. Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"suspected that Ron had warned Hermione not to call, which was a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"pity, because Hermione, the cleverest witch in Harry's year, had Muggle parents,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"knew perfectly well how to use a telephone, and would probably have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"had enough sense not to say that she went to Hogwarts. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"So Harry had had no word from any of his wizarding friends","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"for five long weeks, and this summer was turning out to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"almost as bad as the last one. There was just one very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"small improvement -- after swearing that he wouldn't use her to send","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"letters to any of his friends, Harry had been allowed to let","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"his owl, Hedwig, out at night. Uncle Vernon had given in because","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"of the racket Hedwig made if she was locked in her cage","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"all the time.  Harry finished writing about Wendelin the Weird and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"paused to listen again. The silence in the dark house was broken","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"only by the distant, grunting snores of his enormous cousin, Dudley. It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"must be very late, Harry thought. His eyes were itching with tiredness.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Perhaps he'd finish this essay tomorrow night....  He replaced the top","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"of the ink bottle; pulled an old pillowcase from under his bed;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"put the flashlight, A History of Magic, his essay, quill, and ink","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"inside it; got out of bed; and hid the lot under a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"loose floorboard under his bed. Then he stood up, stretched, and checked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the time on the luminous alarm clock on his bedside table. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"It was one o'clock in the morning. Harry's stomach gave a funny","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"jolt. He had been thirteen years old, without realizing it, for a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"whole hour.  Yet another unusual thing about Harry was how little","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"he looked forward to his birthdays. He had never received a birthday","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"card in his life. The Dursleys had completely ignored his last two","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"birthdays, and he had no reason to suppose they would remember this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"one.  Harry walked across the dark room, past Hedwig's large, empty","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"cage, to the open window. He leaned on the sill, the cool","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"night air pleasant on his face after a long time under the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"blankets. Hedwig had been absent for two nights now. Harry wasn't worried","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"about her: she'd been gone this long before. But he hoped she'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"be back soon -- she was the only living creature in this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"house who didn't flinch at the sight of him.  Harry, though","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"still rather small and skinny for his age, had grown a few","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"inches over the last year. His jet-black hair, however, was just as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"it always had been -- stubbornly untidy, whatever he did to it.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"The eyes behind his glasses were bright green, and on his forehead,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"clearly visible through his hair, was a thin scar, shaped like a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"bolt of lightning.  Of all the unusual things about Harry, this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"scar was the most extraordinary of all. It was not, as the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Dursleys had pretended for ten years, a souvenir of the car crash","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"that had killed Harry's parents, because Lily and James Potter had not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"died in a car crash. They had been murdered, murdered by the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"most feared Dark wizard for a hundred years, Lord Voldemort. Harry had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"escaped from the same attack with nothing more than a scar on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"his forehead, where Voldemort's curse, instead of killing him, had rebounded upon","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"its originator. Barely alive, Voldemort had fled....  But Harry had come","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"face-to-face with him at Hogwarts. Remembering their last meeting as he stood","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"at the dark window, Harry had to admit he was lucky even","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"to have reached his thirteenth birthday.  He scanned the starry sky","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"for a sign of Hedwig, perhaps soaring  back to him with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"a dead mouse dangling from her beak, expecting praise. Gazing absently over","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the rooftops, it was a few seconds before Harry realized what he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"was seeing.  Silhouetted against the golden moon, and growing larger every","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"moment, was a large, strangely lopsided creature, and it was flapping in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Harry's direction. He stood quite still, watching it sink lower and lower.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"For a split second he hesitated, his hand on the window latch,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"wondering whether to slam it shut. But then the bizarre creature soared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"over one of the street lamps of Privet Drive, and Harry, realizing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"what it was, leapt aside.  Through the window soared three owls,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"two of them holding up the third, which appeared to be unconscious.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"They landed with a soft flump on Harry's bed, and the middle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"owl, which was large and gray, keeled right over and lay motionless.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"There was a large package tied to its legs.  Harry recognized","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the unconscious owl at once -- his name was Errol, and he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"belonged to the Weasley family. Harry dashed to the bed, untied the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"cords around Errol's legs, took off the parcel, and then carried Errol","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"to Hedwig's cage. Errol opened one bleary eye, gave a feeble hoot","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"of thanks, and began to gulp some water.  Harry turned back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"to the remaining owls. One of them, the large snowy female, was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"his own Hedwig. She, too, was carrying a parcel and looked extremely","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"pleased with herself. She gave Harry an affectionate nip with her beak","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"as he removed her burden, then flew across the room to join","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Errol.  Harry didn't recognize the third owl, a handsome tawny one,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"but he knew at once where it had come from, because in addition","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"to a third package, it was carrying a letter bearing the Hogwarts","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"crest. When Harry relieved this owl of its burden, it ruffled its","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"feathers importantly, stretched its wings, and took off through the window into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the night.  Harry sat down on his bed and grabbed Errol's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"package, ripped off the brown paper, and discovered a present wrapped in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"gold, and his first ever birthday card. Fingers trembling slightly, he opened","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the envelope. Two pieces of paper fell out -- a letter and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"a newspaper clipping.  The clipping had clearly come out of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"wizarding newspaper, the Daily Prophet, because the people in the black-and-white picture","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"were moving. Harry picked up the clipping, smoothed it out, and read:","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
" MINISTRY OF MAGIC EMPLOYEE SCOOPS GRAND PRIZE  Arthur Weasley, Head","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"of the Misuse of Muggle Artifacts Office at the Ministry of Magic,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"has won the annual Daily Prophet Grand Prize Galleon Draw.  A","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"delighted Mr. Weasley told the Daily Prophet, `We will be spending the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"gold on a summer holiday in Egypt, where our eldest son, Bill,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"works as a curse breaker for Gringotts Wizarding Bank.`  The Weasley","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"family will be spending a month in Egypt, returning for the start","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"of the new school year at Hogwarts, which five of the Weasley","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"children currently attend.  Harry scanned the moving photograph, and a grin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"spread across his face as he saw all nine of the Weasleys","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"waving furiously at him, standing in front of a large pyramid. Plump","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"little Mrs. Weasley; tail, balding Mr. Weasley; six sons; and one daughter,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"all (though the black-and-white picture didn't show it) with flaming-red hair. Right","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"in the middle of the picture was Ron, tall and gangling, with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"his pet rat, Scabbers, on his shoulder and his arm around his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"little sister, Ginny.  Harry couldn't think of anyone who deserved to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"win a large pile of gold more than the Weasleys, who were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"very nice and extremely poor. He picked up Ron's letter and unfolded","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"it.  Dear Harry,  Happy birthday!  Look, I' really sorry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"about that telephone call. I hope the Muggles didn't give you a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"hard time. I asked Dad, and he reckons I shouldn't have shouted.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
" It's amazing here in Egypt. Bill's taken us around all the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"tombs and you wouldn't believe the curses those old Egyptian wizards put","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"on them. Mum wouldn't let Ginny come in the last one. There","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"were all these mutant skeletons in there, of Muggles who'd broken in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"and grown extra heads and stuff.  I couldn't believe it when","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Dad won the Daily Prophet Draw. Seven hundred galleons! Most of it's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"gone on this trip, but they're going to buy me a new","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"wand for next year.  Harry remembered only too well the occasion","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"when Ron's old wand had snapped. It had happened when the car","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the two of them had been flying to Hogwarts had crashed into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"a tree on the school grounds.  We'll be back about a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"week before term starts and we'll be going up to London to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"get my wand and our new books. Any chance of meeting you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"there?  Don't let the Muggles get you down!  Try and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"come to London,  Ron  P.S. Percy's Head Boy. He got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the letter last week.  Harry glanced back at the photograph. Percy,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"who was in his seventh and final year at Hogwarts, was looking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"particularly smug. He had pinned his Head Boy badge to the fez","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"perched jauntily on top of his neat hair, his horn-rimmed glasses flashing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"in the Egyptian sun.  Harry now turned to his present and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"unwrapped it. Inside was what looked like a miniature glass spinning top.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"There was another note from Ron beneath it.  Harry -- this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"is a Pocket Sneakoscope. If there's someone untrustworthy around, it's supposed to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"light up and spin. Bill says it's rubbish sold for wizard tourists","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"and isn't reliable, because it kept lighting up at dinner last night.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"But he didn't realize Fred and George had put beetles in his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"soup.  Bye --  Ron  Harry put the Pocket Sneakoscope","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"on his bedside table, where it stood quite still, balanced on its","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"point, reflecting the luminous hands of his clock. He looked at it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"happily for a few seconds, then picked up the parcel Hedwig had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"brought.  Inside this, too, there was a wrapped present, a card,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"and a letter, this time from Hermione.  Dear Harry,  Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"wrote to me and told me about his phone call to your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Uncle Vernon. I do hope you're all right.  I'm on holiday","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"in France at the moment and I didn't know how I was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"going to send this to you -- what if they'd opened it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"at customs? -- but then Hedwig turned up! I think she wanted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"to make sure you got something for your birthday for a change.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"I bought your present by owl-order; there was an advertisement in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Daily Prophet (I've been getting it delivered; it's so good to keep","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"up with what's going on in the wizarding world), Did you see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"that picture of Ron and his family a week ago? I bet","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"he's learning loads. I'm really jealous -- the ancient Egyptian wizards were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"fascinating.  There's some interesting local history of witchcraft here, too. I've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"rewritten my whole History of Magic essay to include some of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"things I've found out, I hope it's not too long -- it's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"two rolls of parchment more than Professor Binns asked for.  Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"says he's going to be in London in the last week of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the holidays. Can you make it? Will your aunt and uncle let","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"you come? I really hope you can. If not, I'll see you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"on the Hogwarts Express on September first!  Love from Hermione ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"P.S. Ron says Percy's Head Boy. I'll bet Percy's really pleased Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"doesn't seem too happy about it  Harry laughed as he put","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Herrmone's letter aside and picked up her present. It was very heavy.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Knowing Hermione, he was sure it would be a large book full","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"of very difficult spells -- but it wasn't. His heart gave a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"huge bound as he ripped back the paper and saw a sleek","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"black leather case, with silver words stamped across it, reading Broomstick Servicing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Kit.  `Wow, Hermione!` Harry whispered, unzipping the case to look inside.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
" There was a large jar of Fleetwood's High-Finish Handle Polish, a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"pair of gleaming silver Tall-Twig Clippers, a tiny brass compass to clip","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"on your broom for long journeys, and a Handbook of Do-It-Yourself Broomcare.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
" Apart from his friends, the thing that Harry missed most about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Hogwarts was Quidditch, the most popular sport in the magical world --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"highly dangerous, very exciting, and played on broomsticks. Harry happened to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"a very good Quidditch player; he had been the youngest person in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"a century to be picked for one of the Hogwarts House teams.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"One of Harry's most prized possessions was his Nimbus Two Thousand racing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"broom.  Harry put the leather case aside and picked up his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"last parcel. He recognized the untidy scrawl on the brown paper at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"once: this was from Hagrid, the Hogwarts gamekeeper. He tore off the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"top layer of paper and glimpsed something green and leathery, but before","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"he could unwrap it properly, the parcel gave a strange quiver, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"whatever was inside it snapped loudly -- as though it had jaws.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
" Harry froze. He knew that Hagrid would never send him anything","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"dangerous on purpose, but then, Hagrid didn't have a normal person's view","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"of what was dangerous. Hagrid had been known to befriend giant spiders,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"buy vicious, three-headed dogs from men in pubs, and sneak illegal dragon","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"eggs into his cabin.  Harry poked the parcel nervously. It snapped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"loudly again. Harry reached for the lamp on his bedside table, gripped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"it firmly in one hand, and raised it over his head, ready","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"to strike. Then he seized the rest of the wrapping paper in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"his other hand and pulled.  And out fell -- a book.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Harry just had time to register its handsome green cover, emblazoned with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the golden title The Monster Book of Monsters, before it flipped onto","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"its edge and scuttled sideways along the bed like some weird crab.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
" `Uh-oh,` Harry muttered.  The book toppled off the bed with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"a loud clunk and shuffled rapidly across the room. Harry followed it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"stealthily. The book was hiding in the dark space under his desk.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Praying that the Dursleys were still fast asleep, Harry got down on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"his hands and knees and reached toward it.  `Ouch!`  The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"book snapped shut on his hand and then flapped past him, still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"scuttling on its covers. Harry scrambled around, threw himself forward, and managed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"to flatten it. Uncle Vernon gave a loud, sleepy grunt in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"room next door.  Hedwig and Errol watched interestedly as Harry clamped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the struggling book tightly in his arms, hurried to his chest of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"drawers, and pulled out a belt, which he buckled tightly around it.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"The Monster Book shuddered angrily, but could no longer flap and snap,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"so Harry threw it down on the bed and reached for Hagrid's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"card.  Dear Harry,  Happy Birthday!  Think you might find","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"this useful for next year. Won't say no more here. Tell you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"when I see you. Hope the Muggles are treating you right. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"All the best,  Hagrid  It struck Harry as ominous that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Hagrid thought a biting book would come in useful, but he put","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Hagrid's card up next to Ron's and Hermione's, grinning more broadly than","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"ever. Now there was only the letter from Hogwarts left.  Noticing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"that it was rather thicker than usual, Harry slit open the envelope,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"pulled out the first page of parchment within, and read:  Dear","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Mr. Potter,  Please note that the new school year will begin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"on September the first. The Hogwarts Express will leave ftom King's Cross","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"station, platform nine and three-quarters, at eleven o'clock.  Third years are","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"permitted to visit the village of Hogsmeade on certain weekends. Please give","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"the enclosed permission form to your parent or guardian to sign. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"A list of books for next year is enclosed. Yours sincerely, ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"Professor M. McGonagall  Deputy Headmistress  Harry pulled out the Hogsmeade","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"permission form and looked at it, no longer grinning. It would be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"wonderful to visit Hogsmeade on weekends; he knew it was an entirely","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"wizarding village, and he had never set foot there. But how on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"earth was he going to persuade Uncle Vernon or Aunt Petunia to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"sign the form?  He looked over at the alarm clock. It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"was now two o'clock in the morning.  Deciding that he'd worry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"about the Hogsmeade form when he woke up, Harry got back into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"bed and reached up to cross off another day on the chart","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"he'd made for himself, counting down the days left until his return","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"to Hogwarts. Then he took off his glasses and lay down, eyes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"open, facing his three birthday cards.  Extremely unusual though he was,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"at that moment Harry Potter felt just like everyone else -- glad,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"for the first time in his life, that it was his birthday.  ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-1"
"  AUNT MARGE'S BIG MISTAKE  Harry went down to breakfast","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"the next morning to find the three Dursleys already sitting around the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"kitchen table. They were watching a brand-new television, a welcome-home-for-the-summer present for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Dudley, who had been complaining loudly about the long walk between the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"fridge and the television in the living room. Dudley had spent most","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"of the summer in the kitchen, his piggy little eyes fixed on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"the screen and his five chins wobbling as he ate continually. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Harry sat down between Dudley and Uncle Vernon, a large, beefy man","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"with very little neck and a lot of mustache. Far from wishing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Harry a happy birthday, none of the Dursleys made any sign that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"they had noticed Harry enter the room, but Harry was far too","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"used to this to care. He helped himself to a piece of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"toast and then looked up at the reporter on the television, who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"was halfway through a report on an escaped convict:  `... The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"public is warned that Black is armed and extremely dangerous. A special","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"hot line has been set up, and any sighting of Black should","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"be reported immediately.`  `No need to tell us he's no good,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"snorted Uncle Vernon, staring over the top of his newspaper at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"prisoner. `Look at the state of him, the filthy layabout! Look at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"his hair!`  He shot a nasty look sideways at Harry, whose","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"untidy hair had always been a source of great annoyance to Uncle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Vernon. Compared to the man on the television, however, whose gaunt face","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"was surrounded by a matted, elbow-length tangle, Harry felt very well groomed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"indeed.  The reporter had reappeared.  `The Ministry of Agriculture and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Fisheries will announce today --`  `Hang on!` barked Uncle Vernon, staring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"furiously at the reporter. `You didn't tell us where that maniac's escaped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"from! \What use is that? Lunatic could be coming up the street","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"right now!`  Aunt Petunia, who was bony and horse-faced, whipped around","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"and peered intently out of the kitchen window. Harry knew Aunt Petunia","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"would simply love to be the one to call the hot line","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"number. She was the nosiest woman in the world and spent most","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"of her life spying on the boring, law-abiding neighbors.  `When will","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"they learn,` said Uncle Vernon, pounding the table with his large purple","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"fist, `that hanging's the only way to deal with these people?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"`Very true,` said Aunt Petunia, who was still squinting into next door's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"runner beans.  Uncle Vernon drained his teacup, glanced at his watch,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"and added, `I'd better be off in a minute, Petunia. Marge's train","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"gets in at ten.`  Harry, whose thoughts had been upstairs with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"the Broomstick Servicing Kit, was brought back to earth with an unpleasant","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"bump.  `Aunt Marge?` he blurted out. `Sh -- she's not coming","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"here, is she?`  Aunt Marge was Uncle Vernon's sister. Even though","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"she was not a blood relative of Harry's (whose mother had been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Aunt Petunia's sister), he had been forced to call her `Aunt` all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"his life. Aunt Marge lived in the country, in a house with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"a large garden, where she bred bulldogs. She didn't often stay at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Privet Drive, because she couldn't bear to leave her precious dogs, but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"each of her visits stood out horribly vividly in Harry's mind. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"At Dudley's fifth birthday party, Aunt Margo had whacked Harry around the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"shins with her walking stick to stop him from beating Dudley at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"musical statues. A few years later, she had turned up at Christmas","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"with a computerized robot for Dudley and a box of dog biscuits","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"for Harry. On her last visit, the year before Harry started at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Hogwarts, Harry had accidentally trodden on the tail of her favorite dog.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Ripper had chased Harry out into the garden and up a tree,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"and Aunt Marge had refused to call him off until past midnight.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"The memory of this incident still brought tears of laughter to Dudley's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"eyes.  `Marge'll be here for a week,` Uncle Vernon snarled, 11","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"and while we're on the subject` -- he pointed a fat finger","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"threateningly at Harry -- `we need to get a few things straight","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"before I go and collect her.`  Dudley smirked and withdrew his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"gaze from the television. Watching Harry being bullied by Uncle Vernon was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Dudley's favorite form of entertainment.  `Firstly,` growled Uncle Vernon, `you'll keep","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"a civil tongue in your head when you're talking to Marge.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"`All right,` said Harry bitterly, `if she does when she's talking to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"me.  `Secondly,` said Uncle Vernon, acting as though he had not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"heard Harry's reply, `as Marge doesn't know anything about your abnormality, I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"don't want any -- any funny stuff while she's here.  You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"behave yourself, got me?`  `I will if she does,` said Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"through gritted teeth.  `And thirdly,` said Uncle Vernon, his mean little","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"eyes now slits in his great purple face, `we've told Marge you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"attend St. Brutus's Secure Center for Incurably Criminal Boys.`  `What?` Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"yelled.  `And you'll be sticking to that story, boy, or there'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"be trouble, spat Uncle Vernon.  Harry sat there, white-faced and furious,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"staring at Uncle Vernon, hardly able to believe it. Aunt Marge coming","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"for a weeklong visit -- it was the worst birthday present the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Dursleys had ever given him, including that pair of Uncle Vernon's old","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"socks.  `Well, Petunia,` said Uncle Vernon, getting heavily to his feet,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"`I'll be off to the station, then. Want to come along for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"the ride, Dudders?`  `No,` said Dudley, whose attention had returned to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"the television now that Uncle Vernon had finished threatening Harry.  `Duddy's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"got to make himself smart for his auntie,` said Aunt Petunia, smoothing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Dudley's thick blond hair. `Mummy's bought him a lovely new bow tie.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
" Uncle Vernon clapped Dudley on his porky shoulder. `See you in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"a bit, then,` he said, and he left the kitchen.  Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"who had been sitting in a kind of horrified trance, had a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"sudden idea. Abandoning his toast, he got quickly to his feet and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"followed Uncle Vernon to the front door.  Uncle Vernon was pulling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"on his car coat.  `I'm not taking you,` he snarled as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"he turned to see Harry watching him.  `Like I wanted to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"come,` said Harry coldly. `I want to ask you something.`  Uncle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Vernon eyed him suspiciously.  `Third years at Hog -- at my","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"school are allowed to visit the village sometimes,` said Harry.  `So?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"snapped Uncle Vernon, taking his car keys from a hook next to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"the door.  `I need you to sign the permission form,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Harry in a rush.  `And why should I do that?` sneered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Uncle Vernon.  `Well,` said Harry, choosing his words carefully, `it'll be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"hard work, pretending to Aunt Marge I go to that St. Whatsits","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"--`  `St. Brutus's Secure Center for Incurably Criminal Boys!` bellowed Uncle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Vernon, and Harry was pleased to hear a definite note of panic","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"in Uncle Vernon's voice.  `Exactly,` said Harry, looking calmly up into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Uncle Vernon's large, purple face. `It's a lot to remember. I'll have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"to make it sound convincing, won't I? What if I accidentally let","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"something slip?`  `You'll get the stuffing knocked out of you, won't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"you?` roared Uncle Vernon, advancing on Harry with his fist raised. But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Harry stood his ground.  `Knocking the stuffing out of me won't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"make Aunt Marge forget what I could tell her,` he said grimly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
" Uncle Vernon stopped, his fist still raised, his face an ugly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"puce.  `But if you sign my permission form,` Harry went on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"quickly, `I swear I'll remember where I'm supposed to go to school,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"and I'll act like a Mug -- like I'm normal and everything.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
" Harry could tell that Uncle Vernon was thinking it over, even","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"if his teeth were bared and a vein was throbbing in his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"temple.  `Right,` he snapped finally. `I shall monitor your behavior carefully","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"during Marge's visit. If, at the end of it, you've toed the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"line and kept to the story, I'll sign your ruddy form.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"He wheeled around, pulled open the front door, and slammed it so","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"hard that one of the little panes of glass at the top","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"fell out.  Harry didn't return to the kitchen. He went back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"upstairs to his bedroom. If he was going to act like a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"real Muggle, he'd better start now. Slowly and sadly he gathered up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"all his presents and his birthday cards and hid them under the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"loose floorboard with his homework. Then he went to Hedwig's cage. Errol","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"seemed to have recovered; he and Hedwig were both asleep, heads under","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"their wings. Harry sighed, then poked them both awake.  `Hedwig,` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"said gloomily, `you're going to have to clear off for a week.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Go with Errol. Ron'll look after you. I'll write him a note,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"explaining. And don't look at me like that` -- Hedwig's large amber","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"eyes were reproachful -- `it's not my fault. It's the only way","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"I'll be allowed to visit Hogsmeade with Ron and Hermione.`  Ten","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"minutes later, Errol and Hedwig (who had a note to Ron bound","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"to her leg) soared out of the window and out of sight.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Harry, now feeling thoroughly miserable, put the empty cage away inside the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"wardrobe.  But Harry didn't have long to brood. In next to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"no time, Aunt Petunia was shrieking up the stairs for Harry to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"come down and get ready to welcome their guest.  `Do something","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"about your hair!` Aunt Petunia snapped as he reached the hall. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Harry couldn't see the point of trying to make his hair lie","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"flat. Aunt Marge loved criticizing him, so the untidier he looked, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"happier she would be.  All too soon, there was a crunch","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"of gravel outside as Uncle Vernon's car pulled back into the driveway,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"then the clunk of the car doors and footsteps on the garden","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"path.  `Get the door!` Aunt Petunia hissed at Harry.  A","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"feeling of great gloom in his stomach, Harry pulled the door open.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
" On the threshold stood Aunt Marge. She was very like Uncle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Vernon: large, beefy, and purple- faced, she even had a mustache, though","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"not as bushy as his. In one hand she held an enormous","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"suitcase, and tucked under the other was an old and evil-tempered bulldog.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
" `Where's my Dudders?` roared Aunt Marge. `Where's my neffy-poo?`  Dudley","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"came waddling down the hall, his blond hair plastered flat to his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"fat head, a bow tie just visible under his many chins. Aunt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Marge thrust the suitcase into Harry's stomach, knocking the wind out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"him, seized Dudley in a tight one-armed hug, and planted a large","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"kiss on his cheek.  Harry knew perfectly well that Dudley only","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"put up with Aunt Marge's hugs because he was well paid for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"it, and sure enough, when they broke apart, Dudley had a crisp","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"twenty-pound note clutched in his fat fist.  `Petunia!` shouted Aunt Marge,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"striding past Harry as though he was a hat stand. Aunt Marge","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"and Aunt Petunia kissed, or rather, Aunt Marge bumped her large jaw","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"against Aunt Petunia's bony cheekbone.  Uncle Vernon now came in, smiling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"jovially as he shut the door.  `Tea, Marge?` he said. `And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"what will Ripper take?`  `Ripper can have some tea out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"my saucer,` said Aunt Marge as they all proceeded into the kitchen,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"leaving Harry alone in the hall with the suitcase. But Harry wasn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"complaining; any excuse not to be with Aunt Marge was fine by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"him, so he began to heave the case upstairs into the spare","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"bedroom, taking as long as he could.  By the time he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"got back to the kitchen, Aunt Marge had been supplied with tea","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"and fruitcake, and Ripper was lapping noisily in the corner. Harry saw","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Aunt Petunia wince slightly as specks of tea and drool flecked her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"clean floor. Aunt Petunia hated animals.  `Who's looking after the other","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"dogs, Marge?` Uncle Vernon asked.  `Oh, I've got Colonel Fubster managing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"them,` boomed Aunt Marge. `He's retired now, good for him to have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"something to do. But I couldn't leave poor old Ripper. He pines","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"if he's away from me.`  Ripper began to growl again as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Harry sat down. This directed Aunt Marge's attention to Harry for the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"first time.  `So!` she barked. `Still here, are you?`  `Yes,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"said Harry.  `Don't you say yes' in that ungrateful tone,` Aunt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Marge growled. `It's damn good of Vernon and Petunia to keep you.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Wouldn't have done it myself. You'd have gone straight to an orphanage","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"if you'd been dumped on my doorstep.`  Harry was bursting to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"say that he'd rather live in an orphanage than with the Dursleys,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"but the thought of the Hogsmeade form stopped him. He forced his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"face into a painful smile.  `Don't you smirk at me!` boomed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Aunt Marge. `I can see you haven't improved since I last saw","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"you. I hoped school would knock some manners into you.` She took","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"a large gulp of tea, wiped her mustache, and said, `Where is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"it that you send him, again, Vernon?`  `St. Brutus's,` said Uncle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Vernon promptly. `It's a first-rate institution for hopeless cases.`  `I see,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"said Aunt Marge. `Do they use the cane at St. Brutus's, boy?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"she barked across the table.  `Er --`  Uncle Vernon nodded","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"curtly behind Aunt Marge's back.  `Yes,` said Harry. Then, feeling he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"might as well do the thing properly, he added, `all the time.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
" `Excellent,` said Aunt Marge. `I won't have this namby-pamby, wishy-washy nonsense","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"about not hitting people who deserve it. A good thrashing is what's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"needed in ninety-nine cases out of a hundred. Have you been beaten","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"often?`  `Oh, yeah,` said Harry, `loads of times.`  Aunt Marge","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"narrowed her eyes.  `I still don't like your tone, boy,` she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"said. `If you can speak of your beatings in that casual way,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"they clearly aren't hitting you hard enough. Petunia, I'd write if I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"were you. Make it clear that you approve the use of extreme","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"force in this boy's case.`  Perhaps Uncle Vernon was worried that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Harry might forget their bargain; in any case, he changed the subject","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"abruptly.  `Heard the news this morning, Marge? What about that escaped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"prisoner, eh?`  As Aunt Marge started to make herself at home,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Harry caught himself thinking almost longingly of life at number four without","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"her. Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia usually encouraged Harry to stay out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"of their way, which Harry was only too happy to do. Aunt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Marge, on the other hand, wanted Harry under her eye at all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"times, so that she could boom out suggestions for his improvement. She","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"delighted in comparing Harry with Dudley, and took huge pleasure in buying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Dudley expensive presents while glaring at Harry, as though daring him to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"ask why he hadn't got a present too. She also kept throwing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"out dark hints about what made Harry such an unsatisfactory person. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"`You mustn't blame yourself for the way the boy's turned out, Vernon,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"she said over lunch on the third day. `If there's something rotten","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"on the inside, there's nothing anyone can do about it.`  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"tried to concentrate on his food, but his hands shook and his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"face was starting to burn with anger. Remember the form, he told","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"himself Think about Hogsmeade. Don't say anything. Don't rise  Aunt Marge","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"reached for her glass of wine.  `It's one of the basic","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"rules of breeding,` she said. `You see it all the time with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"dogs. If there's something wrong with the bitch, there'll be something wrong","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"with the pup --`  At that moment, the wineglass Aunt Marge","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"was holding exploded in her hand. Shards of glass flew in every","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"direction and Aunt Marge sputtered and blinked, her great ruddy face dripping.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
" `Marge!` squealed Aunt Petunia. `Marge, are you all right?`  `Not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"to worry,` grunted Aunt Marge, mopping her face with her napkin. `Must","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"have squeezed it too hard. Did the same thing at Colonel Fubster's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"the other day. No need to fuss, Petunia, I have a very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"firm grip...`  But Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon were both looking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"at Harry suspiciously, so he decided he'd better skip dessert and escape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"from the table as soon as he could.  Outside in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"hall, he leaned against the wall, breathing deeply It had been a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"long time since he'd lost control and made something explode. He couldn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"afford to let it happen again. The Hogsmeade form wasn't the only","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"thing at stake -- if he carried on like that, he'd be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"in trouble with the Ministry of Magic.  Harry was still an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"underage wizard, and he was forbidden by wizard law to do magic","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"outside school. His record wasn't exactly clean either. Only last summer he'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"gotten an official warning that had stated quite clearly that if the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Ministry got wind of any more magic in Privet Drive, Harry would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"face expulsion from Hogwarts.  He heard the Dursleys leaving the table","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"and hurried upstairs out of the way.  Harry got through the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"next three days by forcing himself to think about his Handbook of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Do-It-Yourself Broomcare whenever Aunt Marge started on him. This worked quite well,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"though it seemed to give him a glazed look, because Aunt Marge","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"started voicing the opinion that he was mentally subnormal.  At last,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"at long last, the final evening of Marge's stay arrived. Aunt Petunia","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"cooked a fancy dinner and Uncle Vernon uncorked several bottles of wine.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"They got all the way through the soup and the salmon without","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"a single mention of Harry's faults; during the lemon meringue pie, Uncle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Vernon bored them A with a long talk about Grunnings, his drill-making","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"company; then Aunt Petunia made coffee and Uncle Vernon brought out a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"bottle of brandy.  `Can I tempt you, Marge?`  Aunt Marge","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"had already had quite a lot of wine. Her huge face was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"very red.  `Just a small one, then,` she chuckled. `A bit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"more than that... and a bit more... that's the ticket.`  Dudley","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"was eating his fourth slice of pie. Aunt Petunia was sipping coffee","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"with her little finger sticking out. Harry really wanted to disappear into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"his bedroom, but he met Uncle Vernon's angry little eyes and knew","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"he would have to sit it out.  `Aah,` said Aunt Marge,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"smacking her lips and putting the empty brandy glass back down. `Excellent","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"nosh, Petunia. It's normally just a fry-up for me of an evening,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"with twelve dogs to look after....` She burped richly and patted her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"great tweed stomach. `Pardon me. But I do like to see a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"healthy-sized boy,` she went on, winking at Dudley. `You'll be a proper-sized","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"man, Dudders, like your father. Yes, I'll have a spot more brandy,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Vernon....`  `Now, this one here --`  She jerked her head","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"at Harry, who felt his stomach clench. The Handbook, he thought quickly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
" `This one's got a mean, runty look about him. You get","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"that with dogs. I had Colonel Fubster drown one last year. Ratty","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"little thing it was- Weak. Underbred.`  Harry was trying to remember","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"page twelve of his book: A Charm to Cure Reluctant Reversers. `It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"all comes down to blood, as I was saying the other day.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
" Bad blood will out. Now, I'm saying nothing against your family,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Petunia` she patted Aunt Petunia's bony hand with her shovellike one `but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"your sister was a bad egg. They turn up in the best","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"families. Then she ran off with a wastrel and here's the result","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"right in front of us.`  Harry was staring at his plate,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"a funny ringing in his ears. Grasp your broom firmly by the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"tail, he thought. But he couldn't remember what came next. Aunt Marge's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"voice seemed to be boring into him like one of Uncle Vernon's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"drills.  `This Potter, 5) said Aunt Marge loudly, seizing the brandy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"bottle and splashing more into her glass and over the tablecloth, `you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"never told me what he did?`  Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"were looking extremely tense. Dudley had even looked up from his pie","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"to gape at his parents.  `He -- didn't work,` said Uncle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Vernon, with half a glance at Harry. `Unemployed.`  `As I expected!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"said Aunt Marge, taking a huge swig of brandy and wiping her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"chin on her sleeve. `A no-account, good-for-nothing, lazy scrounger who --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"`He was not,` said Harry suddenly. The table went very quiet. Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"was shaking all over. He had never felt so angry in his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"life.  `MORE BRANDY!` yelled Uncle Vernon, who had gone very white.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"He emptied the bottle into Aunt Marge's glass. `You, boy,` he snarled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"at Harry. `Go to bed, go on --`  `No, Vernon,` hiccuped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Aunt Marge, holding up a hand, her tiny bloodshot eyes fixed on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"Harry's. `Go on, boy, go on. Proud of your parents, are you?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"They go and get themselves killed in a car crash (drunk, I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"expect) --`  'They didn't die in a car crash!` said Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"who found himself on his feet.  `They died in a car","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"crash, you nasty little liar, and left you to be a burden","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"on their decent, hardworking relatives!` screamed Aunt Marge, swelling with fury. `You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"are an insolent, ungrateful little --`  But Aunt Marge suddenly stopped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"speaking. For a moment, it looked as though words had failed her.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"She seemed to be swelling with inexpressible anger -- but the swelling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"didn't stop. Her great red face started to expand, her tiny eyes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"bulged, and her mouth stretched too tightly for speech -- next second,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"several buttons had just burst from her tweed jacket and pinged off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"the walls -- she was inflating like a monstrous balloon, her stomach","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"bursting free of her tweed waistband, each of her fingers blowing up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"like a salami --  `MARGE!` yelled Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"together as Aunt Marge's whole body began to rise off her chair","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"toward the ceiling. She was entirely round, now, like a vast life","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"buoy with piggy eyes, and her hands and feet stuck out weirdly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"as she drifted up into the air, making apoplectic popping noises. Ripper","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"came skidding into the room, barking madly.  `NOOOOOOO!`  Uncle Vernon","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"seized one of Marge's feet and tried to pull her down again,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"but was almost lifted from the floor himself. A second later, Ripper","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"leapt forward and sank his teeth into Uncle Vernon's leg.  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"tore from the dining room before anyone could stop him, heading for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"the cupboard under the stairs. The cupboard door burst magically open as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"he reached it. In seconds, he had heaved his trunk to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"front door. He sprinted upstairs and threw himself under the bed, wrenching","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"up the loose floorboard, and grabbed the pillowcase full of his books","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"and birthday presents. He wriggled out, seized Hedwig's empty cage, and dashed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"back downstairs to his trunk, just as Uncle Vernon burst out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"the dining room, his trouser leg in bloody tatters.  `COME BACK","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"IN HERE!` he bellowed. `COME BACK AND PUT HER RIGHT!`  But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"a reckless rage had come over Harry. He kicked his trunk open,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"pulled out his wand, and pointed it at Uncle Vernon.  `She","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"deserved it,` Harry said, breathing very fast. `She deserved what she got.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"You keep away from me.`  He fumbled behind him for the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"latch on the door.  `I'm going,` Harry said. `I've had enough.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
" And in the next moment, he was out in the dark,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"quiet street, heaving his heavy trunk behind him, Hedwig's cage under his arm. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-2"
"  THE KNIGHT BUS  Harry was several streets away before","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"he collapsed onto a low wall in Magnolia Crescent, panting from the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"effort of dragging his trunk. He sat quite still, anger still surging","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"through him, listening to the frantic thumping of his heart.  But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"after ten minutes alone in the dark street, a new emotion overtook","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"him: panic. Whichever way he looked at it, he had never been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"in a worse fix. He was stranded, quite alone, in the dark","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Muggle world, with absolutely nowhere to go. And the worst of it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"was, he had just done serious magic, which meant that he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"almost certainly expelled from Hogwarts. He had broken the Decree for the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Restriction of Underage Wizardry so badly, he was surprised Ministry of Magic","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"representatives weren't swooping down on him where he sat.  Harry shivered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"and looked up and down Magnolia Crescent.  What, was going to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"happen to him? Would he be arrested, or would he simply be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"outlawed from the wizarding world? He thought of Ron and Hermione, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"his heart sank even lower. Harry was sure that, criminal or not,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Ron and Hermione would want to help him now, but they were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"both abroad, and with Hedwig gone, he had no means of contacting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"them.  He didn't have any Muggle money, either. There was a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"little wizard gold in the money bag at the bottom of his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"trunk, but the rest of the fortune his parents had left him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"was stored in a vault at Gringotts Wizarding Bank in London. He'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"never be able to drag his trunk all the way to London.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Unless...  He looked down at his wand, which he was still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"clutching in his hand. If he was already expelled (his heart was.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"now thumping painfully fast), a bit more magic couldn't hurt. He had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"the Invisibility Cloak he had inherited from his father -- what if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"he bewitched the trunk to make it feather-light, tied it to his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"broomstick, covered himself in the cloak, and flew to London? Then he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"could get the rest of his money out of his vault and...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"begin his life as an outcast. It was a horrible prospect, but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"he couldn't sit on this wall forever, or he'd find himself trying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"to explain to Muggle police why he was out in the dead","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"of night with a trunkful of spellbooks and a broomstick.  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"opened his trunk again and pushed the contents aside, looking for the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Invisibility Cloak - but before he had found it, he straightened up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"suddenly, looking around him once more.  A funny prickling on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"back of his neck had made Harry feel he was being watched,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"but the street appeared to be deserted, and no lights shone from any","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"of the large square houses.  He bent over his trunk again,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"but almost immediately stood up once more, his hand clenched on his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"wand. He had sensed rather than heard it: someone or something was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"standing in the narrow gap between the garage and the fence behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"him. Harry squinted at the black alleyway. If only it would move,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"then he'd know whether it was just a stray cat or --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"something else.  `Lumos,` Harry muttered, and a light appeared at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"end of his wand, almost dazzling him. He held it high over","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"his head, and the pebble-dashed walls of number two suddenly sparkled; the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"garage door gleamed, and between them Harry saw, quite distinctly, the hulking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"outline of something very big, with wide, gleaming eyes.  Harry stepped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"backward. His legs hit his trunk and he tripped. His wand flew","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"out of his hand as he flung out an arm to break","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"his fall, and he landed, hard, in the gutter --  There","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"was a deafening BANG, and Harry threw up his hands to shield","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"his eyes against a sudden blinding light --  With a yell,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"he rolled back onto the pavement, just in time. A second later,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"a gigantic pair of wheels and headlights screeched to a halt exactly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"where Harry had just been lying. They belonged, as Harry saw when","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"he raised his head, to a triple-decker, violently purple bus, which had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"appeared out of thin air. Gold lettering over the windshield spelled The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Knight Bus.  For a Split second, Harry wondered if he had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"been knocked silly by his fall. Then a conductor in a purple","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"uniform leapt out of the bus and began to speak loudly to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"the night.  `Welcome to the Knight Bus, emergency transport for the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"stranded witch or wizard. just stick out your wand hand, step on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"board) and we can take you anywhere you want to go. My","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"name is Stan Shunpike, and I will be your conductor this eve","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"--`  The conductor stopped abruptly. He had just caught sight of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"`Harry, who was still sitting on the ground. Harry snatched up his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"wand again and scrambled to his feet. Close up, he saw that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Stan Shunpike was only a few years older than he was, eighteen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"or nineteen at most, with large, protruding ears and quite a few","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"pimples.  `What were you doin' down there?` said Stan, dropping his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"professional manner.  `Fell over,` said Harry.  `'Choo fall over for?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"sniggered Stan.  `I didn't do it on purpose,` said Harry, annoyed.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"One of the knees in his jeans was torn, and the hand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"he had thrown out to break his fall was bleeding. He suddenly remembered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"why he had fallen over and turned around quickly to stare at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"the alleyway between the garage and fence. The Knight Bus's headlamps were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"flooding it with light, and it was empty.  `'Choo lookin' at?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"said Stan.  `There was a big black thing,` said Harry, pointing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"uncertainly into the gap. `Like a dog... but massive...`  He looked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"a-round at Stan, whose mouth was slightly open. With a feeling of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"unease, Harry saw Stan's eyes move to the scar on Harry's forehead.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
" `Woss that on your 'ead?` said Stan abruptly.  `Nothing,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Harry quickly, flattening his hair over his scar. If the Ministry of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Magic was looking for him, he didn't want to make it too","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"easy for them.  `Woss your name?` Stan persisted.  `Neville Longbottom,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"said Harry, saying the first name that came into his head. `So","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"-- so this bus,` he went on quickly, hoping to distract Stan,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"`did you say it goes anywhere?`  `Yep,` said Stan proudly, `anywhere","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"you like, long's it's on land. Can't do nuffink underwater. 'Ere,` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"said, looking suspicious again, ,You did flag us down, dincha? Stuck out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"your wand 'and, dincha?`  `Yes,` said Harry quickly. `Listen, how much","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"would it be to get to London?`  `Eleven Sickles,` said Stan,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"`but for fifteen you get 'or chocolate, and for fifteen you get","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"an 'ot water bottle an' a toofbrush in the color of your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"choice.`  Harry rummaged once more in his trunk, extracted his money","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"bag, and shoved some gold into Stan's hand. He and Stan then","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"lifted his trunk, with Hedwig's cage balanced on top, up the steps","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"of the bus.  There were no seats; instead, half a dozen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"brass bedsteads stood beside the curtained windows. Candles were burning in brackets","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"beside each bed, illuminating the wood-paneled walls. A tiny wizard in a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"nightcap at the rear of the bus muttered, `Not now, thanks, I'm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"pickling some slugs` and rolled over in his sleep.  `You 'ave","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"this one,` Stan whispered, shoving Harry's trunk under the bed right behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"the driver, who was sitting in an armchair in front of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"steering wheel. `This is our driver, Ernie Prang. This ,is Neville Longbottom,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Ern. `  Ernie Prang, an elderly wizard wearing very thick glasses,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"nodded to Harry, who nervously flattened his bangs again and sat down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"on his bed.  `Take 'er away, Ern,` said Stan, sitting down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"in the armchair next to Ernie's.  There was another tremendous BANG,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"and the next moment Harry found himself flat on his bed, thrown","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"backward by the speed of the Knight Bus. Pulling himself up, Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"stared out of the dark window and saw that they were now bowling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"along a completely different street. Stan was watching Harry's stunned face with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"great enjoyment.  `This is where we was before you flagged us","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"down,` he said. `Where are we, Ern? Somewhere in Wales?`  `Ar,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"said Ernie.  `How come the Muggles don't hear the bus?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Harry.  `Them!` said Stan contemptuously. `Don' listen properly, do they? Don'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"look properly either. Never notice nuffink, they don'.`  `Best go wake","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"up Madam Marsh, Stan,` said Ern. `We'll be in Abergavenny in a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"minute.`  Stan passed Harry's bed and disappeared up a narrow wooden","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"staircase. Harry was still looking out of the window, feeling increasingly nervous.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Ernie didn't seem to have mastered the use of a steering wheel.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"The Knight Bus kept mounting the pavement, but it didn't hit anything;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"lines of lampposts, mailboxes, and trash cans jumped out of its way","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"as it approached and back into position once it had passed. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Stan came back downstairs, followed by a faintly green witch wrapped in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"a traveling cloak.  `'Ere you go, Madam Marsh,` said Stan happily","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"as Ern stamped on the brake and the beds slid a foot","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"or so toward the front of the bus. Madam Marsh clamped a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"handkerchief to her mouth and tottered down the steps. Stan threw her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"bag out after her and rammed the doors shut; there was another","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"loud BANG, and they were thundering down a narrow country lane, trees","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"leaping out of the way.  Harry wouldn't have been able to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"sleep even if he had been traveling on a bus that didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"keep banging loudly and jumping a hundred miles at a time. His","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"stomach churned as he fell back to wondering what was going to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"happen to him, and whether the Dursleys had managed to get Aunt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Marge off the ceiling yet.  Stan had unfurled a copy of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"the Daily Prophet and was now reading with his tongue between his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"teeth. A large photograph of a sunken-faced man with long, matted hair","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"blinked slowly at Harry from the front page. He looked strangely familiar.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
" `That man!` Harry said, forgetting his troubles for a moment. `He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"was on the Muggle news!`  Stanley turned to the front page","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"and chuckled.  `Sirius Black,` he said, nodding. `'Course 'e was on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"the Muggle news, Neville, where you been?`  He gave a superior","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"sort of chuckle at the blank look on Harry's face, removed the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"front page, and handed it to Harry.  `You oughta read the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"papers more, Neville.`  Harry held the paper up to the candlelight","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"and read:  BLACK STILL AT LARGE  Sirius Black, possibly the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"most infamous prisoner ever to be held in Azkaban fortress, is still eluding","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"capture, the Ministry of Magic confirmed today.  `We are doing all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"we can to recapture Black,` said the Minister of Magic, Cornelius Fudge,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"this morning, `and we beg the magical community to remain calm.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Fudge has been criticized by some members of the International Federation of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Warlocks for informing the Muggle Prime Minister of the crisis.  `Well,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"really, I had to, don't you know,` said an irritable Fudge. `Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"is mad. He's a danger to anyone who crosses him, magic or","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Muggle. I have the Prime Minister's assurance that he will not breathe","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"a word of Black's true identity to anyone. And let's face it-who'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"believe him if he did?`  While Muggles have been told that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Black is carrying a gun (a kind of metal wand that Muggles","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"use to kill each other), the magical community lives in fear of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"a massacre like that of twelve years ago, when Black murdered thirteen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"people with a single curse.  Harry looked into the shadowed eyes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"of Sirius Black, the only part of the sunken face that seemed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"alive. Harry had never met a vampire, but he had seen pictures","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"of them in his Defense Against the Dark Arts classes, and Black,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"with his waxy white skin, looked just like one.  `Scary-lookin' fing,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"inee?` said Stan, who had been watching Harry read.  `He murdered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"thirteen people?` said Harry, handing the page back to Stan, `with one","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"curse?`  `Yep,` said Stan, `in front of witnesses an' all. Broad","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"daylight. Big trouble it caused, dinnit, Ern?`  `Ar,` said Ern darkly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
" Stan swiveled in his armchair, his hands on the back, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"better to look at Harry.  `Black woz a big supporter of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"You-Know-'Oo,` he said.  `What, Voldemort?` said Harry, without thinking.  Even","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Stan's pimples went white; Ern jerked the steering wheel so hard that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"a whole farmhouse had to jump aside to avoid the bus. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"`You outta your tree?` yelped Stan. `'Choo say 'is name for?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"`Sorry,` said Harry hastily. `Sorry, I -- I forgot --`  `Forgot!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"said Stan weakly. `Blimey, my 'eart's goin' that fast ...`  `So","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"-- so Black was a supporter of You-Know-Who?` Harry prompted apologetically. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"`Yeah,` said Stan, still rubbing his chest. `Yeah, that's right. Very close","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"to You-Know-'Oo, they say. Anyway, when little 'Arry Potter got the better","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"of You-Know-'Oo --`  Harry nervously flattened his bangs down again. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"`-- all You-Know-'Oo's supporters was tracked down, wasn't they, Ern? Most of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"'em knew it was all over, wiv You-Know-'Oo gone, and they came","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"quiet. But not Sirius Black. I 'eard he thought 'e'd be second-in-command","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"once You-Know-'Oo 'ad taken over.  `Anyway, they cornered Black in the middle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"of a street full of Muggles an' Black took out 'is wand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"and 'e blasted 'alf the street apart, an' a wizard got it,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"an' so did a dozen Muggles what got in the way. 'Orrible,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"eh? An' you know what Black did then?` Stan continued in a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"dramatic whisper.  `What?` said Harry.  `Laughed,` said Stan. `Jus' stood","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"there an' laughed. An' when reinforcements from the Ministry of Magic got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"there, I 'e went wiv em quiet as anyfink, still laughing 'is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"'ead off. 'Cos 'e's mad, inee, Ern? Inee mad?`  `If he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"weren't when he went to Azkaban, he will be now,` said Ern","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"in his slow voice. `I'd blow meself up before I set foot","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"in that place. Serves him right, mind you ... after what he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"did....`  `They 'ad a job coverin' it up, din' they, Ern?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Stan said. `'Ole street blown up an' all them Muggles dead. What","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"was it they said ad 'appened, Ern?`  `Gas explosion,` grunted Ernie.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
" `An' now 'e's out,` said Stan, examining the newspaper picture of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Black's gaunt face again. `Never been a breakout from Azkaban before, 'as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"there, Ern? Beats me 'ow 'e did it. Frightenin', eh? Mind, I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"don't fancy 'is chances against them Azkaban guards, eh, Ern?`  Ernie","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"suddenly shivered.  `Talk about summat else, Stan, there's a good lad.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Them Azkaban guards give me the collywobbles.`  Stan put the paper","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"away reluctantly, and Harry leaned against the window of the Knight Bus,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"feeling worse than ever. He couldn't help imagining what Stan might be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"telling his passengers in a few nights' time.  `'Ear about that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"'Arry Potter? Blew up 'is aunt! We 'ad 'im 'ere on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Knight Bus, di'n't we, Ern? 'E was tryin' I to run for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"it....`  He, Harry, had broken wizard law just like Sirius Black.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Was inflating Aunt Marge bad enough to land him in Azkaban? Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"didn't know anything about the wizard prison, though everyone he'd ever heard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"speak of it did so in the same fearful tone. Hagrid, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Hogwarts gamekeeper, had spent two months there only last year. Harry wouldn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"soon forget the look of terror on Hagrid's face when he had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"been told where he was going, and Hagrid was one of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"bravest people Harry knew.  The Knight Bus rolled through the darkness,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"scattering bushes and wastebaskets, telephone booths and trees, and Harry lay, restless","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"and miserable, on his feather bed. After a while, Stan remembered that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Harry had paid for hot chocolate, but poured it all over Harry's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"pillow when the bus moved abruptly from Anglesea to Aberdeen. One by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"one, wizards and witches in dressing gowns and slippers descended from the upper","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"floors to leave the bus. They all looked very pleased to go.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
" Finally, Harry was the only passenger left.  `Right then, Neville,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"said Stan, clapping his hands, where abouts in London?`  `Diagon Alley,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"said Harry.  `Righto,` said Stan. `'Old tight, then.`  BANG. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"They were thundering along Charing Cross Road. Harry sat up and watched","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"buildings and benches squeezing themselves out of the Knight Bus's way. The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"sky was getting a little lighter. He would lie low for a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"couple of hours, go to Gringotts the. moment it opened, then set","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"off -- where, he didn't know.  Ern slammed on the brakes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"and the Knight Bus skidded to a halt in front of a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"small and shabby- looking pub, the Leaky Cauldron, behind which lay the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"magical entrance to Diagon Alley.  `Thanks,` Harry said to Ern. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"He jumped down the steps and helped Stan lower his trunk and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Hedwig's cage onto the pavement.  `Well,` said Harry. `'Bye then!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"But Stan wasn't paying attention. Still standing in the doorway to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"bus) he was goggling at the shadowy entrance to the Leaky Cauldron.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"`There you are, Harry,` said a voice.  Before Harry could turn,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"he felt a hand on his shoulder. At the same time, Stan","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"shouted, `Blimey! Ern, come 'ere! Come 'ere I`  Harry looked up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"at the owner of the hand on his shoulder and felt a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"bucketful of ice cascade into his stomach -- he had walked right","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"into Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic himself.  Stan leapt onto","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"the pavement beside them.  `What didja call Neville, Minister?` he said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"excitedly.  Fudge, a portly little man in a long, pinstriped cloak,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"looked cold and exhausted.  `Neville?` he repeated, frowning. `This is Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Potter.`  `I knew it!` Stan shouted gleefully. `Ern! Ern! Guess 'oo","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Neville is, Ern! 'E's 'Arry Potter! I can see 'is scar!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"`Yes,` said Fudge testily, `well, I'm very glad the Knight Bus picked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Harry up, but he and I need to step inside the Leaky","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Cauldron now...`  Fudge increased the pressure on Harry's shoulder, and Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"found himself being steered inside the pub. A stooping figure bearing a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"lantern appeared through the door behind the bar. It was Tom, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"wizened, toothless landlord.  `You've got him, Minister!` said Tom. `Will you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"be wanting anything? Beer? Brandy?`  `Perhaps a pot of tea,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Fudge, who still hadn't let go of Harry.  There was a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"loud scraping and puffing from behind them, and Stan and Ern appeared,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"carrying Harry's trunk and Hedwig's cage and looking around excitedly.  `'Ow","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"come you di'n't tell us 'oo you are, eh, Neville?` said Stan, beaming","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"at Harry, while Ernie's owlish face peered interestedly over Stan's shoulder. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"`And a private parlor, please, Tom,` said Fudge pointedly.  `Bye,` Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"said miserably to Stan and Ern as Tom beckoned Fudge toward the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"passage that led from the bar.  `'Bye, Neville!` called Stan. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Fudge marched Harry along the narrow passage after Tom's lantern, and then","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"into a small parlor. Tom clicked his fingers, a fire burst into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"life in the grate, and he bowed himself out of the room.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
" `Sit down, Harry,` said Fudge, indicating a chair by the fire.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
" Harry sat down, feeling goose bumps rising up his arms despite","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"the glow of the fire. Fudge took off his pinstriped cloak and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"tossed it aside, then hitched up the trousers of his bottle-green suit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"and sat down opposite Harry.  `I am Cornelius Fudge, Harry. The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Minister of Magic.`  Harry already knew this, of course; he had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"seen Fudge once before, but as he had been wearing his father's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Invisibility Cloak at the time, Fudge wasn't to know that.  Tom","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"the innkeeper reappeared, wearing an apron over his nightshirt and bearing a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"tray of tea and crumpets. He placed the tray on a table","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"between Fudge and Harry and left the parlor, closing the door behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"him.  `Well, Harry,` said Fudge, pouring out tea, `you've had us","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"all in a right flap, I don't mind telling you. Running away","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"from your aunt and uncle's house like that! I'd started to think...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"but you're safe, and that's what matters.`  Fudge buttered himself a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"crumpet and pushed the plate toward Harry.  `Eat, Harry, you look","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"dead on your feet. Now then... You will be pleased to hear","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"that we have dealt with the unfortunate blowing-up of Miss Marjorie Dursley.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Two members of the Accidental Magic Reversal Department were dispatched to Privet","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Drive a few hours ago. Miss Dursley has been punctured and her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"memory has been modified. She has no recollection of the incident at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"all. So that's that, and no harm done.`  Fudge smiled at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Harry over the rim of his teacup, rather like an uncle surveying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"a favorite nephew. Harry, who couldn't believe his ears, opened his mouth","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"to speak, couldn't think of anything to say, and closed it again.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
" `Ah, you're worrying about the reaction of your aunt and uncle?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"said Fudge. `Well, I won't deny that they are extremely angry, Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"but they are prepared to take you back next summer as long","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"as you stay at Hogwarts for the Christmas and Easter holidays.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Harry unstuck his throat.  `I always stay at Hogwarts for the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Christmas and Easter holidays,` he said, `and I don't ever want to go","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"back to Privet Drive.`  `Now, now, I'm sure you'll feel differently","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"once you've calmed down,` said Fudge in a worried tone. `They are","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"your family, after all, and I'm sure you are fond of each","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"other -- er -- very deep down.`  It didn't occur to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Harry to put Fudge right. He was still waiting to hear what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"was going to happen to him now.  `So all that remains,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"said Fudge, now buttering himself a second crumpet, `is to decide where","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"you're going to spend the last two weeks of your vacation. I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"suggest you take a room here at the Leaky Cauldron and ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"`Hang on,` blurted Harry. `What about my punishment?`  Fudge blinked. `Punishment?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
" `I broke the law!` Harry said. `The Decree for the Restriction","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"of Underage Wizardry!`  `Oh, my dear boy, we're not going to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"punish you for a little thing like that!` cried Fudge, waving his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"crumpet impatiently. `It was an accident! We don't send people to Azkaban","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"just for blowing up their aunts!`  But this didn't tally at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"all with Harry's past dealings with the Ministry of Magic.  `Last","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"year, I got an official warning just because a house-elf smashed a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"pudding in my uncle's house!` he told Fudge, frowning. `The Ministry of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Magic said I'd be expelled from Hogwarts if there was any more","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"magic there!`  Unless Harry's eyes were deceiving him, Fudge was suddenly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"looking awkward.  `Circumstances change, Harry... We have to take into account...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"in the present climate... Surely you don't want to be expelled?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"`Of course I don't,` said Harry.  `Well then, what's A the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"fuss about?` laughed Fudge. `Now, have a crumpet, Harry, while I go","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"and see if Tom's got a room for you.`  Fudge strode","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"out of the parlor and Harry stared after him. There was something","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"extremely odd going on. Why had Fudge been waiting for him at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"the Leaky Cauldron, if not to punish him for what he'd done?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"And now Harry came to think of it, surely it wasn't usual","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"for the Minister of Magic himself to get involved in matters of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"underage magic?  Fudge came back, accompanied by Tom the innkeeper. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"`Room eleven's free, Harry,` said Fudge. `I think you'll be very comfortable.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"just one thing, and I'm sure you'll understand... I don't want you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"wandering off into Muggle London, all right? Keep to Diagon Alley. And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"you're to be back here before dark each night. Sure you'll understand.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Tom will be keeping an eye on you for me.`  `Okay,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"said Harry slowly, `but why?`  `Don't want to lose you again,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"do we?` said Fudge with a hearty laugh. `No, no... best we know","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"where you are.... I mean...`  Fudge cleared his throat loudly and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"picked up his pinstriped cloak.  `Well, I'll be off, plenty to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"do, you know...  `Have you had any luck with Black yet?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Harry asked.  Fudge's finger slipped on the silver fastenings of his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"cloak.  `What's that? Oh, you've heard -- well, no, not yet,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"but it's only a matter of time. The Azkaban guards have never","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"yet failed... and they are angrier than I've ever seen them.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Fudge shuddered slightly.  `So, I'll say good-bye.`  He held out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"his hand and Harry, shaking it, had a sudden idea.  `Er","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"-- Minister? Can I ask you something?`  `Certainly,` said Fudge with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"a smile.  `Well, third years at Hogwarts are allowed to visit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Hogsmeade, but my aunt and uncle didn't sign the permission form. D'you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"think you could --?`  Fudge was looking uncomfortable.  `Ah,` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"said. `No, no, I'm very sorry, Harry, but as I'm not your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"parent or guardian --`  `But you I re the Minister of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Magic,` said Harry eagerly. `If you gave me permission  `No, I'm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"sorry, Harry, but rules are rules,` said Fudge flatly.  'Perhaps You'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"be able to visit Hogsmeade next year. In fact, I think it's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"best if you don't... yes... well, I'll be off Enjoy your stay,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Harry.`  And with a last smile and shake of Harry's hand,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"Fudge left the room. Tom now moved forward, beaming at Harry. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"`If you'll follow me, Mr. Potter,` he said, `I've already taken your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"things up...`  Harry followed Tom up a handsome wooden staircase to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"a door with a brass number eleven on it, which Tom unlocked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"and opened for him.  Inside was a very comfortable-looking bed, some","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"highly polished oak furniture, a cheerfully crackling fire and, perched on top","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"of the wardrobe -  `Hedwig!` Harry gasped.  The snowy owl","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"clicked her beak and fluttered down onto Harry's arm.  `Very smart","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"owl you've got there, chuckled Tom. `Arrived about five minutes after you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"did. If there's anything you need, Mr. Potter, don't hesitate to ask.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
" He gave another bow and left.  Harry sat on his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"bed for a long time, absentmindedly stroking Hedwig. The sky outside the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"window was changing rapidly from deep, velvety blue to cold, steely gray","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"and then, slowly, to pink shot with gold. Harry could hardly believe","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"that he'd left Privet Drive only a few hours ago, that he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"wasn't expelled, and that he was now facing two completely Dursley-free weeks.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
" `It's been a very weird night, Hedwig,` he yawned.  And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"without even removing his glasses, he slumped back onto his pillows and fell asleep.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-3"
"  THE LEAKY CAULDRON  It took Harry several days to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"get used to his strange new freedom. Never before had he been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"able to get up whenever he wanted or eat whatever he fancied.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"He could even go wherever he pleased, as long as it was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"in Diagon Alley, and as this long cobbled street was packed with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the most fascinating wizarding shops in the world, Harry felt no desire","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"to break his word to Fudge and stray back into the Muggle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"world.  Harry ate breakfast each morning in the Leaky Cauldron, where","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"he liked watching the other guests: funny little witches from the country,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"up for a day's shopping; venerable-looking wizards arguing over the latest article","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"in Transfiguration Today; wild-looking warlocks; raucous dwarfs; and once, what looked suspiciously","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"like a hag, who ordered a plate of raw liver from behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"a thick woollen balaclava.  After breakfast Harry would go out into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the backyard, take out his wand, tap the third brick from the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"left above the trash bit,, and stand back as the archway into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Diagon Alley opened in the wall.  Harry spent the long sunny","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"days exploring the shops and eating under the brightly colored umbrellas outside","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"cafes, where his fellow diners were showing one another their purchases (","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"` it , s a lunascope, old boy -- no more messing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"around with moon charts, see?`) or else discussing the case of Sirius","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Black (`personalty, I won't let any of the children out alone until","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"he's back in Azkaban`). Harry didn't have to do his homework under","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the blankets by flashlight anymore; now he could sit in the bright","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"sunshine outside Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor, finishing all his essays with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"occasional help from Florean Fortescue himself, who, apart from knowing a great","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"deal about medieval witch burnings, gave Harry free sundaes every half an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"hour.  Once Harry had refilled his money bag with gold Galleons,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"silver Sickles, and bronze Knuts from his vault at Gringotts, he had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"to exercise a lot of self-control not to spend the whole lot","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"at once. He had to keep reminding himself that he had five","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"years to go at Hogwarts, and how it would feel to ask","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the Dursleys for money for spellbooks, to stop himself from buying a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"handsome set of solid gold Gobstones (a wizarding game rather like marbles,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"in which the stones squirt a nasty-smelling liquid into the other player's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"face when they lose a point). He was sorely tempted, too, by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the perfect, moving model of the galaxy in a large glass ball,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"which would have meant he never had to take another Astronomy lesson.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"But the thing that tested Harry's resolution most appeared in his favorite","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"shop, Quality Quidditch Supplies, a week after he'd arrived at the Leaky","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Cauldron.  Curious to know what the crowd in the shop was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"staring at, Harry edged his way inside and squeezed in among the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"excited witches and wizards until he glimpsed a newly erected podium, on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"which was mounted the most magnificent broom he had ever seen in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"his life.  `Just come out -- prototype --` a square-jawed wizard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"was telling his companion.  `It's the fastest broom in the world, isn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"it, Dad?` squeaked a boy younger than Harry, who was swinging off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"his father's arm.  `Irish International Side's Just put in an order","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"for seven of these beauties!` the proprietor of the shop told the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"crowd. `And they're favorites for the World Cup!`  A large witch","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"in front of Harry moved, and he was able to read the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"sign next to the broom:  ** THE FIREBOLT **  THIS","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"STATE-OF-THE-ART PACING BROOM SPORTS A STREAM-LINED, SUPERFINE HANDLE OF ASH, TREATED WITH","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"A DIAMOND-HARD POLISH AND HAND- NUMBERED WITH ITS OWN REGISTRATION NUMBER. EACH","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"INDIVIDUALLY SELECTED BIRCH TWIG IN THE BROOMTAIL HAS BEEN HONED TO AERODYNAMIC","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"PERFECTION, GIVING THE FIREBOLT UNSURPASSABLE BALANCE AND PINPOINT PRECISION. THE FIREBOLT HAS","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"AN ACCELERATION OF 150 MILES AN HOUR IN TEN SECONDS AND INCORPORATES","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"AN UNBREAKABLE BRAKING CHARM. PRICE ON REQUEST.  Price on request... Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"didn't like to think how much gold the Firebolt would cost. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"had never wanted anything as much in his whole life -- but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"he had never lost a Quidditch match on his Nim bus Two","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Thousand, and what was the point in emptying his Gringotts vault for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the Firebolt, when he had a very good broom already? Harry didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"ask for the price, but he returned, almost every day after that,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"just to look at the Firebolt.  There were, however, things that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Harry needed to buy. He went to the Apothecary to replenish his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"store of potions ingredients, and as his school robes were now several","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"inches too short in the arm and leg, he visited Madam Malkin's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Robes for All Occasions and bought new ones. Most important of all,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"he had to buy his new schoolbooks, which would include those for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"his two new subjects, Care of Magical Creatures and Divination.  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"got a surprise as he looked in at the bookshop window. Instead","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"of the usual display of gold- embossed spellbooks the size of paving","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"slabs, there was a large iron cage behind the glass that held","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"about a hundred copies of The Monster Book of Monsters. Torn pages","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"were flying everywhere as the books grappled with each other, locked together","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"in furious wrestling matches and snapping aggressively.  Harry pulled his booklist","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"out of his pocket and consulted it for the first time. The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Monster Book of Monsters was listed as the required book for Care","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"of Magical Creatures. Now Harry understood why Hagrid had said it would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"come in useful. He felt relieved; he had been wondering whether Hagrid","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"wanted help with some terrifying new pet.  As Harry entered Flourish","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"and Blotts, the manager came hurrying toward him.  `Hogwarts?` he said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"abruptly. `Come to get your new books?`  `Yes,` said Harry, `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"need --`  `Get out of the way,` said the manager impatiently,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"brushing Harry aside. He drew on a pair of very thick gloves,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"picked up a large, knobbly walking stick, and proceeded toward the door","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"of the Monster Books' cage.  `Hang on,` said Harry quickly, `I've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"already got one of those.`  `Have you?` A look of enormous","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"relief spread over the manager's face. `Thank heavens for that. I've been bitten","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"five times already this morning --`  A loud ripping noise rent","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the air; two of the Monster Books had seized a third and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"were pulling it apart.  `Stop it! Stop it!` cried the manager,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"poking the walking stick through the bars and knocking the books apart.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"`I'm never stocking them again, never! It's been bedlam! I thought we'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"seen the worst when we bought two hundred copies of the Invisible","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Book of Invisibility -cost a fortune, and we never found them.... Well...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"is there anything else I can help you with?`  `Yes,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Harry, looking down his booklist, `I need Unfogging the Future by Cassandra","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Vablatsky.`  `Ah, starting Divination, are you?` said the manager, stripping off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"his gloves and leading Harry into the back of the shop, where","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"there was a corner devoted to fortune-telling. A small table was stacked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"with volumes such as Predicting the Unpredictable: Insulate Yourself Against Shocks and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Broken Balls: When Fortunes Turn Foul.  `Here you are,,' said the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"manager, who had climbed a set of steps to take down a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"thick, black- bound book. `Unfogging the Future. Very good guide to all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"your basic fortune-telling methods - palmistry, crystal balls, bird entrails.  But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Harry wasn't listening. His eyes had fallen on another book, which was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"among a display on a small table: Death Omens.- What to Do","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"When You Know the Worst Is Coming.  `Oh, I wouldn't read","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"that if I were you,` said the manager lightly, looking to see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"what Harry was staring at. `You'll start seeing death omens everywhere. It's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"enough to frighten anyone to death. `  But Harry continued to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"stare at the front cover of the book; it showed a black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"dog large as a bear, with gleaming eyes. It looked oddly familiar...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
" The manager pressed Unfogging the Future into Harry's hands.  `Anything","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"else?` he said.  `Yes,` said Harry, tearing his eyes away from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the dog's and dazedly consulting his booklist. `Er -- I need Intermediate","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Transfiguration and The Standard Book of Spells, Grade Three.`  Harry emerged","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"from Flourish and Blotts ten minutes later with his new books under","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"his arms and made his way back to the Leaky Cauldron, hardly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"noticing where he was going and bumping into several people.  He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"tramped up the stairs to his room, went inside, and tipped his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"books onto his bed. Somebody had been in to tidy; the windows","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"were open and sun was pouring inside. Harry could hear the buses","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"rolling by in the unseen Muggle street behind him and the sound","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"of the invisible crowd below in Diagon Alley. He caught sight of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"himself in the mirror over the basin.  `It can't have been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"a death omen,` he told his reflection defiantly. `I was panicking when","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"I saw that thing in Magnolia Crescent.... It was probably just a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"stray dog....`  He raised his hand automatically and tried to make","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"his hair lie flat  `You're fighting a losing battle there, dear,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"said his mirror in a vvheezy voice.  As the days slipped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"by, Harry started looking wherever he went for a sign of Ron or","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Hermione. Plenty of Hogwarts students were arriving in Diagon Alley now, with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the start of term so near. Harry met Seamus Finnigan and Dean","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Thomas, his fellow Gryffindors, in Quality Quidditch Supplies, where they too were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"ogling the Firebolt; he also ran into the real Neville Longbottom, a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"round-faced, forgetful boy, outside Flourish and Blotts. Harry didn't stop to chat;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Neville appeared to have mislaid his booklist and was being told off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"by his very formidable-looking grandmother. Harry hoped she never found out that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"he'd pretended to be Neville while on the run from the Ministry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"of Magic.  Harry woke on the last day of the holidays,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"thinking that he would at least meet Ron and Hermione tomorrow, on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the Hogwarts Express. He got up, dressed, went for a last look","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"at the Firebolt, and was just wondering where he'd have lunch, when","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"someone yelled his name and he turned.  `Harry! HARRY!`  They","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"were there, both of them, sitting outside Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"-- Ron looking incredibly freckly, Her,,one very brown, both waving frantically at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"him.  `Finally!` said Ron, grinning at Harry as he sat down.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"`We went to the Leaky Cauldron, but they said you'd left, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"we went to Flourish and Blotts, and Madam Malkin's, and --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"`I got all my school stuff last week,` Harry explained. `And how","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"come You knew I'm staying at the Leaky Cauldron?` `Dad,` said Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"simply.  Mr. Weasley, who worked at the Ministry of Magic, would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"of course have heard the whole story of what had happened to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Aunt Marge.  `Did you really blow up your aunt, Harry?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Hermione in a very serious voice.  `I didn't mean to,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Harry, while Ron roared with laughter. `I just -- lost control.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"`It's not funny, Ron,` said Hermione sharply. `Honestly, I'm amazed Harry wasn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"expelled.`  `So am I,` admitted Harry. `Forget expelled, I thought I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"was going to be arrested.` He looked at Ron. `Your dad doesn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"know why Fudge let me off, does he?`  `Probably 'cause it's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"you, isn't it?` shrugged Ron, still chuckling. `Famous Harry Potter and all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"that. I'd hate to see what the Ministry'd do to me if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"I blew up an aunt. Mind you, they'd have to dig me","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"up first, because Mum would've killed me. Anyway, you can ask Dad","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"yourself this evening. We're staying at the Leaky Cauldron tonight too! So","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"you can come to King's Cross with us tomorrow! Hermione's there as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"well!`  Hermione nodded, beaming. `Mum and Dad dropped me off this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"morning with all my Hogwarts things.`  `Excellent!` said Harry happily. `So,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"have you got all your new books and stuff?`  `Look at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"this,` said Ron, pulling a long thin box out of a bag","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"and opening it. `Brand-new wand. Fourteen inches, willow, containing one unicorn tail-hair.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"And we've got all our books --` He pointed at a large","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"bag under his chair. `What about those Monster Books, eh? The assistant","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"nearly cried when we said we wanted two.`  `What's all that,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Hermione?` Harry asked, pointing at not one but three bulging bags in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the chair next to her.  ,,Well, I'm taking more new subjects than","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"you, aren't IF' said Hermione. `Those are my books for Arithmancy, Care","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"of Magical Creatures, Divination, the Study of Ancient Runes, Muggle Studies --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
" `What are you doing Muggle Studies for?` said Ron, rolling his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"eyes at Harry. `You're Muggle- born! Your mum and dad are Muggles!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"You already know all about Muggles!`  `But it'll be fascinating to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"study them from the wizarding point of view,` said Hermione earnestly. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"`Are you planning to eat or sleep at all this year, Hermione?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"asked Harry, while Ron sniggered. Hermione ignored them.  `I've still got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"ten Galleons,` she said, checking her purse. `It's my birthday in September,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"and Mum and Dad gave me some money to get myself an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"early birthday present.`  `How about a nice book? said Ron innocently.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
" `No, I don't think so,` said Hermione composedly. `I really want","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"an owl. I mean, Harry's got Hedwig and you've got Errol --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
" `I haven't,` said Ron. `Errol's a family owl. All I've got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"is Scabbers.` He pulled his pet rat out of his pocket. `And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"I want to get him checked over,` he added, placing Scabbers on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the table in front of them. `I don't think Egypt agreed with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"him.`  Scabbers was looking thinner than usual, and there was a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"definite droop to his whiskers.  `There's a magical creature shop just","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"over there,` said Harry, who knew Diagon Alley very well by now.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"`You could see if they've got anything for Scabbers, and Hermione can","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"get her owl,`  So they paid for their ice cream and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"crossed the street to the Magical Menagerie.  There wasn't much room","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"inside. Every inch of wall was hidden by cages. It was smelly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"and very noisy because the occupants Of these cages were all squeaking,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"squawking, jabbering, or hissing. The witch behind the counter was already advising","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"a wizard on the care of double-ended newts, so Harry, Ron, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Hermione waited, examining the cages.  A pair of enormous purple toads","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"sat gulping wetly and feasting on dead blowflies. A gigantic tortoise with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"a jewel-encrusted shell was glittering near the window. Poisonous orange snails were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"oozing slowly up the side of their glass tank, and a fat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"white rabbit kept changing into a silk top hat and back again","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"with a loud popping noise. Then there were cats of every color,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"a noisy cage of ravens, a basket of funny custard-colored furballs that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"were humming loudly, and on the counter, a vast cage of sleek","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"black rats that were playing some sort of skipping game using their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"long, bald tails.  The double-ended newt wizard left, and Ron approached","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the counter.  `It's my rat,` he told the witch. `He been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"a bit off-color ever since I brought him back from Egypt.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"`Bang him on the counter,` said the witch, pulling a pair of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"heavy black spectacles out of her pocket.  Ron lifted Scabbers out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"of his inside pocket and placed him next to the cage of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"his fellow rats, who stopped their skipping tricks and scuffled to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"wire for a better took.  Like nearly everything Ron owned, Scabbers the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"rat was secondhand (he had once belonged to Ron's brother Percy) and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"a bit battered. Next to the glossy rats in the cage, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"looked especially woebegone.  `Hm,` said the witch, picking up Scabbers. `How","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"old is this rat?`  `Dunno,` said Ron. `Quite old. He used","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"to belong to my brother.`  `What powers does he have?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the witch, examining Scabbers closely.  `Er --` The truth was that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Scabbers had never shown the faintest trace of interesting powers. The witchs","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"eyes moved from Scabbers's tattered left ear to his front paw, which","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"had a toe missing, and tutted loudly.  `He's been through the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"mill, this one,` she said.  `He was like that when Percy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"gave him to me,` said Ron defensively.  `An ordinary common or","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"garden rat like this can't be expected to live longer than three","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"years or so,` said the witch. `Now, if you were looking for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"something a bit more hard-wearing, you might like one of these --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
" She indicated the black rats, who promptly started skipping again. Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"muttered, `Show-offs.`  `Well, if you Don't want a replacement, you can","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"try this rat tonic,` said the witch, reaching under the counter and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"bringing out a small red bottle.  `Okay,` said Ron. `How much","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"-- OUCH!`  Ron buckled as something huge and orange came soaring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"from the top of the highest cage, landed on his head, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"then propelled itself, spitting madly, at Scabbers.  `NO, CROOKSHANKS, NO!` cried","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the witch, but Scabbers, shot from between her hands like a bar","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"of soap, landed splay-legged on the floor, and then scampered for the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"door.  `Scabbers!` Ron shouted, racing out of the shop after him;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Harry followed.  It took them nearly ten minutes to catch Scabbers,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"who had taken refuge under a wastepaper bin outside Quality Quidditch Supplies.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Ron stuffed the trembling rat back into his pocket and straightened up,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"massaging his head.  `What was that?`  `It was either a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"very big cat or quite a small tiger,` said Harry.  `Where's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Hermione?`  `Probably getting her owl  They made their way back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"up the crowded street to the Magical Menagerie. As they reached it,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Hermione came out, but she wasn't carrying an owl. Her arms were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"clamped tightly around the enormous ginger cat.  `You bought that monster?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"said Ron, his mouth hanging open.  `He's gorgeous, isn't he?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Hermione, glowing.  That was a matter of opinion, thought Harry. The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"cat's ginger fur was thick and fluffy, but it was definitely a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"bit bowlegged and its face looked grumpy and oddly squashed, as though","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"it had run headlong into a brick wall. Now that Scabbers was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"out of sight, however, the cat was purring contentedly in Hermione's arms.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
" `Herinione, that thing nearly scalped me!` said Ron.  `He didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"mean to, did you, Crookshanks?` said Hermione.  `And what about Scabbers?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"said Ron, pointing at the lump in his chest pocket. `He needs","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"rest and relaxation! How's he going to get it with that thing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"around?`  `That reminds me, you forgot your rat tonic,` said Hermione, slapping","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the small red bottle into Ron's hand. `And stop worrying, Crookshanks will","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"be sleeping in my dormitory and Scabbers in yours, what's the problem?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Poor Crookshanks, that witch said he'd been in there for ages; no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"one wanted him.`  `Wonder why,` said Ron sarcastically as they set","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"off toward the Leaky Cauldron.  They found Mr. Weasley sitting in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the bar, reading the Daily prophet.  `Harry!` he said, smiling as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"he looked up. `How are you?`  `Fine, thanks,` said Harry as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"he, Ron, and Hermione joined Mr. Weasley with A their shopping. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Mr. Weasley put down his paper, and Harry saw the now familiar","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"picture of Sirius Black staring up at him.  `They still haven't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"caught him, then?` he asked.  `No,` said Mr. Weasley, looking extremely","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"grave. `They've pulled us all off our regular jobs at the Ministry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"to try and find him, but no luck so far.`  `Would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"we get a reward if we caught him?` asked Ron. `It'd be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"good to get some more money --`  `Don't be ridiculous, Ron,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"said Mr. Weasley, who on closer inspection looked very strained. `Black's not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"going to be caught by a thirteen-year-old wizard. It's the Azkaban guards","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"who'll get him back, You mark my words.`  At that moment","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Mrs. Weasley entered the bar, laden with shopping bags and followed by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the twins, Fred and George, who were about to start their fifth","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"year at Hogwarts; the newly elected Head Boy, Percy; and the Weasleys'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"youngest child and only girl, Ginny.  Ginny, who had always been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"very taken with Harry, seemed even more heartily embarrassed than usual when","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"she saw him, perhaps because he had saved her life during their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"previous year at Hogwarts. She went very red and muttered `hello` without","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"looking at him. Percy, however, held out his hand solemnly as though","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"he and Harry had never met and said, `Harry. How nice to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"see you.  `Hello, Percy,` said Harry, trying not to laugh. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"I hope you're well?` said Percy pompously, shaking hands. It was rather","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"like being introduced to the mayor.  `Very well, thanks --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"`Harry!` said Fred, elbowing Percy out of the way and bowing deeply.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"`Simply splendid to see you, old boy --`  `Marvelous,` said George,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"pushing Fred aside and seizing Harry's hand in turn. `Absolutely spiffing.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Percy scowled.  `That's enough, now,` said Mrs. Weasley.  `Mum!` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Fred as though he'd only just spotted her and seizing her hand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"too. `How really corking to see you --`  `I said, that's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"enough,` said Mrs. Weasley, depositing her shopping in an empty chair. `Hello,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Harry, dear. I suppose you've heard our exciting news?` She pointed to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the brand-new silver badge on Percy's chest. `Second Head Boy in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"family!` she said, swelling with pride.  `And last,` Fred muttered under","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"his breath.  I don't doubt that,` said Mrs. Weasley, frowning suddenly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"`I notice they haven't made you two prefects.`  `What do we","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"want to be prefects for?` said George, looking revolted at the very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"idea. `It'd take all the fun out of life.`  Ginny giggled.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
" `Yo u want to set a better example for your sister!` snapped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Mrs. Weasley.  `Ginny's got other brothers to set her an example,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Mother,` said Percy loftily. `I'm going up to change for dinner...` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"He disappeared and George heaved a sigh.  `We tried to shut","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"him in a pyramid,` he told Harry. `But Mum spotted us.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Dinner that night was a very enjoyable affair. Tom the innkeeper put","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"three tables together in the parlor, and the seven Weasleys, Harry, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Hermione ate their way through five delicious courses.  `How're we getting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"to King's Cross tomorrow, Dad?` asked Fred as they dug into a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"sumptuous chocolate pudding.  `The Ministry's providing a couple of cars,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Mr. Weasley.  Everyone looked up at him.  `Why?` said Percy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"curiously.  `It's because of you, Perce,` said George seriously. `And there'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"be little flags on the hoods, with HB on them`  `--","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"for Humongous Bighead,` said Fred.  Everyone except Percy and Mrs. Weasley","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"snorted into their pudding.  `Why are the Ministry providing cars, Father?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Percy asked again, in a dignified voice.  `Well, as we haven't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"got one anymore,` said Mr. Weasley,  `-- and as I work","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"there, they're doing me a favor --`  His voice was casual,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"but Harry couldn't help noticing that Mr. Weasley's ears had gone red,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"just like Ron's did when he was under Pressure.  `Good thing,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"too,` said Mrs. Weasley briskly. `Do you realize how much luggage you've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"all got between you? A nice sight you'd be on the Muggle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Underground.... You are all packed, aren't you?`  `Ron hasn't put all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"his new things in his trunk yet,` said Percy, in a long-suffering","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"voice. `He's dumped them on my bed.`  `You'd better go and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"pack properly, Ron, because we won't have much time in the morning,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Mrs. Weasley called down the table. Ron scowled at Percy.  After","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"dinner everyone felt very full and sleepy. One by one they made","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"their way upstairs to their rooms to check their things for the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"next day. Ron and Percy were next door to Harry. He had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"just closed and locked his own trunk when he heard angry voices","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"through the wall, and went to see what was going on. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"The door of number twelve was ajar and Percy was shouting. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"`It was here, on the bedside table, I took it off for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"polishing  `I haven't touched it, all right?` Ron roared back. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"`What's up?` said Harry.  `My Head Boy badge is gone,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Percy, rounding on Harry.  `So's Scabbers's rat tonic,` said Ron, throwing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"things out of his trunk to look. `I think I might've left","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"it in the bar --`  `You're not going anywhere till you've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"found my badge!` yelled Percy.  `I'll get Scabbers's stuff, I'm packed,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Harry said to Ron, and he went downstairs.  Harry was halfway","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"along the passage to the bar, which was now very dark, when","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"he heard another pair of angry voices coming from the parlor. A","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"second later, he recognized them as Mr. and Mrs.  Weasleys'. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"hesitated, not wanting them to know he'd heard them arguing, when the sound","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"of his own name made him stop, then move closer to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"parlor door.  `--makes no sense not to tell him,` Mr. Weasley","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"was saying heatedly. `Harry's got a right to know. I've tried to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"tell Fudge, but he insists on treating Harry like a child. He's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"thirteen years old and --`  `Arthur, the truth would terrify him!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"said Mrs. Weasley shrilly. `Do you really want to send Harry back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"to school with that hanging over him? For heaven's sake, he's happy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"not knowing!`  `I don't want to make him miserable, I want","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"to put him on his guard!` retorted Mr. Weasley. `You know what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Harry and Ron are like, wandering off by themselves -- they've ended","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"up in the Forbidden Forest twice! But Harry mustn't do that this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"year! When I think what could have happened to him that night","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"he ran away from home! If the Knight Bus hadn't picked him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"up, I'm prepared to bet he would have been dead before the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Ministry found him.`  `But he's not dead, he's fine, so what's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the point  `Molly, they say Sirius Black's mad, and maybe he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"is, but he was clever enough to escape from Azkaban, and that's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"supposed to be impossible. It's been three weeks, and no one's seen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"hide nor hair of him, and I don't care what Fudge keeps","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"telling the Daily Prophet, we're no nearer catching Black than inventing self-spelling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"wands. The only thing we know for sure is what Black's after","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
" `But Harry will be perfectly safe at Hogwarts.`  `We thought","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Azkaban was perfectly safe. If Black can break out of Azkaban, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"can break into Hogwarts.`  `But no one's really sure that Black's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"after Harry  There was a thud on wood, and Harry was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"sure Mr. Weasley had banged his fist on the table.  `Molly,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"how many times do I have to tell you? They didn't report","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"it in the press because Fudge wanted it kept quiet, but Fudge","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"went out to Azkaban the night Black escaped. The guards told Fudge","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"that Blacks been talking in his sleep for a while now. Always","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the same words: 'He's at Hogwarts... he's at Hogwarts.' Black is deranged,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Molly, and he wants Harry dead. If you ask me, he thinks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"murdering Harry will bring You-Know-Who back to pow er. Black lost everything","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the night Harry stopped You- Know-Who, and he's had twelve years alone","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"in Azkaban to brood on that....`  There was a silence. Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"leaned still closer to the door, desperate to hear more.  `Well,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Arthur, you must do what you think is right. But you're forgetting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Albus Dumbledore. I don't think anything could hurt Harry at Hogwarts while","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Dumbledore's headmaster. I suppose he knows about all this?`  `Of course","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"he knows. We had to ask him if he minds the Azkaban","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"guards stationing themselves around the entrances to the school grounds. He wasn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"happy about it, but he agreed.`  `Not happy? Why shouldn't he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"be happy, if they're there to catch Black?`  `Dumbledore isn't fond","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"of the Azkaban guards,` said Mr. Weasley heavily. `Nor am 1, if it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"comes to that... but when you're dealing with a wizard like Black,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"you sometimes have to join forces with those you'd rather avoid.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"`If they save Harry then I will never say another word against","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"them, said Mr. Weasley wearily. `It's late, Molly, we'd better go up....`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
" Harry heard chairs move. As quietly as he could, he hurried","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"down the passage to the bar and out of sight. The parlor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"door opened, and a few seconds later footsteps told him that Mr.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"and Mrs. Weasley were climbing the stairs.  The bottle of rat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"tonic was lying under the table they had sat at earlier. Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"waited until he heard Mr. and Mrs. Weasley's bedroom door close, then","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"headed back upstairs with the bottle.  Fred and George were crouching","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"in the shadows on the landing, heaving with laughter as they listened","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"to Percy dismantling his and Ron's room in search of his badge.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
" `We've got it,` Fred whispered to Harry. `We've been improving it.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
" The badge now read Bighead Boy.  Harry forced a laugh,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"went to give Ron the rat tonic, then shut himself in his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"room and lay down on his bed.  So Sirius Black was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"after him. This explained everything. Fudge had been lenient with him because","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"he was so relieved to find him alive. He'd made Harry promise","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"to stay in Diagon Alley where there were plenty of wizards to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"keep an eye on him. And he was sending two Ministry cars","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"to take them all to the station tomorrow, so that the Weasleys","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"could look after Harry until he was on the train.  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"lay listening to the muffled shouting next door and wondered why he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"didn't feel more scared. Sirius Black had murdered thirteen people with one","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"curse; Mr. and Mrs, Weasley obviously thought Harry would be panic-stricken if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"he knew the truth. But Harry happened to agree wholeheartedly with Mrs.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Weasley that the safest place on earth was wherever Albus Dumbledore happened","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"to be. Didn't people always say that Dumbledore was the only person","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Lord Voldemort had ever been afraid of? Surely Black, as Voldemort's right-hand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"man, would be just as frightened of him?  And then there","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"were these Azkaban guards everyone kept talking about. They seemed to scare","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"most people senseless, and if they were stationed all around the school,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"Black's chances of getting inside seemed very remote.  No, all in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"all, the thing that bothered Harry most was the fact that his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"chances of visiting Hogsmeade now looked like zero. Nobody would want Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"to leave the safety of the castle until Black was caught; in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"fact, Harry suspected his every move would be carefully watched until the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"danger had passed.  He scowled at the dark ceiling. Did they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"think he couldn't look after himself? He'd escaped Lord Voldemort three times;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"he wasn't completely useless....  Unbidden, the image of the beast in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"the shadows of Magnolia Crescent crossed his mind. What to do when","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"you know the worst is coming...  `I'm not going to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"murdered,` Harry said out loud.  `That's the spirit, dear,` said his mirror sleepily.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-4"
"  THE DEMENTOR  Tom woke Harry the next morning with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"his usual toothless grin and a cup of tea. Harry got dressed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and was just persuading a disgruntled Hedwig to get back into her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"cage when Ron banged his way into the room, pulling a sweatshirt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"over his head and looking irritable.  `The sooner we get on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the train, the better,` he said. `At least I can get away","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"from Percy at Hogwarts. Now he's accusing me of dripping tea on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"his photo of Penelope Clearwater. You know,` Ron grimaced, `his girlfriend. She's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"hidden her face under the frame because her nose has gone all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"blotchy...`  `I've got something to tell you,` Harry began, but they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"were interrupted by Fred and George, who had looked in to congratulate","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Ron on infuriating Percy again.  They headed down to breakfast, where","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Mr. Weasley was reading the front page of the Daily Prophet with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"a furrowed brow and Mrs. Weasley was telling Hermione and Ginny about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"a love potion she'd made as a young girl. All three of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"them were rather giggly.  `What were you saying?` Ron asked Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"as they sat down.  `Later,` Harry muttered as Percy stormed in.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" Harry had no chance to speak to Ron or Hermione in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the chaos of leaving; they were too busy heaving all their trunks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"down the Leaky Cauldron's narrow staircase and piling them up near the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"door, with Hedwig and Hermes, Percy's screech owl, perched on top in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"their cages. A small wickerwork basket stood beside the heap of trunks,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"spitting loudly.  `It's all right, Crookshanks,` Hermione cooed through the wickerwork.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`I'll let you out on the train.`  `You won't,` snapped Ron.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`What about poor Scabbers, eh?`  He pointed at his chest, where","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"a large lump indicated that Scabbers was curled up in his pocket.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" Mr. Weasley, who had been outside waiting for the Ministry cars,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"stuck his head inside.  `They're here, he said. `Harry, come on.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" Mr. Weasley marched Harry across the short stretch of pavement toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the first of two old- fashioned dark green cars, each of which","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"was driven by a furtive-looking wizard wearing a suit of emerald velvet.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" `In you get, Harry,` said Mr. Weasley, glancing up and down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the crowded street.  Harry got into the back of the car","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and was shortly joined by Hermione, Ron, and, to Ron's disgust, Percy.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" The journey to King's Cross was very uneventful compared with Harry's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"trip on the Knight Bus. The Ministry of Magic cars seemed almost","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"ordinary. though Harry noticed that they could slide through gaps that Uncle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Vernon's new company car certainly couldn't have managed. They reached King's Cross","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"with twenty minutes to spare; the Ministry drivers found them trolleys, unloaded","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"their trunks, touched their hats in salute to Mr. Weasley, and drove","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"away, somehow managing to jump to the head of an unmoving line","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"at the traffic lights.  Mr. Weasley kept close to Harry's elbow","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"all the way into the station.  `Right then,` he said, glancing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"around them. `Let's do this in pairs, as there are so many","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"of us. I'll go through first with Harry.`  Mr. Weasley strolled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"toward the barrier between platforms nine and ten, pushing Harry's trolley and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"apparently very interested in the InterCity 125 that had just arrived at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"platform nine. With a meaningful look at Harry, he leaned casually against","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the barrier. Harry imitated him.  In a moment, they had fallen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"sideways through the solid metal onto platform nine and three- quarters and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"looked up to see the Hogwarts Express, a scarlet steam engine, puffing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"smoke over a platform packed with witches and wizards seeing their children","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"onto the train.  Percy and Ginny suddenly appeared behind Harry. They","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"were panting and had apparently taken the barrier at a run. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`Ah, there's Penelope!` said Percy, smoothing his hair and going Pink again. Ginny","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"caught Harry's eye, and they both turned away to hide their laughter","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"as Percy strode over to a girl with long, curly hair, walking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"with his chest thrown out so that she couldn't miss his shiny","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"badge. stood back to let him on. They leaned out of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"window and waved at Mr. and Mrs. Weasley until the train turned","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"a corner and blocked them from view.  `I need to talk","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"to you in private,` Harry muttered to Ron and Hermione as the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"train picked up speed.  `Go away, Ginny,` said Ron.  `Oh,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"that's nice,` said Ginny huffily, and she stalked off.  Harry, Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and Hermione set off down the corridor, looking for an empty compartment,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"but all were full except for the one at the very end","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"of the train.  This had only one occupant, a man sitting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"fast asleep next to the window. Harry, Ron, and Hermione checked on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the threshold. The Hogwarts Express was usually reserved for students and they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"had never seen an adult there before, except for the witch who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"pushed the food cart.  The stranger was wearing an extremely shabby","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"set of wizard's robes that had been darned in several places. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"looked ill and exhausted. Though quite young, his light brown hair was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"flecked with gray.  `Who d'you reckon he is?` Ron hissed as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"they sat down and slid the door shut, taking the seats farthest","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"away from the window.  `Professor R. J. Lupin,` whispered Hermione at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"once.  `How d'you know that?`  `It's on his case,` she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"replied, pointing at the luggage rack over the man's head, where there","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"was a small, battered case held together with a large quantity of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"neatly knotted string. The name Professor R. J. Lupin was stamped across","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"one corner in peeling letters.  `Wonder what he teaches?` said Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"frowning at Professor Lupin's pallid profile.  `That's obvious,` whispered Hermione. `There's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"only one vacancy, isn't there? Defense Against the Dark Arts.`  Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Ron, and Hermione had already had two Defense Against the Dark Arts","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"teachers, both of whom had lasted only one year. There were rumors","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"that the job was jinxed.  `well, I hope he's up to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"it,` said Ron doubtfully. `He looks like on, good hex would finish","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"him off, doesn't he? Anyway...` He turned to Harry. `What were you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"going to tell us?`  Harry explained all about Mr. and Mrs.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Weasley's argument and the warning Mr. Weasley had just given him. \When","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"he'd finished, Ron looked thunderstruck, and Hermione had her hands over her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"mouth. She finally lowered them to say, `Sirius Black escaped to come","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"after you? Oh, Harry... you'll have to be really, really careful. don't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"go looking for trouble, Harry --`  `I Don't go looking for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"trouble,` said Harry, nettled. `Trouble usually finds me.`  `How thick would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Harry have to be, to go looking for a nutter who wants","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"to kill him?` said Ron shakily.  They were taking the news","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"worse than Harry had expected. Both Ron and Hermione seemed to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"much more frightened of Black than he was.  `No one knows","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"how he got out of Azkaban,` said Ron uncomfortably. `No one's ever","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"done it before. And he was a top-security prisoner too.`  `But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"they'll catch him, won't they?` said Hermione earnestly. `I Mean, they've got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"all the Muggles looking out for him too....` `What's that noise?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Ron suddenly.  A faint, tinny sort of whistle was coming from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"somewhere. The, looked all around the compartment.  `It's coming from your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"trunk, Harry,` said Ron, standing UP and reaching into the luggage rack.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"A moment later he had pulled the Pocket Sneakoscope out from between","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Harry's robes. It was spinning very fast in the palm of Ron's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"hand and glowing brilliantly.  `Is that a Sneakoscope?` said Hermione interestedly, standing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"up for a better look.  `Yeah... mind you, it's a very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"cheap one,` Ron said. `It went haywire just as I was tying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"it to Errol's leg to send it to Harry.`  `Were you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"doing anything untrustworthy at the time?` said Hermione shrewdly.  `No! Well...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"I wasn't supposed to be using Errol. You know he's not really","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"up to long journeys... but how else was I supposed to get","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Harry's present to him?`  `Stick it back in the trunk,` Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"advised as the Sneakoscope whistled piercingly, `or it'll wake him up.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"He nodded toward Professor Lupin. Ron stuffed the Sneakoscope into a particularly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"horrible pair of Uncle Vernon's old socks, which deadened the sound, then","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"closed the lid of the trunk on it.  `We could get","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"it checked in Hogsmeade,` said Ron, sitting back down. `They sell that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"sort of thing in Dervish and Banges, magical instruments and stuff. Fred","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and George told me.`  `Do you know much about Hogsmeade?` asked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Hermione keenly. `I've read it's the only entirely non-Muggle settlement in Britain","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"--`  `Yeah, I think it is,` said Ron in an offhand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"sort of way.  `But that's not Why I want to go.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"I just want to get inside Honey Dukes.`  `What's that?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Hermione.  `It's this sweetshop,` said Ron, a dreamy look coming over","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"his face, `where they've got everything... Pepper Imps -- they make you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"smoke at the mouth -- and great fat Chocoballs full of strawberry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"mousse and clotted cream, and really excellent sugar quills, which you can","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"suck in class and just look like you're thinking what to write","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"next --`  `But Hogsmeade's a very interesting place, isn't it?` Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"pressed on eagerly. `In Sites of Historical Sorcery it says the inn","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"was the headquarters for the 1612 goblin rebellion, and the Shrieking Shades","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"supposed to be the most severely haunted building in Britain --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`-- and massive sherbert balls that make you levitate a few inches","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"off the ground while you're sucking them,` said Ron, who was plainly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"not listening to a word Hermione was saying.  Hermione looked around","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"at Harry.  `Won't it be nice to get out of school","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"for a bit and explore Hogsmeade?`  `'Spect it will,` said Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"heavily. `You'll have to tell me when You've found out.`  `What","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"d'you mean?` said Ron.  `I can't go. The Dursleys didn't sign","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"my permission form, and Fudge wouldn't either.`  Ron looked horrified. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"``You're not allowed to come? But -- no way -- McGonagall or","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"someone will give you permission -- ` musclely; Crabbe was taller, with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"a pudding-bowl haircut and a very thick neck; Goyle had short, bristly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"hair and long, gorilla-ish arms.  `Well, look who it is,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Malfoy in his usual lazy drawl, pulling open the compartment door. `Potty","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and the Weasel.`  Crabbe and Goyle chuckled trollishly.  `I heard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"your father finally got his hands on some gold this summer, Weasley,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"said Malfoy. `Did your mother die of shock?`  Ron stood up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"so quickly he knocked Crookshanks's basket to the floor. Professor Lupin gave","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"a snort.  `Who's that?` said Malfoy, taking an automatic step backward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"as he spotted Lupin.  `New teacher,` said Harry, who got to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"his feet, too, in case he needed to hold Ron back. `What","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"were you saying, Malfoy?`  Malfoy's pale eyes narrowed; he wasn't fool","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"enough to pick a fight right under a teacher's nose.  `C'mon,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"he muttered resentfully to Crabbe and Goyle, and they disappeared.  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and Ron sat down again, Ron massaging his knuckles.  `I'm not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"going to take any crap from Malfoy this year,` he said angrily.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`I mean it. If he makes one more crack about my family,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"I'm going to get hold of his head and --`  Ron made","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"a violent gesture in midair.  `Ron,` hissed Hermione, pointing at Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Lupin, `be careful...`  But Professor Lupin was still fast asleep. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"The rain thickened as the train sped yet farther north; the windows","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"were now a solid, shimmering gray, which graduily darkened until lanterns flickered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"into life all along the corridors and over the luggage racks. The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"train rattled, the rain hammered, the ind roared, but still, Professor Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"slept.  `We must be nearly there,` said Ron, leaning forward to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"look past Professor Lupin at the now completely black window.  The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"words had hardly left him when the train started to slow down.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" `Great,` said Ron, getting up and walking carefully past Professor Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"to try and see outside. `I'm starving. I want to get to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the feast....  `We can't be there yet,` said Hermione, checking her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"watch.  `So why're we stopping?`  The train was getting slower","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and slower. As the noise of the pistons fell away, the wind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and rain sounded louder than ever against the windows.  Harry, who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"was nearest the door, got up to look into the corridor. All","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"along the carriage, heads were sticking curiously out of their compartments. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"The train came to a stop with a jolt, and distant thuds","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and bangs told them that luggage had fallen out of the racks.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Then, without warning, all the lamps went out and they were plunged","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"into total darkness.  `'What's going on?` said Ron's voice from behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Harry.  `Ouch!` gasped Hermione. `Ron, that was my foot!`  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"felt his way back to his seat.  `D'you think we've broken","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"down?`  `Dunno...`  There was a squeaking sound, and Harry saw","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the dim black outline of Ron, wiping a patch clean on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"window and peering out.  `There's something moving out there,` Ron said.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`I think people are coming aboard....`  The compartment door suddenly opened","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and someone fell painfully over Harry's legs.  `Sorry -- d'you know","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"what's going on? -- Ouch -- sorry  `Hullo, Neville,` said Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"feeling around in the dark and pulling Neville up by his cloak.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" `Harry? Is that you? What's happening?`  `No idea -- sit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"down --`  There was a loud hissing and a yelp of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"pain; Neville had tried to sit on Crookshanks.  `I'm going to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"go and ask the driver what's going on,` came Hermione's voice. Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"felt her pass him, heard the door slide open again, and then","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"a thud and two loud squeals of pain.  `Who's that?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`Who's that?`  `Ginny?`  `Hermione?`  `What are you doing?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`I was looking for Ron --` `Come in and sit down --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" `Not here!` said Harry hurriedly. `I'm here!`  `Ouch!` said Neville.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" `Quiet!` said a hoarse voice suddenly.  Professor Lupin appeared to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"have woken up at last. Harry could hear movements in his corner.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" None of them spoke.  There was a soft, crackling noise,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and a shivering light filled the compartment. Professor Lupin appeared to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"holding a handful of flames. They illuminated his tired, gray face, but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"his eyes looked alert and wary.  `Stay where you are,` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"said in the same hoarse voice, and he got slowly to his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"feet with his handful of fire held out in front of him.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" But the door slid slowly open before Lupin could reach it.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" Standing in the doorway, illuminated by the shivering flames in Lupin's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"hand, was a cloaked figure that towered to the ceiling. Its face","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"was completely hidden beneath its hood. Harry's eyes darted downward, and what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"he saw made his stomach contract. There was a hand protruding from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the cloak and it was glistening, grayish, slimy-looking, and scabbed, like something","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"dead that had decayed in water...  But it was visible only for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"a split second. As though the creature beneath the cloak sensed Harry's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"gaze, the hand was suddenly withdrawn into the folds of its black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"cloak.  And then the thing beneath the hood, whatever it was,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"drew a long, slow, rattling breath, as though it were trying to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"suck something more than air from its surroundings.  An intense cold","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"swept over them all. Harry felt his own breath catch in his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"chest. The cold went deeper than his skin. It was inside his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"chest, it was inside his very heart....  Harry's eyes rolled up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"into his head. He couldn't see. He was drowning in cold. There","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"was a rushing in his ears as though of water. He was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"being dragged downward, the roaring growing louder. .  And then, from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"far away, he heard screaming, terrible, terrified, pleading screams. He wanted to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"help whoever it was, he tried to move his arms, but couldn't...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"a thick white fog was swirling around him, inside him - ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`Harry! Harry! Are you all right?`  Someone was slapping his face.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" `W -- what?`  Harry opened his eyes; there were lanterns","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"above him, and the floor was shaking -- the Hogwarts Express was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"moving again and the lights had come back on. He seemed to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"have slid out of his seat onto the floor. Ron and Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"were kneeling next to him, and above them he could see Neville","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and Professor Lupin watching. Harry felt very sick; when he put up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"his hand to push his glasses back on, he felt cold sweat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"on his face.  Ron and Hermione heaved him back onto his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"seat.  `Are you okay?` Ron asked nervously.  `Yeah,` said Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"looking quickly toward the door. The hooded creature had vanished. `What happened?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Where's that -- that thing? Who screamed?`  `No one screamed,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Ron, more nervously still.  Harry looked around the bright compartment. Ginny","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and Neville looked back at him, both very pale.  `But I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"heard screaming --`  A loud snap made them all jump. Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Lupin was breaking an enormous slab of chocolate into pieces.  `Here,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"he said to Harry, handing him a particularly large piece. `Eat it.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"It'll help.`  Harry took the chocolate but didn't eat it. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`What was that thing?` he asked Lupin.  `A dementor,` said Lupin,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"who was now giving chocolate to everyone else. `One of the dementors","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"of Azkaban.`  Everyone stared at him. Professor Lupin crumpled up the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"empty chocolate wrapper and put it in his pocket.  `Eat,` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"repeated. `It'll help. I need to speak to the driver, excuse me...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" He strolled past Harry and disappeared into the corridor.  `Are","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"you sure you're okay, Harry?` said Hermione, watching Harry anxiously.  `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Don't get it.... What happened?` said Harry, wiping more sweat off his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"face.  `Well -- that thing -- the dementor -- stood there","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and looked around (I mean, I think it did, I couldn't see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"its face) -- and you -- you  `I thought you were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"having a fit or something,` said Ron, who still looked scared. `You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"went sort of rigid and fell out of your seat and started","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"twitching -- 11  `And Professor Lupin stepped over you, and walked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"toward the dementor, and pulled out his wand,` said Hermione, `and he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"said, 'None of us is hiding Sirius Black under our cloaks. Go.'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"But the dementor didn't move, so Lupin muttered something, and a silvery","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"thing shot out of his wand at it, and it turned around","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and sort of glided away.... `  `It was horrible,` said Neville,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"in a higher voice than usual. `Did YOU feel how cold it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"got when it came in?`  I felt weird,` said Ron, shifting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"his shoulders uncomfortably. `Like I'd never be cheerful again....`  Ginny, who was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"huddled in her corner looking nearly as bad as Harry felt, gave","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"a small sob; Hermione went over and put a comforting arm around","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"her.  `But didn't any of you -- fall off your seats?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"said Harry awkwardly.  `No,` said Ron, looking anxiously at Harry again.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`Ginny was shaking like mad, though....`  Harry didn't understand. He felt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"weak and shivery, as though he were recovering from a bad bout","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"of flu; he also felt the beginnings of shame. Why had he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"gone to pieces like that, when no one else had?  Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Lupin had come back. He paused as he entered, looked around, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"said, with a small smile, `I haven't poisoned that chocolate, you know....`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" Harry took a bite and to his great surprise felt warmth","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"spread suddenly to the tips of his fingers and toes.  `We'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"be at Hogwarts in ten minutes,` said Professor Lupin. `Are you all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"right, Harry?`  Harry didn't ask how Professor Lupin knew his name.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" `Fine,` he muttered, embarrassed.  They didn't talk much during the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"remainder of the journey. At long last, the train stopped at Hogsmeade","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"station, and there was a great scramble to get outside; owls hooted,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"cats meowed, and Neville's pet toad croaked loudly from under his hat.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"It was freezing on the tiny platform; rain was driving down in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"icy sheets.  `Firs' years this way!` called a familiar voice. Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Ron, and Hermione turned and saw the gigantic outline of Hagrid at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the other end of the platform, beckoning the terrified-looking new students forward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"for their traditional journey across the lake.  `All right, you three?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Hagrid yelled over the heads of the crowd. They waved at him,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"but had no chance to speak to him because the mass of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"people around them was shunting them away along the platform. Harry, Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"and Hermione followed the rest of the school along the platform and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"out onto a rough mud track, where at least a hundred stagecoaches","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"awaited the remaining students, each pulled, Harry could only assume, by an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"invisible horse, because when they climbed inside and shut the door, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"coach set off all by itself, bumping and swaying in procession. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"The coach smelled faintly of mold and straw. Harry felt better since","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the chocolate, but still weak. Ron and Hermione kept looking at him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"sideways, as though frightened he might collapse again.  As the carriage","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"trundled toward a pair of magnificent wrought iron gates, flanked with stone","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"columns topped with winged boars,  Harry saw two more towering, hooded","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"dementors, standing guard on either side. A wave of cold sickness threatened","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"to engulf him again; he leaned back into the lumpy seat and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"closed his eyes until they had passed the gates. The carriage picked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"up speed on the long, sloping drive up to the castle; Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"was leaning out of the tiny window, watching the many turrets and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"towers draw nearer. At last, the carriage swayed to a halt, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Hermione and Ron got out.  As Harry stepped down, a drawling,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"delighted voice sounded in his ear.  `You fainted, Potter? Is Longbottorn","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"telling the truth? You actualy fainted?`  Malfoy elbowed past Hermione to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"block Harry's way up the stone steps to the castle, his face","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"gleeful and his pale eyes glinting maliciously. `Shove off, Malfoy,` said Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"whose jaw was clenched.  `Did you faint as well, Weasley?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Malfoy loudly. `Did the scary old dementor frighten you too, Weasley?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`Is there a problem?` said a mild voice. Professor Lupin had just","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"gotten out of the next carriage.  Malfoy gave Professor Lupin an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"insolent stare, which took in the patches on his robes and the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"delapidated suitcase. With a tiny hint of sarcasm in his voice, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"said, `Oh, no -- er -- Professor,` then he smirked at Crabbe and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Goyle and led them up the steps into the castle.  Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"prodded Ron in the back to make him hurry, and the three","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"of them joined the crowd swarming up the steps, through the giant","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"oak front doors, into the cavernous entrance hall, which was lit with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"flaming torches, and housed a magnificent marble staircase that led to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"upper floors.  The door into the Great Hall stood open at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the right; Harry followed the crowd toward it, but had barely glimpsed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the enchanted ceiling, which was black and cloudy tonight, when a voice","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"called, `Potter! Granger! I want to see you both!`  Harry and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Hermione turned around, surprised. Professor McGonagall, Transfiguration teacher and head of Gryffindor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"House, was calling over the heads of the crowd. She was a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"sternlooking witch who wore her hair in a tight bun; her sharp","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"eyes were framed with square spectacles. Harry fought his way over to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"her with a feeling of foreboding: Professor McGonagall had a way of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"making him feel he must have done something wrong.  `There's no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"need to look so worried -- I just want a word in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"MY office,` she told them. `Move along there, Weasley.`  Ron stared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"as Professor McGonagall ushered Harry and Hermione away from the chattering crowd;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"they accompanied her across the entrance hall, up the marble staircase, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"along a corridor.  Once they were in her office, a small","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"room with a large, welcoming fire, Professor McGonagall motioned Harry and Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"to sit down. She settled herself behind her desk and said abruptly,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`Professor Lupin sent an owl ahead to say that you were taken","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"ill on the train, Potter.`  Before Harry could reply, there was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"a soft knock on the door and Madam Pomfrey, the nurse, came","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"bustling in.  Harry felt himself going red in the face. It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"was bad enough that he'd passed out, or whatever he had done,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"without everyone making all this fuss.  `I'm fine,` he said, `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"don't need anything  `Oh, it's you, is it?` said Madam Pomfrey,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"ignoring this and bending down to stare closely at him. `I suppose","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"you've been doing something dangerous again?`  `It was a dementor, Poppy,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"said Professor McGonagall.  They exchanged a dark look, and Madam Pomfrey","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"clucked disapprovingly.  `Setting dementors around a school, she muttered, pushing back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Harry's hair and feeling his forehead. `He won't be the last one","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"who collapses. Yes, he's all clammy. Terrible things, they are, and the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"effect they have on people who are already delicate  `I'm not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"delicate!` said Harry crossly.  `Of course you're not,` said Madam Pomfrey","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"absentmindedly, now taking his pulse.  `What does he need?` said Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"McGonagall crisply. `Bed rest? Should he perhaps spend tonight in the hospital","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"wing?`  `I'm fine!` said Harry, jumping up. The thought of what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Draco Malfoy would say if he had to go to the hospital","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"wing was torture.  `Well, he should have some chocolate, at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"very least,` said Madam Pomfrey, who was now trying to peer into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Harry's eyes.  `I've already had some,` said Harry. `Professor Lupin gave","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"me some. He gave it to all of us.`  `Did he,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"now?` said Madam Pomfrey approvingly. `So we've finally got a Defense Against","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the Dark Arts teacher who knows his remedies?`  `Are you sure","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"you feel all right, Potter?` Professor McGonagall said sharply.  `Yes, `said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Harry.  `Very well. Kindly wait outside while I have a quick","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"word with Miss Granger about her course schedule, then we can go","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"down to the feast together.`  Harry went back into the corridor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"with Madam Pomfrey, who left for the hospital wing, muttering to herself","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"He had to wait only a few minutes; then Hermione emerged looking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"very happy about something, followed by Professor McGonagall, and the three of them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"made their way back down the marble staircase to the Great Hall.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" It was a sea of pointed black hats; each of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"long House tables was lined with students, their faces glimmering by the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"light of thousands of candles, which were floating over the tables in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"midair. Professor Flitwick, who was a tiny little wizard with a shock","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"of white hair, was carrying an ancient hat and a three-legged stool","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"out of the hall.  `Oh,` said Hermione softly, `we've missed the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Sorting!`  New students at Hogwarts were sorted into Houses by trying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"on the sorting Hat, which shouted out the House they were best","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"suited to (Gryffindor, Ravenclaw, Hufflepuff, or Slytherin). Professor McGonagall strode off toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"her empty seat at the staff table, and Harry and Hermione set","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"off in the other direction, as quietly as possible, toward the Gryffindor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"table. People looked around at them as they passed along the back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"of the hall, and a few of them pointed at Harry. Had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the story of his collapsing in front of the dementor traveled that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"fast?  He and Hermione sat down on either side of Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"who had saved them seats.  `What was all that about?` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"muttered to Harry.  Harry started to explain in a whisper, but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"at that moment the headmaster stood up to speak, and he broke","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"off.  Professor Dumbledore, though very old, always gave an impression of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"great energy. He had several feet of long silver hair and beard,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"half-moon spectacles, and an extremely crooked nose. He was often described as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the greatest wizard of the age, but that wasn't why Harry respected","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"him. You couldn't help trusting Albus Dumbledore, and as Harry watched him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"beaming around at the students, he felt really calm for the first","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"time since the dementor had entered the train compartment.  `Welcome!` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Dumbledore, the candlelight shimmering on his beard. `Welcome to another year at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Hogwarts! I have a few things to say to you all, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"as one of them is very serious, I think it best to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"get it out of the way before you become befuddled by our","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"excellent feast....`  Dumbledore cleared his throat and continued, `As you will","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"all be aware after their search of the Hogwarts Express, our school","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"is presently playing host to some of the dementors of Azkaban, who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"are here on Ministry of Magic business.`  He paused, and Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"remembered what Mr. Weasley had said about Dumbledore not being happy with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the dementors guarding the school.  `They are stationed at every entrance","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"to the grounds,` Dumbledore continued, `and while they are with us, I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"must make it plain that nobody is to leave school without permission.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Dementors are not to be fooled by tricks or disguises -- or","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"even Invisibility Cloaks,` he added blandly, and Harry and Ron glanced at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"each other. `It is not in the nature of a dementor to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"understand pleading or excuses. I therefore warn each and every one of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"you to give them no reason to harm you. I look to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the prefects, and our new Head Boy and Girl, to make sure","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"that no student runs afoul of the dementors,` he said.  Percy,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"who was sitting a few seats down from Harry, puffed out his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"chest again and stared around impressively. Dumbledore paused again; he looked very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"seriously around the hall, and nobody moved or made a sound. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`On a happier note,` he continued, I am pleased to welcome two","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"new teachers to our ranks this year.  `First, Professor Lupin, who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"has kindly consented to fill the post of Defense Against the Dark","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Arts teacher.`  There was some scattered, rather unenthusiastic applause. Only those","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"who had been in the compartment on the train with Professor Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"clapped hard, Harry among them. Professor Lupin looked particularly shabby next to all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the other teachers in their best robes.  `Look at Snape!` Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"hissed in Harry's ear.  Professor Snape, the Potions master, was staring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"along the staff table at Professor Lupin. It was common knowledge that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Snape ,anted the Defense Against the Dark Arts job, but even Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"who hated Snape, was startled at the expression twisting his thin, sallow","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"face. it was beyond anger: it was loathing. Harry knew that expression","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"only too well; it was the look Snape wore every time he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"set eyes on Harry.  `As to our second new appointment,` Dumbledore","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"continued as the lukewarm applause for Professor Lupin died away. `Well, I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"am sorry to tell you that Professor Kettleburn, our Care of Magical","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Creatures teacher, retired at the end of last year in order to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"enjoy more time with his remaining limbs. However, I am delighted to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"say that his place will be filled by none other than Rubeus","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Hagrid, who has agreed to take on this teaching job in addition","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"to his gamekeeping duties.`  Harry, Ron, and Hermione stared at one","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"another, stunned. Then they joined in with the applause, which was tumultuous","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"at the Gryffindor table in particular. Harry leaned forward to see Hagrid,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"who was ruby-red in the face and staring down at his enormous","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"hands, his wide grin hidden in the tangle of his black beard.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
" `We should've known!` Ron roared, pounding the table. `Who else would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"have assigned us a biting book?`  Harry, Ron, and Hermione were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the last to stop clapping, and as Professor Dumbledore started speaking again,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"they saw that Hagrid was wiping his eyes on the tablecloth. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`Well, I think that's everything of importance,` said Dumbledore. `Let the feast","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"begin!`  The golden plates and goblets before them filled suddenly with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"food and drink. Harry, suddenly ravenous, helped himself to everything he could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"reach and began to eat.  It was a delicious feast; the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"hall echoed with talk, laughter, and the clatter of knives and forks.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione, however, were eager for it to finish so","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"that they could talk to Hagrid. They knew how much being made","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"a teacher would mean to him. Hagrid wasn't a fully qualified wizard;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"he had been expelled from Hogwarts in his third year for a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"crime he had not committed. It had been Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"who had cleared Hagrid's name last year.  At long last, when","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the last morsels of pumpkin tart had melted from the golden platters,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Dumbledore gave the word that it was time for them all to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"go to bed, and they got their chance.  `Congratulations, Hagrid!` Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"squealed as they reached the teachers' table.  `All down ter you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"three,` said Hagrid, wiping his shining face on his napkin as he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"looked up at them., `Can' believe it... great man, Dumbledore... came straight","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"down to me hut after Professor Kettleburn said he'd had enough.... It's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"what I always wanted. --`  Overcome with emotion, he buried his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"face in his napkin, and Professor McGonagall shooed them away.  Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Ron, and Hermione joined the Gryffindors streaming up the marble staircase and,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"very tired now, along more corridors, UP more and more stairs, to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"the hidden entrance to Gryffindor Tower's large portrait of a fat lady","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"in a pink dress asked them, `Password?`  `Coming through, coming through!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"Percy called from behind the crowd. `The new password's 'Fortuna Major'!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"`Oh no,` said Neville Longbottom sadly. He always had trouble remembering the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"passwords.  Through the portrait hole and across the common room, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"girls and boys divided toward their separate staircases. Harry climbed the spiral","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"stair with no thought in his head except how glad he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"to be back. They reached their familiar, circular dormitory with its five","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"four-poster beds, and Harry, looking around, felt he was home at last.  ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-5"
"  TALONS AND TEA LEAVES  When Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"entered the Great Hall for breakfast the next day, the first thing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"they saw was Draco Malfoy, who seemed to be entertaining a large","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"group of Slytherins with a very funny story. As they passed, Malfoy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"did a ridiculous impression of a swooning fit and there was a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"roar of laughter.  `Ignore him,` said Hermione, who was right behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Harry. `Just ignore him, it's not worth it....`  `Hey, Potter!` shrieked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Pansy Parkinson, a Slytherin girl with a face like a pug. `Potter!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"The dementors are coming, Potter! Woooooooooo!`  Harry dropped into a seat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"at the Gryffindor table, next to George Weasley.  `New third-year course","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"schedules,` said George, passing then, over. `What's up with you, Harry?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`Malfoy,` said Ron, sitting down on George's other side and glaring over","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"at the Slytherin table.  George looked up in time to see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Malfoy pretending to faint with terror again.  `That little git,` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"said calmly. `He wasn't so cocky last night when the dementors were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"down at our end of the train. Came runing into our compartment,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"didn't he, Fred?`  `Nearly wet himself,` said Fred, with a contemptuous","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"glance at Malfoy.  `I wasn't too happy myself,` said George. `They're","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"horrible things, those dementors....`  `Sort of freeze your insides, don't they?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"said Fred.  `You didn't pass out, though, did you?` said Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"in a low voice.  `Forget it, Harry,` said George bracingly. `Dad","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"had to go out to Azkaban one time, remember, Fred? And he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"said it was the worst place he'd ever been, he came back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"all weak and shaking.... They suck the happiness out of a place,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"dementors. Most of the prisoners go mad in there.`  `Anyway, we'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"see how happy Malfoy looks after our first Quidditch match,` said Fred.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`Gryffindor versus Slytherin, first game of the season, remember?`  The only","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"time Harry and Malfoy had faced each other in a Quidditch match,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Malfoy had definitely come off worse. Feeling slightly more cheerful, Harry helped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"himself to sausages and fried tomatoes.  Hermione was examining her new","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"schedule.  ` Ooh, good, we're starting some new subjects today,` she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"said happily. villains are these, that trespass upon my private lands! Come","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"I. scorn at my fall, perchance? Draw, you knaves, you dogs!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"They watched in astonishment as the little knight tugged his sword out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"of its scabbard and began brandishing it violently, hopping up and down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"in rage. But the sword was too long for him; a particularly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"wild swing made him overbalance, and he landed facedown in the grass.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" `Are you all right?` said Harry, moving closer to the picture.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" `Get back, you scurvy braggart! Back, you rogue!`  The knight","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"seized his sword again and used it to push himself back up,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"but the blade sank deeply into the grass and, though he pulled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"with all his might, he couldn't get it out again. Finally, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"had to flop back down onto the grass and push up his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"visor to mop his sweating face.  `Listen,` said Harry, taking advantage","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"of the knight's exhaustion, `we're looking for the North Tower. You don't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"know the way, do you?`  `A quest!` The knight's rage seemed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"to vanish instantly. He clanked to his feet and shouted, `Come follow","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"me, dear friends, and we shall find our goal, or else shall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"perish bravely in the charge!`  He gave the sword another fruitless","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"tug, tried and failed to mount the fat pony, gave up, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"cried, `On foot then, good sirs and gentle lady! On! On!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"And he ran, clanking loudly, into the left side of the frame","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"and out of sight.  They hurried after him along the corridor,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"following the sound of his armor. Every now and then they spotted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"him running through a picture ahead.  `Be of stout heart, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"worst is yet to come!` yelled the knight, and they saw him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"reappear in front of an alarmed group of women in crinolines, whose","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"picture hung on the wall of a narrow spiral staircase.  Puffing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"loudly, Harry, Ron, and Hermione climbed the tightly spiraling steps, getting dizzier","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"and dizzier, until at last they heard the murmur of voices above","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"them and knew they had reached the classroom.  `Farewell!` cried the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"knight, popping his head into a painting of some sinister-looking monks. `Farewell,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"my comrades-in-arms! If ever you have need of noble heart and steely","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"sinew, call upon Sir Cadogan!`  `Yeah, we'll call you,` muttered Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"as the knight disappeared, `if we ever need someone mental.`  They","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"climbed the last few steps and emerged onto a tiny landing, where","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"most of the class was already assembled. There were no doors off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"this landing, but Ron nudged Harry and pointed at the ceiling, where","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"there was a circular trapdoor with a brass plaque on it. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`'Sibyll Trelawney, Divination teacher,`' Harry read. `How're we supposed to get up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"there?`  As though in answer to his question, the trapdoor suddenly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"opened, and a silvery ladder descended right at Harry's feet. Everyone got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"quiet.  `After you,` said Ron, grinning, so Harry climbed the ladder","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"first.  He emerged into the strangest-looking classroom he had ever seen.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"In fact, it didn't look like a classroom at all, more like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"a cross between someone's attic and an old-fashioned tea shop. At leasttwenty","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"small, circular tables were crammed inside it, all surrounded by chintz armchairs","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"and fat little poufs. Everything was lit with a dim, crimson light;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the curtains at the windows were all closed, and the many lamps","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"were draped with dark red scarves. it was stiflingly warm, and the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"fire that was burning under the crowded mantelpiece was giving off a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"heavy, sickly sort of perfume as it heated a large copper kettle.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"The shelves running around the circular walls were crammed with dusty-looking feathers,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"stubs of candles, many packs of tattered playing cards, countless silvery crystal","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"balls, and a huge array of teacups.  Ron appeared at Harry's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"shoulder as the class assembled around them, all talking in whispers. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`Where is she?` Ron said.  A voice came suddenly out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the shadows, a soft, misty sort of voice.  `Welcome,` it said.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`How nice to see you in the physical world at last.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Harry's immediate impression was of a large, glittering insect. Professor Trelawney moved","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"into the firelight, and they saw that she was very thin; her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"large glasses magnified her eyes to several times their natural size, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"she was draped in a gauzy spangled shawl. Innumerable chains and beads","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"hung around her spindly neck, and her arms and hands were encrusted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"with bangles and rings.  `Sit, my children, sit,` she said, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"they all climbed awkwardly into armchairs or sank onto poufs. Harry, Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"and Hermione sat themselves around the same round table.  `Welcome to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Divination,` said Professor Trelawney, who had seated herself in a winged armchair","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"in front of the fire. `My name is professor Trelawney. You may","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"not have seen me before. I find that descending too often into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the hustle and bustle of the main school clouds my Inner Eye.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" Nobody said anything to this extraordinary pronouncement. Professor Trelawney delicately rearranged","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"her shawl and continued, `So you have chosen to study Divination, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"most difficult of all magical arts. I must warn you at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"outset that if you do not have the Sight, there is very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"little I will be able to teach you.. Books can take you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"only so far in this field....`  At these words, both Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"and Ron glanced, grinning, at Hermione, who looked startled at the news that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"books wouldn't be much help in this subject.  `Many witches and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"wizards, talented though they are in the area of loud bangs and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"smells and sudden disappearings, are yet unable to penetrate the veiled mysteries","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"of the future,` Professor Trelawney went on, her enormous, gleaming eyes moving","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"from face to nervous face. `It is a Gift granted to few.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"You, boy,` she said suddenly to Neville, who almost toppled off his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"pouf. `Is your grandmother well?`  `I think so,` said Neville tremulously.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" `I wouldn't be so sure if I were you, dear,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Professor Trelawney, the firelight glinting on her long emerald earrings. Neville gulped.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Professor Trelawney continued placidly. `We will be covering the basic methods of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Divination this year. The first term will be devoted to reading the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"tea leaves. Next term we shall progress to palmistry. By the way,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"my dear,` she shot suddenly at Parvati Patil, `beware a red-haired man.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" Parvati gave a startled look at Ron, who was right behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"her and edged her chair away from him.  `In the second","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"term,` Professor Trelawney went on, `we shall progress to the crystal ball","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"-- if we have finished with fire omens, that is. Unfortunately, classes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"will be disrupted in February by a nasty bout of flu. I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"myself will lose my voice. And around Easter, one of our number","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"will leave us forever.`  A very tense silence followed this pronouncement,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"but Professor Trelawney seemed unaware of it.  `I wonder, dear,` she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"said to Lavender Brown, who was nearest and shrank back in her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"chair, `if you could pass me the largest silver teapot?`  Lavender,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"looking relieved, stood up, took an enormous teapot from the shelf, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"put it down on the table in front of Professor Trelawney. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`Thank you, my dear. Incidentally, that thing you are dreading -- it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"will happen on Friday the sixteenth of October.`  Lavender trembled. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`Now, I want you all to divide into pairs. Collect a teacup","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"from the shelf, come to me, and I will fill it. Then","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"sit down and drink, drink until only the dregs remain. Swill these","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"around the cup three times with the left hand, then turn the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"cup upside down on its saucer, wait for the last of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"tea to drain away, then give your cup to your partner to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"read. You will interpret the patterns using pages five and six of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Unfogging the Future. I shall move among you, helping and instructing. Oh,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"and dear` -- she caught Neville by the arm as he made","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"to stand up -- `after you've broken your first cup, would you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"be so kind as to select one of the blue patterned ones?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"I'm rather attached to the pink.`  Sure enough, Neville had no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"sooner reached the shelf of teacups when there was a tinkle of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"breaking china. Professor Trelawney swept over to him holding a dustpan and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"brush and said, `One of the blue ones, then, dear, if you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"wouldn't mind... thank you. ... `  When Harry and Ron had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"had their teacups filled, they went back to their table and tried","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"to drink the scalding tea quickly. They swilled the dregs around as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Professor Trelawney had instructed, then drained the cups and swapped over. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`Right,` said Ron as they both opened their books at pages five","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"and six. `What can you see in mine?`  `A load of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"soggy brown stuff,` said Harry. The heavily perfumed smoke in the room","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"was making him feel sleepy and stupid.  `Broaden your minds, my","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"dears, and allow your eyes to see past the mundane!` Professor Trelawney","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"cried through the gloom.  Harry tried to pull himself together. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`Right, you've got a crooked sort of cross... ` He consulted Unfogging","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the Future. `That means you're going to have 'trials and suffering' --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"sorry about that -- but there's a thing that could be the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"sun... hang on... that means 'great happiness'... so you're going to suffer","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"but be very happy....`  `You need your Inner Eye tested, if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"you ask me,` said Ron, and they both had to stifle their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"laughs as Professor Trelawney gazed in their direction.  `My turn...` Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"peered into Harry's teacup, his forehead wrinkled with effort. `There's a blob","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"a bit like a bowler hat,` he said. `Maybe you're going to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"work for the Ministry of Magic...  He turned the teacup the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"other way up.  `But this way it looks more like an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"acorn.... What's that?` He scanned his copy of Unfogging the Future. `'A","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"windfall, unexpected gold.' Excellent, you can lend me some... and there's a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"thin, here,` he turned the cup again, `that looks like an animal...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"yeah, if that was its head... it looks like a hippo... no,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"a sheep...`  Professor Trelawney whirled around as Harry let out a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"snort of laughter.  `Let me see that, my dear,` she said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"reprovingly to Ron, sweeping over and snatching Harry's cup from him. Everyone","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"went quiet to watch.  Professor Trelawney was staring into the teacup,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"rotating it counterclockwise.  `The falcon... my dear, you have a deadly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"enemy.`  `But everyone knows that, ` said Hermione in a loud","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"whisper. Professor Trelawney stared at her.  `Well, they do,` said Hermione.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`Everybody knows about Harry and You-Know-Who.`  Harry and Ron stared at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"her with a mixture of amazement and admiration. They had never heard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Hermione speak to a teacher like that before. Professor Trelawney chose not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"to reply. She lowered her huge eyes to Harry's cup again and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"continued to turn it.  `The club... an attack. Dear, dear, this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"is not a happy cup....  I thought that was a bowler","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"hat,` said Ron sheepishly.  `The skull... danger in your path, my","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"dear....`  Everyone was staring, transfixed, at Professor Trelawney, who gave the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"cup a final turn, gasped, and then screamed.  There was another","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"tinkle of breaking china; Neville had smashed his second cup. Professor Trelawney","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"sank into a vacant armchair, her glittering hand at her heart and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"her eyes closed.  `My dear boy... my poor, dear boy no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"it is kinder not to say.. . no... don't ask me....` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`What is it, Professor?` said Dean Thomas at once. Everyone had got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"to their feet, and slowly they crowded around Harry and Ron's table,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"pressing close to Professor Trelawney's chair to get a  good look","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"at Harry's cup.  `My dear,` Professor Trelawney's huge eyes opened dramatically,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" `You have the Grim.`  `The what?` said Harry.  He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"could tell that he wasn't the only one who didn't understand; Dean","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Thomas shrugged at him and Lavender Brown looked puzzled, but nearly everybody","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"else clapped their hands to their mouths in horror.  `The Grim,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"my dear, the Grim!` cried Professor Trelawney, who looked shocked that Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"hadn't understood. `The giant, spectral dog that haunts churchyards! My dear boy,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"it is an omen -- the worst omen -- of death!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Harry's stomach lurched. That dog on the cover of Death Omens in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Flourish and Blotts -the dog in the shadows of Magnolia Crescent... Lavender","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Brown clapped her hands to her mouth too. Everyone was looking at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Harry, everyone except Hermione, who had gotten up and moved around to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the back of Professor Trelawney's chair.  `I don't think it looks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"like a Grim,` she said flatly.  Professor Trelawney surveyed Hermione with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"mounting dislike.  `You'll forgive me for saying so, my dear, but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"I perceive very little aura around you. Very little receptivity to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"resonances of the future.` Seamus Finnigan was tilting his head from side","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"to side.  `It looks like a Grim if you do this,` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"said, with his eyes almost shut, `but it looks more like a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"donkey from here,` he said, leaning to the left.  `When you've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"all finished deciding whether I'm going to die Or not!` said Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"taking even himself by surprise. Now nobody seemed to want to look","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"at him.  `I think we will leave the lesson here for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"today,` said Professor Trelawney in her mistiest voice. `Yes... please pack away","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"your things....`  Silently the class took their teacups back to Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Trelawney, packed away their books, and closed their bags. Even Ron was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"avoiding Harry's eyes.  `Until we meet again,` said Professor Trelawney faintly,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`fair fortune be yours. Oh, and dear` -- she pointed at Neville","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"-- `you'll be late next time, so mind you work extra-hard to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"catch up.`  Harry, Ron, and Hermione descended Professor Trelawney's ladder and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the winding stair in silence, then set off for Professor McGonagall's Transfiguration","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"lesson. It took them so long to find her classroom that, early","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"as they had left Divination, they were only just in time. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Harry chose a seat right at the back of the room, feeling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"as though he were sitting in a very bright spotlight; the rest","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"of the class kept shooting furtive glances at him, as though he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"were about to drop dead at any moment. He hardly heard what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Professor McGonagall was telling them about Animagi (wizards who could transform at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"will into animals), and wasn't even watching when she transformed herself in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"front of their eyes into a tabby cat with spectacle markings around","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"her eyes.  `Really, what has got into you all today?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Professor McGonagall, turning back into herself with a faint pop, and staring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"around at them all. `Not that it matters, but that's the first","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"time my transformation's not got applause from a class.`  Everybody's heads","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"turned toward Harry again, but nobody spoke. Then Hermione raised her hand.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" `Please, Professor, we've just had our first Divination class, and we","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"were reading the tea leaves, and --`  `Ah, of course,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Professor McGonagall, suddenly frowning.  `There is no need to say any","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"more, Miss Granger. Tell me, which of you will be dying this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"year?`  Everyone stared at her.  `Me,` said Harry, finally. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`I see,` said Professor McGonagall, fixing Harry with her beady eyes. `Then","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"you should know, Potter, that Sibyll Trelawney has predicted the death of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"one student a year since she arrived at this school. None of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"them has died yet. Seeing death omens is her favorite way of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"greeting a new class. If it were not for the fact that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"I never speak ill of my colleagues --`  Professor McGonagall broke","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"off, and they saw that her nostrils had gone white. She went","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"on, more calmly, `Divination is one of the most imprecise branches of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"magic. I shall not conceal from you that I have very little","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"patience with it. True Seers are very rare, and Professor Trelawney --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" She stopped again, and then said, in a very matter-of-fact tone,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`You look in excellent health to me, Potter, so you will excuse","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"me if I don't let you off homework today. I assure you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"that if you die, you need not hand it in.`  Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"laughed. Harry felt a bit better. It was harder to feel scared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"of a lump of tea leaves away from the dim red light","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"and befuddling perfume of Professor Trelawney's classroom. Not everyone was convinced, however.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Ron still looked worried, and Lavender whispered, `But what about Neville's cup?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" When the Transfiguration class had finished, they joined the crowd thundering","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"toward the Great Hall for lunch.  `Ron, cheer up,` said Hermione,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"pushing a dish of stew toward him. `You heard what Professor McGonagall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"said.`  Ron spooned stew onto his plate and picked up his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"fork but didn't start.  `Harry,` he said, in a low, serious","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"voice, `You haven't seen a great black dog anywhere, have you?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`Yeah, I have,` said Harry. `I saw one the night I left","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the Dursleys'. `  Ron let his fork fall with a clatter.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" `Probably a stray,` said Hermione calmly.  Ron looked at Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"as though she had gone mad.  `Hermione, if Harry's seen a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Grim, that's -- that's bad,` he said. `My -- my uncle Bilius","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"saw one and -- and he died twenty-four hours later!`  `Coincidence,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"said Hermione airily, pouring herself some pumpkin juice.  `You don't know","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"what you're talking about!` said Ron, starting to get angry. `Grims scare","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the living daylights out of most wizards!`  `There you are, then,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"said Hermione in a superior tone. `They see the Grim and die","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"of fright. The Grim's not an omen, it's the cause of death!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"And Harry's still with us because he's not stupid enough to see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"one and think, right, well, I'd better kick the bucket then!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Ron mouthed wordlessly at Hermione, who opened her bag, took out her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"new Arithmancy book, and propped it open against the juice jug. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`I think Divination seems very woolly,` she said, searching for her page.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`A lot of guesswork, if you ask me.`  `There was nothing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"woolly about the Grim in that cup!` said Ron hotly.  `You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"didn't seem quite so confident when you were telling Harry it was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"a sheep,` said Hermione coolly.  `Professor Trelawney said you didn't have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the right aura! You just don't like being bad at something for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"a change!`  He had touched a nerve. Hermione slammed her Arithmancy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"book down on the table so hard that bits of meat and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"carrot flew everywhere.  `If being good at Divination means I have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"to pretend to see death omens in a lump of tea leaves,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"I'm not sure I'll be studying it much longer! That lesson was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"absolute rubbish compared with my Arithmancy class!`  She snatched up her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"bag and stalked away.  Ron frowned after her.  `What's she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"talking about?` he said to Harry. `She hasn't been to an Arithmancy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"class yet.`  Harry was pleased to get out of the castle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"after lunch. Yesterday's rain had cleared; the sky was a clear, pale","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"gray, and the grass was springy and damp underfoot as they set","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"off for their first ever Care of Magical Creatures class.  Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"and Hermione weren't speaking to each other. Harry walked beside them in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"silence as they went down the sloping lawns to Hagrid's hut on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the edge of the Forbidden Forest. It was only when he spotted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"three only-too- familiar backs ahead of them that he realized they must","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"be having these lessons with the Slytherins. Malfoy was talking animatedly to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Crabbe and Goyle, who were chortling. Harry was quite sure he knew","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"what they were talking about.  Hagrid was waiting for his class","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"at the door of his hut. He stood in his moleskin overcoat,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"with Fang the boarhound at his heels, looking impatient to start. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`C'mon, now, get a move on!` he called as the class approached.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`Got a real treat for yeh today! Great lesson comin' up! Everyone","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"here? Right, follow me!`  For one nasty moment, Harry thought that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Hagrid was going to lead them into the forest; Harry had had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"enough unpleasant experiences in there to last him a lifetime. However, Hagrid","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"strolled off around the edge of the trees, and five minutes later,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"they found themselves outside a kind of paddock. There was nothing in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"there.  `Everyone gather 'round the fence here!` he called. `That's it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"-- make sure yeh can see -- now, firs' thing yeh'll want ter","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"do is open yer books --`  `How?` said the cold, drawling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"voice of Draco Malfoy.  `Eh?` said Hagrid.  `How do we","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"open our books?` Malfoy repeated. He took out his copy of The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Monster Book of Monsters, which he had bound shut with a length","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"of rope. Other people took theirs out too; some, like Harry, had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"belted their book shut; others had crammed them inside tight bags or","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"clamped them together with binder clips.  `Hasn' -- hasn' anyone bin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"able ter open their books?` said Hagrid, looking crestfallen.  The class","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"all shook their heads.  `Yeh've got ter stroke 'em,` said Hagrid,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"as though this was the most obvious thing in the world. `Look","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"--`  He took Hermione's copy and ripped off the Spellotape that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"bound it. The book tried to bite, but Hagrid ran a giant","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"forefinger down its spine, and the book shivered, and then fell open","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"and lay quiet in his hand.  `Oh, how silly we've all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"been!` Malfoy sneered. `We should have stroked them! why didn't we guess!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" `I -- I thought they were funny,` Hagrid said uncertainly to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Hermione.  `Oh, tremendously funny!` said Malfoy. `Really witty, giving us books","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"that try and rip our hands off!`  `Shut up, Malfoy,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Harry quietly. Hagrid was looking downcast and Harry wanted Hagrid's first lesson","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"to be a success.  `Righ' then,` said Hagrid, who seemed to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"have lost his thread, `so -- so yeh've got yer books an'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"-- an' - - now yeh need the Magical Creatures. Yeah. So","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"I'll go an' get 'em. Hang on... `  He strode away","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"from them into the forest and out of sight.  `God, this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"place is going to the dogs,` said Malfoy loudly. `That oaf teaching","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"classes, my father'll have a fit when I tell him  `Shut","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"up, Malfoy,` Harry repeated.  `Careful, Potter, there's a dementor behind you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" `Oooooooh!` squealed Lavender Brown, pointing toward the opposite side of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"paddock.  Trotting toward them were a dozen of the most bizarre","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"creatures Harry had ever seen. They had the bodies, hind legs, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"tails of horses, but the front legs, wings, and heads of what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"seemed to be giant eagles, with cruel, steel-colored beaks and large, brilliantly,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"orange eyes. The talons on their front legs were half a foot","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"long and deadly looking. Each of the beasts had a thick leather","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"collar around its neck, which was attached to a long chain, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the ends of all of these were held in the vast hands","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"of Hagrid, who came jogging into the paddock behind the creatures. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`Gee up, there!` he roared, shaking the chains and urging the creatures","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"toward the fence where the class stood. Everyone drew back slightly as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Hagrid reached them and tethered the creatures to the fence.  `Hippogriffs!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Hagrid roared happily, waving a hand at them. `Beau'iful, aren' they?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Harry could sort of see what Hagrid meant. Once you got over","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the first shock of seeing something that was, half horse, half bird,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"you started to appreciate the hippogriffs' gleaming coats, changing smoothly from feather","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"to hair, each of them a different color: stormy gray, bronze, pinkish","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"roan, gleaming chestnut, and inky black.  `So,` said Hagrid, rubbing his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"hands together and beaming around, `if yeh wan' ter come a bit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"nearer --`  No one seemed to want to. Harry, Ron, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Hermione, however, approached the fence cautiously.  `Now, firs' thing yeh gotta","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"know abou' hippogriffs is, they're proud,` said Hagrid. `Easily offended, hippogriffs are.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Don't never insult one, 'cause it might be the last thing yeh","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"do.`  Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle weren't listening; they were talking in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"an undertone and Harry had a nasty feeling they were plotting how","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"best to disrupt the lesson.  `Yeh always wait fer the hippogriff","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"ter make the firs' move,` Hagrid continued. `It's polite, see? Yeh walk","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"toward him, and yeh bow, an' yeh wait. If he bows back,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"yeh're allowed ter touch him. If he doesn' bow, then get away","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"from him sharpish, 'cause those talons hurt.  `Right -- who wants","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"ter go first?`  Most of the class backed farther away in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"answer. Even Harry, Ron, and Hermione had misgivings. The hippogriffs were tossing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"their fierce heads and flexing their powerful wings; they didn't seem to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"like being tethered like this.  `No one?` said Hagrid, with a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"pleading look.  `I'll do it,` said Harry.  There was an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"intake of breath from behind him, and both Lavender and Parvati whispered,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`Oooh, no, Harry, remember your tea leaves!`  Harry ignored them. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"climbed over the paddock fence.  `Good man, Harry!` roared Hagrid. `Right","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"then -- let's see how yeh get on with Buckbeak.`  He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"untied one of the chains, pulled the gray hippogriff away from its","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"fellows, and slipped off its leather collar. The class on the other","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"side of the paddock seemed to be holding its breath. Malfoy's eyes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"were narrowed maliciously.  `Easy) now, Harry,` said Hagrid quietly. `Yeh've got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"eye contact, now try not ter blink.... Hippogriffs don' trust yeh if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"yeh blink too much....`  Harry's eyes immediately began to water, but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"he didn't shut thern. Buckbeak had turned his great, sharp head and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"was staring at Harry with one fierce orange eye. `Tha's it,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Hagrid. `Tha's it, Harry... now, bow.`  Harry didn't feel much like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"exposing the back of his neck to Buckbeak, but he did as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"he was told. He gave a short bow and then looked up.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" The hippogriff was still staring haughtily at him. It didn't move.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" `Ah,` said Hagrid, sounding worried. `Right -- back away, now, Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"easy does it  But then, to Harry's enormous surprise, the hippogriff","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"suddenly bent its scaly front knees and sank into what was an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"unmistakable bow.  `Well done, Harry!` said Hagrid, ecstatic. `Right -- yeh","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"can touch him! Pat his beak, go on!`  Feeling that a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"better reward would have been to back away, Harry moved slowly toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the hippogriff and reached out toward it. He patted the beak several","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"times and the hippogriff closed its eyes lazily, as though enjoying it.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" The class broke into applause, all except for Malfoy, Crabbe, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Goyle, who were looking deeply disappointed.  `Righ' then, Harry,` said Hagrid.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`I reckon he might' let yeh ride him!`  This was more","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"than Harry had bargained for. He was used to a broomstick; but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"he wasn't sure a hippogriff would be quite the same.  `Yeh","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"climb up there, jus' behind the wing joint,` said Hagrid, `an' mind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"yeh don' pull any of his feathers out, he won' like that....`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" Harry put his foot on the top of Buckbeaks wing and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"hoisted himself onto its back. Buckbeak stood up. Harry wasn't sure where","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"to hold on; everything in front of him was covered with feathers.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" `Go on, then'` roared Hagrid, slapping the hippogriffs hindquarters.  Without","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"warning, twelve-foot wings flapped open on either side of Harry, he just","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"had time to seize the hippogriff around the neck before he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"soaring upward. It was nothing like a broomstick, and Harry knew which","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"one he preferred; the hippogriff's wings beat uncomfortably on either side of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"him, catching him under his legs and making him feel he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"about to be thrown off; the glossy feathers slipped under his fingers","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"and he didn't dare get a stronger grip; instead of the smooth","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"action of his Nimbus Two Thousand, he now felt himself rocking backward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"and forward as the hindquarters of the hippogriff rose and fell with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"its wings.  Buckbeak flew him once around the paddock and then headed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"back to the ground; this was the bit Harry had been dreading;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"he leaned back as the smooth neck lowered, feeling he was going","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"to slip off over the beak, then felt a heavy thud as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the four ill-assorted feet hit the ground. He just managed to hold","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"on and push himself straight again.  `Good work, Harry!` roared Hagrid","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"as everyone except Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle cheered. `Okay, who else wants","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"a go?`  Emboldened by Harry's success, the rest of the class","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"climbed cautiously into the paddock. Hagrid untied the hippogriffs one by one,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"and soon people were bowing nervously, all over the paddock. Neville ran","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"repeatedly backward from his, which didn't seem to want to bend its","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"knees. Ron and Hermione practiced on the chestnut, while Harry watched. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle had taken over Buckbeak. He had bowed to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Malfoy, who was now patting his beak, looking disdainful.  `This is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"very easy,` Malfoy drawled, loud enough for Harry to, hear him. `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"knew it must have been, if Potter could do it.... I bet","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"you're not dangerous at all, are you?` he said to the hippogriff.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`Are you, you great ugly brute?`  It happened in a flash","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"of steely talons; Malfoy let out a highpitched scream and next moment,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Hagrid was wrestling Buckbeak back into his collar as he strained to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"get at Malfoy, who lay curled in the grass, blood blossoming over","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"his robes.  `I'm dying!` Malfoy yelled as the class panicked. `I'm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"dying, look at me! It's killed me!`  `Yer not dyin'!` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Hagrid, who had gone very white. `Someone help me -- gotta get","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"him outta here --`  Hermione ran to hold open the gate","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"as Hagrid lifted Malfoy easily. As they passed, Harry saw that there","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"was a long, deep gash on Malfoy's arm; blood splattered the grass","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"and Hagrid ran with him, up the slope toward the castle. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Very shaken, the Care of Magical Creatures class followed at a walk.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"The Slytherins were all shouting about Hagrid.  `They should fire him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"straight away!` said Pansy Parkinson, who was in tears.  `It was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Malfoy's fault!` snapped Dean Thomas. Crabbe and Goyle flexed their muscles threateningly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" They all climbed the stone steps into the deserted entrance hall.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" `I'm going to see if he's okay!` said Pansy, and they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"all watched her run up the marble staircase. The Slytherins, still muttering","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"about Hagrid, headed away in the direction of their dungeon common room;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione proceeded upstairs to Gryffindor Tower.  `You think","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"he'll be all right?` said Hermione nervously.  `Course he will. Madam","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Pomfrey can mend cuts in about a second,` said Harry, who had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"had far worse injuries mended magically by the nurse.  `That was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"a really bad thing to happen in Hagrid's first class, though, wasn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"it?` said Ron, looking worried. `Trust Malfoy to mess things up for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"him....`  They were among the first to reach the Great Hall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"at dinnertime, hoping to see Hagrid, but he wasn't there.  `They","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"wouldn't fire him, would they?` said Hermione anxiously, not touching her steak-and-","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"kidney pudding.  `They'd better not,` said Ron, who wasn't eating either.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" Harry was watching the Slytherin table. A large group including Crabbe","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"and Goyle was huddled together, deep in conversation. Harry was sure they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"were cooking up their own version of how Malfoy had been injured.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" `Well, you can't say it wasn't an interesting first day back,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"said Ron gloomily.  They went up to the crowded Gryffindor common","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"room after dinner and tried to do the homework Professor McGonagall had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"given them, but all three of them kept breaking off and glancing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Out of the tower window.  `There's a light on in Hagrid's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"window,` Harry said suddenly.  Ron looked at his watch.  `If","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"we hurried, we could go down and see him. It's still quite","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"early...`  I don't know,` Hermione said slowly, and Harry saw her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"glance at him.  `I'm allowed to walk across the grounds, `","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"he said Pointedly. `Sirius Black hasn't got past the dementors yet, has","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"he?`  So they put their things away and headed out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the portrait hole, glad to meet nobody on their way to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"front doors, as they weren't entirely sure they were supposed to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"out.  The grass was still wet and looked almost black in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"the twilight. When they reached Hagrid's hut, they knocked, and a voice","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"growled, `C'min.`  Hagrid was sitting in his shirtsleeves at his scrubbed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"wooden table; his boarhound, Fang, had his head in Hagrid's lap. One","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"look told them that Hagrid had been drinking a lot; there was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"a pewter tankard almost as big as a bucket in front of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"him, and he seemed to be having difficulty getting them into focus.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" `'Spect it's a record,` he said thickly, when he recognized them.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`Don' reckon they've ever had a teacher who lasted on'y a day","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"before.`  `You haven't been fired, Hagrid!` gasped Hermione.  `Not yet,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"said Hagrid miserably, taking a huge gulp of whatever was in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"tankard. `But's only a matter o' time, i' n't it, after Malfoy...`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" `How is he?` said Ron as they all sat down. `It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"wasn't serious, was it?`  `Madam Pomfrey fixed him best she could,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"said Hagrid dully, `but he's sayin' it's still agony... covered in bandages...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"moanin'..  `He's faking it, ` said Harry at once. `Madam Pomfrey","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"can mend anything. She regrew half my bones last year. Trust Malfoy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"to milk it for all it's worth.`  `School gov'nors have bin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"told, o' course,` said Hagrid miseribly. `They reckon I started too big.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Shoulda left hippogriffs fer later... done flobberworms or summat.... Jus' thought itdmake","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"a good firs' lessons all my fault....`  `It's all Malfoy's fault,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Hagrid!` said Hermione earnestly.  `We're witnesses,` said Harry. `You said hippogriffs","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"attack if you insult them. It's Malfoy's problem that he wasn't listening.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"We'll tell Dumbledore what really happened.`  `Yeah, don't worry, Hagrid, we'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"back you up,` said Ron.  Tears leaked out of the crinkled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"corners of Hagrid's beetle-black eyes. He grabbed both Harry and Ron and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"pulled them into a bone-breaking hug.  `I think you've had enough","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"to drink, Hagrid,` said Hermione firmly. She took the tankard from the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"table and went outside to empty it.  `At, maybe she's right,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"said Hagrid, letting go of Harry and Ron, who both staggered away,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"rubbing their ribs. Hagrid heaved himself out of his chair and followed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"Hermione unsteadily outside. They heard a loud splash.  `What's he done?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"said Harry nervously as Hermione came back in with the empty tankard.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
" `Stuck his head in the water barrel,` said Hermione, putting the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"tankard away.  Hagrid came back, his long hair and beard sopping","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"wet, wiping the water out of his eyes.  `That's better,` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"said, shaking his head like a dog and drenching them all. `Listen,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"it was good of yeh ter come an' see me, I really","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"--  Hagrid stopped dead, staring at Harry as though he'd only","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"just realized he was there.  `WHAT D'YEH THINK YOU'RE DOIN', EH?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"he roared, so suddenly that they jumped a foot in the air.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"`YEH'RE NOT TO GO WANDERIN' AROUND AFTER DARK, HARRY! AN, YOU TWO!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"LETTIN' HIM!`  Hagrid strode over to Harry, grabbed his arm, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"pulled him to the door.  `Come on!` Hagrid said angrily. `I'm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"takin' yer all back up ter school, an' don' let me catch","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"yeh walkin' down ter see me after dark again. I'm not worth that!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-6"
"  THE BOGGART IN THE WARDROBE  Malfoy didn't reappear in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"classes until late on Thursday morning, when the Slytherins and Gryffindors were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"halfway through double Potions. He swaggered into the dungeon, his right arm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"covered in bandages and bound up in a sling, acting, in Harry's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"opinion, as though he were the heroic survivor of some dreadful battle.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
" `How is it, Draco?` simpered Pansy Parkinson. `Does it hurt much?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
" `Yeah,` said Malfoy, putting on a brave sort of grimace. But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Harry saw him wink at Crabbe and Goyle when Pansy had looked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"away.  `Settle down, settle down,` said Professor Snape idly.  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"and Ron scowled at each other; Snape wouldn't have said `settle down`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"if they'd walked in late, he'd have given them detention. But Malfoy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"had always been able to get away with anything in Snape's classes;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Snape was head of Slytherin House, and generality favored his own students","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"above all others.  They were making a new potion today, a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Shrinking Solution. Malfoy set up his cauldron right next to Harry and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Ron, so that they were preparing their ingredients on the same table.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
" `Sir,` Malfoy called, `sir, I'll need help cutting up these daisy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"roots, because of my arm --`  `Weasley, cut up Malfoy's roots","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"for him,` said Snape without looking up.  Ron went brick red.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
" `There's nothing wrong with your arm,` he hissed at Malfoy. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Malfoy smirked across the table.  `Weasley, you heard Professor Snape; cut","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"up these roots.`  Ron seized his knife, pulled Malfoy's roots toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"him, and began to chop them roughly, so that they were all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"different sizes.  `Professor,` drawled Malfoy, `Weasley's mutilating my roots, sit.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Snape approached their table, stared down his hooked nose at the roots,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"then gave Ron an unpleasant smile from beneath his long, greasy black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"hair.  `Change roots with Malfoy, Weasley.`  `But, sit --!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Ron had spent the last quarter of an hour carefully shredding his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"own roots into exactly equal pieces.  `Now,` said Snape in his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"most dangerous voice.  Ron shoved his own beautifully cut roots across","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the table a, Malfoy, then took up the knife again.  `And,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"sir, I'll need this shrivelfig skinned,` said Malfoy, his voice full of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"malicious laughter.  `Potter, you can skin Malfoy's shrivelfig,` said Snape, giving","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Harry the look of loathing he always reserved just for him. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Harry took Malfoy's shrivelfig as Ron began trying to repair the damage","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"to the roots he now had to use. Harry skinned the shrivelfig","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"as fast as he could and flung it back across the table","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"at Malfoy without speaking. Malfoy was smirking more broadly than ever. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`Seen your pal Hagrid lately?` he asked them quietly.  `None of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"your business,` said Ron jerkily, without looking up.  `I'm afraid he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"won't be a teacher much longer,` said Malfoy in a tone of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"mock sorrow. `Father's not very happy about my injury --`  `Keep","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"talking, Malfoy, and I'll give you a real injury,` snarled Ron. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`- he's complained to the school governors. And to the Ministry of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Magic. Father's got a lot of influence, you know. And a lasting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"injury like this` -- he gave a huge, fake sigh -- `who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"knows if my arm'll ever be the same again?`  `So that's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"why you're putting it on,` said Harry, accidentally beheading a dead caterpillar","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"because his hand was shaking in anger. `To try to get Hagrid","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"fired.`  `Well,` said Malfoy, lowering his voice to a whisper, `partly,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Potter. But there are other benefits too. Weasley, slice my caterpillars for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"me.`  A few cauldrons away, Neville was in trouble. Neville regularly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"went to pieces in Potions lessons; it was his worst subject, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"his great fear of Professor Snape made things ten times worse. His potion,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"which was supposed to be a bright, acid green, had turned --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
" `Orange, Longbottom,` said Snape, ladling some up and allowing to splash","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"back into the cauldron, so that everyone could see.  `Orange. Tell","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"me, boy, does anything penetrate that thick skull of yours? Didn't you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"hear me say, quite clearly, that only one -tat spleen was needed?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Didn't I state plainly that a dash of leech juice would suffice?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"What do I have to do to make you understand, Longbottom?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Neville was pink and trembling. He looked as though he was on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the verge of tears.  `Please, sir,` said Hermione, `please, I could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"help Neville put it right --`  `I don't remember asking you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"to show off, Miss Granger,` said Snape coldly, and Hermione went as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"pink as Neville. `Longbottom, at the end of this lesson we will","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"feed a few drops of this potion to your toad and see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"what happens. Perhaps that will encourage you to do it properly.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Snape moved away, leaving Neville breathless with fear.  `Help me!` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"moaned to Hermione.  `Hey, Harry,` said Seamus Finnigan, leaning over to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"borrow Harry's brass scales, `have you heard? Daily Prophet this morning --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"they reckon Sirius Black's been sighted.`  `Where?` said Harry and Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"quickly. On the other side of the table, Malfoy looked up, listening","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"closely.  `Not too far from here,` said Seamus, who looked excited.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`It was a Muggle who saw him. 'Course, she didn't really understand.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"The Muggles think he's just an ordinary criminal, don't they? So she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"phoned the telephone hot line. By the time the Ministry of Magic","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"got there, he was gone.`  `Not too far from here... `","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Ron repeated, looking significantly at Harry. He turned around and saw Malfoy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"watching closely. `What, Malfoy? Need something else skinned?`  But Malfoy's eyes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"were shining malevolently, and they were fixed Harry. He leaned across the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"table.  Black single-handed, Potter?`  `Thinking Of trying to catch ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`Yeah, that's right,` said Harry offhandedly.  Malfoys thin mouth was curving","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"in a mean smile.  `Of course, if it was me,` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"said quietly, `I'd have done something before now. I wouldn't be staying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"in school like a good boy, I'd be out there looking for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"him.`  `What are you talking about, Malfoy?` said Ron roughly. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`Don't you know, Potter?` breathed Malfoy, his pate eyes narrowed.  `Know","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"what?`  Malfoy let out a low, sneering laugh.  `Maybe you'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"rather not risk your neck,` he said. `Want to leave it to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the dementors, do you? But if it was me, I'd want revenge.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"I'd hunt him down myself.`  `What are you talking about?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Harry angrily, but at that moment Snape called, `You should have finished","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"adding your ingredients by now; this potion needs to stew before it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"can be drunk, so clear away while it simmers and then we'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"test Longbottom's... `  Crabbe and Goyle laughed openly, watching Neville sweat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"as he stirred his potion feverishly. Hermione was muttering instructions to him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"out of the corner of her mouth, so that Snape wouldn't see.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Harry and Ron packed away their unused ingredients and went to wash","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"their hands and ladles in the stone basin in the corner. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`What did Malfoy mean?` Harry muttered to Ron as he stuck his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"hands under the icy jet that poured from the gargoyle's mouth `Why","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"would I want revenge on Black? He hasn't done anything to me","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"-- yet.  `He's making it up,` said Ron savagely. `He's trying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"to make you do something stupid....`  The end of the lesson","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"in sight, Snape strode over to Neville, who was cowering by his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"cauldron.  `Everyone gather 'round,` said Snape, his black eyes glittering, and watch","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"what happens to Longbottom's toad. If he has managed to produce a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Shrinking Solution, it will shrink to a tadpole. If, as I don't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"doubt, he has done it wrong, his toad is likely to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"poisoned.`  The Gryffindors watched fearfully. The Slytherins looked excited. Snape picked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"up Trevor the toad in his left hand and dipped a small","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"spoon into Neville's potion, which was now green. He trickled a few","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"drops down Trevor's throat.  There was a moment of hushed silence,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"in which Trevor gulped; then there was a small pop, and Trevor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the tadpole was wriggling in Snape's palm.  The Gryffindors burst into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"applause. Snape, looking sour, pulled a small bottle from the pocket of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"his robe, poured a few drops on top of Trevor, and he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"reappeared suddenly, fully grown.  `Five points from Gryffindor,` said Snape, which","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"wiped the smiles from every face. `I told you not to help","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"him, Miss Granger. Class dismissed.`  Harry, Ron, and Hermione climbed the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"steps to the entrance hall. Harry was still thinking about what Malfoy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"had said, while Ron was seething about Snape.  `Five points from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Gryffindor because the potion was all right!  Why didn't You lie,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Hermione? You should've said Neville did it all by himself!`  Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"didn't answer. Ron looked around.  `Where is she?`  Harry turned","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"too. They were at the top of the steps now, watching the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"rest of the class pass them, heading for the Great Hall and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"lunch.  `She was right behind us,` said Ron, frowning.  Malfoy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"passed them, walking between Crabbe and Goyle. He smirked at Harry and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"disappeared.  `There she is,` said Harry.  Hermione was panting slightly,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"hurrying up the stairs; one hand clutched her bag, the other seemed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"to be tucking something down the front of her robes.  `How","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"did you do that?` said Ron.  `What?` said Hermione, joining them.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
" `One minute you were right behind us, the next moment, you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"were back at the bottom of the stairs again.`  `What?` Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"looked slightly confused. `Oh -- I had to go back for something.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Oh no --`  A seam had split on Hermione's bag. Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"wasn't surprised; he could see that it was crammed with at least","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"a dozen large and heavy books.  `Why are you carrying all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"these around with you?` Ron asked her.  `You know how many","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"subjects I'm taking,` said Hermione breathlessly. `Couldn't hold these for me, could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"you?`  `But --` Ron was turning over the books she had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"handed him, looking at the covers. `You havent got any of these","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"subjects today. It's only Defense Against the Dark Arts this afternoon.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`Oh yes,` said Hermione vaguely, but she packed all the books back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"into her bag just the same. I hope there's something good for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"lunch, I'm starving,` she added, and she marched off toward the Great","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Hall.  `D'you get the feeling Hermione's not telling us something?Ron asked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Harry.  Professor Lupin wasn't there when they arrived at his first","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson. They all sat down, took out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"their books, quills, and parchment, and were talking when he finally entered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the room. Lupin smiled vaguely and placed his tatty old briefcase on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the teacher's desk. He was as shabby as ever but looked healthier","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"than he had on the train, as though he had had a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"few square meals.  `Good afternoon,` he said. `Would you please put","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"all your books back in your bags. Today's will be a practical","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"lesson. You will need only your wands.`  A few curious looks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"were exchanged as the class put away their books. They had never","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"had a practical Defense Against the Dark Arts before, unless you counted the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"memorable class last year when their old teacher had brought a cageful","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"of pixies -to class and set them loose.  `Right then,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Professor Lupin, when everyone was ready. `If you'd follow me.`  Puzzled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"but interested, the class got to its feet and followed Professor Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"out of the classroom. He led them along the deserted corridor and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"around a corner, where the first thing they saw was Peeves the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Poltergeist, who was floating upside down in midair and stuffing the nearest","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"keyhole with chewing gum.  Peeves didn't look up until Professor Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"was two feet away; ,hen he wiggled his curly-toed feet and broke","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"into song.  `Loony, loopy Lupin,` Peeves sang. `Loony, loopy Lupin, loony,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"loopy Lupin --`  Rude and unmanageable as he almost always was,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Peeves usually showed some respect toward the teachers. Everyone looked quickly at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Professor Lupin to see how he would take this; to their surprise,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"he was still smiling.  `I'd take that gum out of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"keyhole if I were you, Peeves,` he said pleasantly. `Mr. Filch won't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"be able to get in to his brooms.`  Filch was the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Hogwarts caretaker, a bad-tempered, failed wizard who waged a constant war against","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the students and, indeed, Peeves. However, Peeves paid no attention to Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Lupin's words, except to blow a loud wet raspberry.  Professor Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"gave a small sigh and took out his wand.  `This is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"a useful little spell, he told the class over his shoulder. `Please","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"watch closely.`  He raised the wand to shoulder height, said, `Waddiwasi!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`and pointed it at Peeves.  With the force of a bullet,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the wad of chewing gum shot out of the keyhole and straight","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"down Peeves's left nostril; he whirled upright and zoomed away, cursing. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`Cool, sit!` said Dean Thomas in amazement.  `Thank you, Dean,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Professor Lupin, putting his wand away again. `Shall we proceed?`  They","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"set off again, the class looking at shabby Professor Lupin with increased","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"respect. He led them down a second corridor and stopped, right outside","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the staffroom door.  `Inside, please,` said Professor Lupin, opening it and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"standing back.  The staffroom, a long, paneled room full of old,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"mismatched chairs, was empty except for one teacher. Professor Snape was sitting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"in a low armchair, and he looked around as the class filed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"in. His eyes were glittering and there was a nasty sneer playing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"around his mouth. As Professor Lupin came in and made to close","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the door behind him, Snape said, `Leave it open, Lupin. I'd rather","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"not witness this.`  He got to his feet and strode past","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the class, his black robes billowing behind him. At the doorway he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"turned on his heel and said, `Possibly no one's warned you, Lupin,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"but this class contains Neville Longbottom. I would advise you not to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"entrust him with anything difficult. Not unless Miss Granger is hissing instructions","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"in his ear.`  Neville went scarlet. Harry glared at Snape; it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"was bad enough that he bullied Neville in his own classes, let","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"alone doing it in front of other teachers.  Professor Lupin had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"raised his eyebrows.  `I was hoping that Neville would assist me","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"with the first stage of the operation,` he said, `and I am","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"sure he will perform it admirably.`  Neville's face went, if possible,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"even redder. Snape's lip curled, but he left, shutting the door with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"a snap.  `Now, then,` said Professor Lupin, beckoning the class toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the end of the room, where there was nothing but an old","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"wardrobe where the teachers kept their spare robes. As Professor Lupin went","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"to stand next to it, the wardrobe gave a sudden wobble, banging","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"off the wall.  `Nothing to worry about,` said Professor Lupin calmly because","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"a few people had jumped backward in alarm. `There's a boggart in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"there.`  Most people seemed to feel that this was something to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"worry about. Neville gave Professor Lupin a look of pure terror, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Seamus Finnigan eyed the now rattling doorknob apprehensively.  `Boggarts like dark,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"enclosed spaces,` said Professor Lupin. `Wardrobes, the gap beneath beds, the cupboards","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"under sinks -- I've even met one that had lodged itself in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"a grandfather clock. This one moved in yesterday afternoon, and I asked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the headmaster if the staff would leave it to give my third","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"years some practice.  `So, the first question we must ask ourselves","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"is, what is a boggart?`  Hermione put up her hand. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`It's a shape-shifter,` she said. `It can take the shape of whatever","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"it thinks will frighten us most.`  `Couldn't have put it better","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"myself,` said Professor Lupin, and Hermione glowed. `So the boggart sitting in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the darkness within has not yet assumed a form. He does not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"yet know what will frighten the person on the other side of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the door. Nobody knows what a boggart looks like when he is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"alone, but when I let him out, he will immediately become whatever","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"each of us most fears.  `This means,` said Professor Lupin, choosing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"to ignore Neville's 'mall sputter of terror, `that we have a huge","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"advantage over the boggart before we begin. Have you spotted it, Harry?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
" Trying to answer a question with Hermione next to him, bobbing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"up and down on the balls of her feet with her hand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"in the air, was very off-putting, but Harry had a go. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`Er -- because there are so many of us, it won't know","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"what shape it should be?`  `Precisely,` said Professor Lupin, and Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"put her hand down, looking a little disappointed. `It's always best to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"have com pany when you're dealing with a boggart. He becomes confused.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Which should he become, a headless corpse or a flesh-eating slug? I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"once saw a boggart make that very mistake -- tried to frighten","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"two people at once and turned himself into half a slug. Not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"remotely frightening.  `The charm that repels a boggart is simple, yet","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"it requires force of mind. You see, the thing that really finishes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"a boggart is laughter. What you need to do is force it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"to assume a shape that you find amusing.  `We will practice","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the charm without wands first. After me, please ... Riddikulus!`  `Riddikulus!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"said the class together.  `Good,` said Professor Lupin. `Very good. But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"that was the easy part, I'm afraid. You see, the word alone","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"is not enough. And this is where you come in, Neville.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"The wardrobe shook again, though not as much as Neville, who walked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"forward as though he were heading for the gallows.  `Right, Neville,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"said Professor Lupin. `First things first: what would you say is the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"thing that frightens you most in the world?`  Neville's lips moved,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"but no noise came out.  `didn't catch that, Neville, sorry,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Professor Lupin cheerfully.  Neville looked around rather wildly, as though begging","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"someone to help him, then said, in barely more than a whisper,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`Professor Snape.`  Nearly everyone laughed. Even Neville grinned apologetically. Professor Lupin,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"however, looked thoughtful.  `Professor Snape... hmmm... Neville, I believe you live","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"with your grandmother?`  `Er -- yes,` said Neville nervously. `But --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"I don't want the boggart to turn into her either.`  `No,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"no, you misunderstand me,` said Professor Lupin, now smiling. `I wonder, could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"you tell us what sort of clothes your grandmother usually wears?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Neville looked startled, but said, `Well... always the same hat. A tall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"one with a stuffed vulture on top. And a long dress... green, normally...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"and sometimes a fox-fur scarf.`  `And a handbag?` prompted Professor Lupin.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
" `A big red one,` said Neville.  `Right then,` said Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Lupin. `Can you picture those clothes very clearly, Neville? Can you see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"them in your mind's eye?`  `Yes,` said Neville uncertainty, plainly wondering","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"what was coming next.  `When the boggart bursts out of this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"wardrobe, Neville, and sees You, it will assume the form of Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Snape,` said Lupin. `And You will raise your wand -- thus --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"and cry 'Riddikulus' -- and concentrate hard on your grandmother's clothes. If","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"all goes well, Professor Boggart Snape will be forced into that vulture-topped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"hat, and that green dress, with that big red handbag.`  There","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"was a great shout of laughter. The wardrobe wobbled more violently. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`If Neville is successful, the boggart is likely to shift his attention","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"to each of us in turn,` said Professor Lupin. `I would like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"all of you to take a moment now to think of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"thing that scares you most, and imagine how you might force it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"to look comical....`  The room went quiet. Harry thought... 'What scared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"him most in the world?  His first thought was Lord Voldemort","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"-- a Voldemort returned to full strength. But before he had even","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"started to plan a possible counterattack on a boggart-Voldemort, a horrible image","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"came floating to the surface of his mind....  A rotting, glistening","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"hand, slithering back beneath a black cloak ... a long, rattling breath","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"from an unseen mouth... then a cold so penetrating it felt like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"drowning....  Harry shivered, then looked around, hoping no one had noticed.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Many people had their eyes shut tight. Ron was muttering to himself,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`Take its legs off ` Harry was sure he knew what that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"was about. Ron's greatest fear was spiders.  `Everyone ready?` said Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Lupin.  Harry felt a lurch of fear. He wasn't ready. How","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"could you make a dementor less frightening? But he didn't want to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"ask for more time; everyone else was nodding and rolling up their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"sleeves.  `Neville, we're going to back away,` said Professor Lupin. `Let","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"you have a clear field, all right? I'll call the next person","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"forward.... Everyone back, now, so Neville can get a clear shot --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
" They all retreated, backed against the walls, leaving Neville alone beside","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the wardrobe. He looked pale and frightened, but he had pushed up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the sleeves of his robes and was holding his wand ready. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`On the count of three, Neville,` said Professor Lupin, who was ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"pointing his own wand at the handle of the wardrobe. `One two","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"-- three -- now!`  A jet of sparks shot from the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"end of Professor Lupin's wand and hit the doorknob. The wardrobe burst","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"open. Hook-nosed and menacing, Professor Snape stepped out, his eyes flashing at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Neville.  Neville backed away, his wand up, mouthing wordlessly. Snape was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"bearing down upon him, reaching inside his robes.  `R -- r","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"-- riddikulus! `squeaked Neville.  There was a noise like a whip","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"crack. Snape stumbled; he was wearing a long, lace-trimmed dress and a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"towering hat topped with a moth-eaten vulture, and he was swinging a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"huge crimson handbag.  There was a roar of laughter; the boggart","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"paused, confused, and Professor Lupin shouted, `Parvati! Forward!`  Parvati walked forward,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"her face set. Snape rounded on her. There was another crack, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"where he had stood was a bloodstained, bandaged mummy; its sightless face","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"was turned to Parvati and it began to walk toward her very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"slowly, dragging its feet, its stiff arms rising --  `Riddikulus!` cried","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Parvati.  A bandage unraveled at the mummy's feet; it became entangled,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"fell face forward, and its head rolled off.  `Seamus!` roared Professor Lupin.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
" Seamus darted past Parvati.  Crack! Where the mummy had been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"was a woman with floorlength black hair and a skeletal, green-tinged face","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"-- a banshee. She opened her mouth wide and an unearthly sound","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"filled the room, a long, wailing shriek that made the hair on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Harry's head stand on end -- 'Riddikulus!` shouted Seamus.  The banshee","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"made a rasping noise and clutched her throat; her voice was gone.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
" Crack! The banshee turned into a rat, which chased its tail","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"in a circle, then -- crack!- became a rattlesnake, which slithered and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"writhed before -- crack! -- becoming a single, bloody eyeball.  'It's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"confused!` shouted Lupin. `We're getting there! Dean!`  Dean hurried forward. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Crack! The eyeball became a severed hand, which flipped over and began","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"to creep along the floor like a crab.  `Riddikulus!` yelled Dean.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
" 'There was a snap, and the hand was trapped in a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"mousetrap.  `Excellent! Ron, you next!`  Ron leapt forward.  Crack!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
" Quite a few people screamed. A giant spider, six feet tall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"and covered in hair, was advancing on Ron, clicking its pincers menacingly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"For a moment, Harry thought Ron had frozen. Then --  `Riddikulus!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"bellowed Ron, and the spider's legs vanished; it rolled over and over;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Lavender Brown squealed and ran out of its way and it came","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"to a halt at Harry's feet. He raised his wand, ready, but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"--  `Here!` shouted Professor Lupin suddenly, hurrying forward. Crack!  The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"legless spider had vanished. For a second, everyone looked wildly around to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"see where it was. Then they saw a silvery-white orb hanging in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the air in front of Lupin, who said, `Riddikulus!` almosi lazily. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Crack!  `Forward, Neville, and finish him off!` said Lupin as the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"boggart landed on the floor as a cockroach. Crack! Snape was back.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"This time Neville charged forward looking determined.  `Riddikulus!` he shouted, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"they had a split second's view of Snape in his lacy dress","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"before Neville let out a great `Ha!` of laughter, and the boggart","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"exploded, burst into a thousand tiny wisps of smoke, and was gone.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
" `Excellent!` cried Professor Lupin as the class broke into applause. `Excellent)","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Neville. Well done, everyone.... Let me See... five points to Gryffindor for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"every person to tackle the boggart -- ten for Neville because he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"did it twice... and five each to Hermione and Harry.`  `But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"I didn't do anything,` said Harry.  `You and Hermione answered my","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"questions correctly at the start of the class, Harry,` Lupin said lightly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"`Very well, everyone, an excellent lesson. Homework, kindly read the chapter on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"boggarts and summarize it for me... to be handed in on Monday.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"That will be all.`  Talking excitedly, the class left the staffroom.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Harry, however, wasn't feeling cheerful. Professor Lupin had deliberately stopped him from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"tackling the boggart. Why? Was it because he'd seen Harry collapse on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"the train, and thought he wasn't up to much? Had he thought","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Harry would pass out again?  But no one else seemed to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"have noticed anything.  `Did you see me take that banshee?` shouted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Seamus. `And the hand!` said Dean, waving his own around.  `And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Snape in that hat!` `And my mummy!`  I wonder why Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"Lupin's frightened of crystal balls?` said Lavender thoughtfully.  `That was the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"best Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson we've ever had, wasn't it?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"said Ron excitedly as they made their way back to the classroom","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"to get their bags.  `He seems like a very good teacher,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"said Hermione approvingly. `But I wish I could have had a turn","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"with the boggart --`  `What would it have been for you?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"said Ron, sniggering. `A piece of homework that only got nine out of ten?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-7"
"  FLIGHT OF THE FAT FADY  In no time at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"all, Defense Against the Dark Arts had become most people's favorite class.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Only Draco Malfoy and his gang of Slytherins had anything bad to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"say about Professor Lupin.  `Look at the state of his robes,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Malfoy would say in a loud whisper as Professor Lupin passed. `He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"dresses like our old houseelf `  But no one else cared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"that Professor Lupin's robes were patched and frayed. His next few lessons","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"were just as interesting as the first. After boggarts, they studied Red","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Caps, nasty little goblin like creatures that lurked wherever there had been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"bloodshed: in the dungeons of castles and the potholes of deserted battlefields,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"waiting to bludgeon those who had gotten lost. From Red Caps they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"moved on to kappas, creepy. water-dwellers that looked like scaly monkeys, with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"webbed hands itching to strangle unwitting waders in their ponds.  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"only wished he was as happy with some of his other classes.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Worst of all was Potions. Snape was in a particularly vindictive mood","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"these days, and no one was in any doubt why. The story","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"of the boggart assuming Snape's shape, and the way that Neville had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"dressed it in his grandmother's clothes, had traveled through the school like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"wildfire. Snape didn't seem to find it funny. His eyes flashed menacingly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"at the very mention of Professor Lupin's name, and he was bullying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Neville worse than ever.  Harry was also growing to dread the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"hours he spent in Professor Trelawney's stifling tower room, deciphering lopsided shapes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"and symbols, trying to ignore the way Professor Trelawney's enormous eyes filled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"with tears every time she looked at him. He couldn't like Professer","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Trelawney, even though she was treated with respect bordering on reverence by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"many of the class. Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown had taken to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"haunting Professor Trelawney's tower room at lunch times, and always returned with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"annoyingly superior looks on their faces, as though they knew things the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"others didn't. They had also started using hushed voices whenever they spoke","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"to Harry, as though he were on his deathbed.  Nobody really","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"liked Care of Magical Creatures, which, after the action-packed first class, had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"become extremely dull. Hagrid seemed to have lost his confidence. They were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"now spending lesson after lesson learning how to look after flobberworms, which","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"had to be some of the most boring creatures in existence. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`Why would anyone bother looking after them?` said Ron, after yet another","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"hour of poking shredded lettuce down the flobberworms' throats.  At the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"start of October, however, Harry had something else to occupy him, something","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"so enjoyable it more than made up for his unsatisfactory classes. The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Quidditch season was approaching, and O1iver Wood, Captain of the Gryffindor team,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"called a meeting on Thursday evening to discuss tactics for the new","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"season.  There were seven people on a Quidditch team: three Chasers,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"whose job it was to score goals by putting the Quaffle (a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"red, soccer-sized ball) through one of the fifty-foot-high hoops at each ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"end of the field; two Beaters, who were equipped with heavy bats to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"repel the Bludgers (two heavy black balls that zoomed around trying to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"attack the players); a Keeper, who defended the goal  posts, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the Seeker, who had the hardest job of all, that of catching","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the Golden Snitch, a tiny, winged, walnut-sized ball, whose capture ended the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"game and earned the Seeker's team an extra one hundred and fifty","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"points.  Oliver Wood was a burly seventeen-year-old, now in his seventh","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"and final year at Hogwarts. There was a quiet sort of desperation","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"in his voice a's he addressed his six fellow team members in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the chilly locker rooms on the edge of the darkening Quidditch field.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `This is our last chance -- my last chance -- to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"win the Quidditch Cup,` he told them, striding up and down in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"front of them. `I'll be leaving at the end of this year.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"I'll never get another shot at it.`  `Gryffindor hasn't won for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"seven years now. Okay, so we've had the worst luck in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"world -- injuries -- then the tournamentgetting called off last year Wood","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"swallowed, as though the memory still brought a lump to his throat.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`But we also know we've got the best-ruddy-team-in-the-school,` he said, punching a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"fist into his other hand, the old manic glint back in his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"eye. `We've got three superb Chasers.`  Wood pointed at Alicia Spinner,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Angelina Johnson, and Katie Bell.  `We've got two unbeatable Beaters.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`Stop it, Oliver, you're embarrassing us,` said Fred and George Weasley together,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"pretending to blush.  `And we've got a Seeker who has never","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"failed to win us a match!` Wood rumbled, glaring at Harry with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"a kind of furious pride. `And me,` he added as an afterthought.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `We think you're very good too, Oliver,` said George.  `Spanking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"good Keeper,` said Fred.  `The point is,` Wood went on, resuming","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"his pacing, `the Quidditch Cup should have had our name on it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"these last two years. Ever since Harry joined the team, I've thought","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the thing was in the bag. But we haven't got it, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"this year's the last chance we'll get to finally see our name","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"on the thing....`  Wood spoke so dejectedly that even Fred and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"George looked sympathetic.  `Oliver, this year's our year,` said Fred. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`We'll do it, Oliver!` said Angelina.  `Definitely,` said Harry.  Full","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"of determination, the team started training sessions, three evenings a week. The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"weather was getting colder and wetter, the nights darker, but no amount","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"of mud, wind, or rain could tarnish Harry's wonderful vision of finally","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"winning the huge, silver Quidditch Cup.  Harry returned to the Gryffindor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"common room one evening after training, cold and stiff but pleased with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the way practice had gone, to find the room buzzing excitedly. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`What's happened?`, he asked Ron and Hermione, who were sitting in two","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"of the best chairs by the fireside and completing some star charts","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"for Astronomy.  `First Hogsmeade weekend,` said Ron, pointing at a notice","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"that had appeared on the battered old bulletin board. `End of October.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Halloween.`  `Excellent,` said Fred, who had followed Harry through the portrait hole.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`I need to visit Zonko's. I'm nearly out of Stink Pellets.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Harry threw himself into a chair beside Ron, his high spirits ebbing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"away. Hermione seemed to read his mind.  `Harry, I'm sure you'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"be able to go next time,` she said. `They're bound to catch","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Black soon. He's been sighted once already.`  `Black's not fool enough","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"to try anything in Hogsmeade,` said Ron. `Ask McGonagall if you can","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"go this time, Harry. The next one might not be for ages","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"--`  `Ron!` said Hermione. `Harry's supposed to stay in school-` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`He can't be the only third year left behind,` said Ron. `Ask","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"McGonagall, go on, Harry --`  `Yeah, I think I will,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Harry, making up his mind.  Hermione opened her mouth to argue,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"but at that moment Crookshanks leapt lightly onto her lap. A large,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"dead spider was dangling from his mouth.  `Does he have to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"eat that in front of us?` said Ron, scowling.  `Clever Crookshanks,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"did you catch that all by yourself?` said Hermione.  Crookshanks; slowly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"chewed up the spider, his yellow eyes fixed insolently on Ron. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`Just keep him over there, that's all,` said Ron irritably, turning back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"to his star chart. `1've got Scabbers asleep in my bag.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Harry yawned. He really wanted to go to bed, but he still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"had his own star chart to complete. He pulled his bag toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"him, took out parchment, ink, and quill, and started work.  `You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"can copy mine, if you like,` said Ron, labeling his last star","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"with a flourish and shoving the chart toward Harry.  Hermione, who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"disapproved of copying, pursed her lips but didn't say anything. Crookshanks was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"still staring unblinkingly at Ron, flicking the end of his bushy tail.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Then, without warning, he pounced.  `OY!` Ron roared, seizing his bag","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"as Crookshanks sank four sets of claws deep inside it and began","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"tearing ferociously. `GET OFF, YOU STUPID ANIMAL!`  Ron tried to pull","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the bag away from Crookshanks, but Crookshanks clung on, spitting and slashing.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `Ron, don't hurt him!` squealed Hermione; the whole common room was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"watching; Ron whirled the bag around, Crookshanks still clinging to it, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Scabbers came flying out of the top -  `CATCH THAT CAR'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Ron yelled as Crookshanks freed himself from the remnants of the bag,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"sprang over the table, and chased after the terrified Scabbers.  George","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Weasley made a lunge for Crookshanks but missed; Scabbers streaked through twenty","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"pairs of legs and shot beneath an old chest of drawers. Crookshanks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"skidded to a halt, crouched low on his bandy legs, and started","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"making furious swipes beneath it with his front paw.  Ron and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Hermione hurried over; Hermione grabbed Crookshanks around the middle and heaved him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"away; Ron threw himself onto his stomach and, with great difficulty, pulled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Scabbers out by the tail.  `Look at him!` he said furiously","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"to Hermione, dangling Scabbers in front of her. `He's skin and bone!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"You keep that cat away from him!`  `Crookshanks doesn't understand it's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"wrong!` said Hermione, her voice shaking. `All cats chase rats, Ron!`  `There's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"something funny about that animal!` said Ron, who was trying to persuade","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"a frantically wiggling Scabbers back into his pocket. `It heard me say","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"that Scabbers was in my bag!`  `Oh, what rubbish,` said Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"impatiently. `Crookshanks could smell him, Ron, how else d'you think --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`That cat's got it in for Scabbers!` said Ron, 'ignoring the people","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"around him, who were starting to giggle. `And Scabbers was here first,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"and he's ill!`  Ron marched through the common room and out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"of sight up the stairs to the boys' dormitories.  Ron was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"still in a bad mood with Hermione next day. He barely talked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"to her all through Herbology, even though he, Harry, and Hermione were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"working together on the same puffapod.  `How's Scabbers?` Hermione asked timidly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"as they stripped fat pink pods from the plants and emptied the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"shining beans into a wooden pail.  `He's hiding at the bottom","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"of my bed, shaking, ` said Ron angrily, missing the pail and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"scattering beans over the greenhouse floor.  `Careful, Weasley, careful!` cried Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Sprout as the beans burst into bloom before their very eyes. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"They had Transfiguration next. Harry, who had resolved to ask Professor McGonagall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"after the lesson whether he could go into Hogsmeade with the rest,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"joined the line outside the class trying to decide how he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"going to argue his case. He was distracted, however, by a disturbance","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"at the front of the line.  Lavender Brown seemed to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"crying. Parvati had her arm around her and was explaining something to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Seamus Finnigan and Dean Thomas, who were looking very serious.  `What's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the matter, Lavender?` said Hermione anxiously as she, Harry, and Ron went","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"to join the group.  `She got a letter from home this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"morning,` Parvati whispered. `It's her rabbit, Binky. He's been killed by a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"fox.`  `Oh,` said Hermione, `I'm sorry, Lavender.`  `I should have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"known!` said Lavender tragically. `You know what day it is?`  `Er","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"--`  `The sixteenth of October! 'That thing you're dreading, it will","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"happen on the sixteenth of October!' Remember? She was right, she was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"right!`  The whole class was gathered around Lavender now. Seamus shook","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"his head seriously. Hermione hesitated; then she said, `You -- you were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"dreading Binky being killed by a fox?`  `Well, not necessarily by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"a fox,` said Lavender, looking up at Hermione with streaming eyes, `but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"I was obviously dreading him dying, wasn't l?`  `Oh,` said Hermione.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"She paused again. Then  `Was Binky an old rabbit?`  `N","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"-- no!` sobbed Lavender. `H -- he was only a baby!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Parvati tightened her arm around Lavender's shoulders.  `But then, why would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"you dread him dying?` said Hermione.  Parvati glared at her. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`Well, look at it logically,` said Hermione, turning to the rest of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the group- `I mean, Binky didn't even die today, did he? Lavender","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"just got the news today-` Lavender wailed loudly. `- and she can't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"have been dreading it, because it's come as a real shock --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `Don't mind Hermione, Lavender,` said Ron loudly, `she doesn't think other people's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"pets matter very much.`  Professor McGonagall opened the classroom door at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"that moment, which was perhaps lucky; Hermione and Ron were looking daggers","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"at each other, and when they got into class, they seated themselves","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"on either side of Harry and didn't talk to each other for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the whole class.  Harry still hadn't decided what he was going","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"to say to Professor McGonagall when the bell rang at the end","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"of the lesson, but it was she who brought up the subject","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"of Hogsmeade first.  `One moment, please !` she called as the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"class made to leave. `As you're all in my House, you should","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"hand Hogsmeade permission forms to me before Halloween. No form, no visiting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the village, so don't forget!`  Neville put up his hand. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`Please, Professor, I -- I think I've lost  `Your grandmother sent","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"yours to me directly, Longbottom,` said Professor McGonagall. `She seemed to think","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"it was safer. Well, that's all, you may leave.`  `Ask her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"now,` Ron hissed at Harry.  `Oh. but --` Hermione began. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`Go for it, Harry,` said Ron stubbornly.  Harry waited for the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"rest of the class to disappear, then headed nervously for Professor McGonagall's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"desk.  `Yes, Potter?` Harry took a deep breath.  `Professor, my","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"aunt and uncle -- er -- forgot to sign my form,` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"said.  Professor McGonagall looked over her square spectacles at him but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"didn't say anything.  `So -- er d'you think it would be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"all right mean, will It be okay if I -- if I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"go to Hogsmeade?`  Professor McGonagall looked down and began shuffling papers","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"on her desk.  `I'm afraid not, Potter,` she said. `You heard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"what I said. No form, no visiting the village. That's the rule.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `But -- Professor, my aunt and uncle -- you know, they're","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Muggles, they don't really understand about -- about Hogwarts forms and stuff,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Harry said, while Ron egged him on with vigorous nods. `If you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"said I could go --`  `But I don't say so,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Professor McGonagall, standing up and piling her papers neatly into a drawer.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`The form clearly states that the parent or guardian must give permission.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"She turned to look at him, with an odd expression on her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"face. Was it pity? `I'm sorry, Potter, but that's my final word.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"You had better hurry, or you'll be late for your next lesson.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" There was nothing to be done. Ron called Professor McGonagall a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"lot of names that greatly annoyed Hermione; Hermione assumed an `all-for-the-best` expression","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"that made Ron even angrier, and Harry had to endure everyone in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the class talking loudly and happily about what they were going to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"do first, once they got into Hogsmeade.  `There's always the feast,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"said Ron, in an effort to cheer Harry UP. `You know, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Halloween feast, in the evening.`  `Yeah,` said Harry gloomily, `great.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"The Halloween feast was always good, but it would taste a lot","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"better if he was coming to it after a day in Hogsmeade","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"with everyone else. Nothing anyone said made him feel any better about being","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"left behind. Dean Thomas, who was good with a quill, had offered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"to forge Uncle Vernon's signature on the form, but as Harry had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"already told Professor McGonagall he hadn't had it signed, that was no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"good. Ron halfheartedly suggested the Invisibility Cloak, but Hermione stamped on that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"one, reminding Ron what Dumbledore had told them about the dementors being","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"able to see through them. Percy had what were possibly the least","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"helpful words of comfort.  `They make a fuss about Hogsmeade, but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"I assure you, Harry, it's not all it's cracked up to be,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"he said seriously. `All right, the sweetshop's rather good, and Zonko's Joke","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Shop's frankly dangerous, and yes, the Shrieking Shack's always worth a visit,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"but really, Harry, apart from that, you're not missing anything.`  On","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Halloween morning, Harry awoke with the rest and went down to breakfast,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"feeling thoroughly depressed, though doing his best to act normally.  `We'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"bring you. lots of sweets back from Honeydukes,` said Hermione, looking desperately","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"sorry for him.  `Yeah, loads,` said Ron. He and Hermione had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"finally forgotten their squabble about Crookshanks in the face of Harry's difficulties.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `Don't worry about me,` said Harry, in what he hoped was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"at, offhand voice, `I'll see you at the feast. Have a good","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"time.`  He accompanied them to the entrance hall, where Filch, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"caretaker, was standing inside the front doors, checking off names against a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"long list, peering suspiciously into every face, and making sure that no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"one was sneaking out who shouldn't be going.  `Staying here, Potter?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"shouted Malfoy, who was standing in line with Crabbe and Goyle. `Scared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"of passing the dementors?`  Harry ignored him and made his solitary","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"way up the marble staircase, through the deserted corridors, and back to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Gryffindor Tower.  `Password?` said the Fat Lady, jerking out of a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"doze.  `Fortuna Major,` said Harry listlessly.  The portrait swung open","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"and he climbed through the hole into the common room. It was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"full of chattering first and second years, and a few older students,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"who had obviously visited Hogsmeade so often the novelty had worn off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `Harry! Harry! Hi, Harry!`  It was Colin Creevey, a second","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"year who was deeply in awe of Harry and never missed an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"opportunity to speak to him.  `Aren't you going to Hogsmeade, Harry?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Why not? Hey` -- Colin looked eagerly around at his friends --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`you can come and sit with us, if you like, Harry!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`Er -- no, thanks, Colin,` said Harry, who wasn't in the mood","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"to have a lot of people staring avidly at the scar on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"his forehead. `I -- I've got to go to the library, got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"to get some work done.`  After that, he had no choice","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"but to turn right around and head back out of the portrait","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"hole again.  `What was the point waking me up?` the Fat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Lady called grumpily after him as he walked away.  Harry wandered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"dispiritedly toward the library, but halfway there he changed his mind; he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"didn't feel like working. He turned around and came face-to-face with Filch, who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"had obviously just seen off the last of the Hogsmeade visitors. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`What are you doing?` Filch snarled suspiciously.  `Nothing,` said Harry truthfully.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `Nothing!` spat Filch, his jowls quivering unpleasantly. `A likely story! Sneaking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"around on your own -- why aren't you in Hogsmeade buying Stink","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Pellets and Belch Powder and Whizzing Worms like the rest of your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"nasty little friends?`  Harry shrugged.  `Well, get back to your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"common room where you belong!` snapped Filch, and he stood glaring until","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Harry had passed out of sight.  But Harry didn't go back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"to the common room; he climbed a staircase, thinking vaguely of visiting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the Owlery to see Hedwig, and was walking along another corridor when","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"a voice from inside one of the rooms said, `Harry?`  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"doubled back to see who had spoken and met Professor Lupin, looking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"around his office door.  `What are you doing?` said Lupin, though","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"in a very different voice from Filch. `Where are Ron and Hermione?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `Hogsmeade,` said Harry, in a would-be casual voice.  `Ah,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Lupin. He considered Harry for a moment. `Why don't you come in?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"I've just taken delivery of a grindylow for our next lesson.` `A","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"what?` said Harry. I  He followed Lupin into his office. In","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the corner stood a very large tank of water. A sickly green","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"creature with sharp little horns had its face pressed against the glass,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"pulling faces and flexing its long, spindly fingers.  `Water demon,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Lupin, surveying the grindylow thoughtfully. `We shouldn't have much difficulty with him,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"not after the kappas. The trick is to break his grip. You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"notice the abnormally long fingers? Strong, but very brittle.`  The grindylow","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"bared its green teeth and then buried itself in a tangle of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"weeds in a corner.  `Cup of tea?` Lupin said, looking around","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"for his kettle. `I was just thinking of making one.`  `All","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"right,` said Harry awkwardly.  Lupin tapped the kettle with his wand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"and a blast of steam issued suddenly from the spout.  `Sit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"down,` said Lupin, taking the lid off a dusty tin. `I've only","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"got teabags, I'm afraid -- but I daresay you've had enough of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"tea leaves?`  Harry looked at him. Lupin's eyes were twinkling. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`How did you know about that?` Harry asked.  `Professor McGonagall told","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"me,` said Lupin, passing Harry a chipped mug of tea. `You're not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"worried, are you?`  `No,` said Harry.  He thought for a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"moment of telling Lupin about the dog he'd seen in Magnolia Crescent","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"but decided not to. He didn't want Lupin to think he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"a coward, especially since Lupin alreadv seemed to think he couldn't cope","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"with a boggart.  Something of Harry's thoughts seemed to have shown","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"on his face, because Lupin said, `Anything worrying you, Harry?`  `No,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Harry lied. He drank a bit of tea and watched the grindylow","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"brandishing a fist at him. `Yes,` he said suddenly, putting his tea","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"down on Lupin's desk. `You know that day we fought the boggart?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `Yes,` said Lupin slowly.  `Why didn't you let me fight it?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"said Harry abruptly.  Lupin raised his eyebrows.  `I would have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"thought that was obvious, Harry,` he said, sounding surprised.  Harry, who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"had expected Lupin to deny that he'd done any such thing, was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"taken aback.  `Why?` he said again.  `Well,` said Lupin, frowning","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"slightly, `I assumed that if the boggart faced you, it would assume","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the shape of Lord Voldemort.`  Harry stared. Not only was this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the last answer he'd expected, but Lupin had said Voldemort's name. The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"only person Harry had ever heard say the name aloud (apart from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"himself) was Professor Dumbledore.  `Clearly, I was wrong,` said Lupin, still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"frowning at Harry. `But I didn't think it a good idea for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Lord Voldemort to materialize in the staffroom. I imagined that people would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"panic.`  `I didn't think of Voldemort,` said Harry honestly. `I --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"I remembered those dementors.`  `I see,` said Lupin thoughtfully. `Well, well...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"I'm impressed.` fie smiled slightly at the look of surprise on Harry's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"face. `That suggests that what you fear most of all is --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"fear. Very wise, Harry.`  Harry didn't know what to say to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"that, so he drank some mot,, tea.  `So you've been thinking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"that I didn't believe you capable of fighting the boggart?` said Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"shrewdly.  `Well... yeah,` said Harry. He was suddenly feeling a lot","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"happier. `Professor Lupin, you know the dementors --`  He was interrupted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"by a knock on the door.  `Come in,` called Lupin. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"The door opened, and in came Snape. He was carrying a goblet,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"which was smoking faintly, and stopped at the sight of Harry, his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"black eyes narrowing.  `Ah, Severus,` said Lupin, smiling. `Thanks very much.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Could you leave it here on the desk for me?`  Snape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"set down the smoking goblet, his eyes wandering between Harry and Lupin.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `I was just showing Harry my grindylow,` said Lupin pleasantly, pointing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"at the tank.  `Fascinating,` said Snape, without looking at it. `You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"should drink that directly, Lupin.`  `Yes, Yes, I will,` said Lupin.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `I made an entire cauldronful,` Snape continued. `If you need more.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `I should probably take some again tomorrow. Thanks very much, Severus.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `Not at all,` said Snape, but there was a look in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"his eye Harry didn't like. He backed out of the room, unsmiling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"and watchful.  Harry looked curiously at the goblet. Lupin smiled. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`Professor Snape has very kindly concocted a potion for me,` he said.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`I have never been much of a potion-brewer and this one is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"particularly complex.` He picked up the goblet and sniffed it. `Pity sugar","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"makes it useless,` he added, taking a sip and shuddering.  `Why","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"--?` Harry began. Lupin looked at him and answered the unfinished question.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `I've been feeling a bit off-color,` he said. `This potion is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the only thing that helps. I am very lucky to be working","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"alongside Professor Snape; there aren't many wizards who are up to making","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"it.`  Professor Lupin took another sip and Harry had a crazy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"urge to knock the goblet out of his hands.  `Professor Snape's very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"interested in the Dark Arts, he blurted out.  `Really?` said Lupin,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"looking only mildly interested as he took another gulp of potion. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`Some people reckon --` Harry hesitated, then plunged recklessly on, `some people","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"reckon he'd do anything to get the Defense Against the Dark Arts","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"job.`  Lupin drained the goblet and pulled a face.  `Disgusting,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"he said. `Well, Harry, I'd better get back to work. see you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"at the feast later.`  `Right,` said Harry, putting down his empty","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"teacup.  The empty goblet was still smoking.  `There you go,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"said Ron. `We got as much as we could carry.`  A","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"shower of brilliantly colored sweets fell into Harry's lap. It was dusk,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"and Ron and Hermione had just turned up in the common room,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"pink-faced from the cold wind and looking as though they'd had the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"time of their lives.  `Thanks,` said Harry, picking up a packet","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"of tiny black Pepper Imps. `What's Hogsmeade like? Where did you go?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" By the sound of it -- everywhere. Dervish and Banges, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"wizarding equipment shop, Zonko's Joke Shop, into the Three Broomsticks for foaming","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"mugs of hot butterbeer, and many places besides.  `The post office,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Harry! About two hundred owls, all sitting on shelves, all color-coded depending","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"on how fast you want your letter to get there!`  `Honeydukes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"has got a new kind of fudge; they were giving out free","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"samples, there's a bit, look --`  `We think we saw an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"ogre, honestly, they get all sorts at the Three Broomsticks --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`Wish we could have brought you some butterbeer, really warms you up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"--`  `What did you do?` said Hermione, looking anxious. `Did you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"get any work done?`  `No,` said Harry. `Lupin made me a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"cup of tea in his office. And then Snape came in....` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"He told them all about the goblet. Ron's mouth fell open. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`Lupin drank it?` he gasped. `Is he mad?`  Hermione checked her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"watch.  `We'd better go down, you know, the feast'll be starting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"in fiveminutes They hurried through the portrait hole and into the crowd,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"still discussing Snape.  `But if he -- you know` -- Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"dropped her voice, glancing nervously around -- `if he was trying to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"to poison Lupin -- he wouldn't have done it in front of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Harry.`  `Yeah, maybe,` said Harry as they reached the entrance hall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"and crossed into the Great Hall. It had been decorated with hundreds","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"and hundreds of candle-filled pumpkins, a cloud of fluttering live bats, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"many flaming orange streamers, which were swimming lazily across the stormy ceiling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"like brilliant watersnakes.  The food was delicious; even Hermione and Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"who were full to bursting with Honeydukes sweets, managed second helpings of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"everything. Harry kept glancing at the staff table. Professor Lupin  looked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"cheerful and as well as he ever did; he was talking animatedly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"to tiny little Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher. Harry moved his eyes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"along the table, to the place where Snape sat. Was he imagining","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"it, or were Snape's eyes flickering toward Lupin more often than was natural?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" The feast finished with an entertainment provided by the Hogwarts ghosts.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"They popped out of the walls and tables to do a bit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"of formation gliding; Nearly Headless Nick, the Gryffindor ghost, had a great","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"success with a reenactment of his own botched beheading.  It had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"been such a pleasant evening that Harry's good mood couldn't even be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"spoiled by Malfoy, who shouted through the crowd as they all left","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the hall, `The dementors send their love, Potter!`  Harry, Ron, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Hermione followed the rest of the Gryffindors along the usual path to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Gryffindor Tower, but when they reached the corridor that ended with the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"portrait of the Fat Lady, they found it jammed with students. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`Why isn't anyone going in?` said Ron curiously.  Harry peered over","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"the heads in front of him. The portrait seemed to be closed.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `Let me through, please,` came Percy's voice, and he came bustling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"importantly through the crowd. `What's the holdup here? You can't all have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"forgotten the password -- excuse me, I'm Head Boy --`  And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"then a silence fell over the crowd, from the front first, so","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"that a chill seemed to spread down the corridor. They heard Percy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"say, in a suddenly sharp voice, `Somebody get Professor Dumbledore. Quick.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"People's heads turned; those at the back were standing on tiptoe. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"`What's going on?` said Ginny, who had just arrived.  A moment","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"later, Professor Dumbledore was there, sweeping toward the portrait; the Gryffindors squeezed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"together to let him through, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione moved closer","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"to see what the trouble was.  `Oh, my --` Hermione grabbed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Harry's arm.  The Fat Lady had vanished from her portrait, which","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"had been slashed so viciously that strips of canvas littered the floor;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"great chunks of it had been torn away completely.  Dumbledore took","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"one quick look at the ruined painting and turned, his eyes somber,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"to see Professors McGonagall, Lupin, and Snape hurrying toward him.  `We","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"need to find her,` said Dumbledore. `Professor McGonagall, please go to Mr.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Filch at once and tell him to search every painting in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"castle for the Fat Lady.`  `You'll be lucky!` said a cackling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"voice.  It was Peeves the Poltergeist, bobbing over the crowd and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"looking delighted, as he always did, at the sight of wreckage or","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"worry.  `What do you mean, Peeves?` said Dumbledore calmly, and Peeves's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"grin faded a little. He didn't dare taunt Dumbledore. Instead he adopted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"an oily voice that was no better than his cackle. `Ashamed, Your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Headship, sit. Doesn't want to be seen. She's a horrible mess. Saw","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"her running through the landscape up on the fourth floor, sir, dodging","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"between the trees. Crying something dreadful,` he said happily. `Poor thing,` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"added unconvincingly.  `Did she say who did it?` said Dumbledore quietly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
" `Oh yes, Professorhead,` said Peeves, with the air of one cradling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"a large bombshell in his arms. `He got very angry when she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"wouldn't let him in, you see.` Peeves flipped over and grinned at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"Dumbledore from between his own legs. `Nasty temper he's got, that Sirius Black.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-8"
"  GRIM DEFEAT  Professor Dumbledore sent all the Gryffindors back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"to the Great Hall, where they were joined ten minutes later by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the students from Hufflepuff, Ravenclaw, and Slytherin, who all looked extremely confused.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" `The teachers and I need to conduct a thorough search of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the castle,` Professor Dumbledore told them as Professors McGonagall and Flitwick closed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"all doors into the hall. `I'm afraid that, for your own safety,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"you will have to spend the night here. I want the prefects","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"to stand guard over the entrances to the hall and I am","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"leaving the Head Boy and Girl in charge. Any disturbance should be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"reported to me immediately,` he added to Percy, who was looking immensely","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"proud and important. `Send word with one of the ghosts.`  Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Dumbledore paused, about to leave the hall, and said, `Oh, yes, you'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"be needing...`  One casual wave of his wand and the long","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"tables flew to the edges of the hall and stood themselves against","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the walls; another wave, and the floor was covered with hundreds of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"squashy purple sleeping bags.  `Sleep well,` said Professor Dumbledore, closing the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"door behind him.  The hall immediately began to buzz excitedly; the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Gryffindors were telling the rest of the school what had just happened.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" `Everyone into their sleeping bags!` shouted Percy. `Come on, now, no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"more talking! Lights out in ten minutes!`  `C'mon,` Ron said to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Harry and Hermione; they seized three sleeping bags and dragged them into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"a corner.  `Do you think Black's still in the castle?` Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"whispered anxiously.  `Dumbledore obviously thinks he might be,` said Ron. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"`It's very lucky he picked tonight, you know,` said Hermione as they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"climbed fully dressed into their sleeping bags and propped themselves on their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"elbows to talk. `The one night we weren't in the tower....` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"I reckon he's lost track of time, being on the run,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Ron. `Didn't realize it was Halloween. Otherwise he'd have come bursting in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"here.`  Hermione shuddered.  All around them, people were asking one","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"another the same question: `How did he get in?`  `Maybe he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"knows how to Apparate,` said a Ravenclaw a few feet away, `Just","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"appear out of thin air, you know.`  `Disguised himself, probably,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"a Hufflepuff fifth year. `He could've flown in,` suggested Dean Thomas. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"`Honestly, am I the only person who's ever bothered to read Hogwarts,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"A History?` said Hermione crossly to Harry and Ron.  `Probably,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Ron. `Why?`  `Because the castle's protected by more than walls, You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"know,,, said Hermione. `There are all sorts of enchantments on it, to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"stop people entering by stealth. You can't just Apparate in here. And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"I'd like to see the disguise that could fool those dementors. They're","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"guarding every single entrance to the grounds. They'd have seen him fly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"in too. And Fitch knows all the secret passages, they'll have them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"covered....`  `The lights are going out now!` Percy shouted. `I want","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"everyone in their sleeping bags and no more talking!`  The candles","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"all went out at once. The only light now came from the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"silvery ghosts, who were drifting about talking seriously to the prefects, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the enchanted ceiling, which, like the sky outside, was scattered with stars.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"What with that, and the whispering that still filled the hall, Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"felt as though he were sleeping outdoors in a light wind. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Once every hour, a teacher would reappear in the hall to check","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"that everything was quiet. Around three in the morning, when many students","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"had finally fallen asleep, Professor Dumbledore came in. Harry watched him looking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"around for Percy, who had been prowling between the sleeping bags, telling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"people off for talking. Percy was only a short way away from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermlone, who quickly pretended to be asleep as Dumbledore's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"footsteps drew nearer.  `Any sign of him, Professor?` asked Percy in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"a whisper.  `No. All well here?`  `Everything under control, sir.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" `Good. There's no point moving them all now. I've found a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"temporary guardian for the Gryffindor portrait hole. You'll be able to move","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"them back in tomorrow.`  `And the Fat Lady, sir?`  `Hiding","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"in a map of Argyllshire on the second floor. Apparently she refused","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"to let Black in without the password, so he attacked. She's still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"very distressed, but once she's calmed down, I'll have Mr. Filch restore","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"her.`  Harry heard the door of the hall creak open again,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"and more footsteps.  `Headmaster?` It was Snape. Harry kept quite still,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"listening hard. `The whole of the third floor has been searched. He's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"not there. And Filch has done the dungeons; nothing there either.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"`What about the Astronomy tower? Professor Trelawney's room? The Owlery?`  `All","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"searched.`  `Very well, Severus. I didn't really expect Black to linger.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" `Have you any theory as to how he got in, Professor?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"asked Snape.  Harry raised his head very slightly off his arms","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"to free his other ear,  `Many, Severus, each of them as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"unlikely as the next.`  Harry opened his eyes a fraction and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"squinted up to where they stood; Dumbledore's back was to him, but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"he could see Percy's face, rapt with attention, and Snape's profile, which","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"looked angry.  `You remember the conversation we had, Headmaster, just before","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"-- ah -- the start of term?` said Snape, who was barely","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"opening his lips, as though trying to block Percy out of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"conversation.  `I do, Severus,` said Dumbledore, and there was something like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"warning in his voice.  `It seems -- almost impossible -- that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Black could have entered the school without inside help. I did express","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"my concerns whet, you appointed --`  `I do not believe a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"single person inside this castle would have helped Black enter it,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Dumbledore, and his tone made it so clear that the subject was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"closed that Snape didn't reply. `I must go down to the dementors,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"said Dumbledore. I said I would inform them when our search was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"complete.`  `Didn't they want to help, sit?` said Percy.  `Oh","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"yes,` said Dumbledore coldly. `But I'm afraid no dementor will cross the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"threshold of this castle while I am headmaster.`  Percy looked slightly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"abashed. Dumbledore left the hall, walking quickly and quietly. Snape stood for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"a moment, watching the headmaster with an expression of deep resentment on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"his face; then he too left.  Harry glanced sideways at Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"and Hermione. Both of them had their eyes open too, reflecting the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"starry ceiling.  `\What was all that about?` Ron mouthed.  The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"school talked of nothing but Sirius Black for the next few days.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"The theories about how he had entered the castle became wilder and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"wilder; Hannah Abbott, from Hufflepuff, spent much of their next Herbology class","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"telling anyone who'd listen that Black could turn into a flowering shrub.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" The Fat Lady's ripped canvas had been taken off the wall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"and  Replaced with the portrait of Sir Cadogan and his fat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"gray pony. Nobody was very happy about this. Sir Cadogan spent half","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"his time challenging people to duels, and the rest thinking up ridiculously","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"complicated passwords, which he changed at least twice a day.  `He's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"a complete lunatic,` said Seamus Finnigan angrily to Percy. `Can't we get","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"anyone else?`  `None of the other pictures wanted the job,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Percy. `Frightened of what happened to the Fat Lady. Sir Cadogan was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the only one brave enough to volunteer.`  Sir Cadogan, however, was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the least of Harry's worries. He was now being closely watched. Teachers","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"found excuses to walk along corridors with him, and Percy Weasley (acting,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Harry suspected, on his mother's orders) was tailing him everywhere like an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"extremely pompous guard dog. To cap it all, Professor McGonagall summoned Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"into her office, with such a somber expression on her face Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"thought someone must have died.  `There's no point hiding it from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"you any longer, Potter,` she said in a very serious voice. `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"know this will come as a shock to you, but Sirius Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"--`  `I know he's after me,` said Harry wearily. `I heard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Ron's dad telling his mum. Mr. Weasley works for the Ministry of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Magic.`  Professor McGonagall seemed very taken aback. She stared at Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"for a moment or two, then said, `I see! Well, in that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"case, Potter, you'll understand why I don't think it's a good idea","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"for you to be practicing Quidditch in the evenings. Out on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"field with only Your team members, it's very exposed, Potter --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"`We've got our first match on Saturday!` said Harry, outraged. `I've got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"to train, Professor!`  Professor McGonagall considered him intently. Harry knew she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"was deeply interested in the Gryffindor team's prospects; it had been she,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"after all, who'd suggested him as Seeker in the first Place. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"waited, holding his breath.  `Hmm...` Professor McGonagall stood up and stared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"out of the window at the Quidditch field, just visible through the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"rain. `Well... goodness knows, I'd like to see us win the Cup","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"at last... but all the same, Potter... I'd be happier if a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"teacher were present. I'll ask Madam Hooch to oversee your training sessions.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" The weather worsened steadily as the first Quidditch match drew nearer.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Undaunted, the Gryffindor team was training harder than ever under the eye","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"of Madam Hooch. Then, at their final training session before Saturday's match,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Oliver Wood gave his team some unwelcome news.  `We're not playing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Slytherin!` he told them, looking very angry. `Flint's just been to see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"me. We're playing Hufflepuff instead.`  `Why?` chorused the rest of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"team.  `Flint's excuse is that their Seeker's arm's still injured,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Wood, grinding his teeth furiously. `But it's obvious why they're doing it.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Don't want to play in this weather. Think it'll damage their chances....`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" There had been strong winds and heavy rain all day, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"as Wood spoke, they heard a distant rumble of thunder.  `There's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"nothing wrong with Malfoy's arm!` said Harry furiously. `He's faking it!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"`I know that, but we can't prove it,` said Wood bitterly, `And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"we've been practicing all those moves assuming we're playing Slytherin, and instead","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"it's Hufflepuff, and their style's quite different. They've got a new Captain","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"and Seeker, Cedric Diggory --`  Angelina, Alicia, and Katie suddenly giggled.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" `What?` said Wood, frowning at this lighthearted behavior.  `He's that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"tall, good-looking one, isn't he?` said Angelina.  `Strong and silent,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Katie, and they started to giggle again.  `He's only silent because","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"he's too thick to string two words together,` said Fred impatiently. `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"don't know why you're worried, Oliver, Hufflepuff is a pushover. Last time","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"we played them, Harry caught the Snitch in about five minutes, remember?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" `We were playing in completely different conditions!` Wood shouted, his eyes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"bulging slightly. `Diggory's put a very strong side together! He's an excellent","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Seeker! I was afraid you'd take it like this! We mustn't relax!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"We must keep our focus! Slytherin is trying to wrong-foot us! We","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"must win!`  `Oliver, calm down!` said Fred, looking slightly alarmed. `We're","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"taking Hufflepuff very seriously. Seriously.`  The day before the match, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"winds reached howling point and the rain fell harder than ever. It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"was so dark inside the corridors and classrooms that extra torches and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"lanterns were lit. The Slytherin team was looking very smug indeed, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"none more so than Malfoy.  `Ah, if only my arm was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"feeling a bit better!` he sighed as the gale outside pounded the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"windows.  Harry had no room in his head to worry about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"anything except the match tomorrow. Oliver Wood kept hurrying up to him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"between classes and giving him tips. The third time this happened, Wood","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"talked for so long that Harry suddenly realized he was ten minutes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"late for Defense Against the Dark Arts, and set off at a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"run with Wood shouting after him, `Diggory's got a very fast swerve,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Harry, so you might want to try looping him --`  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"skidded to a halt outside the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"pulled the door open, and dashed inside.  `Sorry I'm late, Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Lupin. I --`  But it wasn't Professor Lupin who looked up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"at him from the teacher's desk; it was Snape.  `This lesson","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"began ten minutes ago, Potter, so I think we'll make it ten","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"points from Gryffindor. Sit down.`  But Harry didn't move.  `Where's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Professor Lupin?` he said.  `He says he is feeling too ill","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"to teach today,` said Snape with a twisted smile. `I believe I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"told you to sit down?`  But Harry stayed where he was.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" `What's wrong with him?`  Snape's black eyes glittered.  `Nothing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"life-threatening,` he said, looking as though he wished it were. `Five more","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"points from Gryffindor, and if I have to ask you to sit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"down again, it will be fifty.`  Harry walked slowly to his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"seat and sat down. Snape looked around at the class.  `As","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"I was saying before Potter interrupted, Professor Lupin has not left any","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"record of the topics you have covered so far --`  `Please,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"sir, we've done boggarts, Red Caps, kappas, and grindylows,` said Hermione quickly,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"`and we're just about to start --`  `Be quiet,` said Snape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"coldly. `I did not ask for information. I was merely commenting on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Professor Lupin's lack of organization.`  `He's the best Defense Against the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Dark Arts teacher we've ever had,` said Dean Thomas boldly, and there","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"was a murmur of agreement from the rest of the class. Snape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"looked more menacing than ever.  `You are easily satisfied. Lupin is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"hardly overtaxing you -- I ,Would expect first years to be able","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"to deal with Red Caps and grindylows. Today we shall discuss --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" Harry watched him flick through the textbook, to the very back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"chapter, which he must know they hadn't covered.  `Werewolves,` said Snape.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" `But, sir,` said Hermione, seemingly unable to restrain herself, `we're not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"supposed to do werewolves yet, we're due to start hinkypunks --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"`Miss Granger,` said Snape in a voice of deadly calm, `I was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"under the impression that I am teaching this lesson, not you. And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"I am telling you all to turn to page 394.` He glanced","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"around again. 'All of you! Now!`  With many bitter sidelong looks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"and some sullen muttering, the class opened their books.  `Which of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"you can tell me how we distinguish between the werewolf and the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"true wolf?` said Snape.  Everyone sat in motionless silence; everyone except","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Hermione, whose hand, as it so often did, had shot straight into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the air.  `Anyone?` Snape said, ignoring Hermione. His twisted smile was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"back. `Are you telling me that Professor Lupin hasn't even taught you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the basic distinction between --`  `We told you,` said Parvati suddenly,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"`we haven't got as far as werewolves yet, we're still on --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" `Silence!` snarled Snape. `Well, well, well, I never thought I'd meet","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"a third-year class who wouldn't even recognize a werewolf when they saw","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"one. I shall make a point of informing Professor Dumbledore how very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"behind you all are....`  `Please, sir,` said Hermione, whose hand was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"still in the air, `the werewolf differs from the true wolf in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"several small ways. The snout of the werewolf --`  `That is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the second time you have spoken out of turn, Miss Granger,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Snape coolly. `Five more points from Gryffindor for being an insufferable know-it-all.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" Hermione went very red, put down her hand, and stared at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the floor with her eyes full of tears. It was a mark","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"of how much the class loathed Snape that they were all glaring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"at him, because every one of them had called Hermione a know-it-all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"at least once, and Ron, who told Hermione she was a know-it-all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"at least twice a week, said loudly, `You asked us a question","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"and she knows the answer! Why ask if you don't want to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"be told?`  The class knew instantly he'd gone too far. Snape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"advanced on Ron slowly, and the room held its breath.  `Detention,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Weasley,` Snape said silkily, his face very close to Ron's. `And if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"I ever hear you criticize the way I teach a class again, you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"will be very sorry indeed.`  No one made a sound throughout","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the rest of the lesson. They sat and made notes on werewolves","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"from the textbook, while Snape prowled up and down the rows of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"desks, examining the work they had been doing with Professor Lupin. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"`Very poorly explained... That is incorrect, the kappa is more commonly found","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"in Mongolia.... Professor Lupin gave this eight out of ten? I wouldn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"have given it three....`  When the bell rang at last, Snape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"held them back.  `You will each write an essay, to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"handed in to me, on the ways you recognize and kill werewolves.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"I want two rolls of parchment or, the subject, and I want","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"them by Monday morning. It is time somebody took this class in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"hand. Weasley, stay behind, we need to arrange your detention.`  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"and Hermione left the room with the rest of the class, who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"waited until they were well out of earshot, then burst into a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"furious tirade about Snape.  `Snape's never been like this with any","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"of our other Defense Against the Dark Arts teachers, even if he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"did want the job,` Harry said to Hermione. `Why's he got it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"in for Lupin? D'you think this is all because of the boggart?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" `I don't know,` said Hermione pensively. `But I really hope Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Lupin gets better soon....`  Ron caught up with them five minutes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"later, in a towering rage.  `D'you know what that --` (he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"called Snape something that made Hermione say `Ron!`) `-- is making me","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"do? I've got to scrub out the bedpans in the hospital wing.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Without magic!` He was breathing deeply, his fists clenched. `Why couldn't Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"have hidden in Snape's office, eh? He could have finished him off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"for us!`  Harry woke extremely early the next morning; so early","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"that it was till dark. For a moment he thought the roaring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"of the wind had woken him. Then he felt a cold breeze","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"on the back of his neck and sat bolt upright -- Peeves","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the Poltergeist had been floating next to him, blowing hard in his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"ear.  `What did you do that for?` said Harry furiously. Peeves","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"puffed out his cheeks, blew hard, and zoomed backward out of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"room, cackling.  Harry fumbled for his alarm clock and looked at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"it. It was half past four. Cursing Peeves, he rolled over and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"tried to get back to sleep, but it was very difficult, now","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"that he was awake, to ignore the sounds of the thunder rumbling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"overhead, the pounding of the wind against the castle walls, and the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"distant creaking of the trees in the Forbidden Forest. In a few","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"hours he would be out on the Quidditch field, battling through that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"gale. Finally, he gave up any thought of more sleep, got up,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"dressed, picked up his Nimbus Two Thousand, and walked quietly out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the dormitory.  As Harry opened the door, something brushed against his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"leg. He bent down just in time to grab Crookshanks by the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"end of his bushy tail and drag him outside.  `You know,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"I reckon Ron was right about you,` Harry told Crookshanks suspiciously. `There","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"are plenty of mice around this place -- go and chase them.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Go on,` he added, nudging Crookshanks down the spiral staircase with his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"foot. `Leave Scabbers alone.`  The noise of the storm was even","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"louder in the common roorn. Harry knew better than to think the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"match would be canceled; Quidditch matches weren't called off for trifles like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"thunderstorms. Nevertheless, he was starting to feel very apprehensive. Wood had pointed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"out Cedric Diggory to him in the corridor; Diggory was a fifth","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"year and a lot bigger than Harry. Seekers were usually light ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"and speedy, but Diggory's weight would be an advantage in this weather","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"because he was less likely to be blown off course.  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"whiled away the hours until dawn in front of the fire, getting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"up every now and then to stop Crookshanks from sneaking up ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the boys, staircase again. At long last Harry thought it must be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"time for breakfast, so he headed through the portrait hole alone. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"`Stand and fight, you mangy cur!` yelled Sir Cadogan.  `Oh, shut","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"up,` Harry yawned.  He revived a bit over a large bowl","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"of porridge, and by the time he'd started on toast, the rest","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"of the team had turned up.  `It's going to be a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"tough one,` said Wood, who wasn't eating anything.  `Stop worrying, Oliver,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"said Alicia soothingly, `we don't mind a bit of rain.`  But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"it was considerably more than a bit of rain. Such was the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"popularity of Quidditch that the whole school turned out to watch the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"match as usual, but they ran down the lawns toward the Quidditch","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"field, heads bowed against the ferocious wind, umbrellas being whipped out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"their hands as they went. just before he entered the locker room,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Harry saw Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle, laughing and pointing at him from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"under an enormous umbrella on their way to the stadium.  The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"team changed into their scarlet robes and waited for Wood's usual pre-match","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"pep talk, but it didn't come. He tried to speak several times,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"made an odd gulping noise, then shook his head hopelessly and beckoned","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"them to follow him.  The wind was so strong that they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"staggered sideways as they walked out onto the field. If the crowd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"was cheering, they couldn't hear it over the fresh rolls of thunder.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Rain was splattering over Harry's glasses. How on earth was he going","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"to see the Snitch in this?  The Hufflepuffs were approaching from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the opposite side of the field, wearing canary-yellow robes. The Captains walked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"up to eacb other and shook hands; Diggory smiled at Wood but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Wood no, looked as though he had lockjaw and merely nodded. Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"saw Madam Hooch's mouth form the words, `Mount Your brooms.,, He pulled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"his right foot out of the mud with a squelch and swung","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"it over his Nimbus Two Thousand. Madam Hooch put her whistle to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"her lips and gave it a blast that sounded shrill and distant","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"they were off  Harry rose fast, but his Nimbus was swerving","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"slightly with the wind. He held it as steady as he could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"and turned, squinting into the rain.  Within five minutes Harry was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"soaked to his skin and frozen, hardly able to see his teammates,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"let alone the tiny Snitch. He flew backward and forward across the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"field past blurred red and yellow shapes, with no idea of what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"was happening in the rest of the game. He couldn't hear the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"commentary over the wind. The crowd was hidden beneath a sea of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"cloaks and battered umbrellas. Twice Harry came very close to being unseated","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"by a Bludger; his vision was so clouded by the rain on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"his glasses he hadn't seen them coming.  He lost track of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"time. It was getting harder and harder to hold his broom straight.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"The sky was getting darker, as though night had decided to come","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"early. Twice Harry nearly hit another player, without knowing whether it was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"a teammate or opponent; everyone was now so wet, and the rain","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"so thick, he could hardly tell them apart....  With the first","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"flash of lightning came the sound of Madam Hooch's whistle; Harry could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"just see the outline of Wood through the thick rain, gesturing him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"to the ground. The whole team splashed down into the mud. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"`I called for time-out!` Wood roared at his team. `Come on, under","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"here --`  They huddled at the edge of the field under","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"a large umbrella; Harry took off his glasses and wiped them hurriedly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"on his robes.  `What's the score?`  `We're fifty points up,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"said Wood, `but unless we get the Snitch soon, we'll be playing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"into the night.`  `I've got no chance with these on,` Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"said exasperatedly, waving his glasses.  At that very moment, Hermione appeared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"at his shoulder; she was holding her cloak over her head and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"was, inexplicably, beaming.  `I've had an idea, Harry! Give me your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"glasses, quick!`  He handed them to her, and as the team","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"watched in amazement, Hermione tapped them with her wand and said, `Impervius!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" `There!` she said, handing them back to Harry. `They'll repel water!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" Wood looked as though he could have kissed her.  `Brilliant!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"he called hoarsely after her as she disappeared into the crowd. `Okay,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"team, let's go for it!`  Hermione's spell had done the trick.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Harry was still numb with cold, still wetter than he'd ever been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"in his life, but he could see. Full of fresh determination, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"urged his broom through the turbulent air, staring in every direction for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the Snitch, avoiding a Bludger, ducking beneath Diggory, who was streaking in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the opposite direction....  There was another clap of thunder, followed immediately","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"by forked lightning. This was getting more and more dangerous. Harry needed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"to get the Snitch quickly -  He turned, intending to head","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"back toward the middle of the field, but at that moment, another","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"flash of lightning illuminated the stands, and Harry saw something that distracted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"him completely , the silhouette of an enormous shaggy black dog, clearly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"imprinted against the sky, motionless in the topmost, empty row of seats.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" Harry's numb hands slipped on the broom handle and his Nimbus","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"dropped a few feet. Shaking his sodden bangs out of his eyes,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"he squinted back into the stands. The dog had vanished.  `Harry!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"came Wood's anguished yell from the Gryffindor goal posts. `Harry, behind you!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" Harry looked wildly around. Cedric Diggory was pelting up the field,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"and a tiny speck of gold was shimmering in the rain-filled air","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"between them -  With a jolt of panic, Harry threw himself","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"flat to the broornhandle and zoomed toward the Snitch.  `Come on!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"he growled at his Nimbus as the rain whipped his face. 'Taster!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" But something odd was happening. An eerie silence was falling across","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the stadium. The wind, though as strong as ever, was forgetting to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"roar. It was as though someone had turned off the sound, as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"though Harry had gone suddenly deaf -- what was going on? ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"And then a horribly familiar wave of cold swept over him, inside","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"him, just as he became aware of something moving on the field","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"below...  Before he'd had time to think, Harry had taken his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"eyes off the Snitch and looked down.  At least a hundred","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"dementors, their hidden faces pointing up at him, were standing beneath him.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"It was as though freezing water were rising in his chest, cutting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"at his insides. And then he heard it again.... Someone was screaming,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"screaming inside his head... a woman...  `Not Harry, not Harry, please","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"not Harry!`  `Stand aside, you silly girl... stand aside, now....` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"`Not Harry, please no, take me, kill me instead --`  Numbing,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"swirling white mist was filling Harry's brain.... What was he doing? Why","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"was he flying? He needed to help her... She was going to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"die.... She was going to be murdered....  He was falling, falling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"through the icy mist.  `Not Harry! Please... have mercy... have mercy....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" A shrill voice was laughing, the woman was screaming, and Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"knew no more.  `Lucky the ground was so soft.`  `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"thought he was dead for sure.`  `But he didn't even break","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"his glasses.`  Harry could hear the voices whispering, but they made","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"no sense whatsoever. He didn't have a clue where he was, or","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"how he'd got there, or what he'd been doing before he got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"there. All he knew was that every inch of him was aching","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"as though it had been beaten.  `That was the scariest thing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"I've ever seen in my life.`  Scariest... the scariest thing... hooded","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"black figures... cold ... screaming...  Harry's eyes snapped open. He was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"lying in the hospital wing. The Gryffindor Quidditch team, spattered with mud","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"from head to foot, was gathered around his bed. Ron and Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"were also there, looking as though they'd just climbed out of a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"swimming pool.  `Harry!` said Fred, who looked extremely white underneath, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"mud. `How're you feeling?`  It was as though Harry's memory was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"on fast forward. The lightning -- the Grim -- the Snitch --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"and the dementors...  `What happened?` he said, sitting up so suddenly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"they all gasped.  `You fell off,` said Fred. `Must've been --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"what -- fifty feet?`  `We thought you'd died,` said Alicia, who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"was shaking.  Hermione made a small, squeaky noise. Her eyes were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"extremely bloodshot.  `But the match,` said Harry. `What happened? Are we","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"doing a replay?`  No one said anything. The horrible truth sank","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"into Harry like a stone.  `We didn't -- lose?`  `Diggory","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"got the Snitch,` said George. `Just after you fell. He didn't realize","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"what had happened. When he looked back and saw you on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"ground, he tried to call it off. Wanted a rematch. But they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"won fair and square... even Wood admits it.`  `Where is Wood?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"said Harry, suddenly realizing he wasn't there.  `Still in the showers,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"said Fred. `We think he's trying to drown himself.`  Harry put","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"his face to his knees, his hands gripping his hair. Fred grabbed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"his shoulder and shook it roughly.  `C'mon, Harry, you've never missed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the Snitch before.`  `There had to be one time you didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"get it,` said George.  `It's not over yet,` said Fred. `We","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"lost by a hundred points`  `Right? So if Hufflepuff loses to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Ravenclaw and we beat Ravenclaw and Slytherin --.`  `Hufflepuff'll have to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"lose by at least two hundred points,` said George.  `But if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"they beat Ravenclaw...`  `No Way, Ravenclaw is too good. But if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Slytherin loses against Hufflepuff...`  `It all depends on the points --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"a margin of a hundred either way.`  Harry lay there, not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"saying a word. They had lost... for the first time ever, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"had lost a Quidditch match.  After ten minutes or so, Madam","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"Pomfrey came over to tell the team to leave him in peace.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" `We'll come and see you later,` Fred told him. `Don't beat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"yourself up, Harry, you're still the best Seeker we've ever had.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"The team trooped out, trailing mud behind them. Madam Pomfrey shut the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"door behind them, looking disapproving. Ron and Hermione moved nearer to Harry's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"bed.  `Dumbledore was really angry,` Hermione said in a quaking voice.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"`I've never seen him like that before. He ran onto the field","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"as You fell, waved his wand, and you sort of slowed down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"before you hit the ground. Then he whirled his wand at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"dementors. Shot silver stuff at them. They left the stadium right away...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"He was furious they'd come onto the grounds. We heard him --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" `Then he magicked you onto a stretcher,` said Ron. `And walked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"up to school with you floating on it. Everyone thought you were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"--`  His voice faded, but Harry hardly noticed. He was thinking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"about what the dementors had done to him... about the screaming voice.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"He looked up and saw Ron and Hermione lookin, at him so","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"anxiously that he quickly cast around for something matter-of-fact to say. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"`Did someone get my Nimbus?`  Ron and Hermione looked quickly at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"each other.  `Er --`  `What?` said Harry, looking from one","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"to the other.  `Well... when you fell off, it got blown","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"away,` said Hermione hesitantly.  `And?`  `And it hit -- it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"hit -- oh, Harry -- it hit the Whomping Willow.`  Harry's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"insides lurched. The Whomping Willow was a very violent tree that stood","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"alone in the middle of the grounds.  `And?` he said, dreading","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"the answer.  `Well, you know the Whomping Willow,` said Ron. `It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"-- it doesn't like being hit.`  `Professor Flitwick brought it back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"just before you came around, said Hermione in a very small voice.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
" Slowly, she reached down for a bag at her feet, turned","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"it upside down, and tipped a dozen bits of splintered wood and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"twig onto the bed, the only remains of Harry's faithful, finally beaten broomstick. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-9"
"  THE MARAUDER'S MAP  Madam Pomfrey insisted on keeping Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"in the hospital wing for the rest of the weekend. He didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"argue or complain, but he wouldn't let her throw away the shattered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"remnants of his Nimbus Two Thousand. He knew he was being stupid,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"knew that the Nimbus was beyond repair, but Harry couldn't help it;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"he felt as though he'd lost one of his best friends. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"He had a stream of visitors, all intent on cheering him up.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Hagrid sent him a bunch of earwiggy flowers that looked like yellow","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"cabbages, and Ginny Weasley, blushing furiously, turned up with a get-well card","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"she had made herself, which sang shrilly unless Harry kept it shut","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"under his bowl of fruit. The Gryffindor team visited again on Sunday","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"morning, this time accompanied by Wood, who told Harry (in a hollow,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"dead sort of voice) that he didn't blame  him in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"slightest. Ron and Hermione left Harry's bedside only at night- But nothing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"anyone said or did could make Harry feel any better, because they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"knew only half of what was troubling him.  He hadn't told","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"anyone about the Grim, not even Ron -and Hermione, because he knew","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Ron would panic and Hermione would scoff. The fact remained, however, that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"it had now appeared twice, and both appearances had been followed by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"near-fatal accidents; the first time, he had nearly been run over by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the Knight Bus; the second, fallen fifty feet from his broomstick. Was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the Grim going to haunt him until he actually died? Was he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"going to spend the rest of his life looking over his shoulder","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"for the beast?  And then there were the dementors. Harry felt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"sick and humiliated every time he thought of them. Everyone said the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"dementors were horrible, but no one else collapsed every time they went","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"near one. No one else heard echoes in their head of their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"dying parents.  Because Harry knew who that screaming voice belonged to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"now. He had heard her words, heard them over and over again","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"during the night hours in the hospital wing while he lay awake,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"staring at the strips of moonlight on the ceiling. When the dementors","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"approached him, he heard the last moments of his mother's life, her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"attempts to protect him, Harry, from Lord Voldemort, and Voldemort's laughter before","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"he murdered her.... Harry dozed fitfully, sinking into dreams full of clammy,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"rotted hands and petrified pleading, jerking awake to dwell again on his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"mother's voice.  It was a relief to return to the noise","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"and bustle of the main school on Monday, where he was forced","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"to think about other things, eve', if he had to endure Draco","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Malfoys taunting. Malfoy was almost beside himself with glee at Gryffindor's defeat.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"He had finally taken off his bandages, and celebrated having the full","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"use of both arms again by doing spirited imitations of Harry falling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"off his broom. Malfoy spent much of their next Potions class doing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"dementor imitations across the dungeon; Ron finally cracked and flung a large,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"slippery crocodile heart at Malfoy, which hit him in the face and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"caused Snape to take fifty points from Gryffindor.  `If Snape's teaching","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Defense Against the Dark Arts again, I'm skiving off,` said Ron as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"they headed toward Lupin's classroom after lunch. `Check who's in there, Hermione.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" Hermione peered around the classroom door.  `It's okay!`  Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Lupin was back at work. It certainly looked as though he had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"been ill. His old robes were hanging more loosely on him and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"there were dark shadows beneath his eyes; nevertheless, he smiled at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"class as they took their seats, and they burst at once into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"an explosion of complaints about Snape's behavior while Lupin had been ill.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" `It's not fair, he was only filling in, why should he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"give us homework?`  `We don't know anything about werewolves two rolls","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of parchment!`  `Did you tell Professor Snape we haven't covered them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"yet?` Lupin asked, frowning slightly.  The babble broke out again. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`Yes, but he said we were really behind he wouldn't listen --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" `-- two rolls of parchment!`  Professor Lupin smiled at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"look of indignation on every face.  `Don't worry. I'll speak to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Professor Snape. You don't have to do the essay.`  `Oh no,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"said Hermione, looking very disappointed. `I've already finished it!`  They had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"a very enjoyable lesson. Professor Lupin had brought along a glass box","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"containing a hinkypunk, a little one-legged creature who looked as though he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"were made of wisps of smoke, rather frail and harmless looking. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`Lures travelers into bogs,` said Professor Lupin as they took notes. `You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"notice the lantern dangling from his hand? Hops ahead -people follow the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"light -- then --`  The hinkypunk made a horrible squelching noise","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"against the glass.  When the bell rang, everyone gathered up their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"things and headed for the door, Harry among them, but -- ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`Wait a moment, Harry,` Lupin called. `I'd like a word.`  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"doubled back and watched Professor Lupin covering the hinkypunk's box with a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"cloth.  `I heard about the match,` said Lupin, turning back to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"his desk and starting to pile books into his briefcase, `and I'm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"sorry about your broomstick. Is there any chance of fixing it?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`No,` said Harry. `The tree smashed it to bits.`  Lupin sighed.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" `They planted the Whomping Willow the same year that I arrived","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"at Hogwarts. People used to play a game, trying to get near","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"enough to touch the trunk. In the end, a boy called Davey","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Gudgeon nearly lost an eye, and we were forbidden to go near","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"it. No broomstick would have a chance.`  `Did you hear about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the dementors too?` said Harry with difficulty.  Lupin looked at him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"quickly.  `Yes, I did. I don't think any of us have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"seen Professor Dumbledore that angry. They have been growing restless for some","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"time -- furious at his refusal to let them inside the grounds....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"I suppose they were the reason you fell?`  `Yes,` said Harry.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"He hesitated, and then the question he had to ask burst from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"him before he could stop himself.` Why? Why do they affect me","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"like that? Am I just --?`  `It has nothing to do","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"with weakness,` said Professor Lupin sharply, as though he had read Harry's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"mind. `The dementors affect you worse than the others because there are","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"horrors in your past that the others don't have.`  A ray","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of wintery sunlight fell across the classroom, illuminating Lupin's gray hairs and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the lines on his young face.  `Dementors are among the foulest","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"creatures that walk this earth. They infest the darkest, filthiest places, they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"glory in decay and despair, they drain peace, hope, and happiness out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of the air around them. Even Muggles feel their presence, though they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"can't see them. Get too near a dementor and every good feeling,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"every happy memory will be sucked out of you. If it can,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the dementor will feed on you long enough to reduce you to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"something like itself... soul-less and evil. You'll be left with nothing but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the worst experiences of your life. And the worst that happened to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"you, Harry, is enough to make anyone fall off their broom. You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"have nothing to feel ashamed of.`  `When they get near me","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"--` Harry stared at Lupin's desk, his throat tight. `I can hear","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Voldemort murdering my mum.`  Lupin made a sudden motion with his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"arm as though to grip Harry's shoulder, but thought better of it.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"There was a moment's Silence, then --  `Why did they have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"to come to the match?` said Harry bitterly.  `They're getting hungry,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"said Lupin coolly, shutting his briefcase with a snap. `Dumbledore won't let","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"them into the school, so their supply of human prey has dried","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"up.... I don't think they could resist the large crowd around the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Quidditch field. All that excitement ... emotions running high... it was their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"idea of a feast.`  `Azkaban must be terrible,` Harry muttered. Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"nodded grimly.  `The fortress is set on a tiny island, way","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"out to sea, but they don't need walls and water to keep","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the prisoners in, not when they're all trapped inside their own heads,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"incapable of a single cheery thought. Most of them go mad within","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"weeks.`  `But Sirius Black escaped from them,` Harry said slowly. `He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"got away...`  Lupin's briefcase slipped from the desk; he had to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"stoop quickly to catch it.  `Yes,` he said, straightening up, `Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"must have found a way to fight them. I wouldn't have believed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"it possible.... Dementors are supposed to drain a wizard of his powers","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"if he is left with them too long....`  `You made that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"dementor on the train back off,` said Harry suddenly.  `There are","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"-- certain defenses one can use,` said Lupin. `But there was only","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"one dementor on the train. The more there are, the more difficult","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"it becomes to resist.`  `What defenses?` said Harry at once. `Can","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"you teach me?`  `I don't pretend to be an expert at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"fighting dementors, Harry, quite the contrary...`  `But if the dementors come","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"to another Quidditch match, I need to be able to fight them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"--`  Lupin looked into Harry's determined face, hesitated, then said, `Well...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"all right. I'll try and help. But it'll have to wait until","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"next term, I'm afraid. I have a lot to do before the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"holidays. I chose a very inconvenient time to fall ill.`  What","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"with the promise of anti-dementor lessons from Lupin, the thought that he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"might never have to hear his mother's death again, and the fact","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"that Ravenclaw flattened Hufflepuff in their Quidditch match at the end of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"November, Harry's mood took a definite upturn. Gryffindor were not out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the running after all, although they could not afford to lose another","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"match. Wood became repossessed of his manic energy, and worked his team","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"as hard as ever in the chilly haze of rain that persisted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"into December. Harry saw no hint of a dementor within the grounds.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Dumbledore's anger seemed to be keeping them at their stations at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"entrances.  Two weeks before the end of the term, the sky","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"lightened suddenly to a dazzling, opaline white and the muddy grounds were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"revealed one morning covered in glittering frost. Inside the castle, there was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"a buzz of Christmas in the air. Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"had already decorated his classroom with shimmering lights that turned out to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"be real, fluttering fairies. The students were all happily discussing their plans","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"for the holidays. Both Ron and Hermione had decided to remain at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Hogwarts, and though Ron said it was because he couldn't stand two","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"weeks with Percy, and Hermione insisted she needed to use the library,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Harry wasn't fooled; they were doing it to keep him company, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"he was very grateful.  To everyone's delight except Harry's, there was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"to be another Hogsmeade trip on the very last weekend of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"term.  `We can do all our Christmas shopping there!` said Hermione.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`Mum and Dad would really love those Toothflossing Stringmints from Honeydukes!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Resigned to the fact that he would be the only third year","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"staying behind again, Harry borrowed a copy of Which Broomstick from Wood,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"and decided to spend the day reading up on the different makes.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"He had been riding one of the school brooms at team practice,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"an ancient Shooting Star, which was very slow and jerky; he definitely","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"needed a new broom of his own.  On the Saturday morning","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of the Hogsmeade trip, Harry bid good-bye to Ron and Hermione, who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"were wrapped in cloaks and scarves, then turned up the marble staircase","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"alone, and headed back toward Gryffindor Tower. Snow had started to fall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"outside the windows, and the castle was very still and quiet. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`Psst -- Harry!`  He turned, halfway along the third-floor corridor, to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"see Fred and George peering out at him from behind a statue","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of a humpbacked, one-eyed witch.  `What are you doing?` said Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"curiously. `How come you're not going to Hogsmeade?`  `We've come to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"give you a bit of festive cheer before we go,` said Fred,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"with a mysterious wink. `Come in here....`  He nodded toward an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"empty classroom to the left of the one-eyed statue. Harry followed Fred","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"and George inside. George closed the door quietly and then turned, beaming,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"to look at Harry.  `Early Christmas present for you, Harry,` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"said.  Fred pulled something from inside his cloak with a flourish","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"and laid it on one of the desks. It was a large,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"square, very worn piece of parchment with nothing written on it. Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"suspecting one of Fred and George's jokes, stared at it.  `What's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"that supposed to be?`  `This, Harry, is the secret of our","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"success,` said George, patting the parchment fondly.  `It's a wrench, giving","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"it to you,` said Fred, `but we decided last night, your need's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"greater than ours.`  `Anyway, we know it by heart,` said George.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`We bequeath it to you. We don't really need it anymore.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`And what do I need with a bit of old parchment?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Harry.  `A bit of old parchment!` said Fred, closing his eyes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"with a grimace as though Harry had mortally offended him. `Explain, George.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" `Well... when we were in our first year, Harry -- young,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"carefree, and innocent --`  Harry snorted. He doubted whether Fred and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"George had ever been innocent.  `Well, more innocent than we are","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"now -- we got into a spot of bother with Filch.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`We let off a Dungbomb in the corridor and it upset him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"for some reason --`  `So he hauled us off to his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"office and started threatening us with the usual --` detention disembowelment and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"we couldn't help noticing a drawer in one of his filing cabinets","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"marked Confiscated and Highly Dangerous.  `Don't tell me --` said Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"starting to grin.  `Well, what would you've done?` said Fred. `George","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"caused a diversion by dropping another Dungbomb, I whipped the drawer open,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"and grabbed -- this.`  `It's not as bad as it sounds,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"you know,` said George. `We don't reckon Filch ever found out how","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"to work it. He probably suspected what it was, though, or he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"wouldn't have confiscated it.`  `And you know how to work it?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" `Oh yes,` said Fred, smirking. `This little beauty's taught us more","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"than all the teachers in this school.`  `You're winding me up,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"said Harry, looking at the ragged old bit of parchment.  `Oh,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"are we?` said George.  He took out his wand, touched the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"parchment lightly, and said, `I solemnly swear that I am up to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"no good.`  And at once, thin ink lines began to spread","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"like a spider's web from the point that George's wand had touched.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"They joined each other, they crisscrossed, they fanned into every corner of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the parchment; then words began to blossom across the top, great, curly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"green words, that proclaimed:  Messrs. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Purveyors of Aids to Magical Mischief-Makers are proud to present THE MARAUDER'S","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"MAP  It was a map showing every detail of the Hogwarts","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"castle and grounds. But the truly remarkable thing were the tiny ink","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"dots moving around it, each labeled with a name in minuscule writing.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Astounded, Harry bent over it. A labeled dot in the top left","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"corner showed that Professor Dumbledore was pacing his study; the caretaker's cat,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Mrs. Norris, was prowling the second floor; and Peeves the Poltergeist was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"currently bouncing around the trophy room. And as Harry's eyes traveled up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"and down the familiar corridors, he noticed something else.  This map","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"showed a set of passages he had never entered. And many of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"them seemed to lead -  `Right into Hogsmeade,` said Fred, tracing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"one of them with his finger. `There are seven in all. Now,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Filch knows about these four` -- he pointed them out -- `but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"we're sure we're the only ones who know about these. Don't bother","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"with the one behind the mirror on the fourth floor. We used","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"it until last winter, but it's caved in -- completely blocked. And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"we don't reckon anyone's ever used this one, because the Whomping Willow's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"planted right over the entrance. But this one here, this one leads","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"right into the cellar of Honeydukes. We've used it loads of times.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"And as you might've noticed, the entrance is right outside this room,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"through that one-eyed old crone's hump.`  `Moony, Wormtaill Padfoot, and Prongs,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"sighed George, patting the heading of the map. `We owe them so","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"much.`  `Noble men, working tirelessly to help a new generation of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"lawbreakers,` said Fred solemnly.  `Right,` said George briskly. `Don't forget to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"wipe it after you've used it or anyone can read it,` Fred","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"said warningly.  `Just tap it again and say, 'Mischief managed!' And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"it'll go blank.`  `So, young Harry,` said Fred, in an uncanny","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"impersonation of Percy, `mind you behave yourself.`  `See you in Honeydukes,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"said George, winking.  They left the room, both smirking in a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"satisfied sort of way.  Harry stood there, gazing at the miraculous","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"map. He watched the tiny ink Mrs. Norris turn left and pause","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"to sniff at something on the floor. If Filch really didn't know...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"he wouldn't have to pass the dementors at all....  But even","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"as he stood there, flooded with excitement, something Harry had once heard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Mr. Weasley say came floating out of his memory.  Never trust","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"anything that can think for itself, if you can't see where it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"keeps its brain.  This map was one of those dangerous magical","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"objects Mr. Weasley had been warning against.... Aids for Magical Mischief Makers...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"but then, Harry reasoned, he only wanted to use it to get","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"into Hogsmeade, it wasn't as though he wanted to steal anything or","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"attack anyone... and Fred and George had been using it for years","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"without anything horrible happening....  Harry traced the secret passage to Honeydukes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"with his finger.  Then, quite suddenly, as though following orders, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"rolled up the map, stuffed it inside his robes, and hurried to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the door of the classroom. He opened it a couple of inches.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"There was no one outside. Very carefully, he edged out of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"room and behind the statue of the one-eyed witch.  What did","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"he have to do? He pulled out the map again and saw","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"to his astonishment, that a new ink figure had appeared upon it,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"labeled Harry Potter. This figure was standing exactly where the real Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"was standing, about halfway down the third-floor corridor.  Harry watched carefully.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"His little Ink self appeared to be tapping the witch with his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"minute wand. Harry quickly took out his real wand and tapped the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"statue. Nothing happened. He looked back at the map. The tiniest speech","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"bubble had appeared next to his figure. The word inside said, `Dissendium.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" `Dissendium!` Harry whispered, tapping the stone witch again.  At once,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the statue's hump opened wide enough to admit a fairly thin person.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Harry glanced quickly up and down the corridor, then tucked the map","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"away again, hoisted himself into the hole headfirst, and pushed himself forward.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" He slid a considerable way down what felt like a stone","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"slide, then landed on cold, damp earth. He stood up, looking around.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"It was  pitch dark. He held up his wand, muttered, `Lumos!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"` and saw that he was in a very narrow, low, earthy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"passageway. He raised the map, tapped it with the tip of his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"wand, and muttered, `Mischief managed!` The map went blank at once. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"folded it carefully, tucked it inside his robes, then, heart beating fast,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"both excited and apprehensive, he set off.  The passage twisted and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"turned, more like the burrow of a giant rabbit than anything else.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Harry hurried along it, stumbling now and then on the uneven floor,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"holding his wand out in front of him.  It took ages,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"but Harry had the thought of Honeydukes to sustain him. After what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"felt like an hour, the passage began to rise. Panting, Harry sped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"up, his face hot, his feet very cold.  Ten minutes later,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"he came to the foot of some worn stone steps, which rose","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"out of sight above him. Careful not to make any noise, Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"began to climb. A hundred steps, two hundred steps, he lost count","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"as he climbed, watching his feet.... Then, without warning, his head hit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"something hard.  It seemed to be a trapdoor. Harry stood there,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"massaging the top of his head, listening. He couldn't hear any sounds","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"above him. Very slowly, he pushed the trapdoor open and peered over","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the edge.  He was in a cellar, which was full of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"wooden crates and boxes. Harry climbed out of the trapdoor and replaced","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"it -- it blended so perfectly with the dusty floor that it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"was impossible to tell it was there. Harry crept slowly toward the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"wooden staircase that led upstairs. Now he could definitely hear voices, not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"to mention the tinkle of a bell and the opening and shutting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of a door.  Wondering what he ought to do, he suddenly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"heard a door open much closer at hand; somebody was about to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"come downstairs.  `And get another box of Jelly Slugs, dear, they've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"nearly cleaned us out --` said a woman's voice.  A pair","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of feet was coming down the staircase. Harry leapt behind an enormous","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"crate and waited for the footsteps to pass. He heard the man","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"shifting boxes against the opposite wall. He might not get another chance","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"--  Quickly and silently, Harry dodged out from his hiding place","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"and climbed the stairs; looking back, he saw an enormous backside and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"shiny bald head, buried in a box. Harry reached the door at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the top of the stairs, slipped through it, and found himself behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the counter of Honeydukes -- he ducked, crept sideways, and then straightened","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"up.  Honeydukes was so crowded with Hogwarts students that no one","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"looked twice at Harry. He edged among them, looking around, and suppressed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"a laugh as he imagined the look that would spread over Dudley's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"piggy face if he could see where Harry was now.  There","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"were shelves upon shelves of the most succulent-looking sweets imaginable. Creamy chunks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of nougat, shimmering pink squares of coconut ice, fat, honey-colored toffees; hundreds","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of different kinds of chocolate in neat rows; there was a large","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"barrel of Every Flavor Beans, and another of Fizzing Whizbees, the levitating","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"sherbert balls that Ron had mentioned; along yet another wall were `Special","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Effects` -- sweets: Droobles Best Blowing Gum (which filled a room with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"bluebell-colored bubbles that refused to pop for days), the strange, splintery Toothflossing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Stringmints, tiny black Pepper Imps (`breathe fire for your friends!`), Ice Mice","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"(`hear your teeth chatter and squeak!`), peppermint creams shaped like toads (`hop","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"realistically in the stomach!`), fragile sugar-spun quills, and exploding bonbons.  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"squeezed himself through a crowd of sixth years and saw a sign","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"hanging in the farthest corner of the shop (UNUSUAL TASTES). Ron and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Hermione were standing underneath it, examining a tray of blood-flavored lollipops. Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"sneaked up behind them.  `Ugh, no, Harry won't want one of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"those, they're for vampires, I expect,` Hermione was saying.  `How about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"these?` said Ron, shoving a jar of Cockroach Clusters under Hermione's nose.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" `Definitely not,` said Harry.  Ron nearly dropped the jar. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`Harry!` squealed Hermione. `What are you doing here? How -- how did","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"you --?`  `Wow!` said Ron, looking very impressed, `you've learned to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Apparate!`  `'Course I haven't,` said Harry. He dropped his voice so","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"that none of the sixth years could hear him and told them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"all about the Marauder's Map.  `How come Fred and George never","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"gave it to me!` said Ron, outraged. `I'm their brother!`  `But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Harry isn't going to keep it!` said Hermione, as though the idea","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"were ludicrous. `He's going to hand it in to Professor McGonagall, aren't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"you, Harry?`  `No, I'm not!` said Harry.  `Are you mad?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"said Ron, goggling at Hermione. `Hand in something that good?`  `If","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"I hand it in, I'll have to say where I got it!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Filch would know Fred and George had nicked it!`  `But what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"about Sirius Black?` Hermione hissed. `He could be using one of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"passages on that map to get into the castle! The teachers have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"got to know!`  `He can't be getting in through a passage,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"said Harry quickly. `There are seven secret tunnels on the map, right?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Fred and George reckon Filch already knows about four of them. And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of the other three -- one of them's caved in, so no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"one can get through it. one of them's got the Whomping Willow","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"planted over the entrance, so you can't get out of it. And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the one I just came through -well - - it's really hard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"to see the entrance to it down in the cellar, so unless","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"he knew it was there...`  Harry hesistated. What if Black did","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"know the passage was there?  Ron, however, cleared his throat significantly,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"and pointed to a notice pasted on the inside of the sweetshop","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"door.  --------BY ORDER OF -------- THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC  Customers","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"are reminded that until further notice, dementors will be patrolling the streets","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of Hogsmeade every night after sundown. This measure has been put in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"place for the safety of Hogsmeade residents and will be lifted upon","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the recapture of Sirius Black. It is therefore advisable that you complete","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"your shopping well before nightfall.  Merry Christmas!  `See?` said Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"quietly. `I'd like to see Black try and break into Honeydukes with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"dementors swarming all over the village. Anyway, Hermione, the Honeydukes owners would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"hear a break-in, wouldn't they? They live over the shop!`  `Yes,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"but but --` Hermoine seemed to be struggling to find another problem.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`Look, Harry still shouldn't be coming into Hogsmeade. He hasn't got a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"signed form! If anyone finds out, he'll be in so much trouble!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"And it's not nightfall yet -- what if Sirius Black turns up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"today? Now?`  `He'd have a job spotting Harry in this,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Ron, nodding through the mullioned windows at the thick, swirling snow. `Come","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"on, Hermione, it's Christmas. Harry deserves a break.`  Hermione bit her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"lip, looking extremely worried.  `Are you going to report me?` Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"asked her, grinning.  `Oh -- of course not -- but honestly,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Harry --`  `Seen the Fizzing Whizbees, Harry?` said Ron, grabbing him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"and leading him over to their barrel. `And the Jelly Slugs? And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the Acid Pops? Fred gave me one of those when I was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"seven -- it burnt a hole right through my tongue. I remember","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Mum walloping him with her broomstick.` Ron stared broodingly into the Acid","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Pop box. `Reckon Fred'd take a bit of Cockroach Cluster if I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"told him they were peanuts?`  When Ron and Hermione had paid","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"for all their sweets, the three of them left Honeydukes for the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"blizzard outside.  Hogsmeade looked like a Christmas card; the little thatched","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"cottages and shops were all covered in a layer of crisp snow;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"there were holly wreaths on the doors and strings of enchanted candles","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"hanging in the trees.  Harry shivered; unlike the other two, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"didn't have his cloak. They headed up the street, heads bowed against","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the wind, Ron and Hermione shouting through their scarves.  `That's the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"post office  `Zonko's is up there --`  `We could go","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"up to the Shrieking Shack  `Tell you what,` said Ron, his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"teeth chattering, `shall we go for a butterbeer in the Three Broomsticks?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" Harry was more than willing; the wind was fierce and his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"hands were freezing, so they crossed the road, and in a few","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"minutes were entering the tiny inn.  It was extremely crowded, noisy,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"warm, and smoky. A curvy sort of woman with a pretty face","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"was serving a bunch of rowdy warlock' up at the bar. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`That's Madam Rosmerta,` said Ron. `I'll get the drinks, shall I?` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"added, going slightly red.  Harry and Hermione made their way to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the back of the room, ,,her, there was a small, vacant table","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"between the window and a handsome Christmas tree, which stood next to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the fireplace. Ron came back five minutes later, carrying three foaming tankards","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of hot butterbeer.  `Merry Christmas!` he said happily, raising his tankard.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" Harry drank deeply. It was the most delicious thing he'd ever","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"tasted and seemed to heat every bit of him from the inside.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" A sudden breeze ruffled his hair. The door of the Three","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Broomsticks had opened again. Harry looked over the rim of his tankard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"and choked.  Professors McGonagall and Flitwick had just entered the pub","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"with a flurry of snowflakes, shortly followed by Hagrid, who was deep","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"in conversation with a portly man in a lime-green bowler hat and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"a pinstriped cloak -- Cornelius Fudge, Minister of Magic.  In an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"instant, Ron and Hermione had both placed hands on the top of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Harry's head and forced him off his stool and under the table.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Dripping with butterbeer and crouching out of sight, Harry clutched his empty","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"tankard and watched the teachers' and Fudge's feet move toward the bar,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"pause, then turn and walk right toward him.  Somewhere above him,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Hermione whispered, Mobiliarbus!`  The Christmas tree beside their table rose a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"few inches off the ground, drifted sideways, and landed with a soft","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"thump right in front of their table, hiding them from view. Staring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"through the dense lower branches, Harry saw four sets of chair legs","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"move back from the table right beside theirs, then heard the grunts","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"and sighs If the teachers and minister as they sat down. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Next he saw another pair of feet, wearing sparkly turquoise high heels,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"and heard a woman's voice. `A small gillywater --`  `Mine,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Professor McGonagall's voice.  `Four pints of mulled mead --`  `Ta,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Rosmerta,` said Hagrid.  `A cherry syrup and soda with ice and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"umbrella --`  `Mmm!` said Professor Flitwick, smacking his lips.  `So","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"you'll be the red currant rum, Minister.`  `Thank you, Rosmerta, m'dear,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"said Fudge's voice. `Lovely to see you again, I must say. Have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"one yourself, won't you? Come and join us....`  `Well, thank you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"very much, Minister.`  Harry watched the glittering heels march away and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"back again. His heart was pounding uncomfortably in his throat. Why hadn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"it occurred to him that this was the last weekend of term","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"for the teachers to& And how long were they going to sit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"there? He needed time to sneak back into Honeydukes if he wanted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"to return to school tonight.... Hermione's leg gave a nervous twitch next","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"to him.  `So, what brings you to this neck of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"woods, Minister?` came Madam Rosmerta's voice.  Harry saw the lower part","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of Fudge's thick body twist in his chair as though he were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"checking for eavesdroppers. Then he said in a quiet voice, `What else,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"m'dear, but Sirius Black? I daresay you heard what happened up at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the school at Halloween?`  I did hear a rumor,` admitted Madam","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Rosmerta.  `Did you tell the whole pub, Hagrid?` said Professor McGonagall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"exasperatedly.  `Do you think Blacks still in the area, Minister?` whispered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Madam Rosmerta.  `I'm sure of it,` said Fudge shortly.  `You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"know that the dementors have searched the whole village twjce?` said Madam","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Rosmerta, a slight edge to her voice. `Scared all my customers away...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"It's very bad for business, Minister.`  `Rosmerta, dear, I don't like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"them any more than you do,` said Fudge uncomfortably. `Necessary precaution... unfortunate,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"but there YOU are.... I've just met some of them. They're in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"a fury against Dumbledore -- he won't let them inside the castle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"grounds.`  `I should think not,` said Professor McGonagall sharply. `How are","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"we supposed to teach with those horrors floating around?`  `Hear, hear!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"squeaked tiny Professor Flitwick, whose feet were dangling a foot from the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"ground.  `All the same,` demurred Fudge, `they are here to protect","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"you all from something much worse.... We all know what Black's capable","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of...`  `Do you know, I still have trouble believing it,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Madam Rosmerta thoughtfully. `Of all the people to go over to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Dark Side, Sirius Black was the last I'd have thought... I mean,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"I remember him when he was a boy at Hogwarts. If you'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"told me then what he was going to become, I'd have said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"you'd had too much mead.`  `You don't know the half of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"it, Rosmerta,` said Fudge gruffly. `The worst he did isn't widely known.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" `The worst?` said Madam Rosmerta, her voice alive with curiosity, `Worse","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"than murdering all those poor people, you mean?`  `I certainly do,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"said Fudge.  `I ca'A believe that. What could possibly be worse?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`You say you remember him at Hogwarts, Rosmerta,` mur- mured Professor McGonagall.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`Do you remember who his-best friend was?`  `Naturally,` said Madam Rosmerta,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"with a small laugh. `Never saw one without the other, did you?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"The number of times I had them in here -- ooh, they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"used to make me laugh. Quite the double act, Sirius Black and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"James Potter!`  Harry dropped his tankard with a loud clunk. Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"kicked him.  `Precisely,` said Professor McGonagall. `Black and Potter. Ringleaders of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"their little gang. Both very bright, of course -- exceptionally bright, in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"fact -- but I don't think we've ever had such a pair","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of troublemakers --`  `I dunno,` chuckled Hagrid. `Fred and George Weasley","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"could give 'em a run fer their money.`  `You'd have thought","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Black and Potter were brothers!` chimed in Professor Flitwick. `Inseparable!`  `Of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"course they were,` said Fudge. `Potter trusted Black beyond all his other","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"friends. Nothing changed when they left school. Black was best man when","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"James married Lily. Then they named him godfather to Harry. Harry has","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"no idea, of course. You can imagine how the idea would torment","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"him.`  `Because Black turned out to be in league with You-Know-Who?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"whispered Madam Rosmerta.  `Worse even than that, rn'dear....` Fudge dropped his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"voice and proceeded in a sort of low rumble. `Not many people","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"are aware that the Potters knew You-Know-Who was after them. Dumbledore, who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"was of course working tirelessly against You-Know-Who, had a number of useful","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"spies. One of them tipped him off, and he alerted James and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Lily at once. He advised them to go into hiding. Well, of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"course, You-Know-Who wasn't an easy person to hide from. Dumbledore told them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"that their best chance was the Fidelius Charm.`  `How does that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"work?` said Madam Rosmerta, breathless with interest. Professor Flitwick cleared his throat.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" `An immensely complex spell,` he said squeakily, `involving the magical concealment","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of a secret inside a single, living soul. The information is hidden","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"inside the chosen person, or Secret-Keeper, and is henceforth impossible to find","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"-- unless, of course, the Secret-Keeper chooses to divulge it. As long","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"as the Secret-Keeper refused to speak, You-Know-Who could search the village where","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Lily and James were staying for years and never find them, not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"even if he had his nose pressed against their sitting room window!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" `So Black was the Potters' Secret-Keeper?` whispered Madam Rosmerta.  `Naturally,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"said Professor McGonagall. `James Potter told Dumbledore that Black would die rather","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"than tell where they were, that Black was planning to go into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"hiding himself... and yet, Dumbledore remained worried. I remember him offering to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"be the Potters' Secret-Keeper himself.`  `He suspected Black?` gasped Madam Rosmerta.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" `He was sure that somebody close to the Potters had been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"keeping You-Know-Who informed of their movements,` said Professor McGonagall darkly. `Indeed, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"had suspected for some time that someone on our side had turned","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"traitor and was passing a lot of information to You-Know-Who.`  `But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"James Potter insisted on using Black?`  `He did,` said Fudge heavily.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`And then, barely a week after the Fidelius Charm had been performed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"--` `Black betrayed them?` breathed Madam Rosmerta.  `He did indeed. Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"was tired of his double-agent role, he was ready to declare his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"support openly for You-Know-Who, and he seems to have planned this for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the moment of the Potters' death. But, as we all know, You-Know-Who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"met his downfall in little Harry Potter. Powers gone, horribly weakened, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"fled. And this left Black in a very nasty position indeed. His","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"master had fallen at the very moment when he, Black, had shown","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"his true colors as a traitor. He had no choice but to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"run for it --`  `Filthy, stinkin' turncoat!` Hagrid said, so loudly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"that half the bar went quiet.  `Shh!` said Professor McGonagall. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`I met him!` growled Hagrid. `I musta bin the last ter see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"him before he killed all them people! It was me what rescued","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Harry from Lily an' James's house after they was killed! jus' got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"him outta the ruins, poor little thing, with a great slash across","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"his forehead, an' his parents dead... an' Sirius Black turns up, on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"that flyin' motorbike he used ter ride. Never occurred ter me what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"he was doin' there. I didn' know he'd bin Lily an' James's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Secret-Keeper. Thought he'd jus' heard the news o' You-Know-Who's attack an' come","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"ter see what he could do. White an' shakin', he was. An'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"yeh know what I did? I COMFORTED THE MURDERIN' TRAITOR!` Hagrid roared.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" `Hagrid, please!` said Professor McGonagall. `Keep your voice down!`  `How","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"was I ter know he wasn' upset abou' Lily an' James? It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"was You-Know-Who he cared abou'! An' then he says, 'Give Harry ter","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"me, Hagrid, I'm his godfather, I'll look after him --' Ha! But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"I'd had me orders from Dumbledore, an' I told Black no, Dumbledore","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"said Harry was ter go ter his aunt an' uncle's. Black argued,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"but in the end he gave in. Told me ter take his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"motorbike ter get Harry there. 'I won't need it anymore,' he says.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" `I shoulda known there was somethin' fishy goin' on then. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"loved that motorbike, what was he givin' it ter me for? Why","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"wouldn' he need it anymore? Fact was, it was too easy ter","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"trace. Dumbledore knew he'd bin the Potters' Secret-Keeper. Black knew he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"goin' ter have ter run fer it that night, knew it was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"a matter o' hours before the Ministry was after him.  `But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"what if I'd given Harry to him, eh? I bet he'd 've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"pitched him off the bike halfway out ter sea. His bes' friends'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"son! But when a wizard goes over ter the Dark Side, there's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"nothin' and no one that matters to em anymore....`  A long","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"silence followed Hagrid's story. Then Madam Rosmerta said with some satisfaction, `But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"he didn't manage to disappear, did he? The Ministry of Magic caught","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"up with him next day!`  `Alas, if only we had,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Fudge bitterly. `It was not we who found him. It was little","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Peter Pettigrew -- another of the Potters' friends. Maddened by grief, no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"doubt, and knowing that Black had been the Potters' Secret-Keeper, he went","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"after Black himself.`  `Pettigrew... that fat little boy who was always","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"tagging around after them at Hogwarts?` said Madam Rosmerta.  `Hero-worshipped Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"and Potter,` said Professor McGonagall. `Never quite in their league, talent-wise. I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"was often rather ,harp with him. You can imagine how I -how","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"I regret that now...` She sounded as though she had a sudden","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"head cold.  `There, now, Minerva,` said Fudge kindly, `Pettigrew died a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"hero's death. Eyewitnesses -- Muggles, of course, we wiped their, memories later","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"-- told us how Pettigrew cornered Black. They say he was sobbing,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"'Lily and James, Sirius! How could you?' And then he went for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"his wand. Well, of course, Black was quicker. Blew Pettigrew to smithereens....`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
" Professor McGonagall blew her nose and said thickly, `Stupid boy ...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"foolish boy... he was always hopeless at dueling... should have left it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"to the Ministry....`  `I tell yeh, if I'd got ter Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"before little Pettigrew did, I wouldn't 've messed around with wands --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"I'd 've ripped him limb -- from -- limb,` Hagrid growled. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"`You don't know what you're talking about, Hagrid,` said Fudge sharply. `Nobody","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"but trained Hit Wizards from the Magical Law Enforcement Squad would have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"stood a chance against Black once he was cornered. I was Junior","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Minister in the Department of Magical Catastrophes at the time, and I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"was one of the first on the scene after Black murdered all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"those people. I -- I will never forget it. I still dream","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"about it sometimes. A crater in the middle of the street, so","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"deep it had cracked the sewer below. Bodies everywhere. Muggles screaming. And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Black standing there laughing, with what was left of Pettigrew in front","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of him... a heap of bloodstained robes and a few -- a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"few fragments --`  Fudge's voice stopped abruptly. There was the sound","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of five noses being blown.  `Well, there you have it, Rosmerta,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"said Fudge thickly. `Black was taken away by twenty members of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Magical Law Enforcement 'Squad and Pettigrew received the Order of Merlin, First","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Class, which I think was some comfort to his poor mother. Blades","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"been in Azkaban ever since.`  Madam Rosmerta let out a long","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"sigh.  `Is it true he's mad, Minister?`  `I wish I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"could say that he was,` said Fudge slowly. `I certainly believe his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"master's defeat unhinged him for a while. The murder of Pettigrew and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"all those Muggles was the action of a cornered and desperate man","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"-- cruel... pointless. Yet I met Black on my last inspection of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"Azkaban. You know, most of the prisoners in there sit muttering to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"themselves in the dark; there's no sense in them... but I was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"shocked at how normal Black seemed. He spoke quite rationally to me.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"It was unnerving. You'd have thought he was merely bored -- asked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"if I'd finished with my newspaper, cool as you please, said he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"missed doing the crossword. Yes, I was astounded at how little effect","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the dementors seemed to be having on him -- and he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"one of the most heavily guarded in the place, you know. Dementors","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"outside his door day and night.`  `But what do you think","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"he's broken out to do?` said Madam Rosmerta. `Good gracious, Minister, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"isn't trying to rejoin You-Know-Who, is he?`  I daresay that is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"his -- er -- eventual plan,` said Fudge evasively. `But we hope","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"to catch Black long before that. I must say, You-Know-Who alone and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"friendless is one thing... but give him back his most devoted servant,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"and I shudder to think how quickly he'll rise again....`  There","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"was a small chink of glass on wood. Someone had set down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"their glass.  `You know, Cornelius, if you're dining with the headmaster,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"he'd better head back up to the castle,` said Professor McGonagall. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"One by one, the pairs of feet in front of Harry took","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"the weight of their owners once more; hems of cloaks swung into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"sight, and Madam Rosemerta's glittering heels disappeared behind the bar. The door","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"of the Three Broomsticks opened again, there was another flurry of snow,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"and the teachers had disappeared.  `Harry?`  Ron's and Hermione's faces","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"appeared under the table. They were both staring at him, lost for words. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-10"
"  THE FIREBOLT  Harry didn't have a very clear idea","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"of how he had managed to get back into the Honeydukes cellar,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"through the tunnel, and into the castle once more. All he knew","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"was that the return trip seemed to take no time at all,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"and that he hardly noticed what he was doing, because his head","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"was still pounding with the conversation he had just heard.  Why","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"had nobody ever told him? Dumbledore, Hagrid, Mr. Weasley, Cornelius Fudge... why","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"hadn't anyone ever mentioned the fact that Harry's parents had died because","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"their best friend had betrayed them?  Ron and Herinione watched Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"nervously all through dintier, not daring to talk about what they'd overheard,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"because Percy was sitting close by them. When they went upstairs to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"the crowded common room, it was to find Fred and George had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"set off half a dozen Dungbombs in a fit of end- of-term","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"high spirits. Harry, who didn't want Fred and George asking him whether","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"he'd reached Hogsmeade or not, sneaked quietly up to the empty dormitory","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"and headed straight for his bedside cabinet. He pushed his books aside","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"and quickly found what he was looking for -- the leather-bound photo","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"album Hagrid had given him two years ago, which was full of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"wizard pictures of his mother and father. He sat down on his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"bed, drew the hangings around him, and started turning the pages, searching,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"until...  He stopped on a picture of his parents' wedding day.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"There was his father waving up at him, beaming, the untidy black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"hair Harry had inherited standing up in all directions. There was his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"mother, alight with happiness, arm in arm with his dad. And there","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"... that must be him. Their best man... Harry had never given","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"him a thought before.  If he hadn't known it was the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"same person, he would never have guessed it was Black in this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"old photograph. His face wasn't sunken and waxy, but handsome, full of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"laughter. Had he already been working for Voldemort when this picture had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"been taken? Was he already planning the deaths of the two people","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"next to him? Did he realize he was facing twelve years in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Azkaban, twelve years that would make him unrecognizable?  But the dementors","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"don't affect him, Harry thought, staring into the handsome, laughing face. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"doesn't have to hear my Min screaming if they get too close","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"-  Harry slammed the album shut, reached over and stuffed it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"back into his cabinet, took off his robe and glasses and got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"into bed, making sure the hangings were hiding him from view. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"The dormitory door opened.  `Harry?` said Ron's voice uncertainly.  But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Harry still, pretending to be asleep. He heard Ron leave again, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"rolled over on his back, his eyes wide open.  A hatred","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"such as he had never known before was coursing through Harry like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"poison. He could see Black laughing at him through the darkness, as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"though somebody had pasted the picture from the album over his eyes.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"He watched, as though somebody was playing him a piece of film,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Sirius Black blasting Peter Pettigrew (who resembled Neville Longbottom) into a thousand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"pieces. He could hear (though having no idea what Black's voice might","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"sound like) a low, excited mutter. `It has happened, My Lord... the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Potters have made me their Secret-Keeper and then came another voice, laughing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"shrilly, the same laugh that Harry heard inside his head whenever the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"dementors drew near....  `Harry, you -- you look terrible.`  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"hadn't gotten to sleep until daybreak. He had awoken to find the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"dormitory deserted, dressed, and gone down the spiral staircase to a common","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"room that was completely empty except for Ron, who was eating a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Peppermint Toad and massaging his stomach, and Hermione, who had spread her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"homework over three tables.  `Where is everyone?` said Harry.  `Gone!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"It's the first day of the holidays, remember?` said Ron, watching Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"closely. `It's nearly lunchtime; I was going to come and wake you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"up in a minute.`  Harry slumped into a chair next to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"the fire. Snow was still falling outside the windows. Crookshanks was spread","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"out in front of the fire like a large, ginger rug. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"`You really don' look well, you know,` Hermione said, peering anxiously into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"his face.  `I'm fine,` said Harry.  `Harry, listen,` said Hermione,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"exchanging a look with Ron, you must be really upset about what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"we heard yesterday. But the thing is, you mustn't go doing anything","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"stupid.`  `Like what?` said Harry.  `Like trying to go after","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Black,` said Ron sharply.  Harry could tell they had rehearsed this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"conversation while he had been asleep. He didn't say anything.  `You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"won't, will you, Harry?` said Hermione.  `Because Black's not worth dying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"for,` said Ron.  Harry looked at them. They didn't seem to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"understand at all.  `D'you know what I see and hear every","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"time a dementor gets too near me?` Ron and Hermione shook their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"heads, looking apprehensive. `I can hear my mum screaming and pleading with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Voldemort. And if you'd heard your mum screaming like that, just about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"to be killed, you wouldn't forget it in a hurry. And if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"you found out someone who was supposed to be a friend of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"hers betrayed her and sent Voldemort after her --`  `There's nothing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"you can do!` said Hermione, looking stricken. `The dementors will catch Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"and he'll go back to Azkaban and -- and serve him right!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" `You heard what Fudge said. Black isn't affected by Azkaban like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"normal people are. It's not a punishment for him like it is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"for the others.`  `So what are you saying?` said Ron, looking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"very tense. `You want to -- to kill Black or something?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"`Don't be silly,` said Herinione in a panicky voice. `Harry doesn't want","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"to kill anyone, do you, Harry?`  Again, Harry didn't answer. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"didn't know what he wanted to do. All he knew was that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"the idea of doing nothing, while Black was at liberty, was almost","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"more than he could stand.  Malfoy knows,` he said abruptly. `Remember","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"what he said to me in Potions? 'If it was me, I'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"hunt him down myself... I'd want revenge.  `You're going to take","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Malfoy's advice instead of ours?` said Ron furiously. `Listen... you know what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Pettigrew's mother got back after Black had finished with him? Dad told","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"me -- the Order of Merlin, First Class, and Pettigrew's finger in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"a box. That was the biggest bit of him they could find.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Black's a madman, Harry, and he's dangerous --`  `Malfoy's dad must","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"have told him,` said Harry, ignoring Ron. `He was right in Voldemort's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"inner circle --`  `Say You-Know-Who, will you?` interjected Ron angrily. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"`-- so obviously, the Malfoys knew Black was working for Voldemort --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" `-- and Malfoy'd love to see you blown into about a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"million pieces, like Pettigrew! Get a grip. Malfoy's just hoping you'll get","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Yourself killed before he has to play you at Quidditch.`  `Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"please,` said Hermione, her eyes now shining with tears, `Please be sensible.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Black did a terrible, terrible thing, but d-don't Put Yourself in danger,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"it's what Black wants.... Oh, Harry, you'd be Playing right into Black's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"hands if you went looking for him. Your mum and dad wouldn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"want you to get hurt, would they? They'd never want you to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"go looking for Black!`  `I'll never know what they'd have wanted,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"because thanks to Black, I've never spoken to them,` said Harry shortly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" There was a silence in which Crookshanks stretched luxuriously flexing his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"claws. Ron's pocket quivered.  `Look,` said Ron, obviously casting around for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"a change of subject, `it's the holidays! It's nearly Christmas! Let's --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"let's go down and see Hagrid. We haven't visited him for ages!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" `No!` said Hermione quickly. `Harry isn't supposed to leave the castle,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Ron --`  `Yeah, let's go,` said Harry, sitting up, `and I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"can ask him how come he never mentioned Black when he told","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"me all about my parents!`  Further discussion of Sirius Black plainly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"wasn't what Ron had had in mind.  `Or we could have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"a game of chess, he said hastily, `or Gobstones. Percy left a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"set --`  `No, let's visit Hagrid,` said Harry firmly.  So","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"they got their cloaks from their dormitories and set off through the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"portrait hole (`Stand and fight, you yellow-bellied mongrels!`), down through the empty","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"castle and out through the oak front doors.  They made their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"way slowly down the lawn, making a shallow trench in the glittering,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"powdery snow, their socks and the hems of their cloaks soaked and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"freezing. The Forbidden Forest looked as though it had been enchanted, each","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"tree smattered with silver, and Hagrid's cabin looked like an iced cake.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" Ron knocked, but there was no answer.  `He's not out,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"is he?` said Hermione, who was shivering under her cloak.  Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"had his ear to the door.  `There's a weird noise,` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"said. `Listen -- is that Fang?`  Harry and Hermione put their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"ears to the door too. From inside the cabin came a series","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"of low, throbbing moans.  `Think we'd better go and get someone?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"said Ron nervously.  `Hagrid!` called Harry, thumping the door. `Hagrid, are","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"you in there.  There was a sound of heavy footsteps, then","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"the door creaked open. Hagrid stood there with his eyes red and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"swollen, tears splashing down the front of his leather vest.  `YWve","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"heard?` he bellowed, and he flung himself onto Harry's neck.  Hagrid","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"being at least twice the size of a normal man, this was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"no laughing matter. Harry, about to collapse under Hagrid's weight, was rescued","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"by Ron and Hermione, who each seized Hagrid under an arm and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"heaved him back into the cabin. Hagrid allowed himself to be steered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"into a chair and slumped over the table, sobbing uncontrollably, his face","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"glazed with tears that dripped down into his tangled beard.  `Hagrid,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"what is it?` said Hermione, aghast.  Harry spotted an official-looking letter","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"lying open on the table.  `What's this, Hagrid?`  Hagrid's sobs","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"redoubled, but he shoved the letter toward Harry, who Picked it up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"and read aloud:  Dear Mr. Hagrid,  Further to our inquiry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"into the attack by a hippogriff on a student in your class,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"we have accepted the assurances of Professor Dumbledore that you bear no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"responsibility for the regrettable incident.  `Well, that's okay then, Hagrid!` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Ron, clapping Hagrid oil the shoulder. But Hagrid continued to sob, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"waved one of his gigantic hands, inviting Harry to read on. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"However, we must register our concern about the hippogriff in question. We","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"have decided to uphold the official complaint of Mr. Lucius Malfoy, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"this matter will therefore be taken to the Committee for the Disposal","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"of Dangerous Creatures. The hearing will take place on April 20th, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"we ask you to present yourself and your hippogriff at the Committee's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"offices in London on that date. In the meantime, the hippogriff should","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"be kept tethered and isolated. Yours in fellowship...  There followed a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"list of the school governors.  `Oh,` said Ron. `But you said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Buckbeak isn't a bad hippogriff, Hagrid. I bet he'll get off ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"`Yeh don' know them gargoyles at the Committee fer the Disposal o'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Dangerous Creatures!` choked Hagrid, wiping his eyes on his sleeve. `They've got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"it in fer interestin' creatures!`  A sudden sound from the corner","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"of Hagrid's cabin made Harry, Ron, and Hermione whip around. Buckbeak the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"hippogriff was lying in the corner, chomping on something that was oozing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"blood all over the floor.  `I couldn' leave him tied up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"out there in the snow!` choked Hagrid. `All on his own! At","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Christmas.`  Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at one another. They had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"never seen eye to eye with Hagrid about what he called `interesting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"creatures` and other people called `terrifying monsters.` Or' the other hand, there","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"didn't seem to be any particular harm in Buckbeak. In fact, by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Hagrid's usual standards, he was positively cute.  `You'll have to put","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"up a good strong defense, Hagrid,` said Hermione, sitting down and laying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"a hand on Hagrid's massive forearm. `I'm sure you can prove Buckbeak","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"is safe.`  `Won't make no diff'rence!` sobbed Hagrid. `Them Disposal devils,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"they're all in Lucius Malfoy's pocket! Scared o' him! Ad if I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"lose the case, Buckbeak --`  Hagrid drew his finger swiftly across","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"his throat, then gave a great wail and lurched forward, his face","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"in his arms.  `What about Dumbledore, Hagrid?` said Harry.  `He's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"done more'n enough fer me already,` groaned Hagrid. `Got enough on his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"plate what with keepin' them dementors outta the castle, an' Sirius Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"lurkin' around --`  Ron and Hermione looked quickly at Harry, as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"though expecting him to start berating Hagrid for not telling him the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"truth about Black. But Harry couldn't bring himself to do it, not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"now that he saw Hagrid so miserable and scared.  `Listen, Hagrid,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"he said, `you can't give up. Hermione's right, You just need a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"good defense. You can call us as witnesses --`  `I'm sure","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"I've read about a case of hippogriff-baiting,` said Hermione thoughtfully, `where the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"hippogriff got off I'll look it up for you, Hagrid, and see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"exactly what happened.`  Hagrid howled still more loudly. Harry and Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"looked at Ron to help them.  `Er -- shall I make","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"a cup of tea?` said Ron.  Harry stared at him. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"`It's what my mum does whenever someone's upset,` Ron muttered, shrugging. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"At last, after many more assurances of help, with a steaming mug","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"of tea in front of him, Hagrid blew his nose on a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"handkerchief the size of a tablecloth and said, `Yer right. I can'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"afford to go ter pieces. Gotta pull meself together.....  Fang the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"boarhound came timidly out from under the table and laid his head","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"on Hagrid's knee.  `I've not bin meself lately,` said Hagrid, stroking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Fang with one hand and mopping his face with the other. `Worried","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"abou' Buckbeak, an' no one likin' me classes --`  `We do","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"like them!` lied Hermione at once.  `Yeah, they're great!` said Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"crossing his fingers under the table. `Er -- how are the flobberworms?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" `Dead,` said Hagrid gloomily. `Too much lettuce.`  `Oh no!` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Ron, his lip twitching.  `An' them dementors make me feel ruddy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"terrible an' all,` said Hagrid, with a sudden shudder. `Gotta walk past","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"'em ev'ry time I want a drink in the Three Broomsticks. 'S","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"like bein' back in Azkaban --`  He fell silent, gulping his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"tea. Harry, Ron, and Hermione watched him breathlessly. They had never heard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Hagrid talk about his brief spell in Azkaban before. After a pause,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Hermione said timidly, `Is it awful in there, Hagrid?`  `Yeh've no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"idea,` said Hagrid quietly. `Never bin anywhere like it. Thought I was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"goin' mad. Kep' goin' over horrible stuff in me mind... the day","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"I got expelled from Hogwarts... day me dad died... day I had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"ter let Norbert go....`  His eyes filled with tears. Norbert was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"the baby dragon Hagrid had once won in a game of cards.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" `Yeh can' really remember who yeh are after a while. An'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"yeh can' really see the point o' livin' at all. I used","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"ter hope I'd jus' die in me sleep. When they let me","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"out, it was like bein' born again, ev'rythin' I came floodin' back,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"it was the bes' feelin' in the world. Mind, the dementors weren't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"keen on lettin' me go.`  `But you were innocent!` said Hermione. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Hagrid snorted.  `Think that matters to them? They don' care. Long","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"as they've got a couple o' hundred humans stuck there with 'em,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"so they can leech all the happiness out of 'em, they don'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"give a damn who's guilty an' who's not.`  Hagrid went quiet","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"for a moment, staring into his tea. Then he said quietly, `Thought","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"o' jus' letting Buckbeak go... tryin' ter make him fly away... but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"how d'yeh explain ter a hippogriff it's gotta go inter hidin'? An'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"-an' I'm scared o' breakin' the law....` He looked up at them,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"tears leaking down his face again. `I don' ever want ter go","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"back ter Azkaban.`  The trip to Hagrid's, though far from fun,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"had nevertheless had the effect Ron and Hermione had hoped. Though Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"had by no means forgotten about Black, he couldn't brood constantly on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"revenge if he wanted to help Hagrid win his case against the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures. He, Ron, and Hermione went","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"to the library the next day and returned to the empty common","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"room laden with books that might help prepare a defense for Buckbeak.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"The three of them sat in front of the roaring fire, slowly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"turning the pages of dusty volumes about famous cases If marauding beasts,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"speaking occasionally when they ran across something relevant.  `Here's something... there","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"was a case in 1722... but the hippogriff was convicted -- ugh,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"look what they did to it, that's disgusting --`  `This might","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"help, look -- a manticore savaged someone in 1296, and they let","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"the manticore off -- oh -- no, that was only because everyone","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"was too scared to go near it.`  Meanwhile, in the rest","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"of the castle, the usual magnificent Christmas decorations had been put up,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"despite the fact that hardly any of the students remained to enjoy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"them. Thick streamers of holly and mistletoe were strung along the corridors,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"mysterious lights shone from inside every suit of armor, and the Great","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Hall was filled with its usual twelve Christmas trees, glittering with golden","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"stars. A powerful and delicious smell of cooking pervaded the corridors, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"by Christmas Eve, it had grown so strong that even Scabbers poked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"his nose out of the shelter of Ron's pocket to sniff hopefully","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"at the air.  On Christmas morning, Harry was woken by Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"throwing his pillow at him.  `Oy! Presents!`  Harry reached for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"his glasses and put them on, squinting through the semi-darkness to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"foot of his bed, where a small heap of parcels had appeared.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Ron was already ripping the paper off his own presents.  'Another","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"sweater from Mum... maroon again... see if you've got one.  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"had. Mrs. Weasley had sent him a scarlet sweater with the Gryffindor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"lion knitted on the front, also a dozen home-baked mince pies, some","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Christmas cake, and a box of nut brittle. As he moved all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"these things aside, he saw a long, thin package lying underneath. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"`What's that?` said Ron, looking over, a freshly unwrapped pair of maroon","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"socks in his hand.  `Dunno...`  Harry ripped the parcel open","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"and gasped as a magnificent, gleaming broomstick rolled out onto his bedspread.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Ron dropped his socks and jumped off his bed for a closer","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"look.  `I don't believe it,` he said hoarsely.  It was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"a Firebolt, identical to the dream broom Harry had gone to see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"every day in Diagon Alley. Its handle glittered as he picked it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"up. He could feel it vibrating and let go; it hung in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"midair, unsupported, at exactly the right height for him to mount it.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"His eyes moved from the golden registration number at the top of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"the handle, right down to the perfectly smooth, streamlined birch twigs that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"made up the tail.  `Who sent it to you?` said Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"in a hushed voice.  `Look and see if there's a card,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"said Harry.  Ron ripped apart the Firebolt's wrappings.  `Nothing! Blimey,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"who'd spend that much on you?`  `Well,` said Harry, feeling stunned,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"`I'm betting it wasn't the Dursleys.`  I bet it was Dumbledore,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"said Ron, now walking around and around the Firebolt, taking in every","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"glorious inch. `He sent you the Invisibility Cloak anonymously....`  `That was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"my dad's, though,` said Harry. `Dumbledore was just Passing it on to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"me. He wouldn't spend hundreds of Galleons on me. He can't go","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"giving students stuff like this --`  `That's why he wouldn't say","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"it was from him!` said Ron. `In case some git like Malfoy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"said it was favoritism. Hey, Harry` -- Ron gave a great whoop","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"of laughter -- `Malfoy! Wait till he sees you on this! He'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"be sick as a pig! This is an international standard broom, this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"is!`  `I can't believe this,` Harry muttered, running a hand along","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"the Firebolt, while Ron sank onto Harry's bed, laughing his head off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"at the thought of Malfoy. `Who -?`  `I know,` said Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"controlling himself, `I know who it could've been -- Lupin!`  `What?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"said Harry, now starting to laugh himself `Lupin? Listen, if he had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"this much gold, he'd be able to buy himself some new robes.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" `Yeah, but he likes you,` said Ron. `And he was away","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"when your Nimbus got smashed, and he might've heard about it and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"decided to visit Diagon Alley and get this for you --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"`What d'you mean, he was away?` said Harry. `He was ill when","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"I was playing in that match.`  `Well, he wasn't in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"hospital wing,` said Ron. `I was there, cleaning out the bedpans on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"that detention from Snape, remember?`  Harry frowned at Ron.  `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"can't see Lupin affording something like this.`  `What're you two laughing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"about?`  Hermione had just come in, wearing her dressing gown and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"carrying Crookshanks, who was looking very grumpy, with a string of tinsel","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"tied around his neck.  `Don't bring him in here!` said Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"hurriedly snatching Scabbers from the depths of his bed and stowing him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"in his pajama pocket.  But Hermione wasn't listening. She dropped Crookshanks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"onto Seamus's empty bed and stared, open-mouthed, at the Firebolt.  `Oh,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Harry! Who sent you that?`  `No idea,` said Harry. `There wasn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"a card or anything with it.`  To his great surprise, Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"did not appear either excited or intrigued by the news. On the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"contrary, her face fell, and she bit her lip.  `What's the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"matter with you?` said Ron.  `I don't know,` said Hermione slowly,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"`but it's a bit odd, isn't it? I mean, this is supposed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"to be quite a good broom, isn't it?`  Ron sighed exasperatedly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" `It's the best broom there is, Hermione,` he said.  `So","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"it must've been really expensive....`  `Probably cost more than all the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Slytherins' brooms put together,` said Ron happily.  `Well... who'd send Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"something as expensive as that, and not even tell him they'd sent","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"it?` said Hermione.  `Who cares?` said Ron impatiently. `Listen, Harry, can","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"I have a go on it? Can I?`  `I don't think","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"anyone should ride that broom just yet!` said Hermione shrilly.  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"and Ron looked at her.  `What d'you think Harry's going to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"do with it -- sweep the floor?` said Ron.  But before","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Hermione could answer, Crookshanks sprang from Seamus's bed, right at Ron's chest.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" `GET -- HIM -- OUT -- OF -- HERE!` Ron bellowed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"as Crookshanks's claws ripped his pajamas and Scabbers attempted a wild escape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"over his shoulder. Ron seized Scabbers by the tail and aimed a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"misjudged kick at Crookshanks that hit the trunk at the end of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Harry's bed, knocking it over and causing Ron to hop up and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"down, howling with pain.  Crookshanks's fur suddenly stood on end. A","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"shrill, tint,, whistling was filling the room. The Pocket Sneakoscope had become","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"dislodged from Uncle Vernon's old socks and was whirling and gleaming on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"the floor.  I forgot about that!` Harry said, bending down and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"picking up the Sneakoscope. I never wear those socks if I can","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"help it....  The Sneakoscope whirled and whistled in his palm. Crookshanks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"was hissing and spitting at it.  `You'd better take that cat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"out of here, Hermione,` said Ron furiously, sitting on Harry's bed nursing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"his toe. `Can't you shut that thing up?` he added to Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"as Hermione strode out of the room, Crookshanks's yellow eyes still fixed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"maliciously on Ron.  Harry stuffed the Sneakoscope back inside the socks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"and threw it back into his trunk. All that could be heard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"now were Ron's stifled moans of pain and rage. Scabbers was huddled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"in Ron's hands. It had been a while since Harry had seen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"him out of Ron's pocket, and he was unpleasantly surprised to see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"that Scabbers, once so fat, was now very skinny; patches of fur","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"seemed to have fallen out too  `He's not looking too good,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"is he?` Harry said.  `It's stress!` said Ron. `He'd be fine","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"if that big stupid furball left him alone!`  But Harry, remembering","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"what the woman at the Magical Menagerie had said about rats living","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"only three years, couldn't help feeling that unless Scabbers had powers he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"had never revealed, he was reaching the end of his life. And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"despite Ron's frequent conplaints that Scabbers was both boring and useless, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"was sure Ron would be very miserable if Scabbers died.  Christmas","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"spirit was definitely thin on the ground in the Gryffindor common room","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"that morning. Hermione had shut Crookshanks in her dormitory, but was furious","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"with Ron for trying to kick him; Ron was still fuming about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Crookshanks's fresh attempt to eat Scabbers. Harry gave up trying to make","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"them talk to each other and devoted himself to examining the Firebolt,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"which he had brought down to the common room with him. For","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"some reason this seemed to annoy Hermione as well; she didn't say","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"anything, but she kept looking darkly at the broom as though it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"too had been criticizing her cat.  At lunchtime they went down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"to the Great Hall, to find that the House tables had been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"moved against the walls again, and that a single table, set for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"twelve, stood in the middle of the room. Professors Dumbledore, McGonagall, Snape,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Sprout, and Flitwick were there, along with Filch, the caretaker, who had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"taken off his usual brown coat and was wearing a very old","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"and rather moldy- looking tailcoat. There were only three other students, two","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"extremely nervous-looking first years and a sullen-faced Slytherin fifth year.  `Merry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Christmas!` said Dumbledore as Harry, Ron, and Hermione approached the table. `As","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"there are so few of us, it seemed foolish to use the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"House tables.... Sit down, sit down!`  Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"down side by side at the end of the table.  `Crackers!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"said Dumbledore enthusiastically, offering the end of a large silver noisemaker to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Snape, who took it reluctantly and tugged. With a bang like a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"gunshot, the cracker flew apart to reveal a large, pointed witchs hat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"topped with a stuffed vulture.  Harry, remembering the boggart, caught Ron's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"eye and they both grinned; Snape's mouth thinned and he pushed the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"hat toward Dumbledore, who swapped it for his wizard's hat at once.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" `Dig in!` he advised the table, beaming around.  As Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"was helping himself to roast potatoes, the doors of the Great Hall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"opened again. It was Professor Trelawney, gliding toward them as though on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"wheels. She had put on a green sequined dress in honor of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"the occasion, making her look more than ever like a glittering, oversized","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"dragonfly.  `Sibyll, this is a pleasant surprise!` said Dumbledore, standing up.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" `I have been crystal gazing, Headmaster,` said Professor Trelawney in her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"mistiest, most faraway voice, `and to my astonishment, I saw myself abandoning","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"my solitary luncheon and coming to join you. Who am I to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"refuse the promptings of fate? I at once hastened from my tower,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"and I do beg you to forgive my lateness....`  `Certainly, certainly,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"said Dumbledore, his eyes twinkling. `Let me draw you up a chair","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"--`  And he did indeed draw a chair in midair with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"his wand, which revolved for a few seconds before falling with a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"thud between Professors Snape and McGonagall. Professor Trelawney, however, did not sit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"down; her enormous eyes had been roving around the table, and she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"suddenly uttered a kind of soft scream.  I dare not, Headmaster!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"If I join the table, we shall be thirteen! Nothing could be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"more unlucky! Never forget that when thirteen dine together, the first to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"rise will be the first to die!`  `We'll risk it, Sibyll,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"said Professor McGonagall inpatiendy. `Do sit down, the turkey's getting stone cold.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" Professor Trelawney hesitated, then lowered herself into the empty chair, eyes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"shut and mouth clenched tight, as though expecting a thunderbolt to hit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"the table. Professor McGonagall poked a large spoon into the nearest tureen.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" `Tripe, Sibyll?`  Professor Trelawney ignored her. Eyes open again, she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"looked around once more and said, `But where is dear Professor Lupin?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" `I'm afraid the poor fellow is ill again,` said Dumbledore, indicating","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"that everybody should start serving themselves. `Most unfortunate that it should happen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"on Christmas Day.`  `But surely you already knew that, Sibyll?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Professor McGonagall, her eyebrows raised.  Professor Trelawney gave Professor McGonagall a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"very cold look.  `Certainly I knew, Minerva, 11 she said quietly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"`But one does not parade the fact that one is All- Knowing.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"I frequently act as though I am not possessed of the Inner","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Eye, so as not to make others nervous.  `That explains a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"great deal,` said Professor McGonagall tartly.  Professor Trelawney's voice suddenly became","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"a good deal less misty.  `If you must know, Minerva, I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"have seen that poor Professor Lupin will not be with us for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"very long. He seems aware, himself, that his time is short. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"positively fled when I offered to crystal gaze for him --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"`Imagine that,` said Professor McGonagall dryly.  I doubt,` said Dumbledore, in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"a cheerful but slightly raised voice, which put an end to Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"McGonagall and Professor Trelawney's conversation, `that Professor Lupin is in any immediate","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"danger. Severus, you've made the potion for him again?`  `Yes, Headmaster,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"said Snape. `W -- what?` said Harry, scrambling to his feet. `Why?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
" `It will need to be checked for jinxes,` said Professor McGonagall.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"`Of course, I'm no expert, but I daresay Madam Hooch and Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Flitwick will strip it down --`  `Strip it down?` repeated Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"as though Professor McGonagall was mad.  `It shouldn't take more than","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"a few weeks,` said Professor McGonagall. `You will have it back if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"we are sure it is jinx-free.`  `There's nothing wrong with it!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"said Harry, his voice shaking slightly. `Honestly, Professor --`  `You can't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"know that, Potter,` said Professor McGonagall, quite kindly, `not until you've flown","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"it, at any rate, and I'm afraid that is out of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"question until we are certain that it has not been tampered with.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"I shall keep you informed.`  Professor McGonagall turned on her heel","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"and carried the Firebolt out of the portrait hole, which closed behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"her. Harry stood staring after her, the tin of High-Finish Polish still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"clutched in his hands. Ron, however, rounded on Hermione.  `What did","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"you go running to McGonagall for?  Hermione threw her book aside.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"She was still pink in the face, but stood up and faced","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"Ron defiantly.  `Because I thought -- and Professor McGonagall agrees with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"me -- that that broom was probably sent to Harry by Sirius Black!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-11"
"  THE PATRONUS  Harry knew that Hermione had meant","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"well, but that didn't stop him from being angry with her. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"had been the owner of the best broom in the world for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"a few short hours, and now, because of her interference, he didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"know whether he would ever see it again. He was positive that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"there was nothing wrong with the Firebolt now, but what sort of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"state would it be in once it had been subjected to all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"sorts of anti-jinx tests?  Ron was furious with Hermione too. As","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"far as he was concerned, the stripping-down of a brand- new Firebolt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"was nothing less than criminal damage. Hermione, who remained convinced that she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"had acted for the best, started avoiding the common room. Harry and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Ron supposed she had taken refuge in the library and didn't try","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"to persuade her to come back. All in all, they were glad","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"when the rest of the school returned shortly after New Year, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Gryffindor Tower became crowded and noisy again. Wood sought Harry out on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"the night before term started.  `Had a good Christmas?` he said,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"and then, without waiting for an answer, he sat down, lowered his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"voice, and said, `I've been, doing some thinking over Christmas, Harry. After","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"last match, you know. If the dementors come to the next one...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"I mean... we can't afford you to -- well --`  Wood","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"broke off, looking awkward.  `I'm working on it,` said Harry quickly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`Professor Lupin said he'd train me to ward off the dementors. We","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"should be starting this week. He said he'd have time after Christmas.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
" `Ah,` said Wood, his expression clearing. `Well, in that case --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"I really didn't want to lose you as Seeker, Harry. And have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"you ordered a new broom yet?`  `No,` said Harry.  `What!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"You'd better get a move on, you know -- you can't ride","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"that Shooting Star against Ravenclaw!`  `He got a Firebolt for Christmas,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"said Ron.  `A Firebolt? No! Seriously? A -- a real Firebolt?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
" `Don't get excited, Oliver,` said Harry gloomily. `I haven't got it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"anymore. It was confiscated.` And he explained all about how the Firebolt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"was now being checked for jinxes.  `Jinxed? How could it be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"jinxed?`  `Sirius Black` Harry said wearily. `He's supposed to be after","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"me. So McGonagall reckons he might have sent it.`  Waving aside","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"the information that a famous murderer was after his Seeker, Wood said,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`But Black couldn't have bought a Firebolt! He's on the run! The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"whole country's on the lookout for him! How could he just walk","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"into Quality Quidditch Supplies and buy a broomstick?`  `I know,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Harry, `but McGonagall still wants to strip it down --`  Wood","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"went pale.  `I'll go and talk to her, Harry,` he promised.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`I'll make her see reason.... A Firebolt... a real Firebolt, on our","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"team... She wants Gryffindor to win as much as we do.... I'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"make her see sense. A Firebolt...`  Classes started again the next","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"day. The last thing anyone felt like doing was spending two hours","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"on the grounds on a raw January morning, but Hagrid had provided","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"a bonfire full of salamanders for their enjoyment, and they spent an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"unusually good lesson collecting dry wood and leaves to keep the fire","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"blazing while the flame-loving lizards scampered up and down the crumbling, white-hot","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"logs. The first Divination lesson of the new term was much less","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"fun; Professor Trelawney was now teaching them palmistry, and she lost no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"time in informing Harry that he had the shortest life line she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"had ever seen.  It was Defense Against the Dark Arts that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Harry was keen to get to; after his conversation with Wood, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"wanted to get started on his anti-dementor lessons as soon as possible.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
" `Ah yes,` said Lupin, when Harry reminded him of his promise","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"at the end of class. `Let me see... how about eight o'clock","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"on Thursday evening? The History of Magic classroom should be large enough....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"I'll have to think carefully about how we're going to do this....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"We can't bring a real dementor into the castle to practice on....`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
" `Still looks ill, doesn't he?` said Ron as they walked down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"the corridor, heading to dinner. `What d'you reckon's the matter with him?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
" There was a loud and impatient `tuh` from behind them. It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"was Hermione, who had been sitting at the feet of a suit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"of armor, repacking her bag, which was so full of books it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"wouldn't close.  `And what are you tutting at us for?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Ron irritably.  `Nothing,` said Hermione in a lofty voice, heaving her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"bag back over her shoulder.  `Yes, you were,` said Ron. `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"said I wonder what's wrong with Lupin, and you --`  `Well,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"isn't it obvious?` said Hermione, with a look of maddening superiority. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`If you don't want to tell us, don't,` snapped Ron.  `Fine,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"said Hermione haughtily, and she marched off.  `She doesn't know,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Ron, staring resentfully after Hermione. `She's just trying to get us to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"talk to her again.`  At eight o'clock on Thursday evening, Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"left Gryffindor Tower for the History of Magic classroom. It was dark","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"and empty when he arrived, but he lit the lamps with his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"wand and had waited only five minutes when Professor Lupin turned up,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"carrying a large packing case, which he heaved onto Professor Binn's desk.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
" `What's that?` said Harry.  `Another boggart,` said Lupin, stripping off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"his cloak. `I've been combing the castle ever since Tuesday, and very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"luckily, I found this one lurking inside Mr. Filch's filing cabinet. It's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"the nearest we'll get to a real dementor. The boggart will turn","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"into a dementor when he sees you, so we'll be able to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"practice on him. I can store him in my office when we're","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"not using him; there's a cupboard under my desk he'll like.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`Okay,` said Harry, trying to sound as though he wasn't apprehensive at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"all and merely glad that Lupin had found such a good substitute","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"for a real dementor.  `So...` Professor Lupin had taken out his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"own wand, and indicated that Harry should do the same. `The spell","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"I am going to try and teach you is highly advanced magic,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Harry -- well beyond ordinary Wizarding Level. It is called the Patronus","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Charm.`  `How does it work?` said Harry nervously.  `Well, when","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"it works correctly, It conjures up a Patronus,` said Lupin, `which is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"a kind of anti- dementor -- a guardian that acts as a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"shield between you and the dementor.`  Harry had a sudden vision","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"of himself crouching behind a Hagridsized figure holding a large club. Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Lupin continued, `The Patronus is a kind of positive force, a projection","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"of the very things that the dementor feeds upon -- hope, happiness,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"the desire to survive -- but it cannot feel despair, as real","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"humans can, so the dementors can't hurt it. But I must warn","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"you, Harry, that the charm might be too advanced for you. Many","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"qualified wizards have difficulty with it.`  `What does a Patronus look","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"like?` said Harry curiously.  `Each one is unique to the wizard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"who conjures it.`  `And how do you conjure it?`  `With","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"an incantation, which will work only if you are concentrating, with all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"your might, on a single, very happy memory.`  Harry cast his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"mind about for a happy memory. Certainly, nothing that had happened to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"him at the Dursleys' was going to do. Finally, he settled on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"the moment when he had first ridden a broomstick.  `Right,` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"said, trying to recall as exactly as possible the wonderful, soaring sensation","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"of his stomach.  `The incantation is this --` Lupin cleared his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"throat. `Expecto patronum!`  `Expecto patronum, ` Harry repeated under his breath,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`expecto patronum.`  `Concentrating hard on your happy memory?`  `Oh --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"yeah --` said Harry, quickly forcing his thoughts back to that first","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"broom ride. `Expecto patrono -- no, patronum -- sorry -- expecto patronum,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"expecto patronum`  Something whooshed suddenly out of the end of his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"wand; it looked like a wisp of silvery gas.  `Did you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"see that?` said Harry excitedly. `Something happened!`  `Very good,` said Lupin,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"smiling. `Right, then -- ready to try it on a dementor?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`Yes,` Harry said, gripping his wand very tightly, and moving into the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"middle of the deserted classroom. He tried to keep his mind on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"flying, but something else kept intruding.... Any second now, he might hear","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"his mother again... but he shouldn't think that, or he would hear","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"her again, and he didn't want to... or did he?  Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"grasped the lid of the packing case and pulled.  A dementor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"rose slowly from the box, its hooded face turned toward Harry, one","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"glistening, scabbed hand gripping its cloak. The lamps around the classroom flickered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"and went out. The dementor stepped from the box and started to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"sweep silently toward Harry, drawing a deep, rattling breath. A wave of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"piercing cold broke over him --  `Expecto patronum!` Harry yelled. `Expecto","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"patronum! Expecto --`  But the classroom and the dementor were dissolving....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Harry was failing again through thick white fog, and his mother's voice","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"was louder than ever, echoing inside his head -- `Not Harry! Not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Harry! please -- I'll do anything!`  `Stand aside. Stand aside, girl!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
" `Harry!`  Harry jerked back to life. He was lying flat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"on his back on the floor. The classroom lamps were alight again.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"He didn't have to ask what had happened.  `Sorry,` he muttered,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"sitting up and feeling cold sweat trickling down behind his glasses. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`Are you all right?` said Lupin.  `Yes...` Harry pulled himself up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"on one of the desks and leaned against it.  `Here --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Lupin handed him a Chocolate Frog. `Eat this before we try again.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"I didn't expect you to do it your first time; in fact,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"I would have been astounded if you had.`  `It's getting worse,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Harry muttered, biting off the Frog's head. `I could hear her louder","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"that time -- and him -- Voldemort  Lupin looked paler than","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"usual. ,  `Harry, if you don't want to continue, I will","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"more than understand --`  `I do!` said Harry fiercely, stuffing the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"rest of the Chocolate Frog into his mouth. `I've got to! What","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"if the dementors turn up at our match against Ravenclaw? I can't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"afford to fall off again. If we lose this game we've lost","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"the Quidditch Cup!`  `All right then... ` said Lupin. `You might","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"want to select 'other memory, a happy memory, I mean, to concentrate","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"on.... That one doesn't seem to have been strong enough....`  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"thought hard and decided his feelings when Gryffindor had won the House","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Championship last year had definitely qualified as very happy. He gripped his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"wand tightly again and took up his position in the middle of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"the classroom.  `Ready?` said Lupin, gripping the box lid.  `Ready,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"said Harry; trying hard to fill his head with happy thoughts about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Gryffindor winning, and not dark thoughts about what was going to happen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"when the box opened.  `Go!` said Lupin, pulling off the lid.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"The room went icily cold and dark once more. The dementor glided","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"forward, drawing its breath; one rotting hand was extending toward Harry -","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
" `Expecto patronum!` Harry yelled. `Expecto patronum! Expecto Pat --`  White","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"fog obscured his senses... big, blurred shapes were moving around him... then","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"came a new voice, a man's voice, shouting, panicking --  `Lily,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"take Harry and go! It's him! Go! Run! I'll hold him off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"--`  The sounds of someone stumbling ftom a room -- a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"door bursting open -- a cackle of high- pitched laughter -- ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`Harry! Harry... wake up....`  Lupin was tapping Harry hard on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"face. This time it was a minute before Harry understood why he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"was lying on a dusty classroom floor.  `I heard my dad,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Harry mumbled. `That's the first time I've ever heard him -- he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"tried to take on Voldemort himself, to give my mum time to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"run for it....`  Harry suddenly realized that there were tears on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"his face mingling with the sweat. He bent his face as low","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"as possible, wiping them off on his robes, pretending to do up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"his shoelace, so that Lupin wouldn't see.  `You heard James?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Lupin in a strange voice.  `Yeah...` Face dry, Harry looked up.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`Why -- you didn't know my dad, did you?`  `I --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"I did, as a matter of fact,` said Lupin. `We were friends","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"at Hogwarts. Listen, Harry -- perhaps we should leave it here for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"tonight. This charm is ridiculously advanced.... I shouln't have suggested putting you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"through this....`  `No!` said Harry. He got up again. `I'll have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"one more go! I'm not thinking of happy enough things, that's what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"it is.... Hang on....`  He racked his brains. A really, really","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"happy memory... one that he could turn into a good, strong Patronus...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
" The moment when he'd first found out he was a wizard,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"and would be leaving the Dursleys for Hogwarts! If that wasn't a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"happy memory, he didn't know what was.... Concentrating very hard on how","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"he had felt when he'd realized he'd be leaving Privet Drive, Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"got to his feet and faced the packing case once more. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`Ready?` said Lupin, who looked as though he were doing this against","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"his better judgment. `Concentrating hard? All right -- go!`  He pulled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"off the lid of the case for the third time, and the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"dementor rose out of it; the room fell cold and dark ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"'EXPECTO PATRONUM!` Harry bellowed. `EXPECTO PATRONUM! EXPECTO PATRONUM! `  The screaming","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"inside Harry's head had started again -- except this time, it sounded","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"as though it were coming from a badly tuned radio -- softer","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"and louder and softer again -- and he could still see the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"dementor -- it had halted -- and then a huge, silver shadow","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"came bursting out of the end of Harry's wand, to hover between","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"him and the dementor, and though Harry's legs felt like water, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"was still on his feet -- though for how much longer, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"wasn't sure --  `Riddikulus!` roared Lupin, springing forward.  There was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"a loud crack, and Harry's cloudy Patronus vanished along with the dementor;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"he sank into a chair, feeling as exhausted as if he'd just","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"run a mile, and felt his legs shaking. Out of the corner","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"of his eye, he saw Professor Lupin forcing the boggart back into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"the packing case with his wand; it had turned into a silvery","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"orb again.  `Excellent!` Lupin said, striding over to where Harry sat.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`Excellent, Harry! That was definitely a start!`  `Can we have another","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"go? Just one more go?`  `Not now,` said Lupin firmly. `You've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"had enough for one night. Here --`  He handed Harry a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"large bar of Honeydukes' best chocolate.  `Eat the lot, or Madam","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Pomfrey will be after my blood. Same time next week?`  `Okay,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"said Harry. He took a bite of the chocolate and watched Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"extinguishing the lamps that had rekindled with the disappearance of the dementor.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"A thought had just occurred to him.  `Professor Lupin?` he said.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`If you knew my dad, you must've known Sirius Black as well.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
" Lupin turned very quickly.  `What gives you that idea?` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"said sharply.  `Nothing -- I mean, I just knew they were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"friends at Hogwarts too....`  Lupin's face relaxed.  `Yes, I knew","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"him,` he said shortly. `Or I thought I did. You'd better be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"off, Harry, it's getting late.`  Harry left the classroom, walking along","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"the corridor and around a corner, then took a detour behind a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"suit of armor and sank down on its plinth to finish his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"chocolate, wishing he hadn't mentioned Black, as Lupin was obviously not keen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"on the subject. Then Harry's thoughts wandered back to his mother and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"father...  He felt drained and strangely empty, even though he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"so full of chocolate. Terrible though it was to hear his parents'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"last moments replayed inside his head, these were the only times Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"had heard their voices since he was a very small child. But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"he'd never be able to produce a proper Patronus if he half","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"wanted to hear his parents again....  `They're dead,` he told himself","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"sternly. `They're dead and listening to echoes of them won't bring them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"back. You'd better get a grip on yourself if you want that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Quidditch Cup.`  He stood up, crammed the last bit of chocolate","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"into his mouth, and headed back to Gryffindor Tower.  Ravenclaw played","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Slytherin a week after the start of term. Slytherin won, though narrowly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"According to Wood, this was good news for Gryffindor, who would take","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"second place if they beat Ravenclaw too. He therefore increased the number","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"of team practices to five a leek. This meant that with Lupin's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"anti-dementor classes, which in themselves were more draining than six Quidditch practices,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Harry had just one night a week to do all his homework.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Even so, he was showing the strain nearly as much as Hermione,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"whose immense workload finally seemed to be getting to her. Every night,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"without fail, Hermione was to be seen in a corner of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"common room, several tables spread with books, Arithmancy charts, rune dictionaries, diagrams","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"of Muggles lifting heavy objects, and file upon file of extensive notes;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"she barely spoke to anybody and snapped when she was interrupted. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`How's she doing it?` Ron muttered to Harry one evening as Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"sat finishing a nasty essay on Undetectable Poisons for Snape. Harry looked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"up. Hermione was barely visible behind a tottering pile of books. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`Doing what?`  `Getting to all her classes!` Ron said. `I heard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"her talking to Professor Vector, that Arithmancy witch, this morning. They were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"going on about yesterday's lesson, but Hermione can't 've been there, because","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"she was with us in Care of Magical Creatures! And Ernie McMillan","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"told me she's never missed a Muggle Studies class, but half of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"them are at the same time as Divination, and she's never missed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"one of them either!`  Harry didn't have time to fathom the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"mystery of Hermione's impossible schedule at the moment; he really needed to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"get on with Snape's essay. Two seconds later, however, he was interrupted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"again, this time by Wood.  `Bad news, Harry. I've just been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"to see Professor McGonagall about the Firebolt. She -- er -- got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"a bit shirty with me. Told m' I'd got my priorities wrong.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Seemed to think I cared more about winning the Cup than I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"do about you staying alive. Just because I told her I didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"care if it threw you off, as long as you caught the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Snitch first.` Wood shook his head in disbelief. `Honestly, the way she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"was yelling at me... you'd think I'd said something terrible... then I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"asked her how much longer she was going to keep it. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"screwed up his face and imitated Professor McGonagall's severe voice. 'As long","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"as necessary, Wood'... I reckon it's time you ordered a new broom,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Harry. There's an order form at the back of Which Broomstick... you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"could get a Nimbus Two Thousand and One, like Malfoy's got.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`I'm not buying anything Malfoy thinks is good,` said Harry flatly. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"January faded imperceptibly into February, with no change in the bitterly cold","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"weather. The match against Ravenclaw was drawing nearer and nearer, but Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"still hadn't ordered a new broom. He was now asking Professor McGonagall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"for news of the Firebolt after every Transfiguration lesson, Ron standing hopefully","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"at his shoulder, Hermione rushing past with her face averted.  `No,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Potter, you can't have it back yet,` Professor McGonagall told him the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"twelfth time this happened, before he'd even opened his mouth. `We've checked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"for most of the usual curses, but Professor Flitwick believes the broom","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"might be carrying a Hurling Hex. I shall tell you once we've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"finished checking it. Now, please stop badgering me.`  To make matters","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"even worse, Harry's anti-dementor lessons were not going nearly as well as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"he had hoped. Several sessions on, he was able to produce an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"indistinct, silvery shadow every time the boggart-dementor approached him, but his Patronus","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"was too feeble to drive the dementor away. All it did was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"hover, like a semitransparent cloud, draining Harry of energy as he fought","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"to keep it there. Harry felt angry with himself, guilty about his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"secret desire to hear his parents' voices again.  `You're expecting too","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"much of yourself,` said Professor Lupin, sternly in their fourth week of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"practice. `For a thirteen-year-old wizard, even an indistinct Patronus is a huge","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"achievement. You aren't passing out anymore, are you?`  I thought a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Patronus would -- charge the dementors down or something,` said Harry dispiritedly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`Make them disappear --`  `The true Patronus does do that,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Lupin. `But you've achieved a great deal in a very short space","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"of time. If the dementors put in an appearance at your next","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Quidditch match, You will be able to keep them at bay long","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"enough to get back to the ground.`  `You said it's harder","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"if there are loads of them,` said Harry.  `I have complete","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"confidence in you,` said Lupin, smiling. `Here -- you've earned a drink","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"- something from the Three Broomsticks. You won't have tried it before","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"--`  He pulled two bottles out of his briefcase.  `Butterbeer!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"said Harry, without thinking. `Yeah, I like that stuff!`  Lupin raised","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"an eyebrow.  `Oh -Ron and Hermione brought me some back from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Hogsmeade,` Harry lied quickly.  I see,` said Lupin, though he still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"looked slightly suspicious. `Well -- let's drink to a Gryffindor victory against","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Ravenclaw! Not that I'm supposed to take sides, as a teacher... `","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"he added hastily  They drank the butterbeer in silence, until Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"voiced something he'd been wondering for a while.  `What's under a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"dementor's hood?`  Professor Lupin lowered his bottle thoughtfully.  `Hmmm... well,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"the only people who really know are in no condition to tell","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"us. You see, the dementor lowers its hood only to use its","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"last and worst weapon.`  `What's that?`  `They call it the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Dementor's Kiss,` said Lupin, with a slightly twisted smile. `It's what dementors","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"do to those they wish to destroy utterly. I suppose there must","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"be some kind of mouth under there, because they clamp their jaws","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"upon the mouth of the victim and -- and suck out his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"soul.`  Harry accidentally spat out a bit of butterbeer.  `What","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"-- they kill --?`  `Oh no,` said Lupin. `Much worse than","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"that. You can exist without your soul, you know, as long as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"your brain and heart are still working. But you'll have no sense","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"of self anymore, no memory, no. .. anything. There's no chance at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"all of recovery. You'll just exist. As an empty shell. And your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"soul is gone forever... lost.`  Lupin drank a little more butterbeer,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"then said, `It's the fate that awaits Sirius Black. It was in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"the Daily Prophet this morning. The Ministry have given the dementors permission","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"to perform it if they find him.`  Harry sat stunned for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"a moment at the idea of someone having their soul sucked out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"through their mouth. But then he thought of Black.  `He deserves","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"it,` he said suddenly.  `You think so?` said Lupin lightly. `Do","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"you really think anyone deserves that?`  `Yes,` said Harry defiantly. `For...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"for some things...`  He would have liked to have told Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"about the conversation he'd overheard about Black in the Three Broomsticks, about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Black betraying his mother and father, but it would have involved revealing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"that he'd gone to Hogsmeade without permission, and he knew Lupin wouldn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"be very impressed by that. So he finished his butterbeer, thanked Lupin,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"and left the History of Magic classroom.  Harry half wished that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"he hadn't asked what was under a dementor's hood, the answer had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"been so horrible, and he was so lost in unpleasant thoughts of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"what it would feel like to have your soul sucked out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"you that he walked headlong into Professor McGonagall halfway up the stairs.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
" `Do watch where you're going, Potter!`  `Sorry, Professor --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`I've just been looking for you in the Gryffindor common room, Well,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"here it is, we've done everything we could think of, and there","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"doesn't seem to be anything wrong with it at all. You've got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"a very good friend somewhere, Potter....`  Harry's jaw dropped. She was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"holding out his Firebolt, and it looked as magnificent as ever. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`I can have it back?` Harry said weakly. `Seriously?`  `Seriously,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Professor McGonagall, and she was actually smiling. `I daresay you'll need to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"get the feel of it before Saturday's match, won't you? And Potter","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"-- do try and win, won't you? Or we'll be out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"the running for the eighth year. in a row, as Professor Snape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"was kind enough to remind me only last night....`  Speechless, Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"carried the Firebolt back upstairs toward Gryffindor Tower. As he turned a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"corner, he saw Ron dashing toward him, grinning from ear to ear.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
" `She gave it to You? Excellent! Listen, can I still have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"a go on it? Tomorrow?`  `Yeah... anything,` said Harry, his heart","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"lighter than it had been in a month. `You know what --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"we should make up with Hermione.... She was only trying to help....`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
" `Yeah, all right,` said Ron. `She's in the common room how","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"working, for a change --`  They turned into the corridor to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Gryffindor Tower and saw Neville Longbottom, pleading with Sir Cadogan, who seemed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"to be refusing him entrance.  `I wrote them down!` Neville was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"saying tearfully. `But I must've dropped them somewhere!`  `A likely tale!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"roared Sir Cadogan. Then, spotting Harry and Ron: `Good even, my fine","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"young yeomen! Come clap this loon in irons. He is trying to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"force entry to the chambers within!`  `Oh, shut up,` said Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"as he and Harry drew level with Neville.  `I've lost the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"passwords!` Neville told them miserably. `I made him tell me what passwords","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"he was going to use this week, because he keeps changing them,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"and now I don't know what I've done with them!`  `Oddsbodikins,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"said Harry to Sir Cadogan, who looked extremely disappointed and reluctantly swung","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"forward to let them into the common room. There was a sudden,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"excited murmur as every head turned and the next moment, Harry was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"surrounded by people exclaiming over his Firebolt.  `Where'd you get it,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Harry?`  `Will you let me have a go?` `Have you ridden","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"it yet, Harry?`  `Ravenclaw'll have no chance, they're all on Cleansweep","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Sevens!`  `Can I just hold it, Harry?`  After ten minutes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"or so, during which the Firebolt was Passed around and admired from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"every angle, the crowd dispersed and Harry and Ron had a clear","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"view of Hermione, the only person who hadn't rushed over to them,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"bent over her work and carefully avoiding their eyes. Harry and Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"approached her table and at last, she looked up.  `I got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"it back,` said Harry, grinning at her and holding up the Firebolt.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
" `See, Hermione? There wasn't anything wrong with it!` said Ron. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`Well -- there might have been!` said Hermione. `I mean, at least","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"you know now that it's safe!`  `Yeah, I suppose so,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Harry. `Id better put it upstairs.`  `I'll take it!` said Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"eagerly. `I've got to give Scabbers his rat tonic.`  He took","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"the Firebolt and, holding it as if it were made of glass,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"carried it away up the boys' staircase.  `Can I sit down,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"then?` Harry asked Hermione.  `I suppose so,` said Hermione, moving a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"great stack of parchment off a chair.  Harry looked around at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"the cluttered table, at the long Arithmancy essay on which the ink","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"was still glistening, at the even longer Muggle Studies essay (`Explain Why","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Muggles Need Electricity` and at the rune translation Hermione was now poring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"over.  `How are you getting through all this stuff?` Harry asked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"her.  `Oh, well -- you know -- working hard,` said Hermione.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Close-up, Harry saw that she looked almost as tired as Lupin. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`Why don't you just drop a couple of subjects?` Harry asked, watching","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"her lifting books as she searched for her rune dictionary.  `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"couldn't do that!` said Hermione, looking scandalized.  `Arithmancy looks terrible,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"Harry, picking up a very complicated-looking number chart.  `Oh no, it's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"wonderful!` said Hermione earnestly. `It's my favorite subject! It's --`  But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"exactly what was wonderful about Arithmancy, Harry never found out. At that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"precise moment, a strangled yell echoed down the boys' staircase. The whole","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"common room fell silent, staring, petrified, at the entrance. Then came hurried","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"footsteps, growing louder and louder -- and then Ron came leaping into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"view, dragging with him a bedsheet.  `LOOK!` he bellowed, striding over","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"to Hermione's table.  `LOOK!` he yelled, shaking the sheets in her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"face.  `Ron, what --?`  `SCABBERS! LOOK! SCABBERS!`  Hermione was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"leaning away from Ron, looking utterly bewildered. Harry looked down at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"sheet Ron was holding. There was something red on it. Something that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"looked horribly like --  `BLOOD!` Ron yelled into the stunned silence.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"`HE'S GONE! AND YOU KNOW WHAT WAS ON THE FLOOR?`  `N","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"-- no,` said Hermione in a trembling voice.  Ron threw something","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"down onto Hermione's rune translation. Hermione and Harry leaned forward. Lying on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"top of the weird, spiky shapes were several long, ginger cat hairs. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-12"
"  GRYFFINDOR VERSUS RAVENCLAW  It looked like the end of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Ron and Hermione's friendship. Each was so angry with the other that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Harry couldn't see how they'd ever make up.  Ron was enraged","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"that Hermione had never taken Crookshanks's attempts to eat Scabbers seriously, hadn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"bothered to keep a close enough watch on him, and was still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"trying to pretend that Crookshanks was innocent by suggesting that Ron look","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"for Scabbers under all the boys' beds. Hermione, meanwhile, maintained fiercely that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Ron had no proof that Crookshanks had eaten Scabbers, that the ginger","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"hairs might have been there since Christmas, and that Ron had been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"prejudiced against her cat ever since Crookshanks had landed on Ron's head","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"in the Magical Menagerie.  Personally, Harry was sure that Crookshanks had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"eaten Scabbers, and when he tried to point out to Hermione that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the evidence all pointed that way, she lost her temper with Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"too.  `Okay, side with Ron, I knew you would!` she said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"shrilly. `First the Firebolt, now Scabbers, everything's my fault, isn't it! just","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"leave me alone, Harry, I've got a lot of work to do!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
" Ron had taken the loss of his rat very hard indeed.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
" `Come on, Ron, you were always saying how boring Scabbers was,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"said Fred bracingly. `And he's been off-color for ages, he was wasting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"away. It was probably better for him to snuff it quickly --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"one swallow -- he probably didn't feel a thing.`  `Fred!` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Ginny indignantly.  `All he did was eat and sleep, Ron, you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"said it yourself,` said George.  `He bit Goyle for us once!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Ron said miserably. `Remember, Harry?`  `Yeah, that's true,` said Harry. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"`His finest hour,` said Fred, unable to keep a straight face. `Let","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the scar on Goyle's finger stand as a lasting tribute to his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"memory. Oh, come on, Ron, get yourself down to Hogsmeade and buy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"a new rat, what's the point of moaning?`  In a last-ditch","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"attempt to cheer Ron up, Harry persuaded him to come along to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the Gryffindor team's final practice before the Ravenclaw match, so that he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"could have a ride on the Firebolt after they'd finished. This did","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"seem to take Ron's mind off Scabbers for a moment (`Great! Can","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"I try and shoot a few goals on it?`) so they set","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"off for the Quidditch field together.  Madam Hooch, who was still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"overseeing Gryffindor practices to keep an eye on Harry, was just as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"impressed with the Firebolt as everyone else had been. She took it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"in her hands before takeoff and gave them the benefit of her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"professional opinion.  `Look at the balance on it! If the Nimbus","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"series has a fault, it's a slight list to the tail end","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"-- you often find they develop a drag after a few years.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"They've updated the handle too, a bit slimmer than the Cleansweeps, reminds","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"me of the old Silver Arrows -- a Pity they've stopped making","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"them. I learned to fly on one, and a very fine old","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"broom it was too....`  She continued in this vein for some","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"time, until Wood said, `Er -- Madam Hooch? Is it okay if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Harry has the Firebolt back? We need to practice....`  `Oh --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"right -- here you are, then, Potter,` said Madam Hooch. `I'll sit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"over here with Weasley....`  She and Ron left the field to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"sit in the stadium, and the Gryffindor team gathered around Wood for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"his final instructions for tomorrow's match.  `Harry, I've just found out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"who Ravenclaw is playing as Seeker. It's Cho Chang. She's a fourth","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"year, and she's pretty good.... I really hoped she wouldn't be fit,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"she's had some problems with injuries....` Wood scowled his displeasure that Cho","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Chang had made a full recovery, then said, `On the other hand,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"she rides a Comet Two Sixty, which is going to look like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"a joke next to the Firebolt.` He gave Harry's broom a look","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"of fervent admiration, then said, `Okay, everyone, let's go -- ` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"And at long last, Harry mounted his Firebolt, and kicked off from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the ground.  It was better than he'd ever dreamed. The Firebolt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"turned with the lightest touch; it seemed to obey his thoughts rather","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"than his grip; it sped across the field at such speed that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the stadium turned into a green-and-gray blur; Harry turned it so sharply","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"that Alicia Spinnet screamed, then he went into a perfectly controlled dive,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"brushing the grassy field with his toes before rising thirty, forty, fifty","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"feet into the air again.  `Harry, I'm letting the Snitch out!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Wood called.  Harry turned and raced a Bludger toward the goal","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"posts; he outstripped it easily, saw the Snitch dart out from behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Wood, and within ten seconds had caught it tightly in his hand.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
" The team cheered madly. Harry let the Snitch go again, gave","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"it a minute's head start, then tore after it, weaving in and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"out of the others; he spotted it lurking near Katie Bell's knee,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"looped her easily, and caught it again.  It was the best","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"practice ever; the team, inspired by the presence of the Firebolt in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"their midst, performed their best moves faultlessly, and by the time they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"hit the ground again, Wood didn't have a single criticism to make,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"which, as George Weasley pointed out, was a first.  `I can't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"see what's going to stop us tomorrow!` said Wood. `Not unless --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Harry, you've sorted out your dementor problem, haven't you?`  `Yeah,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Harry, thinking of his feeble Patronus and wishing it were stronger. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"`The dementors won't turn up again, Oliver. Dumbledore'd go ballistic,` said Fred","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"confidently.  `Well, let's hope not,` said Wood. `Anyway -- good work,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"everyone. Let's get back to the tower... turn in early --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"`I'm staying out for a bit; Ron wants a go on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Firebolt,` Harry told Wood, and while the rest of the team headed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"off to the locker rooms, Harry strode over to Ron, who vaulted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the barrier to the stands and came to meet him. Madam Hooch","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"had fallen asleep in her seat.  `Here you go,` said Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"handing Ron the Firebolt.  Ron, an expression of ecstasy on his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"face, mounted the broom and zoomed off into the gathering darkness while","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Harry walked around the edge of the field, watching him. Night had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"fallen before Madam Hooch awoke with a start, told Harry and Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"off for not waking her, and insisted that they go back to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the castle.  Harry shouldered the Firebolt and he and Ron walked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"out of the shadowy stadium, discussing the Firebolt's superbly smooth action, its","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"phenomenal acceleration, and its pinpoint turning. They were halfway toward the castle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"when Harry, glancing to his left, saw something that made his heart","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"turn over -- a pair of eyes, gleaming out of the darkness.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
" Harry stopped dead, his heart banging against his ribs.  `What's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the matter?` said Ron.  Harry pointed. Ron pulled out his wand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"and muttered, `Lumos!`  A beam of light fell across the grass,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"hit the bottom of a tree, and illuminated its branches; there, crouching","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"among the budding leaves, was Crookshanks.  `Get out of here!` Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"roared, and he stooped down and seized a stone lying on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"grass, but before he could do anything else, Crookshanks had vanished with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"one swish of his long ginger tail.  `See?` Ron said furiously,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"chucking the stone down again. `She's still letting him wander about wherever","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"he wants -- probably washing down Scabbers with a couple of birds","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"now....`  Harry didn't say anything. He took a deep breath as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"relief seeped through him; he had been sure for a moment that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"those eyes had belonged to the Grim. They set off for the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"castle once more. slightly ashamed of his moment of panic, Harry didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"say anything to Ron -- nor did he look left or right","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"until they had reached the well-lit entrance hall.  Harry went down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"to breakfast the next morning with the rest of the boys in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"his dormitory, all of whom seemed to think the Firebolt deserved a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"sort of guard of honor. As Harry entered the Great Hall, heads","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"turned in the direction of the Firebolt, and there was a good","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"deal of excited muttering. Harry saw, with enormous satisfaction, that the Slytherin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"team were all looking thunderstruck.  `Did you see his face?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Ron gleefully, looking back at Malfay. `He can't believe it! This is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"brilliant!`  Wood, too, was basking in the reflected glory of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Firebolt.  `Put it here, Harry,` he said, laying the broom in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the middle of the table and carefully turning it so that its","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"name faced upward. People from the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tables were soon coming","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"over to look. Cedric Diggory came over to congratulate Harry on having","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"acquired such a superb replacement for his Nimbus, and Percy's Ravenclaw girlfriend,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Penelope Clearwater, asked if she could actually hold the Firebolt.  `Now,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"now, Penny, no sabotage!` said Percy heartily as she examined the Firebolt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"closely. `Penelope and I have got a bet on,` he told the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"team. `Ten Galleons on the outcome of the match!`  Penelope put","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the Firebolt down again, thanked Harry, and went back to her table.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
" `Harry -- make sure you win,` said Percy, in an urgent","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"whisper. `I haven't got ten Galleons. Yes, I'm coming, Penny!` And-he bustled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"off to join her in a piece of toast.  `Sure you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"can manage that broom, Potter?` said a cold, drawling voice.  Draco","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Malfoy had arrived for a closer look, Crabbe and Coyle right behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"him.  `Yeah, reckon so,` said Harry casually.  `Got plenty of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"special features, hasn't it?` said Malfoy, eyes glittering maliciously. `Shame it doesn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"come with a parachute -- in case you get too near a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"dementor.`  Crabbe and Goyle sniggered.  `Pity you can't attach an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"extra arm to yours, Malfoy,` said Harry. `Then it could catch the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Snitch for you.`  The Gryffindor team laughed loudly. Malfoy's pale eyes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"narrowed, and he stalked away. They watched him rejoin the rest of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the Slytherin team, who put their heads together, no doubt asking Malfoy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"whether Harry's broom really was a Firebolt.  At a quarter to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"eleven, the Gryffindor team set off for the locker rooms. The weather","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"couldn't have been more different from their match against Hufflepuff. It was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"a clear, cool day with a very light breeze; there would be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"no visibility problems this time, and Harry, though nervous, was starting to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"feel the excitement only a Quidditch match could bring. They could hear","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the rest of the school moving into the stadium beyond. Harry took","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"off his black school robes, removed his wand from his pocket, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"stuck it inside the T-shirt he was going to wear under his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Quidditch robes. He only hoped he wouldn't need it. He wondered suddenly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"whether Professor Lupin was in the crowd, watching.  `You know what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"we've got to do,` said Wood as they prepared to leave the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"locker rooms. `If we lose this match, we're out of the running.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"just -- just fly like you did in practice yesterday, and we'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"be okay!`  They walked out onto the field to tumultuous applause.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"The Ravenclaw team, dressed in blue, were already standing in the middle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"of the field. Their Seeker, Cho Chang, was the only girl on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"their team. She was shorter than Harry by about a head, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Harry couldn't help noticing, nervous as he was, that she was extremely","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"pretty. She smiled at Harry as the teams faced each other behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"their captains, and he felt a slight lurch in the region of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"his stomach that he didn't think had anything to do with nerves.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
" `Wood, Davies, shake hands,` Madam Hooch said briskly, and Wood shook","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"hands with the Ravenclaw Captain.  `Mount your brooms... on my whistle...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"three -- two -- one --`  Harry kicked off into the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"air and the Firebolt zoomed higher and faster than any other broom;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"he soared around the stadium and began squinting around for the Snitch,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"listening all the while to the commentary, which was being provided by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the Weasley twins' friend Lee Jordan.  `They're off, and the big","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"excitement this match is the Firebolt that Harry Potter is flying for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Gryffindor. According to Which Broomstick, the Firebolt's going to be the broom","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"of choice for the national teams at this year's World Championship --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
" `Jordan, would you mind telling us what's going on in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"match?` interrupted Professor McGonagall's voice.  `Right you are, Professor -- just","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"giving a bit of background information -- the Firebolt, incidentally, has a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"built-in auto-brake and --`  `Jordan!`  `Okay, okay, Gryffindor in possession,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Katie Bell of Gryffindor, heading for goal...`  Harry streaked past Katie","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"in the opposite direction, gazing around for a glint of gold and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"noticing that Cho Chang was tailing him closely. She was undoubtedly a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"very good flier -- she kept cutting across him, forcing him to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"change direction.  `Show her your acceleration, Harry!` Fred yelled as he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"whooshed past in pursuit of a Bludger that was aiming for Alicia.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
" Harry urged the Firebolt forward as they rounded the Ravenclaw goal","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"posts and Cho fell behind. Just as Katie succeeded in scoring the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"first goal of the match, and the Gryffindor end of the field","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"went wild, he saw it -- the Snitch was close to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"ground, flitting near one of the barriers.  Harry dived; Cho saw","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"what he was doing and tore after him -- Harry was speeding","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"up, excitement flooding him; dives were his speciality, he was ten feet","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"away --  Then a Bludger, hit by one of the Ravenclaw","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Beaters, came pelting out of nowhere; Harry veered off course, avoiding it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"by an inch, and in those few, crucial seconds, the Snitch had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"vanished.  There was a great `Ooooooh` of disappointment from the Gryffindor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"supporters, but much applause for their Beater from the Ravenclaw end. George","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Weasley vented his feelings by hitting the second Bludger directly at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"offending Beater, who was forced to roll right over in midair to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"avoid it.  `Gryffindor leads by eighty points to zero, and look","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"at that Firebolt go! Potter's really putting it through its paces now,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"see it turn -- Chang's Comet is just no match for it,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the Firebolt's precision- balance is really noticeable in these long --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"`JORDAN! ARE YOU BEING PAID TO ADVERTISE FIREBOLTS? GET ON WITH THE","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"COMMENTARY!`  Ravenclaw was pulling back; they had now scored three goals,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"which put Gryffindor only fifty points ahead -- if Cho got the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Snitch before him, Ravenclaw would win. Harry dropped lower, narrowly avoiding a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Ravenclaw Chaser, scanning the field frantically -- a glint of gold, a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"flutter of tiny wings -- the Snitch was circling the Gryffindor goal","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"post --  Harry accelerated, eyes fixed on the speck of gold","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"ahead -- but just then, Cho appeared out of thin air, blocking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"him --  `HARRY, THIS IS NO TIME TO BE A GENTLEMAN!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Wood roared as Harry swerved to avoid a collision. `KNOCK HER OFF","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"HER BROOM IF YOU HAVE TO!`  Harry turned and caught sight","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"of Cho; she was grinning. The Snitch had vanished again. Harry turned","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"his Firebolt upward and was soon twenty feet above the game. Out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"of the corner of his eye, he saw Cho following him.... She'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"decided to mark him rather than search for the Snitch herself... All","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"right, then... if she wanted to tail him, she'd have to take","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the consequences....  He dived again, and Cho, thinking he'd seen the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Snitch, tried to follow; Harry pulled out of the dive very sharply;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"she hurtled downward; he rose fast as a bullet once more, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"then saw it, for the third time -- the Snitch was glittering","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"way above the field at the Ravenclaw end.  He accelerated; so,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"many feet below, did Cho. He was winning, gaining on the Snitch","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"with every second -- then --  `Oh!` screamed Cho, pointing. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Distracted, Harry looked down.  Three dementors, three tall, black, hooded dementors,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"were looking up at him.  He didn't stop to think. Plunging","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"a hand down the neck of his robes, he whipped out his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"wand and roared, `Expecto patronum!`  Something silver-white, something enormous, erupted from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the end of his wand. He knew it had shot directly at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the dementors but didn't pause to watch; his mind still miraculously clear,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"he looked ahead -- he was nearly there. He stretched out the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"hand still grasping his wand and just managed to close his fingers","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"over the small, struggling Snitch.  Madam Hooch's whistle sounded. Harry turned","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"around in midair and saw six scarlet blurs bearing down on him;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"next moment, the whole team was hugging him so hard he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"nearly pulled off his broom. Down below he could hear the roars","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"of the Gryffindors in the crowd.  `That's my boy!` Wood kept","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"yelling. Alicia, Angelina, and Katie had all kissed Harry; Fred had him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"in a grip so tight Harry felt as though his head would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"come off In complete disarray, the team managed to make its way","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"back to the ground. Harry got off his broom and looked up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"to see a gaggle of Gryffindor supporters sprinting onto the field, Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"in the lead. Before he knew it, he had been engulfed by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the cheering crowd.  `Yes!` Ron yelled, yanking Harry's arm into the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"air. `Yes! Yes!`  `Well done, Harry!` said Percy, looking delighted. `Ten Galleons","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"to me! Must find Penelope, excuse me --`  `Good for you,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Harry!` roared Seamus Finnigan.  `Ruddy brilliant!` boomed Hagrid over the heads","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"of the milling Gryffindors.  `That was quite some Patronus,` said a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"voice in Harry's ear.  Harry turned around to see Professor Lupin,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"who looked both shaken and pleased.  `The dementors didn't affect me","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"at all!` Harry said excitedly. `I didn't feel a thing!`  `That","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"would be because they -- er -- weren't dementors,` said Professor Lupin.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"`Come and see -- `  He led Harry out of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"crowd until they were able to see the edge of the field.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
" `You gave Mr. Malfoy quite a fright,` said Lupin.  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"stared. Lying in a crumpled heap on the ground were Malfoy, Crabbe,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Goyle, and Marcus Flint, the Slytherin team Captain, all struggling to remove","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"themselves from long, black, hooded robes. It looked as though Malfoy had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"been standing on Goyle's shoulders. Standing over them, with an expression of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the utmost fury on her face, was Professor McGonagall.  `An unworthy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"trick!` she was shouting. `A low and cowardly attempt to sabotage the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Gryffindor Seeker! Detention for all of you, and fifty points from Slytherin!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"I shall be speaking to Professor Dumbledore about this, make no mistake!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Ah, here he comes now!`  If anything could have set the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"seal on Gryffindor's victory, it was this. Ron, who had fought his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"way through to Harry's side, doubled up with laughter as they watched","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Malfoy fighting to extricate himself from the robe, Goyle's head still stuck","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"inside it.  `Come on, Harry!` said George, fighting his way over.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"`Party! Gryffindor common room, now!`  `Right,` said Harry, and feeling happier","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"than he had in ages, he and the rest of the team","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"led the way, still in their scarlet robes, out of the stadium","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"and back up to the castle.  It felt as though they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"had already won the Quidditch Cup; the party went on all day","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"and well into the night. Fred and George Weasley disappeared for a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"couple of hours and returned with armfuls of bottles of butterbeer, pumpkin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"fizz, and several bags full of Honeydukes sweets.  `How did you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"do that?` squealed Angelina Johnson as George started throwing Peppermint Toads into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the crowd.  `With a little help from Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Prongs,` Fred muttered in Harry's ear.  Only one person wasn't joining","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"in the festivities. Hermione, incredibly, was sitting in a corner, attempting to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"read an enormous book entitled Home Life and Social Habits of British","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Muggles. Harry broke away from the table where Fred and George had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"started juggling butterbeer bottles and went over to her.  `Did you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"even come to the match?` he asked her.  `Of course I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"did,` said Hermione in a strangely high-pitched voice, not looking up. `And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"I'm very glad we won, and I think you did really well,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"but I need to read this by Monday.`  `Come on, Hermione,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"come and have some food,` Harry said, looking over at Ron and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"wondering whether he was in a good enough mood to bury the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"hatchet.  `I can't, Harry. I've still got four hundred and twenty-two","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"pages to read!` said Hermione, now sounding slightly hysterical. `Anyway...` She glanced","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"over at Ron too. `He doesn't want me to join in.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"There was no arguing with this, as Ron chose that moment to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"say loudly, `If Scabbers hadn't just been eaten, he could have had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"some of those Fudge Flies. He used to really like them --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
" Hermione burst into tears. Before Harry could say or do anything,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"she tucked the enormous book under her arm, and, still sobbing, ran","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"toward the staircase to the girls' dormitories and out of sight. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"`Can't you give her a break?` Harry asked Ron quietly.  `No,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"said Ron flatly. `If she just acted like she was sorry --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"but she'll never admit she's wrong, Hermione. She's still acting like Scabbers","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"has gone on vacation or something.`  The Gryffindor party ended only","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"when Professor McGonagall turned up in her tartan dressing gown and hair","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"net at one in the morning, to insist that they all go","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"to bed. Harry and Ron climbed the stairs to their dormitory, still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"discussing the match. At last, exhausted, Harry climbed into bed, twitched the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"hangings of his four-poster shut to block out a ray of moonlight,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"lay back, and felt himself almost instantly drifting off to sleep.... ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"He had a very strange dream. He was walking through a forest,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"his Firebolt over his shoulder, following something silvery-white. It was winding its","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"way through the trees ahead, and he could only catch glimpses of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"it between the leaves. Anxious to catch up with it, he sped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"up, but as he moved faster, so did his quarry. Harry broke","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"into a run, and ahead he heard hooves gathering speed. Now he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"was running flat out, and ahead he could hear galloping. Then he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"turned a corner into a clearing and -  `AAARRGGHH! NOOO!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Harry woke as suddenly as though he'd been hit in the face.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Disoriented in the total darkness, he fumbled with his hangings, he could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"hear movements around him, and Seamus Finnigan's voice from the other side","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"of the room: `What's going on?`  Harry thought he heard the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"dormitory door slam. At last finding the divide in his curtains, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"ripped them back, and at the same moment, Dean Thomas lit his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"lamp.  Ron was sitting up in bed, the hangings torn from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"one side, a look of utmost terror on his face.  `Black!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Sirius Black! With a knife!`  `What?`  `Here! Just now! Slashed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the curtains! Woke me up!`  `You sure you weren't dreaming, Ron?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"said Dean.  `Look at the curtains! I tell you, he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"here!`  They all scrambled out of bed; Harry reached the dormitory","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"door first, and they sprinted back down the staircase. Doors opened behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"them, and sleepy voices called after them.  `Who shouted?`  `What're","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"you doing?`  The common room was lit with the glow of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the dying fire, still littered with the debris from the party. It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"was deserted.  `Are you sure you weren't dreaming, Ron?`  `I'm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"telling you, I saw him!`  `What's all the noise?`  `Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"McGonagall told us to go to bed!`  A few of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"girls had come down their staircase, pulling or, dressing gowns and yawning.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Boys, too, were reappearing.  `Excellent, are we carrying on?` said Fred","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Weasley brightly.  `Everyone back upstairs!` said Percy, hurrying into the common","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"room and pinning his Head Boy badge to his pajamas as he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"spoke.  `Perce -- Sirius Black!` said Ron faintly. `In our dormitory!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"With a knife! Woke me up!`  The common room went very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"still.  `Nonsense!` said Percy, looking startled. `You had too much to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"eat, Ron -- had a nightmare --`  `I'm telling you --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
" `Now, really, enough's enough!`  Professor McGonagall was back. She slammed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the portrait behind her as she entered the common room and stared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"furiously around.  `I am delighted that Gryffindor won the match, but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"this is getting ridiculous! Percy, I expected better of you!`  `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"certainly didn't authorize this, Professor!` said Percy, puffing himself up indignantly. `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"was just telling them all to get back to bed! My brother","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Ron here had a nightmare --`  `IT WASN'T A NIGHTMARE!` Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"yelled. `PROFESSOR, I WOKE UP, AND SIRIUS BLACK WAS STANDING OVER ME,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"HOLDING A KNIFE!`  Professor McGonagall stared at him.  `Don't be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"ridiculous, Weasley, how could he possibly have gotten through the portrait hole?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
" `Ask him!` said Ron, pointing a shaking finger at the back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"of Sir Cadogan's picture. `Ask him if he saw --`  Glaring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"suspiciously at Ron, Professor McGonagall pushed the Portrait back open and went","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"outside. The whole common room listened with bated breath. `Sir Cadogan, did","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"you just let a man enter Gryffindor Tower?` `Certainly, good lady!` cried","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"Sir Cadogan.  There was a stunned silence, both inside and outside","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"the common room.  `You -- you did?` said Professor McGonagall. `But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"-- but the password!`  `He had 'em!` said Sir Cadogan proudly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"`Had the whole week's, my lady! Read 'em off a little piece","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"of paper!`  Professor McGonagall pulled herself back through the portrait hole","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"to face the stunned crowd. She was white as chalk.  `Which","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"person,` she said, her voice shaking, `which abysmally foolish person wrote down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"this week's passwords and left them lying around?`  There was utter","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"silence, broken by the smallest of terrified squeaks. Neville Longbottom, trembling from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"head to fluffy slippered toes, raised his hand slowly into the air.  ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-13"
"  SNAPE'S GRUDGE  No one in Gryffindor Tower slept","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"that night. They knew that the castle was being searched again, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the whole House stayed awake in the common room, waiting to hear","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"whether Black had been caught. Professor McGonagall came back at dawn, to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"tell them that he had again escaped.  Throughout the day, everywhere","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"they went they saw signs of tighter security; Professor Flitwick could be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"seen teaching the front doors to recognize a large picture of Sirius","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Black; Filch was suddenly bustling up and down the corridors, boarding up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"everything from tiny cracks in the walls to mouse holes. Sir Cadogan","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"had been fired. His portrait had been taken back to its lonely","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"landing on the seventh floor, and the Fat Lady was back. She","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"had been expertly restored, but was still extremely nervous, and had agreed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"to return to her job only on condition that she was given","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"extra protection. A bunch of surly security trolls had been hired to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"guard her. They paced the corridor in a menacing group, talking in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"grunts and comparing the size of their clubs.  Harry couldn't help","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"noticing that the statue of the one-eyed witch on the third floor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"remained unguarded and unblocked. It seemed that Fred and George had been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"right in thinking that they -- and now Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"-- were the only ones who knew about the hidden passageway within","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"it.  `D'you reckon we should tell someone?` Harry asked Ron. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`We know he's not coming in through Honeyduke's,` said Ron dismissively. `We'd've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"heard if the shop had been broken into.`  Harry was glad","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Ron took this view. If the one-eyed witch was boarded up too,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"he would never be able to go into Hogsmeade again.  Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"had become an instant celebrity. For the first time in his life,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"people were paying more attention to him than to Harry, and it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"was clear that Ron was rather enjoying the experience. Though still severely","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"shaken by the night's events, he was happy to tell anyone who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"asked what had happened, with a wealth of detail.  `... I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"was asleep, and I heard this ripping noise, and I thought it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"was in my dream, you know? But then there was this draft...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"I woke up and one side of the hangings on my bed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"had been pulled down.... I rolled over... and I saw him standing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"over me... like a skeleton, with loads of filthy hair ... holding","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"this great long knife, must've been twelve inches... and he looked at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"me, and I looked at him, and then I yelled, and he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"scampered.  `Why, though?` Ron added to Harry as the group of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"secondyear girls who had been listening to his chilling tale departed. `Why","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"did he run?`  Harry had been wondering the same thing. Why","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"had Black, having got the wrong bed, not silenced Ron and proceeded","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"to Harry? Black had proved twelve years ago that he didn't mind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"murdering innocent people, and this time he had been facing five unarmed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"boys, four of whom were asleep.  `He must've known he'd have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"a job getting back out of the castle once you'd yelled and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"woken people up,` said Harry thoughtfully. `He'd've had to kill the whole","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"House to get back through the portrait hole... then he would' ve","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"met the teachers....`  Neville was in total disgrace. Professor McGonagall was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"so furious with him she had banned him from all future Hogsmeade","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"visits, given him a detention, and forbidden anyone to give him the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"password into the tower. Poor Neville was forced to wait. outside the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"common room every night for somebody to let him in, while the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"security trolls leered unpleasantly at him. None of these punishments, however, came","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"close to matching the one his grandmother had in store for him.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Two days after Black's break-in, she sent Neville the very worst thing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"a Hogwarts student could receive over breakfast -- a Howler.  The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"school owls swooped into the Great Hall carrying the mail as usual,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"and Neville choked as a huge barn owl landed in front of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"him, a scarlet envelope clutched in its beak. Harry and Ron, who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"were sitting opposite him, recognized the letter as a Howler at once","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"-- Ron had got one from his mother the year before. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`Run for it, Neville,` Ron advised.  Neville didn't need telling twice.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"He seized the envelope, and holding it before him like a bomb,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"sprinted out of the hall, while the Slytherin table exploded with laughter","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"at the sight of him. They heard the Howler go off in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the entrance hall -- Neville's grandmother's voice, magically magnified to a hundred","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"times its Usual volume, shrieking about how he had brought shame on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the whole family.  Harry was too busy feeling sorry for Neville","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"to notice immediately that he had a letter too. Hedwig got his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"attention by nipping him sharply on the wrist.  `Ouch! Oh --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"thanks, Hedwig.`  Harry tore open the envelope while Hedwig helped herself","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"to some of Neville's cornflakes. The note inside said:  Dear Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"and Ron, How Abut having tea with me this afternoon 'round six?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"I'll come collect you from the castle. WAIT FOR ME IN THE","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"ENTRANCE HALL; YOU'RE NOT ALLOWED OUT ON YOUR OWN. Cheers, Hagrid ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`He probably wants to hear all about Black!` said Ron.  So","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"at six o'clock that afternoon, Harry and Ron left Gryffindor Tower, passed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the security trolls at a run, and headed down to the entrance","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"hall.  Hagrid was already waiting for them.  `All right, Hagrid!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"said Ron. `S'pose you want to hear about Saturday night, do you?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" `I've already heard all abou' it,` said Hagrid, opening the front","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"doors and leading them outside.  `Oh,` said Ron, looking slightly put","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"out.  The first thing they saw on entering Hagrid's cabin was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Buckbeak, who was stretched out on top of Hagrid's patchwork quilt, his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"enormous wings folded tight to his body, enjoying a large plate of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"dead ferrets. Averting his eyes from this unpleasant sight, Harry saw a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"gigantic, hairy brown suit and a very horrible yellow-and-orange tie hanging from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the top of Hagrid's wardrobe door.  `What are they for, Hagrid?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"said Harry.  `Buckbeaks case against the Committee fer the Disposal o'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Dangerous Creatures,` said Hagrid. `This Friday. Him an' me'll be goin' down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"ter London together. I've booked two beds on the Knight Bus....` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Harry felt a nasty pang of guilt. He had completely forgotten that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Buckbeak's trial was so near, and judging by the uneasy look on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Ron's face, he had too. They had also forgotten their promise about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"helping him prepare Buckbeak's defense; the arrival of the Firebolt had driven","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"it clean out of their minds.  Hagrid poured them tea and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"offered them a plate of Bath buns but they knew better than","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"to accept; they had had too much experience with Hagrid's cooking. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"I got somethin' ter discuss with you two,` said Hagrid, sitting himself","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"between them and looking uncharacteristically serious.  `What?` said Harry.  `Hermione,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"said Hagrid.  `What about her?` said Ron.  `She's in a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"righ' state, that's what. She's bin comin' down ter visit me a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"lot since Chris'mas. Bin feelin' lonely. Firs' yeh weren' talking to her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"because o' the Firebolt, now yer not talkin' to her because her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"cat --`  `-- ate Scabbers!` Ron interjected angrily.  `Because her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"cat acted like all cats do,` Hagrid continued doggedly. `She's cried a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"fair few times, yeh know. Goin' through a rough time at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"moment. Bitten off more'n she can chew, if yeh ask me, all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the work she's tryin' ter do. Still found time ter help me","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"with Buckbeak's case, mind.... She's found some really good stuff fer me...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"reckon he'll stand a good chance now...`  `Hagrid, we should've helped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"as well -- sorry --` Harry began awkwardly.  `I'm not blamin'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"yeh!` said Hagrid, waving Harry's apology aside. `Gawd knows yeh've had enough","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"ter be gettin' on with. I've seen yeh practicin' Quidditch ev'ry hour","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"o' the day an' night -- but I gotta tell yeh, I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"thought you two'd value yer friend more'n broomsticks or rats. Tha's all.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" Harry and Ron exchanged uncomfortable looks.  `Really upset, she was,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"when Black nearly stabbed yeh, Ron. She's got her heart in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"right place, Hermione has, an' you two not talkin' to her --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" `If she'd just get rid of that cat, I'd speak to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"her again!` Ron said angrily. `But she's still sticking up for it!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"It's a maniac, and she won't hear a word against it!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`Ah, well, people can be a bit stupid abou' their pets,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Hagrid wisely. Behind him, Buckbeak spat a few ferret bones onto Hagrid's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"pillow.  They spent the rest of their visit discussing Gryffindor's improved","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"chances for the Quidditch Cup. At nine o'clock, Hagrid walked them back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"up to the castle.  A large group of people was bunched","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"around the bulletin board when they returned to the common room. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`Hogsmeade, next weekend!` said Ron, craning over the heads to read the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"new notice. `What d'you reckon?` he added quietly to Harry as they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"went to sit down.  `Well, Filch hasn't done anything about the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"passage into Honeydukes....` Harry said, even more quietly.  `Harry!` said a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"voice in his right ear. Harry started and looked around at Hermione,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"who was sitting at the table right behind them and clearing a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"space in the wall of books that had been hiding her. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`Harry, if you go into Hogsmeade again... I'll tell Professor McGonagall about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"that map!` said Hermione.  `Can you hear someone talking, Harry?` growled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Ron, not looking at Hermione.  `Ron, how can you let him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"go with you? After what Sirius Black nearly did to you! I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"mean it, I'll tell --`  `So now you're trying to get","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Harry expelled!` said Ron furiously. `Haven't you done enough damage this year?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" Hermione opened her mouth to respond, but with a soft hiss,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Crookshanks leapt onto her lap. Hermione took one frightened look at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"expression on Ron's face, gathered up Crookshanks, and hurried away toward the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"girls' dormitories.  `So how about it?` Ron said to Harry as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"though there had been no interruption. `Come on, last time we went","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"you didn't see anything. You haven't even been inside Zonko's yet!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Harry looked around to check that Hermione was well out of earshot.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" `Okay,` he said. `But I'm taking the Invisibility Cloak this time.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" On Saturday morning, Harry packed his Invisibility Cloak in his bag,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"slipped the Marauder's Map into his pocket, and went down to breakfast","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"with everyone else. Hermione kept shooting suspicious looks down the table at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"him, but he avoided her eye and was careful to let her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"see him walking back up the marble staircase in the entrance hall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"as everybody else proceeded to the front doors.  `'Bye!` Harry called","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"to Ron. `See you when you get back!`  Ron grinned and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"winked.  Harry hurried up to the third floor, slipping the Marauder's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Map out of his pocket as he went. Crouching behind the one-eyed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"witch, he smoothed it out. A tiny dot was moving in his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"direction. Harry squinted at it. The minuscule writing next to it read","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Neville Longbottom.  Harry quickly pulled out his wand, muttered, `Dissendium!` and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"shoved his bag into the statue, but before he could climb in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"himself, Neville came around the corner.  `Harry! I forgot you weren't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"going to Hogsmeade either!`  `Hi, Neville,` said Harry, moving swiftly away","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"from the statue and pushing the map back into his pocket. `What","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"are you up to?`  `Nothing,` shrugged Neville. `Want a game of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Exploding Snap?`  `Er -- not now -- I was going to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"go to the library and do that vampire essay for Lupin --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" `I'll come with you!` said Neville brightly. I haven't done it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"either!`  `Er -- hang on -- yeah, I forgot, I finished","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"it last night!`  `Great, you can help me!` said Neville, his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"round face anxious. `I don't understand that thing about the garlic at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"all -- do they have to eat it, or --`  He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"broke off with a small gasp, looking over Harry's shoulder.  It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"was Snape. Neville took a quick step behind Harry.  `And what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"are you two doing here?` said Snape, coming to a halt and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"looking from one to the other. `An odd place to meet --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" To Harry's immense disquiet, Snape's black eyes flicked to the doorways","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"on either side of them, and then to the one-eyed witch. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`We're not -- meeting here,` said Harry. `We just -- met here.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" `Indeed?` said Snape. `You have a habit of turning up in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"unexpected places, Potter, and you are very rarely there for no good","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"reason.... I suggest the pair of you return to Gryffindor Tower, where","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"you belong.`  Harry and Neville set off without another word. As","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"they turned the corner, Harry looked back. Snape was running one of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"his hands over the one-eyed witch's head, examining it closely.  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"managed to shake Neville off at the Fat Lady by telling him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the password, then pretending he'd left his vampire essay in the library","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"and doubling back. Once out of sight of the security trolls, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"pulled out the map again and held it close to his nose.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" The third floor corridor seemed to be deserted. Harry scanned the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"map carefully and saw, with a leap of relief, that the tiny","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"dot labeled Severus Snape was now back in its office.  He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"sprinted back to the one-eyed witch, opened her hump, heaved himself inside,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"and slid down to meet his bag at the bottom of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"stone chute. He wiped the Marauder's Map blank again, then set off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"at a run.  Harry, completely hidden beneath the Invisibility Cloak, emerged","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"into the sunlight outside Honeydukes and prodded Ron in the back. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"It's me,` he muttered.  `What kept you?` Ron hissed.  `Snape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"was hanging around.`  They set off up the High Street. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`Where are you?` Ron kept muttering out of the corner of his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"mouth. `Are you still there? This feels weird....`  They went to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the post office; Ron pretended to be checking the price of an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"owl to Bill in Egypt so that Harry could have a good","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"look around. The owls sat hooting softly down at him, at least","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"three hundred of them; from Great Grays right down to tiny little","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Scops owls (`Local Deliveries Only`), which were so small they could have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"sat in the palm of Harry's hand.  Then they visited Zonko's,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"which was so packed with students Harry had to exercise great care","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"not to tread on anyone and cause a panic. There were jokes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"and tricks to fulfill even Fred's and George's wildest dreams; Harry gave","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Ron whispered orders and passed him some gold from under the cloak.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"They left Zonko's with their money bags considerably lighter than they had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"been on entering, but their pockets bulging with Dungbombs, Hiccup Sweets, Frog","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Spawn Soap, and a Nose-Biting Teacup apiece.  The day was fine","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"and breezy, and neither of them felt like staying indoors, so they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"walked past the Three Broomsticks and climbed a slope to visit the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Shrieking Shack, the most haunted dwelling in Britain. It stood a little","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"way above the rest of the village, and even in daylight was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"slightly creepy, with its boarded windows and dank overgrown garden.  `Even","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the Hogwarts ghosts avoid it,` said Ron as they leaned on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"fence, looking up at it. `I asked Nearly Headless Nick... he says","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"he's heard a very rough crowd lives here. No one can get","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"in. Fred and George tried, obviously, but all the entrances are sealed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"shut....`  Harry, feeling hot from their climb, was just considering taking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"off the cloak for a few minutes when they heard voices nearby.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Someone was climbing toward the house from the other side of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"hill; moments later, Malfoy had appeared, followed closely by Crabbe and Goyle.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Malfoy was speaking.  `... should have an owl from Father any","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"time now. He had to go to the hearing to tell them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"about my arm... about how I couldn't use it for three months....`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" Crabbe and Goyle sniggered.  `I really wish I could hear","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"that great hairy moron trying to defend himself... 'There's no 'arm in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"'im, 'onest that hippogriff's as good as dead --`  Malfoy suddenly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"caught sight of Ron. His pale face split in a malevolent grin.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" `What are you doing, Weasley?`  Malfoy looked up at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"crumbling house behind Ron.  `Suppose You'd love to live here, wouldn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"you, Weasley? Dreaming about having your own bedroom? I heard your family","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"all sleep in one room -- is that true?`  Harry seized","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the back of Ron's robes to stop him from leaping on Malfoy.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`Leave him to me,` he hissed in Ron's ear.  The opportunity","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"was too perfect to miss. Harry crept silently around behind Malfoy, Crabbe,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"and Goyle, bent down, and scooped a large handful of mud out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"of the path.  `We were just discussing your friend Hagrid,` Malfoy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"said to Ron. `Just trying to imagine what he's saying to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures. D'you think he'll cry when","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"they cut off his hippogriff's  SPLAT.  Malfoy's head jerked forward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"as the mud hit him; his silverblond hair was suddenly dripping in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"muck.  `What the --?`  Ron had to hold onto the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"fence to keep himself standing, he was laughing so hard. Malfoy, Crabbe,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"and Goyle spun stupidly on the spot, staring wildly around, Malfoy trying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"to wipe his hair clean.  `What was that? 'Who did that?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" `Very haunted up here, isn't it?` said Ron, with the air","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"of one commenting on the weather.  Crabbe and Goyle were looking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"scared. Their bulging muscles were no use against ghosts. Malfoy was staring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"madly around at the deserted landscape.  Harry sneaked along the path,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"where a particularly sloppy puddle yielded some foul-smelling, green sludge.  SPLATTER.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" Crabbe and Goyle caught some this time. Goyle hopped furiously on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the spot, trying to rub it out of his small, dull eyes.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" `It came from over there!` said Malfoy, wiping his face, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"staring at a spot some six feet to the left of Harry.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" Crabbe blundered forward, his long arms outstretched like a zombie. Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"dodged around him, picked up a stick, and lobbed it at Crabbe's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"back. Harry doubled up with silent laughter as Crabbe did a kind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"of pirouette in midair, trying to see who had thrown it. As","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Ron was the only person Crabbe could see, it was Ron he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"started toward, but Harry stuck out his leg. Crabbe stumbled -- and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"his huge, flat foot caught the hem of Harry's cloak. Harry felt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"a great tug, then the cloak slid off his face.  For","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"a split second, Malfoy stared at him.  `AAARGH!` he yelled, pointing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"at Harry's head. Then he turned tail and ran, at breakneck speed,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"back down the hill, Crabbe and Goyle behind him.  Harry tugged","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the cloak up again, but the damage was done.  `Harry!` Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"said, stumbling forward and staring hopelessly at the point where Harry had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"disappeared, `you'd better run for it! If Malfoy tells anyone -- you'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"better get back to the castle, quick --` `See you later,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Harry, and without another word, he tore back down the path toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Hogsmeade.  Would Malfoy believe what he had seen? Would anyone believe","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" Malfoy? Nobody knew about the Invisibility Cloak -- nobody except Dumbledore.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Harry's stomach turned over -- Dumbledore would know exactly what had happened,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"if Malfoy said any- thing --  Back into Honeydukes, back down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the cellar steps, across the stone floor, through the trapdoor -- Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"pulled off the cloak, tucked it under his arm, and ran, flat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"out, along the passage.... Malfoy would get back first... how long would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"it take him to find a teacher? Panting, a sharp pain in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"his side, Harry didn't slow down until he reached the stone slide.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"He would have to leave the cloak where it was, it was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"too much of a giveaway in case Malfoy had tipped off a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"teacher -- he hid it in a shadowy corner, then started to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"climb, fast as he could, his sweaty hands slipping on the sides","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"of the chute. He reached the inside of the witch's hump, tapped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"it with his wand, stuck his head through, and hoisted himself out;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the hump closed, and just as Harry jumped out from behind the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"statue, he heard quick footsteps approaching.  It was Snape. He approached","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Harry at a swift walk, his black robes swishing, then stopped in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"front of him.  `So,` he said.  There was a look","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"of surpressed triumph about him. Harry tried to look innocent, all too","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"aware of his sweaty face and his muddy hands, which he quickly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"hid in his pockets.  `Come with me, Potter,` said Snape. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Harry followed him downstairs, trying to wipe his hands clean on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"inside of his robes without Snape noticing. They walked down the stairs","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"to the dungeons and then into Snape's office.  Harry had been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"in here only once before, and he had been in very serious","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"trouble then too. Snape had aquired a few more slimy horrible things","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"in jars since last time, all standing on shelves behind his desk,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"glinting in the firelight and adding to the threatening atmosphere.  `Sit,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"said Snape.  Harry sat. Snape, however, remained, standing.  `Mr. Malfoy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"has just been to see me with a strange story, Potter,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Snape.  Harry didn't say anything.  `He tells me that he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"was up by the Shrieking Shack when he ran into Weasley --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"apparently alone.`  Still, Harry didn't speak.  `Mr. Malfoy states that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"he was standing talking to Weasley, when a large amount of mud","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"hit him in the back of the head. How do you think","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"that could have happened?`  Harry tried to look mildly surprised. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`I don't know, Professor.`  Snape's eyes were boring into Harry's. It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"was exactly like trying to stare down a hippogriff. Harry tried hard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"not to blink.  `Mr. Malfoy then saw an extraordinary apparition. Can","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"you imagine what it might have been, Potter?`  `No,` said Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"now trying to sound innocently curious.  `It was your head, Potter.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Floating in midair.`  There was a long silence.  `Maybe he'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"better go to Madam Pomfrey,` said Harry. `If he's seeing things like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"--`  `What would your head have been doing in Hogsmeade, Potter?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"said Snape softly. `Your head is not allowed in Hogsmeade. No part","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"of your body has permission to be in Hogsmeade.`  `I know","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"that,` said Harry, striving to keep his face free of guilt or","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"fear. `It sounds like Malfoy's having hallucin --`  `Malfoy is not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"having hallucinations,` snarled Snape, and he bent down, a hand on each","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"arm of Harry's chair, so that their faces were a foot apart.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`If your head was in Hogsmeade, so was the rest of you.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" `I've been up in Gryffindor Tower,` said Harry. `Like you told","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"--` `Can anyone confirm that?`  Harry didn't say anything. Snape's thin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"mouth curled into a horrible smile.  `So,` he said, straightening up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"again. `Everyone from the Minister of Magic downward has been trying to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"keep famous Harry Potter safe from Sirius Black. But famous Harry Potter","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"is a law unto himself Let the ordinary people worry about his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"safety! Famous Harry Potter goes where he wants to, with no thought","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"for the consequences.  Harry stayed silent. Snape was trying to provoke","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"him into telling the truth. He wasn't going to do it. Snape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"had no proof -- yet.  `How extraordinarily like your father you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"are, Potter,` Snape said suddenly, his eyes glinting. `He too was exceedingly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"arrogant. A small amount of talent on the Quidditch field made him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"think he was a cut above the rest of us too. Strutting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"around the place with his friends and admirers... The resemblance between you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"is uncanny.`  `My dad didn't strut,` said Harry, before he could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"stop himself. `And neither do I.`  `Your father didn't set much","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"store by rules either,` Snape went on, pressing his advantage, his thin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"face full of malice. `Rules were for lesser mortals, not Quidditch Cup-winners.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"His head was so swollen --`  `SHUT UP!`  Harry was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"suddenly on his feet. Rage such as he had not felt since","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"his last night in Privet Drive was coursing through him. He didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"care that Snape's face had gone rigid, the black eyes flashing dangerously.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" `What did you say to me, Potter?`  `I told you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"to shut up about my dad!` Harry yelled. I know the truth,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"all right? He saved your life! Dumbledore told me! You wouldn't even","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"be here if it wasn't for my dad!`  Snape's sallow skin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"had gone the color of sour milk.  `And did the headmaster","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"tell you the circumstances in which your father saved my life?` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"whispered. `Or did he consider the details too unpleasant for precious Potter's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"delicate ears?`  Harry bit his lip. He didn't know what had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"happened and didn't want to admit it -- but Snape seemed to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"have guessed the truth.  I would hate for you to run","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"away with a false idea of your father, Potter,` he said, a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"terrible grin twisting his face. `Have you been imagining some act of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"glorious heroism? Then let me correct you -- your saintly father and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"his friends played a highly amusing joke on me that would have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"resulted in my death if your father hadn't got cold feet at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the last moment. There was nothing brave about what he did. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"was saving his own skin as much as mine. Had their joke","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"succeeded, he would have been expelled from Hogwarts.`  Snape's uneven, yellowish","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"teeth were bared.  `Turn out your pockets, Potter!` he spat suddenly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" Harry didn't move. There was a pounding in his ears. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`Turn out your pockets, or we go straight to the headmaster! Pull","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"them out, Potter!`  Cold with dread, Harry slowly pulled out the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"bag of Zonko's tricks and the Marauder's Map.  Snap picked up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"the Zonko's bag.  `Ron gave them to me,` said Harry, praying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"he'd get a chance to tip Ron off before Snape saw him.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`He -brought them back from Hogsmeade last time --`  `Indeed? And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"you've been carrying them around ever since? How very touching... and what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"is this?`  Snape had picked up the map. Harry tried with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"all his might to keep his face impassive.  `Spare bit of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"parchment,` he said with a shrug.  Snape turned it over, his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"eyes on Harry.  `Surely you don't need such a very old","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"piece of parchment?` he said. `Why don't I just -- throw this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"away?`  His hand moved toward the fire.  `No!` Harry said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"quickly.  `So!` said Snape, his long nostrils quivering. `Is this another","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"treasured gift from Mr. Weasley? Or is it -- something else? A","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"letter, perhaps, written in invisible ink? Or -- instructions to get into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Hogsmeade without passing the dementors?`  Harry blinked. Snape's eyes gleamed. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`Let me see, let me see....` he muttered, taking out his wand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"and smoothing the map out on his desk. `Reveal your secret!` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"said, touching the wand to the parchment.  Nothing happened. Harry clenched","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"his hands to stop them from shaking.  `Show yourself!` Snape said,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"tapping the map sharply.  It stayed blank. Harry was taking deep,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"calming breaths.  `Professor Severus Snape, master of this school, commands you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"to yield the information you conceal!` Snape said, hitting the map with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"his wand.  As though an invisible hand were writing upon it,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"words appeared on the smooth surface of the map.  Mooney presents","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"his compliments to Professor Snape, and begs him to keep his abnormally","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"large nose out of other people's business.`  Snape froze. Harry stared,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"dumbstruck, at the message. But the map didn't stop there. More writing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"was appearing beneath the first.  `Mr. Prongs agrees with Mr. Moony","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"and would like to add that Professor Snape is an ugle git.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" It would have been very funny if the situation hadn't been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"so serious. And there was more....  `Mr. Padfoot would like to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"register his astonishment that an idiot like that ever became a professor.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" Harry closed his eyes in horror. When he'd opened them, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"map had had its last word.  `Mr. Wormtail bids Professor Snape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"good day, and advises him to wash his hair , the slimeball.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" Harry waited for the blow to fall.  `So...` said Snape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"softly. `We'll see about this....`  He strode across to his fire,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"seized a fistful of glittering powder from a jar on the fireplace,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"and threw it into the flames.  `Lupin!` Snape called into the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"fire. `I want a word!`  Utterly bewildered, Harry stared at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"fire. A large shape had appeared in it, revolving very fast. Seconds","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"later, Professor Lupin was clambering out of the fireplace, brushing ash off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"his shabby robes.  `You called, Severus?` said Lupin mildly.  `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"certainly did,` said Snape, his face contorted with fury as he strode","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"back to his desk. `I have just asked Potter to empty his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"pockets. He was carrying this.`  Snape pointed at the parchment, on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"which the words of Messrs. Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs were still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"shining. An odd, closed expression appeared on Lupin's face.  `Well?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Snape.  Lupin continued to stare at the map. Harry had the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"impression that Lupin was doing some very quick thinking.  `Well?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Snape again. `This parchment is plainly full of Dark Magic. This is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"supposed to be your area of expertise, Lupin. Where do you imagine","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Potter got such a thing?`  Lupin looked up and, by the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"merest half-glance in Harry's direction, warned him not to interrupt.  `Full","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"of Dark Magic?` he repeated mildly. `Do you really think so, Severus?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"It looks to me as though it is merely a piece of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"parchment that insults anybody who reads it. Childish, but surely not dangerous?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"I imagine Harry got it from a joke shop --`  `Indeed?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"said Snape. His jaw had gone rigid with anger. `You think a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"joke shop could supply him with such a thing? You don't think","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"it more likely that he got it directly from the manufacturers?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Harry didn't understand what Snape was talking about. Nor, apparently, did Lupin.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" `You mean, by Mr. Wormtail or one of these people?` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"said. `Harry, do you know any of these men?`  `No,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Harry quickly.  `You see, Severus?` said Lupin, turning back to Snape.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`It looks like a Zonko product to me --`  Right on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"cue, Ron came bursting into the office. He was completely out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"breath, and stopped just short of Snape's desk, clutching the stitch in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"his chest and trying to speak.  `I -- gave -- Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"-- that -- stuff,` he choked. `Bought -- it... in Zonko's... ages","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"-- ago...`  `Well!` said Lupin, clapping his hands together and looking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"around cheerfully. `That seems to clear that up! Severus, I'll take this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"back, shall I?` He folded the map and tucked it inside his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"robes. `Harry, Ron, come with me, I need a word about my","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"vampire essay -- excuse us, Severus --`  Harry didn't dare look","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"at Snape as they left his office. He. Ron, and Lupin walked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"all the way back into the entrance hall before speaking. Then Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"turned to Lupin.  `Professor, I --`  `I don't want to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"hear explanations,` said Lupin shortly. He glanced around the empty entrance hall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"and lowered his voice. `I happen to know that this map was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"confiscated by Mr. Filch many years ago. Yes, I know it' s","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"a map,` he said as Harry and Ron looked amazed. `I don't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"want to know how it fell into your possession. I am, however,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"astounded that you didn't hand it in. Particularly after what happened the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"last time a student left information about the castle lying around. And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"I can't let you have it back, Harry.`  Harry had expected","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"that, and was too keen for explanations to protest.  `Why did","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Snape think I'd got it from the manufacturers?`  `Because...,` Lupin hesitated,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"`because these mapmakers would have wanted to lure you out of school.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"They'd think it extremely entertaining.`  `Do you know them?` said Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"impressed.  `We've met,` he said shortly. He was looking at Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"more seriously than ever before.  `Don't expect me to cover up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"for you again, Harry. I cannot make you take Sirius Black seriously.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"But I would have thought that what you have heard when the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"dementors draw near you would have had more of an effect on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"you. Your parents gave their lives to keep you alive, Harry. A","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"poor way to repay them -- gambling their sacrifice for a bag","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"of magic tricks.`  He walked away, leaving Harry feeling worse by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"far than he had at any point in Snape's office. Slowly, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"and Ron mounted the marble staircase. As Harry passed the one-eyed witch,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"he remembered the Invisibility Cloak -- it was still down there, but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"he didn't dare go and get it.  `It's my fault,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"Ron abruptly. `I persuaded you to go. Lupin's right, it was stupid,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"we shouldn't've done it --`  He broke off; they reached the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"corridor where the security trolls were pacing, and Hermione was walking toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"them. One look at her face convinced Harry that she had heard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"what had happened. His heart plummeted -- had she told Professor McGonagall?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
" `Come to have a good gloat?` said Ron savagely as she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"stopped in front of them. `Or have you just been to tell","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"on us?`  `No,` said Hermione. She was holding a letter in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"her hands and her lip was trembling. `I just thought you ought","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"to know... Hagrid lost his case. Buckbeak is going to be executed.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-14"
"  THE QUIDDITCH FINAL  He sent me this,` Hermione said,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"holding out the letter.  Harry took it. The parchment was damp,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"and enormous teardrops had smudged the ink so badly in places that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"it was very difficult to read.  Dear Hermione, We lost. I'm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"allowed to bring him back to Hogwarts. Execution date to be fixed.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Beaky has enjoyed London. I won't forget all the help you gave","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"us.  Hagrid  `They can't do this,` said Harry. `They can't.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Buckbeak isn't dangerous.`  `Malfoy's dad's frightened the Committee into it,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Hermione, wiping her eyes. `You know what he's like. They're a bunch","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"of doddery old fools, and they were scared. There'll be an appeal,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"though, there always is. Only I can't see any hope.... Nothing will","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"have changed.`  `Yeah, it will,` said Ron fiercely. `You won't have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"to do all the work alone this time, Hermione. I'll help.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`Oh, Ron!`  Hermione flung her arms around Ron's neck and broke","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"down completely. Ron, looking quite terrified, patted her very awkwardly on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"top of the head. Finally, Hermione drew away.  `Ron, I'm really,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"really sorry about Scabbers...` she sobbed.  `Oh -- well -- he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"was old,` said Ron, looking thoroughly relieved that she had let go","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"of him. `And he was a bit useless. You never know, Mum","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"and Dad might get me an owl now.`  The safety measures","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"imposed on the students since Black's second break-in made it impossible for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione to go and visit Hagrid in the evenings.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Their only chance of talking to him was during Care of Magical","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Creatures lessons.  He seemed numb with shock at the verdict. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`S'all my fault. Got all tongue-tied. They was all sittin' there in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"black robes an' I kep' droppin' me notes and forgettin' all them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"dates yeh looked up fer me, Hermione. An' then Lucius Malfoy stood","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"up an' said his bit, and the Committee jus' did exac'ly what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"he told 'em....`  `There's still the appeal!` said Ron fiercely. `Don't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"give up Yet, we're working on it!`  They were walking back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"up to the castle with the rest of the class. Ahead they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"could see Malfoy, who was walking with Crabbe and Goyle, and kept","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"looking back, laughing derisively.  `S'no good, Ron,` said Hagrid sadly as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"they reached the castle steps. `That Committee's in Lucius Malfoy's pocket. I'm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"jus' gonna make sure the rest o' Beaky's time is the happiest","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"he's ever had. I owe him that....`  Hagrid turned around and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"hurried back toward his cabin, his face buried in his handkerchief. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`Look at him blubber!`  Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle had been standing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"just inside the castle doors, listening.  `Have you ever seen anything","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"quite as pathetic?` said Malfoy. `And he's supposed to be our teacher!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
" Harry and Ron both made furious moves toward Malfoy, but Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"got there first -- SMACK!  She had slapped Malfoy across the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"face with all the strength she could muster. Malfoy staggered. Harry, Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Crabbe, and Goyle stood flabbergasted as Hermione raised her hand again. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`Don't you dare call Hagrid pathetic, you foul -- you evil --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
" `Hermione!` said Ron weakly, and he tried to grab her hand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"as she swung it back.  `Get off, Ron!`  Hermione pulled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"out her wand. Malfoy stepped backward. Crabbe and Goyle looked at him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"for instructions, thoroughly bewildered.  `C'mon,` Malfoy muttered, and in a moment, all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"three of them had disappeared into the passageway to the dungeons. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`Hermione!` Ron said again, sounding both stunned and irnpressed.  `Harry, you'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"better beat him in the Quidditch final!` Hermione said shrilly. `You just","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"better had, because I can't stand it if Slytherin wins!`  `We're","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"due in Charms,` said Ron, still goggling at Hermione. `We'd better go.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
" They hurried up the marble staircase toward Professor Flitwick's classroom. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`You're late, boys!` said Professor Flitwick reprovingly as Harry opened the classroom","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"door. `Come along, quickly, wands out, we're experimenting with Cheering Charms today,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"we've already divided into pairs --`  Harry and Ron hurried to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"a desk at the back and opened their bags. Ron looked behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"him.  `Where's Hermione gone?`  Harry looked around too. Hermione hadn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"entered the classroom, yet Harry knew she had been right next to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"him when he had opened the door.  `That's weird,` said Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"staring at Ron. `Maybe -- maybe she went to the bathroom or","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"something?`  But Hermione didn't turn up all lesson.  `She could've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"done with a Cheering Charm on her too,` said Ron as the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"class left for lunch, all grinning broadly -- the Cheering Charms had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"left them with a feeling of great contentment.  Hermione wasn't at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"lunch either. By the time they had finished their apple pie, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"after-effects of the Cheering Charms were wearing off, and Harry and Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"had started to get slightly worried.  `You don't think Malfoy did","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"something to her?` Ron said anxiously as they hurried upstairs toward Gryffindor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Tower.  They passed the security trolls, gave the Fat Lady the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"password (`Flibbertigibbet`), and scrambled through the portrait hole into the common room.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
" Hermione was sitting at a table, fast asleep, her head resting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"on an open Arithmancy book. They went to sit down on either","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"side of her. Harry prodded her awake.  `Wh -- what?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Hermione, waking with a start and staring wildly around. `Is it time","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"to go? W -- which lesson have we got now?`  `Divination,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"but it's not for another twenty minutes,` said Harry. `Hermione, why didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"you come to Charms?`  `What? Oh no!` Hermione squeaked. `I forgot","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"to go to Charms!`  `But how could you forget?` said Harry.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`You were with us till we were right outside the classroom!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`I don't believe it!` Hermione wailed. `Was Professor Flitwick angry? Oh, it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"was Malfoy, I was thinking about him and I lost track of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"things!`  `You know what, Hermione?` said Ron, looking down at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"enormous Arithmancy book Hermione had been using as a pillow. `I reckon","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"you're cracking up. You're trying to do too much.`  `No, I'm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"not!` said Hermione, brushing her hair out of her eyes and staring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"hopelessly around for her bag. `I just made a mistake, that's all!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"I'd better go and see Professor Flitwick and say sorry... I'll see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"you in Divination!`  Hermione joined them at the foot of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"ladder to Professor Trelawneys classroom twenty minutes later, looking extremely harrassed. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`I can't believe I missed Cheering Charms! And I bet they come","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"up in our exams; Professor Flitwick hinted they might!`  Together they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"climbed the ladder into the dim, stifling tower room. Glowing on every","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"little table was a crystal ball full of pearly white mist. Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Ron, and Hermione sat down together at the same rickety table.  `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"thought we weren't starting crystal balls until next term,` Ron muttered, casting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"a wary eye around for Professor Trelawney, in case she was lurking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"nearby.  `Don't complain, this means we've finished palmistry,` Harry muttered back.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`I was getting sick of her flinching every time she looked at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"my hands.`  `Good day to you!` said the familiar, misty voice,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"and Professor Trelawney made her usual dramatic entrance out of the shadows.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Parvati and Lavender quivered with excitement, their faces lit by the milky","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"glow of their crystal ball.  `I have decided to introduce the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"crystal ball a little earlier than I had planned,` said Professor Trelawney,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"sitting with her back to the fire and gazing around. `The fates","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"have informed me that your examination in June will concern the Orb,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"and I am anxious to give you sufficient practice.`  Hermione snorted.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
" `Well, honestly... 'the fates have informed her' who sets the exam?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"She does! What an amazing prediction!` she said, not troubling to keep","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"her voice low. Harry and Ron choked back laughs.  It was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"hard to tell whether Professor Trelawney had heard them as her face","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"was hidden in shadow. She continued, however, as though she had not.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
" `Crystal gazing is a particularly refined art,` she said dreamily. `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"do not expect any of you to See when first you peer","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"into the Orb's infinite depths. We shall start by practicing relaxing the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"conscious mind and external eyes` -- Ron began to snigger uncontrollably and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"had to stuff his fist in his mouth to stifle the noise","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"-- `so as to clear the Inner Eye and the superconscious. Perhaps,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"if we are lucky, some of you will see before the end","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"of the class.`  And so they began. Harry, at least, felt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"extremely foolish, staring blankly at the crystal ball, trying to keep his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"mind empty when thoughts such as `this is stupid` kept drifting across","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"it. It didn't help that Ron kept breaking into silent giggles and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Hermione kept tutting.  `Seen anything yet?` Harry asked them after a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"quarter of an hour's quiet crystal gazing.  `Yeah, there's a burn","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"on this table,` said Ron, pointing. `Someone's spilled their candle.`  `This","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"is such a waste of time,` Hermione hissed. `I could be practicing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"something useful. I could be catching up on Cheering Charms --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Professor Trelawney rustled past.  `Would anyone like me to help them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"interpret the shadowy portents within their Orb?` she murmured over the clinking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"of her bangles.  I don't need help,` Ron whispered. `It's obvious","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"what this means. There's going to be loads of fog tonight.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Both Harry and Hermione burst out laughing.  `Now, really!` said Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Trelawney as everyone's heads turned in their direction. Parvati and Lavender were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"looking scandalized. `You are disturbing the clairvoyant vibrations!` She approached their table","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"and peered into their crystal ball. Harry felt his heart sinking. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"was sure he knew what was coming --  `There is something","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"here!` Professor Trelawney whispered, lowerng her face to the ball, so that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"it was reflected twice in her huge glasses. `Something moving... but what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"is it?`  Harry was prepared to bet everything he owned, Including","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"his Firebolt, that it wasn't good news, whatever it was. And sure","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"enough --  `My dear Professor Trelawney breathed, gazing up at Harry.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`It is here, plainer than ever before... my dear, stalking toward you, growing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"ever closer... the Gr --`  `Oh, for goodness' sake!` said Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"loudly. `Not that ridiculous Grim again!`  Professor Trelawney raised her enormous","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"eyes to Hermione's face. Parvati whispered something to Lavender, and they both","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"glared at Hermione too. Professor Trelawney stood up, surveying Hermione with unmistakable","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"anger.  `I am sorry to say that from the moment you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"have arrived in this class my dear, it has been apparent that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"you do not have what the noble art of Divination requires. Indeed,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"I don't remember ever meeting a student whose mind was so hopelessly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"mundane.`  There was a moment's silence. Then --  `Fine!` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Hermione suddenly, getting up and cramming Unfogging the Future back into her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"bag. `Fine!` she repeated, swinging the bag over her shoulder and almost","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"knocking Ron off his chair. `I give up! I'm leaving!`  And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"to the whole class's amazement, Hermione strode over to the trapdoor, kicked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"it open, and climbed down the ladder out of sight.  It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"took a few minutes for the class to settle down again. Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Trelawney seemed to have forgotten all about the Grim. She turned abruptly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"from Harry and Ron's table, breathing rather heavily as she tugged her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"gauzy shawl more closely to her.  `Ooooo!` said Lavender suddenly, making","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"everyone start. `Ooooo, Professor Trelawney, I've just remembered! You saw her leaving,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"didn't you? Didn't you, Professor? 'Around Easter, one of our number will","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"leave us forever!' You said it ages ago, Professor!`  Professor Trelawney","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"gave her a dewy smile.  `Yes, my dear, I did indeed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"know that Miss Granger would be leaving us. One hopes, however, that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"one might have mistaken the Signs.... The Inner Eye can be a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"burden, you know...`  Lavender and Parvati looked deeply impressed, and moved","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"over so that Professor Trelawney could join their table instead.  `Some","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"day Hermione's having, eh?` Ron muttered to Harry, looking awed.  `Yeah...`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
" Harry glanced into the crystal ball but saw nothing but swirling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"white mist. Had Professor Trelawney really seen the Grim again? Would he?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"The last thing he needed was another near-fatal accident, with the Quidditch","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"final drawing ever nearer.  The Easter holidays were not exactly relaxing.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"The third years had never had so much homework. Neville Longbottom seemed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"close to a nervous collapse, and he wasn't the only one. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`Call this a holiday!` Seamus Finnigan roared at the common room one","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"afternoon. `The exams are ages away, what're they playing at?`  But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"nobody had as much to do as Hermione. Even without Divination, she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"was taking more subjects than anybody else. She was usually last to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"leave the common room at night, first to arrive at the library","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the next morning; she had shadows like Lupin's under her eyes, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"seemed constantly close to tears.  Ron had taken over responsibility for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Buckbeak's appeal. When he wasn't doing his own work, he was poring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"over enormously thick volumes with names like The Handbook of Hippogriff Psychology","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"and Fowl or Foul? A Study of Hippogriff Brutality. He was so","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"absorbed, he even forgot to be horrible to Crookshanks.  Harry, meanwhile,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"had to fit in his homework around Quidditch practice every day, not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"to mention endless discussions of tactics with Wood. The Gryffindor-Slytherin match would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"take place on the first Saturday after the Easter holidays. Slytherin was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"leading the tournament by exactly two hundred points. This meant (as Wood constantly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"reminded his team) that they needed to win the match by more","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"than that amount to win the Cup. It also meant that the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"burden of winning fell largely on Harry, because capturing the Snitch was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"worth one hundred and fifty points.  `So you must catch it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"only if we're more than fifty points up,` Wood told Harry constantly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`Only if we're more than fifty points up, Harry, or we win","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the match but lose the Cup. You've got that, Haven't you? You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"must catch the Snitch only if we're --`  `I KNOW, OLIVER!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Harry yelled.  The whole of Gryffindor House was obsessed with the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"coming match. Gryffindor hadn't won the Quidditch Cup since the legendary Charlie","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Weasley (Ron's second oldest brother) had been seeker. But Harry doubted whether","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"any of them, even Wood, wanted to win as much as he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"did. The enmity between Harry and Malfoy was at its highest point","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"ever. Malfoy was still smarting ,bout the mud-throwing incident in Hogsmeade and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"was even more furious that Harry had somehow wormed his way out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"of punishment. Harry hadn't forgotten Malfoy's attempt to sabotage him in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"match against Ravenclaw, but it was the matter of Buckbeak that made","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"him most determined to beat Malfoy in front of the entire school.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
" Never, in anyone's memory, had a match approached in such a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"highly charged atmosphere. By the time the holidays were over, tension between","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the two teams and their Houses was at the breaking point. A","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"number of small scuffles broke out in the corridors, culminating in a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"nasty incident in which a Gryffindor fourth year and a Slytherin sixth","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"year ended up in the hospital wing with leeks sprouting out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"their ears.  Harry was having a particularly bad time of it.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"He couldn't walk to class without Slytherins sticking out their legs and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"trying to trip him up; Crabbe and Goyle kept popping up wherever","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"he went, and slouching away looking disappointed when they saw him surrounded","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"by people. Wood had given instructions that Harry should be accompanied everywhere","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"he went, in case the Slytherins tried to put him out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"action. The whole of Gryffindor House took up the challenge enthusiastically, so","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"that it was impossible for Harry to get to classes on time","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"because he was surrounded by a vast, chattering crowd. Harry was more","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"concerned for his Firebolt's safety than his own. When he wasn't flying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"it, he locked it securely in his trunk and frequently dashed back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"up to Gryffindor Tower at break times to check that it was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"still there.  All usual pursuits were abandoned in the Gryffindor common","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"room the night before the match. Even Hermione had Put down her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"books.  `I can't work, I can't concentrate,` she said nervously. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"There was a great deal of noise. Fred and George Weasley were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"dealing with the pressure by being louder and more exuberant than ever.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Oliver Wood was crouched over a model of a Quidditch field in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the corner, prodding little figures across it with his wand and muttering","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"to himself Angelina, Alicia, and Katie were laughing at Fred's and George's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"jokes. Harry was sitting with Ron and Hermione, removed from the center","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"of things, trying not to think about the next day, because every","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"time he did, he had the horrible sensation that something very large","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"was fighting to get out of his stomach.  `You're going to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"fine,` Hermione told him, though she looked positively terrified.  `You've got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"a Firebolt!` said Ron.  `Yeah...` said Harry, his stomach writhing. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"It came as a relief when Wood suddenly stood up and yelled,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`Team! Bed!`  Harry slept badly. First he dreamed that he had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"overslept, and that Wood was yelling, `Where were you? We had to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"use Neville instead!` Then he dreamed that Malfoy and the rest of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the Slytherin team arrived for the match riding dragons. He was flying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"at breakneck speed, trying to avoid a spurt of flames from Malfoy's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"steed's mouth, when he realized he had forgotten his Firebolt. He fell","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"through the air and woke with a start.  It was a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"few seconds before Harry remembered that the match hadn't taken place yet,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"that he was safe in bed, and that the Slytherin team definitely","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"wouldn't be allowed to play on dragons. He was feeling very thirsty.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Quietly as he could, he got out of his four-poster and went","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"to pour himself some water from the silver jug beneath the window.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
" The grounds were still and quiet. No breath of wind disturbed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the treetops in the Forbidden Forest; the Whomping Willow was motionless and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"innocent-looking. It looked as though the conditions for the match would be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"perfect.  Harry set down his goblet and was about to turn","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"back to his bed when something caught his eye. An animal of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"some kind was prowling across the silvery lawn.  Harry dashed to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"his bedside table, snatched up his glasses, and put them on, then","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"hurried back to the window. It couldn't be the Grim -- not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"now -- not right before the match -  He peered out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"at the grounds again and, after a minute's frantic searching, spotted it.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"It was skirting the edge of the forest now... It wasn't the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Grim at all ... it was a cat.... Harry clutched the window","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"ledge in relief as he recognized the bottlebrush tail. It was only","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Crookshanks....  Or was it only Crookshanks? Harry squinted, pressing his nose","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"flat against the glass. Crookshanks seemed to have come to a halt.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Harry was sure he could see something else moving in the shadow","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"of the trees too.  And just then, it emerged -- a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"gigantic, shaggy black dog, moving stealthily across the lawn, Crookshanks trotting at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"its side. Harry stared. What did this mean? If Crookshanks could see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the dog as well, how could it be an omen of Harry's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"death?  `Ron!` Harry hissed. `Ron! Wake up!`  `Huh?`  I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"need you to tell me if you can see something!`  `S'all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"dark, Harry,` Ron muttered thickly. `What're you or, about?`  `Down here","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"--`  Harry looked quickly back out of the window.  Crookshanks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"and the dog had vanished. Harry climbed onto the windowsill to look","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"right down into the shadows of the castle, but they weren't there.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Where had they gone?  A loud snore told him Ron had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"fallen asleep again.  Harry and the rest of the Gryffindor team","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"entered the Great Hall the next day to enormous applause. Harry couldn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"help grinning broadly as he saw that both the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"tables were applauding them too. The Slytherin table hissed loudly as they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"passed. Harry noticed that Malfoy looked even paler than usual.  Wood","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"spent the whole of breakfast urging his team to eat, while touching nothing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"himself Then he hurried them off to the field before anyone else","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"had finished, so they could get an idea of the conditions. As","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"they left the Great Hall, everyone applauded again.  `Good luck, Harry!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"called Cho. Harry felt himself blushing.  `Okay -- no wind to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"speak of -- sun's a bit bright, that could impair your vision,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"watch out for it -- ground's fairly hard, good, that'll give us","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"a fast kickoff --`  Wood paced the field, staring around with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the team behind him. Finally, they saw the front doors of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"castle open in the distance and the rest of the school spilling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"onto the lawn.  `Locker rooms,` said Wood tersely.  None of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"them spoke as they changed into their scarlet robes. Harry wondered if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"they were feeling like he was: as though he'd eaten something extremely","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"wriggly for breakfast. In what seemed like no time at all, Wood","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"was saying, `Okay, it's time, let's go --`  They walked out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"onto the field to a tidal wave of noise. Threequarters of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"crowd was wearing scarlet rosettes, waving scarlet flags with the Gryffindor lion","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"upon them, or brandishing banners with slogans like `GO GRYFFINDOR!` and `LIONS","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"FOR THE CUK' Behind the Slytherin goal posts, however, two hundred people","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"were wearing green; the silver serpent of Slytherin glittered on their flags,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"and Professor Snape sat in the very front row, wearing green like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"everyone else, and a very grim smile.  `And here are the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Gryffindors!` yelled Lee Jordan, who was acting as commentator as usual. `Potter,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Bell, Johnson, Spinnet, Weasley, Weasley, and Wood. Widely acknowledged as the best","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"team Hogwarts has seen in a good few years --`  Lee's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"comments were drowned by a tide of `boos` from the Slytherin end.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
" `And here come the Slytherin team, led by Captain Flint. He's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Made some changes in the lineup and seems to be going for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"size rather than skill --`  More boos from the Slytherin crowd.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Harry, however, thought Lee had a point. Malfoy was easily the smallest","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"person On the Slytherin team; the rest of them were enormous. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`Captains, shake hands!` said Madam Hooch.  Flint and Wood approached each","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"other and grasped each other's hand very tightly; it looked as though","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"each was trying to break the other's fingers.  `Mount your brooms!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"said Madam Hooch. `Three... two... one...`  The sound of her whistle","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"was lost in the roar from the crowd as fourteen brooms rose","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"into the air. Harry felt his hair fly back off his forehead;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"his nerves left him in the thrill of the flight; he glanced","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"around, saw Malfoy on his tail, and sped off in search of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the Snitch.  `And it's Gryffindor in possession, Alicia Spinner of Gryffindor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"with the Quaffle, heading straight for the Slytherin goal posts, looking good,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Alicia! Argh, no -- Quaffle intercepted by Warrington, Warrington of Slytherin tearing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"UP the field -- WHAM! -- nice Bludger work there by George","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Weasley, Warrington drops the Quaffle, it's caught by -- Johnson, Gryffindor back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"in possession, come on, Angelina -- nice swerve around Montague -- duck,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Angelina, that's a Bludger!- SHE SCORES! TEN-ZERO TO GRYFFINDOR!`  Angelina punched","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the air as she soared around the end of the field; the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"sea of scarlet below was screaming its delight  `OUCH!`  Angelina","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"was nearly thrown from her broom as Marcus Flint went smashing into her.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
" `Sorry!` said Flint as the crowd below booed. `Sorry, didn't see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"her!`  A moment later, Fred Weasley chucked his Beater's club at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the back of Flint's head. Flint's nose smashed into the handle of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"his broom and began to bleed.  `That will do!` shrieked Madam","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Hooch, zooming between then. `Penalty shot to Gryffindor for an unprovoked attack","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"on their Chaser! Penalty shot to Slytherin for deliberate damage to their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Chaser!`  `Come off it, Miss!` howled Fred, but Madam Hooch blew","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"her whistle and Alicia flew forward to take the penalty.  `Come","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"on, Alicia!` yelled Lee into the silence that had descended on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"crowd. `YES! SHE'S BEATEN THE KEEPER! TWENTY-ZERO TO GRYFFINDOR!`  Harry turned","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the Firebolt sharply to watch Flint, still bleeding freely, fly forward to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"take the Slytherin penalty. Wood was hovering in front of the Gryffindor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"goal posts, his jaw clenched.  `'Course, Wood's a superb Keeper!` Lee","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Jordan told the crowd as Flint waited for Madam Hooch's whistle. `Superb!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Very difficult to pass -- very difficult indeed -- YES! I DON'T","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"BELIEVE IT! HE'S SAVED IT!`  Relieved, Harry zoomed away, gazing around","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"for the Snitch, but still making sure he caught every word of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Lee's commentary. It was essential that he hold Malfoy off the Snitch","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"until Gryffindor was more than fifty points up --  `Gryffindor in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"possession, no, Slytherin in possession -- no!  Gryffindor back in possession","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"and it's Katie Bell, Katie Bell for Gryffindor with the Quaffle, she's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"streaking up the field -- THAT WAS DELIBERATE!`  Montague, a Slytherin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Chaser, had swerved in front of Katie, and instead of seizing the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Quaffle had grabbed her head. Katie cart wheeled in the air, managed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"to stay on her broom, but dropped the Quaffle.  Madam Hooch's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"whistle rang out again as she soared over to Montague and began","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"shouting at him. A minute later, Katie had put another penalty past","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the Slytherin Seeker.  `THIRTY-ZERO! TAKE THAT, YOU DIRTY, CHEATING --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`Jordan, if you can't commentate in an unbiased way --`  `I'm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"telling it like it is, Professor!`  Harry felt a huge jolt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"of excitement. He had seen the Snitch it was shimmering at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"foot of one of the Gryffindor goal posts -- but he mustn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"catch it yet -- and if Malfoy saw it -  Faking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"a look of sudden concentration, Harry pulled his Firebolt around and sped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"off toward the Slytherin end -- it worked. Malfoy went haring after","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"him, clearly thinking Harry had seen the Snitch there....  WHOOSH. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"One of the Bludgers came streaking past Harry's right ear, hit by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the gigantic Slytherin Beater, Derrick. Then again  WHOOSH.  The second","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Bludger grazed Harry's elbow. The other Beater, Bole, was closing in. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Harry had a fleeting glimpse of Bole and Derrick zooming toward him,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"clubs raised --  He turned the Firebolt upward at the last","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"second, and Bole and Derrick collided with a sickening crunch.  `Ha","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"haaa!` yelled Lee Jordan as the Slytherin Beaters lurched away from each","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"other, clutching their heads. `Too bad, boys! You'll need to get up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"earlier than that to beat a Firebold And it's Gryffindor in possession","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"again, as Johnson takes the Quaffle -- Flint alongside her -- poke","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"him in the eye, Angelina! -- it was a joke, Professor, it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"was a joke -- oh no -- Flint in possession, Flint flying toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the Gryffindor goal posts, come on now, Wood, save --!`  But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Flint had scored; there was an eruption of cheers from the Slytherin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"end, and Lee swore so badly that Professor McGonagall tried to tug","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the magical megaphone away from him.  `Sorry, Professor, sorry! WoiA happen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"again! So, Gryffindor in the lead, thirty points to ten, and Gryffindor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"in possession --`  it was turning into the dirtiest game Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"had ever played in. Enraged that Gryffindor had taken such an early","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"lead, the Slytherins were rapidly resorting to any means to take the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Quaffle. Bole hit Alicia with his club and tried to say he'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"thought she was a Bludger. George Weasley elbowed Bole in the face","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"in retaliation. Madam Hooch awarded both teams penalties, and Wood pulled off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"another spectacular save, making the score forty-ten to Gryffindor.  The Snitch","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"had disappeared again. Malfoy was still keeping close to Harry as he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"soared over the match, looking around for it once Gryffindor was fifty","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"points ahead -  Katie scored. Fifty-ten. Fred and George Weasley were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"swooping around her, clubs raised, in case any of the Slytherins were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"thinking of revenge. Bole and Derrick took advantage of Fred's and George's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"absence to aim both Bludgers at Wood; they caught him in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"stomach, one after the other, and he rolled over in the air,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"clutching his broom, completely winded.  Madam Hooch was beside herself ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`YOU DO NOT ATTACK THE KEEPER UNLESS THE QUAFFLE IS WITHIN THE","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"SCORING AREA!` she shrieked at Bole and Derrick. `Gryffindor penalty!`  And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Angelina scored. Sixty-ten. Moments later, Fred Weasley pelted a Bludger at Warrington,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"knocking the Quaffle Out of his hands; Alicia seized it and put","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"it through the Slytherin goal -- seventy-ten.  The Gryffindor crowd below","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"was screaming itself hoarse -- Gryffindor was sixty points in the lead,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"and if Harry caught the Snitch now, the Cup was theirs. Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"could almost feel hundreds of eyes following him as he soared around","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the field, high above the rest of the game, with Malfoy speeding","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"along behind him.  And then he saw it. The Snitch was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"sparkling twenty feet above him.  Harry put on a huge burst","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"of speed; the wind was roaring in his ears; he stretched out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"his hand, but suddenly, the Firebolt was slowing down --  Horrified,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"he looked around. Malfoy had thrown himself forward, grabbed hold of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Firebolt's tail, and was pulling it back.  `You --`  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"was angry enough to hit Malfoy, but couldn't reach -- Malfoy was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"panting with the effort of holding onto the Firebolt, but his eyes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"were sparkling maliciously. He had achieved what he'd wanted to do --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the Snitch had disappeared again.  `Penalty! Penalty to Gryffindor! I've never","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"seen such tactics.` Madam Hooch screeched, shooting up to where Malfoy was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"sliding back onto his Nimbus Two Thousand and One.  `YOU CHEATING","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"SCUM!` Lee Jordan was howling into the megaphone, dancing out of Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"McGonagall's reach. `YOU FILTHY, CHEATING B --`  Pprofessor McGonagall didn't even","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"bother to tell him off She was actually shaking her finger in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Malfoys direction, her hat had fallen off, and she too was shouting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"furiously.  Alicia took Gryffindor's penalty, but she was so angry she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"missed by several feet. The Gryffindor team was losing concentration and the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Slytherins, delighted by Malfoy's foul on Harry, were being spurred on to greater","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"heights.  `Slytherin in possession, Slytherin heading for goal -- Montague scores","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"--` Lee groaned. `Seventy- twenty to Gryffindor...`  Harry was now marking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Malfoy so closely their knees kept hitting each other. Harry wasn't going","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"to let Malfoy anywhere near the Snitch....  `Get out of it,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Potter!` Malfoy yelled in frustration as he tried to turn and found","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Harry blocking him.  `Angelina Johnson gets the Quaffle for Gryffindor, come","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"on, Angelina, COME ON!`  Harry looked around. Every single Slytherin player","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"apart from Malfoy was streaking up the pitch toward Angelina, including the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Slytherin Keeper -- they were all going to block her -- ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Harry wheeled the Firebolt around, bent so low he was lying flat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"along the handle, and kicked it forward. Like a bullet, he shot","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"toward the Slytherins.  `AAAAAAARRRGH!`  They scattered as the Firebolt zoomed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"toward them; Angelina's Way was clear.  `SHE SCORES! SHE SCORES! Gryffindor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"leads by eighty Points to twenty!`  Harry, who had almost pelted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"headlong into the stands, skidded to a halt in midair, reversed, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"zoomed back into the middle of the field.  And then he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"saw something to make his heart stand still. Malfoy was diving, a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"look of triumph on his face -- there, a few feet above","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the grass below, was a tiny, golden glimmer -  Harry urged","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the Firebolt downward, but Malfoy was miles ahead -  `Go! Go!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Go!` Harry urged his broom. He was gaining on Malfay -- Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"flattened himself to the broom handle as Bole sent a Bludger at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"him -- he was at Malfoy's ankles -- he was level --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
" Harry threw himself forward, took both hands off his broom. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"knocked Malfoy's arm out of the way and --  `YES!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"He pulled out of his dive, his hand in the air, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the stadium exploded. Harry soared above the crowd, an odd ringing in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"his ears. The tiny golden ball was held tight in his fist,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"beating its wings hopelessly against his fingers.  Then Wood was speeding","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"toward him, half-blinded by tears; he seized Harry around the neck and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"sobbed unrestrainedly into his shoulder. Harry felt two large thumps as Fred","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"and George hit them; then Angelina's, Alicia's, and Katie's voices, `We've won","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the Cup! We've won the Cup!` Tangled together in a many-armed hug,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"the Gryffindor team sank, yelling hoarsely, back to earth.  Wave upon","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"wave of crimson supporters was pouring over the barriers onto the field.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Hands were raining down on their backs. Harry had a confused impression","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"of noise and bodies pressing in on him. Then he, and the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"rest of the team, were hoisted onto the shoulders of the crowd.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Thrust into the light, he saw Hagrid, Plastered with crimson rosettes --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"`Yeh beat 'em, Harry, yeh beat 'em!  Wait till I tell","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Buckbeak!` There was Percy, jumping up and down like a maniac, all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"dignity forgotten. Professor McGonagall was sobbing harder even than Wood, wiping her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"eyes with an enormous Gryffindor flag; and there, fighting their way toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Harry, were Ron and Hermione. Words failed them. They simply beamed as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"Harry was borne toward the stands, where Dumbledore stood waiting with the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"enormous Quidditch Cup.  If only there had been a dementor around....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"As a sobbing Wood passed Harry the Cup, as he lifted it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"into the air, Harry felt he could have produced the world's best Patronus. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-15"
"  PROFESSOR TRELAWNEY'S PREDICTION  Harry's euphoria at finally winning the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Quidditch Cup lasted at least a week. Even the weather seemed to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"be celebrating; as June approached, the days became cloudless and sultry, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"all anybody felt like doing was strolling onto the grounds and flopping","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"down on the grass with several pints of iced pumpkin juice, perhaps","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"playing a casual game of Gobstones or watching the giant squid propel","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"itself dreamily across the surface of the lake.  But they couldn't.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Exams were nearly upon them, and instead of lazing around outside, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"students were forced to remain inside the castle, trying to bully their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"brains into concentrating while enticing wafts of summer air drifted in through","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"the windows. Even Fred and George Weasley had been spotted working; they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"were about to take their O.W.L.s (Ordinary Wizarding Levels). Percy was getting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"ready to take his N.E.W.T.s (Nastily Exhausting Wizarding Tests), the highest qualification","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Hogwarts offered. As Percy hoped to enter the Ministry of Magic, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"needed top grades. He was becoming increasingly edgy, and gave very severe","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"punishments to anybody who disturbed the quiet of the common room in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"the evenings. In fact, the only person who seemed more anxious than","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Percy was Hermione.  Harry and Ron had given up asking her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"how she was managing to attend several classes at once, but they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"couldn't restrain themselves when they saw the exam schedule she had drawn","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"up for herself. The first column read:  Monday  9 o'clock,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Arithmancy  9 o'clock, Transfiguration  Lunch  1 o'clock, Charms ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"1 o'clock, Ancient Runes  `Hermione?` Ron said cautiously, because she was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"liable to explode when interrupted these days. `Er -- are you sure","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"you've copied down these times right?`  `What?` snapped Hermione, picking up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"the exam schedule and examining it. `Yes, of course I have.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`Is there any point asking how you're going to sit for two","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"exams at once?` said Harry.  `No,` said Hermione shortly. `Have either","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"of you seen my copy of Numerology and Gramatica?`  `Oh, yeah,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"I borrowed it for a bit of bedtime reading,` said Ron, but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"very quietly. Hermione started shifting heaps of parchment Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"plenty of opportunity to speak to Hagrid.  `Beaky's gettin' a bit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"depressed,` Hagrid told them, bending low on the pretense of checking that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Harry's flobberworm was still alive. `Bin cooped up too long. But still... we'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"know day after tomorrow -- one way or the other --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"They had Potions that afternoon, which was an unqualified disaster. Try as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Harry might, he couldn't get his Confusing Concoction to thicken, and Snape,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"standing watch with an air of vindictive pleasure, scribbled something that looked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"suspiciously like a zero onto his notes before moving away.  Then","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"came Astronomy at midnight, up on the tallest tower; History of Magic","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"on Wednesday morning, in which Harry scribbled everything Florean Fortescue had ever","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"told him about medieval witch-hunts, while wishing he could have had one","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"of Fortescue's choco-nut sundaes with him in the stifling classroom. Wednesday afternoon","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"meant Herbology, in the greenhouses under a baking-hot sun; then back to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"the common room once more, with sunburnt necks, thinking longingly of this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"time next day, when it would all be over.  Their second","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"to last exam, on Thursday morning, was Defense Against the Dark Arts.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Professor Lupin had compiled the most unusual exam any of them had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"ever taken; a sort of obstacle course outside in the sun, where","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"they had to wade across a deep paddling pool containing a grindylow,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"cross a series of potholes full of Red Caps, squish their way","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"across a patch of marsh while ignoring misleading directions from a hinkypunk,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"then climb into an old trunk and battle with a new boggart.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
" `Excellent, Harry,` Lupin muttered as Harry climbed out of the trunk,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"grinning. `Full marks.`  Flushed with his success, Harry hung around to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"watch Ron and Hermione. Ron did very well until he reached the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"hinkypunk, which successfully confused him into sinking waist-high into the quagmire. Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"did everything perfectly until she reached the trunk with the boggart in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"it. After about a minute inside it, she burst out again, screaming.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
" `Hermione!` said Lupin, startled. `What's the matter?`  `P -- P","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"-- Professor McGonagall!` Hermione gasped, pointing into the trunk. `Sh -- she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"said I'd failed everything!`  It took a little while to calm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Hermione down. When at last she had regained a grip on herself,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"she, Harry, and Ron went back to the castle. Ron was still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"slightly inclined to laugh at Hermione's boggart, but an argument was averted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"by the sight that met them on the top of the steps.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
" Cornelius Fudge, sweating slightly in his pinstriped cloak, was standing there staring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"out at the grounds. He started at the sight of Harry. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`Hello there, Harry!` he said. `Just had an exam, I expect? Nearly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"finished?`  `Yes,` said Harry. Hermione and Ron, not being on speaking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"terms with the Minister of Magic, hovered awkwardly in the background. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`Lovely day,` said Fudge, casting an eye over the lake.  `Pity...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"pity...`  He sighed deeply and looked down at Harry.  `I'm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"here on an unpleasant mission, Harry. The Committee for the Disposal of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Dangerous Creatures required a witness to the execution of a mad hippogriff.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"As I needed to visit Hogwarts to check on the Black situation,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"I was asked to step in.`  `Does that mean the appeal's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"already happened?` Ron interrupted, stepping forward.  `No, no, it's scheduled for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"this afternoon,` said Fudge, looking curiously at Ron.  `Then you might","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"not have to witness an execution at A!` said Eon stoutly. `The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"hippogriff might get off!`  Before Fudge could answer, two wizards came","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"through the castle doors behind him. One was so ancient he appeared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"to be withering before their very eyes; the other was tall and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"strapping, with a thin back mustache. Harry gathered that they were representatives","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"of the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures, because tie very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"old wizard squinted toward Hagrid's cabin and said in a feeble voice,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`Dear, dear, I'm getting too old for this.... Two o'clock, isn't it,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Fudge?`  The black-mustached man was fingering something in his belt; Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"looked and saw that he was running one broad thumb along the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"blade of a shining axe. Ron opened his mouth to say something,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"but Hermione nudged him hard in the ribs and jerked her head","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"toward the entrance hall.  `Why'd you stop me?` said Ron angrily","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"as they entered the Great Hall for lunch. `Did you see them?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"They've even got the axe ready! This isn't justice!`  `Ron, your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"dad works for the Ministry, you can't go saying things like that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"to his boss!` said Hermione, but she too looked very upset. `As","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"long as Hagrid keeps his head this time, and argue, hi case","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"properly, they can't possibly execute Buckbeak....`  But Harry could tell Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"didn't really believe what she was saying. All around them, people were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"talking excitedly as they ate their lunch, happily anticipating the end of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"the exams that afternoon, but Harry, Ron, and Hermione, lost in worry about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Hagrid and Buckbeak, didn't join in.  Harry's and Ron's last exam","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"was Divination; Hermione's, Muggle Studies. They walked up the marble staircase together;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Hermione left them on the first floor and Harry and Ron proceeded","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"all the way up to the seventh, where many of their class","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"were sitting on the spiral staircase to Professor Trelawney's classroom, trying to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"cram in a bit of last-minute studying.  `She's seeing us all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"separately,` Neville informed them as they went to sit down next to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"him. He had his copy of Unfogging the Future open on his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"lap at the pages devoted to crystal gazing. `Have either of you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"ever seen anything in a crystal ball?` he asked them unhappily. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`Nope,` said Ron in an offhand voice. He kept checking his watch;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Harry. knew that he was counting down the time until Buckbeak's appeal","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"started.  The line of people outside the classroom shortened very slowly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"As each person climbed back down the silver ladder, the rest of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"the class hissed, `What did she ask? Was it okay?`  But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"they all refused to say.  `She says the crystal ball's told","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"her that if I tell you, I'll have a horrible accident!` squeaked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Neville as he clambered back down the ladder toward Harry and Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"who had now reached the landing.  `That's convenient,` snorted Ron. `You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"know, I'm starting to think Hermione was right about her` -- he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"jabbed his thumb toward the trapdoor overhead -- `she's a right old","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"fraud.`  `Yeah,` said Harry, looking at his own watch. It-was now","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"two o'clock. `Wish she'd hurry up...`  Parvati came back down the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"ladder glowing with pride.  `She says I've got all the makings","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"of a true Seer,` she informed Harry and Ron. `I saw loads","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"of stuff... Well, good luck!`  She hurried off down the spiral","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"staircase toward Lavender.  `Ronald Weasley,` said the familiar, misty voice from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"over their heads. Ron grimaced at Harry and climbed the silver ladder","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"out of sight. Harry was now the only person left to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"tested. He settled himself on the floor with his back against the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"wall, listening to a fly buzzing in the sunny window, his mind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"across the grounds with Hagrid.  Finally, after about twenty minutes, Ron's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"large feet reappeared on the ladder.  `How'd it go?` Harry asked him,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"standing up.  `Rubbish,` said Ron. `Couldn't see a thing, so I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"made some stuff up. Don't think she was convinced, though....`  `Meet","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"you in the common room,` Harry muttered as Professor Trelawney's voice called,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`Harry Potter!`  The tower room was hotter than ever before; the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"curtains were closed, the fire was alight, and the usual sickly scent","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"made Harry cough as he stumbled through the clutter of chairs and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"table to where Professor Trelawney sat waiting for him before a large","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"crystal ball.  `Good day, my dear,` she said softly. `If you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"would kindly gaze into the Orb.... Take your time, now... then tell","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"me what you see within it....`  Harry bent over the crystal","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"ball and stared, stared as hard as he could, willing it to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"show him something other than swirling white fog, but nothing happened. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`Well?` Professor Trelawney prompted delicately. `What do you see?`  The heat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"was overpowering and his nostrils were stinging with the perfumed smoke wafting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"from the fire beside them. He thought of what Ron had just","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"said, and decided to pretend.  `Er --` said Harry, `a dark","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"shape... um...`  `What does it resemble?` whispered Professor Trelawney. `Think, now...`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
" Harry cast his mind around and it landed on Buckbeak. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`A hippogriff,` he said firmly.  `Indeed!` whispered Professor Trelawney, scribbling keenly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"on the parchment perched upon her knees. `My boy, you may well","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"be seeing the outcome of poor Hagrid's trouble with the Ministry of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Magic! Look closer... Does the hippogriff appear to... have its head?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`Yes,` said Harry firmly.  `Are you sure?` Professor Trelawney urged him.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`Are you quite sure, dear? You don't see it writhing on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"ground, perhaps, and a shadowy figure raising an axe behind it?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`No!` said Harry, starting to feel slightly sick.  `No blood? No","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"weeping Hagrid?`  `No!` said Harry again, wanting more than ever to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"leave the room and the heat. `It looks fine, it's - -","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"flying away...`  Professor Trelawney sighed.  `Well, dear, I think we'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"leave it there.... A little disappointing... but I'm sure you did your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"best.`  Relieved, Harry got up, picked up his bag and turned","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"to go, but then a loud, harsh voice spoke behind him. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`IT WILL HAPPEN TONIGHT.`  Harry wheeled around. Professor Trelawney had gone rigid","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"in her armchair; her eyes were unfocused and her mouth sagging. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`S -- sorry?` said Harry.  But Professor Trelawney didn't seem to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"hear him. Her eyes started to roll. Harry sat there in a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"panic. She looked as though she was about to have some sort","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"of seizure. He hesitated, thinking of running to the hospital wing --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"and then Professor Trelawney spoke again, in the same harsh voice, quite","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"unlike her own:  `THE DARK LORD LIES ALONE AND FRIENDLESS, ABANDONED","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"BY HIS FOLLOWERS. HIS SERVANT HAS BEEN CHAINED THESE TWELVE YEARS. TONIGHT,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"BEFORE MIDNIGHT... THE SERVANT WILL BREAK FREE AND SET OUT TO REJOIN","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"HIS MASTER. THE DARK LORD WILL RISE AGAIN WITH HIS SERVANTS AID,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"GREATER AND MORE TERRIBLE THAN EVER HE WAS. TONIGHT... BEFORE MIDNIGHT... THE","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"SERVANT... WILL SET OU... TO REJOIN... HIS MASTER....  Professor Trelawney's head","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"fell forward onto her chest. She made a grunting sort of noise.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Harry sat there, staring at her. Then, quite suddenly, Professor Trelawney's head","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"snapped up again.  `I'm so sorry, dear boy,` she said dreamily,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`the heat of the day, you know... I drifted off for a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"moment....`  Harry sat there, staring at her.  `Is there anything","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"wrong, my dear?`  `You -- you just told me that the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"-- the Dark Lord's going to rise again... that his servant's going","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"to go back to him.  Professor Trelawney looked thoroughly startled. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`The Dark Lord? He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named? My dear boy, that's hardly something to joke","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"about.... Rise again, indeed --`  ,'But you just said it! You.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"said the Dark Lord --`  `I think you must have dozed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"off too, dear!` said Professor Trelawney. `I would certainly not presume to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"predict anything quite as far-fetched as that!`  Harry climbed back down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"the ladder and the spiral staircase, wondering... had he just heard Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Trelawney make a real prediction? Or had that been her idea of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"an impressive end to the test?  Five minutes later he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"dashing past the security trolls outside the entrance to Gryffindor Tower, Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Trelawney's words still resounding in his head. People were striding past him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"in the opposite direction, laughing and joking, heading for the grounds and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"a bit of long-awaited freedom; by the time he had reached the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"portrait hole and entered the common room, it was almost deserted. Over","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"in the corner, however, sat Ron and Hermione.  `Professor Trelawney,` Harry panted,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`just told me --`  But he stopped abruptly at the sight","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"of their faces.  `Buckbeak lost,` said Ron weakly. `Hagrid's just sent","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"this.`  Hagrid's note was dry this time, no tears had splattered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"it, yet his hand seemed to have shaken so much as he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"wrote that it was hardly legible.  Lost appeal. They're going to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"execute at sunset. Nothing you can do. Don't come down. I don't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"want you to see it.  Hagrid  `We've got to go,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"said Harry at once. `He can't just sit there on his own,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"waiting for the executioner!`  `Sunset, though,` said Ron, who was staring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"out the window ill a glazed sort of way. `We'd never be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"allowed... 'specially you, Harry....`  Harry sank his head into his hands,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"thinking.  `If we only had the Invisibility Cloak....`  `Where is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"it?` said Hermione.  Harry told her about leaving it in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"passageway under the one-eyed witch.  `... if Snape sees me anywhere","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"near there again, I'm in serious trouble,` he finished.  `That's true,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"said Hermione, getting to her feet. `If he sees you.... How do","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"you open the witch's hump again?`  `You -- you tap it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"and say, 'Dissendium,'` said Harry. `But --`  Hermione didn't wait for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"the rest of his sentence; she strode across the room, pushed open","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"the Fat Lady's portrait and vanished from sight.  `She hasn't gone","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"to get it?` Ron said, staring after her.  She had. Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"returned a quarter of an hour later with the silvery cloak folded","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"carefully under her robes.  `Hermione, I don't know what's gotten, into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"you lately!` said Ron, astounded. `First you hit Malfoy, then you walk","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"out on Professor Trelawney --`  Hermione looked rather flattered.  They","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"went down to dinner with everybody else, but did not return to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Gryffindor Tower afterward. Harry had the cloak hidden down tie front of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"his robes; he had to keep his arms folded to hide the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"lump. They skulked in an empty chamber off the entrance hall, listening,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"until they were sure it was deserted. They heard a last pair","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"of people hurrying across the hall and a door slamming. Hermione poked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"her head around the door.  `Okay,` she whispered, `no one there","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"-- cloak on --`  Walking very close together so that nobody would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"see them, they crossed the hall on tiptoe beneath the cloak, then","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"walked down the stone front steps into the grounds. The sun was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"already sinking behind the Forbidden Forest, gilding the top branches of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"trees.  They reached Hagrid's cabin and knocked. He was a minute","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"in answering, and when he did, he looked all around for his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"visitor, pale-faced and trembling.  `It's us,` Harry hissed. `We're wearing the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Invisibility Cloak. Let us in and we can take it off.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`Yeh shouldn've come!` Hagrid whispered, but he stood back, and they stepped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"inside. Hagrid shut the door quickly and Harry pulled off the cloak.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
" Hagrid was not crying, nor did he throw himself upon their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"necks. He looked like a man who did not know where he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"was or what to do. This helplessness was worse to watch than","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"tears.  `Wan' some tea?` he said. His great hands were shaking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"as he reached for the kettle.  `Where's Buckbeak, Hagrid?` said Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"hesitantly.  I -- I took him outside,` said Hagrid, spilling milk","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"all over the table as he filled up the jug. `He's tethered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"in me pumpkin patch. Thought he oughta see the trees an' --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"an' smell fresh air -- before  Hagrid's hand trembled so violently","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"that the milk jug slipped from his grasp and shattered all over","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"the floor.  `I'll do it, Hagrid,` said Hermione quickly, hurrying over","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"and starting to clean up the mess.  `There's another one in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"the cupboard,` Hagrid said, sitting down and wiping his forehead on his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"sleeve. Harry glanced at Ron, who looked back hopelessly.  `Isn't there","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"anything anyone can do, Hagrid?` Harry asked fiercely, sitting down next to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"him. `Dumbledore --`  `He's tried,` said Hagrid. `He's got no power","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"ter overrule the Committee. He told 'em Buckbeak's all right, but they're","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"scared.... Yeh know what Lucius Malfoy's like... threatened 'em, I expect... an'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"the executioner, Macnair, he's an old pal o' Malfoy's... but it'll be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"quick an' clean... an' I'll be beside him.... `  Hagrid swallowed.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"His eyes were darting all over the cabin as though looking for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"some shred of hope or comfort.  `Dumbledore's gonna come down while","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"it -- while it happens. Wrote me this mornin'. Said he wants","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"ter -- ter be with me. Great man, Dumbledore....`  Hermione, who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"had been rummaging in Hagrid's cupboard for another milk jug, let out a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"small, quickly stifled sob. She straightened up with the new jug in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"her hands, fighting back tears.  `We'll stay with you too, Hagrid,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"she began, but Hagrid shook his shaggy head.  `Yeh're ter go","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"back up ter the castle. I told yeh, I don' wan' yeh","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"watchin'. An' yeh shouldn' be down here anyway... If Fudge an' Dumbledore","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"catch yeh out without permission, Harry, yeh'll be in big trouble.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Silent tears were now streaming down Hermione's face, but she hid them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"from Hagrid, bustling around making tea. Then, as she picked up the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"milk bottle to pour some into the jug, she let out a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"shriek.  `Ron, I don't believe it -- it's Scabbers!`  Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"gaped at her.  `What are you talking about?`  Hermione carried","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"the milk jug over to the table and turned it upside down.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"With a frantic squeak, and much scrambling to get back inside, Scabbers","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"the rat came sliding out onto the table.  `Scabbers!` said Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"blankly. `Scabbers, what are you doing here?`  He grabbed the struggling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"rat and held him up to the light. Scabbers looked dreadful. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"was thinner than ever, large tufts of hair had fallen out leaving","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"wide bald patches, and he writhed in Ron's hands as though desperate","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"to free himself  `It's okay, Scabbers!` said Ron. `No cats! There's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"nothing here to hurt you!`  Hagrid suddenly stood up, his eyes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"fixed on the window. His normally ruddy face had gone the color","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"of parchment.  `They're comin'....`  Harry, Ron, and Hermione whipped around.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"A group of men was walking down the distant castle steps. In","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"front was Albus Dumbledore, his silver beard gleaming in the dying sun.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Next to him trotted Cornelius Fudge. Behind them came the feeble old","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Committee member and the executioner, Macnair.  `Yeh gotta go,` said Hagrid.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Every inch of him was trembling. `They mustn' find yeh here.... Go","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"now...`  Ron stuffed Scabbers into his pocket and Hermione picked up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"the cloak. `I'll let yeh out the back way,` said Hagrid. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"They followed him to the door into his back garden. Harry felt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"strangely unreal, and even more so when he saw Buckbeak a few","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"yards away, tethered to a tree behind Hagrid's Pumpkin patch. Buckbeak seemed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"to know something was happening. He turned his sharp head from side to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"side and pawed the ground nervously.  `It's okay, Beaky,` said Hagrid","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"softly. `It's okay...` He turned to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. `Go on,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"he said. `Get goin'.`  But they didn't move.  `Hagrid, we","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"can't --`  `We'll tell them what really happened --`  `They","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"can't kill him --`  `Go!` said Hagrid fiercely. `It's bad enough","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"without you lot in trouble an' all!`  They had no choice.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"As Hermione threw the cloak over Harry and Ron, they heard voices","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"at the front of the cabin. Hagrid looked at the place where","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"they had just vanished from sight.  `Go quick,` he said hoarsely.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`Don' listen....`  And he strode back into his cabin as someone","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"knocked at the front door.  Slowly, in a kind of horrified","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"trance, Harry, Ron, and Hermione set off silently around Hagrid's house. As","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"they reached the other side, the front door closed with a sharp","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"snap.  `Please, let's hurry,` Hermione whispered. `I can't stand it, I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"can't bear it....`  They started up the sloping lawn toward the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"castle. The sun was sinking fast now; the sky had turned to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"a clear, purple-tinged grey, but to the west there was a ruby-red","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"glow.  Ron stopped dead.  `Oh, please, Ron,` Hermione began. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"`It's Scabbers -- he won't -- stay put --`  Ron was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"bent over, trying to keep Scabbers in his pocket, but the rat","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"was going berserk; squeaking madly, twisting and flailing, trying to sink his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"teeth into Ron's hand.  `Scabbers, it's me, you idiot, it's Ron,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Ron hissed.  They heard a door open behind them and men's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"voices.  `Oh, Ron, please let's move, they're going to do it!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"Hermione breathed.  `Okay -- Scabbers, stay put --`  They walked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"forward; Harry, like Hermione, was trying not to listen to the rumble","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"of voices behind them. Ron stopped again.  `I can't hold him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"-- Scabbers, shut up, everyone'll hear us --`  The rat was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"squealing wildly, but not loudly enough to cover up the sounds drifting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"from Hagrid's garden. There was a jumble of indistinct male voices, a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"silence, and then, without warning, the unmistakable swish and thud of an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"axe.  Hermione swayed on the spot.  `They did it!` she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"whispered to Harry. `I d -- don't believe it -- they did it!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-16"
"  CAT, RAT, AND DOG  Harry's mind had gone blank","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"with shock. The three of them stood transfixed with horror under the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Invisibility Cloak. The very last rays of the setting sun were casting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"a bloody light over the long- shadowed grounds. Then, behind them, they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"heard a wild howling.  `Hagrid,` Harry muttered. Without thinking about what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"he was doing, he made to turn back, but both Ron and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Hermione seized his arms.  `We can't,` said Ron, who was paper-white.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`He'll be in worse trouble if they know we've been to see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"him....`  Hermione's breathing was shallow and uneven.  `How -- could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"-- they?` she choked. `How could they?`  `Come on,` said Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"whose teeth seemed to be chattering.  They set off back toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"the castle, walking slowly to keep themselves hidden under the cloak. The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"light was fading fast now.  By the time they reached open","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"ground, darkness was settling like a spell around them.  `Scabbers, keep","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"still,` Ron hissed, clamping his hand over his chest. The rat was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"wriggling madly. Ron came to a sudden halt, trying to force Scabbers","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"deeper into his pocket. `What's the matter with you, You stupid rat?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Stay still -- OUCH! He bit me!`  `Ron, be quiet!` Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"whispered urgently. `Fudge'll be out here in a minute --`  `He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"won't -- stay -- put --`  Scabbers was plainly terrified. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"was writhing with all his might, trying to break free of Ron's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"grip.  `What's the matter with him?`  But Harry had just","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"seen -- stinking toward them, his body low to the ground, wide","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"yellow eyes glinting eerily in the darkness -- Crookshanks. Whether he could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"see them or was following the sound of Scabbers's squeaks, Harry couldn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"tell.  `Crookshanks!` Hermione moaned. `No, go away, Crookshanks! Go away!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"But the cat was getting nearer --  `Scabbers -- NO!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Too late -- the rat had slipped between Ron's clutching fingers, hit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"the ground, and scampered away. In one bound, Crookshanks sprang after him,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"and before Harry or Hermione could stop him, Ron had thrown the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Invisibility Cloak off himself and pelted away into the darkness.  `Ron!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Hermione moaned.  She and Harry looked at each other, then followed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"at a sprint; it ``as impossible to run full out under the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"cloak; they pulled it off and it streamed behind them like a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"banner as they hurtled after Ron; they could hear his feet thundering","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"along ahead and his shouts at Crookshanks.  `Get away from him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"-- get away -- Scabbers, come here --`  There was a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"loud thud.  `Gotcha! Get off, you stinking cat --`  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"and Hermione almost fell over Ron; they skidded to a stop right","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"in front of him. He was sprawled on the ground, but Scabbers","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"was back in his pocket; he had both hands held tight over","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"the quivering lump.  `Ron -- come on back under the cloak","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"--` Hermione panted. `Dumbledore the Minister -- they'll be coming back out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"in a minute --`  But before they could cover themselves again,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"before they could even catch their breath, they heard the soft pounding","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"of gigantic paws.... Something was bounding toward them, quiet as a shadow","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"-- an enormous, pale-eyed, jet-black dog.  Harry reached for his wand,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"but too late -- the dog had made an enormous leap and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"the front paws hit him on the chest; he keeled over backward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"in a whirl of hair; he felt its hot breath, saw inch-","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"long teeth -  But the force of its leap had carried","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"it too far; it rolled off him. Dazed, feeling as though his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"ribs were broken, Harry tried to stand up; he could hear it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"growling as it skidded around for a new attack.  Ron was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"on his feet. As the dog sprang back toward them he pushed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Harry aside; the dog's jaws fastened instead around Ron's outstretched arm. Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"lunged forward, he seized a handful of the brute's hair, but it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"was dragging Ron away as easily as though he were a rag","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"doll --  Then, out of nowhere, something hit Harry so hard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"across the face he was knocked off his feet again. He heard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Hermione shriek with pain and fall too.  Harry groped for his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"wand, blinking blood out of his eyes  `Lumos!`he whispered.  The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"wandlight showed him the trunk of a thick tree; they had chased","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Scabbers into the shadow of the Whomping Willow and its branches were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"creaking as though in a high wind, whipping backward and forward to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"stop them going nearer.  And there, at the base of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"trunk, was the dog, dragging Ron backward into a large gap in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"the roots -- Ron was fighting furiously, but his head and torso","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"were slipping out of sight --  `Ron!` Harry shouted, trying to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"follow, but a heavy branch whipped lethally through the air and he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"was forced backward again.  All they could see now was one","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"of Ron's legs, which he had hooked around a root in an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"effort to stop the dog from pulling him farther underground -- but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"a horrible crack cut the air like a gunshot; Ron's leg had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"broken, and a moment later, his foot vanished from sight.  `Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"-- we've got to go for help --` Hermione gasped; she was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"bleeding too; the Willow had cut her across the shoulder.  `No!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"That thing's big enough to eat him; we haven't got time --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
" `Harry -- we're never going to get through without help --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
" Another branch whipped down at them, twigs clenched like knuckles. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`If that dog can get in, we can,` Harry panted, darting here","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"and there, trying to find a way through the vicious, swishing branches,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"but he couldn't get an inch nearer to the tree roots without","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"being in range of the tree's blows.  `Oh, help, help,` Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"whispered frantically, dancing U._ certainly on the spot, `Please...`  Crookshanks darted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"forward. He slithered between the battering branches like a snake and placed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"his front paws upon a knot on the trunk.  Abruptly, as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"though the tree had been turned to marble, it stopped moving. Not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"a leaf twitched or shook.  `Crookshanks!` Hermione whispered uncertainly. She now","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"grasped Harry's arm painfully hard. `How did he know --?`  `He's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"friends with that dog,` said Harry grimly. `I've seen them together. Come","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"on -- and keep your wand out --`  They covered the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"distance to the trunk in seconds, but before they had reached the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"gap in the roots, Crookshanks had slid into it with a flick","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"of his bottlebrush tail. Harry went next; he crawled forward, headfirst, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"slid down an earthy slope to the bottom of a very low","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"tunnel. Crookshanks was a little way along, his eyes flashing in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"light from Harry's wand. Seconds later, Hermione slithered down beside him. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`Where's Ron?` she whispered in a terrified voice.  `This way,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Harry, setting off, bent-backed, after Crookshanks.  `Where does this tunnel come","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"out?` Hermione asked breathlessly from behind him.  `I don't know... It's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"marked on the Marauder's Map but Fred and George said no one's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"ever gotten into it.... It goes off the edge of the map,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"but it looked like it was heading for Hogsmeade...`  They moved","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"as fast as they could, bent almost double; ahead of them, Crookshanks's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"tail bobbed in and out of view. On and on went the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"passage; it felt at least as long as the one to Honeydukes....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"All Harry could think of was Ron and what the enormous dog","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"might be doing to him.... He was drawing breath in sharp, painful","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"gasps, running at a crouch....  And then the tunnel began to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"rise; moments later it twisted, and Crookshanks had gone. instead, Harry could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"see a patch of dim light through a small opening.  He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"and Hermione paused, gasping for breath, edging forward. Both raised their wands","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"to see what lay beyond.  It was a room, a very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"disordered, dusty room. Paper was peeling from the walls; there were stains","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"all over the floor; every piece of furniture was broken as though","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"somebody had smashed it. The windows were all boarded up.  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"glanced at Hermione, who looked very frightened but nodded.  Harry pulled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"himself out of the hole, staring around. The room was deserted, but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"a door to their right stood open, leading to a shadowy hallway.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Hermione suddenly grabbed Harry's arm again. Her wide eyes were traveling around","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"the boarded windows.  `Harry,` she whispered, `I think we're in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Shrieking Shack.`  Harry looked around. His eyes fell on a wooden","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"chair near them. Large chunks had been torn out of it; one of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"the legs had been ripped off entirely.  `Ghosts didn't do that,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"he said slowly.  At that moment, there was a creak overhead.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Something had Moved upstairs. Both of them looked up at the ceiling.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Hermione's grip on Harry's arm was so tight he was losing feeling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"in-his fingers. He raised his eyebrows at her; she nodded again and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"let go.  Quietly as they could, they crept out into the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"hall and UP the crumbling staircase. Everything was covered in a thick","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"layer of dust except the floor, where a wide shiny stripe had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"been made by something being dragged upstairs.  They reached the dark","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"landing.  `Nox,` they whispered together, and the lights at the end","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"of their wands went out. Only one door was open. As they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"crept toward it, they heard movement from behind it; a low moan,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"and then a deep, loud purring. They exchanged a last look, a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"last nod.  Wand held tightly before him, Harry kicked the door","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"wide open.  On a magnificent four-poster bed with dusty hangings lay","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Crookshanks, purring loudly at the sight of them. On the floor beside","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"him, clutching his leg, which stuck out at a strange angle, was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Ron.  Harry and Hermione dashed across to him.  `Ron --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"are you okay?`  `Where's the dog?`  `Not a dog,` Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"moaned. His teeth were gritted with pain. `Harry, it's a trap --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
" `What --`  `He's the dog... he's an Animagus.`  Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"was staring over Harry's shoulder. Harry wheeled around. With a snap, the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"man in the shadows closed the door behind them.  A mass","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"of filthy, matted hair hung to his elbows. If eyes hadn't been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"shining out of the deep, dark sockets, he might have been a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"corpse. The waxy skin was stretched so tightly over the bones of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"his face, it looked like a skull. His yellow teeth were bared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"in a grin. It was Sirius Black.  `Expelliarmus!`he croaked, pointing Ron's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"wand at them.  Harry's and Hermione's wands shot out of their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"hands, high in the air, and Black caught them. Then he took","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"a step closer. His eyes were fixed on Harry.  `I thought","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"you'd come and help your friend,` he said hoarsely.  His voice","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"sounded as though he had long since lost the habit of using","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"it. `Your father would have done the same for me. Brave of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"you) not to run for a teacher. I'm grateful... it will make","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"everything much easier....`  The taunt about his father rang in Harry's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"ears as though Black had bellowed it. A boiling hate erupted in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Harry's chest, leaving no place for fear. For the first time in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"his life, he wanted his wand back in his hand, not to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"defend himself, but to attack... to kill. Without knowing what he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"doing, he started forward, but there was a sudden movement on either","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"side of him and two pairs of hands grabbed him and held","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"him back.... `No, Harry!` Hermione gasped in a petrified whisper; Ron, however,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"spoke to Black.  `If you want to kill Harry, you'll have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"to kill us too!` he said fiercely, though the effort of standing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"upright was draining him of still more color, and he swayed slightly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"as he spoke.  Something flickered in Black's shadowed eyes.  `Lie","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"down,` he said quietly to Ron. `You will damage that leg even","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"more.`  `Did you hear me?` Ron said weakly, though he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"clinging painfully to Harry to stay upright. `You'll have to kill all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"three of us!`  `There'll be only one murder here tonight,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Brack, and his grin widened.  `Why's that?` Harry spat, trying to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"wrench himself free of Ron, and Hermione. `Didn't care last time, did","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"you? Didn't mind slaughtering all those Muggles to get at Pettigrew... What's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"the matter, gone soft in Azkaban?`  `Harry!` Hermione whimpered. `Be quiet!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
" `HE KILLED MY MUM AND DAD!` Harry roared, and with a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"huge effort he broke free of Hermione's and Ron's restraint and lunged","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"forward -  He had forgotten about magic -- he had forgotten","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"that he was short and skinny and thirteen, whereas Black was a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"tall, full-grown man -- all Harry knew was that he wanted to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"hurt Black as badly as he could and that he didn't care","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"how much he got hurt in return --  Perhaps it was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"the shock of Harry doing something so stupid, but Black didn't raise","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"the wands in time -- one of Harry's hands fastened over his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"wasted wrist, forcing the wand tips away; the knuckles of Harry's other","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"hand collided with the side of Black's head and they fell, backward,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"into the wall -  Hermione was screaming; Ron was yelling; there","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"was a blinding flash as the wands in Black's hand sent a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"jet of sparks into the air that missed Harry's face by inches;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Harry felt the shrunken arm under his fingers twisting madly, but he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"clung on, his other hand punching every part of Black it could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"find.  But Black's free hand had found Harry's throat  `No,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"he hissed, `I've waited too long --`  The fingers tightened, Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"choked, his glasses askew.  Then he saw Hermione's foot swing out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"of nowhere. Black let go of Harry with a grunt of pain;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Ron had thrown himself on Black's wand hand and Harry heard a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"faint clatter --  He fought free of the tangle of bodies","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"and saw his own wand rolling across the floor; he threw himself","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"toward it but  `Argh!`  Crookshanks had joined the fray; both","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"sets of front claws had sunk themselves deep into Harry's arm; Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"threw him off, but Crookshanks now darted toward Harry's wand -- ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`NO YOU DON'T!` roared Harry, and he aimed a kick at Crookshanks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"that made the cat leap aside, spitting; Harry snatched up his wand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"and turned -  `Get out of the way!` he shouted at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Ron and Hermione.  They didn't need telling twice. Hermione, gasping for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"breath, her lip bleeding, scrambled aside, snatching up her and Ron's wands.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Ron crawled to the four-poster and collapsed onto it, panting, his white","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"face now tinged with green, both hands clutching his broken leg. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Black was sprawled at the bottom of the wall. His thin chest","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"rose and fell rapidly as he watched Harry walking slowly nearer, his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"wand pointing straight at Black's heart.  `Going to kill me, Harry?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"he whispered.  Harry stopped right above him, his wand still pointing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"at Black's chest, looking down at him. A livid bruise was rising","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"around Black's left eye and his nose was bleeding.  `You killed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"my parents,` said Harry, his voice shaking slightly, but his wand hand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"quite steady.  Black stared up at him out of those sunken","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"eyes.  `I don't deny it,` he said very quietly. `But if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"you knew the whole story.`  `The whole story?` Harry repeated, a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"furious pounding in his ears. `You sold them to Voldemort. That's all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"I need to know.`  `You've got to listen to me,` Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"said, and there was a note of urgency in his voice now.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`You'll regret it if you don't.... You don't understand....`  `I understand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"a lot better than you think,` said Harry, and his voice shook","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"more than ever. `You never heard her, did you? My mum... trying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"to stop Voldemort killing me... and you did that... you did it....`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
" Before either of them could say another word, something ginger streaked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"past Harry; Crookshanks leapt onto Black's chest and settled himself there, right","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"over Black's heart. Black blinked and looked down at the cat. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`Get off,` he murmured, trying to push Crookshanks off him.  But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Crookshanks sank his claws into Black's robes and wouldn't shift. He turned","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"his ugly, squashed face to Harry and looked up at him with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"those great yellow eyes. To his right, Hermione gave a dry sob.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
" Harry stared down at Black and Crookshanks, his grip tightening on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"the wand. So what if he had to kill the cat too?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"It was in league with Black.... If it was prepared to die,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"trying to protect Black, that wasn't Harry's business.... If Black wanted to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"save it, that only proved he cared more for Crookshanks than for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Harry's parents....  Harry raised the wand. Now was the moment to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"do it. Now was the moment to avenge his mother and father.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"He was going to kill Black. He had to kill Black. This","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"was his chance....  The seconds lengthened. And still Harry stood frozen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"there, wand poised, Black staring up at him, Crookshanks on his chest.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Ron's ragged breathing came from near the bed; Hermione was quite silent. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"And then came a new sound -  Muffled footsteps were echoing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"up through the floor -- someone was moving downstairs.  `WE'RE UP","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"HERE!` Hermione screamed suddenly. `WE'RE UP HERE -- SIRIUS BLACK - QUICK!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
" Black made a startled movement that almost dislodged Crookshanks; Harry gripped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"his wand convulsively -- Do it now! said a voice in his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"head -- but the footsteps were thundering up the stairs and Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"still hadn't done it.  The door of the room burst open","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"in a shower of red sparks and Harry wheeled around as Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Lupin came hurtling into the room, his face bloodless, his wand raised","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"and ready. His eyes flickered over Ron, lying on the floor, over","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Hermione, cowering next to the door, to Harry, standing there with his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"wand covering Black, and then to Black himself, crumpled and bleeding at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Harry's feet.  `Expelliarmus!` Lupin shouted.  Harry's wand flew once more","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"out of his hand; so did the two Hermione was holding. Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"caught them all deftly, then moved into the room, staring at Black,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"who still had Crookshanks lying Protectively across his chest.  Harry stood","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"there, feeling suddenly empty. He hadn't done it. His nerve had failed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"him. Black was going to be handed back to the dementors. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Then Lupin spoke, in a very tense voice.  `Where is he,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Sirius?`  Harry looked quickly at Lupin. He didn't understannd what Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"meant. Who was Lupin talking about? He turned to look at Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"again.  Black's face was quite expressionless. For a few seconds, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"didn't move at all. Then, very slowly, he raised his empty hand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"and pointed straight at Ron. Mystified, Harry glanced around at Ron, who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"looked bewildered.  `But then...` Lupin muttered, staring at Black so intently","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"it seemed he was trying to read his mind, `... why hasn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"he shown himself before now? Unless` -- Lupin's eyes suddenly widened, as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"though he was seeing something beyond Black, something none of the rest","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"could see, `-- unless he was the one... unless you switched... without","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"telling me?`  Very slowly, his sunken gaze never leaving Lupin's face,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Black nodded.  `Professor,` Harry interrupted loudly, `what's going on --?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"But he never finished the question, because what he saw made his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"voice die in his throat. Lupin was lowering his wand, gazing fixed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"at Black. The Professor walked to Black's side, seized his hand, pulled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"him to his feet so that Crookshanks fell to the floor, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"embraced Black like a brother.  Harry felt as though the bottom","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"had dropped out of his stomach.  `DON'T BELIEVE IT!` Hermione screamed.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
" Lupin let go of Black and turned to her. She had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"raised herself off the floor and was pointing at Lupin, wild-eyed. `You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"-- you --`  `Hermione --`  `-- you and him!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`Hermione, calm down --`  `I didn't tell anyone!` Hermione shrieked. `I've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"been covering up for you --`  `Hermione, listen to me, please'`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Lupin shouted. `I can explain --`  Harry could feel himself shaking,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"not with fear, but with a fresh wave of fury.  `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"trusted you,` he shouted at Lupin, his voice wavering, out of control,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`and all the time you've been his friend!`  `You're wrong,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Lupin. `I haven't been Sirius's friend, but I am now -- Let","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"me explain....`  `NO!` Hermione screamed. `Harry, don't trust him, he's been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"helping Black get into the castle, he wants you dead too --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"he's a werewolf!`  There was a ringing silence. Everyone's eyes were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"now on Lupin, who looked remarkably calm, though rather pale.  `Not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"at all up to your usual standard, Hermione,` he said. `Only one","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"out of three, I'm afraid. I have not been helping Sirius get","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"into the castle and I certainly don't want Harry dead. An odd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"shiver passed over his face. `But I won't deny that I am","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"a werewolf.`  Ron made a valiant effort to get up again","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"but fell back with a whimper of pain. Lupin made toward him,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"looking concerned, but Ron gasped, `Get away ftom me, werewolf!`  Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"stopped dead. Then, with an obvious effort, he turned to Hermione and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"said, `How long have you known?`  `Ages,` Hermione whispered. `Since I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"did Professor Snape's essay...`  `He'll be delighted,` said Lupin coolly. `He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"assigned that essay hoping someone would realize what my symptoms meant.... Did","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"you check the lunar chart and realize that I was always ill","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"at the full moon? Or did you realize that the boggart changed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"into the moon when it saw me?`  `Both,` Hermione said quietly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
" Lupin forced a laugh.  `You're the cleverest witch of your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"age I've ever met, Hermione.`  `I'm not,` Hermione whispered. `If I'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"been a bit cleverer, I'd have told everyone what you are!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`But they already know,` said Lupin. `At least, the staff do.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`Dumbledore hired you when he knew you were a werewolf. Ron gasped.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`Is he mad?`  `Some of the staff thought so,` said Lupin.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`He had to work very hard to convince certain teachers that I'm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"trustworthy --`  `AND HE WAS WRONG!` Harry yelled. `YOUVE BEEN HELPING","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"HIM ALL THE TIME!` He was pointing at Black, who suddenly crossed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"to the four-poster bed and sank onto it, his face hidden in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"one shaking hand. Crookshanks leapt up beside him and stepped onto his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"lap, purring. Ron edged away from both of them, dragging his leg.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
" I have not been helping Sirius,` said Lupin. `If you'll give","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"me a chance, I'll explain. Look --`  He separated Harry's, Ron's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"and Hermione's wands and threw each back to its owner; Harry caught","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"his, stunned.  There, said Lupin, sticking his own wand back into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"his belt `You're armed, we're not. Now will you listen?`  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"didn't know what to think. Was it a trick?  `If you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"haven't been helping him,` he said, with a furious glance at Black,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`how did you know he was here?`  `The map,` said Lupin.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`The Marauder's Map. I was in my office examining it --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`You know how to work it?` Harry said suspiciously.  `Of course","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"I know how to work it,` said Lupin, waving his hand impatiently.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`I helped write it. I'm Moony -- that was my friends' nickname","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"for me at school.`  `You wrote --?`  `The important thing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"is, I was watching it carefully this evening, because I had an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"idea that you, Ron, and Hermione might try and sneak out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"the castle to visit Hagrid before his hippogriff was executed. And I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"was right, wasn't I`  He had started to pace up and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"down, looking at them. Little patches of dust rose at his feet.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
" `You might have been wearing your father's old cloak, Harry--` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`How d'you know about the cloak?`  `The number of times I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"saw James disappearing under it...,` said Lupin, waving an impatient hand again.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`The point is, even if you're wearing an Invisibility Cloak, you still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"show up on the Marauder's Map. I watched you cross the grounds","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"and enter Hagrid's hut. Twenty minutes later, you left Hagrid, and set","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"off back toward the castle. But you were now accompanied by somebody","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"else.`  `What?` said Harry. `No, we weren't!`  I couldn't believe","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"my eyes,` said Lupin, still pacing, and ignoring Harry's interruption. `I thought","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"the map must be malfunctioning. How could he be with you?` `No","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"one was with us!` said Harry.  `And then I saw another","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"dot, moving fast toward you, labeled Sirius Black.... I saw him collide","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"with you; I watched as he pulled two of you into the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Whomping Willow --`  `One of us!` Ron said angrily.  `No,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Ron,` said Lupin. `Two of you.`  He had stopped his pacing,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"his eyes moving over Ron.  `Do you think I could have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"a look at the rat?` he said evenly.  `What?` said Ron.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`What's Scabbers got to do with it?`  `Everything,` said Lupin. `Could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"I see him, please?`  Ron hesitated, then put a hand inside","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"his robes. Scabbers emerged, thrashing desperately; Ron had to seize his long","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"bald tail to stop him escaping. Crookshanks stood up on Black's leg","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"and made a soft hissing noise.  Lupin moved closer to Ron.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"He seemed to be holding his breath as he gazed intently at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"Scabbers.  `What?` Ron said again, holding Scabbers close to him, looking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"scared. `What's my rat got to do with anything?`  `That's not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"a rat,` croaked Sirius Black suddenly.  `What d'you mean -- of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"course he's a rat --`  `No, he's not,` said Lupin quietly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"`He's a wizard.`  `An Animagus,` said Black, `by the name of Peter Pettigrew.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-17"
"  MOONY, WORMTAIL, PADDFOOT, AND PRONGS  It took a few","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"seconds for the absurdity of this statement to sink in. Then Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"voiced what Harry was thinking.  `You're both mental.`  `Ridiculous!` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Hermione faintly.  `Peter Pettigrew's dead!` said Harry. `He killed him twelve","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"years ago!` He pointed at Black, whose face twitched convulsively.  `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"meant to,` he growled, his yellow teeth bared, `but little Peter got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"the better of me... not this time, though!`  And Crookshanks was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"thrown to the floor as Black lunged at Scabbers; Ron yelled with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"pain as Black's weight fell on his broken leg.  .`Sirius, NO!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Lupin yelled, launching himself forwards and dragging Black away from Ron again,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"`WAIT! You can't do it just like that -- they need to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"understand -- we've got to explain --`  `We can explain afterwards!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"snarled Black, trying to throw Lupin off. One hand was still clawing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"the air as it tried to reach Scabbers, who was squealing like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"a piglet, scratching Ron's face and neck as he tried to escape.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
" `They've -- got -- a -- right -- to -- know","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"-- -everything!` Lupin panted, still trying to restrain Black. `Ron's kept him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"as a pet! There are parts of it even I don't understand,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"and Harry -- you owe Harry the truth, Sirius!`  Black stopped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"struggling, though his hollowed eyes were still fixed on Scabbers, who was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"clamped tightly under Ron's bitten, scratched, ad bleeding hands.  `All right,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"then,` Black said, without taking his eyes off the rat.  `Tell","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"them whatever you like. But make it quick, Remus. I want to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"commit the murder I was imprisoned for...`  `You're nutters, both of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"you,` said Ron shakily, looking round at Harry and Hermione for support.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"`I've had enough of this. I'm off.`  He tried to heave","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"himself up on his good leg, but Lupin raised his wand again,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"pointing it at Scabbers.  `You're going to hear me out, Ron,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"he said quietly. `Just keep a tight hold on Peter while you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"listen.`  `HE'S NOT PETER, HE'S SCABBERS!` Ron yelled, trying to fore","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"the rat back into his front pocket, but Scabbers was fighting to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"hard; Ron swayed and overbalanced, and Harry caught him am pushed him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"back down to the bed. Then, ignoring Black, Harry turned to Lupin. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"There were witnesses who saw Pettigrew die,` he said. `A whole street","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"full of them...`  `They didn't see what they thought they saw!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"said Black savagely, still watching Scabbers struggling in Ron's hands.  `Everyone","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"thought Sirius killed Peter,` said Lupin, nodding. `I believed it myself --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"until I saw the map tonight. Because the Marauder's map never lies...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Peter's alive. Ron's holding him, Harry.`  Harry looked down at Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"and as their eyes met, they agreed, silently: Black and Lupin were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"both out of their minds. Their story made no sense whatsoever. How","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"could Scabbers be Peter Pettigrew? Azkaban must have unhinged Black after all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"-- but why was Lupin playing along with him?  Then Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"spoke, in a trembling, would-be calm sort of voice, as though trying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"to will Professor Lupin to talk sensibly.  `But Professor Lupin... Scabbers","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"can't be Pettigrew... it just can't be true, you know it can't...`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
" `Why can't it be true?` Lupin said calmly, as though they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"were in class, and Hermione had simply spotted a problem in an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"experiment with grindylows.  `Because... because people would know if Peter Pettigrew","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"had been an Animagus. We did Animagi in class with Professor McGonagall.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"And I looked them up when I did my homework -- the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Ministry of Magic keeps tabs on witches and wizards who can become","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"animals; there's a register showing what animal they become, and their markings","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"and things... and I went and looked Professor McGonagall up on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"register, and there have been only seven Animagi this century, and Pettigrew's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"name wasn't on the list.`  Harry had barely had time to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"marvel inwardly at the effort Hermione put into her homework, when Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"started to laugh.  `Light again, Hermione!` he said. `But the Ministry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"never knew that here used to be three unregistered Animagi running around","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Hogwarts.`  `I you're going to tell them the story, get a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"move on, Remus,` said Black, who was still watching Scabbers's every desperate","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"move. `I've waited twelve years, I'm not going to wait much longer.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
" `All right... but you'll need to help me, Sirius,` said Lupin,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"I only know how it began...`  Lupin broke off. There had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"been a loud creak behind him. The bedroom door had opened of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"its own accord. All five of them stared at it. Then Lupin strode","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"toward it and looked out into the landing.  `No one there...`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
" `This place is haunted!` said Ron.  `It's not,` said Lupin,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"still looking at the door in a puzzled way. `The Shrieking Shack","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"was never haunted.... The screams and howls the villagers used to hear","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"were made by me.`  He pushed his graying hair out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"his eyes, thought for a moment then said, `That's where all of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"this starts -- with my becoming a werewolf, None of this could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"have happened if I hadn't been bitter... and if I hadn't been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"so foolhardy...`  He looked sober and tired. Ron started to interrupt,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"but Hermione, said, `Shh!` She was watching Lupin very intently.  `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"as a very small boy when I received the bite. My parents","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"tried everything, but in those days there was no cure. The potion","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"that Professor Snape has been making for me is a very recent","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"discovery. It makes me safe, you see. As long as I take","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"it in the week, preceding the full moon, I keep my mind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"when I transform.... I'm able to curl up in my office, a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"harmless wolf, and wait for the moon to wane again.  `Before","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"the Wolfsbane Potion was discovered, however, I became a fully fledged monster","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"once a month. It seemed impossible that I would be able to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"come to Hogwarts. Other parents weren't likely to want their children exposed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"to me.  `But then Dumbledore became Headmaster, and he was sympathetic.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"He said that as long as we took certain precautions, there was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"no reason I shouldn't come to school....` Lupin sighed, and looked directly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"at Harry. `I told you, months ago, that the Whomping Willow was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"planted the year I came to Hogwarts. The truth is that it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"was planted because I came to Hogwarts. This house` -- Lupin looked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"miserably around the room, -- `the tunnel that leads to it --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"they were built for my use. Once a month, I was smuggled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"out of the castle, into this place, to transform. The tree was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"placed at the tunnel mouth to stop anyone coming across me while","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"I was dangerous.`  Harry couldn't see where this story was going,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"but he was listening raptly all the same. The only sound apart","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"from Lupin's voice was Scabbers's frightened squeaking.  `My transformations in those days","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"were -- were terrible. It is very painful to turn into a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"werewolf. I was separated from humans to bite, so I bit and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"scratched myself instead. The villagers heard the noise and the screaming and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"thought they were hearing particularly violent spirits. Dumbledore encouraged the rumor.... Even","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"now, when the house has been silent for years, the villagers don't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"dare approach it....`  `But apart from my transformations, I was happier","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"than I had ever been in my life. For the first time","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"ever, I had friends, three great friends. Sirius Black... Peter Pettigrew... and,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"of course, your father, Harry -- James Potter.`  `Now, my three","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"friends could hardly fail to notice that I disappeared once a month.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"I made up all sorts of stories. I told them my mother","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"was ill, and that I had to go home to see her...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"I was terrified they would desert me the moment they found out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"what I was. But of course, they, like you, Hermione, worked out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"the truth....`  `And they didn't desert me at all. Instead, they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"did something for me that would make my transformations not only bearable,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"but the best times of my life. They became Animagi.`  `My","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"dad too?` said Harry, astounded.  `Yes, indeed,` said Lupin. `It took","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"them the best part of three years to work out how to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"do it. Your father and Sirius here were the cleverest students in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"the school, and lucky they were, because the Animagus transformation can go","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"horribly wrong -- one reason the Ministry keeps a close watch on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"those attempting to do it. Peter needed all the help he could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"get from James and Sirius. Finally, in our fifth year, they managed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"it. They could each turn into a different animal at will.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"`But how did that help you?` said Hermione, sounding puzzled.  `They","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"couldn't keep me company as humans, so they kept me company as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"animals,` said Lupin. `A werewolf is only a danger to people. They","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"sneaked out of the castle every month under James's Invisibility Cloak. They","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"transformed... Peter, as the smallest, could slip beneath the Willow's attacking branches","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"and touch the knot that freezes it. They would then slip down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"the tunnel and join me. Under their influence, I became less dangerous.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"My body was still wolfish, but my mind seemed to become less so","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"while I was with them.`  `Hurry up, Remus,` snarled Black, who","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"was still watching Scabbers with a horrible sort of hunger on his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"face.  `I'm getting there, Sirius, I'm getting there... well, highly exciting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"possibilities were open to us now that we could all transform. Soon","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"we were leaving the Shrieking Shack and roaming the school grounds and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"the village by night. Sirius and James transformed into such large animals,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"they were able to keep a werewolf in check. I doubt whether","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"any Hogwarts students ever found out more about the Hogwarts grounds and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Hogsmeade than we did.... And that's how we came to write the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Marauder's Map, and sign it with our nicknames. Sirius is Padfoot. Peter","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"is Wormtail. James was Prongs.`  `What sort of animal --?` Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"began, but Hermione cut him off.  `That was still really dangerous!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Running around in the dark with a werewolf! What if you'd given","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"the others the slip, and bitten somebody?`  `A thought that still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"haunts me,` said Lupin heavily. `And there were near misses, many of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"them. We laughed about them afterwards. We were young, thoughtless -- carried","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"away with our own cleverness.`  I sometimes felt guilty about betraying","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Dumbledore's trust, of course... he had admitted me to Hogwarts when no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"other headmaster would have done so, and he had no idea I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"was breaking the rules he had set down for my own and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"others' safety. He never knew I had led three fellow students into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"becoming Animagi illegally. But I always managed to forget my guilty feelings","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"every time we sat down to plan our next month's adventure. And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"I haven't changed...`  Lupin's face had hardened, and there was self-disgust","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"in his voice. `All this year, I have been battling with myself,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"wondering whether I should tell Dumbledore that Sirius was an Animagus. But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"I didn't do it. Why? Because I was too cowardly. It would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"have meant admitting that I'd betrayed his trust while I was at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"school, admitting that I'd led others along with me... and Dumbledore's trust","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"has meant everything to me. He let me into Hogwarts as a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"boy, and he gave me a job when I have been shunned","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"all my adult life, unable to find paid work because of what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"I am. And so I convinced myself that Sirius was getting into the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"school using dark arts he learned from Voldemort, that being an Animagus","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"had nothing to do with it... so, in a way, Snape's been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"right about me all along.`  `Snape?` said Black harshly, taking his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"eyes off Scabbers; for the first time in minutes and looking up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"at Lupin. `What's Snape got to do with it?`  `He's here,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Sirius,` said Lupin heavily. `He's teaching here as well.` He looked up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"at Harry, Ron, and Hermione.  `Professor Snape was at school with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"us. He fought very hard against my appointment to the Defense Against","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"the Dark Arts job. He has been telling Dumbledore A year that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"I am not to be trusted. He has his reasons... you see,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Sirius here played a trick on him which nearly killed him, a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"trick which involved me --`  Black made a derisive noise. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"`It served him right,` he sneered. `Sneaking around, trying to find out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"what we were up to... hoping he could get us expelled....` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"`Severus was very interested in where I went every month.` Lupin told","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione. `We were in the same year, you know,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"and we -- er -- didn't like each other very much. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"especially disliked James. Jealous, I think, of James's talent on the Quidditch","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"field... anyway Snape had seen me crossing the grounds with Madam Pomfrey","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"one evening as she led me toward the Whomping Willow to transform.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Sirius thought it would be -- er -- amusing, to tell Snape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"all he had to do was prod the knot on the tree","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"trunk with a long stick, and he'd be able to get in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"after me. Well, of course, Snape tried it -- if he'd got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"as far as this house, he'd have met a fully grown werewolf","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"-- but your father, who'd heard what Sirius had done, went after","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Snape and pulled him back, at great risk to his life... Snape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"glimpsed me, though, at the end of the tunnel. He was forbidden","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"by Dumbledore to tell anybody, but from that time on he knew","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"what I was....`  `So that's why Snape doesn't like you,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Harry slowly, `because he thought you were in on the joke?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"`That's right,` sneered a cold voice from the wall behind Lupin. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"Severus Snape was pulling off the Invisibility Cloak, his wand pointing, directly at Lupin.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-18"
"  THE SERVANT OF LORD VOLDEMORT  Hermione screamed. Black leapt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"to his feet. Harry felt as though he'd received a huge electric","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"shock.  `I found this at the base of the Whomping Willow,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"said Snape, throwing the cloak aside, careful to keep this wand pointing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"directly at Lupin's chest. `Very useful, Potter, I thank you....`  Snape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"was slightly breathless, but his face was full of suppressed triumph. `You're","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"wondering, perhaps, how I knew you were here?` he said, his eyes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"glittering. `I've just been to your office, Lupin. You forgot to take","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"your potion tonight, so I took a gobletful along. And very lucky","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I did... lucky for me, I mean. Lying on your desk was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"a certain map. One glance at it told me all I needed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"to know. I saw you running along this passageway and out of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"sight.`  `Severus --` Lupin began, but Snape overrode him.  `I've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"told the headmaster again and again that you're helping your old friend","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Black into the castle, Lupin, and here's the proof. Not even I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"dreamed you would have the nerve to use this old place as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"your hideout --`  `Severus, you're making a mistake,` said Lupin urgently.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`You haven't heard everything -- I can explain -- Sirius is not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"here to kill Harry --`  `Two more for Azkaban tonight,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Snape, his eyes now gleaming fanatically. `I shall be interested to see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"how Dumbledore takes this.... He was quite convinced you were harmless, you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"know, Lupin... a tame werewolf --`  `You fool,` said Lupin softly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`Is a schoolboy grudge worth putting an innocent man back inside Azkaban?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" BANG! Thin, snakelike cords burst from the end of Snape's wand","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"and twisted themselves around Lupin's mouth, wrists, and ankles; he overbalanced and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"fell to the floor, unable to move. With a roar of rage,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Black started toward Snape, but Snape pointed his wand straight between Black's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"eyes.  `Give me a reason,` he whispered. `Give me a reason","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"to do it, and I swear I will.`  Black stopped dead.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"It would have been impossible to say which face showed more hatred.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" Harry stood there, paralyzed, not knowing what to do or whom","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"to believe. He glanced around at Ron and Hermione. Ron looked just","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"as confused as he did, still fighting to keep hold on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"struggling Scabbers. Hermione, however, took an uncertain step toward Snape and said,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"in a very breathless voice, `Professor Snape -- it it wouldn't hurt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"to hear what they've got to say, w -- would it?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`Miss Granger, you are already facing suspension from this school,` Snape spat.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`You, Potter, and Weasley are out-of-bounds, in the company of a convicted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"murderer and a werewolf. For once in your life, hold your tongue.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `But if -- if there was a mistake --`  `KEEP","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"QUIET, YOU STUPID GIRL!` Snape shouted, looking suddenly quite deranged. `DON'T TALK","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"ABOUT WHAT YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND!` A few sparks shot out of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"end of his wand, which was still pointed at Black's face. Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"fell silent.  `Vengeance is very sweet,` Snape breathed at Black. `How","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I hoped I would be the one to catch you....`  `The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"joke's on you again, Severus,` Black snarled. `As long as this boy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"brings his rat up to the castle` -- he jerked his head","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"at Ron -- `I'll come quietly....`  `Up to the castle?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Snape silkily. `I don't think we need to go that far. All","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I have to do is call the dementors once we get out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"of the Willow. They'll be very pleased to see you, Black... pleased","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"enough to give you a little kiss, I daresay... I --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"What little color there was in Blacks face left it.  `You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"-you've got to hear me out,` he croaked. `The rat -- look","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"at the rat --`  But there was a mad glint in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Snape's eyes that Harry had never seen before. He seemed beyond reason.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `Come on, all of you,` he said. He clicked his fingers,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"and the ends of the cords that bound Lupin flew to his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"hands. `I'll drag the werewolf. Perhaps the dementors will have a kiss","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"for him too --`  Before he knew what he was doing,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Harry had crossed the room in three strides and blocked the door.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `Get out of the way, Potter, you're in enough trouble already,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"snarled Snape. `If I hadn't been here to save your skin --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `Professor Lupin could have killed me about a hundred times this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"year,` Harry said. `I've been alone with him loads of times, having","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"defense lessons against the dementors. If he was helping Black, why didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"he just finish me off then?`  `Don't ask me to fathom","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"the way a werewolf's mind works,` hissed Snape. `Get out of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"way, Potter.`  `YOURE PATHETIC!` Harry yelled. `JUST BECAUSE THEY MADE A","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"FOOL OF YOU AT SCHOOL YOU WON'T EVEN LISTEN --`  `SILENCE!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I WILL NOT BE SPOKEN TO LIKE THAT!` Snape shrieked, looking madder","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"than ever. `Like father, like son, Potter! I have just saved your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"neck; you should be thanking me on bended knee! You would have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"been well served if he'd killed you! You'd have died like your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"father, too arrogant to believe you might be mistaken in Black --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"now get out of the way, or I will make you. GET","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"OUT OF THE WAY, POTTER!`  Harry made up his mind in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"a split second. Before Snape could take even one step toward him,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"he had raised his wand.  `Expelliarmus!` he yelled -- except that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"his wasn't the only voice that shouted. There was a blast that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"made the door rattle on its hinges; Snape was lifted off his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"feet and slammed into the wall, then slid down it to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"floor, a trickle of blood oozing from under his hair. He had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"been knocked out.  Harry looked around. Both Ron and Hermione had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"tried to disarm Snape at exactly the same moment. Snape's wand soared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"in a high arc and landed on the bed next to Crookshanks.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `You shouldn't have done that,` said Black, looking at Harry. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`You should have left him to me....`  Harry avoided Black's eyes.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"He wasn't sure, even now, that he'd done the right thing. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`We attacked a teacher... We attacked a teacher...` Hermione whimpered, staring at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"the lifeless Snape with frightened eyes. `Oh, we're going to be in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"so much trouble --`  Lupin was struggling against his bonds. Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"bent down quickly and untied him. Lupin straightened up, rubbing his arms","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"where the ropes had cut into them.  `Thank you, Harry,` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"said.  `I'm still not saying I believe you,` he told Lupin.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `Then it's time we offered you some proof,` said Lupin. `You,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"boy -- give me Peter, please. Now.`  Ron clutched Scabbers closer","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"to his chest.  `Come off it,` he said weakly. `Are you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"trying to say he broke out of Azkaban just to get his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"hands on Scabbers? I mean...` He looked up at Harry and Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"for support, `Okay, say Pettigrew could turn into a rat -- there","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"are millions of rats -- how's he supposed to know which one","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"he's after if he was locked up in Azkaban?`  `You know,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Sirius, that's a fair question,` said Lupin, turning to Black and frowning","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"slightly. `How did you find out where he was?`  Black put","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"one of his clawlike hands inside his robes and took out a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"crumpled piece of paper, which he smoothed flat and held out to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"show the others.  It was the photograph of Ron and his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"family that had appeared in the Daily Prophet the previous summer, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"there, on Ron's shoulder, was Scabbers.  `How did you get this?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Lupin asked Black, thunderstruck.  `Fudge,` said Black. `When he came to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"inspect Azkaban last year, he gave me his paper. And there was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Peter, on the front page on this boy's shoulder... I knew him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"at once... how many times had I seen him transform? And the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"caption said the boy would be going back to Hogwarts... to where","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Harry was...  `My God,` said Lupin softly, staring from Scabbers to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"the picture in the paper and back again. `His front paw...` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`What about it?` said Ron defiantly.  `He's got a toe missing,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"said Black.  `Of course,` Lupin breathed. `So simple... so brilliant... he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"cut it off himself?`  `Just before he transformed,` said Black. `When","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I cornered him, he yelled for the whole street to hear that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I'd betrayed Lily and James. Then, before I could curse him, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"blew apart the street with the wand behind his back, killed everyone","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"within twenty feet of himself -- and sped down into the sewer","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"with the other rats....`  `Didn't you ever hear, Ron?` said Lupin.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`The biggest bit of Peter they found was his finger.`  `Look,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Scabbers probably had a fight with another rat or something! He's been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"in my family for ages, right --`  `Twelve years, in fact,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"said Lupin. `Didn't you ever wonder why he was living so long?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `We -- we've been taking good care of him!` said Ron.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `Not looking too good at the moment, though, is he?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Lupin. `I'd guess he's been losing weight ever since he heard Sirius","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"was on the loose again....`  `He's been scared of that mad","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"cat!` said Ron, nodding toward Crookshanks, who was still purring on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"bed.  But that wasn't right, Harry thought suddenly... Scabbers had been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"looking ill before he met Crookshanks... ever since Ron's return from Egypt...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"since the time when Black had escaped....  `This cat isn't mad,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"said Black hoarsely. He reached out a bony hand and stroked Crookshanks's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"fluffy head. `He's the most intelligent of his kind I've ever met.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"He recognized Peter for what he was right away. And when he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"met me, he knew I was no dog. It was a while","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"before he trusted me.... Finally, I managed to communicate to him what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I was after, and he's been helping me. .. `What do you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"mean?` breathed Hermione.  `He tried to bring Peter to me, but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"couldn't... so he stole the passwords into Gryffindor Tower for me.... As","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I understand it, he took them from a boy's bedside table....` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Harry's brain seemed to be sagging under the weight of what he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"was hearing. It was absurd... and yet...  `But Peter got wind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"of what was going on and ran for it.` croaked Black. `This","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"cat -- Crookshanks, did you call him? -- told me Peter had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"left blood on the sheets.... I supposed he bit himself... Well, faking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"his own death had worked once.`  These words jolted Harry to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"his senses.  `And why did he fake his death?` he said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"furiously. `Because he knew you were about to kill him like you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"killed my parents!`  `No,` said Lupin, `Harry-`  `And now you've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"come to finish him off!`  `Yes, I have,` said Black, with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"an evil look at Scabbers.  `Then I should've let Snape take","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"you!` Harry shouted.  `Harry,` said Lupin hurriedly, `don't you see? All","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"this time we've thought Sirius betrayed your parents, and Peter tracked him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"down -- but it was the other way around, don't you see?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Peter betrayed your mother and father -- Sirius tracked Peter down --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `THAT'S NOT TRUE!` Harry yelled. `HE WAS THEIR SECRET-KEEPER! HE SAID","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"SO BEFORE YOU TURNED UP. HE SAID HE KILLED THEM!`  He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"was pointing at Black, who shook his head slowly; the sunken eyes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"were suddenly over bright.  `Harry... I as good as killed them,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"he croaked. `I persuaded Lily and James to change to Peter at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"the last moment, persuaded them to use him as Secret-Keeper instead of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"me.... I'm to blame, I know it.... The night they died, I'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"arranged to check on Peter, make sure he was still safe, but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"when I arrived at his hiding place, he'd gone. Yet there was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"no sign of a struggle. It didn't feel right. I was scared.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I set out for your parents' house straight away. And when I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"saw their house, destroyed, and their bodies... I realized what Peter must've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"done... what I'd done....`  His voice broke. He turned away. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`Enough of this,` said Lupin, and there was a steely note in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"his voice Harry had never heard before. `There's one certain way to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"prove what really happened. Ron, give me that rat.`  `What are","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"you going to do with him if I give him to you?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Ron asked Lupin tensely.  `Force him to show himself,` said Lupin.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`If he really is a rat, it won't hurt him.`  Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"hesitated. Then at long last, he held out Scabbers and Lupin took","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"him. Scabbers began to squeak without stopping, twisting and turning, his tiny","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"black eyes bulging in his head. `Ready, Sirius?` said Lupin.  Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"had already retrieved Snape's wand from the bed. He approached Lupin and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"the struggling rat, and his wet eyes suddenly seemed to be burning","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"in his face.  `Together?` he said quietly.  `I think so,,,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"said Lupin, holding Scabbers tightly in one hand and his wand in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"the other. `On the count of three. One -- two -- THREE!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" A flash of blue-white light erupted from both wands; for a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"moment, Scabbers was frozen in midair, his small gray form twisting madly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"-- Ron yelled -- the rat fell and hit the floor. There","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"was another blinding flash of light and then --  It was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"like watching a speeded-up film of a growing tree. A head was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"shooting upward from the ground; limbs were sprouting; a moment later, a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"man was standing where Scabbers had been, cringing and wringing his hands.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Crookshanks was spitting and snarling on the bed; the hair on his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"back was standing up.  He was a very short man, hardly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"taller than Harry and Hermione. His thin, colorless hair was unkempt and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"there was a large bald patch on top. He had the shrunken","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"appearance of a plump man who has lost a lot of weight","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"in a short time. His skin looked grubby, almost like Scabbers's fur,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"and something of the rat lingered around his pointed nose and his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"very small, watery eyes. He looked around at them all, his breathing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"fast and shallow. Harry saw his eyes dart to the door and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"back again.  `Well, hello, Peter,` said Lupin pleasantly, as though rats","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"frequently erupted into old school friends around him. `Long time, no see.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `S -- Sirius... R -- Remus...` Even Pettigrew's voice was squeaky.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Again, his eyes darted toward the door. `My friends... my old friends...`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" Black's wand arm rose, but Lupin seized him around the wrist,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"gave him a warning took, then turned again to Pettigrew, his voice","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"light and casual.  `We've been having a little chat, Peter, about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"what happened the night Lily and James died. You might have missed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"the finer points while you were squeaking around down there on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"bed --`  `Remus,` gasped Pettigrew, and Harry could see beads of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"sweat breaking out over his pasty face, `you don't believe him, do","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"you...? He tried to kill me, Remus....`  `So we've heard,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Lupin, more coldly. `I'd like to clear up one or two little","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"matters with you, Peter, if you'll be so --`  `He's come","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"to try and kill me again!` Pettigrew squeaked suddenly, pointing at Black,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"and Harry saw that he used his middle finger, because his index","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"was missing. `He killed Lily and James and now he's going to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"kill me too.... You've got to help me, Remus....`  Black's face","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"looked more skull-like than ever as he stared at Pettigrew with his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"fathomless eyes.  `No one's going to try and kill you until","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"we've sorted a few things out,` said Lupin.  `Sorted things out?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"squealed Pettigrew, looking wildly about him once more, eyes taking in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"boarded windows and, again' the only door. `I knew he'd come after","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"me! I knew he'd be back for me! I've been waiting for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"this for twelve years!`  `You knew Sirius was going to break","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"out of Azkaban?` said Lupin, his brow furrowed. `When nobody has ever","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"done it before?`  `He's got dark powers the rest of us","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"can only dream of!` Pettigrew shouted shrilly. `How else did he get","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"out of there? I suppose He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named taught him a few tricks!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Black started to laugh, a horrible, mirthless laugh that filled the whole","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"room.  `Voldemort, teach me tricks?` he said.  Pettigrew flinched as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"though Black had brandished a whip at him.  `What, scared to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"hear your old master's name?` said Black. I don't blame you, Peter.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"His lot aren't very happy with you, are they?`  `Don't know","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"what you mean, Sirius --` muttered Pettigrew, his breathing faster than ever.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"His whole face was shining with sweat now.  `You haven't been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"hiding from me for twelve years,` said Black. `You've been hiding from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Voldemort's old supporters. I heard things in Azkaban, Peter... They all think","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"you're dead, or you'd have to answer to them.... I've heard them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"screaming all sorts of things in their sleep. Sounds like they think","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"the double-crosser double-crossed them. Voldemort went to the Potters' on your information...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"and Voldemort met his downfall there. And not all Voldemort's supporters ended","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"up in Azkaban, did they? There are still plenty out here, biding","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"their time, pretending they've seen the error of their ways.  If","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"they ever got wind that you were still alive, Peter --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`Don't know... what you're talking about...,` said Pettigrew again, more shrilly than","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"ever. He wiped his face on his sleeve and looked up at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Lupin. `You don't believe this -- this madness, Remus --`  `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"must admit, Peter, I have difficulty in understanding why an innocent man","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"would want to spend twelve years as a rat,` said Lupin evenly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `Innocent, but scared!` squealed Pettigrew. `If Voldemort's supporters were after me,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"it was because I put one of their best men in Azkaban","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"-- the spy, Sirius Black!`  Black's face contorted.  `How dare","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"you,` he growled, sounding suddenly like the bearsized dog he had been.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I, a spy for Voldemort? When did I ever sneak around people","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"who were stronger and more powerful than myself? But you, Peter --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I'll never understand why I didn't see you were the spy from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"the start. You always liked big friends who'd look after you, didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"you? It used to be us... me and Remus... and James.... ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Pettigrew wiped his face again; he was almost panting for breath. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`Me, a spy... must be out of your mind... never... don't know","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"how you can say such a --`  `Lily and James only","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"made you Secret-Keeper because I suggested it,` Black hissed, so venomously that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Pettigrew took a step backward. `I thought it was the perfect plan...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"a bluff... Voldemort would be sure to come after me, would never","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"dream they'd use a weak, talentless thing like you.... It must have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"been the finest moment of your miserable life, telling Voldemort you could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"hand him the Potters.`  Pettigrew was muttering distractedly; Harry caught words","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"like `far-fetched` and `lunacy,` but he couldn't help paying more attention to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"the ashen color of Pettigrew's face and the way his eyes continued","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"to dart toward the windows and door.  `Professor Lupin?` said Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"timidly. `Can -- can I say something?`  `Certainly, Hermione,` said Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"courteously.  `Well -- Scabbers -- I mean, this -- this man","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"-- he's been sleeping in Harry's dormitory for three years. If he's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"working for You-Know-Who, how come he never tried to hurt Harry before","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"now?`  `There!` said Pettigrew shrilly, pointing at Ron with his maimed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"hand. `Thank you! You see, Remus? I have never hurt a hair","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"of Harry's head! Why should I?`  `I'll tell you why,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Black. `Because you never did anything for anyone unless you could see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"what was in it for you. Voldemort's been in hiding for fifteen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"years, they say he's half dead. You weren't about to commit murder","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"right under Albus Dumbledore's nose, for a wreck of a wizard who'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"lost all of his power, were you? You'd want to be quite","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"sure he was the biggest bully in the playground before you went","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"back to him, wouldn't you? Why else did you find a wizard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"family to take you in? Keeping an ear out for news, weren't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"YOU, Peter? Just in case your old protector regained strength, and it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"was safe to rejoin him....`  Pettigrew opened his mouth and closed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"it several times. He seemed to have lost the ability to talk.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `Er -- Mr. Black -- Sirius?` said Hermione.  Black jumped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"at being addressed like this and stared at Hermione as though he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"had never seen anything quite like her.  `If you don't mind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"me asking, how -- how did you get out of Azkaban, if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"you didn't use Dark Magic?`  `Thank you!` gasped Pettigrew, nodding frantically","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"at her. `Exactly! Precisely what I --`  But Lupin silenced him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"with a look. Black was frowning slightly at Hermione, but not as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"though he were annoyed with her. He seemed to be pondering his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"answer.  `I don't know how I did it,` he said slowly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`I think the only reason I never lost my mind is that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I knew I was innocent. That wasn't a happy thought, so the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"dementors couldn't suck it out of me... but it kept me sane","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"and knowing who I am... helped me keep my powers... so when","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"it all became ... too much... I could transform in my cell...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"become a dog. Dementors can't see, you know....` He swallowed. `They feel","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"their way toward people by feeding off their emotions.... They could tell","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"that my feelings were less -- less human, less complex when I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"was a dog... but they thought, of course, that I was losing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"my mind like everyone else in there, so it didn't trouble them.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"But I was weak, very weak, and I had no hope of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"driving them away from me without a wand....`  `But then I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"saw Peter in that picture... I realized he was at Hogwarts with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Harry... perfectly positioned to act, if one hint reached his ears that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"the Dark Side was gathering strength again....`  Pettigrew was shaking his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"head, mouthing noiselessly, but staring all the while at Black as though","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"hypnotized.  `... ready to strike at the moment he could be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"sure of allies... and to deliver the last Potter to them. if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"he gave them Harry, who'd dare say he'd betrayed Lord Voldemort? He'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"be welcomed back with honors....  `So you see, I had to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"do something. I was the only one who knew Peter was still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"alive....`  Harry remembered what Mr. Weasley had told Mrs. Wealsey. `The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"guards say he's been talking in his sleep... always the same words...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"'He's at Hogwarts.'`  `It was as if someone had lit a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"fire In my head, and the dementors couldn't destroy it.... It wasn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"a happy feeling... it was an obsession... but it gave me strength,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"it cleared my mind. So, one night when they opened my door","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"to bring food, I slipped past them as a dog.... It's so","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"much harder for them to sense animal emotions that they were confused....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I was thin, very thin... thin enough to slip through the bars....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I swam as a dog back to the mainland.... I journeyed north","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"and slipped into the Hogwarts grounds as a dog. I've been living","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"in the forest ever since, except when I came to watch the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Quidditch, of course. You fly as well as your father did, Harry....`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" He looked at Harry, who did not look away.  `Believe","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"me,` croaked Black. `Believe me, Harry. I never betrayed James and Lily.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I would have died before I betrayed them.`  And at long","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"last, Harry believed him. Throat too tight to speak, he nodded. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`No!`  Pettigrew had fallen to his knees as though Harry's nod","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"had been his own death sentence. He shuffled forward on his knees,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"groveling, his hands clasped in front of him as though praying. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`Sirius -- it's me... it's Peter... your friend... you wouldn't --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Black kicked out and Pettigrew recoiled.  `There's enough filth on my","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"robes without you touching them,` said Black.  `Remus!` Pettigrew squeaked, turning","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"to Lupin instead, writhing imploringly in front of him. `You don't believe","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"this wouldn't Sirius have told you they'd changed the plan?`  `Not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"if he thought I was the spy, Peter,` said Lupin. `I assume","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"that's why you didn't tell me, Sirius?` he said casually over Pettigrews","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"head.  `Forgive me, Remus,` said Black.  `Not at all, Padfoot,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"old friend,` said Lupin, who was now rolling up his sleeves. `And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"will you, in turn, forgive me for believing you were the spy?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `Of course,` said Black, and the ghost of a grin flitted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"across his gaunt face. He, too, began rolling up his sleeves. `Shall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"we kill him together?`  `Yes, I think so,` said Lupin grimly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `You wouldn't... you won't...,` gasped Pettigrew. And he scrambled around to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Ron.  `Ron... haven't I been a good friend... a good pet?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"You won't let them kill me, Ron, will you... you're on my","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"side, aren't you.  But Ron was staring at Pettigrew with the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"utmost revulsion.  `I let you sleep in my bed!` he said.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `Kind boy... kind master...` Pettigrew crawled toward Ron `You won't let","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"them do it.... I was your rat.... I was a good pet....`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `If you made a better rat than a human, it's not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"much to boast about, Peter,` said Black harshly. Ron, going still paler","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"with pain, wrenched his broken leg out of Pettigrew's reach. Pettigrew turned","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"on his knees, staggered forward, and seized the hem of Hermione's robes.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `Sweet girl... clever girl... you -- you won't let them.... Help","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"me....`  Hermione pulled her robes out of Pettigrew's clutching hands and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"backed away against the wall, looking horrified.  Pettigrew knelt, trembling uncontrollably,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"and-turned his head slowly toward Harry.  `Harry... Harry... you look just","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"like your father... just like him....`  `HOW DARE YOU SPEAK TO","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"HARRY?` roared Black. `HOW DARE YOU FACE HIM? HOW DARE YOU TALK","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"ABOUT JAMES IN FRONT OF HIM?`  `Harry,` whispered Pettigrew, shuffling toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"him, hands outstretched. `Harry, James wouldn't have wanted me killed.... James would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"have understood, Harry... he would have shown me mercy...`  Both Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"and Lupin strode forward, seized Pettigrew's shoulders, and threw him backward onto","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"the floor. He sat there, twitching with terror, staring up at them.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `You sold Lily and James to Voldemort,` said Black, who was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"shaking too. `Do you deny it?`  Pettigrew burst into tears. It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"was horrible to watch, like an oversized, balding baby, cowering on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"floor.  `Sirius, Sirius, what could I have done? The Dark Lord...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"you have no idea... he has weapons you can't imagine.... I was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"scared, Sirius, I was never brave like you and Remus and James.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I never meant it to happen.... He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named forced me --`  `DON'T","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"LIE!` bellowed Black. `YOU'D BEEN PASSING INFORMATION TO HIM FOR A YEAR","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"BEFORE LILY AND JAMES DIED! YOU WERE HIS SPY!`  `He --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"he was taking over everywhere!` gasped Pettigrew. `Wh -- what was there","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"to be gained by refusing him?`  `What was there to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"gained by fighting the most evil wizard who has ever existed?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Black, with a terrible fury in his face. `Only innocent lives, Peter!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `You don't understand!` whined Pettigrew. `He would have killed me, Sirius!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `THEN YOU SHOULD HAVE DIED!` roared Black. `DIED RATHER THAN BETRAY","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"YOUR FRIENDS, AS WE WOULD HAVE DONE FOR YOU!`  Black and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Lupin stood shoulder to shoulder, wands raised.  `You should have realized,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"said Lupin quietly, `if Voldemort didn't kill you, we would. Good-bye, Peter.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" Hermione covered her face with her hands and turned to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"wall.  `NO!` Harry yelled. He ran forward, placing himself in front","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Pettigrew, facing the wands. `You can't kill him,` he said breathlessly. `You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"can't.`  Black and Lupin both looked staggered.  `Harry, this piece","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"of vermin is the reason you have no parents,` Black snarled. `This","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"cringing bit of filth would have seen you die too, without turning","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"a hair. You heard him. His own stinking skin meant more to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"him than your whole family.`  `I know,` Harry panted. `We'll take","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"him up to the castle. We'll hand him over to the dementors....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"He can go to Azkaban... but don't kill him.`  `Harry!` gasped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Pettigrew, and he flung his arms around Harry's knees. `You -- thank","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"you -- it's more than I deserve -- thank you --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`Get off me,` Harry spat, throwing Pettigrew's hands off him in disgust.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`I'm not doing this for you. I'm doing it because -- I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"don't reckon my dad would've wanted them to become killers -- just","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"for you.`  No one moved or made a sound except Pettigrew,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"whose breath was coming in wheezes as he clutched his chest. Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"and Lupin were looking at each other. Then, with one movement, they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"lowered their wands.  `You're the only person who has the right","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"to decide, Harry,` said Black. `But think... think what he did....` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`He can go to Azkaban,` Harry repeated. `If anyone deserves that place,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"he does....`  Pettigrew was still wheezing behind him.  `Very well,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"said Lupin. `Stand aside, Harry.`  Harry hesitated.  `I'm going to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"tie him up,` said Lupin. `That's all, I swear.`  Harry stepped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"out of the way. Thin cords shot from Lupin's wand this time,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"and next moment, Pettigrew was wriggling on the floor, bound and gagged.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
" `But if you transform, Peter,` growled Black, his own wand pointing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"at Pettigrew too, `we will kill you. You agree, Harry?`  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"looked down at the pitiful figure on the floor and nodded so","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"that Pettigrew could see him.  `Right,` said Lupin, suddenly businesslike. `Ron,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"I can't mend bones nearly as well as Madam Pomfrey, so I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"think it's best if we just strap your leg up until we","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"can get you to the hospital wing.`  He hurried over to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Ron, bent down, tapped Ron's leg with his wand, and muttered, `Ferula.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Bandages spun up Ron's leg, strapping it tightly to a splint. Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"helped him to his feet; Ron put his weight gingerly on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"leg and didn't wince.  `That's better,` he said. `Thanks.`  `What","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"about Professor Snape?` said Hermione in a small voice, looking down at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"Snape's prone figure.  `There's nothing seriously wrong with him,` said Lupin,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"bending over Snape and checking his pulse. `You were just a little","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"-- overenthusiastic. Still out cold. Er -- perhaps it will be best","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"if we don't revive him until we're safety back in the castle.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"We can take him like this....`  He muttered, `Mobilicorpus.` As though","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"invisible strings were tied to Snape's wrists, neck, and knees, he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"pulled into a standing position, head still lolling unpleasantly, like a grotesque","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"puppet. He hung a few inches above the ground, his limp feet","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"dangling. Lupin picked up the Invisibility Cloak and tucked it safely into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"his pocket.  `And two of us should be chained to this,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"said Black, nudging Pettigrew with his toe. `Just to make sure.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"`I'll do it,` said Lupin.  `And me,` said Ron savagely, limping","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"forward.  Black conjured heavy manacles from thin air; soon Pettigrew was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"upright again, left arm chained to Lupin's right, right arm to Ron's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"left. Ron's face was set. He seemed to have taken Scabbers's true","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"identity as a personal insult. Crookshanks leapt lightly off the bed and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"led the way out of the room, his bottlebrush tail held jauntily high. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-19"
"  THE DEMENTOR'S KISS  Harry had never been part","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"of a stranger group. Crookshanks led the way down the stairs; Lupin,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"Pettigrew, and Ron went next, looking like entrants in a six-legged race.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"Next came Professor Snape, drifting creepily along, his toes hitting each stair","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"as they descended, held up by his own wand, which was being","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"pointed at him by Sirius. Harry and Hermione brought up the rear.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
" Getting back into the tunnel was difficult. Lupin, Pettigrew, and Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"had to turn sideways to manage it; Lupin still had Pettigrew covered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"with his wand. Harry could see them edging awkwardly along the tunnel","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"in single file. Crookshanks was still in the lead. Harry went right","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"after Black, who was still making Snape drift along ahead of them;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"he kept bumping his lolling head on the low ceiling. Harry had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"the impression Black was making no effort to prevent this.  `You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"know what this means?` Black said abruptly to Harry as they made","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"their slow progress along the tunnel. `Turning Pettigrew in?`  `You' re","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"free,` said Harry.  `Yes...,` said Black. `But I'm also -- I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"don't know if anyone ever told you -- I'm your godfather.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"`Yeah, I knew that,` said Harry.  `Well... your parents appointed me","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"your guardian,` said Black stiffly. `If anything happened to them...`  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"waited. Did Black mean what he thought he meant?  `I'll understand,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"of course, if you want to stay with your aunt and uncle,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"said Black. `But... well... think about it. Once my name's cleared... if","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"you wanted a... a different home...`  Some sort of explosion took","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"place in the pit of Harry's stomach.  `What -- live with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"you?` he said, accidentally cracking his head on a bit of rock","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"protruding from the ceiling. `Leave the Dursleys?`  `Of course, I thought","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"you wouldn't want to,` said Black quickly. `I understand, I just thought","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"I'd --`  `Are you insane?` said Harry, his voice easily as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"croaky as Black's.  `Of course I want to leave the Dursleys!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"Have you got a house? When can I move in?`  Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"turned right around to look at him; Snape's head was scraping the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"ceiling but Black didn't seem to care.  `You want to?` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"said. `You mean it?`  `Yeah, I mean it!` said Harry. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"Black's gaunt face broke into the first true smile Harry had seen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"upon it. The difference it made was startling, as though a person","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"ten years younger were shining through the starved mask; for a moment,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"he was recognizable as the man who had laughed at Harry's parents'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"wedding.  They did not speak again until they had reached the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"end of the tunnel. Crookshanks darted up first; he had evidently pressed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"his paw to the knot on the trunk, because Lupin, Pettigrew, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"Ron clambered upward without any sound of savaging branches.  Black saw","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"Snape up through the hole, then stood back for Harry and Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"to pass. At last, all of them were out.  The grounds","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"were very dark now; the only light came from the distant windows","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"of the castle. Without a word, they set off. Pettigrew was still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"wheezing and occasionally whimpering. Harry's mind was buzzing. He was going to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"leave the Dursleys. He was going to live with Sirius Black, his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"parents' best friend.... He felt dazed.... What would happen when he told","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"the Dursleys he was going to live with the convict they'd seen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"on television... !  `One wrong move, Peter,` said Lupin threateningly ahead.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"His wand was still pointed sideways at Pettigrew's chest.  Silently they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"tramped through the grounds, the castle lights growing slowly larger. Snape was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"still drifting weirdly ahead of Black, his chin bumping on his chest.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"And then -  A cloud shifted. There were suddenly dim shadows","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"on the ground. Their party was bathed in moonlight.  Snape collided","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"with Lupin, Pettigrew, and Ron, who had stopped abruptly. Black froze. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"flung out one arm to make Harry and Hermione stop.  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"could see Lupin's silhouette. He had gone rigid. Then his limbs began","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"to shake.  `Oh, my --` Hermione gasped. `He didn't take his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"potion tonight! He's not safe!`  `Run,` Black whispered. `Run. Now.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"But Harry couldn't run. Ron was chained to Pettigrew and Lupin. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"leapt forward but Black caught him around the chest and threw him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"back.  `Leave it to me -- RUN!`  There was a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"terrible snarling noise. Lupin's head was lengthening. So was his body. His","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"shoulders were hunching. Hair was sprouting visibly on his face and hands,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"which were curling into clawed paws. Crookshanks's hair was on end again;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"he was backing away --  As the werewolf reared, snapping its","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"long jaws, Sirius disappeared from Harry's side. He had transformed. The enormous,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"bearlike dog bounded forward. As the werewolf wrenched itself free of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"manacle binding it, the dog seized it about the neck and pulled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"it backward, away from Ron and Pettigrew. They were locked, jaw to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"jaw, claws ripping at each other.  Harry stood, transfixed by the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"sight, too intent upon the battle to notice anything else. It was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"Hermione's scream that alerted him --  Pettigrew had dived for Lupin's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"dropped wand. Ron, unsteady on his bandaged leg, fell. There was a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"bang, a burst of light -- and Ron lay motionless on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"ground. Another bang -- Crookshanks flew into the air and back to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"the earth in a heap.  `Expelliarmus.` Harry yelled, pointing his own","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"wand at Pettigrew; Lupin's wand flew high into the air and out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"of sight. `Stay where you are!` Harry shouted, running forward.  Too","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"late. Pettigrew had transformed. Harry saw his bald tail whip through the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"manacle on Ron's outstretched arm and heard a scurrying through the grass.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
" There was a howl and a rumbling growl; Harry turned to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"see the werewolf taking flight; it was galloping into the forest --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
" `Sirius, he's gone, Pettigrew transformed!` Harry yelled.  Black was bleeding;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"there were gashes across his muzzle and back, but at Harry's words","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"he scrambled up again, and in an instant, the sound of his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"paws faded to silence as he pounded away across the grounds. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"Harry and Hermione dashed over to Ron.  `What did he do","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"to him?` Hermione whispered. Ron's eyes were only half-closed, his mouth hung","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"open; he was definitely alive, they could hear him breathing, but he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"didn't seem to recognize them.  `I don't know....`  Harry looked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"desperately around. Black and Lupin both gone... they had no one but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"Snape for company, still hanging, unconscious, in midair.  `We'd better get","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"them up to the castle and tell someone,` said Harry, pushing his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"hair out of his eyes, trying to think straight. `Come --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"But then, from beyond the range of their vision, they heard a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"yelping, a whining: a dog in pain....  `Sirius,` Harry muttered, staring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"into the darkness.  He had a moment's indecision, but there was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"nothing they could do for Ron at the moment, and by the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"sound of it, Black was in trouble --  Harry set off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"at a run, Hermione right behind him. The yelping seemed to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"coming from the ground near the edge of the lake. They pelted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"toward it, and Harry, running flat out, felt the cold without realizing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"what it must mean -  The yelping stopped abruptly. As they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"reached the lakeshore, they saw why -- Sirius had turned back into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"a man. He was crouched on all fours, his hands over his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"head.  'Nooo,` he moaned. 'Nooo... please....`  And then Harry saw","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"them. Dementors, at least a hundred of them, gliding in a black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"mass around the lake toward them. He spun around, the familiar, icy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"cold penetrating his insides, fog starting to obscure his vision; more were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"appearing out of the darkness on every side; they were encircling them....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
" `Herrnione, think of something happy!` Harry yelled, raising his wand, blinking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"furiously to try and clear his vision, shaking his head to rid","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"it of the faint screaming that had started inside it -- ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"I'm going to live with my godfather. I'm leaving the Dursleys. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"He forced himself to think of Black, and only Black, and began","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"to chant: `Expecto patronum! Expecto patronum!`  Black gave a shudder, rolled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"over, and lay motionless on the ground, pale as death.  He'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"be all right. I'm going to go and live with him. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"`Expecto patronum! Hermione, help me! Expecto patronum!`  `Expecto --` Hermione whispered,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"`expecto -- expecto --`  But she couldn't do it. The dementors","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"were closing in, barely ten feet from them. They formed a solid","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"wall around Harry and Hermione, and were getting closer....  `EXPECTO PATRONUM!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"Harry yelled, trying to blot the screaming from his ears. `EXPECTO PATRONUM!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
" A thin wisp of silver escaped his wand and hovered like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"mist before him. At the same moment, Harry felt Hermione collapse next","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"to him. He was alone... completely alone....  `Expecto -- expecto patronum","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"--`  Harry felt his knees hit the cold grass. Fog was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"clouding his eyes. With a huge effort, he fought to remember --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"Sirius was innocent -- innocent -- We'll be okay -- I' mgoing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"to live with him --  `Ex ecto patronum!` he gasped. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"By the feeble light of his formless Patronus, He saw a dementor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"halt, very close to him. It couldn't walk through the cloud of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"silver mist Harry had conjured. A dead, slimy hand slid out from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"under the cloak. It made a gesture as though to sweep the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"Patronus aside.  `No -- no --` Harry gasped. `He's innocent... expecto","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"expecto patronum --`  He could feet them watching him, hear their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"rattling breath like an evil wind around him. The nearest dementor seemed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"to be considering him. Then it raised both its rotting hands --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"and lowered its hood.  Where there should have been eyes, there","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"was only thin, gray scabbed skin, stretched blankly over empty sockets. But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"there was a mouth... a gaping, shapeless hole, sucking the air with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"the sound of a death rattle.  A paralyzing terror filled Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"so that he couldn't move or speak. His Patronus flickered and died.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
" White fog was blinding him. He had to fight... expecto patronum","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"... he couldn't see... and in the distance, he heard the familiar","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"screaming... expecto patronum... he groped in the mist for Sirius, and found","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"his arm... they weren't going to take him....  But a pair","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"of strong, clammy hands suddenly attached themselves around Harry's neck. They were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"forcing his face upward.... He could feel its breath.... It was going","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"to get rid of him first.... He could feel its putrid breath....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"His mother was screaming in his ears.... She was going to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"the last thing he ever heard --  And then, through the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"fog that was drowning him, he thought he saw a silvery light","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"growing brighter and brighter... He felt himself fall forward onto the grass....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"Facedown, too weak to move, sick and shaking, Harry opened his eyes.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"The dementor must have released him. The blinding light was illuminating the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"grass around him.... The screaming had stopped, the cold was ebbing away...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
" Something was driving the dementors back.... It was circling around him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"and Black and Hermione.... They were leaving....  The air was warm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"again....  With every ounce of strength he could muster, Harry raised","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"his head a few inches and saw an animal amid the light,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"galloping away across the lake.... Eyes blurred with sweat, Harry tried to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"make out what it was.... It was as bright as a unicorn....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"Fighting to stay conscious, Harry watched it canter to a halt as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"it reached the opposite shore. For a moment, Harry saw, by its","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"brightness, somebody welcoming it back... raising his hand to pat it... someone","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"who looked strangely familiar ... but it couldn't be...  Harry didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"understand. He couldn't think anymore. He felt the last of his strength","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"leave him, and his head hit the ground as he fainted.  ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-20"
"  HERMIONE'S SECRET  Shocking business... shocking... miracle none of them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"died... never heard the like... by thunder, it was lucky you were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"there, Snape....`  `Thank you, Minister.`  `Order of Merlin, Second Class,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"I'd say. First Class, if I can wangle it!`  `Thank you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"very much indeed, Minister.`  `Nasty cut you've got there.... Black's work,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"I suppose?`  `As a matter of fact, it was Potter, Weasley,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and Granger, Minister....`  `No!`  `Black had bewitched them, I saw","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"it immediately. A Confundus Charm, to judge by their behavior. They seemed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to think there was a possibility he was innocent. They weren't responsible","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"for their actions. On the other hand, their interference might have permitted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Black to escape.... They obviously thought they were going to catch Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"single-handed. They've got away with a great deal before now... I'm afraid","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"it's given them a rather high opinion of themselves... and of course","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Potter has always been allowed an extraordinary amount of license by the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"headmaster --`  `Ah, well, Snape... Harry Potter, you know... we've all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"got a bit of a blind spot where he's concerned.`  `And","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"yet -- is it good for him to be given so much","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"special treatment? Personally, I try and treat him like any other student.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"And any other student would be suspended -- at the very least","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"-- for leading his friends into such danger. Consider, Minister -- against","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"all school rules -- after all the precautions put in place for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"his protection -- out-of-bounds, at night, consorting with a werewolf and a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"murderer -- and I have reason to believe he has been visiting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Hogsmeade illegally too --`  `Well, well... we shall see, Snape, we","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"shall see.... The boy has undoubtedly been foolish....`  Harry lay listening","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"with his eyes tight shut. He felt very groggy. The words he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"was hearing seemed to be traveling very slowly from his ears to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"his brain, so that it was difficult to understand.... His limbs felt","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"like lead; his eyelids too heavy to lift.... He wanted to lie","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"here, on this comfortable bed, forever....  `What amazes me most is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the behavior of the dementors... you've really no idea what made them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"retreat, Snape?`  `No, Minister... by the time I had come 'round","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"they were heading back to their positions at the entrances....`  `Extraordinary.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"And yet Black, and Harry, and the girl --`  `All unconscious","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"by the time I reached them. I bound and gagged Black, naturally,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"conjured stretchers, and brought them all straight back to the castle.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"There was a pause. Harry's brain seemed to be moving a little","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"faster, and as it did, a gnawing sensation grew in the pit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"of his stomach....  He opened his eyes.  Everything was slightly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"blurred. Somebody had removed his glasses. He was lying in the dark","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"hospital wing. At the very end of the ward, he could make","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"out Madam Pomfrey with her back to him, bending over a bed.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Harry squinted. Ron's red hair was visible beneath Madam Pomfrey's arm. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Harry moved his head over on the pillow. In the bed to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"his right lay Hermione. Moonlight was falling across her bed. Her eyes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"were open too. She looked petrified, and when she saw that Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"was awake, pressed a finger to her lips, then pointed to the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"hospital wing door. It was ajar, and the voices of Cornelius Fudge","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and Snape were coming through it from the corridor outside.  Madam","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Pomfrey now came walking briskly up the dark ward to Harry's bed.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"He turned to took at her. She was carrying the largest block","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"of chocolate he had ever seen in his life. It looked like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"a small boulder.  `Ah, you're awake!` she said briskly. She placed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the chocolate on Harry's bedside table and began breaking it apart with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"a small hammer.  `How's Ron?` said Harry and Hermione together. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`He'll live, said Madam Pomfrey grimly. `As for you two you'll be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"staying here until I'm satisfied you're -- Potter, what do you think","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"you're doing?`  Harry was sitting up, putting his glasses back on,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and picking up his wand.  `I need to see the headmaster,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"he said.  `Potter,` said Madam Pomfrey soothingly, `it's all right. They've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"got Black. He's locked away upstairs. The dementors will be performing the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"kiss any moment now --`  `WHAT?`  Harry jumped up out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"of bed; Hermione had done the same. But his shout had been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"heard in the corridor outside; next second, Cornelius Fudge and Snape had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"entered the ward.  `Harry, Harry, what's this?` said Fudge, looking agitated.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`You should be in bed -- has he had any chocolate?` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"asked Madam Pomfrey anxiously.  `Minister, listen!` Harry said. `Sirius Black's innocent!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Peter Pettigrew faked his own death! We saw him tonight! You can't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"let the dementors do that thing to Sirius, he's --`  But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Fudge was shaking his head with a small smile on his face.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `Harry, Harry, you're very confused, you've been through a dreadful ordeal,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"lie back down, now, we've got everything under control....`  `YOU HAVEN'T!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Harry yelled. `YOUVE GOT THE WRONG MAN!`  `Minister, listen, please,` Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"said; she had hurried to Harry's side and was gazing imploringly into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Fudge's face. `I saw him too. It was Ron's rat, he's an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Animagus, Pettigrew, I mean, and --`  `You see, Minister?` said Snape.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`Confunded, both of them.... Black's done a very good job on them....`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`WE'RE NOT CONFUNDED!` Harry roared.  `Minister! Professor!` said Madam Pomfrey angrily.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`I must insist that you leave. Potter is my patient, and he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"should not be distressed!`  `I'm not distressed, I'm trying to tell","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"them what happened!` Harry said furiously. `If they'd just listen --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"But Madam Pomfrey suddenly stuffed a large chunk of chocolate into Harry's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"mouth; he choked, and she seized the opportunity to force him back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"onto the bed.  `Now, please, Minister, these children need care. Please","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"leave  The door opened again. It was Dumbledore. Harry swallowed his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"mouthful of chocolate with great difficulty and got up again.  `Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Dumbledore, Sirius Black --`  `For heaven's sake!` said Madam Pomfrey hysterically.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`Is this a hospital wing or not? Headmaster, I must insist --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `My apologies, Poppy, but I need a word with Mr. Potter","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and Miss Granger,` said Dumbledore calmly. `I have just been talking to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Sirius Black --`  `I suppose he's told you the same fairy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"tale he's planted in Potter's mind?` spat Snape. `Something about a rat,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and Pettigrew being alive --`  `That, indeed, is Black's story,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Dumbledore, surveying Snape closely through his half-moon spectacles.  `And does my","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"evidence count for nothing?` snarled Snape. `Peter Pettigrew was not in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Shrieking Shack, nor did I see any sign of him on the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"grounds.`  `That was because you were knocked out, Professor!` said Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"earnestly. `You didn't arrive in time to hear  `Miss Granger, HOLD","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"YOUR TONGUE!`  `Now, Snape,` said Fudge, startled, `the young lady is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"disturbed in her mind, we must make allowances --`  `I would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"like to speak to Harry and Hermione alone,` said Dumbledore abruptly. `Cornelius,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Severus, Poppy -- please leave us.`  `Headmaster!` sputtered Madam Pomfrey. `They","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"need treatment, they need rest --`  `This cannot wait,` said Dumbledore.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`I must insist.`  Madam Pomfrey pursed her lips and strode away","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"into her office at the end of the ward, slamming the door","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"behind her. Fudge consulted the large gold pocket watch dangling from his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"waistcoat.  `The dementors should have arrived by now,` he said. `I'll go","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and meet them. Dumbledore, I'll see you upstairs.`  He crossed to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the door and held it open for Snape, but Snape hadn't moved.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `You surely don't believe a word of Black's story?` Snape whispered,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"his eyes fixed on Dumbledore's face.  `I wish to speak to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Harry and Hermione alone,` Dumbledore repeated.  Snape took a step toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Dumbledore.  `Sirius Black showed he was capable of murder at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"age of sixteen,` he breathed. `You haven't forgotten that, Headmaster? You haven't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"forgotten that he once tried to kill me?`  `My memory is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"as good as it ever was, Severus,` said Dumbledore quietly.  Snape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"turned on his heel and marched through the door Fudge was still","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"holding. It closed behind them, and Dumbledore turned to Harry and Hermione.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"They both burst into speech at the same time.  `Professor, Black's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"telling the truth -- we saw Pettigrew `-- he escaped when Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Lupin turned into a werewolf --`  `-- he's a rat --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `-- Pettigrew's front paw, I mean, finger, he cut it off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"--`  `-- Pettigrew attacked Ron, it wasn't Sirius --`  But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Dumbledore held up his hand to stem the flood of explanations. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`It is your turn to listen, and I beg you will not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"interrupt me, because there is very little time,` he said quietly. `There","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"is not a shred of proof to support Black's story, except your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"word -- and the word of two thirteen-year-old wizards will not convince","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"anybody. A street full of eyewitnesses swore they saw Sirius murder Pettigrew.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"I myself gave evidence to the Ministry that Sirius had been the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Potters' Secret-Keeper.`  `Professor Lupin can tell you --` Harry said, unable","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to stop himself  `Professor Lupin is currently deep in the forest,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"unable to tell anyone anything. By the time he is human again,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"it will be too late, Sirius will be worse than dead. I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"might add that werewolves are so mistrusted by most of our kind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"that his support will count for very little -- and the fact","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"that he and Sirius are old friends --`  `But --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`Listen to me, Harry. It is too late, you understand me? You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"must see that Professor Snape's version of events is far more convincing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"than yours.`  `He hates Sirius,` Hermione said desperately. `All because of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"some stupid trick Sirius played on him --`  `Sirius has not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"acted like an innocent man. The attack on the Fat Lady --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"entering Gryffindor Tower with a knife -- without Pettigrew, alive or dead,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"we have no chance of overturning Sirius's sentence.`  `But you believe","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"us.`  `Yes, I do,` said Dumbledore quietly. `But I have no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"power to make other men see the truth, or to overrule the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Minister of Magic....`  Harry stared up into the grave face and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"felt as though the ground beneath him were falling sharply away. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"had grown used to the idea that Dumbledore could solve anything. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"had expected Dumbledore to pull some amazing solution out of the air.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"But no ... their last hope was gone.  `What we need,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"said Dumbledore slowly, and his light blue eyes moved from Harry to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Hermione, `is more time.`  `But --` Hermione began. And then her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"eyes became very round. `OH!`  `Now, pay attention,` said Dumbledore, speaking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"very low, and very clearly. `Sirius is locked in Professor Flitwick's office","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"on the seventh floor. Thirteenth window from the right of the West","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Tower. If all goes well, you will be able to save more","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"than one innocent life tonight. But remember this, both of you: you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"must not be seen. Miss Granger, you know the law -- you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"know what is at stake.... You -- must -- not -- be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"-- seen.`  Harry didn't have a clue what was going on.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Dumbledore had turned on his heel and looked back as he reached","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the door.  `I am going to lock you in. It is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"--` he consulted his watch, `five minutes to midnight. Miss Granger, three","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"turns should do it. Good luck.`  `Good luck?` Harry repeated as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the door closed behind Dumbledore. `Three turns? What's he talking about? What","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"are we supposed to do?`  But Hermione was fumbling with the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"neck of her robes, pulling from beneath them a very long, very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"fine gold chain.  `Harry, come here,` she said urgently. `Quick!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Harry moved toward her, completely bewildered. She was holding the chain out.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"He saw a tiny, sparkling hourglass hanging from it.  `Here --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" She had thrown the chain around his neck too.  `Ready?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"she said breathlessly.  `What are we doing?` Harry said, completely lost.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" Hermione turned the hourglass over three times.  The dark ward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"dissolved. Harry had the sensation that he was flying very fast, backward.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"A blur of colors and shapes rushed past him, his ears were","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"pounding, he tried to yell but couldn't hear his own voice --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" And then he felt solid ground beneath his feet, and everything","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"came into focus again --  He was standing next to Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"in the deserted entrance hall and a stream of golden sunlight was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"falling across the paved floor from the open front doors. He looked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"wildly around at Hermione, the chain of the hourglass cutting into his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"neck.  `Hermione, what --?`  `In here!` Hermione seized Harry's arm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and dragged him across the hall to the door of a broom","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"closet; she opened it, pushed him inside among the buckets and mops,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"then slammed the door behind them.  `What -- how -- Hermione,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"what happened?`  `We've gone back in time,` Hermione whispered, lifting the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"chain off Harry's neck in the darkness. `Three hours back...`  Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"found his own leg and gave it a very hard pinch. It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"hurt a lot, which seemed to rule out the possibility that he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"was having a very bizarre dream.  `But --`  `Shh! Listen!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Someone's coming! I think -- I think it might be us!` Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"had her ear pressed against the cupboard door.  `Footsteps across the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"hall... yes, I think it's us going down to Hagrid's!`  `Are","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"you telling me,` Harry whispered, `that we're here in this cupboard and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"we're out there too?`  `Yes,` said Hermione, her ear still glued","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to the cupboard door. `I'm sure it's us. It doesn't sound like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"more than three people... and we're walking slowly because we're under the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Invisibility Cloak -- `  She broke off, still listening intently. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`We've gone down the front steps....`  Hermione sat down on an","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"upturned bucket, looking desperately anxious, but Harry wanted a few questions answered.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `Where did you get that hourglass thing?`  `It's called a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Time-Turner,` Hermione whispered, `and I got it from Professor McGonagall on our","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"first day back. I've been using it all year to get to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"all my lessons. Professor McGonagall made me swear I wouldn't tell anyone.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"She had to write all sorts of letters to the Ministry of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Magic so I could have one. She had to tell them that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"I was a model student, and that I'd never, ever use it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"for anything except my studies.... I've been turning it back so I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"could do hours over again, that's how I've been doing several lessons","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"at once, see? But...  `Harry, I don't understand what Dumbledore wants","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"us to do. Why did he tell us to go back three","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"hours? How's that going to help Sirius?`  Harry stared at her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"shadowy face.  `There must be something that happened around now he wants","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"us to change,` he said slowly. `What happened? We were walking down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to Hagrid's three hours ago....`  `This is three hours ago, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"we are walking down to Hagrid's,` said Hermione. `We just heard ourselves","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"leaving....`  Harry frowned; he felt as though he were screwing up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"his whole brain in concentration.  `Dumbledore just said -- just said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"we could save more than one innocent life....` And then it hit","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"him. `Hermione, we're going to save Buckbeak!`  `But -- how will","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"that help Sirius?`  `Dumbledore said -- he just told us where","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the window is -- the window of Flitwick's office! Where they've got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Sirius locked up! We've got to fly Buckbeak up to the window","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and rescue Sirius! Sirius can escape on Buckbeak -- they can escape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"together!`  From what Harry could see of Hermione's face, she looked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"terrified.  `If we manage that without being seen, it'll be a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"miracle!`  `Well, we've got to try, haven't we?` said Harry. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"stood up and pressed his ear against the door. `Doesn't sound like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"anyone's there.... Come on, let's go.`  Harry pushed open the closet","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"door. The entrance hall was deserted. As quietly and quickly as they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"could, they darted out of the closet and down the stone steps.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"The shadows were already lengthening, the tops of the trees in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Forbidden Forest gilded once more with gold.  `If anyone's looking out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"of the window --` Hermione squeaked, looking up at the castle behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"them.  `We'll run for it,` said Harry determinedly. `Straight into the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"forest, all right? We'll have to hide behind a tree or something","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and keep a lookout --`  `Okay, but we'll go around by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the greenhouses!` said Hermione breathlessly. `We need to keep out of sight","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"of Hagrid's front door, or we'll see us! We must be nearly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"at Hagrid's by now!`  Still working out what she meant, Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"set off at a sprint, Hermione behind him. They tore across the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"vegetable gardens to the greenhouses, paused for a moment behind them, then","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"set off again, fast as they could, skirting around the Whomping Willow,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"tearing toward the shelter of the forest....  Safe in the shadows","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"of the trees, Harry turned around; seconds later, Hermione arrived beside him,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"panting.  `Right,` she gasped. `We need to sneak over to Hagrid's....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Keep out of sight, Harry....`  They made their way silently through","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the trees, keeping to the very edge of the forest. Then, as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"they glimpsed the front of Hagrid's house, they heard a knock upon","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"his door. They moved quickly behind a wide oak trunk and peered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"out from either side. Hagrid had appeared in his doorway, shaking and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"white, looking around to see who had knocked. And Harry heard his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"own voice.  `It's us. We're wearing the Invisibility Cloak. Let us","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"in and we can take it off.`  `Yeh shouldn've come!` Hagrid","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"whispered. He stood back, then shut the door quickly.  `This is","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the weirdest thing we've ever done,` Harry said fervently.  `Let's move","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"along a bit,` Hermione whispered. `We need to get nearer to Buckbeak!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" They crept through the trees until they saw the nervous hippogriff,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"tethered to the fence around Hagrid's pumpkin patch.  `Now?` Harry whispered.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `No!` said Hermione. `If we steal him now, those Committee people","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"will think Hagrid set him free! We've got to wait until they've","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"seen he's tied outside!`  `That's going to give us about sixty","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"seconds,` said Harry. This was starting to seem impossible.  At that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"moment, there was a crash of breaking china from inside Hagrid's cabin.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `That's Hagrid breaking the milk jug,` Hermione whispered. `I'm going to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"find Scabbers in a moment --`  Sure enough, a few minutes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"later, they heard Hermione's shriek of surprise.  `Hermione,` said Harry suddenly,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`what if we -- we just run in there and grab Pettigrew","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"--`  `No!` said Hermione in a terrified whisper. `Don't you understand?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"We're breaking one of the most important wizarding laws! Nobody's supposed to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"change time, nobody! You heard Dumbledore, if we're seen --`  `We'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"only be seen by ourselves and Hagrid!`  `Harry, what do you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"think you'd do if you saw yourself bursting into Hagrid's house?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Hermione.  `I'd -- I'd think I'd gone mad,` said Harry, `or","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"I'd think there was some Dark Magic going on --`  `Exactly!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"You wouldn't understand, you might even attack yourself! Don't you see? Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"McGonagall told me what awful things have happened when wizards have meddled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"with time.... Loads of them ended up killing their past or future","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"selves by mistake!`  `Okay!` said Harry. `It was just an idea,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"I just thought  But Hermione nudged him and pointed toward the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"castle. Harry moved his head a few inches to get a clear","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"view of the distant front doors. Dumbledore, Fudge, the old Committee member,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and Macnair the executioner were coming down the steps.  `We're about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to come out!` Hermione breathed.  And sure enough, moments later, Hagrid's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"back door opened, and Harry saw himself, Ron, and Hermione walking out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"of it with Hagrid. It was, without a doubt, the strangest sensation","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"of his life, standing behind the tree, and watching himself in the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"pumpkin patch.  `It's Okay, Beaky, it's okay...` Hagrid said to Buckbeak.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Then he turned to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. `Go on. Get goin'.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `Hagrid, we can't --`  `We'll tell them what really happened","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `They can't kill him --`  `Go! It's bad enough without","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"you lot in trouble an' all!`  Harry watched the Hermione in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the pumpkin patch throw the Invisibility Cloak over him and Ron. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`Go quick. Don' listen....`  There was a knock on Hagrid's front","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"door. The execution party had arrived. Hagrid turned, around and headed back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"into his cabin, leaving the back door ajar. Harry watched the grass","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"flatten in patches all around the cabin and heard three pairs of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"feet retreating. He, Ron, and Hermione had gone... but the Harry and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Hermione hidden in the trees could now hear what was happening inside","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the cabin through the back door.  `Where is the beast?` came","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the cold voice of Macnair.  `Out -- outside,` Hagrid croaked. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Harry pulled his head out of sight as Macnair's face appeared at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Hagrid's window, staring out at Buckbeak. Then they heard Fudge.  `We","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"-- er -- have to read you the official notice of execution,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Hagrid. I'll make it quick. And then you and Macnair need to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"sign it. Macnair, You're supposed to listen too, that's procedure --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Macnair's face vanished from the window. It was now or never. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`Wait here,` Harry whispered to Hermione. `I'll do it.`  As Fudge's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"voice started again, Harry darted out from behind his tree, vaulted the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"fence into the pumpkin patch, and approached Buckbeak.  `It is the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"decision of the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures that the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"hippogriff Buckbeak, hereafter called the condemned, shall he executed on the sixth","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"of June at sundown --`  Careful not to blink, Harry stared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"up into Buckbeak's fierce orange eyes once more and bowed. Buckbeak sank","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to his scaly knees and then stood up again. Harry began to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"fumble with the knot of rope tying Buckbeak to the fence. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`... sentenced to execution by beheading, to be carried out by the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Committee's appointed executioner, Walden Macnai...`  `Come on, Buckbeak,` Harry murmured, `come","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"on, we're going to help you. Quietly... quietly...`  `... as witnessed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"below. Hagrid, you sign here...`  Harry threw all his weight onto the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"rope, but Buckbeak had dug in his front feet.  `Well, let's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"get this over with,` said the reedy voice of the Committee member","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"from inside Hagrid's cabin. `Hagrid, perhaps it will be better if you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"stay inside --`  `No, I -- I wan' ter be with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"him.... I don' wan' him ter be alone --`  Footsteps echoed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"from within the cabin.  `Buckbeak, move!` Harry hissed.  Harry tugged","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"harder on the rope around Buckbeak's neck. The hippogriff began to walk,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"rustling its wings irritably. They were still ten feet away from the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"forest, in plain view of Hagrid's back door. `One moment, please, Macnair,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"came Dumbledore's voice. `You need to sign too.` The footsteps stopped. Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"heaved on the rope. Buckbeak snapped his beak and walked a little","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"faster.  Hermione's white face was sticking out from behind a tree.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `Harry, hurry!` she mouthed.  Harry could still hear Dumbledore's voice","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"talking from within the cabin. He gave the rope another wrench. Buckbeak","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"broke into a grudging trot. They had reached the trees....  `Quick!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Quick!` Hermione moaned, darting out from behind her tree, seizing the rope","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"too and adding her weight to make Buckbeak move faster. Harry looked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"over his shoulder; they were now blocked from sight; they couldn't see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Hagrid's garden at all.  `Stop!` he whispered to Hermione. `They might","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"hear us  Hagrid's back door had opened with a bang. Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Hermione, and Buckbeak stood quite still; even the hippogriff seemed to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"listening intently.  Silence... then --  `Where is it?` said the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"reedy voice of the Committee member. `Where is the beast?`  `It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"was tied here!` said the executioner furiously. I saw it! just here!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `How extraordinary,` said Dumbledore. There was a note of amusement in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"his voice.  `Beaky!` said Hagrid huskily.  There was a swishing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"noise, and the thud of an axe. The executioner seemed to have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"swung it into the fence in anger. And then came the howling,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and this time they could hear Hagrid's words through his sobs. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`Gone! Gone! Bless his little beak, he's gone! Musta pulled himself free!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Beaky, yeh clever boy!`  Buckbeak started to strain against the rope,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"trying to get back to Hagrid. Harry and Hermione tightened their grip","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and dug their heels into the forest floor to stop him. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`Someone untied him!` the executioner was snarling. `We should search the grounds,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the forest.`  `Macnair, if Buckbeak has indeed been stolen, do you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"really think the thief will have led him away on foot?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Dumbledore, still sounding amused. `Search the skies, if you will.... Hagrid, I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"could do with a cup of tea. Or a large brandy.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`O' -- o' course, Professor,` said Hagrid, who sounded weak with happiness.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`Come in, come in....`  Harry and Hermione listened closely. They heard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"footsteps, the soft cursing of the executioner, the snap of the door,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and then silence once more.  `Now what?` whispered Harry, looking around.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `We'll have to hide in here,` said Hermione, who looked very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"shaken. `We need to wait until they've gone back to the castle.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Then we wait until it's safe to fly Buckbeak up to Sirius's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"window. He won't be there for another couple of hours.... Oh, this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"is going to be difficult....`  She looked nervously over her shoulder","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"into the depths of the forest. The sun was setting now. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`We're going to have to move,` said Harry, thinking hard. `We've got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to be able to see the Whomping Willow, or we won't know","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"what's going on.`  `Okay,` said Hermione, getting a firmer grip on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Buckbeak's rope. `But we've got to keep out of sight, Harry, remember....`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" They moved around the edge of the forest, darkness falling thickly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"around them, until they were hidden behind a clump of trees through","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"which they could make out the Willow.  `There's Ron!` said Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"suddenly.  A dark figure was sprinting across the lawn and its","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"shout echoed through the still night air.  `Get away from him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"-- get away -- Scabbers, come here --`  And then they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"saw two more figures materialize out of nowhere. Harry watched himself and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Hermione chasing after Ron. Then he saw Ron dive.  `Gotcha! Get","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"off, you stinking cat --`  `There's Sirius!` said Harry. The great","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"shape of the dog had bounded out from the roots of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Willow. They saw him bowl Harry over, then seize Ron....  `Looks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"even worse from here, doesn't it?` said Harry, watching the dog pulling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Ron into the roots. `Ouch -- look, I just got walloped by","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the tree -- and so did you -- this is weird--` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"The Whomping Willow was creaking and lashing out with its lower branches;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"they could see themselves darting here and there, trying to reach the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"trunk. And then the tree froze.  `That was Crookshanks pressing the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"knot,` said Hermione.  `And there we go...` Harry muttered. `We're in.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" The moment they disappeared, the tree began to move again. Seconds","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"later, they heard footsteps quite close by. Dumbledore, Macnair, Fudge, and the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"old Committee member were making their way up to the castle. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`Right after we'd gone down into the passage!` said Hermione. `If only","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Dumbledore had come with us...`  `Macnair and Fudge would've come too,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"said Harry bitterly. `I bet you anything Fudge would've told Macnair to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"murder Sirius on the spot....`  They watched the four men climb","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the castle steps and disappear from view. For a few minutes the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"scene was deserted. Then --  `Here comes Lupin!` said Harry as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"they saw another figure sprinting down the stone steps and hating toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the Willow. Harry looked up at the sky. Clouds were obscuring the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"moon completely.  They watched Lupin seize a broken branch from the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"ground and prod the knot on the trunk. The tree stopped fighting,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and Lupin, too, disappeared into the gap in its roots.  `If","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"he'd only grabbed the cloak,` said Harry. `It's just lying there....` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"He turned to Hermione.  `If I just dashed out now and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"grabbed it, Snape'd never be able to get it and --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`Harry, we mustn't be seen!`  `How can you stand this?` he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"asked Hermione fiercely. `Just standing here and watching it happen?` He hesitated.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`I'm going to grab the cloak!`  `Harry, no!`  Hermione seized","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the back of Harry's robes not a moment too soon. just then,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"they heard a burst of song. It was Hagrid, making his way","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"up to the castle, singing at the top of his voice, and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"weaving slightly as he walked. A large bottle was swinging from his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"hands.  `See?` Hermione whispered. `See what would have happened? We've got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to keep out of sight! No, Buckbeak!`  The hippogriff was making","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"frantic attempts to get to Hagrid again; Harry seized his rope too,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"straining to hold Buckbeak back. They watched Hagrid meander tipsily up to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the castle. He was gone. Buckbeak stopped fighting to get away. His","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"head drooped sadly.  Barely two minutes later, the castle doors flew","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"open yet again, and Snape came charging out of them, running toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the Willow.  Harry's fists clenched as they watched Snape skid to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"a halt next to the tree, looking around. He grabbed the cloak","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and held it up.  `Get your filthy hands off it,` Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"snarled under his breath. `Shh!`  Snape seized the branch Lupin had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"used to freeze the tree, prodded the knot, and vanished from view","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"as he put on the cloak.  `So that's it,` said Hermione quietly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`We're all down there... and now we've just got to wait until","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"we come back up again....`  She took the end of Buckbeak's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"rope and tied it securely around the nearest tree, then sat down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"on the dry ground, arms around her knees.  `Harry, there's something","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"I don't understand.... Why didn't the dementors get Sirius? I remember them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"coming, and then I think I passed out... there were so many","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"of them....`  Harry sat down too. He explained what he'd seen;","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"how, as the nearest dementor had lowered its mouth to Harry's, a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"large silver something had come galloping across the lake and forced the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"dementors to retreat.  Hermione's mouth was slightly open by the time","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Harry had finished.  `But what was it?`  `There's only one","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"thing it could have been, to make the dementors go,` said Harry.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`A real Patronus. A powerful one.`  `But who conjured it?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Harry didn't say anything. He was thinking back to the person he'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"seen on the other bank of the lake. He knew who he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"thought it had been... but how could it have been?  `Didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"you see what they looked like?` said Hermione eagerly. `Was it one","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"of the teachers?`  `No,` said Harry. `He wasn't a teacher.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`But it must have been a really powerful wizard, to drive all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"those dementors away... If the Patronus was shining so brightly, didn't it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"light him up? Couldn't you see --?`  `Yeah, I saw him,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"said Harry slowly. `But... maybe I imagined it.... I wasn't thinking straight....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"I passed out right afterward....`  `Who did you think it was?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" I think --` Harry swallowed, knowing how strange this was going","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to sound. I think it was my dad.`  Harry glanced up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"at Hermione and saw that her mouth was fully open now. She","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"was gazing at him with a mixture of alarm and pity. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`Harry, your dad's -- well -- dead,` she said quietly.  `I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"know that,` said Harry quickly.  `You think you saw his ghost?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `I don't know... no... he looked solid....`  `But then --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `Maybe I was seeing things,` said Harry. `But... from what I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"could see... it looked like him.... I've got photos of him....` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Hermione was still looking at him as though worried about his sanity.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" I know it sounds crazy,` said Harry flatly. He turned to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"took at Buckbeak, who was digging his beak into the ground, apparently","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"searching for worms. But he wasn't really watching Buckbeak.  He was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"thinking about his father and about his father's three oldest friends... Moony,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs.... Had all four of them been out on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the grounds tonight? Wormtail had reappeared this evening when everyone had thought","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"he was dead.... Was it so impossible his father had done the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"same? Had he been seeing things across the take? The figure had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"been too far away to see distinctly... yet he had felt sure,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"for a moment, before he'd lost consciousness....  The leaves overhead rustled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"faintly in the breeze. The moon drifted in and out of sight","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"behind the shifting clouds. Hermione sat with her face turned toward the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Willow, waiting.  And then, at last, after over an hour... ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`Here we come!` Hermione whispered.  She and Harry got to their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"feet. Buckbeak raised his head. They saw Lupin, Ron, and Pettigrew clambering","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"awkwardly out of the hole in the roots. Then came Hermione... then","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the unconscious Snape, drifting weirdly upward. Next came Harry and Black. They","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"all began to walk toward the castle.  Harry's heart was starting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to beat very fast. He glanced up at the sky. Any moment","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"now, that cloud was going to move aside and show the moon....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `Harry,` Hermione muttered as though she knew exactly what he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"thinking, `we've got to stay put. We mustn't be seen. There's nothing","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"we can do....`  `So we're just going to let Pettigrew escape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"all over again.. said Harry quietly.  `How do you expect to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"find a rat in the dark?` snapped Hermione. `There's nothing we can","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"do! We came back to help Sirius; we're not supposed to be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"doing anything else!`  `All right!`  The moon slid out from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"behind its cloud. They saw the tiny figures across the grounds stop.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Then they saw movement --  `There goes Lupin,` Hermione whispered. `He's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"transforming  `Hermione!` said Harry suddenly. `We've got to move!`  `We","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"mustn't, I keep telling you --`  `Not to interfere! Lupin's going","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to run into the forest, right at us!`  Hermione gasped. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`Quick!` she moaned, dashing to untie Buckbeak. `Quick! Where are we going","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to go? Where are we going to hide? The dementors wilt be","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"coming any moment --`  `Back to Hagrid's!` Harry said. `It's empty","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"now -- come on!`  They ran as fast as they could,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Buckbeak cantering along behind them. They could hear the werewolf howling behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"them....  The cabin was in sight; Harry skidded to the door,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"wrenched it open, and Hermione and Buckbeak flashed past him; Harry threw","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"himself in after them and bolted the door. Fang the boarhound barked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"loudly.  `Shh, Fang, it's us!` said Hermione, hurrying over and scratching","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"his ears to quieten him. `That was really close!` she said to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Harry.  `Yeah...`  Harry was looking out of the window. It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"was much harder to see what was going on from here. Buckbeak","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"seemed very happy to find himself back inside Hagrid's house. He lay","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"down in front of the fire, folded his wings contentedly, and seemed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"ready for a good nap.  `I think I'd better go outside","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"again, you know,` said Harry slowly. `I can't see what's going on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"-- we won't know when it's time --`  Hermione looked up.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Her expression was suspicious.  `I'm not going to try and interfere,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"said Harry quickly. `But if we don't see what's going on, how're","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"we going to know when it's time to rescue Sirius?`  `Well...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"okay, then... I'll wait here with Buckbeak... but Harry, be careful --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"there's a werewolf out there -- and the dementors  Harry stepped","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"outside again and edged around the cabin. He could hear yelping in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the distance. That meant the dementors were closing in on Sirius.... He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and Hermione would be running to him any moment....  Harry stared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"out toward the lake, his heart doing a kind of drumroll in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"his chest.... Whoever had sent that Patronus would be appearing at any","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"moment....  For a fraction of a second he stood, irresolute, in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"front of Hagrid's door. You must not be seen. But he didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"want to be seen. He wanted to do the seeing.... He had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to know...  And there were the dementors. They were emerging out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"of the darkness from every direction, gliding around the edges of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"lake.... They were moving away from where Harry stood, to the opposite","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"bank.... He wouldn't have to get near them....  Harry began to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"run. He had no thought in his head except his father... If","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"it was him... if it really was him... he had to know,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"had to find out....  The lake was coming nearer and nearer,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"but there was no sign of anybody. On the opposite bank, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"could see tiny glimmers of silver -- his own attempts at a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Patronus --  There was a bush at the very edge of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the water. Harry threw himself behind it, peering desperately through the leaves.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"On the opposite bank, the glimmers of silver were suddenly extinguished. A terrified","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"excitement shot through him -- any moment now --  `Come on!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"he muttered, staring about. `Where are you? Dad, come on --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"But no one came. Harry raised his head to look at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"circle of dementors across the lake. One of them was lowering its","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"hood. It was time for the rescuer to appear -- but no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"one was coming to help this time --  And then it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"hit him -- he understood. He hadn't seen his father -- he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"had seen himself --  Harry flung himself out from behind the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"bush and pulled out his wand.  `EXPECTO PATRONUM! `he yelled. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"And out of the end of his wand burst, not a shapeless","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"cloud of mist, but a blinding, dazzling, silver animal. He screwed up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"his eyes, trying to see what it was. It looked like a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"horse. It was galloping silently away from him, across the black surface","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"of the lake. He saw it lower its head and charge at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the swarming dementors.... Now it was galloping around and around the black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"shapes on the ground, and the dementors were falling back, scattering, retreating","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"into the darkness.... They were gone.  The Patronus turned. It was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"cantering back toward Harry across the still surface of the water. It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"wasn't a horse. It wasn't a unicorn, either. It was a stag.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"It was shining brightly as the moon above ... it was coming","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"back to him....  It stopped on the bank. Its hooves made","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"no mark on the soft ground as it stared at Harry with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"its large, silver eyes. Slowly, it bowed its antlered head. And Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"realized... `Prongs, `he whispered.  But as his trembling fingertips stretched toward","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the creature, it vanished.  Harry stood there, hand still outstretched. Then,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"with a great leap of his heart, he heard hooves behind him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"-he whirled around and saw Hermione dashing toward him, dragging Buckbeak behind","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"her.  `What did you do?` she said fiercely. `You said you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"were only going to keep a lookout!`  `I just saved all","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"our lives...,` said Harry. `Get behind here -- behind this bush --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"I'll explain.`  Hermione listened to what had just happened with her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"mouth open yet again.  `Did anyone see you?`  `Yes, haven't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"you been listening? I saw me but I thought I was my","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"dad! It's okay!`  `Harry, I can't believe it.... You conjured up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"a Patronus that drove away all those dementors! That's very, very advanced","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"magic. I knew I could do it this time,` said Harry, `because","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"I'd already done it.... Does that make sense?`  `I don't know","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"-- Harry, look at Snape!`  Together they peered around the bush","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"at the other bank. Snape had regained consciousness. He was conjuring stretchers","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and lifting the limp forms of Harry, Hermione, and Black onto them.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"A fourth stretcher, no doubt bearing Ron, was already floating at his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"side. Then, wand held out in front of him, he moved them","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"away toward the castle.  `Right, it's nearly time,` said Hermione tensely,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"looking at her watch. `We've got about forty-five minutes until Dumbledore locks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the door to the hospital wing. We've got to rescue Sirius and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"get back into the ward before anybody realizes we're missing.... 11 ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"They waited, watching the moving clouds reflected in the lake, while the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"bush next to them whispered in the breeze. Buckbeak, bored, was ferreting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"for worms again.  `D' you reckon he's up there yet?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Harry, checking his watch. He looked up at the castle and began","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"counting the windows to the right of the West Tower.  `Look!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Hermione whispered. `\Who's that? Someone's coming back out of the castle!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Harry stared through the darkness. The man was hurrying across the grounds,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"toward one of the entrances. Something shiny glinted in his belt. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`Macnair!` said Harry. `The executioner! He's gone to get the dementors! This","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"is it, Hermione --`  Hermione put her hands on Buckbeak's back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and Harry gave her a leg up. Then he placed his foot","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"on one of the lower branches of the bush and climbed up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"in front of her. He pulled Buckbeak's rope back over his neck","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and tied it to the other side of his collar like reins.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `Ready?` he whispered to Hermione. `YotM better hold on to me","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"--  He nudged Buckbeak's sides with his heels.  Buckbeak soared","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"straight into the dark air. Harry gripped his flanks with his knees,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"feeling the great wings rising powerfully beneath them. Hermione was holding Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"very tight around the waist; he could hear her muttering, `Oh, no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"-- I don't like this oh, I really don't like this --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" Harry urged Buckbeak forward. They were gliding quietly toward the upper","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"floors of the castle.... Harry pulled hard on the left-hand side of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the rope, and Buckbeak turned. Harry was trying to count the windows","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"flashing past --  `Whoa!` he said, pulling backward as hard as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"he could.  Buckbeak slowed down and they found themselves at a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"stop, unless you counted the fact that they kept rising up and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"down several feet as the hippogriff beat his wings to remain airborne.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
" `He's there!` Harry said, spotting Sirius as they rose up beside","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the window. He reached out, and as Buckbeak's wings fell, was able","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to tap sharply on the glass.  Black looked up. Harry saw","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"his jaw drop. He leapt from his chair, hurried to the window","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and tried to open it, but it was locked.  `Stand back!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Hermione called to him, and she took out her wand, still gripping","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the back of Harry's robes with her left hand.  `Alohomora!` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"The window sprang open.  `How -- how --?` said Black weakly,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"staring at the hippogriff  `Get on -- there's not much time,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"said Harry, gripping Buckbeak firmly on either side of his sleek neck","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to hold him steady. `You've got to get out of here -the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"dementors are coming -- Macnair's gone to get them.`  Black placed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"a hand on either side of the window frame and heaved his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"head and shoulders out of it. It was very lucky he was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"so thin. In seconds, he had managed to fling one leg over","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Buckbeak's back and pull himself onto the hippogriff behind Hermione.  `Okay,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"Buckbeak, up!` said Harry, shaking the rope. `Up to the tower --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"come on.  The hippogriff gave one sweep of its mighty wings","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and they were soaring upward again, high as the top of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"West Tower. Buckbeak landed with a clatter on the battlements, and Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"and Hermione slid off him at once.  `Sirius, you'd better go,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"quick,` Harry panted. `They'll reach Flitwick's office any moment, they'll find out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"you're gone.`  Buckbeak pawed the ground, tossing his sharp head. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"`What happened to the other boy? Ron?` croaked Sirius.  `He's going","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"to be okay. He's still out of it, but Madam Pomfrey says","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"she'll be able to make him better. Quick -- go --` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"But Black was still staring down at Harry.  `How can I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"ever thank --`  `GO!` Harry and Hermione shouted together.  Black","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"wheeled Buckbeak around, facing the open sky.  `We'll see each other","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"again,` he said. `You are -- truly your father's son, Harry....` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"He squeezed Buckbeak's sides with his heels. Harry and Hermione jumped back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"as the enormous wings rose once more.... The hippogriff took off into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"the air.... He and his rider became smaller and smaller as Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"gazed after them... then a cloud drifted across the moon.... They were gone. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-21"
"  OWL POST AGAIN  Harry!`  Hermione was tugging at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"his sleeve, staring at her watch. `We've got exactly ten minutes to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"get back down to the hospital wing without anybody seeing us --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"before Dumbledore locks the door --`  `Okay,` said Harry, wrenching his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"gaze from the sky, `let's go....`  They slipped through the doorway","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"behind them and down a tightly spiraling stone staircase. As they reached","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the bottom of it, they heard voices. They flattened themselves against the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"wall and listened. It sounded like Fudge and Snape. They were walking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"quickly along the corridor at the foot of the staircase.  `...","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"only hope Dumbledore's not going to make difficulties,` Snape was saying. `The","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Kiss will be performed immediately?`  `As soon as Macnair returns with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the dementors. This whole Black affair has been highly embarrassing. I can't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"tell you how much I'm looking forward to informing the Daily Prophet","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"that we've got him at last.... I daresay they'll want to interview","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"you, Snape... and once young Harry's back in his right mind, I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"expect he'll want to tell the Prophet exactly how you saved him....`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" Harry clenched his teeth. He caught a glimpse of Snape's smirk","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"as he and Fudge passed Harry and Hermione's hiding place. Their footsteps","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"died away. Harry and Hermione waited a few moments to make sure","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"they'd really gone, then started to run in the opposite direction. Down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"one staircase, then another, along a new ,corridor -- then they heard","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"a cackling ahead.  `Peeves!` Harry muttered, grabbing Hermione's wrist. `In here!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" They tore into a deserted classroom to their left just in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"time. Peeves seemed to be bouncing along the corridor in boisterous good","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"spirits, laughing his head off.  `Oh, he's horrible,` whispered Hermione, her","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"ear to the door. `I bet he's all excited because the dementors","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"are going to finish off Sirius....` She checked her watch. `Three minutes,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Harry!`  They waited until Peeves's gloating voice had faded into the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"distance, then slid back out of the room and broke into a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"run again.  `Hermione -- what'll happen -- if we don't get","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"back inside before Dumbledore locks the door?` Harry panted.  I don't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"want to think about it!` Hermione moaned, checking her watch again. `One","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"minute!`  They had reached the end of the corridor with the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"hospital wing entrance. `Okay -- I can hear Dumbledore,` said Hermione tensely.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"`Come on, Harry!`  They crept along the corridor. The door opened.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Dumbledore's back appeared.  `I am going to lock you in,` they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"heard him saying. `it is five minutes to midnight. Miss Granger, three","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"turns should do It. Good luck.`  Dumbledore backed out of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"room, closed the door, and took out his wand to magically lock","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"it. Panicking, Harry and Hermione ran forward. Dumbledore looked up, and a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"wide smile appeared under the long silver mustache. `Well?` he said quietly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" `We did it!` said Harry breathlessly. `Sirius has gone, on Buckbeak....`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" Dumbledore beamed at them.  `Well done. I think --` He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"listened intently for any sound within the hospital wing. `Yes, I think","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"you've gone too -- get inside -- I'll lock you in --`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" Harry and Hermione slipped back inside the dormitory. It was empty","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"except for Ron, who was still lying motionless in the end bed.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"As the lock clicked behind them, Harry and Hermione crept back to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"their own beds, Hermione tucking the Time-Turner back under her robes. A","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"moment later, Madam Pomfrey came striding back out of her office. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"`Did I hear the headmaster leaving? Am I allowed to look after","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"my patients now?`  She was in a very bad mood. Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"and Hermione thought it best to accept their chocolate quietly. Madam Pomfrey","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"stood over them, making sure they ate it. But Harry could hardly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"swallow. He and Hermione were waiting, listening, their nerves jangling.... And then,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"as they both took a fourth piece of chocolate from Madam Pomfrey,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"they heard a distant roar of fury echoing from somewhere above them....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" `What was that?` said Madam Pomfrey in alarm.  Now they","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"could hear angry voices, growing louder and louder. Madam Pomfrey was staring","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"at the door.  `Really -- they'll wake everybody up! What do","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"they think they're doing?`  Harry was trying to hear what the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"voices were saying. They were drawing nearer --  `He must have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Disapparated, Severus. We should have left somebody in the room with him.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"When this gets out --`  `HE DIDN'T DISAPPARATE!` Snape roared, now","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"very close at hand. `YOU CAN'T APPARATE OR DISAPPARATE INSIDE THIS CASTLE!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"THIS -- HAS -- SOMETHING -- TO -- DO -- WITH --","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"POTTER!`  `Severus -- be reasonable -- Harry has been locked up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"--`  BAM.  The door of the hospital wing burst open.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" Fudge, Snape, and Dumbledore came striding into the ward. Dumbledore alone looked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"calm. Indeed, he looked as though he was quite enjoying himself. Fudge","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"appeared angry. But Snape was beside himself.  `OUT WITH IT, POTTER!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"he bellowed. `WHAT DID YOU DO?`  `Professor Snape!` shrieked Madam Pomfrey.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"`Control yourself!`  `See here, Snape, be reasonable,` said Fudge. `This door's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"been locked, we just saw --`  `THEY HELPED HIM ESCAPE, I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"KNOW IT!` Snape howled, pointing at Harry and Hermione. His face was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"twisted; spit was flying from his mouth.  `Calm down, man!` Fudge","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"barked. `You're talking nonsense!`  `YOU DON'T KNOW POTTER!` shrieked Snape. `HE","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"DID IT, I KNOW HE DID IT --`  `That will do,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Severus,` said Dumbledore quietly. `Think about what you are saying. This door","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"has been locked since I left the ward ten minutes ago. Madam","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Pomfrey, have these students left their beds?`  `Of course not!` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Madam Pomfrey, bristling. `I would have heard them!`  `Well, there you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"have it, Severus,` said Dumbledore calmly. `Unless you are suggesting that Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"and Hermione are able to be in two places at once, I'm","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"afraid I don't see any point in troubling them further.`  Snape","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"stood there, seething, staring from Fudge, who looked thoroughly shocked at his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"behavior, to Dumbledore, whose eyes were twinkling behind his glasses. Snape whirled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"about, robes swishing behind him, and stormed out of the ward. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"`Fellow seems quite unbalanced,` said Fudge, staring after him. `I'd watch out","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"for him if I were you, Dumbledore.`  `Oh, he's not unbalanced,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"said Dumbledore quietly. `He's just suffered a severe disappointment.`  `He's not","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the only one!` puffed Fudge. `The Daily Prophet's going to have a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"field day! We had Black cornered and he slipped through our fingers","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"yet again! All it needs now is for the story of that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"hippogriff's escape to get out, and I'll be a laughingstock! Well... I'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"better go and notify the Ministry.....  `And the dementors?` said Dumbledore.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"`They'll be removed from the school, I trust?`  `Oh yes, they'll","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"have to go,` said Fudge, running his fingers  distractedly through his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"hair. `Never dreamed they'd attempt to administer the Kiss on an innocent","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"boy... Completely out of control... no, I'll have them packed off back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"to Azkaban tonight.... Perhaps we should think about dragons at the school","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"entrance....`  `Hagrid would like that,` said Dumbledore, smiling at Harry and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Hermione. As he and Fudge left the dormitory, Madam Pomfrey hurried to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the door and locked it again. Muttering angrily to herself, she headed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"back to her office.  There was a low moan from the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"other end of the ward. Ron had woken up. They could see","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"him sitting up, rubbing his head, looking around.  `What -- what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"happened?` he groaned. `Harry? Why are we in here? Where's Sirius? Where's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Lupin? What's going on?`  Harry and Hermione looked at each other.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" `You explain,` said Harry, helping himself to some more chocolate. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"When Harry, Ron, and Hermione left the hospital wing at noon the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"next day, it was to find an almost deserted castle. The sweltering,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"heat and the end of the exams meant that everyone was taking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"full advantage of another Hogsmeade visit. Neither Ron nor Hermione felt like","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"going, however, so they and Harry wandered onto the grounds, still talking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"about the extraordinary events of the previous night and wondering where Sirius","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"and Buckbeak were now. Sitting near the lake, watching the giant squid","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"waving its tentacles lazily above the water, Harry lost the thread of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the conversation as he looked across to the opposite bank. The stag","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"had galloped toward him from there just last night....  A shadow","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"fell across them and they looked 'tip to see a very bleary-eyed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Hagrid, mopping his sweaty face with one of his tablecloth-sized handkerchiefs and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"beaming down at them.  `Know I shouldn' feel happy, after wha'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"happened las' night,` he said. `I mean, Black escapin' again, an, everythin'","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"-- but guess what?`  `What?` they said, pretending to look curious.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" `Beaky! He escaped! He's free! Bin celebratin' all night!`  `That's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"wonderful!` said Hermione, giving Ron a reproving look because he looked as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"though he was close to laughing.  `Yeah... can't've tied him up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"properly,` said Hagrid, gazing happily out over the grounds. `I was worried","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"this mornin', mind... thought he mighta met Professor Lupin on the grounds,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"but Lupin says he never ate anythin' las' night....`  `What?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Harry quickly.  `Blimey, haven' yeh heard?` said Hagrid, his smile fading","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"a little. He lowered his voice, even though there was nobody in","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"sight. `Er -- Snape told all the Slytherins this mornin'.... Thought everyone'd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"know by now... Professor Lupin's a werewolf, see. An' he was loose","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"on the grounds las' night.... He's packin' now, o' course.  `He's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"packing?` said Harry, alarmed. `Why?`  `Leavin', isn' he?` said Hagrid, looking","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"surprised that Harry had to ask. `Resigned firs' thing this mornin'. Says he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"can't risk it happenin again.  Harry scrambled to his feet. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"`I'm going to see him,` he said to Ron and Hermione. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"`But if he's resigned --`  `-- doesn't sound like there's anything","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"we can do --`  `I don't care. I still want to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"see him. I'll meet you back here.`  Lupin's office door was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"open. He had already packed most of his things. The grindylow's empty","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"tank stood next to his battered old suitcase, which was open and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"nearly full. Lupin was bending over something on his desk and looked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"up only when Harry knocked on the door.  `I saw you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"coming,` said Lupin, smiling. He pointed to the parchment he had been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"poring over. It was the Marauder's Map.  `I just saw Hagrid,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"said Harry. `And he said you'd resigned. It's not true, is it?`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" `I'm afraid it is,` said Lupin. He started opening his desk","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"drawers and taking out the contents.  `Why?` said Harry. `The Ministry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"of Magic don't think you were helping Sirius, do they?`  Lupin","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"crossed to the door and closed it behind Harry.  `No. Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Dumbledore managed to convince Fudge that I was trying to save your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"lives.` He sighed. `That was the final straw for Severus. I think","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the loss of the Order of Merlin hit him hard. So he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"-- er -- accidentally let slip that I am a werewolf this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"morning at breakfast.`  `You're not leaving just because of that!` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Harry.  Lupin smiled wryly.  `This time tomorrow, the owls will","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"start arriving from parents.... They will not want a werewolf teaching their","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"children, Harry. And after last night, I see their point. I could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"have bitten any of you.... That must never happen again.`  `You're","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the best Defense Against the Dark Arts- teacher we've ever had!` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Harry. `Don't go!`  Lupin shook his head and didn't speak. He","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"carried on emptying his drawers. Then, while Harry was trying to think","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"of a good argument to make him stay, Lupin said, `From what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the headmaster told me this morning, you saved a lot of lives","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"last night, Harry. if I'm proud of anything I've done this year,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"it's how much you've learned.... Tell me about your Patronus.`  `How","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"d'you know about that?` said Harry, distracted.  `What else could have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"driven the dementors back?`  Harry told Lupin what had happened. When","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"he'd finished, Lupin was smiling again.  `Yes, your father was always","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"a stag when he transformed,` he said. `You guessed right... that's why","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"we called him Prongs.`  Lupin threw his last few books into","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"his case, closed the desk drawers, and turned to look at Harry.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" `Here -- I brought this from the Shrieking Shack last night,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"he said, handing Harry back the Invisibility Cloak. `And...` He hesitated, then","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"held out the Marauder's Map too. `I am no longer your teacher,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"so I don't feel guilty about giving you back this as well.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"It's no use to me, and I daresay you, Ron, and Hermione","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"will find uses for it.`  Harry took the map and grinned.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" `You told me Moony, Wormtail, Padfoot, and Prongs would've wanted to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"lure me out of school... you said they'd have thought it was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"funny.`  `And so we would have,` said Lupin, now reaching down","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"to close his case. `I have no hesitation in saying that James","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"would have been highly disappointed if his son had never found any","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"of the secret passages out of the castle.`  There was a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"knock on the door. Harry hastily stuffed the Marauder's Map and the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Invisibility Cloak into his pocket.  It was Professor Dumbledore. He didn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"look surprised to see Harry there.  `Your carriage is at the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"gates, Remus,` he said.  `Thank You, Headmaster.`  Lupin picked up","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"his old suitcase and the empty grindylow tank.  `Well -- good-bye,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Harry,` he said, smiling. `It has been a real pleasure teaching you.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"I feel sure we'll meet again sometime. Headmaster, there is no need","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"to see me to the gates, I can manage....`  Harry had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the impression that Lupin wanted to leave as quickly as possible. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"`Good-bye, then, Remus,` said Dumbledore soberly. Lupin shifted the grindylow tank slightly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"so that he and Dumbledore could shake hands. Then, with a final","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"nod to Harry and a swift smile, Lupin left the office. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Harry sat down in his vacated chair, staring glumly at the floor.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"He heard the door close and looked up. Dumbledore was still there.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" `Why so miserable, Harry?` he said quietly. `You should be very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"proud of yourself after last night.`  `It didn't make any difference,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"said Harry bitterly. `Pettigrew got away.`  `Didn't make any difference?` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Dumbledore quietly, `It made all the difference in the world, Harry. You","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"helped uncover the truth. You saved an innocent man from a terrible fate.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" Terrible. Something stirred in Harry's memory. Greater and more terrible than","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"ever before... Professor Trelawney's prediction!  `Professor Dumbledore -- yesterday, when I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"was having my Divination exam, Professor Trelawney went very -- very strange.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" `Indeed?` said Dumbledore. `Er -- stranger than usual, you mean?` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"`Yes... her voice went all deep and her eyes rolled and she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"said ... she said Voldemort's servant was going to set out to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"return to him before midnight.... She said the servant would help him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"come back to power.` Harry stared up at Dumbledore. `And then she","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"sort of became normal again, and she couldn't remember anything she'd said.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Was it -- was she making a real prediction?`  Dumbledore looked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"mildly impressed.  `Do you know, Harry, I think she might have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"been.` he said thoughtfully. `Who'd have thought it? That brings her total","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"of real predictions up to two. I should offer her a pay","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"raise....`  `But --` Harry looked at him, aghast. How could Dumbledore","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"take this so calmly?  `But -- I stopped Sirius and Professor","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Lupin from killing Pettigrew! That makes it my fault if Voldemort comes","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"back!`  `It does not,` said Dumbledore quietly. `Hasn't your experience with","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the Time-Turner taught you anything, Harry? The consequences of our actions are","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"always so complicated, so diverse, that predicting the future is a very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"difficult business indeed.... Professor Trelawney, bless her, is living proof of that....","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"You did a very noble thing, in saving Pettigrew's life.`  `But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"if he helps Voldemort back to power  `Pettigrew owes his life","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"to you. You have sent Voldemort a deputy who is in your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"debt.... When one wizard saves another wizard's life, it creates a certain","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"bond between them... and I'm much mistaken if Voldemort wants his servant","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"in the debt of Harry Potter.`  `I don't want a connection","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"with Pettigrew!` said Harry. `He betrayed my parents!`  `This is magic","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"at its deepest, its most impenetrable, Harry. But trust me... the time","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"may come when you will be very glad you saved Pettigrew's life.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" Harry couldn't imagine when that would be. Dumbledore looked as though","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"he knew what Harry was thinking.  `I knew your father very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"well, both at Hogwarts and later, Harry,` he said gently. `He would","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"have saved Pettigrew too, I am sure of it.`  Harry looked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"up at him. Dumbledore wouldn't laugh -- he could tell Dumbledore... ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"`I thought it was my dad who'd conjured my Patronus. I mean,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"when I saw myself across the lake ... I thought I was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"seeing him.` `An easy mistake to make,` said Dumbledore softly. `I expect","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"you'll tire of hearing it, but you do look extraordinarily like James.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Except for the eyes... you have your mother's eyes.  Harry shook","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"his head.  `It was stupid, thinking it was him,` he muttered.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"`I mean, I knew he was dead.`  `You think the dead","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"we loved ever truly leave us? You think that we don't recall","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"them more clearly than ever in times of great trouble? Your father","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"is alive in you, Harry, and shows himself most plainly when you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"have need of him. How else could you produce that particular Patronus?","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Prongs rode again last night.`  It took a moment for Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"to realize what Dumblefore had said.  Last night Sirius told me","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"all about how they became Animagi,` said Dumbledore, smiling. `An extraordinary achievement","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"-- not least, keeping it quiet from me. And then I remembered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the most unusual form your Patronus took, when it charged Mr. Malfoy","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"down at your Quidditch match against Ravenclaw. You know, Harry, in a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"way, you did see your father last night.... You found him inside","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"yourself.`  And Dumbledore left the office, leaving Harry to his very","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"confused thoughts.  Nobody at Hogwarts now knew the truth of what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"had happened the night that Sirius, Buckbeak, and Pettigrew had vanished except","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Professor Dumbledore. As the end of term approached,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Harry heard many different theories about what had really happened, but none","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"of them came close to the truth.  Malfoy was furious about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Buckbeak. He was convinced that Hagrid had found a way of smuggling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the hippogriff to safety, and seemed outraged that he and his father","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"had been outwitted by a gamekeeper. Percy Weasley, meanwhile, had much to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"say on the subject of Sirius's escape.  `If I manage to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"get into the Ministry, I'll have a lot of proposals to make","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"about Magical Law Enforcement!` he told the only person who would listen","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"-- his girlfriend, Penelope.  Though the weather was perfect, though the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"atmosphere was so  cheerful, though he knew they had achieved the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"near impossible in helping Sirius to freedom, Harry had never approached the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"end of a school year in worse spirits.  He certainly wasn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the only one who was sorry to see Professor Lupin go. The whole","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"of Harry's Defense Against the Dark Arts class was miserable about his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"resignation.  `Wonder what they'll give us next year?` said Seamus Finnigan","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"gloomily.  `Maybe a vampire,` suggested Dean Thomas hopefully.  It wasn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"only Professor Lupin's departure that was weighing on Harry's mind. He couldn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"help thinking a lot about Professor Trelawney's prediction. He kept wondering where","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Pettigrew was now, whether he had sought sanctuary with Voldemort yet. But","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the thing that was lowering Harry's spirits most of all was the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"prospect of returning to the Dursleys. For maybe half an hour, a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"glorious half hour, he had believed he would be living with Sirius","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"from now on... his parents' best friend.... It would have been the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"next best thing to having his own father back. And while no","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"news of Sirius was definitely good news, because it meant he had","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"successfully gone into hiding, Harry couldn't help feeling miserable when he thought","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"of the home he might have had, and the fact that it","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"was now impossible.  The exam results came out on the last","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"day of term. Harry, Ron, and Hermione had passed every subject. Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"was amazed that he had got through Potions. He had a shrewd","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"suspicion that Dumbledore might have stepped in to stop Snape failing him","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"on purpose. Snape's behavior toward Harry over the past week had been","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"quite alarming. Harry wouldn't have thought it possible that Snape's dislike for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"him could increase, but it certainly had. A muscle twitched unpleasantly at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the corner of Snape's thin mouth every time he looked at Harry,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"and he was constantly flexing his fingers, as though itching to place","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"them around Harry's throat.  Percy had got his top-grade N.E.W.T.s; Fred","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"and George had scraped a handful of O.W.L.s each. Gryffindor House, meanwhile,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"largely thanks to their spectacular performance in the Quidditch Cup, had won","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the House championship for the third year running. This meant that the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"end of term feast took place amid decorations of scarlet and gold,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"and that the Gryffindor table was the noisiest of the lot, as","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"everybody celebrated. Even Harry managed to forget about the journey back to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the Dursleys the next day as he ate, drank, talked, and laughed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"with the rest.  As the Hogwarts Express pulled out of the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"station the next mornIng, Hermione gave Harry and Ron some surprising news.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" `I went to see Professor McGonagall this morning, just before breakfast.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"I've decided to drop Muggle Studies.`  `But you passed your exam","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"with three hundred and twenty percent!` said Ron.  `I know,` sighed","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Hermione, `but I can't stand another year like this one. That Time-Turner,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"it was driving me mad. I've handed it in. Without Muggle Studies","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"and Divination, I'll be able to have a normal schedule again.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"I still can't believe you didn't tell us about it,` said Ron","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"grumpily. `We're supposed to be your friends.`  `I promised I wouldn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"tell anyone,` said Hermione severely. She looked around at Harry, who was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"watching Hogwarts disappear from view behind a mountain. Two whole months before","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"he'd see it again....  `Oh, cheer up, Harry!` said Hermione sadly.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" `I'm okay,` said Harry quickly. `Just thinking about the holidays.` ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"`Yeah, I've been thinking about them too,` said Ron. `Harry, you've got","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"to come and stay with us. I'll fix it up with Mum","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"and Dad, then I'll call you. I know how to use a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"fellytone now --`  `A telephone, Ron,` said Hermione. `Honestly, you should","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"take Muggle Studies next year....`  Ron *ignored her.  `It's the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Quidditch World Cup this summer! How about it, Harry? Come and stay,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"and we'll go and see it! Dad can usually get tickets from","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"work.`  This proposal had the effect of cheering Harry up a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"great deal.  `Yeah... I bet the Dursleys'd be pleased to let","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"me come... especially after what I did to Aunt Marge....`  Feeling","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"considerably more cheerful, Harry joined Ron and Hermione in several games of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Exploding Snap, and when the witch with the tea cart arrived, he","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"bought himself a very large lunch, though nothing with chocolate in it.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" But it was late in the afternoon before the thing that","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"made him truly happy turned up....  `Harry,` said Hermione suddenly, peering","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"over his shoulder. `What's that thing outside your window?`  Harry turned","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"to look outside. Something very small and gray was bobbing in and","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"out of sight beyond the glass. He stood up for a better","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"look and saw that it was a tiny owl, carrying a letter","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"that was much too big for it. The owl was so small,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"in fact, that it kept tumbling over in the air, buffeted this","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"way and that in the train's slipstream. Harry quickly pulled down the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"window, stretched out his arm, and caught it. It felt like a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"very fluffy Snitch. He brought it carefully inside. The owl dropped its letter","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"onto Harry's seat and began zooming around their compartment, apparently very pleased","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"with itself for accomplishing its task. Hedwig clicked her beak with a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"sort of dignified disapproval. Crookshanks sat up in his seat, following the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"owl with his great yellow eyes. Ron, noticing this, snatched the owl","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"safely out of harm's way.  Harry picked up the letter. It","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"was addressed to him. He ripped open the letter, and shouted, `It's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"from Sirius!`  `What?` said Ron and Hermione excitedly. `Read it aloud!`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" Dear Harry,  I hope this finds you before you reach","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"your aunt and uncle. I don't know whether they're used to owl","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"post.  Buckbeak and I are in hiding. I won't tell you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"where, in case this owl falls into the wrong hands. I have","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"some doubt about his reliability, but he is the best I could","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"find, and he did seem eager for the job.  I believe","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the dementors are still searching for me, but they haven't a hope","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"of finding me here. I am planning to allow some Muggles to","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"glimpse me soon, a long way from Hogwarts, so that the security","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"on the castle will be lifted.  There is something I never","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"got around to telling you during our brief meeting. It was I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"who sent you the Firebolt --  `Ha!` said Hermione triumphantly. `See!","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"I told you it was from him!`  `Yes, but he hadn't","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"jinxed it, had he?` said Ron. `Ouch!` The tiny owl, now hooting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"happily in his hand, had nibbled one of his fingers in what","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"it seemed to think was an affectionate way.  Crookshanks took the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"order to the Owl Office for me. I used your name but","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"told them to take the gold from my own Gringotts vault. Please","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"consider it as thirteen birthdays' worth of presents from your godfather. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"I would also like to apologize for the fright I think I","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"gave you that night last year when you left your uncle's house.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"I had only hoped to get a glimpse of you before starting","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"my journey north, but I think the sight of me alarmed you.","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" I am enclosing something else for you, which I think will","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"make your next year at Hogwarts more enjoyable.  If ever you","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"need me, send word. Your owl will find me.  I'll write","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"again soon.  Sirius  Harry looked eagerly inside the envelope. There","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"was another piece of parchment in there. He read it through quickly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"and felt suddenly as warm and contented as though he'd swallowed a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"bottle of hot butterbeer in one gulp.  I, Sirius Black, Harry","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Potter's godfather, hereby give him permission to visit Hogsmeade on weekends. ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"`That'll be good enough for Dumbledore!` said Harry happily. He looked back","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"at Sirius's letter. `Hang on, there's a RS....`  I thought your","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"ftiend Ron might like to keep this owl, as it's my fault","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"he no longer has a rat.  Ron's eyes widened. The minute","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"owl was still hooting excitedly. `Keep him?` he said uncertainly. He looked","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"closely at the owl for a moment; then, to Harry's and Hermione's","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"great surprise, he held him out for Crookshanks to sniff.  `What","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"do you reckon?` Ron asked the cat. `Definitely an owl?`  Crookshanks","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"purred.  `That's good enough for me,` said Ron happily. `He's mine.`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
" Harry read and reread the letter from Sirius all the way","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"back into King's Cross station. It was still clutched tightly in his","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"hand as he, Ron, and Hermione stepped back through the barrier of","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"platform nine an(' three-quarters. Harry spotted Uncle Vernon at once. He was","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"standing a good distance from Mr. and Mrs. Weasley, eyeing them suspiciously,","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"and when Mrs. Weasley hugged Harry in greeting, his worst suspicions about","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"them seemed confirmed.  `I'll call about the World Cup!` Ron yelled","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"after Harry as Harry bid him and Hermione good-bye, then wheeled the","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"trolley bearing his trunk and Hedwig's cage toward Uncle Vernon, who greeted","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"him in his usual fashion.  `What's that?` he snarled, staring at","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the envelope Harry was still clutching in his hand. `If it's another","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"form for me to sign, you've got another ---`  `It's not,`","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"said Harry cheerfully. `It's a letter from my godfather.`  `Godfather?` sputtered","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Uncle Vernon. `You haven't got a godfather!`  `Yes, I have,` said","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"Harry brightly. `He was my mum and dad's best friend. He's a","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"convicted murderer, but he's broken out of wizard prison and he's on","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"the run. He likes to keep in touch with me, though... keep","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"up with my news... check if I'm happy...`  And, grinning broadly","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"at the look of horror on Uncle Vernon's face, Harry set off","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"toward the station exit, Hedwig rattling along in front of him, for","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"what looked like a much better summer than the last.  THE END ","Book 3: Prisoner of Azkaban","chap-22"
"  The villagers of Little Hangleron still called it `the Riddle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"House,` even though it had been many years since the Riddle family","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"had lived there. It stood on a hill overlooking the village, some","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"of its windows boarded, tiles missing from its roof, and ivy spreading","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"unchecked over its face. Once a fine-looking manor, and easily the largest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"and grandest building for miles around, the Riddle House was now damp,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"derelict, and unoccupied.  The Little Hagletons all agreed that the old","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"house was `creepy.` Half a century ago, something strange and horrible had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"happened there, something that the older inhabitants of the village still liked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"to discuss when topics for gossip were scarce.  The story had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"been picked over so many times, and had been embroidered in so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"many places, that nobody was quite sure what the truth was anymore.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Every version of the tale, however, started in the same place: Fifty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"years before, at daybreak on a fine summer's morning when the Riddle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"House had still been well kept and impressive, a maid had entered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the drawing room to find all three Riddles dead.  The maid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"had run screaming down the hill into the village and roused as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"many people as she could.  `Lying there with their eyes wide","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"open! Cold as ice! Still in their dinner things!`  The police","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"were summoned, and the whole of Little Hangleton had seethed with shocked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"curiosity and ill-disguised excitement. Nobody wasted their breath pretending to feel very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"sad about the Riddles, for they had been most unpopular. Elderly Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"and Mrs.  Riddle had been rich, snobbish, and rude, and their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"grown-up son, Tom, had been, if anything, worse. All the villagers cared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"about was the identity of their murderer -- for plainly, three apparently","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"healthy people did not all drop dead of natural causes on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"same night.  The Hanged Man, the village pub, did a roaring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"trade that night; the whole village seemed to have turned out to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"discuss the murders. They were rewarded for leaving their firesides when the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Riddles' cook arrived dramatically in their midst and announced to the suddenly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"silent pub that a man called Frank Bryce had just been arrested.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
" `Frank!` cried several people. `Never!`  Frank Bryce was the Riddles'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"gardener. He lived alone in a run-down cottage on the grounds of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the Riddle House. Frank had come back from the war with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"very stiff leg and a great dislike of crowds and loud noises,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"and had been working for the Riddles ever since.  There was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"a rush to buy the cook drinks and hear more details. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"`Always thought he was odd,` she told the eagerly listening villagers, after","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"her fourth sherry. `Unfriendly, like. I'm sure if I've offered him a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"cuppa once, I've offered it a hundred times. Never wanted to mix,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"he didn't.`  `Ah, now,` said a woman at the bar, `he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"had a hard war, Frank. He likes the quiet life. That's no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"reason to --`  `Who else had a key to the back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"door, then?` barked the cook. `There's been a spare key hanging in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the gardener's cottage far back as I can remember! Nobody forced the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"door last night! No broken windows! All Frank had to do was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"creep up to the big house while we was all sleeping...` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"The villagers exchanged dark looks.  `I always thought that he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"a nasty look about him, right enough,` grunted a man at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"bar.  `War turned him funny, if you ask me,` said the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"landlord.  `Told you I wouldn't like to get on the wrong","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"side of Frank, didn't I, Dot?` said an excited woman in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"corner.  `Horrible temper,` said Dot, nodding fervently. `I remember, when he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"was a kid...`  By the following morning, hardly anyone in Little","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Hangleton doubted that Frank Bryce had killed the Riddles.  But over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"in the neighboring town of Great Hangleton, in the dark and dingy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"police station, Frank was stubbornly repeating, again and again, that he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"innocent, and that the only person he had seen near the house","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"on the day of the Riddles' deaths had been a teenage boy,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"a stranger, dark-haired and pale. Nobody else in the village had seen any","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"such boy, and the police were quite sure Frank had invented him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
" Then, just when things were looking very serious for Frank, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"report on the Riddles' bodies came back and changed everything.  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"police had never read an odder report. A team of doctors had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"examined the bodies and had concluded that none of the Riddles had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"been poisoned, stabbed, shot, strangles, suffocated, or (as far as they could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"tell) harmed at all. In fact (the report continued, in a tone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"of unmistakable bewilderment), the Riddles all appeared to be in perfet health","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"-- apart from the fact that they were all dead. The doctors","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"did note (as though determined to find something wrong with the bodies)","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"that each of the Riddles had a look of terror upon his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"or her face -- but as the frustrated police said, whoever heard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"of three people being frightened to death?  As there was no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"proof that the Riddles had been murdered at all, the police were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"forced to let Frank go. The Riddles were buried in the Little","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Hangleton churchyard, and their graves remained objects of curiosity for a while.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"To everyone's surprise, and amid a cloud of suspicion, Frank Bryce returned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"to his cottage on the grounds of the Riddle House.  `'S","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"far as I'm concerned, he killed them, and I don't care what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the police say,`  said Dot in the Hanged Man. `And if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"he had any decency, he'd leave here, knowing as how we knows","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"he did it.`  But Frank did not leave. He stayed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"tend the garden for the next family who lived in the Riddle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"House, and then the next -- for neither family stayed long. Perhaps","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"it was partly because of Frank that the new owners said there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"was a nasty feeling about the place, which, in the absence of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"inhabitants, started to fall into disrepair.  The wealthy man who owned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the Riddle House these days neither lived there nor put it to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"any use; they said in the village that he kept it for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"`tax reasons,` though nobody was very clear what these might be. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"wealthy owner continued to pay Frank to do the gardening, however. Frank","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"was nearing his seventy-seventh birthday now, very deaf, his bad leg stiffer","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"than ever, but could be seen pottering around the flower beds in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"fine weather, even though the weeds were starting to creep up on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"him, try as he might to suppress them.  Weeds were not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the only things Frank had to contend with either. Boys from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"village made a habit of throwing stones through the windows of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Riddle House. They rode their bicycles over the lawns Frank worked so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"hard to keep smooth. Once or twice, they broke into the old","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"house for a dare. They knew that old Frank's devotion to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"house and the grounds amounted almost to an obsession, and it amused","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"them to see him limping across the garden, brandishing his stick and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"yelling croakily at them. Frank, for his part, believed the boys tormented","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"him because they, like their parents and grandparents, though him a murderer.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"So when Frank awoke one night in August and saw something very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"odd up at the old house, he merely assumed that the boys","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"had gone one step further in their attempts to punish him. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"It was Frank's bad leg that woke him; it was paining him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"worse than ever in his old age. He got up and limped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"downstairs into the kitchen with the idea of refilling his hot-water bottle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"to ease the stiffness in his knee. Standing at the sink, filling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the kettle, he looked up at the Riddle House and saw lights","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"glimmering in its upper windows.  Frank knew at once what was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"going on. The boys had broken into the house again, and judging","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"by the flickering quality of the light, they had started a fire.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
" Frank had no telephone, in any case, he had deeply mistrusted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the police ever since they had taken him in for questioning about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the Riddles' deaths. He put down the kettle at once, hurried back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"upstairs as fast as his bad leg would allow, and was soon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"back in his kitchen, fully dressed and removing a rusty old key from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"its hook by the door. He picked up his walking stick, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"was propped against the wall, and set off into the night. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"The front door of the Riddle House bore no sign of being","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"forced, nor did any of the windows. Frank limped around to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"back of the house until he reached a door almost completely hidden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"by ivy, took out the old key, put it into the lock,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"and opened the door noiselessly.  He let himself into the cavernous","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"kitchen. Frank had not entered it for many years; nevertheless, although it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"was very dark, he remembered where the door into the hall was,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"and he groped his way towards it, his nostrils full of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"smell of decay, ears pricked for any sound of footsteps or voices","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"from overhead. He reached the hall, which was a little lighter owing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"to the large mullioned windows on either side of the front door,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"and started to climb the stairs, blessing the dust that lay thick","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"upon the stone, because it muffled the sound of his feet and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"stick.  On the landing, Frank turned right, and saw at once","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"where the intruders were: At the every end of the passage a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"door stood ajar, and a flickering light shone through the gap, casting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"a long sliver of gold across the black floor. Frank edged closer","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"and closer, he was able to see a narrow slice of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"room beyond.  The fire, he now saw, had been lit in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the grate. This surprised him. Then he stopped moving and listened intently,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"for a man's voice spoke within the room; it sounded timid and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"fearful.  `There is a little more in the bottle, My Lord,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"if you are still hungry.`  `Later,` said a second voice. This","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"too belonged to a man -- but it was strangely high-pitched, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"cold as a sudden blast of icy wind. Something about that voice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"made the sparse hairs on the back of Frank's neck stand up.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"`Move me closer to the fire, Wormtail.`  Frank turned his right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"ear toward the door, the better to hear. There came the clink","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"of a bottle being put down upon some hard surface, and then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the dull scraping noise of a heavy chair being dragged across the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"floor. Frank caught a glimpse of a small man, his back to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the door, pushing the chair into place. He was wearing a long","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"black cloak, and there was a bald patch at the back of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"his head. Then he went out of sight again.  `Where is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Nagini?` said the cold voice.  `I -- I don't know, My","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Lord,` said the first voice nervously. `She set out to explore the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"house, I think...`  `You will milk her before we retire, Wormtail,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"said the second voice. `I will need feeding in the night. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"journey has tired me greatly.`  Brow furrowed, Frank inclined his good","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"ear still closer to the door, listening very hard. There was a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"pause, and then the man called Wormtail spoke again.  `My Lord,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"may I ask how long we are going to stay here?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"`A week,` said the cold voice. `Perhapse longer. The place is moderately","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"comfortable, and the plan cannot proceed yet. It would be foolish to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"act before the Quidditch World Cup is over.`  Frank inserted a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"gnarled finger into his ear and rotated it. Owing, no doubt, to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"a buildup of earwax, he had heard the word `Quidditch,` which was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"not a word at all.  `The -- the Quidditch World Cup,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"My Lord?` said Wormtail. (Frank dug his finger still more vigorously into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"his ear.) `Forgive me, but -- I do not understand -- why","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"should we wait until the World Cup is over?`  `Because, fool,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"at this very moment wizards are pouring into the country from all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"over the world, and every meddler from the Ministry of Magic will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"be on duty, on the watch for signs of ususual activity, checking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"and double-checking identities. They will be obsessed with security, lest the Muggles","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"notice anything. So we wait.`  Frank stopped trying to clear out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"his ear. He had distinctly heard the words `Ministry of Magic,` `wizards,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"and `Muggles.` Plainly, each of these expressions meant something secret, and Frank could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"think of only two sorts of people who would speak in code:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"spies and criminals. Frank tightened his hold on his walking stick once","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"more, and listened more closely still.  `Your Lordship is still determined,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"then?` Wormtail said quietly.  `Certainly I am determined, Wormtail.` There was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"a note of menace in the cold voice now.  A slight","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"pause followed -- and the Wormtail spoke, the words tumbling from him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"in a rush, as though he was forcing himself to say this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"before he lost his nerve.  `It could be done without Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Potter, My Lord.`  Another pause, more protracted, and then -- `Without","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Harry Potter?` breathed the second voice softly. `I see...`  `My Lord,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"I do not say this out of concern for the boy!` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Wormtail, his voice rising squeakily. `The boy is nothing to me, nothing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"at all! It is merely that if we were to use another","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"witch or wizard -- any wizard -- the thing could be done","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"so much more quickly! If you allowed me to leave you for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"a short while -- you know that I can disguise myself most","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"effectively -- I could be back here in as little as two","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"days with a suitable person --`  `I could use another wizard,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"said the cold voice softly, `that is true...`  `My Lord, it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"makes sense,` said Wormtail, sounding thoroughly relieved now.  `Laying hands on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Harry Potter would be so difficult, he is so well protected --`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
" `And so you volunteer to go and fetch me a substitute?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"I wonder...perhaps the task of nursing me has become wearisome for you,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Wormtail? Could this suggestion of abandoning the plan be nothing more than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"an attempt to desert me?`  `My Lord! I -- I have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"no wish to leave you, none at all --`  `Do not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"lie to me!` hissed the second voice. `I can always tell, Wormtail!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"You are regretting that you ever returned to me. I revolt you.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"I see you flinch when you look at me, feel you shudder","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"when you touch me...`  `No! My devotion to Your Lordship --`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
" `Your devotion is nothing more than cowardice. You would not be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"here if you had anywhere else to go. How am I to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"survive without you, when I need feeding every few hours? Who is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"to milk Nagini?`  `But you seem so much stronger, My Lord","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"--`  `Liar,` breathed the second voice. `I am no stronger, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"a few days alone would be enough to rob me of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"little health I have regained under your clumsy care.  Silence!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Wormtail, who had been sputtering incoherently, fell silent at once. For a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"few seconds, Frank could hear nothing but the fire crackling. The the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"second man spoke once more, in a whisper that was almost a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"hiss.  `I have my reasons for using the boy, as I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"have already explained to you, and I will use no other. I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"have waited thirteen years. A few more months will make no difference.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"As for the protection surrounding the boy, I believe my plan will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"be effective. All that is needed is a little courage from you,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Wormtail -- courage you will find, unless you wish to feel the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"full extent of Lord Voldermort's wrath --`  `My Lord, I must","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"speak!` said Wormtail, panic in his voice now. `All through our journey","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"I have gone over the plan in my head -- My Lord,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Bertha Jorkin's disappearance will not go unnoticed for long, and if we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"proceed, if I murder --`  `If?` whispered the second voice. `If?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"If you follow the plan, Wormtail, the Ministry need never know that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"anyone else has died. You will do it quietly and without fuss;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"I only wish that i could do it myself, but in my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"present condition...Come, Wormtail, one more death and our path to Harry Potter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"is clear. I am not asking you to do it alone. By","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"that time, my faithful serant will have rejoined us --`  `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"am a faithful servant,` said Wormtail, the merest trace of sullenness in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"his voice.  `Wormtail, I need somebody with brains, somebody whose loyalty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"has never wavered, and you, unfortunately, fulfill neither requirement.`  `I found you,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"said Wormtail, and there was definitely a sulky edge to his voice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"now. `I was the one who found you. I brought you Bertha","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Jorkins.`  `That is true,` said the second man, sounding amused. `A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"stroke of brilliance I would not have thought possible from you, Wormtail","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"-- though, if truth be told, you were not aware how useful","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"she would be when you caught her, were you?`  `I --","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"I thought she might be useful, My Lord --`  `Liar,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the second voice again, the cruel amusement more pronounced than ever. `However,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"I do not deny that her information was invaluable. Without it, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"could never have formed our plan, and for that, you will have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"your reward, Wormtail. I will allow you to perform an essential task","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"for me, one that many of my followers would give their right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"hands to perform...`  `R-really, My Lord? What -- ?` Wormtail sounded","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"terrified again.  `Ah, Wormtail, you don't want me to spoil the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"surprise? Your part will come at the very end...but I promise you,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"you will have the honor of being just as useful as Bertha","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Jorkins.`  `You...you...` Wormtail's voice suddenly sounded hoarse, as though his mouth","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"had gone very dry. `You...are going...to kill me too?`  `Wormtail, Wormtail,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"said the cold voice silkily, `why would I kill you? I killed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Bertha because I had to. She was fit for nothing after my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"questioning, quite useless. In any case, awkward questions would have been asked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"if she had gone back to the Ministry with the news that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"she had met you on her holidays. Wizards who are supposed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"be dead would do well not to run into Ministry of Magic","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"witches at wayside inns...`  Wormtail muttered something so quietly that Frank","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"could not hear it, but it made the second man laugh --","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"an entirely mirthless laugh, cold as his speech.  `We could have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"modified her memory? But Memory Charms can be broken by a powerful","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"wizard, as I proved when I questioned her. It would be an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"insult to her memory not to use the information I extracted from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"her, Wormtail.`  Out in the corridor, Frank suddenly became aware that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the hand gripping his walking stick was slippery with sweat. The man","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"with the cold voice had killed a woman.  He was talking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"about it without any kind of remorse -- with amusement. He was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"dangerous -- a madman. And he was planning more murders -- this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"boy, Harry Potter, whoever he was -- was in danger -- Frank","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"knew what he must do. Now, if ever, was the time to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"go to the police. He would creep out of the house and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"head straight for the telephone box in the village...but the cold voice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"was speaking again, and Frank remained where he was, frozen to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"spot, listening with all his might.  `One more murder...my faithful servant","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"at Hogwarts...Harry Potter is as good as mine, Wormtail. It is decided.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"There will be no more argument. But quiet...I think I hear Nagini...`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
" And the second man's voice changed. He started making noises such","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"as Frank had never heard before; he was hissing and spitting without","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"drawing breath. Frank thought he must be having some sort of fit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"or seizure.  And then Frank heard movement behind him in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"dark passageway. He turned to look, and found himself paralyzed with fright.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
" Something was slithering toward him along the dark corridor floor, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"as it drew nearer to the sliver of firelight, he realized with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"a thrill of terror that it was a gigantic snake, at least","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"twelve feet long. Horrified, transfixed, Frank stared as its undulating body cut","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"a wide, curving track through the thick dust on the floor, coming","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"closer and closer -- What was he to do? The only means","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"of escape was into the room where the two men sat plotting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"murder, yet if he stayed where he was the snake would surely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"kill him -- But before he had made his decision, the snake","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"was level with him, and then, incredibly, miraculously, it was passing; it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"was following the spitting, hissing noises made by the cold voice beyond","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the door, and in seconds, the tip of its diamond-patterned tail had vanished","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"through the gap.  There was sweat on Frank's forehead now, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the hand on the walking stick was trembling. Inside the room, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"cold voice was continuing to hiss, and Frank was visited by a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"strange idea, an impossible idea...This man could talk to snakes.  Frank","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"didn't understand what was going on. He wanted more than anything to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"be back in his bed with his hot-water bottle. The problem was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"that his legs didn't seem to want to move. As he stood","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"there shaking and trying to master himself, the cold voice switched abruptly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"to English again.  `Nagini has interesting news, Wormtail,` it said. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"`In-indeed, My Lord?` said Wormtail.  `Indeed, yes,` said the voice, `According","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"to Nagini, there is an old Muggle standing right outside this room,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"listening to every word we say.`  Frank didn't have a chance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"to hide himself. There were footsteps and then the door of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"room was flung wide open.  A short, balding man with graying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"hair, a pointed nose, and small, watery eyes stood before Frank, a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"mixture of fear and alarm in his face.  `Invite him inside,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Wormtail. Where are your manners?`  The cold voice was coming from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the ancient armchair before the fire, but Frank couldn't see the speaker.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the snake, on the other hand, was curled up on the rotting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"hearth rug, like some horrible travesty of a pet dog.  Wormtail","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"beckoned Frank into the room. Though still deeply shaken, Frank took a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
" firmer grip on his walking stick and limped over the threshold.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
" The fire was the only source of light in the room;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"it cast long, spidery shadows upon the walls. Frank stared at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"back of the armchair; the man inside it seemed to be even","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"smaller than his servant, for Frank couldn't even see the back of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"his head.  `You heard everything, Muggle?` said the cold voice. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"`What's that you're calling me?` said Frank defiantly, for now that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"was inside the room, now that the time had come for some","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"sort of action, he felt braver; it had always been so in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"the war.  `I am calling you a Muggle,` said the voice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"coolly. `It means that you are not a wizard.`  `I don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"know what you mean by wizard,` said Frank, his voice growing steadier.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
" `All I know is I've heard enough to interest the police","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"tonight, I have. You've done murder and you're planning more! And I'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"tell youthis too,` he added, on a sudden inspiration, `my wife knows","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"I'm up here, and if I don't come back --`  `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"have no wife,` said te cold voice, very quietly. `Nobody knows you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"are here. You told nobody that you were coming. Do not lie","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"to Lord Voldemort, Muggle, for he knows...he always knows...`  `Is that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"right?` said Frank roughly. `Lord, is it? Well, I don't think much","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"of your manners, My Lord. Turn 'round and face me like a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"man, why don't you?`  `But I am not a man, Muggle,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"said the cold voice, barely audible now over the crackling of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"flames. `I am much, much more than a man. However...why not? I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"will face you...Wormtail, come turn my chair around.`  The servant gave","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"a whimper.  `You heard me, Wormtail.`  Slowly, with his face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"screwed up, as though he would rather have done anything than approach","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"his master and the hearth rug where the snake lay, the small","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"man walked forward and began to turn the chair. The snake lifted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"its ugly triangular head and hissed slightly as the legs of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"chair snagged on its rug.  And then the chair was facing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"Frank, and he saw what was sitting in it. His walking stick","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"fell to the floor with a clatter. He opened his mouth and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"let out a scream. He was screaming so loudly that he never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"heard the words the thing in the chair spoke as it raised","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"a wand. There was a flash of green light, a rushing sound,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"and Frank Bryce crumpled. He was dead before he hit the floor.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
" Two hundred miles away, the boy called Harry Potter woke with a start.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-1"
"  Harry lay flat on his back, breathing hard as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"he had been running. He had awoken from a vivid dream with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"his hands pressed over his face. The old scar on his forehead,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"which was shaped like a bolt of lightning, was burning beneath his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"fingers as though someone had just pressed a white-hot wire to his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"skin.  He sat up, one hand still on his scar, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"other hand reaching out in the darkness for his glasses, which were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"on the bedside table. He put them on and his bedroom came","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"into clearer focus, lit by a faint, misty orange light that was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"filtering through the curtains from the street lamp outside the window. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Harry ran his fingers over the scar again. It was still painful.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"He turned on the lamp beside him, scrambled out of bed, crossed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"the room, opened his wardrobe, and peered into the mirror on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"inside of the door. A skinny boy of fourteen looked back at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"him, his bright green eyes puzzled under his untidy black hair. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"examined the lightning-bolt scar of his reflection more closely. It looked normal,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"but it was still stinging.  harry tried to recall what he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"had been dreaming about before he had awoken. It had seemed so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"real...There had been two people he knew and one he didn't ...He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"concentrated hard, frowning, trying to remember...  The dim picture of a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"darkened room came to him...There had been a snake on a hearth","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"rug...a small man called Peter, nicknamed Wormtail...and a cold, high voice...the voice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"of Lord Voldemort. Harry felt as though an ice cube had slipped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"down into his stomach at the very thought...  He closed his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"eyes tightly and tried to remember what Voldemort had looked like, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"it was impossible...All Harry knew was that at the moment when Voldemort's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"chair had swung around, and he, Harry, had seen what was sitting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"in it, he had felt a spasm of  horror, which had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"awoken him...or had that been the pain in his scar?  And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"who had the old man been? For there had definitely been an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"old man; Harry had watched him fall to the ground. It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"all becoming confused. Harry put his face into his hands, blocking out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"his bedroom, trying to hold on to the picture of that dimly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"lit room, but it was like trying to keep water in his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"cupped hands; the details were now trickling away as fast as he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"tried to hold on to them...Voldemort and Wormtail had been talking about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"someone they had killed, though Harry could not remember the name...and they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"had been plotting to kill someone else...him!  Harry took his face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"out of his hands, opened his eyes, and stared around his bedroom","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"as though expecting to see something unusual there. As it happened, there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"was an extraordinary number of unusual things in this room. A large wooden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"trunk stood open at the foot of his bed, revealing a cauldron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"broomstick, black robes, and assorted spellbooks. Rolls of parchment littered that part","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"of his desk that was not taken up by the large, empty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"cage in which his snowy owl, Hedwig, usually perched. On the floor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"beside his bed a book lay open; Harry had been reading it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"before he fell asleep last night. The pictures in this book were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"all moving. Men in bright orange robes were zooming in and out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"of sight on broomsticks, throwing a red ball to one another. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Harry walked over to the book, picked it up, and watched on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"of the wizards score a spectacular goal by putting the ball through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"a fifty-foot-high hoop. Then he snapped the book shut. Even Quidditch --","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"in Harry's opinion, the best sport in the world -- couldn't distract","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"him at the moment. He placed Flying with the Cannons on his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"bedside table, crossed to the window, and drew back the curtains to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"survey the street below.  Privet Drive looked exactly as a respectable","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"suburban street would be expected to look inthe early hours of Saturday","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"morning. All the curtains were closed. As far as Harry could see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"through the darkness, there wasn't a living creature in sight, not even","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"a cat.  And yet...and yet...Harry went restlessly back to the bed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"and sat down on it, running a finger over his scar again.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"It wasn't the pain that bothered him; Harry was no stranger to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"pain and injury. He had lost all the bones from his right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"arm once and had them painfully regrown in a night. The same","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"arm had been pierced by a venemous foot-long fang not long afterward.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Only last year Harry had fallen fifty feet from an airborn broomstick.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"He was used to bizarre accidents and injuries; they were unavoidable if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"you attended Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry and had a knack","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"for attracting a lot of trouble.  No, the thing that was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"bothering Harry was the last time his scar had hurt him, it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"had been because Voldemort had been close by...But Voldemort couldn't be here,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"now...The idea of Voldemort lurking in Privet Drive was absurd, impossible... ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Harry listened closely to the silence around him. Was he half expecting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"to hear the creak of a stair or the swish of a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"cloak? And then he jumped slightly as he heard his cousin Dudley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"give a tremendous grunting snore from the next room.  Harry shook","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"himself mentally; he was being stupid. There was no one in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"house with him except Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and Dudley, and they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"were plainly still asleep, their dreams untroubled and painless.  Asleep was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"the way Harry liked the Dursleys best; it wasn't as though they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"were ever any help to him awake. Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia, and Dudley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"were Harry's only living relatives. They were Muggles who hated and despised","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"magic in any form, which meant that Harry was about as welcome","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"in their house as dry rot. They had explained away Harry's long","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"absences at Hogwarts over the last three years by telling everyone that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"he went to St. Brutus's Secure Center for Incurably Criminal Boys. They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"knew perfectly well that, as an underage wizard, Harry wasn't allowed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"use magic outside Hogwarts, but they were still apt to blame him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"for anything that went wrong about the house. Harry had never been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"able to confide in them or tell them anything about his life","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"in the wizarding world. The very idea of going to them when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"they awoke, and telling them about his scar hurting him, and about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"his worries about Voldemort, was laughable.  And yet it was because","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"of Voldemort that Harry had come to live with the Dursleys in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"the first place. If it hadn't been for Voldemort, Harry would not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"have had the lightning scar on his forehead. If it hadn't been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"for Voldemort, Harry would still have had parents...  Harry had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"a year old the night that Voldemort -- the most powerful Dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"wizard for a century, a wizard who had been gaining power steadily","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"for eleven years -- arrived at his house and killed his father","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"and mother. Voldemort had then turned his  wand on Harry; he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"had performed the curse that had disposed of many full-grown witches and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"wizards in his steady rise to power -- and, incredibly, it had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"not worked. Instead of killing the small boy, the curse had rebounded","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"upon Voldemort. Harry had survived with nothing but a lightning-shaped cut on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"his forehead, and Voldemort had been reduced to something barely alive. His","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"powers gone, his life almost extinguished, Voldemort had fled; the terror in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"which the secret community of witches and wizards had lived for so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"long had lifted, Voldemort's followers had disbanded, and Harry Potter had become","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"famous.  It had been enough of a shock for Harry to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"discover, on his eleventh birthday, that he was a wizard; it had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"been even more disconcerting to find out that everyone in the hidden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"wizarding world knew his name. Harry had arrived at Hogwarts to find","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"that heads turned and whispers followed him wherever he went. But he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"was used to it now: At the end of this summer, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"would be starting his fourth year at Hogwarts, and Harry was already","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"counting the days until he would be back at the castle again.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
" But there was still a fortnight to go before he went","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"back to school. He looked hopelessly around his room again, and his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"eye paused on the birthday cards his two best friends had sent","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"him at the end of July. What would they say if Harry wrote","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"to them and told them about his scar hurting?  At once,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Hermione Granger's voice seemed to fill his head, shrill and panicky. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"`Your scar hurt? Harry, that's really serious.... Write to Professor Dumbledore! ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"And I'll go and check Common Magical Ailments and Afflictions.... Maybe there's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"something in there about curse scars. . . .`  Yes, that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"would be Hermione's advice: Go straight to the headmaster of Hogwarts, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"in the meantime, consult a book. Harry stared out of the window","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"at the inky blue-black sky. He doubted very much whether a book","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"could help him now. As far as he knew, he was the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"only living person to have survived a curse like Voldemort's; it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"highly unlikely, therefore, that he would find his symptoms listed in Common","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Magical Ailments and Afflictions. As for informing the headmaster, Harry had no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"idea where Dumbledore went during the summer holidays. He amused himself for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"a moment, picturing Dumbledore, with his long silver beard, full length wizard's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"robes, and pointed hat, stretched out on a beach somewhere, rubbing suntan","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"lotion onto his long crooked nose.  Wherever Dumbledore was, though, Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"was sure that Hedwig would be able to find him; Harry's owl","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"had never yet failed to deliver a letter to anyone, even without","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"an address.  But what would he write?  Dear Professor Dumbledore,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Sorry to bother you, but my scar hurt this morning.  Yours","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"sincerely, Harry Potter.  Even inside his head the words sounded stupid.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
" And so he tried to imagine his other best friend, Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Weasley's, reaction, and in a moment, Ron's red hair and long-nosed, freckled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"face seemed to swim before Harry, wearing a bemused expression.  `Your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"scar hurt? But ... but You-Know-Who can't be near you now, can","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"he? I mean ... you'd know, wouldn't you? He'd be trying to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"do you in again, wouldn't be? I dunno, Harry, maybe curse scars","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"always twinge a bit... I'll ask Dad. . . .`  Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Weasley was a fully qualified wizard who worked in the Misuse of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Muggle Artifacts Office at the Ministry of Magic, but he didn't have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"any particular expertise in the matter of curses, as far as Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"knew. In any case, Harry didn't like the idea of the whole","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Weasley family knowing that he, Harry, was getting jumpy about a few","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"moments' pain. Mrs. Weasley would fuss worse than Hermione, and Fred and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"George, Ron's sixteen-year- old twin brothers, might think Harry was losing his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"nerve. The Weasleys were Harry's favorite family in the world; he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"hoping that they might invite him to stay any time now (Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"had mentioned something about the Quidditch World Cup), and he somehow didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"want his visit punctuated with anxious inquiries about his scar.  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"kneaded his forehead with his knuckles. What he really wanted (and it felt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"almost shameful to admit it to himself) was someone like - someone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"like a parent: an adult wizard whose advice he could ask without","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"feeling stupid, someone who cared about him, who had had experience with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Dark Magic....  And then the solution came to him. It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"so simple, and so obvious, that he couldn't believe it had taken","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"so long - Sirius.  Harry leapt up from the bed, hurried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"across the room, and sat down at his desk; he pulled a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"piece of parchment toward him, loaded his eagle-feather quill with ink, wrote","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Dear Sirius, then paused, wondering how best to phrase his problem, still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"marveling at the fact that he hadn't thought of Sirius straight away.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"But then, perhaps it wasn't so  surprising - after all, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"had only found out that Sirius was his godfather two months ago.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
" There was a simple reason for Sirius's complete absence from Harry's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"life until then - Sirius had been in Azkaban, the terrifying wizard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"jail guarded by creatures called dementors, sightless, soul-sucking fiends who had come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"to search for Sirius at Hogwarts when he had escaped. Yet Sirius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"had been innocent - the murders for which he had been convicted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"had been committed by Wormtail, Voldemort's supporter, whom nearly everybody now believed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"dead. Harry, Ron, and Hermione knew otherwise, however; they had come face-to-face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"with Wormtail only the previous year, though only Professor Dumbledore had believed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"their story.  For one glorious hour, Harry had believed that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"was leaving the Dursleys at last, because Sirius had offered him a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"home once his name had been cleared. But the chance had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"snatched away from him - Wormtail had escaped before they could take","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"him to the Ministry of Magic, and Sirius had had to flee","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"for his life. Harry had helped him escape on the back of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"a hippogriff called Buckbeak, and since then, Sirius had been on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"run. The home Harry might have had if Wormtail had not escaped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"had been haunting him all summer. It had been doubly hard to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"return to the Dursleys knowing that he had so nearly escaped them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"forever.  Nevertheless, Sirius had been of some help to Harry, even","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"if he couldn't be with him. It was due to Sirius that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Harry now had all his school things in his bedroom with him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"The Dursleys had never allowed this before; their general wish of keeping","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Harry as miserable as possible, coupled with their fear of his powers,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"had led them to lock his school trunk in the cupboard under","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"the stairs every summer prior to this. But their attitude had changed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"since they had found out that Harry had a dangerous murderer for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"a godfather - for Harry had conveniently forgotten to tell them that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Sirius was innocent.  Harry had received two letters from Sirius since he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"had been back at Privet Drive. Both had been delivered, not by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"owls (as was usual with wizards), but by large, brightly colored tropical","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"birds. Hedwig had not approved of these flashy intruders; she had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"most reluctant to allow them to drink from her water tray before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"flying off again. Harry, on the other hand, had liked them; they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"put him in mind of palm trees and white sand, and he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"hoped that, wherever Sirius was (Sirius never said, in case the letters","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"were intercepted), he was enjoying himself. Somehow, Harry found it hard to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"imaging dementors surviving for long in bright sunlight, perhapse that was why","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Sirius had gone South. Sirius's letters, which were now hidden beneath the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"highly useful loose floorboards under Harry's bed, sounded chearful, and in both","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"of them he had reminded Harry to call on him if ever","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Harry needed to. Well, he needed to right now, all right... ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Harry's lamp seemed to grow dimmer as the cold gray light that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"precedes sunrise slowly crept into the room. Finally, when the sun had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"risen, when his bedroom walls had turned gold, and when sounds of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"movement could be heard from Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia's room, Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"cleared his desk of crumpled pieces of parchment and reread his finished","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"letter.  Dear Sirius, Thanks for your last letter. That bird was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"enormous; it could hardly get through my window. Things are the same","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"as usual here. Dudley's diet isn't going too well. My aunt found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"him smuggling doughnuts into his room yesterday. They told him they'd have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"to cut his pocket money if he keeps doing it, so he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"got really angry and chucked his PlayStation out of the window. That's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"a sort of computer thing you can play games on. Bit stupid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"really, now he hasn't even got Mega-Mutilation Part Three to take his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"mind off things.  I'm okay, mainly because the Dursleys are terrified","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"you might turn up and turn them all into bats if I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"ask you to.  A weird thing happened this morning, though. My","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"scar hurt again. Last time that happened it was because Voldemort was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"at Hogwarts. But I don't reckon he can be anywhere near me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"now, can he? Do you know if curse scars sometimes hurt years","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"afterward?  I'll send this with Hedwig when she gets back; she's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"off hunting at the moment.  Say hello to Buckbeak for me.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"Harry Yes, thought Harry, that looked all right. There was no point","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"putting in the dream; he didn't want it to look as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"he was too worried. He folded up the parchment and laid it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"aside on his desk, ready for when Hedwig returned. Then he got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"to his feet, stretched, and opened his wardrobe once more. Without glancing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"at his reflection he  started to get dressed before going down to breakfast.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-2"
"  By the time Harry arrived in the kitchen, the three","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Dursleys were already seated around the table. None of them looked up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"as he entered or sat down. Uncle Vernon's large red face was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"hidden behind the morning's Daily Mail, and Aunt Petunia was cutting a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"grapefruit into quarters, her lips pursed over her horselike teeth.  Dudley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"looked furious and sulky, and somehow seemed to be taking up even","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"more space than usual. This was saying something, as he always took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"up an entire side of the square table by himself. When Aunt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Petunia put a quarter of unsweetened grapefruit onto Dudley's plate with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"tremulous `There you are, Diddy darling,` Dudley glowered at her.  His","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"life had taken a most unpleasant turn since he had come home","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"for the summer with his end-of-year report.  Uncle Vernon and Aunt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Petunia had managed to find excuses for his bad marks as usual:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Aunt Petunia always insisted that Dudley was a very gifted boy whose","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"teachers didn't understand him, while Uncle Vernon maintained that `he didn't want","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"some swotty little nancy boy for a son anyway.` They also skated","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"over the accusations of bullying in the report - `He's a boisterous","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"little boy, but he wouldn't hurt a fly!` Aunt Petunia had said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"tearfully.  However, at the bottom of the report there were a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"few well-chosen comments from the school nurse that not even Uncle Vernon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"and Aunt Petunia could explain away. No matter how much Aunt Petunia","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"wailed that Dudley was big-boned, and that his poundage was really puppy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"fat, and that he was a growing boy who needed plenty of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"food, the fact remained that the school outfitters didn't stock knickerbockers big","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"enough for him anymore. The school nurse had seen what Aunt Petunia's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"eyes - so sharp when it came to spotting fingerprints on her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"gleaming walls, and in observing the comings and goings of the neighbors","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"- simply refused to see: that far from needing extra nourishment, Dudley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"had reached roughly the size and weight of a young killer whale.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
" So - after many tantrums, after arguments that shook Harry's bedroom","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"floor, and many tears from Aunt Petunia - the new regime had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"begun. The diet sheet that had been sent by the Smeltings school","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"nurse had been taped to the fridge, which had been emptied of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"all Dudley's favorite things - fizzy drinks and cakes, chocolate bars and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"burgers and filled instead with fruit and vegetables and the sorts of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"things that Uncle Vernon called `rabbit food.` To make Dudley feel better","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"about it all, Aunt Petunia had insisted that the whole family follow","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the diet too. She now passed a grapefruit quarter to Harry. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"noticed that it was a lot smaller than Dudley's. Aunt Petunia seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"to feet that the best way to keep up Dudley's morale was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"to make sure that he did, at least, get more to eat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"than Harry.  But Aunt Petunia didn't know what was hidden under","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the loose floorboard upstairs. She had no idea that Harry was not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"following the diet at all. The moment he had got wind of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the fact that he was expected to survive the summer on carrot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"sticks, Harry had sent Hedwig to his friends with pleas for help,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"and they had risen to the occasion magnificently. Hedwig had returned from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Hermione's house with a large box stuffed full of sugar-free snacks. (Hermione's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"parents were dentists.) Hagrid, the Hogwarts gamekeeper, had obliged with a sack","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"full of his own homemade rock cakes. (Harry hadn't touched these; he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"had had too much experience of Hagrid's cooking.) Mrs. Weasley, however, had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"sent the family owl, Errol, with an enormous fruitcake and assorted meat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"pies. Poor Errol, who was elderly and feeble, had needed a full","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"five days to recover from the journey. And then on Harry's birthday","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"(which the Dursleys had completely ignored) he had received four superb birthday cakes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"one each from Ron, Hermione, Hagrid, and Sirius. Harry still had two","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"of them left, and so, looking forward to a real breakfast when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"he got back upstairs, he ate his grapefruit without complaint.  Uncle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Vernon laid aside his paper with a deep sniff of disapproval and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"looked down at his own grapefruit quarter.  `Is this it?` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"said grumpily to Aunt Petunia.  Aunt Petunia gave him a severe","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"look, and then nodded pointedly at Dudley, who had already finished his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"own grapefruit quarter and was eyeing Harry's with a very sour look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"in his piggy little eyes.  Uncle Vernon gave a great sigh,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"which ruffled his large, bushy mustache, and picked up his spoon. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"The doorbell rang. Uncle Vernon heaved himself out of his chair and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"set off down the hall. Quick as a flash, while his mother","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"was occupied with the kettle, Dudley stole the rest of Uncle Vernon's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"grapefruit.  Harry heard talking at the door, and someone laughing, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Uncle Vernon answering curtly.  Then the front door closed, and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"sound of ripping paper came from the hall.  Aunt Petunia set","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the teapot down on the table and looked curiously around to see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"where Uncle Vernon had got to. She didn't have to wait long","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"to find out; after about a minute, he was back. He looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"livid.  `You,` he barked at Harry. `In the living room. Now.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
" Bewildered, wondering what on earth he was supposed to have done","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"this time, Harry got up and followed Uncle Vernon out of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"kitchen and into the next room. Uncle Vernon closed the door sharply","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"behind both of them.  `So,` he said, marching over to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"fireplace and turning to face Harry as though he were about to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"pronounce him under arrest. `So.`  Harry would have dearly loved to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"have said, `So what?` but he didn't feel that Uncle Vernon's temper","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"should be tested this early in the morning, especially when it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"already under severe strain from lack of food. He therefore settled for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"looking politely puzzled.  `This just arrived,` said Uncle Vernon. He brandished","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"a piece of purple writing paper at Harry. `A letter. About you.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
" Harry's confusion increased. Who would be writing to Uncle Vernon about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"him? Who did he know who sent letters by the postman? ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Uncle Vernon glared at Harry, then looked down at the letter and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"began to read aloud:  Dear Mr. and Mrs. Dursley, We have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"never been introduced, but I am sure you have heard a great","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"deal from Harry about my son Ron.  As Harry might have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"told you, the final of the Quidditch World Cup takes place this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Monday night, and my husband, Arthur, has just managed to get prime","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"tickets through his connections at the Department of Magical Games and Sports.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
" I do hope you will allow us to take Harry to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the match, as this really is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity; Britain hasn't hosted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the cup for thirty years, and tickets are extremely hard to come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"by. We would of course be glad to have Harry stay for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the remainder of the summer holidays, and to see him safely onto","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the train back to school.  It would be best for Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"to send us your answer as quickly as possible in the normal","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"way, because the Muggle postman has never delivered to our house, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"I am not sure he even knows where it is.  Hoping","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"to see Harry soon, Yours sincerely, Molly Weasley P.S. I do hope","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"we've put enough stamps on.  Uncle Vernon finished reading, put his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"hand back into his breast pocket, and drew out something else. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"`Look at this,` he growled.  He held up the envelope in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"which Mrs. Weasley's letter had come, and Harry had to fight down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"a laugh. Every bit of it was covered in stamps except for a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"square inch on the front, into which Mrs. Weasley had squeezed the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Dursleys' address in minute writing.  `She did put enough stamps on,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"then,` said Harry, trying to sound as though Mrs.  Weasley's was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"a mistake anyone could make. His uncle's eyes flashed.  `The postman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"noticed,` he said through gritted teeth. `Very interested to know where this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"letter came from, he was. That's why he rang the doorbell. Seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"to think it was funny.`  Harry didn't say anything. Other people","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"might not understand why Uncle Vernon was making a fuss about too","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"many stamps, but Harry had lived with the Dursleys too long not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"to know how touchy they were about anything even slightly out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the ordinary. Their worst fear was that someone would find out that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"they were connected (however distantly) with people like Mrs. Weasley.  Uncle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Vernon was still glaring at Harry, who tried to keep his expression","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"neutral. If he  didn't do or say anything stupid, he might","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"just be in for the treat of a lifetime. He waited for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Uncle Vernon to say something, but he merely continued to glare. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"decided to break the silence.  `So - can I go then?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"he asked.  A slight spasm crossed Uncle Vernon's large purple face.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"The mustache bristled. Harry thought he knew what was going on behind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the mustache: a furious battle as two of Uncle Vernon's most fundamental","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"instincts came into conflict. Allowing Harry to go would make Harry happy,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"something Uncle Vernon had struggled against for thirteen years. On the other","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"hand, allowing Harry to disappear to the Weasleys' for the rest of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the summer would get rid of him two weeks earlier than anyone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"could have hoped, and Uncle Vernon hated having Harry in the house.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"To give himself thinking time, it seemed, he looked down at Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Weasley's letter again.  `Who is this woman?` he said, staring at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the signature with distaste.  `You've seen her,` said Harry. `She's my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"friend Ron's mother, she was meeting him off the Hog - off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the school train at the end of last term.`  He had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"almost said `Hogwarts Express,` and that was a sure way to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"his uncle's temper up. Nobody ever mentioned the name of Harry's school","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"aloud in the Dursley household.  Uncle Vernon screwed up his enormous","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"face as though trying to remember something very unpleasant.  `Dumpy sort","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"of woman?` he growled finally. `Load of children with red hair?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Harry frowned. He thought it was a bit rich of Uncle Vernon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"to call anyone `dumpy,` when his own son, Dudley, had finally achieved","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"what he'd been threatening to do since the age of three, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"become wider than he was tall.  Uncle Vernon was perusing the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"letter again.  `Quidditch,` he muttered under his breath. `Quidditch - what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"is this rubbish?`  Harry felt a second stab of annoyance. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"`It's a sport,` he said shortly. `Played on broom- `  `All","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"right, all right!` said Uncle Vernon loudly. Harry saw, with some satisfaction,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"that his uncle looked vaguely panicky. Apparently his nerves couldn't stand the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"sound of the word `broomsticks` in his living room. He took refuge","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"in perusing the letter again.  Harry saw his lips form the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"words `send us your answer ... in the normal way.` He scowled.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
" `What does she mean, 'the normal way'?` he spat.  `Normal","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"for us,` said Harry, and before his uncle could stop him, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"added, `you know, owl post. That's what's normal for wizards.`  Uncle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Vernon looked as outraged as if Harry had just uttered a disgusting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"swearword.  Shaking with anger, he shot a nervous look through the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"window, as though expecting to see some of the neighbors with their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"ears pressed against the glass.  `How many times do I have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"to tell you not to mention that unnaturalness under my roof?`  he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"hissed, his face now a rich plum color. `You stand there, in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the clothes Petunia and I have put on your ungrateful back -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
" `Only after Dudley finished with them,` said Harry coldly, and indeed,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"he was dressed in a sweatshirt so large for him that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"had had to roll back the sleeves five times so as to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"be able to use his hands, and which fell past the knees","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"of his extremely baggy jeans.  `I will not be spoken to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"like that!` said Uncle Vernon, trembling with rage.  But Harry wasn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"going to stand for this. Gone were the days when he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"been forced to take every single one of the Dursleys' stupid rules.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"He wasn't following Dudley's diet, and he wasn't going to let Uncle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Vernon stop him from going to the Quidditch World Cup, not if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"he could help it. Harry took a deep, steadying breath and then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"said, `Okay, I can't see the World Cup. Can I go now,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"then? Only I've got a letter to Sirius I want to finish.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"You know - my godfather.`  He had done it, he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"said the magic words. Now he watched the purple recede blotchily from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Uncle Vernon's face, making it look like badly mixed black currant ice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"cream.  `You're - you're writing to him, are you?` said Uncle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Vernon, in a would-be calm voice -but Harry had seen the pupils","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"of his tiny eyes contract with sudden fear.  `Well - yeah,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"said Harry, casually. `It's been a while since he heard from me,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"and, you know, if he doesn't he might start thinking something's wrong.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
" He stopped there to enjoy the effect of these words. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"could almost see the cogs working under Uncle Vernon's thick, dark, neatly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"parted hair. If he tried to stop Harry writing to Sirius, Sirius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"would think Harry was being mistreated. If he told Harry he couldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"go to the Quidditch World Cup, Harry would write and tell Sirius,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"who would know  Harry was being mistreated. There was only one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"thing for Uncle Vernon to do. Harry could see the conclusion forming","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"in his uncle's mind as though the great mustached face were transparent.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Harry tried not to smile, to keep his own face as blank","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"as possible.  And then -`  Well, all right then. You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"can go to this ruddy ... this stupid ... this World Cup","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"thing. You write and tell these - these Weasleys they're to pick","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"you up, mind. I haven't got time to go dropping you off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"all over the country. And you can spend the rest of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"summer there. And you can tell your - your godfather ... tell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"him ... tell him you're going.`  `Okay then,` said Harry brightly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
" He turned and walked toward the living room door, fighting the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"urge to jump into the air and whoop. He was going ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"he was going to the Weasleys', he was going to watch the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Quidditch World Cup!  Outside in the hall he nearly ran into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Dudley, who had been lurking behind the door, clearly hoping to overhear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Harry being told off. He looked shocked to see the broad grin","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"on Harry's face.  `That was an excellent breakfast, wasn't it?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Harry. `I feel really full, don't you?`  Laughing at the astonished","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"look on Dudley's face, Harry took the stairs three at a time,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"and hurled himself back into his bedroom.  The first thing he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"saw was that Hedwig was back. She was sitting in her cage,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"staring at Harry with her enormous amber eyes, and clicking her beak","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"in the way that meant she was annoyed about something. Exactly what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"was annoying her became apparent almost at once.  `OUCH!` said Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"as what appeared to be a small, gray, feathery tennis ball collided","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"with the side of his head. Harry massaged the spot furiously, looking up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"to see what had hit him, and saw a minute owl, small","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"enough to fit into the palm of his hand, whizzing excitedly around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the room like a loose firework. Harry then realized that the owl","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"had dropped a letter at his feet. Harry bent down, recognized Ron's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"handwriting, then tore open the envelope. Inside was a hastily scribbled note.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
" Harry - DAD GOT THE TICKETS - Ireland versus Bulgaria, Monday","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"night. Mum's writing to the Muggles to ask you to stay. They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"might already have the letter, I don't know how fast Muggle post","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"is. Thought I'd send this with Pig anyway.  Harry stared at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the word `Pig,` then looked up at the tiny owl now zooming","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"around the light fixture on the ceiling. He had never seen anything","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"that looked less like a pig.  Maybe he couldn't read Ron's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"writing. He went back to the letter:  We're coming for you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"whether the Muggles like it or not, you can't miss the World","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Cup, only Mum and Dad reckon it's better if we pretend to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"ask their permission first. If they say yes, send Pig back with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"your answer pronto, and we'll come and get you at five o'clock","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"on Sunday. If they say no, send Pig back pronto and we'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"come and get you at five o'clock on Sunday anyway.  Hermione's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"arriving this afternoon. Percy's started work - the Department of International Magical","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Cooperation. Don't mention anything about Abroad while you're here unless you want","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the pants bored off you.  See you soon - Ron `Calm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"down!` Harry said as the small owl flew low over his head,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"twittering madly with what Harry could only assume was pride at having","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"delivered the letter to the right person. `Come here, I need you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"to take my answer back!`  The owl fluttered down on top","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"of Hedwig's cage. Hedwig looked coldly up at it, as though daring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"it to try and come any closer.  Harry seized his eagle-feather","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"quill once more, grabbed a fresh piece of parchment, and wrote: ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"Ron, it's all okay, the Muggles say I can come. See you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"five o'clock tomorrow. Can't wait. Harry He folded this note up very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"small, and with immense difficulty, tied it to the tiny owl's leg","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"as it hopped on the spot with excitement. The moment the note","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"was secure, the owl  was off again; it zoomed out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"the window and out of sight.  Harry turned to Hedwig. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"`Feeling up to a long journey?` he asked her.  Hedwig hooted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"in a dignified sort of a way.  `Can you take this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"to Sirius for me?` he said, picking up his letter. `Hang on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"... I just want to finish it.`  He unfolded the parchment","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"and hastily added a postscript.  If you want to contact me,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"I'll be at my friend Ron Weasley's for the rest of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"summer.  His dad's got us tickets for the Quidditch World Cup!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
" The letter finished, he tied it to Hedwig's leg; she kept","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"unusually still, as though determined to show him how a real post","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"owl should behave.  `I'll be at Ron's when you get back,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"all right?` Harry told her.  She nipped his finger affectionately, then,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"with a soft swooshing noise, spread her enormous wings and soared out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"of the open window.  Harry watched her out of sight, then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"crawled under his bed, wrenched up the loose floorboard, and pulled out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"a large chunk of birthday cake. He sat there on the floor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"eating it, savoring the happiness that was flooding through him. He had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"cake, and Dudley had nothing but grapefruit; it was a bright summer's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"day, he would be leaving Privet Drive tomorrow, his scar felt perfectly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"normal again, and he was going to watch the Quidditch World Cup.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"It was hard, just now, to feel worried about anything - even Lord Voldemort.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-3"
"  By twelve o'clock the next day, Harry's school trunk was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"packed with his school things and all his most prized possessions -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"the Invisibility Cloak he had inherited from his father, the broomstick he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"had gotten from Sirius, the enchanted map of Hogwarts he had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"given by Fred and George Weasley last year. He had emptied his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"hiding place under the loose floorboard of all food, double-checked every nook","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"and cranny of his bedroom for forgotten spellbooks or quills, and taken","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"down the chart on the wall counting down the days to September","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"the first, on which he liked to cross off the days remaining","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"until his return to Hogwarts.  The atmosphere inside number four, Privet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Drive was extremely tense. The imminent arrival at their house of an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"assortment of wizards was making the Dursleys uptight and irritable.  Uncle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Vernon had looked downright alarmed when Harry informed him that the Weasleys","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"would be arriving at five o'clock the very next day.  `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"hope you told them to dress properly, these people,` he snarled at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"once. `I've seen the sort of stuff your lot wear. They'd better","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"have the decency to put on normal clothes, that's all.`  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"felt a slight sense of foreboding. He had rarely seen Mr. or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Mrs. Weasley wearing anything that the Dursleys would call `normal.` Their children","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"might don Muggle clothing during the holidays, but Mr. and Mrs. Weasley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"usually wore long robes in varying states of shabbiness. Harry wasn't bothered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"about what the neighbors would think, but he was anxious about how","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"rude the Dursleys might be to the Weasleys if they turned up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"looking like their worst idea of wizards.  Uncle Vernon had put","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"on his best suit. To some people, this might have looked like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"a gesture of welcome, but Harry knew it was because Uncle Vernon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"wanted to look impressive and intimidating. Dudley, on the other hand, looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"somehow diminished. This was not because the diet was at last taking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"effect, but due to fright. Dudley had emerged from his last encounter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"with a fully grown wizard with a curly pig's tail poking out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"of the seat of his trousers, and Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"had had to pay for its removal at a private hospital in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"London. It wasn't altogether surprising, therefore, that Dudley kept running his hand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"nervously over his backside, and walking sideways from room to room, so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"as not to present the same target to the enemy.  Lunch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"was an almost silent meal. Dudley didn't even protest at the food","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"(cottage cheese and grated celery). Aunt Petunia wasn't, eating anything at all.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Her arms were folded, her lips were pursed, and she seemed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"be chewing her tongue, as though biting back the furious diatribe she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"longed to throw at Harry.  `They'll be driving, of course?` Uncle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Vernon barked across the table.  `Er,` said Harry.  He hadn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"thought of that. How were the Weasleys going to pick him up?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"They didn't have a car anymore; the old Ford Anglia they had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"once owned was currently running wild in the Forbidden Forest at Hogwarts.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"But Mr. Weasley had borrowed a Ministry of Magic car last year;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"possibly he would do the same today?  `I think so,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Harry.  Uncle Vernon snorted into his mustache. Normally, Uncle Vernon would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"have asked what car Mr. Weasley drove; he tended to judge other","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"men by how big and expensive their cars were.  But Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"doubted whether Uncle Vernon would have taken to Mr. Weasley even if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"he drove a Ferrari.  Harry spent most of the afternoon in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"his bedroom; he couldn't stand watching Aunt Petunia peer out through the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"net curtains every few seconds, as though there had been a warning about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"an escaped rhinoceros. Finally, at a quarter to five, Harry went back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"downstairs and into the living room.  Aunt Petunia was compulsively straightening","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"cushions. Uncle Vernon was pretending to read the paper, but his tiny","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"eyes were not moving, and Harry was sure he was really listening","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"with all his might for the sound of an approaching car. Dudley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"was crammed into an armchair, his porky hands beneath him, clamped firmly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"around his bottom. Harry couldn't take the tension; he left the room","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"and went and sat on the stairs in the hall, his eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"on his watch and his heart pumping fast from excitement and nerves.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
" But five o'clock came and then went. Uncle Vernon, perspiring slightly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"in his suit, opened the front door, peered up and down the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"street, then withdrew his head quickly.  `They're late!` he snarled at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Harry.  I know,` said Harry. `Maybe - er - the traffic's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"bad, or something.`  Ten past five ... then a quarter past","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"five ... Harry was starting to feel anxious himself now. At half","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"past, he heard Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia conversing in terse mutters","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"in the living room.  `No consideration at all.`  `We might've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"had an engagement.`  `Maybe they think they'll get invited to dinner","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"if they're late.`  `Well, they most certainly won't be,` said Uncle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Vernon, and Harry heard him stand up and start pacing the living","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"room. `They'll take the boy and go, there'll be no hanging around.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"That's if they're coming at all. Probably mistaken the day. I daresay","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"their kind don't set much store by punctuality. Either that or they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"drive some tin-pot car that's broken d- AAAAAAAARRRRRGH!`  Harry jumped up.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"From the other side of the living room door came the sounds","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"of the three Dursleys scrambling, panic-stricken, across the room. Next moment Dudley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"came flying into the hall, looking terrified.  `What happened?` said Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"`What's the matter?`  But Dudley didn't seem able to speak. Hands","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"still clamped over his buttocks, he waddled as fast as he could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"into the kitchen. Harry hurried into the living room.  Loud bangings","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"and scrapings were coming from behind the Dursleys' boarded-up fireplace, which had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"a fake coal fire plugged in front of it.  `What is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"it?` gasped Aunt Petunia, who had backed into the wall and was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"staring, terrified, toward the fire. `What is it, Vernon?`  But they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"were left in doubt barely a second longer. Voices could be heard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"from inside the blocked fireplace.  `Ouch! Fred, no - go back,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"go back, there's been some kind of mistake - tell George not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"to - OUCH! George, no, there's no room, go back quickly and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"tell Ron-`  `Maybe Harry can hear us, Dad - maybe he'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"be able to let us out-`  There was a loud hammering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"of fists on the boards behind the electric fire.  `Harry? Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"can you hear us?`  The Dursleys rounded on Harry like a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"pair of angry wolverines.  `What is this?` growled Uncle Vernon. `What's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"going on?`  `They - they've tried to get here by Floo","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"powder,` said Harry, fighting a mad desire to laugh. `They can travel","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"by fire - only you've blocked the fireplace - hang on -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
" He approached the fireplace and called through the boards.  `Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Weasley? Can you hear me?`  The hammering stopped. Somebody inside the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"chimney piece said, `Shh!`  `Mr. Weasley, it's Harry ... the fireplace","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"has been blocked up. You won't be able to get through there.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
" `Damn!` said Mr. Weasley's voice. `What on earth did they want","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"to block up the fireplace for?`  `They've got an electric fire,` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"explained.  `Really?` said Mr. Weasley's voice excitedly. `Eclectic, you say? With","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"a plug?  Gracious, I must see that.... Let's think ... ouch,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Ron!`  Ron's voice now joined the others'.  `What are we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"doing here? Has something gone wrong?`  `Oh no, Ron,` came Fred's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"voice, very sarcastically. `No, this is exactly where we wanted to end","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"up.`  `Yeah, we're having the time of our lives here,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"George, whose voice sounded muffled, as though he was squashed against the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"wall.  `Boys, boys. . .` said Mr. Weasley vaguely. `I'm trying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"to think what to do.... Yes ...  only way. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Stand back, Harry.`  Harry retreated to the sofa. Uncle Vernon, however,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"moved forward.  `Wait a moment!` he bellowed at the fire. `What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"exactly are you going to -`  BANG.  The electric fire","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"shot across the room as the boarded-up fireplace burst outward, expelling Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Weasley, Fred, George, and Ron in a cloud of rubble and loose","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"chippings.  Aunt Petunia shrieked and fell backward over the coffee table;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Uncle Vernon caught her before she hit the floor, and gaped, speechless,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"at the Weasleys, all of whom had bright red hair, including Fred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"and George, who were identical to the last freckle.  `That's better,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"panted Mr. Weasley, brushing dust from his long green robes and straightening","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"his glasses. `Ah - you must be Harry's aunt and uncle!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Tall, thin, and balding, he moved toward Uncle Vernon, his hand outstretched,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"but Uncle Vernon backed away several paces, dragging Aunt Petunia. Words utterly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"failed Uncle Vernon. His best suit was covered in white dust, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"had settled in his hair and mustache and made him look as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"though he had just aged thirty years.  `Er - yes -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"sorry about that,` said Mr. Weasley, lowering his hand and looking over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"his shoulder at the blasted fireplace. `It's all my fault. It just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"didn't occur to me that we wouldn't be able to get out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"at the other end. I had your fireplace connected to the Floo","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Network, you see - just for an afternoon, you know, so we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"could get Harry. Muggle fireplaces aren't supposed to be connected, strictly speaking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"- but I've got a useful contact at the Floo Regulation Panel","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"and he fixed it for me. I can put it right in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"a jiffy, though, don't worry. I'll light a fire to send the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"boys back, and then I can repair your fireplace before I Disapparate.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
" Harry was ready to bet that the Dursleys hadn't understood a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"single word of this. They were still gaping at Mr. Weasley, thunderstruck.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Aunt Petunia staggered upright again and hid behind Uncle Vernon.  `Hello,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Harry!` said Mr. Weasley brightly. `Got your trunk ready?`  `It's upstairs,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"said Harry, grinning back.  `We'll get it,` said Fred at once.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Winking at Harry, he and George left the room. They knew where","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Harry's bedroom was, having once rescued him from it in the dead","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"of night.  Harry suspected that Fred and George were hoping for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"a glimpse of Dudley; they had heard a lot about him from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Harry.  `Well,` said Mr. Weasley, swinging his arms slightly, while he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"tried to find words to break the very nasty silence. `Very -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"erm - very nice place you've got here.`  As the usually","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"spotless living room was now covered in dust and bits of brick,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"this remark didn't go down too well with the Dursleys. Uncle Vernon's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"face purpled once more, and Aunt Petunia started chewing her tongue again.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"However, they seemed too scared to actually say anything.  Mr. Weasley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"was looking around. He loved everything to do with Muggles. Harry could see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"him itching to go and examine the television and the video recorder.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
" `They run off eckeltricity, do they?` he said knowledgeably. `Ah yes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"I can see the plugs. I collect plugs,` he added to Uncle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Vernon. `And batteries. Got a very large collection of batteries. My wife","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"thinks I'm mad, but there you are.`  Uncle Vernon clearly thought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Mr. Weasley was mad too. He moved ever so slightly to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"right, screening Aunt Petunia from view, as though he thought Mr. Weasley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"might suddenly run at them and attack.  Dudley suddenly reappeared in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"the room. Harry could hear the clunk of his trunk on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"stairs, and knew that the sounds had scared Dudley out of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"kitchen. Dudley edged along the wall, gazing at Mr. Weasley with terrified","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"eyes, and attempted to conceal  himself behind his mother and father.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Unfortunately, Uncle Vernon's bulk, while sufficient to hide bony Aunt Petunia, was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"nowhere near enough to conceal Dudley.  `Ah, this is your cousin,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"is it, Harry?` said Mr. Weasley, taking another brave stab at making","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"conversation.  `Yep,` said Harry, `that's Dudley.`  He and Ron exchanged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"glances and then quickly looked away from each other; the temptation to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"burst out laughing was almost overwhelming. Dudley was still clutching his bottom","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"as though afraid it might fall off. Mr. Weasley, however, seemed genuinely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"concerned at Dudley's peculiar behavior. Indeed, from the tone of his voice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"when he next spoke, Harry was quite sure that Mr. Weasley thought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Dudley was quite as mad as the Dursleys thought he was, except","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"that Mr. Weasley felt sympathy rather than fear.  `Having a good","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"holiday, Dudley?` he said kindly.  Dudley whimpered. Harry saw his hands","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"tighten still harder over his massive backside.  Fred and George came","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"back into the room carrying Harry's school trunk. They glanced around as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"they entered and spotted Dudley. Their faces cracked into identical evil grins.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
" `Ah, right,` said Mr. Weasley. `Better get cracking then.`  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"pushed up the sleeves of his robes and took out his wand.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Harry saw the Dursleys draw back against the wall as one. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"`Incendio!` said Mr. Weasley, pointing his wand at the hole in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"wall behind him.  Flames rose at once in the fireplace, crackling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"merrily as though they had been burning for hours. Mr. Weasley took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"a small drawstring bag from his pocket, untied it, took a pinch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"of the powder inside, and threw it onto the flames, which turned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"emerald green and roared higher than ever.  `Off you go then,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Fred,` said Mr. Weasley.  `Coming,` said Fred. `Oh no - hang","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"on -`  A bag of sweets had spilled out of Fred's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"pocket and the contents were now rolling in every direction - big,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"fat toffees in brightly colored wrappers.  Fred scrambled around, cramming them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"back into his pocket, then gave the Dursleys a cheery wave, stepped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"forward, and walked right into the fire, saying `the Burrow!` Aunt Petunia","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"gave a little shuddering gasp. There was a whooshing sound, and Fred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"vanished.  `Right then, George,` said Mr. Weasley, `you and the trunk.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
" Harry helped George carry the trunk forward into the flames and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"turn it onto its end so that he could hold it better.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Then, with a second whoosh, George had cried `the Burrow!`  and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"vanished too.  `Ron, you next,` said Mr. Weasley.  `See you,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"said Ron brightly to the Dursleys. He grinned broadly at Harry, then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"stepped into the fire, shouted `the Burrow!` and disappeared.  Now Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"and Mr. Weasley alone remained.  `Well . . . 'bye then,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Harry said to the Dursleys.  They didn't say anything at all. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"moved toward the fire, but just as he reached the edge of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"the hearth, Mr. Weasley put out a hand and held him back.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"He was looking at the Dursleys in amazement.  `Harry said good-bye","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"to you,` he said. `Didn't you hear him?`  `It doesn't matter,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Harry muttered to Mr. Weasley. `Honestly, I don't care.`  Mr. Weasley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"did not remove his hand from Harry's shoulder.  `You aren't going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"to see your nephew till next summer,` he said to Uncle Vernon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"in mild indignation. `Surely you're going to say good-bye?`  Uncle Vernon's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"face worked furiously. The idea of being taught consideration by a man","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"who had just blasted away half his living room wall seemed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"be causing him intense suffering. But Mr. Weasley's wand was still in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"his hand, and Uncle Vernon's tiny eyes darted to it once, before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"he said, very resentfully, `Good-bye, then.`  `See you,` said Harry, putting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"one foot forward into the green flames, which felt pleasantly like warm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"breath. At that moment, however, a horrible gagging sound erupted behind him,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"and Aunt Petunia started to scream.  Harry wheeled around. Dudley was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"no longer standing behind his parents. He was kneeling beside the coffee","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"table, and he was gagging and sputtering on a foot-long, purple, slimy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"thing that was protruding from his mouth. One bewildered second later, Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"realized that the foot-long thing was Dudley's tongue - and that a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"brightly colored toffee wrapper lay on the floor before him.  Aunt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Petunia hurled herself onto the ground beside Dudley, seized the end of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"his swollen  tongue, and attempted to wrench it out of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"mouth; unsurprisingly, Dudley yelled and sputtered worse than ever, trying to fight","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"her off. Uncle Vernon was bellowing and waving his arms around, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Mr. Weasley had to shout to make himself heard.  `Not to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"worry, I can sort him out!` he yelled, advancing on Dudley with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"his wand outstretched, but Aunt Petunia screamed worse than ever and threw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"herself on top of Dudley, shielding him from Mr. Weasley.  `No,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"really!` said Mr. Weasley desperately. `It's a simple process it was the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"toffee -my son Fred - real practical joker - but it's only","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"an Engorgement Charm - at least, I think it is - please,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"I can correct it -`  But far from being reassured, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Dursleys became more panic- stricken; Aunt Petunia was sobbing hysterically, tugging Dudley's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"tongue as though determined to rip it out; Dudley appeared to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"suffocating under the combined pressure of his mother and his tongue; and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Uncle Vernon, who had lost control completely, seized a china figure from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"on top of the sideboard and threw it very hard at Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Weasley, who ducked, causing the ornament to shatter in the blasted fireplace.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
" `Now really!` said Mr. Weasley angrily, brandishing his wand. `I'm trying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"to help!`  Bellowing like a wounded hippo, Uncle Vernon snatched up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"another ornament.  `Harry, go! Just go!` Mr. Weasley shouted, his wand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"on Uncle Vernon. `I'll sort this out!`  Harry didn't want to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"miss the fun, but Uncle Vernon's second ornament narrowly missed his left","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"ear, and on balance he thought it best to leave the situation","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"to Mr. Weasley. He stepped into the fire, looking over his shoulder","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"as he said `the Burrow!` His last fleeting glimpse of the living","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"room was of Mr. Weasley blasting a third ornament out of Uncle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Vernon's hand with his wand, Aunt Petunia screaming and lying on top","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"of Dudley, and Dudley's tongue lolling around like a great slimy python.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"But next moment Harry had begun to spin very fast, and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"Dursleys' living room was whipped out of sight in a rush of emerald-green flames.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-4"
"  Harry spun faster and faster, elbows tucked tightly to his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"sides, blurred fireplaces flashing past him, until he started to feel sick","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"and closed his eyes. Then, when at last he felt himself slowing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"down, he threw out his hands and came to a halt in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"time to prevent himself from falling face forward out of the Weasleys'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"kitchen fire.  `Did he eat it?` said Fred excitedly, holding out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"a hand to pull Harry to his fee `Yeah,` said Harry, straightening","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"up. `What was it?`  `Ton-Tongue Toffee,` said Fred brightly. `George and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"I invented them, and we've been looking for someone to test them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"on all summer. . . .`  The tiny kitchen exploded with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"laughter; Harry looked around and saw that Ron and George were sitting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"at the scrubbed wooden table with two red-haired people Harry had never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"seen before, though he knew immediately who they must be: Bill and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Charlie, the two eldest Weasley brothers.  `How're you doing, Harry?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"the nearer of the two, grinning at him and holding out a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"large hand, which Harry shook, feeling calluses and blisters under his fingers.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"This had to be Charlie, who worked with dragons in Romania. Charlie","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"was built like the twins, shorter and stockier than Percy and Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"who were both long and lanky. He had a broad, good-natured face,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"which was weather-beaten and so freckly that he looked almost tanned; his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"arms were muscular, and one of them had a large, shiny burn","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"on it.  Bill got to his feet, smiling, and also shook","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Harry's hand. Bill came as something of a surprise. Harry knew that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"he worked for the wizarding bank, Gringotts, and that Bill had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Head Boy at Hogwarts; Harry had always imagined Bill to be an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"older version of Percy: fussy about rule-breaking and fond of bossing everyone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"around. However, Bill was - there was no other word for it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"- cool. He was tall, with long hair that he had tied","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"back in a ponytail. He was wearing an earring with what looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"like a fang dangling from it. Bill's clothes would not have looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"out of place at a rock concert, except that Harry recognized his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"boots to be made, not of leather, but of dragon hide. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Before any of them could say anything else, there was a faint","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"popping noise, and Mr.  Weasley appeared out of thin air at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"George's shoulder. He was looking angrier than Harry had ever seen him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
" `That wasn't funny Fred!` he shouted. `What on earth did you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"give that Muggle boy?`  `I didn't give him anything,` said Fred,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"with another evil grin. I just dropped it....  It was his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"fault he went and ate it, I never told him to.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"`You dropped it on purpose!` roared Mr. Weasley. `You knew he'd eat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"it, you knew he was on a diet -`  `How big","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"did his tongue get?` George asked eagerly.  `It was four feet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"long before his parents would let me shrink it!`  Harry and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"the Weasleys roared with laughter again.  `It isn't funny!` Mr. Weasley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"shouted. `That sort of behavior seriously undermines wizard-Muggle relations! I spend half","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"my life campaigning against the mistreatment of Muggles, and my own sons","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"`We didn't give it to him because he's a Muggle!` said Fred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"indignantly.  `No, we gave it to him because he's a great","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"bullying git,` said George. `Isn't he, Harry?`  `Yeah, he is, Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Weasley,` said Harry earnestly.  `That's not the point!` raged Mr. Weasley.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"`You wait until I tell your mother -`  `Tell me what?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"said a voice behind them.  Mrs. Weasley had just entered the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"kitchen. She was a short, plump woman with a very kind face,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"though her eyes were presently narrowed with suspicion.  `Oh hello, Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"dear,` she said, spotting him and smiling. Then her eyes snapped back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"to her husband. `Tell me what, Arthur?`  Mr. Weasley hesitated. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"could tell that, however angry he was with Fred and George, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"hadn't really intended to tell Mrs. Weasley what had happened. There was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"a silence, while Mr. Weasley eyed his wife nervously. Then two girls","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"appeared in the kitchen doorway behind Mrs. Weasley. One, with very bushy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"brown hair and rather large front teeth, was Harry's and Ron's friend,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Hermione Granger. The other, who was small and red-haired, was Ron's younger","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"sister, Ginny. Both of them smiled at Harry, who grinned back, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"made Ginny go scarlet - she had been very taken with Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"ever since his first visit to the Burrow.  `Tell me what,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Arthur?` Mrs. Weasley repeated, in a dangerous sort of voice.  `It's nothing,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Molly,` mumbled Mr. Weasley, `Fred and George just - but I've had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"words with them -`  `What have they done this time?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Mrs. Weasley. `If it's got anything to do with Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"-`  `Why don't you show Harry where he's sleeping, Ron?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Hermione from the doorway.  `He knows where he's sleeping,` said Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"`in my room, he slept there last -`  `We can all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"go,` said Hermione pointedly.  `Oh,` said Ron, cottoning on. `Right.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"`Yeah, we'll come too,` said George.  `You stay where you are!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"snarled Mrs. Weasley.  Harry and Ron edged out of the kitchen,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"and they, Hermione, and Ginny set off along the narrow hallway and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"up the rickety staircase that zigzagged through the house to the upper","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"stories.  `What are Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes?` Harry asked as they climbed.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
" Ron and Ginny both laughed, although Hermione didn't.  `Mum found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"this stack of order forms when she was cleaning Fred and George's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"room,` said Ron quietly. `Great long price lists for stuff they've invented.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Joke stuff, you know.  Fake wands and trick sweets, loads of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"stuff. It was brilliant, I never knew they'd been inventing all that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
". . .`  `We've been hearing explosions out of their room","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"for ages, but we never thought they were actually making things,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Ginny. `We thought they just liked the noise.`  `Only, most of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"the stuff - well, all of it, really - was a bit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"dangerous,` said Ron, `and, you know, they were planning to sell it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"at Hogwarts to make some money, and Mum went mad at them.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Told them they weren't allowed to make any more of it, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"burned all the order forms.... She's furious at them anyway. They didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"get as many O.W.L.s as she expected.`  O.W.L.s were Ordinary Wizarding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Levels, the examinations Hogwarts students took at the age of fifteen. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"`And then there was this big row,` Ginny said, `because Mum wants","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"them to go into the Ministry of Magic like Dad, and they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"told her all they want to do is open a joke shop.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
" Just then a door on the second landing opened, and a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"face poked out wearing horn-rimmed glasses and a very annoyed expression. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"`Hi, Percy,` said Harry.  `Oh hello, Harry,` said Percy. `I was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"wondering who was making all the noise. I'm trying to work in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"here, you know I've got a report to finish for the office","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"- and it's rather difficult to concentrate when people keep thundering up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"and down the stairs.`  `We're not thundering, `said Ron irritably. `We're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"walking. Sorry if we've disturbed the top-secret workings of the Ministry of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Magic.`  `What are you working on?` said Harry.  `A report","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"for the Department of International Magical Cooperation,` said Percy smugly.  `We're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"trying to standardize cauldron thickness. Some of these foreign imports are just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"a shade too thin - leakages have been increasing at a rate","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"of almost three percent a year -`  `That'll change the world,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"that report will,` said Ron. `Front page of the Daily Prophet, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"expect, cauldron leaks.`  Percy went slightly pink.  `You might sneer,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Ron,` he said heatedly, `but unless some sort of international law is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"imposed we might well find the market flooded with flimsy, shallow-bottomed products","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"that seriously endanger -`  `Yeah, yeah, all right,` said Ron, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"he started off upstairs again. Percy slammed his bedroom door shut. As","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Harry, Hermione, and Ginny followed Ron up three more flights of stairs,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"shouts from the kitchen below echoed up to them. It sounded as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"though Mr.  Weasley had told Mrs. Weasley about the toffees. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"The room at the top of the house where Ron slept looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"much as it had the last time that Harry had come to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"stay: the same posters of Ron's favorite Quidditch team, the Chudley Cannons,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"were whirling and waving on the walls and sloping ceiling, and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"fish tank on the windowsill, which had previously held frog spawn, now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"contained one extremely large frog. Ron's old rat, Scabbers, was here no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"more, but instead there was the tiny gray owl that had delivered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Ron's letter to Harry in Privet Drive. It was hopping up and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"down in a small cage and twittering madly.  `Shut up, Pig,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"said Ron, edging his way between two of the four beds that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"had been squeezed into the room. `Fred and George are in here","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"with us, because Bill and Charlie are in their room,` he told","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Harry. `Percy gets to keep his room all to himself because he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"got to work.`  `Er - why are you calling that owl Pig?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Harry asked Ron.  `Because he's being stupid,` said Ginny, `Its proper","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"name is Pigwidgeon.`  `Yeah, and that's not a stupid name at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"all,` said Ron sarcastically. `Ginny named him,`  he explained to Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"`She reckons it's sweet. And I tried to change it, but it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"was too late, he won't answer to anything else. So now he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Pig. I've got to keep him up here because he annoys Errol","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"and Hermes. He annoys me too, come to that.  Pigwidgeon zoomed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"happily around his cage, hooting shrilly. Harry knew Ron too well to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"take him seriously. He had moaned continually about his old rat, Scabbers,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"but had been most upset when Hermione's cat, Crookshanks, appeared to have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"eaten him.  `Where's Crookshanks?` Harry asked Hermione now.  `Out in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"the garden, I expect,` she said. `He likes chasing gnomes. He's never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"seen any before.`  `Percy's enjoying work, then?` said Harry, sitting down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"on one of the beds and watching the Chudley Cannons zooming in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"and out of the posters on the ceiling.  `Enjoying it?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Ron darkly. `I don't reckon he'd come home if Dad didn't make","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"him.  He's obsessed. Just don't get him onto the subject of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"his boss. According to Mr. Crouch ... as I was saying to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Mr. Crouch ... Mr. Crouch is of the opinion ... Mr. Crouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"was telling me ... They'll be announcing their engagement any day now.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
" `Have you had a good summer, Harry?` said Hermione. `Did you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"get our food parcels and everything?`  `Yeah, thanks a lot, `","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"said Harry. `They saved my life, those cakes.  `And have you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"heard from -?` Ron began, but at a look from Hermione he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"fell silent.  Harry knew Ron had been about to ask about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Sirius. Ron and Hermione had been so deeply involved in helping Sirius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"escape from the Ministry of Magic that they were almost as concerned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"about Harry's godfather as he was. However, discussing him in front of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Ginny was a bad idea. Nobody but themselves and Professor Dumbledore knew","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"about how Sirius had escaped, or believed in his innocence.  `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"think they've stopped arguing,` said Hermione, to cover the awkward moment, because","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Ginny was looking curiously from Ron to Harry. `Shall we go down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"and help your mum with dinner?`  `Yeah, all right,` said Ron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"The four of them left Ron's room and went back downstairs to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"find Mrs. Weasley alone in the kitchen, looking extremely bad-tempered.  `We're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"eating out in the garden,` she said when they came in. `There's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"just not room for eleven people in here. Could you take the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"plates outside, girls? Bill and Charlie are setting up the tables. Knives","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"and forks, please, you two,` she said to Ron and Harry, pointing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"her wand a little more vigorously than she had intended at a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"pile of potatoes in the sink, which shot out of their skins","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"so fast that they ricocheted off the walls and ceiling.  `Oh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"for heaven's sake,` she snapped, now directing her wand at a dustpan,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"which hopped off the sideboard and started skating across the floor, scooping","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"up the potatoes. `Those two!` she burst out savagely, now pulling pots","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"and pans out of a cupboard, and Harry knew she meant Fred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"and George. I don't know what's going to happen to them, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"really don't.  No ambition, unless you count making as much trouble","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"as they possibly can....`  Mrs. Weasley slammed a large copper saucepan","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"down on the kitchen table and began to wave her wand around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"inside it. A creamy sauce poured from the wand tip as she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"stirred.  `It's not as though they haven't got brains, she continued","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"irritably, taking the saucepan over to the stove and lighting it with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"a further poke of her wand, `but they're wasting them, and unless","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"they pull themselves together soon, they'll be in real trouble. I've had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"more owls from Hogwarts about them than the rest put together. If","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"they carry on the way they're going, they'll end up in front","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"of the Improper Use of Magic Office.`  Mrs. Weasley jabbed her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"wand at the cutlery drawer, which shot open. Harry and Ron both","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"jumped out of the way as several knives soared out of it,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"flew across the kitchen, and began chopping the potatoes, which had just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"been tipped back into the sink by the dustpan.  `I don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"know where we went wrong with them,` said Mrs. Weasley, putting down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"her wand and starting to pull out still more saucepans. `It's been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"the same for years, one thing after another, and they won't listen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"to - OH NOT AGAIN!`  She had picked up her wand from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"the table, and it had emitted a loud squeak and turned into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"a giant rubber mouse.  `One of their fake wands again!` she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"shouted. `How many times have I told them not to leave them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"lying around?`  She grabbed her real wand and turned around to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"find that the sauce on the stove was smoking.  `C'mon,` Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"said hurriedly to Harry, seizing a handful of cutlery from the open","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"drawer, `let's go and help Bill and Charlie.`  They left Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Weasley and headed out the back door into the yard.  They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"had only gone a few paces when Hermione's bandy-legged ginger cat, Crookshanks,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"came pelting out of the garden, bottle-brush tail held high in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"air, chasing what looked like a muddy potato on legs. Harry recognized","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"it instantly as a gnome. Barely ten inches high, its horny little","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"feet pattered very fast as it sprinted across the yard and dived","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"headlong into one of the Wellington boots that lay scattered around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"door.  Harry could hear the gnome giggling madly as Crookshanks inserted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"a paw into the boot, trying to reach it. Meanwhile, a very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"loud crashing noise was coming from the other side of the house.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"The source of the commotion was revealed as they entered the garden,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"and saw that Bill and Charlie both had their wands out, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"were making two battered old tables fly high above the lawn, smashing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"into each other, each attempting to knock the other's out of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"air. Fred and George were cheering, Ginny was laughing, and Hermione was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"hovering near the hedge, apparently torn between amusement and anxiety.  Bill's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"table caught Charlie's with a huge bang and knocked one of its","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"legs off. There was a clatter from overhead, and they all looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"up to see Percy's head poking out of a window on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"second floor.  `Will you keep it down?!` he bellowed.  `Sorry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Perce,` said Bill, grinning. `How're the cauldron bottoms coming on?`  `Very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"badly,` said Percy peevishly, and he slammed the window shut. Chuckling, Bill","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"and Charlie directed the tables safely onto the grass, end to end,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"and then, with a flick of his wand, Bill reattached the table","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"leg and conjured tablecloths from nowhere.  By seven o'clock, the two","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"tables were groaning under dishes and dishes of Mrs. Weasley's excellent cooking,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"and the nine Weasleys, Harry, and Hermione were settling themselves down to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"eat beneath a clear, deep-blue sky. To somebody who had been living","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"on meals of increasingly stale cake all summer, this was paradise, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"at first, Harry listened rather than talked as he helped himself to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"chicken and ham pie, boiled potatoes, and  salad.  At the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"far end of the table, Percy was telling his father all about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"his report on cauldron bottoms.  `I've told Mr. Crouch that I'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"have it ready by Tuesday,` Percy was saying pompously.  `That's a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"bit sooner than he expected it, but I like to keep on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"top of things. I think he'll be grateful I've done it in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"good time, I mean, its extremely busy in our department just now,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"what with all the arrangements for the World Cup. We're just not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"getting the support we need from the Department of Magical Games and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Sports. Ludo Bagman -`  `I like Ludo,` said Mr. Weasley mildly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"`He was the one who got us such good tickets for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Cup. I did him a bit of a favor: His brother, Otto,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"got into a spot of trouble - a lawnmower with unnatural powers","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"- I smoothed the whole thing over.`  `Oh Bagman's likable enough,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"of course,` said Percy dismissively, `but how he ever got to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Head of Department ... when I compare him to Mr. Crouch! I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"can't see Mr. Crouch losing a member of our department and not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"trying to find out what's happened to them.  You realize Bertha","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Jorkins has been missing for over a month now? Went on holiday","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"to Albania and never came back?`  `Yes, I was asking Ludo","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"about that,` said Mr. Weasley, frowning. `He says Bertha's gotten lost plenty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"of times before now - though must say, if it was someone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"in my department, I'd be worried. . . .`  `Oh Bertha's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"hopeless, all right,` said Percy. `I hear she's been shunted from department","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"to department for years, much more trouble than she's worth ... but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"all the same, Bagman ought to be trying to find her. Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Crouch has been taking a personal interest, she worked in our department","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"at one time, you know, and I think Mr. Crouch was quite","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"fond of her - but Bagman just keeps laughing and saying she probably","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"misread the map and ended up in Australia instead of Albania. However`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"- Percy heaved an impressive sigh and took a deep swig of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"elderflower wine - `we've got quite enough on our plates at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Department of International Magical Cooperation without trying to find members of other","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"departments too. As you know, we've got another big event to organize","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"right after the World Cup.`  Percy cleared his throat significantly and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"looked down toward the end of the table where Harry, Ron, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Hermione were sitting. `You know the one I'm talking about, Father.` He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"raised his voice slightly. `The top-secret one.`  Ron rolled his eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"and muttered to Harry and Hermione, `He's been trying to get us","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"to ask what that event is ever since he started work. Probably","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"an exhibition of thick-bottomed cauldrons.`  In the middle of the table,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Mrs. Weasley was arguing with Bill about his earring, which seemed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"be a recent acquisition.  `. . . with a horrible great","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"fang on it. Really, Bill, what do they say at the bank?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
" `Mum,.no one at the bank gives a damn how I dress","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"as long as I bring home plenty of treasure,` said Bill patiently.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
" `And your hair's getting silly, dear,` said Mrs. Weasley, fingering her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"wand lovingly.` I wish you'd let me give it a trim. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
". .`  `I like it,` said Ginny, who was sitting beside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Bill. `You're so old-fashioned, Mum.  Anyway, it's nowhere near as long","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"as Professor Dumbledore's....`  Next to Mrs. Weasley, Fred, George, and Charlie","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"were all talking spiritedly about the World Cup.  `It's got to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"be Ireland,` said Charlie thickly, through a mouthful of potato. `They flattened","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Peru in the semifinals.`  `Bulgaria has got Viktor Krum, though,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Fred.  `Krum's one decent player, Ireland has got seven,` said Charlie","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"shortly. `I wish England had got through. That was embarrassing, that was.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
" `What happened?` said Harry eagerly, regretting more than ever his isolation","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"from the wizarding world when he was stuck on Privet Drive. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"`Went down to Transylvania, three hundred and ninety to ten,` said Charlie","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"gloomily.  `Shocking performance. And Wales lost to Uganda, and Scotland was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"slaughtered by Luxembourg.`  Harry had been on the Gryffindor House Quidditch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"team ever since his first year at Hogwarts and owned one of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"the best racing brooms in the world, a Firebolt. Flying came more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"naturally to Harry than anything else in the magical world, and he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"played in the position of Seeker on the Gryffindor House team. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Mr. Weasley conjured up candles to light the darkening garden before they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"had their  homemade strawberry ice cream, and by the time they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"had finished, moths were fluttering low over the table, and the warm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"air was perfumed with the smells of grass and honeysuckle. Harry was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"feeling extremely well fed and at peace with the world as he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"watched several gnomes sprinting through the rosebushes, laughing madly and closely pursued","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"by Crookshanks.  Ron looked carefully up the table to check that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"the rest of the family were all busy talking, then he said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"very quietly to Harry, `So - have you heard from Sirius lately?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
" Hermione looked around, listening closely.  `Yeah,` said Harry softly, `twice.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"He sounds okay. I wrote to him yesterday. He might write back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"while I'm here.`  He suddenly remembered the reason he had written","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"to Sirius, and for a moment was on the verge of telling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Ron and Hermione about his scar hurting again, and about the dream","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"that had awoken him ... but he really didn't want to worry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"them just now, not when he himself was feeling so happy and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"peaceful.  `Look at the time,` Mrs. Weasley said suddenly, checking her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"wristwatch. `You really should be in bed, the whole lot of you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"you'll be up at the crack of dawn to get to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Cup. Harry, if you leave your school list out, I'll get your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"things for you tomorrow in Diagon Alley. I'm getting everyone else's. There","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"might not be time after the World Cup, the match went on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"for five days last time.`  `Wow - hope it does this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"time!` said Harry enthusiastically.  `Well, I certainly don't,` said Percy sanctimoniously.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"`I shudder to think what the state of my in-tray would be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"if I was away from work for five days.`  `Yeah, someone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"might slip dragon dung in it again, eh, Perce?` said Fred. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"`That was a sample of fertilizer from Norway!` said Percy, going very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"red in the face.  `It was nothing personal!`  `It was,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"Fred whispered to Harry as they got up from the table. `We sent it.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-5"
"  Harry felt as though he had barely lain down to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"steep in Ron's room when he was being shaken awake by Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Weasley.  `Time to go, Harry, dear,` she whispered, moving away to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"wake Ron.  Harry felt around for his glasses, put them on,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"and sat up. It was still dark outside.  Ron muttered indistinctly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"as his mother roused him. At the foot of Harry's mattress he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"saw two large, disheveled shapes emerging from tangles of blankets.  `'S'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"time already?` said Fred groggily.  They dressed in silence, too sleepy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"to talk, then, yawning and stretching, the four of them headed downstairs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"into the kitchen.  Mrs. Weasley was stirring the contents of a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"large pot on the stove, while Mr. Weasley was sitting at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"table, checking a sheaf of large parchment tickets. He looked up as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"the boys entered and spread his arms so that they could see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"his clothes more clearly. He was wearing what appeared to be a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"golfing sweater and a very old pair of jeans, slightly too big","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"for him and held up with a thick leather belt.  `What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"d'you think?` he asked anxiously. `We're supposed to go incognito - do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"I look like a Muggle, Harry?`  `Yeah,` said Harry, smiling, `very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"good.`  `Where're Bill and Charlie and Per-Per-Percy?` said George, failing to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"stifle a huge yawn.  `Well, they're Apparating, aren't they?` said Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Weasley, heaving the large pot over to the table and starting to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"ladle porridge into bowls. `So they can have a bit of a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"lie-in.`  Harry knew that Apparating meant disappearing from one place and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"reappearing almost instantly in another, but had never known any Hogwarts student to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"do it, and understood that it was very difficult.  `So they're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"still in bed?` said Fred grumpily, pulling his bowl of porridge toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"him.  `Why can't we Apparate too?`  `Because you're not of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"age and you haven't passed your test,` snapped Mrs. Weasley. `And where","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"have those girls got to?`  She bustled out of the kitchen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"and they heard her climbing the stairs.  `You have to pass","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"a test to Apparate?` Harry asked.  `Oh yes,` said Mr. Weasley,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"tucking the tickets safely into the back pocket of his jeans. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"`The Department of Magical Transportation had to fine a couple of people","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"the other day for Apparating without a license. It's not easy, Apparition,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"and when it's not done property it can lead to nasty complications.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"This pair I'm talking about went and splinched themselves.`  Everyone around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"the table except Harry winced.  `Er - splinched?` said Harry. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"`They left half of themselves behind,` said Mr. Weasley, now spooning large","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"amounts of treacle onto his porridge. `So, of course, they were stuck.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Couldn't move either way.  Had to wait for the Accidental Magic","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Reversal Squad to sort them out. Meant a fair old bit of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"paperwork, I can tell you, what with the Muggles who spotted the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"body parts they'd left behind.....`  Harry had a sudden vision of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"a pair of legs and an eyeball lying abandoned on the pavement","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"of Privet Drive.  `Were they okay?` he asked, startled.  `Oh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"yes,` said Mr. Weasley matter-of-factly. `But they got a heavy fine, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"I don't think they'll be trying it again in a hurry. You don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"mess around with Apparition.  There are plenty of adult wizards who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"don't bother with it. Prefer brooms - slower, but safer.`  `But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Bill and Charlie and Percy can all do it?`  `Charlie had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"to take the test twice,` said Fred, grinning. `He failed the first","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"time.  Apparated five miles south of where he meant to, right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"on top of some poor old dear doing her shopping, remember?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"`Yes, well, he passed the second time,` said Mrs. Weasley, marching back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"into the kitchen amid hearty sniggers.  `Percy only passed two weeks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"ago,` said George. `He's been Apparating downstairs every morning since, just to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"prove he can.`  There were footsteps down the passageway and Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"and Ginny came into the kitchen, both looking pale and drowsy. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"`Why do we have to be up so early?` Ginny said, rubbing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"her eyes and sitting down at the table.  `We've got a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"bit of a walk,` said Mr. Weasley.  `Walk?` said Harry. `What,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"are we walking to the World Cup?`  `No, no, that's miles","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"away,` said Mr. Weasley, smiling. `We only need to walk a short","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"way. It's just that it's very difficult for a large number of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"wizards to congregate without attracting Muggle attention. We have to be very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"careful about how we travel at the best of times, and on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"a huge occasion like the Quidditch World Cup...`  `George!` said Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Weasley sharply, and they all jumped.  `What?` said George, in an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"innocent tone that deceived nobody.  `What is that in your pocket?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
" `Nothing!`  `Don't you lie to me!`  Mrs. Weasley pointed her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"wand at George's pocket and said, `Accio!`  Several small, brightly colored","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"objects zoomed out of George's pocket; he made a grab for them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"but missed, and they sped right into Mrs. Weasley's outstretched hand. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"`We told you to destroy them!` said Mrs. Weasley furiously, holding up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"what were unmistakably more Ton-Tongue Toffees. `We told you to get rid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"of the lot! Empty your pockets, go on, both of you!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"It was an unpleasant scene; the twins had evidently been trying to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"smuggle as many toffees out of the house as possible, and it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"was only by using her Summoning Charm that Mrs. Weasley managed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"find them all.  `Accio! Accio! Accio!` she shouted, and toffees zoomed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"from all sorts of unlikely places, including the lining of George's jacket","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"and the turn-ups of Fred's jeans.  `We spent six months developing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"those!` Fred shouted at his mother as she threw the toffees away.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
" `Oh a fine way to spend six months!` she shrieked. `No","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"wonder you didn't get more O.W.L.s!`  All in all, the atmosphere","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"was not very friendly as they took their departure. Mrs.  Weasley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"was still glowering as she kissed Mr. Weasley on the cheek, though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"not nearly as much as the twins, who had each hoisted their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"rucksacks onto their backs and walked out without a word to her.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
" `Well, have a lovely time,` said Mrs. Weasley, `and behave yourselves,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"she called after  the twins' retreating backs, but they did not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"look back or answer. `I'll send Bill, Charlie, and Percy along around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"midday,` Mrs. Weasley said to Mr. Weasley, as he, Harry, Ron, Hermione, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Ginny set off across the dark yard after Fred and George. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"It was chilly and the moon was still out. Only a dull,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"greenish tinge along the horizon to their right showed that daybreak was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"drawing closer. Harry, having been thinking about thousands of wizards speeding toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"the Quidditch World Cup, sped up to walk with Mr. Weasley. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"`So how does everyone get there without all the Muggles noticing?` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"asked.  `It's been a massive organizational problem,` sighed Mr. Weasley. `The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"trouble is, about a hundred thousand wizards turn up at the World","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Cup, and of course, we just haven't got a magical site big","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"enough to accommodate them all. There are places Muggles can't penetrate, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"imagine trying to pack a hundred thousand wizards into Diagon Alley or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"platform nine and three-quarters. So we had to find a nice deserted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"moor, and set up as many anti-Muggle precautions as possible. The whole","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Ministry's been working on it for months. First, of course, we have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"to stagger the arrivals. People with cheaper tickets have to arrive two","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"weeks beforehand. A limited number use Muggle transport, but we can't have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"too many clogging up their buses and trains - remember, wizards are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"coming from all over the world. Some Apparate, of course, but we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"have to set up safe points for them to appear, well away","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"from Muggles. I believe there's a handy wood they're using as the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Apparition point. For those who don't want to Apparate, or can't, we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"use Portkeys.  They're objects that are used to transport wizards from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"one spot to another at a prearranged time. You can do large groups","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"at a time if you need to. There have been two hundred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Portkeys placed at strategic points around Britain, and the nearest one to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"us is up at the top of Stoatshead Hill, so that's where","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"we're headed.`  Mr. Weasley pointed ahead of them, where a large","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"black mass rose beyond the village of Ottery St. Catchpole.  `What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"sort of objects are Portkeys?` said Harry curiously.  `Well, they can","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"be anything,` said Mr. Weasley. `Unobtrusive things, obviously, so Muggles don't go","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"picking them up and playing with them ... stuff they'll just think","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"is litter....`  They trudged down the dark, dank lane toward the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"village, the silence broken only by their footsteps. The sky lightened very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"slowly as they made their way through the village, its inky blackness","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"diluting to deepest blue. Harry's hands and feet were freezing. Mr. Weasley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"kept checking his watch.  They didn't have breath to spare for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"talking as they began to climb Stoatshead Hill, stumbling occasionally in hidden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"rabbit holes, slipping on thick black tuffets of grass.  Each breath","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Harry took was sharp in his chest and his legs were starting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"to seize up when, at last, his feet found level ground. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"`Whew,` panted Mr. Weasley, taking off his glasses and wiping them on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"his sweater. `Well, we've made good time - we've got ten minutes.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
" Hermione came over the crest of the hill last, clutching a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"stitch in her side.  `Now we just need the Portkey,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Mr. Weasley, replacing his glasses and squinting around at the ground. `It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"won't be big.... Come on...`  They spread out, searching. They had only","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"been at it for a couple of minutes, however, when a shout","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"rent the still air.  `Over here, Arthur! Over here, son, we've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"got it.`  Two tall figures were silhouetted against the starry sky","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"on the other side of the hilltop.  `Amos!` said Mr. Weasley,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"smiling as he strode over to the man who had shouted. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"rest of them followed.  Mr. Weasley was shaking hands with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"ruddy-faced wizard with a scrubby brown beard, who was holding a moldy-looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"old boot in his other hand.  `This is Amos Diggory, everyone,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"said Mr. Weasley. `He works for the Department for the Regulation and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Control of Magical Creatures. And I think you know his son, Cedric?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
" Cedric Diggory was an extremely handsome boy of around seventeen. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"was Captain and Seeker of the Hufflepuff House Quidditch team at Hogwarts.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
" `Hi,` said Cedric, looking around at them all.  Everybody said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"hi back except Fred and George, who merely nodded. They had never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"quite forgiven Cedric for beating their team, Gryffindor, in the first Quidditch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"match of the previous year.  `Long walk, Arthur?` Cedric's father asked.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"`Not too bad,` said Mr. Weasley. `We live  just on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"other side of the village there. You?`  `Had to get up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"at two, didn't we, Ced? I tell you, I'll be glad when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"he's got his Apparition test. Still ... not complaining ... Quidditch World","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Cup, wouldn't miss it for a sackful of Galleons - and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"tickets cost about that. Mind you, looks like I got off easy.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
". . .` Amos Diggory peered good-naturedly around at the three Weasley boys,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Harry, Hermione, and Ginny. `All these yours, Arthur?`  `Oh no, only","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"the redheads,` said Mr. Weasley, pointing out his children. `This is Hermione,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"friend of Ron's - and Harry, another friend -`  `Merlin's beard,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"said Amos Diggory, his eyes widening. `Harry? Harry Potter?`  `Er -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"yeah,` said Harry.  Harry was used to people looking curiously at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"him when they met him, used to the way their eyes moved","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"at once to the lightning scar on his forehead, but it always","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"made him feel uncomfortable.  `Ced's talked about you, of course,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Amos Diggory. `Told us all about playing against you last year... I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"said to him, I said - Ced, that'll be something to tell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"your grandchildren, that will.... You beat Harry Potter!`  Harry couldn't think","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"of any reply to this, so he remained silent. Fred and George","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"were both scowling again. Cedric looked slightly embarrassed.  `Harry fell off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"his broom, Dad,` he muttered. I told you ... it was an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"accident....`  `Yes, but you didn't fall off, did you?` roared Amos","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"genially, slapping his son on his back. `Always modest, our Ced, always","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"the gentleman ... but the best man won, I'm sure Harry'd say","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"the same, wouldn't you, eh? One falls off his broom, one stays","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"on, you don't need to be a genius to tell which one's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"the better flier!`  `Must be nearly time,` said Mr. Weasley quickly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"pulling out his watch again. `Do you know whether we're waiting for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"any more, Amos?`  `No, the Lovegoods have been there for a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"week already and the Fawcetts couldn't get tickets,` said Mr. Diggory. `There aren't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"any more of us in this area, are there?`  `Not that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"I know of,` said Mr. Weasley. `Yes, it's a minute off ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"We'd better get ready....`  He looked around at Harry and Hermione.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
" `You just need to touch the Portkey, that's all, a finger","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"will do -`  With difficulty, owing to their bulky backpacks, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"nine of them crowded around the old boot held out by Amos","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Diggory.  They all stood there, in a tight circle, as a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"chill breeze swept over the hilltop.  Nobody spoke. It suddenly occurred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"to Harry how odd this would look if a Muggle were to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"walk up here now ... nine people, two of them grown men,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"clutching this manky old boot in the semidarkness, waiting....  `Three. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
".` muttered Mr. Weasley, one eye still on his watch, two. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
". one. . .`  It happened immediately: Harry felt as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"a hook just behind his navel had been suddenly jerked irresistibly forward.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"His feet left the ground; he could feel Ron and Hermione on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"either side of him, their shoulders banging into his; they were all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"speeding forward in a howl of wind and swirling color; his forefinger","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"was stuck to the boot as though it was pulling him magnetically","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"onward and then -His feet slammed into the ground; Ron staggered into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"him and he fell over; the Portkey hit the ground near his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"head with a heavy thud.  Harry looked up. Mr. Weasley, Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"Diggory, and Cedric were still standing, though looking very windswept; everybody else","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"was on the ground.  `Seven past five from Stoatshead Hill,` said a voice.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-6"
"   Harry disentangled himself from Ron and got to his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"feet. They had arrived on what appeared to be a deserted stretch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"of misty moor. In front of them was a pair of tired","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and grumpy-looking wizards, one of whom was holding a large gold watch,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the other a thick roll of parchment and a quill. Both were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"dressed as Muggles, though very inexpertly:  The man with the watch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"wore a tweed suit with thigh-length galoshes; his colleague, a kilt and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"a poncho.  `Morning, Basil,` said Mr. Weasley, picking up the boot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and handing it to the kilted wizard, who threw it into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"large box of used Portkeys beside him; Harry could see an old","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"newspaper, an empty drinks can, and a punctured football.  `Hello there,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Arthur,` said Basil wearily. `Not on duty, eh? It's all right for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" some.... We've been here all night.... You'd better get out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the way, we've got a big party coming in from the Black","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Forest at five fifteen. Hang on, I'll find your campsite.... Weasley ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Weasley....` He consulted his parchment list. `About a quarter of a mile's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"walk over there, first field you come to. Site manager's called Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Roberts.  Diggory ... second field ... ask for Mr. Payne.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"`Thanks, Basil,` said Mr. Weasley, and he beckoned everyone to follow him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" They set off across the deserted moor, unable to make out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"much through the mist. After about twenty minutes, a small stone cottage","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"next to a gate swam into view. Beyond it, Harry could just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"make out the ghostly shapes of hundreds and hundreds of tents, rising","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"up the gentle slope of a large field toward a dark wood","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"on the horizon. They said good-bye to the Diggorys and approached the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"cottage door.  A man was standing in the doorway, looking out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"at the tents. Harry knew at a glance that this was the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"only real Muggle for several acres. When he heard their footsteps, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"turned his head to look at them.  `Morning!` said Mr. Weasley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"brightly.  `Morning,` said the Muggle.  `Would you be Mr. Roberts?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" `Aye, I would,` said Mr. Roberts. `And who're you?`  `Weasley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"- two tents, booked a couple of days ago?`  `Aye,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Mr. Roberts, consulting a list tacked to the door. `You've got a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"space up by the wood there. Just the one night?`  `That's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"it,` said Mr. Weasley.  `You'll be paying now, then?` said Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Roberts.  `Ah - right - certainly -` said Mr. Weasley. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"retreated a short distance from the cottage and beckoned Harry toward him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"`Help me, Harry,` he muttered, pulling a roll of Muggle money from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"his pocket and starting to peel the notes apart. `This one's a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"- a - a ten? Ah yes, I see the little number","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"on it now... So this is a five?`  `A twenty,` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"corrected him in an undertone, uncomfortably aware of Mr. Roberts trying to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"catch every word.  `Ah yes, so it is.... I don't know,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"these little bits of paper...`  `You foreign?` said Mr. Roberts as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Mr. Weasley returned with the correct notes.  `Foreign?` repeated Mr. Weasley,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"puzzled.  `You're not the first one who's had trouble with money,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"said Mr. Roberts, scrutinizing Mr. Weasley closely. `I had two try and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"pay me with great gold coins the size of hubcaps ten minutes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"ago.`  `Did you really?` said Mr. Weasley nervously.  Mr. Roberts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"rummaged around in a tin for some change.  `Never been this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"crowded,` he said suddenly, looking out over the misty field again. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"`Hundreds of pre-bookings. People usually just turn up....`  `Is that right?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"said Mr. Weasley, his hand held out for his change, but Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Roberts didn't give it to him.  `Aye,` he said thoughtfully. `People","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"from all over. Loads of foreigners. And not just foreigners. Weirdos, you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"know? There's a bloke walking 'round in a kilt and a poncho.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" `Shouldn't he?` said Mr. Weasley anxiously `It's like some sort of...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"I dunno ... like some sort of rally,` said Mr. Roberts. `They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"all seem to know each other. Like a big party.`  At","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"that moment, a wizard in plus-fours appeared out of thin air next","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"to Mr. Roberts's front door.  `Obliviate!` he said sharply, pointing his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"wand at Mr. Roberts.  Instantly, Mr. Roberts's eyes slid out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"focus, his brows unknitted, and a took of dreamy unconcern fell over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"his face. Harry recognized the symptoms of one who had just had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"his memory modified.  `A map of the campsite for you,` Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Roberts said placidly to Mr. Weasley. `And your change.`  `Thanks very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"much,` said Mr. Weasley.  The wizard in plus-fours accompanied them toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the gate to the campsite. He looked exhausted: His chin was blue","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"with stubble and there were deep purple shadows under his eyes. Once","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"out of earshot of Mr. Roberts, he muttered to Mr. Weasley, `Been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"having a lot of trouble with him. Needs a Memory Charm ten","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"times a day to keep him happy. And Ludo Bagman's not helping.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Trotting around talking about Bludgers and Quaffles at the top of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"voice, not a worry about anti-Muggle security Blimey, I'll be glad when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"this is over.  See you later, Arthur.`  He Disapparated. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"`I thought Mr. Bagman was Head of Magical Games and Sports,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Ginny, looking surprised. `He should know better than to talk about Bludgers","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"near Muggles, shouldn't he?`  `He should,` said Mr. Weasley, smiling, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"leading them through the gates into the campsite, `but Ludo's always been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"a bit ... well . . . lax about security. You couldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"wish for a more enthusiastic head of the sports department though. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"played Quidditch for England himself, you know. And he was the best","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Beater the Wimbourne Wasps ever had.`  They trudged up the misty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"field between long rows of tents. Most looked almost ordinary; their owners","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"had clearly tried to make them as Muggle-like as possible, but had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"slipped up by adding chimneys, or bellpulls, or weather vanes. However, here","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and there was a tent so obviously magical that Harry could hardly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"be surprised that Mr. Roberts was getting suspicious. Halfway up the field","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"stood an extravagant confection of striped silk like a miniature palace, with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"several live peacocks tethered at the entrance. A little farther on they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"passed a tent that had three floors and several turrets; and a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"short way beyond that was a tent that had a front garden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"attached, complete with birdbath, sundial, and fountain.  `Always the same,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Mr. Weasley, smiling. `We can't resist showing off when we get together.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Ah, here we are, look, this is us.`  They had reached","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the very edge of the wood at the top of the field,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and here was an empty space, with a small sign hammered into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the ground that read WEEZLY.  `Couldn't have a better spot!` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Mr. Weasley happily. `The field is just on the other side of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the wood there, we're as close as we could be.` He hoisted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"his backpack from his shoulders. `Right,` he said excitedly, `no magic allowed,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"strictly speaking, not when we're out in these numbers on Muggle land.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"We'll be putting these tents up by hand!  Shouldn't be too","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"difficult.... Muggles do it all the time.... Here, Harry, where do you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"reckon we should start?`  Harry had never been camping in his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"life; the Dursleys had never taken him on any kind of holiday,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"preferring to leave him with Mrs. Figg, an old neighbor. However, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and Hermione worked out where most of the poles and pegs should","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"go, and though Mr. Weasley was more of a hindrance than a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"help, because he got thoroughly overexcited when it came to using the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"mallet, they finally managed to erect a pair of shabby two-man tents.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" All of them stood back to admire their handiwork. Nobody looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"at these tents would guess they belonged to wizards, Harry thought, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the trouble was that once Bill, Charlie, and Percy arrived, they would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"be a party of ten. Hermione seemed to have spotted this problem","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"too; she gave Harry a quizzical look as Mr. Weasley dropped to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"his hands and knees and entered the first tent.  `We'll be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"a bit cramped,` he called, `but I think we'll all squeeze in.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Come and have a look.`  Harry bent down, ducked under the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"tent flap, and felt his jaw drop. He had walked into what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"looked like an old-fashioned, three room flat, complete with bathroom and kitchen.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" Oddly enough, it was furnished in exactly the same sort of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"style as Mrs. Figg's house:  There were crocheted covers on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"mismatched chairs and a strong smell of cats.  `Well, it's not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"for long,` said Mr. Weasley, mopping his bald patch with a handkerchief","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and peering in at the four bunk beds that stood in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"bedroom. I borrowed this from Perkins at the office. Doesn't camp much","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"anymore, poor fellow, he's got lumbago.`  He picked up the dusty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"kettle and peered inside it. `We'll need water....  `There's a tap","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"marked on this map the Muggle gave us,` said Ron, who had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"followed Harry inside the tent and seemed completely unimpressed by its extraordinary","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"inner proportions.  `It's on the other side of the field.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"`Well, why don't you, Harry, and Hermione go and get us some","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"water then` - Mr. Weasley handed over the kettle and a couple","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"of saucepans - `and the rest of us will get some wood","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"for a fire?`  `But we've got an oven,` said Ron. `Why","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"can't we just -`  `Ron, anti-Muggle security!` said Mr. Weasley, his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"face shining with anticipation. `When real Muggles camp, they cook on fires","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"outdoors. I've seen them at it!`  After a quick tour of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the girls' tent, which was slightly smaller than the boys', though without","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the smell of cats, Harry, Ron, and Hermione set off across the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"campsite with the kettle and saucepans.  Now, with the sun newly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"risen and the mist lifting, they could see the city of tents","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"that  stretched in every direction. They made their way slowly through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the rows, staring eagerly around. It was only just dawning on Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"how many witches and wizards there must be in the world; he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"had never really thought much about those in other countries.  Their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"fellow campers were starting to wake up. First to stir were the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"families with small children; Harry had never seen witches and wizards this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"young before. A tiny boy no older than two was crouched outside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"a large pyramid-shaped tent, holding a wand and poking happily at a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"slug in the grass, which was swelling slowly to the size of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"a salami.  As they drew level with him, his mother came hurrying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"out of the tent.  `How many times, Kevin? You don't -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"touch - Daddy's - wand - yecchh! `  She had trodden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"on the giant slug, which burst. Her scolding carried after them on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the still air, mingling with the little boy's yells - `You bust","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"slug! You bust slug!`  A short way farther on, they saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"two little witches, barely older than Kevin, who were riding toy broomsticks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"that rose only high enough for the girls' toes to skim the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"dewy grass. A Ministry wizard had already spotted them; as he hurried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"past Harry, Ron, and Hermione he muttered distractedly, `In broad daylight! Parents","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"having a lie-in, I suppose -`  Here and there adult wizards","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and witches were emerging from their tents and starting to cook breakfast.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Some, with furtive looks around them, conjured fires with their wands; others","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"were striking matches with dubious looks on their faces, as though sure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"this couldn't work. Three African wizards sat in serious conversation, all of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"them wearing long white robes and roasting what looked like a rabbit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"on a bright purple fire, while a group of middle-aged American witches","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"sat gossiping happily beneath a spangled banner stretched between their tents that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"read: THE SALEM WITCHES' INSTITUTE. Harry caught snatches of conversation in strange","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"languages from the inside of tents they passed, and though he couldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"understand a word, the tone of every single voice was excited. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"`Er - is it my eyes, or has everything gone green?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Ron.  It wasn't just Ron's eyes. They had walked into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"patch of tents that were all covered with a thick growth of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"shamrocks, so that it looked as though small, oddly shaped hillocks had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"sprouted out of the earth. Grinning faces could be seen under those","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"that had their flaps open. Then, from behind them, they heard their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"names.  `Harry! Ron! Hermione!`  It was Seamus Finnigan, their fellow","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Gryffindor fourth year. He was sitting in front of his own shamrock-covered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"tent, with a sandy-haired woman who had to be his mother, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"his best friend, Dean Thomas, also of Gryffindor.  `Like the decorations?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"said Seamus, grinning. `The Ministry's not too happy.`  `Ah, why shouldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"we show our colors?` said Mrs. Finnigan. `You should see what the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Bulgarians have got dangling all over their tents. You'll be supporting Ireland,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"of course?` she added, eyeing Harry, Ron, and Hermione beadily. When they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"had assured her that they were indeed supporting Ireland, they set off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"again, though, as Ron said, `Like we'd say anything else surrounded by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"that lot.` I wonder what the Bulgarians have got dangling all over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"their tents?` said Hermione.  `Let's go and have a look,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Harry, pointing to a large patch of tents upfield, where the Bulgarian","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"flag - white, green, and red - was fluttering in the breeze.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" The tents here had not been bedecked with plant life, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"each and every one of them had the same poster attached to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"it, a poster of a very surly face with heavy black eyebrows.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" The picture was, of course, moving, but all it did was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"blink and scowl.  `Krum,` said Ron quietly.  `What?` said Hermione.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" `Krum!` said Ron. `Viktor Krum, the Bulgarian Seeker!`  `He looks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"really grumpy,` said Hermione, looking around at the many Krums blinking and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"scowling at them.  `'Really grumpy?` Ron raised his eyes to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"heavens. `Who cares what he looks like?  He's unbelievable. He's really","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"young too. Only just eighteen or something. He's a genius, you wait","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"until tonight, you'll see.`  There was already a small queue for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the tap in the corner of the field. Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"joined it, right behind a pair of men who were having a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"heated argument. One of them was a very old wizard who was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"wearing a long flowery nightgown. The other was clearly a Ministry wizard;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"he was holding out a pair of pinstriped trousers and almost crying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"with exasperation.  `Just put them on, Archie, there's a good chap.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"You can't walk around like that, the Muggle at the gate's already","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"getting suspicious -  I bought this in a Muggle shop,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the old wizard stubbornly. `Muggles wear them.`  `Muggle women wear them,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Archie, not the men, they wear these,` said the Ministry wizard, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"he brandished the pinstriped trousers.  `I'm not putting them on,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"old Archie in indignation. `I like a healthy breeze 'round my privates,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"thanks.`  Hermione was overcome with such a strong fit of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"giggles at this point that she had to duck out of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"queue and only returned when Archie had collected his water and moved","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"away.  Walking more slowly now, because of the weight of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"water, they made their way back through the campsite. Here and there,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"they saw more familiar faces: other Hogwarts students with their families. Oliver","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Wood, the old captain of Harry's House Quidditch team, who had just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"left Hogwarts, dragged Harry over to his parents' tent to introduce him,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and told him excitedly that he had just been signed to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Puddlemere United reserve team. Next they were hailed by Ernie Macmillan, a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Hufflepuff fourth year, and a little farther on they saw Cho Chang,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"a very pretty girl who played Seeker on the Ravenclaw team. She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"waved and smiled at Harry, who slopped quite a lot of water","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"down his front as he waved back. More to stop Ron from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"smirking than anything, Harry hurriedly pointed out a large group of teenagers","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"whom he had never seen before.  `Who d'you reckon they are?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"he said. `They don't go to Hogwarts, do they?`  `'Spect they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"go to some foreign school,` said Ron. `I know there are others.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Never met anyone who went to one, though. Bill had a penfriend","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"at a school in Brazil ... this was years and years ago","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"... and he wanted to go on an exchange trip but Mum","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and Dad couldn't afford it. His penfriend got all offended when he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"said he wasn't going and sent him a cursed hat. It made","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"his ears shrivel up.`  Harry laughed but didn't voice the amazement","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"he felt at hearing about other wizarding schools. He supposed, now that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"he saw representatives of so many nationalities in the campsite, that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"had been stupid never to realize that Hogwarts couldn't be the only","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"one. He glanced at Hermione, who looked utterly unsurprised by the information.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"No doubt she had run across the news about other wizarding schools","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"in some book or other.  `You've been ages,` said George when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"they finally got back to the Weasleys' tents.  `Met a few","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"people,` said Ron, setting the water down. `You've not got that fire","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"started yet?`  `Dad's having fun with the matches,` said Fred. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Mr. Weasley was having no success at all in lighting the fire,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"but it wasn't for lack of trying. Splintered matches littered the ground","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"around him, but he looked as though he was having the time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"of his life.  `Oops!` he said as he managed to light","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"a match and promptly dropped it in surprise.  `Come here, Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Weasley,` said Hermione kindly, taking the box from him, and showing him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"how to do it properly.  At last they got the fire","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"lit, though it was at least another hour before it was hot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"enough to cook anything. There was plenty to watch while they waited,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"however. Their tent seemed to be pitched right alongside a kind of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"thoroughfare to the field, and Ministry members kept hurrying up and down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"it, greeting Mr. Weasley cordially as they passed. Mr. Weasley kept up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"a running commentary, mainly for Harry's and Hermione's benefit; his own children","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"knew too much about the Ministry to be greatly interested.  `That","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"was Cuthbert Mockridge, Head of the Goblin Liaison Office.... Here comes Gilbert","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Wimple; he's with the Committee on Experimental Charms; he's had those horns","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"for a while now... Hello, Arnie ... Arnold Peasegood, he's an Obliviator","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"- member of the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad, you know... and that's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Bode and Croaker ... they're Unspeakables....`  `They're what?`  `From the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Department of Mysteries, top secret, no idea what they get up to....`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" At last, the fire was ready, and they had just started","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"cooking eggs and sausages when Bill, Charlie, and Percy came strolling out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"of the woods toward them.  `Just Apparated, Dad,` said Percy loudly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"`Ah, excellent, lunch!`  They were halfway through their plates of eggs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and sausages when Mr. Weasley jumped to his feet, waving and grinning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"at a man who was striding toward them. `Aha!` he said. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"`The man of the moment! Ludo!`  Ludo Bagman was easily the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"most noticeable person Harry had seen so far, even including old Archie","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"in his flowered nightdress. He was wearing long Quidditch robes in thick","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"horizontal stripes of bright yellow and black. An enormous picture of a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"wasp was  splashed across his chest. He had the look of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"a powerfully built man gone slightly to seed; the robes were stretched","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"tightly across a large belly he surely had not had in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"days when he had played Quidditch for England. His nose was squashed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"(probably broken by a stray Bludger, Harry thought), but his round blue","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"eyes, short blond hair, and rosy complexion made him look like a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"very overgrown schoolboy.  `Ahoy there!` Bagman called happily. He was walking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"as though he had springs attached to the balls of his feet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and was plainly in a state of wild excitement.  `Arthur, old","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"man,` he puffed as he reached the campfire, `what a day, eh?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"What a day!  Could we have asked for more perfect weather?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"A cloudless night coming ... and hardly a hiccough in the arrangements....","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Not much for me to do!`  Behind him, a group of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"haggard-looking Ministry wizards rushed past, pointing at the distant evidence of some","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"sort of a magical fire that was sending violet sparks twenty feet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"into the air.  Percy hurried forward with his hand outstretched. Apparently","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"his disapproval of the way Ludo Bagman ran his department did not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"prevent him from wanting to make a good impression.  `Ah -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"yes,` said Mr. Weasley, grinning, `this is my son Percy. He's just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"started at the Ministry - and this is Fred - no, George,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"sorry - that's Fred - Bill, Charlie, Ron - my daughter, Ginny","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and Ron's friends, Hermione Granger and Harry Potter.`  Bagman did the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"smallest of double takes when he heard Harry's name, and his eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"performed the familiar flick upward to the scar on Harry's forehead. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"`Everyone,` Mr. Weasley continued, `this is Ludo Bagman, you know who he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"is, it's thanks to him we've got such good tickets -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Bagman beamed and waved his hand as if to say it had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"nothing.  `Fancy a flutter on the match, Arthur?` he said eagerly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"jingling what seemed to be a large amount of gold in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"pockets of his yellow-and-black robes. `I've already got Roddy Pontner betting me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Bulgaria will score first - I offered him nice odds, considering Ireland's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"front three are the strongest I've seen in years - and little","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Agatha Timms has put up half shares in her eel farm on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"a weeklong match.`  `Oh ... go on then,` said Mr. Weasley.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"`Let's see ... a Galleon on Ireland to win?`  `A Galleon?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Ludo Bagman looked slightly disappointed, but recovered himself. `Very well, very well","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"... any other takers?`  `They're a bit young to be gambling,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"said Mr. Weasley. `Molly wouldn't like -`  `We'll bet thirty-seven Galleons,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"fifteen Sickles, three Knuts,` said Fred as he and George quickly pooled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"all their money, `that Ireland wins - but Viktor Krum gets the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Snitch. Oh and we'll throw in a fake wand.`  `You don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"want to go showing Mr. Bagman rubbish like that,` Percy hissed, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Bagman didn't seem to think the wand was rubbish at all; on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the contrary, his boyish face shone with excitement as he took it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"from Fred, and when the wand gave a loud squawk and turned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"into a rubber chicken, Bagman roared with laughter.  `Excellent! I haven't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"seen one that convincing in years! I'd pay five Galleons for that!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" Percy froze in an attitude of stunned disapproval.  `Boys,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Mr. Weasley under his breath, `I don't want you betting.... That's all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"your savings .... Your mother -`  `Don't be a spoilsport, Arthur!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"boomed Ludo Bagman, rattling his pockets excitedly.  `They're old enough to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"know what they want! You reckon Ireland will win but Krum'll get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the Snitch? Not a chance, boys, not a chance.... I'll give you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"excellent odds on that one .... We'll add five Galleons for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"funny wand, then, shall we....`  Mr. Weasley looked on helplessly as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Ludo Bagman whipped out a notebook and quill and began jotting down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the twins' names.  `Cheers,` said George, taking the slip of parchment","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Bagman handed him and tucking it away into the front of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"robes. Bagman turned most cheerfully back to Mr. Weasley.  `Couldn't do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"me a brew, I suppose? I'm keeping an eye out for Barty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Crouch. My Bulgarian opposite number's making difficulties, and I can't understand a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"word he's saying. Barty'll be able to sort it out. He speaks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"about a hundred and fifty languages.`  `Mr. Crouch?` said Percy, suddenly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"abandoning his look of poker-stiff disapproval and positively writhing with excitement. `He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"speaks over two hundred! Mermish and Gobbledegook and Troll. . .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"`Anyone can speak Troll,` said Fred dismissively. `All you have to do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"is point and grunt.`  Percy threw Fred an extremely nasty look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and stoked the fire vigorously to bring the kettle back to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"boil.  `Any news of Bertha Jorkins yet, Ludo?` Mr. Weasley asked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"as Bagman settled himself down on the grass beside them all. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"`Not a dicky bird,` said Bagman comfortably. `But she'll turn up. Poor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"old Bertha ...  memory like a leaky cauldron and no sense","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"of direction. Lost, you take my word for it.  She'll wander","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"back into the office sometime in October, thinking it's still July.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"`You don't think it might be time to send someone to look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"for her?` Mr. Weasley suggested tentatively as Percy handed Bagman his tea.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" `Barty Crouch keeps saying that,` said Bagman, his round eyes widening","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"innocently, `but we really can't spare anyone at the moment. Oh -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"talk of the devil! Barty!`  A wizard had just Apparated at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"their fireside, and he could not have made more of a contrast","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"with Ludo Bagman, sprawled on the grass in his old Wasp robes.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Barty Crouch was a stiff, upright, elderly man, dressed in an impeccably","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"crisp suit and tie. The parting in his short gray hair was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"almost unnaturally straight, and his narrow toothbrush mustache looked as though he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"trimmed it using a slide rule. His shoes were very highly polished.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Harry could see at once why Percy idolized him. Percy was a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"great believer in rigidly following rules, and Mr. Crouch had complied with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the rule about Muggle dressing so thoroughly that he could have passed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"for a bank manager; Harry doubted even Uncle Vernon would have spotted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"him for what he really was.  `Pull up a bit of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"grass, Barry,` said Ludo brightly, patting the ground beside him.  `No","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"thank you, Ludo,` said Crouch, and there was a bite of impatience","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"in his voice. `I've been looking for you everywhere. The Bulgarians are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"insisting we add another twelve seats to the Top Box.`  `Oh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"is that what they're after?` said Bagman. I thought the chap was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"asking to borrow a pair of tweezers. Bit of a strong accent.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" `Mr. Crouch!` said Percy breathlessly, sunk into a kind of halfbow","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"that made him look like a hunchback. `Would you like a cup","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"of tea?`  `Oh,` said Mr. Crouch, looking over at Percy in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"mild surprise. `Yes - thank you, Weatherby.`  Fred and George choked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"into their own cups. Percy, very pink around the ears, busied himself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"with the kettle.  `Oh and I've been wanting a word with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"you too, Arthur,` said Mr. Crouch, his sharp eyes falling upon Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Weasley. `Ali Bashir's on the warpath. He wants a word with you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"about your embargo on flying carpets.`  Mr. Weasley heaved a deep","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"sigh.  `I sent him an owl about that just last week.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"If I've told him once I've told him a hundred times: Carpets","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"are defined as a Muggle Artifact by the Registry of Proscribed Charmable","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Objects, but will he listen?`  `I doubt it,` said Mr. Crouch,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"accepting a cup from Percy. `He's desperate to export here.`  `Well,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"they'll never replace brooms in Britain, will they?` said Bagman.  `Ali","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"thinks there's a niche in the market for a family vehicle, said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Mr. Crouch. `I remember my grandfather had an Axminster that could seat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"twelve - but that was before carpets were banned, of course.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"He spoke as though he wanted to leave nobody in any doubt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"that all his ancestors had abided strictly by the law.  `So,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"been keeping busy, Barty?` said Bagman breezily.  `Fairly,` said Mr. Crouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"dryly. `Organizing Portkeys across five continents is no mean feat, Ludo.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"`I expect you'll both be glad when this is over?` said Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Weasley.  Ludo Bagman looked shocked.  `Glad! Don't know when I've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"had more fun.... Still, it's not as though we haven't got anything","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"to took forward to, eh, Barty? Eh? Plenty left to organize, eh?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" Mr. Crouch raised his eyebrows at Bagman.  `We agreed not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"to make the announcement until all the details -`  `Oh details!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"said Bagman, waving the word away like a cloud of midges. `They've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"signed, haven't they? They've agreed, haven't they? I bet you anything these","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"kids'll know soon enough anyway. I mean, it's happening at Hogwarts -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" `Ludo, we need to meet the Bulgarians, you know,` said Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Crouch sharply, cutting Bagman's remarks short. `Thank you for the tea, Weatherby.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" He pushed his undrunk tea back at Percy and waited for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Ludo to rise; Bagman struggled to his feet, swigging down the last","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"of his tea, the gold in his pockets chinking merrily.  `See","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"you all later!` he said. `You'll be up in the Top Box","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"with me - I'm commentating!`  He waved, Barty Crouch nodded curtly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and both of them Disapparated.  `What's happening at Hogwarts, Dad?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Fred at once. `What were they talking about?`  `You'll find out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"soon enough,` said Mr.Weasley, smiling.  `It's classified information, until such time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"as the Ministry decides to release it,`  said Percy stiffly. `Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Crouch was quite right not to disclose it.`  `Oh shut up,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Weatherby,` said Fred.  A sense of excitement rose like a palpable","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"cloud over the campsite as the afternoon wore on. By dusk, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"still summer air itself seemed to be quivering with anticipation, and as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"darkness spread like a curtain over the thousands of waiting wizards, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"last vestiges of pretence disappeared: the Ministry seemed to have bowed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the inevitable and stopped fighting the signs of blatant magic now breaking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"out everywhere.  Salesmen were Apparating every few feet, carrying trays and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"pushing carts full of extraordinary merchandise. There were luminous rosettes - green","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"for Ireland, red for Bulgaria - which were squealing the names of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the players, pointed green hats bedecked with dancing shamrocks, Bulgarian scarves adorned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"with lions that really roared, flags from both countries that played their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"national anthems as they were waved; there were tiny models of Firebolts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"that really flew, and collectible figures of famous players, which strolled across","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the palm of your hand, preening themselves.  `Been saving my pocket","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"money all summer for this,` Ron told Harry as they and Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"strolled through the salesmen, buying souvenirs. Though Ron purchased a dancing shamrock","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"hat and a large green rosette, he also bought a small figure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"of Viktor Krum, the Bulgarian Seeker. The miniature Krum walked backward and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"forward over Ron's hand, scowling up at the green rosette above him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
" `Wow, look at these!` said Harry, hurrying over to a cart","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"piled high with what looked like brass binoculars, except that they were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"covered with all sorts of weird knobs and dials.  `Omnioculars,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the saleswizard eagerly. `You can replay action ... slow everything down ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and they flash up a play-by- play breakdown if you need it.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Bargain - ten Galleons each.`  `Wish I hadn't bought this now,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"said Ron, gesturing at his dancing shamrock hat and gazing longingly at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the Omnioculars.  `Three pairs,` said Harry firmly to the wizard. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"`No - don't bother,` said Ron, going red. He was always touchy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"about the fact that Harry, who had inherited a small fortune from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"his parents, had much more money than he did.  `You won't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"be getting anything for Christmas,` Harry told him, thrusting Omnioculars into his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and Hermione's hands. `For about ten years, mind.`  `Fair enough,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Ron, grinning.  `Oooh, thanks, Harry,` said Hermione. `And I'll get us","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"some programs, look -`  Their money bags considerably lighter, they went","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"back to the tents. Bill, Charlie, and Ginny were all sporting green","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"rosettes too, and Mr. Weasley was carrying an Irish flag.  Fred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"and George had no souvenirs as they had given Bagman all their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"gold.  And then a deep, booming gong sounded somewhere beyond the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"woods, and at once, green and red lanterns blazed into life in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"the trees, lighting a path to the field.  `It's time!` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"Mr. Weasley, looking as excited as any of them. `Come on, let's go!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-7"
"   Clutching their purchases, Mr. Weasley in the lead, they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"all hurried into the wood, following the lantern-lit trail. They could hear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the sounds of thousands of people moving around them, shouts and laughter,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"snatches of singing. The atmosphere of feverish excitement was highly infectious; Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"couldn't stop grinning. They walked through the wood for twenty minutes, talking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"and joking loudly, until at last they emerged on the other side","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"and found themselves in the shadow of a gigantic stadium. Though Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"could see only a fraction of the immense gold walls surrounding the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"field, he could tell that ten cathedrals would fit comfortably inside it.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
" `Seats a hundred thousand,` said Mr. Weasley, spotting the awestruck look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"on Harry's face. `Ministry task force of five hundred have been working","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"on it all year. Muggle  Repelling Charms on every inch of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"it. Every time Muggles have got anywhere near here all year, they've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"suddenly remembered urgent appointments and had to dash away again ... ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"bless them,` he added fondly, leading the way toward the nearest entrance,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"which was already surrounded by a swarm of shouting witches and wizards.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
" `Prime seats!` said the Ministry witch at the entrance when she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"checked their tickets.  `Top Box! Straight upstairs, Arthur, and as high","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"as you can go.`  The stairs into the stadium were carpeted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"in rich purple. They clambered upward with the rest of the crowd,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"which slowly filtered away through doors into the stands to their left","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"and right. Mr. Weasley's party kept climbing, and at last they reached","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the top of the staircase and found themselves in a small box,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"set at the highest point of the stadium and situated exactly halfway","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"between the golden goal posts. About twenty purple-and-gilt chairs stood in two","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"rows here, and Harry, filing into the front seats with the Weasleys,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"looked down upon a scene the likes of which he could never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"have imagined.  A hundred thousand witches and wizards were taking their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"places in the seats, which rose in levels around the long oval","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"field. Everything was suffused with a mysterious golden light, which seemed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"come from the stadium itself. The field looked smooth as velvet from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"their lofty position. At either end of the field stood three goal","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"hoops, fifty feet high; right opposite them, almost at Harry's eye level,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"was a gigantic blackboard. Gold writing kept dashing across it as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"an invisible giant's hand were scrawling upon the blackboard and then wiping","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"it off again; watching it, Harry saw that it was flashing advertisements","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"across the field.  The Bluebottle: A Broom for All the Family","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"- safe, reliable, and with Built-in Anti-Burgler Buzzer ... Mrs. Shower's All","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Purpose Magical Mess Remover: No Pain, No Stain! ... Gladrags Wizardwear -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"London, Paris, Hogsmeade...  Harry tore his eyes away from the sign","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"and looked over his shoulder to see who else was sharing the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"box with them. So far it was empty, except for a tiny","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"creature sitting in the second from last seat at the end of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the row behind them. The creature, whose legs were so short they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"stuck out in front of it on the chair, was wearing a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"tea towel draped like a toga, and it had its face hidden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"in its hands. Yet those long, batlike ears were oddly familiar.... ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"`Dobby?` said Harry incredulously.  The tiny creature looked up and stretched","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"its fingers, revealing enormous brown eyes and a nose the exact size","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"and shape of a large tomato. It wasn't Dobby - it was,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"however, unmistakably a house-elf, as Harry's friend Dobby had been. Harry had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"set Dobby free from his old owners, the Malfoy family.  `Did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"sir just call me Dobby?` squeaked the elf curiously from between its","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"fingers. Its voice was higher even than Dobby's had been, a teeny,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"quivering squeak of a voice, and Harry suspected though it was very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"hard to tell with a house-elf - that this one might just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"be female. Ron and Hermione spun around in their seats to look.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Though they had heard a lot about Dobby from Harry, they had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"never actually met him. Even Mr. Weasley looked around in interest. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"`Sorry,` Harry told the elf, `I just thought you were someone I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"knew.`  `But I knows Dobby too, sir!` squeaked the elf. She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"was shielding her face, as though blinded by light, though the Top","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Box was not brightly lit. `My name is Winky, sir - and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"you, sir -` Her dark brown eyes widened to the size of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"side plates as they rested upon Harry's scar. `You is surely Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Potter!`  `Yeah, I am,` said Harry.  `But Dobby talks of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"you all the time, sir!` s he said, lowering her hands very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"slightly and looking awestruck.  `How is he?` said Harry. `How's freedom","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"suiting him?`  `Ah, sir,` said Winky, shaking her head, `ah sir,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"meaning no disrespect, sir, but I is not sure you did Dobby","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"a favor, sir, when you is setting him free.`  `Why?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Harry, taken aback. `What's wrong with him?`  `Freedom is going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Dobby's head, sir, ` said Winky sadly. `Ideas above his station, sir.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Can't get another position, sir.`  `Why not?` said Harry.  Winky","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"lowered her voice by a half-octave and whispered, `He is wanting paying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"for his work, sir.`  `Paying?` said Harry blankly. `Well - why","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"shouldn't he be paid?`  Winky looked quite horrified at the idea","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"and closed her fingers slightly so that her face was half-hidden again.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
" `House-elves is not paid, sir!` she said in a muffled squeak.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"`No, no, no. I says to Dobby, I says, go find yourself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"a nice family and settle down, Dobby. He is getting up to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"all sorts of high jinks, sir, what is unbecoming to a house-elf.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"You goes racketing around like this, Dobby, I says, and next thing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"I hear you's up in front of the Department for the Regulation","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"and Control of Magical Creatures, like some common goblin.`  `Well, it's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"about time he had a bit of fun,` said Harry.  `House-elves","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"is not supposed to have fun, Harry Potter,` said Winky firmly, from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"behind her hands. `House-elves does what they is told. I is not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"liking heights at all, Harry Potter` - she glanced toward the edge","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"of the box and gulped - `but my master sends me to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the Top Box and I comes, sir.`  `Why's he sent you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"up here, if he knows you don't like heights?` said Harry, frowning.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
" `Master - master wants me to save him a seat, Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Potter. He is very busy,` said Winky, tilting her head toward the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"empty space beside her. `Winky is wishing she is back in master's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"tent, Harry Potter, but Winky does what she is told. Winky is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"a good house-elf.`  She gave the edge of the box another","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"frightened look and hid her eyes completely again.  Harry turned back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"to the others.  `So that's a house-elf?` Ron muttered. `Weird things,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"aren't they?`  `Dobby was weirder,` said Harry fervently.  Ron pulled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"out his Omnioculars and started testing them, staring down into the crowd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"on the other side of the stadium.  `Wild!` he said, twiddling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the replay knob on the side. I can make that old bloke","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"down there pick his nose again ... and again ... and again.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
". .`  Hermione, meanwhile, was skimming eagerly through her velvetcovered, tasseled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"program.  `'A display from the team mascots will precede the match,`'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"she read aloud.  `Oh that's always worth watching,` said Mr. Weasley.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"`National teams bring creatures from their native land, you know, to put","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"on a bit of a show.`  The box filled gradually around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"them over the next half hour. Mr. Weasley kept shaking hands with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"people who were obviously very important wizards. Percy jumped to his feet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"so often that he looked as though he were trying to sit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"on a hedgehog. When Cornelius Fudge, the Minister of Magic himself, arrived,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Percy bowed so low that his glasses fell off and shattered. Highly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"embarrassed, he repaired them with his wand and thereafter remained in his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"seat, throwing jealous looks at Harry, whom Cornelius Fudge had greeted like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"an old friend. They had met before, and Fudge shook Harry's hand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"in a fatherly fashion, asked how he was, and introduced him to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the wizards on either side of him.  `Harry Potter, you know,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"he told the Bulgarian minister loudly, who was wearing splendid robes of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"black velvet trimmed with gold and didn't seem to understand a word","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"of English.  `Harry Potter ... oh come on now, you know","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"who he is ... the boy who survived You-Know-Who ... you do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"know who he is -`  The Bulgarian wizard suddenly spotted Harry's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"scar and started gabbling loudly and excitedly, pointing at it.  `Knew","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"we'd get there in the end,` said Fudge wearily to Harry. `I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"no great shakes at languages; I need Barty Crouch for this sort","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"of thing. Ah, I see his house-elf's saving him a seat.... Good","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"job too, these Bulgarian blighters have been trying to cadge all the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"best places ... ah, and here's Lucius!`  Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"turned quickly. Edging along the second row to three still-empty seats right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"behind Mr. Weasley were none other than Dobby the house-elf's former owners:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Lucius Malfoy; his son, Draco; and a woman Harry supposed must be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Draco's mother.  Harry and Draco Malfoy had been enemies ever since","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"their very first journey to Hogwarts.  A pale boy with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"pointed face and white-blond hair, Draco greatly resembled his father.  His","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"mother was blonde too; tall and slim, she would have been nice-looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"if she hadn't been wearing a look that suggested there was a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"nasty smell under her nose.  `Ah, Fudge,` said Mr. Malfoy, holding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"out his hand as he reached the Minister of Magic.  `How","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"are you? I don't think you've met my wife, Narcissa? Or our","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"son, Draco?`  `How do you do, how do you do?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Fudge, smiling and bowing to Mrs. Malfoy. `And allow me to introduce","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"you to Mr. Oblansk - Obalonsk - Mr. - well, he's the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Bulgarian Minister of Magic, and he can't understand a word I'm saying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"anyway, so never mind. And  let's see who else - you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"know Arthur Weasley, I daresay?`  It was a tense moment. Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Weasley and Mr. Malfoy looked at each other and Harry vividly recalled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the last time they had come face-to-face: It had been in Flourish","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"and Blotts' bookshop, and they had had a fight. Mr. Malfoy's cold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"gray eyes swept over Mr. Weasley, and then up and down the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"row.  `Good lord, Arthur,` he said softly. `What did you have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"to sell to get seats in the Top Box? Surely your house","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"wouldn't have fetched this much?`  Fudge, who wasn't listening, said, `Lucius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"has just given a very generous contribution to St. Mungo's Hospital for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Magical Maladies and Injuries, Arthur. He's here as my guest.`  `How","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"- how nice,` said Mr. Weasley, with a very strained smile. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Mr. Malfoy's eyes had returned to Hermione, who went slightly pink, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"stared determinedly back at him. Harry knew exactly what was making Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Malfoy's lip curl like that. The Malfoys prided themselves on being purebloods;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"in other words, they considered anyone of Muggle descent, like Hermione, second-class.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"However, under the gaze of the Minister of Magic, Mr. Malfoy didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"dare say anything. He nodded sneeringly to Mr.  Weasley and continued","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"down the line to his seats. Draco shot Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"one contemptuous look, then settled himself between his mother and father. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"`Slimy gits,` Ron muttered as he, Harry, and Hermione turned to face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the field again.  Next moment, Ludo Bagman charged into the box.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
" `Everyone ready?` he said, his round face gleaming like a great,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"excited Edam. `Minister - ready to go?`  `Ready when you are,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Ludo,` said Fudge comfortably.  Ludo whipped out his wand, directed it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"at his own throat, and said `Sonorus!` and then spoke over the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"roar of sound that was now filling the packed stadium; his voice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"echoed over them, booming into every corner of the stands.  `Ladies","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"and gentlemen. . . welcome! Welcome to the final of the four","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"hundred and twenty-second Quidditch World Cup!`  The spectators screamed and clapped.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Thousands of flags waved, adding their discordant national anthems to the racket.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"The huge blackboard opposite them was wiped clear of its last message","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"(Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans - A Risk With Every Mouthful!) and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"now showed BULGARIA: 0, IRELAND: 0.  `And now, without further ado,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"allow me to introduce. . . the Bulgarian National Team Mascots!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"The right-hand side of the stands, which was a solid block of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"scarlet, roared its approval.  `I wonder what they've brought,` said Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Weasley, leaning forward in his seat. `Aaah!`  He suddenly whipped off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"his glasses and polished them hurriedly on his robes. `Veela!`  `What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"are veel -?`  But a hundred veela were now gliding out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"onto the field, and Harry's question was answered for him. Veela were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"women. . . the most beautiful women Harry had ever seen. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
" . except that they weren't - they couldn't be - human.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"This puzzled Harry for a moment while he tried to guess what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"exactly they could be; what could make their skin shine moon-bright like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"that, or their white-gold hair fan out behind them without wind.. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"but then the music started, and Harry stopped worrying about them not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"being human - in fact, he stopped worrying about anything at all.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
" The veela had started to dance, and Harry's mind had gone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"completely and blissfully blank. All that mattered in the world was that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"he kept watching the veela, because if they stopped dancing, terrible things","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"would happen.  And as the veela danced faster and faster, wild,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"half-formed thoughts started chasing through Harry's dazed mind. He wanted to do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"something very impressive, right now.  Jumping from the box into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"stadium seemed a good idea. . . but would it be good","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"enough?  `Harry, what are you doing?` said Hermione's voice from a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"long way off.  The music stopped. Harry blinked. He was standing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"up, and one of his legs was resting on the wall of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the box. Next to him, Ron was frozen in an attitude that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"looked as though he were about to dive from a springboard. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Angry yells were filling the stadium. The crowd didn't want the veela","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"to go. Harry was with them; he would, of course, be supporting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Bulgaria, and he wondered vaguely why he had a large green shamrock","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"pinned to his chest. Ron, meanwhile, was absentmindedly shredding the shamrocks on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"his hat. Mr. Weasley, smiling slightly, leaned over to Ron and tugged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the hat out of his hands.  `You'll be wanting that,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"said, `once Ireland have had their say.`  `Huh?` said Ron, staring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"openmouthed at the veela, who had now lined up along one side","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"of the field.  Hermione made a loud tutting noise. She reached","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"up and pulled Harry back into his seat.  `Honestly!` she said.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
" `And now,` roared Ludo Bagman's voice, `kindly put your wands in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the air. . . for the Irish National Team Mascots!`  Next","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"moment, what seemed to be a great green-and-gold comet came zooming into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the stadium. It did one circuit of the stadium, then split into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"two smaller comets, each hurtling toward the goal posts. A rainbow arced","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"suddenly across the field, connecting the two balls of light. The crowd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"oooohed and aaaaahed, as though at a fireworks display. Now the rainbow","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"faded and the balls of light reunited and merged; they had formed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"a great shimmering shamrock, which rose up into the sky and began","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"to soar over the stands. Something like golden rain seemed to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"falling from it - `Excellent!` yelled Ron as the shamrock soared over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"them, and heavy gold coins rained from it, bouncing off their heads","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"and seats. Squinting up at the shamrock, Harry realized that it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"actually comprised of thousands of tiny little bearded men with red vests,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"each carrying a minute lamp of gold or green.  `Leprechauns!` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Mr. Weasley over the tumultuous applause of the crowd, many of whom","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"were still fighting and rummaging around under their chairs to retrieve the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"gold.  `There you go,` Ron yelled happily, stuffing a fistful of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"gold coins into Harry's hand, `for the Omnioculars! Now you've got to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"buy me a Christmas present, ha!`  The great shamrock dissolved, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"leprechauns drifted down onto the field on the opposite side from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"veela, and settled themselves cross-legged to watch the match.  `And now,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"ladies and gentlemen, kindly welcome - the Bulgarian National Quidditch Team! ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"I give you - Dimitrov!`  A scarlet-clad figure on a broomstick,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"moving so fast it was blurred, shot out onto the field from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"an entrance far below, to wild applause from the Bulgarian supporters. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"`Ivanova!`  A second scarlet-robed player zoomed out.  `Zograf! Levski! Vulchanov!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Volkov! Aaaaaaand - Krum!`  `That's him, that's him!` yelled Ron, following","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Krum with his Omnioculars. Harry quickly focused his own.  Viktor Krum","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"was thin, dark, and sallow-skinned, with a large curved nose and thick","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"black eyebrows. He looked like an overgrown bird of prey. It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"hard to believe he was only eighteen.  `And now, please greet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"- the Irish National Quidditch Team!` yelled Bagman. `Presenting - Connolly! Ryan!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Troy! Mullet! Moran! Quigley! Aaaaaand - Lynch!`  Seven green blurs swept","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"onto the field; Harry spun a small dial on the side of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"his Omnioculars and slowed the players down enough to read the word","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"`Firebolt` on each of their brooms and see their names, embroidered in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"silver, upon their backs.  `And here, all the way from Egypt,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"our referee, acclaimed Chairwizard of the International Association of Quidditch, Hassan Mostafa!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
" A small and skinny wizard, completely bald but with a mustache to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"rival Uncle Vernon's, wearing robes of pure gold to match the stadium,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"strode out onto the field. A silver whistle was protruding from under","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the mustache, and he was carrying a large wooden crate under one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"arm, his broomstick under the other. Harry spun the speed dial on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"his Omnioculars back to normal, watching closely as Mostafa mounted his broomstick","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"and kicked the crate open - four balls burst into the air:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the scarlet Quaffle, the two black Bludgers, and (Harry saw it for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the briefest moment, before it sped out of sight) the minuscule, winged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Golden Snitch. With a sharp blast on his whistle, Mostafa shot into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the air after the balls.  `Theeeeeeeey're OFF!` screamed Bagman. `And it's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Mullet! Troy! Moran! Dimitrov! Back to Mullet! Troy! Levski! Moran!`  It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"was Quidditch as Harry had never seen it played before. He was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"pressing his Omnioculars so hard to his glasses that they were cutting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"into the bridge of his nose.  The speed of the players","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"was incredible - the Chasers were throwing the Quaffle to one another","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"so fast that Bagman only had time to say their names. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"spun the slow dial on the right of his Omnioculars again, pressed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the play-by-play button on the top, and he was immediately watching in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"slow motion, while glittering purple lettering flashed across the lenses and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"noise of the crowd pounded against his eardrums.  HAWKSHEAD ATTACKING FORMATION,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"he read as he watched the three Irish Chasers zoom closely together,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Troy in the center, slightly ahead of Mullet and Moran, bearing down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"upon the Bulgarians. PORSKOFF PLOY flashed up next, as Troy made as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"though to dart upward with the Quaffle, drawing away the Bulgarian Chaser","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Ivanova and dropping the Quaffle to Moran.  One of the Bulgarian","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Beaters, Volkov, swung hard at a passing Bludger with his small club,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"knocking it into Moran's path; Moran ducked to avoid the Bludger and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"dropped the Quaffle; and Levski, soaring beneath, caught it - `TROY SCORES!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"roared Bagman, and the stadium shuddered with a roar of applause and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"cheers. `Ten zero to Ireland!`  `What?` Harry yelled, looking wildly around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"through his Omnioculars. `But Levski's got the Quaffle!`  `Harry, if you're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"not going to watch at normal speed, you're going to miss things!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
" shouted Hermione, who was dancing up and down, waving her arms","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"in the air while Troy did a lap of honor around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"field. Harry looked quickly over the top of his Omnioculars and saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"that the leprechauns watching from the sidelines had all risen into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"air again and formed the great, glittering shamrock. Across the field, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"veela were watching them sulkily.  Furious with himself, Harry spun his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"speed dial back to normal as play resumed.  Harry knew enough","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"about Quidditch to see that the Irish Chasers were superb. They worked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"as a seamless team, their movements so well coordinated that they appeared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"to be reading one another's minds as they positioned themselves, and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"rosette on Harry's chest kept squeaking their names: `Troy - Mullet -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Mo ran!` And within ten minutes, Ireland had scored twice more, bringing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"their lead to thirty-zero and causing a thunderous tide of roars and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"applause from the green-clad supporters.  The match became still faster, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"more brutal. Volkov and Vulchanov, the Bulgarian Beaters, were whacking the Bludgers","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"as fiercely as possible at the Irish Chasers, and were starting to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"prevent them from using some of their best moves; twice they were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"forced to scatter, and then, finally, Ivanova managed to break through their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"ranks; dodge the Keeper, Ryan; and score Bulgaria's first goal.  `Fingers","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"in your ears!` bellowed Mr. Weasley as the veela started to dance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"in celebration. Harry screwed up his eyes too; he wanted to keep","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"his mind on the game. After a few seconds, he chanced a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"glance at the field. The veela had stopped dancing, and Bulgaria was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"again in possession of the Quaffle.  `Dimitrov! Levski! Dimitrov! Ivanova -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"oh I say!` roared Bagman.  One hundred thousand wizards gasped as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the two Seekers, Krum and Lynch, plummeted through the center of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Chasers, so fast that it looked as though they had just jumped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"from airplanes without parachutes. Harry followed their descent through his Omnioculars, squinting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"to see where the Snitch was - `They're going to crash!` screamed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Hermione next to Harry.  She was half right - at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"very last second, Viktor Krum pulled out of the dive and spiraled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"off. Lynch, however, hit the ground with a dull thud that could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"be heard throughout the stadium. A huge groan rose from the Irish","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"seats.  `Fool!` moaned Mr. Weasley. `Krum was feinting!`  `It's time-out!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"yelled Bagman's voice, `as trained mediwizards hurry onto the field to examine","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Aidan Lynch!`  `He'll be okay, he only got ploughed!` Charlie said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"reassuringly to Ginny, who was hanging over the side of the box,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"looking horror-struck. `Which is what Krum was after, of course... .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Harry hastily pressed the replay and play-by-play buttons on his Omnioculars, twiddled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the speed dial, and put them back up to his eyes. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"He watched as Krum and Lynch dived again in slow motion. WRONSKI","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"DEFENSIVE FEINT -DANGEROUS SEEKER DIVERSION read the shining purple lettering across his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"lenses. He saw Krum's face contorted with concentration as he pulled out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"of the dive just in time, while Lynch was flattened, and he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"understood - Krum hadn't seen the Snitch at all, he was just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"making Lynch copy him. Harry had never seen anyone fly like that;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Krum hardly looked as though he was using a broomstick at all;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"he moved so easily through the air that he looked unsupported and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"weightless. Harry turned his Omnioculars back to normal and focused them on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Krum. He was now circling high above Lynch, who was being revived","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"by mediwizards with cups of potion. Harry, focusing still more closely upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Krum's face, saw his dark eyes darting all over the ground a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"hundred feet below. He was using the time while Lynch was revived","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"to look for the Snitch without interference.  Lynch got to his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"feet at last, to loud cheers from the green-clad supporters, mounted his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
" Firebolt, and kicked back off into the air. His revival seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"to give Ireland new heart. When Mostafa blew his whistle again, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Chasers moved into action with a skill unrivaled by anything Harry had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"seen so far.  After fifteen more fast and furious minutes, Ireland","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"had pulled ahead by ten more goals.  They were now leading","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"by one hundred and thirty points to ten, and the game was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"starting to get dirtier.  As Mullet shot toward the goal posts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"yet again, clutching the Quaffle tightly under her arm, the Bulgarian Keeper,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Zograf, flew out to meet her. Whatever happened was over so quickly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Harry didn't catch it, but a scream of rage from the Irish","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"crowd, and Mostafa's long, shrill whistle blast, told him it had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"a foul.  `And Mostafa takes the Bulgarian Keeper to task for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"cobbing -- excessive use of elbows!`  Bagman informed the roaring spectators.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"`And - yes, it's a penalty to Ireland!`  The leprechauns, who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"had risen angrily into the air like a swarm of glittering hornets","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"when Mullet had been fouled, now darted together to form the words","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"`HA, HA, HA!` The veela on the other side of the field","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"leapt to their feet, tossed their hair angrily, and started to dance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"again.  As one, the Weasley boys and Harry stuffed their fingers","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"into their ears, but Hermione, who hadn't bothered, was soon tugging on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Harry's arm. He turned to look at her, and she pulled his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"fingers impatiently out of his ears.  `Look at the referee!` she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"said, giggling.  Harry looked down at the field. Hassan Mostafa had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"landed right in front of the dancing veela, and was acting very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"oddly indeed. He was flexing his muscles and smoothing his mustache excitedly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
" `Now, we can't have that!` said Ludo Bagman, though he sounded","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"highly amused. `Somebody slap the referee!`  A mediwizard came tearing across","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the field, his fingers stuffed into his own ears, and kicked Mostafa","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"hard in the shins. Mostafa seemed to come to himself; Harry, watching","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"through the Omnioculars again, saw that he looked exceptionally embarrassed and had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"started shouting at the veela, who had stopped dancing and were looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"mutinous.  `And unless I'm much mistaken, Mostafa is actually attempting to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"send off the Bulgarian team mascots!` said Bagman's voice. `Now there's something","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"we haven't seen before. . .  . Oh this could turn","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"nasty. . .  It did: The Bulgarian Beaters, Volkov and Vulchanov,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"landed on either side of Mostafa and began arguing furiously with him,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"gesticulating toward the leprechauns, who had now gleefully formed the words `HEE,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"HEE, HEE.` Mostafa was not impressed by the Bulgarians' arguments, however; he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"was jabbing his finger into the air, clearly telling them to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"flying again, and when they refused, he gave two short blasts on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"his whistle.  `Two penalties for Ireland!` shouted Bagman, and the Bulgarian","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"crowd howled with anger.  `And Volkov and Vulchanov had better get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"back on those brooms. . . yes. . . there they go.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
". . and Troy takes the Quaffle. .  Play now reached","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"a level of ferocity beyond anything they had yet seen. The Beaters","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"on both sides were acting without mercy: Volkov and Vulchanov in particular","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"seemed not to care whether their clubs made contact with Bludger or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"human as they swung them violently through the air. Dimitrov shot straight","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"at Moran, who had the Quaffle, nearly knocking her off her broom.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
" `Foul!` roared the Irish supporters as one, all standing up in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"a great wave of green.  `Foul!` echoed Ludo Bagman's magically magnified","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"voice. `Dimitrov skins Moran -deliberately flying to collide there - and it's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"got to be another penalty - yes, there's the whistle!`  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"leprechauns had risen into the air again, and this time, they formed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"a giant hand, which was making a very rude sign indeed at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the veela across the field. At this, the veela lost control. Instead","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"of dancing, they launched themselves across the field and began throwing what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"seemed to be handfuls of fire at the leprechauns. Watching through his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Omnioculars, Harry saw that they didn't look remotely beautiful now. On the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"contrary, their faces were elongating into sharp, cruel-beaked bird heads, and long,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"scaly wings were bursting from their shoulders -`  And that, boys,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"yelled Mr. Weasley over the tumult of the crowd below, `is why","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"you should never go for looks alone!`  Ministry wizards were flooding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"onto the field to separate the veela and the leprechauns, but with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"little success; meanwhile, the pitched battle below was nothing to the one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"taking place above. Harry turned this way and that, staring through his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Omnioculars, as  the Quaffie changed hands with the speed of a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"bullet.  `Levski - Dimitrov - Moran - Troy - Mullet -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Ivanova - Moran again - Moran - MORAN SCORES!`  But the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"cheers of the Irish supporters were barely heard over the shrieks of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the veela, the blasts now issuing from the Ministry members' wands, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the furious roars of the Bulgarians. The game recommenced immediately; now Levski","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"had the Quaffle, now Dimitrov -The Irish Beater Quigley swung heavily at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"a passing Bludger, and hit it as hard as possible toward Krum,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"who did not duck quickly enough. It hit him full in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"face.  There was a deafening groan from the crowd; Krum's nose","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"looked broken, there was blood everywhere, but Hassan Mostafa didn't blow his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"whistle. He had become distracted, and Harry couldn't blame him; one of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the veela had thrown a handful of fire and set his broom","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"tail alight.  Harry wanted someone to realize that Krum was injured;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"even though he was supporting Ireland, Krum was the most exciting player","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"on the field. Ron obviously felt the same.  `Time-out! Ah, come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"on, he can't play like that, look at him -`  `Look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"at Lynch!` Harry yelled.  For the Irish Seeker had suddenly gone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"into a dive, and Harry was quite sure that this was no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Wronski Feint; this was the real thing...  `He's seen the Snitch!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Harry shouted. `He's seen it! Look at him go!`  Half the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"crowd seemed to have realized what was happening; the Irish supporters rose","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"in another great wave of green, screaming their Seeker on. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"but Krum was on his tail.  How he could see where","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"he was going, Harry had no idea; there were flecks of blood","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"flying through the air behind him, but he was drawing level with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Lynch now as the pair of them hurtled toward the ground again","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"-`  They're going to crash!` shrieked Hermione.  `They're not!` roared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Ron.  `Lynch is!` yelled Harry.  And he was right -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"for the second time, Lynch hit the ground with tremendous force and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"was immediately stampeded by a horde of angry veela.  `The Snitch,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"where's the Snitch?` bellowed Charlie, along the row.  `He's got it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"- Krum's got it - it's all over!` shouted Harry.  Krum,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"his red robes shining with blood from his nose, was rising gently","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"into the air, his fist held high, a glint of gold in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"his hand.  The scoreboard was flashing BULGARIA: 160, IRELAND: 170 across","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the crowd, who didn't seem to have realized what had happened. Then,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"slowly, as though a great jumbo jet were revving up, the rumbling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"from the Ireland supporters grew louder and louder and erupted into screams","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"of delight.  `IRELAND WINS!` Bagman shouted, who like the Irish, seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"to be taken aback by the sudden end of the match. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"`KRUM GETS THE SNITCH - BUT IRELAND WINS -- good lord, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"don't think any of us were expecting that!`  `What did he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"catch the Snitch for?` Ron bellowed, even as he jumped up and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"down, applauding with his hands over his head. `He ended it when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Ireland were a hundred and sixty points ahead, the idiot!`  `He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"knew they were never going to catch up!` Harry shouted back over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"all the noise, also applauding loudly. `The Irish Chasers were too good.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
". . . He wanted to end it on his terms, that's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"all. . .  `He was very brave, wasn't he?` Hermione said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"leaning forward to watch Krum land as a swarm of mediwizards blasted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"a path through the battling leprechauns and veela to get to him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"`He looks a terrible mess. . .`  Harry put his Omnioculars","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"to his eyes again. It was hard to see what was happening","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"below, because leprechauns were zooming delightedly all over the field, but he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"could just make out Krum, surrounded by mediwizards. He looked surlier than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"ever and refused to let them mop him up. His team members","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"were around him, shaking their heads and looking dejected; a short way","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"away, the Irish players were dancing gleefully in a shower of gold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"descending from their mascots. Flags were waving all over the stadium, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Irish national anthem blared from all sides; the veela were shrinking back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"into their usual, beautiful selves now, though looking dispirited and forlorn. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"`Vell, ve fought bravely,` said a gloomy voice behind Harry. He looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"around; it was the Bulgarian Minister of Magic.  `You can speak","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"English!` said Fudge, sounding outraged. `And you've been letting me mime ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"everything all day!`  `Veil, it vos very funny,` said the Bulgarian","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"minister, shrugging.  `And as the Irish team performs a lap of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"honor, flanked by their mascots, the Quidditch World Cup itself is brought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"into the Top Box!` roared Bagman.  Harry's eyes were suddenly dazzled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"by a blinding white light, as the Top Box was magically illuminated","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"so that everyone in the stands could see the inside. Squinting toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"the entrance, he saw two panting wizards carrying a vast golden cup","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"into the box, which they handed to Cornelius Fudge, who was still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"looking very disgruntled that he'd been using sign language all day for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"nothing.  `Let's have a really loud hand for the gallant losers","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"- Bulgaria!` Bagman shouted.  And up the stairs into the box","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"came the seven defeated Bulgarian players. The crowd below was applauding appreciatively;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"Harry could see thousands and thousands of Omniocular lenses flashing and winking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"in their direction.  One by one, the Bulgarians filed between the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"rows of seats in the box, and Bagman called out the name","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"of each as they shook hands with their own minister and then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"with Fudge.  Krum, who was last in line, looked a real","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"mess. Two black eyes were blooming spectacularly on his bloody face. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"was still holding the Snitch. Harry noticed that he seemed much less","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"coordinated on the ground. He was slightly duck-footed and distinctly round-shouldered. But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"when Krum's name was announced, the whole stadium gave him a resounding,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"earsplitting roar.  And then came the Irish team. Aidan Lynch was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"being supported by Moran and Connolly; the second crash seemed to have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"dazed him and his eyes looked strangely unfocused. But he grinned happily","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"as Troy and Quigley lifted the Cup into the air and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"crowd below thundered its approval. Harry's hands were numb with clapping. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"At last, when the Irish team had left the box to perform","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"another lap of honor on their brooms (Aidan Lynch on the back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"of Confolly's, clutching hard around his waist and still grinning in a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"bemused sort of way), Bagman pointed his wand at his throat and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"muttered, `Quietus.`  `They'll be talking about this one for years,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"said hoarsely, `a really unexpected twist, that. . . . shame it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"couldn't have lasted longer. . . . Ah yes... . yes, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"owe you. . . how much?`  For Fred and George had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"just scrambled over the backs of their seats and were standing in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"front of Ludo Bagman with broad grins on their faces, their hands outstretched. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-8"
"   Don't tell your mother you've been gambling,` Mr. Weasley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"implored Fred and George as they all made their way slowly down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the purple-carpeted stairs.  `Don't worry, Dad,` said Fred gleefully, `we've got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"big plans for this money. We don't want it confiscated.`  Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Weasley looked for a moment as though he was going to ask","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"what these big plans were, but seemed to decide, upon reflection, that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"he didn't want to know.  They were soon caught up in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the crowds now flooding out of the stadium and back to their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"campsites. Raucous singing was borne toward them on the night air as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"they retraced their steps along the lantern-lit path, and leprechauns kept shooting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"over their heads, cackling and waving their lanterns. When they finally reached","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the tents, nobody felt like sleeping at all, and given the level","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of noise around them, Mr. Weasley agreed that they could all have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"one last cup of cocoa together before turning in. They were soon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"arguing enjoyably about the match; Mr. Weasley got drawn into a disagreement","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"about cobbing with Charlie, and it was only when Ginny fell asleep","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"right at the tiny table and spilled hot chocolate all over the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"floor that Mr. Weasley called a halt to the verbal replays and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"insisted that everyone go to bed. Hermione and Ginny went into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"next tent, and Harry and the rest of the Weasleys changed into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"pajamas and clambered into their bunks. From the other side of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"campsite they could still hear much singing and the odd echoing bang.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `Oh I am glad I'm not on duty,` muttered Mr. Weasley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"sleepily. `I wouldn't fancy having to go and tell the Irish they've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"got to stop celebrating.`  Harry, who was on a top bunk","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"above Ron, lay staring up at the canvas ceiling of the tent,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"watching the glow of an occasional leprechaun lantern flying overhead, and picturing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"again some of Krum's more spectacular moves. He was itching to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"back on his own Firebolt and try out the Wronski Feint. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
". . Somehow Oliver Wood had never managed to  convey with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"all his wriggling diagrams what that move was supposed to look like..","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
". .  Harry saw himself in robes that had his name","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"on the back, and imagined the sensation of hearing a hundred-thousand-strong crowd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"roar, as Ludo Bagman's voice echoed throughout the stadium, `I give you.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
". . Potter!`  Harry never knew whether or not he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"actually dropped off to sleep - his fantasies of flying like Krum","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"might well have slipped into actual dreams - all he knew was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"that, quite suddenly, Mr. Weasley was shouting.  `Get up! Ron -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Harry - come on now, get up, this is urgent!`  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"sat up quickly and the top of his head hit canvas. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`S' matter?` he said.  Dimly, he could tell that something was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"wrong. The noises in the campsite had changed.  The singing had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"stopped. He could hear screams, and the sound of people running. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"slipped down from the bunk and reached for his clothes, but Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Weasley, who had pulled on his jeans over his own pajamas, said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`No time, Harry - just grab a jacket and get outside -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"quickly!`  Harry did as he was told and hurried out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the tent, Ron at his heels.  By the light of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"few fires that were still burning, he could see people running away","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"into the woods, fleeing something that was moving across the field toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"them, something that was emitting odd flashes of light and noises like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"gunfire. Loud jeering, roars of laughter, and drunken yells were drifting toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"them; then came a burst of strong green light, which illuminated the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"scene.  A crowd of wizards, tightly packed and moving together with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"wands pointing straight upward, was marching slowly across the field. Harry squinted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"at them. . . . They didn't seem to have faces. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
". . Then he realized that their heads were hooded and their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"faces masked. High above them, floating along in midair, four struggling figures","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"were being contorted into grotesque shapes. It was as though the masked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"wizards on the ground were puppeteers, and the people above them were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"marionettes operated by invisible strings that rose from the wands into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"air. Two of the figures were very small.  More wizards were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"joining the marching group, laughing and pointing up at the floating bodies.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Tents crumpled and fell as the marching crowd swelled. Once or twice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Harry saw one of the marchers blast a tent out of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"way with his wand. Several caught fire. The screaming grew louder. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"The floating people were suddenly illuminated as they passed over a burning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"tent and Harry recognized one of them: Mr. Roberts, the campsite manager.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"The other three looked as though they might be his wife and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"children. One of the marchers below flipped Mrs.  Roberts upside down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"with his wand; her nightdress fell down to reveal voluminous drawers and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"she struggled to cover herself up as the crowd below her screeched","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"and hooted with glee.  `That's sick,` Ron muttered, watching the smallest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Muggle child, who had begun to spin like a top, sixty feet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"above the ground, his head flopping limply from side to side. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`That is really sick. . . .`  Hermione and Ginny came","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"hurrying toward them, pulling coats over their nightdresses, with Mr. Weasley right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"behind them. At the same moment, Bill, Charlie, and Percy emerged from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the boys' tent, fully dressed, with their sleeves rolled up and their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"wands out.  `We're going to help the Ministry!` Mr. Weasley shouted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"over all the noise, rolling up his own sleeves. `You lot -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"get into the woods, and stick together. I'll come and fetch you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"when we've sorted this out!`  Bill, Charlie, and Percy were already","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"sprinting away toward the oncoming marchers; Mr.  Weasley tore after them.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Ministry wizards were dashing from every direction toward the source of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"trouble. The crowd beneath the Roberts family was coming ever closer. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`C'mon,` said Fred, grabbing Ginny's hand and starting to pull her toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the wood.  Harry, Ron, Hermione, and George followed. They all looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"back as they reached the trees. The crowd beneath the Roberts family","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"was larger than ever; they could see the Ministry wizards trying to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"get through it to the hooded wizards in the center, but they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"were having great difficulty. It looked as though they were scared to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"perform any spell that might make the Roberts family fall.  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"colored lanterns that had lit the path to the stadium had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"extinguished. Dark figures were blundering through the trees; children were crying; anxious","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"shouts and panicked voices were reverberating around them in the cold night","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"air. Harry felt himself being pushed hither and thither by people whose","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"faces he could not see. Then he heard Ron yell with pain.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `What happened?` said Hermione anxiously, stopping so abruptly that Harry walked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"into her. `Ron, where are you? Oh this is stupid - lumos!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" She illuminated her wand and directed its narrow beam across the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"path. Ron was lying sprawled on the ground.  `Tripped over a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"tree root,` he said angrily, getting to his feet again.  `Well,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"with feet that size, hard not to,` said a drawling voice from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"behind them.  Harry, Ron, and Hermione turned sharply. Draco Malfoy was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"standing alone nearby, leaning against a tree, looking utterly relaxed. His arms","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"folded, he seemed to have been watching the scene at the campsite","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"through a gap in the trees.  Ron told Malfoy to do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"something that Harry knew he would never have dared say in front","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of Mrs. Weasley.  `Language, Weasley,` said Malfoy, his pale eyes glittering.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`Hadn't you better be hurrying along, now? You wouldn't like her spotted,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"would you?`  He nodded at Hermione, and at the same moment,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"a blast like a bomb sounded from the campsite, and a flash","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of green light momentarily lit the trees around them.  `What's that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"supposed to mean?` said Hermione defiantly. `Granger, they're after Muggles, `said Malfoy.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`D'you want to be showing off your knickers in midair? Because if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"you do, hang around. . . they're moving this way, and it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"would give us all a laugh.`  `Hermione's a witch,` Harry snarled.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `Have it your own way, Potter,` said Malfoy, grinning maliciously. `If","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"you think they can't spot a Mudblood, stay where you are.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`You watch your mouth!` shouted Ron. Everybody present knew that `Mudblood` was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"a very offensive term for a witch or wizard of Muggle parentage.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `Never mind, Ron,` said Hermione quickly, seizing Ron's arm to restrain","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"him as he took a step toward Malfoy.  There came a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"bang from the other side of the trees that was louder than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"anything they had heard. Several people nearby screamed. Malfoy chuckled softly. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`Scare easily, don't they?` he said lazily. `I suppose your daddy told","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"you all to hide?  What's he up to - trying to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"rescue the Muggles?`  `Where're your parents?` said Harry, his temper rising.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`Out there wearing masks, are they?`  Malfoy turned his face to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Harry, still smiling.  `Well. . . if they were, I wouldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"be likely to tell you, would I, Potter?`  `Oh come on,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"said Hermione, with a disgusted look at Malfoy, `let's go and find","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the others.`  `Keep that big bushy head down, Granger,` sneered Malfoy.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `Come on,` Hermione repeated, and she pulled Harry and Ron up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the path again.  `I'll bet you anything his dad is one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of that masked lot!` said Ron hotly.  `Well, with any luck,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the Ministry will catch him!` said Hermione fervently. `Oh I can't believe","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"this. Where have the others got to?`  Fred, George, and Ginny","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"were nowhere to be seen, though the path was packed with plenty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of other people, all looking nervously over their shoulders toward the commotion","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"back at the campsite. A huddle of teenagers in pajamas was arguing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"vociferously a little way along the path. When they saw Harry, Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"and Hermione, a girl with thick curly hair turned and said quickly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`O? est Madame Maxime? Nous l'avons perdue -`  `Er - what?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"said Ron.  `Oh. . .` The girl who had spoken turned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"her back on him, and as they walked on they distinctly heard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"her say, `Ogwarts.`  `Beauxbatons,` muttered Hermione.  `Sorry?` said Harry. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`They must go to Beauxbatons,` said Hermione. `You know... Beauxbatons Academy of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Magic.  . . I read about it in An Appraisal ofMagical","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Education in Europe.`  `Oh. . . yeah. . . right,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Harry.  `Fred and George can't have gone that far,` said Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"pulling out his wand, lighting it like Hermione's, and squinting up the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"path. Harry dug in the pockets of his jacket for his own","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"wand - but it wasn't there. The only thing he could find","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"was his Omnioculars.  `Ah, no, I don't believe it. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"I've lost my wand!`  `You're kidding!`  Ron and Hermione raised","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"their wands high enough to spread the narrow beams of light farther","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"on the ground; Harry looked all around him, but his wand was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"nowhere to be seen.  `Maybe it's back in the tent,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Ron.  `Maybe it fell out of your pocket when we were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"running?` Hermione suggested anxiously.  `Yeah,` said Harry, `maybe. .  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"usually kept his wand with him at all times in the wizarding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"world, and finding himself without it in the midst of a scene","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"like this made him feel very vulnerable.  A rustling noise nearby","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"made all three of them jump. Winky the house-elf was fighting her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"way out of a clump of bushes nearby. She was moving in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"a most peculiar fashion, apparently with great difficulty; it was as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"someone invisible were trying to hold her back.  `There is bad","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"wizards about!` she squeaked distractedly as she leaned forward and labored to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"keep running. `People high - high in the air! Winky is getting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"out of the way!`  And she disappeared into the trees on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the other side of the path, panting and squeaking as she fought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the force that was restraining her.  `What's up with her?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Ron, looking curiously after Winky. `Why can't she run properly?`  `Bet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"she didn't ask permission to hide,` said Harry. He was thinking of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Dobby: Every time he had tried to do something the Malfoys wouldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"like, the house-elf had been forced to start beating himself up. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`You know, house-elves get a very raw deal!` said Hermione indignantly. `It's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"slavery, that's what it is! That Mr. Crouch made her go up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"to the top of the stadium, and she was terrified, and he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"got her bewitched so she can't even run when they start trampling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"tents! Why doesn't anyone do something about it?`  `Well, the elves","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"are happy, aren't they?` Ron said. `You heard old Winky back at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the match.. . 'House-elves is not supposed to have fun'. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"that's what she likes, being bossed around. . . .`  `It's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"people like you, Ron,` Hermione began hotly, `who prop up rotten and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"unjust systems, just because they're too lazy to -`  Another loud","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"bang echoed from the edge of the wood.  `Let's just keep","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"moving, shall we?` said Ron, and Harry saw him glance edgily at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Hermione. Perhaps there was truth in what Malfoy had said; perhaps Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"was in more danger than they were. They set off again, Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"still searching his pockets, even though he knew his wand wasn't there.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" They followed the dark path deeper into the wood, still keeping","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"an eye out for Fred, George, and Ginny. They passed a group","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of goblins who were cackling over a sack of gold that they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"had undoubtedly won betting on the match, and who seemed quite unperturbed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"by the trouble at the campsite. Farther still along the path, they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"walked into a patch of silvery light, and when they looked through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the trees, they saw three tall and beautiful veela standing in a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"clearing, surrounded by a gaggle of young wizards, all of whom were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"talking very loudly.  `I pull down about a hundred sacks of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Galleons a year!` one of them shouted. `I'm a dragon killer for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the Committee for the Disposal of Dangerous Creatures.`  `No, you're not!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"yelled his friend. `You're a dishwasher at the Leaky Cauldron. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
".  but I'm a vampire hunter, I've killed about ninety so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"far -`  A third young wizard, whose pimples were visible even","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"by the dim, silvery light of the veela, now cut in, `I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"about to become the youngest ever Minister of Magic, I am.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Harry snorted with laughter. He recognized the pimply wizard: His name was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Stan Shunpike, and he was in fact a conductor on the triple-decker","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Knight Bus. He turned to tell Ron this, but Ron's face had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"gone oddly slack, and next second Ron was yelling, `Did I tell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"you I've invented a broomstick that'll reach Jupiter?`  `Honestly!` said Hermione, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"she and Harry grabbed Ron firmly by the arms, wheeled him around,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"and marched him away. By the time the sounds of the veela","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"and their admirers had faded completely, they were in the very heart","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of the wood. They seemed to be alone now; everything was much","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"quieter.  Harry looked around. `I reckon we can just wait here,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"you know. We'll hear anyone coming a mile off.`  The words","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"were hardly out of his mouth, when Ludo Bagman emerged from behind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"a tree right ahead of them.  Even by the feeble light","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of the two wands, Harry could see that a great change had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"come over Bagman. He no longer looked buoyant and rosy-faced; there was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"no more spring in his step. He looked very white and strained.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `Who's that?` he said, blinking down at them, trying to make","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"out their faces. `What are you doing in here, all alone?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"They looked at one another, surprised.  `Well - there's a sort","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of riot going on,` said Ron.  Bagman stared at him. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`What?`  `At the campsite. . . some people have got hold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of a family of Muggles. . .  Bagman swore loudly. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`Damn them!` he said, looking quite distracted, and without another word, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Disapparated with a small pop!  `Not exactly on top of things,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Mr. Bagman, is he?` said Hermione, frowning.  `He was a great","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Beater, though,` said Ron, leading the way off the path into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"small clearing, and sitting down on a patch of dry grass at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the foot of a tree. `The Wimbourne Wasps won the league three","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"times in a row while he was with them.`  He took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"his small figure of Krum out of his pocket, set it down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"on the ground, and watched it walk around. Like the real Krum,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the model was slightly duck-footed and round-shouldered, much less impressive on his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"splayed feet than on his broomstick. Harry was listening for noise from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the campsite. Everything seemed much quieter; perhaps the riot was over. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`I hope the others are okay,` said Hermione after a while. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`They'll be fine,` said Ron.  `Imagine if your dad catches Lucius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Malfoy,` said Harry, sitting down next to Ron and watching the small","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"figure of Krum slouching over the fallen leaves. `He's always said he'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"like to get something on him.`  `That'd wipe the smirk off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"old Draco's face, all right,` said Ron.  `Those poor Muggles, though,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"said Hermione nervously. `What if they can't get them down?`  `They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"will,` said Ron reassuringly. `They'll find a way.`  `Mad, though, to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"do something like that when the whole Ministry of Magic's out here","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"tonight!` said Hermione. `I mean, how do they expect to get away","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"with it? Do you think they've been drinking, or are they just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"-`  But she broke off abruptly and looked over her shoulder.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Harry and Ron looked quickly around too. It sounded as though someone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"was staggering toward their clearing. They waited, listening to the sounds of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the uneven steps behind the dark trees. But the footsteps came to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"a sudden halt.  `Hello?` called Harry.  There was silence. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"got to his feet and peered around the tree. It was too","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"dark to see very far, but he could sense somebody standing just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"beyond the range of his vision.  `Who's there?` he said. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"And then, without warning, the silence was rent by a voice unlike","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"any they had heard in the wood; and it uttered, not a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"panicked shout, but what sounded like a spell.  `MORSMORDRE!`  And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"something vast, green, and glittering erupted from the patch of darkness Harry's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"eyes had been struggling to penetrate; it flew up over the treetops","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"and into the sky.  `What the - ?` gasped Ron as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"he sprang to his feet again, staring up at the thing that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"had appeared.  For a split second, Harry thought it was another","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"leprechaun formation. Then he realized that it was a colossal skull, comprised","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of what looked like emerald stars, with a serpent protruding from its","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"mouth like a tongue. As they watched, it rose higher and higher,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"blazing in a haze of greenish smoke, etched against the black sky","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"like a new constellation.  Suddenly, the wood all around them erupted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"with screams. Harry didn't understand why, but the only possible cause was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the sudden appearance of the skull, which had now risen high enough","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"to illuminate the entire wood like some grisly neon sign. He scanned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the darkness for the person who had conjured the skull, but he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"couldn't see anyone.  `Who's there?` he called again.  `Harry, come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"on, move!` Hermione had seized the collar of his jacket and was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"tugging him backward.  `What's the matter?` Harry said, startled to see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"her face so white and terrified.  `It's the Dark Mark, Harry!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Hermione moaned, pulling him as hard as she could.  `You-Know-Who's sign!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `Voldemort's - `Harry, come on!`  Harry turned - Ron was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"hurriedly scooping up his miniature Krum - the three of them ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"started across the clearing - but before they had taken a few","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"hurried steps, a series of popping noises announced the arrival of twenty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"wizards, appearing from thin air, surrounding them.  Harry whirled around, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"in an instant, he registered one fact: Each of these wizards had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"his wand out, and every wand was pointing right at himself, Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"and Hermione.  Without pausing to think, he yelled, `DUCK!`  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"seized the other two and pulled them down onto the ground. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`STUPEFY!` roared twenty voices - there was a blinding series of flashes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"and Harry felt the hair on his head ripple as though a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"powerful wind had swept the clearing. Raising his head a fraction of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"an inch he saw jets of fiery red light flying over them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"from the wizards' wands, crossing one another, bouncing off tree trunks, rebounding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"into the darkness-- `Stop!` yelled a voice he recognized. `STOP! That's my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"son!`  Harry's hair stopped blowing about. He raised his head a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"little higher. The wizard in front of him had lowered his wand.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"He rolled over and saw Mr. Weasley striding toward them, looking terrified.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `Ron - Harry` - his voice sounded shaky - `Hermione -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"are you all right?`  `Out of the way, Arthur,` said a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"cold, curt voice.  It was Mr. Crouch. He and the other","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Ministry wizards were closing in on them. Harry got to his feet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"to face them. Mr. Crouch's face was taut with rage.  `Which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of you did it?` he snapped, his sharp eyes darting between them.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`Which of you conjured the Dark Mark?`  `We didn't do that!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"said Harry, gesturing up at the skull.  `We didn't do anything!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"said Ron, who was rubbing his elbow and looking indignantly at his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"father. `What did you want to attack us for?`  `Do not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"lie, sir!` shouted Mr. Crouch. His wand was still pointing directly at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Ron, and his eyes were popping - he looked slightly mad. `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"have been discovered at the scene of the crime!`  `Barty,` whispered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"a witch in a long woolen dressing gown, `they're kids, Barty, they'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"never have been able to `Where did the Mark come from, you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"three?` said Mr. Weasley quickly.  `Over there,` said Hermione shakily, pointing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"at the place where they had heard the voice. `There was someone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"behind the trees. . . they shouted words - an incantation -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `Oh, stood over there, did they?` said Mr. Crouch, turning his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"popping eyes on Hermione now, disbelief etched all over his face. `Said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"an incantation, did they? You seem very well informed about how that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Mark is summoned, missy -`  But none of the Ministry wizards","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"apart from Mr. Crouch seemed to think it remotely likely that Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Ron, or Hermione had conjured the skull; on the contrary, at Hermione's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"words, they had all raised their wands again and were pointing in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the direction she had indicated, squinting through the dark trees.  `We're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"too late,` said the witch in the woolen dressing gown, shaking her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"head. `They'll have Disapparated.`  `I don't think so,` said a wizard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"with a scrubby brown beard. It was Amos Diggory, Cedric's father. `Our","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Stunners went right through those trees. . . . There's a good","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"chance we got them. . .  `Amos, be careful!` said a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"few of the wizards warningly as Mr. Diggory squared his shoulders, raised","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"his wand, marched across the clearing, and disappeared into the darkness. Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"watched him vanish with her hands over her mouth.  A few","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"seconds later, they heard Mr. Diggory shout.  `Yes! We got them!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"There's someone here! Unconscious! It's - but - blimey. .  `You've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"got someone?` shouted Mr. Crouch, sounding highly disbelieving. `Who? Who is it?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" They heard snapping twigs, the rustling of leaves, and then crunching","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"footsteps as Mr.  Diggory reemerged from behind the trees. He was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"carrying a tiny, limp figure in his arms.  Harry recognized the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"tea towel at once. It was Winky.  Mr. Crouch did not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"move or speak as Mr. Diggory deposited his elf on the ground","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"at his feet. The other Ministry wizards were all staring at Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Crouch. For a few seconds Crouch remained transfixed, his eyes blazing in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"his white face as he stared down at Winky. Then he appeared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"to come to life again.  `This - cannot - be,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"said jerkily. `No -`  He moved quickly around Mr. Diggory and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"strode off toward the place where he had found Winky.  `No","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"point, Mr. Crouch,` Mr. Diggory called after him. `There's no one else","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"there.`  But Mr. Crouch did not seem prepared to take his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"word for it. They could hear him moving around and the rustling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of leaves as he pushed the bushes aside, searching.  `Bit embarrassing,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Mr. Diggory said grimly, looking down at Winky's unconscious form.  `Barty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Crouch's house-elf. . . I mean to say...`  `Come off it,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Amos,` said Mr. Weasley quietly, `you don't seriously think it was the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"elf?  The Dark Mark's a wizard's sign. It requires a wand.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `Yeah,` said Mr. Diggory, `and she had a wand.`  `What?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"said Mr. Weasley.  `Here, look.` Mr. Diggory held up a wand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"and showed it to Mr. Weasley. `Had it in her hand. So","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"that's clause three of the Code of Wand Use broken, for a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"start. No non-human creature is permitted to carry or use a wand.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" Just then there was another pop, and Ludo Bagman Apparated right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"next to Mr. Weasley.  Looking breathless and disorientated, he spun on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the spot, goggling upward at the emerald-green skull.  `The Dark Mark!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"he panted, almost trampling Winky as he turned inquiringly to his colleagues.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`Who did it? Did you get them? Barry! What's going on?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Mr. Crouch had returned empty-handed. His face was still ghostly white, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"his hands and his toothbrush mustache were both twitching.  `Where have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"you been, Barty?` said Bagman. `Why weren't you at the match? Your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"elf was saving you a seat too - gulping gargoyles!` Bagman had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"just noticed Winky lying at his feet. `What happened to her?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`I have been busy, Ludo,` said Mr. Crouch, still talking in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"same jerky fashion, barely moving his lips. `And my elf has been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"stunned.`  `Stunned? By you lot, you mean? But why - ?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" Comprehension dawned suddenly on Bagman's round, shiny face; he looked up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"at the skull, down at Winky, and then at Mr. Crouch. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`No!` he said. `Winky? Conjure the Dark Mark? She wouldn't know how!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"She'd need a wand, for a start!`  `And she had one,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"said Mr. Diggory. `I found her holding one, Ludo. If it's all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"right with you, Mr. Crouch, I think we should hear what she's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"got to say for herself.`  Crouch gave no sign that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"had heard Mr. Diggory, but Mr. Diggory seemed to take his silence","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"for assent. He raised his own wand, pointed it at Winky, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"said, `Ennervate!`  Winky stirred feebly. Her great brown eyes opened and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"she blinked several times in a bemused sort of way. Watched by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the silent wizards, she raised herself shakily into a sitting position. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"She caught sight of Mr. Diggory's feet, and slowly, tremulously, raised her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"eyes to stare up into his face; then, more slowly still, she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"looked up into the sky. Harry could see the floating skull reflected","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"twice in her enormous, glassy eyes. She gave a gasp, looked wildly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"around the crowded clearing, and burst into terrified sobs.  `Elf!` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Mr. Diggory sternly. `Do you know who I am? I'm a member","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Winky began to rock backward and forward on the ground, her breath","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"coming in sharp bursts. Harry was reminded forcibly of Dobby in his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"moments of terrified disobedience.  `As you see, elf, the Dark Mark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"was conjured here a short while ago,` said Mr. Diggory.  `And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"you were discovered moments later, right beneath it! An explanation, if you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"please!`  `I - I - I is not doing it, sir!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Winky gasped. `I is not knowing how, sir!`  `You were found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"with a wand in your hand!` barked Mr. Diggory, brandishing it in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"front of her. And as the wand caught the green light that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"was filling the clearing from the skull above, Harry recognized it `Hey","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"- that's mine!` he said Everyone in the clearing looked at him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `Excuse me?` said Mr. Diggory, incredulously.  `That's my wand!` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Harry. `I dropped it!`  `You dropped it?` repeated Mr. Diggory in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"disbelief. `Is this a confession? You threw it aside after you conjured","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the Mark?`  `Amos, think who you're talking to!` said Mr. Weasley,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"very angrily. `Is Harry Potter likely to conjure the Dark Mark?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`Er - of course not,` mumbled Mr. Diggory. `Sorry. . . carried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"away. .  `I didn't drop it there, anyway,` said Harry, jerking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"his thumb toward the trees beneath  the skull. `I missed it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"right after we got into the wood.`  `So,` said Mr. Diggory,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"his eyes hardening as he turned to look at Winky again, cowering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"at his feet. `You found this wand, eh, elf? And you picked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"it up and thought you'd have some fun with it, did you?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `I is not doing magic with it, sir!` squealed Winky, tears","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"streaming down the sides of her squashed and bulbous nose. `I is.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
". . I is. . . I is just picking it up,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"sir! i is not making the Dark Mark, sir, i is not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"knowing how!`  `It wasn't her!` said Hermione. She looked very nervous,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"speaking up in front of all these Ministry wizards, yet determined all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the same. `Winky's got a squeaky little voice, and the voice we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"heard doing the incantation was much deeper!` She looked around at Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"and Ron, appealing for their support. `It didn't sound anything like Winky,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"did it?`  `No,` said Harry, shaking his head. `It definitely didn't sound","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"like an elf.`  `Yeah, it was a human voice,` said Ron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `Well, we'll soon see,` growled Mr. Diggory, looking unimpressed. `There's a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"simple way of discovering the last spell a wand performed, elf, did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"you know that?`  Winky trembled and shook her head frantically, her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"ears flapping, as Mr. Diggory raised his own wand again and placed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"it tip to tip with Harry's.  `Prior Incantato!` roared Mr. Diggory.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" Harry heard Hermione gasp, horrified, as a gigantic serpent-tongued skull erupted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"from the point where the two wands met, but it was a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"mere shadow of the green skull high above them; it looked as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"though it were made of thick gray smoke: the ghost of a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"spell.  `Deletrius!` Mr. Diggory shouted, and the smoky skull vanished in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"a wisp of smoke.  `So,` said Mr. Diggory with a kind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of savage triumph, looking down upon Winky, who was still shaking convulsively.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `I is not doing it!` she squealed, her eyes rolling in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"terror. `I is not, I is not, I is not knowing how!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"I is a good elf, I isn't using wands, I isn't knowing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"how!`  `You've been caught red-handed, elf!` Mr. Diggory roared. `Caught with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the guilty wand in your hand!`  `Amos,` said Mr. Weasley loudly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`think about it. . . precious few wizards know how to do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"that spell. . . . Where would she have learned it?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`Perhaps Amos is suggesting,` said Mr. Crouch, cold anger in every syllable,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`that I routinely teach my servants to conjure the Dark Mark?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"There was a deeply unpleasant silence. Amos Diggory looked horrified. `Mr. Crouch..","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
".  not. . . not at all.  `You have now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"come very close to accusing the two people in this clearing who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"are least likely to conjure that Mark!` barked Mr. Crouch. `Harry Potter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"- and myself. I suppose you are familiar with the boy's story,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Amos?`  `Of course - everyone knows -` muttered Mr. Diggory, looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"highly discomforted.  `And I trust you remember the many proofs I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"have given, over a long career, that I despise and detest the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Dark Arts and those who practice them?` Mr. Crouch shouted, his eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"bulging again.  `Mr. Crouch, I - I never suggested you had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"anything to do with it!` Amos Diggory muttered again, now reddening behind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"his scrubby brown beard.  `If you accuse my elf, you accuse","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"me, Diggory!` shouted Mr. Crouch. `Where else would she have learned to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"conjure it?`  `She - she might've picked it up anywhere -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `Precisely, Amos,` said Mr. Weasley. `She might have picked it up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"anywhere.. . . Winky?`  he said kindly, turning to the elf,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"but she flinched as though he too was shouting at her. `Where","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"exactly did you find Harry's wand?`  Winky was twisting the hem","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of her tea towel so violently that it was fraying beneath her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"fingers.  `I - I is finding it. . . finding it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"there, sir. . . .` she whispered, `there . . . in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the trees, sir.  `You see, Amos?` said Mr. Weasley. `Whoever conjured","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the Mark could have Disapparated right after they'd done it, leaving Harry's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"wand behind. A clever thing to do, not using their own wand,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"which could have betrayed them. And Winky here had the misfortune to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"come across the wand moments later and pick it up.`  `But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"then, she'd have been only a few feet away from the real","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"culprit!` said Mr. Diggory impatiently. `Elf? Did you see anyone?`  Winky","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"began to tremble worse than ever. Her giant eyes flickered from Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Diggory, to  Ludo Bagman, and onto Mr. Crouch. Then she gulped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"and said, `I is seeing no one, sir. .  . no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"one. .  `Amos,` said Mr. Crouch curtly, `I am fully aware","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"that, in the ordinary course of events, you would want to take","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Winky into your department for questioning. I ask you, however, to allow","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"me to deal with her.`  Mr. Diggory looked as though he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"didn't think much of this suggestion at all, but it was clear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"to Harry that Mr. Crouch was such an important member of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Ministry that he did not dare refuse him.  `You may rest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"assured that she will be punished,` Mr. Crouch added coldly.  `M-m-master.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
". .` Winky stammered, looking up at Mr. Crouch, her eyes brimming","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"with tears. `M-m-master, p-p-please. . .`  Mr. Crouch stared back, his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"face somehow sharpened, each line upon it more deeply etched.  There","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"was no pity in his gaze.  `Winky has behaved tonight in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"a manner I would not have believed possible,` he said slowly. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"told her to remain in the tent. I told her to stay","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"there while I went to sort out the trouble. And I find","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"that she disobeyed me. This means clothes.`  `No!` shrieked Winky, prostrating","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"herself at Mr. Crouch's feet. `No, master! Not clothes, not clothes!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Harry knew that the only way to turn a house-elf free was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"to present it with proper garments. It was pitiful to see the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"way Winky clutched at her tea towel as she sobbed over Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Crouch's feet.  `But she was frightened!` Hermione burst out angrily, glaring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"at Mr. Crouch. `Your elf's scared of heights, and those wizards in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"masks were levitating people! You can't blame her for wanting to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"out of their way!`  Mr. Crouch took a step backward, freeing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"himself from contact with the elf, whom he was surveying as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"she were something filthy and rotten that was contaminating his over-shined shoes.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `I have no use for a house-elf who disobeys me,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"said coldly, looking over at Hermione. `I have no use for a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"servant who forgets what is due to her master, and to her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"master's reputation.`  Winky was crying so hard that her sobs echoed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"around the clearing. There was a very nasty silence, which was ended","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"by Mr. Weasley, who said quietly, `Well, I think I'll take my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"lot back to the tent, if nobody's got any objections. Amos, that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"wand's told us all it can - if Harry could have it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"back, please -`  Mr. Diggory handed Harry his wand and Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"pocketed it.  `Come on, you three,` Mr. Weasley said quietly. But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Hermione didn't seem to want to move; her eyes were still upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the sobbing elf. `Hermione!` Mr. Weasley said, more urgently. She turned and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"followed Harry and Ron out of the clearing and off through the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"trees.  `What's going to happen to Winky?` said Hermione, the moment","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"they had left the clearing.  `I don't know,` said Mr. Weasley.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `The way they were treating her!` said Hermione furiously. `Mr. Diggory,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"calling her 'elf' all the time. . . and Mr. Crouch! He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"knows she didn't do it and he's still going to sack her!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"He didn't care how frightened she'd been, or how upset she was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"- it was like she wasn't even human!`  `Well, she's not,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"said Ron.  Hermione rounded on him.  `That doesn't mean she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"hasn't got feelings, Ron. It's disgusting the way -`  `Hermione, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"agree with you,` said Mr. Weasley quickly, beckoning her on, `but now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"is not the time to discuss elf rights. I want to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"back to the tent as fast as we can. What happened to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the others?`  `We lost them in the dark,` said Ron. `Dad,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"why was everyone so uptight about that skull thing?`  `I'll explain","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"everything back at the tent,` said Mr. Weasley tensely.  But when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"they reached the edge of the wood, their progress was impeded. A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"large crowd of frightened-looking witches and wizards was congregated there, and when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"they saw Mr.  Weasley coming toward them, many of them surged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"forward.  `What's going on in there?`  `Who conjured it?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`Arthur - it's not - Him?`  `Of course it's not Him,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"said Mr. Weasley impatiently. `We don't know who it was; it ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"looks like they Disapparated. Now excuse me, please, I want to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"to bed.`  He led Harry, Ron, and Hermione through the crowd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"and back into the campsite. All was quiet now; there was no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"sign of the masked wizards, though several ruined tents were still smoking.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" Charlie's head was poking out of the boys' tent.  `Dad,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"what's going on?` he called through the dark. `Fred, George, and Ginny","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"got back okay, but the others -`  `I've got them here,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"said Mr. Weasley, bending down and entering the tent. Harry, Ron, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Hermione entered after him.  Bill was sitting at the small kitchen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"table, holding a bedsheet to his arm, which was bleeding profusely. Charlie","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"had a large rip in his shirt, and Percy was sporting a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"bloody nose. Fred, George, and Ginny looked unhurt, though shaken.  `Did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"you get them, Dad?` said Bill sharply. `The person who conjured the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Mark?`  `No,` said Mr. Weasley. `We found Barry Crouch's elf holding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Harry's wand, but we're none the wiser about who actually conured the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Mark.`  `What?` said Bill, Charlie, and Percy together. `Harry's wand?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Fred.  `Mr. Crouch's elf` said Percy, sounding thunderstruck.  With some","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"assistance from Harry, Ron, and Hermione, Mr. Weasley explained what had happened","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"in the woods. When they had finished their story, Percy swelled indignantly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" `Well, Mr. Crouch is quite right to get rid of an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"elf like that!` he said. `Running away when he'd expressly told her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"not to. . . embarrassing him in front of the whole Ministry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
". . how would that have looked, if she'd been brought up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"in front of the Department for the Regulation and Control -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`She didn't do anything - she was just in the wrong place","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"at the wrong time!` Hermione snapped at Percy, who looked very taken","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"aback. Hermione had always got on fairly well with Percy - better,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"indeed, than any of the others.  `Hermione, a wizard in Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Crouch's position can't afford a house-elf who's going to run amok with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"a wand!` said Percy pompously, recovering himself.  `She didn't run amok!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"shouted Hermione. `She just picked it up off the ground!`  `Look,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"can someone just explain what that skull thing was?` said Ron impatiently.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`It wasn't hurting anyone. . . . Why's it such a big","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"deal?`  `I told you, it's You-Know-Who's symbol, Ron,` said Hermione, before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"anyone else could answer. `I read about it in The Rise and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Fall of the Dark Arts.`  `And it hasn't been seen for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"thirteen years,` said Mr. Weasley quietly. `Of course people panicked. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"it was almost like seeing You-Know-Who back again.`  `I don't get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"it,` said Ron, frowning. `I mean. . . it's still only a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"shape in the sky. .  .  `Ron, You-Know-Who and his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"followers sent the Dark Mark into the air whenever they killed,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Mr. Weasley. `The terror it inspired. . . you have no idea,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"you're too young. Just picture coming home and finding the Dark Mark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"hovering over your house, and knowing what you're about to find inside.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
". . .` Mr. Weasley winced. `Everyone's worst fear. . . the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"very worst..  There was silence for a moment. Then Bill, removing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the sheet from his arm to check on his cut, said, `Well,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"it didn't help us tonight, whoever conjured it. It scared the Death","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Eaters away the moment they saw it. They all Disapparated before we'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"got near enough to unmask any of them. We caught the Robertses","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"before they hit the ground, though. They're having their memories modified right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"now.`  `Death Eaters?` said Harry. `What are Death Eaters?`  `It's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"what You-Know-Who's supporters called themselves,` said Bill. `I think we saw what's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"left of them tonight - the ones who managed to keep themselves","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"out of Azkaban, anyway.`  `We can't prove it was them, Bill,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"said Mr. Weasley. `Though it probably was,` he added hopelessly.  `Yeah,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"I bet it was!` said Ron suddenly . `Dad, we met Draco","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Malfoy in the woods, and he as good as told us his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"dad was one of those nutters in masks! And we all know","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the Malfoys were right in with You-Know-Who!`  `But what were Voldemort's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"supporters -` Harry began. Everybody flinched - like most of the wizarding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"world, the Weasleys always avoided saying Voldemort's name. `Sorry,` said Harry quickly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`What were You-Know-Who's supporters up to, levitating Muggles? I mean, what was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the point?`  `The point?` said Mr. Weasley with a hollow laugh.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`Harry, that's their idea of fun.  Half the Muggle killings back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"when You-Know-Who was in power were done for fun. I suppose they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"had a few drinks tonight and couldn't resist reminding us all that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"lots of them are still at large. A nice little reunion for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"them,` he finished disgustedly.  `But if they were the Death Eaters,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"why did they Disapparate when they saw the Dark Mark?` said Ron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"`They'd have been pleased to see it, wouldn't they?`  `Use your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"brains, Ron,` said Bill. `If they really were Death Eaters, they worked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"very hard to keep out of Azkaban when You-Know-Who lost power, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"told all sorts of lies about him forcing them to kill and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"torture people. I bet they'd be even more frightened than the rest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of us to see him come back. They denied they'd ever been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"involved with him when he lost his powers, and went back to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"their daily lives. . . . I don't reckon he'd be over-pleased","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"with them, do you?`  `So. . . whoever conjured the Dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Mark. . .` said Hermione slowly, `were they doing it to show","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"support for the Death Eaters, or to scare them away?`  `Your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"guess is as good as ours, Hermione,` said Mr. Weasley. `But I'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"tell you this. . .  it was only the Death Eaters","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"who ever knew how to conjure it. I'd be very surprised if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"the person who did it hadn't been a Death Eater once, even","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"if they're not now. . Listen, it's very late, and if your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"mother hears what's happened she'll be worried sick. We'll get a few","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"more hours sleep and then try and get an early Portkey out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"of here.`  Harry got back into his bunk with his head","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"buzzing. He knew he ought to feel exhausted:  It was nearly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"three in the morning, but he felt wide-awake - wide-awake, and worried.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
" Three days ago - it felt like much longer, but it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"had only been three days - he had awoken with his scar","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"burning. And tonight, for the first time in thirteen years, Lord Voldemort's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"mark had appeared in the sky. What did these things mean? ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"He thought of the letter he had written to Sirius before leaving","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Privet Drive. Would Sirius have gotten it yet? When would he reply?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"Harry lay looking up at the canvas, but no flying fantasies came","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"to him now to ease him to sleep, and it was a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"long time after Charlie's snores filled the tent that Harry finally dozed off. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-9"
"   Mr. Weasley woke them after only a few hours","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"sleep. He used magic to pack up the tents, and they left","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"the campsite as quickly as possible, passing Mr. Roberts at the door","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"of his cottage. Mr. Roberts had a strange, dazed look about him,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"and he waved them off with a vague `Merry Christmas.`  `He'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"be all right,` said Mr. Weasley quietly as they marched off onto","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"the moor. `Sometimes, when a person's memory's modified, it makes him a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"bit disorientated for a while...and that was a big thing they had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"to make him forget.`  They heard urgent voices as they approached","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"the spot where the Portkeys lay, and when they reached it, they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"found a great number of witches and wizards gathered around Basil, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"keeper of the Portkeys, all clamoring to get away from the campsite","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"as quickly as possible. Mr. Weasley had a hurried discussion with Basil;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"they joined the queue, and were able to take an old rubber","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"tire back to Stoatshead Hill before the sun had really risen. They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"walked back through Ottery St. Catchpole and up the damp lane toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"the Burrow in the dawn light, talking very little because they were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"so exhausted, and thinking longingly of their breakfast. As they rounded the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"corner and the Burrow came into view, a cry echoed along the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"lane.  `Oh thank goodness, thank goodness!`  Mrs. Weasley, who had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"evidently been waiting for them in the front yard, came running toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"them, still wearing her bedroom slippers, her face pale and strained, a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"rolled-up copy of the Daily Prophet clutched in her hand.  `Arthur","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"- I've been so worried - so worried-`  She flung her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"arms around Mr. Weasley's neck, and the Daily Prophet fell out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"her limp hand onto the ground. Looking down, Harry saw the headline:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"SCENES OF TERROR AT THE QUIDDITCH WORLD CUP, complete with a twinkling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"black-and-white photograph of the Dark Mark over the treetops.  `You're all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"right,` Mrs. Weasley muttered distractedly, releasing Mr. Weasley and staring around at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"them all with red eyes, `you're alive. . . . Oh boys.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
".  And to everybody's surprise, she seized Fred and George and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"pulled them both into such a tight hug that their heads banged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"together.  `Ouch! Mum - you're strangling us -`  `I shouted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"at you before you left!` Mrs. Weasley said, starting to sob. `It's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"all I've  been thinking about! What if You-Know-Who had got you,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"and the last thing I ever said to you was that you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"didn't get enough OW.L.s? Oh Fred. . . George. .`  `Come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"on, now, Molly, we're all perfectly okay,` said Mr. Weasley soothingly, prising","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"her off the twins and leading her back toward the house. `Bill,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"he added in an undertone, `pick up that paper, I want to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"see what it says. . .`  When they were all crammed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"into the tiny kitchen, and Hermione had made Mrs. Weasley a cup","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"of very strong tea, into which Mr. Weasley insisted on pouring a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"shot of Ogdens Old Firewhiskey, Bill handed his father the newspaper. Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Weasley scanned the front page while Percy looked over his shoulder. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"`I knew it,` said Mr. Weasley heavily. `Ministry blunders. . . culprits","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"not apprehended.  . . lax security. . . Dark wizards running","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"unchecked... national disgrace. . . Who wrote this? Ah. . . of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"course. . . Rita Skeeter.`  `That woman's got it in for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"the Ministry of Magic!` said Percy furiously. `Last week she was saying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"we're wasting our time quibbling about cauldron thickness, when we should be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"stamping out vampires! As if it wasn't specifically stated in paragraph twelve","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"of the Guidelines for the Treatment of Non-Wizard Part-Humans --`  `Do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"us a favor, Perce,` said Bill, yawning, `and shut up.`  `I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"mentioned,` said Mr. Weasley, his eyes widening behind his glasses as he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"reached the bottom of the Daily Prophet article.  `Where?` spluttered Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Weasley, choking on her tea and whiskey. `If I'd seen that, I'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"have known you were alive!`  `Not by name,` said Mr. Weasley.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"`Listen to this: 'If the terrified wizards and witches who waited breathlessly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"for news at the edge of the wood expected reassurance from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Ministry ofMagic, they were sadly disappointed. A Ministry official emerged some time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"after the appearance of the Dark Mark alleging that nobody had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"hurt, but reflising to give any more information. Whether this statement will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"be enough to quash the rumors that several bodies were removed from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"the woods an hour later, remains to be seen.' Oh really,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Mr. Weasley in exasperation, handing the paper to Percy. `Nobody was hurt.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
" What was I supposed to say? Rumors that several bodies were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"removed from the woods. . .  well, there certainly will be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"rumors now she's printed that.`  He heaved a deep sigh. `Molly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"I'm going to have to go into the office; this is going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"to take some smoothing over.`  `I'll come with you, Father,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Percy importantly. `Mr. Crouch will need all hands on deck. And I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"can give him my cauldron report in person.`  He bustled out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"of the kitchen. Mrs. Weasley looked most upset. `Arthur, you're supposed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"be on holiday! This hasn't got anything to do with your office;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"surely they can handle this without you?`  `I've got to go,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Molly,` said Mr. Weasley. `I've made things worse. I'll just change into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"my robes and I'll be off. . . .`  `Mrs. Weasley,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"said Harry suddenly, unable to contain himself, `Hedwig hasn't arrived with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"letter for me, has she?`  `Hedwig, dear?` said Mrs. Weasley distractedly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"`No. . . no, there hasn't been any post at all.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Ron and Hermione looked curiously at Harry. With a meaningful look at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"both of them he said, `All right if I go and dump","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"my stuff in your room, Ron?`  `Yeah. . . think I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"will too,` said Ron at once. `Hermione?`  `Yes,` she said quickly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"and the three of them marched out of the kitchen and up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"the stairs.  `What's up, Harry?` said Ron, the moment they had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"closed the door of the attic room behind them.  `There's something","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"I haven't told you,` Harry said. `On Saturday morning, I woke up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"with my scar hurting again.`  Ron's and Hermione's reactions were almost","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"exactly as Harry had imagined them back in his bedroom on Privet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Drive. Hermione gasped and started making suggestions at once, mentioning a number","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"of reference books, and everybody from Albus Dumbledore to Madam Pomfrey, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Hogwarts nurse. Ron simply looked dumbstruck.  `But - he wasn't there, was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"he? You-Know-Who? I mean - last time your scar kept hurting, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"was at Hogwarts, wasn't he?`  `I'm sure he wasn't on Privet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Drive,` said Harry. `But I was dreaming about him.. . him and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Peter - you know, Wormtail. I can't remember all of it now,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"but they were plotting to kill...someone.`  He had teetered for a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"moment on the verge of saying `me,` but couldn't bring himself to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"make Hermione look any more horrified than she already did.  `It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"was only a dream,` said Ron bracingly. `Just a nightmare.`  `Yeah,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"but was it, though?` said Harry, turning to look out of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"window at the brightening sky. `It's weird, isn't it?. . . My","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"scar hurts, and three days later the Death Eaters are on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"march, and Voldemort's sign's up in the sky again.`  `Don't -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"say - his - name!` Ron hissed through gritted teeth.  `And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"remember what Professor Trelawney said?` Harry went on, ignoring Ron. `At the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"end of last year?`  Professor Trelawney was their Divination teacher at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Hogwarts. Hermione's terrified look vanished as she let out a derisive snort.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
" `Oh Harry, you aren't going to pay attention to anything that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"old fraud says?`  `You weren't there,` said Harry. `You didn't hear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"her. This time was different. I told you, she went into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"trance - a real one. And she said the Dark Lord would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"rise again. .  . greater and more terrible than ever before.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
". . and he'd manage it because his servant was going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"go back to him. . . and that night Wormtail escaped.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"There was a silence in which Ron fidgeted absentmindedly with a hole","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"in his Chudley Cannons bedspread.  `Why were you asking if Hedwig","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"had come, Harry?` Hermione asked. `Are you expecting a letter?`  `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"told Sirius about my scar,` said Harry, shrugging. `I'm waiting for his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"answer.`  `Good thinking!` said Ron, his expression clearing. `I bet Sirius'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"know what to do!`  `I hoped he'd get back to me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"quickly,` said Harry.  `But we don't know where Sirius is. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
". he could be in Africa or somewhere, couldn't he?`  said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Hermione reasonably. `Hedwig's not going to manage that journey in a few","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"days.`  `Yeah, I know,` said Harry, but there was a leaden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"feeling in his stomach as he looked out of the window at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"the Hedwig-free sky.  `Come and have a game of Quidditch in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"the orchard, Harry` said Ron. `Come on - three on three, Bill","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"and Charlie and Fred and George will play. .. . You can","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"try out the Wronski Feint... .`  `Ron,` said Hermione, in an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"I-don't-think-you're-being-very-sensitive sort of voice, `Harry doesn't want to play Quidditch right now...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
". He's worried, and he's tired. . . .  We all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"need to go to bed...`  `Yeah, I want to play Quidditch,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"said Harry suddenly. `Hang on, I'll get my Firebolt.`  Hermione left","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"the room, muttering something that sounded very much like `Boys.`  Neither","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Mr. Weasley nor Percy was at home much over the following week.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Both left the house each morning before the rest of the family","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"got up, and returned well after dinner every night.  `It's been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"an absolute uproar,` Percy told them importantly the Sunday evening before they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"were due to return to Hogwarts. `I've been putting out fires all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"week. People keep sending Howlers, and of course, if you don't open","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"a Howler straight away, it explodes.  Scorch marks all over my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"desk and my best quill reduced to cinders.`  `Why are they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"all sending Howlers?` asked Ginny, who was mending her copy of One","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi with Spellotape on the rug in front","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"of the living room fire.  `Complaining about security at the World","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Cup,` said Percy. `They want compensation for their ruined property. Mundungus Fletcher's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"put in a claim for a twelve-bedroomed tent with en-suite Jacuzzi, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"I've got his number. I know for a fact he was sleeping","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"under a cloak propped on sticks.`  Mrs. Weasley glanced at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"grandfather clock in the corner. Harry liked this clock. It was completely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"useless if you wanted to know the time, but otherwise very informative.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
" It had nine golden hands, and each of them was engraved","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"with one of the Weasley family's names. There were no numerals around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"the face, but descriptions of where each family member might be. `Home,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"`school,` and `work` were there, but there was also `traveling,`  `lost,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"`hospital,` `prison,` and, in the position where the number twelve would be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"on a normal clock, `mortal peril.`  Eight of the hands were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"currently pointing to the `home` position, but Mr. Weasley's, which was the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"longest, was still pointing to `work.` Mrs. Weasley sighed.  `Your father","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"hasn't had to go into the office on weekends since the days","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"of You-Know-Who,` she said. `They're working him far too hard. His dinner's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"going to be  ruined if he doesn't come home soon.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"`Well, Father feels he's got to make up for his mistake at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"the match, doesn't he?` said Percy. `If truth be told, he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"a tad unwise to make a public statement without clearing it with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"his Head of Department first -`  `Don't you dare blame your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"father for what that wretched Skeeter woman wrote!` said Mrs.  Weasley,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"flaring up at once.  `If Dad hadn't said anything, old Rita","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"would just have said it was disgraceful that nobody from the Ministry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"had commented,` said Bill, who was playing chess with Ron.  `Rita","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Skeeter never makes anyone look good. Remember, she interviewed all the Gringotts'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Charm Breakers once, and called me 'a long-haired pillock'?`  `Well, it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"is a bit long, dear,` said Mrs. Weasley gently. `If you'd just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"let me -`  `No, Mum.`  Rain lashed against the living","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"room window. Hermione was immersed in The Standard Book of Spells, Grade","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"4, copies of which Mrs. Weasley had bought for her, Harry, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Ron in Diagon Alley. Charlie was darning a fireproof balaclava. Harry was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"polishing his Firebolt, the broomstick servicing kit Hermione had given him for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"his thirteenth birthday open at his feet. Fred and George were sitting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"in a far corner, quills out, talking in whispers, their heads bent","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"over a piece of parchment.  `What are you two up to?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"said Mrs. Weasley sharply, her eyes on the twins.  `Homework,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Fred vaguely.  `Don't be ridiculous, you're still on holiday,` said Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Weasley.  `Yeah, we've left it a bit late,` said George. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"`You're not by any chance writing out a new order form, are you?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"said Mrs. Weasley shrewdly. `You wouldn't be thinking of restarting Weasleys' Wizard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Wheezes, by any chance?`  `Now, Mum,` said Fred, looking up at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"her, a pained look on his face. `If the Hogwarts Express crashed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"tomorrow, and George and I died, how would you feel to know","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"that the last thing we ever heard from you was an unfounded","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"accusation?`  Everyone laughed, even Mrs. Weasley.  `Oh your father's coming!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"she said suddenly, looking up at the clock again.  Mr. Weasley's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"hand had suddenly spun from `work` to `traveling`; a second later it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"had shuddered to a halt on `home` with the others, and they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"heard him calling from the kitchen.  `Coming, Arthur!` called Mrs. Weasley,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"hurrying out of the room.  A few moments later, Mr. Weasley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"came into the warm living room carrying his dinner on a tray.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"He looked completely exhausted.  `Well, the fat's really in the fire","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"now,` he told Mrs. Weasley as he sat down in an armchair","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"near the hearth and toyed unenthusiastically with his somewhat shriveled cauliflower. `Rita","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Skeeter's been ferreting around all week, looking for more Ministry mess-ups to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"report. And now she's found out about poor old Bertha going missing,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"so that'll be the headline in the Prophet tomorrow. I told Bagman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"he should have sent someone to look for her ages ago.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"`Mr. Crouch has been saying it for weeks and weeks,` said Percy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"swiftly.  `Crouch is very lucky Rita hasn't found out about Winky,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"said Mr. Weasley irritably.  `There'd be a week's worth of headlines","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"in his house-elf being caught holding the wand that conjured the Dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Mark.`  `I thought we were all agreed that that elf, while","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"irresponsible, did not conjure the Mark?` said Percy hotly.  `If you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"ask me, Mr. Crouch is very lucky no one at the Daily","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Prophet knows how mean he is to elves!` said Hermione angrily. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"`Now look here, Hermione!` said Percy. `A high-ranking Ministry official like Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Crouch deserves unswerving obedience from his servants -`  `His slave, you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"mean!` said Hermione, her voice rising passionately, `because he didn't pay Winky,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"did he?`  `I think you'd all better go upstairs and check","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"that you've packed properly!` said Mrs.  Weasley, breaking up the argument.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"`Come on now, all of you. . . .`  Harry repacked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"his broomstick servicing kit, put his Firebolt over his shoulder, and went","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"back upstairs with Ron. The rain sounded even louder at the top","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"of the house, accompanied by loud whistlings and moans from the wind,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"not to mention sporadic howls from the ghoul who lived in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"attic. Pigwidgeon began twittering and zooming around his cage when they entered.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"The sight of the half-packed trunks seemed to have sent him ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"into a frenzy of excitement.  `Bung him some Owl Treats,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Ron, throwing a packet across to Harry. `It might shut him up.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
" Harry poked a few Owl Treats through the bars of Pigwidgeon's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"cage, then turned to his trunk. Hedwig's cage stood next to it,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"still empty.  `It's been over a week,` Harry said, looking at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Hedwig's deserted perch. `Ron, you don't reckon Sirius has been caught, do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"you?`  `Nah, it would've been in the Daily Prophet,` said Ron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"`The Ministry would want to show they'd caught someone, wouldn't they?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"`Yeah, I suppose. . . .`  `Look, here's the stuff Mum","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"got for you in Diagon Alley. And she's got some gold out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"of your vault for you. . . and she's washed all your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"socks.`  He heaved a pile of parcels onto Harry's camp bed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"and dropped the money bag and a load of socks next to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"it. Harry started unwrapping the shopping. Apart from The Standard Book of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Spells, Grade 4, by Miranda Goshawk, he had a handful of new","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"quills, a dozen rolls of parchment, and refills for his potion-making kit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"- he had been running low on spine of lionfish and essence","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"of belladonna. He was just piling underwear into his cauldron when Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"made a loud noise of disgust behind him.  `What is that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"supposed to be?`  He was holding up something that looked to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Harry like a long, maroon velvet dress. It had a moldy-looking lace","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"frill at the collar and matching lace cuffs.  There was a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"knock on the door, and Mrs. Weasley entered, carrying an armful of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"freshly laundered Hogwarts robes.  `Here you are,` she said, sorting them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"into two piles. `Now, mind you pack them properly so they don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"crease.`  `Mum, you've given me Ginny's new dress,` said Ron, handing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"it out to her.  `Of course I haven't,` said Mrs. Weasley.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"`That's for you. Dress robes.`  `What?` said Ron, looking horror-struck. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"`Dress robes!` repeated Mrs. Weasley. `It says on your school list that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"you're supposed to have dress robes this year. . . robes for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"formal occasions.`  `You've got to be kidding,` said Ron in disbelief.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"`I'm not wearing that, no way.`  `Everyone wears them, Ron!` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Mrs. Weasley crossly. `They're all like that! Your father's got some for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"smart parties!`  `I'll go starkers before I put that on,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Ron stubbornly.  `Don't be so silly,` said Mrs. Weasley. `You've got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"to have dress robes, they're on your list! I got some for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Harry too. . . show him, Harry... .`  In some trepidation,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"Harry opened the last parcel on his camp bed. It wasn't as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"bad as he had expected, however; his dress robes didn't have any","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"lace on them at all - in fact, they were more or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"less the same as his school ones, except that they were bottle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"green instead of black.  `I thought they'd bring out the color","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"of your eyes, dear,` said Mrs. Weasley fondly.  `Well, they're okay!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"said Ron angrily, looking at Harry's robes. `Why couldn't I have some","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"like that?`  `Because. . . well, I had to get yours","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"secondhand, and there wasn't a lot of choice!`  said Mrs. Weasley,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"flushing.  Harry looked away. He would willingly have split all the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"money in his Gringotts vault with the Weasleys, but he knew they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"would never take it.  `I'm never wearing them,` Ron was saying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"stubbornly. `Never.`  `Fine,` snapped Mrs. Weasley. `Go naked. And, Harry, make","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"sure you get a picture of him.  Goodness knows I could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"do with a laugh.`  She left the room, slamming the door","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"behind her. There was a funny spluttering noise from behind them. Pigwidgeon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"was choking on an overlarge Owl Treat.  `Why is everything I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"own rubbish?` said Ron furiously, striding across the room to unstick Pigwidgeon's beak. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-10"
"   There was a definite end-of-the-holidays gloom in the air","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"when Harry awoke next morning. Heavy rain was still splattering against the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"window as he got dressed in jeans and a sweatshirt; they would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"change into their school robes on the Hogwarts Express.  He, Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Fred, and George had just reached the first-floor landing on their way","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"down to breakfast, when Mrs. Weasley appeared at the foot of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"stairs, looking harassed.  `Arthur!` she called up the staircase. `Arthur! Urgent","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"message from the Ministry!`  Harry flattened himself against the wall as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Mr. Weasley came clattering past with his robes on back-to-front and hurtled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"out of sight. When Harry and the others entered the kitchen, they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"saw Mrs. Weasley rummaging anxiously in the drawers - `I've got a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"quill here somewhere!` - and Mr. Weasley bending over the fire, talking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"to -Harry shut his eyes hard and opened them again to make","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"sure that they were working properly.  Amos Diggory's head was sitting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"in the middle of the flames like a large, bearded egg. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"was talking very fast, completely unperturbed by the sparks flying around it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"and the flames licking its ears.  `. . . Muggle neighbors","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"heard bangs and shouting, so they went and called those what-d'you-call-'ems -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"please-men. Arthur, you've got to get over there --`  `Here!` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Mrs. Weasley breathlessly, pushing a piece of parchment, a bottle of ink,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"and a crumpled quill into Mr. Weasley's hands.  `- it's a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"real stroke of luck I heard about it,` said Mr. Diggory's head.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"`I had to come into the office early to send a couple","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"of owls, and I found the Improper Use of Magic lot all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"setting off -- if Rita Skeeter gets hold of this one, Arthur","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"--`  `What does Mad-Eye say happened?` asked Mr. Weasley, unscrewing the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"ink bottle, loading up his quill, and preparing to take notes. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Mr. Diggory's head rolled its eyes. `Says he heard an intruder in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"his yard. Says he was creeping toward the house, but was ambushed by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"his dustbins.`  `What did the dustbins do?` asked Mr. Weasley, scribbling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"frantically.  `Made one hell of a noise and fired rubbish everywhere,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"as far as I can tell,` said Mr.  Diggory. `Apparently one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"of them was still rocketing around when the please-men turned up -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
" Mr. Weasley groaned.  `And what about the intruder?`  `Arthur,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"you know Mad-Eye,` said Mr. Diggory's head, rolling its eyes again. `Someone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"creeping into his yard in the dead of night? More likely there's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"a very shell-shocked cat wandering around somewhere, covered in potato peelings. But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"if the Improper Use of Magic lot get their hands on Mad-Eye,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"he's had it -- think of his record -- we've got to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"get him off on a minor charge, something in your department --","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"what are exploding dustbins worth?`  `Might be a caution,` said Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Weasley, still writing very fast, his brow furrowed.  `Mad-Eye didn't use","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"his wand? He didn't actually attack anyone?`  `I'll bet he leapt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"out of bed and started jinxing everything he could reach through the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"window,` said Mr. Diggory, `but they'll have a job proving it, there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"aren't any casualties.`  `All right, I'm off,` Mr. Weasley said, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"he stuffed the parchment with his notes on it into his pocket","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"and dashed out of the kitchen again.  Mr. Diggory's head looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"around at Mrs. Weasley.  `Sorry about this, Molly,` it said, more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"calmly, `bothering you so early and everything...but Arthur's the only one who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"can get Mad-Eye off, and Mad-Eye's supposed to be starting his new","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"job today. Why he had to choose last night. .`  `Never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"mind, Amos,` said Mrs. Weasley. `Sure you won't have a bit of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"toast or anything before you go?`  `Oh go on, then,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Mr. Diggory.  Mrs. Weasley took a piece of buttered toast from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"a stack on the kitchen table, put it into the fire tongs,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"and transferred it into Mr. Diggory's mouth.  `Fanks,` he said in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"a muffled voice, and then, with a small pop, vanished.  Harry could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"hear Mr. Weasley calling hurried good-byes to Bill, Charlie, Percy, and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"girls. Within five minutes, he was back in the kitchen, his robes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"on the right way now, dragging a comb through his hair. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"`I'd better hurry - you have a good term, boys, said Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Weasley to Harry, Ron, and the twins, fastening a cloak over his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"shoulders and preparing to Disapparate. `Molly, are you going to be all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"right taking the kids to King's Cross?`  `Of course I will,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"she said. `You just look after Mad-Eye, we'll be fine.`  As","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Mr. Weasley vanished, Bill and Charlie entered the kitchen.  `Did someone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"say Mad-Eye?` Bill asked. `What's he been up to now.`  `He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"says someone tried to break into his house last night,` said Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Weasley.  `Mad-Eye Moody?` said George thoughtfully, spreading marmalade on his toast.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"`Isn't he that nutter -`  `Your father thinks very highly of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Mad-Eye Moody,` said Mrs. Weasley sternly.  `Yeah, well, Dad collects plugs,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"doesn't he?` said Fred quietly as Mrs. Weasley left the room. `Birds","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"of a feather. . .`  `Moody was a great wizard in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"his time,` said Bill.  `He's an old friend of Dumbledore's, isn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"he?` said Charlie.  `Dumbledore's not what you'd call normal, though, is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"he?` said Fred. `I mean, I know he's a genius and everything..","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
".`  `Who is Mad-Eye?` asked Harry.  `He's retired, used to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"work at the Ministry,` said Charlie. `I met him once when Dad","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"took me into work with him. He was an Auror - one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"of the best. . . a Dark wizard catcher,` he added, seeing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Harry's blank look `Half the cells in Azkaban are full because of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"him. He made himself loads of enemies, though. . . the families","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"of people he caught, mainly. . .  and I heard he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"been getting really paranoid in his old age. Doesn't trust anyone anymore.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Sees Dark wizards everywhere.`  Bill and Charlie decided to come and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"see everyone off at King's Cross station, but Percy, apologizing most profusely, said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"that he really needed to get to work.  `I just can't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"justify taking more time off at the moment,` he told them. `Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Crouch is really starting to rely on me.`  `Yeah, you know","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"what, Percy?` said George seriously. `I reckon he'll know your name soon.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
" Mrs. Weasley had braved the telephone in the village post office","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"to order three ordinary Muggle taxis to take them into London. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"`Arthur tried to borrow Ministry cars for us,` Mrs. Weasley whispered to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Harry as they stood in the rain-washed yard, watching the taxi drivers","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"heaving six heavy Hogwarts trunks into their cars. `But there weren't any","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"to spare. . . . Oh dear, they don't look happy, do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"they?`  Harry didn't like to tell Mrs. Weasley that Muggle taxi","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"drivers rarely transported overexcited owls, and Pigwidgeon was making an earsplitting racket.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Nor did it help that a number of Filibuster's Fabulous No-Heat, Wet-Start","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Fireworks went off unexpectedly when Fred's trunk sprang open, causing the driver","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"carrying it to yell with fright and pain as Crookshanks clawed his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"way up the man's leg.  The journey was uncomfortable, owing to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"the fact that they were jammed in the back of the taxis","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"with their trunks. Crookshanks took quite a while to recover from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"fireworks, and by the time they entered London, Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"were all severely scratched. They were very relieved to get out at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"King's Cross, even though the rain was coming down harder than ever,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"and they got soaked carrying their trunks across the busy road and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"into the station.  Harry was used to getting onto platform nine","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"and three-quarters by now. It was a simple matter of walking straight","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"through the apparently solid barrier dividing platforms nine and ten. The only","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"tricky part was doing this in an unobtrusive way, so as to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"avoid attracting Muggle attention. They did it in groups today; Harry, Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"and Hermione (the most conspicuous, since they were accompanied by Pigwidgeon and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Crookshanks) went first; they leaned casually against the barrier, chatting unconcernedly, and slid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"sideways through it. . . and as they did so, platform nine","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"and three-quarters materialized in front of them.  The Hogwarts Express, a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"gleaming scarlet steam engine, was already there, clouds of steam billowing from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"it, through which the many Hogwarts students and parents on the platform","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"appeared like dark ghosts. Pigwidgeon became noisier than ever in response to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"the hooting of many owls through the mist. Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"set off to find seats, and were soon stowing their luggage in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"a compartment halfway along the train. They then hopped back down onto","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"the platform to say good-bye to Mrs. Weasley, Bill, and Charlie. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"`I might be seeing you all sooner than you think,` said Charlie,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"grinning, as he hugged Ginny good-bye.  `Why?` said Fred keenly. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"`You'll see,` said Charlie. `Just don't tell Percy I mentioned it.. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"it's 'classified information, until such time as the Ministry sees fit to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"release it,' after all.`  `Yeah, I sort of wish I were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"back at Hogwarts this year,` said Bill, hands in his pockets, looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"almost wistfully at the train.  `Why?` said George impatiently.  `You're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"going to have an interesting year,` said Bill, his eyes twinkling. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"might even get time off to come and watch a bit of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"it.`  `A bit of what?` said Ron.  But at that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"moment, the whistle blew, and Mrs. Weasley chivvied them toward the train","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"doors.  `Thanks for having us to stay, Mrs. Weasley,` said Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"as they climbed on board, closed the door, and leaned out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"the window to talk to her.  `Yeah, thanks for everything, Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Weasley,` said Harry.  `Oh it was my pleasure, dears,` said Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Weasley. `I'd invite you for Christmas, but...well, I expect you're all going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"to want to stay at Hogwarts, what with. . . one thing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"and another.`  `Mum!` said Ron irritably. `What d'you three know that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"we don't?`  `You'll find out this evening, I expect,` said Mrs. Weasley,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"smiling. `It's going to be very exciting - mind you, I'm very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"glad they've changed the rules -`  `What rules?` said Harry, Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Fred, and George together.  `I'm sure Professor Dumbledore will tell you.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
". . . Now, behave, won't you? Won't you, Fred? And you,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"George?`  The pistons hissed loudly and the train began to move.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
" `Tell us what's happening at Hogwarts!` Fred bellowed out of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"window as Mrs. Weasley, Bill, and Charlie sped away from them. `What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"rules are they changing?`  But Mrs. Weasley only smiled and waved.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Before the train had rounded the corner, she, Bill, and Charlie had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Disapparated.  Harry, Ron, and Hermione went back to their compartment. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"thick rain splattering the windows made it very difficult to see out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"of them. Ron undid his trunk, pulled out his maroon dress robes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"and flung them over Pigwidgeon's cage to muffle his hooting.  `Bagman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"wanted to tell us what's happening at Hogwarts,` he said grumpily, sitting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"down next to Harry. `At the World Cup, remember? But my own","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"mother won't say. Wonder what --`  `Shh!` Hermione whispered suddenly, pressing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"her finger to her lips and pointing toward the compartment next to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"theirs. Harry and Ron listened, and heard a familiar drawling voice drifting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"in through the open door.  `. . . Father actually considered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"sending me to Durmstrang rather than Hogwarts, you know. He knows the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"headmaster, you see. Well, you know his opinion of Dumbledore - the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"man's such a Mudblood-lover - and Durmstrang doesn't admit that sort of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"riffraff. But Mother didn't like the idea of me going to school","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"so far away. Father says Durmstrang takes a far more sensible line","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"than Hogwarts about the Dark Arts. Durmstrang students actually learn them, not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"just the defense rubbish we do. . . .`  Hermione got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"up, tiptoed to the compartment door, and slid it shut, blocking out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Malfoy's voice.  `So he thinks Durmstrang would have suited him, does","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"he?` she said angrily. `I wish he had gone, then we wouldn't have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"to put up with him.`  `Durmstrang's another wizarding school?` said Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
" `Yes,` said Hermione sniffily, `and it's got a horrible reputation. According","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"to An Appraisal ofMagical Education in Europe, it puts a lot of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"emphasis on the Dark Arts.`  `I think I've heard of it,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"said Ron vaguely. `Where is it? What country?`  `Well, nobody knows,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"do they?` said Hermione, raising her eyebrows.  `Er - why not?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"said Harry.  `There's traditionally been a lot of rivalry between all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"the magic schools. Durmstrang and Beauxbatons like to conceal their whereabouts so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"nobody can steal their secrets,`  said Hermione matter-of-factly.  `Come off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"it,` said Ron, starting to laugh. `Durmstrang's got to be about the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"same size as Hogwarts -- how are you going to hide a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"great big castle?`  `But Hogwarts is hidden,` said Hermione, in surprise.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"`Everyone knows that.. . well, everyone who's read Hogwarts, A History, anyway.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
" `Just you, then,` said Ron. `So go on - how d'you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"hide a place like Hogwarts?`  `It's bewitched,` said Hermione. `If a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Muggle looks at it, all they see is a moldering old ruin","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"with a sign over the entrance saying DANGER, DO NOT ENTER, UNSAFE.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
" `So Durmstrang'll just look like a ruin to an outsider too?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
" `Maybe,` said Hermione, shrugging, `or it might have Muggle-repelling charms on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"it, like the World Cup stadium. And to keep foreign wizards from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"finding it, they'll have made it Unplottable -`  `Come again?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"`Well, you can enchant a building so it's impossible to plot on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"a map, can't you?`  `Er. . . if you say so,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"said Harry.  `But I think Durmstrang must be somewhere in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"far north,` said Hermione thoughtfully.  `Somewhere very cold, because they've got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"fur capes as part of their uniforms.`  `Ah, think of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"possibilities,` said Ron dreamily. `It would've been so easy to push Malfoy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"off a glacier and make it look like an accident... . Shame","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"his mother likes him. .  . .`  The rain became heavier","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"and heavier as the train moved farther north. The sky was so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"dark and the windows so steamy that the lanterns were lit by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"midday. The lunch trolley came rattling along the corridor, and Harry bought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"a large stack of Cauldron Cakes for them to share.  Several","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"of their friends looked in on them as the afternoon progressed, including","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Seamus Finnigan, Dean Thomas, and Neville Longbottom, a round-faced, extremely forgetful boy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"who had been brought up by his formidable witch of a grandmother.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Seamus was still wearing his Ireland rosette. Some of its magic seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"to be wearing off now; it was still squeaking `Troy - Mullet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"- Moran!` but in a very feeble and exhausted sort of way.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
" After half an hour or so, Hermione, growing tired of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"endless Quidditch talk, buried herself once more in The Standard Book of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Spells, Grade 4, and started trying to learn a Summoning Charm. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Neville listened jealously to the others' conversation as they relived the Cup","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"match.  `Gran didn't want to go,` he said miserably. `Wouldn't buy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"tickets. It sounded amazing though.`  `It was,` said Ron. `Look at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"this, Neville. . .  He rummaged in his trunk up in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"the luggage rack and pulled out the miniature figure of Viktor Krum.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
" `Oh wow,` said Neville enviously as Ron tipped Krum onto his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"pudgy hand.  `We saw him right up close, as well,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Ron. `We were in the Top Box -`  `For the first","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"and last time in your life, Weasley.`  Draco Malfoy had appeared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"in the doorway. Behind him stood Crabbe and Goyle, his enormous, thuggish","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"cronies, both of whom appeared to have grown at least a foot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"during the summer. Evidently they had overheard the conversation through the compartment","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"door, which Dean and Seamus had left ajar.  `Don't remember asking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"you to join us, Malfoy,` said Harry coolly.  `Weasley. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"what is that?` said Malfoy, pointing at Pigwidgeon's cage. A sleeve of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Ron's dress robes was dangling from it, swaying with the motion of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"train, the moldy lace cuff very obvious.  Ron made to stuff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"the robes out of sight, but Malfoy was too quick for him;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"he seized the sleeve and pulled.  `Look at this!` said Malfoy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"in ecstasy, holding up Ron's robes and showing Crabbe and Goyle, `Weasley,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"you weren't thinking of wearing these, were you? I mean - they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"were very fashionable in about eighteen ninety. . .  `Eat dung,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Malfoy!` said Ron, the same color as the dress robes as he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"snatched them back out of Malfoy's grip. Malfoy howled with derisive laughter;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Crabbe and Goyle guffawed stupidly.  `So. . . going to enter,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Weasley? Going to try and bring a bit of glory to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"family name? There's money involved as well, you know. . . you'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"be able to afford some decent robes if you won. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
".`  `What are you talking about?` snapped Ron.  'Are you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"going to enter?' Malfoy repeated. `I suppose you will, Potter? You never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"miss a chance to show off, do you?`  `Either explain what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"you're on about or go away, Malfoy,` said Hermione testily, over the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"top of The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 4.  A gleeful","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"smile spread across Malfoy's pale face `Don't tell me you don't know?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"he said delightedly. `You've got a father and brother at the Ministry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"and you don't even know? My God, my father told me about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"it ages ago. . .  heard it from Cornelius Fudge. But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"then, Father's always associated with the top people at the Ministry. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
". . Maybe your father's too junior to know about it, Weasley.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
". . yes.  . . they probably don't talk about important","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"stuff in front of him. . . .`  Laughing once more,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Malfoy beckoned to Crabbe and Goyle, and the three of them disappeared.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
" Ron got to his feet and slammed the sliding compartment door","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"so hard behind them that the glass shattered.  `Ron!` said Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"reproachfully, and she pulled out her wand, muttered `Reparo!` and the glass shards","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"flew back into a single pane and back into the door. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"`Well.. . making it look like he knows everything and we don't..","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
". .` Ron snarled.  `Father's always associated with the top peopie","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"at the Ministry.'. . . Dad could've got a promotion any time...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"he just likes it where he is. . . .`  `Of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"course he does,` said Hermione quietly. `Don't let Malfoy get to you,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Ron -`  `Him! Get to me!? As if!` said Ron, picking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"up one of the remaining Cauldron Cakes and squashing it into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"pulp.  Ron's bad mood continued for the rest of the journey.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"He didn't talk much as they changed into their school robes, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"was still glowering when the Hogwarts Express slowed down at last and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"finally stopped in the pitch-darkness of Hogsmeade station.  As the train","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"doors opened, there was a rumble of thunder overhead. Hermione bundled up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"Crookshanks in her cloak and Ron left his dress robes over Pigwidgeon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"as they left the train, heads bent and eyes narrowed against the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"downpour. The rain was now coming down so thick and fast that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"it was as though buckets of ice-cold water were being emptied repeatedly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"over their heads.  `Hi, Hagrid!` Harry yelled, seeing a gigantic silhouette","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"at the far end of the platform.  `All righ', Harry?` Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"bellowed back, waving. `See yeh at the feast if we don' drown!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
" First years traditionally reached Hogwarts Castle by sailing across the lake","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"with Hagrid.  `Oooh, I wouldn't fancy crossing the lake in this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"weather,` said Hermione fervently, shivering as they inched slowly along the dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"platform with the rest of the crowd. A hundred horseless carriages stood","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"waiting for them outside the station. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville climbed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"gratefully into one of them, the door shut with a snap, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"a few moments later, with a great lurch, the long procession of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"carriages was rumbling and splashing its way up the track toward Hogwarts Castle. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-11"
"   Through the gates, flanked with statues of winged boars,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"and up the sweeping drive the carriages trundled, swaying dangerously in what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"was fast becoming a gale. Leaning against the window, Harry could see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Hogwarts coming nearer, its many lighted windows blurred and shimmering behind the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"thick curtain of rain. Lightning flashed across the sky as their carriage","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"came to a halt before the great oak front doors, which stood","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"at the top of a flight of stone steps. People who had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"occupied the carriages in front were already hurrying up the stone steps","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"into the castle. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Neville jumped down from their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"carriage and dashed up the steps too, looking up only when they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"were safely inside the cavernous, torch-lit entrance hall, with its magnificent marble","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"staircase.  `Blimey,` said Ron, shaking his head and sending water everywhere,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"`if that keeps up the lake's going to overflow. I'm soak -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"ARRGH!`  A large, red, water-filled balloon had dropped from out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the ceiling onto Ron's head and exploded. Drenched and sputtering, Ron staggered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"sideways into Harry, just as a second water bomb dropped - narrowly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"missing Hermione, it burst at Harry's feet, sending a wave of cold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"water over his sneakers into his socks. People all around them shrieked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"and started pushing one another in their efforts to get out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the line of fire. Harry looked up and saw, floating twenty feet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"above them, Peeves the Poltergeist, a little man in a bell-covered hat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"and orange bow tie, his wide, malicious face contorted with concentration as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"he took aim again.  `PEEVES!` yelled an angry voice. `Peeves, come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"down here at ONCE!`  Professor McGonagall, Deputy Headmistress and head of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Gryffindor House, had come dashing out of the Great Hall; she skidded","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"on the wet floor and grabbed Hermione around the neck to stop","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"herself from falling.  `Ouch - sorry, Miss Granger -`  `That's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"all right, Professor!` Hermione gasped, massaging her throat.  `Peeves, get down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"here NOW!` barked Professor McGonagall, straightening her pointed hat  and glaring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"upward through her square-rimmed spectacles.  `Not doing nothing!` cackled Peeves, lobbing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"a water bomb at several fifth-year girls, who screamed and dived into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the Great Hall. `Already wet, aren't they? Little squirts!  Wheeeeeeeeee!` And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"he aimed another bomb at a group of second years who had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"just arrived.  `I shall call the headmaster!` shouted Professor McGonagall. `I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"warning you, Peeves -`  Peeves stuck out his tongue, threw the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"last of his water bombs into the air, and zoomed off up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the marble staircase, cackling insanely.  `Well, move along, then!` said Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"McGonagall sharply to the bedraggled crowd.  `Into the Great Hall, come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"on!`  Harry, Ron, and Hermione slipped and slid across the entrance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"hall and through the double doors on the right, Ron muttering furiously","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"under his breath as he pushed his sopping hair off his face.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
" The Great Hall looked its usual splendid self, decorated for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"start-of-term feast.  Golden plates and goblets gleamed by the light of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"hundreds and hundreds of candles, floating over the tables in midair. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"four long House tables were packed with chattering students; at the top","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"of the Hall, the staff sat along one side of a fifth","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"table, facing their pupils. It was much warmer in here. Harry, Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"and Hermione walked past the Slytherins, the Ravenclaws, and the Hufflepuffs, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"sat down with the rest of the Gryffindors at the far side","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"of the Hall, next to Nearly Headless Nick, the Gryffindor ghost. Pearly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"white and semitransparent, Nick was dressed tonight in his usual doublet, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"with a particularly large ruff, which served the dual purpose of looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"extra-festive, and insuring that his head didn't wobble too much on his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"partially severed neck.  `Good evening,` he said, beaming at them. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"`Says who?` said Harry, taking off his sneakers and emptying them of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"water. `Hope they hurry up with the Sorting. I'm starving.`  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Sorting of the new students into Houses took place at the start","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"of every school year, but by an unlucky combination of circumstances, Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"hadn't been present at one since his own. He was quite looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"forward to it. Just then, a highly excited, breathless voice called down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the table.  `Hiya, Harry!`  It was Colin Creevey, a third","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"year to whom Harry was something of a hero.  `Hi, Colin,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"said Harry warily.  `Harry, guess what? Guess what, Harry? My brother's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"starting! My brother Dennis!`  `Er - good,` said Harry.  `He's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"really excited!` said Colin, practically bouncing up and down in his seat.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"`I just hope he's in Gryffindor! Keep your fingers crossed, eh, Harry?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
" `Er - yeah, all right,` said Harry. He turned back to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Hermione, Ron, and Nearly Headless Nick. `Brothers and sisters usually go in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the same Houses, don't they?` he said. He was judging by the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Weasleys, all seven of whom had been put into Gryffindor.  `Oh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"no, not necessarily,` said Hermione. `Parvati Patil's twin's in Ravenclaw, and they're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"identical. You'd think they'd be together, wouldn't you?`  Harry looked up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"at the staff table. There seemed to be rather more empty seats","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"there than usual. Hagrid, of course, was still fighting his way across","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the lake with the first years; Professor McGonagall was presumably supervising the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"drying of the entrance hall floor, but there was another empty chair","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"too, and Harry couldn't think who else was missing.  `Where's the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?` said Hermione, who was also","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"looking up at the teachers.  They had never yet had a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher who had lasted more than three","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"terms. Harry's favorite by far had been Professor Lupin, who had resigned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"last year. He looked up and down the staff table. There was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"definitely no new face there.  `Maybe they couldn't get anyone!` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Hermione, looking anxious.  Harry scanned the table more carefully. Tiny little","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Professor Flitwick, the Charms teacher, was sitting on a large pile of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"cushions beside Professor Sprout, the Herbology teacher, whose hat was askew over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"her flyaway gray hair. She was talking to Professor Sinistra of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Astronomy department. On Professor Sinistra's other side was the sallow-faced, hook-nosed, greasy-haired","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Potions master, Snape - Harry's least favorite person at Hogwarts. Harry's loathing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"of Snape was matched only by Snape's hatred of him, a hatred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"which had, if possible, intensified last year, when Harry had helped Sirius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
" escape right under Snape's overlarge nose - Snape and Sirius had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"been enemies since their own school days.  On Snape's other side","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"was an empty seat, which Harry guessed was Professor McGonagall's.  Next","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"to it, and in the very center of the table, sat Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Dumbledore, the headmaster, his sweeping silver hair and beard shining in the candlelight,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"his magnificent deep green robes embroidered with many stars and moons. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"tips of Dumbledore's long, thin fingers were together and he was resting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"his chin upon them, staring up at the ceiling through his half-moon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"spectacles as though lost in thought.  Harry glanced up at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"ceiling too. It was enchanted to look like the sky outside, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"he had never seen it look this stormy. Black and purple clouds","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"were swirling across it, and as another thunderclap sounded outside, a fork","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"of lightning flashed across it.  `Oh hurry up,` Ron moaned, beside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Harry, `I could eat a hippogriff.`  The words were no sooner","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"out of his mouth than the doors of the Great Hall opened","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"and silence fell. Professor McGonagall was leading a long line of first","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"years up to the top of the Hall. If Harry, Ron, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Hermione were wet, it was nothing to how these first years looked.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"They appeared to have swum across the lake rather than sailed. All","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"of them were shivering with a combination of cold and nerves as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"they filed along the staff table and came to a halt in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"a line facing the rest of the school - all of them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"except the smallest of the lot, a boy with mousy hair, who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"was wrapped in what Harry recognized as Hagrid's moleskin overcoat. The coat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"was so big for him that it hooked as though he were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"draped in a furry black circus tent. His small face protruded from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"over the collar, looking almost painfully excited. When he had lined up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"with his terrified-looking peers, he caught Colin Creevey's eye, gave a double","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"thumbs-up, and mouthed, I fell in the lake!  He looked positively","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"delighted about it.  Professor McGonagall now placed a three-legged stool on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the ground before the first years and, on top of it, an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"extremely old, dirty patched wizard's hat. The first years stared at it.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"So did everyone else. For a moment, there was silence. Then a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"long tear near the brim opened wide like a mouth, and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"hat broke into song:  A thousand years or more ago, When","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"I was newly sewn, There lived four wizards of renown, Whose names","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"are still well known:  Bold Gryffindor, from wild moor, Fair Ravenclaw,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"from glen, Sweet Hufflepuff, from valley broad, Shrewd Slytherin, from fin. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"They shared a wish, a hope, a dream, They hatched a daring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"plan To educate young sorcerers Thus Hogwarts School began.  Now each","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"of these four founders Formed their own house, for each Did value","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"different virtues In the ones they had to teach.  By Gryffindor,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the bravest were Prized far beyond the rest; For Ravenclaw, the cleverest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Would always be the best; For Hufflepuff, hard workers were Most worthy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"of admission; And power-hungry Slytherin Loved those of great ambition.  While","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"still alive they did divide Their favorites from the throng, Yet how","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"to pick the worthy ones When they were dead and gone? ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"'Twas Gryffindor who found the way, He whipped me off his head","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"The founders put some brains in me So I could choose instead!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
" Now slip me snug about your ears, I've never yet been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"wrong, I'll have a look inside your mind And tell where you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"belong!  The Great Hall rang with applause as the Sorting Hat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"finished.  `That's not the song it sang when it Sorted us,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"said Harry, clapping along with everyone else.  `Sings a different one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"every year,` said Ron. `It's got to be a pretty boring life,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"hasn't it, being a hat? I suppose it spends all year making","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"up the next one.`  Professor McGonagall was now unrolling a large","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"scroll of parchment.  `When I call out your name, you will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"put on the hat and sit on the stool,` she told the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"first years. `When the hat announces your House, you will go and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"sit at the appropriate table.  `Ackerley, Stewart!`  A boy walked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"forward, visibly trembling from head to foot, picked up the Sorting Hat,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"put it on, and sat down on the stool.  `RAVENCLAW!` shouted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the hat.  Stewart Ackerley took off the hat and hurried into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"a seat at the Ravenclaw table, where everyone was applauding him. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"caught a glimpse of Cho, the Ravenclaw Seeker, cheering Stewart Ackerley as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"he sat down. For a fleeting second, Harry had a strange desire","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"to join the Ravenclaw table too.  `Baddock, Malcolm!`  `SLYTHERIN!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"The table on the other side of the hall erupted with cheers;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Harry could see Malfoy clapping as Baddock joined the Slytherins. Harry wondered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"whether Baddock knew that Slytherin House had turned out more Dark witches","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"and wizards than any other. Fred and George hissed Malcolm Baddock as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"he sat down.  `Branstone, Eleanor!`  `HUFFLEPUFF!`  `Cauldwell, Owen!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"`HUFFLEPUFF!`  `Creevey, Dennis!`  Tiny Dennis Creevey staggered forward, tripping over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Hagrid's moleskin, just as Hagrid himself sidled into the Hall through a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"door behind the teachers' table. About twice as tall as a normal","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"man, and at least three times as broad, Hagrid, with his long,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"wild, tangled black hair and beard, looked slightly alarming - a misleading","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"impression, for Harry, Ron, and Hermione knew Hagrid to possess a very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"kind nature. He winked at them as he sat down at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"end of the staff table and watched Dennis Creevey putting on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Sorting Hat. The rip at the brim opened wide-- - `GRYFFINDOR!` the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"hat shouted.  Hagrid clapped along with the Gryffindors as Dennis Creevey,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"beaming widely, took off the hat, placed it back on the stool,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"and hurried over to join his brother.  `Colin, I fell in!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"he said shrilly, throwing himself into an empty seat. `It was brilliant!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"And something in the water grabbed me and pushed me back in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the boat!`  `Cool!` said Colin, just as excitedly. `It was probably","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the giant squid, Dennis!`  `Wow!` said Dennis, as though nobody in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"their wildest dreams could hope for more than being thrown into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"storm-tossed, fathoms-deep lake, and pushed out of it again by a giant","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"sea monster.  `Dennis! Dennis! See that boy down there? The one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"with the black hair and glasses? See him? Know who he is,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Dennis?`  Harry looked away, staring very hard at the Sorting Hat,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"now Sorting Emma Dobbs.  The Sorting continued; boys and girls with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"varying degrees of fright on their faces moving one by one to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the three-legged stool, the line dwindling slowly as Professor McGonagall passed the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"L's.  `Oh hurry up,` Ron moaned, massaging his stomach.  `Now,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Ron, the Sorting's much more important than food,` said Nearly Headless Nick","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"as `Madley, Laura!` became a Hufflepuff.  `Course it is, if you're dead,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"snapped Ron.  `I do hope this year's batch of Gryffindors are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"up to scratch,` said Nearly Headless Nick, applauding as `McDonald, Natalie!` joined","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the Gryffindor table. `We don't want to  break our winning streak,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"do we?`  Gryffindor had won the Inter-House Championship for the last","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"three years in a row.  `Pritchard, Graham!`  `SLYTHERIN!`  `Quirke,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Orla!`  `RAVENCLAW!`  And finally, with `Whitby, Kevin!` (`HUFFLEPUFF!`), the Sorting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"ended.  Professor McGonagall picked up the hat and the stool and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"carried them away.  `About time,` said Ron, seizing his knife and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"fork and looking expectantly at his golden plate.  Professor Dumbledore had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"gotten to his feet. He was smiling around at the students, his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"arms opened wide in welcome.  `I have only two words to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"say to you,` he told them, his deep voice echoing around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Hall. `Tuck in.`  `Hear, hear!` said Harry and Ron loudly as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the empty dishes filled magically before their eyes.  Nearly Headless Nick","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"watched mournfully as Harry, Ron, and Hermione loaded their own plates. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"`Aaah, 'at's be'er,` said Ron, with his mouth full of mashed potato.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
" `You're lucky there's a feast at all tonight, you know,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Nearly Headless Nick.  `There was trouble in the kitchens earlier.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"`Why? Wha' 'appened?` said Harry, through a sizable chunk of steak. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"`Peeves, of course,` said Nearly Headless Nick, shaking his head, which wobbled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"dangerously. He pulled his ruff a little higher up on his neck.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"`The usual argument, you know. He wanted to attend the feast -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"well, it's quite out of the question, you know what he's like,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"utterly uncivilized, can't see a plate of food without throwing it. We","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"held a ghost's council - the Fat Friar was all for giving","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"him the chance - but most wisely, in my opinion, the Bloody","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Baron put his foot down.`  The Bloody Baron was the Slytherin","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"ghost, a gaunt and silent specter covered in silver bloodstains. He was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the only person at Hogwarts who could really control Peeves.  `Yeah,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"we thought Peeves seemed hacked off about something,` said Ron darkly. `So","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"what did he do in the kitchens?`  `Oh the usual,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Nearly Headless Nick, shrugging. `Wreaked havoc and mayhem. Pots and pans everywhere.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Place swimming in soup. Terrified the house-elves out of their wits--` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Clang.  Hermione had knocked over her golden goblet. Pumpkin juice spread","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"steadily over the tablecloth, staining several feet of white linen orange, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Hermione paid no attention.  `There are house-elves here?` she said, staring,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"horror-struck, at Nearly Headless Nick.  `Here at Hogwarts?`  `Certainly,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Nearly Headless Nick, looking surprised at her reaction. `The largest number in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"any dwelling in Britain, I believe. Over a hundred.`  `I've never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"seen one!` said Hermione.  `Well, they hardly ever leave the kitchen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"by day, do they?` said Nearly Headless Nick.  `They come out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"at night to do a bit of cleaning.. . see to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"fires and so on.. . . I mean, you're not supposed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"see them, are you? That's the mark of a good house-elf, isn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"it, that you don't know it's there?`  Hermione stared at him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
" `But they get paid?` she said. `They get holidays, don't they?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"And - and sick leave, and pensions, and everything?`  Nearly Headless","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Nick chortled so much that his ruff slipped and his head flopped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"off, dangling on the inch or so of ghostly skin and muscle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"that still attached it to his neck.  `Sick leave and pensions?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"he said, pushing his head back onto his shoulders and securing it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"once more with his ruff. `House-elves don't want sick leave and pensions!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
" Hermione looked down at her hardly touched plate of food, then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"put her knife and fork down upon it and pushed it away","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"from her.  `Oh c'mon, 'Er-my-knee,` said Ron, accidentally spraying Harry with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"bits of Yorkshire pudding. `Oops -- sorry, 'Arry --` He swallowed. `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"won't get them sick leave by starving yourself!`  `Slave labor,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Hermione, breathing hard through her nose. `That's what made this dinner. Slave","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"labor.`  And she refused to eat another bite.  The rain","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"was still drumming heavily against the high, dark glass. Another clap of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"thunder shook the windows, and the stormy ceiling flashed, illuminating the golden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"plates as the remains of the first course vanished and were replaced,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"instantly, with puddings.  `Treacle tart, Hermione!` said Ron, deliberately wafting its","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"smell toward her. `Spotted dick, look! Chocolate gateau!`  But Hermione gave","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"him a look so reminiscent of Professor McGonagall that he gave up.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
" When the puddings too had been demolished, and the last crumbs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"had faded off the plates, leaving them sparkling clean, Albus Dumbledore got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"to his feet again. The buzz of chatter filling the Hall ceased","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"almost at once, so that only the howling wind and pounding rain","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"could be heard.  `So!` said Dumbledore, smiling around at them all.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"`Now that we are all fed and watered,` (`Hmph!` said Hermione) `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"must once more ask for your attention, while I give out a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"few notices.  `Mr. Filch, the caretaker, has asked me to tell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"you that the list of objects forbidden inside the castle has this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"year been extended to include Screaming Yo-yos, Fanged Frisbees, and Ever-Bashing Boomerangs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"The full list comprises some four hundred and thirty-seven items, I believe,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"and can be viewed in Mr. Filch's office, if anybody would like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"to check it.`  The corners of Dumbledore's mouth twitched. He continued,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"`As ever, I would like to remind you all that the forest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"on the grounds is out-of-bounds to students, as is the village of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Hogsmeade to all below third year.  `It is also my painful","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"duty to inform you that the Inter-House Quidditch Cup will not take","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"place this year.`  `What?` Harry gasped. He looked around at Fred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"and George, his fellow members of the Quidditch team. They were mouthing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"soundlessly at Dumbledore, apparently too appalled to speak. Dumbhedore went on, `This","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"is due to an event that will be starting in October, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"continuing throughout the school year, taking up much of the teachers' time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"and energy - but I am sure you will all enjoy it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"immensely. I have great pleasure in announcing that this year at Hogwarts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"-`  But at that moment, there was a deafening rumble of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"thunder and the doors of the Great Hall banged open.  A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"man stood in the doorway, leaning upon a long staff, shrouded in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"a black traveling cloak. Every head in the Great Hall swiveled toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the stranger, suddenly brightly illuminated by a fork of lightning that flashed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"across the ceiling. He lowered his hood, shook out a long mane of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"grizzled, dark gray hair, then began to walk up toward the teachers'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"table.  A dull clunk echoed through the Hall on his every","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"other step. He reached the end of the top table, turned right,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"and limped heavily toward Dumbledore. Another flash of lightning crossed the ceiling.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Hermione gasped.  The lightning had thrown the man's face into sharp","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"relief, and it was a face unlike any Harry had ever seen.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"It looked as though it had been carved out of weathered wood","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"by someone who had only the vaguest idea of what human faces","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"are supposed to look like, and was none too skilled with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"chisel. Every inch of skin seemed to be scarred. The mouth looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"like a diagonal gash, and a large chunk of the nose was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"missing. But it was the man's eyes that made him frightening. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"One of them was small, dark, and beady. The other was large,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"round as a coin, and a vivid, electric blue. The blue eye","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"was moving ceaselessly, without blinking, and was rolling up, down, and from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"side to side, quite independently of the normal eye - and then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"it rolled right over, pointing into the back of the man's head,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"so that all they could see was whiteness.  The stranger reached","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Dumbledore. He stretched out a hand that was as badly scarred as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"his face, and Dumbhedore shook it, muttering words Harry couldn't hear. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"seemed to be making some inquiry of the stranger, who shook his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"head unsmilingly and replied in an undertone. Dumbledore nodded and gestured the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"man to the empty seat on his right-hand side.  The stranger","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"sat down, shook his mane of dark gray hair out of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"face, pulled a plate of sausages toward him, raised it to what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"was left of his nose, and sniffed it. He then took a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"small knife out of his pocket, speared a sausage on the end","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"of it, and began to eat. His normal eye was fixed upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the sausages, but the blue eye was still darting restlessly around in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"its socket, taking in the Hall and the students.  `May I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"introduce our new Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher?` said Dumbledore brightly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"into the silence. `Professor Moody.`  It was usual for new staff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"members to be greeted with applause, but none of the staff or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"students chapped except Dumbledore and Hagrid, who both put their hands together","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"and applauded, but the sound echoed dismally into the silence, and they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"stopped fairly quickly. Everyone else seemed too transfixed by Moody's bizarre appearance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"to do more than stare at him.  `Moody?` Harry muttered to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Ron. `Mad-Eye Moody? The one your dad went to help this morning?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
" `Must be,` said Ron in a low, awed voice.  `What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"happened to him?` Hermione whispered. `What happened to his face?`  `Dunno,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Ron whispered back, watching Moody with fascination.  Moody seemed totally indifferent","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"to his less-than-warm welcome. Ignoring the jug of pumpkin juice in front","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"of him, he reached again into his traveling cloak, pulled out a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"hip flask, and took a long draught from it. As he lifted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"his arm to drink, his cloak was pulled a few inches from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the ground, and Harry saw, below the table, several inches of carved","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"wooden leg, ending in a clawed foot.  Dumbledore cleared his throat.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
" `As I was saying,` he said, smiling at the sea of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"students before him, all of whom were still gazing transfixed at Mad-Eye","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Moody, `we are to have the honor of hosting a very exciting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"event over the coming months, an event that has not been held","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"for over a century. It is my very great pleasure to inform","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"you that the Triwizard Tournament will be taking place at Hogwarts this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"year.`  `You're JOKING!` said Fred Weasley loudly.  The tension that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"had filled the Hall ever since Moody's arrival suddenly broke. Nearly everyone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"laughed, and Dumbledore chuckled appreciatively.  `I am not joking, Mr. Weasley,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"he said, `though now that you mention it, I did hear an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"excellent one over the summer about a troll, a hag, and a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"leprechaun who all go into a bar.  Professor McGonagall cleared her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"throat loudly.  `Er - but maybe this is not the time..","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
". no. . .` said Dumbledore, `where was I? Ah yes, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Triwizard Tournament. . . well, some of you will not know what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"this tournament involves, so I hope those who do know will forgive","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"me for giving a short explanation, and allow their attention to wander","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"freely.  `The Triwizard Tournament was first established some seven hundred years","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"ago as a friendly competition between the three largest European schools of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"wizardry: Hogwarts, Beauxbatons, and Durmstrang. A champion was selected to represent each","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"school, and the three champions competed in three magical tasks. The schools","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"took it in turns to host the tournament once every five years,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"and it was generally agreed to be a most excellent way of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"establishing ties between young witches and wizards of different nationalities -until, that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"is, the death toll mounted so high that the tournament was discontinued.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
" `Death toll?` Hermione whispered, looking alarmed. But her anxiety did not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"seem to be shared by the majority of students in the Hall;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"many of them were whispering excitedly to one another, and Harry himself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"was far more interested in hearing about the tournament than in worrying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"about deaths that had happened hundreds of years ago.  `There have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"been several attempts over the centuries to reinstate the tournament,`  Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"continued, `none of which has been very successful. However, our own departments","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"of International Magical Cooperation and Magical Games and Sports have decided the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"time is ripe for another attempt. We have worked hard over the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"summer to ensure that this time, no champion will find himself or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"herself in mortal danger.  `The heads of Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"be arriving with their short-listed contenders in October, and the selection of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the three champions will take place at Halloween. An impartial judge will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"decide which students are most worthy to compete for the Triwizard Cup,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the glory of their school, and a thousand Galleons personal prize money.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
" `I'm going for it!` Fred Weasley hissed down the table, his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"face lit with enthusiasm at the prospect of such glory and riches.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"He was not the only person who seemed to be visualizing himself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"as the Hogwarts champion. At every House table, Harry could see people","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"either gazing raptly at Dumbledore, or else whispering fervently to their neighbors.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"But then Dumbledore spoke again, and the Hall quieted once more. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"`Eager though I know all of you will be to bring the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Triwizard Cup to Hogwarts,` he said,  `the heads of the participating schools,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"along with the Ministry of Magic, have agreed to impose an age","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"restriction on contenders this year. Only students who are of age -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"that is to say, seventeen years or older - will be allowed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"to put forward their names for consideration. This` -- Dumbledore raised his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"voice slightly, for several people had made noises of outrage at these","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"words, and the Weasley twins were suddenly looking furious - `is a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"measure we feel is necessary, given that the tournament tasks will still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"be difficult and dangerous, whatever precautions we take, and it is highly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"unlikely that students below sixth and seventh year will be able to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"cope with them. I will personally be ensuring that no underage student","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"hoodwinks our impartial judge into making them Hog-warts champion.` His light blue","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"eyes twinkled as they flickered over Fred's and George's mutinous faces. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"therefore beg you not to waste your time submitting yourself if you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"are under seventeen.  `The delegations from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang will be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"arriving in October and remaining with us for the greater part of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"this year. I know that you will all extend every courtesy to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"our foreign guests while they are with us, and will give your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"whole-hearted support to the Hogwarts champion when he or she is selected.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"And now, it is late, and I know how important it is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"to you all to be alert and rested as you enter your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"lessons tomorrow morning. Bedtime! Chop chop!`  Dumbledore sat down again and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"turned to talk to Mad-Eye Moody. There was a great scraping and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"banging as all the students got to their feet and swarmed toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the double doors into the entrance hall.  `They can't do that!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"said George Weasley, who had not joined the crowd moving toward the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"door, but was standing up and glaring at Dumbledore. `We're seventeen in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"April, why can't we have a shot?`  `They're not stopping me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"entering,` said Fred stubbornly, also scowling at the top table.  `The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"champions'll get to do all sorts of stuff you'd never be allowed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"to do normally.  And a thousand Galleons prize money!`  `Yeah,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"said Ron, a faraway look on his face. `Yeah, a thousand Galleons.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
". .`  `Come on,` said Hermione, `we'll be the only ones","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"left here if you don't move.`  Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"George set off for the entrance hall, Fred and George debating the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"ways in which Dumbledore might stop those who were under seventeen from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"entering the tournament.  `Who's this impartial judge who's going to decide","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"who the champions are?` said Harry.  `Dunno,` said Fred, `but it's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"them we'll have to fool. I reckon a couple of drops of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Aging Potion might do it, George.. .`  `Dumbledore knows you're not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"of age, though,` said Ron.  `Yeah, but he's not the one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"who decides who the champion is, is he?` said Fred shrewdly. `Sounds","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"to me like once this judge knows who wants to enter, he'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"choose the best from each school and never mind how old they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"are. Dumbledore's trying to stop us giving our names.`  `People have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"died, though!` said Hermione in a worried voice as they walked through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"a door concealed behind a tapestry and started up another, narrower staircase.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
" `Yeah,` said Fred airily, `but that was years ago, wasn't it?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Anyway, where's the fun without a bit of risk? Hey, Ron, what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"if we find out how to get 'round Dumbledore?  Fancy entering?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
" `What d'you reckon?` Ron asked Harry. `Be cool to enter, wouldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"it? But I s'pose they might want someone older.... Dunno if we've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"learned enough.. .  `I definitely haven't,` came Nevihle's gloomy voice from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"behind Fred and George.  `I expect my gran'd want me to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"try, though. She's always going on about how I should be upholding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the family honor. I'll just have to -- oops. . .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Neville's foot had sunk right through a step halfway up the staircase.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"There were many of these trick stairs at Hogwarts; it was second","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"nature to most of the older students to jump this particular step,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"but Neville's memory was notoriously poor. Harry and Ron seized him under","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the armpits and pulled him out, while a suit of armor at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the top of the stairs creaked and clanked, laughing wheezily.  `Shut","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"it, you,` said Ron, banging down its visor as they passed. They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"made their way up to the entrance to Gryffindor Tower, which was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"concealed behind a large portrait of a fat lady in a pink","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"silk dress.  `Password?` she said as they approached.  `Balderdash,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"George, `a prefect downstairs told me.`  The portrait swung forward to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"reveal a hole in the wall through which they all climbed. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"A crackling fire warmed the circular common room, which was full of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"squashy armchairs and tables. Hermione cast the merrily dancing flames a dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"look, and Harry distinctly heard her mutter `Slave labor` before bidding them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"good night and disappearing through the doorway to the girls' dormitory. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"Harry, Ron, and Neville climbed up the last, spiral staircase until they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"reached their own dormitory, which was situated at the top of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"tower. Five four-poster beds with deep crimson hangings stood against the walls,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"each with its owner's trunk at the foot.  Dean and Seamus","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"were already getting into bed; Seamus had pinned his Ireland rosette to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"his headboard, and Dean had tacked up a poster of Viktor Krum","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"over his bedside table.  His old poster of the West Ham","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"football team was pinned right next to it.  `Mental,` Ron sighed,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"shaking his head at the completely stationary soccer players.  Harry, Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"and Neville got into their pajamas and into bed. Someone - a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"house-elf, no doubt - had placed warming pans between the sheets. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"was extremely comfortable, lying there in bed and listening to the storm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"raging outside.  `I might go in for it, you know,` Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"said sleepily through the darkness, `if Fred and George find out how","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"to. . . the tournament. . . you never know, do you?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
" `S'pose not. .. .`  Harry rolled over in bed, a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"series of dazzling new pictures forming in his mind's eye. . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
". . He had hoodwinked the impartial judge into believing he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"seventeen. . . he had become Hogwarts champion. . . he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"standing on the grounds, his arms raised in triumph in front of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"the whole school, all of whom were applauding and screaming. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"he had just won the Triwizard Tournament. Cho's face stood out particularly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"clearly in the blurred crowd, her face glowing with admiration....  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"grinned into his pillow, exceptionally glad that Ron couldn't see what he could. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-12"
"   The storm had blown itself out by the following","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"morning, though the ceiling in the Great Hall was still gloomy; heavy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"clouds of pewter gray swirled overhead as Harry, Ron, and Hermione examined","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"their new course schedules at breakfast. A few seats along, Fred, George,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"and Lee Jordan were discussing magical methods of aging themselves and bluffing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"their way into the Triwizard Tournament.  `Today's not bad.. . outside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"all morning,` said Ron, who was running his finger down the Monday","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"column of his schedule. `Herbology with the Hufflepuffs and Care of Magical","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Creatures... damn it, we're still with the Slytherins. . . .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"`Double Divination this afternoon,` Harry groaned, looking down.  Divination was his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"least favorite subject, apart from Potions. Professor Trelawney kept predicting Harry's death,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"which he found extremely annoying.  `You should have given it up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"like me, shouldn't you?` said Hermione briskly, buttering herself some toast. `Then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"you'd be doing something sensible like Arithmancy.`  `You're eating again, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"notice,` said Ron, watching Hermione adding liberal amounts of jam to her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"toast too.  `I've decided there are better ways of making a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"stand about elf rights,`  said Hermione haughtily.  `Yeah. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"and you were hungry,` said Ron, grinning.  There was a sudden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"rustling noise above them, and a hundred owls came soaring through the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"open windows carrying the morning mail. Instinctively, Harry looked up, but there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"was no sign of white among the mass of brown and gray.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"The owls circled the tables, looking for the people to whom their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"letters and packages were addressed. A large tawny owl soared down to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Neville Longbottom and deposited a parcel into his lap -Neville almost always","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"forgot to pack something. On the other side of the Hall Draco","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Malfoy's eagle owl had landed on his shoulder, carrying what looked like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"his usual supply of sweets and cakes from home. Trying to ignore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"the sinking feeling of disappointment in his stomach, Harry returned to his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"porridge. Was it possible that something had happened to Hedwig, and that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Sirius hadn't even got his letter?  His preoccupation lasted all the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"way across the sodden vegetable patch until they arrived in greenhouse three,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"but here he was distracted by Professor Sprout showing the class the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"ugliest plants Harry had ever seen. Indeed, they looked less like plants","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"than thick, black, giant slugs, protruding vertically out of the soil. Each","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"was squirming slightly and had a number of large, shiny swellings upon it,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"which appeared to  be full of liquid.  `Bubotubers,` Professor Sprout","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"told them briskly. `They need squeezing.  You will collect the pus","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"-`  `The what?` said Seamus Finnigan, sounding revolted.  `Pus, Finnigan,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"pus,` said Professor Sprout, `and it's extremely valuable, so don't waste it.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"You will collect the pus, I say, in these bottles. Wear your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"dragon-hide gloves; it can do funny things to the skin when undiluted,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"bubotuber pus.`  Squeezing the bubotubers was disgusting, but oddly satisfying. As","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"each swelling was popped, a large amount of thick yellowish-green liquid burst","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"forth, which smelled strongly of petrol. They caught it in the bottles","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"as Professor Sprout had indicated, and by the end of the lesson","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"had collected several pints.  `This'll keep Madam Pomfrey happy,` said Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Sprout, stoppering the last bottle with a cork. `An excellent remedy for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"the more stubborn forms of acne, bubotuber pus. Should stop students resorting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"to desperate measures to rid themselves of pimples.`  `Like poor Eloise","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Midgen,` said Hannah Abbott, a Hufflepuff, in a hushed voice. `She tried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"to curse hers off.`  `Silly girl,` said Professor Sprout, shaking her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"head. `But Madam Pomfrey fixed her nose back on in the end.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
" A booming bell echoed from the castle across the wet grounds,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"signaling the end of the lesson, and the class separated; the Hufflepuffs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"climbing the stone steps for Transfiguration, and the Gryffindors heading in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"other direction, down the sloping lawn toward Hagrid's small wooden cabin, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"stood on the edge of the Forbidden Forest.  Hagrid was standing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"outside his hut, one hand on the collar of his enormous black","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"boarhound, Fang. There were several open wooden crates on the ground at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"his feet, and Fang was whimpering and straining at his collar, apparently","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"keen to investigate the contents more closely. As they drew nearer, an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"odd rattling noise reached their ears, punctuated by what sounded like minor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"explosions.  `Mornin'!` Hagrid said, grinning at Harry, Ron, and Hermione. `Be'er","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"wait fer the Slytherins, they won' want ter miss this - Blast-Ended","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Skrewts!`  `Come again?` said Ron.  Hagrid pointed down into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"crates.  `Eurgh!` squealed Lavender Brown, jumping backward. `Eurgh` just about summed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"up the Blast-Ended Skrewts in Harry's opinion. They looked like deformed, shell-less","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"lobsters, horribly pale and slimy-looking, with legs sticking out in very odd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"places and no visible heads. There were about a hundred of them in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"each crate, each about six inches long, crawling over one another, bumping","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"blindly into the sides of the boxes. They were giving off a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"very powerful smell of rotting fish. Every now and then, sparks would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"fly out of the end of a skrewt, and with a small","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"phut, it would be propelled forward several inches.  `On'y jus' hatched,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"said Hagrid proudly, `so yeh'll be able ter raise 'em yerselves! ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Thought we'd make a bit of a project of it!`  `And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"why would we want to raise them?` said a cold voice. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"The Slytherins had arrived. The speaker was Draco Malfoy. Crabbe and Goyle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"were chuckling appreciatively at his words.  Hagrid looked stumped at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"question.  `I mean, what do they do?` asked Malfoy. `What is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"the point of them?`  Hagrid opened his mouth, apparently thinking hard;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"there was a few seconds' pause, then he said roughly, `Tha's next","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"lesson, Malfoy. Yer jus' feedin' 'em today. Now, yeh'll wan' ter try","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"'em on a few diff'rent things - I've never had 'em before,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"not sure what they'll go fer - I got ant eggs an'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"frog livers an' a bit o' grass snake - just try 'em","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"out with a bit of each.`  `First pus and now this,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"muttered Seamus.  Nothing but deep affection for Hagrid could have made","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione pick up squelchy handfuls of frog liver and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"lower them into the crates to tempt the Blast-Ended Skrewts. Harry couldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"suppress the suspicion that the whole thing was entirely pointless, because the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"skrewts didn't seem to have mouths.  `Ouch!` yelled Dean Thomas after","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"about ten minutes. `It got me.`  Hagrid hurried over to him,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"looking anxious.  `Its end exploded!` said Dean angrily, showing Hagrid a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"burn on his hand.  `Ah, yeah, that can happen when they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"blast off,` said Hagrid, nodding.  `Eurgh!` said Lavender Brown again. `Eurgh,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Hagrid, what's that pointy thing on it?`  `Ah, some of 'em","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"have got stings,` said Hagrid enthusiastically (Lavender quickly withdrew her hand from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"the box). `I reckon they're the males. . . . The females've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"got sorta sucker things on their bellies. . . . I think","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"they might be ter suck blood.`  `Well, I can certainly see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"why we're trying to keep them alive,` said Malfoy sarcastically. `Who wouldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"want pets that can burn, sting, and bite all at once?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"`Just because they're not very pretty, it doesn't mean they're not useful,` Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"snapped. `Dragon blood's amazingly magical, but you wouldn't want a dragon for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"a pet, would you?`  Harry and Ron grinned at Hagrid, who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"gave them a furtive smile from behind his bushy beard. Hagrid would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"have liked nothing better than a pet dragon, as Harry, Ron, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Hermione knew only too well - he had owned one for a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"brief period during their first year, a vicious Norwegian Ridgeback by the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"name of Norbert. Hagrid simply loved monstrous creatures, the more lethal, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"better.  `Well, at least the skrewts are small,` said Ron as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"they made their way back up to the castle for lunch an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"hour later.  `They are now,` said Hermione in an exasperated voice,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"`but once Hagrid's found out what they eat, I expect they'll be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"six feet long.`  `Well, that won't matter if they turn out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"to cure seasickness or something, will it?`  said Ron, grinning slyly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"at her.  `You know perfectly well I only said that to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"shut Malfoy up,` said Hermione. `As a matter of fact I think","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"he's right. The best thing to do would be to stamp on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"the lot of them before they start attacking us all.`  They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"sat down at the Gryffindor table and helped themselves to lamb chops","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"and potatoes.  Hermione began to eat so fast that Harry and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Ron stared at her.  `Er - is this the new stand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"on elf rights?` said Ron. `You're going to make yourself puke instead?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
" `No,` said Hermione, with as much dignity as she could muster","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"with her mouth bulging with sprouts. `I just want to get to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"the library.`  `What?` said Ron in disbelief. `Hermione - it's the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"first day back! We haven't even got homework yet!`  Hermione shrugged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"and continued to shovel down her food as though she had not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"eaten for days. Then she leapt to her feet, said, `See you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"at dinner!` and departed at high speed.  When the bell rang","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"to signal the start of afternoon lessons, Harry and Ron set off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"for North Tower where, at the top of a tightly spiraling staircase,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"a silver stepladder led to a circular trapdoor in the ceiling, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"the room where Professor Trelawney lived.  The familiar sweet perfume spreading","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"from the fire met their nostrils as they emerged at the top","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"of the stepladder. As ever, the curtains were all closed; the circular room","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"was bathed in a dim reddish light cast by the many lamps,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"which were all draped with scarves and shawls. Harry and Ron walked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"through the mass of occupied chintz chairs and poufs that cluttered the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"room, and sat down at the same small circular table.  `Good","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"day,` said the misty voice of Professor Trelawney right behind Harry, making","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"him jump.  A very thin woman with enormous glasses that made","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"her eyes appear far too large for her face, Professor Trelawney was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"peering down at Harry with the tragic expression she always wore whenever","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"she saw him. The usual large amount of beads, chains, and bangles","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"glittered upon her person in the firelight.  `You are preoccupied, my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"dear,` she said mournfully to Harry. `My inner eye sees past your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"brave face to the troubled soul within. And I regret to say","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"that your worries are not baseless. I see difficult times ahead for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"you, alas. . . most difficult.. . I fear the thing you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"dread will indeed come to pass. . . and perhaps sooner than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"you think...`  Her voice dropped almost to a whisper. Ron rolled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"his eyes at Harry, who looked stonily back. Professor Trelawney swept past","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"them and seated herself in a large winged armchair before the fire,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"facing the class. Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil, who deeply admired Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Trelawney, were sitting on poufs very close to her.  `My dears,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"it is time for us to consider the stars,` she said. `The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"movements of the planets and the mysterious portents they reveal only to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"those who understand the steps of the celestial dance. Human destiny may","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"be deciphered by the planetary rays, which intermingle. . .`  But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Harry's thoughts had drifted. The perfumed fire always made him feel sleepy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"and  dull-witted, and Professor Trelawney's rambling talks on fortune-telling never held","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"him exactly spellbound - though he couldn't help thinking about what she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"had just said to him. `I fear the thing you dread will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"indeed come to pass...'`  But Hermione was right, Harry thought irritably,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Professor Trelawney really was an old fraud. He wasn't dreading anything at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"the moment at all. . . well, unless you counted his fears","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"that Sirius had been caught. . . but what did Professor Trelawney","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"know? He had long since come to the conclusion that her brand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"of fortunetelling was really no more than lucky guesswork and a spooky","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"manner.  Except, of course, for that time at the end of last","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"term, when she had made the prediction about Voldemort rising again. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
". and Dumbledore himself had said that he thought that trance had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"been genuine, when Harry had described it to him.  `Harry!` Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"muttered.  `What?`  Harry looked around; the whole class was staring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"at him. He sat up straight; he had been almost dozing off,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"lost in the heat and his thoughts.  `I was saying, my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"dear, that you were clearly born under the baleful influence of Saturn,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"said Professor Trelawney, a faint note of resentment in her voice at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"the fact that he had obviously not been hanging on her words.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
" `Born under - what, sorry?` said Harry.  `Saturn, dear, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"planet Saturn!` said Professor Trelawney, sounding definitely irritated that he wasn't riveted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"by this news. `I was saying that Saturn was surely in a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"position of power in the heavens at the moment of your birth.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
". . . Your dark hair. . .  your mean stature...tragic","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"losses so young in life. . . I think I am right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"in saying, my dear, that you were born in midwinter?`  `No,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"said Harry, `I was born in July.`  Ron hastily turned his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"laugh into a hacking cough.  Half an hour later, each of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"them had been given a complicated circular chart, and was attempting to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"fill in the position of the planets at their moment of birth.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"It was dull work, requiring much consultation of timetables and calculation of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"angles.  `I've got two Neptunes here,` said Harry after a while,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"frowning down at his piece of parchment, `that can't be right, can","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"it?`  `Aaaaah,` said Ron, imitating Professor Trelawney's mystical whisper, `when two","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Neptunes appear in the sky, it is a sure sign that a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"midget in glasses is being born, Harry. . .  .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Seamus and Dean, who were working nearby, sniggered loudly, though not loudly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"enough to mask the excited squeals from Lavender Brown - `Oh Professor,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"look! I think I've got an unaspected planet! Oooh, which one's that,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Professor?`  `It is Uranus, my dear,` said Professor Trelawney, peering down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"at the chart.  `Can I have a look at Uranus too,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Lavender?` said Ron.  Most unfortunately, Professor Trelawney heard him, and it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"was this, perhaps, that made her give them so much homework at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"the end of the class.  `A detailed analysis of the way the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"planetary movements in the coming month will affect you, with reference to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"your personal chart,` she snapped, sounding much more like Professor McGonagall than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"her usual airy-fairy self. `I want it ready to hand in next","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Monday, and no excuses!`  `Miserable old bat,` said Ron bitterly as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"they joined the crowds descending the staircases back to the Great Hall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"and dinner. `That'll take all weekend, that will. . .`  `Lots","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"of homework?` said Hermione brightly, catching up with them. `Professor Vector didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"give us any at all!`  `Well, bully for Professor Vector,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Ron moodily.  They reached the entrance hall, which was packed with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"people queuing for dinner. They had just joined the end of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"line, when a loud voice rang out behind them.  `Weasley! Hey,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Weasley!`  Harry, Ron, and Hermione turned. Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"standing there, each looking thoroughly pleased about something.  `What?` said Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"shortly.  `Your dad's in the paper, Weasley!` said Malfoy, brandishing a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"copy of the Daily Prophet and speaking very loudly, so that everyone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"in the packed entrance hall could hear.  `Listen to this! ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"FURTHER MISTAKES AT THE MINISTRY OF MAGIC  It seems as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"the Ministry of Magic's troubles are not yet at an end, writes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Rita Skeeter, Special Correspondent. Recently under fire for its poor crowd control","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"at the Quidditch World Cup, and still unable to account for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"disappearance of one of its witches, the Ministry was plunged into fresh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"embarrassment yesterday by the antics of Arnold Weasley, of the Misuse of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Muggle Artifacts Office.`  Malfoy looked up.  `Imagine them not even","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"getting his name right, Weasley. It's almost as though he's a complete","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"nonentity, isn't it?` he crowed.  Everyone in the entrance hall was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"listening now. Malfoy straightened the paper with a flourish and read on:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
" Arnold Weasley, who was charged with possession of a flying car","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"two years ago, was yesterday involved in a tussle with several Muggle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"law-keepers (`policemen`) over a number of highly aggressive dustbins. Mr. Weasley appears","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"to have rushed to the aid of `Mad-Eye` Moody, the aged ex-Auror","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"who retired from the Ministry when no longer able to tell the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"difference between a handshake and attempted murder. Unsurprisingly, Mr. Weasley found, upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"arrival at Mr. Moody's heavily guarded house, that Mr. Moody had once","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"again raised a false alarm. Mr. Weasley was forced to modify several","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"memories before he could escape from the policemen, but refused to answer Daily","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Prophet questions about why he had involved the Ministry in such an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"undignified and potentially embarrassing scene.  `And there's a picture, Weasley!` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Malfoy, flipping the paper over and holding it up. `A picture of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"your parents outside their house - if you can call it a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"house! Your mother could do with losing a bit of weight, couldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"she?`  Ron was shaking with fury. Everyone was staring at him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
" `Get stuffed, Malfoy,` said Harry. `C'mon, Ron. . .`  `Oh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"yeah, you were staying with them this summer, weren't you, Potter?` sneered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Malfoy.  `So tell me, is his mother really that porky, or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"is it just the picture?`  `You know your mother, Malfoy?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Harry - both he and Hermione had grabbed the back of Ron's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"robes to stop him from launching himself at Malfoy - `that expression","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"she's got, like she's got dung under her nose? Has she always","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"looked like that, or was it just because you were with her?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
" Malfoy's pale face went slightly pink.  `Don't you dare insult","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"my mother, Potter.`  `Keep your fat mouth shut, then,` said Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"turning away.  BANG!  Several people screamed - Harry felt something","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"white-hot graze the side of his face - he plunged his hand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"into his robes for his wand, but before he'd even touched it,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"he heard a second loud BANG, and a roar that echoed through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"the entrance hall.  `OH NO YOU DON'T, LADDIE!`  Harry spun","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"around. Professor Moody was limping down the marble staircase. His wand was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"out and it was pointing right at a pure white ferret, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"was shivering on the stone-flagged floor, exactly where Malfoy had been standing.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
" There was a terrified silence in the entrance hall. Nobody but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Moody was moving a muscle. Moody turned to look at Harry --","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"at least, his normal eye was looking at Harry; the other one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"was pointing into the back of his head.  `Did he get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"you?` Moody growled. His voice was low and gravelly.  `No,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Harry, `missed.`  `LEAVE IT!` Moody shouted.  `Leave - what?` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"said, bewildered.  `Not you - him!` Moody growled, jerking his thumb","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"over his shoulder at Crabbe, who had just frozen, about to pick","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"up the white ferret. It seemed that Moody's rolling eye was magical","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"and could see out of the back of his head.  Moody started","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"to limp toward Crabbe, Goyle, and the ferret, which gave a terrified","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"squeak and took off, streaking toward the dungeons.  `I don't think","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"so!` roared Moody, pointing his wand at the ferret again - it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"flew ten feet into the air, fell with a smack to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"floor, and then bounced upward once more.  `I don't like people","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"who attack when their opponent's back's turned,` growled Moody as the ferret","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"bounced higher and higher, squealing in pain. `Stinking, cowardly, scummy  thing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"to do...`  The ferret flew through the air, its legs and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"tail flailing helplessly.  `Never - do - that - again -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"said Moody, speaking each word as the ferret hit the stone floor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"and bounced upward again.  `Professor Moody!` said a shocked voice. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Professor McGonagall was coming down the marble staircase with her arms full","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"of books.  `Hello, Professor McGonagall,` said Moody calmly, bouncing the ferret","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"still higher.  `What - what are you doing?` said Professor McGonagall,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"her eyes following the bouncing ferret's progress through the air.  `Teaching,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"said Moody.  `Teach - Moody, is that a student?` shrieked Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"McGonagall, the books spilling out of her arms.  `Yep,` said Moody.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
" `No!` cried Professor McGonagall, running down the stairs and pulling out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"her wand; a moment later, with a loud snapping noise, Draco Malfoy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"had reappeared, lying in a heap on the floor with his sleek","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"blond hair all over his now brilliantly pink face. He got to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"his feet, wincing.  `Moody, we never use Transfiguration as a punishment!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"said Professor McGonagall wealdy.  `Surely Professor Dumbledore told you that?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"`He might've mentioned it, yeah,` said Moody, scratching his chin unconcernedly, `but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"I thought a good sharp shock -`  `We give detentions, Moody!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Or speak to the offender's Head of House!`  `I'll do that,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"then,` said Moody, staring at Malfoy with great dislike.  Malfoy, whose","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"pale eyes were still watering with pain and humiliation, looked malevolently up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"at Moody and muttered something in which the words `my father` were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"distinguishable.  `Oh yeah?` said Moody quietly, limping forward a few steps,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"the dull clunk of his wooden leg echoing around the hall. `Well,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"I know your father of old, boy... . You tell him Moody's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"keeping a close eye on his son. . . you tell him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"that from me. . . . Now, your Head of House'll be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Snape, will it?`  `Yes,` said Malfoy resentfully.  `Another old friend,` growled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Moody. `I've been looking forward to a chat with old Snape. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
". . . Come on, you. . .`  And he seized","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Malfoy's upper arm and marched him off toward the dungeons.  Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"McGonagall stared anxiously after them for a few moments, then waved her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"wand at her fallen books, causing them to soar up into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"air and back into her arms.  `Don't talk to me,` Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"said quietly to Harry and Hermione as they sat down at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Gryffindor table a few minutes later, surrounded by excited talk on all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"sides about what had just happened.  `Why not?` said Hermione in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"surprise.  `Because I want to fix that in my memory forever,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"said Ron, his eyes closed and an uplifted expression on his face.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"`Draco Malfoy, the amazing bouncing ferret.`  Harry and Hermione both laughed,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"and Hermione began doling beef casserole onto each of their plates. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"`He could have really hurt Malfoy, though,` she said. `It was good,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"really, that Professor McGonagall stopped it -`  `Hermione!` said Ron furiously,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"his eyes snapping open again, `you're ruining the best moment of my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"life!`  Hermione made an impatient noise and began to eat at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"top speed again.  `Don't tell me you're going back to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"library this evening?` said Harry, watching her.  `Got to,` said Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"thickly. `Loads to do.`  `But you told us Professor Vector -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
" `It's not schoolwork,` she said. Within five minutes, she had cleared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"her plate and departed. No sooner had she gone than her seat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"was taken by Fred Weasley.  `Moody!` he said. `How cool is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"he?`  `Beyond cool,` said George, sitting down opposite Fred. `Supercool,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"the twins' best friend, Lee Jordan, sliding into the seat beside George.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"`We had him this afternoon,` he told Harry and Ron.  `What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"was it like?` said Harry eagerly.  Fred, George, and Lee exchanged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"looks full of meaning.  `Never had a lesson like it,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Fred.  `He knows, man,` said Lee.  `Knows what?` said Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"leaning forward.  `Knows what it's like to be out there doing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"it,` said George impressively.  `Doing what?` said Harry.  `Fighting the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"Dark Arts,` said Fred.  `He's seen it all,` said George. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"`Mazing,` said Lee.  Ron dived into his bag for his schedule.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
" `We haven't got him till Thursday!` he said in a disappointed voice. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-13"
"   The next two days passed without great incident, unless","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"you counted Neville melting his sixth cauldron in Potions. Professor Snape, who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"seemed to have attained new levels of vindictiveness over the summer, gave","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Nevihle detention, and Neville returned from it in a state of nervous","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"collapse, having been made to disembowel a barrel full of horned toads.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
" `You know why Snape's in such a foul mood, don't you?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"said Ron to Harry as they watched Hermione teaching Neville a Scouring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Charm to remove the frog guts from under his fingernails.  `Yeah,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"said Harry. `Moody.`  It was common knowledge that Snape really wanted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"the Dark Arts job, and he had now failed to get it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"for the fourth year running. Snape had disliked all of their previous","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Dark Arts teachers, and shown it - but he seemed strangely wary","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"of displaying overt animosity to Mad-Eye Moody. Indeed, whenever Harry saw the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"two of them together -at mealtimes, or when they passed in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"corridors - he had the distinct impression that Snape was avoiding Moody's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"eye, whether magical or normal.  `I reckon Snape's a bit scared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"of him, you know,` Harry said thoughtfully.  `Imagine if Moody turned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Snape into a horned toad,` said Ron, his eyes misting over, `and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"bounced him all around his dungeon...`  The Gryffindor fourth years were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"looking forward to Moody's first lesson so much that they arrived early","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"on Thursday lunchtime and queued up outside his classroom before the bell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"had even rung. The only person missing was Hermione, who turned up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"just in time for the lesson.  `Been in the -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"`Library.` Harry finished her sentence for her. `C'mon, quick, or we won't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"get decent seats.`  They hurried into three chairs right in front","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"of the teacher's desk, took out their copies of The Dark Forces:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"A Guide to Self-Protection, and waited, unusually quiet.  Soon they heard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Moody's distinctive clunking footsteps coming down the corridor, and he entered the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"room, looking as strange and frightening as ever. They could just see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"his clawed, wooden foot protruding from underneath his robes.  `You can","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"put those away,` he growled, stumping over to his desk and sitting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"down, `those books. You won't need them.`  They returned the books","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"to their bags, Ron looking excited.  Moody took out a register,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"shook his long mane of grizzled gray hair out of his twisted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"and scarred face, and began to call out names, his normal eye","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"moving steadily down the list while his magical eye swiveled around, fixing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"upon each student as he or she answered.  `Right then,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"said, when the last person had declared themselves present, `I've had a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"letter from Professor Lupin about this class. Seems you've had a pretty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"thorough grounding in tackling Dark creatures - you've covered boggarts, Red Caps,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"hinkypunks, grindylows, Kappas, and werewolves, is that right?`  There was a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"general murmur of assent.  `But you're behind - very behind -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"on dealing with curses,` said Moody. `So I'm here to bring you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"up to scratch on what wizards can do to each other. I've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"got one year to teach you how to deal with Dark -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
" `What, aren't you staying?` Ron blurted out.  Moody's magical eye","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"spun around to stare at Ron; Ron looked extremely apprehensive, but after","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"a moment Moody smiled - the first time Harry had seen him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"do so. The effect was to make his heavily scarred face look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"more twisted and contorted than ever, but it was  nevertheless good","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"to know that he ever did anything as friendly as smile. Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"looked deeply relieved.  `You'll be Arthur Weasley's son, eh?` Moody said.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"`Your father got me out of a very tight corner a few","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"days ago. .. . Yeah, I'm staying just the one year. Special","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"favor to Dumbledore. . . . One year, and then back to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"my quiet retirement.`  He gave a harsh laugh, and then clapped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"his gnarled hands together.  `So - straight into it. Curses. They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"come in many strengths and forms. Now, according to the Ministry of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Magic, I'm supposed to teach you countercurses and leave it at that.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
" I'm not supposed to show you what illegal Dark curses look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"like until you're in the sixth year. You're not supposed to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"old enough to deal with it till then. But Professor Dumbledore's got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"a higher opinion of your nerves, he reckons you can cope, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"I say, the sooner you know what you're up against, the better.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"How are you supposed to defend yourself against something you've never seen?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"A wizard who's about to put an illegal curse on you isn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"going to tell you what he's about to do. He's not going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"to do it nice and polite to your face. You need to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"be prepared. You need to be alert and watchful.  You need","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"to put that away, Miss Brown, when I'm talking.`  Lavender jumped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"and blushed. She had been showing Parvati her completed horoscope under the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"desk. Apparently Moody's magical eye could see through solid wood, as well","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"as out of the back of his head.  `So. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"do any of you know which curses are most heavily punished by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"wizarding law?`  Several hands rose tentatively into the air, including Ron's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"and Hermione's. Moody pointed at Ron, though his magical eye was still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"fixed on Lavender.  `Er,` said Ron tentatively, `my dad told me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"about one.. . . Is it called the Imperius Curse, or something?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
" `Ah, yes,` said Moody appreciatively. `Your father would know that one.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Gave the Ministry a lot of trouble at one time, the Imperius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Curse.`  Moody got heavily to his mismatched feet, opened his desk","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"drawer, and took out a glass jar. Three large black spiders were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"scuttling around inside it. Harry felt Ron recoil slightly next to him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"- Ron hated spiders.  Moody reached into the jar, caught one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"of the spiders, and held it in the palm of his hand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"so that they could all see it. He then pointed his wand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"at it and muttered, `Imperio!`  The spider leapt from Moody's hand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"on a fine thread of silk and began to swing backward and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"forward as though on a trapeze. It stretched out its legs rigidly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"then did a back flip, breaking the thread and landing on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"desk, where it began to cartwheel in circles. Moody jerked his wand,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"and the spider rose onto two of its hind legs and went","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"into what was unmistakably a tap dance.  Everyone was laughing -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"everyone except Moody.  `Think it's funny, do you?` he growled. `You'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"like it, would you, if I did it to you?`  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"laughter died away almost instantly.  `Total control,` said Moody quietly as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"the spider balled itself up and began to roll over and over.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"`I could make it jump out of the window, drown itself, throw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"itself down one of your throats. . .`  Ron gave an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"involuntary shudder.  `Years back, there were a lot of witches and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"wizards being controlled by the Imperius Curse,` said Moody, and Harry knew","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"he was talking about the days in which Voldemort had been all-powerful.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"`Some job for the Ministry, trying to sort out who was being","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"forced to act, and who was acting of their own free will.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
" `The Imperius Curse can be fought, and I'll be teaching you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"how, but it takes real strength of character, and not everyone's got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"it. Better avoid being hit with it if you can. CONSTANT VIGILANCE!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"he barked, and everyone jumped.  Moody picked up the somersaulting spider and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"threw it back into the jar.  `Anyone else know one? Another","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"illegal curse?`  Hermione's hand flew into the air again and so,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"to Harry's slight surprise, did Neville's. The only class in which Neville","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"usually volunteered information was Herbology which was easily his best subject. Neville","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"looked surprised at his own daring.  `Yes?` said Moody, his magical","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"eye rolling right over to fix on Neville.  `There's one -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"the Cruciatus Curse,` said Neville in a small but distinct voice. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Moody was looking very intently at Neville, this time with both eyes.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
" `Your name's Longbottom?` he said, his magical eye swooping down to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"check the register again.  Neville nodded nervously, but Moody made no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"further inquiries. Turning back to the class at large, he reached into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"the jar for the next spider and placed it upon the desktop,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"where it remained motionless, apparently too scared to move.  `The Cruciatus","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Curse,` said Moody. `Needs to be a bit bigger for you to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"get the idea,`  he said, pointing his wand at the spider.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"`Engorgio!`  The spider swelled. It was now larger than a tarantula.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Abandoning all pretense, Ron pushed his chair backward, as far away from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Moody's desk as possible.  Moody raised his wand again, pointed it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"at the spider, and muttered, `Crucio!`  At once, the spider's legs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"bent in upon its body; it rolled over and began to twitch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"horribly, rocking from side to side. No sound came from it, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Harry was sure that if it could have given voice, it would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"have been screaming. Moody did not remove his wand, and the spider","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"started to shudder and jerk more violently - `Stop it!` Hermione said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"shrilly.`  Harry looked around at her. She was looking, not at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"the spider, but at Neville, and Harry, following her gaze, saw that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Neville's hands were clenched upon the desk in front of him, his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"knuckles white, his eyes wide and horrified.  Moody raised his wand.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"The spider's legs relaxed, but it continued to twitch.  `Reducio,` Moody","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"muttered, and the spider shrank back to its proper size. He put","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"it back into the jar.  `Pain,` said Moody softly. `You don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"need thumbscrews or knives to torture someone if you can perform the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Cruciatus Curse. . . . That one was very popular once too.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
" `Right. . . anyone know any others?`  Harry looked around.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"From the looks on everyone's faces, he guessed they were all wondering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"what was going to happen to the last spider. Hermione's hand shook","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"slightly as, for the third time, she raised it into the air.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
" `Yes?` said Moody, looking at her.  `Avada Kedavra,` Hermione whispered.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
" Several people looked uneasily around at her, including Ron.  `Ah,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"said Moody, another slight smile twisting his lopsided mouth. `Yes, the last","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"and worst. Avada Kedavra. .. the Killing Curse.`  He put his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"hand into the glass jar, and almost as though it knew what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"was coming, the third spider scuttled frantically around the bottom of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"jar, trying to evade Moody's fingers, but he trapped it, and placed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"it upon the desktop. It started to scuttle frantically across the wooden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"surface.  Moody raised his wand, and Harry felt a sudden thrill","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"of foreboding.  `Avada Kedavra!` Moody roared.  There was a flash","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"of blinding green light and a rushing sound, as though a vast,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"invisible something was soaring through the air - instantaneously the spider rolled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"over onto its back, unmarked, but unmistakably dead. Several of the students","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"stifled cries; Ron had thrown himself backward and almost toppled off his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"seat as the spider skidded toward him.  Moody swept the dead","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"spider off the desk onto the floor.  `Not nice,` he said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"calmly. `Not pleasant. And there's no countercurse. There's no blocking it. Only","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"one known person has ever survived it, and he's sitting right in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"front of me.`  Harry felt his face redden as Moody's eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"(both of them) looked into his own. He could feel everyone else","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"looking around at him too. Harry stared at the blank blackboard as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"though fascinated by it, but not really seeing it at all.... ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"So that was how his parents had died. . . exactly like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"that spider. Had they been unblemished and unmarked too? Had they simply","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"seen the flash of green light and heard the rush of speeding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"death, before life was wiped from their bodies?  Harry had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"picturing his parents' deaths over and over again for three years now,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"ever since he'd found out they had been murdered, ever since he'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"found out what had happened that night: Wormtail had betrayed his parents'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"whereabouts to Voldemort, who had come to find them at their cottage.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"How Voldemort had killed Harry's father first.  How James Potter had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"tried to hold him off, while he shouted at his wife to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"take Harry and run. . . Voldemort had advanced on Lily Potter,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"told her to move aside so that he could kill Harry.. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"how she had begged him to kill her instead, refused to stop","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"shielding her son.. . and so Voldemort had murdered her too, before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"turning his wand on Harry.  Harry knew these details because he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"had heard his parents' voices when he had fought the  dementors","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"last year - for that was the terrible power of the dementors:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"to force their victims to relive the worst memories of their lives,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"and drown, powerless, in their own despair.  Moody was speaking again,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"from a great distance, it seemed to Harry. With a massive effort,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"he pulled himself back to the present and listened to what Moody","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"was saying.  `Avada Kedavra's a curse that needs a powerful bit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"of magic behind it - you could all get your wands out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"now and point them at me and say the words, and I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"doubt I'd get so much as a nosebleed. But that doesn't matter.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"I'm not here to teach you how to do it.  `Now,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"if there's no countercurse, why am I showing you? Because you've got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"to know.  You've got to appreciate what the worst is. You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"don't want to find yourself in a situation where you're facing it.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"CONSTANT VIGILANCE!` he roared, and the whole class jumped again.  `Now.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
". . those three curses - Avada Kedavra, Imperius, and Cruciatus -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"are known as the Unforgivable Curses. The use of any one of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"them on a fellow human being is enough to earn a life","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"sentence in Azkaban. That's what you're up against. That's what I've got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"to teach you to fight. You need preparing. You need arming. But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"most of all, you need to practice constant, never-ceasing vigilance. Get out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"your quills. . . copy this down. . .  .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"They spent the rest of the lesson taking notes on each of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"the Unforgivable Curses. No one spoke until the bell rang - but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"when Moody had dismissed them and they had left the classroom, a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"torrent of talk burst forth. Most people were discussing the curses in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"awed voices - `Did you see it twitch?` `- and when he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"killed it - just like that!`  They were talking about the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"lesson, Harry thought, as though it had been some sort of spectacular","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"show, but he hadn't found it very entertaining - and nor, it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"seemed, had Hermione.  `Hurry up,` she said tensely to Harry and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Ron.  `Not the ruddy library again?` said Ron.  `No,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Hermione curtly, pointing up a side passage. `Neville.` Neville was standing alone, halfway","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"up the passage, staring at the stone wall opposite him with the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"same horrified, wide-eyed look he had worn when Moody had demonstrated the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Cruciatus Curse.  `Neville?` Hermione said gently.  Neville looked around. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"`Oh hello,` he said, his voice much higher than usual. `Interesting lesson,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"wasn't it?  I wonder what's for dinner, I'm - I'm starving,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"aren't you?`  `Neville, are you all right?` said Hermione.  `Oh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"yes, I'm fine,` Neville gabbled in the same unnaturally high voice. `Very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"interesting dinner - I mean lesson - what's for eating?`  Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"gave Harry a startled look.  `Neville, what - ?`  But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"an odd clunking noise sounded behind them, and they turned to see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Professor Moody limping toward them. All four of them fell silent, watching","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"him apprehensively, but when he spoke, it was in a much lower","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"and gentler growl than they had yet heard.  `It's all right,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"sonny,` he said to Neville. `Why don't you come up to my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"office? Come on. . . we can have a cup of tea.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
". . .`  Neville looked even more frightened at the prospect","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"of tea with Moody. He neither moved nor spoke. Moody turned his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"magical eye upon Harry.  `You all right, are you, Potter?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"`Yes,` said Harry, almost defiantly.  Moody's blue eye quivered slightly in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"its socket as it surveyed Harry. Then he said, `You've got to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"know. It seems harsh, maybe, but you've got to know. No point","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"pretending. . . well.. . come on, Longbottom, I've got some books","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"that might interest you.`  Neville looked pleadingly at Harry, Ron, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Hermione, but they didn't say anything, so Neville had no choice but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"to allow himself to be steered away, one of Moody's gnarled hands","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"on his shoulder.  `What was that about?` said Ron, watching Neville","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"and Moody turn the corner.  `I don't know,` said Hermione, looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"pensive.  `Some lesson, though, eh?` said Ron to Harry as they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"set off for the Great Hall. `Fred and George were right, weren't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"they? He really knows his stuff, Moody, doesn't he? When he did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Avada Kedavra, the way that spider just died, just snuffed it right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"-`  But Ron fell suddenly silent at the look on Harry's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"face and didn't speak again until  they reached the Great Hall,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"when he said he supposed they had better make a start on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Professor Trelawney's predictions tonight, since they would take hours.  Hermione did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"not join in with Harry and Ron's conversation during dinner, but ate","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"furiously fast, and then left for the library again. Harry and Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"walked back to Gryffindor Tower, and Harry, who had been thinking of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"nothing else all through dinner, now raised the subject of the Unforgivable","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Curses himself.  `Wouldn't Moody and Dumbledore be in trouble with the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Ministry if they knew we'd seen the curses?` Harry asked as they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"approached the Fat Lady.  `Yeah, probably,` said Ron. `But Dumbledore's always","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"done things his way, hasn't he, and Moody's been getting in trouble","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"for years, I reckon. Attacks first and asks questions later - look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"at his dustbins. Balderdash.`  The Fat Lady swung forward to reveal","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"the entrance hole, and they climbed into the Gryffindor common room, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"was crowded and noisy.  `Shall we get our Divination stuff, then?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"said Harry.  `I s'pose,` Ron groaned.  They went up to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"the dormitory to fetch their books and charts, to find Neville there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"alone, sitting on his bed, reading. He looked a good deal calmer","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"than at the end of Moody's lesson, though still not entirely normal.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"His eyes were rather red.  `You all right, Neville?` Harry asked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"him.  `Oh yes,` said Neville, `I'm fine, thanks. Just reading this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"book Professor Moody lent me. . .`  He held up the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"book: Magical Water Plants of the Mediterranean.  `Apparently, Professor Sprout told","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Professor Moody I'm really good at Herbology,` Neville said. There was a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"faint note of pride in his voice that Harry had rarely heard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"there before. `He thought I'd like this.`  Telling Neville what Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Sprout had said, Harry thought, had been a very tactful way of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"cheering Neville up, for Neville very rarely heard that he was good","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"at anything.  It was the sort of thing Professor Lupin would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"have done.  Harry and Ron took their copies of Unfogging the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Future back down to the common room, found a table, and set","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"to work on their predictions for the coming month. An hour later,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"they had made very little progress, though their table was littered with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"bits of parchment bearing sums and symbols, and Harry's brain was as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"fogged as though it had been filled with the fumes from Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Trelawney's fire.  `I haven't got a clue what this lot's supposed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"to mean,` he said, staring down at a long list of calculations.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
" `You know,` said Ron, whose hair was on end because of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"all the times he had run his fingers through it in frustration,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"`I think it's back to the old Divination standby.`  `What -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"make it up?`  `Yeah,` said Ron, sweeping the jumble of scrawled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"notes off the table, dipping his pen into some ink, and starting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"to write.  `Next Monday,` he said as he scribbled, `I am","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"likely to develop a cough, owing to the unlucky conjunction of Mars","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"and Jupiter.` He looked up at Harry. `You know her - just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"put in loads of misery, she'll lap it up.`  `Right,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Harry, crumpling up his first attempt and lobbing it over the heads","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"of a group of chattering first years into the fire. `Okay. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
". on Monday, I will be in danger of- er - burns.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
" `Yeah, you will be,` said Ron darkly, `we're seeing the skrewts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"again on Monday. Okay, Tuesday, I'll. . . erm. .  `Lose","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"a treasured possession,` said Harry, who was flicking through Unfogging the Future","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"for ideas.  `Good one,` said Ron, copying it down. `Because of...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"erm. . . Mercury. Why don't you get stabbed in the back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"by someone you thought was a friend?`  `Yeah. . . cool.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
". .` said Harry, scribbling it down, `because... Venus is in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"twelfth house.`  `And on Wednesday, I think I'll come off worst","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"in a fight.`  `Aaah, I was going to have a fight.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Okay, I'll lose a bet.`  `Yeah, you'll be betting I'll win","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"my fight. ..  They continued to make up predictions (which grew","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"steadily more tragic) for another hour, while the common room around them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"slowly emptied as people went up to bed. Crookshanks wandered over to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"them, leapt lightly into an empty chair, and stared inscrutably at Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"rather as Hermione might look if she knew they weren't doing their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"homework  properly.  Staring around the room, trying to think of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"a kind of misfortune he hadn't yet used, Harry saw Fred and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"George sitting together against the opposite wall, heads together, quills out, poring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"over a single piece of parchment. It was most unusual to see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Fred and George hidden away in a corner and working silently; they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"usually liked to be in the thick of things and the noisy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"center of attention. There was something secretive about the way they were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"working on the piece of parchment, and Harry was reminded of how","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"they had sat together writing something back at the Burrow. He had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"thought then that it was another order form for Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"but it didn't look like that this time; if it had been, they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"would surely have let Lee Jordan in on the joke. He wondered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"whether it had anything to do with entering the Triwizard Tournament. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"As Harry watched, George shook his head at Fred, scratched out something","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"with his quill, and said, in a very quiet voice that nevertheless","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"carried across the almost deserted room, `No - that sounds like we're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"accusing him. Got to be careful. . .`  Then George looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"over and saw Harry watching him. Harry grinned and quickly returned to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"his predictions - he didn't want George to think he was eavesdropping.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Shortly after that, the twins rolled up their parchment, said good night,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"and went off to bed.  Fred and George had been gone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"ten minutes or so when the portrait hole opened and Hermione climbed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"into the common room carrying a sheaf of parchment in one hand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"and a box whose contents rattled as she walked in the other.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Crookshanks arched his back, purring.  `Hello,` she said, `I've just finished!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
" `So have I!` said Ron triumphantly, throwing down his quill. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Hermione sat down, laid the things she was carrying in an empty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"armchair, and pulled Ron's predictions toward her.  `Not going to have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"a very good month, are you?` she said sardonically as Crookshanks curled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"up in her lap.  `Ah well, at least I'm forewarned,` Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"yawned.  `You seem to be drowning twice,` said Hermione.  `Oh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"am I?` said Ron, peering down at his predictions. `I'd better change","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"one of them to getting trampled by a rampaging hippogriff.`  `Don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"you think it's a bit obvious you've made these up?` said Hermione.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
" `How dare you!` said Ron, in mock outrage. `We've been working","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"like house-elves here!`  Hermione raised her eyebrows.  `It's just an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"expression,` said Ron hastily.  Harry laid down his quill too, having","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"just finished predicting his own death by decapitation.  `What's in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"box?` he asked, pointing at it.  `Funny you should ask,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Hermione, with a nasty look at Ron. She took off the lid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"and showed them the contents.  Inside were about fifty badges, all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"of different colors, but all bearing the same letters: S. P. E","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
".W.  `Spew?` said Harry, picking up a badge and looking at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"it. `What's this about?`  `Not spew,` said Hermione impatiently. `It's S-P-E-W.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Stands for the Society for the Promotion of Elfish Welfare.`  `Never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"heard of it,` said Ron.  `Well, of course you haven't,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Hermione briskly, `I've only just started it.`  `Yeah?` said Ron in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"mild surprise. `How many members have you got?`  `Well - if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"you two join - three,` said Hermione.  `And you think we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"want to walk around wearing badges saying 'spew,' do you?` said Ron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
" `S-P-E-W!` said Hermione hotly. `I was going to put Stop the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Outrageous Abuse of Our Fellow Magical Creatures and Campaign for a Change","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"in Their Legal Status - but it wouldn't fit. So that's the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"heading of our manifesto.`  She brandished the sheaf of parchment at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"them.  `I've been researching it thoroughly in the library. Elf enslavement","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"goes back centuries. I can't believe no one's done anything about it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"before now.`  `Hermione - open your ears,` said Ron loudly. `They.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Like. It. They like being enslaved!`  `Our short-term aims,` said Hermione,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"speaking even more loudly than Ron, and acting as though she hadn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"heard a word, `are to secure house-elves fair wages and working conditions.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Our long-term aims include changing the law about non-wand use, and trying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"to get an elf into the Department for the Regulation and Control","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"of Magical Creatures,  because they're shockingly underrepresented.`  `And how do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"we do all this?` Harry asked.  `We start by recruiting members,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"said Hermione happily. `I thought two Sickles to join -that buys a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"badge - and the proceeds can fund our leaflet campaign. You're treasurer,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Ron - I've got you a collecting tin upstairs - and Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"you're secretary, so you might want to write down everything I'm saying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"now, as a record of our first meeting.`  There was a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"pause in which Hermione beamed at the pair of them, and Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"sat, torn between exasperation at Hermione and amusement at the look on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Ron's face. The silence was broken, not by Ron, who in any","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"case looked as though he was temporarily dumbstruck, but by a soft","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"tap, tap on the window. Harry looked across the now empty common","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"room and saw, illuminated by the moonlight, a snowy owl perched on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"the windowsill.  `Hedwig!` he shouted, and he launched himself out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"his chair and across the room to pull open the window. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Hedwig flew inside, soared across the room, and landed on the table","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"on top of Harry's predictions.  `About time!` said Harry, hurrying after","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"her.  `She's got an answer!` said Ron excitedly, pointing at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"grubby piece of parchment tied to Hedwig's leg.  Harry hastily untied","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"it and sat down to read, whereupon Hedwig fluttered onto his knee,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"hooting softly.  `What does it say?` Hermione asked breathlessly.  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"letter was very short, and looked as though it had been scrawled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"in a great hurry.  Harry read it aloud:  Harry -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"I'm flying north immediately. This news about your scar is the latest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"in a series of strange rumors that have reached me here. If","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"it hurts again, go straight to Dumbledore -they're saying he's got Mad-Eye","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"out of retirement, which means he's reading the signs, even if no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"one else is.  I'll be in touch soon. My best to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Ron and Hermione. Keep your eyes open, Harry.  Sirius Harry looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"up at Ron and Hermione, who stared back at him.  `He's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"flying north?` Hermione whispered. `He's coming back?`  `Dumbledore's reading what signs?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"said Ron, looking perplexed. `Harry - what's up?`  For Harry had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"just hit himself in the forehead with his fist, jolting Hedwig out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"of his lap.  `I shouldn't've told him!` Harry said furiously. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"`What are you on about?` said Ron in surprise.  `It's made","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"him think he's got to come back!` said Harry, now slamming his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"fist on the table so that Hedwig landed on the back of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Ron's chair, hooting indignantly. `Coming back, because he thinks I'm in trouble!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"And there's nothing wrong with me! And I haven't got anything for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"you,` Harry snapped at Hedwig, who was clicking her beak expectantly, `you'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"have to go up to the Owlery if you want food.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Hedwig gave him an extremely offended look and took off for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"open window, cuffing him around the head with her outstretched wing as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"she went.  `Harry,` Hermione began, in a pacifying sort of voice.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
" `I'm going to bed,` said Harry shortly. `See you in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"morning.`  Upstairs in the dormitory he pulled on his pajamas and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"got into his four-poster, but he didn't feel remotely tired.  If","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Sirius came back and got caught, it would be his, Harry's, fault.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Why hadn't he kept his mouth shut? A few seconds' pain and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"he'd had to blab. . . . If he'd just had the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"sense to keep it to himself.  He heard Ron come up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"into the dormitory a short while later, but did not speak to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"him.  For a long time, Harry lay staring up at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"dark canopy of his bed. The dormitory was completely silent, and, had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"he been less preoccupied, Harry would have realized that the absence of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"Neville's usual snores meant that he was not the only one lying awake. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-14"
"   Early next morning, Harry woke with a plan fully","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"formed in his mind, as  though his sleeping brain had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"working on it all night. He got up, dressed in the pale","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"dawn light, left the dormitory without waking Ron, and went back down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"to the deserted common room. Here he took a piece of parchment","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"from the table upon which his Divination homework still lay and wrote","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the following letter:  Dear Sirius, I reckon I just imagined my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"scar hurting, I was half asleep when I wrote to you last","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"time. There's no point coming back, everything's fine here. Don't worry about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"me, my head feels completely normal.  Harry He then climbed out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of the portrait hole, up through the silent castle (held up only","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"briefly by Peeves, who tried to overturn a large vase on him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"halfway along the fourth-floor corridor), finally arriving at the Owlery, which was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"situated at the top of West Tower.  The Owlery was a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"circular stone room, rather cold and drafty, because none of the windows","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"had glass in them. The floor was entirely covered in straw, owl","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"droppings, and the regurgitated skeletons of mice and voles. Hundreds upon hundreds","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of owls of every breed imaginable were nestled here on perches that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"rose right up to the top of the tower, nearly all of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"them asleep, though here and there a round amber eye glared at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Harry. He spotted Hedwig nestled between a barn owl and a tawny,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"and hurried over to her, sliding a little on the dropping-strewn floor.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" It took him a while to persuade her to wake up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"and then to look at him, as she kept shuffling around on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"her perch, showing him her tail. She was evidently still furious about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"his lack of gratitude the previous night. In the end, it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Harry suggesting she might be too tired, and that perhaps he would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"ask Ron to borrow Pigwidgeon, that made her stick out her leg","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"and allow him to tie the letter to it.  `Just find","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"him, all right?` Harry said, stroking her back as he carried her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"on his arm to one of the holes in the wall. `Before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the dementors do.`  She nipped his finger, perhaps rather harder than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"she would ordinarily have done, but hooted softly in a reassuring sort","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of way all the same. Then she spread her wings and took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"off into the sunrise. Harry watched her fly out of sight with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the familiar feeling of unease back in his stomach. He had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"so sure that Sirius's reply would alleviate his worries rather than increasing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"them.  `That was a lie, Harry,` said Hermione sharply over breakfast,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"when he told her and Ron what he had done. `You didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"imagine your scar hurting and you know it.`  `So what?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Harry. `He's not going back to Azkaban because of me.`  `Drop","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"it,` said Ron sharply to Hermione as she opened her mouth to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"argue some more, and for once, Hermione heeded him, and fell silent.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" Harry did his best not to worry about Sirius over the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"next couple of weeks. True, he could not stop himself from looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"anxiously around every morning when the post owls arrived, nor, late at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"night before he went to sleep, prevent himself from seeing horrible visions","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of Sirius, cornered by dementors down some dark London street, but betweentimes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"he tried to keep his mind off his godfather. He wished he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"still had Quidditch to distract him; nothing worked so well on a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"troubled mind as a good, hard training session.  On the other","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"hand, their lessons were becoming more difficult and demanding than ever before,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"particularly Moody's Defense Against the Dark Arts.  To their surprise, Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Moody had announced that he would be putting the Imperius Curse on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"each of them in turn, to demonstrate its power and to see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"whether they could resist its effects.  `But - but you said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"it's illegal, Professor,` said Hermione uncertainly as Moody cleared away the desks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"with a sweep of his wand, leaving a large clear space in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the middle of the room. `You said - to use it against","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"another human was -`  `Dumbledore wants you taught what it feels","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"like,` said Moody, his magical eye swiveling onto Hermione and fixing her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"with an eerie, unblinking stare. `If you'd rather learn the hard way","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"- when someone's putting it on you so they can control you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"completely - fine by me. You're excused. Off you go.`  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"pointed one gnarled finger toward the door. Hermione went very pink and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"muttered something about not meaning that she wanted to leave. Harry and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Ron grinned at each other. They knew Hermione would rather eat bubotuber","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"pus than miss such an important lesson.  Moody began to beckon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"students forward in turn and put the Imperius Curse upon them. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Harry watched as, one by one, his classmates did the most extraordinary","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"things under its influence. Dean Thomas hopped three times around the room,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"singing the national anthem.  Lavender Brown imitated a squirrel. Neville performed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"a series of quite astonishing gymnastics he would certainly not have been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"capable of in his normal state. Not one of them seemed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"be able to fight off the curse, and each of them recovered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"only when Moody had removed it.  `Potter,` Moody growled, `you next.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" Harry moved forward into the middle of the classroom, into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"space that Moody had cleared of desks. Moody raised his wand, pointed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"it at Harry, and said, '1mperio!`  It was the most wonderful","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"feeling. Harry felt a floating sensation as every thought and worry in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"his head was wiped gently away, leaving nothing but a vague, untraceable","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"happiness. He stood there feeling immensely relaxed, only dimly aware of everyone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"watching him.  And then he heard Mad-Eye Moody's voice, echoing in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"some distant chamber of his empty brain: Jump onto the desk. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
". jump onto the desk. . .  Harry bent his knees","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"obediently, preparing to spring.  Jump onto the desk....  Why, though?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Another voice had awoken in the back of his brain.  Stupid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"thing to do, really, said the voice.  Jump onto the desk....","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" No, I don't think I will, thanks, said the other voice,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"a little more firmly. . . no, I don't really want to.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" Jump! NOW!  The next thing Harry felt was considerable pain.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"He had both jumped and tried to prevent himself from jumping -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the result was that he'd smashed headlong into the desk knocking it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"over, and, by the feeling in his legs, fractured both his kneecaps.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" `Now, that's more like it!` growled Moody's voice, and suddenly, Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"felt the empty, echoing feeling in his head disappear. He remembered exactly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"what was happening, and the pain in his knees seemed to double.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" `Look at that, you lot. . . Potter fought! He fought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"it, and he damn near beat it!  We'll try that again,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Potter, and the rest of you, pay attention - watch his eyes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"that's where you see it - very good, Potter, very good indeed!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"They'll have trouble controlling you!`  `The way he talks,` Harry muttered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"as he hobbled out of the Defense Against the Dark Arts class","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"an hour later (Moody had insisted on putting Harry through his paces","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"four times in a row, until Harry could throw off the curse","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"entirely), `you'd think we were all going to be attacked any second.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" `Yeah, I know,` said Ron, who was skipping on every alternate","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"step. He had had much more difficulty with the curse than Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"though Moody assured him the effects would wear off by lunchtime. `Talk","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"about paranoid. . .` Ron glanced nervously over his shoulder to check","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"that Moody was definitely out of earshot and went on. `No wonder","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"they were glad to get shot of him at the Ministry. Did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"you hear him telling Seamus what he did to that witch who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"shouted 'Boo' behind him on April Fools' Day? And when are we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"supposed to read up on resisting the Imperius Curse with everything else","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"we've got to do?`  All the fourth years had noticed a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"definite increase in the amount of work they were required to do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"this term. Professor McGonagall explained why, when the class gave a particularly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"loud groan at the amount of Transfiguration homework she had assigned. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"`You are now entering a most important phase of your magical education!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"she told them, her eyes glinting dangerously behind her square spectacles. `Your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Ordinary Wizarding Levels are drawing closer --`  `We don't take O.W.L.s","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"till fifth year!` s aid Dean Thomas indignantly.  `Maybe not, Thomas,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"but believe me, you need all the preparation you can get! Miss","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Granger remains the only person in this class who has managed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"turn a hedgehog into a satisfactory pincushion. I might remind you that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"your pincushion, Thomas, still curls up in fright if anyone approaches it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"with a pin!`  Hermione, who had turned rather pink again, seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"to be trying not to look too pleased with herself.  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"and Ron were deeply amused when Professor Trelawney told them that they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"had received top marks for their homework in their next Divination class.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"She read out large  portions of their predictions, commending them for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"their unflinching acceptance of the horrors in store for them - but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"they were less amused when she asked them to do the same","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"thing for the month after next; both of them were running out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of ideas for catastrophes.  Meanwhile Professor Binns, the ghost who taught","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"History of Magic, had them writing weekly essays on the goblin rebellions","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of the eighteenth century. Professor Snape was forcing them to research antidotes.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"They took this one seriously, as he had hinted that he might","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"be poisoning one of them before Christmas to see if their antidote","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"worked. Professor Flitwick had asked them to read three extra books in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"preparation for their lesson on Summoning Charms.  Even Hagrid was adding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"to their workload. The Blast-Ended Skrewts were growing at a remarkable pace","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"given that nobody had yet discovered what they ate. Hagrid was delighted,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"and as part of their `project,` suggested that they come down to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"his hut on alternate evenings to observe the skrewts and make notes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"on their extraordinary behavior.  `I will not,` said Draco Malfoy flatly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"when Hagrid had proposed this with the air of Father Christmas pulling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"an extra-large toy out of his sack. `I see enough of these","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"foul things during lessons, thanks.`  Hagrid's smile faded off his face.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" `Yeh'll do wha' yer told,` he growled, `or I'll be takin'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"a leaf outta Professor Moody's book. . . . I hear yeh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"made a good ferret, Malfoy.`  The Gryffindors roared with laughter. Malfoy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"flushed with anger, but apparently the memory of Moody's punishment was still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"sufficiently painful to stop him from retorting.  Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"returned to the castle at the end of the lesson in high","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"spirits; seeing Hagrid put down Malfoy was particularly satisfying, especially because Malfoy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"had done his very best to get Hagrid sacked the previous year.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" When they arrived in the entrance hall, they found themselves unable","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"to proceed owing to the large crowd of students congregated there, all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"milling around a large sign that had been erected at the foot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of the marble staircase. Ron, the tallest of the three, stood on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"tiptoe to see over the heads in front of them and read","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the sign aloud to the other two:  TRIWIZARD TOURNAMENT THE DELEGATIONS","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"FROM BEAUXBATONS AND DURMSTRANG WILL BE ARRIVING AT 6 O'CLOCK ON FRIDAY","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"THE 30TH OF OCTOBER. LESSONS WILL END HALF AN HOUR EARLY --","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"`Brilliant!` said Harry. `It's Potions last thing on Friday! Snape won't have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"time to poison us all!`  STUDENTS WILL RETURN THEIR BAGS AND","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"BOOKS TO THEIR DORMITORIES AND ASSEMBLE IN FRONT OF THE CASTLE TO","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"GREET OUR GUESTS BEFORE THE WELCOMING FEAST.  `Only a week away!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"said Ernie Macmillan of Hufflepuff, emerging from the crowd, his eyes gleaming.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"`I wonder if Cedric knows? Think I'll go and tell him. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
". .`  `Cedric?` said Ron blankly as Ernie hurried off. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"`Diggory,` said Harry. `He must be entering the tournament.`  `That idiot,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Hogwarts champion?` said Ron as they pushed their way through the chattering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"crowd toward the staircase.  `He's not an idiot. You just don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"like him because he beat Gryffindor at Quidditch,`  said Hermione. `I've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"heard he's a really good student - and he's a prefect.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"She spoke as though this settled the matter.  `You only like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"him because he's handsome,` said Ron scathingly.  `Excuse me, I don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"like people just because they're handsome!` said Hermione indignantly.  Ron gave","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"a loud false cough, which sounded oddly like `Lockhart!`  The appearance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of the sign in the entrance hall had a marked effect upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the inhabitants of the castle. During the following week, there seemed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"be only one topic of conversation, no matter where Harry went: the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Triwizard Tournament. Rumors were flying from student to student like highly contagious","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"germs: who was going to try for Hogwarts  champion, what the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"tournament would involve, how the students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang differed from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"themselves.  Harry noticed too that the castle seemed to be undergoing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"an extra-thorough cleaning.  Several grimy portraits had been scrubbed, much to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the displeasure of their subjects, who sat huddled in their frames muttering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"darkly and wincing as they felt their raw pink faces. The suits","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of armor were suddenly gleaming and moving without squeaking, and Argus Filch,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the caretaker, was behaving so ferociously to any students who forgot to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"wipe their shoes that he terrified a pair of first-year girls into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"hysterics.  Other members of the staff seemed oddly tense too. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"`Longbottom, kindly do not reveal that you can't even perform a simple","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Switching Spell in front of anyone from Durmstrang!` Professor McGonagall barked at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the end of one particularly difficult lesson, during which Neville had accidentally","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"transplanted his own ears onto a cactus.  When they went down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"to breakfast on the morning of the thirtieth of October, they found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"that the Great Hall had been decorated overnight. Enormous silk banners hung","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"from the walls, each of them representing a Hogwarts House: red with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"a gold lion for Gryffiindor, blue with a bronze eagle for Ravenclaw,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"yellow with a black badger for Hufflepuff, and green with a silver","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"serpent for Slytherin. Behind the teachers' table, the largest banner of all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"bore the Hogwarts coat of arms: lion, eagle, badger, and snake united","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"around a large letter H.  Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"beside Fred and George at the Gryffindor table. Once again, and most","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"unusually, they were sitting apart from everyone else and conversing in low","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"voices. Ron led the way over to them.  `It's a bummer,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"all right,` George was saying gloomily to Fred. `But if he won't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"talk to us in person, we'll have to send him the letter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"after all. Or we'll stuff it into his hand. He can't avoid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"us forrever.  `Who's avoiding you?` said Ron, sitting down next to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"them.  `Wish you would,` said Fred, looking irritated at the interruption.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" `What's a bummer?` Ron asked George.  `Having a nosy git","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"like you for a brother,` said George.  `You two got any","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"ideas on the Triwizard Tournament yet?` Harry asked. `Thought any more about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"trying to enter?`  `I asked McGonagall how the champions are chosen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"but she wasn't telling,` said George bitterly. `She just told me to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"shut up and get on with transfiguring my raccoon.`  `Wonder what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the tasks are going to be?` said Ron thoughtfully. `You know, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"bet we could do them, Harry. We've done dangerous stuff before. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
". .`  `Not in front of a panel of judges, you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"haven't,` said Fred. `McGonagall says the champions get awarded points according to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"how well they've done the tasks.`  `Who are the judges?` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"asked.  `Well, the Heads of the participating schools are always on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the panel,` said Hermione, and everyone looked around at her, rather surprised,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"`because all three of them were injured during the Tournament of 1792,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"when a cockatrice the champions were supposed to be catching went on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the rampage.`  She noticed them all looking at her and said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"with her usual air of impatience that nobody else had read all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the books she had, `It's all in Hogwarts, A History. Though, of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"course, that book's not entirely reliable. A Revised History of Hogwarts would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"be a more accurate title. Or A Highly Biased and Selective History","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of Hogwarts, Which Glosses Over the Nastier Aspects of the School.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"`What are you on about?` said Ron, though Harry thought he knew","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"what was coming.  `House-elves!` said Hermione, her eyes flashing. `Not once,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"in over a thousand pages, does Hogwarts, A History mention that we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"are all colluding in the oppression of a hundred slaves!`  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"shook his head and applied himself to his scrambled eggs. His and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Ron's lack of enthusiasm had done nothing whatsoever to curb Hermione's determination","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"to pursue justice for house-elves.  True, both of them had paid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"two Sickles for a S.P.E.W. badge, but they had only done it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"to keep her quiet. Their Sickles had been wasted, however; if anything,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"they seemed to have made Hermione more vociferous. She had been badgering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Harry and Ron ever since, first to wear the badges, then to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"persuade others to do the same, and she had also taken to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"rattling around the Gryffindor common room every evening, cornering people and shaking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the collecting tin under their noses.  `You do realize that your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"sheets are changed, your fires lit, your classrooms cleaned, and your food","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"cooked by a group of magical creatures who are unpaid and enslaved?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"she kept saying fiercely.  Some people, like Neville, had paid up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"just to stop Hermione from glowering at them. A few seemed mildly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"interested in what she had to say, but were reluctant to take","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"a more active role in campaigning. Many regarded the whole thing as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"a joke.  Ron now rolled his eyes at the ceiling, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"was flooding them all in autumn sunlight, and Fred became extremely interested","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"in his bacon (both twins had refused to buy a S.P.E.W. badge).","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"George, however, leaned in toward Hermione.  `Listen, have you ever been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"down in the kitchens, Hermione?`  `No, of course not,` said Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"curtly, `I hardly think students are supposed to -`  `Well, we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"have,` said George, indicating Fred, `loads of times, to nick food. And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"we've met them, and they're happy. They think they've got the best","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"job in the world -`  `That's because they're uneducated and brainwashed!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Hermione began hotly, but her next few words were drowned out by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the sudden whooshing noise from overhead, which announced the arrival of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"post owls. Harry looked up at once, and saw Hedwig soaring toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"him. Hermione stopped talking abruptly; she and Ron watched Hedwig anxiously as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"she fluttered down onto Harry's shoulder, folded her wings, and held out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"her leg wearily.  Harry pulled off Sirius's reply and offered Hedwig","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"his bacon rinds, which she ate gratefully. Then, checking that Fred and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"George were safely immersed in further discussions about the Triwizard Tournament, Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"read out Sirius's letter in a whisper to Ron and Hermione. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Nice try, Harry.  I'm back in the country and well hidden.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"I want you to keep me posted on everything that's going on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"at Hogwarts. Don't use Hedwig, keep changing owls, and don't worry about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"me, just watch out for yourself Don't forget what I said about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"your scar.  Sirius `Why d'you have to keep changing owls?` Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"asked in a low voice.  `Hedwig'll attract too much attention,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Hermione at once. `She stands out. A snowy owl that keeps returning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"to wherever he's hiding. . . I mean, they're not native birds,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"are they?`  Harry rolled up the letter and slipped it inside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"his robes, wondering whether he felt more or less worried than before.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"He supposed that Sirius managing to get back without being caught was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"something. He couldn't deny either that the idea that Sirius was much","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"nearer was reassuring; at least he wouldn't have to wait so long","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"for a response every time he wrote.  `Thanks, Hedwig,` he said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"stroking her. She hooted sleepily, dipped her beak briefly into his goblet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of orange juice, then took off again, clearly desperate for a good","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"long sleep in the Owlery.  There was a pleasant feeling of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"anticipation in the air that day. Nobody was very attentive in lessons,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"being much more interested in the arrival that evening of the people","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang; even Potions was more bearable than usual, as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"it was half an hour shorter. When the bell rang early, Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Ron, and Hermione hurried up to Gryffindor Tower, deposited their bags and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"books as they had been instructed, pulled on their cloaks, and rushed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"back downstairs into the entrance hall.  The Heads of Houses were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"ordering their students into lines.  `Weasley, straighten your hat,` Professor McGonagall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"snapped at Ron. `Miss Patil, take that ridiculous thing out of your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"hair.`  Parvati scowled and removed a large ornamental butterfly from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"end of her plait.  `Follow me, please,` said Professor McGonagall. `First","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"years in front. . . no pushing..  .  They filed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"down the steps and lined up in front of the castle. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"was a cold, clear evening; dusk was falling and a pale, transparent-looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"moon was already shining over the Forbidden Forest. Harry, standing between Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"and Hermione in the fourth row from the front, saw Dennis Creevey","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"positively shivering with anticipation among the other first years.  `Nearly six,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"said Ron, checking his watch and then staring down the drive that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"led to the front gates. `How d'you reckon they're coming? The train?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" `I doubt it,` said Hermione.  `How, then? Broomsticks?` Harry suggested,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"looking up at the starry sky.  `I don't think so. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
". not from that far away.. .  `A Portkey?` Ron suggested.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"`Or they could Apparate - maybe you're allowed to do it under","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"seventeen wherever they come from?`  `You can't Apparate inside the Hogwarts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"grounds, how often do I have to tell you?` said Hermione impatiently.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" They scanned the darkening grounds excitedly, but nothing was moving; everything","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"was still, silent, and quite as usual. Harry was starting to feel","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"cold. He wished they'd hurry up. .. . Maybe the foreign students","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"were preparing a dramatic entrance. . . . He remembered what Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Weasley had said back at the campsite before the Quidditch World Cup:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" `always the same - we can't resist showing off when we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"get together. ..`  And then Dumbledore called out from the back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"row where he stood with the other teachers -`  Aha! Unless","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"I am very much mistaken, the delegation from Beauxbatons approaches!`  `Where?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"said many students eagerly, all looking in different directions.  `There!` yelled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"a sixth year, pointing over the forest.  Something large, much larger","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"than a broomstick - or, indeed, a hundred broomsticks - was hurtling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"across the deep blue sky toward the castle, growing larger all the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"time.  `It's a dragon!` shrieked one of the first years, losing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"her head completely.  `Don't be stupid. . . it's a flying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"house!` said Dennis Creevey.  Dennis's guess was closer. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"As the gigantic black shape skimmed over the treetops of the Forbidden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Forest and the lights shining from the castle windows hit it, they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"saw a gigantic, powderblue, horse-drawn carriage, the size of a large house,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"soaring toward them, pulled through the air by a dozen winged horses,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"all palominos, and each the size of an elephant.  The front","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"three rows of students drew backward as the carriage hurtled ever lower,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"coming in to land at a tremendous speed - then, with an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"almighty crash that made Neville jump backward onto a Slytherin fifth year's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"foot, the horses' hooves, larger than dinner plates, hit the ground. A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"second later, the carriage landed too, bouncing upon its vast wheels, while","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the golden horses tossed their enormous heads and rolled large, fiery red","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"eyes.  Harry just had time to see that the door of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the carriage bore a coat of arms (two crossed, golden wands, each","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"emitting three stars) before it opened.  A boy in pale blue","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"robes jumped down from the carriage, bent forward, fumbled for a moment","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"with something on the carriage floor, and unfolded a set of golden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"steps. He sprang back respectfully. Then Harry saw a shining, high-heeled black","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"shoe emerging from the inside of the carriage - a shoe the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"size of a child's sled - followed, almost immediately, by the largest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"woman he had ever seen in his life. The size of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"carriage, and of the horses, was immediately explained. A few people gasped.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" Harry had only ever seen one person as large as this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"woman in his life, and that was Hagrid; he doubted whether there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"was an inch difference in their heights. Yet somehow -maybe simply because","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"he was used to Hagrid - this woman (now at the foot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of the steps, and looking around at the waiting, wide-eyed crowd) seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"even more unnaturally large.  As she stepped into the light flooding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"from the entrance hall, she was revealed to have a handsome, olive-skinned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"face; large, black, liquid-looking eyes; and a rather beaky nose.  Her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"hair was drawn back in a shining knob at the base of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"her neck. She was dressed from head to foot in black satin,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"and many magnificent opals gleamed at her throat and on her thick","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"fingers.  Dumbledore started to clap; the students, following his lead, broke","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"into applause too, many of them standing on tiptoe, the better to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"look at this woman.  Her face relaxed into a gracious smile","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"and she walked forward toward Dumbledore, extending a glittering hand. Dumbledore, though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"tall himself, had barely to bend to kiss it.  `My dear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Madame Maxime,` he said. `Welcome to Hogwarts.`  `Dumbly-dort,` said Madame Maxime","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"in a deep voice. `I 'ope I find you well?`  `In","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"excellent form, I thank you,` said Dumbledore.  `My pupils,` said Madame","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Maxime, waving one of her enormous hands carelessly behind her.  Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"whose attention had been focused completely upon Madame Maxime, now noticed that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"about a dozen boys and girls, all, by the look of them,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"in their late teens, had emerged from the carriage and were now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"standing behind Madame Maxime. They were shivering, which was unsurprising, given that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"their robes seemed to be made of fine silk, and none of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"them were wearing cloaks. A few had wrapped scarves and shawls around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"their heads. From what  Harry could see of them (they were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"standing in Madame Maxime's enormous shadow), they were staring up at Hogwarts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"with apprehensive looks on their faces.  `As Karkaroff arrived yet?` Madame","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Maxime asked.  `He should be here any moment,` said Dumbledore. `Would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"you like to wait here and greet him or would you prefer","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"to step inside and warm up a trifle?`  `Warm up, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"think,` said Madame Maxime. `But ze 'orses -`  `Our Care of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Magical Creatures teacher will be delighted to take care of them,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Dumbledore, `the moment he has returned from dealing with a slight situation","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"that has arisen with some of his other - er - charges.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" `Skrewts,` Ron muttered to Harry, grinning.  `My steeds require -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"er - forceful 'andling,` said Madame Maxime, looking as though she doubted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"whether any Care of Magical Creatures teacher at Hogwarts could be up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"to the job.  `Zey are very strong. . . .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"`I assure you that Hagrid will be well up to the job,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"said Dumbledore, smiling.  `Very well,` said Madame Maxime, bowing slightly. `Will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"you please inform zis 'Agrid zat ze 'orses drink only single-malt whiskey?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" `It will be attended to,` said Dumbledore, also bowing.  `Come,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"said Madame Maxime imperiously to her students, and the Hogwarts crowd parted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"to allow her and her students to pass up the stone steps.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" `How big d'you reckon Durmstrang's horses are going to be?` Seamus","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"Finnigan said, leaning around Lavender and Parvati to address Harry and Ron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" `Well, if they're any bigger than this lot, even Hagrid won't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"be able to handle them,`  said Harry. `That's if he hasn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"been attacked by his skrewts. Wonder what's up with them?`  `Maybe","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"they've escaped,` said Ron hopefully.  `Oh don't say that,` said Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"with a shudder. `Imagine that lot loose on the grounds. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
".`  They stood, shivering slightly now, waiting for the Durmstrang party","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"to arrive. Most people were gazing hopefully up at the sky. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"For a few minutes, the silence was broken only by Madame Maxime's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"huge horses snorting and stamping. But then - `Can you hear something?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"said Ron suddenly.  Harry listened; a loud and oddly eerie noise","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"was drifting toward them from out of the darkness: a muffled rumbling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"and sucking sound, as though an immense vacuum cleaner were moving along","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"a riverbed.  `The lake!` yelled Lee Jordan, pointing down at it.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"`Look at the lake!`  From their position at the top of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the lawns overlooking the grounds, they had a clear view of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"smooth black surface of the water - except that the surface was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"suddenly not smooth at all. Some disturbance was taking place deep in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the center; great bubbles were forming on the surface, waves were now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"washing over the muddy banks - and then, out in the very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"middle of the lake, a whirlpool appeared, as if a giant plug","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"had just been pulled out of the lake's floor. .  What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"seemed to be a long, black pole began to rise slowly out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of the heart of the whirlpool. . . and then Harry saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the rigging....  `It's a mast!` he said to Ron and Hermione.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
" Slowly, magnificently, the ship rose out of the water, gleaming in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the moonlight. It had a strangely skeletal look about it, as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"it were a resurrected wreck, and the dim, misty lights shimmering at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"its portholes looked like ghostly eyes. Finally, with a great sloshing noise,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the ship emerged entirely, bobbing on the turbulent water, and began to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"glide toward the bank. A few moments later, they heard the splash","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of an anchor being thrown down in the shallows, and the thud","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of a plank being lowered onto the bank.  People were disembarking;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"they could see their silhouettes passing the lights in the ship's portholes.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"All of them, Harry noticed, seemed to be built along the lines","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"of Crabbe and Goyle... but then, as they drew nearer, walking up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"the lawns into the light streaming from the entrance hall, he saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"that their bulk was really due to the fact that they were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"wearing cloaks of some kind of shaggy, matted fur. But the man","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"who was leading them up to the castle was wearing furs of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"a different sort: sleek and silver, like his hair.  `Dumbledore!` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"called heartily as he walked up the slope. `How are you, my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"dear fellow, how are you?`  `Blooming, thank you, Professor Karkaroff,` Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"replied. Karkaroff had a fruity, unctuous voice; when he stepped into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"light pouring from the front doors of the castle  they saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"that he was tall and thin like Dumbledore, but his white hair","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"was short, and his goatee (finishing in a small curl) did not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"entirely hide his rather weak chin. When he reached Dumbledore, he shook","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"hands with both of his own.  `Dear old Hogwarts,` he said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"looking up at the castle and smiling; his teeth were rather yellow,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"and Harry noticed that his smile did not extend to his eyes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"which remained cold and shrewd. `How good it is to be here,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"how good.. . . Viktor, come along, into the warmth. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"you don't mind, Dumbledore? Viktor has a slight head cold...`  Karkaroff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"beckoned forward one of his students. As the boy passed, Harry caught","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"a glimpse of a prominent curved nose and thick black eyebrows. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"didn't need the punch on the arm Ron gave him, or the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"hiss in his ear, to recognize that profile.  `Harry - it's Krum!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-15"
"   I don't believe it!` Ron said, in a stunned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"voice, as the Hogwarts students filed back up the steps behind the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"party from Durmstrang. `Krum, Harry! Viktor Krum!`  `For heaven's sake, Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"he's only a Quidditch player,` said Hermione.  `Only a Quidditch player?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Ron said, looking at her as though he couldn't believe his ears.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"`Hermione - he's one of the best Seekers in the world! I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"had no idea he was still at school!`  As they recrossed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the entrance hall with the rest of the Hogwarts students heading for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the Great Hall, Harry saw Lee Jordan jumping up and down on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the soles of his feet to get a better look at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"back of Krum's head. Several sixth-year girls were frantically searching their pockets","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"as they walked - `Oh I don't believe it, I haven't got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"a single quill on me -`  `D'you think he'd sign my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"hat in lipstick?`  `Really,` Hermione said loftily as they passed the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"girls, now squabbling over the lipstick.  `I'm getting his autograph if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"I can,` said Ron. `You haven't got a quill, have you, Harry?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" `Nope, they're upstairs in my bag,` said Harry.  They walked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"over to the Gryffindor table and sat down. Ron took care to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"sit on the side facing the doorway, because Krum and his fellow","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Durmstrang students were still gathered around it, apparently unsure about where they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"should sit. The students from Beauxbatons had chosen seats at the Ravenclaw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"table. They were looking around the Great Hall with glum expressions on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"their faces. Three of them were still clutching scarves and shawls around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"their heads.  `It's not that cold,` said Hermione defensively. `Why didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"they bring cloaks?`  `Over here! Come and sit over here!` Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"hissed. `Over here! Hermione, budge up, make a space -`  `What?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" `Too late,` said Ron bitterly.  Viktor Krum and his fellow","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Durmstrang students had settled themselves at the Slytherin table. Harry could see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle looking very smug about this. As he watched,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Malfoy bent forward to speak to Krum.  `Yeah, that's right, smarm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"up to him, Malfoy,` said Ron scathingly. `I bet Krum can see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"right through him, though. . . bet he gets people fawning over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"him all the time.. . .  Where d'you reckon they're going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"to sleep? We could offer him a space in our dormitory, Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
". . I wouldn't mind giving him my bed, I could kip","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"on a camp bed.`  Hermione snorted.  `They look a lot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"happier than the Beauxbatons lot,` said Harry. The Durmstrang students were pulling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"off their heavy furs and looking up at the starry black ceiling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"with expressions of interest; a couple of them were picking up the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"golden plates and goblets and examining them, apparently impressed.  Up at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the staff table, Filch, the caretaker, was adding chairs. He was wearing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"his moldy old tailcoat in honor of the occasion. Harry was surprised","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"to see that he added four chairs, two on either side of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Dumbledore's.  `But there are only two extra people,` Harry said. `Why's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Filch putting out four chairs, who else is coming?`  `Eh?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Ron vaguely. He was still staring avidly at Krum.  When all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the students had entered the Hall and settled down at their House","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"tables, the staff entered, filing up to the top table and taking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"their seats. Last in line were Professor Dumbledore, Professor Karkaroff, and Madame","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Maxime. When their headmistress appeared, the pupils from Beauxbatons leapt to their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"feet. A few of the Hogwarts students laughed. The Beauxbatons party appeared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"quite unembarrassed, however, and did not resume their seats until Madame Maxime","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"had sat down on Dumbledore's left-hand side.  Dumbledore remained standing, and a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"silence fell over the Great Hall.  `Good evening, ladies and gentlemen,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"ghosts and - most particularly - guests,` said Dumbledore, beaming around at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the foreign students. `I have great pleasure in welcoming you all to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Hogwarts. I hope and trust that your stay here will be both","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"comfortable and enjoyable.`  One of the Beauxbatons girls still clutching a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"muffler around her head gave what was unmistakably a derisive laugh. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"`No one's making you stay!` Hermione whispered, bristling at her.  `The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"tournament will be officially opened at the end of the feast,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Dumbledore. `I now invite you all to eat, drink, and make yourselves","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"at home!`  He sat down, and Harry saw Karkaroff lean forward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"at once and engage him in conversation.  The plates in front","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"of them filled with food as usual. The house-elves in the kitchen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"seemed to have pulled out all the stops; there was a greater","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"variety of dishes in front of them than Harry had ever seen,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"including several that were definitely foreign.  `What's that?` said Ron, pointing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"at a large dish of some sort of shellfish stew that stood","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"beside a large steak-and-kidney pudding.  `Bouillabaisse,` said Hermione.  `Bless you,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"said Ron.  `It's French,` said Hermione, `I had it on holiday","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"summer before last. It's very nice.`  `I'll take your word for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"it,` said Ron, helping himself to black pudding.  The Great Hall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"seemed somehow much more crowded than usual, even though there were barely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"twenty additional students there; perhaps it was because their differently colored uniforms","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"stood out so clearly against the black of the Hogwarts' robes. Now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"that they had removed their furs, the Durmstrang students were revealed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"be wearing robes of a deep bloodred.  Hagrid sidled into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Hall through a door behind the staff table twenty minutes after the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"start of the feast. He slid into his seat at the end","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"and waved at Harry, Ron, and Hermione with a very heavily bandaged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"hand.  `Skrewts doing all right, Hagrid?` Harry called.  `Thrivin',` Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"called back happily.  `Yeah, I'll just bet they are,` said Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"quietly. `Looks like they've finally found a food they like, doesn't it?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Hagrid's fingers.`  At that moment, a voice said, `Excuse me, are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"you wanting ze bouillabaisse?`  It was the girl from Beauxbatons who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"had laughed during Dumbledore's speech. She had finally removed her muffler. A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"long sheet of silvery-blonde hair fell almost to her waist. She had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"large, deep blue eyes, and very white, even teeth.  Ron went","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"purple. He stared up at her, opened his mouth to reply, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"nothing came out except a faint gurgling noise.  `Yeah, have it,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"said Harry, pushing the dish toward the girl.  `You 'ave finished","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"wiz it?`  `Yeah,` Ron said breathlessly. `Yeah, it was excellent.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"The girl picked up the dish and carried it carefully off to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the Ravenclaw table. Ron was still goggling at the girl as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"he had never seen one before. Harry started to laugh. The sound","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"seemed to jog Ron back to his senses.  `She's a veela!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"he said hoarsely to Harry.  `Of course she isn't!` said Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"tartly. `I don't see anyone else gaping at her like an idiot!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" But she wasn't entirely right about that. As the girl crossed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the Hall, many boys' heads turned, and some of them seemed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"have become temporarily speechless, just like Ron.  `I'm telling you, that's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"not a normal girl!` said Ron, leaning sideways so he could keep","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"a clear view of her. `They don't make them like that at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Hogwarts!`  `They make them okay at Hogwarts,` said Harry without thinking.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Cho happened to be sitting only a few places away from the girl","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"with the silvery hair.  `When you've both put your eyes back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"in,` said Hermione briskly, `you'll be able to see who's just arrived.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" She was pointing up at the staff table. The two remaining","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"empty seats had just been filled. Ludo Bagman was now sitting on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Professor Karkaroff's other side, while Mr.  Crouch, Percy's boss, was next","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"to Madame Maxime.  `What are they doing here?` said Harry in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"surprise.  `They organized the Triwizard Tournament, didn't they?` said Hermione. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"suppose they wanted to be here to see it start.`  When","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the second course arrived they noticed a number of unfamiliar desserts too.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Ron examined an odd sort of pale blancmange closely, then moved it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"carefully a few inches to his right, so that it would be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"clearly visible from the Ravenclaw table. The girl who looked like a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"veela appeared to have eaten enough, however, and did not come over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"to get it.  Once the golden plates had been wiped clean,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Dumbledore stood up again. A pleasant sort of tension seemed to fill","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the Hall now. Harry felt a slight thrill of excitement, wondering what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"was coming. Several seats down from them, Fred and George were leaning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"forward, staring at Dumbledore with great concentration.  `The moment has come,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"said Dumbledore, smiling around at the sea of upturned faces. `The Triwizard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Tournament is about to start. I would like to say a few","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"words of explanation before we bring in the casket --`  `The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"what?` Harry muttered.  Ron shrugged.  `- just to clarify the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"procedure that we will be following this year. But first, let me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"introduce, for those who do not know them, Mr. Bartemius Crouch, Head","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"of the Department of International Magical Cooperation` - there was a smattering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"of polite applause - `and Mr. Ludo Bagman, Head of the Department","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"of Magical Games and Sports.`  There was a much louder round","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"of applause for Bagman than for Crouch, perhaps because of his fame","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"as a Beater, or simply because he looked so much more likable.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"He acknowledged it with a jovial wave of his hand. Bartemius Crouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"did not smile or wave when his name was announced. Remembering him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"in his neat suit at the Quidditch World Cup, Harry thought he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"looked strange in wizard's robes. His toothbrush mustache and severe parting looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"very odd next to Dumbledore's long white hair and beard.  `Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Bagman and Mr. Crouch have worked tirelessly over the last few months","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"on the arrangements for the Triwizard Tournament,` Dumbledore continued, `and they will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"be joining myself, Professor Karkaroff, and Madame Maxime on the panel that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"will judge the champions' efforts.`  At the mention of the word","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"`champions,` the attentiveness of the listening students seemed to sharpen. Perhaps Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"had noticed their sudden stillness, for he smiled as he said, `The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"casket, then, if you please, Mr. Filch.`  Filch, who had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"lurking unnoticed in a far corner of the Hall, now approached Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"carrying a great wooden chest encrusted with jewels. It looked extremely old.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" A murmur of excited interest rose from the watching students; Dennis","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Creevey actually stood on his chair to see it properly, but, being","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"so tiny, his head hardly rose above anyone else's.  `The instructions","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"for the tasks the champions will face this year have already been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"examined by Mr. Crouch and Mr. Bagman,` said Dumbledore as Filch placed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the chest carefully on the table before him, `and they have made","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the necessary arrangements for each challenge. There will be three tasks, spaced","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"throughout the school year, and they will test the champions in many","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"different ways.. their magical prowess - their daring -their powers of deduction","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"- and, of course, their ability to cope with danger.`  At this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"last word, the Hall was filled with a silence so absolute that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"nobody seemed to be breathing.  `As you know, three champions compete","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"in the tournament,` Dumbledore went on calmly, `one from each of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"participating schools. They will be marked on how well they perform each","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"of the Tournament tasks and the champion with the highest total after","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"task three will win the Triwizard Cup. The champions will be chosen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"by an impartial selector: the Goblet of Fire.`  Dumbledore now took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"out his wand and tapped three times upon the top of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"casket. The lid creaked slowly open. Dumbledore reached inside it and pulled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"out a large, roughly hewn wooden cup. It would have been entirely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"unremarkable had it not been full to the brim with dancing blue-white","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"flames.  Dumbledore closed the casket and placed the goblet carefully on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"top of it, where it would be clearly visible to everyone in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the Hall.  `Anybody wishing to submit themselves as champion must write","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"their name and school clearly upon a slip of parchment and drop","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"it into the goblet,` said Dumbledore. `Aspiring champions have twenty-four hours in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"which to put their names forward. Tomorrow night, Halloween, the goblet will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"return the names of the three it has judged most worthy to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"represent their schools. The goblet will be placed in the entrance hall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"tonight, where it will be freely accessible to all those wishing to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"compete.  `To ensure that no underage student yields to temptation,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Dumbledore, `I will be drawing an Age Line around the Goblet of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Fire once it has been placed in the entrance hall. Nobody under","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the age of seventeen will be able to cross this line. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"`Finally, I wish to impress upon any of you wishing to compete","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"that this tournament is not to be entered into lightly. Once a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"champion has been selected by the Goblet of Fire, he or she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"is obliged to see the tournament through to the end. The placing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"of your name in the goblet constitutes a binding, magical contract. There","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"can be no change of heart once you have become a champion.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Please be very sure, therefore, that you are wholeheartedly prepared to play","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"before you drop your name into the goblet. Now, I think it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"is time for bed. Good night to you all.`  `An Age","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Line!` Fred Weasley said, his eyes glinting, as they all made their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"way across the Hall to the doors into the entrance hall. `Well,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"that should be fooled by an Aging Potion, shouldn't it? And once","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"your name's in that goblet, you're laughing - it can't tell whether","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"you're seventeen or not!`  `But I don't think anyone under seventeen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"will stand a chance,` said Hermione, `we just haven't learned enough. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
".`  `Speak for yourself,` said George shortly. `You'll try and get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"in, won't you, Harry?`  Harry thought briefly of Dumbledore's insistence that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"nobody under seventeen should submit their name, but then the wonderful picture","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"of himself winning the Triwizard Tournament filled his mind again. .. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"He wondered how angry Dumbledore would be if someone younger than seventeen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"did find a way to get over the Age Line.  `Where","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"is he?` said Ron, who wasn't listening to a word of this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"conversation, but looking through the crowd to see what had become of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Krum. `Dumbledore didn't say where the Durmstrang people are sleeping, did he?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" But this query was answered almost instantly; they were level with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the Slytherin table now, and Karkaroff had just bustled up to his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"students.  `Back to the ship, then,` he was saying. `Viktor, how","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"are you feeling? Did you eat enough? Should I send for some","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"mulled wine from the kitchens?`  Harry saw Krum shake his head as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"he pulled his furs back on. `Professor, Ivood like some vine,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"one of the other Durmstrang boys hopefully.  `I wasn't offering it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"to you, Poliakoff,` snapped Karkaroff, his warmly paternal air vanishing in an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"instant. `I notice you have dribbled food all down the front of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"your robes again, disgusting boy -`  Karkaroff turned and led his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"students toward the doors, reaching them at exactly the same moment as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione. Harry stopped to let him walk through first.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" `Thank you,` said Karkaroff carelessly, glancing at him. And then Karkaroff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"froze. He turned his head back to Harry and stared at him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"as though he couldn't believe his eyes.  Behind their headmaster, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"students from Durmstrang came to a halt too. Karkaroff's eyes moved slowly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"up Harry's face and fixed upon his scar. The Durmstrang students were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"staring curiously at Harry too. Out of the corner of his eye,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Harry saw comprehension dawn on a few of their faces. The boy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"with food all down his front nudged the girl next to him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"and pointed openly at Harry's forehead.  `Yeah, that's Harry Potter,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"a growling voice from behind them.  Professor Karkaroff spun around. Mad-Eye","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Moody was standing there, leaning heavily on his staff, his magical eye","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"glaring unblinkingly at the Durmstrang headmaster.  The color drained from Karkaroff's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"face as Harry watched. A terrible look of mingled fury and fear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"came over him.  `You!` he said, staring at Moody as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"unsure he was really seeing him.  `Me,` said Moody grimly. `And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"unless you've got anything to say to Potter, Karkaroff, you might want","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"to move. You're blocking the doorway.`  It was true; half the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"students in the Hall were now waiting behind them, looking over one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"another's shoulders to see what was causing the holdup.  Without another","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"word, Professor Karkaroff swept his students away with him. Moody watched him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"until he was out of sight, his magical eye fixed upon his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"back, a look of intense dislike upon his mutilated face.  As","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the next day was Saturday, most students would normally have breakfasted late.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione, however, were not alone in rising much earlier","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"than they usually did on weekends. When they went down into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"entrance hall, they saw about twenty people milling around it, some of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"them eating toast, all examining the Goblet of Fire. It had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"placed in the center of the hall on the stool that normally","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"bore the Sorting Hat. A thin golden line had been traced on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the floor, forming a circle ten feet around it in every direction.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" `Anyone put their name in yet?` Ron asked a third-year girl","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"eagerly.  `All the Durmstrang lot,` she replied. `But I haven't seen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"anyone from Hogwarts yet.`  `Bet some of them put it in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"last night after we'd all gone to bed,` said Harry. `I would've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"if it had been me. . . wouldn't have wanted everyone watching.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"What if the goblet just gobbed you right back out again?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Someone laughed behind Harry. Turning, he saw Fred, George, and Lee Jordan","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"hurrying down the staircase, all three of them looking extremely excited. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"`Done it,` Fred said in a triumphant whisper to Harry, Ron, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Hermione. `Just taken it.`  `What?` said Ron.  `The Aging Potion,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"dung brains,` said Fred.  `One drop each,` said George, rubbing his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"hands together with glee. `We only need to be a few months","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"older.`  `We're going to split the thousand Galleons between the three","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"of us if one of us wins,`  said Lee, grinning broadly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" `I'm not sure this is going to work, you know,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Hermione warningly. `I'm sure Dumbledore will have thought of this.`  Fred, George,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"and Lee ignored her.  `Ready?` Fred said to the other two,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"quivering with excitement. `C'mon, then - I'll go first -`  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"watched, fascinated, as Fred pulled a slip of parchment out of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"pocket bearing the words Fred Weasley - Hogwarts. Fred walked right up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"to the edge of the line and stood there, rocking on his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"toes like a diver preparing for a fifty-foot drop. Then, with the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"eyes of every person in the entrance hall upon him, he took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"a great breath and stepped over the line.  For a split","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"second Harry thought it had worked - George certainly thought so, for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"he let out a yell of triumph and leapt after Fred -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"but next moment, there was a loud sizzling sound, and both twins","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"were hurled out of the golden circle as though they had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"thrown by an invisible shot-putter. They landed painfully, ten feet away on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the cold stone floor, and to add insult to injury, there was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"a loud popping noise, and both of them sprouted identical long white","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"beards.  The entrance hall rang with laughter. Even Fred and George","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"joined in, once they had gotten to their feet and taken a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"good look at each other's beards.  `I did warn you,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"a deep, amused voice, and everyone turned to see Professor Dumbledore coming","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"out of the Great Hall. He surveyed Fred and George, his eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"twinkling. `I suggest you both go up to Madam Pomfrey. She is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"already tending to Miss Fawcett, of Ravenclaw, and Mr. Summers, of Hufflepuff,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"both of whom decided to age themselves up a little too. Though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"I must say, neither of their beards is anything like as fine","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"as yours.`  Fred and George set off for the hospital wing,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"accompanied by Lee, who was howling with laughter, and Harry, Ron, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Hermione, also chortling, went in to breakfast.  The decorations in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Great Hall had changed this morning. As it was Halloween, a cloud","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"of live bats was fluttering around the enchanted ceiling, while hundreds of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"carved pumpkins leered from every corner. Harry led the way over to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Dean and Seamus, who were discussing those Hogwarts students of seventeen or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"over who might be entering.  `There's a rumor going around that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Warrington got up early and put his name in,` Dean told Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"`That big bloke from Slytherin who looks like a sloth.`  Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"who had played Quidditch against Warrington, shook his head in disgust. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"`We can't have a Slytherin champion!`  `And all the Hufflepuffs are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"talking about Diggory,` said Seamus contemptuously. `But I wouldn't have thought he'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"have wanted to risk his good looks.`  `Listen!` said Hermione suddenly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" People were cheering out in the entrance hall. They all swiveled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"around in their seats  and saw Angelina Johnson coming into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Hall, grinning in an embarrassed sort of way. A tall black girl","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"who played Chaser on the Gryffindor Quidditch team, Angelina came over to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"them, sat down, and said, `Well, I've done it! Just put my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"name in!`  `You're kidding!` said Ron, looking impressed.  `Are you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"seventeen, then?` asked Harry.  `Course she is, can't see a beard,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"can you?` said Ron.  `I had my birthday last week,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Angelina.  `Well, I'm glad someone from Gryffindor's entering,` said Hermione. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"really hope you get it, Angelina!`  `Thanks, Hermione,` said Angelina, smiling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"at her.  Yeah, better you than Pretty-Boy Diggory, said Seamus, causing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"several Hufflepuffs passing their table to scowl heavily at him.  `What're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"we going to do today, then?` Ron asked Harry and Hermione when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"they had finished breakfast and were leaving the Great Hall.  `We","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"haven't been down to visit Hagrid yet,` said Harry.  `Okay,` said Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"`just as long as he doesn't ask us to donate a few","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"fingers to the skrewts.`  A look of great excitement suddenly dawned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"on Hermione's face.  `I've just realized - I haven't asked Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"to join S.P.E.W. yet!` she said brightly.  `Wait for me, will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"you, while I nip upstairs and get the badges?`  `What is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"it with her?` said Ron, exasperated, as Hermione ran away up the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"marble staircase.  `Hey, Ron,` said Harry suddenly. `It's your friend. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
".`  The students from Beauxbatons were coming through the front doors","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"from the grounds, among them, the veela-girl. Those gathered around the Goblet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"of Fire stood back to let them pass, watching eagerly.  Madame","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Maxime entered the hall behind her students and organized them into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"line. One by one, the Beauxbatons students stepped across the Age Line","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"and dropped their slips of parchment into the blue-white flames. As each","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"name entered the fire, it turned briefly red and emitted sparks. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"`What d'you reckon'll happen to the ones who aren't chosen?` Ron muttered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"to Harry as the veela-girl dropped her parchment into the Goblet of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Fire. `Reckon they'll go back to school, or hang around to watch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the tournament?`  `Dunno,` said Harry. `Hang around, I suppose... . Madame","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Maxime's staying to judge, isn't she?`  When all the Beauxbatons students","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"had submitted their names, Madame Maxime led them back out of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"hall and out onto the grounds again.  `Where are they sleeping,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"then?` said Ron, moving toward the front doors and staring after them.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" A loud rattling noise behind them announced Hermione's reappearance with the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"box of S. P.  E.W. badges.  `Oh good, hurry up,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"said Ron, and he jumped down the stone steps, keeping his eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"on the back of the veela-girl, who was now halfway across the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"lawn with Madame Maxime.  As they neared Hagrid's cabin on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"edge of the Forbidden Forest, the mystery of the Beauxbatons' sleeping quarters","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"was solved. The gigantic powder-blue carriage in which they had arrived had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"been parked two hundred yards from Hagrid's front door, and the students","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"were climbing back inside it. The elephantine flying horses that had pulled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the carriage were now grazing in a makeshift paddock alongside it. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Harry knocked on Hagrid's door, and Fang's booming barks answered instantly. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"`Bout time!` said Hagrid, when he'd flung open the door. `Thought you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"lot'd forgotten where I live!`  `We've been really busy, Hag -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Hermione started to say, but then she stopped dead, looking up at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Hagrid, apparently lost for words.  Hagrid was wearing his best (and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"very horrible) hairy brown suit, plus a checked yellow-and-orange tie. This wasn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the worst of it, though; he had evidently tried to tame his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"hair, using large quantities of what appeared to be axle grease. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"was now slicked down into two bunches - perhaps he had tried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"a ponytail like Bill's, but found he had too much hair. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"look didn't really suit Hagrid at all. For a moment, Hermione goggled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"at him, then, obviously deciding not to comment, she said, `Erm -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"where are the skrewts.`  `Out by the pumpkin patch,` said Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"happily. `They're get-tin' massive, mus' be  nearly three foot long now.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"On'y trouble is, they've started killin' each other.`  `Oh no, really?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"said Hermione, shooting a repressive look at Ron, who, staring at Hagrid's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"odd hairstyle, had just opened his mouth to say something about it.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" `Yeah,` said Hagrid sadly. `S' okay, though, I've got 'em in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"separate boxes now. Still got abou' twenty.`  `Well, that's lucky,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Ron. Hagrid missed the sarcasm.  Hagrid's cabin comprised a single room,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"in one corner of which was a gigantic bed covered in a patchwork","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"quilt. A similarly enormous wooden table and chairs stood in front of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the fire beneath the quantity of cured hams and dead birds hanging","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"from the ceiling. They sat down at the table while Hagrid started","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"to make tea, and were soon immersed in yet more discussion of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the Triwizard Tournament. Hagrid seemed quite as excited about it as they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"were.  `You wait,` he said, grinning. `You jus' wait. Yer going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"ter see some stuff yeh've never seen before. Firs' task. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"ah, but I'm not supposed ter say.`  `Go on, Hagrid!` Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Ron, and Hermione urged him, but he just shook his head, grinning.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" `I don' want ter spoil it fer yeh,` said Hagrid. `But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"it's gonna be spectacular, I'll tell yeh that. Them champions're going ter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"have their work cut out. Never thought I'd live ter see the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Triwizard Tournament played again!`  They ended up having lunch with Hagrid,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"though they didn't eat much - Hagrid had made what he said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"was a beef casserole, but after Hermione unearthed a large talon in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"hers, she, Harry, and Ron rather lost their appetites. However, they enjoyed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"themselves trying to make Hagrid tell them what the tasks in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"tournament were going to be, speculating which of the entrants were likely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"to be selected as champions, and wondering whether Fred and George were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"beardless yet.  A light rain had started to fall by midafternoon;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"it was very cozy sitting by the fire, listening to the gentle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"patter of the drops on the window, watching Hagrid darning his socks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"and arguing with Hermione about house-elves - for he flatly refused to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"join S.P.E.W. when she showed him her badges.  `It'd be doin'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"'em an unkindness, Hermione,` he said gravely, threading a massive bone needle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"with thick yellow yarn. `It's in their nature ter look after humans,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"that's what they like, see? Yeh'd be makin' 'em unhappy ter take","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"away their work, an' insutin' 'em if yeh tried ter pay 'em.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" `But Harry set Dobby free, and he was over the moon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"about it!` said Hermione. `And we heard he's asking for wages now!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" `Yeah, well, yeh get weirdos in every breed. I'm not sayin'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"there isn't the odd elf who'd take freedom, but yeh'll never persuade","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"most of 'em ter do it - no, nothin' doin', Hermione.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Hermione looked very cross indeed and stuffed her box of badges back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"into her cloak pocket.  By half past five it was growing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"dark, and Ron, Harry, and Hermione decided it was time to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"back up to the castle for the Halloween feast - and, more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"important, the announcement of the school champions.  `I'll come with yeh,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"said Hagrid, putting away his darning. `Jus' give us a sec.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Hagrid got up, went across to the chest of drawers beside his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"bed, and began searching for something inside it. They didn't pay too","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"much attention until a truly horrible smell reached their nostrils. Coughing, Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"said, `Hagrid, what's that?`  `Eh?` said Hagrid, turning around with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"large bottle in his hand. `Don' yeh like it?`  `Is that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"aftershave?` said Hermione in a slightly choked voice.  `Er - eau","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"de cologne,` Hagrid muttered. He was blushing.  `Maybe it's a bit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"much,` he said gruffly. `I'll go take it off, hang on...` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"He stumped out of the cabin, and they saw him washing himself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"vigorously in the water barrel outside the window.  `Eau de cologne?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"said Hermione in amazement. `Hagrid?`  `And what's with the hair and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the suit?` said Harry in an undertone.  `Look!` said Ron suddenly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"pointing out of the window. Hagrid had just straightened up and turned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"'round. If he had been blushing before, it was nothing to what he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"was doing now. Getting to their feet very cautiously, so that Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"wouldn't spot them, Harry, Ron, and Hermione peered through the window and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"saw that Madame Maxime and the Beauxbatons students had just emerged from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"their carriage, clearly about to set off for the feast too. They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"couldn't hear what Hagrid was saying, but he was talking to Madame","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" Maxime with a rapt, misty-eyed expression Harry had only ever seen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"him wear once before -when he had been looking at the baby","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"dragon, Norbert.  `He's going up to the castle with her!` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Hermione indignantly. `I thought he was waiting for us!`  Without so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"much as a backward glance at his cabin, Hagrid was trudging off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"up the grounds with Madame Maxime, the Beaux-batons students following in their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"wake, jogging to keep up with their enormous strides.  `He fancies","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"her!` said Ron incredulously. `Well, if they end up having children, they'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"be setting a world record - bet any baby of theirs would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"weigh about a ton.`  They let themselves out of the cabin","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"and shut the door behind them. It was surprisingly dark outside. Drawing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"their cloaks more closely around themselves, they set off up the sloping","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"lawns.  `Ooh it's them, look!` Hermione whispered.  The Durmstrang party","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"was walking up toward the castle from the lake. Viktor Krum was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"walking side by side with Karkaroff, and the other Durmstrang students were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"straggling along behind them. Ron watched Krum excitedly, but Krum did not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"look around as he reached the front doors a little ahead of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Hermione, Ron, and Harry and proceeded through them.  When they entered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the candlelit Great Hall it was almost full. The Goblet of Fire","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"had been moved; it was now standing in front of Dumbledore's empty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"chair at the teachers' table. Fred and George - clean-shaven again -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"seemed to have taken their disappointment fairly well.  `Hope it's Angelina,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"said Fred as Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat down.  `So do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"I!` said Hermione breathlessly. `Well, we'll soon know!`  The Halloween feast","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"seemed to take much longer than usual. Perhaps because it was their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"second feast in two days, Harry didn't seem to fancy the extravagantly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"prepared food as much as he would have normally. Like everyone else","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"in the Hall, judging by the constantly craning necks, the impatient expressions","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"on every face, the fidgeting, and the standing up to see whether","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Dumbledore had finished eating yet, Harry simply wanted the plates to clear,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"and to hear who had been selected as champions.  At long","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"last, the golden plates returned to their original spotless state; there was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"a sharp upswing in the level of noise within the Hall, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"died away almost instantly as Dumbledore got to his feet. On either","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"side of him, Professor Karkaroff and Madame Maxime looked as tense and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"expectant as anyone. Ludo Bagman was beaming and winking at various students.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Mr. Crouch, however, looked quite uninterested, almost bored.  `Well, the goblet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"is almost ready to make its decision,` said Dumbledore. `I estimate that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"it requires one more minute. Now, when the champions' names are called,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"I would ask them please to come up to the top of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the Hall, walk along the staff table, and go through into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"next chamber` - he indicated the door behind the staff table -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"`where they will be receiving their first instructions.`  He took out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"his wand and gave a great sweeping wave with it; at once,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"all the candles except those inside the carved pumpkins were extinguished, plunging","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"them into a state of semidarkness. The Goblet of Fire now shone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"more brightly than anything in the whole Hall, the sparkling bright, bluey-whiteness","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"of the flames almost painful on the eyes.  Everyone watched, waiting. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
". . A few people kept checking their watches. . . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"`Any second,` Lee Jordan whispered, two seats away from Harry.  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"flames inside the goblet turned suddenly red again. Sparks began to fly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"from it.  Next moment, a tongue of flame shot into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"air, a charred piece of parchment fluttered out of it - the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"whole room gasped.  Dumbledore caught the piece of parchment and held","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"it at arm's length, so that he could read it by the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"light of the flames, which had turned back to blue-white.  `The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"champion for Durmstrang,` he read, in a strong, clear voice, `will be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Viktor Krum.`  `No surprises there!` yelled Ron as a storm of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"applause and cheering swept the Hall.  Harry saw Viktor Krum rise","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"from the Slytherin table and slouch up toward Dumbledore; he turned right,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"walked along the staff table, and disappeared through the door into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"next chamber.  `Bravo, Viktor!` boomed Karkaroff, so loudly that everyone could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"hear him, even over all the applause. `Knew you had it in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"you!`  The clapping and chatting died down. Now everyone's attention was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"focused again on the goblet, which, seconds later, turned red once more.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"A second piece of parchment shot out of it, propelled by the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"flames.  `The champion for Beauxbatons,` said Dumbledore, `is Fleur Delacour!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"`It's her, Ron!` Harry shouted as the girl who so resembled a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"veela got gracefully to her feet, shook back her sheet of silvery","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"blonde hair, and swept up between the Ravenclaw and Hufflepuff tables. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"`Oh look, they're all disappointed,` Hermione said over the noise, nodding toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the remainder of the Beauxbatons party. `Disappointed` was a bit of an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"understatement, Harry thought. Two of the girls who had not been selected","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"had dissolved into tears and were sobbing with their heads on their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"arms.  When Fleur Delacour too had vanished into the side chamber,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"silence fell again, but this time it was a silence so stiff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"with excitement you could almost taste it. The Hogwarts champion next... ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"And the Goblet of Fire turned red once more; sparks showered out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"of it; the tongue of flame shot high into the air, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"from its tip Dumbledore pulled the third piece of parchment.  `The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Hogwarts champion,` he called, `is Cedric Diggory!`  `No! ` said Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"loudly, but nobody heard him except Harry; the uproar from the next","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"table was too great. Every single Hufflepuff had jumped to his or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"her feet, screaming and stamping, as Cedric made his way past them,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"grinning broadly, and headed off toward the chamber behind the teachers' table.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Indeed, the applause for Cedric went on so long that it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"some time before Dumbledore could make himself heard again.  `Excellent!` Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"called happily as at last the tumult died down. `Well, we now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"have our three champions. I am sure I can count upon all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"of you, including the remaining students from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, to give","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"your champions every ounce of support you can muster. By cheering your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"champion on, you will contribute in a very real --`  But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Dumbledore suddenly stopped speaking, and it was apparent to everybody what had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"distracted him.  The fire in the goblet had just turned red","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"again. Sparks were flying out of it. A long flame shot suddenly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"into the air, and borne upon it was another piece of parchment.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
" Automatically, it seemed, Dumbledore reached out a long hand and seized","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the parchment. He held it out and stared at the name written","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"upon it. There was a long pause, during which Dumbledore stared at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"the slip in his hands, and everyone in the room stared at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"Dumbledore. And then Dumbledore cleared his throat and read out - `Harry Potter.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-16"
"   Harry sat there, aware that every head in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Great Hall had turned to look at him. He was stunned. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"felt numb. He was surely dreaming. He had not heard correctly. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"There was no applause. A buzzing, as though of angry bees, was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"starting to fill the Hall; some students were standing up to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"a better look at Harry as he sat, frozen, in his seat.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
" Up at the top table, Professor McGonagall had got to her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"feet and swept past Ludo Bagman and Professor Karkaroff to whisper urgently","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"to Professor Dumbledore, who bent his ear toward her, frowning slightly. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Harry turned to Ron and Hermione; beyond them, he saw the long","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Gryffindor table all watching him, openmouthed.  `I didn't put my name","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"in,` Harry said blankly. `You know I didn't.`  Both of them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"stared just as blankly back.  At the top table, Professor Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"had straightened up, nodding to Professor McGonagall.  `Harry Potter!` he called","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"again. `Harry! Up here, if you please!`  `Go on,` Hermione whispered,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"giving Harry a slight push.  Harry got to his feet, trod","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"on the hem of his robes, and stumbled slightly. He set off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"up the gap between the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff tables. It felt like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"an immensely long walk; the top table didn't seem to be getting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"any nearer at all, and he could feel hundreds and hundreds of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"eyes upon him, as though each were a searchlight. The buzzing grew","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"louder and louder. After what seemed like an hour, he was right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"in front of Dumbledore, feeling the stares of all the teachers upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"him.  `Well.. . through the door, Harry,` said Dumbledore. He wasn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"smiling.  Harry moved off along the teachers' table. Hagrid was seated","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"right at  the end. He did not wink at Harry, or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"wave, or give any of his usual signs of greeting.  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"looked completely astonished and stared at Harry as he passed like everyone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"else.  Harry went through the door out of the Great Hall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"and found himself in a smaller room, lined with paintings of witches","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"and wizards. A handsome fire was roaring in the fireplace opposite him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
" The faces in the portraits turned to look at him as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"he entered. He saw a wizened witch flit out of the frame","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"of her picture and into the one next to it, which contained","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"a wizard with a walrus mustache. The wizened witch started whispering in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"his ear.  Viktor Krum, Cedric Diggory, and Fleur Delacour were grouped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"around the fire. They looked strangely impressive, silhouetted against the flames. Krum,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"hunched-up and brooding, was leaning against the mantelpiece, slightly apart from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"other two. Cedric was standing with his hands behind his back, staring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"into the fire. Fleur Delacour looked around when Harry walked in and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"threw back her sheet of long, silvery hair.  `What is it?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"she said. `Do zey want us back in ze Hall?`  She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"thought he had come to deliver a message. Harry didn't know how","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"to explain what had just happened. He just stood there, looking at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"the three champions. It struck him how very tall all of them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"were.  There was a sound of scurrying feet behind him, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Ludo Bagman entered the room. He took Harry by the arm and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"led him forward.  `Extraordinary!` he muttered, squeezing Harry's arm. `Absolutely extraordinary!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
" Gentlemen. . . lady,` he added, approaching the fireside and addressing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"the other three.  `May I introduce - incredible though it may","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"seem - the fourth Triwizard champion?`  Viktor Krum straightened up. His","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"surly face darkened as he surveyed Harry. Cedric looked nonplussed. He looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"from Bagman to Harry and back again as though sure he must","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"have misheard what Bagman had said. Fleur Delacour, however, tossed her hair,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"smiling, and said, `Oh, vairy funny joke, Meester Bagman.`  `Joke?` Bagman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"repeated, bewildered. `No, no, not at all! Harry's name just came out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"of the Goblet of Fire!`  Krum's thick eyebrows contracted slightly. Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"was still looking politely bewildered.  Fleur frowned.  `But evidently zair","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"'as been a mistake,` she said contemptuously to Bagman. `E cannot compete.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"'E is too young.`  `Well. . . it is amazing,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Bagman, rubbing his smooth chin and smiling down at Harry. `But, as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"you know, the age restriction was only imposed this year as an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"extra safety measure. And as his name's come out of the goblet..","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
". I mean, I don't think there can be any ducking out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"at this stage. . . . It's down in the rules, you're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"obliged. . .  Harry will just have to do the best","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"he --`  The door behind them opened again, and a large","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"group of people came in: Professor Dumbledore, followed closely by Mr. Crouch,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Professor Karkaroff, Madame Maxime, Professor McGonagall, and Professor Snape. Harry heard the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"buzzing of the hundreds of students on the other side of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"wall, before Professor McGonagall closed the door.  `Madame Maxime!` said Fleur","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"at once, striding over to her headmistress. `Zey are saying zat zis","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"little boy is to compete also!`  Somewhere under Harry's numb disbelief","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"he felt a ripple of anger. Little boy?  Madame Maxime had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"drawn herself up to her full, and considerable, height. The top of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"her handsome head brushed the candle-filled chandelier, and her gigantic black-satin bosom","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"swelled.  `What is ze meaning of zis, Dumbly-dorr?` she said imperiously.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"`I'd rather like to know that myself, Dumbledore,` said Professor Karkaroff. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"was wearing a steely smile, and his blue eyes were like chips","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"of ice. `Two Hogwarts champions? I don't remember anyone telling me the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"host school is allowed two champions - or have I not read","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"the rules carefully enough?`  He gave a short and nasty laugh.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
" `C'est impossible,` said Madame Maxime, whose enormous hand with its many","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"superb opals was resting upon Fleur's shoulder. `Ogwarts cannot 'ave two champions.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"It is most injust.`  `We were under the impression that your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Age Line would keep out younger contestants, Dumbledore,` said Karkaroff, his steely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"smile still in place, though his eyes were colder than ever. `Otherwise,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"we would, of course, have brought along a wider selection of candidates","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"from our own schools.`  `It's no one's fault but Potter's, Karkaroff,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"said Snape softly. His black eyes were alight with malice. `Don't go","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"blaming Dumbledore for Potter's determination to break rules. He has been crossing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"lines ever since he arrived here -`  `Thank you, Severus,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Dumbledore firmly, and Snape went quiet, though his eyes still glinted malevolently","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"through his curtain of greasy black hair.  Professor Dumbledore was now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"looking down at Harry, who looked right back at him, trying to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"discern the expression of the eyes behind the half-moon spectacles.  `Did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"you put your name into the Goblet of Fire, Harry?` he asked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"calmly.  `No,` said Harry. He was very aware of everybody watching","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"him closely. Snape made a soft noise of impatient disbelief in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"shadows.  `Did you ask an older student to put it into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"the Goblet of Fire for you?` said Professor Dumbledore, ignoring Snape. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"`No,` said Harry vehemently.  `Ah, but of course 'e is lying!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"cried Madame Maxime. Snape was now shaking his head, his lip curling.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
" `He could not have crossed the Age Line,` said Professor McGonagall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"sharply. `I am sure we are all agreed on that -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"`Dumbly-dorr must 'ave made a mistake wiz ze line,` said Madame Maxime,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"shrugging.  `It is possible, of course,` said Dumbledore politely.  `Dumbledore,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"you know perfectly well you did not make a mistake!` said Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"McGonagall angrily. `Really, what nonsense! Harry could not have crossed the line","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"himself, and as Professor Dumbledore believes that he did not persuade an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"older student to do it for him, I'm sure that should be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"good enough for everybody else!`  She shot a very angry look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"at Professor Snape.  `Mr. Crouch.. . Mr. Bagman,` said Karkaroff, his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"voice unctuous once more, `you are our -er - objective judges. Surely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"you will agree that this is most irregular?`  Bagman wiped his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"round, boyish face with his handkerchief and looked at Mr. Crouch, who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"was standing outside the circle of the firelight, his face half hidden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"in shadow. He looked slightly eerie, the half darkness making him look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"much older, giving him an almost skull-like appearance. When he spoke, however,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"it was in his usual curt voice.  `We must follow the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"rules, and the rules state clearly that those people whose names come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"out of the Goblet of Fire are bound to compete in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"tournament.`  `Well, Barty knows the rule book back to front,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Bagman, beaming and turning back to Karkaroff and Madame Maxime, as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"the matter was now closed.  `I insist upon resubmitting the names","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"of the rest of my students,` said Karkaroff. He had dropped his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"unctuous tone and his smile now. His face wore a very ugly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"look indeed.  `You will set up the Goblet of Fire once","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"more, and we will continue adding names until each school has two","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"champions. It's only fair, Dumbledore.`  `But Karkaroff, it doesn't work like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"that,` said Bagman. `The Goblet of Fire's just gone out - it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"won't reignite until the start of the next tournament -`  `-","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"in which Durmstrang will most certainly not be competing!` exploded Karkaroff. `After","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"all our meetings and negotiations and compromises, I little expected something of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"this nature to occur! I have half a mind to leave now!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
" `Empty threat, Karkaroff,` growled a voice from near the door. `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"can't leave your champion now. He's got to compete. They've all got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"to compete. Binding magical contract, like Dumbledore said. Convenient, eh?`  Moody","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"had just entered the room. He limped toward the fire, and with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"every right step he took, there was a loud clunk.  `Convenient?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"said Karkaroff. `I'm afraid I don't understand you, Moody.`  Harry could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"tell he was trying to sound disdainful, as though what Moody was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"saying was barely worth his notice, but his hands gave him away;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"they had balled themselves into fists.  `Don't you?` said Moody quietly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"`It's very simple, Karkaroff. Someone put Potter's name in that goblet knowing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"he'd have to compete if it came out.`  `Evidently, someone 'oo","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"wished to give 'Ogwarts two bites at ze apple!` said Madame Maxime.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
" `I quite agree, Madame Maxime,` said Karkaroff, bowing to her. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"shall be lodging complaints with the Ministry of Magic and the International","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Confederation of Wizards -`  `If anyone's got reason to complain, it's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Potter,` growled Moody, `but. . . funny thing.  . . I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"don't hear him saying a word. . .  `Why should 'e","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"complain?` burst out Fleur Delacour, stamping her foot. `E 'as ze chance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
" to compete, 'asn't 'e? We 'ave all been 'oping to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"chosen for weeks and weeks! Ze honor for our schools! A thousand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Galleons in prize money - zis is a chance many would die","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"for!`  `Maybe someone's hoping Potter is going to die for it,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"said Moody, with the merest trace of a growl.  An extremely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"tense silence followed these words. Ludo Bagman, who was looking very anxious","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"indeed, bounced nervously up and down on his feet and said, `Moody,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"old man. . .  what a thing to say!`  `We","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"all know Professor Moody considers the morning wasted if he hasn't discovered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"six plots to murder him before lunchtime,` said Karkaroff loudly. `Apparently he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"is now teaching his students to fear assassination too. An odd quality","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"in a Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, Dumbledore, but no doubt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"you had your reasons.  `Imagining things, am I?` growled Moody. `Seeing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"things, eh? It was a skilled witch or wizard who put the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"boy's name in that goblet. . .  `Ah, what evidence is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"zere of zat?` said Madame Maxime, throwing up her huge hands. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"`Because they hoodwinked a very powerful magical object!` said Moody. `It would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"have needed an exceptionally strong Confundus Charm to bamboozle that goblet into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"forgetting that only three schools compete in the tournament.. . . I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"guessing they submitted Potter's name under a fourth school, to make sure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"he was the only one in his category.. .  .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"`You seem to have given this a great deal of thought, Moody,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"said Karkaroff coldly, `and a very ingenious theory it is - though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"of course, I heard you recently got it into your head that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"one of your birthday presents contained a cunningly disguised basilisk egg, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"smashed it to pieces before realizing it was a carriage clock. So","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"you'll understand if we don't take you entirely seriously. . . .`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
" `There are those who'll turn innocent occasions to their advantage,` Moody","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"retorted in a menacing voice. `It's my job to think the way","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Dark wizards do, Karkaroff - as you ought to remember...  `Alastor!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"said Dumbledore warningly. Harry wondered for a moment whom he was speaking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"to, but then realized `Mad-Eye` could hardly be Moody's real first name.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Moody fell silent, though still surveying Karkaroff with satisfaction - Karkaroff's face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"was burning.  `How this situation arose, we do not know,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Dumbledore, speaking to everyone gathered in the room. `It seems to me,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"however, that we have no choice but to accept it.  Both","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Cedric and Harry have been chosen to compete in the Tournament. This,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"therefore, they will do. . .  `Ah, but Dumbly-dorr -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"`My dear Madame Maxime, if you have an alternative, I would be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"delighted to hear it.`  Dumbledore waited, but Madame Maxime did not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"speak, she merely glared. She wasn't the only one either. Snape looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"furious; Karkaroff livid; Bagman, however, looked rather excited.  `Well, shall we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"crack on, then?` he said, rubbing his hands together and smiling around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"the room. `Got to give our champions their instructions, haven't we? Barty,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"want to do the honors?`  Mr. Crouch seemed to come out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"of a deep reverie.  `Yes,` he said, `instructions. Yes . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
". the first task . . .`  He moved forward into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"the firelight. Close up, Harry thought he looked ill. There were dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"shadows beneath his eyes and a thin, papery look about his wrinkled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"skin that had not been there at the Quidditch World Cup. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"`The first task is designed to test your daring,` he told Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Cedric, Fleur, and Viktor, `so we are not going to be telling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"you what it is. Courage in the face of the unknown is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"an important quality in a wizard. . . very important.  `The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"first task will take place on November the twenty-fourth, in front of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"the other students and the panel of judges.  `The champions are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"not permitted to ask for or accept help of any kind from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"their teachers to complete the tasks in the tournament. The champions will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"face the first challenge armed only with their wands. They will receive","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"information about the second task when the first is over. Owing to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"the demanding and time-consuming nature of the tournament, the champions are exempted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"from end-of-year tests.`  Mr. Crouch turned to look at Dumbledore. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"`I think that's all, is it, Albus?`  `I think so,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Dumbledore, who was looking at Mr. Crouch with mild concern. `Are you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"sure you wouldn't like to stay at Hogwarts tonight, Barty?`  `No,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Dumbledore, I must get back to the Ministry,` said Mr. Crouch. `It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"is a very busy, very difficult time at the moment.... I've left","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"young Weatherby in charge.. . . Very enthusiastic. . . a little","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"overenthusiastic, if truth be told. . .  `You'll come and have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"a drink before you go, at least?` said Dumbledore.  `Come on,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Barry, I'm staying!` said Bagman brightly. `It's all happening at Hogwarts now,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"you know, much more exciting here than at the office!`  `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"think not, Ludo,` said Crouch with a touch of his old impatience.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
" `Professor Karkaroff - Madame Maxime - a nightcap?` said Dumbledore. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"But Madame Maxime had already put her arm around Fleur's shoulders and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"was leading her swiftly out of the room. Harry could hear them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"both talking very fast in French as they went off into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Great Hall. Karkaroff beckoned to Krum, and they, too, exited, though in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"silence.  `Harry, Cedric, I suggest you go up to bed,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Dumbledore, smiling at both of them. `I am sure Gryffindor and Hufflepuff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"are waiting to celebrate with you, and it would be a shame","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"to deprive them of this excellent excuse to make a great deal","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"of mess and noise.`  Harry glanced at Cedric, who nodded, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"they left together.  The Great Hall was deserted now; the candles","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"had burned low, giving the jagged smiles of the pumpkins an eerie,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"flickering quality.  `So,` said Cedric, with a slight smile. `We're playing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"against each other again!`  `I s'pose,` said Harry. He really couldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"think of anything to say. The inside of his head seemed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"be in complete disarray, as though his brain had been ransacked. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"`So. . . tell me. . .` said Cedric as they reached","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"the entrance hall, which was now lit only by torches in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"absence of the Goblet of Fire. `How did you get your name","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"in?`  `I didn't,` said Harry, staring up at him. `I didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"put it in. I was telling the truth.`  `Ah. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"okay,` said Cedric. Harry could tell Cedric didn't believe him. `Well .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
". .  see you, then.`  Instead of going up the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"marble staircase, Cedric headed for a door to its right. Harry stood","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"listening to him going down the stone steps beyond it, then, slowly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"he started to climb the marble ones.  Was anyone except Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"and Hermione going to believe him, or would they all think he'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"put himself in for the tournament? Yet how could anyone think that,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"when he was facing competitors who'd had three years' more magical education","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"than he had - when he was now facing tasks that not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"only sounded very dangerous, but which were to be performed in front","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"of hundreds of people? Yes, he'd thought about it. . . he'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"fantasized about it..  . but it had been a joke, really,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"an idle sort of dream. . . he'd never really, seriously considered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"entering. .  But someone else had considered it. . . someone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"else had wanted him in the tournament, and had made sure he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"was entered. Why? To give him a treat? He didn't think so,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"somehow...  To see him make a fool of himself? Well, they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"were likely to get their wish. .  But to get him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"killed?  Was Moody just being his usual paranoid self? Couldn't someone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"have put Harry's name in the goblet as a trick, a practical","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"joke? Did anyone really want him dead?  Harry was able to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"answer that at once. Yes, someone wanted him dead, someone had wanted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"him dead ever since he had been a year old. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Lord Voldemort. But how could Voldemort have ensured that Harry's name got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"into the Goblet of Fire? Voldemort was supposed to be far away,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"in some distant country, in hiding, alone. . . feeble and powerless....","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
" Yet in that dream he had had, just before he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"awoken with his scar hurting, Voldemort had not been alone. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"he had been talking to Wormtail.. . plotting Harry's murder.  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"got a shock to find himself facing the Fat Lady already. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"had barely noticed where his feet were carrying him. It was also","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"a surprise to see that she was not alone in her frame.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"The wizened witch who had flitted into her neighbor's painting when he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"had joined the champions downstairs was now sitting smugly beside the Fat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Lady. She must have dashed through every picture lining seven staircases to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"reach here before him. Both she and the Fat Lady were looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"down at him with the keenest interest.  `Well, well, well,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"the Fat Lady, `Violet's just told me everything. Who's just been chosen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"as school champion, then?`  `Balderdash,` said Harry dully.  `It most","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"certainly isn't!` said the pale witch indignantly.  `No, no, Vi, it's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"the password,` said the Fat Lady soothingly, and she swung forward on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"her hinges to let Harry into the common room.  The blast","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"of noise that met Harry's ears when the portrait opened almost knocked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"him backward. Next thing he knew, he was being wrenched inside the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"common room by about a dozen pairs of hands, and was facing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"the whole of Gryffindor House, all of whom were screaming, applauding, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"whistling.  `You should've told us you'd entered!` bellowed Fred; he looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"half annoyed, half deeply impressed.  `How did you do it without","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"getting a beard? Brilliant!` roared George.  `I didn't,` Harry said. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"don't know how -`  But Angelina had now swooped down upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"him; `Oh if it couldn't be me, at least it's a Gryffindor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"-`  `You'll be able to pay back Diggory for that last","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Quidditch match, Harry!` shrieked Katie Bell, another of the Gryffindor Chasers. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"`We've got food, Harry, come and have some -`  `I'm not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"hungry, I had enough at the feast -`  But nobody wanted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"to hear that he wasn't hungry; nobody wanted to hear that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"hadn't put his name in the goblet; not one single person seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"to have noticed that he wasn't at all in the mood to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"celebrate. . . . Lee Jordan had unearthed a Gryffindor banner from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"somewhere, and he insisted on draping it around Harry like a cloak.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Harry couldn't get away; whenever he tried to sidle over to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"staircase up to the dormitories, the crowd around him closed ranks, forcing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"another butterbeer on him, stuffing crisps and peanuts into his hands. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
". . Everyone wanted to know how he had done it, how","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"he had tricked Dumbledore's Age Line and managed to get his name","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"into the goblet....  `I didn't,` he said, over and over again,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"`I don't know how it happened.`  But for all the notice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"anyone took, he might just as well not have answered at all.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
" `I'm tired!` he bellowed finally, after nearly half an hour. `No,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"seriously, George -I'm going to bed -`  He wanted more than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"anything to find Ron and Hermione, to find a bit of sanity,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"but neither of them seemed to be in the common room. Insisting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"that he needed to sleep, and almost flattening the little Creevey brothers","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"as they attempted to waylay him at the foot of the stairs,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Harry managed to shake everyone off and climb up to the dormitory","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"as fast as he could.  To his great relief, he found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Ron was lying on his bed in the otherwise empty dormitory, still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"fully dressed. He looked up when Harry slammed the door behind him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
" `Where've you been?` Harry said.  `Oh hello,` said Ron. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"He was grinning, but it was a very odd, strained sort of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"grin. Harry suddenly became aware that he was still wearing the scarlet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Gryffindor banner that Lee had tied around him. He hastened to take","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"it off, but it was knotted very tightly. Ron lay on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"bed without moving, watching Harry struggle to remove it.  `So,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"said, when Harry had finally removed the banner and thrown it into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"a corner.  `Congratulations.`  `What d'you mean, congratulations?` said Harry, staring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"at Ron. There was definitely something wrong with the way Ron was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"smiling: It was more like a grimace.  `Well. . . no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"one else got across the Age Line,` said Ron. `Not even Fred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"and George.  What did you use - the Invisibility Cloak?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"`The Invisibility Cloak wouldn't have got me over that line,` said Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"slowly.  `Oh right,` said Ron. `I thought you might've told me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"if it was the cloak. . . because it would've covered both","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"of us, wouldn't it? But you found another way, did you?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"`Listen,` said Harry, `I didn't put my name in that goblet. Someone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"else must've done it.`  Ron raised his eyebrows.  `What would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"they do that for?`  `I dunno,` said Harry. He felt it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"would sound very melodramatic to say, `To kill me.`  Ron's eyebrows","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"rose so high that they were in danger of disappearing into his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"hair.  `It's okay, you know, you can tell me the truth,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"he said. `If you don't want everyone else to know, fine, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"I don't know why you're bothering to lie, you didn't get into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"trouble for it, did you? That friend of the Fat Lady's, that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Violet, she's already told us all Dumbledore's letting you enter. A thousand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"Galleons prize money, eh? And you don't have to do end-of-year tests","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"either. . .`  `I didn't put my name in that goblet!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"said Harry, starting to feel angry.  `Yeah, okay,` said Ron, in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"exactly the same sceptical tone as Cedric. `Only you said this morning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"you'd have done it last night, and no one would've seen you..","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
". . I'm not stupid, you know.`  `You're doing a really","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"good impression of it,` Harry snapped.  `Yeah?` said Ron, and there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"was no trace of a grin, forced or otherwise, on his face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"now.  `You want to get to bed, Harry. I expect you'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"need to be up early tomorrow for a photo-call or something.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"He wrenched the hangings shut around his four-poster, leaving Harry standing there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"by the door, staring at the dark red velvet curtains, now hiding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"one of the few people he had been sure would believe him. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-17"
"   When Harry woke up on Sunday morning, it took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"him a moment to remember why he felt so miserable and worried.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Then the memory of the previous night rolled over him. He sat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"up and ripped back the curtains of his own four-poster, intending to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"talk to Ron, to force Ron to believe him - only to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"find that Ron's bed was empty; he had obviously gone down to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"breakfast.  Harry dressed and went down the spiral staircase into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"common room.  The moment he appeared, the people who had already","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"finished breakfast broke into applause again. The prospect of going down into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the Great Hall and facing the rest of the Gryffindors, all treating","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"him like some sort of hero, was not inviting; it was that,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"however, or stay here and allow himself to be cornered by the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Creevey brothers, who were both beckoning frantically to him to join them.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"He walked resolutely over to the portrait hole, pushed it open, climbed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"out of it, and found himself face-to-face with Hermione.  `Hello,` she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"said, holding up a stack of toast, which she was carrying in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"a napkin. `I brought you this. . . . Want to go","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"for a walk?`  `Good idea,` said Harry gratefully.  They went","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"downstairs, crossed the entrance hall quickly without looking in at the Great","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Hall, and were soon striding across the lawn toward the lake, where","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the Durmstrang ship was moored, reflected blackly in the water. It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"a chilly morning, and they kept moving, munching their toast, as Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"told Hermione exactly what had happened after he had left the Gryffindor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"table the night before. To his immense relief, Hermione accepted his story","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"without question.  `Well, of course I knew you hadn't entered yourself,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"she said when he'd finished telling her about the scene in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"chamber off the Hall. `The look on your face when Dumbledore read","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"out your name! But the question is, who did put it in?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Because Moody's right, Harry... I don't think any student could have done","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"it. . . they'd never be able to fool the Goblet, or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"get over Dumbledore's -`  `Have you seen Ron?` Harry interrupted. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Hermione hesitated.  `Erm. . . yes. . . he was at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"breakfast,` she said.  `Does he still think I entered myself?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`Well. . . no, I don't think so . . . not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"really,` said Hermione awkwardly.  `What's that supposed to mean, 'not really'?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
" `Oh Harry, isn't it obvious?` Hermione said despairingly. `He's jealous!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`Jealous?` Harry said incredulously. `Jealous of what? He wants to make a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"prat of himself in front of the whole school, does he?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`Look,` said Hermione patiently, `it's always you who gets all the attention,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"you know it is. I know it's not your fault,` she added","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"quickly, seeing Harry open his mouth furiously. `I know you don't ask","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"for it.. . but - well - you know, Ron's got all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"those brothers to compete against at home, and you're his best friend,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"and you're really famous - he's always shunted to one side whenever","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"people see you, and he puts up with it, and he never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"mentions it, but I suppose this is just one time too many.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
". .  `Great,` said Harry bitterly. `Really great. Tell him from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"me I'll swap any time he wants. Tell him from me he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"welcome to it.... People gawping at my forehead everywhere I go. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
".`  `I'm not teiling him anything,` Hermione said shortly. `Tell him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"yourself. It's the only way to sort this out.`  `I'm not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"running around after him trying to make him grow up!` Harry said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"so loudly  that several owls in a nearby tree took flight","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"in alarm. `Maybe he'll believe I'm not enjoying myself once I've got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"my neck broken or -`  `That's not funny,` said Hermione quietly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`That's not funny at all.` She looked extremely anxious. `Harry, I've been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"thinking - you know what we've got to do, don't you? Straight","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"away, the moment we get back to the castle?`  `Yeah, give","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Ron a good kick up the -`  `Write to Sirius. You've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"got to tell him what's happened. He asked you to keep him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"posted on everything that's going on at Hogwarts. . . . It's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"almost as if he expected something like this to happen. I brought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"some parchment and a quill out with me -`  `Come off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"it,` said Harry, looking around to check that they couldn't be overheard,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"but the grounds were quite deserted. `He came back to the country","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"just because my scar twinged. He'll probably come bursting right into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"castle if I tell him someone's entered me in the Triwizard Tournament","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"-`  `He'd want you to tell him,` said Hermione sternly. `He's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"going to find out anyway.`  `How?`  `Harry, this isn't going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"to be kept quiet,` said Hermione, very seriously. `This tournament's famous, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"you're famous. I'll be really surprised if there isn't anything in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Daily Prophet about you competing. . . . You're already in half","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the books about You-Know-Who, you know.. . and Sirius would rather hear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"it from you, I know he would.`  `Okay, okay, I'll write","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"to him,` said Harry, throwing his last piece of toast into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"lake. They both stood and watched it floating there for a moment,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"before a large tentacle rose out of the water and scooped it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"beneath the surface. Then they returned to the castle.  `Whose owl","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"am I going to use?` Harry said as they climbed the stairs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`He told me not to use Hedwig again.`  `Ask Ron if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"you can borrow -`  `I'm not asking Ron for anything,` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"said flatly.  `Well, borrow one of the school owls, then, anyone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"can use them,` said Hermione.  They went up to the Owlery.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Hermione gave Harry a piece of parchment, a quill, and a bottle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"of ink, then strolled around the long lines of perches, looking at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"all the different owls, while Harry sat down against a wall and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"wrote his letter.  Dear Sirius, You told me to keep you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"posted on what's happening at Hogwarts, so here goes - I don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"know if you've heard, but the Triwizard Tournament's happening this year and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"on Saturday night I got picked as a fourth champion. I don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"who put my name in the Goblet of Fire, because I didn't.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"The other Hogwarts champion is Cedric Diggory, from Hufflepuff He paused at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"this point, thinking. He had an urge to say something about the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"large weight of anxiety that seemed to have settled inside his chest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"since last night, but he couldn't think how to translate this into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"words, so he simply dipped his quill back into the ink bottle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"and wrote, Hope you're okay, and Buckbeak - Harry `Finished,` he told","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Hermione, getting to his feet and brushing straw off his robes. At","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"this, Hedwig fluttered down onto his shoulder and held out her leg.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
" `I can't use you,` Harry told her, looking around for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"school owls.  `I've got to use one of these.`  Hedwig","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"gave a very loud hoot and took off so suddenly that her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"talons cut into his shoulder. She kept her back to Harry all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the time he was tying his letter to the leg of a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"large barn owl. When the barn owl had flown off, Harry reached","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"out to stroke Hedwig, but she clicked her beak furiously and soared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"up into the rafters out of reach.  `First Ron, then you,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Harry said angrily. `This isn't my fault.`  If Harry had thought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"that matters would improve once everyone got used to the idea of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"him being champion, the following day showed him how mistaken he was.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"He could no longer avoid the rest of the school once he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"was back at lessons - and it was clear that the rest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"of the school, just like the Gryffindors, thought Harry had entered himself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"for the  tournament. Unlike the Gryffindors, however, they did not seem","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"impressed.  The Hufflepuffs, who were usually on excellent terms with the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Gryffindors, had turned remarkably cold toward the whole lot of them. One","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Herbology lesson was enough to demonstrate this. It was plain that the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Hufflepuffs felt that Harry had stolen their champion's glory; a feeling exacerbated,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"perhaps, by the fact that Hufflepuff House very rarely got any glory,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"and that Cedric was one of the few who had ever given","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"them any, having beaten Gryffindor once at Quidditch. Ernie Macmillan and Justin","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"FinchFletchley, with whom Harry normally got on very well, did not talk","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"to him even though they were repotting Bouncing Bulbs at the same","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"tray - though they did laugh rather unpleasantly when one of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Bouncing Bulbs wriggled free from Harry's grip and smacked him hard in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the face. Ron wasn't talking to Harry either. Hermione sat between them,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"making very forced conversation, but though both answered her normally, they avoided","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"making eye contact with each other. Harry thought even Professor Sprout seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"distant with him -but then, she was Head of Hufflepuff House. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"He would have been looking forward to seeing Hagrid under normal circumstances,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"but Care of Magical Creatures meant seeing the Slytherins too - the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"first time he would come face-to-face with them since becoming champion. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Predictably, Malfoy arrived at Hagrid's cabin with his familiar sneer firmly in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"place.  `Ah, look, boys, it's the champion,` he said to Crabbe","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"and Goyle the moment he got within earshot of Harry. `Got your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"autograph books? Better get a signature now, because I doubt he's going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"to be around much longer. . . . Half the Triwizard champions","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"have died..  . how long d'you reckon you're going to last,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Potter? Ten minutes into the first task's my bet.`  Crabbe and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Goyle guffawed sycophantically, but Malfoy had to stop there, because Hagrid emerged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"from the back of his cabin balancing a teetering tower of crates,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"each containing a very large Blast-Ended Skrewt. To the class's horror, Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"proceeded to explain that the reason the skrewts had been killing one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"another was an excess of pent-up energy, and that the solution would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"be for each student to fix a leash on a skrewt and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"take it for a short walk. The only good thing about this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"plan was that it distracted Malfoy completely.  `Take this thing for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"a walk?` he repeated in disgust, staring into one of the boxes.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
" `And where exactly are we supposed to fix the leash? Around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the sting, the blasting end, or the sucker?`  `Roun' the middle,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"said Hagrid, demonstrating. `Er - yeh might want ter put on yer","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"dragon-hide gloves, jus' as an extra precaution, like. Harry - you come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"here an' help me with this big one....  Hagrid's real intention,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"however, was totalk to Harry away from the rest of the class.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"He waited until everyone else had set off with their skrewts, then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"turned to Harry and said, very seriously, `So - yer competin', Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"In the tournament. School champion.`  `One of the champions,` Harry corrected","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"him.  Hagrid's beetle-black eyes looked very anxious under his wild eyebrows.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
" `No idea who put yeh in fer it, Harry?`  `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"believe I didn't do it, then?` said Harry, concealing with difficulty the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"rush of gratitude he felt at Hagrid's words.  `Course I do,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Hagrid grunted. `Yeh say it wasn' you, an' I believe yeh -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"an' Dumbledore believes yer, an' all.`  `Wish I knew who did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"do it,` said Harry bitterly.  The pair of them looked out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"over the lawn; the class was widely scattered now, and all in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"great difficulty. The skrewts were now over three feet long, and extremely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"powerful. No longer shell-less and colorless, they had developed a kind of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"thick, grayish, shiny armor. They looked like a cross between giant scorpions","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"and elongated crabs - but still without recognizable heads or eyes. They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"had become immensely strong and very hard to control.  `Look like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"they're havin' fun, don' they?` Hagrid said happily. Harry assumed he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"talking about the skrewts, because his classmates certainly weren't; every now and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"then, with an alarming bang, one of the skrewts' ends would explode,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"causing it to shoot forward several yards, and more than one person","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"was being dragged along on their stomach, trying desperately to get back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"on their feet.  `Ah, I don' know, Harry,` Hagrid sighed suddenly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"looking back down at him with a worried expression on his face.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`School champion. . . everythin' seems ter happen ter you, doesn' it?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
" Harry didn't answer. Yes, everything did seem to happen to him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
". . that was more or less what Hermione had said as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"they had walked around the lake, and that was the reason, according","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"to her, that Ron was no longer talking to him.  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"next few days were some of Harry's worst at Hogwarts. The closest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"he had ever come to feeling like this had been during those","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"months, in his second year, when a large part of the school","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"had suspected him of attacking his fellow students. But Ron had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"on his side then. He thought he could have coped with the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"rest of the school's behavior if he could just have had Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"back as a friend, but he wasn't going to try and persuade","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Ron to talk to him if Ron didn't want to. Nevertheless, it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"was lonely with dislike pouring in on him from all sides. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"He could understand the Hufflepuffs' attitude, even if he didn't like it;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"they had their own champion to support. He expected nothing less than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"vicious insults from the Slytherins - he was highly unpopular there and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"always had been, because he had helped Gryffindor beat them so often,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"both at Quidditch and in the Inter-House Championship.  But he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"hoped the Ravenclaws might have found it in their hearts to support","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"him as much as Cedric. He was wrong, however. Most Ravenclaws seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"to think that he had been desperate to earn himself a bit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"more fame by tricking the goblet into accepting his name.  Then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"there was the fact that Cedric looked the part of a champion","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"so much more than he did. Exceptionally handsome, with his straight nose,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"dark hair, and gray eyes, it was hard to say who was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"receiving more admiration these days, Cedric or Viktor Krum. Harry actually saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the same sixth-year girls who had been so keen to get Krum's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"autograph begging Cedric to sign their school bags one lunchtime.  Meanwhile","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"there was no reply from Sirius, Hedwig was refusing to come anywhere","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"near him, Professor Trelawney was predicting his death with even more certainty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"than usual, and he did so badly at Summoning Charms in Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Flitwick's class that he was given extra homework - the only person","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"to get any, apart from Neville.  `It's really not that difficult,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Harry,` Hermione tried to reassure him as they left Flitwick's class -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"she had been making objects zoom across the room to her all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"lesson, as though she were some sort of weird magnet for board","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"dusters, wastepaper baskets, and lunascopes. `You just weren't concentrating properly -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`Wonder why that was,` said Harry darkly as Cedric Diggory walked past,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"surrounded by a large group of simpering girls, all of whom looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"at Harry as though he were a particularly large Blast-Ended Skrewt. `Still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"- never mind, eh? Double Potions to look forward to this afternoon.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
". .`  Double Potions was always a horrible experience, but these","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"days it was nothing short of torture. Being shut in a dungeon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"for an hour and a half with Snape and the Slytherins, all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"of whom seemed determined to punish Harry as much as possible for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"daring to become school champion, was about the most unpleasant thing Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"could imagine. He had already struggled through one Friday's worth, with Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"sitting next to him intoning `ignore them, ignore them, ignore them` under","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"her breath, and he couldn't see why today should be any better.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
" When he and Hermione arrived at Snape's dungeon after lunch, they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"found the Slytherins waiting outside, each and every one of them wearing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"a large badge on the front of his or her robes. For","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"one wild moment Harry thought they were S.P.E.W. badges - then he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"saw that they all bore the same message, in luminous red letters","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"that burnt brightly in the dimly lit underground passage:  SUPPORT CEDRIC","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"DIGGORY-- THE REAL HOGWARTS CHAMPION!  `Like them, Potter?` said Malfoy loudly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"as Harry approached. `And this isn't all they do - look!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"He pressed his badge into his chest, and the message upon it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"vanished, to be replaced by another one, which glowed green:  POTTER","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"STINKS!  The Slytherins howled with laughter. Each of them pressed their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"badges too, until the message POTTER STINKS was shining brightly all around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Harry. He felt the heat rise in his face and neck. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`Oh very funny,` Hermione said sarcastically to Pansy Parkinson and her gang","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"of Slytherin girls, who were laughing harder than anyone, `really witty.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Ron was standing against the wall with Dean and Seamus. He wasn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"laughing, but he wasn't sticking up for Harry either.  `Want one,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Granger?` said Malfoy, holding out a badge to Hermione. `I've got loads.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"But don't touch my hand, now. I've just washed it, you see;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"don't want a Mudblood sliming it up.`  Some of the anger","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Harry had been feeling for days and days seemed to burst through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"a dam in his chest. He had reached for his wand before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"he'd thought what he was doing. People all around them scrambled out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"of the way, backing down the corridor.  `Harry!` Hermione said warningly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
" `Go on, then, Potter,` Malfoy said quietly, drawing out his own","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"wand. `Moody's not here to look after you now - do it,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"if you've got the guts -`  For a split second, they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"looked into each other's eyes, then, at exactly the same time, both","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"acted.  `Funnunculus!` Harry yelled.  `Densaugeo!` screamed Malfoy.  Jets of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"light shot from both wands, hit each other in midair, and ricocheted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"off at angles -- Harry's hit Goyle in the face, and Malfoy's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"hit Hermione.  Goyle bellowed and put his hands to his nose,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"where great ugly boils were springing up -Hermione, whimpering in panic, was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"clutching her mouth.  `Hermione!`  Ron had hurried forward to see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"what was wrong with her; Harry turned and saw Ron dragging Hermione's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"hand away from her face. It wasn't a pretty sight.  Hermione's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"front teeth - already larger than average - were now growing at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"an alarming rate; she was looking more and more like a beaver","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"as her teeth elongated, past her bottom lip, toward her chin -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"panic-stricken, she felt them and let out a terrified cry.  `And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"what is all this noise about?` said a soft, deadly voice. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Snape had arrived. The Slytherins clamored to give their explanations; Snape pointed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"a long yellow finger at Malfoy and said, `Explain.`  `Potter attacked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"me, sir -`  `We attacked each other at the same time!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Harry shouted.  `- and he hit Goyle - look -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Snape examined Goyle, whose face now resembled something that would have been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"at home in a book on poisonous fungi.  `Hospital wing, Goyle,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Snape said calmly.  `Malfoy got Hermione!` Ron said. `Look!`  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"forced Hermione to show Snape her teeth - she was doing her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"best to hide them with her hands, though this was difficult as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"they had now grown down past her collar. Pansy Parkinson and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"other Slytherin girls were doubled up with silent giggles, pointing at Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"from behind Snape's back.  Snape looked coldly at Hermione, then said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`I see no difference.`.  Hermione let out a whimper; her eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"filled with tears, she turned on her heel and ran, ran all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the way up the corridor and out of sight.  It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"lucky, perhaps, that both Harry and Ron started shouting at Snape at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the same time; lucky their voices echoed so much in the stone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"corridor, for in the confused din, it was impossible for him to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"hear exactly what they were calling him. He got the gist, however.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
" `Let's see,` he said, in his silkiest voice. `Fifty points from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Gryffindor and a detention each for Potter and Weasley. Now get inside,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"or it'll be a week's worth of detentions.`  Harry's ears were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"ringing. The injustice of it made him want to curse Snape into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"a thousand slimy pieces. He passed Snape, walked with Ron to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"back of the dungeon, and slammed his bag down onto the table. Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"was shaking with anger too - for a moment, it felt as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"though everything was back to normal between them, but then Ron turned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"and sat down with Dean and Seamus instead, leaving Harry alone at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"his table. On the other side of the dungeon, Malfoy turned his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"back on Snape and pressed his badge, smirking. POTTER STINKS flashed once","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"more across the room.  Harry sat there staring at Snape as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the lesson began, picturing horrific things happening to him. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"If only he knew how to do the Cruciatus Curse. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"he'd have Snape flat on his back like that spider, jerking and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"twitching.  `Antidotes!` said Snape, looking around at them all, his cold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"black eyes glittering unpleasantly. `You should all have prepared your recipes now.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"I want you to brew them carefully, and then, we will be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"selecting someone on whom to test one. . .`  Snape's eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"met Harry's, and Harry knew what was coming. Snape was going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"poison him.  Harry imagined picking up his cauldron, and sprinting to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the front of the class, and bringing it down on Snape's greasy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"head - And then a knock on the dungeon door burst in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"on Harry's thoughts.  It was Colin Creevey; he edged into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"room, beaming at Harry, and walked up to Snape's desk at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"front of the room.  `Yes?` said Snape curtly.  `Please, sir,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"I'm supposed to take Harry Potter upstairs.` Snape stared down his hooked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"nose at Colin, whose smile faded from his eager face.  `Potter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"has another hour of Potions to complete,` said Snape coldly. `He will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"come upstairs when this class is finished.`  Colin went pink. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`Sir - sir, Mr. Bagman wants him,` he said nervously. `All the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"champions have got to go, I think they want to take photographs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
". .`  Harry would have given anything he owned to have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"stopped Colin saying those last few words. He chanced half a glance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"at Ron, but Ron was staring determinedly at the ceiling.  `Very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"well, very well,` Snape snapped. `Potter, leave your things here, I want","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"you back down here later to test your antidote.`  `Please, sir","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"- he's got to take his things with him,` squeaked Cohn. `All","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the champions...`  `Very well!` said Snape. `Potter - take your bag","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"and get out of my sight!`  Harry swung his bag over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"his shoulder, got up, and headed for the door. As he walked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"through the Slytherin desks, POTTER STINKS flashed at him from every direction.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
" `It's amazing, isn't it, Harry?` said Colin, starting to speak the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"moment Harry had closed the dungeon door behind him. `Isn't it, though?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"You being champion?`  `Yeah, really amazing,` said Harry heavily as they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"set off toward the steps into the entrance hall. `What do they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"want photos for, Colin?`  `The Daily Prophet, I think!`  `Great,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"said Harry dully. `Exactly what I need. More publicity.`  `Good luck!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"said Colin when they had reached the right room. Harry knocked on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the door and entered.  He was in a fairly small classroom;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"most of the desks had been pushed away to the back of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the room, leaving a large space in the middle; three of them,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"however, had been placed end-to-end in front of the blackboard and covered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"with a long length of velvet. Five chairs had been set behind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the velvet-covered desks, and Ludo Bagman was sitting in one of them,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"talking to a witch Harry had never seen before, who was wearing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"magenta robes.  Viktor Krum was standing moodily in a corner as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"usual and not talking to anybody. Cedric and Fheur were in conversation.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Fheur looked a good deal happier than Harry had seen her so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"far; she kept throwing back her head so that her long silvery","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"hair caught the light.  A paunchy man, holding a large black","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"camera that was smoking slightly, was watching Fleur out of the corner","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"of his eye.  Bagman suddenly spotted Harry, got up quickly, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"bounded forward.  `Ah, here he is! Champion number four! In you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"come, Harry, in you come.. . nothing to worry about, it's just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the wand weighing ceremony, the rest of the judges will be here","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"in a moment -`  `Wand weighing?` Harry repeated nervously.  `We","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"have to check that your wands are fully functional, no problems, you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"know, as they're your most important tools in the tasks ahead,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Bagman. `The expert's upstairs now with Dumbledore. And then there's going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"be a little photo shoot. This is Rita Skeeter,` he added, gesturing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"toward the witch in magenta robes. `She's doing a small piece on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the tournament for the Daily Prophet. .. .`  `Maybe not that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"small, Ludo,` said Rita Skeeter, her eyes on Harry.  Her hair","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"was set in elaborate and curiously rigid curls that contrasted oddly with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"her heavy-jawed face. She wore jeweled spectacles. The thick fingers clutching her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"crocodile-skin handbag ended in two-inch nails, painted crimson.  `I wonder if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"I could have a little word with Harry before we start?` she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"said to Bagman, but still gazing fixedly at Harry. `The youngest champion,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"you know. . . to add a bit of color?`  `Certainly!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"cried Bagman. `That is - if Harry has no objection?`  `Er","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"-` said Harry.  `Lovely,` said Rita Skeeter, and in a second,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"her scarlet-taloned fingers had Harry's upper arm in a surprisingly strong grip,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"and she was steering him out of the room again and opening","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"a nearby door.  `We don't want to be in there with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"all that noise,` she said. `Let's see . . . ah, yes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"this is nice and cozy.`  It was a broom cupboard. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"stared at her.  `Come along, dear - that's right - lovely,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"said Rita Skeeter again, perching herself precariously upon an upturned bucket, pushing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Harry down onto a cardboard box, and closing the door, throwing them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"into darkness. `Let's see now. .`  She unsnapped her crocodile-skin handbag","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"and pulled out a handful of candles, which she lit with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"wave of her wand and magicked into midair, so that they could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"see what they were doing.  `You won't mind, Harry, if I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"use a Quick-Quotes Quill? It leaves me free to talk to you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"normally. ..`  `A what?` said Harry.  Rita Skeeter's smile widened.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Harry counted three gold teeth. She reached again into her crocodile bag","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"and drew out a long acid-green quill and a roll of parchment,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"which she stretched out between them on a crate of Mrs. Skower's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"All-Purpose Magical Mess Remover.  She put the tip of the green","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"quill into her mouth, sucked it for a moment with apparent relish,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"then placed it upright on the parchment, where it stood balanced on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"its point, quivering slightly.  `Testing. . . my name is Rita","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Skeeter, Daily Prophet reporter.`  Harry hooked down quickly at the quill.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"The moment Rita Skeeter had spoken, the green quill had started to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"scribble, skidding across the parchment:  Attractive blonde Rita Skeeter, forty-three, who's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"savage quill has punctured many inflated reputations - `Lovely,` said Rita Skeeter,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"yet again, and she ripped the top piece of parchment off, crumpled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"it up, and stuffed it into her handbag. Now she leaned toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Harry and said, `So, Harry... what made you decide to enter the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Triwizard Tournament?`  `Er -` said Harry again, but he was distracted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"by the quill. Even though he wasn't speaking, it was dashing across","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the parchment, and in its wake he could make out a fresh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"sentence:  An ugly scar, souvenier of a tragic past, disfigures the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"otherwise charming face of Harry Potter, whose eyes -- `Ignore the quill,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Harry,` said Rita Skeeter firmly. Reluctantly Harry looked up at her instead.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`Now -- why did you decide to enter the tournament, Harry?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`I didn't,` said Harry. `I don't know how my name got into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the Goblet of Fire. I didn't put it in there.`  Rita","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Skeeter raised one heavily penciled eyebrow.  `Come now, Harry, there's no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"need to be scared of getting into trouble. We all know you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"shouldn't really have entered at all. But don't worry about that. Our","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"readers hove a rebel.`  `But I didn't enter,` Harry repeated. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"don't know who -`  `How do you feel about the tasks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"ahead?` said Rita Skeeter. `Excited? Nervous?`  `I haven't really thought. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
". yeah, nervous, I suppose,` said Harry. His insides squirmed uncomfortably as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"he spoke.  `Champions have died in the past, haven't they?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Rita Skeeter briskly. `Have you thought about that at all?`  `Well.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
". . they say it's going to be a lot safer this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"year,` said Harry.  The quill whizzed across the parchment between them,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"back and forward as though it were skating.  `Of course, you've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"looked death in the face before, haven't you?` said Rita Skeeter, watching","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"him closely. `How would you say that's affected you?`  `Er,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Harry, yet again.  `Do you think that the trauma in your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"past might have made you keen to prove yourself? To  live","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"up to your name? Do you think that perhaps you were tempted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"to enter the Triwizard Tournament because - `  `I didn't enter,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"said Harry, starting to feel irritated.  `Can you remember your parents","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"at all?` said Rita Skeeter, talking over him.  `No,` said Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
" `How do you think they'd feel if they knew you were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"competing in the Triwizard Tournament? Proud? Worried? Angry?`  Harry was feeling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"really annoyed now. How on earth was he to know how his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"parents would feel if they were alive? He could feel Rita Skeeter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"watching him very intently.  Frowning, he avoided her gaze and hooked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"down at words the quill had just written:  Tears fill those","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"startlingly green eyes as our conversation turns to the parents he can","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"barely remember.  `I have NOT got tears in my eyes!` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Harry loudly.  Before Rita Skeeter could say a word, the door","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"of the broom cupboard was pulled open.  Harry looked around, blinking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"in the bright light. Albus Dumbledore stood there, looking down at both","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"of them, squashed into the cupboard.  `Dumbledore!` cried Rita Skeeter, with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"every appearance of delight - but Harry noticed that her quill and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the parchment had suddenly vanished from the box of Magical Mess Remover,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"and Rita's clawed fingers were hastily snapping shut the clasp of her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"crocodile-skin bag. `How are you?` she said, standing up and holding out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"one of her large, mannish hands to Dumbledore. `I hope you saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"my piece over the summer about the International Confederation of Wizards' Conference?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
" `Enchantingly nasty,` said Dumbledore, his eyes twinkling. `I particularly enjoyed your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"description of me as an obsolete dingbat.`  Rita Skeeter didn't look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"remotely abashed.  `I was just making the point that some of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"your ideas are a little old-fashioned, Dumbhedore, and that many wizards in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the street -`  `I will be delighted to hear the reasoning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"behind the rudeness, Rita,` said Dumbledore, with a courteous bow and a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"smile, `but I'm afraid we will have to discuss the matter later.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"The Weighing of the Wands is about to start, and it cannot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"take place if one of our champions is hidden in a broom","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"cupboard.`  Very glad to get away from Rita Skeeter, Harry hurried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"back into the room. The other champions were now sitting in chairs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"near the door, and he sat down quickly next to Cedric, hooking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"up at the velvet-covered table, where four of the five judges were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"now sitting - Professor Karkaroff, Madame Maxime, Mr. Crouch, and Ludo Bagman.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Rita Skeeter settled herself down in a corner; Harry saw her slip","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the parchment out of her bag again, spread it on her knee,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"suck the end of the Quick-Quotes Quill, and place it once more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"on the parchment.  `May I introduce Mr. Ollivander?` said Dumbledore, taking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"his place at the judges' table and talking to the champions. `He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"will be checking your wands to ensure that they are in good","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"condition before the tournament.`  Harry hooked around, and with a jolt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"of surprise saw an old wizard with large, pale eyes standing quietly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"by the window. Harry had met Mr. Ollivander before - he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the wand-maker from whom Harry had bought his own wand over three","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"years ago in Diagon Alley.  `Mademoiselle Delacour, could we have you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"first, please?` said Mr. Ollivander, stepping into the empty space in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"middle of the room.  Fleur Delacour swept over to Mr. Olhivander","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"and handed him her wand.  `Hmm...` he said.  He twirled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the wand between his long fingers like a baton and it emitted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"a number of pink and gold sparks. Then he held it chose","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"to his eyes and examined it carefully.  `Yes,` he said quietly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`nine and a half inches. . . inflexible.. rosewood.. . and containing.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
". . dear me. . .`  `An 'air from ze 'ead","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"of a veela,` said Fleur. `One of my grandmuzzer's.`  So Fleur","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"was part veela, thought Harry, making a mental note to tell Ron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
". . then he remembered that Ron wasn't speaking to him. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`Yes,` said Mr. Ollivander, `yes, I've never used veela hair myself, of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"course. I find it makes for rather temperamental wands...however, to each his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"own, and if this suits you..`  Mr. Ollivander ran his fingers","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"along the wand, apparently checking for scratches or  bumps; then he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"muttered, `Orchideous!` and a bunch of flowers burst from the wand tip.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
" `Very well, very well, it's in fine working order,` said Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Ollivander, scooping up the flowers and handing them to Fleur with her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"wand. `Mr. Diggory, you next.`  Fleur glided back to her seat,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"smiling at Cedric as he passed her.  `Ah, now, this is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"one of mine, isn't it?` said Mr. Ollivander, with much more enthusiasm,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"as Cedric handed over his wand. `Yes, I remember it well. Containing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"a single hair from the tail of a particularly fine male unicorn.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
". . must have been seventeen hands; nearly gored me with his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"horn after I plucked his tail. Twelve and a quarter inches. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
". ash. .  . pleasantly springy. It's in fine condition...You treat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"it regularly?`  `Polished it last night,` said Cedric, grinning.  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"hooked down at his own wand. He could see finger marks all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"over it. He gathered a fistful of robe from his knee and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"tried to rub it clean surreptitiously. Several gold sparks shot out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the end of it. Fleur Delacour gave him a very patronizing look,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"and he desisted.  Mr. Ollivander sent a stream of silver smoke","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"rings across the room from the tip of Cedric's wand, pronounced himself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"satisfied, and then said, `Mr. Krum, if you please.`  Viktor Krum","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"got up and slouched, round-shouldered and duck-footed, toward Mr. Ollivander.  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"thrust out his wand and stood scowling, with his hands in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"pockets of his robes.  `Hmm,` said Mr. Olhivander, `this is a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Gregorovitch creation, unless I'm much mistaken?  A fine wand-maker, though the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"styling is never quite what I. . . however. .`  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"lifted the wand and examined it minutely, turning it over and over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"before his eyes.  `Yes.. . hornbeam and dragon heartstring?` he shot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"at Krum, who nodded. `Rather thicker than one usually sees. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"quite rigid. . . ten and a quarter inches. . . Avis!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
" The hornbeam wand let off a blast hike a gun, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"a number of small, twittering birds flew out of the end and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"through the open window into the watery sunlight.  `Good,` said Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Ollivander, handing Krum back his wand. `Which leaves. . . Mr. Potter.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
" Harry got to his feet and walked past Krum to Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Ollivander. He handed over his wand.  `Aaaah, yes,` said Mr. Ohlivander,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"his pale eyes suddenly gleaming. `Yes, yes, yes. How well I remember.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
" Harry could remember too. He could remember it as though it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"had happened yesterday....  Four summers ago, on his eleventh birthday, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"had entered Mr. Ollivander's shop with Hagrid to buy a wand. Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Ollivander had taken his measurements and then started handing him wands to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"try. Harry had waved what felt like every wand in the shop,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"until at last he had found the one that suited him -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"this one, which was made of holly, eleven inches long, and contained","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"a single feather from the tail of a phoenix. Mr. Ollivander had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"been very surprised that Harry had been so compatible with this wand.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`Curious,` he had said, `curious,` and not until Harry asked what was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"curious had Mr. Olhivander explained that the phoenix feather in Harry's wand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"had come from the same bird that had supplied the core of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Lord Voldemort's.  Harry had never shared this piece of information with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"anybody. He was very fond of his wand, and as far as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"he was concerned its relation to Voldemort's wand was something it couldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"help - rather as he couldn't help being related to Aunt Petunia.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"However, he really hoped that Mr. Ollivander wasn't about to tell the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"room about it. He had a funny feeling Rita Skeeter's Quick-Quotes Quill","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"might just explode with excitement if he did.  Mr. Ollivander spent","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"much longer examining Harry's wand than anyone else's. Eventually, however, he made","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"a fountain of wine shoot out of it, and handed it back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"to Harry, announcing that it was still in perfect condition.  `Thank","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"you all,` said Dumbledore, standing up at the judges' table. `You may","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"go back to your lessons now - or perhaps it would be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"quicker just to go down to dinner, as they are about to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"end -`  Feeling that at last something had gone right today,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Harry got up to leave, but the man with the black camera","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"jumped up and cleared his throat.  `Photos, Dumbledore, photos!` cried Bagman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"excitedly. `All the judges and champions, what do you think, Rita?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"`Er - yes, let's do those first,` said Rita Skeeter, whose eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"were upon Harry again.  `And then perhaps some individual shots.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"The photographs took a long time. Madame Maxime cast everyone else into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"shadow wherever she stood, and the photographer couldn't stand far enough back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"to get her into the frame; eventually she had to sit while","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"everyone else stood around her. Karkaroff kept twirling his goatee around his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"finger to give it an extra curl; Krum, whom Harry would have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"thought would have been used to this sort of thing, skulked, half-hidden,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"at the back of  the group. The photographer seemed keenest to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"get Fleur at the front, but Rita Skeeter kept hurrying forward and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"dragging Harry into greater prominence. Then she insisted on separate shots of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"all the champions. At last, they were free to go.  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"went down to dinner. Hermione wasn't there - he supposed she was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"still in the hospital wing having her teeth fixed. He ate alone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"at the end of the table, then returned to Gryffindor Tower, thinking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"of all the extra work on Summoning Charms that he had to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"do. Up in the dormitory, he came across Ron.  `You've had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"an owl,` said Ron brusquely the moment he walked in. He was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"pointing at Harry's pillow. The school barn owl was waiting for him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"there.  `Oh - right,` said Harry.  `And we've got to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"do our detentions tomorrow night, Snape's dungeon,` said Ron.  He then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"walked straight out of the room, not looking at Harry. For a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"moment, Harry considered going after him - he wasn't sure whether he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"wanted to talk to him or hit him, both seemed quite appealing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"- but the lure of Sirius's answer was too strong. Harry strode","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"over to the barn owl, took the letter off its leg, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"unrolled it.  Harry - I can't say everything I would like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"to in a letter, it's too risky in case the owl is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"intercepted - we need to talk face-to-face. Can you ensure that you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"are alone by the fire in Gryffindor Tower at one o'clock in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"the morning on the 22nd ofNovember?  I know better than anyone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"that you can look after yourself and while you're around Dumbledore and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Moody I don't think anyone will be able to hurt you. However,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"someone seems to be having a good try. Entering you in that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"tournament would have been very risky, especially right under Dumbkdore's nose. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"Be on the watch, Harry. I still want to hear about anything","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"unusual. Let me know about the 22nd ofNovember as quickly as you can. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-18"
"   The prospect of talking face-to-face with Sirius was all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"that sustained Harry over the next fortnight, the only bright spot on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"a horizon that had never looked darker. The shock of finding himself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"school champion had worn off slightly now, and the fear of what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"was facing him had started to sink in. The first task was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"drawing steadily nearer; he felt as though it were crouching ahead of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"him hike some horrific monster, barring his path. He had never suffered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"nerves like these; they were way beyond anything he had experienced before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"a Quidditch match, not even his last one against Slytherin, which had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"decided who would win the Quidditch Cup. Harry was finding it hard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to think about the future at all; he felt as though his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"whole life had been heading up to, and would finish with, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"first task.  Admittedly, he didn't see how Sirius was going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"make him feel any better about having to perform an unknown piece","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"of difficult and dangerous magic in front of hundreds of people, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the mere sight of a friendly face would be something at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"moment. Harry wrote back to Sirius saying that he would be beside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the common room fire at the time Sirius had suggested; and he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"and Hermione spent a long time going over plans for forcing any","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"stragglers out of the common room on the night in question. If","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the worst came to the worst, they were going to drop a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"bag of Dungbombs, but they hoped they wouldn't have to resort to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"that - Filch would skin them alive.  In the meantime, life","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"became even worse for Harry within the confines of the castle, for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Rita Skeeter had published her piece about the Triwizard Tournament, and it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"had turned out to be not so much a report on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"tournament as a highly colored life story of Harry.  Much of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the front page had been given over to a picture of Harry;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the article (continuing on pages two, six, and seven) had been all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"about Harry, the names of the Beauxbatons and Durmstrang champions (misspelled) had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"been squashed into the last line of the article, and Cedric hadn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"been mentioned at all.  The article had appeared ten days ago,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"and Harry still got a sick, burning feeling of shame in his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"stomach every time he thought about it. Rita Skeeter had reported him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"saying an awful lot of things that he couldn't remember ever saying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"in his life, let alone in that broom cupboard.  I suppose","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"I get my strength from my parents. I know they'd be very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"proud of me if they could see me now. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Yes, sometimes at night I still cry about them, I'm not ashamed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to admit it. . . . I know nothing will hurt me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"during the tournament, because they're watching over me. . .  But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Rita Skeeter had gone even further than transforming his `er's` into long,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"sickly sentences: She had interviewed other people about him too.  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"has at last found love at Hogwarts. His close friend, Colin Creevey,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"says that Harry is rarely seen out of the company of one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Hermione Granger, a stunningly pretty Muggle-born girl who, like Harry, is one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"of the top students in the school.  From the moment the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"article had appeared, Harry had had to endure people --Slytherins, mainly --","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"quoting it at him as he passed and making sneering comments. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"`Want a hanky, Potter, in case you start crying in Transfiguration?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"`Since when have you been one of the top students in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"school, Potter? Or is this a school you and Longbottom have set","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"up together?`  `Hey - Harry!`  `Yeah, that's right!` Harry found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"himself shouting as he wheeled around in the corridor, having had just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"about enough. `I've just been crying my eyes out over my dead","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"mum, and I'm just off to do a bit more. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" `No - it was just - you dropped your quill.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"It was Cho. Harry felt the color rising in his face. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"`Oh - right - sorry,` he muttered, taking the quill back. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"`Er. . . good luck on Tuesday,` she said. `I really hope","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"you do well.`  Which left Harry feeling extremely stupid.  Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"had come in for her fair share of unpleasantness too, but she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"hadn't yet started yelling at innocent bystanders; in fact, Harry was full","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"of admiration for the way she was handling the situation.  `Stunningly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"pretty? Her?` Pansy Parkinson had shrieked the first time she had come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"face-to-face with Hermione after Rita's article had appeared. `What was she judging","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"against - a chipmunk?`  `Ignore it,` Hermione said in a dignified","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"voice, holding her head in the air and stalking past the sniggering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Slytherin girls as though she couldn't hear them. `Just ignore it, Harry.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" But Harry couldn't ignore it. Ron hadn't spoken to him at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"all since he had told him about Snape's detentions. Harry had half","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"hoped they would make things up during the two hours they were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"forced to pickle rats' brains in Snape's dungeon, but that had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the day Rita's article had appeared, which seemed to have confirmed Ron's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"belief that Harry was really enjoying all the attention.  Hermione was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"furious with the pair of them; she went from one to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"other, trying to force them to talk to each other, but Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"was adamant: He would talk to Ron again only if Ron admitted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"that Harry hadn't put his name in the Goblet of Fire and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"apologized for calling him a liar.  `I didn't start this,` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"said stubbornly. `It's his problem.`  `You miss him!` Hermione said impatiently.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"`And I know he misses you -`  `Miss him?` said Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"`I don't miss him. . .  But this was a downright","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"lie. Harry liked Hermione very much, but she just wasn't the same","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"as Ron. There was much hess laughter and a lot more hanging","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"around in the library when Hermione was your best friend. Harry still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"hadn't mastered Summoning Charms, he seemed to have developed something of a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"block about them, and Hermione insisted that learning the theory would help.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"They consequently spent a lot of time poring over books during their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"lunchtimes.  Viktor Krum was in the library an awful lot too,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"and Harry wondered what he was up to.  Was he studying,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"or was he looking for things to help him through the first","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"task?  Hermione often complained about Krum being there - not that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"he ever bothered them - but because groups of giggling girls often","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"turned up to spy on him from behind bookshelves, and Hermione found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the noise distracting.  `He's not even good-looking!` she muttered angrily, glaring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"at Krum's sharp profile.  `They only like him because he's famous!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"They wouldn't look twice at him if he couldn't do that WonkyFaint","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"thing -`  `Wronski Feint,` said Harry, through gritted teeth. Quite apart","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"from liking to get Quidditch terms correct, it caused him another pang","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to imagine Ron's expression if he could have heard Hermione talking about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Wonky-Faints.  It is a strange thing, but when you are dreading","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"something, and would give anything to slow down time, it has a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"disobliging habit of speeding up. The days until the first task seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to slip by as though someone had fixed the clocks to work","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"at double speed.  Harry's feeling of barely controlled panic was with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"him wherever he went, as everpresent as the snide comments about the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Daily Prophet article.  On the Saturday before the first task, all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"students in the third year and above were permitted to visit the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"village of Hogsmeade. Hermione told Harry that it would do him good","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to get away from the castle for a bit, and Harry didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"need much persuasion.  `What about Ron, though?` he said. `Don't you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"want to go with him?`  `Oh. . . well.. .` Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"went slightly pink. `I thought we might meet up with him in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the Three Broomsticks. . . .`  `No,` said Harry flatly. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"`Oh Harry, this is so stupid -`  `I'll come, but I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"not meeting Ron, and I'm wearing my Invisibility Cloak.`  `Oh all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"right then. . .` Hermione snapped, `but I hate talking to you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"in that cloak, I never know if I'm looking at you or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"not.`  So Harry put on his Invisibility Cloak in the dormitory,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"went back downstairs, and together he and Hermione set off for Hogsmeade.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" Harry felt wonderfully free under the cloak; he watched other students","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"walking past them as they entered the village, most of them sporting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Support Cedric Diggory! badges, but no horrible remarks came his way for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"a change, and nobody was quoting that stupid article.  `People keep","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"looking at me now,` said Hermione grumpily as they came out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Honeydukes Sweetshop later, eating large cream-filled chocolates. `They think I'm talking to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"myself.`  `Don't move your lips so much then.`  `Come on,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"please just take off your cloak for a bit, no one's going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to bother you here.`  `Oh yeah?` said Harry. `Look behind you.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" Rita Skeeter and her photographer friend had just emerged from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Three Broomsticks pub.  Talking in low voices, they passed right by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Hermione without hooking at her. Harry backed into the wall of Honeydukes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to stop Rita Skeeter from hitting him with her crocodile-skin handbag. When","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"they were gone, Harry said, `She's staying in the village.  I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"bet she's coming to watch the first task.`  As he said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"it, his stomach flooded with a wave of molten panic. He didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"mention this; he and Hermione hadn't discussed what was coming in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"first task much; he had the feeling she didn't want to think","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"about it.  `She's gone,` said Hermione, looking right through Harry toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the end of the street.  `Why don't we go and have a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"butterbeer in the Three Broomsticks, it's a bit cold, isn't it? You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"don't have to talk to Ron!` she added irritably, correctly interpreting his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"silence.  The Three Broomsticks was packed, mainly with Hogwarts students enjoying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"their free afternoon, but also with a variety of magical people Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"rarely saw anywhere else.  Harry supposed that as Hogsmeade was the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"only all-wizard village in Britain, it was a bit of a haven","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"for creatures like hags, who were not as adept as wizards at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"disguising themselves.  It was very hard to move through crowds in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the Invisibility Cloak, in case you accidentally trod on someone, which tended","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to lead to awkward questions. Harry edged slowly toward a spare table","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"in the corner while Hermione went to buy drinks. On his way","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"through the pub, Harry spotted Ron, who was sitting with Fred, George,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"and Lee Jordan.  Resisting the urge to give Ron a good","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"hard poke in the back of the head, he finally reached the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"table and sat down at it.  Hermione joined him a moment","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"later and slipped him a butterbeer under his cloak.  `I look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"like such an idiot, sitting here on my own,` she muttered. `Lucky","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"I brought something to do.`  And she pulled out a notebook","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"in which she had been keeping a record of S.P.E.W. members. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Harry saw his and Ron's names at the top of the very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"short list. It seemed a long time ago that they had sat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"making up those predictions together, and Hermione had turned up  and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"appointed them secretary and treasurer.  `You know, maybe I should try","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"and get some of the villagers involved in S.P.E.W.,`  Hermione said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"thoughtfully, looking around the pub.  `Yeah, right,` said Harry. He took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"a swig of butterbeer under his cloak. `Hermione, when are you going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to give up on this spew stuff?`  `When house-elves have decent","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"wages and working conditions!` she hissed back. `You know, I'm starting to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"think it's time for more direct action. I wonder how you get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"into the school kitchens?`  `No idea, ask Fred and George,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Harry.  Hermione lapsed into thoughtful silence, while Harry drank his butterbeer,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"watching the people in the pub. All of them looked cheerful and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"relaxed. Ernie Macmillan and Hannah Abbot were swapping Chocolate Frog cards at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"a nearby table; both of them sporting Support Cedric Diggory! badges on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"their cloaks. Right over by the door he saw Cho and a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"large group of her Ravenclaw friends. She wasn't wearing a Cedric badge","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"though. . . . This cheered up Harry very slightly.  What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"wouldn't he have given to be one of these peophe, sitting around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"laughing and talking, with nothing to worry about but homework? He imagined","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"how it would have felt to be here if his name hadn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"come out of the Goblet of Fire. He wouldn't be wearing the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Invisibility Cloak, for one thing. Ron would be sitting with him. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"three of them would probably be happily imagining what deadly dangerous task","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the school champions would be facing on Tuesday. He'd have been really","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"hooking forward to it, watching them do whatever it was...cheering on Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"with everyone else, safe in a seat at the back of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"stands...  He wondered how the other champions were feeling. Every time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"he had seen Cedric lately, he had been surrounded by admirers and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"looking nervous but excited. Harry glimpsed Fleur Delacour from time to time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"in the corridors; she looked exactly as she always did, haughty and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"unruffled. And Krum just sat in the library, poring over books. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Harry thought of Sirius, and the tight, tense knot in his chest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"seemed to ease slightly.  He would be speaking to him in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"just over twelve hours, for tonight was the night they were meeting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"at the common room fire - assuming nothing went wrong, as everything","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"else had done lately...  `Look, it's Hagrid!` said Hermione.  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"back of Hagrid's enormous shaggy head - he had mercifully abandoned his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"bunches -emerged over the crowd. Harry wondered why he hadn't spotted him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"at once, as Hagrid was so large, but standing up carefully, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"saw that Hagrid had been leaning low, talking to Professor Moody. Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"had his usual enormous tankard in front of him, but Moody was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"drinking from his hip flask. Madam Rosmerta, the pretty landlady, didn't seem","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to think much of this; she was looking askance at Moody as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"she collected glasses from tables around them. Perhaps she thought it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"an insult to her mulled mead, but Harry knew better. Moody had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"told them all during their last Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"that he preferred to prepare his own food and drink at all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"times, as it was so easy for Dark wizards to poison an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"unattended cup.  As Harry watched, he saw Hagrid and Moody get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"up to leave. He waved, then remembered that Hagrid couldn't see him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Moody, however, paused, his magical eye on the corner where Harry was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"standing. He tapped Hagrid in the small of the back (being unable","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to reach his shoulder), muttered something to him, and then the pair","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"of them made their way back across the pub toward Harry and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Hermione's table.  `All right, Hermione?` said Hagrid loudly.  `Hello,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Hermione, smiling back.  Moody limped around the table and bent down;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Harry thought he was reading the S.P.E.W.  notebook, until he muttered,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"`Nice cloak, Potter.`  Harry stared at him in amazement. The large","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"chunk missing from Moody's nose was particularly obvious at a few inches'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"distance. Moody grinned.  `Can your eye - I mean, can you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"- ?`  `Yeah, it can see through Invisibility Cloaks,` Moody said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"quietly. `And it's come in useful at times, I can tell you.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" Hagrid was beaming down at Harry too. Harry knew Hagrid couldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"see him, but Moody had obviously told Hagrid he was there. Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"now bent down on the pretext of reading the S.P.E.W. notebook as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"well, and said in a whisper so low that only Harry could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"hear it, `Harry, meet me tonight at midnight at me cabin. Wear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"that cloak.`  Straightening up, Hagrid said loudly, `Nice ter see yeh,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Hermione,` winked, and departed.  Moody followed him.  `Why does Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"want me to meet him at midnight?` Harry said, very surprised. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"`Does he?` said Hermione, looking startled. `I wonder what he's up to?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"I don't know whether you should go, Harry. . . .` She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"looked nervously around and hissed, `It might make you late for Sirius.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" It was true that going down to Hagrid's at midnight would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"mean cutting his meeting with Sirius very fine indeed; Hermione suggested sending","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Hedwig down to Hagrid's to tell him he couldn't go - always","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"assuming she would consent to take the note, of course - Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"however, thought it better just to be quick at whatever Hagrid wanted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"him for. He was very curious to know what this might be;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Hagrid had never asked Harry to visit him so late at night.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" At half past eleven that evening, Harry, who had pretended to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"go up to bed early, pulled the Invisibility Cloak back over himself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"and crept back downstairs through the common room. Quite a few people","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"were still in there. The Creevey brothers had managed to get hold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"of a stack of Support Cedric Diggory! badges and were trying to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"bewitch them to make them say Support Harry Potter! instead. So far,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"however, all they had managed to do was get the badges stuck","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"on POTTER STINKS. Harry crept past them to the portrait hole and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"waited for a minute or so, keeping an eye on his watch.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Then Hermione opened the Fat Lady for him from outside as they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"had planned. He slipped past her with a whispered `Thanks!` and set","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"off through the castle.  The grounds were very dark. Harry walked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"down the lawn toward the lights shining in Hagrid's cabin. The inside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"of the enormous Beauxbatons carriage was also lit up; Harry could hear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Madame Maxime talking inside it as he knocked on Hagrid's front door.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" `You there, Harry?` Hagrid whispered, opening the door and looking around.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" `Yeah,` said Harry, slipping inside the cabin and pulling the cloak","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"down off his head.  `What's up?`  `Got summat ter show","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"yeh,` said Hagrid.  There was an air of enormous excitement about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Hagrid. He was wearing a flower that resembled an oversized artichoke in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"his buttonhole. It looked as though he had abandoned the use of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"axle grease, but he had certainly attempted to comb his hair -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Harry could see the comb's broken teeth tangled in it.  `What're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"you showing me?` Harry said warily, wondering if the skrewts had laid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"eggs, or Hagrid had managed to buy another giant three-headed dog off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"a stranger in a pub.  `Come with me, keep quiet, an'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"keep yerself covered with that cloak,` said Hagrid. `We won' take Fang,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"he won' like it. . .  `Listen, Hagrid, I can't stay","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"long. . . . I've got to be back up at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"castle by one o'clock -`  But Hagrid wasn't listening; he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"opening the cabin door and striding off into the night. Harry hurried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to follow and found, to his great surprise, that Hagrid was leading","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"him to the Beauxbatons carriage.  `Hagrid, what - ?`  `Shhh!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"said Hagrid, and he knocked three times on the door bearing the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"crossed golden wands.  Madame Maxime opened it. She was wearing a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"silk shawl wrapped around her massive shoulders. She smiled when she saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Hagrid.  `Ah, 'Agrid . . . it is time?`  `Bong-sewer,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"said Hagrid, beaming at her, and holding out a hand to help","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"her down the golden steps.  Madame Maxime closed the door behind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"her, Hagrid offered her his arm, and they set off around the edge","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"of the paddock containing Madame Maxime's giant winged horses, with Harry, totally","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"bewildered, running to keep up with them. Had Hagrid wanted to show","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"him Madame Maxime? He could see her any old time he wanted..","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
". she wasn't exactly hard to miss....  But it seemed that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Madame Maxime was in for the same treat as Harry, because after","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"a while she said playfully, `Wair is it you are taking me,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"'Agrid?`  `Yeh'll enjoy this,` said Hagrid gruffly, `worth seein', trust me.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"On'y - don' go tellin' anyone I showed yeh, right? Yeh're not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"s'posed ter know.`  `Of course not,` said Madame Maxime, fluttering her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"long black eyelashes.  And still they walked, Harry getting more and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"more irritated as he jogged along in their wake, checking his watch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"every now and then. Hagrid had some harebrained scheme in hand, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"might make him miss Sirius. If they didn't get there soon, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"was going to turn  around, go straight back to the castle,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"and leave Hagrid to enjoy his moonlit stroll with Madame Maxime. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"But then - when they had walked so far around the perimeter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"of the forest that the castle and the lake were out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"sight - Harry heard something. Men were shouting up ahead. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" then came a deafening, earsplitting roar. . .  Hagrid led","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Madame Maxime around a clump of trees and came to a halt.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Harry hurried up alongside them - for a split second, he thought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"he was seeing bonfires, and men darting around them - and then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"his mouth fell open.  Dragons.  Four fully grown, enormous, vicious-looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"dragons were rearing onto their hind legs inside an enclosure fenced with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"thick planks of wood, roaring and snorting - torrents of fire were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"shooting into the dark sky from their open, fanged mouths, fifty feet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"above the ground on their outstretched necks. There was a silvery-blue one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"with long, pointed horns, snapping and snarling at the wizards on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"ground; a smooth-scaled green one, which was writhing and stamping with all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"its might; a red one with an odd fringe of fine gold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"spikes around its face, which was shooting mushroom-shaped fire clouds into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"air; and a gigantic black one, more lizard-hike than the others, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"was nearest to them.  At least thirty wizards, seven or eight","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to each dragon, were attempting to control them, pulling on the chains","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"connected to heavy leather straps around their necks and legs.  Mesmerized,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Harry looked up, high above him, and saw the eyes of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"black dragon, with vertical pupils like a cat's, bulging with either fear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"or rage, he couldn't tell which. .  . . It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"making a horrible noise, a yowling, screeching scream.  `Keep back there,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Hagrid!` yelled a wizard near the fence, straining on the chain he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"was holding. `They can shoot fire at a range of twenty feet,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"you know! I've seen this Horntail do forty!`  `Is'n' it beautiful?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"said Hagrid softly.  `It's no good!` yelled another wizard. `Stunning Spells,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"on the count of three!`  Harry saw each of the dragon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"keepers pull out his wand.  `Stupefy!` they shouted in unison, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the Stunning Spells shot into the darkness like fiery rockets, bursting in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"showers of stars on the dragons' scaly hides -Harry watched the dragon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"nearest to them teeter dangerously on its back legs; its jaws stretched","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"wide in a silent howl; its nostrils were suddenly devoid of flame,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"though still smoking - then, very slowly, it fell. Several tons of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"sinewy, scaly-black dragon hit the ground with a thud that Harry could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"have sworn made the trees behind him quake.  The dragon keepers","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"lowered their wands and walked forward to their fallen charges, each of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"which was the size of a small hill. They hurried to tighten","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the chains and fasten them securely to iron pegs, which they forced","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"deep into the ground with their wands.  `Wan' a closer look?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Hagrid asked Madame Maxime excitedly. The pair of them moved right up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to the fence, and Harry followed. The wizard who had warned Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"not to come any closer turned, and Harry realized who it was:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Charlie Weasley.  `All right, Hagrid?` he panted, coming over to talk.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"`They should be okay now - we put them out with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Sleeping Draft on the way here, thought it might be better for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"them to wake up in the dark and the quiet - but,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"like you saw, they weren't happy, not happy at all -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"`What breeds you got here, Charlie?` said Hagrid, gazing at the closest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"dragon, the black one, with something chose to reverence. Its eyes were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"still just open. Harry could see a strip of gleaming yellow beneath","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"its wrinkled black eyelid.  `This is a Hungarian Horntail,` said Charlie.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"`There's a Common Welsh Green over there, the smaller one -- a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Swedish Short-Snout, that blue-gray -- and a Chinese Fireball, that's the red.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" Charlie looked around; Madame Maxime was strolling away around the edge","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"of the enclosure, gazing at the stunned dragons.  `I didn't know","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"you were bringing her, Hagrid,` Charlie said, frowning. `The champions aren't supposed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to know what's coming - she's bound to tell her student, isn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"she?`  `Jus' thought she'd like ter see 'em,` shrugged Hagrid, still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"gazing, enraptured, at the dragons.  `Really romantic date, Hagrid,` said Charlie,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"shaking his head.  `Four. . .` said Hagrid, `so it's one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"fer each o' the champions, is it? What've they gotta do -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"fight 'em?`  `Just get past them, I think,` said Charlie. `We'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"be on hand if it gets nasty, Extinguishing Spells at the ready.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"They wanted nesting mothers, I don't know why. . .  but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"I tell you this, I don't envy the one who gets the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Horntail. Vicious thing. Its back end's as dangerous as its front, look.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" Charlie pointed toward the Horntail's tail, and Harry saw long, bronze-colored","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"spikes protruding along it every few inches.  Five of Charlie's fellow","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"keepers staggered up to the Horntail at that moment, carrying a clutch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"of huge granite-gray eggs between them in a blanket. They placed them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"carefully at the Horntail's side. Hagrid let out a moan of longing.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" `I've got them counted, Hagrid,` said Charlie sternly. Then he said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"`How's Harry?`  `Fine,` said Hagrid. He was still gazing at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"eggs.  `Just hope he's still fine after he's faced this lot,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"said Charlie grimly, looking out over the dragons' enclosure. `I didn't dare","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"tell Mum what he's got to do for the first task; she's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"already having kittens about him. . . .` Charlie imitated his mother's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"anxious voice. `How could they let him enter that tournament, he's much","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"too young! I thought they were all safe, I thought there was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"going to be an age limit!' She was in floods after that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Daily Prophet article about him. 'He still cries about his parents! ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Oh bless him, I never knew!`  Harry had had enough. Trusting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to the fact that Hagrid wouldn't miss him, with the attractions of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"four dragons and Madame Maxime to occupy him, he turned silently and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"began to walk away, back to the castle.  He didn't know","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"whether he was glad he'd seen what was coming or not. Perhaps","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"this way was better. The first shock was over now. Maybe if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"he'd seen the dragons for the first time on Tuesday, he would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"have passed out cold in front of the whole school. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"but maybe he would anyway. .. . He was going to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"armed with his wand - which, just now, felt like nothing more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"than a narrow strip of wood -- against a fifty-foot-high, scaly, spike-ridden,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"fire-breathing dragon. And he had to get past it. With everyone watching.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" How?  Harry sped up, skirting the edge of the forest;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"he had just under fifteen minutes to get back to the fireside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"and talk to Sirius, and he couldn't remember, ever, wanting to talk","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to someone more than he did right now -- when, without warning,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"he ran into something very solid.  Harry fell backward, his glasses","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"askew, clutching the cloak around him. A voice nearby said, `Ouch! Who's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"there?`  Harry hastily checked that the cloak was covering him and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"hay very still, staring up at the dark outline of the wizard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"he had hit. He recognized the goatee. . . it was Karkaroff.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" `Who's there?` said Karkaroff again, very suspiciously, looking around in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"darkness.  Harry remained still and silent. After a minute or so,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Karkaroff seemed to decide that he had hit some sort of animal;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"he was looking around at waist height, as though expecting to see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"a dog. Then he crept back under the cover of the trees","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"and started to edge forward toward the place where the dragons were.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" Very slowly and very carefully, Harry got to his feet and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"set off again as fast as he could without making too much","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"noise, hurrying through the darkness back toward Hogwarts.  He had no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"doubt whatsoever what Karkaroff was up to. He had sneaked off his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"ship to try and find out what the first task was going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to be. He might even have spotted Hagrid and Madame Maxime heading","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"off around the forest together - they were hardly difficult to spot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"at a distance. . . and now all Karkaroff had to do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"was follow the sound of voices, and he, like Madame Maxime, would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"know what was in store for the champions.  By the looks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"of it, the only champion who would be facing the unknown on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Tuesday was Cedric.  Harry reached the castle, slipped in through the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"front doors, and began to climb the marble stairs; he was very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"out of breath, but he didn't dare slow down. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"He had less than five minutes to get up to the fire.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" `Balderdash!` he gasped at the Fat Lady, who was snoozing in her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"frame in front of the portrait hole.  `If you say so,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"she muttered sleepily, without opening her eyes, and the picture swung forward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to admit him. Harry climbed inside. The common room was deserted, and,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"judging by the fact that it smelled quite normal, Hermione had not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"needed to set off any Dungbombs to ensure that he and Sirius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"got privacy.  Harry pulled off the Invisibility Cloak and threw himself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"into an armchair in front of the fire. The room was in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"semidarkness; the flames were the only source of light.  Nearby, on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"a table, the Support Cedric Diggory! badges the Creeveys had been trying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to  improve were glinting in the firelight. They now read POTTER","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"REALLY STINKS. Harry looked back into the flames, and jumped.  Sirius's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"head was sitting in the fire. If Harry hadn't seen Mr. Diggory","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"do exactly this back in the Weasleys' kitchen, it would have scared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"him out of his wits. Instead, his face breaking into the first","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"smile he had worn for days, he scrambled out of his chair,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"crouched down by the hearth, and said, `Sirius - how're you doing?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" Sirius looked different from Harry's memory of him. When they had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"said good-bye, Sirius's face had been gaunt and sunken, surrounded by a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"quantity of long, black, matted hair - but the hair was short","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"and clean now, Sirius's face was fuller, and he looked younger, much","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"more like the only photograph Harry had of him, which had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"taken at the Potters' wedding.  `Never mind me, how are you?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"said Sirius seriously.  `I'm -` For a second, Harry tried to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"say `fine` - but he couldn't do it. Before he could stop","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"himself, he was talking more than he'd talked in days - about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"how no one believed he hadn't entered the tournament of his own","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"free will, how Rita Skeeter had lied about him in the Daily","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Prophet, how he couldn't walk down a corridor without being sneered at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"- and about Ron, Ron not believing him, Ron's jealousy...  `.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
". . and now Hagrid's just shown me what's coming in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"first task, and it's dragons, Sirius, and I'm a goner,` he finished","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"desperately.  Sirius looked at him, eyes full of concern, eyes that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"had not yet lost the look that Azkaban had given them -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"that deadened, haunted look He had let Harry talk himself into silence","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"without interruption, but now he said, `Dragons we can deal with, Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"but we'll get to that in a minute - I haven't got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"long here. . . I've broken into a wizarding house to use","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the fire, but they could be back at any time. There are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"things I need to warn you about.`  `What?` said Harry, feeling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"his spirits slip a further few notches.. . . Surely there could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"be nothing worse than dragons coming?  `Karkaroff,` said Sirius. `Harry, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"was a Death Eater. You know what Death Eaters are, don't you?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" `Yes - he - what?`  `He was caught, he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"in Azkaban with me, but he got released. I'd bet everything that's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"why Dumbledore wanted an Auror at Hogwarts this year - to keep","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"an eye on him.  Moody caught Karkaroff. Put him into Azkaban","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"in the first place.`  `Karkaroff got released?` Harry said slowly -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"his brain seemed to be struggling to absorb yet another piece of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"shocking information. `Why did they release him?`  `He did a deal","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"with the Ministry of Magic,` said Sirius bitterly. `He said he'd seen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the error of his ways, and then he named names. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"he put a load of other people into Azkaban in his place.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
". . . He's not very popular in there, I can tell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"you. And since he got out, from what I can tell, he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"been teaching the Dark Arts to every student who passes through that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"school of his. So watch out for the Durmstrang champion as well.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" `Okay,` said Harry slowly. `But. . . are you saying Karkaroff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"put my name in the goblet?  Because if he did, he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"a really good actor. He seemed furious about it. He wanted to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"stop me from competing.`  `We know he's a good actor,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Sirius, `because he convinced the Ministry of Magic to set him free,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"didn't he? Now, I've been keeping an eye on the Daily Prophet,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Harry..`  `- you and the rest of the world,` said Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"bitterly.  `- and reading between the lines of that Skeeter woman's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"article last month, Moody was attacked the night before he started at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Hogwarts. Yes, I know she says it was another false alarm,` Sirius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"said hastily, seeing Harry about to speak, `but I don't think so,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"somehow. I think someone tried to stop him from getting to Hogwarts.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"I think someone knew their job would be a lot more difficult","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"with him around. And no one's going to look into it too","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"closely; Mad-Eye's heard intruders a bit too often. But that doesn't mean","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"he can't still spot the real thing. Moody was the best Auror","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"the Ministry ever had.`  `So. . . what are you saying?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"said Harry slowly. `Karkaroff's trying to kill me? But - why?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Sirius hesitated.  `I've been nearing some very strange things,` he said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"slowly. `The Death Eaters seem to be a bit more active than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"usual lately. They showed themselves at the Quidditch World Cup, didn't they?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Someone set off the Dark Mark.. . and then - did you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"hear about that Ministry of Magic witch who's gone missing?`  `Bertha","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Jorkins?` said Harry.  `Exactly. . . she disappeared in Albania, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"that's definitely where Voldemort was rumored to be last. . . and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"she would have known the Triwizard Tournament was coming up, wouldn't she?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" `Yeah, but. . . it's not very likely she'd have walked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"straight into Voldemort, is it?`  said Harry.  `Listen, I knew","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Bertha Jorkins,` said Sirius grimly. `She was at Hogwarts when I was,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"a few years above your dad and me. And she was an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"idiot. Very nosy, but no brains, none at all. It's not a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"good combination, Harry. I'd say she'd be very easy to lure into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"a trap.`  `So. . . so Voldemort could have found out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"about the tournament?` said Harry. `Is that what you mean? You think","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Karkaroff might be here on his orders?`  `I don't know,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Sirius slowly, `I just don't know...Karkaroff doesn't strike me as the type","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"who'd go back to Voldemort unless he knew Voldemort was powerful enough","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to protect him. But whoever put your name in that goblet did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"it for a reason, and I can't help thinking the tournament would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"be a very good way to attack you and make it hook","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"like an accident.`  `Looks hike a really good plan from where","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"I'm standing,` said Harry grinning bleaky.  `They'll just have to stand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"back and let the dragons do their stuff.`  `Right - these","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"dragons,` said Sirius, speaking very quickly now. `There's a way, Harry. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Don't be tempted to try a Stunning Spell - dragons are strong","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"and too powerfully magical to be knocked out by a single Stunner,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"you need about half a dozen wizards at a time to overcome","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"a dragon -`  `Yeah, I know, I just saw,` said Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" `But you can do it alone,` said Sirius. `There is away,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"and a simple spell's all you need. Just -`  But Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"held up a hand to silence him, his heart suddenly pounding as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"though it would burst. He could hear footsteps coming down the spiral","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"staircase behind him.  `Go!` he hissed at Sirius. ` Go! There's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"someone coming!`  Harry scrambled to his feet, hiding the fire -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"if someone saw Sirius's face within the walls of Hogwarts, they would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"raise an almighty uproar - the Ministry would get dragged in -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"he, Harry, would be questioned about Sirius's whereabouts - Harry heard a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"tiny pop! in the fire behind him and knew Sirius had gone.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"He watched the bottom of the spiral staircase. Who had decided to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"go for a stroll at one o'clock in the morning, and stopped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Sirius from telling him how to get past a dragon?  It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"was Ron. Dressed in his maroon paisley pajamas, Ron stopped dead facing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"Harry across the room, and looked around.  `Who were you talking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"to?` he said.  `What's that got to do with you?` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"snarled. `What are you doing down here at this time of night?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
" `I just wondered where you -` Ron broke off, shrugging. `Nothing.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"I'm going back to bed.`  `Just thought you'd come nosing around,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"did you?` Harry shouted. He knew that Ron had no idea what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"he'd walked in on, knew he hadn't done it on purpose, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"he didn't care -at this moment he hated everything about Ron, right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"down to the several inches of bare ankle showing beneath his pajama","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"trousers.  `Sorry about that,` said Ron, his face reddening with anger.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"`Should've realized you didn't want to be disturbed. I'll let you get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"on with practicing for your next interview in peace.`  Harry seized","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"one of the POTTER REALLY STINKS badges off the table and chucked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"it, as hard as he could, across the room. It hit Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"on the forehead and bounced off.  `There you go,` Harry said.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"`Something for you to wear on Tuesday. You might even have a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"scar now, if yon're lucky.. . . That's what you want, isn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"it?`  He strode across the room toward the stairs; he half","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"expected Ron to stop him, he would even have liked Ron to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"throw a punch at him, but Ron just stood there in his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"too-small pajamas, and Harry, having stormed upstairs, lay awake in bed fuming","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"for a long time afterward and didn't hear him come up to bed. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-19"
"   Harry got up on Sunday morning and dressed so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"inattentively that it was a while before he realized he was trying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"to pull his hat onto his foot instead of his sock. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"When he'd finally got all his clothes on the right parts of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"his body, he hurried off to find Hermione, locating her at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Gryffindor table in the Great Hall, where she was eating breakfast with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Ginny. Feeling too queasy to eat, Harry waited until Hermione had swallowed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"her last spoonful of porridge, then dragged her out onto the grounds.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"There, he told her all about the dragons, and about everything Sirius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"had said, while they took another long walk around the lake. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Alarmed as she was by Sirius's warnings about Karkaroff, Hermione still thought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"that the dragons were the more pressing problem.  `Let's just try","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"and keep you alive until Tuesday evening,` she said desperately, `and then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"we can worry about Karkaroff.`  They walked three times around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"lake, trying all the way to think of a simple spell that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"would subdue a dragon. Nothing whatsoever occurred to them, so they retired","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"to the library instead. Here, Harry pulled down every book he could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"find on dragons, and both of them set to work searching through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the large pile.  `Talon-clipping by charms. .. treating scale-rot. . .'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"This is no good, this is for nutters like Hagrid who want","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"to keep them healthy. ..  `Dragons are extremely difficult to slay,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"owing to the ancient magic that imbues their thick hides, which none","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"but the most powerful spells can penetrate. . .' But Sirius said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"a simple one would do it.. .  `Let's try some simple","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"spellbooks, then,` said Harry, throwing aside Men Who Love Dragons Too Much.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
" He returned to the table with a pile of spellbooks, set","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"them down, and began to flick through each in turn, Hermione whispering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"nonstop at his elbow.  `Well, there are Switching Spells. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"but what's the point of Switching it? Unless you swapped its fangs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"for wine-gums or something that would make it less dangerous.. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"The trouble is, like that book said, not much is going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"get through a dragon's hide. . . .  I'd say Transfigure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"it, but something that big, you really haven't got a hope, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"doubt even Professor McGonagall. . . unless you're supposed to put the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"spell on yourself?  Maybe to give yourself extra powers? But they're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"not simple spells, I mean, we haven't done any of those in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"class, I only know about them because I've been doing O.W.L. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"practice papers. . . .`  `Hermione,` Harry said, through gritted teeth,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`will you shut up for a bit, please? I m trying to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"concentrate.`  But all that happened, when Hermione fell silent, was that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Harry's brain filled with a sort of blank buzzing, which didn't seem","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"to allow room for concentration. He stared hopelessly down the index of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Basic Hexes for the Busy and Vexed. Instant scalping. . . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"but dragons had no hair. . . pepper breath.. . that would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"probably increase a dragon's firepower. . . horn tongue. . . just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"what he needed, to give it an extra weapon...  `Oh no,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"he's back again, why can't he read on his stupid ship?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Hermione irritably as Viktor Krum slouched in, cast a surly look over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"at the pair of them, and settled himself in a distant corner","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"with a pile of books. `Come on, Harry, we'll go back to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the common room. . . his fan club'll be here in a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"moment, twittering away... .`  And sure enough, as they left the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"library, a gang of girls tiptoed past them, one of them wearing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"a Bulgaria scarf tied around her waist.  Harry barely slept that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"night. When he awoke on Monday morning, he seriously considered for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"first time ever just running away from Hogwarts. But as he looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"around the Great Hall at breakfast time, and thought about what leaving","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the castle would mean, he knew he couldn't do it. It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the only place he had ever been happy. . . well, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"supposed he must have been happy with his parents too, but he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"couldn't remember that.  Somehow, the knowledge that he would rather be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"here and facing a dragon than back on Privet Drive with Dudley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"was good to know; it made him feel slightly calmer. He finished","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"his bacon with difficulty (his throat wasn't working too well), and as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"he and Hermione got up, he saw Cedric Diggory leaving the Hufflepuff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"table.  Cedric still didn't know about the dragons. . . the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"only champion who didn't, if Harry was right in thinking that Maxime","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"and Karkaroff would have told Fleur and Krum....  `Hermione, I'll see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"you in the greenhouses,` Harry said, coming to his decision as he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"watched Cedric leaving the Hall. `Go on, I'll catch you up.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`Harry, you'll be late, the bell's about to ring -`  `I'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"catch you up, okay?`  By the time Harry reached the bottom","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of the marble staircase, Cedric was at the top. He  was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"with a load of sixth-year friends. Harry didn't want to talk to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Cedric in front of them; they were among those who had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"quoting Rita Skeeter's article at him every time he went near them.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"He followed Cedric at a distance and saw that he was heading","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"toward the Charms corridor. This gave Harry an idea. Pausing at a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"distance from them, he pulled out his wand, and took careful aim.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
" `Diffindo!`  Cedric's bag split. Parchment, quills, and books spilled out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of it onto the floor.  Several bottles of ink smashed. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`Don't bother,` said Cedric in an exasperated voice as his friends bent","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"down to help him.  `Tell Flitwick I'm coming, go on. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
".  This was exactly what Harry had been hoping for. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"slipped his wand back into his robes, waited until Cedric's friends had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"disappeared into their classroom, and hurried up the corridor, which was now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"empty of everyone but himself and Cedric.  `Hi,` said Cedric, picking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"up a copy of A Guide to Advanced Transfiguration that was now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"splattered with ink. `My bag just split. . . brand-new and all.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
". .`  `Cedric,` said Harry, `the first task is dragons.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`What?` said Cedric, looking up.  `Dragons,` said Harry, speaking quickly, in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"case Professor Flitwick came out to see where Cedric had got to.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`They've got four, one for each of us, and we've got to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"get past them.`  Cedric stared at him. Harry saw some of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the panic he'd been feeling since Saturday night flickering in Cedric's gray","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"eyes.  `Are you sure?` Cedric said in a hushed voice. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`Dead sure,` said Harry. `I've seen them.`  `But how did you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"find out? We're not supposed to know. . . .`  `Never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"mind,` said Harry quickly - he knew Hagrid would be in trouble","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"if he told the truth. `But I'm not the only one who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"knows. Fleur and Krum will know by now - Maxime and Karkaroff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"both saw the dragons too.`  Cedric straightened up, his arms full","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of inky quills, parchment, and books, his ripped bag dangling off one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"shoulder. He stared at Harry, and there was a puzzled, almost suspicious","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"look in his eyes.  `Why are you telling me?` he asked.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
" Harry looked at him in disbelief. He was sure Cedric wouldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"have asked that if he had seen the dragons himself. Harry wouldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"have let his worst enemy face those monsters unprepared - well, perhaps","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Malfoy or Snape...  `It's just . . . fair, isn't it?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"he said to Cedric. `We all know now. . . we're on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"an even footing, aren't we?`  Cedric was still hooking at him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"in a slightly suspicious way when Harry heard a familiar clunking noise","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"behind him. He turned around and saw Mad-Eye Moody emerging from a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"nearby classroom.  `Come with me, Potter,` he growled. `Diggory, off you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"go.`  Harry stared apprehensively at Moody. Had he overheard them? ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`Er - Professor, I'm supposed to be in Herbology -`  `Never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"mind that, Potter. In my office, please...  Harry followed him, wondering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"what was going to happen to him now. What if Moody wanted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"to know how he'd found out about the dragons? Would Moody go","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"to Dumbledore and tell on Hagrid, or just turn Harry into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"ferret? Well, it might be easier to get past a dragon if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"he were a ferret, Harry thought dully, he'd be smaller, much less","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"easy to see from a height of fifty feet..  He followed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Moody into his office. Moody closed the door behind them and turned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"to look at Harry, his magical eye fixed upon him as well","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"as the normal one.  `That was a very decent thing you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"just did, Potter,` Moody said quietly.  Harry didn't know what to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"say; this wasn't the reaction he had expected at all.  `Sit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"down,` said Moody, and Harry sat, looking around.  He had visited","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"this office under two of its previous occupants. In Professor Lockhart's day,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the walls had been plastered with beaming, winking pictures of Professor Lockhart","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"himself. When Lupin had lived here, you were more likely to come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"across a specimen of some fascinating new Dark creature he had procured","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"for them to study in class. Now, however, the office was full","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of a number of exceptionally odd objects that Harry supposed Moody had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"used in the days when he had been an Auror.  On","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"his desk stood what looked hike a large, cracked, glass spinning top;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Harry recognized  it at once as a Sneakoscope, because he owned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"one himself, though it was much smaller than Moody's. In the corner","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"on a small table stood an object that looked something like an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"extra-squiggly, golden television aerial. It was humming slightly. What appeared to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"a mirror hung opposite Harry on the wall, but it was not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"reflecting the room. Shadowy figures were moving around inside it, none of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"them clearly in focus.  `Like my Dark Detectors, do you?` s","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"aid Moody, who was watching Harry closely.  `What's that?` Harry asked,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"pointing at the squiggly golden aerial.  `Secrecy Sensor. Vibrates when it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"detects concealment and lies.. . no use here, of course, too much","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"interference - students in every direction lying about why they haven't done","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"their homework Been humming ever since I got here. I had to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"disable my Sneakoscope because it wouldn't stop whistling. It's extra-sensitive, picks up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"stuff about a mile around. Of course, it could be picking up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"more than kid stuff,` he added in a growl.  `And what's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the mirror for?`  `Oh that's my Foe-Glass. See them out there,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"skulking around? I'm not really in trouble until I see the whites","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of their eyes. That's when I open my trunk.`  He let","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"out a short, harsh laugh, and pointed to the large trunk under","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the window. It had seven keyholes in a row. Harry wondered what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"was in there, until Moody's next question brought him sharply back to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"earth.  `So. . . found out about the dragons, have you?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
" Harry hesitated. He'd been afraid of this - but he hadn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"told Cedric, and he certainly wasn't going to tell Moody, that Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"had broken the rules.  `It's all right,` said Moody, sitting down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"and stretching out his wooden leg with a groan. `Cheating's a traditional","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"part of the Triwizard Tournament and always has been.`  `I didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"cheat,` said Harry sharply. `It was - a sort of accident that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"I found out.`  Moody grinned. `I wasn't accusing you, laddie. I've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"been telling Dumbledore from the start, he can be as high-minded as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"he likes, but you can bet old Karkaroff and Maxime won't be.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"They'll have told their champions everything they can. They want to win.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
" They want to beat Dumbledore. They'd like to prove he's only","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"human.`  Moody gave another harsh laugh, and his magical eye swiveled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"around so fast it made Harry feel queasy to watch it. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`So. . . got any ideas how you're going to get past","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"your dragon yet?` said Moody.  `No,` said Harry.  `Well, I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"not going to tell you,` said Moody gruffly. `I don't show favoritism,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"me.  I'm just going to give you some good, general advice.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"And the first bit is - play to your strengths.`  `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"haven't got any,` said Harry, before he could stop himself. `Excuse me,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"growled Moody, `you've got strengths if I say you've got them. Think","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"now. What are you best at?`  Harry tried to concentrate. What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"was he best at? Well, that was easy, really -- `Quidditch,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"said dully, `and a fat lot of help -`  `That's right,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"said Moody, staring at him very hard, his magical eye barely moving","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"at all. `You're a damn good flier from what I've heard.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`Yeah, but.. .` Harry stared at him. `I'm not allowed a broom,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"I've only got my wand...`  `My second piece of general advice,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"said Moody loudly, interrupting him, `is to use a nice, simple spell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"that will enable you to get what you need.`  Harry looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"at him blankly. What did he need?  `Come on, boy. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
".` whispered Moody. `Put them together... it's not that difficult...`  And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"it clicked. He was best at flying. He needed to pass the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"dragon in the air. For that, he needed his Firebolt. And for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"his Fire-bolt, he needed - `Hermione,` Harry whispered, when he had sped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"into greenhouse three minutes later, uttering a hurried apology to Professor Sprout","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"as he passed her. `Hermione - I need you to help me.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
" `What d'you think I've been trying to do, Harry?` she whispered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"back, her eyes round with anxiety over the top of the quivering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Flutterby Bush she was pruning.  `Hermione, I need to learn how","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"to do a Summoning Charm properly by tomorrow afternoon.`  And so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"they practiced. They didn't have lunch, but headed for a free classroom,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"where Harry tried with all his might to make various objects fly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"across the room toward him.  He was still having problems. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"books and quills kept losing heart halfway across the room and dropping","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"hike stones to the floor.  `Concentrate, Harry, concentrate. . . .`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
" `What d'you think I'm trying to do?` said Harry angrily. `A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"great big dragon keeps popping up in my head for some reason...Okay,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"try again. . . .`  He wanted to skip Divination to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"keep practicing, but Hermione refused point-blank to skive off Arithmancy, and there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"was no point in staying without her. He therefore had to endure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"over an hour of Professor Trelawney, who spent half the lesson telling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"everyone that the position of Mars with relation to Saturn at that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"moment meant that people born in July were in great danger of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"sudden, violent deaths.  `Well, that's good,` said Harry loudly, his temper","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"getting the better of him, `just as long as it's not drawn-out.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"I don't want to suffer.`  Ron looked for a moment as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"though he was going to laugh; he certainly caught Harry's eye for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the first time in days, but Harry was still feeling too resentful","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"toward Ron to care.  He spent the rest of the lesson","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"trying to attract small objects toward him under the table with his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"wand. He managed to make a fly zoom straight into his hand,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"though he wasn't entirely sure that was his prowess at Summoning Charms","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"- perhaps the fly was just stupid.  He forced down some","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"dinner after Divination, then returned to the empty classroom with Hermione, using","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the Invisibility Cloak to avoid the teachers. They kept practicing until past","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"midnight. They would have stayed longer, but Peeves turned up and, pretending","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"to think that Harry wanted things thrown at him, started chucking chairs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"across the room.  Harry and Hermione left in a hurry before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the noise attracted Filch, and went back to the Gryffindor common room,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"which was now mercifully empty.  At two o'clock in the morning,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Harry stood near the fireplace, surrounded by heaps of objects: books, quills,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"several upturned chairs, an old set of Gobstones, and Neville's toad, Trevor.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Only in the last hour had Harry really got the hang of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the Summoning Charm.  `That's better, Harry, that's loads better,` Hermione said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"looking exhausted but very pleased.  `Well, now we know what to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"do next time I can't manage a spell,` Harry said, throwing a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"rune dictionary back to Hermione, so he could try again, `threaten me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"with a dragon.  Right...` He raised his wand once more. `Accio","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Dictionary!`  The heavy book soared out of Hermione's hand, flew across","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the room, and Harry caught it.  `Harry, I really think you've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"got it!` said Hermione delightedly.  `Just as long as it works","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"tomorrow,` Harry said. `The Firebolt's going to be much farther away than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the stuff in here, it's going to be in the castle, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"I'm going to be out there on the grounds. . . .`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
" `That doesn't matter,` said Hermione firmly.` Just as long as you're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"concentrating really, really hard on it, it'll come. Harry, we'd better get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"some sleep.. . you're going to need it.`  Harry had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"focusing so hard on learning the Summoning Charm that evening that some","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of his blind panic had heft him. It returned in full measure,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"however, on the following morning. The atmosphere in the school was one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of great tension and excitement. Lessons were to stop at midday, giving","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"all the students time to get down to the dragons' enclosure -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"though of course, they didn't yet know what they would find there.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
" Harry felt oddly separate from everyone around him, whether they were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"wishing him good luck or hissing `We'll have a box of tissues","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"ready, Potter` as he passed. It was a state of nervousness so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"advanced that he wondered whether he mightn't just lose his head when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"they tried to lead him out to his dragon, and start trying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"to curse everyone in sight.  Time was behaving in a more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"peculiar fashion than ever, rushing past in great dollops, so that one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"moment he seemed to be sitting down in his first lesson, History","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of Magic, and the next, walking into lunch.. . and then (where","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"had the morning gone? the last of the dragon-free hours?), Professor McGonagall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"was hurrying over to him in the Great Hall.  Lots of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"people were watching.  `Potter, the champions have to come down onto","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the grounds now... . You have to get ready for your first","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"task.`  `Okay,` said Harry, standing up, his fork falling onto his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"plate with a clatter.  `Good luck, Harry,` Hermione whispered. `You'll be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"fine!`  `Yeah,` said Harry in a voice that was most unlike","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"his own.  He heft the Great Hall with Professor McGonagall. She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"didn't seem herself either; in fact, she looked nearly as anxious as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Hermione. As she walked him down the stone steps  and out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"into the cold November afternoon, she put her hand on his shoulder.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
" `Now, don't panic,` she said, `just keep a cool head. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
". . We've got wizards standing by to control the situation if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"it gets out of hand. . . . The main thing is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"just to do your best, and nobody will think any the worse","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of you. . . . Are you all right?`  `Yes,` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"heard himself say. `Yes, I'm fine.`  She was leading him toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the place where the dragons were, around the edge of the forest,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"but when they approached the clump of trees behind which the enclosure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"would be clearly visible, Harry saw that a tent had been erected,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"its entrance facing them, screening the dragons from view.  `You're to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"go in here with the other champions,` said Professor McGonagall, in a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"rather shaky sort of voice, `and wait for your turn, Potter. Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Bagman is in there. . . he'll be telling you the -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the procedure. . . . Good luck.`  `Thanks,` said Harry, in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"a flat, distant voice. She left him at the entrance of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"tent. Harry went inside.  Fleur Delacour was sitting in a corner","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"on a how wooden stool. She didn't look nearly as composed as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"usual, but rather pale and clammy. Viktor Krum looked even surlier than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"usual, which Harry supposed was his way of showing nerves. Cedric was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"pacing up and down. When Harry entered, Cedric gave him a small","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"smile, which Harry returned, feeling the muscles in his face working rather","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"hard, as though they had forgotten how to do it.  `Harry!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Good-o!` said Bagman happily, looking around at him. `Come in, come in,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"make yourself at home!`  Bagman looked somehow like a slightly overblown","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"cartoon figure, standing amid all the pale-faced champions. He was wearing his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"old Wasp robes again.  `Well, now we're all here - time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"to fill you in!` said Bagman brightly. `When the audience has assembled,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"I'm going to be offering each of you this bag` - he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"held up a small sack of purple silk and shook it at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"them - `from which you will each select a small model of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the thing you are about to face! There are different - er","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"- varieties, you see.  And I have to tell you something","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"else too.. . ah, yes... your task is to collect the golden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"egg!`  Harry glanced around. Cedric had nodded once, to show that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"he understood Bagman's words, and then started pacing around the tent again;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"he looked slightly green. Fleur Delacour and Krum hadn't reacted at all.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Perhaps they thought they might be sick if they opened their mouths;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"that was certainly how Harry felt. But they, at least, had volunteered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"for this. .  And in no time at all, hundreds upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"hundreds of pairs of feet could be heard passing the tent, their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"owners talking excitedly, laughing, joking. . . . Harry felt as separate","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"from the crowd as though they were a different species. And then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"- it seemed like about a second later to Harry - Bagman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"was opening the neck of the purple silk sack.  `Ladies first,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"he said, offering it to Fleur Delacour.  She put a shaking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"hand inside the bag and drew out a tiny, perfect model of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"a dragon - a Welsh Green. It had the number two around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"its neck And Harry knew, by the fact that Fleur showed no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"sign of surprise, but rather a determined resignation, that he had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"right: Madame Maxime had told her what was coming.  The same","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"held true for Krum. He pulled out the scarlet Chinese Fireball. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"had a number three around its neck. He didn't even blink, just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"sat back down and stared at the ground.  Cedric put his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"hand into the bag, and out came the blueish-gray Swedish Short-Snout, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"number one tied around its neck. Knowing what was left, Harry put","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"his hand into the silk bag and pulled out the Hungarian Horntail,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"and the number four. It stretched its wings as he looked down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"at it, and bared its minuscule fangs.  `Well, there you are!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"said Bagman. `You have each pulled out the dragon you will face,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"and the numbers refer to the order in which you are to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"take on the dragons, do you see?  Now, I'm going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"have to leave you in a moment, because I'm commentating. Mr. Diggory,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"you're first, just go out into the enclosure when you hear a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"whistle, all right? Now. .  . Harry. . . could I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"have a quick word? Outside?`  `Er. . . yes,` said Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"blankly, and he got up and went out of the tent with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Bagman, who walked him a short distance away, into the trees, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"then turned to him with a fatherly expression on his face. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`Feeling all right, Harry? Anything I can get you?`  `What?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Harry. `I - no, nothing.`  `Got a plan?` said Bagman, lowering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"his voice conspiratorially. `Because I don't mind  sharing a few pointers,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"if you'd like them, you know. I mean,` Bagman continued, lowering his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"voice still further, `you're the underdog here, Harry. . . . Anything","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"I can do to help. . .`  `No,` said Harry so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"quickly he knew he had sounded rude, `no - I - I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"know what I'm going to do, thanks.`  `Nobody would know, Harry,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"said Bagman, winking at him.  `No, I'm fine,` said Harry, wondering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"why he kept telling people this, and wondering whether he had ever","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"been less fine. `I've got a plan worked out, I -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"A whistle had blown somewhere.  `Good lord, I've got to run!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"said Bagman in alarm, and he hurried off.  Harry walked back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"to the tent and saw Cedric emerging from it, greener than ever.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Harry tried to wish him luck as he walked past, but all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"that came out of his mouth was a sort of hoarse grunt.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
" Harry went back inside to Fleur and Krum. Seconds hater, they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"heard the roar of the crowd, which meant Cedric had entered the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"enclosure and was now face-to-face with the living counterpart of his model.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
" It was worse than Harry could ever have imagined, sitting there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"and listening. The crowd screamed. . . yelled.. . gasped like a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"single many-headed entity, as Cedric did whatever he was doing to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"past the Swedish Short-Snout. Krum was still staring at the ground. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Fleur had now taken to retracing Cedric's steps, around and around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"tent. And Bagman's commentary made everything much, much worse.. . . Horrible","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"pictures formed in Harry's mind as he heard: `Oooh, narrow miss there,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"very narrow`. . . `He's taking risks, this one!`. . . `Clever","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"move - pity it didn't work!`  And then, after about fifteen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"minutes, Harry heard the deafening roar that could mean only one thing:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Cedric had gotten past his dragon and captured the golden egg. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`Very good indeed!` Bagman was shouting. `And now the marks from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"judges!`  But he didn't shout out the marks; Harry supposed the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"judges were holding them up and showing them to the crowd. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`One down, three to go!` Bagman yelled as the whistle blew again.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`Miss Delacour, if you please!`  Fleur was trembling from head to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"foot; Harry felt more warmly toward her than he had done so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"far as she heft the tent with her head held high and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"her hand clutching her wand. He and Krum were left alone, at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"opposite sides of the tent, avoiding each other's gaze.  The same","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"process started again. . . .`Oh I'm not sure that was wise!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"they could hear Bagman shouting gleefully. `Oh. . . nearly! Careful now.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
". . good lord, I thought she'd had it then!`  Ten","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"minutes later, Harry heard the crowd erupt into applause once more. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
". . Fleur must have been successful too. A pause, while Fleur's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"marks were being shown. . . more clapping.. . then, for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"third time, the whistle.  `And here comes Mr. Krum!` cried Bagman,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"and Krum slouched out, leaving Harry quite alone.  He felt much","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"more aware of his body than usual; very aware of the way","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"his heart was pumping fast, and his fingers tingling with fear. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
". yet at the same time, he seemed to be outside himself,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"seeing the walls of the tent, and hearing the crowd, as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"from far away.  `Very daring!` Bagman was yelling, and Harry heard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the Chinese Fireball emit a horrible, roaring shriek, while the crowd drew","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"its collective breath. `That's some nerve he's showing - and - yes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"he's got the egg!`  Applause shattered the wintery air like breaking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"glass; Krum had finished - it would be Harry's turn any moment.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
" He stood up, noticing dimly that his legs seemed to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"made of marshmallow. He waited.  And then he heard the whistle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"blow. He walked out through the entrance of the tent, the panic","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"rising into a crescendo inside him. And now he was walking past","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the trees, through a gap in the enclosure fence.  He saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"everything in front of him as though it was a very highly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"colored dream. There were hundreds and hundreds of faces staring down at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"him from stands that had been magicked there since he'd last stood","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"on this spot. And there was the Horntail, at the other end","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of the enclosure, crouched low over her clutch of eggs, her wings","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"half-furled, her evil, yellow eyes upon him, a monstrous, scaly, black lizard,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"thrashing her spiked tail, heaving yard-long gouge marks in the hard ground.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"The crowd was making a great deal of noise, but whether friendly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"or not, Harry didn't know or care. It was time to do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
" what he had to do. . . to focus his mind,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"entirely and absolutely, upon the thing that was his only chance. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"He raised his wand.  `Accio Firebolt!` he shouted.  Harry waited,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"every fiber of him hoping, praying. . . . If it hadn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"worked. . . if it wasn't coming. . . He seemed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"be looking at everything around him through some sort of shimmering, transparent","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"barrier, like a heat haze, which made the enclosure and the hundreds","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of faces around him swim strangely....  And then he heard it,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"speeding through the air behind him; he turned and saw his Firebolt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"hurtling toward him around the edge of the woods, soaring into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"enclosure, and stopping dead in midair beside him, waiting for him to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"mount. The crowd was making even more noise. . . . Bagman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"was shouting something. . . but Harry's ears were not working properly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"anymore. . . listening wasn't important....  He swung his leg over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the broom and kicked off from the ground. And a second later,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"something miraculous happened....  As he soared upward, as the wind rushed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"through his hair, as the crowd's faces became mere flesh-colored pinpnicks below,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"and the Horntail shrank to the size of a dog, he realized","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"that he had heft not only the ground behind, but also his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"fear. . . . He was back where he belonged....  This","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"was just another Quidditch match, that was all. . . just another","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Quidditch match, and that Horntail was just another ugly opposing team. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"He looked down at the clutch of eggs and spotted the gold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"one, gleaming against its cement-colored fellows, residing safely between the dragon's front","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"legs. `Okay,` Harry told himself, `diversionary tactics. . . let's go. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
".`  He dived. The Horntail's head followed him; he knew what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"it was going to do and pulled out of the dive just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"in time; a jet of fire had been released exactly where he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"would have been had he not swerved away. . . but Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"didn't care.. . that was no more than dodging a Bludger. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`Great Scott, he can fly!` yelled Bagman as the crowd shrieked and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"gasped. `Are you watching this, Mr. Krum?`  Harry soared higher in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"a circle; the Horntail was still following his progress; its head revolving","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"on its long neck - if he kept this up, it would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"be nicely dizzy - but better not push it too long, or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"it would be breathing fire again - Harry plummeted just as the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Horntail opened its mouth, but this time he was less lucky -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"he missed the flames, but the tail came whipping up to meet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"him instead, and as he swerved to the left, one of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"long spikes grazed his shoulder, ripping his robes -- He could feel","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"it stinging, he could hear screaming and groans from the crowd, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the cut didn't seem to be deep. . . . Now he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"zoomed around the back of the Horntail, and a possibility occurred to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"him....  The Horntail didn't seem to want to take off, she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"was too protective of her eggs. Though she writhed and twisted, furling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"and unfurling her wings and keeping those fearsome yellow eyes on Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"she was afraid to move too far from them. . . but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"he had to persuade her to do it, or he'd never get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"near them. . . . The trick was to do it carefully,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"gradually....  He began to fly, first this way, then the other,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"not near enough to make her breathe fire to stave him off,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"but still posing a sufficient threat to ensure she kept her eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"on him. Her head swayed this way and that, watching him out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of those vertical pupils, her fangs bared...  He flew higher. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Horntail's head rose with him, her neck now stretched to its fullest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"extent, still swaying, hike a snake before its charmer. . . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Harry rose a few more feet, and she let out a roar","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of exasperation. He was like a fly to her, a fly she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"was longing to swat; her tail thrashed again, but he was too","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"high to reach now. . . . She shot fire into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"air, which he dodged.. . . Her jaws opened wide....  `Come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"on,` Harry hissed, swerving tantalizingly above her, `come on, come and get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"me. . .  up you get now. .`  And then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"she reared, spreading her great, black, leathery wings at last, as wide","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"as those of a small airplane - and Harry dived. Before the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"dragon knew what he had done, or where he had disappeared to,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"he was speeding toward the ground as fast as he could go,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"toward the eggs now unprotected by her clawed front legs - he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"had taken his hands off his  Firebolt - he had seized","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the golden egg - And with a huge spurt of speed, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"was off, he was soaring out over the stands, the heavy egg","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"safely under his uninjured arm, and it was as though somebody had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"just turned the volume back up - for the first time, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"became properly aware of the noise of the crowd, which was screaming","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"and applauding as loudly as the Irish supporters at the World Cup","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"- `Look at that!` Bagman was yelling. `Will you look at that!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Our youngest champion is quickest to get his egg! Well, this is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"going to shorten the odds on Mr. Potter!`  Harry saw the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"dragon keepers rushing forward to subdue the Horntail, and, over at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"entrance to the enclosure, Professor McGonagalh, Professor Moody, and Hagrid hurrying to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"meet him, all of them waving him toward them, their smiles evident","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"even from this distance. He flew back over the stands, the noise","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of the crowd pounding his eardrums, and came in smoothly to land,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"his heart lighter than it had been in weeks. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"He had got through the first task, he had survived.  `That","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"was excellent, Potter!` cried Professor McGonagall as he got off the Firebolt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"-which from her was extravagant praise. He noticed that her hand shook","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"as she pointed at his shoulder. `You'll need to see Madam Pomfrey","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"before the judges give out your score. .  . . Over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"there, she's had to mop up Diggory already. . . .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`Yeh did it, Harry!` said Hagrid hoarsely. `Yeh did it! An' agains'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the Horntail an' all, an' yeh know Charlie said that was the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"wors' - `  `Thanks, Hagrid,` said Harry loudly, so that Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"wouldn't blunder on and reveal that he had shown Harry the dragons","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"beforehand.  Professor Moody looked very pleased too; his magical eye was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"dancing in its socket.  `Nice and easy does the trick, Potter,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"he growled.  `Right then, Potter, the first aid tent, please. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
".` said Professor McGonagall.  Harry walked out of the enclosure, still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"panting, and saw Madam Pomfrey standing at the mouth of a second","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"tent, looking worried.  `Dragons!` she said, in a disgusted tone, pulling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Harry inside. The tent was divided into cubicles; he could make out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Cedric's shadow through the canvas, but Cedric didn't seem to be badly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"injured; he was sitting up, at least. Madam Pomfrey examined Harry's shoulder,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"talking furiously all the while. `Last year dementors, this year dragons, what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"are they going to bring into this school next? You're very lucky.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
". . this is quite shallow. . . it'll need cleaning before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"I heal it up, though... .`  She cleaned the cut with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"a dab of some purple liquid that smoked and stung, but then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"poked his shoulder with her wand, and he felt it heal instantly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
" `Now, just sit quietly for a minute - sit! And then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"you can go and get your score.`  She bustled out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the tent and he heard her go next door and say, `How","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"does it feel now, Diggory?`  Harry didn't want to sit still:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"He was too full of adrenaline. He got to his feet, wanting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"to see what was going on outside, but before he'd reached the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"mouth of the tent, two people had come darting inside - Hermione,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"followed closely by Ron.  `Harry, you were brilliant!` Hermione said squeakily.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"There were fingernail marks on her face where she had been clutching","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"it in fear. `You were amazing! You really were!`  But Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"was looking at Ron, who was very white and staring at Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"as though he were a ghost.  `Harry,` he said, very seriously,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`whoever put your name in that goblet - I - I reckon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"they're trying to do you in!`  It was as though the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"last few weeks had never happened - as though Harry were meeting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Ron for the first time, right after he'd been made champion. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`Caught on, have you?` said Harry coldly. `Took you long enough.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Hermione stood nervously between them, looking from one to the other. Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"opened his mouth uncertainly. Harry knew Ron was about to apologize and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"suddenly he found he didn't need to hear it.  `It's okay,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"he said, before Ron could get the words out. `Forget it.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`No,` said Ron, `I shouldn't've -`  `Forget it, `Harry said. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Ron grinned nervously at him, and Harry grinned back Hermione burst into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"tears.  `There's nothing to cry about!` Harry told her, bewildered. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`You two are so stupid!` she shouted, stamping her foot on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"ground, tears splashing down her front. Then, before either of them could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"stop her, she had given both of them a hug and dashed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"away, now positively howling.  `Barking mad,` said Ron, shaking his head.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`Harry, c'mon, they'll be putting up your scores. . . .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Picking up the golden egg and his Firebolt, feeling more elated than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"he would have believed possible an hour ago, Harry ducked out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the tent, Ron by his side, talking fast.  `You were the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"best, you know, no competition. Cedric did this weird thing where he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Transfigured a rock on the ground. . . turned it into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"dog. . . he was trying to make the dragon go for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the dog instead of him. Well, it was a pretty cool bit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of Transfiguration, and it sort of worked, because he did get the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"egg, but he got burned as well - the dragon changed its","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"mind halfway through and decided it would rather have him than the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Labrador; he only just got away. And that Fleur girl tried this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"sort of charm, I think she was trying to put it into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"a trance - well, that kind of worked too, it went all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"sleepy, but then it snored, and this great jet of flame shot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"out, and her skirt caught fire - she put it out with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"a bit of water out of her wand. And Krum - you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"won't believe this, but he didn't even think of flying! He was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"probably the best after you, though.  Hit it with some sort","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of spell right in the eye. Only thing is, it went trampling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"around in agony and squashed half the real eggs - they took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"marks off for that, he wasn't supposed to do any damage to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"them.`  Ron drew breath as he and Harry reached the edge","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of the enclosure. Now that the Horntail had been taken away, Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"could see where the five judges were sitting - right at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"other end, in raised seats draped in gold.  `It's marks out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of ten from each one,` Ron said, and Harry squinting up the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"field, saw the first judge - Madame Maxime - raise her wand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"in the air. What hooked like a long silver ribbon shot out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"of it, which twisted itself into a large figure eight.  `Not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"bad!` said Ron as the crowd applauded. `I suppose she took marks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"off for your shoulder. . .  Mr. Crouch came next. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"shot a number nine into the air.  `Looking good!` Ron yelled,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"thumping Harry on the back.  Next, Dumbledore. He too put up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"a nine. The crowd was cheering harder than ever.  Ludo Bagman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"- ten.  `Ten?` said Harry in disbelief. `But. . . I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"got hurt. . . . What's he playing at?`  `Harry, don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"complain!` Ron yelled excitedly.  And now Karkaroff raised his wand. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"paused for a moment, and then a number shot out of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"wand too - four.  `What?` Ron bellowed furiously. `Four? You lousy,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"biased scum-bag, you gave Krum ten!`  But Harry didn't care, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"wouldn't have cared if Karkaroff had given him zero; Ron's indignation on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"his behalf was worth about a hundred points to him. He didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"tell Ron this, of course, but his heart felt lighter than air","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"as he turned to leave the enclosure.  And it wasn't just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Ron. . . those weren't only Gryffindors cheering in the crowd. When","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"it had come to it, when they had seen what he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"facing, most of the school had been on his side as well","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"as Cedric's. . . . He didn't care about the Slytherins, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"could stand whatever they threw at him now.  `You're tied in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"first place, Harry! You and Krum!` said Charlie Weasley, hurrying to meet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"them as they set off back toward the school. `Listen, I've got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"to run, I've got to go and send Mum an owl, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"swore I'd tell her what happened - but that was unbelievable! ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"Oh yeah - and they told me to tell you you've got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"to hang around for a few more minutes..  . . Bagman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"wants a word, back in the champions' tent.`  Ron said he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"would wait, so Harry reentered the tent, which somehow looked quite different","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"now: friendly and welcoming. He thought back to how he'd felt while","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"dodging the Horntail, and compared it to the long wait before he'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"walked out to face it.... There was no comparison; the wait had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"been immeasurably worse.  Fleur, Cedric, and Krum all came in together.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"One side of Cedric's face was covered in a thick orange paste,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"which was presumably mending his burn. He grinned at Harry when he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"saw him.  `Good one, Harry.`  `And you,` said Harry, grinning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"back.  `Well done, all of you!` said Ludo Bagman, bouncing into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the tent and looking as pleased as though he personally had just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"got past a dragon. `Now, just a quick few words. You've got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"a nice long break before the second task, which will take place","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"at half past nine on the morning of February the twenty-fourth -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"but we're giving you something to think about in the meantime! If","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"you look down at those golden eggs you're all holding, you will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"see  that they open. . . see the hinges there? You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"need to solve the clue inside the egg -because it will tell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"you what the second task is, and enable you to prepare for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"it! All clear? Sure? Well, off you go, then!`  Harry left","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the tent, rejoined Ron, and they started to walk back around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"edge of the forest, talking hard; Harry wanted to hear what the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"other champions had done in more detail. Then, as they rounded the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"clump of trees behind which Harry had first heard the dragons roar,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"a witch leapt out from behind them.  It was Rita Skeeter.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"She was wearing acid-green robes today; the Quick-Quotes Quill in her hand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"blended perfectly against them.  `Congratulations, Harry!` she said, beaming at him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`I wonder if you could give me a quick word? How you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"felt facing that dragon? How you feel now, about the fairness of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"the scoring?`  `Yeah, you can have a word,` said Harry savagely.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"`Good-bye.`  And he set off back to the castle with Ron. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-20"
"   Harry, Ron, and Hermione went up to the Owlery","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"that evening to find Pigwidgeon, so that Harry could send Sirius a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"letter telling him that he had managed to get past his dragon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"unscathed. On the way, Harry filled Ron in on everything Sirius had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"told him about Karkaroff. Though shocked at first to hear that Karkaroff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"had been a Death Eater, by the time they entered the Owlery","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Ron was saying that they ought to have suspected it all along.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" `Fits, doesn't it?` he said. `Remember what Malfoy said on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"train, about his dad being friends with Karkaroff? Now we know where","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"they knew each other.  They were probably running around in masks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"together at the World Cup.... I'll tell you one thing, though, Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"if it was Karkaroff who put your name in the goblet, he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"going to be feeling really stupid now, isn't he? Didn't work, did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"it? You only got a scratch!  Come here - I'll do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"it -`  Pigwidgeon was so overexcited at the idea of a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"delivery he was flying around and around Harry's head, hooting incessantly. Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"snatched Pigwidgeon out of the air and held him still while Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"attached the letter to his leg.  `There's no way any of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the other tasks are going to be that dangerous, how could they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"be?` Ron went on as he carried Pigwidgeon to the window. `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"know what? I reckon you could win this tournament, Harry, I'm serious.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" Harry knew that Ron was only saying this to make up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"for his behavior of the last few weeks, but he appreciated it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"all the same. Hermione, however, leaned against the Owlery wall, folded her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"arms, and frowned at Ron.  `Harry's got a long way to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"go before he finishes this tournament,` she said seriously.  `If that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"was the first task, I hate to think what's coming next.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Right little ray of sunshine, aren't you?` said Ron. `You and Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Trelawney should get together sometime.`  He threw Pigwidgeon out of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"window. Pigwidgeon plummeted twelve feet before managing to pull himself back up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"again; the letter attached to his leg was much longer and heavier","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"than usual - Harry hadn't been able to resist giving Sirius a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"blow-by-blow account of exactly how he had swerved, circled, and dodged the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Horntail. They watched Pigwidgeon disappear into the darkness, and then Ron said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Well, we'd better get downstairs for your surprise party, Harry - Fred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"and George should have nicked enough food from the kitchens by now.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" Sure enough, when they entered the Gryffindor common room it exploded","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"with cheers and yells again. There were mountains of cakes and flagons","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"of pumpkin juice and butterbeer on every surface; Lee Jordan had let","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"off some Filibuster's Fireworks, so that the air was thick with stars","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"and sparks; and Dean Thomas, who was very good at drawing, had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"put up some impressive new banners, most of which depicted Harry zooming","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"around the Horntail's head on his Firebolt, though a couple showed Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"with his head on fire.  Harry helped himself to food; he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"had almost forgotten what it was like to feel properly hungry, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"sat down with Ron and Hermione. He couldn't believe how happy he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"felt; he had Ron back on his side, he'd gotten through the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"first task, and he wouldn't have to face the second one for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"three months.  `Blimey, this is heavy,` said Lee Jordan, picking up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the golden egg, which Harry had left on a table, and weighing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"it in his hands. `Open it, Harry, go on! Let's just see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"what's  inside it!`  `He's supposed to work out the clue","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"on his own,` Hermione said swiftly. `It's in the tournament rules. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
". .`  `I was supposed to work out how to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"past the dragon on my own too,` Harry muttered, so only Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"could hear him, and she grinned rather guiltily.  `Yeah, go on,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Harry, open it!` several people echoed.  Lee passed Harry the egg,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"and Harry dug his fingernails into the groove that ran all the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"way around it and prised it open.  It was hollow and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"completely empty - but the moment Harry opened it, the most horrible","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"noise, a loud and screechy wailing, filled the room. The nearest thing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"to it Harry had ever heard was the ghost orchestra at Nearly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Headless Nick's deathday party, who had all been playing the musical saw.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" `Shut it!` Fred bellowed, his hands over his ears.  `What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"was that?` said Seamus Finnigan, staring at the egg as Harry slammed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"it shut again. `Sounded like a banshee ... Maybe you've got to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"get past one of those next, Harry!`  `It was someone being","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"tortured!` said Neville, who had gone very white and spilled sausage rolls","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"all over the floor. `You're going to have to fight the Cruciatus","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Curse!`  `Don't be a prat, Neville, that's illegal,` said George. `They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"wouldn't use the Cruciatus Curse on the champions. I thought it sounded","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"a bit like Percy singing . ..  maybe you've got to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"attack him while he's in the shower. Harry.`  `Want a jam","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"tart, Hermione?` said Fred.  Hermione looked doubtfully at the plate he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"was offering her. Fred grinned.  `It's all right,` he said. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"haven't done anything to them. It's the custard creams you've got to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"watch -`  Neville, who had just bitten into a custard cream,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"choked and spat it out. Fred laughed.  `Just my little joke,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Neville.. . .`  Hermione took a jam tart. Then she said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Did you get all this from the kitchens, Fred?`  `Yep,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Fred, grinning at her. He put on a high-pitched squeak and imitated","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"a house-elf. `'Anything we can get you, sir, anything at all!' They're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"dead helpful...  get me a roast ox if I said I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"was peckish.`  `How do you get in there?` Hermione said in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"an innocently casual sort of voice.  `Easy,` said Fred, `concealed door","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"behind a painting of a bowl of fruit. Just tickle the pear,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"and it giggles and -` He stopped and looked suspiciously at her.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Why?`  `Nothing,` said Hermione quickly.  `Going to try and lead","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the house-elves out on strike now, are you?` said George. `Going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"give up all the leaflet stuff and try and stir them up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"into rebellion?`  Several people chortled. Hermione didn't answer.  `Don't you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"go upsetting them and telling them they've got to take clothes and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"salaries!`  said Fred warningly. `You'll put them off their cooking!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Just then, Neville caused a slight diversion by turning into a large","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"canary.  `Oh - sorry, Neville!` Fred shouted over all the laughter.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`I forgot - it was the custard creams we hexed -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Within a minute, however, Neville had molted, and once his feathers had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"fallen off, he reappeared looking entirely normal. He even joined in laughing.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" `Canary Creams!` Fred shouted to the excitable crowd. `George and I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"invented them -seven Sickles each, a bargain!`  It was nearly one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"in the morning when Harry finally went up to the dormitory with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Ron, Neville, Seamus, and Dean. Before he pulled the curtains of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"four-poster shut. Harry set his tiny model of the Hungarian Horntail on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the table next to his bed, where it yawned, curled up, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"closed its eyes. Really, Harry thought, as he pulled the hangings on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"his four-poster closed, Hagrid had a point.. . they were all right,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"really, dragons. .  . .  The start of December brought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"wind and sleet to Hogwarts. Drafty though the castle always was in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"winter. Harry was glad of its fires and thick walls every time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"he passed the Durmstrang ship on the lake, which was pitching in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the high winds, its black sails billowing against the dark skies. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"thought the Beauxbatons caravan was likely to be pretty chilly too. Hagrid,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"he noticed, was keeping Madame Maxime's horses well provided with their preferred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"drink of single-malt whiskey; the fumes wafting from the trough in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" comer of their paddock was enough to make the entire Care","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"of Magical Creatures class light-headed. This was unhelpful, as they were still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"tending the horrible skrewts and needed their wits about them.  `I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"not sure whether they hibernate or not,` Hagrid told the shivering class","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"in the windy pumpkin patch next lesson. `Thought we'd jus' try an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"see if they fancied a kip . .  . we'll jus'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"settle 'em down in these boxes. . . .`  There were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"now only ten skrewts left; apparently their desire to kill one another","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"had not been exercised out of them. Each of them was now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"approaching six feet in length. Their thick gray armor; their powerful, scuttling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"legs; their fire-blasting ends; their stings and their suckers, combined to make","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the skrewts the most repulsive things Harry had ever seen. The class","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"looked dispiritedly at the enormous boxes Hagrid had brought out, all lined","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"with pillows and fluffy blankets.  `We'll jus' lead 'em in here,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Hagrid said, `an' put the lids on, and we'll see what happens.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" But the skrewts, it transpired, did not hibernate, and did not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"appreciate being forced into pillow-lined boxes and nailed in. Hagrid was soon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"yelling, `Don panic, now, don' panic!` while the skrewts rampaged around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"pumpkin patch, now strewn with the smoldering wreckage of the boxes. Most","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"of the class - Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle in the lead -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"had fled into Hagrid's cabin through the back door and barricaded themselves","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"in; Harry, Ron, and Hermione, however, were among those who remained outside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"trying to help Hagrid. Together they managed to restrain and tie up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"nine of the skrewts, though at the cost of numerous burns and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"cuts; finally, only one skrewt was left.  `Don' frighten him, now!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Hagrid shouted as Ron and Harry used their wands to shoot jets","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"of fiery sparks at the skrewt, which was advancing menacingly on them,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"its sting arched, quivering, over its back. `Jus' try an slip the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"rope 'round his sting, so he won hurt any o' the others!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" `Yeah, we wouldn't want that!` Ron shouted angrily as he and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Harry backed into the wall of Hagrid's cabin, still holding the skrewt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"off with their sparks.  `Well, well, well. . . this does","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"look like fun.`  Rita Skeeter was leaning on Hagrid's garden fence,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"looking in at the mayhem. She was wearing a thick magenta cloak","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"with a furry purple collar today, and her crocodile-skin handbag was over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"her arm.  Hagrid launched himself forward on top of the skrewt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"that was cornering Harry and Ron and flattened it; a blast of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"fire shot out of its end, withering the pumpkin plants nearby. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Who're you?` Hagrid asked Rita Skeeter as he slipped a loop of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"rope around the skrewt's sting and tightened it.  `Rita Skeeter, Daily","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Prophet reporter,` Rita replied, beaming at him. Her gold teeth glinted. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Thought Dumbledore said you weren' allowed inside the school anymore,` said Hagrid,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"frowning slightly as he got off the slightly squashed skrewt and started","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"tugging it over to its fellows.  Rita acted as though she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"hadn't heard what Hagrid had said.  `What are these fascinating creatures","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"called?` she asked, beaming still more widely.  `Blast-Ended Skrewts,` grunted Hagrid.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" `Really?` said Rita, apparently full of lively interest. `I've never heard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"of them before...where do they come from?`  Harry noticed a dull","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"red flush rising up out of Hagrid's wild black beard, and his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"heart sank. Where had Hagrid got the skrewts from? Hermione, who seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"to be thinking along these lines, said quickly, `They're very interesting, aren't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"they? Aren't they. Harry?`  `What? Oh yeah . . . ouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
". . . interesting,` said Harry as she stepped on his foot.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" `Ah, you're here. Harry!` said Rita Skeeter as she looked around.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`So you like Care of Magical Creatures, do you? One of your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"favorite lessons?`  `Yes,` said Harry stoutly. Hagrid beamed at him. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Lovely,` said Rita. `Really lovely. Been teaching long?` she added to Hagrid.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" Harry noticed her eyes travel over Dean (who had a nasty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"cut across one cheek). Lavender (whose robes were badly singed), Seamus (who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"was nursing several burnt fingers), and then to the cabin windows, where","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"most of the class stood, their noses pressed against the glass waiting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"to see if the coast was clear.  `This is o'ny me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"second year,` said Hagrid.  `Lovely... I don't suppose you'd like to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"give an interview, would you? Share some of your experience of magical","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"creatures? The Prophet does a zoological column every  Wednesday, as I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"sure you know. We could feature these - er - Bang-Ended Scoots.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" `Blast-Ended Skrewts,` Hagrid said eagerly. `Er - yeah, why not?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Harry had a very bad feeling about this, but there was no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"way of communicating it to Hagrid without Rita Skeeter seeing, so he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"had to stand and watch in silence as Hagrid and Rita Skeeter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"made arrangements to meet in the Three Broomsticks for a good long","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"interview later that week. Then the bell rang up at the castle,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"signaling the end of the lesson.  `Well, good-bye, Harry!` Rita Skeeter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"called merrily to him as he set off with Ron and Hermione.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Until Friday night, then, Hagrid!`  `She'll twist everything he says,` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"said under his breath.  `Just as long as he didn't import","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"those skrewts illegally or anything,` said Hermione desperately. They looked at one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"another - it was exactly the sort of thing Hagrid might do.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" `Hagrids been in loads of trouble before, and Dumbledores never sacked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"him,` said Ron consolingly. `Worst that can happen is Hagrid'll have to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"get rid of the skrewts. Sorry . . . did I say","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"worst? I meant best.`  Harry and Hermione laughed, and, feeling slightly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"more cheerful, went off to lunch.  Harry thoroughly enjoyed double Divination","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"that afternoon; they were still doing star charts and predictions, but now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"that he and Ron were friends once more, the whole thing seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"very funny again. Professor Trelawney, who had been so pleased with the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"pair of them when they had been predicting their own horrific deaths,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"quickly became irritated as they sniggered through her explanation of the various","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"ways in which Pluto could disrupt everyday life.  `I would think,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"she said, in a mystical whisper that did not conceal her obvious","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"annoyance, `that some of us` - she stared very meaningfully at Harry-","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`might be a little less frivolous had they seen what I have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"seen during my crystal gazing last night. As I sat here, absorbed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"in my needlework, the urge to consult the orb overpowered me. I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"arose, I settled myself before it, and I gazed into its crystalline","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"depths . . . and what do you think I saw gazing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"back at me?`  `An ugly old bat in outsize specs?` Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"muttered under his breath.  Harry fought hard to keep his face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"straight.  `Death, my dears.`  Parvati and Lavender both put their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"hands over their mouths, looking horrified.  `Yes,` said Professor Trelawney, nodding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"impressively, `it comes, ever closer, it circles overhead like a vulture, ever","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"lower. . . ever lower over the castle. . . .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"She stared pointedly at Harry, who yawned very widely and obviously. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`It'd be a bit more impressive if she hadn't done it about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"eighty times before,` Harry said as they finally regained the fresh air","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"of the staircase beneath Professor Trelawney's room. `But if I'd dropped dead","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"every time she's told me I'm going to, I'd be a medical","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"miracle.`  `You'd be a sort of extra-concentrated ghost,` said Ron, chortling,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"as they passed the Bloody Baron going in the opposite direction, his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"wide eyes staring sinisterly. `At least we didn't get homework. I hope","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Hermione got loads off Professor Vector, I love not working when she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"is. . . .`  But Hermione wasn't at dinner, nor was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"she in the library when they went to look for her afterward.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"The only person in there was Viktor Krum. Ron hovered behind the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"bookshelves for a while, watching Krum, debating in whispers with Harry whether","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"he should ask for an autograph - but then Ron realized that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"six or seven girls were lurking in the next row of books,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"debating exactly the same thing, and he lost his enthusiasm for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"idea.  `Wonder where she's got to?` Ron said as he and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Harry went back to Gryffindor Tower.  `Dunno . . . balderdash.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" But the Fat Lady had barely begun to swing forward when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the sound of racing feet behind them announced Hermione's arrival.  `Harry!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"she panted, skidding to a halt beside him (the Fat Lady stared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"down at her, eyebrows raised). `Harry, you've got to come - you've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"got to come, the most amazing thing's happened- please -`  She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"seized Harry's arm and started to try to drag him back along","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the corridor.  `What's the matter?` Harry said.  `I'll show you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"when we get there - oh come on, quick -`  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"looked around at Ron; he looked back at Harry, intrigued.  `Okay,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Harry said, starting off back down the corridor with Hermione, Ron hurrying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"to keep up.  `Oh don't mind me!` the Fat Lady called","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"irritably after them. `Don't apologize for bothering me! I'll just hang here,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"wide open, until you get back, shall I?`  `Yeah, thanks!` Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"shouted over his shoulder.  `Hermione, where are we going?` Harry asked,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"after she had led them down through six floors, and started down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the marble staircase into the entrance hall.  `You'll see, you'll see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"in a minute!` said Hermione excitedly.  She turned left at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"bottom of the staircase and hurried toward the door through which Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Diggory had gone the night after the Goblet of Fire had regurgitated","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"his and Harry's names. Harry had never been through here before. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"and Ron followed Hermione down a flight of stone steps, but instead","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"of ending up in a gloomy underground passage like the one that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"led to Snape's dungeon, they found themselves in a broad stone corridor,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"brightly lit with torches, and decorated with cheerful paintings that were mainly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"of food.  `Oh hang on . . .` said Harry slowly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"halfway down the corridor. `Wait a minute, Hermione. . . .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`What?` She turned around to look at him, anticipation all over her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"face.  `I know what this is about,` said Harry.  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"nudged Ron and pointed to the painting just behind Hermione. It showed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"a gigantic silver fruit bowl.  `Hermione!` said Ron, cottoning on. `You're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"trying to rope us into that spew stuff again!`  `No, no,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"I'm not!` she said hastily. `And it's not spew, Ron -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Changed the name, have you?` said Ron, frowning at her. `What are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"we now, then, the House-Elf Liberation Front? I'm not barging into that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"kitchen and trying to make them stop work, I'm not doing it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"-`  `I'm not asking you to!` Hermione said impatiently. `I came","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"down here just now, to talk to them all, and I found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"- oh come on, Harry, I want to show you!`  She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"seized his arm again, pulled him in front of the picture of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the giant fruit bowl, stretched out her forefinger, and tickled the huge","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"green pear. It began to squirm, chuckling, and suddenly turned into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"large green door handle. Hermione seized it, pulled the door open, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"pushed Harry hard in the back, forcing him inside.  He had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"one brief glimpse of an enormous, high-ceilinged room, large as the Great","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Hall above it, with mounds of glittering brass pots and pans heaped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"around the stone walls, and a great brick fireplace at the other","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"end, when something small hurtled toward him from the middle of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"room, squealing, `Harry Potter, sir! Harry Potter!`  Next second all the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"wind had been knocked out of him as the squealing elf hit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"him hard in the midriff, hugging him so tightly he thought his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"ribs would break.  `D-Dobby?` Harry gasped.  `It is Dobby, sir,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"it is!` squealed the voice from somewhere around his navel. `Dobby has","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"been hoping and hoping to see Harry Potter, sir, and Harry Potter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"has come to see him, sir!`  Dobby let go and stepped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"back a few paces, beaming up at Harry, his enormous, green, tennis-ball-shaped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"eyes brimming with tears of happiness. He looked almost exactly as Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"remembered him; the pencil-shaped nose, the batlike ears, the long fingers and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"feet - all except the clothes, which were very different.  When","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Dobby had worked for the Malfoys, he had always worn the same","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"filthy old pillowcase.  Now, however, he was wearing the strangest assortment","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"of garments Harry had ever seen; he had done an even worse","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"job of dressing himself than the wizards at the World Cup. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"was wearing a tea cozy for a hat, on which he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"pinned a number of bright badges; a tie patterned with horseshoes over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"a bare chest, a pair of what looked like children's soccer shorts,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"and odd socks. One of these, Harry saw, was the black one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Harry had removed from his own foot and tricked Mr. Malfoy into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"giving Dobby, thereby setting Dobby free. The other was covered in pink","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"and orange stripes.  `Dobby, what're you doing here?` Harry said in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"amazement. `Dobby has come to work at Hogwarts, sir!` Dobby squealed excitedly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Professor Dumbledore gave Dobby and Winky jobs, sir!  `Winky?` said Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`She's here too?`  `Yes, sir, yes!` said Dobby, and he seized","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Harry's hand and pulled him off into the kitchen between the four","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"long wooden tables that stood there. Each of these tables, Harry noticed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"as he passed them, was positioned exactly beneath the four House tables","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" above, in the Great Hall. At the moment, they were clear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"of food, dinner having finished, but he supposed that an hour ago","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"they had been laden with dishes that were then sent up through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the ceiling to their counterparts above.  At least a hundred little","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"elves were standing around the kitchen, beaming, bowing, and curtsying as Dobby","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"led Harry past them. They were all wearing the same uniform: a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"tea towel stamped with the Hogwarts crest, and tied, as Winky's had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"been, like a toga.  Dobby stopped in front of the brick","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"fireplace and pointed.  `Winky, sir!` he said.  Winky was sitting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"on a stool by the fire. Unlike Dobby, she had obviously not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"foraged for clothes. She was wearing a neat little skirt and blouse","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"with a matching blue hat, which had holes in it for her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"large ears. However, while every one of Dobby's strange collection of garments","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"was so clean and well cared for that it looked brand-new, Winky","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"was plainly not taking care other clothes at all. There were soup","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"stains all down her blouse and a burn in her skirt. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Hello, Winky,` said Harry.  Winky's lip quivered. Then she burst into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"tears, which spilled out of her great brown eyes and splashed down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"her front, just as they had done at the Quidditch World Cup.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" `Oh dear,` said Hermione. She and Ron had followed Harry and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Dobby to the end of the kitchen. `Winky, don't cry, please don't...`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" But Winky cried harder than ever. Dobby, on the other hand,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"beamed up at Harry.  `Would Harry Potter like a cup of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"tea?` he squeaked loudly, over Winky's sobs.  `Er - yeah, okay,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"said Harry.  Instantly, about six house-elves came trotting up behind him,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"bearing a large silver tray laden with a teapot, cups for Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Ron, and Hermione, a milk jug, and a large plate of biscuits.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" `Good service!` Ron said, in an impressed voice. Hermione frowned at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"him, but the elves all looked delighted; they bowed very low and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"retreated.  `How long have you been here, Dobby?` Harry asked as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Dobby handed around the tea.  `Only a week. Harry Potter, sir!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"said Dobby happily. `Dobby came to see Professor Dumbledore, sir. You see,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"sir, it is very difficult for a house-elf who has been dismissed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"to get a new position, sir, very difficult indeed -`  At","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"this, Winky howled even harder, her squashed-tomato of a nose dribbling all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"down her front, though she made no effort to stem the flow.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" `Dobby has traveled the country for two whole years, sir, trying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"to find work!` Dobby squeaked. `But Dobby hasn't found work, sir, because","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Dobby wants paying now!`  The house-elves all around the kitchen, who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"had been listening and watching with interest, all looked away at these","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"words, as though Dobby had said something rude and embarrassing. Hermione, however,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"said, `Good for you, Dobby!`  `Thank you, miss!` said Dobby, grinning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"toothily at her. `But most wizards doesn't want a house-elf who wants","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"paying, miss. 'That's not the point of a house-elf,' they says, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"they slammed the door in Dobby's face! Dobby likes work, but he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"wants to wear clothes and he wants to be paid. Harry Potter....","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Dobby likes being free!`  The Hogwarts house-elves had now started edging","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"away from Dobby, as though he were carrying something contagious. Winky, however,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"remained where she was, though there was a definite increase in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"volume other crying.  `And then, Harry Potter, Dobby goes to visit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Winky, and finds out Winky has been freed too, sir!` said Dobby","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"delightedly.  At this, Winky flung herself forward off her stool and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"lay face-down on the flagged stone floor, beating her tiny fists upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"it and positively screaming with misery. Hermione hastily dropped down to her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"knees beside her and tried to comfort her, but nothing she said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"made the slightest difference. Dobby continued with his story, shouting shrilly over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Winky's screeches.  `And then Dobby had the idea. Harry Potter, sir!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"'Why doesn't Dobby and Winky find work together?' Dobby says. 'Where is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"there enough work for two house-elves?' says Winky.  And Dobby thinks,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"and it comes to him, sir! Hogwarts! So Dobby and Winky came","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"to see Professor Dumbledore, sir, and Professor Dumbledore took us on!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Dobby beamed very brightly, and happy tears welled in his eyes again.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" `And Professor Dumbledore says he will pay Dobby, sir, if Dobby","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"wants paying! And so Dobby is a free elf, sir, and Dobby","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"gets a Galleon a week and one day off a month!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`That's not very much!` Hermione shouted indignantly from the floor, over Winky's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"continued screaming and fist-beating.  `Professor Dumbledore offered Dobby ten Galleons a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"week, and weekends off,` said Dobby, suddenly giving a little shiver, as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"though the prospect of so much leisure and riches were frightening, `but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Dobby beat him down, miss. . . . Dobby likes freedom, miss,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"but he isn't wanting too much, miss, he likes work better.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`And how much is Professor Dumbledore paying you, Winky?` Hermione asked kindly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" If she had thought this would cheer up Winky, she was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"wildly mistaken. Winky did stop crying, but when she sat up she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"was glaring at Hermione through her massive brown eyes, her whole face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"sopping wet and suddenly furious.  `Winky is a disgraced elf, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Winky is not yet getting paid!` she squeaked. `Winky is not sunk","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"so low as that! Winky is properly ashamed of being freed!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Ashamed?` said Hermione blankly. `But - Winky, come on! It's Mr. Crouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"who should be ashamed, not you! You didn't do anything wrong, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"was really horrible to you -`  But at these words, Winky","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"clapped her hands over the holes in her hat, flattening her ears","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"so that she couldn't hear a word, and screeched, `You is not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"insulting my master, miss! You is not insulting Mr. Crouch! Mr. Crouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"is a good wizard, miss! Mr. Crouch is right to sack bad","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Winky!`  `Winky is having trouble adjusting, Harry Potter,` squeaked Dobby confidentially.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Winky forgets she is not bound to Mr. Crouch anymore; she is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"allowed to speak her mind now, but she won't do it.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Can't house-elves speak their minds about their masters, then?` Harry asked. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Oh no, sir, no,` said Dobby, looking suddenly serious. `'Tis part of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the house-elf's enslavement, sir. We keeps their secrets and our silence, sir.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"We upholds the family's honor, and we never speaks ill of them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"- though Professor Dumbledore told Dobby he does not insist upon this.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Professor Dumbledore said we is free to - to-`  Dobby looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"suddenly nervous and beckoned Harry closer. Harry bent forward. Dobby whispered, `He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"said we is free to call him a - a barmy old","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"codger if we likes, sir!`  Dobby gave a frightened sort of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"giggle.  `But Dobby is not wanting to, Harry Potter,` he said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"talking normally again, and shaking his head so that his ears flapped.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Dobby likes Professor Dumbledore very much, sir, and is proud to keep","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"his secrets and our silence for him.`  `But you can say","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"what you like about the Malfoys now?` Harry asked him, grinning. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"A slightly fearful look came into Dobby's immense eyes.  `Dobby -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Dobby could,` he said doubtfully. He squared his small shoulders. `Dobby could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"tell Harry Potter that his old masters were - were - bad","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Dark wizards'.`  Dobby stood for a moment, quivering all over, horror-struck","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"by his own daring - then he rushed over to the nearest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"table and began banging his head on it very hard, squealing, `Bad","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Dobby! Bad Dobby!`  Harry seized Dobby by the back of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"tie and pulled him away from the table.  `Thank you. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Potter, thank you,` said Dobby breathlessly, rubbing his head.  `You just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"need a bit of practice,` Harry said.  `Practice!` squealed Winky furiously.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`You is ought to be ashamed of yourself, Dobby, talking that way","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"about your masters!`  `They isn't my masters anymore, Winky!` said Dobby","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"defiantly. `Dobby doesn't care what they think anymore!`  `Oh you is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"a bad elf, Dobby!` moaned Winky, tears leaking down her face once","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"more. `My poor Mr. Crouch, what is he doing without Winky? He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"is needing me, he is needing my help! I is looking after","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the Crouches all my life, and my mother is doing it before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"me, and my grandmother is doing it before her ... oh what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"is they saying if they knew Winky was freed? Oh the shame,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the shame!` She buried her face in her skirt again and bawled.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
" `Winky,` said Hermione firmly, `I'm quite sure Mr. Crouch is getting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"along perfectly well without you. We've seen him, you know -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`You is seeing my master?` said Winky breathlessly, raising her tearstained face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"out of her skirt once more and goggling at Hermione. `You is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"seeing him here at Hogwarts?`  `Yes,` said Hermione, `he and Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Bagman are judges in the Triwizard Tournament.`  `Mr. Bagman comes too?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"squeaked Winky, and to Harry 's great surprise (and Ron's and Hermione's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"too, by the looks on their faces), she looked angry again. `Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Bagman is a bad wizard! A very bad wizard! My master isn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"liking him, oh no, not at all!`  `Bagman - bad?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Harry.  `Oh yes,` Winky said, nodding her head furiously, `My master","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"is telling Winky some things! But Winky is not saying.. . Winky","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"- Winky keeps her master's secrets. ...`  She dissolved yet again","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"in tears; they could hear her sobbing into her skirt, `Poor ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"master, poor master, no Winky to help him no more!`  They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"couldn't get another sensible word out of Winky. They left her to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"her crying and finished their tea, while Dobby chatted happily about his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"life as a free elf and his plans for his wages. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"`Dobby is going to buy a sweater next, Harry Potter!` he said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"happily, pointing at his bare chest, `Tell you what, Dobby,` said Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"who seemed to have taken a great liking to the elf, `I'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"give you the one my mum knits me this Christmas, I always","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"get one from her. You don't mind maroon, do you?`  Dobby","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"was delighted.  `We might have to shrink it a bit to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"fit you,` Ron told him, `but it'll go well with your tea","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"cozy.`  As they prepared to take their leave, many of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"surrounding elves pressed in upon them, offering snacks to take back upstairs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Hermione refused, with a pained look at the way the elves kept","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"bowing and curtsying, but Harry and Ron loaded their pockets with cream","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"cakes and pies.  `Thanks a lot!` Harry said to the elves,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"who had all clustered around the door to say good night. `See","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"you, Dobby!`  `Harry Potter . . . can Dobby come and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"see you sometimes, sir?` Dobby asked tentatively.  ` 'Course you can,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"said Harry, and Dobby beamed.  `You know what?` said Ron, once","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"he, Hermione, and Harry had left the kitchens behind and were climbing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the steps into the entrance hall again. `All these years I've been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"really impressed with Fred and George, nicking food from the kitchens -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"well, it's not exactly difficult, is it? They can't wait to give","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"it away!`  `I think this is the best thing that could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"have happened to those elves, you know,` said Hermione, leading the way","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"back up the marble staircase. `Dobby coming to work here, I mean.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"The other elves will see how happy he is, being free, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"slowly it'll dawn on them that they want that too!`  `Let's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"hope they don't look too closely at Winky,` said Harry.  `Oh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"she'll cheer up,` said Hermione, though she sounded a bit doubtful. `Once","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"the shock's worn off, and she's got used to Hogwarts, she'll see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"how much better off she is without that Crouch man.`  `She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"seems to love him,` said Ron thickly (he had just started on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"a cream cake).  `Doesn't think much of Bagman, though, does she?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"said Harry. `Wonder what Crouch says at home about him?`  `Probably","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"says he's not a very good Head of Department,` said Hermione, `and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"let's face it... he's got a point, hasn't he?`  `I'd still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"rather work for him than old Crouch,` said Ron. `At least Bagman's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"got a sense of humor.`  `Don't let Percy hear you saying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"that,` Hermione said, smiling slightly.  `Yeah, well, Percy wouldn't want to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"work for anyone with a sense of humor, would he?`  said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"Ron, now starting on a chocolate eclair. `Percy wouldn't recognize a joke","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"if it danced naked in front of him wearing Dobby's tea cozy.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-21"
"   `Potter! Weasley! Will you pay attention?`  Professor McGonagall's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"irritated voice cracked like a whip through the Transfiguration class on Thursday,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"and Harry and Ron both jumped and looked up.  It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"the end of the lesson; they had finished their work; the guinea","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"fowl they had been changing into guinea pigs had been shut away","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"in a large cage on Professor McGonagall's desk (Neville's still had feathers);","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"they had copied down their homework from the blackboard (`Describe, with examples,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"the ways in which Transforming Spells must be adapted when performing Cross-Species","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Switches`}. The bell was due to ring at any moment, and Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"and Ron, who had been having a sword fight with a couple","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"of Fred and George's fake wands at the back of the class,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"looked up, Ron holding a tin parrot and Harry, a rubber haddock.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
" `Now that Potter and Weasley have been kind enough to act","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"their age,` said Professor McGonagall, with an angry look at the pair","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"of them as the head of Harry's haddock drooped and fell silently","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"to the floor - Ron's parrot's beak had severed it moments before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"- `I have something to say to you all.  `The Yule","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Ball is approaching - a traditional part of the Triwizard Tournament and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"an opportunity for us to socialize with our foreign guests. Now, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"ball will be open only to fourth years and above - although","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"you may invite a younger student if you wish -`  Lavender","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Brown let out a shrill giggle. Parvati Patil nudged her hard in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"the ribs, her face working furiously as she too fought not to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"giggle. They both looked around at Harry, Professor McGonagall ignored them, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Harry thought was distinctly unfair, as she had just told off him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"and Ron.  `Dress robes will be worn,` Professor McGonagall continued, `and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"the ball will start at eight o'clock on Christmas Day, finishing at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"midnight in the Great Hall. Now then -`  Professor McGonagall stared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"deliberately around the class.  `The Yule Ball is of course a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"chance for us all to - er - let our hair down,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"she said, in a disapproving voice.  Lavender giggled harder than ever,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"with her hand pressed hard against her mouth to stifle the sound.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Harry could see what was funny this time: Professor McGonagall, with her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"hair in a tight bun, looked as though she had never let","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"her hair down in any sense.  `But that does NOT mean,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Professor McGonagall went on, `that we will be relaxing the standards of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"behavior we expect from Hogwarts students. I will be most seriously displeased","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"if a Gryffindor student embarrasses the school in any way.`  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"bell rang, and there was the usual scuffle of activity as everyone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"packed their bags and swung them onto their shoulders.  Professor McGonagall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"called above the noise, `Potter - a word, if you please.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Assuming this had something to do with his headless rubber haddock, Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"proceeded gloomily to the teacher's desk. Professor McGonagall waited until the rest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"of the class had gone, and then said, `Potter, the champions and their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"partners -`  `What partners?` said Harry.  Profesor McGonagall looked suspiciously","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"at him, as though she thought he was trying to be funny.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
" `Your partners for the Yule Ball, Potter,` she said coldly. `Your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"dance partners.`  Harry's insides seemed to curl up and shrivel. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"`Dance partners?` He felt himself going red. `I don't dance,` he said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"quickly.  `Oh yes, you do,` said Professor McGonagall irritably. `That's what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"I'm telling you.  Traditionally, the champions and their partners open the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"ball.`  Harry had a sudden mental image of himself in a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"top hat and tails, accompanied by a girl in the sort of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"frilly dress Aunt Petunia always wore to Uncle Vernon's work parties. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"`I'm not dancing,` he said.  `It is traditional,` said Professor McGonagall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"firmly. `You are a Hogwarts champion, and you will do what is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"expected of you as a representative of the school. So make sure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"you get yourself a partner, Potter.`  `But-I don't-`  `You heard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"me, Potter,` said Professor McGonagall in a very final sort of way.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
" A week ago. Harry would have said finding a partner for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"a dance would be a cinch compared to taking on a Hungarian","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Horntail. But now that he had done the latter, and was facing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"the prospect of asking a girl to the ball, he thought he'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"rather have another round with the dragon.  Harry had never known","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"so many people to put their names down to stay at Hogwarts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"for Christmas; he always did, of course, because the alternative was usually","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"going back to Privet Drive, but he had always been very much","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"in the minority before now. This year, however, everyone in the fourth","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"year and above seemed to be staying, and they all seemed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Harry to be obsessed with the coming ball - or at least","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"all the girls were, and it was amazing how many girls Hogwarts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"suddenly seemed to hold; he had never quite noticed that before. Girls","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"giggling and whispering in the corridors, girls shrieking with laughter as boys","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"passed them, girls excitedly comparing notes on what they were going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"wear on Christmas night... .  `Why do they have to move","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"in packs?` Harry asked Ron as a dozen or so girls walked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"past them, sniggering and staring at Harry. `How're you supposed to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"one on their own to ask them?`  `Lasso one?` Ron suggested.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"`Got any idea who you're going to try?`  Harry didn't answer.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"He knew perfectly well whom he'd like to ask, but working up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"the nerve was something else. . . . Cho was a year","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"older than he was; she was very pretty; she was a very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"good Quidditch player, and she was also very popular.  Ron seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"to know what was going on inside Harry's head.  `Listen, you're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"not going to have any trouble. You're a champion. You've just beaten","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"a Hungarian Horntail. I bet they'll be queuing up to go with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"you.`  In tribute to their recently repaired friendship, Ron had kept","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"the bitterness in his voice to a bare minimum. Moreover, to Harry's amazement,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"he turned out to be quite right.  A curly-haired third-year Hufflepuff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"girl to whom Harry had never spoken in his life asked him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"to go to the ball with her the very next day. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"was so taken aback he said no before he'd even stopped to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"consider the matter. The girl walked off looking rather hurt, and Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"had to endure Dean's, Seamus's, and Ron's taunts about her all through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"History of Magic. The following day, two more girls asked him, a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"second year and (to his horror) a fifth year who looked as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"though she might knock him out if he refused.  `She was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"quite good-looking,` said Ron fairly, after he'd stopped laughing.  `She was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"a foot taller than me,` said Harry, still unnerved. `Imagine what I'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"look like trying to dance with her.`  Hermione's words about Krum","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"kept coming back to him. `They only like him because he's famous!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Harry doubted very much if any of the girls who had asked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"to be his partner so far would have wanted to go to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"the ball with him if he hadn't been a school champion. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Then he wondered if this would bother him if Cho asked him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
" On the whole. Harry had to admit that even with the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"embarrassing prospect of opening the ball before him, life had definitely improved","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"since he had got through the first task.  He wasn't attracting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"nearly as much unpleasantness in the corridors anymore, which he suspected had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"a lot to do with Cedric - he had an idea Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"might have told the Hufflepuffs to leave Harry alone, in gratitude for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Harry's tip-off about the dragons.  There seemed to be fewer Support","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Cedric Diggory! badges around too. Draco Malfoy, of course, was still quoting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Rita Skeeter's article to him at every possible opportunity, but he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"getting fewer and fewer laughs out of it - and just to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"heighten Harry's feeling of well-being, no story about Hagrid had appeared in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"the Daily Prophet.  `She didn' seem very int'rested in magical creatures,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"ter tell yeh the truth,` Hagrid said, when Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"asked him how his interview with Rita Skeeter had gone during the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"last Care of Magical Creatures lesson of the term. To their very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"great relief, Hagrid had given up on direct contact with the skrewts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"now, and they were merely sheltering behind his cabin today, sitting at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"a trestle table and preparing a fresh selection of food with which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"to tempt the skrewts.  `She jus' wanted me ter talk about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"you, Harry,` Hagrid continued in a low voice. `Well, I told her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"we'd been friends since I went ter fetch yeh from the Dursleys.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"'Never had to tell him off in four years?' she said. 'Never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"played you up in lessons, has he?' I told her no, an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"she didn' seem happy at all. Yeh'd think she wanted me to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"say yeh were horrible, Harry.`  ` 'Course she did,` said Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"throwing lumps of dragon liver into a large metal bowl and picking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"up his knife to cut some more. `She can't keep writing about what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"a tragic little hero I am, it'll get boring.`  `She wants","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"a new angle, Hagrid,` said Ron wisely as he shelled salamander eggs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"`You were supposed to say Harry's a mad delinquent!`  `But he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"not!` said Hagrid, looking genuinely shocked.  `She should've interviewed Snape,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Harry grimly. `He'd give her the goods on me any day. 'Potter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"has been crossing lines ever since he first arrived at this school.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
". . .'`  `Said that, did he?` said Hagrid, while Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"and Hermione laughed. `Well, yeh might've bent a few rules. Harry, bu'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"yeh're all righ' really, aren' you?`  `Cheers, Hagrid,` said Harry, grinning.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
" `You coming to this ball thing on Christmas Day, Hagrid?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Ron.  `Though' I might look in on it, yeah,` said Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"gruffly. `Should be a good do, I reckon. You'll be openin the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"dancin', won yeh, Harry? Who're you takin'?`  `No one, yet,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Harry, feeling himself going red again. Hagrid didn't pursue the subject. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"The last week of term became increasingly boisterous as it progressed. Rumors","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"about the Yule Ball were flying everywhere, though Harry didn't believe half","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"of them - for instance, that Dumbledore had bought eight hundred barrels","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"of mulled mead from Madam Rosmerta. It seemed to be fact, however,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"that he had booked the Weird Sisters. Exactly who or what the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Weird Sisters were Harry didn't know, never having had access to a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"wizard's wireless, but he deduced from the wild excitement of those who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"had grown up  listening to the WWN (Wizarding Wireless Network) that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"they were a very famous musical group.  Some of the teachers,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"like little Professor Flitwick, gave up trying to teach them much when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"their minds were so clearly elsewhere; he allowed them to play games","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"in his lesson on Wednesday, and spent most of it talking to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Harry about the perfect Summoning Charm Harry had used during the first","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"task of the Triwizard Tournament. Other teachers were not so generous. Nothing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"would ever deflect Professor Binns, for example, from plowing on through his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"notes on goblin rebellions - as Binns hadn't let his own death","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"stand in the way of continuing to teach, they supposed a small","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"thing like Christmas wasn't going to put him off. It was amazing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"how he could make even bloody and vicious goblin riots sound as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"boring as Percys cauldron-bottom report. Professors McGonagall and Moody kept them working","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"until the very last second of their classes too, and Snape, of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"course, would no sooner let them play games in class than adopt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Harry. Staring nastily around at them all, he informed them that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"would be testing them on poison antidotes during the last lesson of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"the term.  `Evil, he is,` Ron said bitterly that night in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"the Gryffindor common room. `Springing a test on us on the last","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"day. Ruining the last bit of term with a whole load of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"studying.`  `Mmm . . . you're not exactly straining yourself, though,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"are you?` said Hermione, looking at him over the top of her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Potions notes. Ron was busy building a card castle out of his Exploding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Snap pack - a much more interesting pastime than with Muggle cards,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"because of the chance that the whole thing would blow up at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"any second.  `It's Christmas, Hermione,` said Harry lazily; he was rereading","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Flying with the Cannons for the tenth time in an armchair near","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"the fire.  Hermione looked severely over at him too. `I'd have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"thought you'd be doing something constructive, Harry, even if you don't want","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"to learn your antidotes!`  `Like what?` Harry said as he watched","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Joey Jenkins of the Cannons belt a Bludger toward a Ballycastle Bats","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Chaser.  `That egg!` Hermione hissed.  `Come on, Hermione, I've got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"till February the twenty-fourth,` Harry said.  He had put the golden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"egg upstairs in his trunk and hadn't opened it since the celebration","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"party after the first task. There were still two and a half","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"months to go until he needed to know what all the screechy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"wailing meant, after all.  `But it might take weeks to work","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"it out!` said Hermione. `You're going to look a real idiot if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"everyone else knows what the next task is and you don't!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"`Leave him alone, Hermione, he's earned a bit of a break,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Ron, and he placed the last two cards on top of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"castle and the whole lot blew up, singeing his eyebrows.  `Nice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"look, Ron ... go well with your dress robes, that will.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"It was Fred and George. They sat down at the table with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione as Ron felt how much damage had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"done.  `Ron, can we borrow Pigwidgeon?` George asked.  `No, he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"off delivering a letter,` said Ron. `Why?`  `Because George wants to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"invite him to the ball,` said Fred sarcastically.  `Because we want","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"to send a letter, you stupid great prat,` said George.  `Who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"d'you two keep writing to, eh?` said Ron.  `Nose out, Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"or I'll burn that for you too,` said Fred, waving his wand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"threateningly.  `So . . . you lot got dates for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"ball yet?`  `Nope,` said Ron.  `Well, you'd better hurry up,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"mate, or all the good ones will be gone,` said Fred. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"`Who're you going with, then?` said Ron.  `Angelina,` said Fred promptly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"without a trace of embarrassment.  `What?` said Ron, taken aback. `You've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"already asked her?`  `Good point,` said Fred. He turned his head","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"and called across the common room, `Oi!  Angelina!`  Angelina, who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"had been chatting with Alicia Spinnet near the fire, looked over at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"him.  `What?` she called back.  `Want to come to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"ball with me?`  Angelina gave Fred an appraising sort of look.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
" `All right, then,` she said, and she turned back to Alicia","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"and carried on chatting with a bit of a grin on her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"face.  `There you go,` said Fred to Harry and Ron, `piece","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"of cake.`  He got to his feet, yawning, and said, `We'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"better use a school owl then, George, come  on. .. .`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
" They left. Ron stopped feeling his eyebrows and looked across the smoldering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"wreck of his card castle at Harry.  `We should get a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"move on, you know . . . ask someone. He's right. We","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"don't want to end up with a pair of trolls.`  Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"let out a sputter of indignation.  `A pair of... what, excuse","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"me?`  `Well - you know,` said Ron, shrugging. `I'd rather go","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"alone than with - with Eloise Midgen, say.`  `Her acne's loads","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"better lately - and she's really nice!`  `Her nose is off-center,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"said Ron.  `Oh I see,` Hermione said, bristling. `So basically, you're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"going to take the best-looking girl who'll have you, even if she's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"completely horrible?`  `Er - yeah, that sounds about right,` said Ron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
" `I'm going to bed,` Hermione snapped, and she swept off toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"the girls' staircase without another word.  The Hogwarts staff, demonstrating a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"continued desire to impress the visitors from Beauxbatons and Durmstrang, seemed determined","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"to show the castle at its best this Christmas. When the decorations","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"went up. Harry noticed that they were the most stunning he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"yet seen inside the school. Everlasting icicles had been attached to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"banisters of the marble staircase; the usual twelve Christmas trees in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Great Hall were bedecked with everything from luminous holly berries to real,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"hooting, golden owls, and the suits of armor had all been bewitched","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"to sing carols whenever anyone passed them.  It was quite something","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"to hear `0 Come, All Ye Faithful` sung by an empty helmet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"that only knew half the words. Several times, Filch the caretaker had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"to extract Peeves from inside the armor, where he had taken to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"hiding, filling in the gaps in the songs with lyrics of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"own invention, all of which were very rude.  And still. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"hadn't asked Cho to the ball. He and Ron were getting very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"nervous now, though as Harry pointed out, Ron would look much less","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"stupid than he would without a partner; Harry was supposed to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"starting the dancing with the other champions.  `I suppose there's always","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Moaning Myrtle,` he said gloomily, referring to the ghost who haunted the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"girls' toilets on the second floor.  `Harry - we've just got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"to grit our teeth and do it,` said Ron on Friday morning,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"in a tone that suggested they were planning the storming of an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"impregnable fortress. `When we get back to the common room tonight, we'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"both have partners - agreed?`  `Er . . . okay,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Harry.  But every time he glimpsed Cho that day - during","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"break, and then lunchtime, and once on the way to History of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Magic - she was surrounded by friends. Didn't she ever go anywhere","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"alone? Could he perhaps ambush her as she was going into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"bathroom? But no - she even seemed to go there with an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"escort of four or five girls. Yet if he didn't do it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"soon, she was bound to have been asked by somebody else. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"He found it hard to concentrate on Snape's Potions test, and consequently","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"forgot to add the key ingredient - a bezoar - meaning that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"received bottom marks. He didn't care, though; he was too busy screwing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"up his courage for what he was about to do. When the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"bell rang, he grabbed his bag, and hurried to the dungeon door.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
" `I'll meet you at dinner,` he said to Ron and Hermione,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"and he dashed off upstairs.  He'd just have to ask Cho","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"for a private word, that was all. ... He hurried off through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"the packed corridors looking for her, and (rather sooner than he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"expected) he found her, emerging from a Defense Against the Dark Arts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"lesson.  `Er - Cho? Could I have a word with you?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
" Giggling should be made illegal. Harry thought furiously, as all the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"girls around Cho started doing it. She didn't, though. She said, `Okay,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"and followed him out of earshot other classmates.  Harry turned to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"look at her and his stomach gave a weird lurch as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"he had missed a step going downstairs.  `Er,` he said. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"He couldn't ask her. He couldn't. But he had to. Cho stood","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"there looking puzzled, watching him. The words came out before Harry had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"quite got his tongue around them.  `Wangoballwime?`  `Sorry?` said Cho.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
" `D'you - d'you want to go to the ball with me?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"said Harry. Why did he have to go red now? Why? ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"`Oh!` s aid Cho, and she went red too. `Oh Harry, I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"really sorry,` and she truly looked it. `I've already said I'll go","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"with someone else.`  `Oh,` said Harry.  It was odd; a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"moment before his insides had been writhing like snakes, but suddenly he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"didn't seem to have any insides at all.  `Oh okay,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"said, `no problem.`  `I'm really sorry,` she said again.  `That's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"okay,` said Harry.  They stood there looking at each other, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"then Cho said, `Well-`  `Yeah,` said Harry.  `Well, 'bye,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Cho, still very red. She walked away.  Harry called after her,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"before he could stop himself.  `Who're you going with?`  `Oh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"- Cedric,` she said. `Cedric Diggory.`  `Oh right,` said Harry. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"His insides had come back again. It felt as though they had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"been filled with lead in their absence.  Completely forgetting about dinner,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"he walked slowly back up to Gryffindor Tower, Cho's voice echoing in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"his ears with every step he took. `Cedric - Cedric Diggory.` He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"had been starting to quite like Cedric - prepared to overlook the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"fact that he had once beaten him at Quidditch, and was handsome,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"and popular, and nearly everyone's favorite champion. Now he suddenly realized that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Cedric was in fact a useless pretty boy who didn't have enough","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"brains to fill an eggcup.  `Fairy lights,` he said dully to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"the Fat Lady - the password had been changed the previous day.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
" `Yes, indeed, dear!` she trilled, straightening her new tinsel hair band","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"as she swung forward to admit him.  Entering the common room,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Harry looked around, and to his surprise he saw Ron sitting ashen-faced","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"in a distant corner. Ginny was sitting with him, talking to him in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"what seemed to be a low, soothing voice.  `What's up, Ron?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"said Harry, joining them.  Ron looked up at Harry, a sort","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"of blind horror in his face.  `Why did I do it?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"he said wildly. `I don't know what made me do it! ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"`What?` said Harry.  `He - er - just asked Fleur Delacour","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"to go to the ball with him,` said Ginny. She looked as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"though she was fighting back a smile, but she kept patting Ron's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"arm sympathetically.  `You what?' said Harry.  `I don't know what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"made me do it!` Ron gasped again. `What was I playing at?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"There were people - all around - I've gone mad - everyone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"watching! I was just walking past her in the entrance hall -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"she was standing there talking to Diggory - and it sort of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"came over me - and I asked her!`  Ron moaned and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"put his face in his hands. He kept talking, though the words","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"were barely distinguishable.  `She looked at me like I was a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"sea slug or something. Didn't even answer. And then - I dunno","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"- I just sort of came to my senses and ran for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"it.`  `She's part veela,` said Harry. `You were right - her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"grandmother was one. It wasn't your fault, I bet you just walked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"past when she was turning on the old charm for Diggory and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"got a blast of it - but she was wasting her time.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"He's going with Cho Chang.`  Ron looked up.  `I asked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"her to go with me just now,` Harry said dully, `and she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"told me.`  Ginny had suddenly stopped smiling.  `This is mad,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"said Ron. `We're the only ones left who haven't got anyone -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"well, except Neville. Hey - guess who he asked? Hermione!`  `What?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"said Harry, completely distracted by this startling news.  `Yeah, I know!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"said Ron, some of the color coming back into his face as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"he started to laugh. `He told me after Potions! Said she's always","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"been really nice, helping him out with work and stuff- but she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"told him she was already going with someone. Ha! As if! ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"She just didn't want to go with Neville ... I mean, who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"would?`  `Don't!` said Ginny, annoyed. `Don't laugh -`  Just then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Hermione climbed in through the portrait hole.  `Why weren't you two","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"at dinner?` she said, coming over to join them.  `Because -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"oh shut up laughing, you two - because they've both just been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"turned down by girls they asked to the ball!` said Ginny. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"That shut Harry and Ron up.  `Thanks a bunch, Ginny,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Ron sourly.  `All the good-looking ones taken, Ron?` said Hermione loftily.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"`Eloise Midgen starting to look quite pretty now, is she? Well, I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"sure you'll find someone somewhere who'll have you.`  But Ron was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"staring at Hermione as though suddenly seeing her in a whole new","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"light.  `Hermione, Neville's right - you are a girl. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
".`  `Oh well spotted,` she said acidly.  `Well - you can","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"come with one of us!`  `No, I can't,` snapped Hermione. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"`Oh come on,` he said impatiently, `we need partners, we're going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"look really stupid if we haven't got any, everyone else has .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
". .`  `I can't come with you,` said Hermione, now blushing,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"`because I'm already going with someone.`  `No, you're not!` said Ron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"`You just said that to get rid of Neville!`  `Oh did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"I?` said Hermione, and her eyes flashed dangerously. `Just because it's taken","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"you three years to notice, Ron, doesn't mean no one else has","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"spotted I'm a girl!`  Ron stared at her. Then he grinned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"again.  `Okay, okay, we know you're a girl,` he said. `That","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"do? Will you come now?`  `I've already told you!` Hermione said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"very angrily. `I'm going with someone else!`  And she stormed off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"toward the girls' dormitories again.  `She's lying,` said Ron flatly, watching","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"her go.  `She's not,` said Ginny quietly.  `Who is it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"then?` said Ron sharply.  `I'm not telling you, it's her business,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"said Ginny.  `Right,` said Ron, who looked extremely put out, `this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"is getting stupid. Ginny, you can go with Harry, and I'll just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"-`  `I can't,` said Ginny, and she went scarlet too. `I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"going with - with Neville. He asked me when Hermione said no,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"and I thought. . . well. . . I'm not going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"be able to go otherwise, I'm not in fourth year.` She looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"extremely miserable. `I think I'll go and have dinner,` she said, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"she got up and walked off to the portrait hole, her head","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"bowed.  Ron goggled at Harry.  `What's got into them?` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"demanded.  But Harry had just seen Parvati and Lavender come in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"through the portrait hole. The time had come for drastic action. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"`Wait here,` he said to Ron, and he stood up, walked straight","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"up to Parvati, and said, `Parvati? Will you go to the ball","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"with me?`  Parvati went into a fit of giggles. Harry waited","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"for them to subside, his fingers crossed in the pocket of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"robes.  `Yes, all right then,` she said finally, blushing furiously. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"`Thanks,` said Harry, in relief. `Lavender - will you go with Ron?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
" `She's going with Seamus,` said Parvati, and the pair of them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"giggled harder than ever.  Harry sighed.  `Can't you think of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"anyone who'd go with Ron?` he said, lowering his voice so that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Ron wouldn't hear.  `What about Hermione Granger?` said Parvati.  `She's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"going with someone else.`  Parvati looked astonished.  `Ooooh - who?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"she said keenly.  Harry shrugged. `No idea,` he said. `So what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"about Ron?`  `Well. . .` said Parvati slowly, `I suppose my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"sister might. . . Padma, you know ... in Ravenclaw. I'll ask","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"her if you like.`  `Yeah, that would be great,` said Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"`Let me know, will you?`  And he went back over to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"Ron, feeling that this ball was a lot more trouble than it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"was worth, and hoping very much that Padma Patil's nose was dead center. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-22"
"   Despite the very heavy load of homework that the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"fourth years had been given for the holidays. Harry was in no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"mood to work when term ended, and spent the week leading up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to Christmas enjoying himself as fully as possible along with everyone else.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Gryffindor Tower was hardly less crowded now than during term-time; it seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to have shrunk slightly too, as its inhabitants were being so much","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"rowdier than usual. Fred and George had had a great success with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"their Canary Creams, and for the first couple of days of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"holidays, people kept bursting into feather all over the place. Before long,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"however, all the Gryffindors had learned to treat food anybody else offered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"them with extreme caution, in case it had a Canary Cream concealed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"in the center, and George confided to Harry that he and Fred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"were now working on developing something else. Harry made a mental note","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"never to accept so much as a crisp from Fred and George","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"in future. He still hadn't forgotten Dudley and the Ton-Tongue Toffee. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Snow was falling thickly upon the castle and its grounds now. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"pale blue Beauxbatons carriage looked like a large, chilly, frosted pumpkin next","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to the iced gingerbread house that was Hagrid's cabin, while the Durmstrang","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"ship's portholes were glazed with ice, the rigging white with frost. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"house-elves down in the kitchen were outdoing themselves with a series of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"rich, warming stews and savory puddings, and only Fleur Delacour seemed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"be able to find anything to complain about.  `It is too","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"'eavy, all zis 'Ogwarts food,` they heard her saying grumpily as they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"left the Great Hall behind her one evening (Ron skulking behind Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"keen not to be spotted by Fleur). `I will not fit into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"my dress robes!`  `Oooh there's a tragedy,` Hermione snapped as Fleur","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"went out into the entrance hall. `She really thinks a lot of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"herself, that one, doesn't she?`  `Hermione - who are you going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to the ball with?` said Ron.  He kept springing this question","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"on her, hoping to startle her into a response by asking it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"when she least expected it. However, Hermione merely frowned and said, `I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"not telling you, you'll just make fun of me.`  `You're joking,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Weasley!` said Malfoy, behind them. `You're not telling me someone's asked that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to the ball? Not the long-molared Mudblood?`  ; Harry and Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"both whipped around, but Hermione said loudly, waving to somebody over Malfoys","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"shoulder, `Hello, Professor Moody!`  Malfoy went pale and jumped backward, looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"wildly around for Moody, but he was still up at the staff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"table, finishing his stew.  `Twitchy little ferret, aren't you, Malfoy?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Hermione scathingly, and she, Harry, and Ron went up the marble staircase","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"laughing heartily.  `Hermione,` said Ron, looking sideways at her, suddenly frowning,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`your teeth ...`  `What about them?` she said.  `Well, they're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"different. . . I've just noticed. . . .`  `Of course","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"they are - did you expect me to keep those fangs Malfoy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"gave me?`  `No, I mean, they're different to how they were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"before he put that hex on you. . . .  They're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"all... straight and - and normal-sized.`  Hermione suddenly smiled very mischievously,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and Harry noticed it too: It was a very different smile from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the one he remembered.  `Well. . . when I went up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to Madam Pomfrey to get them shrunk, she held up a mirror","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and told me to stop her when they were back to how","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"they normally were,` she said. `And I just. . . let her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"carry on a bit.` She smiled even more widely. `Mum and Dad","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"won't be too pleased. I've been trying to persuade them to let","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"me shrink them for ages, but they wanted me to carry on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"with my braces. You know, they're dentists, they just don't think teeth","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and magic should - look! Pigwidgeons back!`  Ron's tiny owl was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"twittering madly on the top of the icicle-laden banisters, a scroll of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"parchment tied to his leg. People passing him were pointing and laughing,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and a group of third-year girls paused and said, `Oh look at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the weeny owl! Isn't he cute?`  Stupid little feathery git!` Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"hissed, hurrying up the stairs and snatching up Pigwidgeon. `You bring letters","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to the addressee! You don't hang around showing off!`  Pigwidgeon hooted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"happily, his head protruding over Ron's fist. The third-year girls all looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"very shocked.  `Clear off!` Ron snapped at them, waving the fist","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"holding Pigwidgeon, who hooted more  happily than ever as he soared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"through the air. `Here - take it, Harry,` Ron added in an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"undertone as the third-year girls scuttled away looking scandalized. He pulled Sirius's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"reply off Pigwidgeons leg. Harry pocketed it, and they hurried back to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Gryffindor Tower to read it.  Everyone in the common room was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"much too busy in letting off more holiday steam to observe what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"anyone else was up to. Ron, Harry, and Hermione sat apart from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"everyone else by a dark window that was gradually filling up with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"snow, and Harry read out:  Dear Harry, Congratulations on getting past","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the Horntail. Whoever put your name in that goblet shouldn't be feeling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"too happy right now! I was going to suggest a Conjunctivitus Curse,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"as a dragon's eyes are its weakest point - `That's what Krum","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"did!` Hermione whispered -but your way was better, I'm impressed.  Don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"get complacent, though. Harry. You've only done one task; whoever put you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"in for the tournament's got plenty more opportunity if they're trying to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"hurt you. Keep your eyes open -particularly when the person we discussed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"is around and concentrate on keeping yourself out of trouble.  Keep","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"in touch, I still want to hear about anything unusual.  Sirius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`He sounds exactly like Moody,` said Harry quietly, tucking the letter away","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"again inside his robes. `'Constant vigilance!' You'd think I walk around with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"my eyes shut, banging off the walls. ...`  `But he's right,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry,` said Hermione, `you have still got two tasks to do. You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"really ought to have a look at that egg, you know, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"start working out what it means. . . .`  `Hermione, he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"got ages!` snapped Ron. `Want a game of chess, Harry?`  `Yeah,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"okay,` said Harry. Then, spotting the look on Hermione's face, he said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`Come on, how'm I supposed to concentrate with all this noise going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"on? I won't even be able to hear the egg over this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"lot.`  `Oh I suppose not,` she sighed, and she sat down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to watch their chess match, which culminated in an exciting checkmate of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Ron's, involving a couple of recklessly brave pawns and a very violent","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"bishop.  Harry awoke very suddenly on Christmas Day. Wondering what had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"caused his abrupt return to consciousness, he opened his eyes, and saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"something with very large, round, green eyes staring back at him in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the darkness, so close they were almost nose to nose.  `Dobby!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry yelled, scrambling away from the elf so fast he almost fell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"out of bed.  `Don't do that!`  `Dobby is sorry, sir!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"squeaked Dobby anxiously, jumping backward with his long fingers over his mouth.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`Dobby is only wanting to wish Harry Potter 'Merry Christmas' and bring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"him a present, Sir! Harry Potter did say Dobby could come and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"see him sometimes, sir!`  It's okay,` said Harry, still breathing rather","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"faster than usual, while his heart rate returned to normal. `Just -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"just prod me or something in future, all right, don't bend over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"me like that. ..`  Harry pulled back the curtains around his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"four-poster, took his glasses from his bedside table, and put them on.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"His yell had awoken Ron, Seamus, Dean, and Neville. All of them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"were peering through the gaps in their own hangings, heavy-eyed and tousle-haired.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" `Someone attacking you, Harry?` Seamus asked sleepily.  `No, it's just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Dobby,` Harry muttered. `Go back to sleep.`  `Nah . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"presents!` said Seamus, spotting the large pile at the foot of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"bed. Ron, Dean, and Neville decided that now they were awake they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"might as well get down to some present-opening too. Harry turned back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to Dobby, who was now standing nervously next to Harrys bed, still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"looking worried that he had upset Harry. There was a Christmas bauble","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"tied to the loop on top of his tea cozy.  `Can","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Dobby give Harry Potter his present?` he squeaked tentatively.  `'Course you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"can,` said Harry. `Er. . . I've got something for you too.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" It was a lie; he hadn't bought anything for Dobby at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"all, but he quickly opened his trunk and pulled out a particularly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"knobbly rolled-up pair of socks. They were his oldest and foulest, mustard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"yellow, and had once belonged to Uncle Vernon. The reason they were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"extra-knobbly was that Harry had been using them to cushion his Sneakoscope","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"for over a year now. He pulled out the Sneako-scope and handed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the socks to Dobby, saying, `Sorry, I forgot to wrap them...` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"But Dobby was utterly delighted.  `Socks are Dobby's favorite, favorite clothes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"sir!` he said, ripping off his odd ones and pulling on Uncle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Vernon's. `I has seven now, sir. . . . But sir ...`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"he said, his eyes widening, having pulled both socks up to their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"highest extent, so that they reached to the bottom of his shorts,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`they has made a mistake in the shop, Harry Potter, they is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"giving you two the same!`  `Ah, no, Harry, how come you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"didn't spot that?` said Ron, grinning over from his own bed, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"was now strewn with wrapping paper. `Tell you what, Dobby - here","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"you go - take these two, and you can mix them up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"properly. And here's your sweater.`  He threw Dobby a pair of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"violet socks he had just unwrapped, and the hand-knitted sweater Mrs. Weasley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"had sent, Dobby looked quite overwhelmed.  `Sir is very kind!` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"squeaked, his eyes brimming with tears again, bowing deeply to Ron. `Dobby","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"knew sir must be a great wizard, for he is Harry Potter's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"greatest friend, but Dobby did not know that he was also as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"generous of spirit, as noble, as selfless -`  `They're only socks,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"said Ron, who had gone slightly pink around the ears, though he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"looked rather pleased all the same. `Wow, Harry -` He had just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"opened Harry's present, a Chudley Cannon hat. `Cool!` He jammed it onto","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"his head, where it clashed horribly with his hair.  Dobby now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"handed Harry a small package, which turned out to be - socks.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" `Dobby is making them himself, sir!` the elf said happily. `He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"is buying the wool out of his wages, sir!`  The left","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"sock was bright red and had a pattern of broomsticks upon it;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the right sock was green with a pattern of Snitches.  `They're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
". . . they're really . . . well, thanks, Dobby,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry, and he pulled them on, causing Dobby's eyes to leak with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"happiness again.  `Dobby must go now, sir, we is already making","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Christmas dinner in the kitchens!` said Dobby, and he hurried out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the dormitory, waving good-bye to Ron and the others as he passed.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" Harry's other presents were much more satisfactory than Dobby's odd socks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"- with the obvious exception of the Dursleys', which consisted of a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"single tissue, an all-time low -Harry supposed they too were remember ing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the Ton-Tongue Toffee. Hermione had given Harry a book called Quidditch Teams","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"of Britain and Ireland; Ron, a bulging bag of Dungbombs; Sirius, a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"handy penknife with attachments to unlock any lock and undo any knot;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and Hagrid, a vast box of sweets including all Harrys favorites: Bertie","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Bott's Every Flavor Beans, Chocolate Frogs, Drooble's Best Blowing Gum, and Fizzing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Whizbees.  There was also, of course, Mrs. Weasley's usual package, including","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"a new sweater (green, with a picture of a dragon on it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"- Harry supposed Charlie had told her all about the Horntail), and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"a large quantity of homemade mince pies.  Harry and Ron met","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"up with Hermione in the common room, and they went down to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"breakfast together. They spent most of the morning in Gryffindor Tower, where","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"everyone was enjoying their presents, then returned to the Great Hall for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"a magnificent lunch, which included at least a hundred turkeys and Christmas","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"puddings, and large piles of Cribbage's Wizarding Crackers.  They went out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"onto the grounds in the afternoon; the snow was untouched except for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the deep channels made by the Durmstrang and Beauxbatons students on their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"way up to the castle. Hermione chose to watch Harry and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Weasleys' snowball fight rather than join in, and at five o'clock said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"she was going back upstairs to get ready for the ball. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`What, you need three hours?` said Ron, looking at her incredulously and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"paying for his lapse in concentration when a large snowball, thrown by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"George, hit him hard on the side of the head. `Who're you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"going with?` he yelled after Hermione, but she just waved and disappeared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"up the stone steps into the castle.  There was no Christmas","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"tea today, as the ball included a feast, so at seven o'clock,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"when it had become hard to aim properly, the others abandoned their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"snowball fight and trooped back to the common room. The Fat Lady","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"was sitting in her frame with her friend Violet from downstairs, both","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"of them extremely tipsy, empty boxes of chocolate liqueurs littering the bottom","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"other picture.  `Lairy fights, that's the one!` she giggled when they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"gave the password, and she swung forward to let them inside. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry, Ron, Seamus, Dean, and Neville changed into their dress robes up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"in their dormitory, all of them looking very self-conscious, but none as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"much as Ron, who surveyed himself in the long mirror in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"corner with an appalled look on his face. There was  just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"no getting around the fact that his robes looked more like a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"dress than anything else. In a desperate attempt to make them look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"more manly, he used a Severing Charm on the ruff and cuffs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"It worked fairly well; at least he was now lace-free, although he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"hadn't done a very neat job, and the edges still looked depressingly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"frayed as the boys set off downstairs.  `I still can't work","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"out how you two got the best-looking girls in the year,` muttered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Dean.  `Animal magnetism,` said Ron gloomily, pulling stray threads out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"his cuffs.  The common room looked strange, full of people wearing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"different colors instead of the usual mass of black. Parvati was waiting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"for Harry at the foot of the stairs. She looked very pretty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"indeed, in robes of shocking pink, with her long dark plait braided","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"with gold, and gold bracelets glimmering at her wrists. Harry was relieved","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to see that she wasn't giggling.  `You - er - look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"nice,` he said awkwardly.  `Thanks,` she said. `Padma's going to meet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"you in the entrance hall,` she added to Ron.  `Right,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Ron, looking around. `Where's Hermione?`  Parvati shrugged. `Shall we go down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"then, Harry?`  `Okay,` said Harry, wishing he could just stay in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the common room. Fred winked at Harry as he passed him on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the way out of the portrait hole.  The entrance hall was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"packed with students too, all milling around waiting for eight o'clock, when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the doors to the Great Hall would be thrown open. Those people","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"who were meeting partners from different Houses were edging through the crowd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"trying to find one another. Parvati found her sister, Padma, and led","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"her over to Harry and Ron.  `Hi,` said Padma, who was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"looking just as pretty as Parvati in robes of bright turquoise. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"She didn't look too enthusiastic about having Ron as a partner, though;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"her dark eyes lingered on the frayed neck and sleeves of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"dress robes as she looked him up and down.  `Hi,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Ron, not looking at her, but staring around at the crowd. `Oh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"no ...`  He bent his knees slightly to hide behind Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"because Fleur Delacour was passing, looking stunning in robes of silver-gray satin,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and accompanied by the Ravenclaw Quidditch captain, Roger Davies. When they had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"disappeared, Ron stood straight again and stared over the heads of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"crowd.  `Where is Hermione?` he said again.  A group of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Slytherins came up the steps from their dungeon common room. Malfoy was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"in front; he was wearing dress robes of black velvet with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"high collar, which in Harry's opinion made him look like a vicar.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Pansy Parkinson in very frilly robes of pale pink was clutching Malfoy's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"arm. Crabbe and Goyle were both wearing green; they resembled moss-colored boulders,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and neither of them, Harry was pleased to see, had managed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"find a partner.  The oak front doors opened, and everyone turned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to look as the Durmstrang students entered with Professor Karkaroff. Krum was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"at the front of the party, accompanied by a pretty girl in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"blue robes Harry didn't know. Over their heads he saw that an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"area of lawn right in front of the castle had been transformed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"into a sort of grotto full of fairy lights - meaning hundreds","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"of actual living fairies were sitting in the rosebushes that had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"conjured there, and fluttering over the statues of what seemed to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Father Christmas and his reindeer.  Then Professor McGonagall's voice called, `Champions","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"over here, please!`  Parvati readjusted her bangles, beaming; she and Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"said, `See you in a minute` to Ron and Padma and walked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"forward, the chattering crowd parting to let them through. Professor McGonagall, who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"was wearing dress robes of red tartan and had arranged a rather","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"ugly wreath of thistles around the brim other hat, told them to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"wait on one side of the doors while everyone else went inside;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"they were to enter the Great Hall in procession when the rest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"of the students had sat down. Fleur Delacour and Roger Davies stationed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"themselves nearest the doors; Davies looked so stunned by his good fortune","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"in having Fleur for a partner that he could hardly take his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"eyes off her. Cedric and Cho were close to Harry too; he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"looked away from them so he wouldn't have to talk to them.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"His eyes fell instead on the girl next to Krum. His jaw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"dropped.  It was Hermione.  But she didn't look like Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"at all. She had done something with her hair; it was no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"longer bushy but sleek and shiny, and twisted up into an elegant","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"knot at the back of her head. She was wearing robes made","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"of a floaty, periwinkle-blue material, and she was holding herself differently, somehow","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"- or maybe it was merely the absence of the twenty ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"or so books she usually had slung over her back. She was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"also smiling - rather nervously, it was true - but the reduction","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"in the size of her front teeth was more noticeable than ever;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry couldn't understand how he hadn't spotted it before.  `Hi, Harry!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"she said. `Hi, Parvati!`  Parvati was gazing at Hermione in unflattering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"disbelief. She wasn't the only one either; when the doors to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Great Hall opened, Krum's fan club from the library stalked past, throwing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Hermione looks of deepest loathing. Pansy Parkinson gaped at her as she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"walked by with Malfoy, and even he didn't seem to be able","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to find an insult to throw at her. Ron, however, walked right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"past Hermione without looking at her.  Once everyone else was settled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"in the Hall, Professor McGonagall told the champions and their partners to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"get in line in pairs and to follow her. They did so,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and everyone in the Great Hall applauded as they entered and started","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"walking up toward a large round table at the top of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Hall, where the judges were sitting.  The walls of the Hall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"had all been covered in sparkling silver frost, with hundreds of garlands","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"of mistletoe and ivy crossing the starry black ceiling. The House tables","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"had vanished; instead, there were about a hundred smaller, lantern-lit ones, each","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"seating about a dozen people.  Harry concentrated on not tripping over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"his feet. Parvati seemed to be enjoying herself; she was beaming around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"at everybody, steering Harry so forcefully that he felt as though he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"were a show dog she was putting through its paces. He caught","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"sight of Ron and Padma as he neared the top table. Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"was watching Hermione pass with narrowed eyes. Padma was looking sulky. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Dumbledore smiled happily as the champions approached the top table, but Karkaroff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"wore an expression remarkably like Ron's as he watched Krum and Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"draw nearer. Ludo Bagman, tonight in robes of bright purple with large","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"yellow stars, was clapping as enthusiastically as any of the students; and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Madame Maxime, who had changed her usual uniform of black satin for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"a flowing gown of lavender silk, was applauding them politely.  But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Mr. Crouch, Harry suddenly realized, was not there. The fifth seat at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the table was occupied by Percy Weasley.  When the champions and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"their partners reached the table, Percy drew out the empty chair beside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"him, staring pointedly at Harry. Harry took the hint and sat down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"next to Percy, who was wearing brand-new, navy-blue dress robes and an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"expression of such smugness that Harry thought it ought to be fined.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" `I've been promoted,` Percy said before Harry could even ask, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"from his tone, he might have been announcing his election as supreme","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"ruler of the universe. `I'm now Mr.  Crouch's personal assistant, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"I'm here representing him.`  `Why didn't he come?` Harry asked. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"wasn't looking forward to being lectured on cauldron bottoms all through dinner.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" `I'm afraid to say Mr. Crouch isn't well, not well at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"all. Hasn't been right since the World Cup. Hardly surprising - overwork.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"He's not as young as he was - though still quite brilliant,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"of course, the mind remains as great as it ever was. But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the World Cup was a fiasco for the whole Ministry, and then,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Mr. Crouch suffered a huge personal shock with the misbehavior of that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"house-elf of his, Blinky, or whatever she was called. Naturally, he dismissed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"her immediately afterward, but - well, as I say, he's getting on,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"he needs looking after, and I think he's found a definite drop","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"in his home comforts since she left. And then we had the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"tournament to arrange, and the aftermath of the Cup to deal with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"- that revolting Skeeter woman buzzing around - no, poor man, he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"having a well earned, quiet Christmas. I'm just glad he knew he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"had someone he could rely upon to take his place.`  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"wanted very much to ask whether Mr. Crouch had stopped calling Percy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`Weatherby`  yet, but resisted the temptation.  There was no food","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"as yet on the glittering golden plates, but small menus were lying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"in front of each of them. Harry picked his up uncertainly and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"looked around - there were no waiters. Dumbledore, however, looked carefully down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"at his own menu, then said very clearly to his plate, `Pork","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"chops!`  And pork chops appeared. Getting the idea, the rest of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the table placed their orders with their plates too. Harry glanced up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"at Hermione to see how she felt about this new and more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"complicated method of dining - surely it meant plenty of extra work","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"for the house-elves? - but for once, Hermione didn't seem to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"thinking about S.P.E.W. She was deep in talk with Viktor Krum and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"hardly seemed to notice what she was eating.  It now occurred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to Harry that he had never actually heard Krum speak before, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"he was  certainly talking now, and very enthusiastically at that. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`Veil, ve have a castle also, not as big as this, nor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"as comfortable, I am thinking,` he was telling Hermione. `Ve have just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"four floors, and the fires are lit only for magical purposes. But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"ve have grounds larger even than these - though in vinter, ve","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"have very little daylight, so ve are not enjoying them. But in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"summer ve are flying every day, over the lakes and the mountains","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"-`  `Now, now, Viktor!` said Karkaroff with a laugh that didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"reach his cold eyes, `don't go giving away anything else, now, or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"your charming friend will know exactly where to find us!`  Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"smiled, his eyes twinkling. `Igor, all this secrecy ., . one would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"almost think you didn't want visitors.`  `Well, Dumbledore,` said Karkaroff, displaying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"his yellowing teeth to their fullest extent, `we are all protective of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"our private domains, are we not? Do we not jealously guard the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"halls of learning that have been entrusted to us? Are we not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"right to be proud that we alone know our school's secrets, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"right to protect them?`  `Oh I would never dream of assuming","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"I know all Hogwarts' secrets, Igor,` said Dumbledore amicably. `Only this morning,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"for instance, I took a wrong turning on the way to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"bathroom and found myself in a beautifully proportioned room I have never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"seen before, containing a really rather magnificent collection of chamber pots. When","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"I went back to investigate more closely, I discovered that the room","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"had vanished. But I must keep an eye out for it. Possibly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"it is only accessible at five-thirty in the morning. Or it may","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"only appear at the quarter moon - or when the seeker has","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"an exceptionally full bladder.`  Harry snorted into his plate of goulash.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Percy frowned, but Harry could have sworn Dumbledore had given him a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"very small wink.  Meanwhile Fleur Delacour was criticizing the Hogwarts decorations","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to Roger Davies.  `Zis is nothing,` she said dismissively, looking around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"at the sparkling walls of the Great Hall. `At ze Palace of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Beauxbatons, we 'ave ice sculptures all around ze dining chamber at Chreestmas.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Zey do not melt, of course . . . zey are like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"'uge statues of diamond, glittering around ze place. And ze food is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"seemply superb. And we 'ave choirs of wood nymphs, 'oo serenade us","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"as we eat. We 'ave none of zis ugly armor in ze","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"'alls, and eef a poltergeist ever entaired into Beauxbatons, 'e would be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"expelled like zat.`  She slapped her hand onto the table impatiently.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" Roger Davies was watching her talk with a very dazed look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"on his face, and he kept missing his mouth with his fork.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry had the impression that Davies was too busy staring at Fleur","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to take in a word she was saying.  `Absolutely right,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"said quickly, slapping his own hand down on the table in imitation","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"of Fleur. `Like that. Yeah.`  Harry looked around the Hall. Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"was sitting at one of the other staff tables; he was back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"in his horrible hairy brown suit and gazing up at the top","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"table. Harry saw him give a small wave, and looking around, saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Madame Maxime return it, her opals glittering in the candlelight.  Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"was now teaching Krum to say her name properly; he kept calling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"her `Hermy-own.`  `Her-my-oh-nee,` she said slowly and clearly.  `Herm-own-ninny.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`Close enough,` she said, catching Harry's eye and grinning.  When all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the food had been consumed, Dumbledore stood up and asked the students","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to do the same. Then, with a wave of his wand, all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the tables zoomed back along the walls leaving the floor clear, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"then he conjured a raised platform into existence along the right wall.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"A set of drums, several guitars, a lute, a cello, and some","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"bagpipes were set upon it.  The `Weird Sisters now trooped up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"onto the stage to wildly enthusiastic applause; they were all extremely hairy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and dressed in black robes that had been artfully ripped and torn.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"They picked up their instruments, and Harry, who had been so interested","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"in watching them that he had almost forgotten what was coming, suddenly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"realized that the lanterns on all the other tables had gone out,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and that the other champions and their partners were standing up. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`Come on!` Parvati hissed. `We're supposed to dance!`  Harry tripped over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"his dress robes as he stood up. The Weird Sisters struck up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"a slow, mournful tune; Harry walked onto the brightly lit dance floor,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"carefully avoiding catching anyone's eye (he could see Seamus and Dean waving","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"at him and sniggering), and next moment, Parvati had seized his hands,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"placed one around her waist, and was holding  the other tightly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"in hers.  It wasn't as bad as it could have been.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry thought, revolving slowly on the spot (Parvati was steering). He kept","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"his eyes fixed over the heads of the watching people, and very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"soon many of them too had come onto the dance floor, so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"that the champions were no longer the center of attention. Neville and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Ginny were dancing nearby - he could see Ginny wincing frequently as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Neville trod on her feet - and Dumbledore was waltzing with Madame","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Maxime. He was so dwarfed by her that the top of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"pointed hat barely tickled her chin; however, she moved very gracefully for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"a woman so large. Mad-Eye Moody was doing an extremely ungainly two-step","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"with Professor Sinistra, who was nervously avoiding his wooden leg.  `Nice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"socks. Potter,` Moody growled as he passed, his magical eye staring through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry's robes.  `Oh - yeah, Dobby the house-elf knitted them for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"me,` said Harry, grinning.  `He is so creepy!` Parvati whispered as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Moody clunked away. `I don't think that eye should be allowed.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry heard the final, quavering note from the bagpipe with relief. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Weird Sisters stopped playing, applause filled the hall once more, and Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"let go of Parvati at once.  `Let's sit down, shall we?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" `Oh - but - this is a really good one!` Parvati","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"said as the Weird Sisters struck up a new song, which was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"much faster.  `No, I don't like it,` Harry lied, and he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"led her away from the dance floor, past Fred and Angelina, who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"were dancing so exhuberantly that people around them were backing away in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"fear of injury, and over to the table where Ron and Padma","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"were sitting.  `How's it going?` Harry asked Ron, sitting down and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"opening a bottle of butterbeer.  Ron didn't answer. He was glaring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"at Hermione and Krum, who were dancing nearby. Padma was sitting with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"her arms and legs crossed, one foot jiggling in time to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"music.  Every now and then she threw a disgruntled look at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Ron, who was completely ignoring her.  Parvati sat down on Harry's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"other side, crossed her arms and legs too, and within minutes was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"asked to dance by a boy from Beauxbatons.  `You don't mind,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"do you, Harry?` Parvati said.  `What?` said Harry, who was now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"watching Cho and Cedric.  `Oh never mind,` snapped Parvati, and she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"went off with the boy from Beauxbatons. When the song ended, she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"did not return.  Hermione came over and sat down in Parvati's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"empty chair. She was a bit pink in the face from dancing.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" `Hi,` said Harry. Ron didn't say anything.  `It's hot, isn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"it?` said Hermione, fanning herself with her hand. `Viktors just gone to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"get some drinks.`  Ron gave her a withering look. `Viktor?` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"said. `Hasn't he asked you to call him Vicky yet?`  Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"looked at him in surprise. `What's up with you?` she said. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`If you don't know,` said Ron scathingly, `I'm not going to tell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"you.`  Hermione stared at him, then at Harry, who shrugged. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`Ron, what - ?`  `He's from Durmstrang!` spat Ron. `He's competing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"against Harry! Against Hogwarts! You -you're -` Ron was obviously casting around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"for words strong enough to describe Hermione's crime, `fraternizing with the enemy,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"that's what you're doing!`  Hermione's mouth fell open.  `Don't be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"so stupid!` she said after a moment. `The enemy! Honestly - who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"was the one who was all excited when they saw him arrive?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Who was the one who wanted his autograph?  Who's got a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"model of him up in their dormitory?`  Ron chose to ignore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"this. `I s'pose he asked you to come with him while you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"were both in the library?`  `Yes, he did,` said Hermione, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"pink patches on her cheeks glowing more brightly. `So what?`  `What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"happened - trying to get him to join spew, were you?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`No, I wasn't! If you really want to know, he - he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"said he'd been coming up to the library every day to try","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and talk to me, but he hadn't been able to pluck up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the courage!`  Hermione said this very quickly, and blushed so deeply","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"that she was the same color as Parvati's robes.  `Yeah, well","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"- that's his story,` said Ron nastily.  `And what's that supposed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to mean?`  `Obvious, isn't it? He's Karkaroff's student, isn't he? He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"knows who you hang around with. . . . He's just trying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to get closer to Harry - get inside information on him -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"or get near enough to jinx him -`  Hermione looked as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"though Ron had slapped her. When she spoke, her voice quivered. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`For your information, he hasn't asked me one single thing about Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"not one -`  Ron changed tack at the speed of light.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" `Then he's hoping you'll help him find out what his egg","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"means! I suppose you've been putting your heads together during those cozy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"little library sessions -`  `I'd never help him work out that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"egg!` said Hermione, looking outraged. `Never. How could you say something like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"that - I want Harry to win the tournament. Harry knows that,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"don't you, Harry?`  `You've got a funny way of showing it,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"sneered Ron.  `This whole tournament's supposed to be about getting to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"know foreign wizards and making friends with them!` said Hermione hotly. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`No it isn't!` shouted Ron. `It's about winning!`  People were starting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to stare at them.  `Ron,` said Harry quietly, `I haven't got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"a problem with Hermione coming with Krum -`  But Ron ignored","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry too.  `Why don't you go and find Vicky, he'll be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"wondering where you are,` said Ron.  `Don't call him Vicky!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Hermione jumped to her feet and stormed off across the dance floor,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"disappearing into the crowd. Ron watched her go with a mixture of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"anger and satisfaction on his face.  `Are you going to ask","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"me to dance at all?` Padma asked him.  `No,` said Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"still glaring after Hermione.  `Fine,` snapped Padma, and she got up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and went to join Parvati and the Beauxbatons boy, who conjured up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"one of his friends to join them so fast that Harry could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"have sworn he had zoomed him there by a Summoning Charm. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`Vare is Herm-own-ninny?` said a voice.  Krum had just arrived at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"their table clutching two butterbeers.  `No idea,` said Ron mulishly, looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"up at him. `Lost her, have you?`  Krum was looking surly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"again.  `Veil, if you see her, tell her I haff drinks,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"he said, and he slouched off.  `Made friends with Viktor Krum,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"have you, Ron?`  Percy had bustled over, rubbing his hands together","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and looking extremely pompous.  `Excellent! That's the whole point, you know","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"- international magical cooperation!`  To Harry's displeasure, Percy now took Padma's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"vacated seat. The top table was now empty; Professor Dumbledore was dancing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"with Professor Sprout, Ludo Bagman with Professor McGonagall; Madame Maxime and Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"were cutting a wide path around the dance floor as they waltzed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"through the students, and Karkaroff was nowhere to be seen. When the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"next song ended, everybody applauded once more, and Harry saw Ludo Bagman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"kiss Professor McGonagall's hand and make his way back through the crowds,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"at which point Fred and George accosted him.  `What do they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"think they're doing, annoying senior Ministry members?` Percy hissed, watching Fred and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"George suspiciously. `No respect...`  Ludo Bagman shook off Fred and George","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"fairly quickly, however, and, spotting Harry, waved and came over to their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"table.  `I hope my brothers weren't bothering you, Mr. Bagman?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Percy at once.  `What? Oh not at all, not at all!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"said Bagman. `No, they were just telling me a bit more about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"those fake wands of theirs. Wondering if I could advise them on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the marketing. I've promised to put them in touch with a couple","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"of contacts of mine at Zonko's Joke Shop. ...`  Percy didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"look happy about this at all, and Harry was prepared to bet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"he would be rushing to tell Mrs. Weasley about this the moment","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"he got home. Apparently Fred and George's plans had grown even more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"ambitious lately, if they were hoping to sell to the public. Bagman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"opened his mouth to ask Harry something, but Percy diverted him. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`How do you feel the tournament's going, Mr. Bagman? Our department's quite","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"satisfied -the hitch with the Goblet of Fire` - he glanced at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry - `was a little unfortunate, of course, but it seems to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"have gone very smoothly since, don't you think?`  `Oh yes,` Bagman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"said cheerfully, `it's all been enormous fun. How's old Barty doing? ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Shame he couldn't come.`  `Oh I'm sure Mr. Crouch will be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"up and about in no time,` said Percy importantly, `but in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"meantime, I'm more than willing to take up the slack. Of course,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"it's not all attending balls` - he laughed airily - `oh no,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"I've had to deal with all sorts of things that have cropped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"up in his absence - you heard Ali Bashir was caught smuggling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"a consignment of flying carpets into the country? And then we've been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"trying to persuade the Transylvanians to sign the International Ban on Dueling.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"I've got a meeting with their Head of Magical Cooperation in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"new year -`  `Let's go for a walk,` Ron muttered to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry, `get away from Percy. ...`  Pretending they wanted more drinks.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry and Ron left the table, edged around the dance floor, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"slipped out into the entrance hall. The front doors stood open, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the fluttering fairy lights in the rose garden winked and twinkled as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"they went down the front steps, where they found themselves surrounded by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"bushes; winding, ornamental paths; and large stone statues. Harry could hear splashing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"water, which sounded like a fountain. Here and there, people were sitting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"on carved benches. He and Ron set off along one of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"winding paths through the rosebushes, but they had gone only a short","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"way when they heard an unpleasantly familiar voice.  `... don't see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"what there is to fuss about, Igor.`  `Severus, you cannot pretend","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"this isn't happening!` Karkaroffs voice sounded anxious and hushed, as though keen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"not to be overheard. `It's been getting clearer and clearer for months.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"I am becoming seriously concerned, I can't deny it _`  `Then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"flee,` said Snapes voice curtly. `Flee - I will make your excuses.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"I, however, am remaining at Hogwarts.`  Snape and Karkaroff came around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the corner. Snape had his wand out and was blasting rosebushes apart,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"his expression most ill-natured. Squeals issued from many of the bushes, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"dark shapes emerged from them.  `Ten points from Ravenclaw, Fawcett!` Snape","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"snarled as a girl ran past him. `And ten points from Hufflepuff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"too, Stebbins!` as a boy went rushing after her. `And what are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"you two doing?` he added, catching sight of Harry and Ron on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the path ahead. Karkaroff, Harry saw, looked slightly discomposed to see them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"standing there. His hand went nervously to his goatee, and he began","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"winding it around his finger.  `We re walking,` Ron told Snape","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"shortly. `Not against the law, is it?`  `Keep walking, then!` Snape","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"snarled, and he brushed past them, his long black cloak billowing out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"behind him. Karkaroff hurried away after Snape. Harry and Ron continued down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the path.  `What's got Karkaroff all worried?` Ron muttered.  `And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"since when have he and Snape been on first-name terms?`said Harry slowly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" They had reached a large stone reindeer now, over which they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"could see the sparkling jets of a tall fountain. The shadowy outlines","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"of two enormous people were visible on a stone bench, watching the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"water in the moonlight. And then Harry heard Hagrid speak.  `Momen'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"I saw yeh, I knew,` he was saying, in an oddly husky","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"voice.  Harry and Ron froze. This didn't sound like the sort","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"of scene they ought to walk in on, somehow. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry looked around, back up the path, and saw Fleur Delacour and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Roger Davies standing half-concealed in a rosebush nearby. He tapped Ron on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the shoulder and jerked his head toward them, meaning that they could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"easily sneak off that way without being noticed (Fleur and Davies looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"very busy to Harry), but Ron, eyes widening in horror at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"sight of Fleur, shook his head vigorously, and pulled Harry deeper into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the shadows behind the reindeer.  `What did you know, 'Agrid?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Madame Maxime, a purr in her low voice.  Harry definitely didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"want to listen to this; he knew Hagrid would hate to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"overheard in a situation like this (he certainly would have) - if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"it had been possible he would have put his fingers in his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"ears and hummed loudly, but that wasn't really an option.  Instead","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"he tried to interest himself in a beetle crawling along the stone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"reindeer's back, but the beetle just wasn't interesting enough to block out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Hagrid's next words.  `I jus' knew . . . knew you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"were like me. . . . Was it yer mother or yer","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"father?`  `I - I don't know what you mean, 'Agrid. ...`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" `It was my mother,` said Hagrid quietly. `She was one o'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the las' ones in Britain.  'Course, I can' remember her too","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"well. . . she left, see. When I was abou' three. She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"wasn' really the maternal sort. Well. . . it's not in their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"natures, is it? Dunno what happened to her . . . might","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"be dead fer all I know. ...`  Madame Maxime didn't say","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"anything. And Harry, in spite of himself, took his eyes off the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" beetle and looked over the top of the reindeer's antlers, listening.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"... He had never heard Hagrid talk about his childhood before. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`Me dad was broken-hearted when she wen'. Tiny little bloke, my dad","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"was. By the time I was six I could lift him up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"an' put him on top o' the dresser if he annoyed me.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Used ter make him laugh. . . .` Hagrid's deep voice broke.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Madame Maxime was listening, motionless, apparently staring at the silvery fountain. `Dad","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"raised me . . . but he died, o' course, jus' after","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"I started school. Sorta had ter make me own way after that.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" Dumbledore was a real help, mind. Very kind ter me, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"was. . . .`  Hagrid pulled out a large spotted silk","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"handkerchief and blew his nose heavily.  `So ... anyway . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
". enough abou' me. What about you? Which side you got it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"on?`  But Madame Maxime had suddenly got to her feet. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`It is chilly,` she said - but whatever the weather was doing,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"it was nowhere near as cold as her voice. `I think I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"will go in now.`  `Eh?` said Hagrid blankly. `No, don go!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"I've - I've never met another one before!`  `Anuzzer what, precisely?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"said Madame Maxime, her tone icy.  Harry could have told Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"it was best not to answer; he stood there in the shadows","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"gritting his teeth, hoping against hope he wouldn't - but it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"no good. `Another half-giant, o' course!` said Hagrid.  `'Ow dare you!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"shrieked Madame Maxime. Her voice exploded through the peaceful night air like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"a foghorn; behind him. Harry heard Fleur and Roger fall out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"their rosebush.  `I 'ave nevair been more insulted in my life!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"'Alf-giant? Moi? I 'ave - I 'ave big bones!`  She stormed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"away; great multicolored swarms of fairies rose into the air as she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"passed, angrily pushing aside bushes. Hagrid was still sitting on the bench,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"staring after her.  It was much too dark to make out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"his expression. Then, after about a minute, he stood up and strode","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"away, not back to the castle, but off out into the dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"grounds in the direction of his cabin.  `C'mon,` Harry said, very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"quietly to Ron. `Let's go. . . .`  But Ron didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"move.  `What's up?` said Harry, looking at him.  Ron looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"around at Harry, his expression very serious indeed.  `Did you know?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"he whispered. `About Hagrid being half-giant?`  `No,` Harry said, shrugging. `So","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"what?`  He knew immediately, from the look Ron was giving him,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"that he was once again revealing his ignorance of the wizarding world.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Brought up by the Dursleys, there were many things that wizards took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"for granted that were revelations to Harry, but these surprises had become","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"fewer with each successive year. Now, however, he could tell that most","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"wizards would not have said `So what?` upon finding out that one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"of their friends had a giantess for a mother.  `I'll explain","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"inside,` said Ron quietly, `c'mon. . ..`  Fleur and Roger Davies","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"had disappeared, probably into a more private clump of bushes.  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and Ron returned to the Great Hall. Parvati and Padma were now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"sitting at a distant table with a whole crowd of Beauxbatons boys,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and Hermione was once more dancing with Krum. Harry and Ron sat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"down at a table far removed from the dance floor.  `So?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry prompted Ron. `What's the problem with giants?`  `Well, they're .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
". . they're . . .` Ron struggled for words. `. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
". not very nice,` he finished lamely.  `Who cares?` Harry said.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`There's nothing wrong with Hagrid!`  `I know there isn't, but. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
". blimey, no wonder he keeps it quiet,` Ron said, shaking his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"head. `I always thought he'd got in the way of a bad","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Engorgement Charm when he was a kid or something. Didn't like to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"mention it. ...`  `But what's it matter if his mother was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"a giantess?` said Harry.  `Well... no one who knows him will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"care, 'cos they'll know he's not dangerous,` said Ron slowly. `But. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
". Harry, they're just vicious, giants. It's like Hagrid said, it's in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"their natures, they're like trolls . . . they just like killing,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"everyone knows that.  There aren't any left in Britain now, though.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" `What happened to them?`  `Well, they were dying out anyway,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"and then loads got themselves killed by Aurors.  There're supposed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"be giants abroad, though. . . . They hide out in mountains","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"mostly. .  . .`  `I don't know who Maxime thinks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"she's kidding,` Harry said, watching Madame Maxime  sitting alone at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"judges' table, looking very somber. `If Hagrid's half-giant, she definitely is. Big","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"bones . .. the only thing that's got bigger bones than her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"is a dinosaur.`  Harry and Ron spent the rest of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"ball discussing giants in their corner, neither of them having any inclination","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to dance. Harry tried not to watch Cho and Cedric too much;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"it gave him a strong desire to kick something.  When the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Weird Sisters finished playing at midnight, everyone gave them a last, loud","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"round of applause and started to wend their way into the entrance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"hall. Many people were expressing the wish that the ball could have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"gone on longer, but Harry was perfectly happy to be going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"bed; as far as he was concerned, the evening hadn't been much","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"fun.  Out in the entrance hall, Harry and Ron saw Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"saying good night to Krum before he went back to the Durmstrang","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"ship. She gave Ron a very cold look and swept past him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"up the marble staircase without speaking. Harry and Ron followed her, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"halfway up the staircase Harry heard someone calling him.  `Hey-Harry!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"It was Cedric Diggory. Harry could see Cho waiting for him in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the entrance hall below.  `Yeah?` said Harry coldly as Cedric ran","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"up the stairs toward him.  Cedric looked as though he didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"want to say whatever it was in front of Ron, who shrugged,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"looking bad-tempered, and continued to climb the stairs.  `Listen ...` Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"lowered his voice as Ron disappeared. `I owe you one for telling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"me about the dragons. You know that golden egg? Does yours wail","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"when you open it?`  `Yeah,` said Harry.  `Well... take a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"bath, okay?`  `What?`  `Take a bath, and - er -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"take the egg with you, and - er - just mull things","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"over in the hot water. It'll help you think. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Trust me.`  Harry stared at him.  `Tell you what,` Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"said, `use the prefects' bathroom. Fourth door to the left of that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"statue of Boris the Bewildered on the fifth floor. Password's 'pine fresh.'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Gotta go ... want to say good night -`  He grinned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"at Harry again and hurried back down the stairs to Cho. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry walked back to Gryffindor Tower alone. That had been extremely strange","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"advice.  Why would a bath help him to work out what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"the wailing egg meant? Was Cedric pulling his leg? Was he trying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"to make Harry look like a fool, so Cho would like him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"even more by comparison?  The Fat Lady and her friend Vi","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"were snoozing in the picture over the portrait hole. Harry had to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"yell `Fairy lights!` before he woke them up, and when he did,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"they were extremely irritated. He climbed into the common room and found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Ron and Hermione having a blazing row. Standing ten feet apart, they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"were bellowing at each other, each scarlet in the face.  `Well,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"if you don't like it, you know what the solution is, don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"you?` yelled Hermione; her hair was coming down out of its elegant","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"bun now, and her face was screwed up in anger.  `Oh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"yeah?` Ron yelled back. `What's that?`  `Next time there's a ball,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"ask me before someone else does, and not as a last resort!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
" Ron mouthed soundlessly like a goldfish out of water as Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"turned on her heel and stormed up the girls' staircase to bed.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Ron turned to look at Harry.  `Well,` he sputtered, looking thunderstruck,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"`well - that just proves - completely missed the point -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Harry didn't say anything. He liked being back on speaking terms with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"Ron too much to speak his mind right now - but he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"somehow thought that Hermione had gotten the point much better than Ron had. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-23"
"   Everybody got up late on Boxing Day. The Gryffindor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"common room was much quieter than it had been lately, many yawns","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"punctuating the lazy conversations. Hermione's hair was bushy again; she confessed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Harry that she had used liberal amounts of Sleekeazy's Hair Potion on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"it for the ball, `but it's way too much bother to do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"every day,` she said matter-of-factly, scratching a purring Crookshanks behind the ears.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
" Ron and Hermione seemed to have reached an unspoken agreement not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"to discuss their argument. They were being quite friendly to each other,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"though oddly formal. Ron and Harry wasted no time in telling Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"about the conversation they had overheard between Madame Maxime and Hagrid, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Hermione didn't seem to find the news that Hagrid was a half-giant","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"nearly as shocking as Ron did.  `Well, I thought he must","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"be,` she said, shrugging. `I knew he couldn't be pure giant because","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"they're about twenty feet tall. But honestly, all this hysteria about giants.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
" They can't all be horrible. . . . It's the same","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"sort of prejudice that people have toward werewolves. . . . It's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"just bigotry, isn't it?`  Ron looked as though he would have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"liked to reply scathingly, but perhaps he didn't want another row, because","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"he contented himself with shaking his head disbelievingly while Hermione wasn't looking.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
" It was time now to think of the homework they had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"neglected during the first week of the holidays. Everybody seemed to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"feeling rather flat now that Christmas was over -everybody except Harry, that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"is, who was starting (once again) to feel slightly nervous.  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"trouble was that February the twenty-fourth looked a lot closer from this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"side of Christmas, and he still hadn't done anything about working out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the clue inside the golden egg. He therefore started taking the egg","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"out of his trunk every time he went up to the dormitory,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"opening it, and listening intently, hoping that this time it would make","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"some sense. He strained to think what the sound reminded him of,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"apart from thirty musical saws, but he had never heard anything else","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"like it. He closed the egg, shook it vigorously, and opened it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"again to see if the sound had changed, but it hadn't. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"tried asking the egg questions, shouting over all the wailing, but nothing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"happened. He even threw the egg across the room - though he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"hadn't really expected that to help.  Harry had not forgotten the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"hint that Cedric had given him, but his less-than-friendly feelings toward Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"just now meant that he was keen not to take his help","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"if he could avoid it. In any case, it seemed to him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"that if Cedric had really wanted to give Harry a hand, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"would have been a lot more explicit. He, Harry, had told Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"exactly what was coming in the first task - and Cedric's idea","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"of a fair exchange had been to tell Harry to take a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"bath. Well, he didn't need that sort of rubbishy help - not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"from someone who kept walking down corridors hand in hand with Cho,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"anyway. And so the first day of the new term arrived, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Harry set off to lessons, weighed down with books, parchment, and quills","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"as usual, but also with the lurking worry of the egg heavy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"in his stomach, as though he were carrying that around with him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"too.  Snow was still thick upon the grounds, and the greenhouse","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"windows were covered in condensation so thick that they couldn't see out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"of them in Herbology. Nobody was looking forward to Care of Magical","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Creatures much in this weather, though as Ron said, the skrewts would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"probably warm them up nicely, either by chasing them, or blasting off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"so forcefully that Hagrid's cabin would catch fire.  When they arrived","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"at Hagrid 's cabin, however, they found an elderly witch with closely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"cropped gray hair and a very prominent chin standing before his front","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"door.  `Hurry up, now, the bell rang five minutes ago,` she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"barked at them as they struggled toward her through the snow. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`Who're you?` said Ron, staring at her. `Wheres Hagrid?`  `My name","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"is Professor Grubbly-Plank,` she said briskly. `I am your temporary Care of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Magical Creatures teacher.`  `Where's Hagrid?` Harry repeated loudly.  `He is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"indisposed,` said Professor Grubbly-Plank shortly.  Soft and unpleasant laughter reached Harrys","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"ears. He turned; Draco Malfoy and the rest of the Slytherins were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"joining the class. All of them looked gleeful, and none of them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"looked surprised to see Professor Grubbly-Plank.  `This way, please,` said Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Grubbly-Plank, and she strode off around the paddock where the Beauxbatons horses","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"were shivering. Harry, Ron, and Hermione followed her, looking back over their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"shoulders at Hagrid's cabin. All the curtains were closed. Was Hagrid in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"there, alone and ill?  `What's wrong with Hagrid?` Harry said, hurrying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"to catch up with Professor Grubbly-Plank.  `Never you mind,` she said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"as though she thought he was being nosy.  `I do mind,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"though,` said Harry hotly. `What's up with him?`  Professor Grubbly-Plank acted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"as though she couldn't hear him. She led them past the paddock","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"where the huge Beauxbatons horses were standing, huddled against the cold, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"toward a tree on the edge of the forest, where a large","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"and beautiful unicorn was  tethered.  Many of the girls `ooooohed!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"at the sight of the unicorn.  `Oh it's so beautiful!` whispered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Lavender Brown. `How did she get it? They're supposed to be really","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"hard to catch!`  The unicorn was so brightly white it made","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the snow all around look gray. It was pawing the ground nervously","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"with its golden hooves and throwing back its horned head.  `Boys","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"keep back!` barked Professor Grubbly-Plank, throwing out an arm and catching Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"hard in the chest. `They prefer the woman's touch, unicorns. Girls to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the front, and approach with care, come on, easy does it. ...`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
" She and the girls walked slowly forward toward the unicorn, leaving","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the boys standing near the paddock fence, watching. The moment Professor Grubbly-Plank","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"was out of earshot.  Harry turned to Ron.  `What d'you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"reckons wrong with him? You don't think a skrewt - ?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`Oh he hasn't been attacked, Potter, if that's what you're thinking,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Malfoy softly.  `No, he's just too ashamed to show his big,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"ugly face.`  `What d'you mean?` said Harry sharply.  Malfoy put","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"his hand inside the pocket of his robes and pulled out a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"folded page of newsprint.  `There you go,` he said. `Hate to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"break it to you. Potter. ...`  He smirked as Harry snatched","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the page, unfolded it, and read it, with Ron, Seamus, Dean, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Neville looking over his shoulder. It was an article topped with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"picture of Hagrid looking extremely shifty.  DUMBLEDORE'S GIANT MISTAKE Albus Dumbledore,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"eccentric Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, has never been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"afraid to make controversial staff appointments, writes Rita Skeeter, Special Correspondent. In","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"September of this year, he hired Alastor `Mad-Eye` Moody, the notoriously jinx-happy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"ex-Auror, to teach Defense Against the Dark Arts, a decision that caused","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"many raised eyebrows at the Ministry of Magic, given Moody's well-known habit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"of attacking anybody who makes a sudden movement in his presence. Mad-Eye","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Moody, however, looks responsible and kindly when set beside the part-human Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"employs to teach Care of Magical Creatures.  Rubeus Hagrid, who admits","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"to being expelled from Hogwarts in his third year, has enjoyed the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"position of gamekeeper at the school ever since, a job secured for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"him by Dumbledore.  Last year, however, Hagrid used his mysterious influence","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"over the headmaster to secure the additional post of Care of Magical","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Creatures teacher, over the heads of many better-qualified candidates.  An alarmingly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"large and ferocious-looking man, Hagrid has been using his newfound authority to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"terrify the students in his care with a succession of horrific creatures.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
" While Dumbledore turns a blind eye, Hagrid has maimed several pupils","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"during a series of lessons that many admit to being `very frightening.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
" 'I was attacked by a hippogriff, and my friend Vincent Crabbe","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"got a bad bite off a flobberworm,` says Draco Malfoy, a fourth-year","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"student. `We all hate Hagrid, but we're just too scared to say","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"anything.`  Hagrid has no intention of ceasing his campaign of intimidation,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"however. In conversation with a Daily Prophet reporter last month, he admitted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"breeding creatures he has dubbed `Blast-Ended Skrewts,` highly dangerous crosses between manti-cores","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"and fire-crabs. The creation of new breeds of magical creature is, of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"course, an activity usually closely observed by the Department for the Regulation","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"and Control of Magical Creatures. Hagrid, however, considers himself to be above","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"such petty restrictions.  `I was just having some fun,` he says,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"before hastily changing the subject.  As if this were not enough,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the Daily Prophet has now unearthed evidence that Hagrid is not -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"as he has always pretended - a pure-blood wizard. He is not,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"in fact, even pure human. His mother, we can exclusively reveal, is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"none other than the giantess Fridwulfa, whose whereabouts are currently unknown. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Bloodthirsty and brutal, the giants brought themselves to the point of extinction","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"by warring amongst themselves during the last century. The handful that remained","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"joined the ranks of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named, and were responsible for some of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"worst mass Muggle killings of his reign of terror.  While many","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"of the giants who served He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named were killed by Aurors  working","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"against the Dark Side, Fridwulfa was not among them. It is possible","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"she escaped to one of the giant communities still existing in foreign","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"mountain ranges. If his antics during Care of Magical Creatures lessons are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"any guide, however, Frid-wulfa's son appears to have inherited her brutal nature.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
" In a bizarre twist, Hagrid is reputed to have developed a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"close friendship with the boy who brought around You-Know-Who's fall from power","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"- thereby driving Hagrid's own mother, like the rest of You-Know-Who's supporters,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"into hiding. Perhaps Harry Potter is unaware of the unpleasant truth about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"his large friend - but Albus Dumbledore surely has a duty to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"ensure that Harry Potter, along with his fellow students, is warned about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the dangers of associating with part-giants.  Harry finished reading and looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"up at Ron, whose mouth was hanging open.  `How did she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"find out?` he whispered.  But that wasn't what was bothering Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
" `What d'you mean, 'we all hate Hagrid'?` Harry spat at Malfoy.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`What's this rubbish about him` - he pointed at Crabbe - `getting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"a bad bite off a flobberworm? They haven't even got teeth!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Crabbe was sniggering, apparently very pleased with himself.  `Well, I think","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"this should put an end to the oaf's teaching career,` said Malfoy,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"his eyes glinting. `Half-giant. . . and there was me thinking he'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"just swallowed a bottle of Skele-Gro when he was young. ... None","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"of the mummies and daddies are going to like this at all.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"... They'll be worried he'll eat their kids, ha, ha. ...` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`You-`  `Are you paying attention over there?`  Professor Grubbly-Planks voice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"carried over to the boys; the girls were all clustered around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"unicorn now, stroking it. Harry was so angry that the Daily Prophet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"article shook in his hands as he turned to stare unseeingly at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the unicorn, whose many magical properties Professor Grubbly-Plank was now enumerating in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"a loud voice, so that the boys could hear too.  `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"hope she stays, that woman!` said Parvati Patil when the lesson had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"ended and they were all heading back to the castle for lunch.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`That's more what I thought Care of Magical Creatures would be like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
". . . proper creatures like unicorns, not monsters. . . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
".`  `What about Hagrid?` Harry said angrily as they went up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the steps.  `What about him?` said Parvati in a hard voice.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`He can still be gamekeeper, can't he?`  Parvati had been very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"cool toward Harry since the ball. He supposed that he ought to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"have paid her a bit more attention, but she seemed to have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"had a good time all the same.  She was certainly telling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"anybody who would listen that she had made arrangements to meet the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"boy from Beauxbatons in Hogsmeade on the next weekend trip.  `That","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"was a really good lesson,` said Hermione as they entered the Great","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Hall. `I didn't know half the things Professor Grubbly-Plank told us about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"uni -`  `Look at this!` Harry snarled, and he shoved the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Daily Prophet article under Hermione's nose.  Hermione's mouth fell open as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"she read. Her reaction was exactly the same as Ron's.  `How","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"did that horrible Skeeter woman find out? You don't think Hagrid told","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"her?`  `No,` said Harry, leading the way over to the Gryffindor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"table and throwing himself into a chair, furious. `He never even told","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"us, did he? I reckon she was so mad he wouldn't give","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"her loads of horrible stuff about me, she went ferreting around to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"get him back.`  `Maybe she heard him telling Madame Maxime at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the ball,` said Hermione quietly.  `We'd have seen her in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"garden!` said Ron. `Anyway, she's not supposed to come into school anymore,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Hagrid said Dumbledore banned her. . . .`  `Maybe she's got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"an Invisibility Cloak,` said Harry, ladling chicken casserole onto his plate and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"splashing it everywhere in his anger. `Sort of thing she'd do, isn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"it, hide in bushes listening to people.`  `Like you and Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"did, you mean,` said Hermione.  `We weren't trying to hear him!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"said Ron indignantly. `We didn't have any choice! The stupid prat, talking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"about his giantess mother where anyone could have heard him!`  `We've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"got to go and see him,` said Harry. `This evening, after Divination.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Tell him we want him back . . . you do want","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"him back?` he shot at Hermione.  `I - well, I'm not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"going to pretend it didn't make a nice change, having a proper","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Care of Magical Creatures lesson for once - but I do want","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Hagrid back, of course I do!` Hermione  added hastily, quailing under","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Harry's furious stare.  So that evening after dinner, the three of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"them left the castle once more and went down through the frozen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"grounds to Hagrid's cabin. They knocked, and Fang's booming barks answered. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`Hagrid, it's us!` Harry shouted, pounding on the door. `Open up!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Hagrid didn't answer. They could hear Fang scratching at the door, whining,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"but it didn't open. They hammered on it for ten more minutes;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Ron even went and banged on one of the windows, but there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"was no response.  `What's he avoiding us for?` Hermione said when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"they had finally given up and were walking back to the school.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`He surely doesn't think we'd care about him being half-giant?`  But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"it seemed that Hagrid did care. They didn't see a sign of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"him all week. He didn't appear at the staff table at mealtimes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"they didn't see him going about his gamekeeper duties on the grounds,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"and Professor Grubbly-Plank continued to take the Care of Magical Creatures classes.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Malfoy was gloating at every possible opportunity.  `Missing your half-breed pal?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"he kept whispering to Harry whenever there was a teacher around, so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"that he was safe from Harry's retaliation. `Missing the elephant-man?`  There","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"was a Hogsmeade visit halfway through January. Hermione was very surprised that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Harry was going to go.  `I just thought you'd want to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"take advantage of the common room being quiet,` she said.  `Really","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"get to work on that egg.`  `Oh I - I reckon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"I've got a pretty good idea what it's about now,` Harry lied.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
" `Have you really?` said Hermione, looking impressed. `Well done!`  Harrys","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"insides gave a guilty squirm, but he ignored them. He still had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"five weeks to work out that egg clue, after all, and that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"was ages. . . whereas if he went into Hogsmeade, he might","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"run into Hagrid, and get a chance to persuade him to come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"back.  He, Ron, and Hermione left the castle together on Saturday","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"and set off through the cold, wet grounds toward the gates. As","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"they passed the Durmstrang ship moored in the lake, they saw Viktor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Krum emerge onto the deck, dressed in nothing but swimming trunks. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"was very skinny indeed, but apparently a lot tougher than he looked,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"because he climbed up onto the side of the ship, stretched out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"his arms, and dived, right into the lake.  `He's mad!` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Harry, staring at Krums dark head as it bobbed out into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"middle of the lake. `It must be freezing, it's January!`  `It's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"a lot colder where he comes from,` said Hermione. `I suppose it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"feels quite warm to him.`  `Yeah, but there's still the giant","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"squid,` said Ron. He didn't sound anxious - if anything, he sounded","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"hopeful. Hermione noticed his tone of voice and frowned.  `He's really","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"nice, you know,` she said. `He's not at all like you'd think,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"coming from Durmstrang. He likes it much better here, he told me.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
" Ron said nothing. He hadn't mentioned Viktor Krum since the ball,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"but Harry had found a miniature arm under his bed on Boxing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Day, which had looked very much as though it had been snapped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"off a small model figure wearing Bulgarian Quidditch robes.  Harry kept","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"his eyes skinned for a sign of Hagrid all the way down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the slushy High Street, and suggested a visit to the Three Broomsticks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"once he had ascertained that Hagrid was not in any of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"shops.  The pub was as crowded as ever, but one quick","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"look around at all the tables told Harry that Hagrid wasn't there.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Heart sinking, he went up to the bar with Ron and Hermione,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"ordered three butterbeers from Madam Rosmerta, and thought gloomily that he might","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"just as well have stayed behind and listened to the egg wailing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"after all.  `Doesn't he ever go into the office?` Hermione whispered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"suddenly. `Look!`  She pointed into the mirror behind the bar, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Harry saw Ludo Bagman reflected there, sitting in a shadowy corner with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"a bunch of goblins. Bagman was talking very fast in a low","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"voice to the goblins, all of whom had their arms crossed and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"were looking rather menacing.  It was indeed odd. Harry thought, that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Bagman was here at the Three Broomsticks on a weekend when there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"was no Triwizard event, and therefore no judging to be done. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"watched Bagman in the mirror. He was looking strained again, quite as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"strained as he had that night in the forest before the Dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Mark had appeared. But just then Bagman glanced over at the bar,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"saw Harry, and stood up.  `In a moment, in a moment!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Harry heard him say brusquely to the goblins, and Bagman hurried through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the pub toward Harry, his boyish grin back in place.  `Harry!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"he said. `How are you? Been hoping to run into you! Everything","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"going all right?`  `Fine, thanks,` said Harry.  `Wonder if I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"could have a quick, private word, Harry?` said Bagman eagerly. `You couldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"give us a moment, you two, could you?`  `Er - okay,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"said Ron, and he and Hermione went off to find a table.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
" Bagman led Harry along the bar to the end furthest from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Madam Rosmerta.  `Well, I just thought I'd congratulate you again on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"your splendid performance against that Horntail, Harry,` said Bagman. `Really superb.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`Thanks,` said Harry, but he knew this couldn't be all that Bagman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"wanted to say, because he could have congratulated Harry in front of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Ron and Hermione. Bagman didn't seem in any particular rush to spill","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the beans, though. Harry saw him glance into the mirror over the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"bar at the goblins, who were all watching him and Harry in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"silence through their dark, slanting eyes.  `Absolute nightmare,` said Bagman to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Harry in an undertone, noticing Harry watching the goblins too. `Their English","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"isn't too good . . . it's like being back with all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the Bulgarians at the Quidditch World Cup . . . but at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"least they used sign language another human could recognize. This lot keep","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"gabbling in Gobblede-gook . . . and I only know one word","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"of Gobbledegook. Bladvak. It means 'pickax.' I don't like to use it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"in case they think I'm threatening them.`  He gave a short,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"booming laugh.  `What do they want?` Harry said, noticing how the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"goblins were still watching Bagman very closely.  `Er - well. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
".` said Bagman, looking suddenly nervous. `They ... er ... they're looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"for Barty Crouch.`  `Why are they looking for him here?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Harry. `He's at the Ministry in London, isn't he?`  `Er ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"as a matter of fact, I've no idea where he is,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Bagman. `He's sort of...  stopped coming to work. Been absent for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"a couple of weeks now. Young Percy, his assistant, says he's ill.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Apparently he's just been sending instructions in by owl. But would you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"mind not mentioning that to anyone. Harry? Because Rita Skeeter's still poking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"around everywhere she can, and I'm willing to bet she'd work up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Bartys illness into something sinister. Probably say he's gone missing like Bertha","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Jorkins.`  `Have you heard anything about Bertha Jorkins?` Harry asked. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`No,` said Bagman, looking strained again. `I've got people looking, of course","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"...`  (About time, thought Harry) `and it's all very strange. She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"definitely arrived in Albania, because she met her second cousin there. And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"then she left the cousin's house to go south and see an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"aunt. . . and she seems to have vanished without trace en","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"route.  Blowed if I can see where she's got to ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"she doesn't seem the type to elope, for instance . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"but still. . . . What are we doing, talking about goblins","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"and Bertha Jorkins? I really wanted to ask you` - he lowered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"his voice - `how are you getting on with your golden egg?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
" `Er . . . not bad,` Harry said untruthfully.  Bagman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"seemed to know he wasn't being honest.  `Listen, Harry,` he said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"(still in a very low voice), `I feel very bad about all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"this . .  . you were thrown into this tournament, you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"didn't volunteer for it... and if. . .` (his voice was so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"quiet now, Harry had to lean closer to listen) `if I can","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"help at all... a prod in the right direction . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"I've taken a liking to you . . . the way you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"got past that dragon! . . . well, just say the word.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
" Harry stared up into Bagman's round, rosy face and his wide,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"baby-blue eyes.  `We're supposed to work out the clues alone, aren't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"we?` he said, careful to keep his voice casual and not sound","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"as though he was accusing the head of the Department of Magical","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Games and Sports of breaking the rules.  `Well. . . well,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"yes,` said Bagman impatiently, `but - come on. Harry - we all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"want a Hogwarts victory, don't we?`  `Have you offered Cedric help?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Harry said.  The smallest of frowns creased Bagman's smooth face. `No,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"I haven't,` he said. `I -well, like I say, I've taken a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"liking to you. Just thought I'd offer ...`  `Well, thanks,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Harry, `but I think I'm nearly there with the egg . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
". couple more days should crack it.`  He wasn't entirely sure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"why he was refusing Bagman's help, except that Bagman was almost a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"stranger to him, and accepting his assistance would feel somehow much more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"like  cheating than asking advice from Ron, Hermione, or Sirius. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Bagman looked almost affronted, but couldn't say much more as Fred and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"George turned up at that point.  `Hello, Mr. Bagman,` said Fred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"brightly. `Can we buy you a drink?`  `Er . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"no,` said Bagman, with a last disappointed glance at Harry, `no, thank","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"you, boys ...`  Fred and George looked quite as disappointed as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Bagman, who was surveying Harry as though he had let him down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"badly.  `Well, I must dash,` he said. `Nice seeing you all.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Good luck, Harry.`  He hurried out of the pub. The goblins","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"all slid off their chairs and exited after him.  Harry went","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"to rejoin Ron and Hermione.  `What did he want?` Ron said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the moment Harry had sat down.  `He offered to help me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"with the golden egg,` said Harry.  `He shouldn't be doing that!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"said Hermione, looking very shocked. `He's one of the judges! And anyway,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"you've already worked it out - haven't you?`  `Er . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
". nearly,` said Harry.  `Well, I don't think Dumbledore would like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"it if he knew Bagman was trying to persuade you to cheat!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"said Hermione, still looking deeply disapproving. `I hope he's trying to help","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Cedric as much!`  `He's not, I asked,` said Harry.  `Who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"cares if Diggorys getting help?` said Ron. Harry privately agreed.  `Those","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"goblins didn't look very friendly,` said Hermione, sipping her butterbeer. `What were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"they doing here?`  `Looking for Crouch, according to Bagman,` said Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`He's still ill. Hasn't been into work.`  `Maybe Percys poisoning him,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"said Ron. `Probably thinks if Crouch snuffs it he'll be made head","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"of the Department of International Magical Cooperation.`  Hermione gave Ron a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"don't-joke-about-things-like-that look, and said, `Funny, goblins looking for Mr. Crouch. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
". They'd normally deal with the Department for the Regulation and Control","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"of Magical Creatures.`  `Crouch can speak loads of different languages, though,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"said Harry. `Maybe they need an interpreter.`  `Worrying about poor 'ickle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"goblins, now, are you?` Ron asked Hermione. `Thinking of starting up S.P.U.G.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"or something? Society for the Protection of Ugly Goblins?`  `Ha, ha,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"ha,` said Hermione sarcastically. `Goblins don't need protection. Haven't you been listening","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"to what Professor Binns has been telling us about goblin rebellions?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`No,` said Harry and Ron together.  `Well, the/re quite capable of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"dealing with wizards,` said Hermione, taking another sip of butterbeer. `They're very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"clever. They're not like house-elves, who never stick up for themselves.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`Uh-oh,` said Ron, staring at the door.  Rita Skeeter had just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"entered. She was wearing banana-yellow robes today; her long nails were painted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"shocking pink, and she was accompanied by her paunchy photographer. She bought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"drinks, and she and the photographer made their way through the crowds","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"to a table nearby. Harry, Ron, and Hermione glaring at her as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"she approached. She was talking fast and looking very satisfied about something.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
" `... didn't seem very keen to talk to us, did he,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Bozo? Now, why would that be, do you think? And what's he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"doing with a pack of goblins in tow anyway? Showing them the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"sights . .. what nonsense ... he was always a bad liar.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Reckon something's up? Think we should do a bit of digging? 'Disgraced","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Ex-Head of Magical Games and Sports, Ludo Bagman . . .' Snappy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"start to a sentence, Bozo - we just need to find a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"story to fit it -`  `Trying to ruin someone else's life?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"said Harry loudly.  A few people looked around. Rita Skeeter's eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"widened behind her jeweled spectacles as she saw who had spoken. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`Harry!` she said, beaming. `How lovely! Why don't you come and join-","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"?`  `I wouldn't come near you with a ten-foot broomstick,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Harry furiously. `What did you do that to Hagrid for, eh?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Rita Skeeter raised her heavily penciled eyebrows.  `Our readers have a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"right to the truth, Harry. I am merely doing my-`  `Who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"cares if he's half-giant?` Harry shouted. `There's nothing wrong with him!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"The whole pub had gone very quiet. Madam Rosmerta was staring over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"from behind the bar,  apparently oblivious to the fact that the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"flagon she was filling with mead was overflowing.  Rita Skeeters smile","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"flickered very slightly, but she hitched it back almost at once; she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"snapped open her crocodile-skin handbag, pulled out her Quick-Quotes Quill, and said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`How about giving me an interview about the Hagrid you know. Harry?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"The man behind the muscles? Your unlikely friendship and the reasons behind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"it. Would you call him a father substitute?`  Hermione stood up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"very abruptly, her butterbeer clutched in her hand as though it were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"a grenade.  `You horrible woman,` she said, through gritted teeth, `you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"don't care, do you, anything for a story, and anyone will do,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"wont they? Even Ludo Bagman -`  `Sit down, you silly little","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"girl, and don't talk about things you don't understand,` said Rita Skeeter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"coldly, her eyes hardening as they fell on Hermione. `I know things","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"about Ludo Bagman that would make your hair curl... not that it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"needs it -` she added, eyeing Hermione's bushy hair.  `Let's go,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"said Hermione, `c'mon. Harry - Ron . ..`  They left; many","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"people were staring at them as they went. Harry glanced back as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"they reached the door. Rita Skeeter's Quick-Quotes Quill was out; it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"zooming backward and forward over a piece of parchment on the table.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
" `She'll be after you next, Hermione,` said Ron in a low","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"and worried voice as they walked quickly back up the street. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`Let her try!` said Hermione defiantly; she was shaking with rage. `I'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"show her! Silly little girl, am I? Oh, I'll get her back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"for this. First Harry, then Hagrid ...`  `You don't want to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"go upsetting Rita Skeeter,` said Ron nervously. `I'm serious, Hermione, she'll dig","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"up something on you -`  `My parents don't read the Daily","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Prophet. She can't scare me into hiding!` said Hermione, now striding along","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"so fast that it was all Harry and Ron could do to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"keep up with her. The last time Harry had seen Hermione in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"a rage like this, she had hit Draco Malfoy around the face.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`And Hagrid isn't hiding anymore! He should never have let that excuse","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"for a human being upset him! Come on!`  Breaking into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"run, she led them all the way back up the road, through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the gates flanked by winged boars, and up through the grounds to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Hagrid's cabin.  The curtains were still drawn, and they could hear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Fang barking as they approached.  `Hagrid!` Hermione shouted, pounding on his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"front door. `Hagrid, that's enough! We know you're in there! Nobody cares","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"if your mum was a giantess, Hagrid! You can't let that foul","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Skeeter woman do this to you! Hagrid, get out here, you're just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"being -`  The door opened. Hermione said, `About t-!` and then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"stopped, very suddenly, because she had found herself face-to-face, not with Hagrid,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"but with Albus Dumbledore.  `Good afternoon,` he said pleasantly, smiling down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"at them.  `We-er-we wanted to see Hagrid,` said Hermione in a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"rather small voice.  `Yes, I surmised as much,` said Dumbledore, his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"eyes twinkling. `Why don't you come in?`  `Oh . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"um ... okay,` said Hermione.  She, Ron, and Harry went into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the cabin; Fang launched himself upon Harry the moment he entered, barking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"madly and trying to lick his ears. Harry fended off Fang and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"looked around.  Hagrid was sitting at his table, where there were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"two large mugs of tea. He looked a real mess. His face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"was blotchy, his eyes swollen, and he had gone to the other","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"extreme where his hair was concerned; far from trying to make it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"behave, it now looked like a wig of tangled wire.  `Hi,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Hagrid,` said Harry.  Hagrid looked up.  `'Lo,` he said in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"a very hoarse voice.  `More tea, I think,` said Dumbledore, closing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the door behind Harry, Ron, and Hermione, drawing out his wand, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"twiddling it; a revolving tea tray appeared in midair along with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"plate of cakes. Dumbledore magicked the tray onto the table, and everybody","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"sat down. There was a slight pause, and then Dumbledore said, `Did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"you by any chance hear what Miss Granger was shouting, Hagrid?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Hermione went slightly pink, but Dumbledore smiled at her and continued, `Hermione,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Harry, and Ron still seem to want to know you, judging by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the way they were attempting to break down the door.`  `Of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"course we still want to know you!` Harry said, staring at Hagrid.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`You don't think  anything that Skeeter cow - sorry, Professor,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"added quickly, looking at Dumbledore.  `I have gone temporarily deaf and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"haven't any idea what you said. Harry,` said Dumbledore, twiddling his thumbs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"and staring at the ceiling.  `Er-right,` said Harry sheepishly. `I just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"meant-Hagrid, how could you think we'd care what that-woman-wrote about you?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Two fat tears leaked out of Hagrid's beetle-black eyes and fell slowly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"into his tangled beard.  `Living proof of what I've been telling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"you, Hagrid,` said Dumbledore, still looking carefully up at the ceiling. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"have shown you the letters from the countless parents who remember you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"from their own days here, telling me in no uncertain terms that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"if I sacked you, they would have something to say about it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"-`  `Not all of 'em,` said Hagrid hoarsely. `Not all of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"'em wan me ter stay.`  `Really, Hagrid, if you are holding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"out for universal popularity, I'm afraid you will be in this cabin","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"for a very long time,` said Dumbledore, now peering sternly over his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"half-moon spectacles. `Not a week has passed since I became headmaster of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"this school when I haven't had at least one owl complaining about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"the way I run it. But what should I do? Barricade myself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"in my study and refuse to talk to anybody?`  `Yeh -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"yeh're not half-giant!` said Hagrid croakily.  `Hagrid, look what I've got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"for relatives!` Harry said furiously. `Look at the Dursleys!`  `An excellent","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"point,` said Professor Dumbledore. `My own brother, Aberforth, was prosecuted for practicing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"inappropriate charms on a goat. It was all over the papers, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"did Aberforth hide? No, he did not! He held his head high","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"and went about his business as usual! Of course, I'm not entirely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"sure he can read, so that may not have been bravery. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"..`  `Come back and teach, Hagrid,` said Hermione quietly, `please come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"back, we really miss you.`  Hagrid gulped. More tears leaked out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"down his cheeks and into his tangled beard.  Dumbledore stood up.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`I refuse to accept your resignation, Hagrid, and I expect you back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"at work on Monday,` he said. `You will join me for breakfast","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"at eight-thirty in the Great Hall. No excuses. Good afternoon to you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"all.`  Dumbledore left the cabin, pausing only to scratch Fangs ears.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"When the door had shut behind him, Hagrid began to sob into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"his dustbin-lid-sized hands. Hermione kept patting his arm, and at last, Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"looked up, his eyes very red indeed, and said, `Great man, Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
". . . great man . ..`  `Yeah, he is,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Ron. `Can I have one of these cakes, Hagrid?`  `Help yerself,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"said Hagrid, wiping his eyes on the back of his hand. `Ar,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"he's righ', o' course - yeh're all righ' . . .I bin","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"stupid . .. my ol' dad woulda bin ashamed o' the way","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"I've bin behavin'....` More tears leaked out, but he wiped them away","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"more forcefully, and said, `Never shown you a picture of my old","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"dad, have I? Here...`  Hagrid got up, went over to his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"dresser, opened a drawer, and pulled out a picture of a short","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"wizard with Hagrid's crinkled black eyes, beaming as he sat on top","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"of Hagrid's shoulder. Hagrid was a good seven or eight feet tall,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"judging by the apple tree beside him, but his face was beardless,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"young, round, and smooth - he looked hardly older than eleven. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`Tha was taken jus' after I got inter Hogwarts,` Hagrid croaked. `Dad","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"was dead chuffed ... thought I migh' not be a wizard, see,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"'cos me mum ... well, anyway. 'Course, I never was great shakes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"at magic, really... but at least he never saw me expelled. Died,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"see, in me second year. . . .`  `Dumbledore was the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"one who stuck up for me after Dad went. Got me the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"gamekeeper job .  . . trusts people, he does. Gives 'em","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"second chances ... tha's what sets him apar' from other heads, see.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"He'll accept anyone at Hogwarts, s'long as they've got the talent. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Knows people can turn out okay even if their families weren' ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"well... all tha' respectable. But some don understand that. There's some who'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"always hold it against yeh . . . there's some who'd even","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"pretend they just had big bones rather than stand up an' say","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"- I am what I am, an' I'm not ashamed. 'Never be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"ashamed,' my ol' dad used ter say, 'there's some who'll hold it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"against you, but they're not worth botherin' with.' An' he was right.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"I've bin an idiot. I'm not botherin' with her no more, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"promise yeh that. Big bones . . . I'll give her big","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"bones.`  Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked at one another nervously; Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"would rather have taken fifty Blast-Ended Skrewts for a walk than admit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"to Hagrid that he had overheard him  talking to Madame Maxime,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"but Hagrid was still talking, apparently unaware that he had said anything","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"odd.  `Yeh know wha, Harry?` he said, looking up from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"photograph of his father, his eyes very bright, `when I firs' met","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"you, you reminded me o' me a bit. Mum an' Dad gone,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"an' you was feelin' like yeh wouldn' fit in at Hogwarts, remember?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Not sure yeh were really up to it... an' now look at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"yeh, Harry! School champion!`  He looked at Harry for a moment","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"and then said, very seriously, `Yeh know what I'd love.  Harry?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"I'd love yeh ter win, I really would. It'd show 'em all...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"yeh don' have ter be pureblood ter do it. Yeh don have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"ter be ashamed of what yeh are. It'd show 'em Dumbledore's the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"one who's got it righ', lettin' anyone in as long as they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"can do magic.  How you doin' with that egg, Harry?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"`Great,` said Harry. `Really great.`  Hagrid's miserable face broke into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"wide, watery smile.  `Tha's my boy. . . you show 'em,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Harry, you show 'em. Beat 'em all.`  Lying to Hagrid wasn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"quite like lying to anyone else. Harry went back to the castle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"later that afternoon with Ron and Hermione, unable to banish the image","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"of the happy expression on Hagrid's whiskery face as he had imagined","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"Harry winning the tournament.  The incomprehensible egg weighed more heavily than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"ever on Harrys conscience that evening, and by the time he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"got into bed, he had made up his mind - it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"time to shelve his pride and see if Cedric's hint was worth anything. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-24"
"   Harry had no idea how long a bath he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"would need to work out the secret of the golden egg, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"decided to do it at night, when he would be able to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"take as much time as he wanted.  Reluctant though he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"to accept more favors from Cedric, he also decided to use the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"prefects' bathroom; far fewer people were allowed in there, so it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"much less likely that he would be disturbed.  Harry planned his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"excursion carefully, because he had been caught out of bed and out-of-bounds","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"by Filch the caretaker in the middle of the night once before,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"and had no desire to repeat the experience. The Invisibility Cloak would,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"of course, be essential, and as an added precaution, Harry thought he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"would take the Marauders Map, which, next to the cloak, was the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"most useful aid to rule-breaking Harry owned. The map showed the whole","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"of Hogwarts, including its many shortcuts and secret passageways and, most important","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"of all, it revealed the people inside the castle as minuscule, labeled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"dots, moving around the corridors, so that Harry would be forewarned if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"somebody was approaching the bathroom.  On Thursday night, Harry sneaked up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"to bed, put on the cloak, crept back downstairs, and, just as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"he had done on the night when Hagrid had shown him the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"dragons, waited for the portrait hole to open. This time it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Ron who waited outside to give the Fat Lady the password (`banana","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"fritters`), `Good luck,` Ron muttered, climbing into the room as Harry crept","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"out past him.  It was awkward moving under the cloak tonight,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"because Harry had the heavy egg under one arm and the map","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"held in front of his nose with the other. However, the moonlit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"corridors were empty and silent, and by checking the map at strategic","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"intervals, Harry was able to ensure that he wouldn't run into anyone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"he wanted to avoid. When he reached the statue of Boris the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Bewildered, a lost-looking wizard with his gloves on the wrong hands, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"located the right door, leaned close to it, and muttered the password,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`Pine fresh,` just as Cedric had told him.  The door creaked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"open. Harry slipped inside, bolted the door behind him, and pulled off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the Invisibility Cloak, looking around.  His immediate reaction was that it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"would be worth becoming a prefect just to be able to use","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"this bathroom. It was softly lit by a splendid candle-filled chandelier, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"everything was made of white marble, including what looked like an empty,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"rectangular swimming pool sunk into the middle of the floor. About a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"hundred golden taps stood all around the pools edges, each with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"differently colored Jewel set into its handle. There was also a diving","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"board. Long white linen curtains hung at the windows; a large pile","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"of fluffy white towels sat in a corner, and there was a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"single golden-framed painting on the wall. It featured a blonde mermaid who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"was fast asleep on a rock, her long hair over her face.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"It fluttered every time she snored.  Harry moved forward, looking around,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"his footsteps echoing off the walls. Magnificent  though the bathroom was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"- and quite keen though he was to try out a few","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"of those taps -now he was here he couldn't quite suppress the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"feeling that Cedric might have been having him on. How on earth","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"was this supposed to help solve the mystery of the egg? ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Nevertheless, he put one of the Huffy towels, the cloak, the map,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"and the egg at the side of the swimming-pool-sized bath, then knelt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"down and turned on a few of the taps.  He could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"tell at once that they carried different sorts of bubble bath mixed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"with the water, though it wasn't bubble bath as Harry had ever","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"experienced it. One tap gushed pink and blue bubbles the size of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"footballs; another poured ice-white foam so thick that Harry thought it would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"have supported his weight if he'd cared to test it; a third","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"sent heavily perfumed purple clouds hovering over the surface of the water.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Harry amused himself for awhile turning the taps on and off, particularly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"enjoying the effect of one whose jet bounced off the surface of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the water in large arcs. Then, when the deep pool was full","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"of hot water, foam, and bubbles, which took a very short time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"considering its size, Harry turned off all the taps, pulled off his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"pajamas, slippers, and dressing gown, and slid into the water.  It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"was so deep that his feet barely touched the bottom, and he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"actually did a couple of lengths before swimming back to the side","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"and treading water, staring at the egg. Highly enjoyable though it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"to swim in hot and foamy water with clouds of different-colored steam","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"wafting all around him, no stroke of brilliance came to him, no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"sudden burst of understanding.  Harry stretched out his arms, lifted the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"egg in his wet hands, and opened it. The wailing, screeching sound","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"filled the bathroom, echoing and reverberating off the marble walls, but it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"sounded just as incomprehensible as ever, if not more so with all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the echoes. He snapped it shut again, worried that the sound would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"attract Filch, wondering whether that hadn't been Cedric's plan - and then,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"making him jump so badly that he dropped the egg, which clattered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"away across the bathroom floor, someone spoke.  `I'd try putting it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"in the water, if I were you.`  Harry had swallowed a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"considerable amount of bubbles in shock. He stood up, sputtering, and saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the ghost of a very glum-looking girl sitting cross-legged on top of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"one of the taps. It was Moaning Myrtle, who was usually to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"be heard sobbing in the S-bend of a toilet three floors below.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" `Myrtle!` Harry said in outrage, `I'm - I'm not wearing anything!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" The foam was so dense that this hardly mattered, but he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"had a nasty feeling that Myrtle had been spying on him from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"out of one of the taps ever since he had arrived. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`I closed my eyes when you got in,` she said, blinking at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"him through her thick spectacles. `You haven't been to see me for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"ages.`  `Yeah . . . well. . .` said Harry, bending","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"his knees slightly, just to make absolutely sure Myrtle couldn't see anything","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"but his head, `I'm not supposed to come into your bathroom, am","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"I? It's a girls' one.`  `You didn't used to care,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Myrtle miserably. `You used to be in there all the time.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"This was true, though only because Harry, Ron, and Hermione had found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Myrtle's out-of-order toilets a convenient place to brew Polyjuice Potion in secret","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"- a forbidden potion that had turned him and Ron into living","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"replicas of Crabbe and Goyle for an hour, so that they could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"sneak into the Slytherin common room.  `I got told off for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"going in there.` said Harry, which was half-true; Percy had once caught","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"him coming out of Myrtles bathroom. `I thought I'd better not come back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"after that.`  `Oh ... I see ...` said Myrtle, picking at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"a spot on her chin in a morose sort of way. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`Well... anyway... I'd try the egg in the water. That's what Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Diggory did.`  `Have you been spying on him too?` said Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"indignantly. `What d'you do, sneak up here in the evenings to watch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the prefects take baths?`  `Sometimes,` said Myrtle, rather slyly, `but I've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"never come out to speak to anyone before.`  `I'm honored,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Harry darkly. `You keep your eyes shut!`  He made sure Myrtle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"had her glasses well covered before hoisting himself out of the bath,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"wrapping the towel firmly around his waist, and going to retrieve the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"egg. Once he was back in the water, Myrtle peered through her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"fingers and said, `Go on, then . .. open it under the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"water!`  Harry lowered the egg beneath the foamy surface and opened","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"it... and this time, it did not wail. A gurgling song was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"coming out of it, a song whose words he couldnt distinguish through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the water.  `You need to put your head under too,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Myrtle, who seemed to be thoroughly enjoying bossing him around. `Go on!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" Harry took a great breath and slid under the surface -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"and now, sitting on the marble bottom of the bubble-filled bath, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"heard a chorus of eerie voices singing to him from the open","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"egg in his hands:  `Come seek us where our voices sound,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"We cannot sing above the ground, And while you re searching, ponder","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"this:  Wove taken what you'll sorely miss, An hour long you'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"have to look, And to recover what we took, But past an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"hour- the prospect's black, Too late, it's gone, it wont come back`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" Harry let himself float back upward and broke the bubbly surface,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"shaking his hair out of his eyes.  `Hear it?` said Myrtle.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" `Yeah ... 'Come seek us where our voices sound .. .'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"and if I need persuading ... hang on, I need to listen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"again....`  He sank back beneath the water. It took three more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"underwater renditions of the egg's song before Harry had it memorized; then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"he trod water for a while, thinking hard, while Myrtle sat and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"watched him.  `I've got to go and look for people who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"can't use their voices above the ground. . . .`  he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"said slowly. `Er . . . who could that be?`  `Slow,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"aren't you?`  He had never seen Moaning Myrtle so cheerful, apart","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"from the day when a dose of PolyJuice Potion had given Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the hairy face and tail of a cat. Harry stared around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"bathroom, thinking ... if the voices could only be heard underwater, then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"it made sense for them to belong to underwater creatures. He ran","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"this theory past Myrtle, who smirked at him.  `Well, thats what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Diggory thought,` she said. `He lay there talking to himself for ages","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"about it. Ages and ages . . . nearly all the bubbles","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"had gone. ...`  `Underwater ...` Harry said slowly. `Myrtle . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
". what lives in the lake, apart from the giant squid?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`Oh all sorts,` she said. `I sometimes go down there . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
". sometimes don't have any choice, if someone flushes my toilet when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"I'm not expecting it....`  Trying not to think about Moaning Myrtle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"zooming down a pipe to the lake with the contents of a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"toilet. Harry said, `Well, does anything in there have a human voice?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" Hang on -`  Harry's eyes had fallen on the picture","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"of the snoozing mermaid on the wall.  `Myrtle, there aren't merpeople","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"in there, are there?`  `Oooh, very good,` she said, her thick","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"glasses twinkling, `it took Diggory much longer than that! And that was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"with her awake too` - Myrtle jerked her head toward the mermaid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"with an expression of great dislike on her glum face - `giggling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"and showing off and flashing her fins.. ..`  `Thats it, isn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"it?` said Harry excitedly. `The second tasks to go and find the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"merpeople in the lake and ... and ...`  But he suddenly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"realized what he was saying, and he felt the excitement drain out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"of him as though someone had just pulled a plug in his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"stomach. He wasn't a very good swimmer; he'd never had much practice.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Dudley had had lessons in his youth, but Aunt Petunia and Uncle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Vernon, no doubt hoping that Harry would drown one day, hadn't bothered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"to give him any. A couple of lengths of this bath were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"all very well, but that lake was very large, and very deep","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
". . . and merpeople would surely live right at the bottom.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
". . .  `Myrtle,` Harry said slowly, `how am I supposed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"to breathe?`  At this, Myrtle's eyes filled with sudden tears again.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" `Tactless!` she muttered, groping in her robes for a handkerchief. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`What's tactless?` said Harry, bewildered.  `Talking about breathing in front of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"me!` she said shrilly, and her voice echoed loudly around the bathroom.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`When I can't. . . when I haven't. . . not for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"ages ...`  She buried her face in her handkerchief and sniffed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"loudly. Harry remembered how touchy  Myrtle had always been about being","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"dead, but none of the other ghosts he knew made such a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"fuss about it.  `Sorry,` he said impatiently. `I didn't mean -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"I just forgot. . .`  `Oh yes, very easy to forget","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Myrtle's dead,` said Myrtle, gulping, looking at him out of swollen eyes.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`Nobody missed me even when I was alive. Took them hours and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"hours to find my body - I know, I was sitting there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"waiting for them. Olive Hornby came into the bathroom - Are you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"in here again, sulking, Myrtle?' she said, 'because Professor Dippet asked me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"to look for you -' And then she saw my body .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
". . ooooh, she didn't forget it until her dying day, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"made sure of that... followed her around and reminded her, I did.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" I remember at her brother's wedding -`  But Harry wasn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"listening; he was thinking about the merpeople's song again. `We've taken what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"you II sorely miss.` That sounded as though they were going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"steal something of his, something he had to get back. What were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"they going to take?  `--and then, of course, she went to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the Ministry of Magic to stop me stalking her, so I had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"to come back here and live in my toilet.`  `Good,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Harry vaguely. `Well, I'm a lot further on than I was. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
". . Shut your eyes again, will you? I'm getting out.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"He retrieved the egg from the bottom of the bath, climbed out,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"dried himself, and pulled on his pajamas and dressing gown again. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`Will you come and visit me in my bathroom again sometime?` Moaning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Myrtle asked mournfully as Harry picked up the Invisibility Cloak.  `Er .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
". . I'll try,` Harry said, though privately thinking the only way","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"he'd be visiting Myrtle's bathroom again was if every other toilet in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the castle got blocked. `See you.  Myrtle... thanks for your help.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" `Bye, 'bye,` she said gloomily, and as Harry put on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Invisibllity Cloak he saw her zoom back up the tap.  Out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"in the dark corridor, Harry examined the Marauders Map to check that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the coast was still clear. Yes, the dots belonging to Filch and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"his cat, Mrs. Norris, were safely in their office . .. nothing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"else seemed to be moving apart from Peeves, though he was bouncing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"around the trophy room on the floor above. ... Harry had taken","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"his first step back toward Gryffindor Tower when something else on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"map caught his eye . . .  something distinctly odd. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Peeves was not the only thing that was moving. A single dot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"was flitting around a room in the bottom left-hand corner - Snapes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"office. But the dot wasn't labeled `Severus Snape` ... it was Bartemius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Crouch.  Harry stared at the dot. Mr. Crouch was supposed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"be too ill to go to work or to come to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Yule Ball - so what was he doing, sneaking into Hogwarts at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"one o'clock in the morning? Harry watched closely as the dot moved","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"around and around the room, pausing here and there. ...  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"hesitated, thinking . . . and then his curiosity got the better","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"of him. He turned and set off in the opposite direction toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the nearest staircase. He was going to see what Crouch was up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"to.  Harry walked down the stairs as quietly as possible, though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the faces in some of the portraits still turned curiously at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"squeak of a floorboard, the rustle of his pajamas. He crept along","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the corridor below, pushed aside a tapestry about halfway along, and proceeded","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"down a narrower staircase, a shortcut that would take him down two","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"floors.  He kept glancing down at the map, wondering ... It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"just didn't seem in character, somehow, for correct, law-abiding Mr. Crouch to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"be sneaking around somebody else's office this late at night....  And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"then, halfway down the staircase, not thinking about what he was doing,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"not concentrating on anything but the peculiar behavior of Mr. Crouch, Harrys","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"leg suddenly sank right through the trick step Neville always forgot to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"jump. He gave an ungainly wobble, and the golden egg, still damp","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"from the bath, slipped from under his arm. He lurched forward to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"try and catch it, but too late; the egg fell down the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"long staircase with a bang as loud as a bass drum on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"every step - the Invisibility Cloak slipped - Harry snatched at it,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"and the Marauder s Map fluttered out of his hand and slid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"down six stairs, where, sunk in the step to above his knee,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"he couldn't reach it.  The golden egg fell through the tapestry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"at the bottom of the staircase, burst open, and began wailing loudly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"in the corridor below. Harry pulled out his wand and struggled to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"touch the Marauder s Map, to wipe it blank, but it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"too far away to reach -Pulling the cloak back over himself Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"straightened up, listening hard with his eyes  screwed up with fear.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
". . and, almost immediately -`  PEEVES!`  It was the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"unmistakable hunting cry of Filch the caretaker. Harry could hear his rapid,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"shuffling footsteps coming nearer and nearer, his wheezy voice raised in fury.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" `What's this racket? Wake up the whole castle, will you? I'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"have you, Peeves, I'll have you, you'll... and what is this?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Filch's footsteps halted; there was a clink of metal on metal and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the wailing stopped -Filch had picked up the egg and closed it.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Harry stood very still, one leg still Jammed tightly in the magical","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"step, listening. Any moment now, Filch was going to pull aside the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"tapestry, expecting to see Peeves . . . and there would be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"no Peeves ... but if he came up the stairs, he would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"spot the Marauder's Map . . . and Invisibility Cloak or not,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the map would show `Harry Potter` standing exactly where he was. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`Egg?` Filch said quietly at the foot of the stairs. `My sweet!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"- Mrs. Norris was obviously with him - `This is a Triwizard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"clue! This belongs to a school champion!`  Harry felt sick; his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"heart was hammering very fast -`  PEEVES!` Filch roared gleefully. `You've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"been stealing!`  He ripped back the tapestry below, and Harry saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"his horrible, pouchy face and bulging, pale eyes staring up the dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"and (to Filch) deserted staircase.  `Hiding, are you?` he said softly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`I'm coming to get you, Peeves. . . . You've gone and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"stolen a Triwizard clue, Peeves... . Dumbledore'll have you out of here","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"for this, you filthy, pilfering poltergeist. ...`  Filch started to climb","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the stairs, his scrawny, dust-colored cat at his heels. Mrs.  Morris's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"lamp-like eyes, so very like her masters, were fixed directly upon Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"He had had occasion before now to wonder whether the Invisibility Cloak","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"worked on cats. . .  . Sick with apprehension, he watched","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Filch drawing nearer and nearer in his old flannel dressing gown -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"he tried desperately to pull his trapped leg free, but it merely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"sank a few more inches - any second now, Filch was going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"to spot the map or walk right into him -`  Filch?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Whats going on?`  Filch stopped a few steps below Harry and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"turned. At the foot of the stairs stood the only person who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"could make Harry's situation worse: Snape. He was wearing a long gray","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"nightshirt and he looked livid.  `Its Peeves, Professor,` Filch whispered malevolently.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`He threw this egg down the stairs.`  Snape climbed up the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"stairs quickly and stopped beside Filch. Harry gritted his teeth, convinced his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"loudly thumping heart would give him away at any second. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
".  `Peeves?` said Snape softly, staring at the egg in Filch's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"hands. `But Peeves couldn't get into my office. . . .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`This egg was in your office. Professor?`  `Of course not,` Snape","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"snapped. `I heard banging and wailing -`  `Yes, Professor, that was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the egg -`  `- I was coming to investigate -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`- Peeves threw it. Professor -`  `- and when I passed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"my office, I saw that the torches were lit and a cupboard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"door was ajar! Somebody has been searching it!`  But Peeves couldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"-`  `I know he couldn't, Filch!` Snape snapped again. `I seal","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"my office with a spell none but a wizard could break!` Snape","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"looked up the stairs, straight through Harry, and then down into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"corridor below. `I want you to come and help me search for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the intruder, Filch.`  `I - yes, Professor - but -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Filch looked yearningly up the stairs, right through Harry, who could see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"that he was very reluctant to forgo the chance of cornering Peeves. Go,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Harry pleaded with him silently, go with Snape . . . go.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
". . Mrs. Norris was peering around Filch's legs....  Harry had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the distinct impression that she could smell him.. . . Why had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"he filled that bath with so much perfumed foam?  `The thing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"is, Professor,` said Filch plaintively, `the headmaster will have to listen to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"me this time. Peeves has been stealing from a student, it might","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"be my chance to get him thrown out of the castle once","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"and for all -`  `Filch, I don't give a damn about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"that wretched poltergeist; it's my office that's -`  Clunk. Clunk. Clunk.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" Snape stopped talking very abruptly. He and Filch both looked down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"at the foot of the stairs. Harry saw Mad-Eye Moody limp into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"sight through the narrow gap between their heads. Moody was wearing his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"old traveling cloak over his nightshirt and leaning on his staff as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"usual.  `Pajama party, is it?` he growled up the stairs. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`Professor Snape and I heard noises, Professor,` said Filch at once. `Peeves","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the Poltergeist, throwing things around as usual - and then Professor Snape","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"discovered that someone had broken into his off -`  `Shut up!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Snape hissed to Filch.  Moody took a step closer to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"foot of the stairs. Harry saw Moodys magical eye travel over Snape,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"and then, unmistakably, onto himself.  Harrys heart gave a horrible jolt.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Moody could see through Invisibility Cloaks... he alone could see the full","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"strangeness of the scene:  Snape in his nightshirt, Filch clutching the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"egg, and he, Harry, trapped in the stairs behind them. Moody's lopsided","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"gash of a mouth opened in surprise. For a few seconds, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"and Harry stared straight into each other's eyes. Then Moody closed his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"mouth and turned his blue eye upon Snape again.  `Did I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"hear that correctly, Snape?` he asked slowly. `Someone broke into your office?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" `It is unimportant,` said Snape coldly. `On the contrary,` growled Moody,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`it is very important. Who'd want to break into your office?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`A student, I daresay,` said Snape. Harry could see a vein flickering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"horribly on Snape's greasy temple. `It has happened before. Potion ingredients have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"gone missing from my private store cupboard ... students attempting illicit mixtures,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"no doubt....`  `Reckon they were after potion ingredients, eh?` said Moody.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`Not hiding anything else in your office, are you?`  Harry saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the edge of Snapes sallow face turn a nasty brick color, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"vein in his temple pulsing more rapidly.  `You know I'm hiding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"nothing, Moody,` he said in a soft and dangerous voice, `as you've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"searched my office pretty thoroughly yourself.`  Moodys face twisted into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"smile. `Auror's privilege, Snape. Dumbledore told me to keep an eye -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" `Dumbledore happens to trust me,` said Snape through clenched teeth. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"refuse to believe that he gave you orders to search my office!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" `Course Dumbledore trusts you,` growled Moody. `Hes a trusting man, isn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"he? Believes in second chances. But me - I say there are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"spots that don't come off, Snape. Spots that never come off, d'you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"know what I mean?`  Snape suddenly did something very strange. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"seized his left forearm convulsively with his right hand, as though something","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"on it had hurt him.  Moody laughed. `Get back to bed,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Snape.`  `You don't have the authority to send me anywhere!` Snape","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"hissed, letting go of his arm as though angry with himself. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"have as much right to prowl this school after dark as you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"do!`  `Prowl away,` said Moody, but his voice was full of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"menace. `I look forward to meeting you in a dark corridor some","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"time.... You've dropped something, by the way. ...`  With a stab","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"of horror. Harry saw Moody point at the Marauders Map, still lying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"on the staircase six steps below him. As Snape and Filch both","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"turned to look at it, Harry threw caution to the winds; he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"raised his arms under the cloak and waved furiously at Moody to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"attract his attention, mouthing `It's mine! Mine!`  Snape had reached out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"for it, a horrible expression of dawning comprehension on his face -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" Accio Parchment!`  The map flew up into the air, slipped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"through Snapes outstretched fingers, and soared down the stairs into Moodys hand.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" `My mistake,` Moody said calmly. `It's mine - must've dropped it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"earlier -`  But Snape's black eyes were darting from the egg","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"in Filch's arms to the map in Moodys hand, and Harry could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"tell he was putting two and two together, as only Snape could.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
". .  .  `Potter,` he said quietly.  `What's that?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"said Moody calmly, folding up the map and pocketing it.  `Potter!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Snape snarled, and he actually turned his head and stared right at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the place where Harry was, as though he could suddenly see him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`That egg is Potters egg. That  piece of parchment belongs to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Potter. I have seen it before, I recognize it! Potter is here!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Potter, in his Invisibility Cloak!`  Snape stretched out his hands like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"a blind man and began to move up the stairs; Harry could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"have sworn his over-large nostrils were dilating, trying to sniff Harry out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"-trapped.  Harry leaned backward, trying to avoid Snapes fingertips, but any","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"moment now-`  There's nothing there, Snape!` barked Moody, `but I'll be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"happy to tell the headmaster how quickly your mind jumped to Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Potter!`  `Meaning what?` Snape turned again to look at Moody, his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"hands still outstretched, inches from Harry's chest.  `Meaning that Dumbledore's very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"interested to know who's got it in for that boy!` said Moody,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"limping nearer still to the foot of the stairs. `And so am","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"I, Snape . . . very interested....` The torchlight flickered across his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"mangled face, so that the scars, and the chunk missing from his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"nose, looked deeper and darker than ever.  Snape was looking down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"at Moody, and Harry couldn't see the expression on his face. For","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"a moment, nobody moved or said anything. Then Snape slowly lowered his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"hands.  `I merely thought,` said Snape, in a voice of forced","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"calm, `that if Potter was wandering around after hours again ... it's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"an unfortunate habit of his ... he should be stopped.  For","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"- for his own safety.`  `Ah, I see,` said Moody softly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`Got Potter's best interests at heart, have you?`  There was a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"pause. Snape and Moody were still staring at each other, Mrs. Norris","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"gave a loud meow, still peering around Filch's legs, looking for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"source of Harry's bubble-bath smell.  `I think I will go back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"to bed,` Snape said curtly.  `Best idea you've had all night,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"said Moody. `Now, Filch, if you'll just give me that egg-` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`No!` said Filch, clutching the egg as though it were his firstborn","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"son. `Professor Moody, this is evidence of Peeves' treachery!`  `It's the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"property of the champion he stole it from,` said Moody. Hand it over,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"now.`  Snape swept downstairs and passed Moody without another word. Filch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"made a chirruping noise to Mrs. Norris, who stared blankly at Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"for a few more seconds before turning and following her master. Still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"breathing very fast. Harry heard Snape walking away down the corridor; Filch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"handed Moody the egg and disappeared from view too, muttering to Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Norris. `Never mind. my sweet.. . we'll see Dumbledore in the morning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"... tell him what Peeves was up to....`  A door slammed.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Harry was left staring down at Moody, who placed his staff on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the bottommost stair and started to climb laboriously toward him, a dull","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"clunk on every other step.  `Close shave. Potter,` he muttered. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`Yeah ... I - er ... thanks,` said Harry weakly.  `What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"is this thing?` said Moody, drawing the Marauder's Map out of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"pocket and unfolding it.  `Map of Hogwarts,` said Harry, hoping Moody","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"was going to pull him out of the staircase soon; his leg","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"was really hurting him.  `Merlins beard,` Moody whispered, staring at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"map, his magical eye going haywire.  `This . .. this is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"some map. Potter!`  `Yeah, its . . . quite useful,` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"said. His eyes were starting to water from the pain. `Er -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Professor Moody, d'you think you could help me - ?`  `What?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Oh! Yes . . . yes, of course . ..`  Moody","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"took hold of Harrys arms and pulled; Harrys leg came free of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the trick step, and he climbed onto the one above it. Moody","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"was still gazing at the map.  `Potter ...` he said slowly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`you didn't happen, by any chance, to see who broke into Snapes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"office, did you? On this map, I mean?`  `Er . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
". yeah, I did . . .` Harry admitted. `It was Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Crouch.`  Moodys magical eye whizzed over the entire surface of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"map. He looked suddenly alarmed.  `Crouch?` he said. `You're - you're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"sure. Potter?`  `Positive,` said Harry.  `Well, he's not here anymore,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"said Moody, his eye still whizzing over the map. `Crouch . ..","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"that's very - very interesting... .`  He said nothing for almost","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"a minute, still staring at the map. Harry could tell that ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"this news meant something to Moody and very much wanted to know","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"what it was. He wondered whether he dared ask. Moody scared him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"slightly. . . yet Moody had just helped him avoid an awful","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"lot of trouble. . . .  `Er ... Professor Moody .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
". . why d'you reckon Mr. Crouch wanted to look around Snapes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"office?`  Moodys magical eye left the map and fixed, quivering, upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Harry. It was a penetrating glare, and Harry had the impression that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Moody was sizing him up, wondering whether to answer or not, or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"how much to tell him.  `Put it this way. Potter,` Moody","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"muttered finally, `they say old Mad-Eye's obsessed with catching Dark wizards .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
". . but I'm nothing - nothing - compared to Barty Crouch.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" He continued to stare at the map. Harry was burning to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"know more.  `Professor Moody?` he said again. `D'you think... could this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"have anything to do with .  . . maybe Mr. Crouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"thinks there's something going on. ...`  `Like what?` said Moody sharply.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" Harry wondered how much he dare say. He didn't want Moody","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"to guess that he had a source of information outside Hogwarts; that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"might lead to tricky questions about Sirius.  `I don't know,` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"muttered, `odd stuffs been happening lately, hasn't it? It's been in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Daily Prophet... the Dark Mark at the World Cup, and the Death","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Eaters and everything....`  Both of Moody's mismatched eyes widened.  `You're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"a sharp boy. Potter,` he said. His magical eye roved back to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"the Marauder's Map.  `Crouch could be thinking along those lines,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"said slowly. `Very possible. . . there have been some funny rumors","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"flying around lately - helped along by Rita Skeeter, of course. It's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"making a lot of people nervous, I reckon.` A grim smile twisted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"his lopsided mouth. `Oh if there's one thing I hate,` he muttered,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"more to himself than to Harry, and his magical eye was fixed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"on the left-hand corner of the map, `its a Death Eater who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"walked free. ...`  Harry stared at him. Could Moody possibly mean","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"what Harry thought he meant?  `And now I want to ask","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"you a question. Potter,` said Moody in a more businesslike tone. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Harrys heart sank; he had thought this was coming. Moody was going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"to ask where he had got this map, which was a very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"dubious magical object - and the story of how it had fallen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"into his hands incriminated not only him, but his own father, Fred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"and George Weasley, and Professor Lupin, their last Defense Against the Dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Arts teacher. Moody waved the map in front of Harry, who braced","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"himself-`  Can I borrow this?`  `Oh!` said Harry.  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"was very fond of his map, but on the other hand, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"was extremely relieved that Moody wasn't asking where he'd got it, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"there was no doubt that he owed Moody a favor.  `Yeah,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"okay.`  `Good boy,` growled Moody. `I can make good use of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"this . .. this might be exactly what I've been looking for.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
". . . Right, bed, Potter, come on, now. ...`  They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"climbed to the top of the stairs together, Moody still examining the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"map as though it was a treasure the like of which he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"had never seen before. They walked in silence to the door of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Moody's office, where he stopped and looked up at Harry.  `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"ever thought of a career as an Auror, Potter?`  `No,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Harry, taken aback.  `You want to consider it,` said Moody, nodding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"and looking at Harry thoughtfully. `Yes, indeed ... and incidentally ... I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"guessing you werent Just taking that egg for a walk tonight?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"`Er - no,` said Harry, grinning. `I've been working out the clue.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" Moody winked at him, his magical eye going haywire again. `Nothing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"like a nighttime stroll to give you ideas, Potter. . .. See","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"you in the morning....`  He went back into his office, staring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"down at the Marauders Map again, and closed the door behind him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
" Harry walked slowly back to Gryffindor Tower, lost in thought about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Snape, and Crouch, and what it all meant.... Why was Crouch pretending","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"to be ill, if he could manage to get to Hogwarts when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"he wanted to? What did he think Snape was concealing in his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"office?  And Moody thought he. Harry, ought to be an Auror!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"Interesting idea.. . but somehow.  Harry thought, as he got quietly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"into his four-poster ten minutes later, the egg and the cloak now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"safely back in his trunk, he thought he'd like to check how","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"scarred the rest of them were before he chose it as a career. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-25"
"   You said you'd already worked out that egg clue!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"said Hermione indignantly.  `Keep your voice down!` said Harry crossly. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"just need to - sort of fine-tune it, all right?`  He,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Ron, and Hermione were sitting at the very back of the Charms","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"class with a table to themselves. They were supposed to be practicing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the opposite of the Summoning Charm today - the Banishing Charm. Owing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"to the potential for nasty accidents when objects kept flying across the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"room. Professor Flitwick had given each student a stack of cushions on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"which to practice, the theory being that these wouldn't hurt anyone if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"they went off target. It was a good theory, but it wasn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"working very well. Neville's aim was so poor that he kept accidentally","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"sending much heavier things flying across the room - Professor Flitwick, for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"instance.  `Just forget the egg for a minute, all right?` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"hissed as Professor Flitwick went whizzing resignedly past them, landing on top","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"of a large cabinet. `I'm trying to tell you about Snape and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Moody. ...`  This class was an ideal cover for a private","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"conversation, as everyone was having far too much fun to pay them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"any attention. Harry had been recounting his adventures of the previous night","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"in whispered installments for the last half hour.  `Snape said Moodys","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"searched his office as well?` Ron whispered, his eyes alight with interest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"as he Banished a cushion with a sweep of his wand (it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"soared into the air and knocked Parvati's hat off). `What. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"d'you reckon Moody's here to keep an eye on Snape as well","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"as Karkaroff?`  `Well, I dunno if that's what Dumbledore asked him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"to do, but he's definitely doing it,`  said Harry, waving his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"wand without paying much attention, so that his cushion did an odd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"sort of belly flop off the desk. `Moody said Dumbledore only lets","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Snape stay here because he's giving him a second chance or something.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"...`  `What?` said Ron, his eyes widening, his next cushion spinning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"high into the air, ricocheting off the chandelier, and dropping heavily onto","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Flitwick's desk. `Harry...  maybe Moody thinks Snape put your name in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the Goblet of Fire!`  `Oh Ron,` said Hermione, shaking her head","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"sceptically, `we thought Snape was trying to kill Harry before, and it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"turned out he was saving Harry's life, remember?`  She Banished a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"cushion and it flew across the room and landed in the box","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"they were all supposed to be aiming at. Harry looked at Hermione,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"thinking... it was true that Snape had saved his life once, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the odd thing was, Snape definitely loathed him, just as he'd loathed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Harry s father when they had been at school together. Snape loved","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"taking points from Harry, and had certainly never missed an opportunity to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"give him punishments, or even to suggest that he should be suspended","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"from the school.  `I don't care what Moody says,` Hermione went","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"on. `Dumbledore's not stupid. He was right to trust Hagrid and Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Lupin, even though loads of people wouldn't have given them jobs, so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"why shouldn't he be right about Snape, even if Snape is a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"bit -`  `- evil,` said Ron promptly. `Come on, Hermione, why","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"are all these Dark wizard catchers searching his office, then?`  `Why","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"has Mr. Crouch been pretending to be ill?` said Hermione, ignoring Ron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`Its a bit funny, isn't it, that he cant manage to come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"to the Yule Ball, but he can get up here in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"middle of the night when he wants to?`  `You just don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"like Crouch because of that elf, Winky,` said Ron, sending a cushion","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"soaring into the window.  `You just want to think Snapes up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"to something,` said Hermione, sending her cushion zooming neatly into the box.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" `I just want to know what Snape did with his first","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"chance, if he's on his second one,`  said Harry grimly, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"his cushion, to his very great surprise, flew straight across the room","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"and landed neatly on top of Hermione's.  Obedient to Sirius's wish","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"of hearing about anything odd at Hogwarts, Harry sent him a letter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"by brown owl that night, explaining all about Mr. Crouch breaking into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Snape s office, and Moody and Snape's conversation. Then Harry turned his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"attention in earnest to the most urgent problem facing him: how to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"survive underwater for an hour on the twenty-fourth of February.  Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"quite liked the idea of using the Summoning Charm again - Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"had explained about  Aqua-Lungs, and Ron couldn't see why Harry shouldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Summon one from the nearest Muggle town. Hermione squashed this plan by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"pointing out that, in the unlikely event that Harry managed to learn","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"how to operate an Aqua-Lung within the set limit of an hour,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"he was sure to be disqualified for breaking the International Code of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Wizarding Secrecy - it was too much to hope that no Muggles","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"would spot an Aqua-Lung zooming across the countryside to Hogwarts.  `Of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"course, the ideal solution would be for you to Transfigure yourself into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"a submarine or something,` Hermione said. `If only we'd done human Transfiguration","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"already! But I don't think we start that until sixth year, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"it can go badly wrong if you don't know what you're doing....`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" `Yeah, I don't fancy walking around with a periscope sticking out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"of my head,` said Harry. `I s'pose I could always attack someone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"in front of Moody; he might do it for me....`  `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"don't think he'd let you choose what you wanted to be turned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"into, though,` said Hermione seriously. `No, I think your best chance is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"some sort of charm.`  So Harry, thinking that he would soon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"have had enough of the library to last him a lifetime, buried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"himself once more among the dusty volumes, looking for any spell that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"might enable a human to survive without oxygen. However, though he, Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"and Hermione searched through their lunchtimes, evenings, and whole weekends - though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Harry asked Professor McGonagall for a note of permission to use the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Restricted Section, and even asked the irritable, vulture-like librarian. Madam Pince, for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"help - they found nothing whatsoever that would enable Harry to spend an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"hour underwater and live to tell the tale.  Familiar flutterings of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"panic were starting to disturb Harry now, and he was finding it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"difficult to concentrate in class again. The lake, which Harry had always","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"taken for granted as just another feature of the grounds, drew his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"eyes whenever he was near a classroom window, a great, iron-gray mass","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"of chilly water, whose dark and icy depths were starting to seem","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"as distant as the moon.  Just as it had before he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"faced the Horntail, time was slipping away as though somebody had bewitched","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the clocks to go extra-fast. There was a week to go before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"February the twenty-fourth (there was still time) . . . there were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"five days to go (he was bound to find something soon) ..","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
". three days to go (please let me find something... please). .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
".  With two days left. Harry started to go off food","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"again. The only good thing about breakfast on Monday was the return","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"of the brown owl he had sent to Sirius. He pulled off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the parchment, unrolled it, and saw the shortest letter Sirius had ever","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"written to him.  Send date of next Hogsmeade weekend by return","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"owl.  Harry turned the parchment over and looked at the back,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"hoping to see something else, but it was blank.  `Weekend after","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"next,` whispered Hermione, who had read the note over Harrys shoulder. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`Here - take my quill and send this owl back straight away.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" Harry scribbled the dates down on the back of Sirius's letter,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"tied it onto the brown owl's leg, and watched it take flight","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"again. What had he expected? Advice on how to survive underwater? He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"had been so intent on telling Sirius all about Snape and Moody","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"he had completely forgotten to mention the eggs clue.  `What's he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"want to know about the next Hogsmeade weekend for?` said Ron. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`Dunno,` said Harry dully. The momentary happiness that had flared inside him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"at the sight of the owl had died. `Come on ...Care of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Magical Creatures.`  Whether Hagrid was trying to make up for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Blast-Ended Skrewts, or because there were now only two skrewts left, or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"because he was trying to prove he could do anything that Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Grubbly-Plank could. Harry didnt know, but Hagrid had been continuing her lessons","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"on unicorns ever since he'd returned to work. It turned out that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Hagrid knew quite as much about unicorns as he did about monsters,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"though it was clear that he found their lack of poisonous fangs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"disappointing.  Today he had managed to capture two unicorn foals. Unlike","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"full-grown unicorns, they were pure gold. Parvati and Lavender went into transports","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"of delight at the sight of them, and even Pansy Parkinson had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"to work hard to conceal how much she liked them.  `Easier","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"ter spot than the adults,` Hagrid told the class. `They turn silver","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"when they're abou' two years old, an' they grow horns at aroun","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"four. Don' go pure white till they're full grown, 'round about seven.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"They're a bit more trustin when they're babies .. . don mind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"boys so much.... C'mon, move in a bit, yeh can pat 'em","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"if yeh want. . . give 'em a  few o' these","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"sugar lumps. . . .  `You okay. Harry?` Hagrid muttered, moving","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"aside slightly, while most of the others swarmed around the baby unicorns.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" `Yeah,` said Harry. `Jus' nervous, eh?` said Hagrid.  `Bit,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Harry.  `Harry,` said Hagrid, clapping a massive hand on his shoulder,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"so that Harry's knees buckled under its weight, `I'd've bin worried before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"I saw yeh take on tha Horntail, but I know now yeh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"can do anythin' yeh set yer mind ter. I'm not worried at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"all. Yeh're goin ter be fine. Got yer clue worked out, haven'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"yeh?`  Harry nodded, but even as he did so, an insane","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"urge to confess that he didn't have any idea how to survive","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"at the bottom of the lake for an hour came over him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"He looked up at Hagrid - perhaps he had to go into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the lake sometimes, to deal with the creatures in it?  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"looked after everything else on the grounds, after all-`  Yeh're goin'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"ter win,` Hagrid growled, patting Harrys shoulder again, so that Harry actually","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"felt himself sink a couple of inches into the soft ground. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"know it. I can feel it. Yeh're goin' ter win, Harry n","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Harry just couldn't bring himself to wipe the happy, confident smile off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Hagrid's face.  Pretending he was interested in the young unicorns, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"forced a smile in return, and moved forward to pat them with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the others.  By the evening before the second task. Harry felt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"as though he were trapped in a nightmare. He was fully aware","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"that even if, by some miracle, he managed to find a suitable","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"spell, he'd have a real job mastering it overnight. How could he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"have let this happen? Why hadn't he got to work on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"egg's clue sooner? Why had he ever let his mind wander in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"class - what if a teacher had once mentioned how to breathe","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"underwater?  He sat with Hermione and Ron in the library as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the sun set outside, tearing feverishly through page after page of spells,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"hidden from one another by the massive piles of books on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"desk in front of each of them. Harry s heart gave a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"huge leap every time he saw the word `water` on a page,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"but more often than not it was merely `Take two pints of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"water, half a pound of shredded mandrake leaves, and a newt...` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`I don't reckon it can be done,` said Rons voice flatly from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the other side of the table.  `There's nothing. Nothing. Closest was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"that thing to dry up puddles and ponds, that Drought Charm, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"that was nowhere near powerful enough to drain the lake.`  `There","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"must be something,` Hermione muttered, moving a candle closer to her. Her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"eyes were so tired she was poring over the tiny print of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Olde and Forgotten Bewitchments and Charmes with her nose about an inch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"from the page. `They'd never have set a task that was undoable.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`They have,` said Ron. `Harry, just go down to the lake tomorrow,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"right, stick your head in, yell at the merpeople to give back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"whatever they've nicked, and see if they chuck it out. Best you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"can do, mate.`  `There's a way of doing it!` Hermione said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"crossly. `There Just has to be!`  She seemed to be taking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the library's lack of useful information on the subject as a personal","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"insult; it had never failed her before.  `I know what I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"should have done,` said Harry, resting, face-down, on Saucy Tricks for Tricky","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Sorts. `I should've learned to be an Animagus like Sirius.`  An","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Animagus was a wizard who could transform into an animal.  `Yeah,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"you could've turned into a goldfish any time you wanted!` said Ron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" `Or a frog,` yawned Harry. He was exhausted. `It takes years","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"to become an Animagus, and then you have to register yourself and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"everything,` said Hermione vaguely, now squinting down the index of Weird Wizarding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Dilemmas and Their Solutions. `Professor McGonagall told us, remember... you've got to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"register yourself with the Improper Use of Magic Office ...what animal you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"become, and your markings, so you can't abuse it...`  `Hermione, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"was joking,` said Harry wearily. `I know I haven't got a chance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"of turning into a frog by tomorrow morning....`  `Oh this is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"no use,` Hermione said, snapping shut Weird Wizarding Dilemmas. `Who on earth","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"wants to make their nose hair grow into ringlets?`  `I wouldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"mind,` said Fred Weasleys voice. `Be a talking point, wouldn't it?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked up. Fred and George had just emerged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"from behind some bookshelves.  `What're you two doing here?` Ron asked.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" `Looking for you,` said George. `McGonagall wants you, Ron. And you,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Hermione.`  `Why?` said Hermione, looking surprised.  `Dunno ... she was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"looking a bit grim, though,` said Fred.  `We're supposed to take","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"you down to her office,` said George.  Ron and Hermione stared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"at Harry, who felt his stomach drop. Was Professor McGonagall about to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"tell Ron and Hermione off? Perhaps she'd noticed how much they were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"helping him, when he ought to be working out how to do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the task alone?  `We'll meet you back in the common room,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Hermione told Harry as she got up to go with Ron -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"both of them looked very anxious. `Bring as many of these books","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"as you can, okay?`  `Right,` said Harry uneasily.  By eight","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"o'clock. Madam Pince had extinguished all the lamps and came to chivvy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Harry out of the library. Staggering under the weight of as many","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"books as he could carry, Harry returned to the Gryffindor common room,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"pulled a table into a corner, and continued to search. There was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"nothing in Madcap Magic for Wacky Warlocks. . . nothing in A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Guide to Medieval Sorcery . . . not one mention of underwater","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"exploits in An Anthology of Eighteenth-Century Charms, or in Dreadful Denizens of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the Deep, or Powers You Never Knew You Had and What to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Do with Them Now Youve Wised Up.  Crookshanks crawled into Harrys","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"lap and curled up, purring deeply. The common room emptied slowly around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Harry. People kept wishing him luck for the next morning in cheery,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"confident voices like Hagrid s, all of them apparently convinced that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"was about to pull off another stunning performance like the one he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"had managed in the first task. Harry couldn't answer them, he just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"nodded, feeling as though there were a golfball stuck in his throat.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"By ten to midnight, he was alone in the room with Crookshanks.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"He had searched all the remaining books, and Ron and Hermione had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"not come back.  It's over, he told himself. You can't do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"it. You'll just have to go down to the lake in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"morning and tell the judges....  He imagined himself explaining that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"couldn't do the task. He pictured Bagman's look of round-eyed surprise, Karkaroffs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"satisfied, yellow-toothed smile. He could almost hear Fleur Delacour saying `I knew","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"it. . . 'e is too young, 'e is only a little","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"boy.` He saw Malfoy flashing his POTTER STINKS badge at the front","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"of the crowd, saw Hagrid s crestfallen, disbelieving face. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" Forgetting that Crookshanks was on his lap. Harry stood up very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"suddenly; Crookshanks hissed angrily as he landed on the floor, gave Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"a disgusted look, and stalked away with his bottlebrush tail in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"air, but Harry was already hurrying up the spiral staircase to his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"dormitory. ... He would grab the Invisibility Cloak and go back to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the library, he'd stay there all night if he had to. ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" `Lumos,` Harry whispered fifteen minutes later as he opened the library","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"door.  Wand tip alight, he crept along the bookshelves, pulling down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"more books - books of hexes and charms, books on merpeople and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"water monsters, books on famous witches and wizards, on magical inventions, on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"anything at all that might include one passing reference to underwater survival.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"He carried them over to a table, then set to work, searching","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"them by the narrow beam of his wand, occasionally checking his watch.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
". . .  One in the morning. . . two in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the morning . . . the only way he could keep going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"was to tell himself, over and over again, next book. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"in the next one. . . the next one. . . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"The mermaid in the painting in the prefects' bathroom was laughing. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"was bobbing like a cork in bubbly water next to her rock,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"while she held his Firebolt over his head.  `Come and get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"it!` she giggled maliciously. `Come on, jump!`  `I can't,` Harry panted,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"snatching at the Firebolt, and struggling not to sink. `Give it to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"me!`  But she just poked him painfully in the side with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the end of the broomstick, laughing at him.  `That hurts -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"get off- ouch -`  `Harry Potter must wake up, sir!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`Stop poking me -`  `Dobby must poke Harry Potter, sir, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"must wake up!`  Harry opened his eyes. He was still in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the library; the Invisibility Cloak had slipped off his head as he'd slept,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"and the side of his face was stuck to the pages of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Where There's a Wand, There's a Way. He sat up, straightening his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"glasses, blinking in the bright daylight.  `Harry Potter needs to hurry!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"squeaked Dobby. `The second task starts in ten minutes,  and Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Potter -`  `Ten minutes?` Harry croaked. `Ten - ten minutes?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"He looked down at his watch. Dobby was right. It was twenty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"past nine. A large, dead weight seemed to fall through Harry's chest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"into his stomach.  `Hurry, Harry Potter!` squeaked Dobby, plucking at Harry's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"sleeve. `You is supposed to be down by the lake with the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"other champions, sir!`  `It's too late, Dobby,` Harry said hopelessly. `I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"not doing the task, I don't know how-`  `Harry Potter will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"do the task!` squeaked the elf. `Dobby knew Harry had not found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the right book, so Dobby did it for him!`  `What?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Harry. `But you don't know what the second task is -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`Dobby knows, sir! Harry Potter has to go into the lake and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"find his Wheezy -`  `Find my what?`  `- and take","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"his Wheezy back from the merpeople!`  `What's a Wheezy?`  `Your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Wheezy, sir, your Wheezy-Wheezy who is giving Dobby his sweater!`  Dobby","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"plucked at the shrunken maroon sweater he was now wearing over his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"shorts.  `What?` Harry gasped. `They've got. . . they've got Ron?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" `The thing Harry Potter will miss most, sir!` squeaked Dobby. `'But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"past an hour-'`  `- 'the prospect's black,'` Harry recited, staring, horror-struck,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"at the elf. ` 'Too late, it's gone, it won't come back.'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Dobby - what've I got to do?`  `You has to eat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"this, sir!` s queaked the elf, and he put his hand in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the pocket of his shorts and drew out a ball of what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"looked like slimy, grayish-green rat tails. `Right before you go into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"lake, sir - gillyweed!`  `What's it do?` said Harry, staring at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the gillyweed.  `It will make Harry Potter breathe underwater, sir!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`Dobby,` said Harry frantically, `listen - are you sure about this?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"He couldn't quite forget that the last time Dobby had tried to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`help` him, he had ended up with no bones in his right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"arm.  `Dobby is quite sure, sir!` said the elf earnestly. `Dobby","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"hears things, sir, he is a house-elf, he goes all over the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"castle as he lights the fires and mops the floors. Dobby heard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Professor McGonagall and Professor Moody in the staffroom, talking about the next","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"task. . . . Dobby cannot let Harry Potter lose his Wheezy!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" Harrys doubts vanished. Jumping to his feet he pulled off the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Invisibility Cloak, stuffed it into his bag, grabbed the gillyweed, and put","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"it into his pocket, then tore out of the library with Dobby","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"at his heels.  `Dobby is supposed to be in the kitchens,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"sir!` Dobby squealed as they burst into the corridor. `Dobby will be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"missed - good luck, Harry Potter, sir, good luck!`  `See you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"later, Dobby!` Harry shouted, and he sprinted along the corridor and down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the stairs, three at a time.  The entrance hall contained a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"few last-minute stragglers, all leaving the Great Hall after breakfast and heading","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"through the double oak doors to watch the second task. They stared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"as Harry flashed past, sending Colin and Dennis Creevey flying as he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"leapt down the stone steps and out onto the bright, chilly grounds.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" As he pounded down the lawn he saw that the seats","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"that had encircled the dragons' enclosure in November were now ranged along","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the opposite bank, rising in stands that were packed to the bursting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"point and reflected in the lake below. The excited babble of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"crowd echoed strangely across the water as Harry ran flat-out around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"other side of the lake toward the judges, who were sitting at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"another gold-draped table at the water's edge. Cedric, Fleur, and Krum were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"beside the judges' table, watching Harry sprint toward them.  `I'm .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
".. here ...` Harry panted, skidding to a halt in the mud","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"and accidentally splattering Fleurs robes.  `Where have you been?` said a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"bossy, disapproving voice. `The task's about to start!`  Harry looked around.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Percy Weasley was sitting at the judges' table - Mr. Crouch had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"failed to turn up again.  `Now, now, Percy!` said Ludo Bagman,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"who was looking intensely relieved to see Harry.  `Let him catch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"his breath!`  Dumbledore smiled at Harry, but Karkaroff and Madame Maxime","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"didn't look at all pleased to see him. ... It was obvious","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"from the looks on their faces that they had thought he wasn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"going to turn up.  Harry bent over, hands on his knees,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"gasping for breath; he had a stitch in his side that felt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"as though he had a knife between his ribs, but there was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"no time to get rid of it; Ludo Bagman was now moving","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"among the champions, spacing them along the bank at intervals of ten","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"feet. Harry was on the very end of the line, next to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Krum, who was wearing swimming trunks and was holding his wand ready.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" `All right. Harry?` Bagman whispered as he moved Harry a few","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"feet farther away from Krum. `Know what you're going to do?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`Yeah,` Harry panted, massaging his ribs.  Bagman gave Harry's shoulder a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"quick squeeze and returned to the judges' table; he pointed his wand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"at his throat as he had done at the World Cup, said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`Sonorus!` and his voice boomed out across the dark water toward the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"stands.  `Well, all our champions are ready for the second task,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"which will start on my whistle.  They have precisely an hour","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"to recover what has been taken from them. On the count of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"three, then. One . . . two . . . three!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"The whistle echoed shrilly in the cold, still air; the stands erupted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"with cheers and applause; without looking to see what the other champions","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"were doing, Harry pulled off his shoes and socks, pulled the handful","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"of gillyweed out of his pocket, stuffed it into his mouth, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"waded out into the lake.  It was so cold he felt the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"skin on his legs searing as though this were fire, not icy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"water. His sodden robes weighed him down as he walked in deeper;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"now the water was over his knees, and his rapidly numbing feet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"were slipping over silt and flat, slimy stones.  He was chewing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the gillyweed as hard and fast as he could; it felt unpleasantly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"slimy and rubbery, like octopus tentacles. Waist-deep in the freezing water he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"stopped, swallowed, and waited for something to happen.  He could hear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"laughter in the crowd and knew he must look stupid, walking into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the lake without showing any sign of magical power. The part of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"him that was still dry was covered in goose pimples; half immersed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"in the icy water, a cruel breeze lifting his hair, Harry started","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"to shiver violently. He avoided looking at the stands; the laughter was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"becoming louder, and there were catcalls and jeering from the Slytherins. ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" Then, quite suddenly, Harry felt as though an invisible pillow had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"been pressed over his mouth and nose. He tried to draw breath,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"but it made his head spin; his lungs were empty, and he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"suddenly felt a piercing pain on either side of his neck -Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"clapped his hands around his throat and felt two large slits just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"below his ears, flapping in the cold air. . . . He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"had gills. Without pausing to think, he did the only thing that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"made sense - he flung himself forward into the water.  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"first gulp of icy lake water felt like the breath of life.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"His head had stopped spinning; he took another great gulp of water","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"and felt it pass smoothly through his gills, sending oxygen back to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"his brain. He stretched out his hands in front of him and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"stared at them. They looked green and ghostly under the water, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"they had become webbed. He twisted around and looked at his bare","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"feet - they had become elongated and the toes were webbed too:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" It looked as though he had sprouted flippers.  The water","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"didn't feel icy anymore either ... on the contrary, he felt pleasantly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"cool and very light. . . . Harry struck out once more,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"marveling at how far and fast his flipper-like feet propelled him through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the vater, and noticing how clearly he could see, and how he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"no longer seemed to need to blink. He had soon swum so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"far into the lake that he could no longer see the bottom.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"He flipped over and dived into its depths.  Silence pressed upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"his ears as he soared over a strange, dark, foggy landscape. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"could only see ten feet around him, so that as he sped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"throuugh the water new scenes seemed to loom suddenly out of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"incoming darkness: forests of rippling, tangled black weed, wide plains of mud","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"littered with dull, glimmering stones. He swam deeper and deeper, out toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the middle of the lake, his eyes wide, staring through the eerily","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"gray-lit water around him to the shadow beyond, where the water became","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"opaque.  Small fish flickered past him like silver darts. Once or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"twice he thought he saw something larger moving ahead of him, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"when he got nearer, he discovered it to be nothing but a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"large, blackened log, or a dense clump of weed. There was no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"sign of any of the other champions, merpeople, Ron - nor, thankfully,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the giant squid.  Light green weed stretched ahead of him as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"far as he could see, two feet deep, like a meadow of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"very overgrown grass. Harry was staring unblinkingly ahead of him, trying to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"discern shapes through the gloom . . . and then, without warning,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"something grabbed hold of his ankle.  Harry twisted his body around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"and saw a grindylow, a small, horned water demon, poking out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the weed, its long fingers clutched tightly around Harry's leg, its pointed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"fangs bared - Harry stuck his webbed hand quickly inside his robes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"and fumbled for his wand.  By the time he had grasped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"it, two more grindylows had risen out of the weed, had seized","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"handfuls of Harry's robes, and were attempting to drag him down. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`Relashio!` Harry shouted, except that no sound came out. ... A large","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"bubble issued from his mouth, and his wand, instead of sending sparks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"at the grindylows, pelted them with what seemed to be a jet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"of boiling water, for where it struck them, angry red patches appeared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"on their green skin. Harry pulled his ankle out of the grindylows","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"grip and swam, as fast as he could, occasionally sending more jets","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"of hot water over his shoulder at random; every now and then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"he felt one of the grindylows snatch at his foot again, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"he kicked out, hard; finally, he felt his foot connect with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"horned skull, and looking back, saw the dazed grindylow floating away, cross-eyed,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"while its fellows shook their fists at Harry and sank back into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the weed.  Harry slowed down a little, slipped his wand back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"inside his robes, and looked around, listening again. He turned full circle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"in the water, the silence pressing harder than ever against his eardrums.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"He knew he must be even deeper in the lake now, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"nothing was moving but the rippling weed.  `How are you getting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"on?`  Harry thought he was having a heart attack. He whipped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"around and saw Moaning Myrtle floating hazily in front of him, gazing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"at him through her thick, pearly glasses.  `Myrtle!` Harry tried to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"shout - but once again, nothing came out of his mouth but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"a very large bubble. Moaning Myrtle actually giggled.  `You want to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"try over there!` she said, pointing. `I won't come with you. ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"I don't like them much, they always chase me when I get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"too close. ...`  Harry gave her the thumbs-up to show his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"thanks and set off once more, careful to swim a bit higher","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"over the weed to avoid any more grindylows that might be lurking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"there.  He swam on for what felt like at least twenty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"minutes. He was passing over vast expanses of black mud now, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"swirled murkily as he disturbed the water. Then, at long last, he heard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"a snatch of haunting mersong.  `An hour long you'll have to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"look, And to recover what we took...`  Harry swam faster and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"soon saw a large rock emerge out of the muddy water ahead.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"It had paintings of merpeople on it; they were carrying spears and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"chasing what looked like the giant squid. Harry swam on past the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"rock, following the mersong.  `. . . your time's half gone,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"so tarry not Lest what you seek stays here to rot. ...`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" A cluster of crude stone dwellings stained with algae loomed suddenly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"out of the gloom on all sides. Here and there at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"dark windows, Harry saw faces . . . faces that bore no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"resemblance at all to the painting of the mermaid in the prefects'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"bathroom. . . .  The merpeople had grayish skin and long,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"wild, dark green hair. Their eyes were yellow, as were their broken","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"teeth, and they wore thick ropes of pebbles around their necks. They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"leered at Harry as he swam past; one or two of them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"emerged from their caves to watch him better, their powerful, silver fish","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"tails beating the water, spears clutched in their hands.  Harry sped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"on, staring around, and soon the dwellings became more numerous; there were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"gardens of weed around some of them, and he even saw a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"pet grindylow tied to a stake outside one door. Merpeople were emerging","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"on all sides now, watching him eagerly, pointing at his webbed hands","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"and gills, talking behind their hands to one another. Harry sped around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"a corner and a very strange sight met his eyes.  A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"whole crowd of merpeople was floating in front of the houses that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"lined what looked like a mer-version of a village square. A choir","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"of merpeople was singing in the middle, calling the champions toward them,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"and behind them rose a crude sort of statue; a gigantic merperson","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"hewn from a boulder. Four people were bound tightly to the tail","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"of the stone merperson.  Ron was tied between Hermione and Cho","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Chang. There was also a girl who looked no older than eight,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"whose clouds of silvery hair made Harry feel sure that she was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Fleur  Delacour's sister. All four of them appeared to be in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"a very deep sleep. Their heads were lolling onto their shoulders, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"fine streams of bubbles kept issuing from their mouths.  Harry sped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"toward the hostages, half expecting the merpeople to lower their spears and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"charge at him, but they did nothing. The ropes of weed tying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the hostages to the statue were thick, slimy, and very strong. For","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"a fleeting second he thought of the knife Sirius had bought him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"for Christmas - locked in his trunk in the castle a quarter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"of a mile away, no use to him whatsoever.  He looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"around. Many of the merpeople surrounding them were carrying spears. He swam","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"swiftly toward a seven-foot-tall merman with a long green beard and a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"choker of shark fangs and tried to mime a request to borrow","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the spear. The merman laughed and shook his head.  `We do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"not help,` he said in a harsh, croaky voice.  `Come ON!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Harry said fiercely (but only bubbles issued from his mouth), and he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"tried to pull the spear away from the merman, but the merman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"yanked it back, still shaking his head and laughing.  Harry swirled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"around, staring about. Something sharp . . . anything . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" There were rocks littering the lake bottom. He dived and snatched","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"up a particularly jagged one and returned to the statue. He began","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"to hack at the ropes binding Ron, and after several minutes' hard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"work, they broke apart. Ron floated, unconscious, a few inches above the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"lake bottom, drifting a little in the ebb of the water. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Harry looked around. There was no sign of any of the other","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"champions. What were they playing at? Why didn't they hurry up? He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"turned back to Hermione, raised the jagged rock, and began to hack","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"at her bindings too -At once, several pairs of strong gray hands","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"seized him. Half a dozen mermen were pulling him away from Hermione,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"shaking their green-haired heads, and laughing.  `You take your own hostage,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"one of them said to him. `Leave the others ...`  `No","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"way!` said Harry furiously - but only two large bubbles came out.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" Your task is to retrieve your own friend . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"leave the others ...` She's my friend too!` Harry yelled, gesturing toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Hermione, an enormous silver bubble emerging soundlessly from his lips. `And I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"don't want them to die either!`  Cho's head was on Hermiones","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"shoulder; the small silver-haired girl was ghostly green and pale. Harry struggled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"to fight off the mermen, but they laughed harder than ever, holding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"him back. Harry looked wildly around. Where were the other champions? Would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"he have time to take Ron to the surface and come back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"down for Hermione and the others?  Would he be able to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"find them again? He looked down at his watch to see how","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"much time was left - it had stopped working.  But then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the merpeople around him pointed excitedly over his head. Harry looked up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"and saw Cedric swimming toward them. There was an enormous bubble around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"his head, which made his features look oddly wide and stretched. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`Got lost!` he mouthed, looking panic-stricken. `Fleur and Krum're coming now!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Feeling enormously relieved, Harry watched Cedric pull a knife out of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"pocket and cut Cho free. He pulled her upward and out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"sight.  Harry looked around, waiting. Where were Fleur and Krum? Time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"was getting short, and according to the song, the hostages would be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"lost after an hour. . . .  The merpeople started screeching","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"animatedly. Those holding Harry loosened their grip, staring behind them. Harry turned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"and saw something monstrous cutting through the water toward them: a human","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"body in swimming trunks with the head of a shark. ... It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"was Krum.  He appeared to have transfigured himself- but badly. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"The shark-man swam straight to Hermione and began snapping and biting at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"her ropes; the trouble was that Krum's new teeth were positioned very awkwardly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"for biting anything smaller than a dolphin, and Harry was quite sure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"that if Krum wasn't careful, he was going to rip Hermione in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"half. Darting forward. Harry hit Krum hard on the shoulder and held","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"up the jagged stone. Krum seized it and began to cut Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"free. Within seconds, he had done it; he grabbed Hermione around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"waist, and without a backward glance, began to rise rapidly with her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"toward the surface.  Now what? Harry thought desperately. If he could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"be sure that Fleur was coming. . . .  But still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"no sign. There was nothing to be done except. . . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"He snatched up the stone, which Krum had dropped, but the mermen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"now closed in around Ron and the little girl, shaking their heads","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"at him. Harry pulled out his wand.  `Get out of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"way!`  Only bubbles flew out of his mouth, but he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the distinct impression that the mermen had understood him, because they suddenly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"stopped laughing. Their yellowish eyes were fixed upon Harry's wand, and they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"looked scared. There might be a lot more of them than there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"were of him, but Harry could tell, by the looks on their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"faces, that they knew no more magic than the giant squid did.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" `You've got until three!` Harry shouted; a great stream of bubbles","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"burst from him, but he held up three fingers to make sure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"they got the message. `One . . .` (he put down a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"finger) `two . . .` (he put down a second one) -They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"scattered. Harry darted forward and began to hack at the ropes binding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the small girl to the statue, and at last she was free.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"He seized the little girl around the waist, grabbed the neck of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Rons robes, and kicked off from the bottom.  It was very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"slow work. He could no longer use his webbed hands to propel","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"himself forward; he worked his flippers furiously, but Ron and Fleur's sister","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"were like potato-filled sacks dragging him back down. ... He fixed his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"eyes skyward, though he knew he must still be very deep, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"water above him was so dark, . . .  Merpeople were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"rising with him. He could see them swirling around him with ease,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"watching him struggle through the water. .. . Would they pull him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"back down to the depths when the time was up? Did they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"perhaps eat humans? Harry's legs were seizing up with the effort to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"keep swimming; his shoulders were aching horribly with the effort of dragging","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Ron and the girl...  He was drawing breath with extreme difficulty.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"He could feel pain on the sides of his neck again ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"he was becoming very aware of how wet the water was in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"his mouth .. . yet the darkness was definitely thinning now... he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"could see daylight above him.. ..  He kicked hard with his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"flippers and discovered that they were nothing more than feet...water was flooding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"through his mouth into his lungs ... he was starting to feel","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"dizzy, but he knew light and air were only ten feet above","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"him ... he had to get there ...  he had to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"...  Harry kicked his legs so hard and fast it felt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"as though his muscles were screaming in protest; his very brain felt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"waterlogged, he couldn't breathe, he needed oxygen, he had to keep going,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"he could not stop -And then he felt his head break the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"surface of the lake; wonderful, cold, clear air was making his wet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"face sting; he gulped it down, feeling as though he had never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"breathed properly before, and, panting, pulled Ron and the little girl up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"with him. All around him, wild, green-haired heads were emerging out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the water with him, but they were smiling at him.  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"crowd in the stands was making a great deal of noise; shouting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"and screaming, they all seemed to be on their feet; Harry had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the impression they thought that Ron and the little girl might be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"dead, but they were wrong . . . both of them had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"opened their eyes; the girl looked scared and confused, but Ron merely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"expelled a great spout of water, blinked in the bright light, turned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"to Harry, and said, `Wet, this, isn't it?` Then he spotted Fleur's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"sister. `What did you bring her for?`  `Fleur didn't turn up,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"I couldn't leave her,` Harry panted.  `Harry, you prat,` said Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`you didn't take that song thing seriously, did you?  Dumbledore wouldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"have let any of us drown!`  `The song said -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`It was only to make sure you got back inside the time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"limit!` said Ron. `I hope you didn't waste time down there acting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the hero!`  Harry felt both stupid and annoyed. It was all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"very well for Ron; he'd been asleep, he hadn't felt how eerie","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"it was down in the lake, surrounded by spear-carrying merpeople who'd looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"more than capable of murder.  `C'mon,` Harry said shortly, `help me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"with her, I don't think she can swim very well.`  They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"pulled Fleur's sister through the water, back toward the bank where the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"judges stood watching, twenty merpeople accompanying them like a guard of honor,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"singing their horrible screechy songs.  Harry could see Madam Pomfrey fussing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"over Hermione, Krum, Cedric, and Cho, all of whom were wrapped in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"thick blankets.  Dumbledore and Ludo Bagman stood beaming at Harry and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Ron from the bank as they swam nearer, but Percy, who looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"very white and somehow much younger than usual, came splashing out to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"meet them. Meanwhile Madame Maxime was trying to restrain Fleur Delacour, who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"was quite hysterical, fighting tooth and nail to return to the water.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" `Gabrielle! Gabrielle! Is she alive? Is she 'urt?`  `She's fine!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Harry tried to tell her, but he was so exhausted he could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"hardly talk, let alone shout.  Percy seized Ron and was dragging","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"him back to the bank (`Gerroff, Percy, I'm all right!`); Dumbledore and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Bagman were pulling Harry upright; Fleur had broken free of Madame Maxime","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"and was hugging her sister.  `It was ze grindylows . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
". zey attacked me ... oh Gabrielle, I thought... I thought.. .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"`Come here, you,` said Madam Pomfrey. She seized Harry and pulled him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"over to Hermione and the others, wrapped him so tightly in a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"blanket that he felt as though he were in a straitjacket, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"forced a measure of very hot potion down his throat. Steam gushed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"out of his ears.  `Harry, well done!` Hermione cried. `You did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"it, you found out how all by yourself!`  `Well -` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Harry. He would have told her about Dobby, but he had just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"noticed Karkaroff watching him. He was the only judge who had not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"left the table; the only judge not showing signs of pleasure and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"relief that Harry, Ron, and Fleur's sister had got back safely. `Yeah,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"that's right,` said Harry, raising his voice slightly so that Karkaroff could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"hear him.  `You haff a water beetle in your hair, Herm-own-ninny,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"said Krum. Harry had the impression that Krum was drawing her attention","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"back onto himself; perhaps to remind her that he had just rescued","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"her from the lake, but Hermione brushed away the beetle impatiently and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"said, `You're well outside the time limit, though, Harry. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Did it take you ages to find us?`  `No ... I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"found you okay....`  Harry's feeling of stupidity was growing. Now he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"was out of the water, it seemed perfectly clear that Dumbledores safety","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"precautions wouldn't have permitted the death of a hostage just because their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"champion hadn't turned up. Why hadn't he just grabbed Ron and gone?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"He would have been first back.... Cedric and Krum hadn't wasted time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"worrying about anyone else; they hadn't taken the mersong seriously. ... ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Dumbledore was crouching at the water's edge, deep in conversation with what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"seemed to be the chief merperson, a particularly wild and ferocious-looking female.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"He was making the same sort of screechy noises that the merpeople","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"made when they were above water; clearly, Dumbledore could speak Mermish. Finally","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"he straightened up, turned to his fellow judges, and said, `A conference","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"before we give the marks, I think.`  The judges went into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"a huddle. Madam Pomfrey had gone to rescue Ron from Percy's clutches;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"she led him over to Harry and the others, gave him a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"blanket and some Pepperup Potion, then went to fetch Fleur and her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"sister. Fleur had many cuts on her face and arms and her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"robes were torn, but she didn't seem to care, nor would she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"allow Madam Pomfrey to clean them.  `Look after Gabrielle,` she told","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"her, and then she turned to Harry. `You saved 'er,` she said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"breathlessly. `Even though she was not your 'ostage.`  `Yeah,` said Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"who was now heartily wishing he'd left all three girls tied to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the statue.  Fleur bent down, kissed Harry twice on each cheek","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"(he felt his face burn and wouldn't have been surprised if steam","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"was coming out of his ears again), then said to Ron, `And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"you too-you 'elped -`  `Yeah,` said Ron, looking extremely hopeful, `yeah,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"a bit -`  Fleur swooped down on him too and kissed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"him. Hermione looked simply furious, but just then, Ludo Bagman's magically magnified","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"voice boomed out beside them, making them all jump, and causing the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"crowd in the stands to go very quiet.  `Ladies and gentlemen,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"we have reached our decision. Merchieftainess Murcus has told us exactly what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"happened at the bottom of the lake, and we have therefore decided","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"to award marks out of fifty for each of the champions, as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"follows. . . .  `Fleur Delacour, though she demonstrated excellent use","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"of the Bubble-Head Charm, was attacked by grindylows as she approached her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"goal, and failed to retrieve her hostage.  We award her twenty-five","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"points.`  Applause from the stands.  `I deserved zero,` said Fleur","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"throatily, shaking her magnificent head.  `Cedric Diggory, who also used the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Bubble-Head Charm, was first to return with his hostage, though he returned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"one minute outside the time limit of an hour.` Enormous cheers from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the Hufflepuffs in the crowd; Harry saw Cho give Cedric a glowing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"look. `We therefore award him forty-seven points.`  Harrys heart sank. If","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Cedric had been outside the time limit, he most certainly had been.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" `Viktor Krum used an incomplete form of Transfiguration, which was nevertheless","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"effective, and was second to return with his hostage. We award him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"forty points.`  Karkaroff clapped particularly hard, looking very superior.  `Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Potter used gillyweed to great effect,` Bagman continued. `He returned last, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"well outside the time limit of an hour. However, the Merchieftainess informs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"us that Mr.  Potter was first to reach the hostages, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"that the delay in his return was due to his determination to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"return all hostages to safety, not merely his own.`  Ron and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Hermione both gave Harry half-exasperated, half-commiserating looks.  `Most of the judges,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"and here, Bagman gave Karkaroff a very nasty look, `feel that this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"shows moral fiber and merits full marks. However . . . Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"Potter's score is forty-five points.`  Harry's stomach leapt - he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"now tying for first place with Cedric. Ron and Hermione, caught by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"surprise, stared at Harry, then laughed and started applauding hard with the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"rest of the crowd.  `There you go. Harry!` Ron shouted over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"the noise. `You weren't being thick after all -you were showing moral","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"fiber!`  Fleur was clapping very hard too, but Krum didn't look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"happy at all. He attempted to engage Hermione in conversation again, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"she was too busy cheering Harry to listen.  `The third and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"final task will take place at dusk on the twenty-fourth of June,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
" continued Bagman. `The champions will be notified of what is coming","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"precisely one month beforehand. Thank you all for your support of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"champions.`  It was over. Harry thought dazedly, as Madam Pomfrey began","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"herding the champions and hostages back to the castle to get into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"dry clothes ... it was over, he had got through ... he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"didn't have to worry about anything now until June the twenty-fourth. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"..  Next time he was in Hogsmeade, Harry decided as he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"walked back up the stone steps into the castle, he was going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"to buy Dobby a pair of socks for every day of the year. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-26"
"   One of the best things about the aftermath of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the second task was that everybody was very keen to hear details","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"of what had happened down in the lake, which meant that Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"was getting to share Harry's limelight for once. Harry noticed that Ron's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"version of events changed subtly with every retelling. At first, he gave","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"what seemed to be the truth; it tallied with Hermione's story, anyway","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"- Dumbledore had put all the hostages into a bewitched sleep in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Professor McGonagall's office, first assuring them that they would be quite safe,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and would awake when they were back above the water. One week","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"later, however, Ron was telling a thrilling tale of kidnap in which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"he struggled single-handedly against fifty heavily armed merpeople who had to beat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"him into submission before tying him up.  `But I had my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"wand hidden up my sleeve,` he assured Padma Patil, who seemed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"be a lot keener on Ron now that he was getting so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"much attention and was making a point of talking to him every","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"time they passed in the corridors. `I could've taken those mer-idiots any","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"time I wanted.`  `What were you going to do, snore at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"them?` said Hermione waspishly. People had been teasing her so much about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"being the thing that Viktor Krum would most miss that she was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"in a rather tetchy mood.  Ron's ears went red, and thereafter,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"he reverted to the bewitched sleep version of events.  As they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"entered March the weather became drier, but cruel winds skinned their hands","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and faces every time they went out onto the grounds. There were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"delays in the post because the owls kept being blown off course.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"The brown owl that Harry had sent to Sirius with the dates","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"of the Hogsmeade weekend turned up at breakfast on Friday morning with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"half its feathers sticking up the wrong way; Harry had no sooner","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"torn off Sirius's reply than it took flight, clearly afraid it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"going to be sent outside again.  Sirius's letter was almost as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"short as the previous one.  Be at stile at end of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"road out of Hogsmeade (past Dervish and Banges) at two o'clock on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Saturday afternoon. Bring as much food as you can.  `He hasn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"come back to Hogsmeade?` said Ron incredulously.  `It looks like it,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"doesn't it?` said Hermione.  `I can't believe him,` said Harry tensely,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"`if he's caught. . .`  `Made it so far, though, hasn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"he?` said Ron. `And it's not like the place is swarming with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"dementors anymore.`  Harry folded up the letter, thinking. If he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"honest with himself, he really wanted to see Sirius again. He therefore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"approached the final lesson of the afternoon - double Potions - feeling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"considerably more cheerful than he usually did when descending the steps to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the dungeons.  Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle were standing in a huddle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"outside the classroom door with Pansy Parkinson's gang of Slytherin girls. All","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"of them were looking at something Harry couldn't see and sniggering heartily.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Pansys pug-like face peered excitedly around Goyle's broad back as Harry, Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and Hermione approached.  `There they are, there they are!` she giggled,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and the knot of Slytherins broke apart.  Harry saw that Pansy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"had a magazine in her hands - Witch Weekly. The moving picture","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"on the front showed a curly-haired witch who was smiling toothily and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"pointing at a large sponge cake with her wand.  `You might","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"find something to interest you in there, Granger!` Pansy said loudly, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"she threw the magazine at Hermione, who caught it, looking startled. At","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"that moment, the dungeon door opened, and Snape beckoned them all inside.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" Hermione, Harry, and Ron headed for a table at the back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"of the dungeon as usual. Once Snape had turned his back on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"them to write up the ingredients of todays potion on the blackboard,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Hermione hastily rifled through the magazine under the desk. At last, in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the center pages, Hermione found what they were looking for. Harry and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Ron leaned in closer.  A color photograph of Harry headed a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"short piece entitled:  Harry Potter's Secret Heartache A boy like no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"other, perhaps - yet a boy suffering all the usual pangs of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"adolescence, writes Rita Skeeter. Deprived of love since the tragic demise of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"his parents, fourteen-year-old Harry Potter thought he had found solace in his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"steady girlfriend at Hogwarts, Muggle-born Hermione Granger. Little did he know that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"he would shortly be suffering yet another emotional blow in a life","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"already littered with personal loss.  Miss Granger, a plain but ambitious","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"girl, seems to have a taste for famous wizards that Harry alone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"cannot satisfy. Since the arrival at Hogwarts of Viktor Krum, Bulgarian Seeker","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and hero of the last World Quidditch Cup, Miss Granger has been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"toying with both boys' affections. Krum, who is openly smitten with the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"devious Miss Granger, has already invited her to visit him in Bulgaria","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"over the summer holidays, and insists that he has `never felt this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"way about any other girl.`  However, it might not be Miss","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Granger's doubtful natural charms that have captured these unfortunate boys' interest. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"`She's really ugly,` says Pansy Parkinson, a pretty and vivacious fourth-year student,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"`but she'd be well up to making a Love Potion, she's quite","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"brainy. I think that's how she's doing it.`  Love Potions are,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"of course, banned at Hogwarts, and no doubt Albus Dumbledore will want","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"to investigate these claims. In the meantime, Harry Potters well-wishers must hope","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"that, next time, he bestows his heart on a worthier candidate. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"`I told you!` Ron hissed at Hermione as she stared down at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the article. `I told you not to annoy Rita Skeeter! She's made","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"you out to be some sort of- of scarlet woman!`  Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"stopped looking astonished and snorted with laughter. `Scarlet woman?` she repeated, shaking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"with suppressed giggles as she looked around at Ron.  `It's what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"my mum calls them,` Ron muttered, his ears going red.  `If","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"that's the best Rita can do, she's losing her touch,` said Hermione,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"still giggling, as she threw Witch Weekly onto the empty chair beside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"her. `What a pile of old rubbish.`  She looked over at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the Slytherins, who were all watching her and Harry closely across the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"room to see if they had been upset by the article. Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"gave them a sarcastic smile and a wave, and she, Harry, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Ron started unpacking the ingredients they would need for their Wit-Sharpening Potion.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" `There's something funny, though,` said Hermione ten minutes later, holding her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"pestle suspended over a bowl of scarab beetles. `How could Rita Skeeter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"have known . . . ?`  `Known what?` said Ron quickly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"`You haven't been mixing up Love Potions, have you?`  `Don't be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"stupid,` Hermione snapped, starting to pound up her beetles again. `No, it's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"just. . . how did she know Viktor asked me to visit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"him over the summer?`  Hermione blushed scarlet as she said this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and determinedly avoided Ron's eyes.  `What?` said Ron, dropping his pestle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"with a loud clunk.  `He asked me right after he'd pulled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"me out of the lake,`  Hermione muttered. `After he'd got rid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"of his shark's head. Madam Pomfrey gave us both blankets and then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"he sort of pulled me away from the judges so they wouldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"hear, and he said, if I wasn't doing anything over the summer,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"would I like to -`  `And what did you say?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Ron, who had picked up his pestle and was grinding it on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the desk, a good six inches from his bowl, because he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"looking at Hermione.  `And he did say he'd never felt the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"same way about anyone else,` Hermione went on, going so red now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"that Harry could almost feel the heat coming from her, `but how","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"could Rita Skeeter have heard him? She wasn't there ... or was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"she? Maybe she has got an Invisibility Cloak; maybe she sneaked onto","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the grounds to watch the second task. ...`  `And what did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"you say?` Ron repeated, pounding his pestle down so hard that it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"dented the desk.  `Well, I was too busy seeing whether you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and Harry were okay to-`  `Fascinating though your social life undoubtedly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"is. Miss Granger,` said an icy voice right behind them, and all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"three of them jumped, `I must ask you not to discuss it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"in my class. Ten points from Gryffindor.`  Snape had glided over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"to their desk while they were talking. The whole class was now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"looking around at them; Malfoy took the opportunity to flash POTTER STINKS","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"across the dungeon at Harry.  `Ah . . . reading magazines","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"under the table as well?` Snape added, snatching up the copy of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Witch Weekly. `A further ten points from Gryffindor ... oh but of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"course ...` Snapes black eyes glittered as they fell on Rita Skeeter's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"article. `Potter has to keep up with his press cuttings. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
".`  The dungeon rang with the Slytherins' laughter, and an unpleasant","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"smile curled Snape's thin mouth. To Harry's fury, he began to read","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the article aloud.  `'Harry Potter's Secret Heartache. . . dear, dear.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Potter, what's ailing you now? 'A boy like no other, perhaps. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
".'`  Harry could feel his face burning. Snape was pausing at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the end of every sentence to allow the Slytherins a hearty laugh.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"The article sounded ten times worse when read by Snape. Even Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"was blushing scarlet now.  `'. . . Harry Potter's well-wishers must","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"hope that, next time, he bestows his heart upon a worthier candidate.'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"How very touching,` sneered Snape, rolling up the magazine to continued gales","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"of laughter from the Slytherins. `Well, I think I had better separate","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the three of you, so you can keep your minds on your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"potions rather than on your tangled love lives. Weasley, you stay here.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Miss Granger, over there, beside Miss Parkinson.  Potter - that table","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"in front of my desk. Move. Now.`  Furious, Harry threw his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"ingredients and his bag into his cauldron and dragged it up to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the front of the dungeon to the empty table. Snape followed, sat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"down at his desk and watched Harry unload his cauldron. Determined not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"to look at Snape, Harry resumed the mashing of his scarab beetles,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"imagining each one to have Snape's face.  `All this press attention","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"seems to have inflated your already over-large head. Potter,`  said Snape","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"quietly, once the rest of the class had settled down again. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Harry didn't answer. He knew Snape was trying to provoke him; he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"had done this before.  No doubt he was hoping for an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"excuse to take a round fifty points from Gryffindor before the end","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"of the class.  `You might be laboring under the delusion that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the entire wizarding world is impressed with you,` Snape went on, so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"quietly that no one else could hear him (Harry continued to pound his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"scarab beetles, even though he had already reduced them to a very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"fine powder), `but I don't care how many times your picture appears","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"in the papers. To me. Potter, you are nothing but a nasty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"little boy who considers rules to be beneath him.`  Harry tipped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the powdered beetles into his cauldron and started cutting up his ginger","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"roots. His hands were shaking slightly out of anger, but he kept","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"his eyes down, as though he couldn't hear what Snape was saying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"to him.  `So I give you fair warning, Potter,` Snape continued","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"in a sorter and more dangerous  voice, `pint-sized celebrity or not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"- if I catch you breaking into my office one more time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"-`  `I haven't been anywhere near your office!` said Harry angrily,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"forgetting his feigned deafness.  `Don't lie to me,` Snape hissed, his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"fathomless black eyes boring into Harrys. `Boomslang skin. Gillyweed. Both come from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"my private stores, and I know who stole them.`  Harry stared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"back at Snape, determined not to blink or to look guilty. In","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"truth, he hadn't stolen either of these things from Snape. Hermione had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"taken the boomslang skin back in their second year - they had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"needed it for the Polyjuice Potion - and while Snape had suspected","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Harry at the time, he had never been able to prove it.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Dobby, of course, had stolen the gillyweed.  `I don't know what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"you're talking about,` Harry lied coldly.  `You were out of bed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"on the night my office was broken into!` Snape hissed. `I know","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"it.  Potter! Now, Mad-Eye Moody might have joined your fan club,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"but I will not tolerate your behavior! One more nighttime stroll into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"my office, Potter, and you will pay!`  `Right,` said Harry coolly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"turning back to his ginger roots. `I'll bear that in mind if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"I ever get the urge to go in there.`  Snape's eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"flashed. He plunged a hand into the inside of his black robes.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"For one wild moment. Harry thought Snape was about to pull out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"his wand and curse him - then he saw that Snape had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"drawn out a small crystal bottle of a completely clear potion. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"stared at it.  `Do you know what this is. Potter?` Snape","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"said, his eyes glittering dangerously again.  `No,` said Harry, with complete","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"honesty this time.  `It is Veritaserum - a Truth Potion so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"powerful that three drops would have you spilling your innermost secrets for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"this entire class to hear,` said Snape viciously. `Now, the use of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"this potion is controlled by very strict Ministry guidelines. But unless you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"watch your step, you might just find that my hand slips` -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"he shook the crystal bottle slightly - `right over your evening pumpkin","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"juice. And then. Potter . . . then we'll find out whether","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"you've been in my office or not.`  Harry said nothing. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"turned back to his ginger roots once more, picked up his knife,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and started slicing them again. He didn't like the sound of that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Truth Potion at all, nor would he put it past Snape to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"slip him some. He repressed a shudder at the thought of what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"might come spilling out of his mouth if Snape did it... quite","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"apart from landing a whole lot of people in trouble - Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and Dobby for a start - there were all the other things","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"he was concealing . . . like the fact that he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"in contact with Sirius . .  . and - his insides","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"squirmed at the thought - how he felt about Cho. ... He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"tipped his ginger roots into the cauldron too, and wondered whether he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"ought to take a leaf out of Moody s book and start","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"drinking only from a private hip flask.  There was a knock","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"on the dungeon door.  `Enter,` said Snape in his usual voice.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" The class looked around as the door opened. Professor Karkaroff came","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"in. Everyone watched him as he walked up toward Snape's desk. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"was twisting his finger around his goatee and looking agitated.  `We","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"need to talk,` said Karkaroff abruptly when he had reached Snape. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"seemed so determined that nobody should hear what he was saying that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"he was barely opening his lips; it was as though he were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"a rather poor ventriloquist. Harry kept his eyes on his ginger roots,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"listening hard.  `I'll talk to you after my lesson, Karkaroff,` Snape","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"muttered, but Karkaroff interrupted him.  `I want to talk now, while","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"you can't slip off, Severus. You've been avoiding me.`  `After the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"lesson,` Snape snapped.  Under the pretext of holding up a measuring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"cup to see if he'd poured out enough armadillo bile, Harry sneaked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"a sidelong glance at the pair of them. Karkaroff looked extremely worried,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and Snape looked angry.  Karkaroff hovered behind Snape's desk for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"rest of the double period. He seemed intent on preventing Snape from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"slipping away at the end of class. Keen to hear what Karkaroff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"wanted to say, Harry deliberately knocked over his bottle of armadillo bile","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"with two minutes to go to the bell, which gave him an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"excuse to duck down behind his cauldron and mop up while the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"rest of the class moved noisily toward the door.  `What's so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"urgent?` he heard Snape hiss at Karkaroff.  `This,` said Karkaroff, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Harry, peering around the edge of his cauldron, saw Karkaroff  pull","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"up the left-hand sleeve of his robe and show Snape something on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"his inner forearm.  `Well?` said Karkaroff, still making every effort not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"to move his lips. `Do you see?  It's never been this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"clear, never since - `  `Put it away!` snarled Snape, his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"black eyes sweeping the classroom.  `But you must have noticed -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Karkaroff began in an agitated voice.  `We can talk later, Karkaroff!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"spat Snape. `Potter! What are you doing?`  `Clearing up my armadillo","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"bile, Professor,` said Harry innocently, straightening up and showing Snape the sodden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"rag he was holding.  Karkaroff turned on his heel and strode","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"out of the dungeon. He looked both worried and angry. Not wanting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"to remain alone with an exceptionally angry Snape, Harry threw his books","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and ingredients back into his bag and left at top speed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"tell Ron and Hermione what he had just witnessed.  They left","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the castle at noon the next day to find a weak silver","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"sun shining down upon the grounds. The weather was milder than it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"had been all year, and by the time they arrived in Hogsmeade,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"all three of them had taken off their cloaks and thrown them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"over their shoulders. The food Sirius had told them to bring was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"in Harry's bag; they had sneaked a dozen chicken legs, a loaf","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"of bread, and a flask of pumpkin juice from the lunch table.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" They went into Gladrags Wizardwear to buy a present for Dobby,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"where they had fun selecting the most lurid socks they could find,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"including a pair patterned with flashing gold and silver stars, and another","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"that screamed loudly when they became too smelly.  Then, at half","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"past one, they made their way up the High Street, past Dervish","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and Banges, and out toward the edge of the village.  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"had never been in this direction before. The winding lane was leading","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"them out into the wild countryside around Hogsmeade. The cottages were fewer","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"here, and their gardens larger; they were walking toward the foot of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the mountain in whose shadow Hogsmeade lay. Then they turned a corner","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and saw a stile at the end of the lane. Waiting for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"them, its front paws on the topmost bar, was a very large,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"shaggy black dog, which was carrying some newspapers in its mouth and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"looking very familiar. . . .  `Hello, Sirius,` said Harry when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"they had reached him.  The black dog sniffed Harry's bag eagerly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"wagged its tail once, then turned and began to trot away from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"them across the scrubby patch of ground that rose to meet the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"rocky foot of the mountain. Harry, Ron, and Hermione climbed over the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"stile and followed.  Sirius led them to the very foot of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the mountain, where the ground was covered with boulders and rocks. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"was easy for him, with his four paws, but Harry, Ron, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Hermione were soon out of breath. They followed Sirius higher, up onto","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the mountain itself. For nearly half an hour they climbed a steep,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"winding, and stony path, following Sirius's wagging tail, sweating in the sun,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the shoulder straps of Harry's bag cutting into his shoulders.  Then,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"at last, Sirius slipped out of sight, and when they reached the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"place where he had vanished, they saw a narrow fissure in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"rock. They squeezed into it and found themselves in a cool, dimly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"lit cave. Tethered at the end of it, one end of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"rope around a large rock, was Buckbeak the hippogriff. Half gray horse,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"half giant eagle, Buckbeak's fierce orange eye flashed at the sight of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"them. All three of them bowed low to him, and after regarding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"them imperiously for a moment, Buckbeak bent his scaly front knees and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"allowed Hermione to rush forward and stroke his feathery neck. Harry, however,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"was looking at the black dog, which had just turned into his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"godfather.  Sirius was wearing ragged gray robes; the same ones he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"had been wearing when he had left Azkaban. His black hair was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"longer than it had been when he had appeared in the fire,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and it was untidy and matted once more. He looked very thin.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" `Chicken!` he said hoarsely after removing the old Daily Prophets from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"his mouth and throwing them down onto the cave floor.  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"pulled open his bag and handed over the bundle of chicken legs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and bread.  `Thanks,` said Sirius, opening it, grabbing a drumstick, sitting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"down on the cave floor, and tearing off a large chunk with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"his teeth. `I've been living off rats mostly. Can't steal too much","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"food from Hogsmeade; I'd draw attention to myself.`  He grinned up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"at Harry, but Harry returned the grin only reluctantly.  `What're you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"doing here, Sirius?` he said.  `Fulfilling my duty as godfather,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Sirius, gnawing on the chicken bone in a very doglike way. `Don't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"worry about it, I'm pretending to be a lovable stray.`  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"was still grinning, but seeing the anxiety in Harrys face, said more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"seriously, `I  want to be on the spot. Your last letter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
". . . well, let's just say things are getting fishier. I've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"been stealing the paper every time someone throws one out, and by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the looks of things, I'm not the only one who's getting worried.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" He nodded at the yellowing Daily Prophets on the cave floor,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and Ron picked them up and unfolded them. Harry, however, continued to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"stare at Sirius.  `What if they catch you? What if you're seen?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" `You three and Dumbledore are the only ones around here who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"know I'm an Animagus,` said Sirius, shrugging, and continuing to devour the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"chicken leg.  Ron nudged Harry and passed him the Daily Prophets.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"There were two: The first bore the headline Mystery Illness ofBartemius Crouch,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the second, Ministry Witch Still Missing-Minister of Magic Now Personally Involved. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Harry scanned the story about Crouch. Phrases jumped out at him: hasn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"been seen in public since November. . . house appears deserted. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
". St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries decline comment. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
". Ministry refuses to confirm rumors of critical illness. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" `They're making it sound like he's dying,` said Harry slowly. `But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"he can't be that ill if he managed to get up here.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
". . .`  `My brothers Crouch's personal assistant,` Ron informed Sirius.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"`He says Crouch is suffering from overwork.`  `Mind you, he did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"look ill, last time I saw him up close,` said Harry slowly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"still reading the story. `The night my name came out of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"goblet. ...`  `Getting his comeuppance for sacking Winky, isn't he?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Hermione, an edge to her voice. She was stroking Buckbeak, who was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"crunching up Sirius's chicken bones. `I bet he wishes he hadn't done","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"it now - bet he feels the difference now she's not there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"to look after him.`  `Hermione's obsessed with house-elfs,` Ron muttered to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Sirius, casting Hermione a dark look. Sirius, however, looked interested.  `Crouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"sacked his house-elf?`  `Yeah, at the Quidditch World Cup,` said Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and he launched into the story of the Dark Mark's appearance, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Winky being found with Harrys wand clutched in her hand, and Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Crouch's fury. When Harry had finished, Sirius was on his feet again","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and had started pacing up and down the cave.  `Let me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"get this straight,` he said after a while, brandishing a fresh chicken","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"leg. `You first saw the elfin the Top Box. She was saving","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Crouch a seat, right?`  `Right,` said Harry, Ron, and Hermione together.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" `But Crouch didn't turn up for the match?`  `No,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Harry. `I think he said he'd been too busy.`  Sirius paced","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"all around the cave in silence. Then he said, `Harry, did you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"check your pockets for your wand after you'd left the Top Box?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" `Erm . . .` Harry thought hard. `No,` he said finally.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"`I didn't need to use it before we got in the forest.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"And then I put my hand in my pocket, and all that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"was in there were my Omnioculars.` He stared at Sirius. `Are you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"saying whoever conjured the Mark stole my wand in the Top Box?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" `It's possible,` said Sirius.  `Winky didn't steal that wand!` Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"insisted.  `The elf wasn't the only one in that box,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Sirius, his brow furrowed as he continued to pace. `Who else was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"sitting behind you?`  `Loads of people,` said Harry. `Some Bulgarian ministers","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
".. . Cornelius Fudge ... the Malfoys ...`  `The Malfoys!` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Ron suddenly, so loudly that his voice echoed all around the cave,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and Buckbeak tossed his head nervously. `I bet it was Lucius Malfoy!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" `Anyone else?` said Sirius.  `No one,` said Harry.  `Yes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"there was, there was Ludo Bagman,` Hermione reminded him.  `Oh yeah","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
". . .`  `I don't know anything about Bagman except that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"he used to be Beater for the Wimbourne Wasps,` said Sirius, still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"pacing. `What's he like?`  `He's okay,` said Harry. `He keeps offering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"to help me with the Triwizard Tournament.`  `Does he, now?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Sirius, frowning more deeply. `I wonder why he'd do that?`  `Says","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"he's taken a liking to me,` said Harry.  `Hmm,` said Sirius,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"looking thoughtful.  `We saw him in the forest just before the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Dark Mark appeared,` Hermione told Sirius.  `Remember?` she said to Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and Ron.  `Yeah, but he didn't stay in the forest, did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"he?` said Ron. `The moment we told him about the riot, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"went off to the campsite.`  `How d'you know?` Hermione shot back.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"`How d'you know where he Disapparated to?`  `Come off it,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Ron incredulously. `Are you saying you reckon Ludo Bagman conjured the Dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Mark?`  `It's more likely he did it than Winky,` said Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"stubbornly.  `Told you,` said Ron, looking meaningfully at Sirius, `told you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"she's obsessed with house -`  But Sirius held up a hand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"to silence Ron.  `When the Dark Mark had been conjured, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the elf had been discovered holding Harry's wand, what did Crouch do?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" `Went to look in the bushes,` said Harry, `but there wasn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"anyone else there.`  `Of course,` Sirius muttered, pacing up and down,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"`of course, he'd want to pin it on anyone but his own","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"elf... and then he sacked her?`  `Yes,` said Hermione in a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"heated voice, `he sacked her, just because she hadn't stayed in her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"tent and let herself get trampled -`  `Hermione, will you give","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"it a rest with the elf!` said Ron.  Sirius shook his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"head and said, `She's got the measure of Crouch better than you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"have, Ron. If you want to know what a mans like, take","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"a good look at how he treats his inferiors, not his equals.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" He ran a hand over his unshaven face, evidently thinking hard.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" `All these absences of Barty Crouch's ... he goes to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"trouble of making sure his house-elf saves him a seat at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Quidditch World Cup, but doesn't bother to turn up and watch. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"works very hard to reinstate the Triwizard Tournament, and then stops coming","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"to that too. . . . It's not like Crouch. If he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"ever taken a day off work because of illness before this, I'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"eat Buckbeak.`  `D'you know Crouch, then?` said Harry.  Sirius's face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"darkened. He suddenly looked as menacing as he had the night when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Harry first met him, the night when Harry still believed Sirius to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"be a murderer.  `Oh I know Crouch all right,` he said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"quietly. `He was the one who gave the order for me to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"be sent to Azkaban - without a trial.`  `What?` said Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and Hermione together.  `You're kidding!` said Harry.  `No, I'm not,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"said Sirius, taking another great bite of chicken. `Crouch used to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, didn't you know?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione shook their heads.  `He was tipped for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the next Minister of Magic,` said Sirius. `He's a great wizard, Barty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Crouch, powerfully magical - and power-hungry. Oh never a Voldemort supporter,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"said, reading the look on Harrys face. `No, Barty Crouch was always","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"very outspoken against the Dark Side. But then a lot of people","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"who were against the Dark Side . . . well, you wouldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"understand . . . you're too young. ...`  `That's what my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"dad said at the World Cup,` said Ron, with a trace of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"irritation in his voice. `Try us, why don't you?`  A grin","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"flashed across Sirius's thin face.  `All right, I'll try you. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
". .` He walked once up the cave, back again, and then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"said, `Imagine that Voldemort's powerful now. You don't know who his supporters","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"are, you don't know who's working for him and who isn't; you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"know he can control people so that they do terrible things without","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"being able to stop themselves. You're scared for yourself, and your family,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and your friends. Every week, news comes of more deaths, more disappearances,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"more torturing . . . the Ministry of Magic's in disarray, they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"don't know what to do, they're trying to keep everything hidden from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the Muggles, but meanwhile, Muggles are dying too. Terror everywhere . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
". panic . . . confusion . . . that's how it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"used to be.  `Well, times like that bring out the best","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"in some people and the worst in others.  Crouch's principles might've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"been good in the beginning - I wouldn't know. He rose quickly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"through the Ministry, and he started ordering very harsh measures against Voldemorts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"supporters. The Aurors were given new powers - powers to kill rather","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"than capture, for instance. And I wasn't the only one who was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"handed straight to the dementors without trial. Crouch fought violence with violence,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and authorized the use of  the Unforgivable Curses against suspects. I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"would say he became as ruthless and cruel as many on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Dark Side. He had his supporters, mind you - plenty of people","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"thought he was going about things the right way, and there were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"a lot of witches and wizards clamoring for him to take over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"as Minister of Magic. When Voldemort disappeared, it looked like only a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"matter of time until Crouch got the top job. But then something","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"rather unfortunate happened. ...` Sirius smiled grimly. `Crouch's own son was caught","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"with a group of Death Eaters who'd managed to talk their way","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"out of Azkaban. Apparently they were trying to find Voldemort and return","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"him to power.`  `Crouch's son was caught?` gasped Hermione.  `Yep,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"said Sirius, throwing his chicken bone to Buckbeak, flinging himself back down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"on the ground beside the loaf of bread, and tearing it in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"half. `Nasty little shock for old Barty, I'd imagine. Should have spent","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"a bit more time at home with his family, shouldn't he? Ought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"to have left the office early once in a while . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
". gotten to know his own son.`  He began to wolf","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"down large pieces of bread.  `Was his son a Death Eater?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"said Harry.  `No idea,` said Sirius, still stuffing down bread. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"was in Azkaban myself when he was brought in. This is mostly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"stuff I've found out since I got out. The boy was definitely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"caught in the company of people I'd bet my life were Death","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Eaters - but he might have been in the wrong place at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the wrong time, just like the house-elf.`  `Did Crouch try and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"get his son off?` Hermione whispered.  Sirius let out a laugh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"that was much more like a bark.  `Crouch let his son","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"off? I thought you had the measure of him, Hermione! Anything that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"threatened to tarnish his reputation had to go; he had dedicated his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"whole life to becoming Minister of Magic. You saw him dismiss a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"devoted house-elf because she associated him with the Dark Mark again -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"doesn't that tell you what he's like? Crouch's fatherly affection stretched just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"far enough to give his son a trial, and by all accounts,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"it wasn't much more than an excuse for Crouch to show how","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"much he hated the boy . . . then he sent him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"straight to Azkaban.`  `He gave his own son to the dementors?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"asked Harry quietly.  `That's right,` said Sirius, and he didn't look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"remotely amused now. `I saw the dementors bringing him in, watched them through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the bars in my cell door. He can't have been more than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"nineteen. They took him into a cell near mine. He was screaming","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"for his mother by nightfall. He went quiet after a few days,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"though . . .they all went quiet in the end. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"except when they shrieked in their sleep. ...`  For a moment,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the deadened look in Sirius's eyes became more pronounced than ever, as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"though shutters had closed behind them.  `So he's still in Azkaban?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Harry said.  `No,` said Sirius dully. `No, he's not in there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"anymore. He died about a year after they brought him in.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"`He died?`  `He wasn't the only one,` said Sirius bitterly. `Most","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"go mad in there, and plenty stop eating in the end. They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"lose the will to live. You could always tell when a death","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"was coming, because the dementors could sense it, they got excited. That","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"boy looked pretty sickly when he arrived. Crouch being an important Ministry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"member, he and his wife were allowed a deathbed visit. That was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the last time I saw Barty Crouch, half carrying his wife past","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"my cell. She died herself, apparently, shortly afterward. Grief. Wasted away just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"like the boy. Crouch never came for his sons body. The dementors","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"buried him outside the fortress; I watched them do it.`  Sirius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"threw aside the bread he had just lifted to his mouth and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"instead picked up the flask of pumpkin juice and drained it. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"`So old Crouch lost it all, just when he thought he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"it made,` he continued, wiping his mouth with the back of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"hand. `One moment, a hero, poised to become Minister of Magic...next, his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"son dead, his wife dead, the family name dishonored, and, so I've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"heard since I escaped, a big drop in popularity. Once the boy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"had died, people started feeling a bit more sympathetic toward the son","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and started asking how a nice young lad from a good family","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"had gone so badly astray. The conclusion was that his father never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"cared much for him. So Cornelius Fudge got the top job, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Crouch was shunted sideways into the Department of International Magical Cooperation.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"There was a long silence. Harry was thinking of the way Crouch's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"eyes had bulged as he'd looked down at his disobedient house-elf back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"in the wood at the Quidditch World Cup.  This, then, must","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"have been why Crouch had overreacted to Winky being found beneath the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Dark Mark. It had brought back memories of his son, and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"old scandal, and his fall from grace at the Ministry.  `Moody","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"says Crouch is obsessed with catching Dark wizards,` Harry told Sirius. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"`Yeah, I've heard it's become a bit of a mania with him,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"said Sirius, nodding. `If you ask me, he still thinks he can","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"bring back the old popularity by catching one more Death Eater.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"`And he sneaked up here to search Snape's office!` s aid Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"triumphantly, looking at Hermione.  `Yes, and that doesn't make sense at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"all,` said Sirius.  `Yeah, it does!` said Ron excitedly, but Sirius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"shook his head.  `Listen, if Crouch wants to investigate Snape, why","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"hasn't he been coming to judge the tournament? It would be an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"ideal excuse to make regular visits to Hogwarts and keep an eye","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"on him.`  `So you think Snape could be up to something,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"then?` asked Harry, but Hermione broke in.  `Look, I don't care","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"what you say, Dumbledore trusts Snape -`  `Oh give it a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"rest, Hermione,` said Ron impatiently. `I know Dumbledores brilliant and everything, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"that doesn't mean a really clever Dark wizard couldn't fool him -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" `Why did Snape save Harry's life in the first year, then?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Why didn't he just let him die?`  `I dunno - maybe","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"he thought Dumbledore would kick him out-`  `What d'you think, Sirius?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Harry said loudly, and Ron and Hermione stopped bickering to listen. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"`I think they've both got a point,` said Sirius, looking thoughtfully at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Ron and Hermione. `Ever since I found out Snape was teaching here,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"I've wondered why Dumbledore hired him. Snape's always been fascinated by the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Dark Arts, he was famous for it at school. Slimy, oily, greasy-haired","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"kid, he was,` Sirius added, and Harry and Ron grinned at each","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"other. `Snape knew more curses when he arrived at school than half","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the kids in seventh year, and he was part of a gang","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"of Slytherins who nearly all turned out to be Death Eaters.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Sirius held up his fingers and began ticking off names.  `Rosier","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and Wilkes - they were both killed by Aurors the year before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Voldemort fell. The Lestranges - they're a married couple - they're in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Azkaban. Avery - from what I've heard he wormed his way out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"of trouble by saying he'd been acting under the Imperius Curse -he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"still at large. But as far as I know, Snape was never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"even accused of being a Death Eater - not that that means","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"much. Plenty of them were never caught. And Snape s certainly clever","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and cunning enough to keep himself out of trouble.`  `Snape knows","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Karkaroff pretty well, but he wants to keep that quiet,` said Ron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" `Yeah, you should've seen Snape's face when Karkaroff turned up in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Potions yesterday!`  said Harry quickly. `Karkaroff wanted to talk to Snape,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"he says Snape's been avoiding him. Karkaroff looked really worried. He showed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Snape something on his arm, but I couldn't see what it was.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" He showed Snape something on his arm?` said Sirius, looking frankly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"bewildered. He ran his fingers distractedly through his filthy hair, then shrugged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"again. `Well, I've no idea what that's about. . . but if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Karkaroff s genuinely worried, and he's going to Snape for answers ...`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" Sirius stared at the cave wall, then made a grimace of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"frustration.  `There's still the fact that Dumbledore trusts Snape, and I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"know Dumbledore trusts where a lot of other people wouldn't, but I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"just can't see him letting Snape teach at Hogwarts if he'd ever","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"worked for Voldemort.`  `Why are Moody and Crouch so keen to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"get into Snapes office then?` said Ron stubbornly.  `Well,` said Sirius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"slowly, `I wouldn't put it past Mad-Eye to have searched every single","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"teacher's office when he got to Hogwarts. He takes his Defense Against","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"the Dark Arts seriously, Moody. I'm not sure he trusts anyone at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"all, and after the things he's seen, it's not surprising. I'll say","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"this for Moody, though, he never killed if he could help it.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Always brought people in alive where possible. He was tough, but he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"never descended to the level of the Death Eaters. Crouch, though .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
". . he's a different matter ... is he really ill? If","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"he is, why did he make the effort to drag himself up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"to Snape's office?  And if he's not. . . what's he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"up to? What was he doing at the World Cup that was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"so important he didn't turn up in the Top Box? What's he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"been doing while he should have been judging the tournament?`  Sirius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"lapsed into silence, still staring at the cave wall. Buckbeak was ferreting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"around on the rocky floor, looking for bones he might have overlooked.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Finally, Sirius looked up at Ron.  `You say your brother s","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Crouch's personal assistant? Any chance you could ask him if he's seen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Crouch lately?`  `I can try,` said Ron doubtfully. `Better not make","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"it sound like I reckon Crouch is up to anything dodgy, though.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Percy loves Crouch.`  `And you might try and find out whether","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"they've got any leads on Bertha Jorkins while you're at it,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Sirius, gesturing to the second copy of the Daily Prophet.  `Bagman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"told me they hadn't,` said Harry.  `Yes, he's quoted in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"article in there,` said Sirius, nodding at the paper.  `Blustering on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"about how bad Bertha's memory is. Well, maybe she's changed since I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"knew her, but the Bertha I knew wasn't forgetful at all -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"quite the reverse. She was a bit dim, but she had an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"excellent memory for gossip. It used to get her into a lot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"of trouble; she never knew when to keep her mouth shut. I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"can see her being a bit of a liability at the Ministry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"of Magic . . . maybe that's why Bagman didn't bother to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"look for her for so long. ...`  Sirius heaved an enormous","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"sigh and rubbed his shadowed eyes.  `What's the time?`  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"checked his watch, then remembered it hadn't been working since it had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"spent over an hour in the lake.  `It's half past three,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"said Hermione.  `You'd better get back to school,` Sirius said, getting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"to his feet. `Now listen . . .`  He looked particularly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"hard at Harry. `I don't want you lot sneaking out of school","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"to see me, all right? Just send notes to me here. I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"still want to hear about anything odd.  But you're not to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"go leaving Hogwarts without permission; it would be an ideal opportunity for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"someone to attack you.`  `No one's tried to attack me so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"far, except a dragon and a couple of grindylows,` Harry said, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Sirius scowled at him.  `I don't care . . . I'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"breathe freely again when this tournament's over, and that's not until June.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"And don't forget, if you're talking about me among yourselves, call me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Snuffles, okay?`  He handed Harry the empty napkin and flask and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"went to pat Buckbeak good-bye. `I'll walk to the edge of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"village with you,` said Sirius, `see if I can scrounge another paper.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" He transformed into the great black dog before they left the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"cave, and they walked back down the mountainside with him, across the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"boulder-strewn ground, and back to the stile.  Here he allowed each","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"of them to pat him on the head, before turning and setting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"off at a run around the outskirts of the village. Harry, Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"and Hermione made their way back into Hogsmeade and up toward Hogwarts.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
" `Wonder if Percy knows all that stuff about Crouch?` Ron said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"as they walked up the drive to the castle. `But maybe he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"doesn't care . . . It'd probably just make him admire Crouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"even more. Yeah, Percy loves rules. He'd just say Crouch was refusing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"to break them for his own son.`  `Percy would never throw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"any of his family to the dementors,` said Hermione severely.  `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"don't know,` said Ron. `If he thought we were standing in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"way of his career .. .  Percy's really ambitious, you know.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"...`  They walked up the stone steps into the entrance hall,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"where the delicious smells of dinner wafted toward them from the Great","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"Hall.  `Poor old Snuffles,` said Ron, breathing deeply. `He must really","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"like you. Harry. . . .  Imagine having to live off rats.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-27"
"   Harry, Ron, and Hermione went up to the Owlery","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"after breakfast on Sunday to send a letter to Percy, asking, as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Sirius had suggested, whether he had seen Mr. Crouch lately. They used","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Hedwig, because it had been so long since she'd had a job.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"When they had watched her fly out of sight through the Owlery","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"window, they proceeded down to the kitchen to give Dobby his new","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"socks.  The house-elves gave them a very cheery welcome, bowing and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"curtsying and bustling around making tea again. Dobby was ecstatic about his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"present.  `Harry Potter is too good to Dobby!` he squeaked, wiping","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"large tears out of his enormous eyes.  `You saved my life","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"with that gillyweed, Dobby, you really did,` said Harry.  `No chance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"of more of those eclairs, is there?` said Ron, who was looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"around at the beaming and bowing house-elves.  `You've just had breakfast!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"said Hermione irritably, but a great silver platter of eclairs was already","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"zooming toward them, supported by four elves.  `We should get some","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"stuff to send up to Snuffles,` Harry muttered.  `Good idea,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Ron. `Give Pig something to do. You couldn't give us a bit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"of extra food, could you?` he said to the surrounding elves, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"they bowed delightedly and hurried off to get some more.  `Dobby,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"where's Winky?` said Hermione, who was looking around.  `Winky is over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"there by the fire, miss,` said Dobby quietly, his ears drooping slightly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `Oh dear,` said Hermione as she spotted Winky.  Harry looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"over at the fireplace too. Winky was sitting on the same stool","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"as last time, but she had allowed herself to become so filthy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"that she was not immediately distinguishable from the smoke-blackened brick behind her.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Her clothes were ragged and unwashed. She was clutching a bottle of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"butterbeer and swaying slightly on her stool, staring into the fire. As","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"they watched her, she gave an enormous hiccup.  `Winky is getting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"through six bottles a day now,` Dobby whispered to Harry.  `Well,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"it's not strong, that stuff,` Harry said.  But Dobby shook his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"head. `'Tis strong for a house-elf, sir,` he said.  Winky hiccuped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"again. The elves who had brought the eclairs gave her disapproving looks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"as they returned to work.  `Winky is pining, Harry Potter,` Dobby","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"whispered sadly. `Winky wants to go home. Winky still thinks Mr. Crouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"is her master, sir, and nothing Dobby says will persuade her that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Professor Dumbledore is her master now.`  `Hey, Winky,` said Harry, struck","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"by a sudden inspiration, walking over to her, and bending down, `you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"don't know what Mr. Crouch might be up to, do you? Because","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"he's stopped turning up to judge the Triwizard Tournament.`  Winky's eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"flickered. Her enormous pupils focused on Harry. She swayed slightly again and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"then said, `M - Master is stopped - hic - coming?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`Yeah,` said Harry, `we haven't seen him since the first task. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Daily Prophet's saying he's ill.`  Winky swayed some more, staring blurrily","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"at Harry.  `Master- hic- ill?`  Her bottom lip began to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"tremble.  `But we're not sure if that's true,` said Hermione quickly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `Master is needing his - hie - Winky!` whimpered the elf.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`Master cannot - hic - manage - hic - all by himself.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
". . .`  `Other people manage to do their own housework,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"you know, Winky,` Hermione said severely.  `Winky - hic - is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"not only - hic - doing housework for Mr. Crouch!` Winky squeaked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"indignantly, swaying worse than ever and slopping butterbeer down her already heavily","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"stained blouse. `Master is - hic - trusting Winky with - hic","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"- the most important - hic - the most secret...`  `What?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"said Harry.  But Winky shook her head very hard, spilling more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"butterbeer down herself.  `Winky keeps - hic - her master's secrets,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"she said mutinously, swaying very heavily now, frowning up at Harry with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"her eyes crossed. `You is - hic - nosing, you is.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`Winky must not talk like that to Harry Potter!` said Dobby angrily.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`Harry Potter is brave and noble and Harry Potter is not nosy!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `He is nosing - hic - into my master's - hic","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"- private and secret - hic - Winky is a good house-elf-","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"hic - Winky keeps her silence - hic - people trying to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"- hic - pry and poke -hic -`  Winky's eyelids drooped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"and suddenly, without warning, she slid off her stool into the hearth,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"snoring loudly. The empty bottle of butterbeer rolled away across the stone-flagged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"floor. Half a dozen house-elves came hurrying forward, looking disgusted.  One","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"of them picked up the bottle; the others covered Winky with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"large checked tablecloth and tucked the ends in neatly, hiding her from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"view.  `We is sorry you had to see that, sirs and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"miss!` squeaked a nearby elf, shaking his head and looking very ashamed.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`We is hoping you will not judge us all by Winky, sirs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"and miss!`  `She's unhappy!` said Hermione, exasperated. `Why don't you try","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"and cheer her up instead  of covering her up?`  `Begging","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"your pardon, miss,` said the house-elf, bowing deeply again, `but house-elves has","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"no right to be unhappy when there is work to be done","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"and masters to be served.`  `Oh for heavens sake!` Hermione cried.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`Listen to me, all of you! You've got just as much right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"as wizards to be unhappy! You've got the right to wages and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"holidays and proper clothes, you don't have to do everything you're told","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"- look at Dobby!`  `Miss will please keep Dobby out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"this,` Dobby mumbled, looking scared. The cheery smiles had vanished from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"faces of the house-elves around the kitchen. They were suddenly looking at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Hermione as though she were mad and dangerous.  `We has your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"extra food!` squeaked an elf at Harry's elbow, and he shoved a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"large ham, a dozen cakes, and some fruit into Harry's arms. `Good-bye!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" The house-elves crowded around Harry, Ron, and Hermione and began shunting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"them out of the kitchen, many little hands pushing in the smalls","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"of their backs.  `Thank you for the socks, Harry Potter!` Dobby","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"called miserably from the hearth, where he was standing next to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"lumpy tablecloth that was Winky.  `You couldn't keep your mouth shut,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"could you, Hermione?` said Ron angrily as the kitchen door slammed shut","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"behind them. `They won't want us visiting them now! We could've tried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"to get more stuff out of Winky about Crouch!`  `Oh as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"if you care about that!` scoffed Hermione. `You only like coming down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"here for the food!`  It was an irritable sort of day","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"after that. Harry got so tired of Ron and Hermione sniping at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"each other over their homework in the common room that he took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Sirius's food up to the Owlery that evening on his own. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Pigwidgeon was much too small to carry an entire ham up to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the mountain by himself, so Harry enlisted the help of two school","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"screech owls as well. When they had set off into the dusk,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"looking extremely odd carrying the large package between them. Harry leaned on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the windowsill, looking out at the grounds, at the dark, rustling treetops","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"of the Forbidden Forest, and the rippling sails of the Durmstrang ship.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"An eagle owl flew through the coil of smoke rising from Hagrids","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"chimney; it soared toward the castle, around the Owlery, and out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"sight. Looking down, Harry saw Hagrid digging energetically in front of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"cabin. Harry wondered what he was doing; it looked as though he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"were making a new vegetable patch. As he watched, Madame Maxime emerged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"from the Beauxbatons carriage and walked over to Hagrid. She appeared to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"be trying to engage him in conversation. Hagrid leaned upon his spade,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"but did not seem keen to prolong their talk, because Madame Maxime","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"returned to the carriage shortly afterward.  Unwilling to go back to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Gryffindor Tower and listen to Ron and Hermione snarling at each other,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Harry watched Hagrid digging until the darkness swallowed him and the owls","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"around Harry began to awake, swooshing past him into the night. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"By breakfast the next day Ron's and Hermione's bad moods had burnt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"out, and to Harrys relief, Ron's dark predictions that the house-elves would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"send substandard food up to the Gryffindor table because Hermione had insulted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"them proved false; the bacon, eggs, and kippers were quite as good","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"as usual.  When the post owls arrived, Hermione looked up eagerly;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"she seemed to be expecting something.  `Percy won't've had time to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"answer yet,` said Ron. `We only sent Hedwig yesterday.`  `No, it's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"not that,` said Hermione. `I've taken out a subscription to the Daily","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Prophet.  I'm getting sick of finding everything out from the Slytherins.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `Good thinking!` said Harry, also looking up at the owls. `Hey,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Hermione, I think you're in luck -`  A gray owl was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"soaring down toward Hermione.  `It hasn't got a newspaper, though,` she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"said, looking disappointed. `It's -`  But to her bewilderment, the gray","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"owl landed in front of her plate, closely followed by four barn","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"owls, a brown owl, and a tawny.  `How many subscriptions did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"you take out?` said Harry, seizing Hermione's goblet before it was knocked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"over by the cluster of owls, all of whom were jostling close","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"to her, trying to deliver their own letter first.  `What on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"earth - ?` Hermione said, taking the letter from the gray owl,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"opening it, and starting to read. `Oh really!` she sputtered, going rather","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"red.  `What's up?` said Ron.  `It,'s - oh how ridiculous","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"-`  She thrust the letter at Harry, who saw that it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"was not handwritten, but composed from pasted letters that seemed to have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"been cut out of the Daily Prophet.  YOU ARE A WICKED","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"GIRL. HARRY POTTER DESERVES BETTER. GO BACK WHERE YOU CAME FROM MUGGLE.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `They're all like it!` said Hermione desperately, opening one letter after","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"another.  `'Harry Potter can do much better than the likes of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"you. . . .' 'You deserve to be boiled in frog spawn.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
". . .' Ouch!`  She had opened the last envelope, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"yellowish-green liquid smelling strongly of petrol gushed over her hands, which began","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"to erupt in large yellow boils.  `Undiluted bubotuber pus!` said Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"picking up the envelope gingerly and sniffing it.  `Ow!` said Hermione,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"tears starting in her eyes as she tried to rub the pus","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"off her hands with a napkin, but her fingers were now so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"thickly covered in painful sores that it looked as though she were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"wearing a pair of thick, knobbly gloves.  `You'd better get up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"to the hospital wing,` said Harry as the owls around Hermione took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"flight. `We'll tell Professor Sprout where you've gone. . . .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`I warned her!` said Ron as Hermione hurried out of the Great","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Hall, cradling her hands.  `I warned her not to annoy Rita","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Skeeter! Look at this one ...` He read out one of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"letters Hermione had left behind: `I read In Witch Weekly about how","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"you are playing Harry Potter false and that boy has had enough","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"hardship and I will be sending you a curse by next post","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"as soon as I can find a big enough envelope.' Blimey, she'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"better watch out for herself.`  Hermione didn't turn up for Herbology.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"As Harry and Ron left the greenhouse for their Care of Magical","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Creatures class, they saw Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle descending the stone steps","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"of the castle. Pansy Parkinson was whispering and giggling behind them with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"her gang of Slytherin girls. Catching sight of Harry, Pansy called, `Potter,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"have you split up with your girlfriend? Why was she so upset","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"at breakfast?`  Harry ignored her; he didn't want to give her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the satisfaction of knowing how much trouble the Witch Weekly article had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"caused.  Hagrid, who had told them last lesson that they had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"finished with unicorns, was waiting for them outside his cabin with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"fresh supply of open crates at his feet. Harrys heart sank at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the sight of the crates - surely not another skrewt hatching? -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"but when he got near enough to see inside, he found himself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"looking at a number of flurry black creatures with long snouts. Their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"front paws were curiously flat, like spades, and they were blinking up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"at the class, looking politely puzzled at all the attention.  `These're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"nifflers,` said Hagrid, when the class had gathered around. `Yeh find 'em","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"down mines mostly. They like sparkly stuff. . . . There yeh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"go, look.`  One of the nifflers had suddenly leapt up and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"attempted to bite Pansy Parkinson's watch off her wrist. She shrieked and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"jumped backward.  `Useful little treasure detectors,` said Hagrid happily. `Thought we'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"have some fun with 'em today. See over there?` He pointed at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the large patch of freshly turned earth Harry had watched him digging","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"from the Owlery window. `I've buried some gold coins.  I've got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"a prize fer whoever picks the niffler that digs up most. Jus'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"take off all yer valuables, an' choose a niffler, an get ready","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"ter set 'em loose.`  Harry took off his watch, which he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"was only wearing out of habit, as it didn't work anymore, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"stuffed it into his pocket. Then he picked up a niffler. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"put its long snout in Harry's ear and sniffed enthusiastically. It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"really quite cuddly.  `Hang on,` said Hagrid, looking down into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"crate, `there's a spare niffler here . . .  who's missin?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Where's Hermione?`  `She had to go to the hospital wing,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Ron.  `We'll explain later,` Harry muttered; Pansy Parkinson was listening. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"It was easily the most fun they had ever had in Care","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"of Magical Creatures. The nifflers dived in and out of the patch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"of earth as though it were water, each scurrying back to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"student who had released it and spitting gold into their hands. Ron's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"was particularly efficient; it had soon filled his lap with coins. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`Can you buy these as pets, Hagrid?` he asked excitedly as his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"niffler dived back into the soil, splattering his robes.  `Yer mum","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"wouldn' be happy, Ron,` said Hagrid, grinning. `They wreck houses, nifflers. I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"reckon they've nearly got the lot, now,` he added, pacing around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"patch of earth while the nifflers continued to dive. `I on'y buried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"a hundred coins. Oh there y'are,  Hermione!`  Hermione was walking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"toward them across the lawn. Her hands were very heavily bandaged and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"she looked miserable. Pansy Parkinson was watching her beadily.  `Well, let's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"check how yeh've done!` said Hagrid. `Count yer coins! An' there's no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"point tryin' ter steal any, Goyle,` he added, his beetle-black eyes narrowed.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`It's leprechaun gold. Vanishes after a few hours.`  Goyle emptied his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"pockets, looking extremely sulky. It turned out that Ron's niffler had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"most successful, so Hagrid gave him an enormous slab of Honeydukes chocolate","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"for a prize. The bell rang across the grounds for lunch; the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"rest of the class set off back to the castle, but Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Ron, and Hermione stayed behind to help Hagrid put the nifflers back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"in their boxes. Harry noticed Madame Maxime watching them out other carriage","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"window.  `What yeh done ter your hands, Hermione?` said Hagrid, looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"concerned.  Hermione told him about the hate mail she had received that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"morning, and the envelope full of bubotuber pus.  `Aaah, don worry,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"said Hagrid gendy, looking down at her. `I got some o' those","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"letters an all, after Rita Skeeter wrote abou me mum. 'Yeh're a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"monster an yeh should be put down.' 'Yer mother killed innocent people","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"an if you had any decency you d jump in a lake.'`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `No!` said Hermione, looking shocked.  `Yeah,` said Hagrid, heaving the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"niffler crates over by his cabin wall. `They're jus' nutters, Hermione. Don'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"open 'em if yeh get any more. Chuck 'em straigh' in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"fire.`  `You missed a really good lesson,` Harry told Hermione as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"they headed back toward the castle. `They're good, nifflers, aren't they, Ron?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" Ron, however, was frowning at the chocolate Hagrid had given him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"He looked thoroughly put out about something.  `What's the matter?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Harry. `Wrong flavor?`  `No,` said Ron shortly. `Why didn't you tell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"me about the gold?`  `What gold?` said Harry.  `The gold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"I gave you at the Quidditch World Cup,` said Ron. `The leprechaun","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"gold I gave you for my Omnioculars. In the Top Box. Why","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"didn't you tell me it disappeared?`  Harry had to think for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"a moment before he realized what Ron was talking about.  `Oh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
". . .` he said, the memory coming back to him at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"last. `I dunno ... I never noticed it had gone. I was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"more worried about my wand, wasn't I?`  They climbed the steps","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"into the entrance hall and went into the Great Hall for lunch.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `Must be nice,` Ron said abruptly, when they had sat down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"and started serving themselves roast beef and Yorkshire puddings. `To have so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"much money you don't notice if a pocketful of Galleons goes missing.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `Listen, I had other stuff on my mind that night!` s","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"aid Harry impatiently. `We all did, remember?`  `I didn't know leprechaun","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"gold vanishes,` Ron muttered. `I thought I was paying you back. You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"shouldn't've given me that Chudley Cannon hat for Christmas.`  `Forget it,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"all right?` said Harry.  Ron speared a roast potato on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"end of his fork, glaring at it. Then he said, `I hate","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"being poor.`  Harry and Hermione looked at each other. Neither of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"them really knew what to say.  `It's rubbish,` said Ron, still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"glaring down at his potato. `I don't blame Fred and George for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"trying to make some extra money. Wish I could. Wish I had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"a niffler.`  `Well, we know what to get you next Christmas,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"said Hermione brightly. Then, when Ron continued to look gloomy, she said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`Come on, Ron, it could be worse. At least your fingers aren't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"full of pus.` Hermione was having a lot of difficulty managing her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"knife and fork, her fingers were so stiff and swollen. `I hate","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"that Skeeter woman!` she burst out savagely. `I'll get her back for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"this if it's the last thing I do!`  Hate mail continued","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"to arrive for Hermione over the following week, and although she followed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Hagrid's advice and stopped opening it, several of her ill-wishers sent Howlers,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"which exploded at the Gryffindor table and shrieked insults at her for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the whole Hall to hear. Even those people who didn't read Witch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Weekly knew all about the supposed Harry-Krum-Hermione triangle now. Harry was getting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"sick of telling people that Hermione wasn't his girlfriend.  `It'll die","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"down, though,` he told Hermione, `if we just ignore it. ... People","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"got bored with that stuff she wrote about me last time ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`I want to know how she's listening into private conversations when she's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"supposed to be banned from the grounds!` said Hermione angrily.  Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"hung back in their next Defense Against the Dark Arts lesson to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"ask Professor Moody something. The rest of the class was very eager","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"to leave; Moody had given them such a rigorous test of hex-deflection","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"that many of them were nursing small injuries.  Harry had such","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"a bad case of Twitchy Ears, he had to hold his hands","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"clamped over them as he walked away from the class.  `Well,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Rita's definitely not using an Invisibility Cloak!` Hermione panted five minutes later,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"catching up with Harry and Ron in the entrance hall and pulling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Harrys hand away from one of his wiggling ears so that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"could hear her. `Moody says he didn't see her anywhere near the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"judges' table at the second task, or anywhere near the lake!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`Hermione, is there any point in telling you to drop this?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Ron.  `No!` said Hermione stubbornly. `I want to know how she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"heard me talking to Viktor! And how she found out about Hagrids","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"mum!`  `Maybe she had you bugged,` said Harry.  `Bugged?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Ron blankly. `What. . . put fleas on her or something?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Harry started explaining about hidden microphones and recording equipment. Ron was fascinated,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"but Hermione interrupted them.  `Aren't you two ever going to read","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Hogwarts, A History^`  `What's the point?` said Ron. `You know it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"by heart, we can just ask you.`  `All those substitutes for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"magic Muggles use - electricity, computers, and radar, and all those things","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"- they all go haywire around Hogwarts, there's too much magic in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the air.  No, Rita's using magic to eavesdrop, she must be.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"... If I could just find out what it is ... ooh,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"if it's illegal, I'll have her ...`  `Haven't we got enough","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"to worry about?` Ron asked her. `Do we have to start a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"vendetta against Rita Skeeter as well?`  `I'm not asking you to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"help!` Hermione snapped. `I'll do it on my own!`  She marched","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"back up the marble staircase without a backward glance. Harry was quite","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"sure she was going to the library.  `What's the betting she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"comes back with a box of / Hate Rita Skeeter badges?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Ron.  Hermione, however, did not ask Harry and Ron to help","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"her pursue vengeance against Rita Skeeter, for which they were both grateful,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"because their workload was mounting ever higher in the days before the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Easter holidays. Harry frankly marveled at the fact that Hermione could research","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"magical methods of eavesdropping as well as everything else they had to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"do. He was working flat-out just to get through all their homework,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"though he made a point of sending regular food packages up to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the cave in the mountain for Sirius; after last summer, Harry had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"not forgotten what it felt like to be continually hungry.  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"enclosed notes to Sirius, telling him that nothing out of the ordinary","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"had happened, and that they were still waiting for an answer from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Percy.  Hedwig didn't return until the end of the Easter holidays.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Percy's letter was enclosed in a package of Easter eggs that Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Weasley had sent. Both Harrys and Ron's were the size of dragon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"eggs and full of homemade toffee. Hermiones, however, was smaller than a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"chicken egg. Her face fell when she saw it.  `Your mum","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"doesn't read Witch Weekly, by any chance, does she, Ron?` she asked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"quietly.  `Yeah,` said Ron, whose mouth was full of toffee. `Gets","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"it for the recipes.`  Hermione looked sadly at her tiny egg.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `Don't you want to see what Percy's written?` Harry asked her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"hastily.  Percys letter was short and irritated.  As I am","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"constantly telling the Daily Prophet, Mr. Crouch is taking a well-deserved break.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" He is sending in regular owls with instructions. No, I haven't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"actually seen him, but I think I can be trusted to know","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"my own superior's handwriting. I have quite enough to do at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"moment without trying to quash these ridiculous rumors. Please don't bother me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"again unless it's something important. Happy Easter.  The start of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"summer term would normally have meant that Harry was training hard for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the last Quidditch match of the season. This year, however, it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the third and final task in the Triwizard Tournament for which he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"needed to prepare, but he still didn't know what he would have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"to do. Finally, in the last week of May, Professor McGonagall held","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"him back in Transfiguration.  `You are to go down to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Quidditch field tonight at nine o'clock. Potter,` she told  him. `Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Bagman will be there to tell the champions about the third task.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" So at half past eight that night. Harry left Ron and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Hermione in Gryffindor Tower and went downstairs. As he crossed the entrance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"hall, Cedric came up from the Hufflepuff common room.  `What d'you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"reckon it's going to be?` he asked Harry as they went together","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"down the stone steps, out into the cloudy night. `Fleur keeps going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"on about underground tunnels; she reckons we've got to find treasure.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`That wouldn't be too bad,` said Harry, thinking that he would simply","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"ask Hagrid for a niffler to do the job for him. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"They walked down the dark lawn to the Quidditch stadium, turned through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"a gap in the stands, and walked out onto the field. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`What've they done to it?` Cedric said indignantly, stopping dead.  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Quidditch field was no longer smooth and flat. It looked as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"somebody had been building long, low walls all over it that twisted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"and crisscrossed in every direction.  `They're hedges!` said Harry, bending to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"examine the nearest one.  `Hello there!` called a cheery voice. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Ludo Bagman was standing in the middle of the field with Krum","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"and Fleur. Harry and Cedric made their way toward them, climbing over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the hedges. Fleur beamed at Harry as he came nearer. Her attitude","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"toward him had changed completely since he had saved her sister from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the lake.  `Well, what d'you think?` said Bagman happily as Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"and Cedric climbed over the last hedge. `Growing nicely, aren't they? Give","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"them a month and Hagrid'll have them twenty feet high. Don't worry,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"he added, grinning, spotting the less-than-happy expressions on Harrys and Cedric's faces,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`you'll have your Quidditch field back to normal once the task is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"over! Now, I imagine you can guess what we're making here?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"No one spoke for a moment. Then -`  Maze,` grunted Krum.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `That's right!` said Bagman. `A maze. The third task's really very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"straightforward.  The Triwizard Cup will be placed in the center of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the maze. The first champion to touch it will receive full marks.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `We seemply 'ave to get through the maze?` said Fleur. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`There will be obstacles,` said Bagman happily, bouncing on the balls of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"his feet.  `Hagrid is providing a number of creatures . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
". then there will be spells that must be broken ... all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"that sort of thing, you know. Now, the champions who are leading","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"on points will get a head start into the maze.` Bagman grinned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"at Harry and Cedric. `Then Mr. Krum will enter . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"then Miss Delacour. But you'll all be in with a fighting chance,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"depending how well you get past the obstacles. Should be fun, eh?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" Harry, who knew only too well the kind of creatures that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Hagrid was likely to provide for an event like this, thought it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"was unlikely to be any fun at all. However, he nodded politely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"like the other champions.  `Very well. . . if you haven't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"got any questions, we'll go back up to the castle, shall we,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"it's a bit chilly. ...`  Bagman hurried alongside Harry as they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"began to wend their way out of the growing maze.  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"had the feeling that Bagman was going to start offering to help","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"him again, but just then, Krum tapped Harry on the shoulder. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`Could I haff a vord?`  `Yeah, all right,` said Harry, slightly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"surprised.  `Vill you valk vith me?`  `Okay,` said Harry curiously.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" Bagman looked slightly perturbed.  `I'll wait for you. Harry, shall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"I?`  `No, it's okay, Mr. Bagman,` said Harry, suppressing a smile,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`I think I can find the castle on my own, thanks.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Harry and Krum left the stadium together, but Krum did not set","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"a course for the Durmstrang ship. Instead, he walked toward the forest.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `What're we going this way for?` said Harry as they passed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Hagrid s cabin and the illuminated Beauxbatons carriage.  `Don't vont to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"be overheard,` said Krum shortly.  When at last they had reached","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"a quiet stretch of ground a short way from the Beauxbatons horses'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"paddock, Krum stopped in the shade of the trees and turned to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"face Harry.  `I vant to know,` he said, glowering, `vot there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"is between you and Hermy-own-ninny.`  Harry, who from Krum's secretive manner","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"had expected something much more serious than this, stared up at Krum","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"in amazement.  `Nothing,` he said. But Krum glowered at him, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Harry, somehow struck anew by how tall Krum was, elaborated. `We're friends.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"She's not my girlfriend and she never has been.  It's just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"that Skeeter woman making things up.`  `Hermy-own-ninny talks about you very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"often,` said Krum, looking suspiciously at Harry.  `Yeah,` said Harry, `because","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"were friends.`  He couldn't quite believe he was having this conversation","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"with Viktor Krum, the famous International Quidditch player. It was as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the eighteen-year-old Krum thought he.  Harry, was an equal - a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"real rival -`  You haff never . . . you haff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"not...`  `No,` said Harry very firmly.  Krum looked slightly happier.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"He stared at Harry for a few seconds, then said, `You fly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"very veil. I vos votching at the first task.`  `Thanks,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Harry, grinning broadly and suddenly feeling much taller himself. `I saw you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"at the Quidditch World Cup. The Wronski Feint, you really -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"But something moved behind Krum in the trees, and Harry, who had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"some experience of the sort of thing that lurked in the forest,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"instinctively grabbed Krum's arm and pulled him around.  `Vot is it?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" Harry shook his head, staring at the place where he'd seen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"movement. He slipped his hand inside his robes, reaching for his wand.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" Suddenly a man staggered out from behind a tall oak. For","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"a moment, Harry didn't recognize him . . . then he realized","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"it was Mr. Crouch.  He looked as though he had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"traveling for days. The knees of his robes were ripped and bloody,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"his face scratched; he was unshaven and gray with exhaustion. His neat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"hair and mustache were both in need of a wash and a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"trim. His strange appearance, however, was nothing to the way he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"behaving. Muttering and gesticulating, Mr. Crouch appeared to be talking to someone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"that he alone could see. He reminded Harry vividly of an old","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"tramp he had seen once when out shopping with the Dursleys. That","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"man too had been conversing wildly with thin air; Aunt Petunia had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"seized Dudley's hand and pulled him across the road to avoid him;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Uncle Vernon had then treated the family to a long rant about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"what he would like to do with beggars and vagrants.  `Vosn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"he a judge?` said Krum, staring at Mr. Crouch. `Isn't he vith","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"your Ministry?`  Harry nodded, hesitated for a moment, then walked slowly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"toward Mr. Crouch, who did not look at him, but continued to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"talk to a nearby tree.  `... and when you've done that,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Weatherby, send an owl to Dumbledore confirming the number of Durmstrang students who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"will be attending the tournament, Karkaroff has just sent word there will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"be twelve. . . .`  `Mr. Crouch?` said Harry cautiously. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`... and then send another owl to Madame Maxime, because she might","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"want to up the number of students she's bringing, now Karkaroff's made","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"it a round dozen ... do that, Weatherby, will you? Will you?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Will...`  Mr. Crouch's eyes were bulging. He stood staring at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"tree, muttering soundlessly at it. Then he staggered sideways and fell to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"his knees.  `Mr. Crouch?` Harry said loudly. `Are you all right?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" Crouch's eyes were rolling in his head. Harry looked around at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Krum, who had followed him into the trees, and was looking down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"at Crouch in alarm.  `Vot is wrong with him?`  `No","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"idea,` Harry muttered. `Listen, you'd better go and get someone -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`Dumbledore!` gasped Mr. Crouch. He reached out and seized a handful of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Harrys robes, dragging him closer, though his eyes were staring over Harry's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"head. `I need... see ...  Dumbledore. ...`  `Okay,` said Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`if you get up, Mr. Crouch, we can go up to the-`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `I've done . . . stupid . . . thing .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
". .` Mr. Crouch breathed. He looked utterly mad.  His eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"were rolling and bulging, and a trickle of spittle was sliding down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"his chin.  Every word he spoke seemed to cost him a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"terrible effort. `Must. . . tell. . .  Dumbledore . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
".`  `Get up, Mr. Crouch,` said Harry loudly and clearly. `Get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"up, I'll take you to Dumbledore!`  Mr, Crouch's eyes rolled forward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"onto Harry.  `Who ... you?` he whispered.  `I'm a student","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"at the school,` said Harry, looking around at Krum for some help,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"but Krum was hanging back, looking extremely nervous.  `You're not... his?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"whispered Crouch, his mouth sagging.  `No,` said Harry, without the faintest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"idea what Crouch was talking about.  `Dumbledore's?`  `That's right,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Harry.  Crouch was pulling him closer; Harry tried to loosen Crouch's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"grip on his robes, but it was too powerful.  `Warn ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Dumbledore ...`  `I'll get Dumbledore if you let go of me,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"said Harry. `Just let go, Mr. Crouch, and I'll get him.. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
".`  `Thank you, Weatherby, and when you have done that, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"would like a cup of tea. My wife and son will be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"arriving shortly, we are attending a concert tonight with Mr. and Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" Fudge.`  Crouch was now talking fluently to a tree again,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"and seemed completely unaware that Harry was there, which surprised Harry so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"much he didn't notice that Crouch had released him.  `Yes, my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"son has recently gained twelve O.W.L.S, most satisfactory, yes, thank you, yes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"very proud indeed. Now, if you could bring me that memo from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the Andorran Minister of Magic, I think I will have time to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"draft a response. ...`  `You stay here with him!` Harry said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"to Krum. `I'll get Dumbledore, I'll be quicker, I know where his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"office is -`  `He is mad,` said Krum doubtfully, staring down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"at Crouch, who was still gabbling to the tree, apparently convinced it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"was Percy.  `Just stay with him,` said Harry, starting to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"up, but his movement seemed to trigger another abrupt change in Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Crouch, who seized him hard around the knees and pulled Harry back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"to the ground.  `Don't. . . leave .. . me!` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"whispered, his eyes bulging again. `I... escaped .. .  must warn","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
". . . must tell... see Dumbledore . . . my fault...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"all my fault. . . Bertha .  . . dead ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"all my fault. .. my son ... my fault... tell Dumbledore ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Harry Potter ...  the Dark Lord . . . stronger .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
". . Harry Potter ...`  `I'll get Dumbledore if you let","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"me go, Mr. Crouch!` said Harry. He looked furiously around at Krum.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`Help me, will you?`  Looking extremely apprehensive, Krum moved forward and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"squatted down next to Mr. Crouch.  `Just keep him here,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Harry, pulling himself free of Mr. Crouch. `I'll be back with Dumbledore.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `Hurry, von't you?` Krum called after him as Harry sprinted away","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"from the forest and up through the dark grounds. They were deserted;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Bagman, Cedric, and Fleur had disappeared.  Harry tore up the stone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"steps, through the oak front doors, and off up the marble staircase,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"toward the second floor.  Five minutes later he was hurtling toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"a stone gargoyle standing halfway along an empty corridor.  `Sher -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"sherbet lemon!` he panted at it.  This was the password to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the hidden staircase to Dumbledore's office - or at least, it had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"been two years ago. The password had evidently changed, however, for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"stone gargoyle did not spring to life and jump aside, but stood","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"frozen, glaring at Harry malevolently.  `Move!` Harry shouted at it. `C'mon!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" But nothing at Hogwarts had ever moved just because he shouted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"at it; he knew it was no good. He looked up and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"down the dark corridor. Perhaps Dumbledore was in the staffroom?  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"started running as fast as he could toward the staircase -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"POTTER!`  Harry skidded to a halt and looked around. Snape had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"just emerged from the hidden staircase behind the stone gargoyle. The wall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"was sliding shut behind him even as he beckoned Harry back toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"him.  `What are you doing here, Potter?`  `I need to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"see Professor Dumbledore!` said Harry, running back up the corridor and skidding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"to a standstill in front of Snape instead. `It's Mr. Crouch .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
". . he's just turned up ... he's in the forest... he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"asking -`  `What is this rubbish?` said Snape, his black eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"glittering. `What are you talking about?`  `Mr. Crouch!` Harry shouted. `From","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the Ministry! He's ill or something - he's in the forest, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"wants to see Dumbledore! Just give me the password up to -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `The headmaster is busy. Potter,` said Snape, his thin mouth curling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"into an unpleasant smile.  `I've got to tell Dumbledore!` Harry yelled.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `Didn't you hear me. Potter?`  Harry could tell Snape was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"thoroughly enjoying himself, denying Harry the thing he wanted when he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"so panicky.  `Look,` said Harry angrily, `Crouch isn't right - he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"- he's out of his mind - he says he wants to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"warn -`  The stone wall behind Snape slid open. Dumbledore was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"standing there, wearing long green robes and a mildly curious expression. `Is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"there a problem?` he said, looking between Harry and Snape.  `Professor!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Harry said, sidestepping Snape before Snape could speak, `Mr. Crouch is here","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"- he's down in the forest, he wants to speak to you!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" Harry expected Dumbledore to ask questions, but to his relief, Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"did nothing of the sort.  `Lead the way,` he said promptly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"and he swept off along the corridor behind Harry, leaving Snape standing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"next to the gargoyle and looking twice as ugly.  `What did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Mr. Crouch say. Harry?` said Dumbledore as they walked swiftly down the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"marble staircase.  `Said he wants to warn you . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"said he's done something terrible ... he mentioned his son . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
". and Bertha Jorkins .. . and - and Voldemort. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"something about Voldemort getting stronger. ...`  `Indeed,` said Dumbledore, and he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"quickened his pace as they hurried out into the pitch-darkness.  `He's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"not acting normally,` Harry said, hurrying along beside Dumbledore. `He doesn't seem","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"to know where he is. He keeps talking like he thinks Percy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Weasley's there, and then he changes, and says he needs to see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"you. ... I left him with Viktor Krum.`  `You did?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Dumbledore sharply, and he began to take longer strides still, so that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Harry was running to keep up. `Do you know if anybody else","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"saw Mr. Crouch?`  `No,` said Harry. `Krum and I were talking,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Mr. Bagman had just finished telling us about the third task, we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"stayed behind, and then we saw Mr. Crouch coming out of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"forest -`  `Where are they?` said Dumbledore as the Beauxbatons carriage","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"emerged from the darkness.  `Over here,` said Harry, moving in front","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"of Dumbledore, leading the way through the trees. He couldn't hear Crouch's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"voice anymore, but he knew where he was going; it hadn't been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"much past the Beauxbatons carriage . . . somewhere around here. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
". .  `Viktor?` Harry shouted.  No one answered.  `They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"were here,` Harry said to Dumbledore. `They were definitely somewhere around here.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" ...`  `Lumos,` Dumbledore said, lighting his wand and holding it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"up.  Its narrow beam traveled from black trunk to black trunk,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"illuminating the ground. And then it fell upon a pair of feet.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" Harry and Dumbledore hurried forward. Krum was sprawled on the forest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"floor. He seemed to be unconscious. There was no sign at all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"of Mr. Crouch. Dumbledore bent over Krum and gently lifted one of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"his eyelids.  `Stunned,` he said softly. His half-moon glasses glittered in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the wandlight as he peered around at the surrounding trees.  `Should","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"I go and get someone?` said Harry. `Madam Pomfrey?`  `No,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Dumbledore swiftly. `Stay here.`  He raised his wand into the air","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"and pointed it in the direction of Hagrid's cabin. Harry saw something","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"silvery dart out of it and streak away through the trees like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"a ghostly bird. Then Dumbledore bent over Krum again, pointed his wand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"at him, and muttered, `Ennervate.`  Krum opened his eyes. He looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"dazed. When he saw Dumbledore, he tried to sit up, but Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"put a hand on his shoulder and made him lie still. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`He attacked me!` Krum muttered, putting a hand up to his head.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`The old madman attacked me! I vos looking around to see vare","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Potter had gone and he attacked from behind!`  `Lie still for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"a moment,` Dumbledore said.  The sound of thunderous footfalls reached them,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"and Hagrid came panting into sight with Fang at his heels. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"was carrying his crossbow.  `Professor Dumbledore!` he said, his eyes widening.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`Harry - what the - ?`  `Hagrid, I need you to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"fetch Professor Karkaroff,` said Dumbledore. `His student has been attacked. When you've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"done that, kindly alert Professor Moody -`  `No need, Dumbledore,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"a wheezy growl. `I'm here.`  Moody was limping toward them, leaning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"on his staff, his wand lit.  `Damn leg,` he said furiously.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`Would've been here quicker . . . what's happened? Snape said something","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"about Crouch -`  `Crouch?` said Hagrid blankly.  `Karkaroff, please, Hagrid!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"said Dumbledore sharply.  `Oh yeah . .'. right y'are, Professor. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
".` said Hagrid, and he turned and disappeared into the dark trees,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Fang trotting after him.  `I don't know where Barty Crouch is,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Dumbledore told Moody, `but it is essential that we find him.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"`I'm onto it,` growled Moody, and he pulled out his wand and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"limped off into the forest.  Neither Dumbledore nor Harry spoke again","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"until they heard the unmistakable sounds of Hagrid and Fang returning. Karkaroff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"was hurrying along behind them. He was wearing his sleek silver furs,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"and he looked pale and agitated.  `What is this?` he cried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"when he saw Krum on the ground and Dumbledore and Harry beside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"him. `What's going on?`  `I vos attacked!` said Krum, sitting up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"now and rubbing his head. `Mr. Crouch or votever his name -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `Crouch attacked you? Crouch attacked you? The Triwizard judge?`  `Igor,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Dumbledore began, but Karkaroff had drawn himself up, clutching his furs around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"him, looking livid.  `Treachery!` he bellowed, pointing at Dumbledore. `It is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"a plot! You and your Ministry of Magic have lured me here","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"under false pretenses, Dumbledore! This is not an equal competition! First you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"sneak Potter into the tournament, though he is underage! Now one of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"your Ministry friends attempts to put my champion out of action! I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"smell double-dealing and corruption in this whole affair, and you, Dumbledore, you,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"with your talk of closer international wizarding links, of rebuilding old ties,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"of forgetting old differences - here's what I think of you!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Karkaroff spat onto the ground at Dumbledore's feet. In one swift movement,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Hagrid seized the front of Karkaroff's furs, lifted him into the air,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"and slammed him against a nearby tree.  `Apologize!` Hagrid snarled as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Karkaroff gasped for breath, Hagrid's massive fist at his throat, his feet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"dangling in midair.  `Hagrid, no!` Dumbledore shouted, his eyes flashing. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Hagrid removed the hand pinning Karkaroff to the tree, and Karkaroff slid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"all the way down the trunk and slumped in a huddle at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"its roots; a few twigs and leaves showered down upon his head.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `Kindly escort Harry back up to the castle, Hagrid,` said Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"sharply.  Breathing heavily, Hagrid gave Karkaroff a glowering look.  `Maybe","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"I'd better stay here. Headmaster. . . .`  `You will take","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Harry back to school, Hagrid,` Dumbledore repeated firmly. `Take him right up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"to Gryffindor Tower. And Harry - I want you to stay there.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Anything you might want to do - any owls you might want","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"to send - they can wait until morning, do you understand me?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `Er - yes,` said Harry, staring at him. How had Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"known that, at that very moment, he had been thinking about sending","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Pigwidgeon straight to Sirius, to tell him what had happened?  `I'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"leave Fang with yeh. Headmaster,` Hagrid said, staring menacingly at Karkaroff, who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"was still sprawled at the foot of the tree, tangled in furs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"and tree roots. `Stay, Fang.  C'mon, Harry.`  They marched in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"silence past the Beauxbatons carriage and up toward the castle.  `How","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"dare he,` Hagrid growled as they strode past the lake. `How dare","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"he accuse Dumbledore. Like Dumbledore'd do anythin' like that. Like Dumbledore wanted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"you in the tournament in the firs' place. Worried! I dunno when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"I seen Dumbledore more worried than he's bin lately. An' you!` Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"suddenly said angrily to Harry, who looked up at  him, taken","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"aback. `What were yeh doin', wanderin' off with ruddy Krum? He's from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"Durmstrang, Harry! Coulda jinxed yeh right there, couldn he? Hasn' Moody taught","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"yeh nothin'? 'Magine lettin him lure yeh off on yer own -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
" `Krum's all right!` said Harry as they climbed the steps into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the entrance hall. `He wasn't trying to jinx me, he just wanted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"to talk about Hermione -`  `I'll be havin' a few words","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"with her, an' all,` said Hagrid grimly, stomping up the stairs. `The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"less you lot 'ave ter do with these foreigners, the happier yeh'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"be. Yeh can trust any of 'em.`  `You were getting on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"all right with Madame Maxime,` Harry said, annoyed.  `Don' you talk","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"ter me abou' her!` said Hagrid, and he looked quite frightening for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"a moment. `I've got her number now! Tryin' ter get back in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"me good books, tryin' ter get me ter tell her what's comin","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"in the third task. Ha! You can' trust any of'em!`  Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"was in such a bad mood, Harry was quite glad to say","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"good-bye to him in front of the Fat Lady. He clambered through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"the portrait hole into the common room and hurried straight for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"corner where Ron and Hermione were sitting, to tell them what had happened. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-28"
"   It comes down to this,` said Hermione, rubbing her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"forehead. `Either Mr. Crouch attacked Viktor, or somebody else attacked both of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"them when Viktor wasn't looking.`  `It must've been Crouch,` said Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"at once. `That's why he was gone when Harry and Dumbledore got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"there. He'd done a runner.`  `I don't think so,` said Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"shaking his head. `He seemed really weak - I don't reckon he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"was up to Disapparating or anything.`  `You cant Disapparate on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Hogwarts grounds, haven't I told you enough times?` said Hermione.  `Okay.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
". . hows this for a theory,` said Ron excitedly. `Krum attacked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Crouch - no, wait for it - and then Stunned himself!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`And Mr. Crouch evaporated, did he?` said Hermione coldly.  `Oh yeah","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
". . .`  It was daybreak. Harry, Ron, and Hermione had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"crept out of their dormitories very early and hurried up to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Owlery together to send a note to Sirius. Now they were standing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"looking out at the misty grounds. All three of them were puffy-eyed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"and pale because they had been talking late into the night about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Mr. Crouch.  `Just go through it again, Harry,` said Hermione. `What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"did Mr. Crouch actually say?`  `I've told you, he wasn't making","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"much sense,` said Harry. `He said he wanted to warn Dumbledore about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"something. He definitely mentioned Bertha Jorkins, and he seemed to think she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"was dead. He kept saying stuff was his fault. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"He mentioned his son.`  `Well, that was his fault,` said Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"testily.  `He was out of his mind,` said Harry. `Half the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"time he seemed to think his wife and son were still alive,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"and he kept talking to Percy about work and giving him instructions.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" `And . . . remind me what he said about You-Know-Who?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"said Ron tentatively.  `I've told you,` Harry repeated dully. `He said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"he's getting stronger.`  There was a pause. Then Ron said in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"a falsely confident voice, `But he was out of his mind, like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"you said, so half of it was probably just raving. ...` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`He was sanest when he was trying to talk about Voldemort,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Harry, and Ron winced at the sound of the name. `He was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"having real trouble stringing two words together, but that was when he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"seemed to know where he was, and know what he wanted to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"do. He just kept saying he had to see Dumbledore.`  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"turned away from the window and stared up into the rafters. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"many perches were half-empty; every now and then, another owl would swoop","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"in through one of the windows, returning from its night's hunting with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"a mouse in its beak.  `If Snape hadn't held me up,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Harry said bitterly, `we might've got there in time. 'The headmaster is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"busy. Potter . . . what's this rubbish, Potter?' Why couldn't he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"have just got out of the way?`  `Maybe he didn't want","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"you to get there!` said Ron quickly. `Maybe - hang on - how","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"fast d'you reckon he could've gotten down to the forest? D'you reckon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"he could've beaten you and Dumbledore there?`  `Not unless he can","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"turn himself into a bat or something,` said Harry.  `Wouldn't put","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"it past him,` Ron muttered.  `We need to see Professor Moody,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"said Hermione. `We need to find out whether he found Mr. Crouch,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" `If he had the Marauder's Map on him, it would've been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"easy,` said Harry.  `Unless Crouch was already outside the grounds,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Ron, `because it only shows up to the boundaries, doesn't -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`Shh!` said Hermione suddenly.  Somebody was climbing the steps up to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"the Owlery. Harry could hear two voices arguing, coming closer and closer.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" `- that's blackmail, that is, we could get into a lot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"of trouble for that-`  `- we've tried being polite; it's time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"to play dirty, like him. He wouldn't like the Ministry of Magic","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"knowing what he did -`  `I'm telling you, if you put","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"that in writing, it's blackmail!`  `Yeah, and you won't be complaining","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"if we get a nice fat payoff, will you?`  The Owlery","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"door banged open. Fred and George came over the threshold, then froze","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"at the sight of Harry, Ron, and Hermione.  `What're you doing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"here?` Ron and Fred said at the same time.  `Sending a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"letter,` said Harry and George in unison.  `What, at this time?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"said Hermione and Fred.  Fred grinned.  `Fine - we won't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"ask you what you're doing, if you don't ask us,` he said.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" He was holding a sealed envelope in his hands. Harry glanced","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"at it, but Fred, whether accidentally or on purpose, shifted his hand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"so that the name on it was covered.  `Well, don't let","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"us hold you up,` Fred said, making a mock bow and pointing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"at the door.  Ron didn't move. `Who're you blackmailing?` he said.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" The grin vanished from Fred's face. Harry saw George half glance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"at Fred, before smiling at Ron.  `Don't be stupid, I was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"only joking,` he said easily.  `Didn't sound like that,` said Ron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" Fred and George looked at each other. Then Fred said abruptly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`I've told you before, Ron, keep your nose out if you like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"it the shape it is. Can't see why you would, but -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" `It's my business if you're blackmailing someone,` said Ron. `George's right,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"you could end up in serious trouble for that.`  `Told you,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"I was joking,` said George. He walked over to Fred, pulled the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"letter out of his hands, and began attaching it to the leg","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"of the nearest barn owl. `You're starting to sound a bit like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"our dear older brother, you are, Ron. Carry on like this and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"you'll be made a prefect.`  `No, I won't!` said Ron hotly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" George carried the barn owl over to the window and it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"took off. George turned around and grinned at Ron.  `Well, stop","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"telling people what to do then. See you later.`  He and Fred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"left the Owlery. Harry, Ron, and Hermione stared at one another. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`You don't think they know something about all this, do you?` Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"whispered. `About Crouch and everything?`  `No,` said Harry. `If it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"something that serious, they'd tell someone. They'd tell Dumbledore.`  Ron, however,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"was looking uncomfortable.  `What's the matter?` Hermione asked him.  `Well.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
". .` said Ron slowly, `I dunno if they would. They're .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
". . they're obsessed with making money lately, I noticed it when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"I was hanging around with them - when - you know -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" `We weren't talking.` Harry finished the sentence for him. `Yeah, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"blackmail...`  `It's this joke shop idea they've got,` said Ron. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"thought they were only saying it to annoy Mum, but they really","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"mean it, they want to start one. They've only got a year","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"left at Hogwarts, they keep going on about how it's time to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"think about their future, and Dad can't help them, and they need","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"gold to get started.`  Hermione was looking uncomfortable now.  `Yes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"but. . . they wouldn't do anything against the law to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"gold.`  `Wouldn't they?` said Ron, looking skeptical. `I dunno . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
". they don't exactly mind breaking rules, do they?`  `Yes, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"this is the law` said Hermione, looking scared. `This isn't some silly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"school rule. . . . They'll get a lot more than detention","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"for blackmail! Ron. . . maybe you'd  better tell Percy. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
". .`  `Are you mad?` said Ron. `Tell Percy? He'd probably","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"do a Crouch and turn them in.` He stared at the window","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"through which Fred and George's owl had departed, then said, `Come on,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"let's get some breakfast.`  `D'you think it's too early to go","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"and see Professor Moody?` Hermione said as they went down the spiral","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"staircase.  `Yes,` said Harry. `He'd probably blast us through the door","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"if we wake him at the crack of dawn; he'll think we're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"trying to attack him while he's asleep. Let's give it till break.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" History of Magic had rarely gone so slowly. Harry kept checking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Ron's watch, having finally discarded his own, but Ron's was moving so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"slowly he could have sworn it had stopped working too. All three","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"of them were so tired they could happily have put their heads","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"down on the desks and slept; even Hermione wasn't taking her usual","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"notes, but was sitting with her head on her hand, gazing at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Professor Binns with her eyes out of focus.  When the bell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"finally rang, they hurried out into the corridors toward the Dark Arts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"classroom and found Professor Moody leaving it. He looked as tired as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"they felt. The eyelid of his normal eye was drooping, giving his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"face an even more lopsided appearance than usual.  `Professor Moody?` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"called as they made their way toward him through the crowd. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`Hello, Potter,` growled Moody. His magical eye followed a couple of passing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"first years, who sped up, looking nervous; it rolled into the back of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Moody's head and watched them around the corner before he spoke again.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" `Come in here.`  He stood back to let them into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"his empty classroom, limped in after them, and closed the door. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`Did you find him?` Harry asked without preamble. `Mr. Crouch?`  `No,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"said Moody. He moved over to his desk, sat down, stretched out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"his wooden leg with a slight groan, and pulled out his hip","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"flask.  `Did you use the map?` Harry said.  `Of course,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"said Moody, taking a swig from his flask. `Took a leaf out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"of your book, Potter. Summoned it from my office into the forest.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"He wasn't anywhere on there.`  `So he did Disapparate?` said Ron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" `You can't Disapparate on the grounds, Ron!` said Hermione. `There are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"other ways he could have disappeared, aren't there, Professor?`  Moody's magical","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"eye quivered as it rested on Hermione. `You're another one who might","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"think about a career as an Auror,` he told her. `Mind works","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"the right way. Granger.`  Hermione flushed pink with pleasure.  `Well,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"he wasn't invisible,` said Harry. `The map shows invisible people. He must've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"left the grounds, then.`  `But under his own steam?` said Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"eagerly, `or because someone made him?`  `Yeah, someone could've - could've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"pulled him onto a broom and flown off with him, couldn't they?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"said Ron quickly, looking hopefully at Moody as if he too wanted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"to be told he had the makings of an Auror.  `We","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"can't rule out kidnap,` growled Moody.  `So,` said Ron, `d'you reckon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"he's somewhere in Hogsmeade?`  `Could be anywhere,` said Moody, shaking his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"head. `Only thing we know for sure is that he's not here.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" He yawned widely, so that his scars stretched, and his lopsided","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"mouth revealed a number of missing teeth. Then he said, `Now, Dumbledore's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"told me you three fancy yourselves as investigators, but there's nothing you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"can do for Crouch. The Ministry'll be looking for him now, Dumbledore's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"notified them. Potter, you just keep your mind on the third task.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" `What?` said Harry. `Oh yeah . . .`  He hadn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"given the maze a single thought since he'd left it with Krum","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"the previous night.  `Should be right up your street, this one,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"said Moody, looking up at Harry and scratching his scarred and stubbly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"chin. `From what Dumbledore's said, you've managed to get through stuff like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"this plenty of times. Broke your way through a series of obstacles","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"guarding the Sorcerers Stone in your first year, didn't you?`  `We","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"helped,` Ron said quickly. `Me and Hermione helped.`  Moody grinned. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`Well, help him practice for this one, and I'll be very surprised","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"if he doesn't win,`  said Moody. `In the meantime .. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"constant vigilance, Potter. Constant vigilance.` He took another long draw from his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"hip flask, and his magical eye swiveled onto the window.  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"topmost sail of the Durmstrang ship was visible through it.  `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"two,` counseled Moody, his normal eye on Ron and Hermione, `you stick close","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"to Potter, all right? I'm keeping an eye on things, but all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"the same . . . you can never have too many eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"out.`  Sirius sent their owl back the very next morning. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"fluttered down beside Harry at the same moment that a tawny owl","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"landed in front of Hermione, clutching a copy of the Daily Prophet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"in its beak. She took the newspaper, scanned the first few pages,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"said, `Ha!  She hasn't got wind of Crouch!` then joined Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"and Harry in reading what Sirius had to say on the mysterious","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"events of the night before last.  Harry - what do you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"think you are playing at, walking off into the forest with Viktor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Krum? I want you to swear, by return owl, that you are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"not going to go walking with anyone else at night. There is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"somebody highly dangerous at Hogwarts. It is clear to me that they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"wanted to stop Crouch from seeing Dumbledore and you were probably feet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"away from them in the dark. You could have been killed. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Your name didn't get into the Goblet of Fire by accident. If","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"someone's trying to attack you, they're on their last chance. Stay close","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"to Ron and Hermione, do not leave Gryffindor Tower after hours, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"arm yourself for the third task. Practice Stunning and Disarming. A few","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"hexes wouldn't go amiss either. There's nothing you can do about Crouch.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Keep your head down and look after yourself. I'm waiting for your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"letter giving me your word you won't stray out-of-bounds again.  Sirius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`Who's he, to lecture me about being out-of-bounds?` said Harry in mild","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"indignation as he folded up Sirius's letter and put it inside his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"robes. `After all the stuff he did at school!`  `He's worried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"about you!` said Hermione sharply. `Just like Moody and Hagrid! So listen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"to them!`  `No one's tried to attack me all year,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Harry. `No one's done anything to me at all-`  `Except put","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"your name in the Goblet of Fire,` said Hermione. `And they must've","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"done that for a reason. Harry. Snuffles is right. Maybe they've been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"biding their time. Maybe this is the task they're going to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"you.`  `Look,` said Harry impatiently, `let's say Sirius is right, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"someone Stunned Krum to kidnap Crouch. Well, they would've been in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"trees near us, wouldn't they? But they waited till I was out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"of the way until they acted, didn't they? So it doesn't look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"like I'm their target, does it?`  `They couldn't have made it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"look like an accident if they'd murdered you in the forest!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"said Hermione. `But if you die during a task-`  `They didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"care about attacking Krum, did they?` said Harry. `Why didn't they just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"polish me off at the same time? They could've made it look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"like Krum and I had a duel or something.`  `Harry, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"don't understand it either,` said Hermione desperately. `I just know there are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"a lot of odd things going on, and I don't like it. ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Moody's right - Sirius is right -you've got to get in training","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"for the third task, straight away. And you make sure you write","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"back to Sirius and promise him you're not going to go sneaking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"off alone again.`  The Hogwarts grounds never looked more inviting than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"when Harry had to stay indoors. For the next few days he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"spent all of his free time either in the library with Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"and Ron, looking up hexes, or else in empty classrooms, which they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"sneaked into to practice.  Harry was concentrating on the Stunning Spell,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"which he had never used before. The trouble was that practicing it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"involved certain sacrifices on Ron's and Hermione's part.  `Can't we kidnap","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Mrs. Norris?` Ron suggested on Monday lunchtime as he lay flat on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"his back in the middle of their Charms classroom, having just been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Stunned and reawoken by Harry for the fifth time in a row.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`Let's Stun her for a bit. Or you could use Dobby, Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"I bet he'd do anything to help you. I'm not complaining or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"anything` - he got gingerly to his feet, rubbing his backside -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`but I'm aching all over. ...`  `Well, you keep missing the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"cushions, don't you!` said Hermione impatiently, rearranging  the pile of cushions","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"they had used for the Banishing Spell, which Flitwick had left in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"a cabinet. `Just try and fall backward!`  `Once you're Stunned, you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"can't aim too well, Hermione! `said Ron angrily. `Why don't you take","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"a turn?`  `Well, I think Harry's got it now, anyway,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Hermione hastily. `And we don't have to worry about Disarming, because he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"been able to do that for ages. ... I think we ought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"to start on some of these hexes this evening.`  She looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"down the list they had made in the library.  `I like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"the look of this one,` she said, `this Impediment Curse. Should slow","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"down anything that's trying to attack you. Harry. We'll start with that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"one.`  The bell rang. They hastily shoved the cushions back into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Flitwicks cupboard and slipped out of the classroom.  `See you at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"dinner!` said Hermione, and she set off for Arithmancy, while Harry and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Ron headed toward North Tower, and Divination. Broad strips of dazzling gold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"sunlight tell across the corridor from the high windows. The sky outside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"was so brightly blue it looked as though it had been enameled.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" `It's going to be boiling in Trelawney's room, she never puts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"out that fire,` said Ron as they started up the staircase toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"the silver ladder and the trapdoor.  He was quite right. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"dimly lit room was swelteringly hot. The fumes from the perfumed fire","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"were heavier than ever. Harrys head swam as he made his way","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"over to one of the curtained windows. While Professor Trelawney was looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"the other way, disentangling her shawl from a lamp, he opened it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"an inch or so and settled back in his chintz armchair, so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"that a soft breeze played across his face. It was extremely comfortable. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`My dears,` said Professor Trelawney, sitting down in her winged armchair in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"front of the class and peering around at them all with her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"strangely enlarged eyes, `we have almost finished our work on planetary divination.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Today, however, will be an excellent opportunity to examine the effects of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Mars, for he is placed most interestingly at the present time. If","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"you will all look this way, I will dim the lights. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
". .`  She waved her wand and the lamps went out.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"The fire was the only source of light now.  Professor Trelawney","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"bent down and lifted, from under her chair, a miniature model of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"the solar system, contained within a glass dome. It was a beautiful","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"thing; each of the moons glimmered in place around the nine planets","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"and the fiery sun, all of them hanging in thin air beneath","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"the glass. Harry watched lazily as Professor Trelawney began to point out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"the fascinating angle Mars was making to Neptune. The heavily perfumed fumes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"washed over him, and the breeze from the window played across his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"face. He could hear an insect humming gently somewhere behind the curtain.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"His eyelids began to droop. . . .  He was riding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"on the back of an eagle owl, soaring through the clear blue","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"sky toward an old, ivy-covered house set high on a hillside. Lower","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"and lower they flew, the wind blowing pleasantly in Harry's face, until","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"they reached a dark and broken window in the upper story of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"the house and entered. Now they were flying along a gloomy passageway,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"to a room at the very end . . . through the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"door they went, into a dark room whose windows were boarded up....","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" Harry had left the owl's back... he was watching, now, as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"it fluttered across the room, into a chair with its back to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"him. . . . There were two dark shapes on the floor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"beside the chair . . . both of them were stirring. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
". .  One was a huge snake . . . the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"other was a man ... a short, balding man, a man with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"watery eyes and a pointed nose ... he was wheezing and sobbing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"on the hearth rug. . . .  `You are in luck,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Wormtail,` said a cold, high-pitched voice from the depths of the chair","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"in which the owl had landed. `You are very fortunate indeed. Your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"blunder has not ruined everything. He is dead.`  `My Lord!` gasped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"the man on the floor. `My Lord, I am ... I am","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"so pleased . . . and so sorry. ...`  `Nagini,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"the cold voice, `you are out of luck. I will not be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"feeding Wormtail to you, after all... but never mind, never mind .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
". . there is still Harry Potter. ...`  The snake hissed.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Harry could see its tongue fluttering.  `Now, Wormtail,` said the cold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"voice, `perhaps one more little reminder why I will not tolerate another","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"blunder from you. ...`  `My Lord ... no ... I beg you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
". . .`  The tip of a wand emerged from around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"the back of the chair. It was pointing at Wormtail.  `Crucio!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"said the cold voice.  Wormtail screamed, screamed as though every nerve","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"in his body were on fire, the screaming filled Harry's ears as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"the scar on his forehead seared with pain; he was yelling too...Voldemort","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"would hear him, would know he was there. . . . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`Harry! Harry!`  Harry opened his eyes. He was lying on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"floor of Professor Trelawney's room with his hands over his face. His","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"scar was still burning so badly that his eyes were watering. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"The pain had been real. The whole class was standing around him,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"and Ron was kneeling next to him, looking terrified.  `You all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"right?` he said.  `Of course he isn't!` said Professor Trelawney, looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"thoroughly excited. Her great eyes loomed over Harry, gazing at him. `What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"was it. Potter? A premonition? An apparition? What did you see?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`Nothing,` Harry lied. He sat up. He could feel himself shaking. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"couldn't stop himself from looking around, into the shadows behind him; Voldemorts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"voice had sounded so close. . . .  `You were clutching","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"your scar!` said Professor Trelawney. `You were rolling on the floor, clutching","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"your scar! Come now. Potter, I have experience in these matters!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Harry looked up at her.  `I need to go to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"hospital wing, I think,` he said. `Bad headache.`  `My dear, you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"were undoubtedly stimulated by the extraordinary clairvoyant vibrations of my room!` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Professor Trelawney. `If you leave now, you may lose the opportunity to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"see further than you have ever -`  `I don't want to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"see anything except a headache cure,` said Harry.  He stood up.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"The class backed away. They all looked unnerved.  `See you later,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Harry muttered to Ron, and he picked up his bag and headed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"for the trapdoor, ignoring Professor Trelawney, who was wearing an expression of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"great frustration, as though she had just been denied a real treat.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" When Harry reached the bottom of her stepladder, however, he did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"not set off for the hospital wing. He had no intention whatsoever","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"of going there. Sirius had told him what to do if his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"scar hurt him again, and Harry was going to follow his advice:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"He was going straight to Dumbledore's office. He marched down the corridors,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"thinking about what he had seen in the dream . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"it had been as vivid as the one that had awoken him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"on Privet Drive. . . . He ran over the details in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"his mind, trying to make sure he could remember them. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
". He had heard Voldemort accusing Wormtail of making a blunder .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
". . but the owl had brought good news, the blunder had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"been repaired, somebody was dead ... so Wormtail was not going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"be fed to the snake . . . he, Harry, was going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"to be fed to it instead. . . .  Harry had walked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"right past the stone gargoyle guarding the entrance to Dumbledores office without","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"noticing. He blinked, looked around, realized what he had done, and retraced","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"his steps, stopping in front of it. Then he remembered that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"didn't know the password.  `Sherbet lemon?` he tried tentatively.  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"gargoyle did not move.  `Okay,` said Harry, staring at it, `Pear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Drop. Er - Licorice Wand. Fizzing Whizbee.  Drooble's Best Blowing Gum.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Bertie Bott's Every Flavor Beans ... oh no, he doesn't like them,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"does he?... oh just open, can't you?` he said angrily. `I really","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"need to see him, its urgent!`  The gargoyle remained immovable. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Harry kicked it, achieving nothing but an excruciating pain in his big","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"toe.  `Chocolate Frog!` he yelled angrily, standing on one leg. `Sugar","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Quill! Cockroach Cluster!`  The gargoyle sprang to life and jumped aside.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Harry blinked.  `Cockroach Cluster?` he said, amazed. `I was only joking.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"...`  He hurried through the gap in the walls and stepped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"onto the foot of a spiral stone staircase, which moved slowly upward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"as the doors closed behind him, taking him up to a polished","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"oak door with a brass door knocker.  He could hear voices","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"from inside the office. He stepped off the moving staircase and hesitated,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"listening.  `Dumbledore, I'm afraid I don't see the connection, don't see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"it at all!` It was the voice of the Minister of Magic,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Cornelius Fudge. `Ludo says Berthas perfectly capable of  getting herself lost.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"I agree we would have expected to have found her by now,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"but all the same, we've no evidence of foul play, Dumbledore, none","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"at all. As for her disappearance being linked with Barty Crouch's!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`And what do you thinks happened to Barty Crouch, Minister?` said Moody's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"growling voice.  `I see two possibilities, Alastor,` said Fudge. `Either Crouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"has finally cracked -more than likely, I'm sure you'll agree, given his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"personal history - lost his mind, and gone wandering off somewhere -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
" `He wandered extremely quickly, if that is the case, Cornelius,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"Dumbledore calmly.  `Or else - well...` Fudge sounded embarrassed. `Well, I'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"reserve judgment until after I've seen the place where he was found,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"but you say it was just past the Beauxbatons carriage? Dumbledore, you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"know what that woman is?`  `I consider her to be a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"very able headmistress - and an excellent dancer,` said Dumbledore quietly. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"`Dumbledore, come!` said Fudge angrily. `Don't you think you might be prejudiced","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"in her favor because of Hagrid? They don't all turn out harmless","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"- if, indeed, you can call Hagrid harmless, with that monster fixation","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"he's got -`  `I no more suspect Madame Maxime than Hagrid,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"said Dumbledore, just as calmly. `I think it possible that it is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"you who are prejudiced, Cornelius.`  `Can we wrap up this discussion?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"growled Moody.  `Yes, yes, let's go down to the grounds, then,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"said Fudge impatiently.  `No, it's not that,` said Moody, `it's just","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"that Potter wants a word with you, Dumbledore. He's just outside the door.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-29"
"   The door of the office opened.  `Hello, Potter,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"said Moody. `Come in, then.`  Harry walked inside. He had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"inside Dumbledore's office once before; it was a very beautiful, circular room,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"lined with pictures of previous headmasters and headmistresses of Hogwarts, all of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"whom were fast asleep, their chests rising and falling gently.  Cornelius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Fudge was standing beside Dumbledore's desk, wearing his usual pinstriped cloak and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"holding his lime-green bowler hat.  `Harry!` said Fudge jovially, moving forward.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`How are you?`  `Fine,` Harry lied.  `We were just talking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"about the night when Mr. Crouch turned up on the grounds,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Fudge. `It was you who found him, was it not?`  `Yes,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"said Harry. Then, feeling it was pointless to pretend that he hadn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"overheard what they had been saying, he added, `I didn't see Madame","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Maxime anywhere, though, and she'd have a job hiding, wouldn't she?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Dumbledore smiled at Harry behind Fudge's back, his eyes twinkling.  `Yes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"well,` said Fudge, looking embarrassed, `we're about to go for a short","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"walk on the grounds, Harry, if you'll excuse us ... perhaps if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"you just go back to your class -`  `I wanted to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"talk to you. Professor,` Harry said quickly, looking at Dumbledore, who gave","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"him a swift, searching look.  `Wait here for me, Harry,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"said. `Our examination of the grounds will not take long.`  They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"trooped out in silence past him and closed the door. After a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"minute or so, Harry heard the clunks of Moody's wooden leg growing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"fainter in the corridor below. He looked around.  `Hello, Fawkes,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"said.  Fawkes, Professor Dumbledore's phoenix, was standing on his golden perch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"beside the door.  The size of a swan, with magnificent scarlet-and-gold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"plumage, he swished his long tail and blinked benignly at Harry. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Harry sat down in a chair in front of Dumbledore's desk. For","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"several minutes, he sat and watched the old headmasters and headmistresses snoozing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"in their frames, thinking about what he had just heard, and running","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"his fingers over his scar. It had stopped hurting now.  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"felt much calmer, somehow, now that he was in Dumbledore's office, knowing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"he would shortly be telling him about the dream. Harry looked up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"at the walls behind the desk.  The patched and ragged Sorting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Hat was standing on a shelf. A glass case next to it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"held a magnificent silver sword with large rubies set into the hilt,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"which Harry recognized as  the one he himself had pulled out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of the Sorting Hat in his second year. The sword had once","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"belonged to Godric Gryffindor, founder of Harry's House. He was gazing at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"it, remembering how it had come to his aid when he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"thought all hope was lost, when he noticed a patch of silvery","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"light, dancing and shimmering on the glass case. He looked around for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the source of the light and saw a sliver of silver-white shining","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"brightly from within a black cabinet behind him, whose door had not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"been closed properly. Harry hesitated, glanced at Fawkes, then got up, walked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"across the office, and pulled open the cabinet door.  A shallow","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"stone basin lay there, with odd carvings around the edge: runes and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"symbols that Harry did not recognize. The silvery light was coming from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the basin's contents, which were like nothing Harry had ever seen before.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"He could not tell whether the substance was liquid or gas. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"was a bright, whitish silver, and it was moving ceaselessly; the surface","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of it became ruffled like water beneath wind, and then, like clouds,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"separated and swirled smoothly. It looked like light made liquid - or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"like wind made solid - Harry couldn't make up his mind. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"He wanted to touch it, to find out what it felt like,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"but nearly four years' experience of the magical world told him that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"sticking his hand into a bowl full of some unknown substance was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"a very stupid thing to do. He therefore pulled his wand out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of the inside of his robes, cast a nervous look around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"office, looked back at the contents of the basin, and prodded them.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
" The surface of the silvery stuff inside the basin began to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"swirl very fast.  Harry bent closer, his head right inside the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"cabinet. The silvery substance had become transparent; it looked like glass. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"looked down into it expecting to see the stone bottom of the basin","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"- and saw instead an enormous room below the surface of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"mysterious substance, a room into which he seemed to be looking through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"a circular window in the ceiling.  The room was dimly lit;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"he thought it might even be underground, for there were no windows,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"merely torches in brackets such as the ones that illuminated the walls","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of Hogwarts. Lowering his face so that his nose was a mere","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"inch away from the glassy substance, Harry saw that rows and rows","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of witches and wizards were seated around every wall on what seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"to be benches rising in levels. An empty chair stood in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"very center of the room. There was something about the chair that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"gave Harry an ominous feeling. Chains encircled the arms of it, as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"though its occupants were usually tied to it.  Where was this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"place? It surely wasn't Hogwarts; he had never seen a room like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"that here in the castle. Moreover, the crowd in the mysterious room","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"at the bottom of the basin was comprised of adults, and Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"knew there were not nearly that many teachers at Hogwarts.  They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"seemed, he thought, to be waiting for something; even though he could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"only see the tops of their hats, all of their faces seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"to be pointing in one direction, and none of them were talking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"to one another.  The basin being circular, and the room he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"was observing square, Harry could not make out what was going on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"in the corners of it. He leaned even closer, tilting his head,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"trying to see...  The tip of his nose touched the strange","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"substance into which he was staring.  Dumbledore's office gave an almighty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"lurch - Harry was thrown forward and pitched headfirst into the substance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"inside the basin -But his head did not hit the stone bottom.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"He was falling through something icy-cold and black; it was like being","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"sucked into a dark whirlpool -And suddenly, Harry found himself sitting on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"a bench at the end of the room inside the basin, a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"bench raised high above the others. He looked up at the high","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"stone ceiling, expecting to see the circular window through which he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"just been staring, but there was nothing there but dark, solid stone.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
" Breathing hard and fast. Harry looked around him. Not one of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the witches and wizards in the room (and there were at least","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"two hundred of them) was looking at him. Not one of them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"seemed to have noticed that a fourteen-year-old boy had just dropped from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the ceiling into their midst. Harry turned to the wizard next to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"him on the bench and uttered a loud cry of surprise that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"reverberated around the silent room.  He was sitting right next to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Albus Dumbledore.  `Professor!` Harry said in a kind of strangled whisper.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`I'm sorry - I didn't mean to -I was just looking at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"that basin in your cabinet - I - where are we?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"But Dumbledore didn't move or speak. He ignored Harry completely. Like every","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"other  wizard on the benches, he was staring into the far","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"corner of the room, where there was a door.  Harry gazed,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"nonplussed, at Dumbledore, then around at the silently watchful crowd, then back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"at Dumbledore. And then it dawned on him. . . . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Once before. Harry had found himself somewhere that nobody could see or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"hear him. That time, he had fallen through a page in an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"enchanted diary, right into somebody else's memory . . . and unless","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"he was very much mistaken, something of the sort had happened again...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
" Harry raised his right hand, hesitated, and then waved it energetically","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"in from of Dumbledore's face. Dumbledore did not blink, look around at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Harry, or indeed move at all. And that, in Harry's opinion, settled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the matter. Dumbledore wouldn't ignore him like that. He was inside a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"memory, and this was not the present-day Dumbledore. Yet it couldn't be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"that long ago . . . the Dumbledore sitting next to him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"now was silver-haired, just like the present-day Dumbledore. But what was this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"place? What were all these wizards waiting for?  Harry looked around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"more carefully. The room, as he had suspected when observing it from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"above, was almost certainly underground - more of a dungeon than a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"room, he thought.  There was a bleak and forbidding air about the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"place; there were no pictures on the walls, no decorations at all;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"just these serried rows of benches, rising in levels all around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"room, all positioned so that they had a clear view of that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"chair with the chains on its arms.  Before Harry could reach","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"any conclusions about the place in which they were, he heard footsteps.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"The door in the corner of the dungeon opened and three people","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"entered - or at least one man, flanked by two dementors. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Harry's insides went cold. The dementors - tall, hooded creatures whose faces","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"were concealed - were gliding slowly toward the chair in the center","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of the room, each grasping one of the man's arms with their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"dead and rotten-looking hands. The man between them looked as though he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"was about to faint, and Harry couldn't blame him ... he knew","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the dementors could not touch him inside a memory, but he remembered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"their power only too well. The watching crowd recoiled slightly as the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"dementors placed the man in the chained chair and glided back out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of the room. The door swung shut behind them.  Harry looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"down at the man now sitting in the chair and saw that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"it was Karkaroff.  Unlike Dumbledore, Karkaroff looked much younger; his hair","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"and goatee were black. He was not dressed in sleek furs, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"in thin and ragged robes. He was shaking. Even as Harry watched,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the chains on the arms of the chair glowed suddenly gold and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"snaked their way up Karkaroff's arms, binding him there.  `Igor Karkaroff,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"said a curt voice to Harry's left. Harry looked around and saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Mr.  Crouch standing up in the middle of the bench beside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"him. Crouch's hair was dark, his face was much less lined, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"looked fit and alert. `You have been brought from Azkaban to present","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"evidence to the Ministry of Magic. You have given us to understand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"that you have important information for us.`  Karkaroff straightened himself as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"best he could, tightly bound to the chair.  `I have, sir,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"he said, and although his voice was very scared, Harry could still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"hear the familiar unctuous note in it. `I wish to be of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"use to the Ministry. I wish to help.  I - I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"know that the Ministry is trying to - to round up the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"last of the Dark Lords supporters. I am eager to assist in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"any way I can. ...`  There was a murmur around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"benches. Some of the wizards and witches were surveying Karkaroff with interest,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"others with pronounced mistrust. Then Harry heard, quite distinctly, from Dumbledores other","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"side, a familiar, growling voice saying, `Filth.`  Harry leaned forward so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"that he could see past Dumbledore. Mad-Eye Moody was sitting there -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"except that there was a very noticeable difference in his appearance. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"did not have his magical eye, but two normal ones. Both were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"looking down upon Karkaroff, and both were narrowed in intense dislike. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`Crouch is going to let him out,` Moody breathed quietly to Dumbledore.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`He's done a deal with him. Took me six months to track","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"him down, and Crouch is going to let him go if he's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"got enough new names. Let's hear his information, I say, and throw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"him straight back to the dementors.`  Dumbledore made a small noise","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of dissent through his long, crooked nose.  `Ah, I was forgetting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
". . . you don't like the dementors, do you, Albus?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Moody with a sardonic smile.  `No,` said Dumbledore calmly, `I'm afraid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"I don't. I have long felt the Ministry is  wrong to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"ally itself with such creatures.`  `But for filth like this .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
". .` Moody said softly.  `You say you have names for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"us, Karkaroff,` said Mr. Crouch. `Let us hear them, please.`  `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"must understand,` said Karkaroff hurriedly, `that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named operated always in the greatest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"secrecy. . . . He preferred that we - I mean to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"say, his supporters - and I regret now, very deeply, that I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"ever counted myself among them -`  `Get on with it,` sneered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Moody.  `- we never knew the names of every one of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"our fellows - He alone knew exactly who we all were -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
" `Which was a wise move, wasn't it, as it prevented someone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"like you, Karkaroff, from turning all of them in,` muttered Moody. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`Yet you say you have some names for us?` said Mr. Crouch. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`I - I do,` said Karkaroff breathlessly. `And these were important supporters,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"mark you.  People I saw with my own eyes doing his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"bidding. I give this information as a sign that I fully and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"totally renounce him, and am filled with a remorse so deep I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"can barely -`  `These names are?` said Mr. Crouch sharply. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Karkaroff drew a deep breath.  `There was Antonin Dolohov,` he said.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`I - I saw him torture countless Muggles and - and non-supporters","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of the Dark Lord.`  `And helped him do it,` murmured Moody.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
" `We have already apprehended Dolohov,` said Crouch. `He was caught shortly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"after yourself.`  `Indeed?` said Karkaroff, his eyes widening. `I - I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"am delighted to hear it!`  But he didn't look it. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"could tell that this news had come as a real blow to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"him.  One of his names was worthless.  `Any others?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Crouch coldly.  `Why, yes ... there was Rosier,` said Karkaroff hurriedly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`Evan Rosier.`  `Rosier is dead,` said Crouch. `He was caught shortly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"after you were too. He preferred to fight rather than come quietly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"and was killed in the struggle.`  `Took a bit of me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"with him, though,` whispered Moody to Harry's right. Harry looked around at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"him once more, and saw him indicating the large chunk out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"his nose to Dumbledore.  `No - no more than Rosier deserved!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"said Karkaroff, a real note of panic in his voice now. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"could see that he was starting to worry that none of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"information would be of any use to the Ministry. Karkaroff's eyes darted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"toward the door in the corner, behind which the dementors undoubtedly still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"stood, waiting.  `Any more?` said Crouch.  `Yes!` said Karkaroff. `There","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"was Travers - he helped murder the McKinnons! Mulciber -he specialized in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the Imperius Curse, forced countless people to do horrific things!  Rookwood,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"who was a spy, and passed He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named useful information from inside the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Ministry itself!`  Harry could tell that, this time, Karkaroff had struck","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"gold. The watching crowd was all murmuring together.  `Rookwood?` said Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Crouch, nodding to a witch sitting in front of him, who began","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"scribbling upon her piece of parchment. `Augustus Rookwood of the Department of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Mysteries?`  `The very same,` said Karkaroff eagerly. `I believe he used","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"a network of well-placed wizards, both inside the Ministry and out, to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"collect information -`  `But Travers and Mulciber we have,` said Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Crouch. `Very well, Karkaroff, if that is all, you will be returned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"to Azkaban while we decide -`  `Not yet!` cried Karkaroff, looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"quite desperate. `Wait, I have more!`  Harry could see him sweating","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"in the torchlight, his white skin contrasting strongly with the black of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"his hair and beard.  `Snape!` he shouted. `Severus Snape!`  `Snape","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"has been cleared by this council,` said Crouch disdainfully. `He has been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"vouched for by Albus Dumbledore.`  `No!` shouted Karkaroff, straining at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"chains that bound him to the chair. `I assure you! Severus Snape","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"is a Death Eater!`  Dumbledore had gotten to his feet. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`I have given evidence already on this matter,` he said calmly. `Severus","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Snape was indeed a Death Eater. However, he rejoined our side before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Lord Voldemort's downfall and  turned spy for us, at great personal","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"risk. He is now no more a Death Eater than I am.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
" Harry turned to look at Mad-Eye Moody. He was wearing a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"look of deep skepticism behind Dumbledore's back.  `Very well, Karkaroff,` Crouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"said coldly, `you have been of assistance. I shall review your case.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"You will return to Azkaban in the meantime. ...`  Mr. Crouch's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"voice faded. Harry looked around; the dungeon was dissolving as though it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"were made of smoke; everything was fading; he could see only his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"own body - all else was swirling darkness. . . . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"And then, the dungeon returned. Harry was sitting in a different seat,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"still on the highest bench, but now to the left side of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Mr. Crouch. The atmosphere seemed quite different: relaxed, even cheerful. The witches","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"and wizards all around the walls were talking to one another, almost","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"as though they were at some sort of sporting event. Harry noticed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"a witch halfway up the rows of benches opposite. She had short","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"blonde hair, was wearing magenta robes, and was sucking the end of an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"acid-green quill. It was, unmistakably, a younger Rita Skeeter. Harry looked around;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Dumbledore was sitting beside him again, wearing different robes. Mr. Crouch looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"more tired and somehow fiercer, gaunter. . . . Harry understood. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"was a different memory, a different day ... a different trial. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"The door in the corner opened, and Ludo Bagman walked into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"room.  This was not, however, a Ludo Bagman gone to seed,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"but a Ludo Bagman who was clearly at the height of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Quidditch-playing fitness. His nose wasn't broken now; he was tall and lean","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"and muscular. Bagman looked nervous as he sat down in the chained","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"chair, but it did not bind him there as it had bound","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Karkaroff, and Bagman, perhaps taking heart from this, glanced around at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"watching crowd, waved at a couple of them, and managed a small","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"smile.  `Ludo Bagman, you have been brought here in front of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the Council of Magical Law to answer charges relating to the activities","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of the Death Eaters,` said Mr. Crouch. `We have heard the evidence","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"against you, and are about to reach our verdict. Do you have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"anything to add to your testimony before we pronounce judgment?`  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"couldn't believe his ears. Ludo Bagman, a Death Eater?  `Only,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Bagman, smiling awkwardly, `well - I know I've been a bit of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"an idiot -`  One or two wizards and witches in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"surrounding seats smiled indulgently. Mr. Crouch did not appear to share their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"feelings. He was staring down at Ludo Bagman with an expression of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the utmost severity and dislike.  `You never spoke a truer word,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"boy,` someone muttered dryly to Dumbledore behind Harry.  He looked around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"and saw Moody sitting there again. `If I didn't know he'd always","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"been dim, I'd have said some of those Bludgers had permanently affected","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"his brain. ...`  `Ludovic Bagman, you were caught passing information to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Lord Voldemort's supporters,`  said Mr. Crouch. `For this, I suggest a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"term of imprisonment in Azkaban lasting no less than -`  But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"there was an angry outcry from the surrounding benches. Several of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"witches and wizards around the walls stood up, shaking their heads, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"even their fists, at Mr.  Crouch.  `But I've told you,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"I had no idea!` Bagman called earnestly over the crowd's babble, his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"round blue eyes widening. `None at all! Old Rookwood was a friend","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of my dad's . . .  never crossed my mind he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"was in with You-Know-Who! I thought I was collecting information for our","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"side! And Rookwood kept talking about getting me a job in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Ministry later on ... once my Quidditch days are over, you know","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"... I mean, I can't keep getting hit by Bludgers for the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"rest of my life, can I?`  There were titters from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"crowd.  `It will be put to the vote,` said Mr. Crouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"coldly. He turned to the right-hand side of the dungeon. `The jury","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"will please raise their hands . . . those in favor of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"imprisonment...`  Harry looked toward the right-hand side of the dungeon. Not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"one person raised their hand. Many of the witches and wizards around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the walls began to clap. One of the witches on the jury","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"stood up.  `Yes?` barked Crouch.  `We'd just like to congratulate","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Mr. Bagman on his splendid performance for England in the Quidditch match","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"against Turkey last Saturday,` the witch said breathlessly.  Mr. Crouch looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"furious. The dungeon was ringing with applause now. Bagman got to his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"feet and bowed, beaming.  `Despicable,` Mr. Crouch spat at Dumbledore, sitting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"down as Bagman walked out of the dungeon. `Rookwood get him a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"job indeed. . . . The day Ludo Bagman joins us will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"be a sad day indeed for the Ministry. . . .` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"And the dungeon dissolved again. When it had returned, Harry looked around.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"He and Dumbledore were still sitting beside Mr. Crouch, but the atmosphere","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"could not have been more different. There was total silence, broken only","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"by the dry sobs of a frail, wispy-looking witch in the seat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"next to Mr. Crouch. She was clutching a handkerchief to her mouth","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"with trembling hands.  Harry looked up at Crouch and saw that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"he looked gaunter and grayer than ever before. A nerve was twitching","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"in his temple.  `Bring them in,` he said, and his voice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"echoed through the silent dungeon.  The door in the corner opened yet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"again. Six dementors entered this time, flanking a group of four people.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Harry saw the people in the crowd turn to look up at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Mr. Crouch.  A few of them whispered to one another. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"The dementors placed each of the four people in the four chairs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"with chained arms that now stood on the dungeon floor. There was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"a thickset man who stared blankly up at Crouch; a thinner and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"more nervous-looking man, whose eyes were darting around the crowd; a woman","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"with thick, shining dark hair and heavily hooded eyes, who was sitting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"in the chained chair as though it were a throne; and a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"boy in his late teens, who looked nothing short of petrified. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"was shivering, his straw-colored hair all over his face, his freckled skin","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"milk-white. The wispy little witch beside Crouch began to rock backward and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"forward in her seat, whimpering into her handkerchief.  Crouch stood up.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"He looked down upon the four in front of him, and there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"was pure hatred in his face.  `You have been brought here","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"before the Council of Magical Law,` he said clearly, `so that we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"may pass judgment on you, for a crime so heinous -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`Father,` said the boy with the straw-colored hair. `Father. . .please .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
". .  `- that we have rarely heard the like of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"it within this court,` said Crouch, speaking more loudly, drowning out his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"son's voice.  `We have heard the evidence against you. The four","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of you stand accused of capturing an Auror - Frank Longbottom -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"and subjecting him to the Cruciatus Curse, believing him to have knowledge","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of the present whereabouts of your exiled master, He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named -`  `Father,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"I didn't!` shrieked the boy in chains below. `I didn't, I swear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"it. Father, don't send me back to the dementors -`  `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"are further accused,` bellowed Mr. Crouch, `of using the Cruciatus Curse on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Frank Longbottom's wife, when he would not give you information. You planned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"to restore He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named to power, and to resume the lives of violence","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"you presumably led while he was strong. I now ask the jury","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"-`  `Mother!` screamed the boy below, and the wispy little witch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"beside Crouch began to sob, rocking backward and forward. `Mother, stop him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Mother, I didn't do it, it wasn't me!`  `I now ask","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the jury,` shouted Mr. Crouch, `to raise their hands if they believe,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"as I do, that these crimes deserve a life sentence in Azkaban!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
" In unison, the witches and wizards along the right-hand side of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the dungeon raised their hands. The crowd around the walls began to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"clap as it had for Bagman, their faces full of savage triumph.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"The boy began to scream.  `No! Mother, no! I didn't do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"it, I didn't do it, I didn't know! Don't send me there,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"don't let him!`  The dementors were gliding back into the room.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"The boys' three companions rose quietly from their seats; the woman with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the heavy-lidded eyes looked up at Crouch and called, `The Dark Lord","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"will rise again, Crouch! Throw us into Azkaban; we will wait! He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"will rise again and will come for us, he will reward us","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"beyond any of his other supporters! We alone were faithful! We alone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"tried to find him!`  But the boy was trying to fight","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"off the dementors, even though Harry could see their cold, draining power","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"starting to affect him. The crowd was jeering, some of them on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"their feet, as the woman swept out of the dungeon, and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"boy continued to struggle.  `I'm your son!` he screamed up at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Crouch. `I'm your son!`  `You are no son of mine!` bellowed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Mr. Crouch, his eyes bulging suddenly. `I have no son!`  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"wispy witch beside him gave a great gasp and slumped in her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"seat. She had fainted.  Crouch appeared not to have noticed. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`Take them away!` Crouch roared at the dementors, spit flying from his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"mouth. `Take them away, and may they rot there!`  `Father! Father,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"I wasn't involved! No! No! Father, please!`  `I think. Harry, it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"is time to return to my office,` said a quiet voice in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Harrys ear.  Harry started. He looked around. Then he looked on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"his other side.  There was an Albus Dumbledore sitting on his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"right, watching Crouch's son being dragged away by the dementors - and there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"was an Albus Dumbledore on his left, looking right at him. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`Come,` said the Dumbledore on his left, and he put his hand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"under Harrys elbow. Harry felt himself rising into the air; the dungeon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"dissolved around him; for a moment, all was blackness, and then he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"felt as though he had done a slow-motion somersault, suddenly landing flat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"on his feet, in what seemed like the dazzling light of Dumbledore's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"sunlit office. The stone basin was shimmering in the cabinet in front","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of him, and Albus Dumbledore was standing beside him.  `Professor,` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"gasped, `I know I shouldn't've - I didn't mean - the cabinet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"door was sort of open and -`  `I quite understand,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Dumbledore. He lifted the basin, carried it over to his desk, placed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"it upon the polished top, and sat down in the chair behind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"it. He motioned for Harry to sit down opposite him.  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"did so, staring at the stone basin. The contents had returned to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"their original, silvery-white state, swirling and rippling beneath his gaze.  `What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"is it?` Harry asked shakily.  `This? It is called a Pensieve,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"said Dumbledore. `I sometimes find, and I am sure you know the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"feeling, that I simply have too many thoughts and memories crammed into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"my mind.`  `Er,` said Harry, who couldn't truthfully say that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"had ever felt anything of the sort.  `At these times,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Dumbledore, indicating the stone basin, `I use the Pensieve. One simply siphons","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the excess thoughts from one's mind, pours them into the basin, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"examines them at one's leisure. It becomes easier to spot patterns and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"links, you understand, when they are in this form.`  `You mean","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
". . . that stuff's your thoughts?` Harry said, staring at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"swirling white substance in the basin.  `Certainly,` said Dumbledore. `Let me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"show you.`  Dumbledore drew his wand out of the inside of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"his robes and placed the tip into his own silvery hair, near","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"his temple. When he took the wand away, hair seemed to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"clinging to it - but then Harry saw that it was in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"fact a glistening strand of the same strange silvery-white substance that filled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the Pensieve. Dumbledore added this fresh thought to the basin, and Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"astonished, saw his own face swimming around the surface of the bowl.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Dumbledore placed his long hands on either side of the Pensieve and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"swirled it, rather as a gold prospector would pan for fragments of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"gold.... and Harry saw his own face change smoothly into Snape's, who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"opened his mouth and spoke to the ceiling, his voice echoing slightly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
" `It's coming back . . . Karkaroff's too . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"stronger and clearer than ever...`  `A connection I could have made","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"without assistance,` Dumbledore sighed, `but never mind.`  He peered over the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"top of his half-moon spectacles at Harry, who was gaping at Snape's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"face, which was continuing to swirl around the bowl. `I was using","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the Pensieve when Mr.  Fudge arrived for our meeting and put","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"it away rather hastily. Undoubtedly I did not fasten the cabinet door","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"properly. Naturally, it would have attracted your attention.`  `I'm sorry,` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"mumbled.  Dumbledore shook his head. `Curiosity is not a sin,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"said. `But we should exercise caution with our curiosity. . . yes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"indeed ...`  Frowning slightly, he prodded the thoughts within the basin","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"with the tip of his wand.  Instantly, a figure rose out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of it, a plump, scowling girl of about sixteen, who began to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"revolve slowly, with her feet still in the basin. She took no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"notice whatsoever of Harry or Professor Dumbledore. When she spoke, her voice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"echoed as Snape's had done, as though it were coming from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"depths of the stone basin. `He put a hex on me, Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Dumbledore, and I was only teasing him, sir, I only said I'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"seen him kissing Florence behind the greenhouses last Thursday. . . .`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
" `But why. Bertha,` said Dumbledore sadly, looking up at the now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"silently revolving girl, `why did you have to follow him in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"first place?`  `Bertha?` Harry whispered, looking up at her. `Is that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"- was that Bertha Jorkins?`  `Yes,` said Dumbledore, prodding the thoughts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"in the basin again; Bertha sank back into them, and they became","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"silvery and opaque once more. `That was Bertha as I remember her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"at school.`  The silvery light from the Pensieve illuminated Dumbledore's face, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"it struck Harry suddenly how very old he was looking. He knew,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of course, that Dumbledore was getting on in years, but somehow he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"never really thought of Dumbledore as an old man.  `So, Harry,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"said Dumbledore quietly. `Before you got lost in my thoughts, you wanted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"to tell me something.`  `Yes,` said Harry. `Professor - I was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"in Divination just now, and - er - I fell asleep.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"He hesitated here, wondering if a reprimand was coming, but Dumbledore merely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"said, `Quite understandable. Continue.`  `Well, I had a dream,` said Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`A dream about Lord Voldemort. He was torturing Wormtail . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"you know who Wormtail-`  `I do know,` said Dumbledore promptly. `Please","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"continue.`  `Voldemort got a letter from an owl. He said something","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"like, Wormtail's blunder had been repaired. He said someone was dead. Then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"he said, Wormtail wouldn't be fed to the snake - there was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"a snake beside his chair. He said - he said he'd be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"feeding me to it, instead. Then he did the Cruciatus Curse on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Wormtail - and my scar hurt,` Harry said.  `It woke me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"up, it hurt so badly.`  Dumbledore merely looked at him. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`Er - that's all,` said Harry.  `I see,` said Dumbledore quietly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`I see. Now, has your scar hurt at any other time this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"year, excepting the time it woke you up over the summer?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`No, I - how did you know it woke me up over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the summer?` said Harry, astonished.  `You are not Sirius's only correspondent,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"said Dumbledore. `I have also been in contact with him ever since","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"he left Hogwarts last year. It was I who suggested the mountainside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"cave as the safest place for him to stay.`  Dumbledore got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"up and began walking up and down behind his desk. Every now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"and then, he placed his wand tip to his temple, removed another","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"shining silver thought, and added it to the Pensieve. The thoughts inside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"began to swirl so fast that Harry couldn't make out anything clearly:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"It was merely a blur of color.  `Professor?` he said quietly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"after a couple of minutes.  Dumbledore stopped pacing and looked at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Harry.  `My apologies,` he said quietly. He sat back down at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"his desk.  `D'you - d'you know why my scar's hurting me?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
" Dumbledore looked very intently at Harry for a moment, and then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"said, `I have a theory, no more than that. ... It is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"my belief that your scar hurts both when Lord Voldemort is near","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"you, and when he is feeling a particularly strong surge of hatred.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
" `But. . . why?`  `Because you and he are connected","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"by the curse that failed,` said Dumbledore. `That is no ordinary scar.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
" `So you think . . . that dream . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"did it really happen?`  `It is possible,` said Dumbledore. `I would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"say - probable. Harry - did you see Voldemort?`  `No,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Harry. `Just the back of his chair. But - there wouldn't have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"been anything to see, would there? I mean, he hasn't got a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"body, has he? But. . . but then how could he have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"held the wand?` Harry said slowly.  `How indeed?` muttered Dumbledore. `How","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"indeed . . .`  Neither Dumbledore nor Harry spoke for a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"while. Dumbledore was gazing across the room, and, every now and then,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"placing his wand tip to his temple and adding another shining silver","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"thought to the seething mass within the Pensieve.  `Professor,` Harry said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"at last, `do you think he's getting stronger?`  `Voldemort?` said Dumbledore,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"looking at Harry over the Pensieve. It was the characteristic, piercing look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Dumbledore had given him on other occasions, and always made Harry feel","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"as though Dumbledore were seeing right through him in a way that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"even Moody's magical eye could not. `Once again. Harry, I can only","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"give you my suspicions.`  Dumbledore sighed again, and he looked older,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"and wearier, than ever.  `The years of Voldemort's ascent to power,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"he said, `were marked with disappearances.  Bertha Jorkins has vanished without","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"a trace in the place where Voldemort was certainly known to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"last. Mr. Crouch too has disappeared . . . within these very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"grounds. And  there was a third disappearance, one which the Ministry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"I regret to say, do not consider of any importance, for it concerns","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"a Muggle. His name was Frank Bryce, he lived in the village","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"where Voldemort's father grew up, and he has not been seen since","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"last August.  You see, I read the Muggle newspapers, unlike most","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of my Ministry friends.`  Dumbledore looked very seriously at Harry. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`These disappearances seem to me to be linked. The Ministry disagrees -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"as you may have heard, while waiting outside my office.`  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"nodded. Silence fell between them again, Dumbledore extracting thoughts every now and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"then. Harry felt as though he ought to go, but his curiosity","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"held him in his chair.  `Professor?` he said again.  `Yes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Harry?` said Dumbledore.  `Er . . . could I ask you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"about. . . that court thing I was in ... in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Pensieve?`  `You could,` said Dumbledore heavily. `I attended it many times,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"but some trials come back to me more clearly than others ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"particularly now. ...`  `You know - you know the trial you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"found me in? The one with Crouch's son? Well....were they talking about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Neville's parents?`  Dumbledore gave Harry a very sharp look. ` Has","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Neville never told you why he has been brought up by his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"grandmother?` he said.  Harry shook his head, wondering, as he did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"so, how he could have failed to ask Neville this, in almost","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"four years of knowing him.  `Yes, they were talking about Nevilles","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"parents,` said Dumbledore. `His father, Frank, was an Auror just like Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Moody. He and his wife were tortured for information about Voldemort's whereabouts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"after he lost his powers, as you heard.`  `So they're dead?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"said Harry quietly.  `No,` said Dumbledore, his voice full of a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"bitterness Harry had never heard there before.  `They are insane. They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"are both in St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"believe Neville visits them, with his grandmother, during the holidays.  They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"do not recognize him.`  Harry sat there, horror-struck. He had never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"known . . . never, in four years, bothered to find out.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
". .  `The Longbottoms were very popular,` said Dumbledore. `The attacks","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"on them came after Voldemort's fall from power, just when everyone thought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"they were safe. Those attacks caused a wave of fury such as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"I have never known. The Ministry was under great pressure to catch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"those who had done it. Unfortunately, the Longbottoms' evidence was - given","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"their condition - none too reliable.`  `Then Mr. Crouch's son might","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"not have been involved?` said Harry slowly.  Dumbledore shook his head.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
" `As to that, I have no idea.`  Harry sat in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"silence once more, watching the contents of the Pensieve swirl. There were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"two more questions he was burning to ask . . . but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"they concerned the guilt of living people. . . .  `Er,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"he said, `Mr. Bagman . ..`  `... has never been accused","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"of any Dark activity since,` said Dumbledore calmly.  `Right,` said Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"hastily, staring at the contents of the Pensieve again, which were swirling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"more slowly now that Dumbledore had stopped adding thoughts. `And ... er","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"...`  But the Pensieve seemed to be asking his question for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"him.  Snape's face was swimming on the surface again. Dumbledore glanced","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"down into it, and then up at Harry.  `No more has","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Professor Snape,` he said.  Harry looked into Dumbledore's light blue eyes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"and the thing he really wanted to know spilled out of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"mouth before he could stop it.  `What made you think he'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"really stopped supporting Voldemort, Professor?`  Dumbledore held Harrys gaze for a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"few seconds, and then said, `That, Harry, is a matter between Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Snape and myself.`  Harry knew that the interview was over; Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"did not look angry, yet there was a finality in his tone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"that told Harry it was time to go. He stood up, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"so did Dumbledore.  `Harry,` he said as Harry reached the door.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"`Please do not speak about Neville's parents to anybody else. He has","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"the right to let people know, when he is ready.`  `Yes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Professor,` said Harry, turning to go.  `And-`  Harry looked back.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Dumbledore was standing over the Pensieve, his face lit from beneath by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"its silvery spots of light, looking older than ever. He stared at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"Harry for a moment, and then said, `Good luck with the third task.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-30"
"   Dumbledore reckons You-Know-Who's getting stronger again as well?` Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"whispered.  Everything Harry had seen in the Pensieve, nearly everything Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"had told and shown him afterward, he had now shared with Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and Hermione - and, of course, with Sirius, to whom Harry had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"sent an owl the moment he had left Dumbledore's office. Harry, Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and Hermione sat up late in the common room once again that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"night, talking it all over until Harry's mind was reeling, until he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"understood what Dumbledore had meant about a head becoming so full of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"thoughts that it would have been a relief to siphon them off.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" Ron stared into the common room fire. Harry thought he saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Ron shiver slightly, even though the evening was warm.  `And he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"trusts Snape?` Ron said. `He really trusts Snape, even though he knows","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"he was a Death Eater?`  `Yes,` said Harry.  Hermione had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"not spoken for ten minutes. She was sitting with her forehead in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"her hands, staring at her knees. Harry thought she too looked as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"though she could have done with a Pensieve.  `Rita Skeeter,` she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"muttered finally.  `How can you be worrying about her now?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Ron, in utter disbelief.  `I'm not worrying about her,` Hermione said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to her knees. `I'm just thinking. . .  remember what she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"said to me in the Three Broomsticks? 'I know things about Ludo","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Bagman that would make your hair curl. ' This is what she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"meant, isn't it? She reported his trial, she knew he'd passed information","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to the Death Eaters. And Winky too, remember . .  .'Ludo","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Bagman's a bad wizard.' Mr. Crouch would have been furious he got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"off, he would have talked about it at home.`  `Yeah, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Bagman didn't pass information on purpose, did he?`  Hermione shrugged. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`And Fudge reckons Madame Maxime attacked Crouch?` Ron said, turning back to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Harry.  `Yeah,` said Harry, `but he's only saying that because Crouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"disappeared near the Beauxbatons carriage.`  `We never thought of her, did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"we?` said Ron slowly. `Mind you, she's definitely got giant blood, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"she doesn't want to admit it-`  `Of course she doesn't,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Hermione sharply, looking up. `Look what happened to Hagrid when Rita found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"out about his mother. Look at Fudge, jumping to conclusions about her,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"just because she's part giant. Who needs that sort of prejudice? I'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"probably say I had big bones if I knew that's what I'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"get for telling the truth.`  Hermione looked at her watch. `We","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"haven't done any practicing!` she said, looking shocked. `We were going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"do the Impediment Curse! We'll have to really get down to it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"tomorrow! Come on. Harry, you need to get some sleep.`  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and Ron went slowly upstairs to their dormitory. As Harry pulled on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"his pajamas, he looked over at Nevilles bed. True to his word","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to Dumbledore, he had not told Ron and Hermione about Neville s","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"parents. As Harry took off his glasses and climbed into his four-poster,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"he imagined how it must feel to have parents still living but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"unable to recognize you. He often got sympathy from strangers for being","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"an orphan, but as he listened to Nevilles snores, he thought that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Neville deserved it more than he did. Lying in the darkness, Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"felt a rush of anger and hate toward the people who had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"tortured Mr. and Mrs. Longbottom. ... He remembered the jeers of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"crowd as Crouch's son and his companions had been dragged from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"court by the dementors. ... He understood how they had felt. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
". . Then he remembered the milk-white face of the screaming boy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and realized with a jolt that he had died a year later.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
". . .  It was Voldemort, Harry thought, staring up at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the canopy of his bed in the darkness, it all came back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to Voldemort. ... He was the one who had torn these families","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"apart, who had ruined all these lives. . . .  Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and Hermione were supposed to be studying for their exams, which would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"finish on the day of the third task, but they were putting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"most of their efforts into helping Harry prepare.  `Don't worry about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"it,` Hermione said shortly when Harry pointed this out to them and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" said he didn't mind practicing on his own for a while,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`at least we'll get top marks in Defense Against the Dark Arts.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"We'd never have found out about all these hexes in class.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`Good training for when we're all Aurors,` said Ron excitedly, attempting the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Impediment Curse on a wasp that had buzzed into the room and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"making it stop dead in midair.  The mood in the castle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"as they entered June became excited and tense again. Everyone was looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"forward to the third task, which would take place a week before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the end of term.  Harry was practicing hexes at every available","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"moment. He felt more confident about this task than either of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"others. Difficult and dangerous though it would undoubtedly be, Moody was right:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Harry had managed to find his way past monstrous creatures and enchanted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"barriers before now, and this time he had some notice, some chance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to prepare himself for what lay ahead.  Tired of walking in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"on Harry, Hermione, and Ron all over the school. Professor McGonagall had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"given them permission to use the empty Transfiguration classroom at lunchtimes. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"had soon mastered the Impediment Curse, a spell to slow down and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"obstruct attackers; the Reductor Curse, which would enable him to blast solid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"objects out of his way; and the Four-Point Spell, a useful discovery","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"of Hermiones that would make his wand point due north, therefore enabling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"him to check whether he was going in the right direction within","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the maze. He was still having trouble with the Shield Charm, though.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" This was supposed to cast a temporary, invisible wall around himself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"that deflected minor curses; Hermione managed to shatter it with a well-placed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Jelly-Legs Jinx, and Harry wobbled around the room for ten minutes afterward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"before she had looked up the counter-jinx.  `You're still doing really","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"well, though,` Hermione said encouragingly, looking down her list and crossing off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"those spells they had already learned. `Some of these are bound to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"come in handy.`  `Come and look at this,` said Ron, who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"was standing by the window. He was staring down onto the grounds.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`What's Malfoy doing?`  Harry and Hermione went to see. Malfoy, Crabbe,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and Goyle were standing in the shadow of a tree below. Crabbe","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and Goyle seemed to be keeping a lookout; both were smirking. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Malfoy was holding his hand up to his mouth and speaking into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"it.  `He looks like he's using a walkie-talkie,` said Harry curiously.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" `He can't be,` said Hermione, `I've told you, those sorts of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"things don't work around Hogwarts. Come on, Harry,` she added briskly, turning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"away from the window and moving back into the middle of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"room, `let's try that Shield Charm again.`  Sirius was sending daily","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"owls now. Like Hermione, he seemed to want to concentrate on getting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Harry through the last task before they concerned themselves with anything else.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" He reminded Harry in every letter that whatever might be going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"on outside the walls of Hogwarts was not Harry's responsibility, nor was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"it within his power to influence it.  If Voldemort is really","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"getting stronger again, he wrote, my priority is to ensure your safety.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"He cannot hope to lay hands on you while you are under","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Dumbledore's protection, but all the same, take no risks: Concentrate on getting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"through that maze safely, and then we can turn our attention to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"other matters.  Harry's nerves mounted as June the twenty-fourth drew closer,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"but they were not as bad as those he had felt before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the first and second tasks. For one thing, he was confident that,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"this time, he had done everything in his power to prepare for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the task. For another, this was the final hurdle, and however well","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"or badly he did, the tournament would at last be over, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"would be an enormous relief.  Breakfast was a very noisy affair","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"at the Gryffindor table on the morning of the third task. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"post owls appeared, bringing Harry a good-luck card from Sirius. It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"only a piece of parchment, folded over and bearing a muddy paw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"print on its front, but Harry appreciated it all the same. A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"screech owl arrived for Hermione, carrying her morning copy of the Daily","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Prophet as usual. She unfolded the paper, glanced at the front page,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and spat out a mouthful of pumpkin juice all over it. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`What?` said Harry and Ron together, staring at her. `Nothing,` said Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"quickly, trying to shove the paper out of sight, but Ron grabbed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"it. He stared at the headline and said, `No way. Not today.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"That old cow.`  `What?` said Harry. `Rita Skeeter again?`  `No,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"said Ron, and just like Hermione, he attempted to push the paper","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"out of sight.  `It's about me, isn't it?` said Harry. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`No,` said Ron, in an entirely unconvincing tone. But before Harry could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"demand to see the paper. Draco Malfoy shouted across the Great Hall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"from the Slytherin table.  `Hey, Potter! Potter! How's your head? You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"feeling all right? Sure you're not going to go berserk on us?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" Malfoy was holding a copy of the Daily Prophet too. Slytherins","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"up and down the table were sniggering, twisting in their seats to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"see Harry's reaction.  `Let me see it,` Harry said to Ron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`Give it here.`  Very reluctantly, Ron handed over the newspaper. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"turned it over and found himself staring at his own picture, beneath","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the banner headline:  `HARRY POTTER `DISTURBED AND DANGEROUS`  The boy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"who defeated He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is unstable and possibly dangerous, writes Rita Skeeter, Special","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Correspondent. Alarming evidence has recently come to light about Harry Potter's strange","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"behavior, which casts doubts upon his suitability to compete in a demanding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"competition like the Triwizard Tournament, or even to attend Hogwarts School. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Potter, the Daily Prophet can exclusively reveal, regularly collapses at school, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"is often heard to complain of pain in the scar on his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"forehead (relic of the curse with which You-Know-Who attempted to kill him).","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"On Monday last, midway through a Divination lesson, your Daily Prophet reporter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"witnessed Potter storming from the class, claiming that his scar was hurting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"too badly to continue studying.  It is possible, say top experts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"at St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries, that Potters brain","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"was affected by the attack inflicted upon him by You-Know-Who, and that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"his insistence that the scar is still hurting is an expression of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"his deep-seated confusion.  `He might even be pretending,` said one specialist.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`This could be a plea for attention.`  The Daily Prophet, however,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"has unearthed worrying facts about Harry Potter that Albus Dumbledore, Headmaster of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Hogwarts, has carefully concealed from the wizarding public.  `Potter can speak","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Parseltongue,` reveals Draco Malfoy, a Hogwarts fourth year. `There were a lot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"of attacks on students a couple of years ago, and most people","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"thought Potter was behind them after they saw him lose his temper","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"at a dueling club and set a snake on another boy. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"was all hushed up, though. But he's made friends with werewolves and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"giants too. We think he'd do anything for a bit of power.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" Parseltongue, the ability to converse with snakes, has long been considered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"a Dark Art.  Indeed, the most famous Parselmouth of our times","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"is none other than You-Know-Who himself.  A member of the Dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Force Defense League, who wished to remain unnamed, stated that he would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"regard any wizard who could speak Parseltongue `as worthy of investigation. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Personally, I would be highly suspicious of anybody who could converse with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"snakes, as serpents are often used in the worst kinds of Dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Magic, and are historically associated with evildoers.` Similarly, `anyone who seeks out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the company of such vicious creatures as werewolves and giants would appear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to have a fondness for violence.`  Albus Dumbledore should surely consider","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"whether a boy such as this should be allowed to compete in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the Triwizard Tournament. Some fear that Potter might resort to the Dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Arts in his desperation to win the tournament, the third task of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"which takes place this evening.  `Gone off me a bit, hasn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"she?` said Harry lightly, folding up the paper.  Over at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Slytherin table, Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle were laughing at him, tapping their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"heads with their fingers, pulling grotesquely mad faces, and waggling their tongues","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"like snakes.  `How did she know your scar hurt in Divination?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Ron said. `There's no way she was there, there's no way she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"could've heard -`  `The window was open,` said Harry. `I opened","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"it to breathe.`  `You were at the top of North Tower!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Hermione said. `Your voice couldn't have carried all the way down to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the grounds!`  `Well, you're the one who's supposed to be researching","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"magical methods of bugging!` said Harry. `You tell me how she did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"it!`  `I've been trying!` said Hermione. `But I... but. . .`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" An odd, dreamy expression suddenly came over Hermione's face. She slowly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"raised a hand  and ran her fingers through her hair. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`Are you all right?` said Ron, frowning at her.  `Yes,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Hermione breathlessly. She ran her fingers through her hair again, and then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"held her hand up to her mouth, as though speaking into an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"invisible walkie-talkie. Harry and Ron stared at each other.  `I've had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"an idea,` Hermione said, gazing into space. `I think I know. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
". because then no one would be able to see ... even","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Moody. . . and she'd have been able to get onto the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"window ledge . . . but she's not allowed . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"she's definitely not allowed ... I think we've got her! Just give","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"me two seconds in the library - just to make sure!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"With that, Hermione seized her school bag and dashed out of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Great Hall.  `Oi!` Ron called after her. `We've got our History","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"of Magic exam in ten minutes!  Blimey,` he said, turning back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to Harry, `she must really hate that Skeeter woman to risk missing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the start of an exam. What're you going to do in Binns's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"class - read again?`  Exempt from the end-of-term tests as a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Triwizard champion, Harry had been sitting in the back of every exam","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"class so far, looking up fresh hexes for the third task. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`S'pose so,` Harry said to Ron; but just then. Professor McGonagall came","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"walking alongside the Gryffindor table toward him.  `Potter, the champions are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"congregating in the chamber off the Hall after breakfast,` she said. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`But the task's not till tonight!` said Harry, accidentally spilling scrambled eggs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"down his front, afraid he had mistaken the time.  `I'm aware","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"of that, Potter,` she said. `The champions' families are invited to watch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the final task, you know. This is simply a chance for you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to greet them.`  She moved away. Harry gaped after her. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`She doesn't expect the Dursleys to turn up, does she?` he asked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Ron blankly.  `Dunno,` said Ron. `Harry, I'd better hurry, I'm going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to be late for Binns. See you later.`  Harry finished his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"breakfast in the emptying Great Hall. He saw Fleur Delacour get up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"from the Ravenclaw table and join Cedric as he crossed to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"side chamber and entered.  Krum slouched off to join them shortly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"afterward. Harry stayed where he was. He really didn't want to go","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"into the chamber. He had no family - no family who would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"turn up to see him risk his life, anyway. But just as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"he was getting up, thinking that he might as well go up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to the library and do a spot more hex research, the door","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"of the side chamber opened, and Cedric stuck his head out. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`Harry, come on, they're waiting for you!`  Utterly perplexed. Harry got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"up. The Dursleys couldn't possibly be here, could they? He walked across","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the Hall and opened the door into the chamber.  Cedric and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"his parents were just inside the door. Viktor Krum was over in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"a corner, conversing with his dark-haired mother and father in rapid Bulgarian.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"He had inherited his fathers hooked nose. On the other side of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the room, Fleur was jabbering away in French to her mother. Fleur's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"little sister, Gabrielle, was holding her mother's hand.  She waved at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Harry, who waved back, grinning. Then he saw Mrs. Weasley and Bill","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"standing in front of the fireplace, beaming at him.  `Surprise!` Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Weasley said excitedly as he smiled broadly and walked over to them.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" `Thought we'd come and watch you. Harry!` She bent down and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"kissed him on the cheek.  `You all right?` said Bill, grinning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"at Harry and shaking his hand. `Charlie wanted to come, but he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"couldn't get time off. He said you were incredible against the Horntail.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" Fleur Delacour, Harry noticed, was eyeing Bill with great interest over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"her mother's shoulder. Harry could tell she had no objection whatsoever to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"long hair or earrings with fangs on them.  `This is really","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"nice of you,` Harry muttered to Mrs. Weasley. `I thought for a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"moment -the Dursleys -`  `Hmm,` said Mrs. Weasley, pursing her lips.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"She had always refrained from criticizing the Dursleys in front of Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"but her eyes flashed every time they were mentioned.  `It's great","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"being back here,` said Bill, looking around the chamber (Violet, the Fat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Lady's friend, winked at him from her frame). `Haven't seen this place","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"for five years.  Is that picture of the mad knight still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"around? Sir Cadogan?`  `Oh yeah,` said Harry, who had met Sir","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Cadogan the previous year.  `And the Fat Lady?` said Bill. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`She was here in my time,` said Mrs. Weasley. `She gave me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"such a telling off one night when I got back to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"dormitory at four in the morning -`  `What were you doing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"out of your dormitory at four in the morning?` said Bill, surveying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"his mother with amazement.  Mrs. Weasley grinned, her eyes twinkling. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`Your father and I had been for a nighttime stroll,` she said.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`He got caught by Apollyon Pringle - he was the caretaker in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"those days - your father's still got the marks.`  `Fancy giving","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"us a tour, Harry?` said Bill.  `Yeah, okay,` said Harry, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"they made their way back toward the door into the Great Hall.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"As they passed Amos Diggory, he looked around.  `There you are,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"are you?` he said, looking Harry up and down.  `Bet you're","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"not feeling quite as full of yourself now Cedrics caught you up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"on points, are you?`  `What?` said Harry.  `Ignore him,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Cedric in a low voice to Harry, frowning after his father. `He's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"been angry ever since Rita Skeeters article about the Triwizard Tournament -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"you know, when she made out you were the only Hogwarts champion.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" `Didn't bother to correct her, though, did he?` said Amos Diggory,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"loudly enough for Harry to hear as he started to walk out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"of the door with Mrs. Weasley and Bill. `Still, . . you'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"show him, Ced. Beaten him once before, haven't you?`  `Rita Skeeter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"goes out of her way to cause trouble, Amos!` Mrs. Weasley said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"angrily. `I would have thought you'd know that, working at the Ministry!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" Mr. Diggory looked as though he was going to say something","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"angry, but his wife laid a hand on his arm, and he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"merely shrugged and turned away.  Harry had a very enjoyable morning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"walking over the sunny grounds with Bill and Mrs.  Weasley, showing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"them the Beauxbatons carriage and the Durmstrang ship. Mrs. Weasley was intrigued","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"by the Whomping Willow, which had been planted after she had left","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"school, and reminisced at length about the gamekeeper before Hagrid, a man","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"called Ogg.  `How's Percy?` Harry asked as they walked around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"greenhouses.  `Not good,` said Bill.  `He's very upset,` said Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Weasley, lowering her voice and glancing around. `The Ministry wants to keep","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Mr. Crouch's disappearance quiet, but Percy's been hauled in for questioning about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the instructions Mr. Crouch has been sending in. They seem to think","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"there's a chance they weren't genuinely written by him. Percy's been under","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"a lot of strain. They're not letting him fill in for Mr.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Crouch as the fifth judge tonight.  Cornelius Fudge is going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"be doing it.`  They returned to the castle for lunch. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`Mum - Bill!` said Ron, looking stunned, as he joined the Gryffindor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"table. `What're you doing here?`  `Come to watch Harry in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"last task!` said Mrs. Weasley brightly. `I must say, it makes a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"lovely change, not having to cook. How was your exam?`  `Oh","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
". . . okay,` said Ron. `Couldn't remember all the goblin rebels'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"names, so I invented a few. It's all right,` he said, helping","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"himself to a Cornish pasty, while Mrs. Weasley looked stern, `they're all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"called stuff like Bodrod the Bearded and Urg the Unclean; it wasn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"hard.`  Fred, George, and Ginny came to sit next to them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"too, and Harry was having such a good time he felt almost","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"as though he were back at the Burrow; he had forgotten to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"worry about that evening's task, and not until Hermione turned up, halfway","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"through lunch, did he remember that she had had a brainwave about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Rita Skeeter.  `Are you going to tell us - ?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Hermione shook her head warningly and glanced at Mrs. Weasley.  `Hello,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Hermione,` said Mrs. Weasley, much more stiffly than usual.  `Hello,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Hermione, her smile faltering at the cold expression on Mrs. Weasley's face.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" Harry looked between them, then said, `Mrs. Weasley, you didn't believe","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"that rubbish Rita Skeeter wrote in Witch Weekly, did you? Because Hermione's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"not my girlfriend.`  `Oh!` said Mrs. Weasley `No - of course","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"I didn't!`  But she became considerably warmer toward Hermione after that.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" Harry, Bill, and Mrs. Weasley whiled away the afternoon with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"long walk around the castle, and then returned to the Great Hall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"for the evening feast. Ludo Bagman and Cornelius Fudge had joined the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"staff table now. Bagman looked quite cheerful, but Cornelius Fudge, who was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"sitting next to Madame Maxime, looked stern and was not talking. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Madame Maxime was concentrating on her plate, and Harry thought her eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"looked red.  Hagrid kept glancing along the table at her, There","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"were more courses than usual, but Harry, who was starting to feel","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"really nervous now, didn't eat much. As the enchanted ceiling overhead began","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to fade from blue to a dusky purple, Dumbledore rose to his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"feet at the staff table, and silence fell.  `Ladies and gentlemen,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"in five minutes' time, I will be asking you to make your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"way down to the Quidditch field for the third and final task","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"of the Triwizard Tournament. Will the champions please follow Mr. Bagman down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to the stadium now.`  Harry got up. The Gryffindors all along","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the table were applauding him; the Weasleys and Hermione all wished him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"good luck, and he headed off out of the Great Hall with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Cedric, Fleur, and Viktor.  `Feeling all right. Harry?` Bagman asked as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"they went down the stone steps onto the grounds. `Confident?`  `I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"okay,` said Harry. It was sort of true; he was nervous, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"he kept running over all the hexes and spells he had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"practicing in his mind as they walked, and the knowledge that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"could remember them all made him feel better.  They walked onto","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the Quidditch field, which was now completely unrecognizable. A twenty-foot-high hedge ran","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"all the way around the edge of it. There was a gap","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"right in front of them: the entrance to the vast maze. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"passage beyond it looked dark and creepy.  Five minutes later, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"stands had begun to fill; the air was full of excited voices","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and the rumbling of feet as the hundreds of students filed into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"their seats. The sky was a deep, clear blue now, and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"first stars were starting to appear. Hagrid, Professor Moody, Professor McGonagall, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Professor Flitwick came walking into the stadium and approached Bagman and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"champions. They were wearing large, red, luminous stars on their hats, all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"except Hagrid, who had his on the back of his moleskin vest.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" `We are going to be patrolling the outside of the maze,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"said Professor McGonagall to the champions. `If you get into difficulty, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"wish to be rescued, send red sparks into the air, and one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"of us will come and get you, do you understand?`  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"champions nodded.  `Off you go, then!` said Bagman brightly to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"four patrollers.  `Good luck. Harry,` Hagrid whispered, and the four of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"them walked away in different directions, to station themselves around the maze.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Bagman now pointed his wand at his throat, muttered, `Sonorus,` and his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"magically magnified voice echoed into the stands.  `Ladies and gentlemen, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"third and final task of the Triwizard Tournament is about to begin!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Let me remind you how the points currently stand! Tied in first","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"place, with eighty-five points each - Mr. Cedric Diggory and Mr. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Potter, both of Hogwarts School!` The cheers and applause sent birds from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the Forbidden Forest fluttering into the darkening sky. `In second place, with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"eighty points - Mr. Viktor Krum, of Durmstrang Institute!` More applause. `And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"in third place - Miss Fleur Delacour, of Beauxbatons Academy!`  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"could just make out Mrs. Weasley, Bill, Ron, and Hermione applauding Fleur","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"politely, halfway up the stands. He waved up at them, and they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"waved back, beaming at him.  `So ... on my whistle, Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and Cedric!` said Bagman. `Three - two - one -`  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"gave a short blast on his whistle, and Harry and Cedric hurried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"forward into the maze.  The towering hedges cast black shadows across","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the path, and, whether because they were so tall and thick or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"because they had been enchanted, the sound of the surrounding crowd was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"silenced the moment they entered the maze. Harry felt almost as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"he were underwater again. He pulled out his wand, muttered, `Lumos,` and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"heard Cedric do the same just behind him.  After about fifty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"yards, they reached a fork. They looked at each other.  `See","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"you,` Harry said, and he took the left one, while Cedric took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the right.  Harry heard Bagman's whistle for the second time. Krum","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"had entered the maze. Harry sped up. His chosen path seemed completely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"deserted. He turned right, and hurried on, holding his wand high over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"his head, trying to see as far ahead as possible. Still, there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"was nothing in sight.  Bagman's whistle blew in the distance for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the third time. All of the champions were now inside.  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"kept looking behind him. The old feeling that he was being watched","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"was upon him.  The maze was growing darker with every passing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"minute as the sky overhead deepened to  navy. He reached a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"second fork.  `Point Me,` he whispered to his wand, holding it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"flat in his palm.  The wand spun around once and pointed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"toward his right, into solid hedge. That way was north, and he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"knew that he needed to go northwest for the center of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"maze. The best he could do was to take the left fork","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and go right again as soon as possible.  The path ahead","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"was empty too, and when Harry reached a right turn and took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"it, he again found his way unblocked. Harry didn't know why, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the lack of obstacles was unnerving him. Surely he should have met","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"something by now? It felt as though the maze were luring him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"into a false sense of security. Then he heard movement right behind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"him. He held out his wand, ready to attack, but its beam","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"fell only upon Cedric, who had just hurried out of a path","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"on the right-hand side. Cedric looked severely shaken. The sleeve of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"robe was smoking.  `Hagrid's Blast-Ended Skrewts!` he hissed. `They're enormous -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"I only just got away!`  He shook his head and dived","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"out of sight, along another path. Keen to put plenty of distance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"between himself and the skrewts, Harry hurried off again. Then, as he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"turned a corner, he saw ... a dementor gliding toward him. Twelve","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"feet tall, its face hidden by its hood, its rotting, scabbed hands","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"outstretched, it advanced, sensing its way blindly toward him. Harry could hear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"its rattling breath; he felt clammy coldness stealing over him, but knew","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"what he had to do....  He summoned the happiest thought he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"could, concentrated with all his might on the thought of getting out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"of the maze and celebrating with Ron and Hermione, raised his wand,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and cried, `Expecto Patronum!`  A silver stag erupted from the end","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"of Harry's wand and galloped toward the dementor, which fell back and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"tripped over the hem of its robes. . . . Harry had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"never seen a dementor stumble.  `Hang on!` he shouted, advancing in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the wake of his silver Patronus, `You're a boggart!  Riddikulus!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"There was a loud crack, and the shape-shifter exploded in a wisp","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"of smoke. The silver stag faded from sight. Harry wished it could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"have stayed, he could have used some company...but he moved on, quickly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and quietly as possible, listening hard, his wand held high once more.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" Left ... right... left again . . . Twice he found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"himself facing dead ends. He did the Four-Point Spell again and found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"that he was going too far east. He turned back, took a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"right turn, and saw an odd golden mist floating ahead of him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" Harry approached it cautiously, pointing the wand's beam at it. This","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"looked like some kind of enchantment. He wondered whether he might be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"able to blast it out of the way.  `Reducio!` he said.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" The spell shot straight through the mist, leaving it intact. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"supposed he should have known better; the Reductor Curse was for solid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"objects. What would happen if he walked through the mist? Was it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"worth chancing it, or should he double back?  He was still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"hesitating when a scream shattered the silence.  `Fleur?` Harry yelled. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"There was silence. He stared all around him. What had happened to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"her? Her scream seemed to have come from somewhere ahead. He took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"a deep breath and ran through the enchanted mist.  The world","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"turned upside down. Harry was hanging from the ground, with his hair","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"on end, his glasses dangling off his nose, threatening to fall into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the bottomless sky. He clutched them to the end of his nose","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and hung there, terrified. It felt as though his feet were glued","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to the grass, which had now become the ceiling. Below him the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"dark, star-spangled heavens stretched endlessly. He felt as though if he tried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to move one of his feet, he would fall away from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"earth completely.  Think, he told himself, as all the blood rushed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to his head, think. . .  But not one of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"spells he had practiced had been designed to combat a sudden reversal","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"of ground and sky. Did he dare move his foot? He could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"hear the blood pounding in his ears. He had two choices -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"try and move, or send up red sparks, and get rescued and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"disqualified from the task.  He shut his eyes, so he wouldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"be able to see the view of endless space below him, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"pulled his right foot as hard as he could away from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"grassy ceiling.  Immediately, the world righted itself. Harry fell forward onto","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"his knees onto the wonderfully solid ground. He felt temporarily limp with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"shock. He took a deep, steadying breath, then got up again and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"hurried forward, looking back over his shoulder as he ran  away","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"from the golden mist, which twinkled innocently at him in the moonlight.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" He paused at a junction of two paths and looked around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"for some sign of Fleur. He was sure it had been she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"who had screamed. What had she met? Was she all right? There","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"was no sign of red sparks - did that mean she had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"got herself out of trouble, or was she in such trouble that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"she couldn't reach her wand? Harry took the right fork with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"feeling of increasing unease . . . but at the same time,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"he couldn't help thinking. One champion down. . .  The cup","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"was somewhere close by, and it sounded as though Fleur was no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"longer in the running. He'd got this far, hadn't he? What if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"he actually managed to win? Fleetingly, and for the first time since","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"he'd found himself champion, he saw again that image of himself, raising","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the Triwizard Cup in front of the rest of the school. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
". .  He met nothing for ten minutes, but kept running","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"into dead ends. Twice he took the same wrong turning. Finally, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"found a new route and started to jog along it, his wandlight","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"waving, making his shadow flicker and distort on the hedge walls. Then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"he rounded another corner and found himself facing a Blast-Ended Skrewt. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Cedric was right - it was enormous. Ten feet long, it looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"more like a giant scorpion than anything. Its long sting was curled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"over its back. Its thick armor glinted in the light from Harry's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"wand, which he pointed at it.  `Stupefy!`  The spell hit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the skrewt's armor and rebounded; Harry ducked just in time, but could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"smell burning hair; it had singed the top of his head. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"skrewt issued a blast of fire from its end and flew forward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"toward him.  `Impedimenta!` Harry yelled. The spell hit the skrewt's armor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"again and ricocheted off; Harry staggered back a few paces and fell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"over. `IMPEDIMENTA!`  The skrewt was inches from him when it froze","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"- he had managed to hit it on its fleshy, shell-less underside.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Panting, Harry pushed himself away from it and ran, hard, in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"opposite direction - the Impediment Curse was not permanent; the skrewt would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"be regaining the use of its legs at any moment.  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"took a left path and hit a dead end, a right, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"hit another; forcing himself to stop, heart hammering, he performed the Four-Point","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Spell again, backtracked, and chose a path that would take him northwest.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" He had been hurrying along the new path for a few","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"minutes, when he heard something in the path running parallel to his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"own that made him stop dead.  `What are you doing?` yelled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Cedric's voice. `What the hell d'you think you're doing?`  And then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Harry heard Krum's voice.  `Crucio!`  The air was suddenly full","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"of Cedric's yells. Horrified, Harry began sprinting up his path, trying to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"find a way into Cedric's. When none appeared, he tried the Reductor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Curse again. It wasn't very effective, but it burned a small hole","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"in the hedge through which Harry forced his leg, kicking at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"thick brambles and branches until they broke and made an opening; he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"struggled through it, tearing his robes, and looking to his right, saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Cedric jerking and twitching on the ground, Krum standing over him. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Harry pulled himself up and pointed his wand at Krum just as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Krum looked up. Krum turned and began to run.  `Stupefy!` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"yelled.  The spell hit Krum in the back; he stopped dead","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"in his tracks, fell forward, and lay motionless, facedown in the grass.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Harry-dashed over to Cedric, who had stopped twitching and was lying there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"panting, his hands over his face.  `Are you all right?` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"said roughly, grabbing Cedric's arm.  `Yeah,` panted Cedric. `Yeah ... I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"don't believe it... he crept up behind me. ... I heard him,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"I turned around, and he had his wand on me. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
".`  Cedric got up. He was still shaking. He and Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"looked down at Krum.  `I can't believe this ... I thought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"he was all right,` Harry said, staring at Krum.  `So did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"I,` said Cedric.  `Did you hear Fleur scream earlier?` said Harry.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" `Yeah,` said Cedric. `You don't think Krum got her too?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`I don't know,` said Harry slowly.  `Should we leave him here?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Cedric muttered.  `No,` said Harry. `I reckon we should send up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"red sparks. Someone'll come and collect him . . . otherwise he'll","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"probably be eaten by a skrewt.`  `He'd deserve it,` Cedric muttered,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"but all the same, he raised his wand and shot a ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"shower of red sparks into the air, which hovered high above Krum,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"marking the spot where he lay.  Harry and Cedric stood there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"in the darkness for a moment, looking around them. Then Cedric said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`Well... I s'pose we'd better go on. . . .`  `What?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"said Harry. `Oh . . . yeah . . . right. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
".`  It was an odd moment. He and Cedric had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"briefly united against Krum - now the fact that they were opponents","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"came back to Harry. The two of them proceeded up the dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"path without speaking, then Harry turned left, and Cedric right. Cedric's footsteps","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"soon died away.  Harry moved on, continuing to use the Four-Point","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Spell, making sure he was moving in the right direction. It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"between him and Cedric now. His desire to reach the cup first","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"was now burning stronger than ever, but he could hardly believe what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"he'd just seen Krum do. The use of an Unforgivable Curse on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"a fellow human being meant a life term in Azkaban, that was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"what Moody had told them. Krum surely couldn't have wanted the Triwizard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Cup that badly....Harry sped up.  Every so often he hit more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"dead ends, but the increasing darkness made him feel sure he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"getting near the heart of the maze. Then, as he strode down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"a long, straight path, he saw movement once again, and his beam","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"of wandlight hit an extraordinary creature, one which he had only seen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"in picture form, in his Monster Book of Monsters.  It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"a sphinx. It had the body of an over-large lion: great clawed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"paws and a long yellowish tail ending in a brown tuft. Its","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"head, however, was that of a woman. She turned her long, almond-shaped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"eyes upon Harry as he approached. He raised his wand, hesitating. She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"was not crouching as if to spring, but pacing from side to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"side of the path, blocking his progress. Then she spoke, in a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"deep, hoarse voice.  `You are very near your goal. The quickest","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"way is past me.`  `So ... so will you move, please?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"said Harry, knowing what the answer was going to be.  `No,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"she said, continuing to pace. `Not unless you can answer my riddle.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Answer on your first guess - I let you pass. Answer wrongly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"- I attack. Remain silent - I will let you walk away","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"from me unscathed.`  Harry's stomach slipped several notches. It was Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"who was good at this sort of thing, not him. He weighed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"his chances. If the riddle was too hard, he could keep silent,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"get away from the sphinx unharmed, and try and find an alternative","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"route to the center.  `Okay,` he said. `Can I hear the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"riddle?`  The sphinx sat down upon her hind legs, in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"very middle of the path, and recited:  `First think of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"person who lives in disguise, Who deals in secrets and tells naught","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"but lies.  Next, tell me what's always the last thing to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"mend, The middle of middle and end of the end?  And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"finally give me the sound often heard During the search for a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"hard-to-find word.  Now string them together, and answer me this, Which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"creature would you be unwilling to kiss?`  Harry gaped at her.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" `Could I have it again . . . more slowly?` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"asked tentatively. She blinked at him, smiled, and repeated the poem. `All","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the clues add up to a creature I wouldn't want to kiss?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Harry asked.  She merely smiled her mysterious smile. Harry took that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"for a `yes.` Harry cast his mind around. There were plenty of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"animals he wouldn't want to kiss; his immediate thought was a Blast-Ended","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Skrewt, but something told him that wasn't the answer. He'd have to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"try and work out the clues. . . .  `A person","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"in disguise,` Harry muttered, staring at her, `who lies ... er ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"that'd be a - an impostor. No, that's not my guess! A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"- a spy? I'll come back to that. . . could you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"give me the next clue again, please?`  She repeated the next","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"lines of the poem.  `'The last thing to mend,'` Harry repeated.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`Er ... no idea . . . 'middle of middle' . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" . could I have the last bit again?`  She gave","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"him the last four lines.  `'The sound often heard during the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"search for a hard-to-find word,'` said Harry. `Er . .  .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"that'd be ... er ... hang on - 'er'! Er's a sound!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" The sphinx smiled at him.  `Spy ... er ... spy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"... er ...` said Harry, pacing up and down. `A creature I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"wouldn't want to kiss . . . a spider!`  The sphinx","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"smiled more broadly. She got up, stretched her front legs, and then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"moved aside for him to pass.  `Thanks!` said Harry, and, amazed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"at his own brilliance, he dashed forward.  He had to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"close now, he had to be. ... His wand was telling him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"he was bang on course; as long as he didn't meet anything","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"too horrible, he might have a chance. . . .  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"broke into a run. He had a choice of paths up ahead.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`Point Me!` he whispered again to his wand, and it spun around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and pointed him to the right-hand one. He dashed up this one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"and saw light ahead.  The Triwizard Cup was gleaming on a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"plinth a hundred yards away. Suddenly a dark figure hurtled out onto","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the path in front of him.  Cedric was going to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"there first. Cedric was sprinting as fast as he could toward the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"cup, and Harry knew he would never catch up, Cedric was much","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"taller, had much longer legs -Then Harry saw something immense over a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"hedge to his left, moving quickly along a path that intersected with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"his own; it was moving so fast Cedric was about to run","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"into it, and Cedric, his eyes on the cup, had not seen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"it -`  Cedric!` Harry bellowed. `On your left!`  Cedric looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"around just in time to hurl himself past the thing and avoid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"colliding with it, but in his haste, he tripped. Harry saw Cedric's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"wand fly out of his hand as a gigantic spider stepped into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the path and began to bear down upon Cedric.  `Stupefy!` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"yelled; the spell hit the spider's gigantic, hairy black body, but for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"all the good it did, he might as well have thrown a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"stone at it; the spider jerked, scuttled around, and ran at Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"instead.  `Stupefy! Impedimenta! Stupefy!`  But it was no use -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the spider was either so large, or so magical, that the spells","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"were doing no more than aggravating it. Harry had one horrifying glimpse","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"of eight shining black eyes and razor-sharp pincers before it was upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"him.  He was lifted into the air in its front legs;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"struggling madly, he tried to kick it; his leg connected with the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"pincers and next moment he was in excruciating pain. He could hear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Cedric yelling `Stupefy!` too, but his spell had no more effect than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Harry's - Harry raised his wand as the spider opened its pincers","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"once more and shouted `Expelliarmus!`  It worked - the Disarming Spell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"made the spider drop him, but that meant that Harry fell twelve","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"feet onto his already injured leg, which crumpled beneath him. Without pausing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to think, he aimed high at the spider's underbelly, as he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"done with the skrewt, and shouted `Stupefy!''just as Cedric yelled the same","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"thing.  The two spells combined did what one alone had not:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"The spider keeled over sideways, flattening a nearby hedge, and strewing the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"path with a tangle of hairy legs.  `Harry!` he heard Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"shouting. `You all right? Did it fall on you?`  `No,` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"called back, panting. He looked down at his leg. It was bleeding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"freely. He could see some sort of thick, gluey secretion from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"spider's pincers on his torn robes. He tried to get up, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"his leg was shaking badly and did not want to support his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"weight. He leaned against the hedge, gasping for breath, and looked around.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" Cedric was standing feet from the Triwizard Cup, which was gleaming","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"behind him.  `Take it, then,` Harry panted to Cedric. `Go on,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"take it. You're there.`  But Cedric didn't move. He merely stood","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"there, looking at Harry. Then he turned to stare at the cup.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Harry saw the longing expression on his face in its golden light.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" Cedric looked around at Harry again, who was now holding onto","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the hedge to support himself. Cedric took a deep breath.  `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"take it. You should win. That's twice you've saved my neck in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"here.`  `That's not how it's supposed to work,` Harry said. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"felt angry; his leg was very painful, he was aching all over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"from trying to throw off the spider, and after all his efforts,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Cedric had beaten him to it, just as he'd beaten Harry to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"ask Cho to the ball.  `The one who reaches the cup","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"first gets the points. That's you. I'm telling you, I'm not going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"to win any races on this leg.`  Cedric took a few","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"paces nearer to the Stunned spider, away from the cup, shaking his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"head.  `No,` he said.  `Stop being noble,` said Harry irritably.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`Just take it, then we can get out of here.`  Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"watched Harry steadying himself, holding tight to the hedge.  `You told","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"me about the dragons,` Cedric said. `I would've gone down in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"first task if you hadn't told me what was coming.`  `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"had help on that too,` Harry snapped, trying to mop up his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"bloody leg with his robes.  `You helped me with the egg","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"- we're square.`  `I had help on the egg in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"first place,` said Cedric.  `We're still square,` said Harry, testing his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"leg gingerly; it shook violently as he put weight on it; he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"had sprained his ankle when the spider had dropped him.  `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"should've got more points on the second task,` said Cedric mulishly. `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"stayed behind to get all the hostages. I should've done that.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`I was the only one who was thick enough to take that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"song seriously!` said Harry bitterly. `Just take the cup!`  `No,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"Cedric.  He stepped over the spider's tangled legs to join Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"who stared at him. Cedric was serious. He was walking away from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the sort of glory Hufflepuff House hadn't had in centuries.  `Go","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"on,` Cedric said. He looked as though this was costing him every","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"ounce of resolution he had, but his face was set, his arms","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"were folded, he seemed decided.  Harry looked from Cedric to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"cup. For one shining moment, he saw himself emerging from the maze,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"holding it. He saw himself holding the Triwizard Cup aloft, heard the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"roar of the crowd, saw Cho's face shining with admiration, more clearly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"than he had ever seen it before . . . and then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"the picture faded, and he found himself staring at Cedric's shadowy, stubborn","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"face.  `Both of us,` Harry said.  `What?`  `We'll take","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"it at the same time. It's still a Hogwarts victory. We'll tie","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"for it.`  Cedric stared at Harry. He unfolded his arms. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"`You - you sure?`  `Yeah,` said Harry. `Yeah . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"we've helped each other out, haven't we? We both got here. Let's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"just take it together.`  For a moment, Cedric looked as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"he couldn't believe his ears; then his face split in a grin.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
" `You're on,` he said. `Come here.`  He grabbed Harrys arm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"below the shoulder and helped Harry limp toward the plinth where the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"cup stood. When they had reached it, they both held a hand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"out over one of the cup's gleaming handles.  `On three, right?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"said Harry. `One - two - three -`  He and Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"both grasped a handle.  Instantly, Harry felt a jerk somewhere behind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"his navel. His feet had left the ground.  He could not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"unclench the hand holding the Triwizard Cup; it was pulling him onward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"in a howl of wind and swirling color, Cedric at his side. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-31"
"   Harry felt his feet slam into the ground; his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"injured leg gave way, and he fell forward; his hand let go","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"of the Triwizard Cup at last. He raised his head.  `Where","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"are we?` he said.  Cedric shook his head. He got up,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"pulled Harry to his feet, and they looked around.  They had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"left the Hogwarts grounds completely; they had obviously traveled miles -perhaps hundreds","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"of miles - for even the mountains surrounding the castle were gone.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
" They were standing instead in a dark and overgrown graveyard; the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"black outline of a small church was visible beyond a large yew","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"tree to their right. A hill rose above them to their left.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"Harry could just make out the outline of a fine old house","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"on the hillside.  Cedric looked down at the Triwizard Cup and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"then up at Harry.  `Did anyone tell you the cup was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"a Portkey?` he asked.  `Nope,` said Harry. He was looking around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"the graveyard. It was completely silent and slightly eerie. `Is this supposed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"to be part of the task?`  `I dunno,` said Cedric. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"sounded slightly nervous. `Wands out, d'you reckon?`  `Yeah,` said Harry, glad","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"that Cedric had made the suggestion rather than him.  They pulled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"out their wands. Harry kept looking around him. He had, yet again,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"the  strange feeling that they were being watched.  `Someone's coming,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"he said suddenly.  Squinting tensely through the darkness, they watched the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"figure drawing nearer, walking steadily toward them between the graves. Harry couldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"make out a face, but from the way it was walking and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"holding its arms, he could tell that it was carrying something. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"Whoever it was, he was short, and wearing a hooded cloak pulled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"up over his head to obscure his face. And - several paces","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"nearer, the gap between them closing all the time - Harry saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"that the thing in the persons arms looked like a baby ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"or was it merely a bundle of robes?  Harry lowered his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"wand slightly and glanced sideways at Cedric. Cedric shot him a quizzical look.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"They both turned back to watch the approaching figure.  It stopped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"beside a towering marble headstone, only six feet from them. For a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"second.  Harry and Cedric and the short figure simply looked at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"one another.  And then, without warning, Harry's scar exploded with pain.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"It was agony such as he had never felt in all his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"life; his wand slipped from his fingers as he put his hands","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"over his face; his knees buckled; he was on the ground and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"he could see nothing at all; his head was about to split","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"open.  From far away, above his head, he heard a high,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"cold voice say, `Kill the spare.`  A swishing noise and a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"second voice, which screeched the words to the night: `Avada Kedavra!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"A blast of green light blazed through Harry's eyelids, and he heard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"something heavy fall to the ground beside him; the pain in his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"scar reached such a pitch that he retched, and then it diminished;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"terrified of what he was about to see, he opened his stinging","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"eyes.  Cedric was lying spread-eagled on the ground beside him. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"was dead.  For a second that contained an eternity, Harry stared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"into Cedric's face, at his open gray eyes, blank and expressionless as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"the windows of a deserted house, at his half-open mouth, which looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"slightly surprised. And then, before Harry's mind had accepted what he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"seeing, before he could feel anything but numb disbelief, he felt himself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"being pulled to his feet.  The short man in the cloak","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"had put down his bundle, lit his wand, and was dragging Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"toward the marble headstone. Harry saw the name upon it flickering in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"the wandlight before he was forced around and slammed against it. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"TOM RIDDLE The cloaked man was now conjuring tight cords around Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"tying him from neck to ankles to the headstone. Harry could hear","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"shallow, fast breathing from the depths of the hood; he struggled, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"the man hit him - hit him with a hand that had a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"finger missing. And Harry realized who was under the hood. It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"Wormtail.  `You!` he gasped.  But Wormtail, who had finished conjuring","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"the ropes, did not reply; he was busy checking the tightness of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"the cords, his fingers trembling uncontrollably, rumbling over the knots. Once sure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"that Harry was bound so tightly to the headstone that he couldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"move an inch, Wormtail drew a length of some black material from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"the inside of his cloak and stuffed it roughly into Harry's mouth;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"then, without a word, he turned from Harry and hurried away. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"couldn't make a sound, nor could he see where Wormtail had gone;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"he couldn't turn his head to see beyond the headstone; he could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"see only what was right in front of him.  Cedric's body","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"was lying some twenty feet away. Some way beyond him, glinting in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"the starlight, lay the Triwizard Cup. Harry's wand was on the ground","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"at Cedric's feet. The bundle of robes that Harry had thought was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"a baby was close by, at the foot of the grave. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"It seemed to be stirring fretfully. Harry watched it, and his scar","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"seared with pain again . . . and he suddenly knew that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"he didn't want to see what was in those robes ... ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"he didn't want that bundle opened....  He could hear noises at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"his feet. He looked down and saw a gigantic snake slithering through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"the grass, circling the headstone where he was tied. Wormtail's fast, wheezy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"breathing was growing louder again. It sounded as though he was forcing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"something heavy across the ground. Then he came back within Harry's range","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"of vision, and Harry saw him pushing a stone cauldron to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"foot of the grave. It was full of what seemed to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"water - Harry could hear it slopping around - and it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"larger than any cauldron Harry had ever used; a great stone belly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"large enough for a full-grown man to sit in.  The thing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"inside the bundle of robes on the ground was stirring more persistently,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"as though it was trying to free itself. Now Wormtail was busying himself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"at the bottom of the cauldron with a wand. Suddenly there were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"crackling names beneath it. The large snake slithered away into the darkness.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
" The liquid in the cauldron seemed to heat very fast. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"surface began not only to bubble, but to send out fiery sparks,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"as though it were on fire. Steam was thickening, blurring the outline","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"of Wormtail tending the fire. The movements beneath the robes became more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"agitated. And Harry heard the high, cold voice again.  `Hurry!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"The whole surface of the water was alight with sparks now. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"might have been encrusted with diamonds.  `It is ready. Master.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"`Now ...` said the cold voice.  Wormtail pulled open the robes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"on the ground, revealing what was inside them, and Harry let out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"a yell that was strangled in the wad of material blocking his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"mouth.  It was as though Wormtail had flipped over a stone","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"and revealed something ugly, slimy, and blind - but worse, a hundred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"times worse. The thing Wormtail had been carrying had the shape of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"a crouched human child, except that Harry had never seen anything less","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"like a child. It was hairless and scaly-looking, a dark, raw, reddish","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"black. Its arms and legs were thin and feeble, and its face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"- no child alive ever had a face like that - flat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"and snakelike, with gleaming red eyes.  The thing seemed almost helpless;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"it raised its thin arms, put them around Wormtail's neck, and Wormtail","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"lifted it. As he did so, his hood fell back, and Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"saw the look of revulsion on Wormtail's weak, pale face in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"firelight as he carried the creature to the rim of the cauldron.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"For one moment, Harry saw the evil, flat face illuminated in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"sparks dancing on the surface of the potion. And then Wormtail lowered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"the creature into the cauldron; there was a hiss, and it vanished","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"below the surface; Harry heard its frail body hit the bottom with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"a soft thud.  Let it drown, Harry thought, his scar burning almost","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"past endurance, please. . . let it drown. . . . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"Wormtail was speaking. His voice shook; he seemed frightened beyond his wits.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"He raised his wand, closed his eyes, and spoke to the night.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
" `Bone of the father, unknowingly given, you wil lrenew your son!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
" The surface of the grave at Harry's feet cracked. Horrified, Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"watched as a fine trickle of dust rose into the air at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"Wormtail's command and fell softly into the cauldron. The diamond surface of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"the water broke and hissed; it sent sparks in all directions and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"turned a vivid, poisonous-looking blue.  And now Wormtail was whimpering. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"pulled a long, thin, shining silver dagger from inside his cloak. His","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"voice broke into petrified sobs.  `Flesh - of the servant -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"w-willingly given - you will - revive - your master. ` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"He stretched his right hand out in front of him - the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"hand with the missing finger. He gripped the dagger very tightly in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"his left hand and swung it upward.  Harry realized what Wormtail","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"was about to do a second before it happened - he closed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"his eyes as tightly as he could, but he could not block","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"the scream that pierced the night, that went through Harry as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"he had been stabbed with the dagger too. He heard something fall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"to the ground, heard Wormtail's anguished panting, then a sickening splash, as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"something was dropped into the cauldron. Harry couldn't stand to look .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
". .  but the potion had turned a burning red; the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"light of it shone through Harry's closed eyelids. . . . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"Wormtail was gasping and moaning with agony. Not until Harry felt Wormtail's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"anguished breath on his face did he realize that Wormtail was right","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"in front of him.  `B-blood of the enemy . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"forcibly taken .. . you will. . . resurrect your foe.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"Harry could do nothing to prevent it, he was tied too tightly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
". .. Squinting down, struggling hopelessly at the ropes binding him, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"saw the shining silver dagger shaking in Wormtails remaining hand. He felt its","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"point penetrate the crook of his right arm and blood seeping down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"the sleeve of his torn robes. Wormtail, still panting with pain, rumbled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"in his pocket for a glass vial and held it to Harry's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"cut, so that a dribble of blood fell into it.  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"staggered back to the cauldron with Harrys blood. He poured it inside.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"The liquid within turned, instantly, a blinding white. Wormtail, his job done,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"dropped to his knees beside the cauldron, then slumped sideways and lay","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"on the ground, cradling the bleeding  stump of his arm, gasping","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"and sobbing.  The cauldron was simmering, sending its diamond sparks in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"all directions, so blindingly bright that it turned all else to velvety","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"blackness. Nothing happened. . . .  Let it have drowned. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"thought, let it have gone wrong. . . ?  And then,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"suddenly, the sparks emanating from the cauldron were extinguished. A surge of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"white steam billowed thickly from the cauldron instead, obliterating everything in front","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"of Harry, so that he couldn't see Wormtail or Cedric or anything","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"but vapor hanging in the air. ... It's gone wrong, he thought.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
". . it's drowned. .. please . . . please let it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"be dead. ...  But then, through the mist in front of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"him, he saw, with an icy surge of terror, the dark outline","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"of a man, tall and skeletally thin, rising slowly from inside the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"cauldron.  `Robe me,` said the high, cold voice from behind the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"steam, and Wormtail, sobbing and moaning, still cradling his mutilated arm, scrambled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"to pick up the black robes from the ground, got to his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"feet, reached up, and pulled them one-handed over his master's head. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"The thin man stepped out of the cauldron, staring at Harry .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
". . and Harry stared back into the face that had haunted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"his nightmares for three years. Whiter than a skull, with wide, livid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"scarlet eyes and a nose that was flat as a snakes with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"slits for nostrils . .  .  Lord Voldemort had risen again. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-32"
"   Voldemort looked away from Harry and began examining his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"own body. His hands were like large, pale spiders; his long white","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"fingers caressed his own chest, his arms, his face; the red eyes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"whose pupils were slits, like a cats, gleamed still more brightly through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"the darkness. He held up his hands and flexed the fingers, his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"expression rapt and exultant. He took not the slightest notice of Wormtail,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"who lay twitching and bleeding on the ground, nor of the great","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"snake, which had slithered back into sight and was circling Harry again,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"hissing. Voldemort slipped one of those unnaturally long-fingered hands into a deep","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"pocket and drew out a wand. He caressed it gently too; and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"then he raised it, and pointed it at Wormtail, who was lifted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"off the ground and thrown against the headstone where Harry was tied;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"he fell to the foot of it and lay there, crumpled up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"and crying. Voldemort turned his scarlet eyes upon Harry, laughing a high,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"cold, mirthless laugh.  Wormtail's robes were shining with blood now; he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"had wrapped the stump of his arm in them.  `My Lord","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". . .` he choked, `my Lord . . . you promised","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". . . you did promise ...`  `Hold out your arm,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"said Voldemort lazily.  `Oh Master . . . thank you, Master","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"...`  He extended the bleeding stump, but Voldemort laughed again. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"`The other arm, Wormtail.`  `Master, please . . .please ...` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Voldemort bent down and pulled out Wormtail's left arm; he forced the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"sleeve of Wormtail's robes up past his elbow, and Harry saw something","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"upon the skin there, something like a vivid red tattoo - a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"skull with a snake protruding from its mouth - the image that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"had appeared in the sky at the Quidditch World Cup: the Dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Mark. Voldemort examined it carefully, ignoring Wormtail's uncontrollable weeping.  `It is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"back,` he said softly, `they will all have noticed it... and now,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"we shall see ...  now we shall know ...`  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"pressed his long white forefinger to the brand on Wormtail's arm. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"The scar on Harry s forehead seared with a sharp pain again,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"and Wormtail let out a fresh howl; Voldemort removed his fingers from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Wormtail's mark, and Harry saw that it had turned jet black. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"A look of cruel satisfaction on his face, Voldemort straightened up, threw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"back his head, and stared around at the dark graveyard.  `How","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"many will be brave enough to return when they feel it?` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"whispered, his gleaming red eyes fixed upon the stars. `And how many","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"will be foolish enough to stay away?`  He began to pace","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"up and down before Harry and Wormtail, eyes sweeping the graveyard all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"the while. After a minute or so, he looked down at Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"again, a cruel smile twisting his snakelike face.  `You stand, Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Potter, upon the remains of my late father,` he hissed softly. `A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
" Muggle and a fool. . . very like your dear mother.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"But they both had their uses, did they not? Your mother died","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"to defend you as a child . . . and I killed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"my father, and see how useful he has proved himself, in death.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"...`  Voldemort laughed again. Up and down he paced, looking all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"around him as he walked, and the snake continued to circle in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"the grass.  `You see that house upon the hillside, Potter? My","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"father lived there. My mother, a witch who lived here in this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"village, fell in love with him. But he abandoned her when she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"told him what she was. ... He didn't like magic, my father","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". . .  `He left her and returned to his Muggle parents","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"before I was even born. Potter, and she died giving birth to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"me, leaving me to be raised in a Muggle orphanage . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". but I vowed to find him ... I revenged myself upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"him, that fool who gave me his name . . . Tom","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Riddle. . . .`  Still he paced, his red eyes darting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"from grave to grave.  `Listen to me, reliving family history .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". .` he said quietly, `why, I am growing quite sentimental. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". . But look, Harry! My true family returns. . . .`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
" The air was suddenly full of the swishing of cloaks. Between","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"graves, behind the yew tree, in every shadowy space, wizards were Apparating.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"All of them were hooded and masked. And one by one they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"moved forward . . . slowly, cautiously, as though they could hardly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"believe their eyes Voldemort stood in silence, waiting for them. Then one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"of the Death Eaters fell to his knees, crawled toward Voldemort and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"kissed the hem of his black robes.  Master . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Master ` he murmured.  The Death Eaters behind him did the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"same; each of them approaching Voldemort on his knees and kissing his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"robes, before backing away and standing up, forming a silent circle, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"enclosed Tom Riddle s grave, Harry, Voldemort, and the sobbing and twitching","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"heap that was Wormtail. Yet they left gaps in the circle, as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"though waiting for more people.  Voldemort, however, did not seem to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"expect more. He looked around at the hooded faces, and though there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"was no wind rustling seemed to run around the circle, as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"it had shivered.  `Welcome, Death Eaters,` said Voldemort quietly. `Thirteen years.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". . thirteen years since last we met. Yet you answer my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"call as though it were yesterday, we are still united under the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Dark Mark, then! Or are we?`  He put back his terrible","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"face and sniffed, his slit-like nostrils widening.  `I smell guilt,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"said. `There is a stench or guilt upon the air.  A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"second shiver ran around the circle, as though each member of it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"longed, but did not dare to step back from him.  `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"see you all, whole and healthy, with your powers intact - such","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"prompt appearances! and I ask myself . . . why did this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"band of wizards never come to the aid of their master, to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"whom they swore eternal loyalty?`  No one spoke. No one moved","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"except Wormtail, who was upon the ground, still sobbing over his bleeding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"arm.  `And I answer myself,` whispered Voldemort, `they must have believed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"me broken, they thought I was gone. They slipped back among my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"enemies, and they pleaded innocence, and ignorance, and bewitchment. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
" `And then I ask myself, but how could they have believed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"I would not rise again? They, who knew the steps I took,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"long ago, to guard myself against mortal death? They, who had seen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"proofs of the immensity of my power in the times when I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"was mightier than any wizard living?  `And I answer myself, perhaps","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"they believed a still greater power could exist, one that could vanquish","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"even Lord Voldemort. . . perhaps they now pay allegiance to another","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". . .  perhaps that champion of commoners, of Mudbloods and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Muggles, Albus Dumbledore?`  At the mention of Dumbledore's name, the members","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"of the circle stirred, and some muttered and shook their heads. Voldemort","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"ignored them.  `It is a disappointment to me ... I confess","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"myself disappointed. . . .`  One of the men suddenly flung","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"himself forward, breaking the circle. Trembling from head to foot, he collapsed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"at Voldemort's feet.  `Master!` he shrieked, `Master, forgive me! Forgive us all!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
" Voldemort began to laugh. He raised his wand.  `Crucio!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"The Death Eater on the ground writhed and shrieked; Harry was sure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"the sound must carry to the houses around. . . . Let","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"the police come, he thought desperately . . . anyone . ..","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
" anything. . .  Voldemort raised his wand. The tortured Death","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Eater lay flat upon the ground, gasping.  `Get up, Avery,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Voldemort softly. `Stand up. You ask for forgiveness? I do not forgive.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"I do not forget. Thirteen long years ... I want thirteen years'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"repayment before I forgive you. Wormtail here has paid some of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"debt already, have you not, Wormtail?`  He looked down at Wormtail,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"who continued to sob.  `You returned to me, not out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"loyalty, but out of fear of your old friends. You deserve this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"pain, Wormtail. You know that, don't you?`  `Yes, Master,` moaned Wormtail,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"`please. Master . . . please ...`  `Yet you helped return","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"me to my body,` said Voldemort coolly, watching Wormtail sob on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"ground. `Worthless and traitorous as you are, you helped me ... and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Lord Voldemort rewards his helpers... .`  Voldemort raised his wand again","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"and whirled it through the air. A streak of what looked like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"molten silver hung shining in the wand's wake. Momentarily shapeless, it writhed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"and then formed itself into a gleaming replica of a human hand,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"bright as moonlight, which soared downward and fixed itself upon Wormtails bleeding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"wrist.  Wormtail's sobbing stopped abruptly. His breathing harsh and ragged, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"raised his head and stared in disbelief at the silver hand, now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"attached seamlessly to his arm, as though he were wearing a dazzling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"glove. He flexed the shining fingers, then, trembling, picked up a small","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"twig on the ground and crushed it into powder.  `My Lord,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"he whispered. `Master ... it is beautiful. . . thank you... thank","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"you. ...`  He scrambled forward on his knees and kissed the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"hem of Voldemort's robes.  `May your loyalty never waver again, Wormtail,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"said Voldemort.  `No, my Lord . . . never, my Lord","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". . .`  Wormtail stood up and took his place in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"the circle, staring at his powerful new hand, his face still shining","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"with tears. Voldemort now approached the man on Wormtail's right.  `Lucius,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"my slippery friend,` he whispered, halting before him. `I am told that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"you have not renounced the old ways, though to the world you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"present a respectable face. You are still ready to take the lead","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"in a spot of Muggle-torture, I believe? Yet you never tried to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"find me, Lucius. . . . Your exploits at the Quidditch World","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Cup were fun, I daresay. .  . but might not your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"energies have been better directed toward finding and aiding your master?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"`My Lord, I was constantly on the alert,` came Lucius Malfoy's voice","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"swiftly from beneath the hood. `Had there been any sign from you,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"any whisper of your whereabouts, I would have been at your side","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"immediately, nothing could have prevented me -`  `And yet you ran","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"from my Mark, when a faithful Death Eater sent it into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"sky last summer?` said Voldemort lazily, and Mr. Malfoy stopped talking abruptly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"`Yes, I know all about that, Lucius. . . . You have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"disappointed me. ... I expect more faithful service in the future.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"`Of course, my Lord, of course. . . . You are merciful,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"thank you. ...`  Voldemort moved on, and stopped, staring at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"space - large enough for two people -that separated Malfoy and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"next man.  `The Lestranges should stand here,` said Voldemort quietly. `But they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"are entombed in Azkaban. They were faithful. They went to Azkaban rather","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"than renounce me. . . . When Azkaban is broken open, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Lestranges will be honored beyond their dreams. The dementors will join us","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"... they are our natural allies ... we will recall the banished","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"giants ... I shall have all my devoted servants returned to me,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"and an army of creatures whom all fear. ...`  He walked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"on. Some of the Death Eaters he passed in silence, but he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"paused before others and spoke to them.  `Macnair . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"destroying dangerous beasts for the Ministry of Magic now, Wormtail tells me?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"You shall have better victims than that soon, Macnair. Lord Voldemort will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"provide.  ...`  `Thank you, Master . . . thank you,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"murmured Macnair.  `And here` - Voldemort moved on to the two","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"largest hooded figures - `we have Crabbe . . .  you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"will do better this time, will you not, Crabbe? And you, Goyle?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
" They bowed clumsily, muttering dully.  `Yes, Master ...`  `We","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"will, Master....`  `The same goes for you, Nott,` said Voldemort quietly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"as he walked past a stooped figure  in Mr. Goyles shadow.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
" `My Lord, I prostrate myself before you, I am your most","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"faithful -`  `That will do,` said Voldemort.  He had reached","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"the largest gap of all, and he stood surveying it with his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"blank, red eyes, as though he could see people standing there. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"`And here we have six missing Death Eaters . . . three","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"dead in my service. One, too cowardly to return ... he will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"pay. One, who I believe has left me forever ... he will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"be killed, of course . . . and one, who remains my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"most faithful servant, and who has already reentered my service.`  The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Death Eaters stirred, and Harry saw their eyes dart sideways at one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"another through their masks.  `He is at Hogwarts, that faithful servant,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"and it was through his efforts that our young friend arrived here","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"tonight. . . .  `Yes,` said Voldemort, a grin curling his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"lipless mouth as the eyes of the circle flashed in Harry's direction.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"`Harry Potter has kindly joined us for my rebirthing party. One might","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"go so far as to call him my guest of honor.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"There was a silence. Then the Death Eater to the right of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Wormtail stepped forward, and Lucius Malfoy's voice spoke from under the mask.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
" `Master, we crave to know ... we beg you to tell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"us ... how you have achieved this . . .  this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"miracle . . . how you managed to return to us. ..","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
".`  `Ah, what a story it is, Lucius,` said Voldemort. `And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"it begins - and ends - with my young friend here.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"He walked lazily over to stand next to Harry, so that the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"eyes of the whole circle were upon the two of them. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"snake continued to circle.  `You know, of course, that they have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"called this boy my downfall?` Voldemort said softly, his red eyes upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Harry, whose scar began to burn so fiercely that he almost screamed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"in agony. `You all know that on the night I lost my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"powers and my body, I tried to kill him. His mother died","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"in the attempt to save him - and unwittingly provided him with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"a protection I admit I had not foreseen. ... I could not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"touch the boy.`  Voldemort raised one of his long white fingers","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"and put it very close to Harry's cheek.  `His mother left","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"upon him the traces other sacrifice. . . . This is old","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"magic, I should have remembered it, I was foolish to overlook it... but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"no matter. I can touch him now.`  Harry felt the cold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"tip of the long white finger touch him, and thought his head","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"would burst with the pain. Voldemort laughed softly in his ear, then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"took the finger away and continued addressing the Death Eaters.  `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"miscalculated, my friends, I admit it. My curse was deflected by the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"woman's foolish sacrifice, and it rebounded upon myself. Aaah . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"pain beyond pain, my friends; nothing could have prepared me for it.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"I was ripped from my body, I was less than spirit, less","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"than the meanest ghost. . . but still, I was alive. What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"I was, even I do not know... I, who have gone further","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"than anybody along the path that leads to immortality. You know my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"goal - to conquer death. And now, I was tested, and it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"appeared that one or more of my experiments had worked ... for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"I had not been killed, though the curse should have done it.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Nevertheless, I was as powerless as the weakest creature alive, and without","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"the means to help myself... for I had no body, and every","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"spell that might have helped me required the use of a wand.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". . .  `I remember only forcing myself, sleeplessly, endlessly, second","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"by second, to exist. ...  I settled in a faraway place,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"in a forest, and I waited. . . . Surely, one of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"my faithful Death Eaters would try and find me. . . one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"of them would come and perform the magic I could not, to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"restore me to a body . . , but I waited in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"vain. ...`  The shiver ran once more around the circle of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"listening Death Eaters. Voldemort let the silence spiral horribly before continuing. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"`Only one power remained to me. I could possess the bodies of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"others. But I dared not go where other humans were plentiful, for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"I knew that the Aurors were still abroad and searching for me.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
" I sometimes inhabited animals - snakes, of course, being my preference","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"- but I was little better off inside them than as pure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"spirit, for their bodies were ill adapted to perform magic . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". and my possession of them shortened their lives; none of them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"lasted long. .  . .  `Then . . . four","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"years ago . . . the means for my return seemed assured.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"A wizard -young, foolish, and gullible - wandered across my path in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"the forest I had made my home.  Oh, he seemed the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"very chance I had been dreaming of... for he was a teacher","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"at  Dumbledore's school... he was easy to bend to my will...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"he brought me back to this country, and after a while, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"took possession of his body, to supervise him closely as he carried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"out my orders. But my plan failed. I did not manage to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"steal the Sorcerer's Stone. I was not to be assured immortal life.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"I was thwarted . . . thwarted, once again, by Harry Potter.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"...`  Silence once more; nothing was stirring, not even the leaves","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"on the yew tree. The Death Eaters were quite motionless, the glittering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"eyes in their masks fixed upon Voldemort, and upon Harry.  `The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"servant died when I left his body, and I was left as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"weak as ever I had been,`  Voldemort continued. `I returned to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"my hiding place far away, and I will not pretend to you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"that I didn't then fear that I might never regain my powers.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". . . Yes, that was perhaps my darkest hour... I could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"not hope that I would be sent another wizard to possess . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". and I had given up hope, now, that any of my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Death Eaters cared what had become of me. ...`  One or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"two of the masked wizards in the circle moved uncomfortably, but Voldemort","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"took no notice.  `And then, not even a year ago, when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"I had almost abandoned hope, it happened at last...  a servant","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"returned to me. Wormtail here, who had faked his own death to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"escape justice, was driven out of hiding by those he had once","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"counted friends, and decided to return to his master. He sought me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"in the country where it had long been rumored I was hiding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". .  . helped, of course, by the rats he met","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"along the way. Wormtail has a curious affinity with rats, do you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"not, Wormtail? His filthy little friends told him there was a place,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"deep in an Albanian forest, that they avoided, where small animals like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"themselves had met their deaths by a dark shadow that possessed them.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". . .  `But his journey back to me was not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"smooth, was it, Wormtail? For, hungry one night, on the edge of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"the very forest where he had hoped to find me, he foolishly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"stopped at an inn for some food . . . and who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"should he meet there, but one Bertha Jorkins, a witch from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Ministry of Magic.  `Now see the way that fate favors Lord","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Voldemort. This might have been the end of Wormtail, and of my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"last hope for regeneration. But Wormtail - displaying a presence of mind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"I would never have expected from him - convinced Bertha Jorkins to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"accompany him on a nighttime stroll. He overpowered her ... he brought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"her to me. And Bertha Jorkins, who might have ruined all, proved","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"instead to be a gift beyond my wildest dreams ... for -with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"a little persuasion - she became a veritable mine of information. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"`She told me that the Triwizard Tournament would be played at Hogwarts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"this year. She told me that she knew of a faithful Death","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Eater who would be only too willing to help me, if I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"could only contact him. She told me many things. . . but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"the means I used to break the Memory Charm upon her were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"powerful, and when I had extracted all useful information from her, her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"mind and body were both damaged beyond repair. She had now served","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"her purpose. I could not possess her. I disposed of her.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Voldemort smiled his terrible smile, his red eyes blank and pitiless. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"`Wormtail's body, of course, was ill adapted for possession, as all assumed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"him dead, and would attract far too much attention if noticed. However,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"he was the able-bodied servant I needed, and, poor wizard though he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"is, Wormtail was able to follow the instructions I gave him, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"would return me to a rudimentary, weak body of my own, a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"body I would be able to inhabit while awaiting the essential ingredients","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"for true rebirth ... a spell or two of my own invention","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"... a little help from my dear Nagini,` Voldemorts red eyes fell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"upon the continually circling snake, `a potion concocted from unicorn blood, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"the snake venom Nagini provided ... I was soon returned to an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"almost human form, and strong enough to travel.  `There was no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"hope of stealing the Sorcerer's Stone anymore, for I knew that Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"would have seen to it that it was destroyed. But I was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"willing to embrace mortal life again, before chasing immortality. I set my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"sights lower ... I would settle for my old body back again,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"and my old strength.  `I knew that to achieve this -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"it is an old piece of Dark Magic, the potion that revived me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"tonight - I would need three powerful ingredients. Well, one of them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"was already at hand, was it not, Wormtail? Flesh given by a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"servant. . . .  `My father's bone, naturally, meant that we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"would have to come here, where he was buried.  But the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"blood of a foe ... Wormtail would have had me use any","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"wizard, would you not, Wormtail? Any wizard who had hated me ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"as so many of them still do. But I knew the one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"I must use, if I was to rise again, more powerful than","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"I had been when I had fallen.  I wanted Harry Potters","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"blood. I wanted the blood of the one who had stripped me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"of power thirteen years ago . . . for the lingering protection","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"his mother once gave him would then reside in my veins too.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
". . .  `But how to get at Harry Potter? For","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"he has been better protected than I think even he knows, protected","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"in ways devised by Dumbledore long ago, when it fell to him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"to arrange the boy's future. Dumbledore invoked an ancient magic, to ensure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"the boy's protection as long as he is in his relations' care.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Not even I can touch him there. . . . Then, of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"course, there was the Quidditch World Cup. ... I thought his protection","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"might be weaker there, away from his relations and Dumbledore, but I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"was not yet strong enough to attempt kidnap in the midst of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"a horde of Ministry wizards. And then, the boy would return to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Hogwarts, where he is under the crooked nose of that Muggle-loving fool","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"from morning until night. So how could I take him?  `Why","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"... by using Bertha Jorkins's information, of course. Use my one faithful","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Death Eater, stationed at Hogwarts, to ensure that the boy's name was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"entered into the Goblet of Fire. Use my Death Eater to ensure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"that the boy won the tournament - that he touched the Triwizard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Cup first - the cup which my Death Eater had turned into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"a Portkey, which would bring him here, beyond the reach of Dumbledore's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"help and protection, and into my waiting arms. And here he is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"... the boy you all believed had been my downfall. ...` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"Voldemort moved slowly forward and turned to face Harry. He raised his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"wand.  `Crucio!`  It was pain beyond anything Harry had ever","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"experienced; his very bones were on fire; his head was surely splitting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"along his scar; his eyes were rolling madly in his head; he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"wanted it to end ... to black out... to die ... ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"And then it was gone. He was hanging limply in the ropes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"binding him to the headstone of Voldemort's father, looking up into those","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"bright red eyes through a kind of mist. The night was ringing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"with the sound of the Death Eaters' laughter.  `You see, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"think, how foolish it was to suppose that this boy could ever","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"have been stronger than me,` said Voldemort. `But I want there to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"be no mistake in anybody's mind.  Harry Potter escaped me by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"a lucky chance. And I am now going to prove my power","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"by killing him, here and now, in front of you all, when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"there is no Dumbledore to help him, and no mother to die","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"for him. I will give him his chance. He will be allowed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"to fight, and you will be left in no doubt which of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"us is the stronger. Just a little longer, Nagini,` he whispered, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"the snake glided away through the grass to where the Death Eaters","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"stood watching.  `Now untie him, Wormtail, and give him back his wand.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-33"
"   Wormtail approached Harry, who scrambled to find his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"feet, to support his own weight before the ropes were untied. Wormtail","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"raised his new silver hand, pulled out the wad of material gagging","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Harry, and then, with one swipe, cut through the bonds tying Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"to the gravestone.  There was a split second, perhaps, when Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"might have considered running for it, but his injured leg shook under","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"him as he stood on the overgrown grave, as the Death Eaters","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"closed ranks, forming a tighter circle around him and Voldemort, so that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"the gaps where the missing Death Eaters should have stood were filled.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Wormtail walked out of the circle to the place where Cedric's body","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"lay and returned with Harry's wand, which he thrust roughly into Harry's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"hand without looking at him. Then Wormtail resumed his place in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"circle of watching Death Eaters.  `You have been taught how to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"duel. Harry Potter?` said Voldemort softly, his red eyes glinting through the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"darkness.  At these words Harry remembered, as though from a former","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"life, the dueling club at Hogwarts he had attended briefly two years","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"ago. ... All he had learned there was the Disarming Spell, `Expelliarmus`.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". . and what use would it be to deprive Voldemort of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"his wand, even if he could, when he was surrounded by Death","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Eaters, outnumbered by at least thirty to one? He had never learned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"anything that could possibly fit him for this. He knew he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"facing the thing against which Moody had always warned . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"the unblockable Avada Kedavra curse - and Voldemort was right - his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"mother was not here to die for him this time. ... He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"was quite unprotected. . . .  `We bow to each other.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Harry,` said Voldemort, bending a little, but keeping his snakelike face upturned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"to Harry. `Come, the niceties must be observed. . . . Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
" would like you to show manners. . . . Bow to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"death, Harry. ...`  The Death Eaters were laughing again. Voldemorts lipless","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"mouth was smiling. Harry did not bow. He was not going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"let Voldemort play with him before killing him ... he was not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"going to give him that satisfaction. . . .  `I said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"bow,` Voldemort said, raising his wand - and Harry felt his spine","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"curve as though a huge, invisible hand were bending him ruthlessly forward,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"and the Death Eaters laughed harder than ever.  `Very good,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Voldemort softly, and as he raised his wand the pressure bearing down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"upon Harry lifted too. `And now you face me, like a man","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". . . straight-backed and proud, the way your father died. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". .  `And now - we duel.`  Voldemort raised his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"wand, and before Harry could do anything to defend himself, before he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"could even move, he had been hit again by the Cruciatus Curse.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"The pain was so intense, so all-consuming, that he no longer knew","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"where he was. . . . White-hot knives were piercing every inch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"of his skin, his head was surely going to burst with pain,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"he was screaming more loudly than he'd ever screamed in his life","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"-And then it stopped. Harry rolled over and scrambled to his feet;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"he was shaking as uncontrollably as Wormtail had done when his hand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"had been cut off; he staggered sideways into the wall of watching","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Death Eaters, and they pushed him away, back toward Voldemort.  `A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"little break,` said Voldemort, the slit-like nostrils dilating with excitement, `a little","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"pause . . . That hurt, didn't it. Harry? You don't want","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"me to do that again, do you?`  Harry didn't answer. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"was going to die like Cedric, those pitiless red eyes were telling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"him so ... he was going to die, and there was nothing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"he could do about it... but he wasn't going to play along.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"He wasn't going to obey Voldemort... he wasn't going to beg. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". .  `I asked you whether you want me to do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"that again,` said Voldemort softly. `Answer me!  Imperial`  And Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"felt, for the third time in his life, the sensation that his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"mind had been wiped of all thought. . . . Ah, it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"was bliss, not to think, it was as though he were floating,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"dreaming ...just answer no ... say no ... just answer no. ..","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
".  I will not, said a stronger voice, in the back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"of his head, I won't answer. . . .  Just answer","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"no. . . .  I won't do it, I won't say","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"it. ...  Just answer no. . . .  `I WON'T!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
" And these words burst from Harry's mouth; they echoed through the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"graveyard, and the dream state was lifted as suddenly as though cold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"water had been thrown over him - back rushed the aches that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"the Cruciatus Curse had left all over his body - back rushed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"the realization of where he was, and what he was facing. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". .  `You won't?` said Voldemort quietly, and the Death Eaters","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"were not laughing now. `You won't say no? Harry, obedience is a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"virtue I need to teach you before you die. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
" Perhaps another little dose of pain?`  Voldemort raised his wand,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"but this time Harry was ready; with the reflexes born of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Quidditch training, he flung himself sideways onto the ground; he rolled behind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"the marble headstone of Voldemort s father, and he heard it crack","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"as the curse missed him.  `We are not playing hide-and-seek, Harry,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"said Voldemort's soft, cold voice, drawing nearer, as the Death Eaters laughed.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"`You cannot hide from me. Does this mean you are tired of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"our duel? Does this mean that you would prefer me to finish","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"it now, Harry?  Come out, Harry . . . come out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"and play, then ... it will be quick ... it might even","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"be painless ... I would not know... I have never died. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". .`  Harry crouched behind the headstone and knew the end","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"had come. There was no hope ... no help to be had.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"And as he heard Voldemort draw nearer still, he knew one thing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"only, and it was beyond fear or reason: He was not going","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"to die crouching here like a child playing hide-and-seek; he was not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"going to die kneeling at Voldemort s feet... he was going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"die upright like his father, and he was going to die trying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"to defend himself, even if no defense was possible. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
" Before Voldemort could stick his snakelike face around the headstone. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"stood up ...  he gripped his wand tightly in his hand,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"thrust it out in front of him, and threw himself around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"headstone, facing Voldemort.  Voldemort was ready. As Harry shouted, `Expelliarmus!` Voldemort","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"cried, `Avada Kedavra!`  A jet of green light issued from Voldemorts","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"wand just as a jet of red light blasted from Harry's -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"they met in midair - and suddenly Harry's wand was vibrating as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"though an electric charge were surging through it; his hand seized up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"around it; he couldn't have released it if he'd wanted to -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"and a narrow beam of light connected the two wands, neither red","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"nor green, but bright, deep gold. Harry, following the beam with his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"astonished gaze, saw that Voldemort's long white fingers too were gripping a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"wand that was shaking and vibrating.  And then - nothing could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"have prepared Harry for this - he felt his feet lift from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"the ground. He and Voldemort were both being raised into the air,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"their wands still connected by that thread of shimmering golden light. They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"glided away from the tombstone of Voldemort's father and then came to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"rest on a patch of ground that was clear and free of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"graves. . . . The Death Eaters were shouting; they were asking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Voldemort for instructions; they were closing in, reforming the circle around Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"and Voldemort, the snake slithering at their heels, some of them drawing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"their wands -The golden thread connecting Harry and Voldemort splintered; though the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"wands remained connected, a thousand more beams arced high over Harry and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Voldemort, crisscrossing all around them, until they were enclosed in a golden,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"dome-shaped web, a cage of light, beyond which the Death Eaters circled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"like jackals, their cries strangely muffled now. . . .  `Do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"nothing!` Voldemort shrieked to the Death Eaters, and Harry saw his red","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"eyes wide with astonishment at what was happening, saw him fighting to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"break the thread of light still connecting his wand with Harry's; Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"held onto his wand more tightly, with both hands, and the golden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"thread remained unbroken. `Do nothing unless I command you!`  Voldemort shouted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"to the Death Eaters.  And then an unearthly and beautiful sound","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"filled the air. ... It was coming from every thread of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"light-spun web vibrating around Harry and Voldemort. It was a sound Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"recognized, though he had heard it only once before in his life:","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"phoenix song.  It was the sound of hope to Harry. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". the most beautiful and welcome thing he had ever heard in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"his life. . . . He felt as though the song were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"inside him instead of just around him. ... It was the sound","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"he connected with Dumbledore, and it was almost as though a friend","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"were speaking in his ear. . . .  Don't break the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"connection.  I know. Harry told the music, I know I mustn't.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". . but no sooner had he thought it, than the thing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"became much harder to do. His wand began to vibrate more powerfully","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"than ever . . . and now the beam between him and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Voldemort changed too ... it was as though large beads of light","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"were sliding up and down the thread connecting the wands - Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"felt his wand give a shudder under his hand as the light","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"beads began to slide slowly and steadily his way. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"The direction of the beams movement was now toward him, from Voldemort,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"and he felt his wand shudder angrily. . . .  As","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"the closest bead of light moved nearer to Harrys wand tip, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"wood beneath his fingers grew so hot he feared it would burst","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"into flame. The closer that bead moved, the harder Harry's wand vibrated;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"he was sure his wand would not survive contact with it; it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"felt as though it was about to shatter under his fingers -He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"concentrated every last particle of his mind upon forcing the bead back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"toward Voldemort, his ears full of phoenix song, his eyes furious, fixed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". . . and slowly, very slowly, the beads quivered to a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"halt, and then, just as slowly, they began to move the other","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"way . . . and it was Voldemort's wand that was vibrating","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"extra-hard now . . .  Voldemort who looked astonished, and almost","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"fearful. . . .  One of the beads of light was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"quivering, inches from the tip of Voldemorts wand. Harry didn't understand why","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"he was doing it, didn't know what it might achieve . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". but he now concentrated as he had never done in his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"life on forcing that bead of light right back into Voldemort s","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"wand . . . and slowly . . . very slowly ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"it moved along the golden thread ... it trembled for a moment.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". . and then it connected. . . .  At once,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Voldemorts wand began to emit echoing screams of pain . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"then - Voldemort's red eyes widened with shock - a dense, smoky","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"hand flew out of the tip of it and vanished . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". the ghost of the hand he had made Wormtail. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"more shouts of pain . . . and then something much larger","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"began to blossom from Voldemorts wand tip, a great, grayish something, that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"looked as though it were made of the solidest, densest smoke. ...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"It was a head . . . now a chest and arms","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". . . the torso of Cedric Diggory.  If ever Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"might have released his wand from shock, it would have been then,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"but instinct kept him clutching his wand tightly, so that the thread","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"of golden light remained  unbroken, even though the thick gray ghost","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"of Cedric Diggory (was it a ghost? it looked so solid) emerged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"in its entirety from the end of Voldemort s wand, as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"it were squeezing itself out of a very narrow tunnel. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"and this shade of Cedric stood up, and looked up and down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"the golden thread of light, and spoke.  `Hold on. Harry,` it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"said.  Its voice was distant and echoing. Harry looked at Voldemort","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"... his wide red eyes were still shocked ... he had no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"more expected this than Harry had . . . and, very dimly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
" Harry heard the frightened yells of the Death Eaters, prowling around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"the edges of the golden dome. .  More screams of pain","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"from the wand . . . and then something else emerged from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"its tip ...  the dense shadow of a second head, quickly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"followed by arms and torso ... an old man Harry had seen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"only in a dream was now pushing himself out of the end","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"of the wand just as Cedric had done . . . and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"his ghost, or his shadow, or whatever it was, fell next to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Cedric's, and surveyed Harry and Voldemort, and the golden web, and the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"connected wands, with mild surprise, leaning on his walking stick. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
".  `He was a real wizard, then?` the old man said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"his eyes on Voldemort. `Killed me, that one did. . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"You fight him, boy. . . .`  But already, yet another","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"head was emerging ... and this head, gray as a smoky statue,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"was a woman's. . . . Harry, both arms shaking now as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"he fought to keep his wand still, saw her drop to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"ground and straighten up like the others, staring. . . . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"The shadow of Bertha Jorkins surveyed the battle before her with wide","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"eyes.  `Don't let go, now!` she cried, and her voice echoed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"like Cedrics as though from very far away. `Don't let him get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"you, Harry - don't let go!`  She and the other two","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"shadowy figures began to pace around the inner walls of the golden","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"web, while the Death Eaters flitted around the outside of it... and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Voldemort's dead victims whispered as they circled the duelers, whispered words of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"encouragement to Harry, and hissed words Harry couldn't hear to Voldemort. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"And now another head was emerging from the tip of Voldemorts wand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". . . and Harry knew when he saw it who it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"would be ... he knew, as though he had expected it from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"the moment when Cedric had appeared from the wand . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"knew, because the man appearing was the one he'd thought of more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"than any other tonight. . . .  The smoky shadow of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"a tall man with untidy hair fell to the ground as Bertha","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"had done, straightened up, and looked at him . . . and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Harry, his arms shaking madly now, looked back into the ghostly face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"of his father.  `Your mother's coming . . .` he said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"quietly. `She wants to see you ... it will be all right..","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". hold on. . . .`  And she came. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"first her head, then her body... a young woman with long hair,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"the smoky, shadowy form of Lily Potter blossomed from the end of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Voldemort's wand, fell to the ground, and straightened like her husband. She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"walked close to Harry, looking down at him, and she spoke in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"the same distant, echoing voice as the others, but quietly, so that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Voldemort, his face now livid with fear as his victims prowled around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"him, could not hear. . ..  `When the connection is broken,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"we will linger for only moments . . . but we will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"give you time. . . you must get to the Portkey, it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"will return you to Hogwarts ... do you understand, Harry?`  `Yes,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Harry gasped, fighting now to keep a hold on his wand, which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"was slipping and sliding beneath his fingers.  `Harry . . .`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"whispered the figure of Cedric, `take my body back, will you? Take","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"my body back to my parents, ...`  `I will,` said Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"his face screwed up with the effort of holding the wand. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"`Do it now,` whispered his father's voice, `be ready to run .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
". . do it now. ...`  `NOW!` Harry yelled; he didn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"think he could have held on for another moment anyway -he pulled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"his wand upward with an almighty wrench, and the golden thread broke;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"the cage of light vanished, the phoenix song died - but the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"shadowy figures of Voldemort's victims did not disappear - they were closing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"in upon Voldemort, shielding Harry from his gaze -And Harry ran as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"he had never run in his life, knocking two stunned Death Eaters","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"aside as he passed; he zigzagged behind headstones, feeling their curses following","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"him, hearing them hit the headstones - he was dodging curses and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"graves, pelting toward Cedric's body, no longer aware of the pain in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"his leg, his whole being concentrated on what he had to do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"-  `Stun him!` he heard Voldemort scream.  Ten feet from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Cedric, Harry dived behind a marble angel to avoid the jets of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"red light and saw the tip of its wing shatter as the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"spells hit it. Gripping his wand more tightly, he dashed out from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"behind the angel -`  Impedimenta!` he bellowed, pointing his wand wildly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"over his shoulder at the Death Eaters running at him.  From","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"a muffled yell, he thought he had stopped at least one of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"them, but there was no time to stop and look; he jumped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"over the cup and dived as he heard more wand blasts behind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"him; more jets of light flew over his head as he fell,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"stretching out his hand to grab Cedric's arm...  `Stand aside! I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"will kill him! He is mine!` shrieked Voldemort. Harry's hand had closed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"on Cedric's wrist; one tombstone stood between him and Voldemort, but Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"was too heavy to carry, and the cup was out of reach","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"-Voldemort's red eyes flamed in the darkness. Harry saw his mouth curl","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"into a smile, saw him raise his wand.  `Accio!` Harry yelled,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"pointing his wand at the Triwizard Cup. It flew into the air","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"and soared toward him. Harry caught it by the handle -He heard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"Voldemort s scream of fury at the same moment that he felt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"the jerk behind his navel that meant the Portkey had worked -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"it was speeding him away in a whirl of wind and color,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"and Cedric along with him. . . . They were going back. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-34"
"   Harry felt himself slam flat into the ground; his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"face was pressed into grass; the smell of it filled his nostrils.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"He had closed his eyes while the Portkey transported him, and he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"kept them closed now. He did not move. All the breath seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"to have been knocked out of him; his head was swimming so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"badly he felt as though the ground beneath him were swaying like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the deck of a ship. To hold himself steady, he tightened his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"hold on the two things he was still clutching: the smooth, cold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"handle of the Triwizard Cup and Cedric's body. He felt as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"he would slide away into the blackness gathering at the edges of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"his brain if he let go of either of them. Shock and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"exhaustion kept him on the ground, breathing in the smell of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"grass, waiting . . . waiting for someone to do something .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
". . something to happen . . . and all the while,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"his scar burned dully on his forehead. . . .  A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"torrent of sound deafened and confused him; there were voices everywhere, footsteps,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"screams. ... He remained where he was, his face screwed up against","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the noise, as though it were a nightmare that would pass. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
". .  Then a pair of hands seized him roughly and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"turned him over.  `Harry! Harry!`  He opened his eyes. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"He was looking up at the starry sky, and Albus Dumbledore was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"crouched over him. The dark shadows of a crowd of people pressed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"in around them, pushing nearer; Harry felt the ground beneath his head","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"reverberating with their footsteps.  He had come back to the edge","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"of the maze. He could see the stands rising above him, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"shapes of people moving in them, the stars above.  Harry let","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"go of the cup, but he clutched Cedric to him even more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"tightly. He raised his free hand and seized Dumbledore's wrist, while Dumbledore's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"face swam in and out of focus.  `He's back,` Harry whispered.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"`He's back. Voldemort.`  `What's going on? What's happened?`  The face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"of Cornelius Fudge appeared upside down over Harry; it looked white, appalled.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
" `My God - Diggory!` it whispered. `Dumbledore - he's dead!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"The words were repeated, the shadowy figures pressing in on them gasped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"it to those around them . . . and then others shouted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"it - screeched it - into the night - `He's dead!` `He's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"dead!` `Cedric Diggory! Dead!`  `Harry, let go of him,` he heard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Fudge's voice say, and he felt fingers trying to pry him from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Cedric's limp body, but Harry wouldn't let him go. Then Dumbledore's face,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"which was still blurred and misted, came closer.  `Harry, you can't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"help him now. It's over. Let go.`  `He wanted me to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"bring him back,` Harry muttered - it seemed important to explain this.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
" `He wanted me to bring him back to his parents. ...`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
" `That's right. Harry . . . just let go now. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
". .`  Dumbledore bent down, and with extraordinary strength for a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"man so old and thin, raised Harry from the ground and set","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"-him on his feet. Harry swayed. His head was pounding.  His","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"injured leg would no longer support his weight. The crowd around them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"jostled, fighting to get closer, pressing darkly in on him - `What's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"happened?` `What's wrong with him?` `Diggorys dead!`  `He'll need to go","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"to the hospital wing!` Fudge was saying loudly. `He's ill, he's injured","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"- Dumbledore, Diggory's parents, they're here, they're in the stands. ...` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"`I'll take Harry, Dumbledore, I'll take him -`  `No, I would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"prefer-`  `Dumbledore, Amos Diggorys running . . . he's coming over.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
". . . Don't you think you should tell him - before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"he sees - ?`  `Harry, stay here -`  Girls were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"screaming, sobbing hysterically.... The scene flickered oddly before Harry's eyes. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
".  `Its all right, son, I've got you . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"come on ... hospital wing . . .`  `Dumbledore said stay,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"said Harry thickly, the pounding in his scar making him feel as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"though he was about to throw up; his vision was blurring worse","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"than ever.  `You need to lie down. . .. Come on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"now....`  Someone larger and stronger than he was was half pulling,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"half carrying him through the frightened crowd. Harry heard people gasping, screaming,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"and shouting as the man supporting him pushed a path through them,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"taking him back to the castle. Across the lawn, past the lake","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"and the Durmstrang ship, Harry heard nothing but the heavy breathing of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the man helping him walk.  `What happened. Harry?` the man asked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"at last as he lifted Harry up the stone steps.  Clunk.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Clunk. Clunk. It was Mad-Eye Moody.  `Cup was a Portkey,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Harry as they crossed the entrance hall. `Took me and Cedric to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"a graveyard . . . and Voldemort was there . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Lord Voldemort...`  Clunk. Clunk. Clunk. Up the marble stairs . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
".  `The Dark Lord was there? What happened then?`  `Killed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Cedric . . . they killed Cedric. . . .`  `And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"then?`  Clunk. Clunk. Clunk. Along the corridor . . . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"`Made a potion . . . got his body back. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
".`  `The Dark Lord got his body back? He's returned?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"`And the Death Eaters came . . . and then we dueled.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"...`  `You dueled with the Dark Lord?`  `Got away .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
". . my wand . . . did something funny. ... I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"saw my mum and dad . . . they came out of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"his wand. ...`  `In here. Harry ... in here, and sit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"down. . . . You'll be all right now . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"drink this. ...`  Harry heard a key scrape in a lock","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"and felt a cup being pushed into his hands.  `Drink it...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"you'll feel better . . . come on, now. Harry, I need","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"to know exactly what happened. ...`  Moody helped tip the stuff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"down Harrys throat; he coughed, a peppery taste burning his throat. Moody's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"office came into sharper focus, and so did Moody himself. ... He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"looked as white as Fudge had looked, and both eyes were fixed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"unblinkingly upon Harry's face.  `Voldemort's back, Harry? You're sure he's back?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"How did he do it?`  `He took stuff from his father's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"grave, and from Wormtail, and me,` said Harry. His head felt clearer;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"his scar wasn't hurting so badly; he could now see Moodys face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"distinctly, even though the office was dark. He could still hear screaming","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"and shouting from the distant Quidditch field.  `What did the Dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Lord take from you?` said Moody.  `Blood,` said Harry, raising his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"arm. His sleeve was ripped where Wormtail's dagger had torn it. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Moody let out his breath in a long, low hiss.  `And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the Death Eaters? They returned?`  `Yes,` said Harry. `Loads of them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
". . .`  `How did he treat them?` Moody asked quietly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"`Did he forgive them?`  But Harry had suddenly remembered. He should","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"have told Dumbledore, he should have said it straightaway -  `There's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"a Death Eater at Hogwarts! There's a Death Eater here - they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"put my name in the Goblet of Fire, they made sure I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"got through to the end -`  Harry tried to get up,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"but Moody pushed him back down.  `I know who the Death","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Eater is,` he said quietly.  `Karkaroff?` said Harry wildly. `Where is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"he? Have you got him? Is he locked up?`  `Karkaroff?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Moody with an odd laugh. `Karkaroff fled tonight, when he felt the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Dark Mark burn upon his arm. He betrayed too many faithful supporters","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"of the Dark Lord to wish to meet them . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"but I doubt he will get far. The Dark Lord has ways","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"of tracking his enemies.`  `Karkaroff's gone? He ran away? But then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"- he didn't put my name in the goblet?`  `No,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Moody slowly. `No, he didn't. It was I who did that.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Harry heard, but didn't believe.  `No, you didn't,` he said. `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"didn't do that. . . you can't have done...`  `I assure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"you I did,` said Moody, and his magical eye swung around and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"fixed upon the door, and Harry knew he was making sure that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"there was no one outside it. At the same time, Moody drew","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"out his wand and pointed it at Harry.  `He forgave them,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"then?` he said. `The Death Eaters who went free? The ones who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"escaped Azkaban?`  `What?` said Harry.  He was looking at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"wand Moody was pointing at him. This was a bad joke, it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"had to be.  `I asked you,` said Moody quietly, `whether he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"forgave the scum who never even went to look for him. Those","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"treacherous cowards who wouldn't even brave Azkaban for him. The faithless, worthless","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"bits of filth who were brave enough to cavort in masks at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the Quidditch World Cup, but fled at the sight of the Dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Mark when I fired it into the sky.`  `You fired .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
". . What are you talking about. . . ?`  `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"told you. Harry ... I told you. If there's one thing I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"hate more than any other, it's a Death Eater who walked free.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"They turned their backs on my master when he needed them most.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"I expected him to punish them. I expected him to torture them.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Tell me he hurt them, Harry. . . .` Moody's face was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"suddenly lit with an insane smile. `Tell me he told them that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"I, I alone remained faithful... prepared to risk everything to deliver to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"him the one thing he wanted above all... you`  `You didn't...","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"it - it can't be you. ...`  `Who put your name","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"in the Goblet of Fire, under the name of a different school?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"I did.  Who frightened off every person I thought might try","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"to hurt you or prevent you from winning the tournament? I did.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Who nudged Hagrid into showing you the dragons? I did.  Who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"helped you see the only way you could beat the dragon? I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"did`  Moody's magical eye had now left the door. It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"fixed upon Harry. His lopsided mouth leered more widely than ever. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"`It hasn't been easy, Harry, guiding you through these tasks without arousing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"suspicion.  I have had to use every ounce of cunning I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"possess, so that my hand would not be detectable in your success.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Dumbledore would have been very suspicious if you had managed everything too","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"easily. As long as you got into that maze, preferably with a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"decent head start - then, I knew, I would have a chance","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"of getting rid of the other champions and leaving your way clear.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"But I also had to contend with your stupidity.  The second","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"task . . . that was when I was most afraid we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"would fail. I was keeping watch on you, Potter. I knew you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"hadn't worked out the egg's clue, so I had to give you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"another hint -`  `You didn't,` Harry said hoarsely. `Cedric gave me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the clue -`  `Who told Cedric to open it underwater? I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"did. I trusted that he would pass the information on to you.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Decent people are so easy to manipulate, Potter. I was sure Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"would want to repay you for telling him about the dragons, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"so he did. But even then, Potter, even then you seemed likely","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"to fail. I was watching all the time ... all those hours","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"in the library. Didn't you realize that the book you needed was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"in your dormitory all along? I planted it there early on, I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"gave it to the Longbottom boy, don't you remember? Magical Water Plants","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"of the Mediterranean. It would have told you all you needed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"know about gillyweed. I expected you to ask everyone and anyone you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"could for help. Longbottom would have told you in an instant. But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"you did not. . . you did not. .  . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"You have a streak of pride and independence that might have ruined","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"all.  `So what could I do? Feed you information from another","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"innocent source. You told me at  the Yule Ball a house-elf","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"called Dobby had given you a Christmas present. I called the elf","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"to the staffroom to collect some robes for cleaning. I staged a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"loud conversation with Professor McGonagall about the hostages who had been taken,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"and whether Potter would think to use gillyweed. And your little elf","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"friend ran straight to Snape's office and then hurried to find you...`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
" Moodys wand was still pointing directly at Harry's heart. Over his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"shoulder, foggy shapes were moving in the Foe-Glass on the wall. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"`You were so long in that lake, Potter, I thought you had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"drowned. But luckily, Dumbledore took your idiocy for nobility, and marked you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"high for it. I breathed again.  `You had an easier time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"of it than you should have in that maze tonight, of course,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"said Moody. `I was patrolling around it, able to see through the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"outer hedges, able to curse many obstacles out of your way. I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Stunned Fleur Delacour as she passed. I put the Imperius Curse on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Krum, so that he would finish Diggory and leave your path to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the cup clear.`  Harry stared at Moody. He just didn't see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"how this could be. ... Dumbledore's friend, the famous Auror. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the one who had caught so many Death Eaters ... It made","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"no sense ... no sense at all. ...  The foggy shapes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"in the Foe-Glass were sharpening, had become more distinct. Harry could see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the outlines of three people over Moody's shoulder, moving closer and closer.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"But Moody wasn't watching them. His magical eye was upon Harry. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"`The Dark Lord didn't manage to kill you. Potter, and he so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"wanted to,` whispered Moody.  `Imagine how he will reward me when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"he finds I have done it for him. I gave you to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"him -the thing he needed above all to regenerate - and then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"I killed you for him. I will be honored beyond all other","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Death Eaters. I will be his dearest, his closest supporter . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
" . closer than a son. ...`  Moody's normal eye was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"bulging, the magical eye fixed upon Harry. The door was barred, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Harry knew he would never reach his own wand in time. .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
". .  `The Dark Lord and I,` said Moody, and he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"looked completely insane now, towering over Harry, leering down at him, `have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"much in common. Both of us, for instance, had very disappointing fathers","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
". . . very disappointing indeed. Both of us suffered the indignity,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Harry, of being named after those fathers. And both of us had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the pleasure .  . . the very great pleasure ... of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"killing our fathers to ensure the continued rise of the Dark Order!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
" `You're mad,` Harry said - he couldn't stop himself- `you're mad!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
" `Mad, am I?` said Moody, his voice rising uncontrollably. `We'll see!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"We'll see who's mad, now that the Dark Lord has returned, with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"me at his side! He is back, Harry Potter, you did not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"conquer him - and now - I conquer you!`  Moody raised","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"his wand, he opened his mouth; Harry plunged his own hand into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"his robes -`  Stupefy!` There was a blinding flash of red","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"light, and with a great splintering and crashing, the door of Moody's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"office was blasted apart -Moody was thrown backward onto the office floor.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Harry, still staring at the place where Moody's face had been, saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Albus Dumbledore, Professor Snape, and Professor McGonagall looking back at him out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"of the Foe-Glass. He looked around and saw the three of them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"standing in the doorway, Dumbledore in front, his wand outstretched.  At","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"that moment, Harry fully understood for the first time why people said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Dumbledore was the only wizard Voldemort had ever feared. The look upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Dumbledore's face as he stared down at the unconscious form of Mad-Eye","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Moody was more terrible than Harry could have ever imagined. There was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"no benign smile upon Dumbledore's face, no twinkle in the eyes behind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the spectacles. There was cold fury in every line of the ancient","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"face; a sense of power radiated from Dumbledore as though he were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"giving off burning heat.  He stepped into the office, placed a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"foot underneath Moodys unconscious body, and kicked him over onto his back,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"so that his face was visible. Snape followed him, looking into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Foe-Glass, where his own face was still visible, glaring into the room.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Professor McGonagall went straight to Harry.  `Come along, Potter,` she whispered.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"The thin line of her mouth was twitching as though she was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"about to cry. `Come along . . . hospital wing ...` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"`No,` said Dumbledore sharply.  `Dumbledore, he ought to - look at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"him - he's been through enough tonight -`  `He will stay,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Minerva, because he needs to understand,` said Dumbledore curtly.  `Understanding is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the first step to acceptance, and only with acceptance can there be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"recovery. He needs to know who has put him through the ordeal","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"he has suffered tonight,  and why,`  `Moody,` Harry said. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"was still in a state of complete disbelief. `How can it have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"been Moody?`  `This is not Alastor Moody,` said Dumbledore quietly. `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"have never known Alastor Moody. The real Moody would not have removed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"you from my sight after what happened tonight. The moment he took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"you, I knew - and I followed.`  Dumbledore bent down over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Moody's limp form and put a hand inside his robes. He pulled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"out Moody's hip flask and a set of keys on a ring.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Then he turned to Professors McGonagall and Snape.  `Severus, please fetch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"me the strongest Truth Potion you possess, and then go down to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the kitchens and bring up the house-elf called Winky. Minerva, kindly go","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"down to Hagrid's house, where you will find a large black dog","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"sitting in the pumpkin patch. Take the dog up to my office,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"tell him I will be with him shortly, then come back here.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
" If either Snape or McGonagall found these instructions peculiar, they hid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"their confusion. Both turned at once and left the office. Dumbledore walked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"over to the trunk with seven locks, fitted the first key in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the lock, and opened it. It contained a mass of spell-books. Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"closed the trunk, placed a second key in the second lock, and opened","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the trunk again. The spellbooks had vanished; this time it contained an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"assortment of broken Sneako-scopes, some parchment and quills, and what looked like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"a silvery Invisibility Cloak. Harry watched, astounded, as Dumbledore placed the third,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"fourth, fifth, and sixth keys in their respective locks, reopening the trunk","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"each time, and revealing different contents each time. Then he placed the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"seventh key in the lock, threw open the lid, and Harry let","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"out a cry of amazement.  He was looking down into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"kind of pit, an underground room, and lying on the floor some","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"ten feet below, apparently fast asleep, thin and starved in appearance, was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the real Mad-Eye Moody. His wooden leg was gone, the socket that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"should have held the magical eye looked empty beneath its lid, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"chunks of his grizzled hair were missing. Harry stared, thunderstruck, between the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"sleeping Moody in the trunk and the unconscious Moody lying on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"floor of the office.  Dumbledore climbed into the trunk, lowered himself,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"and fell lightly onto the floor beside the sleeping Moody. He bent","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"over him.  `Stunned - controlled by the Imperius Curse - very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"weak,` he said. `Of course, they would have needed to keep him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"alive. Harry, throw down the imposter's cloak - he's freezing. Madam Pomfrey","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"will need to see him, but he seems in no immediate danger.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
" Harry did as he was told; Dumbledore covered Moody in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"cloak, tucked it around him, and clambered out of the trunk again.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Then he picked up the hip flask that stood upon the desk,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"unscrewed it, and turned it over. A thick glutinous liquid splattered onto","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the office floor.  `Polyjuice Potion, Harry,` said Dumbledore. `You see the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"simplicity of it, and the brilliance. For Moody never does drink except","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"from his hip flask, he's well known for it. The imposter needed,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"of course, to keep the real Moody close by, so that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"could continue making the potion. You see his hair ...` Dumbledore looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"down on the Moody in the trunk. `The imposter has been cutting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"it off all year, see where it is uneven?  But I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"think, in the excitement of tonight, our fake Moody might have forgotten","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"to take it as frequendy as he should have done ... on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the hour . . . every hour. . . . We shall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"see.`  Dumbledore pulled out the chair at the desk and sat","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"down upon it, his eyes fixed upon the unconscious Moody on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"floor. Harry stared at him too. Minutes passed in silence... . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Then, before Harry's very eyes, the face of the man on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"floor began to change. The scars were disappearing, the skin was becoming","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"smooth; the mangled nose became whole and started to shrink. The long","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"mane of grizzled gray hair was withdrawing into the scalp and turning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the color of straw. Suddenly, with a loud clunk, the wooden leg","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"fell away as a normal leg regrew in its place; next moment,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the magical eyeball had popped out of the man's face as a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"real eye replaced it; it rolled away across the floor and continued","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"to swivel in every direction.  Harry saw a man lying before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"him, pale-skinned, slightly freckled, with a mop of fair hair. He knew","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"who he was. He had seen him in Dumbledore's Pensieve, had watched","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"him being led away from court by the dementors, trying to convince","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Mr. Crouch that he was innocent. . . but he was lined","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"around the eyes now and looked much older. . . . ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"There were hurried footsteps outside in the corridor. Snape had returned with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Winky at his heels. Professor McGonagall was right behind them.  `Crouch!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Snape said, stopping dead in the doorway. `Barty Crouch!`  `Good heavens,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"said Professor McGonagall, stopping dead and staring down at the man on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the floor.  Filthy, disheveled, Winky peered around Snape's legs. Her mouth","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"opened wide and she let out a piercing shriek.  `Master Barty,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Master Barty, what is you doing here?`  She flung herself forward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"onto the young man's chest.  `You is killed him! You is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"killed him! You is killed Master's son!`  `He is simply Stunned,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Winky,` said Dumbledore. `Step aside, please. Severus, you have the potion?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Snape handed Dumbledore a small glass bottle of completely clear liquid: the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Veritaserum with which he had threatened Harry in class. Dumbledore got up,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"bent over the man on the floor, and pulled him into a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"sitting position against the wall beneath the Foe-Glass, in which the reflections","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"of Dumbledore, Snape, and McGonagall were still glaring down upon them all.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Winky remained on her knees, trembling, her hands over her face. Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"forced the mans mouth open and poured three drops inside it. Then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"he pointed his wand at the mans chest and said, `Ennervate.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Crouch's son opened his eyes. His face was slack, his gaze unfocused.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Dumbledore knelt before him, so that their faces were level.  `Can","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"you hear me?` Dumbledore asked quietly.  The man's eyelids flickered. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"`Yes,` he muttered.  `I would like you to tell us,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Dumbledore softly, `how you came to be here. How did you escape","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"from Azkaban?`  Crouch took a deep, shuddering breath, then began to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"speak in a flat, expressionless voice.  `My mother saved me. She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"knew she was dying. She persuaded my father to rescue me as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"a last favor to her. He loved her as he had never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"loved me. He agreed. They came to visit me. They gave me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"a draft of Polyjuice Potion containing one of my mother's hairs. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"She took a draft of Polyjuice Potion containing one of my hairs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"We took on each other's appearance.`  Winky was shaking her head,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"trembling.  `Say no more. Master Barty, say no more, you is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"getting your father into trouble!`  But Crouch took another deep breath","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"and continued in the same flat voice.  `The dementors are blind.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"They sensed one healthy, one dying person entering Azkaban.  They sensed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"one healthy, one dying person leaving it. My father smuggled me out,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"disguised as my mother, in case any prisoners were watching through their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"doors.  `My mother died a short while afterward in Azkaban. She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"was careful to drink Polyjuice Potion until the end. She was buried","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"under my name and bearing my appearance. Everyone believed her to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"me.`  The man's eyelids flickered.  `And what did your father","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"do with you, when he had got you home?` said Dumbledore quietly.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
" `Staged my mother's death. A quiet, private funeral. That grave is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"empty. The house-elf nursed me back to health. Then I had to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"be concealed. I had to be controlled.  My father had to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"use a number of spells to subdue me. When I had recovered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"my strength, I thought only of finding my master . . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"of returning to his service.`  `How did your father subdue you?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"said Dumbledore.  `The Imperius Curse,` Moody said. `I was under my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"fathers control. I was forced to wear an Invisibility Cloak day and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"night. I was always with the house-elf. She was my keeper and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"caretaker. She pitied me. She persuaded my father to give me occasional","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"treats.  Rewards for my good behavior.`  `Master Barty, Master Barty,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"sobbed Winky through her hands. `You isn't ought to tell them, we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"is getting in trouble. ...`  `Did anybody ever discover that you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"were still alive?` said Dumbledore softly. `Did anyone know except your father","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"and the house-elf?`  `Yes,` said Crouch, his eyelids flickering again. `A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"witch in my father's office.  Bertha Jorkins. She came to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"house with papers for my father s signature. He was not at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"home. Winky showed her inside and returned to the kitchen, to me.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"But Bertha Jorkins heard Winky talking to me. She came to investigate.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"She heard enough to guess who was hiding under the Invisibility Cloak.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"My father arrived home. She confronted him. He  put a very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"powerful Memory Charm on her to make her forget what she'd found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"out. Too powerful. He said it damaged her memory permanently.`  `Why","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"is she coming to nose into my masters private business?` sobbed Winky.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"`Why isn't she leaving us be?`  `Tell me about the Quidditch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"World Cup,` said Dumbledore.  `Winky talked my father into it,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Crouch, still in the same monotonous voice. `She spent months persuading him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"I had not left the house for years. I had loved Quidditch.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
" Let him go, she said. He will be in his Invisibility","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Cloak. He can watch. Let him smell fresh air for once. She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"said my mother would have wanted it. She told my father that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"my mother had died to give me freedom. She had not saved","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"me for a life of imprisonment. He agreed in the end. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"`It was carefully planned. My father led me and Winky up to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the Top Box early in the day. Winky was to say that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"she was saving a seat for my father. I was to sit","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"there, invisible. When everyone had left the box, we would emerge. Winky","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"would appear to be alone. Nobody would ever know.  `But Winky","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"didn't know that I was growing stronger. I was starting to fight","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"my father's Imperius Curse. There were times when I was almost myself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"again. There were brief periods when I seemed outside his control. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"happened, there, in the Top Box. It was like waking from a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"deep sleep. I found myself out in public, in the middle of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the match, and I saw, in front of me, a wand sticking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"out of a boys pocket. I had not been allowed a wand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"since before Azkaban. I stole it. Winky didn't know. Winky is frightened","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"of heights. She had her face hidden.`  `Master Barty, you bad","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"boy!` whispered Winky, tears trickling between her fingers.  `So you took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the wand,` said Dumbledore, `and what did you do with it?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"`We went back to the tent,` said Crouch. `Then we heard them.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"We heard the Death Eaters. The ones who had never been to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Azkaban. The ones who had never suffered for my master. They had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"turned their backs on him. They were not enslaved, as I was.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"They were free to seek him, but they did not. They were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"merely making sport of Muggles. The sound of their voices awoke me.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"My mind was clearer than it had been in years. I was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"angry. I had the wand.  I wanted to attack them for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"their disloyalty to my master. My father had left the tent; he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"had gone to free the Muggles. Winky was afraid to see me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"so angry. She used her own brand of magic to bind me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"to her. She pulled me from the tent, pulled me into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"forest, away from the Death Eaters. I tried to hold her back.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"I wanted to return to the campsite. I wanted to show those","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Death Eaters what loyalty to the Dark Lord meant, and to punish","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"them for their lack of it. I used the stolen wand to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"cast the Dark Mark into the sky.  `Ministry wizards arrived. They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"shot Stunning Spells everywhere. One of the spells came through the trees","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"where Winky and I stood. The bond connecting us was broken. We","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"were both Stunned.  `When Winky was discovered, my father knew I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"must be nearby. He searched the bushes where she had been found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"and felt me lying there. He waited until the other Ministry members","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"had left the forest. He put me back under the Imperius Curse","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"and took me home.  He dismissed Winky. She had failed him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"She had let me acquire a wand. She had almost let me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"escape.`  Winky let out a wail of despair.  `Now it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"was just Father and I, alone in the house. And then .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
". . and then . . .`  Crouch's head rolled on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"his neck, and an insane grin spread across his face. `My master","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"came for me.  `He arrived at our house late one night","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"in the arms of his servant Wormtail. My master had found out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"that I was still alive. He had captured Bertha Jorkins in Albania.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"He had tortured her. She told him a great deal. She told","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"him about the Triwizard Tournament.  She told him the old Auror,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Moody, was going to teach at Hogwarts. He tortured her until he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"broke through the Memory Charm my father had placed upon her. She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"told him I had escaped from Azkaban. She told him my father","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"kept me imprisoned to prevent me from seeking my master. And so","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"my master knew that I was still his faithful servant - perhaps","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the most faithful of all. My master conceived a plan, based upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the information Bertha had given him. He needed me. He arrived at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"our house near midnight. My father answered the door.`  The smile","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"spread wider over Crouch's face, as though recalling the sweetest memory of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"his life. Winky's petrified brown eyes were visible through her fingers. She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"seemed too  appalled to speak.  `It was very quick. My","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"father was placed under the Imperius Curse by my master. Now my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"father was the one imprisoned, controlled. My master forced him to go","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"about his business as usual, to act as though nothing was wrong.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"And I was released. I awoke. I was myself again, alive as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"I hadn't been in years.  `And what did Lord Voldemort ask","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"you to do?` said Dumbledore.  `He asked me whether I was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"ready to risk everything for him. I was ready. It was my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"dream, my greatest ambition, to serve him, to prove myself to him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"He told me he needed to place a faithful servant at Hogwarts.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"A servant who would guide Harry Potter through the Triwizard Tournament without","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"appearing to do so. A servant who would watch over Harry Potter.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Ensure he reached the Triwizard Cup. Turn the cup into a Portkey,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"which would take the first person to touch it to my master.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"But first -`  `You needed Alastor Moody,` said Dumbledore. His blue","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"eyes were blazing, though his voice remained calm.  `Wormtail and I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"did it. We had prepared the Polyjuice Potion beforehand. We journeyed to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"his house. Moody put up a struggle. There was a commotion. We","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"managed to subdue him just in time. Forced him into a compartment","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"of his own magical trunk. Took some of his hair and added","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"it to the potion. I drank it; I became Moody's double. I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"took his leg and his eye. I was ready to face Arthur","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Weasley when he arrived to sort out the Muggles who had heard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"a disturbance. I made the dustbins move around the yard. I told","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Arthur Weasley I had heard intruders in my yard, who had set","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"off the dustbins. Then I packed up Moody's clothes and Dark detectors,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"put them in the trunk with Moody, and set off for Hogwarts.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"I kept him alive, under the Imperius Curse. I wanted to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"able to question him. To find out about his past, learn his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"habits, so that I could fool even Dumbledore.  I also needed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"his hair to make the Polyjuice Potion. The other ingredients were easy.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"I stole boom-slang skin from the dungeons. When the Potions master found","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"me in his office, I said I was under orders to search","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"it.`  `And what became of Wormtail after you attacked Moody?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Dumbledore.  `Wormtail returned to care for my master, in my father's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"house, and to keep watch over my father.`  `But your father","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"escaped,` said Dumbledore.  `Yes. After a while he began to fight","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the Imperius Curse just as I had done. There were periods when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"he knew what was happening. My master decided it was no longer","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"safe for my father to leave the house. He forced him to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"send letters to the Ministry instead. He made him write and say","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"he was ill. But Wormtail neglected his duty. He was not watchful","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"enough. My father escaped. My master guessed that he was heading for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Hogwarts. My father was going to tell Dumbledore everything, to confess. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"was going to admit that he had smuggled me from Azkaban. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"`My master sent me word of my father's escape. He told me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"to stop him at all costs. So I waited and watched. I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"used the map I had taken from Harry Potter. The map that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"had almost ruined everything.`  `Map?` said Dumbledore quickly. `What map is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"this?`  `Potter's map of Hogwarts. Potter saw me on it. Potter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"saw me stealing more ingredients for the Polyjuice Potion from Snape's office","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"one night. He thought I was my father. We have the same","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"first name. I took the map from Potter that night. I told","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"him my father hated Dark wizards. Potter believed my father was after","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Snape.  `For a week I waited for my father to arrive","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"at Hogwarts. At last, one evening, the map showed my father entering","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"the grounds. I pulled on my Invisibility Cloak and went down to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"meet him. He was walking around the edge of the forest. Then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Potter came, and Krum.  I waited. I could not hurt Potter;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"my master needed him. Potter ran to get Dumbledore.  I Stunned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Krum. I killed my father.`  `Noooo!` wailed Winky. `Master Barty, Master","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Barty, what is you saying?`  `You killed your father,` Dumbledore said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"in the same soft voice. `What did you do with the body?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
" `Carried it into the forest. Covered it with the Invisibility Cloak.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"I had the map with me. I watched Potter run into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"castle. He met Snape. Dumbledore joined them. I watched Potter bringing Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"out of the castle. I walked back out of the forest, doubled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"around behind them, went to meet them. I told Dumbledore Snape had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"told me where to come.  `Dumbledore told me to go and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"look for my father. I went back to my father's body. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Watched the map. When everyone was gone, I Transfigured my father's body.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"He became a  bone ... I buried it, while wearing the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Invisibility Cloak, in the freshly dug earth in front of Hagrid's cabin.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
" There was complete silence now, except for Winky's continued sobs. Then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Dumbledore said, `And tonight. . .`  `I offered to carry the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"Triwizard Cup into the maze before dinner,` whispered Barty Crouch. `Turned it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"into a Portkey. My master's plan worked. He is returned to power","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"and I will be honored by him beyond the dreams of wizards.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
" The insane smile lit his features once more, and his head","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"drooped onto his shoulder as Winky wailed and sobbed at his side.  ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-35"
"    Dumbledore stood up. He stared down at Barty","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Crouch for a moment with disgust on his face. Then he raised","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"his wand once more and ropes flew out of it, ropes that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"twisted themselves around Barty Crouch, binding him tightly. He turned to Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"McGonagall.  `Minerva, could I ask you to stand guard here while","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"I take Harry upstairs?`  `Of course,` said Professor McGonagall. She looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"slightly nauseous, as though she had just watched someone being sick. However,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"when she drew out her wand and pointed it at Barty Crouch,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"her hand was quite steady.  `Severus` - Dumbledore turned to Snape","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"- `please tell Madam Pomfrey to come down here; we need to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"get Alastor Moody into the hospital wing. Then go down into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"grounds, find Cornelius Fudge, and bring him up to this office. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"will undoubtedly want to question Crouch himself. Tell him I will be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"in the hospital wing in half an hour's time if he needs","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"me.`  Snape nodded silently and swept out of the room. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"`Harry?` Dumbledore said gently.  Harry got up and swayed again; the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"pain in his leg, which he had not noticed all the time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"he had been listening to Crouch, now returned in full measure. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"also realized that he was shaking. Dumbledore gripped his arm and helped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"him out into the dark corridor.  `I want you to come","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"up to my office first. Harry,` he said quiedy as they headed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"up the passageway. `Sirius is waiting for us there.`  Harry nodded.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"A kind of numbness and a sense of complete unreality were upon","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"him, but he did not care; he was even glad of it.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"He didn't want to have to think about anything that had happened","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"since he had first touched the Triwizard Cup. He didn't want to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"have to examine the memories, fresh and sharp as photographs, which kept","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"flashing across his mind. Mad-Eye Moody, inside the trunk. Wormtail, slumped on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"the ground, cradling his stump of an arm. Voldemort, rising from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"steaming cauldron. Cedric. . . dead . . .  Cedric, asking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to be returned to his parents. . . .  `Professor,` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"mumbled, `where are Mr. and Mrs. Diggory?`  `They are with Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Sprout,` said Dumbledore. His voice, which had been so calm throughout the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"interrogation of Barty Crouch, shook very slightly for the first time. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"`She was Head of Cedric's house, and knew him best.`  They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"had reached the stone gargoyle. Dumbledore gave the password, it sprang aside,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"and he and Harry went up the moving spiral staircase to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"oak door. Dumbledore pushed it open. Sirius was standing there. His face","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"was white and gaunt as it had been when he had escaped","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Azkaban. In one swift moment, he had crossed the room.  `Harry,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"are you all right? I knew it - I knew something like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"this - what happened?`  His hands shook as he helped Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"into a chair in front of the desk.  `What happened?` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"asked more urgently.  Dumbledore began to tell Sirius everything Barty Crouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"had said. Harry was only half listening. So tired every bone in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"his body was aching, he wanted nothing more than to sit here,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"undisturbed, for hours and hours, until he fell asleep and didn't have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to think or feel anymore.  There was a soft rush of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"wings. Fawkes the phoenix had left his perch, flown across the office,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"and landed on Harry's knee.  `'Lo, Fawkes,` said Harry quietly. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"stroked the phoenix's beautiful scarlet-and-gold plumage. Fawkes blinked peacefully up at him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"There was something comforting about his warm weight.  Dumbledore stopped talking.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"He sat down opposite Harry, behind his desk. He was looking at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Harry, who avoided his eyes. Dumbledore was going to question him. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"was going to make Harry relive everything.  `I need to know","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"what happened after you touched the Portkey in the maze. Harry,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Dumbledore.  `We can leave that till morning, can't we, Dumbledore?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Sirius harshly. He had put a hand on Harrys shoulder. `Let him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"have a sleep. Let him rest.`  Harry felt a rush of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"gratitude toward Sirius, but Dumbledore took no notice of Sirius's words. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"leaned forward toward Harry.  Very unwillingly, Harry raised his head and looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"into those blue eyes.  `If I thought I could help you,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Dumbledore said gently, `by putting you into an enchanted sleep and allowing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"you to postpone the moment when you would have to think about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"what has happened tonight, I would do it. But I know better.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Numbing the pain for a while will make it worse when you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"finally feel it. You have shown bravery beyond anything I could have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"expected of you. I ask you to demonstrate your courage one more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"time. I ask you to tell us what happened.`  The phoenix","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"let out one soft, quavering note. It shivered in the air, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Harry felt as though a drop of hot liquid had slipped down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"his throat into his stomach, warming him, and strengthening him.  He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"took a deep breath and began to tell them. As he spoke,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"visions of everything that had passed that night seemed to rise before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"his eyes; he saw the sparkling surface of the potion that had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"revived Voldemort; he saw the Death Eaters Apparating between the graves around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"them; he saw Cedric's body, lying on the ground beside the cup.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" Once or twice, Sirius made a noise as though about to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"say something, his hand still tight on Harry's shoulder, but Dumbledore raised","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"his hand to stop him, and Harry was glad of this, because","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"it was easier to keep going now he had started. It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"even a relief; he felt almost as though something poisonous were being","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"extracted from him. It was costing him every bit of determination he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"had to keep talking, yet he sensed that once he had finished,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"he would feel better.  When Harry told of Wormtail piercing his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"arm with the dagger, however, Sirius let out a vehement exclamation and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Dumbledore stood up so quickly that Harry started. Dumbledore walked around the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"desk and told Harry to stretch out his arm. Harry showed them","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"both the place where his robes were torn and the cut beneath","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"them.  `He said my blood would make him stronger than if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"he'd used someone else's,` Harry told Dumbledore. `He said the protection my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"- my mother left in me - he'd have it too. And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"he was right - he could touch me without hurting himself, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"touched my face.`  For a fleeting instant, Harry thought he saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"a gleam of something like triumph in Dumbledore's eyes. But next second.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Harry was sure he had imagined it, for when Dumbledore had returned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to his seat behind the desk, he looked as old and weary","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"as Harry had ever seen him.  `Very well,` he said, sitting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"down again. `Voldemort has overcome that particular barrier. Harry, continue, please.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Harry went on; he explained how Voldemort had emerged from the cauldron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"and told them all he could remember of Voldemort's speech to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Death Eaters. Then he told how Voldemort had untied him, returned his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"wand to him, and prepared to duel.  But when he reached","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"the part where the golden beam of light had connected his and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Voldemort's wands, he found his throat obstructed. He tried to keep talking,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"but the memories of what had come out of Voldemort's wand were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"flooding into his mind. He could see Cedric emerging, see the old","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"man, Bertha Jorkins ... his father . . . his mother .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
".  .  He was glad when Sirius broke the silence.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" `The wands connected?` he said, looking from Harry to Dumbledore. `Why?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" Harry looked up at Dumbledore again, on whose face there was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"an arrested look.  `Priori Incantatem,` he muttered.  His eyes gazed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"into Harry's and it was almost as though an invisible beam of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"understanding shot between them.  `The Reverse Spell effect?` said Sirius sharply.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" `Exactly,` said Dumbledore. `Harry's wand and Voldemorts wand share cores. Each","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"of them contains a feather from the tail of the same phoenix.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"This phoenix, in fact,` he added, and he pointed at the scarlet-and-gold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"bird, perching peacefully on Harry's knee.  `My wand's feather came from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Fawkes?` Harry said, amazed.  `Yes,` said Dumbledore. `Mr. Ollivander wrote to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"tell me you had bought the second wand, the moment you left","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"his shop four years ago.`  `So what happens when a wand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"meets its brother?` said Sirius.  `They will not work properly against each","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"other,` said Dumbledore. `If, however, the owners of the wands force the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"wands to do battle ... a very rare effect will take place.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" One of the wands will force the other to regurgitate spells","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"it has performed - in reverse. The most recent first. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"and then those which preceded it. . . .`  He looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"interrogatively at Harry, and Harry nodded.  `Which means,` said Dumbledore slowly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"his eyes upon Harry's face, `that some form of Cedric must have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"reappeared.`  Harry nodded again.  `Diggory came back to life?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Sirius sharply.  `No spell can reawaken the dead,` said Dumbledore heavily.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"`All that would have happened is a kind of reverse echo. A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"shadow of the living Cedric would have emerged from the wand .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
". . am I correct, Harry?`  `He spoke to me,` Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"said. He was suddenly shaking again. `The . . . the ghost","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Cedric, or whatever he was, spoke.`  `An echo,` said Dumbledore, `which","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"retained Cedric's appearance and character. I am guessing other such forms appeared","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
". . . less recent victims of Voldemort's wand....`  `An old","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"man,` Harry said, his throat still constricted. `Bertha Jorkins. And . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
".`  `Your parents?` said Dumbledore quietly.  `Yes,` said Harry. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Sirius's grip on Harry's shoulder was now so tight it was painful.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" `The last murders the wand performed,` said Dumbledore, nodding. `In reverse","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"order. More would have appeared, of course, had you maintained the connection.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Very well, Harry, these echoes, these shadows . .. what did they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"do?`  Harry described how the figures that had emerged from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"wand had prowled the edges of the golden web, how Voldemort had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"seemed to fear them, how the shadow of Harry's mother had told","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"him what to do, how Cedric's had made its final request. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"At this point. Harry found he could not continue. He looked around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"at Sirius and saw that he had his face in his hands.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" Harry suddenly became aware that Fawkes had left his knee. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"phoenix had fluttered to the floor. It was resting its beautiful head","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"against Harry's injured leg, and thick, pearly tears were falling from its","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"eyes onto the wound left by the spider. The pain vanished. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"skin mended. His leg was repaired.  `I will say it again,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"said Dumbledore as the phoenix rose into the air and resettled itself","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"upon the perch beside the door. `You have shown bravery beyond anything","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"I could have expected of you tonight. Harry. You have shown bravery","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"equal to those who died fighting Voldemort at the height of his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"powers. You have shouldered a grown wizard's burden and found yourself equal","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to it - and you have now given us all we have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"a right to expect. You will come with me to the hospital","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"wing. I do not want you returning to the dormitory tonight. A","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Sleeping Potion, and some peace . . . Sirius, would you like","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to stay with him?`  Sirius nodded and stood up. He transformed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"back into the great black dog and walked with Harry and Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"out of the office, accompanying them down a flight of stairs to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"the hospital wing.  When Dumbledore pushed open the door. Harry saw","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Mrs. Weasley, Bill, Ron, and Hermione grouped around a harassed-looking Madam Pomfrey.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"They appeared to be demanding to know where Harry was and what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"had happened to him. All of them whipped around as Harry, Dumbledore,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"and the black dog entered, and Mrs. Weasley let out a kind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"of muffled scream.  `Harry! Oh Harry!`  She started to hurry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"toward him, but Dumbledore moved between them.  `Molly,` he said, holding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"up a hand, `please listen to me for a moment. Harry has","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"been through a terrible ordeal tonight. He has just had to relive","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"it for me. What he needs now is sleep, and peace, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"quiet. If he would like you all to stay with him,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"added, looking around at Ron, Hermione, and Bill too, `you may do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"so. But I do not want you questioning him until he is","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"ready to answer, and certainly not this evening.`  Mrs. Weasley nodded.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"She was very white. She rounded on Ron, Hermione, and Bill as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"they were being noisy, and hissed, `Did you hear? He needs quiet!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" `Headmaster,` said Madam Pomfrey, staring at the great black dog that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"was Sirius, `may I ask what - ?`  `This dog will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"be remaining with Harry for a while,` said Dumbledore simply. `I assure","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"you, he is extremely well trained. Harry - I will wait while","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"you get into bed.`  Harry felt an inexpressible sense of gratitude","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to Dumbledore for asking the others not to  question him. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"wasn't as though he didn't want them there; but the thought of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"explaining it all over again, the idea of reliving it one more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"time, was more than he could stand.  `I will be back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to see you as soon as I have met with Fudge, Harry,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"said Dumbledore. `I would like you to remain here tomorrow until I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"have spoken to the school.` He left.  As Madam Pomfrey led","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Harry to a nearby bed, he caught sight of the real Moody","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"lying motionless in a bed at the far end of the room.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"His wooden leg and magical eye were lying on the bedside table.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" `Is he okay?` Harry asked.  `He'll be fine,` said Madam","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Pomfrey, giving Harry some pajamas and pulling screens around him. He took","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"off his robes, pulled on the pajamas, and got into bed. Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Hermione, Bill, Mrs. Weasley, and the black dog came around the screen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"and settled themselves in chairs on either side of him. Ron and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Hermione were looking at him almost cautiously, as though scared of him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" `I'm all right,` he told them. `Just tired.`  Mrs. Weasleys","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"eyes filled with tears as she smoothed his bed-covers unnecessarily.  Madam","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Pomfrey, who had bustled off to her office, returned holding a small","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"bottle of some purple potion and a goblet.  `You'll need to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"drink all of this. Harry,` she said. `It's a potion for dreamless","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"sleep.`  Harry took the goblet and drank a few mouthfuls. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"felt himself becoming drowsy at once. Everything around him became hazy; the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"lamps around the hospital wing seemed to be winking at him in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"a friendly way through the screen around his bed; his body felt","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"as though it was sinking deeper into the warmth of the feather","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"matress. Before he could finish the potion, before he could say another","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"word, his exhaustion had carried him off to sleep.  Harry woke","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"up, so warm, so very sleepy, that he didn't open his eyes,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"wanting to drop off again. The room was still dimly lit; he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"was sure it was still nighttime and had a feeling that he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"couldn't have been asleep very long.  Then he heard whispering around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"him.  `They'll wake him if they don't shut up!`  `What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"are they shouting about? Nothing else can have happened, can it?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Harry opened his eyes blearily. Someone had removed his glasses. He could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"see the fuzzy outlines of Mrs. Weasley and Bill close by. Mrs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Weasley was on her feet.  `That's Fudge's voice,` she whispered. `And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"that's Minerva McGonagall's, isn't it? But what are they arguing about?` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Now Harry could hear them too: people shouting and running toward the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"hospital wing.  `Regrettable, but all the same, Minerva -` Cornelius Fudge","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"was saying loudly.  `You should never have brought it inside the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"castle!` yelled Professor McGonagall. `When Dumbledore finds out -`  Harry heard","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"the hospital doors burst open. Unnoticed by any of the people around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"his bed, all of whom were staring at the door as Bill","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"pulled back the screens, Harry sat up and put his glasses back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"on.  Fudge came striding up the ward. Professors McGonagall and Snape","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"were at his heels.  `Where's Dumbledore?` Fudge demanded of Mrs. Weasley.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" `He's not here,` said Mrs. Weasley angrily. `This is a hospital","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"wing. Minister, don't you think you'd do better to -`  But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"the door opened, and Dumbledore came sweeping up the ward.  `What","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"has happened?` said Dumbledore sharply, looking from Fudge to Professor McGonagall. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"`Why are you disturbing these people? Minerva, I'm surprised at you -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"I asked you to stand guard over Barty Crouch -`  `There","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"is no need to stand guard over him anymore, Dumble-dore!` she shrieked.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"`The Minister has seen to that!`  Harry had never seen Professor McGonagall","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"lose control like this. There were angry blotches of color in her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"cheeks, and a hands were balled into fists; she was trembling with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"fury.-`  When we told Mr. Fudge that we had caught the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Death Eater responsible for tonight's events,` said Snape, in a low voice;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"he seemed to feel his personal safety was in question. He insisted","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"on summoning a dementor to accompany him into the castle. He brought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"it up to the office where Barty Crouch -`  `I told","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"him you would not agree, Dumbledore!` McGonagall fumed. `I told him you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"would never allow dementors to set foot inside the castle, but -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" `My dear woman!` roared Fudge, who likewise looked angrier than Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"had ever seen him, `as Minister of Magic, it is my decision","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"whether I wish to bring protection with me when interviewing a possibly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"dangerous -`  But Professor McGonagall's voice drowned Fudge's.  `The moment","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"that - that thing entered the room,` she screamed, pointing at Fudge,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"trembling all over, `it swooped down on Crouch and - and -`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" Harry felt a chill in his stomach as Professor McGonagall struggled","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to find words to describe what had happened. He did not need","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"her to finish her sentence. He knew what the dementor must have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"done. It had administered its fatal kiss to Barty Crouch. It had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"sucked his soul out through his mouth. He was worse than dead.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" `By all accounts, he is no loss!` blustered Fudge. `It seems","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"he has been responsible for several deaths'.`  `But he cannot now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"give testimony, Cornelius,` said Dumbledore. He was staring hard at Fudge, as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"though seeing him plainly for the first time. `He cannot give evidence","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"about why he killed those people.`  `Why he killed them? Well,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"that's no mystery, is it?` blustered Fudge. `He was a raving lunatic!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"From what Minerva and Severus have told me, he seems to have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"thought he was doing it all on You-Know-Who's instructions!`  `Lord Voldemort","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"was giving him instructions, Cornelius,` Dumbledore said. `Those peoples deaths were mere","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"by-products of a plan to restore Voldemort to full strength again. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"plan succeeded. Voldemort has been restored to his body.`  Fudge looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"as though someone had just swung a heavy weight into his face.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Dazed and blinking, he stared back at Dumbledore as if he couldn't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"quite believe what he had just heard. He began to sputter, still","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"goggling at Dumbledore.  `You-Know-Who . . . returned? Preposterous. Come now,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Dumbledore ...`  `As Minerva and Severus have doubtless told you,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Dumbledore, `we heard Barty Crouch confess. Under the influence of Veritaserum, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"told us how he was smuggled out of Azkaban, and how Voldemort","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"- learning of his continued existence from Bertha Jorkins -went to free","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"him from his father and used him to capture Harry. The plan","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"worked, I tell you. Crouch has helped Voldemort to return.`  `See","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"here, Dumbledore,` said Fudge, and Harry was astonished to see a slight","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"smile dawning on his face, `you - you can't seriously believe that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"You-Know-Who - back? Come now, come now . . . certainly, Crouch","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"may have believed himself to be acting upon You-Know-Who's orders - but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to take the word of a lunatic like that, Dumbledore ...` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"`When Harry touched the Triwizard Cup tonight, he was transported straight to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Voldemort,`  said Dumbledore steadily. `He witnessed Lord Voldemort's rebirth. I will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"explain it all to you if you will step up to my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"office.`  Dumbledore glanced around at Harry and saw that he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"awake, but shook his head and said, `I am afraid I cannot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"permit you to question Harry tonight.`  Fudge's curious smile lingered. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"too glanced at Harry, then looked back at Dumbledore, and said, `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"are - er - prepared to take Harry's word on this, are","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"you, Dumbledore?`  There was a moment's silence, which was broken by","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Sirius growling. His hackles were raised, and he was baring his teeth","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"at Fudge.  `Certainly, I believe Harry,` said Dumbledore. His eyes were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"blazing now. `I heard Crouch's confession, and I heard Harry's account of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"what happened after he touched the Triwizard Cup; the two stories make","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"sense, they explain everything that has happened since Bertha Jorkins disappeared last summer.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" Fudge still had that strange smile on his face. Once again,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"he glanced at Harry before answering.  `You are prepared to believe","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"that Lord Voldemort has returned, on the word of a lunatic murderer,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"and a boy who . . . well...`  Fudge shot Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"another look, and Harry suddenly understood.  `You've been reading Rita Skeeter,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Mr. Fudge,` he said quietly.  Ron, Hermione, Mrs. Weasley, and Bill","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"all jumped. None of them had realized that Harry was awake. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Fudge reddened slightly, but a defiant and obstinate look came over his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"face.  `And if I have?` he said, looking at Dumbledore. `If","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"I have discovered that you've been keeping certain facts about the boy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"very quiet? A Parselmouth, eh? And having funny turns all over the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"place -`  `I assume that you are referring to the pains","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Harry has been experiencing in his scar?`  said Dumbledore coolly. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"`You admit that he has been having these pains, then?` said Fudge","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"quickly. `Headaches?  Nightmares? Possibly - hallucinations?`  `Listen to me, Cornelius,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"said Dumbledore, taking a step toward Fudge, and once again, he seemed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to radiate that indefinable sense of power that Harry had felt after","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Dumbledore had Stunned young Crouch. `Harry is as sane as you or","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"I. That scar upon his forehead has not addled his brains. I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"believe it hurts him when Lord Voldemort is close by, or feeling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"particularly murderous.`  Fudge had taken half a step back from Dumbledore,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"but he looked no less stubborn.  `You'll forgive me, Dumbledore, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"I've never heard of a curse scar acting as an alarm bell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"before. ...`  `Look, I saw Voldemort come back!` Harry shouted. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"tried to get out of bed again, but Mrs. Weasley forced him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"back. `I saw the Death Eaters! I can give you their names!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" Lucius Malfoy -`  Snape made a sudden movement, but as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Harry looked at him, Snape's eyes flew back to Fudge.  `Malfoy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"was cleared!` said Fudge, visibly affronted. `A very old family - donations","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to excellent causes -`  `Macnair!` Harry continued.  `Also cleared! Now","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"working for the Ministry!`  `Avery - Nott - Crabbe - Goyle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"-`  `You are merely repeating the names of those who were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"acquitted of being Death Eaters thirteen years ago!` said Fudge angrily. `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"could have found those names in old reports of the trials! For","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"heavens sake, Dumbledore - the boy was full of some crackpot story","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"at the end of last year too - his tales are getting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"taller, and you're still swallowing them - the boy can talk to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"snakes. Dumbledore, and you still think he's trustworthy?`  `You fool!` Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"McGonagall cried. `Cedric Diggory! Mr. Crouch! These deaths were not the random","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"work of a lunatic!`  `I see no evidence to the contrary!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"shouted Fudge, now matching her anger, his face purpling. `It seems to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"me that you are all determined to start a panic that will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"destabilize everything we have worked for these last thirteen years!`  Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"couldn't believe what he was hearing. He had always thought of Fudge","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"as a kindly figure, a little blustering, a little pompous, but essentially","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"good-natured. But now a short, angry wizard stood before him, refusing, point-blank,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to accept the prospect of disruption in his comfortable and ordered world","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"- to believe that Voldemort could have risen.  `Voldemort has returned,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Dumbledore repeated. `If you accept that fact straightaway.  Fudge, and take","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"the necessary measures, we may still be able to save the situation.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"The first and most essential step is to remove Azkaban from the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"control of the dementors -`  `Preposterous!` shouted Fudge again. `Remove the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"dementors? I'd be kicked out of office for suggesting it! Half of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"us only feel safe in our beds at night because we know","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"the dementors are standing guard at Azkaban!`  `The rest of us","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"sleep less soundly in our beds, Cornelius, knowing that you have put","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Lord Voldemort's most dangerous supporters in the care of creatures who will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"join him the instant he asks them!` said Dumbledore. `They will not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"remain loyal to you, Fudge!  Voldemort can offer them much more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"scope for their powers and their pleasures than you can! With the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"dementors behind him, and his old supporters returned to him, you will be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"hard-pressed to stop him regaining the sort of power he had thirteen","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"years ago!`  Fudge was opening and closing his mouth as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"no words could express his outrage.  `The second step you must","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"take - and at once,` Dumbledore pressed on, `is to send envoys","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to the giants.`  `Envoys to the giants?` Fudge shrieked, finding his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"tongue again. `What madness is this?`  `Extend them the hand of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"friendship, now, before it is too late,` said Dumbledore, `or Voldemort will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"persuade them, as he did before, that he alone among wizards will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"give them their rights and their freedom!`  `You - you cannot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"be serious!` Fudge gasped, shaking his head and retreating further from Dumbledore.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"`If the magical community got wind that I had approached the giants","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"-people hate them, Dumbledore - end of my career -`  `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"are blinded,` said Dumbledore, his voice rising now, the aura of power","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"around him palpable, his eyes blazing once more, `by the love of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"the office you hold, Cornelius!  You place too much importance, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"you always have done, on the so-called purity of blood! You fail","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to recognize that it matters not what someone is born, but what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"they grow to be! Your dementor has just destroyed the last remaining","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"member of a pure-blood family as old as any - and see","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"what that man chose to make of his life! I tell you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"now-take the steps I have suggested, and you will be remembered, in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"office or out, as one of the bravest and greatest Ministers of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Magic we have ever known. Fail to act - and history will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"remember you as the man who stepped aside and allowed Voldemort a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"second chance to destroy the world we have tried to rebuild!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"`Insane,` whispered Fudge, still backing away. `Mad . . .`  And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"then there was silence. Madam Pomfrey was standing frozen at the foot","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"of Harry's bed, her hands over her mouth. Mrs.Weasley was still standing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"over Harry, her hand on his shoulder to prevent him from rising.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Bill, Ron, and Hermione were staring at Fudge.  `If your determination","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to shut your eyes will carry you as far as this, Cornelius,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"said Dumbledore, `we have reached a parting of the ways. You must","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"act as you see fit. And I - I shall act as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"I see fit.`  Dumbledore's voice carried no hint of a threat;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"it sounded like a mere statement, but Fudge bristled as though Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"were advancing upon him with a wand.  `Now, see here, Dumbledore,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"he said, waving a threatening finger. `I've given you free rein, always.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"I've had a lot of respect for you. I might not have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"agreed with some of your decisions, but I've kept quiet. There aren't","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"many who'd have let you hire werewolves, or keep Hagrid, or decide","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"what to teach your students without reference to the Ministry. But if","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"you're going to work against me -`  `The only one against","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"whom I intend to work,` said Dumbledore, `is Lord Voldemort. If you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"are against him, then we remain, Cornelius, on the same side.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"It seemed Fudge could think of no answer to this. He rocked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"backward and forward on his small feet for a moment and spun","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"his bowler hat in his hands. Finally, he said, with a hint","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"of a plea in his voice, `He can't be back, Dumbledore, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"just can't be ...`  Snape strode forward, past Dumbledore, pulling up","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"the left sleeve of his robes as he went. He stuck out","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"his forearm and showed it to Fudge, who recoiled.  `There,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Snape harshly. `There. The Dark Mark. It is not as clear as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"it was an hour or so ago, when it burned black, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"you can still see it. Every Death Eater had the sign burned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"into him by the Dark Lord. It was a means of distinguishing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"one another, and his means of summoning us to him. When he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"touched the Mark of any Death Eater, we were to Disapparate, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Apparate, instantly, at his side. This Mark has been growing clearer all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"year. Karkaroff s too. Why do you think Karkaroff fled tonight? We","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"both felt the Mark burn. We both knew he had returned. Karkaroff fears","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"the Dark Lord's vengeance. He betrayed too many of his fellow Death","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Eaters to be sure of a welcome back into the fold.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Fudge stepped back from Snape too. He was shaking his head. He","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"did not seem to have taken in a word Snape had said.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"He stared, apparently repelled by the ugly mark on Snape's arm, then","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"looked up at Dumbledore and whispered, `I don't know what you and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"your staff are playing at, Dumbledore, but I have heard enough. I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"have no more to add. I will be in touch with you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"tomorrow, Dumbledore, to discuss the running of this school. I must return","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to the Ministry.`  He had almost reached the door when he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"paused. He turned around, strode back down the dormitory, and stopped at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Harry's bed.  `Your winnings,` he said shortly, taking a large bag","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"of gold out of his pocket and dropping it onto Harrys bedside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"table. `One thousand Galleons. There should have been a presentation ceremony, but","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"under the circumstances .. .`  He crammed his bowler hat onto","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"his head and walked out of the room, slamming the door behind","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"him. The moment he had disappeared, Dumbledore turned to look at the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"group around Harry's bed.  `There is work to be done,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"said. `Molly... am I right in thinking that I can count on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"you and Arthur?`  `Of course you can,` said Mrs. Weasley. She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"was white to the lips, but she looked resolute. `We know what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Fudge is. It's Arthur's fondness for Muggles that has held him back","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"at the Ministry all these years. Fudge thinks he lacks proper wizarding","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"pride.`  `Then I need to send a message to Arthur,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Dumbledore. `All those that we can persuade of the truth must be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"notified immediately, and he is well placed to contact  those at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"the Ministry who are not as shortsighted as Cornelius.`  `I'll go","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to Dad,` said Bill, standing up. `I'll go now.`  `Excellent,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Dumbledore. `Tell him what has happened. Tell him I will be in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"direct contact with him shortly. He will need to be discreet, however.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"If Fudge thinks I am interfering at the Ministry -`  `Leave","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"it to me,` said Bill.  He clapped a hand on Harry's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"shoulder, kissed his mother on the cheek, pulled on his cloak, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"strode quickly from the room.  `Minerva,` said Dumbledore, turning to Professor","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"McGonagall, `I want to see Hagrid in my office as soon as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"possible. Also - if she will consent to come - Madame Maxime.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" Professor McGonagall nodded and left without a word.  `Poppy,` Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"said to Madam Pomfrey, `would you be very kind and go down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to Professor Moodys office, where I think you will find a house-elf","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"called Winky in considerable distress? Do what you can for her, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"take her back to the kitchens. I think Dobby will look after","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"her for us.`  `Very - very well,` said Madam Pomfrey, looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"startled, and she too left.  Dumbledore made sure that the door","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"was closed, and that Madam Pomfrey's footsteps had died away, before he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"spoke again.  `And now,` he said, `it is time for two","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"of our number to recognize each other for what they are. Sirius","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"... if you could resume your usual form.`  The great black","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"dog looked up at Dumbledore, then, in an instant, turned back into","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"a man.  Mrs. Weasley screamed and leapt back from the bed.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" `Sirius Black!` she shrieked, pointing at him.  `Mum, shut up!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Ron yelled. `It's okay!`  Snape had not yelled or jumped backward,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"but the look on his face was one of mingled fury and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"horror.  `Him!` he snarled, staring at Sirius, whose face showed equal","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"dislike. `What is he doing here?`  `He is here at my","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"invitation,` said Dumbledore, looking between them, `as are you, Severus. I trust","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"you both. It is time for you to lay aside your old","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"differences and trust each other.`  Harry thought Dumbledore was asking for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"a near miracle. Sirius and Snape were eyeing each other with the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"utmost loathing.  `I will settle, in the short term,` said Dumbledore,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"with a bite of impatience in his voice, `for a lack of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"open hostility. You will shake hands. You are on the same side now.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Time is short, and unless the few of us who know the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"truth do not stand united, there is no hope for any us.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
" Very slowly - but still glaring at each other as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"each wished the other nothing but ill - Sirius and Snape moved","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"toward each other and shook hands. They let go extremely quickly. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"`That will do to be going on with,` said Dumbledore, stepping between","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"them once more.  `Now I have work for each of you.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Fudge's attitude, though not unexpected, changes everything. Sirius, I need you to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"set off at once. You are to alert Remus Lupin, Arabella Figg,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Mundungus Fletcher - the old crowd. Lie low at Lupin's for a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"while; I will contact you there.`  `But -` said Harry. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"He wanted Sirius to stay. He did not want to have to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"say goodbye again so quickly.  `You'll see me very soon. Harry,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"said Sirius, turning to him. `I promise you. But I must do","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"what I can, you understand, don't you?`  `Yeah,` said Harry. `Yeah","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
". . . of course I do.`  Sirius grasped his hand","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"briefly, nodded to Dumbledore, transformed again into the black dog, and ran","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"the length of the room to the door, whose handle he turned","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"with a paw. Then he was gone.  `Severus,` said Dumbledore, turning","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to Snape, `you know what I must ask you to do. If","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"you are ready . . . if you are prepared ...` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"`I am,` said Snape.  He looked slightly paler than usual, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"his cold, black eyes glittered strangely.  `Then good luck,` said Dumbledore,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"and he watched, with a trace of apprehension on his face, as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"Snape swept wordlessly after Sirius.  It was several minutes before Dumbledore","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"spoke again.  `I must go downstairs,` he said finally. `I must","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"see the Diggorys. Harry - take the rest of your potion. I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"will see all of you later.`  Harry slumped back against his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"pillows as Dumbledore disappeared. Hermione, Ron, and Mrs. Weasley were all looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"at him. None of them spoke for a very long time. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"`You've got to take the rest of your potion. Harry,` Mrs. Weasley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"said at last. Her hand nudged the sack of gold on his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"bedside cabinet as she reached for the bottle and the goblet. `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"have a good long sleep. Try and think about something else for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"a while . .  . think about what you're going to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"buy with your winnings!`  `I don't want that gold,` said Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"in an expressionless voice. `You have it. Anyone can have it. I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"shouldn't have won it. It should've been Cedric's.`  The thing against","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"which he had been fighting on and off ever since he had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"come out of the maze was threatening to overpower him. He could","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"feel a burning, prickling feeling in the inner corners of his eyes.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"He blinked and stared up at the ceiling.  `It wasn't your","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"fault. Harry,` Mrs. Weasley whispered.  `I told him to take the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"cup with me,` said Harry.  Now the burning feeling was in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"his throat too. He wished Ron would look away.  Mrs. Weasley","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"set the potion down on the bedside cabinet, bent down, and put","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"her arms around Harry. He had no memory of ever being hugged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"like this, as though by a mother.  The full weight of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"everything he had seen that night seemed to fall in upon him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"as Mrs.  Weasley held him to her. His mother s face,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"his father's voice, the sight of Cedric, dead on the ground all","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"started spinning in his head until he could hardly bear it, until","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"he was screwing up his face against the howl of misery fighting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"to get out of him.  There was a loud slamming noise,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"and Mrs. Weasley and Harry broke apart. Hermione was standing by the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"window. She was holding something tight in her hand.  `Sorry,` she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"whispered.  `Your potion, Harry,` said Mrs. Weasley quickly, wiping her eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"on the back of her hand.  Harry drank it in one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"gulp. The effect was instantaneous. Heavy, irresistible waves of dreamless sleep broke","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"over him; he fell back onto his pillows and thought no more.  ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-36"
"   When he looked back, even a month later, Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"found he had only scattered memories of the next few days. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"was as though he had been through too much to take in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"any more.  The recollections he did have were very painful. The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"worst, perhaps, was the meeting with the Diggorys that took place the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"following morning.  They did not blame him for what had happened;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"on the contrary, both thanked him for returning Cedric's body to them.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Mr. Diggory sobbed through most of the interview. Mrs.  Diggory's grief","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"seemed to be beyond tears.  `He suffered very little then,` she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"said, when Harry had told her how Cedric had died.  `And","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"after all, Amos ... he died just when he'd won the tournament.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"He must have been happy.`  When they got to their feet,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"she looked down at Harry and said, `You look after yourself, now.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
" Harry seized the sack of gold on the bedside table. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"`You take this,` he muttered to her. `It should've been Cedric's, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"got there first, you take it -`  But she backed away","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"from him.  `Oh no, it's yours, dear, I couldn't. . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"you keep it.`  Harry returned to Gryffindor Tower the following evening.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"From what Hermione and Ron told him, Dumbledore had spoken to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"school that morning at breakfast. He had merely requested that they leave","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Harry alone, that nobody ask him questions or badger him to tell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the story of what had happened in the maze. Most people, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"noticed, were skirting him in the corridors, avoiding his eyes. Some whispered","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"behind their hands as he passed.  He guessed that many of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"them had believed Rita Skeeter's article about how disturbed and possibly dangerous","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"he was. Perhaps they were formulating their own theories about how Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"had died. He found he didn't care very much. He liked it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"best when he was with Ron and Hermione and they were talking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"about other things, or else letting him sit in silence while they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"played chess. He felt as though all three of them had reached","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"an understanding they didn't need to put into words; that each was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"waiting for some sign, some word, of what was going on outside","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Hogwarts - and that it was useless to speculate  about what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"might be coming until they knew anything for certain. The only time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"they touched upon the subject was when Ron told Harry about a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"meeting Mrs. Weasley had had with Dumbledore before going home.  `She","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"went to ask him if you could come straight to us this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"summer,` he said. `But he wants you to go back to the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Dursleys, at least at first.`  `Why?` said Harry.  `She said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Dumbledore's got his reasons,` said Ron, shaking his head darkly. `I suppose","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"we've got to trust him, haven't we?`  The only person apart","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"from Ron and Hermione that Harry felt able to talk to was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Hagrid.  As there was no longer a Defense Against the Dark","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Arts teacher, they had those lessons free. They used the one on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Thursday afternoon to go down and visit Hagrid in his cabin. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"It was a bright and sunny day; Fang bounded out of the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"open door as they approached, barking and wagging his tail madly. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"`Who's that?` called Hagrid, coming to the door. `Harry!`  He strode","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"out to meet them, pulled Harry into a one-armed hug, ruffled his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"hair, and said, `Good ter see yeh, mate. Good ter see yeh.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
" They saw two bucket-size cups and saucers on the wooden table","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"in front of the fireplace when they entered Hagrid's cabin.  `Bin","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"havin' a cuppa with Olympe,` Hagrid said. `She's jus' left.`  `Who?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"said Ron curiously.  `Madame Maxime, o' course!` said Hagrid.  `You","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"two made up, have you?` said Ron.  `Dunno what yeh're talkin'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"about,` said Hagrid airily, fetching more cups from the dresser. When he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"had made tea and offered around a plate of doughy cookies, he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"leaned back in his chair and surveyed Harry closely through his beetle-black","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"eyes.  `You all righ'?` he said gruffly `Yeah,` said Harry. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"`No, yeh're not,` said Hagrid. `Course yeh're not. But yeh will be.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
" Harry said nothing.  `Knew he was goin' ter come back,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"said Hagrid, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione looked up at him, shocked.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"`Known it fer years. Harry. Knew he was out there, bidin' his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"time. It had ter happen. Well, now it has, an' we'll jus'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"have ter get on with it. We'll fight.  Migh' be able","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"ter stop him before he gets a good hold. That's Dumbledores plan,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"anyway.  Great man, Dumbledore. 'S long as we've got him, I'm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"not too worried.`  Hagrid raised his bushy eyebrows at the disbelieving","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"expressions on their faces.  `No good sittin' worryin' abou' it,` he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"said. `What's comin' will come, an we'll meet it when it does.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Dumbledore told me wha' you did. Harry.`  Hagrid's chest swelled as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"he looked at Harry.  `Yeh did as much as yer father","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"would've done, an' I can' give yeh no higher praise than that.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
" Harry smiled back at him. It was the first time he'd","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"smiled in days. `What's Dumbledore asked you to do, Hagrid?` he asked.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"`He sent Professor McGonagall to ask you and Madame Maxime to meet","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"him - that night.`  `Got a little job fer me over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the summer,` said Hagrid. `Secret, though. I'm not s'pposed ter talk abou'","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"it, no, not even ter you lot. Olympe - Madame Maxime ter","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"you -might be comin' with me. I think she will. Think I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"got her persuaded.`  `Is it to do with Voldemort?`  Hagrid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"flinched at the sound of the name.  `Migh' be,` he said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"evasively. `Now . . . who'd like ter come an' visit the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"las' skrewt with me? I was jokin' - jokin'!` he added hastily,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"seeing the looks on their faces.  It was with a heavy","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"heart that Harry packed his trunk up in the dormitory on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"night before his return to Privet Drive. He was dreading the Leaving","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Feast, which was usually a cause for celebration, when the winner of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the Inter-House Championship would be announced. He had avoided being in the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Great Hall when it was full ever since he had left the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"hospital wing, preferring to eat when it was nearly empty to avoid","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the stares of his fellow students.  When he, Ron, and Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"entered the Hall, they saw at once that the usual decorations were","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"missing. The Great Hall was normally decorated with the winning House's colors","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"for the Leaving Feast. Tonight, however, there were black drapes on the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"wall behind the teachers' table. Harry knew instantly that they were there","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"as a mark of respect to  Cedric.  The real Mad-Eye","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Moody was at the staff table now, his wooden leg and his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"magical eye back in place. He was extremely twitchy, jumping every time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"someone spoke to him. Harry couldn't blame him; Moodys fear of attack","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"was bound to have been increased by his ten-month imprisonment in his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"own trunk. Professor Karkaroff s chair was empty. Harry wondered, as he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"sat down with the other Gryffindors, where Karkaroff was now, and whether","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Voldemort had caught up with him.  Madame Maxime was still there.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"She was sitting next to Hagrid. They were talking quietly together. Further","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"along the table, sitting next to Professor McGonagall, was Snape. His eyes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"lingered on Harry for a moment as Harry looked at him. His","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"expression was difficult to read. He looked as sour and unpleasant as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"ever. Harry continued to watch him, long after Snape had looked away.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
" What was it that Snape had done on Dumbledores orders, the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"night that Voldemort had returned? And why. . . why . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
". was Dumbledore so convinced that Snape was truly on their side?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"He had been their spy, Dumbledore had said so in the Pensieve.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Snape had turned spy against Voldemort, `at great personal risk.` Was that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the job he had taken up again? Had he made contact with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the Death Eaters, perhaps? Pretended that he had never really gone over","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"to Dumbledore, that he had been, like Voldemort himself, biding his time?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
" Harry's musings were ended by Professor Dumbledore, who stood up at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the staff table. The Great Hall, which in any case had been","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"less noisy than it usually was at the Leaving Feast, became very","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"quiet.  `The end,` said Dumbledore, looking around at them all, `of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"another year.`  He paused, and his eyes fell upon the Hufflepuff","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"table. Theirs had been the most subdued table before he had gotten","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"to his feet, and theirs were still the saddest and palest faces","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"in the Hall.  `There is much that I would like to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"say to you all tonight,` said Dumbledore, `but I must first acknowledge","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the loss of a very fine person, who should be sitting here,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"he gestured toward the Hufflepuffs, `enjoying our feast with us. I would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"like you all, please, to stand, and raise your glasses, to Cedric","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Diggory.`  They did it, all of them; the benches scraped as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"everyone in the Hall stood, and raised their goblets, and echoed, in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"one loud, low, rumbling voice, `Cedric Diggory.`  Harry caught a glimpse","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"of Cho through the crowd. There were tears pouring silently down her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"face. He looked down at the table as they all sat down","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"again.  `Cedric was a person who exemplified many of the qualities","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"that distinguish Hufflepuff house,` Dumbledore continued. `He was a good and loyal","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"friend, a hard worker, he valued fair play. His death has affected","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"you all, whether you knew him well or not. I think that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"you have the right, therefore, to know exactly how it came about.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
" Harry raised his head and stared at Dumbledore.  `Cedric Diggory","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"was murdered by Lord Voldemort.`  A panicked whisper swept the Great","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Hall. People were staring at Dumbledore in disbelief, in horror. He looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"perfectly calm as he watched them mutter themselves into silence.  `The","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Ministry of Magic,` Dumbledore continued, `does not wish me to tell you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"this. It is possible that some of your parents will be horrified that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"I have done so - either because they will not believe that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Lord Voldemort has returned, or because they think I should not tell","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"you so, young as you are. It is my belief, however, that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the truth is generally preferable to lies, and that any attempt to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"pretend that Cedric died as the result of an accident, or some","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"sort of blunder of his own, is an insult to his memory.`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
" Stunned and frightened, every face in the Hall was turned toward","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Dumbledore now... or almost every face. Over at the Slytherin table. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"saw Draco Malfoy muttering something to Crabbe and Goyle. Harry felt a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"hot, sick swoop of anger in his stomach. He forced himself to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"look back at Dumbledore.  `There is somebody else who must be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"mentioned in connection with Cedrics death,`  Dumbledore went on. `I am","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"talking, of course, about Harry Potter.`  A kind of ripple crossed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the Great Hall as a few heads turned in Harry's direction before","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"flicking back to face Dumbledore.  `Harry Potter managed to escape Lord","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Voldemort,` said Dumbledore. `He risked his own life to return Cedric's body","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"to Hogwarts. He showed, in every respect, the sort of bravery that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"few wizards have ever shown in facing Lord Voldemort, and for this,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"I honor him.`  Dumbledore turned gravely to Harry and raised his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"goblet once more. Nearly everyone in  the Great Hall followed suit.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"They murmured his name, as they had murmured Cedric's, and drank to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"him. But through a gap in the standing figures. Harry saw that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Malfoy, Crabbe, Goyle, and many of the other Slytherins had remained defiantly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"in their seats, their goblets untouched. Dumbledore, who after all possessed no","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"magical eye, did not see them.  When everyone had once again","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"resumed their seats, Dumbledore continued, `The Triwizard Tournament's aim was to further","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"and promote magical understanding. In the light of what has happened -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"of Lord Voldemorts return - such ties are more important than ever","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"before.`  Dumbledore looked from Madame Maxime and Hagrid, to Fleur Delacour","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"and her fellow Beauxbatons students, to Viktor Krum and the Durmstrangs at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the Slytherin table. Krum, Harry saw, looked wary, almost frightened, as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"he expected Dumbledore to say something harsh.  `Every guest in this","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Hall,` said Dumbledore, and his eyes lingered upon the Durmstrang students, `will","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"be welcomed back here at any time, should they wish to come.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"I say to you all, once again - in the light of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Lord Voldemort's return, we are only as strong as we are united,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"as weak as we are divided. Lord Voldemorts gift for spreading discord","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"and enmity is very great. We can fight it only by showing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"an equally strong bond of friendship and trust. Differences of habit and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"language are nothing at all if our aims are identical and our","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"hearts are open.  `It is my belief- and never have I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"so hoped that I am mistaken - that we are all facing","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"dark and difficult times. Some of you in this Hall have already","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"suffered directly at the hands of Lord Voldemort. Many of your families","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"have been torn asunder. A week ago, a student was taken from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"our midst.  `Remember Cedric. Remember, if the time should come when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"you have to make a choice between what is right and what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"is easy, remember what happened to a boy who was good, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"kind, and brave, because he strayed across the path of Lord Voldemort.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Remember Cedric Diggory.`  Harry's trunk was packed; Hedwig was back in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"her cage on top of it. He, Ron, and Hermione were waiting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"in the crowded entrance hall with the rest of the fourth years","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"for the carriages that would take them back to Hogsmeade station. It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"was another beautiful summer's day. He supposed that Privet Drive would be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"hot and leafy, its flower beds a riot of color, when he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"arrived there that evening. The thought gave him no pleasure at all.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
" `'Arry!`  He looked around. Fleur Delacour was hurrying up the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"stone steps into the castle. Beyond her, far across the grounds. Harry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"could see Hagrid helping Madame Maxime to back two of the giant","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"horses into their harness. The Beauxbatons carriage was about to take off.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
" `We will see each uzzer again, I 'ope,` said Fleur as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"she reached him, holding out her hand. `I am 'oping to get","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"a job 'ere, to improve my Eenglish.`  `It's very good already,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"said Ron in a strangled sort of voice. Fleur smiled at him;","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Hermione scowled.  `Good-bye, 'Arry,` said Fleur, turning to go. `It 'az","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"been a pleasure meeting you!`  Harrys spirits couldn't help but lift","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"slightly as he watched Fleur hurry back across the lawns to Madame","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Maxime, her silvery hair rippling in the sunlight.  Wonder how the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Durmstrang students are getting back,` said Ron. `D' you reckon they can","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"steer that ship without Karkaroff?`  `Karkaroff did not steer,` said a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"gruff voice. `He stayed in his cabin and let us do the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"vork.`  Krum had come to say good-bye to Hermione. `Could I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"have a vord?` he asked her.  `Oh . . . yes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"... all right,` said Hermione, looking slightly flustered, and following Krum through","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the crowd and out of sight.  `You'd better hurry up!` Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"called loudly after her. `The carriages'll be here in a minute!` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"He let Harry keep a watch for the carriages, however, and spent","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the next few minutes craning his neck over the crowd to try","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"and see what Krum and Hermione might be up to.  They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"returned quite soon. Ron stared at Hermione, but her face was quite","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"impassive.  `I liked Diggory,` said Krum abruptly to Harry. `He vos","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"alvays polite to me. Alvays.  Even though I vos from Durmstrang","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"- with Karkaroff,` he added, scowling.  `Have you got a new","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"headmaster yet?` said Harry Krum shrugged. He held out his hand as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Fleur had done, shook Harry's hand, and then Ron's. Ron looked as","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"though he was suffering some sort of painful internal struggle.  Krum","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"had already started walking away when Ron burst out, `Can I have","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"your autograph?`  Hermione turned away, smiling at the horseless carriages that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"were now trundling toward them up the drive, as Krum, looking surprised","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"but gratified, signed a fragment of parchment for Ron.  The weather","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"could not have been more different on the journey back to King's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Cross than it had been on their way to Hogwarts the previous","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"September. There wasn't a single cloud in the sky. Harry, Ron, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Hermione had managed to get a compartment to themselves.  Pigwidgeon was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"once again hidden under Rons dress robes to stop him from hooting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"continually; Hedwig was dozing, her head under her wing, and Crookshanks was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"curled up in a spare seat like a large, furry ginger cushion.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione talked more fully and freely than they had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"all week as the train sped them southward. Harry felt as though","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Dumbledore's speech at the Leaving Feast had unblocked him, somehow. It was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"less painful to discuss what had happened now. They broke off their","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"conversation about what action Dumbledore might be taking, even now, to stop","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Voldemort only when the lunch trolley arrived.  When Hermione returned from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the trolley and put her money back into her schoolbag, she dislodged","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"a copy of the Daily Prophet that she had been carrying in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"there. Harry looked at it, unsure whether he really wanted to know","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"what it might say, but Hermione, seeing him looking at it, said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"calmly, `There's nothing in there. You can look for yourself, but there's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"nothing at all. I've been checking every day. Just a small piece","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the day after the third task saying you won the tournament. They","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"didn't even mention Cedric.  Nothing about any of it. If you","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"ask me. Fudge is forcing them to keep quiet.`  `He'll never","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"keep Rita quiet,` said Harry. `Not on a story like this.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"`Oh, Rita hasn't written anything at all since the third task,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Hermione in an oddly constrained voice. `As a matter of fact,` she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"added, her voice now trembling slightly, `Rita Skeeter isn't going to be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"writing anything at all for a while. Not unless she wants me","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"to spill the beans on her.`  `What are you talking about?`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"said Ron.  `I found out how she was listening in on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"private conversations when she wasn't supposed to be coming onto the grounds,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"said Hermione in a rush.  Harry had the impression that Hermione","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"had been dying to tell them this for days, but that she","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"had restrained herself in light of everything else that had happened. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"`How was she doing it?` said Harry at once.  `How did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"you find out?` said Ron, staring at her.  `Well, it was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"you, really, who gave me the idea. Harry,` she said.  `Did","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"I?` said Harry, perplexed. `How?`  `Bugging,` said Hermione happily.  `But","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"you said they didn't work -`  `Oh not electronic bugs,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Hermione. `No, you see ... Rita Skeeter` - Hermiones voice trembled with","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"quiet triumph - `is an unregistered Animagus. She can turn -` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Hermione pulled a small sealed glass jar out other bag.  `-","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"into a beetle.`  `You're kidding,` said Ron. `You haven't.. . she's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"not...`  `Oh yes she is,` said Hermione happily, brandishing the jar","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"at them.  Inside were a few twigs and leaves and one","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"large, fat beetle.  `That's never - you're kidding -` Ron whispered,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"lifting the jar to his eyes.  `No, I'm not,` said Hermione,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"beaming. `I caught her on the windowsill in the hospital wing. Look","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"very closely, and you'll notice the markings around her antennae are exactly","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"like those foul glasses she wears.`  Harry looked and saw that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"she was quite right. He also remembered something.  `There was a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"beetle on the statue the night we heard Hagrid telling Madame Maxime","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"about his mum!`  `Exactly,` said Hermione. `And Viktor pulled a beetle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"out of my hair after we'd had our conversation by the lake.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"And unless I'm very much mistaken, Rita was perched on the windowsill of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the Divination class the day your scar hurt. She's been buzzing around","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"for stories all year.`  `When we saw Malfoy under that tree","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"...` said Ron slowly.  `He was talking to her, in his","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"hand,` said Hermione. `He knew, of course. That's how she's been getting","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"all those nice little interviews with the Slytherins. They wouldn't care that","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"she was doing something illegal, as long as they were giving her","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"horrible stuff  about us and Hagrid.`  Hermione took the glass","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"jar back from Ron and smiled at the beetle, which buzzed angrily","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"against the glass.  `I've told her I'll let her out when","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"we get back to London,` said Hermione. `I've put an Unbreakable Charm","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"on the jar, you see, so she can't transform. And I've told","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"her she's to keep her quill to herself for a whole year.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"See if she can't break the habit of writing horrible lies about","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"people.`  Smiling serenely, Hermione placed the beetle back inside her schoolbag.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
" The door of the compartment slid open.  `Very clever. Granger,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"said Draco Malfoy.  Crabbe and Goyle were standing behind him. All","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"three of them looked more pleased with themselves, more arrogant and more","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"menacing, than Harry had ever seen them.  `So,` said Malfoy slowly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"advancing slightly into the compartment and looking slowly around at them, a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"smirk quivering on his lips. `You caught some pathetic reporter, and Potter's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Dumbledore's favorite boy again. Big deal.`  His smirk widened. Crabbe and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Goyle leered.  `Trying not to think about it, are we?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Malfoy softly, looking around at all three of them. `Trying to pretend","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"it hasn't happened?`  `Get out,` said Harry.  He had not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"been this close to Malfoy since he had watched him muttering to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Crabbe and Goyle during Dumbledores speech about Cedric. He could feel a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"kind of ringing in his ears. His hand gripped his wand under","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"his robes.  `You've picked the losing side, Potter! I warned you!","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"I told you you ought to choose your company more carefully, remember?","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"When we met on the train, first day at Hogwarts?  I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"told you not to hang around with riffraff like this!` He jerked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"his head at Ron and Hermione. `Too late now. Potter! They'll be","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the first to go, now the Dark Lord's back!  Mudbloods and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Muggle-lovers first! Well - second - Diggory was the f-`  It","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"was as though someone had exploded a box of fireworks within the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"compartment. Blinded by the blaze of the spells that had blasted from","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"every direction, deafened by a series of bangs, Harry blinked and looked","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"down at the floor.  Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle were all lying","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"unconscious in the doorway. He, Ron, and Hermione were on their feet,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"all three of them having used a different hex. Nor were they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the only ones to have done so.  `Thought we'd see what","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"those three were up to,` said Fred matter-of-factly, stepping onto Goyle and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"into the compartment. He had his wand out, and so did George,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"who was careful to tread on Malfoy as he followed Fred inside.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
" `Interesting effect,` said George, looking down at Crabbe. `Who used the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Furnunculus Curse?`  `Me,` said Harry.  `Odd,` said George lightly. `I","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"used Jelly-Legs. Looks as though those two shouldn't be mixed. He seems","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"to have sprouted little tentacles all over his face. Well, let's not","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"leave them here, they don't add much to the decor.`  Ron,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Harry, and George kicked, rolled, and pushed the unconscious Malfoy, Crabbe, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Goyle - each of whom looked distinctly the worse for the jumble","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"of jinxes with which they had been hit - out into the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"corridor, then came back into the compartment and rolled the door shut.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
" `Exploding Snap, anyone?` said Fred, pulling out a pack of cards.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
" They were halfway through their fifth game when Harry decided to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"ask them.  `You going to tell us, then?` he said to","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"George. `Who you were blackmailing?`  `Oh,` said George darkly. `That.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"`It doesn't matter,` said Fred, shaking his head impatiently. `It wasn't anything","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"important. Not now, anyway.`  `We've given up,` said George, shrugging. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"But Harry, Ron, and Hermione kept on asking, and finally, Fred said,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"`All right, all right, if you really want to know ... it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"was Ludo Bagman.`  `Bagman?` said Harry sharply. `Are you saying he","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"was involved in -`  `Nah,` said George gloomily. `Nothing like that.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Stupid git. He wouldn't have the brains.`  `Well, what, then?` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Ron.  Fred hesitated, then said, `You remember that bet we had","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"with him at the Quidditch World Cup? About how Ireland would win,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"but Krum would get the Snitch?`  `Yeah,` said Harry and Ron","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"slowly.  `Well, the git paid us in leprechaun gold he'd caught","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"from the Irish mascots.`  `So?`  `So,` said Fred impatiently, `it","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"vanished, didn't it? By next morning, it had gone!`  `But -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"it must've been an accident, mustn't it?` said Hermione.  George laughed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"very bitterly.  `Yeah, that's what we thought, at first. We thought","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"if we just wrote to him, and told him he'd made a","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"mistake, he'd cough up. But nothing doing. Ignored our letter. We kept","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"trying to talk to him about it at Hogwarts, but he was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"always making some excuse to get away from us.`  `In the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"end, he turned pretty nasty,` said Fred. `Told us we were too","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"young to gamble, and he wasn't giving us anything.`  `So we","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"asked for our money back,` said George glowering.  `He didn't refuse!`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"gasped Hermione.  `Right in one,` said Fred.  `But that was","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"all your savings!` said Ron.  `Tell me about it,` said George.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"`'Course, we found out what was going on in the end. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Lee Jordan's dad had had a bit of trouble getting money off","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Bagman as well. Turns out he's in big trouble with the goblins.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Borrowed loads of gold off them. A gang of them cornered him","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"in the woods after the World Cup and took all the gold","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"he had, and it still wasn't enough to cover all his debts.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"They followed him all the way to Hogwarts to keep an eye","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"on him. He's lost everything gambling. Hasn't got two Galleons to rub","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"together.  And you know how the idiot tried to pay the","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"goblins back?`  `How?` said Harry.  `He put a bet on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"you, mate,` said Fred. `Put a big bet on you to win","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the tournament. Bet against the goblins.`  `So that's why he kept","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"trying to help me win!` said Harry. `Well - I did win,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"didn't I?  So he can pay you your gold!`  `Nope,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"said George, shaking his head. `The goblins play as dirty as him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"They say you drew with Diggory, and Bagman was betting you'd win","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"outright. So Bagman had to run for it. He did run for","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"it right after the third task.`  George sighed deeply and started","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"dealing out the cards again.  The rest of the journey passed","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"pleasantly enough; Harry wished it could have gone on all summer, in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"fact, and that he would never arrive at King's Cross . .","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
". but as he had learned the hard way that year, time","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"will not slow down when something unpleasant lies ahead, and all too","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"soon, the Hogwarts Express was pulling in at platform nine and three-quarters.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"The usual confusion and noise filled the corridors as the students began","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"to disembark. Ron and Hermione struggled out past Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"carrying their trunks. Harry, however, stayed put.  `Fred - George -","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"wait a moment.`  The twins turned. Harry pulled open his trunk","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"and drew out his Triwizard winnings.  `Take it,` he said, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"he thrust the sack into George's hands.  `What?` said Fred, looking","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"flabbergasted.  `Take it,` Harry repeated firmly. `I don't want it.` ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"`You're mental,` said George, trying to push it back at Harry. ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"`No, I'm not,` said Harry. `You take it, and get inventing. It's","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"for the joke shop.`  `He is mental,` Fred said in an","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"almost awed voice.  `Listen,` said Harry firmly. `If you don't take","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"it, I'm throwing it down the drain. I don't want it and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"I don't need it. But I could do with a few laughs.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"We could all do with a few laughs. I've got a feeling","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"we're going to need them more than usual before long.`  `Harry,`","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"said George weakly, weighing the money bag in his hands, `there's got","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"to be a thousand Galleons in here.`  `Yeah,` said Harry, grinning.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"`Think how many Canary Creams that is.`  The twins stared at","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"him.  `Just don't tell your mum where you got it... although","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"she might not be so keen for you to join the Ministry","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"anymore, come to think of it. . . .`  `Harry,` Fred","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"began, but Harry pulled out his wand.  `Look,` he said flatly,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"`take it, or I'll hex you. I know some good ones now.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Just do me one favor, okay? Buy Ron some different dress robes","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"and say they're from you.`  He left the compartment before they","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"could say another word, stepping over Malfoy, Crabbe,  and Goyle, who","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"were still lying on the floor, covered in hex marks.  Uncle","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Vernon was waiting beyond the barrier. Mrs. Weasley was close by him.","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"She hugged Harry very tightly when she saw him and whispered in","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"his ear, `I think Dumbledore will let you come to us later","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"in the summer. Keep in touch, Harry.`  `See you. Harry,` said","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Ron, clapping him on the back.  `'Bye, Harry!` said Hermione, and","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"she did something she had never done before, and kissed him on","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the cheek.  `Harry - thanks,` George muttered, while Fred nodded fervently","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"at his side.  Harry winked at them, turned to Uncle Vernon,","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"and followed him silently from the station.  There was no point","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"worrying yet, he told himself, as he got into the back of","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"the Dursleys' car.  As Hagrid had said, what would come, would","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"come ... and he would have to meet it when it did.  ","Book 4: Goblet of Fire","chap-37"
"Dudley Demented    The hottest day of the summer so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"far was drawing to a close and a drowsy silence lay over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the large, square houses of Privet Drive. Cars that were usually gleaming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"stood dusty in their drives and lawns that were once emerald green","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"lay parched and yellowing - 'for the use of hosepipes had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"banned due to drought. Deprived of their usual car-washing and lawn-mowing pursuits,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the inhabitants of Privet Drive had retreated into the shade of their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"cool houses, windows thrown wide in the hope of tempting in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"nonexistent breeze. The only person left outdoors was a teenage boy who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"was lying flat on his back in a flowerbed outside number four.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"   He was a skinny, black-haired, bespectacled boy who had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the pinched, slightly unhealthy look of someone who has grown a lot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"in a short space of time. His jeans were torn and dirty,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"his T-shirt baggy and faded, and the soles of his trainers were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"peeling away from the uppers. Harry Potters appearance did not endear him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"to the neighbours, who were the sort of people who thought scruffiness","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"ought to be punishable by law, but as he had hidden himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"behind a large hydrangea bush this evening he was quite invisible to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"passers-by. In fact, the only way he would be spotted was if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"his Uncle Vernon or Aunt Petunia stuck their heads out of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"living-room window and looked straight down into the flowerbed below.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" On the whole, Harry thought he was to be congratulated on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"his idea of hiding here. He was not, perhaps, very comfortable lying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"on the hot, hard earth but, on the other hand, nobody was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"glaring at him, grinding their teeth so loudly that he could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"hear the news, or shooting nasty questions at him, as had happened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"every time he had tried sitting down in the living room to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"watch television with his aunt and uncle.    Almost as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"though this thought had fluttered through the open window, Vernon Dursley, Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"uncle, suddenly spoke.    'Glad to see the boy's stopped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"trying to butt in. Where is he, anyway?'    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"don't know,' said Aunt Petunia, unconcerned. 'Not in the house.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" Uncle Vernon grunted.    'Watching the news . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
".' he said scathingly. 'I'd like to know what he's really up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"to. As if a normal boy cares what's on the news -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"'Dudley hasn't got a clue what's going on; doubt he knows who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the Prime Minister is! Anyway, it's not as if there'd be anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"about his lot on our news - '    'Vernon,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"shh!' said Aunt Petunia. The window's open!'    'Oh -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"yes - sorry, dear.'    The Dursleys fell silent. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"listened to a jingle about Fruit 'n' Bran breakfast cereal while he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"watched Mrs Figg, a batty cat-loving old lady from nearby Wisteria Walk,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"amble slowly past. She was frowning and muttering to herself. Harry was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"very pleased he was concealed behind the bush, as Mrs Figg had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"recently taken to asking him round for tea whenever she met him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"in the street. She had rounded the corner and vanished from view","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"before Uncle Vernon's voice floated out of the window again.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" 'Dudders out for tea?'    'At the Polkisses',' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Aunt Petunia fondly. 'He's got so many little friends, he's so popular","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
". . .'    Harry suppressed a snort with difficulty.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"The Dursleys really were astonishingly stupid about their son, Dudley. They had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"swallowed all his dim-witted lies about having tea with a different member","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"of his gang every night of the summer holidays. Harry knew perfectly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"well that Dudley had not been to tea anywhere; he and his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"gang spent every evening vandalising the play park, smoking on street corners","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"and throwing stones at passing cars and children. Harry had seen them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"at it during his evening walks around Little Whinging; he had spent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"most of the holidays wandering the streets, scavenging newspapers from bins along","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the way.    The opening notes of the music that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"heralded the seven o'clock news reached Harry's ears and his stomach turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"over. Perhaps tonight - after a month of waiting - would be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the night.    'Record numbers of stranded holidaymakers fill airports","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"as the Spanish baggage-handlers' strike reaches its second week - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  'Give 'em a lifelong siesta, I would,' snarled Uncle Vernon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"over the end of the newsreaders sentence, but no matter: outside in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the flowerbed, Harry's stomach seemed to unclench. If anything had happened, it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"would surely have been the first item on the news; death and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"destruction were more important than stranded holidaymakers.    He let out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"a long, slow breath and stared up at the brilliant blue sky.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Every day this summer had been the same: the tension, the expectation,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the temporary relief, and then mounting tension again . . . and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"always, growing more insistent all the time, the question of why nothing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"had happened yet.    He kept listening, just in case","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"there was some small clue, not recognised for what it really was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"by the Muggles - an unexplained disappearance, perhaps, or some strange accident","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
". . . but the baggage-handlers' strike was followed by news about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the drought in the Southeast ('I hope he's listening next door!' bellowed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Uncle Vernon. 'Him with his sprinklers on at three in the morning!'),","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"then a helicopter that had almost crashed in a field in Surrey,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"then a famous actress's divorce from her famous husband ('As if we're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"interested in their sordid affairs,' sniffed Aunt Petunia, who had followed the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"case obsessively in every magazine she could lay her bony hands on).","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"   Harry closed his eyes against the now blazing evening","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"sky as the newsreader said, '- and finally, Bungy the budgie has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"found a novel way of keeping cool this summer. Bungy, who lives","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"at the Five Feathers in Barnsley, has learned to water ski! Mary","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Dorkins went to find out more.'    Harry opened his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"eyes. If they had reached water-skiing budgerigars, there would be nothing else","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"worth hearing. He rolled cautiously on to his front and raised himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"on to his knees and elbows, preparing to crawl out from under","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the window.    He had moved about two inches when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"several things happened in very quick succession.    A loud,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"echoing crack broke the sleepy silence like a gunshot; a cat streaked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"out from under a parked car and flew out of sight; a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"shriek, a bellowed oath and the sound of breaking china came from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the Dursleys' living room, and as though this was the signal Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"had been waiting for he jumped to his feet, at the same","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"time pulling from the waistband of his jeans a thin wooden wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"as if he were unsheathing a sword - but before he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"draw himself up to full height, the top of his head collided","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"with the Dursleys' open window. The resultant crash made Aunt Petunia scream","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"even louder.    Harry felt as though his head had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"been split in two. Eyes streaming, he swayed, trying to focus on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the street to spot the source of the noise, but he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"barely staggered upright when two large purple hands reached through the open","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"window and closed tightly around his throat.    'Put -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"it - away!' Uncle Vernon snarled into Harry's ear. 'Now! Before -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"anyone - sees!'    'Get - off - me!' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"gasped. For a few seconds they struggled, Harry pulling at his uncle's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"sausage-like fingers with his left hand, his right maintaining a firm grip","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"on his raised wand; then, as the pain in the top of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Harry's head gave a particularly nasty throb, Uncle Vernon yelped and released","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Harry as though he had received an electric shock. Some invisible force","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"seemed to have surged through his nephew, making him impossible to hold.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"   Panting, Harry fell forwards over the hydrangea bush, straightened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"up and stared around. There was no sign of what had caused","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the loud cracking noise, but there were several faces peering through various","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"nearby windows. Harry stuffed his wand hastily back into his jeans and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"tried to look innocent.    'Lovely evening!' shouted Uncle Vernon,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"waving at Mrs Number Seven opposite, who was glaring from behind her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"net curtains. 'Did you hear that car backfire just now? Gave Petunia","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"and me quite a turn!'    He continued to grin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"in a horrible, manic way until all the curious neighbours had disappeared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"from their various windows, then the grin became a grimace of rage","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"as he beckoned Harry back towards him.    Harry moved","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"a few steps closer, taking care to stop just short of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"point at which Uncle Vernon's outstretched hands could resume their strangling. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  'What the devil do you mean by it, boy?' asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Uncle Vernon in a croaky voice that trembled with fury.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" 'What do I mean by what?' said Harry coldly. He kept","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"looking left and right up the street, still hoping to see the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"person who had made the cracking noise.    'Making a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"racket like a starting pistol right outside our - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" 'I didn't make that noise,' said Harry firmly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Aunt Petunia's thin, horsy face now appeared beside Uncle Vernon's wide, purple","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"one. She looked livid.    'Why were you lurking under our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"window?'    'Yes - yes, good point, Petunia! What were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"you doing under our window, boy?'    'Listening to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"news,' said Harry in a resigned voice.    His aunt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"and uncle exchanged looks of outrage.    'Listening to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"news! Again?'    'Well, it changes every day, you see,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"said Harry.    'Don't you be clever with me, boy!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"I want to know what you're really up to - and don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"give me any more of this listening to the news tosh! You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"know perfectly well that your lot - '    'Careful,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Vernon!' breathed Aunt Petunia, and Uncle Vernon lowered his voice so that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Harry could barely hear him,' - that your lot don't get on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"our news!'    That's all you know,' said Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  The Dursleys goggled at him for a few seconds, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Aunt Petunia said, 'You're a nasty little liar. What are all those","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"- ' she, too, lowered her voice so that Harry had to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"lip-read the next word, ' - owls doing if they're not bringing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"you news?'    'Aha!' said Uncle Vernon in a triumphant","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"whisper. 'Get out of that one, boy! As if we didn't know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"you get all your news from those pestilential birds!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Harry hesitated for a moment. It cost him something to tell the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"truth this time, even though his aunt and uncle could not possibly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"know how bad he felt at admitting it.    'The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"owls . . . aren't bringing me news,' he said tonelessly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  'I don't believe it,' said Aunt Petunia at once. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  'No more do I,' said Uncle Vernon forcefully.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" 'We know you're up to something funny' said Aunt Petunia. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  'We're not stupid, you know,' said Uncle Vernon.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" 'Well, that's news to me,' said Harry, his temper rising, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"before the Dursleys could call him back, he had wheeled about, crossed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the front lawn, stepped over the low garden wall and was striding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"off up the street.    He was in trouble now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"and he knew it. He would have to face his aunt and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"uncle later and pay the price for his rudeness, but he: did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"not care very much just at the moment; he had much more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"pressing matters on his mind.    Harry was sure the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"cracking noise had been made by someone Apparating or Disapparating. It was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"exactly the sound Dobby the house-elf made when he vanished into thin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"air. Was it possible that Dobby was here in Privet Drive? Could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Dobby be following him right at this very moment? As this thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"occurred he wheeled around and stared back down Privet Drive, but it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"appeared to be completely deserted and Harry was sure that Dobby did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"not know how to become invisible.    He walked on,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"hardly aware of the route he was taking, for he had pounded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"these streets so often lately that his feet carried him to his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"favourite haunts automatically. Every few steps he glanced back over his shoulder.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Someone magical had been near him as he lay among Aunt Petunia's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"dying begonias, he was sure of it. Why hadn't they spoken to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"him, why hadn't they made contact, why were they hiding now? ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  And then, as his feeling of frustration peaked, his certainty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"leaked away.    Perhaps it hadn't been a magical sound","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"after all. Perhaps he was so desperate for the tiniest sign of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"contact from the world to which he belonged that he was simply","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"overreacting to perfectly ordinary noises. Could he be sure it hadn't been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the sound of something breaking inside a neighbour's house?   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Harry felt a dull, sinking sensation in his stomach and before he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"knew it the feeling of hopelessness that had plagued him all summer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"rolled over him once again.    Tomorrow morning he would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"be woken by the alarm at five o'clock so he could pay","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the owl that delivered the Daily Prophet - but was there any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"point continuing to take it? Harry merely glanced at the front page","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"before throwing it aside these days; when the idiots who ran the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"paper finally realised that Voldemort was back it would be headline news,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"and that was the only kind Harry cared about.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"If he was lucky, there would also be owls carrying letters from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"his best friends Ron and Hermione, though any expectation he'd had that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"their letters would bring him news had long since been dashed. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  We can't say much about you-know-what, obviously . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"We've been told not to say anything important in case our letters go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"astray . . . We're quite busy but I can't give you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"details here . . . There's a fair amount going on, we'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"tell you everything when we see you . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" But when were they going to see him? Nobody seemed too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"bothered with a precise date. Hermione had scribbled I expect we'll be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"seeing you quite soon inside his birthday card, but how soon was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"soon? As far as Harry could tell from the vague hints in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"their letters, Hermione and Ron were in the same place, presumably at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Ron's parents' house. He could hardly bear to think of the pair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"of them having fun at The Burrow when he was stuck in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Privet Drive. In fact, he was so angry with them he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"thrown away, unopened, the two boxes of Honeydukes chocolates they'd sent him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"for his birthday. He'd regretted it later, after the wilted salad Aunt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Petunia had provided for dinner that night.    And what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"were Ron and Hermione busy with? Why wasn't he, Harry, busy? Hadn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"he proved himself capable of handling much more than them? Had they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"all forgotten what he had done? Hadn't it been he who had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"entered that graveyard and watched Cedric being murdered, and been tied to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"that tombstone and nearly killed?    Don't think about that,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Harry told himself sternly for the hundredth time that summer. It was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"bad enough that he kept revisiting the graveyard in his nightmares, without","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"dwelling on it in his waking moments too.    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"turned a corner into Magnolia Crescent; halfway along he passed the narrow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"alleyway down the side of a garage where he had first clapped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"eyes on his godfather. Sirius, at least, seemed to understand how Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"was feeling. Admittedly, his letters were just as empty of proper news","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"as Ron and Hermione's, but at least they contained words of caution","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"and consolation instead of tantalising hints: I know this must be frustrating","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"for you . . . Keep your nose clean and everything will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"be OK . . .Be careful and don't do anything rash .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
". .    Well, thought Harry, as he crossed Magnolia","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Crescent, turned into Magnolia Road and headed towards the darkening play park,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"he had (by and large) done as Sirius advised. He had at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"least resisted the temptation to tie his trunk to his broomstick and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"set off for The Burrow by himself. In fact, Harry thought his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"behaviour had been very good considering how frustrated and angry he felt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"at being stuck in Privet Drive so long, reduced to hiding in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"flowerbeds in the hope of hearing something that might point to what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Lord Voldemort was doing. Nevertheless, it was quite galling to be told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"not to be rash by a man who had served twelve years","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"in the wizard prison, Azkaban, escaped, attempted to commit the murder he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"had been convicted for in the first place, then gone on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"run with a stolen Hippogriff.    Harry vaulted over the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"locked park gate and set off across the parched grass. The park","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"was as empty as the surrounding streets. When he reached the swings","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"he sank on to the only one that Dudley and his friends","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"had not yet managed to break, coiled one arm around the chain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"and stared moodily at the ground. He would not be able to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"hide in the Dursleys' flowerbed again. Tomorrow, he would have to think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"of some fresh way of listening to the news. In the meantime,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"he had nothing to look forward to but another restless, disturbed night,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"because even when he escaped the nightmares about Cedric he had unsettling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"dreams about long dark corridors, all finishing in dead ends and locked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"doors, which he supposed had something to do with the trapped feeling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"he had when he was awake. Often the old scar on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"forehead prickled uncomfortably, but he did not fool himself that Ron or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Hermione or Sirius would find that very interesting any more. In the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"past, his scar hurting had warned that Voldemort was getting stronger again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"but now that Voldemort was back they would probably remind him that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"its regular irritation was only to be expected . . . nothing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"to worry about . . . old news . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  The injustice of it all welled up inside him so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"that he wanted to yell with fury. If it hadn't been for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"him, nobody would even have known Voldemort was back! And. his reward","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"was to be stuck in Little Whinging for four solid weeks, completely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"cut off from the magical world, reduced to squatting among dying begonias","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"so hat he could hear about water-skiing budgerigars! How could Dumbledore have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"forgotten him so easily? Why had Ron and Hermione got together without inviting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"him along, too? How much longer was he supposed to endure Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"telling him to sit tight and be a good boy; or resist","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the temptation to write to the stupid Daily Prophet and point out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"that Voldemort had returned? These curious thoughts whirled around in Harry's head,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"and his insides writhed with anger as a sultry, velvety night fell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"around him, the air full of the smell of warm, dry grass,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"and the only sound that of the low grumble of traffic on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the road beyond the park railings. He did not know how long","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"he had sat on the swing before the sound of voices interrupted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"his musings and he looked up. The streetlamps from the surrounding roads","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"were casting a misty glow strong enough to silhouette a group of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"people making their way across the park. One of them was singing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"a loud, crude song. The others were laughing. A soft ticking noise","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"came from several expensive racing bikes that they were wheeling along. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  Harry knew who those people were. The figure in front","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"was unmistakeably his cousin, Dudley Dursley wending his way home, accompanied by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"his faithful gang.    Dudley was as vast as ever,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"but a year's hard dieting and the discovery of a new talent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"had wrought quite a change in his physique. As Uncle Vernon delightedly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"told anyone who would listen, Dudley had recently become the Junior Heavyweight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Inter-school Boxing Champion of the Southeast. 'The noble sport', as Uncle Vernon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"called it, had made Dudley even more formidable than he had seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"to Harry in their primary school days when he had served as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Dudley's first punchball. Harry was not remotely afraid of his cousin any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"more but he still didn't think that Dudley earning to punch harder","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"and more accurately was cause for celebration. Neighbourhood children all around were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"terrified of him - even more terrified than they were of 'that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Potter boy' who, they lad been warned, was a hardened hooligan and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"attended St Brutus's secure Centre for Incurably Criminal Boys.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Harry watched the dark figures crossing the grass and wondered who they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"had been beating up tonight. Look round, Harry found himself thinking as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"he watched them. Come on . . . look round . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
". I'm sitting here all alone . . . come and have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"a go . . .    If Dudley's friends saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"him sitting here, they would be sure to make a beeline for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"him, and what would Dudley do then? He wouldn't want to lose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"face in front of the gang, but he'd be terrified of provoking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Harry . . . it would be really fun to watch Dudley's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"dilemma, to taunt him, watch him, with him powerless to respond .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
". . and if any of the others tried hitting Harry, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"was ready - he had his wand. Let them try . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
". he'd love to vent some of his frustration on the boys","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"who had once made his life hell.    But they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"didn't turn around, they didn't see him, they were almost at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"railings. Harry mastered the impulse to call after them . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"seeking a fight was not a smart move . . . he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"must not use magic he would be risking expulsion again.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" The voices of Dudley's gang died away; they were out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"sight, heading along Magnolia Road.    There you go, Sirius,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Harry thought dully. Nothing rash. Kept my nose clean. Exactly the opposite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"of what you'd have done.    He got to his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"feet and stretched. Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon seemed to feel that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"whenever Dudley turned up was the right time to be home, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"any time after that was much too late. Uncle Vernon had threatened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"to lock Harry in the shed if he came home alter Dudley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"ever again, so, stifling a yawn, and still scowling, Harry set off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"towards the park gate.    Magnolia Road, like Privet Drive,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"was full of large, square houses with perfectly manicured lawns, all owned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"by large, square owners who drove very clean cars similar to Uncle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Vernon's. Harry preferred Little Whinging by night, when the curtained windows made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"patches of jewel-bright colour in the darkness and he ran no danger","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"of hearing disapproving mutters about his 'delinquent' appearance when he passed the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"householders. He walked quickly, so that halfway along Magnolia Road Dudley's gang","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"came into view again; they were saying their farewells at the entrance","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"to Magnolia Crescent. Harry stepped into the shadow of a large lilac","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"tree and waited.    '. . . squealed like a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"pig, didn't he?' Malcolm was saying, to guffaws from the others. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  'Nice right hook, Big D,' said Piers.    'Same","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"time tomorrow?' said Dudley.    'Round at my place, my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"parents will be out,' said Gordon.    'See you then,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"said Dudley.    'Bye, Dud!'    'See ya,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Big D!'    Harry waited for the rest of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"gang to move on before setting off again. When their voices had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"faded once more he headed around the corner into Magnolia Crescent and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"by walking very quickly he soon came within hailing distance of Dudley,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"who was strolling along at his ease, humming tunelessly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"'Hey, Big D!'    Dudley turned.    'Oh,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"he grunted. 'It's you.'    'How long have you been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"`Big D` then?' said Harry.    'Shut it,' snarled Dudley,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"turning away.    'Cool name,' said Harry, grinning and falling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"into step beside is cousin. 'But you'll always be `Ickle Diddykins` to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"me.'    'I said, SHUT IT!' said Dudley, whose ham-like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"hands had curled into fists.    'Don't the boys know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"that's what your mum calls you?'    'Shut your face.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"   'You don't tell her to shut her face. What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"about `Popkin` and `Dinky Diddydums`, can I use them then?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" Dudley said nothing. The effort of keeping himself from hitting Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"seemed to demand all his self-control.    'So who've you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"been beating up tonight?' Harry asked, his grin fading. 'Another ten-year-old? I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"know you did Mark Evans two nights ago - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" 'He was asking for it,' snarled Dudley.    'Oh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"yeah?'    'He cheeked me.'    'Yeah? Did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"he say you look like a pig that's been taught to walk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"on its hind legs? 'Cause that's not cheek, Dud, that's true.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  A muscle was twitching in Dudley's jaw. It gave Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"enormous satisfaction to know how furious he was making Dudley; he felt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"as though he was siphoning off his own frustration into his cousin,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the only outlet he had.    They turned right down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the narrow alleyway where Harry had first seen Sirius and which formed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"a short cut between Magnolia Crescent and Wisteria Walk. It was empty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"and much darker than the streets it linked because there were no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"streetlamps. Their footsteps were muffled between garage walls on one side and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"a high fence on the other.    Think you're a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"big man carrying that thing, don't you?' Dudley said after a few","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"seconds.    'What thing?'    That - that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"thing you are hiding.'    Harry grinned again.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" 'Not as stupid as you look, are you, Dud? But I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"s'pose, if you were, you wouldn't be able to walk and talk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"at the same time.'    Harry pulled out his wand.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"He saw Dudley look sideways at it.    'You're not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"allowed,' Dudley said at once. 'I know you're not. You'd get expelled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"from that freak school you go to.'    'How d'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"know they haven't changed the rules, Big D?'    They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"haven't,' said Dudley, though he didn't sound completely convinced.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Harry laughed softly.    'You haven't got the guts to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"take me on without that thing, have you?' Dudley snarled.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" 'Whereas you just need four mates behind you before you can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"beat up a ten year old. You know that boxing title you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"keep banging on about? How old was your opponent? Seven? Eight?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  'He was sixteen, for your information,' snarled Dudley, 'and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"was out cold for twenty minutes after I'd finished with him and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"he was twice as heavy as you. You just wait till I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"tell Dad you had that thing out -    'Running","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"to Daddy now, are you? Is his ickle boxing champ frightened of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"nasty Harry's wand?'    'Not this brave at night, are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"you?' sneered Dudley.    'This is night, Diddykins. That's what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"we call it when it goes all dark like this.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" 'I mean when you're in bed!' Dudley snarled.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"He had stopped walking. Harry stopped too, staring at his cousin. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  From the little he could see of Dudley's large face,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"he was wearing a strangely triumphant look.    'What d'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"mean, I'm not brave when I'm in bed?' said Harry, Completely nonplussed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"'What am I supposed to be frightened of, pillows or something?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  'I heard you last night,' said Dudley breathlessly. Talking in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"your sleep. Moaning.'    'What d'you mean?' Harry said again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"but there was a cold, plunging sensation in his stomach. He had revisited","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the graveyard last night in his dreams.    Dudley gave","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"a harsh bark of laughter, then adopted a high-pitched whimpering voice. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  ' `Don't kill Cedric! Don't kill Cedric!` Who's Cedric -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"your boyfriend?'    'I - you're lying,' said Harry automatically.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"But his mouth had gone dry. He knew Dudley wasn't lying -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"how else would he know about Cedric?    ' `Dad!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Help me, Dad! He's going to kill me, Dad! Boo hoo!'' '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"   'Shut up,' said Harry quietly. 'Shut up, Dudley, I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"warning you!'    ' `Come and help me, Dad! Mum,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"come and help me! He's killed Cedric! Dad, help me! He's going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"to - ` Don't you point that thing at me!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" Dudley backed into the alley wall. Harry was pointing the wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"directly at Dudley's heart. Harry could feel fourteen years' hatred of Dudley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"pounding in his veins - what wouldn't he give to strike now,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"to jinx Dudley so thoroughly he'd have to crawl home like an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"insect, struck dumb, sprouting feelers . . .    'Don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"ever talk about that again,' Harry snarled. 'D'you understand me?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" 'Point that thing somewhere else!'    'I said, do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"you understand me?'    'Point it somewhere else!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" 'DO YOU UNDERSTAND ME?'    'GET THAT THING AWAY","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"FROM - '    Dudley gave an odd. shuddering gasp,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"as though he had been doused in icy water.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Something had happened to the night. The star-strewn indigo sky was suddenly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"pitch black and lightless - the stars, the moon, the misty streetlamps","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"at either end of the alley had vanished. The distant rumble of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"cars and the whisper of trees had gone. The balmy evening was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"suddenly piercingly, bitingly cold. They were surrounded by total, impenetrable, silent darkness,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"as though some giant hand had dropped a thick, icy mantle over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the entire alleyway, blinding them.    For a split second","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Harry thought he had done magic without meaning to, despite the fact","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"that he'd been resisting as hard as he could - then his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"reason caught up with his senses - he didn't have the power","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"to turn off the stars. He turned his head this way and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"that, trying to see something, but the darkness pressed on his eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"like a weightless veil.    Dudley's terrified voice broke in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Harry's ear.    'W-what are you d-doing? St-stop it!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  'I'm not doing anything! Shut up and don't move!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  'I c-can't see! I've g-gone blind! I - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  'I said shut up!'    Harry stood stock","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"still, turning his sightless eyes left and right. The cold was so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"intense he was shivering all over; goose bumps had erupted up his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"arms and the hairs on the back of his neck were standing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"up - he opened his eyes to their fullest extent, staring blankly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"around, unseeing.    It was impossible . . . they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"couldn't be here . . . not in Little Whinging . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
". he strained his ears . . . he would hear them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"before he saw them . . .    'I'll t-tell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Dad!' Dudley whimpered. 'W-where are you? What are you d-do-?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" 'Will you shut up?' Harry hissed, 'I'm trying to lis- '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"   But he fell silent. He had heard just the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"thing he had been dreading.    There was something in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the alleyway apart from themselves, something that was drawing long, hoarse, rattling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"breaths. Harry felt a horrible jolt of dread as he stood trembling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"in the freezing air.    'C-cut it out! Stop doing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"it! I'll h-hit you, I swear I will!'    'Dudley,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"shut - '    WHAM.    A fist","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"made contact with the side of Harry's head, lifting him off his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"feet. Small white lights popped in front of his eyes. For the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"second time in an hour Harry felt as though his head had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"been cleaved in two; next moment, he had landed hard on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"ground and his wand had flown out of his hand.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" 'You moron, Dudley!' Harry yelled, his eyes watering with pain as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"he scrambled to his hands and knees, feeling around frantically n the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"blackness. He heard Dudley blundering away, hitting the alley fence, stumbling. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  'DUDLEY, COME BACK! YOU'RE RUNNING RIGHT AT IT!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" There was a horrible squealing yell and Dudley's footsteps topped. At","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the same moment, Harry felt a creeping chill behind him that could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"mean only one thing. There was more than one.    'DUDLEY,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT! WHATEVER YOU DO, KEEP YOUR MOUTH SHUT! Wand!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Harry muttered frantically, his hands flying over the ground like spiders. 'Where's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"- wand - come on - lumos!'    He said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the spell automatically, desperate for light to help him n his search","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"- and to his disbelieving relief, light flared inches from his right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"hand - the wand tip had ignited. Harry snatched it up, scrambled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"to his feet and turned around.    His stomach turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"over.    A towering, hooded figure was gliding smoothly towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"him, hovering over the ground, no feet or face visible beneath its","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"robes, sucking on the night as it came.    Stumbling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"backwards, Harry raised his wand.    'Expecto patronum!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" A silvery wisp of vapour shot from the tip of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"wand and the Dementor slowed, but the spell hadn't worked properly; tripping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"over his own feet, Harry retreated further as the Dementor bore down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"upon him, panic fogging his brain - concentrate -   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"A pair of grey, slimy, scabbed hands slid from inside the Dementor's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"robes, reaching for him. A rushing noise filled Harry's ears.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" 'Expecto patronum!'    His voice sounded dim and distant.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Another wisp of silver smoke, feebler than the last, drifted from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"wand - he couldn't do it any more, he couldn't work the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"spell.    There was laughter inside his own head, shrill,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"high-pitched laughter . . . he could smell the Dementor's putrid, death-cold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"breath filling his own lungs, drowning him - think . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"something happy . . .    But there was no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"happiness in him . . . the Dementor's icy fingers were closing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"on his throat - the high-patched laughter was growing louder and louder,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"and a voice spoke inside his head: 'Bow to death, Harry .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
". . it might even be painless . . . I would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"not know . . . I have never died   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"He was never going to see Ron and Hermione again - ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  And their faces burst clearly into his mind as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"fought for breath.    'EXPECTO PATRONUM!'    An","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"enormous silver stag erupted from the tip of Harry's wand; it's antlers","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"caught the Dementor in the place where the heart should have been;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"it was thrown backwards, weightless as darkness, and as the stag charged,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the Dementor swooped away, bat-like and defeated.    'THIS WAY!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Harry shouted at the stag. Wheeling around, he sprinted down the alleyway,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"holding the lit wand aloft. 'DUDLEY? DUDLEY!'    He had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"run barely a dozen steps when he reached them: Dudley was curled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"up on the ground, his arms clamped over his face. A second","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Dementor was crouching low over him, gripping his wrists in its slimy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"hands, prising them slowly, almost lovingly apart, lowering its hooded head towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Dudley's face as though about to kiss him.    'GET","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"IT!' Harry bellowed, and with a rushing, roaring sound, the silver stag","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"he had conjured came galloping past him. The Dementor's eyeless face was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"barely an inch from Dudley's when the silver antlers caught it; the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"thing was thrown up into the air and, like its fellow, it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"soared away and was absorbed into the darkness; the stag cantered to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"the end of the alleyway and dissolved into silver mist.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
" Moon, stars and streetlamps burst back into life. A warm breeze","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"swept the alleyway. Trees rustled in neighbouring gardens and the mundane rumble","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"of cars in Magnolia Crescent filled the air again.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Harry stood quite still, all his senses vibrating, taking in the abrupt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"return to normality. After a moment, he became aware that his T-shirt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"was sticking to him; he was drenched in sweat.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"He could not believe what had just happened. Dementors here, in Little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"Whinging.    Dudley lay curled up on the ground, whimpering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"and shaking. Harry bent down to see whether he was in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"fit state to stand up, but then he heard loud, running footsteps","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"behind him. Instinctively raising his wand again, he span on his heel","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"to face the newcomer.    Mrs Figg, their batty old","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"neighbour, came panting into sight. Her grizzled grey hair was escaping from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"its hairnet, a clanking String shopping bag was swinging from her wrist","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"and her feet were halfway out of her tartan carpet slippers. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"made to stow his wand hurriedly out of sight, but - ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"  'Don't put it away, idiot boy!' she shrieked. 'What if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"there are more of them around? Oh, I'm going to kill Mundungus Fletcher!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-1"
"    A Peck of Owls    'What?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"said Harry blankly.    'He left!' said Mrs Figg, wringing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"her hands. 'Left to see someone about a batch of cauldrons that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"fell off the back of a broom! I told him I'd flay","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"him alive if he went, and now look! Dementors! It's just lucky","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"I put Mr Tibbles on the case! But we haven't got time","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"to stand around! Hurry, now, we've got to get you back! Oh,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the trouble this is going to cause! I will kill him!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  'But - ' The revelation that his batty old cat-obsessed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"neighbour knew what Dementors were was almost as big a shock to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Harry as meeting two of them down the alleyway. 'You're - you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"a witch?'    'I'm a Squib, as Mundungus knows full","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"well, so how on earth was I supposed to help you fight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"off Dementors? He left you completely without cover when I'd warned him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"- '    This Mundungus has been following me? Hang","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"on - it was him! He Disapparated from the front of my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"house!'    'Yes, yes, yes, but luckily I'd stationed Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Tibbles under a car just in case, and Mr Tibbles came and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"warned me, but by the time I got to your house you'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"gone - and now - oh, what's Dumbledore going to say? You!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"she shrieked at Dudley, still supine on the alley floor. 'Get your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"fat bottom off the ground, quick!'    'You know Dumbledore?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"said Harry, staring at her.    'Of course I know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Dumbledore, who doesn't know Dumbledore? But come on - I'll be no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"help if they come back, I've never so much as Transfigured a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"teabag.'    She stooped down, seized one of Dudley's massive","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"arms in her wizened hands and tugged.    'Get up,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"you useless lump, get up!'    But Dudley either could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"not or would not move. He remained on the ground, trembling and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"ashen-faced, his mouth shut very tight.    'I'll do it.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Harry took hold of Dudley's arm and heaved. With an enormous effort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"he managed to hoist him to his feet. Dudley seemed to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"on the point of fainting. His small eyes were rolling in their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"sockets and sweat was beading his face; the moment Harry let go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"of him he swayed dangerously.    'Hurry up!' said Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Figg hysterically.    Harry pulled one of Dudley's massive arms","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"around his own shoulders and dragged him towards the road, sagging slightly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"under the weight. Mrs Figg tottered along in front of them, peering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"anxiously around the corner.    'Keep your wand out,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"told Harry, as they entered Wisteria Walk. 'Never mind the Statute of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Secrecy now, there's going to be hell to pay anyway, we might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"as well be hanged for a dragon as an egg. Talk about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery . . . this was exactly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"what Dumbledore was afraid of - What's that at the end of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the street? Oh, it's just Mr Prentice . . . don't put","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"your wand away, boy, don't I keep telling you I'm no use?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   It was not easy to hold a wand steady","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"and haul Dudley along at the same time. Harry gave his cousin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"an impatient dig in the ribs, but Dudley seemed to have lost","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"all desire for independent movement. He was slumped on Harry's shoulder, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"large feet dragging along the ground.    'Why didn't you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"tell me you're a Squib, Mrs Figg?' asked Harry, panting with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"effort to keep walking. 'All those times I came round your house","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"- why didn't you say anything?'    'Dumbledore's orders. I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"was to keep an eye on you but not say anything, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"were too young. I'm sorry I gave you such a miserable time,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Harry, but the Dursleys would never have let you come if they'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"thought you enjoyed it. It wasn't easy, you know . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"but oh my word,' she said tragically, wringing her hands once more,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'when Dumbledore hears about this - how could Mundungus have left, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"was supposed to be on duty until midnight - where is he?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"How am I going to tell Dumbledore what's happened? I can't Apparate.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   'I've got an owl, you can borrow her.' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"groaned, wondering whether his spine was going to snap under Dudley's weight.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   'Harry, you don't understand! Dumbledore will need to act","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"as quickly as possible, the Ministry have their own ways of detecting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"underage magic, they'll know already, you mark my words.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'But I was getting rid of Dementors, I had to use magic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"- they're going to be more worried about what Dementors were doing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"floating around Wisteria Walk, surely?'    'Oh, my dear, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"wish it were so, but I'm afraid - MUNDUNGUS FLETCHER, I AM","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"GOING TO KILL YOU!'    There was a loud crack","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"and a strong smell of drink mingled with stale tobacco filled the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"air as a squat, unshaven man in a tattered overcoat materialised right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"in front of them. He had short, bandy legs, long straggly ginger","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"hair and bloodshot, baggy eyes that gave him the doleful look of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"a basset hound. He was also clutching a silvery bundle that Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"recognised at once as an Invisibility Cloak.    ' 'S'up,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Figgy?' he said, staring from Mrs Figg to Harry and Dudley. 'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'appened to staying undercover?'    'I'll give you undercover!' cried","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Mrs Figg. 'Dementors, you useless, skiving sneak thief!'    'Dementors?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"repeated Mundungus, aghast. 'Dementors, 'ere?'    'Yes, here, you worthless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"pile of bat droppings, here!' shrieked Mrs Figg. 'Dementors attacking the boy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"on your watch!'    'Blimey,' said Mundungus weakly, looking from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Mrs Figg to Harry, and back again. 'Blimey, I - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  'And you off buying stolen cauldrons! Didn't I tell you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"not to go? Didn't I?'    'I - well, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"-' Mundungus looked deeply uncomfortable. 'It - it was a very good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"business opportunity see - '    Mrs Figg raised the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"arm from which her string bag dangled and whacked Mundungus around the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"lace and neck with it; judging by the clanking noise it made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"it was full of cat food.    'Ouch - gerroff","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"- gerroff, you mad old bat! Someone's gotta tell Dumbledore!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" 'Yes - they - have!' yelled Mrs Figg, swinging the bag","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"of cat food at every bit of Mundungus she could reach. 'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"- it - had - better - be - you - and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"- you - can - tell - him - why - you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"- weren't - there - to - help!'    'Keep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"your 'airnet on!' said Mundungus, his arms over his head, cowering. 'I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"going, I'm going!'    And with another loud crack, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"vanished.    'I hope Dumbledore murders him!' said Mrs Figg","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"furiously. 'Now come on, Harry, what are you waiting for?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" Harry decided not to waste his remaining breath on pointing out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"that he could barely walk under Dudley's bulk. He gave the semi-conscious","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Dudley a heave and staggered onwards.    'I'll take you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"to the door,' said Mrs Figg, as they turned into Privet Drive.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'Just in case there are more of them around . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"oh my word, what a catastrophe . . . and you had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"to fight them off yourself . . . and Dumbledore said we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"were to keep you from doing magic at all costs . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
". well, it's no good crying over spilt potion, I suppose .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
". . but the cat's among the pixies now.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'So,' Harry panted, 'Dumbledore's . . . been having . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"me followed?'    'Of course he has,' said Mrs Figg","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"impatiently. 'Did you expect him to let you wander around on your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"own after what happened in June? Good Lord, boy, they told me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"you were intelligent . . . right . . . get inside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"and stay there,' she said, as they reached number four. 'I expect","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"someone will be in touch with you soon enough.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'What are you going to do?' asked Harry quickly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'I'm going straight home,' said Mrs Figg, staring around the dark street","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"and shuddering. 'I'll need to wait for more instructions. Just stay in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the house. Goodnight.'    'Hang on, don't go yet! I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"want to know - '    But Mrs Figg had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"already set off at a trot, carpet slippers flopping, string bag clanking.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   'Wait!' Harry shouted after her. He had a million","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"questions to ask anyone who was in contact with Dumbledore; but within","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"seconds Mrs Figg was swallowed by the darkness. Scowling, Harry readjusted Dudley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"on his shoulder and made his slow, painful way up number four's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"garden path.    The hall light was on. Harry stuck","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"his wand back inside the waistband of his jeans, rang the bell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"and watched Aunt Petunia's outline grow larger and larger, oddly distorted by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the rippling glass in the front door.    'Diddy! About","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"time too, I was getting quite - quite - Diddy, what's the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"matter?'    Harry looked sideways at Dudley and ducked out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"from under his arm just in time. Dudley swayed on the spot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"for a moment, his face pale green . . . then he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"opened his mouth and vomited all over the doormat.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'DIDDY! Diddy, what's the matter with you? Vernon? VERNON!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Harry's uncle came galumphing out of the living room, walrus moustache blowing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"hither and thither as it always did when he was agitated. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"hurried forwards to help Aunt Petunia negotiate a weak-kneed Dudley over the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"threshold while avoiding stepping in the pool of sick.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'He's ill, Vernon!'    'What is it, son? What's happened7","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Did Mrs Polkiss give you something foreign for tea?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'Why are you all covered in dirt, darling? Have you been lying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"on the ground?'    'Hang on - you haven't been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"mugged, have you, son?'    Aunt Petunia screamed.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" 'Phone the police, Vernon! Phone the police! Diddy, darling, speak to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Mummy! What did they do to you?'    In all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the kerfuffle nobody seemed to have noticed Harry, which suited him perfectly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"He managed to slip inside just before Uncle Vernon slammed the door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"and, while the Dursleys made their noisy progress down the hall towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the kitchen, Harry moved carefully and quietly towards the stairs.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" 'Who did it, son? Give us names. We'll get them, don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"worry.'    'Shh! He's trying to say something, Vernon! What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"is it, Diddy? Tell Mummy!'    Harry's foot was on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the bottom-most stair when Dudley found his voice.    'Him.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   Harry froze, foot on the stair, face screwed up,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"braced for the explosion.    'BOY! COME HERE!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" With a feeling of mingled dread and anger, Harry removed his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"foot slowly from the stair and turned to follow the Dursleys. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  The scrupulously clean kitchen had an oddly unreal glitter after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the darkness outside. Aunt Petunia was ushering Dudley into a chair; he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"was still very green and clammy-looking. Uncle Vernon was standing in front","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"of the draining board, glaring at Harry through tiny, narrowed eyes. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  'What have you done to my son?' he said in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"a menacing growl.    'Nothing,' said Harry, knowing perfectly well","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"that Uncle Vernon wouldn't believe him.    'What did he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"do to you. Diddy?' Aunt Petunia said in a quavering voice, now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"sponging sick from the front of Dudley's leather jacket. 'Was it -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"was it you-know-what, darling? Did he use - his thing?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" Slowly, tremulously, Dudley nodded.    'I didn't!' Harry said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"sharply, as Aunt Petunia let out a wail and Uncle Vernon raised","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"his fists. 'I didn't do anything to him, it wasn't me, it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"was - '    But at that precise moment a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"screech owl swooped in through the kitchen window. Narrowly missing the top","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"of Uncle Vernon's head, it soared across the kitchen, dropped the large","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"parchment envelope it was carrying in its beak at Harry's feet, turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"gracefully, the tips of its wings just brushing the top of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"fridge, then zoomed outside again and off across the garden.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" 'OWLS!' bellowed Uncle Vernon, the well-worn vein in his temple pulsing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"angrily as he slammed the kitchen window shut. 'OWLS AGAIN! I WILL","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"NOT HAVE ANY MORE OWLS IN MY HOUSE!'    But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Harry was already ripping open the envelope and pulling out the letter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"inside, his heart pounding somewhere in the region of his Adam's apple.Dear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Mr Potter,We have received intelligence that you performed the Patronus Charm at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"twenty-three minutes past nine this evening in a Muggle-inhabited area and in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the presence of a Muggle.    The severity of this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"breach of the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"resulted in your expulsion from Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry. Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"representatives will be calling at your place of residence shortly to destroy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"your wand.    As you have already received an official","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"warning for a previous offence under Section 13 of the International Confederation","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"of Warlocks' Statute of Secrecy, we regret to inform you that your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"presence is required at a disciplinary hearing at the Ministry of Magic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"at 9 a.m. on the twelfth of August.    Hoping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"you are well,    Yours sincerely,    Mafalda","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Hopkirk    Improper Use of Magic Office   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Ministry of MagicHarry read the letter through twice. He was only vaguely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"aware of Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia talking. Inside his head, all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"was icy and numb. One fact had penetrated his consciousness like a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"paralysing dart. He was expelled from Hogwarts. It was all over. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"was never going back.    He looked up at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Dursleys. Uncle Vernon was purple-faced, shouting, his fists still raised; Aunt Petunia","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"had her arms around Dudley who was retching again.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Harry's temporarily stupefied brain seemed to reawaken. Ministry representatives will be calling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"at your place of residence shortly to destroy your wand. There was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"only one thing for it. He would have to run - now.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Where he was going to go, Harry didn't know but he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"certain of one thing: at Hogwarts or outside it, he needed his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"wand. In an almost dreamlike state, he pulled his wand out and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"turned to leave the kitchen.    'Where d'you think you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"going?' yelled Uncle Venon. When Harry didn't reply, he pounded across the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"kitchen to block the doorway into the hall. 'I haven't finished with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"you, boy!'    'Get out of the way,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"quietly.    'You're going to stay here and explain how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"my son - '    'If you don't get out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"of the way I'm going to jinx you,' said Harry, raising the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"wand.    'You can't pull that one on me!' snarled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Uncle Vernon. 'I know    'You're not allowed to use","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"it outside that madhouse you call a school!'    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"madhouse has chucked me out,' said Harry. 'So I can do whatever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"I like. You've got three seconds. One - two - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  A resounding CRACK filled the kitchen. Aunt Petunia screamed, Uncle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Vernon yelled and ducked, but for the third time that night Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"was searching for the source of a disturbance he had not made.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"He spotted it at once: a dazed and ruffled-looking barn owl was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"sitting outside on the kitchen sill, having just collided with the closed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"window.    Ignoring Uncle Vernon's anguished yell of 'OWLS!' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"crossed the room at a run and wrenched the window open. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"owl stuck out its leg, to which a small roll of parchment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"was tied, shook its feathers, and took off the moment Harry had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"taken the letter. Hands shaking, Harry unfurled the second message, which was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"written very hastily and blotchily in black ink.Harry -Dumbledore's just arrived at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the Ministry and he's trying to sort it all out. DO NOT","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"LEAVE YOUR AUNT AND UNCLE'S HOUSE. DO NOT DO ANY MORE MAGIC.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"DO NOT SURRENDER YOUR WAND.    Arthur WeasleyDumbledore was trying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"to sort it all out . . . what did that mean?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"how much power did Dumbledore have to override the Ministry of Magic?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Was there a chance that he might be allowed back to Hogwarts,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"then? A small shoot of hope burgeoned in Harry's chest, almost immediately","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"strangled by panic - how was he supposed to refuse to surrender","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"his wand without doing magic? He'd have to duel with the Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"representatives, and if he did that, he'd be lucky to escape Azkaban,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"let alone expulsion.    His mind was racing . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
". he could run for it and risk being captured by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Ministry, or stay put and wait for them to find him here.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"He was much more tempted by the former course, but he mew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Mr Weasley had his best interests at heart . . . and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"after all, Dumbledore had sorted out much worse than this before. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  'Right,' Harry said, 'I've changed my mind, I'm staying.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  He flung himself down at the kitchen table and faced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Dudley and Aunt Petunia. The Dursleys appeared taken aback at his abrupt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"change of mind. Aunt Petunia glanced despairingly at Uncle Vernon. The vein","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"in his purple temple was throbbing worse than ever.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'Who are all these ruddy owls from?' he growled.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'The first one was from the Ministry of Magic, expelling me,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Harry calmly. He was straining his ears to catch any noises outside,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"in case the Ministry representatives were approaching, and it was easier and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"quieter to answer Uncle Vernon's questions than to have him start raging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"and bellowing. The second one was from my friend Ron's dad, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"works at the Ministry.'    'Ministry of Magic?' bellowed Uncle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Vernon. 'People like you in government? Oh, this explains everything, everything, no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"wonder the country's going to the dogs.'    When Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"did not respond, Uncle Vernon glared at him, then spat out, 'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"why have you been expelled?'    'Because I did magic.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   'AHA!' roared Uncle Vernon, slamming his fist down on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"top of the fridge, which sprang open; several of Dudley's low-fat snacks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"toppled out and burst on the floor. 'So you admit it! What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"did you do to Dudley?'    'Nothing,' said Harry, slightly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"less calmly. That wasn't me - '    'Was,' muttered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Dudley unexpectedly, and Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia instantly made flapping gestures","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"at Harry to quieten him while they both bent low over Dudley.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   'Go on, son,' said Uncle Vernon, 'what did he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"do?'    Tell us, darling,' whispered Aunt Petunia.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" 'Pointed his wand at me,' Dudley mumbled.    'Yeah,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"I did, but I didn't use - ' Harry began angrily, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"- '    'SHUT UP!' roared Uncle Vernon and Aunt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Petunia in unison.    'Go on, son,' repeated Uncle Vernon,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"moustache blowing about furiously.    'All went dark,' Dudley said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"hoarsely, shuddering 'Everything dark. And then I h-heard . . . things.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Inside m-my head.'    Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia exchanged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"looks of utter horror. If their least favourite thing in the world","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"was magic - closely followed by neighbours who cheated more than they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"did on the hosepipe ban - people who heard voices were definitely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"in the bottom ten. They obviously thought Dudley was losing his mind.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   'What sort of things did you hear, Popkin?' breathed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Aunt Petunia, very white-faced and with tears in her eyes.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" But Dudley seemed incapable of saying. He shuddered again and shook","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"his large blond head, and despite the sense of numb dread that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"had settled on Harry since the arrival of the first owl, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"felt a certain curiosity. Dementors caused a person to relive the worst","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"moments of their life. What would spoiled, pampered, bullying Dudley have been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"forced to hear?    'How come you fell over, son?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"said Uncle Vernon, in an unnaturally quiet voice, the kind of voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"he might adopt at the Bedside of a very ill person. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  'T-tripped,' said Dudley shakily. 'And then - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" He gestured at his massive chest. Harry understood. Dudley was remembering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the clammy cold that filled the lungs as hope and happiness were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"sucked out of you.    'Horrible,' croaked Dudley. 'Cold. Really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"cold.'    'OK,' said Uncle Vernon, in a voice of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"forced calm, while Aunt Petunia laid an anxious hand on Dudley's forehead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"to feel his temperature. 'What happened then, Dudders?'    'Felt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
". . . felt . . . felt . . . as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"if . . . as if . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'As if you'd never be happy again,' Harry supplied dully.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" 'Yes,' Dudley whispered, still trembling.    'So!' said Uncle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Vernon, voice restored to full and considerable volume as he straightened up.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'You put some crackpot spell on my on so he'd hear voices","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"and believe he was - was doomed to misery, or something, did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"you?'    'How many times do I have to tell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"you?' said Harry, temper and voice both rising. 'It wasn't me! It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"was a couple of Dementors!'    'A couple of -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"what's this codswallop?'    'De - men - tors,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Harry slowly and clearly. Two of them.'    'And what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the ruddy hell are Dementors?'    'They guard the wizard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"prison, Azkaban,' said Aunt Petunia.    Two seconds of ringing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"silence followed these words before Aunt Petunia clapped her hand over her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"mouth as though she had let slip a disgusting swear word. Uncle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Vernon was goggling at her. Harry's brain reeled. Mrs Figg was one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"thing - but Aunt Petunia?    'How d'you know that?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"he asked her, astonished.    Aunt Petunia looked quite appalled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"with herself. She glanced at Uncle Vernon in fearful apology, then lowered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"her hand slightly to reveal her horsy teeth.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"heard - that awful boy - telling her about them - years","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"ago,' she said jerkily.    'If you mean my mum","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"and dad, why don't you use their names?' said Harry loudly but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Aunt Petunia ignored him. She seemed horribly flustered.    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"was stunned. Except for one outburst years ago, in the course of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"which Aunt Petunia had screamed that Harry's mother had been a freak,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"he had never heard her mention her sister. He was astounded that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"she had remembered this scrap of information about the magical world for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"so long, when she usually put all her energies, into pretending it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"didn't exist.    Uncle Vernon opened his mouth, closed it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"again, opened it once more, shut it, then, apparently struggling to remember","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"how to talk, opened it for a third time and croaked, 'So","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"- so - they - er - they - er - they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"actually exist, do they - er - Dementy-whatsits?'    Aunt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Petunia nodded.    Uncle Vernon looked from Aunt Petunia to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Dudley to Harry as if hoping somebody was going to shout 'April","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Fool!' When nobody did, he opened his mouth yet again, but was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"spared the struggle to find more words by the arrival of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"third owl of the evening. It zoomed through the still-open window like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"a feathery cannon-ball and landed with a clatter on the kitchen table,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"causing all three of the Dursleys to jump with fright. Harry tore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"a second official-looking envelope from the owl's beak and ripped it open","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"as the owl swooped back out into the night.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'Enough - effing - owls,' muttered Uncle Vernon distractedly, stomping over to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the window and slamming it shut again.Dear Mr Potter,Further to our letter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"of approximately twenty-two minutes ago, the Ministry of Magic has revised its","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"decision to destroy your wand forthwith. You may retain your wand until","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"your disciplinary hearing on the twelfth of August, at which time an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"official decision will be taken.    Following discussions with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, the Ministry has agreed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"that the question of your expulsion will also be decided at that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"time. You should therefore consider yourself suspended from- school pending further enquiries.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   With best wishes,    Yours sincerely, ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  Mafalda Hopkirk    Improper Use of Magic Office","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   Ministry of MagicHarry read this letter through three times","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"in quick succession. The miserable knot in his chest loosened slightly with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the relief of knowing he was not yet definitely expelled, though his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"fears were by no means banished. Everything seemed to hang on this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"hearing on the twelfth of August.    'Well?' said Uncle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Vernon, recalling Harry to his surroundings. 'What now? Have they sentenced you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"to anything? Do your lot have the death penalty?' he added as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"a hopeful afterthought.    'I've got to go to a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"hearing,' said Harry.    'And they'll sentence you there?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  'I suppose so.'    'I won't give up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"hope, then,' said Uncle Vernon nastily.    'Well, if that's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"all,' said Harry, getting to his feet. He was desperate to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"alone, to think, perhaps to send a letter to Ron, Hermione or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Sirius.    'NO, IT RUDDY WELL IS NOT ALL!' bellowed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Uncle Vernon. 'SIT BACK DOWN!'    'What now?' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"impatiently.    'DUDLEY!' roared Uncle Vernon. 'I want to know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"exactly what happened to my son!'    'FINE!' yelled Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"and in his temper, red and gold sparks shot out of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"end of his wand, still clutched in his hand. All three Dursleys","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"flinched, looking terrified.    'Dudley and I were in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"alleyway between Magnolia Crescent and Wisteria Walk,' said Harry, speaking fast, fighting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"to control his temper. 'Dudley thought he'd be smart with me, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"pulled out my wand but didn't use it. Then two Dementors turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"up - '    'But what ARE Dementoids?' asked Uncle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Vernon furiously. 'What do they DO?'    'I told you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"- they suck all the happiness out of you,' said Harry, 'and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"if they get the chance, they kiss you - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" 'Kiss you?' said Uncle Vernon, his eyes popping slightly. 'Kiss you?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   'It's what they call it when they suck the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"soul out of your mouth.'    Aunt Petunia uttered a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"soft scream.    'His soul? They didn't take - he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"still got his - '    She seized Dudley by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the shoulders and shook him, as though testing to see whether she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"could hear his soul rattling around inside hint.    'Of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"course they didn't get his soul, you'd know if they had,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Harry, exasperated.    'Fought 'em off, did you, son?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Uncle Vernon loudly, with the appearance of a man struggling to bring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the conversation back on to a plane he understood. 'Gave 'em the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"old one-two, did you?'    'You can't give a Dementor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the old one-two,' said Harry through clenched teeth.    'Why's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"he all right, then?' blustered Uncle Vernon. 'Why isn't e all empty,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"then?'    'Because I used the Patronus - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  WHOOSH. With a clattering, a whirring of wings and a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"soft fall of dust, a fourth owl came shooting out of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"kitchen fireplace.    'FOR GOD'S SAKE!' roared Uncle Vernon, pulling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"great clumps of hair out of his moustache, something he hadn't been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"driven to do in a long time. 'I WILL NOT HAVE OWLS","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"HERE, I WILL NOT TOLERATE THIS, I TELL YOU!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"But Harry was already pulling a roll of parchment from the owl's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"leg. He was so convinced that this letter had to be from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Dumbledore, explaining everything - the Dementors, Mrs Figg, what the Ministry was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"up to, how he, Dumbledore, intended to sort everything out - that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"for the first time in his life he was disappointed to see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Sirius's handwriting. Ignoring Uncle Vernons ongoing rant about owls, and narrowing his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"eyes against a second cloud of dust as the most recent owl","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"took off back up the chimney, Harry read Sirius's message.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" Arthur has just told us what's happened. Don't leave the house","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"again, whatever you do.    Harry found this such an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"inadequate response to everything that had happened tonight that he turned the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"piece of parchment over, looking for the rest of the letter, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"there was nothing else.    And now his temper was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"rising again. Wasn't anybody going to say 'well done' for fighting off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"two Dementors single-handed? Both Mr Weasley and Sirius were acting as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"he'd misbehaved, and were saving their tellings-off until they could ascertain how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"much damage had been done.    '. . . a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"peck, I mean, pack of owls shooting in and out of my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"house. I won't have it, boy, I won't - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" 'I can't stop the owls coming,' Harry snapped, crushing Sirius's letter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"in his fist.    'I want the truth about what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"happened tonight!' barked Uncle Vernon. 'If it was Demenders who hurt Dudley,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"how come you've been expelled? You did you-know-what, you've admitted, it!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  Harry took a deep, steadying breath. His head was beginning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"to ache again. He wanted more than anything to get out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the kitchen, and away from the Dursleys.    'I did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the Patronus Charm to get rid of the Dementors,' he said, forcing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"himself to remain calm. 'It's the only thing that works against them.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   'But what were Dementoids doing in Little Whinging?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Uncle Vernon in an outraged tone.    'Couldn't tell you,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"said Harry wearily. 'No idea.'    His head was pounding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"in the glare of the strip-lighting now. His anger was ebbing away.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"He felt drained, exhausted. The Dursleys were all staring at him. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  'It's you,' said Uncle Vernon forcefully. 'It's got something to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"do with you, boy, I know it. Why else would they turn","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"up here? Why else would they be down that alleyway? You've got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"to be the only - the only - ' Evidently, he couldn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"bring himself to say the word 'wizard'. The only you-know-what for miles.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   'I don't know why they were here.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" But at Uncle Vernon's words, Harry's exhausted brain had ground back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"into action. Why had the Dementors come to Little Whinging? How could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"it be coincidence that they had arrived in the alleyway where Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"was? Had they been sent? Had the Ministry of Magic lost control","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"of the Dementors? Had they deserted Azkaban and joined Voldemort, as Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"had predicted they would?    'These Demembers guard some weirdo","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"prison?' asked Uncle Vernon, lumbering along in the wake of Harry's train","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"of thought.    'Yes,' said Harry.    If","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"only his head would stop hurting, if only he could just leave","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the kitchen and get to his dark bedroom and think . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
".    'Oho! They were coming to arrest you!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Uncle Vernon, with the triumphant air of a man reaching an unassailable","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"conclusion. That's it, isn't it, boy? You're on the run from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"law!'    'Of course I'm not,' said Harry, shaking his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"head as though to scare off a fly, his mind racing now.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   Then why - ?'    'He must","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"have sent them,' said Harry quietly, more to himself than to Uncle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Vernon.    'What's that? Who must have sent them?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  'Lord Voldemort,' said Harry.    He registered dimly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"how strange it was that the Dursleys, who flinched, winced and squawked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"if they heard words like 'wizard', 'magic' or 'wand', could hear the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"name of the most evil wizard of all time without the slightest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"tremor.    'Lord - hang on,' said Uncle Vernon, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"face screwed up, a look of dawning comprehension coming into his piggy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"eyes. 'I've heard that name . . . that was the one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"who - '    'Murdered my parents, yes,' Harry said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"dully.    'But he's gone,' said Uncle Vernon impatiently, without","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the slightest sign that the murder of Harry's parents might be a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"painful topic. That giant bloke said so. He's gone.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'He's back,' said Harry heavily.    It felt very strange","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"to be standing here in Aunt Petunia's surgically clean kitchen, beside the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"top'-of-the-range fridge and the wide-screen television, talking calmly of Lord Voldemort to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Uncle Vernon. The arrival of the Dementors in Little Whinging seemed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"have breached the great, invisible wall that divided the relentlessly non-magical world","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"of Privet Drive and the world beyond. Harry's two lives had somehow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"become fused and everything had been turned upside-down; the Dursleys were asking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"for details about the magical world, and Mrs Figg knew Albus Dumbledore;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Dementors were soaring around Little Whinging, and he might never return to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Hogwarts. Harry's head throbbed more painfully.    'Back?' whispered Aunt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Petunia.    She was looking at Harry as she had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"never looked at him before. And all of a sudden, for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"very first time in his life, Harry fully appreciated that Aunt Petunia","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"was his mother's sister. He could not have said why this hit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"him so very powerfully at this moment. All he knew was that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"he was not the only person in the room who had an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"inkling of what Lord Voldemort being back might mean. Aunt Petunia had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"never in her life looked at him like that before. Her large,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"pale eyes (so unlike her sisters) were not narrowed in dislike or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"anger, they were wide and fearful. The furious pretence that Aunt Petunia","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"had maintained all Harry's life - that there was no magic and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"no world other than the world she inhabited with Uncle Vernon -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"seemed to have fallen away.    'Yes,' Harry said, talking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"directly to Aunt Petunia now. ;He came back a month ago. I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"saw him.'    Her hands found Dudley's massive leather-clad shoulders","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"and clutched them.    'Hang on,' said Uncle Vernon, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"from his wife to Harry and back again, apparently dazed and confused","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"by the unprecedented understanding that seemed to have sprung up between them.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'Hang on. This Lord Voldything's back, you say.'    'Yes.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   The one who murdered your parents.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'Yes.'    'And now he's sending Dismembers after you?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  'Looks like it,' said Harry.    T see,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"said Uncle Vernon, looking from his white-faced wife to Harry and hitching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"up his trousers. He seemed to be swelling, his   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"great purple face stretching before Harry's eyes. 'Well, that settles it,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"said, his shirt front straining as he inflated himself, 'you can get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"out of this house, boy!'    'What?' said Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  'You heard me - OUT!' Uncle Vernon bellowed, and even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Aunt Petunia and Dudley jumped. 'OUT! OUT! I should've done this years","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"ago! Owls treating the place like a rest home, puddings exploding, half","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the lounge destroyed, Dudley's tail, Marge bobbing around on the ceiling and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"that flying Ford Anglia - OUT! OUT! You've had it! You're history!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"You're not staying here if some loony's after you, you're not endangering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"my wife and son, you're not bringing trouble down on us. It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"you're going the same way as your useless parents, I've had it!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"OUT!'    Harry stood rooted to the spot. The letters","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"from the Ministry, Mr Weasley and Sirius were all crushed in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"left hand. Don't leave the house again, whatever you do. DO NOT","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"LEAVE YOUR AUNT AND UNCLE'S HOUSE.    'You heard me!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"said Uncle Vernon, bending forwards now, his massive purple face coming so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"close to Harry's, he actually felt flecks of spit hit his face.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'Get going! You were all keen to leave half an hour ago!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"I'm right behind you! Get out and never darken our doorstep again!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Why we ever kept you in the first place, I don't know,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Marge was right, it should have been the orphanage. We were too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"damn soft for our own good, thought we could squash it out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"of you, thought we could turn you normal, but you've been rotten","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"from the beginning and I've had enough - owls!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"The fifth owl zoomed down the chimney so fast it actually hit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the floor before zooming into the air again with a loud screech.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Harry raised his hand to seize the letter, which was in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"scarlet envelope, but it soared straight over his head, flying directly at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Aunt Petunia, who let out a scream and ducked, her arms over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"her face. The owl dropped the red envelope on her head, turned,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"and flew straight back up the chimney.    Harry darted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"forwards to pick up the letter, but Aunt Petunia beat him to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"it.    'You can open it if you like,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Harry, 'but I'll hear what it says anyway. That's a Howler.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  'Let go of it, Petunia!' roared Uncle Vernon. 'Don't touch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"it, it could be dangerous!'    'It's addressed to me,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"said Aunt Petunia in a shaking voice. 'It's addressed to me, Vernon,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"look! Mrs Petunia Dursley, The Kitchen, Number Four, Privet Drive - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   She caught her breath, horrified. The red envelope had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"begun to smoke.    'Open it!' Harry urged her. 'Get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"it over with! It'll happen anyway.'    'No.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" Aunt Petunia's hand was trembling. She looked wildly around the kitchen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"as though looking for an escape route, but too late - the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"envelope burst into flames. Aunt Petunia screamed and dropped it.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" An awful voice filled the kitchen, echoing in the confined space,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"issuing from the burning letter on the table.    'Remember","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"my last, Petunia.'    Aunt Petunia looked as though she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"might faint. She sank into the chair beside Dudley, her face in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"her hands. The remains of the envelope smouldered into ash in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"silence.    'What is this?' Uncle Vernon said hoarsely. 'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"- I don't - 'Petunia?'    Aunt Petunia said nothing.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"Dudley was staring stupidly at his mother, his mouth hanging open. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"silence spiralled horribly. Harry was watching his aunt, utterly bewildered, his head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"throbbing fit to burst.    'Petunia, dear?' said Uncle Vernon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"timidly. 'P-Petunia?'    She raised her head. She was still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"trembling. She swallowed.    'The boy - the boy will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"have to stay, Vernon,' she said weakly.    'W-what?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  'He stays,' she said. She was not looking at Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"She got to her feet again.    'He . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
". but Petunia . . .'    'If we throw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"him out, the neighbours will talk,' she said. She was rapidly regaining","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"her usual brisk, snappish manner, though she was still very pale. 'They'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"ask awkward questions, they'll want to know where he's gone. We'll have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"to keep him.'    Uncle Vernon was deflating like an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"old tyre.    'But Petunia, dear - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
" Aunt Petunia ignored him. She turned to Harry.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"'You're to stay in your room,' she said. 'You're not to leave","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"the house. Now get to bed.'    Harry didn't move.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   'Who was that Howler from?'    'Don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"ask questions,' Aunt Petunia snapped.    'Are you in touch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"with wizards?'    'I told you to get to bed!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   'What did it mean? Remember the last what?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"  'Go to bed!'    'How come - ?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"   'YOU HEARD YOUR AUNT, NOW GO UP TO BED!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-2"
"    The Advance Guard    I've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"just been attacked by Dementors and I might be expelled from Hogwarts.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"I want to know what's going on and when I'm going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"get out of here.    Harry copied these words on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"to three separate pieces of parchment the moment he reached the desk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"in his dark bedroom. He addressed the first to Sirius, the second","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"to Ron and the third to Hermione. His owl, Hedwig, was off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"hunting; her cage stood empty on the desk. Harry paced the bedroom","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"waiting for her to come back, his head pounding, his brain too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"busy for sleep even though his eyes stung and itched with tiredness.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"His back ached from hauling Dudley home, and the two lumps on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"his head where the window and Dudley had hit him were throbbing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"painfully.    Up and down he paced, consumed with anger","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"and frustration, grinding his teeth and clenching his fists, casting angry looks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"out at the empty, star-strewn sky every time he passed the window.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Dementors sent to get him, Mrs Figg and Mundungus Fletcher tailing him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"in secret, then suspension from Hogwarts and a hearing at the Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"of Magic - and still no one was telling him what was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"going on.    And what, what, had that Howler been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"about? Whose voice had echoed so horribly, so menacingly, through the kitchen?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"   Why was he still trapped here without information? Why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"was everyone treating him like some naughty kid? Don't do any more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"magic, stay in the house . . .    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"kicked his school trunk as he passed it, but far from relieving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"his anger he felt worse, as he now had a sharp pain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"in his toe to deal with in addition to the pain in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the rest of his body    Just as he limped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"past the window, Hedwig soared through it with a soft rustle of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"wings like a small ghost.    'About time!' Harry snarled,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"as she landed lightly on top of her cage. 'You can put","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"that down, I've got work for you!'    Hedwig's large,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"round, amber eyes gazed at him reproachfully over the dead frog clamped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"in her beak.    'Come here,' said Harry, picking up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the three small rolls of parchment and a leather thong and tying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the scrolls to her scaly leg. Take these straight to Sirius, Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"and Hermione and don't come back here without good long replies. Keep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"pecking them till they've written decent-length answers if you've got to. Understand?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"   Hedwig gave a muffled hooting noise, her beak still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"full of frog.    'Get going, then,' said Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"  She took off immediately. The moment she'd gone, Harry threw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"himself down on his bed without undressing and stared at the dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"ceiling. In addition to every other miserable feeling, he now felt guilty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"that he'd been irritable with Hedwig; she was the only friend he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"had at number four, Privet Drive But he'd make it up to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"her when she came back with the answers from Sirius, Ron and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Hermione.    They were bound to write back quickly; they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"couldn't possibly ignore a Dementor attack. He'd probably wake up tomorrow to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"three fat letters full of sympathy and plans for his immediate removal","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"to The Burrow. And with that comforting idea, sleep rolled over him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"stifling all further thought.*But Hedwig didn't return next morning. Harry spent the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"day in his bedroom, leaving it only to go to the bathroom.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Three times that day Aunt Petunia shoved food into his room through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the cat-Flap Uncle Vernon had installed three summers ago. Every time Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"heard her approaching he tried to question her about the Howler, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"he might as well have interrogated the doorknob for all the answers","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"he got. Otherwise, the Dursleys kept well clear of his bedroom. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"couldn't see the point of forcing his company on them; another row","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"would achieve nothing except perhaps make him so angry he'd perform more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"illegal magic.    So it went on for three whole","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"days. Harry was alternately filled with restless energy that made him unable","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"to settle to anything, during which time he paced his bedroom, furious","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"at the whole lot of them for leaving him to stew in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"this mess; and with a lethargy so complete that he could lie","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"on his bed for an hour at a time, staring dazedly into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"space, aching with dread at the thought of the Ministry hearing. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"  What if they ruled against him? What if he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"expelled and his wand was snapped in half? What would he do,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"where would he go? He could not return to living full-time with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the Dursleys, not now he knew the other world, the one to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"which he really belonged. Might he be able to move into Sirius's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"house, as Sirius had suggested a year ago, before he had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"forced to flee from the Ministry? Would Harry be allowed to live","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"there alone, given that he was still underage? Or would the matter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"of where he went next be decided for him? Had his breach","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"of the International Statute of Secrecy been severe enough to land him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"in a cell in Azkaban? Whenever this thought occurred, Harry invariably slid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"off his bed and began pacing again.    On the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"fourth night after Hedwig's departure Harry was lying in one of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"apathetic phases, staring at the ceiling, his exhausted mind quite blank, when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"his uncle entered his bedroom. Harry looked slowly around at him. Uncle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Vernon was wearing his best suit and an expression of enormous smugness.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"   'We're going out,' he said.    'Sorry?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"   'We - that is to say, your aunt, Dudley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"and I - are going out.'    'Fine,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"dully, looking back at the ceiling.    'You are not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"to leave your bedroom while we are away.'    'OK.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"   'You are not to touch the television, the stereo,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"or any of our possessions.'    'Right.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"'You are not to steal food from the fridge.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"'OK.'    'I am going to lock your door.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"  'You do that.'    Uncle Vernon glared at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Harry, clearly suspicious of this lack of argument, then stomped out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the room and closed the door behind him. Harry heard the key","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"turn in the lock and Uncle Vernon's footsteps walking heavily down the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"stairs. A few minutes later he heard the slamming of car doors,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the rumble of an engine, and the unmistakeable sound of the car","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"sweeping out of the drive.    Harry had no particular","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"feeling about the Dursleys leaving. It made no difference to him whether","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"they were in the house or not. He could not even summon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the energy to get up and turn on his bedroom light. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"room grew steadily darker around him as he lay listening to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"night sounds through the window he kept open all the time, waiting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"for the blessed moment when Hedwig returned.    The empty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"house creaked around him. The pipes gurgled. Harry ay there in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"kind of stupor, thinking of nothing, suspended in misery.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Then, quite distinctly, he heard a crash in the kitchen below. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"  He sat bolt upright, listening intently. The Dursleys couldn't be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"back, it was much too soon, and in any case he hadn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"heard their car.    There was silence for a few","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"seconds, then voices.    Burglars, he thought, sliding off the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"bed on to his feet - but a split second later it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"occurred to him that burglars would keep their voices down, and whoever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"was moving around in the kitchen was certainly not troubling to do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"so.    He snatched up his wand from the bedside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"table and stood lacing his bedroom door, listening with all his might.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Next moment, he jumped as the lock gave a loud click and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"his door swung open.    Harry stood motionless, staring through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the open doorway at the dark upstairs landing, straining his ears for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"further sounds, but none came. He hesitated for a moment, then moved","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"swiftly and silently out of his room to the head of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"stairs.    His heart shot upwards into his throat. There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"were people standing in the shadowy hall below, silhouetted against the streetlight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"glowing through the glass door; eight or nine of them, all, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"far as he could see, looking up at him.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"'Lower your wand, boy, before you take someone's eye out,' said a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"low, growling voice.    Harry's heart was thumping uncontrollably. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"knew that voice, but he did not lower his wand.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" 'Professor Moody?' he said uncertainly.    'I don't know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"so much about `Professor`,' growled the voice, 'never got round to much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"teaching, did I? Get down here, we want to see you properly.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"   Harry lowered his wand slightly but did not relax","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"his grip on it, nor did he move. He had very good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"reason to be suspicious. He had recently spent nine months in what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"he had thought was Mad-Eye Moody's company only to find out that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"it wasn't Moody at all, but an impostor; an impostor, moreover, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"had tried to kill Harry before being unmasked. But before he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"make a decision about what to do next, a second, slightly hoarse","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"voice floated upstairs.    'It's all right, Harry. We've come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"to take you away.'    Harry's heart leapt. He knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"that voice, too, though he hadn't heard it for over a year.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"   'P-Professor Lupin?' he said disbelievingly. 'Is that you?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"  'Why are we all standing in the dark?' said a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"third voice, this one completely unfamiliar, a woman's. 'Lumos.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"A wand-tip flared, illuminating the hall with magical light. Harry blinked. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"people below were crowded around the loot of the stairs, gazing up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"at him intently, some craning their heads for a better look. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"  Remus Lupin stood nearest to him. Though still quite young,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Lupin looked tired and rather ill; he had more grey hairs than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"when Harry had last said goodbye to him and his robes were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"more patched and shabbier than ever. Nevertheless, he was smiling broadly at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Harry, who tried to smile back despite his state of shock. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"  'Oooh, he looks just like I thought he would,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the witch who was holding her lit wand aloft. She looked the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"youngest there; she had a pale heart-shaped face, dark twinkling eyes, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"short spiky hair that was a violent shade of violet. Wotcher, Harry!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"   'Yeah, I see what you mean, Remus,' said a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"bald black wizard standing furthest back - he had a deep, slow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"voice and wore a single gold hoop in his ear - 'he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"looks exactly like James.'    'Except the eyes,' said a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"wheezy-voiced, silver-haired wizard at the back. 'Lily's eyes.'    Mad-Eye","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Moody, who had long grizzled grey hair and a large chunk missing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"from his nose, was squinting suspiciously at Harry through his mismatched eyes.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"One eye was small, dark and beady, the other large, round and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"electric blue - the magical eye that could see through walls, doors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"and the back of Moody's own head.    'Are you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"quite sure it's him, Lupin?' he growled. 'I'I'd be a nice lookout","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"if we bring back some Death Eater impersonating him. We ought to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"ask him something only the real Potter would know. Unless anyone brought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"any Veritaserum?'    'Harry, what form does your Patronus take?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Lupin asked.    'A stag,' said Harry nervously.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" That's him, Mad-Eye,' said Lupin.    Very conscious of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"everybody still staring at him, Harry descended the stairs, stowing his wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"in the back pocket of his jeans as he came.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" 'Don't put your wand there, boy!' roared Moody. 'What if it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"ignited? Better wizards than you have lost buttocks, you know!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" 'Who d'you know who's lost a buttock?' the violet-haired woman asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Mad-Eye interestedly.    'Never you mind, you just keep your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"wand out of your back pocket!' growled Mad-Eye. 'Elementary wand-safety, nobody bothers","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"about it any more.' He stumped off towards the kitchen. 'And I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"saw that,' he added irritably, as the woman rolled her eyes towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the ceiling.    Lupin held out his hand and shook","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Harry's.    'How are you?' he asked, looking closely at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Harry.    'F-fine . . .'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"could hardly believe this was real. Four weeks with nothing, not the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"tiniest hint of a plan to remove him from Privet Drive, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"suddenly a whole bunch of wizards was standing matter-of-factly in the house","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"as though this was a long-standing arrangement. He glanced at the people","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"surrounding Lupin; they were still gazing avidly at him. He felt very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"conscious of the fact that he had riot combed his hair for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"four days.    'I'm - you're really lucky the Dursleys","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"are out . . .' he mumbled.    'Lucky, ha!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"said the violet-haired woman. 'It was me who lured them out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the way. Sent a letter by Muggle post telling them  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" they'd been short-listed for the All-England Best Kept Suburban Lawn Competition.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"They're heading off to the prize-giving right now . . . or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"they think they are.'    Harry had a fleeting vision","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"of Uncle Vernon's face when he realised there was no All-England Best","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Kept Suburban Lawn Competition.    'We are leaving, aren't we?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"he asked. 'Soon?'    'Almost at once,' said Lupin, 'we're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"just waiting for the all-clear.'    'Where are we going?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"The Burrow?' Harry asked hopefully.    'Not The Burrow, no,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"said Lupin, motioning Harry towards the kitchen; the little knot of wizards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"followed, all still eyeing Harry curiously. Too risky. We've set up Headquarters","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"somewhere un-detectable. It's taken a while . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Mad-Eye Moody was now sitting at the kitchen table swigging from a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"hip flask, his magical eye spinning in all directions, taking in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Dursleys' many labour-saving appliances.    This is Alastor Moody, Harry,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Lupin continued, pointing towards Moody. 'Yeah, I know,' said Harry uncomfortably. It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"felt odd to be introduced to somebody he'd thought he'd known for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"a year.    'And this is Nymphadora - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"  'Don't call me Nymphadora, Remus,' said the young witch with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"a shudder, 'it's Tonks.'    'Nymphadora Tonks, who prefers to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"be known by her surname only,' finished Lupin.    'So","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"would you if your fool of a mother had called you Nymphadora,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"muttered Tonks.    'And this is Kingsley Shacklebolt.' He indicated","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the tall black wizard, who bowed. 'Elphias Doge.' The wheezy-voiced wizard nodded.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"'Dedalus Diggle - '    'We've met before,' squeaked the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"excitable Diggle, dropping his violet-coloured top hat.    'Emmeline Vance.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"A stately-looking witch in an emerald green shawl inclined her head. 'Sturgis","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Podmore.' A square-jawed wizard with thick straw-coloured hair winked. 'And Hestia Jones.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"A pink-cheeked, black-haired witch waved from next to the toaster.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" Harry inclined his head awkwardly at each of them as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"were introduced. He wished they would look at something other than him;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"it was as though he had suddenly been ushered on-stage. He also","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"wondered why so many of their, were there.    'A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"surprising number of people volunteered to come and get you,' said Lupin,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"as though he had read Harry's mind; the corners of his mouth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"twitched slightly.    'Yeah, well, the more the better,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Moody darkly. 'We're your guard, Potter.'    'We're just waiting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"for the signal to tell us it's safe to set off,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Lupin, glancing out of the kitchen window. 'We've got about fifteen minutes.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"   'Very clean, aren't they, these Muggles?' said the witch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"called Tonks, who was looking around the kitchen with great interest. 'My","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"dad's Muggle-born and he's a right old slob. I suppose it varies,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"just as it does with wizards?'    'Er - yeah,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"said Harry. 'Look - ' he turned back to Lupin, 'what's going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"on, I haven't heard anything from anyone, what's Vol-?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Several of the witches and wizards made odd hissing noises; Dedalus Diggle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"dropped his hat again and Moody growled, 'Shut up!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"'What?' said Harry.    'We're not discussing anything here, it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"too risky,' said Moody, turning his normal eye on Harry. His magical","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"eye remained focused on the ceiling. 'Damn it,' he added angrily, putting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"a hand up to the magical eye, 'it keeps getting stuck -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"ever since that scum wore it.'    And with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"nasty squelching sound much like a plunger being pulled from a sink,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"he popped out his eye.    'Mad-Eye, you do know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"that's disgusting, don't you?' said Tonks conversationally.    'Get me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"a glass of water, would you, Harry,' requested Moody.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Harry crossed to the dishwasher, took out a clean glass and filled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"it with water at the sink, still watched eagerly by the band","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"of wizards. Their relentless staring was starting to annoy him.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" 'Cheers,' said Moody, when Harry handed him the glass. He dropped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the magical eyeball into the water and prodded it up and down;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the eye whizzed around, staring at them all in turn. 'I want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"three hundred and sixty degrees visibility on the return journey.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" 'How're we getting - wherever we're going?' Harry asked.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" 'Brooms,' said Lupin. 'Only way. You're too young to Apparate, they'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"be watching the Floo Network and it's more than our life's worth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"to set up an unauthorised Portkey.'    'Remus says you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"a good flier,' said Kingsley Shacklebolt in his deep voice.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" 'He's excellent,' said Lupin, who was checking his watch. 'Anyway, you'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"better go and get packed, Harry, we want to be ready to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"go when the signal comes.'    'I'll come and help","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"you,' said Tonks brightly.    She followed Harry back into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the hall and up the stairs, looking around with much curiosity and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"interest.    'Funny place,' she said. 'It's a bit too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"clean, d'you know what I mean? Bit unnatural. Oh, this is better,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"she added, as they entered Harry's bedroom and he turned on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"light.    His room was certainly much messier than the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"rest of the house. Confined to it for four days in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"very bad mood, Harry had not bothered tidying up after himself. Most","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"of the books he owned were strewn over the floor where he'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"tried to distract himself with each in turn and thrown it aside;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Hedwig's cage needed cleaning out and was starting to smell; and his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"trunk lay open, revealing a jumbled mixture of Muggle clothes and wizards'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"robes that had spilled on to the floor around it.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" Harry started picking up books and throwing them hastily into his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"trunk. Tonks paused at his open wardrobe to look critically at her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"reflection in the mirror on the inside of the door.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" 'You know, I don't think violets really my colour,' she said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"pensively, tugging at a lock of spiky hair. 'D'you think it makes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"me look a bit peaky?'    'Er - ' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Harry, looking up at her over the top of Quidditch Teams of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Britain and Ireland.    'Yeah, it does,' said Tonks decisively.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"She screwed up her eyes in a strained expression as though she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"was struggling to remember something. A second later, her hair had turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"bubble-gum pink.    'How did you do that?' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"gaping at her as she opened her eyes again.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"'I'm a Metamorphmagus,' she said, looking back at her reflection and turning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"her head so that she could see her hair from all directions.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"'It means I can change my appearance at will,' she added, spotting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Harry's puzzled expression in the mirror behind her. 'I was born one.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"I got top marks in Concealment and Disguise during Auror training without","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"any study at all, it was great.'    'You're an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Auror?' said Harry, impressed. Being a Dark-wizard-catcher was the only career he'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"ever considered after Hogwarts.    'Yeah,' said Tonks, looking proud.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"'Kingsley is as well, he's a bit higher up than me, though.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"I only qualified a year ago. Nearly failed on Stealth and Tracking.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"I'm dead clumsy, did you hear me break that plate when we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"arrived downstairs?'    'Can you learn how to be a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Metamorphmagus?' Harry asked her, straightening up, completely forgetting about packing.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" Tonks chuckled.    'Bet you wouldn't mind hiding that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"scar sometimes, eh?'    Her eyes found the lightning-shaped scar","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"on Harry's forehead.    'No, I wouldn't mind,' Harry mumbled,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"turning away. He did rot like people staring at his scar. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"  'Well, you'll have to learn the hard way, I'm afraid,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"said Tonks. 'Metamorphmagi are really rare, they're born, not made. Most wizards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"reed to use a wand, or potions, to change their appearance. But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"we've got to get going, Harry, we're supposed to be packing,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"added guiltily, looking around at all the mess on the floor. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"  'Oh - yeah,' said Harry, grabbing a few more books.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"   'Don't be stupid, it'll be much quicker if I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"- pack!' cried Tonks, waving her wand in a long, sweeping movement","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"over the floor.    Books, clothes, telescope and scales all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"soared into the air and flew pell-mell into the trunk.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" 'It's not very neat,' said Tonks, walking over to the trunk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"and looking down at the jumble inside. 'My mum's got this knack","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"of getting stuff to fit itself in neatly - she even gets","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the socks to fold themselves - but I've never mastered how she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"does it - it's a kind of flick - ' She flicked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"her wand hopefully.    One of Harry's socks gave a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"feeble sort of wiggle and flopped back on top of the mess","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"in the trunk.    'Ah, well,' said Tonks, slamming the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"trunk's lid shut, 'at least it's all in. That could do with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"a bit of cleaning, too.' She pointed her wand at Hedwig's cage.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"'Scourgify.' A few feathers and droppings vanished. Well, that's a bit better","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"- I've never quite got the hang of these householdy sort of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"spells. Right - got everything? Cauldron? Broom? Wow! - A Firebolt?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"  Her eyes widened as they fell on the broomstick in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Harry's right hand. It was his pride and joy, a gift from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Sirius, an international-standard broomstick.    'And I'm still riding a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Comet Two Sixty,' said Tonks enviously. 'Ah well . . . wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"still in your jeans? Both buttocks still on? OK, let's go. Locomotor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"trunk.'    Harry's trunk rose a few inches into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"air. Holding her wand like a conductors baton, Tonks made the trunk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"hover across the room and out of the door ahead of them,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Hedwig's cage in her left hand. Harry followed her down the stairs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"carrying his broomstick.    Back in the kitchen Moody had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"replaced his eye, which was spinning so fast after its cleaning it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"made Harry feel sick to look at it. Kingsley Shacklebolt and Sturgis","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Podmore were examining the microwave and Hestia Jones was laughing at a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"potato peeler she had come across while rummaging in the drawers. Lupin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"was sealing a letter addressed to the Dursleys.    'Excellent,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"said Lupin, looking up as Tonks and Harry entered. 'We've got about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"a minute, I think. We should probably get out into the garden","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"so we're ready. Harry, I've left a letter telling your aunt and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"uncle not to worry - '    They won't,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Harry.    ' - that you're safe - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"  That'll just depress them.'    - and you'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"see them next summer.'    'Do I have to?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"  Lupin smiled but made no answer.    'Come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"here, boy,' said Moody gruffly, beckoning Harry towards him with his wand.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"'I need to Disillusion you.'    'You need to what?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"said Harry nervously.    'Disillusionment Charm,' said Moody, raising his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"wand. 'Lupin says you've got an Invisibility Cloak, but it won't stay","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"on while we're flying; this'll disguise you better. Here you go -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"'    He rapped him hard on the top of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the head and Harry felt a curious sensation as though Moody had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"just smashed an egg there; cold trickles seemed to be running down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"his body from the point the wand had struck.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"'Nice one, Mad-Eye,' said Tonks appreciatively, staring at Harry's midriff.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" Harry looked down at his body, or rather, what had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"his body, for it didn't look anything like his any more. It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"was not invisible; it had simply taken on the exact colour and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"texture of the kitchen unit behind him. He seemed to have become","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"a human chameleon.    'Come on,' said Moody, unlocking the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"back door with his wand.    They all stepped outside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"on to Uncle Vernon's beautifully kept lawn.    'Clear night,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"grunted Moody, his magical eye scanning the heavens. 'Could've done with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"bit more cloud cover. Right, you,' he barked at Harry, 'we're going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"to be flying in close formation. Tonks'll be right in front of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"you, keep close on her tail. Lupin'll be covering you from below.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"I'm going to be behind you. The rest'll be circling us. We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"don't break ranks for anything, got me? If one of us is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"killed - '    'Is that likely?' Harry asked apprehensively,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"but Moody ignored him.    ' - the others keep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"flying, don't stop, don't break ranks. If they take out all of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"us and you survive, Harry, the rear guard are standing by to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"take over; keep flying east and they'll join you.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"'Stop being so cheerful, Mad-Eye, he'll think we're not taking this seriously,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"said Tonks, as she strapped Harry's trunk and Hedwig's cage into a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"harness hanging from her broom.    'I'm just telling the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"boy the plan,' growled Moody. 'Our job's to deliver him safely to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Headquarters and if we die in the attempt - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" 'No one's going to die,' said Kingsley Shacklebolt in his deep,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"calming voice.    'Mount your brooms, that's the first signal!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"said Lupin sharply, pointing into the sky.    Far, far","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"above them, a shower of bright red sparks had flared among the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"stars. Harry recognised them at once as wand sparks. He swung his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"right leg over his Firebolt, gripped its handle tightly and felt it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"vibrating very slightly, as though it was as keen as he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"to be up in the air once more.    'Second","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"signal, let's go!' said Lupin loudly as more sparks, green this time,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"exploded high above them.    Harry kicked off hard from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the ground. The cool night air rushed through his hair as the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"neat square gardens of Privet Drive fell away, shrinking rapidly into a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"patchwork of dark greens and blacks, and every thought of the Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"hearing was swept from his mind as though the rush of air","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"had blown it out of his head. He felt as though his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"heart was going to explode with pleasure; he was flying again, flying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"away from Privet Drive as he'd been fantasising about all summer, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"was going home . . . for a few glorious moments, all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"his problems seemed to recede to nothing, insignificant in the vast, starry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"sky.    'Hard left, hard left, there's a Muggle looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"up!' shouted Moody from behind him. Tonks swerved and Harry followed her,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"watching his trunk swinging wildly beneath her broom. 'We need more height","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
". . . give it another quarter of a mile!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" Harry's eyes watered in the chill as they soared upwards: he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"could see nothing below now but tiny pinpricks of light that were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"car headlights and streetlamps. Two of those tiny lights might belong to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Uncle Vernon's car . . . the Dursleys would be heading back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"to their empty house right now, full of rage about the nonexistent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Lawn Competition . . . and Harry laughed aloud at the thought,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"though his voice was drowned by the flapping robes of the others,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the creaking of the harness holding his trunk and the cage, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the whoosh of the wind in their ears as they sped through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the air. He had not felt this alive in a month, or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"this happy.    'Bearing south!' shouted Mad-Eye. Town ahead!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"  They soared right to avoid passing directly over the glittering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"spider's web of lights below.    'Bear southeast and keep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"climbing, there's some low cloud ahead we can lose ourselves in!' called","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Moody.    'We're not going through clouds!' shouted Tonks angrily,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"'we'll get soaked, Mad-Eye!'    Harry was relieved to hear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"her say this; his hands were growing numb on the Firebolt's handle.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"He wished he had thought to put on a coat; he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"starting to shiver.    They altered their course every now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"and then according to Mad-Eye's instructions. Harry's eyes were screwed up against","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the rush of icy wind that was starting to make his ears","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"ache; he could remember being this cold on a broom only once","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"before, during the Quidditch match against Hufflepuff in his third year, which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"had taken place in a storm. The guard around him was circling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"continuously like giant birds of prey. Harry lost track of time. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"wondered how long they had been flying, it felt like an hour","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"at least.    'Turning southwest!' yelled Moody 'We want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"avoid the motorway!'    Harry was now so chilled he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"thought longingly of the snug, dry interiors of the cars streaming along","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"below, then, even more longingly, of travelling by Floo powder; it might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"be uncomfortable to spin around in fireplaces but it was at least","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"warm in the flames . . . Kingsley Shacklebolt swooped around him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"bald pate and earring gleaming slightly in the moonlight .., now Emmeline","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Vance was on his right, her wand out, her head turning left","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"and right . . . then she, too, swooped over him, to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"be replaced by Sturgis Podmore . . .    'We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"ought to double back for a bit, just to make sure we're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"not being followed!' Moody shouted.    'ARE YOU MAD, MAD-EYE?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Tonks screamed from the front. 'We're all frozen to our brooms! If","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"we keep going off-course we're not going to get there until next","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"week! Besides, we're nearly there now!'    'Time to start","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the descent!' came Lupin's voice. 'Follow Tonks, Harry!'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"followed Tonks into a dive. They were heading for the Largest collection","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"of lights he had yet seen, a huge, sprawling crisscrossing mass, glittering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"in lines and grids, interspersed with patches of deepest black. Lower and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"lower they flew, until Harry could see individual headlights and streetlamps, chimneys","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"and television aerials. He wanted to reach the ground very much, though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"he felt sure someone would have to unfreeze him from his broom.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"   'Here we go!' called Tonks, and a few seconds","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"later she had landed.    Harry touched down right behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"her and dismounted on a patch of unkempt grass in the middle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"of a small square Tonks was already unbuckling Harry's trunk. Shivering, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"looked around. The grimy fronts of the surrounding houses were not welcoming;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"some of them had broken windows, glimmering dully in the light from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the streetlamps, paint was peeling from many of the doors and heaps","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"of rubbish lay outside several sets of front steps.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"'Where are we?' Harry asked, but Lupin said quietly, 'In a minute.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"   Moody was rummaging in his cloak, his gnarled hands","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"clumsy with cold.    'Got it,' he muttered, raising what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"looked like a silver cigarette lighter into the air and clicking it.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"   The nearest streetlamp went out with a pop. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"clicked the unlighter again; the next lamp went out; he kept clicking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"until every lamp in the square was extinguished and the only remaining","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"light came from curtained windows and the sickle moon overhead.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" 'Borrowed it from Dumbledore,' growled Moody, pocketing the Put-Outer. That'll take","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"care of any Muggles looking out of the window, see? Now come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"on, quick.'    He took Harry by the arm and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"led him from the patch of grass, across the road and on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"to the pavement; Lupin and Tonks followed, carrying Harry's trunk between them,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"the rest of the guard, all with their wands out, flanking them.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"   The muffled pounding of a stereo was coming from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"an upper window in the nearest house. A pungent smell of rotting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"rubbish came from the pile of bulging bin-bags just inside the broken","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"gate.    'Here,' Moody muttered, thrusting a piece of parchment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"towards Harry's Disillusioned hand and holding his lit wand close to it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"so as to illuminate the writing. 'Read quickly and memorise.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
" Harry looked down at the piece of paper. The narrow handwriting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"was vaguely familiar. It said:    The Headquarters of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"Order of the Phoenix may be found at number twelve, Grimmauld Place, London.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-3"
"    Number Twelve,Grimmauld Place    'What's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the Order of the - ?' Harry began.    'Not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"here, boy!' snarled Moody. Wait till we're inside!'    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"pulled the piece of parchment out of Harry's hand and set fire","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to it with his wand-tip. As the message curled into flames and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"floated to the ground, Harry looked around at the houses again. They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"were standing outside number eleven; he looked to the left and saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"number ten; to the right, however, was number thirteen.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'But where's - ?'    'Think about what you've just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"memorised,' said Lupin quietly.    Harry thought, and no sooner","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"had he reached the part about number twelve, Grimmauld Place, than a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"battered door emerged out of nowhere between numbers eleven and thirteen, followed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"swiftly by dirty walls and grimy windows. It was as though an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"extra house had inflated, pushing those on either side out of its","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"way. Harry gaped at it. The stereo in number eleven thudded on.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Apparently the Muggles inside hadn't felt anything.    'Come on,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"hurry,' growled Moody, prodding Harry in the back.    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"walked up the worn stone steps, staring at the newly materialised door.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Its black paint was shabby and scratched. The silver doorknocker was in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the form of a twisted serpent. There was no keyhole or letterbox.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   Lupin, pulled out his wand and tapped the door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"once. Harry heard many loud, metallic clicks and what sounded like the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"clatter o' a chain. The door creaked open.    'Get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"in quick, Harry,' Lupin whispered, 'but don't go far inside and don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"touch anything.'    Harry stepped over the threshold into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"almost total darkness of the hall. He could smell damp, dust and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"a sweetish, rotting smell; the place had the feeling of a derelict","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"building. He looked over his shoulder and saw the others filing in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"behind him, Lupin and Tonks carrying his trunk and Hedwig's cage. Moody","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"was standing on the top step releasing the balls of light the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Put-Outer had stolen from the streetlamps; they flew back to their bulbs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and the square glowed momentarily with orange light before Moody limped inside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and closed the front door, so that the darkness in the hall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"became complete.    'Here - '    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"rapped Harry hard over the head with his wand; Harry felt as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"though something hot was trickling down his back this time and knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"that the Disillusionment Charm must have lifted.    'Now stay","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"still, everyone, while I give us a bit of light in here,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Moody whispered.    The others' hushed voices were giving Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"an odd feeling of foreboding; it was as though they had just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"entered the house of a dying person. He heard a soft hissing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"noise and then old-fashioned gas lamps sputtered into life all along the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"walls, casting a flickering insubstantial light over the peeling wallpaper and threadbare","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"carpet of a long, gloomy hallway, where a cobwebby chandelier glimmered overhead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and age-blackened portraits hung crooked on the walls. Harry heard something scuttling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"behind the skirting board. Both the chandelier and the candelabra on a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"rickety table nearby were shaped like serpents.    There were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"hurried footsteps and Ron's mother, Mrs Weasley, emerged from a door at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the far end of the hall. She was beaming in welcome as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"she hurried towards them, though Harry noticed that she was rather thinner","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and paler than she had been last time he had seen her.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   'Oh, Harry, it's lovely to see you!' she whispered,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"pulling him into a rib-cracking hug before holding him at arm's length","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and examining him critically. 'You're looking peaky; you need feeding up, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"you'll have to wait a bit for dinner, I'm afraid.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" She turned to the gang of wizards behind him and whispered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"urgently, 'He's just arrived, the meeting's started.'    The wizards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"behind Harry all made noises of interest and excitement and began filing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"past him towards the door through which Mrs Weasley had just come.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Harry made to follow Lupin, but Mrs Weasley held him back. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  'No, Harry, the meeting's only for members of the Order.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Ron and Hermione are upstairs, you can wait with them until the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"meetings over, then we'll have dinner. And keep your voice down in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the hall,' she added in an urgent whisper.    'Why?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   'I don't want anything to wake up.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" 'What d'you - ?'    'I'll explain later, I've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"got to hurry, I'm supposed to be at the meeting - I'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"just show you where you're sleeping.'    Pressing her finger","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to her lips, she led him on tiptoe past a pair of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"long, moth-eaten curtains, behind which Harry supposed there must be another door,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and after skirting a large umbrella stand that looked as though it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"had been made from a severed troll's leg they started up the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"dark staircase, passing a row of shrunken heads mounted on plaques on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the wall. A closer look showed Harry that the heads belonged to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"house-elves. All of them had the same rather snout-like nose.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" Harry's bewilderment deepened with every step he took. What on earth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"were they doing in a house that looked as though it belonged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to the Darkest of wizards?    'Mrs Weasley, why -?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   'Ron and Hermione will explain everything, dear, I've really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"got to dash,' Mrs Weasley whispered distractedly. There - ' they had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"reached the second landing, ' - you're the door on the right.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"I'll call you when it's over.'    And she hurried","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"off downstairs again.    Harry crossed the dingy landing, turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the bedroom doorknob, which was shaped like a serpent's head, and opened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the door.    He caught a brief glimpse of a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"gloomy high-ceilinged, twin-bedded room; then there was a loud twittering noise, followed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"by an even louder shriek, and his vision was completely obscured by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"a large quantity of very bushy hair. Hermione had thrown herself on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to him in a hug that nearly knocked him flat, while Ron's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"tiny owl, Pigwidgeon, zoomed excitedly round and round their heads.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" 'HARRY! Ron, he's here, Harry's here! We didn't hear you arrive!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Oh, how are you? Are you all right? Have you been furious","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"with us? I bet you have, I know our letters were useless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"- but we couldn't tell you anything, Dumbledore made us swear we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"wouldn't, oh, we've got so much to tell you, and you've got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"things to tell us - 'the Dementors! When we heard - and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"that Ministry hearing - it's just outrageous, I've looked it all up,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"they can't expel you, they just can't, there's provision in the Decree","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery for the use of magic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"in life-threatening situations - '    'Let him breathe, Hermione,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"said Ron, grinning as he closed the door behind Harry. He seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to have grown several more inches during their month apart, making him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"taller and more gangly looking than ever, though the long nose, bright","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"red hair and freckles were the same.    Still beaming,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Hermione let go of Harry, but before she could say another word","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"there was a soft whooshing sound and something white soared from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"top of a dark wardrobe and landed gently on Harry's shoulder. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  'Hedwig!'    The snowy owl clicked her beak","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and nibbled his ear affectionately as Harry stroked her feathers.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" 'She's been in a right state,' said Ron. 'Pecked us half","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to death when she brought your last letters, look at this -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'    He showed Harry the index finger of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"right hand, which sported a half-healed but clearly deep cut.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" 'Oh, yeah,' Harry said. 'Sorry about that, but I wanted answers,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"you know - '    'We wanted to give them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to you, mate,' said Ron. 'Hermione was going spare, she kept saying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"you'd do something stupid if you were stuck all on your own","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"without news, but Dumbledore made us - '    '-","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"swear not to tell me,' said Harry. 'Yeah, Hermione's already said.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  The warm glow that had flared inside him at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"sight of his two best friends was extinguished as something icy flooded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the pit of his stomach. All of a sudden - after yearning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to see them for a solid month - he felt he would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"rather Ron and Hermione left him alone.    There was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"a strained silence in which Harry stroked Hedwig automatically, not looking at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"either of the others.    'He seemed to think it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"was best,' said Hermione rather breathlessly. 'Dumbledore, I mean.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'Right,' said Harry. He noticed that her hands, too, bore the marks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"of Hedwig's beak and found that he was not at all sorry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   'I think he thought you were safest with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Muggles -' Ron began.    'Yeah?' said Harry, raising his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"eyebrows. 'Have either of you been attacked by Dementors this summer?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  'Well, no - but that's why he's had people from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the Order of the Phoenix tailing you all the time - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   Harry felt a great jolt in his guts as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"though he had just missed a step going downstairs. So everyone had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"known he was being followed, except him.    'Didn't work","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"that well, though, did it?' said Harry, doing his utmost to keep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"his voice even. 'Had to look after myself after all, didn't I?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   'He was so angry,' said Hermione, in an almost","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"awestruck voice. 'Dumbledore. We saw him. When he found out Mundungus had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"left before his shift had ended. He was scary.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'Well, I'm glad he left,' Harry said coldly 'II he hadn't, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"wouldn't have done magic and Dumbledore would probably have left me at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Privet Drive all summer.'    'Aren't you . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"aren't you worried about the Ministry of Magic hearing?' said Hermione quietly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   'No,' Harry lied defiantly. He walked away from them,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"looking around, with Hedwig nestled contentedly on his shoulder, but this room","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"was not likely to raise his spirits. It was dank and dark.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"A blank stretch of canvas in an ornate picture frame was all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"that relieved the bareness of the peeling walls, and as Harry passed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"it he thought he heard someone, who was lurking out of sight,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"snigger.    'So why's Dumbledore been so keen to keep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"me in the dark?'    Harry asked, still trying hard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to keep his voice casual. 'Did you - er - bother to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"ask him at all?'    He glanced up just in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"time to see them exchanging a look that told him he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"behaving just as they had feared he would. It did nothing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"improve his temper.    'We told Dumbledore we wanted to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"tell you what was going on,' said Ron. 'We did, mate. But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"he's really busy now, we've only seen him twice since we came","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"here and he didn't have much time, he just made us swear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"not to tell you important stuff when we wrote, he said the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"owls might be intercepted.'    'He could still've kept me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"informed if he'd wanted to,' Harry said shortly. 'You're not telling me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"he doesn't know ways to send messages without owls.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Hermione glanced at Ron and then said, 'I thought that, too. But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"he didn't want you to know anything.'    'Maybe he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"thinks I can't be trusted,' said Harry, watching their expressions.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" 'Don't be thick,' said Ron, looking highly disconcerted.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'Or that I can't take care of myself.'    'Of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"course he doesn't think that!' said Hermione anxiously.    'So","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"how come I have to stay at the Dursleys' while you two","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"get to join in everything that's going on here?' said Harry, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"words tumbling over one another in a rush, his voice growing louder","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"with every word. 'How come you two are allowed to know everything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"that's going on?'    'We're not!' Ron interrupted. 'Mum won't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"let us near the meetings, she says we're too young - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   But before he knew it, Harry was shouting. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  'SO YOU HAVEN'T BEEN IN THE MEETINGS, BIG DEAL! YOU'VE","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"STILL BEEN HERE, HAVEN'T YOU? YOU'VE STILL BEEN TOGETHER! ME, I'VE BEEN","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"STUCK AT THE DURSLEYS' FOR A MONTH! AND I'VE HANDLED MORE THAN","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"YOU TWO'VE EVER MANAGED AND DUMBLEDORE KNOWS IT - 'WHO SAVED THE","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"PHILOSOPHER'S STONE? WHO GOT RID OF RIDDLE? WHO SAVED BOTH YOUR SKINS","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"FROM THE DEMENTORS?'    Every bitter and resentful thought Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"had had in the past month was pouring out of him: his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"frustration at the lack of news, the hurt that they had all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"been together without him, his fury at being followed and not told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"about it - all the feelings he was half-ashamed of finally burst","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"their boundaries. Hedwig took fright at the noise and soared off to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the top of the wardrobe again; Pigwidgeon twittered in alarm and zoomed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"even faster around their heads.    'WHO HAD TO GET","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"PAST DRAGONS AND SPHINXES AND EVERY OTHER FOUL THING LAST YEAR? WHO","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"SAW HIM COME BACK? WHO HAD TO ESCAPE FROM HIM? ME!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  Ron was standing there with his mouth half-open, clearly stunned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and at a loss for anything to say, whilst Hermione looked on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the verge of tears.    'BUT WHY SHOULD I KNOW","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"WHAT'S GOING ON? WHY SHOULD ANYONE BOTHER TO TELL ME WHAT'S BEEN","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"HAPPENING?'    'Harry, we wanted to tell you, we really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"did - ' Hermione began.    'CAN'T'VE WANTED TO THAT","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"MUCH, CAN YOU, OR YOU'D HAVE SENT ME AN OWL, BUT DUMBLEDORE","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"MADE YOU SWEAR - '    'Well, he did -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'    'FOUR WEEKS I'VE BEEN STUCK IN PRIVET DRIVE,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"NICKING PAPERS OUT OF BINS TO TRY AND FIND OUT WHAT'S BEEN","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"GOING ON - '    'We wanted to - ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  'I SUPPOSE YOU'VE BEEN HAVING A REAL LAUGH, HAVEN'T YOU,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"ALL HOLED UP HERE TOGETHER - '    'No, honest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"- '    'Harry, we're really sorry!' said Hermione desperately,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"her eyes now sparkling with tears. 'You're absolutely right, Harry - I'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"be furious if it was me!'    Harry glared at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"her, still breathing deeply, then turned away from them again, pacing up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and down. Hedwig hooted glumly from the top of the wardrobe. There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"was a long pause, broken only by the mournful creak of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"floorboards below Harry's feet.    'What is this place, anyway?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"he shot at Ron and Hermione.    'Headquarters of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Order of the Phoenix,' said Ron at once.    'Is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"anyone going to bother telling me what the Order of the Phoenix","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"- ?'    'It's a secret society,' said Hermione quickly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'Dumbledore's in charge, he founded it. It's the people who fought against","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"You-Know-Who last time.'    'Who's in it?' said Harry coming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to a halt with his hands in his pockets.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'Quite a few people - '    'We've met about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"twenty of them,' said Ron, 'but we think there are more.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  Harry glared at them.    'Well?' he demanded,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"looking from one to the other.    'Er,' said Ron.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'Well what?'    'Voldemort!' said Harry furiously, and both Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and Hermione winced. 'What's happening? What's he up to? Where is he?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"What are we doing to stop him?'    'We've told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"you, the Order don't let us in on their meetings,' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"nervously 'So we don't know the details - but we've got a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"general idea,' she added hastily, seeing the look on Harry's face. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  'Fred and George have invented Extendable Ears, see,' said Ron.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"They're really useful.'    'Extendable - ?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'Ears, yeah. Only we've had to stop using them lately because Mum","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"found out and went berserk. Fred and George had to hide them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"all to stop Mum binning them. But we got a good bit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"of use out of them before Mum realised what was going on.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"We know some of the Order are following known Death Eaters, keeping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"tabs on them, you know - '    'Some of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"them are working on recruiting more people to the Order - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"said Hermione.    'And some of them are standing guard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"over something,' said Ron. They're always talking about guard duty.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" 'Couldn't have been me, could it?' said Harry sarcastically.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" 'Oh, yeah,' said Ron, with a look of dawning comprehension. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  Harry snorted. He walked around the room again, looking anywhere","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"but at Ron and Hermione. 'So, what have you two been doing,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"if you're not allowed in meetings?' he demanded. 'You said you'd been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"busy.'    'We have,' said Hermione quickly. 'We've been decontaminating","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"this house, it's been empty for ages and stuff's been breeding in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"here. We've managed to clean out the kitchen, most of the bedrooms","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and I think we're doing the drawing room tomo- AARGH!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" With two loud cracks, Fred and George, Ron's elder twin brothers,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"had materialised out of thin air in the middle of the room.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Pigwidgeon twittered more wildly than ever and zoomed off to join Hedwig","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"on top of the wardrobe.    'Stop doing that!' Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"said weakly to the twins, who were as vividly red-haired as Ron,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"though stockier and slightly shorter.    'Hello, Harry' said George,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"beaming at him. 'We thought we heard your dulcet tones.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" 'You don't want to bottle up your anger like that, Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"let it all out,' said Fred, also beaming. There might be a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"couple of people fifty miles away who didn't hear you.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" 'You two passed your Apparation tests, then?' asked Harry grumpily. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  'With distinction,' said Fred, who was holding what looked like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"a piece of very long, flesh-coloured string.    'It would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"have taken you about thirty seconds longer to walk down the stairs,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"said Ron.    'Time is Galleons, little brother,' said Fred.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'Anyway, Harry, you're interfering with reception. Extendable Ears,' he added in response","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to Harry's raised eyebrows, and held up the string which Harry now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"saw was trailing out on to the landing. 'We're trying to hear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"what's going on downstairs.'    'You want to be careful,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"said Ron, staring at the Ear, 'if Mum sees one of them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"again . . .'    'It's worth the risk, that's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"a major meeting they're having,' said red.    The door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"opened and a long mane of red hair appeared.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'Oh, hello, Harry!' said Ron's younger sister, Ginny, brightly. 'I thought I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"heard your voice.'    Turning to Fred and George, she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"said, 'Its no-go with the Extendable Ears, she's gone and put an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Imperturbable Charm on the kitchen door.'    'How d'you know?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"said George, looking crestfallen.    'Tonks told me how to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"find out,' said Ginny. 'You just chuck stuff at the door and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"if it can't make contact the door's been Imperturbed. I've been flicking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Dungbombs at it from the top of the stairs and they just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"soar away from it, so there's no way the Extendable Ears will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"be able to get under the gap.'    Fred heaved","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"a deep sigh.    'Shame. I really fancied finding out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"what old Snape's been up to.'    'Snape!' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"quickly. 'Is he here?'    'Yeah,' said George, carefully closing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the door and sitting down on one of the beds; Fred and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Ginny followed. 'Giving a report. Top secret.'    'Git,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Fred idly    'He's on our side now,' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"reprovingly.    Ron snorted. 'Doesn't stop him being a git.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"The way he looks at us when he sees us.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" 'Bill doesn't like him, either,' said Ginny, as though that settled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the matter.    Harry was not sure his anger had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"abated yet; but his thirst for information was now overcoming his urge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to keep shouting. He sank on to the bed opposite the others.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   'Is Bill here?' he asked. 'I thought he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"working in Egypt?'    'He applied for a desk job","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"so he could come home and work for the Order,' said Fred.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'He says he misses the tombs, but,' he smirked, 'there are compensations.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   'What d'you mean?'    'Remember old Fleur","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Delacour?' said George. 'She's got a job at Gringotts to eemprove 'er","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Eeenglish -    'And Bill's been giving her a lot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"of private lessons,' sniggered Fred.    'Charlie's in the Order,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"too,' said George, 'but he's still in Romania. Dumbledore wants as many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"foreign wizards brought in as possible, so Charlie's trying to make contacts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"on his days off.'    'Couldn't Percy do that?' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"asked. The last he had heard, the third Weasley brother was working","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"in the Department of International Magical Co-operation at the Ministry of Magic.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   At Harry's words, all the Weasleys and Hermione exchanged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"darkly significant looks.    'Whatever you do, don't mention Percy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"in front of Mum and Dad,' Ron told Harry in a tense","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"voice.    'Why not?'    'Because every time","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Percy's name's mentioned, Dad breaks whatever he's holding and Mum starts crying,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Fred said.    'It's been awful,' said Ginny sadly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  'I think we're well shot of him,' said George, with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"an uncharacteristically ugly look on his face.    'What's happened?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Harry said.    'Percy and Dad had a row,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Fred. 'I've never seen Dad row with anyone like that. It's normally","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Mum who shouts.'    'It was the first week back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"after term ended,' said Ron. 'We were about to come and join","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the Order. Percy came home and told us he'd been promoted.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  'You're kidding?' said Harry.    Though he knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"perfectly well that Percy was highly ambitious, Harry's impression was that Percy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"had not made a great success of his first job at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Ministry of Magic. Percy had committed the fairly large oversight of failing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to notice that his boss was being controlled by Lord Voldemort (not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"that the Ministry had believed it - they all thought Mr Crouch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"had gone mad).    'Yeah, we were all surprised,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"George, 'because Percy got into a load of trouble about Crouch, there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"was an inquiry and everything. They said Percy ought to have realised","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Crouch was off his rocker and informed a superior. But you know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Percy, Crouch left him in charge, he wasn't going to complain.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  'So how come they promoted him?'    That's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"exactly what we wondered,' said Ron, who seemed very keen to keep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"normal conversation going now that Harry had stopped yelling. 'He came home","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"really pleased with himself - 'even more pleased than usual, if you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"can imagine that - and told Dad he'd been offered a position","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"in Fudge's own office. A really good one for someone only a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"year out of Hogwarts: Junior Assistant to the Minister. He expected Dad","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to be all impressed, I think.'    'Only Dad wasn't,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"said Fred grimly.    'Why not?' said Harry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" 'Well, apparently Fudge has been storming round the Ministry checking that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"nobody's having any contact with Dumbledore,' said George.    'Dumbledore's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"name is mud with the Ministry these days, see,' said Fred. They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"all think he's just making trouble saying You-Know-Who's back.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'Dad says Fudge has made it clear that anyone who's in league","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"with Dumbledore can clear out their desks,' said George.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Trouble is, Fudge suspects Dad, he knows he's friendly with Dumbledore, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"he's always thought Dad's a bit of a weirdo because of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Muggle obsession.'    'But what's that got to do with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Percy?' asked Harry, confused.    'I'm coming to that. Dad","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"reckons Fudge only wants Percy in his office because he wants to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"use him to spy on the family - and Dumbledore.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" Harry let out a low whistle.    'Bet Percy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"loved that.'    Ron laughed in a hollow sort of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"way.    'He went completely berserk. He said - well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"he said loads of terrible stuff. He said he's been having to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"struggle against Dad's lousy reputation ever since he joined the Ministry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"that Dad's got no ambition and that's why we've always been -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"you know - 'not had a lot of money, I mean -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'    'What?' said Harry in disbelief, as Ginny made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"a noise like an angry cat.    'I know,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Ron in a low voice. 'And it got worse. He said Dad","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"was an idiot to run around with Dumbledore, that Dumbledore was heading","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"for big trouble and Dad was going to go down with him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and that he - Percy - knew where his loyalty lay and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"it was with the Ministry. And if Mum and Dad were going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to become traitors to the Ministry he was going to make sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"everyone knew he didn't belong to our family any more. And he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"packed his bags the same night and left. He's living here in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"London now.'    Harry swore under his breath. He had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"always liked Percy least of Ron's brothers, but he had never imagined","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"he would say such things to Mr Weasley.    'Mums","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"been in a right state,' said Ron dully. 'You know - crying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and stuff. She came up to London to try and talk to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Percy but he slammed the door in her face. I dunno what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"he does if he meets Dad at work - ignores him, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"s'pose.'    'But Percy must know Voldemort's back,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"slowly. 'He's not stupid, he must know your mum and dad wouldn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"risk everything without proof.'    'Yeah, well, your name got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"dragged into the row,' said Ron, shooting Harry a furtive look. 'Percy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"said the only evidence was your word and . . . I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"dunno . . . he didn't think it was good enough.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  'Percy takes the Daily Prophet seriously,' said Hermione tartly, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the others all nodded.    'What are you talking about?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Harry asked, looking around at them all. They were all regarding him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"warily.    'Haven't - haven't you been getting the Daily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Prophet?' Hermione asked nervously.    'Yeah, I have!' said Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   'Have you - er - been reading it thoroughly?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Hermione asked, still more anxiously.    'Not cover to cover,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"said Harry defensively. 'If they were going to report anything about Voldemort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"it would be headline news, wouldn't it?'    The others","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"flinched at the sound of the name. Hermione hurried on, 'Well, you'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"need to read it cover to cover to pick it up, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"they - um - they mention you a couple of times a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"week.'    'But I'd have seen - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" 'Not if you've only been reading the front page, you wouldn't,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"said Hermione, shaking her head. 'I'm not talking about big articles. They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"just slip you in, like you're a standing joke.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'What d'you - ?'    'It's quite nasty, actually,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Hermione in a voice of forced calm. They're just building on Rita's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"stuff.'    'But she's not writing for them any more,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"is she?'    'Oh, no, she's kept her promise -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"not that she's got any choice,' Hermione added with satisfaction. 'But she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"laid the foundation for what they're trying to do now.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" 'Which is what?' said Harry impatiently.    'OK, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"know she wrote that you were collapsing all over the place and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"saying your scar was hurting and all that?'    'Yeah,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"said Harry, who was not likely to forget Rita Skeeter's stories about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"him in a hurry.    'Well, they're writing about you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"as though you're this deluded, attention-seeking person who thinks he's a great","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"tragic hero or something,' said Hermione, very fast, as though it would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"be less unpleasant for Harry to hear these facts quickly. 'They keep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"slipping in snide comments about you. If some far-fetched story appears, they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"say something like, `A tale worthy of Harry Potter`, and if anyone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"has a funny accident or anything it's, `Let's hope he hasn't got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"a scar on his forehead or we'll be asked to worship him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"next` - '    'I don't want anyone to worship","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"- ' Harry began hotly.    'I know you don't,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"said Hermione quickly, looking frightened. 'I know, Harry. But you see what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"they're doing? They want to turn you into someone nobody will believe.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Fudge is behind it, I'll bet anything. They want wizards on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"street to think you're just some stupid boy who's a bit of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"a joke, who tells ridiculous tall stories because he loves being famous","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and wants to keep it going.'    'I didn't ask","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"- I didn't want - Voldemort killed my parents!' Harry spluttered. 'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"got famous because he murdered my family but couldn't kill me! Who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"wants to be famous for that? Don't I hey think I'd rather","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"it'd never- '    'We know, Harry' said Ginny earnestly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   'And of course, they didn't report a word about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the Dementors attacking you,' said Hermione. 'Someone's told them to keep that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"quiet. That should've been a really big story, out-of-control Dementors. They haven't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"even reported that you broke the International Statute of Secrecy. We thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"they would, it would be in so well with this image of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"you as some stupid show-off. We think they're biding their time until","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"you're expelled, then they're really going to go to town - I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"mean, if you're expelled, obviously,' she went on hastily. 'You really shouldn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"be, not if they abide by their own laws, there's no case","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"against you.'    They were back on the hearing and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Harry did not want to think about that. He cast around for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"another change of subject, but was saved the necessity of finding one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"by the sound of footsteps coming up the stairs.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"'Uh oh.'    Fred gave the Extendable Ear a hearty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"tug; there was another loud crack and he and George vanished. Seconds","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"later, Mrs Weasley appeared in the bedroom doorway.    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"meetings over, you can come down and have dinner now. Everyone's dying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to see you, Harry. And who's left all those Dungbombs outside the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"kitchen door?'    'Crookshanks,' said Ginny unblushingly. 'He loves playing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"with them.'    'Oh,' said Mrs Weasley, 'I thought it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"might have been Kreacher, he keeps doing odd things like that. Now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"don't forget to keep your voices down in the hall. Ginny, your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"hands are filthy, what have you been doing? Go and wash them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"before dinner, please.'    Ginny grimaced at the others and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"followed her mother out of the room, leaving Harry alone with Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and Hermione. Both of them were watching him apprehensively, as though they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"feared he would start shouting again now that everyone else had gone.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"The sight of them looking so nervous made him feel slightly ashamed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   'Look . . .' he muttered, but Ron shook","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"his head, and Hermione said quietly, 'We knew you'd be angry, Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"we really don't blame you, but you've got to understand, we did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"try to persuade Dumbledore -    'Yeah, I know,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Harry shortly.    He cast around for a topic that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"didn't involve his headmaster, because the very thought of Dumbledore made Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"insides burn with anger again.    Who's Kreacher?' he asked.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   The house-elf who lives here,' said Ron. 'Nutter. Never","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"met one like him.'    Hermione frowned at Ron. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  'He's not a nutter, Ron.'    'His life's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"ambition is to have his head cut off and stuck up on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"plaque just like his mother,' said Ron irritably. 'Is that normal, Hermione?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   'Well - well, if he is a bit strange,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"it's not his fault.'    Ron rolled his eyes at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Harry.    'Hermione still hasn't given up on SPEW.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  'It's not SPEW!' said Hermione heatedly. 'It's the Society for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the Promotion of Elfish Welfare. And it's not just me, Dumbledore says","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"we should be kind to Kreacher too.'    'Yeah, yeah,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"said Ron. 'C'mon, I'm starving.'    He led the way","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"out of the door and on to the landing, but be ore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"they could descend the stairs - '    'Hold it!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Ron breathed, flinging out an arm to stop Harry and Hermione walking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"any further. They're still in the hall, we might be able to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"hear something.'    The three of them looked cautiously over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the banisters. The gloomy hallway below was packed with witches and wizards,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"including all of Harry's guard. They were whispering excitedly together. In the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"very centre of the group Harry saw the dark, greasy-haired head and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"prominent nose of his least favourite teacher at Hogwarts, Professor Snape. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"leant further over the banisters. He was very interested in what Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"was doing for the Order of the Phoenix . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  A thin piece of flesh-coloured string descended in front of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Harry's eyes. Looking up, he saw Fred and George on the landing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"above, cautiously lowering the Extendable Ear towards the dark knot of people","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"below. A moment later, however, they all began to move towards the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"front door and out of sight.    'Dammit,' Harry heard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Fred whisper, as he hoisted the Extendable Ear back up again. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  They heard the front door open, then close.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" 'Snape never eats here,' Ron told Harry quietly. Thank Clod. C'mon.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   'And don't forget to keep your voice down in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the hall, Harry,' Hermione whispered.    As they passed the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"row of house-elf heads on the wall, they saw Lupin, Mrs Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and Tonks at the front door, magically sealing its many locks and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"bolts behind those who had just left.    'We're eating","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"down in the kitchen,' Mrs Weasley whispered, meeting them at the bottom","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"of the stairs. 'Harry, dear, if you'll just tiptoe across the hall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"it's through this door here - '    CRASH. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  'Tonks!' cried Mrs Weasley in exasperation, turning to look behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"her.    'I'm sorry!' wailed Tonks, who was lying flat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"on the floor. 'It's that stupid umbrella stand, that's the second time","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"I've tripped over - '    But the rest of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"her words were drowned by a horrible, ear-splitting, blood-curdling screech.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" The moth-eaten velvet curtains Harry had passed earlier had flown apart,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"but there was no door behind them. For a split second, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"thought he was looking through a window, a window behind which an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"old woman in a black cap was screaming and screaming as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"she were being tortured - then he realised it was simply a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"life-size portrait, but the most realistic, and the most unpleasant, he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"ever seen in his life.    The old woman was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"drooling, her eyes were rolling, the yellowing skin of her face stretched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"taut as she screamed; and all along the hall behind them, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"other portraits awoke and began to yell, too, so that Harry actually","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"screwed up his eyes at the noise and clapped his hands over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"his ears.    Lupin and Mrs Weasley darted forward and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"tried to tug the curtains shut over the old woman, but they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"would not close and she screeched louder than ever, brandishing clawed hands","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"as though trying to tear at their faces.    'Filth!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"Scum! By-products of dirt and vileness! Half-breeds, mutants, freaks, begone from this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"place! How dare you befoul the house of my fathers - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   Tonks apologised over and over again, dragging the huge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"heavy troll's leg back off the floor; Mrs Weasley abandoned the attempt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"to close the curtains and hurried up and down the hall, Stunning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"all the other portraits with her wand; and a man with long","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"black hair came charging out of a door facing Harry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
" 'Shut up, you horrible old hag, shut UP!' he roared, seizing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the curtain Mrs Weasley had abandoned.    The old woman's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"face blanched.    'Yoooou!' she howled, her eyes popping at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"the sight of the man. 'Blood traitor, abomination, shame of my flesh!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"   'I said - shut - UP!' roared the man,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"and with a stupendous effort he and Lupin managed to force the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"curtains closed again.    The old woman's screeches died and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"an echoing silence tell. Panting slightly and sweeping his long dark hair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"out of his eyes, Harry's godfather Sirius turned to face him. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"  'Hello, Harry,' he said grimly, 'I see you've met my mother.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-4"
"    The Order of The Phoenix  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" 'Your - ?'    'My dear old mum, yeah,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"said Sirius. 'We've been trying to get her down for a month","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"but we think she put a Permanent. Sticking Charm on the back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"of the canvas. Lets get downstairs, quick, before they all wake up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"again.'    'But what's a portrait of your mother doing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"here?' Harry asked, bewildered, as they went through the door from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"hall and led the way down a flight of narrow stone steps,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the others just behind them.    'Hasn't anyone told you?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"This was my parents' house,' said Sirius. 'But I'm the last Black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"left, so it's mine now. I offered it to Dumbledore for Headquarters","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"- about the only useful thing I've been able to do.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  Harry, who had expected a better welcome, noted how hard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"and bitter Sirius's voice sounded. He followed his godfather to the bottom","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"of the steps and through a door leading into the basement kitchen.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   It was scarcely less gloomy than the hall above,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"a cavernous room with rough stone walls. Most of the light was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"coming from a large fire at the far end of the room.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"A haze of pipe smoke hung in the air like battle fumes,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"through which loomed the menacing shapes of heavy iron pots and pans","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"hanging from the dark ceiling. Many chairs had been crammed into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"room for the meeting and a long wooden table stood in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"middle of them, littered with rolls of parchment, goblets, empty wine bottles,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"and a heap of what appeared to be rags. Mr Weasley and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"his eldest son Bill were talking quietly with their heads together at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the end of the table.    Mrs Weasley cleared her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"throat. Her husband, a thin, balding, red-haired man who wore horn-rimmed glasses,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"looked around and jumped to his feet.    'Harry!' Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Weasley said, hurrying forward to greet him, and shaking his hand vigorously.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'Good to see you!'    Over his shoulder Harry saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Bill, who still wore his long hair in a ponytail, hastily rolling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"up the lengths of parchment left on the table.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'Journey all right, Harry?' Bill called, trying to gather up twelve scrolls","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"at once. 'Mad-Eye didn't make you come via Greenland, then?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" 'He tried,' said Tonks, striding over to help Bill and immediately","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"toppling a candle on to the last piece of parchment. 'Oh no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"- sorry - '    'Here, dear,' said Mrs Weasley,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"sounding exasperated, and she repaired the parchment with a wave of her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"wand. In the flash of light caused by Mrs Weasley's charm Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"caught a glimpse of what looked like the plan of a building.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   Mrs Weasley had seen him looking. She snatched the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"plan off the table and stuffed it into Bill's already overladen arms.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   This sort of thing ought to be cleared away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"promptly at the end of meetings,' she snapped, before sweeping off towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"an ancient dresser from which she started unloading dinner plates.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" Bill took out his wand, muttered, 'Evanesce!' and the scrolls vanished.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   'Sit down, Harry' said Sirius. 'You've met Mundungus, haven't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"you?'    The thing Harry had taken to be a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"pile of rags gave a prolonged, grunting snore, then jerked awake. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  'Some'n say m'name?' Mundungus mumbled sleepily. 'I agree with Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
". . .' He raised a very grubby hand in the air","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"as though voting, his droopy, bloodshot eyes unfocused.    Ginny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"giggled.    The meeting's over, Dung,' said Sirius, as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"all sat down around him at the table. 'Harry's arrived.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" 'Eh?' said Mundungus, peering bale fully at Harry through his matted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"ginger hair. 'Blimey, so 'e 'as. Yeah . . . you all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"right, 'Airy?'    'Yeah,' said Harry.    Mundungus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"fumbled nervously in his pockets, still staring at Harry, and pulled out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"a grimy black pipe. He stuck it in his mouth, ignited the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"end of it with his wand and took a deep pull on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"it. Great billowing clouds of greenish smoke obscured him within seconds. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  'Owe you a 'pology,' grunted a voice from the middle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"of the smelly cloud.    'For the last time, Mundungus,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"called Mrs Weasley, 'will you please not smoke that thing in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"kitchen, especially not when we're about to eat!'    'Ah,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"said Mundungus. 'Right. Sorry, Molly.'    The cloud of smoke","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"vanished as Mundungus stowed his pipe back in his pocket, but an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"acrid smell of burning socks lingered.    'And if you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"want dinner before midnight I'll need a hand,' Mrs Weasley said to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the room at large. 'No, you can stay where you are, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"dear, you've had a long journey.'    'What can I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"do, Molly?' said Tonks enthusiastically, bounding forwards.    Mrs Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"hesitated, looking apprehensive.    'Er - no, it's all right,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Tonks, you have a rest too, you've done enough today.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" 'No, no, I want to help!' said Tonks brightly, knocking over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"a chair as she hurried towards the dresser, from which Ginny was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"collecting cutlery.    Soon, a series of heavy knives were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"chopping meat and vegetables of their own accord, supervised by Mr Weasley,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"while Mrs Weasley stirred a cauldron dangling over the fire and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"others took out plates, more goblets and food from the pantry. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"was left at the table with Sirius and Mundungus, who was still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"blinking at him mournfully.    'Seen old Figgy since?' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"asked.    'No,' said Harry, 'I haven't seen anyone.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  'See, I wouldn't 'ave left,' said Mundungus, leaning forward, a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"pleading note in his voice, 'but I 'ad a business opportunity -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'    Harry felt something brush against his knees and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"started, but it was only Crookshanks, Hermione's bandy-legged ginger cat, who wound","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"himself once around Harry's legs, purring, then jumped on to Sirius's lap","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"and curled up. Sirius scratched him absent-mindedly behind the ears as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"turned, still grim-faced, to Harry.    'Had a good summer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"so far?'    'No, it's been lousy,' said Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  For the first time, something like a grin flitted across","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Sirius's free.    'Don't know what you're complaining about, myself.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   'What?' said Harry incredulously.    'Personally, I'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"have welcomed a Dementor attack. A deadly struggle for my soul would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"have broken the monotony nicely. You think you've had it bad, at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"least you've been able to get out and about, stretch your legs,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"get into a few fights . . . I've been stuck inside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"for a month.'    'How come?' asked Harry, frowning. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  'Because the Ministry of Magic's still after me, and Voldemort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"will know all about me being an Animagus by now, Wormtail will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"have told him, so my big disguise is useless. There's not much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"I can do for the Order of the Phoenix . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"or so Dumbledore feels.'    There was something about the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"slightly flattened tone of voice in which Sirius uttered Dumbledore's name that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"told Harry that Sirius, too, was not very happy with the Headmaster.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Harry felt a sudden upsurge of affection for his godfather.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" 'At least you've known what's been going on,' he said bracingly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   'Oh yeah,' said Sirius sarcastically. 'Listening to Snape's reports,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"having to take all his snide hints that he's out there risking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"his life while I'm sat on my backside here having a nice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"comfortable time . . . asking me how the cleaning's going -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'    'What cleaning?' asked Harry.    Trying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"to make this place fit for human habitation,' said Sirius, waving a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"hand around the dismal kitchen. 'No one's lived here for ten years,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"not since my dear mother died, unless you count her old house-elf,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"and he's gone round the twist - hasn't cleaned anything in ages.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   'Sirius,' said Mundungus, who did not appear to have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"paid any attention to the conversation, but had been closely examining an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"empty goblet. This solid silver, mate?'    'Yes,' said Sirius,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"surveying it with distaste. 'Finest fifteenth-century goblin-wrought silver, embossed with the Black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"family crest.'    'That'd come orf, though,' muttered Mundungus, polishing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"it with his cuff.    'Fred - George - NO,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"JUST CARRY THEM!' Mrs Weasley shrieked.    Harry, Sirius and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Mundungus looked round and, within a split second, they had dived away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"from the table. Fred and George had bewitched a large cauldron of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"stew, an iron flagon of Butterbeer and a heavy wooden breadboard, complete","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"with knife, to hurtle through the air towards them. The stew skidded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the length of the table and came to a halt just before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the end, leaving a long black burn on the wooden surface; the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"flagon of Butterbeer fell with a crash, spilling its contents everywhere; the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"bread knife slipped off the board and landed, point down and quivering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"ominously, exactly where Sirius's right hand had been seconds before.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" 'FOR HEAVEN'S SAKE!' screamed Mrs Weasley. THERE WAS NO NEED -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"I'VE HAD ENOUGH OF THIS - JUST BECAUSE YOU'RE ALLOWED TO USE","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"MAGIC NOW, YOU DON'T HAVE TO WHIP YOUR WANDS OUT FOR EVERY","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"TINY LITTLE THING!'    'We were just trying to save","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"a bit of time!' said Fred, hurrying forward to wrench the bread","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"knife out of the table. 'Sorry, Sirius, mate - didn't mean to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"- '    Harry and Sirius were both laughing; Mundungus,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"who had toppled backwards off his chair, was swearing as he got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"to his feet; Crookshanks had given an angry hiss and shot off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"under the dresser, from where his large yellow eyes glowed in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"darkness.    'Boys,' Mr Weasley said, lifting the stew back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"into the middle of the table, 'your mother's right, you re supposed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"to show a sense f responsibility now you've come of age -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'    'None of your brothers caused this sort of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"trouble!' Mrs Weasley raged at the twins as she slammed a fresh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"flagon of Butterbeer on lo the table, and spilling almost as much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"again. 'Bill didn't feel the need to Apparate every few feet! Charlie","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"didn't charm everything he met! Percy - '    She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"stopped dead, catching her breath with a frightened look at her husband,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"whose expression was suddenly wooden.    'Let's eat,' said Bill","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"quickly.    'It looks wonderful, Molly,' said Lupin, ladling stew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"on to a plate lor her and handing it across the table.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   For a few minutes there was silence but for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the chink of plates and cutlery and the scraping of chairs as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"everyone settled down to their food. Then Mrs Weasley turned to Sirius.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   'I've been meaning to tell you, Sirius, there's something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"trapped in that writing desk in the drawing room, it keeps rattling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"and shaking. Of course, it could just be a Boggart, but I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"thought we ought to ask Alastor to have a look at it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"before we let it out.'    'Whatever you like,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Sirius indifferently.    The curtains in there are full of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Doxys, too,' Mrs Weasley went on. 'I thought we might try and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"tackle them tomorrow.'    'I look forward to it,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Sirius. Harry heard the sarcasm in his voice, but he was not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"sure that anyone else did.    Opposite Harry, Tonks was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"entertaining Hermione and Ginny by transforming her nose between mouthfuls. Screwing up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"her eyes each time with the same pained expression she had worn","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"back in Harry's bedroom, her nose swelled to a beak-like protuberance that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"resembled Snape's, shrank to the size of a button mushroom and then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"sprouted a great deal of hair from each nostril. Apparently this was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"a regular mealtime entertainment, because Hermione and Ginny were soon requesting their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"favourite noses.    'Do that one like a pig snout,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Tonks.'    Tonks obliged, and Harry, looking up, had the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"fleeting impression that a female Dudley was grinning at him from across","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"- 'he table.    Mr Weasley, Bill and Lupin were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"having an intense discuss on about goblins.    They're not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"giving anything away yet,' said Bill. 'I still can't work out whether","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"or not they believe he's back. Course, they might prefer not to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"take sides at all. Keep out of it.'    'I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"sure they'd never go over to You-Know-Who,' said Mr Weasley, shaking his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"head. They've suffered losses too; remember that goblin family he murdered last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"time, somewhere near Nottingham?'    'I think it depends what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"they're offered,' said Lupin. 'And I'm not talking about gold. If they're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"offered the freedoms we've been denying them for centuries they're going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"be tempted. Have you still not had any luck with Ragnok, Bill?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   'He's feeling pretty anti-wizard at the moment,' said Bill,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'he hasn't stopped raging about the Bagman business, he reckons the Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"did a cover-up, those goblins never got their gold from him, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"know - '    A gale of laughter from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"middle of the table drowned the rest of Bill's words. Fred, George,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Ron and Mundungus were rolling around in their seats.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'. . . and then,' choked Mundungus, tears running down his face,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'and then, if you'll believe it, 'e says to me, 'e says,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"' `Ere, Dung, where didja get all them toads from? 'Cos some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"son of a Sludger's gone and nicked all mine!` And I says,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"`Nicked all your toads, Will, what next? So you'll be wanting some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"more, then?` And if you'll believe me, lads, the gormless gargoyle buys","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"all 'is own toads back orf me for a lot more'n what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'e paid in the first place - '    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"don't think we need to hear any more of your business dealings,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"thank you very much, Mundungus,' said Mrs Weasley sharply, as Ron slumped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"forwards on to the table, howling with laughter.    'Beg","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"pardon, Molly,' said Mundungus at once, wiping his eyes and winking at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Harry. 'But, you know, Will nicked 'em orf Warty Harris in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"first place so I wasn't really doing nothing wrong.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'I don't know where you learned about right and wrong, Mundungus, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"you seem to have missed a few crucial lessons,' said Mrs Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"coldly.    Fred and George buried their faces in their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"goblets of Butterbeer; George was hiccoughing. For some reason, Mrs Weasley threw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"a very nasty look at Sirius before getting to her feet and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"going to fetch a large rhubarb crumble for pudding. Harry looked round","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"at his godfather.    'Molly doesn't approve of Mundungus,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Sirius in an undertone.    'How come he's in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Order?' Harry said, very quietly.    'He's useful,' Sirius muttered.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'Knows all the crooks - well, he would, seeing as he's one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"himself. But he's also very loyal to Dumbledore, who helped him out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"of a tight spot once. It pays to have someone like Dung","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"around, he hears things we don't. But Molly thinks inviting him to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"stay for dinner is going too far. She hasn't forgiven him for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"slipping off duty when he was supposed to be tailing you.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  Three helpings of rhubarb crumble and custard later and I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"he waistband on Harry's jeans was feeling uncomfortably tight (which was saying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"something as the jeans had once been Dudley's). As he laid down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"his spoon there was a lull in the general conversation: Mr Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"was leaning back in his chair, looking replete and relaxed; Tonks was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"yawning widely, her nose now back to normal; and Ginny, who had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"lured Crookshanks out from under the dresser, was sitting cross-legged on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"floor, rolling Butterbeer corks for him to chase.    'Nearly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"time for bed, I think,' said Mrs Weasley with a yawn. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  'Not just yet, Molly,' said Sirius, pushing away his empty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"plate and turning to look at Harry. 'You know, I'm surprised at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"you. I thought the first thing you'd do when you got here","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"would be to start asking questions about Voldemort.'    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"atmosphere in the room changed with the rapidity Harry associated with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"arrival of Dementors. Where seconds before it had been sleepily relaxed, it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"was now alert, even tense. A frisson had gone around the table","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"at the mention of Voldemort's name. Lupin, who had been about to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"take a sip of wine, lowered his goblet slowly, looking wary. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  'I did!' said Harry indignantly. 'I asked Ron and Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"but they said we're not allowed in the Order, so - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   'And they're quite right,' said Mrs Weasley. 'You're too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"young.'    She was sitting bolt upright in her chair,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"her fists clenched an its arms, every trace of drowsiness gone. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  'Since when did someone have to be in the Order","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"of the Phoenix to ask questions?' asked Sirius. 'Harry's been trapped in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"that Muggle house for a month. He's got the right to know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"what's been happen-'    'Hang on!' interrupted George loudly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  'How come Harry gets his questions answered?' said Fred angrily.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   'We've been trying to get stuff out of you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"for a month and y du haven't told us a single stinking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"thing!' said George.    ' `You're too young, you're not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"in the Order,` ' said Fred, in a high-pitched voice that sounded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"uncannily like his mother's. 'Harry's not even of age!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'It's not my fault you haven't been told what the Order's doing,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"said Sirius calmly, 'that's your parents' decision. Harry, on the other hand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"- '    'It's not down to you to decide","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"what's good for Harry!' said Mrs Weasley sharply. The expression on her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"normally kind face looked dangerous. 'You haven't forgotten what Dumbledore said, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"suppose?'    'Which bit?' Sirius asked politely, but with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"air of a man readying himself for a fight.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"The bit about not telling Harry more than he needs to know,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"said Mrs Weasley, placing a heavy emphasis on the last three words.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   Ron, Hermione, Fred and Georges heads swivelled from Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"to Mrs Weasley as though they were following a tennis rally. Ginny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"was kneeling amid a pile of abandoned Butterbeer corks, watching the conversation","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"with her mouth slightly open. Lupin's eyes were fixed on Sirius. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  'I don't intend to tell him more than he needs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"to know, Molly,' said Sirius. 'But as he was the one who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"saw Voldemort come back' (again, there was a collective shudder around the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"table at the name) 'he has more right than most to -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'    'He's not a member of the Order of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the Phoenix!' said Mrs Weasley. 'He's only fifteen and - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  'And he's dealt with as much as most in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Order,' said Sirius, 'and more than some.'    'No one's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"denying what he's done!' said Mrs Weasley, her voice rising, her fists","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"trembling on the arms of her chair. 'But he's still - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   'He's not a child!' said Sirius impatiently.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" 'He's not an adult either!' said Mrs Weasley, the colour rising","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"in her cheeks. 'He's not James, Sirius!'    'I'm perfectly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"clear who he is, thanks, Molly,' said Sirius coldly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'I'm not sure you are!' said Mrs Weasley. 'Sometimes, the way you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"talk about him, it's as though you think you've got your best","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"friend back!'    'What's wrong with that?' said Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  'What's wrong, Harry, is that you are not your father,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"however much you might look like him!' said Mrs Weasley, her eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"still boring into Sirius. 'You are still at school and adults responsible","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"for you should not forget it!'    'Meaning I'm an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"irresponsible godfather?' demanded Sirius, his voice rising.    'Meaning you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"have been known to act rashly, Sirius, which is why Dumbledore keeps","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"reminding you to stay at home and - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'We'll leave my instructions from Dumbledore out of this, if you please!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"said Sirius loudly.    'Arthur!' said Mrs Weasley rounding on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"her husband. 'Arthur, back me up!'    Mr Weasley did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"not speak at once. He took off his glasses and cleaned them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"slowly on his robes, not looking at his wife. Only when he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"had replaced them carefully on his nose did he reply.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" 'Dumbledore knows the position has changed, Molly. He accepts that Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"will have to be filled in, to a certain extent, now that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"he is staying at Headquarters.'    'Yes, but there's a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"difference between that and inviting him to ask whatever he likes!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  'Personally,' said Lupin quietly, looking away from Sirius at last,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"as Mrs Weasley turned quickly to him, hopeful that finally she was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"about to get an ally, 'I think it better that Harry gets","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the facts - 'not all the facts, Molly, but the general picture","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"- from us, rather than a garbled version from . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"others.'    His expression was mild, but Harry felt sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Lupin, at least, knew that some Extendable Ears had survived Mrs Weasley's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"purge.    'Well,' said Mrs Weasley, breathing deeply and looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"around the table for support that did not come, 'well . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
". I can see I' going to be overruled. I'll just say","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"this: Dumbledore must have had his reasons for not wanting Harry to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"know too much, and speaking as someone who has Harry's best interests","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"at heart -'    'He's not your son,' said Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"quietly.    'He's as good as,' said Mrs Weasley fiercely.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'Who else has he got?'    'He's got me!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  'Yes,' said Mrs Weasley, her lip curling, 'the thing is,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"it's been rather difficult for you to look after him while you've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"been locked up in Azkaban, hasn't it?'    Sirius started","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"to rise from his chair.    'Molly, you're not the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"only person at this table who cares about Harry,' said Lupin sharply.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'Sirius, sit down.'    Mrs Weasleys lower lip was trembling.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Sirius sank slowly back into his chair, his face white.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" 'I think Harry ought to be allowed a say in this,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Lupin continued, 'he's old enough to decide for himself.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'I want to know what's been going on,' Harry said at once.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   He did not look at Mrs Weasley. He had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"been touched by what she had said about his being as good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"as a son, but he was also impatient with her mollycoddling. Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"was right, he was not a child.    'Very well,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"said Mrs Weasley, her voice cracking. 'Ginny - Ron - Hermione -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Fred - George - I want, you out of this kitchen, now.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   There was instant uproar.    'We're of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"age!' Fred and George bellowed together.    'If Harry's allowed,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"why can't I?' shouted Ron.    'Mum, I want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"hear!' wailed Ginny    'NO!' shouted Mrs Weasley, standing up,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"her eyes overbright. 'I absolutely forbid - '    'Molly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"you can't stop Fred and George,' said Mr Weasley wearily. They are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"of age.'    They're still at school.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'But they're legally adults now,' said Mr Weasley, in the same tired","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"voice.    Mrs Weasley was now scarlet in the face.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   'I - oh, all right then, Fred and George","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"can stay, but Ron - '    'Harry'll tell me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"and Hermione everything you say anyway!' said Ron hotly. 'Won't - won't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"you?' he added uncertainly, meeting Harry's eyes.    For a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"split second, Harry considered telling Ron that he wouldn't tell him a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"single word, that he could try a taste of being kept in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the dark and see how he liked it. But the nasty impulse","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"vanished as they looked at each other.    'Course I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"will,' Harry said.    Ron and Hermione beamed.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" 'Fine!' shouted Mrs Weasley. 'Fine! Ginny - BED!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Ginny did not go quietly. They could hear her raging and storming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"at her mother all the way up the stairs, and when she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"reached the hall Mrs Blacks ear-splitting shrieks were added to the din.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Lupin hurried off to the portrait: to restore calm. It was only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"after he had returned, closing the kitchen door behind him and taking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"his seat at the table again, that Sirius spoke.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'OK, Harry . . . what do you want to know?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  Harry took a deep breath and asked the question that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"had obsessed him for the last month.    'Where's Voldemort?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"he said, ignoring the renewed shudders and winces at the name. 'What's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"he doing? I've been trying to watch the Muggle news, and there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"hasn't been anything that looks like him yet, no funny deaths or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"anything.'    That's because there haven't been any funny deaths","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"yet,' said Sirius, 'not as far as we know, anyway . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
". and we know quite a let.'    'More than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"he thinks we do, anyway,' said Lupin.    'How come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"he's stopped killing people?' Harry asked. He knew Voldemort had murdered more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"than once in the last year alone.    'Because he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"doesn't want to draw attention to himself,' said Sirius. 'It would be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"dangerous for him. His comeback didn't come off quite the way he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"wanted it to, you see. He messed it up.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'Or rather, you messed it up for him,' said Lupin, with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"satisfied smile.    'How?' Harry asked, perplexed.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'You weren't supposed to survive!' said Sirius. 'Nobody apart from his Death","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Eaters was supposed to know he'd come back. But you survived to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"bear witness.'    'And the very last person he wanted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"alerted to his return the moment he got back was Dumbledore,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Lupin. 'And you made sure Dumbledore knew at once.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'How has that helped?' Harry asked.    'Are you kidding?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"said Bill incredulously. 'Dumbledore was the only one You-Know-Who was ever scared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"of!'    Thanks to you, Dumbledore was able to recall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the Order of the Phoenix about an hour after Voldemort returned,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Sirius.    'So, what's the Order been doing?' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"looking around at them all.    'Working as hard as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"we can to make sure Voldemort can't carry out his plans,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Sirius.    'How d'you know what his plans are?' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"asked quickly.    'Dumbledore's got a shrewd idea,' said Lupin,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'and Dumbledore's shrewd ideas normally turn out to be accurate.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" 'So what does Dumbledore reckon he's planning?'    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"firstly, he wants to build up his army again,' said Sirius. 'In","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the old days he had huge numbers at his command: witches and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"wizards he'd bullied or bewitched into following him, his faithful Death Eaters,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"a great variety of Dark creatures. You heard him planning to recruit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the giants; well, they'll be just one of the groups he's after.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"He's certainly not going to try and take on the Ministry of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Magic with only a dozen Death Eaters.'    'So you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"trying to stop him getting more followers?'    'We're doing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"our best,' said Lupin.    'How?'    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the main thing is to try and convince as many people as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"possible that You-Know-Who really has returned, to put them on their guard,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"said Bill. 'It's proving tricky, though.'    'Why?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" 'Because of the Ministry's attitude,' said Tonks. 'You saw Cornelius Fudge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"after You-Know-Who came back, Harry. Well, he hasn't shifted his position at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"all. He's absolutely refusing to believe it's happened.'    'But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"why?' said Harry desperately. 'Why's he being so stupid? If Dumbledore -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'    'Ah, well, you've put your finger on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"problem,' said Mr Weasley with a wry smile. 'Dumbledore.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'Fudge is frightened of him, you see,' said Tonks sadly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" 'Frightened of Dumbledore?' said Harry incredulously.    'Frightened of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"what he's up to,' said Mr Weasley. 'Fudge thinks Dumbledore's plotting to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"overthrow him. He thinks Dumbledore wants to be Minister for Magic.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  'But Dumbledore doesn't want - '    'Of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"course he doesn't,' said Mr Weasley. 'He's never wanted the Minister's job,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"even though a lot of people wanted him to take it when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Millicent Bagnold retired. Fudge came to power instead, but   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"he's never quite forgotten how much popular support Dumbledore had, even though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Dumbledore never applied for the job.'    'Deep down, Fudge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"knows Dumbledore's much cleverer than he is, a much more powerful wizard,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"and in the early days of his Ministry he was forever asking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Dumbledore for help and advice,' said Lupin. 'But it seems he's become","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"fond of power, and much more confident. He loves being Minister for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Magic and he's m; n-aged to convince himself that he's the clever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"one and Dumbledore's simply stirring up trouble for the sake of it.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   'How can he think that?' said Harry angrily. 'How","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"can he think Dumbledore would just make it all up - that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"I'd make it all up?'    'Because accepting that Voldermort's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"back would mean trouble like the Ministry hasn't had to cope with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"for nearly fourteen yea 's,' said Sirius bitterly. 'Fudge just can't bring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"himself to face it. It's so much more comfortable to convince himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Dumbledore's lying to destabilise him.'    'You see the problem,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"said Lupin. 'While the Ministry insists there is nothing to fear from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Voldemort it's hard to convince people he's back, especially as they really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"don't want to believe it in the first place. What's more, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Ministry's leaning heavily on the Daily Prophet not to report any of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"what they're calling Dumbledore's rumour-mongering, so most of the wizarding community are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"completely unaware anything's happened, and that makes them easy targets for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Death Eaters if they're using the Imperius Curse.'    'But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"you're telling people, aren't you?' said Harry, looking around at Mr Weasley,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Sirius, Bill, Mundungus, Lupin and Tonks. 'You're letting people know he's back?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   They all smiled humourlessly.    'Well, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"everyone thinks I'm a mad mass-murderer and the Ministry's put a ten","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"thousand Galleon price on my head, I can hardly stroll up the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"street and start handing out leaflets, can I?' said Sirius restlessly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  'And I'm not a very popular dinner guest with most","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"of the community,' said Lupin. 'It's an occupational hazard of being a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"werewolf.'    'Tonks and Arthur would lose their jobs at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the Ministry if they started shooting their mouths off,' said Sirius, 'and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"it's very important    for us to have spies inside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the Ministry, because you can bet Voldemort will have them.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" 'We've managed to convince a couple of people, though,' said Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Weasley. Tonks here, for one - she's too young to have been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"in the Order of the Phoenix last time, and having Aurors on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"our side is a huge advantage - Kingsley Shacklebolt's been a real","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"asset, too; he's in charge of the hunt for Sirius, so he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"been feeding the Ministry information that Sirius is in Tibet.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
" 'But if none of you are putting the news out that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Voldemort's back - ' Harry began.    'Who said none","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"of us are putting the news out?' said Sirius. 'Why d'you think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Dumbledore's in such trouble?'    'What d'you mean?' Harry asked.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   They're trying to discredit him,' said Lupin. 'Didn't you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"see the Daily Prophet last week? They reported that he'd been voted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"out of the Chairmanship of the International Confederation of Wizards because he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"getting old and losing his grip, but it's not true; he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"voted out by Ministry wizards after he made a speech announcing Voldemort's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"return. They've demoted him from Chief Warlock on the Wizengamot - that's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the Wizard High Court - and they're talking about taking away his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Order of Merlin, First Class, too.'    'But Dumbledore says","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"he doesn't care what they do as long as they don't take","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"him off the Chocolate Frog Cards,' said Bill, grinning.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'It's no laughing matter,' said Mr Weasley sharply. 'If he carries on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"defying the Ministry like this he could end up in Azkaban, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the last thing we want is to have Dumbledore locked up. While","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"You-Know-Who knows Dumbledore's out there and wise to what he's up to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"he's going to go cautiously. If Dumbledore's out of the way -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"well, You-Know-Who will have a clear field.'    'But if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Voldemort's trying to recruit more Death Eaters it's bound to get out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"that he's come back, isn't it?' asked Harry desperately.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"'Voldemort doesn't march up to people's houses and bang on their front","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"doors, Harry,' said Sirius. 'He tricks, jinxes and blackmails them. He's well-practised","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"at operating in secret. In any case, gathering followers is only one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"thing he's interested in. He's got other plans too, plans he can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"put into operation very quietly indeed, and he's concentrating on those for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"the moment.'    'What's he after apart from followers?' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"asked swiftly. He thought he saw Sirius and Lupin exchange the most","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"fleeting of looks before Sirius answered.    'Stuff he can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"only get by stealth.'    When Harry continued to look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"puzzled, Sirius said, 'Like a weapon. Something he didn't have last time.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   'When he was powerful before?'    'Yes.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   'Like what kind of weapon?' said Harry. 'Something worse","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"than the Avada Kedavra - ?'    That's enough!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"  Mrs Weasley spoke from the shadows beside the door. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"hadn't noticed her return from taking Ginny upstairs. Her arms were crossed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"and she looked furious.    'I want you in bed,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"now. All of you,' she added, looking around at Fred, George, Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"and Hermione.    'You can't boss us - ' Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"began.    'Watch me,' snarled Mrs Weasley. She was trembling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"slightly as she looked at Sirius. 'You've given Harry plenty of information.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Any more and you might just as well induct him into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Order straightaway.'    'Why not?' said Harry quickly. 'I'll join,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"I want to join, I want to fight.'    'No.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"   It was not Mrs Weasley who spoke this time,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"but Lupin.    The Order is comprised only of overage","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"wizards,' he said. 'Wizards who have left school,' he added, as Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"and George opened their mouths. There are dangers involved of which you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"can have no idea, any of you . . . I think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"Molly's right, Sirius. We've said enough.'    Sirius half-shrugged but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"did not argue. Mrs Weasley beckoned imperiously to her sons and Herrnione.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"One by one they stood up and Harry, recognising defeat, followed suit. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-5"
"    The Noble and Most Ancient House of Black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   Mrs Weasley followed them upstairs looking grim.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'I want you all to go straight to bed, no talking,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"she said as they reached the first landing, 'we've got a busy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"clay tomorrow. I expect Ginny's asleep,' she added to Hermione, 'so try","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"not to wake her up.'    'Asleep, yeah, right,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Fred in an undertone, after Hermione bade them goodnight and they were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"climbing to the next floor. 'If Ginny's not lying awake waiting for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Hermione to tell her everything they said downstairs then I'm a Flobberworm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
". . .'    'All right, Ron, Harry,' said Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Weasley on the second landing, pointing them into their bedroom. 'Off to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"bed with you.'    `Night,' Harry and Ron said to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the twins.    'Sleep tight,' said Fred, winking.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" Mrs Weasley closed the door behind Harry with a sharp snap.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"The bedroom looked, if anything, even danker and gloomier than it had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"on first sight. The blank picture on the wall was now breathing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"very slowly and deeply, as though its invisible occupant was asleep. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"put on his pyjamas, took off his glasses and climbed into his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"chilly bed while Ron threw Owl Treats up on top of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"wardrobe to pacify Hedwig and Pigwidgeon, who were clattering around and rustling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"their wings restlessly.    'We can't let them out to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"hunt every night,' Ron explained as he pulled on his maroon pyjamas.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'Dumbledore doesn't want too many owls swooping around the square, thinks it'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"look suspicious. Oh yeah . . . I forgot . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   He crossed to the door and bolted it. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  'What're you doing that for?'    'Kreacher,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Ron as he turned off the light. 'First night I was here","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"he came wandering in at three in the morning. Trust me, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"don't want to wake up and find him prowling around your room.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Anyway . . .' he got into his bed, settled down under","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the co\ers then turned to look at Harry in the darkness; Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"could see his outline by the moonlight filtering in through the grimy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"window, 'what d'you reckon?'    Harry didn't need to ask","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"what Ron meant.    'Well, they didn't tell us much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"we couldn't have guessed, did they?' he said, thinking of all that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"had been said downstairs. 'I mean, all they've really said is that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the Order's trying to stop pec pie joining Vol-'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"There was a sharp intake of breath from Ron. -demon,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"firmly. 'When are you going to start using his name? Sirius and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Lupin do.'    Ron ignored this last comment.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'Yeah, you're right,' he said, 'we already knew nearly everything they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"told us, from using the Extendable Ears. The only new bit was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"- '    Crack.    'OUCH!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'Keep your voice down, Ron, or Mum'll be back up here.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   'You two just Apparated on my knees!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'Yeah, well, it's harder in the dark.'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"saw the blurred outlines of Fred and George leaping down from Ron's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"bed. There was a groan of bedsprings and Harry's mattress descended a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"few inches as George sat down near his feet.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'So, got there yet?' said George eagerly.    The weapon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Sirius mentioned?' said Harry.    'Let slip, more like,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Fred with relish, now sitting next to Ron. 'We didn't hear about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"that on the old Extendables, did we?'    'What d'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"reckon it is?' said Harry.    'Could be anything,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Fred.    'But there can't be anything worse than the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Avada Kedavra Curse, can there?' said Ron. 'What's worse than death?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  'Maybe it's something that can kill loads of people at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"once,' suggested George.    'Maybe it's some particularly painful way","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"of killing people,' said Ron learfully.    'He's got the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Cruciatus Curse for causing pain,' said Harry, 'he doesn't need anything more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"efficient than that.'    There was a pause and Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"knew that the others, like him, were wondering what horrors this weapon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"could perpetrate.    'So who d'you think's got it now?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"asked George.    'I hope it's our side,' said Ron, sounding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"slightly nervous.    'If it is, Dumbledore's probably keeping it,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"said Fred.    'Where?' said Ron quickly. 'Hogwarts?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'Bet it is!' said George. That's where he hid the Philosopher's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Stone.'    'A weapons going to be a lot bigger","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"than the Stone, though!' said Ron.    'Not necessarily,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Fred.    'Yeah, size is no guarantee of power,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"George. 'Look at Ginny'    'What d'you mean?' said Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   'You've never been on the receiving end of one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"of her Bat-Bogey Hexes, have you?'    'Shhh!' said Fred,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"half-rising from the bed. 'Listen!'    They fell silent. Footsteps","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"were coming up the stairs.    'Mum,' said George and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"without further ado there was a loud crack and Harry felt the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"weight vanish from the end of his bed. A few seconds later,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"they heard the floorboard creak outside their door; Mrs Weasley was plainly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"listening to check whether or not they were talking.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Hedwig and Pigwidgeon hooted dolefully. The floorboard creaked again and they heard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"her heading upstairs to check on Fred and George.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'She doesn't trust us at all, you know,' said Ron regretfully. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  Harry was sure he would not be able to fall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"asleep; the evening had been so packed with things to think about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"that he fully expected to lie awake for hours mulling it all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"over. He wanted to continue talking to Ron, but Mrs Weasley was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"now creaking back downstairs again, and once she had gone he distinctly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"heard others making their way upstairs . . . in fact, many-legged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"creatures were cantering softly up and down outside the bedroom door, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Hagrid the Care of Magical Creatures teacher was saying, 'Beauties, aren'ti they,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"eh, Harry? We'll be studyin' weapons this term . . .' and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Harry saw hat the creatures had cannons for heads and were wheeling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"to ace him . . . he ducked . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  The next thing he knew, he was curled into a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"warm ball under his bedclothes and George's loud voice was filling the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"room.    'Mum says get up, your breakfast is in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the kitchen and then she needs you in the drawing room, there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"are loads more Doxys than she thought and she's found a nest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"of dead Puffskeins under the sofa.'    Half an hour","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"later Harry and Ron, who had dressed and breakfasted quickly, entered the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"drawing room, a long, high-ceilinged room on the first floor with olive","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"green walls covered in dirty .ap-estries. The carpet exhaled little clouds of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"dust every time someone put their foot on it and the long,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"moss green velvet curtains were buzzing as though swarming with invisible bees.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"It was aroand these that Mrs Weasley, Hermione, Ginny, Fred and George","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"were grouped, all looking rather peculiar as they had each tied a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"cloth over their nose and mouth. Each of them was also holding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"a large bottle of black liquid with a nozzle at the end","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   'Cover your faces and take a spray,' Mrs Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"said to Harry and Ron the moment she saw them, pointing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"two more boitles of black liquid standing on a spindle-legged table. 'It's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Doxycide. I've never seen an infestation this bad - what that house-elf's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Veen doing for the last ten years - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Hermione's face was half concealed by a tea towel but Harry distinctly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"saw her throw a reproachful look at Mrs Weasley.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'Kreachers really old, he probably couldn't manage - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'You'd be surprised what Kreacher can manage when he wnnts to, Hermione,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"said Sirius, who had just entered the room carrying a bloodstained bag","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"of what appeared to be dead rats. 'I've just been feeding Buckbeak,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"he added, in reply to Harry's enquiring look. 'I keep him upstairs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"in my mother's bedroom. Anyway . . . this writing desk .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
". .'    He dropped the bag of rats into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"an armchair, then bent over to examine the locked cabinet which, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"now noticed for the first time, was shaking slightly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'Well, Molly, I'm pretty sure this is a Boggart,' said Sirius, peering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"through the keyhole, 'but perhaps we ought to let Mad-Eye have a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"shifty at it before we let it out - knowing my mother,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"it could be something much worse.'    'Right you are, Sirius,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"said Mrs Weasley.    They were both speaking in carefully","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"light, polite voices that told Harry quite plainly that neither had forgotten","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"their disagreement of the night before.    A loud, clanging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"bell sounded from downstairs, followed at once by the cacophony of screams","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"and wails that had been triggered the previous night by Tonks knocking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"over the umbrella stand.    'I keep telling them not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"to ring the doorbell!' said Sirius exasperatedly, hurrying out of the room.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"They heard him thundering clown the stairs as Mrs Black's screeches echoed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"up through the house once more:    'Stains of dishonour,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"filthy half-breeds, blood traitors, children of flith . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'Close the door, please, Harry,' said Mrs Weasley.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Harry took as much time as he dared to close the drawing-room","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"door; he wanted to listen to what was going on downstairs. Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"had obviously managed to shut the curtains over his mothers portrait because","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"she had stopped screaming. He heard Sirius walking down the hall, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the clattering of the chain on the front door, and then a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"deep voice he recognised as Kingsley Shacklebolt's saying, 'Hestia's just relieved me,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"so she's got Moody's Cloak now, thought I'd leave a report for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Dumbledore . . .'    Feeling Mrs Weasley's eyes on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the back of his head, Harry regretfully closed the drawing-room door and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"rejoined the Doxy party.    Mrs Weasley was bending over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"to check the page on Doxys in Gilderoy Lockhart's Guide to Household","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Pests, which was lying open on the sofa.    'Right,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"you lot, you need to be careful, because Doxys bite and their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"teeth are poisonous. I've got a bottle of antidote here, but I'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"rather nobody needed it.'    She straightened up, positioned herself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"squarely in front of the curtains and beckoned them all forward. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  'When I say the word, start spraying immediately,' she said.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"They'll come flying out at us, I expect, but it says on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the sprays one good squirt will paralyse them. When they're immobilized, just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"throw them in this bucket.'    She stepped carefully out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"of their line of fire, and raised her own spray.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'All right - squirt!'    Harry had been spraying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"only a few seconds when a fully-grown Doxy came soaring out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"a fold in the material, shiny beetle-like wings whirring, tiny needle-sharp teeth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"bared, its fairy-like body covered with thick black hair and its four","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"tiny fists clenched with fury. Harry caught it full in the face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"with a blast of Doxycide. It froze in midair and fell, with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"a surprisingly loud thunk, on to the worn carpet below. Harry picked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"it up and threw it in the bucket.    'Fred,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"what are you doing?' said Mrs Weasley sharply. 'Spray that at once","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"and throw it away!'    Harry looked round. Fred was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"holding a struggling Doxy between his forefinger and thumb.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'Right-o,' Fred said brightly, spraying the Doxy quickly in the face so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"that it fainted, but the moment Mrs Weasley's back was turned he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"pocketed it with a wink.    'We want to experiment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"with Doxy venom for our Skiving Snackboxes,' George told Harry under his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"breath.    Deftly spraying two Doxys at once as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"soared straight for his nose, Harry moved closer to George and muttered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"out of the corner of his mouth, 'What are Skiving Snackboxes?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  'Range of sweets to make you ill,' George whispered, keeping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"a wary eye on Mrs Weasley's back. 'Not seriously ill, mind, just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"ill enough to get you out of a class when you feel","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"like it. Fred and I have been developing them this summer. They're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"double-ended, colour-coded chews. If you eat the orange half of the Puking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Pastilles, you throw up. Moment you've been rushed out of the lesson","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"for the hospital wing, you swallow the purple half - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  ' ` - which restores you to full fitness, enabling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"you to pursue the leisure activity of your own choice during an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"hour that would otherwise have been devoted to unprofitable boredom.` That's what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"we're putting in the adverts, anyway,' whispered Fred, who had edged over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"out of Mrs Weasley's line of vision and was now sweeping a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"few stray Doxys from the floor and adding them to his pocket. 'But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"they still need a bit of work. At the moment our testers","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"are having a bit of trouble stopping themselves puking long enough to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"swallow the purple end.'    Testers?'    'Us,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"said Fred. 'We take it in turns. George did the Fainting Fancies","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"- we both tried the Nosebleed Nougat - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'Mum thought we'd been duelling,' said George.    'Joke shop","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"still on, then?' Harry muttered, pretending to be adjusting the nozzle on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"his spray.    'Well, we haven't had a chance to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"get premises yet,' said Fred, dropping his voice even lower as Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Weasley mopped her brow with her scarf before returning to the attack,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'so we're running it as a mail-order service at the moment. We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"put advertisements in the Daily Prophet last week.'    'All","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"thanks to you, mate,' said George. 'But don't worry . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Mum hasn't got a clue. She won't read the Daily Prophet any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"more, 'cause of it telling lies about you and Dumbledore.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" Harry grinned. He had forced the Weasley twins to take the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"thousand Galleons prize money he had won in the Triwizard Tournament to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"help them realise their ambition to open a joke shop, but he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"was still glad to know that his part in furthering their plans","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"was unknown to Mrs Weasley. She did not think running a joke","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"shop was a suitable career for two of her sons.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" The de-Doxying of the curtains took most of the morning. It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"was past midday when Mrs Weasley finally removed her protective scarf, sank","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"into a sagging armchair and sprang up again with a cry of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"disgust, having sat on the bag of dead rats. The curtains were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"no longer buzzing; they hung limp and damp from the intensive spraying.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"At the foot of them unconscious Doxys lay crammed in the bucket","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"beside a bowl of their black eggs, at which Crook-shanks was now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"sniffing and Fred and George were shooting covetous looks.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'I think we'll tackle (hose after lunch.' Mrs Weasley pointed at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"dusty glass-fronted cabinets standing on either side of the mantelpiece. They were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"crammed with an odd assortment of objects: a selection of rusty daggers,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"claws, a coiled snakeskin, a number of tarnished silver boxes inscribed with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"languages Harry could lot understand and, least pleasant of all, an ornate","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"crystal bottle with a large opal set into the stopper, full of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"what Harry was quite sure was blood.    The clanging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"doorbell rang again. Everyone looked at Mrs Weasley    'Stay","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"here,' she said firmly, snatching up the bag of rats as Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Blacks screeches started up again from down below. 'I'll bring up some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"sandwiches.'    She left the room, closing the door carefully","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"behind her. At once, everyone dashed over to the window to look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"down on the doorstep. They could see the top of an unkempt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"gingery head and a suck of precariously balanced cauldrons.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'Mundungus!' said Hermione. 'What's he brought all those cauldrons for?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'Probably looking for a safe place to keep them,' said Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'Isn't that what he was doing the night he was supposed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"be tailing me? Picking up dodgy cauldrons?'    'Yeah, you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"right!' said Fred, as the front door opened; Mundungus heaved his cauldrons","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"through it and disappeared from view. 'Blimey, Mum won't like that .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
". .'    He and George crossed to the door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"and stood beside it, listening closely. Mrs Black's screaming had stopped. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  'Mundungus is talking to Sirius and Kingsley,' Fred muttered, frowning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"with concentration. 'Can't hear properly . . . d'you reckon we can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"risk the Extendable Ears?'    'Might be worth it,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"George. 'I could sneak upstairs and get a pair - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  But at that precise moment there was an explosion of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"sound from downstairs that rendered Extendable Ears quite unnecessary. All of them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"could hear exactly what Mrs Weasley was shouting at the top of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"her voice.    'WE ARE NOT RUNNING A HIDEOUT FOR","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"STOLEN GOODS!'    'I love hearing Mum shouting at someone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"else,' said Fred, with a satisfied smile on his face as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"opened the door an inch or so to allow Mrs Weasley's voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"to permeate the room better, 'it makes such a nice change.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  ' - COMPLETELY IRRESPONSIBLE, AS IF WE HAVEN'T GOT ENOUGH TO","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"WORRY ABOUT WITHOUT YOU DRAGGING STOLEN CAULDRONS INTO THE HOUSE - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   The idiots are letting her get into her stride,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"said George, shaking his head. 'You've got to head her off early","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"otherwise she builds up a head of steam and goes on for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"hours. And she's been dying to have a go at Mundungus ever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"since he sneaked off when he was supposed to be following you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Harry - and there goes Sirius's mum again.'    Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Weasley's voice was lost amid fresh shrieks and screams from the portraits","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"in the hall.    George made to shut the door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"to drown the noise, but before he could do so, a house-elf","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"edged into the room.    Except for the filthy rag","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"tied like a loincloth around its middle, it was completely naked. It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"looked very old. Its skin seemed to be several times too big","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"for it and, though it was bald like all house-elves, there was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"a quantity of white hair growing out of its large, batlike ears.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Its eyes were a bloodshot and watery grey and its fleshy nose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"was large and rather snoutlike.    The elf took absolutely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"no notice of Harry and the rest. Acting as though it could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"not see them, it shuffled hunchbacked, slowly and doggedly, towards the far","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"end of the room, all the while muttering under its breath in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"a hoarse, deep voice like a bullfrog's.    '. .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
". smells like a drain and a criminal to boot, but she's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"no better, nasty old blood traitor with her brats messing up my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"mistress's house, oh, my poor mistress, if she knew, if she knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the scum they've let into her house, what would she say to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"old Kreacher, oh, the shame of it, Mudbloods and werewolves and traitors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"and thieves, poor old Kreacher, what can he do . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   'Hello, Kreacher,' said Fred very loudly, closing the door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"with a snap.    The house-elf froze in his tracks,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"stopped muttering, and gave a very pronounced and very unconvincing start of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"surprise.    'Kreacher did not see young master,' he said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"turning around and bowing to Fred. Still lacing the carpet, he added,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"perfectly audibly, 'Nasty little brat of a blood traitor it is.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  'Sorry?' said George. 'Didn't catch that last bit.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'Kreacher said nothing,' said the elf, with a second box to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"George, adding in a clear undertone, 'and there its twin, unnataral little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"beasts they are.'    Harry didn't know whether to laugh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"or not. The elf straightened up, eyeing them all malevolently, and apparently","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"convinced that they could not hear him as he continued to mutter.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   '. . . and there's the Mudblood, standing there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"bold as brass, oh if my mistress knew, oh, how she'd cry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"and there's a new boy, Kreacher doesn't know his name. What is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"he doing here? Kreacher doesn't know . . .`   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"This is Harry, Kreacher,' said Hermione tentatively. 'Harry Potter.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Kreacher's pale eyes widened and he muttered faster and more furiously than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"ever.    The Mudblood is talking to Kreacher as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"she is my friend, if Kreacher's mistress saw him in such company,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"oh, what would she say - '    'Don't call","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"her a Mudblood!' said Ron and Ginny together, very angrily.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'It doesn't matter,' Hermione whispered, 'he's not in his tight mind,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"he doesn't know what he's - '    'Don't kid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"yourself, Hermione, he knows exactly what he's saying,' said Fred, eyeing Kreacher","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"with great dislike.    Kreacher was still muttering, his eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"on Harry.    'Is it true? Is it Harry Potter?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Kreacher can see the scar, it must be true, that's the boy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"who stopped the Dark Lord, Kreacher wonders how he did it -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'    'Don't we all, Kreacher,' said Fred.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'What do you want, anyway?' George asked.    Kreacher's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"huge eyes darted towards George.    'Kreacher is cleaning,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"said evasively.    'A likely story,' said a voice behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Harry.    Sirius had come back; he was glowering at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the elf from the doorway. The noise in the hall had abated;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"perhaps Mrs Weasley and Mundungus had moved their argument down into the kitchen.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   At the sight of Sirius, Kreacher flung himself into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"a ridiculously low bow that flattened his snoutlike nose on the floor.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   'Stand up straight,' said Sirius impatiently. 'Now, what are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"you up to?'    'Kreacher is cleaning,' the elf repeated.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'Kreacher lives to serve lie Noble House of Black - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  'And it's getting blacker every day, it's filthy,' said Sirius.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   'Master always liked his little joke,' said Kreacher, bowing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"again, and continuing in an undertone, 'Master was a nasty ungrateful swine","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"who broke his mother's heart - '    'My mother","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"didn't have a heart, Kreacher,' snapped Sirius. 'She kept herself alive out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"of pure spite.'    Kreacher bowed again as he spoke.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   'Whatever Master says,' he muttered furiously. 'Master is not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"fit to wipe slime from his mother's boots, oh, my poor mistress,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"what would she say if she saw Kreacher serving him, how she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"hated him, what a disappointment he was - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'I asked you what you were up to,' said Sirius coldly. 'Every","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"time you show up pretending to be cleaning, you sneak something off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"to your room so we can't throw it out.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'Kreacher would never move anything from its proper place in Master's house,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"said the elf, then muttered very fast, 'Mistress would never forgive Kreacher","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"if the tapestry was thrown out, seven centuries it's been in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"family, Kreacher must save it, Kreacher will not let Master and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"blood traitors and the brats destroy it - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'I thought it might be that,' said Sirius, casting a disdainful look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"at the opposite wall. 'She'll have put another Permanent Sticking Charm on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the back of it, I don't doubt, but if I can get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"rid of it I certainly will. Now go away, Kreacher.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" It seemed that Kreacher did not dare disobey a direct order;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"nevertheless, the look he gave Sirius as he shuffled out past him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"was full of deepest loathing and he muttered all the way out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"of the room.    ' - comes back from Azkaban","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"ordering Kreacher around, oh, my poor mistress, what would she say if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"she saw the house now, scum living in it, her treasures thrown","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"out, she swore he was no son of hers and he's back,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"they say he's a murderer too - '    'Keep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"muttering and I will be a murderer!' said Sirius irritably as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"slammed the door shut on the elf.    'Sirius, he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"not right in the head,' Hermione pleaded, 'I don't think he realises","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"we can hear him.'    'He's been alone too long,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"said Sirius, 'taking mad orders from my mothers portrait and talking to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"himself, but he was always a foul little - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'If you could just set him free,' said Hermione hopefully, 'maybe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"- '    'We can't set him free, he knows","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"too much about the Order; said Sirius curtly. 'And anyway, the shock","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"would kill him. You suggest to him that he leaves this house,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"see how he takes it.'    Sirius walked across the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"room to where the tapestry Kreacher had been trying to protect hung","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the length of the wall. Harry and the others followed.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" The tapestry looked immensely old; it was laded and looked as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"though Doxys had gnawed it in places. Nevertheless, the golden thread with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"which it was embroidered still glinted brightly enough to show them a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"sprawling family tree dating back (as far as Harry could tell) to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the Middle Ages. Large words at the very top of the tapestry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"read:The Noble and Most Ancient House of BlackToujours pur''You're not on here!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"said Harry, after scanning the bottom of the tree closely.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'I used to be there,' said Sirius, pointing at a small,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"round, charred hole in the tapestry, rather like a cigarette burn. 'My","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"sweet old mother blasted me off after I ran away from home","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"- Kreacher's quite fond of muttering the story under his breath.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  'You ran away from home?'    'When I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"was about sixteen,' said Sirius. 'I'd had enough.'    'Where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"did you go?' asked Harry, staring at him.    'Your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"dad's place,' said Sirius. 'Your grandparents were really good about it; they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"sort of adopted me as a second son. Yeah, I camped out at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"your dads in the school holidays, and when I was seventeen I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"got a place of my own. My Uncle Alphard had left me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"a decent bit of gold - he's been wiped off here, too,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"that's probably why - anyway, after that I looked after myself. I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"was always welcome at Mr and Mrs Potters for Sunday lunch, though.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   'But . . . why did you . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
".?'    'Leave?' Sirius smiled bitterly and ran his fingers","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"through his long, unkempt hair. 'Because I hated the whole lot of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"them: my parents, with their pure-blood mania, convinced that to be a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Black made you practically royal . . . my idiot brother, soft","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"enough to believe them . . . that's him.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Sirius jabbed a finger at the very bottom of the tree, at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the name 'Regulus Black'. A date of death (some fifteen years previously)","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"followed the date of birth.    'He was younger than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"me,' said Sirius, 'and a much better son, as I was constantly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"reminded.'    'But he died,' said Harry.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'Yeah,' said Sirius. 'Stupid idiot . . . he joined the Death","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Eaters.'    'You're kidding!'    'Come on, Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"haven't you seen enough of this house to tell what kind of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"wizards my family were?' said Sirius testily.    'Were -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"were your parents Death Eaters as well?'    'No, no,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"but believe me, they thought Voldemort had the right idea, they were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"all for the purification of the wizarding race, getting rid of Muggle-borns","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"and having pure-bloods in charge. They weren't alone, either, there were quite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"a few people, before Voldemort showed his true colours, who thought he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"had the right idea about things . . . they got cold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"feet when they saw what he was prepared to do to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"power, though. But I bet my parents thought Regulus was a right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"little hero for joining up at first.'    'Was he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"killed by an Auror?' Harry asked tentatively.    'Oh, no,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"said Sirius. 'No, he was murdered by Voldemort. Or on Voldemort's orders,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"more likely; I doubt Regulus was ever important enough to be killed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"by Voldemort in person. From what I found out after he died,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"he got in so far, then panicked about what he: was being","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"asked to do and tried to back out. Well, you don't just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"hand in your resignation to Voldemort. It's a lifetime of service or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"death.'    'Lunch,' said Mrs Weasley's voice.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"She was holding her wand high in front of her, balancing a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"huge tray loaded with sandwiches and cake on its tip. She was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"very red in the face and still looked angry. The others moved","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"over to her, eager for some food, but Harry remained with Sirius,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"who had bent closer to the tapestry.    'I haven't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"looked at this for years. There's Phineas Nigellu; . . . my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"great-great-grandfather, see? . . . least popular Headmaster Hogwarts ever had .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
". . and Araminta Meliflua . . . cousin of my mother's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
". . . tried to force through a Ministry Bill to make","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Muggle-hunting legal . . . and dear Aunt Elladora . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"she started the family tradition of beheading house-elves when they got too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"old to carry tea trays . . . of course, any time","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the family produced someone halfway decent they were disowned. I see Tonks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"isn't on here. Maybe that's why Kreacher won't take orders from her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"- he's supposed to do whatever anyone in the family asks him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"- '    'You and Tonks are related?' Harry asked,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"surprised.    'Oh, yeah, her mother Andromeda was my favourite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"col sin, said Sirius, examining the tapestry closely. 'No, Andromeda's not on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"here either, look - '    He pointed to another","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"small round burn mark between two names, Bellatrix and Narcissa.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'Andromeda's sisters are still here because they made lovely, respectable pure-blood","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"marriages, but Andromeda married a Muggle-born, Ted Tonks, so - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  Sirius mimed blasting the tapestry with a wand and laughed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"sourly. Harry, however, did not laugh; he was too busy staring at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the names to the right of Andromeda's burn mark. A double line","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"of gold embroidery linked Narcissa Black with Lucius Malfoy and a single","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"vertical gold line from their names led to the name Draco.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'You're related to the Malfoy's!'    The pure-blood families","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"are all interrelated, said Sirius. 'If you're only going to let your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"sons and daughters marry pure-bloods our choice is very limited; there are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"hardly any of us left. Molly and I are cousins by marriage","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"and Arthur's something like my second cousin once removed. But there's no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"point looking for then on here - if ever a family was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"a bunch of blood traitors it's the Weaseys.'    But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Harry was now looking at the name to the left of Andromeda's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"burn: Bellatrix Black, which was connected by a double line to Rodolphus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Lestrange.    'Lestrange . . .' Harry said aloud. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"name had stirred something in his memory; he knew it from somewhere,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"but for a moment he couldn't think where, though it gave him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"an odd, creeping sensation in the pit of his stomach.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'They're in Azkaban,' said Sirius shortly.    Harry looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"at him curiously.    'Bellatrix and her husband Rodolphus came","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"in with Barty Crouch junior,' said Sirius, in the same brusque voice.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'Rodolphuss brother Rabastan was with them, too.'    Then Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"remembered. He had seen Bellatrix Lestrange inside Dumbledore's Pensieve, the strange device","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"in which thoughts and memories could be stored: a tall dark woman","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"with heavy-lidded eyes, who had stood at her trial and proclaimed her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"continuing allegiance to Lord Voldemort, her pride that she had tried to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"find him after his downfall and her conviction that she would one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"day be rewarded for her loyalty.    'You never said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"she was your - '    'Does it matter if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"she's my cousin?' snapped Sirius. 'As far as I'm concerned, they're not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"my family. She's certainly not my family. I haven't seen her since","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"I was your age, unless you count a glimpse of her coming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"into Azkaban. D'you think I'm proud of having a relative like her?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   'Sorry,' said Harry quickly, 'I didn't mean - I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"was just surprised, that's all - '    'It doesn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"matter, don't apologise,' Sirius mumbled. He turned away from the tapestry, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"hands deep in his pockets. 'I don't like being back here,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"said, staring across the drawing room. 'I never thought I'd be stuck","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"in this house again.'    Harry understood completely. He knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"how he would feel, when he was grown up and thought he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"was free of the place for ever, to return and live at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"number four, Privet Drive.    'It's ideal for Headquarters, of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"course; Sirius said. 'My father put every security measure known to wizardkind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"on it when he lived here. It's unplottable, so Muggles could never","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"come and call - as if they d ever have wanted to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"- and now Dumbledore's added his protection, you'd be hard put to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"find a safer house anywhere. Dumbledore is Secret Keeper for the Order,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"you know - nobody can find Headquarters unless he tells them personally","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"where it is - that note Moody showed you last night, that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"was from Dumbledore . . .' Sirius gave a short, bark-like laugh.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"'If my parents could see the use their house was being put","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"to now . . . well, my mothers portrait should give you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"some idea.    He scowled for a moment, then sighed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   'I wouldn't mind if I could just get out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"occasionally and do something useful. I've asked Dumbledore whether I can escort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"you, to your hearing - as Snuffles, obviously - so I can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"give you a bit of moral support, what d'you think?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" Harry felt as though his stomach had sunk through the dusty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"carpet. He had not thought about the hearing once since dinner the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"previous evening; in the excitement of being back with the people he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"liked best, and hearing everything that was going on, it had completely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"flown his mind. At Sirius's words, however, the crushing sense of dread","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"returned to him. He stared at Hermione and the Weasleys, all tucking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"into their sandwiches, and thought how he would feel if they went","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"back to Hogwarts without him.    'Don't worry,' Sirius said.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Harry looked up and realised that Sirius had been watching him. 'I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"sure they'll clear you, there's definitely something in the International Statute of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Secrecy about being allowed to use magic to save your own life.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  But if they do expel me,' said Harry quietly, 'can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"I come back here and live with you?'    Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"smiled sadly.    'We'll see.'    'I'd feel","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"a lot better about the hearing if I knew I didn't have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"to go back to the Dursleys',' Harry pressed him.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"They must be bad if you prefer this place,' said Sirius gloomily.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   'Hurry up, you two, or there won't be any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"food left,' Mrs Weasley called.    Sirius heaved another great","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"sigh, cast a dark look at the tapestry, then he and Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"went to join the others.    Harry tried his best","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"not to think about the hearing while he emptied the glass-fronted cabinets","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"that afternoon. Fortunately for him, it was a job that required a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"lot of concentration, as many of the objects in there seemed very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"reluctant to leave their dusty shelves. Sirius sustained a bad bite from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"a silver snuffbox; within seconds his bitten hand had developed an unpleasant","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"crusty covering like a tough brown glove.    'Its OK,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"he said, examining the hand with interest before tapping it lightly with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"his wand and restoring its skin to normal, 'must be Wartcap powder","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"in there.'    He threw the box aside into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"sack where they were depositing the debris from the cabinets; Harry saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"George wrap his own hand carefully in a cloth moments later and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"sneak the box into his already Doxy-filled pocket.    They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"found an unpleasant-looking silver instrument, something like a many-legged pair of tweezers,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"which scuttled up Harry's arm like a spider when he picked it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"up, and attempted to puncture his skin. Sirius seized it and smashed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"it with a heavy book entitled Nature's Nobility: A Wizarding Genealogy. There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"was a musical box that emitted a faintly sinister, tinkling tune when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"wound, and they all found themselves becoming curiously weak and sleepy, until","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Ginny had the sense to slam the lid shut; a heavy locket","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"that none of them could open; a number of ancient seals; and,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"in a dusty box, an Order of Merlin, First Class, that had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"been awarded to Sirius's grandfather for 'services to the Ministry'.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" 'It means he gave them a load of gold,' said Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"contemptuously throwing the medal into the rubbish sack.    Several","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"times Kreacher sidled into the room and attempted to smuggle things away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"under his loincloth, muttering horrible curses every time they caught him at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"it. When Sirius wrested a large go den ring bearing the Black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"crest from his grip, Kreacher actually burst into furious tears and left","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the room sobbing under his breath and calling Sirius names Harry had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"never heard before.    'It was my father's,' said Sirius,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"throwing the ring into the sack. 'Kreacher wasn't quite as devoted to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"him as to my mother, but I still caught him snogging a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"pair of my father's old trousers last week.'*Mrs Weasley kept them all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"working very hard over the next few days. The drawing room took","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"three days to decontaminate. Finally, the only undesirable things left in it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"were the tapestry of the Black family tree, which resisted all their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"attempts to remove it from the wall, and the rattling writing desk.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Moody had not dropped by Headquarters yet, so they could not be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"sure what was inside it.    They moved from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"drawing room to a dining room on the ground floor where they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"found spiders as large as saucers lurking in the dresser (Ron left","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the room hurriedly to make a cup of tea and did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"return for an hour and a half). The china, which bore the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Black crest and motto, was all thrown unceremoniously into a sack by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Sirius, and the same fate met a set of old photographs in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"tarnished silver frames, all of whose occupants squealed shrilly as the glass","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"covering them smashed.    Snape might refer to their work","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"as 'cleaning', but in Harry's opinion they were really waging war on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the house, which was putting up a very good fight, aided and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"abetted by Kreacher. The house-elf kept appearing wherever they were congregated, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"muttering becoming more and more offensive as he attempted to remove anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"he could from the rubbish sacks. Sirius went as far as to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"threaten him with clothes, but Kreacher fixed him with a watery stare","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"and said, 'Master must do as Master wishes,' before turning away and muttering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"very loudly, 'but Master will not turn Kreacher away, no, because Kreacher","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"knows what they are up to, oh yes, he is plotting against","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the Dark Lord, yes, with these Mudblood and traitors and scum .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
". .'    At which Sirius, ignoring Hermione's protests, seized","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Kreacher by the back of his loincloth and threw him bodily from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the room.    The doorbell rang several times a day,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"which was the cue for Sirius's mother to start shrieking again, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"for Harry and the others to attempt to eavesdrop on the visitor,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"though they gleaned very little from the brief glimpses and snatches of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"conversation they were able to sneak before Mrs Weasley recalled them to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"their tasks. Snape flitted in and out of the house several times","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"more, though to Harry's relief they never came face to face; Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"also caught sight of his Transfiguration teacher Professor McGonagall, looking very odd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"in a Muggle dress and coat, and she also seemed too busy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"to linger. Sometimes, however, the visitors stayed to help. Tonks joined them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"for a memorable afternoon in which they found a murderous old ghoul","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"lurking in an upstairs toilet, and Lupin, who was staying in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"house with Sirius but who left it for long periods to do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"mysterious work for the Order, helped them repair a grandfather clock that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"had developed the unpleasant habit of shooting heavy bolts at passers-by. Mundungus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"redeemed himself slightly in Mrs Weasley's eyes by rescuing Ron from an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"ancient set of purple robes that had tried to strangle him when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"he removed them from their wardrobe.    Despite the fact","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"that he was still sleeping badly, still having dreams about corridors and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"locked doors that made his scar prickle, Harry was managing to have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"fun for the first time all summer. As long as he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"busy he was happy; when the action abated, however, whenever he dropped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"his guard, or lay exhausted in bed watching blurred shadows move across","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"the ceiling, the thought of the looming Ministry hearing returned to him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Fear jabbed at his insides like needles as he wondered what was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"going to happen to him if he was expelled. The idea was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"so terrible that he did not dare voice it aloud, not even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"to Ron and Hermione, who, though he often saw them whispering together","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"and casting anxious looks in his direction, followed his lead in not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"mentioning it. Sometimes, he could not prevent his imagination showing him a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"faceless Ministry official who was snapping his wand in two and ordering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"him back to the Dursleys' . . . but he would not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"go. He was determined on that. He would come back here to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Grimmauld Place and live with Sirius.    He felt as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"though a brick had dropped into his stomach when Mrs Weasley turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"to him during dinner on Wednesday evening and said quietly, 'I've ironed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"your best clothes for tomorrow morning, Harry, and I want you to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"wash your hair tonight, too. A good first impression can work wonders.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   Ron, Hermione, Fred, George and Ginny all stopped talking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"and looked over at him. Harry nodded and tried to keep eating","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"his chop, but his mouth had become so dry he could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"chew.    'How am I getting there?' he asked Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Weasley, trying to sound unconcerned.    'Arthur's taking you to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"work with him,' said Mrs Weasley gently.    Mr Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"smiled encouragingly at Harry across the table.    'You can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"wait in my office until it's time for the hearing,' he said.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"   Harry looked over at Sirius, but before he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"ask the question, Mrs Weasley had answered it.    'Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"Dumbledore doesn't think it's a good idea for Sirius to go with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"you, and I must say I - '    '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"- think he's quite right,' said Sirius through clenched teeth.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
" Mrs Weasley pursed her lips.    'When did Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"tell you that?' Harry said, staring at Sirius.    'He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"came last night, when you were in bed,' said Mr Weasley ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"  Sirius stabbed moodily at a potato with his fork. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"lowered his own eyes to his plate. The thought that Dumbledore had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"been in the house on the eve of his hearing and not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"asked to see him made him feel, if it were possible, even worse. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-6"
"    The Ministry of Magic    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"awoke at half past five the next morning as abruptly and completely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"as if somebody had yelled in his ear. For a few moments","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"he lay immobile as the prospect of the disciplinary hearing filled every","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"tiny particle of his brain, then, unable to bear it, he leapt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"out of bed and put on his glasses. Mrs Weasley had laid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"out his freshly laundered jeans and T-shirt at the foot of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"bed. Harry scrambled into them. The blank picture on the wall sniggered.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"   Ron was lying sprawled on his back with his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"mouth wide open, fast asleep. He did not stir as Harry crossed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the room, stepped out on to the landing and closed the door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"softly behind him. Trying net to think of the next time he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"would see Ron, when they might no longer be fellow students at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Hogwarts, Harry walked quietly down the stairs, past the heads of Kreacher's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"ancestors, and down into the kitchen.    He had expected","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"it to be empty, but when he reached the door he heard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the soft rumble of voices on the other side. He pushed it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"open and saw Mr and Mrs Weasley, Sirius, Lupin and Tonks sitting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"there almost as though they were waiting for him. All were fully","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"dressed except Mrs Weasley, who was wearing a quilted purple dressing gown.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"She leapt to her feet the moment Harry entered.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"'Breakfast,' she said as she pulled out her wand and hurried over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"to the fire.    'M - m - morning, Harry,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"yawned Tonks. Her hair was blonde and curly this morning. 'Sleep all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"right?'    'Yeah,' said Harry.    'I've b","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"- b - been up all night,' she said, with another shuddering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"yawn. 'Come and sit down . . .'    She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"drew out a chair, knocking over the one beside it ir the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"process.    'What do you want, Harry?' Mrs Weasley called.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"'Porridge? Muffins? Kippers? Bacon and eggs? Toast?'    'Just -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"just toast, thanks,' said Harry.    Lupin glanced at Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"then said to Tonks, 'What were you saying about Scrimgeour?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" 'Oh . . . yeah . . . well, we need","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"to be a bit more careful, he's been asking Kingsley and me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"funny questions . . .'    Harry felt vaguely grateful","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"that he was not required to join in the conversation. His insides","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"were squirming. Mrs Weasley placed a couple of pieces of toast and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"marmalade in front of him; he tried to eat, but it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"like chewing carpet. Mrs Weasley sat down on his other side and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"started fussing with his T-shirt, tucking in the label and smoothing out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the creases across his shoulders. He wished she wouldn't.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"'. . . and I'll have to tell Dumbledore I can't do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"night duty tomorrow, I'm just t - t - too tired,' Tonks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"finished, yawning hugely again.    'Ill cover for you,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Mr Weasley. 'I'm OK, I've got a report to finish anyway ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"  Mr Weasley was not wearing wizards' robes but a pair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"of pinstriped trousers and an old bomber jacket. He turned from Tonks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"to Harry.    'How are you feeling?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Harry shrugged.    'It'll all be over soon,' Mr Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"said bracingly. 'In a few hours' time you'll be cleared.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" Harry said nothing.    The hearings on my floor,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"in Amelia Bones's office. She's Head of the Department of Magical Law","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Enforcement, and the one who'll be questioning you.'    'Amelia","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Bones is OK, Harry,' said Tonks earnestly. 'She's fair, she'll hear you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"out.'    Harry nodded, still unable to think of anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"to say.    'Don't lose your temper,' said Sirius abruptly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"'Be polite and stick to the facts.'    Harry nodded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"again.    The law's on your side,' said Lupin quietly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"'Even underage wizards are allowed to use magic in life-threatening situations.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"  Something very cold trickled down the back of Harry's neck;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"for a moment he thought someone was putting a Disillusionment Charm on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"him, then he realised that Mrs Weasley was attacking his hair with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"wet comb. She pressed hard on the top of his head. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"  'Doesn't it ever lie flat?' she said desperately.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" Harry shook his head.    Mr Weasley checked his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"watch and looked up at Harry. I think we'll go now,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"said. 'We're a bit early, but I think you 11 be better","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"off at the Ministry than hanging around here.'    'OK,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"said Harry automatically, dropping his toast and getting to his feet. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"  'You'll be all right, Harry,' said Tonks, palling him on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the arm.    'Good luck,' said Lupin. 'I'm sure it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"will be fine.'    'And if it's not,' said Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"grimly, 'I'll see to Amelia Bones for you . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"  Harry smiled weakly. Mrs Weasley hugged him.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"'We've all got our fingers crossed,' she said.    'Right,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"said Harry. 'Well . . . see you later then.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" He followed Mr Weasley upstairs and along the hall. He could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"hear Sirius's mother grunting in her sleep behind her curtains. Mr Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"unbolted the door and they stepped out into the cold, grey dawn.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"   'You don't normally walk to work, do you?' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"asked him, as they set off briskly around the square.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" 'No, I usually Apparate,' said Mr Weasley, 'but obviously you can't,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"and I think it's best we arrive in a thoroughly non-magical fashion","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
". . . makes a better impression, given what you're being disciplined","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"for . . .'    Mr Weasley kept his hand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"inside his jacket as they walked. Harry knew it was clenched around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"his wand. The run-down streets were al most deserted, but when they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"arrived at the miserable little underground station they found it already lull","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"of early-morning commuters. As ever when he found himself in close proximity","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"to Muggles going about their daily business, Mr Weasley was hard put","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"to contain his enthusiasm.    'Simply fabulous,' he whispered, indicating","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the automatic ticket machines. 'Wonderfully ingenious.'    They're out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"order,' said Harry, pointing at the sign.    'Yes, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"even so . . .' said Mr Weasley, beaming at them fondly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"   They bought their tickets instead from a sleepy-looking guard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"(Harry handled the transaction, as Mr Weasley was not very good with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Muggle money) and five minutes later they were boarding an underground train","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"that rattled them off towards the centre of London. Mr Weasley kept","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"anxiously checking and re-checking the Underground Map above the windows.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" 'Four more stops, Harry . . . Three stops led now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
". . . Two stops to go, Harry . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"  They got off at a station in the very heart","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"of London, and were swept from the train in a tide of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"besuited men and women carrying briefcases. Up the escalator they went, through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the ticket barrier (Mr Weasley delighted with the way the stile swallowed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"his ticket), and emerged on to a broad street lined with imposing-looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"buildings and already full of traffic.    'Where are we?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"said Mr Weasley blankly, and for one heart-stopping moment Harry thought they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"had got off at the wrong station despite Mr Weasley's continual references","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"to the map; but a second later he said, 'Ah yes .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
". . this way, Harry,' and led him down a side road.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"   'Sorry,' he said, 'but I never come by train","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"and it all looks rather different from a Muggle perspective. As a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"matter of fact, I've never even used the visitors' entrance before.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"  The further they walked, the smaller and less imposing the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"buildings became, until finally they reached a street that contained several rather","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"shabby-looking offices, a pub and an overflowing skip. Harry had expected a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"rather more impressive location for the Ministry of Magic.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"'Here we are,' said Mr Weasley brightly, pointing at an old red","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"telephone box, which was missing several panes of glass and stood before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"a heavily graffitied wall. 'After you, Harry.'    He opened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the telephone-box door.    Harry stepped inside, wondering what on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"earth this was about. Mr Weasley folded himself in beside Harry and closed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the door. It was a tight fit; Harry was jammed against the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"telephone apparatus, which was hanging crookedly from the wall as though a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"vandal had tried to rip it off. Mr Weasley reached past Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"for the receiver.    'Mr Weasley, I think this might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"be out of order, too,' Harry said.    'No, no,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"I'm sure its fine,' said Mr Weasley, holding the receiver above his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"head and peering at the dial. 'Let's see . . . six","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
". . .' he dialled the number, 'two . . . four","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
". . . and another four . . . and another two","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
". . .'    As the dial whirred smoothly back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"into place, a cool female voice sounded inside the telephone box, not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"from the receiver in Mr Weasley's hand, but as loudly and plainly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"as though an invisible woman were standing right beside them.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" 'Welcome to the Ministry of Magic. Please state your name and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"business.'    'Er . . .' said Mr Weasley, clearly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"uncertain whether or not he should talk into the receiver. He compromised","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"by holding the mouthpiece to his ear, 'Arthur Weasley, Misuse of Muggle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Artefacts Office, here to escort Harry Potter, who has been asked to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"attend a disciplinary hearing . . .'    'Thank you,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"said the cool female voice. 'Visitor, please take the badge and attach","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"it to the front of your robes.'    There was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"a click and a rattle, and Harry saw something slide out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the metal chute where returned coins usually appeared. He picked it up:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"it was a square silver badge with Harry Potter, Disciplinary Hearing on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"it. He pinned it to the front of his T-shirt as the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"female voice spoke again.    'Visitor to the Ministry, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"are required to submit to a search and present your wand for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"registration at the security desk, which is located at the far end","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"of the Atrium '    The floor of the telephone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"box shuddered. They were sinking slowly into the ground. Harry watched apprehensively","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"as the pavement seemed to rise up past the glass windows of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the telephone box until darkness closed over their heads. Then he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"see nothing at all; he could hear only a dull grinding noise","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"as the telephone box made its way down through the earth. After","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"about a minute, though it felt much longer to Harry, a chink","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"of golden light illuminated his feet and, widening, rose up his body,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"until it hit him in the face and he had to blink","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"to stop his eyes watering.    'The Ministry of Magic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"wishes you a pleasant day,' said the woman's voice.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"The door of the telephone box sprang open and Mr Weasley stepped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"out of it, followed by Harry, whose mouth had fallen open. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"  They were standing at one end of a very long","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"and splendid hall with a highly polished, dark wood floor. The peacock","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"blue ceiling was inlaid with gleaming golden symbols that kept moving and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"changing like some enormous heavenly noticeboard. The wall's on each side were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"panelled in shiny dark wood and had many gilded fireplaces set into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"them. Every few seconds a witch or wizard would emerge from one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"of the left-hand fireplaces with a soft whoosh. On the right-hand side,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"short queues were forming before each fireplace, waiting to depart.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" Halfway down the hall was a fountain. A group of golden","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"statues, larger than life-size, stood in the middle of a circular pool.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Tallest of them all was a noble-looking wizard with his wand pointing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"straight up in the air. Grouped around him were a beautiful witch,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"a centaur, a goblin and a house-elf. The last three were all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"locking adoringly up at the witch and wizard. Glittering jets of water","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"were flying from the ends of their wands, the point of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"centaurs a tow, the tip of the goblin's hat and each of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the house-elf's ears, so that the tinkling hiss of falling water was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"added to the pops and cracks of the Apparators and the clatter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"of footsteps as hundreds of witches and wizards, most of whom were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"wearing glum, early-morning looks, strode towards a set of golden gates at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the far end of the hall    'This way,' said Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Weasley.    They joined the throng, wending their way between","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the Ministry workers, some of whom were carrying tottering piles of parchment,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"others battered briefcases; still others were reading the Daily Prophet while they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"walked. As they passed the fountain Harry saw silver Sickles and bronze","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Knuts glinting up at him from the bottom of the pool. A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"small smudged sign beside it read:ALL PROCEEDS FROM THE FOUNTAIN OF MAGICAL","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"BRETHREN WILL BE GIVEN TO ST MUNGO'S HOSPITAL FOR MAGICAL MALADIES AND","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"INJURIES.If I'm not expelled from Hogwarts, I'll put in ten Galleons, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"found himself thinking desperately.    'Over here, Harry,' said Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Weasley, and they stepped out of the stream of Ministry employees heading","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"for the golden gates. Seated at a desk to the left, beneath","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"a sign saying Security, a badly-shaven wizard in peacock blue robes looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"up as they approached and put down his Daily Prophet.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" 'I'm escorting a visitor,' said Mr Weasley, gesturing towards Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"  'Step over here,' said the wizard in a bored voice.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"   Harry walked closer to him and the wizard held","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"up a long golden rod, thin and flexible as a car aerial,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"and passed it up and down Harry's front and back.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" 'Wand,' grunted the security wizard at Harry, putting down the golden","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"instrument and holding out his hand.    Harry produced his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"wand. The wizard dropped it on to a strange brass instrument, which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"looked something like a set of scales with only one dish. It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"began to vibrate. A narrow strip of parchment came speeding out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"a slit in the base. The wizard tore this off and read","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the writing on it.    'Eleven inches, phoenix-feather core, been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"in use four years. That correct?'    'Yes,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"nervously.    'I keep this,' said the wizard, impaling the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"slip of parchment on a small brass spike. 'You get this back,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"he added, thrusting the wand at Harry.    Thank you.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"   'Hang on . . .' said the wizard slowly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"   His eyes had darted from the silver visitor's badge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"on Harry's chest to his forehead.    Thank you, Eric,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"said Mr Weasley firmly, and grasping Harry by the shoulder he steered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"him away from the desk and back into the stream of wizards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"and witches walking through the golden gates.    Jostled slightly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"by the crowd, Harry followed Mr Weasley through the gates into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"smaller hall beyond, where at least twenty lifts stood behind wrought golden","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"grilles. Harry and Mr Weasley joined the crowd around one of them.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Nearby, stood a big bearded wizard holding a large cardboard box which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"was emitting rasping noises.    'All right, Arthur?' said the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"wizard, nodding at Mr Weasley.    What've you got there,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Bob?' asked Mr Weasley, looking at the box.    'We're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"not sure,' said the wizard seriously. 'We thought it was a bog-standard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"chicken until it started breathing fire. Looks like a serious breach of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the Ban on Experimental Breeding to me.'    With a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"great jangling and clattering a lift descended in front of them; the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"golden grille slid back and Harry and Mr Weasley stepped into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"lift with the rest of the crowd and Harry found himself jammed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"against the back wall. Several witches and wizards were looking at him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"curiously; he stared at his feet to avoid catching anyone's eye, flattening","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"his fringe as he did so. The grilles slid shut with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"crash and the lift ascended slowly, chains rattling, while the same cool","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"female voice Harry had heard in the telephone box rang out again.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"   'Level Seven, Department of Magical Games and Sports, incorporating","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the British and Irish Quidditch League Headquarters, Official Gobstones Club and Ludicrous","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Patents Office.'    The lift doors opened. Harry glimpsed an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"untidy-looking corridor, with various posters of Quidditch teams tacked lopsidedly on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"walls. One of the wizards in the lift, who was carrying an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"armful of broomsticks, extricated himself with difficulty and disappeared down the corridor.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"The doors closed, the lift juddered upwards again and the woman's voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"announced:    'Level Six, Department of Magical Transportation, incorporating the Floo","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Network Authority, Broom Regulatory Control, Portkey Office and Apparation Test Centre.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"  Once again the lift doors opened and four or five","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"witches and wizards got out; at the same time, several paper aeroplanes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"swooped into the lift. Harry stared up at them as they flapped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"idly around above his head; they were a pale violet colour and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"he could see Ministry of Magic stamped along the edge of their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"wings.    'Just inter-departmental memos,' Mr Weasley muttered to him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"'We used to use owls, but the mess was unbelievable . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
". droppings a I over the desks    As they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"clattered upwards again the memos flapped around the lamp swaying from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"lift's ceiling.    'Level Five, Department of International Magical Co-operation,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"incorporating the International Magical Trading Standards Body, the International Magical Office of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Law and the International Confederation of Wizards, British Seats.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"When the doors opened, two of the memos zoomed out with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"few more of the witches and wizards, but several more memos zoomed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"in, so that the light from the lamp flickered and flashed overhead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"as they darted around it.    'Level Four, Department for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, incorporating Beast, Being and Spirit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Divisions, Goblin Liaison Office and Pest Advisory Bureau.    '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"'S'cuse,' said the wizard carrying the fire-breathing chicken and he left the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"lift pursued by a little flock of memos. The doors clanged shut","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"yet again.    'Level Three, Department of Magical Accidents and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Catastrophes, including the Accidental Magic Reversal Squad, Obliviator Headquarters and Muggle-Worthy Excuse","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Committee.'    Everybody left the lift on this floor except","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Mr Weasley, Harry and a witch who was reading an extremely long","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"piece of parchment that was trailing on the floor. The remaining memos","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"continued to soar around the lamp as the lift juddered upwards again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"then the doors opened and the voice made its announcement.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" 'Level Two, Department of Magical Law Enforcement, including the Improper Use","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"of Magic Office, Auror Headquarters and Wizengamot Administration Services.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"'This is us, Harry,' said Mr Weasley, and they followed the witch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"out of the lift into a corridor lined with doors. 'My office","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"is on the other side of the floor.'    'Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Weasley,' said Harry, as they passed a window through which sunlight was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"streaming, 'aren't we still underground?'    'Yes, we are,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Mr Weasley. Those are enchanted windows. Magical Maintenance decide what weather we'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"get every day. We had two months of hurricanes last time they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"were angling for a pay rise . . . Just round here,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Harry.'    They turned a corner, walked through a pair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"of heavy oak doors and emerged in a cluttered open area divided","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"into cubicles, which was buzzing with talk and laughter. Memos were zooming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"in and out of cubicles like miniature rockets. A lopsided sign on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the nearest cubicle read: Auror Headquarters.    Harry looked surreptitiously","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"through the doorways as they passed. The Aurors had covered their cubicle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"walls with everything From pictures of wanted wizards and photographs of their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"families, to posters of their favourite Quidditch teams and articles from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Daily Prophet. A scarlet-robed man with a ponytail longer than Bill's was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"sitting with his boots up on his desk, dictating a report to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"his quill. A little further along, a witch with a patch over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"one eye was talking over the top of her cubicle wall to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Kingsley Shacklebolt.    'Morning, Weasley,' said Kingsley carelessly, as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"drew nearer. I've been wanting a word with you, have you got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"a second?'    'Yes, if it really is a second,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"said Mr Weasley, 'I'm in rather a hurry.'    They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"were talking as though they hardly knew each other and when Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"opened his mouth to say hello to Kingsley, Mr We ashy stood","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"on his foot. They followed Kingsley along the row and into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"very last cubicle.    Harry received a slight shock; blinking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"down at him from every direction was Sirius's face. Newspaper cuttings and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"old photographs - even the one of Sirius being best man at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the Potters' wedding - 'papered the walls. The only Sirius-free space was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"a map of the world in which little red pins were glowing like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"jewels.    'Here,' said Kingsley brusquely to Mr Weasley, shoving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"a sheaf of parchment into his hand. 'I need as much information","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"as possible on flying Muggle vehicles sighted in the last twelve months.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"We've received information that Black might still be using his old motorcycle.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"   Kingsley tipped Harry an enormous wink and added, in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"a whisper, 'Give him the magazine, he might find it interesting.' Then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"he said in normal tones, 'And don't take too long, Weasley, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"delay on that firelegs report held our investigation up for a month.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"   'If you had read my report you would know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"that the term is firearms,' said Mr Weasley coolly. 'And I'm afraid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"you'll have to wait for information on motorcycles; we're extremely busy at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the moment.' He dropped his voice and said, 'If you can get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"away before seven, Molly's making meatballs.'    He beckoned to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Harry and led him out of Kingsley's cubicle, through a second set","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"of oak doors, into another passage, turned left, marched along another corridor,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"turned right into a dimly lit and distinctly shabby corridor, and finally","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"reached a dead end, where a door on the left stood ajar,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"revealing a broom cupboard, and a door on the right bore a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"tarnished brass plaque reading: Misuse of Muggle Artefacts.    Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Weasley's dingy office seemed to be slightly smaller than the broom cupboard.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Two desks had been crammed inside it and there was barely space","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"to move around them because of all the overflowing filing cabinets lining","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the walls, on top of which were tottering piles of files. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"little wall space available bore witness to Mr Weasley's obsessions: several posters","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"of cars, including one of a dismantled engine; two illustrations of postboxes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"he seemed to have cut out of Muggle children's books; and a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"diagram showing how to wire a plug.    Sitting on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"top of Mr Weasley's overflowing in-tray was an old toaster that was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"hiccoughing in a disconsolate way and a pair of empty leather gloves","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"that were twiddling their thumbs. A photograph of the Weasley family stood","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"beside the in-tray. Harry noticed that Percy appeared to have walked out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"of it.    'We haven't got a window,' said Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Weasley apologetically, taking off his bomber jacket and placing it on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"back of his chair. 'We've asked, but they don't seem to think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"we need one. Have a seat, Harry, doesn't look as if Perkins","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"is in yet.'    Harry squeezed himself into the chair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"behind Perkins's desk while Mr Weasley riffled through the sheaf of parchment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Kingsley Shacklebolt had given him.    'Ah,' he said, grinning,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"as he extracted a copy of a magazine entitled The Quibbler from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"its midst, 'yes . . .' He flicked through it. 'Yes, he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"right, I'm sure Sirius will find that very amusing - oh dear,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"what's this now?'    A memo had just zoomed in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"through the open door and fluttered to rest on top of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"hiccoughing toaster. Mr Weasley unfolded it and read it aloud.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" `Third regurgitating public toilet reported in Bethnal Green, kindly investigate immediately.`","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"This is getting ridiculous . . .'    'A regurgitating","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"toilet?'    'Anti-Muggle pranksters,' said Mr Weasley, frowning. 'We had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"two last week, one in Wimbledon, one in Elephant and Castle. Muggles","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"are pulling the flush and instead of everything disappearing - well, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"can imagine. The poor things keep calling in those - pumbles, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"think they're called - you know, the ones who mend pipes and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"things.'    'Plumbers?'    'Exactly, yes, but of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"course they're flummoxed, f only hope we can catch whoever's doing it.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"   'Will it be Aurors who catch them?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" 'Oh no, this is too trivial for Aurors, it'll be the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"ordinary Magical Law Enforcement Patrol - ah, Harry, this is Perkins.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"  A stooped, timid-looking old wizard with fluffy white hair had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"just entered the room, panting.    'Oh, Arthur!' he said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"desperately, without looking at Harry. Thank goodness, I didn't know what to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"do for the best, whether to wait here for you or not.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"I've just sent an owl to your home but you've obviously missed it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"- an urgent message came ten minutes ago - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" 'I know about the regurgitating toilet,' said Mr Weasley.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" 'No, no, it's not the toilet, it's the Potter boy's hearing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"- they've changed the time and venue - it starts at eight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"o'clock now and it's down in old Courtroom Ten - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"  'Down in old - but they told me - Merlin's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"beard!'    Mr Weasley looked at his watch, let out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"a yelp and leapt from his chair.    'Quick, Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"we should have been there five minutes ago!'    Perkins","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"flattened himself against the filing cabinets as Mr Weasley left the office","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"at a run, Harry close on his heels.    'Why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"have they changed the time?' Harry said breathlessly, as they hurtled past","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the Auror cubicles; people poked out their heads and stared as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"streaked past. Harry felt as though he'd felt all his insides back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"at Perkins's desk.    'I've no idea, but thank goodness","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"we got here so early, if you'd missed it, it would have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"been catastrophic!'    Mr Weasley skidded to a halt beside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the lifts and jabbed impatiently at the 'down' button.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"'Come ON!'    The lift clattered into view and they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"hurried inside. Every time it stopped Mr Weasley cursed furiously and pummelled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"the number nine button.    'Those courtrooms haven't been used","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"in years,' said Mr Weasley angrily. 'I can't think why they're doing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"it down there - unless -  but no - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"  A plump witch carrying a smoking goblet entered the lift","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"at that moment, and Mr Weasley did not elaborate.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"'The Atrium,' said the cool female voice and the golden grilles slid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"open, showing Harry a distant glimpse of the golden statues in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"fountain. The plump witch got out and a sallow-skinned wizard with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"very mournful face got in.    'Morning, Arthur,' he said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"in a sepulchral voice as the lift began to descend. 'Don't often","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"see you down here.'    'Urgent business, Bode,' said Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Weasley, who was bouncing on the balls of his feet and throwing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"anxious looks over at Harry.    'Ah, yes,' said Bode,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"surveying Harry unblinkingly. 'Of course.'    Harry barely had emotion","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"to spare for Bode, but his unfaltering gaze did not make him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"feel any more comfortable.    'Department of Mysteries,' said the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"cool female voice, and left it at that.    'Quick,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Harry,' said Mr Weasley as the lift doors rattled open, and they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"sped up a corridor that was quite different from those above. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"walls were bare; there were no windows and no doors apart from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"a plain black one set at the very end of the corridor.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Harry expected them to go through it, but instead Mr Weasley seized","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"him by the arm and dragged him to the left, where there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"was an opening leading to a flight of steps.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"'Down here, down here,' panted Mr Weasley, taking two steps at a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"time. The lift doesn't even come down this far . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"why they're doing it down there I , . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
" They reached the bottom of the steps and ran along yet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"another corridor, which bore a great resemblance to the one that led","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"to Snape's dungeon at Hogwarts, with rough stone walls and torches in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"brackets. The doors they passed here were heavy wooden ones with iron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"bolts and keyholes.    'Courtroom . . . Ten .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
". . I think . . . we're nearly . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"yes.'    Mr Weasley stumbled to a halt outside a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"grimy dark door with an immense iron lock and slumped against the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"wall, clutching at a stitch in his chest.    'Go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"on,' he panted, pointing his thumb at the door. 'Get in there.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"   'Aren't - aren't you coming with - ?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"  'No, no, I'm not allowed. Good luck!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"Harry's heart was beating a violent tattoo against his Adams apple. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"swallowed hard, turned the heavy iron door handle and stepped inside the courtroom. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-7"
"    The Hearing    Harry gasped; he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"could not help himself. The large dungeon he had entered was horribly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"familiar. He had not only seen it before, he had been here","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"before. This was the place he had visited inside Dumbledore's Pensieve, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"place where he had watched the Lestranges sentenced to life imprisonment in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Azkaban.    The walls were made of dark stone, dimly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"lit by torches. Empty benches rose on either side of him, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"ahead, in the highest benches of all, were many shadowy figures. They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"had been talking in low voices, but as the heavy door swung","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"closed behind Harry an ominous silence fell.    A cold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"male voice rang across the courtroom.    'You're late.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"  'Sorry,' said Harry nervously. 'I - I didn't know the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"time had been changed.'    'That is not the Wizengamot's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"fault,' said the voice. 'An owl was sent to you this morning.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Take your seat.'    Harry dropped his gaze to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"chair in the centre of the room, the arms of which were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"covered in chains. He had seen those chains spring to life and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"bind whoever sat between them. His footsteps echoed loudly as he walked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"across the stone floor. When he sat gingerly on the edge of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the chair the chains clinked threateningly, but did not bind him. Feeling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"rather sick, he looked up at the people seated at the bench","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"above.    There were about fifty of them, all, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"far as he could see, wearing plum-coloured robes with an elaborately worked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"silver 'W' on the left-hand side of the chest and all staring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"down their noses at him, some with very austere expressions, others looks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"of frank curiosity.    In the very middle of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"front row sat Cornelius Fudge, the Minister for Magic. Fudge was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"portly man who often sported a lime-green bowler hat, though today he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"had dispensed with it; he had dispensed, too, with the indulgent smile","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"he had once worn when he spoke to Harry. A broad, square-jawed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"witch with very short grey hair sat on Fudges left; she wore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"a monocle and looked forbidding. On Fudges right was another witch, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"she was sitting so far back on the bench that her face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"was in shadow.    'Very well,' said Fudge. 'The accused","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"being present - finally - let us begin. Are you ready?' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"called down the row.    'Yes, sir,' said an eager","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"voice Harry knew. Ron's brother Percy was sitting at the very end","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"of the front bench. Harry looked at Percy, expecting some sign of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"recognition from him, but none came. Percy's eyes, behind his horn-rimmed glasses,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"were fixed on his parchment, a quill poised in his hand. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"  'Disciplinary hearing of the twelfth of August,' said Fudge in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"a ringing voice, and Percy began taking notes at once, 'into offences","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"committed under the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the International Statute of Secrecy by Harry-James Potter, resident at number four,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Privet Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey.    'Interrogators: Cornelius Oswald Fudge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Minister for Magic; Amelia Susan Bones, Head of the Department of Magical","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Law Enforcement; Dolores Jane Umbridge, Senior Undersecretary to the Minister. Court Scribe,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Percy Ignatius Weasley - '    'Witness for the defence,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore,' said a quiet voice from behind Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"who turned his head so fast he cricked his neck.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
" Dumbledore was striding serenely across the room wearing long midnight-blue robes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"and a perfectly calm expression. His long silver beard and hair gleamed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"in the torchlight as he drew level with Harry and looked up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"at Fudge through the half-moon spectacles that rested halfway down his very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"crooked nose.    The members of the Wizengamot were muttering.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"All eyes were now on Dumbledore. Some looked annoyed, others slightly frightened;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"two elderly witches in the back row, however, raised their hands and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"waved in welcome.    A powerful emotion had risen in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Harry's chest at the sight of Dumbledore, a fortified, hopeful feeling rather","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"like that which phoenix song gave him. He wanted to catch Dumbledore's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"eye, but Dumbledore was not looking his way; he was continuing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"look up at the obviously flustered Fudge.    'Ah,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Fudge, who looked thoroughly disconcerted. 'Dumbledore. Yes. You - er - got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"our - er - message that the time and - er -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"place of the hearing had been changed, then?'    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"must have missed it,' said Dumbledore cheerfully. 'However, due to a lucky","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"mistake I arrived at the Ministry three hours early, so no harm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"done.'    'Yes - well - I suppose we'll need","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"another chair - I - Weasley, could you - ?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
" 'Not to worry, not to worry,' said Dumbledore pleasantly; he took","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"out his wand, gave it a little flick, and a squashy chintz","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"armchair appeared out of nowhere next to Harry. Dumbledore sat down, out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the tips of his long fingers together and surveyed Fudge over them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"with an expression of polite interest. The Wizengamot was still muttering and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"fidgeting restlessly; only when Fudge spoke again did they settle down. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"  'Yes,' said Fudge again, shuffling his notes. 'Well, then. So.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"The charges. Yes.'    He extricated a piece of parchment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"from the pile before him, took a deep breath, and read out,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"The charges against the accused are as follows:    That","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"he did knowingly, deliberately and in full awareness of the illegality of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"actions, having received a previous written warning from the Ministry of Magic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"on a similar charge, produce a Patronus Charm in a Muggle-inhabited area,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"in the presence of a Muggle, on the second of August at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"twenty-three minutes past nine, which constitutes an offence under Paragraph C of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of Underage Sorcery, 1875, and also","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"under Section 13 of the International Confederation of Warlocks' Statute of Secrecy.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"   'You are Harry James Potter, of number four, Privet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Drive, Little Whinging, Surrey?' Fudge said, glaring at Harry over the top","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"of his parchment.    'Yes,' Harry said.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"'You received an official warning from the Ministry for using illegal magic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"three years ago, did you not?'    'Yes, but -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"'    'And yet you conjured a Patronus on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"night of the second of August?' said Fudge.    'Yes,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"said Harry, 'but - '    'Knowing that you are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"not permitted to use magic outside school while you are under the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"age of seventeen?'    'Yes, but - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
" 'Knowing that you were in an area full of Muggles?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"  'Yes, but - '    'Fully aware that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"you were in close proximity to a Muggle at the time?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"  'Yes,' said Harry angrily, 'but I only used it because","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"we were - '    The witch with the monocle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"cut across him in a booming voice.    'You produced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"a fully-fledged Patronus?'    'Yes,' said Harry, 'because - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"   'A corporeal Patronus?'    'A - what?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"said Harry.    'Your Patronus had a clearly defined form?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"I mean to say, it was more than vapour or smoke?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"  'Yes,' said Harry, feeling both impatient and slightly desperate, 'it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"a stag, it's always a stag.'    'Always?' boomed Madam","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Bones. 'You have produced a Patronus before now?'    'Yes,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"said Harry, 'I've been doing it for over a year.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
" 'And you are fifteen years old?'    'Yes, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"- '    'You learned this at school?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
" 'Yes, Professor Lupin taught me in my third year, because of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the - '    'Impressive,' said Madam Bones, staring down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"at him, 'a true Patronus at his age . . . very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"impressive indeed.'    Some of the wizards and witches around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"her were muttering again; a few nodded, but others were frowning and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"shaking their heads.    'It's not a question of how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"impressive the magic was,' said Fudge in a testy voice, 'in fact,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the more impressive the worse it is, I would have thought, given","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"that the boy did it in plain view of a Muggle!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"  Those who had been frowning now murmured in agreement, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"it was the sight of Percy's sanctimonious little nod that goaded Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"into speech.    'I did it because of the Dementors!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"he said loudly, before anyone could interrupt him again.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"He had expected more muttering, but the silence that fell seemed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"be somehow denser than before.    'Dementors?' said Madam Bones","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"after a moment, her thick eyebrows rising until her monocle looked in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"danger of falling out. 'What do you mean, boy?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"'I mean there were two Dementors down that alleyway and they went","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"for me and my cousin!'    'Ah,' said Fudge again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"smirking unpleasantly as he looked around at the Wizengamot, as though inviting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"them to share the joke. 'Yes. Yes, I thought we'd be hearing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"something like this.'    'Dementors in Little Whinging?' Madam Bones","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"said, in a tone of great surprise. 'I don't understand - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"   'Don't you, Amelia?' said Fudge, still smirking. 'Let me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"explain. He's been thinking it through and decided Dementors would make a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"very nice little cover story very nice indeed. Muggles can't see Dementors,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"can they, boy? Highly convenient, highly convenient . . . so it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"just your word and no witnesses . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"'I'm not lying!' said Harry loudly, over another outbreak of muttering from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the court. There were two of them, coming from opposite ends of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the alley everything went dark and cold and my cousin felt them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"and ran for it - '    'Enough, enough!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Fudge, with a very supercilious look on his face. 'I'm sorry to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"interrupt what I'm sure would have been a very well-rehearsed story -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"'    Dumbledore cleared his throat. The Wizengamot fell silent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"again.    'We do, in fact, have a witness to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the presence of Dementors in that alleyway,' he said, 'other than Dudley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Dursley, I mean.'    Fudges plump face seemed to slacken,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"as though somebody had let air out of it. He stared down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"at Dumbledore for a moment or two, then, with the appearance of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"a man pulling himself back together, said, 'We haven't got time to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"listen to more tarradiddles, I'm afraid, Dumbledore. I want this dealt with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"quickly - '    'I may be wrong,' said Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"pleasantly, 'but I am sure that under the Wizengamot Charter of Rights,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the accused has the right to present witnesses for his or her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"case? Isn't that the policy of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Madam Bones?' he continued, addressing the witch in the monocle.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
" 'True,' said Madam Bones. 'Perfectly true.'    'Oh, very well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"very well,' snapped Fudge. 'Where is this person?'    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"brought her with me,' said Dumbledore. 'She's just outside the door. Should","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"I - ?'    'No - Weasley, you go,' Fudge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"barked at Percy, who got up at once, ran down the stone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"steps from the judge's balcony and hurried past Dumbledore and Harry without","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"glancing at them.    A moment later, Percy returned, followed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"by Mrs Figg. She looked scared and more batty than ever. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"wished she had thought to change out of her carpet slippers. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"  Dumbledore stood up and gave Mrs Figg his chair, conjuring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"a second one for himself.    'Full name?' said Fudge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"loudly, when Mrs Figg had perched herself nervously on the very edge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"of her seat.    'Arabella Doreen Figg,' said Mrs Figg","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"in her quavery voice.    'And who exactly are you?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"said Fudge, in a bored and lofty voice    'I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"a resident of Little Whinging, close to where Harry Potter lives,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Mrs Figg.    'We have no record of any witch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"or wizard living in Little Whinging, other than Harry Potter,' said Madam","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Bones at once 'That situation has always been closely monitored, given .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
". . given past events.'    'I'm a Squib,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Mrs Figg. 'So you wouldn't have me registered, would you?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
" 'A Squib, eh?' said Fudge, eyeing her closely. 'We'll be checking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"that. You'll leave details of your parentage with my assistant Weasley. Incidentally,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"can Squibs see Dementors?' he added, looking left and right along the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"bench.    `Yes, we can!' said Mrs Figg indignantly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"  Fudge looked back down at her, his eyebrows raised. 'Very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"well,' he said aloofly. 'What is your story?'    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"had gone out to buy cat food from the corner shop at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the end of Wisteria Walk, around about nine o'clock, on the evening","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"of the second of August,' gabbled Mrs Figg at once, as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"she had learned what she was saying by heart, 'when I heard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"a disturbance down the alleyway between Magnolia Crescent and Wisteria Walk. On","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"approaching the mouth of the alleyway I saw Dementors running - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"   'Running?' said Madam Bones sharply. 'Dementors don't run, they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"glide.'    'That's what I meant to say,' said Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Figg quickly, patches of pink appearing in her withered cheeks. 'Gliding along","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the alley towards what looked like two boys.'    'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"did they look like?' said Madam Bones, narrowing her eyes so that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the edge of the monocle disappeared into her flesh.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"'Well, one was very large and the other one rather skinny -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"'    'No, no,' said Madam Bones impatiently. 'The Dementors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
". . . describe them.'    'Oh,' said Mrs Figg,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the pink flush creeping up her neck now. They were big. Big","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"and wearing cloaks.    Harry felt a horrible sinking in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the pit of his stomach. Whatever Mrs Figg might say, it sounded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"to him as though the most she had ever seen was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"picture of a Dementor, and a picture could never convey the truth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"of what these beings were like: the eerie way they moved, hovering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"inches over the ground; or the rotting smell of them; or that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"terrible rattling noise they made as they sucked on the surrounding air","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
". . .    In the second row, a dumpy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"wizard with a large black moustache leaned close to whisper in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"ear of his neighbour, a frizzy-haired witch. She smirked and nodded. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"  'Big and wearing cloaks,' repeated Madam Bones coolly, while Fudge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"snorted derisively. 'I see. Anything else?'    'Yes,' said Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Figg. 'I felt them. Everything went cold, and this was a very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"warm summer's night, mark you. And I felt . . . as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"though all happiness had gone from the world . . . and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"I remembered . . . dreadful things . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
" Her voice shook and died.    Madam Bones's eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"widened slightly. Harry could see red marks under her eyebrow where the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"monocle had dug into it.    'What did the Dementors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"do?' she asked, and Harry felt a rush of hope.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
" They went for the boys,' said Mrs Figg, her voice stronger","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"and more confident now, the pink flush ebbing away from her face.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"'One of them had fallen. The other was backing away, trying to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"repel the Dementor. That was Harry. He tried twice and produced only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"silver vapour. On the third attempt, he produced a Patronus, which charged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"down the first Dementor and then, with his encouragement, chased the second","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"one away from his cousin. And that . . . that is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"what happened,' Mrs Figg finished, somewhat lamely.    Madam Bones","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"looked down at Mrs Figg in silence. Fudge was not looking at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"her at all, but fidgeting with his papers. Finally, he raised his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"eyes and said, rather aggressively, That's what you saw, is it?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"  That is what happened,' Mrs Figg repeated.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"'Very well,' said Fudge. 'You may go.'    Mrs Figg","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"cast a frightened look from Fudge to Dumbledore, then got up and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"shuffled off towards the door. Harry heard it thud shut behind her.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"   'Not a very convincing witness,' said Fudge loftily. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"  'Oh, I don't know,' said Madam Bones, in her booming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"voice. 'She certainly described the effects of a Dementor attack very accurately. And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"I can't imagine why she would say they were there if they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"weren't.'    'But Dementors wandering into a Muggle suburb and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"just happening to come across a wizard?' snorted Fudge. The odds on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"that must be very, very long. Even Bagman wouldn't have bet -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"'    'Oh, I don't think any of us believe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the Dementors were there by coincidence,' said Dumbledore lightly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"The witch sitting to the right of Fudge, with her face in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"shade w, moved slightly but everyone else was quite still and silent.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"   'And what is that supposed to mean?' Fudge asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"icily.    'It means that I think they were ordered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"there,' said Dumbledore.    'I think we might have a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"record of it if someone had ordered a pair of Dementors to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"go strolling through Little Whinging!' barked Fudge.    'Not if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the Dementors are taking orders from someone other than the Ministry of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Magic these days,' said Dumbledore calmly. 'I have already given you my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"views on this matter, Cornelius.'    'Yes, you have,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Fudge forcefully, 'and I have no reason to believe that your views","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"are anything other than bilge, Dumbledore. The Dementors remain in place in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Azkaban and are doing everything we ask them to.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Then,' said Dumbledore, quietly but clearly, 'we must ask ourselves why somebody","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"within the Ministry ordered a pair of Dementors into that alleyway on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the second of August.'    In the complete silence that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"greeted these words, the witch to the right of Fudge leaned forwards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"so that Harry saw her for the first time.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"He thought she looked just like a large, pale toad. She was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"rather squat with a broad, flabby face, as little neck as Uncle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Vernon and a very wide, slack mouth. Her eyes were large, round","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"and slightly bulging. Even the little black velvet bow perched on top","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"of her short curly hair put him in mind of a large","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"fly she was about to catch on a long sticky tongue. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"  The Chair recognises Dolores Jane Umbridge, Senior Undersecretary to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Minister,' said Fudge.    The witch spoke in a fluttery,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"girlish, high-pitched voice that took Harry aback; he had been expecting a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"croak.    'I'm sure I must have misunderstood you, Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Dumbledore,' she said, with a simper that felt her big, round eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"as cold as ever. 'So silly of me. But it sounded for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"a teensy moment as though you were suggesting that the Ministry of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Magic had ordered an attack on this boy!'    She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"gave a silvery laugh that made the hairs on the back of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Harry's neck stand up. A few other members of the Wizengamot laughed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"with her. It could not have been plainer that not one of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"them was really amused.    'If it is true that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the Dementors are taking orders only from the Ministry of Magic, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"it is also true that two Dementors attacked Harry and his cousin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"a week ago, then it follows logically that somebody at the Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"might have ordered the attacks,' said Dumbledore politely. 'Of course, these particular","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Dementors may have been outside Ministry control - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"'There are no Dementors outside Ministry control! snapped Fudge, who had turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"brick red.    Dumbledore inclined his head in a little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"bow.    'Then undoubtedly the Ministry will be making a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"full inquiry into why two Dementors were so very far from Azkaban","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"and why they attacked without authorisation.'    'It is not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"for you to decide what the Ministry of Magic does or does","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"not do, Dumbledore!' snapped Fudge, now a shade of magenta of which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Uncle Vernon would have been proud.    'Of course it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"isn't,' said Dumbledore mildly. 'I was merely expressing my confidence that this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"matter will not go uninvestigated.'    He glanced at Madam","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Bones, who readjusted her monocle and stared back at him, frowning slightly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"   'I would remind everybody that the behaviour of these","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Dementors, if indeed they are not figments of this boy's imagination, is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"not the subject of this hearing!' said Fudge. 'We are here to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"examine Harry Potter's offences under the Decree for the Reasonable Restriction of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Underage Sorcery!'    'Of course we are,' said Dumbledore, 'but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the presence of Dementors in that alleyway is highly relevant. Clause Seven","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"of the Decree states that magic may be used before Muggles in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"exceptional circumstances, and as those exceptional circumstances include situations which threaten the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"life of the wizard or witch him- or herself, or any witches,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"wizards or Muggles present at the time of the - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"  'We are familiar with Clause Seven, thank you very much!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"snarled Fudge.    'Of course you are,' said Dumbledore courteously.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Then we are in agreement that Harry's use of the Patronus Charm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"in these circumstances falls precisely into the category of exceptional circumstances the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"clause describes?'    'If there were Dementors, which I doubt.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"   'You have heard it from an eyewitness,' Dumbledore interrupted.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"   'If you still doubt her truthfulness, call her back,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"question her again. I am sure she would not object.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
" 'I - that - not -' blustered Fudge, fiddling with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"papers before him. 'It's - I want this over with today, Dumbledore!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"   'But naturally, you would not care how many times","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"you heard from a witness, if the alternative was a serious miscarriage of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"justice,' said Dumbledore.    'Serious miscarriage, my hat!' said Fudge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"at the top of his voice. 'Have you ever bothered to tot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"up the number of cock-and-bull stories this boy has come out with,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Dumbledore, while trying to cover up his flagrant misuse of magic out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"of school? I suppose you've forgotten the Hover Charm he used three","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"years ago - '    'That wasn't me, it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"a house-elf!' said Harry.    'YOU SEE?' roared Fudge, gesturing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"flamboyantly in Harry's direction. 'A house-elf! In a Muggle house! I ask","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"you.'    The house-elf in question is currently in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"employ of Hogwarts School,' said Dumbledore. 'I can summon him here in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"an instant to give evidence if you wish.'    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"- not - I haven't got time to listen to house-elves! Anyway,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"that's not the only - he blew up his aunt, for Gods","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"sake!' Fudge shouted, banging his fist on the judge's bench and upsetting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"a bottle of ink.    'And you very kindly did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"not press charges on that occasion, accepting, I presume, that even the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"best wizards cannot always control their emotions,' said Dumbledore calmly, as Fudge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"attempted to scrub the ink off his notes.    'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"I haven't even started on what he gets up to at school.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"   'But, as the Ministry has no authority to punish","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Hogwarts students for misdemeanours at school, Harry's behaviour there is not relevant","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"to this hearing,' said Dumbledore, as politely as ever, but now with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"a suggestion of coolness behind his words.    'Oho!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Fudge. 'Not our business what he does at school, eh? You think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"so?'    The Ministry does not have the power to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"expel Hogwarts students, Cornelius, as I reminded you on the night of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the second of August,' said Dumbledore. 'Nor does it have the right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"to confiscate wands until charges have been successfully proven; again, as I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"reminded you on the night of the second of August, in your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"admirable haste to ensure that the law is upheld, you appear, inadvertently","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"I am sure, to have overlooked a few laws yourself.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
" 'Laws can be changed,' said Fudge savagely.    'Of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"course they can,' said Dumbledore, inclining his head. 'And you certainly seem","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"to be making many changes, Cornelius. Why, in the few short weeks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"since I was asked to leave the Wizengamot, it has already become","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the practice to hold a full criminal trial to deal with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"simple matter of underage magic!'    A few of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"wizards above them shifted uncomfortably in their seats. Fudge turned a slightly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"deeper shade of puce. The toadlike witch on his right, however, merely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"gazed at Dumbledore, her face quite expressionless.    'As far","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"as I am aware,' Dumbledore continued, 'there is no law yet in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"place that says this court's job is to punish Harry for every","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"bit of magic he has ever performed. He has been charged with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"a specific offence and he has presented his defence. All he and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"I can do now is to await your verdict.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Dumbledore put his fingertips together again and said no more. Fudge glared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"at him, evidently incensed. Harry glanced sideways at Dumbledore, seeking reassurance; he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"was not at all sure that Dumbledore was right in telling the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Wizengamot, in effect, that it was about time they made a decision.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"Again, however, Dumbledore seemed oblivious to Harry's attempt to catch his eye.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"He continued to look up at the benches where the entire Wizengamot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"had fallen into urgent, whispered conversations.    Harry looked at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"his feet. His heart, which seemed to have swollen to an unnatural","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"size, was thumping loudly under his ribs. He had expected the hearing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"to last longer than this. He was not at all sure that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"he had made a good impression. He had not really said very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"much. He ought to have explained more fully about the Dementors, about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"how he had fallen over, about how both he and Dudley had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"nearly been kissed . . .    Twice he looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"up at Fudge and opened his mouth to speak, but his swollen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"heart was now constricting his air passages and both times he merely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"took a deep breath and looked back down at his shoes. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"  Then the whispering stopped. Harry wanted to look up at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the judges, but found that it was really much, much easier to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"keep examining his laces.    'Those in favour of clearing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"the witness of all charges?' said Madam Boness booming voice.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
" Harry's head jerked upwards. There were hands in the air, many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"of them . . . more than half! Breathing very fast, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"tried to count, but before he could finish, Madam Bones had said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"'And those in favour of conviction?'    Fudge raised his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"hand; so did half a dozen others, including the witch on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"right and the heavily-moustached wizard and the frizzy-haired witch in the second","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"row.    Fudge glanced around at them all, looking as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"though there was something large stuck in his throat, then lowered his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"own hand. He took two deep breaths and said, in a voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"distorted by suppressed rage, 'Very well, very well . . . cleared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"of all charges.'    'Excellent,' said Dumbledore briskly, springing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"his feel, pulling out his wand and causing the two chintz armchairs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"to vanish. 'Well, I must be getting along. Good-day to you all.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"   And without looking once at Harry, he swept from the dungeon.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-8"
"The Woes of Mrs WeasleyDumbledore's abrupt departure took Harry completely by surprise.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"He remained sitting where he was in the chained chair, struggling with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"his feelings of shock and relief. The Wizengamot were all getting to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"their feet, talking, gathering up their papers and packing them away. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"stood up. Nobody seemed to be paying him the slightest bit of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"attention, except the toadlike witch on Fudge's right, who was now gazing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"down at him instead of at Dumbledore. Ignoring her, he tried to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"catch Fudge's eye, or Madam Bones's, wanting to ask whether he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"free to go, but Fudge seemed quite determined not to notice Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and Madam Bones was busy with her briefcase, so he took a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"lew tentative steps towards the exit and, when nobody called him back,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"broke into a very fast walk.    He took the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"last lew steps at a run, wrenched open the door and almost","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"collided with Mr Weasley, who was standing right outside, looking pale and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"apprehensive.    'Dumbledore didn't say - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'Cleared,' Harry said, pulling the door closed behind him, 'of all charges!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   Beaming, Mr Weasley seized Harry by the shoulders. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'Harry, that's wonderful! Well, of course, they couldn't have found","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"you guilty, not on the evidence, but even so, I can't pretend","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"I wasn't - '    But Mr Weasley broke off,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"because the courtroom door had ust opened again. The Wizengamot were filing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"out.    'Merlin's beard!' exclaimed Mr Weasley wonderingly, pulling Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"aside to let them all pass. 'You were tried by the lull","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"court?'    'I think so,' said Harry quietly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" One or two of the wizards nodded to Harry as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"passed and a few, including Madam Bones, said, 'Morning, Arthur,' to Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Weasley, but most averted their eyes. Cornelius Fudge and the toadlike witch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"were almost the last to leave the dungeon. Fudge acted as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Mr Weasley and Harry were part of the wall, hut again, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"witch looked almost appraisingly at Harry as she passed. Last of all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"to pass was Percy. Like Fudge, he completely ignored his father and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry; he marched past clutching a large roll of parchment and a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"handful of spare quills, his back rigid and his nose in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"air. The lines around Mr Weasley's mouth tightened slightly, but other than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"this he gave no sign that he had seen his third son.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   'I'm going to take you straight back so you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"can tell the others the good news,' he said, beckoning Harry forwards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"as Percy's heels disappeared up the steps to Level Nine. 'I'll drop","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"you off on the way to that toilet in Bethnal Green. Come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"on . . .'    'So, what will you have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"to do about the toilet?' Harry asked, grinning. Everything suddenly seemed five","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"times funnier than usual. It was starting to sink in: he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"cleared, he was going back to Hogwarts.    'Oh, it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a simple enough anti-jinx,' said Mr Weasley as they mounted the stairs,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'but it's not so much having to repair the damage, it's more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the attitude behind the vandalism, Harry. Muggle-baiting might strike some wizards as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"funny, but it's an expression of something much deeper and nastier, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"I for one - '    Mr Weasley broke off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"in mid-sentence. They had just reached the ninth-level corridor and Cornelius Fudge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"was standing a few feet away from them, talking quietly to a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"tall man with sleek blond hair and a pointed, pale face. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  The second man turned at the sound of their footsteps.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"He, too, broke off in mid-conversation, his cold grey eyes narrowed and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"fixed upon Harry's face.    'Well, well, well . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". Patronus Potter,' said Lucius Malfoy coolly.    Harry felt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"winded, as though he had just walked into something solid. He had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"last seen those cold grey eyes through slits in a Death Hater's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"hood, and last heard that man's voice jeering in a dark graveyard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"while Lord Voldemort tortured him. Harry could not believe that Lucius Malfoy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"dared look him in the face; he could not believe that he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"was here, in the Ministry of Magic, or that Cornelius Fudge was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"talking to him, when Harry had told Fudge mere weeks ago that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Malfoy was a Death Eater.    The Minister was just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"telling me about your lucky escape, Potter,' drawled Mr Malfoy. 'Quite astonishing,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the way you continue to wriggle out of very tight holes .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". . snakelike, in fact.'    Mr Weasley gripped Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"shoulder in warning.    'Yeah,' said Harry, 'yeah, I'm good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"at escaping.'    Lucius Malfoy raised his eyes to Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Weasley's face.    'And Arthur Weasley too! What are you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"doing here, Arthur?'    'I work here,' said Mr Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"curtly.    'Not here, surely?' said Mr Malfoy, raising his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"eyebrows and glancing towards the door over Mr Weasley's shoulder. 'I thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"you were up on the second floor . . . don't you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"do something that involves sneaking Muggle artefacts home and bewitching them?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'No,' Mr Weasley snapped, his fingers now biting into Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"shoulder.    'What are you doing here, anyway?' Harry asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Lucius Malfoy.    'I don't think private matters between myself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and the Minister are any concern of yours, Potter,' said Malfoy, smoothing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the front of his robes. Harry distinctly heard the gentle clinking of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"what sounded like a full pocket of gold. 'Really, just because you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"are Dumbledore's favourite boy, you must not expect the same indulgence from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the rest of us . . . shall we go up to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"your office, then, Minister?'    'Certainly,' said Fudge, turning his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"back on Harry and Mr Weasley. This way, Lucius.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"They strode off together, talking in low voices. Mr Weasley did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"let go of Harry's shoulder until they had disappeared into the lift.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   'Why wasn't he waiting outside Fudge's office if they've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"got business to do together?' Harry burst out furiously. What was he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"doing down here?'    'Trying to sneak down to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"courtroom, if you ask me,' said Mr Weasley, looking extremely agitated and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"glancing over his shoulder as though making sure they could not be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"overheard. Trying to find out whether you'd been expelled or not. I'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"leave a note for Dumbledore when I drop you off, he ought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"to know Malfoy's been talking to Fudge again.'    'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"private business have they got together, anyway?'    'Gold, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"expect,' said Mr Weasley angrily. 'Malfoy's been giving generously to all sorts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"of things for years . . . gets him in with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"right people . . . then he can ask favours . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". delay laws he doesn't want passed . . . oh, he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"very well-connected, Lucius Malfoy.'    The lift arrived; it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"empty except for a flock of memos that flapped around Mr Weasley's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"head as he pressed the button for the Atrium and the doors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"clanged shut. He waved them away irritably.    'Mr Weasley,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Harry slowly, 'if Fudge is meeting Death Eaters like Malfoy, if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"he's seeing them alone, how do we know they haven't put the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Imperius Curse on him?'    'Don't think it hasn't occurred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"to us, Harry,' said Mr Weasley quietly. 'But Dumbledore thinks Fudge is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"acting of his own accord at the moment - which, as Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"says, is not a lot of comfort. Best not talk about it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"any more just now, Harry.'    The doors slid open","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and they stepped out into the now almost-deserted Atrium. Eric the watchwizard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"was hidden behind his Daily Prophet again. They had walked straight past","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the golden fountain before Harry remembered.    'Wait . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
".' he told Mr Weasley, and, pulling his moneybag from his pocket,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"he turned back to the fountain.    He looked up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"into the handsome wizard's face, but close-to Harry thought he looked rather","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"weak and foolish. The witch was wearing a vapid smile like a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"beauty contestant, and from what Harry knew of goblins and centaurs, they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"were most unlikely to be caught staring so soppily at humans of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"any description. Only the house-elf's attitude of creeping servility looked convincing. With","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a grin at the thought of what Hermione would say if she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"could see the statue of the elf, Harry turned his moneybag upside-down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and emptied not just ten Galleons, but the whole contents into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"pool.*'I knew it!' yelled Ron, punching the air. 'You always get away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"with stuff!'    'They were bound to clear you,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Hermione, who had looked positively faint with anxiety when Harry had entered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the kitchen and was now holding a shaking hand over her eyes,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'there was no case against you, none at all.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'Everyone seems quite relieved, though, considering you all knew I'd get off,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Harry, smiling.    Mrs Weasley was wiping her face on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"her apron, and Fred, George and Ginny were doing a kind of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"war dance to a chant that went: 'He got off, he got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"off, he got off . . .'    That's enough!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Settle down!' shouted Mr Weasley, though he too was smiling. 'Listen, Sirius,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Lucius Malfoy was at the Ministry - '    'What?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Sirius sharply.    'He got off, he got off,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"he got off . . .'    'Be quiet, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"three! Yes, we saw him talking to Fudge on Level Nine, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"they went up to Fudge's office together. Dumbledore ought to know.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'Absolutely,' said Sirius. 'We'll tell him, don't worry.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" 'Well, I'd better get going, there's a vomiting toilet waiting for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"me in Bethnal Green. Molly, I'll be late, I'm covering for Tonks,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"but Kingsley might be dropping in for dinner - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" 'He got off, he got off, he got off . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
".'    That's enough - Fred - George - Ginny!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Mrs Weasley, as Mr Weasley left the kitchen. 'Harry, dear, come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and sit down, have some lunch, you hardly ate breakfast.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" Ron and Hermione sat themselves down opposite him, looking happier than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"they had done since he had first arrived at Grimmauld Place, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry's feeling of giddy relief, which had been somewhat dented by his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"encounter with Lucius Malfoy, swelled again. The gloomy house seemed warmer and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"more welcoming all of a sudden; even Kreacher looked less ugly as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"he poked his snoutlike nose into the kitchen to investigate the source","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"of all the noise.    'Course, once Dumbledore turned up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"on your side, there was no way they were going to convict","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"you,' said Ron happily, now dishing great mounds of mashed potato on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"to everyone's plates.    'Yeah, he swung it for me,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Harry. He felt it would sound highly ungrateful, not to mention","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"childish, to say, 'I wish he'd talked to me, though. Or even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"looked at me.'    And as he thought this, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"scar on his forehead burned so badlyt:hat he clapped his hand to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"it..    'What's up?' said Hermione, looking alarmed.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" 'Scar,' Harry mumbled. 'But it's nothing . . . it happens","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"all the time now . . .'    None of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the others had noticed a thing; all of them were now helping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"themselves to food while gloating over Harry's narrow escape; Fred, George and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Ginny were still singing. Hermione looked rather anxious, but before she could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"say anything, Ron had said happily, 'I bet Dumbledore turns up this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"evening, to celebrate with us, you know.'    '[ don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"think he'll be able to, Ron,' said Mrs Weasley, setting a huge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"plate of roast chicken down in front of Harry. 'He's really very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"busy at the moment.'    'HE GOT OFF, HE GOT","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"OFF. HE GOT OFF'    'SHUT UP!' roared Mrs Weasley.*Over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the next few days Harry could not help noticing that there was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"one person within number twelve, Grimmauld Place, who did not seem wholly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"overjoyed that he would be returning to Hogwarts. Sirius had put up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a very good show of happiness on first hearing the news, wringing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry's hand and beaming just like the rest of them. Soon, however,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"he was moodier and surlier than before, talking less to everybody, even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry, and spending increasing amounts of time shut up in his mother's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"room with Buckbeak.    'Don't you go feeling guilty!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Hermione sternly, after Harry had confided some of his feelings to her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and Ron while they scrubbed out a mouldy cupboard on the third","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"floor a few days later. 'You belong at Hogwarts and Sirius knows","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"it. Personally, I think he's being selfish.'    'That's a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"bit harsh, Hermione,' said Ron, frowning as he attempted to prise off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a bit of mould that had attached itself firmly to his finger,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'you wouldn't want to be stuck inside this house without any company.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   'He'll have company!' said Hermione. 'It's Headquarters to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Order of the Phoenix, isn't it? He just got his hopes up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"that Harry would be coming to live here with him.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" 'I don't think that's true,' said Harry, wringing out his cloth.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'He wouldn't give me a straight answer when I asked him if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"I could.'    'He just didn't want to get his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"own hopes up even more,' said Hermione wisely. 'And he probably felt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a bit guilty himself, because I think a part of him was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"really hoping you'd be expelled. Then you'd both be outcasts together.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'Come off it!' said Harry and Ron together, but Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"merely shrugged.    'Suit yourselves. But I sometimes think Ron's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"mum's right and Sirius gets confused about whether you're you or your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"father, Harry.'    'So you think he's touched in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"head?' said Harry heatedly.    'No, I just think he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"been very lonely for a long time,' said Hermione simply.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" At this point, Mrs Weasley entered the bedroom behind them. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'Still not finished?' she said, poking her head into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"cupboard.    'I thought you might be here to tell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"us to have a break!' said Ron bitterly. 'D'you know how much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"mould we've got rid of since we arrived here?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'You were so keen to help the Order,' said Mrs Weasley, 'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"can do your bit by making Headquarters fit to live in.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'I feel like a house-elf,' grumbled Ron.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'Well, now you understand what dreadful lives they lead, perhaps you'll be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a bit more active in SPEW!' said Hermione hopefully, as Mrs Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"left them to it. 'You know, maybe it wouldn't be a bad","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"idea to show people exactly how horrible it is to clean all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the time - we could do a sponsored scrub of Gryffindor common","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"room, all proceeds to SPEW, it would raise awareness as well as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"funds.'    'I'll sponsor you to shut up about SPEW,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Ron muttered irritably, but only so Harry could hear him.*Harry found himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"daydreaming about Hogwarts more and more as the end of the holidays","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"approached; he could not wait to see Hagrid again, to play Quidditch,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"even to stroll across the vegetable patches to the Herbology greenhouses; it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"would be a treat just to leave this dusty, musty house, where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"half of the cupboards were still bolted shut and Kreacher wheezed insults","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"out of the shadows as you passed, though Harry was careful not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"to say any of this within earshot of Sirius.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"The fact as that living at the Headquarters of the anti-Voldemort movement","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"was not nearly as interesting or exciting as Harry would have expected","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"before he'd experienced it. Though members of the Order of the Phoenix","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"came and went regularly, sometimes staying for meals, sometimes only for a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"few minutes of whispered conversation, Mrs Weasley made sure that Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the others were kept well out of earshot (whether Extendable or normal)","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and nobody, not even Sirius, seemed to feel that Harry needed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"know anything more than he had heard on the night of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"arrival.    On the very last day of the holidays","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry was sweeping up Hedwig's owl droppings from the top of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"wardrobe when Ron entered their bedroom carrying a couple of envelopes. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'Booklists have arrived,' he said, throwing one of the envelopes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"up to Harry, who was standing on a chair. 'About time, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"thought they'd forgotten, they usually come much earlier than this . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
".'    Harry swept the last of the droppings into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a rubbish bag and threw the bag over Ron's head into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"wastepaper basket in the corner, which swallowed it and belched loudly. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"then opened his letter. It contained two pieces of parchment: one the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"usual reminder that term started on the first of September; the other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"telling him which books he would need for the coming year. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'Only two new ones,' he said, reading the list, The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Standard Book of Spells, Grade 5, by Miranda Goshawk, and Defensive Magical","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Theory, by Wilbert Slinkhard.'    Crack.    Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and George Apparated right beside Harry. He was so used to them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"doing this by now that he didn't even fall off his chair.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   'We were just wondering who set the Slinkhard book,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Fred conversationally    'Because it means Dumbledore's found a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"new Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher,' said George.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'And about time too,' said Fred.    'What d'you mean?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry asked, jumping down beside them.    Well, we overheard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Mum and Dad talking on the Extendable Ears a few weeks back,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Fred told Harry, 'and from what they were saying, Dumbledore was having","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"real trouble finding anyone to do the job this year.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" 'Not surprising, is it, when you look at what's happened to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"last four?' said George.    'One sacked, one dead, one's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"memory removed and one locked in a trunk for nine months,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry, counting them off on his fingers. 'Yeah, I see what you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"mean.'    'What's up with you, Ron?' asked Fred. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  Ron did not answer. Harry looked round. Ron was standing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"very still with his mouth slightly open, gaping at his letter from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Hogwarts.    'What's the matter?' said Fred impatiently, moving around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Ron to look over his shoulder at the parchment.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Fred's mouth fell open, too.    'Prefect?' he said, staring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"incredulously at the letter. 'Prefect?'    George leapt forwards, seized","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the envelope in Ron's other hand and turned it upside-down. Harry saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"something scarlet and gold fall into George's palm.    'No","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"way,' said George in a hushed voice.    'There's been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a mistake,' said Fred, snatching the letter out of Ron's grasp and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"holding it up to the light as though checking for a watermark.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'No one in their right mind would make Ron a prefect.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  The twins' heads turned in unison and both of them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"stared at Harry.    'We thought you were a cert!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Fred, in a tone that suggested Harry had tricked them in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"some way.    'We thought Dumbledore was bound to pick","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"you!' said George indignantly.    'Winning the Triwizard and everything!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Fred.    'I suppose all the mad stuff must've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"counted against him,' said George to Fred.    'Yeah,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Fred slowly. 'Yeah, you've caused too much trouble, mate. Well, at least","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"one of you's got their priorities right.'    He strode","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"over to Harry and clapped him on the back while giving Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a scathing look.    'Prefect . . . ickle Ronnie","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the Prefect.'    'Ohh, Mum's going to be revolting,' groaned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"George, thrusting the prefect badge back at Ron as though it might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"contaminate him.    Ron, who still had not said a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"word, took the badge, stared at it for a moment, then held","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"it out to Harry as though asking mutely for confirmation that it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"was genuine. Harry took it. A large 'P' was superimposed on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Gryffindor lion. He had seen a badge just like this on Percy's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"chest on his very first day at Hogwarts.    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"door banged open. Hermione came tearing into the room, her cheeks flushed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and her hair flying. There was an envelope in her hand. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'Did you - did you get - ?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" She spotted the badge in Harry's hand and let out a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"shriek.    'I knew it!' she said excitedly, brandishing her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"letter. 'Me too, Harry, me too!'    'No,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"quickly, pushing the badge back into Ron's hand. 'It's Ron, not me.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   'It - what?'    'Ron's prefect, not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"me,' Harry said.    'Ron?' said Hermione, her jaw dropping.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'But . . . are you sure? I mean - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  She turned red as Ron looked round at her with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a defiant expression on his lace.    'It's my name","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"on the letter,' he said.    'I . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Hermione, looking thoroughly bewildered. 'I . . . well . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". wow! Well done, Ron! That's really - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'Unexpected,' said George, nodding.    'No,' said Hermione, blushing harder","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"than ever, 'no it's not . . . Ron's done loads of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". . . he's really . . .'    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"door behind her opened a little wider and Mrs Weasley bucked into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the room carrying a pile of freshly laundered robes.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'Ginny said the booklists had come at last,' she said, glancing around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"at all the envelopes as she made her way over to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"bed and started sorting the robes into two piles. 'If you give","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"them to me I'll take them over to Diagon Alley this afternoon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and get your books while you're packing. Ron, I'll have to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"you more pyjamas, these are at least six inches too short, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"can't believe how fast you're growing . . . what colour would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"you like?'    'Get him red and gold to match","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"his badge,' said George, smirking.    'Match his what?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Mrs Weasley absently, rolling up a pair of maroon socks and placing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"them on Ron's pile.    'His badge,' said Fred, with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the air of getting the worst over quickly. 'His lovely shiny new","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"prefect's badge.'    Fred's words took a moment to penetrate","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Mrs Weasley's preoccupation with pyjamas.    'His . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"but . . . Ron, you're not . . .?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" Ron held up his badge.    Mrs Weasley let","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"out a shriek just like Hermione's.    'I don't believe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"it! I don't believe it! Oh, Ron, how wonderful! A prefect! That's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"everyone in the family!'    'What are Fred and I,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"next-door neighbours?' said George indignantly, as his mother pushed him aside and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"flung her arms around her youngest son.    'Wait until","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"your father hears! Ron, I'm so proud of you, what wonderful news,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"you could end up Head Boy just like Bill and Percy, it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the first step! Oh, what a thing to happen in the middle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"of all this worry, I'm just thrilled, oh, Ronnie - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  Fred and George were both making loud retching noises behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"her back but Mrs Weasley did not notice; arms tight around Ron's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"neck, she was kissing him all over his face, which had turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a brighter scarlet than his badge.    'Mum . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". don't . . . Mum, get a grip . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"he muttered, trying to push her away.    She let","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"go of him and said breathlessly, 'Well, what will it be? We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"gave Percy an owl, but you've already got one, of course.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'W-what do you mean?' said Ron, looking as though he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"did not dare believe his ears.    'You've got to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"have a reward for this!' said Mrs Weasley fondly. 'How about a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"nice new set of dress robes?'    'We've already bought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"him some,' said Fred sourly, who looked as though he sincerely regretted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"this generosity.    'Or a new cauldron, Charlie's old one's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"rusting through, or a new rat, you always liked Scabbers - ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'Mum,' said Ron hopefully, 'can I have a new broom?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   Mrs Weasley's face fell slightly; broomsticks were expensive. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'Not a really good one!' Ron hastened to add. 'Just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"- just a new one for a change , . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  Mrs Weasley hesitated, then smiled.    'Of course","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"you can . . . well, I'd better get going if I've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"got a broom to buy too. I'll see you all later .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". . little Ronnie, a prefect! And don't forget to pack your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"trunks . . . a prefect . . . oh, I'm all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"of a dither!'    She gave Ron yet another kiss","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"on the cheek, sniffed loudly, and bustled from the room.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" Fred and George exchanged looks.    'You don't mind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"if we don't kiss you, do you, Ron?' said Fred in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"falsely anxious voice.    'We could curtsey, if you like,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said George.    'Oh, shut up,' said Ron, scowling at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"them.    'Or what?' said Fred, an evil grin spreading","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"across his face. 'Going to put us in detention?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'I'd love to see him try' sniggered George.    'He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"could if you don't watch out!' said Hermione angrily.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Fred and George burst out laughing, and Ron muttered, 'Drop it, Hermione.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   'We're going to have to watch our step, George,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Fred, pretending to tremble, 'with these two on our case .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". .'    'Yeah, it looks like our law-breaking days","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"are finally over,' said Cieorge, shaking his head.    And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"with another loud crack, the twins Disapparated.    'Those two!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Hermione furiously, staring up at the ceiling, through which they could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"now hear Fred and George roaring with laughter in the room upstairs.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'Don't pay any attention to them, Ron, they're only jealous!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" 'I don't think they are,' said Ron doubtfully, also looking up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"at the ceiling. They've always said only prats become prefects . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". still,' he added on a happier note, 'they've never had new","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"brooms! I wish I could go with Mum and choose . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". she'll never be able to afford a Nimbus, but there's the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"new Cleansweep out, that'd be great . . . yeah, I think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"I'll go and tell her I like the Cleansweep, just so she knows","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". . .'    He dashed from the room, leaving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry and Hermione alone.    For some reason, Harry found","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"he did not want to look at Hermione. He turned to his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"bed, picked up the pile of clean robes Mrs Weasley had laid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"on it and crossed the room to his trunk.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'Harry?' said Hermione tentatively.    'Well done, Hermione,' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"so heartily it did not sound like his voice at all, and,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"still not looking at her, 'brilliant. Prefect. Great.'    'Thanks,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Hermione. 'Erm - Harry - could I borrow Hedwig so I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"can tell Mum and Dad? They'll be really pleased - I mean","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"prefect is something they can understand.'    'Yeah, no problem,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Harry, still in the horrible hearty voice that did not belong","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"to him. Take her!'    He leaned over his trunk,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"laid the robes on the bottom of it and pretended to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"rummaging for something while Hermione crossed to the wardrobe and called Hedwig","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"down. A few moments passed; Harry heard the door close but remained","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"bent double, listening; the only sounds he could hear were the blank","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"picture on the wall sniggering again and the wastepaper basket in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"corner coughing up the owl droppings.    He straightened up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and looked behind him. Hermione had left and Hedwig had gone. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"hurried across the room, closed the door, then returned slowly to his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"bed and sank on to it, gazing unseeingly at the foot of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the wardrobe.    He had forgotten completely about prefects being","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"chosen in the fifth year. He had been too anxious about the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"possibility of being expelled to spare a thought for the fact that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"badges must be winging their way towards certain people. But if he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"had remembered . . . if he had thought about it .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". . what would he have expected?    Not this,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said a small and truthful voice inside his head.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry screwed up his face and buried it in his hands. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"could not lie to himself; if he had known the prefect badge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"was on its way, he would have expected it to come to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"him, not Ron. Did this make him as arrogant as Draco Malfoy?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Did he think himself superior to everyone else? Did he really believe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"he was better than Ron?    No, said the small","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"voice defiantly.    Was that true? Harry wondered, anxiously probing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"his own feelings.    I'm better at Quidditch, said the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"voice. But I'm not better at anything else.    That","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"was definitely true, Harry thought; he was no better than Ron in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"lessons. But what about outside lessons? What about those adventures he, Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and Hermione had had together since starting at Hogwarts, often risking much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"worse than expulsion?    Well, Ron and Hermione were with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"me most of the time, said the voice in Harry's head. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  Not all the time, though, Harry argued with himself. They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"didn't fight Quirrell with me. They didn't take on Riddle and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Basilisk. They didn't get rid of all those Dementors the night Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"escaped. They weren't in that graveyard with me, the night Voldemort returned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". . .    And the same feeling of ill-usage","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"that had overwhelmed him on the night he had arrived rose again.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"I've definitely done more, Harry thought indignantly. I've done more than either","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"of them!    But maybe, said the small voice fairly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"maybe Dumbledore doesn't choose prefects because they've got themselves into a load","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"of dangerous situations . . . maybe he chooses them for other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"reasons . . . Ron must have something you don't . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
".    Harry opened his eyes and stared through his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"fingers at the wardrobe's clawed feet, remembering what. Fred had said: 'No","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"one in their right mind would make Ron a prefect . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
".'    Harry gave a small snort of laughter. A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"second later he felt sickened with himself.    Ron had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"not asked Dumbledore to give him the prefect badge. This was not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Ron's fault. Was he, Harry, Ron's best friend in the world, going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"to sulk because he didn't, have a badge, laugh with the twins","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"behind Ron's back, ruin this for Ron when, for the first time,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"he had beaten Harry at something?    At this point","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry heard Ron's footsteps on the stairs again. He stood up, straightened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"his glasses, and hitched a grin on to his face as Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"bounded back through the door.    'Just caught her!' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said happily. 'She says she'll get the Cleansweep if she can.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'Cool,' Harry said, and he was relieved to hear that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"his voice had stopped sounding hearty. 'Listen - Ron - well done,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"mate.'    The smile faded off Ron's face.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" 'I never thought it would be me!' he said, shaking his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"head. 'I thought it would be you!'    'Nah, I've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"caused too much trouble,' Harry said, echoing Fred.    'Yeah,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Ron, 'yeah, I suppose . . . well, we'd better get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"our trunks packed, hadn't we?'    It was odd how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"widely their possessions seemed to have scattered themselves since they had arrived.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"It took them most of the afternoon to retrieve their books and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"belongings from all over the house and stow them back inside their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"school trunks. Marry noticed that Ron kept moving his prefect's badge around,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"first placing it on his bedside table, then putting it into his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"jeans pocket, then taking it out and lying it on his folded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"robes, as though to see the effect of the red on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"black. Only when Fred and George dropped in and offered to attach","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"it to his forehead with a Permanent Sticking Charm did he wrap","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"it tenderly in his maroon socks and lock it in his trunk.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   Mrs Weasley returned from Diagon Alley around six o'clock,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"laden with books and carrying a long package wrapped in thick brown","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"paper that Ron took from her with a moan of longing. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'Never mind unwrapping it now, people are arriving for dinner,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"I want you all downstairs,' she said, but the moment she was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"out of sight Ron ripped off the paper in a frenzy and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"examined every inch of his new broom, an ecstatic expression on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"face.    Down in the basement Mrs Weasley had hung","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a scarlet banner over the heavily laden dinner table, which read:CONGRATULATIONSRON AND","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"HERMIONENEW PREFECTSShe looked in a better mood than Harry had seen her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"all holiday.    'I thought we'd have a little party","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"not a sit-down dinner,' she told Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, George and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Ginny as they entered the room. 'Your father and Bill are on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"their way, Ron. I've sent them both owls and they're thrilled,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"added, beaming.    Fred rolled his eyes.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Sirius, Lupin, Tonks and Kingsley Shacklebolt were already    there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and Mad-Eye Moody stumped in shortly after Harry had got himself a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Butterbeer.    'Oh, Alastor, I am glad you're here,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Mrs Weasley brightly, as Mad-Eye shrugged off his travelling cloak. 'We've been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"wanting to ask you for ages - could you have a look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"in the writing desk in the drawing room and tell us what's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"inside it? We haven't wanted to open it. just in case it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"something really nasty.'    'No problem, Molly . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   Moody's electric-blue eye swivelled upwards and stared fixedly through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the ceiling of the kitchen.    Drawing room . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
".' he growled, as the pupil contracted. 'Desk in the corner? Yeah,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"I see it . . . yeah, it's a Boggart . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". want me to go up and get rid of it, Molly?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   No, no, I'll do it myself later,' beamed Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Weasley, 'you have your drink. We're having a little bit of a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"celebration, actually . . .' She gestured at the scarlet banner. 'Fourth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"prefect in the family!' she said fondly, ruffling Ron's hair.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" 'Prefect, eh?' growled Moody, his normal eye on Ron and his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"magical eye swivelling around to gaze into the side of his head.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry had the very uncomfortable feeling it was looking at him and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"moved away towards Sirius and Lupin.    'Well, congratulations,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Moody, still glaring at Ron with his normal eye, 'authority figures always","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"attract trouble, but I suppose Dumbledore thinks you can withstand most major","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"jinxes or he wouldn't have appointed you . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" Ron looked rather startled at this view of the matter but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"was saved the trouble of responding by the arrival of his father","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and eldest brother. Mrs Weasley was in such a good mood she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"did not even complain that they had brought Mundungus with them; he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"was wearing a long overcoat that seemed oddly lumpy in unlikely places and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"declined the offer to remove it and put it with Moody's travelling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"cloak.    'Well, I think a toast is in order,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Mr Weasley, when everyone had a drink. He raised his goblet.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"To Ron and Hermione, the new Gryffindor prefects!'    Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and Hermione beamed as everyone drank to them, and then applauded. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'I was never a prefect myself,' said Tonks brightly from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"behind Harry as everybody moved towards the table to help themselves to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"food. Her hair was tomato red and waist-length today; she looked like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Ginny's older sister. 'My Head of House said I lacked certain necessary","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"qualities.'    'Like what?' said Ginny, who was choosing a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"baked potato.    'Like the ability to behave myself,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Tonks.    Ginny laughed; Hermione looked as though she did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"not know whether to smile or not and compromised by taking an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"extra large gulp of Butterbeer and choking on it.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'What about you, Sirius?' Ginny asked, thumping Hermione on the back. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  Sirius, who was right beside Harry, let out his usual","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"bark-like laugh.    'No one would have made me a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"prefect, I spent too much time in detention with James. Lupin was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the good boy, he got the badge.'    'I think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Dumbledore might have hoped I would be able to exercise some control","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"over my best friends,' said Lupin. 'I need scarcely say that I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"failed dismally.'    Harry's mood suddenly lifted. His father had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"not been a prefect either. All at once the party seemed much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"more enjoyable; he loaded up his plate, feeling doubly fond of everyone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"in the room.    Ron was rhapsodising about his new","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"broom to anybody who would listen.    '. . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"nought to seventy in ten seconds, not bad, is it? When you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"think the Comet Two Ninety's only nought to sixty and that's with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a decent tailwind according to Which Broomstick?'    Hermione was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"talking very earnestly to Lupin about her view of elf rights. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'I mean, it's the same kind of nonsense as werewolf","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"segregation, isn't it? It all stems from this horrible thing wizards have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"of thinking they're superior to other creatures . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" Mrs Weasley and Bill were having their usual argument about Bill's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"hair.    '. . . getting really out of hand,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and you're so good-looking, it would look much better shorter, wouldn't it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry?'    Oh - I dunno - ' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"slightly alarmed at being asked his opinion; he slid away from them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"in the direction of Fred and George, who were huddled in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"corner with Mundungus.    Mundungus stopped talking when he saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry, but Fred winked and beckoned Harry closer.    'It's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"OK,' he told Mundungus, 'we can trust Harry, he's our financial backer.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   'Look what Dung's got us,' said George, holding out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"his hand to Harry. It was full of what looked like shrivelled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"black pods. A faint rattling noise was coming from them, even though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"they were completely stationary.    'Venomous Tentacula seeds,' said George.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'We need them for the Skiving Snackboxes but they're a Class C","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Non-Tradeable Substance so we've been having a bit of trouble getting hold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"of them.'    'Ten Galleons the lot, then, Dung?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Fred.    'Wiv all the trouble I went to to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"get 'em?' said Mundungus, his saggy, bloodshot eyes stretching even wider. 'I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"sorry, lads, but I'm not taking a Knut under twenty.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" 'Dung likes his little joke,' Fred said to Harry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" 'Yeah, his best one so far has been six Sickles for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a bag of Knarl quills,' said George.    'Be careful,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry warned them quietly.    'What?' said Fred. 'Mum's busy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"cooing over Prefect Ron, we're OK.'    'But Moody could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"have his eye on you.' Harry pointed out.    Mundungus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"looked nervously over his shoulder.    'Good point, that,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"grunted. 'All right, lads, ten it is, if you'll take 'em quick.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   'Cheers, Harry!' said Fred delightedly, when Mundungus had emptied","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"his pockets into the twins' outstretched hands and scuttled off towards the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"food. 'We'd better get these upstairs . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry watched them go, feeling slightly uneasy. It had just occurred to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"him that Mr and Mrs Weasley would want to know how Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and George were financing their joke shop business when, as was inevitable,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"they finally found out about it. Giving the twins his Triwizard winnings","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"had seemed a simple thing to do at the time, but what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"if it led to another family row and a Percy-like estrangement? Would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Mrs Weasley still feel that Harry was as good as her son","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"if she found out he had made it possible for Fred and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"George to start a career she thought quite unsuitable?   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Standing where the twins had left him, with nothing but a guilty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"weight in the pit of his stomach for company, Harry caught the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"sound of his own name. Kingsley Shacklebolts deep voice was audible even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"over the surrounding chatter.    '. . . why Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"didn't make Potter a prefect?' said Kingsley.    'He'll have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"had his reasons,' replied Lupin.    'But it would've shown","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"confidence in him. It's what I'd've done,' persisted Kingsley, ' 'specially with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the Daily Prophet having a go at him every few days .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". .'    Harry did not look round; he did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"not want Lupin or Kingsley to know he had heard. Though not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"remotely hungry, he followed Mundungus back towards the table. His pleasure in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the party had evaporated as quickly as it had come; he wished","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"he were upstairs in bed.    Mad-Eye Moody was sniffing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"at a chicken-leg with what remained of his nose; evidently he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"not detect any trace of poison, because he then tore a strip","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"off it with his teeth.    '. . . the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"handle's made of Spanish oak with anti-jinx varnish and in-built vibration control","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"- ' Ron was saying to Tonks.    Mrs Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"yawned widely.    'Well, I think I'll sort out that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Boggart before I turn in . . . Arthur, I don't want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"this lot up too late, all right? Night, Harry, dear.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" She left the kitchen. Harry set down his plate and wondered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"whether he could follow her without attracting attention.    'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"all right, Potter?' grunted Moody.    'Yeah, fine,' lied Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   Moody took a swig from his hipflask, his electric-blue","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"eye staring sideways at Harry.    'Come here, I've got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"something that might interest you,' he said.    From an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"inner pocket of his robes Moody pulled a very tattered old wizarding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"photograph.    'Original Order of the Phoenix,' growled Moody. 'Found","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"it last night when I was looking for my spare Invisibility Cloak,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"seeing as Podmore hasn't had the manners to return my best one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". . . thought people might like to see it.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" Harry took the photograph. A small crowd of people, some waving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"at him, others lifting their glasses, looked back up at him. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'There's me,' said Moody, unnecessarily pointing at himself. The Moody","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"in the picture was unmistakeable, though his hair was slightly less grey","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and his nose was intact. 'And there's Dumbledore beside me, Dedalus Diggle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"on the other side . . . that's Marlene McKinnon, she was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"killed two weeks after this was taken, they got her whole family.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"That's Frank and Alice Longbottom - '    Harry's stomach,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"already uncomfortable, clenched as he looked at Alice Longbottom; he knew her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"round, friendly face very well, even though he had never met her,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"because she was the image of her son, Neville.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"' - poor devils,' growled Moody. 'Better dead than what happened to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"them . . . and that's Emmeline Vance, you've met her, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"that there's Lupin, obviously . . . Benjy Fenwick, he copped it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"too, we only ever found bits of him . . . shift","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"aside there,' he added, poking the picture, and the little photographic people","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"edged sideways, so that those who were partially obscured could move to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the front.    'That's Edgar Bones . . . brother","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"of Amelia Bones, they got him and his family, too, he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a great wizard . . . Sturgis Podmore, blimey, he looks young","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". . . Caradoc Dearborn, vanished six months after this, we never","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"found his body . . . Hagrid, of course, looks exactly the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"same as ever . . . Elphias Doge, you've met him, I'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"forgotten he used to wear that stupid hat . . . Gideon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Prewett, it took five Death Eaters to kill him and his brother","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Fabian, they fought like heroes . . . budge along, budge along .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". .'    The little people in the photograph jostled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"among themselves and those hidden right at the back appeared at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"forefront of the picture.    That's Dumbledore's brother Aberforth, only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"time I ever met him, strange bloke . . . that's Dorcas","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Meadowes, Voldemort killed her personally . . . Sirius, when he still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"had short hair . . . and . . . there you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"go, thought that would interest you!'    Harry's heart turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"over. His mother and father were beaming up at him, sitting on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"either side of a small, watery-eyed man whom Harry recognised at once","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"as Wormtail, the one who had betrayed his parents' whereabouts to Voldemort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and so helped to bring about their deaths.    'Eh?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Moody.    Harry looked up into Moody s heavily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"scarred and pitted face. Evidently Moody was under the impression he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"just given Harry a bit of a treat.    'Yeah,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Harry, once again attempting to grin. 'Er . . . listen,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"I've just remembered, I haven't packed my . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" He was spared the trouble of inventing an object he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"not packed. Sirius had just said, 'What's that you've got there, Mad-Eye?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and Moody had turned towards him. Harry crossed the kitchen, slipped through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the door and up the stairs before anyone could call him back.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   He did not know why it had been such","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"a shock; he had seen pictures of his parents before, after all,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and he had met Wormtail . . . but to have them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"sprung on him like that, when he was least expecting it .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". . no one would like that, he thought angrily . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
".    And then, to see them surrounded by all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"those other happy faces . . . Benjy Fenwick, who had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"found in bits, and Gideon Prewett, who had died like a hero,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and the Longbottoms, who had been tortured into madness . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"all waving happily out of the photograph forever more, not knowing that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"they were doomed . . . well, Moody might find that interesting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". . . he, Harry, found it disturbing . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  Harry tiptoed up the stairs in the hall past the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"stuffed elf-heads, glad to be on his own again, but as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"approached the first landing he heard noises. Someone was sobbing in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"drawing room.    'Hello?' Harry said.    There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"was no answer but the sobbing continued. He climbed the remaining stairs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"two at a time, walked across the landing and opened the drawing-room","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"door.    Someone was cowering against the dark wall, her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"wand in her hand, her whole body shaking with sobs. Sprawled on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the dusty old carpet in a patch of moonlight, clearly dead, was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Ron.    All the air seemed to vanish from Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"lungs; he felt as though he were falling through the floor; his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"brain turned icy cold - Ron dead, no, it couldn't be -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'    But wait a moment, it couldn't be -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Ron was downstairs -     'Mrs Weasley?' Harry croaked.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   'R - r - riddikulus!' Mrs Weasley sobbed, pointing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"her shaking wand at Ron's body.    Crack,  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" Ron's body turned into Bill's, spread-eagled on his back, his eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"wide open and empty. Mrs Weasley sobbed harder than ever.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" 'R - riddikulus!' she sobbed again.    Crack. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  Mr Weasley's body replaced Bill's, his glasses askew, a trickle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"of blood running down his face.    'No!' Mrs Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"moaned. 'No . . . riddikulus! Riddikulus! RID-DIKULUS!'    Crack.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Dead twins. Crack. Dead Percy. Crack. Dead Harry . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'Mrs Weasley, just get out of here!' shouted Harry, staring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"down at his own dead body on the floor. 'Let someone else","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"- '    'What's going on?'    Lupin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"had come running into the room, closely followed by Sirius, with Moody","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"stumping along behind them. Lupin looked from Mrs Weasley to the dead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Harry on the floor and seemed to understand in an instant. Pulling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"out his own wand, he said, very firmly and clearly:  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
" 'Riddikulus!'    Harry's body vanished. A silvery orb hung","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"in the air over the spot where it had lain. Lupin waved","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"his wand once more and the orb vanished in a puff of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"smoke.    'Oh - oh - oh!' gulped Mrs Weasley,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and she broke into a storm of crying, her face in her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"hands.    'Molly' said Lupin bleakly, walking over to her.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'Molly don't . . .'    Next second, she was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"sobbing her heart out on Lupin's shoulder.    'Molly it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"was just a Boggart,' he said soothingly, patting her on the head.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'Just a stupid Boggart . , .'    'I see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"them d - d - dead all the time!' Mrs Weasley moaned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"into his shoulder. 'All the t - t - time! I d","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"- d - dream about it . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Sirius was staring at the patch of carpet where the Boggart, pretending","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"to be Harry's body, had lain. Moody was looking at Harry, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"avoided his gaze. He had a funny feeling Moody's magical eye had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"followed him all the way out of the kitchen.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"'D - d - don't tell Arthur,' Mrs Weasley was gulping now,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"mopping her eyes frantically with her cuffs. 'I d - d -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"don't want him to know . . . being silly . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
".'    Lupin handed her a handkerchief and she blew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"her nose.    'Harry, I'm so sorry. What must you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"think of me?' she said shakily. 'Not even able to get rid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"of a Boggart . . .'    'Don't be stupid,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"said Harry, trying to smile.    'I'm just s -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"s - so worried,' she said, tears spilling out of her eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"again. 'Half the f - f - family's in the Order, it'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"b - b - be a miracle if we all come through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"this . . . and P - P - Percy's not talking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"to us . . . what if something d-d - dreadful happens","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"and we've never m - m - made it up with him?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"And what's going to happen if Arthur and I get killed, who's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"g - g - going to look after Ron and Ginny?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  'Molly, that's enough,' said Lupin firmly. This isn't like last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"time. The Order are better prepared, we've got a head start, we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"know what Voldemort's up to - '    Mrs Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"gave a little squeak of fright at the sound of the name.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   'Oh, Molly, come on, it's about time you got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"used to hearing his name - look, I can't promise no one's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"going to get hurt, nobody can promise that, but we're much better","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"off than we were last time. You weren't in the Order then,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"you don't understand. Last time we were outnumbered twenty to one by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the Death Eaters and they were picking us off one by one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
". . .'    Harry thought of the photograph again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"of his parents' beaming faces. He knew Moody was still watching him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"   'Don't worry about Percy,' said Sirius abruptly. 'He'll come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"round. It's only a matter of time before Voldemort moves into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"open; once he does, the whole Ministry's going to be begging us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"to forgive them. And I'm not sure I'll be accepting their apology,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"he added bitterly.    'And as for who's going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"look after Ron and Ginny if you and Arthur died,' said Lupin,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"smiling slightly, 'what do you think we'd do, let them starve?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"  Mrs Weasley smiled tremulously.    'Being silly,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"muttered again, mopping her eyes.    But Harry, closing his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"bedroom door behind him some ten minutes later, could not think Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Weasley silly. He could still see his parents beaming up at him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"from the battered old photograph, unaware that their lives, like so many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"of those around them, were drawing to a close. The image of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the Boggart posing as the corpse of each member of Mrs Weasley's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"family in turn kept flashing before his eyes.    Without","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"warning, the scar on his forehead seared with pain again and his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"stomach churned horribly.    'Cut it out,' he said firmly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"rubbing the scar as the pain receded.    'First sign","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"of madness, talking to your own head,' said a sly voice from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"the empty picture on the wall.    Harry ignored it.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"He felt older than he had ever felt in his life and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"it seemed extraordinary to him that barely an hour ago he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"been worried about a joke shop and who had got a prefects badge. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-9"
"Luna LovegoodHarry had a troubled nights sleep. His parents wove in and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"out of his dreams, never speaking; Mrs Weasley sobbed over Kreacher's dead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"body, watched by Ron and Hermione who were wearing crowns, and yet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"again Harry found himself walking clown a corridor ending in a locked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"door. He awoke abruptly with his scar prickling to find Ron already","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"dressed and talking to him.    '. . . better","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"hurry up, Mums going ballistic, she says we're going to miss the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"train . . .'     There was a lot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"of commotion in the house. From what he heard as he dressed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"at top speed, Harry gathered that Fred and George had bewitched their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"trunks to fly downstairs to save the bother of carrying them, with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the result that they had hurtled straight into Ginny and knocked her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"down two flights of stairs into the hall; Mrs Black and Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Weasley were both screaming at the top of their voices.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" ' - COULD HAVE DONE HER A SERIOUS INJURY, YOU IDIOTS","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"- '    ' - FILTHY HALF-BREEDS, BESMIRCHING THE HOUSE","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"OF MY FATHERS - '    Hermione came hurrying into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the room looking flustered, just as Harry was putting on his trainers.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Hedwig was swaying or her shoulder, and she was carrying a squirming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Crookshanks in her arms.    'Mum and Dad just sent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Hedwig back.' The owl fluttered obligingly over and perched on top of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"her cage. Are you ready yet?'    'Nearly. Is Ginny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"all right?' Harry asked, shoving on his glasses.    'Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Weasley's patched her up,' said Hermione. 'But now Mad-Eye's complaining that we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"can't leave unless Sturgis Podmore's here, otherwise the guard will be one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"short.'    'Guard?' said Harry. 'We have to go to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"King's Cross with a guard?'    'You have to go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to King's Cross with a guard,' Hermione corrected him.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'Why?' said Harry irritably. 'I thought Voldemort was supposed to be lying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"low, or are you telling me he's going to jump out from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"behind a dustbin to try and do me in.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'I don't know, it's just what Mad-Eye says,' said Hermione distractedly, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"at her watch, 'but if we don't leave soon we're definitely going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to miss the train . . .'    'WILL YOU","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"LOT GET DOWN HERE NOW, PLEASE!' Mrs Weasley bellowed and Hermione jumped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"as though scalded and hurried out of the room. Harry seized Hedwig,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"stuffed her unceremoniously into her cage, and set off downstairs after Hermione,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"dragging his trunk.    Mrs Black's portrait was howling with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"rage but nobody was bothering to close the curtains over her; all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the noise in the hall was bound to rouse her again, anyway.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"   'Harry, you're to come with me and Tonks,' shouted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Mrs Weasley over the repeated screeches of 'MUDBLOODS! SCUM! CREATURES OF DIRT!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"- 'Leave your trunk and your owl, Alastor's going to deal with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the luggage . . . oh, for heavens sake, Sirius, Dumbledore said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"no!'    A bear-like black dog had appeared at Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"side as he was clambering over the various trunks cluttering the hall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to get to Mrs Weasley.    'Oh honestly . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
".' said Mrs Weasley despairingly. 'Well, on your own head be it!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"   She wrenched open the front door and stepped out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"into the weak September sunlight. Harry and the dog followed her. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"door slammed behind them and Mrs Black's screeches were cut off instantly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"   'Where's Tonks?' Harry said, looking round as they went","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"down the stone steps of number twelve, which vanished the moment they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"reached the pavement.    'She's waiting for us just up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"here,' said Mrs Weasley stiffly, averting her eyes from the lolloping black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"dog beside Harry.    An old woman greeted them on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the corner. She had tightly curled grey hair and wore a purple","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"hat shaped like a pork pie.    'Wotcher, Harry,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"said, winking. 'Better hurry up, hadn't we, Molly?' she added, checking her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"watch.    'I know, I know,' moaned Mrs Weasley, lengthening","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"her stride, 'but Mad-Eye wanted to wait for Sturgis . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"if only Arthur could have got us cars from the Ministry again .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". . but Fudge won't let him borrow so much as an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"empty ink bottle these days . . . how Muggles can stand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"travelling without magic . . .'    But the great","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"black dog gave a joyful bark and gambolled around them, snapping at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"pigeons and chasing its own tail. Harry couldn't help laughing. Sirius had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"been trapped inside for a very long time. Mrs Weasley pursed her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"lips in an almost Aunt Petunia-ish way.    It took","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"them twenty minutes to reach King's Cross on foot and nothing more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"eventful happened during that time than Sirius scaring a couple of cats","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"for Harry's entertainment. Once inside the station they lingered casually beside the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"barrier between platforms nine and ten until the coast was clear, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"each of them leaned against it in turn and fell easily through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"on to platform nine and three-quarters, where the Hogwarts Express stood belching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"sooty steam over a platform packed with departing students and their families.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Harry inhaled the familiar smell and felt his spirits soar . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". he was really going back . . .   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'I hope the others make it in time,' said Mrs Weasley anxiously,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"staring behind her at the wrought-iron arch spanning the platform, through which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"new arrivals would come.    'Nice dog, Harry!' called a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"tall boy with dreadlocks.    Thanks, Lee,' said Harry, grinning,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"as Sirius wagged his tail frantically.    'Oh good,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Mrs Weasley, sounding relieved, 'here's Alastor with the luggage, look . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
".'    A porter's cap pulled low over his mismatched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"eyes, Moody came limping through the archway pushing a trolley loaded with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"their trunks.    'All OK,' he muttered to Mrs Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"and Tonks, 'don't think we were followed . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" Seconds later, Mr Weasley emerged on to the platform with Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"and Hermione. They had almost unloaded Moody's luggage trolley when Fred, George","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"and Ginny turned up with Lupin.    'No trouble?' growled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Moody.    'Nothing,' said Lupin.    'I'll still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"be reporting Sturgis to Dumbledore,' said Moody, 'that's the second time he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"not turned up in a week. Getting as unreliable as Mundungus.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"  'Well, look after yourselves,' said Lupin, shaking hands all round.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"He reached Harry last and gave him a clap on the shoulder.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'You too, Harry. Be careful.'    'Yeah, keep your head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"down and your eyes peeled,' said Moody, shaking Harry's hand too. 'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"don't forget, all of you - careful what you put in writing.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"If in doubt, don't put it in a letter at all.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"  'It's been great meeting all of you,' said Tonks, hugging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Hermione and Ginny. 'We'll see you soon, I expect.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"A warning whistle sounded; the students still on the platform started hurrying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"on to the train.    'Quick, quick,' said Mrs Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"distractedly, hugging them at random and catching Harry twice, 'Write . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". be good . . . if you've forgotten anything we'll send","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"it on . . . on to the train, now, hurry .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". .'    For one brief moment, the great black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"dog reared on to its hind legs and placed its front paws","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"on Harry's shoulders, but Mrs Weasley shoved Harry away towards the train","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"door, hissing, 'For heaven's sake, act more like a dog, Sirius!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"  'See you!' Harry called out of the open window as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the train began to move, while Ron, Hermione and Ginny waved beside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"him. The figures of Tonks, Lupin, Moody and Mr and Mrs Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"shrank rapidly but the black dog was bounding alongside the window, wagging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"its tail; blurred people on the platform were laughing to see it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"chasing the train, then they rounded a bend, and Sirius was gone.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"   'He shouldn't have come with us,' said Hermione in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"a worried voice.    'Oh, lighten up,' said Ron, 'he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"hasn't seen daylight for months, poor bloke.'    'Well,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Fred, clapping his hands together, 'can't stand around chatting all day, we've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"got business to discuss with Lee. See you later,' and he and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"George disappeared down the corridor to the right.    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"train was gathering still more speed, so that the houses outside the window","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"flashed past, and they swayed where they stood.    'Shall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"we go and find a compartment, then?' Harry asked.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Ron and Hermione exchanged looks.    'Er,' said Ron. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"  'We're - well - Ron and I are supposed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"go into the prefect carnage,' Hermione said awkwardly.    Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"wasn't looking at Harry; he seemed to have become intensely interested in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the fingernails on his left hand.    'Oh,' said Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'Right. Fine.'    'I don't think we'll have to stay","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"there all journey,' said Hermione quickly. 'Our letters said we just get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"instructions from the Head Boy and Girl and then patrol the corridors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"from time to time.'    'Fine,' said Harry again. 'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"I - I might see you later, then.'    'Yeah,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"definitely,' said Ron, casting a shifty, anxious look at Harry. 'It's a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"pain having to go down there, I'd rather - but we have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to - 'I mean, I'm not enjoying it, I'm not Percy,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"finished defiantly.    'I know you're not,' said Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"he grinned. But as Hermione and Ron dragged their trunks, Crookshanks and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"a caged Pigwidgeon off towards the engine end of the train, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"felt an odd sense of loss. He had never travelled on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Hogwarts Express without Ron.    'Come on,' Ginny told him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'if we get a move on we'll be able to save them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"places.'    'Right,' said Harry, picking up Hedwig's cage in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"one hand and the handle of his trunk in the other. They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"struggled off down the corridor, peering through the glass-panelled doors into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"compartments they passed, which were already full. Harry could not help noticing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"that a lot of people stared back at him with great interest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"and that several of them nudged their neighbours and pointed him out.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"After he had met this behaviour in five consecutive carriages he remembered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"that the Daily Prophet had been telling its readers all summer what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"a lying show-off he was. He wondered dully whether the people now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"staring and whispering believed the stories.    In the very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"last carriage they met Neville Longbottom, Harry's fellow fifth-year Gryffindor, his round","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"face shining with the effort of pulling his trunk along and maintaining","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"a one-handed grip on his struggling toad, Trevor.    'Hi,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Harry,' he panted. 'Hi, Ginny . . . everywhere's full . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". I can't find a seat . . . '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" 'What are you talking about?' said Ginny, who had squeezed past","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Neville to peer into the compartment behind him. There's room in this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"one, there's only Loony Lovegood in here - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Neville mumbled something about not wanting to disturb anyone.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'Don't be silly,' said Ginny, laughing, 'she's all right.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"She slid the door open and pulled her trunk inside. Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Neville followed.    'Hi, Luna.' said Ginny, 'is it OK","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"if we take these seats?'    The girl beside the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"window looked up. She had straggly, waist-length, dirty blonde hair, very pale","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"eyebrows and protuberant eyes that gave her a permanently surprised look. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"knew at once why Neville had chosen to pass this compartment by.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"The girl gave oil an aura of distinct dottiness. Perhaps it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the fact that she had stuck her wand behind her left ear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"for safekeeping, or that she had chosen to wear a necklace of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Butterbeer corks, or that she was reading a magazine upside-down. Her eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"ranged over Neville and came to rest on Harry. She nodded. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"  Thanks,' said Ginny, smiling at her.    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"and Neville stowed the three trunks and Hedwig's cage in the luggage","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"rack and sat down. Luna watched them over her upside-down magazine, which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"was called The Quibbler. She did not seem to need to blink","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"as much as normal humans. She stared and stared at Harry, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"had taken the seat opposite her and now wished he hadn't. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"  'Had a good summer, Luna?' Ginny asked.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'Yes,' said Luna dreamily, without taking her eyes off Harry. 'Yes, it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"was quite enjoyable, you know. You're Harry Potter,' she added.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" 'I know I am,' said Harry.    Neville chuckled. Luna","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"turned her pale eyes on him instead.    'And I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"don't know who you are.'    'I'm nobody,' said Neville","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"hurriedly.    'No you're not,' said Ginny sharply. 'Neville Longbottom","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"- Luna Lovegood. Luna's in my year, but in Ravenclaw.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" 'Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure,' said Luna in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"singsong voice.    She raised her upside-down magazine high enough","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to hide her face and fell silent. Harry and Neville looked at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"each other with their eyebrows raised. Ginny suppressed a giggle.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" The train rattled onwards, speeding them out into open country. It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"was an odd, unsettled sort of day; one moment the carriage was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"full of sunlight and the next they were passing beneath ominously grey","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"clouds.    'Guess what I got for my birthday?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Neville.    'Another Remembrall?' said Harry, remembering the marble-like device","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Neville's grandmother had sent him in an effort to improve his abysmal","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"memory.    'No,' said Neville. 'I could do with one,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"though, I lost the old one ages ago . . . no,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"look at this . . .'    He dug the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"hand that was not keeping a firm grip on Trevor into his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"schoolbag and after a little bit of rummaging pulled out what appeared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to be a small grey cactus in a pot, except that it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"was covered with what looked like boils rather than spines.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" 'Mimbulus mimbletonia,' he said proudly.    Harry stared at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the thing. It was pulsating slightly, giving it the rather sinister look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"of some diseased internal organ.    'It's really, really rare,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"said Neville, beaming. 'I don't know if there's one in the greenhouse","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"at Hogwarts, even. I can't wait to show it to Professor Sprout.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"My Great Uncle Algie got it for me in Assyria. I'm going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to see if I can breed from it.'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"knew that Neville's favourite subject was Herbology but for the life of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"him he could not see what he would want with this stunted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"little plant.    'Does it - er - do anything?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"he asked.    'Loads of stuff!' said Neville proudly. 'It's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"got an amazing defensive mechanism. Here, hold Trevor for me . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
".'    He dumped the toad into Harry's lap and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"took a quill from his schoolbag. Luna Lovegood's popping eyes appeared over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the top of her upside-down magazine again, to watch what Neville was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"   doing. Neville held the Mimbulus mimblctonia up to his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"eyes, his tongue between his teeth, chose his spot, and gave the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"plant a sharp prod with the tip of his quill.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" Liquid squirted from every boil on the plant; thick, stinking, dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"green jets of it. They hit the ceiling, the windows, and spattered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Luna Lovegood's magazine; Ginny, who had flung her arms up in front","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"of her face just in time, merely looked as though she was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"wearing a slimy green hat, but Harry, whose hands had been busy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"preventing Trevor's escape, received a faceful. It smelled like rancid manure. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"  Neville, whose face and torso were also drenched, shook his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"head to get the worst out of his eyes.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'S - sorry,' he gasped. 'I haven't tried that before . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". didn't realise it would be quite so . . . don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"worry, though, Stinksap's not poisonous,' he added nervously, as Harry spat a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"mouthful on to the floor.    At that precise moment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the door of their compartment slid open.    'Oh .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". . hello, Harry,' said a nervous voice. 'Urn . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"bad time?'    Harry wiped the lenses of his glasses","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"with his Trevor-free hand. A very pretty girl with long, shiny black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"hair was standing in the doorway smiling at him: Cho Chang, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Seeker on the Ravenclaw Quidditch team.    'Oh . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". hi,' said Harry blankly.    'Um . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"said Cho. 'Well . . . just thought I'd say hello .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". . bye then.'    Rather pink in the face,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"she closed the door and departed. Harry slumped back in his seat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"and groaned. He would have liked Cho to discover him sitting with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"group of very cool people laughing their heads off at a joke","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"he had just told; he would not have chosen to be sitting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"with Neville and Loony Lovegood, clutching a toad and dripping in Stinksap.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"   'Never mind,' said Ginny bracingly. 'Look, we can easily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"get rid of all this.' She pulled out her wand. 'Scourgify!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"  The Stinksap vanished.    'Sorry.' said Neville again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"in a small voice.    Ron and Hermione did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"turn up for nearly an hour, by which time the food trolley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"had already gone by. Harry, Ginny and Neville had finished their pumpkin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"pasties and were busy swapping Chocolate Frog Cards when the compartment door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"slid open and they walked in, accompanied by Crookshanks and a shrilly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"hooting Pigwidgeon in his cage.    'I'm starving,' said Ron,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"stowing Pigwidgeon next to Hedwig, grabbing a Chocolate Frog from Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"throwing himself into the seat next to him. He ripped open the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"wrapper, bit off the frog's head and leaned back with his eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"closed as though he had had a very exhausting morning.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" 'Well, there are two fifth-year prefects from each house,' said Hermione,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"looking thoroughly disgruntled as she took her seat. 'Boy and girl from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"each.'    'And guess who's a Slytherin prefect?' said Ron,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"still with his eyes closed.    'Malfoy,' replied Harry at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"once, certain his worst fear would be confirmed.    'Course,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"said Ron bitterly, stuffing the rest of the Frog into his mouth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"and taking another.    'And that complete cow Pansy Parkinson,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"said Hermione viciously. 'How she got to be a prefect when she's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"thicker than a concussed troll . . .    'Who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"are Hufflepuff's?' Harry asked.    'Ernie Macmillan and Hannah Abbott,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"said Ron thickly.    'And Anthony Goldstein and Padma Patil","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"for Ravenclaw,' said Hermione.    'You went to the Yule","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Ball with Padma Patil,' said a vague voice.    Everyone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"turned to look at Luna Lovegood, who was gazing unblinkingly at Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"over the top of The Quibbler. He swallowed his mouthful of Frog.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"   'Yeah, I know I did,' he said, looking mildly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"surprised.    'She didn't enjoy it very much,' Luna informed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"him. 'She doesn't think you treated her very well, because you wouldn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"dance with her. I don't think I'd have minded,' she added thoughtfully,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'I don't like dancing very much.'    She retreated behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"The Quibbler again. Ron stared at the cover with his mouth hanging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"open for a few seconds, then looked around at Ginny for some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"kind of explanation, but Ginny had stuffed her knuckles in her mouth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to stop herself giggling. Ron shook his head, bemused, then checked his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"watch.    'We're supposed to patrol the corridors every so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"often,' he told Harry and Neville, 'and we can give out punishments","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"if people are misbehaving. I can't wait to get Crabbe and Goyle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"for something . . . '    'You're not supposed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to abuse your position, Ron!' said Hermione sharply.    'Yeah,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"right, because Malfoy won't abuse it at all,' said Ron sarcastically. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"  'So you're going to descend to his level?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" 'No, I'm just going to make sure I get his mates","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"before he gets mine.'    'For heavens sake, Ron -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'    'I'll make Goyle do lines, it'll kill him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"he hates writing,' said Ron happily. He lowered his voice to Goyle's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"low grunt and, screwing up his face in a look of pained","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"concentration, mimed writing in midair. 'I . . . must. . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"not. . . look . . .like . . . a .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". . baboon's . . . backside.'    Everyone laughed,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"but nobody laughed harder than Luna Lovegood. She let out a scream","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"of mirth that caused Hedwig to wake up and flap her wings","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"indignantly and Crookshanks to leap up into the luggage rack, hissing. Luna","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"laughed so hard her magazine slipped out of her grasp, slid down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"her legs and on to the floor.    'That was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"funny!'    Her prominent eyes swam with tears as she gasped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"for breath, staring at Ron. Utterly nonplussed, he looked around at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"others, who were now laughing at the expression on Ron's face and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"at the ludicrously prolonged laughter of Luna Lovegood, who was rocking backwards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"and forwards, clutching her sides.    'Are you taking the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"mickey?' said Ron, frowning at her.    'Baboon's . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". backside!' she choked, holding her ribs.    Everyone else","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"was watching Luna laughing, but Harry, glancing at the magazine on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"floor, noticed something that made him dive for it. Upside-down it had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"been hard to tell what the picture on the front was, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Harry now realised i! was a fairly bad cartoon of Cornelius Fudge;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Harry only recognised him because of the lime-green bowler hat. One of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Fudges hands was clenched around a bag of gold; the other hand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"was throttling a goblin. The cartoon was captioned: How Far Will Fudge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Go to Gain Gringotts?    Beneath this were listed the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"titles of other articles inside the magazine.Corruption in the Quidditch League:How the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Tornados are Taking ControlSecrets of the Ancient Runes RevealedSirius Black: Villain or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Victim?'Can I have a look at this?' Harry asked Luna eagerly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"  She nodded, still gazing at Ron, breathless with laughter. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"  Harry opened the magazine and scanned the index. Until this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"moment he had completely forgotten the magazine Kingsley had handed Mr Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to give to Sirius, but it must have been this edition of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"The Quibbler.    He found the page, and turned excitedly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to the article.    This, too, was illustrated by a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"rather bad cartoon; in fact, Harry would not have known it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"supposed to be Sirius if it hadn't been captioned. Sirius was standing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"on a pile of human bones with his wand out. The headline","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"on the article said:SIRIUS - BLACK AS HE'S PAINTED?Notorious mass murderer or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"innocent singing sensation?Harry had to read this first sentence several times before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"he was convinced that he had not misunderstood it. Since when had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Sirius been a singing sensation?For fourteen years Sirius Black has been believed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"guilty of the mass murder of twelve innocent Muggles and one wizard.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Black's audacious escape from Azkaban two years ago has led to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"widest manhunt ever conducted by the Ministry of Magic. None of us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"has ever questioned that he deserves to be recaptured and handed back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to the Dementors.    BUT DOES HE?   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Startling new evidence has recently come to light that Sirius Black may","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"not have committed the crimes for which he was sent to Azhaban.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"In fact, says Doris Purkiss, of 18 Acanthia Way, Little Norton, Black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"may not even have been present at the killings.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'What people don't realise is that Sirius Black is a false name,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"says Mrs Purkiss. 'The man people believe to be Sirius Black is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"actually Stubby Boardman, lead singer of popular singing group The Hobgoblins, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"retired from public life after being struck on the ear by a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"turnip at a concert in Little Norton Church Hall nearly fifteen years","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"ago. I recognised him the moment I saw his picture in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"paper. Now, Stubby couldn't possibly have committed those crimes, because on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"day in question he happened to be enjoying a romantic candlelit dinner","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"with me. I have written to the Minister for Magic and am","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"expecting him to give Stubby, alias Sirius, a full pardon any day","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"now.'Harry finished reading and stared at the page in disbelief. Perhaps it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"was a joke, he thought, perhaps the magazine often printed spoof items.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"He flicked back a few pages and found the piece on Fudge.Cornelius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Fudge, the Minister for Magic, denied that he had any plans to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"take over the running of the Wizarding Bank, Gringotts, when he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"elected Minister for Magic jive years ago. Fudge has always insisted that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"he wants nothing more than to 'co-operate peacefully' with the guardians of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"our gold.    BUT DOES HE?    Sources","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"close to the Minister have recently disclosed that Fudge's dearest ambition is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to seize control of the goblin gold supplies and that he will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"not hesitate to use force if need be.    'It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"wouldn't be the first time, either,' said a Ministry insider. 'Cornelius `Goblin-Crusher`","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Fudge, that's what his friends call him. If you could hear him when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"he thinks no one's listening, oh, he's always talking about the goblins","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"he's had done in; he's had them drowned, he's had them dropped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"off buildings, he's had them poisoned, he's had them cooked in pies","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". . .'Harry did not read any further. Fudge might have many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"faults but Harry found it extremely hard to imagine him ordering goblins","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to be cooked in pies. He flicked through the rest of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"magazine. Pausing every few pages, he read: an accusation that the Tutshill","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Tornados were winning the Quidditch League by a combination of blackmail, illegal","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"broom-tampering and torture; an interview with a wizard who claimed to have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"flown to the moon on a Cleansweep Six and brought back a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"bag of moon frogs to prove it; and an article on ancient","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"runes which at least explained why Luna had been reading The Quibbler","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"upside-down. According to the magazine, if you turned the runes on their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"heads they revealed a spell to make your enemy's ears turn into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"kumquats. In fact, compared to the rest of the articles in The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Quibbler, the suggestion that Sirius might really be the lead singer of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"The Hobgoblins was quite sensible.    'Anything good in there?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"asked Ron as Harry closed the magazine.    'Of course","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"not,' said Hermione scathingly, before Harry could answer. The Quibbler's rubbish, everyone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"knows that.'    'Excuse me,' said Luna; her voice had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"suddenly lost its dreamy quality. 'My father's the editor.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'I - oh,' said Hermione, looking embarrassed. 'Well . . . it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"got some interesting . . . I mean, it's quite  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" 'I'll have it back, thank you,' said Luna coldly, and leaning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"forwards she snatched it out of Harry's hands. Riffling through it to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"page fifty-seven, she turned it resolutely upside-down again and disappeared behind it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"just as the compartment door opened for the third time.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" Harry looked around; he had expected this, but that did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"make the sight of Draco Malfoy smirking at him from between his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"cronies Crabbe and Goyle any more enjoyable.    'What?' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"said aggressively, before Malfoy could open his mouth.    'Manners,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Potter, or I'll have to give you a detention,' drawled Malfoy, whose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"sleek blond hair and pointed chin were just like his father's. 'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"see, I, unlike you, have been made a prefect, which means that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"I, unlike you, have the power to hand out punishments.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" 'Yeah,' said Harry, 'but you, unlike me, are a git, so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"get out and leave us alone.'    Ron, Hermione, Ginny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"and Neville laughed. Malfoy's lip curled.    'Tell me, how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"does it feel being second-best to Weasley, Potter?' he asked.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" 'Shut up, Malfoy,' said Hermione sharply.    'I seem","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to have touched a nerve,' said Malfoy, smirking. 'Well, just watch yourself,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Potter, because I'll be dogging your footsteps in case you step out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"of line.'    'Get out!' said Hermione, standing up. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"  Sniggering, Malfoy gave Harry a last malicious look and departed,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"with Crabbe and Goyle lumbering along in his wake. Hermione slammed the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"compartment door behind them and turned to look at Harry, who knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"at once that she, like him, had registered what Malfoy had said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"and been just as unnerved by it.    'Chuck us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"another Frog,' said Ron, who had clearly noticed nothing.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Harry could not talk freely in front of Neville and Luna. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"exchanged another nervous look with Hermione, then stared out of the window.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"   He had thought Sirius coming with him to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"station was a bit of a laugh, but suddenly it seemed reckless,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"if not downright dangerous . . . Hermione had been right .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". . Sirius should not have come. What if Mr Malfoy had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"noticed the black dog and told Draco? What if he had deduced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"that the Weasleys, Lupin, Tonks and Moody knew where Sirius was hiding?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Or had Malfoy's use of the word 'dogging' been a coincidence? ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"  The weather remained undecided as they travelled further and farther","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"north. Rain spattered the windows in a half-hearted way, then the sun","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"put in a feeble appearance before clouds drifted over it once more.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"When darkness fell and lamps came on inside the carriages, Luna rolled up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"The Quibbler, put it carefully away ii her bag and took to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"staring at everyone in the compartment instead.    Harry was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"sitting with his forehead pressed against the train window, trying to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"a first distant glimpse of Hogwarts, but it was a moonless night","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"and the rain-streaked window was grimy.    'We'd better change,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"said Hermione at last, and all of them opened their trunks with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"difficulty and pulled on their school robes. She and Ron pinned their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"prefect badges carefully to their chests. Harry saw Ron checking his reflection","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"in the black window.    At last, the train began","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to slow down and they heard the usual racket up and down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"it as everybody scrambled to get their luggage and pets assembled, ready","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to get on. As Ron and Hermione were supposed to supervise all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"this, they disappeared from the carriage again, leaving Harry and the others","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to look after Crookshanks and Pigwidgeon.    'I'll carry that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"owl, if you like,' said Luna to Harry, reaching out for Pigwidgeon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"as Neville stowed Trevor carefully in an inside pocket.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'Oh - er - thanks,' said Harry, handing her the cage and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"hoisting Hedwig's more securely into his arms.    They shuffled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"out of the compartment feeling the first sting of the night air","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"on their faces as they joined the crowd in the corridor. Slowly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"they moved towards the doors. Harry could smell the pine trees that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"lined the path down to the lake. He stepped down on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the platform and looked around, listening for the familiar call of 'firs'-years","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"over 'ere . . . firs'-years . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"But it did not come. Instead, a quite different voice, a brisk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"female one, was calling out, 'First-years line up over here, please! All","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"first-years to me!'    A lantern came swinging towards Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"and by its light he saw the prominent chin and severe haircut","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"of Professor Grubbly-Plank, the witch who had taken over Hagrid's Care of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Magical Creatures lessons for a while the previous year.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'Where's Hagrid?' he said out loud.    'I don't know,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"said Ginny, 'but we'd better get out of the way, we're blocking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the door.'    'Oh, yeah . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" Harry and Ginny became separated as they moved off along the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"platform and out through the station. Jostled by the crowd, Harry squinted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"through the darkness for a glimpse of Hagrid; he had to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"here, Harry had been relying on it - seeing Hagrid again was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"one of the things he'd been looking forward to most. But there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"was no sign of him.    He can't have left,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Harry told himself as he shuffled slowly through a narrow doorway on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to the road outside with the rest of the crowd. He's just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"got a cold or something . . .    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"looked around for Ron or Hermione, wanting to know what they thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"about the reappearance of Professor Grubbly-Plank, but neither of them was anywhere","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"near him, so he allowed himself to be shunted forwards on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the dark rain-washed road outside Hogsmeade Station.    Here stood","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the hundred or so horseless stagecoaches that always took the students above","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"first year up to the castle. Harry glanced quickly at them, turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"away to keep a lookout for Ron and Hermione, then did a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"double-take.    The coaches were no longer horseless. There were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"creatures standing between the carriage shafts. If he had had to give","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"them a name, he supposed he would have called them horses, though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"there was something reptilian about them, too. They were completely fleshless, their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"black coats clinging to their skeletons, of which every bone was visible.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Their heads were dragonish, and their pupil-less eyes white and staring. Wings","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"sprouted from each wither - vast, black leathery wings that looked as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"though they ought to belong to giant bats. Standing still and quiet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"in the gathering gloom, the creatures looked eerie and sinister. Harry could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"not understand why the coaches were being pulled by these horrible horses","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"when they v/ere quite capable of moving along by themselves.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" 'Where's Pig?' said Ron's voice, right behind Harry.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"That Luna girl was carrying him,' said Harry, turning quickly, eager to consult","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Ron about Hagrid. 'Where d'you reckon - '    '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"- Hagrid is? I dunno,' said Ron, sounding worried. 'He'd better be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"OK . . .'    A short distance away, Draco","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Malfoy, followed by a small gang of cronies including Crabbe, Goyle and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Pansy Parkinson, was pushing some timid-looking second-years out of the way so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"that he and his friends could get a coach to themselves. Seconds","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"later, Hermione emerged panting from the crowd.    'Malfoy was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"being absolutely foul to a first-year back there. I swear I'm going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"to report him, he's only had his badge three minutes and he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"using it to bully people worse than ever . . . where's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Crookshanks?'    'Ginny's got him,' said Harry. There she is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". . .'    Ginny had just emerged from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"crowd, clutching a squirming Crookshanks,    Thanks,' said Hermione, relieving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Ginny of the cat. 'Come on, let's get a carriage together before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"they all fill up . . .'    'I haven't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"got Pig yet!' Ron said, but Hermione was already heading off towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the nearest unoccupied coach. Harry remained behind with Ron.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'What are those things, d'you reckon?' he asked Ron, nodding at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"horrible horses as the other students surged past them.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'What things?'    'Those horse - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Luna appeared holding Pigwidgeon's cage in her arms; the tiny owl was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"twittering excitedly as usual.    'Here you are,' she said.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'He's a sweet little owl, isn't he?'    'Er .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". . yeah . . . he's all right,' said Ron gruffly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'Well, come on then, let's get in . . . what were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"you saying, Harry?'    'I was saying, what are those","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"horse things?' Harry said, as he, Ron and Luna made for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"carriage in which Hermione and Ginny were already sitting.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"'What horse things?'    'The horse things pulling the carriages!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"said Harry impatiently. They were, after all, about three feet from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"nearest one; it was watching them with empty white eyes. Ron, however,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"gave Harry a perplexed look.    'What are you talking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"about?'    'I'm talking about - look!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Harry grabbed Ron's arm and wheeled him about so that he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"face to face with the winged horse. Ron stared straight at it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"for a second, then looked back at Harry.    'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"am I supposed to be looking at?'    'At the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"- there, between the shafts! Harnessed to the coach! It's right there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"in front - '    But as Ron continued to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"look bemused, a strange thought occurred to Harry.    'Can't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". . . can't you see them?'    'See what?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"   'Can't you see what's pulling the carriages?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
" Ron looked seriously alarmed now.    'Are you feeling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"all right, Harry?'    'I . . . yeah .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
". .'    Harry felt utterly bewildered. The horse was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"there in front of him, gleaming solidly in the dim light issuing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"from the station windows behind them, vapour rising from its nostrils in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"the chilly night air. Yet, unless Ron was faking - and it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"was a very feeble joke if he was - Ron could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"see it at all.    'Shall we get in, then?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"said Ron uncertainly, looking at Harry as though worried about him. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"  'Yeah,' said Harry. 'Yeah, go on . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"  'It's all right,' said a dreamy voice from beside Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"as Ron vanished into the coach's dark interior. 'You're not going mad","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"or anything. I can see them, too.'    'Can you?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"said Harry desperately, turning to Luna. He could see the bat-winged horses","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"reflected in her wide silvery eyes.    'Oh, yes,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"Luna, 'I've been able to see them ever since my first day","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"here. They've always pulled the carriages. Don't worry. You're just as sane","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"as I am.'    Smiling faintly, she climbed into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"musty interior of the carriage alter Ron. Not altogether reassured, Harry followed her. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-10"
"The Sorting Hat'sNew SongHarry did not want to tell the others that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"he and Luna were having the same hallucination, if that was what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"it was, so he said nothing more about the horses as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"sat down inside the carriage and slammed the door behind him. Nevertheless,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"he could not help watching the silhouettes of the horses moving beyond","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the window.    'Did everyone see that Grubbly-Plank woman?' asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Ginny. 'What's she doing back here? Hagrid can't have left, can he?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   'I'll be quite glad if he has,' said Luna,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'he isn't a very good teacher, is he?'    'Yes,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"he is!' said Harry, Ron and Ginny angrily.    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"glared at Hermione. She cleared her throat and quickly said, 'Erm .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
". . yes . . . he's very good.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'Well, we in Ravenclaw think he's a bit of a joke,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Luna, unfazed.    'You've got a rubbish sense of humour","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"then,' Ron snapped, as the wheels below them creaked into motion. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"  Luna did not seem perturbed by Ron's rudeness; on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"contrary, she simply watched him for a while as though he were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"a mildly interesting television programme.    Rattling and swaying, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"carriages moved in convoy up the road. When they passed between the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"tall stone pillars topped with winged boars on either side of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"gates to the school grounds, Harry leaned forwards to try and see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"whether there were any lights on in Hagrid's cabin by the Forbidden","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Forest, but the grounds were in complete darkness. Hogwarts Castle, however, loomed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"ever    closer: a towering mass of turrets, jet black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"against the dark sky, here and there a window blazing fiery bright","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"above them.    The carriages jingled to a halt near","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the stone steps leading up to the oak front doors and Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"got out of the carriage first. He turned again to look for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"lit windows down by the Forest, but there was definitely no sign","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"of life within Hagrid's cabin. Unwillingly, because he had half-hoped they would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"have vanished, he turned his eyes instead upon the strange, skeletal creatures","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"standing quietly in the chill night air, their blank white eyes gleaming.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   Harry had once before had the experience of seeing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"something that Ron could not, but that had been a reflection in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"a mirror, something much more insubstantial than a hundred very solid-looking beasts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"strong enough to pull a fleet of carriages. If Luna was to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"be believed, the beasts had always been there but invisible. Why, then,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"could Harry suddenly see them, and why could Ron not?  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
" 'Are you coming or what?' said Ron beside him.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
" 'Oh . . . yeah,' said Harry quickly and they joined","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the crowd hurrying up the stone steps into the castle.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
" The Entrance Hall was ablaze with torches and echoing with footsteps","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"as the students crossed the flagged stone floor for the double doors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"to the right, leading to the Great Hall and the start-of-term feast.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   The four long house tables in the Great Hall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"were filling up under the starless black ceiling, which was just like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the sky they could glimpse through the high windows. Candles floated in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"midair all along the tables, illuminating the silvery ghosts who were dotted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"about the Hall and the faces of the students talking eagerly, exchanging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"summer news, shouting greetings at friends from other houses, eyeing one another's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"new haircuts and robes. Again, Harry noticed people putting their heads together","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"to whisper as he passed; he gritted his teeth and tried to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"act as though he neither noticed nor cared.    Luna","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"drifted away from them at the Ravenclaw table. The moment they reached","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Gryffindor's, Ginny was hailed by some fellow fourth-years and left to sit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"with them; Harry, Ron, Hermione and Neville found seats together about halfway","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"down the table between Nearly Headless Nick, the Gryffindor house ghost, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Parvati Patil and Lavender Brown, the last two of whom gave Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"airy, overly-friendly greetings that made him quite sure they had stopped talking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"about him a split second before. He had more important things to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"worry about, however: he was looking over the students' heads to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"staff table that ran along the top wall of the Hall. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"  'He's not there.'    Ron and Hermione scanned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the staff table too, though there was no real need; Hagrid's size","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"made him instantly obvious in any lineup.    'He can't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"have left,' said Ron, sounding slightly anxious.    'Of course","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"he hasn't,' said Harry firmly.    'You don't think he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
". . . hurt, or anything, do you?' said Hermione uneasily. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"  'No,' said Harry at once.    'But where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"is he, then?'    There was a pause, then Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"said very quietly, so that Neville, Parvati and Lavender could not hear,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'Maybe he's not back yet. You know - from his mission -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the thing he was doing over the summer for Dumbledore.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
" 'Yeah . . . yeah, that'll be it,' said Ron, sounding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"reassured, but Hermione bit her lip, looking up and down the staff","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"table as though hoping for some conclusive explanation of Hagrid's absence. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"  'Who's that?' she said sharply, pointing towards the middle of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the staff table.    Harry's eyes followed hers. They lit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"first upon Professor Dumbledore, sitting in his high-backed golden chair at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"centre of the long staff table, wearing deep-purple robes scattered with silvery","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"stars and a matching hat. Dumbledore's head was inclined towards the woman","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"sitting next to him, who was talking into his ear. She looked,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Harry thought, like somebody's maiden aunt: squat, with short, curly, mouse-brown hair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"in which she had placed a horrible pink Alice band that matched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the fluffy pink cardigan she wore over her robes. Then she turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"her face slightly to take a sip from her goblet and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"saw, with a shock of recognition, a pallid, toadlike face and a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"pair of prominent, pouchy eyes.    'It's that Umbridge woman!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   'Who?' said Hermione.    'She was at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"my hearing, she works for Fudge!'    'Nice cardigan,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Ron, smirking.    'She works for Fudge!' Hermione repeated, frowning.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'What on earth's she doing here, then?'    'Dunno .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
". .'    Hermione scanned the staff table, her eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"narrowed.    'No,' she muttered, 'no, surely not . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
".'    Harry did not understand what she was talking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"about but did not ask; his attention had been caught by Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Grubbly-Plank who had just appeared behind the staff table; she worked her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"way along to the very end and took the seat that ought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"to have been Hagrid's. That meant the first-years must have crossed the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"lake and reached the castle, and sure enough, a few seconds later,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the doors from the Entrance Hall opened. A long line of scared-looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"first-years entered, led by Professor McGonagall, who was carrying a stool on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"which sat an ancient wizards hat, heavily patched and darned with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"wide rip near the frayed brim.    The buzz of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"talk in the Great Hall faded away. The first-years lined up in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"front of the staff table facing the rest of the students, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Professor McGonagall placed the stool carefully in front of them, then stood","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"back.    The first-years' faces glowed palely in the candlelight.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"A small boy right in the middle of the row looked as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"though he was trembling. Harry recalled, fleetingly, how terrified he had felt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"when he had stood there, waiting for the unknown test that would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"determine to which house he belonged.    The whole school","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"waited with bated breath. Then the rip near the hat's brim opened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"wide like a mouth and the Sorting Hat burst into song:In times","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"of old when I was newAnd Hogwarts barely startedThe founders of our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"noble schoolThought never to be parted:United by a common goal,They had the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"selfsame yearning,To make the world's best magic schoolAnd pass along their learning.'Together","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"we will build and teach!'The four good friends decidedAnd never did they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"dream that theyMight some day be divided,For were there such friends anywhereAs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Slytherin and Gryffindor?Unless it was the second pairOf Hufflepuff and Ravenclaw?So how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"could it have gone so wrong?How could such friendships fail?Why, I was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"there and so can tellThe whole sad, sorry tale.Said Slytherin, 'We'll teach","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"just thoseWhose ancestry is purest.'Said Ravenclaw, 'We'll teach those whoseIntelligence is surest.'Said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Gryffindor, 'We'll teach all thoseWith brave deeds to their name,'Said Hufflepuff, 'I'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"teach the lot,And treat them just the same.'These differences caused little strifeWhen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"first they came to light,For each of the four founders hadA house","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"in which they mightTake only those they wanted, so,For instance, SlytherinTook only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"pure-blood wizardsOf great cunning, just like him,And only those of sharpest mindWere","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"taught by RavenclawWhile the bravest and the boldestWent to daring Gryffindor.Good Hufflepuff,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"she took the rest,And taught them all she knew,Thus the houses and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"their foundersRetained friendships firm and true.So Hogwarts worked in harmonyFor several happy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"years,But then discord crept among usFeeding on our faults and fears.The houses","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"that, like pillars four,Had once held up our school,Now turned upon each","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"other and,Divided, sought to rule.And for a while it seemed the schoolMust","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"meet an early end,What with duelling and with fightingAnd the clash of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"friend on friendAnd at last there came c morningWhen old Slytherin departedAnd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"though the fighting then died outHe left us quite downhearted.And never since","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the founders fourWere whittled down to threeHave the houses been unitedAs they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"once were meant to be.And now the Sorting Hat is hereAnd you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"all know the score:I sort you into housesBecause that is what I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"for,But this year I'll go further,Listen closely to my song:Though condemned I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"am to split youStill I worry that it's wrong,Though I must fulfil","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"my dutyAnd must quarter every yearStill I wonder whether SortingMay not bring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the end I fear.Oh, know the perils, read the signs,The warning history","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"shows,For our Hogwarts is in dangerFrom external, deadly foesAnd we must unite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"inside herOr we'll crumble from withinI have told you, I have warned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"you . . .Let the Sorting now begin.The Hat became motionless once","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"more; applause broke out, though it was punctured, for the first time","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"in Harry's memory, with muttering and whispers. All across the Great Hall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"students were exchanging remarks with their neighbours, and Harry, clapping along with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"everyone else, knew exactly what they were talking about.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'Branched out a bit this year, hasn't it?' said Ron, his eyebrows","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"raised.    Too right it has,' said Harry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
" The Sorting Hat usually confined itself to describing the different qualities","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"looked for by each of the four Hogwarts houses and its own","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"role in Sorting them. Harry could not remember it ever trying to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"give the school advice before.    'I wonder if it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"ever given warnings before?' said Hermione, sounding slightly anxious.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'Yes, indeed,' said Nearly Headless Nick knowledgeably, leaning across Neville towards her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"(Neville winced; it was very uncomfortable to have a ghost lean through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"you). The Hat feels itself honour-bound to give the school due warning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"whenever it feels - '    But Professor McGonagall, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"was waiting to read out the list of first-years' names, was giving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the whispering students the sort of look that scorches. Nearly Headless Nick","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"placed a see-through finger to his lips and sat primly upright again","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"as the muttering came to an abrupt end. With a last frowning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"look that swept the lour house tables, Professor McGonagall lowered her eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"to her long piece of parchment and called out the first name.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   'Abercrombie, Euan.'    The terrified-looking boy Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"had noticed earlier stumbled forwards and put the Hat on his head;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"it was only prevented from falling right down to his shoulders by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"his very prominent ears. The Hat considered for a moment, then the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"rip near the brim opened again and shouted:    'Gryffindor!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   Harry clapped loudly with the rest of Gryffindor house","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"as Euan Abercrombie staggered to their table and sat down, looking as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"though he would like very much to sink through the floor and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"never be looked at again.    Slowly, the long line","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"of first-years thinned. In the pauses between the names and the Sorting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Hat's decisions, Harry could hear Ron's stomach rumbling loudly. Finally, 'Zeller, Rose'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"was Sorted into Hufflepuff, and Professor McGonagall picked up the Hat and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"stool and marched them away as Professor Dumbledore rose to his feet.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   Whatever his recent bitter feelings had been towards his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Headmaster, Harry was somehow soothed to see Dumbledore standing before them all.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Between the absence of Hagrid and the presence of those dragonish horses,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"he had felt that his return to Hogwarts, so long anticipated, was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"full of unexpected surprises, like jarring notes in a familiar song. But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"this, at least, was how it was supposed to be: their Headmaster","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"rising to greet them all before the start-of-term feast.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'To our newcomers,' said Dumbledore in a ringing voice, his arms stretched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"wide and a beaming smile on his lips, 'welcome! To our old","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"hands - welcome back! There is a time for speech-making, but this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"is not it. Tuck in!'    There was an appreciative","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"laugh and an outbreak of applause as Dumbledore sat down neatly and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"threw his long beard over his shoulder so as to keep it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"out of the way of his plate - for food had appeared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"out of nowhere, so that the five long tables were groaning under","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"joints and pies and dishes of vegetables, bread and sauces and flagons","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"of pumpkin juice.    'Excellent,' said Ron, with a kind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"of groan of longing, and he seized the nearest plate of chops","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"and began piling them on to his plate, watched wistfully by Nearly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Headless Nick.    'What were you saying before the Sorting?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Hermione asked the ghost. 'About the Hat giving warnings?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'Oh, yes,' said Nick, who seemed glad of a reason to turn","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"away from Ron, who was now eating roast potatoes with almost indecent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"enthusiasm. 'Yes, I have heard the Hat give several warnings before, always","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"at times when it detects periods of great danger for the school.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"And always, of course, its advice is the same: stand together, be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"strong from within.'    'Ow kunnit nofe skusin danger ifzat?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"said Ron.    His mouth was so full Harry thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"it was quite an achievement for him to make any noise at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"all.    'I beg your pardon?' said Nearly Headless Nick","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"politely, while Hermione looked revolted. Ron gave an enormous swallow and said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'How can it know if the school's in danger if it's a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Hat?'    'I have no idea,' said Nearly Headless Nick.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'Of course, it lives in Dumbledore's office, so I daresay it picks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"things up there.'    'And it wants all the houses","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"to be friends?' said Harry, looking over at the Slytherin table, where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Draco Malfoy was holding court. 'Fat chance.'    'Well, now,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"you shouldn't take that attitude,' said Nick reprovingly. 'Peaceful co-operation, that's the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"key. We ghosts, though we belong to separate houses, maintain links of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"friendship. In spite of the competitiveness between Gryffindor and Slytherin, I would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"never dream of seeking an argument with the Bloody Baron.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
" 'Only because you're terrified of him,' said Ron.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Nearly Headless Nick looked highly affronted.    Terrified? I hope","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"I, Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington, have never been guilty of cowardice in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"my life! The noble blood that runs in my veins -' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"  'What blood?' asked Ron. 'Surely you haven't still got -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"?'    'It's a figure of speech!' said Nearly Headless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Nick, now so annoyed his head was trembling ominously on his partially","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"severed neck. 'I assume I am still allowed to enjoy the use","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"of whichever words I like, even if the pleasures of eating and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"drinking are denied me! But I am quite used to students poking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"fun at my death, I assure you!'    'Nick, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"wasn't really laughing at you!' said Hermione, throwing a furious look at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Ron.    Unfortunately, Ron's mouth was packed to exploding point","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"again and all he could manage was 'Node iddum eentup sechew,' which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Nick did not seem to think constituted an adequate apology. Rising into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the air, he straightened his feathered hat and swept away from them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"to the other end of the table, coming to rest between the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Creevey brothers, Colin and Dennis.    'Well done, Ron,' snapped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Hermione    'What?' said Ron indignantly, having managed, finally, to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"swallow his food. Tin not allowed to ask a simple question?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"  'Oh, forget it,' said Hermione irritably, and the pair of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"them spent the rest of the meal in huffy silence.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
" Harry was too used to their bickering to bother trying to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"reconcile them; he felt it was a better use of his time","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"to eat his way steadily through his steak and kidney pie, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"a large plateful of his favourite treacle tart.    When","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"all the students had finished eating and the noise level in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Hall was starting to creep upwards again, Dumbledore got to his feet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"once more. Talking ceased immediately as all turned to face the Headmaster.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Harry was feeling pleasantly drowsy now. His four-poster bed was waiting somewhere","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"above, wonderfully warm and soft . . .    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"now that we are all digesting another magnificent feast, I beg a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"few moments of your attention for the usual start-of-term notices,' said Dumbledore.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'First-years ought to know that the Forest in the grounds is out-of-bounds","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"to students - and a few of our older students ought to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"know by now, too.' (Harry, Ron and Hermione exchanged smirks.)  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
" 'Mr Filch, the caretaker, has asked me, for what he tells","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"me is the four-hundred-and-sixty-second time, to remind you all that magic is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"not permitted in corridors between classes, nor are a number of other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"things, all of which can be checked on the extensive list now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"fastened to Mr Filch's office door.    'We have had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"two changes in staffing this year. We are very pleased to welcome","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"back Professor Grubbly-Plank, who will be taking Care of Magical Creatures lessons;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"we are also delighted to introduce Professor Umbridge, our new Defence Against","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the Dark Arts teacher.'    There was a round of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"polite but fairly unenthusiastic applause, during which Harry, Ron and Hermione exchanged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"slightly panicked looks; Dumbledore had not said for how long Grubbly-Plank would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"be teaching.    Dumbledore continued, 'Tryouts for the house Quidditch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"teams will take place on the - '    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"broke off, looking enquiringly at Professor Umbridge. As she was not much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"taller standing than sitting, there was a moment when nobody understood why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Dumbledore had stopped talking, but then Professor Umbridge cleared her throat, 'Hem,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"hem,' and it became clear that she had got to her feet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"and was intending to make a speech.    Dumbledore only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"looked taken aback for a moment, then he sat down smartly and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"looked alertly at Professor Umbridge as though he desired nothing better than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"to listen to her talk. Other members of staff were not as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"adept at hiding their surprise. Professor Sprout's eyebrows had disappeared into her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"flyaway hair and Professor McGonagall's mouth was as thin as Harry had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"ever seen it. No new teacher had ever interrupted Dumbledore before. Many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"of the students were smirking; this woman obviously did not know how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"things were done at Hogwarts.    Thank you, Headmaster,' Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Umbridge simpered, 'for those kind words of welcome.'    Her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"voice was high-pitched, breathy and little-girlish and, again, Harry felt a powerful","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"rush of dislike that he could not explain to himself; all he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"knew was that he loathed everything about her, from her stupid voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"to her fluffy pink cardigan. She gave another little throat-clearing cough ('hem,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"hem') and continued.    'Well, it is lovely to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"back at Hogwarts, I must say!' She smiled, revealing very pointed teeth.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'And to see such happy little faces looking up at me!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"  Harry glanced around. None of the faces he could see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"looked happy. On the contrary, they all looked rather taken-aback at being","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"addressed as though they were five years old.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"am very much looking forward to getting to know you all and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"I'm sure we'll be very good friends!'    Students exchanged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"looks at this; some of them were barely concealing grins.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
" 'I'll be her friend as long as I don't have to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"borrow that cardigan,' Parvati whispered to Lavender, and both of them lapsed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"into silent giggles.    Professor Umbridge cleared her throat again","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"('hem, hem'), but when she continued, some of the breathiness had vanished","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"from her voice. She sounded much more businesslike and now her words","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"had a dull learned-by-heart sound to them.    The Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"of Magic has always considered the education of young witches and wizards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"to be of vital importance. The rare gifts with which you were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"born may come to nothing if not nurtured and honed by careful","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"instruction. The ancient skills unique to the wizarding community must be passed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"down the generations lest we lose them for ever. The treasure trove","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"of magical knowledge amassed by our ancestors must be guarded, replenished and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"polished by those who have been called to the noble profession of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"teaching.'    Professor Umbridge paused here and made a little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"bow to her fellow staff members, none of whom bowed back to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"her. Professor McGonagall's dark eyebrows had contracted so that she looked positively","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"hawklike, and Harry distinctly saw her exchange a significant glance with Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Sprout as Umbridge gave another little 'hem, hem' and went on with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"her speech.    'Every headmaster and headmistress of Hogwarts has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"brought something new to the weighty task of governing this historic school,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"and that is as it should be, for without progress there will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"be stagnation and decay. There again, progress for progress's sake must be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"discouraged, for our tried and tested traditions often require no tinkering. A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"balance, then, between old and new, between permanence and change, between tradition","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"and innovation . . .'    Harry found his attentiveness","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"ebbing, as though his brain was slipping in and out of tune.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"The quiet that always filled the Hall when Dumbledore was speaking was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"breaking up as students put t heir heads together, whispering and giggling.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Over on the Ravenclaw table Cho Chang was chatting animatedly with her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"friends. A few seats along from Cho, Luna Lovegood had got out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"The Quibbler again. Meanwhile, at the Hufflepuff table Ernie Macmillan was one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"of the few still staring at Professor Umbridge, but he was glassy-eyed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"and Harry was sure he was only pretending to listen in an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"attempt to live up to the new prefect's badge gleaming on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"chest.    Professor Umbridge did not seem to notice the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"restlessness of her audience. Harry had the impression that a full-scale riot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"could have broken out under her nose and she would have ploughed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"on with her speech. The teachers, however, were still listening very attentively,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"and Hermione seemed to be drinking in every word Umbridge spoke, though,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"judging by her expression, they were not at all to her taste.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   '. . . because some changes will be for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the better, while others will come, in the fullness of time, to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"be recognised as errors of judgement. Meanwhile, some old habits will be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"retained, and rightly so, whereas others, outmoded and outworn, must be abandoned.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Let us move forward, then, into a new era of openness, effectiveness","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"and accountability, intent on preserving what ought to be preserved, perfecting what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"needs to be perfected, and pruning wherever we find practices that ought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"to be prohibited.'    She sat down. Dumbledore clapped. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"staff followed his lead, though Harry noticed that several of them brought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"their hands together only once or twice before stopping. A few students","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"joined in, but most had been taken unawares by the end of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the speech, not having listened to more than a few words of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"it, and before they could start applauding properly, Dumbledore had stood up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"again.    Thank you very much, Professor Umbridge, that was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"most illuminating,' he said, bowing to her. 'Now, as I was saying,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Quidditch tryouts will be held . . .'    'Yes,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"it certainly was illuminating,' said Hermione in a low voice.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
" 'You're not telling me you enjoyed it?' Ron said quietly, turning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"a glazed face towards Hermione. That was about the dullest speech I've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"ever heard, and I grew up with Percy.'    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"said illuminating, not enjoyable,' said Hermione. 'It explained a lot.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
" 'Did it?' said Harry in surprise. 'Sounded like a load of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"waffle to me.'    There was some important stuff hidden","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"in the waffle,' said Hermione grimly.    'Was there?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Ron blankly.    'How about: `progress for progress's sake must","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"be discouraged`? How about: `pruning wherever we find practices that ought to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"be prohibited`?'    'Well, what does that mean?' said Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"impatiently.    'I'll tell you what it means,' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"through gritted teeth. 'It means the Ministry's interfering at Hogwarts.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
" There was a great clattering and banging all around them; Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"had obviously just dismissed the school, because everyone was standing up ready","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"to leave the Hall. Hermione jumped up, looking flustered.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'Ron, we're supposed to show the first-years where to go!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
" 'Oh yeah,' said Ron, who had obviously forgotten. 'Hey - hey,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"you lot! Midgets!'    'Ron!'    'Well, they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"are, they're titchy . . .'    'I know, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"you can't call them midgets! - First-years!' Hermione called commandingly along the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"table. 'This way, please!'    A group of new students","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"walked shyly up the gap between the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff tables, all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"of them trying hard not to lead the group. They did indeed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"seem very small; Harry was sure he had not appeared that young","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"when he had arrived here. He grinned at them. A blond boy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"next to Euan Abercrombie looked petrified; he nudged Euan and whispered something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"in his ear. Euan Abercrombie looked equally frightened and stole a horrified","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"look at Harry, who felt the grin slide off his face like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Stinksap.    'See you later,' he said dully to Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"and Hermione and he made his way out of the Great Hall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"alone, doing everything he could to ignore more whispering, staring and pointing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"as he passed. He kept his eyes fixed ahead as he wove","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"his way through the crowd in the Entrance Hall, then he hurried","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"up the marble staircase, took a couple of concealed short cuts and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"had soon left most of the crowds behind.    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"had been stupid not to expect this, he thought angrily as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"walked through the much emptier upstairs corridors. Of course everyone was staring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"at him; he had emerged from the Triwizard maze two months previously","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"clutching the dead body of a fellow student and claiming to have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"seen Lord Voldemort return to power. There had not been time last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"term to explain himself before they'd all had to go home -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"even if he had felt up to giving the whole school a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"detailed account of the terrible events in that graveyard.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Harry had reached the end of the corridor to the Gryffindor common","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"room and come to a halt in front of the portrait of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the Fat Lady before he realised that he did not know the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"new password.    'Er . . .' he said glumly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"staring up at the Fat Lady, who smoothed the folds of her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"pink satin dress and looked sternly back at him.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'No password, no entrance,' she said loftily.    'Harry, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"know it!' Someone panted up behind him and he turned to see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Neville jogging towards him. 'Guess what it is? I'm actually going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"be able to remember it for once - ' He waved the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"stunted little cactus he had shown them on the train. 'Mimbuius mimbletonia!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   'Correct,' said the Fat Lady, and her portrait swung","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"open towards them like a door, revealing a circular hole in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"wall behind, through which Harry and Neville now climbed.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"The Gryffindor common room looked as welcoming as ever, a cosy circular","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"tower room full of dilapidated squashy armchairs and rickety old tables. A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"fire was crackling merrily in the grate and a few people were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"warming their hands by it before going up to their dormitories; on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the other side of the room Fred and George Weasley were pinning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"something up on the noticeboard. Harry waved goodnight to them and headed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"straight for the door to the boys' dormitories; he was not in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"much of a mood for talking at the moment. Neville followed him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   Dean Thomas and Seamus Finnigan had reached the dormitory","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"first and were in the process of covering the walls beside their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"beds with posters and photographs. They had been talking as Harry pushed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"open the door but stopped abruptly the moment they saw him. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"wondered whether they had been talking about him, then whether he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"being paranoid.    'Hi,' he said, moving across to his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"own trunk and opening it.    'Hey, Harry,' said Dean,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"who was putting on a pair of pyjamas in the West Ham","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"colours. 'Good holiday?'    'Not bad,' muttered Harry, as a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"true account of his holiday would have taken most of the night","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"to relate and he could not face it. 'You?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'Yeah, it was OK,' chuckled Dean. 'Better than Seamus's, anyway, he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"just telling me.'    'Why, what happened, Seamus?' Neville asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"as he placed his Mimbuius mimbletonia tenderly on his bedside cabinet. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"  Seamus did not answer immediately; he was making rather a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"meal of ensuring that his poster of the Kenmare Kestrels Quidditch team","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"was quite straight. Then he said, with his back still turned to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Harry, 'Me mam didn't want me to come back.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'What?' said Harry, pausing in the act of pulling off his robes.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   'She didn't want me to come back to Hogwarts.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   Seamus turned away from his poster and pulled his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"own pyjamas out of his trunk, still not looking at Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"  'But - why?' said Harry, astonished. He knew that Seamus's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"mother was a witch and could not understand, therefore, why she should","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"have come over so Dursleyish.    Seamus did not answer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"until he had finished buttoning his pyjamas.    'Well,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"said in a measured voice, I suppose . . . because of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"you.'    What d'you mean?' said Harry quickly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
" His heart was beating rather fast. He felt vaguely as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"something was closing in on him.    Well,' said Seamus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"again, still avoiding Harry's eye, she . . . er . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
". well, it's not just you, it's Dumbledore, too . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   'She believes the Daily Prophet?' said Harry. 'She thinks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"I'm a liar and Dumbledore's an old fool?'    Seamus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"looked up at him.    'Yeah, something like that.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"  Harry said nothing. He threw his wand down on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"his bedside table, pulled off his robes, stuffed them angrily into his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"trunk and pulled on his pyjamas. He was sick of it: sick","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"of being the person who is stared at and talked about all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the time. If any of them knew, if any of them had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the faintest idea what it felt like to be the one all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"these things had happened to . . . Mrs Finnigan had no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"idea, the stupid woman, he thought savagely.    He got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"into bed and made to pull the hangings closed around him, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"before he could do so, Seamus said, 'Look . . . what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"did happen that night when . . . you know, when .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
". . with Cedric Diggory and all?'    Seamus sounded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"nervous and eager at the same time. Dean, who had been bending","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"over his trunk trying to retrieve a slipper, went oddly still and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Harry knew he was listening hard.    'What are you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"asking me for?' Harry retorted. 'Just read the Daily Prophet like your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"mother, why don't you? That'll tell you all you need to know.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   'Don't you have a go at my mother,' Seamus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"snapped.    'I'll have a go at anyone who calls","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"me a liar,' said Harry.    'Don't talk to me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"like that!'    'I'll talk to you how I want,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"said Harry, his temper rising so fast he snatched his wand back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"from his bedside table. 'If you've got a problem sharing a dormitory","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"with me, go and ask McGonagall if you can be moved .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
". . stop your mummy worrying - '    'Leave","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"my mother out of this, Potter!'    'What's going on?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   Ron had appeared in the doorway. His wide eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"travelled from Harry, who was kneeling on his bed with his wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"pointing at Seamus, to Seamus, who was standing there with his fists","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"raised.    'He's having a go at my mother!' Seamus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"yelled.    What?' said Ron. 'Harry wouldn't do that -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"we met your mother, we liked her . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
" 'That's before she started believing every word the stinking Daily Prophet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"writes about me!' said Harry at the top of his voice. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"  'Oh,' said Ron, comprehension dawning across his freckled face. 'Oh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
". . . right.'    'You know what?' said Seamus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"heatedly, casting Harry a venomous look. 'He's right, I don't want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"share a dormitory with him any more, he's mad.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'That's out of order, Seamus,' said Ron, whose ears were starting to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"glow red - always a danger sign.    'Out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"order, am I?' shouted Seamus, who in contrast with Ron was going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"pale. 'You believe all the rubbish he's come out with about You-Know-Who,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"do you, you reckon he's telling the truth?'    'Yeah,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"I do!' said Ron angrily.    'Then you're mad, too,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"said Seamus in disgust.    'Yeah? Well, unfortunately for you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"pal, I'm also a prefect!' said Ron, jabbing himself in the chest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"with a finger. 'So unless you want detention, watch your mouth!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"  Seamus looked for a few seconds as though detention would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"be a reasonable price to pay to say what was going through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"his mind; but with a noise of contempt he turned on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"heel, vaulted into bed and pulled the hangings shut with such violence","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"that they were ripped from the bed and fell in a dusty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"pile to the floor. Ron glared at Seamus, then looked at Dean","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"and Neville.    'Anyone else's parents got a problem with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Harry?' he said aggressively.    'My parents are Muggles, mate,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"said Dean, shrugging. They don't know nothing about no deaths at Hogwarts,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"because I'm not stupid enough to tell them.'    'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"don't know my mother, she'd weasel anything out of anyone!' Seamus snapped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"at him. 'Anyway, your parents don't get the Daily Prophet. They don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"know our Headmaster's been sacked from the Wizengamot and the International Confederation","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"of Wizards because he's losing his marbles - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"'My gran says that's rubbish,' piped up Neville. 'She says it's the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Daily Prophet that's going downhill, not Dumbledore. She's cancelled our subscription. We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"believe Harry,' said Neville simply. He climbed into bed and pulled the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"covers up to his chin, looking owlishly over them at Seamus. 'My","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"grans always said You-Know-Who would come back one day. She says if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Dumbledore says he's back, he's back.'    Harry felt a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"rush of gratitude towards Neville. Nobody else said anything. Seamus got out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"his wand, repaired the bed hangings and vanished behind them. Dean got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"into bed, rolled over and fell silent. Neville, who appeared to have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"nothing more to say either, was gazing fondly at his moonlit cactus.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"   Harry lay back on his pillows while Ron bustled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"around the next bed, putting his things away. He fell, shaken by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"the argument with Seamus, whom he had always liked very much. How","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"many more people were going to suggest that he was lying, or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"unhinged?    Had Dumbledore suffered like this all summer, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"first the Wizengamot, then the International Confederation of Wizards had thrown him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"from their ranks? Was it anger at Harry, perhaps, that had stopped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Dumbledore getting in touch with him for months? The two of them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"were in this together, after all; Dumbledore had believed Harry, announced his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"version of events to the whole school and then to the wider","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"wizarding community. Anyone who thought    Harry was a liar","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"had to think that Dumbledore was, too, or else that Dumbledore had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"been hoodwinked . . .    They'll know we're right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"in the end, thought Harry miserably, as Ron got into bed and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"extinguished the last candle in the dormitory. But he wondered how many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"more attacks like Seamus's he would have to endure before that time came.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-11"
"Professor UmbridgeSeamus dressed at top speed next morning and left the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"dormitory before Harry had even put on his socks.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Does he think he'll turn into a nutter if he stays in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"a room with me too long?' asked Harry loudly as the hem","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"of Seamus's robes wnipped out of sight.    'Don't worry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"about it, Harry,' Dean muttered, hoisting his schoolbag on to his shoulder,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'he's just . . .'    But apparently he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"unable to say exactly what Seamus was, and after a slightly awkward","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"pause followed him out of the room.    Neville and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Ron both gave Harry an it's-his-problem-not-yours look, but Harry was not much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"consoled. How much more of this would he have to take? ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'What's the matter?' asked Hermione five minutes later, catching up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"with Harry and Ron halfway across the common room as they all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"headed towards breakfast. 'You look absolutely - Oh for heavens sake.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  She was staring at the common-room noticeboard, where a large","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"new sign had been put up.GALLONS OF GALLEONS!Pocket money failing to keep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"pace with your outgoings?Like to earn a little extra gold?Contact Fred and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"George Weasley, Gryffindor common room,for simple, part-time, virtually painless jobs.(We regret that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"all work is undertaken at applicant's own risk.)'They are the limit,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Hermione grimly, taking down the sign, which Fred and George had pinned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"up ewer a poster giving the date of the first Hogsmeade weekend,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"which was to be in October. 'We'll have to talk to them,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Ron.'    Ron looked positively alarmed.    'Why?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'Because we're prefects!' said Hermione, as they climbed out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"through the portrait hole. 'It's up to us to stop this kind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"of thing!'    Ron said nothing; Harry could tell from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"his glum expression that the prospect of stopping Fred and George doing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"exactly what they liked was not one he found inviting.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'Anyway, what's up, Harry?' Hermione continued, as they walked down a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"flight of stairs lined with portraits of old witches and wizards, all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"of whom ignored them, being engrossed in their own conversation. 'You look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"really angry about something.'    'Seamus reckons Harry's lying about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"You-Know-Who,' said Ron succinctly, when Harry did not respond.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Hermione, who Harry had expected to react angrily on his behalf, sighed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'Yes, Lavender thinks so too,' she said gloomily. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Been having a nice little chat with her about whether","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"or not I'm a lying, attention-seeking prat, have you?' Harry said loudly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'No,' said Hermione calmly. 'I told her to keep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"her big fat mouth shut about you, actually. And it would be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"quite nice if you stopped jumping down our throats, Harry, because in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"case you haven't noticed, Ron and I are on your side.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  There was a short pause.    'Sorry,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Harry in a low voice.    That's quite all right,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"said Hermione with dignity. Then she shook her head. 'Don't you remember","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"what Dumbledore said at the last end-of-term feast?'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and Ron both looked at her blankly and Hermione sighed again. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'About You-Know-Who. He said his `gift for spreading discord and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"enmity is very great. We can fight it only by showing an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"equally strong bond of friendship and trust - ` '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'How do you remember stuff like that?' asked Ron, looking at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"her in admiration.    'I listen, Ron,' said Hermione, with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"a touch of asperity.    'So do I, but I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"still couldn't tell you exactly what - '    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"point,' Hermione pressed on loudly, 'is that this sort of thing is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"exactly what Dumbledore was talking about. You-Know-Who's only been back two months","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and we've already started fighting among ourselves. And the Sorting Hat's warning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"was the same: stand together, be united - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'And Harry got it right last night,' retorted Ron. 'If that means","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"we're supposed to get matey with the Slytherins - fat chance.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Well, I think it's a pity we're not trying for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"a bit of inter-house unity,' said Hermione crossly.    They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"had reached the foot of the marble staircase. A line of fourth-year","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Ravenclaws was crossing the Entrance Hall; they caught sight of Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"hurried to form a tighter group, as though frightened he might attack","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"stragglers.    'Yeah, we really ought to be trying to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"make friends with people like that,' said Harry sarcastically.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"They followed the Ravenclaws into the Great Hall, all looking instinctively at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the staff table as they entered. Professor Grubbly-Plank was chatting to Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Sinistra, the Astronomy teacher, and Hagrid was once again conspicuous only by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"his absence. The enchanted ceiling above them echoed Harry's mood; it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"a miserable rain-cloud grey.    'Dumbledore didn't even mention how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"long that Grubbly-Plank woman's staying,' he said, as they made their way","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"across to the Gryffindor table.    'Maybe . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"said Hermione thoughtfully.    'What?' said both Harry and Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"together.    'Well . . . maybe he didn't want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to draw attention to Hagrid not being here.'    'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"d'you mean, draw attention to it?' said Ron, half-laughing. 'How could we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"not notice?'    Before Hermione could answer, a tall black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"girl with long braided hair had marched up to Harry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'Hi, Angelina.'    'Hi,' she said briskly, 'good summer?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"And without waiting for an answer, 'Listen, I've been made Gryffindor Quidditch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Captain.'    'Nice one,' said Harry, grinning at her; he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"suspected Angelina's pep talks might not be as long-winded as Oliver Wood's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"had been, which could only be an improvement.    'Yeah,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"well, we need a new Keeper now Oliver's left. Tryouts are on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Friday at five o'clock and I want the whole team there, all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"right? Then we can see how the new person'll fit in.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'OK,' said Harry.    Angelina smiled at him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and departed.    'I'd forgotten Wood had left,' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"vaguely as she sat down beside Ron and pulled a plate of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"toast towards her. 'I suppose that will make quite a difference to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the team?'    'I s'pose,' said Harry, taking the bench","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"opposite. 'He was a good Keeper . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Still, it won't hurt to have some new blood, will it?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Ron.    With a whoosh and a clatter, hundreds of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"owls came soaring in through the upper windows. They descended all over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the Hall, bringing letters and packages to their owners and showering the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"breakfasters with droplets of water; it was clearly raining hard outside. Hedwig","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"was nowhere to be seen, but Harry was hardly surprised; his only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"correspondent was Sirius, and he doubted Sirius would have anything new to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"tell him after only twenty-four hours apart. Hermione, however, had to move","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"her orange juice aside quickly to make way gor a large damp","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"barn owl bearing a sodden Daily Prophet in its beak.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" What are you still getting that for?' said Harry irritably, thinking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"of Seamus as Hermione placed a Knut in the leather pouch on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the owl's leg and it took off again. 'I'm not bothering .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
". . load of rubbish.'    'It's best to know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"what the enemy is saying,' said Hermione darkly, and she unfurled the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"newspaper and disappeared behind it, not emerging until Harry and Ron had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"finished eating.    'Nothing,' she said simply, rolling up the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"newspaper and laying it down by her plate. 'Nothing about you or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Dumbledore or anything.'    Professor McGonagall was now moving along","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the table handing out timetables.    'Look at today!' groaned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Ron. 'History of Magic, double Potions,    Divination and double","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Defence Against the Dark Arts . . . Binns, Snape, Trelawney and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"that Umbridge woman all in one day! I wish Fred and George'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"hurry up and get those Skiving Snackboxes sorted . . .` ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Do mine ears deceive me?' said Fred, arriving with George","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and squeezing on to the bench beside Harry. 'Hogwarts prefects surely don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"wish to skive off lessons?'    'Look what we've got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"today,' said Ron grumpily, shoving his timetable under Fred's nose. 'That's the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"worst Monday I've ever seen.'    'Fair point, little bro,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"said Fred, scanning the column. 'You can have a bit of Nosebleed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Nougat cheap if you like.'    'Why's it cheap?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Ron suspiciously.    'Because you'll keep bleeding till you shrivel","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"up, we haven't got an antidote yet,' said George, helping himself to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"a kipper.    'Cheers,' said Ron moodily, pocketing his timetable,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'but I think I'll take the lessons.'    'And speaking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"of your Skiving Snackboxes,' said Hermione, eyeing Fred and George beadily, 'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"can't advertise for testers on the Gryffindor noticeboard.'    'Says","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"who?' said George, looking astonished.    'Says me,' said Hermione.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'And Ron.'    'Leave me out of it,' said Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"hastily.    Hermione glared at him. Fred and George sniggered.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'You'll be singing a different tune soon enough, Hermione,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"said Fred, thickly buttering a crumpet. 'You're starting your fifth year, you'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"be begging us for a Snackbox before long.'    'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"why would starting fifth year mean I want a Skiving Snackbox?' asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Hermione.    'Fifth year's OWL year,' said George.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'So?'    'So you've got your exams coming up,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"haven't you? They'll be keeping your noses so hard to that grindstone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"they'll be rubbed raw,' said Fred with satisfaction.    'Half","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"our year had minor breakdowns coming up to OWLs,' said George happily.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Tears and tantrums . . . Patricia Stimpson kept coming over faint","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
". . .'    'Kenneth Towler came out in boils,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"d'you remember?' said Fred remmiscently.    That's 'cause you put","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Bulbadox powder in his pyjamas,' said George.    'Oh yeah,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"said Fred, grinning. 'I'd forgotten . . . hard to keep track","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"sometimes, isn't it?'    'Anyway, it's a nightmare of a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"year, the fifth,' said George. 'If you care about exam results, anyway.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Fred and I managed to keep our peckers up somehow.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'Yeah . . . you got, what was it, three OWLs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"each?' said Ron.    'Yep,' said Fred unconcernedly. 'But we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"feel our futures lie outside the world of academic achievement.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'We seriously debated whether we were going to bother coming back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"for our seventh year,' said George brightly, 'now that we've got- ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  He broke off at a warning look from Harry, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"knew George had been about to mention the Triwizard winnings he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"given them.    ' - now that we've got our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"OWLs,' George said hastily. 'I mean, do we really need NEWTs? But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"we didn't think Mum could take us leaving school early not on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"top of Percy turning out to be the world's biggest prat.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  We're not going to waste our last year here, though,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"said Fred, looking affectionately around at the Great Hall. 'We're going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"use it to do a bit of market research, find out exactly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"what the average Hogwarts student requires from a joke shop, carefully evaluate","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the results of our research, then produce products to fit the demand.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'But where are you going to get the gold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to start a joke shop?' Hermione asked sceptically. 'You're going to need","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"all the ingredients and materials - and premises too, I suppose .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
". .'    Harry did not look at the twins.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"His face felt hot; he deliberately dropped his fork and dived down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to retrieve it. He heard Fred say overhead, 'Ask us no questions","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and we'll tell you no lies, Hermione. C'mon, George, if we get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"there early we might be able to sell a few Extendable Ears","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"before Herbology.'    Harry emerged from under the table to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"see Fred and George walking away, each carrying a stack of toast.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'What did that mean?' said Hermione, looking from Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to F.on. ' `Ask us no questions . . .` Does that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"mean they've already got some gold to start a joke shop?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'You know, I've been wondering about that,' said Ron, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"brow furrowed. 'They bought me a new set of dress robes this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"summer and I couldn't understand where they got the Galleons . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
".'    Harry decided it was time to steer the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"conversation out of these dangerous waters.    'D'you reckon it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"true this year's going to be really tough? Because of the exams?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'Oh, yeah,' said Ron. 'Bound to be, isn't it?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"OWLs are really important, affect the jobs you can apply for and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"everything. We get career advice, too, later this year, Bill told me.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"So you can choose what NEWTs you want to do next year.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'D'you know what you want to do after Hogwarts?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Harry asked the other two, as they left the Great Hall shortly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"afterwards and set off towards their History of Magic classroom.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'Not really,' said Ron slowly. 'Except . . . well .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
". .'    He looked slightly sheepish.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"What?' Harry urged him.    Well, it'd be cool to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"be an Auror,' said Ron in an off-hand voice.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Yeah, it would,' said Harry fervently.    'But they're, like,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the elite,' said Ron. 'You've got to be really good. What about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"you, Hermione?'    'I don't know,' she said. 'I think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"I'd like to do something really worthwhile.'    'An Aurors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"worthwhile!' said Harry.    'Yes, it is, but it's not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the only worthwhile thing,' said Hermione thoughtfully, 'I mean, if I could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"take SPEW further . . .'    Harry and Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"carefully avoided looking at each other.    History of Magic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"was by common consent the most boring subject ever devised by wizardkind.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Professor Binns, their ghost teacher, had a wheezy, droning voice that was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"almost guaranteed to cause severe drowsiness within ten minutes, five in warm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"weather. He never varied the form of their lessons, but lectured them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"without pausing while they took notes, or rather, gazed sleepily into space.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Harry and Ron had so far managed to scrape passes in this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"subject only by copying Hermione's notes before exams; she alone seemed able","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to resist the soporific power of Binns's voice.    Today,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"they suffered an hour and a half's droning on the subject of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"giant wars. Harry heard just enough within the first ten minutes to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"appreciate dimly that in another teacher's hands this subject might have been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"mildly interesting, but then his brain disengaged, and he spent the remaining","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"hour and twenty minutes playing hangman on a corner of his parchment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"with Ron, while Hermione shot them filthy looks out of the corner","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"of her eye.    'How would it be,' she asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"them coldly, as they left the classroom for break (Binns drifting away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"through the blackboard), 'if I refused to lend you my notes this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"year?'    'We'd fail our OWL, said Ron. 'If you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"want that on your conscience, Hermione . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Well, you'd deserve it,' she snapped. 'You don't even try to listen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to him, do you?'    'We do try,' said Ron.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'We just haven't got your brains or your memory or your concentration","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"- you're just cleverer than we are - is it nice to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"rub it in?'    'Oh, don't give me that rubbish,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"said Hermione, but she looked slightly mollified as she led the way","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"out into the damp courtyard.    A fine misty drizzle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"was falling, so that the people standing in huddles around the edges","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"of the yard looked blurred at the edges. Harry, Ron and Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"chose a secluded corner under a heavily dripping balcony, turning up the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"collars of their robes against the chilly September air and talking about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"what Snape was likely to set them in the first lesson of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the year. They had got as far as agreeing that it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"likely to be something extremely difficult, just to catch them off guard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"after a two-month holiday, when someone walked around the corner towards them.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'Hello, Harry!'    It was Cho Chang","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and, what was more, she was on her own again. This was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"most unusual: Cho was almost always surrounded by a gang of giggling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"girls; Harry remembered the agony of trying to get her by herself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to ask her to the Yule Ball.    'Hi,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Harry, feeling his face grow hot. At least you're not covered in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Stinksap this time, he told himself. Cho seemed to be thinking along","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the same lines.    'You got that stuff off, then?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'Yeah,' said Harry, trying to grin as though the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"memory of their last meeting was funny as opposed to mortifying. 'So,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"did you . . . er . . . have a good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"summer?'    The moment he had said this he wished","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"he hadn't - Cedric had been Cho's boyfriend and the memory of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"his death must have affected her holiday almost as badly as it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"had affected Harry's. Something seemed to tauten in her face, but she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"said, 'Oh, it was all right, you know . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Is that a Tornados badge?' Ron demanded suddenly, pointing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the front of Cho's robes, where a sky-blue badge emblazoned with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"double gold 'T' was pinned. 'You don't support them, do you?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Yeah, I do,' said Cho.    'Have you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"always supported them, or just since they started winning the league?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Ron, in what Harry considered an unnecessarily accusatory tone of voice. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'I've supported them since I was six,' said Cho coolly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Anyway . . . see you, Harry.'    She walked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"away. Hermione waited until Cho was halfway across the courtyard before rounding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"on Ron.    'You are so tactless!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'What? I only asked her if - '    'Couldn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"you tell she wanted to talk to Harry on her own?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'So? She could've done, I wasn't stopping - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Why on earth were you attacking her about her Quidditch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"team?'    'Attacking? I wasn't attacking her, I was only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"- '    'Who cares if she supports the Tornados?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'Oh, come on, half the people you see wearing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"those badges only bought them last season - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'But what does it matter?'    'It means they're not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"real fans, they're just jumping on the bandwagon - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" That's the bell,' said Harry dully, because Ron and Hermione were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"bickering too loudly to hear it. They did not stop arguing all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the way down to Snapes dungeon, which gave Harry plenty of time","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to reflect that between Neville and Ron he would be lucky ever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to have two minutes of conversation with Cho that he could look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"back on without wanting to leave the country.    And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"yet, he thought, as they joined the queue lining up outside Snape's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"classroom door, she had chosen to come and talk to him, hadn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"she? She had been Cedric's girlfriend; she could easily have hated Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"for coming out of the Triwizard maze alive when Cedric had died,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"yet she was talking to him in a perfectly friendly way, not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"as though she thought him mad, or a liar, or in some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"horrible way responsible for Cedric's death . . . yes, she had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"definitely chosen to come and talk to him, and that made the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"second time in two days . . . and at this thought,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Harry's spirits rose. Even the ominous sound of Snape's dungeon door creaking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"open did not puncture the small, hopeful bubble that seemed to have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"swelled in his chest. He filed into the classroom behind Ron and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Hermione and followed them to their usual table at the back, where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"he sat down between Ron and Hermione and ignored the huffy, irritable","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"noises now issuing from both of them.    'Settle down,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"said Snape coldly, shutting the door behind him.    There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"was no real need for the call to order; the moment the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"class had heard the door close, quiet had fallen and all fidgeting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"stopped. Snape's mere presence was usually enough to ensure a class's silence.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'Before we begin today's lesson,' said Snape, sweeping over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to his desk and staring around at them all, 'I think it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"appropriate to remind you that next June you will be sitting an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"important examination, during which you will prove how much you have learned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"about the composition and use of magical potions. Moronic though some of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"this class undoubtedly are, I expect you to scrape an `Acceptable` in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"your OWL, or suffer my . . . displeasure.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"His gaze lingered this time on Neville, who gulped.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'After this year, of course, many of you will cease studying with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"me,' Snape went on. 'I take only the very best into my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"NEWT Potions class, which means that some of us will certainly be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"saying goodbye.'    His eyes rested on Harry and his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"lip curled. Harry glared back, feeling a grim pleasure at the idea","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"that he would be able to give up Potions after fifth year.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'But we have another year to go before that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"happy moment of farewell,' said Snape softly, 'so, whether or not you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"are intending to attempt NEWT, I advise all of you to concentrate","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"your efforts upon maintaining the high pass level I have come to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"expect from my OWL students.    'Today we will be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"mixing a potion that often comes up at Ordinary Wizarding Level: the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Draught of Peace, a potion to calm anxiety and soothe agitation. Be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"warned: if you are too heavy-handed with the ingredients you will put","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the drinker into a heavy and sometimes irreversible sleep, so you will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"need to pay close attention to what you are doing.' On Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"left, Hermione sat up a little straighter, her expression one of utmost","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"attention. The ingredients and method - ' Snape flicked his wand '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"- are on the blackboard - (they appeared there) ' - you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"will find everything you need - ' he flicked his wand again","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"' - in the store cupboard - ' (the door of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"said cupboard sprang open) ' - you have an hour and a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"half . . . start.'    Just as Harry, Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and Hermione had predicted, Snape could hardly have set them a more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"difficult, fiddly potion. The ingredients had to be added to the cauldron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"in precisely the right order and quantities; the mixture had to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"stirred exactly the right number of times, firstly in clockwise, then in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"anti-clockwise directions; the heat of the flames on which it was simmering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"had to be lowered to exactly the right level for a specific","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"number of minutes before the final ingredient was added.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'A light silver vapour should now be rising from your potion,' called","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Snape, with ten minutes left to go.    Harry, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"was sweating profusely, looked desperately around the dungeon. His own cauldron was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"issuing copious amounts of dark grey steam; Ron's was spitting green sparks.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Seamus was feverishly prodding the flames at the base of his cauldron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"with the tip of his wand, as they seemed to be going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"out. The surface of Hermione's potion, however, was a shimmering mist of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"silver vapour, and as Snape swept by he looked down his hooked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"nose at it without comment, which meant he could find nothing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"criticise.    At Harry's cauldron, however, Snape stopped, and looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"down at it with a horrible smirk on his face.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'Potter, what is this supposed to be?'    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Slytherins at the front of the class all looked up eagerly; they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"loved hearing Snape taunt Harry.    'The Draught of Peace,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"said Harry tensely.    'Tell me, Potter,' said Snape softly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'can you read?'    Draco Malfoy laughed.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Yes, I can,' said Harry, his fingers clenched tightly around his wand.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'Read the third line of the instructions for me,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Potter.'    Harry squinted at the blackboard; it was not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"easy to make out the instructions through the haze of multi-coloured steam","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"now filling the dungeon.    ' `Add powdered moonstone, stir","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"three times counter-clockwise, allow to simmer for seven minutes then add two","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"drops of syrup of hellebore.` '    His heart sank.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"He had not added syrup of hellebore, but had proceeded straight to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the fourth line of the instructions after allowing his potion to simmer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"for seven minutes.    'Did you do everything on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"third line, Potter?'    'No,' said Harry very quietly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'I beg your pardon?'    'No,' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"more loudly. 'I forgot the hellebore.'    'I know you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"did, Potter, which means that this mess is utterly worthless. Evanesce.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  The contents of Harry's potion vanished; he was left standing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"foolishly beside an empty cauldron.    'Those of you who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"have managed to read the instructions, fill one flagon with a sample","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"of your potion, label it clearly with your name and bring it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"up to my desk for testing,' said Snape. 'Homework: twelve inches of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"parchment on the properties of moonstone and its uses in potion-making, to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"be handed in on Thursday.'    While everyone around him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"filled their flagons, Harry cleared away his things, seething. His potion had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"been no worse than Ron's, which was now giving off a foul","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"odour of bad eggs; or Neville's, which had achieved the consistency of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"just-mixed cement and which    Neville was now having to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"gouge out of his cauldron; yet it was he, Harry, who would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"be receiving zero marks for the day's work. He stuffed his wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"back into his bag and slumped down on to his seat, watching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"everyone else march up to Snape's desk with filled and corked flagons.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"When at long last the bell rang, Harry was first out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the dungeon and had already started his lunch by the time Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and Hermione joined him in the Great Hall. The ceiling had turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"an even murkier grey during the morning. Rain was lashing the high","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"windows.    That was really unfair,' said Hermione consolingly, sitting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"down next to Harry and helping herself to shepherd's pie. 'Your potion","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"wasn't nearly as bad as Goyle's; when he put it in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"flagon the whole thing shattered and set his robes on fire.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Yeah, well,' said Harry, glowering at his plate, 'since when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"has Snape ever been fair to me?'    Neither of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the others answered; all three of them knew that Snape and Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"mutual enmity had been absolute from the moment Harry had set foot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"in Hogwarts.    'I did think he might be a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"bit better this year,' said Hermione in a disappointed voice. 'I mean","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
". . . you know . . .' she looked around carefully;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"there were half a dozen empty seats on either side of them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and nobody was passing the table ' . . . now he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"in the Order and everything.'    'Poisonous toadstools don't change","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"their spots,' said Ron sagely. 'Anyway, I've always thought Dumbledore was cracked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to trust Snape. Where's the evidence he ever really stopped working for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"You-Know-Who?'    'I think Dumbledore's probably got plenty of evidence,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"even if he doesn't share it with you, Ron,' snapped Hermione. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Oh, shut up, the pair of you,' said Harry heavily,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"as Ron opened his mouth to argue back. Hermione and Ron both","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"froze, looking angry and offended. 'Can't you give it a rest?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Harry. 'You're always having a go at each other, it's driving me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"mad.' And abandoning his shepherd's pie, he swung his schoolbag back over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"his shoulder and left them sitting there.    He walked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"up the marble staircase two steps at a time, past the many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"students hurrying towards lunch. The anger that had just flared so unexpectedly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"still blazed inside him, and the vision of Ron and Hermione's shocked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"faces afforded him a sense of deep satisfaction. Serve them right, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"thought, why can't they give it a rest . . . bickering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"all the time . . . it's enough to drive anyone up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the wall . . .    He passed the large","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"picture of Sir Cadogan the knight on a landing; Sir Cadogan drew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"his sword and brandished it fiercely at Harry, who ignored him. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Come back, you scurvy dog! Stand fast and fight!' yelled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Sir Cadogan in a muffled voice from behind his visor, but Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"merely walked on and when Sir Cadogan attempted to follow him by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"running into a neighbouring picture, he was rebuffed by its inhabitant, a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"large and angry-looking wolfhound.    Harry spent the rest of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the lunch hour sitting alone underneath the trapdoor at the top of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"North Tower. Consequently, he was the first to ascend the silver ladder","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"that led to Sybill Trelawney's classroom when the bell rang.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" After Potions, Divination was Harry's least favourite class, which was due","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"mainly to Professor Trelawney's habit of predicting his premature death every few","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"lessons. A thin woman, heavily draped in shawls and glittering with strings","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"of beads, she always reminded Harry of some kind of insect, with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"her glasses hugely magnifying her eyes. She was busy putting copies of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"battered leather-bound books on each of the spindly little tables with which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"her room was littered when Harry entered the room, but the light","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"cast by the lamps covered by scarves and the low-burning, sickly-scented fire","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"was so dim she appeared not to notice him as he took","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"a seat in the shadows. The rest of the class arrived over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the next five minutes. Ron emerged from the trapdoor, looked around carefully,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"spotted Harry and made directly for him, or as directly as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"could while having to wend his way between tables, chairs and overstuffed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"pouffes.    'Hermione and me have stopped arguing,' he said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"sitting down beside Harry.    'Good,' grunted Harry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'But Hermione says she thinks it would be nice if you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"stopped taking out your temper on us,' said Ron.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'I'm not - '    'I'm just passing on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"message,' said Ron, talking over him. 'But I reckon she's right. It's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"not our fault how Seamus and Snape treat you.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'I never said it - '    'Good-day,' said Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Trelawney in her usual misty, dreamy voice, and Harry broke off, again","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"feeling both annoyed and slightly ashamed of himself. 'And welcome back to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Divination. I have, of course, been following your fortunes most carefully over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the holidays, and am delighted to see that you have all returned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to Hogwarts safely - as, of course, I knew you would. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'You will find on the tables before you copies of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"The Dream Oracle, by Inigo Imago. Dream interpretation is a most important","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"means of divining the future and one that may very probably be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"tested in your OWL. Not, of course, that I believe examination passes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"or failures are of the remotest importance when it comes to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"sacred art of divination. If you have the Seeing Eye, certificates and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"grades matter very little. However, the Headmaster likes you to sit the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"examination, so . . .'    Her voice trailed away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"delicately, leaving them all in no doubt that Professor Trelawney considered her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"subject above such sordid matters as examinations.    Turn, please,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to the introduction and read what Imago has to say on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"matter of dream interpretation. Then, divide into pairs. Use The Dream Oracle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to interpret each other's most recent dreams. Carry on.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"The one good thing to be said for this lesson was that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"it was not a double period. By the time they had all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"finished reading the introduction of the book, they had barely ten minutes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"left for dream interpretation. At the table next to Harry and Ron,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Dean had paired up with Neville, who immediately embarked on a long-winded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"explanation of a nightmare involving a pair of giant scissors wearing his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"grandmother's best hat; Harry and Ron merely looked at each other glumly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'I never remember my dreams,' said Ron, 'you say","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"one.'    'You must remember one of them,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"impatiently.    He was not going to share his dreams","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"with anyone. He knew perfectly well what his regular nightmare about a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"graveyard meant, he did not need Ron or Proiessor Trelawney or the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"stupid Dream Oracle to tell him.    'Well, I dreamed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"I was playing Quidditch the other night,' said Ron, screwing up his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"face in an effort to remember. 'What d'you reckon that means?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Probably that you're going to be eaten by a giant","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"marshmallow or something,' said Harry, turning the pages of The Dream Oracle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"without interest. It was very dull work looking up bits of dreams","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"in the Oracle and Harry was not cheered up when Professor Trelawney","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"set them the task of keeping a dream diary for a month","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"as homework. When the bell went, he and Ron led the way","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"back down the ladder, Ron grumbling loudly.    'D'you realise","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"how much homework we've got already? Binns set us a foot-and-a-half-long essay","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"on giant wars, Snape wants a foot on the use of moonstones,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and now we've got a month's dream diary from Trelawney! Fred and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"George weren't wrong about OWL year, were they? That Umbridge woman had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"better not give us any . . .'    When","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"they entered the Defence Against the Dark Arts classroom they found Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Umbridge already seated at the teachers desk, wearing the fluffy pink cardigan","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"of the night before and the black velvet bow on top of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"her head. Harry was again reminded forcibly of a large fly perched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"unwisely on top of an even larger toad.    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"class was quiet as it entered the room; Professor Umbridge was, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"yet, an unknown quantity and nobody knew how strict a disciplinarian she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"was likely to be.    'Well, good afternoon!' she said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"when finally the whole class had sat down.    A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"few people mumbled 'good afternoon' in reply.    'Tut, tut,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"said Professor Umbridge. 'That won't do, now, will it? I should like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"you, please, to reply `Good afternoon, Professor Umbridge`. One more time, please.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Good afternoon, class!'    'Good afternoon, Professor Umbridge,' they chanted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"back at her.    There, now,' said Professor Umbridge sweetly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"That wasn't too difficult, was it? Wands away and quills out, please.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   Many of the class exchanged gloomy looks; the order","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'wands away' had never yet been followed by a lesson they had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"found interesting. Harry shoved his wand back inside his bag and pulled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"cut quill, ink and parchment. Professor Umbridge opened her handbag, extracted her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"own wand, which was an unusually short one, and tapped the blackboard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"sharply with it; words appeared on the board at once:Defence Against the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Dark ArtsA Return to Basic Principles'Well now, your teaching in this subject","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"has been rather disrupted and fragmented, hasn't it?' stated Professor Umbridge, turning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to face the class with her hands clasped neatly in front of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"her. The constant changing of teachers, many of whom do not seem","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to have followed any Ministry-approved curriculum, has unfortunately resulted in your being","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"far below the standard we would expect to see in your OWL","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"year.    'You will be pleased to know, however, that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"these problems are now to be rectified. We will be following a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"carefully structured, theory-centred, Ministry-approved course of defensive magic this year. Copy down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the following, please.'    She rapped the blackboard again; the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"first message vanished and was replaced by the 'Course Aims'.1. Understanding the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"principles underlying defensive magic.2. Learning to recognise situations in which defensive magic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"can legallyhe used3. Placing the use of defensive magic in a context","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"for practical use.For a couple of minutes the room was full of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the sound of scratching quills on parchment. When everyone had copied down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Professor Umbridge's three course aims she asked, 'Has everybody got a copy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"of Defensive Magical Theory by Wilbert Slinkhard?'    There was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"a dull murmur of assent throughout the class.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"think we'll try that again,' said Professor Umbridge. 'When I ask you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"a question, I should like you to reply, `Yes, Professor Umbridge`, or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"`No, Professor Umbridge'. So: has everyone got a copy of Defensive Magical","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Theory by Wilbert Slinkhard?'    'Yes, Professor Umbridge,' rang through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the room.    'Good,' said Professor Umbridge. I should like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"you to turn to page five and read `Chapter One, Basics for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Beginners`. There will be no need to talk.'    Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Umbridge left the blackboard and settled herself in the chair behind the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"teacher's desk, observing them all closely with those pouchy toad's eyes. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"turned to page five of his copy of Defensive Magical Theory and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"started to read.    It was desperately dull, quite as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"bad as listening to Professor Binns. He felt his concentration sliding away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"from him; he had soon read the same line half a dozen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"times without taking in more than the first few words. Several silent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"minutes passed. Next to him, Ron was absent-mindedly turning his quill over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and over in his fingers, staring at the same spot on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"page. Harry looked right and received a surprise to shake him out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"of his torpor. Hermione had not even opened her copy of Defensive","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Magical Theory. She was staring fixedly at Professor Umbridge with her hand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"in the air.    Harry could not remember Hermione ever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"neglecting to read when instructed to, or indeed resisting the temptation to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"open any book that came under her nose. He looked at her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"enquiringly, but she merely shook her head slightly to indicate that she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"was not about to answer questions, and continued to stare at Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Umbridge, who was looking just as resolutely in another direction.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" After several more minutes had passed, however, Harry was not the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"only one watching Hermione. The chapter they had been instructed to read","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"was so tedious that more and more people were choosing to watch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Hermione's mute attempt to catch Professor Umbridge's eye rather than struggle on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"with 'Basics for Beginners'.    When more than half the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"class were staring at Hermione rather than at their books, Professor Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"seemed to decide that she could ignore the situation no longer. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Did you want to ask something about the chapter, dear?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"she asked Hermione, as though she had only just noticed her. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Not about the chapter, no,' said Hermione.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Well, we're reading just now,' said Professor Umbridge, showing her small pointed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"teeth. 'If you have other queries we can deal with them at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the end of class.'    'I've got a query about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"your course aims,' said Hermione.    Professor Umbridge raised her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"eyebrows.    'And your name is?'    'Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Granger,' said Hermione.    'Well, Miss Granger, I think the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"course aims are perfectly clear if you read them through carefully' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Professor Umbridge in a voice of determined sweetness.    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"I don't,' said Hermione bluntly. There's nothing written up there about using","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"defensive spells.'    There was a short silence in which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"many members of the class turned their heads to frown at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"three course aims still written on the blackboard.    'Using","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"defensive spells?' Professor Umbridge repeated with a little laugh. 'Why, I can't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"imagine any situation arising in my classroom that would require you to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"use a defensive spell, Miss Granger. You surely aren't expecting to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"attacked during class?'    'We're not going to use magic?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Ron exclaimed loudly.    'Students raise their hands when they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"wish to speak in my class, Mr - ?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Weasley,' said Ron, thrusting his hand into the air.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Professor Umbridge, smiling still more widely, turned her back or. him. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and Hermione immediately raised their hands too. Professor Umbridge's pouchy eyes lingerec.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"on Harry for a moment before she addressed Hermione.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Yes, Miss Granger? You wanted to ask something else?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Yes,' said Hermione. 'Surely the whole point of Defence Against the Dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Arts is to practise defensive spells?'    'Are you a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Ministry-trained educational expert, Miss Granger?' asked Professor Umbridge, in her falsely sweet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"voice.    'No, but - '    'Well","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"then, I'm afraid you are not qualified to decide what the `whole","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"point` of any class is. Wizards much older and cleverer than you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"have devised our new programme of study. You will be learning about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"defensive spells in a secure, risk-free way - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'What use is that?' said Harry loudly. 'If we're going to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"attacked, it won't be in a - '    'Hand,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Mr Potter!' sang Professor Umbridge.    Harry thrust his fist","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"in the air. Again, Professor Umbridge promptly turned away from him, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"now several other people had their hands up, too.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'And your name is?' Professor Umbridge said to Dean.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Dean Thomas.'    'Well, Mr Thomas?'    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"it's like Harry said, isn't it?' said Dean. 'If we're going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"be attacked, it won't be risk free.'    'I repeat,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"said Professor Umbridge, smiling in a very irritating fashion at Dean, 'do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"you expect to be attacked during my classes?'    'No,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"but - '    Professor Umbridge talked over him. 'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"do not wish to criticise the way things have been run in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"this school,' she said, an unconvincing smile stretching her wide mouth, 'but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"you have been exposed to some very irresponsible wizards in this class,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"very irresponsible indeed - not to mention,' she gave a nasty little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"laugh, 'extremely dangerous half-breeds.'    'If you mean Professor Lupin,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"piped up Dean angrily, 'he was the best we ever - ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Hand, Mr Thomas! As I was saying - you have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"been introduced to spells that have been complex, inappropriate to your age","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"group and potentially lethal. You have been frightened into believing that you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"are likely to meet Dark attacks every other day - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'No we haven't,' Hermione said, 'we just - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Your hand is not up, Miss Granger!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Hermione put up her hand. Professor Umbridge turned away from her. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'It is my understanding that my predecessor not only performed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"illegal curses in front of you, he actually performed them on you.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'Well, he turned out to be a maniac, didn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"he?' said Dean hotly. 'Mind you, we still learned loads.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'Your hand is not up, Mr Thomas!' trilled Professor Umbridge. 'Now,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"it is the view of the Ministry that a theoretical knowledge will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"be more than sufficient to get you through your examination, which, after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"all, is what school is all about. And your name is?' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"added, staring at Parvati, whose hand had just shot up.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'Parvati Patil, and isn't there a practical bit in our Defence","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Against    the Dark Arts OWL? Aren't we supposed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"show that we can actually do the counter-curses and things?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" As long as you have studied the theory hard enough, there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"is no reason why you should not be able to perform the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"spells under carefully controlled examination conditions,' said Professor Umbridge dismissively.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'Without ever practising them beforehand?' said Parvati incredulously. Are you telling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"us that the first time we'll get to do the spells will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"be during our exam?'    'I repeat, as long as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"you have studied the theory hard enough - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"And what good's theory going to be in the real world?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Harry loudly, his fist in the air again.    Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Umbridge looked up.    'This is school, Mr Potter, not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the real world,' she said softly.    'So we're not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"supposed to be prepared for what's waiting for us out there?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'There is nothing waiting out there, Mr Potter.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'Oh, yeah?' said Harry. His temper, which seemed to have been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"bubbling just beneath the surface all day, was reaching boiling point. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Who do you imagine wants to attack children like yourselves?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"enquired Professor Umbridge in a horribly honeyed voice.    'Hmm,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"let's think . . .' said Harry in a mock thoughtful voice.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Maybe . . . Lord Voldemort?'    Ron gasped; Lavender","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Brown uttered a little scream; Neville slipped sideways off his stool. Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Umbridge, however, did not flinch. She was staring at Harry with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"grimly satisfied expression on her face.    'Ten points from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Gryffindor, Mr Potter.'    The classroom was silent and still.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Everyone was staring at either Umbridge or Harry.    'Now,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"let me make a few things quite plain.'    Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Umbridge stood up and leaned towards them, her stubby-fingered hands splayed on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"her desk.    'You have been told that a certain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Dark wizard has returned from the dead - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'He wasn't dead,' said Harry angrily, 'but yeah, he's returned!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'Mr-Potter-you-have-already-lost-your-house-ten-points-do-not-make-matters-worse-for-yourself,' said Professor Umbridge in one breath without looking at him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'As I was saying, you have been informed that a certain Dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"wizard is at large once again. This is a lie.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'It is NOT a lie!' said Harry. 'I saw him, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"fought him!'    'Detention, Mr Potter!' said Professor Umbridge triumphantly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Tomorrow evening. Five o'clock. My office. I repeat, this is a lie.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"The Ministry of Magic guarantees that you are not in danger from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"any Dark wizard. If you are still worried, by all means come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and see me outside class hours. If someone is alarming you with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"fibs about reborn Dark wizards, I would like to hear about it.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"I am here to help. I am your friend. And now, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"will kindly continue your reading. Page five, `Basics for Beginners`.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" Professor Umbridge sat down behind her desk. Harry, however, stood up.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Everyone was staring at him; Seamus looked half-scared, half-fascinated.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Harry, no!' Hermione whispered in a warning voice, tugging at his sleeve,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"but Harry jerked his arm out of her reach.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'So, according to you, Cedric Diggory dropped dead of his own accord,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"did he?' Harry asked, his voice shaking.    There was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"a collective intake of breath from the class, for none of them,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"apart from Ron and Hermione, had ever heard Harry talk about what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"had happened on the night Cedric had died. They stared avidly from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Harry to Professor Umbridge, who had raised her eyes and was staring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"at him without a trace of a fake smile on her face.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'Cedric Diggory's death was a tragic accident,' she said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"coldly.    'It was murder,' said Harry. He could feel","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"himself shaking. He had hardly spoken to anyone about this, least of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"all thirty eagerly listening classmates. 'Voldemort killed him and you know it.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   Professor Umbridge's face was quite blank. For a moment,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Harry thought she was going to scream at him. Then she said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"in her softest, most sweetly girlish voice, 'Come here, Mr Potter, dear.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   He kicked his chair aside, strode around Ron and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Hermione and up to the teacher's desk. He could feel the rest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"of the class holding its breath. He felt so angry he did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"not care what happened next.    Professor Umbridge pulled a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"small roll of pink parchment out of her handbag, stretched it out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"on the desk, dipped her quill into a bottle of ink and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"started scribbling, hunched over so that Harry could not see what she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"was writing. Nobody spoke. After a minute or so she rolled up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the parchment and tapped it with her wand; it sealed itself seamlessly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"so that he could not open it.    Take this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to Professor McGonagall, dear,' said Professor Umbridge, holding out the note to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"him.    He took it from her without saying a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"word, turned on his heel and left the room, not even looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"back at Ron and Hermione, slamming the classroom door shut behind him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"He walked very fast along the corridor, the note to McGonagall clutched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"tight in his hand, and turning a corner walked slap into Peeves","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the poltergeist, a wide-mouthed little man floating on his back in midair,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"juggling several inkwells.    'Why, it's Potty Wee Potter!' cackled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Peeves, allowing two of the inkwells to fall to the ground where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"they smashed and spattered the walls with ink; Harry jumped backwards out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"of the way with a snarl.    'Get out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"it, Peeves.'    'Oooh, Crackpot's feeling cranky,' said Peeves, pursuing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Harry along the corridor, leering as he zoomed along above him. 'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"is; it this time, my fine Potty friend? Hearing voices? Seeing visions?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Speaking in - ' Peeves blew a gigantic raspberry '- tongues?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'I said, leave me ALONE!' Harry shouted, running down the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"nearest flight of stairs, but Peeves merely slid down the banister on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"his back beside him.'Oh, most think he's barking, the potty wee lad,But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"some are more kindly and think he's just sad,But Peevesy knows better","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and says that he's mad - ''SHUT UP!'    A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"door to his left flew open and Professor McGonagall emerged from her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"office looking grim and slightly harassed.    'What on earth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"are you shouting about, Potter?' she snapped, as Peeves cackled gleefully and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"zoomed out of sight. 'Why aren't you in class?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'I've been sent to see you,' said Harry stiffly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Sent? What do you mean, sent?'    He held out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the note from Professor Umbridge. Professor McGonagall took it from him, frowning,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"slit it open with a tap of her wand, stretched it out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and began to read. Her eyes zoomed from side to side behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"their square spectacles as she read what Umbridge had written, and with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"each line they became narrower.    'Come in here, Potter.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   He followed her inside her study. The door closed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"automatically behind him.    'Well?' said Professor McGonagall, rounding on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"him. `Is this true?'    'Is what true?' Harry asked,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"rather more aggressively than he had intended. 'Professor?' he added, in an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"attempt to sound more polite.    'Is it true that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"you shouted at Professor Umbridge?'    'Yes,' said Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'You called her a liar?'    'Yes.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'You told her He Who Must Not Be Named is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"back?'    'Yes.'    Professor McGonagall sat down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"behind her desk, watching Harry closely. Then she said, 'Have a biscuit,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Potter.'    'Have - what?'    'Have a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"biscuit,' she repeated impatiently, indicating a tartan tin lying on top of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"one of the piles of papers on her desk. 'And sit down.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   There had been a previous occasion when Harry, expecting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to be caned by Professor McGonagall, had instead been appointed by her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to the Gryffindor Quidditch team. He sank into a chair opposite her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and helped himself to a Ginger Newt, feeling just as confused and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"wrong-footed as he had done on that occasion.    Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"McGonagall set down Professor Umbridge's note and looked very seriously at Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"   'Potter, you need to be careful.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Harry swallowed his mouthful of Ginger Newt and stared at her. Her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"tone of voice was not at all what he was used to;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"it was not brisk, crisp and stern; it was low and anxious","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"and somehow much more human than usual.    'Misbehaviour in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Dolores Umbridge's class could cost you much more than house points and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"a detention.'    'What do you - ?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'Potter, use your common sense,' snapped Professor McGonagall, with an abrupt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"return to her usual manner. 'You know where she comes from, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"must know to whom she is reporting.'    The bell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"rang for the end of the lesson. Overhead and all around came","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"the elephantine sounds of hundreds of students on the move.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
" 'It says here she's given you detention every evening this week,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"starting tomorrow,' Professor McGonagall said, looking down at Umbridge's note again. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Every evening this week!' Harry repeated, horrified. 'But, Professor, couldn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"you - ?'    'No, I couldn't,' said Professor McGonagall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"flatly.    'But - '    'She is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"your teacher and has every right to give you detention. You will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"go to her room at five o'clock tomorrow for the first one.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Just remember: tread carefully around Dolores Umbridge.'    'But I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"was telling the truth!' said Harry, outraged. 'Voldemort is back, you know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"he is; Professor Dumbledore knows he is - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'For heaven's sake, Potter!' said Professor McGonagall, straightening her glasses angrily (she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"had winced horribly when he had used Voldemort's name). 'Do you really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"think this is about truth or lies? It's about keeping your head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"down and your temper under control!'    She stood up,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"nostrils wide and mouth very thin, and Harry stood up, too. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  'Have another biscuit,' she said irritably, thrusting the tin at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"him.    'No, thanks,' said Harry coldly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Don't be ridiculous,' she snapped.    He took one. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"  Thanks,' he said grudgingly.    'Didn't you listen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"to Dolores Umbridge's speech at the start-of-term feast, Potter?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"'Yeah,' said Harry. 'Yeah . . . she said . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"progress will be prohibited or . . . well, it meant that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
". . . that the Ministry of Magic is trying to interfere","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"at Hogwarts.'    Professor McGonagall eyed him closely for a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"moment, then sniffed, walked around her desk and held open the door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"for him.    'Well, I'm glad you listen to Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Granger at any rate,' she said, pointing him out of her office. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-12"
"Dentention with DeloresDinner in the Great Hall that night was not a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"pleasant experience for Harry. The news about his shouting match with Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"had travelled exceptionally fast even by Hogwarts' standards. He heard whispers all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"around him as he sat eating between Ron and Hermione. The funny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"thing was that none of the whisperers seemed to mind him overhearing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"what they were saying about him. On the contrary, it was as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"though they were hoping he would get angry and start shouting again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"so that they could hear his story first-hand.    'He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"says he saw Cedric Diggory murdered . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'He reckons he duelled with You-Know-Who . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'Come off it . . .'    'Who does he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"think he's kidding?'    'Pur-lease . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" 'What I don't get,' said Harry through clenched teeth, laying down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"his knife and fork (his hands were shaking too much to hold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"them steady), 'is why they all believed the story two months ago","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"when Dumbledore told them . . .'    The thing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"is, Harry, I'm not sure they did,' said Hermione grimly. 'Oh, let's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"get out of here.'    She slammed down her own","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"knife and fork; Ron looked longingly at his half-finished apple pie but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"followed suit. People stared s t them all the way out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the Hall.    'What d'you mean, you're not sure they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"believed Dumbledore?' Harry asked Hermione when they reached the first-floor landing. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'Look, you don't understand what it was like after it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"happened,' said Hermione quietly. 'You arrived back in the middle of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"lawn clutching Cedric's dead body . . . none of us saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"what what happened in the maze . . . we just had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Dumbledore's word for it that You-Know-Who had come back and killed Cedric","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"and fought you.'    'Which is the truth!' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"loudly.    'I know it is, Harry, so will you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"please stop biting my head off?' said Hermione wearily. 'It's just that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"before the truth could sink in, everyone went home for the summer,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"where they spent two months reading about how you're a nutcase and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Dumbledore's going senile!'    Rain pounded on the windowpanes as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"they strode along the empty corridors back to Gryffindor Tower. Harry felt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"as though his first day had lasted a week, but he still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"had a mountain of homework to do before bed. A dull pounding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"pain was developing over his right eye. He glanced out of a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"rain-washed window at the dark grounds as they turned into the Fat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Lady's corridor. There was still no light in Hagrid's cabin.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" 'Mimbulus mimbletonia,' said Hermione, before the Fat Lady could ask. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"portrait swung open to reveal the hole behind it and the three","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"of them scrambled through it.    The common room was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"almost empty; nearly everyone was still down at dinner. Crookshanks uncoiled himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"from an armchair and trotted to meet them, purring loudly, and when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Harry, Ron and Hermione took their three favourite chairs at the fireside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he leapt lightly on to Hermione's lap and curled up there like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"a furry ginger cushion. Harry gazed into the flames, feeling drained and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"exhausted.    'How can Dumbledore have let this happen?' Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"cried suddenly, making Harry and Ron jump; Crookshanks leapt off her, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"affronted. She pounded the arms of her chair in fury, so that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"bits of stuffing leaked out of the holes. 'How can he let","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"that terrible woman teach us? And in our OWL year, too!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'Well, we've never had great Defence Against the Dark Arts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"teachers, have we?' said Harry. 'You know what it's like, Hagrid told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"us, nobody wants the job; they say it's jinxed.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'Yes, but to employ someone who's actually refusing to let us do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"magic! What's Dumbledore playing at?'    'And she's trying to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"get people to spy for her,' said Ron darkly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'Remember when she said she wanted us to come and tell her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"if we hear anyone saying You-Know-Who's back?'    'Of course","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"she's here to spy on us all, that's obvious, why else would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Fudge have wanted her to come?' snapped Hermione.    'Don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"start arguing again,' said Harry wearily, as Ron opened his mouth to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"retaliate. 'Can't we just. . . let's just do that homework, get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"it out of the way. . .'    They collected","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"their schoolbags from a corner and returned to the chairs by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"fire. People were coming back from dinner now. Harry kept his face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"averted from the portrait hole, but could still sense the stares he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"was attracting.    'Shall we do Snape's stuff first?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Ron, dipping his quill into his ink. `The properties. . . of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"moonstone. . . and its uses . . . in potion-making. .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
".` '  he muttered, writing the words across the top of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"his parchment as he spoke them. There.' He underlined the title, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"looked up expectantly at Hermione.    'So, what are the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"properties of moonstone and its uses in potion-making?'    But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Hermione was not listening; she was squinting over into the far corner","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"of the room, where Fred, George and Lee Jordan were now sitting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"at the centre of a knot of innocent-looking first-years, all of whom","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"were chewing something that seemed to have come out of a large","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"paper bag that Fred was holding.    'No, I'm sorry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"they've gone too far,' she said, standing up and looking positively furious.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'Come on, Ron.'    'I - what?' said Ron, plainly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"playing for time. 'No - come on, Hermione - we can't tell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"them off for giving out sweets.'    'You know perfectly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"well that those are bits of Nosebleed Nougat or - or Puking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Pastilles or - '    'Fainting Fancies?' Harry suggested quietly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   One by one, as though hit over the head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"with an invisible mallet, the first-years were slumping unconscious in their seats;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"some slid right on to the floor, others merely hung over the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"arms of their chairs, their tongues lolling out. Most of the people","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"watching were laughing; Hermione, however, squared her shoulders and marched directly over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"to where Fred and George now stood with clipboards, closely observing the unconscious","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"first-years. Ron rose halfway out of his chair, hovered uncertainly for a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"moment or two, then muttered to Harry, 'She's got it under control,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"before sinking as low in his chair as his lanky frame permitted.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   That's enough!' Hermione said forcefully to Fred and George,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"both of whom looked up in mild surprise.    'Yeah,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"you're right,' said George, nodding, 'this dosage looks strong enough, doesn't it?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   'I told you this morning, you can't test your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"rubbish on students!'    'We're paying them!' said Fred indignantly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   'I don't care, it could be dangerous!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" 'Rubbish,' said Fred.    'Calm clown, Hermione, they're fine!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"said Lee reassuringly as he walked from first-year to first-year, inserting purple","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"sweets into their open mouths.    'Yeah, look, they're coming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"round now,' said George.    A few of the first-years","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"were indeed stirring. Several looked so shocked to find themselves lying on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the floor, or dangling off their chairs, that Harry was sure Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"and George had not warned them what the sweets were going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"do.    'Feel all right?' said George kindly to a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"small dark-haired girl lying at his feet.    'I -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"I think so,' she said shakily.    'Excellent,' said Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"happily, but the next second Hermione had snatched both his clipboard and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the paper bag of Fainting Fancies from his hands.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'It is NOT excellent!'    'Course it is, they're alive,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"aren't they?' said Fred angrily.    'You can't do this,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"what if you made one of them really ill?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'We're not going to make them ill, we've already tested them all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"on ourselves, this is just to see if everyone reacts the same","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"- '    'If you don't stop doing it, I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"going to - '    'Put us in detention?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Fred, in an I'd-like-to-see-you-try-it voice.    'Make us write lines?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"said George, smirking.    Onlookers all over the room were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"laughing. Hermione drew herself up to her full height; her eyes were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"narrowed and her bushy hair seemed to crackle with electricity.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" 'No,' she said, her voice quivering with anger, 'but I will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"write to your mother.'    'You wouldn't,' said George, horrified,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"taking a step back from her.    'Oh, yes, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"would,' said Hermione grimly. 'I can't stop you eating the stupid things","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"yourselves, but you're not to give them to the first-years,'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" Fred and George looked thunderstruck. It was clear that as far","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"as they were concerned, Hermione's threat was way below the belt. With","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"a last threatening look at them, she thrust Fred's clipboard and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"bag of Fancies back into his arms, and stalked back to her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"chair by the fire.    Ron was now so low","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"in his seat that his nose was roughly level with his knees.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   Thank you for your support, Ron,' Hermione said acidly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   'You handled it fine by yourself,' Ron mumbled. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  Hermione stared down at her blank piece of parchment for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"a few seconds, then said edgily, 'Oh, it's no good, I can't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"concentrate now. I'm going to bed.'    She wrenched her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"bag open; Harry thought she was about to put her books away,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"but instead she pulled out two misshapen woolly objects, placed them carefully","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"on a table by the fireplace, covered them with a few screwed-up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"bits of parchment and a broken quill and stood back to admire","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the effect.    'What in the name of Merlin are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"you doing?' said Ron, watching her as though fearful for her sanity.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   They're hats for house-elves,' she said briskly now stuffing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"her books back into her bag. 'I did them over the summer.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"I'm a really slow knitter without magic but now I'm back at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"school I should be able to make lots more.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'You're leaving out hats for the house-elves?' said Ron slowly. 'And you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"covering them up with rubbish first?'    'Yes,' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"defiantly, swinging her bag on to her back.    That's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"not on,' said Ron angrily. 'You're trying to trick them into picking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"up the hats. You're setting them free when they might not want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"to be free.'    'Of course they want to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"free!' said Hermione at once, though    her face was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"turning pink. 'Don't you dare touch those hats, Ron!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"She turned on her heel and left. Ron waited until she had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"disappeared through the door to the girls' dormitories, then cleared the rubbish","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"off the woolly hats.    They should at least see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"what they're picking up,' he said firmly. 'Anyway . . .' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"rolled up the parchment on which he had written the title of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Snape's essay, 'there's no point trying to finish this now, I can't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"do it without Hermione, I haven't got a clue what you're supposed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"to do with moonstones, have you?'    Harry shook his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"head, noticing as he did so that the ache in his right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"temple was getting worse. He thought of the long essay on giant","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"wars and the pain stabbed at him sharply. Knowing perfectly well that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"when the morning came, he would regret not finishing his homework that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"night, he piled his books back into his bag.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'I'm going to bed too.'    He passed Seamus on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the way to the door leading to the dormitories, but did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"look at him. Harry had a fleeting impression that Seamus had opened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"his mouth to speak, but he sped up and reached the soothing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"peace of the stone spiral staircase without having to endure any more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"provocation.*The following day dawned just as leaden and rainy as the previous","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"one. Hagrid was still absent from the staff table at breakfast. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'But on the plus side, no Snape today,' said Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"bracingly.    Hermione yawned widely and poured herself some coffee.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"She looked mildly pleased about something, and when Ron asked her what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"she had to be so happy about, she simply said, The hats","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"have gone. Seems the house-elves do want freedom after all.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" 'I wouldn't bet on it,' Ron told her cuttingly. They might not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"count as clothes. They didn't look anything like hats to me, more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"like woolly bladders.'    Hermione did not speak to him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"all morning.    Double Charms was succeeded by double Transfiguration.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Professor Flitwick and Professor McGonagall both spent the first fifteen minutes of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"their lessons lecturing the class on the importance of OWLs.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" 'What you must remember,' said little Professor Flitwick squeakily, perched as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"ever on a pile of books so that he could see over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the top of his desk, 'is that these examinations may influence your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"futures for many years to come! If you have not already given","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"serious thought to your careers, now is the time to do so.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"And in :he meantime, I'm afraid, we shall be working harder than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"ever to ensure that you all do yourselves justice!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"They then spent over an hour revising Summoning Charms, which according to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Professor Flitwick were bound to come up in their OWL, and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"rounded off the lesson by setting them their largest ever amount of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Charms homework.    It was the same, if not worse,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"in Transfiguration.    'You cannot pass an OWL,' said Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"McGonagall grimly, 'without serious application, practice and study. I see no reason","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"why everybody in this class should not achieve an OWL in Transfiguration","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"as long as they put in the work.' Neville made a sad","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"little disbelieving noise. 'Yes, you too, Longbottom,' said Professor McGonagall. There's nothing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"wrong with your work except lack of confidence. So . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"today we are starting Vanishing Spells. These are easier than Conjuring Spells,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"which you would not usually attempt until NEWT level, but they are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"still among the most difficult magic you will be tested on in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"your OWL.'    She was quite right; Harry found the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Vanishing Spells horribly difficult. By the end of a double period, neither","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he nor Ron had managed to vanish the snails on which they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"were practising, though Ron said hopefully he thought his looked a bit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"paler. Hermione, on the other hand, successfully vanished her snail on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"third attempt, earning her a ten-point bonus for Gryffindor from Professor McGonagall.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"She was the only person not given homework; everybody else was told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"to practise the spell overnight, ready for a fresh attempt on their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"snails the following afternoon.    Now panicking slightly about the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"amount of homework they had to do, Harry and Ron spent their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"lunch hour in the library looking up the uses of moonstones in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"potion-making. Still angry about Ron's slur on her woolly hats, Hermione did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"not join them. By the time they reached Care of Magical Creatures","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"in the afternoon, Harry's head was aching again.    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"day had become cool and breezy, and as they walked down the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"sloping lawn towards Hagrid's cabin on the edge of the Forbidden Forest,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"they felt the occasional drop of rain on their faces. Professor Grubbly-Plank","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"stood waiting for the class some ten yards from Hagrid's front door,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"a long trestle table in front of her laden with twigs. As","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Harry and Ron reached her, a loud shout of laughter sounded behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"them; turning, they saw Draco Malfoy striding towards them, surrounded by his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"usual gang of Slytherin cronies. He had clearly just said something highly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"amusing, because Crabbe, Goyle, Pansy Parkinson and the rest continued to snigger","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"heartily as they gathered around the trestle table and, judging by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"way they all kept looking over at Harry, he was able to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"guess the subject of the joke without too much difficulty.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" 'Everyone here?' barked Professor Grubbly-Plank, once all the Slytherins and Gryffindors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"had arrived. 'Let's crack on then. Who can tell me what these","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"things are called?'    She indicated the heap of twigs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"in front of her. Hermione's hand shot into the air. Behind her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"back, Malfoy did a buck-toothed imitation of her jumping up and down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"in eagerness to answer a question. Pansy Parkinson gave a shriek of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"laughter that turned almost at once into a scream, as the twigs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"on the table leapt into the air and revealed themselves to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"what looked like tiny pixie-ish creatures made of wood, each with knobbly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"brown arms and legs, two twiglike fingers at the end of each","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"hand and a funny flat, barklike face in which a pair of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"beetle-brown eyes glittered.    'Oooooh!' said Parvati and Lavender, thoroughly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"irritating Harry. Anyone would have thought Hagrid had never shown them impressive","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"creatures; admittedly, the Flobberworms had been a bit dull, but the Salamanders","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"and Hippogriffs had been interesting enough, and the Blast-Ended Skrewts perhaps too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"much so.    'Kindly keep your voices down, girls!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Professor Grubbly-Plank sharply, scattering a handful of what looked like brown rice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"among the stick-creatures, who immediately fell upon the food. 'So - anyone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"know the names of these creatures? Miss Granger?'    'Bowtruckles,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"said Hermione. They're tree-guardians, usually live in wand-trees.'    'Five","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"points for Gryffindor,' said Professor Grubbly-Plank. 'Yes, these are Bowtruckles, and as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Miss Granger rightly says, they generally live in trees whose wood is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"of wand quality. Anybody know what they eat?'    'Woodlice,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"said Hermione promptly, which explained why what Harry had taken to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"grains of brown rice were moving. 'But fairy eggs if they can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"get them.'    'Good girl, take another five points.. So,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"whenever you need leaves or wood from a tree in which a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Bowtruckle lodges, it is wise to have a gift of woodlice ready","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"to distract or placate it. They may not look dangerous, but if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"angered they will try to gouge at human eyes with their fingers,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"which, as you can see, are very sharp and not at all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"desirable near the eyeballs. So if you'd like to gather closer, take","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"a few woodlice and a Bowtruckle - I have enough here for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"one between three - you can study them more closely. I want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"a sketch from each of you with all body-parts labelled by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"end of the lesson.'    The class surged forwards around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the trestle table. Harry deliberately circled around the back so that he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"ended up right next to Professor Grubbly-Plank.    'Where's Hagrid?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he asked her, while everyone else was choosing Bowtruckles.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'Never you mind,' said Professor Grubbly-Plank repressively, which had been her attitude","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"last time Hagrid had failed to turn up for a class, too. Smirking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"all over his pointed face, Draco Malfoy leaned across Harry and seized","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the largest Bowtruckle.    'Maybe,' said Malfoy in an undertone,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"so that only Harry could hear him, 'the stupid great oaf's got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"himself badly injured.'    'Maybe you will if you don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"shut up,' said Harry out of the side of his mouth. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'Maybe he's been messing with stuff that's too big for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"him, if you get my drift.'    Malfoy walked away,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"smirking over his shoulder at Harry, who felt suddenly sick. Did Malfoy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"know something? His father was a Death Eater after all; what if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he had information about Hagrid's fate that had not yet reached the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"ears of the Order? He hurried back around the table to Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"and Hermione who were squatting on the grass some distance away and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"attempting to persuade a Bowtruckle to remain still long enough for them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"to draw it. Harry pulled out parchment and quill, crouched down beside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the others and related in a whisper what Malfoy had just said.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   'Dumbledore would know if something had happened to Hagrid,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"said Hermione at once. 'It's just playing into Malfoy's hands to look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"worried; it tells him we don't know exactly what's going on. We've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"got to ignore him, Harry. Here, hold the Bowtruckle for a moment,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"just so I can draw its face . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" 'Yes,' came Malfoy's clear drawl from the group nearest them, 'Father","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"was talking to the Minister just a couple of days ago, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"know, and it sounds as though the Ministry's really determined to crack","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"down on sub-standard teaching in this place. So even if that overgrown","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"moron does show up again, he'll probably be sent packing straightaway.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'OUCH!'    Harry had gripped the Bowtruckle so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"hard that it had almost snapped, and it had just taken a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"great retaliatory swipe at his hand with its sharp fingers, leaving two","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"long deep cuts there. Harry dropped it. Crabbe and Goyle, who had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"already been guffawing at the idea of Hagrid being sacked, laughed still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"harder as the Bowtruckle set off at full tilt towards the Forest,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"a little moving stick-man soon swallowed up among the tree roots. When","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the bell echoed distantly over the grounds, Harry rolled up his blood-stained","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Bowtruckle picture and marched off to Herbology with his hand wrapped in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Hermione's handkerchief, and Malfoy's derisive laughter still ringing in his ears. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'If he calls Hagrid a moron one more time .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
". .' said Harry through gritted teeth.    'Harry, don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"go picking a row with Malfoy, don't forget, he's a prefect now,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he could make life difficult for you . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" 'Wow, I wonder what it'd be like to have a difficult","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"life?' said Harry sarcastically. Ron laughed, but Hermione frowned. Together, they traipsed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"across the vegetable patch. The sky still appeared unable to make up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"its mind whether it wanted to rain or not.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'I just wish Hagrid would hurry up and get back, that's all,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"said Harry in a low voice, as they reached the greenhouses. 'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"don't say that Grubbly-Plank woman's a better teacher!' he added threateningly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'I wasn't going to,' said Hermione calmly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'Because she'll never be as good as Hagrid,' said Harry firmly, fully","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"aware that he had just experienced an exemplary Care of Magical Creatures","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"lesson and was thoroughly annoyed about it.    The door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"of the nearest greenhouse opened and some fourth-years spilled out of it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"including Ginny.    'Hi,' she said brightly as she passed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"A few seconds later, Luna Lovegood emerged, trailing behind the rest of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the class, a smudge of earth on her nose, and her hair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"tied in a knot on the top of her head. When she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"saw Harry, her prominent eyes seemed to bulge excitedly and she made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"a beeline straight for him. Many of his classmates turned curiously to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"watch. Luna took a great breath and then said, without so much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"as a preliminary hello, 'I believe He Who Must Not Be Named","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"is back and I believe you fought him and escaped from him.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   'Er - right,' said Harry awkwardly. Luna was wearing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"what looked like a pair of orange radishes for earrings, a fact","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"that Parvati and Lavender seemed to have noticed, as they were both","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"giggling and pointing at her earlobes.    'You can laugh,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Luna said, her voice rising, apparently under the impression that Parvati and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Lavender were laughing at what she had said rather than what she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"was wearing, 'but people used to believe there were no such things","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"as the Blibbering Humdinger or the Crumple-Horned Snorkack!'    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"they were right, weren't they?' said Hermione impatiently. There weren't any such","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"things as the Blibbering Humdinger or the Crumple-Horned Snorkack.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Luna gave her a withering look and flounced away, radishes swinging madly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Parvati and Lavender were not the only ones hooting with laughter now.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   'D'you mind not offending the only people who believe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"me?' Harry asked Hermione as they made their way into class. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'Oh, for heaven's sake, Harry, you can do better than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"her,' said Hermione. 'Ginny's told me all about her; apparently, she'll only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"believe in things as long as there's no proof at all. Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"I wouldn't expect anything else from someone whose father runs The Quibbler.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   Harry thought of the sinister winged horses he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"seen on the night he had arrived and how Luna had said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"she could see them too. His spirits sank slightly. Had she been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"lying? But before he could devote much more thought to the matter,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Ernie Macmillan had stepped up to him.    'I want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"you to know, Potter,' he said in a loud, carrying voice, 'that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"it's not only weirdos who support you. I personally believe you one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"hundred per cent. My family have always stood firm behind Dumbledore, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"so do I.'    'Er - thanks very much, Ernie,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"said Harry, taken aback but pleased. Ernie might be pompous on occasions","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"like this, but Harry was in a mood to deeply appreciate a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"vote of confidence from somebody who did not have radishes dangling from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"their ears. Ernie's words had certainly wiped the smile from Lavender Browns","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"face and as he turned to talk to Ron and Hermione, Harry caught","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Seamus's expression, which looked both confused and defiant.    To","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"nobody's surprise, Professor Sprout started their lesson by lecturing them about the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"importance of OWLs. Harry wished all the teachers would stop doing this;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he was starting to get an anxious, twisted feeling in his stomach","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"every time he remembered how much homework he had to do, a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"feeling that worsened dramatically when Professor Sprout gave them yet another essay","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"at the end of class. Tired and smelling strongly of dragon dung,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Professor Sprouts preferred type of fertiliser, the Gryffindors trooped back up to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the castle an hour and a half later, none of them talking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"very much; it had been another long day.    As","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Harry was starving, and he had his first detention with Umbridge at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"five o'clock, he headed straight for dinner without dropping off his bag","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"in Gryffindor Tower so that he could bolt something down before facing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"whatever she had in store for him. He had barely reached the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"entrance of the Great Hall, however, when a loud and angry voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"yelled, 'Oi, Potter!'    'What now?' he muttered wearily, turning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"to face Angelina Johnson, who looked as though she was in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"towering temper.    'I'll tell you what now,' she said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"marching straight up to him and poking him hard in the chest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"with her finger. 'How come you've landed yourself in detention for five","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"o'clock on Friday?'    'What?' said Harry. 'Why . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
". oh yeah, Keeper tryouts!'    'Now he remembers!' snarled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Angelina. 'Didn't I tell you I wanted to do a tryout with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the whole team, and find someone who fitted in with everyone? Didn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"I tell you I'd booked the Quidditch pitch specially? And now you've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"decided you're not going to be there!'    'I didn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"decide not to be there!' said Harry, stung by the injustice of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"these words. 'I got detention from that Umbridge woman, just because I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"told her the truth about You-Know-Who.'    'Well, you can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"just go straight to her and ask her to let you off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"en Friday,' said Angelina fiercely, 'and I don't care how you do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"it. Tell her You-Know-Who's a figment of your imagination if you like,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"just make sure you're there!'    She turned on her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"heel and stormed away.    'You know what.?' Harry said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"to Ron and Hermione as they entered the Great Hall. 'I think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"we'd better check with Puddlemere United whether Oliver Wood's been killed during","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"a training session, because Angelina seems to be channelling his spirit.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'What d'you reckon are the odds of Umbridge letting you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"off on Friday?' said Ron sceptically, as they sat down at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Gryffindor table.    'Less than zero,' said Harry glumly, tipping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"lamb chops on to his plate and starting to eat. 'Better try,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"though, hadn't I? I'll offer to do two more detentions or something,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"I dunno . . .' He swallowed a mouthful of potato and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"added, 'I hope she doesn't keep me too long this evening. You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"realise we've got to write three essays, practise Vanishing Spells for McGonagall,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"work out a counter-charm for Flitwick, finish the Bowtruckle drawing and start","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"that stupid dream diary for Trelawney?'    Ron moaned and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"for some reason glanced up at the ceiling.    'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"it looks like it's going to rain.'    'What's that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"got to do with our homework?' said Hermione, her eyebrows raised. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'Nothing,' said Ron at once, his ears reddening.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" At five to five Harry bade the other two goodbye and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"set off for Umbridge's office on the third floor. When he knocked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"on the door she called, 'Come in,' in a sugary voice. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"entered cautiously, looking around.    He had known this office","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"under three of its previous occupants.    In the days","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"when Gilderoy Lockhart had lived here it had been plastered in beaming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"portraits of himself. When Lupin had occupied it, it was likely you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"would meet some fascinating Dark creature in a cage or tank if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"you came to call. In the impostor Moody's days it had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"packed with various instruments and artefacts for the detection of wrongdoing and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"concealment.    Now, however, it looked totally unrecognisable. The surfaces","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"had all been draped in lacy covers and cloths. There were several","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"vases full of dried flowers, each one residing on its own doily,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"and on one of the walls was a collection of ornamental plates,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"each decorated with a large technicolour kitten wearing a different bow around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"its neck. These were so foul that Harry stared at them, transfixed,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"until Professor Umbridge spoke again.    'Good evening, Mr Potter.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   Harry started and looked around. He had not noticed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"her at first because she was wearing a luridly flowered set of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"robes that blended only too well with the tablecloth on the desk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"behind her.    'Evening, Professor Umbridge,' Harry said stiffly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'Well, sit down,' she said, pointing towards a small table","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"draped in lace beside which she had drawn up a straight-backed chair.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"A piece of blank parchment lay on the table, apparently waiting for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"him.    'Er,' said Harry, without moving. 'Professor Umbridge. Er","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"- before we start, I - I wanted to ask you a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
". . . a favour.'    Her bulging eyes narrowed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   'Oh, yes?'    'Well, I'm . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
". I'm in the Gryffindor Quidditch team. And I was supposed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"be at the tryouts for the new Keeper at five o'clock on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Friday and I was - was wondering whether I could skip detention","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"that night and do it - do it another night . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
". instead . . .'    He knew long before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he reached the end of his sentence that it was no good.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   'Oh, no,' said Umbridge, smiling so widely that she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"looked as though she had just swallowed a particularly juicy fly. 'Oh,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"no, no, no. This is your punishment for spreading evil, nasty, attention-seeking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"stories, Mr Potter, and punishments certainly cannot be adjusted to suit the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"guilty one's convenience. No, you will come here at five o'clock tomorrow,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"and the next day, and on Friday too, and you will do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"your detentions as planned. I think it rather a good thing that you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"are missing something you really want to do. It ought to reinforce","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the lesson I am trying to teach you.'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"felt the blood surge to his head and heard a thumping noise","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"in his ears. So he told 'evil, nasty, attention-seeking stones', did he?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   She was watching him with her head slightly to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"one side, still smiling widely, as though she knew exactly what he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"was thinking and was waiting to see whether he would start shouting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"again. With a massive effort, Harry looked away from her, dropped his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"schoolbag beside the straight-backed chair and sat down.    'There,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"said Umbridge sweetly, 'we're getting better at controlling our temper already, aren't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"we? Now, you are going to be doing some lines for me,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Mr Potter. No, not with your quill,' she added, as Harry bent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"down to open his bag. 'You're going to be using a rather","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"special one of mine. Here you are.'    She handed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"him a long, thin black quill with an unusually sharp point. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'I want you to write, I must not tell lies,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"she told him softly.    'How many times?' Harry asked,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"with a creditable imitation of politeness.    'Oh, as long","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"as it takes for the message to sink in,' said Umbridge sweetly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'Off you go.'    She moved over to her desk,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"sat down and bent over a stack of parchment that looked like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"essays for marking. Harry raised the sharp black quill, then realised what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"was missing.    'You haven't given me any ink,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"said.    'Oh, you won't need ink,' said Professor Umbridge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"with the merest suggestion of a laugh in her voice.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" Harry placed the point of the quill on the paper and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"wrote: I must not tell lies.    He let out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"a gasp of pain. The words had appeared on the parchment in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"what appeared to be shining red ink. At the same time, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"words had appeared on the back of Harry's right hand, cut into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"his skin as though traced there by a scalpel - yet even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"as he stared at the shining cut, the skin healed over again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"leaving the place where it had been slightly redder than before but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"quite smooth.    Harry looked round at Umbridge. She was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"watching him, her wide, toadlike mouth stretched in a smile.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" 'Yes?'    'Nothing,' said Harry quietly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"He looked back at the parchment, placed the quill on it once","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"more, wrote I must not tell lies, and felt the searing pain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"on the back of his hand for a second time; once again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the words had been cut into his skin; once again, they healed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"over seconds later.    And on it went. Again and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"again Harry wrote the words on the parchment in what he soon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"came to realise was not ink, but his own blood. And, again","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"and again, the words were cut into the back of his hand,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"healed, and reappeared the next time he set quill to parchment. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  Darkness fell outside Umbridge's window. Harry did not ask when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he would be allowed to stop. He did not even check his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"watch. He knew she was watching him for signs of weakness and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he was not going to show any, not even if he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"to sit there all night, cutting open his own hand with this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"quill . . .    'Come here,' she said, after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"what seemed hours.    He stood up. His hand was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"stinging painfully. When he looked down at it he saw that the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"cut had healed, but that the skin there was red raw. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'Hand,' she said.    He extended it. She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"took it in her own. Harry repressed a shudder as she touched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"him with her thick, stubby fingers on which she wore a number","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"of ugly old rings.    'Tut, tut, I don't seem","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"to have made much of an impression yet,' she said, smiling. 'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"we'll just have to try again tomorrow evening, won't we? You may","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"go.'    Harry left her office without a word. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"school was quite deserted; it was surely past midnight. He walked slowly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"up the corridor, then, when he had turned the corner and was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"sure she would not hear him, broke into a run.*He had not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"had time to practise Vanishing Spells, had not written a single dream","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"in his dream diary and had not finished the drawing of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Bowtruckle, nor had he written his essays. He skipped breakfast next morning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"to scribble down a couple of made-up dreams for Divination, their first","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"lesson, and was surprised to find a dishevelled Ron keeping him company.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   'How come you didn't do it last night?' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"asked, as Ron stared wildly around the common room for inspiration. Ron,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"who had been fast asleep when Harry got back to the dormitory,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"muttered something about 'doing other stuff, bent low over his parchment and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"scrawled a few words.    'That'll have to do,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"said, slamming the diary shut. 'I've said I dreamed I was buying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"a new pair of shoes, she can't make anything weird out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"that, can she?'    They hurried off to North Tower","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"together.    'How was detention with Umbridge, anyway? What did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"she make you do?'    Harry hesitated for a fraction","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"of a second, then said, 'Lines.'    That's not too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"bad, then, eh?' said Ron.    'Nope,' said Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'Hey - I forgot - did she let you off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"for Friday?'    'No,' said Harry.    Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"groaned sympathetically.    It was another bad day for Harry;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he was one of the worst in Transfiguration, not having practised Vanishing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Spells at all. He had to give up his lunch hour to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"complete the picture of the Bowtruckle and, meanwhile, Professors McGonagall, Grubbly-Plank and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Sinistra gave them yet more homework, which he had no prospect of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"finishing that evening because of his second detention with Umbridge. To cap","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"it all, Angelina Johnson tracked him down at dinner again and, on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"learning that he would not be able to attend Friday's Keeper tryouts,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"told him she was not at all impressed by his attitude and that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"she expected players who wished to remain on the team to put","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"training before their other commitments.    'I'm in detention!' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"yelled after her as she stalked away. 'D'you think I'd rather be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"stuck in a room with that old toad or playing Quidditch?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'At least it's only lines,' said Hermione consolingly, as Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"sank back on to his bench and looked down at his steak","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"and kidney pie, which he no longer fancied very much. 'It's not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"as it it's a dreadful punishment, really . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" Harry opened his mouth, closed it again and nodded. He was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"not really sure why he was not telling Ron and Hermione exactly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"what was happening in Umbridge's room: he only knew that he did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"not want to see their looks of horror; that would make the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"whole thing seem worse and therefore more difficult to face. He also","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"felt dimly that this was between himself and Umbridge, a private battle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"of wills, and he was not going to give her the satisfaction","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"of hearing that he had complained about it.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"can't believe how much homework we've got,' said Ron miserably.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" 'Well, why didn't you do any last night?' Hermione asked him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'Where were you, anyway?'    'I was . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"I fancied a walk,' said Ron shiftily.    Harry had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the distinct impression that he was not alone in concealing things at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the moment.*The second detention was just as bad as the previous one.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"The skin on the back of Harry's hand became irritated more quickly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"now and was soon red and inflamed. Harry thought it unlikely that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"it would keep healing as effectively for long. Soon the cut would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"remain etched into his hand and Umbridge would, perhaps, be satisfied. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"let no gasp of pain escape him, however, and from the moment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"of entering the room to the moment of his dismissal, again past","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"midnight, he said nothing but 'good evening' and 'goodnight'.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"His homework situation, however, was now desperate, and when he returned to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the Gryffindor common room he did not, though exhausted, go to bed,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"but opened his books and began Snape's moonstone essay. It was half","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"past two by the time he had finished it. He knew he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"had done a poor job, but there was no help for it;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"unless he had something to give in he would be in detention","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"with Snape next. He then dashed off answers to the questions Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"McGonagall had set them, cobbled together something on the proper handling of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Bowtruckles for Professor Grubbly-Plank, and staggered up to bed, where he fell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"fully clothed on top of the covers and fell asleep immediately.*Thursday passed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"in a haze of tiredness. Ron seemed very sleepy too, though Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"could not see why he should be. Harry's third detention passed in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the same way as the previous two, except that after two hours","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the words 'I must not tell lies' did not fade from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"back of Harry's hand, but remained scratched there, oozing droplets of blood.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"The pause in the pointed quills scratching made Professor Umbridge look up.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   'Ah,' she said softly, moving around her desk to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"examine his hand herself. 'Good. That ought to serve as a reminder","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"to you, oughtn't it? You may leave for tonight.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'Do I still have to come back tomorrow?' said Harry, picking up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"his schoolbag with his left hand rather than his smarting right one.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   'Oh yes,' said Professor Umbridge, smiling as widely as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"before. 'Yes, I think we can etch the message a little deeper","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"with another evenings work.'    Harry had never before considered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the possibility that there might be another teacher in the world he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"hated more than Snape, but as he walked back towards Gryffindor Tower","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he had to admit he had found a strong contender. She's evil,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he thought, as he climbed a staircase to the seventh floor, she's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"an evil, twisted, mad old-    'Ron?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"He had reached the top of the stairs, turned right and almost","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"walked into Ron, who was lurking behind a statue of Lachlan the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Lanky, clutching his broomstick. He gave a great leap of surprise when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he saw Harry and attempted to hide his new Cleansweep Eleven behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"his back.    'What are you doing?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'Er - nothing. What are you doing?'    Harry frowned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"at him.    'Come on, you can tell me! What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"are you hiding here for?'    'I'm - I'm hiding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"from Fred and George, if you must know,' said Ron. They just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"went past with a bunch of first-years, I bet they're testing stuff","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"on them again, I mean, they can't do it in the common","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"room now, can they, not with Hermione there.'    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"was talking in a very fast, feverish way.    'But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"what have you got your broom for, you haven't been flying, have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"you?' Harry asked.    'I - well - well, OK,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"I'll tell you, but don't laugh, all right?' Ron said defensively, turning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"redder with every second. 'I - I thought I'd try out for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Gryffindor Keeper now I've got a decent broom. There. Go on. Laugh.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   'I'm not laughing,' said Harry. Ron blinked. 'It's a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"brilliant idea! It'd be really cool if you got on the team!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"I've never seen you play Keeper, are you good?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'I'm not bad,' said Ron, who looked immensely relieved at Harry's reaction.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'Charlie, Fred and George always made me keep for them when they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"were training during the holidays.'    'So you've been practising","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"tonight?'    'Every evening since Tuesday . . . just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"on my own, though. I've been trying to bewitch Quaffles to fly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"at me, but it hasn't been easy and I don't know how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"much use it'll be.' Ron looked nervous and anxious. 'Fred and George","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"are going to laugh themselves stupid when I turn up for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"tryouts. They haven't stopped taking the mickey out of me since I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"got made a prefect.'    'I wish I was going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"to be there,' said Harry bitterly, as they set off together towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the common room.    'Yeah, so do - Harry, what's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"that on the back of your hand?'    Harry, who had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"just scratched his nose with his free right hand, tried to hide","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"it, but had as much success as Ron with his Cleansweep. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  'It's just a cut - it's nothing - it's -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'    But Ron had grabbed Harry's forearm and pulled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the back of Harry's hand up level with his eyes. There was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"a pause, during which he stared at the words carved into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"skin, then, looking sick, he released Harry    'I thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"you said she was just giving you lines?'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"hesitated, but after all, Ron had been honest with him, so he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"told Ron the truth about the hours he had been spending in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Umbridge's office.    The old hag!' Ron said in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"revolted whisper as they came to a halt in front of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Fat Lady, who was dozing peacefully with her head against her frame.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'She's sick! Go to McGonagall, say something!'    'No,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Harry at once. 'I'm not giving her the satisfaction of knowing she's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"got to me.'    'Got to you? You can't let","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"her get away with this!'    'I don't know how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"much power McGonagall's got over her,' said Harry.    'Dumbledore,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"then, tell Dumbledore!'    'No,' said Harry flatly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" 'Why not?'    'He's got enough on his mind,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"said Harry, but that was not the true reason. He was not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"going to go to Dumbledore for help when Dumbledore had not spoken","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"to him once since June.    'Well, I reckon you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"should - ' Ron began, but he was interrupted by the Fat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Lady, who had been watching them sleepily and now burst out, 'Are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"you going to give me the password or will I have to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"stay awake all night waiting for you to finish your conversation?'*Friday dawned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"sullen and sodden as the rest of the week. Though Harry automatically","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"glanced towards the staff table when he entered the Great Hall, it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"was without any real hope of seeing Hagrid, and he turned his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"mind immediately to his more pressing problems, such as the mountainous pile","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"of homework he had to do and the prospect of yet another","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"detention with Umbridge.    Two things sustained Harry that day.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"One was the thought that it was almost the weekend; the other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"was that, dreadful though his final detention with Umbridge was sure to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"be, he had a distant view of the Quidditch pitch from her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"window and might, with luck, be able to see something of Ron's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"tryout. These were rather feeble rays of light, it was true, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Harry was grateful for anything that might lighten his present darkness; he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"had never had a worse first week of term at Hogwarts. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  At five o'clock that evening he knocked on Professor Umbridge's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"office door for what he sincerely hoped would be the final time,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"and was told to enter. The blank parchment lay ready for him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"on the lace-covered table, the pointed black quill beside it.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" 'You know what to do, Mr Potter,' said Umbridge, smiling sweetly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"at him.    Harry picked up the quill and glanced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"through the window. If he just shifted his chair an inch or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"so to the right . . . on the pretext of shifting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"himself closer to the table, he managed it. He now had a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"distant view of the Gryffindor Quidditch team soaring up and down the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"pitch, while half a dozen black figures stood at the foot of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the three high goalposts, apparently awaiting their turn to Keep. It was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"impossible to tell which one was Ron at this distance.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" I must not tell lies, Harry wrote. The cut in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"back of his right hand opened and began to bleed afresh. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  I must not tell lies. The cut dug deeper, stinging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"and smarting.    I must not tell lies. Blood trickled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"down his wrist.    He chanced another glance out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the window. Whoever was defending the goalposts now was doing a very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"poor job indeed. Katie Bell scored twice in the few seconds Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"dared to watch. Hoping very much that the Keeper wasn't Ron, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"dropped his eyes back to the parchment shining with blood.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" I must not tell lies.    I must not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"tell lies.    He looked up whenever he thought he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"could risk it; when he could hear the scratching of Umbridge's quill","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"or the opening of a desk drawer. The third person to try","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"out was pretty good, the fourth was terrible, the fifth dodged a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Bludger exceptionally well but then fumbled an easy save. The sky was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"darkening, and Harry doubted he would be able to see the sixth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"and seventh people at all.    I must not tell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"lies.    I must not tell lies.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"The parchment was now dotted with drops of blood from the back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"of his hand, which was searing with pain. When he next looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"up, night had fallen and the Quidditch pitch was no longer visible.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   'Lets see if you've got the message yet, shall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"we?' said Umbridge's soft voice half an hour later.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"She moved towards him, stretching out her short ringed fingers for his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"arm. And then, as she took hold of him to examine the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"words now cut into his skin, pain seared, not across the back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"of his hand, but across the scar on his forehead. At the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"same time, he had a most peculiar sensation somewhere around his midriff.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   He wrenched his arm out of her grip and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"leapt to his feet, staring at her. She looked back at him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"a smile stretching her wide, slack mouth.    'Yes, it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"hurts, doesn't it?' she said softly.    He did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"answer. His heart was thumping very hard and fast. Was she talking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"about his hand or did she know what he had just felt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"in his forehead?    'Well, I think I've made my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"point, Mr Potter. You may go.'    He caught up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"his schoolbag and left the room as quickly as he could. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  Stay calm, he told himself, as he sprinted up the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"stairs. Stay calm, it doesn't necessarily mean what you think it means .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
". .    'Mimbulus mimbletonia!' he gasped at the Fat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Lady, who swung forwards once more.    A roar of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"sound greeted him. Ron came running towards him, beaming all over his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"face and slopping Butterbeer down his front from the goblet he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"clutching.    'Harry, I did it, I'm in, I'm Keeper!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   'What? Oh - brilliant!' said Harry, trying to smile","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"naturally, while his heart continued to race and his hand throbbed and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"bled.    'Have a Butterbeer.' Ron pressed a bottle on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"him. 'I can't believe it - '- where's Hermione gone?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" 'She's there,' said Fred, who was also swigging Butterbeer, and pointed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"to an armchair by the fire. Hermione was dozing in it, her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"drink tipping precariously in her hand.    'Well, she said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"she was pleased when I told her,' said Ron, looking slightly put","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"out.    'Let her sleep,' said George hastily. It was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"a few moments before Harry noticed that several of the first-years gathered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"around them bore unmistakeable signs of recent nosebleeds.    Come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"here, Ron, and see if Oliver's old robes fit you,' called Kade","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Bell, 'we can take off his name and put yours on instead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
". . .'    As Ron moved away, Angelina came","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"striding up to Harry.    Sorry I was a bit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"short with you earlier, Potter,' she said abruptly. 'It's stressful this managing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"lark, you know, I'm starting to think I was a bit hard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"on Wood sometimes.' She was watching Ron over the rim of her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"goblet with a slight frown on her face.    'Look,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"I know he's your best mate, but he's not fabulous,' she said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"bluntly. 'I think with a bit of training he'll be all right,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"though. He comes from a family of good Quidditch players. I'm banking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"on him turning out to have a bit more talent than he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"showed today, to be honest. Vicky Frobisher and Geoffrey Hooper both flew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"better this evening, but Hooper's a real whiner, he's always moaning about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"something or other, and Vicky's involved in all sorts of societies. She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"admitted herself that if training clashed with her Charms Club she'd put","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Charms first. Anyway, we're having a practice session at two o'clock tomorrow,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"so just make sure you're there this time. And do me a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"favour and help Ron as much as you can, OK?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" He nodded, and Angelina strolled back to Alicia Spinnet. Harry moved","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"over to sit next to Hermione, who awoke with a jerk as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he put down his bag.    'Oh, Harry, it's you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
". . . good about Ron, isn't it?' she said blearily. 'I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"just so - so - so tired,' she yawned. 'I was up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"until one o'clock making more hats. They're disappearing like mad!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" And sure enough, now that he looked, Harry saw that there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"were woolly hats concealed all around the room where unwary elves might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"accidentally pick them up.    'Great,' said Harry distractedly; if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he did not tell somebody soon, he would burst. 'Listen, Hermione, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"was just up in Umbridge's office and she touched my arm .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
". .'    Hermione listened closely. When Harry had finished,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"she said slowly, 'You're worried You-Know-Who's controlling her like he controlled Quirrell?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"   'Well,' said Harry, dropping his voice, 'it's a possibility,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"isn't it?'    'I suppose so,' said Hermione, though she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"sounded unconvinced. 'But I don't think he can be possessing her the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"way he possessed Quirrell, I mean, he's properly alive again now, isn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he, he's got his own body, he wouldn't need to share someone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"else's. He could have her under the Imperius Curse, I suppose .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
". .'    Harry watched Fred, George and Lee Jordan","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"juggling empty Butterbeer bottles for a moment. Then Hermione said, 'But last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"year your scar hurt when nobody was touching you, and didn't Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"say it had to do with what You-Know-Who was feeling at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"time? I mean, maybe this hasn't got anything to do with ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"  Umbridge at all, maybe it's just coincidence it happened while","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"you were with her?'    'She's evil,' said Harry flatly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Twisted.'    'She's horrible, yes, but . . . Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"I think you ought to tell Dumbledore your scar hurt.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" It was the second time in two days he had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"advised to go to Dumbledore and his answer to Hermione was just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"the same as his answer to Ron.    'I'm not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"bothering him with this. Like you just said, it's not a big","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"deal. It's been hurting on and off all summer - it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"just a bit worse tonight, that's all - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'Harry, I'm sure Dumbledore would want to be bothered by this -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'    'Yeah,' said Harry, before he could stop himself,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'that's the only bit of me Dumbledore cares about, isn't it, my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"scar?'    'Don't say that, it's not true!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" 'I think I'll write and tell Sirius about it, see what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"he thinks - '    'Harry, you can't put something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"like that in a letter!' said Hermione, looking alarmed. 'Don't you remember,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Moody told us to be careful what we put in writing! We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"just can't guarantee owls aren't being intercepted any more!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'All right, all right, I won't tell him, then!' said Harry irritably.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"He got to his feet. 'I'm going to bed. Tell Ron for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"me, will you?'    'Oh no,' said Hermione, looking relieved,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"'if you're going that means I can go too, without being rude.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"I'm absolutely exhausted and I want to make some more hats tomorrow.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Listen, you can help me if you like, it's quite fun, I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"getting better, I can do patterns and bobbles and all sorts of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"things now.'    Harry looked into her face, which was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"shining with glee, and tried to look as though he was vaguely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"tempted by this offer.    'Er . . . no,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"I don't think I will, thanks,' he said. 'Er - not tomorrow.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"I've got loads of homework to do . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
" And he traipsed off to the boys' stairs, leaving her looking slightly disappointed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-13"
"Percy and PadfootHarry was first to wake up in his dormitory next","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"morning. He lay for a moment watching dust swirl in the ray","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"of sunlight coming through the gap in his four-poster's hangings, and savoured","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the thought that it was Saturday. The first week of term seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to have dragged on for ever, like one gigantic History of Magic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"lesson.    Judging by the sleepy silence and the freshly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"minted look of that beam of sunlight, it was just after daybreak.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"He pulled open the curtains around his bed, got up and started","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to dress. The only sound apart from the distant twittering of birds","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"was the slow, deep breathing of his fellow Gryffindors. He opened his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"schoolbag carefully, pulled out parchment and quill and headed out of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"dormitory for the common room.    Making straight for his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"favourite squashy old armchair beside the now extinct fire, Harry settled himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"down comfortably and unrolled his parchment while looking around the room. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"detritus of crumpled-up bits of parchment, old Gobstones, empty ingredient jars and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"sweet wrappers that usually covered the common room at the end of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"each day was gone, as were all Hermione's elf hats. Wondering vaguely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"how many elves had now been set free whether they wanted to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"be or not, Harry uncorked his ink bottle, dipped his quill into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"it, then held it suspended an inch above the smooth yellowish surface","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"of his parchment, thinking hard . . . but after a minute","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"or so he found himself staring into the empty grate, at a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"complete loss for what to say.    He could now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"appreciate how hard it had been for Ron and Hermione to write","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"him letters over the summer. How was he supposed to tell Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"everything that had happened over the past week and pose all the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"questions he was burning to ask without giving potential letter-thieves a lot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"of information he did not want them to have?   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"He sat quite motionless for a while, gazing into the fireplace, then,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"finally coming to a decision, he dipped his quill into the ink","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"bottle once more and set it resolutely on the parchment.Dear Snuffles,Hope you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"OK, the first week back here's been terrible, I'm really glad it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the weekend.    We've got a new Defence Against the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Dark Arts teacher, Professor Umbridge. She's nearly as nice as your mum.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"I'm writing because that thing I wrote to you about last summer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"happened again last night when I was doing a detention with Umbridge.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   We're all missing our biggest friend, we hope he'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"be back soon.    Please write back quickly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" Best,    HarryHarry reread the letter several times, trying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to see it from the point of view of an outsider. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"could not see how they would know what he was talking about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"- or who he was talking to - just from reading this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"letter. He did hope Sirius would pick up the hint about Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"and tell them when he might be back. Harry did not want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to ask directly in case it drew too much attention to what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Hagrid might be up to while he was not at Hogwarts. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  Considering it was a very short letter, it had taken","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"a long time to write; sunlight had crept halfway across the room","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"while he had been working on it and he could now hear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"distant sounds of movement from the dormitories above. Sealing the parchment carefully,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"he climbed through the portrait hole and headed off for the Owlery.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   'I would not go that way if I were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"you,' said Nearly Headless Nick, drifting disconcertingly through a wall just ahead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"of Harry as he walked down the passage. 'Peeves is planning an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"amusing . joke on the next person to pass the bust of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Paracelsus halfway down the corridor.'    'Does it involve Paracelsus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"falling on top of the persons head?' asked Harry.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'Funnily enough, it does,' said Nearly Headless Nick in a bored voice.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'Subtlety has never been Peeves's strong point. I'm off to try and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"find the Bloody Baron . . . he might be able to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"put a stop to it . . . see you, Harry .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
". .'    'Yeah, bye,' said Harry and instead of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"turning right, he turned left, taking a longer but safer route up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to the Owlery. His spirits rose as he walked past window after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"window showing brilliantly blue sky; he had training later, he would be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"back on the Quidditch pitch at last.    Something brushed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"his ankles. He looked down and saw the caretaker's skeletal grey cat,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Mrs Norris, slinking past him. She turned lamplike yellow eyes on him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"for a moment before disappearing behind a statue of Wilfred the Wistful.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   'I'm not doing anything wrong,' Harry called after her.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"She had the unmistakeable air of a cat that was off to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"report to her boss, yet Harry could not see why; he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"perfectly entitled to walk up to the Owlery on a Saturday morning.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   The sun was high in the sky now and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"when Harry entered the Owlery the glassless windows dazzled his eyes; thick","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"silvery beams of sunlight crisscrossed the circular room in which hundreds of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"owls nestled on rafters, a little restless in the early-morning light, some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"clearly just returned from hunting. The straw-covered floor crunched a little as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"he stepped across tiny animal bones, craning his neck for a sight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"of Hedwig.    There you are,' he said, spotting her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"somewhere near the very top of the vaulted ceiling. 'Get down here,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"I've got a letter for you.'    With a low","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"hoot she stretched her great white wings and soared down on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"his shoulder.    'Right, I know this says Snuffles on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the outside,' he told her, giving her the letter to clasp in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"her beak and, without knowing exactly why, whispering, 'but it's for Sirius,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"OK?'    She blinked her amber eyes once and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"took that to mean that she understood.    'Safe flight,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"then,' said Harry and he carried her to one of the windows;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"with a moments pressure on his arm, Hedwig took off into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"blindingly bright sky. He watched her until she became a tiny black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"speck and vanished, then switched his gaze to Hagrid's hut, clearly visible","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"from this window, and just as clearly uninhabited, the chimney smokeless, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"curtains drawn.    The treetops of the Forbidden Forest swayed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"in a light breeze. Harry watched them, savouring the fresh air on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"his face, thinking about Quidditch later . . . then he saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"it. A great, reptilian winged hcrse, just like the ones pulling the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Hogwarts carriages, with leahery black wings spread wide like a pterodactyl's, rose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"up out of the trees like a grotesque, giant bird. It soared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"in a great circle, then plunged back into the trees. The whole","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"thing had happened so quickly, Harry could hardly believe what he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"seen, except that his heart was hammering madly.    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Owlery door opened behind him. He leapt in shock and, turning quickly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"saw Cho Chang holding a letter and a parcel in his hands.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   'Hi,' said Harry automatically.    'Oh .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
". . hi,' she said breathlessly. 'I didn't think anyone would be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"up here this early . . . I only remembered five minutes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"ago, it's my mum's birthday'    She held up the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"parcel.    Right,' said Harry. His brain seemed to have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"jammed. He wanted to say something funny and interesting, but the memory of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"that terrible winged horse was fresh in his mind.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Nice day,' he said, gesturing to the windows. His insides seemed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"shrivel with embarrassment. The weather. He was talking about the weather .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
". .    'Yeah,' said Cho, looking around for a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"suitable owl. 'Good Quidditch conditions. I haven't been out all week, have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"you?'    'No,' said Harry.    Cho had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"selected one of the school barn owls. She coaxed it down on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to her arm where it held out an obliging leg so that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"she could attach the parcel.    'Hey has Gryffindor got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"a new Keeper yet?' she asked.    'Yeah,' said Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'It's my friend Ron Weasley, d'you know him?'    'The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Tornados-hater?' said Cho rather coolly. 'Is he any good?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'Yeah,' said Harry, 'I think so. I didn't see his tryout, though,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"I was in detention.'    Cho looked up, the parcel","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"only half-attached to the owls legs.    That Umbridge woman's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"foul,' she said in a low voice. 'Putting you in detention just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"because you told the truth about how - how - how he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"died. Everyone heard about it, it was all over the school. You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"were really brave standing up to her like that.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Harry's insides re-inflated so rapidly he felt as though he might actually","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"float a few inches off the dropping-strewn floor. Who cared about a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"stupid flying horse; Cho thought he had been really brave. For a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"moment, he considered accidentally-on-purpose showing her his cut hand as he helped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"her tie her parcel on to her owl . . . but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the very instant this thrilling thought occurred, the Owlery door opened again.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   Filch the caretaker came wheezing into the room. There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"were purple patches on his sunken, veined cheeks, his jowls were aquiver","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"and his thin grey hair dishevelled; he had obviously run here. Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Norris came trotting at his heels, gazing up at the owls overhead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"and mewing hungrily. There was a restless shifting of wings from above","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"and a large brown owl snapped his beak in a menacing fashion.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   'Aha!' said Filch, taking a flat-footed step towards Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"his pouchy cheeks trembling with anger. Tve had a tip-off that you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"are intending to place a massive order for Dungbombs!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Harry folded his arms and stared at the caretaker.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'Who told you I was ordering Dungbombs?'    Cho was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"looking from Harry to Filch, also frowning; the barn owl on her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"arm, tired of standing on one leg, gave an admonitory hoot but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"she ignored it.    'I have my sources.' said Filch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"in a self-satisfied hiss. 'Now hand over whatever it is you're sending.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   Feeling immensely thankful that he had not dawdled in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"posting off the letter, Harry said, 'I can't, it's gone.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" 'Gone?' said Filch, his face contorting with rage.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'Gone,' said Harry calmly.    Filch opened his mouth furiously,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"mouthed for a few seconds, then raked Harry's robes with his eyes.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   'How do I know you haven't got it in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"your pocket?'    'Because - '    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"saw him send it,' said Cho angrily.    Filch rounded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"on her.    'You saw him - ?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" That's right, I saw him,' she said fiercely.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"There was a moment's pause in which Filch glared at Cho and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Cho glared right back, then the caretaker turned on his heel and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"shuffled back towards the door. He stopped with his hand on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"handle and looked back at Harry.    'If I get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"so much as a whiff of a Dungbomb . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  He stumped off down the stairs. Mrs Norris cast a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"last longing look at the owls and followed him.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Harry and Cho looked at each other.    Thanks,' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"said.    No problem,' said Cho, finally fixing the parcel","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to the barn owl's other leg, her face slightly pink. 'You weren't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"ordering Dungbombs, were you?'    'No,' said Harry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" 'I wonder why he thought you were, then?' she said as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"she carried the owl to the window.    Harry shrugged.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"He was quite as mystified by that as she was, though oddly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"it was not bothering him very much at the moment.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" They left the Owlery together. At the entrance of a corridor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"that led towards the west wing of the castle, Cho said, 'I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"going this way. Well, I'll . . . I'll see you around,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Harry.'    'Yeah . . . see you.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" She smiled at him and departed. Harry walked on, feeling quietly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"elated. He had managed to have an entire conversation with her and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"not embarrassed himself once . . . you were really brave standing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"up to her like that . . . Cho had called him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"brave . . . she did not hate him for being alive","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
". . .    Of course, she had preferred Cedric,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"he knew that . . . though if he'd only asked her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to the Ball before Cedric had, things might have turned out differently","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
". . . she had seemed sincerely sorry that she'd had to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"refuse when Harry asked her . . .    'Morning,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Harry said brightly to Ron and Hermione as he joined them at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the Gryffindor table in the Great Hall.    'What are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"you looking so pleased about?' said Ron, eyeing Harry in surprise. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  'Erm . . . Quidditch later,' said Harry happily, pulling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"a large platter of bacon and eggs towards him.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'Oh . . . yeah . . .' said Ron. He put","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"down the piece of toast he was eating and took a large","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"swig of pumpkin juice. Then he said, 'Listen . . . you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"don't fancy going out a bit earlier with me, do you? Just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to - er - give me some practice before training? So I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"can, you know, get my eye in a bit.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'Yeah, OK,' said Harry.    'Look, I don't think you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"should,' said Hermione seriously. 'You're both really behind on homework as it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"- '    But she broke off; the morning post","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"was arriving and, as usual, the Daily Prophet was soaring towards her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"in the beak of a screech owl, which landed perilously close to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the sugar bowl and held out a leg. Hermione pushed a Knut","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"into its leather pouch, took the newspaper, and scanned the front page","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"critically as the owl took off.    'Anything interesting?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Ron. Harry grinned, knowing Ron was keen to keep her off the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"subject of homework.    'No,' she sighed, 'just some guff","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"about the bass player in the Weird Sisters getting married.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" Hermione opened the paper and disappeared behind it. Harry devoted himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to another helping of eggs and bacon. Ron was staring up at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the high windows, looking slightly preoccupied.    'Wait a moment,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"said Hermione suddenly. 'Oh no . . . Sirius!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'What's happened?' said Harry, snatching at the paper so violently it ripped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"down the middle, with him and Hermione each holding one half. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  ' `The Ministry of Magic has received a tip-off from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"a reliable source that Sirius Black, notorious mass murderer . . . blah","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"blah blah . . .is currently hiding in London!` ' Hermione read","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"from her half in an anguished whisper.    'Lucius Malfoy,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"I'll bet anything,' said Harry in a low, furious voice. 'He did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"recognise Sirius on the platform . . .'    What?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"said Ron, looking alarmed. 'You didn't say - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'Shh!' said the other two.    '. . . `Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"warns wizarding community that Black is very dangerous . . . killed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"thirteen people . . . broke out of Azkaban . . .`","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the usual rubbish,' Hermione concluded, laying down her half of the paper","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"and looking fearfully at Harry and Ron. 'Well, he just won't be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"able to leave the house again, that's all,' she whispered. 'Dumbledore did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"warn him not to.'    Harry looked down glumly at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the bit of the Prophet he had torn off. Most of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"page was devoted to an advertisement for Madam Malkin's Robes for All","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Occasions, which was apparently having a sale.    'Hey!' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"said, flattening it down so Hermione and Ron could see it. 'Look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"at this!'    'I've got all the robes I want,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"said Ron 'No,' said Harry. 'Look . . . this little piece","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"here . . .` Ron and Hermione bent closer to read it;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the item was barely an inch long and placed right at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"bottom of a column. It was headlined:TRESPASS AT MINISTRYSturgis Podmore, 38, of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"number two, Laburnum Gardens, Clapham, has appeared in front of the Wizcngamot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"charged with trespass and attempted robbery at the Ministry of Magic on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"31` August. Podmore was arrested by Ministry of Magic watchwizard Eric Munch,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"who found him attempting to force his way through a top-security door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"at one o'clock in the morning. Podmore, who refused to speak, in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"his own defence, was convicted on both charges and sentenced to six","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"months in Azkaban.'Sturgis Podmore?' said Ron slowly. 'He's that bloke who looks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"like his head's been thatched, isn't he? He's one of the Ord-","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   'Ron, shhl' said Hermione, casting a terrified look around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"them.    'Six months in Azkaban!' whispered Harry, shocked. 'Just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"for trying to get through a door!'    'Don't be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"silly, it wasn't just for trying to get through a door. What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"on earth was he doing at the Ministry of Magic at one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"o'clock in the morning?' breathed Hermione.    D'you reckon he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"was doing something for the Order?' Ron muttered.    'Wait","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"a moment . . .' said Harry slowly. 'Sturgis was supposed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"come and see us off, remember?'    The other two","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"looked at him.    'Yeah, he was supposed to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"part of our guard going to King's Cross, remember? And Moody was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"all annoyed because he didn't turn up; so he couldn't have been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"on a job for them, could he?'    'Well, maybe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"they didn't expect him to get caught,' said Hermione.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'It could be a frame-up!' Ron exclaimed excitedly. 'No - listen!' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"went on, dropping his voice dramatically at the threatening look on Hermione's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"face. The Ministry suspects he's one of Dumbledore's lot so - I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"dunno - they lured him to the Ministry, and he wasn't trying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to get through a door at all! Maybe they've just made something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"up to get him!'    There was a pause while","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Harry and Hermione considered this. Harry thought it seemed far-fetched. Hermione, on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the other hand, looked rather impressed.    'Do you know,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"I wouldn't be at all surprised if that were true.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" She folded up her half of the newspaper thoughtfully. As Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"laid down his knife and fork, she seemed to come out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"a reverie.    'Right, well, I think we should tackle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"that essay for Sprout on self-fertilising shrubs first and if we're lucky","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"we'll be able to start McGonagall's Inanimatus Conjurus Spell before lunch .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
". .'    Harry felt a small twinge of guilt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"at the thought of the pile of homework awaiting him upstairs, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the sky was a clear, exhilarating blue, and he had not been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"on his Firebolt for a week . . .   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'I mean, we can do it tonight,' said Ron, as he and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Harry walked down the sloping lawns towards the Quidditch pitch, their broomsticks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"over their shoulders, and with Hermione's dire warnings that they would fail","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"all their OWLs still ringing in their ears. 'And we've got tomorrow.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"She gets too worked up about work, that's her trouble . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
".' There was a pause and he added, in a slightly more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"anxious tone, 'D'you think she meant it when she said we weren't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"copying from her?'    'Yeah, I do,' said Harry. 'Still,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"this is important, too, we've got to practise if we want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"stay on the Quidditch team . . .'    'Yeah,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"that's right,' said Ron, in a heartened tone. 'And we have got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"plenty of time to do it all . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" As they approached the Quidditch pitch, Harry glanced over to his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"right to where the trees of the Forbidden Forest were swaying darkly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Nothing flew out of them; the sky was empty but for a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"few distant owls fluttering around the Owlery tower. He had enough to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"worry about; the flying horse wasn't doing him any harm; he pushed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"it out of his mind.    They collected balls from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the cupboard in the changing room and set to work, Ron guarding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the three tall goalposts, Harry playing Chaser and trying to get the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Quaffle past Ron. Harry thought Ron was pretty good; he blocked three-quarters","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"of the goals Harry attempted to put past him and played better","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the longer they practised. After a couple of hours they returned to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the castle for lunch - during which Hermione made it quite clear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"she thought they were irresponsible - then returned to the Quidditch pitch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"for the real training session. All their teammates but Angelina were already","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"in the changing room when they entered.    All right,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Ron?' said George, winking at him.    Yeah,' said Ron,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"who had become quieter and quieter all the way down to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"pitch.    'Ready to show us all up, Ickle Prefect?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"said Fred, emerging tousle-haired from the neck of his Quidditch robes, a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"slightly malicious grin on his face.    'Shut up,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Ron, stony-faced, pulling on his own team robes for the first time.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"They fitted him well considering they had been Oliver Wood's, who was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"rather broader in the shoulder.    'OK, everyone,' said Angelina,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"entering from the Captain's office, already changed. 'Let's gel to it; Alicia","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"and Fred, if you can jus: bring out the ball crate for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"us. Oh, and there are a couple of people out there watching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"but I want you to just ignore them, all right?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" Something in her would-be casual voice made Harry think he might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"know who the uninvited spectators were, and sure enough, when they left","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the changing room for the bright sunlight of the pitch it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to a storm of catcalls and jeers from the Slytherin Quidditch team","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"and assorted hangers-on, who were grouped halfway up the empty stands and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"whose voices echoed loudly around the stadium.    'What's that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Weasley's riding?' Malfoy called in his sneering drawl. 'Why would anyone put","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"a flying charm on a mouldy old log like that?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" Crabbe, Goyle and Pansy Parkinson guffawed and shrieked with laughter. Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"mounted his broom and kicked off from the ground and Harry followed him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"watching his ears turn red from behind.    'Ignore them,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"he said, accelerating to catch up with Ron, 'we'll see who's laughing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"after we play them . . .'    'Exactly the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"attitude I want, Harry' said Angelina approvingly soaring around them with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Quaffle under her arm and slowing to hover on the spot in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"front of her airborne team. 'OK, everyone, we're going to start with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"some passes just to warm up, the whole team please - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   'Hey, Johnson, what's with that hairstyle, anyway?' shrieked Pansy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Parkinson from below. 'Why would anyone want to look like they've got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"worms coming out of their head?'    Angelina swept her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"long braided hair out of her face and continued calmly, 'Spread out,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"then, and let's see what we can do . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  Harry reversed away from the others to the far side","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"of the pitch. Ron fell back towards the opposite goal. Angelina raised","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the Quaffle with one hand and threw it hard to Fred, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"passed to George, who passed to Harry, who passed to Ron, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"dropped it.    The Slytherins, led by Malfoy, roared and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"screamed with laughter. Ron, who had pelted towards the ground to catch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the Quaffle before it landed, pulled out of the dive untidily, so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"that he slipped sideways on his broom, and returned to playing height,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"blushing. Harry saw Fred and George exchange looks, but uncharacteristically neither of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"them said anything, for which he was grateful.    'Pass","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"it on, Ron,' called Angelina, as though nothing had happened.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" Ron threw the Quaffle to Alicia, who passed back to Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"who passed to George . . .    'Hey, Potter,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"how's your scar feeling?' called Malfoy. 'Sure you don't need a lie","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"down? It must be, what, a whole week since you were in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the hospital wing, that's a record for you, isn't it?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" George passed to Angelina; she reverse-passed to Harry, who had not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"been expecting it, but caught it in the very tips of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"fingers and passed it quickly to Ron, who lunged for it and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"missed by inches.    'Come on now, Ron,' said Angelina","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"crossly, as he dived for the ground again, chasing the Quaffle. 'Pay","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"attention.'    It would have been hard to say whether","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Ron's face or the Quaffle was a deeper scarlet when he again","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"returned to playing height. Malfoy and the rest of the Slytherin team","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"were howling with laughter.    On his third attempt, Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"caught the Quaffle; perhaps out of relief he passed it on so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"enthusiastically that it soared straight though Katie's outstretched hands and hit her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"hard in the face.    'Sorry!' Ron groaned, zooming forwards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to see whether he had done any damage.    'Get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"back in position, she's fine!' barked Angelina. 'But as you're passing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"a teammate, do try not to knock her off her broom, won't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"you? We've got Bludgers for that!'    Katie's nose was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"bleeding. Down below, the Slytherins were stamping their feet and jeering. Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"and George converged on Katie.    'Here, take this,' Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"told her, handing her something small anc purple from out of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"pocket, 'it'll clear it up in no time.'    'All","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"right,' called Angelina, 'Fred, George, go and get your bats and a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Bludger. Ron, get up to the goalposts. Harry, release the Snitch when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"I say so. We're going to aim for Ron's goal, obviously.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  Harry zoomed off after the twins to fetch the Snitch.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   'Ron's making a right pig's ear of things, isn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"he?' muttered George, as the three of them landed at the crate","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"containing the balls and opened it to extract one of the Bludgers","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"and the Snitch.    'He's just nervous,' said Harry, 'he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"was fine when I was practising with him this morning.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" 'Yeah, well, I hope he hasn't peaked too soon,' said Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"gloomily.    They returned to the air. When Angelina blew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"her whistle, Harry released the Snitch and Fred and George let fly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the Bludger. From that moment on, Harry was barely aware of what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the others were doing. It was his job to recapture the tiny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"fluttering golden ball that was worth a hundred and fifty points to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the Seeker's team and doing so required enormous speed and skill. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"accelerated, rolling and swerving in and out of the Chasers, the warm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"autumn air whipping his face, and the distant yells of the Slytherins","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"so much meaningless roaring in his ears . . . but too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"soon, the whistle brought him to a halt again.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'Stop - stop - STOP!' screamed Angelina. 'Ron - you're not covering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"your middle post!'    Harry looked round at Ron, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"was hovering in front of the left-hand hoop, leaving the other two","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"completely unprotected.    'Oh . . . sorry . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
".'    'You keep shifting around while you're watching the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Chasers!' said Angelina. 'Either stay in centre position until you have to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"move to defend a hoop, or else circle the hoops, but don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"drift vaguely off to one side, that's how you let in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"last three goals!'    'Sorry . . .' Ron repeated,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"his red face shining like a beacon against the bright blue sky.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   'And Katie, can't you do something about that nosebleed?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   'It's just getting worse!' said Katie thickly, attempting to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"stem the flow with her sleeve.    Harry glanced round","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"at Fred, who was looking anxious and checking his pockets. He saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Fred pull out something purple, examine it for a second and then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"look round at Katie, evidently horror-struck.    'Well, let's try","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"again,' said Angelina. She was ignoring the Slytherins, who had now set","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"up a chant of 'Gryffindor are losers, Gryffindor are losers,' but there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"was a certain rigidity about her seat on the broom nevertheless. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  This time they had been flying for barely three minutes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"when Angelinas whistle sounded. Harry, who had just sighted the Snitch circling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the opposite goalpost, pulled up feeling distinctly aggrieved.    'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"now?' he said impatiently to Alicia, who was nearest.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'Katie,' she said shortly.    Harry turned and saw Angelina,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Fred and George all flying as fast as they could towards Katie.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Harry and Alicia sped towards her, too. It was plain that Angelina","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"had stopped training just in time; Katie was now chalk white and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"covered in blood.    'She needs the hospital wing,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Angelina.    'We'll take her,' said Fred. 'She - er","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"- might have swallowed a Blood Blisterpod by mistake - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  'Well, there's no point continuing with no Beaters and a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Chaser gone,' said Angelina glumly as Fred and George zoomed off towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the castle supporting Katie between them. 'Come on, let's go and get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"changed.'    The Slytherins continued to chant as they trailed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"back into the changing rooms.    'How was practice?' asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Hermione rather coolly half an hour later, as Harry and Ron climbed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"through the portrait hole into the Gryffindor common room.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'It was - ' Harry began.    'Completely lousy,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Ron in a hollow voice, sinking into a chair beside Hermione. She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"looked up at Ron and her frost mess seemed to melt. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  'Well, it was only your first one,' she said consolingly, 'it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"bound to take time to - '    'Who said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"it was me who made it lousy?' snapped Ron.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'No one,' said Hermione, looking taken aback, 'I thought - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  'You thought I was bound to be rubbish?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" 'No, of course I didn't! Look, you said it was lousy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"so I just - '    'I'm going to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"started on some homework,' said Ron angrily and stomped off to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"staircase to the boys' dormitories and vanished from sight. Hermione turned to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Harry.    'Was he lousy?'    No,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Harry loyally.    Hermione raised her eyebrows.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'Well, I suppose he could've played better,' Harry muttered, 'but it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"only the first training session, like you said . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  Neither Harry nor Ron seemed to make much headway with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"their homework that night. Harry knew Ron was too preoccupied with how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"badly he had performed at Quidditch practice and he himself was having","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"difficulty in getting the 'Gryffindor are losers' chant out of his head.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   They spent the whole of Sunday in the common","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"room, buried in ! heir books while the room around them filled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"up, then emptied. It was another clear, fine day and most of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"their fellow Gryffindors spent the day out in the grounds, enjoying what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"might well be some of the last sunshine that year. By the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"evening, Harry felt as though somebody had been beating his brain against","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the inside of his skull.    'You know, we probably","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"should try and get more homework done during the week, Harry muttered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to Ron, as they finally laid aside Professor McGonagall's long essay on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the Inanimatus Conjurus Spell and turned miserably to Professor Sinistra's equally long","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"and difficult essay about Jupiter's many moons.    'Yeah,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Ron, rubbing slightly bloodshot eyes and throwing his fifth spoiled bit of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"parchment into the fire beside them. 'Listen . . . shall we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"just ask Hermione if we can have a look at what she's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"done?'    Harry glanced over at her; she was sitting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"with Crookshanks on her lap and chatting merrily to Ginny as a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"pair of knitting needles flashed in midair in front of her, now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"knitting a pair of shapeless elf socks.    'No,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"said heavily, 'you know she won't let us.'    And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"so they worked on while the sky outside the windows became steadily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"darker. Slowly, the crowd in the common room began to thin again.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"At half past eleven, Hermione wandered over to them, yawning.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" 'Nearly done?'    'No,' said Ron shortly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" 'Jupiter's biggest moon is Ganymede, not Callisto,' she said, pointing over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Ron's shoulder at a line in his Astronomy essay, 'and it's lo","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"that's got the volcanoes.'    Thanks,' snarled Ron, scratching out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the offending sentences.    'Sorry, I only - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  'Yeah, well, if you've just come over here to criticise","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"- '    'Ron - '    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"haven't got time to listen to a sermon, all right, Hermione, I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"up to my neck in it here - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'No - look!'    Hermione was pointing to the nearest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"window. Harry and Ron both looked over. A handsome screech owl was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"standing on the windowsill, gazing into the room at Ron.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" 'Isn't that Hermes?' said Hermione, sounding amazed.    'Blimey,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"it is!' said Ron quietly, throwing down his quill and getting to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"his feet. 'What's Percy writing to me for?'    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"crossed to the window and opened it; Hermes flew inside, landed on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Ron's essay and held out a leg to which a letter was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"attached. Ron took the letter off it and the owl departed at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"once, leaving inky footprints across Ron's drawing of the moon Io. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  That's definitely Percy's handwriting,' said Ron, sinking back into his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"chair and staring at the words on the outside of the scroll:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Ronald Weasley, Gryffindor House, Hogwarts. He looked up at the other two.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'What d'you reckon?'    'Open it!' said Hermione eagerly, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Harry nodded.    Ron unrolled the scroll and began to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"read. The further clown the parchment his eyes travelled, the more pronounced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"became his scowl. When he had finished reading, he looked disgusted. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"thrust the letter at Harry and Hermione, who leaned towards each other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to read it together:Dear Ron,I have only just heard (from no less","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"a person than the Minister for Magic himself, who has it from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"your new teacher, Professor Umbridge) that you have become a Hogwarts prefect.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   I was most pleasantly surprised when f heard this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"news and must firstly offer my congratulations. I must admit that I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"have always been afraid that you would take what we might call","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the 'Fred and George' route, rather than following in my footsteps, so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"you can imagine my feelings on hearing you have stopped flouting authority","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"and have decided to shoulder some real responsibility.    But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"I want to give you more than congratulations, Ron, I want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"give you some advice, which is why I am sending this at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"night rather than by the usual morning post. Hopefully, you will be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"able 'o read this away from prying eyes and avoid awkward questions.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   From something the Minister let slip when telling me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"you are now a prefect, I gather that you are still seeing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"a lot of Harry Potter. I must tell you, Ron, that nothing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"could put you in danger of losing your badge more than continued","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"fraternisation with that boy. Yes, I am sure you are surprised to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"hear this - no doubt you will say that Potter has always","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"been Dumbledore's favourite - but I feel bound to tell you that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Dumbledore may not be in charge at Hogwarts much longer and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"people who count have a very different - and probably more accurate","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"- view of Potter's behaviour. I shall say no more here, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"if you look at the Daily Prophet tomorrow you will get a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"good idea of the way the wind is blowing - and see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"if you can spot yours truly!    Seriously, Ron, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"do not want to be tarred with the same brush as Potter,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"it could be very damaging to your future prospects, and I am","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"talking here about life after school, too. As you must be aware,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"given that our father escorted him to court, Potter had a disciplinary","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"hearing this summer in front of the whole Wizengamot and he did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"not come out of it looking too good. He got off on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"a mere technicality, if you ask me, and many of the people","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"I've spoken to remain convinced of his guilt.    It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"may be that you are afraid to sever ties with Potter -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"I know that he can be unbalanced and, for all I know,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"violent - but if you have any worries about this, or have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"spotted anything else in Potter's behaviour that is troubling you, I urge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"you to speak to Dolores Umbridge, a truly delightful woman who I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"know will be only too happy to advise you.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"This leads me to my other bit of advice. As I have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"hinted above, Dumbledore's regime at Hogwarts may soon be over. Your loyalty,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Ron, should be not to him, but to the school and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Ministry. I am very sorry to hear that, so far, Professor Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"is encountering very little co-operation from staff as she strives to make those","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"necessary changes within Hogwarts that the Ministry so ardently desires (although she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"should find this easier from next week - again, see the Daily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Prophet tomorrow!). I shall say only this - a student who shows","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"himself willing to help Professor Umbridge now may be very well-placed for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Head Boy ship in a couple of years!    I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"am sorry that I was unable to see more of you over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the summer. It pains me to criticise our parents, but I am","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"afraid I can no longer live under their roof while they remain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"mixed up with the dangerous crowd around Dumbledore. (If you are writing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to Mother at any point, you might tell her that a certain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Sturgis Podmore, who is a great friend of Dumbledore's, has recently been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"sent to Azkaban for trespass at the Ministry. Perhaps that will open","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"their eyes to the kind of petty criminals with whom they are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"currently rubbing shoulders.) I count myself very lucky to have escaped the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"stigma of association with such people - the Minister really could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"be more gracious to me - and I do hope, Ron, that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"you will not allow family ties to blind you to the misguided","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"nature of our parents' beliefs and actions, either. I sincerely hope that,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"in time, they will realise how mistaken they were and I shall,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"of course, be ready to accept a full apology when that day","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"comes.    Please think over what I have said most","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"carefully, particularly the bit about Harry Potter, and congratulations again on becoming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"prefect.    Your brother,    PercyHarry looked up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"at Ron.    'Well,' he said, trying to sound as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"though he found the whole thing a joke, 'if you want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"- er - what is it?' - he checked Percy's letter -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'Oh yeah - `sever ties` with me, I swear I won't get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"violent.'    'Give it back,' said Ron, holding out his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"hand. 'He is - ' Ron said jerkily, tearing Percy's letter in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"half 'the world's - ' he tore it into quarters 'biggest -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"' he tore it into eighths 'git.' He threw the pieces into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the fire.    'Come on, we've got to get this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"finished sometime before dawn,' he said briskly to Harry, pulling Professor Sinistra's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"essay back towards him.    Hermione was looking at Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"with an odd expression on her face.    'Oh, give","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"them here,' she said abruptly.    'What?' said Ron. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  'Give them to me, I'll look through them and correct","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"them,' she said.    'Are you serious? Ah, Hermione, you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"a life-saver,' said Ron, 'what can I - ?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'What you can say is, `We promise we'll never leave our homework","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"this late again,` ' she said, holding out both hands for their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"essays, but she looked slightly amused all the same.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'Thanks a million, Hermione,' said Harry weakly, passing over his essay and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"sinking back into his armchair, rubbing his eyes.    It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"was now past midnight and the common room was deserted but for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the three of them and Crookshanks. The only sound was that of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Hermione's quill scratching out sentences here and there on their essays and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the ruffle of pages as she checked various facts in the reference","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"books strewn across the table. Harry was exhausted. He also felt an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"odd, sick, empty feeling in his stomach that had nothing to do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"with tiredness and everything to do with the letter now curling blackly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"in the heart of the fire.    He knew that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"half the people inside Hogwarts thought him strange, even mad; he knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"that the Daily Prophet had been making snide allusions to him for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"months, but there was something about seeing it written down like that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"in Percy's writing, about knowing that Percy was advising Ron to drop","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"him and even to tell tales about him to Umbridge, that made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"his situation real to him as nothing else had. He had known","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Percy for four years, had stayed in his house during the summer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"holidays, shared a tent with him during the Quidditch World Cup, had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"even been awarded full marks by him in the second task of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the Triwizard Tournament last year, yet now, Percy thought him unbalanced and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"possibly violent.    And with a surge of sympathy for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"his godfather, Harry thought Sirius was probably the only person he knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"who could really understand how he felt at the moment, because Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"was in the same situation. Nearly everyone in the wizarding world thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Sirius a dangerous murderer and a great Voldemort supporter and he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"had to live with that knowledge for fourteen years . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   Harry blinked. He had just seen something in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"fire that could not have been there. It had flashed into sight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"and vanished immediately. No . . . it could not have been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
". . . he had imagined it because he had been thinking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"about Sirius . . .    'OK, write that down,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Hermione said to Ron, pushing his essay and a sheet covered in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"her own writing back to Ron, 'then add this conclusion I've written","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"for you.'    'Hermione, you are honestly the most wonderful","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"person I've ever met,' said Ron weakly, 'and if I'm ever rude","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"to you again - '    - I'll know you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"back to normal,' said Hermione. 'Harry, yours is OK except for this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"bit at the end, I think you must have misheard Professor Sinistra,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Europa's covered in ice, not mice - 'Harry?'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"had slid off his chair on to his knees and was now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"crouching on the singed and threadbare hearthrug, gazing into the flames. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  'Er - Harry?' said Ron uncertainly. 'Why are you down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"there?'    'Because I've just seen Sirius's head in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"fire,' said Harry.    He spoke quite calmly; after all,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"he had seen Sirius's head in this very fire the previous year","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"and talked to it, too; nevertheless, he could not be sure that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"he had really seen it this time . . . it had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"vanished so quickly . . .    'Sirius's head?' Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"repeated. 'You mean like when he wanted to talk to you during","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the Triwizard Tournament? But he wouldn't do that now, it would be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"too - Sirius!'    She gasped, gazing at the fire;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Ron dropped his quill. There in the middle of the dancing flames","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"sat Sirius's head, long dark hair failing around his grinning face. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  'I was starting to think you'd go to bed before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"everyone else had disappeared,' he said. 'I've been checking every hour.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  'You've been popping into the fire every hour?' Harry said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"half-laughing.    'Just for a few seconds to check if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the coast was clear.'    'But what if you'd been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"seen?' said Hermione anxiously.    'Well, I think a girl","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"- first-year, by the look of her - might've get a glimpse","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"of me earlier, but don't worry,' Sirius said hastily, as Hermione clapped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"a hand to her mouth, '] was gone the moment she looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"back at me and I'll bet she just thought I was an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"oddly-shaped log or something.'    'But, Sirius, this is taking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"an awful risk - ' Hermione began.    'You sound","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"like Molly,' said Sirius. This was the only way I could come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"up with of answering Harry's letter without resorting to a code - and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"codes are breakable.'    At the mention of Harry's letter,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Hermione and Ron both turned to stare at him.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'You didn't say you'd written to Sirius! said Hermione accusingly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" 'I forgot,' said Harry, which was perfectly true; his meeting with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Cho in the Owlery had driven everything before it out of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"mind. 'Don't look at me like that, Hermione, there was no way","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"anyone would have got secret information out of it, was there, Sirius?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   'No, it was very good,' said Sirius, smiling. 'Anyway,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"we'd better be quick, just in case we're disturbed - your scar.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   'What about - ?' Ron began, but Hermione interrupted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"him.    'We'll tell you afterwards. Go on, Sirius.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  'Well, I know it can't be fun when it hurts,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"but we don't think its anything to really worry about. It kept","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"aching all last year, didn't it?'    'Yeah, and Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"said it happened whenever Voldemort was feeling a powerful emotion,' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"ignoring, as usual, Ron and Hermione's winces. 'So maybe he was just,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"I dunno, really angry or something the night I had that detention.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   'Well, now he's back it's bound to hurt more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"often,' said Sirius.    'So you don't think it had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"anything to do with Umbridge touching me when I was in detention","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"with her?' Harry asked.    'I doubt it,' said Sirius.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'I know her by reputation and I'm sure she's no Death Eater","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"- '    'She's foul enough to be one,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Harry darkly, and Ron and Hermione nodded vigorously in agreement.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" 'Yes, but the world isn't split into good people and Death","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Eaters,' said Sirius with a wry smile. 'I know she's a nasty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"piece of work, though - you should hear Remus talk about her.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   'Does Lupin know her?' asked Harry quickly, remembering Umbridge's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"comments about dangerous half-breeds during her first lesson.    'No,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"said Sirius, 'but she drafted a bit of anti-werewolf legislation two years","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"ago thai makes it almost impossible for him to get a job.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   Harry remembered how much shabbier Lupin looked these days","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"and his dislike of Umbridge deepened even further.    'What's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"she got against werewolves?' said Hermione angrily.    'Scared of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"them, I expect,' said Sirius, smiling at her indignation. 'Apparently, she loathes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"part-humans; she campaigned to have merpeople rounded up and tagged last year,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"too. Imagine wasting your time and energy persecuting merpeople when there are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"little toerags like Kreacher on the loose.'    Ron laughed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"but Hermione looked upset.    'Sirius!' she said reproachfully. 'Honestly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"if you made a bit of an effort with Kreacher, I'm sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"he'd respond. After all, you are the only member of his family","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"he's got left, and Professor Dumbledore said - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'So, what are Umbridge's lessons like?' Sirius interrupted. 'Is she training you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"all to kill half-breeds?'    'No,' said Harry, ignoring Hermione's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"affronted look at being cut off in her defence of Kreacher. 'She's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"not letting us use magic at all!'    'All we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"do is read the stupid textbook,' said Ron.    'Ah,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"well, that figures,' said Sirius. 'Our information from inside the Ministry is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"that Fudge doesn't want you trained in combat.'    'Trained","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"in combat!' repeated Harry incredulously. 'What does he think we're doing here,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"forming some sort of wizard army?'    That's exactly what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"he thinks you're doing,' said Sirius, 'or, rather, that's exactly what he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"afraid Dumbledore's doing - forming his own private army, with which he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"will be able to take on the Ministry of Magic.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" There was a pause at this, then Ron said, That's the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"most stupid thing I've ever heard, including all the stuff that Luna","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Lovegood comes out with.'    'So we're being prevented from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"learning Defence Against the Dark Arts because Fudge is scared we'll use","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"spells against the Ministry?' said Hermione, looking furious.    'Yep,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"said Sirius. 'Fudge thinks Dumbledore will stop at nothing to seize power.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"He's getting more paranoid about Dumbledore by the day. It's a matter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"of time before he has Dumbledore arrested on some trumped-up charge.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  This reminded Harry of Percy's letter.    'D'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"know if there's going to be anything about Dumbledore in the Daily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"Prophet tomorrow? Ron's brother Percy reckons there will be - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"  'I don't know,' said Sirius, 'I haven't seer, anyone from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"the Order all weekend, they're all busy. It's just been Kreacher and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"me here    There was a definite note of bitterness","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"in Sirius's voice.    'So you haven't had any news","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"about Hagrid, either?'    'Ah . . .' said Sirius,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'well, he was supposed to be back by now, no one's sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"what's happened to him.' Then, seeing their stricken faces, he added quickly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'But Dumbledore's not worried, so don't you three get yourselves in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"state; I'm sure Hagrid's fine.'    'But if he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"supposed to be back by now . . .' said Hermione in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"a small, anxious voice.    'Madame Maxime was with him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"we've been in touch with her and she says they got separated","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"on the journey home - but there's nothing to suggest he's hurt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"or - well, nothing to suggest he's not perfectly OK.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
" Unconvinced, Harry, Ron and Hermione exchanged worried looks.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'Listen, don't go asking too many questions about Hagrid,' said Sirius hastily,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'it'll just draw even more attention to the fact that he's not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"back and I know Dumbledore doesn't want that. Hagrid's tough, he'll be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"OK.' And when they did not appear cheered by this, Sirius added,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'When's your next Hogsmeade weekend, anyway? I was thinking, we got away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"with the dog disguise at the station, didn't we? I thought I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"could - '    'NO!' said Harry and Hermione together,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"very loudly.    'Sirius, didn't you see the Daily Prophet?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"said Hermione anxiously.    'Oh, that,' said Sirius, grinning, 'they're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"always guessing where I am, they haven't really got a clue -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'    'Yeah, but we think this time they have,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"said Harry. 'Something Malfoy said on the train made us think he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"knew it was you, and his father was on the platform, Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"- you know, Lucius Malfoy - so don't come up here, whatever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"you do. If Malfoy recognises you again - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'All right, all right, I've got the point,' said Sirius. He looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"most displeased. 'Just an idea, thought you might like to get together.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"   'I would, I just don't want you chucked back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"in Azkaban!' said Harry.    There was a pause in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"which Sirius looked out of the fire at Harry, a crease between","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"his sunken eyes.    'You're less like your father than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"I thought,' he said finally, a definite coolness in his voice. 'The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"risk would've been what made it fun for James.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"'Look - '    'Well, I'd better get going, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"can hear Kreacher coming down the stairs,' said Sirius, but Harry was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"sure he was lying. 'I'll write to tell you a time I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"can make it back into the fire, then, shall I? If you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"can stand to risk it?'    There was a tiny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"pop, and the place where Sirius's head had been was flickering flame once more.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-14"
"The Hogwart's HighInquisitorThey had expected to have to comb Hermione's Daily Prophet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"carefully next morning to find the article Percy had mentioned in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"letter. However, the departing delivery owl had barely cleared the top of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the milk jug when Hermione let out a huge gasp and flattened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the newspaper to reveal a large photograph of Dolores Umbridge, smiling widely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"and blinking slowly at them from beneath the headline.MINISTRY SEEKS EDUCATIONAL REFORMDOLORES","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"UMBRIDGE APPOINTEDFIRST EVER HIGH INQUISITOR'Umbridge - `High Inquisitor`?' said Harry darkly, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"half-eaten piece of toast slipping from his fingers. 'What does that mean?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   Hermione read aloud:'In a surprise move last night the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Ministry of Magic passed new legislation giving itself an unprecedented level of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"control at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.    '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"`The Minister has been growing uneasy about goings-on at Hogwarts for some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"time,` said Junior Assistant to the Minister, Percy Weasley. `He is now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"responding to concerns, voiced by anxious parents, who feel the school may","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"be moving in a direction they do not approve of.`  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'This is not the first time in recent weeks that the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Minister, Cornelius Fudge, has used new laws to effect improvements at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"wizarding school. As recently as 30th August, Educational Decree Number Twenty-two was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"passed, to ensure that, in the event of the current Headmaster being","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"unable to provide a candidate for a teaching post, the Ministry should","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"select an appropriate person.    ' `That's how Dolores Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"came to be appointed to the teaching staff at Hogwarts,` said Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"last night. `Dumbledore couldn't find anyone so the Minister put in Umbridge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"and of course, she's been an immediate success - ` ''She's been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"a WHAT?' said Harry loudly.    'Wait, there's more,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Hermione grimly.' `- an immediate success, totally revolutionising the teaching of Defence","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Against the Dark Arts and providing the Minister with on-the-ground feedback about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"what's really happening at Hogwarts.`    'It is this last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"function that the Ministry has now formalised with the passing of Educational","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Decree Number Twenty-three, which creates the new position of Hogwarts High Inquisitor.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   ' `This is an exciting new phase in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Minister's plan to get to grips with what some are calling the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"falling standards at Hogwarts,` said Weasley. `The Inquisitor will have powers to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"inspect her fellow educators and make sure that they are coming up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"to scratch. Professor Umbridge has been offered this position in addition to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"her own teaching post and we are delighted to say that she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"has accepted.`    'The Ministry's new moves have received enthusiastic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"support from parents of students at Hogwarts.    ' `I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"feel much easier in my mind now that I know Dumbledore is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"being subjected to fair and objective evaluation,` said Mr Lucius Malfoy, 41,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"speaking from his Wiltshire mansion last night. `Many of us with our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"children's best interests at heart have been concerned about some of Dumbledore's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"eccentric decisions in the last few years and are glad to know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"that the Ministry is keeping an eye on the situation.`  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'Among those eccentric decisions are undoubtedly the controversial staff appointments previously","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"described in this newspaper, which have included the employment of werewolf Remus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Lupin, half-giant Rubeus Hagrid and delusional ex-Auror, `Mad-Eye` Moody.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'Rumours abound, of course, that Albus Dumbledore, once Supreme Mugwump of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"International Confederation of Wizards and Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot, is no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"longer up to the task of managing the prestigious school of Hogwarts.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   ' `I think the appointment of the Inquisitor is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"a first step towards ensuring that Hogwarts has a headmaster in whom","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"we can all repose our confidence,` said a Ministry insider last night.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'Wizengamot elders Griselda Marchbanks and Tiberius Ogden have resigned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"in protest at the introduction of the post of Inquisitor to Hogwarts.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   ' `Hogwarts is a school, not an outpost of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Cornelius Fudge's office,` said Madam Marchbanks. `This is a further, disgusting attempt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"to discredit Albus Dumbledore.`    '(For a full account of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Madam Marchbanks's alleged links to subversive goblin groups, turn to page seventeen.)'Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"finished reading and looked across the table at the other two. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  'So now we know how we ended up with Umbridge!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Fudge passed this `Educational Decree` and forced her on us! And now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"he's given her the power to inspect the other teachers!' Hermione was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"breathing fast and her eyes were very bright. 'I can't believe this.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"It's outrageous!'    'I know it is,' said Harry. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"looked down at his right hand, clenched on the table-top, and saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the faint white outline of the words Umbridge had forced him to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"cut into his skin.    But a grin was unfurling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"on Ron's face.    'What?' said Harry and Hermione together,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"staring at him.    'Oh, I can't wait to see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"McGonagall inspected,' said Ron happily. 'Umbridge won't know what's hit her.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  'Well, come on,' said Hermione, jumping up, 'we'd better get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"going, if she's inspecting Binns's class we don't want to be late","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
". . .'    But Professor Umbridge was not inspecting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"their History of Magic lesson, which was just as dull as the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"previous Monday, nor was she in Snape's dungeon when they arrived for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"double Potions, where Harry's moonstone essay was handed back to him with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"a large, spiky black 'D' scrawled in an upper corner.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'I have awarded you the grades you would have received if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"you presented this work in your OWL,' said Snape with a smirk,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"as he swept among them, passing back their homework. 'This should give","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"you a realistic idea of what to expect in the examination.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  Snape reached the front of the class and turned on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"his heel to face them.    The general standard of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"this homework was abysmal. Most of you would have failed had this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"been your examination. I expect to see a great deal more effort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"for this week's essay on the various varieties of venom antidotes, or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"I shall have to start handing out detentions to those dunces who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"get a `D`.'    He smirked as Malfoy sniggered and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"said in a carrying whisper, 'Some people got a `D`? Ha!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  Harry realised that Hermione was looking sideways to see what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"grade he had received; he slid his moonstone essay back into his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"bag as quickly as possible, feeling that he would rather keep that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"information private.    Determined not to give Snape an excuse","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"to tail him this lesson, Harry read and reread every line of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"instructions on the blackboard at least three times before acting on them.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"His Strengthening Solution was not precisely the clear turquoise shade of Hermione's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"but it was at least blue rather than pink, like Neville's, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"he delivered a flask of it to Snape's desk at the end","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"of the lesson with a feeling of mingled defiance and relief. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  'Well, that wasn't as bad as last week, was it?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"said Hermione, as they climbed the steps out of the dungeon and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"made their way across the Entrance Hall towards lunch. 'And the homework","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"didn't go too badly, either, did it?'    When neither","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Ron nor Harry answered, she pressed on, 'I mean, all right, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"didn't expect the top grade, not if he's marking to OWL standard,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"but a pass is quite encouraging at this stage, wouldn't you say?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   Harry made a non-committal noise in his throat. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  'Of course, a lot can happen between now and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"exam, we've got plenty of time to improve, but the grades we're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"getting now are a sort of baseline, aren't they? Something we can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"build on . . .'    They sat down together","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"at the Gryffindor table.    'Obviously, I'd have been thrilled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"if I'd got an `O` - '    'Hermione,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Ron sharply, 'if you want to know what grades we got, ask.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'I don't - I didn't mean - well, if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"you want to tell me - '    'I got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"a `P`,' said Ron, ladling soup into his bowl. 'Happy?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'Well, that's nothing to be ashamed of,' said Fred, who had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"just arrived at the table with George and Lee Jordan and was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"sitting down on Harry's right. 'Nothing wrong with a good healthy `P`.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'But,' said Hermione, 'doesn't `P` stand for . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
".'    '`Poor`, yeah,' said Lee Jordan. 'Still, better than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"`D`, isn't it? 'Dreadful`?'    Harry felt his face grow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"warm and faked a small coughing fit over his roll. When he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"emerged from this he was sorry to find that Hermione was still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"in full flow about OWL grades.    'So top grade's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"`O` for `Outstanding`,' she was saying, 'and then there's `A` - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'No, `E`,' George corrected her, '`E` for `Exceeds Expectations`.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"And I've always thought Fred and I should've got `E` in everything,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"because we exceeded expectations just by turning up for the exams.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" They all laughed except Hermione, who ploughed on, 'So, after `E`","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"it's `A` for `Acceptable`, and that's the last pass grade, isn't it?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'Yep,' said Fred, dunking an entire roll in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"soup, transferring it to his mouth and swallowing it whole.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'Then you get `P` for `Poor`- ' Ron raised both his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"arms in mock celebration - 'and `D` for `Dreadful`.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'And then `T`,' George reminded her.    '`T`?' asked Hermione,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"looking appalled. 'Even lower than a `D`? What on earth does `T`","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"stand for?'    '`Troll`,' said George promptly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Harry laughed again, though he was not sure whether or not George","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"was joking. He imagined trying to conceal from Hermione I hat he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"had received 'T's in all his OWLs and immediately resolved to work","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"harder from now on.    'You lot had an inspected","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"lesson yet?' Fred asked them.    'No,' said Hermione at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"once. 'Have you?'    'Just now, before lunch,' said George.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'Charms.'    'What was it like?' Harry and Hermione asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"together.    Fred shrugged.    'Not that bad.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Umbridge just lurked in the corner making notes on a clipboard. You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"know what Flitwick's like, he treated her like a guest, didn't seem","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"to bother him at all. She didn't say much. Asked Alicia a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"couple of questions about what the classes are normally like, Alicia told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"her they were really good, that was it.'    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"can't see old Flitwick getting marked down,' said George, 'he usually gets","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"everyone through their exams all right.'    'Who've you got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"this afternoon?' Fred asked Harry.    Trelawney - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  'A `T` if ever I saw one.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"' - and Umbridge herself.'    'Well, be a good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"boy and keep your temper with Umbridge today,' said George. 'Angelina'll do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"her nut if you miss any more Quidditch practices.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"But Harry did not have to wait for Defence Against the Dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Arts to meet Professor Umbridge. He was pulling out his dream diary","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"in a seat at the very back of the shadowy Divination room","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"when Ron elbowed him in the ribs and, looking round, he saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Professor Umbridge emerging through the trapdoor in the floor. The class, which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"had been talking cheerily, fell silent at once. The abrupt fall in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the noise level made Professor Trelawney, who had been wafting about handing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"out copies of The Dream Oracle, look round.    'Good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"afternoon, Professor Trelawney,' said Professor Umbridge with her wide smile. `You received","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"my note, I trust? Giving the time and date of your inspection?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   Professor Trelawney nodded curtly and, looking very disgruntled, turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"her back on Professor Umbridge and continued to give out books. Still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"smiling, Professor Umbridge grasped the back of the nearest armchair and pulled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"it to the front of the class so that it was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"few inches behind Professor Trelawney's seat. She then sat down, took her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"clipboard from her flowery bag and looked up expectantly, waiting for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"class to begin.    Professor Trelawney pulled her shawls tight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"about her with slightly trembling hands and surveyed the class through her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"hugely magnifying lenses.    'We shall be continuing our study","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"of prophetic dreams today,' she said in a brave attempt at her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"usual mystic tones, though her voice shook slightly. 'Divide into pairs, please,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"and interpret each others latest night-time visions with the aid of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Oracle.'    She made as though to sweep back to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"her seat, saw Professor Umbridge sitting right beside it, and immediately veered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"left towards Parvati and Lavender, who were already deep in discussion about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Parvati's most recent dream.    Harry opened his copy of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"The Dream Oracle, watching Umbridge covertly. She was already making notes on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"her clipboard. After a few minutes she got to her feet and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"began to pace the room in `Trelawney's wake, listening to her conversations","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"with students and posing questions here and there. Harry bent his head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"hurriedly over his book.    Think of a dream, quick,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"he told Ron, 'in case the old toad comes our way.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  'I did it last time,' Ron protested, 'it's your turn,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"you tell me one.'    'Oh, I dunno . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
".' said Harry desperately, who could not remember dreaming anything at all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"over the last few days. 'Let's say I dreamed I was .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
". . drowning Snape in my cauldron. Yeah, that'll do . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
".'    Ron chortled as he opened his Dream Oracle.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'OK, we've got to add your age to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"date you had the dream, the number of letters in the subject","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
". . . would that be `drowning` or `cauldron` or `Snape`?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  'It doesn't matter, pick any of them.' said Harry, chancing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"a glance behind him. Professor Umbridge was now standing at Professor Trelawney's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"shoulder making notes while the Divination teacher questioned Neville about his dream","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"diary.    'What night did you dream this again?' Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"said, immersed in calculations.    'I dunno, last night, whenever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"you like,' Harry told him, trying to listen to what Umbridge was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"saying to Professor Trelawney. They were only a table away from him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"and Ron now. Professor Umbridge was making another note on her clipboard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"and Professor Trelawney was looking extremely put out.    'Now,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"said Umbridge, looking up at Trelawney, 'you've been in this post how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"long, exactly?'    Professor Trelawney scowled at her, arms crossed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"and shoulders hunched as though wishing to protect herself as much as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"possible from the indignity of the inspection. After a slight pause in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"which she seemed to decide that the question was not so offensive","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"that she could reasonably ignore it, she said in a deeply resentful","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"tone, 'Nearly sixteen years.'    'Quite a period,' said Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Umbridge, making a note on her clipboard. 'So it was Professor Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"who appointed you?'    That's right,' said Professor Trelawney shortly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   Professor Umbridge made another note.    'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"you are a great-great-granddaughter of the celebrated Seer Cassandra Trelawney?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'Yes,' said Professor Trelawney, holding her head a little higher. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  Another note on the clipboard.    'But I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"think - correct me if I am mistaken - that you are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the first in your family since Cassandra to be possessed of Second","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Sight?'    These things often skip - er - three","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"generations,' said Professor Trelawney.    Professor Umbridge's toadlike smile widened.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'Of course,' she said sweetly, making yet another note.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'Well, if you could just predict something for me, then?' And she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"looked up enquiringly, still smiling.    Professor Trelawney stiffened as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"though unable to believe her ears. 'I don't understand you,' she said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"clutching convulsively at the shawl around her scrawny neck.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'I'd like you to make a prediction for me,' said Professor Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"very clearly.    Harry and Ron were not the only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"people now watching and listening sneakily from behind their books. Most of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the class were staring transfixed at Professor Trelawney as she drew herself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"up to her lull height, her beads and bangles clinking.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" The Inner Eye does not See upon command!' she said in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"scandalised tones.    'I see,' said Professor Umbridge softly, making","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"yet another note on her clipboard.    'I - but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"- but . . . wait!' said Professor Trelawney suddenly, in an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"attempt at her usual ethereal voice, though the mystical effect was ruined","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"somewhat by the way it was shaking with anger. 'I . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
". I think I do see something . . . something that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"concerns you . . . why, I sense something . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"something dark . . . some grave peril . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  Professor Trelawney pointed a shaking finger at Professor Umbridge who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"continued to smile blandly at her, eyebrows raised.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"am afraid . . . I am afraid that you are in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"grave danger!' Professor Trelawney finished dramatically.    There was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"pause. Professor Umbridge surveyed Professor Trelawney.    'Right,' she said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"softly, scribbling on her clipboard once more. 'Well, if that's really the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"best you can do . . .'    She turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"away, leaving Professor Trelawney standing rooted to the spot, her chest heaving.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Harry caught Ron's eye and knew that Ron was thinking exactly the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"same as he was: they both knew that Professor Trelawney was an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"old fraud, but on the other hand, they loathed Umbridge so much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"that they felt very much on Trelawney's side - until she swooped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"down on them a few seconds later, that is.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'Well?' she said, snapping her long fingers under Harry's nose, uncharacteristically brisk.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'Let me see the start you've made on your dream diary, please.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  And by the time she had interpreted Harry's dreams at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the top of her voice (all of which, even the ones that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"involved eating porridge, apparently foretold a gruesome and early death), he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"feeling much less sympathetic towards her. All the while, Professor Umbridge stood","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"a few feet away, making notes on that clipboard, and when the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"bell rang she descended the silver ladder first and was waiting for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"them all when they reached their Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"ten minutes later.    She was humming and smiling to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"herself when they entered the room. Harry and Ron told Hermione, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"had been in Arithmancy, exactly what had happened in Divination while they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"all took out their copies of Defensive Magical Theory, but before Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"could ask any questions Professor Umbridge had called them all to order","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"and silence fell.    'Wands away,' she instructed them all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"with a smile, and those people who had been hopeful enough to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"take them out, sadly returned them to their bags. 'As we finished","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Chapter One last lesson, I would like you all to turn to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"page nineteen today and commence `Chapter Two, Common Defensive Theories and their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Derivation`. There will be no need to talk.'    Still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"smiling her wide, self-satisfied smile, she sat down at her desk. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"class gave an audible sigh as it turned, as one, to page","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"nineteen. Harry wondered dully whether there were enough chapters in the book","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"to keep them reading through all this years lessons and was on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the point of checking the contents page when he noticed that Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"had her hand in the air again.    Professor Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"had noticed, too, and what was more, she seemed to have worked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"out a strategy for just such an eventuality. Instead of trying to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"pretend she had not noticed Hermione she got to her feet and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"walked around the front row of desks until they were face to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"face, then she bent down and whispered, so that the rest of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the class could not hear, 'What is it this time, Miss Granger?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'I've already read Chapter Two,' said Hermione.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'Well then, proceed to Chapter Three.'    'I've read","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"that too. I've read the whole book.'    Professor Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"blinked but recovered her poise almost instantly.    'Well, then,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"you should be able to tell me what Slinkhard says about counter-jinxes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"in Chapter Fifteen.'    'He says that counter-jinxes are improperly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"named,' said Hermione promptly. 'He says `counter-jinx` is just a name people","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"give their jinxes when they want to make them sound more acceptable.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   Professor Umbridge raised her eyebrows and Harry knew she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"was impressed, against her will.    'But I disagree,' Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"continued.    Professor Umbridge's eyebrows rose a little higher and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"her gaze became distinctly colder.    'You disagree?' she repeated.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'Yes, I do,' said Hermione, who, unlike Umbridge, was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"not whispering, but speaking in a clear, carrying voice that had by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"now attracted the attention of the rest of the class. 'Mr Slinkhard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"doesn't like jinxes, does he? But I think they can be very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"useful when they're used defensively.'    'Oh, you do, do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"you?' said Professor Umbridge, forgetting to whisper and straightening up. 'Well, I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"afraid it is Mr Slinkhard's opinion, and not yours, that matters within","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"this classroom, Miss Granger.'    'But - ' Hermione began.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   That is enough,' said Professor Umbridge. She walked back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"to the front of the class and stood before them, all the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"jauntiness she had shown at the beginning of the lesson gone. 'Miss","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Granger, I am going to take five points from Gryffindor house.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  There was an outbreak of muttering at this.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'What for?' said Harry angrily.    'Don't you get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"involved!' Hermione whispered urgently to him.    'For disrupting my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"class with pointless interruptions,' said Professor Umbridge smoothly. 'I am here to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"teach you using a Ministry-approved method that does not include inviting students","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"to give their opinions on matters about which they understand very little.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Your previous teachers in this subject may have allowed you more licence,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"but as none of them - with the possible exception of Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Quirrell, who did at least appear to have restricted himself to age-appropriate","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"subjects - would have passed a Ministry inspection - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'Yeah, Quirrell was a great teacher,' said Harry loudly, 'there was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"just that minor drawback of him having Lord Voldemort sticking out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the back of his head.'    This pronouncement was followed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"by one of the loudest silences Harry had ever heard. Then -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'I think another week's detentions would do you some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"good, Mr Potter,' said Umbridge sleekly.*The cut on the back of Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"hand had barely healed and, by the following morning, it was bleeding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"again. He did not complain during the evening's detention; he was determined","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"not to give Umbridge the satisfaction; over and over again he wrote","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"I must not tell lies and not a sound escaped his lips,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"though the cut deepened with every letter.    The very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"worst part of this second week's worth of detentions v/as, just as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"George had predicted, Angslina's reaction. She cornered him just as he arrived","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"at the Gryffindor table for breakfast on Tuesday and shouted so loudly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"that Professor McGonagall came sweeping down upon the pair of them from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the staff table.    'Miss Johnson, how dare you make","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"such a racket in the Great Hall! Five points from Gryffindor!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  'But Professor - he's gone and landed himself in detention","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"again - '    'What's this, Potter?' said Professor McGonagall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"sharply, rounding on Harry. 'Detention? From whom?'    'From Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Umbridge,' muttered Harry, not meeting Professor McGonagall's beady, square-framed eyes.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'Are you telling me,' she said, lowering her voice so that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the group of curious Ravenclaws behind them could not hear, that after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the warning I gave you last Monday you lost your temper in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Professor Umbridge's class again?'    'Yes,' Harry muttered, speaking to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the floor.    'Potter, you must get a grip on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"yourself! You are heading for serious trouble! Another five points from Gryffindor!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'But - what - '? Professor, no!' Harry said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"furious at this injustice, 'I'm already being punished by her, why do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"you have to take points as well?'    'Because detentions","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"do not appear to have any effect on you whatsoever!' said Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"McGonagall tartly. 'No, not another word of complaint, Potter! And as for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"you, Miss Johnson, you will confine your shouting matches to the Quidditch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"pitch in future or risk losing the team captaincy!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Professor McGonagall strode back towards the staff table. Angelina gave Harry a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"look of deepest disgust and stalked away, upon which he flung himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"on to the bench beside Ron, fuming.    'She's taken","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"points off Gryffindor because I'm having my hand sliced open every night!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"How is that fair, how?'    'I know, mate,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Ron sympathetically, tipping bacon on to Harry's plate, 'she's bang out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"order.'    Hermione, however, merely rustled the pages of her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Daily Prophet and said nothing.    'You think McGonagall was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"right, do you?' said Harry angrily to the picture of Cornelius Fudge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"obscuring Hermione's face.    'I wish she hadn't taken points","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"from you, but I think she's right to warn you not to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"lose your temper with Umbridge,' said Hermione's voice, while Fudge gesticulated forcefully","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"from the front page, clearly giving some kind of speech.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" Harry did not speak to Hermione all through Charms, but when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"they entered Transfiguration he forgot about being cross with her. Professor Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"and her clipboard were sitting in a corner and the sight of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"her drove the memory of breakfast right out of his head. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  'Excellent,' whispered Ron, as they sat down in their usual","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"seats. 'Let's see Umbridge get what she deserves.'    Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"McGonagall marched into the room without giving the slightest indication that she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"knew Professor Umbridge was there.    That will do,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"said and silence fell immediately. 'Mr Finnigan, kindly come here and hand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"back the homework - Miss Brown, please take this box of mice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"- don't be silly, girl, they won't hurt you - and hand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"one to each student - '    'Hem, hem,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Professor Umbridge, employing the same silly little cough she had used to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"interrupt Dumbledore on the first night of term. Professor McGonagall ignored her.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Seamus handed back Harry's essay; Harry took it without looking at him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"and saw, to his relief, that he had managed an 'A'. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  'Right then, everyone, listen closely - Dean Thomas, if you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"do that to the mouse again I shall put you in detention","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"- most of you have now successfully Vanished your snails and even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"those who were left with a certain amount of shell have got the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"gist of the spell. Today, we shall be - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'Hem, hem,' said Professor Umbridge.    'Yes?' said Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"McGonagall, turning round, her eyebrows so close together they seemed to form","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"one long, severe line.    'I was just wondering, Professor,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"whether you received my note telling you of the date and time","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"of your inspec - '    'Obviously I received it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"or I would have asked you what you are doing in my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"classroom,' said Professor McGonagall, turning her back firmly on Professor Umbridge. Many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"of the students exchanged looks of glee. 'As I was saying: today,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"we shall be practising the altogether more difficult Vanishment of mice. Now,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the Vanishing Spell - '    'Hem, hem.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'I wonder,' said Professor McGonagall in cold fury, turning on Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Umbridge, 'how you expect to gain an idea of my usual teaching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"methods if you continue to interrupt me? You see, I do not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"generally permit people to talk when I am talking.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Professor Umbridge looked as though she had just been slapped in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"face. She did not speak, but straightened the parchment on her clipboard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"and began scribbling furiously.    Looking supremely unconcerned, Professor McGonagall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"addressed the class once more.    'As I was saying:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the Vanishing Spell becomes more difficult with the complexity of the animal","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"to be Vanished. The snail, as an invertebrate, does not present much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"of a challenge; the mouse, as a mammal, offers a. much greater","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"one. This is not, therefore, magic you can accomplish with your mind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"on your dinner. So - you know the incantation, let me see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"what you can do . . .'    'How she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"can lecture me about not losing my temper with Umbridge!' Harry muttered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"to Ron under his breath, but he was grinning - his anger","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"with Professor McGonagall had quite evaporated.    Professor Umbridge did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"not follow Professor McGonagall around the class as she had followed Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Trelawney; perhaps she realised Professor McGonagall would not permit it. She did,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"however, take many more notes while sitting in her corner, and when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Professor McGonagall finally told them all to pack away, she rose with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"a grim expression on her face.    'Well, it's a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"start,' said Ron, holding up a long wriggling mouse-tail and dropping it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"back into the box Lavender was passing around.    As","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"they filed out of the classroom, Harry saw Professor Umbndge approach the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"teachers desk; he nudged Ron, who nudged Hermione in turn, and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"three of them deliberately fell back to eavesdrop.    'How","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"long have you been teaching at Hogwarts? Professor Umbridge asked.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" Thirty-nine years this December,' said Professor McGonagall brusquely, snapping her bag","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"shut.    Professor Umbridge made a note.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'Very well,' she said, 'you will receive the results of your inspection","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"in ten days' time.    'I can hardly wait,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Professor McGonagall, in a coldly indifferent voice, and she strode off towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the door. 'Hurry up, you three,' she added, sweeping Harry, Ron and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Hermione before her.    Harry could not help giving her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"a faint smile and could have sworn he received one in return.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   He had thought that the next time he would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"see Umbridge would be in his detention that evening, but he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"wrong. When they walked down the lawns towards the Forest for Care","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"of Magical Creatures, they found her and her clipboard waiting for them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"beside Professor Grubbly-Plank.    'You do not usually take this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"class, is that correct?' Harry heard her ask as they arrived at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the trestle table where the group of captive Bowtruckles were scrabbling around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"for woodlice like so many living twigs.    'Quite correct,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"said Professor Grubbly-Plank, hands behind her back and bouncing on the balls","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"of her feet. 'I am a substitute teacher standing in for Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Hagrid.'    Harry exchanged uneasy looks with Ron and Hermione.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Malfoy was whispering with Crabbe and Goyle; he would surely love this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"opportunity to tell tales on Hagrid to a member of the Ministry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'Hmm,' said Professor Umbridge, dropping her voice, though Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"could still hear her quite clearly. 'I wonder - the Headmaster seems","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"strangely reluctant to give me any information on the matter - can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"you tell me what is causing Professor Hagrid's very extended leave of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"absence?'    Harry saw Malfoy look up eagerly and watch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Umbridge and Grubbly-Plank closely.    ' 'Fraid I can't,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Professor Grubbly-Plank breezily. 'Don't know anything more about it than you do.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Got an owl from Dumbledore, would I like a couple of weeks'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"teaching, work. I accepted. That's as much as I know. Well .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
". . shall I get started then?'    'Yes, please","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"do,' said Professor Umbridge, scribbling on her clipboard.    Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"took a different tack in this class and wandered amongst the students,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"questioning them on magical creatures. Most people were able to answer well","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"and Harry's spirits lifted somewhat; at least the class was not letting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Hagrid down.    'Overall,' said Professor Umbridge, returning to Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Grubbly-Plank's side after a lengthy interrogation of Dean Thomas, 'how do you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"as a temporary member of staff- an objective outsider,   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"I suppose you might say - how do you find Hogwarts? Do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"you feel you receive enough support from the school management?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'Oh, yes, Dumbledore's excellent,' said Professor Grubbly-Plank heartily. 'Yes, I'm very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"happy with the way things are run, very happy indeed.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" Looking politely incredulous, Umbridge made a tiny note on her clipboard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"and went on, 'And what are you planning to cover with this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"class this year - assuming, of course, that Professor Hagrid does not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"return?'    'Oh, I'll take them through the creatures that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"most often come up in OWL,' said Professor Grubbly-Plank. 'Not much left","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"to do - they've studied unicorns and Nifflers, I thought we'd cover","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Porlocks and Kneazles, make sure they can recognise Crups and Knarls, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"know . . .'    'Well, you seem to know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"what you're doing, at any rate,' said Professor Umbridge, making a very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"obvious tick on her clipboard. Harry did not like the emphasis she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"put on 'you' and liked it even less when she put her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"next question to Goyle. 'Now, I hear there have been injuries in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"this class?'    Goyle gave a stupid grin. Malfoy hastened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"to answer the question.    That was me,' he said.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'I was slashed by a Hippogriff.'    'A Hippogriff?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Professor Umbridge, now scribbling frantically.    'Only because he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"too stupid to listen to what Hagrid told him to do,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Harry angrily.    Both Ron and Hermione groaned. Professor Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"turned her head slowly in Harry's direction.    'Another night's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"detention, I think,' she said softly. 'Well, thank you very much, Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Grubbly-Plank, I think that's all I need here. You will be receiving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the results of your inspection within ten days.'    'Jolly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"good,' said Professor Grubbly-Plank, and Professor Umbridge set off back across the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"lawn to the castle.*It was nearly midnight when Harry left Umbridge's office","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"that night, his hand now bleeding so severely that it was staining","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the scarf he had wrapped around it. He expected the common room","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"to be empty when he returned, but Ron and Hermione had sat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"up waiting for him. He was pleased to see them, especially as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Hermione was disposed to be sympathetic rather than critical.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'Here,' she said anxiously, pushing a small bowl of yellow liquid towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"him, 'soak your hand in that, it's a solution of strained and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"pickled Murtlap tentacles, it should help.'    Harry placed his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"bleeding, aching hand into the bowl and experienced a wonderful feeling of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"relief. Crookshanks curled around his legs, purring loudly, then leapt into his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"lap and settled down.    Thanks,' he said gratefully, scratching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"behind Crookshanks's ears with his left hand.    'I still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"reckon you should complain about this,' said Ron in a low voice.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'No,' said Harry flatly.    'McGonagall would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"go nuts if she knew - '    'Yeah, she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"probably would,' said Harry dully. 'And how long do you reckon it'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"take Umbridge to pass another decree saying anyone who complains about the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"High Inquisitor gets sacked immediately?'    Ron opened his mouth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"to retort but nothing came out and, after a moment, he closed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"it again, defeated.    'She's an awful woman,' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"in a small voice. 'Awful. You know, I was just saying to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Ron when you came in . . . we've got to do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"something about her.'    'I suggested poison,' said Ron grimly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'No . . . I mean, something about what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"a dreadful teacher she is, and how we're not going to learn any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Defence from her at all,' said Hermione.    'Well, what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"can we do about that?' said Ron, yawning. `S too late, isn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"it? She's got the job, she's here to stay. Fudge'll make sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"of that.'    'Well,' said Hermione tentatively. 'You know, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"was thinking today . . .' she shot a slightly nervous look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"at Harry and then plunged on, 'I was thinking that - maybe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the time's come when we should just - just do it ourselves.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'Do what ourselves?' said Harry suspiciously, still floating his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"hand in the essence of Murtlap tentacles.    'Well -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"learn Defence Against the Dark Arts ourselves, said Hermione.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'Come off it,' groaned Ron. 'You want us to do extra work?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"D'you realise Harry and I are behind on homework again and it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"only the second week?'    'But this is much more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"important than homework!' said Hermione.    Harry and Ron goggled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"at her.    'I didn't think there was anything in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the universe more important than homework!' said Ron.    'Don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"be silly, of course there is,' said Hermione, and Harry saw, with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"an ominous feeling, that her face was suddenly alight with the kind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"of fervour that SPEW usually inspired in her. 'It's about preparing ourselves,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"like Harry said in Umbridge's first lesson, for what's waiting for us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"out there. It's about making sure we really can defend ourselves. If","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"we don't learn anything for a whole year - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'We can't do much by ourselves,' said Ron in a defeated","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"voice. 'I mean, all right, we can go and look jinxes up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"in the library and try and practise them, I suppose - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'No, I agree, we've gone past the stage where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"we can just learn things out of books,' said Hermione. 'We need","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"a teacher, a proper one, who can show us how to use","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the spells and correct us if we're going wrong.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'If you're talking about Lupin . . .' Harry began.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'No, no, I'm not talking about Lupin,' said Hermione. 'He's too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"busy with the Order and, anyway, the most we could see him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"is during Hogsmeade weekends and that's not nearly often enough.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'Who, then?' said Harry, frowning at her.    Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"heaved a very deep sigh.    'Isn't it obvious?' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"said. 'I'm talking about you, Harry.'    There was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"moment's silence. A light night breeze rattled the windowpanes behind Ron, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the fire guttered.    'About me what?' said Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  'I'm talking about you teaching us Defence Against the Dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Arts.'    Harry stared at her. Then he turned to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Ron, ready to exchange the exasperated looks they sometimes shared when Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"elaborated on far-fetched schemes like SPEW. To Harry's consternation, however, Ron did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"not look exasperated.    He was frowning slightly, apparently thinking.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Then he said, 'That's an idea.'    'What's an idea?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"said Harry.    'You,' said Ron. Teaching us to do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"it.'    'But . . .'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"was grinning now, sure the pair of them were pulling his leg.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'But I'm not a teacher, I can't - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'Harry, you're the best in the year at Defence","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Against the Dark Arts,' said Hermione.    'Me?' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"now grinning more broadly than ever. 'No I'm rot, you've beaten me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"in every test - '    'Actually I haven't,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Hermione coolly. 'You beat me in our turd year - the only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"year we both sat the test and had a teacher who actually","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"knew the subject. But I'm not talking about test results, Harry. Think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"what you've clone!'    'How d'you mean?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'You know what, I'm not sure I want someone this stupid teaching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"me,' Ron said to Hermione, smirking slightly. He turned to Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  'Let's think,' he said, pulling a face like Goyle concentrating.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'Uh . . . first year - you saved the Philosopher's Stone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"from You-Know-Who.'    'But that was luck,' said Harry, 'it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"wasn't skill - '    'Second year,' Ron interrupted, 'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"killed the Basilisk and destroyed Riddle.'    'Yeah, but if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Fawkes hadn't turned up, I - '    Third year,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"said Ron, louder still, 'you fought off about a hundred Dementors at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"once - '    'You know that was a fluke,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"if the Time-Turner hadn't - '    'Last year,' Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"said, almost shouting now, 'you fought off You-know-Who again - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  'Listen to me!' said Harry, almost angrily, because Ron and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Hermione were both smirking now. 'Just listen to me, all right? It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"sounds great when you say it like that, but all that stuff","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"was luck - I didn't know what I was doing half the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"time, I didn't plan any of it, I just did whatever I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"could think of, and I nearly always had help - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  Ron and Hermione were still smirking and Harry felt his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"temper rise; he wasn't even sure why he was feeling so angry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   'Don't sit there grinning like you know better than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"I do, I was there, wasn't I?' he said heatedly. 'I know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"what went on, all right? And I didn't get through any of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"that because I was brilliant at Defence Against the Dark Arts, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"got through it all because - because help came at the right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"time, or because I guessed right - but I just blundered through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"it all, I didn't have a clue what I was doing -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'STOP LAUGHING!'    The bowl of Murtlap essence fell to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"the floor and smashed. He became aware that he was on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"feet, though he couldn't remember standing up. Crookshanks streaked away under a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"sofa. Ron and Hermione's smiles had vanished.    'You don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"know what it's like! You - neither of you - you've never","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"had to face him, have you? You think it's just memorising a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"bunch of spells and throwing them at him, like you're in class","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"or something? The whole time you're sure you know there's nothing between","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"you and dying except your own - your own brain or guts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"or whatever - 'like you can think straight when you know you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"about a nanosecond from being murdered, or tortured, or watching your friends","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"die - 'they've never taught us that in their classes, what it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"like to deal with things like that - and you two sit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"there acting like I'm a clever little boy to be standing here,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"alive, like Diggory was stupid, like he messed up - you just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"don't get it, that could just as easily have been me, it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"would have been if Voldemort hadn't needed me -'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"'We weren't saying anything like that, mate,' said Ron, looking aghast. 'We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"weren't having a go at Diggory, we didn't - you've got the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"wrong end of the - '    He looked helplessly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"at Hermione, whose face was stricken.    'Harry,' she said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"timidly, 'don't you see? This . . . this is exactly why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"we need you . . . we need to know what it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"r-really like . . . facing him . . . facing V-Voldemort.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   It was the first time she had ever said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Voldemort's name and it was this, more than anything else, that calmed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"Harry. Still breathing hard, he sank back into his chair, becoming aware","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"as he did so that his hand was throbbing horribly again. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"wished he had not smashed the bowl of Murtlap essence  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'Well . . . think about it,' said Hermione quietly. 'Please?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"   Harry could not think of anything to say. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"was feeling ashamed of his outburst already. He nodded, hardly aware of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"what he was agreeing to.    Hermione stood up. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"  'Well, I'm off to bed,' she said, in a voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"that was clearly as natural as she could make it. 'Erm .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
". . night.'    Ron had got to his feet,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"too.    'Coming?' he said awkwardly to Harry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
" 'Yeah,' said Harry. 'In . . . in a minute. I'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"just clear this up.'    He indicated the smashed bowl","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"on the floor. Ron nodded and left.    'Reparo,' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"muttered, pointing his wand at the broken pieces of china. They flew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"back together, good as new, but there was no returning the Murtlap","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"essence to the bowl.    He was suddenly so tired","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"he was tempted to sink back into his armchair and sleep there,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"but instead he forced himself to his feet and followed Ron upstairs.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"His restless night was punctuated once more by dreams of long corridors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"and locked doors and he awoke next day with his scar prickling again. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-15"
"In the Hog's HeadHermione made no mention of Harry giving Defence Against","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the Dark Arts lessons for two whole weeks after her original suggestion.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Harry's detentions with Umbridge were finally over (he doubted whether the words","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"now etched into the back of his hand would ever fade entirely);","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Ron had had four more Quidditch practices and not been shouted at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"during the last two; and all three of them had managed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Vanish their mice in Transfiguration (Hermione had actually progressed to Vanishing kittens),","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"before the subject was broached again, on a wild, blustery evening at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the end of September, when the three of them were sitting in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the library, looking up potion ingredients for Snape.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"was wondering,' Hermione said suddenly, 'whether you'd thought any more about Defence","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Against the Dark Arts, Harry.'    'Course I have,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Harry grumpily, 'can't forget it, can we, with that hag teaching us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"- '    'I meant the idea Ron and I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"had - ' Ron cast her an alarmed, threatening kind of look.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"She frowned at him, '- Oh, all right, the idea I had,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"then - about you teaching us.'    Harry did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"answer at once. He pretended to be perusing a page of Asiatic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Anti-Venoms, because he did not want to say what was in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"mind.    He had given the matter a great deal","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"of thought over the past fortnight. Sometimes it seemed an insane idea,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"just as it had on the night Hermione had proposed it, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"at others, he had found himself thinking about the spells that had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"served him best in his various encounters with Dark creatures and Death","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Eaters - found himself, in fact, subconsciously planning lessons . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"   'Well,' he said slowly, when he could no longer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"pretend to find Asiatic Anti-Venoms interesting, 'yeah, I - I've thought about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"it a bit.'    'And?' said Hermione eagerly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" 'I dunno,' said Harry, playing for time. He looked up at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Ron.    'I thought it was a good idea from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the start,' said Ron, who seemed keener to join in this conversation","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"now that he was sure Harry was not going to start shouting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"again.    Harry shifted uncomfortably in his chair.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" 'You did listen to what I said about a load of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"it being luck, didn't you?'    'Yes, Harry,' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"gently, 'but all the same, there's no point pretending that you're not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"good at Defence Against the Dark Arts, because you are. You were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the only person last year who could throw off the Imperius Curse","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"completely, you can produce a Patronus, you can do all sorts of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"stuff that full-grown wizards can't, Viktor always said - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" Ron looked round at her so fast he appeared to crick","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"his neck. Rubbing it, he said, 'Yeah? What did Vicky say?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  'Ho ho,' said Hermione in a bored voice. 'He said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Harry knew how to do stuff even he didn't, and he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"in the final year at Durmstrang.'    Ron was looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"at Hermione suspiciously.    'You're not still in contact with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"him, are you?'    'So what if I am.?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Hermione coolly, though her face was a little pink. 'I can have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"a pen-pal if I - '    'He didn't only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"want to be your pen-pal,' said Ron accusingly.    Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"shook her head exasperatedly and, ignoring Ron, who was continuing to watch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"her, said to Harry, 'Well, what do you think? Will you teach","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"us?'    'Just you and Ron, yeah?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'Well,' said Hermione, looking a mite anxious again. 'Well . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"now, don't fly off the handle again, Harry, please . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"but I really think you ought to teach anyone who wants to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"learn. I mean, we're talking about defending ourselves against V-Voldemort. Oh, don't be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"pathetic, Ron. It doesn't seem fair if we don't offer the chance","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to other people.'    Harry considered this for a moment,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"then said, 'Yeah, but I doubt anyone except you two would want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to be taught by me. I'm a nutter, remember?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'Well, I think you might be surprised how many people would be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"interested in hearing what you've got to say,' said Hermione seriously. 'Look,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"she leaned towards him - Ron, who was still watching her with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"a frown on his face, leaned forwards to listen too - 'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"know the first weekend in October's a Hogsmeade weekend? How would it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"be if we tell anyone who's interested to meet us in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"village and we can talk it over?'    'Why do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"we have to do it outside school?' said Ron.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'Because,' said Hermione, returning to the diagram of the Chinese Chomping Cabbage","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"she was copying, 'I don't think Umbridge would be very happy if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"she found out what we were up to.'*Harry had been looking forward","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to the weekend trip into Hogsmeade, but there was one thing worrying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"him. Sirius had maintained a stony silence since he had appeared in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the fire at the beginning of September; Harry knew they had made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"him angry by saying they didn't want him to come - but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"he still worried from time to time that Sirius might throw caution","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to the winds and turn up anyway. What were they going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"do if the great black dog came bounding up the street towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"them in Hogsmeade, perhaps under the nose of Draco Malfoy?  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" 'Well, you can't blame him for wanting to get out and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"about,' said Ron, when Harry discussed his fears with him and Hermione.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'I mean, he's been on the run for over two years, hasn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"he, and I know that can't have been a laugh, but at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"least he was free, wasn't he? And now he's just shut up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"all the time with that ghastly elf.'    Hermione scowled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"at Ron, but otherwise ignored the slight on Kreacher.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"The trouble is,' she said to Harry, 'until V-Voldemort - oh, for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"heaven's sake, Ron - comes out into the open, Sirius is going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to have to stay hidden, isn't he? I mean, the stupid Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"isn't going to realise Sirius is innocent until they accept that Dumbledore's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"been telling the truth about him all along. And once the fools","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"start catching real Death Eaters again, it'll be obvious Sirius isn't one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
". . . I mean, he hasn't got the Mark, for one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"thing.'    'I don't reckon he'd be stupid enough to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"turn up,' said Ron bracingly. 'Dumbledore'd go mad if he did and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Sirius listens to Dumbledore even if he doesn't like what he hears.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"   When Harry continued to look worried, Hermione said, 'Listen,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Ron and I have been sounding out people who we thought might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"want to learn some proper Defence Against the Dark Arts, and there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"are a couple who seem interested. We've told them to meet us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"in Hogsmeade.'    'Right,' said Harry vaguely, his mind still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"on Sirius.    'Don't worry, Harry,' Hermione said quietly. 'You've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"got enough on your plate without Sirius, too.'    She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"was quite right, of course, he was barely keeping up with his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"homework, though he was doing much better now that he was no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"longer spending every evening in detention with Umbridge. Ron was even further","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"behind with his work than Harry, because while they both had Quidditch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"practice twice a week, Ron also had his prefect duties. However, Hermione,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"who was taking more subjects than either of them, had not only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"finished all her homework but was also finding time to knit more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"elf clothes. Harry had to admit that she was getting better; it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"was now almost always possible to distinguish between the hats and the socks.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"   The morning of the Hogsmeade visit dawned bright but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"windy. Alter breakfast they queued up in front of Filch, who matched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"their names to the long list of students who had permission from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"their parents or guardian to visit the village. With a slight pang,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Harry remembered that if it hadn't been for Sirius, he would not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"have been going at all.    When Harry reached Filch,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the caretaker gave a great sniff as though trying to detect a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"whiff of something from Harry. Then he gave a curt nod that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"set his jowls aquiver again and Harry walked on, out on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the stone steps and the cold, sunlit day.    'Er","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"- why was Filch sniffing you?' asked Ron, as he, Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Hermione set off at: a brisk pace down the wide drive to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the gates.    'I suppose he was checking for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"smell of Dungbombs,' said Harry with a small laugh. T forgot to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"tell you . . .'    And he recounted the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"story of sending his letter to Sirius and Filch bursting in seconds","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"later, demanding to see the letter. To his slight surprise, Hermione found","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"this story highly interesting, much more, indeed, than he did himself. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  'He said he was tipped off you were ordering Dungbombs?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"But who tipped him off?'    'I dunno,' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"shrugging. 'Maybe Malfoy he'd think it was a laugh.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"They walked between the tall stone pillars topped with winged boars and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"turned left on to the road into the village, the wind whip-,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"ping their hair into their eyes.    'Malfoy?' said Hermione,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"sceptically. 'Well . . . yes . . . maybe . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
".'    And she remained deep in thought all the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"way into the outskirts of Hogsmeade.    'Where are we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"going, anyway?' Harry asked. The Three Broomsticks?'    'Oh -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"no,' said Hermione, coming out of her reverie, 'no, it's always packed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"and really noisy. I've told the others to meet us in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Hog's Head, that other pub, you know the one, it's not on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the main road. I think it's a bit . . . you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"know . . . dodgy . . . but students don't normally","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"go in there, so I don't think we'll be overheard.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" They walked down the main street past Zonko's Wizarding Joke Shop,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"where they were not surprised to see Fred, George and Lee Jordan,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"past the post office, from which owls issued at regular intervals, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"turned up a side-street at the top of which stood a small","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"inn. A battered wooden sign hung from a rusty bracket over the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"door, with a picture on it of a wild boar's severed head,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"leaking blood on to the white cloth around it. The sign creaked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"in the wind as they approached. All three of them hesitated outside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the door.    'Well, come on,' said Hermione, slightly nervously.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Harry led the way inside.    It was not at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"all like the Three Broomsticks, whose large bar gave an impression of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"gleaming warmth and cleanliness. The Hog's Head bar comprised one small, dingy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"and very dirty room that smelled strongly of something that might have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"been goats. The bay windows were so encrusted with grime that very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"little daylight could permeate the room, which was lit instead with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"stubs of candles sitting on rough wooden tables. The floor seemed at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"first glance to be compressed earth, though as Harry stepped on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"it he realised that there was stone beneath what seemed to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the accumulated filth of centuries.    Harry remembered Hagrid mentioning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"this pub in his first year: 'Yeh get a lot o' funny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"folk in the Hog's Head,' he had said, explaining how he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"won a dragon's egg from a hooded stranger there. At the time Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"had wondered why Hagrid had not found it odd that the stranger","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"kept his face hidden throughout their encounter; now he saw that keeping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"your face hidden was something of a fashion in the Hog's Head.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"There was a man at the bar whose whole head was wrapped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"in dirty grey bandages, though he was still managing to gulp endless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"glasses of some smoking, fiery substance through a slit over his mouth;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"two figures shrouded in hoods sat at a table in one of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the windows; Harry might have thought them Dementors if they had not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"been talking in strong Yorkshire accents, and in a shadowy corner beside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the fireplace sat a witch with a thick, black veil that fell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to her toes. They could just see the tip of her nose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"because it caused the veil to protrude slightly.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"don't know about this, Hermione,' Harry muttered, as they crossed to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"bar. He was looking particularly at the heavily veiled witch. 'Has it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"occurred to you Umbridge might be under that?'    Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"cast an appraising eye over the veiled figure.    'Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"is shorter than that woman,' she said quietly. 'And anyway, even if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Umbridge does come in here there's nothing she can do to stop","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"us, Harry, because I've double- and triple-checked the school rules. We're not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"out of bounds; I specifically asked Professor Flitwick whether students were allowed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to come in the Hog's Head, and he said yes, but he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"advised me strongly to bring our own glasses. And I've looked up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"everything I can think of about study groups and homework groups and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"they're definitely allowed. I just don't think it's a good idea if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"we parade what we're doing.'    'No,' said Harry drily,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'especially as it's not exactly a homework group you're planning, is it?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"   The barman sidled towards them out of a back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"room. He was a grumpy-looking old man with a great deal of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"long grey hair and beard. He was tall and thin and looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"vaguely familiar to Harry.    What? he grunted.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" 'Three Butterbeers, please,' said Hermione.    The man reached","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"beneath the counter and pulled up three very dusty, very dirty bottles,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"which he slammed on the bar.    'Six Sickles,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"said.    'I'll get them,' said Harry quickly, passing over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the silver. The barman's eyes travelled over Harry, resting for a fraction","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"of a second on his scar. Then he turned away and deposited","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Harry's money in an ancient wooden till whose drawer slid open automatically","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to receive it. Harry, Ron and Hermione retreated to the furthest table","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"from the bar and sat down, looking around. The man in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"dirty grey bandages rapped the counter with his knuckles and received another","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"smoking drink from the barman.    'You know what?' Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"murmured, looking over at the bar with enthusiasm. 'We could order anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"we liked in here. I bet that bloke would sell us anything,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"he wouldn't care. I've always wanted to try Firewhisky - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  'You - are - a - prefect,' snarled Hermione. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  'Oh,' said Ron, the smile fading from his face. 'Yeah","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
". . .'    'So, who did you say is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"supposed to be meeting us?' Harry asked, wrenching open the rusty top","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"of his Butterbeer and taking a swig.    'Just a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"couple of people,' Hermione repeated, checking her watch and looking anxiously towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the door. 'I told them to be here about now and I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"sure they all know where it is - oh, look, this might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"be them now.'    The door of the pub had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"opened. A thick band of dusty sunlight split the room in two","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"for a moment and then vanished, blocked by the incoming rush of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"a crowd of people.    First came Neville with Dean","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"and Lavender, who were closely followed by Parvati and Padma Patil with (Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"stomach did a back-flip) Cho and one of her usually-giggling girlfriends, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"(on her own and looking so dreamy she might have walked in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"by accident) Luna Lovegood; then Katie Bell, Alicia Spinnet and Angelina Johnson,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Colin and Dennis Creevey Ernie Macmillan, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Hannah Abbott, a Hufflepuff","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"girl with a long plait clown her back whose name Harry did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"not know; three Ravenclaw boys he was pretty sure were called Anthony","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Goldstein, Michael Corner and Terry Boot, Ginny, closely followed by a tall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"skinny blond boy with an upturned nose whom Harry recognised vaguely as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"being a member of the Hufflepuff Quidditch team and, bringing up the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"rear, Fred and George Weasley with their friend Lee Jordan, all three","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"of whom were carrying large paper bags crammed with Zonko's merchandise. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  'A couple of people?' said Harry hoarsely to Hermione. 'A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"couple of people?'    'Yes, well, the idea seemed quite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"popular,' said Hermione happily. 'Ron, do you want to pull up some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"more chairs?'    The barman had frozen in the act","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"of wiping out a glass with a rag so filthy it looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"as though it had never been washed. Possibly, he had never seen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"his pub so full.    'Hi,' said Fred, reaching the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"bar first and counting his companions quickly, 'could we have . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
". twenty-five Butterbeers, please?'    The barman glared at him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"for a moment, then, throwing down his rag irritably as though he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"had been interrupted in something very important, he started passing up dusty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Butterbeers from under the bar.    'Cheers,' said Fred, handing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"them out. 'Cough up, everyone, I haven't got enough gold for all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"of these . . .'    Harry watched numbly as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the large chattering group took their beers from Fred and rummaged in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"their robes to find coins. He could not imagine what all these","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"people had turned up for until the horrible thought occurred to him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"that they might be expecting same kind of speech, at which he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"rounded on Hermione.    'What have you been telling people?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"he said in a low voice. 'What are they expecting?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" 'I've told you, they just want to hear what you've got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to say,' said Hermione soothingly; but Harry continued to look at her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"so furiously that she added quickly, 'you don't have to do anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"yet, I'll speak to them first.'    'Hi, Harry' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Neville, beaming and taking a seat opposite him.    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"tried to smile back, but did not speak; his mouth was exceptionally","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"dry. Cho had just smiled at him and sat down on Ron's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"right. Her friend, who had curly reddish-blonde hair, did not smile, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"gave Harry a thoroughly mistrustful look which plainly told him that, given","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"her way, she would not be here at all.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"In twos and threes the new arrivals settled around Harry, Ron and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Hermione, some looking rather excited, others curious, Luna Lovegood gazing dreamily into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"space. When everybody had pulled up a chair, the chatter died out.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Every eye was upon Harry.    'Er,' said Hermione, her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"voice slightly higher than usual out of nerves. 'Well - er -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"hi.'    The group focused its attention on her instead,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"though eyes continued to dart back regularly to Harry.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'Well . . . erm . . . well, you know why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"you're here. Erm . . . well, Harry here had the idea","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"- I mean' (Harry had thrown her a sharp look) 'I had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the idea - that it might be good if people who wanted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to study Defence Against the Dark Arts - and I mean, really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"study it, you know, not the rubbish that Umbridge is doing with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"us - '(Hermione's voice became suddenly much stronger and more confident) '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"- because nobody could call that Defence Against the Dark Arts - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"('Hear, hear,' said Anthony Goldstein, and Hermione looked heartened) ' - Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"I thought it would be good if we, well, took matters into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"our own hands.'    She paused, looked sideways at Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"and went on, 'And by that I mean learning how to defend","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"ourselves properly, not just in theory but doing the real spells -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'    'You want to pass your Defence Against the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Dark Arts OWL too, though, I bet?' said Michael Corner, who was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"watching her closely.    'Of course I do,' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"at once. 'But more than that, I want to be properly trained","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"in defence because . . . because . . .' she took","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"a great breath and finished, 'because Lord Voldemort is back.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" The reaction was immediate and predictable. Clio's friend shrieked and slopped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Butterbeer down herself; Terry Boot gave a kind of involuntary twitch; Padma","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Patil shuddered, and Neville gave an odd yelp that he managed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"turn into a cough. All of them, however, looked fixedly, even eagerly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"at Harry.    Well . . . that's the plan,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"anyway,' said Hermione. 'If you want to join us, we need to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"decide how we're going to -    'Where's the proof","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"You-Know-Who's back?' said the blond Hufflepuff player in a rather aggressive voice.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"   'Well, Dumbledore believes it - ' Hermione began. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  'You mean, Dumbledore believes him,' said the blond boy, nodding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"at Harry.    'Who are you?' said Ron, rather rudely.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"   'Zacharias Smith,' said the boy, 'and I think we've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"got the right to know exactly what makes him say You-Know-Who's back.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"   'Look,' said Hermione, intervening swiftly, 'that's really not what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"this meeting was supposed to be about - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'It's OK, Hermione,' said Harry.    It had just dawned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"on him why there were so many people there. He thought Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"should have seen this coming. Some of these people - maybe even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"most of them - had turned up in the hopes of hearing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Harry's story firsthand.    'What makes me say You-Know-Who's back?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"he repeated, looking Zacharias straight in the face. 'I saw him. But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Dumbledore told the whole school what happened last year, and if you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"didn't believe him, you won't believe me, and I'm not wasting an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"afternoon trying to convince anyone.'    The whole group seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to have held its breath while Harry spoke. Harry had the impression","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"that even the barman was listening. He was wiping the same glass","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"with the filthy rag, making it steadily dirtier.    Zacharias","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"said dismissively, 'All Dumbledore told us last year was that Cedric Diggory","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"got killed by You-Know-Who and that you brought Diggory's body back to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Hogwarts. He didn't give us details, he didn't tell us exactly how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Diggory got murdered, I think we'd all like to know - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"   'If you've come to hear exactly what it looks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"like when Voldemort murders someone I can't help you,' Harry said. His","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"temper, always so close to the surface these days, was rising again.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"He did not take his eyes from Zacharias Smith's aggressive face, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"was determined not to look at Cho. 'I don't want to talk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"about Cedric Diggory, all right? So if that's what you're here for,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"you might as well clear out.'    He cast an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"angry look in Hermione's direction. This was, he felt, all her fault;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"she had decided to display him like some sort of freak and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"of course they had all turned up to see just now wild","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"his story was. But none of them left their seats, not even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Zacharias Smith, though he continued to gaze intently at Harry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" 'So,' said Hermione, her voice very high-pitched again. 'So . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
". like I was saying . . . if you want to learn","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"some defence, then we need to work out how we're going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"do it, how often we're going to meet and where we're going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to - '    'Is it true,' interrupted the girl","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"with the long plait down her back, looking at Harry, 'that you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"can produce a Patronus?'    There was a murmur of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"interest around the group at this.    'Yeah,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"slightly defensively.    'A corporeal Patronus?'    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"phrase stirred something in Harry's memory.    'Er - you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"don't know Madam Bones, do you?' he asked.    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"girl smiled.    'She's my auntie,' she said. 'I'm Susan","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Bones. She told me about your hearing. So - is it really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"true? You make a stag Patronus?'    'Yes,' said Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"   'Blimey, Harry!' said Lee, looking deeply impressed. 'I never","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"knew that!'    'Mum told Ron not to spread it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"around,' said Fred, grinning at Harry. 'She said you got enough attention","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"as it was.'    'She's not wrong,' mumbled Harry, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"a couple of people laughed.    The veiled witch sitting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"alone shifted very slightly in her seat.    'And did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"you kill a Basilisk with that sword in Dumbledore's office?' demanded Terry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Boot. That's what one of the portraits on the wall told me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"when I was in there last year . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" 'Er - yeah, I did, yeah,' said Harry.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Justin Finch-Fletchley whistled; the Creevey brothers exchanged awestruck looks and Lavender Brown","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"said 'Wow!' softly. Harry was feeling slightly hot around the collar now;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"he was determinedly looking anywhere but at Cho.    'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"in our first year,' said Neville to the group at large, 'he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"saved that Philological Stone - '    'Philosopher's,' hissed Hermione.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"   'Yes, that - from You-Know-Who,' finished Neville.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" Hannah Abbotts eyes were as round as Galleons.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'And that's not to mention,' said Cho (Harry's eyes snapped across to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"her; she was looking at him, smiling; his stomach did another somersault)","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'all the tasks he had to get through in the Triwizard Tournament","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"last year - getting past dragons and merpeople and Acromantula and things","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
". . .'    There was a murmur of impressed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"agreement around the table. Harry's insides were squirming. He was trying to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"arrange his face so that he did not look too pleased with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"himself. The fact that Cho had just praised him made it much,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"much harder for him to say the thing he had sworn to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"himself he would tell them.    'Look,' he said, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"everyone fell silent at once, 'I . . . I don't want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to sound like I'm trying to be modest or anything, but .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
". . I had a lot of help with all that stuff","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
". . .'    'Not with the dragon, you didn't,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"said Michael Corner at once. 'That was a seriously cool bit of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"flying . . .'    'Yeah, well - ' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Harry, feeling it would be churlish to disagree.    'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"nobody helped you get rid of those Dementors this summer,' said Susan","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Bones.    'No,' said Harry, 'no, OK, I know I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"did bits of it without help, but the point I'm trying to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"make is - '    'Are you trying to weasel","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"out of showing us any of this stuff?' said Zacharias Smith. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  'Here's an idea,' said Ron loudly, before Harry could speak,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'why don't you shut your mouth?'    Perhaps the word","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'weasel' had affected Ron particularly strongly. In any case, he was now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"looking at Zacharias as though he would like nothing better than to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"thump him. Zacharias flushed.    'Well, we've all turned up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to learn from him and now he's telling us he can't really do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"any of it,' he said.    That's not what he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"said,' snarled Fred.    'Would you like us to clean","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"out you: ears for you?' enquired Greorge, pulling a long and lethal-looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"metal instrument from inside one of the Zonko's bags.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'Or any part of your body, really, we're not fussy where we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"stick this,' said Fred.    'Yes, well, said Hermione hastily,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"moving on . . . the point is, are we agreed we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"want to take lessons from Harry?'    There was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"murmur of general agreement. Zacharias folded his arms and said nothing, though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"perhaps this was because he was too busy keeping an eye on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the instrument in Fred's hand.    'Right,' said Hermione, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"relieved that something had at last been settled. 'Well, then, the next","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"question is how often we do it. I really don't think there's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"any point in meeting less than once a week - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  'Hang on,' said Angelina, 'we need to make sure this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"doesn't clash with our Quidditch practice.'    'No,' said Cho,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'nor with ours.'    'Nor ours,' added Zacharias Smith. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  'I'm sure we can find a night that suits everyone,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"said Hermione, slightly impatiently, 'but you know, this is rather important, we're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"talking about learning to defend ourselves against V-Voldemort's Death Eaters - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"   'Well said!' barked Ernie Macmillan, who Harry had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"expecting to speak long before this. 'Personally, I think this is really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"important, possibly more important than anything else we'll do this year, even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"with our OWLs coming up!'    He looked around impressively,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"as though waiting for people to cry 'Surely not!' When nobody spoke,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"he went on, 'I, personally, am at a loss to see why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the Ministry has foisted such a useless teacher on us at this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"critical period. Obviously, they are in denial about the return of You-Know-Who,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"but to give us a teacher who is trying to actively prevent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"us from using defensive spells - '    'We think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the reason Umbridge doesn't want us trained in Defence Against the Dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Arts,' said Hermione, 'is that she's got some . . . some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"mad idea that Dumbledore could use the students in the school as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"a kind of private army. She thinks he'd mobilise us against the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Ministry'    Nearly everybody looked stunned at this news; everybody","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"except Luna Lovegood, who piped up, 'Well, that makes sense. After all,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Cornelius Fudge has got his own private army'    'What?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"said Harry, completely thrown by this unexpected piece of information.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" 'Yes, he's got an army of Heliopaths,' said Luna solemnly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  'No, he hasn't,' snapped Hermione.    'Yes, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"has,' said Luna.    'What are Heliopaths?' asked Neville, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"blank.    They're spirits of fire,' said Luna, her protuberant","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"eyes widening so that she looked madder than ever, 'great tall flaming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"creatures that gallop across the ground burning everything in front of -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'    They don't exist, Neville,' said Hermione tartly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  'Oh, yes, they do!' said Luna angrily.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'I'm sorry, but where's the proof of that?' snapped Hermione.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" There are plenty of eye-witness accounts. Just because you're so narrow-minded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"you need to have everything shoved under your nose before you -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'    'Hem, hem,' said Ginny, in such a good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"imitation of Professor Umbridge that several people looked around in alarm and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"then laughed. 'Weren't we trying to decide how often we're going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"meet and have defence lessons?'    'Yes,' said Hermione at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"once, 'yes, we were, you're right, Ginny.'    Well, once","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"a week sounds cool,' said Lee Jordan.    'As long","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"as - ' began Angelina.    'Yes, yes, we know about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the Quidditch,' said Hermione in a tense voice. 'Well, the other thing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to decide is where we're going to meet . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  This was rather more difficult; the whole group fell silent.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"   'Library?' suggested Katie Bell after a few moments. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  'I can't see Madam Pince being too chuffed with us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"doing jinxes in the library,' said Harry.    'Maybe an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"unused classroom?' said Dean.    'Yeah,' said Ron, 'McGonagall might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"let us have hers, she did when Harry was practising for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Tri wizard.'    But Harry was pretty certain that McGonagall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"would not be so accommodating this time. For all that Hermione had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"said about study and homework groups being allowed, he had the distinct","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"feeling that this one might be considered a lot more rebellious. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  'Right, well, we'll try to find somewhere,' said Hermione. 'We'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"send a message round to everybody when we've got a time and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"a place for the first meeting.'    She rummaged in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"her bag and produced parchment and a quill, then hesitated, rather as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"though she was steeling herself to say something.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"- I think everybody should write their name down, just so we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"know who was here. But I also think,' she took a deep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"breath, 'that we all ought to agree not to shout about what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"we're doing. So if you sign, you're agreeing not to tell Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"or anybody else what we're up to.'    Fred reached","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"out for the parchment and cheerfully wrote his signature, but Harry noticed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"at once that several people looked less than happy at the prospect","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"of putting their names on the list.    'Er .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
". .' said Zacharias slowly, not taking the parchment that George was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"trying to pass to him, 'well . . . I'm sure Ernie","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"will tell me when the meeting is.'    But Ernie","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"was looking rather hesitant about signing, too. Hermione raised her eyebrows at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"him.    'I - well, we are prefects,' Ernie burst","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"out. 'And if this list was found . . . well, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"mean to say . . . you said yourself, if Umbridge finds","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"out - '    'You just said this group was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the most important thing you'd do this year,' Harry reminded him. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  'I - yes,' said Ernie, 'yes, I do believe that,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"it's just - '    'Ernie, do you really think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"I'd leave that list lying around?' said Hermione testily.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'No. No, of course not,' said Ernie, looking slightly less anxious. 'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"- yes, of course I'll sign.'    Nobody raised objections","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"after Ernie, though Harry saw Cho's friend give her a rather reproachful","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"look before adding her own name. When the last person - Zacharias","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"- had signed, Hermione took the parchment back and slipped it carefully","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"into her bag. There was an odd feeling in the group now.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"It was as though they had just signed some kind of contract.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"   'Well, time's ticking on,' said Fred briskly, getting to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"his feet. 'George, Lee and I have got items of a sensitive","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"nature to purchase, we'll be seeing you all later.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"In twos and threes the rest of the group took their leave,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"too.    Cho made rather a business of fastening the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"catch on her bag before leaving, her long dark curtain of hair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"swinging forwards to hide her face, but her friend stood beside her,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"arms folded, clicking her tongue, so that Cho had little choice but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"to leave with her. As her friend ushered her through the door,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Cho looked back and waved at Harry.    'Well, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"think that went quite well,' said Hermione happily, as she, Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Ron walked out of the Hog's Head into the bright sunlight a few","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"moments later. Harry and Ron were clutching their bottles of Butterbeer. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"  'That Zacharias bloke's a wart,' said Ron, who was glowering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"after the figure of Smith, just discernible in the distance.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" 'I don't like him much, either,' admitted Hermione, 'but he overheard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"me talking to Ernie and Hannah at the Hufflepuff table and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"seemed really interested in coming, so what could I say? But the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"more people the better really - I mean, Michael Corner and his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"friends wouldn't have come if he hadn't been going out with Ginny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"- '    Ron, who had been draining the last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"few drops from his Butterbeer bottle, gagged and sprayed Butterbeer down his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"front.    'He's WHAT?' spluttered Ron, outraged, his ears now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"resembling curls of raw beef. 'She's going out with - my sister's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"going - what d'you mean, Michael Corner?'    'Well, that's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"why he and his friends came, I think - well, they're obviously","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"interested in learning defence, but if Ginny hadn't told Michael what was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"going on - '    'When did this - when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"did she -?'    'They met at the Yule Ball","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"and got together at the end of last year,' said Hermione composedly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"They had turned into the High Street and she paused outside Scrivenshaft's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Quill Shop, where there was a handsome display of pheasant feather quills","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"in the window. 'Hmm . . . I could do with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"new quill.'    She turned into the shop. Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Ron followed her.    'Which one was Michael Corner?' Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"demanded furiously.    The dark one,' said Hermione.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" 'I didn't like him,' said Ron at once.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'Big surprise,' said Hermione under her breath.    'But, said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Ron, following Hermione along a row of quills in copper pots, 'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"thought Ginny fancied Harry!'    Hermione looked at him rather","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"pityingly and shook her head.    'Ginny used to fancy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Harry, but she gave up on him months ago. Not that she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"doesn't like you, of course,' she added kindly to Harry while she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"examined a long black and gold quill.    Harry, whose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"head was still full of Cho's parting wave, did not find this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"subject quite as interesting as Ron, who was positively quivering with indignation,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"but it did bring something home to him that until now he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"had not really registered.    'So that's why she talks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"now?' he asked Hermione. 'She never used to talk in front of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"me.'    'Exactly,' said Hermione. 'Yes, I think I'll have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"this one . . .'    She went up to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"the counter and handed over fifteen Sickles and two Knuts, with Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"still breathing down her neck.    'Ron,' she said severely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"as she turned and trod on his feet, 'this is exactly why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Ginny hasn't told you she's seeing Michael, she knew you'd take it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"badly. So don't harp on about it, for heaven's sake.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" 'What d'you mean? Who's taking anything badly? I'm not going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"harp on about anything . . .' Ron continued to chunter under","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"his breath all the way down the street.    Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"rolled her eyes at Harry and then said in an undertone, while","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Ron was still muttering imprecations about Michael Corner, 'And talking about Michael","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"and Ginny . . . what about Cho and you?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" 'What d'you mean?' said Harry quickly.    It was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"as though boiling water was rising rapidly inside him; a burning sensation","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"that was causing his face to smart in the cold - had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"he been that obvious?    'Well,' said Hermione, smiling slightly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"'she just couldn't keep her eyes off you, could she?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
" Harry had never before appreciated just how beautiful the village of Hogsmeade was.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-16"
"Educational DecreeNumber Twenty-fourHarry felt happier for the rest of the weekend than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"he had done all term. He and Ron spent much of Sunday","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"catching up with all their homework again, and although this could hardly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"be called fun, the last burst of autumn sunshine persisted, so rather","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"than sitting hunched over tables in the common room they took their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"work outside and lounged in the shade of a large beech tree","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"on the edge of the lake. Hermione, who of course was up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to date with all her work, brought more wool outside with her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"and bewitched her knitting needles so that they flashed and clicked in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"midair beside her, producing more hats and scarves.    Knowing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"they were doing something to resist Umbridge and the Ministry and that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"he was a key part of the rebellion, gave Harry a feeling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"of immense satisfaction. He kept reliving Saturdays meeting in his mind: all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"those people, coming to him to learn Defence Against the Dark Arts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
". . . and the looks on their faces as they had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"heard some of the things he had done . . . and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Cho praising his performance in the Triwizard Tournament - knowing all those","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"people did not think him a lying weirdo, but someone to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"admired, buoyed him up so much that he was still cheerful on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Monday morning, despite the imminent prospect of all his least favourite classes.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   He and Ron headed downstairs from their dormitory, discussing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Angelina's idea that they were to work on a new move called","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the Sloth Grip Roll during that nights Quidditch practice, and not until","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"they were halfway across the sunlit common room did they notice the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"addition to the room that had already attracted the attention of a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"small group of people.    A large sign had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"affixed to the Grffindor noticeboard, so large it covered everything else on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"it - the lists of secondhand spellbooks for sale, the regular reminders","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"of school rules from Argus Filch, the Quidditch team training timetable, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"offers to barter certain Chocolate Frog Cards for others, the Weasleys' latest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"advertisement for testers, the dates of the Hogsmeade weekends and the lost","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"and found notices. The new sign was printed in large black letters","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"and there was a highly official-looking seal at the bottom beside a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"neat and curly signature.BY ORDER OF THE HIGH INQUISITOR OF HOGWARTSAll student","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"organisations, societies, teams, groups and clubs arehenceforth disbanded.An organisation, society, team, group","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"or club is hereby defined as a regular meeting of three or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"more students.Permission to re-form may be sought from the High Inquisitor(Professor Umbridge).No","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"student organisation, society, team, group or club may existwithout the knowledge and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"approval of the High Inquisitor. Any student found to have formed, or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to belong to, an organisation, society, team, group or club that has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"not been approved by the High Inquisitor will be expelled.The above is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"in accordance with Educational DecreeNumber Twenty-four.Signed: Dolores Jane Umbridge, High InquisitorHarry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Ron read the notice over the heads of some anxious-looking second-years. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'Does this mean they're going to shut down the Gobstones","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Club?' one of them asked his friend.    'I reckon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"you'll be OK with Gobstones,' Ron said darkly, making the second-year jump.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"I don't think we're going to be as lucky, though, do you?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"he asked Harry as the second-years hurried away.    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"was reading the notice through again. The happiness that had filled him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"since Saturday was gone. His insides were pulsing with rage.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" 'This isn't a coincidence,' he said, his hands forming fists. 'She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"knows.'    'She can't,' said Ron at once.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" There were people listening in that pub. And let's face it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"we don't know how many of the people who turned up we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"can trust . . . any of them could have run off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"and told Umbridge . . .'    And he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"thought they believed him, thought they even admired him . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   'Zacharias Smith!' said Ron at once, punching a fist","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"into his hand. 'Or - I thought that Michael Corner had a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"really shifty look, too - '    'I wonder if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Hermione's seen this yet?' Harry said, looking round at the door to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the girls' dormitories.    'Let's go and tell her,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Ron. He bounded forwards, pulled open the door and set off up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the spiral staircase.    He was on the sixth stair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"when there was a loud, wailing, klaxon-like sound and the steps melted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"together to make a long, smooth stone slide like a helter-skelter. There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"was a brief moment when Ron tried to keep running, arms working","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"madly like windmills, then he toppled over backwards and shot down the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"newly created slide, coming to rest on his back at Harry's feet.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   'Er - I don't think we're allowed in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"girls' dormitories,' said Harry, pulling Ron to his feet and trying not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to laugh.    Two fourth-year girls came zooming gleefully down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the stone slide.    'Oooh. who tried to get upstairs?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"they giggled happily, leaping to their feet and ogling Harry and Ron.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   'Me,' said Ron, who was still rather dishevelled. T","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"didn't realise that would happen. It's not fair!' he added to Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"as the girls headed off for the portrait hole, still giggling madly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'Hermione's allowed in our dormitory, how come we're not allowed - ?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   'Well, it's an old-fashioned rule,' said Hermione, who had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"just slid neatly on to a rug in front of them and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"was now getting to her feet, 'but it says in Hogwarts: A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"History, that the founders thought boys were less trustworthy than girls. Anyway,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"why were you trying to get in there?'    To","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"see you - look at this!' said Ron, dragging her over to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the noticeboard.    Hermione's eyes slid rapidly down the notice.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Her expression became stony.    'Someone must have blabbed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"her!' Ron said angrily.    'They can't have done,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Hermione in a low voice.    'You're so naive,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Ron, 'you think just because you're all honourable and trustworthy - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   'No, they can't have done, because I put a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"jinx on that piece of parchment we all signed,' said Hermione grimly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'Believe me, if anyone's run off and told Umbridge, we'll know exactly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"who they are and they will really regret it.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'What'll happen to them?' said Ron eagerly.    'Well, put","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"it this way,' said Hermione, 'it'll make Eloise Midgeon's acne look like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"a couple of cute freckles. Come on, let's get down to breakfast","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"and see what the others think . . . I wonder whether","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"this has been put up in all the houses?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"It was immediately apparent on entering the Great Hall that Umbridge's sign","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"had not only appeared in Gryffindor Tower. There was a peculiar intensity","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"about the chatter and an extra measure of movement in the Hall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"as people scurried up and down their tables conferring on what they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"had read. Harry, Ron and Hermione had barely taken their seats when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Neville, Dean, Fred, George and Ginny descended upon them.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'Did you see it?'    'D'you reckon she knows?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'What are we going to do?'    They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"were all looking at Harry. He glanced around to make sure there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"were no teachers near them.    'We're going to do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"it anyway, of course,' he said quietly.    'Knew you'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"say that,' said George, beaming and thumping Harry on the arm. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  The prefects as well?' said Fred, looking quizzically at Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"and Hermione.    'Of course,' said Hermione coolly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" 'Here come Ernie and Hannah Abbott,' said Ron, looking over his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"shoulder. 'And those Ravenclaw blokes and Smith . . . and no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"one looks very spotty.'    Hermione looked alarmed.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" 'Never mind spots, the idiots can't come over here now, it'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"look really suspicious - sit down!' she mouthed to Ernie and Hannah,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"gesturing frantically to them to rejoin the Hufflepuff table. 'Later! We'll -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"talk - to - you - later!'    'I'll tell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Michael,' said Ginny impatiently, swinging herself off her bench, 'the fool, honestly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
". . .'    She hurried off towards the Ravenclaw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"table; Harry watched her go. Cho was sitting not far away, talking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to the curly-haired friend she had brought along to the Hog's Head.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Would Umbridge's notice scare her off meeting them again?   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"But the full repercussions of the sign were not felt until they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"were leaving the Great Hall for History of Magic.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'Harry! Ron!'    It was Angelina and she was hurrying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"towards them looking perfectly desperate.    'It's OK,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"quietly, when she was near enough to hear him. 'We're still going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to - '    'You realise she's including Quidditch in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"this?' Angelina said over him. 'We have to go and ask permission","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to re-form the Gryffindor team!'    'What?' said Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'No way,' said Ron, appalled.    'You read","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the sign, it mentions teams too! So listen, Harry . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"I am saying this for the last time . . . please,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"please don't lose your temper with Umbridge again or she might not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"let us play any more!'    'OK, OK,' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"for Angelina looked as though she was on the verge of tears.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'Don't worry, I'll behave myself . . .'    'Bet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Umbridge is in History of Magic,' said Ron grimly, as they set","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"off for Binns's lesson. 'She hasn't inspected Binns yet . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"bet you anything she's there . . .'    But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"he was wrong; the only teacher present when they entered was Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Binns, floating an inch or so above his chair as usual and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"preparing to continue his monotonous drone on giant wars. Harry did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"even attempt to follow what he was saying today; he doodled idly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"on his parchment ignoring Hermione's frequent glares and nudges, until a particularly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"painful poke in the ribs made him look up angrily.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" 'What?'    She pointed at the window. Harry looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"round. Hedwig was perched on the narrow window ledge, gazing through the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"thick glass at him, a letter tied to her leg. Harry could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"not understand it; they had just had breakfast, why on earth hadn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"she delivered the letter then, as usual? Many of his classmates were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"pointing out Hedwig to each other, too.    'Oh, I've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"always loved that owl, she's so beautiful,' Harry heard Lavender sigh to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Parvati.    He glanced round at Professor Binns who continued","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to read his notes, serenely unaware that the class's attention was even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"less focused upon him than usual. Harry slipped quietly off his chair,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"crouched down and hurried along the row to the window, where he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"slid the catch and opened it very slowly.    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"had expected Hedwig to hold out her leg so that he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"remove the letter and then fly off to the Owlery, but the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"moment the window was open wide enough she hopped inside, hooting dolefully.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"He closed the window with an anxious glance at Professor Binns, crouched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"low again and sped back to his seat with Hedwig on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"shoulder. He regained his seat, transferred Hedwig to his lap and made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to remove the letter tied to her leg.    Only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"then did he realise that Hedwig's feathers were oddly ruffled; some were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"bent the wrong way, and she was holding one of her wings","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"at an odd angle.    'She's hurt!' Harry whispered, bending","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"his head low over her. Hermione and Ron leaned in closer; Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"even put down her quill. 'Look - there's something wrong with her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"wing - '    Hedwig was quivering; when Harry made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to touch the wing she gave a little jump, all her feathers","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"on end as though she was inflating herself, and gazed at him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"reproachfully.    'Professor Binns,' said Harry loudly, and everyone in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the class turned to look at him. 'I'm not feeling well.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  Professor Binns raised his eyes from his notes, looking amazed,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"as always, to find the room in front of him full of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"people.    'Not feeling well?' he repeated hazily.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" 'Not at all well,' said Harry firmly, getting to his feet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"with Hedwig concealed behind his back. 'I think I need to go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to the hospital wing.'    'Yes,' said Professor Binns, clearly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"very much wrong-footed. 'Yes . . . yes, hospital wing . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
". well, off you go, then, Perkins . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" Once outside the room, Harry returned Hedwig to his shoulder and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"hurried off up the corridor, pausing to think only when he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"out of sight of Binns's door. His first choice of somebody to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"cure Hedwig would have been Hagrid, of course, but as he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"no idea where Hagrid was his only remaining option was to find","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Professor Grubbly-Plank and hope she would help.    He peered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"out of a window at the blustery, overcast grounds. There was no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"sign of her anywhere near Hagrid's cabin; if she was not teaching,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"she was probably in the staff room. He set off downstairs, Hedwig","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"hooting feebly as she swayed on his shoulder.    Two","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"stone gargoyles flanked the staff-room door. As Harry approached, one of them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"croaked, 'You should be in class, Sonny Jim.'    This","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"is urgent,' said Harry curtly.    'Ooooh, urgent, is it?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"said the other gargoyle in a high-pitched voice. 'Well, that's put us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"in our place, hasn't it?'    Harry knocked. He heard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"footsteps, then the door opened and he found himself face to face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"with Professor McGonagall.    'You haven't been given another detention!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"she said at once, her square spectacles flashing alarmingly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'No, Professor!' said Harry hastily.    'Well then, why are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"you out of class?'    'It's urgent, apparently,' said the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"second gargoyle snidely.    'I'm looking for Professor Grubbly-Plank,' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"explained. 'It's my owl, she's injured.'    'Injured owl, did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"you say?'    Professor Grubbly-Plank appeared at Professor McGonagall's shoulder,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"smoking a pipe and holding a copy of the Daily Prophet. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'Yes,' said Harry, lifting Hedwig carefully off his shoulder, 'she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"turned up after the other post owls and her wing's all funny,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"look - '    Professor Grubbly-Plank stuck her pipe firmly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"between her teeth and took Hedwig from Harry while Professor McGonagall watched.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   'Hmm,' said Professor Grubbly-Plank, her pipe waggling slightly as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"she talked. 'Looks like something's attacked her. Can't think what would have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"done it, though. Thestrals will sometimes go for birds, of course, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Hagrid's got the Hogwarts Thestrals well-trained not to touch owls.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" Harry neither knew nor cared what Thestrals were; he just wanted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to know that Hedwig was going to be all right. Professor McGonagall,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"however, looked sharply at Harry and said, 'Do you know how far","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"this owl's travelled, Potter?'    'Er,' said Harry. 'From London,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"I think.'    He met her eyes briefly and knew,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"by the way her eyebrows had joined in the middle, that she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"understood 'London' to mean 'number twelve, Grimmauld Place'.    Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Grubbly-Plank pulled a monocle out of the inside of her robes and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"screwed it into her eye, to examine Hedwig's wing closely. 'I should","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"be able to sort this out if you leave her with me,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Potter,' she said, 'she shouldn't be flying long distances for a few","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"days, in any case.'    'Er - right - thanks,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"said Harry, just as the bell rang for break.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'No problem,' said Professor Grubbly-Plank gruffly, turning back into the staff room.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   'Just a moment, Wilhelmina!' said Professor McGonagall. 'Potter's letter!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   'Oh yeah!' said Harry, who had momentarily forgotten the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"scroll tied to Hedwig's leg. Professor Grubbly-Plank handed it over and then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"disappeared into the staff room carrying Hedwig, who was staring at Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"as though unable to believe he would give her away like this.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Feeling slightly guilty, he turned to go, but Professor McGonagall called him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"back.    'Potter!'    'Yes, Professor?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" She glanced up and down the corridor; there were students coming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"from both directions.    'Bear in mind,' she said quickly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"and quietly, her eyes on the scroll in his hand, 'that channels","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"of communication in and out of Hogwarts may be being watched, won't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"you?'    'I - ' said Harry, but the flood","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"of students rolling along the    corridor was almost upon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"him. Professor McGonagall gave him a curt nod and retreated into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"staff room, leaving Harry to be swept out into the courtyard with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the crowd. He spotted Ron and Hermione already standing in a sheltered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"corner, their cloak collars turned up against the wind. Harry slit open","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the scroll as he hurried towards them and found five words in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Sirius's handwriting:    Today, same time, same place.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" 'Is Hedwig OK?' asked Hermione anxiously, the moment he was within","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"earshot.    'Where did you take her?' asked Ron. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'To Grubbly-Plank,' said Harry. 'And I met McGonagall . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
". listen . . .'    And he told them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"what Professor McGonagall had said. To his surprise, neither of the others","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"looked shocked. On the contrary, they exchanged significant looks.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'What?' said Harry, looking from Ron to Hermione and back again. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'Well, I was just saying to Ron . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"what if someone had tried to intercept Hedwig? I mean, she's never","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"been hurt on a flight before, has she?'    'Who's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the letter from, anyway?' asked Ron, taking the note from Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'Snuffles,' said Harry quietly.    '`Same time, same","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"place?` Does he mean the fire in the common room?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" 'Obviously,' said Hermione, also reading the note. She looked uneasy. 'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"just hope nobody else has read this . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" 'But it was still sealed and everything,' said Harry, trying to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"convince himself as much as her. 'And nobody would understand what it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"meant if they didn't know where we'd spoken to him before, would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"they?'    T don't know,' said Hermione anxiously, hitching her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"bag back over her shoulder as the bell rang again, 'it wouldn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"be exactly difficult to re-seal the scroll by magic . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"and if anyone's watching the Floo Network . . . but I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"don't really see how we can warn him not to come without","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"that being intercepted, too!'    They trudged down the stone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"steps to the dungeons for Potions, all three of them, lost in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"thought, but as they reached the bottom of the steps they were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"recalled to themselves by the voice of Draco Malfoy, who was standing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"just outside Snape's classroom door, waving around an official-looking piece of parchment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"and talking much louder than was necessary so that they could hear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"every word.    'Yeah, Umbridge gave the Slytherin Quidditch team","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"permission to continue playing straightaway, I went to ask her first thing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"this morning. Well, it was pretty much automatic, I mean, she knows","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"my father really well, he's always popping in and out of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Ministry . . . it'll be interesting to see whether Gryffindor are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"allowed to keep playing, won't it?'    'Don't rise,' Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"whispered imploringly to Harry and Ron, who were both watching Malfoy, faces","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"set and fists clenched. 'It's what he wants.'    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"mean,' said Malfoy, raising his voice a little more, his grey eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"glittering malevolently in Harry and Ron's direction, 'if it's a question of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"influence with the Ministry, I don't think they've got much chance .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
". . from what my father says, they've been looking for an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"excuse to sack Arthur Weasley for years . . . and as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"for Potter . . . my father says it's a matter of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"time before the Ministry has him carted off to St Mungo's .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
". . apparently they've got a special ward for people whose brains","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"have been addled by magic.'    Malfoy made a grotesque","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"face, his mouth sagging open and his eyes rolling. Crabbe and Goyle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"gave their usual grunts of laughter; Pansy Parkinson shrieked with glee. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  Something collided hard with Harry's shoulder, knocking him sideways. A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"split second later he realised that Neville had just charged past him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"heading straight for Malfoy.    'Neville, no!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Harry leapt forward and seized the back of Neville's robes; Neville struggled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"frantically, his fists flailing, trying desperately to get at Malfoy who looked,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"for a moment, extremely shocked.    'Help me!' Harry flung","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"at Ron, managing to get an arm around Neville's neck and dragging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"him backwards, away from the Slytherins. Crabbe and Goyle were flexing their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"arms as they stepped in front of Malfoy, ready for the fight.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Ron seized Neville's arms, and together he and Harry succeeded in dragging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Neville back into the Gryffindor line. Nevilles face was scarlet; the pressure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Harry was exerting on his throat rendered him quite incomprehensible, but odd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"words spluttered from his mouth.    'Not . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"funny . . . don't . . . Mungo's . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"show . . . him . . .'    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"dungeon door opened. Snape appeared there. His black eyes swept up the Gryffindor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"line to the point where Harry and Ron were wrestling with Neville.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   'Fighting, Potter, Weasley, Longbottom?' Snape said in his cold,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"sneering voice. 'Ten points from Gryffindor. Release Longbottom, Potter, or it will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"be detention. Inside, all of you.'    Harry let go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"of Neville, who stood panting and glaring at him.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'I had to stop you,' Harry gasped, picking up his bag. 'Crabbe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"and Goyle would've torn you apart.'    Neville said nothing;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"he merely snatched up his own bag and stalked off into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"dungeon.    'What in the name of Merlin,' said Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"slowly, as they followed Neville, 'was that about?'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"did not answer. He knew exactly why the subject of people who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"were in St Mungo's because of magical damage to their brains was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"highly distressing to Neville, but he had sworn to Dumbledore that he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"would not tell anyone Neville's secret. Even Neville did not know Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"knew.    Harry, Ron and Hermione took their usual seats","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"at the back of the class, pulled out parchment, quills and their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"copies of One Thousand Magical Herbs and Fungi. The class around them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"was whispering about what Neville had just done, but when Snape closed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the dungeon door with an echoing bang, everybody immediately fell silent. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'You will notice,' said Snape, in his low, sneering voice,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'that we have a guest with us today.'    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"gestured towards the dim corner of the dungeon and Harry saw Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Umbridge sitting there, clipboard on her knee. He glanced sideways at Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"and Hermione, his eyebrows raised. Snape and Umbridge, the two teachers he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"hated most. It was hard to decide which one he wanted to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"triumph over the other.    'We are continuing with our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Strengthening Solution today. You will find your mixtures as you left them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"last lesson; it correctly made they should have matured well over the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"weekend - instructions - ' he waved his wand again ' -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"on the board. Carry on.'    Professor Umbridge spent the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"first half hour of the lesson making notes in her corner. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"was very interested in hearing her question Snape; so interested, that he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"was becoming careless with his potion again.    'Salamander blood,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Harry!' Hermione moaned, grabbing his wrist to prevent him adding the wrong","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"ingredient for the third time, 'not pomegranate juice!'    'Right,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"said Harry vaguely, putting down the bottle and continuing to watch the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"corner. Umbridge had just got to her feet. 'Ha,' he said softly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"as she strode between two lines of desks towards Snape, who was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"bending over Dean Thomas's cauldron.    'Well, the class seem","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"fairly advanced for their level,' she said briskly to Snape's back. 'Though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"I would question whether it is advisable to teach them a potion","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"like the Strengthening Solution. I think the Ministry would prefer it if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"that was removed from the syllabus.'    Snape straightened up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"slowly and turned to look at her.    'Now .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
". . how long have you been teaching at Hogwarts?' she asked,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"her quill poised over her clipboard.    'Fourteen years,' Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"replied. His expression was unfathomable. Harry, watching him closely, added a few","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"drops to his potion; it hissed menacingly and turned from turquoise to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"orange.    'You applied first for the Defence Against the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Dark Arts post, I believe?' Professor Umbridge asked Snape.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'Yes,' said Snape quietly.    'But you were unsuccessful?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  Snape's lip curled.    'Obviously.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Professor Umbridge scribbled on her clipboard.    'And you have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"applied regularly for the Defence Against the Dark Arts post since you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"first joined the school, I believe?'    'Yes,' said Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"quietly, barely moving his lips. He looked very angry.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'Do you have any idea why Dumbledore has consistently refused to appoint","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"you?' asked Umbridge.    'I suggest you ask him,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Snape jerkily.    'Oh, I shall,' said Professor Umbridge, with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"a sweet smile.    'I suppose this is relevant?' Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"asked, his black eyes narrowed.    'Oh yes,' said Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Umbridge, 'yes, the Ministry wants a thorough understanding of teachers' - er","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"- backgrounds.'    She turned away, walked over to Pansy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Parkinson and began questioning her about the lessons. Snape looked round at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Harry and their eyes met for a second. Harry hastily dropped his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"gaze to his potion, which was now congealing foully and giving off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"a. strong smell of burned rubber.    'No marks again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"then, Potter,' said Snape maliciously, emptying Harry's cauldron with a wave of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"his wand. 'You will write me an essay on the correct composition","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"of this potion, indicating how and why you went wrong, to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"handed in next lesson, do you understand?'    'Yes,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Harry furiously. Snape had already given them homework and he had Quidditch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"practice this evening; this would mean another couple of sleepless nights. It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"did not seem possible that he had awoken that morning feeling very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"happy. All he felt now was a fervent desire for this day","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to end.    'Maybe I'll skive off Divination,' he said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"glumly, as they stood in the courtyard after lunch, the wind whipping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"at the hems of robes and brims of hats. 'I'll pretend to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"be ill and do Snape's essay instead, then I won't have to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"stay up half the night.'    'You can't skive off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Divination,' said Hermione severely.    'Hark who's talking, you walked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"oui of Divination, you hate Trelawney!' said Ron indignantly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'I don't hate her,' said Hermione loftily. 'I just think she's an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"absolutely appalling teacher and a real old fraud. But Harry's already missed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"History of Magic and I don't think he ought to miss anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"else today!'    There was too much truth in this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to ignore, so half an hour later Harry took his seat in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the hot, overperfumed atmosphere of the Divination classroom, feeling angry at everybody.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Professor Trelawney was yet again handing out copies of The Dream Oracle.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Harry thought he'd surely be much better employed doing Snape's  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" punishment essay than sitting here trying to nnd meaning in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"lot of made-up dreams.    It seemed, however, that he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"was not the only person in Divination who was in a temper.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Professor Trelawney slammed a copy of the Oracle down on the table","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"between Harry and Ron and swept away, her lips pursed; she threw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the next copy of the Oracle at Seamus and Dean, narrowly avoiding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Seamus's head, and thrust the final one into Neville's chest with such","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"force that he slipped off his pouffe.    'Well, carry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"on!' said Professor Trelawney loudly, her voice high-pitched and somewhat hysterical, 'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"know what to do! Or am I such a sub-standard teacher that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"you have never learned how to open a book?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"The class stared perplexedly at her, then at each other. Harry, however,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"thought he knew what was the matter. As Professor Trelawney flounced back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to the high-backed teachers chair, her magnified eyes full of angry tears,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"he leaned his head closer to Ron's and muttered, 'I think she's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"got the results of her inspection back.'    'Professor?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Parvati Patil in a hushed voice (she and Lavender had always rather","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"admired Professor Trelawney). 'Professor, is there anything - er - wrong?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'Wrong!' cried Professor Trelawney in a voice throbbing with emotion.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'Certainly not! I have been insulted, certainly . . . insinuations have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"been made against me . . . unfounded accusations levelled . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
". but no, there is nothing wrong, certainly not!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"She took a great shuddering breath and looked away from Parvati, angry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"tears spilling from under her glasses.    'I say nothing,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"she choked, 'of sixteen years of devoted service . . . it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"has passed, apparently, unnoticed . . . but I shall not be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"insulted, no, I shall not!'    'But, Professor, who's insulting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"you?' asked Parvati timidly.    The Establishment!' said Professor Trelawney,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"in a deep, dramatic, wavering voice. 'Yes, those with eyes too clouded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"by the mundane to See as I See, to Know as I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Know . . . of course, we Seers have always been feared,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"always persecuted . . . it is - alas - 'our fate.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   She gulped, dabbed at her wet cheeks with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"end of her shawl, then she pulled a small embroidered handkerchief from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"her sleeve, and blew her nose very hard with a sound like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Peeves blowing a raspberry.    Ron sniggered. Lavender shot him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"a disgusted look.    'Professor,' said Parvati, 'do you mean","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
". . . is it something Professor Umbridge - ?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" 'Do not speak to me about that woman!' cried Professor Trelawney","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"leaping to her feet, her beads rattling and her spectacles flashing. 'Kindly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"continue with your work!'    And she spent the rest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"of the lesson striding among them, tears still leaking from behind her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"glasses, muttering what sounded like threats under her breath.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'. . . may well choose to leave . . . the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"indignity of it . . . on probation . . . we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"shall see . . . how she dares . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'You and Umbridge have got something in common,' Harry told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Hermione quietly when they met again in Defence Against the Dark Arts.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'She obviously reckons Trelawney's an old fraud, too . . . looks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"like she's put her on probation.'    Umbridge entered the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"room as he spoke, wearing her black velvet bow and an expression","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"of great smugness.    'Good afternoon, class.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'Good afternoon, Professor Umbridge,' they chanted dully.    'Wands away,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"please.'    But there was no answering flurry of movement","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"this time; nobody had bothered to take out their wands.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" 'Please turn to page thirty-four of Defensive Magical Theory and read","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the third chapter, entitled `The Case for Non-Offensive Responses to Magical Attack`.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"There will be - '    ' - no need","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to talk,' Harry, Ron and Hermione said together, under their breaths.*'No Quidditch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"practice,' said Angelina in hollow tones when Harry, Ron and Hermione entered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the common room after dinner that night.    'But I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"kept my temper!' said Harry, horrified. 'I didn't say anything to her,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Angelina, I swear, I - '    'I know, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"know, said Angelina miserably. 'She just said she needed a bit of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"time to consider.'    'Consider what?' said Ron angrily. 'She's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"given the Slytherins permission, why not us?'    But Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"could imagine how much Umbridge was enjoying holding the threat of no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Gryffindor Quidditch team over their heads and could easily understand why she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"would not want to relinquish that weapon over them too soon. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'Well,' said Hermione, 'look on the bright side - at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"least now you'll have time to do Snape's essay!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"That's a bright side, is it?' snapped Harry, while Ron stared incredulously","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"at Hermione. 'No Quidditch practice, and extra Potions?'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"slumped down into a chair, dragged his Potions essay reluctantly from his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"bag and set to work. It was very hard to concentrate; even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"though he knew Sirius was not due in the fire until much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"later, he could not help glancing into the flames every few minutes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"just in case. There was also an incredible amount of noise in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the room: Fred and George appeared finally to have perfected one type","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"of Skiving Snackbox, which they were taking turns to demonstrate to a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"cheering and whooping crowd.    First, Fred would take a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"bite out of the orange end of a chew, at which he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"would vomit spectacularly into a bucket they had placed in front of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"them. Then he would force down the purple end of the chew,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"at which the vomiting would immediately cease. Lee Jordan, who was assisting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the demonstration, was lazily Vanishing the vomit at regular intervals with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"same Vanishing Spell Snape kept using on Harry's potions.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"What with the regular sounds of retching, cheering and the sound of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Fred and George taking advance orders from the crowd, Harry was finding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"it exceptionally difficult to focus on the correct method for Strengthening Solution.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Hermione was not helping matters; the cheers and the sound of vomit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"hitting the bottom of Fred and George's bucket were punctuated by her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"loud and disapproving sniffs, which Harry found, if anything, more distracting. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'Just go and stop them, then!' he said irritably, after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"crossing out the wrong weight of powdered griffin claw for the fourth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"time.    'I can't, they're not technically doing anything wrong,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"said Hermione through gritted teeth. They're quite within their rights to eat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the foul things themselves and I can't find a rule that says","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the other idiots aren't entitled to buy them, not unless they're proven","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to be dangerous in some way and it doesn't look as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"they are.'    She, Harry and Ron watched George projectile-vomit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"into the bucket, gulp down the rest of the chew and straighten","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"up, beaming with his arms wide to protracted applause.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'You know, I don't get why Fred and George only got three","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"OWLs each,' said Harry, watching as Fred, George and Lee collected gold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"from the eager crowd. They really know their stuff.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'Oh, they only know flashy stuff that's of no real use to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"anyone,' said Hermione disparagingly.    'No real use?' said Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"in a strained voice. 'Hermione, they've made about twenty-six Galleons already.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  It was a long while before the crowd around the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Weasley twins dispersed, then Fred, Lee and George sat up counting their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"takings even longer, so it was well past midnight when Harry, Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"and Hermione finally had the common room to themselves. At long last,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Fred had closed the doorway to the boys' dormitories behind him, rattling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"his box of Galleons ostentatiously so that Hermione scowled. Harry, who was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"making very little progress with his Potions essay, decided to give it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"up for the night. As he put his books away, Ron, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"was dozing lightly in an armchair, gave a muffled grunt, awoke, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"looked blearily into the fire.    'Sirius!' he said. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  Harry whipped round. Sirius's untidy dark head was sitting in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the fire again.    'Hi,' he said, grinning.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" 'Hi,' chorused Harry, Ron and Hermione, all three kneeling down on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the hearthrug. Crookshanks purred loudly and approached the fire, trying, despite the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"heat, to put his face close to Sirius's.    'How're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"things?' said Sirius.    'Not that good,' said Harry, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Hermione pulled Crookshanks back to stop him singeing his whiskers. The Ministry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"forced through another decree, which means we're not allowed to have Quidditch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"teams - '    'Or secret Defence Against the Dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Arts groups? Said Sirius.    There was a short pause.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   'How did you know about that?' Harry demanded. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'You want to choose your meeting places more carefully,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Sirius, grinning still more broadly. The Hog's Head, I ask you.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'Well, it was better than the Three Broomsticks!' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"defensively. That's always packed with people - '    'Which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"means you'd have been harder to overhear,' said Sirius. 'You've got a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"lot to learn, Hermione.'    'Who overheard us?' Harry demanded.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   'Mundungus, of course,' said Sirius, and when they all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"looked puzzled he laughed. 'He was the witch under the veil.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  That was Mundungus?' Harry said, stunned. 'What was he doing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"in the Hog's Head?'    'What do you think he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"was doing?' said Sirius impatiently. 'Keeping an eye on you, of course.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   'I'm still being followed?' asked Harry angrily.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" 'Yeah, you are,' said Sirius, 'and just as well, isn't it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"if the first thing you're going to do on your weekend off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"is organise an illegal defence group.'    But he looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"neither angry nor worried. On the contrary, he was looking at Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"with distinct pride.    'Why was Dung hiding from us?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"asked Ron, sounding disappointed. 'We'd've liked to've seen him.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'He was banned from the Hog's Head twenty years ago,' said Sirius,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'and that barman's got a long memory. We lost Moody's spare Invisibility","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Cloak when Sturgis was arrested, so Dung's been dressing as a witch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"a lot lately . . . anyway . . . first of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"all, Ron - I've sworn to pass on a message from your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"mother.'    'Oh yeah?' said Ron, sounding apprehensive.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" 'She says on no account whatsoever are you to take part","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"in an illegal secret Defence Against the Dark Arts group. She says","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"you'll be expelled for sure and your future will be ruined. She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"says there will be plenty of time to learn how to defend","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"yourself later and that you are too young to be worrying about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"that right now. She also' (Sirius's eyes turned to the other two)","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'advises Harry and Hermione not to proceed with the group, though she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"accepts that she has no authority over either of them and simply","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"begs them to remember that she has their best interests at heart.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"She would have written all this to you, but if the owl","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"had been intercepted you'd all have been in real trouble, and she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"can't say it for herself because she's on duty tonight.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" 'On duty doing what?' said Ron quickly.    'Never","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"you mind, just stuff for the Order,' said Sirius. 'So it's fallen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to me to be the messenger and make sure you tell her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"I passed it all on, because I don't think she trusts me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to.'    There was another pause in which Crookshanks, mewing,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"attempted to paw Sirius's head, and Ron fiddled with a hole in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the hearthrug.    'So, you want me to say I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"not going to take part in the Defence group?' he muttered finally.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   'Me? Certainly not!' said Sirius, looking surprised. 'I think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"it's an excellent idea!'    'You do?' said Harry, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"heart lifting.    'Of course I do!' said Sirius. 'D'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"think your father and I would've lain down and taken orders from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"an old hag like Umbridge?'    'But - last term","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"all you did was tell me to be careful and not take","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"risks - '    'Last year, all the evidence was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"that someone inside Hogwarts was trying to kill you, Harry!' said Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"impatiently. This year, we know there's someone outside Hogwarts who'd like to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"kill us all, so I think learning to defend yourselves properly is;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"a very good idea!'    'And if we do get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"expelled?' Hermione asked, a quizzical look on her face.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'Hermione, this whole thing was your idea!' said Harry, staring at her.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   'I know it was. I just wondered what Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"thought,' she said, shrugging.    'Well, better expelled and able","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"to defend yourselves than sitting safely in school without a clue,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Sirius.    'Hear, hear,' said Harry and Ron enthusiastically. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'So,' said Sirius, 'how are you organising this group? Where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"are you meeting?'    'Well, mats a bit of a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"problem now, said Harry. Dunno where we're going to be able to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"go.'    'How about the Shrieking Shack?' suggested Sirius. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"  'Hey, that's an idea!' said Ron excitedly, but Hermione made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"a sceptical noise and all three of them looked at her, Sirius's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"head turning in the flames.    'Well, Sirius, it's just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"that there were only four of you meeting in the Shrieking Shack","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"when you were at school,' said Hermione, 'and all of you could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"transform into animals and I suppose you could all have squeezed under","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"a single Invisibility Cloak if you'd wanted to. But there are twenty-eight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"of us and none of us is an Animagus, so we wouldn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"need so much an Invisibility Cloak as an Invisibility Marquee - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"   'Fair point,' said Sirius, looking slightly crestfallen. 'Well, I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"sure you'll come up with somewhere. There used to be a pretty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"roomy secret passageway behind that big mirror on the fourth floor, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"might have enough space to practise jinxes in there.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'Fred and George told me it's blocked,' said Harry, shaking his head.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'Caved in or something.'    'Oh . . .' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Sirius, frowning. 'Well, I'll have a think and get back to -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"'    He broke off. His face was suddenly tense,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"alarmed. He turned sideways, apparently looking into the solid brick wall of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the fireplace.    'Sirius?' said Harry anxiously.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"But he had vanished. Harry gaped at the flames for a moment,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"then turned to look at Ron and Hermione.    'Why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"did he - ?'    Hermione gave a horrified gasp","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"and leapt to her feet, still staring at the fire.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
" A hand had appeared amongst the flames, groping as though to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"catch hold of something; a stubby, short-fingered hand covered in ugly old-fashioned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"rings.    The three of them ran for it. At","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"the door of the boys' dormitory Harry looked back. Umbridge's hand was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"still making snatching movements amongst the flames, as though she knew exactly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"where Sirius's hair had been moments before and was determined to seize it. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-17"
"Dumbledore's Army'Umbridge has been reading your mail, Harry. There's no other explanation.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   'You think Umbridge attacked Hedwig?' he said, outraged. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  'I'm almost certain of it,' said Hermione grimly. 'Watch your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"frog, it's escaping.'    Harry pointed his wand at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"bullfrog that had been hopping hopefully towards the other side of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"table - 'Accio!' - and it zoomed gloomily back into his hand.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   Charms was always one of the best lessons in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"which to enjoy a private chat; there was generally so much movement","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and activity that the danger of being overheard was very slight. Today,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"with the room full of croaking bullfrogs and cawing ravens, and with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"a heavy downpour of rain clattering and pounding against the classroom windows,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Harry, Ron and Hermione's whispered discussion about how Umbridge had nearly caught","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Sirius went quite unnoticed.    'I've been suspecting this ever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"since Filch accused you of ordering Dungbombs, because it seemed such a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"stupid lie,' Hermione whispered. 'I mean, once your letter had been read","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"it would have been quite clear you weren't ordering them, so you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"wouldn't have been in trouble at all - it's a bit of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"a feeble joke, isn't it? But then I thought, what if somebody","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"just wanted an excuse to read your mail? Well then, it would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"be a perfect way for Umbridge to manage it - tip off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Filch, let him do the dirty work and confiscate the letter, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"either find a way of stealing it from him or else demand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"to see it - I don't think Filch would object, when's he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"ever stuck up for a student's rights? Harry, you're squashing your frog.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   Harry looked down; he was indeed squeezing his bullfrog","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"so tightly its eyes were popping; he replaced it hastily upon the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"desk.    'It was a very, very close call last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"night,' said Hermione. 'I just wonder if Umbridge knows how close it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"was. Silendo.'    The bullfrog on which she was practising","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"her Silencing Charm was struck dumb mid-croak and glared at her reproachfully.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   'If she'd caught Snuffles - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Harry finished the sentence for her.    ' - He'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"probably be back in Azkaban this morning.' He waved his wand without","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"really concentrating; his bullfrog swelled like a green balloon and emitted a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"high-pitched whistle.    'Silencio!' said Hermione hastily, pointing her wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"at Harry's frog, which deflated silently before them. 'Well, he mustn't do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"it again, that's all. I just don't know how we're going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"let him know. We can't send him an owl.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"'I don't reckon he'll risk it again,' said Ron. 'He's not stupid,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"he knows she nearly got him. Silencio.'    The large","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and ugly raven in front of him let out a derisive caw.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   'Silencio. SILENCIO!'    The raven cawed more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"loudly.    'It's the way you're moving your wand,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Hermione, watching Ron critically, 'you don't want to wave it, it's more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"a sharp jab.'    'Ravens are harder than frogs,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Ron through clenched teeth.    'Fine, let's swap,' said Hermione,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"seizing Ron's raven and replacing it with her own fat bullfrog. 'Silencio!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"The raven continued to open and close its sharp beak, but no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"sound came out.    'Very good, Miss Granger!' said Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Flitwick's squeaky little voice, making Harry, Ron and Hermione all jump. 'Now,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"let me see you try, Mr Weasley'    'Wha-? Oh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"- oh, right,' said Ron, very flustered. 'Er - silencio!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" He jabbed at the bullfrog so hard he poked it in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the eye: the frog gave a deafening croak and leapt off the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"desk.    It came as no surprise to any of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"them that Harry and Ron were given additional practice of the Silencing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Charm for homework.    They were allowed to remain inside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"over break due to the downpour outside. They found seats in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"noisy and overcrowded classroom on the first floor in which Peeves was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"floating dreamily up near the chandelier, occasionally blowing an ink pellet at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the top of somebody's head. They had barely sat down when Angelina","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"came struggling towards them through the groups of gossiping students.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" 'I've got permission!' she said. To re-form the Quidditch team!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  'Excellent!' said Ron and Harry together.    'Yeah,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"said Angelina, beaming. 'I went to McGonagall and I think she might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"have appealed to Dumbledore. Anyway, Umbridge had to give in. Ha! So","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"I want you down at the pitch at seven o'clock tonight, all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"right, because we've got to make up time. You realise we're only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"three weeks away from our first match?'    She squeezed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"away from them, narrowly dodged an ink pellet from Peeves, which hit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"a nearby first-year instead, and vanished from sight.    Ron's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"smile slipped slightly as he looked out of the window, which was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"now opaque with hammering rain.    'Hope this clears up.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"What's up with you, Hermione?'    She, too, was gazing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"at the window, but not as though she really saw it. Her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"eyes were unfocused and there was a frown on her face. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  'Just thinking . . .' she said, still frowning at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the rain-washed window.    'About Siri - Snuffles?' said Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   'No . . . not exactly . . .`","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"said Hermione slowly. 'More . . . wondering . . . I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"suppose we're doing the right thing . . . I think .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". . aren't    Harry and Ron looked at each","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"other.    'Well, that clears that up,' said Ron. 'It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"would've been really annoying if you hadn't explained yourself properly.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" Hermione looked at him as though she had only just realised","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"he was there.    'I was just wondering,' she said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"her voice stronger now, 'whether we're doing the right thing, starting this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Defence Against the Dark Arts group.'    'What?' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and Ron together.    'Hermione, it was your idea in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the first place!' said Ron indignantly.    'I know,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Hermione, twisting her fingers together. 'But after talking to Snuffles . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
".'    'But he's all for it,' said Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  'Yes,' said Hermione, staring at the window again. 'Yes, that's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"what made me think maybe it wasn't a good idea after all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". . .'    Peeves floated over them on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"stomach, peashooter at the ready; automatically all three of them lifted their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"bags to cover their heads until he had passed.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"'Let's get this straight,' said Harry angrily, as they put their bags","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"back on the floor, 'Sirius agrees with us, so you don't think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"we should do it any more?'    Hermione looked tense","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and rather miserable. Now staring at her own hands, she said, 'Do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"you honestly trust his judgement?'    'Yes, I do!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Harry at once. 'He's always given us great advice!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"An ink pellet whizzed past them, striking Katie Bell squarely in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"ear. Hermione watched Katie leap to her feet and start throwing things","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"at Peeves; it was a few moments before Hermione spoke again and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"it sounded as though she was choosing her words very carefully. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  'You don't think he has become . . . sort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"of . . . reckless . . . since he's been cooped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"up in Grimmauld Place? You don't think he's . . . kind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"of . . . living through us?'    'What d'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"mean, `living through us`?' Harry retorted.    'I mean .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". . well, I think he'd love to be forming secret Defence","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"societies right under the nose of someone from the Ministry . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". I think he's really frustrated at how little he can do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"where he is . . . so I think he's keen to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"kind of . . . egg us on.'    Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"looked utterly perplexed.    'Sirius is right,' he said, 'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"do sound just like my mother.'    Hermione bit her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"lip and did not answer. The bell rang just as Peeves swooped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"down on Katie and emptied an entire ink bottle over her head.*The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"weather did not improve as the day wore on, so that at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"seven o'clock that evening, when Harry and Ron went down to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Quidditch pitch for practice, they were soaked through within minutes, their feet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"slipping and sliding on the sodden grass. The sky was a deep,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"thundery grey and it was a relief to gain the warmth and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"light of the changing rooms, even if they knew the respite was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"only temporary. They found Fred and George debating whether to use one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"of their own Skiving Snackboxes to get out of flying.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" '. . . but I bet she'd know what we'd done,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Fred said out of the corner of his mouth. 'If only I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"hadn't offered to sell her some Puking Pastilles yesterday.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"'We could try the Fever Fudge,' George muttered, 'no one's seen that yet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"- '    'Does it work?' enquired Ron hopefully, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the hammering of rain on the roof intensified and wind howled around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the building.    'Well, yeah,' said Fred, 'your temperature'll go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"right up.'    'But you get these massive pus-filled boils,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"too,' said George, 'and we haven't worked out how to get rid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"of them yet.'    'I can't see any boils,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Ron, staring at the twins.    'No, well, you wouldn't,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"said Fred darkly, 'they're not in a place we generally display to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the public.'    'But they make sitting on a broom","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"a right pain in the - '    'All right,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"everyone, listen up,' said Angelina loudly, emerging from the Captain's office. 'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"know it's not ideal weather, but there's a chance we'll be playing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Slytherin in conditions like this so it's a good idea to work","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"out how we're going to cope with them. Harry, didn't you do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"something to your glasses to stop the rain fogging them up when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"we played Hufflepuff in that storm?'    'Hermione did it,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"said Harry. He pulled out his wand, tapped h s glasses and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"said, 'Impervius!'    'I think we all ought to try","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"that,' said Angelina. 'If we could just keep the rain off our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"faces it would really help visibility - all together, come on -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Imperviusl OK. Let's go.'    They all stowed their wands","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"back in the inside pockets of their robes, shouldered their brooms and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"followed Angelina out of the changing rooms.    They squelched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"through the deepening mud to the middle of the pitch; visibility was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"still very poor even with the Impervius Charm; light was fading fast","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and curtains of rain were sweeping the grounds.    'All","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"right, on my whistle,' shouted Angelina.    Harry kicked off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"from the ground, spraying mud in all directions, and shot upwards, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"wind pulling him slightly off course.    He had no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"idea how he was going to see the Snitch in this weather;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"he was having enough difficulty seeing the one Bludger with which they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"were practising; a minute into the practice it almost unseated him and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"he had to use the Sloth Grip Roll to avoid it. Unfortunately,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Angelina did not see this. In fact, she did not appear to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"be able to see anything; none of them had a clue what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the others were doing. The wind was picking up; even at a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"distance Harry could hear the swishing, pounding sounds of the rain pummelling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the surface of the lake.    Angelina kept them at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"it for nearly an hour before conceding defeat. She led her sodden","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and disgruntled team back into the changing rooms, insisting that the practice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"had not been a waste of time, though without any real conviction","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"in her voice. Fred and George were looking particularly annoyed; both were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"bandy-legged and winced with every movement. Harry could hear them complaining in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"low voices as he towelled his hair dry.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"think a few of mine have ruptured,' said Fred in a hollow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"voice.    'Mine haven't,' said George, through clenched teeth, 'they're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"throbbing like mad . . . feel bigger if anything.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" 'OUCH!' said Harry.    He pressed the towel to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"his face, his eyes screwed tight with pain. The scar on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"forehead had seared again, more painfully than it had in weeks. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  'What's up?' said several voices.    Harry emerged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"from behind his towel; the changing room was blurred because he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"not wearing his glasses, but he could still tell that everyone's face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"was turned towards him.    'Nothing,' he muttered, 'I -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"poked myself in the eye, that's all.'    But he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"gave Ron a significant look and the two of them hung back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"as the rest of the team filed back outside, muffled in their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"cloaks, their hats pulled low over their ears.    'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"happened?' said Ron, the moment Alicia had disappeared through the door. 'Was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"it your scar?'    Harry nodded.    'But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". . .' looking scared, Ron strode across to the window and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"stared out into the rain, 'he - he can't be near us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"now, can he?'    'No,' Harry muttered, sinking on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"a bench and rubbing his forehead. 'He's probably miles away. It hurt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"because . . . he's . . . angry.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Harry had not meant to say that at all, and heard the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"words as though a stranger had spoken them - yet knew at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"once that they were true. He did not know how he knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"it, but he did; Voldemort, wherever he was, whatever he was doing,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"was in a towering temper.    'Did you see him?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"said Ron, looking horrified. 'Did you . . . get a vision,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"or something?'    Harry sat quite still, staring at his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"feet, allowing his mind and his memory to relax in the aftermath","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"of the pain.    A confused tangle of shapes, a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"howling rush of voices . . .    'He wants","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"something done, and it's not happening fast enough,' he said.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" Again, he felt surprised to hear the words coming out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"his mouth, and yet was quite certain they were true.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" 'But . . . how do you know?' said Ron. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  Harry shook his head and covered his eyes with his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"hands, pressing down upon them with his palms. Little stars erupted in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"them. He felt Ron sit down on the bench beside him and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"knew Ron was staring at him.    'Is this what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"it was about last time?' said Ron in a hushed voice. 'When","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"your scar hurt in Umbridge's office? You-Know-Who was angry?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Harry shook his head.    'What is it, then?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  Harry was thinking himself back. He had been looking into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Umbridge's face . . . his scar had hurt . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and he had had that odd feeling in his stomach . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". a strange, leaping feeling . . . a happy feeling .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". . but of course, he had not recognised it for what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"it was, as he had been feeling so miserable himself . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
".    'Last time, it was because he was pleased,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"he said. 'Really pleased. He thought . . . something good was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"going to happen. And the night before we came back to Hogwarts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". . .' he thought back to the moment when his scar","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"had hurt so badly in his and Ron's bedroom in Grimmauld Place","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". . . 'he was furious    He looked round","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"at Ron, who was gaping at him.    'You could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"take over from Trelawney, mate, he said in an awed voice. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  'I'm not making prophecies,' said Harry.    'No,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"you know what you're doing?' Ron said, sounding both scared and impressed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"'Harry, you're reading You-Know-Who's mind!'    'No,' said Harry, shaking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"his head. 'It's more like . . . his mood, I suppose.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"I'm just getting flashes of what mood he's in. Dumbledore said something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"like this was happening last year. He said that when Voldemort was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"near me, or when he was feeling hatred, I could tell. Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"now I'm feeling it when he's pleased, too . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  There was a pause. The wind and rain lashed at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the building.    'You've got to tell someone,' said Ron.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   'I told Sirius last time.'    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"tell him about this time!'    'Can't, can I?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Harry grimly. 'Umbridge is watching the owls and the fires, remember?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  'Well then, Dumbledore.'    'I've just told you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"he already knows,' said Harry shortly, getting to his feet, taking his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"cloak off his peg and swinging it around him. There's no point","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"telling him again.'    Ron did up the fastening of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"his own cloak, watching Harry thoughtfully.    'Dumbledore'd want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"know,' he said.    Harry shrugged.    'C'mon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". . . we've still got Silencing Charms to practise.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" They hurried back through the dark grounds, sliding and stumbling up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the muddy lawns, not talking. Harry was thinking hard. What was it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"that Voldemort wanted done that was not happening quickly enough?  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" '. . . he's got other plans . . . plans","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"he can put into operation very quietly indeed . . . stuff","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"he can only get by stealth . . . like a weapon.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Something he didn't have last time.'    Harry had not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"thought about those words in weeks; he had been too absorbed in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"what was going on at Hogwarts, too busy dwelling on the ongoing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"battles with Umbridge, the injustice of all the Ministry interference . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". but now they came back to him and made him wonder","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". . . Voldemort s anger would make sense if he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"no nearer to laying hands on the weapon, whatever it was. Had the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Order thwarted him, stopped him from seizing it? Where was it kept?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Who had it now?    'Mimbulus mimbletonia,' said Ron's voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and Harry came back to his senses just in time to clamber","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"through the portrait hole into the common room.    It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"appeared that Hermione had gone to bed early, leaving Crookshanks curled in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"a nearby chair and an assortment of knobbly knitted elf hats lying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"on a table by the fire. Harry was rather grateful that she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"was not around, because he did not much want to discuss his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"scar hurting and have her urge him to go to Dumbledore, too.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Ron kept throwing him anxious glances, but Harry pulled out his Charms","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"books and set to work on finishing his essay, though he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"only pretending to concentrate and by the time Ron said he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"going up to bed, too, he had written hardly anything.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" Midnight came and went while Harry was reading and rereading a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"passage about the uses of scurvy-grass, lovage and sneezewort and not taking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"in a word of it.    These plantes are moste","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"efficacious in the inflaming of the braine, and are therefore much used","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"in Confusing and Befuddlement Draughts, where the wizard is desirous of producing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"hot-headedness and recklessness . . .    . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Hermione said Sirius was becoming reckless cooped up in Grimmauld Place .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". .    . . . moste efficacious in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"inflaming of the braine, and are therefore much used . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   . . . the Daily Prophet would think his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"brain was inflamed if they found out that he knew what Voldemort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"was feeling . . .    . . . therefore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"much used in Confusing and Befuddlement Draughts . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" . . . confusing was the word, all right; why did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"he know what Voldemort was feeling? What was this weird connection between","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"them, which Dumbledore had never been able to explain satisfactorily?  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" . . . where the wizard is desirous . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   . . . how Harry would like to sleep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". . .    . . . of producing hot-headedness","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". . .    . . . it was warm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and comfortable in his armchair before the fire, with the rain still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"beating heavily on the windowpanes, Crookshanks purring, and the crackling of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"flames . . .    The book slipped from Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"slack grip and landed with a dull thud on the hearthrug. His","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"head lolled sideways . . .    He was walking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"once more along a windowless corridor, his footsteps echoing in the silence.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"As the door at the end of the passage loomed larger, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"heart beat fast with excitement . . . if he could only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"open it . . . enter beyond . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" He stretched out his hand . . . his fingertips were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"inches from it  . . .    'Harry Potter,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"sir!'    He awoke with a start. The candles had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"all been extinguished in the common room, but there was something moving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"close by.    'Whozair?' said Harry, sitting upright in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"chair. The fire was almost out, the room very dark.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" 'Dobby has your owl, sir!' said a squeaky voice.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" 'Dobby?' said Harry thickly, peering through the gloom towards the source","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"of the voice.    Dobby the house-elf was standing beside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the table on which Hermione had left half a dozen of her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"knitted hats. His large, pointed ears were now sticking out from beneath","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"what looked like all the hats Hermione had ever knitted; he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"wearing one on top of the other, so that his head seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"elongated by two or three feet, and on the very topmost bobble","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"sat Hedwig, hooting serenely and obviously cured.    'Dobby volunteered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"to return Harry Potter's owl,' said the elf squeakily, with a look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"of positive adoration on his face, 'Professor Grubbly-Plank says she is all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"well now, sir.' He sank into a deep bow so that his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"pencil-like nose brushed the threadbare surface of the hearthrug and Hedwig gave","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"an indignant hoot and fluttered on to the arm of Harry's chair.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   Thanks, Dobby!' said Harry, stroking Hedwig's head and blinking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"hard, trying to rid himself of the image of the door in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"his dream . . . it had been very vivid. Surveying Dobby","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"more closely, he noticed that the elf was also wearing several scarves","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and innumerable socks, so that his feet looked far too big for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"his body.    'Er . . . have you been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"taking all the clothes Hermione's been leaving out?'    'Oh,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"no, sir,' said Dobby happily. 'Dobby has been taking some for Winky,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"too, sir.'    'Yeah, how is Winky?' asked Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  Bobby's ears drooped slightly.    'Winky is still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"drinking lots, sir,' he said sadly, his enormous round green eyes, large","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"as tennis balls, downcast. 'She still does not care for clothes, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Potter. Nor do the other house-elves. None of them will clean Gryffindor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Tower any more, not with the hats and socks hidden everywhere, they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"finds them insulting, sir. Dobby does it all himself, sir, but Dobby","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"does not mind, sir, for he always hopes to meet Harry Potter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and tonight, sir, he has got his wish!' Dobby sank into a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"deep bow again. 'But Harry Potter does not seem happy,' Dobby went","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"on, straightening up again and kicking timidly at Harry. 'Dobby heard him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"muttering in his sleep. Was Harry Potter having bad dreams?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" 'Not really bad,' said Harry, yawning and rubbing his eyes. 'I've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"had worse.'    The elf surveyed Harry out of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"vast, orb-like eyes. Then he said very seriously, his ears drooping, 'Dobby","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"wishes he could help Harry Potter, for Harry Potter set Dobby free","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and Dobby is much, much happier now.'    Harry smiled.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   'You can't help me, Dobby, but thanks for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"offer.'    He bent and picked up his Potions book.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"He'd have to try to finish the essay tomorrow. He closed the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"book and as he did so the firelight illuminated the thin white","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"scars on the back of his hand - the result of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"detentions with Umbridge . . .    Wait a moment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"- there is something you can do for me, Dobby,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"slowly.    The elf looked round, beaming.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"'Name it, Harry Potter, sir!'    'I need to find","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"a place where twenty-eight people can practise Defence Against the Dark Arts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"without being discovered by any of the teachers. Especially,' Harry clenched his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"hand on the book, so that the scars shone pearly white, 'Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Umbridge.'    He expected the elf's smile to vanish, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"ears to droop; he expected him to say it was impossible, or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"else that he would try to find somewhere, but his hopes were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"not high. What he had not expected was for Dobby to give","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"a little skip, his ears waggling cheerfully, and clap his hands together.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   'Dobby knows the perfect place, sir!' he said happily.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"'Dobby heard tell of it from the other house-elves when he came","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"to Hogwarts, sir. It is known by us as the Come and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Go Room, sir, or else as the Room of Requirement!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" 'Why?' said Harry curiously.    'Because it is a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"room that a person can only enter,' said Dobby seriously, 'when they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"have real need of it. Sometimes it is there, and sometimes it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"is not, but when it appears, it is always equipped for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"seeker's needs. Dobby has used it, sir,' said the elf, dropping his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"voice and looking guilty, 'when Winky has been very drunk; he has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"hidden her in the Room of Requirement and he has found antidotes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"to Butterbeer there, and a nice elf-sized bed to settle her on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"while she sleeps it off, sir . . . and Dobby knows","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Mr Filch has found extra cleaning materials there when he has run","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"short, sir, and - '    'And if you really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"needed a bathroom,' said Harry, suddenly remembering something Dumbledore had said at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the Yule Ball the previous Christmas, 'would it fill itself with chamber","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"pots?'    'Dobby expects so, sir,' said Dobby, nodding earnestly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"'It is a most amazing room, sir.'    'How many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"people know about it?' said Harry, sitting up straight er in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"chair.    'Very few, sir. Mostly people stumbles across it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"when they needs it, sir, but often they never finds it again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"for they do not know that it is always there waiting to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"be called into service, sir.'    'It sounds brilliant,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Harry, his heart racing. 'It sounds perfect, Dobby. When can you show","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"me where it is?'    'Any time, Harry Potter, sir,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"said Dobby, looking delighted at Harry's enthusiasm. 'We could go now, if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"you like!'    For a moment Harry was tempted to go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"with Dobby. He was halfway out of his seat, intending to hurry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"upstairs for his Invisibility Cloak when, not for the first time, a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"voice very much like Hermione's whispered in his ear: reckless. It was,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"after all, very late, he was exhausted, and had Snape's essay to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"finish.    'Not tonight, Dobby,' said Harry reluctantly, sinking back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"into his chair. This is really important . . . I don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"want to blow it, it'll need proper planning. Listen, can you just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"tell me exactly where this Room of Requirement is, and how to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"get in there?'*Their robes billowed and swirled around them as they splashed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"across the flooded vegetable patch to double Herbology where they could hardly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"hear what Professor Sprout was saying over the hammering of raindrops hard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"as hailstones on the greenhouse roof. The afternoon's Care of Magical Creatures","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"lesson was to be relocated from the storm-swept grounds to a free","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"classroom on the ground floor and, to their intense relief, Angelina had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"sought out her team at lunch to tell them that Quidditch practice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"was cancelled.    'Good,' said Harry quietly, when she. told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"him, 'because we've found somewhere to have our first Defence meeting. Tonight,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"eight o'clock, seventh floor opposite that tapestry of Barnabas the Barmy being","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"clubbed by those trolls. Can you tell Katie and Alicia?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" She looked slightly taken aback but promised to tell the others.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Harry returned hungrily to his sausages and mash. When he looked up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"to take a drink of pumpkin juice, he found Hermione watching him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   'What?' he said thickly.    Well .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". . it's just that Dobby's plans aren't always that safe. Don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"you remember when he lost you all the bones in your arm?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   This room isn't just some mad idea of Dobby's;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Dumbledore knows about it, too, he mentioned it to me at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Yule Ball.'    Hermione's expression cleared.    'Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"told you about it?'    'Just in passing,' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"shrugging.    'Oh, well, that's all right then,' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"briskly and raised no more objections.    Together - 'with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Ron they had spent most of the day seeking out those people","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"who had signed their names to the list in the Hog's Head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and telling them where to meet that evening. Somewhat to Harry's disappointment,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"it was Ginny who managed to find Cho Chang and her friend","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"first; however, by the end of dinner he was confident that the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"news had been passed to every one of the twenty-five people who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"had turned up in the Hog's Head.    At half","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"past seven Harry, Ron and Hermione left the Gryffindor common room, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"clutching a certain piece of aged parchment in his hand. Fifth-years were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"allowed to be out in the corridors until nine o'clock, but all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"three of them kept looking around nervously as they made their way","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"along the seventh floor.    'Hold it,' Harry warned, unfolding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the piece of parchment at the top of the last staircase, tapping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"it with his wand and muttering, 'I solemnly swear that I am","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"up to no good.`    A map of Hogwarts appeared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"on the blank surface of the parchment. Tiny black moving dots, labelled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"with names, showed where various people were.    'Filch is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"on the second floor,' said Harry, holding the map close to his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"eyes, 'and Mrs Norris is on the fourth.'    'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Umbridge?' said Hermione anxiously.    'In her office,' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"pointing. 'OK, let's go.'    They hurried along the corridor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"to the place Dobby had described to Harry, a stretch of blank","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"wall opposite an enormous tapestry depicting Barnabas the Barmy's foolish attempt to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"train trolls for the ballet.    'OK,' said Harry quietly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"while a moth-eaten troll paused in his relentless clubbing of the would-be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"ballet teacher to watch them. 'Dobby said to walk past this bit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"of wall three times, concentrating hard on what we need.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" They did so, turning sharply at the window just beyond the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"blank stretch of wall, then at the man-sized vase on its other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"side. Ron had screwed up his eyes in concentration; Hermione was whispering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"something under her breath; Harry's fists were clenched as he stared ahead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"of him.    We need somewhere to learn to fight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". . . he thought. Just give us a place to practise","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". . . somewhere they can't find us . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  'Harry!' said Hermione sharply, as they wheeled around after their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"third walk past.    A highly polished door had appeared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"in the wall. Ron was staring at it, looking slightly wary. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"reached out, seized the brass handle, pulled open the door and led","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the way into a spacious room lit with flickering torches like those","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"that illuminated the dungeons eight floors below.    The walls","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"were lined with wooden bookcases and instead of chairs the re were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"large silk cushions on the floor. A set of shelves at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"far end of the room carried a range of instruments such as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Sneakoscopes, Secrecy Sensors and a large, cracked Foe-Glass that Harry was sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"had hung, the previous year, in the fake Moody's office.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" These will be good when we're practising Stunning,' said Ron enthusiastically,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"prodding one of the cushions with his foot.    'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"just look at these books!' said Hermione excitedly, running a finger along","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the spines of the large leather-bound tomes. 'A Compendium of Common Curses","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and their Counter-Actions . . . The Dark Arts Outsmarted . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
". Self-Defensive Spellwork . . . wow . . .' She looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"around at Harry, her face glowing, and he saw that the presence","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"of hundreds of books had finally convinced Hermione that what they were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"doing was right. 'Harry, this is wonderful, there's everything we need here!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   And without further ado she slid Jinxes for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Jinxed from its shelf, sank on to the nearest cushion and began","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"to read.    There was a gentle knock on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"door. Harry looked round. Ginny, Neville, Lavender, Parvati and Dean had arrived.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   'Whoa,' said Dean, staring around, impressed. 'What is this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"place?'    Harry began to explain, but before he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"finished more people had arrived and he had to start all over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"again. By the time eight o'clock arrived, every cushion was occupied. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"moved across to the door and turned the key protruding from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"lock; it clicked in a satisfyingly loud way and everybody fell silent,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"looking at him. Hermione carefully marked her page of Jinxes for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Jinxed and set the book aside.    'Well,' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"slightly nervously. This is the place we've found for practice sessions, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"you've - er - obviously found it OK.'    'It's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"fantastic!' said Cho, and several people murmured their agreement.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"'It's bizarre,' said Fred, frowning around at it. 'We once hid from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Filch in here, remember, George? But it was just a broom cupboard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"then.'    'Hey, Harry, what's this stuff?' asked Dean from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the rear of the room, indicating the Sneakoscopes and the Foe-Glass. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  'Dark detectors,' said Harry, stepping between the cushions to reach","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"them. 'Basically they all show when Dark wizards or enemies are around,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"but you don't want to rely on them too much, they can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"be fooled    He gazed for a moment into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"cracked Foe-Glass; shadowy figures were moving around inside it, though none was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"recognisable. He turned his back on it.    'Well, I've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"been thinking about the sort of stuff we ought to do first","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and - er - ' He noticed a raised hand. 'What, Hermione?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   'I think we ought to elect a leader,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Hermione.    'Harry's leader,' said Cho at once, looking at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Hermione as though she were mad.    Harry's stomach did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"yet another back-flip.    'Yes, but I think we ought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"to vote on it properly,' said Hermione, unperturbed. 'It makes it formal","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and it gives him authority. So - 'everyone who thinks Harry ought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"to be our leader?'    Everybody put up their hand,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"even Zacharias Smith, though he did it very half-heartedly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"'Er - right, thanks,' said Harry, who could feel his face burning.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"'And - what, Hermione?'    'I also think we ought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"to have a name,' she said brightly, her hand still in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"air. 'It would promote a feeling of team spirit and unity, don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"you think?'    'Can we be the Anti-Umbridge League?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Angelina hopefully.    'Or the Ministry of Magic are Morons","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Group?' suggested Fred.    'I was thinking,' said Hermione, frowning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"at Fred, 'more of a name that didn't tell everyone what we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"were up to, so we can refer to it safely outside meetings.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   The Defence Association?' said Cho. 'The DA for short,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"so nobody knows what we're talking about?'    'Yeah, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"DA's good,' said Ginny. 'Only let's make it stand for Dumbledore's Army,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"because that's the Ministry's worst fear, isn't it?'    There was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"a good deal of appreciative murmuring and laughter at this.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" 'All in favour of the DA?' said Hermione bossily, kneeling up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"on her cushion to count. That's a majority - motion passed!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  She pinned the piece of parchment with all of their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"signatures on it on to the wall and wrote across the top","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"in large letters:DUMBLEDORE'S ARMY'Right,' said Harry, when she had sat down again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"'shall we get practising then? I was thinking, the first thing we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"should do is Expelliarmus, you know, the Disarming Charm. I know it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"pretty basic but I've found it really useful - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" 'Oh, please,' said Zacharias Smith, rolling his eyes and folding his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"arms. 'I don't think Expelliarmus is exactly going to help us against","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"You-Know-Who, do you?'    'I've used it against him,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Harry quietly. 'It saved my life in June.'    Smith","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"opened his mouth stupidly. The rest of the room was very quiet.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   'But if you think it's beneath you, you can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"leave,' Harry said.    Smith did not move. Nor did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"anybody else.    'OK,' said Harry, his mouth slightly drier","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"than usual with all these eyes upon him, 'I reckon we should","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"all divide into pairs and practise.'    It felt very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"odd to be issuing instructions, but not nearly as odd as seeing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"them followed. Everybody got to their feet at once and divided up.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Predictably, Neville was left partnerless.    You can practise with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"me,' Harry told him. 'Right - on the count of three, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"- one, two, three - '    The room was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"suddenly full of shouts of Expelliarmus. Wands flew in all directions; missed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"spells hit books on shelves and sent them flying into the air.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Harry was too quick for Neville, whose wand went spinning out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"his hand, hit the ceiling in a shower of sparks and landed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"with a clatter on top of a bookshelf, from which Harry retrieved","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"it with a Summoning Charm. Glancing around, he thought he had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"right to suggest they practise the basics first; there was a lot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"of shoddy spellwork going on; many people were not succeeding in Disarming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"their opponents at all, but merely causing them to jump backwards a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"few paces or wince as their feeble spell whooshed over them. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  'Expelliarmus! said Neville, and Harry, caught unawares, tell his wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"fly out of his hand.    'I DID IT!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Neville gleefully. 'I've never done it before - I DID IT!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  'Good one!' said Harry encouragingly, deciding not to point out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"that in a real duel Neville's opponent was unlikely to be staring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"in the opposite direction with his wand held loosely at his side.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"'Listen, Neville, can you take it in turns to practise with Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and Hermione for a couple of minutes so I can walk around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and see how the rest are doing?'    Harry moved","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"off into the middle of the room. Something very odd was happening","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"to Zacharias Smith. Every time he opened his mouth to disarm Anthony","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Goldstein, his own wand would fly out of his hand, yet Anthony","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"did not seem to be making a sound. Harry did not have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"to look far to solve the mystery: Fred and George were several","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"feet from Smith and taking it in turns to point their wands","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"at his back.    'Sorry Harry,' said George hastily, when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Harry caught his eye. 'Couldn't resist.'    Harry walked around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the other pairs, trying to correct those who were doing the spell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"wrong. Ginny was teamed with Michael Corner; she was doing very well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"whereas Michael was either very bad or unwilling to jinx her. Ernie","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Macmillan was flourishing his wand unnecessarily, giving his partner time to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"in under his guard; the Creevey brothers were enthusiastic but erratic and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"mainly responsible for all the books leaping off the shelves around them;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Luna Lovegood was similarly patchy, occasionally sending Justin Finch-Fletchleys wand spinning out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"of his hand, at other times merely causing his hair to stand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"on end.    'OK, stop!' Harry shouted. 'Stop.' STOP!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  I need a whistle, he thought, and immediately spotted one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"lying on top of the nearest row of books. He caught it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"up and blew hard. Everyone lowered their wands.    That","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"wasn't bad,' said Harry, 'but there's definite room for improvement.' Zacharias Smith","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"glared at him. 'Let's try again.'    He moved off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"around the room again, stopping here and there to make suggestions. Slowly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the general performance improved.    He: avoided going near Cho","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and her friend for a while, but after walking twice around every","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"other pair in the room felt he could not ignore them any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"longer.    'Oh no,' said Cho rather wildly as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"approached. 'Expelliarmious! I mean, Expellimellius! I - oh, sorry, Marietta!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" Her curly-haired friend's sleeve had caught fire; Marietta extinguished it with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"her own wand and glared at Harry as though it was his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"fault.    'You made me nervous, I was doing all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"right before then!' Cho told Harry ruefully.    That was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"quite good,' Harry lied, but when she raised her eyebrows he said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"'Well, no, it was lousy, but I know you can do it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"properly, I was watching from over there.'    She laughed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Her friend Marietta looked at them rather sourly and turned away. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  'Don't mind her,' Cho muttered. 'She doesn't really want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"be here but I made her come with me. Her parents have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"forbidden her to do anything that might upset Umbridge. You see -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"her mum works for the Ministry.'    What about your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"parents?' asked Harry.    Well, they've forbidden me to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"on the wrong side of Umbridge, too,' said Cho, drawing herself up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"proudly. 'But if they think I'm not going to fight You-Know-Who after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"what happened to Cedric - '    She broke off,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"looking rather confused, and an awkward silence fell between them; Terry Boot's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"wand went whizzing past Harry's ear and hit Alicia Spinnet hard on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the nose.    Well, my dad is very supportive of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"any anti-Ministry action!' said Luna Lovegood proudly from just behind Harry; evidently","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"she had been eavesdropping on his conversation while Justin Finch - 'Fletchley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"attempted to disentangle himself from the robes that had flown up over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"his head. 'He's always saying he'd believe anything of Fudge; I mean,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the number of goblins Fudge has had assassinated! And of course he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"uses the Department of Mysteries to develop terrible poisons, which he secretly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"feeds to anybody who disagrees with him. And then there's his Umgubular","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Slashkilter - '    'Don't ask,' Harry muttered to Cho","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"as she opened her mouth, looking puzzled. She giggled.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"'Hey, Harry,' Hermione called from the other end of the room, 'have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"you checked the time?'    He looked down at his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"watch and was shocked to see it was already ten past nine,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"which meant they needed to get back to their common rooms immediately","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"or risk being caught and punished by Filch for being out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"bounds. He blew his whistle; everybody stopped shouting 'Expelliarmus' and the last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"couple of wands clattered to the floor.    'Well, that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"was pretty good,' said Harry, 'but we've overrun, we'd better leave it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"here. Same time, same place next week?'    'Sooner!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Dean Thomas eagerly and many people nodded in agreement.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Angelina, however, said quickly, The Quidditch season's about to start, we need","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"team practices too!'    'Let's say next Wednesday night, then,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"said Harry, 'we can decide on additional meetings then. Come on, we'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"better get going.'    He pulled out the Marauder's Map","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"again and checked it carefully for signs of teachers on the seventh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"floor. He let them all leave in threes and fours, watching their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"tiny dots anxiously to see that they returned safely to their dormitories:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the Hufflepuffs to the basement corridor that also led to the kitchens;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the Ravenclaws to a tower on the west side of the castle,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"and the Gryffindors along the corridor to the Fat Lady's portrait. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"  That was really, really good, Harry,' said Hermione, when finally","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"it was just her, Harry and Ron who were left.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
" 'Yeah, it was!' said Ron enthusiastically, as they slipped out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"the door and watched it melt back into stone behind them. 'Did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"you see me disarm Hermione, Harry?'    'Only once,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Hermione, stung. 'I got you loads more than you got me -'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"   'I did not only get you once, I got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"you at least three times - '    'Well, if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"you're counting the one where you tripped over your own feet and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"knocked the wand out of my hand - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"They argued all the way back to the common room, but Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"was not listening to them. He had one eye on the Marauder's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"Map, but he was also thinking of Cho saying he made her nervous. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-18"
"The Lion and the SerpantHarry felt as though he were carrying some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"kind of talisman inside his chest over the following two weeks, a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"glowing secret that supported him through Umbridge's classes and even made it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"possible for him to smile blandly as he looked into her horrible","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"bulging eyes. He and the DA were resisting her under her very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"nose, doing the very thing she and the Ministry most feared, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"whenever he was supposed to be reading Wilbert Slinkhard's book during her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"lessons he dwelled instead on satisfying memories of their most recent meetings,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"remembering how Neville had successfully disarmed Hermione, how Colin Creevey had mastered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the Impediment Jinx after three meetings' hard effort, how Parvati Patil had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"produced such a good Reductor Curse that she had reduced the table","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"carrying all the Sneakoscopes to dust.    He was finding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"it almost impossible to fix a regular night of the week for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the DA meetings, as they had to accommodate three separate: team's Quidditch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"practices, which were often rearranged due to bad weather conditions; but Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"was not sorry about this; he had a feeling that it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"probably better to keep the timing of their meetings unpredictable. If anyone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"was watching them, it would be hard to make out a pattern.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"   Hermione soon devised a very clever method of communicating","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the time and date of the next meeting to all the members","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"in case they needed to change it at short notice, because it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"would look suspicious if people from different Houses were seen crossing the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Great Hall to talk to each other too often. She gave each","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"of the members of the DA a fake Galleon (Ron became very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"excited when he first saw the basket and was convinced she was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"actually giving out gold).    'You see the numerals around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the edge of the coins?' Hermione said, holding one up for examination","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"at the end of their fourth meeting. The coin gleamed fat and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"yellow in the light from the torches. 'On real Galleons that's just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"a serial number referring to the goblin who cast the coin. On","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"these fake coins, though, the numbers will change to reflect the time","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and date of the next meeting. The coins will grow hot when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the date changes, so if you're carrying them in a pocket you'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"be able to feel them. We take one each, and when Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"sets the date of the next meeting he'll change the numbers on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"his coin, and because I've put a Protean Charm on them, they'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"all change to mimic his.'    A blank silence greeted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Hermione's words. She looked around at all the faces upturned to her,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"rather disconcerted.    'Well - I thought it was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"good idea,' she said uncertainly, 'I mean, even if Umbridge asked us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to turn out our pockets, there's nothing fishy about carrying a Galleon,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"is there? But . . . well, if you don't want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"use them - '    'You can do a Protean","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Charm?' said Terry Boot    'Yes,' said Hermione.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" 'But that's . . . that's NEWT standard, that is,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"said weakly.    'Oh,' said Hermione, trying to look modest.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"'Oh . . . well . . . yes, I suppose it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"is.'    'How come you're not in Ravenclaw?' he demanded,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"staring at Hermione with something close to wonder. 'With brains like yours?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"   Well, the Sorting Hat did seriously consider putting me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"in Ravenclaw during my Sorting,' said Hermione brightly, 'but it decided on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Gryffindor in the end. So, does that mean we're using the Galleons?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"   There was a murmur of assent and everybody moved","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"forwards to collect one from the basket. Harry looked sideways at Hermione.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"   'You know what these remind me of?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" 'No, what's that?'    The Death Eaters' scars. Voldemort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"touches one of them, and all their scars burn, and they know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"they've got to join him.'    'Well . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"yes,' said Hermione quietly, 'that is where I got the idea .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
". . but you'll notice I decided to engrave the date on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"bits of metal rather than on our members' skin.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"'Yeah . . . I prefer your way,' said Harry, grinning, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"he slipped his; Galleon into his pocket. 'I suppose the only danger","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"with these is that we might accidentally spend them.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"'Fat chance,' said Ron, who was examining his own fake Galleon with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"a slightly mournful air, 'I haven't got any real Galleons to confuse","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"it with.'    As the first Quidditch match of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"season, Gryffindor versus Slytherin, drew nearer, their DA meetings were put on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"hold because Angelina insisted on almost daily practices. The fact that the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Quidditch Cup had not been held for so long added considerably to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the interest and excitement surrounding the forthcoming game; the: Ravenclaws and Hufflepuffs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"were taking a lively interest in the outcome, for they, of course,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"would be playing both teams over the coming year; and the Heads","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"of House of the competing teams, though they attempted to disguise it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"under a decent pretence of sportsmanship, were determined to see their own","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"side victorious. Harry realised how much Professor McGonagall cared about beating Slytherin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"when she abstained from giving them homework in the week leading up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to the match.    I think you've got enough to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"be getting on with at the moment,' she; said loftily. Nobody could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"quite believe their ears until she looked directly at Harry and Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and said grimly, 'I've become accustomed to seeing the Quidditch Cup in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"my study, boys, and I really don't want to have to hand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"it over to Professor Snape, so use the extra time to practise,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"won't you?'    Snape was no less obviously partisan; he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"had booked the Quidditch pitch for Slytherin practice so often that the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Gryffindors had difficulty getting on it to play. He was also turning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"a deaf ear to the many reports of Slytherin attempts to hex","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Gryffindor players in the corridors. When Alicia Spinnet turned up in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"hospital wing with her eyebrows growing so thick and fast they obscured","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"her vision and obstructed her mouth, Snape insisted that she must have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"attempted a Hair-thickening Charm on herself and refused to listen to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"fourteen eye-witnesses who insisted they had seen the Slytherin Keeper, Miles Bletchley,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"hit her from behind with a jinx while she worked in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"library.    Harry felt optimistic about Gryffindors chances; they had,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"after all, never lost to Malfoy's team. Admittedly, Ron was still not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"performing to Wood's standard, but he was working extremely hard to improve.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"His greatest weakness was a tendency to lose confidence after he'd made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"a blunder; if he let in one goal he became flustered and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"was therefore likely to miss more. On the other hand, Harry had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"seen Ron make some truly spectacular saves when he was on form;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"during one memorable practice he had hung one-handed from his broom and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"kicked the Quaffle so hard away from the goalhoop that it soared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the length of the pitch and through the centre hoop at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"other end; the rest of the team felt this save compared favourably","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"with one made recently by Barry Ryan, the Irish International Keeper, against","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Poland's top Chaser, Ladislaw Zamojski. Even Fred had said that Ron might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"yet make him and George proud, and that they were seriously considering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"admitting he was related to them, something they assured him they had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"been trying to deny for four years.    The only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"thing really worrying Harry was how much Ron was allowing the tactics","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"of the Slytherin team to upset him before they even got on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to the pitch. Harry, of course, had endured their snide comments for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"over four years, so whispers of, 'Hey, Potty, I heard Warrington's sworn","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to knock you off your broom on Saturday', far from chilling his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"blood, made him laugh. 'Warrington's aim's so pathetic I'd be more worried","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"if he was aiming for the person next to me,' he retorted,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"which made Ron and Hermione laugh and wiped the smirk off Pansy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Parkinson's face.    But Ron had never endured a relentless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"campaign of insults, jeers and intimidation. When Slytherins, some of them seventh-years","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and considerably larger than he was, muttered as they passed in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"corridors, 'Got your bed booked in the hospital wing, Weasley?' he didn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"laugh, but turned a delicate shade of green. When Draco Malfoy imitated","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Ron dropping the Quaffle (which he did whenever they came within sight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"of each other), Ron's ears glowed red and his hands shook so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"badly that he was likely to drop whatever he was holding at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the time, too.    October extinguished itself in a rush","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"of howling winds and driving rain and November arrived, cold as frozen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"iron, with hard frosts every morning and icy draughts that bit at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"exposed hands and faces. The skies and the ceiling of the Great","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Hall turned a pale, pearly grey, the mountains around Hogwarts were snowcapped,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and the temperature in the castle dropped so low that many students","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"wore their thick protective dragonskin gloves in the corridors between lessons. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"  The morning of the match dawned bright and cold. When","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Harry awoke he looked round at Ron's bed and saw him sitting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"bolt upright, his arms around his knees, staring fixedly into space. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"  'You all right?' said Harry.    Ron nodded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"but did not speak. Harry was reminded forcibly of the time Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"had accidentally put a Slug-vomiting Charm on himself; he looked just as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"pale and sweaty as he had done then, not to mention as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"reluctant to open his mouth.    'You just need some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"breakfast,' Harry said bracingly. 'C'mon.'    The Great Hall was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"filling up fast when they arrived, the talk louder and the mood","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"more exuberant than usual. As they passed the Slytherin table there was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"an upsurge of noise. Harry looked round and saw that, in addition","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to the usual green and silver scarves and hats, every one of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"them was wearing a silver badge in the shape of what seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to be a crown. For some reason many of them waved at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Ron, laughing uproariously. Harry tried to see what was written on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"badges as he walked by, but he was too concerned to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Ron past their table quickly to linger long enough to read them.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"   They received a rousing welcome at the Gryffindor table,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"where everyone was wearing red and gold, but far from raising Ron's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"spirits the cheers seemed to sap the last of his morale; he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"collapsed on to the nearest bench looking as though he were facing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"his final meal.    'I must've been mental to do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"this,' he said in a croaky whisper. 'Mental.'    'Don't be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"thick,' said Harry firmly, passing him a choice of cereals, 'you're going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to be fine. It's normal to be nervous.'    'I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"rubbish,' croaked Ron. 'I'm lousy. I can't play to save my life.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"What was I thinking?'    'Get a grip,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"sternly. 'Look at that save you made with your foot the other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"day, even Fred and George said it was brilliant.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Ron turned a tortured face to Harry.    'That was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"an accident,' he whispered miserably. 'I didn't mean to do it -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"I slipped off my broom when none of you were looking and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"when I was trying to get back on I kicked the Quaffle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"by accident.'    'Well,' said Harry, recovering quickly from this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"unpleasant surprise, 'a few more accidents like that and the game's in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the bag, isn't it?'    Hermione and Ginny sat down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"opposite them wearing red and gold scarves, gloves and rosettes.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" 'How're you feeling?' Ginny asked Ron, who was now staring into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the dregs of milk at the bottom of his empty cereal bowl","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"as though seriously considering attempting to drown himself in them.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" 'He's just nervous,' said Harry.    'Well, that's a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"good sign, I never feel you perform as well in exams if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"you're not a bit nervous,' said Hermione heartily.    'Hello,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"said a vague and dreamy voice from behind them. Harry looked up:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Luna Lovegood had drifted over from the Ravenclaw table. Many people were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"staring at her and a few were openly laughing and pointing; she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"had managed to procure a hat shaped like a life-size lion's head,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"which was perched precariously on her head.    'I'm supporting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Gryffindor,' said Luna, pointing unnecessarily at her hat. 'Look what it does","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
". . .'    She reached up and tapped the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"hat with her wand. It opened its mouth wide and gave an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"extremely realistic roar that made everyone in the vicinity jump.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" 'It's good, isn't it?' said Luna happily. 'I wanted to have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"it chewing up a serpent to represent Slytherin, you know, but there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"wasn't time. Anyway . . . good luck, Ronald!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"She drifted away. They had not quite recovered from the shock of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Luna's hat before Angelina came hurrying towards them, accompanied by Katie and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Alicia, whose eyebrows had mercifully been returned to normal by Madam Pomfrey.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"   'When you're ready,' she said, 'we're going to go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"straight down to the pitch, check out conditions and change.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" 'We'll be there in a bit,' Harry assured her. 'Ron's just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"got to have some breakfast.'    It became clear after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"ten minutes, however, that Ron was not capable of eating anything more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and Harry thought it best to get him down to the changing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"rooms. As they rose from the table, Hermione go; up, too, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"taking Harry's arm she drew him to one side.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"'Don't let Ron see what's on those Slytherins' badges,' she whispered urgently.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"   Harry looked questioningly at her, but she shook her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"head warningly; Ron had just ambled over to them, looking lost and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"desperate.    'Good luck, Ron,' said Hermione, standing on tiptoe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and kissing him on the cheek. 'And you, Harry - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"  Ron seemed to come to himself slightly as they walked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"back across the Great Hall. He touched the spot on his face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"where Hermione had kissed him, looking puzzled, as though he was not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"quite sure what had just happened. He seemed too distracted to notice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"much around him, but Harry cast a curious glance at the crown-shaped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"badges as they passed the Slytherin table, and this time he made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"out the words etched on to them:Weasley is our KingWith an unpleasant","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"feeling that this could mean nothing good, he hurried Ron across the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Entrance Hall, clown the stone steps and out into the icy air.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"   The frosty grass crunched under their feet as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"hurried down the sloping lawns towards the stadium. There was no wind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"at all and the sky was a uniform pearly white, which meant","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"that visibility would be good without the drawback of direct sunlight in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the eyes. Harry pointed out these encouraging factors to Ron as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"walked, but he was not sure that Ron was listening.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" Angelina had changed already and was talking to the rest of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the team when they entered. Harry and Ron pulled on their robes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"(Ron attempted to do his up back-to-front for several minutes before Alicia","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"took pity on him and went to help), then sat down to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"listen to the pre-match talk while the babble of voices outside grew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"steadily louder as the crowd came pouring out of the castle towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the pitch.    'OK, I've only just found out the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"final line-up for Slytherin,' said Angelina, consulting a piece of parchment. 'Last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"year's Beaters,    Derrick and Bole, have left, but it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"looks as though Montague's replaced them with the usual gorillas, rather than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"anyone who c an fly particularly well. They're two blokes called Crabbe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and Goyle, I don't know much about them - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" 'We do,' said Harry and Ron together.    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"they don't look bright enough to tell one end of a broom","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"from the other,' said Angelina, pocketing her parchment, 'but then I was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"always surprised Derrick and Bole managed to find their way on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the pitch without signposts.'    'Crabbe and Goyle are in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the same mould,' Harry assured her.    They could hear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"hundreds of footsteps mounting the banked benches of the spectators' stands. Some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"people were singing, though Harry could not make out the words. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"was starting to feel nervous, but he knew his butterflies were as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"nothing compared to Ron's, who was clutching his stomach and staring straight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"ahead again, his jaw set and his complexion pale grey.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" 'It's time,' said Angelina in a hushed voice, looking at her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"watch. 'C'mon everyone . . . good luck.'    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"team rose, shouldered their brooms and marched in single file out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the changing room and into the dazzling sunlight, A roar of sound","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"greeted them in which Harry could still hear singing, though it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"muffled by the cheers and whistles.    The Slytherin team","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"was standing waiting for them. They, too, were wearing those silver crown-shaped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"badges. The new Captain, Montague, was built along the same lines as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Dudley Dursley with massive forearms like hairy hams. Behind him lurked Crabbe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and Goyle, almost as large, blinking stupidly in the sunlight, swinging their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"new Beaters' bats. Malfoy stood to one side, the sunlight gleaming on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"his white-blond head. He caught Harry's eye and smirked, tapping the crown-shaped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"badge on his chest.    'Captains, shake hands,' ordered the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"referee Madam Hooch, as Angelina and Montague reached each other. Harry could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"tell that Montague was trying to crush Angelina's fingers, though she did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"not wince. 'Mount your brooms . . .'    Madam","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Hooch placed her whistle in her mouth and blew.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"The balls were released and the fourteen players shot upwards. Out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the corner of his eye Harry saw Ron streak off towards the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"goalhoops. Harry zoomed higher, dodging a Bludger, and set off on a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"wide lap of the pitch, gazing around for a glint of gold;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"on the other side of the stadium, Draco Malfoy was doing exactly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the same.    'And it's Johnson - 'Johnson with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Quaffle, what a player that girl is, I've been saying it for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"years but she still won't go out with me - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"  JORDAN!' yelled Professor McGonagall.    ' - just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"a fun fact, Professor, adds a bit of interest - and she's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"ducked Warrington, she's passed Montague, she's - ouch - been hit from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"behind by a Bludger from Crabbe . . . Montague catches the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Quaffle, Montague heading back up the pitch and - nice Bludger there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"from George Weasley, that's a Bludger to the head for Montague, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"drops the Quaffle, caught by Katie Bell, Katie Bell of Gryffindor reverse-passes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to Alicia Spinnet and Spinnet's away - '    Lee","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Jordan's commentary rang through the stadium and Harry listened as hard as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"he could through the wind whistling in his ears and the din","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"of the crowd, all yelling and booing and singing.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"' - dodges Warrington, avoids a Bludger - close call, Alicia -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and the crowd are loving this, just listen to them, what's that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"they're singing?'    And as Lee paused to listen, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"song rose loud and clear from the sea of green and silver","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"in the Slytherin section of the stands:'Weasley cannot save a thing,He cannot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"block a single ring,That's why Slytherins all sing:Weasley is our King.'Weasley was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"born in a binHe always lets the Quaffle inWeasley will make sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"we winWeasley is our King.'' - and Alicia passes back to Angelina!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Lee shouted, and as Harry swerved, his insides boiling at what he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"had just heard, he knew Lee was trying to drown out the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"words of the song. 'Come on now, Angelina - looks like she's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"got just the Keeper to beat! - SHE SHOOTS - SHE -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"aaaah . . .'    Bletchley, the Slytherin Keeper, had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"saved the goal; he threw the Quaffle to Warrington who sped off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"with it, zig-zagging in between Alicia and Katie; the singing from below","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"grew louder and louder as he drew nearer and nearer Ron.'Weasley is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"our King,Weasley is our King,He always lets the Quaffle inWeasley is our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"King.'Harry could not help himself: abandoning his search for the Snitch, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"wheeled around to watch Ron, a lone figure at the far end","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"of the pitch, hovering before the three goalhoops while the massive Warrington","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"pelted towards him.    ' - and it's Warrington with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the Quaffle, Warrington heading for goal, he's out of Bludger range with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"just the Keeper ahead - '    A great swell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"of song rose from the Slytherin stands below:'Weasley cannot save a thing,He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"cannot block a single ring . . .'' - so it's the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"first test for new Gryffindor Keeper Weasley, brother of Beaters Fred and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"George, and a promising new talent on the team - come on,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Ron!'    But the scream of delight came from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Slytherins' end: Ron had dived wildly, his arms wide, and the Quaffle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"had soared between them straight through Ron's central hoop.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"'Slytherin score!' came Lee's voice amid the cheering and booing from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"crowds below, 'so that's ten-nil to Slytherin - bad luck, Ron.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"  The Slytherins sang even louder:'WEASLEY WAS BORN IN A BINHE ALWAYS","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"LETS THE QUAFFLE IN. . .'' - and Gryffindor back in possession","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and it's Katie Bell tanking up the pitch - ' cried Lee","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"valiantly, though the singing was now so deafening that he could hardly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"make himself heard above it.'WEASLEY WILL MAKE SURE WE WINWEASLEY IS OUR","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"KING . . .''Harry, WHAT ARE YOU DOING?' screamed Angelina, soaring past","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"him to keep up with Katie. 'GET GOING!'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"realised he had been stationary in midair for over a minute, watching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the progress of the match without sparing a thought for the whereabouts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"of the Snitch; horrified, he went into a dive and started circling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the pitch again, staring around, trying to ignore the chorus now thundering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"through the stadium:'WEASLEY IS OUR KING,WEASLEY IS OUR KING . . .'There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"was no sign of the Snitch anywhere he looked; Malfoy was still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"circling the stadium just as he was. They passed one another midway","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"around the pitch, going in opposite directions, and Harry heard Malfoy singing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"loudly:'WEASLEY WAS BORN IN A BIN . . .'' - and it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Warrington again,' bellowed Lee, 'who passes to Pucey, Pucey's off past Spinnet,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"come on now, Angelina, you can take him - turns out you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"can't - but nice Bludger from Fred Weasley I mean, George Weasley,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"oh, who cares, one of them, anyway, and Warrington drops the Quaffle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and Katie Bell - er - drops it, too - so that's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Montague with the Quaffle, Slytherin Captain Montague takes the Quaffle and he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"off up the pitch, come on now, Gryffindor, block him!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" Harry zoomed around the end of the stadium behind the Slytherin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"goalhoops, willing himself not to look at what was going on at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Ron's end. As he sped past the Slytherin Keeper, he heard Bletchley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"singing along with the crowd below:'WEASLEY CANNOT SAVE A THING . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
".'' - and Pucey's dodged Alicia again and he's heading straight for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"goal, stop it, Ron!'    Harry did not have to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"look to see what had happened: there was a terrible groan from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the Gryffindor end, coupled with fresh screams and applause from the Slytherins.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Looking down, Harry saw the pug-faced Pansy Parkinson right at the front","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"of the stands, her back to the pitch as she conducted the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Slytherin supporters who were roaring:'THAT'S WHY SLYTHERINS ALL SINGWEASLEY IS OUR KING.'But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"twenty-nil was nothing, there was still time for Gryffindor to catch up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"or catch the Snitch. A few goals and they would be in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the lead as usual, Harry assured himself, bobbing and weaving through the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"other players in pursuit of something shiny that turned out to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Montague's watchstrap.    But Ron let in two more goals.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"There was an edge of panic in Harry's desire to find the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Snitch now. If he could just get it soon and finish the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"game quickly.   ' - and Katie Bell of Gryffindor dodges","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Pucey, ducks Montague, nice swerve, Katie, and she throws to Johnson, Angelina","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Johnson takes the Quaffle, she's past Warrington, she's heading for goal, come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"on now, Angelina - GRYFFINDOR SCORE! It's forty-ten, forty-ten to Slytherin and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Pucey has the Quaffle . . .'    Harry could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"hear Luna's ludicrous lion hat roaring amidst the Gryffindor cheers and felt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"heartened; only thirty points in it, that was nothing, they could pull","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"back easily. Harry ducked a Bludger that Crabbe had sent rocketing in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"his direction and resumed his frantic scouring of the pitch for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Snitch, keeping one eye on Malfoy in case he showed signs of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"having spotted it, but Malfoy, like him, was continuing to soar around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the stadium, searching fruitlessly . . .    ' -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Pucey throws to Warrington, Warrington to Montague, Montague back to Pucey -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"'Johnson intervenes, Johnson takes the Quaffle, Johnson to Bell, this looks good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"- I mean bad - Bell's hit by a Bludger from Goyle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"of Slytherin and it's Pucey in possession again . . .''WEASLEY WAS","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"BORN IN A BINHE ALWAYS LETS THE QUAFFLE IN WEASLEY WILL MAKE","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"SURE WE WIN . . .'    But Harry had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"seen it at last: the tiny fluttering Golden Snitch was hovering feet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"from the ground at the Slytherin end of the pitch.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" He dived . . .    In a matter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"of seconds, Malfoy was streaking out of the sky on Harry's left,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"a green and silver blur lying flat on his broom . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
".    The Snitch skirted the foot of one of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the goalhoops and scooted off towards the other side of the stands;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"its change of direction suited Malfoy, who was nearer; Harry pulled his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Firebolt around, he and Malfoy were now neck and neck . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
".    Feet from the ground, Harry lifted his right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"hand from his broom, stretching towards the Snitch . . . to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"his right, Malfoy's arm extended too, was reaching, groping . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"   It was over in two breathless, desperate, windswept seconds","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"- 'Harry's fingers closed around the tiny, struggling ball - Malfoy's fingernails","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"scrabbled the back of Harry's hand hopelessly - Harry pulled his broom","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"upwards, holding the struggling ball in his hand and the Gryffindor spectators","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"screamed their approval . . .    They were saved,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"it did not matter that Ron had let in those goals, nobody","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"would remember as long as Gryffindor had won - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" WHAM.    A Bludger hit Harry squarely in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"small of the back and he flew forwards off his broom. Luckily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"he was only five or six feet above the ground, having dived","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"so low to catch the Snitch, but he was winded all the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"same as he landed flat on his back on the frozen pitch.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"He heard Madam Hooch's shrill whistle, an uproar in the stands compounded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"of catcalls, angry yells and jeering, a thud, then Angelina's frantic voice.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"   'Are you all right?'    Course I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"am, said Harry grimly, taking her hand and allowing her to pull","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"him to his feet. Madam Hooch was zooming towards one of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Slytherin players above him, though he could not see who it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"from this angle.    'It was that thug Crabbe,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Angelina angrily, 'he whacked the Bludger at you the moment he saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"you'd got the Snitch - but we won, Harry, we won!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"  Harry heard a snort from behind him and turned around,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"still holding the Snitch tightly in his hand: Draco Malfoy had landed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"close by. White-faced with fury, he was still managing to sneer. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"  'Saved Weasley's neck, haven't you?' he said to Harry. 'I've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"never seen a worse Keeper . . . but then he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"born in a bin . . . did you like my lyrics,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Potter?'    Harry didn't answer. He turned away to meet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the rest of the team who were now landing one by one,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"yelling and punching the air in triumph; all except Ron, who had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"dismounted from his broom over by the goalposts and seemed to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"making his way slowly back to the changing rooms alone.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" 'We wanted to write another couple of verses!' Malfoy called, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Katie and Alicia hugged Harry. 'But we couldn't find rhymes for fat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and ugly - we wanted to sing about his mother, see -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"'    Talk about sour grapes,' said Angelina, casting Malfoy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"a disgusted look.    ' - we couldn't fit in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"useless loser either - for his father, you know - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"  Fred and George had realised what Malfoy was talking about.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Halfway through shaking Harry's hand, they stiffened, looking round at Malfoy. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"  'Leave it!' said Angelina at once, taking Fred by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"arm. 'Leave it, Fred, let him yell, he's just sore he lost,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the jumped-up little -    ' - but you like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the Weasleys, don't you, Potter?' said Malfoy, sneering. 'Spend holidays there and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"everything, don't you? Can't see how you stand the stink, but I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"suppose when you've been dragged up by Muggles, even the Weasleys' hovel","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"smells OK - '    Harry grabbed hold of George.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Meanwhile, it was taking the combined efforts of Angelina, Alicia and Katie","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to stop Fred leaping on Malfoy, who was laughing openly. Harry looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"around for Madam Hooch, but she was still berating Crabbe for his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"illegal Bludger attack.    'Or perhaps,' said Malfoy, leering as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"he backed away, 'you can remember what your mother's house stank like,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Potter, and Weasley's pigsty reminds you of it - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" Harry was not aware of releasing George, all he knew was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"that a second later both of them were sprinting towards Malfoy. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"had completely forgotten that all the teachers were watching: all he wanted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to do was cause Malfoy as much pain as possible; with no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"time to draw out his wand, he merely drew back the fist","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"clutching the Snitch and sank it as hard as he could into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Malfoy's stomach - '    'Harry! HARRY! GEORGE! NO!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"  He could hear girls' voices screaming, Malfoy yelling, George swearing,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"a whistle blowing and the bellowing of the crowd around him, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"he did not care. Not until somebody in the vicinity yelled 'Impedimenta!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and he was knocked over backwards by the force of the spell,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"did he abandon the attempt to punch every inch of Malfoy he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"could reach.    'What do you think you're doing?' screamed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Madam Hooch, as Harry leapt to his feet. It seemed to have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"been her who had hit him with the Impediment Jinx; she was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"holding her whistle in one hand and a wand in the other;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"her broom lay abandoned several feet away. Malfoy was curled up on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the ground, whimpering and moaning, his nose bloody; George was sporting a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"swollen lip; Fred was still being forcibly restrained by the three Chasers,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and Crabbe was cackling in the background. 'I've never seen behaviour like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"it - back up to the castle, both of you, and straight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to your Head of House's office! Go! Now.''    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and George turned on their heels and marched off the pitch, both","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"panting, neither saying a word to the other. The howling and jeering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"of the crowd grew fainter and fainter until they reached the Entrance","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Hall, where they could hear nothing except the sound of their own","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"footsteps. Harry became aware that something was still struggling in his right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"hand, the knuckles of which he had bruised against Malfoy's jaw. Looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"down, he saw the Snitch's silver wings protruding from between his fingers,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"struggling for release.    They had barely reached the door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"of Professor McGonagalls office when she came marching along the corridor behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"them. She was wearing a Gryffindor scarf, but tore it from her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"throat with shaking hands as she strode towards them, looking livid.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" 'In!' she said furiously, pointing to the door. Harry and George","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"entered. She strode around behind her desk and faced them, quivering with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"rage as she threw the Gryffindor scarf aside on to the floor.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"   'Well?' she said. 'I have never seen such a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"disgraceful exhibition. Two on one! Explain yourselves!'    'Malfoy provoked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"us,' said Harry stiffly.    'Provoked you?' shouted Professor McGonagall,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"slamming a fist on to her desk so that her tartan tin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"slid sideways off it and burst open, littering the floor with Ginger","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Newts. 'He'd just lost, hadn't he? Of course he wanted to provoke","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"you! But what on earth he can have said that justified what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"you two - '    'He insulted my parents,' snarled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"George. 'And Harry's mother.'    'But instead of leaving it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to Madam Hooch to sort out, you two decided to give an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"exhibition of Muggle duelling, did you?' bellowed Professor McGonagall. 'Have you any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"idea what you've - ?'    'Hem, hem.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" Harry and George both wheeled round. Dolores Umbridge was standing in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the doorway wrapped in a green tweed cloak that greatly enhanced her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"resemblance to a giant toad, and was smiling in the horrible, sickly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"ominous way that Harry had come to associate with imminent misery. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"  'May I help, Professor McGonagall?' asked Professor Umbridge in her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"most poisonously sweet voice.    Blood rushed into Professor McGonagall's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"face.    'Help?' she repeated, in a constricted voice. 'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"do you mean, help?'    Professor Umbridge moved forwards into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the office, still smiling her sickly smile.    'Why, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"thought you might be grateful for a little extra authority.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" Harry would not have been surprised to see sparks fly from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Professor McGonagall's nostrils.    'You thought wrong,' she said, turning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"her back on Umbridge.    'Now, you two had better","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"listen closely. I do not care what provocation Malfoy offered you, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"do not care if he insulted every family member you possess, your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"behaviour was disgusting and I am giving each of you a week's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"worth of detentions! Do not look at me like that, Potter, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"deserve it! And if either of you ever - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" 'Hem, hem.'    Professor McGonagall closed her eyes as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"though praying for patience as she turned her face towards Professor Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"again.    'Yes?'    'I think they deserve","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"rather more than detentions,' said Umbridge, smiling still more broadly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" Professor McGonagall's eyes flew open.    'But unfortunately,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"said, with an attempt at a reciprocal smile that made her look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"as though she had lockjaw, 'it is what I think that counts,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"as they are in my House, Dolores.'    'Well, actually,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Minerva,' simpered Professor Umbridge, 'I think you'll find that what I think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"does count. Now, where is it? Cornelius just sent it . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
". I mean,' she gave a false little laugh as she rummaged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"in her handbag, 'the Minister just sent it . . . ah","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"yes . . .'    She had pulled out a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"piece of parchment which she now unfurled, clearing her throat fussily before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"starting to read what it said.    'Hem, hem .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
". . `Educational Decree Number Twenty-five`.'    'Not another one!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"exclaimed Professor McGonagall violently.    'Well, yes,' said Umbridge, still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"smiling. 'As a matter of fact, Minerva, it was you who made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"me see that we needed a further amendment . . . you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"remember how you overrode me, when I was unwilling to allow the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Gryffindor Quidditch team to re-form? How you took the case to Dumbledore,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"who insisted that the team be allowed to play? Well, now, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"couldn't have that. I contacted the Minister at once, and he quite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"agreed with me that the High Inquisitor has to have the power","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to strip pupils of privileges, or she - that is to say,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"I - would have less authority than common teachers! And you see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"now, don't you, Minerva, how right I was in attempting to stop","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the Gryffindor team re-forming? Dreadful tempers . . . anyway, I was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"reading out our amendment . . . hem, hem . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"`the High Inquisitor will henceforth have supreme authority over all punishments, sanctions","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and removal of privileges pertaining to the students of Hogwarts, and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"power to alter such punishments, sanctions and removals of privileges as may","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"have been ordered by other staff members. Signed, Cornelius Fudge, Minister for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Magic, Order of Merlin First Class, etc., etc.` '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"She rolled up the parchment and put it back into her handbag","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"still smiling.    'So . . . I really think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"I will have to ban these two from playing Quidditch ever again,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"she said, looking from Harry to George and back again.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" Harry felt the Snitch fluttering madly in his hand.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" 'Ban us?' he said, and his voice sounded strangely distant. 'From","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"playing . . . ever again?'    'Yes, Mr Potter,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"I think a lifelong ban ought to do the trick,' said Umbridge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"her smile widening still further as she watched him struggle to comprehend","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"what she had said. 'You and Mr Weasley here. And I think,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to be safe, this young man's twin ought to be stopped, too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"- if his teammates had not restrained him, I feel sure he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"would have attacked young Mr Malfoy as well. I will want their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"broomsticks confiscated, of course; I shall keep them safely in my office,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to make sure there is no infringement of my ban. But I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"am not unreasonable, Professor McGonagall,' she continued, turning back to Professor McGonagall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"who was now standing as still as though carved from ice, staring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"at her. The rest of the team can continue playing, I saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"no signs of violence from any of them. Well . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"good afternoon to you.'    And with a look of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the utmost satisfaction, Umbridge left the room, leaving a horrified silence in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"her wake.*'Banned,' said Angelina in a hollow voice, late that evening in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the common room. 'Banned. No Seeker and no Beaters . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"what on earth are we going to do?'    It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"did not feel as though they had won the match at all.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Everywhere Harry looked there were disconsolate and angry faces; the team themselves","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"were slumped around the fire, all apart from Ron, who had not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"been seen since the end of the match.    'Its","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"just so unfair,' said Alicia numbly.  'I mean, what about ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"  Crabbe and that Bludger he hit after the whistle had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"been blown? Has she banned him?'    'No,' said Ginny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"miserably; she and Hermione were sitting on either side of Harry. 'He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"just got lines, I heard Montague laughing about it at dinner.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"  'And banning Fred when he didn't even do anything!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Alicia furiously, pummelling her knee with her fist.    'It's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"not my fault I didn't,' said Fred, with a very ugly look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"on his face, 'I would've pounded the little scumbag to a pulp","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"if you three hadn't been holding me back.'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"stared miserably at the dark window. Snow was falling. The Snitch he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"had caught earlier was now zooming around and around the common room;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"people were watching its progress as though hypnotised and Crookshanks was leaping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"from chair to chair, trying to catch it.    'I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"going to bed,' said Angelina, getting slowly to her feet. 'Maybe this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"will all turn out to have been a bad dream . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
". maybe I'll wake up tomorrow and find we haven't played yet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
". . .'    She was soon followed by Alicia","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and Katie. Fred and George sloped off to bed some time later,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"glowering at everyone they passed, and Ginny went not long after that.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Only Harry and Hermione were left beside the fire.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"'Have you seen Ron?' Hermione asked in a low voice.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" Harry shook his head.    'I think he's avoiding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"us,' said Hermione. 'Where do you think he - ?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
" But at that precise moment, there was a creaking sound behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"them as the Fat Lady swung forwards and Ron came clambering through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the portrait hole. He was very pale indeed and there was snow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"in his hair. When he saw Harry and Hermione, he stopped dead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"in his tracks.    'Where have you been?' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"anxiously, springing up.    'Walking,' Ron mumbled. He was still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"wearing his Quidditch things.    'You look frozen,' said Hermione.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"'Come and sit down!'    Ron walked to the fireside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"and sank into the chair furthest from Harry's, not looking at him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"The stolen Snitch zoomed over their heads.    'I'm sorry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Ron mumbled, looking at his feet.    'What for?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Harry.    'For thinking I can play Quidditch,' said Ron.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"'I'm going to resign first thing tomorrow.'    'If you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"resign,' said Harry testily, 'there'll only be three players left on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"team.' And when Ron looked puzzled, he said, 'I've been given a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"lifetime ban. So've Fred and George.'    'What?' Ron yelped.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"   Hermione told him the full story; Harry could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"bear to tell it again. When she had finished, Ron looked more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"anguished than ever.    This is all my fault -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"'    'You didn't make me punch Malfoy,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"angrily.    ' -  if I wasn't so terrible","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"at Quidditch - '    ' - it's got nothing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"to do with that.'    ' - it was that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"song that wound me up - '    ' -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"it would've wound anyone up.'    Hermione got up and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"walked to the window, away from the argument, watching the snow swirling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"down against the pane.    'Look, drop it, will you!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Harry burst out. 'It's bad enough, without you blaming yourself for everything!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"   Ron said nothing but sat gazing miserably at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"damp hem of his robes. After a while he said in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"dull voice, 'This is the worst I've ever felt in my life.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"   'Join the club,' said Harry bitterly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"'Well,' said Hermione, her voice trembling slightly. 'I can think of one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"thing that might cheer you both up.'    'Oh yeah?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"said Harry sceptically.    'Yeah,' said Hermione, turning away from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"the pitch-black, snow-flecked window, a broad smile spreading across her face. 'Hagrid's back.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-19"
"Hagrid's TaleHarry sprinted up to the boys' dormitories to fetch the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Invisibility Cloak and the Marauder's Map from his trunk; he was so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"quick that he and Ron were ready to leave at least five","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"minutes before Hermione hurried back down from the girls' dormitories, wearing scarf,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"gloves and one of her own knobbly elf hats.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'Well, it's cold out there!' she said defensively, as Ron clicked his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"tongue impatiently.    They crept through the portrait hole and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"covered themselves hastily in the Cloak - Ron had grown so much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"he now needed to crouch to prevent his feet showing - then,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"moving slowly and cautiously, they proceeded down the many staircases, pausing at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"intervals to check on the map for signs of Filch or Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Morris. They were lucky; they saw nobody but Nearly Headless Nick, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"was gliding along absent-mindedly humming something that sounded horribly like 'Weasley is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"our King'. They crept across the Entrance Hall and out into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"silent, snowy grounds. With a great leap of his heart, Harry saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"little golden squares of light ahead and smoke coiling up from Hagrid's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"chimney. He set off at a quick march, the other two jostling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"and bumping along behind him. They crunched excitedly through the thickening snow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"until at last they reached the wooden front door. When Harry raised","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"his fist and knocked three times, a dog started barking frantically inside.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'Hagrid, it's us!' Harry called through the keyhole. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'Shoulda known!' said a gruff voice.    They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"beamed at each other under the Cloak; they could tell by Hagrid's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"voice that he was pleased. 'Bin home three seconds . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"out the way, Fang . . . out the way, yeh dozy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"dog . . .'    The bolt was drawn back,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the door creaked open and Hagrid's head appeared in the gap. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  Hermione screamed.    'Merlin's beard, keep it down!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"said Hagrid hastily, staring wildly over their heads. 'Under that Cloak, are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"yeh? Well, get in, get in!'    'I'm sorry!' Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"gasped, as the three of them squeezed past Hagrid into the house","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"and pulled the Cloak off themselves so he could see them. 'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"just - oh, Hagrid!'    'It's nuthin', it's nuthin'!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid hastily, shutting the door behind them and hurrying to close all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the curtains, but Hermione continued to gaze up at him in horror.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   Hagrid's hair was matted with congealed blood and his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"left eye had been reduced to a puffy slit amid a mass","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"of purple and black bruising. There were many cuts on his face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"and hands, some of them still bleeding, and he was moving gingerly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"which made Harry suspect broken ribs. It was obvious that he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"only just got home: a thick black travelling cloak lay over the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"back of a chair and a haversack large enough to carry several","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"small children leaned against the wall inside the door. Hagrid himself, twice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the size of a normal man, was now limping over to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"fire and placing a copper kettle over it.    'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"happened to you?' Harry demanded, while Fang danced around them all, trying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"to lick their faces.    Told yeh, nuthin',' said Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"firmly. 'Want a cuppa?'    'Come off it,' said Ron,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'you're in a right state!'    'I'm tellin' yeh, I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"fine,' said Hagrid, straightening up and turning to beam at them all,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"but wincing. 'Blimey, it's good ter see yeh three again - had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"good summers, did yeh?'    'Hagrid, you've been attacked!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Ron.    'Per the las' time, it's nuthin'!' said Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"firmly.    'Would you say it was nothing if one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"of us turned up with a pound of mince instead of a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"face?' Ron demanded.    'You ought to go and see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Madam Pomfrey, Hagrid,' said Hermione anxiously, 'some of those cuts look nasty.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'I'm dealin' with it, all righ?' said Hagrid repressively.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   He walked across to the enormous wooden table that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"stood in the middle of his cabin and twitched aside a tea","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"towel that had been lying on it. Underneath was a raw, bloody,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"green-tinged steak slightly larger than the average car tyre.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'You're not going to eat that, are you, Hagrid?' said Ron, leaning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"in for a closer look. 'It looks poisonous.'    'It's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"s'posed ter look like that, it's dragon meat,' Hagrid said. 'An' I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"didn' get it ter eat.'    He picked up the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"steak and slapped it over the left side of his face. Greenish","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"blood trickled down into his beard as he gave a soft moan","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"of satisfaction.    'Tha's better. It helps with the stingin',","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"yeh know.'    'So, are you going to tell us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"what's happened to you?' Harry asked.    'Can't, Harry. Top","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"secret. More'n me job's worth ter tell yeh that.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'Did the giants beat you up, Hagrid?' asked Hermione quietly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" Hagrid's fingers slipped on the dragon steak and it slid squelchily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"on to his chest.    'Giants?' said Hagrid, catching the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"steak before it reached his belt and slapping it back over his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"face, 'who said anythin' abou' giants? Who yeh bin talkin' to? Who's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"told yeh what I've - who's said I've bin - eh?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'We guessed,' said Hermione apologetically.    'Oh, yeh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"did, did yeh?' said Hagrid, surveying her sternly with the eye that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"was not hidden by the steak.    'It was kind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"of . . . obvious,' said Ron. Harry nodded.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid glared at them, then snorted, threw the steak back on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the table and strode over to the kettle, which was now whistling.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'Never known kids like you three fer knowin' more'n","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"yeh oughta,' he muttered, splashing boiling water into three of his bucket-shaped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"mugs. 'An' I'm not complimentin' yeh, neither. Nosy, some'd call it. Interferin'.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   But his beard twitched.    'So you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"have been to look for giants?' said Harry, grinning as he sat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"down at the table.    Hagrid set tea in front","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"of each of them, sat down, picked up his steak again and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"slapped it back over his face.    'Yeah, all righ','","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"he grunted, 'I have.'    'And you found them?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hermione in a hushed voice.    'Well, they're not that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"difficult ter find, ter be honest, said Hagrid. 'Pretty big, see.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'Where are they?' said Ron.    'Mountains,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid unhelpfully.    'So why don't Muggles - ?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  They do,' said Hagrid darkly. 'On'y their deaths are always","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"put down ter mountaineerin' accidents, aren' they?'    He adjusted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the steak a little so that it covered the worst of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"bruising.    'Come on, Hagrid, tell us what you've been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"up to!' said Ron. Tell us about being attacked by the giants","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"and Harry can tell you about being attacked by the Dementors -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'    Hagrid choked in his mug and dropped his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"steak at the same time; a large quantity of spit, tea and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"dragon blood was sprayed over the table as Hagrid coughed and spluttered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"and the steak slid, with a soft splat, on to the floor.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'Whadda yeh mean, attacked by Dementors?' growled Hagrid. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'Didn't you know?' Hermione asked him, wide-eyed.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'I don' know any thin' that's bin happenin' since I left. I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"was on a secret mission, wasn' I, didn' wan' owls followin' me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"all over the place - ruddy Dementors! Yeh're not serious?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'Yeah, I am, they turned up in Little Whinging and attacked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"my cousin and me, and then the Ministry of Magic expelled me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"- '    'WHAT?'    ' - and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"I had to go to a hearing and everything, but tell us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"about the giants first.'    'You were expelled!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" Tell us about your summer and I'll tell you about mine.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   Hagrid glared at him through his one open eye.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Harry looked right back, an expression of innocent determination on his face.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'Oh, all righ',' Hagrid said in a resigned voice.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   He bent down and tugged the dragon steak out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"of Fang's mouth.    'Oh, Hagrid, don't, it's not hygien-'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hermione began, but Hagrid had already slapped the meat back over his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"swollen eye.    He took another fortifying gulp of tea,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"then said, 'Well, we set off righ' after term ended - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'Madame Maxime went with you, then?' Hermione interjected. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'Yeah, tha's righ',' said Hagrid, and a softened expression appeared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"on the few inches of face that were not obscured by beard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"or green steak. 'Yeah, it was jus' the pair of us. An'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"I'll tell yen this, she's not afraid of roughin' it, Olympe. Yeh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"know, she's a fine, well-dressed woman, an' knowin' where we was goin'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"I wondered 'ow she'd feel abou' clamberin' over boulders an' sleepin' in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"caves an' tha', bu' she never complained once.'    'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"knew where you were going?' Harry repeated. 'You knew where the giants","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"were?'    'Well, Durnbledore knew, an' he told us,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid.    'Are they hidden?' asked Ron. 'Is it a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"secret, where they are?'    'Not really,' said Hagrid, shaking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"his shaggy head. 'It's jus' that mos' wizards aren' bothered where they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"are, 's'long as it's a good long way away. But where they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"are's very difficult ter get ter, fer humans anyway, so we needed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Dumbledore's instructions. Took us abou' a month ter get there - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'A month?' said Ron, as though he had never","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"heard of a journey lasting such a ridiculously long time. 'But -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"why couldn't you just grab a Portkey or something?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"There was an odd expression in Hagrid's unobscured eye as he surveyed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Ron; it was almost pitying.    'We're bein' watched, Ron,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"he said gruffly.    'What d'you mean?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'Yeh don' understand,' said Hagrid. The Ministry's keepin' an eye on Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"an' anyone they reckon's in league with 'im, an' - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'We know about that,' said Harry quickly, keen to hear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the rest of Hagrid's story, 'we know about the Ministry watching Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"- '    'So you couldn't use magic to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"there?' asked Ron, looking thunderstruck, 'you had to act like Muggles all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the way?'    'Well, not exactly all the way' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid cagily. 'We jus' had ter be careful, 'cause Olympe an' me,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"we stick out a bit -    Ron made a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"stifled noise somewhere between a snort and a sniff and hastily took","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"a gulp of tea.    ' - so we're not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"hard ter follow. We was pretendin' we was goin' on holiday together,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"so we got inter France an' we made like we was headin'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"fer where Olympe's school is, 'cause we knew we was bein' tailed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"by someone from the Ministry. We had to go slow, 'cause I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"not really s'posed ter use magic an' we knew the Mimstry'd be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"lookin' fer a reason ter run us in. But we managed ter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"give the berk tailin' us the slip round abou' Dee-John - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'Ooooh, Dijon?' said Hermione excitedly. 'I've been there on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"holiday, did you see - ?'    She fell silent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"at the look on Ron's face.    'We chanced a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"bit o' magic after that an' it wasn' a bad journey. Ran","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"inter a couple o' mad trolls on the Polish border an' I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"had a sligh' disagreement with a vampire in a pub in Minsk,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"bu' apart from tha' couldn't'a bin smoother.    'An' then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"we reached the place, an' we started trekkin' up through the mountains,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"lookin' fer signs of 'em . . .    'We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"had ter lay off the magic once we got near 'em. Partly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'cause they don' like wizards an' we didn' want ter put their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"backs up too soon, an' partly 'cause Dumbledore had warned us You-Know-Who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"was bound ter be after the giants an' all. Said it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"odds on he'd sent a messenger off ter them already. Told us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"ter be verv careful of drawin' attention ter ourselves as we got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"nearer in case there was Death Eaters around.'    Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"paused for a long draught of tea.    'Go on!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"said Harry urgently.    'Found 'em,' said Hagrid baldly. 'Went","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"over a ridge one nigh' an' there they was, spread ou' underneath","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"us. Little fires burnin' below an' huge shadows . . . it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"was like watchin' bits o' the mountain movin'.'    'How","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"big are they?' asked Ron in a hushed voice.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"`Bout twenty feet,' said Hagrid casually. 'Some o' the bigger ones mighta","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"bin twenty-five.'    'And how many were there?' asked Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'I reckon abou' seventy or eighty,' said Hagrid. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'Is that all?' said Hermione.    'Yep,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid sadly, 'eighty left, an' there was loads once, musta bin a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"hundred diff'rent tribes from all over the world. Bu' they've bin dyin'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"out fer ages. Wizards killed a few, o' course, bu' mostly they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"killed each other, an' now they're dyin' out faster than ever. They're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"not made ter live bunched up together like tha'. Dumbledore says it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"our fault, it was the wizards who forced 'em to go an'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"made 'em live a good long way from us an' they had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"no choice bu' ter stick together fer their own protection.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'So,' said Harry, 'you saw them and then what?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'Well, we waited till morning, didn' want ter go sneakin' up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"on 'em in the dark, fer our own safety' said Hagrid. `Bout","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"three in the mornin' they fell asleep jus' where they was sittin'.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"We didn' dare sleep. Fer one thing, we wanted ter make sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"none of 'em woke up an' came up where we were, an'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"fer another, the snorin' was unbelievable. Caused an avalanche near mornin'. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'Anyway once it was light we wen' down ter see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'em.'    'Just like that?' said Ron, looking awestruck. 'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"just walked right into a giant camp?'    'Well, Dumbledore'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"told us how ter do it,' said Hagrid. 'Give the Gurg gifts,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"show some respect, yeh know.'    'Give the what gifts?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"asked Harry.    'Oh, the Gurg - means the chief.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'How could you tell which one was the Gurg?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"asked Ron.    Hagrid grunted in amusement.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'No problem,' he said. 'He was the biggest, the ugliest an1 the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"laziest. Sittin' there waitin' ter be brought food by the others. Dead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"goats an' such like. Name o' Karkus. I'd put him at twenty-two,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"twenty-three feet an' the weight o' a couple o' bull elephants. Skin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"like rhino hide an' all.'    'And you just walked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"up to him?' said Hermione breathlessly.    'Well . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
". down ter him, where he was lyin' in the valley. They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"was in this dip between four pretty high mountains, see, beside a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"mountain lake, an' Karkus was lyin' by the lake roarin' at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"others ter feed him an' his wife. Olympe an' I went down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the mountainside -'    'But didn't they try and kill","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"you when they saw you?' asked Ron incredulously.    'It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"was def'nitely on some o' their minds,' said Hagrid, shrugging, 'but we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"did what Dumbledore told us ter do, which was ter hold our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"gift up high an' keep our eyes on the Gurg an' ignore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the others. So tha's what we did. An' the rest of 'em","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"went quiet an'    watched us pass an' we got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"right up ter Karkuss leet an we bowed an' put our present","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"down in front o' him.'    'What do you give","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"a giant?' asked Ron eagerly. 'Food?'    'Nah, he can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"get food all righ' fer himself,' said Hagrid. 'We took him magic.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Giants like magic, jus' don' like us usin' it against 'em. Anyway,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"that firs' day we gave 'im a branch o' Gubraithian fire.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  Hermione said, 'Wow!' softly, but Harry and Ron both frowned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"in puzzlement.    'A branch of - ?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'Everlasting fire,' said Hermione irritably, 'you ought to know that by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"now. Professor Flitwick's mentioned it at least twice in class!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'Well, anyway,' said Hagrid quickly, intervening before Ron could answer back,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'Dumbledore'd bewitched this branch to burn fer evermore, which isn' somethin' any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"wizard could do, an' so I lies it down in the snow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"by Karkuss feet and says, `A gift to the Gurg of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"giants from Albus Dumbledore, who sends his respectful greetings.`'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'And what did Karkus say?' asked Harry eagerly.    'Nothin','","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"said Hagrid. 'Didn' speak English.'    'You're kidding!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'Didn' matter,' said Hagrid imperturbably, 'Dumbledore had warned us tha' migh'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"happen. Karkus knew enough to yell fer a couple o' giants who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"knew our lingo an' they translated fer us.'    'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"did he like the present?' asked Ron.    'Oh yeah,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"it went down a storm once they understood what it was,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid, turning his dragon steak over to press the cooler side to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"his swollen eye. 'Very pleased. So then I said, `Albus Dumbledore asks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the Gurg to speak with his messenger when he returns tomorrow with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"another gift.` '    'Why couldn't you speak to them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"that day?' asked Hermione.    'Dumbledore wanted us ter take","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"it very slow,' said Hagrid. 'Let 'em see we kept our promises.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"We'll come back tomorrow with another present, an' then we do come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"back with another present - gives a good impression, see? An' gives","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"them time ter test out the firs' present an' iind out it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"a good one, an' get 'em eager ier more. In any case,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"giants like Karkus - overload 'em with information an' they'll kill yeh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"jus' to simplify things. So we bowed outta the way an' went","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"off an' found ourselves a nice little cave ter spend that night","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"in an' the followin' mornin' we went back an' this time we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"found Karkus sittin' up waitin' fer us lookin' all eager.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'And you talked to him?'    'Oh yeah. Firs'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"we presented him with a nice battle helmet - 'goblin-made an' indestructible,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"yeh know - an' then we sat down an' we talked.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'What did he say?'    'Not much,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid. 'Listened mostly. Bu' there were good signs. He'd heard o' Dumbledore,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"heard he'd argued against the killin' o' the last giants in Britain.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Karkus seemed ter be quite int'rested in what Dumbledore had ter say.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"An' a few o' the others, 'specially the ones who had some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"English, they gathered round an' listened too. We were hopeful when we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"left that day. Promised ter come back next mornin' with another present.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'Bu' that night it all wen' wrong.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'What d'you mean?' said Ron quickly.    'Well, like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"I say, they're not meant ter live together, giants,' said Hagrid sadly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'Not in big groups like that. They can' help themselves, they half","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"kill each other every few weeks. The men fight each other an'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the women fight each other; the remnants of the old tribes fight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"each other, an' that's even without squabbles over food an' the best","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"fires an' sleepin' spots. Yeh'd think, seein' as how their whole race","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"is abou' finished, they'd lay off each other, bu' . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   Hagrid sighed deeply.    That night a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"fight broke out, we saw it from the mouth of our cave,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"lookin' down on the valley. Went on fer hours, yeh wouldn' believe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the noise. An' when the sun came up the snow was scarlet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"an' his head was lyin' at the bottom o' the lake.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'Whose head?' gasped Hermione.    'Karkus's,' said Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"heavily. There was a new Gurg, Golgomath.' He sighed deeply. 'Well, we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"hadn' bargained on a new Gurg two days after we'd made friendly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"contact with the firs' one, an' we had a funny feelin' Golgomath","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"wouldn' be so keen ter listen to us, bu' we had ter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"try'    'You went to speak to him?' asked Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"incredulously. 'After you'd watched him rip off another giant's head?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'Course we did,' said Hagrid, 'we hadn' gone all that way","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"ter give up after two days! We wen' down with the next","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"present we'd meant ter give ter Karkus.    'I knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"it was no go before I'd opened me mouth. He was sitting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"there wearin' Karkus's helmet, leerin' at us as we got nearer. He's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"massive, one o' the biggest ones there. Black hair an' matchin' teeth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"an' a necklace o' bones. Human-lookin' bones, some of 'em. Well, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"gave it a go - held out a great roll o' dragon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"skin - an' said, `A gift fer the Gurg of the giants","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"- '` Nex' thing I knew, I was hangin' upside-down in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"air by me feet, two of his mates had grabbed me.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  Hermione clapped her hands to her mouth.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'How did you get out of that!' asked Harry.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'Wouldn'ta done if Olympe hadn' bin there,' said Hagrid. 'She pulled out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"her wand an' did some o' the fastes' spellwork I've ever seen.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Ruddy marvellous. Hit the two holdin' me right in the eyes with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Conjunctivitus Curses an' they dropped me straightaway - 'bu' we were in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"trouble then, 'cause we'd used magic against 'em, an' that's what giants","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"hate abou' wizards. We had ter leg it an' we knew there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"was no way we was going ter be able ter march inter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the camp again.'    'Blimey, Hagrid,' said Ron quietly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'So, how come it's taken you so long to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"home if you were only there for three days?' asked Hermione. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'We didn' leave after three days!' said Hagrid, looking outraged.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'Dumbledore was relyin' on us!'    'But you've just said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"there was no way you could go back!'    'Not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"by daylight we couldn', no. We just had ter rethink a bit.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Spent a couple o' days lyin' low up in the cave an'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"watchin'. An' wha' we saw wasn' good.'    'Did he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"rip off more heads?' asked Hermione, sounding squeamish.    'No,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"said Hagrid, 'I wish he had.'    'What d'you mean?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'I mean we soon found out he didn' object","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"ter all wizards - 'just us.'    'You went to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"speak to him?' asked Ron incredulously. 'After you'd watched him rip off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"another giant's head?'    'Course we did,' said Hagrid, 'we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"hadn' gone all that way ter give up after two days! We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"wen' down with the next present we'd meant ter give ter Karkus.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'I knew it was no go before I'd opened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"me mouth. He was sitting there wearin' Karkus's helmet, leerin' at us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"as we got nearer. He's massive, one o' the biggest ones there.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Black hair an' matchin' teeth an' a necklace o' bones. Human-lookin' bones,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"some of 'em. Well, I gave it a go - held out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"a great roll o' dragon skin - an' said, `A gift fer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the Gurg of the giants - '` Nex' thing I knew, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"was hangin' upside-down in the air by me feet, two of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"mates had grabbed me.'    Hermione clapped her hands to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"her mouth.    'How did you get out of that?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"asked Harry.    'Wouldn'ta done if Olympe hadn' bin there,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"said Hagrid. 'She pulled out her wand an' did some o' the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"fastes' spellwork I've ever seen. Ruddy marvellous. Hit the two holdin' me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"right in the eyes with Conjunctivitus Curses an' they dropped me straightaway","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"- 'bu' we were in trouble then, 'cause we'd used magic against","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'em, an' that's what giants hate abou' wizards. We had ter leg","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"it an' we knew there was no way we was going ter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"be able ter march inter the camp again.'    'Blimey,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid,' said Ron quietly.    'So, how come it's taken","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"you so long to get home if you were only there for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"three days?' asked Hermione.    'We didn' leave after three","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"days!' said Hagrid, looking outraged. 'Dumbledore was relyin' on us!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'But you've just said there was no way you could go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"back!'    'Not by daylight we couldn', no. We just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"had ter rethink a bit. Spent a couple o' days lyin' low","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"up in the cave an' watchin'. An' wha' we saw wasn' good.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'Did he rip off more heads?' asked Hermione, sounding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"squeamish.    'No,' said Hagrid, 'I wish he had.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'What d'you mean?'    'I mean we soon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"found out he didn' object ter all wizards - 'just us.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'Death Eaters?' said Harry quickly.    'Yep,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid darkly. 'Couple oi 'em were visitin' him ev'ry clay, bringin' gifts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"ter the Gurg, an' he wasn' dangling them upside - 'c.own.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'How d'you know they were Death Eaters?' said Ron. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'Because I recognised one of 'em,' Hagrid growled. 'Macnair, remember","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"him? Bloke they sent ter kill Buckbeak? Maniac, he is. L.ikes killin'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"as much as Golgomath; no wonder they were gettin' on so well.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'So Macnair's persuaded the giants to join You-Know-Who?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hermione desperately.    'Hold yer Hippogriffs, I haven' finished me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"story yet!' said Hagrid indignantly, who, considering he had not wanted to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"tell them anything in the first place, now seemed to be rather","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"enjoying himself. 'Me an' Olympe talked it over an' we agreed, jus'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'cause the Gurg looked like favourin' You-Know-Who didn' mean all of 'em","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"would. We had ter try an' persuade some o' the others, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"ones who hadn' wanted Golgomath as Gurg.'    'How could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"you tell which ones they were?' asked Ron.    Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"they were the ones bein' beaten to a pulp, weren' they?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid patiently. The ones with any sense were keepin' outta Golgomath's way,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"hidin' out in caves roun' the gully jus' like we were. So","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"we decided we'd go pokin' round the caves by night an' see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"if we couldn' persuade a few o' them.'    'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"went poking around dark caves looking for giants?' said Ron, with awed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"respect in his voice.    Well, it wasn' the giants","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"who worried us most,' said Hagrid. 'We were more concerned abou' the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Death Eaters. Dumbledore had told us before we wen' not ter tangle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"with 'em if we could avoid it, an' the trouble was they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"knew we was around - 'spect Golgomath told 'em abou' us. At","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"night, when the giants were sleepin' an' we wanted ter be creepin'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"inter the caves, Macnair an' the other one were sneakin' round the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"mountains lookin' fer us. I was hard put to stop Olympe jumpin'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"out at 'em,' said Hagrid, the corners of h s mouth lifting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"his wild beard, 'she was rarin' ter attack 'em . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"she's somethin' when she's roused, Olympe . . . fiery, yeh know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
". . . 'spect it's the French in her . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   Hagrid gazed misty-eyed into the fire. Harry allowed him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"thirty seconds of reminiscence before clearing his throat loudly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'So, what happened? Did you ever get near any of the other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"giants?'    'What? Oh . . . oh, yeah, we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"did. Yeah, on the third night after Karkus was killed we crept","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"outta the cave we'd bin hidin' in an' headed back down inter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the gully, keepin' our eyes skinned fer the Death Eaters. Got inside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"a few o' the caves, no go - then, in abou' the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"sixth one, we found three giants hidin'.'    'Cave must've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"been cramped,' said Ron.    'Wasn' room ter swing a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Kneazle,' said Hagrid.    'Didn't they attack you when they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"saw you?' asked Hermione.    'Probably woulda done if they'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"bin in any condition,' said Hagrid, 'but they was badly hurt, all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"three o' them; Golgomath's lot had beaten 'em unconscious; they'd woken up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"an' crawled inter the nearest shelter they could find. Anyway, one o'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"them had a bit of English an' 'e translated fer the others,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"an' what we had ter say didn' seem ter go down too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"badly. So we kep' goin' back, visitin' the wounded . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"I reckon we had abou' six or seven o' them convinced at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"one poin'.'    'Six or seven?' said Ron eagerly. 'Well","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"that's not bad - are they going to come over here and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"start fighting You-Know-Who with us?'    But Hermione said, 'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"do you mean `at one point`, Hagrid?'    Hagrid looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"at her sadly.    'Golgomath's lot raided the caves. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"ones tha' survived didn' wan' no more ter to do with us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"after that.'    'So . . . so there aren't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"any giants coming?' said Ron, looking disappointed.    'Nope,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid, heaving a deep sigh as he turned over his steak and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"applied the cooler side to his face, 'but we did wha' we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"meant ter do, we gave 'em Dumbledore's message an' some o' them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"heard it an' I spect some o' them'll remember it. Jus' maybe,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"them that don' want ter stay around Golgomath'll move outta the mountains,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"an' there's gotta be a chance they'll remember Dumbledore's friendly to 'em","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
". . . could be they'll come.'    Snow was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"filling up the window now. Harry became aware that the knees of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"his robes were soaked through: Fang was drooling with his head in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Harry's lap.    'Hagrid?' said Hermione quietly after a while.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'Mmm?'    'Did you . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"was there any sign of . . . did you hear anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"asout your . . . your . . . mother while you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"were there?'    Hagrids unobscured eye rested upon her and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hermione looked rather scared.    'I'm sorry . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"I . . . forget it - '    'Dead,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid grunted. 'Died years ago. They told me.'    'Oh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
". . . I'm . . . I'm really sorry,' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"in a very small voice. Hagrid shrugged his massive shoulders.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'No need,' he said shortly. 'Can't remember her much. Wasn' a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"great mother.'    They were silent again. Hermione glanced nervously","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"at Harry and Ron, plainly wanting them to speak.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'But you still haven't explained how you got in this state, Hagrid,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Ron said, gesturing towards Hagrid's bloodstained face.    'Or why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"you're back so late,' said Harry. 'Sirius says Madame Maxime got back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"ages ago - '    'Who attacked you?' said Ron.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'I haven' bin attacked!' said Hagrid emphatically. 'I -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'    But the rest of his words were drowned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"in a sudden outbreak of rapping on the door. Hermione gasped; her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"mug slipped through her fingers and smashed on the floor; Fang yelped.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"All four of them stared at the window beside the doorway. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"shadow of somebody small and squat rippled across the thin curtain. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'It's her!' Ron whispered.    'Get under here!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Harry said quickly, seizing the Invisibility Cloak, he whirled it over himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"and Hermione while Ron tore around the table and dived under the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Cloak as well. Huddled together, they backed away into a corner. Fang","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"was barking madly at the door. Hagrid looked thoroughly confused.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'Hagrid, hide our mugs!'    Hagrid seized Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Ron's mugs and shoved them under the cushion in Fang's basket. Fang","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"was now leaping up at the door; Hagrid pushed him out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the way with his foot and pulled it open.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Professor Umbridge was standing in the doorway wearing her green tweed cloak","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"and a matching hat with earflaps. Lips pursed, she leaned back so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"as to see Hagrid's face; she barely reached his navel.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'So,' she said slowly and loudly, as though speaking to somebody","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"deaf. 'You're Hagrid, are you?'    Without waiting for an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"answer she strolled into the room, her bulging eyes rolling in every","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"direction.    'Get away,' she snapped, waving her handbag at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Fang, who had bounded up to her and was attempting to lick","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"her face.    'Er - I don' want ter be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"rude,' said Hagrid, staring at her, 'but who the ruddy hell are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"you?'    'My name is Dolores Umbridge.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Her eyes were sweeping the cabin. Twice they stared directly into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"corner where Harry stood, sandwiched between Ron and Hermione.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'Dolores Umbridge?' Hagrid said, sounding thoroughly confused. 'I thought you were one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"o' them Ministry - don' you work with Fudge?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'I was Senior Undersecretary to the Minister, yes,' said Umbridge, now pacing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"around the cabin, taking in every tiny detail within, from the haversack","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"against the wall to the abandoned travelling cloak. 'I am now the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher - '    Tha's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"brave of yeh,' said Hagrid, 'there's not many'd take tha' job any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"more.'    ' - and Hogwarts High Inquisitor,' said Umbridge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"giving no sign that she had heard him.    'Wha's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"that?' said Hagrid, frowning.    'Precisely what I was going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"to ask,' said Umbridge, pointing at the broken shards of china on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the floor that had been Hermione's mug.    'Oh,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid, with a most unhelpful glance towards the corner where Harry, Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"and Hermione stood hidden, 'oh, tha' was . . . was Fang.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"He broke a mug. So I had ter use this one instead.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   Hagrid pointed to the mug from which he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"been drinking, one hand still clamped over the dragon steak pressed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"his eye. Umbridge stood facing him now, taking in every detail of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"his appearance instead of the cabins.    'I heard voices,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"she said quietly.    'I was talkin' ter Fang,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid stoutly.    'And was he talking back to you?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'Well . . . in a manner o' speakin','","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"said Hagrid, looking uncomfortable. 'I sometimes say Fang's near enough human -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'    There are three sets of footprints in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"snow leading from the castle doors to your cabin,' said Umbridge sleekly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   Hermione gasped; Harry clapped a hand over her mouth.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Luckily, Fang was sniffing loudly around the hem of Professor Umbridge's robes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"and she did not appear to have heard.    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"I on'y jus' got back,' said Hagrid, waving an enormous hand at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the haversack. 'Maybe someone came ter call earlier an' I missed 'em.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   There are no footsteps leading away from your cabin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"door.'    'Well, I . . . I don' know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"why that'd be . . .' said Hagrid, tugging nervously at his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"beard and again glancing towards the corner where Harry, Ron and Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"stood, as though asking for help. 'Erm . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" Umbridge wheeled round and strode the length of the cabin, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"around carefully. She bent and peered under the bed. She opened Hagrid's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"cupboards. She passed within two inches of where Harry, Ron and Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"stood pressed against the wall; Harry actually pulled in his stomach as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"she walked by. After looking carefully inside the enormous cauldron Hagrid used","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"for cooking, she wheeled round again and said, 'What has happened to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"you? How did you sustain those injuries?'    Hagrid hastily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"removed the dragon steak from his face, which in Harry's opinion was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"a mistake, because the black and purple bruising all around his eye","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"was now clearly visible, not to mention the large amount of fresh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"and congealed blood on his face. 'Oh, I . . . had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"a bit of an accident,' he said lamely.    'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"sort of accident?'    'I - I tripped.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'You tripped,' she repeated coolly.    'Yeah, tha's right.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Over . . . over a friends broomstick. I don' fly, meself.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Well, look at the size o' me, I don' reckon there's a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"broomstick that'd hold me. Friend o' mine breeds Abraxan horses, I dunno","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"if you ve ever seen em, big beasts, winged, yen know, I've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"had a bit of a ride on one o' them an' it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"was - '    'Where have you been?' asked Umbridge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"cutting coolly through Hagrid's babbling.    `Where've I - ?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'Been, yes,' she said. Term started two months ago.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Another teacher has had to cover your classes. None of your colleagues","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"has been able to give me any information as to your whereabouts.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"You left no address. Where have you been?'    There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"was a pause in which Hagrid stared at her with his newly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"uncovered eye. Harry could almost hear his brain working furiously.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'I - I've been away for me health,' he said. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'For your health,' repeated Professor Umbridge. Her eyes travelled over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid's discoloured and swollen face; dragon blood dripped gently and silently on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"to his waistcoat. 'I see.'    'Yeah,' said Hagrid, 'bit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"o' - o' fresh air, yeh know - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'Yes, as gamekeeper fresh air must be so difficult to come by'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"said Umbridge sweetly. The small patch of Hagrid's face that was not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"black or purple, flushed.    'Well - change o' scene,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"yeh know - '    'Mountain scenery?' said Umbridge swiftly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   She knows, Harry thought desperately.    'Mountains?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Hagrid repeated, clearly thinking fast. 'Nope, South o' France fer me. Bit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"o' sun an' . . . an' sea.'    'Really?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"said Umbridge. 'You don't have much of a tan.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'Yeah . . . well . . . sensitive skin,' said Hagrid,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"attempting an ingratiating smile. Harry noticed that two of his teeth had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"been knocked out. Umbridge looked at him coldly; his smile faltered. Then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"she hoisted her handbag a little higher into the crook of her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"arm and said, 'I shall, of course, be informing the Minister of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"your late return.'    'Righ',' said Hagrid, nodding.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'You ought to know, too, that as High Inquisitor it is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"my unfortunate but necessary duty to inspect my fellow teachers. So I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"daresay we shall meet again soon enough.'    She turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"sharply and marched back to the door.    'You're inspectin'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"us?' Hagrid repeated blankly, looking after her.    'Oh, yes;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"said Umbridge softly, looking back at him with her hand on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"door handle. The Ministry is determined to weed out unsatisfactory teachers, Hagrid.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Goodnight.'    She left, closing the door behind her with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"a snap. Harry made to pull off the Invisibility Cloak but Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"seized his wrist.    'Not yet,' she breathed in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"ear. 'She might not be gone yet.'    Hagrid seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"to be thinking the same way; he stumped across the room and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"pulled back the curtain an inch or so.    'She's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"goin' back ter the castle,' he said in a low voice. 'Blimey","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
". . . inspectin' people, is she?'    'Yeah,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"Harry, pulling off the Cloak. Trelawney's on probation already . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"   'Um . . . what sort of thing are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"you planning to do with us in class, Hagrid?' asked Hermione. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  'Oh, don' you worry abou' that, I've got a great","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"load o' lessons planned,' said Hagrid enthusiastically, scooping up his dragon steak","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"from the table and slapping it over his eye again. 'I've bin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"keepin' a couple o' creatures saved fer yer OWL year; you wait,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"they're somethin' really special.'    'Erm . . . special","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"in what way?' asked Hermione tentatively.    'I'm not sayin','","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"said Hagrid happily. 'I don' want ter spoil the surprise.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" 'Look, Hagrid,' said Hermione urgently, dropping all pretence, 'Professor Umbridge won't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"be at all happy if you bring anything to class that's too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"dangerous.'    'Dangerous?' said Hagrid, looking genially bemused. 'Don' be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"silly, I wouldn' give yeh anythin' dangerous! I mean, all righ', they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"can look after themselves - '    'Hagrid, you've got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"to pass Umbridge's inspection, and to do that it would really be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"better if she saw you teaching us how to look after Porlocks,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"how to tell the difference between Knarls and hedgehogs, stuff like that!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"said Hermione earnestly.    'But tha's not very interestin', Hermione,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"said Hagrid. 'The stuff I've got's much more impressive. I've bin bringin'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"'em on ler years, I reckon I've got the on'y domestic herd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"in Britain.'    'Hagrid . . . please . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
".' said Hermione, a note of real desperation in her voice. 'Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"is looking for any excuse to get rid of   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"teachers she thinks are too close to Dumbledore. Please, Hagrid, teach us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"something dull that's bound to come up in our OWL.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
" But Hagrid merely yawned widely and cast a one-eyed look of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"longing towards the vast bed in the corner.    'Lis'en,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"it's bin a long day an' it's late,' he said, patting Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"gently on the shoulder, so that her knees gave way and hit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"the floor with a thud. 'Oh - sorry - ' He pulled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"her back up by the neck of her robes. 'Look, don' you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"go worryin' abou' me, I promise yeh I've got really good stuff","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"planned fer yer lessons now I'm back . . . now you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"lot had better get back up to the castle, an' don' forget","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"ter wipe yer tootprints out behind yeh!'    'I dunno","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"if you got through to him,' said Ron a short while later","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"when, having checked that the coast was clear, they walked back up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"to the castle through the thickening snow, leaving no trace behind them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"due to the Obliteration Charm Hermione was performing as they went. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"  Then I'll go back again tomorrow,' said Hermione determinedly. 'I'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"plan his lessons for him if I have to. I don't care","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"if she throws out Trelawney but she's not getting rid of Hagrid!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-20"
"The Eye of the SnakeHermione ploughed her way back to Hagrid's cabin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"through two feet of snow on Sunday morning. Harry and Ron wanted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"to go with her, but their mountain of homework had reached an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"alarming height again, so they remained grudgingly in the common room, Tying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"to ignore the gleeful shouts drifting up from the grounds outside, where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"students were enjoying themselves skating on the frozen lake, tobogganing and, worst","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of all, bewitching snowballs to zoom up to Gryffindor Tower and rap","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"hard on the windows.    'Oi!' bellowed Ron, finally losing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"patience and sticking his head out of the window, 'I am a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"prefect and if one more snowball hits this window - OUCH!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  He withdrew his head sharply, his face covered in snow.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"   'It's Fred and George,' he said bitterly, slamming the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"window behind him. 'Gits . . .'    Hermione returned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"from Hagrid's just before lunch, shivering slightly, her robes damp to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"knees.    'So?' said Ron, looking up when she entered.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'Got all his lessons planned for him?'    'Well, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"tried,' she said dully, sinking into a chair beside Harry. She pulled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"out her wand and gave it a complicated little wave so that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"hot air streamed out of the tip; she then pointed this at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"her robes, which began to steam as they dried out. 'He wasn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"even there when I arrived, I was knocking for at least half","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"an hour. And then he came stumping out of the Forest -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'    Harry groaned. The Forbidden Forest was teeming with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the kind of creatures most likely to get Hagrid the sack. 'What's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"he keeping in there? Did he say?' he asked.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'No,' said Hermione miserably. 'He says he wants them to be a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"surprise. I tried to explain about Umbridge, but he just doesn't get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"it. He kept saying nobody in their right mind would rather study","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Knarls than Chimaeras - oh, I don't think he's got a Chimaera,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"she added at the appalled look on Harry and Ron's faces, 'but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"that's not for lack of trying, from what he said about how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"hard it is to get eggs. I don't know how many times","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"I told him he'd be better off following Grubbly-Plank's plan, I honestly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"don't think he listened to half of what I said. He's in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"a bit of a funny mood, you know. He still won't say","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"how he got all those injuries.'    Hagrid's reappearance at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the staff table at breakfast next day was not greeted by enthusiasm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"from all students. Some, like Fred, George and Lee, roared with delight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"and sprinted up the aisle between the Gryffindor and Hufflepuff tables to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"wring Hagrid's enormous hand; others, like Parvati and Lavender, exchanged gloomy looks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"and shook their heads. Harry knew that many of them preferred Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Grubbly-Planks lessons, and the worst of it was that a very small,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"unbiased part of him knew that they had good reason: Grubbly-Plank's idea","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of an interesting class was not one where there was a risk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"that somebody might have their head ripped off.    It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"was with a certain amount of apprehension that Harry, Ron and Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"headed down to Hagrid's on Tuesday, heavily muffled against the cold. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"was worried, not only about what Hagrid might have decided to teach","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"them, but also about how the rest of the class, particularly Malfoy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"and his cronies, would behave if Umbridge was watching them.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" However, the High Inquisitor was nowhere to be seen as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"struggled through the snow towards Hagrid, who stood waiting for them on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the edge of the Forest. He did not present a reassuring sight;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the bruises that had been purple on Saturday night were now tinged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"with green and yellow and some of his cuts still seemed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"be bleeding. Harry could not understand this: had Hagrid perhaps been attacked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"by some creature whose venom prevented the wounds it inflicted from healing?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"As though to complete the ominous picture, Hagrid was carrying what looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"like half a dead cow over his shoulder.    'We're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"workin' in here today!' Hagrid called happily to the approaching students, jerking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"his head back at the dark trees behind him. 'Bit more sheltered!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Anyway, they prefer the dark.'    'What prefers the dark?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Harry heard Malfoy say sharply to Crabbe and Goyle, a trace of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"panic in his voice. 'What did he say prefers the dark -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"did you hear?'    Harry remembered the only other occasion","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"on which Malfoy had entered the Forest before now; he had not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"been very brave then, either. He smiled to himself; after the Quidditch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"match anything that caused Malfoy discomfort was all right with him. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  'Ready?' said Hagrid cheerfully, looking around at the class. 'Right,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"well, I've bin savin' a trip inter the Forest fer yer fifth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"year. Thought we'd go an' see these creatures in their natural habitat.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Now, what we're studyin' today is pretty rare, I reckon I'm probably","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the on'y person in Britain who's managed ter train 'em.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" 'And you're sure they're trained, are you?' said Malfoy, the panic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"in his voice even more pronounced. 'Only it wouldn't be the first","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"time you'd brought wild stuff to class, would it?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"The Slytherins murmured agreement and a few Gryffindors looked as though they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"thought Malfoy had a fair point, too.    'Course they're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"trained,' said Hagrid, scowling and hoisting the dead cow a little higher","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"on his shoulder.    'So what happened to your face,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"then?' demanded Malfoy.    'Mind yer own business!' said Hagrid,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"angrily. 'Now, if yeh've finished askin' stupid questions, follow me!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" He turned and strode straight into the Forest. Nobody seemed much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"disposed to follow. Harry glanced at Ron and Hermione, who sighed but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"nodded, and the three of them set off after Hagrid, leading the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"rest of the class.    They walked for about ten","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"minutes until they reached a place where the trees stood so closely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"together that it was as dark as twilight and there was no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"snow at all on the ground. With a grunt, Hagrid deposited his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"half a cow on the ground, stepped back and turned to face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"his class, most of whom were creeping from tree to tree towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"him, peering around nervously as though expecting to be set upon at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"any moment.    'Gather roun', gather roun',' Hagrid encouraged. 'Now,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"they'll be attracted by the smell o the meat but I'm going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"ter give em a call anyway, 'cause they'll like ter know it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"me.'    He turned, shook his shaggy head to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the hair out of his face and gave an odd, shrieking cry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"that echoed through the dark trees like the call of some monstrous","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"bird. Nobody laughed: most of them looked too scared to make a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"sound.    Hagrid gave the shrieking cry again. A minute","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"passed in which the class continued to peer nervously over their shoulders","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"and around trees for a first glimpse of whatever it was that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"was coming. And then, as Hagrid shook his hair back for a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"third lime and expanded his enormous chest, Harry nudged Ron and pointed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"into the black space between two gnarled yew trees.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"A pair of blank, white, shining eyes were growing larger through the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"gloom and a moment later the dragonish face, neck and then skeletal","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"body of a great, black, winged horse emerged from the darkness. It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"surveyed the class for a few seconds, swishing its long black tail,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"then bowed its head and began to tear flesh from the dead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"cow with its pointed fangs.    A great wave of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"relief broke over Harry. Here at last was proof that he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"not imagined these creatures, that they were real: Hagrid knew about them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"too. He looked eagerly at Ron, but Ron was still staring around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"into the trees and after a few seconds he whispered, 'Why doesn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Hagrid call again?'    Most of the rest of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"class were wearing expressions as confused and nervously expectant as Ron's and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"were still gazing everywhere but at the horse standing feet from them.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"There were only two other people who seemed to be able to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"see them: a stringy Slytherin boy standing just behind Goyle was watching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the horse eating with an expression of great distaste on his face;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"and Neville, whose eyes were following the swishing progress of the long","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"black tail.    'Oh, an' here comes another one!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Hagrid proudly, as a second black horse appeared out of the dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"trees, folded its leathery-wings closer to its body and dipped its head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"to gorge on the meat. 'Now . . . put yer hands","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"up, who can see 'em?'    Immensely pleased to feel","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"that he was at last going to understand the mystery of these","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"horses, Harry raised his hand. Hagrid nodded at him.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'Yeah . . . yeah, I knew you'd be able ter, Harry,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"he said seriously. 'An' you too, Neville, eh? An' - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  'Excuse me,' said Malfoy in a sneering voice, 'but what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"exactly are we supposed to be seeing?'    For an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"answer, Hagrid pointed at the cow carcass on the ground. The whole","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"class stared at it for a few seconds, then several people gasped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"and Parvati squealed. Harry understood why: bits of flesh stripping themselves away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"from the bones and vanishing into thin air had to look very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"odd indeed.    'What's doing it?' Parvati demanded in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"terrified voice, retreating behind the nearest tree. 'What's eating it?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" Thestrals,' said Hagrid proudly and Hermione gave a soft 'Oh!' of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"comprehension at Harry's shoulder. 'Hogwarts has got a whole herd of 'em","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"in here. Now, who knows - ?'    'But they're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"really, really unlucky!' interrupted Parvati, looking alarmed. They're supposed to bring all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"sorts of horrible misfortune on people who see them. Professor Trelawney told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"me once - '    'No, no, no,' said Hagrid,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"chuckling, 'tha's jus' superstition, that is, they aren' unlucky, they're dead clever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"an' useful! Course, this lot don' get a lot o' work, it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"mainly jus' pullin' the school carriages unless Dumbledore's takin' a long journey","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"an' don' want ter Apparate - an' here's another couple, look -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'    Two more horses came quietly out of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"trees, one of them passing very close to Parvati, who shivered and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"pressed herself closer to the tree, saying, 'I think I felt something,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"I think it's near me!'    'Don' worry, it won'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"hurt yeh,' said Hagrid patiently. 'Righ', now, who can tell me why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"some o' yeh can see 'em an' some can't?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Hermione raised her hand.    'Go on then,' said Hagrid,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"beaming at her.    The only people who can see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Thestrals,' she said, 'are people who have seen death.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Tha's exactly right,' said Hagrid solemnly, 'ten points ter Gryffindor. Now, Thestrals","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"- '    'Hem, hem.'    Professor Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"had arrived. She was standing a few feet away from Harry, wearing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"her green hat and cloak again, her clipboard at the ready. Hagrid.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"who had never heard Umbridge's fake cough before, was gazing in some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"concern at the closest Thestral, evidently under the impression that it had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"made the sound.    'Hem, hem.'    'Oh,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"hello!' Hagrid said, smiling, having located the source of the noise. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  'You received the note I sent to your cabin this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"morning?' said Umbridge, in the same loud, slow voice she had used","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"with him earlier, as though she were addressing somebody both foreign and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"very slow. Telling you that I would be inspecting your lesson?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  'Oh, yeah,' said Hagrid brightly. 'Glad yeh found the place","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"all righ'! Well, as you can see - or, I dunno -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"can you? We're doin' Thestrals today - '    'I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"sorry?' said Professor Umbridge loudly, cupping her hand around her ear and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"frowning. 'What did you say?'    Hagrid looked a little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"confused.    'Er - Thestrals!' he said loudly. 'Big -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"er - winged horses, yeh know!'    He flapped his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"gigantic arms hopefully. Professor Umbridge raised her eyebrows at him and muttered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"as she made a note on her clipboard: 'Has . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"to . . . resort . . . to . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"crude . . . sign . . . language.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'Well . . . anyway . . .' said Hagrid, turning back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"to the class and looking slightly flustered, 'erm . . . what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"was I sayin?'    'Appears . . . to .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". . have . . . poor . . . short .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". . term . . . memory,' muttered Umbridge, loudly enough for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"everyone to hear her. Draco Malfoy looked as though Christmas had come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"a month early; Hermione, on the other hand, had turned scarlet with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"suppressed rage.    'Oh, yeah,' said Hagrid, throwing an uneasy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"glance at Umbridge's clipboard, but ploughing on valiantly. 'Yeah, I was gonna","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"tell yeh how come we got a herd. Yeah, so, we started","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"off with a male an' five females. This one,' he patted the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"first horse to have appeared, 'name o' Tenebrus, he's my special favourite,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"firs' one born here in the Forest - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'Are you aware,' Umbridge said loudly, interrupting him, 'that the Ministry of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Magic has classified Thestrals as `dangerous`?'    Harry's heart sank","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"like a stone, but Hagrid merely chuckled.    Thestrals aren'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"dangerous! All righ', they might take a bite outta yeh if yeh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"really annoy them - '    'Shows . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"signs . . . of. . . pleasure . . . at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". . . idea . . . of. . . violence,' muttered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Umbridge, scribbling on her clipboard again.    'No - come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"on!' said Hagrid, looking a little anxious now. 'I mean, a dog'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"bite if yeh bait it, won' it - but Thestrals have jus'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"got a bad reputation because o' the death thing - people used","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"ter think they were bad omens, didn' they? Jus' didn' understand, did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"they?'    Umbridge did not answer; she finished writing her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"last note, then looked up at Hagrid and said, again very loudly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"and slowly, 'Please continue teaching as usual. I am going to walk,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"she mimed walking (Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson were having silent fits of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"laughter) 'among the students' (she pointed around at individual members of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"class) 'and ask them questions.' She pointed at her mouth to indicate","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"talking.    Hagrid stared at her, clearly at a complete","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"loss to understand why she was acting as though he did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"understand normal English. Hermione had tears of fury in her eyes now.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"   'You hag, you evil hag!' she whispered, as Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"walked towards Pansy Parkinson. 'I know what you're doing, you awiul, twisted,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"vicious - '    'Erm . . . anyway,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Hagrid, clearly struggling to regain the flow of his lesson, 'so -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Thestrals. Yeah. Well, there's loads o' good stuff abou' them . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
".'    'Do you find,' said Professor Umbridge in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"ringing voice to Pansy Parkinson, 'that you are able to understand Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Hagrid when he talks?'    Just like Hermione, Pansy had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"tears in her eyes, but these were tears of laughter; indeed, her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"answer was almost incoherent because she was trying to suppress her giggles.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"   'No . . . because . . . well","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". . . it sounds . . . like grunting a lot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of the time . . .'    Umbridge scribbled on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"her clipboard. The few unbruised bits of Hagrid's face flushed, but he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"tried to act as though he had not heard Pansy's answer. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  'Er . . . yeah . . . good stuff","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"abou' Thestrals. Well, once they're tamed, like this lot, yeh'll never be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"lost again. 'Mazin' sense o' direction, jus' tell 'em where yeh want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"ter go - '    'Assuming they can understand you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of course,' said Malfoy loudly, and Pansy Parkinson collapsed in a fit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of renewed giggles. Professor Umbridge smiled indulgently at them and then turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"to Neville.    'You can see the Thestrals, Longbottom, can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"you?' she said.    Neville nodded.    'Who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"did you see die?' she asked, her tone indifferent.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'My . . . my grandad,' said Neville.    'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"what do you think of them?' she said, waving her stubby hand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"at the horses, who by now had stripped a great deal of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the carcass down to bone.    'Erm,' said Neville nervously,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"with a glance at Hagrid. 'Well, they're . . . er .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". . OK . . .'    'Students . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". are . . . too . . . intimidated . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". to . . . admit . . . they . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". are . . . frightened,' muttered Umbridge, making another note on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"her clipboard.    'No!' said Neville, looking upset. 'No, I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"not scared of them!'    'It's quite all right,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Umbridge, patting Neville on the shoulder with what she evidently intended to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"be an understanding smile, though it looked more like a leer to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Harry. 'Well, Hagrid,' she turned to look up at him again, speaking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"once more in that loud, slow voice, 'I think I've got enough","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"to be getting along with. You will receive' (she mimed taking something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"from the air in front of her) 'the results of your inspection'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"(she pointed at the clipboard) 'in ten days' time.' She held up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"ten stubby little fingers, then, her smile wider and more toadlike than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"ever before beneath her green hat, she bustled from their midst, leaving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Malfoy and Pansy Parkinson in fits of laughter, Hermione actually shaking with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"fury and Neville looking confused and upset.    That foul,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"lying, twisting old gargoyle!' stormed Hermione half an hour later, as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"made their way back up to the castle through the channels they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"had made earlier in the snow. 'You see what she's up to?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"It's her thing about half-breeds all over again - she's trying to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"make out Hagrid's some kind of dimwitted troll, just because he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"a giantess for a mother - and. oh, it's not fair, that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"really wasn't a bad lesson at all - I mean, all right,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"if it had been Blast-Ended Skrewts again, but Thestrals are fine -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"in fact, for Hagrid, they're really good!'    'Umbridge said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"they're dangerous,' said Ron.    'Well, it's like Hagrid said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"they can look after themselves,' said Hermione impatiently, 'and I suppose a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"teacher like Grubbly-Plank wouldn't usually show them to us before NEWT level,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"but, well, they are very interesting, aren't they? The way some people","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"can see them and some can't! I wish I could.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" 'Do you?' Harry asked her quietly.    She looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"suddenly horrorstruck.    'Oh, Harry - I'm sorry - no,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of course I don't - that was a really stupid thing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"say.'    'It's OK,' he said quickly, 'don't worry' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  'I'm surprised so many people could see them,' said Ron.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'Three in a class - '    'Yeah, Weasley, we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"were just wondering,' said a malicious voice. Unheard by any of them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"in the muffling snow, Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle were walking along right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"behind them. 'D'you reckon if you saw someone snuff it you'd be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"able to see the Quaffle better?'    He, Crabbe and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Goyle roared with laughter as they pushed past on their way to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the castle, then broke into a chorus of 'Weasley is our King'.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Ron's ears turned scarlet.    'Ignore them, just ignore them,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"intoned Hermione, pulling out her wand and performing the charm to produce","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"hot air again, so that she could melt them an easier path","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"through the untouched snow between them and the greenhouses.*December arrived, bringing with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"it more snow and a positive avalanche of homework for the fifth-years.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Ron and Hermione's prefect duties also became more and more onerous as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Christmas approached. They were called upon to supervise the decoration of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"castle ('You try putting up tinsel when Peeves has got the other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"end and is trying to strangle you with it,' said Ron), to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"watch over first- and second-years spending their break-times inside because of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"bitter cold ('And they're cheeky little snot-rags, you know, we definitely weren't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"that rude when we were in first year, said Ron) and to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"patrol the corridors in shifts with Argus Filch, who suspected that the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"holiday spirit might show itself in an outbreak of wizard duels ('He's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"got dung for brains, that one,' said Ron furiously). They were so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"busy that Hermione had even stopped knitting elf hats and was fretting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"that she was down to her last three.    'All","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"those poor elves I haven't set free yet, having to stay here","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"over Christmas because there aren't enough hats!'    Harry, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"had not had the heart to tell her that Dobby was taking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"everything she made, bent lower over his History of Magic essay. In","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"any case, he did not want to think about Christmas. For the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"first time in his school career, he very much wanted to spend","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the holidays away from Hogwarts. Between his Quidditch ban and worry about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"whether or not Hagrid was going to be put on probation, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"felt highly resentful towards the place at the moment. The only thing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"he really looked forward to were the DA meetings, and they would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"have to stop over the holidays, as nearly everybody in the DA","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"would be spending the time with their families. Hermione was going skiing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"with her parents, something that greatly amused Ron, who had never heard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of Muggles strapping narrow strips of wood on to their feet to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"slide down mountains. Ron was going home to The Burrow. Harry endured","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"several days of envy before Ron said, in response to Harry asking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"him how he was going to get home for Christmas: :But you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"coming too! Didn't I say? Mum wrote and told me to invite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"you weeks ago!'    Hermione rolled her eyes, but Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"spirits soared: the thought of Christmas at The Burrow was truly wonderful,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"though slightly marred by Harry's guilty feeling that he would not be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"able to spend the holiday with Sirius. He wondered whether he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"possibly persuade Mrs Weasley to invite his godfather for the festivities. Even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"though he doubted whether Dumbledore would permit Sirius to leave Grimmauld Place","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"anyway, he could not help but think Mrs Weasley might not want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"him; they were so often at loggerheads. Sirius had not contacted Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"at all since his last appearance in the fire, and although Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"knew that with Umbridge on constant watch it would be unwise to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"attempt to contact him, he did not like to think of Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"alone in his mother's old house, perhaps pulling a lonely cracker with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Kreacher.    Harry arrived early in the Room of Requirement","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"for the last DA meeting before the holidays and was very glad","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"he had, because when the torches burst into flame he saw that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Dobby had taken it upon himself to decorate the place for Christmas.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"He could tell the elf had done it, because nobody else would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"have strung a hundred golden baubles from the ceiling, each showing a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"picture of Harry's face and bearing the legend: 'HAVE A VERY HARRY","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"CHRISTMAS!'    Harry had only just managed to get the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"last of them down before the door creaked open and Luna Lovegood","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"entered, looking as dreamy as usual.    'Hello,' she said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"vaguely, looking around at what remained of the decorations. These are nice,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"did you put them up?'    'No,' said Harry, 'it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"was Dobby the house-elf.'    'Mistletoe,' said Luna dreamily, pointing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"at a large clump of white berries placed almost over Harry's head.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"He jumped out from under it. 'Good thinking,' said Luna very seriously.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'It's often infested with Nargles.'    Harry was saved the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"necessity of asking what Nargles are by the arrival of Angelina, Katie","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"and Alicia. All three of them were breathless and looked very cold.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"   'Well,' said Angelina dully, pulling off her cloak and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"throwing it into a corner, 'we've finally replaced you.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'Replaced me?' said Harry blankly.    You and Fred and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"George,' she said impatiently. 'We've got another Seeker!'    'Who?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"said Harry quickly.    'Ginny Weasley,' said Katie.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" Harry gaped at her.    'Yeah, I know,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Angelina, pulling out her wand and flexing her arm, 'but she's pretty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"good, actually. Nothing on you, of course,' she said, throwing him a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"very dirty look, 'but as we can't have you . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"   Harry bit back the retort he was longing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"utter: did she imagine for a second that he did not regret","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"his expulsion from the team a hundred times more than she did?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"   'And what about the Beaters? he asked, trying to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"keep his voice even.    'Andrew Kirke,' said Alicia without","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"enthusiasm, 'and Jack Sloper. Neither of them are brilliant, but compared to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the rest of the idiots who turned up . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  The arrival of Ron, Hermione and Neville brought this depressing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"discussion to an end, and within five minutes the room was full","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"enough to prevent Harry seeing Angelina's burning, reproachful looks.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'OK,' he said, calling them all to order. 'I thought this evening","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"we should just go over the things we've done so far, because","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"it's the last meeting before the holidays and there's no poin: starting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"anything new right before a three-week break - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'We're not doing anything new?' said Zacharias Smith, in a disgruntled whisper","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"loud enough to carry through the room. 'If I'd known that, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"wouldn't have come.'    'We're all really sorry Harry didn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"tell you, then,' said Fred loudly.    Several people sniggered.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Harry saw Cho laughing and felt the familiar swooping sensation in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"stomach, as though he had missed a step going downstairs.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" ' - we can practise in pairs,' said Harry. 'We'll start","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"with the Impediment Jinx, for ten minutes, then we can get out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the cushions and try Stunning again.'    They all divided","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"up obediently; Harry partnered Neville as usual. The room was soon full","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of intermittent cries of 'Impedimenta!' People froze for a minute or so,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"during which their partner would stare aimlessly around the room watching other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"pairs at work, then would unfreeze and take their turn at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"jinx.    Neville had improved beyond all recognition. After a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"while, when Harry had unfrozen three times in a row, he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Neville join Ron and Hermione again so that he could walk around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the room and watch the others. When he passed Cho she beamed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"at him; he resisted the temptation to walk past her several more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"times.    After ten minutes on the Impediment Jinx, they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"laid out cushions all over the floor and started practising Stunning again.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Space was really too confined to allow them all to work this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"spell at once; half the group observed the others for a while,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"then swapped over.    Harry felt himself positively swelling with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"pride as he watched them all. True, Neville did Stun Padma Patil","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"rather than Dean, at whom he had been aiming, but it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"a much closer miss than usual, and everybody else had made enormous","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"progress.    At the end of an hour, Harry called","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"a halt.    'You're getting really good,' he said, beaming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"around at them. 'When we get back from the holidays we can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"start doing some of the big stuff - maybe even Patronuses.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  There was a murmur of excitement. The room began to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"clear in the usual twos and threes; most people wished Harry a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'Happy Christmas' as they went. Feeling cheerful, he collected up the cushions","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"with Ron and Hermione and stacked them neatly away. Ron and Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"left before he did; he hung back a little, because Cho was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"still there and he was hoping to receive a 'Merry Christmas' from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"her.    'No, you go on,' he heard her say","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"to her friend Marietta and his heart gave a jolt that seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"to take it into the region of his Adam's apple.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" He pretended to be straightening the cushion pile. He was quite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"sure they were alone now and waited for her to speak. Instead,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"he heard a hearty sniff.    He turned and saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Cho standing in the middle of the room, tears pouring down her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"face.    'Wha-?'    He didn't know what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"to do. She was simply standing there, crying silently.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'What's up?' he said, feebly.    She shook her head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"and wiped her eyes on her sleeve.    'I'm -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"sorry,' she said thickly. 'I suppose . . . it's just .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". . learning all this stuff . . . it just makes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"me . . . wonder whether . . . if he'd known","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"it all . . . he'd still be alive.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Harry's heart sank right back past its usual spot and settled somewhere","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"around his navel. He ought to have known. She wanted to talk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"about Cedric.    'He did know this stuff,' Harry said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"heavily. 'He was really good a': it, or he could never have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"got to the middle of that maze. But if Voldemort really wants","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"to kill you, you don't stand a chance.'    She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"hiccoughed at the sound of Voldemort's name, but stared at Harry without","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"flinching.    'You survived when you were just a baby,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"she said quietly.    'Yeah, well,' said Harry wearily, moving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"towards the door, 'I dunno why, nor does anyone else, so it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"nothing to be proud of.'    'Oh, don't go!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Cho, sounding tearful again. 'I'm really sorry to get all upset like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"this . . . I didn't mean to . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  She hiccoughed again. She was very pretty even when her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"eyes were red and puffy. Harry felt thoroughly miserable. He'd have been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"so pleased with just a 'Merry Christmas'.    'I know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"it must be horrible for you,' she said, mopping her eyes on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"her sleeve again. 'Me mentioning Cedric, when you saw him die .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". . I suppose you just want to forget about it?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  Harry did not say anything to this; it was quite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"true, but he felt heartless saying it.    'You're a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"r-really good teacher, you know,' said Cho, with a watery smile. 'I've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"never been able to Stun anything before.'    'Thanks,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Harry awkwardly.    They looked at each other for a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"long moment. Harry felt a burning desire to run from the room","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"and, at the same time, a complete inability to move his feet.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"   'Mistletoe,' said Cho quietly, pointing at the ceiling over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"his head.    'Yeah,' said Harry. His mouth was very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"dry. 'It's probably full of Nargles, though.'    'What are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Nargles?'    'No idea,' said Harry. She had moved closer.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"His brain seemed to have been Stunned. 'You'd have to ask Loony.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Luna, I mean.'    Cho made a funny noise halfway","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"between a sob and a laugh. She was even nearer to him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"now. He could have counted the freckles on her nose.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" 'I really like you, Harry.'    He could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"think. A tingling sensation was spreading through him, paralysing his arms, legs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"and brain.    She was much too close. He could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"see every tear clinging to her eyelashes . . .*He returned to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the common room half an hour later to find Hermione and Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"in the best seats by the fire; nearly everybody else had gone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"to bed. Hermione was writing a very long letter; she had already","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"filled half a roll of parchment, which was dangling from the edge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of the table. Ron was lying on the hearthrug, trying to finish","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"his Transfiguration homework.    'What kept you?' he asked, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Harry sank into the armchair next to Hermione's.    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"didn't answer. He was in a state of shock. Half of him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"wanted to tell Ron and Hermione what had just happened, but the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"other half wanted to take the secret with him to the grave.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"   'Are you all right, Harry?' Hermione asked, peering at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"him over the tip of her quill.    Harry gave","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"a half-hearted shrug. In truth, he didn't know whether he was all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"right or not. 'What's up?' said Ron, hoisting himself up on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"elbow to get a clearer view of Harry. What's happened?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" Harry didn't quite know how to set about telling them, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"still wasn't sure whether he wanted to. Just as he had decided","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"not to say anything, Hermione took matters out of his hands. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  'Is it Cho?' she asked in a businesslike way. 'Did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"she corner you after the meeting?'    Numbly surprised, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"nodded. Ron sniggered, breaking off when Hermione caught his eye.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" 'So - er - what did she want?' he asked in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"a mock casual voice.    'She - ' Harry began,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"rather hoarsely, he cleared his throat and tried again. 'She - er","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"- '    'Did you kiss?' asked Hermione briskly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  Ron sat up so fast he sent his ink bottle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"flying all over the rug. Disregarding this completely, he stared avidly at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Harry.    'Well?' he demanded.    Harry looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"from Ron's expression of mingled curiosity and hilarity to Hermione's slight frown,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"and nodded.    'HA!'    Ron made a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"triumphant gesture with his fist and went into a raucous peal of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"laughter that made several timid-looking second-years over beside the window jump. A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"reluctant grin spread over Harry's face as he watched Ron rolling around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"on the hearthrug.    Hermione gave Ron a look or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"deep disgust and returned to her letter.    'Well?' Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"said finally, looking up at Harry. 'How was it?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Harry considered for a moment.    'Wet,' he said truthfully.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"   Ron made a noise that might have indicated jubilation","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"or disgust, it was hard to tell.    'Because she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"was crying,' Harry continued heavily.    'Oh,' said Ron, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"smile fading slightly. 'Are you that bad at kissing?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'Dunno,' said Harry, who hadn't considered this, and immediately felt rather worried.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'Maybe I am.'    'Of course you're not,' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"absently, still scribbling away at her letter.    'How do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"you know?' said Ron very sharply.    'Because Cho spends","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"half her time crying these days,' said Hermione vaguely. 'She does it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"at mealtimes, in the loos, all over the place.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'You'd think a bit of kissing would cheer her up,' said Ron,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"grinning.    'Ron,' said Hermione in a dignified voice, dipping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the point of her quill into her inkpot, 'you are the most","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"insensitive wart I have ever had the misfortune to meet.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" 'What's that supposed to mean?' said Ron indignantly. 'What sort of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"person cries while someone's kissing them?'    'Yeah,' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"slightly desperately, 'who does?'    Hermione looked at the pair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of them with an almost pitying expression on her face.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" 'Don't you understand how Cho's feeling at the moment?' she asked.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"   'No,' said Harry and Ron together.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Hermione sighed and laid down her quill.    'Well, obviously,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"she's feeling very sad, because of Cedric dying. Then I expect she's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"feeling confused because she liked Cedric and now she likes Harry, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"she can't work out who she likes best. Then she'll be feeling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"guilty, thinking it's an insult to Cedric's memory to be kissing Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"at all, and she'll be worrying about what everyone else might say","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"about her if she starts going out with Harry. And she probably","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"can't work out what her feelings towards Harry are, anyway, because he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"was the one who was with Cedric when Cedric died, so that's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"all very mixed up and painful. Oh, and she's afraid she's going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"to be thrown off the Ravenclaw Quidditch team because she's been flying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"so badly.'    A slightly stunned silence greeted the end","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of this speech, then Ron said, 'One person can't feel all that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"at once, they'd explode.'    'Just because you've got the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"emotional range of a teaspoon doesn't mean we all have,' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"nastily, picking up her quill again.    'She was the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"one who started it,' said Harry. 'I wouldn't've - she just sort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of came at me - and next thing she's crying all over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"me - I didn't know what to do - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" 'Don't blame you, mate,' said Ron, looking alarmed at the very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"thought.    'You just had to be nice to her,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"said Hermione, looking up anxiously. 'You were, weren't you?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'Well,' said Harry, an unpleasant heat creeping up his face, 'I sort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of - patted her on the back a bit.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Hermione looked as though she was restraining herself from rolling her eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"with extreme difficulty.    'Well, I suppose it could have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"been worse,' she said. 'Are you going to see her again?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  'I'll have to, won't I?' said Harry. 'We've got DA","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"meetings, haven't we?'    'You know what I mean,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Hermione impatiently.    Harry said nothing. Hermione's words opened up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"a whole new vista of frightening possibilities. He tried to imagine going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"somewhere with Cho - Hogsmeade, perhaps - and being alone with her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"for hours at a time. Of course, she would have been expecting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"him to ask her out after what had just happened . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". the thought made his stomach clench painfully.    'Oh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"well,' said Hermione distantly, buried in her letter once more, 'you'll have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"plenty of opportunities to ask her.'    'What if he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"doesn't want to ask her?' said Ron, who had been watching Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"with an unusually shrewd expression on his face.    'Don","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"t be silly, said Hermione vaguely, Harry's liked her lor ages, haven't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"you, Harry?'    He did not answer. Yes, he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"liked Cho for ages, but whenever he had imagined a scene involving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the two of them it had always featured a Cho who was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"enjoying herself, as opposed to a Cho who was sobbing uncontrollably into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"his shoulder.    'Who're you writing the novel to, anyway?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Ron asked Hermione, trying to read the bit of parchment now trailing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"on the floor. Hermione hitched it up out of sight.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" 'Viktor.'    'Krum?'    'How many other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Viktors do we know?'    Ron said nothing, but looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"disgruntled. They sat in silence for another twenty minutes, Ron finishing his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Transfiguration essay with many snorts of impatience and crossings-out, Hermione writing steadily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"to the very end of the parchment, rolling it up carefully and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"sealing it, and Harry staring into the fire, wishing more than anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"that Sirius's head would appear there and give him some advice about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"girls. But the fire merely crackled lower and lower, until the red-hot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"embers crumbled into ash and, looking around, Harry saw that they were,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"yet again, the last ones in the common room.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'Well, night,' said Hermione, yawning widely as she set off up the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"girls' staircase.    'What does she see in Krum?' Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"demanded, as he and Harry climbed the boys' stairs.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'Well,' said Harry, considering the matter, 'I s'pose he's older, isn't he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". . . and he's an international Quidditch player . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"   'Yeah, but apart from that,' said Ron, sounding aggravated.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'I mean, he's a grouchy git, isn't he?'    'Bit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"grouchy, yeah,' said Harry, whose thoughts were still on Cho.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" They pulled off their robes and put on pyjamas in silence;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Dean, Seamus and Neville were already asleep. Harry put his glasses on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"his bedside table and got into bed but did not pull the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"hangings closed around his four-poster; instead, he stared at the patch of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"starry sky visible through the window next to Neville's bed. If he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"had known, this time last night, that in twenty-four hours' time he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"would have kissed Cho Chang . . .    'Night,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"grunted Ron, from somewhere to his right.    'Night,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Harry.    Maybe next time . . . if there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"was a next time . . . she'd be a bit happier.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"He ought to have asked her out; she had probably been expecting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"it and was now really angry with him . . . or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"was she lying in bed, still crying about Cedric? He did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"know what to think. Hermione's explanation had made it all seem more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"complicated rather than easier to understand.    That's what they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"should teach us here, he thought, turning over on to his side,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"how girls' brains work . . . it'd be more useful than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Divination, anyway . . .    Neville snuffled in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"sleep. An owl hooted somewhere out in the night.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Harry dreamed he was back in the DA room. Cho was accusing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"him of luring her there under false pretences; she said he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"promised her a hundred and fifty Chocolate Frog Cards if she showed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"up. Harry protested . . . Cho shouted, 'Cedric gave me loads","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of Chocolate Frog Cards, look!' And she pulled out fistfuls of Cards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"from inside her robes and threw them into the air. Then she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"turned into Hermione, who said, 'You did promise her, you know, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". . . I think you'd better give her something else instead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". . . how about your Firebolt?' And Harry was protesting that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"he could not give Cho his Firebolt, because Umbridge had it, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"anyway the whole thing w;3s ridiculous, he'd only come to the DA","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"room to put up some Christmas baubles shaped like Dobby's head .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". .    The dream changed . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  His body felt smooth, powerful and flexible. He was gliding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"between shining metal bars, across dark, cold stone . . . he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"was flat against the floor, sliding along on his belly . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". it was dark, yet he could see objects around him shimmering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"in strange, vibrant colours . . . he was turning his head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". . . at first glance the corridor was empty . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". but no . . . a man was sitting on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"floor ahead, his chin drooping on to his chest, his outline gleaming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"in the dark . . .    Harry put out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"his tongue . . . he tasted the man's scent on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"air . . . he was alive but drowsy . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"sitting in front of a door at the end of the corridor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"..    Harry longed to bite the man . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". but he must master the impulse . . . he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"more important work to do . . .    But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the man was stirring . . . a silver Cloak fell from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"his legs as he jumped to his feet; and Harry saw his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"vibrant, blurred outline towering above him, saw a wand withdrawn from a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"belt . . . he had no choice . . . he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"reared high from the floor and struck once, twice, three times, plunging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"his fangs deeply into the mans flesh, feeling his ribs splinter beneath","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"his jaws, feeling the warm gush of blood . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  The man was yelling in pain . . . then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"he fell silent . . . he slumped backwards against the wall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". . . blood was splattering on to the floor . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
".    His forehead hurt terribly . . . it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"was aching fit to burst . . .    'Harry!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"HARRY!'    He opened his eyes. Every inch of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"body was covered in icy sweat; his bed covers were twisted all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"around him like a strait-jacket; he felt as though a white-hot poker","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"were being applied to his forehead.    'Harry!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" Ron was standing over him looking extremely frightened. There were more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"figures at the foot of Harry's bed. He clutched his head in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"his hands; the pain was blinding him . . . he rolled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"right over and vomited over the edge of the mattress.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" 'He's really ill,' said a scared voice. 'Should we call someone?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"   'Harry! Harry!'    He had to tell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Ron, it was very important that he tell him . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"taking great gulps of air, Harry pushed himself up in bed, willing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"himself not to throw up again, the pain half-blinding him.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" 'Your dad,' he panted, his chest heaving. 'Your dad's . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". been attacked . . .'    'What?' said Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"uncomprehendingly.    'Your dad! He's been bitten, it's serious, there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"was blood everywhere . . .'    'I'm going for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"help,' said the same scared voice, and Harry heard footsteps running out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of the dormitory.    'Harry, mate,' said Ron uncertainly, 'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". . . you were just dreaming    'No!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Harry furiously; it was crucial that Ron understand.    'It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"wasn't a dream . . . not an ordinary dream . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". I was there, I saw it . . . I did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"it . . .'    He could hear Seamus and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Dean muttering but did not care. The pain in his forehead was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"subsiding slightly, though he was still sweating and shivering feverishly. He retched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"again and Ron leapt backwards out of the way.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'Harry, you're not well,' he said shakily. 'Neville's gone for help.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"  'I'm fine!' Harry choked, wiping his mouth on his pyjamas","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"and shaking uncontrollably. There's nothing wrong with me, it's your dad you've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"got to worry about - we need to find out where he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"is - he's bleeding like mad - I was - it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"a huge snake.'    He tried to get out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"bed but Ron pushed him back into it; Dean and Seamus were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"still whispering somewhere nearby. Whether one minute passed or ten, Harry did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"not know; he simply sat there shaking, feeling the pain recede very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"slowly from his scar . . . then there were hurried footsteps","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"coming up the stairs and he heard Neville's voice again.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
" 'Over here, Professor.'    Professor McGonagall came hurrying into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the dormitory in her tartan dressing gown, her glasses perched lopsidedly on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"the bridge of her bony nose.    'What is it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"Potter? Where does it hurt?'    He had never been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"so pleased to see her; it was a member of the Order","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of the Phoenix he needed now, not someone fussing over him and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"prescribing useless potions.    'It's Ron's dad,' he said, sitting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"up again. 'He's been attacked by a snake and it's serious, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"saw it happen.'    'What do you mean, you saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"it happen?' said Professor McGonagall, her dark eyebrows contracting.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"'I don't know . . . I was asleep and then I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"was there . . .'    'You mean you dreamed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"this?'    'No!' said Harry angrily; would none of them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"understand? 'I was having a dream at first about something completely different,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"something stupid . . . and then this interrupted it. It was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"real, I didn't imagine it. Mr Weasley was asleep on the floor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"and he was attacked by a gigantic snake, there was a load","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"of blood, he collapsed, someone's got to find out where he is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
". . .'    Professor McGonagall was gazing at him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"through her lopsided spectacles as though horrified at what she was seeing.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"   'I'm not lying and I'm not mad!' Harry told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"her, his voice rising to a shout. 'I tell you, I saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"it happen!'    'I believe you, Potter,' said Professor McGonagall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"curtly. 'Put on your dressing gown - we're going to see the Headmaster.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-21"
"St Mungo's Hosptialfor Magical Maladiesand InjuriesHarry was so relieved she was taking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"him seriously that he did not hesitate, hut jumped out of bed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"at once, pulled on his dressing gown and pushed his glasses back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"on to his nose.    'Weasley, you ought to come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"too,' said Professor McGonagall.    They followed Professor McGonagall past","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the silent figures of Neville, Dean and Seamus, out of the dormitory","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"down the spiral stairs into the common room, through the portrait hole","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and off along the Fat Lady's moonlit corridor. Harry felt as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the panic inside him might spill over at any moment; he wanted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to run, to yell for Dumbledore; Mr Weasley was bleeding as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"walked along so sedately and what if those fangs (Harry tried hard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"not to think 'my fangs') had been poisonous? They passed Mrs Norris,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"who turned her lamplike eyes upon them and hissed faintly but Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"McGonagall said, 'Shoo!' Mrs Norris slunk away into the shadows, and in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a few minutes they had reached the stone gargoyle guarding the entrance","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to Dumbledore s office.    'Fizzing Whizzbee,' said Professor McGonagall.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   The gargoyle sprang to life and leapt aside; the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"wall behind it split in two to reveal a stone staircase that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"was moving continually upwards like a spiral escalator. The three of them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"stepped on to the moving stairs; the wall closed behind them with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a thud and they were moving upwards in tight circles until they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"reached the highly polished oak door with the brass knocker shaped like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a griffin.    Though it was now well past midnight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"there were voices coming    from inside the room, a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"positive babble of them. It sounded as though Dumbledore was entertaining at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"least a dozen people.    Professor McGonagall rapped three times","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"with the griffin knocker and the voices ceased abruptly as though someone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"had switched them all off. The door opened of its own accord","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and Professor McGonagall led Harry and Ron inside.    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"room was in half-darkness; the strange silver instruments standing on tables were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"silent and still rather than whirring and emitting puffs of smoke as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"they usually did; the portraits of old headmasters and headmistresses covering the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"walls were all snoozing in their frames. Behind the door, a magnificent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"red and gold bird the size of a swan dozed on its","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"perch with its head under its wing.    'Oh, it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"you, Professor McGonagall . . . and . . . ah.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  Dumbledore was sitting in a high-backed chair behind his desk;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"he leaned forward into the pool of candlelight illuminating the papers laid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"out before him. He was wearing a magnificently embroidered purple and gold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"dressing gown over a snowy white nightshirt, but seemed wide-awake, his penetrating","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"light blue eyes fixed intently upon Professor McGonagall.    'Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Dumbledore, Potter has had a . . . well, a nightmare,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Professor McGonagall. 'He says . . .'    'It wasn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a nightmare,' said Harry quickly.    Professor McGonagall looked round","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"at Harry, frowning slightly.    'Very well, then, Potter, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"tell the Headmaster about it.'    'I . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"well, I was asleep . . .' said Harry and, even in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"his terror and his desperation to make Dumbledore understand, he felt slightly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"irritated that the Headmaster was not looking at him, but examining his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"own interlocked fingers. 'But it wasn't an ordinary dream . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"it was real . . . I saw it happen . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
".' He took a deep breath, 'Ron's dad - Mr Weasley -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"has been attacked by a giant snake.'    The words","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"seemed to reverberate in the air after he had said them, sounding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"slightly ridiculous, even comic. There was a pause in which Dumbledore leaned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"back and stared meditatively at the ceiling. Ron looked from Harry to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Dumbledore, white-faced and shocked.    'How did you see this?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Dumbledore asked quietly, still not looking at Harry.    'Well","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
". . . I don't know,' said Harry, rather angrily - what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"did it matter? 'Inside my head, I suppose - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" 'You misunderstand me,' said Dumbledore, still in the same calm tone.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'I mean . . . can you remember - er - where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"you were positioned as you watched this attack happen? Were you perhaps","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"standing beside the victim, or else looking down on the scene from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"above?'    This was such a curious question that Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"gaped at Dumbledore; it was almost as though he knew . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
".    'I was the snake,' he said. 'I saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"it all from the snake's point of view.'    Nobody","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"else spoke for a moment, then Dumbledore, now looking at Ron who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"was still whey-faced, asked in a new and sharper voice, 'Is Arthur","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"seriously injured?'    'Yes,' said Harry emphatically - why were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"they all so slow on the uptake, did they not realise how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"much a person bled when fangs that long pierced their side? And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"why could Dumbledore not do him the courtesy of looking at him?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   But Dumbledore stood up, so quickly it made Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"jump, and addressed one of the old portraits hanging very near the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"ceiling. 'Everard?' he said sharply. 'And you too, Dilys!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"A sallow-faced wizard with a short black fringe and an elderly witch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"with long silver ringlets in the frame beside him, both of whom","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"seemed to have been in the deepest of sleeps, opened their eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"immediately.    'You were listening?' said Dumbledore.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"The wizard nodded; the witch said, 'Naturally.'    The man","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"has red hair and glasses,' said Dumbledore. 'Everard, you will need to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"raise the alarm, make sure he is found by the right people","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"- '    Both nodded and moved sideways out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"their frames, but instead of emerging in neighbouring pictures (as usually happened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"at Hogwarts) neither reappeared. One frame now contained nothing but a backdrop","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"of dark curtain, the other a handsome leather arm-el` air. Harry noticed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"that many of the other headmasters and mistresses on the walls, though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"snoring and drooling most convincingly, kept sneaking peeks at him from under","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"their eyelids, and he suddenly understood who had been talking when they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"had knocked.    'Everard and Dilys were two of Hogwartss","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"most celebrated Heads,' Dumbledore said, now sweeping around Harry, Ron and Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"McGonagall to approach the magnificent sleeping bird on his perch beside the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"door. 'Their renown is such that both have portraits hanging in other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"important wizarding institutions. As they are free to move between their own","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"portraits, they can tell us what may be happening elsewhere . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
".'    'But Mr Weasley could be anywhere!' said Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   'Please sit down, all three of you,' said Dumbledore,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"as though Harry had not spoken, 'Everard and Dilys may not be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"back for several minutes. Professor McGonagall, if you could draw up extra","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"chairs.'    Professor McGonagall pulled her wand from the pocket","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"of her dressing gown and waved it; three chairs appeared out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"thin air, straight-backed and wooden, quite unlike the comfortable chintz armchairs that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Dumbledore had conjured up at Harry's hearing. Harry sat down, watching Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"over his shoulder. Dumbledore was now stroking Fawkes's plumed golden head with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"one finger. The phoenix awoke immediately. He stretched his beautiful head high","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and observed Dumbledore through bright, dark eyes.    'We will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"need,' Dumbledore said very quietly to the bird, 'a warning.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" There was a flash of fire and the phoenix had gone.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   Dumbledore now swooped down upon one of the fragile","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"silver instruments whose function Harry had never known, carried it over to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"his desk, sat down facing them again and tapped it gently with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the tip of his wand.    The instrument tinkled into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"life at once with rhythmic clinking noises. Tiny puffs of pale green","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"smoke issued from the minuscule silver tube at the top. Dumbledore watched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the smoke closely, his brow furrowed. After a few seconds, the tiny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"puffs became a steady stream of smoke that thickened and coiled in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the air . . . a serpent's head grew out of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"end of it, opening its mouth wide. Harry wondered whether the instrument","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"was confirming his story: he looked eagerly at Dumbledore for a sign","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"that he was right, but Dumbledore did not look up.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" 'Naturally, naturally,' murmured Dumbledore apparently to himself, still observing the stream","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"of smoke without the slightest sign of surprise. 'But in essence divided?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   Harry could make neither head nor tail of this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"question. The smoke serpent, however, split itself instantly into two snakes, both","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"coiling and undulating in the dark air. With a look of grim","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"satisfaction, Dumbledore gave the instrument another gentle tap with h.s wand: the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"clinking noise slowed and died and the smoke serpents grew faint, became","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a formless haze and vanished.    Dumbledore replaced the instrument","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"on its spindly little table. Harry saw many of the old headmasters","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"in the portraits follow him with their eyes, then, realising that Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"was watching them, hastily pretend to be sleeping again. Harry wanted to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"ask what the strange silver instrument was for, but before he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"do so, there was a shout from the top of the wall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to their right; the wizard called Everard had reappeared in his portrait.,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"panting slightly.    'Dumbledore!'    'What news?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Dumbledore at once.    'I yelled until someone came running,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"said the wizard, who was mopping his brow on the curtain behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"him, 'said I'd heard something moving downstairs - they weren't sure whether","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to believe me but went down to check - you know there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"are no portraits down there to watch from. Anyway, they carried him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"up a few minutes later. He doesn't look good, he's covered in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"blood, I ran along to Elfrida Cragg's portrait to get a good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"view as they left - '    'Good,' said Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"as Ron made a convulsive movement. 'I take it Dilys will have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"seen him arrive, then - '    And moments later,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the silver-ringleted witch had reappeared in her picture, too; she sank, coughing,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"into her armchair and said, `Yes, they've taken him to St Mungo's,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Dumbledore . . . they carried him past my portrait . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
". he looks bad . . .`    'Thank you,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"said Dumbledore. He looked round at Professor McGonagall.    'Minerva,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"I need you to go and wake the other Weasley children.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  'Of course . . .'    Professor McGonagall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"got up and moved swiftly to the door. Harry cast a sideways","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"glance at Ron, who was looking terrified.    And Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"- what about Molly? said Professor McGonagall, pausing at the door. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  That will be a job for Fawkes when he has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"finished keeping a lookout for anybody approaching,' said Dumbledore. 'But she may","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"already know . . . that excellent clock of hers . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
".'    Harry knew Dumbledore was referring to the clock","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"that told, not the time, but the whereabouts and conditions of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"various Weasley family members, and with a pang he thought that Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Weasley's hand must, even now, be pointing at mortal peril. But it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"was very late. Mrs Weasley was probably asleep, not watching the clock.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Harry felt cold as he remembered Mrs Weasley's Boggart turning into Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Weasley's lifeless body, his glasses askew, blood running down his face .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
". . but Mr Weasley wasn't going to die . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"he couldn't . . .    Dumbledore was now rummaging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"in a cupboard behind Harry and Ron. He emerged from it carrying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a blackened old kettle, which he placed carefully on his desk. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"raised his wand and murmured, 'Portus!' For a moment the kettle trembled,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"glowing with an odd blue light; then it quivered to rest, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"solidly black as ever.    Dumbledore marched over to another","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"portrait, this time of a clever-looking wizard with a pointed beard, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"had been painted wearing the Slytherin colours of green and silver and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"was apparently sleeping so deeply that he could not hear Dumbledore's voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"when he attempted to rouse him.    'Phineas. Phineas.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  The subjects of the portraits lining the room were no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"longer pretending to be asleep; they were shifting around in their frames,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the better to watch what was happening. When the clever-looking wizard continued","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to feign sleep, some of them shouted his name, too.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" 'Phineas! Phineas! PHINEAS!'    He could not pretend any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"longer; he gave a theatrical jerk and opened his eyes wide. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  'Did someone call?'    'I need you to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"visit your other portrait again, Phineas,' said Dumbledore. 'I've got another message.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   'Visit my other portrait?' said Phineas in a reedy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"voice, giving a long, fake yawn (his eyes travelling around the room","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and focusing on Harry). 'Oh, no, Dumbledore, I am too tired tonight.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   Something about Phineas's voice was familiar to Harry, where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"had he heard it before? But before he could think, the portraits","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"on the surrounding walls broke into a storm of protest.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" 'Insubordination, sir!' roared a corpulent, red-nosed wizard, brandishing his fists. 'Dereliction","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"of duty!'    'We are honour-bound to give service to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the present Headmaster o:~ Hogwarts!' cried a frail-looking old wizard whom Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"recognised as Dumbledore's predecessor, Armando Dippet. 'Sharne on you, Phineas!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" 'Shall I persuade him, Dumbledore?' called a gimlet-eyed witch, raising an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"unusually thick wand that looked not unlike a birch rod.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" 'Oh, very well,' said the wizard called Phineas, eyeing the wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"with mild apprehension, 'though he may well have destroyed my picture by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"now, he's done away with most of the family - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  'Sirius knows not to destroy your portrait,' said Dumbledore, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Harry realised immediately where he had heard Phineas's voice before: issuing from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the apparently empty frame in his bedroom in Grimmauld Place. 'You are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to give him the message that Arthur Weasley has been gravely injured","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and that his wife, children and Harry Potter will be arriving at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"his house shortly. Do you understand?'    'Arthur Weasley, injured,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"wife and children and Harry Potter coming to stay,' repeated Phineas in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a bored voice. 'Yes, yes . . . very well . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
".'    He sloped away into the frame of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"portrait and disappeared from view at the very moment the study door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"opened again. Fred, George and Ginny were ushered inside by Professor McGonagall,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"all three of them looking dishevelled and shocked, still in their night","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"things.    'Harry - what's going on?' asked Ginny, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"looked frightened. 'Professor McGonagall says you saw Dad get hurt - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   'Your father has been injured in the course of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"his work for the Order of the Phoenix,' said Dumbledore, before Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"could speak. 'He has been taken to St Mungo's Hospital for Magical","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Maladies and Injuries. I am sending you back to Sirius's house, which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"is much more convenient for the hospital than The Burrow. You will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"meet your mother there.'    'How're we going?' asked Fred,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"looking shaken. Floo powder?'    'No,' said Dumbledore, 'Floo powder","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"is not safe at the moment, the Network is being watched. You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"will be taking a Portkey.' He indicated the old kettle lying innocently","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"on his desk. `We are just waiting for Phineas Nigellus to report","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"back . . . I want to be sure that the coast","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"is clear before sending you - '    There was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a flash of flame in the very middle of: the office, leaving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"behind a single golden feather that floated gently to the floor. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  'It is Fawkes's warning,' said Dumbledore, catching the feather as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"it fell. 'Professor Umbridge must know you're out of your beds .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
". . Minerva, go and head her off - tell her any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"story - '    Professor McGonagall was gone in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"swish of tartan.    'He says he'll be delighted,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a bored voice behind Dumbledore; the wizard called Phineas had reappeared in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"front of his Slytherin banner. 'My great-great-grandson has always had an odd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"taste in house-guests.'    'Come here, then,' Dumbledore said to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Harry and the Weasleys. 'And quickly, before anyone else joins us.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  Harry and the others gathered around Dumbledore's desk.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" 'You have all used a Portkey before?' asked Dumbledore, and they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"nodded, each reaching out to touch some part of the blackened kettle.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'Good. On the count of three, then . . . one .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
". . two . . .'    It happened in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a fraction of a second: in the infinitesimal pause before Dumbledore said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'three', Harry looked up at him - they were very close together","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"- and Dumbledore's clear blue gaze moved from the Portkey to Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"face.    At once, Harry's scar burned white-hot, as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the old wound had burst open again - and unbidden, unwanted, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"terrifyingly strong, there rose within Harry a hatred so powerful he felt,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"for that instant, he would like nothing better than to strike -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to bite - to sink his fangs into the man before him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"- '    '. . . three.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Harry felt a powerful jerk behind his navel, the ground vanished from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"beneath his feet, his hand was glued to the kettle; he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"banging into the others as they all sped forwards in a swirl","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"of colours and a rush of wind, the kettle pulling them onwards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
". . . until his feet hit the ground so hard his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"knees buckled, the kettle clattered to the ground, and somewhere close at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"hand a voice said:    'Back again, the blood-traitor brats.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Is it true their father's dying?'    'OUT!' roared a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"second voice.    Harry scrambled to his feet and looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"around; they had arrived in the gloomy basement kitchen of number twelve,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Grimmauld Place. The only sources of light were the fire and one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"guttering candle, which illuminated the remains of a solitary supper. Kreacher was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"disappearing through the door to the hall, looking back at them malevolently","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"as he hitched up his loincloth; Sirius was hurrying towards them all,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"looking anxious. He was unshaven and still in his day clothes; there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"was also a slightly Mundungus-like whiff of stale drink about him. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  'What's going on?' he said, stretching out a hand to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"help Ginny up. Thineas Nigellus said Arthur's been badly injured - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   'Ask Harry,' said Fred.    'Yeah, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"want to hear this for myself,' said George.    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"twins and Ginny were staring at him. Kreacher's footsteps had stopped on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the stairs outside.    'It was - ' Harry began;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"this was even worse than telling McGonagall and Dumbledore. 'I had a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"- a kind of- vision . . .'    And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"he told them all that he had seen, though he altered the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"story so that it sounded as though he had watched from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"sidelines as the snake attacked, rather than from behind the snake's own","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"eyes. Ron, who was still very white, gave him a fleeting look,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"but did not speak. When Harry had finished, Fred, George and Ginny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"continued to stare at him for a moment. Harry did not know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"whether he was imagining it or not, but he fancied there was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"something accusatory in their looks. Well, if they were going to blame","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"him just for seeing the attack, he was glad he had not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"told them that he had been inside the snake at the lime.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   'Is Mum here?' said Fred, turning to Sirius. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  'She probably doesn't even know what's happened yet,' said Sirius.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"The important thing was to get you away before Umbridge could interfere.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"I expect Dumbledore's letting Molly know now.'    We've got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to go to St Mungos, said Ginny urgently, She looked around at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"her brothers; they were of course still in their pyjamas. 'Sirius, can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"you lend us cloaks or anything?'    'Hang on, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"can't go tearing off to St Mungo's!' said Sirius.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'Course we can go to St Mungo's if we want,' said Fred,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"with a mulish expression. 'He's our dad!'    'And how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"are you going to explain how you knew Arthur was attacked before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the hospital even let his wife know?'    'What does","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"that matter?' said George hotly.    'It matters because we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"don't want to draw attention to the fact that Harry is having","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"visions of things that are happening hundreds of miles away!' said Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"angrily. 'Have you any idea what the Ministry would make oifthat information?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   Fred and George looked as though they could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"care less what the Ministry made of anything. Ron was still ashen-faced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and silent.    Ginny said, 'Somebody else could have told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"us . . . we could have heard it somewhere other than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Harry.'    'Like who?' said Sirius impatiently. 'Listen, your dad's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"been hurt while on duty for the Order and the circumstances are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"fishy enough without his children knowing about it seconds after it happened,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"you could seriously damage the Order's - '    'We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"don't care about the dumb Order!' shouted Fred.    'It's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"our dad dying we're talking about!' yelled George.    'Your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"father knew what he was getting into and he won't thank you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"for messing things up for the Order!' said Sirius, equally angry. This","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"is how it is - this is why you're not in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Order - you don't understand - there are things worth dying for!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   'Easy for you to say, stuck here!' bellowed Fred.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'I don't see you risking your neck!'    The little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"colour remaining in Sirius's face drained from it. He looked for a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"moment as though he would quite like to hit Fred, but when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"he spoke, it was in a voice of determined calm.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" 'I know it's hard, but we've all got to act as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"though we don't know anything yet. We've got to stay put, at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"least until we hear from your mother, all right?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Fred and George still looked mutinous. Ginny, however, took a few steps","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"over to the nearest chair and sank into it. Harry looked at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Ron, who made a funny movement somewhere between a nod and a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"shrug, and they sat down too. The twins glared at Sirius for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"another minute, then took seats either side of Ginny.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'That's right,' said Sirius encouragingly, 'come on, lets all . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"let's all have a drink while we're waiting. Accio Butterbeer!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" He raised his wand as he spoke and half a dozen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"bottles came flying towards them out of the pantry, skidded along the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"table, scattering the debris of Sirius's meal, and stopped neatly in front","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"of t le six of them. They all drank, and for a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"while the only sounds were those of the crackling of the kitchen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"fire and the soft thud of their bottles on the table. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  Harry was only drinking to have something to do with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"his hands. His stomach was full of horrible hot, bubbling guilt. They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"would not be here if it were not for him; they would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"all still be asleep in bed. And it was no good telling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"himself that by raising the alarm he had ensured that Mr Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"was found, because there was also the inescapable business of it being","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"he who had attacked Mr Weasley in the first place.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" Don't be stupid, you haven't got fangs, he told himself, trying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to keep calm, though the hand on his Butterbeer bottle was shaking,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"you were lying in bed, you weren't attacking anyone . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   But then, what just happened in Dumbledore's office? he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"asked himself. I felt like I wanted to attack Dumbledore, too .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
". .    He put the bottle down a little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"harder than he meant to, and it slopped over on to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"table. No one took any notice. Then a burst of fire in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"midair illuminated the dirty plates in front of them and, as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"gave cries of shock, a scroll of parchment fell with a thud","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"on to the table, accompanied by a single golden phoenix tail feather.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   'Fawkes!' said Sirius at once, snatching up the parchment.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'That's not Dumbledore s writing - it must be a message from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"your mother - here - '    He thrust the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"letter into Georges hand, who ripped it open and read aloud: 'Dad","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"is still alive. I am setting out for St Mungo's now. Stay","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"where you are. I will send news as soon as I can.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Mum.'    George looked around the table.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'Still alive . . .' he said slowly. 'But that makes it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"sound . . .'    He did not need to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"finish the sentence. It sounded to Harry, too, as though Mr Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"was hovering somewhere between life and death. Still exceptionally pale, Ron stared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"at the back of his mother's letter as though it might speak","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"words of comfort to him. Fred pulled the parchment out of George's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"hands and read it for himself, then looked up at Harry, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"felt his hand shaking on his Butterbeer bottle again and clenched it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"more tightly to stop the trembling.    If Harry had ever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"sat through a longer night than this one, he could not remember","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"it. Sirius suggested once, without any real conviction, that they all go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to bed, but the Weasleys' looks of disgust were answer enough. They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"mostly sat in silence around the table, watching the candle wick sinking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"lower and lower into liquid wax, occasionally raising a bottle to their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"lips, speaking only to check the time, to wonder aloud what was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"happening, and to reassure each other that if there was bad news,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"they would know straightaway, for Mrs Weasley must long since have arrived","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"at St Mungo's.    Fred fell into a doze, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"head lolling sideways on to his shoulder. Ginny was curled like a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"cat on her chair, but her eyes were open; Harry could see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"them reflecting the firelight. Ron was sitting with his head in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"hands, whether awake or asleep it was impossible to tell. Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Sirius looked at each other every so often, intruders upon the family","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"grief, waiting . . . waiting . . .   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"At ten past five in the morning by Ron's watch, the kitchen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"door swung open and Mrs Weasley entered the kitchen. She was extremely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"pale, but when they all turned to look at her, Fred, Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and Harry half rising from their chairs, she gave a wan smile.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   'He's going to be all right,' she said, her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"voice weak with tiredness. 'He's sleeping. We can all go and see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"him later. Bill's sitting with him now; he's going to take the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"morning off work.'    Fred fell back into his chair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"with his hands over his face. George and Ginny got up, walked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"swiftly over to their mother and hugged her. Ron gave a very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"shaky laugh and downed the rest of his Butterbeer in one. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  'Breakfast!' said Sirius loudly and joyfully, jumping to his feet.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'Where's that accursed house-elf? Kreacher! KREACHER!'    But Kreacher did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"not answer the summons.    'Oh, forget it, then,' muttered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Sirius, counting the people in front of him. 'So, it's breakfast for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"- let's see - seven . . . bacon and eggs, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"think, and some tea, and toast - '    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"hurried over to the stove to help. He did not want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"intrude on the Weasleys' happiness and he dreaded the moment when Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Weasley would ask him to recount his vision. However, he had barely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"taken plates from the dresser when Mrs Weasley lifted them out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"his hands and pulled him into a hug.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"don't know what would have happened if it hadn't been for you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Harry' she said in a muffled voice. 'They might not have found","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Arthur for hours, and then it would have been too late, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"thanks to you he's alive and Dumbledore's been able to think up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a good cover story for Arthur being where he was, you've no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"idea what trouble he would have been in otherwise, look at poor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Sturgis . . .'    Harry could hardly bear her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"gratitude, but fortunately she soon released him to turn to Sirius and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"thank him for looking after her children through the night. Sirius said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"he was very pleased to have been able to help, and hoped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"they would all stay with him as long as Mr Weasley was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"in hospital.    Oh, Sirius, I'm so grateful . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
". they think he'll be there a little while and it would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"be wonderful to be nearer . . . of course, that might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"mean we're here for Christmas.'    The more the merrier!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"said Sirius with such obvious sincerity that Mrs Weasley beamed at him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"threw on an apron and began to help with breakfast.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" Sirius,' Harry muttered, unable to stand it a moment longer. 'Can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"I have a quick word? Er - now?'    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"walked into the dark pantry and Sirius followed. Without preamble, Harry told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"his godfather every detail of the vision he had had, including the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"fact that he himself had been the snake who had attacked Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Weasley.    When he paused for breath, Sirius said, 'Did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"you tell Dumbledore this?'    'Yes,' said Harry impatiently 'but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"he didn't tell me what it meant. Well, he doesn't tell me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"anything any more.'    'I'm sure he would have told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"you if it was anything to worry about,' said Sirius steadily ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  'But that's not all,' said Harry, in a voice only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a little above a whisper. 'Sirius, I . . . I think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"I'm going mad. Back in Dumbledore's office, just before we took the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Portkey . . . for a couple of seconds there I thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"I was a snake, I felt like one - my scar really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"hurt when I was looking at Dumbledore - Sirius, I wanted to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"attack him!'    He could only see a sliver of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Sirius's face; the rest was in darkness.    `It must","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"have been the aftermath of the vision, that's all,' said Sirius. 'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"were still thinking of the dream or whatever it was and -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'    'It wasn't that,' said Harry, shaking his head,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'it was like something rose up inside me, like there's a snake","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"inside me.'    'You need to sleep,' said Sirius firmly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'You're going to have breakfast, then go upstairs to bed, and after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"lunch you can go and see Arthur with the others. You're in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"shock, Harry; you're blaming yourself for something you only witnessed, and it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"lucky you did witness it or Arthur might have died. Just stop","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"worrying.'    He clapped Harry on the shoulder and left","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the pantry, leaving Harry standing alone in the dark.*Everyone but Harry spent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the rest of the morning sleeping. He went up to the bedroom","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"he and Ron had shared over the last few weeks of summer,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"but while Ron crawled into bed and was asleep within minutes, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"sat fully clothed, hunched against the cold metal bars of the bedstead,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"keeping himself deliberately uncomfortable, determined not to fall into a doze, terrified","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"that he might become the serpent again in his sleep and wake","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to find that he had attacked Ron, or else slithered through the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"house after one of the others . . .   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"When Ron woke up, Harry pretended to have enjoyed a refreshing nap","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"too. Their trunks arrived from Hogwarts while they were eating lunch, so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"they could dress as Muggles for the trip to St Mungo's. Everybody","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"except Harry was riotously happy and talkative as they changed out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"their robes into jeans and sweatshirts. When Tonks and Mad-Eye turned up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to escort them across London, they greeted them gleefully, laughing at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"bowler hat Mad-Eye was wearing at an angle to conceal his magical","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"eye and assuring him, truthfully,    that Tonks, whose hair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"was short and bright pink again, would attract far less attention on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the Underground.    Tonks was very interested in Harry's vision","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"of the attack on Mr Weasley, something Harry was not remotely interested","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"in discussing.    There isn't any Seer blood in your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"family, is there?' she enquired curiously, as they sat side by side","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"on a train rattling towards the heart of the city.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" 'No,' said Harry thinking of Professor Trelawney and feeling insulted. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  'No,' said Tonks musingly, 'no, I suppose it's not really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"prophecy you're doing, is it? I mean, you're not seeing the future,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"you're seeing the present . . . it's odd, isn't it? Useful,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"though . . .'    Harry didn't answer; fortunately, they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"got out at the next stop, a station in the very heart","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"of London, and in the bustle of leaving the train he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"able to allow Fred and George to get between himself and Tonks,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"who was leading the way. They all followed her up the escalator,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Moody clunking along at the back of the group, his bowler 'I'llted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"low and one gnarled hand stuck in between the buttons of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"coat, clutching his wand. Harry thought he sensed the concealed eye staring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"hard at him. Trying to avoid any more questions about his dream,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"he asked Mad-Eye where St Mungo's was hidden.    'Not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"far from here,' grunted Moody as they stepped out into the wintry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"air on a broad store-lined street packed with Christmas shoppers. He pushed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Harry a little ahead of him and stumped along just behind; Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"knew the eye was rolling in all directions under the tilted hat.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'Wasn't easy to find a good location for a hospital. Nowhere in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Diagon Alley was big enough and we couldn't have it underground like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the Ministry - wouldn't be healthy. In the end they managed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"get hold of a building up here. Theory was, sick wizards could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"come and go and just blend in with the crowd.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" He seized Harry's shoulder to prevent them being separated by a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"gaggle of shoppers plainly intent on nothing but making it into a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"nearby shop full of electrical gadgets.    'Here we go,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"said Moody a moment later.    They had arrived outside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a large,  old-fashioned,  red-brick department store called Purge & Dowse","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Ltd. The place had a shabby, miserable air; the window displays consisted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"of a few chipped dummies with their wigs askew, standing at random","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and modelling fashions at least ten years out of date. Large signs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"on all the dusty doors read: 'Closed for Refurbishment'. Harry distinctly heard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a large woman laden with plastic shopping bags say to her friend","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"as they passed, 'It's never open, that place . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  'Right,' said Tonks, beckoning them towards a window displaying nothing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"but a particularly ugly female dummy. Its false eyelashes were hanging off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and it was modelling a green nylon pinafore dress. 'Everybody ready?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  They nodded, clustering around her. Moody gave Harry another shove","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"between the shoulder blades to urge him forward and Tonks leaned close","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to the glass, looking up at the very ugly dummy, her breath","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"steaming up the glass. 'Wotcher,' she said, 'we're here to see Arthur","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Weasley.'    Harry thought how absurd it was for Tonks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to expect the dummy to hear her talking so quietly through a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"sheet of glass, with buses rumbling along behind her and all the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"racket of a street full of shoppers. Then he reminded himself that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"dummies couldn't hear anyway. Next second, his mouth opened in shock as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the dummy gave a tiny nod and beckoned with its jointed finger,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and Tonks had seized Ginny and Mrs Weasley by the elbows, stepped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"right through the glass and vanished.    Fred, George and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Ron stepped after them. Harry glanced around at the jostling crowd; not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"one of them seemed to have a glance to spare for window","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"displays as ugly as those of Purge & Dowse Ltd; nor did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"any of them seem to have noticed that six people had just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"melted into thin air in front of them.    'C'mon,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"growled Moody, giving Harry yet another poke in the back, and together","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"they stepped forward through what felt like a sheet of cool water,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"emerging quite warm and dry on the other side.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"There was no sign of the ugly dummy or the space where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"she had stood. They were in what seemed to be a crowded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"reception area where rows of witches and wizards sat upon rickety wooden","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"chairs, some looking perfectly normal and perusing out-of-date copies of Witch Weekly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"others sporting gruesome disfigurements such as elephant trunks or extra hands sticking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"out of their chests. The room was scarcely less quiet than the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"street outside, for many of the patients were making very peculiar noises:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a sweaty-faced witch in the centre of the front row, who was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"fanning herself vigorously with a copy of the Daily Prophet, kept letting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"off a high-pitched whistle as steam came pouring out of her mouth;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a grubby-looking warlock in the corner clanged like a bell every time","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"he moved and, with each clang, his head vibrated horribly so that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"he had to seize himself by the ears to hold it steady.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   Witches and wizards in lime-green robes were walking up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and down the rows, asking questions and making notes on clipboards like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Umbridge's. Harry noticed the emblem embroidered on their chests: a wand and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"bone, crossed.    'Are they doctors?' he asked Ron quietly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   'Doctors?' said Ron, looking startled. Those Muggle nutters that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"cut people up? Nah, they're Healers.'    'Over here!' called","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Mrs Weasley, above the renewed clanging of the warlock in the corner,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and they followed her to the queue in front of a plump","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"blonde witch seated at a desk marked Enquiries. The wall behind her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"was covered in notices and posters saying things like: A CLEAN CAULDRON","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"KEEPS POTIONS FROM BECOMING POISONS and ANTIDOTES ARE ANTI-DON'TS UNLESS APPROVED BY","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"A QUALIFIED HEALER. There was also a large portrait of a witch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"with long silver ringlets which was labelled:Dilys DerwentSt Mungo's Healer 1722-1741Headmistress of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry1741-1768Dilys was eyeing the Weasley party closely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"as though counting them; when Harry caught her eye she gave a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"tiny wink, walked sideways out of her portrait and vanished.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" Meanwhile, at the front of the queue, a young wizard was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"performing an odd on-the-spot jig and trying, in between yelps of pain,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to explain his predicament to the witch behind the desk.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" 'It's these - ouch - shoes my brother gave me -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"ow - they re eating my - OUCH - feet - look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"at them, there must be some kind of - AARGH - jinx","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"on them and I can't - AAAAARGH - get them off.' He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"hopped from one foot to the other as though dancing on hot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"coals.    The shoes don't prevent you reading, do they?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"said the blonde witch, irritably pointing at a large sign to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"left of her desk. 'You want Spell Damage, fourth floor. Just like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"it says on the floor guide. Next!'    As the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"wizard hobbled and pranced sideways out of the way, the Weasley party","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"moved forward a few steps and Harry read the floor guide:ARTEFACT ACCIDENTS......................................","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Gound floorCauldron explosion, wand backfiring, broom crashes, etc.CREATURE-INDUCED INJURIES........................ First floorBites, stings,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"burns, embedded spines, etc.MAGICAL BUGS.................................................... Second floorContagious maladies, e.g. dragon pox, vanishing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"sickness, scrofungulus, etc.POTION AND PLANT POISONING...................... Third floorRashes, regurgitation, uncontrollablegiggling, etc.SPELL DAMAGE.....................................................","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Fourth floorUnliftable jinxes, hexes, incorrectlyapplied charms, etc.VISITORS' TEAROOM / HOSPITAL SHOP.......... Fifth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"floorIF YOU ARE UNSURE WHERE TO GO, INCAPABLE OF NORMAL SPEECH OR","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"UNABLE TO REMEMBER WHY YOU ARE HERE, OUR WELCOMEWITCH WILL BE PLEASED","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"TO HELP.Avery old, stooped wizard with a hearing trumpet had shuffled to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the front of the queue now. 'I'm here to see Broderick Bode!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"he wheezed.    'Ward forty-nine, but I'm afraid you're wasting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"your time,' said the witch dismissively. 'He's completely addled, you know -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"still thinks he's a teapot. Next!'    A harassed-looking wizard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"was holding his small daughter tightly by the ankle while she flapped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"around his head using the immensely large, feathery wings that had sprouted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"right out through the back of her romper suit.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'Fourth floor,' said the witch, in a bored voice, without asking, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the man disappeared through the double doors beside the desk, holding his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"daughter like an oddly shaped balloon. 'Next!'    Mrs Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"moved forward to the desk.    'Hello,' she said, 'my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"husband, Arthur Weasley, was supposed to be moved to a different ward","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"this morning, could you tell us - ?'    'Arthur","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Weasley?' said the witch, running her finger down a long list in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"front of her. 'Yes, first floor, second door on the right, Dai","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Llewellyn Ward.'    Thank you,' said Mrs Weasley. 'Come on,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"you lot.'    They followed her through the double doors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and along the narrow corridor beyond, which was lined with more portraits","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"of famous Healers and lit by crystal bubbles full of candles that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"floated up on the ceiling, looking like giant soapsuds. More witches and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"wizards in lime-green robes walked in and out of the doors they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"passed; a foul-smelling yellow gas wafted into the passageway as they passed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"one door, and every now and then they heard distant wailing. They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"climbed a flight of stairs and entered the Creature-Induced Injuries corridor, where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the second door on the right bore the words: 'Dangerous' Dai Llewellyn","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Ward: Serious Bites. Underneath this was a card in a brass holder","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"on which had been handwritten: Healer-in-Charge: Hippocrates Smethwyck. Trainee Healer: Augustus Pye.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   'We'll wait outside, Molly,' Tonks said. 'Arthur won't want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"too many visitors at once . . . it ought to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"just the family first.'    Mad-Eye growled his approval of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"this idea and set himself with his back against the corridor wall,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"his magical eye spinning in all directions. Harry drew back, too, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Mrs Weasley reached out a hand and pushed him through the door,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"saying, 'Don't be silly, Harry, Arthur wants to thank you.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" The ward was small and rather dingy, as the only window","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"was narrow and set high in the wall facing the door. Most","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"of the light came from more shining crystal bubbles clustered in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"middle of the ceiling. The walls were of panelled oak and there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"was a portrait of a rather vicious-looking wizard on the wall, captioned:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Urquhart Rackharrow, 1612-1697, Inventor of the Entrail-expelling Curse.    There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"were only three patients. Mr Weasley was occupying the bed at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"far end oi the ward beside the tiny window. Harry was pleased","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and relieved to see that he was propped up on several pillows","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and reading the Daily Prophet by the solitary ray of sunlight falling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"on to his bed. He looked up as they walked towards him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and, seeing who it was, beamed.    'Hello!' he called,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"throwing the Prophet aside. 'Bill just left, Molly, had to get back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to work, but he says he'll drop in on you later.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  'How are you, Arthur?' asked Mrs Weasley, bending down to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"kiss his cheek and looking anxiously into his face. 'You're still looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a bit peaky.'    'I feel absolutely fine,' said Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Weasley brightly, holding out his good arm to give Ginny a hug.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'If they could only take the bandages off, I'd be fit to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"go home.'    'Why can't they take them off, Dad?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"asked Fred.    'Well, I start bleeding like mad every","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"time they try,' said Mr Weasley cheerfully, reaching across for his wand,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"which lay on his bedside cabinet, and waving it so that six","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"extra chairs appeared at his bedside to seat them all. 'It seems","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"there was some rather unusual kind of poison in that snakes fangs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"that keeps wounds open. They're sure they'll find an antidote, though; they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"say they've had much worse cases than mine, and in the meantime","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"I just have to keep taking a Blood-Replenishing Potion every hour. But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"that fellow over there,' he said, dropping his voice and nodding towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the bed opposite in which a man lay looking green and sickly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and staring at the ceiling. 'Bitten by a werewolf, poor chap. No","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"cure at all.'    'A werewolf?' whispered Mrs Weasley, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"alarmed. 'Is he safe in a public ward? Shouldn't he be in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a private room?'    'It's two weeks till full moon,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Mr Weasley reminded her quietly. They've been talking to him this morning,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the Healers, you know, trying to persuade him he'll be able to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"lead an almost normal life. I said to him - didn't mention","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"names, of course - but I said I knew a werewolf personally,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"very nice man, who finds the condition quite easy to manage.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  'What did he say?' asked George.    'Said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"he'd give me another bite if I didn't shut up,' said Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Weasley sadly. 'And that woman over there,' he indicated the only other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"occupied bed, which was right beside the door, 'won't tell the Healers","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"what bit her, which makes us all think it must have been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"something she was handling illegally. Whatever it was took a real chunk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"out of her leg, very nasty smell when they take off the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"dressings.'    'So, you going to tell us what happened,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Dad?' asked Fred, pulling his chair closer to the bed.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" 'Well, you already know, don't you?' said Mr Weasley, with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"significant smile at Harry. 'It's very simple - I'd had a very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"long day, dozed off, got sneaked up on and bitten.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" 'Is it in the Prophet, you being attacked?' asked Fred, indicating","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the newspaper Mr Weasley had cast aside.    'No, of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"course not,' said Mr Weasley, with a slightly bitter smile, 'the Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"wouldn't want everyone to know a dirty great serpent got - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   'Arthur!' Mrs Weasley warned him.    '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"- got - er - me,' Mr Weasley said hastily, though Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"was quite sure that was not what he had meant to say.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   'So where were you when it happened, Dad?' asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"George.    'That's my business,' said Mr Weasley, though with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"a small smile. He snatched up the Daily Prophet, shook it open","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"again and said, '] was just reading about Willy Widdershins's arrest when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"you arrived. You know Willy turned out to be behind those regurgitating","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"toilets back in the summer? One of his jinxes backfired, the toilet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"exploded and they found him lying unconscious in the wreckage covered from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"head to foot in - '    When you say","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"you were `on duty`,' Fred interrupted in a low voice, 'what were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"you doing?'    'You heard your father,' whispered Mrs Weasley,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"'we are not discussing this here! Go on about Willy Widdershins, Arthur.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   'Well, don't ask me how, but he actually got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"off the toilet charge,' said Mr Weasley grimly. 'I can only suppose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"gold changed hands - '    'You were guarding it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"weren't you?' said George quietly. The weapon? The thing You-Know-Who's after?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  'George, be quiet!' snapped Mrs Weasley.    'Anyway,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"said Mr Weasley, in a raised voice, 'this time Willys been caught","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"selling biting doorknobs to Muggles and I don't think he'll be able","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to worm his way out of it because, according to this article,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"two Muggles have lost fingers and are now in St Mungo's for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"emergency bone re-growth and memory modification. Just think of it, Muggles in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"St Mungo's! I wonder which ward they're in?'    And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"he looked eagerly around as though hoping to see a signpost. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  'Didn't you say You-Know-Who's got a snake, Harry?' asked Fred,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"looking at his father for a reaction. 'A massive one? You saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"it the night he returned, didn't you?'    That's enough,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"said Mrs Weasley crossly. 'Mad-Eye and Tonks are outside, Arthur, they want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to come and see you. And you lot can wait outside,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"added to her children and Harry. 'You can come and say goodbye","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"afterwards. Go on.'    They trooped back into the corridor.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Mad-Eye and Tonks went in and closed the door of the ward","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"behind them. Fred raised his eyebrows.    'Fine,' he said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"coolly, rummaging in his pockets, 'be like that. Don't tell us anything.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"   'Looking for these?' said George, holding out what looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"like a tangle of flesh-coloured string.    'You read my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"mind,' said Fred, grinning. 'Let's see if St Mungo's puts Imperturbable Charms","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"on its ward doors, shall we?'    He and George","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"disentangled the string and separated five Extendable Ears from each other. Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and George handed them around. Harry hesitated to take one.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" 'Go on, Harry, take it! You saved Dad's life. If anyone's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"got the right to eavesdrop on him, it's you.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Grinning in spite of himself, Harry took the end of the string","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"and inserted it into his ear as the twins had done. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"  'OK, go!' Fred whispered.    The flesh-coloured strings","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"wriggled like long skinny worms and snaked under the door. At first,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Harry could hear nothing, then he jumped as he heard Tonks whispering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"as clearly as though she were standing right beside him.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" '. . . they searched the whole area taut couldn't find","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the snake anywhere. It just seems to have vanished after it attacked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"you, Arthur . . . but You-Know-Who can't have expected a snake","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"to get in, can he?'    'I reckon he sent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"it as a lookout,' growled Moody, `cause he's not had any luck","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"so far, has he? No, I reckon he's trying to get a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"clearer picture of what he's facing and if Arthur hadn't been there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"the beast would've had a lot more time to look around. So,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Potter says he saw it all happen?'    'Yes,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Mrs Weasley. She sounded rather uneasy. 'You know, Dumbledore seems almost to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"have been waiting for Harry to see something like this.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" 'Yeah, well,' said Moody, 'there's something funny about the Potter kid,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"we all know that.'    'Dumbledore seemed worried about Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"when I spoke to him this morning,' whispered Mrs Weasley.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
" 'Course he's worried,' growled Moody. The boy's seeing things from inside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"You-Know-Who's snake. Obviously, Potter doesn't realise what that means, but if You-Know-Who's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"possessing him - '    Harry pulled the Extendable Ear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"out of his own, his heart hammering very fast and heat rushing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"up his face. He looked around at the others. They were all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"staring at him, the strings still trailing from their ears, looking suddenly fearful. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-22"
"Christmas on the Closed WardWas this why Dumbledore would no longer meet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Harry's eyes? Did he expect to see Voldemort staring out of them,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"afraid, perhaps, that their vivid green might turn suddenly to scarlet, with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"catlike slits for pupils? Harry remembered how the snakelike face of Voldemort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"had once forced itself out of the back of Professor Quirrell's head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and ran his hand over the back of his own, wondering what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"it would feel like if Voldemort burst out of his skull. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  He felt dirty, contaminated, as though he were carrying some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"deadly germ, unworthy to sit on the Underground train back from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"hospital with innocent, clean people whose minds and bodies were free of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the taint of Voldemort . . . he had not merely seen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the snake, he had been the snake, he knew it now .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
". .    A truly terrible thought then occurred to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"him, a memory bobbing to the surface of his mind, one that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"made his insides writhe and squirm like serpents.    What's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"he after, apart from followers?    Stuff he can only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"get by stealth . . . like a weapon. Something he didn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"have last time.    I'm the weapon, Harry thought, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"it was as though poison were pumping through his veins, chilling him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"bringing him out in a sweat as he swayed with the train","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"through the dark tunnel. I'm the one Voldemort's trying to use, that's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"why they've got guards around me everywhere I go, it's not for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"my protection, it's for other people's, only it's not working, they can't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"have someone on me all the time at Hogwarts . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"I did attack Mr Weasley last night, it was me. Voldemort made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"me do it and he could be inside me, listening to my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"thoughts right now - '    'Are you all right,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Harry, dear?' whispered Mrs Weasley, leaning across Ginny to speak to him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"as the train rattled along through its dark tunnel. 'You don't look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"very well. Are you feeling sick?'    They were all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"watching him. He shook his head violently and stared up at an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"advertisement for home insurance.    'Harry, dear, are you sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"you're all right?' said Mrs Weasley in a worried voice, as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"walked around the unkempt patch of grass in the middle of Grimmauld","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Place. 'You look ever so pale . . . are you sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"you slept this morning? You go upstairs to bed right now and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"you can have a couple of hours of sleep before dinner, all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"right?'    He nodded; here was a ready-made excuse not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to talk to any of the others, which was precisely what he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"wanted, so when she opened the front door he hurried straight past","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the trolls-leg umbrella stand, up the stairs and into his and Ron's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"bedroom.    Here, he began to pace up and down,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"past the two beds and Phineas Nigellus's empty picture frame, his brain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"teeming and seething with questions and ever more dreadful ideas.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" How had he become a snake? Perhaps he was an Animagus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
". . . no, he couldn't be, he would know . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
". perhaps Voldemort was an Animagus . . . yes, thought Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"that would fit, he would turn into a snake of course .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
". . and when he's possessing me, then we both transform .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
". . that still doesn't explain how I got to London and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"back to my bed in the space of about five minutes .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
". . but then Voldemort's about the most powerful wizard in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"world, apart from Dumbledore, it's probably no problem at all to him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to transport people like that.    And then, with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"terrible stab of panic, he thought, but this is insane - if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Voldemort's possessing me, I'm giving him a clear view into the Headquarters","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"of the Order of the Phoenix right now! He'll know who's in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the Order and where Sirius is . . . and I've heard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"loads of stuff I shouldn't have, everything Sirius told me the first","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"night I was here . . .    There was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"only one thing for it: he would have to leave Grimmauld Place","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"straightaway. He would spend Christmas at Hogwarts without the others, which would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"keep them sate over the holidays at least . . . but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"no, that wouldn't do, there were still plenty of people at Hogwarts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to maim and injure. What if it was Seamus, Dean or Neville","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"next time? He stopped his pacing and stood staring at Phineas Nigellus's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"empty frame. A leaden sensation was settling in the pit of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"stomach. He had no alternative: he was going to have to return","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to Privet Drive, cut himself off from other wizards entirely.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" Well, if he had to do it, he thought, there was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"no point hanging around. Trying with all his might not to think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"how the Dursleys were going to react when they found him on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"their doorstep six months earlier than they had expected, he strode over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to his trunk, slammed the lid shut and locked it, then glanced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"around automatically for Hedwig before remembering that she was still at Hogwarts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"- well, her cage would be one less thing to carry -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"he seized one end of his trunk and had dragged it halfway","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"towards the door when a snide voice said, 'Running away, are we?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   He looked around. Phineas Nigellus had appeared on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"canvas of his portrait and was leaning against the frame, watching Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"with an amused expression on his face.    'Not running","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"away, no,' said Harry shortly, dragging his trunk a few more feet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"across the room.    'I thought,' said Phineas Nigellus, stroking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"his pointed beard, 'that to belong in Gryffindor house you were supposed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to be brave? It looks to me as though you would have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"been better off in my own house. We Slytherins are brave, yes,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"but not stupid. For instance, given the choice, we will always choose to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"save our own necks.'    'It's not my own neck","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"I'm saving,' said Harry tersely, tugging the trunk over a patch of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"particularly uneven, moth-eaten carpet right in front of the door.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" 'Oh, I see,' said Phineas Nigellus, still stroking his beard, 'this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"is no cowardly flight - you are being noble.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Harry ignored him. His hand was on the doorknob when Phineas Nigellus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"said lazily, 'I have a message for you from Albus Dumbledore.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  Harry span round.    'What is it?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  ' `Stay where you are.` '    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"haven't moved!' said Harry, his hand still upon the doorknob. 'So what's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the message?'    'I have just given it to you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"dolt,' said Phineas Nigellus smoothly. 'Dumbledore says, `Stay where you are.` '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   'Why?' said Harry eagerly, dropping the end of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"trunk. 'Why does he want me to stay? What else did he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"say?'    'Nothing whatsoever,' said Phineas Nigellus, raising a thin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"black eyebrow as though he found Harry impertinent.    Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"temper rose to the surface like a snake rearing from long grass.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"He was exhausted, he was confused beyond measure, he had experienced terror,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"relief, then terror again in the last twelve hours, and still Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"did not want to talk to him!    'So that's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"it, is it?' he said loudly. ' `Stay where you are`? That's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"all anyone could tell me after I got attacked by those Dementors,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"loo! Just stay put while the grown-ups sort it out, Harry! We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"won't bother telling you anything, though, because your tiny little brain might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"not be able to cope with it!'    'You know,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"said Phineas Nigellus, even more loudly than Harry, 'this is precisely why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"I loathed being a teacher! Young people are so infernally convinced that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"they are absolutely right about everything. Has it not occurred to you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"my poor puffed-up popinjay, that there might be an excellent reason why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the Headmaster of Hogwarts is not confiding every tiny detail of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"plans to you? Have you never paused, while feeling hard-done-by, to note","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"that following Dumbledore's orders has never yet led you into harm? No.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"No, like all young people, you are quite sure that you alone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"feel and think, you alone recognise danger, you alone are the only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"one clever enough to realise what the Dark Lord may be planning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"- '    'He is planning something to do with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"me, then?' said Harry swiftly.    'Did I say that?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"said Phineas Nigellus, idly examining his silk gloves. 'Now, if you will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"excuse me, I have better things to do than listen to adolescent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"agonising . . . good-day to you.'    And he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"strolled to the edge of his frame and out of sight. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  'Fine, go then!' Harry bellowed at the empty frame. 'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"tell Dumbledore thanks for nothing!'    The empty canvas remained","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"silent. Fuming, Harry dragged his trunk back to the foot of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"bed, then threw himself face down on the moth-eaten covers, his eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"shut, his body heavy and aching.    He felt as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"though he had journeyed for miles and miles . . . it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"seemed impossible that less than twenty-four hours ago Cho Chang had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"approaching him under the mistletoe . . . he was so tired","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
". . . he was scared to sleep . . . yet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"he did not know how long he could fight it . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
". Dumbledore had told him to stay . . . that must","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"mean he was allowed to sleep . . . but he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"scared . . . what if it happened again?   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"He was sinking into shadows . . .    It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"was as though a film in his head had been waiting to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"start. He was walking down a deserted corridor towards a plain black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"door, past rough stone walls, torches, and an open doorway on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"a flight of stone steps leading downstairs on the left . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
".    He reached the black door but could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"open it. . . he stood gazing at it, desperate for entry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
". . . something he wanted with all his heart lay beyond","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
". . . a prize beyond his dreams . . . if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"only his scar would stop prickling . . . then he would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"be able to think more clearly . . .   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'Harry,' said Ron's voice, from far, far away, 'Mum says dinners ready,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"but she'll save you something if you want to stay in bed.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   Harry opened his eyes, but Ron had already left","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the room.    He doesn't want to be on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"own with me, Harry thought. Not after what he heard Moody say.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   He supposed none of them would want him there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"any more, now that they knew what was inside him.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" He would not go down to dinner; he would not inflict","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"his company on them. He turned over on to his other side","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and, after a while, dropped back off to sleep. He woke much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"later, in the early hours of the morning, his insides aching with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"hunger and Ron snoring in the next bed. Squinting around the room,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"he saw the dark outline of Phineas Nigellus standing again in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"portrait and it occurred to Harry that Dumbledore had probably sent Phineas","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Nigellus to watch over him, in case he attacked somebody else. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  The feeling of being unclean intensified. He half-wished he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"not obeyed Dumbledore . . . if this was how life was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"going to be for him in Grimmauld Place from now on, maybe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"he would be better off in Privet Drive after all.*Everybody else spent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the following morning putting up Christmas decorations. Harry could not remember Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"ever being in such a good mood; he was actually singing carols,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"apparently delighted that he was to have company over Christmas. Harry could hear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"his voice echoing up through the floor in the cold drawing room","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"where he was sitting alone, watching the sky growing whiter outside the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"windows, threatening snow, all the time feeling a savage pleasure that he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"was giving the others the opportunity to keep talking about him, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"they were bound to be doing. When he heard Mrs Weasley calling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"his name softly up the stairs around lunchtime, he retreated further upstairs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and ignored her.    Around six o'clock in the evening","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the doorbell rang and Mrs Black started screaming again. Assuming that Mundungus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"or some other Order member had come to call, Harry merely settled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"himself more comfortably against the wall of Buckbeak's room where he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"hiding, trying to ignore how hungry he felt as he fed dead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"rats to the Hippogriff. It came as a slight shock when somebody","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"hammered hard on the door a few minutes later.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'I know you're in there,' said Hermione's voice. 'Will you please come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"out? I want to talk to you.'    'What are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"you doing here?' Harry asked her, pulling open the door as Buckbeak","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"resumed his scratching at the straw-strewn floor for any fragments of rat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"he may have dropped. 'I thought you were skiing with your mum","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and dad?'    'Well, to tell the truth, skiing's not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"really my thing,' said Hermione. 'So, I've come here for Christmas.' There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"was snow in her hair and her face was pink with cold.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'But don t tell Ron. I told him skiing's really good because","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"he kept laughing so much. Mum and Dad are a bit disappointed,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"but I've told them that everyone who is serious about the exams","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"is staying at Hogwarts to study. They want me to do well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"they'll understand. Anyway,' she said briskly, 'let's go to your bedroom, Ron's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"mum has lit a fire in there and she's sent up sandwiches.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   Harry followed her back to the second floor. When","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"he entered the bedroom, he was rather surprised to see both Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and Ginny waiting for them, sitting on Ron's bed.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'I came on the Knight Bus,' said Hermione airily, pulling off her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"jacket before Harry had time to speak. 'Dumbledore told me what had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"happened first thing this morning, but I had to wait for term","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to end officially before setting off. Umbridge is already livid that you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"lot disappeared right under her nose, even though Dumbledore told her Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Weasley was in St Mungo's and he'd given you all permission to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"visit. So . . .'    She sat down next","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to Ginny, and the two girls and Ron all looked up at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Harry.    'How're you feeling?' asked Hermione.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'Fine,' said Harry stiffly.    'Oh, don't lie, Harry,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"said impatiently. 'Ron and Ginny say you've been hiding from everyone since","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"you got back from St Mungo's.'    They do, do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"they?' said Harry, glaring at Ron and Ginny. Ron looked down at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"his feet but Ginny seemed quite unabashed.    'Well, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"have!' she said. 'And you won't look at any of us!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  'It's you lot who won't look at me!' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"angrily.    'Maybe you're taking it in turns to look,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and keep missing each other,' suggested Hermione, the corners of her mouth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"twitching.    'Very funny,' snapped Harry, turning away.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" 'Oh, stop feeling all misunderstood,' said Hermione sharply. 'Look, the others","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"have told me what you overheard last night on the Extendable Ears","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"- '    'Yeah?' growled Harry, his hands deep in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"his pockets as he watched the snow now falling thickly outside. 'All","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"been talking about me, have you? Well, I'm getting used to it.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   'We wanted to talk to you, Harry' said Ginny,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'but as you've been hiding ever since we got back - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   'I didn't want anyone to talk to me,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Harry, who was feeling more and more nettled.    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"that was a bit stupid of you,' said Ginny angrily, 'seeing as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"you don't know anyone but me who's been possessed by You-Know-Who, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"I can tell you how it feels.'    Harry remained","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"quite still as the impact of these words hit him. Then he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"wheeled round.    'I forgot,' he said.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'Lucky you,' said Ginny coolly.    Tin sorry,' Harry said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and he meant it. 'So . . . so, do you think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"I'm being possessed, then?'    'Well, can you remember everything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"you've been doing?' Ginny asked. 'Are there big blank periods where you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"don't know what you've been up to?'    Harry racked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"his brains.    'No,' he said.    Then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"You-Know-Who hasn't ever possessed you,' said Ginny simply. 'When he did it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to me, I couldn't remember what I'd been doing for hours at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"a time. I'd find myself somewhere and not know how I got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"there.'    Harry hardly dared believe her, yet his heart","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"was lightening almost in spite of himself.    'That dream","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"I had about your dad and the snake, though - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  'Harry, you've had these dreams before,' Hermione said. 'You had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"flashes of what Voldemort was up to last year.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"This was different,' said Harry, shaking his head. T was inside that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"snake. It was like I was the snake . . . what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"if Voldemort somehow transported me to London - ?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'One day,' said Hermione, sounding thoroughly exasperated, 'you'll read Hogwarts: A History,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and perhaps it will remind you that you can't Apparate or Disapparaie","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"inside Hogwarts. Even Voldemort couldn't just make you fly out of your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"dormitory, Harry.'    'You didn't leave your bed, male,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Ron. T saw you thrashing around in your sleep for at least","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"a minute before we could wake you up.'    Harry started","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"pacing up and down the room again, thinking. What they were all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"saying was not only comforting, it made sense . . . without","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"really thinking, he took a sandwich from the plate on the bed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and crammed it hungrily into his mouth.    I'm not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the weapon after all, thought Harry. His heart swelled with happiness and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"relief, and he felt like joining in as they heard  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" Sirius tramping past their door towards Buckbeaks room, singing 'God Rest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Ye, Merry Hippogriffs' at the top of his voice.*How could he have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"dreamed of returning to Privet Drive for Christmas? Sirius's delight at having","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the house full again, and especially at having Harry back, was infectious.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"He was no longer their sullen host of the summer; now he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"seemed determined that everyone should enjoy themselves as much, if not more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"than they would have done at Hogwarts, and he worked tirelessly in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the run-up to Christmas Day, cleaning and decorating with their help, so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"that by the time they all went to bed on Christmas Eve","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the house was barely recognisable. The tarnished chandeliers were no longer hung","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"with cobwebs but with garlands of holly and gold and silver streamers;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"magical snow glittered in heaps over the threadbare carpets; a great Christmas","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"tree, obtained by Mundungus and decorated with live fairies, blocked Sirius's family","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"tree from view, and even the stuffed elf-heads on the hall wall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"wore Father Christmas hats and beards.    Harry awoke on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Christmas morning to find a stack of presents at the foot of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"his bed and Ron already halfway through opening his own, rather larger,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"pile.    'Good haul this year,' he informed Harry through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"a cloud of paper. Thanks for the Broom Compass, it's excellent; beats","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Hermione's - she got me a homework planner - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" Harry sorted through his presents and found one with Hermione's handwriting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"on it. She had given him, too, a book that resembled a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"diary except that every time he opened a page it said aloud","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"things like: 'Do it today or later you'll pay!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Sirius and Lupin had given Harry a set of excellent books entitled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Practical Defensive Magic and its Use Against the Dark Arts, which had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"superb, moving colour illustrations of all the counter-jinxes and hexes it described.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Harry flicked through the first volume eagerly; he could see it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"going to be highly useful in his plans for the DA. Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"had sent a furry brown wallet that had fangs, which were presumably","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"supposed to be an anti-theft device, but unfortunately prevented Harry putting any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"money in without getting his fingers ripped off. Tonks's present was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"small, working model of a Firebolt, which Harry watched fly around the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"room, wishing he still had his full-size version; Ron had given him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"an enormous box of Every-Flavour Beans, Mr and Mrs Weasley the usual","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"hand-knitted jumper and some mince pies, and Dobby a truly dreadful painting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"that Harry suspected had been done by the elf himself. He had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"just turned it upside-down to see whether it looked better that way","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"when, with a loud crack, Fred and George Apparated at the foot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"of his bed.    'Merry Christmas,' said George. 'Don't go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"downstairs for a bit.'    'Why not?' said Ron. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  'Mum's crying again,' said Fred heavily. 'Percy sent back his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Christmas jumper.'    'Without a note,' added George. 'Hasn't asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"how Dad is or visited him or anything.'    'We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"tried to comfort her,' said Fred, moving around the bed to look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"at Harry's portrait. Told her Percy's nothing more than a humungous pile","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"of rat droppings.'    'Didn't work,' said George, helping himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to a Chocolate Frog. 'So Lupin took over. Best let him cheer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"her up before we go down for breakfast, I reckon.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" 'What's that supposed to be, anyway?' asked Fred, squinting at Dobbys","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"painting. 'Looks like a gibbon with two black eyes.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'It's Harry!' said George, pointing at the back of the picture, 'says","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"so on the back!'    'Good likeness,' said Fred, grinning.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Harry threw his new homework diary at him; it hit the wall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"opposite and fell to the floor where it said happily: 'If you've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"dotted the `i`s and crossed the `t`s then you may do whatever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"you please!'    They got up and dressed. They could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"hear the various inhabitants of the house calling 'Merry Christmas' to one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"another. On their way downstairs they met Hermione.    Thanks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"for the book, Harry,' she said happily. 'I've been wanting that New","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Theory of Numerology for ages! And that perfume's really unusual, Ron.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  'No problem,' said Ron. 'Who's that for, anyway?' he added,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"nodding at the neatly wrapped present she was carrying.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'Kreacher,' said Hermione brightly.    'It had better not be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"clothes!' Ron warned her. 'You know what Sirius said: Kreacher knows too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"much, we can't set him free!'    'It isn't clothes,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"said Hermione, 'although if I had my way I'd certainly give him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"something to wear other than that filthy old rag. No, it's a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"patchwork quilt, I thought it would brighten up his bedroom.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" 'What bedroom?' said Harry, dropping his voice to a whisper as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"they were passing the portrait of Sirius's mother.    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Sirius says it's not so much a bedroom, more a kind of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"- 'den,' said Hermione. 'Apparently he sleeps under the boiler in that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"cupboard off the kitchen.'    Mrs Weasley was the only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"person in the basement when they arrived there. She was standing at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the stove and sounded as though she had a bad head cold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"as she wished them 'Merry Christmas', and they all averted their eyes.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   'So, is this Kreacher's bedroom?' said Ron, strolling over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to a dingy door in the corner opposite the pantry. Harry had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"never seen it open.    'Yes,' said Hermione, now sounding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"a little nervous. 'Er . . . I think we'd better knock.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  Ron rapped on the door with his knuckles but there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"was no reply.    'He must be sneaking around upstairs,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"he said, and without further ado pulled open the door. 'Urgh!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  Harry peered inside. Most of the cupboard was taken up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"with a very large and old-fashioned boiler, but in the foot of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"space underneath the pipes Kreacher had made himself something that looked like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"a nest. A jumble of assorted rags and smelly old blankets were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"piled on the floor and the small dent in the middle of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"it showed where Kreacher curled up to sleep every night. Here and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"there among the material were stale bread crusts and mouldy old bits","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"of cheese. In a far corner glinted small objects and coins that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Harry guessed Kreacher had saved, magpie-like, from Sirius's purge of the house,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and he had also managed to retrieve the silver-framed family photographs that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Sirius had thrown away over the summer. Their glass might be shattered,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"but still the little black-and-white people inside them peered up at him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"haughtily, including - he felt a little jolt in his stomach -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the dark, heavy-lidded woman whose trial he had witnessed in Dumbledore's Pensieve:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Bellatrix Lestrange. By the looks of it, hers was Kreachers favourite photograph;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"he had placed it to the fore of all the others and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"had mended the glass clumsily with Spellotape.    'I think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"I'll just leave his present here,' said Hermione, laying the package neatly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"in the middle of the depression in the rags and blankets and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"closing the door quietly. 'He'll find it later, that'll be fine.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  'Come to think of it,' said Sirius, emerging from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"pantry carrying a large turkey as they closed the cupboard door, 'has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"anyone actually seen Kreacher lately?'    'I haven't seen him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"since the night we came back here,' said Harry. 'You were ordering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"him out of the kitchen.'    'Yeah . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"said Sirius, frowning. 'You know, I think that's the last time I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"saw him, too . . . he must be hiding upstairs somewhere.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   'He couldn't have left, could he?' said Harry. 'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"mean, when you said `out`, maybe he thought you meant get out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"of the house?'    'No, no, house-elves can't leave unless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"they're given clothes. They're tied to their family's house,' said Sirius. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  They can leave the house if they really want to,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Harry contradicted him. 'Dobby did, he left the Malfoy's' to give me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"warnings two years ago. He had to punish himself afterwards, but he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"still managed it.'    Sirius looked slightly disconcerted for a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"moment, then said, 'I'll look for him later, I expect I'll find","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"him upstairs crying his eyes out over my mother's old bloomers or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"something. Of course, he might have crawled into the airing cupboard and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"died . . . but I mustn't get my hopes up.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  Fred, George and Ron laughed; Hermione, however, looked reproachful. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  Once they had eaten their Christmas lunch, the Weasleys, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"a:id Hermione were planning to pay Mr Weasley another visit, escorted by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Mad-Eye and Lupin. Mundungus turned up in time for Christmas pudding and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"trifle, having managed to 'borrow' a car for the occasion, as the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Underground did not run on Christmas Day. The car, which Harry doubted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"very much had been taken with the consent of its owner, had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"been enlarged with a spell like the Weasleys' old Ford Anglia had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"once been. Although normally proportioned outside, ten people with Mundungus driving were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"able to fit into it quite comfortably. Mrs Weasley hesitated before getting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"inside - Harry knew her disapproval of Mundungus was battling with her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"dislike of travelling without magic - but, finally, the cold outside and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"her children's pleading triumphed, and she settled herself into the back seat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"between Fred and Bill with good grace.    The journey","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to St Mungo's was quite quick as there was very little traffic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"on the roads. A small trickle of witches and wizards was creeping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"furtively up the otherwise deserted street to visit the hospital. Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the others got out of the car, and Mundungus drove off around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the corner to wait for them. They strolled casually towards the window","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"where the dummy in green nylon stood, then, one by one, stepped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"through the glass.    The reception area looked pleasantly festive:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the crystal orbs that illuminated St Mungo's had been coloured red and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"gold to become gigantic, glowing Christmas baubles; holly hung around every doorway;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and shining white Christmas trees covered in magical snow and icicles glittered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"in every corner, each one topped with a gleaming gold star. It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"was less crowded than the last time they had been there, although","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"halfway across the room Harry found himself shunted aside by a witch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"with a satsuma jammed up her left nostril.    'Family","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"argument, eh?' smirked the blonde witch behind the desk. 'You're the third","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"I've seen today . . . Spell Damage, fourth floor.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" They found Mr Weasley propped up in bed with the remains","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"of his turkey dinner on a tray on his lap and a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"rather sheepish expression on his face.    'Everything all right,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Arthur?' asked Mrs Weasley, after they had all greeted Mr Weasley and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"handed over their presents.    'Fine, fine,' said Mr Weasley,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"a little too heartily. 'You - er - 'haven't seen Healer Smethwyck,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"have you?'    'No,' said Mrs Weasley suspiciously, 'why?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  'Nothing, nothing,' said Mr Weasley airily, starting to unwrap his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"pile of gifts. 'Well, everyone had a good day? What did you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"all get for Christmas? Oh, Harry - this is absolutely wonderful!' For","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"he had just opened Harry's gift of fuse-wire and screwdrivers.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" Mrs Weasley did not seem entirely satisfied with Mr Weasley's answer.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"As her husband leaned over to shake Harry's hand, she peered at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the bandaging under his nightshirt.    'Arthur,' she said, with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"a snap in her voice like a mousetrap, 'you've had your bandages changed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Why have you had your bandages changed a day early, Arthur? They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"told me they wouldn't need doing until tomorrow.'    'What?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"said Mr Weasley, looking rather frightened and pulling the bed covers higher","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"up his chest. 'No, no - it's nothing - it's - 'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"- '    He seemed to deflate under Mrs Weasley's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"piercing gaze.    Well - now don't get upset, Molly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"but Augustus Pye had an idea . . . he's the Trainee","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Healer, you know, lovely young chap and very interested in . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
". um . . . complementary medicine . . . I mean,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"some of these old Muggle remedies . . . well, they're called","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"stitches, Molly, and they work very well on - on Muggle wounds","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"- '    Mrs Weasley let out an ominous noise","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"somewhere between a shriek and a snarl. Lupin strolled away from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"bed and over to the werewolf, who had no visitors and was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"looking rather wistfully at the crowd around Mr Weasley; Bill muttered something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"s.bout getting himself a cup of tea and Fred and George leapt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"up to accompany him, grinning.    'Do you mean to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"tell me,' said Mrs Weasley, her voice growing louder with every word","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and apparently unaware that her fellow visitors were scurrying for cover, 'that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"you have been messing about with Muggle remedies?'    'Not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"messing about, Molly, dear,' said Mr Weasley imploringly, 'it was just -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"just something Pye and I thought we'd try - only, most unfortunately","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"- well, with these particular kinds of wounds - it doesn't seem","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to work as well as we'd hoped - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'Meaning?'    'Well . . . well, I don't know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"whether you know what - what stitches are?'    'It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"sounds as though you've been trying to sew your skin back together,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"said Mrs Weasley with a snort of mirthless laughter, 'but even you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Arthur, wouldn't be that stupid - '    'I fancy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"a cup of tea, too,' said Harry, jumping to his feet. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  Hermione, Ron and Ginny almost sprinted to the door with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"him. As it swung closed behind them, they heard Mrs Weasley shriek,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'WHAT DO YOU MEAN, THAT'S THE GENERAL IDEA?'    'Typical","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Dad,' said Ginny, shaking her head as they set off up the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"corridor. 'Stitches . . . I ask you . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  'Well, you know, they do work well on non-magical wounds,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"said Hermione fairly. 'I suppose something in that snake's venom dissolves them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"or something. I wonder where the tearoom is?'    'Fifth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"floor,' said Harry, remembering the sign over the welcomewitch's desk.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" They walked along the corridor, through a set of double doors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and found a rickety staircase lined with more portraits of brutal-looking Healers.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"As they climbed it, the various Healers called out to them, diagnosing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"odd complaints and suggesting horrible remedies. Ron was seriously affronted when a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"medieval wizard called out that he clearly had a bad case of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"spattergroit.    'And what's that supposed to be?' he asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"angrily, as the Healer pursued him through six more portraits, shoving the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"occupants out of the way.    ' 'Tis a most","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"grievous affliction of the skin, young master, that will leave you pockmarked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and more gruesome even than you are now - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" 'Watch who you're calling gruesome!' said Ron, his ears turning red.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   ' - the only remedy is to take the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"liver of a toad, bind it tight about your throat, stand naked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"at the full moon in a barrel of eels' eyes - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   'I have not got spattergroit!'    'But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the unsightly blemishes upon your visage, young master - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" 'They're freckles!' said Ron furiously. 'Now get back in your own","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"picture and leave me alone!'    He rounded on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"others, who were all keeping determinedly straight faces.    'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"floor's this?'    'I think it's the fifth,' said Hermione.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   'Nah, it's the fourth,' said Harry, 'one more -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   But as he stepped on to the landing he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"came to an abrupt halt, staring at the small window set into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the double doors that marked the start of a corridor signposted SPELL","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"DAMAGE. A man was peering out at them all with his nose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"pressed against the glass. He had wavy blond hair, bright blue eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and a broad vacant smile that revealed dazzlingly white teeth.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" 'Blimey!' said Ron, also staring at the man.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'Oh, my goodness,' said Hermione suddenly, sounding breathless. 'Professor Lockhart.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" Their ex-Defence Against the Dark Arts teacher pushed open the doors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and moved towards them, wearing a long lilac dressing gown.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" 'Well, hello there!' he said. 'I expect you'd like my autograph,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"would you?'    'Hasn't changed much, has he?' Harry muttered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to Ginny, who grinned.    'Er - how are you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Professor?' said Ron, sounding slightly guilty. It had been Ron's malfunctioning wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"that had damaged Professor Lockhart's memory so badly that he had landed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"in St Mungo's in the first place, though as Lockhart had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"attempting to permanently wipe Harry and Ron's memories at the time, Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"sympathy was limited.    'I'm very well indeed, thank you!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"said Lockhart exuberantly, palling a rather battered peacock-feather quill from his pocket.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'Mow, how many autographs would you like? I can do joined-up writing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"now, you know!'    'Er - we don't want any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"at the moment, thanks,' said Ron, raising his eyebrows at Harry, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"asked, 'Professor, should you be wandering around the corridors? Shouldn't you be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"in a ward?'    The smile faded slowly from Lockhart's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"face. For a few moments he gazed intently at Harry, then he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"said, 'Haven't we met?'    'Er . . . yeah, we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"have,' said Harry. 'You used to teach us at Hogwarts, remember?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  Teach?' repeated Lockhart, looking faintly unsettled. 'Me? Did I?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  And then the smile reappeared upon his face so suddenly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"it was rather alarming.    Taught you everything you know,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"I expect, did I? Well, how about those autographs, then? Shall we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"say a round dozen, you can give them to all your little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"friends then and nobody will be left out!'    But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"just then a head poked out of a door at the far","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"end of the corridor and a voice called, 'Gilderoy, you naughty boy,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"where have you wandered off to?'    A motherly-looking Healer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"wearing a tinsel wreath in her hair came bustling up the corridor,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"smiling warmly at Harry and the others.    'Oh, Gilderoy,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"you've got visitors! How lovely, and on Christmas Day, too! Do you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"know, he never gets visitors, poor lamb, and I can't think why,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"he's such a sweetie, aren't you?'    'We're doing autographs!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Gilderoy told the Healer with another glittering smile. They want loads of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"them, won't take no for an answer! I just hope we've got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"enough photographs!'    'Listen to him,' said the Healer, taking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Lockhart's arm and beaming fondly at him as though he were a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"precocious two-year-old. 'He was rather well known a few years ago; we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"very much hope that this liking for giving autographs is a sign","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"that his memory might be starting to come back. Will you step","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"this way? He's in a closed ward, you know, he must have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"slipped out while I was bringing in the Christmas presents, the door's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"usually kept locked . . . not that he's dangerous! But,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"lowered her voice to a whisper, 'he's a bit of a danger","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to himself, bless him . . . doesn't know who he is,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"you see, wanders off and can't remember how to get back .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
". . it is nice of you to have come to see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"him.'    'Er,' said Ron, gesturing uselessly at the floor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"above, 'actually, we were just - er -'    But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the Healer was smiling expectantly at them, and Ron's feeble mutter of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'going to have a cup of tea' trailed away into nothingness. They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"looked at each other helplessly, then followed Lockhart and his Healer along","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the corridor.    'Let's not stay long,' Ron said quietly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   The Healer pointed her wand at the door of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the Janus Thickey Ward and muttered, 'Alohomora.' The door swung open and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"she led the way inside, keeping a firm grasp on Gilderoy's arm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"until she had settled him into an armchair beside his bed. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  This is our long-term residents' ward,' she informed Harry, Ron,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   Hermione and Ginny in a low voice. 'For permanent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"spell damage, you know. Of course, with intensive remedial potions and charms","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and a bit of luck, we can produce some improvement. Gilderoy does","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"seem to be getting back some sense of himself; and we've seen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"a real improvement in Mr Bode, he seems to be regaining the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"power of speech very well, though he isn't speaking any language w:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"recognise yet. Well, I must finish giving out the Christmas presents, I'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"leave you all to chat.'    Harry looked around. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"ward bore unmistakeable signs of being a permanent home to its residents.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"They had many more personal effects around their beds than in Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Weasley's ward; the wall around Gilderoy's headboard, for instance, was papered with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"pictures of himself, all beaming toothily and waving at the new arrivals.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"He had autographed many of them to himself in disjointed, childish writing.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"The moment he had been deposited in his chair b> the Healer,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Gilderoy pulled a fresh stack of photographs towards him, seized a quill","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and started signing them all feverishly.    'You can put","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"them in envelopes,' he said to Ginny, throwing the signed pictures into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"her lap one by one as he finished them. 'I am not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"forgotten, you know, no, I still receive a very great deal of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"fan mail . . . Gladys Gudgeon writes weekly . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"I just wish I knew why . . .' He paused, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"faintly puzzled, then beamed again and returned to his signing with renewed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"vigour. 'I suspect it is simply my good looks . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   A sallow-skinned, mournful-looking wizard lay in the bed opposite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"staring at the ceiling; he was mumbling to himself and seemed quite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"unaware of anything around him. Two beds along was a woman whose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"entire head was covered in fur; Harry remembered something similar happening to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Hermione during their second year, although fortunately the damage, in her case,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"had not been permanent. At the far end of the ward flowery","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"curtains had been drawn around two beds to give the occupants and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"their visitors some privacy.    'Here you are, Agnes,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the Healer brightly to the furry-faced woman, handing her a small pile","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"of Christmas presents. 'See, not forgotten, are you? And your son's sent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"an owl to say he's visiting tonight, so that's nice, isn't it?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   Agnes gave several loud barks.    'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"look, Broderick, you've been sent a pot plant and a lovely calendar","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"with a different fancy Hippogriff for each month; they'll brighten things up,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"won't they?' said the Healer, bustling along to the mumbling man, setting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"a rather ugly plant with long, swaying tentacles on the bedside cabinet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and fixing the calendar to the wall with her wand. 'And -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"oh, Mrs Longbottom, are you leaving already?'    Harry's head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"span round. The curtains had been drawn back from the two beds","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"at the end of the ward and two visitors were walking back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"down the aisle between the beds: a formidable-looking old witch wearing a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"long green dress, a moth-eaten fox fur and a pointed hat decorated","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"with what was unmistakeably a stuffed vulture and, trailing behind her looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"thoroughly depressed - Neville.    With a sudden rush of understanding,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Harry realised who the people in the end beds must be. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"cast around wildly for some means of distracting the others so that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Neville could leave the ward unnoticed and unquestioned, but Ron had also","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"looked up at the sound of the name 'Longbottom', and before Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"could stop him had called out, 'Neville!'    Neville jumped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and cowered as though a bullet had narrowly missed him.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" 'It's us, Neville!' said Ron brightly, getting to his feet. 'Have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"you seen - '? Lockhart's here! Who've you been visiting?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" 'Friends of yours, Neville, dear?' said Neville's grandmother graciously, bearing down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"upon them all.    Neville looked as though he would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"rather be anywhere in the world but here. A dull purple flush","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"was creeping up his plump face and he was not making eye","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"contact with any of them.    'Ah, yes,' said his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"grandmother, looking closely at Harry and sticking out a shrivelled, clawlike hand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"for him to shake. 'Yes, yes, I know who you are, of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"course. Neville speaks most highly of you.'    'Er -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"thanks,' said Harry, shaking hands. Neville did not look at him, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"surveyed his own feet, the colour deepening in his face all the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"while.    'And you two are clearly Weasleys,' Mrs Longbottom","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"continued, proffering her hand regally to Ron and Ginny in turn. 'Yes,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"I know your parents - not well, of course - but fine","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"people, fine people . . . and you must be Hermione Granger?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   Hermione looked rather startled that Mrs Longbottom knew her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"name, but shook hands all the same.    'Yes, Neville's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"told me all about you. Helped him out of a few sticky","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"spots, haven't you? He's a good boy,' she said, casting a sternly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"appraising look down her rather bony nose at Neville, 'but be hasn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"got his father's talent, I'm afraid to say.' And she jerked her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"head in the direction of the two beds at the end of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the ward, so that the stuffed vulture on her hat trembled alarmingly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   'What?' said Ron, looking amazed. (Harry wanted to stamp","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"on Ron's foot, but that sort of thing is much harder to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"bring off unnoticed when you're wearing jeans rather than robes.) 'Is that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"your dad down the end, Neville?'    'What's this?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Mrs Longbottom sharply. 'Haven't you told your friends about your parents, Neville?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   Neville took a deep breath, looked up at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"ceiling and shook his head. Harry could not remember ever feeling sorrier","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"for anyone, but he could not think of any way of helping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Neville out of the situation.    Well, it's nothing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"be ashamed of!' said Mrs Longbottom angrily. 'You should be proud, Neville,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"proud! They didn't give their health and their sanity so their only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"son would be ashamed of them, you know!'    'I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"not ashamed,' said Neville, very faintly, still looking anywhere but at Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and the others. Ron was now standing on tiptoe to look over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"at the inhabitants of the two beds.    Well, you've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"got a funny way of showing it!' said Mrs Longbottom. 'My son","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and his wife,' she said, turning haughtily to Harry, Ron, Hermione and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Ginny, 'were tortured into insanity by You-Know-Who's followers.'    Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"and Ginny both clapped their hands over their mouths. Ron stopped craning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"his neck to catch a glimpse of Neville's parents and looked mortified.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   They were Aurors, you know, and very well respected","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"within the wizarding community,' Mrs Longbottom went on. 'Highly gifted, the pair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"of them. I - yes, Alice dear, what is it?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" Neville's mother had come edging down the ward in her nightdress.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"She no longer had the plump, happy-looking face Harry had seen in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Moody's old photograph of the original Order of the Phoenix. Her face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"was thin and worn now, her eyes seemed overlarge and her hair,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"which had turned white, was wispy and dead-looking. She did not seem","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to want to speak, or perhaps she was not able to, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"she made timid motions towards Neville, holding something in her outstretched hand.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   'Again?' said Mrs Longbottom, sounding slightly weary. 'Very well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Alice dear, very well - Neville, take it, whatever it is.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"  But Neville had already stretched out his hand, into which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"his mother dropped an empty Drooble's Best Blowing Gum wrapper.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" 'Very nice, dear,' said Neville's grandmother in a falsely cheery voice,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"patting his mother on the shoulder.    But Neville said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"quietly, Thanks, Mum.'    His mother tottered away, back up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"the ward, humming to herself. Neville looked around at the others, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"expression defiant, as though daring them to laugh, but Harry did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"think he'd ever found anything less funny in his life.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" 'Well, we'd better get back,' sighed Mrs Longbottom, drawing on long","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"green gloves. 'Very nice to have met you all. Neville, put that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"wrapper in the bin, she must have given you enough of them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"to paper your bedroom by now.'    But as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"left, Harry was sure he saw Neville slip the sweet wrapper into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"his pocket.    The door closed behind them.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" 'I never knew,' said Hermione, who looked tearful.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"'Nor did I,' said Ron rather hoarsely.    'Nor me,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"whispered Ginny.    They all looked at Harry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
" 'I did,' he said glumly. 'Dumbledore told me but I promised","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"I wouldn't tell anyone . . . that's what Bellatrix Lestrange got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"sent to Azkaban for, using the Cruciatus Curse on Neville's parents until","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"they lost their minds.'    'Bellatrix Lestrange did that?' whispered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"Hermione, horrified. That woman Kreacher's got a photo of in his den?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"   There was a long silence, broken by Lockhart's angry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"voice.    'Look, I didn't learn joined-up writing for nothing, you know!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-23"
"OcclumencyKreacher, it transpired, had been lurking in the attic. Sirius said he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"had found him up there, covered in dust, no doubt looking for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"more relics of the Black family to hide in his cupboard. Though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Sirius seemed satisfied with this story, it made Harry uneasy. Kreacher seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to be in a better mood on his reappearance, his bitter muttering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"had subsided somewhat and he submitted to orders more docilely than usual,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"though once or twice Harry caught the house-elf staring at him avidly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"but always looking quickly away whenever he saw that Harry had noticed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   Harry did not mention his vague suspicions to Sirius,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"whose cheerfulness was evaporating fast now that Christmas was over. As the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"date of their departure back to Hogwarts drew nearer, he became more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"and more prone to what Mrs Weasley called 'fits of the sullens',","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"in which he would become taciturn and grumpy, often withdrawing to Buckbeak's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"room for hours at a time. His gloom seeped through the house,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"oozing under doorways like some noxious gas, so that all of them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"became infected by it.    Harry didn't want to leave","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Sirius again with only Kreacher for company; in fact, for the first","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"time in his life, he was not looking forward to returning to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Hogwarts. Going back to school would mean placing himself once again under","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the tyranny of Dolores Umbridge, who had no doubt managed to force","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"through another dozen decrees in their absence; there was no Quidditch to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"look forward to now that he had been banned, there was every","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"likelihood that their burden of homework would increase as the exams drew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"even nearer; and Dumbledore remained as remote as ever. In fact, if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"it hadn't been for the DA, Harry thought he might have begged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Sirius to let him leave Hogwarts and remain in Grimmauld Place. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  Then, on the very last day of the holidays, something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"happened that made Harry positively dread his return to school.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" 'Harry, dear,' said Mrs Weasley poking her head into his and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Ron's bedroom, where the pair of them were playing wizard chess watched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"by Hermione, Ginny and Crookshanks, 'could you come down to the kitchen?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Professor Snape would like a word with you.'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"did not immediately register what she had said; one of his castles","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"was engaged in a violent tussle with a pawn of Ron's and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"he was egging it on enthusiastically.    'Squash him -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"squash him, he's only a pawn, you idiot. Sorry, Mrs Weasley, what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"did you say?'    'Professor Snape, dear. In the kitchen.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"He'd like a word.'    Harry's mouth fell open in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"horror. He looked around at Ron, Hermione and Ginny, all of whom","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"were gaping back at him. Crookshanks, whom Hermione had been restraining with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"difficulty for the past quarter of an hour, leapt gleefully on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the board and set the pieces running for cover, squealing at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"top of their voices.    'Snape?' said Harry blankly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'Professor Snape, dear,' said Mrs Weasley reprovingly. 'Now come on,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"quickly, he says he can't stay long.'    'What's he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"want with you?' said Ron, looking unnerved as Mrs Weasley withdrew from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the room. 'You haven't done anything, have you?'    'No!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"said Harry indignantly, racking his brains to think what he could have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"done that would make Snape pursue him to Grimmauld Place. Had his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"last piece of homework perhaps earned a 'T'?    A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"minute or two later, he pushed open the kitchen door to find","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Sirius and Snape both seated at the long kitchen table, glaring in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"opposite directions. The silence between them was heavy with mutual dislike. A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"letter lay open on the table in front of Sirius.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" 'Er,' said Harry, to announce his presence.    Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"looked around at him, his face framed between curtains of greasy black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"hair.    'Sit down, Potter.'    'You know,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"said Sirius loudly, leaning back on his rear chair legs and speaking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to the ceiling, 'I think I'd prefer it if you didn't give","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"orders here, Snape. It's my house, you see.'    An","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"ugly flush suffused Snape's pallid face. Harry sat down in a chair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"beside Sirius, facing Snape across the table.    'I was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"supposed to see you alone, Potter,' said Snape, the familiar sneer curling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"his mouth, 'but Black - '    'I'm his godfather,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"said Sirius, louder than ever.    'I am here on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Dumbledore's orders.' said Snape, whose voice, by contrast, was becoming more and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"more quietly waspish, 'but by all means stay, Black, I know you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"like lo feel . . . involved.'    'What's that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"supposed to mean?' said Sirius, letting his chair fall back on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"all four legs with a loud bang.    'Merely that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"I am sure you must feel - ah - frustrated by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"fact that you can do nothing useful,' Snape laid a delicate stress","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"on the word, 'for the Order.'    It was Sirius's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"turn to flush. Snape's lip curled in triumph as he turned to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Harry.    The Headmaster has sent me to tell you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Potter, that it is his wish for you to study Occlumency this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"term.'    'Study what?' said Harry blankly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Snape's sneer became more pronounced.    'Occlumency, Potter. The magical","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"defence of the mind against external penetration. An obscure branch of magic,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"but a highly useful one.'    Harry's heart began to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"pump very fast indeed. Defence against external penetration? But he was not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"being possessed, they had all agreed on that . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'Why do I have to study Occlu - thing?' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"blurted out.    'Because the Headmaster thinks it a good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"idea,' said Snape smoothly. 'You will receive private lessons once a week,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"but you will not tell anybody what you are doing, least of all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Dolores Umbridge. You understand?'    'Yes,' said Harry. 'Who's going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to be teaching me?'    Snape raised an eyebrow. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'I am,' he said.    Harry had the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"horrible sensation that his insides were melting.    Extra lessons","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"with Snape - what on earth had he done to deserve this?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"He looked quickly round at Sirius for support.    'Why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"can't Dumbledore teach Harry?' asked Sirius aggressively. 'Why you?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'I suppose because it is a headmasters privilege to delegate less enjoyable","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"tasks,' said Snape silkily. 'I assure you I did not beg for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the job.' He got to his feet. 'I will expect you at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"six o'clock on Monday evening, Potter. My office. If anybody asks, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"are taking remedial Potions. Nobody who has seen you in my classes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"could deny you need them.'    He turned to leave,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"his black travelling cloak billowing behind him.    'Wait a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"moment,' said Sirius, sitting up straighter in his chair.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Snape turned back to face them, sneering.    'I am","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"in rather a hurry, Black. Unlike you, I do not have unlimited","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"leisure time.'    'I'll get to the point, then,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Sirius, standing up. He was rather taller than Snape who, Harry noticed,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"balled his fist in the pocket of his cloak over what Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"was sure was the handle of his wand. 'If I hear you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"using these Occlumency lessons to give Harry a hard time, you'll have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"me to answer to.'    'How touching,' Snape sneered. 'But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"surely you have noticed that Potter is very like his father?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'Yes, I have,' said Sirius proudly.    'Well","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"then, you'll know he's so arrogant that criticism simply bounces off him,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Snape said sleekly.    Sirius pushed his chair roughly aside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"and strode around the table towards Snape, pulling out his wand as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"he went. Snape whipped out his own. They were squaring up to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"each other, Sirius looking livid, Snape calculating, his eyes darting from Sirius's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"wand-tip to his face.    'Sirius!' said Harry loudly, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Sirius appeared not to hear him.    'I've warned you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Snivelus,' said Sirius, his face barely a foot from Snape's, 'I don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"care if Dumbledore thinks you've reformed, I know better - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'Oh, but why don't you tell him so?' whispered Snape.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'Or are you afraid he might not take very seriously the advice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"of a man who has been hiding inside his mother's house for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"six months?'    Tell me, how is Lucius Malfoy these","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"days? I expect he's delighted his lapdog's working at Hogwarts, isn't he?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   'Speaking of dogs,' said Snape softly, 'did you know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"that Lucius Malfoy recognised you last time you risked a little jaunt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"outside? Clever idea, Black, getting yourself seen on a safe station platform","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
". . . gave you a cast-iron excuse not to leave your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"hidey-hole in future, didn't it?'    Sirius raised his wand.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   'NO!' Harry yelled, vaulting over the table and trying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to get in between them. 'Sirius, don't!'    'Are you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"calling me a coward?' roared Sirius, trying to push Harry out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the way, but Harry would not budge.    'Why, yes,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"I suppose I am,' said Snape.    'Harry - get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"- out - of - it!' snarled Sirius, pushing him aside with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"his free hand.    The kitchen door opened and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"entire Weasley family, plus Hermione, came inside, all looking very happy, with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Mr Weasley walking proudly in their midst dressed in a pair of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"striped pyjamas covered by a mackintosh.    'Cured!' he announced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"brightly to the kitchen at large. 'Completely cured!'    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"and all the other Weasleys froze on the threshold, gazing at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"scene in front of them, which was also suspended in mid-action, both","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Sirius and Snape looking towards the door with their wands pointing into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"each other's faces and Harry immobile between them, a hand stretched out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to each, trying to force them apart.    'Merlins beard,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"said Mr Weasley, the smile sliding off his face, 'what's going on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"here?'    Both Sirius and Snape lowered their wands. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"looked from one to the other. Each wore an expression of utmost","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"contempt, yet the unexpected entrance of so many witnesses seemed to have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"brought them to their senses. Snape piocketed his wand, turned on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"heel and swept back across the kitchen, passing the Weasleys without comment.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"At the door he looked back.    'Six o'clock, Monday","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"evening, Potter.'    And he was gone. Sirius glared after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"him, his wand at his side.    'What's been going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"on?' asked Mr Weasley again.    'Nothing, Arthur,' said Sirius,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"who was breathing heavily as though he had just run a long","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"distance. 'Just a friendly little chat between two old school friends.' With","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"what looked like an enormous effort, he smiled. 'So . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"you're cured? That's great news, really great.'    'Yes, isn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"it?' said Mrs Weasley, leading her husband forward to a chair. 'Healer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Smethwyck worked his magic in the end, found an antidote to whatever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"that snake's got in its fangs, and Arthur's learned his lesson about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"dabbling in Muggle medicine, haven't you, dear?' she added, rather menacingly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'Yes, Molly dear,' said Mr Weasley meekly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"That nights meal should have been a cheerful one, with Mr Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"back amongst them. Harry could tell Sirius was trying to make it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"so, yet when his godfather was not forcing himself to laugh loudly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"at Fred and George's jokes or offering everyone more food, his face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"fell back into a moody, brooding expression. Harry was separated from him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"by Mundungus and Mad-Eye, who had dropped in to offer Mr Weasley their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"congratulations. He wanted to talk to Sirius, to tell him he shouldn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"listen to a word Snape said, that Snape was goading him deliberately","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"and that the rest of them didn't think Sirius was a coward","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"for doing as Dumbledore told him and remaining in Grimmauld Place. But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"he had no opportunity to do so, and, eyeing the ugly look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"on Sirius's face, Harry wondered occasionally whether he would have dared to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"mention it even if he had the chance. Instead, he told Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"and Hermione under his voice about having to take Occlumency lessons with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Snape.    'Dumbledore wants to stop you having those dreams","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"about Voldemort,' said Hermione at once. Well, you won't be sorry not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to have them any more, will you?'    'Extra lessons","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"with Snape?' said Ron, sounding aghast. 'I'd rather have the nightmares!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  They were to return to Hogwarts on the Knight Bus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the following day, escorted once again by Tonks and Lupin, both of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"whom were eating breakfast in the kitchen when Harry, Ron and Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"came down next morning. The adults seemed to have been mid- ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  way through a whispered conversation as Harry opened the door;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"a I of them looked round hastily and fell silent.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" After a hurried breakfast, they all pulled on jackets and scarves","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"against the chilly grey January morning. Harry had an unpleasant constricted sensation","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"in his chest; he did not want to say goodbye to Sirius.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"He had a bad feeling about this parting; he didn't know when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"they would next see each other and he felt it was incumbent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"upon him to say something to Sirius to stop him doing anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"stupid - Harry was worried that Snape's accusation of cowardice had stung","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Sirius so badly he might even now be planning some foolhardy trip","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"beyond Grimmauld Place. Before he could think of what to say, however,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Sirius had beckoned him to his side.    'I want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"you to take this,' he said quietly, thrusting a badly wrapped package","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"roughly the size of a paperback book into Harry's hands.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" 'What is it?' Harry asked.    'A way of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"letting me know if Snape's giving you a hard time. No, don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"open it in here!' said Sirius, with a wary look at Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Weasley, who was trying to persuade the twins to wear hand-knitted mittens.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'I doubt Molly would approve - but I want you to use","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"it if you need me, all right?'    'OK,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Harry, stowing the package away in the inside pocket of his jacket,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"but he knew he would never use whatever it was. It would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"not be he, Harry, who lured Sirius from his place of safety,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"no matter how foully Snape treated him in their forthcoming Occlumency classes.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   'Let's go, then,' said Sirius, clapping Harry on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"shoulder and smiling grimly, and before Harry could say anything else, they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"were heading upstairs, stopping before the heavily chained and bolted front door,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"surrounded by Weasleys.    'Goodbye, Harry, take care,' said Mrs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Weasley, hugging him.    'See you, Harry, and keep an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"eye out for snakes for me!' said Mr Weasley genially, shaking his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"hand.    'Right - yeah,' said Harry distractedly; it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"his last chance to tell Sirius to be careful; he turned, looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"into his godfathers face and opened his mouth to speak, but before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"he could do so Sirius was giving him a brief, one-armed hug,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"and saying gruffly, 'Look after yourself, Harry.' Next moment, Harry found himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"being shunted out into the icy winter air, with Tonks (today heavily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"disguised as a tall, tweedy woman with iron-grey hair) chivvying him down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the steps.    The door of number twelve slammed shut","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"behind them. They followed Lupin down the front steps. As he reached","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the pavement, Harry looked round. Number twelve was shrinking rapidly as those","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"on either side of it stretched sideways, squeezing it out of sight.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"One blink later, it had gone.    'Come on, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"quicker we get on the bus the better,' said Tonks, and Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"thought there was nervousness in the glance she threw around the square.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Lupin flung out his right arm.    BANG.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" A violently purple, triple-decker bus had appeared out of thin air","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"in front of them, narrowly avoiding the nearest lamppost, which jumped backwards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"out of its way.    A thin, pimply, jug-eared youth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"in a purple uniform leapt down on to the pavement and said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'Welcome to the - '    'Yes, yes, we know,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"thank you,' said Tonks swiftly. 'On, on, get on - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  And she shoved Harry forwards towards the steps, past the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"conductor, who goggled at Harry as he passed.    `Ere","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"- it's 'Any - '!'    'If you shout his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"name I will curse you into oblivion,' muttered Tonks menacingly, now shunting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Ginny and Hermione forwards.    'I've always wanted to go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"on this thing,' said Ron happily, joining Harry on board and looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"around.    It had been evening the last time Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"had travelled by Knight Bus and its three decks had been full","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"of brass bedsteads. Now, in the early morning, it was crammed with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"an assortment of mismatched chairs grouped haphazardly around windows. Some of these","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"appeared to have fallen over when the bus stopped abruptly in Grimmauld","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Place; a few witches and wizards were still getting to their feet,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"grumbling, and somebody's shopping bag had slid the length of the bus:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"an unpleasant mixture of frogspawn, cockroaches and custard creams was scattered all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"over the floor.    'Looks like we'll have to split","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"up,' said Tonks briskly, looking a.round for empty chairs. 'Fred, George and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Ginny, if you just take those seats at the back . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
". Remus can stay with you.'    She, Harry, Ron and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Hermione proceeded up to the very top deck, where there were two","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"unoccupied chairs at the very front of the bus and two at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the back. Stan Shunpike, the conductor, followed Harry and Ron eagerly to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the back. Heads turned as Harry passed and, when he sat down,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"he saw all the faces flick back to the front again. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  As Harry and Ron handed Stan eleven Sickles each, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"bus set off again, swaying ominously. It rumbled around Grimmauld Place, v/eaving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"on and off the pavement, then, with another tremendous BANG, they were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"all flung backwards; Ron's chair toppled right over and Pigwidgeon, who had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"been on his lap, burst out of his cage and flew twittering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"wildly up to the front of the bus where he fluttered down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"on to Hermione s shoulder instead. Harry, who had narrowly avoided falling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"by seizing a candle bracket, looked out of the window: they were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"now speeding down what appeared to be a motorway.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'Just outside Birmingham,' said Stan happily, answering Harry's unasked question as Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"struggled up from the floor. 'You keepin' well, then, 'Any? I seen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"your name in the paper loads over the sammer, but it weren't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"never nuflink very nice. I said to Ern, I said, 'e didn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"seem like a nutter when we met 'im, just goes to siow,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"dunnit?'    He handed over their tickets and continued to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"gaze, enthralled, at Harry. Apparently, Stan did not care how nutty somebody","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"was, if they were famous enough to be in the paper. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Knight Bus swayed alarmingly, overtaking a line of cars on the inside.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Looking towards the front of the bus, Harry saw Hermione cover her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"eyes with her hands, Pigwidgeon swaying happily on her shoulder.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" BANG.    Chairs slid backwards again as the Knight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Bus jumped from the Birmingham motorway to a quiet country lane full","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"of hairpin bends. Hedgerows on either side of the road were leaping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"out of their way as they mounted the verges. From here they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"moved to a main street in the middle of a busy town,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"then to a viaduct surrounded by tall hills, then to a windswept","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"road between high-rise flats, each time with a loud BANG.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" 'I've changed my mind,' muttered Ron, picking himself up from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"floor for the sixth time, 'I never want to ride on this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"thing again.'    'Listen, it's 'Ogwarts stop after this,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Stan brightly, swaying towards them. That bossy woman up front 'oo got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"on with you, she's given us a little tip to move you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"up the queue. We're just gonna let Madam Marsh off first, though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"- ' there was a retching sound from downstairs, followed by a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"horrible spattering noise - she's not feeling 'er best.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"A few minutes later, the Knight Bus screeched to a halt outside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"a small pub, which squeezed itself out of the way to avoid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"a collision. They could hear Stan ushering the unfortunate Madam Marsh out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"of the bus and the relieved murmurings of her fellow passengers on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the second deck. The bus moved on again, gathering speed, until -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'    BANG.    They were rolling through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"a snowy Hogsmeade. Harry caught a glimpse of the Hog's Head down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"its side street, the severed boar's head sign creaking in the wintry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"wind. Flecks of snow hit the large window at the front of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the bus. At last they rolled to a halt outside the gates","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to Hogwarts.    Lupin and Tonks helped them off the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"bus with their luggage, then got off to say goodbye. Harry glanced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"up at the three decks of the Knight Bus and saw all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the passengers staring down at them, noses flat against the windows. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'You'll be safe once you're in the grounds,' said Tonks,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"casting a careful eye around at the deserted road. 'Have a good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"term, OK?'    'Look after yourselves,' said Lupin, shaking hands","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"all round and reaching Harry last. 'And listen . . .' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"lowered his voice while the rest of them exchanged last-minute goodbyes with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Tonks, 'Harry, I know you don't like Snape, but he is a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"superb Occlumens and we all - Sirius included - want you to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"learn to protect yourself, so work hard, all right?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'Yeah, all right,' said Harry heavily, looking up into Lupin's prematurely lined","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"face. 'See you, then.'    The six of them struggled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"up the slippery drive towards the castle, dragging their trunks. Hermione was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"already talking about knitting a few elf hats before bedtime. Harry glanced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"back when they reached the oaken front doors; the Knight Bus had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"already gone and he half-wished, given what was coming the following evening,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"that he was still on board.*Harry spent most of the next day","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"dreading the evening. His morning double-Potions lesson did nothing to dispel his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"trepidation, as Snape was as unpleasant as ever. His mood was further","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"lowered by the DA members constantly approaching him in the corridors between","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"classes, asking hopefully if there would be a meeting that night. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'I'll let you know in the usual way when the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"next one is,' Harry said over and over again, 'but I can't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"do it tonight, I've got to go to - er - remedial","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Potions.'    'You take remedial Potions?' asked Zacharias Smith superciliously,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"having cornered Harry in the Entrance Hall after lunch. 'Good Lord, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"must be terrible. Snape doesn't usually give extra lessons, does he?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  As Smith strode away in an annoyingly buoyant fashion, Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"g'.ared after him.    'Shall I jinx him? I can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"still get him from here,' he said, raising his wand and taking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"aim between Smith's shoulder blades.    'Forget it,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"dismally. 'It's what everyone's going to think, isn't it? That I'm really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"stup - '    'Hi, Harry,' said a voice behind him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"He turned round and found Cho standing there.    'Oh,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"said Harry as his stomach leapt uncomfortably. 'Hi.'    'We'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"be in the library, Harry,' said Hermione firmly as she seized Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"above the elbow and dragged him off towards the marble staircase. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'Had a good Christmas?' asked Cho.    'Yeah,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"not bad,' said Harry.    'Mine was pretty quiet,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Cho. For some reason, she was looking rather embarrassed. 'Erm . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
". there's another Hogsmeade trip next month, did you see the notice?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   'What? Oh, no, I haven't checked the noticeboard since","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"I got back.'    'Yes, it's on Valentines Day .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
". .'    'Right,' said Harry, wondering why she was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"telling him this. 'Well, I suppose you want to - ?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'Only if you do,' she said eagerly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Harry stared. He had been about to say, 'I suppose you want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to know when the next DA meeting is?' but her response did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"not seem to fit.    'I - er - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"he said.    'Oh, it's OK if you don't,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"said, looking mortified. 'Don't worry. I - I'll see you around.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  She walked away. Harry stood staring after her, his brain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"working frantically. Then something clunked into place.    'Cho! Hey","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"- CHO!'    He ran after her, catching her halfway","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"up the marble staircase.    'Er - d'you want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"come into Hogsmeade with me on Valentine s Day?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'Oooh, yes!' she said, blushing crimson and beaming at him.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" 'Right . . . well . . . that's settled then,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"said Harry, and feeling that the day was not going to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"a complete loss after all, he virtually bounced off to the library","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to pick up Ron and Hermione before their afternoon lessons.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" By six o'clock that evening, however, even the glow of having","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"successfully asked out Cho Chang could not lighten the ominous feelings that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"intensified with every step Harry took towards Snape's office.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"He paused outside the door when he reached it, wishing he were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"almost anywhere else, then, taking a deep breath, he knocked and entered.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   The shadowy room was lined with shelves bearing hundreds","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"of glass jars in which slimy bits of animals and plants were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"suspended in variously coloured potions. In one corner stood the cupboard full","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"of ingredients that Snape had once accused Harry - not without reason","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"- of robbing. Harry's attention was drawn towards the desk, however, where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"a shallow stone basin engraved with runes and symbols lay in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"pool of candlelight. Harry recognised it at once - it was Dumbledore's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Pensieve. Wondering what on earth it was doing there, he jumped when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Snape's cold voice came out of the shadows.    'Shut","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the door behind you, Potter.'    Harry did as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"was told, with the horrible feeling that he was imprisoning himself. When","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"he turned back into the room, Snape had moved into the light","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"and was pointing silently at the chair opposite his desk. Harry sat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"down and so did Snape, his cold black eyes fixed unblinkingly upon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Harry, dislike etched in every line of his face.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'Well, Potter, you know why you are here,' he said. 'The Headmaster","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"has asked me to teach you Occlumency. I can only hope that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"you prove more adept at it than at Potions.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'Right,' said Harry tersely.    This may not be an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"ordinary class, Potter,' said Snape, his eyes narrowed malevolently, 'but I am","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"still your teacher and you will therefore call me `sir` or `Professor`","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"at all times.'    'Yes . . . sir,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Harry.    Snape continued to survey him through narrowed eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"for a moment, then said, 'Now, Occlumency. As I told you back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"in your dear godfather's kitchen, this branch of magic seals the mind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"against magical intrusion and influence.'    'And why does Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Dumbledore think I need it, sir?' said Harry looking directly into Snape's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"eyes and wondering whether Snape would answer.    Snape looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"back at him for a moment and then said contemptuously, 'Surely even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"you could have worked that out by now, Potter? The Dark Lord","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"is highly skilled at Legilimency - '    'What's that?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Sir?'    'It is the ability to extract feelings and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"memories from another person's mind - '    'He can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"read minds?' said Harry quickly, his worst fears confirmed.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'You have no subtlety, Potter,' said Snape, his dark eyes glit-te'ing. 'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"do not understand fine distinctions. It is one of the shortcomings that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"makes you such a lamentable potion-maker.'    Snape paused for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"a moment, apparently to savour the pleasure of insulting Harry, before continuing.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   'Only Muggles talk of `mind-reading`. The mind is not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"a book, to be opened at will and examined at leisure. Thoughts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"are not etched on the inside of skulls, to be perused by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"any invader, ihe mind is a complex and many-layered thing, Potter -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"or at least, most minds are.' He smirked. 'It is true, however,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"that those who have mastered Legilimency are able, under certain conditions, to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"delve into the minds of their victims and to interpret their findings","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"correctly. The Dark Lord, for instance, almost always knows when somebody is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"lying to him. Only those skilled at Occlumency are able to shut","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"down those feelings and memories that contradict the lie, and so can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"utter falsehoods in his presence without detection.'    Whatever Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"said, Legilimency sounded like mind-reading to Harry, and he didn't like the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"sound of it at all.    'So he could know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"what we're thinking right now? Sir?'    The Dark Lord","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"is at a considerable distance and the walls and grounds of Hogwarts are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"guarded by many ancient spells and charms to ensure the bodily and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"mental safety of those who dwell within them,' said Snape. Time and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"space matter in magic, Potter. Eye contact is often essential to Legilimency.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   'Well then, why do I have to learn Occlumency?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   Snape eyed Harry, tracing his mouth with one long,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"thin finger as he did so.    The usual rules","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"do not seem to apply with you, Potter. The curse that failed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to kill you seems to have forged some kind of connection between","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"you and the Dark Lord. The evidence suggests that at times, when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"your mind is most relaxed and vulnerable - when you are asleep,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"for instance - you are sharing the Dark Lord's thoughts and emotions.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"The Headmaster thinks it inadvisable for this to continue. He wishes me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to teach you how to close your mind to the Dark Lord.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   Harry's heart was pumping fast again. None of this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"added up.    'But why does Professor Dumbledore want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"stop it?' he asked abruptly. 'I don't like it much, but it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"been useful, hasn't it? I mean . . . I saw that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"snake attack Mr Weasley and if I hadn't, Professor Dumbledore wouldn't have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"been able to save him, would he? Sir?'    Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"stared at Harry for a few moments, still tracing his mouth with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"his finger. When he spoke again, it was slowly and deliberately, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"though he weighed every word.    'It appears that the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Dark Lord has bee a unaware of the connection between you and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"himself until very recently. Up till now it seems that you have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"been experiencing his emotions, and sharing his thoughts, without his being any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the wiser. However, the vision you had shortly before Christmas - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   The one with the snake and Mr Weasley?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'Do not interrupt me, Potter,' said Snape in a dangerous","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"voice. 'As I was saying, the vision you had shortly before Christmas","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"represented such a powerful incursion upon the Dark Lord's thoughts - ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'I saw inside the snake's head, not his!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" 'I thought I just told you not to interrupt me, Potter?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   But Harry did not care if Snape was angry;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"at last he seemed to be getting to the bottom of this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"business; he had moved forwards in his chair so that, without realising","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"it, he was perched on the very edge, tense as though poised","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"for flight.    'How come I saw through the snake's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"eyes if it's Voldemort's thoughts I'm sharing?'    'Do not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"say the Dark Lord's name!' spat Snape.    There was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"a nasty silence. They glared at each other across the Pensieve. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'Professor Dumbledore says his name.' said Harry quietly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" 'Dumbledore is an extremely powerful wizard,' Snape muttered. 'While he may","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"feel secure enough to use the name . . . the rest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"of us . . .' He rubbed his left forearm, apparently unconsciously,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"on the spot where Harry knew the Dark Mark was burned into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"his skin.    'I just wanted to know,' Harry began","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"again, forcing his voice back to politeness, 'why - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" 'You seem to have visited the snake's mind because that was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"where the Dark Lord was at that particular moment,' snarled Snape. 'He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"was possessing the snake at the time and so you dreamed you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"were inside it, too.'    'And Vol - he -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"realised I was there?'    'It seems so,' said Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"coolly.    'How do you know?' said Harry urgently. 'Is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"this just Professor Dumbledore guessing, or - ?'    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"told you,' said Snape, rigid in his chair, his eyes slits, 'to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"call me `sir`.    'Yes, sir,' said Harry impatiently, 'but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"how do you know - '?    'It is enough","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"that we know,' said Snape repressively. The important point is that the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Dark Lord is now aware that you are gaining access to his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"thoughts and feelings. He has also deduced that the process is likely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to work in reverse; that is to say, he has realised that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"he might be able to access your thoughts and feelings in return","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"- '    'And he might try and make me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"do things?' asked Harry. 'Sir?' he added hurriedly.    'He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"might,' said Snape, sounding cold and unconcerned. 'Which brings us back to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Occlumency.'    Snape pulled out his wand from an inside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"pocket of his robes and Harry tensed in his chair, but Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"merely raised the wand to his temple and placed its tip into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the greasy roots of his hair. When he withdrew it, some silvery","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"substance came away, stretching from temple to wand like a thick gossamer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"strand, which broke as he pulled the wand away from it and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"fell gracefully into the Pensieve, where it swirled silvery-white, neither gas nor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"liquid. Twice more, Snape raised the wand to his temple and deposited","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the silvery substance into the stone basin, then, without offering any explanation","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"of his behaviour, he picked up the Pensieve carefully, removed it to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"a shelf out of their way and returned to face Harry with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"his wand held at the ready.    'Stand up and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"take out your wand, Potter.'    Harry got to his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"feet, feeling nervous. They faced each other with the desk between them.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   'You may use your wand to attempt to disarm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"me, or defend yourself in any other way you can think of,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"said Snape.    'And what are you going to do?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Harry asked, eyeing Snape's wand apprehensively.    'I am about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to attempt to break into your mind,' said Snape softly. 'We are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"going to see how well you resist. I have been told that you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"have already shown aptitude at resisting the Imperius Curse. You will find","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"that similar powers are needed for this . . . brace yourself,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"now. Legilimens!'    Snape had struck before Harry was ready,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"before he had even begun to summon any force of resistance. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"office swam in front of his eyes and vanished; image after image","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"was racing through his mind like a flickering film so vivid it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"blinded him to his surroundings.    He was five, watching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Dudley riding a new red bicycle, and his heart was bursting with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"jealousy . . . he was nine, and Ripper the bulldog was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"chasing him up a tree and the Dursleys were laughing below on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the lawn . . . he was sitting under the Sorting Hat,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"and it was telling him he would do well in Slytherin .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
". . Hermione was lying in the hospital wing, her face covered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"with thick black hair . . . a hundred Dementors were closing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"in on him beside the dark lake . . . Cho Chang","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"was drawing nearer to him under the mistletoe . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  No, said a voice inside Harry's head, as the memory","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"of Cho drew nearer, you're not watching that, you're not watching it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"it's private - '    He felt a sharp pain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"in his knee. Snape's office had come back into view and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"realised that he had fallen to the floor; one of his knees","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"had collided painfully with the leg of Snape's desk. He looked up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"at Snape, who had lowered his wand and was rubbing his wrist.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"There was an angry weal there, like a scorch mark.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" 'Did you mean to produce a Stinging Hex?' asked Snape coolly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   'No,' said Harry bitterly, getting up from the floor.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   'I thought not,' said Snape, watching him closely. 'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"let me get in too far. You lost control.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'Did you see everything I saw?' Harry asked, unsure whether he wanted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to hear the answer.    'Flashes of it,' said Snape,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"his lip curling. To whom did the dog belong?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'My Aunt Marge,' Harry muttered, hating Snape.    'Well, for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"a first attempt that was not as poor as it might have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"been,' said Snape, raising his wand once more. 'You managed to stop","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"me eventually, though you wasted time and energy shouting. You must remain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"focused. Repel me with your brain and you will not need to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"resort to your wand.'    'I'm trying,' said Harry angrily,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'but you're not telling me how!'    'Manners, Potter,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Snape dangerously. 'Now, I want you to close your eyes.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" Harry threw him a filthy look before doing as he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"told. He did not like the idea of standing there with his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"eyes shut while Snape faced him, carrying a wand.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'Clear your mind, Potter,' said Snape's cold voice. 'Let go of all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"emotion . . .'    But Harry's anger at Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"continued to pound through his veins like venom. Let go of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"anger? He could as easily detach his legs . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'You're not doing it, Potter . . . you will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"need more discipline than this . . . focus, now . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
".'    Harry tried to empty his mind, tried not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to think, or remember, or feel . . .   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'Let's go again . . . on the count of three .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
". . one - two - three - 'Legilimens!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"A great black dragon was rearing in front of him . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
". his father and mother were waving at him out of an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"enchanted mirror . . . Cedric Diggory was lying on the ground","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"with blank eyes staring at him . . .   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'NOOOOOOO!'    Harry was on his knees again, his face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"buried in his hands, his brain aching as though someone had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"trying to pull it from his skull.    'Get up!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"said Snape sharply. 'Get up! You are not trying, you are making","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"no effort. You are allowing me access to memories you fear, handing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"me weapons!'    Harry stood up again, his heart thumping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"wildly as though he had really just seen Cedric dead in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"graveyard. Snape looked paler than usual, and angrier, though not nearly as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"angry as Harry was.    'I - am - making","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"- an - effort,' he said through clenched teeth.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'I told you to empty yourself of emotion!'    'Yeah?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Well, I'm finding that hard at the moment,' Harry snarled.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" Then you will find yourself easy prey for the Dark Lord!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"said Snape savagely. 'Fools who wear their hearts proudly on their sleeves,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"who cannot control their emotions, who wallow in sad memories and allow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"themselves to be provoked so easily - weak people, in other words","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"- they stand no chance against his powers! He will penetrate your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"mind with absurd ease, Potter!'    'I am not weak,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"said Harry in a low voice, fury now pumping through him so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"that he thought he might attack Snape in a moment.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" 'Then prove it! Master yourself!' spat Snape. 'Control your anger, discipline","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"your mind! We shall try again! Get ready, now! Legilimens!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" He was watching Uncle Vernon hammering the letterbox shut . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
". a hundred Dementors were drifting across the lake in the grounds","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"towards him . . . he was running along a windowless passage","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"with Mr Weasley . . . they were drawing nearer to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"plain black door at the end of the corridor . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Harry expected to go through it . . . but Mr Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"led him off to the left, down a flight of stone steps .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
". .    'I KNOW! I KNOW!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"He was on all fours again on Snape's office floor, his scar","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"was prickling unpleasantly, but the voice that had just issued from his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"mouth was triumphant. He pushed himself up again to find Snape storing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"at him, his wand raised. It looked as though, this time, Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"had lifted the spell before Harry had even tried to fight back.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   'What happened then, Potter?' he asked, eyeing Harry intently.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   'I saw - I remembered,' Harry panted. 'I've just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"realised . . .'    'Realised what?' asked Snape sharply.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   Harry did not answer at once; he was still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"savouring the moment of blinding realisation as he rubbed his forehead .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
". .    He had been dreaming about a windowless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"corridor ending in a locked door for months, without once realising that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"it was a real place. Now, seeing the memory again, he knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"that all along he had been dreaming about the corridor down which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"he had run with Mr Weasley on the twelfth of August as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"they hurried to the courtrooms in the Ministry; it was the corridor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"leading to the Department of Mysteries and Mr Weasley had been there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the night that he had been attacked by Voldemort's snake.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" He looked up at Snape.    'What's in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Department of Mysteries?'    'What did you say?' Snape asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"quietly and Harry saw, with deep satisfaction, that Snape was unnerved. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'I said, what's in the Department of Mysteries, sir?' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"said.    'And why,' said Snape slowly, 'would you ask","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"such a thing?'    'Because,' said Harry, watching Snape's face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"closely, 'that corridor I've just seen - I've been dreaming about it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"for montns - I've just recognised it - it leads to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Department of Mysteries . . . and I think Voldemort wants something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"from - '    'I have told you not to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"say the Dark Lord's name!'    They glared at each","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"other. Harry's scar seared again, but he did not care. Snape looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"agitated; but when he spoke again he sounded as though he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"trying to appear cool and unconcerned.    There are many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"things in the Department of Mysteries, Potter, few of which you would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"understand and none of which concern you. Do I make myself plain?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   'Yes,' Harry said, still rubbing his prickling scar, which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"was becoming more painful.    'I want you back here","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"same time on Wednesday. We will continue work then.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'Fine,' said Harry. He was desperate to get out of Snape's office","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"and find Ron and Hermione.    'You are to rid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"your mind of all emotion every night before sleep; empty it, make","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"it blank and calm, you understand?'    'Yes,' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"who was barely listening.    'And be warned, Potter .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
". . I shall know if you have not practised . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
".'    'Right,' Harry mumbled. He picked up his schoolbag,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"swung it over his shoulder and hurried towards the office door. As","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"he opened it, he glanced back at Snape, who had his back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to Harry and was scooping his own thoughts out of the Pensieve","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"with the tip of his wand and replacing them carefully inside his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"own head. Harry left without another word, closing the door carefully behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"him, his scar still throbbing painfully.    Harry found Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"and Hermione in the library, where they were working on Umbridge's most","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"recent ream of homework. Other students, nearly all of them fifth-years, sat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"at lamp-lit tables nearby, noses close to books, quills scratching feverishly, while","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the sky outside the mullioned windows grew steadily blacker. The only other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"sound was the slight squeaking of one of Madam Pince's shoes, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the librarian prowled the aisles menacingly, breathing down the necks of those","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"touching her precious books.    Harry felt shivery; his scar","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"was still aching, he felt almost feverish.    When he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"sat down opposite Ron and Hermione, he caught sight of himself in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the window opposite; he was very white and his scar seemed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"be showing up more clearly than usual.    'How did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"it go?' Hermione whispered, and then, looking concerned. 'Are you all right,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Harry?'    'Yeah . . . fine . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"I dunno,' said Harry impatiently, wincing as pain shot through his scar","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"again. 'Listen . . . I've just realised something . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   And he told them what he had just seen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"and deduced.    'So . . . so are you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"saying . . .' whispered Ron, as Madam Pince swept past, squeaking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"slightly 'that the weapon - the thing You-Know-Who's after - is in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the Ministry of Magic?'    'In the Department of Mysteries,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"it's got to be,' Harry whispered. 'I saw that door when your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"dad took me down to the courtrooms for my hearing and it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"definitely the same one he was guarding when the snake bit him.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   Hermione let out a long, slow sigh.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" 'Of course,' she breathed.    'Of course what?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Ron rather impatiently.    'Ron, think about it. . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Sturgis Podmore was trying to get through a door at the Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"of Magic . . . it must have been that one, it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"too much of a coincidence!'    'How come Sturgis was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"trying to break in when he's on our side?' said Ron. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'Well, I don't know,' Hermione admitted. That is a bit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"odd . . .'    'So what's in the Department","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"of Mysteries?' Harry asked Ron. 'Has your dad ever mentioned anything about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"it?'    'I know they call the people who work in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"there `Unspeakables`,' said Ron, frowning. 'Because no one really seems to know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"what they do - weird place to have a weapon.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" 'It's not weird at all, it makes perfect sense,' said Hermione.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'It will be something top secret that the Ministry has been developing,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"I expect . . . Harry, are you sure you're all right?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   For Harry had just run both his hands hard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"over his forehead as though trying to iron it.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'Yeah . . . fine . . .' he said, lowering his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"hands, which were trembling. 'I just feel a bit . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"I don't like Occlumency much.'    I expect anyone would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"feel snaky if they'd had their mind attacked over and over again,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"said Hermione sympathetically. 'Look, let's get back to the common room, we'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"be a bit more comfortable there.'    But the common","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"room was packed and full of shrieks of laughter and excitement; Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"and George were demonstrating their latest bit of joke shop merchandise. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"  'Headless Hats!' shouted George, as Fred waved a pointed hat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"decorated with a fluffy pink feather at the watching students. Two Galleons","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"each, watch Fred, now!'    Fred swept the hat on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to his head, beaming. For a second he merely looked rather stupid;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"then both hat and head vanished.    Several girls screamed,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"but everyone else was roaring with laughter.    'And off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"again!' shouted George, and Fred's hand groped for a moment in what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"seemed to be thin air over his shoulder; then his head reappeared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"as he swept the pink-feathered hat from it.    'How","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"do those hats work, then?' said Hermione, distracted from her homework and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"watching Fred and George closely. 'I mean, obviously it's some kind of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Invisibility Spell, but it's rather clever to have extended the field of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"invisibility beyond the boundaries of the charmed object . . . I'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"imagine the charm wouldn't have a very long life though.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" Harry did not answer; he was feeling ill.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"'I'm going to have to do this tomorrow,' he muttered, pushing the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"books he had just taken out of his bag back inside it.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   'Well, write it in your homework planner then!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Hermione encouragingly. 'So you don't forget!'    Harry and Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"exchanged looks as he reached into his bag, withdrew the planner and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"opened it tentatively.    'Don't leave it till later, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"big second-rater!' chided the book as Harry scribbled down Umbridge's homework. Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"beamed at it.    'I think I'll go to bed,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"said Harry, stuffing the homework planner back into his bag and making","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"a mental note to drop it in the fire the first opportunity","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"he got.    He walked across the common room, dodging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"George, who tried to put a Headless Hat on him, and reached","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"the peace and cool of the stone staircase to the boys' dormitories.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"He was feeling sick again, just as he had the night he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"had had the vision of the snake, but thought that if he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"could just lie down for a while he would be all right.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"   He opened the door of his dormitory and was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"one step inside it when he experienced pain so severe he thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"that someone must have sliced into the top of his head. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"did not know where be was, whether he was standing or lying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"down, he did not even know his own name.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Maniacal laughter was ringing in his ears . . . he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"happier than he had been in a very long time . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
". jubilant, ecstatic, triumphant . . . a wonderful, wonderful thing had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"happened . . .    'Harry? HARRY!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"Someone had hit him around the face. The insane laughter was punctuated","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"with a cry of pain. The happiness was draining out of him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"but the laughter continued . . .    He opened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"his eyes and, as he did so, he became aware that the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"wild laughter was coming out of his own mouth. The moment he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"realised this, it died away; Harry lay panting on the floor, staring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"up at the ceiling, the scar on his forehead throbbing horribly. Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"was bending over him, looking very worried.    'What happened?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"he said.    'I . . . dunno . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
".' Harry gasped, sitting up again. 'He's really happy . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"really happy . . .'    'You-Know-Who is?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
" 'Something good's happened,' mumbled Harry. He was shaking as badly as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"he had done after seeing the snake attack Mr Weasley and felt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"very sick. 'Something he's been hoping for.'    The words","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"came, just as they had back in the Gryffindor changing room, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"though a stranger was speaking them through Harry's mouth, yet he knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"they were true. He took deep breaths, willing himself not to vomit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"all over Ron. He was very glad that Dean and Seamus were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"not here to watch this time.    'Hermione told me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"to come and check on you,' said Ron in a low voice,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"helping Harry to his feet. 'She says your defences will be low","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"at the moment, after Snape's been fiddling around with your mind .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
". . still, I suppose it'll help in the long run, won't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"it?' He looked doubtfully at Harry as he helped him towards his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"bed. Harry nodded without any conviction and slumped back on his pillows,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"aching all over from having fallen to the floor so often that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"evening, his scar still prickling painfully. He could not help feeling that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"his first foray into Occlumency had weakened his mind's resistance rather than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"strengthening it, and he wondered, with a feeling of great trepidation, what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"had happened to make Lord Voldemort the happiest he had been in fourteen years.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-24"
"The Beetle at BayHarry's question was answered the very next morning. When","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Hermione's Daily Prophet arrived she smoothed it out, gazed for a moment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"at the front page and gave a yelp that caused everyone in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the vicinity to stare at her.    'What?' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and Ron together.    For answer she spread the newspaper","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"on the table in front of them and pointed at ten black-and-white","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"photographs that filled the whole of the front page, nine showing wizards'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"faces and the tenth, a witch's. Some of the people in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"photographs were silently jeering; others were tapping their fingers on the frame","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of their pictures, looking insolent. Each picture was captioned with a name","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and the crime for which the person had been sent to Azkaban.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   Antonin Dolohov, read the legend beneath a wizard with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a long, pale, twisted face who was sneering up at Harry convicted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of the brutal murders of Gideon and Fabian Prewett.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Algernon Rookwood, said the caption beneath a pockmarked man with greasy hair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"who was leaning against the edge of his picture, looking bored, convicted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of leaking Ministry of Magic secrets to He Who Must Not Be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Named.    But Harry's eyes were drawn to the picture","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of the witch. Her face had leapt out at him the moment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"he had seen the page. She had long, dark hair that looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"unkempt and straggly in the picture, though he had seen it sleek,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"thick and shining. She glared up at him through heavily lidded eyes,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"an arrogant, disdainful smile playing around her thin mouth. Like Sirius, she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"retained vestiges of great good looks, but something - perhaps Azkaban -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"had taken most of her beauty.    Bellatrix Lestrange, convicted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of the torture and permanent mca-pacitation of Frank and Alice LongbotWm. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  Hermione nudged Harry and pointed at the headline over the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"pictures, which Harry, concentrating on Bellatrix, had not yet read.MASS BREAKOUT FROM","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"AZKABANMINISTRY FEARS BLACK IS 'RALLYING POINT'FOR OLD DEATH EATERS'Black?' said Harry loudly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Not - ?'    'Shhh!' whispered Hermione desperately. 'Not so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"loud - 'just read it!'The Ministry of Magic announced late last night","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"that there has been a mass breakout from Azkaban.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Speaking to reporters in his private office, Cornelius Fudge, Minister for Magic,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"confirmed that ten high-security prisoners escaped in the early hours of yesterday","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"evening and that he has already informed the Muggle Prime Minister of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the dangerous nature of these individuals.    'We find ourselves,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"most unfortunately, in the same position we were two and a half","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"years ago when the murderer Sirius Black escaped,' said Fudge last night.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Nor do we think the two breakouts are unrelated. An escape of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"this magnitude suggests outside help, and we must remember that Black, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the first person ever to break out of Azkaban, would be ideally","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"placed to help others follow in his footsteps. We think it likely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"that these individuals, who include Black's cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange, have rallied around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Black as their leader. We are, however, doing all we can to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"round up the criminals, and we beg the magical community to remain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"alert and cautious. On no account should any of these individuals be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"approached.'There you are, Harry,' said Ron, looking awestruck. That's why he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"happy last night.'    'I don't believe this,' snarled Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Fudge is blaming the breakout on Sirius?'    'What other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"options does he have?' said Hermione bitterly. 'He can hardly say, `Sorry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"everyone, Dumbledore warned me this might happen, the Azkaban guards have joined","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Lord Voldemort` - stop whimpering, Ron - `and now Voldemort's worst supporters","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"have broken out, too.` I mean, he's spent a good six months","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"telling everyone you and Dumbledore are liars, hasn't he?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Hermione ripped open the newspaper and began to read the report inside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"while Harry looked around the Great Hall. He could not understand why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"his fellow students were not looking scared or at least discussing the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"terrible piece of news on the front page, but very few of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"them took the newspaper every day like Hermione. There they all were,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"talking about homework and Quidditch and who knew what other rubbish, when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"outside these walls ten more Death Eaters had swollen Voldemort's ranks. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  He glanced up at the staff table. It was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"different story there: Dumbledore and Professor McGonagall were deep in conversation, both","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"looking extremely grave. Professor Sprout had the Prophet propped against a bottle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of ketchup and was reading the front page with such concentration that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"she was not noticing the gentle drip o egg yolk falling into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"her lap from her stationary spoon. Meanwhile, at the far end of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the table, Professor Umbridge was tucking into a bowl of porridge. For","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"once her pouchy toad's eyes were not sweeping the Great Hall looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"for misbehaving students. She scowled as she gulped down her food and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"every now and then she shot a malevolent glance up the table","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to where Dumbledore and McGonagall were talking so intently.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Oh my - ' said Hermione wonderingly, still staring at the newspaper.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   'What now?' said Harry quickly; he was feeling jumpy.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   'It's . . . horrible,' said Hermione, looking shaken.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"She folded back page ten of the newspaper and handed it to Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and Ron.TRAGIC DEMISE OF MINISTRY OF MAGIC WORKERSt Mungo's Hospital promised a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"full inquiry last night after Ministry of Magic worker Broderich Bode, 49,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"was discovered dead in his bed, strangled by a pot plant. Healers","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"called to the scene were unable to revive Mr Bode, who had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"been injured in a workplace accident some weeks prior to his death.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   Healer Miriam Strout, who was in charge of Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Bodes ward at the time of the incident, has been suspended on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"full pay and was unavailable for comment yesterday, but a spokeswizard for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the hospital said in a statement:    'St Mungo's deeply","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"regrets the death of Mr Bode, whose health was improving steadily prior","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to this tragic accident.    'We have strict guidelines on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the decorations permitted on our wards but it appears that Healer Strout,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"busy over the Christmas period, overlooked the dangers of the plant on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Mr Bode's bedside table. As his speech and mobility improved, Healer Strout","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"encouraged Mr Bode to look after the plant himself, unaware that it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"was not an innocent Flitterbloom, but a cutting of Devil's Snare which,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"when touched by the convalescent Mr Bode, throttled him instantly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" 'St Mungo's is as vet unable to account for the presence","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of the plant on the ward and asks any witch or wizard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"with information to come forward.''Bode . . .' said Ron. 'Bode. It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"rings a bell . . .'    'We saw him,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Hermione whispered. In St Mungo's, remember? He was in the bed opposite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Lockhart's, just lying there, staring at the ceiling. And we saw the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Devil's Snare arrive. She - the Healer - said it was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Christmas present.'    Harry looked back at the story. A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"feeling of horror was rising like bile in his throat.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" 'How come we didn't recognise Devil's Snare? We've seen it before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
". . . we could've stopped this from happening.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Who expects Devil's Snare to turn up in a hospital disguised as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a pot plant?' said Ron sharply. 'It's not our fault, whoever sent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"it to the bloke is to blame! They must be a real","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"prat, why didn't they check what they were buying?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Oh, come on, Ron!' said Hermione shakily. 'I don't think anyone could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"put Devil's Snare in a pot and not realise it tries to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"kill whoever touches it? This - this was murder . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a clever murder, as well . . . if the plant was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"sent anonymously, how's anyone ever going to find out who did it?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   Harry was not thinking about Devil's Snare. He was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"remembering taking the lift down to the ninth level of the Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"on the day of his hearing and the sallow-faced man who had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"got in on the Atrium level.    'I met Bode,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"he said slowly. 'I saw him at the Ministry with your dad.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   Ron's mouth fell open.    'I've heard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Dad talk about him at home! He was an Unspeakable  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" ' - he worked in the Department of Mysteries!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" They looked at each other for a moment, then Hermione pulled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the newspaper back towards her, closed it, glared for a moment at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the pictures of the ten escaped Death Eaters on the front, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"leapt to her feet.    'Where are you going?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Ron, startled.    To send a letter,' said Hermione, swinging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"her bag on to her shoulder. 'It . . . well, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"don't know whether . . . but it's worth trying . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
". and I'm the only one who can.'    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"hate it when she does that,' grumbled Ron, as he and Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"got up from the table and made their own, slower way out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of the Great Hall. 'Would it kill her to tell us what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"she's up to for once? It'd take her about ten more seconds","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"- hey, Hagrid!'    Hagrid was standing beside the doors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"into the Entrance Hall, waiting for a crowd of Ravenclaws to pass.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"He was still as heavily bruised as he had been on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"day he had come back from his mission to the giants and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"there was a new cut right across the bridge of his nose.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   'All righ', you two?' he said, trying to muster","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a smile but managing only a kind of pained grimace.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" 'Are you OK, Hagrid?' asked Harry, following him as he lumbered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"after the Ravenclaws.    'Fine, fine,' said Hagrid with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"feeble assumption of airiness; he w aved a hand and narrowly missed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"concussing a frightened-looking Professor Vector, who was passing. 'Jus' busy, yeh know,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"usual stuff    ' - lessons ter prepare - couple","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"o' salamanders got scale rot - an' I'm on probation,' he mumbled.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   'You're on probation?' said Ron very loudly, so that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"many of the passing students looked around curiously. 'Sorry - I mean","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"- you're on probation?' he whispered.    'Yeah,' said Hagrid.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"' 'S'no more'n I expected, ter tell yen the truth. Yeh migh'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"not've picked up on it, bu' that inspection didn' go too well, yeh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"know . . . anyway,' he sighed deeply. 'Bes' go an' rub","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a bit more chilli powder on them salamanders or their tails'll be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"hangin' off 'em next. See yeh, Harry . . . Ron .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
". .'    He trudged away, out of the front","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"doors and down the stone steps into the damp grounds. Harry watched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"him go, wondering how much more bad news he could stand.*The fact","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"that Hagrid was now on probation became common knowledge within the school","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"over the next few days, but to Harry's indignation, hardly anybody appeared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to be upset about it; indeed, some people, Draco Malfoy prominent among","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"them, seemed positively gleeful. As for the freakish death of an obscure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Department of Mysteries employee in St Mungo's, Harry, Ron and Hermione seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to be the only people who knew or cared. There was only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"one topic of conversation in the corridors now: the ten escaped Death","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Eaters, whose story had finally filtered through the school from those few","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"people who read the newspapers. Rumours were flying that some of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"convicts had been spotted in Hogsmeade, that they were supposed to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"hiding out in the Shrieking Shack and that they were going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"break into Hogwarts, just as Sirius Black had once done.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" Those who came from wizarding families had grown up hearing the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"names of these Death Eaters spoken with almost as much fear as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Voldemorts; the crimes they had committed during the days of Voldemort's reign","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of terror were legendary. There were relatives cf their victims among the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Hogwarts students, who now found themselves the unwilling objects of a gruesome","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"sort of reflected fame as they walked the corridors: Susan Bones, whose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"uncle, aunt and cousins had all died at the hands of one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of the ten, said miserably during Herbology that she now had a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"good idea what it felt like to be Harry.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'And I don't know how you stand it - it's horrible,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"said bluntly, dumping far too much dragon manure on her tray of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Screechsnap seedlings, causing them to wriggle and squeak in discomfort.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" It was true that Harry was the subject of much renewed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"muttering and pointing in the corridors these days, yet he thought he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"detected a slight difference in the lone of the whisperers' voices. They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"sounded curious rather than hostile now, and once or twice he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"sure he overheard snatches of conversation that, suggested that the speakers were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"not satisfied with the Prophet's version of how and why ten Death","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Eaters had managed to break out of the Azkaban fortress. In their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"confusion and fear, these doubters now seemed to be turning to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"only other explanation available to them: the one that Harry and Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"had been expounding since the previous year.    It was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"not only the students' mood that had changed. It was now quite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"common to come across two or three teachers conversing in low, urgent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"whispers in the corridors, breaking off their conversations the moment they saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"students approaching.    They obviously can't talk freely in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"staff room any more,' said Hermione in a low voice, as she,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Harry and Ron passed Professors McGonagall, Flitwick and Sprout huddled together outside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the Charms classroom one day. 'Not with Umbridge there.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Reckon they know anything new?' said Ron, gazing back over his shoulder","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"at the three teachers.    'If they do, we're not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"going to hear about it, are we?' said Harry angrily. 'Not after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Decree . . . what number are we on now?' For new","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"notices had appeared on the house noticeboards the morning after news of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the Azkaban breakout:BY ORDER OF THE HIGH INQUISITOR OF HOGWARTSTeachers are hereby","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"banned from giving students any informationthat is not strictly related to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"subjects they are paid to teach.The above is in accordance with Educational","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"DecreeNumber Twenty-six.Signed: Dolores Jane Umbridge, High InquisitorThis latest Decree had been the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"subject of a great number of jokes among the students. Lee Jordan","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"had pointed out to Umbridge that by the terms of the new","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"rule she was not allowed to tell Fred and George off for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"playing Exploding Snap in the back of the class.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Exploding Snap's got nothing to do with Defence Against the Dark Arts,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Professor! That's not information relating to your subject!'    When","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Harry next saw Lee, the back of his hand was bleeding rather","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"badly. Harry recommended essence of Murtlap.    Harry had thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the breakout from Azkaban might have humbled Umbridge a little, that she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"might have been abashed at the catastrophe that had occurred right under","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the nose of her beloved Fudge. It seemed, however, to have only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"intensified her furious desire to bring every aspect of life at Hogwarts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"under her personal control. She seemed determined at the very least to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"achieve a sacking before long, and the only question was whether it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"would be Professor Trelawney or Hagrid who went first.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Every single Divination and Care of Magical Creatures lesson was now conducted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"in the presence of Umbridge and her clipboard. She lurked by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"fire in the heavily perfumed tower room, interrupting Professor Trelawney's increasingly hysterical","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"talks with difficult questions about ornithomancy and heptomology, insisting that she predicted students'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"answers before they gave them and demanding that she demonstrate her skill","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"at the crystal ball, the tea leaves and the rune stones in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"turn. Harry thought Professor Trelawney might soon crack under the strain. Several","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"times he passed her in the corridors - in itself a very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"unusual occurrence as she generally remained in her tower room - muttering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"wildly to herself, wringing her hands and shooting terrified glances over her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"shoulder, and all the while giving off a powerful smell of cooking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"sherry. If he had not been so worried about Hagrid, he would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"have felt sorry for her - but if one of them was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to be ousted from their job, there could be only one choice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"for Harry as to who should remain.    Unfortunately, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"could not see that Hagrid was putting up a better show than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Trelawney. Though he seemed to be following Hermione's advice and had shown","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"them nothing more frightening than a Crup - a creature indistinguishable from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a Jack Russell terrier except for its forked tail - since before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Christmas, he too seemed to have lost his nerve. He was oddly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"distracted and jumpy during lessons, losing the thread of what he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"saying to the class, answering questions wrongly, and all the time glancing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"anxiously at Umbridge. He was also more distant with Harry, Ron and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Hermione than he had ever been before, and had expressly forbidden them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to visit him after dark.    'If she catches yeh,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"it'll be all of our necks on the line,' he told ;:hem","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"flatly, and with no desire to do anything that might jeopardise his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"job further they abstained from walking down to his hut :.n the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"evenings.    It seemed to Harry that Umbridge was steadily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"depriving him of everything that made his life at Hogwarts worth living:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"visits to Hagrid's house, letters from Sirius, his Firebolt and Quidditch. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"took his revenge the only way he could - by redoubling his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"efforts for the DA.    Harry was pleased to see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"that all of them, even Zacharias Smith, had been spurred on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"work harder than ever by the news that ten more Death Eaters","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"were now on the loose, but in nobody was this improvement more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"pronounced than in Neville. The news of his parents' attackers' escape had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"wrought a strange and even slightly alarming change in him. He had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"not once mentioned his meeting with Harry, Ron and Hermione on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"closed ward in St Mungo's and, taking their lead from him, they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"had kept quiet about it too. Nor had he said anything on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the subject of Bellatrix and her fellow torturers' escape. In fact, Neville","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"barely spoke during the DA meetings any more, but worked relentlessly on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"every new jinx and counter-curse Harry taught them, his plump face screwed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"up in concentration, apparently indifferent to injuries or accidents and working harder","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"than anyone else in the room. He was improving so fast it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"was quite unnerving and when Harry taught them, the Shield Charm -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a means of deflecting minor jinxes so that they rebounded upon the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"attacker - only Hermione mastered the charm faster than Neville.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" Harry would have given a great deal to be making as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"much progress at Occlumency as Neville was making during the DA meetings.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Harry's sessions with Snape, which had started badly enough, were not improving.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"On the contrary, Harry felt he was getting \vorse with every lesson.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   Before he had started studying Occlumency, his scar had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"prickled occasionally, usually during the night, or else following one of those","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"strange flashes of Voldemort's thoughts or mood that he experienced every now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and then. Nowadays, however, his scar hardly ever stopped prickling, and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"often felt lurches of annoyance or cheerfulness that were unrelated to what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"was happening to him at the time, which were always accompanied by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a particularly painful twinge from his scar. He had the horrible impression","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"that he was slowly turning into a kind of aerial that was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"tuned in to tiny fluctuations in Voldemort's mood, and he was sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"he could date this increased sensitivity firmly from his first Occlumency lesson","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"with Snape. What was more, he was now dreaming about walking down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the corridor towards the entrance to the Department of Mysteries almost every","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"night, dreams which always culminated in him standing longingly in front of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the plain black door.    'Maybe it's a bit like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"an illness,' said Hermione, looking concerned when Harry confided in her and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Ron. 'A fever or something. It has to get worse before it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"gets better.'    The lessons with Snape are making it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"worse,' said Harry flatly 'I'm getting sick of my scar hurting and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"I'm getting bored with walking down that corridor every night.' He rubbed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"his forehead angrily. 'I just wish the door would open, I'm sick","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of standing staring at it - '    That's not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"funny,' said Hermione sharply. 'Dumbledore doesn't want you to have dreams about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"that corridor at all, or he wouldn't have asked Snape to teach","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"you Occlumency. You're just going to have to work a bit harder","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"in your lessons.'    'I am working!' said Harry, nettled.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"`You try it some time - Snape: trying to get inside your head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"- it's not a bundle of laughs, you know!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Maybe . . .' said Ron slowly.    'Maybe what?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"said Hermione, rather snappishly.    'Maybe it's not Harry's fault","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"he can't close his mind,' said Ron darkly.    'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"do you mean?' said Hermione.    'Well, maybe Snape isn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"really trying to help Harry . . .'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and Hermione stared at him. Ron looked darkly and meaningfully from one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to the other.    'Maybe,' he said again, in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"lower voice, 'he's actually trying to open Harry's mind a bit wider","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
". . . make it easier for You-Know-    'Shut","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"up, Ron,' said Hermione angrily. 'How many times have you suspected Snape,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and when have you ever been right? Dumbledore trusts him, he works","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"for the Order, that ought to be enough.'    'He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"used to be a Death Eater,' said Ron stubbornly. 'And we've never","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"seen proof that he really swapped sides.'    'Dumbledore trusts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"him,' Hermione repeated. 'And if we can't trust Dumbledore, we can't trust","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"anyone.'*With so much to worry about and so much to do -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"startling amounts of homework that frequently kept the fifth-years working until past","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"midnight, secret DA sessions and regular classes with Snape - 'January seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to be passing alarmingly fast. Before Harry knew it, February had arrived,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"bringing with it wetter and warmer weather and the prospect of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"second Hogsmeade visit of the year. Harry had had very little time","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to spare for conversations with Cho since they had agreed to visit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the village together, but suddenly found himself facing a Valentine's Day spent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"entirely in her company.    On the morning of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"fourteenth he dressed particularly carefully. He and Ron arrived at breakfast just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"in time for the arrival of the post owls, Hedwig was not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"there - not that Harry had expected her - but Hermione was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"tugging a letter from the beak of an unfamiliar brown owl as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"they sat down.    'And about time! If it hadn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"come today . . .' she said, eagerly tearing open the envelope","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and pulling out a small piece of parchment. Her eyes sped from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"left to right as she read through the message and a grimly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"pleased expression spread across her face.    'Listen, Harry,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"said, looking up at him, 'this is really important. Do you think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"you could meet me in the Three Broomsticks around midday?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" 'Well . . . I dunno,' said Harry uncertainly. 'Cho might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"be expecting me to spend the whole day with her. We never","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"said what we were going to do.'    Well, bring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"her along if you must,' said Hermione urgently. 'But will you come?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   'Well . . . all right, but why?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  'I haven't got time to tell you now, I've got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to answer this quickly.'    And she hurried out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the Great Hall, the letter clutched in one hand and a piece","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of toast in the other.    'Are you coming?' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"asked Ron, but he shook his head, looking glum.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'I can't come into Hogsmeade at all; Angelina wants a full day's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"training. Like it's going to help; we're the worst team I've ever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"seen. You should see Sloper and Kirke, they're pathetic, even worse than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"I am.' He heaved a great sigh. 'I dunno why Angelina won't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"just let me resign.'    It's because you're good when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"you're on form, that's why,' said Harry irritably.    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"found it very hard to be sympathetic to Ron's plight, when he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"himself would have given almost anything to be playing in the forthcoming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"match against Hufflepuff. Ron seemed to have noticed Harry's tone, because he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"did not mention Quidditch again during breakfast, and there was a slight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"frostiness in the way they said goodbye to each other shortly afterwards.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Ron departed for the Quidditch pitch and Harry, after attempting to flatten","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"his hair while staring at his reflection in the back of a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"teaspoon, proceeded alone to the Entrance Hall to meet Cho, feeling very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"apprehensive and wondering what on earth they were going to talk about.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   She was waiting for him a little to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"side of the oak front doors, looking very pretty with her hair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"tied back in a long pony-tail. Harry's feet seemed to be too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"big for his body as he walked towards her and he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"suddenly horribly aware of his arms and how stupid they must look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"swinging at his sides.    'Hi,' said Cho slightly breathlessly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   'Hi,' said Harry.    They stared at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"each other for a moment, then Harry said, 'Well - er -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"shall we go, then?'    'Oh - yes . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
".'    They joined the queue of people being signed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"out by Filch, occasionally catching each others eye and grinning shiftily, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"not talking to each other. Harry was relieved when they reached the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"fresh air, finding it easier to walk along in silence than just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"stand about looking awkward. It was a fresh, breezy sort of a day","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and as they passed the Quidditch stadium Harry glimpsed Ron and ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  Ginny skimming along over the stands and felt a horrible","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"pang that he was not up there with them.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'You really miss it, don't you?' said Cho.    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"looked round and saw her watching him.    'Yeah,' sighed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Harry. 'I do.'    'Remember the first time we played","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"against each other, in the third year?' she asked him.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" 'Yeah,' said Harry, grinning. 'You kept blocking me.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'And Wood told you not to be a gentleman and knock me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"off my broom if you had to,' said Cho, smiling reminiscently. 'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"heard he got taken on by Pride of Portree, is that right?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   'Nah, it was Puddlemere United; I saw him at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the World Cup last year.'    'Oh, I saw you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"there, too, remember? We were on the same campsite. It was really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"good, wasn't it?'    The subject of the Quidditch World","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Cup carried them all the way down the drive and out through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the gates. Harry could hardly believe how easy it was to talk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to her - no more difficult, in fact, than talking to Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and Hermione - and he was just starting to feel confident and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"cheerful when a large gang of Slytherin girls passed them, including Pansy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Parkinson.    'Potter and Chang!' screeched Pansy, to a chorus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of snide giggles. 'Urgh, Chang, I don't think much of your taste","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
". . . at least Diggory was good-looking!'    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"girls sped up, talking and shrieking in a pointed fashion with many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"exaggerated glances back at Harry and Cho, leaving an embarrassed silence in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"their wake. Harry could think of nothing else to say about Quidditch,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and Cho, slightly flushed, was watching her feet.    'So","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
". . . where d'you want to go?' Harry asked as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"entered Hogsmeade. The High Street was full of students ambling up and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"down, peering into the shop windows and messing about together on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"pavements.    'Oh . . . I don't mind,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Cho, shrugging. 'Urn . . . shall we just have a look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"in the shops or something?'    They wandered towards Dervish","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and Banges. A large poster had been stuck up in the window","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and a few Hogsmeaders were looking at it. They moved aside when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Harry and Cho approached and Harry found himself staring once more at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the pictures of the ten escaped Death Eaters. The poster, 'By Order","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of the Ministry of Magic', offered a thousand-Galleon reward to any witch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"or wizard with information leading to the recapture of any of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"convicts pictured.    It's funny, isn't it,' said Cho in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a low voice, gazing up at the pictures of the Death Eaters,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'remember when that Sirius Black escaped, and there were Dementors all over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Hogsmeade looking for him? And now ten Death Eaters are on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"loose and there are no Dementors anywhere . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" 'Yeah,' said Harry, tearing his eyes away from Bellatrix Lestrange's face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to glance up and down the High Street. 'Yeah, that is weird.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   He wasn't sorry that there were no Dementors nearby,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"but now he came to think of it, their absence was highly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"significant. The) had not only let the Death Eaters escape, they weren't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"bothering to look for them . . . it looked as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"they really were outside Ministry control now.    The ten","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"escaped Death Eaters were staring out of every shop window he and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Cho passed. It started to rain as they passed. Scrivenshaft's; cold, heavy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"drops of water kept hitting Harry's face and the back of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"neck.    'Um . . . d'you want to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a coffee?' said Cho tentatively, as the rain began to fall more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"heavily.    'Yeah, all right,' said Harry, looking around. 'Where?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   'Oh, there's a really nice place just up here;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"haven't you ever been to Madam Puddifoot's?' she said brightly, leading him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"up a side road and into a small teashop that Harry had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"never noticed before. It was a cramped, steamy little place where everything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"seemed to have been decorated with frills or bows. Harry was reminded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"unpleasantly of Umbndge's office.    'Cute, isn't it?' said Cho","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"happily.    'Er . . . yeah,' said Harry untruthfully.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   'Look, she's decorated it for Valentine's Day!' said Cho,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"indicating a number of golden cherubs that were hovering over each of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the small, circular tables, occasionally throwing pink confetti over the occupants. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  'Aaah . . .'    They sat down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"at the last remaining table, which was over by the steamy window.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Roger Davies, the Ravenclaw Quidditch Captain, was sitting about a foot and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a half away with a pretty blonde girl. They were holding hands.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"The sight made Harry feel uncomfortable, particularly when, looking around the teashop,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"he saw that t was full of nothing but couples, all of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"them holding hands. Perhaps Cho would expect him to hold her hand.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   'What can I get you, m'dears?' said Madam Puddifoot,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a very stout woman with a shiny black bun, squeezing between their table","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and Roger Davies's with great difficulty.    Two coffees, please,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"said Cho.    In the time it took for their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"coffees to arrive, Roger Davies and his girlfriend had started kissing over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"their sugar bowl. Harry wished they wouldn't; he felt that Davies was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"setting a standard with which Cho would soon expect him to compete.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"He felt his face growing hot and tried staring out of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"window, but it was so steamed up he couldn't see the street","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"outside. To postpone the moment when he would have to look at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Cho, he stared up at the ceiling as though examining the paintwork","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and received a handful of confetti in the face from their hovering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"cherub.    After a few more painful minutes, Cho mentioned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Umbridge. Harry seized on the subject with relief and they passed a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"few happy moments abusing her, but the subject had already been so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"thoroughly canvassed during DA meetings it did not last very long. Silence","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"fell again. Harry was very conscious of the slurping noises coming from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the table next door and cast wildly around for something else to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"say.    'Er . . . listen, d'you want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"come with me to the Three Broomsticks at lunchtime? I'm meeting Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Granger there.'    Cho raised her eyebrows.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'You're meeting Hermione Granger? Today?'    'Yeah. Well, she asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"me to, so I thought I would. D'you want to come with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"me? She said it wouldn't matter if you did.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Oh . . . well . . . that was nice of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"her.'    But Cho did not sound as though she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"thought it was nice at all. On the contrary, her tone was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"cold and all of a sudden she looked rather forbidding.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" A few more minutes passed in total silence, Harry drinking his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"coffee so fast that he would soon need a fresh cup. Beside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"them,    Roger Davies and his girlfriend seemed glued together","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"at the tips.    Cho's hand was lying on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"table beside her coffee and Harry was feeling a mounting pressure to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"take hold of it. Just do it, he told himself, as a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"fount of mingled panic and excitement surged up inside his chest, just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"reach out and grab it. Amazing, how much more difficult it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to extend his arm twelve inches and touch her hand than it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"was to snatch a speeding Snitch from midair . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  But just as he moved his hand forwards, Cho took","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"hers off the table. She was now watching Roger Davies kissing his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"girlfriend with a mildly interested expression.    'He asked me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"out, you know,' she said in a quiet voice. 'A couple: of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"weeks ago. Roger. I turned him down, though.'    Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"who had grabbed the sugar bowl to excuse his sudden lunging movement","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"across the table, could not think why she was telling him this.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"If she wished she were sitting at the next table being heartily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"kissed by Roger Davies, why had she agreed to come: out with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"him?    He said nothing. Their cherub threw another handful","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of confetti over them; some of it landed in the last cold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"dregs of coffee Harry had been about to drink.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'I came in here with Cedric last year,' said Cho.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" In the second or so it took for him to take","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"in what she had said, Harry's insides had become glacial. He could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"not believe she wanted to talk about Cedric now, while kissing couples","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"surrounded them and a cherub floated over their heads.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Cho's voice was rather higher when she spoke again.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'I've been meaning to ask you for ages . . . did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Cedric - did he - m - m - mention me at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"all before he died?'    This was the very last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"subject on earth Harry wanted to discuss, and least of all with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Cho.    'Well - no - ' he said quietly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"There - there wasn't time for him to say anything. Erm .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
". . so . . . d'you . . . d'you get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to see a lot of Quidditch in the holidays? You support the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Tornados, right?'    His voice sounded falsely bright and cheery.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"To his horror, he saw that her eyes were swimming with tears","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"again, just as they had been after the last DA meeting before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Christmas.    'Look,' he said desperately, leaning in so that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"nobody else could overhear, let's not talk about Cedric right now .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
". . let's talk about something else . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" But this, apparently, was quite the wrong thing to say. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  'I thought,' she said, tears spattering down on to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"table, 'I thought you'd u - u - understand! I need to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"talk about it! Surely you n - need to talk about it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"t - too! I mean, you saw it happen, d - didn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"you?'    Everything was going nightmarishly wrong; Roger Davies's girlfriend","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"had even unglued herself to look round at Cho crying.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Well - I have talked about it,' Harry said in a whisper,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'to Ron and Hermione, but - '    'Oh, you'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"talk to Hermione Granger!' she said shrilly, her face now shining with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"tears. Several more kissing couples broke apart to stare. 'But you won't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"talk to me! P - perhaps it would be best if we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"just . . . just p - paid and you went and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"met up with Hermione G - Granger, like you obviously want to!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   Harry stared at her, utterly bewildered, as she seized","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a frilly napkin and dabbed at her shining face with it. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  'Cho?' he said weakly, wishing Roger would seize his girlfriend","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and start kissing her again to stop her goggling at him and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Cho.    'Go on, leave!' she said, now crying into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the napkin. 'I don't know why you asked me out in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"first place if you're going to make arrangements to meet other girls","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"right after me . . . how many ere you meeting after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Hermione?'    'It's not like that!' said Harry, and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"was so relieved at finally understanding what she was annoyed about that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"he laughed, which he realised a split second too late was also","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a mistake.    Cho sprang to her feet. The whole","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"tearoom was quiet and everybody was watching them now.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'I'll see you around, Harry,' she said dramatically, and hiccoughing slightly she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"dashed to the door, wrenched it open and hurried off into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"pouring rain.    'Cho!' Harry called after her, but the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"door had already swung shut behind her with a tuneful tinkle. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  There was total silence within the teashop. Every eye was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"on ?larry. He threw a Galleon down on to the table, shook","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"pink confetti out of his hair, and followed Cho out of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"door.    It was raining hard now and she was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"nowhere to be seen, he simply did not understand what had happened;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"half an hour ago they had been getting along fine.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" 'Women!' he muttered angrily, sloshing down the rain-washed street with his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"hands in his pockets. 'What did she want to talk about Cedric","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"for, anyway? Why does she always want to drag up a subject","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"that makes her act like a human hosepipe?'    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"turned right and broke into a splashy run, and within minutes he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"was turning into the doorway of the Three Broomsticks. He knew he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"was too early to meet Hermione, but he thought it likely there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"would be someone in here with whom he could spend the intervening","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"time. He shook his wet hair out of his eyes and looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"around. Hagrid was sitting alone in a corner, looking morose.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" 'Hi, Hagrid!' he said, when he had squeezed through the crammed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"tables and pulled up a chair beside him.    Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"jumped and looked down at Harry as though he barely recognised him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Harry saw that he had two fresh cuts on his face and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"several new bruises.    'Oh, it's yeh, Harry,' said Hagrid.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Yeh all righ?'    'Yeah, I'm fine,' lied Harry; but,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"next to this battered and mournful-looking Hagrid, he felt he didn't really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"have much to complain about. 'Er - are you OK?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" 'Me?' said Hagrid. 'Oh yeah, I'm grand, Harry, grand.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" He gazed into the depths of his pewter tankard, which was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the size of a large bucket, and sighed. Harry didn't know what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to say to him. They sat side by side in silence for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a moment. Then Hagrid said abruptly, 'In the same boat, yeh an'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"me, aren' we, 'Any?'    'Er - ' said Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   'Yeah . . . I've said it before .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
". . both outsiders, like,' said Hagrid, nodding wisely. 'An' both orphans.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Yeah . . . both orphans.'    He took a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"great swig from his tankard.    'Makes a diff'rence, havin'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"a decent family,' he said. 'Me dad was decent. An' your mum","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"an' dad were decent. If they'd lived, life woulda bin diff'rent, eh?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   'Yeah . . . I s'pose,' said Harry cautiously.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Hagrid seemed to be in a very strange mood.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Family,' said Hagrid gloomily. 'Whatever yeh say, blood's important . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   And he wiped a trickle of it out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"his eye.    'Hagrid,' said Harry, unable to stop himself,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'where are you getting all these injuries?'    'Eh?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Hagrid, looking startled. 'Wha' injuries?'    'All those!' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"pointing at Hagrid's face.    'Oh . . . tha's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"jus' normal bumps an' bruises, Harry,' said Hagrid c.ismissively 'I got a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"rough job.'    He drained his tankard, set it back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"on the table and got to his feet.    'I'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"be seein' yeh, Harry . . . take care now.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" And he lumbered out of the pub looking wretched, and disappeared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"into the torrential rain. Harry watched him go, feeling miserable. Hagrid was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"unhappy and he was hiding something, but he seemed determined not to accept","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"help. What was going on? But before Harry could think about it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"any further, he heard a voice calling his name.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Harry! Harry, over here!'    Hermione was waving at him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"from the other side of the room. He got up and made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"his way towards her through the crowded pub. He was still a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"few tables away when he realised that Hermione was not alone. She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"was sitting at a table with the unlikeliest pair of drinking mates","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"he could ever have imagined: Luna Lovegood and none other than Rita","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Skeeter, ex-journalist on the Daily Prophet aid one of Hermione's least favourite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"people in the world.    'You're early!' said Hermione, moving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"along to give him room to sit down. '] thought you were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"with Cho, I wasn't expecting you for another hour at least!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  'Cho?' said Rita at once, twisting round in her seat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to stare avidly at Harry. 'A girl?'    She snatched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"up her crocodile-skin handbag and groped within it.    'Its","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"none of your business if Harry's been with a hundred girls,' Eermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"told Rita coolly. 'So you can put that away right now.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  Rita had been on the point of withdrawing an acid-green","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"quill from her bag. Looking as though she had been forced to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"swallow Stinksap, she snapped her bag shut again.    'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"are you up to?' Harry asked, sitting down and staring from Rita","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to Luna to Hermione.    'Little Miss Perfect was just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"about to tell me when you arrived.' said Rita, taking a large","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"slurp of her drink. 'I suppose I'm allowed to talk to him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"am I?' she shot at Hermione.    'Yes, I suppose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"you are,' said Hermione coldly.    Unemployment did not suit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Rita. The hair that had once been set in elaborate curls now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"hung lank and unkempt around her face. The scarlet paint on her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"two-inch talons was chipped and there were a couple of false jewels","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"missing from her winged glasses. She took another great gulp of her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"drink and said out of the corner of her mouth, 'Pretty girl,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"is she, Harry?'    'One more word about Harry's love","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"life and the deal's off and that's a promise,' said Hermione irritably.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   'What deal?' said Rita, wiping her mouth on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"back of her hand. 'You haven't mentioned a deal yet, Miss Prissy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"you just told me to turn up. Oh, one of these days","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
". . .' She took a deep shuddering breath.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Yes, yes, one of these days you'll write more horrible stories about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Harry and me,' said Hermione indifferently. 'Find someone who cares, why don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"you?'    They've run plenty of horrible stories about Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"this year without my help,' said Rita, shooting a sideways look at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"him over the top of her glass and adding in a rough","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"whisper, 'How has that made you feel, Harry? Betrayed? Distraught? Misunderstood?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  'He feels angry, of course,' said Hermione in a hard,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"clear voice. 'Because he's told the Minister for Magic the truth and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the Minister's too much of an idiot to believe him.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" 'So you actually stick to it, do you, that He Who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Must Not Be Named is back?' said Rita, lowering her glass and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"subjecting Harry to a piercing stare while her finger strayed longingly to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the clasp of the crocodile bag. 'You stand by all this garbage","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Dumbledore'5 been telling everybody about You-Know-Who returning and you being the sole","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"witness?'    'I wasn't the sole witness,' snarled Harry. There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"were a dozen-odd Death Eaters there as well. Want their names?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  'I'd love them,' breathed Rita, now fumbling in her bag","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"once more and gazing at him as though he was the most","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"beautiful thing she had ever seen. 'A great bold headline: `Potter Accuses","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
". . .` A sub-heading, `Harry Potter Names Death Eaters Still Among","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Us`. And then, beneath a nice big photograph of you, `Disturbed teenage","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"survivor of You-Know-Who's attack, Harry Potter, 15, caused outrage yesterday by accusing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"respectable and prominent members of the wizarding community of being Death Eaters","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
". . .` '    The Quick-Quotes Quill was actually","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"in her hand and halfway to her mouth when the rapturous expression","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"on her face died.    'But of course,' she said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"lowering the quill and looking daggers at Hermione, 'Little Miss Perfect wouldn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"want that story out there, would she?'    'As a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"matter of fact,' said Hermione sweetly, 'that's exactly what Little Miss Perfect","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"does want.'    Rita stared at her. So did Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Luna, on the other hand, sang 'Weasley is our King' dreamily under","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"her breath and stirred her drink with a cocktail onion on a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"stick.    'You want me to report what he says","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"about He Who Must Not Be Named?' Rita asked Hermione in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"hushed voice.    'Yes, I do,' said Hermione. 'The true","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"story. All the facts. Exactly a; Harry reports them. He'll give you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"all the details, he'll tell you the names of the undiscovered Death","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Eaters he saw there, he'll tell you what Voldemort looks like now -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"oh, get a grip on yourself,' she added contemptuously, throwing a napkin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"across the table, for, at the sound of Voldemort's name, Rita had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"jumped so badly she had slopped half her glass of Firewhisky down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"herself.    Rita blotted the front of her grubby raincoat,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"still staring at Hermione. Then she said baldly, The Prophet wouldn't print","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"it. In case you haven't noticed, nobody believes his cock-and-bull story. Everyone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"thinks he's delusional. Now, if you let me write the story from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"that angle - '    'We don't need another story","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"about how Harry's lost his marbles!' said Hermione angrily. 'We've had plenty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"of those already, thank you! I want him given the opportunity to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"tell the truth!'    There's no market for a story","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"like that,' said Rita coldly.    'You mean the Prophet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"won't print it because Fudge won't let them,' said Hermione irritably. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  Rita gave Hermione a long, hard look. Then, leaning forwards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"across the table towards her, she said in a businesslike tone, 'All","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"right, Fudge is leaning on the Prophet, but it comes to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"same thing. They won't print a story that shows Harry in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"good light. Nobody wants to read it. It's against the public mood.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"This last Azkaban breakout has got people quite worried enough. People just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"don't want to believe You-Know-Who's back.'    'So the Daily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Prophet exists to tell people what they want to hear, does it?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"said Hermione scathingly.    Rita sat up straight again, her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"eyebrows raised, and drained her glass of Firewhisky,    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Prophet exists to sell itself, you silly girl,' she said coldly ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  'My dad thinks it's an awful paper,' said Luna, chipping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"into the conversation unexpectedly. Sucking on her cocktail onion, she gazed at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Rita with her enormous, protuberant, slightly mad eye;. 'He publishes important stories","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"he thinks the public needs to know. He doesn't care about making","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"money.'    Rita looked disparagingly at Luna.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'I'm guessing your father runs some stupid little village newsletter?' she said.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Probably, Twenty-five Ways to Mingle With Muggles and the dates of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"next Bring and Fly Sale?'    'No,' said Luna, dipping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"her onion back into her Gillywater, 'he's the editor of The Quibbler.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   Rita snorted so loudly that people at a nearby","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"table looked round in alarm.    ' `Important stories he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"thinks the public needs to know`, eh?' she said witheringly. 'I could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"manure my garden with the contends of that rag.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'Well, this is your chance to raise the tone of it a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"bit, isn't it?' said Hermione pleasantly. 'Luna says her father's quite happy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to take Harry's interview. That's who'll be publishing it.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Rita stared at them both for a moment, then let out a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"great whoop of laughter.    'The Quibbler!' she said, cackling.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'You think people will take him seriously if he's published in The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Quibbler!'    'Some people won't,' said Hermione in a level","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"voice. 'But the Daily Prophet's version of the Azkaban breakout had some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"gaping holes in it. I think a lot of people will be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"wondering whether there isn't a better explanation of what happened, and if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"there's an alternative story available, even if it is published in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"- ' she glanced sideways at Luna, 'in a - well, an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"unusual magazine - I think they might be rather keen to read","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"it.'    Rita didn't say anything for a while, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"eyed Hermione shrewdly, her head a little to one side.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
" 'All right, let's say for a moment I'll do it,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"said abruptly. 'What kind of fee am I going to get?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"  'I don't think Daddy exactly pays people to write for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"the magazine,' said Luna dreamily. They do it because it's an honour","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"and, of course, to see their names in print.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Rita Skeeter looked as though the taste of Stinksap was strong in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"her mouth again as she rounded on Hermione.    'I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"supposed to do this for free?'    'Well, yes,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Hermione calmly, taking a sip of her drink. 'Otherwise, as you very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"well know, I will inform the authorities that you are an unregistered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Animagus. Of course, the Prophet might give you rather a lot for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"an insider's account of life in Azkaban.'    Rita looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"as though she would have liked nothing better than to seize the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"paper umbrella sticking out of Hermione's drink and thrust it up her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"nose.    'I don't suppose I've got any choice, have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"I?' said Rita, her voice shaking slightly. She opened her crocodile bag","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"once more, withdrew a piece of parchment, and raised her Quick-Quotes Quill.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"   'Daddy will be pleased,' said Luna brightly. A muscle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"twitched in Rita's jaw.    'OK, Harry?' said Hermione, turning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"to him. 'Ready to tell the public the truth?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"'I suppose,' said Harry, watching Rita balancing the Quick-Quotes Quill at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"ready on the parchment between them.    'Fire away, then,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Rita,' said Hermione serenely, fishing a cherry out from the bottom of her glass.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-25"
"Seen and UnforseenLuna said vaguely that she did not know how soon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Rita's interview with Harry would appear in The Quibbler, that her father","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"was expecting a lovely long article on recent sightings of Crumple-Horned Snorkacks,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"' - and of course, that'll be a very important story, so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Harry's might have to wait for the following issue,' said Luna. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  Harry had not found it an easy experience to talk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"about the night when Voldemort had returned. Rita had pressed him for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"every little detail and he had given her everything he could remember,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"knowing that this was his one big opportunity to tell the world","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the truth. He wondered how people would react to the story. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"guessed that it would confirm a lot of people in the view","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"that he was completely insane, not least because his story would be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"appearing alongside utter rubbish about Crumple-Horned Snorkacks. But the breakout of Bellatrix","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Lestrange and her fellow Death Eaters had given Harry a burning desire","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to do something, whether or not it worked . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  'Can't wait to see what Umbridge thinks of you going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"public,' said Dean, sounding awestruck at dinner on Monday night. Seamus was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"shovelling down large amounts of chicken and ham pie on Dean's other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"side, but Harry knew he was listening.    'It's the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"right thing to do, Harry,' said Neville, who was sitting opposite him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"He was rather pale, but went on in a low voice, 'It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"must have been . . . tough . . . talking about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"it . . . was it?'    'Yeah,' mumbled Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'but people have got to know what Voldemort's capable of, haven't they?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   That's right,' said Neville, nodding, 'and his Death Eaters,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"too . . . people should know . . .`  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" Neville left his sentence hanging and returned to his baked potato.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Seamus looked up, but when he caught Harry's eye he looked quickly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"back at his plate again. After a while, Dean, Seamus and Neville","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"departed for the common room, leaving Harry and Hermione at the table","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"waiting for Ron, who had riot yet had dinner because of Quidditch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"practice.    Cho Chang walked into the Hall with her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"friend Marietta. Harry's stomach gave an unpleasant lurch, but she did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"look over at the Gryffindor table, and sat down with her back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to him.    'Oh, I forgot to ask you,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Hermione brightly, glancing over at the Ravenclaw table, 'what happened on your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"date with Cho? How come you were back so early?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" 'Er . . . well, it was . . .' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Harry, pulling a dish of rhubarb crumble towards him and helping himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to seconds, 'a complete fiasco, now you mention it.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"And he told her what had happened in Madam Puddifoot's teashop. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  '. . . so then,' he finished several minutes later,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"as the final bit of crumble disappeared, 'she jumps up, right, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"says, `I'll see you around, Harry,` and runs out of the place!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"He put down his spoon and looked at Hermione. 'I mean, what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"was all that about? What was going on?'    Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"glanced over at the back of Clio's head and sighed.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" 'Oh, Harry' she said sadly. 'Well, I'm sorry but you were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a bit tactless.'    'Me, tactless?' said Harry, outraged. 'One","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"minute we were getting on fine, next minute she was telling me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"that Roger Davies asked her out and how she used to go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"and snog Cedric in that stupid teashop - how was I supposed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to feel about that?'    Well, you see,' said Hermione,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"with the patient air of someone explaining that one plus one equals","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"iwo to an over-emotional toddler, 'you shouldn't have told her that you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"wanted to meet me halfway through your date.'    'But,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"but,' spluttered Harry, 'but - you told me to meet you at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"twelve and to bring her along, how was I supposed to do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"that w:.thout telling her?'    'You should have told her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"differently' said Hermione, still with that maddeningly patient air. 'You should have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"said it was really annoying, but I'd made you promise to come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"along to the Three Broomsticks, and you really didn't want to go,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"you'd much rather spend the whole day with her, but unfortunately you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"thought you really ought to meet me and would she please, please","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"come along with you and hopefully you'd be able to get away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"more quickly. And it might have been a good idea to mention","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"how ugly you think I am, too,' Hermione added as an afterthought.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'But I don't think you're ugly,' said Harry, bemused.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   Hermione laughed.    'Harry, you're worse than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Ron . . . well, no, you're not,' she sighed, as Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"himself came stumping into the Hall splattered with mv.d and looking grumpy.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'Look - you upset Cho when you said you were going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"meet me, so she tried to make you jealous. It was her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"way of trying to find out how much you liked her.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  'Is that what she was doing?' said Harry, as Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"dropped on .o the bench opposite them and pulled every dish within","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"reach towards him. 'Well, wouldn't it have been easier if she'd just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"asked me whether I liked her better than you?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'Girls don't often ask questions like that,' said Hermione.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'Well, they should!' said Harry forcefully. 'Then I could've just told her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"I fancy her, and she wouldn't have had to get herself all worked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"up again about Cedric dying!'    'I'm not saying what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"she did was sensible,' said Hermione, as Ginny joined them, just as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"muddy as Ron and looking equally disgruntled. 'I'm just trying to make","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"you see how she was feeling at the time.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'You should write a book,' Ron told Hermione as he cut up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"his potatoes, 'translating mad things girls do so boys can understand them.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'Yeah,' said Harry fervently, looking over at the Ravenclaw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"table. Cho had just got up, and, still not looking at him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"she left the Great Hall. Feeling rather depressed, he looked back at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Ron and Ginny. 'So, how was Quidditch practice?'    'It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"was a nightmare,' said Ron in a surly voice.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'Oh come on,' said Hermione, looking at Ginny, 'I'm sure it wasn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"that - '    'Yes, it was,' said Ginny. 'It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"was appalling. Angelina was nearly in tears by the end of it.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   Ron and Ginny went off for baths after dinner;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Harry and Hermione returned to the busy Gryffindor common room and their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"usual pile of homework. Harry had been struggling with a new star-chart","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"for Astronomy for half an hour when Fred and George turned up.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'Ron and Ginny not here?' asked Fred, looking around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"as he pulled up a chair, and when Harry shook his head,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"he said, 'Good. We were watching their practice. They're going to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"slaughtered. They're complete rubbish without us.'    'Come on, Ginny's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"not bad,' said George fairly, sitting down next to Fred. 'Actually, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"dunno how she got so good, seeing how we never let her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"play with us.'    'She's been breaking into your broom","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"shed in the garden since the age of six and taking each","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"of your brooms out in turn when you weren't looking,' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"from behind her tottering pile of Ancient Rune books.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'Oh,' said George, looking mildly impressed. 'Well - that'd explain it.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  'Has Ron saved a goal yet?' asked Hermione, peering over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the top of Magical Hieroglyphs and Logograms.    'Well, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"can do it if he doesn't think anyone's watching him,' said Fred,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"rolling his eyes. 'So all we have to do is ask the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"crowd to turn their backs and talk among themselves every time the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Qua! fie goes up his end on Saturday.'    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"got up again and moved restlessly to the window, staring out across","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the dark grounds.    'You know, Quidditch was about the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"only thing in this place worth staying for.'    Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"cast him a stern look.    'You've got exams coming!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'Told you already, we're not fussed about NEWTs,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Fred. 'The Snackboxes are ready to roll, we found out how to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"get rid of those boils, just a couple of drops of Murtlap","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"essence sorts them, Lee put us on to it.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"George yawned widely and looked out disconsolately at the cloudy night sky.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'I dunno if I even want to watch this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"match. 11 Zacharias Smith beats us I might have to kill myself.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'Kill him, more like,' said Fred firmly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" 'That's the trouble with Quidditch,' said Hermione absent-mindedly, once again bent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"over her Runes translation, 'it creates all this bad feeling and tension","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"between the houses.'    She looked up to find her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"copy of Spellman's Syllabary, and caught Fred, George and Harry all staring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"at her with expressions of mingled disgust and incredulity on their faces.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'Well, it does!' she said impatiently. 'It's only a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"game, isn't it?'    'Hermione,' said Harry, shaking his head,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'you're good on feelings and stuff, but you just don't understand about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Quidditch.'    'Maybe not,' she said darkly, returning to her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"translation, 'but at least my happiness doesn't depend on Ron's goalkeeping ability.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   And though Harry would rather have jumped off the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Astronomy Tower than admit it to her, by the time he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"watched the game the following Saturday he would have given any number","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"of Galleons not to care about Quidditch either.    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"very best thing you could say about the match was that it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"was short; the Gryffindor spectators had to endure only twenty-two minutes of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"agony. It was hard to say what the worst thing was: Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"thought it was a close-run contest between Ron's fourteenth failed save, Sloper","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"missing the Bludger but hitting Angelina in the mouth with his bat,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"and Kirke shrieking and falling backwards off his broom when Zacharias Smith","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"zoomed at him carrying the Quaffle. The miracle was that Gryffindor only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"lost by ten points: Ginny managed to snatch the Snitch from right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"under Hufflepuff Seeker Summerby's nose, so that the final score was two","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"hundred and forty versus two hundred and thirty.    'Good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"catch,' Harry told Ginny back in the common room, where the atmosphere","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"resembled that of a particularly dismal funeral.    'I was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"lucky,' she shrugged. 'It wasn't a very fast Snitch and Summerby's got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a cold, he sneezed and closed his eyes at exactly the wrong","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"moment. Anyway, once you're back on the team - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" 'Ginny, I've got a lifelong ban.'    'You're banned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"as long as Umbridge is in the school,' Ginny corrected him. There's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a difference. Anyway, once you're back, I think    I'll,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"try out for Chaser. Angelina and Alicia are both leaving next year and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"I prefer goal-scoring to Seeking anyway'    Harry looked over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"at Ron, who was hunched in a corner, staring at his knees,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a bottle of Butlerbeer clutched in his hand.    'Angelina","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"still won't let him resign,' Ginny said, as though reading Harry's mind.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'She says she knows he's got it in him.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Harry liked Angelina for the faith she was showing in Ron, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"at the same time thought it would really be kinder to let","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"him leave the team. Ron had left the pitch to another booming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"chorus of 'Weasley is our King' sung with great gusto by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Slytherins, who were now favourites to win the Quidditch Cup.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" Fred and George wandered over.    'I haven't even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"got the heart to take the mickey out of him,' said Fred,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"looking over at Ron's crumpled figure. 'Mind you . . . when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"he missed the fourteenth - '    He made wild","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"motions with his arms as though doing an upright dcggy-paddle.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" ' - well, I'll save it for parties, eh?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" Ron dragged himself up to bed shortly after this. Out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"respect for his feelings, Harry waited a while before going up to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the dormitory himself, so that Ron could pretend to be asleep if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"he wanted to Sure enough, when Harry finally entered the room Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"was snoring a little too loudly to be entirely plausible.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" Harry got into bed, thinking about the match. It had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"immensely frustrating watching from the sidelines. He was quite impressed by Ginny's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"performance but he knew if he had been playing he could have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"caught the Snitch sooner . . . there had been a moment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"when it had been fluttering near Kirke's ankle; if Ginny hadn't hesitated,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"she might have been able to scrape a win for Gryffindor. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  Umbridge had been sitting a few rows below Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Hermione. Once or twice she had turned squatly in her seat to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"look at him, her wide toad's mouth stretched in what he thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"had been a gloating smile. The memory of it made him feel","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"hot with anger as he lay there in the dark. After a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"few minutes, however, he remembered that he was supposed to be emptying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"his mind of all emotion before he slept, as Snape kept instructing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"him at the end of every Occlumency lesson.    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"tried for a moment or two, but the thought of Snape on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"top of memories of Umbridge merely increased his sense of grumbling resentment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"and he found himself focusing instead on how much he loathed the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"pair of them. Slowly, Ron's snores died away to be replaced by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the sound of deep, slow breathing. It took Harry much longer to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"get to sleep; his body was tired, but it took his brain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a long time to close down.    He dreamed that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Neville and Professor Sprout were waltzing around the Room of Requirement while","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Professor McGonagall played the bagpipes. He watched them happily for a while,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"then decided to go and find the other members of the DA.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   But when he left the room he found himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"facing, not the tapestry of Barnabas the Barmy, but a torch burning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"in its bracket on a stone wall. He turned his head slowly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to the left. There, at the far end of the windowless passage,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"was a plain, black door.    He walked towards it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"with a sense of mounting excitement. He had the strangest feeling that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"this time he was going to get lucky at last, and find","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the way to open it . . . he was feet from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"it, and saw with a leap of excitement that there was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"glowing strip of faint blue light down the right-hand side . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
". the door was ajar . . . he stretched out his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"hand to push it wide and - '    Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"gave a loud, rasping, genuine snore and Harry awoke abruptly with his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"right hand stretched in front of him in the darkness, to open","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a door that was hundreds of miles away. He let it fall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"with a feeling of mingled disappointment and guilt. He knew he should","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"not have seen the door, but at the same time felt so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"consumed with curiosity about what was behind it that he could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"help feeling annoyed with Ron . . . if only he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"have saved his snore for just another minute.*They entered the Great Hall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"for breakfast at exactly the same moment as the post owls on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Monday morning. Hermione was not the only person eagerly awaiting her Daily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Prophet: nearly everyone was eager for more news about the escaped Death","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Eaters, who, despite many reported sightings, had still not been caught. She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"gave the delivery owl a Knut and unfolded the newspaper eagerly while","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Harry helped himself to orange juice; as he had only received one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"note during the entire year, he was sure, when the first owl","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"landed with a thud in front of him, that it had made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a mistake.    'Who're you after?' he asked it, languidly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"removing his orange juice from underneath its beak and leaning forwards to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"see the recipient's name and address:Harry PotterGreat HallHogwarts SchoolFrowning, he made to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"take the letter from the owl, but before he could do so,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"three, four, five more owls had fluttered down beside it and were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"jockeying for position, treading in the butter and knocking over the salt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"as each one attempted to give him their letter first.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" 'What's going on?' Ron asked in amazement, as the whole of Gryffindor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"table leaned forwards to watch and another seven owls landed amongst the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"first ones, screeching, hooting and flapping their wings.    'Harry!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"said Hermione breathlessly, plunging her hands into the feathery mass and pulling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"out a screech owl bearing a long, cylindrical package. 'I think I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"know what this means - open this one first!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Harry ripped off the brown packaging. Out rolled a tightly furled copy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"of the March edition of The Quibbler. He unrolled it to see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"his own face grinning sheepishly at him from the front cover. In","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"large red letters across this picture were the words:HARRY POTTER SPEAKS OUT","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"AT LAST:THE TRUTH ABOUT HE WHO MUST NOT BE NAMEDAND THE NIGHT","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"I SAW HIM RETURN'It's good, isn't it?' said Luna, who had drifted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"over to the Gryffindor table and now squeezed herself on to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"bench between Fred and Ron. 'It came out yesterday, I asked Dad","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to send you a free copy. I expect all these,' she waved","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a hand at the assembled owls still scrabbling around on the table","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"in front of Harry, 'are letters from readers.'    Thais","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"what I thought,' said Hermione eagerly. Harry, d'you mind if we -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"?'    'Help yourself,' said Harry, feeling slightly bemused. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  Ron and Hermione both started ripping open envelopes.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" 'This one's from a bloke who thinks you're off your rocker,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"said Ron, glancing down his letter. 'Ah well . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  This woman recommends you try a good course of Shock","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Spells at St Mungo's,' said Hermione, looking disappointed and crumpling up a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"second.    This one looks OK, though,' said Harry slowly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"scanning a long letter from a witch in Paisley. 'Hey she says","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"she believes me!'    This one's in two minds,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Fred, who had joined in the letter-opening with enthusiasm. 'Says you don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"come across as a mad person, but he really doesn't want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"believe You-Know-Who's back so he doesn't know what to think now. Blimey,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"what a waste of parchment.'    'Here's another one you've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"convinced, Harry!' said Hermione excitedly. 'Having read your side of the story,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"I am forced to the conclusion that the Daily Prophet has treated","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"you very unfairly . . . little though I want to think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"that He Who Must Not Be Named has returned, I am forced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to accept that you are telling the truth . . . Oh,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"this is wonderful!'    'Another one who thinks you're barking,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"said Ron, throwing a crumpled letter over his shoulder '. . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"but this one says you've got her converted and she now thinks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"you're a real hero - she's put in a photograph, too -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"wow!'    'What is going on here?' said a falsely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"sweet, girlish voice.    Harry looked up with his hands","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"full of envelopes. Professor Umbridge was standing behind Fred and Luna, her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"bulging toad's eyes scanning the mess of owls and letters on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"table in front of Harry. Behind her he saw many of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"students watching them avidly.    'Why have you got all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"these letters, Mr Potter?' she asked slowly.    'Is that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a crime now?' said Fred loudly. 'Getting mail?'    'Be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"careful, Mr Weasley or I shall have to put you in detention,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"said Umbridge. 'Well, Mr Potter?'    Harry hesitated, but he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"did not see how he could keep what he had done quiet;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"it was surely only a matter of time before a copy of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"The Quibbler came to Umbridge's attention.    'People have written","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to me because I gave an interview,' said Harry. 'About what happened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to me last June.'    For some reason he glanced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"up at the staff table as he said this. Harry had the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"strangest feeling that Dumbledore had been watching him a second before, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"when he looked towards the Headmaster he seemed to be absorbed in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"conversation with Professor Flitwick.    'An interview?' repeated Umbridge, her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"voice thinner and higher than ever. 'What do you mean?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" 'I mean a reporter asked me questions and I answered them,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"said Harry. 'Here - '    And he threw the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"copy of The Quibbler to her. She caught it and stared down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"at the cover. Her pale, doughy face turned an ugly, patchy violet.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'When did you do this?' she asked, her voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"trembling slightly.    'Last Hogsmeade weekend,' said Harry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" She looked up at him, incandescent with rage, the magazine shaking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"in her stubby fingers.    There will be no more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Hogsmeade trips for you, Mr Potter,' she whispered. 'How you dare .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
". . how you could . . .' She took a deep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"breath. 'I have tried again and again to teach you not to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"tell lies. The message, apparently, has still not sunk in. Fifty points","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"from Gryffindor and another week's worth of detentions.'    She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"stalked away, clutching The Quibbler to her chest, the eyes of many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"students following her.    By mid-morning enormous signs had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"put up all over the school, not just on house noticeboards, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"in the corridors and classrooms too.BY ORDER OF THE HIGH INQUISITOR OF","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"HOGWARTSAny student found in possession of the magazineThe Quibbler will be expelled.The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"above is in accordance with Educational Decree Number Twenty-seven.Signed: Dolores Jane Umbridge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"High InquisitorFor some reason, every time Hermione caught sight of one of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"these signs she beamed with pleasure.    'What exactly are you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"so happy about?' Harry asked her.    'Oh, Harry, don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"you see?' Hermione breathed. 'If she could have done one thing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"make absolutely sure that every single person in this school will read","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"your interview, it was banning it!'    And it seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"that Hermione was quite right. By the end of the day, though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Harry had not seen so much as a corner of The Quibbler","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"anywhere in the school, the whole place seemed to be quoting the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"interview to each other. Harry heard them whispering about it as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"queued up outside classes, discussing it over lunch and in the back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"of lessons, while Hermione even reported that every occupant of the cubicles","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"in the girls' toilets had been talking about it when she nipped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"in there before Ancient Runes.    Then they spotted me,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"and obviously they know I know you, so they bombarded me with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"questions,' Hermione told Harry, her eyes shining, 'and Harry, I think they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"believe you, I really do. I think you've finally got them convinced!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   Meanwhile, Professor Umbridge was stalking the school, stopping students","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"at random and demanding that they turn out their books and pockets:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Harry knew she was looking for copies of The Quibbler, but the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"students were several steps ahead of her. Tie pages carrying Harry's interview","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"had been bewitched to resemble extracts from textbooks if anyone but themselves","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"read it, or else wiped magically blank until they wanted to peruse","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"it again. Soon it seemed that every single person in the school","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"had read it.    The teachers were of course forbidden","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"from mentioning I ie interview by Educational Decree Number Twenty-six, but they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"found ways to express their feelings about it all the same. Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Sprout awarded Gryffindor twenty points when Harry passed her a watering can;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a beaming Professor Flitwick pressed a box of squeaking sugar mice on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"him at the end of Charms, said, 'Shh!' and hurried away; and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Professor Trelawney broke into hysterical sobs during Divination and announced to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"startled class, and a very disapproving Umbridge, that Harry was not going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to suffer an early death after all, but would live to a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"ripe old age, become Minister for Magic and have twelve children. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  But what made Harry happiest was Cho catching up with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"him as he was hurrying along to Transfiguration the next day. Before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"he knew what had happened, her hand was in his and she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"was breathing in his ear, 'I'm really, really sorry. That interview was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"so brave . . . it made me cry.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"He was sorry to hear she had shed even more tears over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"it, but very glad they were on speaking terms again, and even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"more pleased when she gave him a swift kiss on the cheek","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"and hurried off again. And unbelievably, no sooner had he arrived outside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Transfiguration than something just as good happened: Seamus stepped out of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"queue to face him.    'I just wanted to say,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"he mumbled, squinting at Harry's left knee, 'I believe you. And I've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"sent a copy of that magazine to me mam.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"If anything more was needed to complete Harry's happiness, it was the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"reaction he got from Malfoy Crabbe and Goyle, He saw them with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"their heads together later that afternoon in the library; they were with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a weedy-looking boy Hermione whispered was called Theodore Nott. They looked round","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"at Harry as he browsed the shelves for the book he needed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"on Partial Vanishment: Goyle cracked his knuckles threateningly and Malfoy whispered something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"undoubtedly malevolent to Crabbe. Harry knew perfectly well why they were acting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"like this: he had named all of their fathers as Death Eaters.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'And the best bit,' whispered Hermione gleefully, as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"left the library, 'is they can't contradict you, because they can't admit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"they've read the article!'    To cap it all, Luna","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"told him over dinner that no issue of The Quibbler had ever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"sold out faster.    'Dad's reprinting!' she told Harry, her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"eyes popping excitedly. 'He can't believe it, he says people seem even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"more interested in this than the Crumple-Horned Snorkacks!'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"was a hero in the Gryffindor common room that night. Daringly, Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"and George had put an Enlargement Charm on the front cover of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"The Quibbler and hung it on the wall, so that Harry's giant","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"head gazed down upon the proceedings, occasionally saying things like THE MINISTRY","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"ARE MORONS' and 'EAT DUNG, UMBRIDGE' in a booming voice. Hermione did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"not find this very amusing; she said it interfered with her concentration,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"and she ended up going to bed early out of irritation. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"had to admit that the poster was not quite as funny after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"an hour or two, especially when the talking spell had started to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"wear off, so that it merely shouted disconnected words like 'DUNG' and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'UMBRIDGE' at more and more frequent intervals in a progressively higher voice.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"In fact, it started to make his head ache and his scar","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"began prickling uncomfortably again. To disappointed moans from the many people who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"were s t-ting around him, asking him to relive his interview for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the umpteenth time, he announced that he too needed an early night.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   The dormitory was empty when he reached it. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"rested his forehead for a moment against the cool glass of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"window beside his bed; it felt soothing against his scar. Then he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"undressed and got into bed, wishing his headache would go away. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"also felt slightly sick. He rolled over on to his side, closed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"his eyes, and fell asleep almost at once . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" He was standing in a dark, curtained room lit by a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"single branch of candles. His hands were clenched on the back of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a chair in front of him. They were long-fingered and white as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"though they had not seen sunlight for years and looked like large,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"pale spiders agairst the dark velvet of the chair.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Beyond the chair, in a pool of light cast upon the floor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"by t'le candles, knelt a man in black robes.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'I have been badly advised, it seems,' said Harry, in a high,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"cold voice that pulsed with anger.    'Master, I crave","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"your pardon,' croaked the man kneeling on the floor. The back of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"his head glimmered in the candlelight. He seemed to be trembling. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  'I do not blame you, Rookwood,' said Harry in that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"cold, cruel voice.    He relinquished his grip on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"chair and walked around it, closer to the man cowering on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"floor, until he stood directly over him in the darkness, looking down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"from a far greater height than usual.    'You are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"sure of your facts, Rookwood?' asked Harry.    'Yes, My","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Lord, yes . . . I used to work in the Department","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"aftet - 'after all . . .`    'Avery told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"me Bode would be able to remove it.'    'Bode","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"could never have taken it, Master . . . Bode would have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"known he could not . . . undoubtedly, that is why he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"fought so hard against Malfoy's Imperius Curse . . .`  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" 'Stand up, Rookwood,' whispered Harry.    The kneeling man","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"almost fell over in his haste to obey. His face was pockmarked;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the scars were thrown into relief by the candlelight. He remained a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"little stooped when standing, as though halfway through a bow, and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"darted terrified looks up at Harry's face.    'You have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"done well to tell me this,' said Harry. 'Very well . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
". I have wasted months on fruitless schemes, it seems . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
". but no matter . . . we begin again, from now.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"You have Lord Voldemort's gratitude, Rookwood . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'My Lord . . . yes, My Lord,' gasped Rookwood, his voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"hoarse with relief.    'I shall need your help. I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"shall need all the information you can give me.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'Of course, My Lord, of course . . . anything . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
".'    'Very well . . . you may go.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Send Avery to me.'    Rookwood scurried backwards, bowing, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"disappeared through a door.    Left alone in the dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"room, Harry turned towards the wall. A cracked, age-spotted mirror hung on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the wall in the shadows. Harry moved towards it. His reflection grew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"larger and clearer in the darkness . . . a face whiter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"than a skull . . . red eyes with slits ior pupils","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
". . .    'NOOOOOOOOO!'    'What?' yelled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a voice nearby.    Harry Hailed around madly, became entangled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"in the hangings and fell out of his bed. For a few","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"seconds he did not know where he was; he was convinced he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"was about to see the white, skull-like lace looming at him out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"of the dark again, then very near to him Ron's voice spoke.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'Will you stop acting like a maniac so I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"can get you out of here!'    Ron wrenched the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"hangings apart and Harry stared up at him in the moonlight, flat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"on his back, his scar searing with pain. Ron   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"looked as though he had just been getting ready for bed; one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"arm was out of his robes.    'Has someone been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"attacked again?' asked Ron, pulling Harry roughly to his feet. 'Is it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Dad? Is it that snake?'    'No - everyone's fine","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"- ' gasped Harry, whose forehead felt as though it were on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"fire. 'Well . . . Avery isn't . . . he's in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"trouble . . . he gave him the wrong information . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
". Voldemort's really angry . . .'    Harry groaned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"and sank, shaking, on to his bed, rubbing his scar.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" 'But Rookwood's going to help him now . . . he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"on the right track again    'What are you talking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"about?' said Ron, sounding scared. 'D'you mean . . . did you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"just see You-Know-Who?'    'I was You-Know-Who,' said Harry, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"he stretched out his hands in the darkness and held them up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to his face, to check that they were no longer deathly white","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"and long-fingered. 'He was with Rookwood, he's one of the Death Eaters","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"who escaped from Azkaban, remember? Rookwood's just told him Bode couldn't have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"done it.'    'Done what?'    'Remove something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
". . . he said Bode would have known he couldn't have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"done it . . . Bode was under the Imperius Curse .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
". . I think he said Malfoy's dad put it on him.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'Bode was bewitched to remove something?' Ron said. 'But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"- 'Harry, that's got to be - '    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"weapon,' Harry finished the sentence for him. 'I know.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"The dormitory door opened; Dean and Seamus came in. Harry swung his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"legs back into bed. He did not want to look as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"anything odd had just happened, seeing as Seamus had only just stopped thinking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Harry was a nutter.    'Did you say,' murmured Ron,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"putting his head close to Harry's on the pretence of helping himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to water from the jug on his bedside table, 'that you were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"You-Know-Who?'    'Yeah,' said Harry quietly.    Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"took an unnecessarily large gulp of water; Harry saw it spill over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"his chin on to his chest.    'Harry,' he said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"as Dean and Seamus clattered around noisily, pulling off their robes and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"talking, 'you've got to tell - '    'I haven't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"got to tell anyone,' said Harry shortly. 'I wouldn't have seen it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"at all if I could do Occlumency. I'm supposed to have learned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to shut this stuff out. That's what they want/   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"By 'they' he meant Dumbledore. He got back into bed and rolled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"over on to his side with his back to Ron and after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a while he heard Ron's mattress creak as he, too, lay back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"down. Harry's scar began to burn; he bit hard on his pillow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to stop himself making a noise. Somewhere, he knew, Avery was being","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"punished.*Harry and Ron waited until break next morning to tell Hermione exactly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"what had happened; they wanted to be absolutely sure they could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"be overheard. Standing in their usual corner of the cool and breezy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"courtyard, Harry told her every detail of the dream he could remember.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"When he had finished, she said nothing at all for a few","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"moments, but stared with a kind of painful intensity at Fred and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"George, who were both headless and selling their magical hats from under","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"their cloaks on the other side of the yard.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'So that's why they killed him,' she said quietly, withdrawing her gaze","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"from Fred and George at last. 'When Bode tried to steal this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"weapon, something funny happened to him. I think there must be defensive","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"spells on it, or around it, to stop people touching it. That's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"why he was in St Mungos, his brain had gone all funny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"and he couldn't talk. But remember what the Healer told us? He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"was recovering. And they couldn't risk him getting better, could they? I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"mean, the shock of whatever happened when he touched that weapon probably","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"made the Imperius Curse lift. Once he'd got his voice back, he'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"explain what he'd been doing, wouldn't he? They would have known he'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"been sent to steal the weapon. Of course, it would have been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"easy for Lucius Malfoy to put the curse on him. Never out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"of the Ministry, is he?'    'He was even hanging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"around that day I had my hearing,' said Harry. Tn the -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"hang on . . .' he said slowly. 'He was in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Department of Mysteries corridor that day! Your dad said he was probably","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"trying to sneak down and find out what happened in my hearing,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"but what if - '    'Sturgis!' gasped Hermione, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"thunderstruck.    'Sorry?' said Ron, looking bewildered.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'Sturgis Podmore - ' said Hermione breathlessly, 'arrested for trying to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"through a door! Lucius Malfoy must have got him too! I bet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"he did it the day you saw him there, Harry. Sturgis had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Moody's Invisibility Cloak, right? So, what if he was standing guard by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the door, invisible, and Malfoy heard him move - or guessed someone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"was there - or just did the Imperius Curse on the off-chance","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"there'd be a guard there? So, when Sturgis next had an opportunity","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"- probably when it was his turn on guard duty again -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"he tried to get into the Department to steal the weapon for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Voldemort - Ron, be quiet - but he got caught and sent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to Azkaban . . .'    She gazed at Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'And now Rookwood's told Voldemort how to get the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"weapon?'    'I didn't hear all the conversation, but that's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"what it sounded like,' said Harry. 'Rookwood used to work there .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
". . maybe Voldemort'll send Rookwood to do it?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Hermione nodded, apparently still lost in thought. Then, quite abruptly, she said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'But you shouldn't have seen this at all, Harry.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'What?' he said, taken aback.    'You're supposed to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"learning how to close your mind to this sort of thing,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Hermione, suddenly stern.    'I know I am,' said Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'But - '    'Well, I think we should just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"try and forget what you saw,' said Hermione firmly. 'And you ought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to put in a bit more effort on your Occlumency from now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"on.'    Harry was so angry with her he did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"not talk to her for the rest of the day, which proved","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to be another bad one. When people were not discussing the escaped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Death Eaters in the corridors, they were laughing at Gryffindor's abysmal performance","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"in their match against Hufflepuff; the Slytherins were singing Weasley is our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"King' so loudly and frequently that by sundown Filch had banned it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"from the corridors out of sheer irritation.    The week","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"did not improve as it progressed. Harry received two more 'Ds in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Potions; he was still on tenterhooks that Hagrid might get the sack;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"and he couldn't stop himself dwelling on the dream in which he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"had been Voldemort - though he didn't bring it up with Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"and Hermione again; he didn't want another telling-off from Hermione. He wished","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"very much that he could have talked to Sirius about it, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"that was out of the question, so he tried to push the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"matter to the back of his mind.    Unfortunately, the back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"of his mind was no longer the secure place it had once","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"been.    'Get up, Potter.'    A couple","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"of weeks after his dream of Rookwood, Harry was to be found,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"yet again, kneeling on the floor of Snape's office, trying to clear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"his head. He had just been forced, yet again, to relive a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"stream of very early memories he had not even realised he still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"had, most of them concerning humiliations Dudley and his gang had inflicted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"upon him in primary school.    That last memory,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Snape. 'What was it?'    'I don't know,' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"getting wearily to his feet. He was finding it increasingly difficult to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"disentangle separate memories from the rush of images and sound that Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"kept calling forth. 'You mean the one where my cousin tried to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"make me stand in the toilet?'    'No,' said Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"softly. 'I mean the one with a man kneeling in the middle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"of a darkened room . . .'    'Its .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
". . nothing,' said Harry.    Snape's dark eyes bored","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"into Harry's. Remembering what Snape had said about eye contact being crucial","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to Legilimency, Harry blinked and looked away.    'How do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"that man and that room come to be inside your head, Potter?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"said Snape.    'It - ' said Harry, looking everywhere","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"but at Snape, 'it was -just a dream I had.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" 'A dream?' repeated Snape.    There was a pause","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"during which Harry stared fixedly at a large dead frog suspended in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a jar of purple liquid.    'You do know why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"we are here, don t you, Potter?' said Snape, in a low,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"dangerous voice. 'You do know why I am giving up my evenings","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to this tedious job?'    'Yes,' said Harry stiffly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  'Remind me why we are here, Potter.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'So I can learn Occlumency, said Harry, now glaring at a dead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"eel.    'Correct, Potter. And dim though you may be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"- ' Harry looked back at Snape, hating him ' - I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"would have thought that after over two months of lessons you might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"have made some progress. How many other dreams about the Dark Lord","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"have you had?'    'Just that one,' lied Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  'Perhaps,' said Snape, his dark, cold eyes narrowing slightly, 'perhaps","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"you actually enjoy having these visions and dreams, Potter. Maybe they make","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"you feel special - important?'    'No, they don't,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Harry, his jaw set and his fingers clenched tightly around the handle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"of his wand.    That is just as well, Potter,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"said Snape coldly, 'because you a;-e neither special nor important, and it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"is not up to you to find out what the Dark Lord","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"is saying to his Death Eaters.'    'No - that's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"your job, isn't it?' Harry shot at him.    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"had not meant to say it; it had burst out of him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"in temper. For a long moment they stared at each other, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"convinced he had gone too far. But there was a curious, almost","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"satisfied expression on Snape's face when he answered.    'Yes,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Potter,' he said, his eyes glinting. That is my job. Now, if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"you are ready, we will start again.'    He raised","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"his wand: 'One - two - three - Legilimens!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"A hundred Dementors were swooping towards Harry across the lake in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"grounds . . . he screwed up his face in concentration .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
". . they were coming closer . . . he could see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the dark holes beneath their hoods . . . yet he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"also see Snape standing in front of him, his eyes fixed on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Harry's face, muttering under his breath . . . and somehow, Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"was growing clearer, and the Dementors were growing fainter . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   Harry raised his own wand.    'Protego!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   Snape staggered - his wand flew upwards, away from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Harry - 'and suddenly Harry's mind was teeming with memories that were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"not his: a hook-nosed man was shouting at a cowering woman, while","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a small dark-haired boy cried in a corner . . . a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"greasy-haired teenager sat alone in a dark bedroom, pointing his wand at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the ceiling, shooting down flies . . . a girl was laughing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"as a scrawny boy tried to mount a bucking broomstick - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'ENOUGH!'    Harry felt as though he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"had been pushed hard in the chest; he staggered several steps backwards,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"hit some of the shelves covering Snapes walls and heard something crack.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Snape was shaking slightly, and was very white in the face. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  The back of Harry's robes was damp. One of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"jars behind him had broken when he fell against it; the pickled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"slimy thing within was swirling in its draining potion.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'Reparo,' hissed Snape, and the jar sealed itself at once. 'Well, Potter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
". . . that was certainly an improvement . . .' Panting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"slightly, Snape straightened the Pensieve in which he had again stored some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"of his thoughts before starting the lesson, almost as though he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"checking they were still there. 'I don't remember telling you to use","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a Shield Charm . . . but there is no doubt that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"it was effective . . .`    Harry did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"speak; he felt that to say anything might be dangerous. He was sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"he had just broken into Snape's memories, that he had just seen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"scenes from Snape's childhood. It was unnerving to think that the little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"boy who had been crying as he watched his parents shouting was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"actually standing in front of him with such loathing in his eyes.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'Let's try again, shall we?' said Snape.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" Harry felt a thrill of dread; he was about to pay","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"for what had just happened, he was sure of it. They moved","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"back into position with the desk between them, Harry feeling he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"going to find it much harder to empty his mind this time.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'On the count of three, then,' said Snape, raising","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"his wand once more. 'One - two - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Harry did not have time to gather himself together and attempt to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"clear his mind before Snape cried, 'Legllimens!'    He was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"hurtling along the corridor towards the Department of Masteries, past the blank","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"stone walls, past the torches - the plain black door was growing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"ever larger; he was moving so fast he was going to collide","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"with it, he was feet from it and again he could see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"that chink of faint blue light - '    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"door had flown open! He was through it at last, inside a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"black-walled, black-floored circular room lit with blue-flamed candles, and there were more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"doors all around him - he needed to go on - but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"which door ought he to take - '?    'POTTER!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   Harry opened his eyes. He was flat on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"back again with no memory of having got there; he was also","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"panting as though hi; really had run the length of the Department","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"of Mysteries corridor, really had sprinted through the black door and found","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the circular room.    'Explain yourself!' said Snape, who was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"standing over him, looking furious.    'I . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"dunno what happened,' said Harry truthfully, standing up. There was a lump","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"on the back of his head from where he had hit the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"ground and he felt feverish. 'I've never seen that before. I mean,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"I told you, I've dreamed about the door . . . but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"it's never opened before    'You are not working hard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"enough!'    For some reason, Snape seemed even angrier than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"he had done two minutes before, when Harry had seen into his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"teacher's memories.    'You are lazy and sloppy, Potter, it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"is small wonder that the Dark Lord - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'Can you tell me something, sir?' said Harry, firing up again. 'Why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"do you call Voldemort the Dark Lord? I've only ever heard Death","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Eaters call him that.'    Snape opened his mouth in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a snarl - and a woman screamed from somewhere outside the room.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   Snape's head jerked upwards; he was gazing at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"ceiling.    'What the - ?' he muttered.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" Harry could hear a muffled commotion coming from what he thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"might be the Entrance Hall. Snape looked round at him, frowning. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  'Did you see anything unusual on your way down here,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Potter?'    Harry shook his head. Somewhere above them, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"woman screamed again. Snape strode to his office door, his wand still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"held at the ready, and swept out of sight. Harry hesitated for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"a moment, then followed.    The screams were indeed coming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"from the Entrance Hall; they grew louder as Harry ran towards the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"stone steps leading up from the dungeons. When he reached the top","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"he found the Entrance Hall packed; students had come flooding out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the Great Hall, where dinner was still in progress, to see what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"was going on; others had crammed themselves on to the marble staircase.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Harry pushed forwards through a knot of tall Slytherins and saw that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the onlookers had formed a great ring, some of them looking shocked,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"others even frightened. Professor McGonagall was directly opposite Harry en the other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"side of the Hall; she looked as though what she was watching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"made her feel faintly sick.    Professor Trelawney was standing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"in the middle of the Entrance Hall with her wand in one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"hand and an empty sherry bottle in the other, looking utterly mad.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Her hair was sticking up on end, her glasses were lopsided so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"that one eye was magnified more than the other; her innumerable shawls","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"and scarves were trailing haphazardly from her shoulders, giving the impression that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"she was falling apart at the seams. Two large trunks lay on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the floor beside her, one of them upside-down; it looked very much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"as though it had been thrown down the stairs after her. Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Trelawney was staring, apparently terrified, at something Harry could not see but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"which seemed to be standing at the foot of the stairs. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  'No!' she shrieked. 'NO! This cannot be happening . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
". it cannot . . . I retuse to accept it!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  'You didn't realise this was coming?' said a high girlish","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"voice, sounding callously amused, and Harry, moving slightly to his right, saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"that Trelawney's terrifying vision was nothing other than Professor Umbridge. 'Incapable though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"you are of predicting even tomorrows weather, you must surely have realised","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"that your pitiful performance during my inspections, and lack of any improvement,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"would make it inevitable that you would be sacked?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'You c - can't!' howled Professor Trelawney, tears streaming down her face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"from behind her enormous lenses, 'you c - can't sack me! I've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"b - been here sixteen years! H - Hogwarts is m - my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"h - home!'    'It was your home,' said Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Umbridge, and Harry was revolted to see the enjoyment stretching her toadlike","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"face as she watched Professor Trelawney sink, sobbing uncontrollably, on to one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"of her trunks, 'until an hour ago, when the Minister for Magic:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"countersigned your Order of Dismissal. Now kindly remove yourself from this Hall.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"You are embarrassing us.'    But she stood and watched,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"with an expression of gloating enjoyment, as Professor Trelawney shuddered and moaned,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"rocking backwards and forwards on her trunk in paroxysms of grief. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"heard a muffled sob to his left and looked around. Lavender and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Parvati were both crying quietly, their arms round each other. Then he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"heard footsteps. Professor McGonagall had broken away from the spectators, marched straight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"up to Professor Trelawney and was patting her firmly on the back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"while withdrawing a large handkerchief from within her robes.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"There, there, Sybill . . . calm down . . . blow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"your nose on this . . . it's not as bad as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"you think, now . . . you are not going to have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to leave Hogwarts . . .'    'Oh really, Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"McGonagall?' said Umbridge in a deadly voice, taking a few steps forward.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'And your authority for that statement is . . . ?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  That would be mine,' said a deep voice.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" The oaken front doors had swung open. Students beside them scuttled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"out of the way as Dumbledore appeared in the entrance. What he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"had been doing out in the grounds Harry could not imagine, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"there was something impressive about the sight of him framed in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"doorway against an oddly misty night. Leaving the doors wide open behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"him he strode forwards through the circle of onlookers towards Professor Trelawney,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"tear-stained and trembling, on her trunk, Professor McGonagall alongside her.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" 'Yours, Professor Dumbledore?' said Umbridge, with a singularly unpleasant little laugh.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'I'm afraid you do not understand the position. I have here -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"' she pulled a parchment scroll from within her robes'- an Order","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"of Dismissal signed by myself and the Minister for Magic. Under the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"terms of Educational Decree Number Twenty-three, the High Inquisitor of Hogwarts has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the power to inspect, place upon probation and sack any teacher she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"- that is to say, I - feel is not performing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the standards required by the Ministry of Magic. I have decided that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Professor Trelawney is not up to scratch. I have dismissed her.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  To Harry's very great surprise, Dumbledore continued to smile. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"looked down at Professor Trelawney, who was still sobbing and choking on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"her trunk, and said, 'You are quite right, of course, Professor Umbridge.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"As High Inquisitor you have every right to dismiss my teachers. You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"do not, however, have the authority to send them away from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"castle. I am afraid,' he went on, with a courteous little bow,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'that the power to do that still resides with the Headmaster, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"it is my wish that Professor Trelawney continue to live at Hogwarts.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   At this, Professor Trelawney gave a wild little laugh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"in which a hiccough was barely hidden.    'No -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"no, I'll g - go, Dumbledore! I sh - shall - leave","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Hogwarts and s - seek my fortune elsewhere - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
" 'No,' said Dumbledore sharply. 'It is my wish that you remain,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Sybill:    He turned to Professor McGonagall.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'Might I ask you to escort Sybill back upstairs, Professor McGonagall?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  'Of course,' said McGonagall. 'Up you get, Sybill . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
".'    Professor Sprout came hurrying forwards out of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"crowd and grabbed Professor Trelawney's other arm. Together, they guided her past","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Umbridge and up the marble stairs. Professor Flitwick went scurrying after them,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"his wand held out before him; he squeaked 'Locomotor trunks!' and Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Trelawney's luggage rose into the air and proceeded up the staircase after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"her, Professor Flitwick bringing up the rear.    Professor Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"was standing stock still, staring at Dumbledore, who continued to smile benignly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"   'And what,' she said, in a whisper that carried","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"all around the Eintrance Hall, 'are you going to do with her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"once I appoint a new Divination teacher who needs her lodgings?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  'Oh, that won't be a problem,' said Dumbledore pleasantly. 'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"see, I have already found us a new Divination teacher, and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"will prefer lodgings on the ground floor.'    'You've found","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"- ?' said Umbridge shrilly. 'You've found? Might I remind you, Dumbledore,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"that under Educational Decree Number Twenty-two - '    'The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Ministry has the right to appoint a suitable candidate if - and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"only if - the Headmaster is unable to find one,' said Dumbledore.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"'And I am happy to say that on this occasion I have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"succeeded. May I introduce you?'    He turned to face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"the open front doors, through which night mist was now drifting. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"heard hooves. There was a shocked murmur around the Hall and those","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"nearest the doors hastily moved even further backwards, some of them tripping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"over in their haste to clear a path for the newcomer. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"  Through the mist came a face Harry had seen once","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"before on a dark, dangerous night in the Forbidden Forest: white-blond hair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"and astonishingly blue eyes; the head and torso of a man joined","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"to the palomino body of a horse.    This is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"Firenze,' said Dumbledore happily to a thunderstruck Umbridge. 'I think you'll find him suitable.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-26"
"The Centaur andThe Sneak'I'll bet you wish you hadn't given up Divination","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"now, don't you, Hermione?' asked Parvati, smirking.    It was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"breakfast time, two days after the sacking of Professor Trelawney, and Parvati","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"was curling her eyelashes around her wand and examining the effect in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the back of her spoon. They were to have their first lesson","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"with Firenze that morning.    'Not really,' said Hermione indifferently,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"who was reading the Daily Prophet. 'I've never really liked horses.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  She turned a page of the newspaper and scanned its","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"columns.    'He's not a horse, he's a centaur!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Lavender, sounding shocked.    'A gorgeous centaur . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"sighed Parvati.    'Either way, he's still got four legs,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"said Hermione coolly. 'Anyway, I thought you two were all upset that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Trelawney had gone?'    'We are!' Lavender assured her. 'We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"went up to her office to see Ler; we took her some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"daffodils - not the honking ones that Sprout's got, nice ones.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  'How is she?' asked Harry.    'Not very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"good, poor thing,' said Lavender sympathetically. 'She v/as crying and saying she'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"rather leave the castle for ever than stay here where Umbridge is,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"and I don't blame her, Umbridge was horrible to her, wasn't she?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   'I've got a feeling Umbridge has only just started","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"being horrible,' said Hermione darkly.    'Impossible,' said Ron, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"was tucking into a large plate of eggs and bacon. 'She can't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"get any worse than she's been already.'    'You mark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"my words, she's going to want revenge on Dumbledore for appointing a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"new teacher without consulting her,' said Hermione, closing the newspaper. 'Especially another","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"part-human. You saw the look on her face when she saw Firenze.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   After breakfast Hermione departed for her Arithmancy class as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Harry and Ron followed Parvati and Lavender into the Entrance: Hall, heading","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"for Divination.    'Aren't we going up to North Tower?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"asked Ron, looking puzzled, as Parvati bypassed the marble staircase.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" Parvati looked at him scornfully over her shoulder.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'How d'you expect Firenze to climb that ladder? We're in classroom eleven","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"now, it was on the noticeboard yesterday.'    Classroom eleven","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"was on the ground floor along the corridor leading off the Entrance","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Hall from the opposite side to the Great Hall. Harry knew it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"was one of those classrooms that were never used regularly, and therefore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"had the slightly neglected feeling of a cupboard or storeroom. When he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"entered it right behind Ron, and found himself in the middle of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"a forest clearing, he was therefore momentarily stunned.    What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the - ?'    The classroom floor had become springily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"mossy and trees were growing out of it; their leafy branches fanned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"across the ceiling and windows, so that the room was full of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"slanting shafts of soft, dappled, green light. The students who had already","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"arrived were sitting on the earthy floor with their backs resting against","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"tree trunks or boulders, arms wrapped around their knees or folded tightly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"across their chests, and all looking rather nervous. In the middle of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the clearing, where there were no trees, stood Firenze.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'Harry Potter,' he said, holding out a hand when Harry entered. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  'Er - hi,' said Harry, shaking hands with the centaur,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"who surveyed him unblinkingly through those astonishingly blue eyes but did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"smile. 'Er - good to see you,'    'And you,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"said the centaur, inclining his white-blond head. 'It was foretold that we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"would meet again.'    Harry noticed there was the shadow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of a hoof-shaped bruise on Firenze's chest. As he turned to join","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the rest of the class on the ground, he saw they were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"all looking at him in awe, apparently deeply impressed that he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"on speaking terms with Firenze. whom they seemed to find intimidating. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  When the door was closed and the last student had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"sat down on a tree stump beside the wastepaper basket, Firenze gestured","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"around the room.    'Professor Dumbledore has kindly arranged this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"classroom for us,' said Firenze, when everyone had settled down, 'in imitation","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of my natural habitat. I would have preferred to teach you in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the Forbidden Forest, which was - until Monday - my home .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
". . but that is no longer possible.'    'Please","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"- er - sir - ' said Parvati breathlessly, raising her hand,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"- why not? We've been in there with Hagrid, we're not frightened!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   'It is not a question of your bravery,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Firenze, 'but of my position. I cannot return to the Forest. My","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"herd has banished me.'    'Herd?' said Lavender in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"confused voice, and Harry knew she was thinking of cows. 'What -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"oh!'    Comprehension dawned on her face. 'There are more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of you?' she said, stunned.    'Did Hagrid breed you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"like the Thestrals?' asked Dean eagerly.    Firenze turned his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"head very slowly to face Dean, who seemed to realise at once","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"that he had said something very offensive.    'I didn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"- I meant - sorry' he finished in a hushed voice. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  'Centaurs are not the servants or playthings of humans,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Firenze quietly. There was a pause, then Parvati raised her hand again.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   'Please, sir . . . why have the other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"centaurs banished you?'    'Because I have agreed to work","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"for Professor Dumbledore,' said Firenze. They see this as a betrayal of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"our kind.'    Harry remembered how, nearly four years ago,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the centaur Bane had shouted at Firenze for allowing Harry to ride","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to safety on his back; he had called him a 'common mule'.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"He wondered whether it had been Bane who had kicked Firenze in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the chest.    'Let us begin,' said Firenze. He swished","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"his long palomino tail, raised his hand towards the leafy canopy overhead,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"then lowered it slowly, and as he did so, the light in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the room dimmed, so that they now seemed to be sitting in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"a forest clearing by twilight, and stars appeared on the ceiling. There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"were oohs and gasps and Ron said audibly, 'Blimey!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'Lie back on the floor, said Firenze in his calm voice, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"observe the heavens. Here is written, for those who can see, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"fortune of our races.'    Harry stretched out on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"back and gazed upwards at the ceiling. A twinkling red star winked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"at him from overhead.    'I know that you have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"learned the names of the planets and their moons in Astronomy,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Firenze's calm voice, 'and that you have mapped the stars' progress through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the heavens. Centaurs have unravelled the mysteries of these movements over centuries.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Our findings teach us that the future may be glimpsed in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"sky above us - '    'Professor Trelawney did astrology","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"with us!' said Parvati excitedly, raising her hand in front of her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"so that it stuck up in the air as she lay on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"her back. 'Mars causes accidents and burns and things like that, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"when it makes an angle to Saturn, like now - ' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"drew a right-angle in the air above her '- that means people","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"need to be extra careful when handling hot things - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  'That,' said Firenze calmly, 'is human nonsense.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Parvati's hand fell limply to her side.    Trivial hurts,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"tiny human accidents,' said Firenze, as his hooves thudded over the mossy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"floor. These are of no more significance than the scurryings of ants","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to the wide universe, and are unaffected by planetary movements.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" 'Professor Trelawney - ' began Parvati, in a hurt and indignant","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"voice.    ' - is a human,' said Firenze simply.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'And is therefore blinkered and fettered by the limitations of your kind.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   Harry turned his head very slightly to look at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Parvati. She looked very offended, as did several of the people surrounding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"her.    'Sybill Trelawney may have Seen, I do not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"know,' continued Firenze, and Harry heard the swishing of his tail again","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"as he walked up and down before them, 'but she wastes her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"time, in the main, on the self-flattering nonsense humans call fortune-telling. I,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"however, am here to explain the wisdom of centaurs, which is impersonal","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"and impartial. We watch the skies for the great tides of evil","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"or change that are sometimes marked there. It may take ten years","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to be sure of what we are seeing.'    Firenze","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"pointed to the red star directly above Harry.    'In","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the past decade, the indications have been that wizardkind is living through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"nothing more than a brief calm between two wars. Mars, bringer of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"battle, shines brightly above us, suggesting that the fight must soon break","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"out again. How soon, centaurs may attempt to divine by the burning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of certain herbs and leaves, by the observation of fume and flame","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
". . .'    It was the most unusual lesson","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Harry had ever attended. They did indeed burn sage and mallowsweet there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"on the classroom floor, and Firenze told them to look for certain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"shapes and symbols in the pungent fumes, but he seemed perfectly unconcerned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"that not one of them could see any of the signs he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"described, telling them that humans were hardly ever good at this, that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"it took centaurs years and years to become competent, and finished by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"telling them that it was foolish to put too much faith in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"such things, anyway, because even centaurs sometimes read them wrongly. He was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"nothing like any human teacher Harry had ever had. His priority did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"not seem to be to teach them what he knew, but rather","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to impress upon them that nothing, not even centaurs' knowledge, was foolproof.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   'He's not very definite on anything, is he?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Ron in a low voice, as they put out their mallowsweet fire.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'I mean, I could do with a few more details about this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"war we're about to have, couldn't you?'    The bell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"rang right outside the classroom door and everyone jumped; Harry had completely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"forgotten they were still inside the castle, and quite convinced that he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"was really in the Forest. The class filed out, looking slightly perplexed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   Harry and Ron were on the point of following","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"them when Firenze called, 'Harry Potter, a word, please.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Harry turned. The centaur advanced a little towards him. Ron hesitated. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  'You may stay,' Firenze told him. 'But close the door,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"please.'    Ron hastened to obey.    'Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Potter, you are a friend of Hagrid's, are you not?' said the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"centaur.    'Yes,' said Harry.    Then give","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"him a warning from me. His attempt is not working. He would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"do better to abandon it.'    'His attempt is not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"working?' Harry repeated blankly.    'And he would do better","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to abandon it,' said Firenze, nodding. 'I would warn Hagrid myself, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"I am banished - it would be unwise for me to go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"too near the Forest now - Hagrid has troubles enough, without a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"centaurs' battle.'    'But - what's Hagrid attempting to do?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"said Harry nervously.    Firenze surveyed Harry impassively.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" 'Hagrid has recently rendered me a great service,' said Firenze, 'and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"he has long since earned my respect for the care he shows","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"all living creatures. I shall not betray his secret. But he must","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"be brought to his senses. The attempt is not working. Tell him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Harry Potter. Good-day to you.'*The happiness Harry had felt in the aftermath","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of The Quibbler interview had long since evaporated. As a dull March","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"blurred into a squally April, his life seemed to have become one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"long series of worries and problems again.    Umbridge had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"continued attending all Care of Magical Creatures lessons, so it had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"very difficult to deliver Firenze's warning to Hagrid. At last, Harry had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"managed it by pretending he'd lost his copy of Fantastic Beasts and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Where to Find Them, and doubling back after class one day. When he'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"repeated Firenze's words, Hagrid gazed at him for a moment through his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"puffy, blackened eyes, apparently taken aback. Then he seemed to pull himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"together.    'Nice bloke, Firenze,' he said gruffly 'but he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"don' know what he's talkin' abou' on this. The attemp's comin' on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"fine.'    'Hagrid, what're you up to?' asked Harry seriously.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'Because you've got to be careful, Umbridge has already sacked Trelawney and,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"if you ask me, she's on a roll. If you're doing anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"you shouldn't be, you'll be - '    There's things","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"more importan' than keepin' a job,' said Hagrid. though his hands shook","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"slightly as he said this and a basin full of Knarl droppings","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"crashed to the floor. 'Don' worry abou' me, Harry, jus' get along","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"now, there's a good lad.'    Harry had no choice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"but to leave Hagrid mopping up the dung all over his floor,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"but he felt thoroughly dispirited as he trudged back up to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"castle.    Meanwhile, as the teachers and Hermione persisted in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"reminding them, the OWLs were drawing ever nearer. All the fifth-years were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"suffering from stress to some degree, but Hannah Abbott became the first","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to receive a Calming Draught from Madam Pomfrey after she burst into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"tears during Herbology and sobbed that she was too stupid to take","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"exams and wanted to leave school now.    If it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"had not been for the DA lessons, Harry thought he would have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"been extremely unhappy. He sometimes felt he was living for the hours","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"he spent in the Room of Requirement, working hard but thoroughly enjoying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"himself at the same time, swelling with pride as he looked around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"at his fellow DA members and saw how far they had come.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Indeed, Harry sometimes wondered how Umbridge was going to react when all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the members of the DA received 'Outstanding' in their Defence Against the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Dark Arts OWLs.    They had finally started work on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Patronuses, which everybody had been very keen to practise, though, as Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"kept reminding them, producing a Patronus in the middle of a brightly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"lit classroom when they were not under threat was very different from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"producing it when confronted by something like a Dementor.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'Oh, don't be such a killjoy,' said Cho brightly, watching her silvery","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"swan-shaped Patronus soar around the Room of Requirement C-Uring their last lesson","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"before Easter. They're so pretty!'    They're not supposed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"be pretty, they're supposed to protect you,' said Harry patiently. 'What we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"really need is a Boggart or something; that's how I learned, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"had to conjure a Patronus while t'le Boggart was pretending to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"a Dementor - '    'But that would be really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"scary!' said Lavender, who was shooting puffs of silver vapour out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the end of her wand. 'And I still - 'can't - do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"it!' she added angrily.    Neville was having trouble, Loo.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"His Face was screwed up in concentration, but only feeble wisps of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"silver smoke issued from his wand tip.    'You've got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to think of something happy,' Harry reminded him.    'I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"trying,' said Neville miserably, who was trying so hard his round face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"was actually shining with sweat.    'Harry, I think I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"doing it!' yelled Seamus, who had been brought along to his first","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"ever DA meeting by Dean. 'Look - ah - 'it's gone .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
". . but it was definitely something hairy, Harry!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Hermione's Patronus, a shining silver otter, was gambolling around her.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" They are sort of nice, aren't they?' she said, looking at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"it fondly.    The door of the Room of Requirement","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"opened, and closed. Harry looked round to see who had entered, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"there did not seem to be anybody there. It was a few","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"moments before he realised that the people close to the door had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"fallen silent. Next thing he knew, something was tugging at his robes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"somewhere near the knee. He looked down and saw, to his very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"great astonishment, Dobby the house-elf peering up at him from beneath his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"usual eight woolly hats.    'Hi, Dobby!' he said. 'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"are you - What's wrong?'    The elf's eyes were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"wide with terror and he was shaking. The members of the DA","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"closest to Harry had fallen silent; everybody in the room was watching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Dobby. The few Patronuses people had managed to conjure faded away into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"silver mist, leaving the room looking much darker than before.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" 'Harry Potter, sir . . .' squeaked the elf, trembling from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"head to foot, 'Harry Potter, sir . . . Dobby has come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to warn you . . . but the house-elves have been warned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"not to tell . . .'    He ran head-first","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"at the wall. Harry, who had some experience of Dobby s habits","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of self-punishment, made to seize him, but Dobby merely bounced off the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"stone, cushioned by his eight hats. Hermione and a few of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"other girls let out squeaks of fear and sympathy.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'What's happened, Dobby?' Harry asked, grabbing the elf's tiny arm and holding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"him away from anything with which he might seek to hurt himself.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   'Harry Potter . . . she . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"she . . .'    Dobby hit himself hard on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the nose with his free fist. Harry seized that, too.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" 'Who's `she`, Dobby?'    But he thought he knew;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"surely only one 'she' could induce such fear in Dobby? The elf","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"looked up at him, slightly cross-eyed, and mouthed wordlessly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'Umbridge?' asked Harry, horrified.    Dobby nodded, then tried to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"bang his head on Harry's knees. Harry held him at arm's length.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   'What about her? Dobby - she hasn't found out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"about this - 'about us - about the DA?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"He read the answer in the elf's stricken face. His hands held","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"fast by Harry, the elf tried to kick himself and fell to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the floor.    'Is she coming?' Harry asked quietly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  Dobby let out a howl, and began beating his bare","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"feet hard on the floor.    'Yes, Harry Potter, yes!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   Harry straightened up and looked around at the motionless,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"terrified people gazing at the thrashing elf.    'WHAT ARE","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"YOU WAITING FOR?' Harry bellowed. 'RUN!'    They all pelted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"towards the exit at once, forming a scrum at the door, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"people burst through. Harry could hear them sprinting along the corridors and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"hoped they had the sense not to try and make it all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the way to their dormitories. It was only ten to nine; if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"they just took refuge in the library or the Owlery, which were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"both nearer - '    'Harry, come on!' shrieked Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"from the centre of the knot of people now fighting to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"out.    He scooped up Dobby, who was still attempting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to do himself serious injury, and ran with the elf in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"arms to join the back of the queue.    'Dobby","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"- this is an order - get back down to the kitchen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"with the other elves and, if she asks you whether you warned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"me, lie and say no!' said Harry. 'And I forbid you to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"hurt yourself!' he added, dropping the elf as he made it over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the threshold at last and slammed the door behind him.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" Thank you, Harry Potter!' squeaked Dobby, and he streaked off. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"glanced left and right, the others were all moving so fast he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
":aught only glimpses of flying heels at either end of the corridor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"before they vanished; he started to run right; there was a boys'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"bathroom up ahead, he could pretend he'd been in there all the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"time if he could just reach it - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'AAARGH!    Something caught him around the ankles and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"fell spectacularly, skidding along on his front for six feet before coming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to a halt. Someone behind him was laughing. He rolled over on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to his, back and saw Malfoy concealed in a niche beneath an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"ugly dragon-shaped vase.    'Trip Jinx, Potter!' he said. 'Hey,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Professor - PROFESSOR! I've got one!'    Umbridge came bustling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"round the far corner, breathless but wearing a delighted smile.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" 'It's him!' she said jubilantly at the sight of Harry on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the floor, 'Excellent, Draco, excellent, oh, very good - fifty points to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Slytherin! I'll take him from here . . . stand up, Potter!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   Harry got to his feet, glaring at the pair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of them. He had never seen Umbridge looking so happy. She seized","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"his arm in a vice-like grip and turned, beaming broadly, to Malfoy.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   'You hop along and see if you can round","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"up any more of them, Draco,' she said. 'Tell the others to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"look in the library - anybody out of breath - check the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"bathrooms, Miss Parkinson can do the girls' ones - off you go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"- and you,' she added in her softest, mos: dangerous voice, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Malfoy walked away, 'you can come with me to the Headmaster's office,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Potter.'    They were at the stone gargoyle within minutes.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Harry wondered how many of the others had been caught. He thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of Ron - Mrs Weasley would kill him - and of how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Hermione would feel if she was expelled before she could take her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"OWLs. And it had been Seamus's very first meeting . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"and Neville had been getting so good . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" 'Fizzing Whizzbee,' sang Umbridge; the stone gargoyle jumped aside, the wall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"behind split open, and they ascended the moving stone staircase. They reached","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the polished door with the griffin knocker, but Umbridge did not bother","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to knock, she strode straight inside, still holding tight to Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  The office was full of people. Dumbledore was sitting behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"his desk, his expression serene, the tips of his long fingers together.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Professor McGonagall stood rigidly beside him, her face extremely tense. Cornelius Fudge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Minister for Magic, was rocking backwards and forwards on his toes beside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the fire, apparently immensely pleased with the situation; Kingsley Shacklebolt and a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"tough-looking wizard with very short wiry hair whom Harry did not recognise,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"were positioned either side of the door like guards, and the freckled,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"bespectacled form of Percy Weasley hovered excitedly beside the wall, a quill","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"and a heavy scroll of parchment in his hands, apparently poised to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"take notes.    The portraits of old headmasters and headmistresses","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"were not shamming sleep tonight. All of them were alert and serious,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"watching what was happening below them. As Harry entered, a few flitted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"into neighbouring frames and whispered urgently into their neighbour's ear.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" Harry pulled himself free of Umbridge's grasp as the door swung","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"shut behind them. Cornelius Fudge was glaring at him with a kind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of vicious satisfaction on his face.    'Well,' he said.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'Well, well, well . . .'    Harry replied with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the dirtiest look he could muster. His heart drummed madly inside him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"but his brain was oddly cool and clear.    'He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"was heading back to Gryffindor Tower,' said Umbridge. There was an indecent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"excitement in her voice, the same callous pleasure Harry had heard as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"she watched Professor Trelawney dissolving with misery in the Entrance Hall. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Malfoy boy cornered him.'    'Did he, did he?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Fudge appreciatively. 'I must remember to tell Lucius. Well, Potter . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
". I expect you know why you are here?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Harry fully intended to respond with a defiant 'yes': his mouth had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"opened and the word was half-formed when he caught sight of Dumbledore's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"face. Dumbledore was not looking directly at Harry - his eyes were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"fixed on a point just over his shoulder - but as Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"stared at him, he shook his head a fraction of an inch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to each side.    Harry changed direction mid-word.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" 'Ye - no.'    'I beg your pardon?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Fudge.    'No,' said Harry, firmly.    You don","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"t know why you are here?'    'No, I don't,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"said Harry.    Fudge looked incredulously from Harry to Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Umbridge. Harry took advantage of his momentary inattention to steal another quick","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"look at Dumbledore, who gave the carpet the tiniest of nods and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the shadow of a wink.    'So you have no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"idea,' said Fudge, in a voice positively sagging with sarcasm, 'why Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Umbridge has brought you to this office? You are not aware that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"you have broken any school rules?'    'School rules?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Harry. 'No.'    'Or Ministry Decrees?' amended Fudge angrily. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  'Not that I'm aware of,' said Harry blandly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" His heart was still hammering very fast. It was almost worth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"telling these lies to watch Fudges blood pressure rising, but he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"not see how on earth he would get away with them; if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"somebody had tipped off Umbridge about the DA then he, the leader,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"might as well be packing his trunk right now.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'So, it's news to you, is it,' said Fudge, his voice now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"thick with anger, 'that an illegal student organisation has been discovered within","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"this school?'    'Yes, it is,' said Harry, hoisting an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"unconvincing look of innocent surprise on to his face.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'I think, Minister,' said Umbridge silkily from beside him, 'we might make","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"better progress if I fetch our informant.'    'Yes, yes,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"do,' said Fudge, nodding, and he glanced maliciously at Dumbledore as Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"left the room. There's nothing like a good witness, is there, Dumbledore?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   'Nothing at all, Cornelius,' said Dumbledore gravely, inclining his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"head.    There was a wait of several minutes, in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"which nobody looked at each other, then Harry heard the door open","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"behind him. Umbridge moved past him into the room, gripping by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"shoulder Cho's curly-haired friend, Marietta, who was hiding her face in her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"hands.    'Don't be scared, dear, don't be frightened,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Professor Umbridge softly, patting her on the back, 'it's quite all right,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"now. You have done the right thing. The Minister is very pleased","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"with you. He'll be telling your mother what a good girl you've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"been.    Marietta's mother, Minister,' she added, looking up at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Fudge, 'is Madam Edgecombe from the Department of Magical Transportation, Floo Network","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"office - she's been helping us police the Hogwarts lins, you know.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   'Jolly good, jolly good!' said Fudge heartily. 'Like mother,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"like daughter, eh? Well, come on, now, dear, look up, don't be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"shy, let's hear what you've got to - galloping gargoyles!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" As Marietta raised her head, Fudge leapt backwards in shock, nearly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"landing himself in the fire. He cursed, and stamped on the hem","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of his cloak which had started to smoke. Marietta gave a wail","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"and pulled the neck of her robes right up to her eyes,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"but not before everyone had seen that her face was horribly disfigured","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"by a series of close-set purple pustules that had spread across her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"nose and cheeks to form the word 'SNEAK'.    'Never","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"mind the spots now, dear,' said Umbridge impatiently, 'just take your robes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"away from your mouth and tell the Minister - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" But Marietta gave another muffled wail and shook her head frantically.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   'Oh, very well, you silly girl, I'll tell him,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"snapped Umbridge. She hitched her sickly smile back on to her face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"and said, 'Well, Minister, Miss Edgecombe here came to my office shortly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"after dinner this evening and told me she had something she wanted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to tell me. She said that if I proceeded to a secret","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"room on the seventh floor, sometimes known as the Room of Requirement,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"I would find out something to my advantage. I questioned her a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"little further and she admitted that there was to be some kind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of meeting there. Unfortunately, at that point this hex,' she waved impatiently","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"at Marietta's concealed face, 'came into operation and upon catching sight of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"her face in my mirror the girl became too distressed to tell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"me any more.'    'Well, now,' said Fudge, fixing Marietta","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"with what he evidently imagined was a kind and fatherly look, 'it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"is very brave of you, my dear, coming to tell Professor Umbridge.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"You did exactly the right thing. Now, will you tell me what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"happened at this meeting? What was its purpose? Who was there?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  But Marietta would not speak; she merely shook her head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"again, her eyes wide and fearful.    'Haven't we got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"a counter-jinx for this?' Fudge asked Umbridge impatiently, gesturing at Marietta's face.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'So she can speak freely?'    'I have not yet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"managed to find one,' Umbridge admitted grudgingly, and Harry felt a surge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of pride in Hermione's jinxing ability 'But it doesn't matter if she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"won't speak, I can take up the story from here.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" 'You will remember, Minister, that I sent you a report back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"in October that Potter had met a number of fellow students in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the Hog's Head in Hogsmeade - '    'And what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"is your evidence for that?' cut in Professor McGonagall   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'I have testimony from Willy Widdershins, Minerva, who happened to be in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the bar at the time. He was heavily bandaged, it is true,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"but his hearing was quite unimpaired,' said Umbridge smugly 'He heard every","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"word Potter said and hastened straight to the school to report to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"me - '    'Oh, so that's why he wasn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"prosecuted for setting up all those regurgitating toilets!' said Professor McGonagall, raising","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"her eyebrows. 'What an interesting insight into our justice system!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" 'Blatant corruption!' roared the portrait of the corpulent, red-nosed wizard on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the wall behind Dumbledore's desk. The Ministry did not cut deals with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"petty criminals in my day, no sir, they did not!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" Thank you, Fortescue, that will do,' said Dumbledore softly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" The purpose of Potters meeting with these students,' continued Professor Umbridge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'was to persuade them to join an illegal society, whose aim was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to learn spells and curses the Ministry has decided are inappropriate for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"school-age - '    'I think you'll find you're wrong","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"there, Dolores,' said Dumbledore quietly, peering at her over the half-moon spectacles","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"perched halfway down his crooked nose.    Harry stared at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"him. He could not see how Dumbledore was going to talk him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"out of this one; if Willy Widdershins had indeed heard every word","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"he had said in the Hog's Head there was simply no escaping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"it.    'Oho!' said Fudge, bouncing up and down on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the balls of his feet again. 'Yes, do let's hear the latest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"cock-and-bull story designed to pull Potter out of trouble! Go on, then,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Dumbledore, go on - '    Willy Widdershins was lying,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"was he? Or was it Potter's identical twin in the Hog's Head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"that day? Or is there the usual simple explanation involving a reversal","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of time, a dead man coming back to life and a couple","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of invisible Dementors?'    Percy Weasley let out a hearty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"laugh.    'Oh, very good, Minister, very good!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" Harry could have kicked him. Then he saw, to his astonishment,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"that Dumbledore was smiling gently, too.    'Cornelius, I do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"not deny - and nor, I am sure, does Harry - 'that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"he was in the Hog's Head that day, nor that he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"trying to recruit students to a Defence Against the Dark Arts group.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"I am merely pointing out that Dolores is quite wrong to suggest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"that such a group was, at that time, illegal. If you remember,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the Ministry Decree banning all student societies was not put into effect","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"until two days after Harry's Hogsmeade meeting, so he was not breaking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"any rules at all in the Hog's Head.'    Percy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"looked as though he had been struck in the face by something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"very heavy. Fudge remained motionless in mid-bounce, his mouth hanging open. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  Umbridge recovered first.    That's all very fine,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Headmaster,' she said, smiling sweetly, 'but we are now nearly six months","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"on from the introduction of Educational Decree Number Twenty-four. If the first","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"meeting was not illegal, all those that have happened since most certainly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"are.'    'Well,' said Dumbledore, surveying her with polite interest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"over the top of his interlocked fingers, 'they certainly would be, if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"they had continued after the Decree came into effect. Do you have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"any evidence that any such meetings continued?'    As Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"spoke, Harry heard a rustle behind him and rather thought Kingsley whispered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"something. He could have sworn, too, that he felt something brush against","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"his side, a gentle something like a draught or bird wings, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"looking down he saw nothing there.    'Evidence?' repeated Umbridge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"with that horrible wide toad-like smile. 'Have you not been listening, Dumbledore?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Why do you think Miss Edgecombe is here?'    'Oh,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"can she tell us about six months' worth of meetings?' said Dumbledore,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"raising his eyebrows. 'I was under the impression that she was merely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"reporting a meeting tonight.'    'Miss Edgecombe,' said Umbridge at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"once, 'tell us how long these meetings have been going on, dear.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"You can simply nod or shake your head, I'm sure that won't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"make the spots worse. Have they been happening regularly over the last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"six months?'    Harry felt a horrible plummeting in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"stomach. This was it, they had hit a dead end of solid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"evidence that not even Dumbledore would be able to shift aside. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  'Just nod or shake your head, dear,' Umbridge said coaxingly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to Marietta, 'come on, now, that won't re-activate the jinx.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" Everyone in the room was gazing at the top of Marietta's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"face. Only her eyes were visible between the pulled-up robes and her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"curly fringe. Perhaps it was a trick of the firelight, but her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"eyes looked oddly blank. And then - to Harry's utter amazement -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'Marietta shook her head.    Umbridge looked quickly at Fudge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"then back at Marietta.    'I don't think you understood","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the question, did you, dear? I'm asking whether you've been going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"these meetings for the past six months? You have, haven't you?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  Again, Marietta shook her head.    'What do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"you mean by shaking your head, dear?' said Umbridge in a testy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"voice.    'I would have thought her meaning was quite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"clear,' said Professor McGonagall harshly, 'there have been no secret meetings for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the past six months. Is that correct, Miss Edgecombe?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Marietta nodded.    'But there was a meeting tonight!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Umbridge furiously. There was a meeting, Miss Edgecombe, you told me about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"it, in the Room of Requirement! And Potter was the leader, was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"he not, Potter organised it, Potter - why are you shaking your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"head, girl?'    'Well, usually when a person shakes their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"head,' said McGonagall coldly, 'they mean `no`. So unless Miss Edgecombe is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"using a form of sign-language as yet unknown to humans - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   Professor Umbridge seized Marietta, pulled her round to face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"her and began shaking her very hard. A split second later Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"was on his feet, his wand raised; Kingsley started forwards and Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"leapt back from Marietta, waving her hands in the air as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"they had been burned.    'I cannot allow you to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"manhandle my students, Dolores,' said Dumbledore and, for the first time, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"looked angry.    'You want to calm yourself, Madam Umbridge,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"said Kingsley, in his deep, slow voice. 'You don't want to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"yourself into trouble, now.'    'No,' said Umbridge breathlessly, glancing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"up at the towering figure of Kingsley. 'I mean, yes - you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"right, Shacklebolt - I - I forgot myself.'    Marietta","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"was standing exactly where Umbridge had released her. She seemed neither perturbed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"by Umbridge's sudden attack, nor relieved by her release; she was still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"clutching her robe up to her oddly blank eyes and staring straight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"ahead of her.    A sudden suspicion, connected to Kingsley's whisper","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"and the thing he had felt shoot past him, sprang into Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"mind.    'Dolores,' said Fudge, with the air of trying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to settle something once and for all, 'the meeting tonight - the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"one we know definitely happened - '    'Yes,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Umbridge, pulling herself together, 'yes . . . well, Miss Edgecombe tipped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"me off and I proceeded at once to the seventh floor, accompanied","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"by certain trustworthy students, so as to catch those in the meeting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"red-handed. It appears that they were forewarned of my arrival, however, because","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"when we reached the seventh floor they were running in every direction.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"It does not matter, however. I have all their names here, Miss","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Parkinson ran into the Room of Requirement for me to see if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"they had left anything behind. We needed evidence and the room provided.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   And to Harry's horror, she withdrew from her pocket","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the list of names that had been pinned upon the Room of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Requirement's wall and handed it to Fudge.    The moment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"I saw Potter's name on the list, I knew what we were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"dealing with,' she said softly.    'Excellent,' said Fudge, a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"smile spreading across his face, 'excellent, Dolores. And . . . by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"thunder . . .'    He looked up at Dumbledore,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"who was still standing beside Marietta, his wand held loosely in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"hand.    'See what they've named themselves?' said Fudge quietly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'Dumbledore's Army.'    Dumbledore reached out and took the piece","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of parchment from Fudge. He gazed at the heading scribbled by Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"months before and for a moment seemed unable to speak. Then he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"looked up, smiling.    'Well, the game is up,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"said simply. 'Would you like a written confession from me, Cornelius -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"or will a statement before these witnesses suffice?'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"saw McGonagall and Kingsley look at each other. There was fear in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"both faces. He did not understand what was going on, and nor,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"apparently, did Fudge.    'Statement?' said Fudge slowly. 'What -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"I don't - ?'    'Dumbledore's Army, Cornelius,' said Dumbledore,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"still smiling as he waved the list of names before Fudge's face.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'Not Potter's Army. Dumbledore's Army.'    'But - but -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'    Understanding blazed suddenly in Fudge's face. He took","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"a horrified step backwards, yelped, and jumped out of the fire again.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   'You?' he whispered, stamping again on his smouldering cloak.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   That's right,' said Dumbledore pleasantly.    'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"organised this?'    'I did,' said Dumbledore.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'You recruited these students for - for your army?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'Tonight was supposed to be the first meeting,' said Dumbledore, nodding. 'Merely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to see whether they would be interested in joining me. I see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"now that it was a mistake to invite Miss Edgecombe, of course.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   Marietta nodded. Fudge looked from her to Dumbledore, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"chest swelling.    Then you have been plotting against me!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"he yelled.    That's right,' said Dumbledore cheerfully.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" 'NO!' shouted Harry.    Kingsley flashed a look of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"warning at him, McGonagall widened her eyes threateningly, but it had suddenly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"dawned on Harry what Dumbledore was about to do, and he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"not let it happen.    'No - Professor Dumbledore -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'!'    'Be quiet, Harry, or I am afraid you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"will have to leave my office,' said Dumbledore calmly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'Yes, shut up, Potter!' barked Fudge, who was still ogling Dumbledore with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"a kind of horrified delight. 'Well, well, well - I came here","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"tonight expecting to expel Potter and instead - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'Instead you get to arrest me,' said Dumbledore, smiling. 'It's like losing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"a Knut and finding a Galleon, isn't it?'    'Weasley!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"cried Fudge, now positively quivering with delight, 'Weasley, have you written it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"all down, everything he's said, his confession, have you got it?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  'Yes, sir, I think so, sir!' said Percy eagerly, whose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"nose was splattered with ink from the speed of his note-taking. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  The bit about how he's been trying to build up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"an army against the Ministry, how he's been working to destabilise me?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   'Yes, sir, I've got it, yes!' said Percy, scanning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"his notes joyfully.    'Very well, then,' said Fudge, now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"radiant with glee, 'duplicate your notes, Weasley, and send a copy to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the Daily Prophet at once. If we send a fast owl we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"should make the morning edition!' Percy dashed from the room, slamming the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"door behind him, and Fudge turned back to Dumbledore. 'You will now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"be escorted back to the Ministry, where you will be formally charged,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"then sent to Azkaban to await trial!'    'Ah,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Dumbledore gently, 'yes. Yes, I thought we might hit that little snag.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   'Snag?' said Fudge, his voice still vibrating with joy.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'I see no snag, Dumbledore!'    Well,' said Dumbledore apologetically,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'I'm afraid I do.'    'Oh, really?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Well - it's just that you seem to be labouring under the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"delusion that I am going to - what is the phrase? -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"come quietly. I am afraid I am not going to come quietly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"at all, Cornelius. I have absolutely no intention of being sent to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Azkaban. I could break out, of course - but what a waste","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"of time, and frankly, I can think of a whole host of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"things I would rather be doing.'    Umbridge's face was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"growing steadily redder; she looked as though she was being filled with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"boiling water. Fudge stared at Dumbledore with a very silly expression on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"his face, as though he had just been stunned by a sudden","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"blow and could not quite believe it had happened. He made a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"small choking noise, then looked round at Kingsley and the man with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"short grey hair, who alone of everyone in the room had remained","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"entirely silent so fa;-. The latter gave Fudge a reassuring nod and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"moved forwards a little, away from the wall. Harry saw his hand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"drift, almost casually, towards his pocket.    'Don't be silly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Dawlish,' said Dumbledore kindly. 'I'm sure you are an excellent Auror -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"I seem to remember that you achieved `Outstanding` in all your NEWTs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"- but if you attempt to - er - 'bring me in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"by force, I will have to hurt you.'    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"man called Dawlish blinked rather foolishly. He looked towards Fudge again, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"this time seemed to be hoping for a clue as to what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to do next.    'So,' sneered Fudge, recovering himself, 'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"intend to take on Dawlish, Shacklebolt, Dolores and myself single-handed, do you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Dumbledore?'    'Merlin's beard, no,' said Dumbledore, smiling, 'not unless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"you are foolish enough to force me to.'    'He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"will not be single-handed!' said Professor McGonagall loudly, plunging her hand inside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"her robes.    'Oh yes he will, Minerva!' said Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"sharply. 'Hogwar.s needs you!'    'Enough of this rubbish!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Fudge, pulling out his own wand. 'Dawlish! Shacklebolt! Take him!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" A streak of silver light flashed around the room; there was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"a bang like a gunshot and the floor trembled; a hand grabbed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the scruff of Harry's neck and forced him down on the floor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"as a second silver flash went off; several of the portraits yelled,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Fawkes screeched and a cloud of dust filled the air. Coughing in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the dust, Harry saw a dark figure fall to the ground with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"a crash in front of him; there was a shriek and a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"thud and somebody cried, 'No!'; then there was the sound of breaking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"glass, frantically scuffling footsteps, a groan . . . and silence. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  Harry struggled around to see who was half-strangling him and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"saw Professor McGonagall crouched beside him; she had forced both him and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Marietta out of harm's way. Dust was still floating gently down through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the air on to them. Panting slightly, Harry saw a very tall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"figure moving towards them.    'Are you all right?' Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"asked.    'Yes!' said Professor McGonagall, getting up and dragging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Harry and Marietta with her.    The dust was clearing.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"The wreckage of the office loomed into view: Dumbledore's desk had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"overturned, all of the spindly tables had been knocked to the floor,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"their silver instruments in pieces. Fudge, Umbridge, Kingsley and Dawlish lay motionless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"on the floor. Fawkes the phoenix soared in wide circles above them,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"singing softly.    'Unfortunately, I had to hex Kingsley too,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"or it would have looked very suspicious,' said Dumbledore in a low","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"voice. 'He was remarkably quick on the uptake, modifying Miss Edgecombe's memory","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"like that while everyone was looking the other way - thank him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"for me, won't you, Minerva?    'Now, they will all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"awake very soon and it will be best if they do not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"know that we had time to communicate - you must act as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"though no time has passed, as though they were merely knocked to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"the ground, they will not remember - '    'Where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"will you go, Dumbledore?' whispered Professor McGonagall. 'Grimmauld Place?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"'Oh no,' said Dumbledore, with a grim smile, 'I am not leaving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"to go into hiding. Fudge will soon wish he'd never dislodged me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"from Hogwarts, I promise you.'    'Professor Dumbledore . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
".' Harry began.    He did not know what to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"say first: how sorry he was that he had started the DA","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"in the first place and caused all this trouble, or how terrible","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"he felt that Dumbledore was leaving to save him from expulsion? But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Dumbledore cut him off before he could say another word.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" 'Listen to me, Harry,' he said urgently. 'You must study Occlumency","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"as hard as you can, do you understand me? Do everything Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Snape tells you and practise it particularly every night before sleeping so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"that you can close your mind to bad dreams - you will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"understand why soon enough, but you must promise me - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  The man called Dawlish was stirring. Dumbledore seized Harry's wrist.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   'Remember - close your mind - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" But as Dumbledore's fingers closed over Harry's skin, a pa n","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"shot through the scar on his forehead and he felt again that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"terrible, snakelike longing to strike Dumbledore, to bite him, to hurt him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"- '    ' - you will understand,' whispered Dumbledore.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   Fawkes circled the office and swooped low over him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Dumbledore released Harry, raised his hand and grasped the phoenix's long golden","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"tail. There was a flash of fire and the pair of them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"were gone.    'Where is he?' yelled Fudge, pushing himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"up from the floor. 'Where is he?'    'I don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"know!' shouted Kingsley, also leaping to his feet.    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"he can't have Disapparated!' cried Umbridge. 'You can't do it from inside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"this school - '    The stairs!' cried Dawlish, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"he flung himself upon the door, wrenched it open and disappeared, followed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"closely by Kingsley and Umbridge. Fudge hesitated, then got slowly to his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"feet, brushing dust from his front. There was a long and painful","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"silence.    'Well, Minerva,' said Fudge nastily, straightening his torn","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"shirtsleeve, 'I'm afraid this is the end of your friend Dumbledore.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  'You think so, do you?' said Professor McGonagall scornfully. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"  Fudge seemed not to hear her. He was looking around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"at the wrecked office. A few of the portraits hissed at him;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"one or two even made rude hand gestures.    'You'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"better get those two off to bed,' said Fudge, looking back at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Professor McGonagall with a dismissive nod towards Harry and Marietta.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
" Professor McGonagall said nothing, but marched Harry and Marietta to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"door. As it swung closed behind them, Harry heard Phineas Nigellus's voice.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"   'You know, Minister, I disagree with Dumbledore on many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"counts . . . but you cannot deny he's got style . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-27"
"Snapes Worst MemoryBY ORDER OF THE MINISTRY OF MAGICDolores Jane Umbridge (High","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Inquisitor) has replacedAlbus Dumbledore as Head of Hogwarts School ofWitchcraft and Wizardry.The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"above is in accordance with Educational Decree Number Twenty-eight.Signed: Cornelius Oswald Fudge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Minister for MagicThe notices had gone up all around the school overnight,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"but they did not explain how every single person within the castle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"seemed to know that Dumbledore had overcome two Aurors, the High Inquisitor,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the Minister for Magic and his Junior Assistant to escape. No matter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"where Harry went within the castle, the sole topic of conversation was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Dumbledore's flight, and though some of the details may have gone awry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"in the retelling (Harry overheard one second-year girl assuring another that Fudge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"was now lying in St Mungo's with a pumpkin for a head)","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"it was surprising how accurate the rest of their information was. Everybody","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"knew, for instance, that Harry and Marietta were the only students to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"have witnessed the scene in Dumbledore's office and, as Marietta was now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"in the hospital wing, Harry found himself besieged with requests to give","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"a first-hand account.    'Dumbledore will be back before long,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"said Ernie Macmillan confidently on the way back from Herbology, after listening","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"intently to Harry's story. They couldn't keep him away in our second","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"year and they won't be able to this time. The Fat Friar","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"told me - ' he dropped his voice conspiratorially, so that Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Ron and Hermione had to lean closer to him to hear '-","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"that Umbridge tried to get back into his office last night after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"they'd searched the castle and grounds for him. Couldn't get past the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"gargoyle. The Head's office has sealed itself against her.' Ernie smirked. 'Apparently,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"she had a right little tantrum.'    'Oh, I expect","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"she really fancied herself sitting up there in the Head's office,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Hermione viciously, as they walked up the stone steps into the Entrance","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Hall. 'Lording it over all the other teachers, the stupid puffed-up, power-crazy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"old - '    'Now, do you really want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"finish that sentence, Granger?'    Draco Malfoy had slid out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"from behind the door, closely followed by Crabbe and Goyle. His pale,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"pointed face was alight w th malice.    'Afraid I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"going to have to dock a few points from Gryffincor and Hufflepuff,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"he drawled.    'It's only teachers who can dock points","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"from houses, Malfoy,' said Ernie at once.    'Yeah, we're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"prefects, too, remember?' snarled Ron.    'I know prefects can't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"dock points, Weasel King,' sneered Maltby. Crabbe and Goyle sniggered. 'But members","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of the Inquisitorial Squad - '    'The what?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Hermione sharply.    'The Inquisitorial Squad, Granger,' said Malfoy, pointing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"towards a tiny silver 'I' on his robes just beneath his prefect's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"badge. 'A select group of students who are supportive of the Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of Magic, hand-picked by Professor Umbridge. Anyway, members of the Inquisitorial Squad","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"do have the power to dock points . . . so, Granger,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"I'll have five from you for being rude about our new Headmistress.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Macmillan, five for contradicting me. Five because I don't like you, Potter.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Weasley, your shirt's untucked, so I'll have another five for that. Oh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"yeah, I forgot, you're a Mudblood, Granger, so ten off for that.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   Ron pulled out his wand, but Hermione pushed it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"away, whispering, 'Don't!'    'Wise move, Granger,' breathed Malfoy. 'New","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Head, new times . . . be good now, Potty . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
". Weasel King . . .'    Laughing heartily, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"strode away with Crabbe and Goyle.    'He was bluffing,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"said Ernie, looking appalled. 'He can't be allowed to dock points .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
". . that would be ridiculous . . . it would completely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"undermine the prefect system.'    But Harry, Ron and Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"had turned automatically towards the giant hour-glasses set in niches along the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"wall behind them, which recorded the house-points. Gryffindor and Ravenclaw had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"neck and neck in the lead that morning. Even as they watched,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"stones flew upwards, reducing the amounts in the lower bulbs. In fact,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the only glass that seemed unchanged was the emerald-filled one of Slytherin.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   'Noticed, have you?' said Fred's voice.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"He and George had just come down the marble staircase and joined","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ernie in front of the hour-glasses.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" 'Malfoy just docked us all about fifty points,' said Harry furiously,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"as they watched several more stones fly upwards from the Gryffindor hour-glass.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   'Yeah, Montague tried to do us during break,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"George.    'What do you mean, `tried`?' said Ron quickly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   'He never managed to get all the words out,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"said Fred, 'due to the fact that we forced him head-first into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"that Vanishing Cabinet on the first floor.'    Hermione looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"very shocked.    'But you'll get into terrible trouble!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  'Not until Montague reappears, and that could take weeks, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"dunno where we sent him,' said Fred coolly. 'Anyway . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"we've decided we don't care about getting into trouble any more.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  'Have you ever?' asked Hermione.    'Course we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"have,' said George. 'Never been expelled, have we?'    'We've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"always known where to draw the line,' said Fred.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"We might have put a toe across it occasionally,' said George. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  'But we've always stopped short of causing real mayhem,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Fred.    'But now?' said Ron tentatively.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Well, now -' said George.    ' - what with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Dumbledore gone - ' said Fred.    ' - we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"reckon a bit of mayhem - ' said George.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"' - is exactly what our dear new Head deserves,' said Fred.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   'You mustn't!' whispered Hermione. 'You really mustn't! She'd love","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"a reason to expel you!'    'You don't get it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Hermione, do you?' said Fred, smiling at her. 'We don't care about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"staying any more. We'd walk out right now if we weren't determined","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"to do our bit for Dumbledore first. So, anyway,' he checked his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"watch, 'phase one is about to begin. I'd get in the Great","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Hall for lunch, if I were you, that way the teachers will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"see you can't have had anything to do with it.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" 'Anything to do with what?' said Hermione anxiously.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'You'll see,' said George. 'Run along, now.'    Fred and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"George turned away and disappeared into the swelling crowd descending the stairs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"towards lunch. Looking highly disconcerted, Ernie muttered something about unfinished Transfiguration homework","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"and scurried away.    'I think we should get out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of here, you know,' said Hermione nervously. 'Just in case  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" 'Yeah, all right,' said Ron, and the three of them moved","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"towards the doors to the Great Hall, but Harry had barely glimpsed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the day's ceiling of scudding white clouds when somebody tapped him on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the shoulder and, turning, he found himself almost nose-to-nose with Filch the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"caretaker. He took several hasty steps backwards; Filch was best viewed at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"a distance.    The Headmistress would like to see you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Potter,' he leered.    'I didn't do it,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"stupidly, thinking of whatever Fred and George were planning. Filch's jowls wobbled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"with silent laughter.    'Guilty conscience, eh?' he wheezed. 'Follow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"me.'    Harry glanced back at Ron and Hermione, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"were both looking worried. He shrugged, and followed Filch back into the Entrance","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Hall, against the tide of hungry students.    Filch seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"to be in an extremely good mood; he hummed creakily under his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"breath as they climbed the marble staircase. As they reached the first","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"landing he said, Things are changing around here, Potter.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'I've noticed,' said Harry coldly.    'Yerse . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"I've been telling Dumbledore for years and years he's too soft with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"you all,' said Filch, chuckling nastily. 'You filthy little beasts would never","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"have dropped Stink Pellets if you'd known I had it in my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"power to whip you raw, would you, now? Nobody would have thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of throwing Fanged Frisbees down the corridors if I could've strung you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"up by the ankles in my office, would they? But when Educational","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Decree Number Twenty-nine comes in, Potter, I'll be allowed to do them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"things . . . and she's asked the Minister to sign an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"order for the expulsion of Peeves . . . oh, things are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"going to be very different around here with her in charge ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  Umbridge had obviously gone to some lengths to get Filch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"on her side, Harry thought, and the worst of it was that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"he would probably prove an important weapon; his knowledge of the school's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"secret passageways and hiding places was probably second only to that of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the Weasley twins.    'Here we are,' he said, leering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"down at Harry as he rapped three times on Professor Umbridge's door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"and pushed it open. The Potter boy to see you, Ma'am.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  Umbridge's office, so very familiar to Harry from his many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"detentions, was the same as usual except for the large wooden block","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"lying across the front of her desk on which golden letters spelled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the word: HEADMISTRESS. Also, his Firebolt and Fred and George's Cleansweeps, which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"he saw with a pang, were chained and padlocked to a stout","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"iron peg in the wall behind the desk.    Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"was sitting behind the desk, busily scribbling on some of her pink","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"parchment, but she looked up and smiled widely at their entrance. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  'Thank you, Argus,' she said sweetly.    'Not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"at all, Ma'am, not at all,' said Filch, bowing as low as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his rheumatism would permit, and exiting backwards.    'Sit,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Umbridge curtly, pointing towards a chair. Harry sat. She continued to scribble","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"for a few moments. He watched some of the foul kittens gambolling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"around the plates over her head, wondering what fresh horror she had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"in store for him.    'Well, now,' she said finally,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"setting down her quill and surveying him complacently, like a toad about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"to swallow a particularly juicy fly. 'What would you like to drink?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   'What? said Harry, quite sure he had misheard her.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   To drink, Mr Potter,' she said, smiling still more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"widely. Tea? Coffee? Pumpkin juice?'    As she named each","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"drink, she gave her short wand a wave, and a cup or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"glass of it appeared on her desk.    'Nothing, thank","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"you,' said Harry.    'I wish you to have a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"drink with me,' she said, her voice becoming dangerously sweet. 'Choose one.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   'Fine . . . tea then,' said Harry shrugging.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   She got up and made quite a performance of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"adding milk w.th her back to him. She then bustled around the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"desk with it, smiling in a sinisterly sweet fashion.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"There,' she said, handing it to him. 'Drink it before it gets","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"cold, won't you? Well, now, Mr Potter . . . I thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"we ought to have a little chat, after the distressing events of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"last night.'    He said nothing. She settled herself back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"into her seat and waited. When several long moments had passed in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"silence, she said gaily, 'You're not drinking up!'    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"raised the cup to his lips and then, just as suddenly, lowered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"it. One of the horrible painted kittens behind Umbridge had great round","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"blue eyes just like Mad-Eye Moody's magical one and it had just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"occurred to Harry what Mad-Eye would say if he ever heard that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Harry had drunk anything offered by a known enemy.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'What's the matter?' said Umbridge, who was still watching him closely. 'Do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"you want sugar?'    'No,' said Harry.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"He raised the cup to his lips again and pretended to take","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"a sip, though keeping his mouth tightly closed. Umbridge's smile widened. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  'Good,' she whispered. 'Very good. Now then . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"She leaned forwards a little. 'Where is Albus Dumbledore?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'No idea,' said Harry promptly.    'Drink up, drink up,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"she said, still smiling. 'Now, Mr Potter, let us not play childish","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"games. I know that you know where he has gone. You and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Dumbledore have been in this together from the beginning. Consider your position,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Mr Potter . . .'    'I don't know where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"he is,' Harry repeated.    He pretended to drink again.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"She was watching him very closely.    'Very well,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"said, though she looked displeased. 'In that case, you will kindly tell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"me the whereabouts of Sirius Black.'    Harry's stomach turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"over and his hand holding the teacup shook so that it rattled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"in its saucer. He tilted the cup to his mouth with his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"lips pressed together, so that some of the hot liquid trickled down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"on to his robes.    'I don't know,' he said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"a little too quickly.    'Mr Potter,' said Umbridge, 'let","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"me remind you that it was I who almost caught the criminal","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Black in the Gryffindor fire in October. I know perfectly well it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"was you he was meeting and if I had had any proof","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"neither of you would be at large today, I promise you. I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"repeat, Mr Potter . . . where is Sirius Black?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" 'No idea,' said Harry loudly. 'Haven't got a clue.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" They stared at each other so long that Harry felt his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"eyes watering. Then Umbridge stood up.    'Very well, Potter,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"I will take your word for it this time, but be warned:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the might of the Ministry stands behind me. All channels of communication","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"in and out of this school are being monitored. A Floo Network","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Regulator is keeping watch over every fire in Hogwarts - except my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"own, of course. My Inquisitorial Squad is opening and reading all owl","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"post entering and leaving the castle. And Mr Filch is observing all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"secret passages in and out of the castle. If I find a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"shred of evidence . . .'    BOOM!  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" The very floor of the office shook. Umbridge slipped sideways, clutching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"her desk for support, and looking shocked.    'What was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"- ?'    She was gazing towards the door. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"took the opportunity to empty his almost-full cup of tea into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"nearest vase of dried flowers. He could hear people running and screaming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"several floors below.    'Back to lunch you go, Potter!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"cried Umbridge, raising her wand and dashing out of the office. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"gave her a few seconds' start, then hurried after her to see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"what the source of all the uproar was.    It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"was not difficult to find. One floor down, pandemonium reigned. Somebody (and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Harry had a very shrewd idea who) had set off what seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"to be an enormous crate of enchanted fireworks.    Dragons comprised","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"entirely of green and gold sparks were soaring up and down the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"corridors, emitting loud fiery blasts and bangs as they went; shocking-pink Catherine","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"wheels five feet in diameter were whizzing lethally through the air like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"so many flying saucers; rockets with long tails of brilliant silver stars","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"were ricocheting off the walls; sparklers were writing swear words in midair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of their own accord; firecrackers were exploding like mines everywhere Harry looked,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"and instead of burning themselves out, fading from sight or fizzling to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"a halt, these pyrotechnical miracles seemed to be gaining in energy and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"momentum the longer he watched.    Filch and Umbridge were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"standing, apparently transfixed in horror, halfway down the stairs. As Harry watched,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"one of the larger Catherine wheels seemed to decide that what it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"needed was more room to manoeuvre; it whirled towards Umbridge and Filch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"with a sinister 'wheeeeeeeeee'. They both yelled with fright and ducked, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"it soared straight out of the window behind them and off across","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the grounds. Meanwhile, several of the dragons and a large purple bat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"that was smoking ominously took advantage of the open door at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"end of the corridor to escape towards the second floor.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" 'Hurry, Filch, hurry!' shrieked Umbridge, 'they'll be all over the school","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"unless we do something - Stupefy!'    A jet of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"red light shot out of the end of her wand and hit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"one of the rockets. Instead of freezing in midair, it exploded with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"such force that it blasted a hole in a painting of a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"soppy-looking witch in the middle of a meadow; she ran for it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"just in time, reappearing seconds later squashed into the next painting, where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"a couple of wizards playing cards stood up hastily to make room","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"for her.    'Don't Stun them, Filch!' shouted Umbridge angrily,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"for all the world as though it had been his incantation. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  'Right you are, Headmistress!' wheezed Filch, who as a Squib","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"could no more have Stunned the fireworks than swallowed them. He dashed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"to a nearby cupboard, pulled out a broom and began swatting at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the fireworks in midair; within seconds the head of the broom was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"ablaze.    Harry had seen enough; laughing, he ducked down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"low, ran to a door he knew was concealed behind a tapestry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"a little way along the corridor and slipped through it to find","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Fred and George hiding just behind it, listening to Umbridge and Filch's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"yells and quaking with suppressed mirth.    'Impressive,' Harry said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"quietly, grinning. 'Very impressive . . . you'll put Dr Filibuster out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of business, no problem . . .'    'Cheers,' whispered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"George, wiping tears of laughter from his face. 'Oh, I hope she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"tries Vanishing them next . . . they multiply by ten every","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"time you try.'    The fireworks continued to burn and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"to spread all over the school that afternoon. Though they caused plenty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of disruption, particularly the firecrackers, the other teachers didn't seem to mind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"them very much.    'Dear, dear,' said Professor McGonagall sardonically,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"as one of the dragons soared around her classroom, emitting loud bangs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"and exhaling flame. 'Miss Brown, would you mind running along to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Headmistress and informing her that we have an escaped firework in our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"classroom?'    The upshot of it all was that Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Umbridge spent her first afternoon as Headmistress running all over the school","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"answering the summonses of the other teachers, none of whom seemed able","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"to rid their rooms of the fireworks without her. When the final","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"bell rang and they were heading back to Gryffindor Tower with their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"bags, Harry saw, with immense satisfaction, a dishevelled and soot-blackened Umbridge tottering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"sweaty-faced from Professor Flitwick's classroom.    Thank you so much,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Professor!' said Professor Flitwick in his squeaky little voice. 'I could have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"got rid of the sparklers myself, of course, but I wasn't sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"whether or not I had the authority.'    Beaming, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"closed his classroom door in her snarling face.    Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"and George were heroes that night in the Gryffindor common room. Even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Hermione fought her way through the excited crowd to congratulate them. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  They were wonderful fireworks,' she said admiringly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Thanks,' said George, looking both surprised and pleased. 'Weasleys' Wildfire Whiz-bangs. Only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"thing is, we used our whole stock; we're going to have to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"start again from scratch now.'    'It was worth it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"though,' said Fred, who was taking orders from clamouring Gryffindors. 'If you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"want to add your name to the waiting list, Hermione, it's five","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Galleons for your Basic Blaze box and twenty for the Deflagration Deluxe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
". . .'    Hermione returned to the table where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Harry and Ron were sitting staring at their schoolbags as though hoping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"their homework would spring out and start doing itself.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Oh, why don't we have a night off?' said Hermione brightly, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"a silver-tailed Weasley rocket zoomed past the window. 'After all, the Easter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"holidays start on Friday, we'll have plenty of time then.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" 'Are you feeling all right?' Ron asked, staring at her in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"disbelief.    'Now you mention it,' said Hermione happily, 'd'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"know . . . I think I'm feeling a bit . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
". rebellious.'    Harry could still hear the distant bangs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of escaped firecrackers when he and Ron went up to bed an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"hour later; and as he got undressed a sparkler floated past the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"tower, still resolutely spelling out the word 'POO'.    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"got into bed, yawning. With his glasses off, the occasional firework passing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the window had become blurred, looking like sparkling clouds, beautiful and mysterious","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"against the black sky. He turned on to his side, wondering how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Umbridge was feeling about her first day in Dumbledore's job, and how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Fudge would react when he heard that the school had spent most","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of the day in a state of advanced disruption. Smiling to himself,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Harry closed his eyes . . .    The whizzes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"and bangs of escaped fireworks in the grounds seemed to be growing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"more distant . . . or perhaps he was simply speeding away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"from them . . .    He had fallen right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"into the corridor leading to the Department of Mysteries. He was speeding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"towards the plain black door . . . let it open .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
". . let it open . . .    It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"did. He was inside the circular room lined with doors . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
". he crossed it, placed his hand on an identical door and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"it swung inwards . . .    Now he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"in a long, rectangular room full of an odd mechanical clicking. There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"were dancing flecks of light on the walls but he did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"pause to investigate . . . he had to go on .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
". .    There was a door at the far","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"end . . . it, too, opened at his touch . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
".    And now he was in a dimly lit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"room as high and wide as a church, full of nothing but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"rows and rows of towering shelves, each laden with small, dusty, spun-glass","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"spheres . . . now Harry's heart was beating fast with excitement","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
". . . he knew where to go . . . he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"ran forwards, but his footsteps made no noise in the enormous, deserted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"room . . .    There was something in this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"room he wanted very, very much . . .    Something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"he wanted . . . or somebody else wanted . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   His scar was hurting . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" BANG!    Harry awoke instantly, confused and angry. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"dark dormitory was full of the sound of laughter.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Cool!' said Seamus, who was silhouetted against the window. 'I think one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of those Catherine wheels hit a rocket and it's like they mated,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"come and see!'    Harry heard Ron and Dean scramble","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"out of bed for a better look. He lay quite still and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"silent while the pain in his scar subsided and disappointment washed over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"him. He felt as though a wonderful treat had been snatched from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"him at the very last moment . . . he had got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"so close that time.    Glittering pink and silver winged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"piglets were now soaring past the windows of Gryffindor Tower. Harry lay","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"and listened to the appreciative whoops of Gryffindors in the dormitories below","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"them. His stomach gave a sickening jolt as he remembered that he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"had Occlumency the following evening.*Harry spent the whole of the next day","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"dreading what Snape was going to say if he found out how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"much further into the Department of Mysteries Harry had penetrated during his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"last dream. With a surge of guilt he realised that he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"not practised Occlumency once since their last lesson: there had been too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"much going on since Dumbledore had left; he was sure he would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"not have been able to empty his mind even if he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"tried. He doubted, however, whether Snape would accept that excuse.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" He attempted a little last-minute practice during classes that day, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"it was no good. Hermione kept asking him what was wrong whenever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"he fell silent trying to rid himself of all thought and emotion","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"and, after all, the best moment to empty his brain was not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"while teachers were firing revision questions at the class.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Resigned to the worst, he set off for Snape's office after dinner.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Halfway across the Entrance Hall, however, Cho came hurrying up to him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   'Over here,' said Harry, glad of a reason to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"postpone his meeting with Snape, and beckoning her across to the corner","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of the Entrance Hall where the giant hour-glasses stood. Gryffindor's was now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"almost empty. 'Are you OK? Umbridge hasn't been asking you about the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"DA, has she?'    'Oh, no,' said Cho hurriedly. 'No,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"it was only . . . well, I just wanted to say","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
". . . Harry, I never dreamed Marietta would tell . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   'Yeah, well,' said Harry moodily. He did feel Cho","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"might have chosen her friends a bit more carefully; it was small","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"consolation that the last he had heard, Marietta was still up in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the hospital wing and Madam Pomfrey had not been able to make","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the slightest improvement to her pimples.    'She's a lovely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"person really,' said Cho. 'She just made a mistake -  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" Harry looked at her incredulously.    'A lovely person","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"who made a mistake? She sold us all out, including you!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  'Well . . . we all got away, didn't we?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"said Cho pleadingly. 'You know, her mum works for the Ministry, it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"really difficult for her - '    'Ron's dad works","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"for the Ministry too!' Harry said furiously. 'And in case you hadn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"noticed, he hasn't got sneak written across his face - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  That was a really horrible trick of Hermione Granger's,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Cho fiercely. 'She should have told us she'd jinxed that list -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'    'I think it was a brilliant idea,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Harry coldly. Cho flushed and her eyes grew brighter.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Oh yes, I forgot - of course, if it was darling Hermione's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"idea - '    'Don't start crying again,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"warningly.    'I wasn't going to!' she shouted.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" 'Yeah . . . well . . . good,' he said.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'I've got enough to cope with at the moment.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Go and cope with it then!' Cho said furiously, turning on her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"heel and stalking off.    Fuming, Harry descended the stairs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"to Snape's dungeon and, though he knew from experience how much easier","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"it would be for Snape to penetrate his mind if he arrived","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"angry and resentful, he succeeded in nothing but thinking of a few","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"more things he should have said to Cho about Marietta before reaching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the dungeon door.    'You're late, Potter,' said Snape coldly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"as Harry closed the door behind him.    Snape was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"standing with his back to Harry, removing, as usual, certain of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"thoughts and placing them carefully in Dumbledore's Pensieve. He dropped the last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"silvery strand into the stone basin and turned to face Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  'So,' he said. 'Have you been practising?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Yes,' Harry lied, looking carefully at one of the legs of Snape's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"desk.    'Well, we'll soon find out, won't we?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Snape smoothly. 'Wand out, Potter.'    Harry moved into his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"usual position, facing Snape with the desk between them. His heart was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"pumping last with anger at Cho and anxiety about how much Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"was about to extract from his mind.    'On the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"count of three then,' said Snape lazily. 'One - two - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   Snape's office door banged open and Draco Malfoy sped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"in.    'Professor Snape, sir - oh - sorry -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'    Malfoy was looking at Snape and Harry in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"some surprise.    'It's all right, Draco,' said Snape, lowering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his wand. 'Potter is here for a little remedial Potions.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" Harry had not seen Malfoy look so gleeful since Umbridge had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"turned up to inspect Hagrid.    'I didn't know,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"said, leering at Harry, who knew his face was burning. He would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"have given a great deal to be able to shout the truth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"at Malfoy - or, even better, to hit him with a good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"curse.    'Well, Draco, what is it?' asked Snape. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  'It's Professor Umbridge, sir - she needs your help,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Malfoy.    They've found Montague, sir, he's turned up jammed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"inside a toilet on the fourth floor.'    'How did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"he get in there?' demanded Snape.    'I don't know,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"sir, he's a bit confused.'    'Very well, very well.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Potter,' said Snape, 'we shall resume this lesson tomorrow evening.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" He turned and swept from his office. Malfoy mouthed, 'Remedial Potions?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"at Harry behind Snape's back before following him.    Seething,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Harry replaced his wand inside his robes and made to leave the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"room. At least he had twenty-four more hours in which to practise;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"he knew he ought to feel grateful for the narrow escape, though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"it was hard that it came at the expense of Malfoy telling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the whole school that he needed remedial Potions.    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"was at the office door when he saw it: a patch of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"shivering light dancing on the doorframe. He stopped, and stood looking at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"it, reminded of something . . . then he remembered: it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"a little like the lights he had seen in his dream last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"night, the lights n the second room he had walked through on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his journey through the Department of Mysteries.    He turned around.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"The light was coming from the Pensieve sitting on Snape's desk. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"silver-white contents were ebbing and swirling within. Snape's thoughts . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"things he did not want Harry to see if he broke through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Snape's defences accidentally . . .    Harry gazed at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the Pensieve, curiosity welling inside him . . . what was it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"that Snape was so keen to hide from Harry?   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"The silvery lights shivered on the wall . . . Harry took","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"two steps towards the desk, thinking hard. Could it possibly be information","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"about the Department of Mysteries that Snape was determined to keep from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"him?    Harry looked over his shoulder, his heart now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"pumping harder and faster than ever. How long would it take Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"to release Montague from the toilet? Would he come straight back to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his office afterwards, or accompany Montague to the hospital wing? Surely the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"latter . . . Montague was Captain of the Slytherin Quidditch team,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Snape would want to make sure he was all right.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" Harry walked the remaining few feet to the Pensieve and stood","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"over it, gazing into its depths. He hesitated, listening, then pulled out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his wand again. The office and the corridor beyond were completely silent.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"He gave the contents of the Pensieve a small prod with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"end of his wand.    The silvery stuff within began","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"to swirl very fast. Harry leaned forwards over it and saw that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"it had become transparent. He was, once again, looking down into a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"room as though through a circular window in the ceiling . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
". in fact, unless he was much mistaken, he was looking down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"into the Great Hall.    His breath was actually fogging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the surface of Snape's thoughts . . . his brain seemed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"be in limbo . . . it would be insane to do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the thing he was so strongly tempted to do . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"he was trembling . . . Snape could be back at any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"moment . . . but Harry thought of Cho's anger, of Malfoy's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"jeering face, and a reckless daring seized him.    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"took a great gulp of breath, and plunged his face into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"surface of Snape's thoughts. At once, the floor of the office lurched,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"tipping Harry head-first into the Pensieve . . .   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"He was falling through cold blackness, spinning furiously as he went, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"then - '    He was standing in the middle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of the Great Hall, but the four house tables were gone. Instead,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"there were more than a hundred smaller tables, all facing the same","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"way, at each of which sat a student, head bent low, scribbling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"on a roll of parchment. The only sound was the scratching of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"quills and the occasional rustle as somebody adjusted their parchment. It was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"clearly exam time.    Sunshine was streaming through the high","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"windows on to the bent heads, which shone chestnut and copper and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"gold in the bright light. Harry looked around carefully. Snape had to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"be here somewhere . . . this was his memory . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
".    And there he was, at a table right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"behind Harry. Harry stared. Snape-the-teenager had a stringy, pallid look about him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"like a plant kept in the dark. His hair was lank and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"greasy and was flopping on to the table, his hooked nose barely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"half an inch from the surface of the parchment as he scribbled.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Harry moved around behind Snape and read the heading of the examination","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"paper: DEFENCE AGAINST THE DARK ARTS - ORDINARY WIZARDING LEVEL.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" So Snape had to be fifteen or sixteen, around Harry's own","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"age. His hand was flying across the parchment; he had written at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"least a foot more than his closest neighbours, and yet his writing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"was minuscule and cramped.    'Five more minutes!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" The voice made Harry jump. Turning, he saw the top of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Professor Flitwick's head moving between the desks a short distance away. Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Flitwick was walking past a boy with untidy black hair . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
". very untidy black hair . . .    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"moved so quickly that, had he been solid, he would have knocked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"desks flying. Instead he seemed to slide, dreamlike, across two aisles and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"up a third. The back of the black-haired boy's head drew nearer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"and . . . he was straightening up now, putting down his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"quill, pulling his roll of parchment towards him so as to reread","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"what he had written . . .    Harry stopped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"in front of the desk and gazed down at his fifteen-year-old father.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   Excitement exploded in the pit of his stomach: it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"was as though he was looking at himself but with deliberate mistakes.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"James's eyes were hazel, his nose was slightly longer than Harry's and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"there was no scar on his forehead, but they had the same","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"thin face, same mouth, same eyebrows; James's hair stuck up at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"back exactly as Harry's did, his hands could have been Harry's and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Harry could tell that, when James stood up, they would be within","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"an inch of each other in height.    James yawned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"hugely and rumpled up his hair, making it even messier than it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"had been. Then, with a glance towards Professor Flitwick, he turned in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his seat and grinned at a boy sitting four seats behind him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   With another shock of excitement, Harry saw Sirius give","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"James the thumbs-up. Sirius was lounging in his chair at his ease,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"tilting it back on two legs. He was very good-looking; his dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"hair fell into his eyes with a sort of casual elegance neither","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"James's nor Harry's could ever have achieved, and a girl sitting behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"him was eyeing him hopefully, though he didn't seem to have noticed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"And two seats along from this girl - Harry's stomach gave another","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"pleasurable squirm - was Remus Lupin. He looked rather pale and peaky","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"(was the full moon approaching?) and was absorbed in the exam: as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"he reread his answers, he scratched his chin with the end of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his quill, frowning slightly.    So that meant Wormtail had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"to be around here somewhere, too . . . and sure enough,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Harry spotted him within seconds: a small, mousy-haired boy with a pointed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"nose. Wormtail looked anxious; he was chewing his fingernails, staring down at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his paper, scuffing the ground with his toes. Every now and then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"he glanced hopefully at his neighbour's paper. Harry stared at Wormtail for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"a moment, then back at James, who was now doodling on a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"bit of scrap parchment. He had drawn a Snitch and was now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"tracing the letters 'L.E.'. What did they stand for?   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Quills down, please!' squeaked Professor Flitwick. That means you too, Stebbins! Please","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"remain seated while I collect your parchment! Accio!'    Over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"a hundred rolls of parchment zoomed into the air and into Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Flitwick's outstretched arms, knocking him backwards off his feet. Several people laughed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"A couple of students at the front desks got up, took hold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of Professor Flitwick beneath the elbows and lifted him back on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his feet.    'Thank you . . . thank you,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"panted Professor Flitwick. 'Very well, everybody, you're free to go!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" Harry looked down at his father, who had hastily crossed out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the 'L.E.' he had been embellishing, jumped to his feet, stuffed his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"quill and the exam paper into his bag, which he slung over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his back, and stood waiting for Sirius to join him.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Harry looked around and glimpsed Snape a short way away, moving between","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the tables towards the doors to the Entrance Hall, still absorbed in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his own exam paper. Round-shouldered yet angular, he walked in a twitchy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"manner that recalled a spider, and his oily hair was jumping about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his face.    A gang of chattering girls separated Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"from James, Sirius and Lupin, and by planting himself in their midst,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Harry managed to keep Snape in sight while straining his ears to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"catch the voices of James and his friends.    'Did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"you like question ten, Moony?' asked Sirius as they emerged into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Entrance Hall.    Loved it, said Lupin briskly. 'Give five","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"signs that identify the werewolf. Excellent question.'    'D'you think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"you managed to get all the signs?' said James in tones of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"mock concern.    'Think I did,' said Lupin seriously, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"they joined the crowd thronging around the front doors eager to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"out into the sunlit grounds. 'One: he's sitting on my chair. Two:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"he's wearing my clothes. Three: his name's Remus Lupin.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Wormtail was the only one who didn't laugh.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"got the snout shape, the pupils of the eyes and the tufted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"tail,' he said anxiously, 'but I couldn't think what else - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   'How thick are you, Wormtail?' said James impatiently. 'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"run round with a werewolf once a month - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" 'Keep your voice down,' implored Lupin.    Harry looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"anxiously behind him again. Snape remained close by, still buried in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"exam questions - but this was Snape's memory and Harry was sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"that if Snape chose to wander off in a different direction once","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"outside in the grounds, he, Harry, would not be able to follow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"James any further. To his intense relief, however, when James and his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"three friends strode off down the lawn towards the lake, Snape followed,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"still poring over the exam paper and apparently with no fixed idea","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of where he was going. By keeping a little ahead of him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Harry managed to maintain a close watch on James and the others.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   'Well, I thought that paper was a piece of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"cake,' he heard Sir us say. 'I'll be surprised if I don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"get `Outstanding` on it at least.'    'Me too,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"James. He put his hand in his pocket and took out a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"struggling Golden Snitch.    'Where'd you get that?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" 'Nicked it,' said James casually. He started playing with the Snitch,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"allowing it to fly as much as a foot away before seizing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"it again; his reflexes were excellent. Wormtail watched him in awe. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  They stopped in the shade of the very same beech","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"tree on the edge of the lake where Harry, Ron and Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"had once spent a Sunday finishing their homework, and threw themselves down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"on the grass. Harry looked over his shoulder yet again and saw,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"to his delight, that Snape had settled himself on the grass in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the dense shadow of a clump of bushes. He was as deeply","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"immersed in the OWL paper as ever, which left Harry free to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"sit down on the grass between the beech and the bushes and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"watch the foursome under the tree. The sunlight was dazzling on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"smooth surface of the lake, on the bank of which the group","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of laughing girls who had just left the Great Hall were sitting,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"with their shoes and socks off, cooling their feet in the water.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"   Lupin had pulled out a book and was reading.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Sirius stared around at the students milling over the grass, looking rather","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"haughty and bored, but very handsomely so. James was still playing with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the Snitch, letting it zoom further and further away, almost escaping but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"always grabbed at the last second. Wormtail was watching him with his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"mouth open. Every time James made a particularly difficult catch, Wormtail gasped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"and applauded. After five minutes of this, Harry wondered why James didn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"tell Wormtail to get a grip on himself, but James seemed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"be enjoying the attention. Harry noticed that his father had a habit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of rumpling up his hair as though to keep it from getting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Loo tidy, and he also kept looking over at the girls by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the waters edge.    'Put that away, will you,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Sirius finally, as James made a fine catch and Wormtail let out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"a cheer, 'before Wormtail wets himself with excitement.'    Wormtail","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"turned slightly pink, but James grinned.    'If it bothers","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"you,' he said, stuffing the Snitch back in his pocket. Harry had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the distinct impression that Sirius was the only one for whom James","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"would have stopped showing off.    'I'm bored,' said Sirius.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Wish it was full moon.'    'You might,' said Lupin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"darkly from behind his book. We've still got Transfiguration, if you're bored","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"you could test me. Here . . .' and he held out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his book.    But Sirius snorted. 'I don't need to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"look at that rubbish, I know it all.'    'This'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"liven you up, Padfoot,' said James quietly. 'Look who it is Sirius's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"head turned. He became very still, like a dog that has scented","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"a rabbit.    'Excellent,' he said softly. 'Snivellus.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" Harry turned to see what Sirius was looking at.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" Snape was on his feet again, and was stowing the OWL","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"paper in his bag. As he left the shadows of the bushes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"and set off across the grass, Sirius and James stood up. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  Lupin and Wormtail remained sitting: Lupin was still staring down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"at his book, though his eyes were not moving and a faint","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"frown line had appeared between his eyebrows; Wormtail was looking from Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"and James to Snape with a look of avid anticipation on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"face.    'All right, Snivellus?' said James loudly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" Snape reacted so fast it was as though he had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"expecting an attack: dropping his bag, he plunged his hand inside his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"robes and his wand was halfway into the air when James shouted,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Expelliarmus!'    Snape's wand flew twelve feet into the air","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"and fell with a little thud in the grass behind him. Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"let out a bark of laughter.    'Impedimenta!' he said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"pointing his wand at Snape, who was knocked off his feet halfway","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"through a dive towards his own fallen wand.    Students","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"all around had turned to watch. Some of them had got to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"their feet and were edging nearer. Some looked apprehensive, others entertained. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  Snape lay panting on the ground. James and Sirius advanced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"on him, wands raised, James glancing over his shoulder at the girls","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"at the water's edge as he went. Wormtail was on his feet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"now, watching hungrily, edging around Lupin to get a clearer view. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  'How'd the exam go, Snivelly?' said James.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'I was watching him, his nose was touching the parchment,' said Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"viciously. There'll be great grease marks all over it, they won't be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"able to read a word.'    Several people watching laughed;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Snape was clearly unpopular. Wormtail sniggered shrilly. Snape was trying to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"up, but the jinx was still operating on him; he was struggling,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"as though bound by invisible ropes.    'You - wait,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"he panted, staring up at James with an expression of purest loathing,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'you - wait!'    'Wait for what?' said Sirius coolly. 'What're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"you going to do, Snivelly, wipe your nose on us?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" Snape let out a stream of mixed swear words and hexes,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"but with his wand ten feet away nothing happened.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Wash out your mouth,' said James coldly. 'Scourgify!'    Pink","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"soap bubbles streamed from Snape's mouth at once; the froth was covering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his lips, making him gag, choking him - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Leave him ALONE!'    James and Sirius looked round. James's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"free hand immediately jumped to his hair.    It was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"one of the girls from the lake edge. She had thick, dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"red hair that fell to her shoulders, and startlingly green almond-shaped eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"- Harry's eyes.    Harry's mother.    'All","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"right, Evans?' said James, and the tone of his voice was suddenly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"pleasant, deeper, more mature.    'Leave him alone,' Lily repeated.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"She was looking at James with every sign of great dislike. 'What's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"he done to you?'    'Well,' said James, appearing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"deliberate the point, 'it's more the fact that he exists, if you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"know what I mean . . .'    Many of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the surrounding students laughed, Sirius and Wormtail included, but Lupin, still apparently","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"intent on his book, didn't, and nor did Lily.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'You think you're funny,' she said coldly. 'But you're just an arrogant,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"bullying toerag, Potter. Leave him alone.'    'I will if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"you go out with me, Evans,' said James quickly. 'Go on .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
". . go out with me and I'll never lay a wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"on old Snivelly again.'    Behind him, the Impediment Jinx","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"was wearing off. Snape was beginning to inch towards his fallen wand,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"spitting out soapsuds as he crawled.    'I wouldn't go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"out with you if it was a choice between you and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"giant squid,' said Lily.    'Bad luck, Prongs,' said Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"briskly, and turned back to Snape. 'OI!'    But too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"late; Snape had directed his wand straight at James; there was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"flash of light and a gash appeared on the side of James's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"face, spattering his robes with blood. James whirled about: a second flash","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of light later, Snape was hanging upside-down in the air, his robes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"falling over his head to reveal skinny, pallid legs and a pair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of greying underpants.    Many people in the small crowd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"cheered; Sirius, James and Wormtail roared with laughter.    Lily,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"whose furious expression had twitched for an instant as though she was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"going to smile, said, 'Let him down!'    'Certainly,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"James and he jerked his wand upwards; Snape fell into a crumpled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"heap on the ground. Disentangling himself from his robes he got quickly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"to his feet, wand up, but Sirius said, 'Petrificus Totalus!' and Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"keeled over again, rigid as a board.    'LEAVE HIM","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"ALONE!' Lily shouted. She had her own wand out now. James and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Sirius eyed it warily.    'Ah, Evans, don't make me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"hex you,' said James earnestly.    Take the curse off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"him, then!'    James sighed deeply, then turned to Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"and muttered the counter-curse.    There you go,' he said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"as Snape struggled to his feet. 'You're lucky Evans was here, Snivellus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"- '    'I don't need help from filthy little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Mudbloods like her!'    Lily blinked.    'Fine,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"she said coolly. 'I won't bother in future. And I'd wash your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"pants if I were you, Snivellus.'    'Apologise to Evans!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"James roared at Snape, his wand pointed threateningly at him.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" 'I don't want you to make him apologise,' Lily shouted, rounding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"on James. 'You're as bad as he is.'    'What?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"yelped James. 'Id NEVER call you a - you-know-what!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Messing up your hair because you think it looks cool to look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"like you've just got off your broomstick, showing off with that stupid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Snitch, walking down corridors and hexing anyone who annoys you just because","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"you can - I'm surprised your broomstick can get off the ground","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"with that fat head on it. You make me SICK.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
" She turned on her heel and hurried away.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Evans!' James shouted after her. 'Hey, EVANS!'    But she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"didn't look back.    'What is it with her?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"James, trying and failing to look as though this was a throwaway","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"question of no real importance to him.    'Reading between","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the lines, I'd say she thinks you're a bit conceited, mate,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Sirius.    'Right,' said James, who looked furious now, 'right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"- '    There was another flash of light, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Snape was once again hanging upside-down in the air.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Who wants to see me take off Snivelly's pants?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"But whether James really did take off Snape's pants, Harry never found","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"out. A hand had closed tight over his upper arm, closed with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"a pincer-like grip. Wincing, Harry looked round to see who had hold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of him, and saw, with a thrill of horror, a fully grown,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"adult-sized Snape standing right beside him, white with rage.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Having fun?'    Harry felt himself rising into the air;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the summer's day evaporated around him; he was floating upwards through icy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"blackness, Snape's hand still tight upon his upper arm. Then, with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"swooping feeling as though he had turned head-over-heels in midair, his feet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"hit the stone floor of Snape's dungeon and he was standing again","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"beside the Pensieve on Snape's desk in the shadowy, present-day Potion master's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"study.    'So,' said Snape, gripping Harry's arm so tightly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Harry's hand was starting to feel numb. 'So . . . been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"enjoying yourself, Potter?'    'N-no,' said Harry, trying to free","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his arm.    It was scary: Snape's lips were shaking,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"his face was white, his teeth were bared.    'Amusing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"man, your father, wasn't he?' said Snape, shaking Harry so hard his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"glasses slipped down his nose.    'I - didn't -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'    Snape threw Harry from him with all his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"might. Harry fell hard on to the dungeon floor.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'You will not repeat what you saw to anybody!' Snape bellowed. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"  'No,' said Harry, getting to his feet as far from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Snape as he could. 'No, of course I w-   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"'Get out, get out, I don't want to see you in this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"office ever again!'    And as Harry hurtled towards the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"door, a jar of dead cockroaches exploded over his head. He wrenched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the door open and Hew along the corridor, stopping only when he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"had put three floors between himself and Snape. There he leaned against","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"the wall, panting, and rubbing his bruised arm.    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"had no desire at all to return to Gryffindor Tower so early,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"nor to tell Ron and Hermione what he had just seen. What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"was making Harry feel so horrified and unhappy was not being shouted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"at or having jars thrown at him; it was that he knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"how it felt to be humiliated in the middle of a circle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"of onlookers, knew exactly how Snape had felt as his father had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"taunted him, and that judging from what he had just seen, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"father had been every bit as arrogant as Snape had always told him. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-28"
"Careers Advice 'But why haven't you got Occlumency lessons any more?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Hermione, frowning.    'I've told you,' Harry muttered. 'Snape reckons","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"I can carry on by myself now I've got the basics.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  'So you've stopped having funny dreams?' said Hermione sceptically. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  'Pretty much,' said Harry, not looking at her.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" 'Well, I don't think Snape should stop until you're absolutely sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"you can control them!' said Hermione indignantly. 'Harry, I think you should","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"go back to him and ask - '    'No,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"said Harry forcefully. 'Just drop it, Hermione, OK?'    It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"was the first day of the Easter holidays and Hermione, as was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"her custom, had spent a large part of the day drawing up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"revision timetables for the three of them. Harry and Ron had let","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"her do it; ii. was easier than arguing with her and, in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"any case, they might come in useful.    Ron had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"been startled to discover there were only six weeks left until their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"exams.    'How can that come as a shock?' Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"demanded, as she tapped each little square on Ron's timetable with her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"wand so that il flashed a different colour according to its subject.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'I dunno,' said Ron, 'there's been a lot going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"on.'    'Well, there you are,' she said, handing him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"his timetable, 'if you follow that you should do fine.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" Ron looked down it gloomily, but then brightened.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'You've given me an evening off every week!'    'That's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"for Quidditch practice,' said Hermione.    The smile faded from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Ron's face.    'What's the point?' he said dully. 'We've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"got about as much chance of winning the Quidditch Cup this year","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"as Dad's got of becoming Minister for Magic.'    Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"said nothing; she was looking at Harry, who was staring blankly at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the opposite wall of the common room while Crookshanks pawed at his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"hand, trying to get his ears scratched.    'What's wrong,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Harry?'    'What?' he said quickly. 'Nothing.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"He seized his copy of Defensive Magical Theory and pretended to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"looking something up in the index. Crookshanks gave him up as a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"bad job and slunk away under Hermione's chair.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"saw Cho earlier,' said Hermione tentatively. 'She looked really miserable, too .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
". . have you two had a row again?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'Wha- oh, yeah, we have,' said Harry, seizing gratefully on the excuse.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'What about?'    That sneak friend of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"hers, Marietta,' said Harry.    'Yeah, well, I don't blame","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"you!' said Ron angrily, setting down his revision timetable. 'If it hadn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"been for her . . .'    Ron went into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"a rant about Marietta Edgecombe, which Harry found helpful; all he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to do was look angry, nod and say 'Yeah' and That's right'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"whenever Ron drew breath, leaving his mind free to dwell, ever more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"miserably, on what he had seen in the Pensieve.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"He felt as though the memory of it was eating him from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"inside. He had been so sure his parents were wonderful people that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"he had never had the slightest difficulty in disbelieving the aspersions Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"cast on his father's character. Hadn't people like Hagrid and Sirius told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Harry how wonderful his father had been? (Yeah, well, look what Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"was like himself, said a nagging voice inside Harry's head . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
". he was as bad, wasn't he?) Yes, he had once overheard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Professor McGonagall saying that his father and Sirius had been troublemakers at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"school, but she had described them as forerunners of the Weasley twins,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"and Harry could not imagine Fred and George dangling someone upside-down for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the fun of it . . . not unless they really loathed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"them . . . perhaps Malfoy or somebody who really deserved it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
".    Harry tried to make a case for Snape","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"having deserved what he had suffered at James's hands: but hadn't Lily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"asked, 'What's he done to you?' And hadn't James replied, 'It's more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the fact that he exists, if you know what I mean.' Hadn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"James started it all simply because Sirius had said he was bored?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Harry remembered Lupin saying back in Grimmauld Place that Dumbledore had made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"him prefect in the hope that he would be able to exercise","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"some control over James and Sirius . . . but in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Pensieve, he had sat there and let it all happen . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
".    Harry kept reminding himself that Lily had intervened;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"his mother had been decent. Yet, the memory of the look on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"her face as she had shouted at James disturbed him quite as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"much as anything else; she had clearly loathed James, and Harry simply","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"could not understand how they could have ended up married. Once or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"twice he even wondered whether James had forced her into it .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
". .    For nearly five years the thought of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"his father had been a source of comfort, of inspiration. Whenever someone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"had told him he was like James, he had glowed with pride","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"inside. And now . . . now he felt cold and miserable","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"at the thought of him.    The weather grew breezier,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"brighter and warmer as the Easter holidays passed, but Harry, along with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the rest of the fifth- and seventh-years, was trapped inside, revising, traipsing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"back and forth to the library. Harry pretended his bad mood had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"no other cause but the approaching exams, and as his fellow Gryffindors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"were sick of studying themselves, his excuse went unchallenged.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'Harry, I'm talking to you, can you hear me?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'Huh?'    He looked round. Ginny Weasley, looking very windswept,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"had joined him at the library table where he had been sitting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"alone. It was late on Sunday evening: Hermione had gone back to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Gryffindor Tower to revise Ancient Runes, and Ron had Quidditch practice. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  'Oh, hi,' said Harry, pulling his books towards him. 'How","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"come you're not at practice?'    'It's over,' said Ginny.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'Ron had to take Jack Sloper up to the hospital wing.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  'Why?'    'Well, we're not sure, but we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"think he knocked himself out with    his own bat.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"She sighed heavily. 'Anyway . . . a package just arrived, it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"only just got through Umbridge's new screening process.'    She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"hoisted a box wrapped in brown paper on to the table; it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"had clearly been unwrapped and carelessly re-wrapped. There was a scribbled note","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"across it in red ink, reading: Inspected and Passed by the Hogwarts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"High Inquisitor.    'It's Easter eggs from Mum,' said Ginny.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"There's one for you . . . there you go.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" She handed him a handsome chocolate egg decorated with small, iced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Snitches and, according to the packaging, containing a bag of Fizzing Whizzbees.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Harry looked at it for a moment, then, to his horror, felt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"a lump rise in his throat.    'Are you OK,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Harry?' Ginny asked quietly.    'Yeah, I'm fine,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"gruffly. The lump in his throat was painful. He did not understand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"why an Easter egg should have made him feel like this. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  'You seem really down lately,' Ginny persisted. 'You know, I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"sure if you just talked to Cho . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" 'It's not Cho I want to talk to,' said Harry brusquely.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'Who is it, then?' asked Ginny, watching him closely.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'I . . .'    He glanced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"around to make quite sure nobody was listening. Madam Pince was several","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"shelves away, stamping out a pile cf books for a frantic-looking Hannah","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Abbott.    'I wish I could talk to Sirius,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"muttered. 'But I know I can't.'    Ginny continued to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"watch him thoughtfully. More to give himself something to do than because","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"he really wanted any, Harry unwrapped his Easter egg, broke off a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"large bit and put it into his mouth.    'Well,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"said Ginny slowly, helping herself to a bit of egg, too, 'if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"you really want to talk to Sirius, I expect we could think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"of a way to do it.'    'Come on,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Harry dully. 'With Umbridge policing the fires and reading all our mail?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   The thing about growing up with Fred and George,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"said Ginny thoughtfully, 'is that you sort of start thinking anything's possible","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"if you've got enough nerve.'    Harry looked at her.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Perhaps it was the effect of the chocolate - '- Lupin had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"always advised eating some after encounters with Dementors - or simply because","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"he had finally spoken aloud the wish that had been burning inside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"him for a week, but he felt a bit more hopeful. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  'WHAT DO YOU THINK YOU ARE DOING?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'Oh damn,' whispered Ginny, jumping to her feet. 'I forgot - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   Madam Pince was swooping down on them, her shrivelled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"face contorted with rage.    'Chocolate in the library!' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"screamed. 'Out - out - OUT!' And whipping out her wand, she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"caused Harry's books, bag and ink bottle to chase him and Ginny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"from the library, whacking them repeatedly over the head as they ran.*As","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"though to underline the importance of their upcoming examinations, a batch of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"pamphlets, leaflets and notices concerning various wizarding careers appeared on the tables","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"in Gryffindor Tower shortly before the end of the holidays, along with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"yet another notice on the board, which read:CAREERS ADVICEAll fifth-years are required","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to attend a short meeting with theirHead of House during the first week","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"of the summer term to discusstheir future careers. Times of individual appointments","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"are listed below.Harry looked down the list and found that he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"expected in Professor McGonagall's office at half past two on Monday, which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"would mean missing most of Divination. He and the other fifth-years spent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"a considerable part of the final weekend of the Easter break reading","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"all the careers information that had been left there for their perusal.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'Well, I don't fancy Healing,' said Ron on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"last evening of the holidays. He was immersed in a leaflet that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"carried the crossed bone-and-wand emblem of St Mungo's on its front. 'It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"says here you need at least `E` at NEWT level in Potions,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Herbology, Transfiguration, Charms and Defence Against the Dark Arts. I mean .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
". . blimey . . . don't want much, do they?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  'Well, it's a very responsible job, isn't it?' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"absently.    She was poring over a bright pink and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"orange leaflet, that was headed, 'SO YOU THINK YOU'D LIKE TO WORK","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"IN MUGGLE RELATIONS?' 'You don't seem to need many qualifications to liaise","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"with Muggles; all they want is an OWL in Muggle Studies: Much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"more important is your enthusiasm, patience and a good sense of fun!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'You'd need more than a good sense of fun","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to liaise with my uncle,' said Harry darkly. 'Good sense of when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to duck, more like.' He was halfway through a pamphlet on wizard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"banking. 'Listen to this: Are you seeking a challenging career involving travel,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"adventure and substantial, danger-related treasure bonuses? Then consider a position with Gringotts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Wizarding Bank, who are currently recruiting Curse-Breakers for thrilling opportunities abroad .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
". . They want Arithmancy, though; you could do it, Hermione!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  'I don't much fancy banking,' said Hermione vaguely, now immersed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"in: 'HAVE YOU GOT WHAT IT TAKES TO TRAIN SECURITY TROLLS?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  'Hey,' said a voice in Harry's ear. He looked round;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Fred and George had come to join them. 'Ginny's had a word","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"with us about you,' said Fred, stretching out his legs on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"table in front of them and causing several booklets on careers with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the Ministry of Magic to slide off on to the floor. 'She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"says you need to talk to Sirius?'    'What?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Hermione sharply, freezing with her hand halfway towards picking up 'MAKE A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"BANG AT THE DEPARTMENT OF MAGICAL ACCIDENTS AND CATASTROPHES'.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'Yeah . . .' said Harry, trying to sound casual, 'yeah, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"thought I'd like - '    'Don't be so ridiculous,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"said Hermione, straightening up and looking at him as though she could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"not believe her eyes. 'With Umbridge groping around in the fires and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"frisking all the owls?'    'Well, we think we can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"find a way around that,' said George, stretching and smiling. 'It's a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"simple matter of causing a diversion. Now, you might have noticed that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"we have been rather quiet on the mayhem front during the Easter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"holidays?'    'What was the point, we asked ourselves, of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"disrupting leisure time?' continued Fred. 'No point at all, we answered ourselves.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"And of course, we'd have messed up people's revision, too, which would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"be the very last thing we'd want to do.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"He gave Hermione a sanctimonious little nod. She looked rather taken aback","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"by this thoughtfulness.    'But it's business as usual from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"tomorrow,' Fred continued briskly. 'And if we're going to be causing a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"bit of uproar, why not do it so that Harry can have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"his chat with Sirius?'    'Yes, but still,' said Hermione,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"with an air of explaining something very simple to somebody very obtuse,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'even if you do cause a diversion, how is Harry supposed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"talk to him?'    'Umbridge's office,' said Harry quietly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  He had been thinking about it for a fortnight and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"could come up with no alternative. Umbridge herself had told him that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the only fire that was not being watched was her own. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  'Are - you - insane?' said Hermione in a hushed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"voice.    Ron had lowered his leaflet on jobs in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the Cultivated Fungus Trade and was watching the conversation warily.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" 'I don't think so,' said Harry, shrugging.    'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"how are you going to get in there in the first place?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   Harry was ready for this question.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'Sirius's knife,' he said.    'Excuse me?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'Christmas before last Sirius gave me a knife that'll open any lock,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"said Harry. 'So even if she's bewitched the door so Alahomora won't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"work, which I bet she has - '    'What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"do you think about this?' Hermione demanded of Ron, and Harry was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"reminded irresistibly of Mrs Weasley appealing to her husband during Harry's first","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"dinner in Grimmauld Place.    'I dunno,' said Ron, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"alarmed at being asked to give an opinion. 'If Harry wants to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"do it, it's up to him, isn't it?'    'Spoken","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"like a true friend and Weasley,' said Fred, clapping Ron hard on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the back. 'Right, then. We're thinking of doing it tomorrow, just after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"lessons, because it should cause maximum impact ii everybody's in the corridors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"- Harry, we'll set it off in the east wing somewhere, draw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"her right away from her own office - I reckon we should","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"be able to guarantee you, what, twenty minutes?' he said, looking at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"George.    'Easy,' said George.    'What sort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"of diversion is it?' asked Ron.    'You'll see, little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"bro', said Fred, as he and George got up again. 'At least,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"you will if you trot along to Gregory the Smarmy's corridor round","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"about five o'clock tomorrow.'*Harry awoke very early the next day, feeling almost","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"as anxious as he had done on the morning of his disciplinary","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"hearing at the Ministry of Magic. It was not only the prospect","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"of breaking into Umbridge's office and using her fire to speak to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Sirius that was making him feel nervous, though that was certainly bad","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"enough; today also happened to be the first time Harry would be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"in close proximity to Snape since Snape had thrown him out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"his office.    After lying in bed for a while","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"thinking about the day ahead, Harry got up very quietly and moved","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"across to the window beside Neville's bed, and stared out on a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"truly glorious morning. The sky was a clear, misty, opalescent blue. Directly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"ahead of him, Harry could see the towering beech tree below which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"his father had once tormented Snape. He was not sure what Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"could possibly say to him that would make up for what he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"had seen in the Pensieve, but he was desperate to hear Sirius's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"own account of what had happened, to know of any mitigating factors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"there might have been, any excuse at all for his fathers behaviour","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
". . .    Something caught Harry's attention: movement on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the edge of the Forbidden Forest. Harry squinted into the sun and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"saw Hagrid emerging from between the trees. He seemed to be limping.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"As Harry watched, Hagrid staggered to the door of his cabin and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"disappeared inside it. Harry watched the cabin for several minutes. Hagrid did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"not emerge again, but smoke furled from the chimney, so Hagrid could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"not be so badly injured that he was unequal tc stoking the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"fire.    Harry turned away from the window, headed back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to his trunk and started to dress.    With the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"prospect of forcing entry into Umbridge's office ahead. Harry had never expected","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the day to be a restful one, but he had not reckoned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"on Hermione's almost continual attempts to dissuade him from what he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"planning to do at five o'clock. For the first time ever, she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"was at least as inattentive to Professor Binns in   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"History of Magic as Harry and Ron were, keeping up a stream","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"of whispered admonitions that Harry tried very hard to ignore.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" '. . . and if she does catch you there, apart","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"from being expelled, she'll be able to guess you've been talking to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Snuffles and this time I expect she'll force you to drink Veritaserum","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"and answer her questions . . .'    'Hermione,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Ron in a low and indignant voice, 'are you going to stop","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"telling Harry off and listen to Binns, or am I going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"have to take my own notes?'    'You take notes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"for a change, it won't kill you!'    By the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"time they reached the dungeons, neither Harry nor Ron was speaking to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Hermione. Undeterred, she took advantage of their silence to maintain an uninterrupted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"flow oi dire warnings, all uttered under her breath in a vehement","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"hiss that caused Seamus to waste five whole minutes checking his cauldron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"for leaks.    Snape, meanwhile, seemed to have decided to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"act as though Harry were invisible. Harry was, of course, well-used to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"this tactic, as it was one of Uncle Vernons favourites, and on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the whole was grateful he had to suffer nothing worse. In fact,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"compared to what he usually had to endure from Snape in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"way of taunts and snide remarks, he found the new approach something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"of an improvement, and was pleased to find that when left well","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"alone, he was able to concoct an Invigoration Draught quite easily. At","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the end of the lesson he scooped some of the potion into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"a flask, corked it and took it up to Snape's desk for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"marking, feeling that he might at last have scraped an 'E'. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  He had just turned away when he heard a smashing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"noise. Malfoy gave a gleeful yell of laughter. Harry whipped around. His potion","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"sample lay in pieces on the floor and Snape was surveying him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"with a look of gloating pleasure.    'Whoops,' he said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"softly. 'Another zero, then, Potter.'    Harry was too incensed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to speak. He strode back to his cauldron, intending to fill another","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"flask and force Snape to mark it, but saw to his horror","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"that the rest of the contents had vanished.    'I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"sorry!' said Hermione, with her hands over her mouth. I'm really sorry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Harry. I thought you'd finished, so I cleared up!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Harry could not bring himself to answer. When the bell rang, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"hurried out of the dungeon without a backwards glance, and made sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"that he found himself a seat between Neville and Seamus for lunch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"so that Hermione could not start nagging him again about using Umbridge's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"office.    He was in such a bad mood by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the time he got to Divination that he had quite forgotten his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"careers appointment with Professor McGonagall, remembering it only when Ron asked him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"why he wasn't in her office. He hurtled back upstairs and arrived","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"out of breath, only a few minutes late.    'Sorry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Professor,' he panted, as he closed the door. 'I forgot.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" 'No matter, Potter,' she said briskly, but as she spoke, somebody","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"else sniffed from the corner. Harry looked round.    Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Umbridge was sitting there, a clipboard on her knee, a fussy little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"pie-frill around her neck and a small, horribly smug smile on her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"face.    'Sit down, Potter,' said Professor McGonagall tersely. Her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"hands shook slightly as she shuffled the many pamphlets littering her desk.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   Harry sat down with his back to Umbridge and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"did his best to pretend he could not hear the scratching of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"her quill on her clipboard.    'Well, Potter, this meeting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"is to talk over any career ideas you might have, and to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"help you decide which subjects you should continue into the sixth and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"seventh years,' said Professor McGonagall. 'Have you had any thoughts about what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"you would like to do after you leave Hogwarts?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'Er - ' said Harry.    He was finding the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"scratching noise from behind him very distracting.    'Yes?' Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"McGonagall prompted Harry.    'Well, I thought of, maybe, being","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"an Auror,' Harry mumbled.    'You'd need top grades for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"that,' said Professor McGonagall, extracting a small, dark leaflet from under the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"mass on her desk and opening it. They ask for a minimum","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"of five NEWTs, and nothing under `Exceeds Expectations` grade, I see. Then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"you would be required to undergo a stringent series of character and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"aptitude tests at the Auror office. It's a difficult career path, Potter,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"they only take the best. In fact, I don't think anybody has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"been taken on in the last three years.'    At","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"this moment, Professor Umbridge gave a very tiny cough, as though she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"was trying to see how quietly she could do it. Professor McGonagall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"ignored her.    'You'll want to know which subjects you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"ought to take, I suppose?' she went on, talking a little louder","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"than before.    'Yes,' said Harry. 'Defence Against the Dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Arts, I suppose?'    'Naturally,' said Professor McGonagall crisply. 'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"would also advise -'    Professor Umbridge gave another cough,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"a little more audible this time. Professor McGonagall closed her eyes for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"a moment, opened them again, and continued as though nothing had happened.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'I would also advise Transfiguration, because Aurors frequently need","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to Transfigure or Untransfigure in their work. And I ought to tell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"you now, Potter, that I do not accept students into my NEWT","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"classes unless they have achieved `Exceeds Expectations` or higher at Ordinary Wizarding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Level. I'd say you're averaging `Acceptable` at the moment, so you'll need","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to put in some good hard work before the exams to stand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"a chance of continuing. Then you ought to do Charms, always useful,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"and Potions. Yes, Potter, Potions,' she added, with the merest flicker of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"a smile. 'Poisons and antidotes are essential study for Aurors. And I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"must tell you that Professor Snape absolutely refuses to take students who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"get anything other than `Outstanding` in their OWLs, so - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  Professor Umbridge gave her most pronounced cough yet.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" 'May I offer you a cough drop, Dolores?' Professor McGonagall asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"curtly, without looking at Professor Umbridge.    'Oh, no, thank","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"you very much,' said Umbridge, with that simpering laugh Harry hated so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"much. 'I just wondered whether I could make the teensiest interruption, Minerva?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'I daresay you'll find you can,' said Professor McGonagall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"through tightly gritted teeth.    'I was just wondering whether","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Mr Potter has quite the temperament for an Auror?' said Professor Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"sweetly.    'Were you?' said Professor McGonagall haughtily. 'Well, Potter,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"she continued, as though there had been no interruption, if you are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"serious in this ambition, I would advise you to concentrate hard on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"bringing your Transfiguration and Potions up to scratch. I see Professor Flitwick","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"has graded you between `Acceptable` and `Exceeds Expectations` for the last two","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"years, so your Charmwork seems satisfactory. As for Defence Against the Dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Arts, your marks have been generally high, Professor Lupin in particular thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"you - are you quite sure you wouldn't like a cough drop,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Dolores?'    'Oh, no need, thank you, Minerva,' simpered Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Umbridge, who had just coughed her loudest yet. 'I was just concerned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"that you might not have Harry's most recent Defence Against the Dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Arts marks in front of you. I'm quite sure I slipped in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"a note.'    'What, this thing?' said Professor McGonagall in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"a tone of revulsion, as she pulled a sheet of pink parchment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"from between the leaves of Harry's folder. She glanced down it, her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"eyebrows slightly raised, then placed it back into the folder without comment.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'Yes, as I was saying, Potter, Professor Lupin thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"you showed a pronounced aptitude for the subject, and obviously for an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Auror - '    'Did you not understand my note,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Minerva?' asked Professor Umbndge in honeyed tones, quite forgetting to cough. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  'Of course I understood it,' said Professor McGonagall, her teeth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"clenched so tightly the words came out a little muffled.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" 'Well, then, I am confused . . . I'm afraid I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"don't quite understand how you can give Mr Potter false hope that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"- '    'False hope?' repeated Professor McGonagall, still refusing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to look round at Professor Umbridge. 'He has achieved high marks in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"all his Defence Against the Dark Arts tests - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" 'I'm terribly sorry to have to contradict you, Minerva, but as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"you will see from my note, Harry has been achieving very poor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"results in his classes with me - '    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"should have made my meaning plainer,' said Professor McGonagall, turning at last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to look Umbridge directly in the eyes. 'He has achieved high marks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"in all Defence Against the Dark Arts tests set by a competent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"teacher.'    Professor Umbridge's smile vanished as suddenly as a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"light bulb blowing. She sat back in her chair, turned a sheet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"on her clipboard and began scribbling very fast indeed, her bulging eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"rolling from side to side. Professor McGonagall turned back to Harry, her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"thin nostrils flared, her eyes burning.    'Any questions, Potter?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'Yes,' said Harry. 'What sort of character and aptitude","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"tests do the Ministry do on you, if you get enough NEWTs?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'Well, you'll need to demonstrate the ability to react","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"well to pressure and so forth,' said Professor McGonagall, 'perseverance and dedication,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"because Auror training takes a further three years, not to mention very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"high skills in practical Defence. It will mean a lot more study","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"even after you've left school, so unless you're prepared to - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'I think you'll also find,' said Umbridge, her voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"very cold now, 'that the Ministry looks into the records of those","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"applying to be Aurors. Their criminal records.'    '- unless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"you're prepared to take even more exams after Hogwarts, you should really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"look at another - '    'Which means that this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"boy has as much chance of becoming an Auror as Dumbledore has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"of ever returning to this school.'    'A very good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"chance, then,' said Professor McGonagall.    'Potter has a criminal","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"record,' said Umbridge loudly.    'Potter has been cleared of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"all charges,' said McGonagall, even more loudly.    Professor Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"stood up. She was so short that this did not make a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"great deal of difference, but her fussy, simpering demeanour had given place","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to a hard fury that made her broad, flabby face look oddly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"sinister.    'Potter has no chance whatsoever of becoming an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Auror!'    Professor McGonagall got to her feet, too, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"in her case this was a much more impressive move: she towered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"over Professor Umbridge.    'Potter,' she said in ringing tones,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'I will assist you to become an Auror if it is the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"last thing I do! If I have to coach you nightly, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"will make sure you achieve the required results!'    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Minister for Magic will never employ Harry Potter!' said Umbridge, her voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"rising furiously.    There may well be a new Minister","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"for Magic by the time Potter is ready to join!' shouted Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"McGonagall.    'Aha! shrieked Professor Umbridge, pointing a stubby linger","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"at McGonagall. 'Yes! Yes, yes, yes! Of course! That's what you want, isn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"it, Minerva McGonagall? You want Cornelius Fudge replaced by Albus Dumbledore! You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"think you'll be where I am, don't you: Senior Undersecretary to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Minister and Headmistress to boot!'    'You are raving,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Professor McGonagall, superbly disdainful. Totter, that concludes our careers consultation.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" Harry swung his bag over his shoulder and hurried out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the room, not daring to look at Professor Umbridge. He could hear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"her and Professor McGonagall continuing to shout at each other all the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"way back along the corridor.    Professor Umbridge was still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"breathing as though she had just run a race when she strode","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"into their Defence Against the Dark Arts lesson that afternoon.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" 'I hope you've thought better of what you were planning to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"do, Harry,' Hermione whispered, the moment they had opened their books to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'Chapter Thirty-four, Non-Retaliation and Negotiation'. 'Umbridge looks like she's in a really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"bad mood already . . .'    Every now and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"then Umbridge shot glowering looks at Harry, who kept his head down,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"staring at Defensive Magical Theory, his eyes unfocused, thinking . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   He could just imagine Professor McGonagall's reaction if he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"was caught trespassing in Professor Umbridge's office mere hours after she had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"vouched for him . . . there was nothing to stop him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"simply going back to Gryffindor Tower and hoping that some time during","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the next summer holidays he would have a chance to ask Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"about the scene he had witnessed in the Pensieve . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"nothing, except that the thought of taking this sensible course of action","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"made him feel as though a lead weight had dropped into his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"stomach . . . and then there was the matter of Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"and George, whose diversion was already planned, not to mention the knife","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Sirius had given him, which was currently residing in his schoolbag along","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"with his father's old Invisibility Cloak.    But the fact","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"remained that if he was caught . . .   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'Dumbledore sacrificed himself to keep you in school, Harry!' whispered Hermione, raising","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"her book to hide her face from    Umbridge. 'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"if you get thrown out today it will all have been for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"nothing!'    He could abandon the plan and simply learn","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to live with the memory of what his father had done on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"a summer's day more than twenty years ago . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  And then he remembered Sirius in the fire upstairs in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the Gryffindor common room . . .    You're less","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"like your father than I thought . . . the risk would've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"been what made it fun for James . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" But did he want to be like his father any more?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'Harry, don't do it, please don't do it!' Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"said in anguished tones as the bell rang at the end of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the class.    He did not answer; he did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"know what to do.    Ron seemed determined to give","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"neither his opinion nor his advice; he would not look at Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"though when Hermione opened her mouth to try dissuading Harry some more,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"he said in a low voice, 'Give it a rest, OK? He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"can make up his own mind.'    Harry's heart beat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"very fast as he left the classroom. He was halfway along the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"corridor outside when he heard the unmistakeable sounds of a diversion going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"off in the distance. There were screams and yells reverberating from somewhere","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"above them; people exiting the classrooms all around Harry were stopping in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"their tracks and looking up at the ceiling fearfully - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  Umbridge came pelting out of her classroom as fast as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"her short legs would carry her. Pulling out her wand, she hurried","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"off in the opposite direction: it was now or never.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" 'Harry - please!' Hermione pleaded weakly.    But he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"had made up his mind; hitching his bag more securely on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"his shoulder, he set off at a run, weaving in and out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"of students now hurrying in the opposite direction to see what all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the fuss was about in the east wing.    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"reached the corridor to Umbridge's office and found it deserted. Dashing behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"a large suit of armour whose helmet creaked around to watch him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"he pulled open his bag, seized Sirius's knife and donned the Invisibility","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Cloak. He then crept slowly and carefully back out from behind the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"suit of armour and along the corridor until he reached Umbridge's door.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   He inserted the blade of the magical knife into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the crack around it and moved it gently up and down, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"withdrew it. There was a tiny click, and the door swung open.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"He ducked inside the office, closed the door quickly behind him and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"looked around.    Nothing was moving except the horrible kittens","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"that were still frolicking on the wall plates above the confiscated broomsticks.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   Harry pulled off his Cloak and, striding over to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the fireplace, found what he was looking for within seconds: a small","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"box containing glittering Floo powder.    He crouched down in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"front of the empty grate, his hands shaking. He had never done","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"this before, though he thought he knew how it must work. Sticking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"his head into the fireplace, he took a large pinch of powder","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"and dropped it on to the logs stacked neatly beneath him. They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"exploded at once into emerald green flames.    'Number twelve,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Grimmauld Place!' Harry said loudly and clearly    It was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"one of the most curious sensations he had ever experienced. He had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"travelled by Floo powder before, of course, but then it had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"his entire body that had spun around and around ir. the flames","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"through the network of wizarding fireplaces that stretchec over the country. This","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"time, his knees remained firm upon the cole floor of Umbridge's office,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"and only his head hurtled through the emerald fire . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   And then, as abruptly as it had begun, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"spinning stopped. Feeling rather sick and as though he were wearing an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"exceptionally hot muffler around his head, Harry opened his eyes to find","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"that he was looking up out of the kitchen fireplace at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"long, wooden table, where a man sat poring over a piece of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"parchment.    'Sirius?'    The man jumped and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"looked around. It was not Sirius, bu. Lupin.    'Harry!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"he said, looking thoroughly shocked. 'What are you - 'what's happened, is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"everything all right?'    'Yeah,' said Harry. 'I just wondered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"- I mean, I just fancied a - 'a chat with Sirius.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'I'll call him,' said Lupin, getting to his feet,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"still looking perplexed, 'he went upstairs to look for Kreacher, he seems","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to be hiding in the attic again . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" And Harry saw Lupin hurry out of the kitchen. Now he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"was left with nothing to look at but the chair and table","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"legs. He wondered why Sirius had never mentioned how very uncomfortable it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"was to speak out of the fire; his knees were already objecting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"painfully to their prolonged contact with Umbridge's hard stone floor.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" Lupin returned with Sirius at his heels moments later.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" 'What is it?' said Sirius urgently, sweeping his long dark hair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"out of his eyes and dropping to the ground in front of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the fire, so that he and Harry were on a level. Lupin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"knelt down too, looking very concerned. 'Are you all right? Do you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"need help?'    'No,' said Harry, 'it's nothing like that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
". . . I just wanted to talk . . . about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"my dad.'    They exchanged a look of great surprise,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"but Harry did not have time to feel awkward or embarrassed; his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"knees were becoming sorer by the second and he guessed five minutes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"had already passed from the start of the diversion; George had only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"guaranteed him twenty. He therefore plunged immediately into the story of what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"he had seen in the Pensieve.    When he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"finished, neither Sirius nor Lupin spoke for a moment. Then Lupin said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"quietly, 'I wouldn't like you to judge your father on what you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"saw there, Harry. He was only fifteen - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'I'm fifteen' said Harry heatedly.    'Look, Harry' said Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"placatingly, 'James and Snape hated each other from the moment they set","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"eyes on each other, it was just one of those things, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"can understand that, can't you? I think James was everything Snape wanted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to be - he was popular, he was good at Quidditch -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"good at pretty much everything. And Snape was just this little oddball","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"who was up to his eyes in the Dark Arts, and James","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"- whatever else he may have appeared to you, Harry - always","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"hated the Dark Arts.'    'Yeah,' said Harry, 'but he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"just attacked Snape for no good reason, just because - well, just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"because you said you were bored,' he finished, with a slightly apologetic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"note in his voice.    'I'm not proud of it,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"said Sirius quickly.    Lupin looked sideways at Sirius, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"said, 'Look, Harry, what you've got to understand is that your father","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"and Sirius were the best in the school at whatever they did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"- everyone thought they were the height of cool - if they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"sometimes got a bit carried away - '    'If","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"we were sometimes arrogant little berks, you mean,' said Sirius.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" Lupin smiled.    'He kept messing up his hair,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"said Harry in a pained voice.    Sirius and Lupin laughed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'I'd forgotten he used to do that,' said Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"affectionately.    'Was he playing with the Snitch?' said Lupin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"eagerly.    'Yeah,' said Harry, watching uncomprehendingly as Sirius and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Lupin beamed reminiscently. 'Well . . . I thought he was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"bit of an idiot.'    'Of course he was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"bit of an idiot!' said Sirius bracingly, 'we were all idiots! Well","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"- not Moony so much,' he said fairly, looking at Lupin. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  But Lupin shook his head. 'Did I ever tell you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to lay off Snape?' he said. 'Did I ever have the guts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to tell you I thought you were out of order?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" 'Yeah, well,' said Sirius, 'you made us feel ashamed of ourselves","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"sometimes . . . that was something . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" 'And,' said Harry doggedly, determined to say everything that was on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"his mind now he was here, 'he kept looking over at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"girls by the lake, hoping they were watching him!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'Oh, well, he always made a fool of himself whenever Lily was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"around,' said Sirius, shrugging, 'he couldn't stop himself showing off whenever he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"got near her.'    'How come she married him?' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"asked miserably. 'She hated him!'    'Nah, she didn't,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Sirius.    'She started going out with him in seventh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"year,' said Lupin.    'Once James had deflated his head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"a bit,' said Sirius.    'And stopped hexing people just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"for the fun of it,' said Lupin.    'Even Snape?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"said Harry.    'Well,' said Lupin slowly, 'Snape was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"special case. I mean, he never lost an opportunity to curse James","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"so you couldn't really expect James to take that lying down, could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"you?'    'And my mum was OK with that?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  'She didn't know too much about it, to tell you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the truth,' said Sirius. 'I mean, James didn't take Snape on dates","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"with her and jinx him in front of her, did he?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  Sirius frowned at Harry, who was still looking unconvinced. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  'Look,' he said, 'your father was the best friend I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"ever had and he was a good person. A lot of people","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"are idiots at the age of fifteen. He grew out of it.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'Yeah, OK,' said Harry heavily. 'I just never thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"I'd feel sorry for Snape.'    'Now you mention it,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"said Lupin, a faint crease between his eyebrows, 'how did Snape react","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"when he found you'd seen all this?'    'He told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"me he'd never teach me Occlumency again,' said Harry indifferently, 'like that's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"a big disappoint-    'He WHAT?' shouted Sirius, causing Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to jump and inhale a mouthful of ashes.    'Are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"you serious, Harry?' said Lupin quickly. 'He's stopped giving you lessons?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"  'Yeah,' said Harry, surprised at what he considered a great","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"over-reaction. 'But it's OK, I don't care, it's a bit of a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"relief to tell you the - '    'I'm coming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"up there to have a word with Snape!' said Sirius forcefully, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"he actually made to stand up, but Lupin wrenched him back down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"again.    'If anyone's going to tell Snape it will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"be me!' he said firmly. 'But Harry, first of all, you're to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"go back to Snape and tell him that on no account is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"he to stop giving you lessons - when Dumbledore hears - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'I can't tell him that, he'd kill me!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Harry, outraged. 'You didn't see him when we got out of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Pensieve.'    'Harry there is nothing so important as you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"learning Occlumency!' said Lupin sternly. 'Do you understand me? Nothing!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" 'OK, OK,' said Harry, thoroughly discomposed, not to mention annoyed. 'I'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
". . . I'll try and say something to him . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
". but it won't be - '    He fell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"silent. He could hear distant footsteps.    'Is that Kreacher","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"coming downstairs?'    'No,' said Sirius, glancing behind him. 'It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"must be somebody your end.'    Harry's heart skipped several","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"beats.    'I'd better go!' he said hastily and pulled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"his head backwards out of the Grimmauld Place fire. For a moment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"his head seemed to be revolving on his shoulders, then he found","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"himself kneeling in front of Umbridge's fire with it firmly back on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"and watching the emerald flames flicker and die.    'Quickly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"quickly!' he heard a wheezy voice mutter right outside the office door.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'Ah, she's left it open - '    Harry dived","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"for the Invisibility Cloak and had just managed to pull it back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"over himself when Filch burst into the office. He looked absolutely delighted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"about something and was talking to himself feverishly as he crossed the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"room, pulled open a drawer in Umbridge's desk and began rifling through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the papers inside it.    'Approval for Whipping . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
". Approval for Whipping . . . I can do it at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"last . . . they've had it coming to them for years","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
". . .'    He pulled out a piece of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"parchment, kissed it, then shuffled rapidly back out of the door, clutching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"it to his chest.    Harry leapt to his feet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"and, making sure he had his bag and that the Invisibility Cloak","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"was completely covering him, he wrenched open the door and hurried out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"of the office after Filch, who was hobbling along faster than Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"had ever seen him go.    One landing down from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Umbridge's office, Harry thought it was safe to become visible again. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"pulled off the Cloak, shoved it in his bag and hurried onwards.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"There was a great deal of shouting and movement coming from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Entrance Hall. He ran down the marble staircase and found what looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"like most of the school assembled there.    It was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"just like the night when Trelawney had been sacked. Students were standing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"all around the walls in a great ring (some of them, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"noticed, covered in a substance that looked very like Stinksap); teachers and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"ghosts were also in the crowd. Prominent among the onlookers were members","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"of the Inquisitorial Squad, who were all looking exceptionally pleased with themselves,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"and Peeves, who was bobbing overhead, gazed down at Fred and George","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"who stood in the middle of the floor with the unmistakeable look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"of two people who had just been cornered.    'So!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"said Umbridge triumphantly. Harry realised she was standing    just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"a few stairs in front of him, once more looking down upon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"her prey. 'So - you think it amusing to turn a school","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"corridor into a swamp, do you?'    'Pretty amusing, yeah,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"said Fred, looking up at her without the slightest sign of fear.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   Filch elbowed his way closer to Umbridge, almost crying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"with happiness.    'I've got the form, Headmistress,' he said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"hoarsely, waving the piece of parchment Harry had just seen him take","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"from her desk. 'I've got the form and I've got the whips","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"waiting . . . oh, let me do it now . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
".'    'Very good, Argus,' she said. 'You two,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"went on, gazing down at Fred and George, 'are about to learn","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"what happens to wrongdoers in my school.'    'You know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"what?' said Fred. 'I don't think we are.'    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"turned to his twin.    'George,' said Fred, 'I think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"we've outgrown full-time education.'    'Yeah, I've been feeling that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"way myself,' said George lightly.    Time to test our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"talents in the real world, d'you reckon?' asked Fred.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"'Definitely,' said George.    And before Umbridge could say a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"word, they raised their wands and said together:    'Accio","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"brooms!'    Harry heard a loud crash somewhere in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"distance. Looking to his left, he ducked just in time. Fred and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"George's broomsticks, one still trailing the heavy chain and iron peg with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"which Umbridge had fastened them to the wall, were hurtling along the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"corridor towards their owners; they turned left, streaked down the stairs and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"stopped sharply in front of the twins, the chain clattering loudly on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the flagged stone floor.    'We won't be seeing you,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Fred told Professor Umbridge, swinging his leg over his broomstick.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" 'Yeah, don't bother to keep in touch,' said George, mounting his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"own.    Fred looked around at the assembled students, at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"the silent, watchful crowd.    'It anyone fancies buying a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Portable Swamp, as demonstrated upstairs, come to number ninety-three, Diagon Alley -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"Weasley' Wizarding Wheezes,' he said in a loud voice. 'Our new premises!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"   'Special discounts to Hogwarts students who swear they're going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"to use our products to get rid of this old bat,' added","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"George, pointing at Professor Umbridge.    'STOP THEM!' shrieked Umbridge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"but it was too late. As the Inquisitorial Squad closed in, Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"and George kicked off from the floor, shooting fifteen feet into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"air, the iron peg swinging dangerously below. Fred looked across the hall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"at the poltergeist bobbing on his level above the crowd.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
" 'Give her hell from us, Peeves.'    And Peeves,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"who Harry had never seen take an order from a student before,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"swept his belled hat from his head and sprang to a salute","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"as Fred and George wheeled about to tumultuous applause from the students","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"below and sped out of the open front doors into the glorious sunset. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-29"
"GrawpThe story of Fred and George's flight to freedom was retold so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"often over the next few days that Harry could tell it would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"soon become the stuff of Hogwarts legend: within a week, even those","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"who had been eye-witnesses were half-convinced they had seen the twins dive-bomb","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Umbridge on their brooms and pelt her with Dungbombs before zooming out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of the doors. In the immediate aftermath of their departure there was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"a great wave of talk about copying them. Harry frequently heard students","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"saying things like, 'Honestly, some days I just feel like jumping on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"my broom and leaving this place,' or else, 'One more lesson like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"that and I might just do a Weasley.'    Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and George had made sure nobody was likely to forget them too","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"soon. For one thing, they had not left instructions on how to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"remove the swamp that now filled the corridor on the fifth floor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of the east wing. Umbridge and Filch had been observed trying different","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"means of removing it but without success. Eventually, the area was roped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"off and Filch, gnashing his teeth furiously, was given the task of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"punting students across it to their classrooms. Harry was certain that teachers","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"like McGonagall or Flitwick could have removed the swamp in an instant","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"but, just as in the case of Fred and George's Wildfire Whiz-bangs,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"they seemed to prefer to watch Umbridge struggle.    Then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"there were the two large broom-shaped holes in Umbridge's office door, through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"which Fred and George's Cleansweeps had smashed to rejoin their masters. Filch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"fitted a new door and removed Harry's Firebolt to the dungeons where,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"it was rumoured, Umbridge had set an armed security troll to guard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"it. However, her troubles were far from over.    Inspired","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"by Fred and George's example, a great number of students were now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"vying for the newly vacant positions of Troublemakers-in-Chief. In spite of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"new door, somebody managed to slip a hairy-snouted Niffler into Umbridge's office,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"which promptly tore the place apart in its search for shiny objects,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"leapt on Umbridge when she entered and tried to gnaw the rings","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"off her stubby fingers. Dungbombs and Stink Pellets were dropped so frequently","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in the corridors that it became the new fashion for students to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"perform Bubble-Head Charms on themselves before leaving lessons, which ensured them a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"supply of fresh air, even though it gave them all the peculiar","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"appearance of wearing upside-down goldfish bowls on their heads.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Filch prowled the corridors with a horsewhip ready in his hands, desperate","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to catch miscreants, but the problem was that there were now so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"many of them he never knew which way to turn. The Inquisitorial","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Squad was attempting to help him, but odd things kept happening to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"its members. Warrington of the Slytherin Quidditch team reported to the hospital","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"wing with a horrible skin complaint that made him look as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"he had been coated in cornflakes; Pansy Parkinson, to Hermione's delight, missed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"all her lessons the following day as she had sprouted antlers. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  Meanwhile, it became clear just how many Skiving Snackboxes Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and George had managed to sell before leaving Hogwarts. Umbridge only had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to enter her classroom for the students assembled there to faint, vomit,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"develop dangerous fevers or else spout blood from both nostrils. Shrieking with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"rage and frustration, she attempted to trace the mysterious symptoms to their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"source, but the students told her stubbornly they were suffering from 'Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"- 'itis'. Alter putting four successive classes in detention and failing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"discover their secret, she was forced to give up and allow the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"bleeding, swooning, sweating and vomiting students to leave her classes in droves.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   But not even the users of the Snackboxes could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"compete with that master of chaos, Peeves, who seemed to have taken","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Fred's parting words deeply to heart. Cackling madly, he soared through the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"school, upending tables, bursting out of blackboards, toppling statues and vases; twice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"he shut Mrs Norris inside a suit of armour,   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"from which she was rescued, yowling loudly, by the furious caretaker. Peeves","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"smashed lanterns and snuffed out candles, juggled burning torches over the heads","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of screaming students, caused neatly stacked piles of parchment to topple into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"fires or out of windows; flooded the second floor when he pulled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"off all the taps in the bathrooms, dropped a bag of tarantulas","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in the middle of the Great Hall during breakfast and, whenever he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"fancied a break, spent hours at a time floating along after Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and blowing loud raspberries every time she spoke.    None","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of the staff but Filch seemed to be stirring themselves to help","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"her. Indeed, a week after Fred and Georges departure Harry witnessed Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"McGonagall walking right past Peeves, who was determinedly loosening a crystal chandelier,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and could have sworn he heard her tell the poltergeist out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the corner of her mouth, 'It unscrews the other way.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" To cap matters, Montague had still not recovered from his sojourn","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in the toilet; he remained confused and disorientated and his parents were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to be observed one Tuesday morning striding up the front drive, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"extremely angry.    'Should we say something?' said Hermione in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"a worried voice, pressing her cheek against the Charms window so that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"she could see Mr and Mrs Montague marching inside. 'About what happened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to him? In case it helps Madam Pomfrey cure him?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'Course not, he'll recover,' said Ron indifferently.    'Anyway,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"more trouble for Umbridge, isn't it?' said Harry in a satisfied voice.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   He and Ron both tapped the teacups they were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"supposed to be charming with their wands. Harry's spouted four very short","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"legs that could not reach the desk and wriggled pointlessly in midair.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Ron's grew four very thin spindly legs that hoisted the cup off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the desk with great difficulty, trembled for a few seconds, then folded,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"causing the cup to crack into two.    'Reparo,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hermione quickly, mending Ron's cup with a wave of her wand. That's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"all very well, but what if Montague's permanently injured?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'Who cares?' said Ron irritably, while his teacup stood up drunkenly again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"trembling violently at the knees. 'Montague shouldn't have tried to take all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"those points from Gryffindor, should he? If you want to worry about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"anyone, Hermione, worry about me!'    'You?' she said, catching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"her teacup as it scampered happily away across the desk on four","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"sturdy little willow-patterned legs, and replacing it in front of her. 'Why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"should I be worried about you?'    'When Mum's next","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"letter finally gets through Umbridge's screening process,' said Ron bitterly, now holding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"his cup up while its frail legs tried feebly to support its","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"weight, 'I'm going to be in deep trouble. I wouldn't be surprised","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"if she's sent another Howler.'    'But - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'It'll be my fault Fred and George left, you wait,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"said Ron darkly. 'She'll say I should've stopped them leaving, I should've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"grabbed the ends of their brooms and hung on or something .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". . yeah, it'll be all my fault.'    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"if she dot's say that it'll be very unfair, you couldn't have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"done anything! But I'm sure she won't, I mean, if it's really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"true they've got premises in Diagon Alley, they must have been planning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"this for ages.'    'Yeah, but that's another thing, how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"did they get premises?' said Ron, hitting his teacup so hard with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"his wand that its legs collapsed again and it lay twitching before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"him. 'It's a bit dodgy, isn't it? They'll need loads of Galleons","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to afford the rent on a place in Diagon Alley. She'll want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to know what they've been up to, to get their hands on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"that sort of gold.'    'Well, yes, that occurred to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"me, too,' said Hermione, allowing her teacup to jog in neat little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"circles around Harry's, whose stubby little legs were still unable to touch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the desktop, 'I've been wondering whether Mundungus has persuaded them to sell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"stolen goods or something awful.'    'He hasn't,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"curtly.    'How do you know?' said Ron and Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"together.    'Because - ' Harry hesitated, but the moment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to confess finally seemed to have come. There was no good to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"be gained in keeping silent if it meant anyone suspected that Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and George were criminals. 'Because they got the gold from me. I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"gave them my Triwizard winnings last June.'    There was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"a shocked silence, then Hermione's teacup jogged right over the edge of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the desk and smashed on the floor.    'Oh, Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"you didn't!' she said.    'Yes, I did,' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"mutinously. 'And I don't regret it, either. I didn't need the gold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and they'll be great at running a joke shop.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'But this is excellent!' said Ron, looking thrilled. 'It's all your fault,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Harry - Mum can't blame me at all! Can I tell her?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   'Yeah, I suppose you'd better,' said Harry dully, `specially","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"if she thinks they're receiving stolen cauldrons or something.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hermione said nothing at all for the rest of the lesson, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Harry had a shrewd suspicion that her self-restraint was bound to crack","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"before long. Sure enough, once they had left the castle for break","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and were standing around in the weak May sunshine, she fixed Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"with a beady eye and opened her mouth with a determined air.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   Harry interrupted her before she had even started. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'It's no good nagging me, it's done,' he said firmly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'Fred and George have got the gold - spent a good bit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of it, too, by the sounds of it - and I can't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"get it back from them and I don't want to. So save","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"your breath, Hermione.'    'I wasn't going to say anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"about Fred and George!' she said in an injured voice.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" Ron snorted disbelievingly and Hermione threw him a very dirty look.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   'No, I wasn't!' she said angrily. 'As a matter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of fact, I was going to ask Harry when he's going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"go back to Snape and ask for more Occlumency lessons!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" Harry's heart sank. Once they had exhausted the subject of Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and George's dramatic departure, which admittedly had taken many hours, Ron and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hermione had wanted to hear news of Sirius. As Harry had not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"confided in them the reason he had wanted to talk to Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in the first place, it had been hard to think of what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to tell them; he had ended up saying, truthfully, that Sirius wanted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Harry to resume Occlumency lessons. He had been regretting this ever since;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hermione would not let the subject drop and kept reverting to it when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Harry least expected it.    'You can't tell me you've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"stopped having funny dreams,' Hermione    said now, 'because Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"told me you were muttering in your sleep again last night.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  Harry threw Ron a furious look. Ron had the grace","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to look ashamed of himself.    'You were only muttering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"a bit,' he mumbled apologetically. 'Something about `just a bit further`.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'I dreamed I was watching you lot play Quidditch,' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"lied brutally. 'I was trying to get you to stretch out a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"bit further to grab the Quaffle.'    Ron's ears went","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"red. Harry felt a kind of vindictive pleasure; he had not, of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"course, dreamed anything of the sort.    Last night, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"had once again made the journey along the Department of Mysteries corridor.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"He had passed through the circular room, then the room full of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"clicking and dancing light, until he found himself again inside that cavernous","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"room full of shelves on which were ranged dusty glass spheres. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  He had hurried straight towards row number ninety-seven, turned left","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and run along it . . . it had probably been then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"that he had spoken aloud . . . just a bit further","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". . . for he felt his conscious self struggling to wake","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". . . and before he had reached the end of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"row, he had found himself lying in bed again, gazing up at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the canopy of his four-poster.    'You are trying to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"block your mind, aren't you?' said. Hermione, looking beadily at Harry. 'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"are keeping going with your Occlumency?'    'Of course I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"am,' said Harry, trying to sound as though this question was insulting,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"but not quite meeting her eye. The truth was he was so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"intensely curious about what was hidden in that room full of dusty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"orbs, that he was quite keen for the dreams to continue. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  The problem was that with just under a month to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"go until the exams and every free moment devoted to revision, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"mind seemed so saturated with information when he went to bed he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"found it very difficult to get to sleep at all; and when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"he did, his overwrought brain presented him most nights with stupid dreams","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"about the exams. He also suspected that part of his mind -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the part that often spoke in Hermione's voice - now felt guilty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"on the occasions    it strayed down that corridor ending","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in the black door, and sought to wake him before he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"reach the journey's end.    'You know,' said Ron, whose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"ears were still flaming red, 'if Montague doesn't recover before Slytherin play","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hufflepuff, we might be in with a chance of winning the Cup.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   'Yeah, I s'pose so,' said Harry, glad of a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"change of subject.    'I mean, we've won one, lost","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"one - if Slytherin lose to Hufflepuff next Saturday - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'Yeah, that's right,' said Harry, losing track of what he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"was agreeing to. Cho Chang had just walked across the courtyard, determinedly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"not looking at him.*The final match of the Quidditch season, Gryffindor versus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Ravenclaw, was to take place on the last weekend of May. Although","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Slytherin had been narrowly defeated by Hufflepuff in their last match, Gryffindor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"were not daring to hope for victory, due mainly (though of course","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"nobody said it to him) to Ron's abysmal goal-keeping record. He, however,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"seemed to have found a new optimism.    'I mean,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"I can't get any worse, can I?' he told Harry and Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"grimly over breakfast on the morning of the match. 'Nothing to lose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"now, is there?'    'You know,' said Hermione, as she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and Harry walked down to the pitch a little later in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"midst of a very excitable crowd, 'I think Ron might do better","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"without Fred and George around. They never exactly gave him a lot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of confidence.'    Luna Lovegood overtook them with what appeared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to be a live eagle perched on top of her head. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'Oh, gosh, I forgot!' said Hermione, watching the eagle flapping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"its wings as Luna walked serenely past a group of cackling and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"pointing Slytherins. 'Cho will be playing, won't she?'    Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"who had not forgotten this, merely grunted.    They found","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"seats in the topmost row of the stands. It was a fine,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"ckar day; Ron could not wish for better, and Harry found himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"hoping against hope that Ron would not give the Slytherins cause for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"more rousing choruses of 'Weasley is our King'.    Lee","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Jordan, who had been very dispirited since Fred and George  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" had left, was commentating as usual. As the teams zoomed out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"on to the pitch he named the players with something less than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"his usual gusto.    '. . . Bradley . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". Davies . . . Chang,' he said, and Harry felt his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"stomach perform, less of a back flip, more a feeble lurch as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Cho walked out on to the pitch, her shiny black hair rippling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in the slight breeze.. He was not sure what he wanted to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"happen any more, except that he could not stand any more rows.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Even the sight of her chatting animatedly to Roger Davies as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"prepared to mount their brooms caused him only a slight twinge of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"jealousy.    'And they're off!' said Lee. 'And Davies takes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the Quaffle immediately, Ravenclaw Captain Davies with the Quaffle, he dodges Johnson,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"he dodges Bell, he dodges Spinnet as well . . . he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"going straight for goal! He's going to shoot - and - and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"- ' Lee swore very loudly. 'And he's scored.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Harry and Hermione groaned with the rest of the Gryffindors. Predictably, horribly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the Slytherins on the other side of the stands began to sing:'Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"cannot save a thingHe cannot block a single ring . . .''Harry,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"said a hoarse voice in Harry's ear. 'Hermione . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  Harry looked round and saw Hagrid's enormous bearded face sticking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"between the seats. Apparently, he had squeezed his way all along the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"row behind, for the first- and second-years he had just passed had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"a ruffled, flattened look about them. For some reason, Hagrid was bent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"double as though anxious not to be seen, though he was still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"at least four feet taller than everybody else.    'Listen,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"he whispered, 'can yeh come with me? Now? While ev'ryone's watchin' the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"match?'    'Er . . . can't it wait, Hagrid?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"asked Harry. till the match is over?' 'No,' said Hagrid. 'No, Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"it's gotta be now . . . while ev'ryone's lookin' the other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"way . . . please?'    Hagrid's nose was gently","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"dripping blood. His eyes were both blackened. Harry had not seen him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"this close-up since his return to the school; he looked utterly woebegone.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   'Course,' said Harry at once, 'course we'll come.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  He and Hermione edged back along their row of seats,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"causing much grumbling among the students who had to stand up for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"them. The people in Hagrid's row were not complaining, merely attempting to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"make themselves as small as possible.    'I 'ppreciate this,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"you two, I really do,' said Hagrid as they reached the stairs.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"He kept looking around nervously as they descended towards the lawn below.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'I jus' hope she doesn' notice us goin'.'    'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"mean Umbridge?' said Harry. 'She won't, she's got her whole Inquisitorial Squad","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"sitting with her, didn't you see? She must be expecting trouble at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the match.'    'Yeah, well, a bit o' trouble wouldn'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"hurt,' said Hagrid, pausing to peer around the edge of the stands","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to make sure the stretch of lawn between there and his cabin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"was deserted. 'Give us more time.'    'What is it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hagrid?' said Hermione, looking up at him with a concerned expression on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"her face as they hurried across the grass towards the edge of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the Forest.    'Yeh - yeh'll see in a mo','","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"said Hagrid, looking over his shoulder as a great roar rose from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the stands behind them. 'Hey - did someone jus' score?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'It'll be Ravenclaw,' said Harry heavily.    'Good .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". . good . . .' said Hagrid distractedly. 'Tha's good .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". .'    They had to jog to keep up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"with him as he strode across the lawn, looking around with every","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"other step. When they reached his cabin, Hermione turned automatically left towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the front door. Hagrid, however, walked straight past it into the shade","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of the trees on the outermost edge of the Forest, where he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"picked up a crossbow that was leaning against a tree. When he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"realised they were no longer with him, he turned.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'We're goin' in here,' he said, jerking his shaggy head behind him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   'Into the Forest?' said Hermione, perplexed.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'Yeah,' said Hagrid. 'C'mon now, quick, before we're spotted!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Harry and Hermione looked at each other, then ducked into the cover","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of the trees behind Hagrid, who was already striding away from them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"into the green gloom, his crossbow over his arm. Harry and Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"ran to catch up with him.    'Hagrid, why are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"you armed?' said Harry.    'Jus' a precaution,' said Hagrid,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"shrugging his massive shoulders.    'You didn't bring your crossbow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the day you showed us the Thestrals,' said Hermione timidly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'Nah, well, we weren' goin' in so far then,' said Hagrid.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'An' anyway, tha' was before Firenze left the Forest, wasn' it?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'Why does Firenze leaving make a difference?' asked Hermione curiously","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   `Cause the other centaurs are good an' riled at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"me, tha's why,' said Hagrid quietly, glancing around. They used ter be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"- well, yeh couldn' call 'em friendly - but we got on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"all righ'. Kept 'emselves to 'emselves, bu' always turned up if I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"wanted a word. Not any more.'    He sighed deeply.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   'Firenze said they're angry because he went to work","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"for Dumbledore,' Harry said, tripping on a protruding root because he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"busy watching Hagrid's profile.    'Yeah,' said Hagrid heavily. 'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"angry doesn' cover it. Ruddy livid. If I hadn' stepped in, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"reckon they'd've kicked Firenze ter death - '    They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"attacked him?' said Hermione, sounding shocked.    'Yep,' said Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"gruffly, forcing his way through several low-hanging branches. 'He had half the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"herd on to him.'    'And you stopped it?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Harry, amazed and impressed. 'By yourself?'    'Course I did, couldn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"stand by an' watch 'em kill 'im, cou!d I?' said Hagrid. 'Lucky","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"I was passin', really . . . an' I'd've thought Firenze mighta","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"remembered tha' before he started sendin' me stup d warnin's!' he added","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"hotly and unexpectedly.    Harry and Hermione looked at each","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"other, startled, but Hagrid, scowling, did not elaborate.    'Anyway,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"he said, breathing a little more heavily than usud, 'since then the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"other centaurs've bin livid with me, an' the trouble is they've got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"a lot of influence in the Forest . . . cleverest creatures","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in here.'    'Is that why we're here, Hagrid?' asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hermione. The centaurs?'    'Ah, no,' said Hagrid, shaking his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"head dismissively, 'no, it's not them. Well, o' course, they could complicate","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the problem, yeah . . . but yeh'll see what I mean","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in a bit.'    On this incomprehensible note he fell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"silent and forged a little ahead, taking one stride for every three","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of theirs, so that they had great trouble keeping up with him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   The path was becoming increasingly overgrown and the trees","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"grew so closely together as they walked further and further into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Forest that it was as dark as dusk. They were soon a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"long way past the clearing where Hagrid had shown them the Thestrals,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"but Harry felt no sense of unease until Hagrid stepped unexpectedly off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the path and began wending his way in and out of trees","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"towards the dark heart of the Forest.    'Hagrid!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Harry, fighting his way through thickly knotted brambles, over which Hagrid had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"stepped with ease, and remembering very vividly what had happened to him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"on the other occasion he had stepped off the Forest path. 'Where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"are we going?'    'Bit further,' said Hagrid over his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"shoulder. 'C'mon, Harry . . . we need ter keep together now.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   It was a great struggle to keep up with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hagrid, what with branches and thickets of thorn through which Hagrid marched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"as easily as if they were cobwebs, but which snagged Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hermione's robes, frequently entangling them so severely that they had to stop","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"for minutes at a time to free themselves. Harry's arms and legs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"were soon covered in small cuts and scratches. They were so deep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in the Forest now that sometimes all Harry could see of Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in the gloom was a massive dark shape ahead of him. Any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"sound seemed threatening in the muffled silence. The breaking of a twig","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"echoed loudly and the tiniest rustle of movement, even though it might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"have been made by an innocent sparrow, caused Harry to peer through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the gloom for a culprit. It occurred to him that he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"never managed to get this far into the Forest without meeting some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"kind of creature; their absence struck him as rather ominous.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'Hagrid, would it be all right if we lit our wands?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"said Hermione quietly.    'Er . . . all righ','","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hagrid whispered back. Tn fact - '    He stopped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"suddenly and turned around; Hermione walked right into him and was knocked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"over backwards. Harry caught her just before she hit the Forest floor.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   'Maybe we bes' jus' stop fer a momen', so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"I can . . . fill yeh in,' said Hagrid. 'Before we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"ge' there, like.'    'Good!' said Hermione, as Harry set","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"her back on her feet. They both murmured 'Lumos/' and their wand-tips","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"ignited. Hagrid's face swam through the gloom by the light of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"two wavering beams and Harry saw again that he looked nervous and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"sad.    'Righ',' said Hagrid. 'Well . . . see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". . . the thing is . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"He took a great breath.    'Well, there's a good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"chance I'm goin' ter be gettin' the sack any day now,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"said.    Harry and Hermione looked at each other, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"back at him    'But you've lasted this long -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"' Hermione said tentatively. 'What makes you think - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'Umbridge reckons it was me that put tha' Niffler in her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"office.'    'And was it?' said Harry, before he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"stop himself.    'No, it ruddy well wasn'!' said Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"indignantly. 'On'y any-thin' ter do with magical creatures an' she thinks it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"got somethin' ter do with me. Yeh know she's bin lookin' fer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"a chance ter get rid of me ever since I got back.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"I don' wan' ter go, o' course, but if it wasn' fer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". . . well . . . the special circumstances I'm abou'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"ter explain to yeh, I'd leave righ' now, before she's go' the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"chance ter do it in front o' the whole school, like she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"did with Trelawney'    Harry and Hermione both made noises","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of protest, but Hagrid overrode them with a wave of one of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"his enormous hands.    'It's not the end o' the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"world, I'll be able ter help Dumbledo-e once I'm outta here, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"can be useful ter the Order. Air you lot'll have Grubbly-Plank, yeh'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"- yeh'll get through yer exams fine . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" His voice trembled and broke.    'Don' worry abou'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"me,' he said hastily, as Hermione made to pat his arm. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"pulled his enormous spotted handkerchief from the pocket of his waistcoat and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"mopped his eyes with it. 'Look, I wouldn' be tellin' yer this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"at all if I didn' have ter. See, if I go .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". . well, I can' leave withou' . . . withou' tellin'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"someone . . . because I'll - I'll need yeh two ter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"help me. An' Ron, if he's willin'.'    'Of course","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"we'll help you,' said Harry at once. 'What do you want us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to do?'    Hagrid gave a great sniff and patted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Harry wordlessly on the shoulder with such force Harry was knocked sideways","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"into a tree.    'I knew yeh'd say yes,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hagrid into his handkerchief, 'but I won' . . . never .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". . forget . . . well . . . c'mon .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". . jus' a little bit further through here . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"watch yerselves, now, there's nettles . . .'    They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"walked on in silence for another fifteen minutes; Harry had opened his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"mouth to ask how much further they had to go when Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"threw out his right arm to signal that they should stop. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'Really easy,' he said softly. 'Very quiet, now . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
".'    They crept forwards and Harry saw that they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"were facing a large, smooth mound of earth nearly as tall as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hagrid that he thought, with a jolt of dread, was sure to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"be the lair of some enormous animal. Trees had been ripped up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"at the roots all around the mound, so that it stood on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"a bare patch of ground surrounded by heaps of trunks and boughs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"that formed a kind of fence or barricade, behind which Harry, Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and Hagrid now stood.    'Sleepin',' breathed Hagrid.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" Sure enough, Harry could hear a distant, rhythmic rumbling that sounded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"like a pair of enormous lungs at work. He glanced sideways at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hermione, who was gazing at the mound with her mouth slightly open.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"She looked utterly terrified.    'Hagrid,' she said in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"whisper barely audible over the sound of the sleeping creature, 'who is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"he?'    Harry found this an odd question . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". 'What is it?' was the one he; had been planning on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"asking.    'Hagrid, you told us - ' said Hermione,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"her wand now shaking in her hand, 'you told us none of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"them, wanted to come!'    Harry looked from her to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hagrid and then, as realisation hit him, he looked back at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"mound with a small gasp of horror.    The great","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"mound of earth, on which he, Hermione and Hagrid could easily have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"stood, was moving slowly up and down in time with the deep,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"grunting breathing. It was not a mound at all. It was the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"curved back of what was clearly - '    'Well","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"- no - he didn' want ter come,' said Hagrid, sounding desperate.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'But I had ter bring him, Hermione, I had ter!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'But why?' asked Hermione, who sounded as though she wanted to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"cry. 'Why - what - oh, Hagrid!'    'I knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"if I jus' got him back,' said Hagrid, sounding close to tears","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"himself, 'an` - an' taught him a few manners - I'd be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"able ter take him outside an' show ev'ryone he's harmless!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'Harmless!' said Hermione shrilly, and Hagrid made frantic hushing noises with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"his hands as the enormous creature before them grunted loudly and shifted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in its sleep. 'He's been hurting you all this time, hasn't he?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"That's why you've had all these injuries!'    'He don'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"know his own strength!' said Hagrid earnestly. 'An' he's gettin' better, he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"not fightin' so much any more -'    'So, this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"is why it took you two months to get home!' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"distractedly. 'Oh, Hagrid, why did you bring him back if he didn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"want to come? Wouldn't he have been happier with his own people?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   They were all bullyin' him, Hermione, 'cause he's so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"small!' said Hagrid.    'Small?' said Hermione. 'Small?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'Hermione, I couldn' leave him,' said Hagrid, tears now trickling down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"his bruised face into his beard. 'See - he's my brother!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  Hermione simply stared at him, her mouth open.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'Hagrid, when you say `brother`,' said Harry slowly, 'do you mean","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"- ?'    'Well - half-brother,' amended Hagrid. Turns out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"me mother took up with another giant when she left me dad,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"an' she went an' had Grawp here - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'Grawp?' said Harry.    'Yeah . . . well, tha's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"what it sounds like when he says his name,' said Hagrid anxiously.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'He don' speak a lot of English . . . I've bin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"tryin' ter teach him . . . anyway, she don' seem ter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"have liked him much more'n she liked me. See, with giantesses, what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"counts is producin' good big kids, and he's always been a bit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"on the runty side fer a giant - on'y sixteen foot -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'    'Oh, yes, tiny!' said Hermione, with a kind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of hysterical sarcasm. 'Absolutely minuscule!'    'He was bein' kicked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"aroun' by all o' them - I jus' couldn' leave him -'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   'Did Madame Maxime want to bring him back?' asked Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   'She - well, she could see it was right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"importan' ter me,' said Hagrid, twisting his enormous hands. 'Bu' - bu'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"she got a bit tired o' him after a while, I must","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"admit . . . so we split up on the journey home","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". . . she promised not ter tell anyone, though . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
".`    'How on earth did you gel him back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"without anyone noticing?' said Harry.    'Well, tha's why it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"took so long, see,' said Hagrid. 'Could on'y travel by nigh' an'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"through wild country an' stuff. Course, he covers the ground pretty well","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"when he wants ter, but he kep' wantin' ter go back.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'Oh, Hagrid, why on earth didn't you let him!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hermione, flopping down on to a ripped up tree and burying her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"face in her hands. 'What do you think you're going to do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"with a violent giant who doesn't even want to be here!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'Well, now - `violent` - tha's a bit harsh,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hagrid, still twisting his hands agitatedly. 'I'll admit he mighta taken a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"couple o' swings at me when he's bin in a bad mood,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"but he's gettin' better, loads better, settlin' down well.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'What are those ropes for, then?' Harry asked.    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"had just noticed ropes thick as saplings stretching from around the trunks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of the largest nearby trees towards the place where Grawp lay curled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"on the ground with his back to them.    'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"have to keep him tied up?' said Hermione faintly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'Well . . . yeah . . .' said Hagrid, looking anxious.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'See - it's like I say - he doesn' really know 'is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"own strength.'    Harry understood now why there had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"such a suspicious lack of any other living creature in this part","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of the Forest.    'So, what is it you want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Harry and Ron and me to do?' Hermione as-ked apprehensively.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'Look after him,' said Hagrid croakily. 'After I'm gone.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" Harry and Hermione exchanged miserable looks, Harry uricom-fcriably aware that he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"had already promised Hagrid that he would do whatever he asked. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'What - what does that involve, exactly?' Hermione enquired. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'Not food or anythin'!' said Hagrid eagerly. 'He can get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"his own fcod, no problem. Birds an' deer an' stuff . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". no, it's company he needs. It I jus' knew someone was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"carryin on trym ter help him a bit . . . teachin'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"him, yeh know.'    Harry said nothing, but turned to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"look back at the gigantic form lying asleep on the ground in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"front of them. Unlike Hagrid, who simply looked like an oversized human,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Grawp looked strangely misshapen. What Harry had taken to be a vast","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"mossy boulder to the left of the great earthen mound he now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"recognised as Grawp's head. It was much larger in proportion to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"body than a human head, and was almost perfectly round and covered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"with tightly curling, close-growing hair the colour of bracken. The rim of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"a single large, fleshy ear was visible on top of the head,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"which seemed to sit, rather like Uncle Vernon's, directly upon the shoulders","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"with little or no neck in between. The back, under what looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"like a dirty brownish smock comprised of animal skins sewn roughly together,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"was very broad; and as Grawp slept, it seemed to strain a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"little at the rough seams of the skins. The legs were curled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"up under the body. Harry could see the soles of enormous, filthy,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"bare feet, large as sledges, resting one on top of the other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"on the earthy Forest floor.    'You want us to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"teach him,' Harry said in a hollow voice. He now understood what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Firenze's warning had meant. His attempt is not working. He would do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"better to abandon it. Of course, the other creatures who lived in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the Forest would have heard Hagrid's fruitless attempts to teach Grawp English.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   'Yeah - even if yeh jus' talk ter him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"a bit,' said Hagrid hopefully. `Cause I reckon, if he can talk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"ter people, he'll understand more that we all like 'im really, an'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"want 'im ter stay.'    Harry looked at Hermione, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"peered back at him from between the fingers over her face. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'Kind of makes you wish we had Norbert back, doesn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"it?' he said, and she gave a very shaky laugh.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'Yeh'll do it, then?' said Hagrid, who did not seem to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"have caugit what Harry had just said.    'We'll .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". .' said Harry, already bound by his promise. 'We'll try, Hagrid.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   'I knew I could count on yeh, Harry,' Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"said, beaming .n a very watery way and dabbing at his face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"with his handkerchief    again. 'An' I don' wan' yeh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"ter put yerself out too much, like . . . I know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"yeh've got exams . . . if yeh could jus' nip down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"here in yer Invisibility Cloak maybe once a week an' have a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"little chat with 'im. I'll wake 'im up, then - introduce yeh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"- '    'Wha- no!' said Hermione, jumping up. 'Hagrid,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"no, don't wake him, really, we don't need - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" But Hagrid had already stepped over the great tree trunk in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"front of them and was proceeding towards Grawp. When he was about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"ten feet away, he lifted a long, broken bough from the ground,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"smiled reassuringly over his shoulder at Harry and Hermione, then poked Grawp","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"hard in the middle of the back with the end of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"bough.    The giant gave a roar that echoed around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the silent Forest; birds in the treetops overhead rose twittering from their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"perches and soared away. In front of Harry and Hermione, meanwhile, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"gigantic Grawp was rising from the ground, which shuddered as he placed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"an enormous hand upon it to push himself on to his knees.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"He turned his head to see who and what had disturbed him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   'All righ', Grawpy?' said Hagrid, in a would-be cheery","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"voice, backing away with the long bough raised, ready to poke Grawp","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"again. 'Had a nice sleep, eh?'    Harry and Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"retreated as far as they could while still keeping the giant within","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"their sights. Grawp knelt between two trees he had not yet uprooted.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"They looked up into his startlingly huge face that resembled a grey","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"full moon swimming in the gloom of the clearing. It was as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"though the features had been hewn on to a great stone ball.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"The nose was stubby and shapeless, the mouth lopsided and full of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"misshapen yellow teeth the size of half-bricks; the eyes, small by giant","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"standards, were a muddy greenish-brown and just now were half-gummed together with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"sleep. Grawp raised dirty knuckles, each as big as a cricket ball,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to his eyes, rubbed vigorously, then, without warning, pushed himself to his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"feet with surprising speed and agility.    'Oh my!' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"heard Hermione squeal, terrified, beside him.    The trees to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"which the other ends of the ropes around Grawp's wrists and ankles","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"were attached creaked ominously. He was, as    Hagrid had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"said, at least sixteen feet tall. Gazing blearily around, Grawp reached out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"a hand the size of a beach umbrella, seized a bird's nest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"from the upper branches of a towering pine and turned it upside-down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"with a roar of apparent displeasure that there was no bird in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"it; eggs fell like grenades towards the ground and Hagrid threw his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"arms over his head to protect himself.    'Anyway, Grawpy,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"shouted Hagrid, looking up apprehensively in case of further falling eggs, 'I've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"brought some friends ter meet yeh. Remember, I told yeh I might?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Remember, when I said I might have ter go on a little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"trip an' leave them ter look after yeh fer a bit? Remember","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"that, Grawpy?'    But Grawp merely gave another low roar;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"it was hard to say whether he was listening to Hagrid or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"whether he even recognised the sounds Hagrid was making as speech. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"had now seized the top of the pine tree and was pulling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"it towards him, evidently for the simple pleasure of seeing how far","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"it would spring back when he let go.    'Now,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Grawpy, don' do that!' shouted Hagrid. 'Tha's how you ended up pullin'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"up the others - '    And sure enough, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"could see the earth around the tree's roots beginning to crack. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'I got company for yeh!' Hagrid shouted. 'Company, see! Look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"down, yeh big buffoon, I brought yeh some friends!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'Oh, Hagrid, don't,' moaned Hermione, but Hagrid had already raised the bough","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"again and gave Grawp's knee a sharp poke.    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"giant let go of the top of the tree, which swayed alarmingly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and deluged Hagrid with a rain of pine needles, and looked down.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   This,' said Hagrid, hastening over to where Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Herrmone stood, 'is Harry, Grawp! Harry Potter! He migh' be comin' ter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"visit yeh if I have ter go away, understand?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"The giant had only just realised that Harry and Hermione were there.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"They watched, in great trepidation, as he lowered his huge boulder of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"a head so that he could peer blearily at them.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'An' this is Hermione, see? Her-' Hagrid hesitated. Turning to Hermione,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"he said, 'Would yeh mind if he called yeh Hermy, Hermione? On'y","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"it's a difficult name fer him ter remember.'    'No,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"not at all,' squeaked Hermione.    'This is Hermy, Grawp!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"An' she's gonna be comin' an' all! Is'n' tha' nice? Eh? Two","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"friends fer yeh ter - GRAWPY, NO!'    Grawp's hand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"had shot out of nowhere towards Hermione; Harry seized her and pulled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"her backwards behind the tree, so that Grawp's fist scraped the trunk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"but closed on thin air.    'BAD BOY, GRAWPY!' they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"heard Hagrid yelling, as Hermione clung to Harry behind the tree, shaking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and whimpering. 'VERY BAD BOY! YEH DON' GRAB - OUCH!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" Harry poked his head out from around the trunk and saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hagrid lying on his back, his hand over his nose. Grawp, apparently","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"losing interest, had straightened up and was again engaged in pulling back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the pine as far as it would go.    'Righ','","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"said Hagrid thickly, getting up with one hand pinching his bleeding nose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and the other grasping his crossbow, 'well . . . there yeh","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"are . . . yeh've met him an' - an' now he'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"know yeh when yeh come back. Yeah . . . well . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
".'    He looked up at Grawp, who was now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"pulling back the pine with an expression of detached pleasure on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"boulderish face; the roots were creaking as he ripped them away from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the ground.    'Well, I reckon tha's enough fer one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"day,' said Hagrid. 'We'll - 'er - we'll go back now, shall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"we?'    Harry and Hermione nodded. Hagrid shouldered his crossbow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"again and, still pinching his nose, led the way back into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"trees.    Nobody spoke for a while, not even when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"they heard the distant crash that meant Grawp had pulled over the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"pine tree at last. Hermione's face was pale and set. Harry could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"not think of a single thing to say. What on earth was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"going to happen when somebody found out that Hagrid had hidden Grawp","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in the Forbidden Forest? And he had promised that he, Ron and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hermione would continue Hagrid's totally pointless attempts to civilise the giant. How","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"could Hagrid, even with his immense capacity to delude himself that fanged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"monsters were loveably harmless, fool himself that Grawp would ever be fit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to mix with humans?    'Hold it,' said Hagrid abruptly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"just as Harry and Hermione were struggling through a patch of thick","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"knotgrass behind him. He pulled an arrow out of the quiver over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"his shoulder and fitted it into the crossbow. Harry and Hermione raised","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"their wands; now that they had stopped walking, they, too, could hear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"movement close by.    'Oh, blimey,' said Hagrid quietly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'I thought we told you, Hagrid,' said a deep male","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"voice, 'That you are no longer welcome here?'    A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"man's naked torso seemed for an instant to be floating towards them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"through the dappled green half-light; then they saw that his waist joined","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"smoothly into a horse's chestnut body. This centaur had a proud, high-cheekboned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"face and long black hair. Like Hagrid, he was armed; a quiverful","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of arrows and a longbow v/ere slung over his shoulders.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'How are yeh, Magorian?' said Hagrid warily.    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"trees behind the centaur rustled and four or five more centaurs emerged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"behind him. Harry recognised the black-bodied and bearded Bane, whom he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"met nearly four years ago on the same night he had met","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Firenze. Bane gave no sign that he had ever seen Harry before.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   'So,' he said, with a nasty inflection in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"voice, before turning immediately to Magorian. 'We agreed, I think, what we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"would do if this human ever showed his face in the Forest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"again?'    ' `This human` now, am I?' said Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"testily. 'Jus' fer stoppin' all of yeh committin' murder?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'You ought not to have meddled, Hagrid,' said Magorian. 'Our ways are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"not yours, nor are our laws. Firenze has betrayed and dishonoured us.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   'I dunno how yeh work that out,' said Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"impatiently. 'He's done nothin' except help Albus Dumbledore - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'Firenze has entered into servitude to humans,' said a grey centaur","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"with a hard, deeply lined face.    'Servitude!' said Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"scathingly. 'He's doin' Dumbledore a favour is all - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'He is peddling our knowledge and secrets among humans,' said Magorian","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"quietly. 'There can be no return from such disgrace.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'If yeh say so,' said Hagrid, shrugging, 'but personally I think yeh're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"makin' a big mistake - '    'As are you,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"human,' said Bane, 'coming back into our Forest when we warned you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"- '    'Now, yeh listen ter me,' said Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"angrily. 'I'll have less of the `our` Forest, if it's all the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"same ter yeh. It's not up ter yeh who comes an' goes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in here - '    'No more is it up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to you, Hagrid,' said Magorian smoothly. 'I shall let you pass today","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"because you are accompanied by your young - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'They're not his!' interrupted Bane contemptuously. 'Students, Magorian, from up at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"school! They have probably already profited from the traitor Firenze's teachings.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'Nevertheless,' said Magorian calmly, 'the slaughter of foals is a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"terrible crime - we do not touch the innocent. Today, Hagrid, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"pass. Henceforth, stay away from this place. You forfeited the friendship of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the centaurs when you helped the traitor Firenze escape us.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'I won' be kept outta the Fores' by a bunch o'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"old mules like yeh!' said Hagrid loudly.    'Hagrid,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Hermione in a high-pitched and terrified voice, as both Bane and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"grey centaur pawed at the ground, 'let's go, please let's go!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  Hagrid moved forwards, but his crossbow was still raised and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"his eyes were still fixed threateningly upon Magorian.    'We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"know what you are keeping in the Forest, Hagrid!' Magorian called after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"them, as the centaurs slipped out of sight. 'And our tolerance is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"waning!'    Hagrid turned and gave every appearance of wanting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to walk straight back to Magorian.    'Yeh'll tolerate 'im","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"as long as he's here, it's as much his Forest as yours!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"he yelled, as Harry and Hermione both pushed with all their might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"against Hagrid's moleskin waistcoat in an effort to keep him moving forwards.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Still scowling, he looked down; his expression changed to mild surprise at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the sight of them both pushing him; he seemed not to have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"felt it.    'Calm down, you two,' he said, turning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"to walk on while they parted along behind him. 'Ruddy old mules,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"though, eh?'    'Hagrid,' said Hermione breathlessly, skirting the patch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of nettles they had passed on their way there, 'if the centaurs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"don't want humans in the Forest, it doesn't really look as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Harry and I will be able - '    Ah,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"you heard what they said, said Hagrid dismissively, they wouldn't hurt foals","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"- I mean, kids. Anyway, we can' let ourselves be pushed aroun'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"by that lot.'    'Nice try,' Harry murmured to Hermione,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"who looked crestfallen.    At last they rejoined the path","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and, after another ten minutes, the trees began to thin; they were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"able to see patches of clear blue sky again and, in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"distance, the definite sounds of cheering and shouting.    'Was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"that another goal?' asked Hagrid, pausing in the shelter of the trees","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"as the Quidditch stadium came into view. 'Or d'yeh reckon the match","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"is over?'    'I don't know,' said Hermione miserably. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"saw that she looked much the worse for wear; her hair was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"full of twigs and leaves, her robes were ripped in several places","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and there were numerous scratches on her face and arms. He knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"he must look little better.    'I reckon it's over,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"yeh know!' said Hagrid, still squinting towards the stadium. 'Look - there's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"people comin' out already - if yeh two hurry yeh'll be able","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"ter blend in with the crowd an' no one'll know yeh weren't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"there!'    'Good idea,' said Harry. 'Well . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"see you later, then, Hagrid.'    'I don't believe him,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"said Hermione in a very unsteady voice, the moment they were out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of earshot of Hagrid. 'I don't believe him. I really don't believe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"him.'    'Calm down,' said Harry.    'Calm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"down!' she said feverishly. 'A giant! A giant in the Forest! And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"we're supposed to give him English lessons! Always assuming, of course, we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"can get past the herd of murderous centaurs on the way in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"and out! I - don't - believe - him!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'We haven't got to do anything yet!' Harry tried to reassure her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in a quiet voice, as they joined a stream of jabbering Hufflepuffs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"heading back towards the castle. 'He's not asking us to do anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"unless he gets chucked out and that might not even happen.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"  'Oh, come off it, Harry!' said Hermione angrily, stopping dead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in her tracks so that the people behind had to swerve to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"avoid her. 'Of course he's going to be chucked out and, to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"be perfectly honest, after what we've just seen, who can blame Umbridge?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"   There was a pause in which Harry glared at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"her, and her eyes filled slowly with tears.    'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"didn't mean that,' said Harry quietly.    'No . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
". well . . . all right . . . I didn't,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"she said, wiping her eyes angrily. 'But why does he have to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"make life so difficult for himself - for us?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"'I dunno - ''Weasley is our King,Weasley is our King,He didn't let","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the Quaffle in, Weasley is our King . . .''And I wish","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"they'd stop singing that stupid song,' said Hermione miserably, 'haven't they gloated","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"enough?'    A great tide of students was moving up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the sloping lawns from the pitch.    'Oh, let's get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"in before we have to meet the Slytherins,' said Hermione.'Weasley can save","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"anything,He never leaves a single ring,That's why Gryffindors all sing:Weasley is our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"King.''Hermione . . .' said Harry slowly.    The song","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"was growing louder, but it was issuing not from a crowd of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"green-and-silver-clad Slytherins, but from a mass of red and gold moving slowly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"towards the castle, bearing a solitary figure upon its many shoulders.'Weasley is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"our King,Weasley is our King,He didn't let the Quaffle in,Weasley is our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"King . . .''No?' said Hermione in a hushed voice.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
" 'YES!' said Harry loudly.    'HARRY! HERMIONE!' yelled Ron,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"waving the silver Quidditch cup in the air and looking quite beside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"himself. 'WE DID IT! WE WON!'    They beamed up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"at him as he passed. There was a scrum at the door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of the castle and Ron's head got rather badly bumped on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"lintel, but nobody seemed to want to put him down. Still singing,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the crowd squeezed itself into the Entrance Hall and out of sight.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"Harry and Hermione watched them go, beaming, until the last echoing strains","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"of 'Weasley is our King' died away. Then they turned to each","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"other, their smiles fading.    'We'll save our news till","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"tomorrow, shall we?' said Harry 'Yes, all right,' said Hermione wearily. 'I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"not in any hurry.' They climbed the steps together. At the front","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"doors both instinctively looked back at the Forbidden Forest. Harry was not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"sure whether or not it was his imagination, but he rather thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"he saw a small cloud of birds erupting into the air over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"the tree tops in the distance, almost as though the tree in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"which they had been nesting had just been pulled up by the roots. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-30"
"OWLsRon's euphoria at helping Gryffindor scrape the Quidditch cup was such that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he couldn't settle to anything next day. All he wanted to do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"was talk over the match, so Harry and Hermione found it very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"difficult to find an opening in which to mention Grawp. Not that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"either of them tried very hard; neither was keen to be the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"one to bring Ron back to reality in quite such a brutal","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"fashion. As it was another fine, warm day, they persuaded him to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"join them in revising under the beech tree at the edge of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the lake, where they had less chance of being overheard than in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the common room. Ron was not particularly keen on this idea at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"first - he was thoroughly enjoying being patted on the back by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"every Gryffindor who walked past his chair, not to mention the occasional","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"outbursts of 'Weasley is our King' - but after a while he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"agreed that some fresh air might do him good.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"They spread their books out in the shade of the beech tree","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and sat down while Ron talked them through his first save of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the match for what felt like the dozenth time.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'Well, I mean, I'd already let in that one of Daviess, so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"I wasn't feeling all that confident, but I dunno, when Bradley came","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"towards me, just out of nowhere, I thought - you can do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"this! And I had about a second to decide which way to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"fly, you know, because he looked like he was aiming for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"right goalhoop - my right, obviously, his left - but I had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"a funny feeling that he was feinting, and so I took the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"chance and flew left - his right, I mean - and -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"well - you saw what happened,' he concluded modestly, sweeping his hair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"back quite unnecessarily so that it looked interestingly windswept and glancing around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"to see whether the people nearest    to them -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"a bunch of gossiping third-year Hufflepulis - had heard him. 'And then,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"when Chambers came at me about five minutes later - What?' Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"asked, having stopped mid-sentence at the look on Harry's face. 'Why are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"you grinning?'    'I'm not,' said Harry quickly, and looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"down at his Transfiguration notes, attempting to straighten his lace. The truth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"was that Ron had just reminded Harry forcibly of another Gryffindor Quidditch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"player who had once sat rumpling his hair under this very tree.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'I'm just glad we won, that's all.'    'Yeah,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Ron slowly, savouring the words, 'we won. Did you see the look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"on Chang's face when Ginny got the Snitch right out from under","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"her nose?'    'I suppose she cried, did she?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Harry bitterly.    'Well, yeah - more out of temper","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"than anything, though . . .' Ron frowned slightly. 'But you saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"her chuck her broom away when she got back to the ground,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"didn't you?'    'Er - ' said Harry  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" 'Well, actually . . . no, Ron,' said Hermione with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"heavy sigh, putting down her book and looking at him apologetically. 'As","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"a matter of fact, the only bit of the match Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"I saw was Davies's first goal.'    Ron's carefully ruffled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"hair seemed to wilt with disappointment. 'You didn't watch?' he said faintly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"looking from one to the other. 'You didn't see me make any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"of those saves?'    Well - no,' said Hermione, stretching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"out a placatory hand towards him. 'But Ron, we didn't want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"leave - we had to!'    'Yeah?' said Ron, whose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"face was growing rather red. 'How come?'    'It was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Hagrid,' said Harry. 'He decided to tell us why he's been covered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"in injuries ever since he got back from the giants. He wanted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"us to go into the Forest with him, we had no choice,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"you know how he gets. Anyway . . .`   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"The story was told in five minutes, by the end of which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Ron's indignation had been replaced by a look of total incredulity. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  'He brought one back and hid it in the Forest?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   'Yep,' said Harry grimly.    'No,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Ron, as though by saying this he could make it untrue. 'No,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he can't have.'    'Well, he has,' said Hermione firmly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'Grawps about sixteen feet tall, enjoys ripping up twenty-foot pine trees, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"knows me,' she snorted, 'as Hermy.'    Ron gave a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"nervous laugh.    'And Hagrid wants us to . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
". ?'    Teach him English, yeah,' said Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  'He's lost his mind,' said Ron in an almost awed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"voice.    'Yes,' said Hermione irritably, turning a page of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Intermediate Transfiguration and glaring at a series of diagrams showing an owl","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"turning into a pair of opera glasses. 'Yes, I'm starting to think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he has. But, unfortunately, he made Harry and me promise.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" 'Well, you're just going to have to break your promise, that's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"all,' said Ron firmly. 'I mean, come on . . . we've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"got exams and we're about that far - ' he held up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"his hand to show thumb and forefinger almost touching '- from being","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"chucked out as it is. And anyway . . . remember Norbert?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Remember Aragog? Have we ever come off better for mixing with any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"of Hagrid's monster mates?'    'I know, it's just that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"- we promised,' said Hermione in a small voice.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Ron smoothed his hair flat again, looking preoccupied.    'Well,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he sighed, 'Hagrid hasn't been sacked yet, has he? He's hung on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"this long, maybe he'll hang on till the end of term and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"we won't have to go near Grawp at all.'*The castle grounds were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"gleaming in the sunlight as though freshly painted; the cloudless sky smiled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"at itself in the smoothly sparkling lake; the satin green lawns rippled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"occasionally in a gentle breeze. June had arrived, but to the fifth-years","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"this meant only one thing: their OWLs were upon them at last.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   Their teachers were no longer setting them homework; lessons","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"were devoted to revising those topics the teachers thought most likely to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"come up in the exams. The purposeful, feverish atmosphere drove nearly everything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"but the OWLs from Harry's mind, though he did wonder occasionally during","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Potions lessons whether Lupin had ever told Snape that he must continue","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"giving Harry Ooclumency tuition. If he had, then Snape had ignored Lupin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"as thoroughly as he was now ignoring Harry. This suited Harry very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"well; he was quite busy and tense enough without extra classes with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Snape, and to his relief Hermione was much too preoccupied these days","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"to badger him about Occlumency; she was spending a lot of time","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"muttering to herself, and had not laid out any elf clothes for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"days.    She was not the only person acting oddly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"as the OWLs drew steadily nearer. Ernie Macmillan had developed an irritating","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"habit of interrogating people about their revision practices.    'How","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"many hours d'you think you're doing a day?' he demanded of Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and Ron as they queued outside Herbology, a manic gleam in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"eyes.    'I dunno,' said Ron. 'A few.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" 'More or less than eight?'    'Less, I s'pose,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"said Ron, looking slightly alarmed.    'I'm doing eight,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Ernie, puffing out his chest. 'Eight or nine. I'm getting an hour","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"in before breakfast every day. Eights my average. I can do ten","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"on a good weekend day. I did nine and a half on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Monday. Not so good on Tuesday - only seven and a quarter.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Then on Wednesday - '    Harry was deeply thankful","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"that Professor Sprout ushered them into greenhouse three at that point, forcing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Ernie to abandon his recital.    Meanwhile, Draco Malfoy had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"found a different way to induce panic.    'Of course,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"it's not what you know,' he was heard to tell Crabbe and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Goyle loudly outside Potions a few days before the exams were to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"start, 'it's who you know. Now, Father's been friendly with the head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"of the Wizarding Examinations Authority for years - old Griselda Marchbanks -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"we've had her round for dinner and everthing . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  'Do you think that's true?' Hermione whispered in alarm to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Harry and Ron.    'Nothing we can do about it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"if it is,' said Ron gloomily.    'I don't think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"it's true,' said Neville quietly from behind them. 'Because Griselda Marchbanks is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"a friend of my gran's, and she's never mentioned the Malfoy's.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  'What's she like, Neville?' asked Hermione at once. 'Is she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"strict?'    'Bit like Gran, really,' said Neville in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"subdued voice.    'Knowing her won't hurt your chances, though,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"will it?' Ron told him encouragingly.    'Oh, I don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"think it will make any difference,' said Neville, still more miserably. 'Gran's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"always telling Professor Marchbanks I'm not as good as my dad .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
". . well . . . you saw what she's like at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"St Mungo's    Neville looked fixedly at the floor. Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Ron and Hermione glanced at each other, but didn't know what to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"say. It was the first time Neville had acknowledged that they had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"met at the wizarding hospital.    Meanwhile, a flourishing black-market","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"trade in aids to concentration, mental agility and wakefulness had sprung up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"among the fifth- and seventh-years. Harry and Ron were much tempted by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the bottle of Baruffio's Brain Elixir offered to them by Ravenclaw sixth-year","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Eddie Carmichael, who swore it was solely responsible for the nine 'Outstanding'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"OWLs he had gained the previous summer and was offering a whole","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"pint for a mere twelve Galleons. Ron assured Harry he would reimburse","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"him for his half the moment he left Hogwarts and got a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"job, but before they could close the deal, Hermione had confiscated the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"bottle from Carmichael and poured the contents down a toilet.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" 'Hermione, we wanted to buy that!' shouted Ron.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'Don't be stupid,' she snarled. 'You might as well take Harold Dingle's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"powdered dragon claw and have done with it.'    'Dingle's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"got powdered dragon claw?' said Ron eagerly.    'Not any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"more,' said Hermione. 'I confiscated that, too. None of these things actually","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"work, you know.'    'Dragon claw does work!' said Ron.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'It's supposed to be incredible, really gives your brain a boost, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"come over all cunning for a few hours - Hermione, let me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"have a pinch, go on, it can't hurt - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" This stuff can,' said Hermione grimly. 'I've had a look at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"it, and it's actually dried Doxy droppings.'    This information","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"took the edge off Harry and Ron's desire for brain stimulants. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  They received their examination timetables and details of the procedure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"for OWLs during their next Transfiguration lesson.    'As you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"can see,' Professor McGonagall told the class as they copied down the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"dates and times of their exams from the blackboard, 'your OWLs are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"spread over two successive weeks. You will sit the theory papers in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the mornings and the practice in the afternoons. Your practical Astronomy examination","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"will, of course, take place at night.    'Now, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"must warn you that the most stringent anti-cheating charms have been applied","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"to your examination papers. Auto-Answer Quills are banned from the examination hall,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"as are Remembralls, Detachable Cribbing Cuffs and Self-Correcting Ink. Every year, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"am afraid to say, seems to harbour at least one student who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"thinks that he or she can get around the Wizarding Examinations Authority's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"rules. I can only hope that it is nobody in Gryffindor. Our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"new - Headmistress - ' Professor McGonagall pronounced the word with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"same look on her face that Aunt Petunia had whenever she was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"contemplating a particularly stubborn bit of dirt '- has asked the Heads","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"of House to tell their students that cheating will be punished most","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"severely - because, of course, your examination results will reflect upon the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Headmistress's new regime at the school - '    Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"McGonagall gave a tiny sigh; Harry saw the nostrils of her sharp","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"nose flare.    ' - however, that is no reason","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"not to do your very best. You have your own futures to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"think about.'    'Please, Professor,' said Hermione, her hand in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the air, 'when will we find out our results?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'An owl will be sent to you some time in July,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Professcr McGonagall.    'Excellent,' said Dean Thomas in an audible","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"whisper, 'so we don't have to worry about it till the holidays.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   Harry imagined sitting in his bedroom in Privet Drive","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"in six weeks' time, waiting for his OWL results. Well, he thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"dully', at least he would be sure of one bit of post","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"that summer.    Their first examination, Theory of Charms, was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"scheduled for Monday morning. Harry agreed to test Hermione after lunch on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Sunday, but regretted it almost at once; she was very agitated and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"kept snatching the book back from him to check that she had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"got the answer completely right, finally hitting him hard on the nose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"with the sharp edge of Achievements in Charming.    'Why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"don't you just do it yourself?' he said firmly, handing the book","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"back to her, his eyes watering.    Meanwhile, Ron was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"reading two years' worth of Charms notes with his fingers in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"ears, his lips moving soundlessly; Seamus Finnigan was lying flat on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"back on the floor, reciting the definition of a Substantive Charm while","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Dean checked it against The Standard Book of Spells, Grade 5; and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Parvati and Lavender, who were practising basic Locomotion Charms, were making their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"pencil-cases race each other around the edge of the table.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" Dinner was a subdued affair that night. Harry and Ron did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"not talk much, but ate with gusto, having studied hard all day.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Hermione, on the other hand, kept putting down her knife and fork","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and diving under the table for her bag, from which she would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"seize a book to check some fact or figure. Ron was just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"telling her that she ought to eat a decent meal or she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"would not sleep that night, when her fork slid from her limp","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"fingers and landed with a loud tinkle on her plate.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" 'Oh, my goodness,' she said faintly, staring into the Entrance Hall.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'Is that them? Is that the examiners?'    Harry and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Ron whipped around on their bench. Through the doors to the Great","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Hall they could see Umbridge standing with a small group of ancient-looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"witches and wizards. Umbridge, Harry was pleased to see, looked rather nervous.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   'Shall we go and have a closer look?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Ron.    Harry and Hermione nodded and they hastened towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the double doors into the Entrance Hall, slowing down as they stepped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"over the threshold to walk sedately past the examiners. Harry thought Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Marchbanks must be the tiny, stooped witch with a face so lined","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"it looked as though it had been draped in cobwebs; Umbridge was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"speaking to her deferentially. Professor Marchbanks seemed to be a little deaf;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"she was answering Professor Umbridge very loudly considering they were only a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"foot apart.    'Journey was fine, journey was fine, we've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"made it plenty of times before!' she said impatiently. 'Now, I haven't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"heard from Dumbledore lately!' she added, peering around the Hall as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"hopeful he might suddenly emerge from a broom cupboard. 'No idea where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he is, I suppose?'    'None at all,' said Umbridge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"shooting a malevolent look at Harry, Ron and Hermione, who were now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"dawdling around the foot of the stairs as Ron pretended to do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"up his shoelace. 'But I daresay the Ministry of Magic will track","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"him down soon enough.'    'I doubt it,' shouted tiny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Professor Marchbanks, 'not it Dumbledore doesn't want to be found! I should","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"know . . . examined him personally in Transfiguration and Charms when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he did NEWTs . . . did things with a wand I'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"never seen before.'    'Yes . . . well .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
". .' said Professor Umbridge as Harry, Ron and Hermione dragged their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"feet up the marble staircase as slowly as they dared, 'let me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"show you to the staff room. I daresay you'd like a cup","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"of tea after your journey.'    It was an uncomfortable","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"sort of an evening. Everyone was trying to do some last-minute revising","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"but nobody seemed to be getting very far. Harry went to bed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"early but then lay awake for what felt like hours. He remembered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"his careers consultation and McGonagall's furious declaration that she would help him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"become an Auror if it was the last thing she did. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"wished he had expressed a more achievable ambition now that exam time","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"was here. He knew he was not the only one lying awake,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"but none of the others in the dormitory spoke and finally, one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"by one, they fell asleep.    None of the fifth-years","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"talked very much at breakfast next day, either: Parvati was practising incantations","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"under her breath while the salt cellar in front of her twitched;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Hermione was rereading Achievements in Charming so fast that her eyes appeared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"blurred; and Neville kept dropping his knife and fork and knocking over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the marmalade.    Once breakfast was over, the fifth- and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"seventh-years milled around in the Entrance Hall while the other students went","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"off to lessons; then, at half past nine, they were called forwards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"class by class to re-enter the Great Hall, which had been rearranged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"exactly as Harry had seen it in the Pensieve when his father,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Sirius and Snape had been taking their OWLs; the four house tables","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"had been removed and replaced instead with many tables for one, all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"facing the staff-table end of the Hall where Professor McGonagall stood facing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"them. When they were all seated and quiet, she said, 'You may","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"begin,' and turned over an enormous hour-glass on the desk beside her,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"on which there were also spare quills, ink bottles and rolls of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"parchment.    Harry turned over his paper, his heart thumping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"hard - three rows to his right and four seats ahead Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"was already scribbling - and lowered his eyes to the first question:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"a) Give the incantation and b) describe the wand movement required to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"make objects fly.    Harry had a fleeting memory of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"a club soaring high into the air and landing loudly on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"thick skull of a troll . . . smiling slightly, he bent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"over the paper and began to write.*'Well, it wasn't too bad, was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"it?' asked Hermione anxiously in the Entrance Hall two hours later, still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"clutching the exam paper. 'I'm not sure I did myself justice on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Cheering Charms, I just ran out of time. Did you put in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the counter-charm for hiccoughs? I wasn't sure whether I ought to, it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"felt like too much - and on question twenty-three - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  'Hermione,' said Ron sternly, 'we've been through this before .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
". . we're not going through every exam afterwards, it's bad enough","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"doing them once.'    The fifth-years ate lunch with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"rest of the school (the four house tables had reappeared for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"lunch hour), then they trooped off into the small chamber beside the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Great Hall, where they were to wait until called for their practical","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"examination. As small groups of students were called forwards in alphabetical order,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"those left behind muttered incantations and practised wand movements, occasionally poking each","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"other in the back or eye by mistake.    Hermione's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"name was called. Trembling, she kit the chamber with Anthony Goldstein, Gregory","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Goyle and Daphne Greengrass. Students who had already been tested did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"return afterwards, so Harry and Ron had no idea how Hermione had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"done.    'She'll be fine, remember she got a hundred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and twelve per cent on one of our Charms tests?' said Ron.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   Ten minutes later, Professor Flitwick called, 'Parkinson, Pansy -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Patil, Padma - Patil, Parvati - Potter. Harry.'    'Good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"luck,' said Ron quietly. Harry walked into the Great Hall, clutching his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"wand so tightly his hand shook.    'Professor Tofty is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"free, Potter,' squeaked Professor Flitwick, who was standing just inside the door.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"He pointed Harry towards what looked like the very oldest and baldest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"examiner who was sitting behind a small table in a far corner,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"a short distance from Professor Marchbanks, who was halfway through testing Draco","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Malfoy.    'Potter, is it?' said Professor Tofty, consulting his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"notes and peering over his pince-nez at Harry as he approached. 'The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"famous Potter?'    Out of the corner of his eye,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Harry distinctly saw Malfoy throw a scathing look over at him; the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"wine-glass Malfoy had been levitating fell to the floor and smashed. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"could not suppress a grin; Professor Tofty smiled back at him encouragingly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   That's it,' he said in his quavery old voice,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'no need to be nervous. Now, if I could ask you to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"take this egg cup and make it do some cartwheels for me.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   On the whole, Harry thought it went rather well.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"His Levitation Charm was certainly much better than Malfoy's had been, though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he wished he had not mixed up the incantations for Colour Change","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and Growth Charms, so that the rat he was supposed to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"turning orange swelled shockingly and was the size of a badger before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Harry could rectify his mistake. He was glad Hermione had not been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"in the Hall at the time and neglected to mention it to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"her afterwards. He could tell Ron, though; Ron had caused a dinner","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"plate to mutate into a large mushroom and had no idea how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"it had happened.    There was no time to relax","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"that night; they went straight to the common room after dinner and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"submerged themselves in revision for Transfiguration next day; Harry went to bed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"with his head buzzing with complex spell models and theories.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" He forgot the definition of a Switching Spell during his written","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"paper next morning but thought his practical could have been a lot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"worse. At least he managed to Vanish the whole of his iguana,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"whereas poor Hannah Abbott lost her head completely at the next table","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and somehow managed to multiply her ferret into a flock of flamingos,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"causing the examination to be halted for ten minute; while the birds","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"were captured and carried out of the Hall.    They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"had their Herbology exam on Wednesday (other than a small bite from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"a Fanged Geranium, Harry felt he had done reasonably well); and then,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"on Thursday, Deience Against the Dark Arts. Here, tor the first time,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Harry felt sure he had passed. He had no problem with any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"of the written questions and took particular pleasure, during the practical examination,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"in performing all the counter-jinxes and defensive spells right in front of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Umbridge, who was watching coolly from near the doors into the Entrance","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Hall.    'Oh, bravo!' cried Professor Tolty, who was examining","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Harry again, when Harry demonstrated a perfect Boggart banishing spell. 'Very good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"indeed! Well, I think that's all, Potter . . . unless .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
". .'    He leaned forwards a little.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" 'I heard, from my dear friend Tiberius Ogden, that you can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"produce a Patronus? For a bonus point . . . ?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  Harry raised his wand, looked directly at Umbridge and imagined","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"her being sacked.    'Expecto patronum!'    His","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"silver stag erupted from the end of his wand and cantered the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"length of the Hall. All of the examiners looked around to watch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"its progress and when it dissolved into silver mist Professor Tofty clapped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"his veined and knotted hands enthusiastically.    'Excellent!' he said.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'Very well, Potter, you may go!'    As Harry passed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Umbridge beside the door, their eyes met. There was a nasty smile","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"playing around her wide, slack mouth, but he did not care. Unless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he was very much mistaken (and he was not planning on telling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"anybody, in case he was), he had just achieved an 'Outstanding' OWL.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   On Friday, Harry and Ron had a day off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"while Hermione sat her Ancient Runes exam, and as they had the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"whole weekend in front of them they permitted themselves a break from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"revision. They stretched and yawned beside the open window, through which warm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"summer air was wafting as they played wizard chess. Harry could see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Hagrid in the distance, teaching a class on the edge of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Forest. He was trying to guess what creatures they were examining -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he thought it must be unicorns, because the boys seemed to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"standing back a little - when the portrait hole opened and Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"clambered in, looking thoroughly bad-tempered.    'How were the Runes?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"said Ron, yawning and stretching.    'I mis-translated ehwaz,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Hermione furiously. 'It means partnership, not defence', I mixed it up with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"eihwaz.'    'Ah well,' said Ron lazily, 'that's only one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"mistake, isn't it, you'll still get - '    'Oh,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"shut up!' said Hermione angrily. 'It could be the one mistake that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"makes the difference between a pass and a fail. And what's more,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"someone's put another Nifiler in Umbridge's office. I don't know how they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"got it through that new door, but I just walked past there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and Umbridge is shrieking her head off - by the sound of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"it, it tried to take a chunk out of her leg -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'    'Good,' said Harry and Ron together.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" 'It is not good!' said Hermione hotly. 'She thinks it's Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"doing it, remember? And we do not want Hagrid chucked out!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  'He's teaching at the moment; she can't blame him,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Harry, gesturing out of the window.    'Oh, you're so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"naive sometimes, Harry. You really think Umbridge will wait for proof?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Hermione, who seemed determined to be in a towering temper, and she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"swept off towards the girls' dormitories, banging the door behind her. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  'Such a lovely, sweet-tempered girl,' said Ron, very quietly, prodding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"his queen forward to beat up one of Harry's knights.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" Hermione's bad mood persisted for most of the weekend, though Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and Ron found it quite easy to ignore as they spent most","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"of Saturday and Sunday revising for Potions on Monday, the exam which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Harry had been looking forward to least - and which he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"sure would be the downfall of his ambitions to become an Auror.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Sure enough, he found the written paper difficult, though he thought he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"might have got full marks on the question about Polyjuice Potion; he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"could describe its effects accurately, having taken it illegally in his second","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"year.    The afternoon practical was not as dreadful as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he had expected, it to be. With Snape absent from the proceedings,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he found that he was much more relaxed than he usually was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"while making potions. Neville, who was sitting very near Harry, also looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"happier than Harry had ever seen him during a Potions class. When","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Professor Marchbanks said, 'Step away from your cauldrons, please, the examination is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"over,' Harry corked his sample flask feeling that he might not have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"achieved a good grade but he had, with luck, avoided a fail.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   'Only four exams left,' said Parvati Patil wearily as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"they headed back to Gryffindor common room.    'Only!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Hermione snappishly. 'I've got Arithmancy and it's probably the toughest subject there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"is!'    Nobody was foolish enough to snap back, so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"she was unable to vent her spleen on any of them and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"was reduced to telling off some first-years for giggling too loudly in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the common room.    Harry was determined to perform well","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"in Tuesday's Care of Magical Creatures exam so as not to let","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Hagrid down. The practical examination took place in the afternoon on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"lawn on the edge of the Forbidden Forest, where students were required","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"to correctly identify the Knarl hidden among a dozen hedgehogs (the trick","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"was to offer them all milk in turn: Knarls, highly suspicious creatures","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"whose quills had many magical properties, generally went berserk at what they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"saw as an attempt to poison them); then demonstrate correct handling of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"a Bowtruckle; feed and clean out a Fire Crab without sustaining serious","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"burns; and choose, from a wide selection of food, the diet they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"would give a sick unicorn.    Harry could see Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"watching anxiously out of his cabin window. When Harry's examiner, a plump","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"little witch this time, smiled at him and told him he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"leave, Harry gave Hagrid a fleeting thumbs-up before heading back to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"castle.    The Astronomy theory paper on Wednesday morning went","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"well enough. Harry was not convinced he had got the names of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"all Jupiter's moons right, but was at least confident that none of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"them was inhabited by mice. They had to wait until evening for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"their practical Astronomy; the afternoon was devoted instead to Divination.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" Even by Harry's low standards in Divination, the exam went very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"badly. He might as well have tried to see moving pictures on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the desktop as in the stubbornly blank crystal ball; he lost his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"head completely during tea-leaf reading, saying it looked to him as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Professor Marchbanks would shortly be meeting a round, dark, soggy stranger, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"rounded off the whole fiasco by mixing up the life and head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"lines on her palm and informing her that she ought to have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"died the previous Tuesday.    'Well, we were always going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"to fail that one,' said Ron gloomily as they ascended the marble","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"staircase. He had just made Harry feel rather better by telling him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"how he had told the examiner in detail about the ugly man","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"with a wart on his nose in his crystal ball, only to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"look up and realise he had been describing his examiner's reflection. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  'We shouldn't have taken the stupid subject in the first","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"place,' said Harry.    'Still, at least we can give","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"it up now.'    'Yeah,' said Harry. 'No more pretending","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"we care what happens when Jupiter and Uranus get too friendly.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  'And from now on, I don't care if my tea-leaves","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"spell die, Ron, die - I'm just chucking them in the bin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"where they belong.'    Harry laughed just as Hermione came","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"running up behind them. He stopped laughing at once, in case it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"annoyed her.    'Well, I think I've done all right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"in Arithmancy,' she said, and Harry and Ron both sighed with relief.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'Just time for a quick look over our star-charts before dinner, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
". . .'    When they reached the top of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the Astronomy Tower at eleven o'clock, they found a perfect night for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"stargazing, cloudless and still. The grounds were bathed in silvery moonlight and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"there was a slight chill in the air. Each of them set","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"up his or her telescope and, when Professor Marchbanks gave the word,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"proceeded to fill in the blank star-chart they had been given. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  Professors Marchbanks and Tofty strolled among them, watching as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"entered the precise positions of the stars and planets the) were observing.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"All was quiet except for the rustle of parchment, the occasional creak","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"of a telescope as it was adjusted on its stand, and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"scribbling of many quills. Half an hour passed, then ar hour; the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"little squares of reflected gold light flickering on the: ground below started","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"to vanish as lights in the castle windows were extinguished.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" As Harry completed the constellation Orion on his chart, however, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"front doors of the castle opened directly below the parapet where he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"was standing, so that light spilled down the stone steps a little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"way across the lawn. Harry glanced down as he made a slight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"adjustment to the position of his telescope and saw five or six","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"elongated shadows moving over the brightly lit grass before the doors swung","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"shut and the lawn became a sea of darkness once more. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  Harry put his eye back to his telescope and refocused","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"it, now examining Venus. He looked down at his chart to enter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the planet there, but something distracted him; pausing with his quill suspended","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"over the parchment, he squinted down into the shadowy grounds and saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"half a dozen figures walking over the lawn. If they had not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"been moving, and the moonlight had not been gilding the tops of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"their heads, they would have been indistinguishable from the dark ground on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"which they walked. Even at this distance, Harry had a funny feeling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he recognised the walk of the squattest of them, who seemed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"be leading the group.    He could not think why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Umbridge would be taking a stroll outside after midnight, much less accompanied","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"by five others. Then somebody coughed behind him, and he remembered that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he was halfway through an exam. He had quite forgotten Venus's position.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Jamming his eye to his telescope, he found it again and was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"once more about to enter it on his chart when, alert for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"any odd sound, he heard a distant knock which echoed through the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"deserted grounds, followed immediately by the muffled barking of a large dog.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   He looked up, his heart hammering. There were lights","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"on in Hagrids windows and the people he had observed crossing the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"lawn were now silhouetted against them. The door opened and he distinctly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"saw six sharply defined figures walk over the threshold. The door closed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"again and there was silence.    Harry felt very uneasy.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"He glanced around to see whether Ron or Hermione had noticed what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he had, but Professor Marchbanks came walking behind him at that moment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and, not wanting to look as though he was sneaking looks at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"anyone else's work, Harry hastily bent over his star-chart and pretended to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"be adding notes to it while really peering over the top of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the parapet towards Hagrid's cabin. Figures were now moving across the cabin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"windows, temporarily blocking the light.    He could feel Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Marchbanks's eyes on the back of his neck and pressed his eye","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"again to his telescope, staring up at the moon though he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"marked its position an hour ago, but as Professor Marchbanks moved on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he heard a roar from the distant cabin that echoed through the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"darkness right to the top of the Astronomy Tower. Several of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"people around Harry ducked out from behind their telescopes and peered instead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"in the direction of Hagrid's cabin.    Professor Tofty gave","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"another dry little cough.    Try and concentrate, now, boys","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and girls,' he said softly.    Most people returned to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"their telescopes. Harry looked to his left. Hermione was gazing transfixed at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Hagrid's cabin.    'Ahem - twenty minutes to go,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Professor Tofty.    Hermione jumped and returned at once to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"her star-chart; Harry looked down at his own and noticed that he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"had mis-labelled Venus as Mars. He bent to correct it.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" There was a loud BANG from the grounds. Several people cried","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'Ouch!' when they poked themselves in the face with the ends of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"their telescopes as they hastened to see what was going on below.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   Hagrid's door had burst open and by the light","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"flooding out of the cabin they saw him quite clearly, a massive","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"figure roaring and brandishing his fists, surrounded by six people, all of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"whom, judging by the tiny threads of red light they were casting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"in his direction, seemed to be attempting to Stun him.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" 'No!' cried Hermione.    'My dear!' said Professor Tofty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"in a scandalised voice. This is an examination!'    But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"nobody was paying the slightest attention to their star-charts any more. Jets","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"of red light were still flying about beside Hagrid's cabin, yet somehow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"they seemed to be bouncing off him; he was still upright and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"still, as far as Harry could see, fighting. Cries and yells echoed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"across the grounds; a man yelled, 'Be reasonable, Hagrid!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Hagrid roared, 'Reasonable be damned, yeh won' take me like this, Dawlish!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   Harry could see the tiny outline of Fang, attempting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"to defend Hagrid, leaping repeatedly at the wizards surrounding him until a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Stunning Spell caught him and he fell to the ground. Hagrid gave","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"a howl of fury, lifted the culprit bodily from the ground and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"threw him; the man flew what looked like ten feet and did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"not get up again. Hermione gasped, both hands over her mouth; Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"looked round at Ron and saw that he, too, was looking scared.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"None of them had ever seen Hagrid in a real temper before.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   'Look!' squealed Parvati, who was leaning over the parapet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and pointing to the foot of the castle where the front doors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"had opened again; more light was spilling out on to the dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"lawn and a single long black shadow was now rippling across the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"lawn.    'Now, really!' said Professor Tofty anxiously. 'Only sixteen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"minutes left, you know!'    But nobody paid him the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"slightest attention: they were watching the person now sprinting towards the battle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"beside Hagrid's cabin.    'How dare you!' the figure shouted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"as she ran. 'How dare you!'    'It's McGonagall!' whispered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Hermione.    'Leave him alone! Alone, I say!' said Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"McGonagall's voice through the darkness. 'On what grounds are you attacking him?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"He has done nothing, nothing to warrant such - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" Hermione, Parvati and Lavender all screamed. The figures around the cabin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"had shot no fewer than lour Stunners at Professor McGonagall. Halfway between","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"cabin and castle the red beams collided with her; for a moment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"she looked luminous and glowed an eerie red, then she lifted right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"off her feet, landed hard on her back, and moved no more.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   'Galloping gargoyles!' shouted Professor Tofty, who also seemed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"have forgotten the exam completely. 'Not so much as a warning! Outrageous","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"behaviour!'    'COWARDS!' bellowed Hagrid; his voice carried clearly to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the top of the tower, and several lights flickered back on inside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the castle. 'RUDDY COWARDS! HAVE SOME O' THAT - AN' THAT -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'    'Oh my - ' gasped Hermione.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" Hagrid took two massive swipes at his closest attackers; judging by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"their immediate collapse, they had been knocked cold. Harry saw Hagrid double","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"over, and thought he had finally been overcome by a spell. But,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"on the contrary, next moment Hagrid was standing again with what appeared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"to be a sack on his back - then Harry realised that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"bangs limp body was draped around his shoulders.    'Get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"him, get him!' screamed Umbridge, but her remaining helper seemed highly reluctant","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"to go within reach of Hagrid's fists; indeed, he was backing away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"so fast he tripped over one of his unconscious colleagues and fell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"over. Hagrid had turned and begun to run with Fang still hung","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"around his neck. Umbridge sent one last Stunning Spell after him but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"it missed; and Hagrid, running full-pelt towards the distant gates, disappeared into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the darkness.    There was a long minute's quivering silence","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"as everybody gazed open-mouthed into the grounds. Then Professor Tofty's voice said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"feebly, 'Um . . . five minutes to go, everybody.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" Though he had only filled in two-thirds of his chart, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"was desperate for the exam to end. When it came at last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he, Ron and Hermione forced their telescopes haphazardly back into their holders","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and dashed back down the spiral staircase. None of the students were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"going to bed; they were all talking loudly and excitedly at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"foot of the stairs about what they had witnessed.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"That evil woman!' gasped Hermione, who seemed to be having difficulty talking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"due to rage. Trying to sneak up on Hagrid in the dead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"of night!'    'She clearly wanted to avoid another scene","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"like Trelawney's,' said Ernie Macmillan sagely, squeezing over to join them. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  'Hagrid did well, didn't he?' said Ron, who looked more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"alarmed than impressed. 'How come all the spells bounced off him?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  'It'll be his giant blood,' said Hermione shakily. 'Its very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"hard to Stun a giant, they're like trolls, really tough . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
". but poor Professor McGonagall . . . four Stunners straight in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the chest and she's net exactly young, is she?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'Dreadful, dreadful,' said Ernie, shaking his head pompously. 'Well, I'm off to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"bed. Night, all.'    People around them were drifting away,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"still talking excitedly about what they had just seen.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'At least they didn't get to take Hagrid off to Azkaban,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Ron. 'I 'spect he's gone to join Dumbledore, hasn't he?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" 'I suppose so,' said Hermione, who looked tearful. 'Oh, this is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"awful, I really thought Dumbledore would be back before long, but now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"we've lost Hagrid too.'    They traipsed back to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Gryffindor common room to find it full. The commotion out in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"grounds had woken several people, who had hastened to rouse their friends.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Seamus and Dean, who had arrived ahead of Harry, Ron and Hermione,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"were now telling everyone what they had seen and heard from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"top of the Astronomy Tower.    'But why sack Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"now?' asked Angelina Johnson, shaking her head. 'It's not like Trelawney; he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"been teaching much better than usual this year!'    'Urnbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"hates part-humans,' said Hermione bitterly, flopping down into an armchair. 'She was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"always going to try and get Hagrid out.'    'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"she thought Hagrid was putting Nifflers in her office,' piped up Katie","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Bell.    'Oh, blimey,' said Lee Jordan, covering his mouth.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'It's me who's been putting the Nifflers in her office. Fred and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"George left me a couple; I've been levitating them in through her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"window.'    'She'd have sacked him anyway,' said Dean. 'He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"was too close to Dumbledore.'    That's true,' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"sinking into an armchair beside Hermione's.    'I just hope","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Professor McGonagall's all right,' said Lavender tearfully.    They carried","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"her back up to the castle, we watched through the dormitory window,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"said Colin Creevey. 'She didn't look very well.'    'Madam","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Pomfrey will sort her out,' said Alicia Spinnet firmly. 'She's never failed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"yet.'    It was nearly four in the morning before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the common room cleared. Harry felt wide awake; the image of Hagrid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"sprinting away into the dark was haunting him; he was so angry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"with Umbridge he could not think of a punishment bad enough for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"her, though Ron's suggestion of having her fed to a box of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"starving Blast-Ended Skrewts had its merits. He fell asleep contemplating hideous revenges","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and arose from bed three hours later feeling distinctly unrested.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" Their final exam, History of Magic, was not to take place","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"until that afternoon. Harry would very much have liked to go back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"to bed after breakfast, but he had been counting on the morning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"for a spot of last-minute revision, so instead he sat with his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"head in his hands by the common-room window, trying hard not to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"doze off as he read through some of the three-and-a-half-feet-high stack of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"notes that Hermione had lent him.    The fifth-years entered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the Great Hall at two o'clock and took their places in front","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"of their face-down examination papers. Harry felt exhausted. He just wanted this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"to be over, so that he could go and sleep; then tomorrow,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he and Ron were going to go down to the Quidditch pitch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"- he was going to have a fly on Ron's broom -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and savour their freedom from revision.    Turn over your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"papers,' said Professor Marchbanks from the front of the Hall, flicking over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the giant hour-glass. 'You may begin '    Harry stared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"fixedly at the first question. It was several seconds before it occurred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"to him that he had not taken in a word of it;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"there was a wasp buzzing distractingly against one of the high windows.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Slowly, tortuously, he at last began to write an answer.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" He was finding it very difficult to remember names and kept","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"confusing dates. He simply skipped question four (In your opinion, did wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"legislation contribute to, or lead to better control of, goblin riots of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the eighteenth century?), thinking that he would go back to it if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he had time at the end. He had a stab at question","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"five (How was the Statute of Secrecy breached in 1749 and what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"measures were introduced to prevent a recurrence?) but had a nagging suspicion","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"that he had missed several important points; he had a feeling vampires","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"had come into the story somewhere.    He looked ahead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"for a question he could definitely answer and his eyes alighted upon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"number ten: Describe the circumstances that led to the formation of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"International Confederation of Wizards and explain why the warlocks of Liechtenstein refused","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"to join.    I know this, Harry thought, though his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"brain felt torpid and slack. He could visualise a heading, in Hermione's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"handwriting: The formation of the International Confederation of Wizards . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he had read those notes only this morning.    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"began to write, looking up now and again to check the large","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"hour-glass on the desk beside Professor Marchbanks. He was sitting right behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Parvati Patil, whose long dark hair fell below the back of her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"chair. Once or twice he found himself staring at the tiny golden","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"lights that glistened in it when she moved her head slightly, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"had to give his own head a little shake to clear it.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   . . . the first Supreme Mugwump of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"International Confederation of Wizards was Pierre Bonaccord, hut his appointment was contested","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"by the wizarding community of Liechtenstein, because - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"All around Harry quills were scratching on parchment like scurrying, burrowing rats.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"The sun was very hot on the back of his head. What","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"was it that Bonaccord had done to offend the wizards of Liechtenstein?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Harry had a feeling it had something to do with trolls .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
". . he gazed blankly at the back of Parvati's head again.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"If he could only perform Legilimency and open a window in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"back of her head and see what it was about trolls that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"had caused the breach between Pierre Bonaccord and Liechtenstein . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   Harry closed his eyes and buried his face in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"his hands, so that the glowing red of his eyelids grew dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and cool. Bonaccord had wanted to stop troll-hunting and give the trolls","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"rights . . . but Liechtenstein was having problems with a tribe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"of particularly vicious mountain trolls . . . that was it. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  He opened his eyes; they stung and watered at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"sight of the blazing white parchment. Slowly, he wrote two lines about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the foils, then read through what he had done so far. It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"did not seem very informative or detailed, yet he was sure Hermione's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"notes on the Confederation had gone on for pages and pages. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  He closed his eyes again, trying to see them, trying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"to remember . . . the Confederation had met for the first","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"time in France, yes, he had written that already . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   Goblins had tried to attend and been ousted .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
". . he had written that, too . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" And nobody from Liechtenstein had wanted to come . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   Think, he told himself, his face in his hands,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"while all around him quills scratched out never-ending answers and the sand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"trickled through the hour-glass at the front . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
" He was walking along the cool, dark corridor to the Department","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"of Mysteries again, walking with a firm and purposeful tread, breaking occasionally","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"into a run, determined to reach his destination at last . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
". the black door swung open for him as usual, and here","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he was in the circular room with its many doors . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
".    Straight across the stone floor and through the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"second door . . . patches of dancing light on the walls","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"and floor and that odd mechanical clicking, but no time to explore,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"he must hurry . . .    He jogged the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"last few feet to the third door, which swung open just like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the others . . .    Once again he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"in the cathedral-sized room full of shelves and glass spheres . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
". his heart was beating very fast now . . . he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"was going to get there this time . . . when he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"reached number ninety-seven he turned left and hurried along the aisle between","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"two rows . . .    But there was a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"shape on the floor at the very end, a black shape moving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"on the floor like a wounded animal . . . Harry's stomach","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"contracted with fear . . . with excitement . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"  A voice issued from his own mouth, a high, cold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"voice empty of any human kindness . . .   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'Take it for me . . . lift it down, now .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
". . I cannot touch it . . . but you can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
". . .'    The black shape on the floor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"shifted a little. Harry saw a long-fingered white hand clutching a wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"rise at the end of his own arm . . . heard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the high, cold voice say 'Crucio!'    The man on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"the floor let out a scream of pain, attempted to stand but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"fell back, writhing. Harry was laughing. He raised his wand, the curse","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"lifted and the figure groaned and became motionless.    'Lord","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Voldemort is waiting . . .'    Very slowly, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"arms trembling, the man on the ground raised his shoulders a few","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"inches and lifted his head. His face was bloodstained and gaunt, twisted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"in pain yet rigid with defiance . . .   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"'You'll have to kill me,' whispered Sirius.    'Undoubtedly I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"shall in the end,' said the cold voice. 'But you will fetch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"it for me first, Black . . . you think you have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"felt pain thus far? Think again . . . we have hours","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"ahead of us and nobody to hear you scream . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"   But somebody screamed as Voldemort lowered his wand again;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"somebody yelled and fell sideways off a hot desk on to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"cold stone floor; Harry awoke as he hit the ground, still yelling,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"his scar on fire, as the Great Hall erupted all around him. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-31"
"Out of the Fire'I'm not going . . . I don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"need the hospital wing . . . I don't want . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
".'    He was gibbering as he tried to pull","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"away from Professor Tofty, who was looking at Harry with much concern","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"after helping him out into the Entrance Hall with the students all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"around them staring.    I'm - I'm fine, sir,' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"stammered, wiping the sweat from his face. 'Really . . . I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"just fell asleep . . . had a nightmare . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"   'Pressure of examinations!' said the old wizard sympathetically, patting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry shakily on the shoulder. 'It happens, young man, it happens! Now,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"a cooling drink of water, and perhaps you will be ready to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"return to the Great Hall? The examination is nearly over, but you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"may be able to round off your last answer nicely?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" 'Yes,' said Harry wildly. 'I mean . . . no .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". . I've done - done z.s much as I can, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"think . . .`    'Very well, very well,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the old wizard gently. 'I shall go and collect your examination paper","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"and I suggest that you go and have a nice lie down.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"   'I'll do that,' said Harry, nodding vigorously. 'Thanks very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"much.'    The second that the old man's heels disappeared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"over the threshold into the Great Hall, Harry ran up the marble","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"staircase, hurtled along the corridors so fast the portraits he passed muttered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"reproaches, up more flights of stairs, and finally burst like a hurricane","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"through the double doors of the hospital wing, causing Madam Pomfrey -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"who had been spooning some bright blue liquid into Montagues open mouth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"- to shriek in alarm.    'Potter, what do you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"think you're doing?'    'I need to see Professor McGonagall,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"gasped Harry, the breath tearing his lungs. 'Now . . . it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"urgent!'    'She's not here, Potter,' said Madam Pomfrey sadly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'She was transferred to St Mungo's this morning. Four Stunning Spells straight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to the chest at her age? It's a wonder they didn't kill","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"her.'    'She's . . . gone?' said Harry, shocked.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"   The bell rang just outside the dormitory and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"heard the usual distant rumbling of students starting to flood out into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the corridors above and below him. He remained quite still, looking at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Madam Pomfrey. Terror was rising inside him.    There was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"nobody left to tell. Dumbledore had gone, Hagrid had gone, but he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"had always expected Professor McGonagall to be there, irascible and inflexible, perhaps,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"but always dependably, solidly present . . .    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"don't wonder you're shocked, Potter,' said Madam Pomfrey, with a kind of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"fierce approval in her face. 'As if one of them could have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Stunned Minerva McGonagall face-on by daylight! Cowardice, that's what it was .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". . despicable cowardice . . . if I wasn't worried what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"would happen to you students without me, I'd resign in protest.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'Yes,' said Harry blankly.    He wheeled around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"and strode blindly from the hospital wing into the teeming corridor where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"he stood, buffeted by the crowd, panic expanding inside him like poison","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"gas so that his head swam and he could not think what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to do . . .    Ron and Hermione, said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"a voice in his head.    He was running again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"pushing students out of the way, oblivious to their angry protests. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"sprinted, back down two floors and was at the top of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"marble staircase when he saw them hurrying towards him.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'Harry!' said Hermione at once, looking very frightened. 'What happened? Are you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"all right? Are you ill?'    'Where have you been?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"demanded Ron.    'Come with me,' Harry said quickly. 'Come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"on, I've got to tell you something.'    He led","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"them along the first-floor corridor, peering through doorways, and at last found","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"an empty classroom into which he dived, closing the door behind Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"and Hermione the moment they were inside, and leaned against it, facing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"them.    'Voldemorts got Sirius.'    'What?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'How d'you - ?'    'Saw it. Just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"now. When I fell asleep in the exam.'    'But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"- but where? How?' said Hermione, whose face was white.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" 'I dunno how,' said Harry. 'But I know exactly where. There's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"a room in the Department of Mysteries full of shelves covered in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"these little glass balls and they're at the end of row ninety-seven","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". . . he's trying to use Sirius to get whatever it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"is he wants from in there . . . he's torturing him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". . . says he'll end by killing him!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry found his voice was shaking, as were his knees. He moved","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"over to a desk and sat down on it, trying to master","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"himself.    'How're we going to get there?' he asked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"them.    There was a moment's silence. Then Ron said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'G-get there?'    'Get to the Department of Mysteries, so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"we can rescue Sirius!' Harry said loudly.    'But -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry . . .' said Ron weakly.    'What? What?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"said Harry.    He could not understand why they were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"both gaping at him as though he was asking them something unreasonable.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"   'Harry,' said Hermione in a rather frightened voice, 'er","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". . . how . . . how did Voldemort get into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the Ministry of Magic without anybody realising he was there?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" 'How do I know?' bellowed Harry. The question is how we're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"going to get in there!'    'But . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry, think about this,' said Hermione, taking a step towards him, 'its","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"five o'clock in the afternoon . . . the Ministry of Magic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"must be full of workers . . . how would Voldemort and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Sirius have got in without being seen? Harry . . . they're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"probably the two most wanted wizards in the world . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"you think they could get into a building full of Aurors undetected?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"   'I dunno, Voldemort used an Invisibility Cloak or something!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry shouted. 'Anyway, the Department of Mysteries has always been completely empty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"whenever I've been - '    'You've never been there,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry,' said Hermione quietly. 'You've dreamed about the place, that's all.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'They're not normal dreams!' Harry shouted in her face, standing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"up and taking a step closer to her in turn. He wanted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to shake her. 'How d'you explain Ron's dad then, what was all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"that about, how come I knew what had happened to him?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'He's got a point,' said Ron quietly, looking at Hermione.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"   'But this is just - just so unlikely!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Hermione desperately. 'Harry, how on earth could Voldemort have got hold of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Sirius when he's been in Grimmauld Place all the time?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" 'Sirius might've cracked and just wanted some fresh air,' said Ron,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"sounding worried. 'He's been desperate to get out of that house for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"ages - '    'But why,' Hermione persisted, 'why on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"earth would Voldemort want to use Sirius to get the weapon, or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"whatever the thing is?'    'I dunno, there could be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"loads of reasons!' Harry yelled at her. 'Maybe Sirius is just someone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Voldemort doesn't care about seeing hurt - '    'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"know what, I've just thought of something,' said Ron in a hushed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"voice. 'Sirius's brother was a Death Eater, wasn't he? Maybe he told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Sirius the secret of how to get the weapon!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'Yeah - and that's why Dumbledore's been so keen to keep Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"locked up all the time!' said Harry.    'Look, I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"sorry,' cried Hermione, 'but neither of you is making sense, and we've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"got no proof for any of this, no proof Voldemort and Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"are even there - '    'Hermione, Harry's seen them!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"said Ron, rounding on her.    'OK,' she said, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"frightened yet determined, 'I've just got to say this - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'What?'    'You . . . this isn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"a criticism, Harry! But you do . . . sort of .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". . I mean - don't you think you've got a bit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"of a - a - saving-people thing?' she said.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"He glared at her.    'And what's that supposed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"mean, a `saving-people thing`?'    'Well . . . you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". . .' she looked more apprehensive than ever. 'I mean .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". . last year, for instance . . . in the lake","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". . . during the Tournament . . . you shouldn't have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". . . I mean, you didn't need to save that little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Delacour girl . . . you got a bit . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"carried away . . .'    A wave of not,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"prickly anger swept through Harry's body; now could she remind him of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"that blunder now?    'I mean, it was really great","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"of you and everything,' said Hermione quickly, looking positively petrified at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"look on Harry's face, 'everyone thought it was a wonderful thing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"do -    That's funny,' said Harry through gritted teeth,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'because I definitely remember Ron saying I'd wasted time acting the hero","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". . . is that what you think this is? You reckon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"I want to act the hero again?'    'No, no,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"no!' said Hermione, looking aghast. That's not what I mean at all!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"   'Well, spit out what you've got to say, because","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"we're wasting time here!' Harry shouted.    I'm trying to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"say - Voldemort knows you, Harry! He took Ginny down into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Chamber of Secrets to lure you there, it's the kind of thing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"he does, he knows you're the - the sort of person who'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"go to Sirius's aid! What if he's just trying to get you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"into the Department of Myst - ?'    'Hermione, it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"doesn't matter if he's done it to get me there or not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"- they've taken McGonagall to St Mungo's, there isn't anyone from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Order left at Hogwarts who we can tell, and if we don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"go, Sirius is dead!'    'But Harry - what if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"your dream was - was just that, a dream?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry let out a roar of frustration. Hermione actually stepped back from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"him, looking alarmed.    'You don't get it!' Harry shouted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"at her, 'I'm not having nightmares, I'm not just dreaming! What d'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"think all the Occlumency was for, why d'you think Dumbledore wanted me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"prevented from seeing these things? Because they're REAL, Hermione - Sirius is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"trapped, I've seen him. Voldemort's got him, and no one else knows,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"and that means we're the only ones who can save him, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"if you don't want to do it, fine, but I'm going, understand?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"And if I remember rightly, you didn't have a problem with my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"saving-people thing when it was you I was saving from the Dementors,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"or - ' he rounded on Ron - when it was your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"sister I was saving from the Basilisk - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'I never said I had a problem!' said Ron heatedly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" 'But Harry, you've just said it,' said Hermione fiercely, 'Dumbledore wanted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"you to learn to shut these things out of your mind, if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"you'd done Occlumency properly you'd never have seen this - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'IF YOU THINK I'M JUST GOING TO ACT LIKE I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"HAVEN'T SEEN - '    'Sirius told you there was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"nothing more important than you learning to close your mind!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" 'WELL, I EXPECT HE'D SAY SOMETHING DIFFERENT IF HE KNEW WHAT","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"I'D JUST - '    The classroom door opened. Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Ron and Hermione whipped around. Ginny walked in, looking curious, closely followed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"by Luna, who as usual looked as though she had drifted in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"accidentally.    'Hi,' said Ginny uncertainly. 'We recognised Harry's voice.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"What are you yelling about?'    'Never you mind,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry roughly.    Ginny raised her eyebrows.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'There's no need to take that tone with me,' she said coolly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"T was only wondering whether I could help.'    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"you can't,' said Harry shortly.    'You're being rather rude,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"you know,' said Luna serenely.    Harry swore and turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"away. The very last thing he wanted now was a conversation with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Luna Lovegood.    'Wait,' said Hermione suddenly. 'Wait . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". Harry, they can help.'    Harry and Ron looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"at her.    'Listen,' she said urgently, 'Harry, we need","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to establish whether Sirius really has left Headquarters.'    'I've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"told you, I saw - '    'Harry, I'm begging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"you, please!' said Hermione desperately. 'Please let's just check that Sirius isn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"at home before we go charging off to London. If we find","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"out he's not there, then I swear I won't try to stop","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"you. I'll come, I'll d - do whatever it takes to try","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"and save him.'    'Sirius is being tortured NOW!' shouted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry. 'We haven't got time to waste.'    'But if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"this is a trick of Voldemort's, Harry, we've got to check, we've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"got to.'    'How?' Harry demanded. 'How're we going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"check?'    'We'll have to use Umbridge's fire and see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"if we can contact him, said Hermione, who looked positively terrified at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the thought. 'We'll draw Umbridge away again, but we'll need lookouts, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"that's where we can use Ginny and Luna.'    Though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"clearly struggling to understand what was going on, Ginny said immediately, 'Yeah,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"we'll do it,' and Luna said, 'When you say `Sirius`, are you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"talking about Stubby Boardman?'    Nobody answered her.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" 'OK,' Harry said aggressively to Hermione, 'OK, if you can think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"of a way of doing this quickly, I'm with you, otherwise I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"going to the Department of Mysteries right now.'    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Department of Mysteries?' said Luna, looking mildly surprised. 'But how are you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"going to get there?'    Again, Harry ignored her. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'Right,' said Hermione, twisting her hands together and pacing up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"and down between the desks. 'Right . . . well . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". one of us has to go and find Umbridge and -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"and send her off in the wrong direction, keep her away from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"her office. They could tell her - I don't know - that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Peeves is up to something awful as usual . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'I'll do it,' said Ron at once. 'I'll tell her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Peeves is smashing up the Transfiguration department or something, it's miles away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"from her office. Come to think of it, I could probably persuade","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Peeves to do it if I met him on the way.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  It was a mark of the seriousness of the situation","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"that Hermione made no objection to the smashing up of the Transfiguration","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"department.    'OK,' she said, her brow furrowed as she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"continued to pace. 'Now, we need to keep students right away from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"her office while we force entry, or some Slytherin's bound to go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"and tip her off.    'Luna and I can stand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"at either end of the corridor,` said Ginny promptly, 'and warn people","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"not to go down there because someone's let off a load of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Garrotting Gas.' Hermione looked surprised at the readiness with which Ginny had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"come up with this lie; Ginny shrugged and said, 'Fred and George","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"were planning to do it before they left.'    'OK,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"said Hermione. 'Well then, Harry, you and I will be under the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Invisibility Cloak and we'll sneak into the office and you can talk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to Sirius - '    'He's not there, Hermione!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'I mean, you can - can check whether Sirius is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"at home or not while I keep watch, I don't think you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"should be in there alone, Lee's already proved the windows a weak","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"spot, sending those Nifflers through it.'    Even through his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"anger and impatience, Harry recognised Hermione's offer to accompany him into Umbridge's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"office as a sign of solidarity and loyalty.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". . . OK, thanks,' he muttered.    'Right, well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"even if we do all of that, I don't think we're going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to be able to bank on more than five minutes,' said Hermione,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"looking relieved that Harry seemed to have accepted the plan, 'not with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Filch and the wretched Inquisitorial Squad floating around.'    'Five","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"minutes'll be enough,' said Harry 'C'mon, let's go - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" 'Now?' said Hermione, looking shocked.    'Of course now!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"said Harry angrily. 'What did you think, we're going to wait until","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"after dinner or something? Hermione, Sirius is being tortured right now!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'I - oh, all right,' she said desperately. 'You go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"and get the Invisibility Cloak and we'll meet you at the end","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"of Umbridge's corridor, OK?'    Harry didn't answer, but flung","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"himself out of the room and began to fight his way through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the milling crowds outside. Two floors up he met Seamus and Dean,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"who hailed him jovially and told him they were planning a dusk-till-dawn","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"end-of-exams celebration in the common room. Harry barely heard them. He scrambled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"through the portrait hole while they were still arguing about how many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"black-market Butterbeers they would need and was climbing back out of it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the Invisibility Cloak and Sirius's knife secure in his bag, before they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"noticed he had left them.    'Harry, d'you want to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"chip in a couple of Galleons? Harold Dingle reckons he could sell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"us some Firewhisky - '    But Harry was already","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"tearing away back along the corridor, and a couple of minutes later","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"was jumping the last few stairs to join Ron, Hermione, Ginny and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Luna, who were huddled together at the end of Umbridge's corridor. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'Got it,' he panted. 'Ready to go, then?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" All right, whispered Hermione as a gang of loud sixth-years passed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"them. 'So Ron - you go and head Umbridge off . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". Ginny, Luna, if you can start moving people out of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"corridor . . . Harry and I will get the Cloak on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"and wait until the coast is clear . . .`  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" Ron strode away, his bright-red hair visible right to the end","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"of the passage; meanwhile Ginny's equally vivid head bobbed between the jostling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"students surrounding them in the other direction, trailed by. Luna's blonde one.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"   'Get over here,' muttered Hermione, tugging at Harry's wrist","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"and pulling him back into a recess where the ugly stone head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"of a medieval wizard stood muttering to itself on a column. 'Are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"- are you sure you're OK, Harry? You're still very pale.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'I'm fine,' he said shortly, tugging the Invisibility Cloak from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"out of his bag. In truth, his scar was aching, but not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"so badly that he thought Voldemort had yet dealt Sirius a fatal","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"blow; it had hurt much worse than this when Voldemort had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"punishing Avery . . .    'Here,' he said; he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"threw the Invisibility Cloak over both of them and they stood listening","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"carefully over the Latin mumblings of the bust in front of them.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"   'You can't come down here!' Ginny was calling to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the crowd. 'No, sorry, you're going to have to go round by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the swivelling staircase, someone's let off Garrotting Gas just along here -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'    They could hear people complaining; one surly voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"said, 'I can't see no gas.'    That's because it's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"colourless,' said Ginny in a convincingly exasperated voice, 'but if you want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to walk through it, carry on, then we'll have your body as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"proof for the next idiot who doesn't believe us.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Slowly, the crowd thinned. The news about the Garrotting Gas seemed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"have spread; people were not coming this way any more. When at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"last the surrounding area was quite clear, Hermione said quietly, 'I think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"that's as good as we're going to get, Harry - cone on,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"let's do it.'    They moved forwards, covered by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Cloak. Luna was standing with her back to them at the far","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"end of the corridor. As they passed Ginny, Hermione whispered, 'Good one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". . . don't forget the signal.'    'What's the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"signal?' muttered Harry, as they approached Umbridge's door.    'A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"loud chorus of `Weasley is our King` if they see Umbridge coming,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"replied Hermione, as Harry inserted the blade of Sirius's knife in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"crack between door and wall. The lock clicked open and they entered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the office.    The garish kittens were basking in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"late-afternoon sunshine that was warming their plates, but otherwise the office was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"as still and unoccupied as last time. Hermione breathed a sigh of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"relief.    'I thought she might have added extra security","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"after the second Niffler.'    They pulled off the Cloak;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Hermione hurried over to the window and stood out of sight, peering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"down into the grounds with her wand out. Harry dashed over to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the fireplace, seized the pot of Floo powder and threw a pinch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"into the grate, causing emerald flames to burst into life there. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"knelt down quickly, thrust his head into the dancing fire and cried,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'Number twelve, Grimmauld Place!'    His head began to spin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"as though he had just got off a fairground ride though his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"knees remained firmly planted on the cold office floor. He kept his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"eyes screwed up against the whirling ash and when the spinning stopped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"he opened them to find himself looking out at the long, cold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"kitchen of Grimmauld Place.    There was nobody there. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"had expected this, yet was not prepared for the molten wave of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"dread and panic that seemed to burst through his stomach at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"sight of the deserted room.    'Sirius?' he shouted. 'Sirius,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"are you there?'    His voice echoed around the room,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"but there was no answer except a tiny scuffing sound to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"right of the tire.    'Who's there?' he called, wondering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"whether it was just a mouse.    Kreacher the house-elf","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"crept into view. He looked highly delighted about something, though he seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to have recently sustained a nasty injury to both hands, which were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"heavily bandaged.    'It's the Potter boys head in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"fire,' Kreacher informed the empty kitchen, stealing furtive, oddly triumphant glances at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry. 'What has he come for, Kreacher wonders?'    'Where's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Sirius, Kreacher?' Harry demanded.    The house-elf gave a wheezy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"chuckle.    'Master has gone out, Harry Potter.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" 'Where's he gone? Where's he gone, Kreacher?'    Kreacher","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"merely cackled.    'I'm warning you!' said Harry, fully aware","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"that his scope for inflicting punishment upon Kreacher was almost non-existent in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"this position. 'What about Lupin? Mad-Eye? Any of them, are any of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"them there?'    'Nobody here but Kreacher!' said the elf","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"gleefully, and turning away from Harry he began to walk slowly towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the door at the end of the kitchen. 'Kreacher thinks he will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"have a little chat with his mistress now, yes, he hasn't had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"a chance in a long time, Kreacher's master has been keeping him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"away from her - '    'Where has Sirius gone?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry yelled after the elf. 'Kreacher, has he gone to the Department","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"of Mysteries?'    Kreacher stopped in his tracks. Harry could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"just make out the back of his bald head through the forest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"of chair legs before him.    'Master does not tell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"poor Kreacher where he is going,' said the elf quietly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" 'But you know!' shouted Harry. 'Don't you? You know where he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"is!'    There was a moment's silence, then the elf","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"let out his loudest cackle yet.    'Master will not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"come back from the Department of Mysteries!' he said gleefully. 'Kreacher and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"his mistress are alone again!'    And he scurried forwards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"and disappeared through the door to the hall.    'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"- '!'    But before he could utter a single","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"curse or insult, Harry felt a great pain at the top of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"his head; he inhaled a lot of ash and, choking, found himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"being dragged backwards through the flames, until with a horrible abruptness he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"was staring up into the wide, pallid face of Professor Umbridge who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"had dragged him backwards out of the fire by the hair and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"was now bending his neck back as far as it would go,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"as though she were going to slit his throat.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'You think,' she whispered, bending Harry's neck back even further, so that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"he was looking up at the ceiling, 'that after two Nifflers ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  I was going to let one more foul, scavenging little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"creature enter my office without my knowledge? I had Stealth Sensoring Spells","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"placed all around my doorway after the last one got in, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"foolish boy. Take his wand,' she barked at someone he could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"see, and he felt a hand grope inside the chest pocket of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"his robes and remove the wand. 'Hers, too.'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"heard a scuffle over by the door and knew that Hermione had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"also just had her wand wrested from her.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"want to know why you are in my office,' said Umbridge, shaking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the fist clutching his hair so that he staggered.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'I was - trying to get my Firebolt!' Harry croaked.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" 'Liar.' She shook his head again. 'Your Firebolt is under strict","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"guard in the dungeons, as you very well know, Potter. You had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"your head in my fire. With whom have you been communicating?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'No one - ' said Harry, trying to pull away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"from her. He felt several hairs part company with his scalp. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'Liar!' shouted Umbridge. She threw him from her and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"slammed into the desk. Now he could see Hermione pinioned against the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"wall by Millicent Bulstrode. Malfoy was leaning on the windowsill, smirking as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"he threw Harry's wand into the air one-handed and caught it again.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"   There was a commotion outside and several large Slytherins","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"entered, each gripping Ron, Ginny, Luna and - to Harry's bewilderment -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Neville, who was trapped in a stranglehold by Crabbe and looked in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"imminent danger of suffocation. All four of them had been gagged. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'Got 'em all,' said Warrington, shoving Ron roughly forwards into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the room. That one,' he poked a thick finger at Neville, 'tried","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to stop me taking her,' he pointed at Ginny, who was trying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to kick the shins of the large Slytherin girl holding her, 'so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"I brought him along too.'    'Good, good,' said Umbridge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"watching Ginny's struggles. 'Well, it looks as though Hogwarts will shortly be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"a Weasley-free zone, doesn't it?'    Malfoy laughed loudly and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"sycophantically. Umbridge gave her wide, complacent smile and settled herself into a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"chintz-covered armchair, blinking up at her captives like a toad in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"flowerbed.    'So, Potter,' she said. 'You stationed lookouts around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"my office and you sent this buffoon,' she nodded at Ron -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Malfoy laughed even louder - 'to tell me the poltergeist was wreaking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"havoc in the Transfiguration department when I knew perfectly well that he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"was busy smearing ink on the eyepieces of all the school telescopes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"- 'Mr Filch having just informed me so.    'Clearly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"it was very important for you to talk to somebody. Was it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Albus Dumbledore? Or the half-breed, Hagrid? I doubt it was Minerva McGonagall,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"I hear she is still too ill to talk to anyone.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  Malfoy and a few of the other members of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Inquisitorial Squad laughed some more at that. Harry found he was so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"full of rage and hatred he was shaking.    'It's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"none of your business who I talk to,' he snarled.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" Umbridge's slack face seemed to tighten.    'Very well,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"she said in her most dangerous and falsely sweet voice. 'Very well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Mr Potter . . . I offered you the chance to tell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"me freely. You refused. I have no alternative but to force you.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Draco    ' - fetch Professor Snape.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Malfoy slowed Harry's wand inside his robes and left the room smirking,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"but Harry hardly noticed. He had just realised something; he could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"believe he had been so stupid as to forget it. He had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"thought that all the members of the Order, all those who could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"help him save Sirius, were gone - but he had been wrong.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"There was still a member of the Order of the Phoenix at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Hogwarts - Snape.    There was silence in the office","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"except for the fidgetings and scufflings resulting from the Slytherins' efforts to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"keep Ron and the others under control. Ron's lip was bleeding on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to Umbridge's carpet as he struggled against Warrington's half-nelson; Ginny was still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"trying to stamp on the feel of the sixth-year girl who had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"both her upper arms in a tight grip; Neville was turning steadily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"more purple in the face while lugging at Crabbe's arms; and Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"was attempting, in vain, to throw Millicent Bulstrode off her. Luna, however,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"stood limply by the side of her captor, gazing vaguely out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the window as though rather bored by the proceedings.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry looked back at Umbridge, who was watching him closely. He kept","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"his face deliberately smooth and blank as footsteps were heard in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"corridor outside and Draco Malfoy entered the room, closely followed by Snape.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"   'You wanted to see me, Headmistress?' said Snape, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"around at all the pairs of struggling students with an expression of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"complete indifference.    'Ah, Professor Snape,' said Umbridge, smiling widely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"and standing up again. 'Yes, I would like another bottle of Veritaserum,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"as quick as you can, please.'    'You took my","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"last bottle to interrogate Potter,' he said, surveying her coolly through his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"greasy curtains of black hair. 'Surely you did not use it all?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"I told you that three drops would be sufficient.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Umbridge flushed.    'You can make some more, can't you?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"she said, her voice becoming more sweetly girlish as it always did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"when she was furious.    'Certainly,' said Snape, his lip","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"curling. 'It takes a full moon-cycle to mature, so I should have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"it ready for you in around a month.'    'A","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"month?' squawked Umbndge, swelling toadishly. 'A month! But I need it this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"evening, Snape! I have just found Potter using my fire to communicate","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"with a person or persons unknown!'    'Really?' said Snape,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"showing his first, faint sign of interest as he looked round at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry. 'Well, it doesn't surprise me. Potter has never shown much inclination","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to follow school rules.'    His cold, dark eyes were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"boring into Harry's, who met his gaze unflinchingly, concentrating hard on what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"he had seen in his dream, willing Snape to read it in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"his mind, to understand . . .    'I wish","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to interrogate him!' repeated Umbridge angrily, and Snape looked away from Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"back into her furiously quivering lace. 'I wish you to provide me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"with a potion that will force him to tell me the truth!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"   'I have already told you,' said Snape smoothly, 'that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"I have no further stocks of Veritaserum. Unless you wish to poison","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Potter - 'and I assure you I would have the greatest sympathy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"with you if you did - I cannot help you. The only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"trouble is that most venoms act too fast to give the victim","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"much lime for truth-telling.'    Snape looked back at Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"who stared at him, frantic to communicate without words.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Voldemort's got Sirius in the Department of Mysteries, he thought desperately. Voldemorts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"got Sirius - '    'You are on probation!' shrieked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Professor Umbridge, and Snape looked back at her, his eyebrows slightly raised.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'You arc being deliberately unhelpful! I expected better, Lucius Malfoy always speaks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"most highly of you! Now get out of my office!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" Snape gave her an ironic bow and turned to leave. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"knew his last chance of letting the Order know what was going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"on was walking out of the door.    'He's got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Padfoot!' he shouted. 'He's got Padfoot at the place where it's hidden!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"   Snape had stopped with his hand on Umbridge's door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"handle.    'Padfoot?' cried Professor Umbridge, looking eagerly from Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to Snape. 'What is Padfoot? Where what is hidden? What does he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"mean, Snape?'    Snape looked round at Harry. His face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"was inscrutable. Harry could not tell whether he had understood or not,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"but he did not dare speak more plainly in front of Umbridge.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"   'I have no idea,' said Snape coldly. 'Potter, when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"I want nonsense shouted at me I shall give you a Babbling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Beverage. And Crabbe, loosen your hold a little. If Longbottom suffocates it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"will mean a lot of tedious paperwork and I am afraid I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"shall have to mention it on your reference if ever you apply","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"for a job.'    He closed the door behind him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"with a snap, leaving Harry in a state of worse turmoil than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"before: Snape had been his very last hope. He looked at Umbridge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"who seemed to be feeling the same way; her chest was heaving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"with rage and frustration.    'Very well,' she said, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"she pulled out her wand. 'Very well . . . I am","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"left with no alternative . . . this is more than a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"matter of school discipline . . . this is an issue of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Ministry security . . . yes . . . yes . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
".'    She seemed to be talking herself into something.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"She was shifting her weight nervously from foot to foot, staring at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry, beating her wand against her empty palm and breathing heavily As","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"he watched her, Harry felt horribly powerless without his own wand. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'You are forcing me, Potter . . . I do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"not want to,' said Umbridge, still moving restlessly on the spot, 'but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"sometimes circumstances justify the use . . . I am sure the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Minister will understand that I had no choice . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  Malfoy was watching her with a hungry expression on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"face.    The Cruciatus Curse ought to loosen your tongue,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"said Umbridge quietly.    'No!' shrieked Hermione. 'Professor Umbridge -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"it's illegal.'    But Umbridge took no notice. There was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"a nasty eager, excited look on her face that Harry had never","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"seen before. She raised her wand.    The Minister wouldn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"want you to break the law, Professor Umbridge!' cried Hermione.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" 'What Cornelius doesn't know won't hurt him,' said Umbridge, who was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"now panting slightly as she pointed her wand at different parts of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry's body in turn, apparently trying to decide where it would hurt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"most. 'He never knew I ordered Dementors to go after Potter last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"summer, but he was delighted to be given the chance to expel","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"him, all the same.'    'It was you?' gasped Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'You sent the Dementors after me?'    'Somebody had to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"act,' breathed Umbridge, as her wand came to rest pointing directly at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Harry's forehead. They were all bleating about silencing you somehow - discrediting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"you - but I was the one who actually did something about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"it . . . only you wriggled out of that one, didn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"you, Potter? Not today though, not now - ' And taking a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"deep breath, she cried, 'Cruc-    'NO!' shouted Hermione in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"a cracked voice from behind Millicent Bulstrode. 'No - Harry - we'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"have to tell her!'    'No way!' yelled Harry, staring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"at the little of Hermione he could see.    'We'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"have to, Harry, she'll force it out of you anyway, what's .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
". . what's the point?'    And Hermione began to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"cry weakly into the back of Millicent Bulstrode's robes. Millicent stopped trying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to squash her against the wall immediately and dodged out of her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"way looking disgusted.    'Well, well, well!' said Umbridge, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"triumphant. 'Little Miss Question-all is going to give us some answers! Come","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"on then, girl, come on!'    'Er - my -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"nee - no!' shouted Ron through his gag.    Ginny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"was staring at Hermione as though she had never seen her before.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Neville, still choking for breath, was gazing at her, too. But Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"had just noticed something. Though Hermione was sobbing desperately into her hands,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"there was no trace of a tear.    'I'm -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"I'm sorry everyone,' said Hermione. 'But - I can't stand it -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'    That's right, that's right, girl!' said Umbridge, seizing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Hermione by the shoulders, thrusting her into the abandoned chintz chair and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"leaning over her. 'Now then . . . with whom was Potter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"communicating just now?'    'Well,' gulped Hermione into her hands,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'well, he was trying to speak to Professor Dumbledore.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Ron froze, his eyes wide; Ginny stopped trying to stamp on her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Slytherin captor's toes; and even Luna looked mildly surprised. Fortunately, the attention","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"of Umbridge and her minions was focused too exclusively upon Hermione to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"notice these suspicious signs    'Dumbledore?' said Umbridge eagerly. 'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"know where Dumbledore is, then?'    'Well . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"no!' sobbed Hermione. 'We've tried the Leaky Cauldron in Diagon Alley and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the Three Broomsticks and even the Hog's Head - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" 'Idiot girl - Dumbledore won't be sitting in a pub when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the whole Ministry's looking for him!' shouted Umbridge, disappointment etched in every","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"sagging line of her face.    'But - but we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"needed to tell him something important!' wailed Hermione, holding her hands more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"tightly over her face, not, Harry knew, out of anguish, but to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"disguise the continued absence of tears.    'Yes?' said Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"with a sudden resurgence of excitement. 'What was it you wanted to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"tell him?'    'We . . . we wanted to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"tell him it's r - ready!' choked Hermione.    'What's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"ready?' demanded Umbridge, and now she grabbed Hermione's shoulders again and shook","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"her slightly. 'What's ready, girl?'    The . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"the weapon,' said Hermione.    'Weapon? Weapon?' said Umbridge, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"her eyes seemed to pop with excitement. 'You have been developing some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"method of resistance? A weapon you could use against the Ministry? On","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Professor Dumbledore's orders, of course?'    'Y - y -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"yes,' gasped Hermione, 'but he had to leave before it was finished","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"and n - n - now we've finished it for him, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"we c - c - can't find him t - t -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to tell him!'    'What kind of weapon is it?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"said Umbridge harshly, her stubby hands still tight on Hermione's shoulders. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  'We don't r - r - really understand it,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Hermione, sniffing loudly. 'We j - j - just did what P","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"- P - Professor Dumbledore told us t - t - to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"do.'    Umbridge straightened up, looking exultant.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'Lead me to the weapon,' she said.    'I'm not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"showing . . . them,' said Hermione shrilly, looking around at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Slytherins through her fingers.    'It is not for you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"to set conditions,' said Professor Umbridge harshly.    'Fine,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Hermione, now sobbing into her hands again. Tine . . . let","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"them see it, I hope they use it on you! In fact,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"I wish you'd invite loads and loads of people to come and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"see! Th - that would serve you right - oh, I'd love","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"it if the wh - whole school knew where it was, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"how to u - use it, and then if you annoy any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"of them they'll, be able to s - sort you out!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  These words had a powerful impact on Umbridge: she glanced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"swiftly and suspiciously around at her Inquisitorial Squad, her bulging eyes resting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"for a moment on Malfoy, who was too slow to disguise the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"look of eagerness and greed that had appeared on his lace. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"  Umbridge contemplated Hermione for another long moment, then spoke in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"what she clearly thought was a motherly voice.    'All","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"right, dear, let's make it just you and me . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"and we'll take Potter, loo, shall we? Get up, now.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" 'Professor,' said Malfoy eagerly, 'Professor Umbridge, I think some of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Squad should come with you to look after - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
" 'I am a fully qualified Ministry official, Malfoy, do you really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"think I cannot manage two wandless teenagers alone?' asked Umbridge sharply. 'In","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"any case, it does not sound as though this weapon is something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"that schoolchildren should see. You will    remain here until","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"I return and make sure none of these - she gestured around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"at Ron, Ginny, Neville and Luna ' - escape.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"'All right,' said Malfoy, looking sulky and disappointed.    'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"you two can go ahead of me and show me the way,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"said Umbridge, pointing at Harry and Hermione with her wand. 'Lead on.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-32"
"Fight and FlightHarry had no idea what Hermione was planning, or even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"whether she had a plan. He walked half a pace behind her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"as they headed down the corridor outside Umbridge's office, knowing it would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"look very suspicious if he appeared not to know where they were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"going. He did not dare attempt to talk to her; Umbridge was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"walking so closely behind them that he could hear her ragged breathing.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   Hermione led the way down the stairs into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Entrance Hall. The din of loud voices and the clatter of cutlery","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"on plates echoed from out of the double doors to the Great","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Hall - it seemed incredible to Harry that twenty feet away were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"people who were enjoying dinner, celebrating the end of exams, not a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"care in the world . . .    Hermione walked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"straight out of the oak front doors and down the stone steps","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"into the balmy evening air. The sun was falling towards the tops","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"of the trees in the Forbidden Forest now, and as Hermione marched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"purposefully across the grass - Umbridge jogging to keep up - their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"long dark shadows rippled over the grass behind them like cloaks. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"  'It's hidden in Hagrid's hut, is it?' said Umbridge eagerly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"in Harry's ear.    'Of course not,' said Hermione scathingly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"'Hagrid might have set it off accidentally.'    'Yes,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Umbridge, whose excitement seemed to be mounting. 'Yes, he would have done,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"of course, the great half-breed oaf.'    She laughed. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"felt a strong urge to swing round and seize her by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"throat, but resisted. His scar was throbbing in the soft evening air","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"but it had not yet burned white-hot, as he knew it would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"if Voldemort had moved in for the kill.    'Then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
". . . where is it? asked Umbridge, with a hint or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"uncertainty in her voice as Hermione continued to stride towards the Forest.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   'In there, of course,' said Hermione, pointing into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"dark trees. 'It had to be somewhere that students weren't going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"find it accidentally, didn't it?'    'Of course,' said Umbridge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"though she sounded a little apprehensive now. 'Of course . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"very well, then . . . you two stay ahead of me.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   'Can we have your wand, then, if we're going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"first?' Harry asked her.    'No, I don't think so,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Mr Potter,' said Umbridge sweetly, poking him in the back with it.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"The Ministry places a rather higher value on my life than yours,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"I'm afraid.'    As they reached the cool shade of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the first trees, Harry tried to catch Hermione s eye; walking into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the Forest without wands seemed to him to be more foolhardy than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"anything they had done so far this evening. She, however, merely gave","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Umbridge a contemptuous glance and plunged straight into the trees, moving at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"such a pace that Umbridge, with her shorter legs, had difficulty in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"keeping up.    'Is it very far in?' Umbridge asked,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"as her robe ripped on a bramble.    'Oh yes,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"said Hermione, 'yes, it's well hidden.'    Harry's misgivings increased.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Hermione was not taking the path they had followed to visit Grawp,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"but the one he followed three years ago to the lair of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the monster Aragog. Hermione had not been with him on that occasion;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"he doubted she had any idea what danger lay at the end","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"of it.    'Er - are you sure this is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the right way?' he asked her pointedly.    'Oh yes,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"she said in a steely voice, crashing through the undergrowth with what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"he thought was a wholly unnecessary amount of noise. Behind them, Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"tripped over a fallen sapling. Neither of them paused to help her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"up again; Hermione merely strode on, calling loudly over her shoulder, 'It's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"a bit further in!'    'Hermione, keep your voice down,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Harry muttered, hurrying to catch up with her. 'Anything could be listening","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"in here - '    'I want us heard,' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"answered quietly, as Umbridge jogged noisily after them. 'You'll see . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
".'    They walked on for what seemed a long","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"time, until they were once again so deep into the Forest that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the dense tree canopy blocked out all light. Harry had the feeling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"he had had before in the Forest, one of being watched by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"unseen eyes.    'How much further?' demanded Umbridge angrily from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"behind him.    'Not far now!' shouted Hermione, as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"emerged into a dim, dank clearing. 'Just a little bit - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   An arrow flew through the air and landed with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"a menacing thud in the tree just over her head. The air","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"was suddenly full of the sound of hooves; Harry could feel the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Forest floor trembling; Umbridge gave a little scream and pushed him in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"front of her like a shield - '    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"wrenched himself free of her and turned. Around fifty centaurs were emerging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"on every side, their bows raised and loaded, pointing at Harry, Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"and Umbridge. They backed slowly into the centre of the clearing, Umbridge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"uttering odd little whimpers of terror. Harry looked sideways at Hermione. She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"was wearing a triumphant smile.    'Who are you?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"a voice.    Harry looked left. The chestnut-bodied centaur called","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Magorian was walking towards them out of the circle: his bow, like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"those of the others, was raised. On Harry's right, Umbridge was still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"whimpering, her wand trembling violently as she pointed it at the advancing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"centaur.    'I asked you who are you, human,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Magorian roughly.    'I am Dolores Umbridge!' said Umbridge in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"a high-pitched, terrified voice. 'Senior Undersecretary to the Minister for Magic and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Headmistress and High Inquisitor of Hogwarts!'    'You are from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the Ministry of Magic?' said Magorian, as many of the centaurs in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the surrounding circle shifted restlessly.    'That's right!' said Umbridge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"in an even higher voice, 'so be very careful! By the laws","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"laid down by the Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Creatures, any attack by half-breeds such as yourselves on a human -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"'    'What did you call us?' shouted a wild-looking black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"centaur, whom Harry recognised as Bane. There was a great deal of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"angry muttering and tightening of bowstrings around them.    'Don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"call them that!' Hermione said furiously, but Umbridge did not appear to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"have heard her. Still pointing her shaking wand at Magorian, she continued,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"'Law Fifteen `B` states clearly that `any attack by a magical creature","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"who is deemed to have near-human intelligence, and therefore considered responsible for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"its actions - '    ' `Near-human intelligence`?' repeated Magorian,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"as Bane and several others roared with rage and pawed the ground.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"'We consider that a great insult, human! Our intelligence, thankfully, far outstrips","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"your own.'    'What are you doing in our Forest?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"bellowed the hard-faced grey centaur Harry and Hermione had seen on their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"last trip into the Forest. 'Why are you here?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"'Your Forest?' said Umbridge, shaking now not only with fright but also,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"it seemed, with indignation. 'I would remind you that you live here","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"only because the Ministry of Magic permits you certain areas of land","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"- '    An arrow flew so close to her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"head that it caught at her mousy hair in passing: she let","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"out an ear-splitting scream and threw her hands over her head, while","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"some of the centaurs bellowed their approval and others laughed raucously. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"sound of their wild, neighing laughter echoing around the dimly lit clearing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"and the sight of their pawing hooves was extremely unnerving.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
" 'Whose Forest is it now, human?' bellowed Bane.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"'Filthy half-breeds!' she screamed, her hands still tight over her head. 'Beasts!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Uncontrolled animals!'    'Be quiet!' shouted Hermione, but it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"too late: Umbridge pointed her wand at Magorian and screamed, 'Incarcerous!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"  Ropes flew out of midair like thick snakes, wrapping themselves","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"tightly around the centaur's torso and trapping his arms: he gave a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"cry of rage and reared on to his hind legs, attempting to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"free himself, while the other centaurs charged.    Harry grabbed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Hermione and pulled her to the ground; face down on the Forest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"floor, he knew a moment of terror as hooves thundered around him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"but the centaurs leapt over and around them, bellowing and screaming with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"rage.    'Nooooo!' he heard Umbridge shriek. 'Noooooo . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
". I am Senior Undersecretary . . . you cannot - Unhand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"me, you animals . . . nooooo!'    Harry saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"a flash of red light and knew she had attempted to Stun","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"one of them; then she screamed very loudly. Lifting his head a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"few inches, Harry saw that Umbridge had been seized from behind by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Bane and lifted high into the air, wriggling and yelling with fright.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Her wand fell from her hand to the ground, and Harry's heart","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"leapt. If he could just reach it - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"But as he stretched out a hand towards it, a centaur's hoof","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"descended upon the wand and it broke cleanly in half.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
" 'Now!' roared a voice in Harry's ear and a thick hairy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"arm descended from thin air and dragged him upright. Hermione, too, had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"been pulled to her feet. Over the plunging, many-coloured backs and heads","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"of the centaurs, Harry saw Umbridge being borne away through the trees","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"by Bane. Screaming non-stop, her voice grew fainter and fainter until they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"could no longer hear it over the trampling of hooves surrounding them.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   'And these?' said the hard-faced, grey centaur holding Hermione.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   'They are young,' said a slow, doleful voice from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"behind Harry. 'We do not attack foals.'    'They brought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"her here, Ronan,' replied the centaur who had such a firm grip","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"on Harry. 'And they are not so young . . . he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"is nearing manhood, this one.'    He shook Harry by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the neck of his robes.    'Please,' said Hermione breathlessly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"'please, don't attack us, We don't think like her, we aren't Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"of Magic employees! We only came in here because we hoped you'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"drive her off for us.'    Harry knew at once,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"from the look on the face of the grey centaur holding Hermione,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"that she had made a terrible mistake in saying this. The grey","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"centaur threw back his head, his back legs stamping furiously, and bellowed,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"'You see, Ronan? They already have the arrogance of their kind! So","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"we were to do your dirty work, were we, human girl? We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"were to act as your servants, drive away your enemies like obedient","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"hounds?'    'No!' said Hermione in a horrorstruck squeak. 'Please","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"- I didn't mean that! I just hoped you'd be able to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"- to help us - '    But she seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"to be going from bad to worse.    'We do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"not help humans!' snarled the centaur holding Harry, tightening his grip and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"rearing a little at the same time, so that Harry's feet left","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the ground momentarily. 'We are a race apart and proud to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"so. We will not permit you to walk from here, boasting that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"we did your bidding!'    'We're not going to say","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"anything like that!' Harry shouted. 'We know you didn't do what you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"did because we wanted you to - '    But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"nobody seemed to be listening to him.    A bearded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"centaur towards the back of the crowd shouted, They came here unasked,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"they must pay the consequences!'    A roar of approval","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"met these words and a dun-coloured centaur shouted, 'They can join the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"woman!'    'You said you didn't hurt the innocent!' shouted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Hermione, real tears sliding down her face now. 'We haven't done anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"to hurt you, we haven't used wands or threats, we just want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"to go back to school, please let us go back - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   'We are not all like the traitor Firenze, human","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"girl!' shouted the grey centaur, to more neighing roars of approval from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"his fellows. 'Perhaps you thought us pretty talking horses? We are an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"ancient people who will not stand wizard invasions and insults! We do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"not recognise your laws, we do not acknowledge your superiority, we are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"- '    But they did not hear what else centaurs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"were, for at that moment there came a crashing noise on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"edge of the clearing so loud that all of them, Harry, Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"and the fifty or so centaurs filling the clearing, looked around. Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"centaur let him fall to the ground again as his hands flew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"to his bow and quiver of arrows. Hermione had been dropped, too,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"and Harry hurried towards her as two thick tree trunks parted ominously","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"and the monstrous form of Grawp the giant appeared in the gap.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   The centaurs nearest him backed into those behind; the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"clearing was now a forest of bows and arrows waiting to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"fired, all pointing upwards at the enormous greyish face now looming over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"them from just beneath the thick canopy of branches. Grawp's lopsided mouth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"was gaping stupidly; they could see his bricklike yellow teeth glimmering in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the half-light, his dull sludge-coloured eyes narrowed as he squinted down at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the creatures at his feet. Broken ropes trailed from both ankles. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"  He opened his mouth even wider.    'Hagger.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   Harry did not know what 'hagger' meant, or what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"language it was from, nor did he much care; he was watching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Grawp's feet, which were almost as long as Harry's whole body. Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"gripped his arm tightly; the centaurs were quite silent, staring up at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the giant, whose huge, round head moved from side to side as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"he continued to peer amongst them as though looking for something he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"had dropped.    'Hagger!' he said again, more insistently. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"  'Get away from here, giant!' called Magorian. 'You are not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"welcome among us!'    These words seemed to make no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"impression whatsoever on Grawp. He stooped a little (the centaurs' arms tensed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"on their bows), then bellowed, 'HAGGER!'    A few of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the centaurs looked worried now. Hermione, however, gave a gasp.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
" 'Harry!' she whispered. 'I think he's trying to say `Hagrid`!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"  At this precise moment Grawp caught sight of them, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"only two humans in a sea of centaurs. He lowered his head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"another foot or so, staring intently at them. Harry could feel Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"shaking as Grawp opened his mouth wide again and said, in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"deep, rumbling voice, 'Hermy.'    'Goodness,' said Hermione, gripping Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"arm so tightly it was growing numb and looking as though she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"was about to faint, 'he - he remembered!'    'HERMY!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"roared Grawp. 'WHERE HAGGER?'    'I don't know!' squealed Hermione,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"terrified. 'I'm sorry, Grawp, I don't know!'    'GRAWP WANT","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"HAGGER!'    One of the giants massive hands reached down.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Hermione let out a real scream, ran a few steps backwards and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"fell over. Devoid of a wand, Harry braced himself to punch, kick,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"bite or whatever else it took as the hand swooped towards him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"and knocked a snow-white centaur off his legs.    It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"was what the centaurs had been waiting for - Grawp's outstretched fingers","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"were a foot from Harry when fifty arrows soared through the air","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"at the giant, peppering his enormous face, causing him to howl with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"pain and rage and straighten up, rubbing his face with his enormous","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"hands, breaking off the arrow shafts but forcing the arrowheads in still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"deeper.    He yelled and stamped his enormous feet and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the centaur; scattered out of the way; pebble-sized droplets of Grawp's blood","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"showered Harry as he pulled Hermione to her feet and the pair","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"of them ran as fast as they could for the shelter of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the trees. Once there they looked back; Grawp was snatching blindly at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the centaurs as blood ran down his face; they were retreating in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"disorder, galloping away through the trees on the other side of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"clearing. Harry and Hermione watched Grawp give another roar of fury and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"plunge after them, smashing more trees aside as he went.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
" 'Oh no,' said Hermione, quaking so badly that her knees gave","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"way. 'Oh, that was horrible. And he might kill them all.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"  'I'm not that fussed, to be honest,' said Harry bitterly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   The sounds of the galloping centaurs and the blundering","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"giant grew fainter and fainter. As Harry listened to them, his scar","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"gave another great throb and a wave of terror swept over him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   They had wasted so much time - they were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"even further from rescuing Sirius than they had been when he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"had the vision. Not only had Harry managed to lose his wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"but they were stuck in the middle of the Forbidden Forest with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"no means of transport whatsoever.    'Smart plan,' he spat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"at Hermione, having to release some of his fury. 'Really smart plan.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Where do we go from here?'    'We need to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"get back up to the castle,' said Hermione faintly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"'By the time we've done that, Sirius'll probably be dead!' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"kicking a nearby tree in temper. A high-pitched chattering started up overhead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"and he looked up to see an angry Bowtruckle flexing its long","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"twiglike fingers at him.    'Well, we can't do anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"without wands,' said Hermione hopelessly, dragging herself up again. 'Anyway, Harry, how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"exactly were you planning to get all the way to London?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"  'Yeah, we were just wondering that.' said a familiar voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"from behind her.    Harry and Hermione moved together instinctively","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"and peered through the trees.    Ron came into sight,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"closely followed by Ginny, Neville and Luna. All of them looked a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"little the worse for wear - there were several long scratches running","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the length of Ginny's cheek; a large purple lump was swelling above","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Neville's right eye; Ron's lip was bleeding worse than ever - but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"all were looking rather pleased with themselves.    'So,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Ron, pushing aside a low-hanging branch and holding out Harry's wand, 'had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"any ideas?'    'How did you get away?' asked Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"in amazement, taking his wand from Ron.    'Couple of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Stunners, a Disarming Charm, Neville brought off a really nice little Impediment","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Jinx,' said Ron airily, now handing back Hermione's wand, too. 'But Ginny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"was best, she got Malfoy - Bat Bogey Hex - it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"superb, his whole face was covered in the great flapping things. Anyway, we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"saw you out of the window heading into the Forest and followed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"What've you done with Umbridge?'    'She got carried away,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"said Harry. 'By a herd of centaurs.'    'And they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"left you behind?' asked Ginny, looking astonished.    'No, they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"got chased off by Grawp,' said Harry.    'Who's Grawp?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Luna asked interestedly.    'Hagrid's little brother,' said Ron promptly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"'Anyway, never mind that now. Harry, what did you find out in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the fire? Has You-Know-Who got Sirius or - ?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"'Yes,' said Harry, as his scar gave another painful prickle, 'and I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"sure Sirius is still alive, but I can't see how we're going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"to get there to help him.'    They all fell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"silent, looking rather scared; the problem facing them seemed insurmountable.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
" 'Well, we'll have to fly, won't we?' said Luna, in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"closest thing to a matter-of-fact voice Harry had ever heard her use.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   'OK,' said Harry irritably, rounding on her. 'First of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"all, `we` aren't doing anything if you're including yourself in that, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"second of all, Ron's me only one with a broomstick that isn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"being guarded by a security troll, so - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"'I've got a broom!' said Ginny.    'Yeah, but you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"not coming,' said Ron angrily.    'Excuse me, but I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"care what happens to Sirius as much as you do!' said Ginny,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"her jaw set so that her resemblance to Fred and George was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"suddenly striking.    'You're too - ' Harry began, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Ginny said fiercely, 'I'm three years older than you were when you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"fought You-Know-Who over the Philosophers Stone, and it's because of me that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Malfoy's stuck back in Umbridge's office with giant flying bogies attacking him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"- '    'Yeah, but - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"'We were all in the DA together,' said Neville quietly. 'It was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"all supposed to be about fighting You-Know-Who, wasn't it? And this is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the first chance we've had to do something real - or was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"that all just a game or something?'    'No -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"of course it wasn't - ' said Harry impatiently.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"'Then we should come too,' said Neville simply. 'We want to help.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   'That's right,' said Luna, smiling happily.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Harry's eyes met Ron's. He knew Ron was thinking exactly what he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"was: if he could have chosen any members of the DA, in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"addition to himself, Ron and Hermione, to join him in the attempt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"to rescue Sirius, he would not have picked Ginny, Neville or Luna.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   'Well, it doesn't matter, anyway,' said Harry through gritted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"teeth, 'because we still don't know how to get there - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   'I thought we'd settled that,' said Luna maddeningly. 'We're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"flying!'    'Look,' said Ron, barely containing his anger, 'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"might be able to fly without a broomstick but the rest of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"us can't sprout wings whenever we - '    There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"are ways of flying other than with broomsticks,' said Luna serenely. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"  'I s'pose we're going to ride on the back of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the Kacky Snorgle or whatever it is?' Ron demanded.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"The Crumple-Horned Snorkack can't fly,' said Luna in a dignified voice, 'but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"they can, and Hagrid says they're very good at finding places their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"riders are looking for.'    Harry whirled round. Standing between","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"two trees, their white eyes gleaming eerily, were two Thestrals, watching the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"whispered conversation as though they understood every word.    'Yes!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"he whispered, moving towards them. They tossed their reptilian heads, throwing back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"long black manes, and Harry stretched out his hand eagerly and patted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the nearest one's shining neck; how could he ever have thought them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"ugly?    'Is it those mad horse things?' said Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"uncertainly, staring at a point slightly to the left of the Thestral","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Harry was patting. 'Those ones you can't see unless you've watched someone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"snuff it?'    'Yeah,' said Harry.    'How","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"many?'    'Just two.'    'Well, we need","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"three,' said Hermione, who was still looking a little shaken, but determined","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"just the same.    'Four, Hermione,' said Ginny, scowling. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"  'I think there are six of us, actually,' said Luna","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"calmly, counting.    'Don't be stupid, we can't all go!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"said Harry angrily. 'Look, you three - ' he pointed at Neville,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Ginny and Luna, 'you're not involved in this, you're not - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   They burst into more protests. His scar gave another,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"more painful, twinge. Every moment they delayed was precious; he did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"have time to argue.    'OK, fine, it's your choice,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"he said curtly, 'but unless we can find more Thestrals you're not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"going to be able - '    'Oh, more of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"them will come,' said Ginny confidently, who like Ron was squinting in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"quite the wrong direction, apparently under the impression that she was looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"at the horses.    'What makes you think that?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"  'Because, in case you hadn't noticed, you and Hermione are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"both covered in blood,' she said coolly, 'and we know Hagrid lures","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Thestrals with raw meat. That's probably why these two turned up in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"the first place.'    Harry felt a soft tug on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"his robes at that moment and looked down to see the closest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Thestral licking his sleeve, which was damp with Grawp's blood.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
" 'OK, then,' he said, a bright idea occurring, 'Ron and I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"will take these two and go ahead, and Hermione can stay here","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"with you three and she'll attract more Thestrals - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
" 'I'm not staying behind!' said Hermione furiously.    There's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"no need,' said Luna, smiling. 'Look, here come more now . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
". you two must really smell . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"Harry turned: no fewer than six or seven Thestrals were picking their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"way through the trees, their great leathery wings folded tight to their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"bodies, their eyes gleaming through the darkness. He had no excuse now.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"   'All right,' he said angrily, 'pick one and get on, then.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-33"
"The DepartmentOf MysteriesHarry wound his hand tightly into the mane of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"nearest Thestral, placed a foot on a stump nearby and scrambled clumsily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"on to the horse's silken back. It did not object, but twisted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"its head around, fangs bared, and attempted to continue its eager licking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of his robes.    He found there was a way","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of lodging his knees behind the wing joints that made him feel","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"more secure, then looked around at the others. Neville had heaved himself","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"over the back of the next Thestral and was now attempting to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"swing one short leg over the creature's back. Luna was already in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"place, sitting side-saddle and adjusting her robes as though she did this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"every day. Ron, Hermione and Ginny, however, were still standing motionless on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the spot, open-mouthed and staring.    'What?' he said. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  'How're we supposed to get on?' said Ron faintly. 'When","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"we can't see the things?'    'Oh, it's easy,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Luna, sliding obligingly from her Thestral and marching over to him, Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"and Ginny. 'Come here . . .'    She pulled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"them over to the other Thestrals standing around and one by one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"managed to help them on to the back of their mount. All","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"three looked extremely nervous as she wound their hands into their horses","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"mane and told them to grip tightly before she got back on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"to her own steed.    This is mad,' Ron murmured,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"moving his free hand gingerly up and down his horses neck. 'Mad","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
". . . if I could just see it - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  'You'd better hope it stays invisible,' said Harry darkly. 'We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"all ready, then?'    They all nodded and he saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"live pairs of knees tighten beneath their robes.    'OK","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
". . .'    He looked down at the back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of his Thestral's glossy black head and swallowed.    'Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of Magic, visitors' entrance, London, then,' he said uncertainly. 'Er . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
". if you know . . . where to go . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
".'    For a moment Harry's Thestral did nothing at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"all; then, with a sweeping movement that nearly unseated him, the wings","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"on either side extended; the horse crouched slowly, then rocketed upwards so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"fast and so steeply that Harry had to clench his arms and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"legs tightly around the horse to avoid sliding backwards over its bony","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"rump. He closed his eyes and pressed his face down into the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"horses silky mane as they burst through the topmost branches of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"trees and soared out into a blood-red sunset.    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"did not think he had ever moved so fast: the Thestral streaked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"over the castle, its wide wings hardly beating; the cooling air was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"slapping Harry's face; eyes screwed up against the rushing wind, he looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"round and saw his five fellows soaring along behind him, each of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"them bent as low as possible into the neck of their Thestral","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"to protect themselves from his slipstream.    They were over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the Hogwarts grounds, they had passed Hogsmeade; Harry could see mountains and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"gullies below them. As the daylight began to fail, Harry saw small","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"collections of lights as they passed over more villages, then a winding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"road on which a single car was beetling its way home through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the hills . . .    This is bizarre!' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"barely heard Ron yell from somewhere behind him, and he imagined how","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"it must feel to be speeding along at this height with no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"visible means of support.    Twilight fell: the sky was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"turning to a light, dusky purple littered with tiny silver stars, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"soon only the lights of Muggle towns gave them any clue of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"how far from the ground they were, or how very fast they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"were travelling. Harry's arms were wrapped tightly around his horse's neck as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"he willed it to go even faster. How much time had elapsed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"since he had seen Sirius lying on the Department of Mysteries floor?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"How much longer would Sirius be able to resist Voldemort? All Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"knew for sure was that his godfather had neither done as Voldemort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"wanted, nor died, for he was convinced that either outcome would have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"caused him to feel Voldemort's jubilation or fury course through his own","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"body, making his scar sear as painfully as it had on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"night Mr Weasley was attacked.    On they flew through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the gathering darkness; Harry's face felt stiff and cold, his legs numb","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"from gripping the Thestral's sides so tightly, but he did not dare","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"shift his position lest he slip . . . he was deaf","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"from the thundering rush of air in his ears, and his mouth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"was dry and frozen from the cold night wind. He had lost","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"all sense of how far they had come; all his faith was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"in the beast beneath him, still streaking purposefully through the night, barely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"flapping its wings as it sped ever onwards.    If","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"they were too late . . .    He's still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"alive, he's still fighting, I can feel it . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  If Voldemort decided Sirius was not going to crack .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
". .    I'd know . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
" Harry's stomach gave a jolt; the Thestral's head was suddenly pointing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"towards the ground and he actually slid forwards a few inches along","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"its neck. They were descending at last . . . he thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"he heard a shriek behind him and twisted around dangerously, but could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"see no sign of a falling body . . . presumably they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"had all received a shock from the change of direction, just as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"he had.    And now bright orange lights were growing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"larger and rounder on all sides; they could see the tops of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"buildings, streams of headlights like luminous insect eyes, squares of pale yellow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"that were windows. Quite suddenly, it seemed, they were hurtling towards the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"pavement; Harry gripped the Thestral with every last ounce of his strength,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"braced for a sudden impact, but the horse touched the dark ground","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"as lightly as a shadow and Harry slid from its back, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"around at the street where the overflowing skip still stood a short","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"way from the vandalised telephone box, both drained of colour in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"flat orange glare of the streetlights.    Ron landed a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"short way off and toppled immediately from his Thestral on to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"pavement.    'Never again,' he said, struggling to his feet.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"He made as though to stride away from his Thestral, but, unable","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"to see it, collided with its hindquarters and almost tell over again.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Never, ever again . . . that was the worst - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"   Hermione and Ginny touched down on either side of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"him: both slid off their mounts a little more gracefully than Ron,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"though with similar expressions of relief at being back on firm ground;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Neville jumped down, shaking; and Luna dismounted smoothly.    'Where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"do we go from here, then?' she asked Harry in a politely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"interested voice, as though this was all a rather interesting day-trip. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  'Over here,' he said. He gave his Thestral a quick,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"grateful pat, then led the way quickly to the battered telephone box","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"and opened the door. 'Come on!' he urged the others, as they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"hesitated.    Ron and Ginny marched in obediently; Hermione, Neville","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"and Luna squashed themselves in after them; Harry took one glance back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"at the Thestrals, now foraging for scraps of rotten food inside the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"skip, then forced himself into the box after Luna.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"'Whoever's nearest the receiver, dial six two four four two!' he said.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"   Ron did it, his arm bent bizarrely to reach","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the dial; as it whirred back into place the cool female voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"sounded inside the box.    'Welcome to the Ministry of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Magic. Please state your name and business.'    'Harry Potter,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Ron Weasley, Hermione Granger,' Harry said very quickly, 'Ginny Weasley, Neville Longbottom,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Luna Lovegood . . . we're here to save someone, unless your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Ministry can do it first!'    Thank you,' said the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"cool female voice. 'Visitors, please take the badges and attach them to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the front of your robes.'    Half a dozen badges","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"slid out of the metal chute where returned coins normally appeared. Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"scooped them up and handed them mutely to Harry over Ginny's head;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"he glanced at the topmost one, Harry Potter, Rescue Mission.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"'Visitors to the Ministry, you are required to submit to a search","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"and present your wands for registration at the security desk, which is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"located at the far end of the Atrium.'    'Fine!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Harry said loudly, as his scar gave another throb. 'Now can we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"move?'    The floor of the telephone box shuddered and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the pavement rose up past its glass windows; the scavenging Thestrals were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"sliding out of sight; blackness closed over their heads and with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"dull grinding noise they sank down into the depths of the Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of Magic.    A chink of soft golden light hit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"their feet and, widening, rose up their bodies. Harry bent his knees","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"and held his wand as ready as he could in such cramped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"conditions as he peered through the glass to see whether anybody was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"waiting for them in the Atrium, but it seemed, to be completely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"empty. The light was dimmer than it had been by day; there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"were no fires burning under the mantelpieces set into the walls, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"as the lift slid smoothly to a halt he saw that golden","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"symbols continued to twist sinuously in the dark blue ceiling.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
" The Ministry of Magic wishes you a pleasant evening,' said the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"woman's voice.    The door of the telephone box burst","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"open; Harry toppled out of it, closely followed by Neville and Luna.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"The only sound in the Atrium was the steady rush of water","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"from the golden fountain, where jets from the wands of the witch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"and wizard, the point of the centaur's arrow, the tip of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"goblin's hat and the house-elf's ears continued to gush into the surrounding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"pool.    'Come on, said Harry quietly and the six","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of them sprinted off down the hall, Harry in the lead, past","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the fountain towards the desk where the watchwizard who had weighed Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"wand had sat, and which was now deserted.    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"felt sure there ought to be a security person there, sure their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"absence was an ominous sign, and his feeling of foreboding increased as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"they passed through the golden gates to the lifts. He pressed the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"nearest 'down' button and a lift clattered into sight almost immediately, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"golden grilles slid apart with a great, echoing clanking and they dashed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"inside. Harry stabbed the number nine button; the grilles closed with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"bang and the lift began to descend, jangling and rattling. Harry had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"not realised how noisy the lifts were on the day he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"come with Mr Weasley; he was sure the din would raise every","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"security person within the building, yet when the lilt halted, the cool","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"female voice said, 'Department of Mysteries,' and the grilles slid open. They","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"stepped out into the corridor where nothing was moving out but the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"nearest torches, flickering in the rush of air from the lift. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  Harry turned towards the plain black door. After months and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"months of dreaming about it, he was here at last.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
" 'Let's go,' he whispered, and he led the way down the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"corridor, Luna right behind him, gazing around with her mouth slightly open.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"   'OK, listen,' said Harry, stopping again within six feet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of the door. 'Maybe . . . maybe a couple of people","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"should stay here as a - as a lookout, and - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"   'And how're we going to let you know something's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"coming?' asked Ginny, her eyebrows raised. 'You could be miles away.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  'We're coming with you, Harry,' said Neville.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"'Let's get on with it,' said Ron firmly.    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"still did not want to take them all with him, but it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"seemed he had no choice. He turned to face the door and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"walked forwards . . . just as it had in his dream,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"it swung open and he marched over the threshold, the others at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"his heels.    They were standing in a large, circular","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"room. Everything in here was black including the floor and ceiling; identical,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"unmarked, handleless black doors were set at intervals all around the black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"walls, interspersed with branches of candles whose flames burned blue; their cool,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"shimmering light reflected in the shining marble floor made it look as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"though there was dark water underfoot.    'Someone shut the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"door,' Harry muttered.    He regretted giving this order the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"moment Neville had obeyed it. Without the long chink of light from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the torchlit corridor behind them, the place became so dark that for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"a moment the only things they could see were the bunches of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"shivering blue flames on the walls and their ghostly reflections in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"floor.    In his dream, Harry had always walked purposefully","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"across this room to the door immediately opposite the entrance and walked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"on. But there were around a dozen doors here. Just as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"was gazing ahead at the doors opposite him, trying to decide which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"was the right one, there was a great rumbling noise and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"candles began to move sideways. The circular wall was rotating.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
" Hermione grabbed Harry's arm as though frightened the floor might move,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"too, but it did not. For a few seconds, the blue flames","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"around them were blurred to resemble neon lines as the wall sped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"around; then, quite as suddenly as it had started, the rumbling stopped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"and everything became stationary once again.    Harry's eyes had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"blue streaks burned into them; it was all he could see. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  'What was that about?' whispered Ron fearfully.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"'I think it was to stop us knowing which door we came","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"in through,' said Ginny in a hushed voice.    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"realised at once she was right: he could no sooner identify the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"exit door than locate an ant on the jet-black floor; and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"door through which they needed to proceed could be any one of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the dozen surrounding them.    'How're we going to get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"back out?' said Neville uncomfortably.    'Well, that doesn't matter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"now,' said Harry forcefully, blinking to try to erase the blue lines","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"from his vision, and clutching his wand tighter than ever, 'we won't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"need to get out till we've found Sirius - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
" 'Don't go calling for him, though!' Hermione said urgently; but Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"had never needed her advice less, his instinct was to keep as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"quiet as possible.    'Where do we go, then, Harry?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Ron asked.    'I don't - ' Harry began. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"swallowed. 'In the dreams I went through the door at the end","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of the corridor from the lifts into a dark room - that's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"this one - and then I went through another door into a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"room that kind of . . . glitters. We should try a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"few doors,' he said hastily, 'I'll know the right way when I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"see it. C'mon.'    He marched straight at the door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"now facing him, the others following close behind him, set his left","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"hand against its cool, shining surface, raised his wand ready to strike","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the moment it opened, and pushed.    It swung open","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"easily.    After the darkness of the first room, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"lamps hanging low on golden chains from this ceiling gave the impression","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"that this long rectangular room was much brighter, though there were no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"glittering, shimmering lights as Harry had seen in his dreams. The place","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"was quite empty except for a few desks and, in the very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"middle of the room, an enormous glass tank of deep green liquid,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"big enough for all of them to swim in; a number of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"pearly-white objects were drifting around lazily in it.    'What're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"those things?' whispered Ron.    'Dunno,' said Harry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
" 'Are they fish?' breathed Ginny.    'Aquavirius Maggots!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Luna excitedly. 'Dad said the Ministry were breeding - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
" 'No,' said Hermione. She sounded odd. She moved forward to look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"through the side of the tank. They're brains.'    'Brains?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"   'Yes . . . I wonder what they're doing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"with them?'    Harry joined her at the tank. Sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"enough, there could be no mistake now he saw them at close","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"quarters. Glimmering eerily, they drifted in and out of sight in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"depths of the green liquid, looking something like slimy cauliflowers.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
" 'Let's get out of here,' said Harry. This isn't right, we need","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"to try another door.'    There are doors here, too,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"said Ron, pointing around the walls. Harry's heart sank; how big was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"this place?    'In my dream I went through that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"dark room into the second one,' he said. 'I think we should","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"go back and try from there.'    So they hurried","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"back into the dark, circular room; the ghostly shapes of the brains","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"were now swimming before Harry's eyes instead of the blue candle flames.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"   'Wait!' said Hermione sharply, as Luna made to close","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the door of the brain room behind them. 'Flagrate!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"She drew with her wand in midair and a fiery 'X' appeared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"on the door. No sooner had the door clicked shut behind them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"than there was a great rumbling, and once again the wall began","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"to revolve very fast, but now there was a great red-gold blur","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"in amongst the faint blue and, when all became still again, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"fiery cross still burned, showing the door they had already tried. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  'Good thinking,' said Harry. 'OK, let's try this one -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"'    Again, he strode directly at the door facing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"him and pushed it open, his wand still raised, the others at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"his heels.    This room was larger than the last,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"dimly lit and rectangular, and the centre of it was sunken, forming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"a great stone pit some twenty feet deep. They were standing on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the topmost tier of what seemed to be stone benches running all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"around the room and descending in steep steps like an amphitheatre, or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the courtroom in which Harry had been tried by the Wizengamot. Instead,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of a chained chair, however, there was a raised stone dais in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the centre of the pit, on which stood a stone archway that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"looked so ancient, cracked and crumbling that Harry was amazed the thing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"was still standing. Unsupported by any surrounding wall, the archway was hung","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"with a tattered black curtain or veil which, despite the complete stillness","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of the cold surrounding air, was fluttering very slightly as though it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"had just been touched.    'Who's there?' said Harry, jumping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"down on to the bench below. There was no answering voice, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the veil continued to flutter and sway.    'Careful!' whispered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Hermione.    Harry scrambled down the benches one by one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"until he reached the stone bottom of the sunken pit. His footsteps","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"echoed loudly as he walked slowly towards the dais. The pointed archway","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"looked much taller from where he now stood than it had when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"he'd been looking down on it from above. Still the veil swayed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"gently, as though somebody had just passed through it.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"'Sirius?' Harry spoke again, but more quietly now that he was nearer.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"   He had the strangest feeling that there was someone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"standing right behind the veil on the other side of the archway.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Gripping his wand very tightly, he edged around the dais, but there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"was nobody there; all that could be seen was the other side","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of the tattered black veil.    'Let's go,' called Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"from halfway up the stone steps. This isn't right, Harry, come on,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"let's go.'    She sounded scared, much more scared than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"she had in the room where the brains swam, yet Harry thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the archway had a kind of beauty about it, old though it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"was. The gently rippling veil intrigued him; he felt a very strong","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"inclination to climb up on the dais and walk through it. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  Marry, lets go, OK? Said Hermione more forcefully.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
" 'OK,' he said, but did not move. He had just heard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"something. There were faint whispering, murmuring noises coming from the other side","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of the veil.    'What are you saying?' he said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"very loudly, so that his words echoed all around the stone benches.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"   'Nobody's talking, Harry!' said Hermione, now moving over to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"him.    'Someone's whispering behind there,' he said, moving out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of her reach and continuing to frown at the veil. 'Is that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"you, Ron?'    'I'm here, mate,' said Ron, appearing around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the side of the archway.    'Can't anyone else hear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"it?' Harry demanded, for the whispering and murmuring was becoming louder; without","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"really meaning to put it there, he found his foot was on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the dais.    'I can hear them too,' breathed Luna,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"joining them around the side of the archway and gazing at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"swaying veil. 'There are people in there!'    'What do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"you mean, `in there`?' demanded Hermione, jumping down from the bottom step","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"and sounding much angrier than the occasion warranted, 'there isn't any `in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"there`, it's just an archway, there's no room for anybody to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"there. Harry, stop it, come away - '    She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"grabbed his arm and pulled, but he resisted.    'Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"we are supposed to be here for Sirius!' she said in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"high-pitched, strained voice.    'Sirius,' Harry repeated, still gazing, mesmerised,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"at the continuously swaying veil. 'Yeah . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Something finally slid back into place in his brain; Sirius, captured, bound","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"and tortured, and he was staring at this archway . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"   He took several paces back from the dais and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"wrenched his eyes from the veil.    'Let's go,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"said.    That's what I've been trying to - well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"come on, then!' said Hermione, and she led the way back around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the dais. On the other side, Ginny and Neville were staring, apparently","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"entranced, at the veil too. Without speaking, Hermione took hold of Ginny's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"arm,    Ron grabbed Neville's, and they marched them firmly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"back to the lowest stone bench and clambered all the way back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"up to the door.    'What d'you reckon that arch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"was?' Harry asked Hermione as they regained the dark circular room. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  'I don't know, but whatever it was, it was dangerous,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"she said firmly, again inscribing a fiery cross on the door. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  Once more, the wall span and became still again. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"approached another door at random and pushed. It did not move. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  'What's wrong?' said Hermione.    'It's . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
". locked . . .' said Harry, throwing his weight at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"door, but it didn't budge.    This is it, then,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"isn't it?' said Ron excitedly, joining Harry in the attempt to force","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the door open. 'Bound to be!'    'Get out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the way!' said Hermione sharply. She pointed her wand at the place","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"where a lock would have been on an ordinary door and said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"'Alohomora!'    Nothing happened.    'Sirius's knife!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Harry. He pulled it out from inside his robes and slid it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"into the crack between the door and the wall. The others all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"watched eagerly as he ran it from top to bottom, withdrew it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"and then flung his shoulder again at the door. It remained as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"firmly shut as ever. What was more, when Harry looked down at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the knife, he saw the blade had melted.    'Right,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"we're leaving that room,' said Hermione decisively.    'But what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"if that's the one?' said Ron, staring at it with a mixture","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of apprehension and longing.    'It can't be, Harry could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"get through all the doors in his dream,' said Hermione, marking the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"door with another fiery cross as Harry replaced the now-useless handle of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Sirius's knife in his pocket.    'You know what could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"be in there?' said Luna eagerly, as the wall started to spin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"yet again.    'Something blibbering, no doubt,' said Hermione under","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"her breath and Neville gave a nervous little laugh.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"The wall slid to a halt and Harry, with a feeling of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"increasing desperation, pushed the next door open.    This is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"it!'    He knew it at once by the beautiful,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"dancing, diamond-sparkling light. As Harry's eyes became accustomed to the brilliant glare,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"he saw clocks gleaming from every surface, large and small, grandfather and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"carriage, hanging in spaces between the bookcases or standing on desks ranging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the length of the room, so that a busy, relentless ticking filled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the place like thousands of minuscule, marching footsteps. The source of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"dancing, diamond-bright light was a towering crystal bell jar that stood at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"far end of the room.    'This way!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
" Harry's heart was pumping frantically now that he knew they were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"on the right track; he led the way down the narrow space","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"between the lines of desks, heading, as he had done in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"dream, for the source of the light, the crystal bell jar quite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"as tall as he was that stood on a desk and appeared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"to be full of a billowing, glittering wind.    'Oh,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"took!' said Ginny, as they drew nearer, pointing at the very heart","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of the bell jar.    Drifting along in the sparkling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"current inside was a tiny, jewel-bright egg. As it rose in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"jar, it cracked open and a hummingbird emerged, which was carried to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the very top of the jar, but as it fell on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"draught its feathers became bedraggled and damp again, and by the time","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"it had been borne back to the bottom of the jar it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"had been enclosed once more in its egg.    'Keep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"going!' said Harry sharply, because Ginny showed signs of wanting to stop","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"and watch the egg's progress back into a bird.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"'You dawdled enough by that old arch!' she said crossly, but followed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"him past the bell jar to the only door behind it. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  This is it,' Harry said again, and his heart was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"now pumping so hard and fast he felt it must interfere with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"his speech, 'it's through here - '    He glanced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"around at them all; they had their wands out and looked suddenly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"serious and anxious. He looked back at the door and pushed. It","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"swung open.    They were there, they had found the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"place: high as a church and full of nothing but towering shelves","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"covered in small, dusty glass orbs. They glimmered dully in the light","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"issuing from more candle-brackets set at intervals along the shelves. Like those","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"in the circular room behind them, their flames were burning blue. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"room was very cold.    Harry edged forward and peered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"down one of the shadowy aisles between two rows of shelves. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"could not hear anything or see the slightest sign of movement. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  'You said it was row ninety-seven,' whispered Hermione.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
" 'Yeah,' breathed Harry, looking up at the end of the closest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"row. Beneath the branch of blue-glowing candles protruding from it glimmered the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"silver figure fifty-three.    'We need to go right, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"think,' whispered Hermione, squinting to the next row. 'Yes . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"that's fifty-four . . . '    'Keep your wands","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"ready,' Harry said softly.    They crept forward, glancing behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"them as they went on down the long alleys of shelves, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"further ends of which were in near-total darkness. Tiny, yellowing labels had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"been stuck beneath each glass orb on the shelves. Some of them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"had a weird, liquid glow; others were as dull and dark within","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"as blown light bulbs.    They passed row eighty-four .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
". . eighty-five . . . Harry was listening hard for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"slightest sound of movement, but Sirius might be gagged now, or else","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"unconscious . . . or, said an unbidden voice inside his head,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"he might already be dead . . .    I'd","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"have felt it, he told himself, his heart now hammering against his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Adam's apple, I'd already know . . .    'Ninety-seven!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"whispered Hermione.    They stood grouped around the end of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the row, gazing down the alley beside it. There was nobody there.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"   'He's right down at the end,' said Harry, whose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"mouth had become slightly dry. 'You can't see properly from here.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  And he led them between the towering rows of glass","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"balls, some of which glowed softly as they passed . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"   'He should be near here,' whispered Harry, convinced that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"every step was going to bring the ragged form of Sirius into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"view on the darkened floor. 'Anywhere here . . . really close","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
". . .'    'Harry?' said Hermione tentatively, but he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"did not want to respond. His mouth was very dry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
" 'Somewhere about . . . here . . .' he said.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"   They had reached the end of the row and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"emerged into more dim candlelight, There was nobody there. All was echoing,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"dusty silence.    'He might be . . .' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"whispered hoarsely, peering down the next alley. 'Or maybe . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"He hurried to look down the one beyond that.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"'Harry?' said Hermione again.    'What?' he snarled.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
" 'I . . . I don't think Sirius is here.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  Nobody spoke. Harry did not want to look at any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of them. He felt sick. He did not understand why Sirius was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"not here. He had to be here. This was where he, Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"had seen him . . .    He ran up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the space at the end of the rows, staring down them. Empty","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"aisle after empty aisle flickered past. He ran the other way, back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"past his staring companions. There was no sign of Sirius anywhere, nor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"any hint of a struggle.    'Harry?' Ron called. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  'What?'    He did not want to hear","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"what Ron had to say; did not want to hear Ron tell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"him he had been stupid or suggest that they ought to go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"back to Hogwarts, but the heat was rising in his face and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"h; felt as though he would like to skulk down here in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the darkness for a long while before facing the brightness of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Atrium above and the others' accusing stares . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
" 'Have you seen this?' said Ron.    'What?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Harry, but eagerly this time - it had to be a sign","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"that Sirius had been there, a clue. He strode back to where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"they were all standing, a little way down row ninety-seven, but found","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"nothing except Ron staring at one of the dusty glass spheres on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the shelf.    'What?' Harry repeated glumly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"'It's - it's got your name on,' said Ron.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Harry moved a little closer. Ron was pointing at one of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"small glass spheres that glowed with a dull inner light, though it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"was very dusty and appeared not to have been touched for many","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"years.    'My name?' said Harry blankly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"He stepped forwards. Not as tall as Ron, he had to crane","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"his neck to read the yellowish label affixed to the shelf right","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"beneath    the dusty glass ball. In spidery writing was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"written a date of some sixteen years previously, and below that:S.P.T. to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"A.P.W.B.D.Dark Lordand (?)Harry PotterHarry stared at it.    'What is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"it?' Ron asked, sounding unnerved. 'What's your name doing down here?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"  He glanced along at the other labels on that stretch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"of shelf.    'I'm not here,' he said, sounding perplexed.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"'None of the rest of us are here.'    'Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"I don't think you should touch it,' said Hermione sharply, as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"stretched out his hand.    'Why not?' he said. 'It's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"something to do with me, isn't it?'    'Don't, Harry,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"said Neville suddenly. Harry looked at him. Neville's round face was shining","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"slightly with sweat. He looked as though he could not take much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"more suspense.    'It's got my name on,' said Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"   And feeling slightly reckless, he closed his fingers around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"the dusty ball's surface. He had expected it to feel cold, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"it did not. On the contrary, it felt as though it had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"been lying in the sun for hours, as though the glow of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"light within was warming it. Expecting, even hoping, that something dramatic was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"going to happen, something exciting that might make their long and dangerous","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"journey worth while after all, Harry lifted the glass ball down from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"its shelf and stared at it.    Nothing whatsoever happened.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"The others moved in closer around Harry, gazing at the orb as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"he brushed it free of the clogging dust.    And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"then, from right behind them, a drawling voice spoke.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"'Very good, Potter. Now turn around, nice and slowly, and give that to me.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-34"
"Beyond the VeilBlack shapes were emerging out of thin air all around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"them, blocking their way left and right; eyes glinted through slits in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"hoods, a dozen lit wand tips were pointing directly at their hearts;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Ginny gave a gasp of horror.    'To me, Potter,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"repeated the drawling voice of Lucius Malfoy as he held out his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"hand, palm up.    Harry's insides plummeted sickeningly. They were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"trapped, and outnumbered two to one.    'To me,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Malfoy yet again.    'Where's Sirius?' Harry said.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" Several of the Death Eaters laughed; a harsh female voice from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the midst of the shadowy figures to Harry's left said triumphantly, The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Dark Lord always knows!'    'Always,' echoed Malfoy softly. 'Now,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"give me the prophecy, Potter.'    'I want to know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"where Sirius is!'    'I want to know where Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"is!' mimicked the woman to his left.    She and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"her fellow Death Eaters had closed in so that they were mere","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"feet away from Harry and the others, the light from their wands","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"dazzling Harry's eyes.    'You've got him,' said Harry, ignoring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the rising panic in his chest, the dread he had been fighting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"since they had first entered the ninety-seventh row. 'He's here. I know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"he is.'    'The little baby woke up fwightened and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"fort what it dweamed was twoo,' said the woman in a horrible,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"mock baby voice. Harry felt Ron stir beside him.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'Don't do anything,' Harry muttered. 'Not yet - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"The woman who had mimicked him let out a raucous scream of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"laughter.    'You hear him? You hear him? Giving instructions","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"to the other children as though he thinks of fighting us!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'Oh, you don't know Potter as I do, Bellatrix,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Malfoy softly. 'He has a great weakness for heroics; the Dark Lord","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"understands this about him. Now give me the prophecy, Potter.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" 'I know Sirius is here,' said Harry, though panic was causing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his chest to constrict and he felt as though he could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"breathe properly. 'I know you've got him!'    More of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the Death Eaters laughed, though the woman laughed loudest of all. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'It's time you learned the difference between life and dreams,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Potter,' said Malfoy. 'Now give me the prophecy, or we start using","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"wands.'    'Go on, then,' said Harry, raising his own","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"wand to chest height. As he did so, the five wands of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Ron, Hermione, Neville, Ginny and Luna rose on either side of him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"The knot in Harry's stomach tightened. If Sirius really was not here,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"he had led his friends to their deaths for no reason at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"all . . .    But the Death Eaters did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"not strike.    'Hand over the prophecy and no one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"need get hurt,' said Malfoy coolly.    It was Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"turn to laugh.    'Yeah, right!' he said. 'I give","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"you this - prophecy, is it? And you'll just let us skip","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"off home, will you?'    The words were hardly out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of his mouth when the female Death Eater shrieked: 'Accio proph- ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  Harry was just ready for her: he shouted 'Protego' before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"she had finished her spell, and though the glass sphere slipped to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the tips of his fingers he managed to cling on to it.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'Oh, he knows how to play, little bitty baby","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Potter,' she said, her mad eyes staring through the slits in her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"hood. 'Very well, then - '    'I TOLD YOU,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"NO!' Lucius Malfoy roared at the woman. 'If you smash it -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"!'    Harry's mind was racing. The Death Eaters wanted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"this dusty spun-glass sphere. He had no interest in it. He just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"wanted to get them all out of this alive, to make sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"none of his friends paid a terrible price for his stupidity .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
". .    The woman stepped forward, away from her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"fellows, and pulled off her hood. Azkaban had hollowed Bellatrix Lestrange's face,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"making it gaunt and skull-like, but it was alive with a feverish,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"fanatical glow.    'You need more persuasion?' she said, her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"chest rising and falling rapidly. 'Very well - take the smallest one,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"she ordered the Death Eaters beside her. 'Let him watch while we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"torture the little girl. I'll do it.'    Harry felt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the others close in around Ginny; he stepped sideways so that he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"was right in front of her, the prophecy held up to his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"chest.    'You'll have to smash this if you want","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"to attack any of us,' he told Bellatrix. 'I don't think your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"boss will be too pleased if you come back without it, will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"he?'    She did not move; she merely stared at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"him, the tip of her tongue moistening her thin mouth.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" 'So,' said Harry, 'what kind of prophecy are we talking about,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"anyway?'    He could not think what to do but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"to keep talking. Neville's arm was pressed against his, and he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"feel him shaking; he could feel one of the others' quickened breath","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"on the back of his head. He was hoping they were all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"thinking hard about ways to get out of this, because his mind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"was blank.    'What kind of prophecy?' repeated Bellatrix, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"grin fading from her face. 'You jest, Harry Potter.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'Nope, not jesting,' said Harry, his eyes flicking from Death Eater to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Death Eater, looking for a weak link, a space through which they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"could escape. 'How come Voldemort wants it?    Several of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the Death Eaters let out low hisses.    'You dare","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"speak his name?' whispered Bellatrix.    'Yeah,' said Harry, maintaining","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his tight grip on the glass ball, expecting another attempt to bewitch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"it from him. 'Yeah, I've got no problem with saying Vol- ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'Shut your mouth!' Bellatrix shrieked. 'You dare speak his name","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"with your unworthy lips, you dare besmirch it with your half-blood's tongue,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"you dare - '    'Did you know he's a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"half-blood too?' said Harry recklessly. Hermione gave a little moan in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"ear. 'Voldemort? Yeah, his mother was a witch but his dad was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"a Muggle - or has he been telling you lot he's pure-blood?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'STUPEF-'    'NO!'    A jet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of red light had shot from the end of Bellatrix Lestrange's wand,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"but Malfoy had deflected it; his spell caused hers to hit the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"shelf a foot to the left of Harry and several of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"glass orbs there shattered.    Two figures, pearly-white as ghosts,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"fluid as smoke, unfurled themselves from the fragments of broken glass upon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the floor and each began to speak; their voices vied with each","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"other, so that only fragments of what they were saying could be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"heard over Malfoy and Bellatrix's shouts.    '. . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"at the solstice will come a new . . .' said the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"figure of an old, bearded man.    'DO NOT ATTACK!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"WE NEED THE PROPHECY!'    'He dared - he dares","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"- ' shrieked Bellatrix incoherently, 'he stands there - filthy half-blood -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'    'WAIT UN'I'LL WE'VE GOT THE PROPHECY!' bawled Malfoy.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   '. . . and none will come after .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
". .' said the figure of a young woman.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"The two figures that had burst from the shattered spheres had melted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"into thin air. Nothing remained of them or their erstwhile homes but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"fragments of glass upon the floor. They had, however, given Harry an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"idea. The problem was going to be conveying it to the others.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'You haven't told me what's so special about this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"prophecy I'm supposed to be handing over,' he said, playing for time.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"He moved his foot slowly sideways, feeling around for someone else's. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'Do not play games with us, Potter,' said Malfoy. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'I'm not playing games,' said Harry, half his mind on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the conversation, half on his wandering foot. And then he found someone's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"toes and pressed down upon them. A sharp intake of breath behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"him told him they were Hermione's.    'What?' she whispered.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'Dumbledore never told you the reason you bear that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"scar was hidden in the bowels of the Department of Mysteries?' Malfoy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"sneered.    'I - what?' said Harry. And for a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"moment he quite forgot his plan. 'What about my scar?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" 'What?' whispered Hermione more urgently behind him.    'Can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"this be?' said Malfoy, sounding maliciously delighted; some of the Death Eaters","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"were laughing again, and under cover of their laughter, Harry hissed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Hermione, moving his lips as little as possible, 'Smash shelves - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'Dumbledore never told you?' Malfoy repeated. 'Well, this explains","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"why you didn't come earlier, Potter, the Dark Lord wondered why -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'    ' - when I say now - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   ' - you didn't come running when he showed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"you the place where it was hidden in your dreams. He thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"natural curiosity would make you want to hear the exact wording .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
". .'    'Did he?' said Harry. Behind him he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"felt rather than heard Hermione passing his message to the others and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"he sought to keep talking, to distract the Death Eaters. 'So he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"wanted me to come and get it, did he? Why?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" 'Why?' Malfoy sounded incredulously delighted. 'Because the only people who are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"permitted to retrieve a prophecy from the Department of Mysteries, Potter, are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"those about whom it was made, as the Dark Lord discovered when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"he attempted to use others .o steal it for him.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" 'And why did he want to steal a prophecy about me?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'About both of you, Potter, about both of you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
". . . haven't you ever wondered why the Dark Lord tried","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"to kill you as a baby?'    Harry stared into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the slitted eye-holes through which Malfoy's grey eyes were gleaming. Was this","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"prophecy the reason Harry's parents had died, the reason he carried his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"lightning-bolt scar? Was the answer to all of this clutched in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"hand?    'Someone made a prophecy about Voldemort and me?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"he said quietly, gazing at Lucius Malfoy, his fingers tightening over the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"warm glass sphere in his hand. It was hardly larger than a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Snitch and still gritty with dust. 'And he's made me come and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"get it for him? Why couldn't he come and get it himself?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'Get it himself?' shrieked Bellatrix, over a cackle of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"mad laughter.    The Dark Lord, walk into the Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of Magic, when they are so sweetly ignoring his return? The Dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Lord, reveal himself to the Aurors, when at the moment they are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"wasting their time on my dear cousin?'    'So, he's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"got you doing his dirty work for him, has he?' said Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'Like he tried to get Sturgis to steal it - and Bode?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'Very good, Potter, very good . . .' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Malfoy slowly. 'But the Dark Lord knows you are not unintell- ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'NOW!' yelled Harry.    Five different voices behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"him bellowed, 'REDUCTO!' Five curses flew in five different directions and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"shelves opposite them exploded as they hit; the towering structure swayed as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"a hundred glass spheres burst apart, pearly-white figures unfurled into the air","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"and floated there, their voices echoing from who knew what long-dead past","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"amid the torrent of crashing glass and splintered wood now raining down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"upon the floor - '    'RUN!' Harry yelled, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the shelves swayed precariously and more glass spheres began to fall from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"above. He seized a handful of Hermione's robes and dragged her forwards,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"holding one arm over his head as chunks of shelf and shards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of glass thundered down upon them. A Death Eater lunged forwards through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the cloud of dust and Harry elbowed him hard in the masked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"face; they were all yelling, there were cries of pain, and thunderous","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"crashes as the shelves collapsed upon themselves, weirdly echoing fragments of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Seers unleashed from their spheres - '    Harry found","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the way ahead clear and saw Ron, Ginny and Luna sprint past","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"him, their arms over their heads; something heavy struck him on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"side of the face but he merely ducked his head and sprinted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"onwards; a hand caught him by the shoulder; he: heard Hermione shout,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'Stupefy!' The hand released him at once - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"They were at the end of row ninety-seven; Harry turned right and began","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"to sprint in earnest; he could hear footsteps right behind him and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Hermione's voice urging Neville on; straight ahead, the door through which they","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"had come was ajar; Harry could see the glittering light of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"bell jar; he pelted through the doorway, the prophecy still clutched tight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"and safe in his hand, and waited for the others to hurtle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"over the threshold before slamming the door behind them - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'Colloportus!' gasped Hermione and the door sealed itself with an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"odd squelching noise.    'Where - where are the others?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"gasped Harry.    He had thought Ron, Luna and Ginny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"were ahead of them, that they would be waiting in this room,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"but there was nobody there.    'They must have gone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the wrong way!' whispered Hermione, terror in her face.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'Listen!' whispered Neville.    Footsteps and shouts echoed from behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the door they had just sealed; Harry put his ear close to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the door to listen and heard Lucius Malfoy roar, 'Leave Nott, leave","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"him, I say - his injuries will be nothing to the Dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Lord compared to losing that prophecy. Jugson, come back here, we need","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"to organise! We'll split into pairs and search, and don't forget, be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"gentle with Potter until we've got the prophecy, you can kill the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"others if necessary - 'Bellatrix, Rodolphus, you take the left; Crabbe, Rabastan,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"go right - 'Jugson, Dolohov, the door straight ahead - Macnair and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Avery, through here - Rookwood, over there - Mulciber, come with me!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'What do we do?' Hermione asked Harry, trembling from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"head to foot.    'Well, we don't stand here waiting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"for them to find us, for a start,' said Harry. 'Let's get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"away from this door.'    They ran as quietly as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"they could, past the shimmering bell jar where the tiny egg was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"hatching and unhatching, towards the exit into the circular hallway at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"far end of the room. They were almost there when Harry heard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"something large and heavy collide with the door Hermione had charmed shut.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'Stand aside!' said a rough voice. 'Alohomora!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" As the door flew open, Harry, Hermione and Neville dived under","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"desks. They could see the bottom of the two Death Eaters' robes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"drawing nearer, their feet moving rapidly.    They might've run","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"straight through to the hall,' said the rough voice.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'Check under the desks,' said another.    Harry saw the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"knees of the Death Eaters bend; poking his wand out from under","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the desk, he shouted, 'STUPEFY!'    A jet of red","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"light hit the nearest Death Eater; he fell backwards into a grandfather","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"clock and knocked it over; the second Death Eater, however, had leapt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"aside to avoid Harry's spell and was pointing his own wand at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Hermione, who was crawling out from under the desk to get a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"better aim.    'Avada -'    Harry launched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"himself across the floor and grabbed the Death Eater around the knees,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"causing him to topple and his aim to go awry. Neville overturned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"a desk in his anxiety to help; and pointing his wand wildly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"at the struggling pair, he cried:    'EXPELLIARMUS!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" Both Harry's and the Death Eater's wands flew out of their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"hands and soared back towards the entrance to the Hall of Prophecy;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"both scrambled to their feet and charged after them, the Death Eater","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"in front, Harry hot on his heels, and Neville bringing up the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"rear, plainly horrorstruck by what he had done.    'Get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"out of the way, Harry!' yelled Neville, clearly determined to repair the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"damage.    Harry flung himself sideways as Neville took aim","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"again and shouted:    'STUPEFY!'    The jet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of red light flew right over the Death Eaters shoulder and hit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"a glass-fronted cabinet on the wall full of variously shaped hour-glasses; the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"cabinet fell to the floor and burst apart, glass flying everywhere, sprang","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"back up on to the wall, fully mended, then fell down again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"and shattered - '    The Death Eater had snatched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"up his wand, which lay on the floor beside the glittering bell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"jar. Harry ducked down behind another desk as the man turned; his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"mask had slipped so that he couldn't see. He ripped it off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"with his free hand and shouted: 'STUP-'    'STUPEFY!' screamed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Hermione, who had just caught up with them. The jet of red","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"light hit the Death Eater in the middle of his chest: he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"froze, his arm still raised, his wand fell to the floor with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"a flatter and he collapsed backwards towards the bell jar. Harry expected","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"to hear a clunk, for the man to hit solid glass and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"slide off the jar on to the floor, but instead, his head","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"sank through the surface of the bell jar as though it were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"nothing but a soap bubble and he came to rest, sprawled on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his back on the table, with his head lying inside the jar","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"full of glittering wind.    'Accio wand!' cried Hermione. Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"wand flew from a dark corner into her hand and she threw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"it to him.    'Thanks,' he said. 'Right, let's get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"out of - '    'Look out!' said Neville, horrified.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"He was staring at the Deati Eater's head in the bell jar.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   All three of them raised their wands again, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"none of them struck: they were all gazing, open-mouthed, appalled, at what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"was happening to the man's head.    It was shrinking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"very fast, growing balder and balder, the black hair and stubble retracting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"into his skull; his cheeks becoming smooth, his skull round and covered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"with a peachlike fuzz . . .    A baby's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"head now sat grotesquely on top of the thick, muscled neck of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the Death Eater as he struggled to get up again; but even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"as they watched, their mouths open, the head began to swell to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"its previous proportions again; thick black hair was sprouting frori the pate","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"and chin . . .    'It's Time,' said Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"in an awestruck voice. Time . . .'    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Death Eater shook his ugly head again, trying to clear it, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"before he could pull himself together it began to shrink back to babyhood","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"once more . . .    There was a shout","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"from a room nearby, then a crash and a scream.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" 'RON?' Harry yelled, turning quickly from the monstrous transformation taking place","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"before them. 'GINNY? LUNA?'    'Harry!' Hermione screamed.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" The Death Eater had pulled his head out of the bell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"jar. His appearance was utterly bizarre, his tiny baby's head bawling loudly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"while his thick arms flailed dangerously in all directions, narrowly missing Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"who had ducked. Harry raised his wand but to his amazement Hermione","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"seized his arm.    'You can't hurt a baby!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  There was no time to argue the point; Harry could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"hear more footsteps growing louder from the Hall of Prophecy and knew,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"too late, that he ought not to have shouted and given away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"their position.    'Come on!' he said, and leaving the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"ugly baby-headed Death Eater staggering behind them they took off for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"door that stood open at the other end of the room, leading","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"back into the black hallway.    They had run halfway","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"towards it when Harry saw through the open door two more Death","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Eaters running across the black room towards them; veering left, he burst","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"instead into a small, dark, cluttered office and slammed the door behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"them.    'Collo - ' began Hermione, but before she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"could complete the spell the door had burst open and the two","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Death Eaters had come hurtling inside.    With a cry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of triumph, both yelled:    'IMPEDIMENTA.'    Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Hermione and Neville were all knocked backwards off their feet; Neville was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"thrown over the desk and disappeared from view; Hermione smashed into a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"bookcase and was promptly deluged in a cascade of heavy books; the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"back of Harry's head slammed into the stone wall behind him, tiny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"lights burst in front of his eyes and for a moment he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"was too dizzy and bewildered to react.    'WE'VE GOT","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"HIM!' yelled the Death Eater nearest Harry. 'IN AN OFFICE OFF -'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'Silencio!' cried Hermione and the man's voice was extinguished.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"He continued to mouth through the hole in his mask, but no","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"sound came out. He was thrust aside by his fellow Death Eater.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'Petrificus Totalus!' shouted Harry, as the second Death Eater","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"raised his wand. His arms and legs snapped together and he fell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"forwards, face down on to the rug at Harry's feet, stiff as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"a board and unable to move.    'Well done, Ha-'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   But the Death Eater Hermione had just struck dumb","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"made a sudden slashing movement with his wand; a streak of what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"looked like purple flame passed right across Hermione's chest. She gave a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"tiny 'Oh!' as though of surprise and crumpled on to the floor,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"where she lay motionless.    'HERMIONE!'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"fell to his knees beside her as Neville crawled rapidly towards her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"from under the desk, his wand held up in front of him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"The Death Eater kicked out hard at Neville's head as he emerged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"- his foot broke Neville's wand in two and connected with his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"face. Neville gave a howl of pain and recoiled, clutching his mouth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"and nose. Harry twisted around, his own wand held high, and saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"that the Death Eater had ripped off his mask and was pointing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his wand directly at Harry, who recognised the long, pale, twisted face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"from the Daily Prophet: Antonin Dolohov, the wizard who had murdered the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Prewetts.    Dolohov grinned. With his free hand, he pointed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"from the prophecy still clutched in Harry's hand, to himself, then at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Hermione. Though he could no longer speak, his meaning could not have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"been clearer. Give me the prophecy, or you get the same as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"her . . .    'Like you won't kill us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"all anyway, the moment I hand it over!' said Harry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" A whine of panic inside his head was preventing him thinking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"properly: he had one hand on Hermione's shoulder, which was still warm,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"yet did not dare look at her properly. Don't let her be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"dead, don't let her be dead, it's my fault if she's dead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
". . .    `Whaddever you do, Harry,' said Neville","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"fiercely from under the desk, lowering his hands to show a clearly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"broken nose and blood pouring down his mouth and chin, 'don'd gib","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"it to him!'    Then there was a crash outside","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the door and Dolohov looked over his shoulder - the baby-headed Death","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Eater had appeared in the doorway, his head bawling, his great fists","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"still flailing uncontrollably at everything around him. Harry seized his chance: ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'PETRIF1CUS TOTALUS!'    The spell hit Dolohov before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"he could block it and he toppled forwards across his comrade, both","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of them rigid as boards and unable to move an inch. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'Hermione,' Harry said at once, shaking her as the baby-headed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Death Eater blundered out of sight again. 'Hermione, wake up  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" 'Whaddid he do to her?' said Neville, crawling out from under","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the desk to kneel at her other side, blood streaming from his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"rapidly swelling nose.    'I dunno . . . '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   Neville groped for Hermione's wrist.    'Dat's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"a pulse, Harry, I'b sure id is.'    Such a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"powerful wave of relief swept through Harry that for a moment he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"felt light-headed.    'She's alive?'    'Yeah, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"dink so.'    There was a pause in which Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"listened hard for the sound of more footsteps, but all he could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"hear were the whimpers and blunderings of the baby-headed Death Eater in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the next room.    'Neville, we're not far from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"exit,' Harry whispered, 'we're right next to that circular room . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
". if we can just get you across it and find the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"right: door before any more Death Eaters come, I'll bet you can","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"get Hermione up the corridor and into the lift . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"then you could find someone . . . raise the alarm .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
". .'    'And whad are you going do do?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"said Neville, mopping his bleeding nose with his sleeve and frowning at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Harry.    'I've got to find the others,' said Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'Well, I'b going do find dem wid you,' said Neville","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"firmly.    'But Hermione - '    'We'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"dake her wid us,' said Neville firmly. 'I'll carry her - you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"bedder at fighding dem dan I ab -    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"stood up and seized one of Hermione's arms, glaring at Harry, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"hesitated, then grabbed the other and helped hoist Hermione's limp form over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Neville's shoulders.    'Wait,' said Harry, snatching up Hermione's wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"from the floor and shoving it into Neville's hand, 'you'd better take","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"this.'    Neville kicked aside the broken fragments of his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"own wand as they walked slowly towards the door.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'My gran's going do kill be,' said Neville thickly, blood spattering from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his nose as he spoke, 'dat was by dad's old wand.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  Harry stuck his head out of the door and looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"around cautiously. The baby-headed Death Eater was screaming and banging into things,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"toppling grandfather clocks and overturning desks, bawling and confused, while the glass-fronted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"cabinet that Harry now suspected had contained Time-Turners continued to fall, shatter","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"and repair itself on the wall behind them.    'He's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"never going to notice us, he whispered. 'C'mon . . . keep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"close behind me . . .'    They crept out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of the office and back towards the door into the black hallway,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"which now seemed completely deserted. They walked a few steps forwards, Neville","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"tottering slightly due to Hermione's weight; the door of the Time Room","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"swung shut behind them and the walls began to rotate once more.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"The recent blow on the back of Harry's head seemed to have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"unsteadied him; he narrowed his eyes, swaying slightly, until the walls stopped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"moving again. With a sinking heart, Harry saw that Hermione's fiery crosses","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"had faded from the doors.    'So which way d'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"reck-?'    But before they could make a decision as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"to which way to try, a door to their right sprang open","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"and three people fell out of it.    'Ron!' croaked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Harry, dashing towards them. 'Ginny - are you all - ?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'Harry,' said Ron, giggling weakly, lurching forwards, seizing the front","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of Harry's robes and gazing at him with unfocused eyes, 'there you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"are . . . ha ha ha . . . you look","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"funny, Harry . . . you're all messed up . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   Ron's face was very white and something dark was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"trickling from the corner of his mouth. Next moment his knees had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"given way, but he still clutched the front of Harry's robes, so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"that Harry was pulled into a kind of bow.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'Ginny?' Harry said fearfully. 'What happened?'    But Ginny shook","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"her head and slid down the wall into a sitting position, panting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"and holding her ankle.    'I think her ankle's broken,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"I heard something crack,' whispered Luna, who was bending over her and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"who alone seemed to be unhurt. 'Four of them chased us into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"a dark room full of planets; it was a very odd place,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"some of the time we were just floating in the dark -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'    'Harry, we saw Uranus up close!' said Ron,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"still giggling feebly. 'Get it, Harry? We saw Uranus - ha ha","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"ha - '    A bubble of blood grew at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the corner of Ron's mouth and burst.    ' -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"anyway, one of them grabbed Ginny's foot, I used the Reductcr Curse","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"and blew up Pluto in his face, but . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  Luna gestured hopelessly at Ginny, who was breathing in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"very shallow way, her eyes still closed.    'And what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"about Ron?' said Harry fearfully, as Ron continued to giggle, still hanging","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"off the front of Harry's robes.    'I don't know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"what they hit him with,' said Luna sadly, 'but he's gone a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"bit funny, I could hardly get him along at all.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" 'Harry,' said Ron, pulling Harry's ear down to his mouth and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"still giggling weakly, 'you know who this girl is, Harry? She's Loony","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
". . . Loony Lovegood . . . ha ha ha .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
". .'    'We've got to get out of here,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"said Harry firmly. 'Luna, can you help Ginny?'    'Yes,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"said Luna, sticking her wand behind her ear for safekeeping, then putting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"an arm around Ginny's waist and pulling her up.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'It's only my ankle, I can do it myself!' said Ginny impatiently,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"but next moment she had collapsed sideways and grabbed Luna for support.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Harry pulled Ron's arm over his shoulder just as, so many months","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"ago, he had pulled Dudley's. He looked around: they had a one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"in twelve chance of getting the exit right first time - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   He heaved Ron towards a door; they were within","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"a few feet of it when another door across the hall burst","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"open and three Death Eaters sped in, led. by Bellatrix Lestrange. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'There they are!' she shrieked.    Stunning Spells","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"shot across the room: Harry smashed his way through the door ahead,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"flung Ron unceremoniously from him and ducked back to help Neville in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"with Hermione: they were all over the threshold just in time to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"slam the door against Bellatrix.    'Colloportus!' shouted Harry, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"he heard three bodies slam into the door on the other side.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'It doesn't matter!' said a man's voice. There are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"other ways in - WE'VE GOT THEM, THEY'RE HERE!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Harry span around; they were back in the Brain Room and, sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"enough, there were doors all around the walls. He could hear footsteps","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"in the hall behind them as more Death Eaters came running to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"join the first.    'Luna - Neville - help me!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   The three of them tore around the room, sealing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the doors as they went; Harry crashed into a tbale and rolled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"over the top of it in his haste to reach the next","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"door:    'Colloportus!'    There were footsteps running","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"along behind the doors, every now and then another heavy body would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"launch itself against one, so it creaked and shuddered; Luna and Neville","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"were bewitching the doors along the opposite wall - then, as Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"reached the very top of the room, he heard Luna cry:  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" 'Collo- aaaaaaaaargh . . .'    He turned in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"time to see her flying through the air; five Death Eaters were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"surging into the room through the door she had not reached in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"time; Luna hit a desk, slid over its surface and on to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the floor on the other side where she lay sprawled, as still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"as Hermione.    'Get Potter!' shrieked Bellatrix, and she ran","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"at him; he dodged her and sprinted back up the room; he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"was safe as long as they thought they might hit the prophecy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"- '    'Hey!' said Ron, who had staggered to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his feet and was now tottering drunkenly towards Harry, giggling. 'Hey, Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"there are brains in here, ha ha ha, isn't that weird, Harry?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'Ron, get out of the way, get down -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'    But Ron had already pointed his wand at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the tank.    'Honest, Harry, they're brains - look -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Accio brain!'    The scene seemed momentarily frozen. Harry, Ginny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"and Neville and each of the Death Eaters turned in spite of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"themselves to watch the top of the tank as a brain burst","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"from the green liquid like a leaping fish: for a moment it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"seemed suspended in midair, then t soared towards Ron, spinning as it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"came, and what looked like ribbons of moving images flew from it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"unravelling like rolls of film -    'Ha ha ha,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Harry, look at it - ' said Ron, watching it disgorge its","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"gaudy innards, 'Harry, come and touch it; bet it's weird - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'RON, NO!'    Harry did not know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"what would happen if Ron touched the tentacles of thought now flying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"behind the brain, but he was sure it would not be anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"good. He darted forwards but Ron had already caught the brain in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his outstretched hands.    The moment they made contact with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his skin, the tentacles began wrapping themselves around Ron's arms like ropes.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'Harry, look what's happen- No - no - I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"don't like it - no, stop - stop - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" But the thin ribbons were spinning around Ron's chest now; he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"tugged and tore at them as the brain was pulled tight against","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"him like an octopus's body.    'Diffindo!' yelled Harry, trying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"to sever the feelers wrapping themselves tightly around Ron before his eyes,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"but they would not break. Ron fell over, still thrashing against his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"bonds.    'Harry, it'll suffocate him!' screamed Ginny, immobilised by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"her broken ankle on the floor - then a jet of red","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"light flew from one of the Death Eater's wands and hit her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"squarely in the face. She keeled over sideways and lay there unconscious.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'STUBEFY!' shouted Neville, wheeling around and waving Hermione's wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"at the oncoming Death Eaters, 'STUBEFY, STUBEFY!'    But nothing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"happened.    One of the Death Eaters shot their own","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Stunning Spell at Neville; it missed him by inches. Harry and Neville","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"were now the only two left fighting the five Death Eaters, two","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of whom sent off streams of silver light like arrows which missed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"but left craters in the wall behind them. Harry ran for it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"as Bellatrix Lestrange raced right at him: holding the prophecy high above","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his head, he sprinted back up the room; all he could think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of doing was to draw the Death Eaters away from the others.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   It seemed to have worked; they streaked after him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"knocking chairs and tables flying but not daring to bewitch him in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"case they hurt the prophecy, and he dashed through the only door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"still open, the one through which the Death Eaters themselves had come;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"inwardly praying that Neville would stay with Ron and find some way","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of releasing him. He ran a few feet into the new room","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"and felt the floor vanish - '    He was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"falling down steep stone step after steep stone step, bouncing on every","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"tier until at last, with a crash that knocked all the breath","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"out of his body, he landed flat on his back in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"sunken p t where the stone archway stood on its dais. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"whole room was ringing with the Death Eater's laughter: he looked up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"and saw the five who had been in the Brain Room descending","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"towards him, while as many more emerged through other doorways and began","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"leaping from bench to bench towards him. Harry got to his feet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"though his legs were trembling so badly they barely supported him: the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"prophecy was still miraculously unbroken in his left hand, his wand clutched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"tightly in his right. He backed away, looking around, trying to keep","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"all the Death Eaters within his sight. The back of his legs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"hit something solid: he had reached the dais where the archway stood.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"He climbed backwards onto it.    The Death Eaters all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"halted, gazing at him. Some were panting as hard as he was.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"One was bleeding badly; Dolohov, freed of the Body-Bind Curse, was leering,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his wand pointing straight at Harry's face.    'Potter, your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"race is run,' drawled Lucius Malfoy, pulling off his mask, 'now hand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"me the prophecy like a good boy.'    'Let -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"let the others go, and I'll give it to you!' said Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"desperately.    A few of the Death Eaters laughed. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'You are not in a position to bargain, Potter,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Lucius Malfoy, his pale face flushed with pleasure. 'You see, there are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"ten of us and only one of you . . . or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"hasn't Dumbledore ever taught you how to count?'    'He's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"dot alone!' shouted a voice from above them. 'He's still god be!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   Harry's heart sank: Neville was scrambling down the stone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"benches towards them, Hermione's wand held fast in his trembling hand. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'Neville - no - go back to Ron - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'STUBEFY!' Neville shouted again, pointing his wand at each","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Death Eater in turn. 'STUBEFY! 'STUBE - '    One","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of the largest Death Eaters seized Neville from behind, pinioning his arms","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"to his sides. He struggled and kicked; several of the Death Eaters","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"laughed.    'It's Longbottom, isn't it?' sneered Lucius Malfoy. 'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"your grandmother is used to losing family members to our cause . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
". your death will not come as a great shock.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" 'Longbottom?' repeated Bellatrix, and a truly evil smile lit her gaunt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"face. 'Why, I have had the pleasure of meeting your parents, boy.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'I DOE YOU HAB!' roared Neville, and he fought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"so hard against his captor's encircling grip that the Death Eater shouted,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'Someone Stun him!'    'No, no, no,' said Bellatrix. She","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"looked transported, alive with excitement as she glanced at Harry, then back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"at Neville. 'No, let's see how long Longbottom lasts before he cracks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"like his parents . . . unless Potter wants to give us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the prophecy.'    'DON'D GIB ID DO DEM!' roared Neville,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"who seemed beside himself, kicking and writhing as Bellatrix drew nearer to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"him and his captor, her wand raised. 'DON'D GIB ID DO DEM,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"HARRY!'    Bellatrix raised her wand. 'Crucio!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Neville screamed, his legs drawn up to his chest so that the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Death Eater holding him was momentarily holding him off the ground. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Death Eater dropped him and he fell to the floor, twitching and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"screaming in agony.    'That was just a taster!' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Bellatrix, raising her wand so that Neville's screams stopped and he lay","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"sobbing at her feet. She turned and gazed up at Harry. 'Now,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Potter, either give us the prophecy, or watch your little friend die","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the hard way!'    Harry did not have to think;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"there was no choice. The prophecy was hot with the heat of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his clutching hand as he held it out. Malfoy jumped forwards to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"take it.    Then, high above them, two more doors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"burst open and five more people sprinted into the room: Sirius, Lupin,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Moody, Tonks and Kingsley.    Malfoy turned, and raised his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"wand, but Tonks had already sent a Stunning Spell right at him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Harry did not wait to see whether it had made contact, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"dived off the dais out of the way. The Death Eaters were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"completely distracted by the appearance of the members of the Order, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"were now raining spells down upon them as they jumped from step","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"to step towards the sunken floor. Through the darting bodies, the flashes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of light, Harry could see Neville crawling along. He dodged another jet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of red light and flung himself flat on the ground to reach","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Neville.    Are you OK? he yelled, as another spell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"soared inches over their heads.    'Yes,' said Neville, trying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"to pull himself up.    'And Ron?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'I dink he's all righd - he was still fighding de brain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"when I lefd - '    The stone floor between","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"them exploded as a spell hit it, leaving a crater right where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Neville's hand had been only seconds before; both scrambled away from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"spot, then a thick arm came out of nowhere, seized Harry around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the neck and pulled him upright, so that his toes were barely","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"touching the floor.    'Give it to me,' growled a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"voice in his ear, 'give me the prophecy - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" The man was pressing so tightly on Harry's windpipe that he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"could not breathe. Through watering eyes he saw Sirius duelling with a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Death Eater some ten feet away; Kingsley was fighting two at once;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Tonks, still halfway up the tiered seats, was firing spells down at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Bellatrix - nobody seemed to realise that Harry was dying. He turned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his wand backwards towards the man's side, but had no breath to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"utter an incantation, and the man's free hand was groping towards the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"hand in which Harry was grasping the prophecy - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" 'AARGH!'    Neville had come lunging out of nowhere;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"unable to articulate a spell, he had jabbed Hermione's wand hard into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the eyehole of the Death Eater's mask. The man relinquished Harry at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"once with a howl of pain. Harry whirled around to face him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"and gasped:    'STUPEFY!'    The Death Eater","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"keeled over backwards and his mask slipped off: it was Macnair, Buckbeak's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"would-be killer, one of his eyes now swollen and bloodshot.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" Thanks!' Harry said to Neville, pulling him aside as Sirius and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his Death Eater lurched past, duelling so fiercely that their wands were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"blurs; then Harry's foot made contact with something round and hard and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"he slipped. For a moment he thought he had dropped the prophecy,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"but then he saw Moody's magical eye spinning away across the floor.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   Its owner was lying on his side, bleeding from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the head, and    his attacker was now bearing down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"upon Harry and Neville: Dolohov, his long pale face twisted with glee.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'Tarantallegra!' he shouted, his wand pointing at Neville, whose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"legs went immediately into a kind of frenzied tap-dance, unbalancing him and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"causing him to fall to the floor again. 'Now, Potter - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   He made the same slashing movement with his wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"that he had used on Hermione just as Harry yelled, 'Protego!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  Harry felt something streak across his face like a blunt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"knife; the force of it knocked him sideways and he fell over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Neville's jerking legs, but the Shield Charm had stopped the worst of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the spell.    Dolohov raised his wand again. 'Accio proph-'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   Sirius had hurtled out of nowhere, rammed Dolohov with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his shoulder and sent him flying out of the way. The prophecy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"had again flown to the tips of Harry's fingers but he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"managed to cling on to it. Now Sirius and Dolohov were duelling,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"their wands flashing like swords, sparks flying from their wand-tips - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   Dolohov drew back his wand to make the same","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"slashing movement he had used on Harry and Hermione. Springing up, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"yelled, 'Petrificus Totalus!' Once again, Dolohov's arms and legs snapped together and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"he keeled over backwards, landing with a crash on his back. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'Nice one!' shouted Sirius, forcing Harry's head down as a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"pair of Stunning Spells flew towards them. 'Now I want you to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"get out of- '    They both ducked again; a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"jet of green light had narrowly missed Sirius. Across the room Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"saw Tonks fall from halfway up the stone steps, her limp form","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"toppling from stone seat to stone seat and Bellatrix, triumphant, running back towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the fray.    'Harry, take the prophecy, grab Neville and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"run!' Sirius yelled, dashing to meet Bellatrix. Harry did not see what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"happened next: Kingsley swayed across his field of vision, battling with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"pockmarked and no longer masked Rookwood; another jet of green light flew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"over Harry's head as he launched himself towards Neville - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'Can you stand?' he bellowed in Neville's ear, as Neville's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"legs jerked and twitched uncontrollably. 'Put your arm round my neck -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   Neville did so - Harry heaved - Neville's legs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"were still lying in every direction, they would not support him, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"then, out of nowhere, a man lunged at them: both fell backwards,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Neville's legs waving wildly like an overturned beetle's, Harry with his left","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"arm held up in the air to try to save the small","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"glass ball from being smashed.    'The prophecy, give me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the prophecy, Potter!' snarled Lucus Malfoy's voice in his ear, and Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"felt the tip of Malfoy's wand pressing hard between his ribs. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'No - get - off - me . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Neville - catch it!'    Harry flung the prophecy across","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the floor, Neville span himself around on his back and scooped the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"ball to his chest. Malfoy pointed the wand instead at Neville, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Harry jabbed his own wand back over his shoulder and yelled, 'Impedimenta!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   Malfoy was blasted off his back. As Harry scrambled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"up again he looked around and saw Malfoy smash into the dais","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"on which Sirius and Bellatrix were now duelling. Malfoy aimed his wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"at Harry and Neville again, but before he could draw breath to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"strike, Lupin had jumped between them.    'Harry, round up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the others and GO!'    Harry seized Neville by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"shoulder of his robes and lifted him bodily on to the first","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"tier of stone steps; Neville's legs twitched and jerked and would not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"support his weight; Harry heaved again with all the strength he possessed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"and they climbed another step - '    A spell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"hit the stone bench at Harry's heel; it crumbled away and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"fell back to the step below. Neville sank to the ground, his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"legs still jerking and thrashing, and he thrust the prophecy into his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"pocket.    'Come on!' said Harry desperately, hauling at Neville's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"robes. 'Just try and push with your legs -'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"He gave another stupendous heave and Neville's robes tore all along the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"left seam - the small spun-glass ball dropped from his pocket and,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"before either of them could catch it, one of Neville's floundering feet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"kicked it: it flew some ten feet to their right and smashed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"on the step beneath them. As both of them stared at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"place where it had broken, appalled at what had happened, a pearly-white","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"figure with hugely magnified eyes rose into the air, unnoticed by any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"but them. Harry could see its mouth moving, but in all the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"crashes and screams and yells surrounding them, not one word of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"prophecy could he hear. The figure stopped speaking and dissolved into nothingness.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'Harry, I'b sorry!' cried Neville, his face anguished as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his legs continued to flounder. Tb so sorry, Harry, I didn'd bean","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"do - '    'It doesn't matter!' Harry shouted. 'Just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"try and stand, let's get out of - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"'Dubbledore!' said Neville, his sweaty face suddenly transported, staring over Harry's shoulder.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'What?'    'DUBBLEDORE!'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"turned to look where Neville was staring. Directly above them, framed in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the doorway from the Brain Room, stood Albus Dumbledore, his wand aloft,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"his face white and furious. Harry felt a kind of electric charge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"surge through every particle of his body - they were saved. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  Dumbledore sped down the steps past Neville and Harry, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"had no more thoughts of leaving. Dumbledore was already at the foot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"of the steps when the Death Eaters nearest realised he was there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"and yelled to the others. One of the Death Eaters ran for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"it, scrabbling like a monkey up the stone steps opposite. Dumbledore's spell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"pulled him back as easily and effortlessly as though he had hooked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"him with an invisible line - '    Only one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"pair was still battling, apparently unaware of the new arrival. Harry saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Sirius duck Bellatrix's jet of red light: he was laughing at her.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   'Come on, you can do better than that!' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"yelled, his voice echoing around the cavernous room.    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"second jet of light hit him squarely on the chest.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
" The laughter had not quite died from his face, but his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"eyes widened in shock.    Harry released Neville, though he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"was unaware of doing so. He was jumping down the steps again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"pulling out his wand, as Dumbledore, too, turned towards the dais. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  It seemed to take Sirius an age to tall: his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"body curved in a graceful arc as he sank backwards through the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"ragged veil hanging from the arch.    Harry saw the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"look of mingled fear and surprise on his godfathers wasted, once-handsome face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"as he fell through the ancient doorway and disappeared behind the veil,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"which fluttered for a moment as though in a high wind, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"fell back into place.    Harry heard Bellatrix Lestrange's triumphant","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"scream, but knew it meant nothing - Sirius had only just fallen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"through the archway, he would reappear from the other side any second","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
". . .    But Sirius did not reappear. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'SIRIUS!' Harry yelled. 'SIRIUS!'    He had reached","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"the floor, his breath coming in searing gasps. Sirius must be just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"behind the curtain, he, Harry, would pull him back out . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
".    But as he reached the ground and sprinted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"towards the dais, Lupin grabbed Harry around the chest, holding him back.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"   There's nothing you can do, Harry - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  'Get him, save him, he's only just gone through!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"  ' - it's too late, Harry.'    'We","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"can still reach him - ' Harry struggled hard and viciously, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"Lupin would not let go . . .    There's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"nothing you can do, Harry . . . nothing . . . he's gone.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-35"
"The Only OneHe Ever Feared'He hasn't gone!' Harry yelled.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"He did not believe it; he would not believe it; still he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"fought Lupin with every bit of strength he had. Lupin did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"understand; people hid behind that curtain; Harry had heard them whispering the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"first time he had entered the room. Sirius was hiding, simply lurking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"out of sight - '    'SIRIUS!' he bellowed. 'SIRIUS!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"   'He can't come back, Harry,' said Lupin, his voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"breaking as he struggled to contain Harry. 'He can't come back, because","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"he's d-    'HE - IS - NOT - DEAD!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"roared Harry. 'SIRIUS!'    There was movement going on around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"them, pointless bustling, the flashes of more spells. To Harry it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"meaningless noise, the deflected curses flying past them did not matter, nothing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"mattered except that Lupin should stop pretending that Sirius - who was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"standing feet from them behind that old curtain - was not going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"to emerge at any moment, shaking back his dark hair and eager","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"to re-enter the battle.    Lupin dragged Harry away from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the dais. Harry still staring at the archway, was angry at Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"now for keeping him waiting - '    But some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"part of him realised, even as he fought to break free from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Lupin, that Sirius had never kept him waiting before . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Sirius had risked everything, always, to see Harry to help him .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
". . if Sirius was not reappearing out of that archway when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Harry was yelling for him as though his life depended on it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the only possible explanation was that he could not come back .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
". . that he really was - '    Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"had most of the remaining Death haters grouped in the middle of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the room, seemingly immobilised by invisible ropes; Mad-Eye Moody had crawled across","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the room to where Tonks lay, and was attempting to revive her;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"behind the dais there were still flashes of light, grunts and cries","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"- Kingsley had run forward to continue Sirius's duel with Bellatrix. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"  'Harry?'    Neville had slid down the stone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"benches one by one to the place where Harry stood. Harry was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"no longer struggling against Lupin, who maintained a precautionary grip on his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"arm nevertheless.    'Harry . . . I'b really sorry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
". . .' said Neville. His legs were still dancing uncontrollably. 'Was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"dad man - was Sirius Black a - a friend of yours?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"   Harry nodded.    'Here,' said Lupin quietly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"and pointing his wand at Neville's legs he said, 'Finite.' The spell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"was lifted: Neville's legs fell back to the floor and remained still.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Lupin's face was pale. 'Let's - let's find the others. Where are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"they all, Neville?'    Lupin turned away from the archway","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"as he spoke. It sounded as though every word was causing him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"pain.    'Dey're all back dere,' said Neville. 'A brain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"addacked Ron bud I dink he's all righd - and Herbione's unconscious,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"bud we cou'.d feel a bulse - '    There","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"was a loud bang and a yell from behind the dais. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"saw Kingsley hit the ground yelling in pain: Bellatrix Lestrange turned tail","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"and ran as Dumbledore whipped around. He aimed a spell at her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"but she deflected it; she was halfway up the steps now -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"'    'Harry - no!' cried Lupin, but Harry had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"already ripped his arm from Lupin's slackened grip.    'SHE","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"KILLED SIRIUS!' bellowed Harry. 'SHE KILLED HIM - 'I'LL KILL HER!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"  And he was off, scrambling up the stone benches; people","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"were shouting behind him but he did not care. The hem of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Bellatrix's robes whipped out of sight ahead and they were back in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the room where the brains were swimming . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
" She aimed a curse over her shoulder. The tank rose into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the air and tipped. Harry was deluged in the foul-smelling potion within:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the brains slipped and slid over him and began spinning their long","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"coloured tentacles, but he shouted, `Wingardium Leviosa!' and they flew off him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"up into the air. Slipping and sliding, he ran on towards the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"door; he leapt over Luna, who was groaning on the floor, past","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Ginny, who said, 'Harry - what - ?', past Ron, who giggled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"feebly, and Hermione, who was still unconscious. He wrenched open the door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"into the circular black hall and saw Bellatrix disappearing through a door","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"on the other side of the room; beyond her was the corridor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"leading back to the lifts.    He ran, but she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"had slammed the door behind her and the walls were already rotating.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Once more, he was surrounded by streaks of blue light from the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"whirling candelabra.    'Where's the exit?' he shouted desperately, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the wall rumbled to a halt again. 'Where's the way out?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"  The room seemed to have been waiting for him to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"ask. The door right behind him flew open and the corridor towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the lifts stretched ahead of him, torch-lit and empty. He ran .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
". .    He could hear a lift clattering ahead;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"he sprinted up the passageway, swung around the corner and slammed his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"fist on to the button to call a second lift. It jangled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"and banged lower and lower; the grilles slid open and Harry dashed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"inside, now hammering the button marked 'Atrium'. The doors slid shut and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"he was rising . . .    He forced his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"way out of the lift before the grilles were fully open and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"looked around. Bellatrix was almost at the telephone lift at the other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"end of the hall, but she looked back as he sprinted towards","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"her and aimed another spell at him. He dodged behind the Fountain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"of Magical Brethren: the spell zoomed past him and hit the wrought-gold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"gates at the other end of the Atrium so that they rang","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"like bells. There were no more footsteps. She had stopped running. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"crouched behind the statues, listening.    'Come out, come out,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"little Harry!' she called in her mock baby voice, which echoed off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the polished wooden floors. 'What did you come after me for, then?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"I thought you were here to avenge my dear cousin!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"'I am!' shouted Harry, and a score of ghostly Harry's seemed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"chorus I am! I am! I am! all around the room. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"  'Aaaaaah . . . did you love him, little baby","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Potter?    Hatred rose in Harry such as he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"never known before; he flung himself out from behind the fountain and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"bellowed, 'Crucio!'    Bellatrix screamed: the spell had knocked her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"off her feet, but she did not writhe and shriek with pain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"as Neville had - she was already back on her feet, breathless,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"no longer laughing. Harry dodged behind the golden fountain again. Her counter-spell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"hit the head of the handsome wizard, which was blown off and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"landed twenty feet away, gouging long scratches into the wooden floor. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"  'Never used an Unforgivable Curse before, have you, boy?' she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"yelled. She had abandoned her baby voice now. 'You need to mean","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"them, Potter! You need to really want to cause pain - to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"enjoy it - righteous anger won't hurt me for long - I'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"show you how it is done, shall I? I'll give you a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"lesson - '    Harry was edging around the fountain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"on the other side when she screamed, 'Crucio!' and he was forced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"to duck down again as the centaur's arm, holding its bow, span","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"off and landed with a crash on the floor a short distance","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"from the golden wizard's head.    'Potter, you cannot win","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"against me!' she cried.    He could hear her moving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"to the right, trying to get a clear shot of him. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"backed around the statue away from her, crouching behind the centaur's legs,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"his head level with the house-elf's.    'I was and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"am the Dark Lord's most loyal servant. I learned the Dark Arts","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"from him, and I know spells of such power that you, pathetic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"little boy, can never hope to compete - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"'Stupefy!' yelled Harry. He had edged right around to where the goblin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"stood beaming up at the now headless wizard and taken aim at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"her back as she peered around the fountain. She reacted so fast","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"he barely had time to duck.    'Protege!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
" The jet of red light, his own Stunning Spell, bounced back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"at him. Harry scrambled back behind the fountain and one of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"goblin's ears went flying across the room.    'Potter, I'm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"going to give you one chance!' shouted Bellatrix. 'Give me the prophecy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"- roll it out towards me now - and I may spare","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"your life!'    'Well, you're going to have to kill","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"me, because it's gone!' Harry roared and, as he shouted it, pain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"seared across his forehead; his scar was on fire again, and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"felt a surge of fury that was quite unconnected with his own","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"rage. 'And he knows!' said Harry, with a mad laugh to match","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Bellatrix's own. 'Your dear old mate Voldemort knows it's gone! He's not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"going to be happy with you, is he?'    'What?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"What do you mean?' she cried, and for the first time there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"was fear in her voice.    The prophecy smashed when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"I was trying to get Neville up the steps! What do you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"think Voldemort'll say about that, then?'    His scar seared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"and burned . . . the pain of it was making his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"eyes stream . . .    'LIAR!' she shrieked, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"he could hear the terror behind the anger now. 'YOU'VE GOT IT,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"POTTER, AND YOU WILL GIVE IT TO ME! Accio prophecy! ACCIO PROPHECY!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"   Harry laughed again because he knew it would incense","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"her, the pain building in his head so badly he thought his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"skull might burst. He waved his empty hand from behind the one-eared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"goblin and withdrew it quickly as she sent another jet of green","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"light flying at him.    'Nothing there!' he shouted. 'Nothing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"to summon! It smashed and nobody heard what it said, tell your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"boss that!'    'No!' she screamed. 'It isn't true, you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"lying! MASTER, I TRIED, I TRIED - DO NOT PUNISH ME -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"'    'Don't waste your breath!' yelled Harry, his eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"screwed up against the pain in his scar, now more terrible than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"ever. 'He can't hear you from here!'    'Can't I,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Potter?' said a high, cold voice.    Harry opened his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"eyes.    Tall, thin and black-hooded, his terrible snakelike face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"white and gaunt, his scarlet, slit-pupilled eyes staring . . . Lord","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Voldemort had appeared in the middle of the hall, his wand pointing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"at Harry who stood frozen, quite unable to move.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"'So, you smashed my prophecy?' said Voldemort softly, staring at Harry with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"those pitiless red eyes. 'No, Bella, he is not lying . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
". I see the truth looking at me from within his worthless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"mind . . . months of preparation, months of effort . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
". and my Death Eaters have let Harry Potter thwart me again","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
". . .'    'Master, I am sorry, I knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"not, I was fighting the Animagus Black!' sobbed Bellatrix, flinging herself down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"at Voldemort's feet as he paced slowly nearer. 'Master, you should know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"- '    'Be quiet, Bella,' said Voldemort dangerously. 'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"shall deal with you in a moment. Do you think I have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"entered the Ministry of Magic to hear your snivelling apologies?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
" 'But Master - he is here - he is below -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"'    Voldemort paid no attention.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"have nothing more to say to you, Potter,' he said quietly. 'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"have irked me too often, for too long. AVADA KEDAVRA!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
" Harry had not even opened his mouth to resist; his mind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"was blank, his wand pointing uselessly at the floor.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"But the headless golden statue of the wizard in the fountain had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"sprung alive, leaping from its plinth to land with a crash on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the floor between Harry and Voldemort. The spell merely glanced off its","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"chest as the statue flung out its arms to protect Harry. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"  'What - ?' cried Voldemort, staring around. And then he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"breathed, 'Dumbledore!'    Harry looked behind him, his heart pounding. Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"was standing in front of the golden gates.    Voldemort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"raised his wand and another jet of green light streaked at Dumbledore,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"who turned and was gone in a whirling of his cloak. Next","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"second, he had reappeared behind Voldemort and waved his wand towards the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"remnants of the fountain. The other statues sprang to life. The statue","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"of the witch ran at Bellatrix, who screamed and sent spells streaming","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"uselessly off its chest, before it dived at her, pinning her to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the floor. Meanwhile, the goblin and the house-elf scuttled towards the fireplaces","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"set along the wall and the one-armed centaur galloped at Voldemort, who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"vanished and reappeared beside the pool. The headless statue thrust Harry backwards,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"away from the fight, as Dumbledore advanced on Voldemort and the golden","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"centaur cantered around them both.    'It was foolish to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"come here tonight, Tom,' said Dumbledore calmly. The Aurors are on their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"way - '    'By which time I shall be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"gone, and you will be dead!' spat Voldemort. He sent another killing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"curse at Dumbledore but missed, instead hitting the security guard's desk, which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"burst into flame.    Dumbledore flicked his own wand: the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"force of the spell that emanated from it was such that Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"though shielded by his golden guard, felt his hair stand on end","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"as it passed and this time Voldemort was forced to conjure a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"shining silver shield out of thin air to deflect it. The spell,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"whatever it was, caused no visible damage to the shield, though a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"deep, gong-like note reverberated from it - an oddly chilling sound. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"  'You do not seek to kill me, Dumbledore?' called Voldemort,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"his scarlet eyes narrowed over the top of the shield. 'Above such","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"brutality, are you?'    'We both know that there are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"other ways of destroying a man, Tom,' Dumbledore said calmly, continuing to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"walk towards Voldemort as though he had not a fear in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"world, as though nothing had happened to interrupt his stroll up the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"hall. 'Merely taking your life would not satisfy me, I admit -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"'    There is nothing worse than death, Dumbledore!' snarled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Voldemort.    'You are quite wrong,' said Dumbledore, still closing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"in upon Voldemort and speaking as lightly as though they were discussing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the matter over drinks. Harry felt scared to see him walking along,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"undefended, shieldless; he wanted to cry out a warning, but his headless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"guard kept shunting him backwards towards the wall, blocking his every attempt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"to gel out from behind it. 'Indeed, your failure to understand that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"there are things much worse than death has always been your greatest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"weakness - '    Another jet of green light flew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"from behind the silver shield. This time it was the one-armed centaur,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"galloping in front of Dumbledore, that took the blast and shattered into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"a hundred pieces, but before the fragments had even hit the floor,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Dumbledore had drawn back his wand and waved it as though brandishing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"a whip. A long thin flame flew from the tip; it wrapped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"itself around Voldemort, shield and all. For a moment, it seemed Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"had won, but then the fiery rope became a serpent, which relinquished","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"its hold on Voldemort at once and turned, hissing furiously, to face","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Dumbledore.    Voldemort vanished; the snake reared from the floor,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"ready to strike - '    There was a burst","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"of flame in midair above Dumbledore just as Voldemort reappeared, standing on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the plinth in the middle of the pool where so recently the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"five statues had stood.    'Look out!' Harry yelled. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"  But even as he shouted, another jet of green light","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"flew at Dumbledore from Voldemort's wand and the snake struck - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"   Fawkes swooped down in front of Dumbledore, opened his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"beak wide and swallowed the jet of green light whole: he burst","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"into flame and fell to the floor, small, wrinkled and flightless. At","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the same moment, Dumbledore brandished his wand in one long, fluid movement","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"- the snake, which had been an instant from sinking its fangs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"into him, flew high into the air and vanished in a wisp","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"of dark smoke; and the water in the pool rose up and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"covered Voldemort like a cocoon of molten glass.    For","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"a few seconds Voldemort was visible only as a dark, rippling, faceless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"figure, shimmering and indistinct upon the plinth, clearly struggling to throw off","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the suffocating mass - '    Then he was gone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"and the water fell with a crash back into its pool, slopping","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"wildly over the sides, drenching the polished floor.    'MASTER!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"screamed Bellatrix.    Sure it was over, sure Voldemort had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"decided to flee, Harry made to run out from behind his statue","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"guard, but Dumbledore bellowed: 'Stay where you are, Harry!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"For the first time, Dumbledore sounded frightened. Harry could not see why:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the hall was quite empty but for themselves, the sobbing Bellatrix still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"trapped under the witch statue, and the baby phoenix Fawkes croaking feebly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"on the floor - '    Then Harry's scar burst","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"open and he knew he was dead: it was pain beyond imagining,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"pain past endurance - '    He was gone from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the hall, he was locked in the coils of a creature with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"red eyes, so tightly bound that Harry did not know where his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"body ended and the creatures began: they were fused together, bound by","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"pain, and there was no escape - '    And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"when the creature spoke, it used Harry's mouth, so that in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"agony he felt his jaw move . . .   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"'Kill me now, Dumbledore . . .'    Blinded and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"dying, every part of him screaming for release, Harry felt the creature","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"use him again . . .    'If death is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"nothing, Dumbledore, kill the boy . . .'    Let","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the pain stop, thought Harry . . . let him kill us","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
". . . end it, Dumbledore . . . death is nothing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"compared to this . . .    And I'll see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Sirius again . . .    And as Harry's heart","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"filled with emotion, the creatures coils loosened, the pain was gone; Harry was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"lying face down on the floor, his glasses gone, shivering as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"he lay upon ice, not wood . . .   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"And there were voices echoing through the hall, more voices than there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"should have been . . . Harry opened his eyes, saw his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"glasses lying by the heel of the headless statue that had been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"guarding him, but which now lay flat on its back, cracked and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"immobile. He put them on and raised his head a little to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"find Dumbledore's crooked nose inches from his own.    'Are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"you all right, Harry?'    'Yes,' said Harry, shaking so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"violently he could not hold his head up properly. 'Yeah, I'm -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"where's Voldemort, where - who are all these - what's - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"   The Atrium was full of people; the floor was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"reflecting the emerald green flames that had burst into fire in all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the fireplaces along one wall; and streams of witches and wizards were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"emerging from them. As Dumbledore pulled him back to his feet, Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"saw the tiny gold statues of the house-elf and the goblin, leading","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"a stunned-looking Cornelius Fudge forward.    'He was there!' shouted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"a scarlet-robed man with a ponytail, who was pointing at a pile","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"of golden rubble on the other side of the hall, where Bellatrix","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"had lain trapped only moments before. 'I saw him, Mr Fudge, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"swear it was You-Know-Who, he grabbed a woman and Disapparated!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
" 'I know, Williamson, I know, I saw him too!' gibbered Fudge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"who was wearing pyjamas under his pinstriped cloak and was gasping as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"though he had just run miles. 'Merlin's beard - here - here!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"- in the Ministry of Magic! - great heavens above - it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"doesn't seem possible - my word - how can this be -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"?'    'If you proceed downstairs into the Department of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Mysteries, Cornelius,' said Dumbledore - apparently satisfied that Harry was all right,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"and walking forwards so that the newcomers realised he was there for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the first time (a few of them raised their wands; others simply","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"looked amazed; the statues of the elf and goblin applauded and Fudge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"jumped so much that his slipper-clad feet left the floor) - 'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"will find several escaped Death Eaters contained in the Death Chamber, bound","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"by an Anti-Disapparation Jinx and awaiting your decision as to what to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"do with them.'    'Dumbledore!' gasped Fudge, beside himself with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"amazement. 'You - here - I - I - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
" He looked wildly around at the Aurors he had brought with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"him and it could not have been clearer that he was in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"half a mind to cry, 'Seize him!'    'Cornelius, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"am ready to fight your men - and win, again!' said Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"in a thunderous voice. 'But a few minutes ago you saw proof,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"with your own eyes, that I have been telling you the truth","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"for a year. Lord Voldemort has returned, you have been chasing the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"wrong man for twelve months, and it is time you listened to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"sense!'    'I - don't - well -' blustered Fudge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"looking around as though hoping somebody was going to tell him what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"to do. When nobody did, he said, 'Very well - Dawlish! Williamson!","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Go down to the Department of Mysteries and see . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Dumbledore, you - you will need to tell me exactly - the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Fountain of Magical Brethren - what happened?' he added in a kind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"of whimper, staring around at the floor, where the remains of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"statues of the witch, wizard and centaur now lay scattered.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
" 'We can discuss that after I have sent Harry back to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Hogwarts,' said Dumbledore.    'Harry - Harry Potter?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
" Fudge wheeled around and stared at Harry, who was still standing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"against the wall beside the fallen statue that had guarded him during","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Dumbledore and Voldemort's duel.    'He - here?' said Fudge,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"goggling at Harry. 'Why - what's all this about?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"'I shall explain everything,' repeated Dumbledore, 'when Harry is back at school.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"   He walked away from the pool to the place","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"where the golden wizard's head lay on the floor. He pointed his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"wand at it and muttered, 'Portus.' The head glowed blue and trembled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"noisily against the wooden floor for a few seconds, then became still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"once more.    'Now see here, Dumbledore!' said Fudge, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Dumbledore picked up the head and walked back to Harry carrying it.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"'You haven't got authorisation for that Portkey! You can't do things like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"that right in front of the Minister for Magic, you - you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"- '    His voice faltered as Dumbledore surveyed him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"magisterially over his half-moon spectacles.    'You will give the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"order to remove Dolores Umbridge from Hogwarts,' said Dumbledore. 'You will tell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"your Aurors to stop searching for my Care of Magical Creatures teacher","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"so that he can return to work. I will give you .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
". .' Dumbledore pulled a watch with twelve hands from his pocket","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"and surveyed it. . . half an hour of my time tonight,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"in which I think we shall be more than able to cover","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"the important points of what has happened here. After that, I shall","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"need to return to my school. If you need more help from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"me you are, of course, more than welcome to contact me at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Hogwarts. Letters addressed to the Headmaster will find me.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"Fudge goggled worse than ever; his mouth was open and his round","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"face grew pinker under his rumpled grey hair.    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"- you - '    Dumbledore turned his back on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"him.    'Take this Portkey, Harry.'    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"held out the golden head of the statue and Harry placed his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"hand on it, past caring what he did next or where he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"went.    'I shall see you in half an hour,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"said Dumbledore quietly 'One . . . two . . . three","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"   Harry felt the familiar sensation of a hook being","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"jerked behind his navel. The polished wooden floor was gone from beneath","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"his feet; the Atrium, Fudge and Dumbledore had all disappeared and he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"was flying forwards in a whirlwind of colour and sound . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-36"
"The Lost ProphecyHarry's feet hit solid ground; his knees buckled a little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"and the golden wizard's head fell with a resounding clunk to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"floor. He looked around and saw that he had arrived in Dumbledore's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"office.    Everything seemed to have repaired itself during the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Headmasters absence. The delicate silver instruments stood once more on the spindle-legged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"tables, puffing and whirring serenely. The portraits of the headmasters and headmistresses","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"were snoozing in their frames, heads lolling back in armchairs or against","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the edge of the; picture. Harry looked through the window. There was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"a cool line of pale green along the horizon: dawn was approaching.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   The silence and the stillness, broken only by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"occasional grunt or snuffle of a sleeping portrait, was unbearable to him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"If his surroundings could have reflected the feelings inside him, the pictures","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"would have been screaming in pain. He walked around the quiet, beautiful","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"office, breathing quickly, trying not to think. But he had to think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". . . there was no escape . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" It was his fault Sirius had died; it was all his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"fault. If he, Harry, had not been stupid enough to fall for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Voldemort's trick, if he had not been so convinced that what he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"had seen in his dream was real, if he had only opened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"his mind to the possibility that Voldemort was, as Hermione had said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"banking on Harry's love of playing the hero . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"  It was unbearable, he would not think about it, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"could not stand it . . . there was a terrible hollow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"inside him he did not want to feel or examine, a dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"hole where Sirius had been, where Sirius had vanished; he did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"want to have to be alone with that great, silent space, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"could not stand it - '    A picture behind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"him gave a particularly loud grunting snore, and a cool voice said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'Ah . . . Harry Potter . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Phineas Nigellus gave a long yawn, stretching his arms as he surveyed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Harry out of shrewd, narrow eyes.    'And what brings","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you here in the early hours of the morning?' said Phineas eventually.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"This office is supposed to be barred to all but the rightful","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Headmaster. Or has Dumbledore sent you here? Oh, don't tell me .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". .' He gave another shuddering yawn. 'Another message for my worthless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"great-great-grandson?'    Harry could not speak. Phineas Nigellus did not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"know that Sirius was dead, but Harry could not tell him. To","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"say it aloud would be to make it final, absolute, irretrievable. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"  A few more of the portraits had stirred now. Terror","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of being interrogated made Harry stride across the room and seize the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"doorknob.    It would not turn. He was shut in.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   'I hope this means,' said the corpulent, red-nosed wizard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"who hung on the wall behind the Headmasters desk, 'that Dumbledore will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"soon be back among us?'    Harry turned. The wizard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"was surveying him with great interest. Harry nodded. He tugged again on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the doorknob behind his back, but it remained immovable.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'Oh good,' said the wizard. 'It has been very dull without him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"very dull indeed.'    He settled himself on the throne-like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"chair on which he had been painted and smiled benignly upon Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   'Dumbledore thinks very highly of you, as I am","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"sure you know,' he said comfortably. 'Oh yes. Holds you in great","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"esteem.'    The guilt filling the whole of Harry's chest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"like some monstrous, weighty parasite, now writhed and squirmed. Harry could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"stand this, he could not stand being himself any more . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". he had never felt more trapped inside his own head and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"body, never wished so intensely that he could be somebody, anybody else","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". . .    The empty fireplace burst into emerald","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"green flame, making Harry leap away from the door, staring at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"man spinning inside the grate. As Dumbledore's tall form unfolded itself from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the fire, the wizards and witches on the surrounding walls jerked awake,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"many of them giving cries of welcome.    Thank you,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"said Dumbledore softly.    He did not look at Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"at first, but walked over to the perch beside the door and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"withdrew, from an inside pocket of his robes, the tiny, ugly, featherless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Fawkes, whom he placed gently on the tray of soft ashes beneath","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the golden post where the full-grown Fawkes usually stood.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'Well, Harry,' said Dumbledore, finally turning away from the baby bird, 'you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"will be pleased to hear that none of your fellow students are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"going to suffer lasting damage from the night's events.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Harry tried to say, 'Good,' but no sound came out. It seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to him that Dumbledore was reminding him of the amount of damage","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"he had caused, and although Dumbledore was for once looking at him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"directly, and although his expression was kindly rather than accusatory, Harry could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"not bear to meet his eyes.    'Madam Pomfrey is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"patching everybody up,' said Dumbledore 'Nymphadora Tonks may need to spend a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"little time in St Mungos, but it seems she will make a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"full recovery.'    Harry contented himself with nodding at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"carpet, which was growing lighter as the sky outside grew paler. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"was sure all the: portraits around the room were listening closely to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"every wore! Dumbledore spoke, wondering where Dumbledore and Harry had been, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"why there had been injuries.    'I know how you're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"feeling, Harry,' said Dumbledore very quietly.    'No, you don't,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"said Harry, and his voice was suddenly loud and strong; white-hot anger","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"leapt inside him; Dumbledore knew nothing about his feelings.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'You see, Dumbledore?' said Phineas Nigellus slyly. 'Never try to understand the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"students. They hate it. They would much rather be tragically misunderstood, wallow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"in self-pity, stew in their own - '    That's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"enough, Phineas,' said Dumbledore.    Harry turned his back on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Dumbledore and stared determinedly out of the window. He could see the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Quidditch stadium in the distance. Sirius had appeared there once, disguised as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the shaggy black dog, so he could watch Harry play . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". he had probably come to see whether Harry was as good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"as James had been . . . Harry had never asked him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". . .    There  is  no ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"shame   in  what  you  are  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"feeling,  Harry,'  said Dumbledore's voice. 'On the contrary . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". the fact that you can feel pain like this is your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"greatest strength.'    Harry felt the white-hot anger lick his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"insides, blazing in the terrible emptiness, filling him with the desire to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"hurt Dumbledore for his calmness and his empty words.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'My greatest strength, is it?' said Harry, his voice shaking as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"stared out at the Quidditch stadium, no longer seeing it. 'You haven't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"got a clue . . . you don't know . . .`","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   'What don't I know?' asked Dumbledore calmly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" It was too much. Harry turned around, shaking with rage. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"  'I don't want to talk about how I feel, all","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"right?'    'Harry, suffering like this proves you are still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"a man! This pain is part of being human - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" 'THEN - I - DON'T - WANT - TO - BE","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"- HUMAN!' Harry roared, and he seized the delicate silver instrument from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the spindle-legged table beside him and flung it across the room; it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"shattered into a hundred tiny pieces against the wall. Several of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"pictures let out yells of anger and fright, and the portrait of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Armando Dippet said, 'Really!'    'I DON'T CARE!' Harry yelled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"at them, snatching up a lunascope and throwing it into the fireplace.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'I'VE HAD ENOUGH, I'VE SEEN ENOUGH, I WANT OUT, I WANT IT","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"TO END, I DON'T CARE ANY MORE - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"He seized the table on which the silver instrument had stood and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"threw that, too. It broke apart on the floor and the legs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"rolled in different directions.    'You do care,' said Dumbledore.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"He had not flinched or made a single move to stop Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"demolishing his office. His expression was calm, almost detached. 'You care so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"much you feel as though you will bleed to death with the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"pain of it.'    'I - DON'T!' Harry screamed, so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"loudly that he felt his throat might tear, and for a second","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"he wanted to rush at Dumbledore and break him, too; shatter that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"calm old face, shake him, hurt him, make him feel some tiny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"part of the horror inside himself.    'Oh, yes, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"do,' said Dumbledore, still more calmly. 'You have now lost your mother,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"your father, and the closest thing to a parent you have ever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"known. Of course you care.'    'YOU DON'T KNOW HOW","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I FEEL!' Harry roared. 'YOU - STANDING THERE - YOU - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   But words were no longer enough, smashing things was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"no more help; he wanted to run, he wanted to keep running","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"and never look back, he wanted to be somewhere he could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"see the clear blue eyes staring at him, that hatefully calm old","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"face. He turned on his heel and ran to the door, seized","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the doorknob again and wrenched at it.    But the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"door would not open.    Harry turned back to Dumbledore.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   'Let me out,' he said. He was shaking from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"head to foot.    'No,' said Dumbledore simply.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" For a few seconds they stared at each other.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" 'Let me out,' Harry said again.    'No,' Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"repeated.    'If you don't - if you keep me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"in here - if you don't let me - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" 'By all means continue destroying my possessions,' said Dumbledore serenely. 'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"daresay I have too many.'    He walked around his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"desk and sat down behind it, watching Harry.    'Let","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"me out,' Harry said yet again, in a voice that was cold","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"and almost as calm as Dumbledore's.    'Not until I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"have had my say,' said Dumbledore.    'Do you -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"do you think I want to - do you think I give","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"a - I DON'T CARE WHAT YOU'VE GOT TO SAY!' Harry roared.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'I don't want to hear anything you've got to say!'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" 'You will,' said Dumbledore steadily. 'Because you are not nearly as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"angry with me as you ought to be. If you are to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"attack me, as I know you are close to doing, I would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"like to have thoroughly earned it.'    'What are you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"talking - ?'    'It is my fault that Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"died,' said Dumbledore clearly. 'Or should I say, almost entirely my fault","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"- I will not be so arrogant as to claim responsibility for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the whole. Sirius was a brave, clever and energetic man, and such","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"men are not usually content to sit at home in hiding while","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"they believe others to be in danger. Nevertheless, you should never have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"believed for an instant that there was any necessity for you to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"go to the Department of Mysteries tonight. If I had been open","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"with you, Harry, as I should have been, you would have known","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"a long time ago that Voldemort might try and lure you to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the Department of Mysteries, and you would never have been tricked into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"going there tonight. And Sirius would not have had to come after","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you. That blame lies with me, and with me alone.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" Harry was still standing with his hand on the doorknob but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"was unaware of it. He was gazing at Dumbledore, hardly breathing, listening","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"yet barely understanding what he was hearing.    'Please sit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"down,' said Dumbledore. It was not an order, it was a request.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   Harry hesitated, then walked slowly across the room now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"littered with silver cogs and fragments of wood, and took the seat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"facing Dumbledore's desk.    'Am I to understand,' said Phineas","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Nigellus slowly from Harry's left, 'that my great-great-grandson - the last of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the Blacks - is dead?'    'Yes, Phineas,' said Dumbledore.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   'I don't believe it,' said Phineas brusquely.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" Harry turned his head in time to see Phineas marching out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of his portrait and knew that he had gone to visit his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"other painting in Grimmauld Place. He would walk, perhaps, from portrait to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"portrait, calling for Sirius through the house . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" 'Harry, I owe you an explanation,' said Dumbledore. 'An explanation of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"an old man's mistakes. For I see now that what I have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"done, and not done, with regard to you, bears all the hallmarks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of the failings of age. Youth cannot know how age thinks and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"feels. But old men are guilty if they forget what it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to be young . . . and I seem to have forgotten,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"lately . . .'    The sun was rising properly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"now; there was a rim of dazzling orange visible over the mountains","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"and the sky above it was colourless and bright. The light fell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"upon Dumbledore, upon the silver of his eyebrows and beard, upon the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"lines gouged deeply into his lace.    'I guessed, fifteen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"years ago,' said Dumbledore, 'when I saw the scar on your forehead,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"what it might mean. I guessed that it might be the sign","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of a connection forged between you and Voldemort.'    'You've","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"told me this before, Professor,' said Harry bluntly. He did not care","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"about being rude. He did not care about anything very much any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"more.    'Yes,' said Dumbledore apologetically. 'Yes, but you see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"- it is necessary to start with your scar. For it became","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"apparent, shortly after you rejoined the magical world, that I was correct,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"and that your scar was giving you warnings when Voldemort was close","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to you, or else feeling powerful emotion.'    'I know,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"said Harry wearily.    'And this ability of yours -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to detect Voldemort's presence, even when he is disguised, and to know","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"what he is feeling when his emotions are roused - has become","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"more and more pronounced since Voldemort returned to his own body and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"his full powers.'    Harry did not bother to nod.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"He knew all of this already.    'More recently,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Dumbledore, 'I became concerned that Voldemort might realise that this connection between","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you exists. Sure enough, there came a time when you entered so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"far into his mind and thoughts that he sensed your presence. I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"am speaking, of course, of the night when you witnessed the attack on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Mr Weasley'    'Yeah, Snape told me,' Harry muttered. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"  'Professor Snape, Harry' Dumbledore corrected him quietly. 'But did you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"not wonder why it was not I who explained this to you?","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Why I did not teach you Occlumency? Why I had not so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"much as looked at you for months?'    Harry looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"up. He could see now that Dumbledore looked sad and tired. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"  'Yeah,' Harry mumbled. 'Yeah, I wondered.'    'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"see,' Dumbledore continued, 'I believed it could not be long before Voldemort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"attempted to force his way into your mind, to manipulate and misdirect","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"your thoughts, and I was not eager to give him more incentives","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to do so. I was sure that if he realised that our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"relationship was - or had ever been - closer than that of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"headmaster and pupil, he would seize his chance to use you as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"a means to spy on me. I feared the uses to which","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"he would put you, the possibility that he might try and possess","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you. Harry, I believe I was right to think that Voldemort would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"have made use of you in such a way. On those rare","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"occasions when we had close contact, I thought I saw a shadow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of him stir behind your eyes . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Harry remembered the feeling that a dormant snake had risen in him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"ready to strike, in those moments when he and Dumbledore had made","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"eye-contact.    'Voldemort's aim in possessing you, as he demonstrated","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"tonight, would not have been my destruction. It would have been yours.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"He hoped, when he possessed you briefly a short while ago, that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I would sacrifice you in the hope of killing him. So you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"see, I have been trying, in distancing myself from you, to protect","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you, Harry. An old man s mistake . . .`  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" He sighed deeply. Harry was letting the words wash over him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"He would have been so interested to know all this a few","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"months ago, but now it was meaningless compared to the gaping chasm","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"inside him that was the loss of Sirius; none of it mattered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". . .    'Sirius told me you felt Voldemort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"awake inside you the very night that you had the vision of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Arthur Weasley's attack. I knew at once that my worst fears were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"correct: Voldemort had realised he could use you. In an attempt to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"arm you against Voldemort s assaults on your mind, I arranged Occlumency","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"lessons with Professor Snape.'    He paused. Harry watched the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"sunlight, which was sliding slowly across the polished surface of Dumbledore's desk,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"illuminate a silver ink pot and a handsome scarlet quill. Harry could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"tell that the portraits all around them were awake and listening raptly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to Dumbledore's explanation; he could hear the occasional rustle of robes, the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"slight clearing of a throat. Phineas Nigellus had still not returned .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". .    'Professor Snape discovered,' Dumbledore resumed, 'that you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"had been dreaming about the door to the Department of Mysteries for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"months. Voldemort, of course, had been obsessed with the possibility of hearing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the prophecy ever since he regained his body; and as he dwelled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"on the door, so did you, though you did not <now what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"it meant.    'And then you saw Rookwood, who worked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"in the Department of Mysteries before his arrest, telling Voldemort what we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"had known all along - that the prophecies held in the Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of Magic are    heavily protected. Only the people to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"whom they refer can lilt them from the shelves without suffering madness:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"in this case, either Voldemort himself would have to enter the Ministry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of Magic, and risk revealing himself at last - or else you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"would have to take it for him. It became a matter of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"even greater urgency that you should master Occlumency.'    'But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I didn't,' muttered Harry. He said it aloud to try and ease","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the dead weight of guilt inside him: a confession must surely relieve","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"some of the terrible pressure squeezing his heart. 'I didn't practise, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"didn't bother, I could've stopped myself having those dreams, Hermione kept telling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"me to do it, if I had he'd never have been able","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to show me where to go, and - Sirius wouldn't - 'Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"wouldn't - '    Something was erupting inside Harry's head:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"a need to justify himself, to explain - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'I tried to check he'd really taken Sirius, I went to Umbridge's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"office, I spoke to Kreacher in the fire and he said Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"wasn't there, he said he'd gone!'    'Kreacher lied,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Dumbledore calmly. 'You are not his master, he could lie to you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"without even needing to punish himself. Kreacher intended you to go to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the Ministry of Magic.'    'He - he sent me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"on purpose?'    'Oh yes. Kreacher, I am afraid, has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"been serving more than one master for months.'    'How?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"said Harry blankly. 'He hasn't been out of Grimmauld Place for years.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   'Kreacher seized his opportunity shortly before Christmas,' said Dumbledore,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'when Sirius, apparently, shouted at him to `get out`. He took Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"at his word, and interpreted this as an order to leave the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"house. He went to the only Black family member for whom he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"had any respect left . . . Black's cousin Narcissa, sister of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Bellatrix and wife of Lucius Malfoy.'    'How do you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"know all this?' Harry said. His heart was beating very fast. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"felt sick. He remembered worrying about Kreacher's odd absence over Christmas, remembered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"him turning up again in the attic . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" 'Kreacher told me last night,' said Dumbledore. 'You see, when ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"  you gave Professor Snape that cryptic warning, he realised that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you had had a vision of Sirius trapped in the bowels of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the Department of Mysteries. He, like you, attempted to contact Sirius at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"once. I should explain that members of the Order of the Phoenix","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"have more reliable methods of communicating than the fire in Dolores Umbridge's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"office. Professor Snape found that Sirius was alive and safe in Grimmauld","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Place.    'When, however, you did not return from your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"trip into the Forest with Dolores Umbridge, Professor Snape grew worried that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you still believed Sirius to be a captive of Lord Voldemort's. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"alerted certain Order members at once.'    Dumbledore heaved a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"great sigh and continued, 'Alastor Moody, Nymphadora Tonks, Kingsley Shacklebolt and Remus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Lupin were at Headquarters when he made contact. All agreed to go","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to your aid at once. Professor Snape requested that Sirius remain behind,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"as he needed somebody to remain at Headquarters to tell me what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"had happened, for I was due there at any moment. In the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"meantime he, Professor Snape, intended to search the Forest for you. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"  'But Sirius did not wish to remain behind while the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"others went to search for you. He delegated to Kreacher the task","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of telling me what had happened. And so it was that when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I arrived in Grimmauld Place shortly after they had all left for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the Ministry, it was the elf who told me - laughing fit","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to burst - where Sirius had gone.'    'He was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"laughing?' said Harry in a hollow voice.    'Oh, yes,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"said Dumbledore. 'You see, Kreacher was not able to betray us totally.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"He is not Secret Keeper for the Order, he could not give the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Malfoy's our whereabouts, or tell them any of the Order's confidential plans","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"that he had been forbidden to reveal. He was bound by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"enchantments of his kind, which is to say that he could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"disobey a direct order from his master, Sirius. But he gave Narcissa","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"information of the sort that is very valuable lo Voldemort, yet must","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"have seemed much too trivial for Sirius to think of banning him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"from repeating it.'    'Like what?' said Harry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" 'Like the fact that the person Sirius cared most about in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the world was you,' said Dumbledore quietly. 'Like the fact that you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"were coming to regard Sirius as a mixture of father and brother.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   Voldemort knew already, of course, that Sirius was in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the Order, and that you knew where he was - but Kreacher's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"information made him realise that the one person for whom you would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"go to any lengths to rescue was Sirius Black.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Harry's lips were cold and numb.    'So . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". when I asked Kreacher if Sirius was there last night .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". .'    The Malfoy's - undoubtedly on Voldemort's instructions","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"- had told him he must find a way of keeping Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"out of the way once you had seen the vision of Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"being tortured. Then, if you decided to check whether Sirius was at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"home or not, Kreacher would be able to pretend he was not.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Kreacher injured Buckbeak the Hippogriff yesterday, and, at the moment when you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"made your appearance in the fire, Sirius was upstairs tending to him.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   There seemed to be very little air in Harry's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"lungs; his breathing was quick and shallow.    'And Kreacher","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"told you all this . . . and laughed?' he croaked. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"  'He did not wish to tell me,' said Dumbledore. 'But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I am a sufficiently accomplished Legilimens myself to know when I am","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"being lied to and I - persuaded him - to tell me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the full story, before I left for the Department of Mysteries.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"  'And,' whispered Harry, his hands curled in cold fists on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"his knees, 'and Hermione kept telling us to be nice to him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"- '    'She was quite right, Harry,' said Dumbledore.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'I warned Sirius when we adopted twelve Grimmauld Place as our Headquarters","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"that Kreacher must be treated with kindness and respect. I also told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"him that Kreacher could be dangerous to us. I do not think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Sirius took me very seriously, or that he ever saw Kreacher as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"a being with feelings as acute as a human's - ' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"  'Don't you blame - don't you - talk - about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Sirius like - ' Harry's breath was constricted, he could not get","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the words out properly; but the rage that had subsided briefly flared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"in him again: he would not let Dumbledore criticise Sirius. 'Kreacher's a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"lying - foul - he deserved - '    'Kreacher","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"is what he has been made by wizards, Harry,' said Dumbledore. 'Yes,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"he is to be pitied. His existence has been as miserable as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"your friend Dobby's. He was forced to do Sirius's bidding, because Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"was the last of the family to which he was enslaved, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"he felt no true loyalty to him. And whatever Kreacher's faults, it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"must be admitted that Sirius did nothing to make Kreacher's lot easier","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"- '    'DON'T TALK ABOUT SIRIUS LIKE THAT!' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"yelled.    He was on his feet again, furious, ready","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to fly at Dumbledore, who had plainly not understood Sirius at all,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"how brave he was, how much he had suffered . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   'What about Snape?' Harry spat. 'You're not talking about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"him, are you? When I told him Voldemort had Sirius he just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"sneered at me as usual - '    'Harry you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"know Professor Snape had no choice but to pretend not to take","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you seriously in front of Dolores Umbridge,' said Dumbledore steadily, 'but as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I have explained, he informed the Order as soon as possible about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"what you had said. It was he who deduced where you had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"gone when you did not return from the Forest. It was he,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"too, who gave Professor Umbridge fake Veritaserum when she was attempting to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"force you to tell her Sirius's whereabouts.'    Harry disregarded","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"this; he felt a savage pleasure in blaming Snape, it seemed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"be easing his own sense of dreadful guilt, and he wanted to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"hear Dumbledore agree with him.    'Snape - Snape g","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"- goaded Sirius about staying in the house - 'he made out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Sirius was a coward - '    'Sirius was much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"too old and clever to have allowed such feeble taunts to hurt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"him,' said Dumbledore.    'Snape stopped giving me Occlumency lessons!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Harry snarled. 'He threw me out of his office!'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'I am aware of it,' said Dumbledore heavily. 'I have already said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"that it was a mistake for me not to teach you myself,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"though I was sure, at the time, that nothing could have been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"more dangerous than to open your mind even further to Voldemort while","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"in my presence - '    'Snape made it worse,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"my scar always hurt worse after lessons with him - ' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"remembered Ron's thoughts on the subject and plunged on '- how do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you know he wasn't trying to soften me up for Voldemort, make","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"it easier for him to get inside my - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" 'I trust Severus Snape,' said Dumbledore simply. 'But I forgot -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"another old man's mistake - that some wounds run too deep for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the healing. I thought Professor Snape could overcome his feelings about your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"father - I was wrong.'    'But that's OK, is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"it?' yelled Harry, ignoring the scandalised faces and disapproving mutterings of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"portraits on the walls. 'It's OK: for Snape to hate my dad,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"but it's not OK for Sirius to hate Kreacher?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'Sirius did not hate Kreacher,' said Dumbledore. 'He regarded him as a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"servant unworthy of much interest or notice. Indifference and neglect often do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"much more damage than outright dislike . . . the fountain we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"destroyed tonight told a lie. We wizards have mistreated and abused our","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"fellows for too long, and we are now reaping our reward.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"  'SO SIRIUS DESERVED WHAT HE GOT, DID HE?' Harry yelled.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   'I did not say that, nor will you ever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"hear me say it,' Dumbledore: replied quietly. 'Sirius was not a cruel","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"man, he was kind to house - 'elves in general. He had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"no love for Kreacher, because Kreacher was a living reminder of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"home Sirius had hated.'    'Yeah, he did hate it!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"said Harry, his voice cracking, turning his back on Dumbledore and walking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"away. The sun was bright inside the room now and the eyes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of all the portraits followed him as he walked, without realising what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"he was doing, without seeing the office at all. 'You made him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"stay shut up in that house and he hated it, that's why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"he wanted to get out last night - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'I was trying to keep Sirius alive,' said Dumbledore quietly.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" 'People don't like being locked up!' Harry said furiously, rounding on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"him. 'You did it to me all last summer - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" Dumbledore closed his eyes and buried his face in his long-fingered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"hands. Harry watched him, but this uncharacteristic sign of exhaustion, or sadness,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"or whatever it was from Dumbledore, did not soften him. On the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"contrary, he felt even angrier that Dumbledore was showing signs of weakness.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"He had no business being weak when Harry wanted to rage and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"storm at him.    Dumbledore lowered his hands and surveyed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Harry through his half-moon glasses.    'It is time,' he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"said, 'for me to tell you what I should have told you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"five years ago, Harry. Please sit down. I am going to tell","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you everything. I ask only a little patience. You will have your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"chance to rage at me - to do whatever you like -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"when I have finished. I will not stop you.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Harry glared at him for a moment, then flung himself back into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the chair opposite Dumbledore and waited.    Dumbledore stared for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"a moment at the sunlit grounds outside the window, then looked back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"at Harry and said, 'Five years ago you arrived at Hogwarts, Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"safe and whole, as I had planned and intended. Well - not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"quite whole. You had suffered. I knew you would when I left","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you on your aunt and uncle's doorstep. I knew I was condemning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you to ten dark and difficult years.'    He paused.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Harry said nothing.    'You might ask - and with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"good reason - why it had to be so. Why could some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"wizarding family not have taken you in? Many would have done so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"more than gladly, would have been honoured and delighted to raise you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"as a son.    'My answer is that my priority","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"was to keep you alive. You were in more danger than perhaps","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"anyone but I realised. Voldemort had been vanquished hours before, but his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"supporters - and many of them are almost as terrible as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"- were still at large, angry, desperate and violent. And I had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to make my decision, too, with regard to the years ahead. Did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I believe that Voldemort was gone for ever? No. I knew not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"whether it would be ten, twenty or fifty years before he returned,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"but I was sure he would do so, and I was sure,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"too, knowing him as I have done, that he would not rest","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"until he killed you.    'I knew that Voldemort's knowledge","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of magic is perhaps more extensive than any wizard alive. I knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"that even my most complex and powerful protective spells and charms were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"unlikely to be invincible if he ever returned to full power. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"  'But I knew, too, where Voldemort was weak. And so","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I made my decision. You would be protected by an ancient magic","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of which he knows, which he despises, and which he has always,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"therefore, underestimated - to his cost. I am speaking, of course, of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the fact that your mother died to save you. She gave you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"a lingering protection he never expected, a protection that flows in your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"veins to this day. I put my trust, therefore, in your mother's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"blood. I delivered you to her sister, her only remaining relative.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"  'She doesn't love me,' said Harry at once. 'She doesn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"give a damn - '    'But she took you,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Dumbledore cut across him. 'She may have taken you grudgingly, furiously, unwillingly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"bitterly, yet still she took you, and in doing so, she sealed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the charm I placed upon you. Your mother's sacrifice made the bond","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of blood the strongest shield I could give you.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'I still don't - '    'While you can still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"call home the place where your mother's blood dwells, there you cannot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"be touched or harmed by Voldemort. He shed her blood, but it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"lives on in you and her sister. Her blood became your refuge.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"You need return there only once a year, but as long as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you can still call it home, whilst you are there he cannot","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"hurt you. Your aunt knows this. I explained what I had done","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"in the letter I left, with you, on her doorstep. She knows","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"that allowing you houseroom may well have kept you alive for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"past fifteen years.'    'Wait,' said Harry. 'Wait a moment.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   He sat up straighter in his chair, staring at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Dumbledore.    'You sent that Howler. You told her to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"remember - it was your voice - '    'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"thought,' said Dumbledore, inclining his head slightly, 'that she might need reminding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of the pact she had sealed by taking you. I suspected the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Dementor attack might have awoken her to the dangers of having you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"as a surrogate son.'    'It did,' said Harry quietly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'Well - my uncle more than her. He wanted to chuck me","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"out, but after the Howler came she - she said I had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to stay.'    He stared at the floor for a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"moment, then said, 'But what's this got to do with - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   He could not say Sirius's name.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'Five years ago, then,' continued Dumbledore, as though he had not paused","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"in his story, 'you arrived at Hogwarts, neither as happy nor as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"well-nourished as I would have liked, perhaps, yet alive and healthy. You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"were not a pampered little prince, but as normal a boy as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I could have hoped under the circumstances. Thus far, my plan was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"working well.    'And then . . . well, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"will remember the events of your first year at Hogwarts quite as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"clearly as I do. You rose magnificently to the challenge that faced","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you and sooner - much sooner - than I had anticipated, you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"found yourself face to face with Voldemort. You survived again. You did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"more. You delayed his return to full power and strength. You fought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"a man's fight. I was . . . prouder of you than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I can say.    'Yet there was a flaw in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"this wonderful plan of mine,' said Dumbledore. 'An obvious flaw that I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"knew, even then, might be the undoing of it all. And yet,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"knowing how important it was that my plan should succeed, I told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"myself that I would not permit this flaw to ruin it. I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"alone could prevent this, so I alone must be strong. And here","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"was my first test, as you lay in the hospital wing, weak","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"from your struggle with Voldemort.'    'I don't understand what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you're saying,' said Harry.    'Don't you remember asking me,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"as you lay in the hospital wing, why Voldemort had tried to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"kill you when you were a baby?'    Harry nodded.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   'Ought I to have told you then?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" Harry stared into the blue eyes and said nothing, but his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"heart was racing again.    'You do not see the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"flaw in the plan yet? No . . . perhaps not. Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"as you know, I decided not to answer you. Eleven, I told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"myself, was much too young to know. I had never intended to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"tell you when you were eleven. The knowledge would be too much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"at such a young age.    'I should have recognised","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the danger signs then. I should have asked myself why I did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"not feel more disturbed that you had already asked me the question","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to which I knew, one day, I must give a terrible answer. I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"should have recognised that I was too happy to think that I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"did not have to do it on that particular day . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". you were too young, much too young.    'And","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"so we entered your second year at Hogwarts. And once again you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"met challenges even grown wizards have never faced; once again you acquitted","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"yourself beyond my wildest dreams. You did not ask me again, however,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"why Voldemort had left that mark on you. We discussed your scar,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"oh yes . . . we came very, very close to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"subject. Why did I not tell you everything;    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"it seemed to me that twelve was, after all, hardly better than","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"eleven to receive such information. I allowed you to leave my presence,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"bloodstained, exhausted but exhilarated, and if I felt a twinge of unease","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"that I ought, perhaps, to have told you then, it was swiftly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"silenced. You were still so young, you see, and I could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"find it in myself to spoil that night of triumph . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
".    'Do you see, Harry? Do you see the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"flaw in my brilliant plan now? I had fallen into the trap","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I had foreseen, that I had told myself I could avoid, that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I must avoid.'    'I don't - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" 'I cared about you too much,' said Dumbledore simply. 'I cared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"more for your happiness than your knowing the truth, more for your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"peace of mind than my plan, more for your life than the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"lives that might be lost if the plan failed. In other words,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I acted exactly as Voldemort expects we fools who love to act.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   'Is there a defence? I defy anyone who has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"watched you as I have - and I have watched you more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"closely than you can have imagined - not to want to save","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you more pain than you had already suffered. What did I care","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"if numbers of nameless and faceless people and creatures were slaughtered in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the vague future, if in the here and now you were alive,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"and well, and happy? I never dreamed that I would have such","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"a person on my hands.    'We entered your third","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"year. I watched from afar as you struggled to repel Dementors, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you found Sirius, learned what he was and rescued him. Was I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to tell you then, at the moment when you had triumphantly snatched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"your godfather from the jaws of the Ministry? But now, at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"age of thirteen, my excuses were running out. Young you might be,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"but you had proved you were exceptional. My conscience was uneasy, Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I knew the time must come soon . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" 'But you came out of the maze last year, having watched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Cedric Diggory die, having escaped death so narrowly yourself . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"and I did not tell you, though I knew, now Voldemort had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"returned, I must do it soon. And now, tonight, I know you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"have long been ready for the knowledge I have kept from you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"for so long, because you have proved that I should have placed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the burden upon you    before this. My only defence","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"is this: I have watched you struggling under more burdens than any","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"student who has ever passed through this school and I could not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"bring myself to add another - the greatest one of all.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"  Harry waited, but Dumbledore did not speak.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'I still don't understand.'    'Voldemort tried to kill you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"when you were a child because of a prophecy made shortly before","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"your birth. He knew the prophecy had been made, though he did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"not know its full contents. He set out to kill you when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you were still a baby, believing he was fulfilling the terms of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the prophecy. He discovered, to his cost, that he was mistaken, when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the curse intended to kill you backfired. And so, since his return","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to his body, and particularly since your extraordinary escape from him last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"year, he has been determined to hear that prophecy in its entirety.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"This is the weapon he has been seeking so assiduously since his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"return: the knowledge of how to destroy you.'    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"sun had risen fully now: Dumbledore's office was bathed in it. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"glass case in which the sword of Godric Gryffindor resided gleamed white","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"and opaque, the fragments of the instruments Harry had thrown to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"floor glistened like raindrops, and behind him, the baby Fawkes made soft","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"chirruping noises in his nest of ashes.    The prophecy's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"smashed,' Harry said blankly. 'I was pulling Neville up those benches in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the - the room where the archway was, and I ripped his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"robes and it fell . . .'    The thing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"that smashed was merely the record of the prophecy kept by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Department of Mysteries. But the prophecy was made to somebody, and that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"person has the means of recalling it perfectly.'    'Who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"heard it?' asked Harry, though he thought he knew the answer already.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   'I did,' said Dumbledore. 'On a cold, wet night","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"sixteen years ago, in a room above the bar at the Hog's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Head inn. I had gone there to see an applicant for the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"post of Divination teacher, though it was against my inclination to allow","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the subject of Divination to continue at all. The applicant, however, was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the great-great-granddaughter of a very famous, very gifted Seer and I thought","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"it common politeness to meet her. I was disappointed. It seemed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"me that she had not a trace of the gift herself. I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"told her, courteously I hope, that I did not think she would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"be suitable for the post. I turned to leave.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Dumbledore got to his feet and walked past Harry to the black","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"cabinet that stood beside Fawkes's perch. He bent down, slid back a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"catch and took from inside it the shallow stone basin, carved with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"runes around the edges, in which Harry had seen his father tormenting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Snape. Dumbledore walked back to the desk, placed the Pensieve upon it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"and raised his wand to his own temple. From it, he withdrew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"silvery, gossamer-fine strands of thought clinging to the wand and deposited them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"into the basin. He sat back down behind his desk and watched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"his thoughts swirl and drift inside the Pensieve for a moment. Then,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"with a sigh, he raised his wand and prodded the silvery substance","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"with its tip.    A figure rose out of it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"draped in shawls, her eyes magnified to enormous size behind her glasses,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"and she revolved slowly, her feet in the basin. But when Sybill","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Trelawney spoke, it was not in her usual ethereal, mystic voice, but","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"in the harsh, hoarse tones Harry had heard her use once before:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   'The one with the power to vanquish the Dark","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Lord approaches . . . born to those who have thrice defied","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"him, born as the seventh month dies . . . and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Dark Lord will mark him as his equal, but he will have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"power the Dark Lord knows not . . . and either must","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"die at the hand of the other for neither can live while","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the other survives . . . the one with the power to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"vanquish the Dark Lord will be born as the seventh month dies","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". . .'    The slowly revolving Professor Trelawney sank","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"back into the silver mass below and vanished.    The silence","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"within the office was absolute. Neither Dumbledore nor Harry nor any of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the portraits made a sound. Even Fawkes had fallen silent.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" 'Professor Dumbledore?' Harry said very quietly, for Dumbledore, still staring at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the Pensieve, seemed completely lost in thought. 'It . . . did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"that mean . . . what did that mean?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'It meant,' said Dumbledore, 'that the person who has the only chance","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of conquering Lord Voldemort for good was born at the end of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"July, nearly sixteen years ago. This boy would be born to parents","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"who had already defied Voldemort three times.'    Harry felt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"as though something was closing in on him. His breathing seemed difficult","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"again.    'It means - me?'    Dumbledore","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"surveyed him for a moment through his glasses.    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"odd thing, Harry,' he said softly, 'is that it may not have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"meant you at all. Sybill's prophecy could have applied to two wizard","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"boys, both born at the end of July that year, both of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"whom had parents in the Order of the Phoenix, both sets of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"parents having narrowly escaped Voldemort three times. One, of course, was you.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"The other was Neville Longbottom.'    'But then . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". but then, why was it my name on the prophecy and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"not Neville's?'    The official record was re-labelled after Voldemort's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"attack on you as a child,' said Dumbledore. 'It seemed plain to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the keeper of the Hall of Prophecy that Voldemort could only have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"tried to kill you because he knew you to be the one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to whom Sybill was referring.'    'Then - it might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"not be me?' said Harry.    'I am afraid,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Dumbledore slowly, looking as though every word cost him a great effort,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'that there is no doubt that it is you.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'But you said - Neville was born at the end of July,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"too - and his mum and dad - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'You are forgetting the next part of the prophecy, the final identifying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"feature of the boy who could vanquish Voldemort . . . Voldemort","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"himself would mark him as his equal. And so he did, Harry.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"He chose you, not Neville. He gave you the scar that has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"proved both blessing and curse.'    'But he might have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"chosen wrong!' said Harry. 'He might have marked the wrong person!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"  'He chose the boy he thought most likely to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"a danger to him,' said Dumbledore. 'And notice this, Harry: he chose,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"not the pure-blood (which, according to his creed, is the only kind","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of wizard worth being or knowing) but the half-blood, like himself. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"saw himself in you before he had ever seen you, and in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"marking you with that scar, he did not kill you, as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"intended, but gave you powers, and a future, which have fitted you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to escape him not once, but four times so far - something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"that neither your parents, nor Neville's parents, ever achieved.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'Why did he do it, then?' said Harry, who felt numb and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"cold. 'Why did he try and kill me as a baby? He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"should have waited to see whether Neville or I looked more dangerous","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"when we were older and tried to kill whoever it was then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"- '    That might, indeed, have been the more","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"practical course,' said Dumbledore, 'except that Voldemort's information about the prophecy was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"incomplete. The Hog's Head inn, which Sybill chose for its cheapness, has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"long attracted, shall we say, a more interesting clientele than the Three","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"Broomsticks. As you and your friends found out to your cost, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I to mine that night, it is a place where it is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"never safe to assume you are not being overheard. Of course, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"had not dreamed, when I set out to meet Sybill Trelawney, that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I would hear anything worth overhearing. My - our - one stroke","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of good fortune was that the eavesdropper was detected only a short","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"way into the prophecy and thrown from the building.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"'So he only heard - ?'    'He heard only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the beginning, the part foretelling the birth of a boy in July","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to parents who had thrice defied Voldemort. Consequently, he could not warn","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"his master that to attack you would be to risk transferring power","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to you, and marking you as his equal. So Voldemort never knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"that there might be danger in attacking you, that it might be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"wise to wait, to learn more. He did not know that you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"would have power the Dark Lord knows not - '  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" 'But I don't!' said Harry, in a strangled voice. 'I haven't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"any powers he hasn't got, I couldn't fight the way he did","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"tonight, I can't possess people or - or kill them - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"   There is a room in the Department of Mysteries,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"interrupted Dumbledore, 'that is kept locked at all times. It contains a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"force that is at once more wonderful and more terrible than death,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"than human intelligence, than the forces of nature. It is also, perhaps,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"the most mysterious of the many subjects for study that reside there.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"It is the power held within that room that you possess in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"such quantities and which Voldemort has not at all. That power took","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"you to save Sirius tonight. That power also saved you from possession","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"by Voldemort, because he could not bear to reside in a body","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"so full of the force he detests. In the end, it mattered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"not that you could not close your mind. It was your heart","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"that saved you.'    Harry closed his eyes. If he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"had not gone to save Sirius, Sirius would not have died .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". . More to stave off the moment when he would have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to think of Sirius again, Harry asked, without caring much about the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"answer, The end of the prophecy . . . it was something","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"about . . . neither can live . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" '. . . while the other survives,' said Dumbledore.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
" 'So,' said Harry, dredging up the words from what felt like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"a deep well of despair inside him, 'so does that mean that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". . . that one of us has got to kill the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"other one . . . in the end?'    'Yes,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"said Dumbledore.    For a long time, neither of them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"spoke. Somewhere far beyond the office walls, Harry could hear the sound","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"of voices, students heading down to the Great Hall for an early","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"breakfast, perhaps. It seemed impossible that there could be people in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"world who still desired food, who laughed, who neither knew nor cared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"that Sirius Black was gone for ever. Sirius seemed a million miles","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"away already; even now a part of Harry still believed that if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"he had only pulled back that veil, he would have found Sirius","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"looking back at him, greeting him, perhaps, with his laugh like a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"bark . . .    'I feel I owe you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"another explanation, Harry,' said Dumbledore hesitantly. 'You may, perhaps, have wondered why","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"I never chose you as a prefect? I must confess . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
". that I rather thought . . . you had enough responsibility","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"to be going on with.'    Harry looked up at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"him and saw a tear trickling down Dumbledore's face into his long silver beard.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-37"
"The Second War BeginsHE WHO MUST NOT BE NAMED RETURNS'In a brief","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"statement on Friday night, Minister for Magic Cornelius Fudge confirmed that He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Who Must Not Be Named has returned to this country and is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"once more active.    ' `It is with great regret","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"that I must confirm that the wizard styling himself Lord - well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"you know who I mean - is alive and among us again,`","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"said Fudge, looking tired and flustered as he addressed reporters. `It is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"with almost equal regret that we report the mass revolt of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Dementors of Azkaban, who have shown themselves averse to continuing in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Ministry's employ. We believe the Dementors are currently taking direction from Lord","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"- Thingy.    ' `We urge the magician population to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"remain vigilant. The Ministry is currently publishing guides to elementary home and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"personal defence which will be delivered free to all wizarding homes within","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the coming month.`    'The Minister's statement was met with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"dismay and alarm from the wizarding community, which as recently as last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Wednesday was receiving Ministry assurances that there was `no truth whatsoever in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"these persistent rumours that You-Know-Who is operating amongst us once more`. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  'Details of the events that led to the Ministry turnaround","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"are still hazy, though it is believed that He Who Must Not","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Be Named and a select band of followers (known as Death Eaters)","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"gained entry to the Ministry of Magic itself on Thursday evening. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  'Albus Dumbledore, newly reinstated Headmaster of Hogwarts School of Witchcraft","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and Wizardry, reinstated member of the International Confederation of Wizards and reinstated","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Chief    Warlock of the Wizengamot, has so far been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"unavailable for comment. He has insisted over the past year that You-Know-Who","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"is not dead, as was widely hoped and believed, but is recruiting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"followers once more for afresh attempt to seize power. Meanwhile, the `Boy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Who Lived` - 'There you are, Harry, I knew they'd drag you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"into it somehow,' said Hermione, looking over the top of the paper","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"at him.    They were in the hospital wing. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"was sitting on the end of Ron's bed and they were both","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"listening to Hermione read the front page of the Sunday Prophet. Ginny,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"whose ankle had been mended in a trice by Madam Pomfrey, was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"curled up at the foot of Hermione's bed; Neville, whose nose had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"likewise been returned to its normal size and shape, was in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"chair between the two beds; and Luna, who had dropped in to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"visit, clutching the latest edition of The Quibbler, was reading the magazine","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"upside-down and apparently not taking in a word Hermione was saying. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  'He's the `boy who lived` again now, though, isn't he?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"said Ron darkly. 'Not such a deluded show-off any more, eh?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  He helped himself to a handful of Chocolate Frogs from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the immense pile on his bedside cabinet, threw a few to Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Ginny and Neville and ripped off the wrapper of his own with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"his teeth. There were still deep welts on his forearms where the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"brain's tentacles had wrapped around him. According to Madam Pomfrey, thoughts could","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"leave deeper scarring than almost anything else, though since she had started","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"applying copious amounts of Dr Ubbly's Oblivious Unction there seemed to have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"been some improvement.    'Yes, they're very complimentary about you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"now, Harry,' said Hermione, scanning down the article. ' `A lone voice","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"of truth . . . perceived as unbalanced, yet never wavered in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"his story . . . forced to bear ridicule and slander .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". .` Hmmm,' she said, frowning, 'I notice they don't mention the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"fact that it was them doing all the ridiculing and slandering in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the Prophet . . .'    She winced slightly and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"put a hand to her ribs. The curse Dolohov had used on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"her, though less effective than it would have been had he been","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"able to say the incantation aloud, had nevertheless caused, in Madam Pomfrey's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"words, 'quite enough damage to be going on with'. Hermione was having","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to take ten different types of potion every day, was improving greatly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and was already bored with the hospital wing.    'You-Know-","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Who's Last Attempt to Take Over, pages two to Jour, What the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Ministry Should Have Told Us, page five, Why Nobody Listened to Albus","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Dumbledore, pages six to eight, Exclusive Interview with Harry Potter, page nine","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". . . Well,' said Hermione, folding up the newspaper and throwing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"it aside, 'it's certainly given them lots to write about. And that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"interview with Harry isn't exclusive, it's the one that was in The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Quibbler months ago . . .'    'Daddy sold it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to them,' said Luna vaguely, turning a page of The Quibbler. 'He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"got a very good price for it, too, so we're going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"go on an expedition to Sweden this summer to see if we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"can catch a Crumple-Horned Snorkack.'    Hermione seemed to struggle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"with herself for a moment, then said, That sounds lovely.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" Ginny caught Harry's eye and looked away quickly, grinning.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" 'So, anyway,' said Hermione, sitting up a little straighter and wincing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"again, 'what's going on in school?'    'Well, Flitwick's got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"rid of Fred and George's swamp,' said Ginny, 'he did it in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"about three seconds. But he left a tiny patch under the window","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and he's roped it off - '    'Why?' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Hermione, looking startled.    'Oh, he just says it was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"a really good bit of magic,' said Ginny, shrugging.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'I think he left it as a monument to Fred and George,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"said Ron, through a mouthful of chocolate. They sent me all these,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"you know,' he told Harry, pointing at the small mountain of Frogs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"beside him. 'Must be doing all right out of that joke shop,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"eh?'    Hermione looked rather disapproving and asked, 'So has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"all the trouble stopped now Dumbledore's back?'    'Yes,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Neville, 'everything's settled right back to normal.'    'I s'pose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Filch is happy, is he?' asked Ron, propping a Chocolate Frog Card","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"featuring Dumbledore against his water jug.    'Not at all,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"said Ginny. 'He's really, really miserable, actually . . .' She lowered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"her voice to a whisper. 'He keeps saying Umbridge was the best","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"thing that ever happened to Hogwarts . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"All six of them looked around. Professor Umbridge was lying in a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"bed opposite them, gazing up at the ceiling. Dumbledore had strode alone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"into the Forest to rescue her from the centaurs; how he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"done it - how he had emerged from the trees supporting Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Umbridge without so much as a scratch on him - nobody knew,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and Umbridge was certainly not telling. Since she had returned to the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"castle she had not, as far as any of them knew, uttered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"a single word. Nobody really knew what was wrong with her, either.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Her usually neat mousy hair was very untidy and there were still","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"bits of twigs and leaves in it, but otherwise she seemed to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"be quite unscathed.    'Madam Pomfrey says she's just in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"shock,' whispered Hermione.    'Sulking, more like,' said Ginny.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" 'Yeah, she shows signs of life if you do this,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Ron, and with his tongue he made soft clip-clopping noises. Umbridge sat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"bolt upright, looking around wildly.    'Anything wrong, Professor?' called","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Madam Pomfrey, poking her head around her office door.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'No . . . no . . .' said Umbridge, sinking back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"into her pillows. 'No, I must have been dreaming . . .'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   Hermione and Ginny muffled their laughter in the bedclothes.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   'Speaking of centaurs,' said Hermione, when she had recovered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"a little, 'who's Divination teacher now? Is Firenze staying?'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'He's got to,' said Harry, 'the other centaurs won't take him back,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"will they?'    'It looks like he and Trelawney are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"both going to teach,' said Ginny.    'Bet Dumbledore wishes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he could've got rid of Trelawney for good,' said Ron, now munching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"on his fourteenth Frog. 'Mind you, the whole subject's useless if you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"ask me, Firenze isn't a lot better . . .'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" 'How can you say that?' Hermione demanded. 'After we've just found","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"out that there are real prophecies?'    Harry's heart began","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to race. He had not told Ron, Hermione or anyone else what","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the prophecy had contained. Neville had told them it had smashed while","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Harry was pulling him up the steps in the Death Room and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Harry had not yet corrected this impression. He was not ready to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"see their expressions when he told them that he must be either","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"murderer or victim, there was no other way . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  'It is a pity it broke,' said Hermione quietly, shaking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"her head.    'Yeah, it is,' said Ron. 'Still, at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"least You-Know-Who never found out what was in it either - where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"are you going?' he added, looking both surprised and disappointed as Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"stood up.    'Er - Hagrid's,' said Harry. 'You know,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he just got back and I promised I'd go down and see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"him and tell him how you two are.'    'Oh,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"all right then,' said Ron grumpily, looking out of the dormitory window","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"at the patch of bright blue sky beyond. 'Wish we could come.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   'Say hello to him for us!' called Hermione, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Harry proceeded down the ward. 'And ask him what's happening about .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". . about his little friend!'    Harry gave a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"wave of his hand to show he had heard and understood as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he left the dormitory.    The castle seemed very quiet","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"even for a Sunday. Everybody was clearly out in the sunny grounds,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"enjoying the end of their exams and the prospect of a last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"few days of term unhampered by revision or homework. Harry walked slowly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"along the deserted corridor, peering out of windows as he went; he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"could see people messing around in the air over the Quidditch pitch","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and a couple of students swimming in the lake, accompanied by the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"giant squid.    He was finding it hard to decide","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"whether he wanted to be with people or not; whenever he was","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"in company he wanted to get away and whenever he was alone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he wanted company. He thought he might really go and visit Hagrid,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"though, as he had not talked to him properly since he'd returned","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". . .    Harry had just descended the last","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"marble step into the Entrance Hall when Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle emerged","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"from a door on the right that Harry knew led down to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the Slytherin common room. Harry stopped dead; so did Malfoy and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"others. The only sounds were the shouts, laughter and splashes drifting into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the Hall from the grounds through the open front doors.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" Malfoy glanced around - Harry knew he was checking for signs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"of teachers - then he looked back at Harry and said in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"a low voice, 'You're dead, Potter.'    Harry raised his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"eyebrows.    'Funny' he said, 'you'd think I'd have stopped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"walking around    Malfoy looked angrier than Harry had ever","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"seen him; he felt a kind of detached satisfaction at the sight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"of his pale, pointed face contorted with rage.    'You're","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"going to pay,' said Malfoy, in a voice barely louder than a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"whisper. 'I'm going to make you pay for what you've done to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"my father . . .'    'Well, I'm terrified now,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"said Harry sarcastically. 'I s'pose Lord Voldemort's just a warm-up act compared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to you three - what's the matter?' he added, for Malfoy, Crabbe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and Goyle had all looked stricken at the sound of the name.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'He's a mate of your dad, isn't he? Not scared of him,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"are you?'    'You think you're such a big man,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Potter,' said Malfoy, advancing now, Crabbe and Goyle flanking him. 'You wait.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"I'll have you. You can't land my father in prison - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   'I thought I just had,' said Harry.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" The Dementors have left Azkaban,' said Malfoy quietly. 'Dad and the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"others'll be out in no time . . .'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Yeah, I expect they will,' said Harry. 'Still, at least everyone knows","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"what scumbags they are now - '    Malfoy's hand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"flew towards his wand, but Harry was too quick for him; he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"had drawn his own wand before Malfoy's fingers had even entered the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"pocket of his robes.    'Potter!'    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"voice rang across the Entrance Hall. Snape had emerged from the staircase","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"leading down to his office and at the sight of him Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"felt a great rush of hatred beyond anything he felt towards Malfoy","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". . . whatever Dumbledore said, he would never forgive Snape .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
".  . never . . .    'What are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"you doing, Potter?' said Snape, as coldly as ever, as he strode","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"over to the four of them.    'I'm trying to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"decide what curse to use on Malfoy, sir,' said Harry fiercely. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  Snape stared at him.    'Put that wand","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"away at once,' he said curtly. Ten points from Gryff - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   Snape looked towards the giant hour-glasses on the walls","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and gave a sneering smile.    'Ah. I see there","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"are no longer any points left in the Gryffindor hour-glass to take","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"away. In that case, Potter, we will simply have to - '","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   'Add some more?'    Professor McGonagall had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"just stumped up the stone, steps into the castle; she was carrying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"a tartan carpetbag in one hand and leaning heavily on a walking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"stick with her other, but otherwise looked quite well.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Professor McGonagall!' said Snape, striding forwards. 'Out of St Mungo's, I see!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   'Yes, Professor Snape,' said Professor McGonagall. shrugging off her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"travelling cloak, 'I'm quite as good as new. You two - Crabbe","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"- Goyle - '    She beckoned them forwards imperiously","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and they came, shuffling their large feet and looking awkward.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" 'Here,' said Professor McGonagall, thrusting her carpetbag into Crabbe's chest and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"her cloak into Goyle's, 'take these up to my office for me.' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  They turned and stumped away up the marble staircase. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  'Right then,' said Professor McGonagall, looking up at the hourglasses","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"on the wall. 'Well, I think Potter and his friends ought to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"have fifty points apiece for alerting the world to the return of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"You-Know-Who! What say you, Professor Snape?'    'What?' snapped Snape,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"though Harry knew he had heard perfectly well. 'Oh - well -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"I suppose . . .'    'So that's fifty each","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"for Potter, the two Weasleys, Longbottom and Miss Granger,' said Professor McGonagall,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and a shower of rubies fell down into the bottom bulb of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Gryffindor s hour-glass as she spoke. 'Oh - and fifty for Miss","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Lovegood, I suppose,' she added, and a number of sapphires fell into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Ravenclaw's glass. 'Now, you wanted to take ten from Mr Potter, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"think, Professor Snape - so there we are . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  A few rubies retreated into the upper bulb, leaving a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"respectable amount below nevertheless.    'Well, Potter, Malfoy, I think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"you ought to be outside on a glorious day like this,' Professor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"McGonagall continued briskly.    Harry did not need telling twice;","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he thrust his wand back inside his robes and headed straight for","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the front doors without another glance at Snape and Malfoy.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" The hot sun hit him with a blast as he walked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"across the lawns towards Hagrid's cabin. Students lying around on the grass","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"sunbathing, talking, reading the Sunday Prophet and eating sweets, looked up at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"him as he passed; some called out to him, or else waved,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"clearly eager to show that they, like the Prophet, had decided he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"was something of a hero. Harry said nothing to any of them.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"He had no idea how much they knew of what had happened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"three days ago, but he had so far avoided being questioned and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"preferred to keep it that way.    He thought at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"first when he knocked on Hagrid's cabin door that he was out,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"but then Fang came charging around the corner and almost bowled him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"over with the enthusiasm of his welcome. Hagrid, it transpired, was picking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"runner beans in his back garden.    'All righ', Harry!'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he said, beaming, when Harry approached the fence. 'Come in, come in,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"we'll have a cup o' dandelion juice . . .  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" 'How's things?' Hagrid asked him, as they settled down at his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"wooden table with a glass apiece of iced juice. 'Yeh - er","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"- feelin' all righ', are yeh?'    Harry knew from","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the look of concern on Hagrid's face that he was not referring","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to Harry's physical well-being.    'I'm fine,' Harry said quickly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"because he could not bear to discuss the thing that he knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"was in Hagrid's mind. 'So, where've you been?'    'Bin","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"hidin' out in the mountains,' said Hagrid. 'Up in a cave, like","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Sirius did when he - '    Hagrid broke off,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"cleared his throat gruffly, looked at Harry, and took a long draught","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"of juice.    'Anyway, back now,' he said feebly. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  'You - you look better,' said Harry, who was determined","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to keep the conversation moving away from Sirius.    'Wha?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"said Hagrid, raising a massive hand and feeling his face. 'Oh -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"oh yeah. Well, Grawpy's loads better behaved now, loads. Seemed right pleased","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"ter see me when I got back, ter tell yeh the truth.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"He's a good lad, really . . . Ive bin thmkin abou","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"tryin ter find him a lady friend, actually . . .' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  Harry would normally have tried to persuade Hagrid out of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"this idea at once; the prospect of a second giant taking up","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"residence in the Forest, possibly even wilder and more brutal than Grawp,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"was positively alarming, but somehow Harry could not muster the energy necessary","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to argue the point. He was starting to wish he was alone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"again, and with the idea of hastening his departure he took several","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"large gulps of his dandelion juice, half-emptying bis glass.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Ev'ryone knows yeh've bin tellin' the truth now, Harry' said Hagrid softly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and unexpectedly. He was watching Harry closely. Tha's gotta be better, hasn'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"it?'    Harry shrugged.    'Look . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
".' Hagrid leaned towards him across the table, 'I knew Sirius longer","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'n yeh did . . . he died in battle, an tha's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the way he'd've wanted ter go - '    'He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"didn't want to go at all!' said Harry angrily.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Hagrid bowed his great shaggy head.    'Nah, I don'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"reckon he did,' he said quietly. 'But still, Harry . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he was never one ter sit aroun' at home an' let other","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"people do the fightin'. He couldn've lived with himself if he hadn'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"gone ter help - '    Harry leapt up. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  'I've got to go and visit Ron and Hermione in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the hospital wing,' he said mechanically.    'Oh,' said Hagrid,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"looking rather upset. 'Oh . . . all righ' then, Harry .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". . take care o' yerself then, an' drop back in if","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"yeh've got a mo . . .'    'Yeah .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". . right    Harry crossed to the door as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"fast as he could and pulled it open; he was out in","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the sunshine again before Hagrid had finished saying goodbye, and walking away","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"across the lawn. Once again, people called out to him as he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"passed. He closed his eyes for a few moments, wishing they would","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"all vanish, that he could open his eyes and find himself alone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"in the grounds . . .    A few days","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"ago, before his exams had finished and he had seen the vision","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Voldemort had planted in his mind, he would have given almost anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"for the wizarding world to know he had been telling the truth,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"for them to believe that Voldemort was back, and to know that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he was neither a liar nor mad. Now, however . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   He walked a short way around the lake, sat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"down on its bank, sheltered from the gaze of passers-by behind a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"tangle of shrubs, and stared out over the gleaming water, thinking .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". .    Perhaps the reason he wanted to be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"alone was because he had felt isolated from everybody since his talk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"with Dumbledore. An invisible barrier separated him from the rest of the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"world. He was - he had always been - a marked man.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"It was just that he had never really understood what that meant","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". . .    And yet sitting here on the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"edge of the lake, with the terrible weight of grief dragging at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"him, with the loss of Sirius so raw and fresh inside, he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"could not muster any great sense of fear. It was sunny, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the grounds around him were full of laughing people, and even though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he felt as distant from them as though he belonged to a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"different race, it was still very hard to believe as he sat here","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"that his life must include, or end in, murder . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   He sat there for a long time, gazing out","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"at the water, trying not to think about his godfather or to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"remember that it was directly across from here, on the opposite bank,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"that Sirius had once collapsed trying to fend off a hundred Dementors","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". . .    The sun had set before he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"realised he was cold. He got up and returned to the castle,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"wiping his face on his sleeve as he went.*Ron and Hermione left","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the hospital wing completely cured three days before the end of term.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Hermione kept showing signs of wanting to talk about Sirius, but Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"tended to make 'hushing' noises every time she mentioned his name. Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"was still not sure whether or not he wanted to talk about","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"his godfather yet; his wishes varied with his mood. He knew one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"thing, though: unhappy as he felt at the moment, he would greatly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"miss Hogwarts in a few days' time when he was back at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"number four, Privet Drive. Even though he now understood exactly why he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"had to return there every summer, he did not feel any better","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"about it. Indeed, he had never dreaded his return more.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" Professor Umbridge left Hogwarts the day before the end of term.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"It seemed she had crept out of the hospital wing during dinnertime,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"evidently hoping to depart undetected, but unfortunately for her, she met Peeves","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"on the way, who seized his last chance to do as Fred","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"had instructed, and chased her gleefully from the premises whacking her alternately","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"with a walking stick and a sock full of chalk. Many students","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"ran out into the Entrance Hall to watch her running away down","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the path and the Heads of Houses tried only half-heartedly to restrain","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"them. Indeed, Professor McGonagall sank back into her chair at the staff","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"table after a few feeble remonstrances and was clearly heard to express","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"a regret that she could not run cheering after Umbridge herself, because","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Peeves had borrowed her walking stick.    Their last evening","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"at school arrived; most people had finished packing and were already heading","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"down to the end-of-term leaving feast, but Harry had not even started.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   'Just do it tomorrow!' said Ron, who was waiting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"by the door of their dormitory. 'Come on, I'm starving.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" 'I won't be long . . . look, you go ahead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". . .`    But when the dormitory door closed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"behind Ron, Harry made no effort to speed up his packing. The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"very last thing he wanted to do was to attend the Leaving","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Feast. He was worried that Dumbledore would make some reference to him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"in his speech. He was sure to mention Voldemort's return; he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"talked to them about it last year, after all . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   Harry pulled some crumpled robes out of the very","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"bottom of his trunk to make way for folded ones and, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he did so, noticed a badly wrapped package lying in a corner","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"of it. He could not think what it was doing there. He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"bent down, pulled it out from underneath his trainers and examined it.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   He realised what it was within seconds. Sirius had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"given it to him just inside the front door of number twelve","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Grimmauld Place. 'Use it if you need me, all right?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" Harry sank down on to his bed and unwrapped the package.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Out fell a small, square mirror. It looked old; it was certainly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"dirty. Harry held it up to his face and saw his own","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"reflection looking back at him.    He turned the mirror","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"over. There on the reverse side was a scribbled note from Sirius.This","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"is a two-way mirror, I've got the other one of the pair.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"If you need to speak to me, just say my name into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"it; you'll appear in my mirror and I'll be able to talk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"in yours. James and I used to use them when we were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"in separate detentions.Harry's heart began to race. He remembered seeing his dead","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"parents in the Mirror of Erised four years ago. He was going","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to be able to talk to Sirius again, right now, he knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"it - '    He looked around to make sure","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"there was nobody else there; the dormitory was quite empty. He looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"back at the mirror, raised it in front of his face with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"trembling hands and said, loudly and clearly, 'Sirius.'    His","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"breath misted the surface of the glass. He held the mirror even","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"closer, excitement flooding through him, but the eyes blinking back at him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"through the fog were definitely his own.    He wiped","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the mirror clear again and said, so that every syllable rang clearly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"through the room:    'Sirius Black!'    Nothing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"happened. The frustrated face looking back out of the mirror was still,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"definitely, his own . . .    Sirius didn't have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"his mirror on him when he went through the archway, said a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"small voice in Harry's head. That's why it's riot working . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
".    Harry remained quite still for a moment, then","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"hurled the mirror back into the trunk where it shattered. He had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"been convinced, for a whole, shining minute, that he was going to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"see Sirius, talk to him again . . .   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Disappointment was burning in his throat; he got up and began throwing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"his things pell-mell into the trunk on top of the broken mirror","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"- '    But then an idea struck him .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". . a better idea than a mirror . . . a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"much bigger, more important idea . . . how had he never","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"thought of it before - why had he never asked?  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" He was sprinting out of the dormitory and down the spiral","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"staircase, hitting the walls as he ran and barely noticing; he hurtled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"across the empty common room, through the portrait hole and off along","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the corridor, ignoring the Fat Lady, who called after him: The feast","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"is about to start, you know, you're cutting it very fine!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  But Harry had no intention of going to the feast","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". . .    How could it be that the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"place was full of ghosts whenever you didn't need one, yet now","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". . .    He ran down staircases and along","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"corridors and met nobody either alive or dead. They were all, clearly,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"in the Great Hall. Outside his Charms classroom he came to a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"halt, panting and thinking disconsolately that he would have to wait until","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"later, until after the end of the feast . . . ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  But just as he had given up hope, he saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"it - a translucent somebody drifting across the end of the corridor.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   'Hey - hey, Nick! NICK!'    The","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"ghost stuck its head back out of the wall, revealing the extravagantly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"plumed hat and dangerously wobbling head of Sir Nicholas de Mimsy-Porpington. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  'Good evening,' he said, withdrawing the rest of his body","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"from the solid stone and smiling at Harry. 'I am not the only","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"one who is late, then? Though,' he sighed, 'in a rather different","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"sense, of course . . .'    'Nick, can I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"ask you something?'    A most peculiar expression stole over","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Nearly Headless Nick's face as he inserted a finger in the stiff","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"ruff at his neck and tugged it a little straighter, apparently to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"give himself thinking time. He desisted only when his partially severed neck","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"seemed about to give way completely.    'Er - now,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Harry?' said Nick, looking discomfited. 'Can't it wait until after the feast?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   'No - Nick - please,' said Harry, 'I really","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"need to talk to you. Can we go in here?'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" Harry opened the door of the nearest classroom and Nearly Headless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Nick sighed.    'Oh, very well,' he said, looking resigned.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'I can't pretend I haven't been expecting it.'    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"was holding the door open for him, but he drifted through the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"wall instead.    'Expecting what?' Harry asked, as he closed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the door.    'You to come and find me,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Nick, now gliding over to the window and looking out at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"darkening grounds. 'It happens, sometimes . . . when somebody has suffered","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"a . . . loss.'    'Well,' said Harry, refusing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to be deflected. 'You were right, I've - I've come to find","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"you.'    Nick said nothing.    'It's -","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"' said Harry, who was finding this more awkward than he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"anticipated, 'it's just - you're dead. But you're still here, aren't you?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   Nick sighed and continued to gaze out at the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"grounds.    That's right, isn't it?' Harry urged him. 'You","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"died, but I'm talking to you . . . you can walk","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"around Hogwarts and everything, can't you?'    'Yes,' said Nearly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Headless Nick quietly, 'I walk and talk, yes.'    'So,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"you came back, didn't you?' said Harry urgently. 'People can come back,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"right? As ghosts. They don't have to disappear completely. Well?' he added","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"impatiently, when Nick continued to say nothing.    Nearly Headless","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Nick hesitated, then said, 'Not everyone can come back as a ghost.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   'What d'you mean?' said Harry quickly.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Only . . . only wizards.'    'Oh,' said Harry,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and he almost laughed with relief. 'Well, that's OK then, the person","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"I'm asking about is a wizard. So he can come back, right?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   Nick turned away from the window and looked mournfully","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"at Harry.    'He won't come back.'   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Who?'    'Sirius Black,' said Nick.    'But","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"you did!' said Harry angrily. 'You came back - you're dead and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"you didn't disappear - '    'Wizards can leave an","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"imprint of themselves upon the earth, to walk palely where their living","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"selves once trod,' said Nick miserably. 'But very few wizards choose that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"path.'    'Why not?' said Harry. 'Anyway - it doesn't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"matter - Sirius won't care if it's unusual, he'll come back, I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"know he will!'    And so strong was his belief,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Harry actually turned his head to check the door, sure, for a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"split second, that he was going to see Sirius, pearly-white and transparent","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"but beaming, walking through it towards him.    'He will","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"not come back,' repeated Nick. 'He will have . . . gone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"on.'    'What d'you mean, `gone on`?' said Harry quickly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Gone on where? Listen - what happens when you die, anyway? Where","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"do you go? Why doesn't everyone come back? Why isn't this place","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"full of ghosts? Why - ?'    'I cannot answer,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"said Nick.    'You're dead, aren't you?' said Harry exasperatedly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Who can answer better than you?'    'I was afraid","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"of death,' said Nick softly. 'I chose to remain behind. I sometimes","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"wonder whether I oughtn't to have . . . well, that is","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"neither here nor there . . . in fact, I am neither","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"here nor there . . .' He gave a small sad chuckle.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'I know nothing of the secrets of death, Harry, for I chose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"my feeble imitation of life instead. I believe learned wizards study the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"matter in the Department of Mysteries - '    'Don't","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"talk to me about that place!' said Harry fiercely.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'I am sorry not to have been more help,' said Nick gently.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Well . . . well, do excuse me . . . the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"feast, you know . . .'    And he left","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the room, leaving Harry there alone, gazing blankly at the wall through","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"which Nick had disappeared.    Harry felt almost as though","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he had lost his godfather all over again in losing the hope","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"that he might be able to see or speak to him once","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"more. He walked slowly and miserably back up through the empty castle,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"wondering whether he would ever feel cheerful again.    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"had turned the corner towards the Fat Lady's corridor when he saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"somebody up ahead fastening a note to a board on the wall.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"A second glance showed him it was Luna. There were no good","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"hiding places nearby, she was bound to have heard his footsteps, and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"in any case, Harry could hardly muster the energy to avoid anyone","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"at the moment.    'Hello,' said Luna vaguely, glancing around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"at him as she stepped back from the notice.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'How come you're not at the feast?' Harry asked.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Well, I've lost most of my possessions,' said Luna serenely. 'People take","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"them and hide them, you know. But as it's the last night,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"I really do need them back, so I've been putting up signs.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   She gestured towards the noticeboard, upon which, sure enough,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"she had pinned a list of all her missing books and clothes,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"with a plea for their return.    An odd feeling","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"rose in Harry; an emotion quite different from the anger and grief","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"that had filled him since Sirius's death. It was a few moments","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"before he realised that he was feeling sorry for Luna.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" 'How come people hide your stuff?' he asked her, frowning. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  'Oh . . . well . . .' she shrugged.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'I think they think I'm a bit odd, you know. Some people","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"call me `Loony` Lovegood, actually.'    Harry looked at her","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and the new feeling of pity intensified rather painfully.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"That's no reason for them to take your things,' he said flatly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'D'you want help finding them?'    'Oh, no,' she said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"smiling at him. They'll come back, they always do in the end.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"It was just that I wanted to pack tonight. Anyway . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". why aren't you at the feast?'    Harry shrugged.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Just didn't feel like it.'    'No,' said Luna, observing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"him with those oddly misty, protuberant eyes. 'I don't suppose you do.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"That man the Death Eaters killed was your godfather, wasn't he? Ginny told","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"me.'    Harry nodded curtly, but found that for some","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"reason he did not mind Luna talking about Sirius. He had just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"remembered that she, too, could see Thestrals.    'Have you","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". . .' he began. 'I mean, who . . . has","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"anyone you known ever died?'    'Yes,' said Luna simply,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'my mother. She was a quite extraordinary witch, you know, but she","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"did like to experiment and one of her spells went rather badly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"wrong one day. I was nine.'    'I'm sorry,' Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"mumbled.    'Yes, it was rather horrible,' said Luna conversationally.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'I still feel very sad about it sometimes. But I've still got","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Dad. And anyway, it's not as though I'll never see Mum again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"is it?'    'Er - isn't it?' said Harry uncertainly.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   She shook her head in disbelief.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Oh, come on. You heard them, just behind the veil, didn't you?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   'You mean . . .'    'In","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"that room with the archway. They were just lurking out of sight,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"that's all. You heard them.'    They looked at each","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"other. Luna was smiling slightly. Harry did not know what to say,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"or to think; Luna believed so many extraordinary things . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"yet he had been sure he had heard voices behind the veil,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"too.    'Are you sure you don't want me to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"help you look for your stuff?' he said.    'Oh,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"no,' said Luna. 'No, I think I'll just go down and have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"some pudding and wait for it all to turn up . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". it always does in the end . . . well, have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"a nice holiday, Harry.'    'Yeah . . . yeah,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"you too.'    She walked away from him and, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he watched her go, he found that the terrible weight in his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"stomach seemed to have lessened slightly.*The journey home on the Hogwarts Express","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"next day was eventful in several ways. Firstly, Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"who had clearly been waiting all week for the opportunity to strike","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"without teacher witnesses, attempted to ambush Harry halfway down the train as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he made his way back from the toilet. The attack might have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"succeeded had it not been for the fact that they unwittingly chose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to stage the attack right outside a compartment full of DA members,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"who saw what was happening through the glass and rose as one","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to rush to Harry's aid. By the time Ernie Macmillan, Hannah Abbott,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Susan Bones, Justin Finch-Fletchley, Anthony Goldstein and Terry Boot, had finished using","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"a wide variety of the hexes and jinxes Harry had taught them,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle resembled nothing so much as three gigantic slugs","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"squeezed into Hogwarts uniform as Harry, Ernie and Justin hoisted them into","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the luggage rack and left them there to ooze.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'I must say, I'm looking forward to seeing Malfoy's mothers face when","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he gets off the train,' said Ernie, with some satisfaction, as ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  he watched Malfoy squirm above him. Ernie had never quite","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"got over the indignity of Malfoy docking points from Hufflepuff during his","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"brief spell as a member of the Inquisitorial Squad.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Goyle's mum'll be really pleased, though,' said Ron, who had come to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"investigate the source of the commotion. 'He's loads better-looking now . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". anyway, Harry, the food trolley's just stopped if you want anything","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
". . .'    Harry thanked the others and accompanied","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Ron back to their compartment, where he bought a large pile of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"cauldron cakes and pumpkin pasties. Hermione was reading the Daily Prophet again,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Ginny was doing a quiz in The Quibbler and Neville was stroking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"his Mimbulus mimbletonia, which had grown a great deal over the year","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and now made odd crooning noises when touched.    Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and Ron whiled away most of the journey playing wizard chess while","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Hermione read out snippets from the Prophet. It was now full of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"articles about how to repel Dementors, attempts by the Ministry to track","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"down Death Eaters and hysterical letters claiming that the writer had seen","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Lord Voldemort walking past their house that very morning . . .","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   'It hasn't really started yet,' sighed Hermione gloomily, folding","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"up the newspaper again. 'But it won't be long now  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" 'Hey, Harry,' said Ron softly, nodding towards the glass window on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to the corridor.    Harry looked around. Cho was passing,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"accompanied by Marietta Edgecombe, who was wearing a balaclava. His and Cho's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"eyes met for a moment. Cho blushed and kept walking. Harry looked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"back down at the chessboard just in time to see one of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"his pawns chased off its square by Ron's knight.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'What's - er - going on with you and her, anyway?' Ron","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"asked quietly.    'Nothing,' said Harry truthfully.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'I - er - heard she's going out with someone else now,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"said Hermione tentatively.    Harry was surprised to find that","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"this information did not hurt at all. Wanting to impress Cho seemed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to belong to a past that was no longer quite connected with","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"him; so much of what he had wanted before Sirius's death felt","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"that way these days . . . the week that had elapsed","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"since he had last seen Sirius seemed to have lasted much, much","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"longer; it stretched across two universes, the one with Sirius in it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and the one without.    'You're well out of it,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"mate,' said Ron forcefully. 'I mean, she's quite good-looking and all that,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"but you want someone a bit more cheerful.'    'She's","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"probably cheerful enough with someone else,' said Harry, shrugging.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Who's she with now, anyway?' Ron asked Hermione, but it was Ginny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"who answered.    'Michael Corner,' she said.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Michael - but - ' said Ron, craning around in his seat","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to state at her. 'But you were going out with him!' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  'Not any more,' said Ginny resolutely. 'He didn't like Gryffindor","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"beating Ravenclaw at Quidditch, and got really sulky, so I ditched him","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and he ran off to comfort Cho instead.' She scratched her nose","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"absently with the end of her quill, turned The Quibbler upside-down and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"began marking her answers. Ron looked highly delighted.    'Well,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"I always thought he was a bit of an idiot,' he said,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"prodding his queen forwards towards Harry's quivering castle. 'Good for you. Just","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"choose someone - better - next time.    He cast","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Harry an oddly furtive look as he said it.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Well, I've chosen Dean Thomas, would you say he's better?' asked Ginny","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"vaguely.    'WHAT?' shouted Ron, upending the chessboard: Crookshanks went","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"plunging after the pieces and Hedwig and Pigwidgeon twittered and hooted angrily","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"from overhead.    As the train slowed down in the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"approach to King's Cross, Harry thought he had never wanted to leave","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"it less. He even wondered fleetingly what would happen if he simply","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"refused to get off, but remained stubbornly sitting there until the first","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"of September, when it would take him back to Hogwarts. When it finally","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"puffed to a standstill, however, he lifted down Hedwig's cage and prepared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to drag his trunk from the train as usual.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"When the ticket inspector signalled to Harry, Ron and Hermione that it","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"was safe to walk through the magical barrier between platforms nine and","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"ten, however, he found a surprise awaiting him on the other side:","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"a group of people standing there to greet him who he had","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"not expected at all.    There was Mad-Eye Moody, looking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"quite as sinister with his bowler hat pulled low over his magical","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"eye as he would have done without it, his gnarled hands clutching","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"a long staff, his body wrapped in a voluminous travelling cloak. Tonks","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"stood just behind him, her bright bubble-gum-pink hair gleaming in the sunlight","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"filtering through the dirty glass of the station ceiling, wearing heavily patched","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"jeans and a bright purple T-shirt bearing the legend The Weird Sisters.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Next to Tonks was Lupin, his face pale, his hair greying, a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"long and threadbare overcoat covering a shabby jumper and trousers. At the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"front of the group stood Mr and Mrs Weasley, dressed in their","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Muggle best, and Fred and George, who were both wearing brand-new jackets","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"in some lurid green, scaly material.    'Ron, Ginny!' called","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Mrs Weasley, hurrying forwards and hugging her children tightly. 'Oh, and Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"dear - how are you?'    'Fine,' lied Harry, as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"she pulled him into a tight embrace. Over her shoulder he saw","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Ron goggling at the twins' new clothes.    'What are","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"they supposed to be?' he asked, pointing at the jackets.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" 'Finest dragonskin, little bro',' said Fred, giving his zip a little","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"tweak. 'Business is booming and we thought we'd treat ourselves.'  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" 'Hello, Harry,' said Lupin, as Mrs Weasley let go of Harry","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and turned to greet Hermione.    'Hi,' said Harry. 'I","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"didn't expect . . . what are you all doing here?' ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  'Well,' said Lupin with a slight smile, 'we thought we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"might have a little chat with your aunt and uncle before letting","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"them take you home.'    'I dunno if that's a","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"good idea,' said Harry at once.    'Oh, I think","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"it is,' growled Moody, who had limped a little closer. That'll be","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"them, will it, Potter?'    He pointed with his thumb","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"over his shoulder; his magical eye was evidently peering through the back","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"of his head and his bowler hat. Harry leaned an inch or","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"so to the left to see where Mad-Eye was pointing and there,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"sure enough, were the three Dursleys, who looked positively appalled to see","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Harry's reception committee.    'Ah, Harry!' said Mr Weasley, turning","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"from Hermione's parents, who he had just greeted enthusiastically, and who were","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"now taking it in turns to hug Hermione. 'Well - shall we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"do it, then?'    'Yeah, I reckon so, Arthur,' said","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Moody.    He and Mr Weasley took the lead across","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the station towards the Dursleys, who were apparently rooted to the floor.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Hermione disengaged herself gently from her mother to join the group. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  'Good afternoon,' said Mr Weasley pleasantly to Uncle Vernon as","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he came to a halt right in front of him. 'You might","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"remember me, my name's Arthur Weasley.'    As Mr Weasley","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"had single-handedly demolished most of the Dursleys' living room two years previously,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Harry would have been very surprised if Uncle Vernon had forgotten him.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Sure enough, Uncle Vernon turned a deeper shade of puce and glared","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"at Mr Weasley, but chose not to say anything, partly, perhaps, because","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"the Dursleys were outnumbered two to one. Aunt Petunia looked both frightened","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and embarrassed; she kept glancing around, &s though terrified somebody she knew","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"would see her in such company. Dudley, meanwhile, seemed to be trying","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"to look small and insignificant, a feat at which he was failing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"extravagantly.    'We thought we'd just have a few words","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"with you about Harry,' said Mr Weasley, still smiling.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Yeah,' growled Moody. 'About how he's treated when he's at your place.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   Uncle Vernon's moustache seemed to bristle with indignation. Possibly","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"because the bowler hat gave him the entirely mistaken impression that he","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"was dealing with a kindred spirit, he addressed himself to Moody. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  'I am not aware that it is any of your","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"business what goes on in my house - '   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'I expect what you're not aware of would fill several books, Dursley,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"growled Moody.    'Anyway, that's not the point,' interjected Tonks,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"whose pink hair seemed to offend Aunt Petunia more than all the","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"rest put together, for she closed her eyes rather than look at","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"her. 'The point is, if we find out you've been horrible to","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Harry - '    - And make no mistake, we'll","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"hear about it,' added Lupin pleasantly.    'Yes,' said Mr","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Weasley, 'even if you won't let Harry use the felly-tone - ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  'Telephone,' whispered Hermione.    - Yeah, if we","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"get any hint that Potter's been mistreated in any way, you'll have","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"us to answer to,' said Moody.    Uncle Vernon swelled","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"ominously. His sense of outrage seemed to outweigh even his fear of","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"this bunch of oddballs.    'Are you threatening me, sir?'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"he said, so loudly that passers-by actually turned to stare.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" 'Yes, I am,' said Mad-Eye, who seemed rather pleased that Uncle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Vernon had grasped this fact so quickly.    'And do","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"I look like the kind of man who can be intimidated?' barked","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Uncle Vernon.    'Well . . .' said Moody, pushing","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"back his bowler hat to reveal his sinisterly revolving magical eye. Uncle","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Vernon leapt backwards in horror and collided painfully with a luggage trolley.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'Yes, I'd have to say you do, Dursley.'    He","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"turned away from Uncle Vernon to survey Harry.    'So,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"Potter . . . give us a shout if you need us.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"If we don't hear from you for three days in a row,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"we'll send someone along . . .'    Aunt Petunia","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"whimpered piteously. It could not have been plainer that she was thinking","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"of what the neighbours would say if they caught sight of these","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"people marching up the garden path.    'Bye, then, Potter,'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"said Moody, grasping Harry's shoulder for a moment with a gnarled hand.","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   'Take care, Harry,' said Lupin quietly. 'Keep in touch.'","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"   'Harry, we'll have you away from there as soon","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"as we can,' Mrs Weasley whispered, hugging him again.   ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"'We'll see you soon, mate,' said Ron anxiously, shaking Harry's hand. ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"  'Really soon, Harry,' said Hermione earnestly. 'We promise.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" Harry nodded. He somehow could not find words to tell them","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"what it meant to him, to see them all ranged there, on","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"his side. Instead, he smiled, raised a hand in farewell, turned around","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"and led the way out of the station towards the sunlit street,","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
"with Uncle Vernon, Aunt Petunia and Dudley hurrying along in his wake.  ","Book 5: Order of the Phoenix","chap-38"
" It was nearing midnight and the Prime Minister was sitting alone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"in his office, reading a long memo that was slipping through his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"brain without leaving the slightest trace of meaning behind. He was waiting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"for a call from the President of a far distant country, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"between wondering when the wretched man would telephone, and trying to suppress","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"unpleasant memories of what had been a very long, tiring, and difficult","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"week, there was not much space in his head for anything else.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"The more he attempted to focus on the print on the page","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"before him, the more clearly the Prime Minister could see the gloating","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"face of one of his political opponents. This particular opponent had appeared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"on the news that very day, not only to enumerate all the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"terrible things that had happened in the last week (as though anyone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"needed reminding) but also to explain why each and every one of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"them was the government's fault. The Prime Minister's pulse quickened at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"very thought of these accusations, for they were neither fair nor true.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"How on earth was his government supposed to have stopped that bridge","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"collapsing? It was outrageous for anybody to suggest that they were not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"spending enough on bridges. The bridge was fewer than ten years old,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"and the best experts were at a loss to explain why it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"had snapped cleanly in two, sending a dozen cars into the watery","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"depths of the river below. And how dare anyone suggest that it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"was lack of policemen that had resulted in those two very nasty","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"and well-publicized murders? Or that the government should have somehow foreseen the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"freak hurricane in the West Country that had caused so much damage","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"to both people and property? And was it his fault that one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"of his Junior Ministers, Herbert Chorley, had chosen this week to act","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"so peculiarly that he was now going to be spending a lot","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"more time with his family?`A grim mood has gripped the country,` the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"opponent had concluded, barely concealing his own broad grin.And unfortunately, this was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"perfectly true. The Prime Minister felt it himself; people really did seem","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"more miserable than usual. Even the weather was dismal; all this chilly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"mist in the middle of July... It wasn't right, it wasn't normal...He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"turned over the second page of the memo, saw how much longer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"it went on, and gave it up as a bad job. Stretching","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"his arms above his head he looked around his office mournfully. It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"was a handsome room, with a fine marble fireplace facing the long","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"sash windows, firmly closed against the unseasonable chill. With a slight shiver,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the Prime Minister got up and moved over to the window, looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"out at the thin mist that was pressing itself against the glass.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"It was then, as he stood with his back to the room,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"that he heard a soft cough behind him.He froze, nose to nose","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"with his own scared-looking reflection in the dark glass. He knew that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"cough. He had heard it before. He turned very slowly to face","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the empty room. `Hello?` he said, trying to sound braver than he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"felt.For a brief moment he allowed himself the impossible hope that nobody","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"would answer him. However, a voice responded at once, a crisp, decisive voice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"that sounded as though it were reading a prepared statement. It was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"coming -- as the Prime Minister had known at the first cough","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"-- from the froglike little man wearing a long silver wig who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"was depicted in a small, dirty oil painting in the far corner","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"of the room.`To the Prime Minister of Muggles. Urgent we meet. Kindly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"respond immediately. Sincerely, Fudge.`The man in the painting looked inquiringly at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Prime Minister.`Er,` said the Prime Minister, `listen... Its not a very good","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"time for me... I'm waiting for a telephone call, you see... from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the President of--``That can be rearranged,` said the portrait at once. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Prime Minister's heart sank. He had been afraid of that.`But I really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"was rather hoping to speak--``We shall arrange for the President to forget","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"to call. He will telephone tomorrow night instead,` said the little man.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"`Kindly respond immediately to Mr. Fudge.` `I... oh ... very well,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the Prime Minister weakly. `Yes, I'll see Fudge.`He hurried back to his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"desk, straightening his tie as he went. He had barely resumed his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"seat, and arranged his face into what he hoped was a relaxed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"and unfazed expression, when bright green flames burst into life in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"empty grate beneath his marble mantelpiece. He watched, trying not to betray","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"a flicker of surprise or alarm, as a portly man appeared within","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the flames, spinning as fast as a top. Seconds later, he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"climbed out onto a rather fine antique rug, brushing ash from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"sleeves of his long pin-striped cloak, a lime-green bowler hat in his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"hand.`Ah... Prime Minister,` said Cornelius Fudge, striding forward with his hand outstretched.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"`Good to see you again.`The Prime Minister could not honestly return this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"compliment, so said nothing at all. He was not remotely pleased to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"see Fudge, whose occasional appearances, apart from being downright alarming in themselves,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"generally meant that he was about to hear some very bad news.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Furthermore, Fudge was looking distinctly careworn. He was thinner, balder, and grayer,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"and his face had a crumpled look. The Prime Minister had seen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"that kind of look in politicians before, and it never boded well.`How","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"can I help you?` he said, shaking Fudge's hand very briefly and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"gesturing toward the hardest of the chairs in front of the desk.`Difficult","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"to know where to begin,` muttered Fudge, pulling up the chair, sitting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"down, and placing his green bowler upon his knees. `What a week,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"what a week...``Had a bad one too, have you?` asked the Prime","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Minister stiffly, hoping to convey by this that he had quite enough","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"on his plate already without any extra helpings from Fudge.`Yes, of course,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"said Fudge, rubbing his eyes wearily and looking morosely at the Prime","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Minister. `I've been having the same week you have, Prime Minister. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Brockdale Bridge... the Bones and Vance murders... not to mention the ruckus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"in the West Country...``You--er--your--I mean to say, some of your people were--were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"involved in those--those things, were they?`Fudge fixed the Prime Minister with a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"rather stern look. `Of course they were,` he said, `Surely you've realized","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"what's going on?``I...` hesitated the Prime Minister.It was precisely this sort of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"behavior that made him dislike Fudge's visits so much. He was, after all,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the Prime Minister and did not appreciate being made to feel like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"an ignorant schoolboy. But of course, it had been like this from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"his very first meeting with Fudge on his very first evening as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Prime Minister. He remembered it as though it were yesterday and knew","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"it would haunt him until his dying day.He had been standing alone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"in this very office, savoring the triumph that was his after so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"many years of dreaming and scheming, when he had heard a cough","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"behind him, just like tonight, and turned to find that ugly little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"portrait talking to him, announcing that the Minister of Magic was about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"to arrive and introduce himselfNaturally, he had thought that the long campaign","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"and the strain of the election had caused him to go mad.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"He had been utterly terrified to find a portrait talking to him,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"though this had been nothing to how he felt when a self-proclaimed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"wizard had bounced out of the fireplace and shaken his hand. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"had remained speechless throughout Fudge's kindly explanation that there were witches and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"wizards still living in secret all over the world and his reassurances","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"that he was not to bother his head about them as the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Ministry of Magic took responsibility for the whole Wizarding community and prevented","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the non-magical population from getting wind of them. It was, said Fudge,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"a difficult job that encompassed everything from regulations on responsible use of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"broomsticks to keeping the dragon population under control (the Prime Minister remembered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"clutching the desk for support at this point). Fudge had then patted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the shoulder of the sLill-dumbstruck Prime Minister in a fatherly sort of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"way.`Not to worry,` he had said, `it's odds-on you'll never see me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"again. I'll only bother you if there's something really serious going on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"our end, something that's likely to affect the Muggles--the non-magical population, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"should say. Otherwise, it's live and let live. And I must say,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"you're taking it a lot better than your predecessor. He tried to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"throw me out the window, thought I was a hoax planned by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the opposition.`At this, the Prime Minister had found his voice at last.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"`You're--you're not a hoax, then?`It had been his last, desperate hope.`No,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Fudge gently. `No, I'm afraid I'm not. Look.`And he had turned the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Prime Minister's teacup into a gerbil.`But,` said the Prime Minister breathlessly, watching","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"his teacup chewing on the corner of his next speech, `but why--why","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"has nobody told me--?``The Minister of Magic only reveals him--or herself to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the Muggle Prime Minister of the day,` said Fudge, poking his wand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"back inside his jacket. `We find it the best way to maintain","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"secrecy.``But then,` bleated the Prime Minister, `why hasn't a former Prime Minister","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"warned me--?`At this, Fudge had actually laughed.`My dear Prime Minister, are you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"ever going to tell anybody?`Still chortling, Fudge had thrown some powder into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the fireplace, stepped into the emerald flames, and vanished with a whooshing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"sound. The Prime Minister had stood there, quite motionless, and realized that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"he would never, as long as he lived, dare mention this encounter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"to a living soul, for who in the wide world would believe","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"him?The shock had taken a little while to wear off. For a time,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"he had tried to convince himself that Fudge had indeed been a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"hallucination brought on by lack of sleep during his grueling election campaign.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"In a vain attempt to rid himself of all reminders of this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"uncomfortable encounter, he had given the gerbil to his delighted niece and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"instructed his private secretary to take down the portrait of the ugly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"little man who had announced Fudge's arrival. To the Prime Minister's dismay,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"however, the portrait had proved impossible to remove. When several carpenters, a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"builder or two, an art historian, and the Chancellor of the Exchequer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"had all tried unsuccessfully to prise it from the wall, the Prime","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Minister had abandoned the attempt and simply resolved to hope that the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"thing remained motionless and silent for the rest of his term in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"office. Occasionally he could have sworn he saw out of the corner","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"of his eye the occupant of the painting yawning, or else scratching","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"his nose; even, once or twice, simply walking out of his frame","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"and leaving nothing but a stretch of muddy-brown canvas behind. However, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"had trained himself not to look at the picture very much, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"always to tell himself firmly that his eyes were playing tricks on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"him when anything like this happened.Then, three years ago, on a night","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"very like tonight, the Prime Minister had been alone in his office","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"when the portrait had once again announced the imminent arrival of Fudge,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"who had burst out of the fireplace, sopping wet and in a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"state of considerable panic. Before the Prime Minister could ask why he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"was dripping all over the Axminster, Fudge had started ranting about a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"prison the Prime Minister had never heard of, a man named `Serious`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Black, something that sounded like `Hogwarts,` and a boy called Harry Potter,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"none of which made the remotest sense to the Prime Minister.`...I've just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"come from Azkaban,` Fudge had panted, tipping a large amount of water","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"out of the rim of his bowler hat into his pocket. `Middle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"of the North Sea, you know, nasty flight... the dementors are in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"uproar`--he shuddered--`they've never had a breakout before. Anyway, I had to come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"to you, Prime Minister. Black's a known Muggle killer and may be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"planning to rejoin You-Know-Who.... But of course, you don't even know who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"You-Know-Who is!` He had gazed hopelessly at the Prime Minister for a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"moment, then said, `Well, sit down, sit down, I'd better fill you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"in... Have a whiskey...`The Prime Minister rather resented being told to sit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"down in his own office, let alone offered his own whiskey, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"he sat nevertheless. Fudge pulled out his wand, conjured two large glasses","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"full of amber liquid out of thin air, pushed one of them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"into the Prime Minister's hand, and drew up a chair.Fudge had talked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"for more than an hour. At one point, he had refused to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"say a certain name aloud and wrote it instead on a piece","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"of parchment, which he had thrust into the Prime Minister's whiskey-free hand.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"When at last Fudge had stood up to leave, the Prime Minister","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"had stood up too.`So you think that...` He had squinted down at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the name in his left hand. `Lord Vol--``He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named!` snarled Fudge.`I'm sorry... You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"think that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is still alive, then?``Well, Dumbledore says he is,` said Fudge,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"as he had fastened his pin-striped cloak under his chin, `but we've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"never found him. If you ask me, he's not dangerous unless he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"got support, so it's Black we ought to be worrying about. You'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"put out that warning, then? Excellent. Well, I hope we don't see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"each other again, Prime Minister! Good night.`But they had seen each other","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"again. Less than a year later a harassed-looking Fudge had appeared out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"of thin air in the cabinet room to inform the Prime Minister","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"that there had been a spot of bother at the Kwidditch (or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"that was what it had sounded like) World Cup and that several","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Muggles had been `involved,` but that the Prime Minister was not to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"worry, the fact that You-Know-Who's Mark had been seen again meant nothing;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Fudge was sure it was an isolated incident, and the Muggle Liaison","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Office was dealing with all memory modifications as they spoke.`Oh, and I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"almost forgot,` Fudge had added. `We're importing three foreign dragons and a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"sphinx for the Triwizard Tournament, quite routine, but the Department for the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures tells me that its down in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the rule book that we have to notify you if we're bringing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"highly dangerous creatures into the country.``I--what--dragons?` spluttered the Prime Minister.`Yes, three,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Fudge. `And a sphinx. Well, good day to you.`The Prime Minister had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"hoped beyond hope that dragons and sphinxes would be the worst of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"it, but no. Less than two years later, Fudge had erupted out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"of the fire yet again, this time with the news that there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"had been a mass breakout from Azkaban.`A mass breakout?` repeated the Prime","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Minister hoarsely.`No need to worry, no need to worry!` shouted Fudge, already","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"with one foot in the flames. `We'll have them rounded up in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"no time--just thought you ought to know!`And before the Prime Minister could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"shout, `Now, wait just one moment!` Fudge had vanished in a shower","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"of green sparks.Whatever the press and the opposition might say, the Prime","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Minister was not a foolish man. It had not escaped his notice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"that, despite Fudge's assurances at their first meeting, they were now seeing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"rather a lot of each other, nor that Fudge was becoming more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"flustered with each visit. Little though he liked to think about the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Minister of Magic (or, as he always called Fudge in his head,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the Other Minister), the Prime Minister could not help but fear that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the next time Fudge appeared it would be with graver news still.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"The site, therefore, of Fudge stepping out of the fire once more,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"looking disheveled and fretful and sternly surprised that the Prime Minister did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"not know exactly why he was there, was about the worst thing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"that had happened in the course of this extremely gloomy week.`How should","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"I know what's going on in the--er--Wizarding community?` snapped the Prime Minister","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"now. `I have a country to run and quite enough concerns at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the moment without--``We have the same concerns,` Fudge interrupted. `The Brock-dale Bridge","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"didn't wear out. That wasn't really a hurricane. Those murders were not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the work of Muggles. And Herbert Chorley's family would be safer without","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"him. We are currently making arrangements to have him transferred to St. Mungo's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries. The move should be effected tonight.``What","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"do you... I'm afraid I ... What?` blustered the Prime Minister.Fudge took","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"a great, deep breath and said, `Prime Minister, I am very sorry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"to have to tell you that he's back. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is back.``Back? When","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"you say 'back'... he's alive? I mean--`The Prime Minister groped in his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"memory for the details of that horrible conversation of three years previously,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"when Fudge had told him about the wizard who was feared above","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"all others, the wizard who had committed a thousand terrible crimes before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"his mysterious disappearance fifteen years earlier.`Yes, alive,` said Fudge. `That is--I don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"know--is a man alive if he can't be killed? I don't really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"understand it, and Dumbledore won't explain properly--but anyway, he's certainly got a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"body and is walking and talking and killing, so I suppose, for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the purposes of our discussion, yes, he's alive.`The Prime Minister did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"know what to say to this, but a persistent habit of wishing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"to appear well-informed on any subject that came up made him cast","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"around for any details he could remember of their previous conversations.`Is Serious","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Black with--er--He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named?``Black? Black?` said Fudge distractedly, turning his bowler rapidly in his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"fingers. `Sirius Black, you mean? Merlin's beard, no. Black's dead. Turns out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"we were--er--mistaken about Black. He was innocent after all. And he wasn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"in league with He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named either. I mean,` he added defensively, spinning the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"bowler hat still faster, `all the evidence pointed--we had more than fifty","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"eyewitnesses--but anyway, as I say, he's dead. Murdered, as a matter of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"fact. On Ministry of Magic premises. There's going to be an inquiry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"actually...`To his great surprise, the Prime Minister felt a fleeting stab of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"pity for Fudge at this point. It was, however, eclipsed almost immediately","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"by a glow of smugness at the thought that, deficient though he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"himself might be in the area of materializing out of fireplaces, there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"had never been a murder in any of the government departments under","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"his charge... Not yet, anyway...While the Prime Minister surreptitiously touched the wood","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"of his desk, Fudge continued, `But Blacks by-the-by now. The point is,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"we're at war, Prime Minister, and steps must be taken.``At war?` repeated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the Prime Minister nervously. `Surely that's a little bit of an overstatement?``He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"has now been joined by those of his followers who broke out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"of Azkaban in January,` said Fudge, speaking more and more rapidly and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"twirling his bowler so fast that it was a lime-green blur. `Since","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"they have moved into the open, they have been wreaking havoc. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Brockdale Bridge--he did it, Prime Minister, he threatened a mass Muggle killing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"unless I stood aside for him and--``Good grief, so it's your fault","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"those people were killed and I'm having to answer questions about rusted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"rigging and corroded expansion joints and I don't know what else!` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the Prime Minister furiously.`My fault!` said Fudge, coloring up. `Are you saying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"you would have caved in to blackmail like that?``Maybe not,` said the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Prime Minister, standing up and striding about the room, `but I would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"have put all my efforts into catching the blackmailer before he committed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"any such atrocity!``Do you really think I wasn't already making every effort?` demanded","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Fudge heatedly. `Every Auror in the Ministry was--and is--trying to find him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"and round up his followers, but we happen to be talking about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"one of the most powerful wizards of all time, a wizard who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"has eluded capture for almost three decades!``So I suppose you're going to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"tell me he caused the hurricane in the West Country too?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the Prime Minister, his temper rising with every pace he took. It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"was infuriating to discover the reason for all these terrible disasters and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"not to be able to tell the public, almost worse than it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"being the government's fault after all.`That was no hurricane,` said Fudge miserably.`Excuse","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"me!` barked the Prime Minister, now positively stamping up and down. `Trees","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"uprooted, roofs ripped off, lampposts bent, horrible injuries--``It was the Death Eaters,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"said Fudge. `He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named's followers. And... and we suspect giant involvement.`The Prime Minister","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"stopped in his tracks as though he had hit an invisible wall.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"`What involvement?`Fudge grimaced. `He used giants last time, when he wanted to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"go for the grand effect,` he said. `The Office of Misinformation has","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"been working around the clock, we've had teams of Obliviators out trying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"to modify the memories of all the Muggles who saw what really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"happened, we've got most of the Department for the Regulation and Control","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"of Magical Creatures running around Somerset, but we can't find the giant--it's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"been a disaster.``You don't say!` said the Prime Minister furiously.`I won't deny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"that morale is pretty low at the Ministry,` said Fudge. `What with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"all that, and then losing Amelia Bones.``Losing who?``Amelia Bones. Head of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Department of Magical Law Enforcement. We think He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named may have murdered her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"in person, because she was a very gifted witch and--and all the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"evidence was that she put up a real fight.`Fudge cleared his throat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"and, with an effort, it seemed, stopped spinning his bowler hat.`But that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"murder was in the newspapers,` said the Prime Minister, momentarily diverted from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"his anger. `Our newspapers. Amelia Bones... it just said she was a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"middle-aged woman who lived alone. It was a--a nasty killing, wasn't it?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"It's had rather a lot of publicity. The police are baffled, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"see.`Fudge sighed. `Well, of course they are,` he said. `Killed in a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"room that was locked from the inside, wasn't she? We, on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"other hand, know exactly who did it, not that that gets us","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"any further toward catching him. And then there was Emmeline Vance, maybe","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"you didn't hear about that one--``Oh yes I did!` said the Prime","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Minister. `It happened just around the corner from here, as a matter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"of fact. The papers had a field day with it, 'breakdown of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"law and order in the Prime Minister's backyard--'``And as if all that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"wasn't enough,` said Fudge, barely listening to the Prime Minister, `we've got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"dementors swarming all over the place, attacking people left, right, and center...`Once","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"upon a happier time this sentence would have been unintelligible to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Prime Minister, but he was wiser now.`I thought dementors guard the prisoners","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"in Azkaban,` he said cautiously.`They did,` said Fudge wearily. `But not anymore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"They've deserted the prison and joined He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named. I won't pretend that wasn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"a blow.``But,` said the Prime Minister, with a sense of dawning horror,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"`didn't you tell me they're the creatures that drain hope and happiness out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"of people?``That's right. And they're breeding. That's what's causing all this mist.`The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Prime Minister sank, weak-kneed, into the nearest chair. The idea of invisible","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"creatures swooping through the towns and countryside, spreading despair and hopelessness in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"his voters, made him feel quite faint.`Now see here, Fudge--you've got to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"do something! It's your responsibility as Minister of Magic!``My dear Prime Minister,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"you can't honestly think I'm still Minister of Magic after all this?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"I was sacked three days ago! The whole Wizarding community has been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"screaming for my resignation for a fortnight. I've never known them so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"united in my whole term of office!` said Fudge, with a brave","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"attempt at a smile.The Prime Minister was momentarily lost for words. Despite","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"his indignation at the position into which he had been placed, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"still rather felt for the shrunken-looking man sitting opposite him.`I'm very sorry,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"he said finally. `If there's anything I can do?``It's very kind of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"you, Prime Minister, but there is nothing. I was sent here tonight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"to bring you up to date on recent events and to introduce","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"you to my successor. I rather thought he'd be here by now,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"but of course, he's very busy at the moment, with so much","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"going on.`Fudge looked around at the portrait of the ugly little man","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"wearing the long curly silver wig, who was digging in his ear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"with the point of a quill. Catching Fudge's eye, the portrait said,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"`He'll be here in a moment, he's just finishing a letter to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Dumbledore.``I wish him luck,` said Fudge, sounding bitter for the first time.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"`I've been writing to Dumbledore twice a day for the past fortnight,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"but he won't budge. If he'd just been prepared to persuade the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"boy, I might still be... Well, maybe Scrimgeour will have more success.`Fudge","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"subsided into what was clearly an aggrieved silence, but it was broken","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"almost immediately by the portrait, which suddenly spoke in its crisp, official","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"voice.`To the Prime Minister of Muggles. Requesting a meeting. Urgent. Kindly respond","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"immediately. Rufus Scrimgeour, Minister of Magic.``Yes, yes, fine,` said the Prime Minister","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"distractedly, and he barely flinched as the flames in the grate turned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"emerald green again, rose up, and revealed a second spinning wizard in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"their heart, disgorging him moments later onto the antique rug.Fudge got to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"his feet and, after a moment's hesitation, the Prime Minister did the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"same, watching the new arrival straighten up, dust down his long black","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"robes, and look around.The Prime Minister's first, foolish thought was that Rufus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Scrimgeour looked rather like an old lion. There were streaks of gray","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"in his mane of tawny hair and his bushy eyebrows; he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"keen yellowish eyes behind a pair of wire-rimmed spectacles and a certain","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"rangy, loping grace even though he walked with a slight limp. There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"was an immediate impression of shrewdness and toughness; the Prime Minister thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"he understood why the Wizarding community preferred Scrimgeour to Fudge as a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"leader in these dangerous times.`How do you do?` said the Prime Minister","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"politely, holding out his hand.Scrimgeour grasped it briefly, his eyes scanning the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"room, then pulled out a wand from under his robes.`Fudge told you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"everything?` he asked, striding over to the door and tapping the keyhole with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"his wand. The Prime Minister heard the lock click.`Er--yes,` said the Prime","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Minister. `And if you don't mind, I'd rather that door remained unlocked.``I'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"rather not be interrupted,` said Scrimgeour shortly, `or watched,` he added, pointing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"his wand at the windows, so that the curtains swept across them.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"`Right, well, I'm a busy man, so let's get down lo business.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"First of all, we need to discuss your security.`The Prime Minister drew","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"himself up to his fullest height and replied, `I am perfectly happy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"with the security I've already got, thank you very--``Well, we're not,` Scrimgeour","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"cut in. `It'll be a poor lookout for the Muggles if their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Prime Minister gets put under the Imperius Curse. The new secretary in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"your outer office--``I'm not getting rid of Kingsley Shacklebolt, if that's what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"you're suggesting!` said the Prime Minister hotly. `He's highly efficient, gets through","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"twice the work the rest of them--``That's because he's a wizard,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Scrimgeour, without a flicker of a smile. `A highly trained Auror, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"has been assigned to you for your protection.``Now, wait a moment!` declared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the Prime Minister. `You can't just put your people into my office,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"I decide who works for me--``I thought you were happy with Shacklebolt?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"said Scrimgeour coldly.`I am--that's to say, I was--``Then there's no problem, is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"there?` said Scrimgeour.`I... well, as long as Shacklebolt's work continues to be...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"er... excellent,` said the Prime Minister lamely, but Scrimgeour barely seemed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"hear him.`Now, about Herbert Chorley, your Junior Minister,` he continued. `The one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"who has been entertaining the public by impersonating a duck.``What about him?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"asked the Prime Minister.`He has clearly reacted to a poorly performed Imperius","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Curse,` said Scrimgeour. `It's addled his brains, but he could still be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"dangerous.``He's only quacking!` said the Prime Minister weakly. `Surely a bit of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"a rest... Maybe go easy on the drink...``A team of Healers from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and Injuries are examining him as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"we speak. So far he has attempted to strangle three of them,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"said Scrimgeour. `I think it best that we remove him from Muggle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"society for a while.``I... well... He'll be all right, won't he?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the Prime Minister anxiously.Scrimgeour merely shrugged, already moving back toward the fireplace.`Well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"that's really all I had to say. I will keep you posted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"of developments, Prime Minister--or, at least, I shall probably be too busy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"to come personally, in which case I shall send Fudge here. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"has consented to stay on in an advisory capacity.`Fudge attempted to smile,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"but was unsuccessful; he merely looked as though he had a toothache.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"Scrimgeour was already rummaging in his pocket for the mysterious powder that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"turned the fire green. The Prime Minister gazed hopelessly at the pair","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"of them for a moment, then the words he had fought to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"suppress all evening burst from him at last.`But for heaven's sake--you're wizards!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"You can do magic! Surely you can sort out--well--anything!`Scrimgeour turned slowly on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the spot and exchanged an incredulous look with Fudge, who really did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"manage a smile this time as he said kindly, `The trouble is,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"the other side can do magic too, Prime Minister.`And with that, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
"two wizards stepped one after the other into the bright green fire and vanished.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-1"
" Many miles away the chilly mist that had pressed against the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Prime Minister's windows drifted over a dirty river that wound between overgrown,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"rubbish-strewn banks. An immense chimney, relic of a disused mill, reared up,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"shadowy and ominous. There was no sound apart from the whisper of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the black water and no sign of life apart from a scrawny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"fox that had slunk down the bank to nose hopefully at some","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"old fish-and-chip wrappings in the tall grass.But then, with a very faint","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"pop, a slim, hooded figure appeared out of thin air on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"edge of the river. The fox froze, wary eyes fixed upon this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"strange new phenomenon. The figure seemed to take its bearings for a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"few moments, then set off with light, quick strides, its long cloak","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"rustling over the grass.With a second and louder pop, another hooded figure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"materialized.`Wait!`The harsh cry startled the fox, now crouching almost flat in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"undergrowth. It leapt from its hiding place and up the bank. There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"was a flash of green light, a yelp, and the fox fell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"back to the ground, dead.The second figure turned over the animal with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"its toe.`Just a fox,` said a woman's voice dismissively from under the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"hood. `I thought perhaps an Auror--Cissy, wait!`But her quarry, who had paused","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"and looked back at the flash of light, was already scrambling up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the bank the fox had just fallen down.`Cissy--Narcissa--listen to me--`The second woman","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"caught the first and seized her arm, but the other wrenched it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"away.`Go back, Bella!``You must listen to me!``I've listened already. I've made my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"decision. Leave me alone!`The woman named Narcissa gained the top of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"bank, where a line of old railings separated the river from a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"narrow, cobbled street. The other woman, Bella, followed at once. Side by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"side they stood looking across the road at the rows and rows","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"of dilapidated brick houses, their windows dull and blind in the darkness.`He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"lives here?` asked Bella in a voice of contempt. `Here? In this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Muggle dunghill? We must be the first of our kind ever to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"set foot--`But Narcissa was not listening; she had slipped through a gap","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"in the rusty railings and was already hurrying across the road.`Cissy, wait!`Bella","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"followed, her cloak streaming behind, and saw Narcissa darting through an alley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"between the houses into a second, almost identical street. Some of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"streetlamps were broken; the two women were running between patches of light","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"and deep darkness. The pursuer caught up with her prey just as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"she turned another corner, this time succeeding in catching hold of her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"arm and swinging her around so that they faced each other.`Cissy, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"must not do this, you can't trust him--``The Dark Lord trusts him,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"doesn't he?``The Dark Lord is... I believe... mistaken,` Bella panted, and her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"eyes gleamed momentarily under her hood as she looked around to check","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"that they were indeed alone. `In any case, we were told not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"to speak of the plan to anyone. This is a betrayal of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the Dark Lord's--``Let go, Bella!` snarled Narcissa, and she drew a wand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"from beneath her cloak, holding it threateningly in the other's face. Bella","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"merely laughed.`Cissy, your own sister? You wouldn't--``There is nothing I wouldn't do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"anymore!` Narcissa breathed, a note of hysteria in her voice, and as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"she brought down the wand like a knife, there was another flash","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"of light. Bella let go of her sister's arm as though burned.`Narcissa!`But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Narcissa had rushed ahead. Rubbing her hand, her pursuer followed again, keeping","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"her distance now, as they moved deeper into the deserted labyrinth of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"brick houses. At last, Narcissa hurried up a street named Spinner's End,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"over which the towering mill chimney seemed to hover like a giant","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"admonitory finger. Her footsteps echoed on the cobbles as she passed boarded","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"and broken windows, until she reached the very last house, where a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"dim light glimmered through the curtains in a downstairs room.She had knocked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"on the door before Bella, cursing under her breath, had caught up.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Together they stood waiting, panting slightly, breathing in the smell of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"dirty river that was carried to them on the night breeze. After a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"few seconds, they heard movement behind the door and it opened a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"crack. A sliver of a man could be seen looking out at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"them, a man with long black hair parted in curtains around a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"sallow face and black eyes.Narcissa threw back her hood. She was so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"pale that she seemed to shine in the darkness; the long blonde","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"hair streaming down her back gave her the look of a drowned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"person.`Narcissa!` said the man, opening the door a little wider, so that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the light fell upon her and her sister too. `What a pleasant","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"surprise!`Severus,` she said in a strained whisper. `May I speak to you?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"It's urgent.``But of course.`He stood back to allow her to pass him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"into the house. Her still-hooded sister followed without invitation.`Snape,` she said curtly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"as she passed him.`Bellatrix,` he replied, his thin mouth curling into a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"slightly mocking smile as he closed the door with a snap behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"them.They had stepped directly into a tiny sitting room, which had the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"feeling of a dark, padded cell. The walls were completely covered in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"books, most of them bound in old black or brown leather; a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"threadbare sofa, an old armchair, and a rickety table stood grouped together","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"in a pool of dim light cast by a candle-filled lamp hung","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"from the ceiling. The place had an air of neglect, as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"it was not usually inhabited.Snape gestured Narcissa to the sofa. She threw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"off her cloak, cast it aside, and sat down, staring at her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"white and trembling hands clasped in her lap. Bellatrix lowered her hood","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"more slowly. Dark as her sister was fair, with heavily lidded eyes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"and a strong jaw, she did not take her gaze from Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"as she moved to stand behind Narcissa.`So, what can I do for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"you?` Snape asked, settling himself in the armchair opposite the two sisters.`We...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"we are alone, aren't we?` Narcissa asked quietly.'Yes, of course. Well, Wormtail's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"here, but we're not counting vermin, are we?`He pointed his wand at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the wall of books behind him and with a bang, a hidden","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"door flew open, revealing a narrow staircase upon which a small man","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"stood frozen.`As you have clearly realized, Wormtail, we have guests,` said Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"lazily.The man crept, hunchbacked, down the last few steps and moved into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the room. He had small, watery eyes, a pointed nose, and wore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"an unpleasant simper. His left hand was caressing his right, which looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"as though it was encased in a bright silver glove.`Narcissa!` he said,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"in a squeaky voice. `And Bellatrix! How charming--``Wormtail will get us drinks,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"if you'd like them,` said Snape. `And then he will return to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"his bedroom.`Wormtail winced as though Snape had thrown something at him.`I am","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"not your servant!` he squeaked, avoiding Snape's eye.`Really? I was under the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"impression that the Dark Lord placed you here to assist me.``To assist,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"yes--but not to make you drinks and--and clean your house!``I had no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"idea, Wormtail, that you were craving more dangerous assignments,` said Snape silkily.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"`This can be easily arranged: I shall speak to the Dark Lord--``I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"can speak to him myself if I want to!``Of course you can,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"said Snape, sneering. `But in the meantime, bring us drinks. Some of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the elf-made wine will do.`Wormtail hesitated for a moment, looking as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"he might argue, but then turned and headed through a second hidden","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"door. They heard banging and a clinking of glasses. Within seconds he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"was back, bearing a dusty bottle and three glasses upon a tray.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"He dropped these on the rickety table and scurried from their presence,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"slamming the book-covered door behind him.Snape poured out three glasses of bloodred","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"wine and handed two of them to the sisters. Narcissa murmured a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"word of thanks, whilst Bellatrix said nothing, but continued to glower at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Snape. This did not seem to discompose him; on the contrary, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"looked rather amused.`The Dark Lord,` he said, raising his glass and draining","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"it.The sisters copied him. Snape refilled their glasses. As Narcissa took her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"second drink she said in a rush, `Severus, I'm sorry to come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"here like this, but I had to see you. I think you are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the only one who can help me--`Snape held up a hand to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"stop her, then pointed his wand again at the concealed staircase door.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"There was a loud bang and a squeal, followed by the sound","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"of Wormtail scurrying back up the stairs.`My apologies,` said Snape. `He has","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"lately taken to listening at doors, I don't know what he means","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"by it... You were saying, Narcissa?`She took a great, shuddering breath and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"started again.`Severus, I know I ought not to be here, I have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"been told to say nothing to anyone, but--``Then you ought to hold","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"your tongue!` snarled Bellatrix. `Particularly in present company!`'`Present company'?` repeated Snape sardonically.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"`And what urn I to understand by that, Bellatrix?``That I don't trust","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"you, Snape, as you very well know!`Narcissa let out a noise that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"might have been a dry sob and covered her face with her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"hands. Snape set his glass down upon the table and sat back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"again, his hands upon the arms of his chair, smiling into Bellatrix's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"glowering face.`Narcissa, I think we ought to hear what Bellatrix is bursting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"to say; it will save tedious interruptions. Well, continue, Bellatrix,` said Snape.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"`Why is it that you do not trust me?``A hundred reasons!` she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"said loudly, striding out from behind the sofa to slam her glass","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"upon the table. `Where to start! Where were you when the Dark","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Lord fell? Why did you never make any attempt to find him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"when he vanished? What have you been doing all these years that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"you've lived in Dumbledore's pocket? Why did you stop the Dark Lord","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"procuring the Sorcerer's Stone? Why did you not return at once when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the Dark Lord was reborn? Where were you a few weeks ago","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"when we battled to retrieve the prophecy for the Dark Lord? And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"why, Snape, is Harry Potter still alive, when you have had him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"at your mercy for five years?`She paused, her chest rising and falling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"rapidly, the color high in her cheeks. Behind her, Narcissa sat motionless,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"her face still hidden in her hands.Snape smiled.`Before I answer you —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"oh yes, Bellatrix, I am going to answer! You can carry my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"words back to the others who whisper behind my back, and carry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"false tales of my treachery to the Dark Lord! Before I answer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"you, I say, let me ask a question in turn. Do you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"really think that the Dark Lord has not asked me each and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"every one of those questions? And do you really think that, had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"I not been able to give satisfactory answers, I would be sitting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"here talking to you?`She hesitated.`I know he believes you, but. . .``You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"think he is mistaken? Or that I have somehow hoodwinked him? Fooled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the Dark Lord, the greatest wizard, the most accomplished Legilimens the world","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"has ever seen?`Bellatrix said nothing, but looked, for the first time, a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"little discomfited. Snape did not press the point. He picked up his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"drink again, sipped it, and continued, `You ask where I was when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the Dark Lord fell. I was where he had ordered me to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"be, at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry, because he wished me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"to spy upon Albus Dumbledore. You know, I presume, that it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"on the Dark Lord's orders that I took up the post?`She nodded","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"almost imperceptibly and then opened her mouth, but Snape forestalled her.`You ask","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"why I did not attempt to find him when he vanished. For","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the same reason that Avery, Yaxley, the Carrows, Greyback, Lucius` — he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"inclined his head slightly to Narcissa — `and many others did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"attempt to find him. I believed him finished. I am not proud","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"of it, I was wrong, but there it is. ... If he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"had not forgiven we who lost faith at that time, he would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"have very few followers left.``He'd have me!` said Bellatrix passionately. `I, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"spent many years in Azkaban for him!``Yes, indeed, most admirable,` said Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"in a bored voice. `Of i nurse, you weren't a lot of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"use to him in prison, but the gesture was undoubtedly fine —``Gesture!` she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"shrieked; in her fury she looked slightly mad. `While I endured the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"dementors, you remained at Hogwarts, comfortably playing Dumbledore's pet!``Not quite,` said Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"calmly. `He wouldn't give me the Defense Against the Dark Arts job,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"you know. Seemed to think it might, ah, bring about a relapse","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
", . . tempt me into my old ways.``This was your sacrifice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"for the Dark Lord, not to teach your favorite subject?` she jeered.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"`Why did you stay there all that time, Snape? Still spying on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Dumbledore for a master you believed dead?``Hardly,` said Snape, `although the Dark","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Lord is pleased that I never deserted my post: I had sixteen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"years of information on Dumbledore to give him when he returned, a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"rather more useful welcome-back present than endless reminiscences of how unpleasant Azkaban","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"is. . . .``But you stayed —``Yes, Bellatrix, I stayed,` said Snape,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"betraying a hint of impatience for the first time. `I had a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"comfortable job that I preferred to a stint in Azkaban. They were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"rounding up the Death Eaters, you know. Dumbledore's protection kept me out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"of jail; it was most convenient and I used it. I repeat:","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"The Dark Lord does not complain that I stayed, so I do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"not see why you do.`I think you next wanted to know,` he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"pressed on a little more loudly, for Bellatrix showed every sign of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"interrupting, `why I stood between the Dark Lord and the Sorcerer's Stone.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"That is easily answered. He did not know whether he could trust","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"me. He thought, like you, that I had turned from faithful Death","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Eater to Dumbledore's stooge. He was in a pitiable condition, very weak,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"sharing the body of a mediocre wizard. He did not dare reveal","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"himself to a former ally if that ally might turn him over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"to Dumbledore or the Ministry. I deeply regret that he did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"trust me. He would have returned to power three years sooner. As","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"it was, I saw only greedy and unworthy Quirrell attempting to steal","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the stone and, I admit, I did all I could to thwart","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"him.`Bellatrix's mouth twisted as though she had taken an unpleasant dose of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"medicine.`But you didn't return when he came back, you didn't fly back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"to him at once when you felt the Dark Mark burn —``Correct.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"I returned two hours later. I returned on Dumbledore's orders.``On Dumbledore's —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"?` she began, in tones of outrage.`Think!` said Snape, impatient again. `Think!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"By waiting two hours, just two hours, I ensured that I could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"remain at Hogwarts as a spy! By allowing Dumbledore to think that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"I was only returning to the Dark Lord's side because I was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"ordered to, I have been able to pass information on Dumbledore and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the Order of the Phoenix ever since! Consider, Bellatrix: The Dark Mark","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"had been growing stronger for months. I knew he must be about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"to return, all the Death Eaters knew! I had plenty of time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"to think about what I wanted to do, to plan my next","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"move, to escape like Karkaroff, didn't I?`The Dark Lord's initial displeasure at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"my lateness vanished entirely, 1 assure you, when I explained that 1","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"remained faithful, although Dumbledore thought I was his man. Yes, the Dark","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Lord thought that I had left him forever, but he was wrong.``But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"what use have you been?` sneered Bellatrix. `What useful information have we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"had from you?``My information has been conveyed directly to the Dark Lord,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"said Snape. `If he chooses not to share it with you —``He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"shares everything with me!` said Bellatrix, firing up at once. `He calls","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"me his most loyal, his most faithful —``Does he?` said Snape, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"voice delicately inflected to suggest his disbelief. `Does he still, after the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"fiasco at the Ministry?``That was not my fault!` said Bellatrix, flushing. `The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Dark Lord has, in the past, entrusted me with his most precious","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"— if Lucius hadn't —``Don't you dare — don't you dare blame","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"my husband!` said Narcissa, in a low and deadly voice, looking up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"at her sister.`There is no point apportioning blame,` said Snape smoothly. `What","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"is done, is done.``But not by you!` said Bellatrix furiously. `No, you were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"once again absent while the rest of us ran dangers, were you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"not, Snape?``My orders were to remain behind,` said Snape. `Perhaps you disagree","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"with the Dark Lord, perhaps you think that Dumbledore would not have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"noticed if I had joined forces with the Death Eaters to fight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the Order of the Phoenix? And — forgive me — you speak","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"of dangers . . . you were facing six teenagers, were you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"not?``They were joined, as you very well know, by half of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Order before long!` snarled Bellatrix. `And, while we are on the subject","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"of the Order, you still claim you cannot reveal the whereabouts of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"their headquarters, don't you?``I am not the Secret-Keeper; I cannot speak the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"name of the place. You understand how the enchantment works, I think?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"The Dark Lord is satisfied with the information I have passed him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"on the Order. It led, as perhaps you have guessed, to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"recent capture and murder of Emmeline Vance, and it certainly helped dispose","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"of Sirius Black, though I give you full credit for finishing him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"off.`He inclined his head and toasted her. Her expression did nor soften.`You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"are avoiding my last question, Snape. Harry Potter. You could have killed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"him at any point in the past five years. You have not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"done it. Why?``Have you discussed this matter with the Dark Lord?` asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Snape.`He . . . lately, we ... I am asking you, Snape!``If","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"I had murdered Harry Potter, the Dark Lord could not have used","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"his blood to regenerate, making him invincible —``You claim you foresaw his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"use of the boy!` she jeered.`I do not claim it; I had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"no idea of his plans; I have already confessed that I thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the Dark Lord dead. I am merely trying to explain why the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Dark Lord is not sorry that Potter survived, at least until a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"year ago. . . .``But why did you keep him alive?``Have you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"not understood me? It was only Dumbledore's protection that was keeping me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"out of Azkaban! Do you disagree that murdering his favorite student might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"have turned him against me? But there was more to it than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"that. I should remind you that when Potter first arrived at Hogwarts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"there were still many stories circulating about him, rumors that he himself","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"was a great Dark wizard, which was how he had survived the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Dark Lord's attack. Indeed, many of the Dark Lords old followers thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Potter might be a standard around which we could all rally once","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"more. I was curious, 1 admit it, and not at all inclined","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"to murder him the moment he set fool in the castle.`Of course,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"it became apparent to me very quickly that he had no extraordinary","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"talent at all. He has fought his way out of a number","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"of tight corners by a simple combination of sheer luck and more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"talented friends. He is mediocre to the last degree, though as obnoxious","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"and self-satisfied as was his father before him. I have done my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"utmost to have him thrown out of Hogwarts, where I believe he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"scarcely belongs, but kill him, or allow him to be killed in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"front of me? I would have been a fool to risk it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"with Dumbledore close at hand.``And through all this we are supposed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"believe Dumbledore has never suspected you?` asked Bellatrix. `He has no idea","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"of your true allegiance, he trusts you implicitly still?``I have played my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"part well,` said Snape. `And you overlook Dumbledore's greatest weakness: He has","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"to believe the best of people. I spun him a tale of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"deepest remorse when I joined his staff, fresh from my Death Eater","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"days, and he embraced me with open arms — though, as I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"say, never allowing me nearer the Dark Arts than he could help.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Dumbledore has been a great wizard — oh yes, he has,` (for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Bellatrix had made a scathing noise), `the Dark Lord acknowledges it. I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"am pleased to say, however, that Dumbledore is growing old. The duel","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"with the Dark Lord last month shook him. He has since sustained a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"serious injury because his reactions are slower than they once were. But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"through all these years, he has never stopped trusting Severus Snape, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"therein lies my great value to the Dark Lord.`Bellatrix still looked unhappy,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"though she appeared unsure how best to attack Snape next. Taking advantage","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"of her silence, Snape turned to her sister.`Now . . . you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"came to ask me for help, Narcissa?`Narcissa looked up at him, her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"face eloquent with despair.`Yes, Severus. I — I think you are the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"only one who can help me, I have nowhere else to turn.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Lucius is in jail and . . .`She closed her eyes and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"two large tears seeped from beneath her eyelids.`The Dark Lord has forbidden","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"me to speak of it,` Narcissa continued, her eyes still closed. `He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"wishes none to know of the plan. It is ... very secret.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"But —``If he has forbidden it, you ought not to speak,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Snape at once. `The Dark Lord's word is law.`Narcissa gasped as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"he had doused her with cold water. Bellatrix looked satisfied for the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"first time since she had entered the house.`There!` she said triumphantly to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"her sister. `Even Snape says so: You were told not to talk,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"so hold your silence!`But Snape had gotten to his feet and strode","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"to the small window, peered through the curtains at the deserted street,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"then closed them again with a jerk. He turned around to face","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Narcissa, frowning.`It so happens that I know of the plan,` he said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"in a low voice. `I am one of the few the Dark","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Lord has told. Nevertheless, had I not been in on the secret,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Narcissa, you would have been guilty of great treachery to the Dark","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Lord.``I thought you must know about it!` said Narcissa, breathing more freely.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"`He trusts you so, Severus. ...``You know about the plan?` said Bellatrix,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"her fleeting expression of satisfaction replaced by a look of outrage. `You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"know?``Certainly,` said Snape. `But what help do you require, Nar-cissa? If you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"are imagining I can persuade the Dark Lord to change his mind,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"I am afraid there is no hope, none at all.``Severus,` she whispered,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"tears sliding down her pale cheeks. `My son . . . my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"only son . . .``Draco should be proud,` said Bellatrix indifferently. `The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Dark Lord is granting him a great honor. And I will say","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"this for Draco: he isn't shrinking away from his duty, he seems","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"glad of a chance to prove himself, excited at the prospect —`Narcissa","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"began to cry in earnest, gazing beseechingly all the while at Snape.`That's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"because he is sixteen and has no idea what lies in store!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Why, Severus? Why my son? It is too dangerous! This is vengeance","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"lor Lucius's mistake, I know it!`Snape said nothing. He looked away from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the sight of her tears as though they were indecent, but he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"could not pretend not to hear her.`That's why he's chosen Draco, isn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"it?` she persisted. `To punish Lucius?``If Draco succeeds,` said Snape, still looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"away from her, `he will be honored above all others.``But he won't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"succeed!` sobbed Narcissa. `How can he, when the Dark Lord himself— ?`Bellatrix","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"gasped; Narcissa seemed to lose her nerve.`I only meant. . . that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"nobody has yet succeeded. . . . Severus . . . please","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
". . . You are, you have always been, Draco's favorite teacher.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
". . . You are Lucius's old friend. ... I beg you.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
".. . You are the Dark Lord's favorite, his most trusted advisor.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
". . . Will you speak to him, persuade him — ?``The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Dark Lord will not be persuaded, and I am not stupid enough","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"to attempt it,` said Snape flatly. `I cannot pretend that the Dark","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Lord is not angry with Lucius. Lucius was supposed to be in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"charge. He got himself captured, along with how many others, and failed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"to retrieve the prophecy into the bargain. Yes, the Dark Lord is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"angry, Narcissa, very angry indeed.``Then I am right, he has chosen Draco","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"in revenge!` choked Narcissa. `He does not mean him to succeed, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"wants him to be killed trying!`When Snape said nothing, Narcissa seemed to lose","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"what little self-restraint she still possessed. Standing up, she staggered to Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"and seized the front of his robes. Her face close to his,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"her tears falling onto his chest, she gasped, `You could do it.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"You could do it instead of Draco, Severus. You would succeed, of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"course you would, and he would reward you beyond all of us","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"—`Snape caught hold of her wrists and removed her clutching hands. Looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"down into her tearstained face, he said slowly, `He intends me to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"do it in the end, I think. But he is determined that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Draco should try first. You see, in the unlikely event that Draco","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"succeeds, I shall be able to remain at Hogwarts a little longer,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"fulfilling my useful role as spy.``In other words, it doesn't matter to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"him if Draco is killed!``The Dark Lord is very angry,` repeated Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"quietly. `He failed to hear the prophecy. You know as well as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"I do, Narcissa, that he does not forgive easily.`She crumpled, falling at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"his feet, sobbing and moaning on the floor.`My only son . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
". my only son . . .``You should be proud!` said Bellatrix","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"ruthlessly. `If I had sons, I would be glad to give them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"up to the service of the Dark Lord!`Narcissa gave a little scream","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"of despair and clutched at her long blonde hair. Snape stooped, seized","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"her by the arms, lifted her up, and steered her back onto","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the sofa. He then poured her more wine and forced the glass","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"into her hand.`Narcissa, that's enough. Drink this. Listen to me.`She quieted a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"little; slopping wine down herself, she took a shaky sip.`It might be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"possible ... for me to help Draco.`She sat up, her face paper-white,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"her eyes huge.`Severus — oh, Severus — you would help him? Would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"you look after him, see he comes to no harm?``I can try.`She","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"flung away her glass; it skidded across the table as she slid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"off the sofa into a kneeling position at Snape's feet, seized his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"hand in both of hers, and pressed her lips to it.`If you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"are there to protect him . . . Severus, will you swear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"it? Will you make the Unbreakable Vow?``The Unbreakable Vow?`Snape's expression was blank,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"unreadable. Bellatrix, however, let out a cackle of triumphant laughter.`Aren't you listening,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Narcissa? Oh, he'll try, I'm sure. . . . The usual empty","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"words, the usual slithering out of action . . . oh, on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"the Dark Lord's orders, of course!`Snape did not look at Bellatrix. His","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"black eyes were fixed upon Narcissa's tear-filled blue ones as she continued","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"to clutch his hand.`Certainly, Narcissa, I shall make the Unbreakable Vow,` he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"said quietly. `Perhaps your sister will consent to be our Bonder.`Bellatrix's mouth","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"fell open. Snape lowered himself so that he was kneeling opposite Narcissa.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Beneath Bellatrix's astonished gaze, they grasped right hands.`You will need your wand,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Bellatrix,` said Snape coldly.She drew it, still looking astonished.`And you will need","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"to move a little closer,` he said.She stepped forward so that she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"stood over them, and placed the tip of her wand on their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"linked hands.Narcissa spoke.`Will you, Severus, watch over my son, Draco, as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"attempts to fulfill the Dark Lord's wishes?``I will,` said Snape.A thin tongue","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"of brilliant flame issued from the wand and wound its way around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"their hands like a red-hot wire.`And will you, to the best of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"your ability, protect him from harm?``I will,` said Snape.A second tongue of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"flame shot from the wand and interlinked with the first, making a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"fine, glowing chain.`And, should it prove necessary... if it seems Draco will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"fail. . .` whispered Narcissa (Snape's hand twitched within hers, but he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"did not draw away), `will you carry out the deed that the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Dark Lord has ordered Draco to perform?`There was a moment's silence. Bellatrix","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"watched, her wand upon their clasped hands, her eyes wide.`I will,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"Snape.Bellatrix's astounded face glowed red in the blaze of a third unique","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"of flame, which shot from the wand, twisted with the others, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
"bound itself thickly around their clasped hands, like a rope, like a fiery snake.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-2"
" Harry Potter was snoring loudly. He had been sitting in a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"chair beside his bedroom window for the best part of four hours,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"staring out at the darkening street, and had finally fallen asleep with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"one side of his face pressed against the cold windowpane, his glasses","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"askew and his mouth wide open. The misty fug his breath had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"left on the window sparkled in the orange glare of the streetlamp","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"outside, and the artificial light drained his face of all color, so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"that he looked ghostly beneath his shock of untidy black hair.The room","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"was strewn with various possessions and a good smattering of rubbish. Owl","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"feathers, apple cores, and sweet wrappers littered the floor, a number of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"spellbooks lay higgledy-piggledy among the tangled robes on his bed, and a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"mess of newspapers sat in a puddle of light on his desk.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"The headline of one blared:HARRY POTTER: THE CHOSEN ONE?Rumors continue to fly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"about the mysterious recent disturbance at the Ministry of Magic, during which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named was sighted once more.`We're not allowed to talk about it, don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"ask me anything` said one agitated Obliviator, who refused to give his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"name as he left the Ministry last night.Nevertheless, highly placed sources within","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the Ministry have confirmed that the disturbance centered on the fabled Hall","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"of Prophecy.Though Ministry spokes wizards have hitherto refused even to confirm the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"existence of such a place, a growing number of the Wizarding community","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"believe that the Death Eaters now serving sentences in Azkaban for trespass","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"and attempted theft were attempting to steal a prophecy. The nature of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"that prophecy is unknown, although speculation is rife that it concerns Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Potter, the only person ever known to have survived the Killing Curse,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"and who is also known to have been at the Ministry on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the night in question. Some are going so far as to call","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Potter `the Chosen One,` believing that the prophecy names him as the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"only one who will be able to rid us of He-Who-Must-No t-Be-Named.The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"current whereabouts of the prophecy, if it exists, are unknown, although (ctd.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"page2, column 5)A second newspaper lay beside die first. This one bore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"die headline:SCRIMGEOUR SUCCEEDS FUDGEMost of this front page was taken up with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"a large black-and-white picture of a man with a lionlike mane of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"thick hair and a rather ravaged face. The picture was moving —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the man was waving at the ceiling.Rufus Scrimgeour, previously Head of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Auror office in the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, has succeeded Cornelius","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Fudge as Minister of Magic. The appointment has largely been greeted with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"enthusiasm by the Wizarding community, though rumors of a rift between the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"new Minister and Albus Dumbledore, newly reinstated Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"surfaced within hours of Scrimgeour taking office.Scrimgeour’s representatives admitted that he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"met with Dumbledore at once upon taking possession of the top job,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"but refused to comment on the topics under discussion. Albus Dumbledore is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"known to (ctd. page 3, column 2)To the left of this paper","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"sat another, which had been folded so that a story bearing the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"title ministry guarantees students' sapety was visible.Newly appointed Minister of Magic, Rufus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Scrimgeour, spoke today of the tough new measures taken by his Ministry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"to ensure the safety of students returning to Hogwarts School of Witchcraft","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"and Wizardry this autumn.`For obvious reasons, the Ministry will not be going","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"into detail about its stringent new security plans,` said the Minister, although","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"an insider confirmed that measures include defensive spells and charms, a complex","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"array of countercurses, and a small task force of Aurors dedicated solely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"to the protection of Hogwarts School.Most seem reassured by the new Minister's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"tough stand on student safety. Said Mrs. Augusta Longbottom, `My grandson, Neville","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"— a good friend of Harry Potter's, incidentally, who fought the Death","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Eaters alongside him at the Ministry in June and —But the rest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"of this story was obscured by the large birdcage .standing on top","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"of it. Inside it was a magnificent snowy owl. Her amber eyes surveyed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the room imperiously, her head swiveling occasionally to gaze at her snoring","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"master. Once or twice she clicked her beak impatiently, but Harry was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"too deeply asleep to hear her.A large trunk stood in the very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"middle of the room. Its lid was open; it looked expectant; yet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"it was almost empty but for a residue of old underwear, sweets,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"empty ink bottles, and broken quills that coated the very bottom. Nearby,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"on the floor, lay a purple leaflet emblazoned with the words:----ISSUED ON","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"BEHALF OF----The Ministry of MagicPROTECTING YOUR HOME AND FAMILY AGAINST DARK FORCESThe","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Wizarding community is currently under threat from an organization calling itself the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Death Eaters. Observing the following simple security guidelines will help protect you,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"your family, and your home from attack.1. You are advised not to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"leave the house alone.2. Particular care should be taken during the hours","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"of darkness. Wherever possible, arrange to complete journeys before night has fallen.3.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Review the security arrangements around your house, making sure that all family","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"members are aware of emergency measures such as Shield and Disillusionment Charms,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"and, in the case of underage family members, Side-Along-Apparition.4. Agree on security","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"questions with close friends and family so as to detect Death Eaters","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"masquerading as others by use of the Polyjuice Potion (see page 2).5.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Should you feel that a family member, colleague, friend, or neighbor is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"acting in a strange manner, contact the Magical Law Enforcement Squad at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"once. They may have been put under the Imperius Curse (see page","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"4).6. Should the Dark Mark appear over any dwelling place or other","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"building, DO NOT ENTER, but contact the Auror office immediately.7. Unconfirmed sightings","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"suggest that the Death Eaters may now be using Inferi (see page","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"10). Any sighting of an Inferius, or encounter with same, should be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"reported to the Ministry IMMEDIATELY.Harry grunted in his sleep and his face","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"slid down the window an inch or so, making his glasses still","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"more lopsided, but he did not wake up. An alarm clock, repaired","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"by Harry several years ago, ticked loudly on the sill, showing one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"minute to eleven. Beside it, held in place by Harry's relaxed hand,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"was a piece of parchment covered in thin, slanting writing. Harry had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"read this letter so often since its arrival three days ago that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"although it had been delivered in a tightly furled scroll, it now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"lay quite flat.Dear Harry,If it is convenient to you, I shall call","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"at number four, Privet Drive this coming Friday at eleven p.m. to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"escort you to the Burrow, where you have been invited to spend","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the remainder of your school holidays.If you are agreeable, I should also","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"be glad of your assistance in a matter to which I hope","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"to attend on the way to the . Burrow. I shall explain","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"this more fully when I see you.Kindly send your answer by return","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"of this owl. Hoping to see you this Friday,I am, yours most","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"sincerely,Albus DumbledoreThough he already knew it by heart, Harry had been stealing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"glances at this missive every few minutes since seven o'clock that evening,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"when he had first taken up his position beside his bedroom window,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"which had a reasonable view of both ends of Privet Drive. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"knew it was pointless to keep rereading Dumbledore's words; Harry had sent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"back his `yes` with the delivering owl, as requested, and all he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"could do now was wait: Either Dumbledore was going to come, or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"he was not.But Harry had not packed. It just seemed too good","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"to be true that he was going to be rescued from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Dursleys after a mere fortnight of their company. He could not shrug","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"off the feeling that something was going to go wrong — his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"reply to Dumbledore's letter might have gone astray; Dumbledore could be prevented","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"from collecting him; the letter might turn out not to be from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Dumbledore at all, but a trick or joke or trap. Harry had not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"been able to face packing and then being let down and having","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"to unpack again. The only gesture he had made to the possibility","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"of a journey was to shut his snowy owl, Hedwig, safely in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"her cage.The minute hand on the alarm clock reached the number twelve","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"and, at that precise moment, the street-lamp outside the window went out.Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"awoke as though the sudden darkness were an alarm. Hastily straightening his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"glasses and unsticking his cheek from the glass, he pressed his nose","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"against the window instead and squinted down at the pavement. A tall","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"figure in a long, billowing cloak was walking up the garden path.Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"jumped up as though he had received an electric shock, knocked over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"his chair, and started snatching anything and everything within reach from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"floor and throwing it into the trunk. Even as he lobbed a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"set of robes, two spellbooks, and a packet of crisps across the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"room, the doorbell rang. Downstairs in the living room his Uncle Vernon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"shouted, `Who the blazes is calling at this lime of night?`Harry froze","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"with a brass telescope in one hand and a pair of trainers","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"in the other. He had completely forgotten to warn the Dursleys that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Dumbledore might be coming. Feeling both panicky mid close to laughter, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"clambered over the trunk and wrenched open his bedroom door in time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"to hear a deep voice say, `Good evening. You must be Mr.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Dursley. I daresay Harry has told you I would be coming for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"him?`Harry ran down the stairs two at a time, coming to an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"abrupt halt several steps from the bottom, as long experience had taught","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"him to remain out of arm's reach of his uncle whenever possible.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"There in the doorway stood a tall, thin man with waist-length silver","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"hair and beard. Half-moon spectacles were perched on his crooked nose, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"he was wearing a long black traveling cloak and .1 pointed hat.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Vernon Dursley, whose mustache was quite as bushy as Dumbledore's, though black,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"and who was wearing a puce dressing gown, was staring at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"visitor as though he could not believe his tiny eyes.`Judging by your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"look of stunned disbelief, Harry did not warn you that I was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"coming,` said Dumbledore pleasantly. `However, let us assume that you have invited","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"me warmly into your house. It is unwise to linger overlong on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"doorsteps in these troubled times.`He stepped smartly over the threshold and closed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the front door behind him.`It is a long time since my last","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"visit,` said Dumbledore, peering down his crooked nose at Uncle Vernon. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"must say, your agapanthus are flourishing.`Vernon Dursley said nothing at all. Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"did not doubt that speech would return to him, and soon —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the vein pulsing in his uncles temple was reaching danger point —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"but something about Dumbledore seemed to have robbed him temporarily of breath.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"It might have been the blatant wizardishness of his appearance, but it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"might, too, have been that even Uncle Vernon could sense that here","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"was a man whom it would be very difficult to bully.`Ah, good","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"evening Harry,` said Dumbledore, looking up at him through his half-moon glasses","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"with a most satisfied expression. `Excellent, excellent.`These words seemed to rouse Uncle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Vernon. It was clear that as far as he was concerned, any","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"man who could look at Harry and say `excellent` was a man","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"with whom he could never see eye to eye.`I don't mean to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"be rude —` he began, in a tone that threatened rudeness in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"every syllable.`--yet, sadly, accidental rudeness occurs alarmingly often,` Dumbledore finished the sentence","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"gravely. `Best to say nothing at all, my dear man. Ah, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"this must be Petunia.`The kitchen door had opened, and there stood Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"aunt, wearing rubber gloves and a housecoat over her nightdress, clearly halfway","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"through her usual pre-bedtime wipe-down of all the kitchen surfaces. Her rather","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"horsey face registered nothing but shock.`Albus Dumbledore,` said Dumbledore, when Uncle Vernon failed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"to effect an introduction. `We have corresponded, of course.` Harry thought this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"an odd way of reminding Aunt Petunia that he had once sent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"her an exploding letter, but Aunt Petunia did not challenge the term.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"`And this must be your son, Dudley?`Dudley had that moment peered round","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the living room door. His large, blond head rising out of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"stripy collar of his pajamas looked oddly disembodied, his mouth gaping in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"astonishment and I car. Dumbledore waited a moment or two, apparently to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"see whether any of the Dursleys were going to say anything, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"as the ?.ilcncc stretched on he smiled.`Shall we assume that you have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"invited me into your sitting room?`Dudley scrambled out of the way as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Dumbledore passed him. Harry, still clutching the telescope and trainers, jumped the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"last few stairs and followed Dumbledore, who had settled himself in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"armchair nearest the fire and was taking in the surroundings with an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"expression of benign interest. He looked quite extraordinarily out of place.`Aren't —-","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"aren't we leaving, sir?` Harry asked anxiously.`Yes, indeed we are, but there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"are a few matters we need to discuss first,` said Dumbledore. `And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"I would prefer not to do so in the open. We shall","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"trespass upon your aunt and uncle's hospitality only a little longer.``You will,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"will you?`Vernon Dursley had entered the room, Petunia at his shoulder, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Dudley skulking behind them both.`Yes,` said Dumbledore simply, `I shall.`He drew his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"wand so rapidly that Harry barely saw it; with a casual flick,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the sofa zoomed forward and knocked the knees out from under all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"three of the Dursleys so that they collapsed upon it in a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"heap. Another flick of the wand and the sofa zoomed back to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"its original position.`We may as well be comfortable,` said Dumbledore pleasantly.As he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"replaced his wand in his pocket, Harry saw that his hand was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"blackened and shriveled; it looked as though his flesh had been burned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"away. `Sir — what happened to your — ?``Later, Harry,` said Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"`Please sit down.`Harry took the remaining armchair, choosing not to look at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the Dursleys, who seemed stunned into silence.`I would assume that you were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"going to offer me refreshment,` Dumbledore said to Uncle Vernon, `but the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"evidence so far suggests that that would be optimistic to the point","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"of foolishness.`A third twitch of the wand, and a dusty bottle and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"five glasses appeared in midair. The bottle tipped and poured a generous","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"measure of honey-colored liquid into each of the glasses, which then floated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"to each person in the room.`Madam Rosmerta’s finest oak-matured mead,` said Dumbledore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"raising his glass to Harry, who caught hold of his own and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"sipped. He had never tasted anything like it before, but enjoyed it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"immensely. The Dursleys, after quick, scared looks at one another, tried to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"ignore their glasses completely, a difficult feat, as they were nudging them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"gently on the sides of their heads. Harry could not suppress a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"suspicion that Dumbledore was rather enjoying himself.`Well, Harry,` said Dumbledore, turning toward","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"him, `a difficulty has arisen which I hope you will be able","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"to solve for us. By us, I mean the Order of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Phoenix. But first of all I must tell you that Sirius's will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"was discovered a week ago and that he left you everything he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"owned.`Over on the sofa, Uncle Vernon’s head turned, but Harry did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"look at him, nor could he think of anything to say except,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"`Oh. Right.``This is, in the main, fairly straightforward,` Dumbledore went on. `You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"add a reasonable amount of gold to your account at Gringotts, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"you inherit all of Sirius's personal possessions. The slightly problematic part of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the legacy —``His godfather's dead?` said Uncle Vernon loudly from the sofa.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Dumbledore and Harry both turned to look at him. The glass of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"mead was now knocking quite insistently on the side of Vernon’s head;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"he attempted to beat it away. `He's dead? His godfather?``Yes,` said Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"He did not ask Harry why he had not confided in the Dursleys.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"`Our problem,` he continued to Harry, as if there had been no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"interruption, `is that Sirius also left you number twelve, Grimmauld Place.``He's been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"left a house?` said Uncle Vernon greedily, his small eyes narrowing, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"nobody answered him.`You can keep using it as headquarters,` said Harry. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"don't care. You can have it, I don't really want it.` Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"never wanted to set foot in number twelve, Grimmauld Place again if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"he could help it. He thought he would be haunted forever by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the memory of Sirius prowling its dark musty rooms alone, imprisoned within","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the place he had wanted so desperately to leave.`That is generous,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Dumbledore. `We have, however, vacated the building temporarily.``Why?``Well,` said Dumbledore, ignoring the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"mutterings of Uncle Vernon, who was now being rapped smartly over the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"head by the persistent glass of mead, `Black family tradition decreed that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the house was handed down the direct line, to the next male","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"with the name of 'Black.' Sirius was the very last of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"line as his younger brother, Regulus, predeceased him and both were childless.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"While his will makes it perfectly plain that he wants you to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"have the house, it is nevertheless possible that some spell or enchantment","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"has been set upon the place to ensure that it cannot be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"owned by anyone other than a pureblood.`A vivid image of the shrieking,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"spitting portrait of Sirius's mother that hung in the hall of number","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"twelve, Grimmauld Place flashed into Harry's mind. `I bet there has,` he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"said.`Quite,` said Dumbledore. `And if such an enchantment exists, then the ownership","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"of the house is most likely to pass to the eldest of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Sirius's living relatives, which would mean his cousin, Bellatrix Lestrange.`Without realizing what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"he was doing, Harry sprang to his feet; the telescope and trainers","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"in his lap rolled across the floor. Bellatrix Lestrange, Sirius's killer, inherit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"his house?`No,` he said.`Well, obviously we would prefer that she didn't get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"it either,` said Dumbledore calmly. `The situation is fraught with complications. We","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"do not know whether the enchantments we ourselves have placed upon it,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"for example, making it Unplottable, will hold now that ownership has passed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"from Sirius's hands. It might be that Bellatrix will arrive on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"doorstep at any moment. Naturally we had to move out until such","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"time as we have clarified the position,``But how are you going to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"find out if I'm allowed to own it?``Fortunately,` said Dumbledore, `there is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"a simple test.`He placed his empty glass on a small table beside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"his chair, but before he could do anything else, Uncle Vernon shouted,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"`Will you get these ruddy things off us?`Harry looked around; all three","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"of the Dursleys were cowering with their arms over their heads as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"their glasses bounced up and down on their skulls, their contents flying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"everywhere.`Oh, I'm so sorry,` said Dumbledore politely, and he raised his wand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"again. -All three glasses vanished. `But it would have been better manners","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"to drink it, you know.`It looked as though Uncle Vernon was bursting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"with any number of unpleasant retorts, but he merely shrank back into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the cushions with Aunt Petunia and Dudley and said nothing, keeping his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"small piggy eyes on Dumbledore's wand.`You see,` Dumbledore said, turning back to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Harry and again speaking as though Uncle Vernon had not uttered, `if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"you have indeed inherited the house, you have also inherited —`He flicked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"his wand for a fifth time. There was a loud crack, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"a house-elf appeared, with a snout for a nose, giant bat's ears,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"and enormous bloodshot eyes, crouching on the Dursleys' shag carpet and covered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"in grimy rags. Aunt Petunia let out a hair-raising shriek; nothing this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"filthy had entered her house in living memory. Dudley drew his large,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"bare, pink feet off the floor and sat with them raised almost","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"above his head, as though he thought the creature might run up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"his pajama trousers, and Uncle Vernon bellowed, `What the hell is that?``Kreacher,` finished","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Dumbledore.`Kreacher wont, Kreacher won't, Kreacher wont!` croaked the house-elf, quite as loudly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"as Uncle Vernon, stamping his long, gnarled feet and pulling his ears.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"`K readier belongs to Miss Bellatrix, oh yes, Kreacher belongs to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Blacks, Kreacher wants his new mistress, Kreacher won't go to the Potter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"brat, Kreacher won't, won't, wont —``As you can see, Harry,` said Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"loudly, over Kreacher's continued croaks of `wont, won't, won't,` `Kreacher is showing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"a certain reluctance to pass into your ownership.``I don't care,` said Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"again, looking with disgust at the writhing, stamping house-elf. `I don't want","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"him.``Won't, won’t, won't, won't —``You would prefer him to pass into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"ownership of Bellatrix Lestrange? Bearing in mind that he has lived at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the headquarters of the Order of the Phoenix for the past year?``Won't,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"won't, won’t, won't —`Harry stared at Dumbledore. He knew that Kreacher could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"not be permitted to go and live with Bellatrix Lestrange, but the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"idea of owning him, of having responsibility for the creature that had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"betrayed Sirius, was repugnant.`Give him an order,` said Dumbledore. `If he has","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"passed into your ownership, he will have to obey. If not, then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"we shall have to think of some other means of keeping him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"from his rightful mistress.``Won't, won't, won’t, WON'T!`Kreacher's voice had risen to a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"scream. Harry could think of nothing to say, except, `Kreacher, shut up!`It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"looked for a moment as though Kreacher was going to choke. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"grabbed his throat, his mouth still working furiously, his eyes bulging. After","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"a few seconds of frantic gulping, he threw himself face forward onto","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the carpet (Aunt Petunia whimpered) and beat the floor with his hands","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"and feet, giving himself over to a violent, but entirely silent, tantrum.`Well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"that simplifies matters,` said Dumbledore cheerfully. `It seems that Sirius knew what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"he was doing. You are the rightful owner of number twelve, Grimmauld","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Place and of Kreacher.``Do I — do I have to keep him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"with me?` Harry asked, aghast, us Kreacher thrashed around at his feet.`Not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"if you don't want to,` said Dumbledore. `If I might make ii","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"suggestion, you could send him to Hogwarts to work in the kitchen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"there. In that way, the other house-elves could keep an eye on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"him.``Yeah,` said Harry in relief, `yeah, I'll do that. Er — Kreacher","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"— I want you to go to Hogwarts and work in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"kitchens there with the other house-elves.`Kreacher, who was now lying flat on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"his back with his arms and legs in the air, gave Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"one upside-down look of deepest loathing and, with another loud crack, vanished.`Good,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"said Dumbledore. `There is also the matter of the hip-pogriff, Buckbeak. Hagrid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"has been looking after him since Sirius died, but Buckbeak is yours","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"now, so if you would prefer to make different arrangements —``No,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Harry at once, `he can stay with Hagrid. I think Buckbeak would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"prefer that.``Hagrid will be delighted,` said Dumbledore, smiling. `He was thrilled to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"see Buckbeak again. Incidentally, we have decided, in the interests of Buckbeak's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"safety, to rechristen him 'Witherwings' for the time being, though I doubt","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"that the Ministry would ever guess he is the hippogriff they once","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"sentenced to death. Now, Harry, is your trunk packed?`Erm . ..`Doubtful that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"I would turn up?` Dumbledore suggested shrewdly.`I'll just go and — er","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"— finish off,` said Harry hastily, hurrying to pick up his fallen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"telescope and trainers.It took him a little over ten minutes to track","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"down everything he needed; at last he had managed to extract his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Invisibility Cloak from under the bed, screwed the top back on his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"jar of color-change ink, and forced the lid of his trunk shut","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"on his cauldron. Then, heaving his trunk in one hand and holding","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Hedwig's cage in the other, he made his way back downstairs,He was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"disappointed to discover that Dumbledore was not waiting in the hall, which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"meant that he had to return to the living room.Nobody was talking. Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"was humming quietly, apparently quite at his ease, but the atmosphere was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"thicker than cold custard, and Harry did not dare look at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Dursleys as he said, `Professor — I'm ready now.``Good,` said Dumbledore. `Just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"one last thing, then.` And he turned to speak to the Dursleys","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"once more.`As you will no doubt be aware, Harry comes of age","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"in a years time —``No,` said Aunt Petunia, speaking for the first","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"time since Dumbledore's arrival.`I'm sorry?` said Dumbledore politely.`No, he doesn't. He's a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"month younger than Dudley, and Dudders doesn't turn eighteen until the year","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"after next.``Ah,` said Dumbledore pleasantly, `but in the Wizarding world, we come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"of age at seventeen.`Uncle Vernon muttered, `Preposterous,` but Dumbledore ignored him,`Now, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"you already know, the wizard called Lord Voldemort Was returned to this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"country. The Wizarding community is currently in a state of open warfare.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Harry, whom Lord Voldemort has already attempted to kill on a number","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"of occasions, is in even greater danger now than the day when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"I left him upon your doorstep fifteen years ago, with a letter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"explaining about his parents' murder and expressing the hope that you would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"care for him ;is though he were your own.`Dumbledore paused, and although","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"his voice remained light and calm, and he gave no obvious sign","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"of anger, Harry felt a kind of chill emanating from him and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"noticed that the Dursleys drew very slightly closer together.`You did not do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"as I asked. You have never treated Harry as a son. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"has known nothing but neglect and often cruelty at your hands. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"best that can be said is that he has at least escaped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the appalling damage you have inflicted upon the unfortunate boy sitting between","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"you.`Both Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon looked around instinctively, as though expecting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"to see someone other than Dudley squeezed between them.`Us — mistreat Dudders?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"What d'you — ?` began Uncle Vernon furiously, but Dumbledore raised his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"ringer for silence, a silence which fell as though he had struck","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Uncle Vernon dumb.`The magic I evoked fifteen years ago means that Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"has powerful protection while he can still call this house 'home.' However","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"miserable he has been here, however unwelcome, however badly treated, you have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"at least, grudgingly, allowed him houseroom. This magic will cease to operate","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"the moment that Harry turns seventeen; in other words, at the moment","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"he becomes a man. I ask only this: that you allow Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"to return, once more, to this house, before his seventeenth birthday, which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"will ensure that the protection continues until that time.`None of the Dursleys","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"said anything. Dudley was frowning slightly, as though he was still trying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"to work out when he had ever been mistreated. Uncle Vernon looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"as though he had something stuck in his throat; Aunt Petunia, however,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"was oddly flushed.`Well, Harry . . . time for us to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"off,` said Dumbledore at last, standing up and straightening his long black","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"cloak. `Until we meet again,` he said to the Dursleys, who looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"as though that moment could wait forever as far as they were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"concerned, and after doffing his hat, he swept from the room.`Bye,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"Harry hastily to the Dursleys, and followed Dumbledore, who paused beside Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"trunk, upon which Hedwig's cage was perched.`We do not want to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"encumbered by these just now,` he said, pulling out his wand again.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"`I shall send them to the Burrow to await us there. However,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"I would like you to bring your Invisibility Cloak . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"just in case.`Harry extracted his cloak from his trunk with some difficulty,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"trying not to show Dumbledore the mess within. When he had stuffed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"it into an inside pocket of his jacket, Dumbledore waved his wand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"and the trunk, cage, and Hedwig vanished. Dumbledore then waved his wand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"again, and the front door opened onto cool, misty darkness.`And now, Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
"let us step out into the night and pursue that flighty temptress, adventure.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-3"
" Despite the fact that he had spent every waking moment of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the past few days hoping desperately that Dumbledore would indeed come to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"fetch him, Harry felt distinctly awkward as 11 u-y set off down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Privet Drive together. He had never had a proper conversation with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"headmaster outside of Hogwarts before; there was usually a desk between them.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"The memory of their last face-to-face encounter kept intruding too, and it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"rather heightened Harry's sense of embarrassment; he had shouted a lot on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"that occasion, not to mention done his best to smash several of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Dumbledore's most prized possessions. Dumbledore, however, seemed completely relaxed.`Keep your wand at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the ready, Harry,` he said brightly.`But I thought I'm not allowed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"use magic outside school, sir?``If there is an attack,` said Dumbledore, `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"give you permission to use any counterjinx or curse that might occur","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"to you. However, I do not think you need worry about being","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"attacked tonight.``Why not, sir?``You are with me,` said Dumbledore simply. `This will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"do, Harry.`He came to an abrupt halt at the end of Privet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Drive.`You have not, of course, passed your Apparition Test,` he said.`No,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Harry. `I thought you had to be seventeen?``You do,` said Dumbledore. `So","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"you will need to hold on to my arm very tightly. My","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"left, if you don't mind — as you have noticed, my wand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"arm is a little fragile at the moment.`Harry gripped Dumbledore’s proffered forearm.`Very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"good,` said Dumbledore. `Well, here we go.`Harry felt Dumbledore’s arm twist away","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"from him and redoubled his grip; the next thing he knew, everything","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"went black; he was being pressed very hard from all directions; he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"could not breathe, there were iron bands tightening around his chest; his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"eyeballs were being forced back into his head; his eardrums were being","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"pushed deeper into his skull and then —-He gulped great lungfuls of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"cold night air and opened his streaming eyes. He felt as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"he had just been forced through a very tight rubber tube. It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"was a few seconds before he realized that Privet Drive had vanished.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"He and Dumbledore were now standing in what appeared to be a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"deserted village square, in the center of which stood an old war","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"memorial and a few benches. His comprehension catching up with his senses,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Harry realized that he had just Apparated for the first time in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"his life.`Are you all right?` asked Dumbledore, looking down at him solicitously.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"`The sensation does take some getting used to.``I'm fine,` said Harry, rubbing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"his ears, which felt as though they had left Privet Drive rather","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"reluctantly. `But I think I might prefer brooms. . . .`Dumbledore smiled,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"drew his traveling cloak a little more lightly around his neck, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"said, `This way.`He set off at a brisk pace, past an empty","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"inn and a few houses. According to a clock on a nearby","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"church, it was almost midnight.`So tell me, Harry,` said Dumbledore. `Your scar","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"... has it been hurting at all?`Harry raised a hand unconsciously to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"his forehead and rubbed i he lightning-shaped mark.`No,` he said, `and I've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"been wondering about that. I thought it would be burning all the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"time now Voldemort's getting so powerful again.`He glanced up at Dumbledore and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"saw that he was wearing a satisfied expression.`I, on the other hand,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"thought otherwise,` said Dumbledore. `Lord Voldemort has finally realized the dangerous access","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"to his thoughts and feelings you have been enjoying. It appears that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"he is now employing Occlumency against you.``Well, I'm not complaining,` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"who missed neither the disturbing dreams nor the startling flashes of insight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"into Voldemort's mind.They turned a corner, passing a telephone box and a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"bus shelter. Harry looked sideways at Dumbledore again. `Professor?``Harry?``Er — where exactly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"are we?``This, Harry, is the charming village of Budleigh Babberton.``And what are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"we doing here?``Ah yes, of course, I haven't told you,` said Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"`Well, I have lost count of the number of times I have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"said this in recent years, but we are, once again, one member","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"of staff short. We are here to persuade an old colleague of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"mine to come out of retirement and return to Hogwarts.``How can I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"help with that, sir?` |`Oh, I think we'll find a use for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"you,` said Dumbledore vaguely. `Left here, Harry.`They proceeded up a steep, narrow","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"street lined with houses. All the windows were dark. The odd chill","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"that had lain over Privet Drive for two weeks persisted here too.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Thinking of dementors, Harry cast a look over his shoulder and grasped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"his wand reassuringly in his pocket.`Professor, why couldn't we just Apparate directly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"into your old colleague's house?``Because it would be quite as rude as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"kicking down the front door,` said Dumbledore. `Courtesy dictates that we offer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"fellow wizards the opportunity of denying us entry. In any case, most","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Wizarding dwellings are magically protected from unwanted Apparators. At Hogwarts, for instance","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"—``— you can't Apparate anywhere inside the buildings or grounds,` said Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"quickly. `Hermione Granger told me.``And she is quite right. We turn left","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"again.`The church clock chimed midnight behind them. Harry wondered why Dumbledore did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"not consider it rude to call on his old colleague so late,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"but now that conversation had been established, he had more pressing questions","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"to ask.`Sir, I saw in the Daily Prophet that Fudge has been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"sacked. . . .``Correct,` said Dumbledore, now turning up a steep side","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"street. `He has been replaced, as I am sure you also saw,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"by Rufus Scrimgeour, who used to be Head of the Auror office.``Is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"he ... Do you think he's good?` asked Harry.`An interesting question,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Dumbledore. `He is able, certainly. A more decisive and forceful personality than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Cornelius.``Yes, but I meant —``I know what you meant. Rufus is a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"man of action and, having fought Dark wizards for most of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"working life, does not under-estimate Lord Voldemort.`Harry waited, but Dumbledore did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"say anything about the disagreement with Scrimgeour that the Daily Prophet had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"reported, and he did not have the nerve to pursue the subject,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"so he changed ii. `And ... sir ... I saw about Madam","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Bones.``Yes,` said Dumbledore quietly. `A terrible loss. She was a great witch.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Just up here, I think — ouch.`He had pointed with his injured","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"hand.`Professor, what happened to your — ?``I have no time to explain","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"now,` said Dumbledore. `It is a thrilling tale, I wish to do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"it justice.`He smiled at Harry, who understood that he was not being","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"snubbed, and that he had permission to keep asking questions.`Sir — I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"got a Ministry of Magic leaflet by owl, about security measures we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"should all take against the Death Eaters. . . .``Yes, I received","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"one myself,` said Dumbledore, still smiling. `Did you find it useful?``Not really.``No,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"I thought not. You have not asked me, for instance, what is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"my favorite flavor of jam, to check that I am indeed Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Dumbledore and not an impostor.``I didn't. . .` Harry began, not entirely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"sure whether he was being reprimanded or not.`For future reference, Harry, it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"is raspberry. . . although of course, if I were a Death","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Eater, I would have been sure to research my own jam preferences","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"before impersonating myself.``Er. . . right,` said Harry. `Well, on that leaflet,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"it said something about Inferi. What exactly are they? The leaflet wasn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"very clear.``They are corpses,` said Dumbledore calmly. `Dead bodies that have been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"bewitched to do a Dark wizard's bidding. Inferi have not been seen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"for a long time, however, not since Voldemort was last powerful. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
". . He killed enough people to make an army of them,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"of course. This is the place, Harry, just here. . . .`They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"were nearing a small, neat stone house set in its own garden.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Harry was too busy digesting the horrible idea of Inferi to have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"much attention left for anything else, but as they reached the front","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"gate, Dumbledore stopped dead and Harry walked into him.`Oh dear. Oh dear,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"dear, dear.`Harry followed his gaze up the carefully tended front path and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"felt his heart sink. The front door was hanging off its hinges.Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"glanced up and down the street. It seemed quite deserted.`Wand out and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"follow me, Harry,` he said quietly.He opened the gate and walked swiftly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"and silently up the garden path, Harry at his heels, then pushed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the front door very slowly, his wand raised and at the ready.`Lumos.`Dumbledore's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"wand tip ignited, casting its light up a narrow hallway. To the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"left, another door stood open. Holding his illuminated wand aloft, Dumbledore walked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"into the sitting room with Harry right behind him.A scene of total","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"devastation met their eyes. A grandfather clock lay splintered at their feet,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"its face cracked, its pendulum lying a little farther away like a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"dropped sword. A piano was on its side, its keys strewn across","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the floor. The wreckage of a fallen chandelier flittered nearby. Cushions lay","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"deflated, feathers oozing from slashes in their sides; fragments of glass and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"china lay like powder over everything. Dumbledore raised his wand even higher,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"so that its light was thrown upon the walls, where something darkly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"red and glutinous was spattered over the wallpaper. Harry's small intake of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"breath made Dumbledore look around.`Not pretty, is it?` he said heavily. `Yes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"something horrible has happened here.`Dumbledore moved carefully into the middle of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"room, scrutinizing the wreckage at his feet. Harry followed, gazing around, half-scared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"of what he might see hidden behind the wreck of the piano","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"or the overturned sofa, but there was no sign of a body.`Maybe","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"there was a fight and — and they dragged him off, Professor?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Harry suggested, trying not to imagine how badly wounded a man would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"have to be to leave those stains spattered halfway up the walls.`I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"don't think so,` said Dumbledore quietly, peering behind an overstuffed armchair lying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"on its side.`You mean he's — ?``Still here somewhere? Yes.`And without warning,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Dumbledore swooped, plunging the tip of his wand into the seat of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the overstuffed armchair, which yelled, `Ouch!``Good evening, Horace,` said Dumbledore, straightening up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"again.Harry’s jaw dropped. Where a split second before there had been an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"armchair, there now crouched an enormously fat, bald, old man who was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"massaging his lower belly and squinting up at Dumbledore with an aggrieved","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"and watery eye.`There was no need to stick the wand in that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"hard,` he said gruffly, clambering to his feet. `It hurt.`The wandlight sparkled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"on his shiny pate, his prominent eyes, his enormous, silver, walruslike mustache,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"and the highly polished buttons on the maroon velvet jacket he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"wearing over a pair of lilac silk pajamas. The top of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"head barely reached Dumbledore's chin.`What gave it away?` he grunted as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"staggered to his feet, still rubbing his lower belly. He seemed remarkably","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"unabashed for a man who had just been discovered pretending to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"an armchair.`My dear Horace,` said Dumbledore, looking amused, `if the Death Eaters","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"really had come to call, the Dark Mark would have been set","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"over the house.`The wizard clapped a pudgy hand to his vast forehead.`The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Dark Mark,` he muttered. `Knew there was something ... ah well. Wouldn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"have had time anyway, I'd only just put the finishing touches to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"my upholstery when you entered the room.`He heaved a great sigh that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"made the ends of his mustache flutter.`Would you like my assistance clearing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"up?` asked Dumbledore politely.`Please,` said the other.They stood back to back, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"tall thin wizard and the short round one, and waved their wands","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"in one identical sweeping motion.The furniture flew back to its original places;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"ornaments reformed in midair, feathers zoomed into their cushions; torn books repaired","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"themselves as they landed upon their shelves; oil lanterns soared onto side","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"tables and reignited; a vast collection of splintered silver picture frames flew","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"glittering across the room and alighted, whole and untarnished, upon a desk;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"rips, cracks, and holes healed everywhere, and the walls wiped themselves clean.`What","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"kind of blood was that, incidentally?` asked Dumbledore loudly over the chiming","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"of the newly unsmashed grandfather flock.`On the walls? Dragon,` shouted the wizard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"called Horace, as, with a deafening grinding and tinkling, the chandelier screwed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"itself back into the ceiling.There was a final plunk from the piano,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"and silence.`Yes, dragon,` repeated the wizard conversationally. `My last bottle, and prices","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"are sky-high at the moment. Still, it might be reusable.`He stumped over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"to a small crystal bottle standing on top of a sideboard and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"held it up to the light, examining the thick liquid within.`Hmm. Bit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"dusty.`He set the bottle back on the sideboard and sighed. It was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"then that his gaze fell upon Harry.`Oho,` he said, his large round","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"eyes flying to Harry's forehead and the lightning-shaped scar it bore. `Oho!``This,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"said Dumbledore, moving forward to make the introduction, `is Harry Potter. Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"this is an old Friend and colleague of mine, Horace Slughorn.`Slughorn turned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"on Dumbledore, his expression shrewd. `So that's how you thought you'd persuade","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"me, is it? Well, the answer's no, Albus.`He pushed past Harry, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"face turned resolutely away with the air of a man trying to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"resist temptation.`I suppose we can have a drink, at least?` asked Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"`For old time's sake?`Slughorn hesitated.`All right then, one drink,` he said ungraciously.Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"smiled at Harry and directed him toward a chair not unlike the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"one that Slughorn had so recently impersonated, which stood right beside the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"newly burning fire and a brightly glowing oil lamp. Harry took the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"seat with the distinct impression that Dumbledore, for some reason, wanted to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"keep him as visible as possible. Certainly when Slughorn, who had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"busy with decanters and glasses, turned to face the room again, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"eyes fell immediately upon Harry.`Hmpf,` he said, looking away quickly as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"frightened of hurting his eyes. `Here —` He gave a drink to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Dumbledore, who had sat down without invitation, thrust the tray at Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"and then sank into the cushions of the repaired sofa and a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"disgruntled silence. His legs were so short they did not touch the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"floor.`Well, how have you been keeping, Horace?` Dumbledore asked.`Not so well,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Slughorn at once. `Weak chest. Wheezy. Rheumatism too. Can't move like I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"used to. Well, that's to be expected. Old age. Fatigue.``And yet you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"must have moved fairly quickly to prepare such a welcome for us","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"at such short notice,` said Dumbledore. `You can't have had more than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"three minutes' warning?`Slughorn said, half irritably, half proudly, `Two. Didn't hear my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Intruder Charm go off, I was taking a bath. Still,` he added","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"sternly, seeming to pull himself back together again, `the fact remains that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"I'm an old man, Albus. A tired old man who's earned the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"right to a quiet life and a few creature comforts.`He certainly had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"those, thought Harry, looking around the room. It was stuffy and cluttered,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"yet nobody could say it was uncomfortable; there were soft chairs and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"footstools, drinks and books, boxes of chocolates and plump cushions. If Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"had not known who lived there, he would have guessed at a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"rich, fussy old lady.`You're not yet as old as I am, Horace,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"said Dumbledore.`Well, maybe you ought to think about retirement yourself,` said Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"bluntly. His pale gooseberry eyes had found Dumbledore's injured hand. `Reactions not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"what they were, I see.``You're quite right,` said Dumbledore serenely, shaking back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"his sleeve to reveal the tips of those burned and blackened ringers;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the sight of them made the back of Harry's neck prickle unpleasantly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"`1 am undoubtedly slower than I was. But on the other hand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
". . .`He shrugged and spread his hands wide, as though to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"say that age had its compensations, and Harry noticed a ring on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"his uninjured hand that he had never seen Dumbledore wear before: It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"was large, rather clumsily made of what looked like gold, and was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"set with a heavy black stone that had cracked down the middle.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Slughorn's eyes lingered for a moment on the ring too, and Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"saw a tiny frown momentarily crease his wide forehead.`So, all these precautions","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"against intruders, Horace ... are they for the Death Eaters' benefit, or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"mine?` asked Dumbledore.`What would the Death Eaters want with a poor broken-down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"old buffer like me?` demanded Slughorn.`I imagine that they would want you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"to turn your considerable talents to coercion, torture, and murder,` said Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"`Are you really telling me that they haven't come recruiting yet?`Slughorn eyed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Dumbledore balefully for a moment, then muttered, `I haven't given them the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"chance. I've been on the move for a year. Never stay in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"one place more than a week. Move from Muggle house to Muggle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"house — the owners of this place are on holiday in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Canary Islands — it's been very pleasant, I'll be sorry to leave.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"It's quite easy once you know how, one simple Freezing Charm on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"these absurd burglar alarms they use instead of Sneako-scopes and make sure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the neighbors don't spot you bringing in the piano.``Ingenious,` said Dumbledore. `But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"it sounds a rather tiring existence for a broken-down old buffer in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"search of a quiet life. Now, if you were to return to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Hogwarts —``If you're going to tell me my life would be more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"peaceful at that pestilential school, you can save your breath, Albus! I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"might have been in hiding, but some funny rumors have reached me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"since Dolores Umbridge left! If that's how you treat teachers these days","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"—``Professor Umbridge ran afoul of our centaur herd,` said Dumbledore. `I think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"you, Horace, would have known better than to stride into the forest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"and call a horde of angry centaurs 'filthy half-breeds.'``That's what she did,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"did she?` said Slughorn. `Idiotic woman. Never liked her.`Harry chuckled and both Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"and Slughorn looked round at him.`Sorry,` Harry said hastily. `It's just —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"I didn't like her either.`Dumbledore stood up rather suddenly.`Are you leaving?` asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Slughorn at once, looking hopeful.`No, I was wondering whether I might use","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"your bathroom,` said Dumbledore.`Oh,` said Slughorn, clearly disappointed. `Second on the left","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"down the hall.`Dumbledore strode from the room. Once the door had closed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"behind him, there was silence. After a few moments, Slughorn got to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"his feet but seemed uncertain what to do with himself. He shot","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"a furtive look at Harry, then crossed to the fire and turned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"his back on it, warming his wide behind.`Don't think I don't know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"why he's brought you,` he said abruptly.Harry merely looked at Slughorn. Slughorn's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"watery eyes slid over Harry's scar, this time taking in the rest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"of his face.`You look very like your father.``Yeah, I've been told,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Harry.`Except for your eyes. You've got —-``My mother's eyes, yeah.` Harry had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"heard it so often he found it a bit wearing.`Hmpf. Yes, well.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"You shouldn't have favorites as a teacher, of course, but she was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"one of mine. Your mother,` Slughorn added, in answer to Harry’s questioning","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"look. `Lily Evans. One of the brightest I ever taught. Vivacious, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"know. Charming girl. I used to tell her she ought to have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"been in my House. Very cheeky answers I used to get back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"too.` <`Which was your House?``I was Head of Slytherin,` said Slughorn. `Oh,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"now,` he went on quickly, seeing the expression on Harry's face and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"wagging a stubby ringer at him, `don't go holding that against me!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"You'll be Gryffindor like her, I suppose? Yes, it usually goes in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"families. Not always, though. Ever heard of Sirius Black? You must have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"done — been in the papers for the last couple of years","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"— died a few weeks ago —`It was as though an invisible","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"hand had twisted Harry's intestines and held them tight.`Well, anyway, he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"a big pal of your father's at school. The whole Black family","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"had been in my House, but Sirius ended up in Gryffindor! Shame","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"— he was a talented boy. I got his brother, Regulus, when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"he came along, but I'd have liked the set.`He sounded like an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"enthusiastic collector who had been outbid at auction. Apparently lost in memories,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"he gazed at the opposite wall, turning idly on the spot to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"ensure an even heat on his backside.`Your mother was Muggle-born, of course.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Couldn't believe it when I found out. Thought she must have been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"pure-blood, she was so good.``One of my best friends is Muggle-born,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Harry, `and she's the best in our year.``Funny how that sometimes happens,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"isn't it?` said Slughorn.`Not really,` said Harry coldly.Slughorn looked down at him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"in surprise. `You mustn't think I'm prejudiced!` he said. `No, no, no!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Haven't I just said your mother was one of my all-time favorite","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"students? And there was Dirk Cresswell in the year after her too","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"— now Head of the Goblin Liaison Office, of course — another","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Muggle-born, a very gifted student, and still gives me excellent inside information","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"on the goings-on at Gringotts!`He bounced up and down a little, smiling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"in a self-satisfied way, and pointed at the many glittering photograph frames","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"on the dresser, each peopled with tiny moving occupants.`All ex-students, all signed.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"You'll notice Barnabas Cuffe, editor of the Daily Prophet, he's always interested","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"to hear my take on the day's news. And Ambrosius Flume, of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Honeydukes — a hamper every birthday, and all because I was able","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"to give him an introduction to Ciceron Harkisss who gave him his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"first job! And at the back — you'll see her if you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"just crane your neck — that's Gwenog Jones, who of course captains","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the Holyhead Harpies. . . . People are always astonished to hear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"I'm on first-name terms with the Harpies, and free tickets whenever I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"want them!`This thought seemed to cheer him up enormously.`And all these people","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"know where to find you, to send you stuff?` asked Harry, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"could not help wondering why the Death Eaters had not yet tracked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"down Slughorn if hampers of sweets, Quidditch tickets, and visitors craving his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"advice and opinions could find him.The smile slid from Slughorn's face as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"quickly as the blood from his walls.`Of course not,` he said, looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"down at Harry. `I have been out of touch with everybody for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"a year.`Harry had the impression that the words shocked Slughorn himself; he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"looked quite unsettled for a moment. Then he shrugged.`Still . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the prudent wizard keeps his head down in such times. All very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"well for Dumbledore to talk, but taking up a post at Hog-warts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"just now would be tantamount to declaring my public allegiance to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Order of the Phoenix! And while I'm sure they're very admirable and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"brave and all the rest of it, I don't personally fancy the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"mortality rate —-``You don't have to join the Order to teach at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Hogwarts,` said Harry, who could not quite keep a note of derision","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"out of his voice: It was hard to sympathize with Slughorn's cosseted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"existence when he remembered Sirius, crouching in a cave and living on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"rats. `Most of the teachers aren't in it, and none of them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"has ever been killed — well, unless you count Quirrell, and he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"got what he deserved seeing as he was working with Voldemort.`Harry had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"been sure Slughorn would be one of those wizards who could not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"bear to hear Voldemort's name spoken aloud, and was not disappointed: Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"gave a shudder and a squawk of protest, which Harry ignored.`I reckon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the staff are safer than most people while Dumbledore's headmaster; he's supposed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"to be the only one Voldemort ever feared, isn't he?` Harry went","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"on.Slughorn gazed into space for a moment or two: He seemed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"be thinking over Harry's words.`Well, yes, it is true that He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named has","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"never sought a fight with Dumbledore,` he muttered grudgingly. `And I suppose","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"one could argue that as I have not joined the Death Kilters,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named can hardly count me a friend . . . in which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"case, I might well be safer a little closer to Albus. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
". . I cannot pretend that Amelia Bones's death did not shake","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"me. . . . If she, with all her Ministry contacts and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"protection . . .`Dumbledore reentered the room and Slughorn jumped as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"he had forgotten he was in the house.`Oh, there you are, Albus,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"he said. `You've been a very long lime. Upset stomach?``No, I was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"merely reading the Muggle magazines,` said Dumbledore. `I do love knitting patterns.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Well, Harry, we have trespassed upon Horace's hospitality quite long enough; I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"think it is time for us to leave.`Not at all reluctant to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"obey, Harry jumped to his feet. Slughorn sinned taken aback.`You're leaving?``Yes, indeed.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"I think I know a lost cause when I see one.``Lost. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
".?`Slughorn seemed agitated. He twiddled his fat thumbs and fidgeted as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"watched Dumbledore fasten his traveling cloak, and Harry zip up his jacket.`Well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"I'm sorry you don't want the job, Horace,` said Dumbledore, raising his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"uninjured hand in a farewell salute. `Hogwarts would have been glad to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"see you back again. Our greatly increased security notwithstanding, you will always","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"be welcome to visit, should you wish to.``Yes . . . well","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
". . . very gracious ... as I say ...``Good-bye, then.``Bye,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Harry.They were at the front door when there was a shout from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"behind them.`All right, all right, I'll do it!`Dumbledore turned to see Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"standing breathless in the doorway to the sitting room.`You will come out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"of retirement?``Yes, yes,` said Slughorn impatiently. `I must be mad, but yes.``Wonderful,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"said Dumbledore, beaming. `Then, Horace, we shall see you on the first","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"of September.``Yes, I daresay you will,` grunted Slughorn.As they set off down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the garden path, Slughorn's voice floated after them, `I'll want a pay","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"rise, Dumbledore!`Dumbledore chuckled. The garden gate swung shut behind them, and they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"set off back down the hill through the dark and the swirling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"mist.`Well done, Harry,` said Dumbledore.`I didn't do anything,` said Harry in surprise.`Oh","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"yes you did. You showed Horace exactly how much he stands to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"gain by returning to Hogwarts. Did you like him?``Er...`Harry wasn't sure whether","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"he liked Slughorn or not. He supposed he had been pleasant in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"his way, but he had also seemed vain and, whatever he said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"to the contrary, much too surprised that a Muggle-born should make a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"good witch.`Horace,` said Dumbledore, relieving Harry of the responsibility to say any","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"of this, `likes his comfort. He also likes the company of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"famous, the successful, and the powerful. He enjoys the feeling that he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"influences these people. He has never wanted to occupy the throne himself;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"he prefers the backseat — more room to spread out, you see.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"He used to handpick favorites at Hogwarts, some-limcs for their ambition or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"their brains, sometimes for their charm or their talent, and he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"an uncanny knack for choosing those who would go on to become","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"outstanding in their various fields. Horace formed a kind of club of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"his favorites with himself at the center, making introductions, forging useful contacts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"between members, and always reaping some kind of benefit in return, whether","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"a free box of his favorite crystalized pineapple or the chance to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"recommend the next junior member of the Goblin liaison Office.`Harry had a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"sudden and vivid mental image of a great swollen spider, spinning a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"web around it, twitching a thread here and there to bring its","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"large and juicy flies a little closer.`I tell you all this,` Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"continued, `not to turn you against Horace — or, as we must","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"now call him, Professor Slughorn — but to put you on your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"guard. He will undoubtedly try to collect you, Harry. You would be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the jewel of his collection; 'the Boy Who Lived' ... or, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"they call you these days, 'the Chosen One.'`At these words, a chill","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"that had nothing to do with the surrounding mist stole over Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"He was reminded of words he had heard a few weeks ago,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"words that had a horrible and particular meaning to him: Neither can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"live while the other survives . . .Dumbledore had stopped walking, level","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"with the church they had passed earlier.`This will do, Harry. If you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"will grasp my arm.`Braced this time, Harry was ready for the Apparition,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"but still found it unpleasant. When the pressure disappeared and he found","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"himself able to breathe again, he was standing in a country lane","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"beside Dumbledore and looking ahead to the crooked silhouette of his second","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"favorite building in the world: the Burrow. In spite of the feeling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"of dread that had just swept through him, his spirits could not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"help but lift at the sight of it. Ron was in there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
". . . and so was Mrs. Weasley, who could cook better","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"than anyone he knew. . . .`If you don't mind, Harry,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Dumbledore, as they passed through the gate, `I'd like a few words","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"with you before we part. In private. Perhaps in here?`Dumbledore pointed toward","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"a run-down stone outhouse where the Weasleys kept their broomsticks. A little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"puzzled, Harry followed Dumbledore through the creaking door into a space a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"little smaller than the average cupboard. Dumbledore illuminated the tip of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"wand, so that it glowed like a torch, and smiled down at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Harry.`I hope you will forgive me for mentioning it, Harry, but I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"am pleased and a little proud at how well you seem to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"be coping after everything that happened at the Ministry. Permit me to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"say that I think Sirius would have been proud of you.`Harry swallowed;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"his voice seemed to have deserted him. He did not think he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"could stand to discuss Sirius; it had been painful enough to hear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Uncle Vernon say `His godfather's dead?` and even worse to hear Sirius’s","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"name thrown out casually by Slughorn.`It was cruel,` said Dumbledore softly, `that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"you and Sirius had such a short time together. A brutal ending","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"to what should have been a long and happy relationship.`Harry nodded, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"eyes fixed resolutely on the spider now climbing Dumbledore's hat. He could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"tell that Dumbledore understood, that he might even suspect that until his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"letter arrived, Harry had spent nearly all his time at the Dursleys'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"lying on his bed, refusing meals, and staring at the misted window,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"full of the chill emptiness i hat he had come to associate","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"with dementors.`It's just hard,` Harry said finally, in a low voice, `to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"realize he won't write to me again.`His eyes burned suddenly and he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"blinked. He felt stupid for admitting it, but the fact that he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"had had someone outside Hogwarts who cared what happened to him, almost","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"like a parent, had been one of the best things about discovering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"his godfather . . . and now the post owls would never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"bring him that comfort again. . . .`Sirius represented much to you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"that you had never known before,` said Dumbledore gently. `Naturally, the loss","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"is devastating. . . .`But while I was at the Dursleys' ...`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"interrupted Harry, his voice growing stronger, `I realized I can’t shut myself","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"away or — or crack up. Sirius wouldn't have wanted that, would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"he? And anyway, life's too short. . . . Look at Madam","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Bones, look at Emmeline Vance. ... It could be me next, couldn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"it? But if it is,` he said fiercely, now looking straight into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Dumbledore's blue eyes gleaming in the wandlight, `I'll make sure I take","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"as many Death Eaters with me as I can, and Voldemort too","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"if I can manage it.``Spoken both like your mother and father's son","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"and Sirius's true godson!` said Dumbledore, with an approving pat on Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"back. `I take my hat off to you — or I would,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"if I were not afraid of showering you in spiders.`And now, Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"on a closely related subject... I gather that you have been taking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the Daily Prophet over the last two weeks?``Yes,` said Harry, and his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"heart beat a little faster.`Then you will have seen that there have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"been not so much leaks as floods concerning your adventure in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Hall of Prophecy?``Yes,` said Harry again. `And now everyone knows that I'm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the one —`No, they do not,` interrupted Dumbledore. `There are only two","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"people in the whole world who know the full contents of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"prophecy made about you and Lord Voldemort, and they are both standing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"in this smelly, spidery broom shed. It is true, however, that many","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"have guessed, correctly, that Voldemort sent his Death Eaters to steal a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"prophecy, and that the prophecy concerned you.`Now, I think I am correct","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"in saying that you have not told anybody that you know what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the prophecy said?``No,` said Harry.`A wise decision, on the whole,` said Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"`Although I think you ought to relax it in favor of your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"friends, Mr. Ronald Weasley and Miss Hermione Granger. Yes,` he continued, when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Harry looked startled, `I think they ought to know. You do them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"a disservice by not confiding something this important to them.``I didn't want","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"—``— to worry or frighten them?` said Dumbledore, surveying Harry over the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"top of his half-moon spectacles. `Or perhaps, to confess that you yourself","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"are worried and frightened? You need your friends, Harry. As you so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"rightly said, Sirius would not have wanted you to shut yourself away.`Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"said nothing, but Dumbledore did not seem to require an answer. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"continued, `On a different, though related, subject, it is my wish that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"you take private lessons with me this year.``Private — with you?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Harry, surprised out of his preoccupied silence.`Yes. I think it is time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"that I took a greater hand in your education.`What will you be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"teaching me, sir?``Oh, a little of this, a little of that,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Dumbledore airily.Harry waited hopefully, but Dumbledore did not elaborate, so ho asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"something else that had been bothering him slightly.`If I'm having lessons with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"you, I won't have to do Occlumency lessons with Snape, will I?`''Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Snape, Harry — and no, you will not.``Good,` said Harry in relief,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"`because they were a —`He stopped, careful not to say what he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"really thought.`I think the word 'fiasco' would be a good one here,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"said Dumbledore, nodding.Harry laughed.`Well, that means I won't see much of Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"Snape from now on,` he said, `because he won't let me carry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"on Potions unless I get 'Outstanding' in my OWL., which I know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"I haven't.``Don't count your owls before they are delivered,` said Dumbledore gravely.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"`Which, now I think of it, ought to be some time later","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"today. Now, two more things, Harry, before we part.`Firstly, I wish you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"to keep your Invisibility Cloak with you at all times from this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"moment onward. Even within Hogwarts itself. Just in case, you understand me?`Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"nodded.`And lastly, while you stay here, the Burrow has been given the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"highest security the Ministry of Magic can provide. These measures have caused","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"a certain amount of inconvenience to Arthur and Molly — all their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"post, for instance, is being searched at the Ministry before being sent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"on. They do not mind in the slightest, for their only concern","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"is your safety. However, it would be poor repayment if you risked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"your neck while staying with them.``I understand,` said Harry quickly.`Very well, then,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"said Dumbledore, pushing open the broom shed door and stepping out into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"the yard. `I see a light in the kitchen. Let us not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
"deprive Molly any longer of the chance to deplore how thin you are.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-4"
" Harry and Dumbledore approached the back door of the Burrow,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"which was surrounded by the familiar litter of old Wellington boots and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"rusty cauldrons; Harry could hear the soft clucking of sleepy chickens coming","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"from a distant shed. Dumbledore knocked three times and Harry saw sudden","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"movement behind the kitchen window.`Who's there?` said a nervous voice he recognized","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"as Mrs. Weasley's. `Declare yourself!``It is I, Dumbledore, bringing Harry.`The door opened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"at once. There stood Mrs. Weasley, short, plump, and wearing an old","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"green dressing gown.`Harry, dear! Gracious, Albus, you gave me a fright, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"said not to expect you before morning!``We were lucky,` said Dumbledore, ushering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Harry over the threshold. `Slughorn proved much more persuadable than I had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"expected. Harry's doing, of course. Ah, hello, Nymphadora!`Harry looked around and saw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"that Mrs. Weasley was not alone, despite the lateness of the hour.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"A young witch with a pale, heart-shaped face and mousy brown hair","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"was sitting at the table clutching a large mug between her hands.`Hello,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Professor,` she said. ` Wotcher, Harry.``Hi, Tonks.`Harry thought she looked drawn, even","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"ill, and there was something forced in her smile. Certainly her appearance","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"was less colorful than usual without her customary shade of bubble-gum-pink hair.`I'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"better be off,` she said quickly, standing up and pulling her cloak","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"around her shoulders. `Thanks for the tea and sympathy, Molly``Please don't leave","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"on my account,` said Dumbledore courteously, `I cannot stay, I have urgent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"matters to discuss with Rufus Scrimgeour.``No, no, I need to get going,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"said Tonks, not meeting Dumbledore's eyes. ` 'Night ?quot;`Dear, why not come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"to dinner at the weekend, Remus and Mad-Eye are coming ??``No, really,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Molly. . . thanks anyway. . . Good night, every-one.Tonks hurried past","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Dumbledore and Harry into the yard; a few paces beyond the doorstep,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"she turned on the spot and vanished into thin air. Harry noticed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"that Mrs. Weasley looked troubled.`Well, I shall see you at Hogwarts, Harry,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"said Dumbledore. `Take care of yourself. Molly, your servant.`He made Mrs. Weasley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"a bow and followed Tonks, vanishing at precisely the same spot. Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Weasley closed the door on the empty yard and then steered Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"by the shoulders into the full glow of -=-ilu* lantern on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"table to examine his appearance.`You're like Ron,` she sighed, looking him up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"and down. `Both of you look as though you've had Stretching jinxes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"put on you. -=-I Nwcar Ron's grown four inches since I last","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"bought him school robes. Are you hungry, Harry?``Yeah, I am,` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"suddenly realizing just how hungry he was,`Sit down, dear, I'll knock something","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"up.`As Harry sat down, a furry ginger cat with a squashed face","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"lumped onto his knees and settled there, purring.`So Hermione's here?` he asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"happily as he tickled Crookshanks behind the ears.`Oh yes, she arrived the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"day before yesterday,` said Mrs. Weasley, rapping a large iron pot with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"her wand. It bounced onto the -=-Itovc with a loud clang and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"began to bubble at once. `Everyone's in bed, of course, we didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"expect you for hours. Here you are ?quot;She tapped the pot again;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"it rose into the air, flew toward Harry, and tipped over; Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Weasley slid a bowl nearly beneath it just in lime to catch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"the stream of thick, steaming onion soup.`Bread, dear?``Thanks, Mrs. Weasley.`She waved her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"wand over her shoulder; a loaf of bread and a knife soared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"gracefully onto the table; as the loaf sliced itself and -=-llie soup","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"pot dropped back onto the stove, Mrs. Weasley sat down opposite him.`So","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"you persuaded Horace Slughorn to take the job?`Harry nodded, his mouth so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"full of hot soup that he could not speak.`He taught Arthur and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"me,` said Mrs. Weasley. `He was at Hog-warts for ages, started around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"the same time as Dumbledore, I think. Did you like him?`His mouth","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"now full of bread, Harry shrugged and gave a noncommittal jerk of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"the head.`I know what you mean,` said Mrs. Weasley, nodding wisely. `Of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"course he can be charming when he wants to be, but Arthur's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"never liked him much. The Ministry's littered with Slughorn's old favorites, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"was always good at giving leg ups, but he never had much","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"time for Arthur ?didn't seem to think he was enough of a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"highflier. Well, that just shows you, even Slughorn makes mistakes. I don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"know whether Ron's told you in any of his letters ?it's only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"just happened ?but Arthur's been promoted!`It could not have been clearer that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Mrs. Weasley had been bursting to say this.Harry swallowed a large amount","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"of very hot soup and thought he could feel his throat blistering.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"`That's great!` he gasped.`You are sweet,` beamed Mrs. Weasley, possibly taking his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"watering eyes for emotion at the news. `Yes, Rufus Scrimgeour has set","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"up several new offices in response to the present situation, and Arthur's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"heading the Office for the Detection and Confiscation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"and Protective Objects. It's a big job, he's got ten people reporting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"to him now!``What exactly ??``Well, you see, in all the panic about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"You-Know-Who, odd things have been cropping up for sale everywhere, things that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"are supposed to guard against You-Know-Who and the Death Eaters. You can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"imagine the kind of thing ?so-called protective potions that are really gravy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"with a bit of bubotuber pus added, or instructions for defensive jinxes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"that actually make your ears fall off. . . . Well, in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"the main the perpetrators are just people like Mundungus Hotelier, who've never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"done an honest day's work in their lives and are taking advantage","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"of how frightened everybody is, but every now and then something really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"nasty turns up. The other day Arthur confiscated a box of cursed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Sneakoscopes that were almost certainly planted by a Death Eater. So you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"see, it's a very important job, and I tell him it's just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"silly to miss dealing with spark plugs and loasters and all the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"rest of that Muggle rubbish.` Mrs. Weasley ended her speech with a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"stern look, as if it had been Harry suggesting that it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"natural to miss spark plugs.`Is Mr. Weasley still at work?` Harry asked.`Yes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"he is. As a matter of fact, he's a tiny bit late.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"... He said he'd be back around midnight. . . .`She turned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"to look at a large clock that was perched awkwardly on top","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"of a pile of sheets in the washing basket at the end","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"of the table. Harry recognized it at once: It had nine hands,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"each inscribed with the name of a family member, and usually hung","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"on i he Weasleys' sitting room wall, though its current position suggested","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"that Mrs. Weasley had taken to carrying it around the house with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"her. Every single one of its nine hands was now pointing at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"`mortal peril.``It's been like that for a while now,` said Mrs. Weasley,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"in an un-convincingly casual voice, `ever since You-Know-Who came back into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"open. I suppose everybody's in mortal danger now. ... I don't think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"it can be just our family . . . but I don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"know anyone else who's got a clock like this, so I can't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"check. Oh!`With a sudden exclamation she pointed at the clock's face. Mr.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Weasley's hand had switched to `traveling.``He's coming!`And sure enough, a moment later","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"there was a knock on the back door. Mrs. Weasley jumped up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"and hurried to it; with one hand on the doorknob and her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"face pressed against the wood she called softly, `Arthur, is that you?``Yes,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"came Mr. Weasley's weary voice. `But I would say that even if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"I were a Death Eater, dear. Ask the question!``Oh, honestly...``Molly!``All right, all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"right. . . What is your dearest ambition?``To find out how airplanes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"stay up.`Mrs. Weasley nodded and turned the doorknob, but apparently Mr. Weasley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"was holding tight to it on the other side, because the door","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"remained firmly shut.`Molly! I've got to ask you your question first!``Arthur, really,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"this is just silly. ...``What do you like me to call you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"when we're alone together?`Even by the dim light of the lantern Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"could tell that Mrs. Weasley had turned bright red; he himself felt","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"suddenly warm around the ears and neck, and hastily gulped soup, clattering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"his spoon as loudly as he could against the bowl.-=-`Mollywobbles,` whispered a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"mortified Mrs. Weasley into the crack at the edge of the door.`Correct,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"said Mr. Weasley. `Now you can let me in.`Mrs. Weasley opened the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"door to reveal her husband, a thin, balding, red-haired wizard wearing horn-rimmed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"spectacles and a long and dusty traveling cloak.`I still don't see why","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"we have to go through that every time you come home,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Mrs. Weasley, still pink in the face as she helped her husband","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"out of his cloak. `I mean, a Death Eater might have forced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"the answer out of you before impersonating you!``I know, dear, but it's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Ministry procedure, and I have to set an example. Something smells good","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"?onion soup?`Mr. Weasley turned hopefully in the direction of the table.`Harry! We","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"didn't expect you until morning!`They shook hands, and Mr. Weasley dropped into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"the chair beside Harry as Mrs. Weasley set a bowl of soup","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"in front of him too.`Thanks, Molly. It's been a tough night. Some","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"idiot's started selling Metamorph-Medals. Just sling them around your neck and you'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"be able to change your appearance at will. A hundred thousand disguises,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"all for ten Galleons!``And what really happens when you put them on?``Mostly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"you just turn a fairly unpleasant orange color, but a couple of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"people have also sprouted tentacle like warts all over their bodies. As","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"if St. Mungo's didn't have enough to do already!``It sounds like the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"sort of thing Fred and George would find funny,` said Mrs. Weasley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"hesitantly. `Are you sure ??``Of course I am!` said Mr. Weasley. `The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"boys wouldn't do anything like that now, not when people are desperate","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"for protection!``So is that why you're late, Metamorph-Medals?``No, we got wind of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"a nasty backfiring jinx down in Elephant and Castle, but luckily the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Magical Law Enforcement Squad had sorted it out by the time we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"got there. ...`Harry stifled a yawn behind his hand.`Bed,` said an undeceived","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Mrs. Weasley at once. `I've got Fred and George's room all ready","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"for you, you'll have it to yourself.``Why, where are they?``Oh, they're in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Diagon Alley, sleeping in the little flat over their joke shop as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"they're so busy,` said Mrs. Weasley. `I must say, I didn't approve","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"at first, but they do seem to have a bit of a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"flair for business! Come on, dear, your trunks already up there.``'Night, Mr.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Weasley,` said Harry, pushing back his chair. Crookshanks leapt lightly from his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"lap and slunk out of the room.`G'night, Harry,` said Mr. Weasley.Harry saw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Mrs. Weasley glance at the clock in the washing basket as they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"left the kitchen. All the hands were once again at `mortal peril.`Fred","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"and George's bedroom was on the second floor. Mrs. Weasley pointed her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"wand at a lamp on the bedside table and it ignited at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"once, bathing the room in a pleasant golden glow. Though a large","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"vase of flowers had been placed on a desk in front of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"the small window, their perfume could not disguise the lingering smell of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"what Harry thought was gunpowder. A considerable amount of floor space was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"devoted to a vast number of unmarked, sealed cardboard boxes, amongst which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"stood Harry's school trunk. The room looked as though it was being","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"used as a temporary warehouse.Hedwig hooted happily at Harry from her perch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"on top of a large wardrobe, then took off through the window;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Harry knew she had been waiting to see him before going hunting.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Harry bade Mrs. Weasley good night, put on pajamas, and got into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"one of the beds. There was something hard inside the pillowcase. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"groped inside it and pulled out a sticky purple-and-orange sweet, which he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"recognized as a Puking Pastille. Smiling to himself, he rolled over and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"was instantly asleep.Seconds later, or so it seemed to Harry, he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"awakened by what sounded like cannon fire as the door burst open.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Sitting bolt upright, he heard the rasp of the curtains being pulled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"back: The dazzling sunlight seemed to poke him hard in both eyes.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Shielding them with one hand, he groped hopelessly for his glasses with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"the other.`Wuzzgoinon?``We didn't know you were here already!` said a loud and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"excited voice, and he received a sharp blow to the top of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"the head.`Ron, don't hit him!` said a girl's voice reproachfully.Harry's hand found","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"his glasses and he shoved them on, though I he light was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"so bright he could hardly see anyway. A long, looming shadow quivered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"in front of him for a moment; he blinked and Ron Weasley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"came into focus, grinning down at him.`All right?``Never been better,` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"rubbing the top of his head and slumping back onto his pillows.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"`You?``Not bad,` said Ron, pulling over a cardboard box and sitting on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"it. `When did you get here? Mum's only just told us!``About one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"o'clock this morning.``Were the Muggles all right? Did they treat you okay?``Same","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"as usual,` said Harry, as Hermione perched herself on the edge of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"his bed, `they didn't talk to me much, but I like it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"better that way. How're you, Hermione?``Oh, I'm fine,` said Hermione, who was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"scrutinizing Harry as though he was sickening for something. He thought he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"knew what was behind this, and as he had no wish to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"discuss Sirius's death or any other miserable subject at the moment, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"said, `What's the time? Have I missed breakfast?``Don't worry about that, Mum's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"bringing you up a tray; she reckons you look underfed,` said Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"rolling his eyes. `So, what's been going on?``Nothing much, I've just been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"stuck at my aunt and uncle's, haven't I?``Come off it!` said Ron.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"`You've been off with Dumbledore!``It wasn't that exciting. He just wanted me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"to help him persuade this old teacher to come out of retirement.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"His name's Horace Slughorn.``Oh,` said Ron, looking disappointed. `We thought ?quot;Hermione flashed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"a warning look at Ron, and Ron changed tack at top speed.`—we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"thought it'd be something like that.``You did?` said Harry, amused.`Yeah . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
". yeah, now Umbridge has left, obviously we need a new Defense","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Against the Dark Arts teacher, don't we? So, er, what's he like?``He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"looks a bit like a walrus, and he used to be Head","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"of Slytherin,` said Harry. `Something wrong, Hermione?`She was watching him as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"expecting strange symptoms to manifest themselves at any moment. She rearranged her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"features hastily in an unconvincing smile.`No, of course not! So, um, did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Slughorn seem like he'll be a good teacher?``Dunno,` said Harry. `He can't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"be worse than Umbridge, can he?``I know someone who's worse than Umbridge,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"said a voice from the doorway. Ron's younger sister slouched into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"room, looking irritable. `Hi, Harry.``What's up with you?` Ron asked.`It's her,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Ginny, plonking herself down on Harry's bed. `She's driving me mad.``What's she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"done now?` asked Hermione sympathetically.`It's the way she talks to me ?you'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"think I was about three!``I know,` said Hermione, dropping her voice. `She's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"so full of herself.`Harry was astonished to hear Hermione talking about Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Weasley like this and could not blame Ron for saying angrily, `Can't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"you two lay off her for five seconds?``Oh, that's right, defend her,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"snapped Ginny. `We all know you can't get enough of her.`This seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"an odd comment to make about Ron's mother. Starting to feel that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"he was missing something, Harry said, `Who are you ??`But his question","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"was answered before he could finish it. The bedroom door flew open","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"again, and Harry instinctively yanked the bedcovers up to his chin so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"hard that Hermione and Ginny slid off the bed onto the floor.A","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"young woman was standing in the doorway, a woman of such breathtaking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"beauty that the room seemed to have become strangely airless. She was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"tall and willowy with long blonde hair and appeared to emanate a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"faint, silvery glow. To complete this vision of perfection, she was carrying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"a heavily laden breakfast tray.`'Arry,` she said in a throaty voice. `Eet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"'as been too long!`As she swept over the threshold toward him, Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Weasley was revealed, bobbing along in her wake, looking rather cross.`There was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"no need to bring up the tray, I was just about to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"do it myself!``Eet was no trouble,` said Fleur Delacour, setting the tray","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"across Harry's knees and then swooping to kiss him on each cheek:","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"He felt the places where her mouth had touched him burn. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"'ave been longing to see -=-'itn. You remember my seester, Gabrielle? She","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"never stops talking about 'Arry Potter. She will be delighted to see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"you again.``Oh ... is she here too?` Harry croaked.`No, no, silly boy,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"said Fleur with a tinkling laugh, `I mean next summer, when we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"?but do you not know?`Her great blue eyes widened and she looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"reproachfully at Mrs. Weasley, who said, `We hadn't got around to telling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"him yet.`Fleur turned back to Harry, swinging her silvery sheet of hair","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"so that it whipped Mrs. Weasley across the face.`Bill and I are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"going to be married!``Oh,` said Harry blankly. He could not help noticing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"how Mrs. Weasley, Hermione, and Ginny were all determinedly avoiding one another's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"gaze. `Wow. Er ?congratulations!`She swooped down upon him and kissed him again.`Bill","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"is very busy at ze moment, working very 'ard, and I only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"work part-time at Gringotts for my Eenglish, so he brought me 'ere","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"for a few days to get to know 'is family properly. I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"was so pleased to 'ear you would be coming ?zere isn't much","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"to do 'ere, unless you like cooking and chickens! Well ?enjoy your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"breakfast, 'Arry!`With these words she turned gracefully and seemed to float out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"of the room, closing the door quietly behind her.Mrs. Weasley made a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"noise that sounded like -=-`tchah!``Mum hates her,` said Ginny quietly.`I do not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"hate her!` said Mrs. Weasley in a cross whisper. `I just think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"they've hurried into this engagement, that's all!``They've known each other a year,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"said Ron, who looked oddly groggy and was staring at the closed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"door.`Well, that's not very long! I know why it's happened, of course.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Its all this uncertainty with You-Know-Who coming back, people think they might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"be dead tomorrow, so they're rushing all sorts of decisions they'd normally","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"take time over. It was the same last time he was powerful,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"people eloping left, right, and center ?quot;`Including you and Dad,` said Ginny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"slyly.`Yes, well, your father and I were made for each other, what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"was the point in waiting?` said Mrs. Weasley. `Whereas Bill and Fleur","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
". . . well. . . what have they really got in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"common? He's a hardworking, down-to-earth sort of person, whereas she's ?quot;`A cow,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"said Ginny, nodding. `But Bill's not that down-to-earth. He's a Curse-Breaker, isn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"he, he likes a bit of adventure, a bit of glamour. ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"I expect that's why he's gone for Phlegm.``Stop calling her that, Ginny,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"said Mrs. Weasley sharply, as Harry and Hermione laughed. `Well, I'd better","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"get on. ... Eat your eggs while they're warm, Harry.`Looking careworn, she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"left the room. Ron still seemed slightly punch-drunk; he was shaking his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"head experimentally like a dog trying to rid its ears of water.`Don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"you get used to her if she's staying in the same house?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Harry asked.`Well, you do,` said Ron, `but if she jumps out at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"you unexpectedly, like then ...``It's pathetic,` said Hermione furiously, striding away from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Ron as far as she could go and turning to face him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"with her arms folded once she had reached the wall.`You don't really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"want her around forever?` Ginny asked Ron incredulously. When he merely shrugged,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"she said, `Well, Mum's going to put a stop to it if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"she can, I bet you anything.``How's she going to manage that?` asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Harry.`She keeps trying to get Tonks round for dinner. I think she's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"hoping Bill will fall for Tonks instead. I hope he does, I'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"much rather have her in the family.``Yeah, that'll work,` said Ron sarcastically.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"`Listen, no bloke in his right mind's going to fancy Tonks when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Fleur's around. I mean, Tonks is okay-looking when she isn't doing stupid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"things to her hair and her nose, but ?quot;`She's a damn sight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"nicer than Phlegm? said Ginny.`And she's more intelligent, she's an Auror!` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Hermione from the corner.`Fleur's not stupid, she was good enough to enter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"the Triwizard Tournament,` said Harry.`Not you as well!` said Hermione bitterly.`I suppose","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"you like the way Phlegm says ' 'Any,' do you?` asked Ginny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"scornfully.`No,` said Harry, wishing he hadn't spoken, `I was just saying, Phlegm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"?I mean, Fleur ?quot;`I'd much rather have Tonks in the family,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Ginny. `At least she's a laugh.``She hasn't been much of a laugh","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"lately,` said Ron. `Every time I've seen her she's looked more like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Moaning Myrtle.``That's not fair,` snapped Hermione. `She still hasn't got over what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"happened . . . you know ... I mean, he was her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"cousin!`Harry's heart sank. They had arrived at Sirius. He picked up a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"fork and began shoveling scrambled eggs into his mouth, hoping to deflect","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"any invitation to join in this part of the conversation.`Tonks and Sirius","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"barely knew each other!` said Ron. `Sirius was in Azkaban half her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"life and before that their families never met ?quot;`That's not the point,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"said Hermione. `She thinks it was her limit he died!``How does she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"work that one out?` asked Harry, in spite of himself.`Well, she was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"fighting Bellatrix Lestrange, wasn't she? I think she feels that if only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"she had finished her off, Bellatrix couldn't have killed Sirius.``That's stupid,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Ron.`It's survivor's guilt,` said Hermione. `I know Lupin's tried to talk her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"round, but she's still really down. She's actually having trouble with her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Metamorphosing!``With her ?``She can't change her appearance like she used to,` explained","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Hermione. `I think her powers must have been affected by shock, or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"something.``I didn't know that could happen,` said Harry.`Nor did I,` said Hermione,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"`but I suppose if you're really depressed ...`The door opened again and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Mrs. Weasley popped her head in. `Ginny,` she whispered, `come downstairs and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"help me with the lunch.``I'm talking to this lot!` said Ginny, outraged.`Now!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"said Mrs. Weasley, and withdrew.`She only wants me there so she doesn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"have to be alone with Phlegm!` said Ginny crossly. She swung her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"long red hair around in a very good imitation of Fleur and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"pranced across the room with her arms held aloft like a ballerina.`You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"lot had better come down quickly too,` she said as she left.Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"took advantage of the temporary silence to eat more breakfast. Hermione was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"peering into Fred and George's boxes, though every now and then she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"cast sideways looks at Harry. Ron, who was now helping himself to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Harry’s toast, was still gazing dreamily at the door.`What's this?` Hermione asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"eventually, holding up what looked like a small telescope.`Dunno,` said Ron, `but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"if Fred and -=-GeorgeVe left it here, it's probably not ready for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"the joke shop yet, so be careful``Your mum said the shop's going","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"well,` said Harry. `Said Fred and George have got a real flair","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"for business.``That's an understatement,` said Ron. `They're raking in the Galleons! I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"can't wait to see the place, we haven't been to Diagon Alley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"yet, because Mum says Dad's got to be there for extra security","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"and he's been really busy at work, but it sounds excellent.``And what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"about Percy?` asked Harry; the third-eldest Weasley brother had fallen out with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"the rest of the family. `Is he talking to your mum and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"dad again?``Nope,` said Ron.`But he knows your dad was right all along","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"now about Voldemort being back ?quot;`Dumbledore says people find it far easier","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"to forgive others for being wrong than being right,` said Hermione. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"heard him telling your mum, Ron.``Sounds like the sort of mental thing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Dumbledore would say,` said Ron.`He's going to be giving me private lessons","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"this year,` said Harry conversationally.Ron choked on his bit of toast, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Hermione gasped.`You kept that quiet!` said Ron.`I only just remembered,` said Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"honestly. `He told me last night in your broom shed.``Blimey . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
". private lessons with Dumbledore!` said Ron, looking impressed. `I wonder why","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"he's . . . ?`His voice tailed away. Harry saw him and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Hermione exchange looks. Harry laid down his knife and fork, his heart","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"beating rather fast considering that all he was doing was sitting in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"bed. Dumbledore had said to do it. ... Why not now? He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"fixed his eyes on his fork, which was gleaming in the sunlight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"streaming into his lap, and said, `I don't know exactly why he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"going to be giving me lessons, but I think it must be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"because of the prophecy.`Neither Ron nor Hermione spoke. Harry had the impression","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"that both had frozen. He continued, still speaking to his fork, `You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"know, the one they were trying to steal at the Ministry.``Nobody knows","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"what it said, though,` said Hermione quickly. `It got smashed.``Although the Prophet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"says ?quot; began Ron, but Hermione said, `Shh!``The Prophet's got it right,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"said Harry, looking up at them both with a great effort: Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"seemed frightened and Ron amazed. `That glass ball that smashed wasn't the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"only record of the prophecy. I heard the whole thing in Dumbledore's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"office, he was the one the prophecy was made to, so he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"could tell me. From what it said,` Harry took a deep breath,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"`it looks like I'm the one who's got to finish off Voldemort.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"... At least, it said neither of us could live while the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"other survives.`The three of them gazed at one another in silence for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"a moment. Then there was a loud bang and Hermione vanished behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"a puff of black smoke.`Hermione!` shouted Harry and Ron; the breakfast tray","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"slid to the floor with a crash.Hermione emerged, coughing, out of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"smoke, clutching the telescope and sporting a brilliantly purple black eye.`I squeezed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"it and it ?it punched me!` she gasped.And sure enough, they now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"saw a tiny fist on a long spring protruding from the end","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"of the telescope.`Don't worry,` said Ron, who was plainly trying not to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"laugh, `Mum'll fix that, she's good at healing minor injuries ?quot;`Oh well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"never mind that now!` said Hermione hastily. `Harry, oh, Harry. . .`She","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"sat down on the edge of his bed again.`We wondered, after we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"got back from the Ministry . . . Obviously, we didn't want","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"to say anything to you, but from what Lucius Malfoy said about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"the prophecy, how it was about you and Voldemort, well, we thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"it might be something like this. . . . Oh, Harry .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
". .` She stared at him, then whispered, `Are you scared?``Not as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"much as I was,` said Harry. `When I first heard it, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"was . . . but now, it seems as though I always","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"knew I'd have to face him in the end. . . .``When","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"we heard Dumbledore was collecting you in person, we thought he might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"be telling you something or showing you something to do with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"prophecy,` said Ron eagerly. `And we were kind of right, weren't we?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"He wouldn't be giving you lessons if he thought you were a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"goner, wouldn't waste his time ?he must think you've got a chance!``That's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"true,` said Hermione. `1 wonder what he'll teach you, Harry? Really advanced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"defensive magic, probably. . . powerful countercurses . . . anti-jinxes .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
". .`Harry did not really listen. A warmth was spreading through him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"that had nothing to do with the sunlight; a tight obstruction in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"his chest seemed to be dissolving. He knew that Ron and Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"were more shocked than they were letting on, but the mere fact","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"that they were still there on either side of him, speaking bracing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"words of comfort, not shrinking from him as though he were contaminated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"or dangerous, was worth more than he could ever tell them.`...and evasive","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"enchantments generally,` concluded Hermione. `Well, at least you know one lesson you'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"be having this year, that's one more than Ron and me. I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"wonder when our OWL results will come?``Cant be long now, it's been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"a month,` said Ron.`Hang on,` said Harry, as another part of last","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"night's conversation came back to him. `I think Dumbledore said our OWL","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"results would be arriving today!``Today?` shrieked Hermione. `Today? But why didn't you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"?oh my God ?you should have said ?quot;She leapt to her feet.`I'm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"going to see whether any owls have come. ...`But when Harry arrived","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"downstairs ten minutes later, fully dressed and carrying his empty breakfast tray,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"it was to find Hermione sitting at the kitchen table in great","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"agitation, while Mrs. Weasley tried to lessen her resemblance to half a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"panda.`It just won't budge,` Mrs. Weasley was saying anxiously, standing over Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"with her wand in her hand and a copy of The Healer's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Helpmate open at `Bruises, Cuts, and Abrasions.` `This has always worked before,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"I just can't understand it.``It'll be Fred and George's idea of a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"funny joke, making sure it can't come off,` said Ginny.`But it's got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"to come off!` squeaked Hermione. `I can't go around looking like this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"forever!``You won't, dear, we'll find an antidote, don't worry,` said Mrs. Weasley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"soothingly.`Bill told me W Fred and George are very amusing!` said Fleur,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"smiling serenely.`Yes, I can hardly breathe for laughing,` snapped Hermione.She jumped up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"and started walking round and round the kitchen, twisting her fingers together.`Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Weasley, you're quite, quite sure no owls have arrived this morning?``Yes, dear,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"I'd have noticed,` said Mrs. Weasley patiently. `But it's barely nine, there's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"still plenty of time. . . .``I know I messed up Ancient","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Runes,` muttered Hermione feverishly, `I definitely made at least one serious mistranslation.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"And the Defense Against the Dark Arts practical was no good at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"all. I thought Transfiguration went all right at the time, but looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"back ?quot;`Hermione, will you shut up, you're not the only one who's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"nervous!` barked Ron. `And when you've got your eleven 'Outstanding Oils ..","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
".``Don't, don't, don't!` said Hermione, flapping her hands hysterically. `I know I've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"failed everything!``What happens if we fail?` Harry asked the room at large,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"but it was again Hermione who answered.`We discuss our options with our","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Head of House, I asked Professor McGonagall at the end of last","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"term.`Harry's stomach squirmed. He wished he had eaten less breakfast.`At Beauxbatons,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Fleur complacently, `we 'ad a different way of doing things. I think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"eet was better. We sat our examinations after six years of study,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"not five, and then ?quot;Fleur's words were drowned in a scream. Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"was pointing through the kitchen window. Three black specks were clearly visible","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"in the sky, growing larger all the time.`They're definitely owls,` said Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"hoarsely, jumping up to join Hermione at the window.`And there are three","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"of them,` said Harry, hastening to her other side.`One for each of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"us,` said Hermione in a terrified whisper. `Oh no ... oh no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"... oh no ...`She gripped both Harry and Ron tightly around the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"elbows.The owls were flying directly at the Burrow, three handsome tawnies, each","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"of which, it became clear as they flew lower over the path","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"leading up to the house, was carrying a large square envelope.`Oh no!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"squealed Hermione.Mrs. Weasley squeezed past them and opened the kitchen window. One,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"two, three, the owls soared through it and landed on the table","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"in a neat line. All three of them lifted their right legs.Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"moved forward. The letter addressed to him was tied to the leg","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"of the owl in the middle. He untied it with fumbling fingers.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"To his left, Ron was trying to detach his own results; to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"his right, Hermione's hands were shaking so much she was making her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"whole owl tremble.Nobody in the kitchen spoke. At last, Harry managed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"detach the envelope. He slit it open quickly and unfolded the parchment","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"inside.Ordinary Wizarding Level ResultsPass Grades Outstanding (O) Exceeds Expectations (E) Acceptable (A)","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
" Fail GradesPoor (P)Dreadful (D)Troll (T)Harry James Potter has achieved:Astronomy ACare of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Magical Creatures ECharms EDefense Against the Dark Arts ODivination PHerbology EHistory of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Magic DPotions ETransfiguration EHarry read the parchment through several times, his breathing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"becoming easier with each reading. It was all right: He had always","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"known that he would fail Divination, and he had had no chance","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"of passing History of Magic, given that he had collapsed halfway through","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"the examination, but he had passed everything else! He ran his finger","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"down the grades . . . he had passed well in Transfiguration","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"and Herbology, he had even exceeded expectations at Potions! And best of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"all, he had achieved `Outstanding` at Defense Against the Dark Arts!He looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"around. Hermione had her back to him and her head bent, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Ron was looking delighted.`Only failed Divination and History of Magic, and who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"cares about them?` he said happily to Harry. `Here ?swap ?quot;Harry glanced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"down Ron's grades: There were no `Outstandings` there. . . .`Knew you'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"be top at Defense Against the Dark Arts,` said Ron, punching Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"on the shoulder. `We've done all right, haven't we?``Well done!` said Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Weasley proudly, ruffling Ron's hair. `Seven OWLs, that's more than Fred and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"George got together!``Hermione?` said Ginny tentatively, for Hermione still hadn't turned around.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"`How did you do?``I--not bad,` said Hermione in a small voice.`Oh, come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"off it,` said Ron, striding over to her and whipping her results","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"out of her hand. `Yep ?ten 'Outstandings' and one 'Exceeds Expectations' at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Defense Against the Dark Arts.` He looked down at her, half-amused, half-exasperated.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"`You're actually disappointed, aren't you?`Hermione shook her head, but Harry laughed.`Well, we're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"N.E.W.T. students now!` grinned Ron. `Mum, are there any more sausages?`Harry looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"back down at his results. They were as good as he could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"have hoped for. He felt just one tiny twinge of regret. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
". . This was the end of his ambition to become an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"Auror. He had not secured the required Potions grade. He had known","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"all along that he wouldn't, but he still felt a sinking in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"his stomach as he looked again at that small black E.It was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"odd, really, seeing that it had been a Death Eater in disguise","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"who had first told Harry he would make a good Auror, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"somehow the idea had taken hold of him, and he couldn't really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"think of anything else he would like to be. Moreover, it had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"seemed the right destiny for him since he had heard the prophecy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"a few weeks ago. . . . Neither can live while the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"other survives. . . .Wouldn't he be living up to the prophecy,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"and giving himself the best chance of survival, if he joined those","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
"highly trained wizards whose job it was to find and kill Voldemort? ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-5"
" Harry remained within the confines of the Burrow's garden over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the next few weeks. He spent most of his days playing two-a-side","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Quidditch in the Weasleys' orchard (he and Hermione against Ron and Ginny;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Hermione was dreadful and Ginny good, so they were reasonably well matched)","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"and his evenings eating triple helpings of everything Mrs. Weasley put in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"front of him.   It would have been a happy, peaceful","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"holiday had it not been for the stones of disappearances, odd accidents,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"even of deaths now appearing almost daily in the Prophet. Sometimes Bill","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"and Mr. Weasley brought home news before it even reached the paper.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"To Mrs. Weasley’s displeasure, Harry's sixteenth birthday celebrations were marred by grisly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"tidings brought to the party by Remus Lupin, who was looking gaunt","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"and grim, his brown hair streaked liberally with gray, his clothes more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"ragged and patched than ever.   `There have been another couple","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"of dementor attacks,` he announced, as Mrs. Weasley passed him a large","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"slice of birthday cake. `And they've found Igor Karkaroff's body in a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"shack up north. The Dark Mark had been set over it —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"well, frankly, I'm surprised he stayed alive for even a year after","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"deserting the Death Eaters; Sirius's brother, Regulus, only managed a few days","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"as far as I can remember.`   `Yes, well,` said Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Weasley, frowning, `perhaps we should talk about something diff—`   `Did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"you hear about Florean Fortescue, Remus?` asked Bill, who was being plied","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"with wine by Fleur. `The man who ran —`   `—","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the ice-cream place in Diagon Alley?` Harry interrupted, with an unpleasant, hollow","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"sensation in the pit of his stomach. `He used to give me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"free ice creams. What's happened to him?`   `Dragged off, by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the look of his place.`   `Why?` asked Ron, while Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Weasley pointedly glared at Bill.   `Who knows? He must've upset","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"them somehow. He was a good man, Florean.`   `Talking of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Diagon Alley,` said Mr. Weasley, `looks like Ollivander's gone too.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`The wandmaker?` said Ginny, looking startled.   `That's the one. Shop's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"empty. No sign of a struggle. No one knows whether he left","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"voluntarily or was kidnapped.`   `But wands — what'll people do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"for wands?`   `They'll make do with other makers,` said Lupin.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`But Ollivander was the best, and if the other side have got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"him it's not so good for us.`   The day after","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"this rather gloomy birthday tea, their letters and booklists arrived from Hogwarts.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Harry's included a surprise: he had been made Quidditch Captain.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`That gives you equal status with prefects!` cried Hermione happily. `You can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"use our special bathroom now and everything!`   `Wow, I remember","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"when Charlie wore one of these,` said Ron, examining the badge with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"glee. `Harry, this is so cool, you're my Captain — if you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"let me back on the team, I suppose, ha ha. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
".`   `Well, I don't suppose we can put off a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"trip to Diagon Alley much longer now you've got these,` sighed Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Weasley, looking down Ron’s booklist. `We'll go on Saturday as long as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"your father doesn't have to go into work again. I'm not going","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"there without him.`   `Mum, d'you honestly think You-Know-Who's going to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"be hiding behind a bookshelf in Flourish and Blotts?` sniggered Ron. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `Fortescue and Ollivander went on holiday, did they?` said Mrs. Weasley,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"firing up at once. `If you think security's a laughing matter you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"can stay behind and I'll get your things myself—`   `No,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"I wanna come, I want to see Fred and George's shop!` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Ron hastily.   `Then you just buck up your ideas, young","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"man, before I decide you're too immature to come with us!` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Mrs. Weasley angrily, snatching up her clock, all nine hands of which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"were still pointing at `mortal peril,` and balancing it on top of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"a pile of just-laundered towels. `And that goes for returning to Hogwarts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"as well!`   Ron turned to stare incredulously at Harry as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"his mother hoisted the laundry basket and the teetering clock into her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"arms and stormed out of the room.   `Blimey. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"you can't even make a joke round here anymore. . . .`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  But Ron was careful not to be flippant about Voldemort","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"over the next few days. Saturday dawned without any more outbursts from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Mrs. Weasley, though she seemed very tense at breakfast. Bill, who ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" would be staying at home with Fleur (much to Hermione and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Ginny's pleasure), passed a full money bag across the table to Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `Where's mine?` demanded Ron at once, his eyes wide. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `That's already Harry's, idiot,` said Bill. `I got it out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"your vault for you, Harry, because it's taking about five hours for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the public to get to their gold at the moment, the goblins","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"have tightened security so much. Two days ago Arkie Philpott had a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Probity Probe stuck up his ... Well, trust me, this way's easier.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `Thanks, Bill,` said Harry, pocketing his gold.   '`E","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"is always so thoughtful,` purred Fleur adoringly, stroking Bill's nose. Ginny mimed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"vomiting into her cereal behind Fleur. Harry choked over his cornflakes, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Ron thumped him on the back.   It was an overcast,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"murky day. One of the special Ministry of Magic cars, in which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Harry had ridden once before, was awaiting them in the front yard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"when they emerged from the house, pulling on their cloaks.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`It's good Dad can get us these again,` said Ron appreciatively, stretching","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"luxuriously as the car moved smoothly away from the Burrow, Bill and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Fleur waving from the kitchen window. He, Harry, Hermione, and Ginny were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"all sitting in roomy comfort in the wide backseat.   `Don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"get used to it, it's only because of Harry,` said Mr. Weasley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"over his shoulder. He and Mrs. Weasley were in front with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Ministry driver; the front passenger seat had obligingly stretched into what resembled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"a two-seater sofa. `He's been given top-grade security status. And we'll be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"joining up with additional security at the Leaky Cauldron too.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Harry said nothing; he did not much fancy doing his shopping ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" while surrounded by a battalion of Aurors. He had stowed his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Invisibility Cloak in his backpack and felt that, if that was good","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"enough for Dumbledore, it ought to be good enough for the Ministry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"though now he came to think of it, he was not sure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the Ministry knew about his cloak.   `Here you are, then,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"said the driver, a surprisingly short while later, speaking for the first","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"time as he slowed in Charing Cross Road and stopped outside the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Leaky Cauldron. `I'm to wait for you, any idea how long you'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"be?`   `A couple of hours, I expect,` said Mr. Weasley.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`Ah, good, he's here!`   Harry imitated Mr. Weasley and peered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"through the window; his heart leapt. There were no Aurors waiting outside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the inn, but instead the gigantic, black-bearded form of Rubeus Hagrid, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Hogwarts gamekeeper, wearing a long beaverskin coat, beaming at the sight of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Harry's face and oblivious to the startled stares of passing Muggles. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `Harry!` he boomed, sweeping Harry into a bone-crushing hug the moment","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Harry had stepped out of the car. `Buckbeak — Witherwings, I mean","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"— yeh should see him, Harry, he's so happy ter be back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"in the open air —`   `Glad he's pleased,` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"grinning as he massaged his ribs. `We didn't know 'security' meant you!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `I know, jus' like old times, innit? See, the Ministry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"wanted ter send a bunch o' Aurors, but Dumbledore said I'd do,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"said Hagrid proudly, throwing out his chest and tucking his thumbs into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"his pockets. `Lets get goin' then — after yeh, Molly, Arthur —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  The Leaky Cauldron was, for the first time in Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"memory, completely empty. Only Tom the landlord, wizened and toothless,  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"remained of the old crowd. He looked up hopefully as they entered,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"but before he could speak, Hagrid said importantly, `Jus' passin' through today,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Tom, sure yeh understand, Hogwarts business, yeh know.`   Tom nodded","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"gloomily and returned to wiping glasses; Harry, Hermione, Hagrid, and the Weasleys","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"walked through the bar and out into the chilly little courtyard at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the back where the dustbins stood. Hagrid raised his pink umbrella and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"rapped a certain brick in the wall, which opened at once to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"form an archway onto a winding cobbled street. They stepped through the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"entrance and paused, looking around.   Diagon Alley had changed. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"colorful, glittering window displays of spellbooks, potion ingredients, and cauldrons were lost","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"to view, hidden behind the large Ministry of Magic posters that had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"been pasted over them. Most of these somber purple posters carried blown-up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"versions of the security advice on the Ministry pamphlets that had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"sent out over the summer, but others bore moving black-and-white photographs of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Death Eaters known to be on the loose. Bellatrix Lestrange was sneering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"from the front of the nearest apothecary. A few windows were boarded","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"up, including those of Florean Fortescue's Ice Cream Parlor. On the other","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"hand, a number of shabby-looking stalls had sprung up along the street.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"The nearest one, which had been erected outside Flourish and Blotts, under","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"a striped, stained awning, had a cardboard sign pinned to its front:","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  AMULETS   Effective Against Werewolves, -=-Dement on, and -=-infer!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  A seedy-looking little wizard was rattling armfuls of silver symbols","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"on chains at passersby.   `One for your little girl, madam?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"he called at Mrs. Weasley as they passed, leering at Ginny. `Protect","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"her pretty neck?`   `If I were on duty . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
".` said Mr. Weasley, glaring angrily at the amulet seller.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`Yes, but don't go arresting anyone now, dear, we're in a hurry,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"said Mrs. Weasley, nervously consulting a list. `I think we'd better do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Madam Malkin's first, Hermione wants new dress robes, and Ron's showing much","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"too much ankle in his school robes, and you must need new","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"ones too, Harry, you've grown so much — come on, everyone —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `Molly, it doesn't make sense for all of us to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"go to Madam Malkin's,` said Mr. Weasley. `Why don't those three go","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"with Hagrid, and we can go to Flourish and Blotts and get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"everyone's school-books?`   `I don't know,` said Mrs. Weasley anxiously, clearly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"torn between a desire to finish the shopping quickly and the wish","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"to stick together in a pack. `Hagrid, do you think —- ?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `Don' fret, they'll be fine with me, Molly,` said Hagrid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"soothingly, waving an airy hand the size of a dustbin lid. Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Weasley did not look entirely convinced, but allowed the separation, scurrying off","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"toward Flourish and Blotts with her husband and Ginny while Harry, Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Hermione, and Hagrid set off for Madam Malkin's.   Harry noticed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"that many of the people who passed them had the same harried,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"anxious look as Mrs. Weasley, and that nobody was stopping to talk","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"anymore; the shoppers stayed together in their own tightly knit groups, moving","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"intently about their business. Nobody seemed to be shopping alone.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`Migh' be a bit of a squeeze in there with all of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"us,` said Hagrid, stopping outside Madam Malkin's and bending down to peer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"through the window. `I'll stand guard outside, all right?`   So","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione entered the little shop together. It appeared, at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"first glance, to be empty, but no sooner had the door swung","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"shut behind them than they heard a familiar voice issuing from behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"a rack of dress robes in spangled green and blue.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`. . . not a child, in case you haven't noticed, Mother.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"I am perfectly capable of doing my shopping alone.`   There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"was a clucking noise and a voice Harry recognized as that of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Madam Malkin, the owner, said, `Now, dear, your mother's quite right, none","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"of us is supposed to go wandering around on our own anymore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"it's nothing to do with being a child —`   `Watch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"where you're sticking that pin, will you!`   A teenage boy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"with a pale, pointed face and white-blond hair appeared from behind the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"rack, wearing a handsome set of dark green robes that glittered with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"pins around the hem and the edges of the sleeves. He strode","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"to the mirror and examined himself; it was a few moments before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"he noticed Harry, Ron, and Hermione reflected over his shoulder. His light","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"gray eyes narrowed.   `If you're wondering what the smell is,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Mother, a Mudblood just walked in,` said Draco Malfoy.   `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"don't think there's any need for language like that!` said Madam Malkin,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"scurrying out from behind the clothes rack holding a tape measure and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"a wand. `And I don't want wands drawn in my shop either!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"she added hastily, for a glance toward the door had shown her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Harry and Ron both standing there with their wands out and pointing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"at Malfoy. Hermione, who was standing slightly behind them, whispered, `No, don't,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"honestly, it's not worth it. `   `Yeah, like you'd dare","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"do magic out of school,` sneered Malfoy. `Who blacked your eye, Granger?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"I want to send them flowers.`   `That's quite enough!` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Madam Malkin sharply, looking over her shoulder for support. `Madam — please","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"—`   Narcissa Malfoy strolled out from behind the clothes rack.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `Put those away,` she said coldly to Harry and Ron.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`If you at-tack my son again, I shall ensure that it is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the last thing you ever do.`   `Really?` said Harry, taking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"a step forward and gazing into the smoothly arrogant face that, for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"all its pallor, still resembled her sister's. He was as tall as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"she was now. `Going to get a few Death Eater pals to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"do us in, are you?`   Madam Malkin squealed and clutched","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"at her heart.   `Really, you shouldn't accuse — dangerous thing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"to say — wands away, please!`   But Harry did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"lower his wand. Narcissa Malfoy smiled unpleasantly.   `I see that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"being Dumbledore's favorite has given you a false sense of security, Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Potter. But Dumbledore won't always be there to protect you.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Harry looked mockingly all around the shop. `Wow. . . look at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"that. . . he's not here now! So why not have a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"go? They might be able to find you a double cell in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Azkaban with your loser of a husband!`   Malfoy made an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"angry movement toward Harry, but stumbled over his overlong robe. Ron laughed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"loudly.   `Don't you dare talk to my mother like that,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Potter!` Malfoy snarled.   `It's all right, Draco,` said Narcissa, restraining","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"him with her thin white fingers upon his shoulder. `I expect Potter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"will be reunited with dear Sirius before I am reunited with Lucius.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"'   Harry raised his wand higher.   `Harry, no!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"moaned Hermione, grabbing his arm and attempting to push it down by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"his side. `Think. . . . You mustn't. . . . You'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"be in such trouble. ...`   Madam Malkin dithered for a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"moment on the spot, then seemed to decide to act as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"nothing was happening in the hope that it wouldn't. She bent toward","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Malfoy, who was still glaring at Harry.   `I think this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"left sleeve could come up a little bit more, dear, let me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"just —`   `Ouch!` bellowed Malfoy, slapping her hand away. `Watch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"where you're putting your pins, woman! Mother — I don't think I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"want these anymore —`   He pulled the robes over his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"head and threw them onto the floor at Madam Malkin's feet. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `You're right, Draco,` said Narcissa, with a contemptuous glance at Hermione,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`now I know the kind of scum that shops here. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
". We'll do better at Twilfitt and Tatting's.`   And with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"that, the pair of them strode out of the shop, Malfoy taking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"care to bang as hard as he could into Ron on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"way out.   `Well, really? said Madam Malkin, snatching up the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"fallen robes and moving the tip of her wand over them like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"a vacuum cleaner, so that it removed all the dust.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"She was distracted all through the fitting of Ron's and Harry's new","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"robes, tried to sell Hermione wizard's dress robes instead of witch's, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"when she finally bowed them out of the shop it was with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"an air of being glad to see the back of them. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `Got ev'rything?` asked Hagrid brightly when they reappeared at his side.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `Just about,` said Harry. `Did you see the Malfoys?` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `Yeah,` said Hagrid, unconcerned. `Bu they wouldn’ dare make trouble in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the middle o' Diagon Alley, Harry. Don' worry abou1 them.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione exchanged looks, but before they could disabuse Hagrid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"of this comfortable notion, Mr. and Mrs. Weasley and Ginny appeared, all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"clutching heavy packages of books.   `Everyone all right?` said Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Weasley. `Got your robes? Right then, we can pop in at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Apothecary and Eeylops on the way to Fred and George's — stick","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"close, now. . . .`   Neither Harry nor Ron bought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"any ingredients at the Apothecary, seeing that they were no longer studying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Potions, but both bought large boxes of owl nuts for Hedwig and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Pigwidgeon at Eeylops Owl Emporium. Then, with Mrs. Weasley checking her watch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"every minute or so, they headed farther along the street in search","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes, the joke shop run by Fred and George.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `We really haven't got too long,` Mrs. Weasley said. `So","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"we'll just have a quick look around and then back to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"car. We must be close, that's number ninety-two . . . ninety-four","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
". . .`   `Whoa,`said Ron, stopping in his tracks. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" Set against the dull, poster-muffled shop Fronts around them, Fred and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Georges windows hit the eye like a firework display. Casual passersby were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"looking back over their shoulders at the windows, and a few rather","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"stunned-looking people had actually come to a halt, transfixed. The left-hand window","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"was dazzlingly full of an assortment of goods that revolved, popped, flashed,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"bounced, and shrieked; Harrys eyes began to water just looking at it.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"The right-hand window was covered with a gigantic poster, purple like those","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"of the Ministry, but emblazoned with flashing yellow letters:   WHY","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"ARE YOU WORRYING ABOUT YOU-KNOW-WHO? YOU SHOULD BE WORRYING ABOUT U-NO-POO-- THE","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"CONSTIPATION SENSATION THAT'S GRIPPING THE NATION!   Harry started to laugh.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"He heard a weak sort of moan beside him and looked around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"to see Mrs. Weasley gazing, dumbfounded, at the poster. Her lips moved","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"silently, mouthing the name `U-No-Poo.`   `They'll be murdered in their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"beds!` she whispered.   `No they won’t!` said Ron, who, like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Harry, was laughing. `This is brilliant!`   And he and Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"led the way into the shop. It was packed with customers; Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"could not get near the shelves. He stared around, looking up at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the boxes piled to the ceiling: Here were the Skiving Snackboxes that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the twins had perfected during their last, unfinished year at Hogwarts; Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"noticed that the Nosebleed Nougat was most popular, with only one battered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"box left on the shelf. There were bins full of trick wands,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the cheapest merely turning into rubber chickens or pairs of briefs when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"waved, the most expensive beating the unwary user around the head and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"neck, and boxes of quills, which came in Self-Inking, Spell-Checking, and Smart-Answer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"varieties. A space cleared in the crowd, and Harry pushed his way","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"toward the counter, where a gaggle of delighted ten-year-olds was watching a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"tiny little wooden man slowly ascending the steps to a real set","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"of gallows, both perched on a box that read: reusable hangman —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"spell it or he'll swing!   `'Patented Daydream Charms  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Hermione had managed to squeeze through to a large display near the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"counter and was reading the information on the back of a box","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"bearing a highly colored picture of a handsome youth and a swooning","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"girl who were standing on the deck of a pirate ship. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `'One simple incantation and you will enter a top-quality, highly realistic,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"thirty-minute daydream, easy to fit into the average school lesson and virtually","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"undetectable (side effects include vacant expression and minor drooling). Not for sale","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"to under-sixteens. You know,` said Hermione, looking up at Harry, `that really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"is extraordinary magic!`   `For that, Hermione,` said a voice behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"them, `you can have one for free.`   A beaming Fred","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"stood before them, wearing a set of magenta robes that clashed magnificently","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"with his flaming hair.   `How are you, Harry?` They shook","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"hands. `And what's happened to your eye, Hermione?`   `Your punching","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"telescope,` she said ruefully.   `Oh blimey, I forgot about those,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"said Fred. `Here —`   He pulled a tub out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"his pocket and handed it to her; she unscrewed it gingerly to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"reveal a thick yellow paste.   `Just dab it on, that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"bruise'll be gone within the hour,` said Fred. `We had to find","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"a decent bruise remover. We're testing most of our products on ourselves.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  Hermione looked nervous. `It is safe, isn't it?` she asked.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  '`Course it is,` said Fred bracingly. `Come on, Harry, I'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"give you a tour.`   Harry left Hermione dabbing her black","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"eye with paste and followed Fred toward the back of the shop,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"where he saw a stand of card and rope tricks.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`Muggle magic tricks!` said Fred happily, pointing them out. `For freaks like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Dad, you know, who love Muggle stuff. It's not a big earner,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"but we do fairly steady business, they're great novelties. . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Oh, here's George. ...`   Fred's twin shook Harrys hand energetically.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `Giving him the tour? Come through the back, Harry, that's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"where we're making the real money—pocket anything, you, and you'll pay in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"more than Galleons!` he added warningly to a small boy who hastily","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"whipped his hand out of the tub labeled edible dark  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"MARKS----THEY'LL MAKE ANYONE SICK!   George pushed back a curtain beside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the Muggle tricks and Harry saw a darker, less crowded room. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"packaging on the products lining these shelves was more subdued.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`We've just developed this more serious line,` said Fred. `Funny how it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"happened . . .`   `You wouldn't believe how many people,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"even people who work at the Ministry, can't do a decent Shield","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Charm,` said George. `'Course, they didn't have you teaching them, Harry.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `That's right. . . . Well, we thought Shield Hats were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"a bit of a laugh, you know, challenge your mate to jinx","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"you while wearing it and watch his face when the jinx just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"bounces off. But the Ministry bought five hundred for all its support","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"staff! And we're still getting massive orders!`   `So we've expanded","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"into a range of Shield Cloaks, Shield Gloves ...`   `...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"I mean, they wouldn't help much against the Unforgivable Curses, but for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"minor to moderate hexes or jinxes . . .`   `And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"then we thought we'd get into the whole area of Defense Against","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the Dark Arts, because it's such a money spinner,` continued George enthusiastically.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`This is cool. Look, Instant Darkness Powder, we're importing it from Peru.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Handy if you want to make   a quick escape.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `And our Decoy Detonators are just walking off the shelves, look,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"said Fred, pointing at a number of weird-looking black horn-type objects that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"were indeed attempting to scurry out of sight. `You just drop one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"surreptitiously and it'll run off and make a nice loud noise out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"of sight, giving you a diversion if you need one.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`Handy,` said Harry, impressed.   `Here,` said George, catching a couple","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"and throwing them to Harry.   A young witch with short","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"blonde hair poked her head around the curtain; Harry saw that she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"too was wearing magenta staff robes.   `There's a customer out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"here looking for a joke cauldron, Mr. Weasley and Mr. Weasley,` she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"said.   Harry found it very odd to hear Fred and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"George called `Mr. Weasley,` but they took it in their stride. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `Right you are, Verity, I'm coming,` said George promptly. `Harry, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"help yourself to anything you want, all right? No charge.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`I can't do that!` said Harry, who had already pulled out his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"money bag to pay for the Decoy Detonators.   `You don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"pay here,` said Fred firmly, waving away Harry's gold.   `But—`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `You gave us our start-up loan, we haven't forgotten,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"George sternly `Take whatever you like, and just remember to tell people","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"where you got it, if they ask.`   George swept off","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"through the curtain to help with the customers, and Fred led Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"back into the main part of the shop to find Hermione and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Ginny still poring over the Patented Daydream Charms.   `Haven't you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"girls found our special WonderWitch products yet?` asked Fred. `Follow me, ladies.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
". . .`   Near the window was an array of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"violently pink products around which a cluster of excited girls was giggling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"enthusiastically. Hermione and Ginny both hung back, looking wary.   `There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"you go,` said Fred proudly. `Best range of love potions you'll find","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"anywhere.`   Ginny raised an eyebrow skeptically. `Do they work?` she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"asked.   `Certainly they work, for up to twenty-four hours at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"a time depending on the weight of the boy in question —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `— and the attractiveness of the girl,` said George, reappearing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"suddenly at their side. `But we're not selling them to our sister,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"he added, becoming suddenly stern, `not when she's already got about five","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"boys on the go from what we've —`   `Whatever you've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"heard from Ron is a big fat lie,` said Ginny calmly, leaning","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"forward to take a small pink pot off the shelf. `What's this?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `Guaranteed ten-second pimple vanisher,` said Fred. `Excellent on everything from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"boils to blackheads, but don't change the subject. Are you or are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"you not currently going out with a boy called Dean Thomas?` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `Yes, I am,` said Ginny. `And last time I looked, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"was definitely one boy, not five. What are those?`   She","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"was pointing at a number of round balls of fluff in shades","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"of pink and purple, all rolling around the bottom of a cage","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"and emitting high-pitched squeaks.   `Pygmy Puffs,` said George. `Miniature puffskeins,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"we can’t breed them fast enough. So what about Michael Corner?` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `I dumped him, he was a bad loser,` said Ginny, putting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"a finger through the bars of the cage and watching the Pygmy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Puffs crowd around it. `They're really cute!`   `They're fairly cuddly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"yes,` conceded Fred. `But you're moving through boyfriends a bit fast, aren't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"you?`   Ginny turned to look at him, her hands on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"her hips. There was such a Mrs. Weasley-ish glare on her face","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"that Harry was surprised Fred didn't recoil.   `It's none of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"your business. And I'll thank you'' she added angrily to Ron, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"had just appeared at George's elbow, laden with merchandise, `not to tell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"tales about me to these two!`   `That's three Galleons, nine","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Sickles, and a Knut,` said Fred, examining the many boxes in Ron's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"arms. `Cough up.`   `I'm your brother!`   `And that's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"our stuff you're nicking. Three Galleons, nine Sickles. I'll knock off the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Knut.`   `But I haven't got three Galleons, nine Sickles!` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `You'd better put it back then, and mind you put it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"on the right shelves.`   Ron dropped several boxes, swore, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"made a rude hand gesture at Fred that was unfortunately spotted by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Mrs. Weasley, who had chosen that moment to appear.   `If","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"I see you do that again I'll jinx your fingers together,` she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"said sharply.   `Mum, can I have a Pygmy Puff?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Ginny at once.   `A what?` said Mrs. Weasley warily. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `Look, they're so sweet. . . .`   Mrs. Weasley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"moved aside to look at the Pygmy Puffs, and Harry, Ron, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Hermione momentarily had an unimpeded view out of the window. Draco Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"was hurrying up the street alone. As he passed Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"he glanced over his shoulder. Seconds later, he moved beyond the scope","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"of the window and they lost sight of him.   `Wonder","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"where his mummy is?` said Harry, frowning.   `Given her the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"slip by the looks of it,` said Ron.   `Why, though?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"said Hermione.   Harry said nothing; he was thinking too hard.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Narcissa Malfoy would not have let her precious son out of her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"sight willingly; Malfoy must have made a real effort to free himself","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"from her clutches.   Harry, knowing and loathing Malfoy, was sure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the reason could not be innocent.   He glanced around. Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Weasley and Ginny were bending over the Pygmy Puffs. Mr. Weasley was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"delightedly examining a pack of Muggle marked playing cards. Fred and George","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"were both helping customers. On the other side of the glass, Hagrid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"was standing with his back to them, looking up and down the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"street.   `Get under here, quick,` said Harry, pulling his Invisibility","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Cloak out of his bag.   `Oh — I don't know,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Harry,` said Hermione, looking uncertainly toward Mrs. Weasley.   `Come on\`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"said Ron.   She hesitated for a second longer, then ducked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"under the cloak with Harry and Ron. Nobody noticed them vanish; they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"were all too interested in Fred and George's products. Harry, Ron, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Hermione squeezed their way out of the door as quickly as they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"could, but by the time they gained the street, Malfoy had disappeared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"just as successfully as they had.   `He was going in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"that direction,` murmured Harry as quietly as possible, so that the humming","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Hagrid would not hear them. “Cmon.”   They scurried along, peering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"left and right, through shop windows and doors, until Hermione pointed ahead.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `That's him, isn't it?` she whispered. `Turning left?`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`Big surprise,` whispered Ron.   For Malfoy had glanced around, then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"slid into Knockturn Alley and out of sight.   `Quick, or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"we'll lose him,` said Harry, speeding up.   `Our feet'Il be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"seen!` said Hermionc anxiously, as the cloak flapped a little around their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"ankles; it was much more difficult hiding all three of them under","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the cloak nowadays.   `It doesn't matter,` said Harry impatiently. `Just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"hurry!`   But Knockturn Alley, the side street devoted to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Dark Arts, looked completely deserted. They peered into windows as they passed,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"but none of the shops seemed to have any customers at all.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Harry supposed it was a bit of a giveaway in these dangerous","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"and suspicious times to buy Dark artifacts — or at least, to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"be seen buying them.   Hermione gave his arm a hard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"pinch.   `Ouch!`   `Shh! Look! He's in there!` she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"breathed in Harry's ear.   They had drawn level with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"only shop in Knockturn Alley that Harry had ever visited, Borgin and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Burkes, which sold a wide variety of sinister objects. There in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"midst of the cases full of skulls and old bottles stood Draco","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Malfoy with his back to them, just visible beyond the very same","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"large black cabinet in which Harry had once hidden to avoid Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"and his father. Judging by the movements of Malfoy's hands, he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"talking animatedly. The proprietor of the shop, Mr. Borgin, an oily-haired, stooping","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"man, stood facing Malfoy. He was wearing a curious expression of mingled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"resentment and fear.   `If only we could hear what they're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"saying!` said Hermione.   `We can!` said Ron excitedly. `Hang on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"— damn —`   He dropped a couple more of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"boxes he was still clutching as he fumbled with the largest. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `Extendable Ears, look!`   `Fantastic!` said Hermione, as Ron unraveled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the long, flesh-   colored strings and began to feed them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"toward the bottom of the door. `Oh, I hope the door isn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Imperturbable —`   `No!` said Ron gleefully. `Listen!`   They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"put their heads together and listened intently to the ends of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"strings, through which Malfoy's voice could be heard loud and clear, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"though a radio had been turned on.   `. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"you know how to fix it?`   `Possibly,` said Borgin, in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"a tone that suggested he was unwilling to commit himself. `I'll need","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"to see it, though. Why don't you bring it into the shop?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `I can't,` said Malfoy. `It's got to stay put. I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"just need you to tell me how to do it.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Harry saw Borgin lick his lips nervously.   `Well, without seeing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"it, I must say it will be a very difficult job, perhaps","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"impossible. I couldn't guarantee anything.`   `No?` said Malfoy, and Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"knew, just by his tone, that Malfoy was sneering. `Perhaps this will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"make you more confident.`   He moved toward Borgin and was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"blocked from view by the cabinet. Harry, Ron, and Hermione shuffled sideways","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"to try and keep him in sight, but all they could see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"was Borgin, looking very frightened.   `Tell anyone,` said Maifoy, `and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"there will be retribution. You know Fenrir Greyback? He's a family friend.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"He'll be dropping in from time to time to make sure you're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"giving the problem your full attention.`   `There will be no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"need for —`   `I'll decide that,` said Malfoy. `Well, I'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"better be off. And don't forget to keep that one safe, I'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"need it.`   `Perhaps you'd like to take it now?` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `No, of course I wouldn't, you stupid, little man, how would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"I look carrying that down the street? Just don't sell it.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `Of course not. . . sir.`   Borgin made a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"bow as deep as the one Harry had once seen him give","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Lucius Malfoy.   `Not a word to anyone, Borgin, and that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"includes my mother, understand?`   `Naturally, naturally,` murmured Borgin, bowing again.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  Next moment, the bell over the door tinkled loudly as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Malfoy stalked out of the shop looking very pleased with himself. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"passed so close to Harry, Ron, and Hermione that they felt the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"cloak flutter around their knees again. Inside the shop, Borgin remained frozen;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"his unctuous smile had vanished; he looked worried.   `What was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"that about?` whispered Ron, reeling in the Extendable Ears.   `Dunno,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"said Harry, thinking hard. `He wants something mended . . . and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"he wants to reserve something in there. . . . Could you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"see what he pointed at when he said 'that one'?`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"`No, he was behind that cabinet —`   `You two stay","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"here,` whispered Hermione.   `What are you — ?`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"But Hermione had already ducked out from under the cloak. She checked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"her hair in the reflection in the glass, then marched into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"shop, setting the bell tinkling again. Ron hastily fed the Extendable Ears","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"back under the door and passed one of the strings to Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `Hello, horrible morning, isn't it?` Hermione said brightly to Borgin,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"who did not answer, but cast her a suspicious look. Humming cheerily,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Hermione strolled through the jumble of objects on display.   `Is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"this necklace for sale?` she asked, pausing beside a glass-fronted case. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" `If you've got one and a half thousand Galleons,` said Mr.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  Borgin coldly.   `Oh — er — no, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"haven't got quite that much,` said Hermione, walking on. `And . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
". what about this lovely — um — skull?`   `Sixteen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Galleons.`   `So it's for sale, then? It isn't being .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
". . kept for anyone?`   Mr. Borgin squinted at her.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Harry had the nasty feeling he knew exactly what Hermione was up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"to. Apparently Hermione felt she had been rumbled too because she suddenly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"threw caution to the   winds.   `The thing is,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"that — er — boy who was in here just now, Draco","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Malfoy, well, he's a friend of mine, and I want to get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"him a birthday present, but if he's already reserved anything, I obviously","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"don't want to get him the same thing, so ... um ...`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  It was a pretty lame story in Harry's opinion, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"apparently Borgin thought so too.   `Out,` he said sharply. `Get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"out!`   Hermione did not wait to be asked twice, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"hurried to the door with Borgin at her heels. As the bell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"tinkled again, Borgin slammed the door behind her and put up the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"closed sign.   `Ah well,` said Ron, throwing the cloak back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"over Hermione. `Worth a try, but you were a bit obvious —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"  `Well, next time you can show me how it's done,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"Master of Mystery!` she snapped.   Ron and Hermione bickered all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"the way back to Weasleys'   Wizard Wheezes, where they were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"forced to stop so that they could dodge undetected around a very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"anxious-looking Mrs. Weasley and Hagrid, who had clearly noticed their absence. Once","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"in the shop, Harry whipped off the Invisibility Cloak, hid it in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"his bag, and joined in with the other two when they insisted,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"in answer to Mrs. Weasleys accusations, that they had been in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
"back room all along, and that she could not have looked properly. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-6"
" Harry spent a lot of the last week of the holidays","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"pondering the meaning of Malfoy's behavior in Knockturn Alley. What disturbed him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"most was the satisfied look on Malfoy's face as he had left","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the shop. Nothing that made Malfoy look that happy could be good","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"news. To his slight annoyance, however, neither Ron nor Hermione seemed quite","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"as curious about Malfoy's activities as he was; or at least, they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"seemed to get bored of discussing it after a few days.`Yes, I've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"already agreed it was fishy, Harry,` said Hermione a little impatiently. She","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"was sitting on the windowsill in Fred and George's room with her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"feet up on one of the cardboard boxes and had only grudgingly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"looked up from her new copy of Advanced Rune Translation. `But haven't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"we agreed there could be a lot of explanations?``Maybe he's broken his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Hand of Glory` said Ron vaguely, as he attempted to straighten his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"broomstick's bent tail twigs. `Remember that shriveled-up arm Malfoy had?``But what about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"when he said, 'Don't forget to keep that one safe'?` asked Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"for the umpteenth time. `That sounded to me like Borgin's got another","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"one of the broken objects, and Malfoy wants both.``You reckon?` said Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"now trying to scrape some dirt off his broom handle.`Yeah, I do,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"said Harry. When neither Ron nor Hermione answered, he said, `Malfoy's father's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"in Azkaban. Don't you think Malfoy’d like revenge?`Ron looked up, blinking.`Malfoy, revenge?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"What can he do about it?``That's my point, I don't know!` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Harry, frustrated. `But he's up to something and I think we should","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"take it seriously. His father's a Death Eater and ?quot;Harry broke off,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"his eyes fixed on the window behind Hermione, his mouth open. A","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"startling thought had just occurred to him.`Harry?` said Hermione in an anxious","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"voice. `What's wrong?``Your scar's not hurting again, is it?` asked Ron nervously.`He's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"a Death Eater,` said Harry slowly. `He's replaced his father as a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Death Eater!`There was a silence; then Ron erupted in laughter. `Malfoy? He's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"sixteen, Harry! You think You-Know-Who would let Malfoy join?``It seems very unlikely,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Harry,` said Hermione in a repressive sort of voice. `What makes you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"think ??``In Madam Malkin's. She didn't touch him, but he yelled and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"jerked his arm away from her when she went to roll up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"his sleeve. It was his left arm. He's been branded with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Dark Mark.`Ron and Hermione looked at each other.`Well.. .` said Ron, sounding","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"thoroughly unconvinced.`I think he just wanted to get out of there, Harry,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"said Hermione.`He showed Borgin something we couldn't see,` Harry pressed on stubbornly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"`Something that seriously scared Borgin. It was the Mark, I know it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"?he was showing Borgin who he was dealing with, you saw how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"seriously Borgin took him!`Ron and Hermione exchanged another look.`I'm not sure, Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
". . .``Yeah, I still don't reckon You-Know-Who would let Malfoy join..","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
". .`Annoyed, but absolutely convinced he was right, Harry snatched up a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"pile of filthy Quidditch robes and left the room; Mrs. Weasley had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"been urging them for days not to leave their washing and packing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"until the last moment. On the landing he bumped into Ginny, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"was returning to her room carrying a pile of freshly laundered clothes.`I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"wouldn't go in the kitchen just now,` she warned him. `There's a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"lot of Phlegm around.``I'll be careful not to slip in it.` Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"smiled.Sure enough, when he entered the kitchen it was to find Fleur","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"sitting at the kitchen table, in full flow about plans for her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"wedding to Bill, while Mrs. Weasley kept watch over a pile of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"self-peeling sprouts, looking bad-tempered.`. . . Bill and I 'ave almost decided","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"on only two bridesmaids, Ginny and Gabrielle will look very sweet togezzer.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"I am theenking of dressing zem in pale gold ?pink would of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"course be 'orrible with Ginny's 'air ?quot;`Ah, Harry!` said Mrs. Weasley loudly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"cutting across Fleur's monologue. `Good, I wanted to explain about the security","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"arrangements for the journey to Hogwarts tomorrow. We've got Ministry cars again,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"and there will be Aurors waiting at the station ?quot;`Is Tonks going","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"to be there?` asked Harry, handing over his Quidditch things.`No, I don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"think so, she's been stationed somewhere else from what Arthur said.``She has","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"let 'erself go, zat Tonks,` Fleur mused, examining her own stunning reflection","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"in the back of a teaspoon. `A big mistake if you ask?quot;`Yes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"thank you,` said Mrs. Weasley tartly, cutting across Fleur again. `You'd better","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"get on, Harry, I want the trunks ready tonight, if possible, so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"we don't have the usual last-minute scramble.`And in fact, their departure the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"following morning was smoother than usual. The Ministry cars glided up to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the front of the Burrow to find them waiting, trunks packed; Hermione's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"cat, Crookshanks, safely enclosed in his traveling basket; and Hedwig; Ron's owl,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Pig-widgeon; and Ginny's new purple Pygmy Puff, Arnold, in cages.`Au revoir, 'Any,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"said Fleur throatily, kissing him good-bye. Ron hurried forward, looking hopeful, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Ginny stuck out her foot and Ron fell, sprawling in the dust","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"at Fleur's feet. Furious, red-faced, and dirt-spattered, he hurried into the car","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"without saying good-bye.There was no cheerful Hagrid waiting for them at King's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Cross Station. Instead, two grim-faced, bearded Aurors in dark Muggle suits moved","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"forward the moment the cars stopped and, flanking the party, marched them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"into the station without speaking.`Quick, quick, through the barrier,` said Mrs. Weasley,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"whoseemed a little flustered by this austere efficiency. `Harry had better go","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"first, with ?quot;She looked inquiringly at one of the Aurors, who nodded","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"briefly, seized Harry's upper arm, and attempted to steer him toward the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"barrier between platforms nine and ten.`I can walk, thanks,` said Harry irritably,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"jerking his arm out of the Auror's grip. He pushed his trolley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"directly at the solid barrier, ignoring his silent companion, and found himself,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"a second later, standing on platform nine and three-quarters, where the scarlet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Hogwarts Express stood belching steam over the crowd.Hermione and the Weasleys joined","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"him within seconds. Without waiting to consult his grim-faced Auror, Harry motioned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"to Ron and Hermione to follow him up the platform, looking for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"an empty compartment.`We can't, Harry,` said Hermione, looking apologetic. `Ron and I've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"got to go to the prefects' carriage first and then patrol the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"corridors for a bit.``Oh yeah, I forgot,` said Harry.`You'd better get straight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"on the train, all of you, you've only got a few minutes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"to go,` said Mrs. Weasley, consulting her watch. `Well, have a lovely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"term, Ron. . . .``Mr. Weasley, can I have a quick word?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"said Harry, making up his mind on the spur of the moment.`Of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"course,` said Mr. Weasley, who looked slightly surprised, but followed Harry out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"of earshot of the others nevertheless.Harry had thought it through carefully and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"come to the conclusion that, if he was to tell anyone, Mr.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Weasley was the right person; firstly, because he worked at the Ministry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"and was therefore in the best position to make further investigations, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"secondly,because he thought that there was not too much risk of Mr.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Weasley exploding with anger.He could see Mrs. Weasley and the grim-faced Auror","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"casting the pair of them suspicious looks as they moved away.`When we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"were in Diagon Alley,` Harry began, but Mr. Weasley forestalled him with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"a grimace.`Am I about to discover where you, Ron, and Hermione disappeared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"to while you were supposed to be in the back room of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Fred and George's shop?``How did you ??``Harry, please. You're talking to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"man who raised Fred and George.``Er . . . yeah, all right,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"we weren't in the back room.` `Very well, then, let's hear the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"worst.``Well, we followed Draco Malfoy. We used my Invisibility Cloak.``Did you have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"any particular reason for doing so, or was it a mere whim?``Because","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"I thought Malfoy was up to something,` said Harry, disregarding Mr. Weasley's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"look of mingled exasperation and amusement. `He'd given his mother the slip","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"and I wanted to know why.``Of course you did,` said Mr. Weasley,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"sounding resigned. `Well? Did you find out why?``He went into Borgin and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Burkes,` said Harry, `and started bullying the bloke in there, Borgin, to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"help him fix something. And he said he wanted Borgin to keep","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"something else for him. He made it sound like it was the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"same kind of thing that needed fixing. Like they were a pair.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"And ...`Harry took a deep breath.`There's something else. We saw Malfoy jump","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"about a mile when Madam Malkin tried to touch his left arm.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"I think he's been branded with the Dark Mark. 1 think he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"replaced his father as a Death Eater.`Mr. Weasley looked taken aback. After","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"a moment he said, `Harry, I doubt whether You-Know-Who would allow a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"sixteen-year-old ?quot;`Does anyone really know what You-Know-Who would or wouldn't do?` asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Harry angrily. `Mr. Weasley, I'm sorry, but isn't it worth investigating? If","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Malfoy wants something fixing, and he needs to threaten Borgin to get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"it done, it's probably something Dark or dangerous, isn't it?``I doubt it,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"to be honest, Harry,` said Mr. Weasley slowly. `You see, when Lucius","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Malfoy was arrested, we raided his house. We took away everything that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"might have been dangerous.` `I think you missed something,` said Harry stubbornly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"`Well, maybe,` said Mr. Weasley, but Harry could tell that Mr. Weasley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"was humoring him.There was a whistle behind them; nearly everyone had boarded","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the train and the doors were closing.`You'd better hurry!' said Mr. Weasley,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"as Mrs. Weasley cried, `Harry, quickly!`He hurried forward and Mr. and Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Weasley helped him load his trunk onto the train.`Now, dear, you're coming","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"to us for Christmas, it's all fixed with Dumbledore, so we'll see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"you quite soon,` said Mrs. Weasley through the window, as Harry slammed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the door shut behind him and the train began to move. `You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"make sure you look after yourself and ?quot;The train was gathering speed.`?be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"good and ?quot; , She was jogging to keep up now.`?stay safe!`Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"waved until the train had turned a corner and Mr. and Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Weasley were lost to view, then turned to see where the others","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"had got to. He supposed Ron and Hermione were cloistered in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"prefects' carriage, but Ginny was a little way along the corridor, chatting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"to some friends. He made his way toward her, dragging his trunk.People","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"stared shamelessly as he approached. They even pressed their faces against the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"windows of their compartments to get a look at him. He had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"expected an upswing in the amount of gaping and gawping he would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"have to endure this term after all the `Chosen One` rumors in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the Daily Prophet, but he did not enjoy the sensation of standing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"in a very bright spotlight. He tapped Ginny on the shoulder.`Fancy trying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"to find a compartment?``I can't, Harry, I said I'd meet Dean,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Ginny brightly. `See you later.``Right,` said Harry. He felt a strange twinge","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"of annoyance as she walked away, her long red hair dancing behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"her; he had become so used to her presence over the summer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"that he had almost forgotten that Ginny did not hang around with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"him, Ron, and Hermione while at school. Then he blinked and looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"around: He was surrounded by mesmerized girls.`Hi, Harry!` said a familiar voice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"from behind him.`Neville!` said Harry in relief, turning to see a round-faced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"boy struggling toward him.`Hello, Harry,` said a girl with long hair and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"large misty eyes, who was just behind Neville.`Luna, hi, how are you?``Very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"well, thank you,` said Luna. She was clutching a magazine to her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"chest; large letters on the front announced that there was a pair","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"of free Spectrespecs inside.`Quibbler still going strong, then?` asked Harry, who felt","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"a certain fondness for the magazine, having given it an exclusive interview","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the previous year.`Oh yes, circulation's well up,` said Luna happily.`Let's find seats,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"said Harry, and the three of them set off along the train","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"through hordes of silently staring students. At last they found an empty","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"compartment, and Harry hurried inside gratefully.`They're even staring at us? said Neville,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"indicating himself and Luna. `Because we're with you!``They're staring at you because","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"you were at the Ministry too,` said Harry, as he hoisted his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"trunk into the luggage rack. `Our little adventure there was all over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the Daily Prophet, you must'veseen it.``Yes, I thought Gran would be angry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"about all the publicity,` said Neville, `but she was really pleased. Says","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"I'm starting to live up to my dad at long last. She","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"bought me a new wand, look!`He pulled it out and showed it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"to Harry.`Cherry and unicorn hair,` he said proudly. `We think it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"one of the last Ollivander ever sold, he vanished next day ?oi,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"come back here, Trevor!`And he dived under the seat to retrieve his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"toad as it made one of its frequent bids for freedom.`Are we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"still doing D.A. meetings this year, Harry?` asked Luna,who was detaching a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"pair of psychedelic spectacles from the middle of The Quibbler.`No point now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"we've got rid of Umbridge, is there?` said Harry, sitting down. Neville","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"bumped his head against the seat as he emerged from under it.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"He looked most disappointed.`I liked the D.A.! I learned loads with you!``I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"enjoyed the meetings too,` said Luna serenely. `It was like having friends.`This","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"was one of those uncomfortable things Luna often said and which made","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Harry feel a squirming mixture of pity and embarrassment. Before he could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"respond, however, there was a disturbance outside their compartment door; a group","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"of fourth-year girls was whispering and giggling together on the other side","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"of the glass.`You ask him!`No, you!`I'll do it!`And one of them, a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"bold-looking girl with large dark eyes, a prominent chin, and long black","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"hair pushed her way through the door.`Hi, Harry, I'm Romilda, Romilda Vane,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"she said loudly and confidently. `Why don't you join us in our","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"compartment? You don't have to sit with them,` she added in a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"stage whisper, indicating Neville's bottom, which was sticking out from under the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"seat again as he groped around for Trevor, and Luna, who was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"now wearing her free Spectrespecs, which gave her the look of a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"demented, multicolored owl.`They're friends of mine,` said Harry coldly.`Oh,` said the girl,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"looking very surprised. `Oh. Okay.`And she withdrew, sliding the door closed behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"her.`People expect you 10 have cooler friends than us,` said Luna, once","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"again displaying her knack for embarrassing honesty.`You are cool,` said Harry shortly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"`None of them was at the Ministry. They didn't fight with me.``That's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"a very nice thing to say,` beamed Luna. Then she pushed her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Spectrespecs farther up her nose and settled down to read TheQuibbler.`We didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"face him, though,` said Neville, emerging from under the seat with fluff","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"and dust in his hair and a resigned-looking Trevor in his hand.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"`You did. You should hear my gran talk about you. 'That Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Potter's got more backbone than the whole Ministry of Magic put together!'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"She'd give anything to have you as a grand-son. . . .Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"laughed uncomfortably and changed the subject to OWL. results as soon as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"he could. While Neville recited his grades and wondered aloud whether he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"would be allowed to take a Transfiguration NEWT, with only an `Acceptable,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Harry watched him without really listening.Neville's childhood had been blighted by Voldemort","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"just as much as Harry's had, but Neville had no idea how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"close he had come to having Harry's destiny. The prophecy could have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"referred to either of them, yet, for his own inscrutable reasons, Voldemort","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"had chosen to believe that Harry was the one meant.Had Voldemort chosen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Neville, it would be Neville sitting opposite Harry bearing the lightning-shaped scar","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"and the weight of the prophecy. ... Or would it? Would Neville’s","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"mother have died to save him, as Lily had died for Harry?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Surely she would. . . . But what if she had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"unable to stand between her son and Voldemort? Would there then have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"been no `Chosen One` at all? An empty seat where Neville now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"sat and a scarless Harry who would have been kissed good-bye by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"his own mother, not Ron's?`You all right, Harry? You look funny,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Neville.Harry started. `Sorry ?I ?quot;`Wrackspurt got you?` asked Luna sympathetically, peering at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Harry through her enormous colored spectacles.`I —what?``A Wrackspurt. . . They're invisible.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"They float in through your ears and make your brain go fuzzy,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"she said. `I thought I felt one zooming around in here.`She flapped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"her hands at thin air, as though beating off large invisible moths.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Harry and Neville caught each other's eyes and hastily began to talk","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"of Quidditch.The weather beyond the train windows was as patchy as it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"had been all summer; they passed through stretches of the chilling mist,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"then out into weak, clear sunlight. It was during one of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"clear spells, when the sun was visible almost directly overhead, that Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"and Hermione entered the compartment at last.`Wish the lunch trolley would hurry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"up, I'm starving,` said Ron longingly, slumping into the seat beside Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"and rubbing his stomach. `Hi, Neville. Hi, Luna. Guess what?` he added,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"turning to Harry. `Malfoy s not doing prefect duty. He's just sitting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"in his compartment with the other Slytherins, we saw him when we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"passed.`Harry sat up straight, interested. It was not like Malfoy to pass","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"up the chance to demonstrate his power as prefect, which he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"happily abused all the previous year.`What did he do when he saw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"you?``The usual,` said Ron indifferently, demonstrating a rude handgesture. `Not like him,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"though, is it? Well ?that is` ?he did the hand gesture again","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"?`but why isn't he out there bullying first years?`Dunno,` said Harry, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"his mind was racing. Didn't this look as though Malfoy had more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"important things on his mind than bullying younger students?`Maybe he preferred the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Inquisitorial Squad,` said Hermione. `Maybe being a prefect seems a bit tame","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"after that.``I don't think so,` said Harry. `I think he's ?quot;But before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"he could expound on his theory, the compartment door slid open again","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"and a breathless third-year girl stepped inside.`I'm supposed to deliver these to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Neville Longbottom and Harry P-Potter,` she faltered, as her eyes met Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"and she turned scarlet. She was holding out two scrolls of parchment","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"tied with violet ribbon. Perplexed, Harry and Neville took the scroll addressed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"to each of them and the girl stumbled back out of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"compartment.`What is it?` Ron demanded, as Harry unrolled his.`An invitation,` said Harry.?/p>","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Harry,I would be delighted if you would join me for a bite","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"of lunch in compartment C.Sincerely, . , .`But what does he want","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"me for?` asked Neville nervously, as though he was expecting detention.`No idea,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"said Harry, which was not entirely true, though he had no proof","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"yet that his hunch was correct. `Listen,` he added, seized by a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"sudden brain wave, `let's go under the Invisibility Cloak, then we might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"get a good look at Malfoy on the way, see what he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"up to.`This idea, however, came to nothing: The corridors, which were packed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"with people on the lookout for the lunch trolley, were impossible to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"negotiate while wearing the cloak. Harry stowed it regretfully back in his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"bag, reflecting that it would have been nice to wear it just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"to avoid all the staring, which seemed to have increased in intensity","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"even since he had last walked down the train. Every now and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"then, students would hurtle out of their compartments to get a better","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"look at him. The exception was Cho Chang, who darted into her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"compartment when she saw Harry coming. As Harry passed the window, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"saw her deep in determined conversation with her friend Marietta, who was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"wearing a very thick layer of makeup that did not entirely obscure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the odd formation of pimples still etched across her face. Smirking slightly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Harry pushed on.When they reached compartment C, they saw at once that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"they were not Slughorn's only invitees, although judging by the enthusiasm of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Slughorn's welcome, Harry was the most warmly anticipated.`Harry, m'boy!` said Slughorn, jumping","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"up at the sight of him so that his great velvet-covered belly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"seemed to fill all the remaining space in the compartment. His shiny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"bald head and great silvery mustache gleamed as brightly in the sunlight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"as the goldenbuttons on his waistcoat. `Good to see you, good to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"see you! And you must be Mr. Longbottom!`Neville nodded, looking scared. At","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"a gesture from Slughorn, they sat down opposite each other in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"only two empty seats, which were nearest the door. Harry glanced around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"at their fellow guests. He recognized a Slytherin from their year, a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"tall black boy with high cheekbones and long, slanting eyes; there were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"also two seventh-year boys Harry did not know and, squashed in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"corner beside Slughorn and looking as though she was not entirely sure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"how she had got there, Ginny.`Now, do you know everyone?` Slughorn asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Harry and Neville. `Blaise Zabini is in your year, of course -?`Zabini","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"did not make any sign of recognition or greeting, nor did Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"or Neville: Gryffindor and Slytherin students loathed each other on principle.`This is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Cormac McLaggen, perhaps you've come across each other ?? No?`McLaggen, a large,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"wiry-haired youth, raised a hand, and Harry and Neville nodded back at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"him.`?and this is Marcus Belby, I don't know whether ??`Belby, who was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"thin and nervous-looking, gave a strained smile.`?and this charming young lady tells","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"me she knows you!` Slughorn finished.Ginny grimaced at Harry and Neville from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"behind Slughorn's back.`Well now, this is most pleasant,` said Slughorn cozily. `A","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"chance to get to know you all a little better. Here, take","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"a napkin. I've packed my own lunch; the trolley, as I remember","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"it, is heavy onlicorice wands, and a poor old man's digestive system","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"isn't quite up to such things. . . . Pheasant, Belby?`Belby started","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"and accepted what looked like half a cold pheasant.`I was just telling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"young Marcus here that I had the pleasure of teaching his Uncle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Damocles,` Slughorn told Harry and Neville, now passing around a basket of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"rolls. `Outstanding wizard, outstanding, and his Order of Merlin most well-deserved. Do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"you see much of your uncle, Marcus?`Unfortunately, Beiby had just taken a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"large mouthful of pheasant; in his haste to answer Slughorn he swallowed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"too fast, turned purple, and began to choke.`Anapneo,` said Slughorn calmly, pointing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"his wand at Belby, whose airway seemed to clear at once.`Not. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
". not much of him, no,` gasped Belby, his eyes streaming.`Well, of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"course, I daresay he's busy,` said Slughorn, looking questioningly at Belby. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"doubt he invented the Wolfsbane Potion without considerable hard work!``I suppose .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
". .` said Belby, who seemed afraid to take another bite of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"pheasant until he was sure that Slughorn had finished with him. `Er","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"... he and my dad don't get on very well, you see,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"so I don't really know much about...`His voice tailed away as Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"gave him a cold smile and turned to McLaggen instead.`Now, you, Cormac,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"said Slughorn, `I happen to know you see a lot of your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Uncle Tiberius, because he has a rather splendid picture of the two","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"of you hunting nogtails in, I think, Norfolk?``Oh, yeah, that was fun,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"that was,` said McLaggen. `We went with Bertie Higgs and Rufus Scrimgeour","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"?this was before he became Minister, obviously ?quot;`Ah, you know Bertie and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Rufus too?` beamed Slughorn, now offering around a small tray of pies;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"somehow, Belby was missed out. `Now tell me . . .`It was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"as Harry had suspected. Everyone here seemed to have been invited because","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"they were connected to somebody well-known or influential ?everyone except Ginny. Zabini,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"who was interrogated after McLaggen, turned out to have a famously beautiful","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"witch for a mother (from what Harry could make out, she had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"been married seven times, each of her husbands dying mysteriously and leaving","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"her mounds of gold). It was Neville's turn next: This was a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"very uncomfortable ten minutes, for Neville's parents, well-known Aurors, had been tortured","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"into insanity by Bellatrix Lestrange and a couple of Death Eater cronies.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"At the end of Neville's interview, Harry had the impression that Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"was reserving judgment on Neville, yet to see whether he had any","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"of his parents' flair.`And now,` said Slughorn, shifting massively in his seat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"with the air of a compere introducing his star act. `Harry Potter!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Where to begin? I feel I barely scratched the surface when we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"met over the summer!` He contemplated Harry for a moment as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"he was a particularly large and succulent piece of pheasant, then said,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"`'The Chosen One,' they're calling you now!`Harry said nothing. Belby, McLaggen, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Zabini were all staring at him.`Of course,` said Slughorn, watching Harry closely,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"`there have been rumors for years. ... I remember when ?well ?after","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"that terrible night ?Lily ?James ?and you survived ?and the word was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"that you must have powers beyond the ordinary ?quot;Zabini gave a tiny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"little cough that was clearly supposed toindicate amused skepticism. An angry voice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"burst out from behind Slughorn.`Yeah, Zabini, because you're so talented ... at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"posing. . . .``Oh dear!` chuckled Slughorn comfortably, looking around at Ginny,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"who was glaring at Zabini around Slughorn's great belly. `You want to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"be careful, Blaise! I saw this young lady perform the most marvelous","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Bat-Bogey Hex as I was passing her carriage! I wouldn't cross her!`Zabini","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"merely looked contemptuous.`Anyway,` said Slughorn, turning back to Harry. `Such rumors this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"summer. Of course, one doesn't know what to believe, the Prophet has","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"been known to print inaccuracies, make mistakes ?but there seems little doubt,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"given the number of witnesses, that there was quite a disturbance at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the Ministry and that you were there in the thick of it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"all!`Harry, who could not see any way out of this without flatly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"lying, nodded but still said nothing. Slughorn beamed at him.`So modest, so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"modest, no wonder Dumbledore is so fond ?you were there, then? But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the rest of the stories ?so sensational, of course, one doesn't know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"quite what to believe ?this fabled prophecy, for instance ?quot;`We never heard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"a prophecy,` said Neville, turning geranium pink as he said it.`That's right,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"said Ginny staunchly. `Neville and I were both there too, and all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"this 'Chosen One' rubbish is just the Prophet making things up as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"usual.``You were both there too, were you?` said Slughorn with great interest,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"looking from Ginny to Neville, but both of them sat clam-like before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"his encouraging smile.`Yes. . . well... it is true that the Prophet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"often exaggerates, of course. . . .` Slughorn said, sounding a little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"disappointed. `I remember dear Gwenog telling me (Gwenog Jones, I mean, of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"course, Captain of the Holyhead Harpies) ?quot;He meandered off into a long-winded","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"reminiscence, but Harry had the distinct impression that Slughorn had not finished","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"with him, and that he had not been convinced by Neville and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Ginny.The afternoon wore on with more anecdotes about illustrious wizards Slughorn had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"taught, all of whom had been delighted to join what he called","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the `Slug Club` at Hogwarts. Harry could not wait to leave, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"couldn't see how to do so politely. Finally the train emerged from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"yet another long misty stretch into a red sunset, and Slughorn looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"around, blinking in the twilight.`Good gracious, it's getting dark already! I didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"notice that they'd lit the lamps! You'd better go and change into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"your robes, all of you. McLaggen, you must drop by and borrow","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"that book on nogtails. Harry, Blaise ?any time you're passing. Same goes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"for you, miss,` he twinkled at Ginny. `Well, off you go, off","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"you go!`As he pushed past Harry into the darkening corridor, Zabini shot","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"him a filthy look that Harry returned with interest. He, Ginny, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Neville followed Zabini back along the train.`I'm glad that's over,` muttered Neville.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"`Strange man, isn't he?` `Yeah, he is a bit,` said Harry, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"eyes on Zabini. `How come you ended up in there, Ginny?``He saw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"me hex Zacharias Smith,` said Ginny. `You remember that idiot from Hufflepuff","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"who was in the D.A.? He kept on and on asking about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"what happened at the Ministry and in the end he annoyed me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"so much I hexed him ?when Slughorn came in Ithought I was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"going to got detention, but he just thought it was ;i really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"good hex and invited me to lunch! Mad, eh?``Better reason for inviting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"someone than because their mother's famous,` said Harry, scowling at the back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"of Zabini's head, `or because their uncle ?quot;But he broke off. An","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"idea had just occurred to him, a reckless but potentially wonderful idea.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"... In a minute's time, Zabini was going to reenter the Slytherin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"sixth-year compartment and Malfoy would be sitting there, thinking himself unheard by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"anybody except fellow Slytherins. ... If Harry could only enter, unseen, behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"him, what might he not see or hear? True, there was little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"of the journey left ?Hogsmeade Station had to be less than half","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"an hour away, judging by the wildness of the scenery flashing by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the windows ?but nobody else seemed prepared to take Harry's suspicions seriously,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"so it was down to him to prove them.`I'll see you two","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"later,` said Harry under his breath, pulling out his Invisibility Cloak and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"flinging it over himself.`But what're you ??` asked Neville.`Later!` whispered Harry, darting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"after Zabini as quietly as possible, though the rattling of the train","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"made such caution almost pointless.The corridors were almost completely empty now. Nearly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"everyone had returned to their carriages to change into their school robes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"and pack up their possessions. Though he was as close as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"could get to Zabini without touching him, Harry was not quick enough","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"to slip into the compartment when Zabini opened the door. Zabini was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"already sliding it shut when Harry hastily stuck out his foot to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"prevent it closing.`What's wrong with this thing?` said Zabini angrily as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"smashed the sliding door repeatedly into Harry's foot.Harry seized the door and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"pushed it open, hard; Zabini, still clinging on to the handle, toppled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"over sideways into Gregory Goyle's lap, and in the ensuing ruckus, Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"darted into the compartment, leapt onto Zabini's temporarily empty seat, and hoisted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"himself up into the luggage rack. It was fortunate that Goyle and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Zabini were snarling at each other, drawing all eyes onto them, for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Harry was quite sure his feet and ankles had been revealed as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the cloak had flapped around them; indeed, for one horrible moment he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"thought he saw Malfoy's eyes follow his trainer as it whipped upward","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"out of sight. But then Goyle slammed the door shut and flung","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Zabini off him; Zabini collapsed into his own seat looking ruffled, Vincent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Crabbe returned to his comic, and Malfoy, sniggering, lay back down across","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"two seats with his head in Pansy Parkinsons lap. Harry lay curled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"uncomfortably under the cloak to ensure that every inch of him remained","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"hidden, and watched Pansy stroke the sleek blond hair off Malfoy's forehead,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"smirking as she did so, as though anyone would have loved to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"have been in her place. The lanterns swinging from the carriage ceiling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"cast a bright light over the scene: Harry could read every word","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"of Crabbe's comic directlybelow him.`So, Zabini,` said Malfoy, `what did Slughorn want?``Just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"trying to make up to well-connected people,` said Zabini,who was still glowering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"at Goyle. `Not that he managed to findmany.`This information did not seem","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"to please Malfoy. `Who else had he invited?` he demanded.`McLaggen from Gryffindor,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"said Zabini.`Oh yeah, his uncle's big in the Ministry,` said Malfoy.`?someone else","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"called Belby, from Ravenclaw ?quot;`Not him, he's a prat!` said Pansy.`?and Longbottom,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Potter, and that Weasley girl,` finished Zabini.Malfoy sat up very suddenly, knocking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Pansy's hand aside.`He invited Longbottom?.``Well, I assume so, as Longbottom was there,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"said Zabini indifferently.`What's Longbottom got to interest Slughorn?`Zabini shrugged.`Potter, precious Potter, obviously","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"he wanted a look at 'the Chosen One,'` sneered Malfoy, `but that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Weasley girl! What's so special about her??/p> `A lot of boys like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"her,` said Pansy, watching Malfoy out of the corner of her eyes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"for his reaction. `Even you think she's good-looking, don't you, Blaise, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"we all know how hard you are to please!`I wouldn't touch a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"filthy little blood traitor like her whatever she looked like,` said Zabini","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"coldly, and Pansy looked pleased. Malfoy sank back across her lap and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"allowed her to resume the stroking of his hair.`Well, I pity Slughorn's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"taste. Maybe he's going a bit senile. Shame, my father always said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"he was a good wizard in his day. My father used to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"be a bit of a favorite of his. Slughorn probably hasn't heard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"I'm on the train, or ?quot;`I wouldn't bank on an invitation,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Zabini. `He asked me about Notts father when I first arrived. They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"used to be oldfriends, apparently, but when he heard he'd been caught","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"at the Ministry he didn't look happy, and Nott didn't get an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"invitation, did he? 1 don't think Slughorn's interested in Dearh Eaters.`Malfoy looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"angry, but forced out a singularly humorless laugh.`Well, who cares what he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"interested in? What is he, when you come down to it? Just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"some stupid teacher.` Malfoy yawned ostentatiously. `I mean, I might not even","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"be at Hogwarts next year, what's it matter to me if some","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"fat old has-been likes me or not?``What do you mean, you might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"not be at Hogwarts next year?` said Pansy indignantly, ceasing grooming Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"at once.`Well, you never know,` said Malfoy with the ghost of a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"smirk. `I might have ?er ?moved on to bigger and better things.`Crouched","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"in the luggage rack under his cloak, Harry's heart began to race.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"What would Ron and Hermione say about this? Crabbe and Goyle were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"gawping at Malfoy; apparently they had had no inkling of any plans","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"to move on to bigger and better things. Even Zabini had allowed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"a look of curiosity to mar his haughty features. Pansy resumed the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"slow stroking of Malfoy s hair, looking dumbfounded.`Do you mean —“Malfoy shrugged.`Mother","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"wants me to complete my education, but personally, I don't see it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"as that important these days. I mean, think about it. ... When","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the Dark Lord takes over, is he going to care how many","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"OWLs or N.E.W.T.S anyone's got? Of course he isn't?It'll be all about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the kind of service he received, the level of devotion he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"shown.``And you think you'll be able to do something for him?` askedZabini","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"scathingly. `Sixteen years old and noi even fully qualified yet?``I've just said,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"haven't I? Maybe he doesn't care if I'm qualified. Maybe the job","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"he wants me to do isn't something that you need to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"qualified for,` said Malfoy quietly.Crabbe and Goyle were both sitting with their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"mouths open like gargoyles. Pansy was gazing down at Malfoy as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"she had never seen anything so awe-inspiring.`I can see Hogwarts,` said Malfoy,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"clearly relishing the effect he had created as he pointed out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the blackened window. `We'd better get our robes on.`Harry was so busy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"staring at Malfoy, he did not notice Goyle reaching up for his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"trunk; as he swung it down, it hit Harry hard on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"side of the head. He let out an involuntary gasp of pain,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"and Malfoy looked up at the luggage rack, frowning.Harry was not afraid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"of Malfoy, but he still did not much like the idea of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"being discovered hiding under his Invisibility Cloak by a group of unfriendly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Slytherins. Eyes still watering and head still throbbing, he drew his wand,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"careful not to disarrange the cloak, and waited, breath held. To his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"relief, Malfoy seemed to decide that he had imagined the noise; he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"pulled on his robes like the others, locked his trunk, and as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"the train slowed to a jerky crawl, fastened a thick new traveling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"cloak round his neck.Harry could see the corridors filling up again and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"hoped that Hermione and Ron would take his things out onto the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"platform for him; he was stuck where he was until the compartment","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"had quite emptied. At last, with a final lurch, the train came","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"to a complete halt. Goyle threw the door open and muscled his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"way outinto a crowd of second years, punching them aside; Crabbe and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Zabini followed.`You go on,` Malfoy told Pansy, who was waiting for him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"with her hand held out as though hoping he would hold it.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"`I just want to check something.`Pansy left. Now Harry and Malfoy were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"alone in the compartment. People were filing past, descending onto the dark","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"platform. Malfoy moved over to the compartment door and let down the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"blinds, so that people in the corridor beyond could not peer in.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"He then bent down over his trunk and opened it again.Harry peered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"down over the edge of the luggage rack, his heart pumping a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"little faster. What had Malfoy wanted to hide from Pansy? Was he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"about to see the mysterious broken object it was so important to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"mend?`Petrificus Totalus!`Without warning, Malfoy pointed his wand at Harry, who was instantly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"paralyzed. As though in slow motion, he toppled out of the luggage","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"rack and fell, with an agonizing, floor-shaking crash, at Malfoy's feet, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"Invisibility Cloak trapped beneath him, his whole body revealed with his legs","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"still curled absurdly into the cramped kneeling position. He couldn't move a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"muscle; he could only gaze up at Malfoy, who smiled broadly.`I thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"so,` he said jubilantly. `I heard Goyle's trunk hit you. And I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"thought I saw something white flash through the air after Zabini came","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"back. . . .`His eyes lingered for a moment upon Harry's trainers.`You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"didn't hear anything I care about, Potter. But while I've got you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"here . . .`-=-HimAnd he stamped, hard, on Harry's face. Harry felt","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"his nose break; blood spurted everywhere.`That's from my father. Now, let's see.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
". . .`Malfoy dragged the cloak out from under Harry's immobilized body","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"and threw it over him.`I don't reckon they'll find you till the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"trains back in London,` he said quietly. `See you around, Potter ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
"or not.`And taking care to tread on Harry's fingers, Malfoy left the compartment. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-7"
" Harry could not move a muscle. He lay there beneath the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"_ Invisibility Cloak feeling the blood from his nose flow, hot and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"wet, over his face, listening to the voices and footsteps in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"corridor beyond. His immediate thought was that someone, would surely, would check","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the compartments before the train departed again. But at once came the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"dispiriting realization that even if somebody looked into the compartment, he would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"be neither seen nor heard. His best hope was that somebody else","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"would walk in and step on him. Harry had never hated Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"more than as he lay there, like an absurd turtle on its","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"back, blood dripping sickeningly into his open mouth. What a stupid situation","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"to have landed himself in... and now the last few footsteps were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"dying away; everyone was shuffling along the dark platform outside; he could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"hear the scraping of trunks and loud babble of talk.Ron and Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"would think that he had left the train without them. Once they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"arrived at Hogwarts and took their places in the Great Hall, looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"up and down the Gryffindor table a few times, and finally realized","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"that he was not there, he, no doubt, would be halfway back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"to London.He tried to make a sound, even a grunt, but it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"was impossible. Then he remembered that some wizards, like Dumbledore, could perform","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"spells without speaking, so he tried to summon his wand, which had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"fallen out of his hand, by saying the words `Accio Wand!` over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"and over again in his head, but nothing happened.He thought he could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"hear the rustling of the trees that surrounded the lake, and the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"far-off hoot of an owl, but no hint of a search being","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"made or even (he despised himself slightly for hoping it) panicked voices","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"wondering where Harry Potter had gone. A feeling of hopelessness spread through","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"him as he imagined the convoy of thestral-drawn carriages trundling up to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the school and the muffled yells of laughter issuing from whichever carriage","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Malfoy was riding in, where he could be recounting his attack on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Harry to Crabbe, Goyle, Zabini, and Pansy Parkinson.The train lurched, causing Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"to roll over onto his side. Now he was staring at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"dusty underside of the seats instead of the ceiling. The floor began","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"to vibrate as the engine roared into life. The Express was leaving","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"and nobody knew he was still on it...Then he felt his Invisibility","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Cloak fly off him and a voice overhead said, `Wotcher, Harry.`There was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"a flash of red light and Harry's body unfroze; he was able","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"to push himself into a more dignified sitting position, hastily wipe the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"blood off his bruised race with the back of his hand, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"raise his head to look up at Tonks, who was holding the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Invisibiliiv Cloak she had just pulled away.We'd better get out of here,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"quickly,` she said, as the train windows became obscured with steam and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"they began to move out of the station. `Come on, we'll jump.`Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"hurried after her into the corridor. She pulled open the train door","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"and leapt onto the platform, which seemed to be sliding underneath them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"as the train gathered momentum. He followed her, staggered a little on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"landing, then straightened up in time to see the gleaming scarlet steam","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"engine pick up speed, round the corner, and disappear from view.The cold","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"night air was soothing on his throbbing nose. Tonks was looking at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"him; he felt angry and embarrassed that he had been discovered in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"such a ridiculous position. Silently she handed him back the Invisibility Cloak.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"“Who did it?`“Draco Malfoy,” said Harry bitterly. `Thanks for... well...` “No problem,”","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"said Tonks, without smiling. From what Harry could see in the darkness,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"she was as mousy-haired and miserable-lookinng as she had been when he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"had met her at the Burrow. `I can fix your nose if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"you stand still.`Harry did not think much of this idea; he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"been intending to visit Madam Pomfrey, the matron, in whom he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"a little more confidence when it came to Healing Spells, but it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"seemed rude to say this, so he stayed stock-still and closed his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"eyes, “Episkey` said Tonks.Harry’s nose felt very hot, and then very cold.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"He raised a hand and felt gingerly. It seemed to be mended.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"“Thanks a lot!`“You'd better put that cloak back on, and we can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"walk up to the school,` said Tonks, still unsmiling. As Harry swung","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the cloak back over himself, she waved her wand; an immense silvery","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"four-legged creature erupted from it and streaked off into the darkness.''Was that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"a Patronus?` asked Harry, who had seen Dumbledore send messages like this.`Yes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"I'm sending word to the castle that I've got you or they'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"worry. Come on, we'd better not dawdle.`They set off toward the lane","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"that led to the school.`How did you find me?``I noticed you hadn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"left the train and I knew you had that cloak. I thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"you might be hiding for some reason. When I saw the blinds were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"drawn down on that compartment I thought I’d check.``But what are you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"doing here, anyway?` Harry asked. `I'm stationed in Hogsmeade now, to give","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the school extra protection,` said Tonks.`Is it just you who's stationed up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"here, or — ?` `No, Proudfoot, Savage, and Dawlish are here too.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"`Dawlish, that Auror Dumbledore attacked last year?` `That's right.`They trudged up the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"dark, deserted lane, following the freshly made carriage tracks. Harry looked sideways","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"at Tonks under his cloak. Last year she had been inquisitive (to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the point of being a little annoying at times), she had laughed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"easily, she had made jokes. Now she seemed older and much more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"serious and purposeful. Was this all the effect of what had happened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"at the Ministry? He reflected uncomfortably that Hermione would have suggested he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"say something consoling about Sirius to her, that it hadn't been her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"fault at all, but he couldn't bring himself to do it. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"was far from blaming her for Sirius's death; it was no more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"her fault than anyone else’s (and much less than his), but he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"did not like talking about Sirius if he could avoid it. And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"so they tramped on through the cold night in silence, Tonks's long","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"cloak whispering on the ground behind them.Having always traveled there by carriage,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Harry had never before appreciated just how far Hogwarts was from Hogsmeade","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Station. With great relief he finally saw the tall pillars on either","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"side of the gates, each topped with a winged boar. He was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"cold, he was hungry and he was quite keen to leave this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"new, gloomy Tonks behind. But when he put out a hand to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"push open the gates, he found them chained shut.“Alohomora!` he said confidently,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"pointing his wand at the padlock, but nothing happened.“That won't work on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"these,` said Tonks. `Dumbledore bewitched them himself.`Harry looked around, I could climb","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"a wall,` he suggested.“No, you couldn't,` said Tonks flatly. `Anti-intruder jinxes on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"all of them. Security's been tightened a hundredfold this summer.` “Well then,”","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"said Harry, starting to feel annoyed at her lack of helpfulness, “I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"suppose I'll just have to sleep out here and wait for morning.”“Someone's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"coming down for you,` said Tonks, `Look.` A lantern was bobbing at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the distant foot of the castle. Harry was so pleased to see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"it he felt he could even endure Filch's wheezy criticisms of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"tardiness and rants about how his timekeeping would improve with the regular","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"application of thumbscrews. It was not until the glowing yellow light was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"ten feet away from them, and had pulled off his Invisibility Cloak","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"so that he could be seen, that he recognized, with a rush","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"of pure loathing, the uplit hooked nose and long, black, greasy hair","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"of Severus Snape.`Well, well, well,` sneered Snape, taking out his wand and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"tapping the padlock once, so that the chains snaked backward and the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"gates creaked open. `Nice of you to turn up, Potter, although you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"have evidently decided that the wearing of school robes would detract from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"your appearance.``I couldn't change, I didn't have my —` Harry began, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Snape cut across him.`There is no need to wait, Nymphadora, Potter is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"quite — ah — safe in my hands.``I meant Hagrid to get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the message,` said Tonks, frowning.`Hagrid was late for the start-of-term feast, just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"like Potter here, so I took it instead. And incidentally,` said Snape,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"standing back to allow Harry to pass him, `I was interested to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"see your new Patronus.`He shut the gates in her face with a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"loud clang and tapped the chains with his wand again, so that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"they slithered, clinking, back into place.`I think you were better off with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the old one,` said Snape, the malice in his voice unmistakable. `The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"new one looks weak.`As Snape swung the lantern about, Harry saw, fleetingly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"a look of shock and anger on Tonks's face. Then she was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"covered in darkness once more.`Good night,` Harry called to her over his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"shoulder, as he began the walk up to the school with Snape.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"`Thanks for ... everything,``See you, Harry.`Snape did not speak for a minute","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"or so. Harry felt as though his body was generating waves of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"hatred so powerful that it seemed incredibie that Snape could not feel","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"them burning him. He had loathed Snape from their first encounter, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Snape had placed himself forever and irrevocably beyond the possibility of Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"forgiveness by his attitude toward Sirius. Whatever Dumbledore said, Harry had had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"time to think over the summer, and had concluded that Snape's snide","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"remarks to Sirius about remaining safely hidden while the rest of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Order of the Phoenix were off fighting Voldemort had probably been a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"powerful factor in Sirius rushing off to the Ministry the night that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"he had died. Harry clung to this notion, because it enabled him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"to blame Snape, which felt satisfying, and also because he knew that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"if anyone was not sorry that Sirius was dead, it was the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"man now striding next to him in the darkness. “Fifty points from Gryffindor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"for lateness, I think,` said Snape. “And, let me see, another twenty","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"for your Muggle attire. You know, I don’t believe any House has","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"ever been in negative figures this early in the term: We haven't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"even started pudding. You might have set a record, Potter.`The fury and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"hatred bubbling inside Harry seemed to blaze white-hot, but he would rather","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"have been immobilized all the wayback to London than tell Snape why","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"he was late.“I suppose you wanted to make an entrance, did you?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Snapecontinued. `And with no flying car available you decided thatbursting into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Great Hall halfway through the feast ought tocreate a dramatic effect.`Still Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"remained silent, though he thought his chest mightexplode. He knew that Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"had come to fetch him for this, forthe few minutes when he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"could needle and torment Harry withoutanyone else listening.They reached the castle steps","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"at last and as the great oaken front doors swung open into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the vast flagged entrance hall, a burst of talk and laughter and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"of tinkling plates and glasses greeted them through the doors standing open","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"into the Great Hail. Harry wondered whether he could slip his Invisibility","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Cloak back on, thereby gaining his seat at the long Gryffindor table","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"(which, inconveniently, was the farthest from the entrance hall) without being noticed.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"As though he had read Harry's mind, however, Snape said, `No cloak.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"You can walk in so that everyone sees you, which is what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"you wanted, I'm sure.`Harry turned on the spot and marched straight through","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the open doors: anything to get away from Snape. The Great Hall","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"with its four long House tables and its staff table set at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the top of the room, was decorated as usual with floating candles","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"that made the plates below glitter and glow. It was ail a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"shimmering blur to Harry, however, who walked so fast that he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"passing the Hufflepuff table before people really started to stare, and by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the time they were standing up to get a good look at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"him, he had spotted Ron and Hermione, sped along the benches toward","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"them, .mil forced his way in between them.`Where've you — blimey, what've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"you done to your face?` said Ron, goggling at him along with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"everyone else in the vicinity. I`Why, what's wrong with it?` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"grabbing a spoon and squinting at his distorted reflection.`You're covered in blood!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"said Hermione. `Come here —`She raised her wand, said `Tergeo!` and siphoned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"off the dried blood.`Thanks,` said Harry, feeling his now clean face. `How's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"my nose looking?“Normal,` said Hermoine anxiously. `Why shouldn't it? Harry, what happened?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"We've been terrified!`“I'll tell you later,` said Harry curtly. He was very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"conscious that Ginny, Neville, Dean, and Seamus were listening in; even Nearly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Headless Nick, the Gryffindor ghost, had come floating along the bench to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"eavesdrop.“But —` said Hermione.“Not now, Hermione,` said Harry, in a darkly significant","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"voice. He hoped very much that they would all assume he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"been involved in something heroic, preferably involving a couple of Death Eaters","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"and a dementor. Of course, Malfoy would spread the story as wide","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"as he could, but there was always a chance it wouldn't reach","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"too many Gryffindor ears.He reached across Ron for a couple of chicken","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"legs and a handful chips, but before he could take them they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"vanished, to be replaced with puddings.“You missed the Sorting, anyway,` said Hermione,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"as Ron dived a largt: chocolate gateau. “Hat say anything interesting?` asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Harry, taking a piece of treacle tart.“More of the same, really .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
". . advising us all to unite in the face enemies, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"know.` “Dumbledore mentioned Voldemort at all?` Not yet, but he always saves","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"his proper speech for after the the feast doesn't he? It can't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"be long now.` “Snape said Hagrid was late for the feast —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"“You've seen Snape? How come?` said Ron between frenzied mouthfuls of gateau.`Bumped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"into him,` said Harry evasively.`Hagrid was only a few minutes late,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Hermione. `Look, he's waving at you, Harry.`Harry looked up at the staff","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"table and grinned at Hagrid, who was indeed waving at him. Hagrid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"had never quite managed to comport himself with the dignity of Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"McGonagall, Head of Gryffindor House, the top of whose head came up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"to somewhere between Hagrid's elbow and shoulder as they were sitting side","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"by side, and who was looking disapprovingly at this enthusiastic greeting. Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"was surprised to see the Divination teacher, Professor Trelawney, sitting on Hagrid's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"other side; she rarely left her tower room, and he had never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"seen her at the start-of-term feast before. She looked as odd as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"ever, glittering with beads and trailing shawls, her eyes magnified to enormous","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"size by her spectacles. Having always considered her a bit of a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"fraud, Harry had been shocked to discover at the end of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"previous term that it had been she who had made the prediction","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"that caused Lord Voldemort to kill Harry's parents and attack Harry himself.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"The knowledge made him even less eager to find himself in her company,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"thankfully, this year he would be dropping Divination. Her great beaconlike eyes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"swiveled in his direction; he hastily looked away toward the Slytherin table.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Draco Malfoy was miming the shatterering of a nose to raucous laughter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"and applause. Harry dropped his gaze to his treacle tart, his insides","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"burning again. What he would give to fight Malfoy one-on-one...`So what did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Professor Slughorn want?` Hermione asked.`To know what really happened at the Ministry.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"said Harry.`Him and everyone else here,` sniffed Hermione. `People were interrogating us","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"about it on the train, weren't they, Ron?``Yeah,` said Ron. `All wanting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"to know if you really are 'the Chosen One' —``There has been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"much talk on that very subject even amongst the ghosts,` interrupted Nearly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Headless Nick, inclining his barely connected head toward Harry so that it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"wobbled dangerously on its ruff. `I am considered something of a Potter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"authority; it is widely known that we are friendly. I have assured","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the spirit community that I will not pester you for information, however.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"'Harry Potter knows that he can confide in me with complete confidence,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"I told them. 'I would rather die than betray his trust.'` “That's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"nor saying much, seeing as you're already dead,` Ron observed.“Once again, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"show all the sensitivity of a blunt axe,` said Nearly Headless Nick","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"in affronted tones, and he rose into the air glided back toward","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the far end of the Gryffindor table just as Dumbledore got to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"his feet at the staff table. The talk and laughter echoing around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the Hall died away almost instantly.`The very best of evenings to you!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"he said, smiling broadly, his arms opened wide as though to embrace","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the whole room. “What happened to his hand?` gasped Hermione.She was not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the only one who had noticed. Dumbledore's right hand was as blackened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"and dead-looking as it had been on the night he had come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"to fetch Harry from the Dursleys. Whispers it the room; Dumbledore, interpreting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"them correctly, merely smiled and shook his purple-and-gold sleeve over his injury.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"“Nothing to worry about,` he said airily. `Now ... to our new","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"students, welcome, to our old students, welcome back! Another year full of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"magical education awaits you . ..` `His hand was like that when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"I saw him over the summer,`Harry whispered to Hermione. `I thought he'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"have cured it by now, though ... or Madam Pomfrey would've done.``It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"looks as if it's died,` said Hermione, with a nauseated expression. `But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"there are some injuries you can't cure... old curses…and there are poisons","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"without antidotes. . . .``. . . and Mr. Filch, our caretaker,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"has asked me to say chat there is a blanket ban on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"any joke items bought at the shop called Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes.`Those wishing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"to play for their House Quidditch teams should give their names to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"their Heads of House as usual. We are also looking for new","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Quidditch commentators, who should do likewise.`We are pleased to welcome a new","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"member of staff this year, Professor Slughorn`— Slughorn stood up, his bald","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"head gleaming in the candlelight, his big waistcoated belly casting the table","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"into shadow — `is a former colleague of mine who has agreed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"resume his old post of Potions master.``Potions?``Potions?`The word echoed all over the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Hall as people wondered wheel they had heard right.`Potions?` said Ron and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Hermione together, turning to stare Harry. `But you said —``Professor Snape, meanwhile,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"said Dumbledore, raising voice so that it carried over all the muttering,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"`will be taking the position of Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher.``No!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"said Harry, so loudly that many heads turned in his direction. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"did not care; he was staring up at the staff table, incensed.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"How could Snape be given the Defense Against the Dark Arts job","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"after all this time? Hadn't it been widely known for years that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Dumbledore did not trust him to do it? “But Harry, you said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"that Slughorn was going to be teaching Defense Against the Dark Arts!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"said Hermione. `I thought he was!` said Harry, racking his brains to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"remember when Dumbledore had told him this, but now that he came","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"to think of it, he was unable to recall Dumbledore ever telling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"him what Slughorn would be teaching.Snape, who was sitting on Dumbledore's right,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"did not stand up his mention of his name; he merely raised","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"a hand in lazy acknowledgment of the applause from the Slytherin table,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"yet Harry was sure he could detect a look of triumph on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the features he loathed so much.“Well, there's one good thing,` he said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"savagely. `Snape'll be gone by the end of the year.` “What do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"you mean?` asked Ron.“That job's jinxed. No ones lasted more than a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"year. . . . Quirrell actually died doing it. . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Personally, I'm going to keep my fingers crossed for another death. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
". .`“Harry!` said Hermione, shocked and reproachful. “He might just go back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"to teaching Potions at the end of the year` said Ron reasonably.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"`That Slughorn bloke might not want to stay long-term. Moody didn't.`“Dumbledore cleared his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"throat. Harry, Ron, and Hermione were not the only ones who had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"been talking; the whole Hall had erupted in a buzz of conversation","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"at the news that Snape had finally achieved his heart’s desire. Seemingly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"oblivious to the sensational nature of the news he had just imparted,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Dumbledore said nothing more about staff appointments, but waited a few seconds","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"to ensure that the silence was absolute before continuing.`Now, as everybody in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"this Hall knows, Lord Voldemort and his followers are once more at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"large and gaining in strength.`The silence seemed to tauten and strain as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Dumbledore spoke. Harry glanced at Malfoy. Malfoy was not looking at Dumbledore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"but making his fork hover in midair with his wand, as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"he found the headmaster's words unworthy of his attention.`I cannot emphasize strongly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"enough how dangerous the present situation is, and how much care each","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"of us at Hogwarts must take to ensure that we remain safe.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"The castle’s magical fortifications have been strengthened over the summer, we are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"protected in new and more powerful ways, but we must still guard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"scrupulously against carelessness on the part of any student or member of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"staff. I urge you, therefore, to abide by any security restrictions that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"you teachers might impose upon you, however irksome you might find them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"— in particular, the rule that you are not to be out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"of after hours. I implore you, should you notice anything strange or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"suspicious within or outside the castle, to report it to a member","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"of staff immediately. I trust you to conduct yourselves, always, with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"utmost regard for your own and others' safety.`Dumbledore's blue eyes swept over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the students before he smiled once more.`But now, your beds await, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"warm and comfortable as you could possibly wish, and I know that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"your top priority is to be well-rested for your lessons tomorrow. Let","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"us therefore say good night. Pip pip!`With the usual deafening scraping noise,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the benches moved back and the hundreds of students began to file","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"out of the Great Hall toward their dormitories. Harry, who was in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"no hurry at all to leave with the gawping crowd, nor to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"get near enough to Malfoy to allow him to retell the story","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"of the nose-stamping, lagged behind, pretending to retie the lace on his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"trainer, allowing most of Gryffindors to draw ahead of him. Hermione had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"darted ahead to fulfill her prefect's duty of shepherding the first years,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"but Ron remained with Harry.“What really happened to your nose?` he asked,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"once they were at the very back of the throng pressing out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"of the Hall, and out of earshot of anyone else.Harry told him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"It was a mark of the strength of their friendship that Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"did not laugh.“I saw Malfoy miming something to do with a nose,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"he said darkly.“Yeah, well, never mind that,` said Harry bitterly. `Listen to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"what he was saying before he found out I was there .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
". . .` “Harry had expected Ron to be stunned by Malfoys","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"boasts. With what Harry considered pure pigheadedness, however, Ron was unimpressed.“Come on,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Harry, he was just showing off for Parkinson….What kind of mission would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"You-Know-Who have given him?`“How d'you know Voldemort doesn't need someone at Hogwarts?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"It wouldn't be the first —`“I wish yeh'd stop sayin' tha name,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Harry,` said a reproachful voice behind them. Harry looked over his shoulder","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"to see Hagtid shaking his head.`Dumbledore uses that name,` said Harry stubbornly“Yeah,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"well, tha's Dumbledore, innit?` said Hagrid mysteriously.“So how come yeh were late,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Harry? I was worried.``Got held up on the train,` said Harry. `Why","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"were you late?``I was with Grawp,` said Hagrid happily. `Los' track o'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"the time. He's got a new home up in the mountains now,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Dumbledore fixed it — nice big cave. He's much happier than he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"was in the forest. We were havin' a good chat.``Really?` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"taking care not to catch Ron's eye; the last time he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"met Hagrid's half-brother, a vicious giant with a talent for ripping up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"trees by the roots, his vocabulary had comprised five words, two of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"which he was unable to pronounce properly.`Oh yeah, he's really come on,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"said Hagrid proudly. `Yeh'll be amazed. I'm thinkin' o' trainin' him up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"as me assistant.`Ron snorted loudly, but managed to pass it off as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"a violent sneeze. They were now standing beside the oak front doors.`Anyway,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"I'll see yeh tomorrow, firs' lesson's straight after lunch. Come early an'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"yeh can say hello ter Buck — I mean, Witherwings!”Raising an arm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"in cheery farewell, he headed out of the doors into the darkness.Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"and Ron looked at each other. Harry could tell that Ku| was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"experiencing the same sinking feeling as himself.`You're not taking Care of Magical","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"Creatures, are you?`Ron shook his head. `And you're not either, are you?`Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"shook his head too.`And Hermione,` said Ron, `she's not, is she?`Harry shook","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"his head again. Exactly what Hagrid would say when he realized his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
"three favorite students had given up his subject, he did not like to think.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-8"
" Harry and Ron met Hermione in the common room before breakfast","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"next morning. Hoping for some support in his theory, Harry lost no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"time in telling Hermione what he had overheard Malfoy saying on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Hogwarts Express. `But he was obviously showing off for Parkinson, wasn't he?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"interjected Ron quickly, before Hermione could say anything. `Well,` she said uncertainly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"`I don't know. ... It would be like Malfoy make himself seem","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"more important than he is ... but that's a big lie to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"tell. . . .``Exactly,` said Harry, but he could nor press the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"point, because so many people were trying to listen in to his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"conversation, not to mention staring at him and whispering behind their hands.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"`It's rude to point,` Ron snapped at a particularly minuscule first-year boy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"as they joined the queue to climb out of the portrait hole.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"The boy, who had been muttering something about Harry behind his hand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"to his friend, promptly turned scarlet and toppled out of the hole","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"in alarm. Ron sniggered. `I love being a sixth year. And were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"going to be getting free time this year. Whole periods when we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"can just sit up here and relax.``We're going to need that time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"for studying, Ron!` said Hermione, as they set off down the corridor.`Yeah,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"but not today,` said Ron. `Today's going to be a real doss,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"I reckon.``Hold it!` said Hermione, throwing out an arm and halting a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"passing fourth year, who was attempting to push past her with a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"lime-green disk clutched tightly in his hand. `Fanged Frisbees banned, hand it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"over,` she told him sternly. The scowling boy handed over the snarling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Frisbee, ducked under her arm, and took off after his friends. Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"waited for him to vanish, then tugged the Frisbee from Hermione's grip.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"`Excellent, I've always wanted one of these.` Hermione's remonstration was drowned by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"a loud giggle; Lavender Brown had apparently found Ron's remark highly amusing.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"She continued to laugh as she passed them, glancing back at Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"over her shoulder. Ron looked rather pleased with himself.The ceiling of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Great Hall was serenely blue and streaked with frail, wispy clouds, just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"like the squares of sky visible through the high mullioned windows. While","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"they tucked into porridge and eggs and bacon, Harry and Ron told","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Hermione about their embarassing conversation with Hagrid the previous evening.`But he can't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"really think we'd continue Care of Magical Creatures !` she said, looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"distressed. `I mean, when has any of us expressed . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"you know . . . any enthusiasm?``That's it, though, innit?` said Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"swallowing an entire fried egg whole. `We were the ones who made","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the most effort in classes because we like Hagrid. But he thinks","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"we liked the stupid subject. D'ya reckon anyone's going to go on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"to N.E.W.T.?` Neither Harry nor Hermione answered; there was no need. They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"knew perfectly well that nobody in their year would want to continue","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Care of Magical Creatures. They avoided Hagrid's eye and returned his cheery","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"wave only half-heartedly when he left the staff table ten minutes later.After","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"they had eaten, they remained in their places, awaiting Professor McGonagall's descent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"from the staff table. The distribution of class schedules was more complicated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"than usual this year, for Professor McGonagall needed first to confirm that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"everybody had achieved the necessary O.W.L. grades to continue with their chosen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"N.E.W.T.s.Hermione was immediately cleared to continue with Charms, Defense Against the Dark","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Arts, Transfiguration, Herbology, Arithmancy, Ancient Runes, and Potions, and shot off to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"a first period Ancient Runes class without further ado. Neville took a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"little longer to sort out; his round face was anxious as Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"McGonagall looked down his application and then consulted his O.W.L results.`Herbology, fine,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"she said. `Professor Sprout will be delighted to see you back with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"an 'Outstanding' O.W.L. And you qualify for Defense Against the Dark Arts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"with 'Exceeds Expectations.' But the problem is Transfiguration. I'm sorry, Longbottom, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"an 'Acceptable' really isn't good enough to continue to N.E.W.T. level. Just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"don't think you'd be able to cope with the coursework.` Neville hung","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"his head. Professor McGonagall peered at him through her square spectacles.`Why do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"you want to continue with Transfiguration, anyway? I've never had the impression","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"that you particularly enjoyed it.`Neville looked miserable and muttered something about `my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"grandmother wants.``Hmph,` snorted Professot McGonagall. `It's high time your grandmother learned to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"be proud of the grandson she's got, rather than the one she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"thinks she ought to have - particularly after what happened at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Ministry.`Neville turned very pink and blinked confusedly; Professor McGonagall had never paid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"him a compliment before.`I'm sorry, Longbottom, but I cannot let you into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"my N.E.W.T. class. I see that you have an 'Exceeds Expectations' in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Charm however - why not try for a N.E.W.T. in Charms?``My grandmother","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"thinks Charms is a soft option,` mumbled Neville.`Take Charms,` said Professor McGonagall,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"`and I shall drop Augusta a line reminding her that just because","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"she failed her Charms O.W.L., the subject is not necessarily worthless.` Smiling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"slightly at the look of delighted incredulity on Neville's face, Professor McGonagall","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"tapped a blank schedule with the tip of her wand and handed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"it, now carrying details of his new classes, to Neville.Professor McGonagall turned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"next to Parvati Patil, whose first question was whether Firenze, the handsome","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"centaur, was still teaching Divination.`He and Professor Trelawney are dividing classes between","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"them this year,` said Professor McGonagall, a hint of disapproval in her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"voice; it was common knowledge that she despised the subject of Divination.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"`The sixth year is being taken by Professor Trelawney.`Parvati set off for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Divination five minutes later looking slightly crestfallen.`So, Potter, Potter . . .`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"said Professor McGonagall, consulting her notes as she turned to Harry. `Charms,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Defense Against the Dark Arts, Herbology, Transfiguration ... all fine. I must","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"say, I was pleased with your Transfiguration mark, Potter, very pleased. Now,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"why haven't you applied to continue with Potions? I thought it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"your ambition to become an Auror?``It was, but you told me I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"had to get an 'Outstanding' in my O.W.L., Professor.``And so you did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"when Professor Snape was teaching the subject. Professor Slughorn, however, is perfectly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"happy to accept N.E.W.T. students with 'Exceeds Expectations' at O.W.L. Do you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"wish to proceed with Potions?``Yes,` said Harry, `but I didn't buy the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"books or any ingredients or anything-``I'm sure Professor Slughorn will be able","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"to lend you some,` said Professor McGonagall. `Very well, Potter, here is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"your schedule. Oh, by the way- twenty hopefuls have already put down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"their names for the Gryffindor Quidditch team. I shall pass the list","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"to you in due course and you can fix up trials at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"your leisure.`A few minutes later, Ron was cleared to do the same","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"subjects as Harry, and the two of them left the table together.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"`Look,` said Ron delightedly, gazing ar his schedule, `we've got a free","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"period now. . . and a free period after break . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
". and after lunch . . . excellent.`They returned to the common","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"room, which was empty apart from a half dozen seventh years, including","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Katie Bell, the only remaining member of the original Gryffindor Quidditch team","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"that Harry had joined in his first year.`I thought you'd get that,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"well done,` she called over, pointing. at the Captains badge on Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"chest. `Tell me when you call trials!``Don't be stupid,` said Harry, `you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"don't need to try out, I watched you play for five years.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
". . .``You mustn't start off like that,` she said warningly. `For","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"all you know, there's someone much better than me out there. Good","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"teams have been ruined before now because Captains just kept playing the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"old faces, or letting in their friends. ...`Ron looked a little uncomfortable","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"and began playing with the Fanged Frisbee Hermione had taken from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"fourth-year student. It zoomed around the common room, snarling and attempting to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"take bites of the tapestry. Crookshanks's yellow eyes followed it and he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"hissed when it came too close.An hour later they reluctantly left the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"sunlit common room for the Defense Against the Dark Arts classroom four","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"floors below. Hermione was already queuing outside, carrying an armful of heavy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"books and looking put-upon.`We got so much homework for Runes,` she said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"anxiously when Harry and Ron joined her. `A fifteen-inch essay, two translations,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"and I've got to read these by Wednesday!``Shame,` yawned Ron. `You wait,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"she said resentfully. `I bet Snape gives us loads.` The classroom door","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"opened as she spoke, and Snape stepped into the corridor, his sallow","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"face framed as ever by two curtains of greasy black hair. Silence","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"fell over the queue immediately.`Inside,` he said.Harry looked around as they entered.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Snape had imposed his personality upon the room already; it was gloomier","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"than usual, as curtains had been drawn over the windows, and was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"lit by candlelight. New pictures adorned the walls, many of them showing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"people who appeared to be in pain, sporting grisly injuries or strangely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"contorted body parts. Nobody spoke as they settled down, looking around at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the shadowy, gruesome pictures.`I have not asked you to take out your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"books,` said Snape, closing the door and moving to face the class","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"from behind his desk; Hermione hastily dropped her copy of Confronting the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Faceless back into her bag and stowed it under her chair. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"wish to speak to you, and I want your fullest attention.`His black","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"eyes roved over their upturned faces, lingering for a fraction of a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"second longer on Harry's than anyone else's. `You have had five teachers","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"in this subject so far, I believe.` You believe . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"like you haven't watched them all come and go, hoping you'd be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"next, thought Harry scathingly. Naturally, these teachers will all have had their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"own methods and priorities. Given this confusion I am surprised so many","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"of you scraped an O.WL. in this subject. I shall be even","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"more surprised if all of you manage to keep up with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"N.E.W.T. work, which will be more advanced.`Snape set off around the edge","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"of the room, speaking now in a lower voice; the class craned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"their necks to keep him in view. The Dark Arts,` said Snape,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"`are many, varied, ever-changing, and eternal. Fighting them is like fighting a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"many-headed monster, which, each time a neck is severed, sprouts a head","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"even fiercer and cleverer than before. You are fighting that which is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"unfixed, mutating, indestructible.`Harry stared at Snape. It was surely one thing to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"respect theDark Arts as a dangerous enemy, another to speak of them,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"as Snape was doing, with a loving caress in his voice?`Your defenses,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"said Snape, a little louder, `must therefore be as flexible and inventive","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"as rhe arts you seek to undo. These pictures - he indicated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"a few of them as he swept past - `give a fair","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"representation of what happens to those who suffer, for instance, the Cruciatus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Curse` - he waved a hand toward a witch who was clearly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"shrieking in agony - `feel the Dementor's Kiss` - a wizard lying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"huddled and blank-eyed, slumped against a wall - `or provoke the aggression","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"of the Inferius` - a bloody mass upon ground.`Has an Inferius been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"seen, then?` said Parvati Patil in a high pitched voice. `Is it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"definite, is he using them?``The Dark Lord has used Inferi in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"past,` said Snape, `which means you would be well-advised to assume he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"might use them again. Now. . . ` He set off again","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"around the other side of the classroom toward his desk, and again,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"they watched him as he walked, his dark robes billowing behind him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
",`. . . you are, I believe, complete novices in the use","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"of nonverbal spells. What is the advantage of a nonverbal spell?`Hermione's hand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"shot into the air. Snape took his time looking around at everybody","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"else, making sure he had no choice, before saying curtly, `Very well","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"- Miss Granger?``Your adversary has no warning about what kind of magic","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"you're about to perform,` said Hermione, `which gives you a split-second advantage.``An","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"answer copied almost word for word from The Standard Book of Spells,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Grade Six,` said Snape dismissively (over in the corner, Malfoy sniggered), `but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"correct in essentials. Yes, those who progress in using magic without shouting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"incantations gain an element of surprise in their spell-casting. Not all wizards","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"can do this, of course; it is a question of concentration and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"mind power which some` -his gaze lingered maliciously upon Harry once more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"- `lack.` Harry knew Snape was thinking of their disastrous Occlumency lessons","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"of the previous year. He refused to drop his gaze, but glowered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"at Snape until Snape looked away. `You will now divide,` Snape went","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"on, `into pairs. One partner will attempt jinx the other without speaking.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"The other will attempt to repel the jinx in equal silence. Carry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"on.`Although Snape did not know it, Harry had taught at least half","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the class (everyone who had been a member of the D.A.) how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"to perform a Shield Charm the previous year. None of them had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"ever cast the charm without speaking, however. A reasonable amount of cheating","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"ensued; many people were merely whispering the incantation instead of saying it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"aloud. Typically, ten minutes into the lesson Hermione managed to repel Neville's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"muttered Jelly-Legs Jinx without uttering a single word, a feat that would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"surely have earned her twenty points for Gryffindor from any reasonable teacher,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"thought Harry bitterly, but which Snape ignored. Heswept between them as they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"practiced, looking just as much like an overgrown bat as ever, lingering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"to watch Harry and Ron struggling with the task.Ron, who was supposed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"to be jinxing Harry, was purple in the face, his lips tightly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"compressed to save himself from the temptation of muttering the incantation. Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"had his wand raised, waitingon tenterhooks to repel a jinx that seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"unlikely ever to come.`Pathetic, Weasley,` said Snape, after a while. `Here --","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"let me show you -`He turned his wand on Harry so fast","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"that Harry reacted instinctively; all thought of nonverbal spells forgotten, he yelled,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"`Protego!`His Shield Charm was so strong Snape was knocked off-balance and hit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"a desk. The whole class had looked around and now watched as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Snape righted himself, scowling.`Do you remember me telling you we are practicing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"nonverbal spells, Potter?``Yes,` said Harry stiffly.`Yes, sir.``There's no need to call me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"'sir,' Professor.` The words had escaped him before he knew what he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"was saying. Several people gasped, including Hermione. Behind Snape, however , Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Dean, and Seam us grinned appreciatively.`Detention, Saturday night, my office,` said Snape.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"`I do not take cheek from anyone, Potter . . . not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"even 'the Chosen One.'` `That was brilliant, Harry!` chortled Ron, once they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"were safely on their way to break a short while later.`You really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"shouldn't have said it,` said Hermione, frowning at Ron. `What made you?``He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"tried to jinx me, in case you didn't notice!` fumed Harry. I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"had enough of that during those Occlumency lessons! Why doesn't he use","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"another guinea pig for a change? What's Dumbledore playing at, anyway, letting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"him teach Defense? Did you hear him talking about the Dark Arts?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"He loves them! All that unfixed, tndestructble stuff --`Well,` said Hermione, `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"thought he sounded a bit like you.``Like me?``Yes, when you were telling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"us what it's like to face Voldemort. You said it wasn't just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"memorizing a bunch of spells, you said it was just you and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"your brains and your guts - well, wasn't that what Snape was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"saying? That it really comes down to being brave and quick-thinking?`Harry was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"so disarmed that she had thought his words as well worth memorizing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"as The Standard Book of Spells that he did not argue.`Harry! Hey,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Harry!`Harry looked around; Jack Sloper, one of the Beaters on last year's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Gryffindor Quidditch team, was hurrying toward him holding a roll of parchment.`For","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"you,` panted Sloper. `Listen, 1 heard you're the new Captain. When're you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"holding trials?``I'm not sure yet,` said Harry, thinking privately that Sloper would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"be very lucky to get back on the team. `I'll let you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"know.` `Oh, right. I was hoping it'd be this weekend -``But Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"was not listening; he had just recognized the thin, slanting writing on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the parchment. Leaving Sloper in mid-sentence, he hurried away with Ron and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Hermione, unrolling the parchment as he went.Dear Harry,I would like to start","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"our private lessons this Saturday. Kindly come along to my office at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"8 P.M. I hope you are enjoying your first day back at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"school.Yours sincerely,Albus DumbledoreP.S. I enjoy Acid Pops.`He enjoys Acid Pops?` said Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"who had read the message over Harry's shoulder and was looking perplexed.`It's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the password to get past the gargoyle outside his study,` said Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"in a low voice. `Ha! Snape's not going to be pleased. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
". . I won't be able to do his detention!`He, Ron, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Hermione spent the whole of break speculating on what Dumbledore would teach","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Harry. Ron thought it most likely to be spectacular jinxes and hexes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"of the type the Death Eaters would not know. Hermione said such","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"things were illegal, and thought it much more likely that Dumbledore wanted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"to teach Harry advanced Defensive magic. After break, she went off to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Arithmancy while Harry and Ron returned to the common room where they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"grudgingly started Snape's homework. This turned out to be so complex that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"they still had not finished when Hermione joined them for their after-lunch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"free period (though she considerably speeded up the process). They had only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"just finished when the bell rang for the afternoon's double Potions and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"they beat the familiar path down to the dungeon classroom that had,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"for so long, been Snape's.When they arrived in the corridor they saw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"that there were only a dozen people progressing to N.E.W.T. level. Crabbe","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"and Goyle had evidently failed to achieve the required O.W.L. grade, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"four Slytherins had made it through, including Malfoy. Four Ravenclaws were there,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"and one Hufflepuff, Ernie Macmillan, whom Harry liked despite his rather pompous","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"manner.`Harry,` Ernie said portentously, holding out his hand as Harry approached, `didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"get a chance to speak in Defense Against The Dark Arts this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"morning. Good lesson, I thought, but Shield Charms are old hat, of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"course, for us old D.A. lags . . . And how are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"you, Ron -- Hermione?` Before they could say more than `fine,` the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"dungeon door opened and Slughorn's belly preceded him out of the door.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"As they filed into the room, his great walrus mustache curved above","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"his beaming mouth, and he greeted Harry and Zabini with particular enthusiasm.The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"dungeon was, most unusually, already full of vapors and odd smells. Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Ron, and Hermione sniffed interestedly as they passed large, bubbling cauldrons. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"four Slytherins took a table together, as did the four Ravenclaws. This","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"left Harry, Ron, and Hermione to share a table with Ernie. They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"chose the one nearest a gold-colored cauldron that was emitting one of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the most seductive scents Harry had ever inhaled: Somehow it reminded him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"simultaneously of treacle tart, the woody smell of a broomstick handle, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"something flowery he thought he might have smelled at the Burrow. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"found that he was breathing very slowly and deeply and that the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"potion's fumes seemed to be filling him up like drink. A great","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"contentment stole over him; he grinned across at Ron, who grinned back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"lazily.`Now then, now then, now then,` said Slughorn, whose massive outline was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"quivering through the many shimmering vapors. `Scales out, everyone, and potion kits,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"and don't forget your copiesof Advanced Potion-Making. . . .``Sir?` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"raising his hand.`Harry, m'boy?``I haven't got a book or scales or anything","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"- nor's Ron - we didn't realize we'd be able to do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the N.E.W.T., you see -``Ah, yes, Professor McGonagall did mention . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
". not to worry, my dear boy, not to worry at all.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"You can use ingredients from the store cupboard today, and I'm sure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"we can lend you some scales, and we've got a small stock","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"of old books here, they'll do until you can write to Flourish","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"and Blotts. . . .`Slughorn strode over to a corner cupboard and,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"after a moment's foraging, emerged with two very battered-looking copies of Advanced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Potion-Making by Libatius Borage, which he gave to Harry and Ron along","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"with two sets of tarnished scales.`Now then,` said Slughorn, returning to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"front of the class and inflating his already bulging chest so that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the buttons on his waistcoat threatened to burst off, `I've prepared a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"few potions for you to have a look at, just out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"interest, you know. These are the kind of thing you ought to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"be able to make after completing your N.E.W.T.s. You ought to have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"heard of 'em, even if you haven't made 'em yet. Anyone tell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"me what this one is?` He indicated the cauldron nearest the Slytherin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"table. Harry raised himself slighty in his seat and saw what looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"like plain water boiling away inside it.Hermione's well-practiced hand hit the air","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"before anybody else's; Slughorn pointed at her.`It's Veritaserum, a colorless, odorless potion","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"thar forces the, drinker to tell the truth,` said Hermione.`Very good, very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"good!` said Slughorn happily. `Now,` he continued, pointing at the cauldron nearest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the Ravenclaw table, `this one here is pretty well known. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
". Featured in a few Ministry leaflets lately too . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Who can - ?`Hermione's hand was fastest once more.`lt's Polyjuice Potion, sir,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"she said.Harry too had recognized the slow-bubbling, mudlike substance the second cauldron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"but did not resent Hermione getting the credit for answering the question;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"she, after all, was the one who had succeeded in making it,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"back in their second year. `Excellent, excellent! Now, this one here .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
". . yes, my dear?` said Slughorn, now looking slightly bemused, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Hermione's hand punched the air again. `It's Amortentia!``It is indeed. Ir seems","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"almost foolish to ask,` said Slughorn, who was looking mightily impressed, `but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"I assume you know what it does?` It's the most powerful love","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"porion in the world!` said Hermione. 'Quire right! You recognized it, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"suppose, by its distinctive mother-of-pearl sheen?``And the steam rising in characteristic spirals,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"said Hermione enthusiastically, `and it's supposed to smell differently to each of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"according to what attracts us, and I can smell freshly mown grass","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"and new parchment and -` But she turned slightly pink and did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"not complete the sentence. 'May I ask your name, my dear?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Slughorn, ignoring Hermione's embarrassment.Hermione Granger, sir.``Granger? Granger? Can you possibly be related","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"to Hector Dagworth-Granger, who founded the Most Extraordinary Society of Potioneers?``No. I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"don't think so, sir. I'm Muggle-born, you see.` Harry saw Malfoy lean","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"close to Nott and whisper something; both of them sniggered, but Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"showed no dismay; on the contrary, he beamed and looked from Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"to Harry, who was sitting next to her.`Oho! 'One of my best","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"friends is Muggle-born, and she's the best in our year!' I'm assuming","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"this is the very friend of whom you spoke, Harry?``Yes, sir,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Harry.`Well, well, take twenty well-earned points for Gryffindor, Miss Granger,` said Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"genially. Malfoy looked rather as he had done the time Hermione had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"punched him in the face. Hermione turned to Harry with a radiant","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"expression and whispered, `Did you really tell him I'm the best in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the year? Oh, Harry!` `Well, what's so impressive about that?` whispered Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"who for some reason looked annoyed. `You are the best in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"year - I'd've told him so if he'd asked me!`Hermione smiled but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"made a `shhing` gesture, so that they could hear what Slughorn was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"saying. Ron looked slightly disgruntled.`Amortentia doesn't really create love, of course. It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"is impossible to manufacture or imitate love. No, this will simply cause","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"a powerful infatuation or obsession. It is probably the most dangerous and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"powerful potion in this room - oh yes,` he said, nodding gravely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"at Maifoy and Nott, both of whom were smirking skeptically. `When you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"have seen as much of life as I have, you will not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"underestimate the power of obsessive love. ...  `And now,` said Slughorn,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"`it is time for us to start work.``Sir, you haven't told us","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"what's in this one,` said Ernie Macmillan , pointing at a small","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"black cauldron standing on Slughorn's desk. The potion within was splashing about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"merrily; it was the color of molten gold, and large drops were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"leaping like goldfish above the surface, though not a particle had spilled.`Oho,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"said Slughorn again. Harry was sure that Slughorn had not forgotten the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"potion at all, but had waited to be asked for dramatic effect.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"`Yes. That. Well, that one, ladies and gentlemen, is a most curious","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"little potion called Felix Felicis. I take it,` he turned, smiling, to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"look at Hermione, who had let out an audible gasp, `that you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"know what Felix Felicis does, Miss Granger?``It's liquid luck,` said Hermione excitedly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"`It makes you lucky!`The whole class seemed to sit up a little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"straighter. Now all Harry could see of Malfoy was the back of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"his sleek blond head, because he was at last giving Slughorn his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"full and undivided attention.`Quite right, take another ten points for Gryffindor. Yes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"it's a funny little potion, Felix Felicis,` said Slughorn. `Desperately tricky to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"make, and disastrous to get wrong. However, if brewed correctly, as this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"has been, you will find that all your endeavors tend to succeed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"... at least until the effects wear off.` `Why don't people drink","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"it all the time, sir?` said Terry Boot eagerly.`Because if taken in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"excess, it causes giddiness, recklessness, and dangerous overconfidence,` said Slughorn. `Too much","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"of a good thing, you know. . . highly toxic in large","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"quantities. But takensparingly, and very occasionally . . .``Have you ever taken","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"it, sir?` asked Michael Corner with great interest.`Twice in my life,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Slughorn. `Once when I was twenty-four, once when I was fifty-seven. Two","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"tablespoonfuls taken with breakfast. Two perfect days.`He gazed dreamily into the distance.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Whether he was playacting or not, thought Harry, the effect was good.`And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"that,` said Slughorn, apparently coming back to earth, `is what I shall","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"be offering as a prize in this lesson.`There was silence in which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"every bubble and gurgle of the surrounding potions seemed magnified tenfold.`One tiny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"bottle of Felix Felicis,` said Slughorn, taking a minuscule glass bottle with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"a cork in it out of his pocket and showing it to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"them all. `Enough for twelve hours' luck. From dawn till dusk, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"will be lucky in everything you attempt.``Now, I must give you warning","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"that Felix Felicis is a banned substance in organized competitions . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
". sporting events, for instance, examinations, or elections. So the winner is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"to use it on an ordinary day only . . . and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"watch how that ordinary day becomes extraordinary!``So,` said Slughorn, suddenly brisk, `how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"are you to win fabulous prize? Well, by turning to page ten","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"of Advanced Potion Making. We have a little over an hour left","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"to us, which should be time for you to make a decent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"attempt at the Draught of Living Death. I know it is more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"complex than anything you have attempted before, and I do not expect","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"a perfect potion from anybody. The person who does best, however, will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"win little Felix here. Off you go!`There was a scraping as everyone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"drew their cauldrons toward them and some loud clunks as people began","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"adding weights to their scales, but nobody spoke. The concentration within the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"room was almost tangible. Harry saw Malfoy riffling feverishly through his copy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"of Advanced Potion-Making., It could not have been clearer that Malfoy really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"wanted that lucky day. Harry bent swiftly over the tattered book Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"had lent him.To his annoyance he saw that the previous owner had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"scribbled all over the pages, so that the margins were as black","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"as the printed portions. Bending low to decipher the ingredients (even here,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the previous owner had made annotations and crossed things out) Harry hurried","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"off toward the store cupboard to find what he needed. As he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"dashed back to his cauldron, he saw Malfoy cutting up Valerian roots","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"as fast as he could.Everyone kept glancing around at what the rest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"of the class was doing; this was both an advantage and a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"disadvantage of Potions, that it was hard to keep your work private.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Within ten minutes, thewhole place was full of bluish steam. Hermione, of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"course, seemed to have progressed furthest. Her potion already resembled the `smooth,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"black currant-colored liquid` mentioned as the ideal halfway stage.Having finished chopping his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"roots, Harry bent low over his book again. It was really very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"irritating, having to try and decipher the directions under all the stupid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"scribbles of the previous owner,who for some reason had taken issue with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the order to cut up the sopophorous bean and had written in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the alternative instruction: Crush with flat side of silver dagger,releases juice better","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"than cutting.`Sir, I think you knew my grandfather, Abraxas Malfoy?` Harry looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"up; Slughorn was just passing the Slytherin table.`Yes,` said Slughorn, without looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"at Malfoy, `I was sorry to hear he had died, although of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"course it wasn't unexpected, dragon pox at his age. . . .`And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"he walked away. Harry bent back over his cauldron, smirking. He could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"tell that Malfoy had expected to be treated like Harry or Zabini;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"perhaps even hoped for some preferential treatment of the type he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"learned to expect from Snape. It looked as though Malfoy would have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"to rely on nothing but talent to win the bottle of Felix","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Felicis.The sopophorous bean was proving very difficult to cut up. Harry turned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"to Hermione.`Can I borrow your silver knife?`She nodded impatiently, not taking her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"eyes off her potion, which was still deep purple, though according to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the book ought to be turning a light shade of lilac by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"now.Harry crushed his bean with the flat side of the dagger. To","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"his astonishment, it immediately exuded so much juice he was amazed the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"shriveled bean could have held it all. Hastily scooping it all into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the cauldron he saw, to his surprise, that the potion immediately turned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"exactly the shade of lilac described by the textbook.His annoyance with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"previous owner vanishing on the spot, Harry now squinted at the next","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"line of instructions. According the book, he had to stir counterclockwise until","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the potion turned clear as water. According to the addition the previous","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"owner made, however, he ought to add a clockwise stir after every","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"seventh counterclockwise stir. Could the old owner be right twice?Harry stirred counterclockwise,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"held his breath, and stirred once clockwise. The effect was immediate. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"potion turned pale pink.`How are you doing that?` demanded Hermione, who was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"redfaced and whose hair was growing bushier and bushier in the fumes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"from her cauldron; her potion was still resolutely purple. `Add a clockwise","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"stir -``No, no, the book says counterclockwise!` she snapped. Harry shrugged and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"continued what he was doing. Seven stirs counterdockwise, one clockwise, pause .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
". . seven stirs counterclockwise, one stir clockwise . . .Across the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"table, Ron was cursing fluently under his breath; his potion looked like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"liquid licorice. Harry glanced around. As far as he could see, no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"one else's potion had turned as pale as his. He felt elated,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"something that had certainly never happened before in this dungeon.`And time's .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
". . up!` called Slughorn. `Stop stirring, please!` Slughorn moved slowly among","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the tables, peering into cauldrons. He made no comment, but occasionally gave","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"the potions a stir or a sniff. At last he reached the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"table where Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ernie were sitting. He smiled ruefully","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"at the tarlike substance in Ron's cauldron. He passed over Ernie's navy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"concoction. Hermione's potion he gave an approving nod. Then he saw Harry's,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"and a look of incredulous delight spread over his face.`The clear winner!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"he cried to the dungeon. `Excellent, excellent, Harry! Good lord, it's clear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"you've inherited your mother's talent. She was a dab hand at Potions,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Lily was! Here you are, then, here you are - one bottle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"of Felix Felicis, as promised, and use it well!`Harry slipped the tiny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"bottle of golden liquid into his inner pocket, feeling an odd combination","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"of delight at the furious looks on the Slytherins' faces and guilt","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"at the disappointed expression on Hermione's. Ron looked simply dumbfounded.`How did you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"do that?` he whispered to Harry as they left the dungeon.`Got lucky,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"I suppose,` said Harry, because Malfoy was within earshot.Once they were securely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"ensconced at the Gryffindor table for dinner, however, he felt safe enough","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"to tell them. Hermione's face became stonier with every word he uttered.`I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"s'pose you think I cheated?` he finished, aggravated by her expression.`Well, it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"wasn't exactly your own work, was it?` she said stiffly.`He only followed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"different instructions to ours,` said Ron, `Could've been a catastrophe, couldn't it?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"But he took a risk and it paid off.` He heaved a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"sigh. `Slughorn could've handed me that book, but no, I get the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"one no one's ever written on. Puked on, by the look of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"page fifty-two, but-``Hang on,` said a voice close by Harry's left ear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"and he caught a sudden waft of that flowery smell he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"picked up in Slughorn's dungeon. He looked around and saw that Ginny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"had joined them. `Did I hear right? You've been taking orders from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"something someone wrote in a book, Harry?`She looked alarmed and angry. Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"knew what was on her mind at once.`It's nothing,` he said reassuringly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"lowering his voice. `It's not like, you know, Riddle's diary. It's just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"an old textbook someone's scribbled on.` `But you're doing what it says?``I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"just tried a few of the tips written in the margins, honestly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Ginny, there's nothing funny -``Ginny's got a point,` said Hermione, perking up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"at once. `We ought to check that there's nothing odd about it.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"I mean, all these funny instructions, who knows?``Hey!` said Harry indignantly, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"she pulled his copy of Advanced Potion-Making out of his bag and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"raised her wand. `Specialis Revelio!` she said, rapping it smartly on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"front cover. Nothing whatsoever happened. The book simply lay there, looking old","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"and dirty and dog-eared.`Finished?` said Harry irritably. `Or d'you want to wait","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"and see if it does a few backflips?``It seems all right,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"Hermione, still staring at the book suspiciously. `I mean, it really does","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"seem to be ... just a textbook.``Good. Then I'll have it back,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"said Harry, snatching it off the table, but it slipped from his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"hand and landed open on the floor. Nobody else was looking. Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"bent low to retrieve the book, and as he did so, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"saw something scribbled along the bottom of the back cover in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"same small, cramped handwriting as the instructions that had won him his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"bottle of Felix Felicis, now safely hidden inside a pair of socks","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
"in his trunk upstairs.This book is the property of the Half Blood Prince.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-9"
" For or the rest of the week's Potions lessons Harry continued","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"to follow the Half-Blood Prince's instructions wherever they de-viated from Libatius Borage's,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"with the result that by their fourth lesson Slughorn was raving about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Harrys abilities, saying that he had rarely taught anyone so talented. Neither","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Ron nor Hermione was delighted by this. Although Harry had offered to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"share his book with both of them, Ron had more difficulty deciphering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the handwriting than Harry did, and could not keep asking Harry to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"read aloud or it might look suspicious. Hermione, meanwhile, was resolutely plowing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"on with what she called the `official` instruc-tions, but becoming increasingly bad-tempered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"as they yielded poorer results than the Prince's. Harry wondered vaguely who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the Half-Blood Prince had been. Although the amount of homework they had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"been given prevented him from reading the whole of his copy of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Advanced Potion-Making, he had skimmed through it sufficiently to see that there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"was barely a page on which the Prince had not made additional","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"notes, not all of them concerned with potion-making. Here and there were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"direc-tions for what looked like spells that the Prince had made up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"himself. `Or herself,` said Hermione irritably, overhearing Harry point-ing some of these","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"out to Ron in the common room on Saturday evening. `It might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"have been a girl. I think the handwriting looks more like a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"girl's than a boy's.` `The Half-Blood Prince, he was called,` Harry said.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`How many girls have been Princes?` Hermione seemed to have no answer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"to this. She merely scowled and twitched her essay on The Principles","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"of Rematerialization away from Ron, who was trying to read it upside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"down. Harry looked at his watch and hurriedly put the old copy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"of Advanced Potion-Making back into his bag. `It's five to eight, I'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"better go, I'll be late for Dumbledore.` `Ooooh!` gasped Hermione, looking up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"at once. `Good luck! We'll wait up, we want to hear what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"he teaches you!` `Hope it goes okay,` said Ron, and the pair","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"of them watched Harry leave through the portrait hole. Harry proceeded through","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"deserted corridors, though he had to step hastily behind a statue when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Professor Trelawney appeared around a corner, muttering to herself as she shuffled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"a pack of dirty-looking playing cards, reading them as she walked. `Two","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"of spades: conflict,` she murmured, as she passed the place where Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"crouched, hidden. `Seven of spades: an ill omen. Ten of spades: violence.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Knave of spades: a dark young man, possibly troubled, one who dislikes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the questioner —` She stopped dead, right on the other side of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Harry's statue. `Well, that can't be right,` she said, annoyed, and Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"heard her reshuffling vigorously as she set off again, leaving nothing but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"a whiff of cooking sherry behind her. Harry waited until he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"quite sure she had gone, then hurried off again until he reached","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the spot in the seventh-floor corridor where a single gargoyle stood against","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the wall. `Acid Pops,` said Harry, and the gargoyle leapt aside; the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"wall behind it slid apart, and a moving spiral stone staircase was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"re-vealed, onto which Harry stepped, so that he was carried in smooth","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"circles up to the door with the brass knocker that led to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Dumbledore's Office. Harry knocked. `Come in,` said Dumbledore s voice. `Good evening,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"sir,` said Harry, walking into the headmaster's office. `Ah, good evening, Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Sit down,` said Dumbledore, smil-ing. `I hope you've had an enjoyable first","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"week back at school?` `Yes, thanks, sir,` said Harry. `You must have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"been busy, a detention under your belt already!` `Er,` began Harry awkwardly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"but Dumbledore did not look too stern. `I have arranged with Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Snape that you will do your de-tention next Saturday instead.` `Right,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Harry, who had more pressing matters on his mind than Snapes detention,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"and now looked around surreptitiously for some indication of what Dumbledore was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"planning to do with him this evening. The circular office looked just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"as it always did; the delicate silver instruments stood on spindle-legged tables,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"puff-ing smoke and whirring; portraits of previous headmasters and headmistresses dozed in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"their frames, and Dumbledore's magnifi-cent phoenix, Fawkes, stood on his perch behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the door, watch-ing Harry with bright interest. It did not even look","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"as though Dumbledore had cleared a space for dueling practice. `So, Harry,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"said Dumbledore, in a businesslike voice. `You have been wondering, I am","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"sure, what I have planned for you dur-ing these — for want","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"of a better word — lessons?` `Yes, sir.` `Well, I have decided","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"that it is time, now that you know what prompted Lord Voldemort","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"to try and kill you fifteen years ago, for you to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"given certain information.` There was a pause. `You said, at the end","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"of last term, you were going to tell me everything,` said Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"It was hard to keep a note of accusation from his voice.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`Sir,` he added. `And so I did,` said Dumbledore placidly. `I told","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"you everything I know. From this point forth, we shall be leaving","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the firm founda-tion of fact and journeying together through the murky marshes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"of memory into thickets of wildest guesswork. From here on in, Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"I may be as woefully wrong as Humphrey Belcher, who be-lieved the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"time was ripe for a cheese cauldron.` `But you think you're right?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"said Harry. `Naturally I do, but as I have already proven to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"you, I make mis-takes like the next man. In fact, being —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"forgive me — rather clev-erer than most men, my mistakes tend to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"be correspondingly huger.` `Sir,` said Harry tentatively, `does what you're going to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"tell me have anything to do with the prophecy? Will it help","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"me . . . survive?` `It has a very great deal to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"do with the prophecy,` said Dumble-dore, as casually as if Harry had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"asked him about the next days weather, `and I certainly hope that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"it will help you to survive,.` Dumbledore got to his feet and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"walked around the desk, past Harry, who turned eagerly in his seat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"to watch Dumbledore bend-ing over the cabinet beside the door. When Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"straight-ened up, he was holding a familiar shallow stone basin etched with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"odd markings around its rim. He placed the Pensieve on the desk","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"in front of Harry. `You look worried.` Harry had indeed been eyeing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the Pensieve with some appre-hension. His previous experiences with the odd device","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"that stored and revealed thoughts and memories, though highly instructive, had also","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"been uncomfortable. The last time he had disturbed its contents, he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"seen much more than he would have wished. But Dumbledore was smiling.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`This time, you enter the Pensieve with me . . . and,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"even more unusually, with permission.` `Where are we going, sir?` `For a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"trip down Bob Ogden's memory lane,` said Dumbledore, pulling from his pocket","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"a crystal bottle containing a swirling silvery-white substance. `Who was Bob Ogden?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`He was employed by the Department of Magical Law Enforce-ment,` said Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`He died some time ago, but not before I had tracked him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"down and persuaded him to confide these recol-lections to me. We are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"about to accompany him on a visit he made in the course","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"of his duties. If you will stand, Harry ...` But Dumbledore was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"having difficulty pulling out the stopper of the crystal bottle: His injured","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"hand seemed stiff and painful. `Shall —shall I, sir?` `No matter, Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"—` Dumbledore pointed his wand at the bottle and the cork flew","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"out. `Sir — how did you injure your hand?` Harry asked again,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"look-ing at the blackened fingers with a mixture of revulsion and pity.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`Now is not the moment for that story, Harry. Not yet. We","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"have an appointment with Bob Ogden.`   Dumbledore tipped the silvery","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"contents of the bottle into the Pensieve, where they swirled and shimmered,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"neither liquid nor gas. `After you,` said Dumbledore, gesturing toward the bowl.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Harry bent forward, took a deep breath, and plunged his face into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the silvery substance. He felt his feet leave the office floor; he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"was falling, falling through whirling darkness and then, quite sud-denly, he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"blinking in dazzling sunlight. Before his eyes had adjusted, Dumbledore landed beside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"him. They were standing in a country lane bordered by high, tangled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"hedgerows, beneath a summer sky as bright and blue as a forget-me-not.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Some ten feet in front of them stood a short, plump man","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"wearing enormously thick glasses that reduced his eyes to molelike specks. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"was reading a wooden signpost that was sticking out of the brambles","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"on the left-hand side of the road. Harry knew this must be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Ogden; he was the only person in sight, and he was also","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"wearing the strange assortment of clothes so often chosen by inex-perienced wizards","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"trying to look like Muggles: in this case, a frock coat and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"spats over a striped one-piece bathing costume. Before Harry had time to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"do more than register his bizarre appearance, however, Ogden had set off","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"at a brisk walk down the lane. Dumbledore and Harry followed. As","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"they passed the wooden sign, Harry looked up at its two arms.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"The one pointing back the way they had come read: Great Hangleton,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"5 miles. The arm pointing after Ogden said Little Hangleton, 1 mile.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"They walked a short way with nothing to see but the hedgerows,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the wide blue sky overhead and the swishing, frock-coated figure ahead. Then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the lane curved to the left and fell away, sloping steeply down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"a hillside, so that they had a sudden, unexpected view of a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"whole valley laid out in front of them. Harry could see a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"vil-lage, undoubtedly Little Hangleton, nestled between two steep hills, its church and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"graveyard clearly visible. Across the valley, set on the opposite hillside, was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"a handsome manor house surrounded by a wide expanse of velvety green","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"lawn. Ogden had broken into a reluctant trot due to the steep","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"down-ward slope. Dumbledore lengthened his stride, and Harry hurried to keep up.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"He thought Little Hangleton must be their final desti-nation and wondered, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"he had done on the night they had found Slughorn, why they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"had to approach it from such a distance. He soon discovered that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"he was mistaken in thinking that they were going to the village,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"however. The lane curved to the right and when they rounded the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"corner, it was to see the very edge of Ogden's frock coat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"vanishing through a gap in the hedge. Dumbledore and Harry followed him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"onto a narrow dirt track bordered by higher and wilder hedgerows than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"those they had left behind. The path was crooked, rocky, and potholed,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"sloping down-hill like the last one, and it seemed to be heading","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"for a patch of dark trees a little below them. Sure enough,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the track soon opened up at the copse, and Dumbledore and Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"came to a halt behind Ogden, who had stopped and drawn his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"wand. Despite the cloudless sky, the old trees ahead cast deep, dark,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"cool shadows, and it was a few seconds before Harry's eyes discerned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the building half-hidden amongst the tangle of trunks. It seemed to him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"a very strange location to choose for a house, or else an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"odd decision to leave the trees growing nearby, blocking all light and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the view of the valley below. He wondered whether it was inhabited;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"its walls were mossy and so many tiles had fallen off the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"roof that the rafters were visible in places. Nettles grew all around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"it, their tips reaching the windows, which were tiny and thick with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"grime. Just as he had concluded that nobody could possibly live there,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"however, one of the windows was thrown open with a clatter, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"a thin trickle of steam or smoke issued from it, as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"somebody was cooking. Ogden moved forward quietly and, it seemed to Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"rather cautiously. As the dark shadows of the trees slid over him,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"he stopped again, staring at the front door, to which somebody had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"nailed a dead snake. Then there was a rustle and a crack, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"a man in rags dropped from the nearest tree, landing on his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"feet right in front of Ogden, who leapt backward so fast he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"stood on the tails of his frock coat and stumbled. `You're not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"welcome.` The man standing before them had thick hair so matted with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"dirt it could have been any color. Several of his teeth were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"missing. His eyes were small and dark and stared in opposite directions.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"He might have looked comical, but he did not; the effect was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"frighten-ing, and Harry could not blame Ogden for backing away several more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"paces before he spoke. `Er — good morning. I'm from the Ministry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"of Magic —` `You're not welcome.` `Er — I'm sorry — I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"don't understand you,` said Ogden nervously. Harry thought Ogden was being extremely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"dim; the stranger was making himself very clear in Harry's opinion, particularly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"as he was brandishing a wand in one hand and a short","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"and rather bloody knife in the other. `You understand him, I'm sure,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Harry?` said Dumbledore quietly. `Yes, of course,` said Harry, slightly nonplussed. `Why","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"can't Ogden — ?` But as his eyes found the dead snake","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"on the door again, he sud-denly understood. `He's speaking Parseltongue?` `Very good,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"said Dumbledore, nodding and smiling. The man in rags was now advancing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"on Ogden, knife in one hand, wand in the other. `Now, look","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"—` Ogden began, but too late: There was a bang, and Ogden","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"was on the ground, clutching his nose, while a nasty yellowish goo","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"squirted from between his fingers. `Morfin!` said a loud voice. An elderly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"man had come hurrying out of the cottage, banging the door behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"him so that the dead snake swung pathetically. This man was shorter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"than the first, and oddly proportioned; his shoulders were very broad and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"his arms overlong, which, with his bright brown eyes, short scrubby hair,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"and wrinkled face, gave him the look of a powerful, aged monkey.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"He came to a halt beside the man with the knife, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"was now cackling with laughter at the sight of Ogden on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"ground. `Ministry, is it?` said the older man, looking down at Ogden.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`Correct!` said Ogden angrily, dabbing his face. `And you, I take it,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"are Mr. Gaunt?` `S'right,` said Gaunt. `Got you in the face, did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"he?` `Yes, he did!` snapped Ogden. `Should've made your presence known, shouldn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"you?` said Gaunt aggressively. `This is private property. Can't just walk in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"here and not expect my son to defend himself.` `Defend himself against","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"what, man?` said Ogden, clambering back to his feet. `Busybodies. Intruders. Muggles","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"and filth.` Ogden pointed his wand at his own nose, which was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"still issuing large amounts of what looked like yellow pus, and the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"flow stopped at once. Mr. Gaunt spoke out of the corner of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"his mouth to Morfin. `Get in the house. Don't argue.` This time,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"ready for it, Harry recognized Parseltongue; even while he could understand what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"was being said, he distinguished the weird hissing noise that was all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Ogden could hear. Morfin seemed to be on the point of disagreeing,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"but when his father cast him a threatening look he changed his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"mind, lumbering away to the cottage with an odd rolling gait and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"slamming the front door behind him, so that the snake swung sadly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"again. `It's your son I'm here to see, Mr. Gaunt,` said Ogden,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"as he mopped the last of the pus from the front of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"his coat. `That was Morfin, wasn't it?` `At, that was Morfin,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the old man indifferently. `Are you pure-blood?` he asked, suddenly aggressive. `That's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"neither here nor there,` said Ogden coldly, and Harry felt his respect","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"for Ogden rise. Apparently Gaunt felt rather differently. He squinted into Ogdens","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"lace and muttered, in what was clearly supposed to be an offensive","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"tone, `Now I come to think about it, I've seen noses like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"yours down in the village.` `I don't doubt it, if your sons","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"been let loose on them,` said Og-den. `Perhaps we could continue this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"discussion inside?` `Inside?` `Yes, Mr. Gaunt. I've already told you. I'm here","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"about Morfin. We sent an owl —` `I've no use for owls,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"said Gaunt. `I don't open letters.` `Then you can hardly complain that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"you get no warning of vis-itors,` said Ogden tartly. `I am here","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"following a serious breach of Wizarding law, which occurred here in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"early hours of this morning —` `All right, all right, all right!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"bellowed Gaunt. `Come in the bleeding house, then, and much good it'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"do you!` The house seemed to contain three tiny rooms. Two doors","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"led off the main room, which served as kitchen and living room","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"com-bined. Morfin was sitting in a filthy armchair beside the smoking fire,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"twisting a live adder between his thick fingers and crooning softly at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"it in Parseltongue: Hissy, hissy, little snakey, Slither on the floor You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"be good to Morfin Or he'll nail you to the door. There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"was a scuffling noise in the corner beside the open win-dow, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Harry realized that there was somebody else in the room, a girl","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"whose ragged gray dress was the exact color of the dirty stone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"wall behind her. She was standing beside a steaming pot on a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"grimy black stove, and was fiddling around with the shelf of squalid-looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"pots and pans above it. Her hair was lank and dull and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"she had a plain, pale, rather heavy face. Her eyes, like her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"brother's, stared in opposite directions. She looked a little cleaner than the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"two men, but Harry thought he had never seen a more defeated-looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"person. `M'daughter, Merope,` said Gaunt grudgingly, as Ogden looked inquiringly toward her.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`Good morning,` said Ogden. She did not answer, but with a frightened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"glance at her father turned her back on the room and continued","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"shifting the pots on the shelf behind her. `Well, Mr. Gaunt,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Ogden, `to get straight to the point, we have reason to believe","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"that your son, Morfin, performed magic in front of a Muggle late","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"last night.` There was a deafening clang. Merope had dropped one of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the pots. `Pick it up!` Gaunt bellowed at her. `That's it, grub","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"on the floor like some filthy Muggle, what's your wand for, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"useless sack of muck?` `Mr. Gaunt, please!` said Ogden in a shocked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"voice, as Merope, who had already picked up the pot, flushed blotchily","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"scarlet, lost her grip on the pot again1 drew her wand shakily","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"from her pocket, pointed it at the pot, and muttered a hasty,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"inaudible spell that caused the pot to shoot across the floor away","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"from her, hit the op-posite wall, and crack in two. Morfin let","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"out a mad cackle of laughter. Gaunt screamed, `Mend it, you pointless","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"lump, mend it!` Merope stumbled across the room, but before she had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"time to raise her wand, Ogden had lifted his own and said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"firmly, `Reparo. ` The pot mended itself instantly. Gaunt looked for a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"moment as though he was going to shout at Ogden, but seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"to think better of it: Instead, he jeered at his daughter, `Lucky","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the nice man from the Ministry's here, isn't it? Perhaps he'll take","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"you off my hands, perhaps he doesn't mind dirty Squibs. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
".` Without looking at anybody or thanking Ogden, Merope picked up the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"pot and returned it, hands trembling, to its shelf. She then stood","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"quite still, her back against the wall between the filthy window and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the stove, as though she wished for nothing more than to sink","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"into the stone and vanish. `Mr. Gaunt,` Ogden began again, `as I've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"said: the reason for my visit —` `I heard you the first","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"time!` snapped Gaunt. `And so what? Morfin gave a Muggle a bit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"of what was coming to him — what about it, then?` `Morfin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"has broken Wizarding law,` said Ogden sternly. `'Morfin has broken Wizarding law.'`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Gaunt imitated Ogdens voice, making it pompous and singsong. Morfin cackled again.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`He taught a filthy Muggle a lesson, that's illegal now, is it?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`Yes,` said Ogden. `I'm afraid it is.` He pulled from an inside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"pocket a small scroll of parchment and unrolled it. `What's that, then,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"his sentence?` said Gaunt, his voice rising angrily. `It is a summons","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"to the Ministry for a hearing —` `Summons! Summons? Who do you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"think you are, summoning my son anywhere?` `I'm Head of the Magical","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Law Enforcement Squad,` said Ogden. `And you think we're scum, do you?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"screamed Gaunt, advanc-ing on Ogden now, with a dirty yellow-nailed finger pointing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"at his chest. `Scum who'll come running when the Ministry tells 'em","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"to? Do you know who you're talking to, you filthy little Mudblood,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"do you?` `I was under the impression that I was speaking to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Mr. Gaunt,` said Ogden, looking wary, but standing his ground. `That's right!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"roared Gaunt. For a moment, Harry thought Gaunt was making an obscene","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"hand gesture, but then realized that he was showing Ogden the ugly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"black-stoned ring he was wearing on his middle finger, waving it before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Ogden's eyes. `See this? See this? Know what it is? Know where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"it came from? Centuries it's been in our family, that's how far","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"back we go, and pure-blood all the way! Know how much I've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"been offered for this, with the Peverell coat of arms engraved on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the stone?` `I've really no idea,` said Ogden, blinking as the ring","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"sailed within an inch of his nose, `and it's quite beside the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"point, Mr. Gaunt. Your son has committed —` With a howl of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"rage, Gaunt ran toward his daughter. For a split second, Harry thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"he was going to throttle her as his hand flew to her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"throat; next moment, he was dragging her toward Ogden by a gold","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"chain around her neck. `See this?` he bellowed at Ogden, shaking a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"heavy gold locket at him, while Merope spluttered and gasped for breath.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`I see it, I see it!` said Ogden hastily. `Slytherins!` yelled Gaunt.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`Salazar Slytherin's! We're his last liv-ing descendants, what do you say to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"that, eh?` `Mr. Gaunt, your daughter!` said Ogden in alarm, but Gaunt","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"had already released Merope; she staggered away from him, back to her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"corner, massaging her neck and gulping for air. `So!` said Gaunt triumphantly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"as though he had just proved a complicated point beyond all possible","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"dispute. `Don't you go talk-ing to us as if we're dirt on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"your shoes! Generations of purebloods, wizards all — more than you can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"say, I don't doubt!` And he spat on the floor at Ogdens","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"feet. Morfin cackled again. Merope, huddled beside the window, her head bowed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"and her face hidden by her lank hair, said nothing. `Mr. Gaunt,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"said Ogden doggedly, `I am afraid that neither your ancestors nor mine","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"have anything to do with the matter in hand. I am here","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"because of Morfin, Morfin and the Muggle he ac-costed late last night.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Our information` — he glanced down at his scroll of parchment —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`is that Morfin performed a jinx or hex on the said Muggle,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"causing him to erupt in highly painful hives.` Morfin giggled. `Be quiet,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"boy,` snarled Gaunt in Parseltongue, and Morfin fell silent again. `And so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"what if he did, then?` Gaunt said defiantly to Ogden, `I expect","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"you've wiped the Muggle's filthy face clean for him, and his memory","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"to boot —` `That's hardly the point, is it, Mr. Gaunt?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Ogden. `This was an unprovoked attack on a defenseless —` `Ar, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"had you marked out as a Muggle-lover the moment I saw you,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"sneered Gaunt, and he spat on the floor again. `This discussion is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"getting us nowhere,` said Ogden firmly. `It is clear from your son's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"attitude that he feels no remorse for his ac-tions.` He glanced down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"at his scroll of parchment again. `Morfin will attend a hearing on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the fourteenth of September to answer the charges of using magic in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"front of a Muggle and causing harm and distress to that same","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Mugg —` Ogden broke off. The jingling, clopping sounds of horses and loud,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"laughing voices were drifting in through the open window. Apparently the winding","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"lane to the village passed very close to the copse where the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"house stood. Gaunt froze, listening, his eyes wide. Morfin hissed and turned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"his face toward the sounds, his expression hungry. Merope raised her head.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Her face, Harry saw, was starkly white. `My God, what an eyesore!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"rang out a girl's voice, as clearly au-dible through the open window","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"as if she had stood in the room be-side them. `Couldn't your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"father have that hovel cleared away, Tom?` `It's not ours,` said a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"young man's voice. `Everything on the other side of the valley belongs","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"to us, but that cottage belongs to an old tramp called Gaunt,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"and his children. The son's quite mad, you should hear some of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the stories they tell in the village —` The girl laughed. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"jingling, clopping noises were growing louder and louder. Morfin made to get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"out of his armchair. , `Keep your seat,` said his father warningly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"in Parseltongue. `Tom,` said the girl's voice again, now so close they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"were clearly right beside the house, `I might be wrong — but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"has somebody nailed a snake to that door?` `Good lord, you're right!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"said the man's voice. `That'll be the son, I told you he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"not right in the head. Don't look at it, Cecilia, darling. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"jingling and clopping sounds were now growing faint again. `'Darling,'` whispered Morfin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"in Parseltongue, looking at his sister. `'Darling, he called her. So he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"wouldn't have you anyway.` Merope was so white Harry felt sure she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"was going to faint. `What's that?` said Gaunt sharply, also in Parseltongue,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"looking from his son to his daughter. `What did you say, Morfin?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`She likes looking at that Muggle, `said Morfin, a vicious expression on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"his face as he stared at his sister, who now looked terrified.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`Always in the garden when he passes, peering through the hedge at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"him, isn't she? And last night — ` Merope shook her head","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"jerkily, imploringly, but Morfin went on ruthlessly, `Hanging out of the window","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"waiting for him to ride home, wasn't she?` `Hanging out of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"window to look at a Muggle?` said Gaunt quietly. All three of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the Gaunts seemed to have forgotten Ogden, who was looking both bewildered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"and irritated at this renewed outbreak of incomprehensible hissing and rasping. `Is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"it true?` said Gaunt in a deadly voice, advancing a step or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"two toward the terrified girl. `My daughter—pure-blooded descendant of Salazar Slytherin —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"hankering after a filthy, dirt-veined Muggle?` Merope shook her head frantically, pressing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"herself into the wall, apparently unable to speak. `But I got him,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Father!` cackled Morfin. `I got him as he went by and he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"didn't look so pretty with hives all over him, did he, Merope?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`You disgusting little Squib, you filthy little blood traitor!` roared Gaunt, losing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"control, and his hands closed around his daughter's throat. Both Harry and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Ogden yelled `No!` at the same time; Ogden raised his wand and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"cried, `Relaskio!` Gaunt was thrown backward, away from his daughter; he tripped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"over a chair and fell flat on his back. With a roar","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"of rage, Morfin leapt out of his chair and ran at Ogden,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"brandishing his bloody knife and firing hexes indiscriminately from his wand. Ogden","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"ran for his life. Dumbledore indicated that they ought to follow and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Harry obeyed, Merope's screams echoing in his ears. Ogden hurtled up the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"path and erupted onto the main lane, his arms over his head,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"where he collided with the glossy chestnut horse ridden by a very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"handsome, dark-haired young man. Both he and the pretty girl riding beside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"him on a gray horse roared with laughter at the sight of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Ogden, who bounced off the horse's flank and set off again, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"frock coat flying, covered from head to foot in dust, running pell-mell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"up the lane. `I think that will do, Harry,` said Dumbledore. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"took Harry by the elbow and tugged. Next moment, they were both","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"soaring weightlessly through darkness, until they landed squarely on their feet, back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"in Dumbledore's now twilit office. `What happened to the girl in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"cottage?` said Harry at once, as Dumbledore lit extra lamps with a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"flick of his wand. `Merope, or whatever her name was?` `Oh, she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"survived,` said Dumbledore, reseating himself behind his desk and indicating that Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"should sit down too. `Ogden Apparated back to the Ministry and returned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"with reinforcements within fifteen minutes. Morfin and his father attempted to fight,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"but both were overpowered, removed from the cottage, and subse-quently convicted by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the Wizengamot. Morfin, who already had a record of Muggle attacks, was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"sentenced to three years in Azkaban. Marvolo, who had injured several Ministry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"employees addition to Ogden, received six months.` `Marvolo?` Harry repeated wonderingly. `That's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"right,` said Dumbledore, smiling in approval. `I am glad to see you're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"keeping up.` `That old man was — ?` `Voldemort's grandfather, yes,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Dumbledore. `Marvolo, his son, Morfin, and his daughter, Merope, were the last","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"of the Gaunts, a very ancient Wizarding family noted for a vein","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"of insta-bility and violence that flourished through the generations due to their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"habit of marrying their own cousins. Lack of sense coupled with a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"great liking for grandeur meant that the family gold was squandered several","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"generations before Marvolo was born. He, as you saw, was left in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"squalor and poverty, with a very nasty temper, a fantastic amount of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"arrogance and pride, and a couple of family heirlooms that he treasured","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"just as much as his son, and rather more than his daughter.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`So Merope,` said Harry, leaning forward in his chair and star-ing at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Dumbledore, `so Merope was . . . Sir, does that mean she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"was . . . Voldemort's mother?` `It does,` said Dumbledore. `And it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"so happens that we also had a glimpse of Voldemort's father. I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"wonder whether you noticed?` `The Muggle Morfin attacked? The man on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"horse?` `Very good indeed,` said Dumbledore, beaming. `Yes, that was Tom Riddle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"senior, the handsome Muggle who used to go riding past the Gaunt","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"cottage and for whom Merope Gaunt cherished a secret, burning passion.` `And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"they ended up married?` Harry said in disbelief, unable to imagine two","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"people less likely to fall in love.   `I think you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"are forgetting,` said Dumbledore, `that Merope was a witch. I do not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"believe that her magical powers appeared to their best advantage when she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"was being terrorized by her father. Once Marvolo and Morfin were safely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"in Azkaban, once she was alone and free for the first time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"in her life, then, I am sure, she was able to give","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"full rein to her abilities and to plot her escape from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"desperate life she had led for eighteen years.` `Can you not think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"of any measure Merope could have taken to make Tom Riddle forget","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"his Muggle companion, and fall in love with her instead?` `The Imperius","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Curse?` Harry suggested. `Or a love potion?` `Very good. Personally, I am","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"inclined to think that she used a love potion. I am sure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"it would have seemed more romantic to her, and I do not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"think it would have been very difficult, some hot day, when Riddle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"was riding alone, to persuade him to take a drink of water.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"In any case, within a few months of the scene we have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"just witnessed, the village of Little Hangleton enjoyed a tremendous scandal. You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"can imagine the gossip it caused when the squire's son ran off","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"with the tramp's daughter, Merope.` `But the villagers' shock was nothing to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Marvolo's. He returned from Azkaban, expecting to find his daughter dutifully awaiting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"his return with a hot meal ready on his table. Instead, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"found a clear inch of dust and her note of farewell, explaining","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"what she had done.` `From all that I have been able to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"discover, he never mentioned her name or existence from that time forth.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"The shock of her de-sertion may have contributed to his early death","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"— or perhaps he had simply never learned to feed himself. Azkaban","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"had greatly weakened Marvolo, and he did not live to see Morfin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"return to the cottage.` `And Merope? She . .. she died, didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"she? Wasn't Voldemort brought up in an orphanage?` `Yes, indeed,` said Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`We must do a certain amount of guessing here, although I do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"not think it is difficult to deduce what happened. You see, within","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"a few months of their runaway marriage, Tom Riddle reappeared at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"manor house in Little Hangleton without his wife. The rumor flew around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"the neighbor-hood that he was talking of being 'hoodwinked' and 'taken in.'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"What he meant, I am sure, is that he had been under","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"an enchant-ment that had now lifted, though I daresay he did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"dare use those precise words for fear of being thought insane. When","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"they heard what he was saying, however, the villagers guessed that Merope","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"had lied to Tom Riddle, pretending that she was going to have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"his baby, and that he had married her for this reason.` `But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"she did have his baby.` `But not until a year after they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"were married. Tom Riddle left her while she was still pregnant.` `What","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"went wrong?` asked Harry. `Why did the love potion stop working?` `Again,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"this is guesswork,` said Dumbledore, `but I believe that Merope, who was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"deeply in love with her husband, could not bear to continue enslaving","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"him by magical means. I believe that she made the choice to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"stop giving him the potion. Perhaps, besotted as she was, she had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"convinced herself that he would by now have fallen in love with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"her in return. Perhaps she thought he would stay for the baby's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"sake. If so, she was wrong on both counts. He left her,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"never saw her again, and never troubled to discover what became of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"his son.` The sky outside was inky black and the lamps in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Dumbledore's office seemed to glow more brightly than before. `I think that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"will do for tonight, Harry,` said Dumbledore after a moment or two.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`Yes, sir,` said Harry. He got to his feet, but did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"leave. `Sir ... is it important to know all this about Voldemort's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"past?` `Very important, I think,` said Dumbledore. `And it... it's got something","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"to do with the prophecy?` `It has everything to do with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"prophecy.` `Right,` said Harry, a little confused, but reassured all the same.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"He turned to go, then another question occurred to him, and he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"turned back again. `Sir, am I allowed to tell Ron and Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"everything you've told me?` Dumbledore considered him for a moment, then said,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"`Yes, I think Mr. Weasley and Miss Granger have proved themselves trust-worthy.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"But Harry, I am going to ask you to ask them not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"to repeat any of this to anybody else. It would not be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"a good idea if word got around how much I know, or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"suspect, about Lord Voldemort's secrets.` `No, sir, I'll make sure it's just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Ron and Hermione. Good night.` He turned away again, and was almost","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"at the door when he saw it. Sitting on one of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"little spindle-legged tables that supported so many frail-looking silver instruments, was an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"ugly gold ring set with a large, cracked, black stone. `Sir,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Harry, staring at it. `That ring—` `Yes?` said Dumbledore. `You were wearing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"it when we visited Professor Slughorn that night.` `So I was,` Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"agreed. `But isn't it... sir, isn't it the same ring Marvolo Gaunt","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"showed Ogden?` Dumbledore bowed his head. `The very same.` `But how come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"— ? Have you always had it?` `No, I acquired it very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"recently,` said Dumbledore. `A few days before I came to fetch you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"from your aunt and uncle's, in fact.` `That would be around the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"time you injured your hand, then, sir?` `Around that time, yes, Harry.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Harry hesitated. Dumbledore was smiling. `Sir, how exactly — ?` `Too late,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
"Harry! You shall hear the story another time. Good night.` `Good night, sir.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-10"
" As Hermione had predicted, the sixth years' free periods were not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"the hours of blissful relaxation Ron had antici-pated, but times in which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"to attempt to keep up with the vast amount of homework they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"were being set. Not only were they studying as though they had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"exams every day, but the lessons them-selves had become more demanding than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"ever before. Harry barely understood half of what Professor McGonagall said to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"them these days; even Hermione had had to ask her to repeat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"instructions once or twice. Incredibly, and to Hermione's increasing resentment, Harry's best","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"subject had suddenly become Potions, thanks to the Half-Blood Prince. Nonverbal spells","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"were now expected, not only in Defense Against the Dark Arts, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"in Charms and Transfiguration too. Harry frequently looked over at his classmates","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"in the common room or at mealtimes to see them purple in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"the face and straining as though they had overdosed on U-No-Poo; but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"he knew that they were really struggling to make spells work without","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"saying incanta-tions aloud. It was a relief to get outside into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"greenhouses; they were dealing with more dangerous plants than ever in Herbology,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"but at least they were still allowed to swear loudly if the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Venomous Tentacula seized them unexpectedly from behind. One result of their enormous","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"workload and the frantic hours of practicing nonverbal spells was that Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Ron, and Hermione had so far been unable to find time to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"go and visit Hagrid. He had stopped coming to meals at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"staff table, an ominous sign, and on the few occasions when they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"had passed him in the corridors or out in the grounds, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"had mysteriously failed to notice them or hear their greetings. `We've got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"to go and explain,` said Hermione, looking up at Hagrid's huge empty","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"chair at the staff table the following Saturday at breakfast. `We've got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Quidditch tryouts this morning!` said Ron. `And we're supposed to be practicing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"that Aguamenti Charm from Flitwick! Anyway, explain what? How are we going","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"to tell him we hated his stupid subject?` `We didn't hate it!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"said Hermione. `Speak for yourself, I haven't forgotten the skrewts,` said Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"darkly. `And I'm telling you now, we've had a narrow escape. You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"didn't hear him going on about his gormless brother — we'd have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"been teaching Grawp how to tie his shoelaces if we'd stayed.` `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"hate not talking to Hagrid,` said Hermione, looking upset. `We'll go down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"after Quidditch,` Harry assured her. He too was missing Hagrid, although like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Ron he thought that they were bet-ter off without Grawp in their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"lives. `But trials might take all morning, the number of people who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"have applied.` He felt slightly nervous at confronting the first hurdle of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"his Captaincy. `I dunno why the team's this popular all of a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"sudden.` `Oh, come on, Harry,` said Hermione, suddenly impatient. `It's not Quidditch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"that's popular, it's you! You've never been more in-teresting, and frankly, you've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"never been more fanciable.` Ron gagged on a large piece of kipper.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Hermione spared him one look of disdain before turning back to Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"`Everyone knows you've been telling the truth now, don't they? The whole","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Wizarding world has had to admit that you were right about Voldemort","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"being back and that you really have fought him twice in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"last two years and escaped both times. And now they're calling you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"'the Chosen One' — well, come on, can't you see why people","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"are fascinated by you?` Harry was finding the Great Hall very hot","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"all of a sudden, even though the ceiling still looked cold and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"rainy. `And you've been through all that persecution from the Ministry when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"they were trying to make out you were unstable and a liar.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"You can still see the marks on the back of your hand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"where that evil woman made you write with your own blood, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"you stuck to your story anyway. ...` `You can still see where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"those brains got hold of me in the Min-istry, look,` said Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"shaking back his sleeves. `And it doesn't hurt that you've grown about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"a foot over the summer either,` Hermione finished, ignoring Ron. `I'm tall,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"said Ron inconsequentially. The post owls arrived, swooping down through rain-flecked windows,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"scattering everyone with droplets of water. Most people were receiving more post","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"than usual; anxious parents were keen to hear from their children and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"to reassure them, in turn, that all was well at home. Harry had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"received no mail since the start of term; his only regular correspondent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"was now dead and although he had hoped that Lupin might write","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"occasionally, he had so far been disappointed. He was very surprised, therefore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"to see the snowy white Hedwig circling amongst all the brown and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"gray owls. She landed in front of him carrying a large, square","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"package. A moment later, an identical package landed in front of Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"crushing beneath it his minuscule and exhausted owl, Pigwidgeon. `Ha!` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"unwrapping the parcel to reveal a new copy of Advanced Potion-Making, fresh","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"from Flourish and Blotts. `Oh good,` said Hermione, delighted. `Now you can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"give that graffitied copy back.` `Are you mad?` said Harry. `I'm keeping","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"it! Look, I've thought it out —` He pulled the old copy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"of Advanced Potion-Making out of his bag and tapped the cover with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"his wand, muttering, `Dijjindo!` The cover fell off. He did the same","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"thing with the brand-new book (Hermione looked scandalized). He then swapped the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"covers, tapped each, and said, `Reparo!` There sat the Prince's copy, disguised","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"as a new book, and there sat the fresh copy from Flourish","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"and Blotts, looking thoroughly secondhand. `I'll give Slughorn back the new one,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"he can't complain, it cost nine Galleons.` Hermione pressed her lips together,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"looking angry and disap-proving, but was distracted by a third owl landing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"in front of her carrying that day's copy of the Daily Prophet.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"She unfolded it hastily and scanned the front page. `Anyone we know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"dead?` asked Ron in a determinedly casual voice; he posed the same","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"question every time Hermione opened her paper. `No, but there have been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"more dementor attacks,` said Hermi-one. `And an arrest.` `Excellent, who?` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"thinking of Bellatrix Lestrange. `Stan Shunpike,` said Hermione. `What?` said Harry, startled.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"`'Stanley Shunpike, conductor on the popular Wizarding con-veyance the Knight Bus, has","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"been arrested on suspicion of Death Eater activity. Mr. Shunpike, 21, was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"taken into custody late last night after a raid on his Clapham","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"home. . .'` `Stan Shunpike, a Death Eater?` said Harry, remembering the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"spotty youth he had first met three years before. `No way!` `He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"might have been put under the Imperius Curse,` said Ron reasonably. `You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"never can tell.` `It doesn't look like it,` said Hermione, who was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"still reading. `It says here he was arrested after he was overheard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"talking about the Death Eaters' secret plans in a pub.` She looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"up with a troubled expression on her face. `If he was under","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"the Imperius Curse, he'd hardly stand around gossiping about their plans, would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"he?` `It sounds like he was trying to make out he knew","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"more than he did,` said Ron. `Isn't he the one who claimed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"he was going to be-come Minister of Magic when he was trying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"to chat up those veela?` `Yeah, that's him,` said Harry. `I dunno","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"what they're playing at, taking Stan seriously.` `They probably want to look","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"as though they're doing some-thing,` said Hermione, frowning. `People are terrified —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"you know the Patil twins' parents want them to go home? And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Eloise Midgen has already been withdrawn. Her father picked her up last","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"night.` `What!` said Ron, goggling at Hermione. `But Hogwarts is safer than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"their homes, bound to be! We've got Aurors, and all those extra","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"protective spells, and we've got Dumbledore!` `I don't think we've got him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"all the time,` said Hermione very quietly, glancing toward the staff table","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"over the top of the Prophet. `Haven't you noticed? His seat's been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"empty as often as Hagrid's this past week.` Harry and Ron looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"up at the staff table. The headmaster's chair was indeed empty. Now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Harry came to think of it, he had not seen Dumbledore since","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"their private lesson a week ago. `I think he's left the school","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"to do something with the Order,` said Hermione in a low voice.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"`I mean . . . it's all looking serious, isn't it?` Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"and Ron did not answer, but Harry knew that they were all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"thinking the same thing. There had been a horrible incident the day","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"before, when Hannah Abbott had been taken out of Herbology to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"told her mother had been found dead. They had not seen Hannah","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"since. When they left the Gryffindor table five minutes later to head","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"down to the Quidditch pitch, they passed Lavender Brown and Parvati Patil.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Remembering what Hermione had said about the Patil twins' parents wanting them to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"leave Hogwarts, Harry was unsurprised to see that the two best friends","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"were whispering to-gether, looking distressed. What did surprise him was that when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Ron drew level with them, Parvati suddenly nudged Lavender, who looked around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"and gave Ron a wide smile. Ron blinked at her, then returned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"the smile uncertainly. His walk instantly became something more like a strut.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Harry resisted the temptation to laugh, re-membering that Ron had refrained from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"doing so after Malfoy had broken Harry's nose; Hermione, however, looked cold","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"and distant all the way down to the stadium through the cool,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"misty drizzle, and departed to find a place in the stands without","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"wishing Ron good luck. As Harry had expected, the trials took most","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"of the morning. Half of Gryffindor House seemed to have turned up,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"from first years who were nervously clutching a selection of the dreadful","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"old school brooms, to seventh years who towered over the rest, looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"coolly intimidating. The latter included a large, wiry-haired boy Harry recognized immediately","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"from the Hogwarts Express. `We met on the train, in old Sluggy's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"compartment,` he said confidently, stepping out of the crowd to shake Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"hand. `Cormac McLaggen, Keeper.` `You didn't try out last year, did you?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"asked Harry, taking note of the breadth of McLaggen and thinking that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"he would probably block all three goal hoops without even moving. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"was in the hospital wing when they held the trials,` said McLaggen,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"with something of a swagger. `Ate a pound of doxy eggs for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"a bet.` `Right,` said Harry. `Well. . . if you wait over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"there ...` He pointed over to the edge of the pitch, close","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"to where Hermi-one was sitting. He thought he saw a flicker of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"annoyance pass over McLaggen's face and wondered whether McLaggen expected pref-erential treatment","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"because they were both `old Sluggy's` favorites. Harry decided to start with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"a basic test, asking all applicants for the team to divide into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"groups of ten and fly once around the pitch. This was a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"good decision: the first ten was made up of first years, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"it could not have been plainer that they had hardly ever flown","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"before. Only one boy managed to remain airborne for more than a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"few seconds, and he was so surprised he promptly crashed into one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"of the goal posts. The second group was comprised of ten of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"the silliest girls Harry had ever encountered, who, when he blew his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"whistle, merely fell about giggling and clutching one another. Romilda Vane was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"amongst them. When he told them to leave the pitch, they did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"so quite cheerfully and went to sit in the stands to heckle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"everyone else. The third group had a pileup halfway around the pitch.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Most of the fourth group had come without broomsticks. The fifth group","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"were Hufflepuffs. `If there's anyone else here who's not from Gryffindor,` roared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Harry, who was starting to get seriously annoyed, `leave now, please! There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"was a pause, then a couple of little Ravenclaws went sprinting off","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"the pitch, snorting with laughter. After two hours, many complaints, and several","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"tantrums, one in-volving a crashed Comet Two Sixty and several broken teeth,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Harry had found himself three Chasers: Katie Bell, returned to the team","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"after an excellent trial; a new find called Demelza Robins, who was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"particularly good at dodging Bludgers; and Ginny Weasley, who had outflown all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"the competition and scored seventeen goals to boot. Pleased though he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"with his choices, Harry had also shouted himself hoarse at the many","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"complainers and was now enduring a similar battle with the rejected Beaters.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"`That's my final decision and if you don't get out of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"way of the Keepers I'll hex you,` he bellowed. Neither of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"chosen Beaters had the old brilliance of Fred and George, but he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"was still reasonably pleased with them: Jimmy Peakes, a short but broad-chested","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"third-year boy who had managed to raise a lump the size of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"an egg on the back of Harry's head with a ferociously hit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Bludger, and Ritchie Coote, who looked weedy but aimed well. They now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"joined Katie, Demelza, and Ginny in the stands to watch the selection","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"of their last team member. Harry had deliberately left the trial of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"the Keepers until last, hoping for an emptier stadium and less pressure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"on all concerned. Unfortunately, however, all the rejected players and a number of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"people who had come down to watch after a lengthy breakfast had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"joined the crowd by now, so that it was larger than ever.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"As each Keeper flew up to the goal hoops, the crowd roared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"and jeered in equal measure. Harry glanced over at Ron, who had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"always had a problem with nerves; Harry had hoped that winning their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"final match last term might have cured it, but apparently not: Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"was a delicate shade of green. None of the first five applicants","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"saved more than two goals apiece. To Harry's great disappointment, Cormac McLaggen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"saved four penalties out of five. On the last one, however, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"shot off in completely the wrong direction; the crowd laughed and booed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"and McLaggen returned to the ground grinding his teeth. Ron looked ready","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"to pass out as he mounted his Cleansweep Eleven. `Good luck!` cried","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"a voice from the stands. Harry looked around, expecting to see Hermione,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"but it was Lavender Brown. He would have quite liked to have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"hidden his face in his hands, as she did a moment later,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"but thought that as the Captain he ought to show slightly more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"grit, and so turned to watch Ron do his trial. Yet he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"need not have worried: Ron saved one, two, three, four, five penalties","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"in a row. Delighted, and resisting joining in the cheers of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"crowd with difficulty, Harry turned to McLaggen to tell him that, most","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"unfortunately, Ron had beaten him, only to find McLaggen's red face inches","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"from his own. He stepped back hastily. `His sister didn't really try,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"said McLaggen menacingly. There was a vein pulsing in his temple like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"the one Harry had often ad-mired in Uncle Vernon's. `She gave him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"an easy save.` `Rubbish,` said Harry coldly. `That was the one he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"nearly missed.` McLaggen took a step nearer Harry, who stood his ground","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"this time. `Give me another go.` `No,` said Harry. `You've had your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"go. You saved four. Ron saved five. Ron's Keeper, he won it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"fair and square. Get out of my way.` He thought for a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"moment that McLaggen might punch him, but he contented himself with an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"ugly grimace and stormed away, growling what sounded like threats to thin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"air. Harry turned around to find his new team beaming at him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"`Well done,` he croaked. `You flew really well —` `You did brilliantly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Ron!` This time it really was Hermione running toward them from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"stands; Harry saw Lavender walking off the pitch, arm in arm with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Parvati, a rather grumpy expression on her face. Ron looked extremely pleased","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"with himself and even taller than usual as he grinned at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"team and at Hermione. After fixing the time of their first full","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"practice for the following Thursday, Harry, Ron, and Hermione bade good-bye to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"the rest of the team and headed off toward Hagrid's. A watery","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"sun was trying to break through the clouds now and it had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"stopped drizzling at last. Harry felt extremely hungry; he hoped there would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"be some-thing to eat at Hagrid's. `I thought I was going to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"miss that fourth penalty,` Ron was say-ing happily. `Tricky shot from Demelza,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"did you see, had a bit of spin on it —` `Yes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"yes, you were magnificent,` said Hermione, looking amused. `I was better than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"that McLaggen anyway,` said Ron in a highly satisfied voice. `Did you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"see him lumbering off in the wrong direc-tion on his fifth? Looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"like he'd been Confunded. ...` To Harry's surprise, Hermione turned a very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"deep shade of pink at these words. Ron noticed nothing; he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"too busy describing each of his other penalties in loving detail. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"great gray hippogriff, Buckbeak, was tethered in front of Hagrid's cabin. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"clicked his razor-sharp beak at their approach and turned his huge head","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"toward them. `Oh dear,` said Hermione nervously. `He's still a bit scary,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"isn't he?` `Come off it, you've ridden him, haven't you?` said Ron.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Harry stepped forward and bowed low to the hippogriff without breaking eye","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"contact or blinking. After a few seconds, Buckbeak sank into a bow","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"too. `How are you?` Harry asked him in a low voice, moving","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"for-ward to stroke the feathery head. `Missing him? But you're okay here","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"with Hagrid, aren't you?` `Oi!` said a loud voice. Hagrid had come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"striding around the corner of his cabin wearing a large flowery apron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"and carrying a sack of potatoes. His enormous boarhound, Fang, was at his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"heels; Fang gave a booming bark and bounded forward. `Git away from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"him! He'll have yer fingers — oh. It's yeh lot.` Fang was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"jumping up at Hermione and Ron, attempting to lick their ears. Hagrid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"stood and looked at them all for a split second, then turned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"and strode into his cabin, slamming the door behind him. `Oh dear!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"said Hermione, looking stricken. `Don't worry about it,` said Harry grimly. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"walked over to the door and knocked loudly. `Hagrid! Open up, we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"want to talk to you!` There was no sound from within. `If","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"you don't open the door, we'll blast it open!` Harry said, pulling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"out his wand. `Harry!` said Hermione, sounding shocked. `You can't pos-sibly —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"`Yeah, I can!` said Harry. `Stand back —` But before he could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"say anything else, the door flew open again as Harry had known","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"it would, and there stood Hagrid, glowering down at him and looking,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"despite the flowery apron, positively alarming. `I'm a teacher!` he roared at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Harry. `A teacher, Potter! How dare yeh threaten ter break down my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"door!` `I'm sorry, sir` said Harry, emphasizing the last word as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"stowed his wand inside his robes. Hagrid looked stunned. `Since when have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"yeh called me 'sir'?` `Since when have you called me 'Potter'?` `Oh,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"very clever,` growled Hagrid. `Very amusin'. That's me outsmarted, innit? All righ',","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"come in then, yeh ungrateful little . . .` Mumbling darkly, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"stood back to let them pass. Hermione scurried in after Harry, looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"rather frightened.`Well?` said Hagrid grumpily, as Harry, Ron, and Hermione sat down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"around his enormous wooden table, Fang laying his head im-mediately upon Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"knee and drooling all over his robes. `What's this? Feelin' sorry for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"me? Reckon I'm lonely or summat?` `No,` said Harry at once. `We","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"wanted to see you.` `We've missed you!` said Hermione tremulously. `Missed me,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"have yeh?` snorted Hagrid. `Yeah. Righ'.` He stomped around, brewing up tea","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"in his enormous copper kettle, muttering all the while. Finally he slammed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"down three bucket-sized mugs of mahogany-brown tea in front of them and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"a plate of his rock cakes. Harry was hungry enough even for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Hagrid's cooking, and took one at once. `Hagrid,` said Hermione timidly, when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"he joined them at the table and started peeling his potatoes with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"a brutality that sug-gested that each tuber had done him a great","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"personal wrong, `we really wanted to carry on with Care of Magical","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Creatures, you know.` Hagrid gave another great snort. Harry rather thought some","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"bo-geys landed on the potatoes, and was inwardly thankful that they were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"not staying for dinner. `We did!` said Hermione. `But none of us","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"could fit it into our schedules!` `Yeah. Righ',` said Hagrid again. There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"was a funny squelching sound and they all looked around: Hermione let","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"out a tiny shriek, and Ron leapt out of his seat and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"hurried around the table away from the large barrel standing in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"corner that they had only just noticed. It was full of what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"looked like foot-long maggots, slimy, white, and writhing. `What are they, Hagrid?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"asked Harry, trying to sound interested rather than revolted, but putting down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"his rock cake all the same. `Jus' giant grubs,` said Hagrid. `And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"they grow into ... ?` said Ron, looking apprehensive. `They won' grow","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"inter nuthin',` said Hagrid. `I got 'em ter feed ter Aragog.` And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"without warning, he burst into tears. `Hagrid!` cried Hermione, leaping up, hurrying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"around the table the long way to avoid the barrel of maggots,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"and putting an arm around his shaking shoulders. `What is it?` `It's.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
". . him . ..` gulped Hagrid, his beetle-black eyes stream-ing as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"he mopped his face with his apron. `It's . . . Aragog.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"... I think he's dyin'. . , . He got ill over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"the summer an' he's not gettin' better.... I don' know what I'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"do if he ... if he ... We've bin tergether so long.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"...` Hermione patted Hagrid's shoulder, looking at a complete loss for anything","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"to say. Harry knew how she felt. He had known Ha-grid to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"present a vicious baby dragon with a teddy bear, seen him croon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"over giant scorpions with suckers and stingers, attempt to reason with his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"brutal giant of a half-brother, but this was perhaps the most incomprehensible","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"of all his monster fancies: the gigantic talking spider, Aragog, who dwelled deep","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"in the Forbidden Forest and which he and Ron had only narrowly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"escaped four years previously. `Is there — is there anything we can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"do?` Hermione asked, ig-noring Ron's frantic grimaces and head-shakings. `I don' think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"there is, Hermione,` choked Hagrid, attempting to stem the flood of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"tears. `See, the rest o' the tribe ... Aragog's family . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
". they're gettin' a bit funny now he's ill... bit restive ...`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"`Yeah, I think we saw a bit of that side of them,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"said Ron in an undertone. `... I don' reckon it'd be safe","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"fer anyone but me ter go near the colony at the mo',`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Hagrid finished, blowing his nose hard on his apron and looking up.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"`But thanks fer offerin', Hermione. ... It means a lot. . ..`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"After that, the atmosphere lightened considerably, for although neither Harry nor Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"had shown any inclination to go and feed giant grubs to a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"murderous, gargantuan spider, Hagrid seemed to take it for granted that they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"would have liked to have done and be-came his usual self once","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"more. `Ar, I always knew yeh'd find it hard ter squeeze me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"inter yer timetables,` he said gruffly, pouring them more tea. `Even if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"yeh applied fer Time-Turners —` `We couldn't have done,` said Hermione. `We","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"smashed the en-tire stock of Ministry Time-Turners when we were there last","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"sum-mer. It was in the Daily Prophet.` `Ar, well then,` said Hagrid.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"`There's no way yeh could've done it. ... I'm sorry I've bin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"— yeh know — I've jus' bin worried about Aragog ... an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"I did wonder whether, if Professor Grubbly-Plank had bin teachin' yeh —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"At which all three of them stated categorically and untruthfully that Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Grubbly-Plank, who had substituted for Hagrid a few times, was a dreadful","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"teacher, with the result that by the time Hagrid waved them off","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"the premises at dusk, he looked quite cheerful.   `I'm starving,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"said Harry, once the door had closed behind them and they were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"hurrying through the dark and deserted grounds; he had abandoned the rock","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"cake after an ominous crack-ing noise from one of his back teeth.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"`And I've got that detention with Snape tonight, I haven't got much","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"time for dinner. ...` As they came into the castle they spotted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Cormac McLaggen en-tering the Great Hall. It took him two attempts to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"get through the doors; he ricocheted off the frame on the first","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"attempt. Ron merely guffawed gloatingly and strode off into the Hall after","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"him, but Harry caught Hermione's arm and held her back. `What?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Hermione defensively. `If you ask me,` said Harry quietly, `McLaggen looks like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"he was Confunded this morning. And he was standing right in front","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"of where you were sitting.` Hermione blushed. `Oh, all right then, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"did it,` she whispered. `But you should have heard the way he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"was talking about Ron and Ginny! Any-way, he's got a nasty temper,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"you saw how he reacted when he didn't get in — you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"wouldn't have wanted someone like that on the team.` `No,` said Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"`No, I suppose that's true. But wasn't that dis-honest, Hermione? I mean,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"you're a prefect, aren't you?` `Oh, be quiet,` she snapped, as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"smirked. `What are you two doing?` demanded Ron, reappearing in the doorway","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"to the Great Hall and looking suspicious. `Nothing,` said Harry and Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"together, and they hurried after Ron. The smell of roast beef made","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Harry's stomach ache with hunger, but they had barely taken three steps","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"toward the Gryffindor table when Professor Slughorn appeared in front of them,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"blocking their path. `Harry, Harry, just the man I was hoping to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"see!` he boomed ge-nially, twiddling the ends of his walrus mustache and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"puffing out his enormous belly, `I was hoping to catch you before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"dinner! What do you say to a spot of supper tonight in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"my rooms instead? We're having a little party, just a few rising","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"stars, I've got McLaggen com-ing and Zabini, the charming Melinda Bobbin —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"I don't know whether you know her? Her family owns a large","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"chain of apothe-caries — and, of course, I hope very much that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Miss Granger will favor me by coming too.` Slughorn made Hermione a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"little bow as he finished speaking. It was as though Ron was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"not present; Slughorn did not so much as look at him. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"can't come, Professor,` said Harry at once. `I've got a deten-tion with Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Snape.` `Oh dear!` said Slughorn, his face falling comically. `Dear, dear, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"was counting on you, Harry! Well, now, I'll just have to have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"a word with Severus and explain the situation. I'm sure I'll be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"able to per-suade him to postpone your detention. Yes, I'll see you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"both later!` He bustled away out of the Hall. `He's got no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"chance of persuading Snape,` said Harry, the mo-ment Slughorn was out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"earshot. `This detentions already been postponed once; Snape did it for Dumbledore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"but he won't do it for anyone else.` `Oh, I wish you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"could come, I don't want to go on my own!` said Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"anxiously; Harry knew that she was thinking about McLaggen. `I doubt you'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"be alone, Ginny'll probably be invited,` snapped Ron, who did not seem","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"to have taken kindly to being ignored by Slughorn. After dinner they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"made their way back to Gryffindor Tower. The common room was very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"crowded, as most people had finished dinner by now, but they managed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"to find a free table and sat down; Ron, who had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"in a bad mood ever since the encounter with Slughorn, folded his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"arms and frowned at the ceiling. Hermione reached out for a copy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"of the Evening Prophet, which somebody had left abandoned on a chair.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"`Anything new?` said Harry. `Not really. . .` Hermione had opened the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"newspaper and was scanning the inside pages. `Oh, look, your dad's in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"here, Ron — he's all right!` she added quickly, for Ron had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"looked around in alarm. `It just says he's been to visit the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Malfoys' house. 'This sec-ond search of the Death Eaters residence does not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"seem to have yielded any results. Arthur Weasley of the Office for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"the Detection and Confis-cation of Counterfeit Defensive Spells and Protective Objects said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"that his team had been acting upon a confidential tip-off.'` `Yeah, mine!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"said Harry. `I told him at Kings Cross about Malfoy and that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"thing he was trying to get Borgin to fix! Well, if it's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"not at their house, he must have brought whatever it is to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Hogwarts with him —` `But how can he have done, Harry?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Hermione, putting down the newspaper with a surprised look. `We were all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"searched when we arrived, weren't we?` `Were you?` said Harry, taken aback.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"`I wasn't!` `Oh no, of course you weren't, I forgot you were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"late. . .. Well, Filch ran over all of us with Secrecy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Sensors when we got into the entrance hall. Any Dark object would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"have been found, I know for a fact Crabbe had a shrunken","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"head confiscated. So you see, Malfoy can't have brought in anything dangerous!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Momentarily stymied, Harry watched Ginny Weasley playing with Arnold the Pygmy Puff","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"for a while before seeing a way around this objection. `Someone's sent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"it to him by owl, then,` he said. `His mother or someone.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"`All the owls are being checked too,` said Hermione. `Filch told us","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"so when he was jabbing those Secrecy Sensors everywhere he could reach.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Really stumped this time, Harry found nothing else to say. There did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"not seem to be any way Malfoy could have brought a dangerous","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"or Dark object into the school. He looked hopefully at Ron, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"was sitting with his arms folded, staring over at Lavender Brown. `Can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"you think of any way Malfoy — ?` `Oh, drop it, Harry,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"said Ron. `Listen, it's not my fault Slughorn invited Hermione and me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"to his stupid party, neither of us wanted to go, you know!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"said Harry, firing up. `Well, as I'm not invited to any parties,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"said Ron, getting to his feet again, `I think I'll go to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"bed.` He stomped off toward the door to the boys' dormitories, leav-ing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Harry and Hermione staring after him. `Harry?` said the new Chaser, Demelza","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Robins, appearing suddenly at his shoulder. `I've got a message for you.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"`From Professor Slughorn?` asked Harry, sitting up hopefully. `No .. . from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"Professor Snape,` said Demelza. Harry's heart sank. `He says you're to come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"to his office at half past eight tonight to do your detention","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"— er — no matter how many party invita-tions you've received. And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"he wanted you to know you'll be sorting out rotten flobberworms from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"good ones, to use in Potions and — and he says there's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
"no need to bring protective gloves.` `Right,` said Harry grimly. `Thanks a lot, Demelza.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-11"
" Where was Dumbledore, and what was he doing? Harry caught sight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"of the headmaster only twice over the next lew weeks. He rarely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"appeared at meals anymore, and Harry was sure Hermione was right in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"thinking that he was leaving the school for days at a time.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Had Dumbledore forgotten the lessons he was supposed to be giving Harry?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Dumbledore had said that the lessons were leading to something to do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"with the prophecy; Harry had felt bolstered, comforted, and now he felt","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"slightly abandoned. Halfway through October came their first trip of the term","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"to Hogsmeade. Harry had wondered whether these trips would still be allowed,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"given the increasingly tight security measures around the school, but was pleased","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"to know that they were going ahead; it was always good to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"get out of the castle grounds for a few hours. Harry woke","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"early on the morning of the trip, which was proving stormy, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"whiled away the time until breakfast by reading his copy of Advanced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Potion-Making. He did not usually lie in bed reading his textbooks; that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"sort of behavior, as Ron rightly said, was indecent in anybody except","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Hermione, who was simply weird that way. Harry felt, however, that the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Half-Blood Princes copy of Advanced Potion-Making hardly qualified as a textbook. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"more Harry pored over the book, the more he realized how much","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"was in there, not only the handy hints and shortcuts on potions","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"that was earning him such a glowing reputation with Slughorn, but also","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the imaginative little jinxes and hexes scribbled in the margins, which Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"was sure, judging by the crossings-out and revisions, that the Prince had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"invented himself. Harry had already attempted a few of the Prince's self-invented","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"spells. There had been a hex that caused toenails to grow alarmingly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"fast (he had tried this on Crabbe in the corridor, with very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"entertaining results); a jinx that glued the tongue to the roof of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the mouth (which he had twice used, to general applause, on an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"unsuspecting Argus Filch); and, perhaps most useful of all, Muffliato, a spell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"that filled the ears of anyone nearby with an unidentifiable buzzing, so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"that lengthy conversations could be held in class with out being overheard.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"The only person who did not find these charms amusing was Hermione,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"who maintained a rigidly disapproving expression throughout and refused to talk at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"all if Harry had used the Muffliato spell on anyone in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"vicinity. Sitting up in bed, Harry turned the book sideways so as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"to examine more closely the scribbled instructions for a spell that seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"to have caused the Prince some trouble. There were many crossings-out and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"alterations, but finally, crammed into a corner of the page, the scribble:","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"  Levicorpus (nvbl) While the wind and sleet pounded relentlessly on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the windows, and Neville snored loudly, Harry stared at the letters in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"brackets. Nvbl . . that had to mean `nonverbal.` Harry rather doubted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"he would be able to bring off this particular spell; he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"still having difficulty with nonverbal spells, something Snape had been quick to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"comment on in every D.A.D.A. class. On the other hand, the Prince","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"had proved a much more effective teacher than Snape so far. Pointing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"his wand at nothing in particular, he gave it an upward flick","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"and said Levicorpus! inside his head. `Aaaaaaaargh!` There was a flash of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"light and the room was full of voices: Everyone had woken up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"as Ron had let out a yell. Harry sent Advanced Potion-Making flying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"in panic; Ron was dangling upside down in midair as though an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"invisible hook had hoisted him up by the ankle. `Sorry!` yelled Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"as Dean and Seamus roared with laughter, and Neville picked himself up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"from the floor, having fallen out of Bed. `Hang on — I'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"let you down —` He groped for the potion book and riffled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"through it in a panic, trying to find the right page; at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"last he located it and deciphered the cramped word underneath the spell:","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Praying that this was the counter-jinx, Harry thought Liberacorpus! with all his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"might. There was another flash of light, and Ron fell in a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"heap onto his mattress. `Sorry,` repeated Harry weakly, while Dean and Seamus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"continued to roar with laughter. `Tomorrow,` said Ron in a muffled voice,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`I'd rather you set the alarm clock.` By the time they had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"got dressed, padding themselves out with several of Mrs. Weasleys hand-knitted sweaters","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"and carrying, cloaks, scarves, and gloves, Ron's shock had subsided and he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"had decided that Harry's new spell was highly amusing; so amusing, in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"fact, that he lost no time in regaling Hermione with the story","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"as they sat down for breakfast. `... and then there was another","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"flash, of light and I landed on the bed again!` Ron grinned,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"helping himself to sausages. Hermione had not cracked a smile during this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"anecdote, and now turned an expression of wintry disapproval upon Harry. `Was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"this spell, by any chance, another one from that potion book of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"yours?` she asked. Harry frowned at her. `Always jump to the worst","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"conclusion, don't you?` `Was it?` `Well. . . yeah, it was, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"so what?` `So you just decided to try out an unknown, handwritten","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"in-cantation and see what would happen?` `Why does it matter if it's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"handwritten?` said Harry, preferring not to answer the rest of the question.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`Because its probably not Ministry of Magic approved,` said Hermione. `And also,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"she added, as Harry and Ron rolled their eyes, `because I'm starting to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"think this Prince character was a bit dodgy.` Both Harry and Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"shouted her down at once. `It was a laugh!` said Ron, upending","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"a ketchup bottle over his sausages. `Just a laugh, Hermione, that's all!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`Dangling people upside down by the ankle?` said Hermi-one. `Who puts their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"time and energy into making up spells like that?` `Fred and George,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"said Ron, shrugging, `it's their kind of thing. And, er—` `My dad,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"said Harry. He had only just remembered. `What?` said Ron and Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"together. `My dad used this spell,` said Harry. `I — Lupin told","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"me.` 'This last part was not true; in fact, Harry had seen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"his father use the spell on Snape, but he had never told","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Ron and Hermione about that particular excursion into the Pensieve. Now, however,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"a won-derful possibility occurred to him. Could the Half-Blood Prince possibly be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"— ? `Maybe your dad did use it, Harry,` said Hermione, `but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"he's not the only one. We've seen a whole bunch of people","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"use it, in case you've forgotten. Dangling people in the air. Making","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"them float along, asleep, helpless.` Harry stared at her. With a sinking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"feeling, he too remembered the behavior of the Death Eaters at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Quidditch World Cup. Ron came to his aid. `That was different,` he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"said robustly. `They were abusing it. Harry and his dad were just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"having a laugh. You don't like the Prince, Hermione,` he added, pointing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"a sausage at her sternly, `because he's better than you at Potions","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"—` `It's got nothing to do with that!` said Hermione, her cheeks","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"reddening. `I just think it's very irresponsible to start performing spells when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"you don't even know what they're for, and stop talking about 'the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Prince' as if it's his title, I bet it's just a stupid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"nickname, and it doesn't seem as though he was a very nice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"person to me!` `I don't see where you get that from,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Harry heatedly. `If he'd been a budding Death Eater he wouldn't have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"been boasting about being 'half-blood,' would he?` Even as he said it,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Harry remembered that his father had been pure-blood, but he pushed the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"thought out of his mind; he would worry about that later. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
". . `The Death Eaters can't all be pure-blood, there aren't enough","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"pure-blood wizards left,` said Hermione stubbornly. `I expect most of them are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"half-bloods pretending to be pure. It's only Muggle-borns they hate, they'd be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"quite happy to let you and Ron join up.` `There is no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"way they'd let me be a Death Eater!` said Ron in-dignantly, a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"bit of sausage flying off the fork he was now brandish-ing at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Hermione and hitting Ernie Macmillan on the head. `My whole family are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"blood traitors! That's as bad as Muggle-borns to Death Eaters!` `And they'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"love to have me,` said Harry sarcastically. `We'd be best pals if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"they didn't keep trying to do me in.` This made Ron laugh;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"even Hermione gave a grudging smile, and a distraction arrived in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"shape of Ginny. `Hey, Harry, I'm supposed to give you this.` It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"was a scroll of parchment with Harry's name written upon it in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"familiar thin, slanting writing. `Thanks, Ginny. . . It's Dumbledore's next lesson!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Harry told Ron and Hermione, pulling open the parchment and quickly read-ing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"its contents. `Monday evening!` He felt suddenly light and happy. `Want to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"join us in Hogsmeade, Ginny?` he asked. `I'm going with Dean —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"might see you there,` she replied, wav-ing at them as she left.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"  Filch was standing at the oak front doors as usual,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"checking off the names of people who had permission to go into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Hogsmeade. The process took even longer than normal as Filch was triple-checking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"everybody with his Secrecy Sensor. `What does it matter if we're smuggling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Dark stuff OUT?` de-manded Ron, eyeing the long thin Secrecy Sensor with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"apprehen-sion. `Surely you ought to be checking what we bring back IN?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"His cheek earned him a few extra jabs with the Sensor, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"he was still wincing as they stepped out into the wind and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"sleet. The walk into Hogsmeade was not enjoyable. Harry wrapped his scarf","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"over his lower face; the exposed part soon felt both raw and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"numb. The road to the village was full of students bent double","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"against the bitter wind. More than once Harry wondered whether they might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"not have had a better time in the warm common room, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"when they finally reached Hogsmeade and saw that Zonko's Joke Shop had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"been boarded up, Harry took it as confirmation that this trip was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"not destined to be fun. Ron pointed, with a thickly gloved hand,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"toward Honeydukes, which was mercifully open, and Harry and Hermione staggered in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"his wake into the crowded shop. `Thank God,` shivered Ron as they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"were enveloped by warm, toffee-scented air. `Let's stay here all afternoon.` `Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"m'boy!` said a booming voice from behind them. `Oh no,` muttered Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"The three of them turned to see Pro-fessor Slughorn, who was wearing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"an enormous furry hat and an overcoat with matching fur collar, clutching","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"a large bag of crystalized pineapple, and occupying at least a quarter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"of the shop. `Harry, that's three of my little suppers you've missed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"now!` said Slughorn, poking him genially in the chest. `It won't do,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"m'boy, I'm determined to have you! Miss Granger loves them, don't you?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`Yes,` said Hermione helplessly, `they're really —` `So why don't you come along,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Harry?` demanded Slughorn. `Well, I've had Quidditch practice, Professor,` said Harry, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"had indeed been scheduling practices every time Slughorn had sent him a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"little, violet ribbon-adorned invitation. This strategy meant that Ron was not left","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"out, and they usually had a laugh with Ginny, imagining Hermione shut","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"up with McLaggen and Zabini. `Well, I certainly expect you to win","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"your first match after all the, hard work!` said Slughorn. `But a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"little recreation never hurt any body. Now, how about Monday night, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"can't possibly want to practice in this weather....` `I can't, Professor, I've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"got — er — an appointment with Profes-sor Dumbledore that evening.` `Unlucky","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"again!` cried Slughorn dramatically. `Ah, well . . . you can't evade","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"me forever, Harry!` And with a regal wave, he waddled out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the shop, taking as lit-tle notice of Ron as though he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"been a display of Cockroach Clusters. `I can't believe you've wriggled out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"of another one,` said Hermione, shaking her head. `They're not that bad,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"you know. . . They're even quite fun sometimes. . . .`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"But then she caught sight of Ron's expression. `Oh, look — they've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"got deluxe sugar quills — those would last hours!` Glad that Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"had changed the subject, Harry showed much more interest in the new","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"extra-large sugar quills than he would normally have done, but Ron continued","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"to look moody and merely shrugged when Hermione asked him where he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"wanted to go next. `Let's go to the Three Broomsticks,` said Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`It'll be warm.` They bundled their scarves back over their faces and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"left the sweetshop. The bitter wind was like knives on their faces","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"after the sugary warmth of Honeydukes. The street was not very busy;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"no- body was lingering to chat, just hurrying toward their destinations. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"exceptions were two men a little ahead of them, standing just outside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the Three Broomsticks. One was very tall and thin; squinting through his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"rain-washed glasses Harry recognized the barman who worked in the other Hogsmeade","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"pub, the Hog's Head. As Harry, Ron, and Hermione drew closer, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"barman drew his cloak more tightly around his neck and walked away,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"leaving the shorter man to fumble with something in his arms. They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"were barely feet from him when Harry realized who the man was.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`Mundungus!` The squat, bandy-legged man with long, straggly, ginger hair jumped and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"dropped an ancient suitcase, which burst open, releas-ing what looked like the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"entire contents of a junk shop window. `Oh, 'ello, 'Arry,` said Mundungus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Fletcher, with a most un-convincing stab at airiness. `Well, don't let me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"keep ya.` And he began scrabbling on the ground to retrieve the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"contents of his suitcase with every appearance of a man eager to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"be gone. `Are you selling this stuff?` asked Harry, watching Mundungus grab","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"an assortment of grubby-looking objects from the ground. `Oh, well, gotta scrape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"a living,` said Mundungus. `Gimme that!` Ron had stooped down and picked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"up something silver. `Hang on,` Ron said slowly. `This looks familiar —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`Thank you!` said Mundungus, snatching the goblet out of Ron's hand and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"stuffing it back into the case. `Well, I'll see you all _","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"OUCH!` Harry had pinned Mundungus against the wall of the pub by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the throat. Holding him fast with one hand, he pulled out his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"wand. `Harry!` squealed Hermione. `You rook that from Sinus's house,` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"who was almost nose to nose with Mundungus and was breathing in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"an unpleasant smell of old tobacco and spirits. `That had the Black","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"family crest on it.` `I — no — what — ?` spluttered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Mundungus, who was slowly turning purple. `What did you do, go back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the night he died and strip the place?` snarled Harry. `I —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"no — ` `Give it to me!` `Harry, you mustn't!` shrieked Hermione,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"as Mundungus started to turn blue. There was a bang, and Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"felt his hands fly off Mundungus's throat. Gasping and spluttering, Mundungus seized","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"his fallen case, then — CRACK— he Disapparated. Harry swore at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"top of his voice, spinning on the spot to see where Mundungus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"had gone. `COME BACK, YOU THIEVING — !` `There's no point, Harry.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Tonks had appeared out of nowhere, her mousy hair wet with sleet.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`Mundungus will probably be in London by now. There's no point yelling.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`He's nicked Sirius's stuff! Nicked it!` `Yes, but still,` said Tonks, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"seemed perfectly untroubled by this piece of information. `You should get out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"of the cold.` She watched them go through the door of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Three Broom-sticks. The moment he was inside, Harry burst out, `He was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"nicking Sirius's stuff!` `I know, Harry, but please don't shout, people are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"staring,` whis-pered Hermione. `Go and sit down, I'll get you a drink.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Harry was still fuming when Hermione returned to their table a few","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"minutes later holding three bottles of butterbeer. `Can't the Order control Mundungus?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Harry demanded of the other two in a furious whisper. `Can't they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"at least stop him steal-ing everything that's not fixed down when he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"at headquarters?` `Shh!` said Hermione desperately, looking around to make sure nobody","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"was listening; there were a couple of warlocks sitting close by who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"were staring at Harry with great interest, and Zabini was lolling against","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"a pillar not far away. `Harry, I'd be annoyed too, I know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"it's your things he's stealing —` Harry gagged on his butterbeer; he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"had momentarily forgotten that he owned number twelve, Grimmauld Place. `Yeah, it's my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"stuff!` he said. `No wonder he wasn't pleased to see me! Well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"I'm going to tell Dumbledore what's going on, he's the only one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"who scares Mundungus.` `Good idea,` whispered Hermione, clearly pleased that Harry was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"calming down. `Ron, what are you staring at?` `Nothing,` said Ron, hastily","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"looking away from the bar, but Harry knew he was trying to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"catch the eye of the curvy and attractive bar-maid, Madam Rosmerta, for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"whom he had long nursed a soft spot. `I expect 'nothing's' in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the back getting more firewhisky,` said Hermione waspishly. Ron ignored this jibe,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"sipping his drink in what he evidently considered to be a dignified","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"silence. Harry was thinking about Sirius, and how he had hated those","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"silver goblets anyway. Hermione drummed her fingers on the table, her eyes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"flickering between Ron and the bar. The moment Harry drained the last","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"drops in his bot-tle she said, `Shall we call it a day","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"and go back to school, then?` The other two nodded; it had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"not been a fun trip and the weather was getting worse the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"longer they stayed. Once again they drew their cloaks tightly around them,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"rearranged their scarves, pulled on their gloves, then followed Katie Bell and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"a friend out of the pub and back up the High Street.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Harry's thoughts strayed to Ginny as they trudged up the road to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Hogwarts through the frozen slush. They had not met up with her,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"undoubtedly, thought Harry, because she and Dean were cozily closeted in Madam","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Puddifoot's Tea Shop, that haunt of happy couples. Scowling, he bowed his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"head against the swirling sleet and trudged on. It was a little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"while before Harry became aware that the voices of Katie Bell and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"her friend, which were being carried back to him on the wind,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"had become shriller and louder. Harry squinted at their indistinct figures. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"two girls were having an argument about something Katie was holding in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"her hand. `It's nothing to do with you, Leanne!` Harry heard Katie","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"say. They rounded a corner in the lane, sleet coming thick and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"fast, blurring Harry's glasses. Just as he raised a gloved hand to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"wipe them, Leanne made to grab hold of the package Katie was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"holding; Katie tugged it back and the package fell to the ground.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"At once, Katie rose into the air, not as Ron had done,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"suspended comically by the ankle, but gracefully, her arms outstretched, as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"she was about to fly. Yet there was something wrong, some-thing eerie.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
". . . Her hair was whipped around her by the fierce","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"wind, but her eyes were closed and her face was quite empty","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"of expression. Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Leanne had all halted in their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"tracks, watching. Then, six feet above the ground, Katie let out a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"terrible scream. Her eyes flew open but whatever she could see, or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"whatever she was feeling, was clearly causing her terrible anguish. She screamed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"and screamed; Leanne started to scream too and seized Katie's ankles, trying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"to tug her back to the ground. Harry, Ron, and Hermione rushed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"forward to help, but even as they grabbed Katie's legs, she fell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"on top of them; Harry and Ron managed to catch her but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"she was writhing so much they could hardly hold her. Instead they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"low-ered her to the ground where she thrashed and screamed, appar-ently unable","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"to recognize any of them. Harry looked around; the landscape seemed deserted.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`Stay there!` he shouted at the others over the howling wind. `I'm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"going for help!` He began to sprint toward the school; he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"never seen anyone behave as Katie had just behaved and could not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"think what had caused it; he hurtled around a bend in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"lane and collided with what seemed to be an enormous bear on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"its hind legs. `Hagrid!` he panted, disentangling himself from the hedgerow into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"which he had fallen. `Harry!` said Hagrid, who had sleet trapped in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"his eyebrows and beard, and was wearing his great, shaggy beaverskin coat.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`Jus' bin visitin' Grawp, he's comin' on so well yeh wouldn' —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`Hagrid, someone's hurt back there, or cursed, or something —` `Wha ?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"said Hagrid, bending lower to hear what Harry was say-ing over the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"raging wind. `Someone's been cursed!` bellowed Harry. :, .' `Cursed? Who's bin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"cursed — not Ron? Hermione?` : `No, it's not them, it's Katie","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Bell — this way . . .` Together they ran back along","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the lane. It took them no time to find the little group","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"of people around Katie, who was still writhing and screaming on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"ground; Ron, Hermione, and Leanne were all trying to quiet her. `Get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"back!` shouted Hagrid. `Lemme see her!` `Something's happened to her!` sobbed Leanne.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`I don't know what —` Hagrid stared at Katie for a second,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"then without a word, bent down, scooped her into his arms, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"ran off toward the castle with her. Within seconds, Katie's piercing screams","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"had died away and the only sound was the roar of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"wind. Hermione hurried over to Katie's wailing friend and put an arm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"around her. `It's Leanne, isn't it?` The girl nodded. `Did it just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"happen all of a sudden, or — ?` `It was when that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"package tore,` sobbed Leanne, pointing at the now sodden brown-paper package on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the ground, which had split open to reveal a greenish glitter. Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"bent down, his hand out-stretched, but Harry seized his arm and pulled him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"back. `Don't touch it!` He crouched down. An ornate opal necklace was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"visible, poking out of the paper. `I've seen that before,` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"staring at the thing. `It was on display in Borgin and Burkes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"ages ago. The label said it was cursed. Katie must have touched","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"it.` He looked up at Leanne, who had started to shake uncontrollably.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`How did Katie get hold of this?` `Well, that's why we were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"arguing. She came back from the bathroom in the Three Broomsticks holding","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"it, said it was a sur-prise for somebody at Hogwarts and she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"had to deliver it. She looked all funny when she said it.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"... Oh no, oh no, I bet she'd been Imperiused and I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"didn't realize!` Leanne shook with renewed sobs. Hermione patted her shoulder gently.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`She didn't say who'd given it to her, Leanne?` `No . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
". she wouldn't tell me . . . and I said she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"was being stupid and not to take it up to school, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"she just wouldn't listen and . . . and then I tried","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"to grab it from her . . . and — and —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Leanne let out a wail of despair. `We'd better get up to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"school,` said Hermione, her arm still around Leanne. `We'll be able to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"find out how she is. Come on. . . .` Harry hesitated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"for a moment, then pulled his scarf from around his face and,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"ignoring Ron's gasp, carefully covered the necklace in it and picked it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"up. `We'll need to show this to Madam Pomfrey,` he said. As","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"they followed Hermione and Leanne up the road, Harry was thinking furiously.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"They had just entered the grounds when he spoke, unable to keep","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"his thoughts to himself any longer. `Malfoy knows about this necklace. It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"was in a case at Borgin and Burkes four years ago, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"saw him having a good look at it while I was hiding","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"from him and his dad. This is what he was buying that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"day when we followed him! He remembered it and he went back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"for it!` , `I — I dunno, Harry,` said Ron hesitantly. `Loads","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"of people go to Borgin and Burkes . . . and didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"that girl say Katie got it in the girls' bathroom?` `She said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"she came back from the bathroom with it, she didn't necessarily get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"it in the bathroom itself—` `McGonagall!` said Ron warningly. Harry looked up.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Sure enough, Professor McGonagall was hur-rying down the stone steps through swirling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"sleet to meet them. `Hagrid says you four saw what happened to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Katie Bell — upstairs to my office at once, please! What's that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"you're holding, Potter?` `It's the thing she touched,` said Harry. `Good lord,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"said Professor McGonagall, looking alarmed as she took the necklace from Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`No, no, Filch, they're with me!` she added hastily, as Filch came","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"shuffling eagerly across the entrance hall holding his Secrecy Sensor aloft. `Take","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"this necklace to Profes-sor Snape at once, but be sure not to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"touch it, keep it wrapped in the scarf!` Harry and the others","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"followed Professor McGonagall upstairs and into her office. The sleet-spattered windows were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"rattling in their frames, and the room was chilly despite the fire","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"crackling in the grate. Professor McGonagall closed the door and swept around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"her desk to face Harry, Ron, Hermione, and the still sobbing Leanne.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`Well?` she said sharply. `What happened?` Haltingly, and with many pauses while","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"she attempted to control her crying, Leanne told Professor McGonagall how Katie","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"had gone to the bathroom in the Three Broomsticks and returned holding","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the unmarked package, how Katie had seemed a little odd, and how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"they had argued about the advisability of agreeing to deliver unknown objects,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the argument culminating in the tussle over the parcel, which tore open.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"At this point, Leanne was so overcome, there was no getting another","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"word out of her. `All right,` said Professor McGonagall, not unkindly, `go","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"up to the hospital wing, please, Leanne, and get Madam Pomfrey to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"give you something for shock.` When she had left the room, Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"McGonagall turned back to Harry, Ron, and Hermione. `What happened when Katie","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"touched the necklace?` `She rose up in the air,` said Harry, before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"either Ron or Hermi-one could speak, `and then began to scream, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"collapsed. Profes-sor, can I see Professor Dumbledore, please?` `The headmaster is away","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"until Monday, Potter,` said Professor McGonagall, looking surprised. `Away?` Harry repeated angrily.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`Yes, Potter, away!` said Professor McGonagall tartly. `But any-thing you have to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"say about this horrible business can be said to me, I'm sure!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"For a split second, Harry hesitated. Professor McGonagall did not invite confidences;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Dumbledore, though in many ways more intimidating, still seemed less likely to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"scorn a theory, however wild. This was a life-and-death matter, though, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"no moment to worry about being laughed at. `I think Draco Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"gave Katie that necklace, Professor.` ; On one side of him, Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"rubbed his nose in apparent embar-rassment; on the other, Hermione shuffled her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"feet as though quite keen to put a bit of distance between","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"herself and Harry. `That is a very serious accusation, Potter,` said Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"McGonagall, after a shocked pause. `Do you have any proof?` `No,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Harry, `but.. .` and he told her about following Malfoy to Borgin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"and Burkes and the conversation they had over-heard between him and Mr.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Borgin. When he had finished speaking, Professor McGonagall looked slightly confused. `Malfoy took","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"something to Borgin and Burkes for repair?` `No, Professor, he just wanted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Borgin to tell him how to mend something, he didn't have it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"with him. But that's not the point, the thing is that he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"bought something at the same time, and I think it was that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"necklace —` `You saw Malfoy leaving the shop with a similar package?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`No, Professor, he told Borgin to keep it in the shop for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"him —` `But Harry,` Hermione interrupted, `Borgin asked him if he wanted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"to take it with him, and Malfoy said no —` `Because he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"didn't want to touch it, obviously!` said Harry angrily. `What he actually","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"said was, 'How would I look carrying that down the street?'` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Hermione. `Well, he would look a bit of a prat carrying a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"necklace,` inter-jected Ron. `Oh, Ron,` said Hermione despairingly, `it would be all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"wrapped up, so he wouldn't have to touch it, and quite easy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"to hide inside a cloak, so nobody would see it! I think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"whatever he reserved at Borgin and Burkes was noisy or bulky, something","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"he knew would draw attention to him if he carried it down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the street — and in any case,` she pressed on loudly, before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Harry could interrupt, `I asked Borgin about the necklace, don't you remember?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"When I went in to try and find out what Malfoy had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"asked him to keep, I saw it there. And Borgin just told","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"me the price, he didn't say it was already sold or anything","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"—` `Well, you were being really obvious, he realized what you were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"up to within about five seconds, of course he wasn't going to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"tell you — anyway, Malfoy could've sent off for it since —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`That's enough!` said Professor McGonagall, as Hermione opened her mouth to retort,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"looking furious. `Potter, I appreciate you telling me this, but we cannot","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"point the finger of blame at Mr. Malfoy purely because he visited","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the shop where this necklace might have been purchased. The same is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"probably true of hundreds of people —` `— that's what I said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"—` muttered Ron. `— and in any case, we have put stringent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"security measures in place this year. I do not believe that necklace","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"can possibly have en-tered this school without our knowledge —` `But —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`— and what is more,` said Professor McGonagall, with an air of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"awful finality, `Mr. Malfoy was not in Hogsmeade today.` Harry gaped at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"her, deflating. `How do you know, Professor?` `Because he was doing detention","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"with me. He has now failed to complete his Transfiguration homework twice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"in a row. So, thank you for telling me your suspicions, Potter,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"she said as she marched past them, `but I need to go","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"up to the hospital wing now to check on Katie Bell. Good","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"day to you all.` She held open her office door. They had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"no choice but to file past her without another word. Harry was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"angry with the other two for siding with McGonagall; nevertheless, he felt","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"compelled to join in once they started dis-cussing what had happened. `So","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"who do you reckon Katie was supposed to give the necklace to?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"asked Ron, as they climbed the stairs to the common room. `Goodness","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"only knows,` said Hermione. `But whoever it was has had a narrow","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"escape. No one could have opened that package without touching the necklace.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`It could've been meant for loads of people,` said Harry. `Dumbledore —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the Death Eaters would love to get rid of him, he must","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"be one of their top targets. Or Slughorn — Dumbledore reckons Voldemort","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"really wanted him and they can't be pleased that he's sided with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Dumbledore. Or —` `Or you,` said Hermione, looking troubled. `Couldn't have been,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"said Harry, `or Katie would've just turned around in the lane and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"given it to me, wouldn't she? I was behind her all the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"way out of the Three Broomsticks. It would have made much more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"sense to deliver the parcel outside Hogwarts, what with Filch searching everyone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"who goes in and out. I wonder why Malfoy told her to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"take it into the castle?` `Harry, Malfoy wasn't in Hogsmeade!` said Hermione,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"actually stamping her foot in frustration. `He must have used an accomplice,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"then,` said Harry. `Crabbe or Goyle — or, come to think of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"it, another Death Eater, he'll have loads better cronies than Crabbe and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"Goyle now he's joined up —` Ron and Hermione exchanged looks that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"plainly said There's no point arguing with him. `Dilligrout,` said Hermione firmly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"as they reached the Fat Lady. The portrait swung open to admit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"them to the common room. It was quite full and smelled of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"damp clothing; many people seemed to have returned from Hogsmeade early because","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"of the bad weather. There was no buzz of fear or speculation,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"however: Clearly, the news of Katie's fate had not yet spread. `It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"wasn't a very slick attack, really, when you stop and think about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"it,` said Ron, casually turfing a first year out of one of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"the good armchairs by the fire so that he could sit down.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"`The curse didn't even make it into the castle. Not what you'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"call foolproof.` `You're right,` said Hermione, prodding Ron out of the chair","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"with her foot and offering it to the first year again. `It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"wasn't very well thought-out at all.` `But since when has Malfoy been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
"one of the world's great thinkers?` asked Harry. Neither Ron nor Hermione answered him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-12"
" Katie was removed to St. Mungo's Hospital for Magical Maladies and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Injuries the following day, by which time the news that she had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"been cursed had spread all over the school, though the details were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"confused and nobody other than Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Leanne seemed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"know that Katie herself had not been the intended target. `Oh, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Malfoy knows, of course,` said Harry to Ron and Hermione, who continued","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"their new policy of feigning deafness whenever Harry mentioned his Malfoy-Is-a-Death-Eater theory.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Harry had wondered whether Dumbledore would return from wherever he had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"in time for Monday night's lesson, but having had no word to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the contrary, he presented himself outside Dumbledore's office at eight o'clock, knocked,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"and was told to enter. There sat Dumbledore looking unusually tired; his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"hand was as black and burned as ever, but he smiled when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"he gestured to Harry to sit down. The Pensieve was sitting on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the desk again, casting silvery specks of light over the ceiling. `You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"have had a busy time while I have been away,` Dumbledore said.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`I believe you witnessed Katie's accident.` `Yes, sir. How is she?` `Still","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"very unwell, although she was relatively lucky. She appears to have brushed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the necklace with the smallest possible amount of skin; there was a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"tiny hole in her glove. Had she put it on, had she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"even held it in her ungloved hand, she would have died, perhaps","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"instantly. Luckily Professor Snape was able to do enough to prevent a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"rapid spread of the curse ?quot; `Why him?` asked Harry quickly. `Why","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"not Madam Pomfrey?` `Impertinent,` said a soft voice from one of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"portraits on the wall, and Phineas Nigellus Black, Sirius's great-great-grandfather, raised his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"head from his arms where he had appeared to be sleeping. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"would not have permitted a student to question the way Hogwarts operated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"in my day.` `Yes, thank you, Phineas,` said Dumbledore quellingly. `Professor Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"knows much more about the Dark Arts than Madam Pomfrey, Harry. Anyway,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the St. Mungo's staff are sending me hourly reports, and I am","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"hopeful that Katie will make a full recovery in time.` `Where were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"you this weekend, sir?` Harry asked, disregarding a strong feeling that he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"might be pushing his luck, a feeling apparently shared by Phineas Nigellus,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"who hissed softly. `I would rather not say just now,` said Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`However, I shall tell you in due course.` `You will?` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"startled. `Yes, I expect so,` said Dumbledore, withdrawing a fresh bottle of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"silver memories from inside his robes and uncorking it with a prod","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"of his wand. `Sir,` said Harry tentatively, `I met Mundungus in Hogsmeade.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`Ah yes, I am already aware that Mundungus has been treating your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"inheritance with light-fingered contempt,` said Dumbledore, frowning a little. `He has gone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"to ground since you accosted him outside the Three Broomsticks; I rather","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"think he dreads facing me. However, rest assured that he will not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"be making away with any more of Sirius's old possessions.` `That mangy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"old half-blood has been stealing Black heirlooms?` said Phineas Nigellus, incensed; and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"he stalked out of his frame, undoubtedly to visit his portrait in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"number twelve, Grimmauld Place. `Professor,` said Harry, after a short pause, `did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Professor McGonagall tell you what I told her after Katie got hurt?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"About Draco Malfoy?` `She told me of your suspicions, yes,` said Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`And do you ??` `I shall take all appropriate measures to investigate","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"anyone who might have had a hand in Katie's accident,` said Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`But what concerns me now, Harry, is our lesson.` Harry felt slightly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"resentful at this: If their lessons were so very important, why had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"there been such a long gap between the first and second? However,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"he said no more about Draco Malfoy, but watched as Dumbledore poured","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the fresh memories into the Pensieve and began swirling the stone basin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"once more between his long-fingered hands. `You will remember, I am sure,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"that we left the tale of Lord Voldemort's beginnings at the point","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"where the handsome Muggle, Tom Riddle, had abandoned his witch wife, Merope,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"and returned to his family home in Little Hangleton. Merope was left","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"alone in London, expecting the baby who would one day become Lord","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Voldemort.` `How do you know she was in London, sir?` `Because of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the evidence of one Caractacus Burke,` said Dumbledore, `who, by an odd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"coincidence, helped found the very shop whence came the necklace we have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"just been discussing.` He swilled the contents of the Pensieve as Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"had seen him swill them before, much as a gold prospector sifts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"for gold. Up out of the swirling, silvery mass rose a little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"old man revolving slowly in the Pensieve, silver as a ghost but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"much more solid, with a thatch of hair that completely covered his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"eyes. `Yes, we acquired it in curious circumstances. It was brought in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"by a young witch just before Christmas, oh, many years ago now.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"She said she needed the gold badly, well, that much was obvious.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Covered in rags and pretty far along . . . Going to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"have a baby, see. She said the locket had been Slytherin's. Well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"we hear that sort of story all the time, 'Oh, this was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Merlin's, this was, his favorite teapot,' but when I looked at it,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"it had his mark all right, and a few simple spells were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"enough to tell me the truth. Of course, that made it near","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"enough priceless. She didn't seem to have any idea how much it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"worth. Happy to get ten Galleons for it. Best bargain we ever","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"made!` Dumbledore gave the Pensieve an extra-vigorous shake and Caractacus Burke descended","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"back into the swirling mass of memory from whence he had come.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`He only gave her ten Galleons?` said Harry indignantly. `Caractacus Burke was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"not famed for his generosity,` said Dumbledore. `So we know that, near","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the end of her pregnancy, Merope was alone in London and in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"desperate need of gold, desperate enough to sell her one and only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"valuable possession, the locket that was one of Marvolo's treasured family heirlooms.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`But she could do magic!` said Harry impatiently. `She could have got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"food and everything for herself by magic, couldn't she?` `Ah,` said Dumbledore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`perhaps she could. But it is my belief—I am guessing again, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"I am sure I am right ?that when her husband abandoned her,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Merope stopped using magic. I do not think that she wanted to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"be a witch any longer. Of course, it is also possible that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"her unrequited love and the attendant despair sapped her of her powers;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"that can happen. In any case, as you are about to see,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Merope refused to raise her wand even to save her own life.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`She wouldn't even stay alive for her son?` Dumbledore raised his eyebrows.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`Could you possibly be feeling sorry for Lord Voldemort?` `No,` said Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"quickly, `but she had a choice, didn't she, not like my mother","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"?quot; `Your mother had a choice too,` said Dumbledore gently. `Yes, Merope","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Riddle chose death in spite of a son who needed her, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"do not judge her too harshly, Harry. She was greatly weakened by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"long suffering and she never had your mother's courage. And now, if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"you will stand ...` `Where are we going?` Harry asked, as Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"joined him at the front of the desk. `This time,` said Dumbledore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`we are going to enter my memory. I think you will find","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"it both rich in detail and satisfyingly accurate. After you, Harry ...`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Harry bent over the Pensieve; his face broke the cool surface of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the memory and then he was falling through darkness again. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
". Seconds later, his feet hit firm ground; he opened his eyes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"and found that he and Dumbledore were standing in a bustling, old-fashioned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"London street. `There I am,` said Dumbledore brightly, pointing ahead of them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"to a tall figure crossing the road in front of a horse-drawn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"milk cart. This younger Albus Dumbledore's long hair and beard were auburn.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Having reached their side of the street, he strode off along the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"pavement, drawing many curious glances due to the flamboyantly cut suit of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"plum velvet that he was wearing. `Nice suit, sir,` said Harry, before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"he could stop himself, but Dumbledore merely chuckled as they followed his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"younger self a short distance, finally passing through a set of iron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"gates into a bare courtyard that fronted a rather grim, square building","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"surrounded by high railings. He mounted the few steps leading to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"front door and knocked once. After a moment or two, the door","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"was opened by a scruffy girl wearing an apron. `Good afternoon. I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"have an appointment with a Mrs. Cole, who, I believe, is the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"matron here?` `Oh,` said the bewildered-looking girl, taking in Dumbledore's eccentric appearance.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`Um. . . just a mo' . . . MRS. COLE!` she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"bellowed over her shoulder. Harry heard a distant voice shouting something in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"response. The girl turned back to Dumbledore. `Come in, she's on 'er","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"way.` Dumbledore stepped into a hallway tiled in black and white; the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"whole place was shabby but spotlessly clean. Harry and the older Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"followed. Before the front door had closed behind them, a skinny, harassed-looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"woman came scurrying toward them. She had a sharp-featured face that appeared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"more anxious than unkind, and she was talking over her shoulder to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"another aproned helper as she walked toward Dumbledore. `. . . and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"take the iodine upstairs to Martha, Billy Stubbs has been picking his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"scabs and Eric Whalley's oozing all over his sheets ?chicken pox on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"top of everything else,` she said to nobody in particular, and then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"her eyes fell upon Dumbledore and she stopped dead in her tracks,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"looking as astonished as if a giraffe had just crossed her threshold.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`Good afternoon,` said Dumbledore, holding out his hand. Mrs. Cole simply gaped.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`My name is Albus Dumbledore. I sent you a letter requesting an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"appointment and you very kindly invited me here today.` Mrs. Cole blinked.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Apparently deciding that Dumbledore was not a hallucination, she said feebly, `Oh","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"yes. Well ?well then ?you'd better come into my room. Yes.` She","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"led Dumbledore into a small room that seemed part sitting room, part","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"office. It was as shabby as the hallway and the furniture was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"old and mismatched. She invited Dumbledore to sit on a rickety chair","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"and seated herself behind a cluttered desk, eyeing him nervously. `I am","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"here, as I told you in my letter, to discuss Tom Riddle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"and arrangements for his future,` said Dumbledore. `Are you family?` asked Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Cole. `No, I am a teacher,` said Dumbledore. `I have come to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"offer Tom a place at my school.` `What school's this, then?` `It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"is called Hogwarts,` said Dumbledore. `And how come you're interested in Tom?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`We believe he has qualities we are looking for.` `You mean he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"won a scholarship? How can he have done? He's never been entered for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"one.` `Well, his name has been down for our school since birth","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"?quot; `Who registered him? His parents?` There was no doubt that Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Cole was an inconveniently sharp woman. Apparently Dumbledore thought so too, for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Harry now saw him slip his wand out of the pocket of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"his velvet suit, at the same time picking up a piece of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"perfectly blank paper from Mrs. Cole's desktop. `Here,` said Dumbledore, waving his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"wand once as he passed her the piece of paper, `I think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"this will make everything clear.` Mrs. Cole's eyes slid out of focus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"and back again as she gazed intently at the blank paper for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"a moment. `That seems perfectly in order,` she said placidly, handing it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"back. Then her eyes fell upon a bottle of gin and two","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"glasses that had certainly not been present a few seconds before. `Er","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"?may I offer you a glass of gin?` she said in an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"extra-refined voice. `Thank you very much,` said Dumbledore, beaming. It soon became","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"clear that Mrs. Cole was no novice when it came to gin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"drinking. Pouring both of them a generous measure, she drained her own","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"glass in one gulp. Smacking her lips frankly, she smiled at Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"for the first time, and he didn't hesitate to press his advantage.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`I was wondering whether you could tell me anything of Tom Riddle's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"history? I think he was born here in the orphanage?` `That's right,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"said Mrs. Cole, helping herself to more gin. `I remember it clear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"as anything, because I'd just started here myself. New Year's Eve and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"bitter cold, snowing, you know. Nasty night. And this girl, not much","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"older than I was myself at the time, came staggering up the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"front steps. Well, she wasn't the first. We took her in, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"she had the baby within the hour. And she was dead in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"another hour.` Mrs. Cole nodded impressively and took another generous gulp of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"gin. `Did she say anything before she died?` asked Dumbledore. `Anything about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the boy's father, for instance?` `Now, as it happens, she did,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Mrs. Cole, who seemed to be rather enjoying herself now, with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"gin in her hand and an eager audience for her story. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"remember she said to me, 'I hope he looks like his papa,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"and I won't lie, she was right to hope it, because she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"was no beauty ?and then she told me he was to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"named Tom, for his father, and Marvolo, for her father ?yes, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"know, funny name, isn't it? We wondered whether she came from a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"circus ?and she said the boy's surname was to be Riddle. And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"she died soon after that without another word. `Well, we named him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"just as she'd said, it seemed so important to the poor girl,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"but no Tom nor Marvolo nor any kind of Riddle ever came","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"looking for him, nor any family at all, so he stayed in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the orphanage and he's been here ever since.` Mrs. Cole helped herself,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"almost absentmindedly, to another healthy measure of gin. Two pink spots had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"appeared high on her cheekbones. Then she said, `He's a funny boy.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`Yes,` said Dumbledore. `I thought he might be.` `He was a funny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"baby too. He hardly ever cried, you know. And then, when he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"got a little older, he was. . . odd.` `Odd in what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"way?` asked Dumbledore gently. `Well, he ?quot; But Mrs. Cole pulled up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"short, and there was nothing blurry or vague about the inquisitorial glance","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"she shot Dumbledore over her gin glass. `He's definitely got a place","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"at your school, you say?` `Definitely,` said Dumbledore. `And nothing I say","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"can change that?` `Nothing,` said Dumbledore. `You'll be taking him away, whatever?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`Whatever,` repeated Dumbledore gravely. She squinted at him as though deciding whether","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"or not to trust him. Apparently she decided she could, because she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"said in a sudden rush, `He scares the other children.` `You mean","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"he is a bully?` asked Dumbledore. `I think he must be,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Mrs. Cole, frowning slightly, `but it's very hard to catch him at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"it. There have been incidents. . . . Nasty things ...` Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"did not press her, though Harry could tell that he was interested.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"She took yet another gulp of gin and her rosy cheeks grew","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"rosier still. `Billy Stubbs's rabbit. . . well, Tom said he didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"do it and I don't see how he could have done, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"even so, it didn't hang itself from the rafters, did it?` `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"shouldn't think so, no,` said Dumbledore quietly. `But I'm jiggered if I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"know how he got up there to do it. All I know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"is he and Billy had argued the day before. And then` ?Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Cole took another swig of gin, slopping a little over her chin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"this time ?`on the summer outing ?we take them out, you know,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"once a year, to the countryside or to the seaside ?well, Amy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Benson and Dennis Bishop were never quite right afterwards, and all we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"ever got out of them was that they'd gone into a cave","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"with Tom Riddle. He swore they'd just gone exploring, but something happened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"in there, I'm sure of it. And, well, there have been a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"lot of things, funny things. . . .` She looked around at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Dumbledore again, and though her cheeks were flushed, her gaze was steady.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`I don't think many people will be sorry to see the back of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"him.` `You understand, I'm sure, that we will not be keeping him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"permanently?` said Dumbledore. `He will have to return here, at the very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"least, every summer.` `Oh, well, that's better than a whack on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"nose with a rusty poker,` said Mrs. Cole with a slight hiccup.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"She got to her feet, and Harry was impressed to see that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"she was quite steady, even though two-thirds of the gin was now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"gone. `I suppose you'd like to see him?` `Very much,` said Dumbledore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"rising too. She led him out of her office and up the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"stone stairs, calling out instructions and admonitions to helpers and children as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"she passed. The orphans, Harry saw, were all wearing the same kind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"of grayish tunic. They looked reasonably well-cared for, but there was no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"denying that this was a grim place in which to grow up.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`Here we are,` said Mrs. Cole, as they turned off the second","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"landing and stopped outside the first door in a long corridor. She","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"knocked twice and entered. `Tom? You've got a visitor. This is Mr.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Dumberton ?sorry, Dunderbore. He's come to tell you ?well, I'll let him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"do it.` Harry and the two Dumbledores entered the room, and Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Cole closed the door on them. It was a small bare room","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"with nothing in it except an old wardrobe and an iron bedstead.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"A boy was sitting on top of the gray blankets, his legs","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"stretched out in front of him, holding a book. There was no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"trace of the Gaunts in Tom Riddle's face. Merope had got her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"dying wish: He was his handsome father in miniature, tall for eleven","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"years old, dark-haired, and pale. His eyes narrowed slightly as he took","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"in Dumbledore's eccentric appearance. There was a moment's silence. `How do you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"do, Tom?` said Dumbledore, walking forward and holding out his hand. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"boy hesitated, then took it, and they shook hands. Dumbledore drew up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the hard wooden chair beside Riddle, so that the pair of them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"looked rather like a hospital patient and visitor. `I am Professor Dumbledore.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`'Professor'?` repeated Riddle. He looked wary. `Is that like 'doctor'? What are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"you here for? Did she get you in to have a look","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"at me?` He was pointing at the door through which Mrs. Cole","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"had just left. `No, no,` said Dumbledore, smiling. `I don't believe you,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"said Riddle. `She wants me looked at, doesn't she? Tell the truth!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"He spoke the last three words with a ringing force that was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"almost shocking. It was a command, and it sounded as though he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"had given it many times before. His eyes had widened and he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"was glaring at Dumbledore, who made no response except to continue smiling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"pleasantly. After a few seconds Riddle stopped glaring, though he looked, if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"anything, warier still. `Who are you?` `I have told you. My name","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"is Professor Dumbledore and I work at a school called Hogwarts. I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"have come to offer you a place at my school ?your new","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"school, if you would like to come.` Riddle's reaction to this was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"most surprising. He leapt from the bed and backed away from Dumbledore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"looking furious. `You can't kid me! The asylum, that's where you're from,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"isn't it? 'Professor,' yes, of course ?well, I'm not going, see? That","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"old cat's the one who should be in the asylum. I never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"did anything to little Amy Benson or Dennis Bishop, and you can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"ask them, they'll tell you! `I am not from the asylum,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Dumbledore patiently. `I am a teacher and, if you will sit down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"calmly, I shall tell you about Hogwarts. Of course, if you would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"rather not come to the school, nobody will force you ?quot; `I'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"like to see them try,` sneered Riddle. `Hogwarts,` Dumbledore went on, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"though he had not heard Riddle's last words, `is a school for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"people with special abilities ?quot; `I'm not mad!` `I know that you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"are not mad. Hogwarts is not a school for mad people. It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"is a school of magic.` There was silence. Riddle had frozen, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"face expressionless, but his eyes were flickering back and forth between each","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"of Dumbledore's, as though trying to catch one of them lying. `Magic?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"he repeated in a whisper. `That's right,` said Dumbledore. `It's. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"it's magic, what I can do?` `What is it that you can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"do?` `All sorts,` breathed Riddle. A flush of excitement was rising up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"his neck into his hollow cheeks; he looked fevered. `I can make","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"filings move without touching them. I can make animals do what I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"want them to do, without training them. I can make bad things","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"happen to people who annoy me. I can make them hurt if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"I want to.` His legs were trembling. He stumbled forward and sat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"down on the bed again, staring at his hands, his head bowed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"as though in prayer. `I knew I was different,` he whispered to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"his own quivering fingers. `I knew I was special. Always, I knew","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"there was something.` `Well, you were quite right,` said Dumbledore, who was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"no longer smiling, but watching Riddle intently. `You are a wizard.` Riddle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"lifted his head. His face was transfigured: There was a wild happiness","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"upon it, yet for some reason it did not make him better","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"looking; on the contrary, his finely carved features seemed somehow rougher, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"expression almost bestial. `Are you a wizard too?` `Yes, I am.` `Prove","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"it,` said Riddle at once, in the same commanding tone he had used","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"when he had said, `Tell the truth.` Dumbledore raised his eyebrows. `If,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"as I take it, you are accepting your place at Hogwarts?quot; `Of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"course I am!` `Then you will address me as 'Professor' or 'sir.'`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Riddle's expression hardened for the most fleeting moment before he said, in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"an unrecognizably polite voice, `I'm sorry, sir. I meant ?please, Professor, could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"you show me ??` Harry was sure that Dumbledore was going to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"refuse, that he would tell Riddle there would be plenty of time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"for practical demonstrations at Hogwarts, that they were currently in a building","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"full of Muggles and must therefore be cautious. To his great surprise,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"however, Dumbledore drew his wand from an inside pocket of his suit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"jacket, pointed it at the shabby wardrobe in the corner, and gave","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the wand a casual flick. The wardrobe burst into flames. Riddle jumped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"to his feet; Harry could hardly blame him for howling in shock","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"and rage; all his worldly possessions must be in there. But even","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"as Riddle rounded on Dumbledore, the flames vanished, leaving the wardrobe completely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"undamaged. Riddle stared from the wardrobe to Dumbledore; then, his expression greedy,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"he pointed at the wand. `Where can I get one of them?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`All in good time,` said Dumbledore. `I think there is something trying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"to get out of your wardrobe.` And sure enough, a faint rattling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"could be heard from inside it. For the first time, Riddle looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"frightened. `Open the door,` said Dumbledore. Riddle hesitated, then crossed the room","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"and threw open the wardrobe door. On the topmost shelf, above a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"rail of threadbare clothes, a small cardboard box was shaking and rattling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"as though there were several frantic mice trapped inside it. `Take it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"out,` said Dumbledore. Riddle took down the quaking box. He looked unnerved.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`Is there anything in that box that you ought not to have?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"asked Dumbledore. Riddle threw Dumbledore a long, clear, calculating look. `Yes, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"suppose so, sir,` he said finally, in an expressionless voice. `Open it,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"said Dumbledore. Riddle took off the lid and tipped the contents onto","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"his bed without looking at them. Harry, who had expected something much","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"more exciting, saw a mess of small, everyday objects: a yo-yo, a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"silver thimble, and a tarnished mouth organ among them. Once free of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the box, they stopped quivering and lay quite still upon the thin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"blankets. `You will return them to their owners with your apologies,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Dumbledore calmly, putting his wand back into his jacket. `I shall know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"whether it has been done. And be warned: Thieving is not tolerated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"at Hogwarts.` Riddle did not look remotely abashed; he was still staring","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"coldly and appraisingly at Dumbledore. At last he said in a colorless","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"voice, `Yes, sir.` `At Hogwarts,` Dumbledore went on, `we teach you not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"only to use magic, but to control it. You have ?inadvertently, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"am sure ?been using your powers in a way that is neither","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"taught nor tolerated at our school. You are not the first, nor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"will you be the last, to allow your magic to run away","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"with you. But you should know that Hogwarts can expel students, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the Ministry of Magic ?yes, there is a Ministry ?will punish lawbreakers","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"still more severely. All new wizards must accept that, in entering our","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"world, they abide by our laws.` `Yes, sir,` said Riddle again. It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"was impossible to tell what he was thinking; his face remained quite","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"blank as he put the little cache of stolen objects back into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the cardboard box. When he had finished, he turned to Dumbledore and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"said baldly, `I haven't got any money.` `That is easily remedied,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Dumbledore, drawing a leather money-pouch from his pocket. `There is a fund","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"at Hogwarts for those who require assistance to buy books and robes.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"You might have to buy some of your spellbooks and so on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"secondhand, but ?quot; `Where do you buy spellbooks?` interrupted Riddle, who had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"taken the heavy money bag without thanking Dumbledore, and was now examining","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"a fat gold Galleon, `In Diagon Alley,` said Dumbledore. `I have your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"list of books and school equipment with me. I can help you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"find everything ?quot; `You're coming with me?` asked Riddle, looking up. `Certainly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"if you ?quot; `I don't need you,` said Riddle. `I'm used to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"doing things for myself, I go round London on my own all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"the time. How do you get to this Diagon Alley ?sir?` he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"added, catching Dumbledore's eye. Harry thought that Dumbledore would insist upon accompanying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Riddle, but once again he was surprised. Dumbledore handed Riddle the envelope","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"containing his list of equipment, and after telling Riddle exactly how to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"get to the Leaky Cauldron from the orphanage, he said, `You will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"be able to see it, although Muggles around you ?non-magical people, that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"is ?will not. Ask for Tom the barman ?easy enough to remember,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"as he shares your name ?quot; Riddle gave an irritable twitch, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"though trying to displace an irksome fly. `You dislike the name 'Tom'?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"`There are a lot of Toms,` muttered Riddle. Then, as though he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"could not suppress the question, as though it burst from him in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"spite of himself, he asked, `Was my father a wizard? He was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"called Tom Riddle too, they've told me.` `I'm afraid I don't know,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"said Dumbledore, his voice gentle. `My mother can't have been magic, or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"she wouldn't have died,` said Riddle, more to himself than Dumbledore. `It must've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"been him. So ?when I've got all my stuff?when do I come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"to this Hogwarts?` `All the details are on the second piece of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"parchment in your envelope,` said Dumbledore. `You will leave from King's Cross","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Station on the first of September. There is a train ticket in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"there too.` Riddle nodded. Dumbledore got to his feet and held out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"his hand again. Taking it, Riddle said, `I can speak to snakes.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"I found out when we've been to the country on trips ?they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"find me, they whisper to me. Is that normal for a wizard?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Harry could tell that he had withheld mention of this strangest power","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"until that moment, determined to impress. `It is unusual,` said Dumbledore, after","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"a moment's hesitation, `but not unheard of.` His tone was casual but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"his eyes moved curiously over Riddle's face. They stood for a moment,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"man and boy, staring at each other. Then the handshake was broken;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Dumbledore was at the door. `Good-bye, Tom. I shall see you at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Hogwarts.` `I think that will do,` said the white-haired Dumbledore at Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"side, and seconds later, they were soaring weightlessly through darkness once more,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"before landing squarely in the present-day office. `Sit down,` said Dumbledore, landing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"beside Harry. Harry obeyed, his mind still full of what he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"just seen. `He believed it much quicker than I did ?I mean,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"when you told him he was a wizard,` said Harry. `I didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"believe Hagrid at first, when he told me.` `Yes, Riddle was perfectly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"ready to believe that he was ?to use his word ?'special,'` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Dumbledore. `Did you know ?then?` asked Harry. `Did I know that I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"had just met the most dangerous Dark wizard of all time?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Dumbledore. `No, I had no idea that he was to grow up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"to be what he is. However, I was certainly intrigued by him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"I returned to Hogwarts intending to keep an eye upon him, something","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"I should have done in any case, given that he was alone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"and friendless, but which, already, I felt I ought to do for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"others' sake as much as his. `His powers, as you heard, were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"surprisingly well-developed for such a young wizard and ?most interestingly and ominously","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"of all ?he had already discovered that he had some measure of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"control over them, and begun to use them consciously. And as you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"saw, they were not the random experiments typical of young wizards: He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"was already using magic against other people, to frighten, to punish, to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"control. The little stories of the strangled rabbit and the young boy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"and girl he lured into a cave were most suggestive. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
". 'I can make them hurt if I want to. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
".'` `And he was a Parselmouth,` interjected Harry. `Yes, indeed; a rare","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"ability, and one supposedly connected with the Dark Arts, although as we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"know, there are Parselmouths among the great and the good too. In","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"fact, his ability to speak to serpents did not make me nearly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"as uneasy as his obvious instincts for cruelty, secrecy, and domination. `Time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"is making fools of us again,` said Dumbledore, indicating the dark sky","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"beyond the windows. `But before we part, I want to draw your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"attention to certain features of the scene we have just witnessed, for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"they have a great bearing on the matters we shall be discussing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"in future meetings. `Firstly, I hope you noticed Riddle's reaction when I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"mentioned that another shared his first name, 'Tom'?` Harry nodded. `There he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"showed his contempt for anything that tied him to other people, anything","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"that made him ordinary. Even then, he wished to be different, separate,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"notorious. He shed his name, as you know, within a few short","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"years of that conversation and created the mask of Lord Voldemort' behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"which he has been hidden for so long. `I trust that you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"also noticed that Tom Riddle was already highly self-sufficient, secretive, and, apparently,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"friendless? He did not want help or companionship on his trip to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Diagon Alley. He preferred to operate alone. The adult Voldemort is the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"same. You will hear many of his Death Eaters claiming that they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"are in his confidence, that they alone are close to him, even","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"understand him. They are deluded. Lord Voldemort has never had a friend,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"nor do I believe that he has ever wanted one. `And lastly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"?I hope you are not too sleepy to pay attention to this,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Harry ?the young Tom Riddle liked to collect trophies. You saw the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"box of stolen articles he had hidden in his room. These were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"taken from victims of his bullying behavior, souvenirs, if you will, of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"particularly unpleasant bits of magic. Bear in mind this magpie-like tendency, for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"this, particularly, will be important later. `And now, it really is time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"for bed.` Harry got to his feet. As he walked across the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"room, his eyes fell I upon the little table on which Marvolo","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Gaunt's ring had rested last I time, but the ring was no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"longer there. `Yes, Harry?` said Dumbledore, for Harry had come to a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"halt. I `The ring's gone,` said Harry, looking around. `But I thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"I you might have the mouth organ or something.` Dumbledore beamed at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"him, peering over the top of his hall' moon spectacles. `Very astute,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"Harry, but the mouth organ was only ever a mouth organ.` And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
"on that enigmatic note he waved to Harry, who understood himself to be dismissed.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-13"
" Harry had Herbology first thing the following morning. He had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"unable to tell Ron and Hermione about his lesson with Dumbledore over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"breakfast for fear of being over-heard, but he filled them in as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"they walked across the vegetable patch toward the greenhouses. The weekend’s brutal","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"wind had died out at last; the weird mist had returned and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"it took them a little longer than usual to find the correct","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"greenhouse. `Wow, scary thought, the boy You-Know-Who,` said Ron qui-etly, as they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"took their places around one of the gnarled Snargaluff stumps that formed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"this terms project, and began pulling on their protective gloves. `But I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"still don't get why Dumbledore's showing you all this. I mean, it's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"really interesting and everything, but what's the point?` `Dunno,` said Harry, inserting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"a gum shield. `But he says its all important and it'll help","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"me survive.` `I think it's fascinating,` said Hermione earnestly. `It makes absolute","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"sense to know as much about Voldemort as possible. How else will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"you find out his weaknesses?` `So how was Slughorn's latest party?` Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"asked her thickly through the gum shield. `Oh, it was quite fun,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"really,` said Hermione, now putting on protective goggles. `I mean, he drones","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"on about famous exploits a bit, and he absolutely fawns on McLaggen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"because he's so well connected, but he gave us some really nice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"food and he introduced us to Gwenog Jones.` `Gwenog Jones?` said Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"his eyes widening under his own goggles. `The Gwenog Jones? Captain of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the Holyhead Harpies?` `That's right,` said Hermione. `Personally, I thought she was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"a bit full of herself, but —` `Quite enough chat over here!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"said Professor Sprout briskly, bustling over and looking stern. `You're lagging behind,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"everybody else has started, and Neville's already got his first pod!` They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"looked around; sure enough, there sat Neville with a bloody lip and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"several nasty scratches along the side of his face, but clutching an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"unpleasantly pulsating green object about the size of a grapefruit. `Okay, Professor,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"we're starting now!` said Ron, adding quietly, when she had turned away","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"again, `should ve used Muffliato, Harry.` `No, we shouldn't!` said Hermione at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"once, looking, as she always did, intensely cross at the thought of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the Half-Blood Prince and his spells. `Well, come on ... we'd better","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"get going. ...` She gave the other two an apprehensive look; they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"all took deep breaths and then dived at the gnarled stump between","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"them. It sprang to life at once; long, prickly, bramblelike vines flew","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"out of the top and whipped through the air. One tangled itself","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"in Hermione's hair, and Ron beat it back with a pair of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"secateurs; Harry succeeded in trapping a couple of vines and knotting them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"together; a hole opened in the middle of all the tentaclelike branches;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Hermione plunged her arm bravely into this hole, which closed like a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"trap around her elbow; Harry and Ron tugged and wrenched at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"vines, forcing the hole to open again, and Hermi-one snatched her arm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"free, clutching in her fingers a pod just like Neville's. At once,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the prickly vines shot back inside, and the gnarled stump sat there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"looking like an innocently dead lump of wood. `You know, I don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"think I'll be having any of these in my garden when I've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"got my own place,` said Ron, pushing his goggles up onto his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"forehead and wiping sweat from his face. `Pass me a bowl,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Hermione, holding the pulsating pod at arm's length; Harry handed one over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"and she dropped the pod into it with a look of disgust","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"on her face. `Don't be squeamish, squeeze it out, they're best when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"they're fresh!` called Professor Sprout. `Anyway,` said Hermione, continuing their interrupted conver-sation","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"as though a lump of wood had not just attacked them, `Slughorn's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"going to have a Christmas party, Harry, and there's no way you'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"be able to wriggle out of this one because he actually asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"me to check your free evenings, so he could be sure to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"have it on a night you can come.` Harry groaned. Meanwhile, Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"who was attempting to burst the pod in the bowl by putting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"both hands on it, standing up, and squashing it as hard as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"he could, said angrily, `And this is another party just for Slughorn's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"favorites, is it?` `Just for the Slug Club, yes,` said Hermione. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"pod flew out from under Ron's fingers and hit the green house","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"glass, rebounding onto the back of Professor Sprout's head and knocking off","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"her old, patched hat. Harry went to retrieve the pod; when he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"got back, Hermione was saying, `Look, I didn't make up the name","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"'Slug Club' —` `'Slug Club,'`repeated Ron with a sneer worthy of Malfoy.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"`It's pathetic. Well, I hope you enjoy your party. Why don't you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"try hooking up with McLaggen, then Slughorn can make you King and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Queen Slug —` `We're allowed to bring guests,` said Hermione, who for some","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"reason had turned a bright, boiling scarlet, `and I was going to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"ask you to come, but if you think it's that stupid then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"I won't bother!` Harry suddenly wished the pod had flown a little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"farther, so that he need not have been sitting here with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"pair of them. Unno-ticed by either, he seized the bowl that contained","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the pod and be-gan to try and open it by the noisiest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"and most energetic means he could think of; unfortunately, he could still","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"hear every word of their conversation. `You were going to ask me?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"asked Ron, in a completely differ-ent voice. `Yes,` said Hermione angrily. `But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"obviously if you'd rather 1 hooked up with McLaggen ...` There was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"a pause while Harry continued to pound the resilient pod with a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"trowel. `No, I wouldn't,` said Ron, in a very quiet voice. Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"missed the pod, hit the bowl, and shattered it. ‘`Reparo,`' he said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"hastily, poking the pieces with his wand, and the bowl sprang back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"together again. The crash, however, appeared to have awoken Ron and Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"to Harry's presence. Hermione looked flustered and immediately started fussing about for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"her copy of “Flesh-Eating Trees of the World” to find out the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"correct way to juice Snargaluff pods; Ron, on the other hand, looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"sheepish but also rather pleased with himself. `Hand that over, Harry,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Hermione hurriedly. `It says we're supposed to puncture them with something sharp.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
". . .` Harry passed her the pod in the bowl; he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"and Ron both snapped their goggles back over their eyes and dived,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"once more, for the stump. It was not as though he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"really surprised, thought Harry, as he wrestled with a thorny vine intent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"upon throttling him; he had had an inkling that this might happen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"sooner or later. But he was not sure how he felt about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"it. ... He and Cho were now too em-barrassed to look at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"each other, let alone talk to each other; what if Ron and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Hermione started going out together, then split up? Could their friendship survive","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"it? Harry remembered the few weeks when they had not been talking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"to each other in the third year; he had not enjoyed trying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"to bridge the distance between them. And then, what if they didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"split up? What if they became like Bill and Fleur, and it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"became excruciatingly embarrassing to be in their presence, so that he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"shut out for good? `Gotcha!` yelled Ron, pulling a second pod from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the stump just as Hermione managed to burst the first one open,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"so that the bowl was full of tubers wriggling like pale green","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"worms. The rest of the lesson passed without further mention of Slughorn's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"party. Although Harry watched his two friends more closely over the next","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"few days, Ron and Hermione did not seem any different except that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"they were a little politer to each other than usual. Harry supposed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"he would just have to wait to see what happened under the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"influence of butterbeer in Slughorn's dimly lit room on the night of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the party. In the meantime, however, he had more pressing worries. Katie","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Bell was still in St. Mungo's Hospital with no prospect of leaving,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"which meant that the promising Gryffindor team Harry had been training so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"carefully since September was one Chaser short. He kept putting off replacing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Katie in the hope that she would return, but their opening match","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"against Slytherin was loom-ing, and he finally had to accept that she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"would not be back in time to play. Harry did not think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"he could stand another full-House tryout. With a sinking feeling that had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"little to do with Quidditch, he cor-nered Dean Thomas after Transfiguration one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"day. Most of the class had already left, although several twittering yellow","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"birds were still zooming around the room, all of Hermione's creation; nobody","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"else had succeeded in conjuring so much as a feather from thin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"air. `Are you still interested in playing Chaser?` `Wha — ? Yeah,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"of course!` said Dean excitedly. Over Dean’s shoulder, Harry saw Seamus Finnegan","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"slamming his books into his bag, looking sour. One of the reasons","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"why Harry would have pre-ferred not to have to ask Dean to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"play was that he knew Seamus would not like it. On the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"other hand, he had to do what was best for the team,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"and Dean had outflown Seamus at the tryouts. `Well then, you're in,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"said Harry. `There's a practice tonight, seven o'clock.` `Right,` said Dean. `Cheers,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Harry! Blimey, I can't wait to tell Ginny!` He sprinted out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the room, leaving Harry and Seamus alone together, an uncomfortable moment made","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"no easier when a bird dropping landed on Seamus's head as one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"of Hermione's canaries whizzed over them. Seamus was not the only person","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"disgruntled by the choice of Katie’s substitute. There was much muttering in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the common room about the fact that Harry had now chosen two of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"his class-mates for the team. As Harry had endured much worse mutterings","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"than this in his school career, he was not particularly bothered, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"all the same, the pressure was increasing to provide a win in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the upcoming match against Slytherin. If Gryffindor won, Harry knew that the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"whole House would forget that they had criticized him and swear that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"they had always known it was a great team. If they lost.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
". . well, Harry thought wryly, he had still endured worse mutterings.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
". . . Harry had no reason to regret his choice once","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"he saw Dean fly that evening; he worked well with Ginny and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Demelza. The Beaters, Peakes and Coote, were getting better all the time.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"The only problem was Ron. Harry had known all along that Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"was an inconsistent player who suffered from nerves and a lack of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"confidence, and unfortu-nately, the looming prospect of the opening game of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"season seemed to have brought out all his old insecurities. After letting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"in half a dozen goals, most of them scored by Ginny, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"technique became wilder and wilder, until he finally punched an oncoming Demelza","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Robins in the mouth. `It was an accident, I'm sorry, Demelza, really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"sorry!` Ron shouted after her as she zigzagged back to the ground,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"dripping blood everywhere. `I just —` `Panicked,` Ginny said angrily, landing next","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"to Demelza and examining her fat lip. `You prat, Ron, look at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the state of her!` `I can fix that,` said Harry, landing beside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the two girls, pointing his wand at Demelzas mouth, and saying `Episkey.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"`And Ginny, don't call Ron a prat, you're not the Captain of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"this team —` `Well, you seemed too busy to call him a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"prat and I thought someone should —` Harry forced himself not to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"laugh. `In the air, everyone, let's go. . . .` Overall it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"was one of the worst practices they had had all term, though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Harry did not feel that honesty was the best policy when they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"were this close to the match. `Good work, everyone, I think we'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"flatten Slytherin,` he said bracingly, and the Chasers and Beaters left the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"changing room looking reasonably happy with themselves. `I played like a sack","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"of dragon dung,` said Ron in a hollow voice when the door","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"had swung shut behind Ginny. `No, you didn't,` said Harry firmly. `You're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the best Keeper I tried out, Ron. Your only problem is nerves.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"He kept up a relentless flow of encouragement all the way back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"to the castle, and by the time they reached the second floor,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Ron was looking marginally more cheerful. When Harry pushed open the tapestry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"to take their usual shortcut up to Gryffindor Tower, however, they found","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"themselves looking at Dean and Ginny, who were locked in a close","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"embrace and kissing fiercely as though glued together. It was as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"something large and scaly erupted into life in Harry's stomach, clawing at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"his insides: Hot blood seemed to flood his brain, so that all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"thought was extinguished, replaced by a savage urge to jinx Dean into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"a jelly. Wrestling with this sudden madness, he heard Ron's voice as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"though from a great distance away. “Oi!” Dean and Ginny broke apart","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"and looked around. `What?` said Ginny. `I don't want to find my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"own sister snogging people in public!` `This was a deserted corridor till","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"you came butting in!` said Ginny. Dean was looking embarrassed. He gave","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Harry a shifty grin that Harry did not return, as the newborn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"monster inside him was roar-ing for Dean's instant dismissal from the team.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"`Er . . . c'mon, Ginny,` said Dean, `let's go back to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the common room. ...` `You go!` said Ginny. `I want a word","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"with my dear brother!` Dean left, looking as though he was not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"sorry to depart the scene. `Right,` said Ginny, tossing her long red","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"hair out of her face and glaring at Ron, `let's get this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"straight once and for all. It is none of your business who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"I go out with or what I do with them, Ron —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"`Yeah, it is!` said Ron, just as angrily. `D' you think I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"want peo-ple saying my sister's a —` `A what?` shouted Ginny, drawing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"her wand. `A what, exactly?` `He doesn't mean anything, Ginny —` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Harry automati-cally, though the monster was roaring its approval of Ron's words.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"`Oh yes he does!` she said, flaring up at Harry. `Just because","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"he's never snogged anyone in his life, just because the best kiss","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"he's ever had is from our Auntie Muriel —` `Shut your mouth!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"bellowed Ron, bypassing red and turning maroon. `No, I will not!` yelled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Ginny, beside herself. `I've seen you with Phlegm, hoping she'll kiss you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"on the cheek every time you see her, it's pathetic! If you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"went out and got a bit of snogging done your self, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"wouldn't mind so much that everyone else does it!` Ron had pulled out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"his wand too; Harry stepped swiftly between them. `You don't know what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"you're talking about!` Ron roared, trying to get a clear shot at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Ginny around Harry, who was now standing in front of her with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"his arms outstretched. `Just because I don't do it in public —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"!` Ginny screamed with derisive laughter, trying to push Harry out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the way. `Been kissing Pigwidgeon, have you? Or have you got a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"picture of Auntie Muriel stashed under your pillow?` You — A streak","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"of orange light flew under Harrys left arm and missed Ginny by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"inches; Harry pushed Ron up against the wall. `Don't be stupid —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"`Harry's snogged Cho Chang!` shouted Ginny, who sounded close to tears now.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"`And Hermione snogged Viktor Krum, it's only you who acts like it's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"something disgusting, Ron, and that's because you've got about as much experience","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"as a twelve-year-old!` And with that, she stormed away. Harry quickly let","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"go of Ron; the look on his face was murderous. They both","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"stood there, breath-ing heavily, until Mrs. Norris, Rich's cat, appeared around the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"cor-ner, which broke the tension. `C'mon,` said Harry, as the sound of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Filch's shuffling feet reached their ears. They hurried up the stairs and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"along a seventh-floor corridor. `Oi, out of the way!` Ron barked at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"a small girl who jumped in fright and dropped a bottle of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"toadspawn. Harry hardly noticed the sound of shattering glass; he felt dis-oriented,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"dizzy; being struck by a lightning bolt must be something like this.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"It's just because she's Ron’s sister, he told himself. You just didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"like seeing her kissing Dean because she's Ron's sister. . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"But unbidden into his mind came an image of that same de-serted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"corridor with himself kissing Ginny instead. . . . The mon-ster in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"his chest purred . . . but then he saw Ron ripping","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"open the tapestry curtain and drawing his wand on Harry, shouting things","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"like `betrayal of trust` . . . `supposed to be my friend`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
". . . `D'you think Hermione did snog Krum?` Ron asked abruptly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"as they approached the Fat Lady. Harry gave a guilty start and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"wrenched his imagination away from a corridor in which no Ron intruded,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"in which he and Ginny were quite alone — `What?` he said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"confusedly. `Oh ... er ...` The honest answer was `yes,` but he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"did not want to give it. However, Ron seemed to gather the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"worst from the look on Harry's face. `Dilligrout,` he said darkly to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the Fat Lady, and they climbed through the portrait hole into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"common room. Neither of them mentioned Ginny or Hermione again; indeed, they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"barely spoke to each other that evening and got into bed in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"si-lence, each absorbed in his own thoughts, Harry lay awake for a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"long time, looking up at the canopy of his four-poster and trying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"to convince himself that his feelings for Ginny were entirely elder-brotherly. They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"had lived, had they not, like brother and sister all summer, playing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Quidditch, teasing Ron, and having a laugh about Bill and Phlegm? He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"had known Ginny for years now. ... It was natural that he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"should feel protective . . . natural that he should want to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"look out for her . . . want to rip Dean limb","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"from limb for kissing her... No ... he would have to control","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"that particular brotherly feeling. . . . Ron gave a great grunting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"snore. She's Ron's sister, Harry told himself firmly. Ron's sister. She's out-of-bounds.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"He would not risk his friendship with Ron for anything. He punched","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"his pillow into a more comfortable shape and waited for sleep to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"come, trying his utmost not to allow his thoughts to stray anywhere","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"near Ginny. Harry awoke next morning feeling slightly dazed and confused by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"a series of dreams in which Ron had chased him with a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Beater’s bat, but by midday he would have happily exchanged the dream","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Ron for the real one, who was not only cold-shouldering Ginny and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Dean, but also treating a hurt and bewildered Hermione with an icy,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"sneering indifference. What was more, Ron seemed to have become, overnight, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"touchy and ready to lash out as the average Blast-Ended Skrewt. Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"spent the day attempting to keep the peace between Ron and Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"with no success; finally, Hermione departed for bed in high dudgeon, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Ron stalked off to the boys' dormitory after swearing angrily at several","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"frightened first years for looking at him. To Harry’s dismay, Ron's new","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"aggression did not wear off over the next few days. Worse still,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"it coincided with an even deeper dip in his Keeping skills, which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"made him still more aggressive, so that during the final Quidditch practice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"before Saturdays match, he failed to save every single goal the Chasers","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"aimed at him, but bellowed at everybody so much that he reduced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Demelza Robins to tears. `You shut up and leave her alone!` shouted Peakes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"who was about two-thirds Ron's height, though admittedly carrying a heavy bat.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"`ENOUGH!` bellowed Harry, who had seen Ginny glowering in Ron’s direction and,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"remembering her reputation as an accom-plished caster of the Bat-Bogey Hex, soared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"over to intervene be-fore things got out of hand. `Peakes, go and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"pack up the Bludgers. Demelza, pull yourself together, you played really well","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"today, Ron . . .` he waited until the rest of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"team were out of earshot before saying it, `you're my best mate,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"but carry on treating the rest of them like this and I'm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"going to kick you off the team.` He really thought for a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"moment that Ron might hit him, but then something much worse happened:","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Ron seemed to sag on his broom. all the fight went out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"of him and he said, `I resign. I'm pathetic.` `You're not pathetic","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"and you're not resigning!` said Harry fiercely, seizing Ron by the front","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"of his robes. `You can save any-thing when you're on form, it's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"a mental problem you've got!` `You calling me mental?` `Yeah, maybe I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"am!` They glared at each other for a moment, then Ron shook","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"his head wearily. `I know you haven't got any time to find","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"another Keeper, so I'll play tomorrow, but if we lose, and we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"will, I'm tak-ing myself off the team.` Nothing Harry said made any","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"difference. He tried boosting Ron's confidence all through dinner, but Ron was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"too busy being grumpy and surly with Hermione to notice. Harry persisted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"in the common room that evening, but his assertion that the whole","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"team would be devastated if Ron left was somewhat undermined by the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"fact that the rest of the team was sitting in a huddle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"in a distant corner, clearly muttering about Ron and casting him nasty","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"looks. Finally Harry tried getting angry again in the hope of provoking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Ron into a defiant, and hopefully goal-saving, attitude, but this strategy did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"not appear to work any better than encouragement; Ron went to bed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"as dejected and hopeless as ever. Harry lay awake for a very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"long time in the darkness. He did not want to lose the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"upcoming match; not only was it his first as Cap-tain, but he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"was determined to beat Draco Malfoy at Quidditch even if he could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"not yet prove his suspicions about him. Yet if Ron played as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"he had done in the last few practices, their chances of winning","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"were very slim. . . . If only there was something he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"could do to make Ron pull him-self together . . . make","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"him play at the top of his form . . . some-thing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"that would ensure that Ron had a really good day. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
". And the answer came to Harry in one, sudden, glorious stroke","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"of inspiration. Breakfast was the usual excitable affair next morning; the Slytherins","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"hissed and booed loudly as every member of the Gryffindor team entered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the Great Hall. Harry glanced at the ceiling and saw a clear,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"pale blue sky: a good omen. The Gryffindor table, a solid mass","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"of red and gold, cheered as Harry and Ron approached. Harry grinned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"and waved; Ron gri-maced weakly and shook his head. `Cheer up, Ron!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"called Lavender. `I know you'll be brilliant!` : Ron ignored her. `Tea?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Harry asked him. `Coffee? Pumpkin juice?` `Anything,` said Ron glumly, taking a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"moody bite of toast. A few minutes later Hermione, who had become","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"so tired of Ron's recent unpleasant behavior that she had not come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"down to breakfast with them, paused on her way up the table.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"`How are you both feeling?` she asked tentatively, her eyes on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"back of Ron's head. `Fine,` said Harry, who was concentrating on handing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Ron a glass of pumpkin juice. `There you go, Ron. Drink up.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Ron had just raised the glass to his lips when Hermione spoke","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"sharply. `Don't drink that, Ron!` Both Harry and Ron looked up at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"her. `Why not?` said Ron. Hermione was now staring at Harry as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"though she could not be-lieve her eyes. `You just put something in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"that drink.` `Excuse me?` said Harry. `You heard me. I saw you.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"You just tipped something into Ron's drink. You've got the bottle in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"your hand right now!` `I dont know what you're talking about,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Harry, stowing the little bottle hastily in his pocket. `Ron, I warn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"you, don't drink it!` Hermione said again, alarmed, but Ron picked up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the glass, drained it in one gulp, and said, `Stop bossing me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"around, Hermione.` She looked scandalized. Bending low so that only Harry could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"hear her, she hissed, `You should be expelled for that. I'd never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"have believed it of you, Harry!` `Look who's talking,` he whispered back.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"`Confunded anyone lately?` She stormed up the table away from them. Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"watched her go without regret. Hermione had never really understood what a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"serious business Quidditch was. He then looked around at Ron, who was smacking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"his lips. `Nearly time/' said Harry blithely. The frosty grass crunched underfoot","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"as they strode down to the stadium. `Pretty lucky the weathers this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"good, eh?` Harry asked Ron. `Yeah,` said Ron, who was pale and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"sick-looking. Ginny and Demelza were already wearing their Quidditch robes and waiting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"in the changing room. `Conditions look ideal,` said Ginny, ignoring Ron. `And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"guess what? That Slytherin Chaser Vaisey — he took a Bludger in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the head yesterday during their practice, and he's too sore to play!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"And even better than that — Malfoy's gone off sick too!` `What?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"said Harry, wheeling around to stare at her. `He's ill? What's wrong","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"with him?` `No idea, but it's great for us,` said Ginny brightly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"`They're playing Harper instead; he's in my year and he's an idiot.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Harry smiled back vaguely, but as he pulled on his scarlet robes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"his mind was far from Quidditch. Malfoy had once before claimed he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"could not play due to injury, but on that occasion he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"made sure the whole match was rescheduled for a time that suited","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the Slytherins better. Why was he now happy to let a substitute","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"go on? Was he really ill, or was he faking? `Fishy, isn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"it?` he said in an undertone to Ron. `Malfoy not playing?` `Lucky,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"I call it,` said Ron, looking slightly more animated. `And Vaisey off","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"too, he's their best goal scorer, I didn't fancy — hey!` he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"said suddenly, freezing halfway through pulling on his Keepers gloves and staring","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"at Harry. `What?` `I... you . . .` Ron had dropped his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"voice, he looked both scared and excited. `My drink ... my pumpkin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"juice ... you didn't...?` Harry raised his eyebrows, but said nothing except,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"`We'll be starting in about five minutes, you'd better get your boots","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"on.` They walked out onto the pitch to tumultuous roars and boos.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"One end of the stadium was solid red and gold; the other,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"a sea of green and silver. Many Hufflepuffs and Ravenclaws had taken","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"sides too: Amidst all the yelling and clapping Harry could distinctly hear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the roar of Luna Lovegood's famous lion-topped hat. Harry stepped up to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Madam Hooch, the referee, who was stand-ing ready to release the balls","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"from the crate. `Captains shake hands,` she said, and Harry had his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"hand crushed by the new Slytherin Captain, Urquhart. `Mount your brooms. On","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the whistle . . . three . . . two . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
". one . . .` The whistle sounded, Harry and the others","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"kicked off hard from the frozen ground, and they were away. Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"soared around the perimeter of the grounds, looking around for the Snitch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"and keeping one eye on Harper, who was zigzagging far below him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Then a voice that was jarringly different to the usual commentator's started","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"up. `Well, there they go, and I think we're all surprised to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"see the team that Potter's put together this year. Many thought, given","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Ronald Weasley's patchy performance as Keeper last year, that he might be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"off the team, but of course, a close personal friendship with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Captain does help. . . .` These words were greeted with jeers","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"and applause from the Slytherin end of the pitch. Harry craned around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"on his broom to look toward the commentator's podium. A call, skinny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"blond buy with an upturned nose was standing there, talking into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"magical megaphone that had once been Lee Jordan's; Harry recognized Zacharias Smith,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"a Hufflepuff player whom he heartily disliked. `Oh, and here comes Slytherin's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"first attempt on goal, it's Urquhart streaking down the pitch and —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Harrys stomach turned over. `— Weasley saves it, well, he's bound to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"get lucky sometimes, I suppose. . . .` `That's right, Smith, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"is,` muttered Harry, grinning to him-self, as he dived amongst the Chasers","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"with his eyes searching all around for some hint of the elusive","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Snitch. With half an hour of the game gone, Gryffindor were leading","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"sixty points to zero, Ron having made some truly spectacular saves, some","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"by the very tips of his gloves, and Ginny having scored four","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"of Gryffindor's six goals. This effectively stopped Zacharias won-dering loudly whether the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"two Weasleys were only there because Harry liked them, and he started","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"on Peakes and Coote instead. `Of course, Coote isn't really the usual","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"build for a Beater,` said Zacharias loftily, `they've generally got a bit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"more muscle —` `Hit a Bludger at him!` Harry called to Coote","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"as he zoomed past, but Coote, grinning broadly, chose to aim the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"next Bludger at Harper instead, who was just passing Harry in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"opposite direc-tion. Harry was pleased to hear the dull thunk that meant","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the Bludger had found its mark. It seemed as though Gryffindor could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"do no wrong. Again and again they scored, and again and again,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"at the other end of the pitch, Ron saved goals with apparent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"ease. He was actually smiling now, and when the crowd greeted a particularly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"good save with a rousing chorus of the old favorite `Weasley Is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Our King,` he pre-tended to conduct them from on high. `Thinks he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"something special today, doesn't he?` said a snide voice, and Harry was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"nearly knocked off his broom as Harper collided with him hard and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"deliberately. `Your blood-traitor pal...` Madam Hooch's back was turned, and though Gryffindors","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"be-low shouted in anger, by the time she looked around, Harper had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"already sped off. His shoulder aching, Harry raced after him, de-termined to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"ram him back. ... `And I think Harper of Slytherin's seen the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Snitch!` said Zacharias Smith through his megaphone. `Yes, he's certainly seen something","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Potter hasn't!` Smith really was an idiot, thought Harry, hadn't he noticed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"them collide? But next moment, his stomach seemed to drop out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the , sky — Smith was right and Harry was wrong: Harper","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"had not sped upward at random; he had spotted what Harry had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"not: The Snitch was speeding along high above them, glinting brightly against","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the clear blue sky. Harry accelerated; the wind was whistling in his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"ears so that it drowned all sound of Smith's commentary or the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"crowd, but Harper was still ahead of him, and Gryffindor was only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"a hundred points up; if Harper got there first Gryffindor had lost.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
". . and now Harper was feet from it, his hand outstretched.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"... `Oi, Harper!` yelled Harry in desperation. `How much did Malfoy pay","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"you to come on instead of him?` He did not know what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"made him say it, but Harper did a dou-ble-take; he fumbled the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Snitch, let it slip through his fingers, and shot right past it.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Harry made a great swipe for the tiny, fluttering ball and caught","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"it. `YES!` Hairy yelled. Wheeling around, he hurtled back toward the ground,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the Snitch held high in his hand. As the crowd realized what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"had happened, a great shout went up that almost drowned the sound","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"of the whistle that signaled the end of the game. `Ginny, where're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"you going?` yelled Harry, who had found hint self trapped in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"midst of a mass midair hug with the rest of tin1 team,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"but Ginny sped right on past them until, with an almighty crash,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"she collided with the commentators podium. As the crowd shrieked and laughed,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the Gryffindor team landed beside the wreckage of wood under which Zacharias","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"was feebly stirring,: Harry heard Ginny saying blithely to an irate Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"McGonagall, `Forgot to brake, Professor, sorry.` Laughing, Harry broke free of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"rest of the team and hugged Ginny, but let go very quickly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Avoiding her gaze, he clapped cheering Ron on the back instead as,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"all enmity forgotten, the Gryffindor team left the pitch arm in arm,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"punching the air ami waving to their supporters. The atmosphere in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"changing room was jubilant. `Party up in the common room, Seamus said!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"yelled Dean exuberantly. `C'mon, Ginny, Demelza!` Ron and Harry were the last","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"two in the changing room. They were just about to leave when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Hermione entered. She was twisting her Gryffindor scarf in her hands and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"looked upset but determined. `I want a word with you, Harry.` She","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"took a deep breath. `Yon shouldn't have done it. You heard Slughorn,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"its illegal.` `What are you going to do, turn us in?` demanded","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Ron. `What are you two talking about?` asked Harry, turning away to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"hang up his robes so that neither of them would see him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"grinning, `You know perfectly well what we're talking about!` said Hermione shrilly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"`You spiked Rons juice with lucky potion at breakfast! I'elix Felicis!` `No,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"I didn't,` said Harry, turning back to face them both. `Yes you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"did, Harry, and that's why everything went right, there were Slytherin players","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"missing and Ron saved everything!` `I didn't put it in!` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"grinning broadly. He slipped his hand inside his jacket pocket and drew","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"out the tiny bottle that Hermione had seen in his hand that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"morning. It was full of golden potion and the cork was still","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"tightly sealed with wax. `I wanted Ron to think I'd done it,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"so I faked it when I knew you were look-ing.` He looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"at Ron. `You saved everything because you felt lucky. You did it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"all yourself.` He pocketed the potion again. `There really wasn't anything in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"my pumpkin juice?` Ron said, astounded. `But the weather's good. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"and Vaisey couldn't play. ... I honestly haven't been given lucky potion?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"] Harry shook his head. Ron gaped at him for a moment,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"then rounded on Hermione, imitating her voice. `You added Felix Felicis to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Ron’s juice this morning, that's why he saved everything! See! I can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"save goals without help, Hermione!` `I never said you couldn't — Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"you thought you'd been given it too!` But Ron had already strode","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"past her out of the door with his broomstick over his shoulder.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"`Er,` said Harry into the sudden silence; he had not expected his plan","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"to backfire like this, `shall. . . shall we go up to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the party, then?` `You go!` said Hermione, blinking back tears. `I'm sick","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"of Ron at the moment, I don't know what I'm supposed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"have done. . . .` And she stormed out of the changing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"room too. Harry walked slowly back up the grounds toward the castle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"through the crowd, many of whom shouted congratulations at him, but he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"felt a great sense of letdown; he had been sure that if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Ron won the match, he and Hermione would be friends again immediately.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"He did not see how he could possibly explain to Hermi-one that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"what she had done to offend Ron was kiss Viktor Krum, not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"when the offense had occurred so long ago. Harry could not see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Hermione at the Gryffindor celebration party, which was in full swing when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"he arrived. Renewed cheers and clapping greeted his appearance, and he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"soon surrounded by a mob of people congratulating him. What with trying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"to shake off the Creevey brothers, who wanted a blow-by-blow match analysis,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"and the large group of girls that encircled him, laughing at his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"least amusing comments and batting their eyelids, it was some time before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"he could try and find Ron. At last, he extricated him-self from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Romilda Vane, who was hinting heavily that she would like to go","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"to Slughorn's Christmas party with him. As he was duck-ing toward the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"drinks table, he walked straight into Ginny, Arnold the Pygmy Puff riding","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"on her shoulder and Crookshanks mewing hopefully at her heels. `Looking for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Ron?` she asked, smirking. `He's over there, the filthy hypocrite.` Harry looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"into the corner she was indicating. There, in full view of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"whole room, stood Ron wrapped so closely around Lavender Brown it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"hard to tell whose hands were whose. `It looks like he's eating","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"her face, doesn't it?` said Ginny dispas-sionately. `But I suppose he's got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"to refine his technique somehow. Good game, Harry.` She patted him on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the arm; Harry felt a swooping sensation in his stomach, but then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"she walked off to help herself to more butterbeer. Crookshanks trotted after","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"her, his yellow eyes fixed upon Arnold. Harry turned away from Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"who did not look like he would be surfacing soon, just as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the portrait hole was closing. With a sinking feeling, he thought he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"saw a mane of bushy brown hair whip-ping out of sight. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"darted forward, sidestepped Romilda Vane again, and pushed open the portrait of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"the Fat Lady. The corridor outside , seemed to be deserted. `Hermione?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"He found her in the first unlocked classroom he tried. She was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"sitting on the teacher's desk, alone except for a small ring of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"twit-tering yellow birds circling her head, which she had clearly just conjured","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"out of midair. Harry could not help admiring her spell-work at a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"time like this. `Oh, hello, Harry,` she said in a brittle voice.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"`I was just practicing.` `Yeah . . . they're — er —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"really good. ...` said Harry. He had no idea what to say","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"to her. He was just wondering whether there was any chance that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"she had not noticed Ron, that she had merely left the room","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"because the party was a little too rowdy, when she said, in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"an unnaturally high-pitched voice, `Ron seems to be enjoying the celebrations.` `Er","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
". . . does he?` said Harry. `Don't pretend you didn't see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"him,` said Hermione. `He wasn't exactly hiding it, was — ?` The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"door behind them burst open. To Harry's horror, Ron came in, laughing,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"pulling Lavender by the hand. ; ' `Oh,` he said, drawing up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"short at the sight of Harry and Hermione. `Oops!` said Lavender, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"she backed out of the room, gig-gling. The door swung shut behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"her. There was a horrible, swelling, billowing silence. Hermione was staring at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Ron, who refused to look at her, but said with an odd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"mixture of bravado and awkwardness, `Hi, Harry! Wondered where you'd got to!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"Hermione slid off the desk. The little flock of golden birds con-tinued","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"to twitter in circles around her head so that she looked like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"a strange, feathery model of the solar system. `You shouldn't leave Lavender","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"waiting outside,` she said quietly. `She'll wonder where you've gone.` She walked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"very slowly and erectly toward the door. Harry glanced at Ron, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"was looking relieved that nothing worse had happened. `Oppugno!` came a shriek","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"from the doorway. Harry spun around to see Hermione pointing her wand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"at Ron, her expression wild: The little flock of birds was speeding","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"like a hail of fat golden bullets toward Ron, who yelped and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"covered his face with his hands, but the birds attacked, pecking and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"clawing at every bit of flesh they could reach. `Gerremoffme!` he yelled,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"but with one last look of vindictive fury, Hermione wrenched open the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
"door and disappeared through it. Harry thought he heard a sob before it slammed.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-14"
" Snow was swirling against the icy windows once more; Christmas was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"approaching fast. Hagrid had already singlehandedly delivered the usual twelve C hristmas","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"trees to the Great Hall; garlands of holly and tinsel had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"twisted around the banisters of the stairs; everlasting candles glowed from inside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the helmets of suits of armor and great bunches of mistletoe had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"been hung at intervals along the corridors. Large groups of girls tended","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"to converge underneath the mistletoe bunches every time Harry went past, which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"caused blockages in the corridors; fortunat e ly, however, Harry's frequent nighttime","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"wanderings had given him an unusually good knowledge of the castle's secret","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"passageways, so that he was often, without too much difficulty, to naviga","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"t e mistletoe-free routes between classes.   Ron, who might once","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"have found the necessity of these detours excuse for jealousy rather than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"hilarity, simply roared with laughter about it all. Although Harry much preferred","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"this new laughing, joking Ron to the moody, aggressive model he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"been enduring for the last few weeks, the improved Ron came at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"a heavy price. Firstly, Harry had to put up with the frequent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"presence of Lavender Brown, who seemed to regard any moment that she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"was not kissing Ron as a moment wasted; and secondly, Harry found","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"himself once more the best friend of two people who seemed unlikely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"ever to speak to each other again.  Ron, whose hands and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"forearms still bore scratches and cuts from Hermione's bird attack, was taking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"a defensive and resentful tone.   `She can't complain,` he told","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Harry. `She snogged Krum. So she's found out someone wants to snog","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"me too. Well, it's a free country. I haven't done anything wrong.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"  Harry did not answer, but pretended to be absorbed in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the book they were supposed to have read before Charms next morning","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"(Quintessence: A Q uest). Determined as he was to remain friends with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"both Ron and Hermione, he was spending a lot of time with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"his mouth shut tight.   `I never promised Hermione anything ,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"` Ron mumbled. `I mean, all right, I was going to go","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"to Slughorn's Christmas party with her, but she never said... just as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"friends... I'm a free agent...`   Harry turned a page of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Quintessence, aware that Ron was watching him. Ron's voice trailed away in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"mutters, barely audible over the loud crackling of the fire, though Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"thought he caught the words `Krum` and `Can't complain` again.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Hermione's schedule was so full that Harry could only talk to her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"properly in the evenings, when Ron was, in any case, so tightly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"wrapped around Lavender that he did not notice what Harry was doing.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Hermione refused to sit in the common room while Ron was there,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"So Harry generally joined her in the library, which meant that their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"conversations were held in whispers.   `He's at perfect liberty to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"kiss whomever he likes,` said Hermione, while the librarian , Madam Pince,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"prowled the shelves behind them. `I really couldn't care less.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"She raised her quill and dotted an 'i' so ferociously that she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"punctured a hole in her parchment. Harry said nothing. He thought his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"voice might soon vanish from the lack of use. He bent a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"little lower over Advanced Potion-Making and continued to make notes on Everlasting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Elixirs, occasionally pausing to decipher the p rince's useful additions to Libatius","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"B orage's text.   `And incidentally,` said Hermione, after a few","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"moments, `you need to be careful.`   `For the last time,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"said Harry, speaking in a slightly hoarse tone after three-quarters of an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"ho u r of silence, `I am not giving back this book","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
". I've learned more from the Half-blood p rince than Snape or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Slughorn have taught me in--`   `I'm not talking about your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"stupid so-called prince,` said Hermione , giving his book a nasty look","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"as though it had been rude to her. `I'm talki ng about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"earlier. I went into the girl's bathroom just before I came in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"here and there were about a dozen girls in there, including that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Romilda Vane , trying to decide how to slip you a love","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"potion. They're all hoping they're going to get you to take them to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Slughorn's party, and thay all seem to have bought Fred and George's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"love potions, which I'm afraid to say probably work --`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`Why didn't you confiscate them then?` demanded Harry, it seemed extraordinary that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Hermione's m ania for upholding the rules could have abandoned her at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"this crucial juncture.   `They didn't have the potions with them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"in the bathroom,` said Hermione scornfully, `They were just discussing tactics. As","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"I doubt the Half-blood prince` she gave the book another scornful look","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`could dream up an antidote for a dozen different love potions at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"once, I'd just invite someone to go with you, that'll stop all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the others thinking they've still got a chance. It's tomor r ow","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"night, they're getting desperate.`   `There isn't anyone I want to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"invite,` mumbled Harry, who was still not trying to think about Ginny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"any more than he could help, despite the fact the fact that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"she kept cropping up in his dreams in ways that made him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"devoutly thankful that Ron could not perform Legilimency.   `Well, just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"be careful what you drink, because Romilda Va ne looked like she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"meant business.` said Hermione grimly.   She hitched up the long","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"roll of parchment on which she was writing her Arithma n cy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"essay and continued to scratch away with her quill. Harry wa t","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"che d her with his mind a long way away.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`Hang on a moment,` he said slowly. `I thought Filch had banned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"anything bought at Weasley's Wizard Wheezes?`   `And when has anyone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"ever paid attention to what Filch has banned?` asked Hermione, still concentrating","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"on her essay.   `But I thought all the owls were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"being searched. So how come these grils are able to bring love","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"potions into the school?`   `Fred and George send them disguised","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"as perfumes and cough potions,` said Hermione. `It's part of their Owl","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"order service.` `You know a lot about it.`   Hermione gave","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"him the kind of nasty look she had just given his copy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"of Advanced Potion-Making.   `It was all on the back of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the bottles they showed Ginny and me in the summer,` she said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"coldly, `I don't go around putting potions in people's drinks... or pretending","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"too eit h er, which is just as bad...`   `Yeah,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"well, never mind that,` said Harry quickly. `The point is, Filch is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"being fooled isn't he? These girls are getting stuff into the school","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"disguised as something else! So why couldn't Malfoy have brought the necklace","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"into the school --?`   `Oh, Harry... not that again...` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" `Come on, why not?` demanded Harry.   `Look , `","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"sighed Hermione, `Secrecy Sensors detect jinxes, curses, and concealment charms, don't they?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"They're used to find d ark magic and d ark obje c","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"ts. They'd have picked up a powerful curse , like the one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"in the necklace, withi n seconds. But something that's just been put","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"in the wrong bottle wouldn ' t register -- anyway Love potions","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"aren't d ark or dangerous ---`   `Easy for you to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"say,` muttered Harry, thinking of Romilda Vane.   `-- so it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"would be down to Filch to realise it wasn't a cough potion,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"and he's not a very good wizard, I doubt he can tell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"one potion from --`   Hermione stopped dead; Harry had heard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"it too. Somebody had moved close behind them among the dark bookshelves.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"They waited, and a moment later the vulturelike countenance of Madam Pince","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"appeared around the corner, her sunken cheeks, her skin like parchment, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"her long hooked nose illuminated unflatteringly by the lamp she was carrying.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"  `The library is now closed,` she said, `Mind you return","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"anything you have borrowed to the correct -- what have you been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"doing to that book, you depraved boy?`  `It isn't the library's,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"it's mine!` said Harry hastily, snatching his copy of Advanced Potion-Making off","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the table as she lunged at it with a clawlike hand. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" ` Spoiled!` she hissed . `Desecrated, befouled !`   `It's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"just a book that's been written on!` said Harry, tugging it out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"her grip.   She looked as though she might have a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"seizure; Hermione, who had hastily packed her things, grabbed Harry by the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"arm and frogmarched him away.   `She'll ban you from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"library if you're not careful. Why did you have to bring that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"stupid book?`   `It's not my fault she's barking mad, Hermione.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Or d'you think she overheard you being rude about Filch? I've always","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"thought there might be something between them...`   `Oh, ha ha..`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" Enjoying the fact that they could speak normally again, they made","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"their way along the deserted lamp-lit corridors back to the common room,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"arguing w hether or not Filch and Madam Pince were secretly in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"love with each other.   `Baubles` said Harry to the Fat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Lady, this being the new, festive password.   `Same to you,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"said the fat lady with a roguish grin, and she swung forward","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"to admit them.  `Hi, Harry!` said Romilda Vane, the moment he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"had climbed through the portrait hole. `Fancy a gillywater?`   Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"gave him a `what-did-I-tell-you?` look over her shoulder.   `No thanks,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"said Harry quickly. `I don't like it much.`   `Well, take","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"these anyway,` said Romilda, thrusting a box into his hands. `Chocolate Cauldrons,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"they've got firewhiskey in them. My gran sent them to me, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"I don't like them.`   `Oh-- right -- thanks a lot.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"said Harry, who could not think what else to say. ` Er--","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"I ' m just going over here with ...`   He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"hurried off behind Hermione, his voice tailing away feebly.   `Told","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"you,` said Hermione succinctly, ` Sooner you ask someone, sooner they'll all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"leave you alone and you can --`   But her face","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"suddnly turned blank; she had just spotted Ron and Lavender, who were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"i ntertwined in the same armchair.   `Well, good night, Harry`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"said Hermione, though it was only seven o'clock in the evening, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"she left for the girl s' dormitory without another word.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Harry went to bed comforting himself that there was only one more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"day of lessons to struggle through, plus Slughorn's party, after which he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"and Ron would depart together for the B urrow. It now seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"impossible that Ron and Hermione would make up with each other before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the holidays began, but perhaps, somehow, the break would give them time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"to calm down, think better of their behavior...   But his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"hopes were not high, and they sank still lower after enduring a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Transfiguration lesson with them both next day. They had just embarked upon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the immensely difficult topic of human transfiguration; working in front of mirrors","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
", they were suposed to be changing the color of their own","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"eyebrows. Hermione laughed unkindly at Ron's disastrous first attempt, during which he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"somehow managed to give himself a spectacular handlebar mustache; Ron retaliated by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"doing a cruel but accurate impression of Hermione jumping up and down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"in her seat every time Profe s sor McGonagall asked a question,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"which Lavender and Parvati found deeply amusing and which reduced Hermione to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the verge of tears again. She raced out of the classroom on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the bell, leaving half her things behind; Harry, deciding that her need","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"was greater than Ron's just now, scooped up her remaining po ssessions","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"and followed her.   He finally tracked her down as she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"emerged from a girl's bathroom on the floor below. She was accompanied","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"by Luna Lovegood, who was patting her vaguely on the back. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" `Oh, hello, Harry , ` said Luna . ` D id","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"you know one of your eyebrows is bright yellow?`   `Hi,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Luna. Hermione , you left your stuff...`  He held out her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"books. `Oh, yes,` said Hermione in a choked voice, taking her things","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"and turning away quickly to hide the fact she was wiping her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"eyes with her pencil case. `Thank you , Harry. Well, I'd better","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"get going...`   And she hurried off, without ever giving Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"any time to offer words of comfort, though admittedly he could not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"think of any.   `She's a bit upset , ` said Luna.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`I thought at first it was Moaning Myrtle in there, but it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"turned out to be Hermione. She said something about Ron Weasley...` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" `Yeah, they've had a row,` said Harry.   `He says","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"funny things sometimes, doesn't he?` said Luna as they set off down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the corridor together. `But he can be a bit unkind. I noticed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"that last year.`   ` I s'pose , ` said Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Luna was demonstrating her usual knack of speaking uncomfortable truths; he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"never met anyone quite like her. `So have you had a good","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"term?`   `Oh, it's been al l right,` said Luna. `","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"A bit lonely without the D.A. Ginny's been nice, though. She stopped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"two boys in our Transfiguration class calling me 'Loony' the other day","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"--`   `How would you like to come to S lughorn's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"party with me tonight?`   The words were out of Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"mouth before he could stop them; he heard himself say them as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"though it were a stranger speaking.   Luna turned her protuberant","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"eyes to him in surprise.   `Slughorn's party? With you?` `Yeah,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"said Harry, `We're supposed to bring guests, so I thought you might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"like.. I mean...` He was keen to make his intentions perfectly clear.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"` I mean, just as friends, you know. But if you don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"want to...`  He was already half hoping that she didn't want","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"to.   `O h no, I'd love to go with you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"as friends!` said Luna, beaming as he had never seen her beam","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"before. `Nobody's ever asked me to a party before, as a friend!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Is that why you dyed your eyebrow, for the party? Should I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"dye mine too?` `No` said Harry firmly, `That was a mistake. I'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"get Hermione to put it right for me. So I'll meet you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"in the entrance hall at eight o'clock then . `  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`AHA!` screamed a voice from overhead and both of them jumped; unnoticed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"by either of them, they had just passed underneath Peeves, who was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"hanging upside down from a chandelier and grinning maliciously at them. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" `Potty asked Loony to go to the part y ! Potty","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"lurves Loony! Potty luuuuuurves Looooony!` And he zoomed away cackling and shrieking,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`Potty loves Loony!` `Nice to keep these things private,` said Harry. And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"sure enough, in no time at all the whole school seemed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"know that Harry Potter was taking Luna Lovegood to Slughorn's party. `You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"could've taken anyone!` said Ron in disbelief over dinner. `Anyone! And you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"chose Loony Lovegood?`   `Don't call her that, Ron!` snapped Ginny,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"pausing behind Harry on her way to join friends. `I'm really glad","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"you're taking her Harry, she's so excited.`   And she moved","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"on down the table to sit with Dean. Harry tried to feel","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"pleased that Ginny was glad he was taking Luna to the party","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"but could not quite manage it. A long way along the table","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Hermione was sitting alone, playing with her stew. Harry noticed Ron looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"at her furtively.   `You could say sorry , ` suggested","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Harry bluntly. `What , and get attacked by another flock of canaries?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"muttered Ron. `What did you have to imitate her for?` `She laughed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"at my mustache!` `So did I, it was the stupidest thing I've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"ever seen.`   But Ron did not seem to have he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"a rd; Lavender had just arrived with Parvati. Squeezing herself in between","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Harry and Ron, Lavender flung her arms around Ron's neck.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`Hi, Harry,` said Parvati who, like Harry, looked faintly embarrassed and bored","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"by the behavior of their two friends.   `Hi,` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`How're you? You're staying at Hogwarts, then? I heard your parents wanted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"you to leave.`   `I managed to talk them out o","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"f it for the time being,` said Parvati. `That Katie thing really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"freaked them out, but as there hasn't been anything since... Oh, hi,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Hermione!`   Parvati positively beamed. Harry could tell that she was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"feeling guilty for having laughed at Hermione in Transfiguration. He looked around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"and saw that Hermione was beaming back, if possible even more brightly. Girls","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"were very strange sometimes.   `Hi, Parvati!` said Hermione, ignoring Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"and Lavender completely. `Are you going to Slughorn's party tonight?`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`No invite,` said Parvati gloomily. `I'd love to go, though, it sounds","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"like it's going to be really good... You're going, aren't you?` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" `Yes, I'm meeting Cormac at eight, and we're -`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"There was a noise like a plunger being withdrawn from a blocked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"sink , and Ron surfaced. Hermione acted as though she had not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"seen or heard anything.   `- we're going up to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"party together.`   `Cormac?` said Parvati. `Cormac McLaggen, you mean?` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" `That's right,` said Hermione sweetly. `The one who *almost*` - she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"put a great deal of emphasis on the word - `bec a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"me Gryffindor Keeper.`   `Are you going out with him, then?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"asked Parvati, wide-eyed.   `Oh - yes - didn't you know?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"said Harmione, with a most un-Hermione-ish giggle.   `No!` said Parvati,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"looking positively agog at thi s piece of gossip. `Wow , you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"like your Quidditch players, don't you? First Krum, then McLaggen. . .`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"  `I like *really good* Quidditch players,` Hermione corrected her, still","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"smiling. `Well, see you... Got to go and get ready for the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"party...`   She left. At once Lavender and Parvati put their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"heads together to discuss this new development, with everything they had ever","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"heard about McLaggen, and all they had ever guessed about Hermione. Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"looked strangely blank and said nothing. Harry was left to ponder in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"silence the depths to which girls would sink to get revenge. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" When he arrived in the entrance hall at eight o'clock that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"night, he found an unusually large number of girls lurking there, all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"of whom seemed to be staring at him resentfully as he approached","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Luna. She was wearing a set of spangled silver robes that were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"attracting a certain amount of giggles from the onlookers, but otherwise she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"looked quite nice. Harry was glad, in any case, that she had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"left off her radish earrings, her butterbeer cork necklace, and her Spectrespecs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"  `Hi,` he said. `Shall we get going then?`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`Oh yes,` she said happily. `Where is the party?`   `Slughorn's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"office,` said Harry, leading her up the marble staircase away from all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the staring and muttering. `Did you hear, there's supposed to be a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"vampire coming?`   `Rufus Scrimgeour?` asked Luna.   `I -","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"what?` said Harry, disconcerted. `You mean the Minister of Magic?`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`Yes, he's a vampire,` said Luna matter-of-factly. `Father wrote a very long","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"article about it when Scrimgeour first took over from Cornelius Fudge, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"he was forced not to publish by somebody from the Ministry. Obviously,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"they didn't want the truth to get out!`   Harry, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"thought it most unlikely that Rufus Scrimgeour was a vampire, but who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"was used to Luna repeating her father's bizarre views as though they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"were fact, did not reply; they were already approaching Slughorn's office and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the sounds of laughter, music, and loud conversation were growing louder with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"every step they took.   Whether it had been built that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"way, or because he had used magical trickery to make it so,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Slughorn's office was much larger than the usual teacher's study. The ceiling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"and walls had been draped with emerald, crimson , and gold hangings,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"so that it looked as though they were all inside a vast","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"tent. The room was crowded and stuffy and bathed in the red","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"light cast by an ornate golden lamp dangling from the center of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the ceiling in which real fairies were fluttering, each a brilliant speck","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"of light. Loud singing accompanied by what sounded like mandolins issued from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"a distant corner; a haze of pipe smoke hung over several elderly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"warlocks deep in conversation, and a number of house-elves were negotiating their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"way squeakily through the forest of knees, obscured by the heavy silver","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"platters of food they were bearing, so that they looked like little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"roving tables.   `Harry, m'boy!` boomed Slughorn, almost as soon as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Harry and Luna had squeezed in through the door. `Come in, come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"in, so many people I'd like you to meet!`   Slughorn was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"wearing a tasseled velvet hat to match his smoking jacket. Gripping Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"arm so tightly he might have been hoping to Disapparate with him,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Slughorn led him purposefully into the party; Harry seized Luna's hand and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"dragged her along with him.   `Harry, I'd like you to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"meet Eldred Worple, an old student of mine, author of ' Blood","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Brothers: My L ife Amongst the Vampires' - and, of course, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"friend Sanguini.`   Worple, who was a small, stout, bespectacled man,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"grabbed Harry's hand and shook it enthusiastically; the vampire Sanguini, who was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"tall and emaciated with dark shadows under his eyes, merely nodded. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"looked rather bored. A gaggle of girls was standing close to him,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"looking curious and excited. `Harry Potter, I am simply delighted!` said Worple,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"peering shortsightedly up into Harry's face. `I was saying to Professor Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"only the other day, 'Where is the biography of Harry Potter for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"which we have all been waiting?'`   `Er,` said Harry, `were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"you?`   `Just as modest as Horace described!` said Worple. `But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"seri-ously` — his manner changed; it became suddenly businesslike — `I would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"be delighted to write it myself— people are craving to know more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"about you, dear boy, craving! If you were prepared to grant me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"a few interviews, say in four- or five-hour sessions, why, we could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"have the book finished within months. And all with very little effort","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"on your part, I assure you — ask Sanguini here if it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"isn't quite — Sanguini, stay here!` added Worple, suddenly stern, for the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"vampire had been edging toward the nearby group of girls, a rather","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"hungry look in his eye. `Here, have a pasty,` said Worple, seizing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"one from a passing elf and stuffing it into Sanguini's hand before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"turning his attention back to Harry. `My dear boy, the gold you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"could make, you have no idea —`   `I'm definitely not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"interested,` said Harry firmly, `and I've just seen a friend of mine,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"sorry.` He pulled Luna after him into the crowd; he had indeed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"just seen a long mane of brown hair disappear between what looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"like two members of the Weird Sisters.   `Hermione! Hermione !`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"  `Harry! There you are, thank goodness! Hi, Luna !` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" `What's happened to you?` asked Harry, for Hermione looked distinctly disheveled,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"rather as though she had just fought her way out of a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"thicket of Devil's Snare.   `Oh, I've just escaped — I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"mean, I've just left Cormac,` she said. `Under the mistletoe,` she added","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"in explanation, as Harry continued to look questioningly at her.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`Serves you right for coming with him,` he told her severely. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"thought he'd annoy Ron most,` said Hermione dispassion-ately. `I debated for a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"while about Zacharias Smith, but I thought, on the whole —` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" `You considered Smith?` said Harry, revoked.   `Yes, I did,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"and I'm starting to wish I'd chosen him, McLaggen makes Grawp look","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"a gentleman. Let's go this way, we'll be able to see him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"coming, he's so tall. . . .` The three of them made","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"their way over to the other side of the room, scooping up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"goblets of mead on the way, realizing too late that Professor Trelawney","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"was standing there alone.   `Hello,` said Luna politely to Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Trelawney.   `Good evening, my dear,` said Professor Trelawney, focusing upon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Luna with some difficulty. Harry could smell cooking sherry again. `I haven't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"seen you in my classes lately. ..`   `No, I've got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Firenze this year,` said Luna.   `Oh, of course,` said Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Trelawney with an angry, drunken titter. `Or Dobbin, as I prefer to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"think of him. You would have thought, would you not, that now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"I am returned to the school Professor Dumbledore might have got rid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"of the horse? But no ... we share classes. . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"It's an insult, frankly, an insult. Do you know. . .` Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Trelawney seemed too tipsy to have recognized Harry.   Under cover","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"of her furious criticisms of Firenze, Harry drew closer to Hermione and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"said, `Let ' s get something straight. Are you planning to tell Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"that you interfered at Keeper tryouts?`   Hermione raised her eyebrows.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`Do you really think I'd stoop that low?`   -=-Harry looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"at her shrewdly. `Hermione, if you can ask 0111 McLaggen —` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" `There's a difference,` said Hermione with dignity. `I've got no plans","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"to tell Ron anything about what might, or might not, have happened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"at Keeper tryouts.`   `Good,` said Harry fervently. `Because he'll just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"fall apart again, and we'll lose the next match —`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`Quidditch!` said Hermione angrily. `Is that all boys care about? Cormac hasn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"asked me one single question about myself, no, I've just been treated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"to 'A Hundred Great Saves Made by Cormac McLaggen' nonstop ever since","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"— oh no, here he comes!` She moved so fast it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"as though she had Disapparated; one moment she was there, the next,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"she had squeezed between two guffawing witches and vanished.   `Seen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Hermione?` asked McLaggen, forcing his way through the throng a minute later.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"  `No, sorry,` said Harry, and he turned quickly to join","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"in Luna's conversation, forgetting for a split second to whom she was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"talking.   `Harry Potter!` said Professor Trelawney in deep, vibrant tones,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"noticing him for the first time.   `Oh, hello,` said Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"unenthusiastically.   `My dear boy!` she said in a very carrying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"whisper. `The rumors! The stories! 'The Chosen One'! Of course, I have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"known for a very long time. . . . The omens were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"never good, Harry. . . But why have you not returned to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Divination? For you, of all people, the subject is of the utmost","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"importance!`   `Ah, Sybi l l, we all think our subject's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"most important!` said a loud voice, and Slughorn appeared at Professor Trelawney","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"s other side, his face very red, his velvet hat a little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"askew, a glass of mead in one hand and an enormous mince","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"pie in the other. `But I don't t hink I've ever known","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"such a natural at Potions!` said Slughorn, re-garding Harry with a fond,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"if bloodshot, eye. `Instinctive, you know — like his mother! I've only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"ever taught a few with this kind of ability, I can tell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"you that, Sybi l l — why even Severus —` And to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Harry's horror, Slughorn threw out an arm and seemed to scoop Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"out of thin air toward them. `Stop skulking and come and join","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"us, Severus!` hiccuped Slughorn happily. `I was just talking about Harry's exceptional","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"po-tion-making! Some credit must go to you, of course, you taught him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"for five years!`   Trapped, with Slughorns arm around his shoulders,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Snape looked down his hooked nose at Harry, his black eyes narrowed.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`Funny, I never had the impression that I managed to teach Potter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"anything at all.`   `Well, then, it's natural ability!` shouted Slughorn.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`You should have seen what he gave me, first lesson, Draught of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Living Death — never had a student produce finer on a first","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"attempt, I don't think even you, Severus —`   `Really?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Snape quietly, his eyes still boring into Harry, who felt a certain","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"disquiet. The last thing he wanted was for Snape to start investigating","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the source of his newfound brilliance at Potions.   `Remind me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"what other subjects you're taking, Harry?` asked Slughorn .   `Defense","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Against the D ark Arts, Charms, Transfiguration , Herbology...`   `All","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the subjects required, in short, for an Auror ,` said Snap e","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"with the faintest sneer.   `Yeah, well, that's what I'd like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"to do,` said Harry defiantly.   `And a great one you'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"make too!` boomed Slughorn.   `I don't think you should be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"an Auror, Harry,` said Luna unex pectedly. Everybody looked at her. `The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Aurors are part of the Rotfang Conspiracy, I thought everyone knew that.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"They're planning to bring down the Ministry of Magic from within using","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"a c om bination of Dark Magic and gum disease.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Harry inhaled half his mead up his nose as he started to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"lau gh. Really, it had been worth bringing Luna just for this.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Emerging, from his goblet, coughing, sopping wet but still grinning, he saw something","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"calculated to raise his spirits even higher: Draco Malf o y being","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"dragged by the ear toward them by Argus Filch.   `Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Slughorn,` wheezed Filch, his jowls aquiver and the maniacal light of mischief-detection","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"in his bulging eyes, `I discovered this boy lurking in an upstairs","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"corridor. He claims to have been invited to your party and to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"have been delayed in setting out. Did you issue him with an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"invitation?`   Malfoy pulled himself free of Filchs grip, looking furious.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`All right, I wasn't invited!` he said angrily. `I was trying to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"gate crash, happy?`   `No, I'm not!` said Filch, a statement","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"at complete odds with the glee on his face. `You're in trouble,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"you are! Didn't the headma ster say that nighttime prowling ' s","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"out, unless you've got permission, didn't he, eh?`   -=-`That's all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"right, Argus, that's all right,` said Slughorn, waving it 1.1 nd. `It's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Christmas, and it's not a crime to want to come to a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"party . Just this once, we'll forget any punishment; you may stay","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
", Draco.   Fil ich's expression of outraged disappointment was perfectly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"pre di c t able; but why, Harry wondered, watching him, did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Malfoy look almost equally unhappy? And why was Snape looking at Mal-foy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"as though both angry and . . . was it p ossible?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"... a lit tl afraid? But almost before Harry had registered what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"he had seen, Filch had turned and shuffled away, muttering under his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"breath; Malfoy h ad composed his face into a smile and was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"thanking Slughorn for his generosity, and Snape's face was smoothly inscrutable again.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"  `It's nothing, nothing,` said Slughorn, waving away Malfoy's t hanks.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`I did know your grandfather, after all....`   `He always spoke","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"very highly of you, sir,` said Malfoy quickly. `Said you were the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"best potion-maker he'd ever known. ...`   Harry stared at Malfoy.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"It was not the sucking-up that intrigued him; he had watched Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"do that to Snape for a long time. It was the fact","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"that Malfoy did, after all, look a little ill. This was the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"first time he had seen Malfoy close up for ages; he now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"saw that Malfoy had dark shadows under his eyes and a distinctly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"grayish tinge to his skin.   `I'd like a word with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"you, Draco,` said Snape suddenly.   `Now , Severus,` said Slughorn,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"hiccuping again, `it's Christ mas, do n't be too hard —` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" `I am his Head of House, and I shall decide how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"hard, or other-wise, to be,` said Snape curtly. `Follow me, Draco.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" They left, Snape leading the way, Malfoy looking resentful. Harry stood","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"there for a moment, irresolute, then said, `I'll be back in a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"bit, Luna — er — bathroom.`   `All right,` she said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"cheerfully, and he thought he heard her, as he hurried off into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the crowd, resume the subject of the Rotfang Conspiracy with Professor Trelawney,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"who seemed sincerely in terested. It was easy, once out of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"party, to pull his Invisibility Cloak out of his pocket and throw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"it over himself, for the corridor was quite deserted. What was more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"difficult was finding Snape and Malfoy. Harry ran down the corridor, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"noise of his feet masked by the music and loud talk still","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"issuing from Slughorn's office behind him. Perhaps Snape had taken Malfoy to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"his office in the dungeons ... or perhaps he was escorting him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"back to the Slyt herin common room. . . . Harry pressed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"his ear against door after door as he dashed down the corridor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"until, with a great jolt of excitement, he crouched down to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"keyhole of the last classroom in the corridor and heard voices. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" ` . . . cannot afford mistakes, Draco, because if you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"are expelled —`   `I didn't have anything to do with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"it, all right?`   `I hope you are telling the truth,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"because it was both clumsy a nd foolish. Already you are suspected","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"of having a hand in it.`   `Who suspects me?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"Malfoy angrily. `For the last time, I didn't do it, okay? That Bell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"girl must ' ve had an enemy no on e knows about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"— don't look at me like that! I know what you're do-ing,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"I'm not stupid, but it won't work — I can stop you!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"  There was a pause and then Snape said quietly, `Ah","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
". . . Aunt Bellatrix has been teaching you Occlumency, I see.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"What thoughts are you trying to conceal from your master, Draco?` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" `I'm not trying to conceal anything from him, I just don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"want you butting in !` Harry pressed his ear still more closely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"against the keyhole. . . . What had happened to make Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"speak to Snape like this — Snape, toward whom he had always","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"shown respect, even liking?   `So that is why you have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"been avoiding me this term? You have feared my interference? You realize","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"that, had anybody else failed to come to my office when I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"had told them repeatedly to be there, Draco —`   `So","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"put me in detention! Report me to Dumbledore!` jeered Malfoy.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"There was another pause. Then Snape said, `You know perfectly well that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"I do not wish to do either of those things .` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" `You'd better stop telling me to come to your office then!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"  `Listen to me,` said Snape, his voice so low now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"that Harry had to push his ear very hard against the keyhole","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"to hear. `I am trying to help you. I swore to your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"mother I would protect you. I made the Unbreakable Vow, Draco —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"  `Looks like you'll have to break it, then, because I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"don't need your protection! It's my job, he gave it to me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"and I'm doing it, I've got a plan and it's going to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"work, it's just taking a bit longer than I thought it would!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"  `What is your plan ?`   `It's none of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"your business !`   ` If you tell me what you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"are trying to do, I can assist you ...`   `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"have all the assistance I need, thanks, I'm not alone!`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`You were certainly alone tonight, which was foolish in the ex-treme, wandering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the corridors without lookouts or backup, these are elementary mistakes —` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" `I would've had Crabbe and Goyle with me if you hadn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"put them in detention!`   `Keep your voice down!` spat Snape,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"for Malfoy ' s voice had risen excitedly. `If your friends Crabbe","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"and Goyle intend to pass their Defense Against the Dark Arts OWL","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"this time around, they will need to work a little harder than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"they are doing at pres —`   `What does it matter?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"said Malfoy. `Defense Against the Dark Arts — its all just a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"joke, isn't it, an act? Like any of us need pro-tecting against","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the Dark Arts —`   `It is an act that is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"crucial to success, Draco!` said Snape. `Where do you think I would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"have been all these years, if I had not known how to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"act? Now listen to me! You are being incautious, wandering around at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"night, getting yourself caught, and if you are placing your reliance in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"assistants like Crabbe and Goyle —`   `They're not the only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"ones, I've got other people on my side, better people!`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`Then why not confide in me, and I can —`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"`I know what you're up to! You want to steal my glory!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"  There was another pause, then Snape said coldly, `You are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"speaking like a child. I quite understand that your fathers capture and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"imprisonment has upset you, but —`   Harry had barely a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"second ' s warning; he heard Malfoy's footsteps on the other side","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"of the door and flung himself out of the way just as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"it burst open . Malfoy was striding away down the corridor, past","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"the open door of Slughorns office, around the distant corner, and out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"of sight. Hardly daring to breathe, Harry remained crouched down as Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"emerged slowly from the classroom. His expression unfath-omable, he returned to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
"party. Harry remained on the floor, hid-den beneath the cloak, his mind racing. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-15"
" “So Snape was offering to help him? He was definitely offering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to help him?` `If you ask. that once more,` said Harry, `I'm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"going to stick this sprout —` `I'm only checking!` said Ron. They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"were standing alone at the Burrow's kitchen sink, peeling a mountain of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"sprouts for Mrs. Weasley. Snow was drifting past the window in front","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"of them. `Yes, Snape was offering to help him!` said Harry. `He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"said he'd promised Malfoy's mother to protect him, that he'd made an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Un-breakable Oath or something —` `An Unbreakable Vow?` said Ron, looking stunned.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`Nah, he can't have. . . . Are you sure?` `Yes, I'm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"sure,` said Harry. `Why, what does it mean?` “Well, you can't break","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"an Unbreakable Vow. . . .` `I'd worked that much out for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"myself, funnily enough. What happens if you break it, then?` `You die,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"said Ron simply. `Fred and George tried to get me to make","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"one when I was about five. I nearly did too, I was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"holding hands with Fred and everything when Dad found us. He went","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"mental,` said Ron, with a reminiscent gleam in his eyes. `Only time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"I've ever seen Dad as angry as Mum, Fred reckons his left","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"but-tock has never been the same since.` `Yeah, well, passing over Fred's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"left buttock —` `I beg your pardon?` said Fred's voice as the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"twins entered the kitchen. `Aaah, George, look at this. They're using knives","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"and everything. Bless them.` `I'll be seventeen in two and a bit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"months' time,` said Ron grumpily, `and then I'll be able to do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"it by magic!` `But meanwhile,` said George, sitting down at the kitchen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"table and putting his feet up on it, `we can enjoy watching","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"you demon-strate the correct use of a — whoops-a-daisy!` `You made me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"do that!` said Ron angrily, sucking his cut thumb. `You wait, when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"I'm seventeen —` `I'm sure you'll dazzle us all with hitherto unsuspected","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"magical skills,` yawned Fred. `And speaking of hitherto unsuspected skills, Ronald,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"George, `what is this we hear from Ginny about you and a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"young lady called — unless our information is faulty — Lavender Brown?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Ron turned a little pink, but did not look displeased as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"turned back to the sprouts. `Mind your own business.` `What a snappy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"retort,` said Fred. `I really don't know how you think of them.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"No, what we wanted to know was... how did it happen?` `What","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"d'you mean?` `Did she have an accident or something?` `What?` ..|; `Well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"how did she sustain such extensive brain damage? Care-ful, now!` Mrs. Weasley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"entered the room just in time to see Ron throw the sprout","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"knife at Fred, who had turned it into a paper airplane with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"one lazy flick of his wand, `Ron!` she said furiously. `Don't you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"ever let me see you throw-ing knives again!` `I wont,` said Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`let you see,` he added under his breath, as he turned back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to the sprout mountain. `Fred, George, I'm sorry, dears, but Remus is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"arriving tonight, so Bill will have to squeeze in with you two.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"; `No problem,` said George. - `Then, as Charlie isn't coming home,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"that just leaves Harry and ;|/ Ron in the attic, and if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Fleur shares with Ginny —` `— that'll make Ginny's Christmas —` muttered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Fred. `— everyone should be comfortable. Well, they'll have a bed, anyway,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"said Mrs. Weasley, sounding slightly harassed. `Percy definitely not showing his ugly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"face, then?` asked Fred. Mrs. Weasley turned away before she answered. `No,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"he's busy, I expect, at the Ministry.` `Or he's the world's biggest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"prat,` said Fred, as Mrs. Weasley left the kitchen. `One of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"two. `Well, let's get going, then, George.` `What are you two up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to?` asked Ron. `Cant you help us with these sprouts? You could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"just use your wand and then we'll be free too!` `No, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"don't think we can do that,` said Fred seriously. `It's very character-building","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"stuff, learning to peel sprouts without magic, makes you appreciate how difficult","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"it is for Muggles and Squibs —` `— and if you want","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"people to help you, Ron,` added George, throwing the paper airplane at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"him, `I wouldn't chuck knives at them. Just a little hint. We're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"off to the village, there's a very pretty girl working in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"paper shop who thinks my card tricks are some-thing marvelous . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
", almost like real magic. ...` `Gits,` said Ron darkly, watching Fred","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"and George setting off across the snowy yard. `Would've only taken them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"ten seconds and then we could've gone too.` `I couldn't,` said Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`I promised Dumbledore I wouldn't wander off while I'm staying here.` `Oh","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"yeah,` said Ron. He peeled a few more sprouts and then said,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`Are you going to tell Dumbledore what you heard Snape and Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"saying to each other?` `Yep,` said Harry. `I'm going to tell anyone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"who can put a stop to it, and Dumbledore’s top of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"list. I might have another word with your dad too.` `Pity you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"didn't hear what Malfoy’s actually doing, though.` `I couldn't have done, could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"I? That was the whole point, he was refusing to tell Snape.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"There was silence for a moment or two, then Ron said, `","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"'Course, you know what they'll all say? Dad and Dumbledore and all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"of them? They'll say Snape isn't really trying to help Malfoy, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"was just trying to find out what Malfoy's up to.` `They didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"hear him,` said Harry flatly. `No one's that good an actor, not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"even Snape.` `Yeah . . . I'm just saying, though/' said Ron.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Harry turned to face him, frowning. `You think I'm right, though?` ,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`Yeah, I do!` said Ron hastily. `Seriously, I do! But they're all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"convinced Snape's in the Order, aren't they?` Harry said nothing. It had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"already occurred to him that this would be the most likely objection","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to his new evidence; he could hear Hermione now: Obviously, Harry, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"was pretending to offer help so he could trick Malfoy into telling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"him what he's doing. . . . This was pure imagination, however,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"as he had had no opportu-nity to tell Hermione what he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"overheard. She had disappeared from Slughorn's party before he returned to it,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"or so he had been informed by an irate McLaggen, and she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"had already gone to bed by the time he returned to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"common room. As he and Ron had left for the Burrow early","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the next day, he had barely had time to wish her a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"happy Christmas and to tell her that he had some very important","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"news when they got back from the holidays. He was not entirely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"sure that she had heard him, though; Ron and Lavender had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"saying a thoroughly nonverbal good-bye just behind him at the time. Still,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"even Hermione would not be able to deny one thing: Mal-foy was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"definitely up to something, and Snape knew it, so Harry felt fully","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"justified in saying `I told you so,` which he had done sev-eral","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"times to Ron already. Harry did not get the chance to speak","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to Mr. Weasley, who was working very long hours at the Ministry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"until Christmas Eve night. The Weasleys and their guests were sitting in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the living room, which Ginny had decorated so lavishly that it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"rather like sitting in a paper-chain explosion. Fred, George, Harry, and Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"were the only ones who knew that the angel on top of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the tree was actually a garden gnome that had bitten Fred on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the ankle as hr pulled up carrots for Christmas dinner. Stupefied, painted gold,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"stuffed into a miniature tutu and with small wings glued to il.s","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"back, it glowered down at them all, the ugliest angel Harry had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"ever seen, with a large bald head like a potato and rather","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"hairy feet. They were all supposed to be listening to a Christmas","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"broadcast by Mrs. Weasleys favorite singer, Celestina Warbeck, whose voice was warbling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"out of the large wooden wireless set. Fleur, who seemed to find","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Celestina very dull, was talking so loudly in the corner that a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"scowling Mrs. Weasley kept pointing her wand at the volume con-trol, so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"that Celestina grew louder and louder. Under cover of a par-ticularly jazzy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"number called `A Cauldron Full of Hot, Strong Love,` Fred and George","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"started a game of Exploding Snap with Ginny. Ron kept shooting Bill","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"and Fleur covert looks, as though hoping to pick up tips. Meanwhile,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Remus Lupin, who was thinner and more ragged-looking than ever, was sitting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"beside the fire, staring into its depths as though he could not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"hear Celestinas voice. Oh, come and stir my cauldron, And if you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"do it right, I'll boil you up some hot strong love To","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"keep you warm tonight. `We danced to this when we were eighteen!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"said Mrs. Weasley, wiping her eyes on her knitting. `Do you remember,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Arthur?` `Mphf?` said Mr. Weasley, whose head had been nodding over the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"satsuma he was peeling. `Oh yes ... marvelous tune . . .`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"With an effort, he sat up a little straighter and looked around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"at Harry, who was sitting next to him. `Sorry about this,` he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"said, jerking his head toward the wireless as Celestina broke into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"chorus. `Be over soon.` `No problem,` said Harry, grinning. `Has it been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"busy at the Ministry?` `Very,` said Mr. Weasley. `I wouldn't mind if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"we were getting anywhere, but of the three arrests we've made in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the last couple of months, I doubt that one of them is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"a genuine Death Eater — only don't repeat that, Harry,` he added","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"quickly, looking much more awake all of a sudden. `They're not still","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"holding Stan Shunpike, are they?` asked Harry. `I'm afraid so,` said Mr.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Weasley. `I know Dumbledore's tried appealing directly to Scrimgeour about Stan. ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"I mean, anybody who has actually interviewed him agrees that he's about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"as much a Death Eater as this satsuma . . . but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the top levels want to look as though they're making some progress,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"and 'three arrests' sounds better than 'three mistaken arrests and releases'. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
". but again, this is all top secret. . . .` `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"won't say anything,` said Harry. He hesitated for a moment, wondering how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"best to embark on what he wanted to say; as he marshaled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"his thoughts, Celestina Warbeck began a ballad called `You Charmed the Heart","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Right Out of Me.` `Mr. Weasley, you know what I told you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"at the station when we were setting off for school?` `I checked,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Harry,` said Mr. Weasley at once. `I went and searched the Malfoys'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"house. There was nothing, either broken or whole, that shouldn't have been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"there.` `Yeah, I know, I saw in the Prophet that you'd looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
". . . but this is something different. . . . Well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"something more ...` And he told Mr. Weasley everything he had overheard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"between Malfoy and Snape, As Harry spoke, he saw Lupin's head turn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"a lit-tle toward him, taking in every word. When he had finished,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"there was silence, except for Celestina's crooning. Oh, my poor heart, where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"has it gone? It's left me for a spell... `Has it occurred","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to you, Harry,` said Mr. Weasley, `that Snape was simply pretending —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"?` `Pretending to offer help, so that he could find out what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Malfoy's up to?` said Harry quickly. `Yeah, I thought you'd say that.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"But how do we know?` `It isn't our business to know,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Lupin unexpectedly. He had turned his back on the fire now and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"faced Harry across Mr. Weasley. `It's Dumbledore’s business. Dumbledore trusts Severus, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"that ought to be good enough for all of us.` `But,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Harry, `just say — just say Dumbledores wrong about Snape —` `People","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"have said it, many times. It comes down to whether or not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"you trust Dumbledore’s judgment. I do; therefore, I trust Severus.` `But Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"can make mistakes,` argued Harry. `He says it himself. And you` —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"he looked Lupin straight in the eye — `do you honestly like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Snape?` `I neither like nor dislike Severus,` said Lupin. `No, Harry, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"am speaking the truth,` he added, as Harry pulled a skeptical expres-sion.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`We shall never be bosom friends, perhaps; after all that hap-pened between","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"James and Sirius and Severus, there is too much bitterness there. But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"I do not forget that during the year I taught at Hogwarts,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Severus made the Wolfsbane Potion for me every month, made it perfectly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"so that I did not have to suffer as I usu-ally do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"at the full moon.` `But he 'accidentally' let it slip that you're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"a werewolf, so you had to leave!` said Harry angrily. Lupin shrugged.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`The news would have leaked out anyway. We both know he wanted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"my job, but he could have wreaked much worse damage on me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"by tampering with the potion. He kept me healthy. I must be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"grateful.` `Maybe he didn't dare mess with the potion with Dumbledore watching","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"him!` said Harry. `You are determined to hate him, Harry,` said Lupin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"with a faint smile. `And I understand; with James as your father,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"with Sir-ius as your godfather, you have inherited an old prejudice. By","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"all means tell Dumbledore what you have told Arthur and me, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"do not expect him to share your view of the matter; do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"not even expect him to be surprised by what you tell him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"It might have been on Dumbledore's orders that Severus questioned Draco.` ;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
". . . and now you've torn it quite apart I'll thank","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"you to give back my heart! Celestina ended her song on a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"very long, high-pitched note and loud applause issued out of the wireless,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"which Mrs. Weasley joined in with enthusiastically. `Eez eet over?` said Fleur","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"loudly. `Thank goodness, what an 'orrible —` `Shall we have a nightcap,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"then?` asked Mr. Weasley loudly, leaping to his feet. `Who wants eggnog?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`What have you been up to lately?` Harry asked Lupin, as Mr,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Weasley bustled off to fetch the eggnog, and everybody else stretched and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"broke into conversation. `Oh, I've been underground,` said Lupin. `Almost literally. That's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"why I haven't been able to write, Harry; sending letters to you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"would have been something of a giveaway.` -: `What do you mean?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"' `I've been living among my fellows, my equals,` said Lupin. `Werewolves,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"he added, at Harrys look of incomprehension. `Nearly all of them are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"on Voldemort's side. Dumbledore wanted a spy and here I was .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
". . ready-made.` He sounded a little bitter, and perhaps realized it,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"for he smiled more warmly as he went on, `I am not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"complaining; it is necessary work and who can do it better than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"I? However, it has been difficult gaining their trust. I bear the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"unmistakable signs of having tried to live among wizards, you see, whereas","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"they have shunned normal society and live on the margins, stealing —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"and sometimes killing — to eat.` `How come they like Voldemort?` `They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"think that, under his rule, they will have a better life,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Lupin. `And it is hard to argue with Greyback out there. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
".` `Who's Greyback?` `You haven't heard of him?` Lupin's hands closed convulsively","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"in his lap. `Fenrir Greyback is, perhaps, the most savage werewolf alive","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"today. He regards it as his mission in life to bite and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to conta-minate as many people as possible; he wants to create enough","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"were-wolves to overcome the wizards. Voldemort has promised him prey in return","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"for his services. Greyback specializes in children. . . . Bite them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"young, he says, and raise them away from their parents, raise them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to hate normal wizards. Voldemort has threatened to unleash him upon people's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"sons and daughters; it is a threat that usually produces good results.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Lupin paused and then said, `It was Greyback who bit me.` `What?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"said Harry, astonished. `When — when you were a kid, you mean?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`Yes. My father had offended him. I did not know, for a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"very long time, the identity of the werewolf who had attacked me;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"I even felt pity for him, thinking that he had had no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"control, know-ing by then how it felt to transform. But Greyback is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"not like that. At the full moon, he positions himself close to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"victims, ensuring that he is near enough to strike. He plans it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"all. And this is the man Voldemort is using to marshal the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"werewolves. I cannot pretend that my particular brand of reasoned argument is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"making much headway against Greyback's insistence that we werewolves deserve blood, that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"we ought to revenge ourselves on normal people.` `But you are normal!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"said Harry fiercely. `You've just got a — a problem —` Lupin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"burst out laughing. `Sometimes you remind me a lot of James. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"called it my 'furry little problem in company. Many people were under","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the impression that I owned a badly behaved rabbit.` He accepted a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"glass of eggnog from Mr. Weasley with a word of thanks, looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"slightly more cheerful, Harry, meanwhile, felt a rush of excitement: This last","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"mention of his father had reminded him that there was something he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"had been looking forward to ask-ing Lupin. `Have you ever heard of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"someone called the Half-Blood Prince?` `The Half-Blood what?` `Prince,` said Harry, watching","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"him closely for signs of recogni-tion. `There are no Wizarding princes,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Lupin, now smiling. `Is this a title you re thinking of adopting?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"I should have thought be-ing 'the Chosen One' would be enough.` `It's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"nothing to do with me!` said Harry indignantly. `The Half-Blood Prince is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"someone who used to go to Hogwarts, I've got his old Potions","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"book. He wrote spells all over it, spells he invented. One of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"them was Levicorpus —` `Oh, that one had a great vogue during","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"my time at Hogwarts,` said Lupin reminiscently. `There were a few months","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"in my fifth year when you couldn't move for being hoisted into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the air by your ankle.` `My dad used it,` said Harry. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"saw him in the Pensieve, he used it on Snape.` He tried","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to sound casual, as though this was a throwaway com-ment of no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"real importance, but he was not sure he had achieved the right","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"effect; Lupins smile was a little too understanding. `Yes,` he said, `but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"he wasn't the only one. As I say, it was very popular.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
". . . You know how these spells come and go. ,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
". .` `But it sounds like it was invented while you were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"at school,` Harry persisted. `Not necessarily,` said Lupin. `Jinxes go in and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"out of fashion like everything else.` He looked into Harry's face and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"then said quietly, `James was a pureblood, Harry, and I promise you,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"he never asked us to call him 'Prince.'` Abandoning pretense, Harry said,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`And it wasn't Sirius? Or you?` `Definitely not.` `Oh.` Harry stared into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the fire. `I just thought — well, he's helped me out a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"lot in Potions classes, the Prince has.` `How old is this book,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Harry?` `I dunno, I've never checked.` `Well, perhaps that will give you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"some clue as to when the Prince was at Hogwarts,` said Lupin.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Shortly after this, Fleur decided to imitate Celestina singing `A Cauldron Full","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"of Hot, Strong Love,` which was taken by everyone, once they had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"glimpsed Mrs. Weasley's expression, to be the cue to go to bed.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Harry and Ron climbed all the way up to Ron's attic bedroom,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"where a camp bed had been added for Harry. Ron fell asleep","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"almost immediately, but Harry delved into his trunk and pulled out his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"copy of Advanced Potion-Making before getting into bed. There he turned its","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"pages, searching, until he finally found, at the front of the book,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the date that it had been pub-lished. It was nearly fifty years","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"old. Neither his father, nor his father's friends, had been at Hogwarts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"fifty years ago. Feeling disappointed, Harry threw the book back into his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"trunk, turned off the lamp, and rolled over, thinking of werewolves and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Snape, Stan Shunpike and the Half-Blood Prince, and finally falling into an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"uneasy sleep full of creeping shadows and the cries of bitten children.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
". . . `She's got to be joking. . . .` Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"woke with a start to find a bulging stocking lying over the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"end of his bed. He put on his glasses and looked around;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the tiny window was almost completely obscured with snow and, in front","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"of it, Ron was sitting bolt upright in bed and examining what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"ap-peared to be a thick gold chain. `What's chat?` asked Harry. '","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`Its from Lavender,` said Ron, sounding revolted^ `She earn honestly think I'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"wear ...` Harry looked more closely and let out a shout of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"laughter, Dan gling from the chain in large gold letters were the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"words:   “My sweetheart”   `Nice,` he said. `Classy. You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"should definitely wear it in front ol Fred and George.` `If you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"tell them,` said Ron, shoving the necklace out of sight under his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"pillow, `I — I — I’ll —` `Stutter at me?` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"grinning. `Come on, would I?` `How could she think I'd like something","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"like that, though?` Ron demanded of thin air, looking rather shocked. `Well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"think back,` said Harry. `Have you ever let it slip that you'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"like to go out in public with the words 'My Sweetheart' round","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"your neck?` `Well... we don't really talk much,` said Ron. `It's mainly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
". . .` `Snogging,` said Harry. `Well, yeah,` said Ron. He hesitated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"a moment, then said, `Is Hermione really going out with McLaggen?` `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"dunno,` said Harry. `They were at Slughorn's party together, but I don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"think it went that well.` Ron looked slightly more cheerful as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"delved deeper into his stocking. Harrys presents included a sweater with a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"large Golden Snitch worked onto the front, hand-knitted by Mrs. Weasley, a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"large box of Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes products from the twins, and a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"slightly damp, moldy-smelling package that came with a label read-ing To Master,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"From Kreacher, Harry stared at it. `D'you reckon this is safe to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"open?` he asked. `Can't be anything dangerous, all our mail's still being","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"searched at the Ministry,` replied Ron, though he was eyeing the parcel","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"suspiciously. `I didn't think of giving Kreacher anything. Do people usually give","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"their house-elves Christmas presents?` asked Harry, prodding the parcel cautiously. `Hermione would,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"said Ron. `But let's wait and see what it is before you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"start feeling guilty.` A moment later, Harry had given a loud yell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"and leapt out of his camp bed; the package contained a large","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"number of maggots. `Nice,` said Ron, roaring with laughter. `Very thoughtful.` `I'd rather","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"have them than that necklace,` said Harry, which sobered Ron up at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"once. Everybody was wearing new sweaters when they all sat down for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Christmas lunch, everyone except Fleur (on whom, it appeared, Mrs. Weasley had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"not wanted to waste one) and Mrs. Weasley herself, who was sporting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"a brand-new midnight blue witch's hat glittering with what looked like tiny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"starlike diamonds, and a spec-tacular golden necklace. `Fred and George gave them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to me! Aren't they beautiful?` .: `Well, we find we appreciate you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"more and more, Mum, now we're washing our own socks,` said George,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"waving an airy hand. `Parsnips, Remus?` `Harry, you've got a maggot in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"your hair,` said Ginny cheerfully, leaning across the table to pick it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"out; Harry felt goose bumps erupt up his neck that had nothing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to do with the maggot. `'Ow 'orrible,` said Fleur, with an affected","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"little shudder. `Yes, isn't it?` said Ron. `Gravy, Fleur?` . In his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"eagerness to help her, he knocked the gravy boat flying; Bill waved","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"his wand and the gravy soared up in the air and returned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"meekly to the boat. `You are as bad as zat Tonks,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Fleur to Ron, when she had finished kissing Bill in thanks. `She","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"is always knocking —` `I invited dear Tonks to come along today,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"said Mrs. Weasley, setting down the carrots with unnecessary force and glaring","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"at Fleur. `But she wouldn't come. Have you spoken to her lately,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Remus?` `No, I haven't been in contact with anybody very much,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Lupin. `But Tonks has got her own family to go to, hasn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"she?` `Hmmm,` said Mrs. Weasley. `Maybe. I got the impression she was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"planning to spend Christmas alone, actually.` She gave Lupin an annoyed look,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"as though it was all his fault she was getting Fleur for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"a daughter-in-law instead of Tonks, but Harry, glancing across at Fleur, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"was now feeding Bill bits of turkey off her own fork, thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"that Mrs. Weasley was fighting a long-lost battle. He was, however, reminded","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"of a question he had with regard to Tonks, and who better","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to ask than Lupin, the man who knew all about Patronuses? `Tonks's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Patronus has changed its form,` he told him. `Snape said so anyway.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"I didn't know that could happen. Why would your Patronus change?` Lupin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"took his time chewing his turkey and swallowing before saying slowly, `Sometimes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"... a great shock ... an emotional up-heaval ...` `It looked big,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"and it had four legs,` said Harry, struck by a sud-den thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"and lowering his voice. `Hey ... it couldn't be — ?` `Arthur!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"said Mrs. Weasley suddenly. She had risen from her chair; her hand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"was pressed over her heart and she was staring out of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"kitchen window. `Arthur — it's Percy!` `What?` Mr. Weasley looked around. Everybody","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"looked quickly at the window; Ginny stood up for a better look.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"There, sure enough, was Percy Weasley, striding across the snowy yard, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"horn-rimmed glasses glinting in the sunlight. He was not, however, alone. `Arthur,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"he's — he's with the Minister!` And sure enough, the man Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"had seen in the Daily Prophet was following along in Percy's wake,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"limping slightly, his mane of graying hair and his black cloak flecked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"with snow. Before any of , them could say anything, before Mr.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"and Mrs. Weasley could do : more than exchange stunned looks, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"back door opened and there stood Percy. There was a moment's painful","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"silence. Then Percy said rather stiffly, `Merry Christmas, Mother.` `Oh, Percy!` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Mrs. Weasley, and she threw herself into his arms. Rufus Scrimgeour paused","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"in the doorway, leaning on his walk-ing stick and smiling as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"observed this affecting scene. `You must forgive this intrusion,` he said, when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Mrs. Weasley looked around at him, beaming and wiping her eyes. `Percy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"and I were in the vicinity — working, you know — and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"he couldn't re-sist dropping in and seeing you all.` But Percy showed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"no sign of wanting to greet any of the rest of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"family. He stood, poker-straight and awkward-looking, and stared over everybody else's heads.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Mr. Weasley, Fred, and George were all observing him, stony-faced. `Please, come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"in, sit down, Minister!` fluttered Mrs. Weasley, straightening her hat. Have a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"little purkey, or some tooding. ... 1 '. mean —` `No, no,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"my dear Molly,` said Scrimgeour. Harry guessed that he had checked her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"name with Percy before they entered the house. `I don't want to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"intrude, wouldn't be here at all if Percy hadn't wanted to see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"you all so badly. . . .` `Oh, Perce!` said Mrs. Weasley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"tearfully, reaching up to kiss him. `. , . We've only looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"in for five minutes, so I'll have a stroll around the yard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"while you catch up with Percy. No, no, I assure you I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"don't want to butt in! Well, if anybody cared to show me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"your charming garden . . . Ah, that young man's finished, why","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"doesn't he take a stroll with me?` The atmosphere around the table","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"changed perceptibly. Every-body looked from Scrimgeour to Harry. Nobody seemed to find","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Scrimgeour's pretense that he did not know Harry's name convincing, or find","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"it natural that he should be chosen to accompany the Minister around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the garden when Ginny, Fleur, and George also had clean plates. `Yeah,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"all right,` said Harry into the silence. He was not fooled; for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"all Scrimgeour's talk that they had just been in the area, that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Percy wanted to look up his family, this must be the real","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"reason that they had come, so that Scrimgeour could speak to Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"alone. `It's fine,` he said quietly, as he passed Lupin, who had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"half risen from his chair. `Fine,` he added, as Mr. Weasley opened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"his mouth to speak. `Wonderful!` said Scrimgeour, standing back to let Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"pass through the door ahead of him. `We'll just take a turn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"around the garden, and Percy and I'll be off. Carry on, everyone!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Harry walked across the yard toward the Weasleys' overgrown, snow-covered garden, Scrimgeour","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"limping slightly at his side. He had, Harry knew, been Head of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the Auror office; he looked tough and battle-scarred, very different from portly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Fudge in his bowler hat. `Charming,` said Scrimgeour, stopping at the garden","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"fence and looking out over the snowy lawn and the indistinguishable plants.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`Charming.` Harry said nothing. He could tell that Scrimgeour was watching him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`I've wanted to meet you for a very long time,` said Scrimgeour,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"after a few moments. `Did you know that?` `No,` said Harry truthfully.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"|!. `Oh yes, for a very long time. But Dumbledore has been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"very protective of you,` said Scrimgeour. `Natural, of course, natural, after what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"you've been through. . . . Especially what happened at : the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Ministry ...`: He waited for Harry to say something, but Harry did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"not oblige, : so he went on, `I have been hoping for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"an occasion to talk to you ever since I gained office, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Dumbledore has — most under-standably, as I say — prevented this.` Still,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Harry said nothing, waiting. `The rumors that have flown around!` said Scrimgeour.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`Well, of course, we both know how these stories get distorted ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"all these whispers of a prophecy . . . of you being","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"'the Chosen One'. . .` They were getting near it now, Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"thought, the reason Scrim-geour was here. “I assume that Dumbledore has discussed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"these matters with you?`, Harry deliberated, wondering whether he ought to lie","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"or not. He looked at the little gnome prints all around the flowerbeds,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"ami the scuffed-up patch that marked the spot where Fred had caught","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the gnome now wearing the tutu at the top of the Christmas","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"tree. Finally, he decided on the truth ... or a bit of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"it. `Yeah, we've discussed it.` `Have you, have you . . .`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"said Scrimgeour. Harry could see, out of the corner of his eye,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Scrimgeour squinting at him, so he pre-tended to be very interested in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"a gnome that had just poked its head out from underneath a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"frozen rhododendron. `And what has Dumbledore told you, Harry?` `Sorry, but that's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"between us,` said Harry. He kept his voice as pleasant as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"could, and Scrimgeour's tone, too, was light and friendly as he said,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`Oh, of course, if it's a question of confidences, I wouldn't want","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"you to divulge . . . no, no ... and in any","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"case, does it really matter whether you are 'the Chosen One' or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"not?` Harry had to mull that one over for a few seconds","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"before re-sponding. `I don't really know what you mean, Minister.` `Well, of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"course, to you it will matter enormously,` said Scrim-geour with a laugh.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`But to the Wizarding community at large . . . it's all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"perception, isn't it? It's what people believe that's important.` Harry said nothing.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"He thought he saw, dimly, where they were heading, but he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"not going to help Scrimgeour get there. The gnome under the rhododendron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"was now digging for worms at its roots, and Harry kept his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"eyes fixed upon it. `People believe you are 'the Chosen One,' you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"see,` said Scrim-geour. `They think you quite the hero — which, of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"course, you arc, Harry, chosen or not! How many times have you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"faced He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named now? Well, anyway,` he pressed on, without waiting for a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"reply, `the point is, you are a symbol of hope lor many,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Harry. The idea that there is somebody out there who might be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"able, who might even be destined, to destroy He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named — well, naturally,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"it gives people a lift. And I can't help but feel that,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"once you realize this, you might consider it, well, almost a duty,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to stand alongside the Ministry, and give everyone a boost.` The gnome","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"had just managed to get hold of a worm. It was now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"tugging very hard on it, trying to get it out of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"frozen ground. Harry was silent so long that Scrimgeour said, looking from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Harry to the gnome, `Funny little chaps, aren't they? But what say","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"you, Harry?` `I don't exactly understand what you want,` said Harry slowly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"'`Stand alongside the Ministry' . . . What does that mean?` `Oh,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"well, nothing at all onerous, I assure you,` said Scrim-geour. `If you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"were to be seen popping in and out of the Ministry from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"time to time, for instance, that would give the right impres-sion. And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"of course, while you were there, you would have ample : opportunity","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to speak to Gawain Robards, my successor as Head of the Auror","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"office. Dolores Umbridge has told me that you cherish an ambition to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"become an Auror. Well, that could be arranged very easily. ...` Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"felt anger bubbling in the pit of his stomach: So Dolores Umbridge","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"was still at the Ministry, was she? `So basically,` he said, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"though he just wanted to clarify a few points, `you'd like to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"give the impression that I'm working for the Ministry?` `It would give","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"everyone a lift to think you were more involved, Harry,` said Scrimgeour,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"sounding relieved that Harry had cot-toned on so quickly. `'The Chosen One,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"you know. . . It's all about giving people hope, the feeling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"that exciting things are hap-pening. ...` `But if I keep running in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"and out of the Ministry,` said Harry, still endeavoring to keep his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"voice friendly, `won't that seem as though I approve of what the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Ministry's up to?` `Well,` said Scrimgeour, frowning slightly, `well, yes, that's partly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"why we'd like —` `No, I don't think that'll work,` said Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"pleasantly. `You see, I don't like some of the things the Ministry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"doing. Locking up Stan Shunpike, for instance.` Scrimgeour did not speak for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"a moment but his expression hard-ened instantly. `I would not expect you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to understand,` he said, and he was not as successful at keeping","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"anger out of his voice as Harry had been. `These are dangerous","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"times, and certain measures need to be taken. You are sixteen years","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"old —` `Dumbledore's a lot older than sixteen, and he doesn't think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Stan should be in Azkaban either,` said Harry. `You're making Stan a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"scapegoat, just like you want to make me a mascot.` They looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"at each other, long and hard. Finally Scrimgeour said, with no pretense","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"at warmth, `I see. You prefer — like your hero, Dumbledore —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to disassociate yourself from the Ministry?` `I don't want to be used,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"said Harry. `Some would say it's your duty to be used by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the Ministry!` `Yeah, and others might say its your duty to check","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"that people really are Death Eaters before you chuck them in prison,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"said Harry, his temper rising now. `You're doing what Barty Crouch did.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"You never get it right, you people, do you? Either we've got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Fudge, pretending everything's lovely while people get murdered right under his nose,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"or we've got you, chucking the wrong people into jail and trying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to pretend you've got 'the Chosen One' work-ing for you!` ' i","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`So you're not 'the Chosen One'?` said Scrimgeour. ' `I thought you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"said it didn't matter either way?` said Harry, with a bitter laugh.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`Not to you anyway.` `I shouldn't have said that,` said Scrimgeour quickly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`It was tactless —` `No, it was honest,` said Harry. `One of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"the only honest things you've said to me. You don't care whether","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"I live or die, but you do care that I help you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"convince everyone you're winning the war against Voldemort. I haven't forgotten, Minister....`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"He raised his right fist. There, shining white on the back of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"his cold hand, were the scars which Dolores Umbridge had forced him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to carve into his own flesh: I must not tell lies. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"don't remember you rushing to my defense when I was trying to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"tell everyone Voldemort was back. The Ministry wasn't so keen to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"pals last year.` They stood in silence as icy as the ground","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"beneath their feet. The gnome had finally managed to extricate his worm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"and was now sucking on it happily, leaning against the bottommost branches","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"of the rhododendron bush. `What is Dumbledore up to?` said Scrimgeour brusquely.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`Where does he go when he is absent from Hogwarts?` `No idea,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"said Harry. `And you wouldn't tell me if you knew,` said Scrimgeour,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"`would you?` `No, 1 wouldn't,` said Harry. `Well, then, I shall have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"to see whether I can't find out by other means.` `You can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"try,` said Harry indifferently. `But you seem cleverer than Fudge, so I'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"have thought you'd have learned from his mis-takes. He tried interfering at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Hogwarts. You might have noticed he's not Minister anymore, but Dumbledore’s still","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"headmaster. I'd leave Dumbledore alone, if I were you.` There was a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"long pause. `Well, it is clear to me that he has done","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"a very good job on you,` said Scrimgeour, his eyes cold and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"hard behind his wire-rimmed glasses, `Dumbledore’s man through and through, aren't you,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"Potter?` `Yeah, I am,` said Harry. `Glad we straightened that out.` And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
"turning his back on the Minister of Magic, he strode back toward the house.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-16"
" Late in the afternoon, a few days after New Year, Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Ron, and Ginny lined up beside the kitchen fire to return to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Hogwarts. The Ministry had arranged this one-off connection to the Floo Network","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"to return students quickly and safely to the school. Only Mrs. Weasley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"was there to say good-bye, as Mr. Weasley, Fred, George, Bill, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Fleur were all at work. Mrs. Weasley dissolved into tears at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"moment of parting. Admittedly, it took very little to set her off","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"lately; she had been crying on and off ever since Percy had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"stormed from the house on Christmas Day with his glasses splattered with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"mashed parsnip (for which Fred, George, and Ginny all claimed credit). `Don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"cry, Mum,` said Ginny, patting her on the back as Mrs. Weasley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"sobbed into her shoulder. `It's okay. ...` `Yeah, don't worry about us,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"said Ron, permitting his mother to plant a very wet kiss on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"his cheek, `or about Percy. He's such a prat, it's not really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"a loss, is it?` Mrs. Weasley sobbed harder than ever as she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"enfolded Harry in her arms. `Promise me you'll look after yourself.. ..","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Stay out of trouble. ...` `I always do, Mrs. Weasley,` said Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`I like a quiet life, you know me.` She gave a watery","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"chuckle and stood back. `Be good, then, all of you. ...` Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"stepped into the emerald fire and shouted `Hogwarts!` He had one last","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"fleeting view of the Weasleys' kitchen and Mrs. Weasley's tearful face before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the flames engulfed him; spinning very fast, he caught blurred glimpses of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"other Wizarding rooms, which were whipped out of sight before he could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"get a proper look; then he was slowing down, finally stopping squarely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"in the fireplace in Professor McGonagall's office. She barely glanced up from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"her work as he clambered out over the grate. `Evening, Potter. Try","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"not to get too much ash on the carpet.` `No, Professor.` Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"straightened his glasses and flattened his hair as Ron came spinning into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"view. When Ginny had arrived, all three of them trooped out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"McGonagall's office and off toward Gryffindor Tower. Harry glanced out of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"corridor windows as they passed; the sun was already sinking over grounds","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"carpeted in deeper snow than had lain over the Burrow garden. In","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the distance, he could see Hagrid feeding Buckbeak in front of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"cabin. `Baubles,` said Ron confidently, when they reached the Fat Lady, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"was looking rather paler than usual and winced at his loud voice.`No,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"she said. “What d’you mean, ‘no’ ? `There is a new password,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"she said. `And please don't shout.``But we've been away, how're we supposed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"to — ?``Harry! Ginny!` Hermione was hurrying toward them, very pink-faced and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"wearing a cloak, hat, and gloves. `I got back a couple of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"hours ago, I've just been down to visit Hagrid and Buck —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"I mean Witherwings,` she said breathlessly. `Did you have a good Christmas?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`Yeah,` said Ron at once, `pretty eventful, Rufus Scrim —` ] `I've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"got something for you, Harry,` said Hermione, neither looking at Ron nor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"giving any sign that she had heard him. `Oh, hang on —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"password. Abstinence.` `Precisely,` said the Fat Lady in a feeble voice, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"swung forward to reveal the portrait hole. `What's up with her?` asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Harry. `Overindulged over Christmas, apparently,` said Hermione, rolling her eyes as she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"led the way into the packed common room. `She and her friend","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Violet drank their way through all the wine in that picture of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"drunk monks down by the Charms corridor. Anyway...` She rummaged in her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"pocket for a moment, then pulled out a scroll of parchment with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Dumbledore's writing on it. `Great,` said Harry, unrolling it at once to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"discover that his next lesson with Dumbledore was scheduled for the following","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"night. `I’ve got loads to tell him — and you. Let's sit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"down —` But at that moment there was a loud squeal of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`Won-Won!` and Lavender Brown came hurtling out of nowhere and flung herself","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"into Ron's arms. Several onlookers sniggered; Hermione gave a tinkling laugh and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"said, `There's a cable over here... Coming. Ginny?` `No, thanks, I said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"I'd meet Dean,` said Ginny, though Harry could not help noticing that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"she did not sound very enthusiastic. Leaving Ron and Lavender locked in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"a kind of vertical wrestling, match, Harry led Hermione over to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"spare table. `So how was your Christmas?` `Oh, fine,` she shrugged. `Nothing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"special. How was it at Won-Won's?` `I'll tell you in a minute,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"said Harry. `Look, Hermione, can't you —` `No, I can't,` she said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"flatly. `So don't even ask.` `I thought maybe, you know, over Christmas","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"—``It was the Fat Lady who drank a vat of five-hundred-year-old wine,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Harry, not me. So what was this important news you wanted to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"tell me?` She looked too fierce to argue with at that moment,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"so Harry dropped the subject of Ron and recounted all that he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"had overheard between Malfoy and Snape. When he had finished, Hermione sat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"in thought for a moment and then said, `Don't you think —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"?` `— he was pretending to offer help so that he could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"trick Malfoy into telling him what he's doing?` `Well, yes,` said Hermione.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`Ron’s dad and Lupin think so,` Harry said grudgingly. `But this definitely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"proves Malfoy’s planning something, you can't deny that.` `No, I can't,` she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"answered slowly. `And he's acting on Voldemort's orders, just like I said!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`Hmm .. . did either of them actually mention Voldemort's name?` Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"frowned, trying to remember. `I'm not sure ... Snape definitely said 'your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"master,' and who else would that be?` `I don't know,` said Hermione,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"biting her lip. `Maybe his father?` She stared across the room, apparently","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"lost in thought, not even noticing Lavender tickling Ron. `How's Lupin?` `Not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"great,` said Harry, and he told her all about Lupin’s mission among","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the werewolves and the difficulties he was facing. `Have you heard of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"this Fenrir Greyback?` `Yes, I have!` said Hermione, sounding startled. `And so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"have you, Harry!` `When, History of Magic? You know full well I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"never listened ...` `No, no, not History of Magic — Malfoy threatened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Borgin with Kim!` said Hermione. `Back in Knockturn Alley, don't you remember?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"He told Borgin that Greyback was an old family friend and that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"he'd be checking up on Borgin's progress!` Harry gaped at her. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"forgot! But this proves Malfoy s a Death Eater, how else could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"he be in contact with Greyback and telling him what to do?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`It is pretty suspicious,` breathed Hermione. `Unless . . .` `Oh, come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"on,` said Harry in exasperation, `you can't get round this one!` `Well","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
". . . there is the possibility it was an empty threat.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`You're unbelievable, you are,` said Harry, shaking his head. `We'll see who's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"right. . . . You'll be eating your words, Hermione, just like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the Ministry. Oh yeah, 1 had a row with Rufus Scrimgeour as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"well. . . .` And the rest of the evening passed amicably","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"with both of them abusing the Minister of Magic, for Hermione, like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Ron, thought that after all the Ministry had put Harry through the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"previous year, they had a great deal of nerve asking him for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"help now. The new term started next morning with a pleasant surprise","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"for the sixth years: a large sign had been pinned to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"common room notice boards overnight.  APPARITION LESSONS If you are seventeen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"years of age, or will turn seventeen on or before the 31st","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"August next, you are eligible for a twelve-week course of Apparition Lessons","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"from a Ministry of Magic Apparition instructor. Please sign below if you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"would like to participate. Cost: 12 Galleons.  Harry and Ron joined","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the crowd that was jostling around the notice and taking it in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"turns to write their names at the bottom. Ron was just taking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"out his quill to sign after Hermione when Lavender crept up behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"him, slipped her hands over his eyes, and trilled, `Guess who, Won-Won?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Harry turned to see Hermione stalking off; he caught up with her,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"having no wish to stay behind with Ron and Lavender, but to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"his surprise, Ron caught up with them only a little way beyond","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the portrait hole, his ears bright red and his expression disgruntled. Without","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"a word, Hermione sped up to walk with Neville. `So — Apparition,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"said Ron, his tone making it perfectly plain that Harry was not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"to mention what had just happened. `Should be a laugh, eh?` `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"dunno,` said Harry. `Maybe it's better when you do it yourself, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"didn’t enjoy it much when Dumbledore took me along for the ride.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`I forgot you'd already done it. ... I'd better pass my test","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"first time,` said Ron, looking anxious. `Fred and George did,` `Charlie failed,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"though, didn't he?` `Yeah, but Charlie's bigger than me` — Ron held","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"his arms out from his body as though he was a gorilla","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"— `so Fred and George didn't go on about it much .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
". . not to his face anyway . . .` `When can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"we take the actual test?` `Soon as we're seventeen. That's only March","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"for me!` `Yeah, but you wouldn't be able to Apparate in here,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"not in the castle . . .` `Not the point, is it?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Everyone would know I could Apparate if I wanted.` Ron was not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the only one to be excited at the prospect of Apparition. All","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"that day there was much talk about the forthcoming , lessons; a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"great deal of store was set by being able to vanish and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"reappear at will. `How cool will it be when we can just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"—` Seamus clicked his ringers to indicate disappearance. `Me cousin Fergus does it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"just to annoy me, you wait till I can do it back.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
". . He'll never have another peaceful moment. . . .` Lost","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"in visions of this happy prospect, he flicked his wand a little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"too enthusiastically, so that instead of producing the fountain of pure water","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"that was the object of today's Charms lesson, he let out a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"hoselike jet that ricocheted off the ceiling and knocked Professor Flitwick flat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"on his face. `Harry’s already Apparated,` Ron told a slightly abashed Seamus,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"after Professor Flitwick had dried himself off with a wave of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"wand and set Seamus lines: `I am a wizard, not a baboon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"brandishing a stick.` `Dum — er — someone took him. Side-Along-Apparition, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"know.` `Whoa!` whispered Seamus, and he, Dean, and Neville put their heads","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"a little closer to hear what Apparition felt like. For the rest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"of the day, Harry was besieged with requests from the other sixth","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"years to describe the sensation of Apparition. All of them seemed awed,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"rather than put off, when he told them how uncomfortable it was,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"and he was still answering detailed questions at ten to eight that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"evening, when he was forced to lie and say that he needed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"to return a book to the library, so as to escape in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"time for his lesson with Dumbledore. The lamps in Dumbledore’s office were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"lit, the portraits of previous headmasters were snoring gently in their frames,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"and the Pen-sieve was ready upon the desk once more. Dumbledore’s hands","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"lay on either side of it, the right one as blackened and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"burnt-looking as ever. It did not seem to have healed at all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"and Harry wondered, for perhaps the hundredth time, what had caused such","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"a distinctive injury, but did not ask; Dumbledore had said that he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"would know eventually and there was, in any case, another subject he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"wanted to discuss. But before Harry could say anything about Snape and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Malfoy, Dumbledore spoke. `I hear that you met the Minister of Magic","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"over Christmas?` `Yes,` said Harry. `He's not very happy with me.` `No,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"sighed Dumbledore. `He is not very happy with me either. We must","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"try not to sink beneath our anguish, Harry, but battle on.` Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"grinned. `He wanted me to tell the Wizarding community that the Ministry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"doing a wonderful job.' Dumbledore smiled. `It was Fudge's idea originally, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"know. During his last days in office, when he was trying desperately","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"to cling to his post, he sought a meeting with you, hoping","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"that you would give him your support —` `After everything Fudge did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"last year?` said Harry angrily. `After Umbridge ?” `I told Cornelius there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"was no chance of it, but the idea did not die when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"he left: office. Within hours of Scrimgeour's appointment we met and he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"demanded that I arrange a meeting with you —` `So that's why","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"you argued!` Harry blurted out. `It was in the Daily Prophet`' `The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Prophet is bound to report the truth occasionally,` said Dumbledore, `if only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"accidentally. Yes, that was why we argued. Well, it appears that Rufus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"found a way to corner you at last.` `He accused me of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"being 'Dumbledore's man through and through.'` `How very rude of him.` `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"told him I was.` Dumbledore opened his mouth to speak and then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"closed it again. Behind Harry, Fawkes the phoenix let out a low,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"soft, musical cry. To Harry’s intense embarrassment, he suddenly realized that Dumbledore's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"bright blue eyes looked rather watery, ami stared hastily at his own","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"knees. When Dumbledore spoke, however, his voice was quite steady. `I am","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"very touched, Harry.` `Scrimgeour wanted to know where you go when you're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"not at Hogwarts,` said Harry, still looking fixedly at his knees. `Yes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"he is very nosy about that,` said Dumbledore, now sounding cheerful, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Harry thought it safe to look up again. `He has even attempted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"to have me followed. Amusing, really. He set Dawlish to tail me.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"It wasn't kind. I have already been forced to jinx Dawlish once;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"I did it again with the greatest regret.` `So they still don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"know where you go?` asked Harry, hoping for more information on this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"intriguing subject, but Dumbledore merely smiled over the top of his half-moon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"spectacles. `No, they don't, and the time is not quite right for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"you to know either. Now, I suggest we press on, unless there's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"anything else — ?` `There is, actually, sir,` said Harry. `It's about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Malfoy and Snape.` `Professor Snape, Harry.` `Yes, sir. I overheard them during","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Professor Slughorns party . . . well, I followed them, actually. ...`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Dumbledore listened to Harry's story with an impassive face. When Harry had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"finished he did not speak for a few moments, then said, `Thank","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"you for telling me this, Harry, but I suggest that you put","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"it out of your mind. I do not think that it is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"of great importance.` `Not of great importance?` repeated Harry incredulously. `Professor, did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"you understand — ?` `Yes, Harry, blessed as I am with extraordinary","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"brainpower, I understood everything you told me,` said Dumbledore, a little sharply.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`I think you might even consider the possibility that I understood more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"than you did. Again, I am glad that you have con-lided in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"me, but let me reassure you that you have not told me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"anything that causes me disquiet.` Harry sat in seething silence, glaring at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Dumbledore. What was going on? Did this mean that Dumbledore had indeed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"ordered Snape to find out what Malfoy was doing, in which case","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"he had already heard everything Harry had just told him from Snape?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Or was he really worried by what he had heard, but pretending","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"not to be? `So, sir,` said Harry, in what he hoped was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"a polite, calm voice, `you definitely still trust — ?` `I have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"been tolerant enough to answer that question already,` said Dumbledore, but he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"did not sound very tolerant anymore. `My answer has not changed.` `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"should think not,` said a snide voice; Phineas Nigellus was evidently only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"pretending to be asleep. Dumbledore ignored him. `And now, Harry, I must","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"insist that we press on. I have more important things to discuss","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"with you this evening.` Harry sat there feeling mutinous. How would it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"be if he refused to permit the change of subject, if he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"insisted upon arguing the case against Malfoy? As though he had read","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Harry's mind, Dumbledore shook his head. `Ah, Harry, how often this happens,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"even between the best of friends! Each of us believes that what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"he has to say is much more important than anything the other","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"might have to contribute!` `I don't think what you've got to say","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"is unimportant, sir,` said Harry stiffly.`Well, you are quite right, because it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"is not,` said Dumbledore briskly. `I have two more memories to show","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"you this evening, both obtained with enormous difficulty, and the second of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"them is, 1 think, the most important I have collected.` Harry did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"not say anything to this; he still felt angry at the reception","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"his confidences had received, but could not see what was to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"gained by arguing further. `So,` said Dumbledore, in a ringing voice, `we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"meet this evening to continue the tale of Tom Riddle, whom we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"left last lesson poised on the threshold of his years at Hogwarts.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"You will remember how excited he was to hear that he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"a wizard, that he refused my company on a trip to Diagon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Alley, and that I, in turn, warned him against continued thievery when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"he arrived at school. `Well, the start of the school year arrived","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"and with it came Tom Riddle, a quiet boy in his secondhand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"robes, who lined up with the other first years to be sorted.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"He was placed in Slytherin House almost the moment that the Sorting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Hat touched his head,` continued Dumbledore, waving his blackened hand toward the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"shelf over his head where the Sorting Hat sat, ancient and unmoving.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`How soon Riddle learned that the famous founder of the House could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"talk to snakes, I do not know — perhaps that very evening.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"The knowledge can only have excited him and increased his sense of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"self-importance. `However, if he was frightening or impressing fellow Slytherins with displays","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"of Parseltongue in their common room, no hint of it reached the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"staff. He showed no sign of outward arrogance or aggression at all.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"As an unusually talented and very good-looking orphan, he naturally drew attention","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"and sympathy from the staff almost from the moment of his arrival.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"He seemed police, quiet, and thirsty for knowledge. Nearly all were most","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"favorably impressed by him.` `Didn't you tell them, sir, what he'd been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"like when you met him at the orphanage?` asked Harry. `No, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"did not. Though he had shown no hint of remorse, it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"possible that he felt sorry for how he had behaved before and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"was resolved to turn over a fresh leaf. I chose to give","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"him that chance.` Dumbledore paused and looked inquiringly at Harry, who had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"opened his mouth to speak. Here, again, was Dumbledore's tendency to trust","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"people in spite of overwhelming evidence that they did not deserve it!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"But then Harry remembered something. . . . `But you didn't really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"trust him, sir, did you? He told me . . . the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Riddle who came out of that diary said, 'Dumbledore never seemed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"like me as much as the other teachers did.'` `Let us say","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"that I did not take it for granted that he was trustworthy,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"said Dumbledore. `I had, as I have already indicated, resolved to keep","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"a close eye upon him, and so I did. I cannot pretend that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"I gleaned a great deal from my observations at first. He was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"very guarded with me; he felt, I am sure, that in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"thrill of discovering his true identity he had told me a little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"too much. He was careful never to reveal as much again, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"he could not take back what he had let slip in his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"excitement, nor what Mrs. Cole had confided in me. However, he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the sense never to try and charm me as he charmed so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"many of my colleagues. `As he moved up the school, he gathered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"about him a group of dedicated friends; I call them that, for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"want of a better term, although as I have already indicated, Riddle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"undoubtedly felt no affection for any of them. This group had a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"kind of dark glamour within the castle. They were a motley collection;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"a mixture of the weak seeking protection, the ambitious seeking some shared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"glory, and the thuggish gravitating toward a leader who could show them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"more refined forms of cruelty. In other words, they were the forerunners","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"of the Death Eaters, and indeed some of them became the first","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Death Eaters after leaving Hogwarts. `Rigidly controlled by Riddle, they were never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"detected in open wrongdoing, although their seven years at Hogwarts were marked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"by a number of nasty incidents to which they were never satisfactorily","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"linked, the most serious of which was, of course, the opening of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the Chamber of Secrets, which resulted in the death of a girl.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"As you know, Hagrid was wrongly accused of that crime. `I have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"not been able to find many memories of Riddle at Hogwarts,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Dumbledore, placing his withered hand on the Pensieve. `Few who knew him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"then are prepared to talk about him; they are too terrified. What","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"I know, I found out after he had left Hogwarts, after much","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"painstaking effort, after tracing those few who could be tricked into speaking,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"after searching old records and questioning Muggle and wizard witnesses alike. `Those","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"whom I could persuade to talk told me that Riddle was obsessed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"with his parentage. This is understandable, of course; he had grown up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"in an orphanage and naturally wished to know how he came to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"be there. It seems that he searched in vain for some trace","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"of Tom Riddle senior on the shields in the trophy room, on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the lists of prefects in the old school records, even in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"books of Wizarding history. Finally he was forced to accept that his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"father had never set foot in Hogwarts. I believe that it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"then that he dropped the name forever, assumed the identity of Lord","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Volde-mort, and began his investigations into his previously despised mother's family —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the woman whom, you will remember, he had thought could not be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"a witch if she had succumbed to the shameful human weakness of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"death. `All he had to go upon was the single name 'Marvolo,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"which he knew from those who ran the orphanage had been his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"mother's father's name. Finally, after painstaking research, through old books of Wizarding","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"families, he discovered the existence of Slytherin's surviving line. In the summer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"of his sixteenth year, he left the orphanage to which he returned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"annually and set off to find his Gaunt relatives. And now, Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"if you will stand ...` : Dumbledore rose, and Harry saw that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"he was again holding a. small crystal bottle filled with swirling, pearly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"memory. `I was very lucky to collect this,` he said, as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"poured the gleaming mass into the Pensieve. `As you will understand when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"we have experienced it. Shall we?` Harry stepped up to the stone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"basin and bowed obediently until his face sank through the surface of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the memory; he felt the familiar sensation of falling through nothingness and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"then landed upon a dirty stone floor in almost total darkness. It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"took him several seconds to recognize the place, by which time Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"had landed beside him. The Gaunts' house was now more indescribably filthy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"than anywhere Harry had ever seen. The ceiling was thick with cobwebs,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the floor coated in grime; moldy and rotting food lay upon the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"table amidst a mass of crusted pots. The only light came from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"a single guttering candle placed at the feet of a man with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"hair and beard so overgrown Harry could see neither eyes nor mouth.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"He was slumped in an armchair by the fire, and Harry wondered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"for a moment whether he was dead. But then there came a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"loud knock on the door and the man jerked awake, raising a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"wand in his right hand and a short knife in his left.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"The door creaked open. There on the threshold, holding an old-fashioned lamp,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"stood a boy Harry recognized at once: tall, pale, dark-haired, and handsome","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"— the teenage Voldemort. Voldemort's eyes moved slowly around the hovel and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"then found the man in the armchair. For a few seconds they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"looked at each other, then the man staggered upright, the many empty","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"bottles at his feet clattering and tinkling across the floor. `YOU!` he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"bellowed. `YOU!` And he hurtled drunkenly at Riddle, wand and knife held","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"aloft. `Stop.` Riddle spoke in Parseltongue. The man skidded into the table,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"sending moldy pots crashing to the floor. He stared at Riddle. There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"was a long silence while they contemplated each other. The man broke","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"it. `You speak it?` `Yes, I speak it,` said Riddle. He moved","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"forward into the room, allowing the door to swing shut behind him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Harry could not help but feel a resentful admiration for Voldemort's complete","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"lack of fear. His race merely expressed disgust and, perhaps, disappointment. `Where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"is Marvolo?` he asked. `Dead,` said the other. `Died years ago, didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"he?` Riddle frowned. `Who are you, then?``I’m Morfin, ain't I?``Marvolo's son?` `'Course","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"I am, then...` ? ,, . Morfin pushed the hair out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"his dirty face, the better to see Riddle, and Harry saw that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"he wore Marvolo's black-stoned ring on his right hand. `I thought you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"was that Muggle,` whispered Morfin. `You look mighty like that Muggle.` `What","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Muggle?` said Riddle sharply. `That Muggle what my sister took a fancy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"to, that Muggle what lives in the big house over the way,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"said Morfin, and he spat unexpectedly upon the floor between them. `You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"look right like him. Riddle. But he's older now, in 'e? He's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"older'n you, now I think on it. ...` Morfin looked slightly dazed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"and swayed a little, still clutching the edge of the table for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"support. `He come back, see,` he added stupidly. Voldemort was gazing at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Morfin as though appraising his possibilities. Now he moved a little closer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"and said, `Riddle came back?` `Ar, he left her, and serve her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"right, marrying filth!` said Morfin, spitting on the floor again. `Robbed us,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"mind, before she ran off. , Where's the locket, eh, where's Slytherin's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"locket?` Voldemort did not answer. Morfin was working himself into a rage","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"again; he brandished his knife and shouted, `Dishonored us, , she did,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"that little slut! And whore you, coming here and asking questions about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"all that? It's over, innit. . . . It's over. ...` He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"looked away, staggering slightly, and Voldemort moved forward. As he did so,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"an unnatural darkness fell, extinguishing Voldemort's lamp and Morfin's candle, extinguishing everything.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
". . . Dumbledore's fingers closed tightly around Harry's arm and they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"were soaring back into the present again. The soft golden light in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Dumbledore's office seemed to dazzle Harry's eyes after that impenetrable darkness. |","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`Is that all?` said Harry at once. `Why did it go dark,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"what happened?` `Because Morfin could not remember anything from that point onward,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"said Dumbledore, gesturing Harry back into his seat. `When he awoke next","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"morning, he was lying on the floor, quite alone. Marvolo's ring had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"gone. `Meanwhile, in the village of Little Hangleton, a maid was running","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"along the High Street, screaming that there were three bodies lying in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the drawing room of the big house: Tom Riddle Senior and his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"mother and father. `The Muggle authorities were perplexed. As far as I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"am aware, they do not know to this day how the Riddles","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"died, for the Avadu Kedavra curse does not usually leave any sign","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"of damage. . . . The exception sits before me,` Dumbledore added,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"with a nod to Harry's scar. `The Ministry, on the other hand,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"knew at once that this was a wizard's murder. They also knew","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"that a convicted Muggle-hater lived across the valley from the Riddle house,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"a Muggle-hater who had already been imprisoned once for attacking one of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the murdered people. `So the Ministry called upon Morfin. They did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"need to question him, to use Veritaserum or Legilimency. He admitted to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the murder on the spot, giving details only the murderer could know.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"He was proud, he said, to have killed the Muggles, had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"awaiting his chance all these years. He handed over his wand, which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"was proved at once to have been used to kill the Riddles.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"And he permitted himself to be led off to Azkaban without a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"fight. All that disturbed him was the fact that his fathers ring","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"had disappeared. 'He'll kill me for losing it,' he told his captors","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"over and over again. 'He'll kill me for losing his ring.' And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"that, apparently, was all he ever said again. He lived out the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"remainder of his life in Azkaban, lamenting the loss of Marvolo's last","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"heirloom, and is buried beside the prison, alongside the other poor souls","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"who have expired within its walls.` `So Voldemort stole Morfin's wand and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"used it?` said Harry, sitting up straight. `That's right,` said Dumbledore. `We","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"have no memories to show us this, but I think we can be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"fairly sure what happened. Voldemort Stupefied his uncle, took his wand, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"proceeded across the valley to 'the big house over the way.' There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"he murdered the Muggle man who had abandoned his witch mother, and,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"for good measure, his Muggle grandparents, thus obliterating the last of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"unworthy Riddle line and revenging himself upon the father who never wanted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"him. Then he returned to the Gaunt hovel, performed the complex bit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"of magic that would implant a false memory in his uncle's mind,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"laid Morfin's wand beside its unconscious owner, pocketed the ancient ring he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"wore, and departed.` `And Morfin never realized he hadn't done it?` `Never,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"said Dumbledore. `He gave, as I say, a full and boastful confession.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`But he had this real memory in him all the time!` `Yes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"but it took a great deal of skilled Legilimency to coax it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"out of him,` said Dumbledore, `and why should anybody delve further into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Morfin's mind when he had already confessed to the crime? However, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"was able to secure a visit to Morfin in the last weeks","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"of his life, by which time I was attempting to discover as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"much as I could about Voldemort's past. I extracted this memory with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"difficulty. When I saw what it contained, I attempted to use it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"to secure Morfin's release from Azkaban. Before the Ministry reached their decision,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"however, Morfin had died.` `But how come the Ministry didn't realize that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Voldemort had done all that to Morfin?` Harry asked angrily `He was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"underage at the time, wasn't he? I thought they could detect underage","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"magic!` `You are quite right — they can detect magic, but not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the perpetrator: You will remember that you were blamed by the Ministry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"for the Hover Charm that was, in fact, cast by —` `Dobby,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"growled Harry; this injustice still rankled. `So if you're underage and you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"do magic inside an adult witch or wizard's house, the Ministry won't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"know?` `They will certainly be unable to tell who performed the magic,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"said Dumbledore, smiling slightly at the look of great indignation on Harrys","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"face. `They rely on witch and wizard parents to enforce their offspring's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"obedience while within their walls.` `Well, that's rubbish,` snapped Harry. `Look what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"happened here, look what happened to Morfin!` `I agree,` said Dumbledore. `Whatever","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Morfin was, he did not deserve to die as he did, blamed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"for murders he had not committed. But it is getting late, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"I want you to see this other memory before we part. ...`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Dumbledore took from an inside pocket another crystal phial and Harry fell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"silent at once, remembering that Dumbledore had said it was the most","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"important one he had collected. Harry noticed that the contents proved difficult","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"to empty into the Pensieve, as though they had congealed slightly; did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"memories go bad? `This will not take long,` said Dumbledore, when he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"had finally emptied the phial. `We shall be back before you know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"it. Once more into the Pensieve, then . . .` And Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"fell again through the silver surface, landing this time right in front","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"of a man he recognized at once. It was a much younger","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Horace Slughorn. Harry was so used to him bald that he found","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the sight of Slughorn with thick, shiny, straw-colored hair quite disconcerting; it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"looked as though he had had his head thatched, though there was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"already a shiny Galleon-sized bald patch on his crown. His mustache, less","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"massive than it was these days, was gingery-blond. He was not quite","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"as rotund as the Slughorn Harry knew, though the golden buttons on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"his richly embroidered waistcoat were taking a fair amount of strain. His","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"little feet resting upon a velvet pouffe, he was sitting well back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"in a comfortable winged armchair, one hand grasping a small glass of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"wine, the other searching through a box of crystalized pineapple. Harry looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"around as Dumbledore appeared beside him and saw that they were standing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"in Slughorn's office. Haifa dozen boys were sitting around Slughorn, all on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"harder or lower seats than his, and all in their mid-teens. Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"recognized Voldemort at once. His was the most handsome face and he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"looked the most relaxed of all the boys. His right hand lay","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"negligently upon the arm of his chair; with a jolt, Harry saw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"that he was wearing Marvolo's gold-and-black ring; he had already killed his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"father. `Sir, is it true that Professor Merrythought is retiring?` he asked.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`Tom, Tom, if I knew I couldn't tell you,` said Slughorn, wagging","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"a reproving, sugar-covered finger at Riddle, though ruining the effect slightly by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"winking. `I must say, I'd like to know where you get your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"information, boy, more knowledgeable than half the staff, you are.”Riddle smiled; the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"other boys laughed and cast him admiring looks. `What with your uncanny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"ability to know things you shouldn’t, and your careful flattery of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"people who matter — thank you fm the pineapple, by the way,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"you're quite right, it is my favorite — ` As several of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the boys tittered, something very odd happened. The whole room was suddenly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"filled with a thick white fog, so that Harry could see nothing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"but the face of Dumbledore, who was standing beside him. Then Slughorn's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"voice rang out through the mist, unnaturally loudly, `You'll go wrong, boy,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"mark my words. ` The fog cleared as suddenly as it had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"appeared and yet nobody made any allusion to it, nor did anybody","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"look as though anything unusual had just happened. Bewildered, Harry looked around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"as a small golden clock standing upon Slughorn's desk chimed eleven o'clock.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`Good gracious, is it that time already?` said Slughorn. `You'd better get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"going, boys, or we'll all be in trouble. Lestrange, I want your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"essay by tomorrow or it's detention. Same goes for you, Avery.` Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"pulled himself out of his armchair and carried his empty glass over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"to his desk as the boys filed out. Voldemort, however, stayed behind.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Harry could tell he had dawdled deliberately, wanting to be last in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the room with Slughorn. `Look sharp, Tom,` said Slughorn, turning around and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"finding him still present. `You don't want to be caught out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"bed out of hours, and you a prefect...` `Sir, I wanted to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"ask you something.` `Ask away, then, m'boy, ask away....``Sir, I wondered what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"you know about. . . about Horcruxes?` And it happened all over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"again: The dense fog filled the room so that Harry could not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"see Slughorn or Voldemort at all; only Dumbledore, smiling serenely beside him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Then Slughorn's voice boomed out again, just as it had done before.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`I don't know anything about Horcruxes and I wouldn't tell you if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"I did! Now get out of here at once and don’t let","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"me catch you mentioning them again!` `Well, that's that,` said Dumbledore placidly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"beside Harry. `Time to go.` And Harry's feet left the floor to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"fall, seconds later, back onto the rug in front of Dumbledore's desk.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`That's all there is?` said Harry blankly. Dumbledore had said that this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"was the most important memory of all, but he could not see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"what was so significant about it. Admittedly the fog, and the fact","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"that nobody seemed to have noticed it, was odd, but other than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"that nothing seemed to have happened except that Voldemort had asked a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"question and failed to get an answer. `As you might have noticed,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"said Dumbledore, reseating himself behind his desk, `that memory has been tampered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"with.` `Tampered with?` repeated Harry, sitting back down too. `Certainly,` said Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"`Professor Slughorn has meddled with his own recollections.` `But why would he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"do that?` `Because, I think, he is ashamed of what he remembers,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"said Dumbledore. `He has tried to rework the memory to show himself","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"in a better light, obliterating those parts which he does not wish","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"me to see. It is, as you will have noticed, very crudely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"done, and that is all to the good, for it shows that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the true memory is still there beneath the alterations. `And so, for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the first time, I am giving you homework, Harry. It will be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"your job to persuade Professor Slughorn to divulge the real memory, which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"will undoubtedly be our most crucial piece of information of all.` Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"stared at him. `But surely, sir,` he said, keeping his voice as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"respectful as possible, `you don't need me — you could use Legilimency","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"... or Veritaserum. ...` `Professor Slughorn is an extremely able wizard who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"will be expecting both,` said Dumbledore. `He is much more accomplished at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Occlumency than poor Morfin Gaunt, and I would be astonished if he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"has not carried an antidote to Veritaserum with him ever since I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"coerced him into giving me this travesty of a recollection. `No, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"think it would be foolish to attempt to wrest the truth from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"Professor Slughorn by force, and might do much more harm than good;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"I do not wish him to leave Hogwarts. However, he has his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"weaknesses like the rest of us, and I believe that you are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"the one person who might be able to penetrate his defenses. It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"is most important that we secure the true memory, Harry. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
". How important, we will only know when we have seen the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"real thing. So, good luck . . . and good night.` A","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"little taken aback by the abrupt dismissal, Harry got to his feet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"quickly. `Good night, sir.` As he closed the study door behind him,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"he distinctly heard Phineas Nigellus say, `I can't see why the boy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"should be able to do it better than you, Dumbledore.` `I wouldn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
"expect you to, Phineas,` replied Dumbledore, and Fawkes gave another low, musical cry. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-17"
" The next day Harry confided in both Ron and Hermione the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"task that Dumbledore had set him, though separately, for Hermione still refused","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to remain in Ron's presence longer than it took to give him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"a contemptuous look.Ron thought that Harry was unlikely to have any trouble","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"with Slughorn at all.'He loves you,' he said over breakfast, waving an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"airy forkful of fried egg. 'Won't refuse you anything, will he? Not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his little Potions Prince. Just hang back after class this afternoon and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"ask him.'Hermione, however, took a gloomier view.'He must be determined to hide","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"what really happened if Dumbledore couldn't get it out of him,' she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"said in a low voice, as they stood in the deserted, snowy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"courtyard at break. 'Horcruxes ... Horcruxes ... I've never even heard of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"them ...''You haven't?'Harry was disappointed; he had hoped that Hermione might have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"been able to give him a clue as to what Horcruxes were.'They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"must be really advanced Dark magic, or why would Voldemort have wanted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to know about them? I think it's going to be difficult to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"get the information, Harry, you'll have to be very careful about how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"you approach Slughorn, think out a strategy ...`'Ron reckons 1 should just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"hang back after Potions this afternoon ...''Oh, well, if Won-Won thinks that,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"you'd better do it,' she said, flaring up at once. 'After all,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"when has Won-Won's judgement ever been faulty?''Hermione, can't you —''No!' she said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"angrily, and stormed away, leaving Harry alone and ankle-deep in snow.Potions lessons","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"were uncomfortable enough these days, seeing as Harry, Ron and Hermione had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to share a desk. Today, Hermione moved her cauldron around the table","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"so that she was close to Ernie, and ignored both Harry and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Ron.'What've you done?' Ron muttered to Harry, looking at Hermione's haughty profile.But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"before Harry could answer, Slughorn was calling for silence from the front","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"of the room.'Settle down, settle down, please! Quickly, now, lots of work","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to get through this afternoon! Golpalott's Third Law ... who can tell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"me -? But Miss Granger can, of course!'Hermione recited at top speed:","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'Golpalott's-Third-Law- states-that-the-antidote-for-a-blended-poison-will-be-equal-to- more-than-the-sum-of-the-antidotes-for-each-of-the-separale- components.''Precisely!' beamed Slughorn. Ten points for Gryffindor! Now, if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"we accept Golpalott's Third Law as true ...`Harry was going to have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to take Slughorn's word for it that Golpalott's Third Law was true,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"because he had not under-stood any of it. Nobody apart from Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"seemed to be following what Slughorn said next, either.'... which means, of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"course, that assuming we have achieved correct identification of the potion's ingredients","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"by Scarpin's Revelaspell, our primary aim is not the relatively simple one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"of selecting antidotes to those ingredients in a   of themselves,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"but to find that added component which will, by an almost alchemical","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"process, transform these disparate elements -'Ron was sitting beside Harry with his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"mouth half-open, doodling absently on his new copy of Advanced Potion-Making. Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"kept forgetting that he could no longer rely on Hermione to help","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"him out of trouble when he failed to grasp what was going","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"on.'... and so,' finished Slughorn, 'I want each of you to come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"and take one of these phials from my desk. You are to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"create an antidote for the poison within it before the end of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the lesson. Good luck, and don't forget your protective gloves!'Hermione had left","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"her stool and was halfway towards Siughorn's desk before the rest of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the class had realised it was time to move, and by the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"time Harry, Ron and Ernie returned to the table, she had already","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"tipped the contents of her phial into her cauldron and was kindling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"a fire underneath it.'it's a shame that the Prince won't be able","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to help you much with this, Harry,' she said brightly as she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"straightened up. 'You have to understand the principles involved this time. No","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"short cuts or cheats!'Annoyed, Harry uncorked the poison he had taken from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Siughorn's desk, which was a garish shade of pink, tipped it into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his cauldron and lit a fire underneath it. He did not have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the faintest idea what he was supposed to do next. He glanced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"at Ron, who was now standing there looking rather gormless, having copied","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"everything Harry had done.'You sure the Prince hasn't got any tips?' Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"muttered to Harry.Harry pulled out his trusty copy of Advanced Potion-Making and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"turned to the chapter on Antidotes. There was Golpalott's Third Law, stated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"word for word as Hermione had recited it, but not a single","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"illuminating note in the Prince's hand to explain what it meant. Apparently","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the Prince, like Hermione, had had no difficulty understanding it.'Nothing,' said Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"gloomily.Hermione was now waving her wand enthusiastically over her cauldron. Unfortunately, they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"could not copy the spell she was doing because she was now so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"good at non-verbal incan-tations that she did not need to say the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"words aloud. Ernie Macmillan, however, was muttering, 'Specialis revelio!' over his cauldron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"which sounded impressive, so Harry and Ron hastened to imitate him.It took","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Harry only five minutes to realise that his reputa-tion as the best","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"potion-maker in the class was crashing around his ears. Slughorn had peered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"hopefully into his cauldron on his first circuit of the dungeon, preparing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to exclaim in delight as he usually did, and instead had with-drawn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his head hastily, coughing, as the smell of bad eggs overwhelmed him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Hermione's expression could not have been any smugger; she had loathed being","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"out-performed in every Potions class. She was now decanting the mysteriously separated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"ingredients of her poison into ten different crystal phials. More to avoid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"watching this irritating sight than any-thing else, Harry bent over the Half-Blood","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Prince's book and turned a few pages with unnecessary force.And there it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"was, scrawled right across a long list of antidotes.Just shove a bezoar","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"down their throats.Harry stared at these words for a moment. Hadn't he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"once, long ago, heard of bezoars? Hadn't Snape mentioned them in their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"first ever Potions lesson? 'A stone taken from the stomach of a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"goat, which will protect from most poisons.'It was not an answer to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the Golpalott problem, and had Snape still been their teacher, Harry would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"not have dared do it, but this was a moment for desperate","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"measures. He hastened towards the store cupboard and rummaged within it, pushing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"aside unicorn horns and tangles of dried herbs until he found, at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the very back, a small card box on which had been scribbled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the word 'Bezoars'.He opened the box just as Slughorn called, Two minutes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"left, everyone!' Inside were half a dozen shrivelled brown objects, looking more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"like dried-up kidneys than real stones. Harry seized one, put the box","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"back in the cupboard and hurried back to his cauldron.'Time's ... UP!'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"called Slughorn genially. 'Well, let's see how you've done! Blaise ... what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"have you got for me?'Slowly, Slughorn moved around the room, examining the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"various antidotes. Nobody had finished the task, although Hermione was trying to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"cram a few more ingredients into her bottle before Slughorn reached her.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Ron had given up com-pletely, and was merely trying to avoid breathing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"in the putrid fumes issuing from his cauldron. Harry stood there waiting,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the bezoar clutched in a slightly sweaty hand.Slughorn reached their table last.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"He sniffed Ernie's potion and passed on to Ron's with a grimace.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"He did not linger over Ron's cauldron, but backed away swiftly, retching","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"slightly.'And you, Harry,' he said. 'What have you got to show me?'Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"held out his hand, the bezoar sitting on his palm.Slughorn looked down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"at it for a full ten seconds. Harry wondered, for a moment,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"whether he was going to shout at him. Then he threw back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his head and roared with laughter.'You've got a nerve, boy!' he boomed,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"taking the bezoar and holding it up so that the class could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"see it. 'Oh, you're like your mother ... well, 1 can't fault","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"you ... a bezoar would certainly act as an antidote to all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"these potions!'Hermione, who was sweaty-faced and had soot on her nose, looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"livid. Her half-finished antidote, comprising fifty-two ingredients including a chunk of her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"own hair,bubbled sluggishly behind Slughorn, who had eyes for nobody but Harry.'And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"you thought of a bezoar all by yourself, did you, Harry?' she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"asked through gritted teeth.That's the individual spirit a real potion-maker needs!' said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Slughorn happily, before Harry could reply. 'Just like his mother, she had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the same intuitive grasp of potion-making, it's undoubtedly from Lily he gets","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"it ... yes, Harry, yes, if you've got a bezoar to hand,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"of course that would do the trick ... although as they don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"work on everything, and are pretty rare, it's still worth knowing how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to mix antidotes ...'The only person in the room looking angrier than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Hermione was Malfoy, who, Harry was pleased to see, had spilled some-thing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"that looked like cat sick over himself. Before either of them could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"express their fury that Harry had come top of the class by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"not doing any work, however, the bell rang.Time to pack up!' said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Slughorn. 'And an extra ten points to Gryffindor for sheer cheek!'Still chuckling,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"he waddled back to his desk at the front of the dungeon.Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"dawdled behind, taking an inordinate amount of time to do up his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"bag. Neither Ron nor Hermione wished him luck as they left; both","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"looked rather annoyed. At last Harry and Slughorn were the only two","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"left in the room.'Come on, now, Harry, you'll be late for your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"next lesson,' said Slughorn affably, snapping the gold clasps shut on his dragonskin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"briefcase.'Sir,' said Harry, reminding himself irresistibly of Voldemort, '1 wanted to ask","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"you something.''Ask away, then, my dear boy, ask away ...`'Sir, 1 wondered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"what you know about ... about Horcruxes?'Slughorn froze. His round face seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to sink in upon itself. He licked his lips and said hoarsely,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'What did you say?' 'I asked whether you know anything about Horcruxes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"sir. You see -''Dumbledore put you up to this,' whispered Slughorn.His voice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"had changed completely. It was not genial any more, but shocked, terrified.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"He fumbled in his breast pocket and pulled out a handkerchief, mopping","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his sweating brow.'Dumbledore's shown you that - that memory,' said Slughorn. 'Well?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Hasn't he?''Yes,' said Harry, deciding on the spot that it was best","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"not to lie.'Yes, of course,' said Slughorn quietly, still dabbing at his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"white face. 'Of course ... well, if you've seen that memory, Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"you'll know that I don't know anything - anything -he repeated the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"word forcefully '- about Horcruxes.'He seized his dragonskin briefcase, stuffed his handkerchief","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"back into his pocket and marched to the dungeon door.'Sir,' said Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"desperately, 'I just thought there might be a bit more to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"memory -''Did you?' said Slughorn. Then you were wrong, weren't you? WRONG!'He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"bellowed the last word and, before Harry could say another word, slammed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the dungeon door behind him.Neither Ron nor Hermione was at all sympathetic","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"when Harry told them of this disastrous interview Hermione was still seething","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"at the way Harry had triumphed without doing the work properly. Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"was resentful that Harry hadn't slipped him a bezoar, too.'It would've just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"looked stupid if we'd both done it!' said Harry irritably. 'Look, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"had to try and soften him up so I could ask him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"about Voldemort, didn't I? Oh, will you gel a grip!' he added","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"in exasperation, as Ron winced at the sound of the name.Infuriated by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his failure and by Ron and Hermione's atti-tudes, Harry brooded for the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"next few days over what to do next about Slughorn. He decided","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"that, for the time being, he would let Slughorn think that he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"had forgotten all about Horcruxes; it was surely best to lull him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"into a false sense of security before returning to the attack.When Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"did noi question Slughorn again, the Potions master reverted to his usual","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"affectionate treatment of him, and appeared to have put the matter from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his mind. Harry awaited an invitation to one of his little evening","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"parties, determined to accept this time, even if he had to reschedule","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Quidditch prac- tice. Unfortunately, however, no such invitation arrived. Harry checked with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Hermione and Ginny: neither of them had received an invitation and nor,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"as far as they knew, had anybody else. Harry could not help","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"wondering whether this meant that Slughorn was not quite as forgetful as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"he appeared, simply determined to give Harry no additional opportunities to question","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"him.Meanwhile, the Hogwarts library had failed Hermione for the first lime in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"living memory. She was so shocked, she even forgot that she was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"annoyed at Harry for his trick with the bezoar,'I haven't found one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"single explanation of what Horcruxes do!` she told him. 'Not a single","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"one! I've been right through the restricted section and even in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"most horrible books, where they tell you how to brew the most","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"gruesome potions -nothing! All I could find was this, in the introduciion","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to Magick Mostc Evilc — listen — `of the Horcrux, wickedest of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"magical inventions, we shall not speak nor give direction` ... 1 mean,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"why mention it, then?' she said impatiently, slamming the old book shut;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"it let out a ghostly wail. 'Oh, shut up,' she snapped, stuffing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"it back into her bag. 'I asked whether you know anything about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Horcruxes, sir. You see - 'Dumbledore put you up to this,' whispered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Slughorn, His voice had changed completely. It was not genial any more,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"but shocked, terrified. He fumbled in his breast pocket and pulled out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"a handkerchief, mopping his sweating brow. 'Dumbledore's shown you that — that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"memory,' said Slughorn. 'Well? Hasn't he?' 'Yes,' said Harry, deciding on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"spot that it was best not to lie. 'Yes, of course,' said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Slughorn quietly, still dabbing at his white face. 'Of course ... well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"if you've seen that memory, Harry, you'll know that I don't know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"anything - anything -he repeated the word forcefully '- about Horcruxes.' He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"seized his dragonskin briefcase, stuffed his handkerchief back into his pocket and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"marched to the dungeon door. 'Sir,' said Harry desperately, '1 just thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"there might be a 'Did you?' said Slughorn. Then you were wrong,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"weren't you? WRONG!' He bellowed the last word and, before Harry could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"say another word, slammed the dungeon door behind him. Neither Ron nor Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"was at all sympathetic when Harry told them of this disastrous interview.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Hermione was still seething at the way Harry had triumphed without doing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the work properly. Ron was resentful that Harry hadn't slipped him a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"bezoar, too. 'It would've just looked stupid if we'd both done it!'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"said Harry irritably. 'Look, 1 had to try and soften him up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"so 1 could ask him about Voldemort, didn't I? Oh, will you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"get a grip!' he added in exasperation, as Ron winced at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"sound of Infuriated by his failure and by Ron and Hermione's atti-","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"tudes, Harry brooded for the next few days over what to do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"next about Slughorn. He decided that, for the time being, he would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"let Slughorn think that he had forgotten all about Horcruxes; it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"surely best to lull him into a false sense of security before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"returning to the attack. When Harry did not question Slughorn again, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Potions master reverted to his usual affectionate treatment of him, and appeared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to have put the matter from his mind. Harry awaited an invitation","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to one of his little evening parties, determined to accept this time,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"even if he had to reschedule Quidditch prac-tice. Unfortunately, however, no such","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"invitation arrived. Harry checked with Hermione and Ginny: neither of them had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"received an invitation and nor, as far as they knew, had anybody","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"else. Harry could not help wondering whether this meant that Slughorn was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"not quite as forgetful as he appeared, simply determined to give Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"no additional opportunities to question him. Meanwhile, the Hogwarts library had failed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Hermione for the first time in living memory. She was so shocked,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"she even forgot that she was annoyed at Harry for his trick","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"with the bezoar. 'I haven't found one single explanation of what Horcruxes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"do!' she told him. 'Not a single one! I've been right through","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the restricted section and even in the most horrible books, where they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"tell you how to brew the most gruesome potions -nothing! All I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"could find was this, in the introduction to Magick Moste Evile -","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"listen - `of the Horcrux, wickedest of magical inventions, we shall not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"speak nor give direction` ... I mean, why mention it, then?' she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"said impatiently, slamming the old book shut; it let out a ghostly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"wail. 'Oh, shut up,' she snapped, stuffing it back into her bag.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"The snow melted around the school as February arrived, to be replaced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"by cold, dreary wetness. Purplish-grey clouds hung low over the castle and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"a constant fall of chilly rain made the lawns slippery and muddy.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"The upshot of this was that the sixth-years' first Apparition lesson, which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"was sched-uled for a Saturday morning so that no normal lessons would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"be missed, took place in the Great Hall instead of in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"grounds. When Harry and Hermione arrived in the Hall (Ron had come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"down with Lavender) they found that the tables had disappeared. Rain lashed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"against the high windows and the enchanted ceiling swirled darkly above them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"as they assembled in front of Professors McGonagall, Snape, Flitwick and Sprout","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"- the Heads of House - and a small wizard whom Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"took to be the Apparition Instructor from the Ministry. He was oddly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"colourless, with transparent eyelashes, wispy hair and an insubstantial air, as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"a single gust of wind might blow him away. Harry wondered whether","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"constant dis-appearances and reappearances had somehow diminished his substance, or whether this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"frail build was ideal for anyone wishing to vanish. 'Good morning,' said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the Ministry wizard, when all the stu-dents had arrived and the Heads","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"of House had called for quiet. 'My name is Wilkie Twycross and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"I shall be your Ministry-Apparition Instructor for the next twelve weeks. 1","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"hope to be able to prepare you for your Apparition test in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"this time -' 'Malfoy, be quiet and pay attention!' barked Professor McGonagall.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Everybody looked round. Malfoy had flushed a dull pink; he looked furious","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"as he stepped away from Crabbe, with whom he appeared to have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"been having a whispered argu-ment. Harry glanced quickly at Snape, who also","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"looked annoyed, though Harry strongly suspected that this was less because of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Malfoy's rudeness than the fact that McGonagall had reprimanded one of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"house. '- by which time, many of you may be ready to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"take your test,' Twycross continued, as though there had been no interruption.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'As you may know, it is usually impossible to Apparate or Disapparate","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"within Hogwarts. The Headmaster has lifted this enchantment, purely within the Great","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Hall, for one hour, so as to enable you to practise. May","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"I emphasise that you will not be able to Apparate outside the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"walls of this Hall, and that you would be unwise to try. 'I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"would like each of you to place yourselves now so that you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"have a clear five feet of space in front of you.' There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"was a great scrambiing and jostling as people separ-ated, banged into each","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"other, and ordered others out of their space. The Heads of House","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"moved among the students, marshalling them into position and breaking up arguments.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'Harry, where are you going? 1 demanded Hermione. But Harry did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"answer; he was moving quickly through the crowd, past the place where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Professor Flitwick was making squeaky attempts to position a few Ravenclaws, all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"of whom wanted to be near the front, past Professor Sprout, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"was chivvying the Hufflepuffs into line, until, by dodging around Ernie Macmillan,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"he managed to position himself right at the back of the crowd,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"directly behind Malfoy, who was taking advantage of the general upheaval to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"continue his argument with Crabbe, standing five feet away and looking mutinous.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'I don't know how much longer, all right?' Malfoy shot at him,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"oblivious to Harry standing right behind him. 'It's taking longer than I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"thought it would.' Crabbe opened his mouth, but Malfoy appeared to second-guess","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"what he was going to say. 'Look, it's none of your business","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"what I'm doing, Crabbe, you and Goyle just do as you're told","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"and keep a lookout!' '! tell my friends what I'm up to,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"if I want them to keep a lookout for me,` Harry said,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"just loud enough for Malfoy to hear him. Malfoy spun round on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the spot, his hand flying to his wand, but at thai precise","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"moment the four Heads of House shouted, 'Quiet!' and silence fell again.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Malfoy turned slowly to face the front. Thank you,' said Twycross. :Now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"then ...' He waved his wand. Old-fashioned wooden hoops instantly appeared on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the floor in from of every student. The important things to remember","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"when Apparating are the three Ds!' said Twycross. 'Destination, Determination, Deliberation! 'Step","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"one: fix your mind firmly upon the desired destin-ation,' said Twycross. 'In","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"this case, the interior of your hoop. Kindly concentrate upon that destination","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"now.' Everybody looked around furtively, to check that everyone else was staring","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"into their hoop, then hastily did as they were told. Harry gazed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"at the circular patch of dusty floor enclosed by his hoop and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"tried hard to think of nothing else. This proved impossible, as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"couldn't stop puzzling over what Malfoy was doing that needed lookouts. `Step","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"two,' said Twycross, 'focus your determination to occupy the visualised space! Let","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"your yearning to enter it flood from your mind to every particle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"of your body!' Harry glanced around surreptitiously. A little way to his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"left, Ernie Macmillan was contemplating his hoop so hard that his face","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"had turned pink; it looked as though he was straining to lay","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"a Quaffle-sized egg. Harry bit back a laugh and hastily returned his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"gaze to his own hoop. 'Step three,' called Twycross, 'and only when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"1 give the com-mand ... lum on the spot, feeiing your way","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"into nothingness, moving with deliberation 1. On my command, now ... one-","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"1 Harry glanced around again; lots of people were looking positively alarmed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"at being asked to Apparate so quickly. Harry tried to fix his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"thoughts on his hoop again; he had already forgotten what the three","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Ds stood for. : - THREE!' Harry spun on the spot, lost","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his balance and nearly fell over. He was not the only one.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"The whole Hall was suddenly full of staggering people; Neville was flat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"on his back; Ernie Macmillan, on the other hand, had done a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"kind of pirouet-ting leap into his hoop and looked momentarily thrilled, until","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"he caught sight of Dean Thomas roaring with laughter at him. 'Never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"mind, never mind,' said Twycross dryly, who did not seem to have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"expected anything better. 'Adjust your hoops, please, and back to your original","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"positions ...' The second atlem.pt was no better than the first. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"third was just as bad. Not until the fourth did anything exciting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"happen. There was a horrible screech of pain and everybody looked around,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"terrified, to see Susan Bones of Hufflepuff wobbling in her hoop with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"her left leg still standing five feet away where she had started.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"The Heads of House converged on her; there was a great bang","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"and a puff of purple smoke, which cleared to reveal Susan sobbing,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"reunited with her leg but looking horrified. 'Sph'nching, or the separation of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"random body parts,' said Wilkie Twycross dispassionately, 'occurs when the mind is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"insufficiently determined. You must concentrate continually upon your destination, and move, without","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"hasie, but with deliberation ... thus.'Twycross stepped forwards, turned gracefully on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"spot with his arms outstretched and vanished in a swirl of robes, reappearing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"at the back of the Hall. 'Remember the three Ds,' he said,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'and try again ... one -two - three -' But an hour","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"later, Susan's Splinching was still ihe most interesting thing that had happened.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Twycross did not seem discouraged. Fastening his cloak at his neck, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"merely said, 'Until next Saturday, everybody, and do not forget: Destin-ation. Determination.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Deliberation.' With that, he waved his wand, Vanishing the hoops, and walked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"out of the Hall accompanied by Professor McGonagall. Talk broke out at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"once as people began moving towards the Entrance Hall. 'How did you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"do?' asked Ron, hurrying towards Harry. '1 think 1 felt something the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"last time I tried - a kind of tingling in my feet.'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'1 expect your trainers are too small, Won-Won,' said a voice behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"them, and Hermione stalked past, smirking. '1 didn't feel anything,' said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"ignoring this inter-ruption. `But 1 don't care about that now-' 'What d'you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"mean, you don't care ... don't you want to leam to Apparate?'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"said Ron incredulously. 'I'm not fussed, really. I prefer flying,' said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"glancing over his shoulder to see where Malfoy was, and speeding up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"as they came into the Entrance Hall. 'Look, hurry up, will you,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"there's something I want to do ...' Perplexed, Ron followed Harry back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to Gryffindor Tower at a run. They were temporarily detained by Peeves,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"who had jammed a door on the fourth floor shut and was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"refusing to let anyone pass until they set fire to their own","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"pants, but Harry and Ron simply turned back and took one of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"their trusted short cuts. Within five minutes, they were climbing through the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"portrait hole. 'Are you going to tell me what we're doing, then?'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"asked Ron, panting slightly. 'Up here,' said Harry, and he crossed the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"common room and led the way through the door to the boys'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"staircase. Their dormitory was, as Ham' had hoped, empty. He flung open","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his trunk and began to rummage in it, while Ron watched impatiently.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'Harry ...' 'Malfoy's using Crabbe and Goyle as lookouts. He was argu-ing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"with Crabbe just now. 1 want to know ... aha.' He had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"found it, a folded square of apparently blank parchment, which he now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"smoothed out and tapped with [he tip of his wand. 'I solemn!)'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"swear that I am up to no good ... or Malfoy is,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"At once, the Marauder's Map appeared on the parchment's surface. Here was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"a detailed plan of every one of the castle's floors and, moving","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"around it, the tiny, labelled black dots that signified each of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"castle's occupants. 'Help me find Malfoy,' said Harry urgently. He laid the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"map upon his bed and he and Ron leaned over it, searching.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'There!' said Ron, after a minute or so. 'He's in the Slytherin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"common room, look ... with Parkinson and Zabini and Crabbe and Goyle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"...` Harry looked down at the map, disappointed, but rallied almost at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"once. 'Well, I'm keeping an eye on him from now on,' he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"said firmly. 'And the moment 1 see him lurking somewhere with Crabbe","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"and Goyle keeping watch outside, it'll be on with the old Invisibility","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Cloak and off to find out what he's-' He broke off as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Neville entered the dormitory, bringing with him a strong smell of singed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"material, and began rum-maging in his trunk for a fresh pair of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"pants. Despite his determination 10 catch Malfoy out, Harry had no luck","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"at all over the next couple of weeks. Although he consulted the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"map as often as he could, sometimes making unnecessary visits to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"bathroom between lessons to search it, he did not once see Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"anywhere suspicious. Admit-tedly, he spotted Crabbe and Goyle moving around the castle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"on their own more often than usual, sometimes remaining stationary in deserted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"corridors, but at these times Malfoy was not only nowhere near them,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"but impossible to locate on the map at all. This was most","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"mysterious. Harry toyed with the possibility that Malfoy was actually leaving the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"school grounds, but could not see how he could be doing it,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"given the very high leve! of security now operating within the castle.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"He could only suppose ihat he was missing Malfoy amongst the hundreds","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"of tiny black dots upon the map. As for the fact that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Malfoy, Crabbe and Goyle appeared to be going their dif-ferent ways when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"they were usually inseparable, these things happened as people got older -","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Ron and Hermione, Harry reflected sadly, were living proof. February moved towards","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"March with no change in the weather except that it became windy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"as well as wet. To general indignation, a sign went up on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"all common-room noticeboards that the next trip into Hogsmeade had been cancelled. Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"was furious. 'It was on my birthday!' he said, 'i was looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"forward to that!' 'Not a big surprise, though, is it?' said Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'Not after what happened to Katie.' She had still not returned from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Si Mungo's. What was more, further disappearances had been reported in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Daily Prophet, including several relatives of students at Hogwarts. 'But now all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"I've got to look forward to is stupid Appar-ition!' said Ron grumpily.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'Big birthday treat ...' Three lessons on, Apparition was proving as difficult","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"as ever, though a few more people had managed to Splinch themselves.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Frustration was running high and there was a certain amount of ill-feeling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"towards Wilkie Twycross and his three Ds, which had inspired a number","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"of nicknames for him, the politest of which were Dog-breath and Dung-head.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'Happy birthday, Ron,' said Harry, when they were woken on the first","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"of March by Seamus and Dean leaving noisily for breakfast. 'Have a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"present.' He threw the package across on to Ron's bed, where it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"joined a small pile of them that must, Harry assumed, have been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"delivered by house-elves in the night. 'Cheers,' said Ron drowsily, and as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"he ripped off the paper Harry got out of bed, opened his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"own crunk and began rum-maging in it for the Marauder's Map, which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"he hid after every use. He turfed out half the contents of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his trunk before he found it hiding beneath the rolled-up socks in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"which he was still keeping his bottle of lucky potion, Felix Felicis.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'Right,' he murmured, taking it back to bed with him, tap-ping it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"quietly and murmuring, 'I solemnly swear that I am up to no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"good,' so that Neville, who was passing the foot of his bed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"at the time, would not hear. 'Nice one, Harry!' said Ron enthusiastically,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"waving the new pair of Quidditch Keeper's gloves Harry had given him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'No problem,' said Harry absent-mindedly, as he searched the Slytherin dormitory closely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"for Malfoy. 'Hey ... I don't think he's in his bed ...'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Ron did not answer; he was too busy unwrapping presents, every now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"and then letting out an exclamation of pleasure. 'Seriously good haul this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"year!' he announced, holding up a heavy gold watch with odd symbols","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"around the edge and tiny moving stars instead of hands. 'See what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Mum and Dad got me? Blimey, I think I'll come of age","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"next year too ... 'Cool,' muttered Harry, sparing the watch a glance","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"before peering more closely at the map. Where was Malfoy? He did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"not seem to be at the Slytherin table in the Great Hall,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"eating breakfast ... he was nowhere near Snape, who was sitting in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his study ... he wasn't in any of the bathrooms or in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the hospital wing ... 'Want one? 1 said Ron thickly, holding out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"a box of Chocolate Cauldrons. 'No thanks,' said Harry, looking up. 'Malfoy's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"gone again!' 'Can't have done,' said Ron, stuffing a second Cauldron into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his mouth as he slid out of bed to get dressed. 'Come","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"on. if you don't hurry up you'll have to Apparate on an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"empty-stomach ... might make it easier, 1 suppose ...` Ron looked thoughtfully","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"ai the box of Chocolate Cauldrons, then shrugged and helped himself to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"a third. Harry tapped the map with his wand, muttered, 'Mischief managed,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"though it hadn't been, and got dressed, thinking hard. There had to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"be an explanation for Malfoy's periodic disappearances, but he simply could not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"think what it could be. The best way of finding out would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"be to tail him, bur even with the Invisibility Cloak this was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"an impractical idea; he had lessons, Quidditch practice, homework and Apparition; he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"could not follow Malfoy around school all day wilhout his absence being","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"remarked upon, 'Ready?' he said to Ron. He was halfway to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"dormitory door when he realised that Ron had not moved, but was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"leaning on his bedpost, staring out of the rain-washed window with a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"strangely un-focused look on his face. 'Ron? Breakfast.' 'I'm not hungry,' Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"stared ai him. 'I thought you just said -?' -Well, all right,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"I'll come down with you,' sighed Ron, 'but I don't want to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"eat.' Harry scrutinised him suspiciously. 'You've just eaten half a box of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Chocolate Cauldrons, haven't you?' 'It's not that,' Ron sighed again. 'You ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"you wouldn't understand.' 'Fair enough,' said Harry, albeit puzzled, as he turned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to open the door. 'Harry!' said Ron suddenly. 'What?' 'Harry, I can't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"stand it!' 'You can't stand what?' asked Harry, now starling to feel","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"definitely alarmed. Ron was rather pale and looked as though he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"about to be sick. 'I can't stop thinking about her!' said Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"hoarsely. Harry gaped at him. He had not expected this and was not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"sure he wanted to hear it. Friends they might be, but if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Ron started calling Lavender 'Lav-Lav', he would have to pui his foot","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"down. 'Why does that stop you having breakfast?' Harry asked, trying to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"inject a note of common sense into the proceedings. 'I don't think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"she knows I exist,' said Ron with a desperate gesture. 'She definitely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"knows you exist,' said Harry, bewildered. 'She keeps snogging you, doesn't she?'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Ron blinked. 'Who are you talking about?' Who are you talking about?'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"said Harry, with an increasing sense that all reason had dropped out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"of the conversation. 'Romilda Vane,' said Ron softly, and his whole face","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"seemed to illuminate as he said it, as though hit by a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"ray of purest sunlight. They stared at each other for almost a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"whole minute, before Harry said, 'This is a joke, right? You're joking.'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"T think ... Harry, 1 ihink I love her,' said Ron in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"a strangled voice. 'OK,' said Harry, walking up to Ron 10 get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"a better look at the glazed eyes and the pallid complexion, 'OK","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"... say that again with a straight face.' 'I love her,' repeated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Ron breathlessly. 'Have you seen her hair, it's all black and shiny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"and silky ... and her eyes? Her big dark eyes? And her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"-' 'This is really funny and everything,' said Harry impatiently, 'but joke's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"over, all right? Drop it.' He turned to leave; he had got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"two steps towards the door when a crashing blow hit him on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the right ear. Staggering, he looked round. Ron's fist was drawn right","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"back, his face was contorted with rage; he was about to strike","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"again. Harry reacted instinctively; his wand was out of his pocket and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the incantation sprang to mind without conscious thought: Le\icorpus!Ron yelled as his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"heel was wrenched upwards once more; he dangled helplessly, upside-down, his robes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"hanging off him. 'What was that for?' Harry bellowed. 'You insulted her,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Harry! You said it was a joke!' shouted Ron, who was slowly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"turning purple in the face as all the blood rushed to his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"head. 'This is insane!' said Harry. 'What's got into -?' And then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"he saw the box lying open on Ron's bed and the truth","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"hit him with the force of a stampeding troll. 'Where did you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"get those Chocolate Cauldrons?' 'They were a birthday present!' shouted Ron, revolving","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"slowly in midair as he struggled to get free. '1 offered you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"one, didn't 1?' 'You just picked them up off the floor, didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"you?' 'They'd fallen off my bed, all right? Let me go!' 'They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"didn't fall off your bed, you prat, don't you under-stand? They were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"mine, 1 chucked them out of my trunk when 1 was looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"for the map. They're the Chocolate Cauldrons Romilda gave me before Christmas","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"and they're all spiked with love potion!' But only one word of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"this seemed to have registered with Ron. 'Romilda?' he repeated. 'Did you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"say Romilda? Harry - do you know her? Can you introduce me?'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Harry stared at the dangling Ron, whose face now looked tremendously hopeful,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"and fought a strong desire to laugh. A part of him -","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the part closest to his throbbing right ear - was quite keen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"on the idea of letting Ron down and watching him run amok","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"until the effects of the potion wore off ... but on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"other hand, they were supposed to be friends, Ron had not been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"himself when he had attacked, and Harry- thought that he would deserve","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"another punching if he permitted Ron to declare undying love for Romilda","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Vane. 'Yeah, I'll introduce you,' said Harry, thinking fast. 'I'm going to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"let you down now, OK?' He sent Ron crashing back to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"floor (his ear did hurt quite a lot), but Ron simply bounded","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to his feet again, grinning. 'She'll be in Slughorn's office, 1 said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Harry confidently, leading the way to the door. 'Why will she be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"in there?' asked Ron anxiously, hurrying to keep up. 'Oh, she has","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"extra Potions lessons with him,' said Harry, inventing wildly. 'Maybe 1 could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"ask if 1 can have them with her?' said Ron eagerly. 'Great","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"idea,' said Harry. Lavender was waiting beside the portrait hole, a complication","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Harry had not foreseen. 'You're lace, Won-Won!' she pouted. 'I've got you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"a birth-day-' 'Leave me alone,' said Ron impatiently, 'Harry's going to introduce","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"me to Romilda Vane.' And without another word to her, he pushed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his way oui of the portrait hole. Harry tried to make an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"apologetic face to Lavender, but it might have turned out simply amused,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"because she looked more offended than ever as the Fat Lady swung","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"shut behind them. Harry had been slightly worried that Slughorn might be at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"breakfast, but he answered his office door at the first knock, wearing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"a green velvet dressing-gown and matching nightcap and looking rather bleary-eyed. 'Harry,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"he mumbled. 'This is very early for a call ... I generally","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"sleep late on a Saturday ...` 'Professor, I'm really sorry to disturb","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"you,' said Harry as quietly as possible, while Ron stood on tiptoe,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"attempting to see past Slughorn into his room, 'but my friend Ron's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"swallowed a love potion by mistake. You couldn't make him an antidote,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"could you? I'd take him to Madam Pomfrey, but we're not supposed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to have anything from Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes and, you know ... awkward","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"questions ...' Td have thought you could have whipped him up a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"remedy, Harry, an expert potioneer like you?' asked Slughorn. 'Er,' said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"somewhat distracted by the fact that Ron was now elbowing him in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the ribs in an attempt to force his way into the room,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'well, I've never mixed an antidote for a love potion, sir, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"by the time I get it right Ron might've done something serious","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"-' Helpfully, Ron chose this moment to moan, 'I can't see her.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Harry - is he hiding her?' 'Was this potion within date?' asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Slughorn, now eyeing Ron with professional interest. 'They can strengthen, you know,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the longer they're kept.' That would explain a lot,' panted Harry, now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"positively wrestling with Ron to keep him from knocking Slughorn over. 'It's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his birthday, Professor,' he added imploringly. 'Oh, all right, come in, then,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"come in,' said Slughorn, relenting. 'I've got the necessary here in my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"bag, it's not a difficult antidote ...' Ron burst through the door","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"into Slughorn's overheated, crowded study, tripped over a tasselled footstool, regained his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"balance by seizing Harry around the neck and muttered, 'She didn't see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"that, did she?' 'She's not here yet,' said Harry, watching Slughorn opening","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his potion kit and adding a few pinches of this and that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"to a small crystal bottle. That's good,' said Ron fervently. 'How do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"I look?' 'Very handsome,' said Slughorn smoothly, handing Ron a glass of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"clear liquid. 'Now drink that up, it's a tonic for the nerves,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"keep you calm when she arrives, you know,' 'Brilliant,' said Ron eagerly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"and he gulped the antidote down noisily. Harry and Slughorn watched him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"For a moment, Ron beamed at them. Then, very slowly, his grin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"sagged and van-ished, to be replaced by an expression of utmost horror.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'Back to normal, then?' said Harry, grinning. Slughorn chuckled. Thanks a lot,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Professor.' 'Don't mention it, m'boy, don't mention it,' said Slughorn, as Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"collapsed into a nearby armchair, looking devastated. 'Pick-me-up, that's what he needs,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Slughorn continued, now-bustling over to a table loaded with drinks. 'I've got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"Butter-beer, I've got wine, I've got one last bottle of this oak-matured","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"mead ... hmm ... meant to give that to Dumbledore for Christmas","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"... ah well ...' he shrugged '... he can't miss what he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"never had! Why don't we open it now and celebrate Mr Weasley's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"birthday? Nothing like a fine spirit to chase away the pangs of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"disappointed love ...' He chortled again and Harry joined in. This was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the firsi time he had found himself almost alone with Slughorn since","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his disastrous first attempt to extract the true memory from him. Perhaps,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"if he could just keep Slughorn in a good mood ... perhaps","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"if they got through enough of the oak-matured mead ... There you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"are, then,' said Slughorn, handing Harry and Ron a glass of mead","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"each, before raising his own. 'Well, a very happy birthday, Ralph -'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'- Ron -' whispered Harry. But Ron, who did not appear to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"be listening to the toast, had already thrown the mead into his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"mouth and swallowed it. There was one second, hardly more than a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"heartbeat, in which Harry knew there was something terribly wrong and Slughorn,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"it seemed, did not. '- and may you have many more -","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"'Ron!'Ron had dropped his glass; he half-rose from his chair and then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"crumpled, his extremities jerking uncontrollably. Foam was dribbling from his mouth and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"his eyes were bulging from their sockets. 'Professor!' Harry bellowed. 'Do something]'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"But Slughorn seemed paralysed by shock. Ron twitched and choked: his skin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"was turning blue. 'What - but -' spluttered Slughorn. Harry leapt over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"a low table and sprinted towards Slughorn's open potion kit, pulling out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"jars and pouches, while the terrible sound of Ron's gargling breath filled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"the room. Then he found it - the shrivelled kidney-like stone Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"had taken from him in Potions. He hurtled back to Ron's side,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"wrenched open his jaw and thrust the bezoar into his mouth. Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
"gave a great shudder, a rattling gasp and his body became limp and still.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-18"
" So, all in all, not one of Ron's better birthdays?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Fred.It was evening; the hospital wing was quiet, the windows curtained, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"lamps lit. Ron's was the only occupied bed. Harry, Hermione, and Ginny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"were sitting around him; they had spent all day waiting outside the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"double doors, trying to see inside whenever somebody went in or out.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Madam Pomfrey had only let them enter at eight o'clock. Fred and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"George had arrived at ten past.`This isn't how we imagined handing over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"our present,` said George grimly, putting down a large wrapped gift on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Ron's bedside cabinet and sitting beside Ginny.`Yeah, when we pictured the scene,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"he was conscious,` said Fred.`There we were in Hogsmeade, waiting to surprise","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"him —` said George.`You were in Hogsmeade?` asked Ginny, looking up.`We were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"thinking of buying Zonko's,` said Fred gloomily. `A Hogsmeade branch, you know,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"but a fat lot of good it'll do us if you lot","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"aren't allowed out at weekends to buy our stuff anymon ... But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"never mind that now.`He drew up a chair beside Harry and looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"at Ron's pale face.`How exactly did it happen, Harry?`Harry retold the story","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"he had already recounted, it felt like a hundred times to Dumbledore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"to McGonagall, to Madam Pomfrey, to Hermione, and to Ginny.`. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"and then I got the bezoar down his throat and his breathing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"eased up a bit, Slughorn ran for help, McGonagall and Madam Pomfrey","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"turned up, and they brought Ron up here. They reckon he'll be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"all right. Madam Pomfrey says he'll have to stay here a week","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"or so ... keep taking essence of rue . . .``Blimey, it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"was lucky you thought of a bezoar,` said George in a low","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"voice.`Lucky there was one in the room,` said Harry, who kept turning","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"cold at the thought of what would have happened if he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"not been able to lay hands on the little stone.Hermione gave an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"almost inaudible sniff. She had been exceptionally quiet all day. Having hurtled,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"white-faced, up to Harry outside the hospital wing and demanded to know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"what had happened., she had taken almost no part in Harry and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Ginny's obsessive discussion about how Ron had been poisoned, but merely stood","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"beside them, clench-jawed and frightened-looking, until ai last they had been allowed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"in to see him.`Do Mum and Dad know?` Fred asked Ginny. `They've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"already seen him, they arrived an hour ago — they're in Dumbledore's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"office now, but they'll be back soon. . . .`There was a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"pause while they all watched Ron mumble a little in his sleep.`So","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the poison was in the drink?` said Fred quietly. `Yes,` said Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"at once; he could think of nothing else and was glad for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the opportunity to start discussing it again. `Slughorn poured it out —``Would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"he have been able to slip something into Ron's glass without you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"seeing?``Probably,` said Harry, `but why would Slughorn want to poison Ron?``No idea,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"said Fred, frowning. `You don't think he could have mixed up the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"glasses by mistake? Meaning to get you?``Why would Slughorn want to poison","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Harry?` asked Ginny. `I dunno,` said Fred, `but there must be loads","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"of people who'd like to poison Harry, mustn't there? 'The Chosen One'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"and all that?` `So you think Slughorn's a Death Eater?` said Ginny.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
":,`Anything's possible,` said Fred darkly. `He could be under the Imperius Curse,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"said George. `Or he could be innocent,` said Ginny. `The poison could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"have been in the bottle, in which case it was probably meant","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"for Slughorn himself.``Who'd want to kill Slughorn?``Dumbledore reckons Voldemort wanted Slughorn on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"his side,` said Harry. `Slughorn was in hiding for a year before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"he came to Hogwarts. And . . .` He thought of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"memory Dumbledore had not yet been able to extract from Slughorn. `And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"maybe Voldemort wants him out of the way, maybe he thinks he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"could be valuable to Dumbledore.``But you said Slughorn had been planning to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"give th.u Untie to Dumbledore for Christmas,` Ginny reminded him. `So the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"poisoner could just as easily have been after Dumbledore.``Then the poisoner didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"know Slughorn very well,` said Hermione, speaking for the first time in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"hours and sounding as though she had a bad head cold. `Anyone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"who knew Slughorn would have I known there was a good chance","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"he'd keep something that tasty for himself.` I`Er-my-nee,` croaked Ron unexpectedly from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"between themThey all fell silent, watching him anxiously, but after muttering incomprehensibly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"for a moment he merely started snoring.The dormitory doors flew open, making","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"them all jump: Hagrid came striding toward them, his hair rain-flecked, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"bearskin coat flapping behind him, a crossbow in his hand, leaving a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"trail of muddy dolphin-sized footprints all over the floor.`Bin in the forest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"all day!` he panted. `Aragog's worse, I bin readin' to him —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"didn' get up ter dinner till jus' now an' then Professor Sprout","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"told me abou' Ron! How is he?``Not bad,` said Harry. `They say","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"he'll be okay.``No more than six visitors at a time!` said Madam","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Pomfrey, hurrying out of her office.`Hagrid makes six,` George pointed out.`Oh .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
". . yes. ..` said Madam Pomfrey, who seemed to have been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"counting Hagrid as several people due to his vastness. To cover her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"confusion, she hurried off to clear up his muddy foot prints with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"her wand.`I don' believe this,` said Hagrid hoarsely, shaking his great shaggy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"head as he stared down at Ron. `Jus' don' believe it... Look","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"at him lyin' there. . . . Who'd want ter hurt him,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"eh?``That's just what we were discussing,` said Harry. `We don't know.` `Someone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"couldn’ have a grudge against the Gryfinndor Quidditch team, could they?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Hagrid anxiously. `Firs' Katie, now Ron . . .``I cant see anyone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"trying to bump off a Quidditch team,` saidI m urge.Wood might've done","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the Slytherins if he could've got away with it,` said Fred fairly.Well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"I don't think it's Quidditch, but I think there's a connection between","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the attacks,` said Hermione quietly`How d'you work that out?` asked Fred.`Well, for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"one thing, they both ought to have been fatal and weren't, although","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"that was pure luck. And for another, neither the poison nor the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"necklace seems to have reached the person who was (supposed to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"killed. Of course,` she added broodingly, `that makes the person behind this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"even more dangerous in a way, because they don't seem to care","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"how many people they finish off In lore they actually reach their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"victim.`Before anybody could respond to this ominous pronouncement, tin- dormitory doors opened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"again and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley hurried up the ward. They had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"done no more than satisfy themselves that Ron would make a full","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"recovery on their last visit to the ward; now Mrs. Weasley seized","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"hold of Harry and hugged him very tighty. `Dumbledore's told us how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"you saved him with the bezoar,` she sobbed. `Oh, Harry, what can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"we say? You saved Ginny . . . you saved Arthur ,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
". . now you've saved Ron`Don't be ... I didn't. . .`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"muttered Harry awkwardly. `Half our family does seem to owe you their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"lives, now I stop and think about it,` Mr. Weasley said in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"a constricted voice. `Well, all I can say is that it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"a lucky clay for the Weasleys when Ron decided to sit in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"your compartment on the Hogwarts Expirv., Harry.`Harry could not think of any","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"reply to this and was almost gl.i?l when Madam Pomfrey reminded them that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"there were only supposed to be six visitors around Ron's bed; he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"and Hermione rose .h once to leave and Hagrid decided to go","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"with them, leaving Ron with his family.`It's terrible,` growled Hagrid into his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"beard, as the three ol them walked back along the corridor to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the marble staircase. `Ml this new security, an kids are still gettin'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"hurt. . . . Dumbledoiv's worried sick. . . . He don","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"say much, but I can tell. . . .``Hasn't he got any","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"ideas, Hagrid?` asked Hermione desperately.`I spect he's got hundreds of ideas, brain","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"like his,` said Hagrid. `But he doesn' know who sent that necklace","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"nor put poison in that wine, or they'dve bin caught, wouldn they?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Wha' worries me,` said Hagrid, lowering his voice and glancing over his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"shoulder (Harry, for good measure, checked the ceiling for Peeves), `is how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"long Hogwarts can stay open if kids are bein' attacked. Chamber o'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Secrets all over again, isn' it? There'll be panic, more parents takin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"their kids outta school, an nex' thing yeh know the board o'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"governors ...`Hagrid stopped talking as the ghost of a long-haired woman drifted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"serenely past, then resumed in a hoarse whisper, `. . . the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"board o' governors'll be talkin about shuttin' us up fer good.``Surely not?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"said Hermione, looking worried.`Gotta see it from their point o' view,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Hagrid heavily. `I mean, it's always bin a bit of a risk","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"sendin a kid ter Hogwarts, hasn’ it? Yer expect accidents, don' yeh,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"with hundreds of underage wizards all locked up tergether, but attempted murder,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"tha's tliff'rent. 'S'no wonder Dumbledore's angry with Sn —`Hagrid stopped in his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"tracks, a familiar, guilty expression on what was visible of his face","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"above his tangled black beard.`What?` said Harry quickly. `Dumbledore's angry with Snape?``I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"never said tha’,` said Hagrid, though his look of panic could not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"have been a bigger giveaway. `Look at the time, it's gettin' on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"fer midnight, I need ter —``Hagrid, why is Dumbledore angry with Snape?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Harry asked loudly.`Shhhh!` said Hagrid, looking both nervous and angry. `Don’ shout","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"stuff like that, Harry, d'yeh wan’ me ter lose me job? Mind,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"I don' suppose yeh'd care, would yeh, not now yeh've given up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Care of Mag—``Don't try and make me feel guilty, it wont work!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"said Harry forcefully. `What's Snape done?``I dunno, Harry, I shouldn'ta heard it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"at all! I — well, I was comin’ outta the forest the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"other evenin’ an' I overheard 'em talking— well, arguin’. Didn't like ter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"draw attention to meself, so I sorta skulked an tried not ter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"listen, but it was a — well, a heated discussion an' it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"wasn’ easy ter block it out.``Well?` Harry urged him, as Hagrid shuffled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"his enormous feet uneasily.`Well — I jus' heard Snape sayin’ Dumbledore took","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"too much fer granted an maybe he — Snape — didn’ wan’","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"ter do it any more —“`Do what?``I dunno, Harry, it sounded like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Snape was feelin’ a bit overworked, tha's all — anyway, Dumbledore told","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"him flat out he'd agreed ter do it an' that was all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"there was to it. Pretty firm with him. An' then he said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"summat abou’ Snape makin' investigations in his House, in Slytherin. Well, there's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"nothin' strange abou' that!` Hagrid added hastily, as Harry and Hermione exchanged","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"looks full of meaning. `All the Heads o' Houses were asked ter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"look inter that necklace business —``Yeah, but Dumbledore's not having rows with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the rest of them, is he?` said Harry.`Look,` Hagrid twisted his crossbow","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"uncomfortably in his hands; there was a loud splintering sound and it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"snapped in two. `I know what yeh're like abou' Snape, Harry, an'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"I don' want yeh ter go readin' more inter this than there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"is.``Look out,` said Hermione tersely.They turned just in time to see the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"shadow of Argus Filch looming over the wall behind them before the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"man himself turned the corner, hunchbacked, his jowls aquiver.`Oho!` he wheezed. `Out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"of bed so late, this'll mean detention!``No it won', Filch,` said Hagrid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"shortly. `They're with me, aren’ they?``And what difference does that make?` asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Filch obnoxiously. `I'm a ruddy teacher, aren' I, yeh sneakin' Squib!` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Hagrid, firing up at once.There was a nasty hissing noise as Filch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"swelled with fury; Mrs. Norris had arrived, unseen, and was twisting herself","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"sinuously around Filch's skinny ankles.`Get goin,` said Hagrid out of the corner","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"of his mouth.Harry did not need telling twice; he and Hermione both","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"hurried off; Hagrid's and Filch's raised voices echoed behind them as they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"ran. They passed Peeves near the turning into Gryffindor Tower, but he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"was streaking happily toward the source of the yelling, cackling and calling,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
" When there's strife and when there's trouble Call on Peevsie, he'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"make double!   The Fat Lady was snoozing and not pleased","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"to be woken, but swung forward grumpily to allow them to clamber","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"into the mercifully peaceful and empty common room. It did not seem","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"that people knew about Ron yet; Harry was very relieved: He had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"been interrogated enough that day. Hermione bade him good night and set","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"off for the girls' dormitory. Harry, however, remained behind, taking a seat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"beside the fire and looking down into the dying embers.So Dumbledore had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"argued with Snape. In spite of all he had told Harry, in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"spite of his insistence that he trusted Snape completely, he had lost","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"his temper with him. . . . He did not think that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Snape had tried hard enough to investigate the Slytherins ... or, perhaps,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"to investigate a single Slytherin: Malfoy?Was it because Dumbledore did not want","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Harry to do anything foolish, to take matters into his own hands,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"that he had pretended there was nothing in Harry's suspicions? That seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"likely. It , might even be that Dumbledore did not want anything","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"to distract Harry from their lessons, or from procuring that memory from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Slughorn. Perhaps Dumbledore did not think it right to confide suspicions about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"his staff to sixteen-year-olds. ...`There you are, Potter!`Harry jumped to his feet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"in shock, his wand at the ready. He had been quite convinced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"that the common room was empty; he had not been at all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"prepared for a hulking figure to rise suddenly out of a distant","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"chair. A closer look showed him that it was Cormac McLaggen.`I've been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"waiting for you to come back,` said McLaggen, disregarding Harry’s drawn wand.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"`Must’ve fallen asleep. Look, I saw them taking Weasley up to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"hospital wing earlier. Didn't look like he'll be fit for next week's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"match.`It took Harry a few moments to realize what McLaggen was talking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"about.`Oh . . . right. . . Quidditch,` he said, putting his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"wand back into the belt of his jeans and running a hand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"wearily through his hair. `Yeah ... he might not make it.``Well, then,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"I'll be playing Keeper, won't I?` said McLaggen.`Yeah,` said Harry. `Yeah, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"suppose so. ...`He could not think of an argument against it; after","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"all, McLaggen had certainly performed second-best in the trials.`Excellent,` said McLaggen in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"a satisfied voice. `So when's practice?``What? Oh . . . there's one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"tomorrow evening.``Good. Listen, Potter, we should have a talk beforehand. I've got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"some ideas on strategy you might find useful.``Right,` said Harry unenthusiastically. `Well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"I'll hear them tomorrow, then. I'm pretty tired now ... see you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
". . .`The news that Ron had been poisoned spread quickly next day,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"but it did not cause the sensation that Katie's attack had done.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"People seemed to think that it might have been an accident, given","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"that he had been in the Potions master's room at the time,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"and that as he had been given an antidote immediately there was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"no real harm done. In fact, the Gryffindors were generally much more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"interested in the upcoming Quidditch match against Hufflepuff, for many of them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"wanted to see Zacharias Smith, who played Chaser on the Hufflepuff team,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"punished soundly for his commentary during the opening match against Slytherin.Harry, however,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"had never been less interested in Quidditch; he was rapidly becoming obsessed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"with Draco Malfoy. Still checking the Marauder's Map whenever he got a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"chance, he sometimes made detours to wherever Malfoy happened to be, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"had not yet detected him doing anything out of the ordinary. And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"still there were those inexplicable times when Malfoy simply vanished from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"map. . . .But Harry did not get a lot of time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"to consider the problem, what with Quidditch practice, homework, and the fact","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"that he was now being dogged wherever he went by Cormac McLaggen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"and Lavender Brown.He could not decide which of them was more annoying.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"McLaggen kept up a constant stream of hints that he would make","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"a better permanent Keeper for the team than Ron, and that now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"that Harry was seeing him play regularly he would surely come around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"to this way of thinking too; he was also keen to criticize","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the other players and provide Harry with detailed training schemes, so that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"more than once Harry was forced to remind him who was Captain.Meanwhile,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Lavender kept sidling up to Harry to discuss Ron, which Harry found","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"almost more wearing than McLaggen's Quidditch lectures. At first, Lavender had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"very annoyed that nobody had thought to tell her that Ron was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"in the hospital wing — `I mean, I am his girlfriend!` —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"but unfortunately slit-had now decided to forgive Harry this lapse of memory","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"and was keen to have lots of in-depth chats with him about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Ron's feelings, a most uncomfortable experience that Harry would have happily forgone.`Look,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"why don't you talk to Ron about all this?` Harry asked, after","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"a particularly long interrogation from Lavender that took in everything from precisely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"what Ron had said about her new drew robes to whether or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"not Harry thought that Ron considered his relationship with Lavender to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"`serious.``Well, I would, but he's always asleep when I go and see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"him!` said Lavender fretfully.`Is he?` said Harry, surprised, for he had found","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Ron perfectly alert every time he had been up to the hospital","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"wing, both highly interested in the news of Dumbledore and Snape's row","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"and keen m abuse McLaggen as much as possible.`Is Hermione Granger still","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"visiting him?` Lavender demanded suddenly.`Yeah, I think so. Well, they're friends, aren't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"they?` said Harry uncomfortably.`Friends, don't make me laugh,` said Lavender scornfully. `She","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"didn't talk to him for weeks after he started going out with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"me! But I suppose she wants to make up with him now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"he's all interesting. ...``Would you call getting poisoned being interesting?` asked Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"`Anyway — sorry, got to go — there's McLaggen coming for a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"talk about Quidditch,` said Harry hurriedly, and he dashed sideways through a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"door pretending to be solid wall and sprinted down the shortcut that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"would take him off to Potions where, thankfully, neither Lavender nor McLaggen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"could follow him.On the morning of the Quidditch match against Hufflepuff, Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"dropped in on the hospital wing before heading down to the pitch.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Ron was very agitated; Madam Pomfrey would not let him go down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"to watch the match, feeling it would overexcite him.`So how's McLaggen shaping","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"up?` he asked Harry nervously, apparently forgetting that he had already asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the same question twice.`I've told you,` said Harry patiently, `he could be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"world-class and I wouldn't want to keep him. He keeps trying to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"tell everyone what to do, he thinks he could play every position","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"better than the rest of us. I can't wait to be shot","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"of him. And speaking of getting shot of people,` Harry added, getting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"to his feet and picking up his Firebolt, `will you stop pretending","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"to be asleep when Lavender comes to see you? She's driving me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"mad as well.``Oh,` said Ron, looking sheepish. `Yeah. All right.``If you don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"want to go out with her anymore, just tell her,` said Harry.`Yeah","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
". . . well. . . it's not that easy, is it?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"said Ron. He paused. `Hermione going to look in before the match?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"he added casually.`No, she's already gone down to the pitch with Ginny.``Oh,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"said Ron, looking rather glum. `Right. Well, good luck. Hope you hammer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"McLag — I mean, Smith.``I'll try,` said Harry, shouldering his broom. `See","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"you after the match.`He hurried down through the deserted corridors; the whole","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"school was outside, either already seated in the stadium or heading down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"toward it. He was looking out of the windows he passed, trying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"to gauge how much wind they were facing, when a noise ahead","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"made him glance up and he saw Malfoy walking toward him, accompanied","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"by two girls, both of whom looked sulky and resentful.Malfoy stopped short","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"at the sight of Harry, then gave a short, humorless laugh and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"continued walking.`Where're you going?` Harry demanded.`Yeah, I'm really going to tell you,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"because it's your business, Potter,` sneered Malfoy. `You'd better hurry up, they'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"be waiting for 'the Chosen Captain' — 'the Boy Who Scored' —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"whatever they call you these days.`One of the girls gave an unwilling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"giggle. Harry stared at her. She blushed. Malfoy pushed past Harry and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"she and her friend followed at a trot, turning the corner and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"vanishing from view.Harry stood rooted on the spot and watched them disappear.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"This was infuriating; he was already cutting it fine to get to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the match on time and yet there was Malfoy, skulking off while","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the rest of the school was absent: Harry's best chance yet of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"discovering what Malfoy was up to. The silent seconds trickled past, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Harry remained where he was, frozen, gazing at the place where Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"had vanished. . . .`Where have you been?` demanded Ginny, as Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"sprinted into the changing rooms. The whole team was changed and ready;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Coote and Peakes, the Beaters, were both hitting their clubs nervously against","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"their legs.`I met Malfoy,` Harry told her quietly, as he pulled his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"scarlet robes over his head.`So I wanted to know how come he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"up at the castle with a couple of girlfriends while everyone else","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"is down here. ...``Does it matter right now?``Well, I'm not likely to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"find out, am I?` said Harry, seizing his Firebolt and pushing his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"glasses straight. `Come on then!`And without another word, he marched out onto","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the pitch to deafening cheers and boos.There was little wind; the clouds","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"were patchy; every now and then there were dazzling flashes of bright","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"sunlight.`Tricky conditions!` McLaggen said bracingly to the team. `Coote, Peakes, you'll want","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"to fly out of the sun, so they don't see you coming","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"—``I'm the Captain, McLaggen, shut up giving them instructions,` said Harry angrily.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"`Just get up by the goal posts!`Once McLaggen had marched off, Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"turned to Coote and Peakes.`Make sure you do fly out of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"sun,` he told them grudgingly.He shook hands with the Hufflepuff Captain, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"then, on Madam Hooch's whistle, kicked off and rose into the air, higher","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"than the rest of his team, streaking around the pitch in search","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"of the Snitch. If he could catch it good and early, there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"might be a chance he could get back up to the castle,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"seize the Marauder's Map, and find out what Malfoy was doing. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
". .`And that's Smith of Hufflepuff with the Quaffle,` said a dreamy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"voice, echoing over the grounds. `He did the commentary last time, of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"course, and Ginny Weasley flew into him, I think probably on purpose,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"it looked like it. Smith was being quite rude about Gryffindor, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"expect he regrets that now he's playing them — oh, look, he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"lost the Quaffle, Ginny took it from him, I do like her,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"she's very nice. ...`Harry stared down at the commentator's podium. Surely nobody","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"in their right mind would have let Luna Lovegood commentate? But even","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"from above there was no mistaking that long, dirty-blonde hair, nor the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"necklace of butterbeer corks. . . . Beside Luna, Professor McGonagall was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"looking slightly uncomfortable, as though she was indeed having second thoughts about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"this appointment.`. . . but now that big Hufflepuff player's got the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Quaffle from , her, I can't remember his name, it's something like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Bibble — no, Buggins —``It's Cadwallader!` said Professor McGonagall loudly from beside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Luna. The crowd laughed.Harry stared around for the Snitch; there was no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"sign of it. Moments later, Cadwallader scored. McLaggen had been shouting criticism","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"at Ginny for allowing the Quaffle out of her possession, with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"result that he had not noticed the large red ball soaring past","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"his right ear.`McLaggen, will you pay attention to what you're supposed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"be doing and leave everyone else alone!` bellowed Harry, wheeling around to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"face his Keeper.`You're not setting a great example!` McLaggen shouted back, red-faced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"and furious.`And Harry Potter's now having an argument with his Keeper,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Luna serenely, while both Hufflepuffs and Slytherins below in the crowd cheered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"and jeered. `I don't think that'll help him find the Snitch, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"maybe it's a clever ruse. ...`Swearing angrily, Harry spun round and set","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"off around the pitch again, scanning the skies for some sign of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the tiny, winged golden ball.Ginny and Demelza scored a goal apiece, giving","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the red-and-gold-clad supporters below something to cheer about. Then Cadwallader scored again,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"making things level, but Luna did not seem to have noticed; she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"appeared singularly uninterested in such mundane things as the score, and kept","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"attempting to draw the crowd's attention to such things as interestingly shaped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"clouds and the possibility that Zacharias Smith, who had so far failed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"to maintain possession of the Quaffle for longer than a minute, was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"suffering from something called `Loser's Lurgy.``Seventy-forty to Hufflepuff!` barked Professor McGonagall into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Luna's megaphone.`Is it, already?` said Luna vaguely. `Oh, look! The Gryffindor Keeper's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"got hold of one of the Beater's bats.`Harry spun around in midair.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Sure enough, McLaggen, for reasons best known to himself, had pulled Peakes's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"bat from him and appeared to be demonstrating how to hit a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Bludger toward an oncoming Cadwallader.`Will you give him back his bat and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"get back to the goal posts!` roared Harry, pelting toward McLaggen just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"as McLaggen took a ferocious swipe at the Bludger and mishit it.A","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"blinding, sickening pain ... a flash of light. . . distant screams","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
". . . and the sensation of falling down a long tunnel.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
". .And the next thing Harry knew, he was lying in a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"remarkably warm and comfortable bed and looking up at a lamp that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"was throwing a circle of golden light onto a shadowy ceiling. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"raised his head awkwardly. There on his left was a familiar-looking, freckly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"red-haired person.`Nice of you to drop in,` said Ron, grinning.Harry blinked and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"looked around. Of course: He was in the hospital wing. The sky","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"outside was indigo streaked with crimson. The match must have finished hours","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"ago ... as had any hope of cornering Malfoy. Harry's head felt","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"strangely heavy; he raised a hand and felt a stiff turban of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"bandages.`What happened?``Cracked skull,` said Madam Pomfrey, bustling up and pushing him back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"against his pillows. `Nothing to worry about, I mended it at once,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"but I'm keeping you in overnight. You shouldn't over exert yourself for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"a few hours.``I don't want to stay here overnight,` said Harry angrily,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"sitting up and throwing back his covers. `I want to find McLaggen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"and kill him.``I'm afraid that would come under the heading of 'overexertion,'`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"said Madam Pomfrey, pushing him firmly back onto the bed and raising","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"her wand in a threatening manner. `You will stay here until I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"discharge you, Potter, or I shall call the headmaster.`She bustled back into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"her office, and Harry sank back into his pillows, fuming.`D'you know how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"much we lost by?` he asked Ron through clenched teeth.`Well, yeah I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"do,` said Ron apologetically. `Final score was three hundred and twenty to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"sixty.``Brilliant,` said Harry savagely. `Really brilliant! When I get hold of McLaggen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"—``You don't want to get hold of him, he's the size of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"a troll,` saidRon reasonably. `Personally, I think there's a lot to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"said for hexing him with that toenail thing of the Prince's. Anyway,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the rest of the team might've dealt with him before you get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"out of here, they're not happy. ...`There was a note of badly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"suppressed glee in Rons voice; Harry could tell he was nothing short","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"of thrilled that McLaggen had messed up so badly. Harry lay there,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"staring up at the patch of light on the ceiling, his recently","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"mended skull not hurting, precisely, but feeling slightly tender underneath all the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"bandaging.`I could hear the match commentary from here,` said Ron, his voice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"now shaking with laughter. `I hope Luna always commentates from now on.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
". . . Loser's Lurgy ...`But Harry was still too angry to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"see much humor in the situation, and after a while Ron's snorts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"subsided.`Ginny came in to visit while you were unconscious,` he said, after","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"a long pause, and Harry's imagination zoomed into overdrive, rapidly constructing a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"scene in which Ginny, weeping over his lifeless form, confessed her feelings","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"of deep attraction to him while Ron gave them his blessing. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
". .`She reckons you only just arrived on time for the match.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"How come? You left here early enough.``Oh . . .` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"as the scene in his mind's eye imploded. `Yeah . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"well, I saw Malfoy sneaking off with a couple of girls who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"didn't look like they wanted to be with him, and that's the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"second time he's made sure he isn't down on the Quidditch pitch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"with the rest of the school; he skipped the last match too,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"remember?` Harry sighed. `Wish I'd followed him now, the match was such","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"a fiasco. . . .``Don't be stupid,` said Ron sharply. `You couldn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"have missed a Quidditch match just to follow Malfoy, you're the Captain!``I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"want to know what he's up to,` said Harry. `And don't tell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"nn its all in my head, not after what I overheard between","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"him and Snape —``I never said it was all in your head,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"said Ron, hoisting himself up on an elbow in turn and frowning","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"at Harry, `but there's no rule saying only one person at a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"time can be plotting anything in this place! You're getting a bit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"obsessed with Malfoy, Harry. I mean, thinking about missing a match just to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"follow him ...``I want to catch him at it!` said Harry in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"frustration. `I mean, where's he going when he disappears off the map?``I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"dunno . . . Hogsmeade?` suggested Ron, yawning.`I've never seen him going","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"along any of the secret passageway on the map. I thought they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"were being watched now anyway?``Well then, I dunno,` said Ron.Silence fell between","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"them. Harry stared up at the circle of lamp light above him,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"thinking. . . .If only he had Rufus Scrimgeour's power, he would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"have been able to set a tail upon Malfoy, but unfortunately Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"did not have an office full of Aurors at his command. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
". . He thought fleetingly of trying to set something up with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the D.A., but there again was the problem that people would be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"missed from lessons; most of them, after all, still had full schedules.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
". . .There was a low, rumbling snore from Ron's bed. After","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"a while Madam Pomfrey came out of her office, this time wearing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"a thick dressing gown. It was easiest to feign sleep; Harry rolled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"over onto his side and listened to all the curtains closing themselves","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"as she waved her wand. The lamps dimmed, and she returned to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"her office; he heard the door click behind her and knew that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"she was off to bed.This was, Harry reflected in the darkness, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"third time that he had been brought to the hospital wing because","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"of a Quidditch injury. Last time he had fallen off his broom","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"due to the presence of dementors around the pitch, and the time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"before that, all the bones had been removed from his arm by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the incurably inept Professor Lockhart. . . . That had been his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"most painful injury by far ... he remembered the agony of regrowing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"an armful of bones in one night, a discomfort not eased by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the arrival of an unexpected visitor in the middle of the —Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"sat bolt upright, his heart pounding, his bandage turban askew. He had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the solution at last: There was a way to have Malfoy followed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"— how could he have forgotten, why hadn't he thoughtof it before?But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the question was, how to call him? What did you do? Quietly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"tentatively, Harry spoke into the darkness.`Kreacher?`There was a very loud crack, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the sounds of scuffling and squeaks filled the silent room. Ron awoke","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"with a yelp.`What's going — ?`Harry pointed his wand hastily at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"door of Madam Pomfrey's office and muttered, `Muffliato!` so that she would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"not come running. Then he scrambled to the end of his bed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"for a better look atwhat was going on.Two house-elves were rolling around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"on the floor in the middle of the dormitory, one wearing a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"shrunken maroon jumper and several woolly hats, the other, a filthy old","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"rag strung over his hips like a loincloth. Then there was another","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"loud bang, and Peeves the Poltergeist appeared in midair above the wrestling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"elves.`I was watching that, Potty!` he told Harry indignantly, pointing at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"fight below, before letting out a loud cackle. `Look at the ickle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"creatures squabbling, bitey bitey, punchy punchy —``Kreacher will not insult Harry Potter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"in front of Dobby, no he won't, or Dobby will shut Kreacher's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"mouth for him!` cried Dobby in a high-pitched voice.`— kicky, scratchy!` cried","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Peeves happily, now pelting bits of' chalk at the elves to enrage","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"them further. `Tweaky, pokey!``Kreacher will say what he likes about his master,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"oh yes, and what a master he is, filthy friend of Mudbloods,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"oh, what would poor Kreacher's mistress say — ?`Exactly what Kreacher's mistress","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"would have said they did not find out, for at that moment","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Dobby sank his knobbly little fist into Kreacher’s mouth and knocked out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"half of his teeth. Harry and Ron both leapt out of their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"beds and wrenched the two elves apart, though they continued to try","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"and kick and punch each other, egged on by Peeves, who swooped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"around the lamp squealing, `Stick your fingers up his nosey, draw his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"cork and pull his earsies —`Harry aimed his wand at Peeves and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"said, `Langlock!` Peeves clutched at his throat, gulped, then swooped from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"room making obscene gestures but unable to speak, owing to the fact","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"that his tongue had just glued itself to the roof of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"mouth.`Nice one,` said Ron appreciatively, lifting Dobby into the air so that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"his flailing limbs no longer made contact with Kreacher. `That was another","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Prince hex, wasn't it?``Yeah,` said Harry, twisting Kreacher's wizened arm into a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"half nelson. `Right — I'm forbidding you to fight each other! Well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Kreacher, you're forbidden to fight Dobby. Dobby, I know I'm not allowed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"to give you orders —``Dobby is a free house-elf and he can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"obey anyone he likes and Dobby will do whatever Harry Potter wants","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"him to do!` said Dobby, tears now streaming down his shriveled little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"face onto his jumper.`Okay then,` said Harry, and he and Ron both","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"released the elves, who fell to the floor but did not continue","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"fighting.`Master called me?` croaked Kreacher, sinking into a bow even as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"gave Harry a look that plainly wished him a painful death.`Yeah, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"did,` said Harry, glancing toward Madam Pomfrey's office door to check that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the Muffliato spell was still working; there was no sign that she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"had heard any of the commotion. `I've got a job for you.``Kreacher","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"will do whatever Master wants,` said Kreacher, sinking so low that his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"lips almost touched his gnarled toes, `because Kreacher has no choice, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Kreacher is ashamed to have such a master, yes —``Dobby will do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"it, Harry Potter!` squeaked Dobby, his tennis-ball-sized eyes still swimming in tears.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"`Dobby would be honored to help Harry Potter!``Come to think of it,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"it would be good to have both of you,` said Harry. `Okay","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"then ... I want you to tail Draco Malfoy.`Ignoring the look of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"mingled surprise and exasperation on Ron's face, Harry went on, `I want","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"to know where he's going, who he's meeting, and what he's doing.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"I want you to follow him around theclock.``Yes, Harry Potter!` said Dobby","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"at once, his great eyes shining with excitement. `And if Dobby does","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"it wrong, Dobby will throw himself off the topmost tower, Harry Potter!``There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"won't be any need for that,` said Harry hastily.`Master wants me to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"follow the youngest of the Malfoys?` croaked Kreacher. `Master wants me to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"spy upon the pure-blood great-nephew of my old mistress?``That's the one,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Harry, foreseeing a great danger and determining to prevent it immediately. `And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"you're forbidden to tip him off, Kreacher, or to show him what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"you're up to, or to talk to him at all, or to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"write him messages or ... or to contact him in any way.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"Got it?`He thought he could see Kreacher struggling to see a loophole","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"in the instructions he had just been given and waited. After a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"moment or two, and to Harrys great satisfaction, Kreacher bowed deeply again","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"and said, with bitter resentment, `Master thinks of everything, and Kreacher must","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"obey him even though Kreacher would much rather be the servant of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"the Malfoy boy, oh yes. . . .``That's settled, then,` said Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"`I'll want regular reports, but make sure I'm not surrounded by people","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"when you turn up. Ron and Hermione are okay. And don't tell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
"anyone what you're doing. Just stick to Malfoy like a couple of wart plasters.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-19"
" Harry and Ron left the hospital wing first thing on Monday","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"morning, restored to full health by the ministrations of Madam Pomfrey and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"now able to enjoy the benefits of having been knocked out and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"poisoned, the best of which was that Hermione was friends with Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"again. Hermione even escorted them down to breakfast, bringing with her the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"news that Ginny had argued with Dean. The drowsing creature in Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"chest suddenly raised its head, sniffing the air hopefully.   `What","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"did they row about?` he asked, trying to sound casual as they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"turned onto a seventh-floor corridor that was deserted but for a very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"small girl who had been examining a tapestry of trolls in tutus.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"She looked terrified at the sight of the approaching sixth years and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"dropped the heavy brass scales she was carrying. `It's all right!` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Hermione kindly, hurrying forward to help her. `Here ...`   She","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"tapped the broken scales with her wand and said, `Reparo.` The girl","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"did not say thank you, but remained rooted to the spot as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"they passed and watched them out of sight; Ron glanced back at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"her.   `I swear they're getting smaller,` he said. `Never mind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"her,` said Harry, a little impatiently. `What did Ginny and Dean row","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"about, Hermione?` `Oh, Dean was laughing about McLaggen hitting that Bludgu at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"you,` said Hermione.   `It must've looked funny,` said Ron reasonably.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"`It didn't look funny at all!` said Hermione hotly. `It looked terrible","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"and if Coote and Peakes hadn't caught Harry he could have been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"very badly hurt!`   `Yeah, well, there was no need for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Ginny and Dean to split up over it,` said Harry, still trying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"to sound casual. `Or are they still together?`   `Yes, they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"are — but why are you so interested?` asked Hermione, giving Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"a sharp look.   `I just don't want my Quidditch team","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"messed up again!` he said hastily, but Hermione continued to look suspicious,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"and he was most relieved when a voice behind them called, `Harry!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"giving him an excuse to turn his back on her. `Oh, hi,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Luna.`   - `I went to the hospital wing to find","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"you,` said Luna, rummaging in her bag. `But they said you'd left...`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"She thrust what appeared to be a green onion, a large spotted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"toadstool, and a considerable amount of what looked like cat litter into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Ron's hands, finally pulling out a rather grubby scroll of parchment that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"she handed to Harry.   `. . . I've been told","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"to give you this.`   It was a small roll of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"parchment, which Harry recognized at once as another invitation to a lesson","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"with Dumbledore.   `Tonight,` he told Ron and Hermione, once he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"had unrolled it.   `Nice commentary last match!` said Ron to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Luna as she took back the green onion, the toadstool, and the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"cat litter. Luna smiled vaguely.   `You're making fun of me,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"aren't you?` she said. `Everyone says I was dreadful.`   `No,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"I'm serious!` said Ron earnestly. `I can't remember enjoying commentary more! What","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"is this, by the way?` he added, holding the onionlike object up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"to eye level.   `Oh, it's a Gurdyroot,` she said, stuffing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the cat litter and the toadstool back into her bag. `You can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"keep it if you like, I've got a few of them. They're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"really excellent for warding off Gulping Plimpies.` And she walked away, leaving","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Ron chortling, still clutching the Gurdyroot.   `You know, she's grown","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"on me, Luna,` he said, as they set off again for the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Great Hall. `I know she's insane, but it's in a good —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"He stopped talking very suddenly. Lavender Brown was standing at the foot","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"of the marble staircase looking thunderous. `Hi,` said Ron nervously.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"`C'mon,` Harry muttered to Hermione, and they sped past, though not before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"they had heard Lavender say, `Why didn't you tell me you were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"getting out today? And why was she with you?`   Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"looked both sulky and annoyed when he appeared at breakfast half an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"hour later, and though he sat with Lavender, Harry did not see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"them exchange a word all the time they were together. Hermione was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"acting as though she was quite oblivious to all of this, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"once or twice Harry saw an inexplicable smirk cross her face. All","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"that day she seemed to be in a particularly good mood, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"that evening in the common room she even consented to look over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"(in other words, finish writing) Harry's Herbology essay, something she had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"resolutely refusing to do up to this point, because she had known","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"that Harry would then let Ron copy his work.   `Thanks","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"a lot, Hermione,` said Harry, giving her a hasty pat on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"back as he checked his watch and saw that it was nearly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"eight o'clock. `Listen, I’ve got to hurry or I'll be late for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Dumbledore. ...`   She did not answer, but merely crossed out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"a few of his feebler sentences in a weary sort of way.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Grinning, Harry hurried out through the portrait hole and off to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"headmasters office. The gargoyle leapt aside at the mention of toffee eclairs,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"and Harry took the spiral staircase two steps at a time, knocking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"on the door just as a clock within chimed eight.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"`Enter,` called Dumbledore, but as Harry put out a hand to push","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the door, it was wrenched open from inside. There stood Professor Trelawney.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"  `Aha!` she cried, pointing dramatically at Harry as she blinked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"at him through her magnifying spectacles.   `So this is the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"reason I am to be thrown unceremoniously from your office, Dumbledore!` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
" `My dear Sybill,` said Dumbledore in a slightly exasperated voice, `there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"is no question of throwing you unceremoniously from anywhere, but Harry does","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"have an appointment, and I really don't think there is any more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"to be said —`   `Very well,` said Professor Trelawney, in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"a deeply wounded voice. `If you will not banish the usurping nag,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"so be it. ...   Perhaps I shall find a school","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"where my talents are better appreciated. ...`   She pushed past","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Harry and disappeared down the spiral staircase; they heard her stumble halfway","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"down, and Harry guessed that she had tripped over one of her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"trailing shawls.   `Please close the door and sit down, Harry,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"said Dumbledore, sounding rather tired.   Harry obeyed, noticing as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"took his usual seat in front of Dumbledore's desk that the Pensieve","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"lay between them once more, as did two more tiny crystal bottles","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"full of swirling memory.   `Professor Trelawney still isn't happy Firenze","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"is teaching, then?` Harry asked.   `No,` said Dumbledore, `Divination is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"turning out to be much more trouble than I could have foreseen,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"never having studied the subject myself. I cannot ask Firenze to return","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"to the forest, where he is now an outcast, nor can I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"ask Sybill Trelawney to leave. Between ourselves, she has no idea of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the danger she would be in outside the castle. She does not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"know — and I think it would be unwise to enlighten her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"— that she made the prophecy about you and Voldemort, you see.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"  Dumbledore heaved a deep sigh, then said, `But never mind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"my staffing problems. We have much more important matters to discuss. Firstly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"— have you managed the task I set you at the end","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"of our previous lesson?`   `Ah,` said Harry, brought up short.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"What with Apparition lessons and Quidditch and Ron being poisoned and getting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"his skull cracked and his determination to find out what Draco Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"was up to, Harry had almost forgotten about the memory Dumbledore had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"asked him to extract from Professor Slughorn. `Well, I asked Professor Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"about it at the end of Potions, sir, but, er, he wouldn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"give it to me.` There was a little silence.   `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"see,` said Dumbledore eventually, peering at Harry over the top of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"half-moon spectacles and giving Harry the usual sensation that he was being","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"X-rayed. `And you feel that you have exerted your very best efforts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"in this matter, do you? That you have exercised all of your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"considerable ingenuity? That you have left no depth of cunning unplumbed in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"your quest to retrieve the memory?`   `Well,` Harry stalled, at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"a loss for what to say next. His single attempt to get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"hold of the memory suddenly seemed embarrassingly feeble. `Well . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the day Ron swallowed love potion by mistake I took him to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Professor Slughorn. I thought maybe if I got Professor Slughorn in a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"good enough mood —` `And did that work?` asked Dumbledore. `Well, no,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"sir, because Ron got poisoned —` `— which, naturally, made you forget","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"all about trying to retrieve the memory; I would have expected nothing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"else, while your best friend was in danger. Once it became clear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"that Mr. Weasley was going to make a full recovery, however, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"would have hoped that you returned to the task I set you.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"I thought I made it clear to you how very important that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"memory is. Indeed, I did my best to impress upon you that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"it is the most crucial memory of all and that we will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"be wasting our time without it.`   A hot, prickly feeling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"of shame spread from the top of Harry’s head all the way","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"down his body. Dumbledore had not raised his voice, he did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"even sound angry, but Harry would have preferred him to yell; this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"cold disappointment was worse than anything.   `Sir,` he said, a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"little desperately, `it isn't that I wasn't bothered or anything, I've just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"had other — other things . . .`   `Other things","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"on your mind,` Dumbledore finished the sentence for him. `I see.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
" Silence fell between them again, the most uncomfortable silence Harry had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"ever experienced with Dumbledore; it seemed to go on and on, punctuated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"only by the little grunting snores of the portrait of Armando Dippet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"over Dumbledore's head. Harry felt strangely diminished, as though he had shrunk","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"a little since he had entered the room. When he could stand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"it no longer he said, `Professor Dumbledore, I'm really sorry. I should","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"have done more. ... I should have realized you wouldn't have asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"me to do it if it wasn't really important.`   `Thank you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"for saying that, Harry,` said Dumbledore quietly. `May I hope, then, that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"you will give this matter higher priority from now on? There will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"be little point in our meeting after tonight unless we have that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"memory.`   `I'll do it, sir, I'll get it from him,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"he said earnestly.   `Then we shall say no more about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"it just now,` said Dumbledore more kindly, `but continue with our story","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"where we left off. You remember where that was?`   `Yes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"sir,` said Harry quickly. `Voldemort killed his father and his grandparents and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"made it look as though his Uncle Morfin did it. Then he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"went back to Hogwarts and he asked ... he asked Professor Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"about Horcruxes,` he mumbled shamefacedly.   `Very good,` said Dumbledore. `Now,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"you will remember, I hope, that I told you at the very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"outset of these meetings of ours that we would be entering the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"realms of guesswork and speculation?`     “Yes, sir”. `Thus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"far, as I hope you agree, I have shown you reasonably firm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"sources of fact for my deductions as to what Voldemort did until","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the age of seventeen?`   Harry nodded.   `But now,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Harry,` said Dumbledore, `now things become murkier and stranger. If it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"difficult to find evidence about the boy Riddle, it has been almost","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"impossible to find anyone prepared to reminisce about the man Voldemort. In","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"fact, I doubt whether there is a soul alive, apart from himself,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"who could give us a full account of his life since he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"left Hogwarts. However, I have two last memories that I would like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"to share with you.` Dumbledore indicated the two little crystal bottles gleaming","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"beside the Pensieve. `I shall then be glad of your opinion as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"to whether the conclusions I have drawn from them seem likely.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
" The idea that Dumbledore valued his opinion this highly made Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"feel even more deeply ashamed that he had failed in the task","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"of retrieving the Horcrux memory, and he shifted guiltily in his seat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"as Dumbledore raised the first of the two bottles to the light","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"and examined it.   `I hope you are not tired of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"diving into other people's memories, for they are curious recollections, these two,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"he said. `This first one came from a very old house-elf by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the name of Hokey. Before we see what Hokey witnessed, I must","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"quickly recount how Lord Voldemort left Hogwarts.   `He reached the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"seventh year of his schooling with, as you might have expected, top","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"grades in every examination he had taken. All around him, his classmates","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"were deciding which jobs they were to pursue once they had left","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Hogwarts. Nearly everybody expected spectacular things from Tom Riddle, prefect, Head Boy,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"winner of the Award for Special Services to the School. I know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"that several teachers, Professor Slughorn amongst them, suggested that he join the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Ministry of Magic, offered to set up appointments, put him in touch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"with useful contacts. He refused all offers. The next thing the staff","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"knew, Voldemort was working at Borgin and Burkes.`   `At Borgin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"and Burkes?` Harry repeated, stunned.   `At Borgin and Burkes,` repeated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Dumbledore calmly. `I think you will see what attractions the place held","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"for him when we have entered Hokey's memory. But this was not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Voldemort's first choice of job. Hardly anyone knew of it at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"time — I was one of the few in whom the then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"headmaster confided — but Voldemort first approached Professor Dippet and asked whether","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"he could remain at Hogwarts as a teacher.`   `He wanted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"to stay here? Why?` asked Harry, more amazed still.   `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"believe he had several reasons, though he confided none of them to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Professor Dippet,` said Dumbledore. `Firstly, and very importantly, Voldemort was, I believe,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"more attached to this school than he has ever been to a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"person. Hogwarts was where he had been happiest; the first and only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"place he had felt at home.`   Harry felt slightly uncomfortable","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"at these words, for this was exactly how he felt about Hogwarts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"too.   `Secondly, the castle is a stronghold of ancient magic.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Undoubtedly Voldemort had penetrated many more of its secrets than most of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the students who pass through the place, but he may have felt","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"that there were still mysteries to unravel, stores of magic to tap.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"  `And thirdly, as a teacher, he would have had great","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"power and influence over young witches and wizards. Perhaps he had gained","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the idea from Professor Slughorn, the teacher with whom he was on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"best terms, who had demonstrated how influential a role a teacher can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"play. I do not imagine for an instant that Voldemort envisaged spending","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the rest of his life at Hogwarts, but I do think that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"he saw it as a useful recruiting ground, and a place where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"he might begin to build himself an army.`   `But he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"didn't get the job, sir?`   `No, he did not. Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Dippet told him that he was too young at eighteen, but invited","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"him to reapply in a few years, if he still wished to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"teach.`   `How did you feel about that, sir?` asked Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"hesitantly. `Deeply uneasy,` said Dumbledore. `I had advised Armando against the appointment","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"— I did not give the reasons I have given you, for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Professor Dippet was very fond of Voldemort and convinced of his honesty.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"But I did not want Lord Voldemort back at this school, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"especially not in a position of power.`   `Which job did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"he want, sir? What subject did he want to teach?`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Somehow, Harry knew the answer even before Dumbledore gave it.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"`Defense Against the Dark Arts. It was being taught at the time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"by an old Professor by the name of Galatea Merrythought, who had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"been at Hogwarts for nearly fifty years.   `So Voldemort went","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"off to Borgin and Burkes, and all the staff who had admired","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"him said what a waste it was, a brilliant young wizard like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"that, working in a shop. However, Voldemort was no mere assistant. Polite","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"and handsome and clever, he was soon given particular jobs of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"type that only exist in a place like Borgin and Burkes, which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"specializes, as you know, Harry, in objects with unusual and powerful properties.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Voldemort was sent to persuade people to part with their treasures for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"sale by the partners, and he was, by all accounts, unusually gifted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"at doing this.`   `I'll bet he was,` said Harry, unable","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"to contain himself.   `Well, quite,` said Dumbledore, with a faint","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"smile. `And now it is time to hear from Hokey the house-elf,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"who worked for a very old, very rich witch by the name","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"of Hepzibah Smith.`   Dumbledore tapped a bottle with his wand,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the cork flew out, and he tipped the swirling memory into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Pensieve, saying as he did so, `After you, Harry.`   Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"got to his feet and bent once more over the rippling silver","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"contents of the stone basin until his face touched them. He tumbled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"through dark nothingness and landed in a sitting room in front of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"an immensely fat old lady wearing an elaborate ginger wig and a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"brilliant pink set of robes that flowed all around her, giving her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the look of a melting iced cake. She was looking into a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"small jeweled mirror and dabbing rouge onto her already scarlet cheeks with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"a large powder puff, while the tiniest and oldest house-elf Harry had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"ever seen laced her fleshy feet into tight satin slippers. `Hurry up,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Hokey!` said Hepzibah imperiously. `He said he'd come at four, it's only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"a couple of minutes to and he's never been late yet!` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
" She tucked away her powder puff as the house-elf straightened up.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"The top of the elf's head barely reached the seat of Hepzibah's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"chair, and her papery skin hung off her frame just like the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"crisp linen sheet she wore draped like a toga.   `How","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"do I look?` said Hepzibah, turning her head to admire the various","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"angles of her face in the mirror.   `Lovely, madam,` squeaked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Hokey.   Harry could only assume that it was down in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Hokey’s contract that she must lie through her teeth when asked this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"question, because Hepzibah Smith looked a long way from lovely in his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"opinion.   A tinkling doorbell rang and both mistress and elf","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"jumped.   `Quick, quick, he's here, Hokey!` cried Hepzibah and the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"elf scurried out of the room, which was so crammed with objects","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"that it was difficult to see how anybody could navigate their way","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"across it without knocking over at least a dozen things: There were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"cabinets full of little lacquered boxes, cases full of gold-embossed books, shelves","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"of orbs and celestial globes, and many flourishing potted plants in brass","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"containers. In fact, the room looked like a cross between a magical","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"antique shop and a conservatory.   The house-elf returned within minutes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"followed by a tall young man Harry had no difficulty whatsoever in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"recognizing as Voldemort. He was plainly dressed in a black suit; his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"hair was a little longer than it had been at school and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"his cheeks were hollowed, but all of this suited him; he looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"more handsome than ever. He picked his way through the cramped room","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"with an air that showed he had visited many times before and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"bowed low over Hepzibah's fat little hand, brushing it with his lips.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"  `I brought you flowers,` he said quietly, producing a bunch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"of roses from nowhere.   `You naughty boy, you shouldn't have!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"squealed old Hepzibah, though Harry noticed that she had an empty vase","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"standing ready on the nearest little table. `You do spoil this old","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"lady, Tom. ... Sit down, sit down. . . . Where's Hokey?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Ah ...`   The house-elf had come dashing back into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"room carrying a tray of little cakes, which she set at her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"mistress's elbow.   `Help yourself, Tom,` said Hepzibah, `I know how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"you love my cakes. Now, how are you? You look pale. They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"overwork you at that shop, I've said it a hundred times. ...`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"  Voldemort smiled mechanically and Hepzibah simpered. .|,!   `Well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"what's your excuse for visiting this time?` she asked, bat-ring her lashes.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"  `Mr. Burke would like to make an improved offer for the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"goblin-made armor,` said Voldemort. `Five hundred Galleons, he feels it is a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"more than fair —`   `Now, now, not so fast, or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"I’ll think you're only here for my trinkets!` pouted Hepzibah.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"`I am ordered here because of them,` said Voldemort quietly. `I am","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"only a poor assistant, madam, who must do as he is told.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Mr. Burke wishes me to inquire —`   `Oh, Mr. Burke,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"phooey!` said Hepzibah, waving a little hand. `I've something to show you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"that I've never shown Mr. Burke! Can you keep a secret, Tom?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Will you promise you won't tell Mr. Burke I've got it? He'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"never let me rest if he knew I'd shown it to you,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"and I'm not selling, not to Burke, not to anyone! But you,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Tom, you'll appreciate it for its history, not how many Galleons you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"can get for it.`   `I'd be glad to see anything","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Miss Hepzibah shows me,` said Voldemort quietly, and Hepzibah gave another girlish","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"giggle.   `I had Hokey bring it out for me .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
". . Hokey, where are you? I want to show Mr. Riddle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"our finest treasure. ... In fact, bring both, while you're at it.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"...`   `Here, madam,` squeaked the house-elf, and Harry saw two","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"leather boxes, one on top of the other, moving across the room","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"as if of their own volition, though he knew the tiny elf","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"was holding them over her head as she wended her way between","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"tables, ***pouffes, and footstools.   `Now,` said Hepzibah happily, taking the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"boxes from the elf, laying them in her lap, and preparing to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"open the topmost one, `I think you'll like this, Tom. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
". Oh, if my family knew I was showing you. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
". They can't wait to get their hands on this!`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"She opened the lid. Harry edged forward a little to get a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"better view and saw what looked like a small golden cup with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"two finely wrought handles.   `I wonder whether you know what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"it is, Tom? Pick it up, have a good look!` whispered Hepzibah,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"and Voldemort stretched out a long-fingered hand and lifted the cup by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"one handle out of its snug silken wrappings. Harry thought he saw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"a red gleam in his dark eyes. His greedy expression was curiously","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"mirrored on Hepzibah’s face, except that her tiny eyes were fixed upon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Voldemort's handsome features. `A badger,` murmured Voldemort, examining the engraving upon the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"cup. `Then this was . . . ?`   `Helga Hufflepuff","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"'s, as you very well know, you clever boy!` said Hepzibah, leaning","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"forward with a loud creaking of corsets and actually pinching his hollow","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"cheek. `Didn't I tell you I was distantly descended? This has been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"handed down in the family for years and years. Lovely, isn't it?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"And all sorts of powers it's supposed to possess too, but I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"haven't tested them thoroughly, I just keep it nice and safe in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"here. . . .`   She hooked the cup back off","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Voldemort's long forefinger and restored it gently to its box, too intent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"upon settling it carefully back into position to notice the shadow that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"crossed Voldemort's face as the cup was taken away.   `Now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"then,` said Hepzibah happily, `where’s Hokey? Oh yes, there you are —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"take that away now, Hokey.`   The elf obediently took the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"boxed cup, and Hepzibah turned her attention to the much flatter box","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"in her lap. `I think you'll like this even more, Tom,` she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"whispered. `Lean in a little, dear boy, so you can see. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
". . Of course, Burke knows I've got this one, I bought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"it from him, and I daresay he'd love to get it back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"when I'm gone. ...`   She slid back the fine filigree","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"clasp and flipped open the box. There upon the smooth crimson velvet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"lay a heavy golden locket.   Voldemort reached out his hand,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"without invitation this time, and held it up to the light, staring","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"at it.   `Slytherin's mark,` he said quietly, as the light","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"played upon an ornate, serpentine S.   `That's right!` said Hepzibah,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"delighted, apparently, at the sight of Voldemort gazing at her locket, transfixed.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"`I had to pay an arm and a leg for it, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"I couldn't let it pass, not a real treasure like that, had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"to have it for my collection. Burke bought it, apparently, from a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"ragged-looking woman who seemed to have stolen it, but had no idea","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"of its true value —`   There was no mistaking it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"this time: Voldemort's eyes flashed scarlet at the words, and Harry saw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"his knuckles whiten on the locket's chain.   `— I daresay","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Burke paid her a pittance but there you are. . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Pretty, isn't it? And again, all kinds of powers attributed to it,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"though I just keep it nice and safe. . . .` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
" She reached out to take the locket back. For a moment,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Harry thought Voldemort was not going to let go of it, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"then it had slid through his fingers and was back in its","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"red velvet cushion.   “So there you are, Tom, clear, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"I hope you enjoyed that!”   She looked him full in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the face and for the first time, Harry saw her foolish smile","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"falter.   `Are you all right, dear?`   `Oh yes,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"said Voldemort quietly. `Yes, I'm very well. ...`   “I thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"— but a trick of the light, I suppose —` said Hepzibah,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"looking unnerved, and Harry guessed that she too had seen the momentary","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"red gleam in Voldemort's eyes. `Here, Hokey, take these away and lock","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"them up again. ... The usual enchantments...`   `Time to leave,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Harry,` said Dumbledore quietly, and as the in tie elf bobbed away","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"bearing the boxes, Dumbledore grasped Harry once again above the elbow and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"together they rose up through oblivion and back to Dumbledore's office. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
" `Hepzibah Smith died two days after that little scene,` said Dumbledore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"resuming his seat and indicating that Harry should do the same. `Hokey","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the house-elf was convicted by the Ministry of poisoning her mistress's evening","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"cocoa by accident.`   `No way!` said Harry angrily.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"`I see we are of one mind,` said Dumbledore. `Certainly, then are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"many similarities between this death and that of the Riddles. In both","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"cases, somebody else took the blame, someone who had a clear memory","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"of having caused the death —` `Hokey confessed?`   `She remembered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"putting something in her mistress's cocoa that turned out not to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"sugar, but a lethal and little-known poison, said Dumbledore. `It was concluded","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"that she had not meant to do it, but being old and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"confused —`   `Voldemort modified her memory, just like he did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"with Morfin!` `Yes, that is my conclusion too,` said Dumbledore. `And, just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"as with Morfin, the Ministry was predisposed to suspect Hokey —` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
" `— because she was a house-elf,` said Harry. He had rarely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"felt more in sympathy with the society Hermione had set up, S.P.E.W.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"`Precisely,` said Dumbledore. `She was old, she admitted to having tampered with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the drink, and nobody at the Ministry bothered to inquire further. As","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"in the case of Morfin, by the time I traced her and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"managed to extract this memory, her life was almost over — but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"her memory, of course, proves nothing except that Voldemort knew of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"existence of the cup and the locket.   `By the time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Hokey was convicted, Hepzibah's family had realized that two of her greatest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"treasures were missing. It took them a while to be sure of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"this, for she had many hiding places, having always guarded her collection","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"most jealously. But before they were sure beyond doubt that the cup","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"and the locket were both gone, the assistant who had worked at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Borgin and Burkes, the young man who had visited Hepzibah so regularly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"and charmed her so well, had resigned his post and vanished. His","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"superiors had no idea where he had gone; they were as surprised","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"as anyone at his disappearance. And that was the last that was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"seen or heard of Tom Riddle for a very long time. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
" `Now,` said Dumbledore, `if you don't mind, Harry, I want to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"pause once more to draw your attention to certain points of our","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"story. Voldemort had committed another murder; whether it was his first since","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"he killed the Riddles, I do not know, but I think it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"was. This time, as you will have seen, he killed not for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"revenge, but for gain. He wanted the two fabulous trophies that poor,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"besotted, old woman showed him. Just as he had once robbed the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"other children at his orphanage, just as he had stolen his Uncle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Morfin’s ring, so he ran off now with Hepzibahs cup and locket.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"  `But,` said Harry, frowning, `it seems mad. . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Risking everything, throwing away his job, just for those . . .`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"  `Mad to you, perhaps, but not to Voldemort,` said Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"`I hope you will understand in due course exactly what those objects","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"meant to him, Harry, but you must admit that it is not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"difficult to imagine that he saw the locket, at least, as rightfully","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"his.` `The locket maybe,` said Harry, `but why take the cup as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"well?`   `It had belonged to another of Hogwarts’s founders,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Dumbledore. `I think he still felt a great pull toward the school","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"and that he could not resist an object so steeped in Hogwarts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"history. There were other reasons, I think. ... I hope to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"able to demonstrate them to you in due course.   `And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"now for the very last recollection I have to show you, at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"least until you manage to retrieve Professor Slughorn's memory for us. Ten","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"years separates Hokey’s memory and this one, ten years during which we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"can only guess at what Lord Voldemort was doing. . . .`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Harry got to his feet once more as Dumbledore emptied the last","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"memory into the Pensieve.   `Whose memory is it?` he asked.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"`Mine,` said Dumbledore.   And Harry dived after Dumbledore through the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"shifting silver mass, landing in the very office he had just left.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"There was Fawkes slumbering happily on his perch, and there behind the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"desk was Dumbledore, who looked very similar to the Dumbledore standing beside Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"though both hands were whole and undamaged and his face was, perhaps,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"a little less lined. The one difference between the present-day office and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"this one was that it was snowing in the past; bluish flecks","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"were drifting past the window in the dark and building up on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the outside ledge.   The younger Dumbledore seemed to be waiting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"for something, and sure enough, moments after their arrival, there was a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"knock on the door and he said, `Enter.`   Harry let","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"out a hastily stifled gasp. Voldemort had entered the room. His features","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"were not those Harry had seen emerge from the great stone cauldron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"almost two years ago: They were not as snake-like, the eyes were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"not yet scarlet, the face not yet masklike, and yet he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"no longer handsome Tom Riddle. It was as though his features had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"been burned and blurred; they were waxy and oddly distorted, and the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"whites of the eyes now had a permanently bloody look, though the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"pupils were not yet the slits that Harry knew they would become.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"He was wearing a long black cloak, and his face was as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"pale as the snow glistening on his shoulders.   The Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"behind the desk showed no sign of surprise. Evidently this visit had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"been made by appointment.   `Good evening, Tom,` said Dumbledore easily.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"`Won't you sit down?`   `Thank you,` said Voldemort, and he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"took the seat to which Dumbledore had gestured — the very seat,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"by the looks of it, that Harry had just vacated in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"present. `I heard that you had become headmaster,` he said, and his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"voice was slightly higher and colder than it had been. `A worthy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"choice.`   `I am glad you approve,` said Dumbledore, smiling. `May","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"I offer you a drink?`   `That would be welcome,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Voldemort. `I have come a long way.`   Dumbledore stood and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"swept over to the cabinet where he now kept the Pensieve, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"which then was full of bottles. Having handed Voldemort a goblet of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"wine and poured one for himself, he returned to the seat behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"his desk. . `So, Tom ... to what do I owe the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"pleasure?`   Voldemort did not answer at once, but merely sipped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"his wine.   `They do not call me 'Tom' anymore,` he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"said. `These days, 1 am known as —`   `I know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"what you are known as,` said Dumbledore, smiling, pleasantly. `But to me,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"I'm afraid, you will always be Tom Riddle. It is one of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the irritating things about old teachers. I am afraid that they never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"quite forget their charges' youthful beginnings.`   He raised his glass","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"as though toasting Voldemort, whose face remained expressionless. Nevertheless, Harry felt the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"atmosphere in the room change subtly: Dumbledore's refusal to use Voldemort’s chosen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"name was a refusal to allow Voldemort to dictate the terms of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the meeting, and Harry could tell that Voldemort took it as such.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"  `I am surprised you have remained here so long,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Voldemort after a short pause. `I always wondered why a wizard such","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"as yourself never wished to leave school.`   `Well,` said Dumbledore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"still smiling, `to a wizard such as myself, there can be nothing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"more important than passing on ancient skills, helping hone young minds. If","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"I remember correctly, you once saw the attraction of teaching too.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
" `I see it still,` said Voldemort. `I merely wondered why you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"— who are so often asked for advice by the Ministry, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"who have twice, I think, been offered the post of Minister —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"  `Three times at the last count, actually,` said Dumbledore. `But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the Ministry never attracted me as a career. Again, something we have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"in common, I think.`   Voldemort inclined his head, unsmiling, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"took another sip of wine. Dumbledore did not break the silence that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"stretched between them now, but waited, with a look of pleasant expectancy,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"for Voldemort to talk first.   `I have returned,` he said,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"after a little while, `later, perhaps, than Professor Dippet expected . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
". but I have returned, nevertheless, to request again what he once","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"told me I was too young to have. I have come to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"you to ask that you permit me to return to this castle,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"to teach. I think you must know that I have seen and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"done much since I left this place. I could show and tell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"your students things they can gain from no other wizard.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Dumbledore considered Voldemort over the top of his own goblet for a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"while before speaking.   `Yes, I certainly do know that you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"have seen and done much since leaving us,` he said quietly. `Rumors","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"of your doings have reached your old school, Tom. I should be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"sorry to believe half of them.`   Voldemort's expression remained impassive","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"as he said, `Greatness inspires envy, envy engenders spite, spite spawns lies.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"You must know this, Dumbledore.`   `You call it 'greatness,' what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"you have been doing, do you?` asked Dumbledore delicately.   `Certainly,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"said Voldemort, and his eyes seemed to burn red. `I have experimented;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"I have pushed the boundaries of magic further, perhaps, than they have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"ever been pushed —`   `Of some kinds of magic,` Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"corrected him quietly. `Of some. Of others, you remain . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"forgive me . . . woefully ignorant.`   For the first","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"time, Voldemort smiled. It was a taut leer, an evil thing, more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"threatening than a look of rage.   `The old argument,` he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"said softly. `But nothing I have seen in the world has supported","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"your famous pronouncements that love is more powerful than my kind of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"magic, Dumbledore.`   `Perhaps you have been looking in the wrong","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"places,` suggested Dumbledore.   `Well, then, what better place to start","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"my fresh researches than here, at Hogwarts?` said Voldemort. `Will you let","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"me return? Will you let me share my knowledge with your students?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"I place myself and my talents at your disposal. I am yours","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"to command.`   Dumbledore raised his eyebrows. `And what will become","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"of those whom you command? What will happen to those who call","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"themselves — or so rumor has it — the Death Eaters?` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
" Harry could tell that Voldemort had not expected Dumbledore to know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"this name; he saw Voldemort’s eyes flash red again and the slitlike","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"nostrils flare.   `My friends,` he said, after a moment's pause,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"`will carry on without me, I am sure.`   `I am","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"glad to hear that you consider them friends,` said Dumbledore. `I was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"under the impression that they are more in the order of servants.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"  `You are mistaken,` said Voldemort.   `Then if I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"were to go to the Hog's Head tonight, I would not find","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"a group of them — Nott, Rosier, Muldber, Dolohov — awaiting your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"return? Devoted friends indeed, to travel this far with you on a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"snowy night, merely to wish you luck as you attempted to secure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"a teaching post.`   There could be no doubt that Dumbledore's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"detailed knowledge of those with whom he was traveling was even less","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"welcome to Voldemort; however, he rallied almost at once.   `You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"are omniscient as ever, Dumbledore.`   `Oh no, merely friendly with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the local barmen,` said Dumbledore lightly. `Now, Tom . . .` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
" Dumbledore set down his empty glass and drew himself up in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"his seat, the tips of his fingers together in a very characteristic","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"gesture.   `Let us speak openly. Why have you come here","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"tonight, surrounded by henchmen, to request a job we both know you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"do not want?` Voldemort looked coldly surprised. `A job I do not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"want? On the contrary, Dumbledore, I want it very much.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"`Oh, you want to come back to Hogwarts, but you do not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"want to teach any more than you wanted to when you were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"eighteen. What is it you're after, Tom? Why not try an open","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"request for once?`   Voldemort sneered. `If you do not want","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"to give me a job —`   `Of course I don't,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"said Dumbledore. `And I don't think for a moment you expected me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"to. Nevertheless, you came here, you asked, you must have had a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"purpose.`   Voldemort stood up. He looked less like Tom Riddle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"than ever, his features thick with rage. `This is your final word?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"  `It is,` said Dumbledore, also standing.   `Then we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"have nothing more to say to each other.`   `No, nothing,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"said Dumbledore, and a great sadness filled his face. `The time is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"long gone when I could frighten you with a burning wardrobe and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"force you to make repayment for your crimes. But I wish I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"could, Tom. ... I wish I could. . . .`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"For a second, Harry was on the verge of shouting a pointless","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"warning: He was sure that Voldemort's hand had twitched toward his pocket","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"and his wand; but then the moment had passed, Voldemort had turned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"away, the door was closing, and he was gone.   Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"felt Dumbledore's hand close over his arm again and moments later, they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"were standing together on almost the same spot, but there was no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"snow building on the window ledge, and Dumbledore's hand was blackened and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"dead-looking once more.   `Why?` said Harry at once, looking up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"into Dumbledore's face. `Why did he come back? Did you ever find","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"out?`   `I have ideas,` said Dumbledore, `but no more than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"that.`   `What ideas, sir?`   `I shall tell you,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Harry, when you have retrieved that memory from Professor Slughorn,` said Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"  `When you have that last piece of the jigsaw, everything","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"will, I hope, be clear ... to both of us.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Harry was still burning with curiosity and even though Dumbledore had walked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"to the door and was holding it open for him, he did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"not move at once.   `Was he after the Defense Against","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"the Dark Arts job again, sir? He didn't say. ...`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"`Oh, he definitely wanted the Defense Against the Dark Arts job,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"Dumbledore. `The aftermath of our little meeting proved that. You see, we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"have never been able to keep a Defense Against the Dark Arts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
"teacher for longer than a year since I refused the post to Lord Voldemort.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-20"
" Harry wracked his brains over the next week as to how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"he was to persuade Slughorn to hand over the true memory, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"nothing in the nature of a brain wave occurred and he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"reduced to doing what he did increasingly these days when at a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"loss: poring over his Potions book, hoping that the Prince would have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"scribbled something useful in a margin, as he had done so many","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"times before.   `You won't find anything in there,` said Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"firmly, late on Sunday evening.   `Don't start, Hermione,` said Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`If it hadn't been for the Prince, Ron wouldn't be sitting here","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"now.`   `He would if you'd just listened to Snape in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"our first year,` said Hermione dismissively.   Harry ignored her. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"had just found an incantation “Sectum-sempra!` scrawled in a margin above the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"intriguing words `For enemies,` and was itching to try it out, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"thought it best not to in front of Hermione. Instead, he surreptitiously","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"folded down the corner of the page. They were sitting beside the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"fire in the common room; the only other people awake were fellow","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"sixth years. There had been a cer-tain amount of excitement earlier when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"they had come back from dinner to find a new sign on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the notice board that announced the date for their Apparition Test. Those","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"who would be seventeen on or before the first test date, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"twenty-first of April, had the option of signing up for additional practice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"sessions, which would take place (heavily supervised) in Hogsmeade.   Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"had panicked on reading this notice; he had still not man-aged to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Apparate and feared he would not be ready for the test. Hermione,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"who had now achieved Apparition twice, was a little more confident, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Harry, who would not be seventeen for an-other four months, could not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"take the test whether ready or not.  `At least you can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Apparate, though!` said Ron tensely. `You'll have no trouble come July!` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" `I've only done it once,` Harry reminded him; he had finally","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"managed to disappear and rematerialize inside his hoop during their previous lesson.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"  Having wasted a lot of time worrying aloud about Apparition,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Ron was now struggling to finish a viciously difficult essay for Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"that Harry and Hermione had already completed. Harry fully expected to receive","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"low marks on his, because he had disagreed with Snape on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"best way to tackle dementors, but he did not care: Slughorns memory","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"was the most important thing to him now.   `I'm telling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"you, the stupid Prince isn't going to be able to help you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"with this, Harry!` said Hermione, more loudly. `There's only one way to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"force someone to do what you want, and that's the Imperius Curse,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"which is illegal —`   `Yeah, I know that, thanks,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Harry, not looking up from the book. `That's why I'm looking for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"something different. Dumbledorf says Veritaserum won't do it, but there might be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"something else, a potion or a spell. . . .`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`You're going about it the wrong way,` said Hermione. `Only you can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"get the memory, Dumbledore says. That must mean you can persuade Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"where other people can’t. It's not a question of slipping him a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"potion, anyone could do that —`   `How do you spell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"'belligerent'?` said Ron, shaking his quill very hard while staring at his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"parchment. `It can't be B — U — M —`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`No, it isn't,` said Hermione, pulling Ron's essay toward her. `And 'augury'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"doesn't begin O — R — G either. What kind of quill","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"are you using?`   `It's one of Fred and George's Spell-Check","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"ones, but I think the charm must be wearing off.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`Yes, it must,` said Hermione, pointing at the title of his essay,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`because we were asked how we'd deal with dementors, not 'Dug-bogs', and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"I don't remember you changing your name to 'Roonil Wazlib’ either.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" `Ah no!` said Ron, staring horror-struck at the parchment. `Don't say I'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"have to write the whole thing out again!`   `It's okay,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"we can fix it,` said Hermione, pulling the essay toward her and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"taking out her wand.  `I love you, Hermione,` said Ron, sinking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"back in his chair, rub-bing his eyes wearily. Hermione turned faintly pink,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"but merely said, `Don't let Lavender hear you saying that.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`1 won't,` said Ron into his hands. `Or maybe I will, then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"she'll ditch me.`   `Why don't you ditch her if you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"want to finish it?` asked Harry.   `You haven't ever chucked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"anyone, have you?` said Ron. `You and Cho just —`  `Sort","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"of fell apart, yeah,` said Harry.  `Wish that would happen with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"me and Lavender,` said Ron gloomily, watching Hermione silently tapping each of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"his mis-spelled words with the end of her wand, so that they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"corrected themselves on the page. `But the more I hint I want","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"to finish it, the tighter she holds on. It's like going out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"with the giant squid.`   `There,` said Hermione, some twenty minutes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"later, handing back Ron's essay.   `Thanks a million,` said Ron.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`Can I borrow your quill for the conclusion?` Harry, who had found","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"nothing useful in the Half-Blood Prince's notes so far, looked around; the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"three of them were now the only ones left in the common","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"room, Seamus having just gone up to bed cursing Snape and his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"essay. The only sounds were the crackling of the fire and Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"scratching out one last paragraph on dementors using Hermione's quill. Harry had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"just closed the Half-Blood Prince's book, yawning, when —   Crack!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"  Hermione let out a little shriek; Ron spilled ink all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"over his freshly completed essay, and Harry said, `Kreacher!`   The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"house-elf bowed low and addressed his own gnarled toes. `Master said he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"wanted regular reports on what the Malfoy boy is doing, so Kreacher","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"has come to give--`  Crack!  Dobby appeared alongside Kreacher, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"tea-cozy hat askew. `Dobby has been helping too, Harry Potter!` he squeaked,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"cast-ing Kreacher a resentful look. `And Kreacher ought to tell Dobby when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"he is coming to see Harry Potter so they can make their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"re-ports together!`   `What is this?` asked Hermione, still looking shocked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"by these sudden appearances. `What's going on, Harry?` Harry hesitated before answering,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"because he had not told Her-mione about setting Kreacher and Dobby to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"tail Malfoy; house-elves were always such a touchy subject with her. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" `Well. . . they've been following Malfoy for me,` he said.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" `Night and day,` croaked Kreacher.  `Dobby has not slept for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"a week, Harry Potter!` said Dobby proudly, swaying where he stood. Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"looked indignant.   `You haven't slept, Dobby? But surely, Harry, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"didn't tell him not to —`  `No, of course I didn't,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"said Harry quickly. `Dobby, you can sleep, all right? But has either","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"of you found out anything?` he has-tened to ask, before Hermione could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"intervene again.  `Master Malfoy moves with a nobility that befits his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"pure blood,` croaked Kreacher at once. `His features recall the fine bones","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"of my mistress and his manners are those of—`  `Draco Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"is a bad boy!` squeaked Dobby angrily. `A bad boy who —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"who —` He shuddered from the tassel of his tea cozy to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the toes of his socks and then ran at the fire, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"though about to dive into it. Harry, to whom this was not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"entirely unexpected, caught him around the middle and held him fast. For","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"a few seconds Dobby struggled, then went limp.  `Thank you, Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Potter,` he panted. `Dobby still finds it dif-ficult to speak ill of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"his old masters.` Harry released him; Dobby straightened his tea cozy and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"said defiantly to Kreacher, `But Kreacher should know that Draco Malfoy is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"not a good master to a house-elf!`   `Yeah, we don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"need to hear about you being in love with Malfoy,` Harry told Kreacher.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`Let's fast forward to where he's actually been going.`   Kreacher","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"bowed again, looking furious, and then said, `Master Malfoy eats in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Great Hall, he sleeps in a dormitory in the dun-geons, he attends","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"his classes in a variety of—`   `Dobby, you tell me,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"said Harry, cutting across Kreacher. `Has he been going anywhere he shouldn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"have?`   `Harry Potter, sir,` squeaked Dobby, his great orblike eyes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"shining in the firelight, `the Malfoy boy is breaking no rules that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Dobby can discover, but he is still keen to avoid detection. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"has been making regular visits to the seventh floor with a variety","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"of other students, who keep watch for him while he enters —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"  `The Room of Requirement!` said Harry, smacking himself hard on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the forehead with Advanced Potion-Making. Hermione and Ron stared at him. `That's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"where he's been sneaking off to! That's where he's doing… whatever he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"doing! And I bet that's why he's been disappearing off the map","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"— come to think of it, I've never seen the Room of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Requirement on there!`   `Maybe the Marauders never knew the room","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"was there,` said Ron.   `I think it'll be part of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the magic of the room,` said Hermione. `If you need it to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"be unplottable, it will be.`  `Dobby, have you managed to get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"in to have a look at what Malfoy's doing?` said Harry eagerly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" `No, Harry Potter, that is impossible,` said Dobby.   `No,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"it's not,` said Harry at once. `Malfoy got into our head-quarters there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"last year, so I'll be able to get in and spy on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"him, no problem.`   `But I don't think you will, Harry,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"said Hermione slowly. `Mal-foy already knew exactly how we were using the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"room, didn't he, because that stupid Marietta had blabbed. He needed the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"room to become the headquarters of the D.A., so it did. But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"you don't know what the room becomes when Malfoy goes in there,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"so you don't know what to ask it to transform into.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" `There'll be a way around that,` said Harry dismissively. `You've done","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"brilliantly, Dobby.`  `Kreachers done well too,` said Hermione kindly; but far","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"from looking grateful, Kreacher averted his huge, bloodshot eyes and croaked at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the ceiling, `The Mudblood is speaking to Kreacher, Kreacher will pretend he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"cannot hear —`   `Get out of it,` Harry snapped at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"him, and Kreacher made one last deep bow and Disapparated. `You'd better","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"go and get some sleep too, Dobby.`   `Thank you, Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Potter, sir!` squeaked Dobby happily, and he too vanished.   `How","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"good is this?` said Harry enthusiastically, turning to Ron and Hermione the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"moment the room was elf-free again. `We know where Malfoy's going! We've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"got him cornered now!`  `Yeah, it's great,` said Ron glumly, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"was attempting to mop up the sodden mass of ink chat had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"recently been an almost com-pleted essay. Hermione pulled it toward her and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"began siphoning the ink off with her wand.   `But what's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"all this about him going up there with a variety of students'?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"said Hermione. `How many people are in on it? You wouldn't think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"he'd trust lots of them to know what he's do-ing---`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`Yeah, that is weird,` said Harry, frowning. `I heard him telling Crabbe","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"it wasn't Crabbe's business what he was doing... so what's he telling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"all these... all these...` Harry's voice tailed away; he was staring at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the fire. `God, I've been stupid,` he said quietly. `Its obvious, isn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"it? There was a great vat of it down in the dungeon.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
". . . He could’ve nicked some any time during that lesson.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
". . .`   `Nicked what?` said Ron.  `Polyjuice Potion.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"He stole some of the Polyjuice Potion Slug-horn showed us in our","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"first Potions lesson… There aren't a whole variety of students standing guard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"for Malfoy… it's just Crabbe and Goyle as usual. …Yeah, it all fits!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"said Harry, jumping up and starting to pace in front of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"fire. `They're stupid enough to do what they're told even if he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"won't tell them what he's up to, but he doesn't want them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"to be seen lurking around outside the Room of Requirement, so he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"got them taking Polyjuice to make them look like other people… Those","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"two girls I saw him with when he missed Quidditch — ha!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Crabbe and Goyle!`   “Do you mean to say,` said Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"in a hushed voice, `that that little girl whose scales I repaired","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"— ?`  `Yeah, of course!` said Harry loudly, staring at her.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`Of course! Malfoy must've been inside the room at the time, so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"she — what am I talking about? — he dropped the scales","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"to tell Malfoy not to corne out, because there was someone there!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"And there was that girl who dropped the toadspawn too! We've been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"walking past him all the time and not realizing it!`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`He's got Crabbe and Goyle transforming into girls?` guffawed Ron. `Blimey… no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"wonder they don't look too happy these days. I'm surprised they don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"tell him to stuff it.`   `Well, they wouldn't, would they,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"if he's shown them his Dark Mark?` said Harry.   `Hmmm...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the Dark Mark we don't know exists,` said Hermi-one skeptically, rolling up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Ron's dried essay before it could come to any more harm and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"handing it to him.   `We'll see” said Harry confidently. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" `Yes, we will,` Hermione said, getting to her feet and stretching.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`But, Harry, before you get all excited, I still don't think you'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"be able to get into the Room of Requirement without knowing what's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"there first'. And I don't think you should forget` — she heaved","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"her bag onto her shoulder and gave him a very serious look","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"— `that what you're supposed to be concentrating on is getting that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"memory from Slughorn. Good night.`   Harry watched her go, feeling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"slightly disgruntled. Once the door to the girls' dormitories had closed behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"her he rounded on Ron. `What d'you think?`   `Wish I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"could Disapparate like a house-elf,` said Ron, staring at the spot where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Dobby had vanished. `I'd have that Apparition Test in the bag.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" Harry did not sleep well that night. He lay awake for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"what felt like hours, wondering how Malfoy was using the Room of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Requirement and what he, Harry, would see when he went in there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the following day, for whatever Hermione said, Harry was sure that if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Malfoy had-=- been able to see the headquarters of the D.A., he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"would be able to see Malfoy's, what could it be? A meeting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"place? A hideout? A ston room? A workshop? Harrys mind worked feverishly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"and his dreams, when he finally fell asleep, were broken and disturbed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"by images of Malfoy, who turned into Slughorn, who turned into Snape…","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"  Harry was in a state of great anticipation over breakfast","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the following morning; he had a free period before Defense Against the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Dark Arts and was determined to spend it trying to get into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the Room of Requirement. Hermione was rather ostentatiously showing no interest in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"his whispered plans for forcing entry into the room, which irritated Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"because he thought she might be a lot of help if she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"wanted to.   `Look,` he said quietly, leaning forward and putting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"a hand on the Daily Prophet, which she had just removed from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"a post owl, to stop her from opening it and vanishing behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"it. `I haven't for-gotten about Slughorn, but I haven't got a clue","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"how to get that memory off him, and until I get a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"brain wave why shouldn't I find out what Malfoy's doing?`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`I've already told you, you need to persuade Slughorn,` said Her-mione. `It's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"not a question of tricking him or bewitching him, or Dumbledore could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"have done it in a second. Instead of messing around outside the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Room of Requirement` — she jerked the Prophet out from under Harrys hand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"and unfolded it to look at the front page — `you should","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"go and find Slughorn and start appeal-ing to his better nature.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" `Anyone we know — ?` asked Ron, as Hermione scanned the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"headlines.  `Yes!` said Hermione, causing both Harry and Ron to gag","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"on their breakfast. `But it's all right, he's not dead — its","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Mundungus, he's been arrested and sent to Azkaban! Something to do with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"impersonating an Inferius during an attempted burglary, and someone called Octavius Pepper","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"has vanished. Oh, and how horrible, a nine-year-old boy has been arrested","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"for trying to kill his grandparents, they think he was under the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Imperius Curse.`   They finished their breakfast in silence. Hermione set","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"off imme-diately for Ancient Runes; Ron for the common room, where he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"still had to finish his conclusion on Snape's dementor essay, and Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"for the corridor on the seventh floor and the stretch of wall","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"opposite the tapestry of Barnabas the Barmy teaching trolls to do ballet.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"  Harry slipped on his Invisibility Cloak once he had found","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"an empty passage, but he need not have bothered. When he reached","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"his destination he found it deserted. Harry was not sure whether his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"chances of getting inside the room were better with Malfoy in-side it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"or out, but at least his first attempt was not going to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"be complicated by the presence of Crabbe or Goyle pretending to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"an eleven-year-old girl.   He closed his eyes as he approached","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the place where the Room of Requirement's door was concealed. He knew","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"what he had to do; he had become most accomplished at it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"last year. Concentrating with all his might he thought, “I need to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"see what Malfoy's doing in here... I need to see what Malfoy's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"doing in here... I need to see what Malfoy's doing in here...”","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"  Three times he walked past the door; then, his heart","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"pounding with excitement, he opened his eyes and faced it — but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"he was still looking at a stretch of mundanely blank wall. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"moved forward and gave it an experimental push. The stone remained solid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"and unyielding.   `Okay,` said Harry aloud. `Okay... I thought the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"wrong thing...` He pondered for a moment then set off again, eyes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"closed, con-centrating as hard as he could. “I need to see the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"place where Malfoy keeps coming secretly... I need to see the place","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"where Malfoy keeps coming secretly...” After three walks past, he opened his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"eyes expectantly.   There was no door.  `Oh, come off","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"it,` he told the wall irritably. `That was a clear instruction. Fine.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"He thought hard for several minutes before striding off once more. “I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"need you to become the place you become for Draco Malfoy...” ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" He did not immediately open his eyes when he had finished","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"his patrolling; he was listening hard, as though he might hear the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"door pop into existence. He heard nothing, however, except the distant twittering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"of birds outside. He opened his eyes.   There was still","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"no door.  Harry swore. Someone screamed. He looked around to see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"a gaggle of first years running back around the corner, apparently un-der","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the impression that they had just encountered a particularly foulmouthed ghost.Harry tried","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"every variation of `I need to see what Draco Malfoy is doing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"inside you` that he could think of for a whole hour, at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the end of which he was forced to concede that Hermione might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"have had a point: The room simply did not want to open","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"for him. Frus-trated and annoyed, he set off for Defense Against the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Dark Arts, pulling off his Invisibility Cloak and stuffing it into his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"bag as he went.   `Late again, Potter,` said Snape coldly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"as Harry hurried into the candlelit classroom. `Ten points from Gryfrindor.` Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"scowled at Snape as he flung himself into the seat beside Ron.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Half the class were still on their feet, taking out books and orga-nizing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"their things; he could not be much later than any of them.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"  `Before we start, I want your dementor essays,` said Snape,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"wav-ing his wand carelessly, so that twenty-five scrolls of parchment soared into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the air and landed in a neat pile on his desk. `And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"I hope for your sakes they are better than the tripe I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"had to endure on resisting the Imperius Curse. Now, if you will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"all open your books to page — what is it, Mr. Finnigan?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"  `Sir,` said Seamus, `I've been wondering, how do you tell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the difference between an Inferius and a ghost? Because there was something","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"in the paper about an Inferius —`   `No, there wasn't,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"said Snape in a bored voice.   `But sir, I heard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"people talking —`   `If you had actually read the article","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"in question, Mr. Finnigan, you would have known that the so-called Inferius","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"was nothing but a smelly sneak thief by the name of Mundungus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Fletcher.`   `I thought Snape and Mundungus were on the same","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"side,` mut-tered Harry to Ron and Hermione. `Shouldn't he be upset Mun-dungus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"has been arrest —`   `But Potter seems to have a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"lot to say on the subject,` said Snape, pointing suddenly at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"back of the room, his black eyes fixed on Harry. `Let us","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"ask Potter how we would tell the difference between an Inferius and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"a ghost.`   The whole class looked around at Harry, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"hastily tried to recall what Dumbledore had told him the night that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"they had gone to visit Slughorn. `Er — well — ghosts are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"transparent —` he said.   `Oh, very good,` interrupted Snape, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"lip curling. `Yes, it in easy to see that nearly six years","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"of magical education have not been wasted on you, Potter. 'Ghosts are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"transparent.`'   Pansy Parkinson let out a high-pitched giggle. Several other","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"peo-ple were smirking. Harry took a deep breath and continued calmly, though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"his insides were boiling, `Yeah, ghosts are transparent, but Inferi are dead","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"bodies, aren't they? So they'd be solid —`   `A five-year-old","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"could have told us as much,` sneered Snape. `The Inferius is a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"corpse that has been reanimated by a Dark wiz-ard's spells. It is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"not alive, it is merely used like a puppet to do the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"wizard's bidding. A ghost, as I trust that you are all aware","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"by now, is the imprint of a departed soul left upon the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"earth, and of course, as Potter so wisely tells us, transparent. `","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"  `Well, what Harry said is the most useful if we're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"trying to tell them apart!` said Ron. `When we come face-to-face with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"one down a dark alley, we're going to be having a look","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"to see if its solid, aren't we, we're not going to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"asking, 'Excuse me, are you the imprint of a departed soul?'` There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"was a ripple of laughter, instantly quelled by the look Snape gave","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the class.   `Another ten points from Gryffindor,` said Snape. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"would ex-pect nothing more sophisticated from you, Ronald Weasley, the boy so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"solid he cannot Apparate half an inch across a room.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`No!` whispered Hermione, grabbing Harrys arm as he opened his mouth furiously.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`There's no point, you'll just end up in deten-tion again, leave it!``Now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"open your books to page two hundred and thirteen,` said Snape, smirking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"a little, `and read the first two paragraphs on the Cruciatus Curse.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" Ron was very subdued all through the class. When the bell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"sounded at the end of the lesson, Lavender caught up with Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"and Harry (Hermione mysteriously melted out of sight as she ap-proached) and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"abused Snape hotly for his jibe about Ron's Appari-tion, but this seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"to merely irritate Ron, and he shook her off by making a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"detour into the boys' bathroom with Harry.   `Snape's right, though,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"isn't he?` said Ron, after staring into a cracked mirror for a minute","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"or two. `I dunno whether it's worth me taking the test. I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"just can't get the hang of Apparition.`   `You might as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"well do the extra practice sessions in Hogsmeade and see where they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"get you,` said Harry reasonably. `It'll be more interesting than trying to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"get into a stupid hoop anyway. Then, if you're still not —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"you know — as good as you'd like to be, you can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"postpone the test, do it with me over the summer — Myrtle,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"this is the boys' bathroom!`   The ghost of a girl","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"had risen out of the toilet in a cubicle behind them and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"was now floating in midair, staring at them through thick, white, round","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"glasses. `Oh,` she said glumly. `It's you two.`   `Who were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"you expecting?` said Ron, looking at her in the mirror.  `Nobody,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"said Myrtle, picking moodily at a spot on her chin. `He said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"he'd come back and see me, but then you said you'd pop","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"in and visit me too` — she gave Harry a reproachful look","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"— `and I haven't seen you for months and months. I've learned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"not to ex-pect too much from boys.`   `I thought you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"lived in that girls' bathroom?` said Harry, who had been careful to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"give the place a wide berth for some years now.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`I do,` she said, with a sulky little shrug, `but that doesn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"mean I cant visit other places. I came and saw you in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"your bath once, remember?`   `Vividly,` said Harry.  `But I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"thought he liked me,` she said plaintively. `Maybe if you two left,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"he'd come back again. We had lots in common. I'm sure he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"felt it.`  And she looked hopefully toward the door. `When you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"say you had lots in common,` said Ron, sounding rather amused now,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`d'you mean he lives in an S-bend too?`   `No,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Myrtle defiantly, her voice echoing loudly around the old tiled bathroom. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"mean he's sensitive, people bully him too, and he feels lonely and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"hasn't got anybody to talk to, and he's not afraid to show","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"his feelings and cry!`   `There's been a boy in here","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"crying?` said Harry curiously. `A young boy?`  `Never you mind!` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Myrtle, her small, leaky eyes fixed on Ron, who was now definitely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"grinning. `I promised I wouldn't tell anyone, and I'll take his secret","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"to the —`   `— not the grave, surely?` said Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"with a snort. `The sewers, maybe.` Myrtle gave a howl of rage","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"and dived back into the toilet, caus-ing water to slop over the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"sides and onto the floor. Goading Myrtle seemed to have put fresh","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"heart into Ron. `You're right,` he said, swinging his schoolbag back over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"his shoulder, `I'll do the practice sessions in Hogsmeade before I de-cide","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"about taking the test.`  And so the following weekend, Ron joined","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Hermione and the rest of the sixth years who would turn seventeen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"in time to take the test in a fortnight. Harry felt rather","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"jealous watching them all get ready to go into the village; he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"missed making trips there, and it was a particularly fine spring day,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"one of the first clear skies they had seen in a long","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"time. However, he had decided to use the time to attempt another","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"assault on the Room of Requirement.   `You'd do better,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Hermione, when he confided this plan to Ron and her in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"entrance hall, `to go straight to Slughorn's of-fice and try and get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"that memory from him.`   `I've been trying!` said Harry crossly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"which was perfectly true. He had lagged behind after every Potions lesson","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"that week in an at-tempt to corner Slughorn, but the Potions master","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"always left the dungeon so fast that Harry had not been able","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"to catch him. Twice, Harry had gone to his office and knocked,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"but received no reply, though on the second occasion he was sure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"he had heard the quickly stifled sounds of an old gramophone.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`He doesn't want to talk to me, Hermione! He can tell I've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"been trying to get him on his own again, and he's not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"going to let it happen!”   `Well, you've just got to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"keep at it, haven't you?`  The short queue of people waiting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"to file past Filch, who was do-ing his usual prodding act with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the Secrecy Sensor, moved forward a few steps and Harry did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"answer in case he was overheard by the caretaker. He wished Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"and Hermione both luck, then turned and climbed the marble staircase again,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"determined, whatever Her-mione said, to devote an hour or two to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Room of Requirement.   Once out of sight of the entrance","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"hall, Harry pulled the Ma-rauder's Map and his Invisibility Cloak from his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"bag. Having concealed himself, he tapped the map, murmured, `I solemnly swear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"that I am up to no good,` and scanned it carefully. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" As it was Sunday morning, nearly all the students were inside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"their various common rooms, the Gryffindors in one tower, the Ravenclaws in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"another, the Slytherins in the dungeons, and the Hufflepuffs in the basement","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"near the kitchens. Here and there a stray person meandered around the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"library or up a corridor. There were a few people out in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the grounds, and there, alone in the seventh-floor corridor, was Gregory Goyle.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"There was no sign of the Room of Requirement, but Harry was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"not worried about that; if Goyle was standing guard outside it, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"room was open, whether the map was aware of it or not.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"He therefore sprinted up the stairs, slowing down only when he reached","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the corner into the corridor, when he began to creep, very slowly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"toward the very same little girl, clutching her heavy brass scales, that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Hermione had so kindly helped a fortnight before. He waited until he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"was right be-hind her before bending very low and whispering, `Hello…you're very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"pretty, aren't you?`   Goyle gave a high-pitched scream of terror,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"threw the scales up into the air, and sprinted away, vanishing from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"sight long before the sound of the scales smashing had stopped echoing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"around the corri-dor. Laughing, Harry turned to contemplate the blank wall behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"which, he was sure, Draco Malfoy was now standing frozen, aware that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"someone unwelcome was out there, but not daring to make an appearance.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"It gave Harry a most agreeable feeling of power as he tried","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"to remember what form of words he had not yet tried. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Yet this hopeful mood did not last long. Half an hour later,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"hav-ing tried many more variations of his request to see what Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"was up to, the wall was just as doorless as ever. Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"felt frustrated beyond belief-=Malfoy might be just feet away from him, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"there was still not the tiniest shred of evidence as to what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"he was doing in there. Losing his patience completely, Harry ran at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the wall and kicked it.  `OUCH!`  He thought he might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"have broken his toe; as he clutched it and hopped on one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"foot, the Invisibility Cloak slipped off him.  `Harry?`  He spun","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"around, one-legged, and toppled over. There, to his utter astonishment, was Tonks,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"walking toward him as though she frequently strolled up this corridor. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" `What’re you doing here?` he said, scrambling to his feet again;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"why did she always have to find him lying on the floor?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"  `I came to see Dumbledore,` said Tonks. Harry thought she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"looked terrible: thinner than usual, her mouse-colored hair lank.   `His","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"office isn't here,` said Harry, `it's round the other side of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"castle, behind the gargoyle —`  `I know,` said Tonks. `He's not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"there. Apparently he's gone away again.`  `Has he?` said Harry, putting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"his bruised foot gingerly back on the floor. `Hey — you don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"know where he goes, I suppose?`   `No,` said Tonks. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`What did you want to see him about?`  `Nothing in particular,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Tonks, picking, apparently uncon-sciously, at the sleeve of her robe. `I just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"thought he might know what's going on. I've heard rumors… people getting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"hurt.`   `Yeah, I know, it's all been in the papers,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"said Harry. `That lit-tle kid trying to kill his —`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`The Prophet's often behind the times,` said Tonks, who didn't seem to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"be listening to him. `You haven't had any letters from any-one in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the Order recently?`   `No one from the Order writes to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"me anymore,` said Harry, `not since Sirius —“ He saw that her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"eyes had filled with tears.   `I'm sorry,` he muttered awkwardly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`I mean... I miss him, as well.`   `What?` said Tonks","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"blankly, as though she had not heard him. `Well. I'll see you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"around, Harry.”   And she turned abruptly and walked back down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"the corridor, leaving Harry to stare after her. After a minute or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"so, he pulled the Invisibility Cloak on again and resumed his efforts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"to get into the Room of Requirement, but his heart was not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"in it. Finally, a hollow feeling in his stomach and the knowledge","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"that Ron and Hermione would soon be back for lunch made him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"abandon the attempt and leave the corridor to Malfoy who, hopefully, would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"be too afraid to leave for some hours to come.  He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"found Ron and Hermione in the Great Hall, already halfway through an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"early lunch.  `I did it — well, kind of!` Ron told","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Harry enthusiastically when he caught sight of him. `I was supposed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"be Apparating to out-side Madam Puddifoots Tea Shop and I overshot it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"a bit, ended up near Scrivenshafts, but at least I moved!` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" `Good one,` said Harry. `How'd you do, Hermione?`   `Oh,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"she was perfect, obviously,` said Ron, before Hermione could answer. `Perfect deliberation,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"divination, and desperation or whatever the hell it is — we all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"went for a quick drink in the Three Broomsticks after and you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"should've heard Twycross going on about her — I'll be surprised if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"he doesn't pop the question soon —`   `And what about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"you?` asked Hermione, ignoring Ron. `Have you been up at the Room","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"of Requirement all this time?`   `Yep,` said Harry. `And guess","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"who I ran into up there? Tonks!`   `Tonks?` repeated Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"and Hermione together, looking surprised.  `Yeah, she said she'd come to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"visit Dumbledore.`   `If you ask me,` said Ron once Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"had finished describing his conversation with Tonks, `she's cracking up a bit.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Losing her nerve after what happened at the Ministry.`  `It’s a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"bit odd,` said Hermione, who for some reason looked very concerned. `She's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"supposed to be guarding the school, why she suddenly abandoning her post","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"to come and see Dumbledore when he's not even here?`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`I had a thought,` said Harry tentatively. He felt strange about voicing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"it; this was much more Hermione’s territory than his. `You don't think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"she can have been... you know... in love with Sirius?`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"Hermione stared at him. `What on earth makes you say that?` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" `I dunno,` said Harry, shrugging, `but she was nearly crying when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"I mentioned his name, and her Patronus is a big four-legged thing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"now. I wondered whether it hadn't become... you know... him.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"`It's a thought,` said Hermione slowly. `But I still don't know why","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"she'd be bursting into the castle to see Dumbledore, if that's re-ally","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"why she was here.`   `Goes back to what I said,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"doesn't it?` said Ron, who was now shoveling mashed potato into his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"mouth. `She's gone a bit funny. Lost her nerve. Women,` he said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"wisely to Harry, `they're easily upset.`   `And yet,` said Hermione,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"coming out of her reverie, `I doubt you'd find a woman who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"sulked for half an hour because Madam Rosmerta didn't laugh at their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
"joke about the hag, the Healer, and the Mimbulus mimbletonia.`   Ron scowled.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-21"
" Patches of bright blue sky were beginning to appear over the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"castle turrets, but these signs of approaching summer did not lift Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"mood. He had been thwarted, both in his attempts to find out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"what Malfoy was doing, and in his efforts to start a conversation","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"with Slughorn that might lead, somehow, to Slughorn hand-ing over the memory","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"he had apparently suppressed for decades.   `For the last time,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"just forget about Malfoy,` Hermione told Harry firmly.   They were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"sitting with Ron in a sunny corner of the courtyard after lunch.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Hermione and Ron were both clutching a Ministry of Magic leaflet —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Common Apparition Mistakes and How to Avoid Them — for they were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"taking their tests that very afternoon, but by and large the leaflets","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"had not proved soothing to the nerves. Ron gave a start and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"tried to hide behind Hermione as a girl came around the corner.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `It isn't Lavender,` said Hermione wearily.   `Oh, good,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"said Ron, relaxing.   `Harry Potter?` said the girl. `I was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"asked to give you this.` `Thanks...` Harry's heart sank as he took","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the small scroll of parchment. Once the girl was out of earshot","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"he said, `Dumbledore said we wouldn't be having any more lessons until","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"I got the memory!`   `Maybe he wants to check on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"how you're doing?` suggested Hermione, as Harry unrolled the parchment; but rather","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"than finding Dumbledore's long, narrow, slanted writing he saw an untidy sprawl,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"very difficult to read due to the presence of large blotches on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the parchment where the ink had run.   Dear Harry, Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and Hermione! Aragog died last night. Harry and Ron, you met him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and you know how special he was. Hermione, I know you'd have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"liked him. It would mean a lot to me if you'd nip","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"down for the burial later this evening. I'm planning on doing it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"round dusk, that was his favorite time of day. I know you're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"not supposed to be out that late, but you can use the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"cloak. Wouldn't ask, but I can't face it alone. Hagrid  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"`Look at this,` said Harry, handing the note to Hermione. `Oh, for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"heaven's sake,` she said, scanning it quickly and passing it to Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"who read it through looking increasingly incredulous. `He's mental` he said furiously.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"`That thing told its mates to eat Harry and me! Told them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"to help themselves! And now Hagrid ex-pects us to go down there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and cry over its horrible hairy body!`   `Its not just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"that,` said Hermione. `He's asking us to leave the castle at night","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and he knows security's a million times tighter and how much trouble","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"we'd be in if we were caught.`   `We've been down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"to see him by night before,` said Harry.   `Yes, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"for something like this?` said Hermione. `We've risked a lot to help","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Hagrid out, but after all — Aragog's dead. If it were a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"question of saving him —`   `— I'd want to go","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"even less,` said Ron firmly. `You didn't meet him, Hermione. Believe me,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"being dead will have improved him a lot.`   Harry took","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the note back and stared down at all the inky blotches all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"over it. Tears had clearly fallen thick and fast upon the parchment.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
". . .   `Harry, you can't be thinking of going,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"said Hermione. `It's such a pointless thing to get detention for.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" Harry sighed. `Yeah, I know,` he said. `I s'pose Hagrid'll have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"to bury Aragog without us.`   `Yes, he will,` said Hermione,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"looking relieved. `Look, Potions will be almost empty this afternoon, with us","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"all off doing our tests. . . . Try and soften Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"up a bit then!`   `Fifty-seventh time lucky, you think?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Harry bitterly.   `Lucky,` said Ron suddenly. `Harry, that's it —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"get lucky!`   `What d'you mean?`   `Use your lucky","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"potion!`   `Ron, that's — that's it!` said Hermione, sounding stunned.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"`Of course! Why didn't I think of it?`   Harry stared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"at them both. `Felix Felicis?` he said. `I dunno . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"I was sort of saving it. ...`   `What for?` demanded","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Ron incredulously.   `What on earth is more important than this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"memory, Harry?` asked Hermione.   Harry did not answer. The thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"of that little golden bottle had hovered on the edges of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"imagination for some time; vague and unformulated plans that involved Ginny splitting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"up with Dean, and Ron somehow being happy to see her with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"a new boyfriend, had been fermenting in the depths of his brain,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"unacknowledged except during dreams or the twilight time between sleeping and waking.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
". . .   `Harry? Are you still with us?` asked Hermione.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `Wha — ? Yeah, of course,` he said, pulling himself","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"together. `Well. . . okay. If I can't get Slughorn to talk","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"this afternoon, I'll take some Felix and have another go this evening.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `That's decided, then,` said Hermione briskly, getting to her feet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and performing a graceful pirouette. `Destination . . . determina-tion . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
". deliberation . . .` she murmured.   `Oh, stop that,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Ron begged her, `I feel sick enough as it is — quick,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"hide me!`   `It isn't Lavender!` said Hermione impatiently, as another","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"cou-ple of girls appeared in the courtyard and Ron dived behind her.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `Cool,` said Ron, peering over Hermiones shoulder to check. `Blimey,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"they don't look happy, do they?`   `They're the Montgomery sisters","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and of course they don't look happy, didn't you hear what happened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"to their little brother?` said Hermione.   `I'm losing track of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"what's happening to everyone's relatives, to be honest,` said Ron.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"`Well, their brother was attacked by a werewolf. The rumor is that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"their mother refused to help the Death Eaters. Anyway, the boy was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"only five and he died in St. Mungos, they couldn't save him.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `He died?` repeated Harry, shocked. `But surely werewolves don't kill,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"they just turn you into one of them?`   `They sometimes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"kill,` said Ron, who looked unusually grave now. `I've heard of it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"happening when the werewolf gets carried away.`   `What was the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"werewolf's name?` said Harry quickly.   `Well, the rumor is that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"it was that Fenrir Greyback,` said Hermione.   `I knew it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"— the maniac who likes attacking kids, the one Lupin told me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"about!` said Harry angrily.   Hermione looked at him bleakly. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" `Harry, you've got to get that memory,` she said. `It's all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"about stopping Voldemort, isn't it? These dreadful things that are hap-pening are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"all down to him. . . .`   The bell rang","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"overhead in the castle and both Hermione and Ron jumped to their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"feet, looking terrified.   `You'll do fine,` Harry told them both,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"as they headed toward the entrance hall to meet the rest of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the people taking their Ap-parition Test. `Good luck.`   `And you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"too!` said Hermione with a significant look, as Harry headed off to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the dungeons.   There were only three of them in Potions","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"that afternoon: Harry, Ernie, and Draco Malfoy.   `All too young","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"to Apparate just yet?` said Slughorh genially, `Not turned seventeen yet?` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" They shook their heads.   `Ah well,` said Slughorn cheerily,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"`as we're so few, we'll do something for fun. I want you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"all to brew me up something amusing!`   `That sounds good,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"sir,` said Ernie sycophantically, rubbing his hands together. Malfoy, on the other","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"hand, did not crack a smile. `What do you mean, 'something amusing'?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"he said irritably. `Oh, surprise me,` said Slughorn airily.   Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"opened his copy of Advanced Potion-Making with a sulky expression. It could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"not have been plainer that he thought this les-son was a waste","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"of time. Undoubtedly, Harry thought, watching him over the top of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"own book, Malfoy was begrudging the time he could otherwise be spending","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"in the Room of Requirement.   Was it his imagination, or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"did Malfoy, like Tonks, look thinner! Certainly he looked paler; his skin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"still had that grayish tinge, probably because he so rarely saw daylight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"these days. But there was no air of smugness, excitement, or superiority;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"none of the swagger that he had had on the Hogwarts Express,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"when he had boasted openly of the mission he had been given","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"by Voldemort. . . . There could be only one conclusion, in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Harry's opinion: The mission, whatever it was, was going badly.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Cheered by this thought, Harry skimmed through his copy of Advanced Potion-Making","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and found a heavily corrected Half-Blood Prince's version of `An Elixir to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Induce Euphoria,` which seemed not only to meet Slughorn's instructions, but which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"might (Harry's heart leapt as the thought struck him) put Slughorn into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"such a good mood that he would be prepared to hand over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"that memory if Harry could persuade him to taste some. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
".   `Well, now, this looks absolutely wonderful,` said Slughorn an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"hour and a half later, clapping his hands together as he stared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"down into the sunshine yellow contents of Harry's cauldron. `Euphoria, I take","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"it? And what's that I smell? Mmmm . . . you've added","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"just a sprig of peppermint, haven't you? Unorthodox, but what a stroke","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"of inspiration, Harry, of course, that would tend to counterbalance the occa-sional","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"side effects of excessive singing and nose-tweaking. ... I really don't know where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"you get these brain waves, my boy . . . unless —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  Harry pushed the Half-Blood Prince's book deeper into his bag","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"with his foot.   `— it's just your mother's genes coming","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"out in you!`   `Oh . . . yeah, maybe,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Harry, relieved.   Ernie was looking rather grumpy; determined to outshine","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Harry for once, he had most rashly invented his own potion, which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"had curdled and formed a kind of purple dumpling at the bottom","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"of his cauldron. Malfoy was already packing up, sour-faced; Slughorn had pronounced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"his Hiccuping Solution merely `passable.` ..;. The bell rang and both Ernie","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and Malfoy left at once. `Sir,` Harry began, but Slughorn immediately glanced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"over his shoulder; when he saw that the room was empty but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"for himself and Harry, he hurried away as fast as he could.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `Professor — Professor, don't you want to taste my po","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"— ?` called Harry desperately.   But Slughorn had gone. Disappointed,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Harry emptied the caul-dron, packed up his things, left the dungeon, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"walked slowly back upstairs to the common room.   Ron and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Hermione returned in the late afternoon.   `Harry!` cried Hermione as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"she climbed through the portrait hole. `Harry, I passed!` - `Well done!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"he said. `And Ron?`   `He — he just failed,` whispered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Hermione, as Ron came slouching into the room looking most morose. `It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"was really unlucky, a tiny thing, the examiner just spotted that he'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"left half an eyebrow behind. . . How did it go with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Slughorn?`   `No joy,` said Harry, as Ron joined them. `Bad","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"luck, mate, but you'll pass next time — we can take it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"together.`   `Yeah, I s'pose,` said Ron grumpily. `But half an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"eyebrow – like that matters!`   `I know,` said Hermione soothingly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"`it does seem really harsh. ...`   They spent most of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"their dinner roundly abusing the Apparition examiner, and Ron looked fractionally more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"cheerful by the time they set off back to the common room,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"now discussing the continuing problem of Slughorn and the memory.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"`So, Harry — you going to use the Felix Felicis or what?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Ron demanded.   `Yeah, I s'pose I'd better,` said Harry. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"don't reckon I'll need all of it, not twenty-four hours' worth, it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"can't take all night.... I'll just take a mouthful. Two or three","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"hours should do it.`   `It's a great feeling when you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"take it,` said Ron reminiscently. `Like you can't do anything wrong.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" `What are you talking about?` said Hermione, laughing. `You've never taken","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"any!`   `Yeah, but I thought I had, didn't I?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Ron, as though ex-plaining the obvious. `Same difference really ...`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"As they had only just seen Slughorn enter the Great Hall and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"knew that he liked to take time over meals, they lingered for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"a while in the common room, the plan being that Harry should","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"go to Slughorn s office once the teacher had had time to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"get back there. When the sun had sunk to the level of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the treetops in the Forbid-den Forest, they decided the moment had come,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and after check-ing carefully that Neville, Dean, and Seamus were all in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the common room, sneaked up to the boys' dormitory.   Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"took out the rolled-up socks at the bottom of his trunk and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"extracted the tiny, gleaming bottle.   `Well, here goes,` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and he raised the little bottle and look a carefully measured gulp.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `What does it feel like?` whispered Hermione.   Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"did not answer for a moment. Then, slowly but surely, an exhilarating","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"sense of infinite opportunity stole through him; he felt as though he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"could have done anything, anything at all... and getting the memory from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Slughorn seemed suddenly not only pos-sible, but positively easy. . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  He got to his feet, smiling, brimming with confidence. `Excellent,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"he said. `Really excellent. Right. . . I'm going down to Hagrid's.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `What?` said Ron and Hermione together, looking aghast.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"`No, Harry — you've got to go and see Slughorn, remember?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Hermione.   `No,` said Harry confidently. `I'm going to Hagrid's, I've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"got a good feeling about going to Hagrid's.`   `You've got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"a good feeling about burying a giant spider?` asked Ron, looking stunned.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `Yeah,` said Harry, pulling his Invisibility Cloak out of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"bag. `I feel like it's the place to be tonight, you know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"what I mean?`   `No,` said Ron and Hermione together, both","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"looking positively alarmed now.   `This is Felix Felicis, I suppose?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"said Hermione anxiously, holding up the bottle to the light. `You haven't got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"another little bottle full of— I don't know —`   `Essence","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"of Insanity?` suggested Ron, as Harry swung his cloak over his shoulders.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  Harry laughed, and Ron and Hermione looked even more alarmed.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `Trust me,` he said. `I know what I'm doing ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"or at least` he strolled confidently to the door— `Felix does.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" He pulled the Invisibility Cloak over his head and set off","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"down the stairs, Ron and Hermione hurrying along behind him. At the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"foot of the stairs, Harry slid through the open door.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"`What were you doing up there with her!” shrieked Lavender Brown, staring","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"right through Harry at Ron and Hermione emerging together from the boys'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"dormitories. Harry heard Ron splutter-ing behind him as he darted across the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"room away from them.   Getting through the portrait hole was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"simple; as he approached it, Ginny and Dean came through it, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Harry was able to slip between them. As he did so, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"brushed accidentally against Ginny.   `Don't push me, please, Dean,` she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"said, sounding annoyed. ; `You're always doing that, I can get through","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"perfectly well on my own. ...`   The portrait swung closed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"behind Harry, but not before he had heard Dean make an angry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"retort.. . . His feeling of elation in-creasing, Harry strode off through","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the castle. He did not have to creep along, for he met","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"nobody on his way, but this did not surprise him in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"slightest. This evening, he was the luckiest person at Hogwarts.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Why he knew that going to Hagrid's was the right thing to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"do, he had no idea. It was as though the potion was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"illuminating a few steps of the path at a time. He could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"not see the final destination, he could not see where Slughorn came","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"in, but he knew that he was going the right way to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"get that memory. When he reached the en-trance hall he saw that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Filch had forgotten to lock the front door. Beaming, Harry threw it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"open and breathed in the smell of clean air and grass for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"a moment before walking down the steps into the dusk.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"It was when he reached the bottom step that it occurred to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"him how very pleasant it would be to pass the vegetable patch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"on his walk to Hagrid's. It was not strictly on the way,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"but it seemed clear to Harry that this was a whim on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"which he should act, so he di-rected his feet immediately toward the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"vegetable patch, where he was pleased, but not altogether surprised, to find","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Professor Slughorn in conversation with Professor Sprout. Harry lurked be-hind a low","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"stone wall, feeling at peace with the world and listening to their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"conversation.   `I do thank you for taking the time, Pomona,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Slughorn was saying courteously, `most authorities agree that they are at their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"most efficacious if picked at twilight.`   `Oh, I quite agree,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"said Professor Sprout warmly. `That enough for you?`   `Plenty, plenty,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"said Slughorn, who, Harry saw, was carrying an armful of leafy plants.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"`This should allow for a few leaves for each of my third","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"years, and some to spare if anybody over-stews them. . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Well, good evening to you, and many thanks again!`   Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Sprout headed off into the gathering darkness in the direction of her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"greenhouses, and Slughorn directed his steps to the spot where Harry stood,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"invisible. : Seized with an immediate desire to reveal himself, Harry pullet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"I off the cloak with a flourish.   `Good evening, Professor.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `Merlin’s beard, Harry, you made me jump,` said Slughotn, stopping","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"dead in his tracks and looking wary. `How did you get out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"of the castle?`   `I think Filch must've forgotten to lock","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the doors,` said Harry cheerfully, and was delighted to see Slughorn scowl.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `I'll be reporting that man, he's more concerned about litter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"than proper security if you ask me. . . . But why","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"are you out then, Harry?`   `Well, sir, it's Hagrid,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Harry, who knew that the right thing to do just now was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"to tell the truth. `He's pretty upset. . . But you won't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"tell anyone, Professor? I don't want trouble for him. ...`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Slughorn's curiosity was evidently aroused. `Well, I can't promise that,` he said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"gruffly. `But I know that Dumbledore trusts Hagrid to the hilt, so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"I'm sure he can't be up to anything very dreadful. .. .`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"`Well, it's this giant spider, he's had it for years. ... It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"lived in the forest. ... It could talk and everything —` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" `I heard rumors there were acromantulas in the forest,` said Slughorn softly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"looking over at the mass of black trees. `It's true, then?` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" `Yes,` said Harry. `But this one, Aragog, the first one Hagrid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"ever got, it died last night. He's devastated. He wants company while","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"he buries it and I said I'd go.`   `Touching, touching,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"said Slughorn absentmindedly, his large droopy eyes fixed upon the distant lights","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"of Hagrid's cabin. `But acromantula venom is very valuable ... If the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"beast only just died it might not yet have dried out. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
". . Of course, I wouldn't want to do anything insensitive if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Hagrid is upset. . . but if there was any way to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"procure some ... I mean, its almost impossible to get venom from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"an acromantula while its alive. ...`   Slughorn seemed to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"talking more to himself than Harry now. `. . . seems an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"awful waste not to collect it... might get a hun-dred Galleons a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"pint. ... To be frank, my salary is not large. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
".`   And now Harry saw clearly what was to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"done. `Well,` he said, with a most convincing hesitancy, `well, if you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"wanted to come, Professor, Hagrid would probably be really pleased. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
". Give Aragog a better send-off, you know ...`   `Yes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"of course,` said Slughorn, his eyes now gleaming with en-thusiasm. `I tell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"you what, Harry, I'll meet you down there with a bottle or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"two. . . . We'll drink the poor beast's — well —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"not health — but we'll send it off in style, anyway, once","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"it's buried. And I'll change my tie, this one is a little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"exuberant for the occa-sion. . . .`   He bustled back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"into the castle, and Harry sped off to Hagrid's, delighted with himself.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `Yen came,` croaked Hagrid, when he opened the door and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"saw Harry emerging from the Invisibility Cloak in front of him. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" `Yeah — Ron and Hermione couldn't, though,` said Harry. `They're really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"sorry.`   `Don — don matter . . . Hed've bin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"touched yeh're here, though, Harry. . . .`   Hagrid gave","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"a great sob. He had made himself a black armband out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"what looked like a rag dipped in boot polish, and his eyes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"were puffy, red, and swollen. Harry patted him consolingly on the elbow,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"which was the highest point of Hagrid he could easily reach. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" `Where are we burying him?` he asked. `The forest?`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"`Blimey, no,` said Hagrid, wiping his streaming eyes on the bot-tom of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"his shirt. `The other spiders won' let me anywhere near their webs","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"now Aragog's gone. Turns out it was only on his orders they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"didn' eat me! Can yeh believe that, Harry?`   The honest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"answer was `yes`; Harry recalled with painful ease the scene when he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and Ron had come face-to-face with the aero-mantulas. They had been quite","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"clear that Aragog was the only thing that stopped them from eating","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Hagrid.   `Never bin an area o' the forest I couldn'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"go before!` said Hagrid, shaking his head. `It wasn' easy, gettin' Aragog's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"body out o' there, I can tell yeh — they usually eat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"their dead, see. . . . But I wanted ter give 'im","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"a nice burial... a proper send-off. . .`   He broke","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"into sobs again and Harry resumed the patting of his elbow, saying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"as he did so (for the potion seemed to indicate that it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"was the right thing to do), `Professor Slughorn met me coming down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"here, Hagrid.`   `Not in trouble, are yeh?` said Hagrid, looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"up, alarmed. `Yeh shouldn’ be outta the castle in the evenin', I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"know it, it's my fault —`   `No, no, when he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"heard what I was doing he said he'd like to come and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"pay his last respects to Aragog too,` said Harry.   `He's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"gone to change into something more suitable, I think…and he said he'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"bring some bottles so we can drink to Aragog's mem-ory...”  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"`Did he?` said Hagrid, looking both astonished and touched. `Tha's — tha's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"righ' nice of him, that is, an' not turnin' yeh in ei-ther.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"I've never really had a lot ter do with Horace Slughorn before.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
".. . Comin' ter see old Aragog off, though, eh? Well. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
". he’d've liked that, Aragog would. . . .` : Harry thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"privately that what Aragog would have liked most about Slughorn was the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"ample amount of edible flesh he pro-vided, but he merely moved to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the rear window of Hagrid's hut, where he saw the rather horrible","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"sight of the enormous dead spider lying on its back outside, its","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"legs curled and tangled.   `Are we going to bury him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"here, Hagrid, in your garden?`   `Jus' beyond the pumpkin patch, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"thought,` said Hagrid in a choked voice. `I've already dug the —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"yeh know — grave. Jus' thought we'd say a few nice things","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"over him — happy memories, yeh know —`   His voice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"quivered and broke. There was a knock on the door, and he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"turned to answer it, blowing his nose on his great spotted handkerchief","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"as he did so. Slughorn hurried over the threshold, several bottles in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"his arms, and wearing a somber black cravat.   `Hagrid,` he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"said, in a deep, grave voice. `So very sorry to hear of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"your loss.`   `Tha's very nice of yeh,` said Hagrid. `Thanks","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"a lot. An' thanks fer not givin Harry detention neither. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
".`   `Wouldn't have dreamed of it,` said Slughorn. `Sad night,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"sad night. . . Where is the poor creature?`   `Out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"here,` said Hagrid in a shaking voice. `Shall we — shall we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"do it, then?`   The three of them stepped out into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the back garden. The moon was glistening palely through the trees now,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and its rays mingled with the light spilling from Hagrid's window to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"illuminate Aragogs body lying on the edge of a massive pit beside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"a ten-foot- high mound of freshly dug earth.   `Magnificent,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Slughorn, approaching the spiders head, where eight milky eyes stared blankly at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the sky and two huge, curved pincers shone, motionless, in the moonlight.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Harry thougln he heard the tinkle of bottles as Slughorn bent over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the pincers, apparently examining the enormous hairy head.   `Its not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"ev'ryone appreciates how beau'iful they are’ said H grid to Slughorn's back,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"tears leaking from the corners of his crinkled eyes. `I didn' know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"yeh were interested in creatures like Aragog, Horace.`   `Interested? My","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"dear Hagrid, I revere them,` said Slughorn, stepping back from the body.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Harry saw the glint of a bottle disap-pear beneath his cloak, though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Hagrid, mopping his eyes once more, noticed nothing. `Now . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"shall we proceed to the burial?`   Hagrid nodded and moved","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"forward. He heaved the gigantic spi-der into his arms and, with an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"enormous grunt, rolled it into the dark pit. It hit the bottom","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"with a rather horrible, crunchy thud. Hagrid started to cry again. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" `Of course, it's difficult for you, who knew him best,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Slughorn, who like Harry could reach no higher than Hagrid's el-bow, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"patted it all the same. `Why don't I say a few words?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  He must have got a lot of good quality venom","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"from Aragog, Harry thought, for Slughorn wore a satisfied smirk as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"stepped up to the rim of the pit and said, in a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"slow, impressive voice, `Farewell, Aragog, king of arachnids, whose long and faithful","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"friendship those who knew you won't forget! Though your body will decay,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"your spirit lingers on in the quiet, web-spun places of your forest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"home. May your many-eyed descendants ever flourish and your human friends find","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"solace for the loss they have sustained.`   `Tha was .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
". . tha was . . . beau'iful!` howled Hagrid, and he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"collapsed onto the compost heap, crying harder than ever.   `There,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"there,` said Slughorn, waving his wand so that the huge pile of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"earth rose up and then fell, with a muffled sort of crash,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"onto the dead spider, forming a smooth mound. `Lets get inside and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"have a drink. Get on his other side, Harry. . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"That's it. ... Up you come, Hagrid . . . Well done","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"...`   They deposited Hagrid in a chair at the table.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Fang, who had been skulking in his basket during the burial, now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"came padding softly across to them and put his heavy head into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Harry's lap as usual. Slughorn uncorked one of the bottles of wine","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"he had brought.   `I have had it all tested for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"poison,` he assured Harry, pouring most of the first bottle into one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"of Hagrid's bucket-sized mugs and handing it to Hagrid. `Had a house-elf","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"taste every bottle after what happened to your poor friend Rupert.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" Harry saw, in his mind's eye, the expression on Hermione's face","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"if she ever heard about this abuse of houseelves, and decided never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"to mention it to her.   `One for Harry . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
".` said Slughorn, dividing a second bottle be-tween two mugs, `. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
". and one for me. Well` — he raised his mug high","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"— `to Aragog.`   `Aragog,` said Harry and Hagrid together. Both","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Slughorn and Hagrid drank deeply. Harry, however, with the way ahead illuminated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"for him by Felix Felicis, knew that he must not drink, so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"he merely pretended to take a gulp and then set the mug back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"on the table before him.   `I had him from an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"egg, yeh know,` said Hagrid morosely. `'Tiny little thing he was when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"he hatched. 'Bout the size of a Pekingese”   `Sweet,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Slughorn.   `Used ter keep him in a cupboard up at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the school until . . . well...`   Hagrid's face darkened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and Harry knew why: Tom Riddle had contrived to have Hagrid thrown","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"out of school, blamed for opening the Chamber of Secrets. Slughorn, however,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"did not seem to be listening; he was looking up at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"ceiling, from which a number of brass pots hung, and also a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"long, silky skein of bright white hair.   `That's not unicorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"hair, Hagrid?`   `Oh, yeah,` said Hagrid indifferently. `Gets pulled out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"of their tails, they catch it on branches an' stuff in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"forest, yeh know ...`   `But my dear chap, do you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"know how much that's worth?`   `I use it fer bindin'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"on bandages an stuff if a creature gets in jured,` said Hagrid,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"shrugging. `It's dead useful. . . very strong.”   Slughorn took","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"another deep draught from his mug, his eyes moving carefully around the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"cabin now, looking, Harry knew, for more treasures that he might be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"able to convert into a plentiful su ply of oak-matured mead, crystalized","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"pineapple, and velvet smok-ing jackets. He refilled Hagrid's mug and his own,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and questioned him about the creatures that lived in the forest these","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"days and how Hagrid was able to look after them all. Hagrid,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"becoming expan-sive under the influence of the drink and Slughorn's flattering in-terest,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"stopped mopping his eyes and entered happily into a long explanation of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"bowtruckle husbandry.   The Felix Felicis gave Harry a little nudge","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"at this point, and he noticed that the supply of drink that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Slughorn had brought was running out fast. Harry had not yet managed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"to bring off the Re-filling Charm without saying the incantation aloud, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the idea that he might not be able to do it tonight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"was laughable: Indeed, Harry grinned to himself as, unnoticed by either Hagrid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"or Slug-liorn (now swapping tales of the illegal trade in dragon eggs)","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"he pointed his wand under the table at the emptying bottles and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"they immediately began to refill. After an hour or so, Hagrid and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Slughorn began making extravagant toasts: to Hogwarts, to Dumbledore, to elf-made wine,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and to-   `Harry Potter!` bellowed Hagrid, slopping some of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"four-teenth bucket of wine down his chin as he drained it. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" `Yes, indeed,` cried Slughorn a little thickly, `Parry Otter, the Chosen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Boy Who — well — something of that sort,` he mumbled, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"drained his mug too. ; Not long after this, Hagrid became tearful","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"again and pressed the whole unicorn tail upon Slughorn, who pocketed it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"with cries of, `To friendship! To generosity! To ten Galleons a hair!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  And for a while after that, Hagrid and Slughorn were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"sitting side by side, arms around each other, singing a slow sad","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"song about a dying wizard called Odo.   `Aaargh, the good","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"die young,` muttered Hagrid, slumping low onto the table, a little cross-eyed,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"while Slughorn continued to war-ble the refrain. `Me dad was no age","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"ter go ... nor were yer mum' an' dad, Harry . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
".`   Great fat tears oozed out of the corners of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Hagrid's crinkled eyes again; he grasped Harry's arm and shook it ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" `Bes' wiz and witchard o' their age … I never knew..","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
". terrible thing . . . terrible thing ...`   “And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Odo the hero, they bore him back home To the place that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"he'd known as a lad,” sang Slughorn plaintively. “They laid him to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"rest with his hat inside out. And his wand snapped in two,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"which was sad.”   `. . . terrible,` Hagrid grunted, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"his great shaggy head rolled sideways onto his arms and he fell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"asleep, snoring deeply.   `Sorry,` said Slughorn with a hiccup. `Can't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"carry a tune to save my life.`   `Hagrid wasn't talking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"about your singing,` said Harry quietly. `He was talking about my mum","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"and dad dying.`   `Oh,` said Slughorn, repressing a large belch.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"`Oh dear. Yes, that was — was terrible indeed. Terrible . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
". terrible ...`   He looked quite at a loss for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"what to say, and resorted to refilling their mugs.   `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"don't — don't suppose you remember it, Harry?` he asked awkwardly. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" `No — well, I was only one when they died,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Harry, his eyes on the flame of the candle flickering in Hagrid's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"heavy snores. `But I've found out pretty much what happened since. My dad","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"died first. Did you know that?`   `I — I didn't,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"said Slughorn in a hushed voice.   `Yeah . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Voldemort murdered him and then stepped over his body toward my mum,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"said Harry.   Slughorn gave a great shudder, but he did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"not seem able to tear his horrified gaze away from Harry's face.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `He told her to get out of the way,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Harry remorselessly. `He told me she needn't have died. He only wanted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"me. She could have run.`   `Oh dear,` breathed Slughorn. `She","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"could have . . . she needn't . . . That's awful.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
". . .`   `It is, isn't it?` said Harry, in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"a voice barely more than a whisper. `But she didn't move. Dad","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"was already dead, but she didn't want me to go too. She","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"tried to plead with Voldemort. . . but he just laughed....` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" `That's enough!` said Slughorn suddenly, raising a shaking hand. `Really, my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"dear boy, enough . . . I'm an old man ... I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"don't need to hear ... I don't want to hear ...` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" `I forgot,` lied Harry, Felix Felicis leading him on. `You liked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"her, didn't you?`   `Liked her?` said Slughorn, his eyes brimming","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"with tears once more. `I don't imagine anyone who met her wouldn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"have liked her. . . . Very brave . . . Very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"funny... It was the most horrible thing. ...`   `But you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"won't help her son,` said Harry. `She gave me her life, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"you won't give me a memory.`   Hagrid's rumbling snores filled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the cabin. Harry looked steadily into Slughorn's tear-filled eyes. The Potions master","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"seemed unable to look away.   `Don't say that,` he whispered.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"`It isn't a question ... If it were to help you, of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"course . . . but no purpose can be served . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
".` `It can,` said Harry clearly. `Dumbledore needs information. I need information.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  He knew he was safe: Felix was telling him that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"Slughorn would remember nothing of this in the morning. Looking Slughorn straight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"in the eye, Harry leaned forward a little.   `I am","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the Chosen One. I have to kill him. I need that memory.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  Slughorn turned paler than ever; his shiny forehead gleamed with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"sweat.   `You are the Chosen One?` . . I. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" `Of course I am,` said Harry calmly.   `But then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
". . . my dear boy . . . you're asking a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"great deal. . . you're asking me, in fact, to aid you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"in your attempt to destroy-“   `You don't want to get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"rid of the wizard who killed Lily Evans?'`   `Harry, Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"of course I do, but —`   `You're scared he'll find","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"out you helped me?`   Slughorn said nothing; he looked terrified.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `Be brave like my mother, Professor. . . .` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" Slughorn raised a pudgy hand and pressed his shaking fingers to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"his mouth; he looked for a moment like an enormously overgrown baby.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"  `I am not proud . . .` he whispered through","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"his fingers. `I am ashamed of what — of what that memory","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"shows. ... I think I may have done great damage that day.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"...`   `You'd cancel out anything you did by giving me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the memory,` said Harry. `It would be a very brave and noble","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"thing to do.`   Hagrid twitched in his sleep and snored","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"on. Slughorn and Harry stared at each other over the guttering candle.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"There was a long, long silence, but Felix Felicis told Harry not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"to break it, to wait. Then, very slowly, Slughorn put his hand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"in his pocket and pulled out his wand. He put his other","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"hand inside his cloak and took out a small, empty bottle. Still","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"looking into Harry's eyes, Slughorn touched the tip of his wand to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"his temple and withdrew it, so that a long, silver thread of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"memory came away too, clinging to the wand tip. Longer and longer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"the memory stretched until it broke and swung, silvery bright, from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"wand. Slughorn lowered it into the bottle where it coiled, then spread,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"swirling like gas. He corked the bottle with a trembling hand and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"then passed it across the table to Harry.   `Thank you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"very much, Professor.`   `You're a good boy,` said Professor Slughorn,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"tears trickling down his fat cheeks into his walrus mustache. `And you've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"got her eyes. . . . Just don't think too badly of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"me once you've seen it. . . ,`   And he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
"too put his head on his arms, gave a deep sigh, and fell asleep.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-22"
" Harry could feel the Felix Felicis wearing off as he creeped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"back into the castle. The front door had remained un locked for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"him, but on the third floor he met Peeves and only narrowly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"avoided detection by diving sideways through one of his shortcuts. By the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"time he got up to the portrait of the Fat Lady and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"pulled off his Invisibility Cloak, he was not surprised to find her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"in a most unhelpful mood.   `What sort of time do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"you call this?`   `I'm really sorry — I had to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"go out for something important —`   `Well, the password changed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"at midnight, so you'll just have to sleep in the corridor, won't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"you?`   `You're joking!` said Harry. `Why did it have to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"change at midnight?`   `That's the way it is,` said the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Fat Lady. `If you're angry, go and take it up with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"headmaster, he's the one who's tightened security.`   `Fantastic,` said Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"bitterly, looking around at the hard floor. `Really brilliant. Yeah, I would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"go and take it up with Dumbledore if he was here, because","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"he's the one who wanted me to —`   `He is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"here,` said a voice behind Harry. `Professor Dumbledore returned to the school","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"an hour ago.` Nearly Headless Nick was gliding toward Harry, his head","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"wob-bling as usual upon his ruff. `I had it from the Bloody","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Baron, who saw him arrive,` said Nick. `He appeared, according to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Baron, to be in good spirits, though a little tired, of course.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"`Where is he?` said Harry, his heart leaping,”   `Oh, groaning","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"and clanking up on the Astronomy Tower, it's a, favorite pastime of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"his —`   `Not the Bloody Baron — Dumbledore!`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"`Oh — in his office,` said Nick. `I believe, from what the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Baron said, that he had business to attend to before turning in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"—`   `Yeah, he has,` said Harry, excitement blazing in his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"chest at the prospect of telling Dumbledore he had secured the memory.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"He wheeled about and sprinted off again, ignoring the Fat Lady who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"was calling after him.   `Come back! All right, I lied!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"I was annoyed you woke me up! The password's still 'tapeworm'!` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
" But Harry was already hurtling back along the corridor and within","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"minutes, he was saying `toffee eclairs` to Dumbledore's gar-goyle, which leapt aside,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"permitting Harry entrance onto the spiral staircase.   `Enter,` said Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"when Harry knocked. He sounded exhausted. Harry pushed open the door. There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"was Dumbledore's office, looking the same as ever, but with black, star-strewn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"skies beyond the windows. `Good gracious, Harry,` said Dumbledore in surprise. `To","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"what do I owe this very late pleasure?`   `Sir —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"I've got it. I’ve got the memory from Slughorn.`   Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"pulled out the tiny glass bottle and showed it to Dumbledore. For","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"a moment or two, the headmaster looked stunned. Then his face split","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"in a wide smile.   `Harry, this is spectacular news! Very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"well done indeed! I knew you could do it!`   All","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"thought of the lateness of the hour apparently forgotten, he hurried around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"his desk, took the bottle with Slughorn's memory in his uninjured hand,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"and strode over to the cabinet where he kepi the Pensieve. `And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"now,` said Dumbledore, placing the stone basin upon the desk and emptying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the contents of the bottle into it. `Now, at last. we shall","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"see. Harry, quickly . . .`   Harry bowed obediently over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the Pensieve and felt his feet leave the office floor. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
". Once again he fell through darkness and landed in Horace Slughorn's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"office many years before. There was the much younger Slughorn, with his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"thick, shiny, straw-colored hair and his gingery-blond mustache, sitting again in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"comfortable winged armchair in his office, his feet resting upon a velvet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"pouffe, a small glass of wine in one hand, the other rummaging","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"in a box of crystallized pineapple. And there were the half dozen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"teenage boys sitting around Slughorn with Tom Riddle in the midst of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"them, Marvolo's gold-and-black ring gleaming on his finger.   Dumbledore landed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"beside Harry just as Riddle asked, `Sir is it true that Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Merrythought is retiring?`   `Tom, Tom, if I knew I couldn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"tell you,` said Slughorn, wag-ging his finger reprovingly at Riddle, though winking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"at the same time. `I must say, I'd like to know where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"you get your information, boy, more knowledgeable than half the staff, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"are.`   Riddle smiled; the other boys laughed and cast him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"admiring looks.   `What with your uncanny ability to know things","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"you shouldn't, and your careful flattery of the people who matter —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"thank you for the pineapple, by the way, you're quite right, it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"is my favorite —` Several of the boys tittered again. `— I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"confidently expect you to rise to Minister of Magic within twenty years.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Fifteen, if you keep sending me pineapple, I have ex-cellent contacts at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the Ministry.`   Tom Riddle merely smiled as the others laughed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"again. Harry noticed that he was by no means the eldest of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the group of boys, but that they all seemed to look to him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"as their leader.   `I don't know that politics would suit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"me, sir,` he said when the laughter had died away. `I don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"have the right kind of background, for one thing.`   A","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"couple of the boys around him smirked at each other. Harry was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"sure they were enjoying a private joke, undoubtedly about what they knew,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"or suspected, regarding their gang leader's famous ancestor.   `Nonsense,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Slughorn briskly, `couldn't be plainer you come from decent Wizarding stock, abilities","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"like yours. No, you'll go far, Tom, I've never been wrong about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"a student yet.`   The small golden clock standing upon Slughorn's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"desk chimed eleven o'clock behind him and he looked around.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"`Good gracious, is it that time already? You'd better get going boys,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"or we'll all be in trouble. Lestrange, I want your essay by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"in morrow or it's detention. Same goes for you, Avery.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"One by one, the boys filed out of the room. Slughorn heaved","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"himself out of his armchair and carried his empty glass over to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"his desk. A movement behind him made him look around; Riddle was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"still standing there. `Look shar p, Tom, you don't want to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"caught out of bed out of hours, and you a prefect.. .`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"  `Sir, I wanted to ask you something.` -' `Ask away,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"then, m'boy, ask away. . . .`   `Sir, I wondered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"what you know about. . . about Horcruxes?'   Slughorn stared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"at him, his thick ringers absentmindedly clawing the stem of his wine","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"glass. `Project for Defense Against the Dark Arts, is it?`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"But Harry could tell that Slughorn knew perfectly well that this was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"not schoolwork.   `Not exactly, sir,` said Riddle. `I came across","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the term while reading and I didn't fully understand it.` `No .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
". . well. . . you'd be hard-pushed to find a book","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"at Hogwarts that'll give you details on Horcruxes, Tom, that's very Dark","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"stuff, very Dark indeed,` said Slughorn.   `But you obviously know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"all about them, sir? I mean, a wizard like you — sorry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"I mean, if you can't tell me, obviously — I just knew","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"if anyone could tell me, you could — so I just thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"I'd –“   It was very well done, thought Harry, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"hesitancy, the casual tone, the careful flattery, none of it overdone. He,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Harry, had had too much experience of trying to wheedle information out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"of re-luctant people not to recognize a master at work. He could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"tell that Riddle wanted the information very, very much; perhaps had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"working toward this moment for weeks.   `Well,` said Slughorn, not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"looking at Riddle, but fiddling with the ribbon on top of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"box of crystallized pineapple, `well, it can't hurt to give you an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"overview, of course. Just so that you understand t he term. A","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Horcrux is the word used for an object in which a per-son","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"has concealed part of their soul.`   `I don't quite understand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"how that works, though, sir,` said Riddle.   His voice was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"carefully controlled, but Harry could sense his excitement. `Well, you split your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"soul, you see,` said Slughorn, `and hide part of it in an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"object outside the body. Then, even if one's body is attacked or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"destroyed, one cannot die, for part of the soul remains earthbound and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"undamaged. But of course, existence in such a form ...`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Slughorn's face crumpled and Harry found himself remember-ing words he had heard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"nearly two years before: `I was ripped from my body, I was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"less than spirit, less than the meanest ghost. . . but still,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"I was alive.` `... few would want it, Tom, very few. Death","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"would be preferable.`   But Riddle's hunger was now apparent; his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"expression was greedy, he could no longer hide his longing.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"`How do you split your soul?`   `Well,` said Slughorn uncomfortably,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"`you must understand that the soul is supposed to remain intact and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"whole. Splitting n it I an act of violation, it is against","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"nature.` `But how do you do it?`   `By an act","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"of evil — the supreme act of evil. By commiting murder. Killing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"rips the soul apart. The wizard intent upon creating a Horcrux would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"use the damage to his advantage: He would encase the torn portion","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"—`   `Encase? But how — ?`   `There is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"a spell, do not ask me, I don't know!` said Slughoin shaking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"his head like an old elephant bothered by mosquitoes. ` Do I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"look as though I have tried it — do I look like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"a killer?`   `No, sir, of course not,` said Riddle quickly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"`I'm sorry ... I didn't mean to offend . . .` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
" `Not at all, not at all, not offended,` said Slughorn gruffly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"`It is natural to feel some curiosity about these things. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
". Wizards of a certain caliber have always been drawn to that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"aspect of magic. . . .`   `Yes, sir,` said Riddle.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"`What I don't understand, though — just out of curiosity — I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"mean, would one Horcrux be much use? Can you only split your soul","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"once? Wouldn't it be better, make you stronger, to have your soul","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"in more pieces, I mean, for instance, isn't seven the most powerfully","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"magical number, wouldn't seven — ?`   `Merlin's beard, Tom!` yelped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Slughorn. `Seven! Isn't it bad enough to think of killing one person?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"And in any case . . . bad enough to divide the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"soul . . . but to rip it into seven pieces .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
". .`   Slughorn looked deeply troubled now: He was gazing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"at Riddle as though he had never seen him plainly before, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Harry could tell that he was regretting entering into the conversation at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"all.   `Of course,` he muttered, `this is all hypothetical, what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"we're discussing, isn't it? All academic . . .`   `Yes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"sir, of course,` said Riddle quickly.   `But all the same,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Tom . . . keep it quiet, what I've told — that's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"to say, what we've discussed. People wouldn't like to think we've been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"chatting about Horcruxes. It's a banned subject at Hogwarts, you know. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
". . Dumbledore's particularly fierce about it. ...`   `I won't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"say a word, sir,` said Riddle, and he left, but not before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Harry had glimpsed his face, which was full of that same wild","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"hap-piness it had worn when he had first found out that he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"was a wiz-ard, the sort of happiness that did not enhance his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"handsome features, but made them, somehow, less human. . . . ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
" `Thank you, Harry,` said Dumbledore quietly. `Let us go. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
".`   When Harry landed back on the office floor Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"was ; already sitting down behind his desk. Harry sat too and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"waited for Dumbledore to speak.   `I have been hoping for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"this piece of evidence for a very long time,` said Dumbledore at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"last. `It confirms the theory on which I have been working, it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"tells me that I am right, and also how very far there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"is still to go. ...`   Harry suddenly noticed that every","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"single one of the old head-masters and headmistresses in the portraits around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the walls was awake and listening in on their conversation. A corpulent,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"red nosed wizard had actually taken out an ear trumpet.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"`Well, Harry,` said Dumbledore, `I am sure you understood the significance of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"what we just heard. At the same age as you are now,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"give or take a few months, Tom Riddle was doing all he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"could to find out how to make himself immortal.`   `You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"think he succeeded then, sir?` asked Harry. `He made a Horcrux? And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"that's why he didn't die when he attacked me? He had a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Horcrux hidden somewhere? A bit of his soul was safe?`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"`A bit... or more,` said Dumbledore. `You heard Voldemort, what he particularly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"wanted from Horace was an opinion on what would happen to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"wizard who created more than one Horcrux, what would happen to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"wizard so determined to evade death that he would be prepared to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"murder many times, rip his soul repeatedly, so as to store it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"in many, separately concealed Horcruxc. No book would have given him that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"information. As far as I know — as far, I am sure,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"as Voldemort knew — no wizard had ever done more than tear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"his soul in two.`   Dumbledore paused for a moment, marshaling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"his thought, and then said, `Four years ago, I received what I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"considered certain proof that Voldemort had split his soul.`   `Where?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"asked Harry. `How?`   `You handed it to me, Harry,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Dumbledore. `The diary, Riddles diary, the one giving instructions on how to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"reopen the Chamber of Secrets.`   `I don't understand, sir,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Harry.   `Well, although I did not see the Riddle who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"came out of the di-ary, what you described to me was a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"phenomenon I had never wit-nessed. A mere memory starting to act and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"think for itself? A mere memory, sapping the life out of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"girl into whose hands it had fallen? No, something much more sinister","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"had lived inside that book. ... a fragment of soul, I was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"almost sure of it. The diary had been a Horcrux. But this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"raised as many questions as it answered. What intrigued and alarmed me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"most was that that diary had been intended as a weapon as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"much as a safeguard.`   `1 still don't understand,` said Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"  `Well, it worked as a Horcrux is supposed to work","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"— in other words, the fragment of soul concealed inside it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"kept safe and had undoubtedly played its part in preventing the death","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"of its owner. But there could be no doubt that Riddle really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"wanted that diary read, wanted the piece of his soul to inhabit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"or possess some-body else, so that Slytherin's monster would be unleashed again.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"  `Well, he didn't want his hard work to be wasted,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"said Harry. `He wanted people to know he was Slytherin's heir, because","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"he couldn't take credit at the time.`   `Quite correct,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Dumbledore, nodding. `But don't you see, Harry, that if he intended the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"diary to be passed to, or planted on, some future Hogwarts student, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"was being remarkably blase about that precious fragment of his soul concealed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"within it. The point of a Horcrux is, as Professor Slughorn explained,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"to keep part of the self hidden and safe, not to fling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"it into somebody else's path and run the risk that they might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"destroy it — as indeed happened: That particular fragment of soul is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"no more; you saw to that. The careless way in which Voldemort","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"regarded this Horcrux seemed most ominous to me. It suggested that he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"must have made — or had been planning to make — more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Horcruxes, so that the loss of his first would not be so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"detrimental. I did not wish to be-lieve it, but nothing else seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"to make sense. Then you told me, two years later, that on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the night that Volde-mort returned to his body, he made a most","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"illuminating and alarm-ing statement to his Death Eaters. ‘I who have gone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"further than anybody along the path that leads to immortality.’ That was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"what you told me he said. 'Further than anybody!' And I thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"I knew what that meant, though the Death Eaters did not. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"was referring to his Horcruxes, Horcruxes in the plural, Harry, which I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"don’t believe any other wizard has ever had. Yet it fitted: Lord","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Voldomort has seemed to grow less human with the passing years, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the transformation he had undergone seemed to me to be only explainable","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"if his soul was mutilated beyond the realms of what we might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"call 'usual evil' . . .`   `So he's made himself","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"impossible to kill by murdering other people?` said Harry. `Why couldn't he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"make a Sorcerer's Stone, or steal one, if he was so interested","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"in immortality?`   `Well, we know that he tried to do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"just that, five years ago,` s;n?l Dumbledore. `But there are several reasons","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"why, I think, a Sorcerer's Stone would appeal less than Horcruxes to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Lord Voldemort, `While the Elixir of Life does indeed extend life, it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"must lie drunk regularly, for all eternity, if the drinker is to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"maintain the immortality. Therefore, Voldemort would be entirely dependant on the Elixir,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"and if it ran out, or was contaminated, or if the Stone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"was stolen, he would die just like any other man. Voldemort likes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"to operate alone, remember. I believe that he would have found the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"thought of being dependent, even on the Elixir, intolerable. Of course he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"was prepared to drink it if it would take him out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the horrible part-life to which he was condemned after attacking you, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"only to regain a body. Thereafter, I am convinced, he intended to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"continue to rely on his Horcruxes. He would need nothing more, if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"only he could regain a human form. He was already im-mortal, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"see ... or as close to immortal as any man can be.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"But now, Harry, armed with this information, the crucial memory you have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"succeeded in procuring for us, we are closer to the se-cret of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"finishing Lord Voldemort than anyone has ever been before. You heard him,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Harry: 'Wouldn't it be better, make you stronger, to have your soul","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"in more pieces . . . isn't seven the most powerfully magical","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"number . . .' Isn't seven the most powerfully magical number. Yes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"I think the idea of a seven-part soul would greatly appeal to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Lord Voldemort.`   `He made seven Horcruxes?` said Harry, horror-struck, while","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"several of the portraits on the walls made similar noises of shock","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"mid outrage. `But they could be anywhere in the world — hidden","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"— buried or invisible —`   `I am glad to see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"you appreciate the magnitude of the problem,` said Dumbledore calmly. `But firstly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"no, Harry, not seven Hor-cruxes: six. The seventh part of his soul,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"however maimed, resides inside his regenerated body. That was the part of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"him that lived a spectral existence for so many years during his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"exile; without that, he has no self at all. That seventh piece","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"of soul will be the last that anybody wishing to kill Voldemort","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"must attack — the piece that lives in his body.` `But the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"six Horcruxes, then,` said Harry, a little desperately, `how are we supposed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"to find them?` `You are forgetting . . . you have already","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"destroyed one of them. And I have destroyed another.`   `You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"have?` said Harry eagerly.   `Yes indeed,` said Dumbledore, and he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"raised his blackened, burned-looking hand. `The ring, Harry. Marvolo's ring. And a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"ter-rible curse there was upon it too. Had it not been —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"forgive me the lack of seemly modesty — for my own prodigious","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"skill, and for Professor Snape's timely action when I returned to Hogwarts,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"des-perately injured, I might not have lived to tell the tale. However,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"a withered hand does not seem an unreasonable exchange for a sev-enth","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"of Voldemort's soul. The ring is no longer a Horcrux.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"`But how did you find it?` `Well, as you now know, for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"many years I have made it my business to discover as much","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"as I can about Voldemort's past life. I have traveled widely, visiting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"those places he once knew. I stumbled across the ring hidden in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the ruin of the Gaunt’s house. It seem that once Voldemort had succeeded","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"in sealing a piece of his soul in side it, he did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"not want to wear it anymore. He hid it, protected by many","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"powerful enchantments, in the shack where his ancestors had once lived (Morfin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"having been carted off to Azkaban, of course), never guessing that I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"might one day take the trouble to visit the ruin, or that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"I might be keeping an eye open for traces of magical concealment.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"`However, we should not congratulate ourselves too heartily. You destroyed the diary","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"and I the ring, but if we are right in our theory","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"of a seven-part soul, four Horcruxes remain.` `And they could be anything?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"said Harry. `They could be oh, in tin cans or, I dunno,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"empty potion bottles. . . .`   `You are thinking of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Portkeys, Harry, which must be ordinary objects, easy to overlook. But would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Lord Voldemort use tin cans or old potion bottles to guard his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"own precious soul? You are forgetting what I have showed you. Lord","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Voldemort liked to collect trophies, and he preferred objects with a powerful","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"magical history His pride, his belief in his own superiority, his determination","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"to carve for himself a startling place in magical history; these things,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"suggest to me that Voldemort would have chosen his Horcruxr with some","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"care, favoring objects worthy of the honor.`   `The diary wasn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"that special.`   `The diary, as you have said yourself, was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"proof that he was the Hire of Slytherin. I am sure that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Voldemort considered it of stu-pendous importance.`   `So, the other Horcruxes?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"said Harry. `Do you think you know what they are, sir?` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
" `I can only guess,` said Dumbledore. `For the reasons I have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"al-ready given, I believe that Lord Voldemort would prefer objects that, in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"themselves, have a certain grandeur. I have therefore trawled back through Voldemort's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"past to see if I can find evidence that such artifacts have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"disappeared around him.`   `The locket!` said Harry loudly, `Hufflepuff's cup!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"  `Yes,` said Dumbledore, smiling, `I would be prepared to bet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"— perhaps not my other hand — but a couple of fingers,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"that they be-came Horcruxes three and four. The remaining two, assuming again","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"that he created a total of six, are more of a problem,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"but I will hazard a guess that, having secured objects from Hufflepuff","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"and Slytherin, he set out to track down objects owned by Gryffindor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"or Ravenclaw. Four objects from the four founders would, I am sure,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"have exerted a powerful pull over Voldemort's imagination. I can-not answer for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"whether he ever managed to find anything of Ravenclaw's. I am confident,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"however, that the only known relic of Gryffindor remains safe.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Dumbledore pointed his blackened fingers to the wall behind him, where a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"ruby-encrusted sword reposed within a glass case.   `Do you think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"that's why he really wanted to come back to Hogwarts, sir?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Harry. `To try and find something from one of the other founders?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"  `My thoughts precisely,` said Dumbledore. `But unfortunately, that does not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"advance us much further, for he was turned away, or so I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"believe, without the chance to search the school. I am forced to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"conclude that he never fulfilled his ambition of collecting four founders' objects.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"He definitely had two — he may have found three — that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"is the best we can do for now.`   `Even if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"he got something of Ravenclaw's or of Gryffindor's, that leaves a sixth","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Horcrux,` said Harry, counting on his fingers. `Unless he’s got both?` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
" `I don't think so,` said Dumbledore. `I think I know what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the sixth Horcrux is. I wonder what you will say when I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"confess that I have been curious for a while about the behavior","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"of the snake, Nagini?'   `The snake?` said Harry, startled. `You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"can use animals as Horcruxes?`   `Well, it is inadvisable to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"do so,` said Dumbledore, `because to confide a part of your soul","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"to something that can think and move for itself is obviously a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"very risky business. However, if my calculations are correct, Voldemort was still","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"at least one Horcrux short of his goal of six when he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"entered your parents' house with the inten-tion of killing you. He seems","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"to have reserved the process of making Horcruxes for particularly significant deaths.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"You would certainly have been that. He believed that in killing you,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"he was destroying the danger the prophecy had outlined. He believed he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"was making himself invin-cible. I am sure that he was intending to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"make his final Horcrux with your death. As we know, he failed.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"After an interval of some years, however, he used Nagini to kill","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"an old Muggle man, and it might then have occurred to him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"to turn her into his last Horcrux. She underlines the Slytherin connection,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"which enhances Lord Voldemorts mys-tique; I think he is perhaps as fond","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"of her as he can be of anything; he certainly likes to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"keep her close, and he seems to have an un-usual amount of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"control over her, even for a Parselmouth.`   `So,` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"`the diary's gone, the ring's gone. The cup, the locket, and the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"snake are still intact, and you think there might be a Horcrux that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"was once Ravenclaw's or Gryffindor's?`   `An admirably succinct and accurate","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"summary, yes,` said Dum-bledore, bowing his head.   `So . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
". are you still looking for them, sir? Is that where you've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"been going when you've been leaving the school?`   `Correct,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Dumbledore. `I have been looking for a very long time. I think.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
". . perhaps ... I may be close to finding an-other one.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"There are hopeful signs.`   `And if you do,` said Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"quickly, `can I come with you and help get rid of it?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"  Dumbledore looked at Harry very intently for a moment before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"saying, `Yes, I think so.`   `I can?` said Harry, thoroughly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"taken aback.   `Oh yes,` said Dumbledore, smiling slightly. `I think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"you have earned that right.`   Harry felt his heart lift.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"It was very good not to hear words of caution and protection","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"for once. The headmasters and head-mistresses around the walls seemed less impressed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"by Dumbledore's decision; Harry saw a few of them shaking their heads","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"and Phineas Nigellus actually snorted. `Does Voldemort know when a Horcrux is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"destroyed, sir? Can he feel it?` Harry asked, ignoring the portraits. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
" `A very interesting question, Harry. I believe not. I believe that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Voldemort is now so immersed in evil, and these crucial parts of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"himself have been detached for so long, he does not feel as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"we do. Perhaps, at the point of death, he might be aware","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"of his loss . . . but he was not aware, for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"instance, that the diary had been destroyed until he forced the truth","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"out of Lucius Malfoy. When Voldemort discovered that the diary had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"mutilated and robbed of all its powers, I am told that his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"anger was terrible to behold.`   `But I thought he meant","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Lucius Malfoy to smuggle it into Hogwarts?`   `Yes, he did,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"years ago, when he was sure he would be able to create","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"more Horcruxes, but still Lucius was supposed to wait for Voldemorts say-so,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"and he never received it, for Voldemort van-ished shortly after giving him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the diary. No doubt he thought that Lucius would not dare do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"anything with the Horcrux other than guard it carefully, but he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"counting too much upon Lucius’s fear of a master who had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"gone for years and whom Lucius believed dead. Of course, Lucius did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"not know what the diary really was. I understand that Voldemort had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"told him the diary would cause the Chamber of Secrets to reopen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"because it was cleverly enchanted. Had Lucius known he held a portion","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"of his mas-ters soul in his hands, he would undoubtedly have treated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"it with more reverence — but instead he went ahead and carried","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"out the old plan for his own ends. By planting the diary","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"upon Arthur Weasleys daughter, he hoped to discredit Arthur and get rid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"of a highly incrim-inating magical object in one stroke. Ah, poor Lucius","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
". . . what with Voldemorts fury about the fact that he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"threw away the Horcrux for his own gain, and the fiasco at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the Ministry last year, I would not be sur-prised if he is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"not secretly glad to be safe in Azkaban at the moment.` ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
" Harry sat in thought for a moment, then asked, `So if","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"all of his Horcruxes are destroyed, Voldemort couldbe killed?` `Yes, I think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"so,` said Dumbledore. `Without his Horcruxes, Voldemort will be a mortal man","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"with a maimed and diminished soul. Never forget, though, that while his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"soul may be damaged be-yond repair, his brain and his magical powers","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"remain intact. It will take uncommon skill and power to kill a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"wizard like Voldemort even without his Horcruxes.`   `But I haven't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"got uncommon skill and power,` said Harry, be-fore he could stop himself.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"  `Yes, you have,` said Dumbledore firmly. `You have a power","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"that Voldemort has never had. You can —` `I know!` said Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"impatiently. `I can love!` It was only with difficulty that he stopped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"himself adding, `Big deal!`   `Yes, Harry, you can love,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Dumbledore, who looked as though he knew perfectly well what Harry had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"just refrained from saying. `Which, given everything that has happened to you,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"is a great and remarkable thing. You are still too young to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"understand how unusual you are, Harry.`   `So, when the prophecy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"says that I'll have 'power the Dark Lord knows not,' it just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"means — love?` asked Harry, feeling a little let down.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"`Yes — just love,` said Dumbledore. `But Harry, never forget that what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the prophecy says is only significant because Voldemort made it so. I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"told you this at the end of last year. Voldemort singled you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"out as the person who would be most dangerous to him —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"and in doing so, he made you the person who would be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"most dan-gerous to him!`   `But it comes to the same","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"—`   `No, it doesn't!` said Dumbledore, sounding impatient now. Pointing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"at Harry with his black, withered hand, he said, `You are setting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"too much store by the prophecy!`   `But,` spluttered Harry, `but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"you said the prophecy means —“   `If Voldemort had never heard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"of the prophecy, would it have been fulfilled? Would it have meant","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"anything? Of course not! Ho you think every prophecy in the Hall","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"of Prophecy has been fulfilled?`   `But,` said Harry, bewildered, `but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"last year, you said one of us would have to kill the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"other —`   `Harry, Harry, only because Voldemort made a grave","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"error, and acted on Professor Trelawney's words! If Voldemort had never murdered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"your father, would he have imparted in you a furious desire for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"revenge? Of course not! If he had not forced your mother to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"die for you, would he have given you a magical protection he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"could not penetrate? Of course not, Harry! Don't you see? Voldemort himself","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"created his worst enemy, just as tyrants everywhere do! Have you any","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"idea how much tyrants fear the people they oppress? All of them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"realize that, one day, amongst their many victims, there is sure to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"be one who rises against them and strikes back! Voldemort is no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"different! Always he was on the lookout for the one who would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"challenge him. He heard the prophecy and he leapt into ac-tion, with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the result that he not only handpicked the man most likely to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"finish him, he handed him uniquely deadly weapons!`   `But —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"  `It is essential that you understand this!` said Dumbledore, standing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"up and striding about the room, his glittering robes swooshing in his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"wake; Harry had never seen him so agitated. `By attempting to kill","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"you, Voldemort himself singled out the remark-able person who sits here in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"front of me, and gave him the tools for the job! It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"is Voldemort's fault that you were able to see into his thoughts,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"his ambitions, that you even understand the snakelike language in which he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"gives orders, and yet, Harry, despite your privileged insight into Voldemort's world","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"(which, incidentally, is a gift any Death Eater would kill to have),","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"you have never been se-duced by the Dark Arts, never, even for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"a second, shown the slight-est desire to become one of Voldemort's followers!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"  `Of course I haven't!` said Harry indignantly. `He killed my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"mum and dad!`   `You are protected, in short, by your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"ability to love!` said Dum-bledore loudly. `The only protection that can possibly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"work against the lure of power like Voldemort's! In spite of all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the temptation you have endured, all the suffering, you remain pure of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"heart, just as pure as you were at the age of eleven,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"when you stared into a mir-ror that reflected your heart's desire, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"it showed you only the way to thwart Lord Voldemort, and not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"immortality or riches. Harry, have you any idea how few wizards could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"have seen what you saw in that mirror? Voldemort should have known","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"then what he was dealing with, but he did not! But he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"knows it now. You have flitted into Lord Voldemort's mind without damage","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"to yourself, but he cannot possess you with-out enduring mortal agony, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"he discovered in the Ministry. I do not think he understands why,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"Harry, but then, he was in such a hurry to mutilate his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"own soul, he never paused to understand the incomparable power of a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"soul that is untarnished and whole.`   `But, sir,` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"making valiant efforts not to sound argu-mentative, `it all comes to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"same thing, doesn't it? I've got to try and kill him, or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"—`   `Got to?` said Dumbledore. `Of course you've got to!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"But not because of the prophecy! Because you, yourself, will never rest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"until you've tried! We both know it! Imagine, please, just for a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"moment, that you had never heard that prophecy! How would you feel","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"about Voldemort now? Think!`   Harry watched Dumbledore striding up and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"down in front ol him, and thought. He thought of his mother,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"his father, and Sinus. He thought of Cedric Diggory. He thought of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"all the terrible deeds he knew Lord Voldemort had done. A flame","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"seemed to leap inside his chest, searing his throat. `I'd want him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"finished,` said Harry quietly. `And I'd want to do it.`  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"`Of course you would!` cried Dumbledore. `You see, the prophecy does not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"mean you have to do anything! But the prophecy caused Lord Voldemort","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"to mark you as his equal. ... In other words, you are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"free to choose your way, quite free to turn your back on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"the prophecy! But Voldemort continues to set store by the prophecy. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"will continue to hunt you . . . which makes it certain,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"really, that —`   `That one of us is going to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"end up killing the other,` said Harry. `Yes.`   But he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"understood at last what Dumbledore had been trying to tell him. It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"was, he thought, the difference between being dragged into the arena to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"face a battle to the death and walking into the arena with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"your head held high. Some people, perhaps, would say that there was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"little to choose between the two ways, but Dumble-dore knew — and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"so do I, thought Harry, with a rush of fierce pride, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
"so did my parents — that there was all the difference in the world.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-23"
" Exhausted but delighted with his night's work, Harry told Ron and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Hermione everything that had happened during next morning's Charms lesson (having first","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"cast the Muffliato spell upon those nearest them). They were both satisfyingly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"impressed by the way he had wheedled the memory out of Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and positively awed when he told them about Voldemort's Horcruxes and Dumbledore's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"promise to take Harry along, should he find another one. `Wow,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Ron, when Harry had finally finished telling them everything; Ron was waving","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"his wand very vaguely in the direction of the ceiling without paying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the slightest bit of attention to what he was doing. `Wow. You're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"actually going to go with Dumbledore . . . and try and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"destroy . . . wow.` `Ron, you're making it snow,` said Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"patiently, grabbing his wrist and redirecting his wand away from the ceiling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"from which, sure enough, large white flakes had started to fall. Lavender","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Brown, Harry noticed, glared at Hermione from a neighboring table through very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"red eyes, and Hermione immediately let go of Rons arm. `Oh yeah,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"said Ron, looking down at his shoulders in vague surprise. `Sorry... looks","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"like we've all got horrible dandruff now. ...` He brushed some of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the fake snow off Hermiones shoulder Lavender burst into tears. Ron looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"immensely guilty and turned his back on her. `We split up,` he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"told Harry out of the corner of his mouth, `Last night. When","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"she saw me coming out of the dormitory with Hermione. Obviously she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"couldn't see you, so she thought it had just been the two","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"of us.` `Ah,` said Harry. `Well — you don't mind it's over,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"do you?`, `No,` Ron admitted. `It was pretty bad while she was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"yelling, but at least I didn't have to finish it.` `Coward,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Hermione, though she looked amused. `Well, it was a bad night for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"romance all around. Ginny and Dean split up too, Harry.` Harry thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"there was a rather knowing look in her eye as she told","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"him that, but she could not possibly know that his insides were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"suddenly dancing the conga. Keeping his face as immobile and his voice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"as indifferent as he could, he asked, `How come?` `Oh, something really","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"silly . . . She said he was always trying to help","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"her through the portrait hole, like she couldn't climb in herself .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
". . but they've been a bit rocky for ages.` Harry glanced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"over at Dean on the other side of the classroom. He certainly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"looked unhappy. `Of course, this puts you in a bit of a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"dilemma, doesn't it?` said Hermione. `What d'you mean?` said Harry quickly. `The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Quidditch team,` said Hermione. `If Ginnyand Dean aren't speaking . . .`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`Oh — oh yeah,` said Harry. `Flitwick,` said Ron in a warning","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"tone. The tiny little Charms master was bobbing his way toward them,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and Hermione was the only one who had managed to turn vinegar","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"into wine; her glass flask was full of deep crimson liquid, whereas","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the contents of Harry's and Ron's were still murky brown. `Now, now,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"boys,` squeaked Professor Flitwick reproachfully. `A little less talk, a little more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"action . . . Let me see you try. . . .`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Together they raised their wands, concentrating with all their might, and pointed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"them at their flasks. Harry's vinegar turned to ice; Rons flask exploded.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`Yes ... for homework,` said Professor Flitwick, reemerging from under the table","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and pulling shards of glass out of the top of his hat,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`practice.` They had one of their rare joint free periods after Charms","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and walked back to the common room together. Ron seemed to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"positively lighthearted about the end of his relationship with Lavender, and Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"seemed cheery too, though when asked what she was grinning about she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"simply said, `It's a nice day.` Neither of them seemed to have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"noticed that a fierce battle was raging inside Harry's brain:  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"She's Rons sister. But she's ditched Dean! She's still Rons sister. I'm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"his best mate!That'll make it worse. If I talked to him first","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"— He'd hit you.What if I don't care?He's your best mate! ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Harry barely noticed that they were climbing through the portrait hole into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the sunny common room, and only vaguely registered the small group of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"seventh years clustered together there, until Hermione cried, `Katie! You're back! Are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"you okay?` Harry stared: It was indeed Katie Bell, looking completely healthy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and surrounded by her jubilant friends. `I'm really well!` she said happily.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`They let me out of St. Mungos on Monday, I had a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"couple of days at home with Mum and Dad and then came","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"back here this morning. Leanne was just telling me about McLaggen and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the last match, Harry. . . .` `Yeah,` said Harry, `well, now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"you're back and Ron's fit, we'll have a decent chance of thrashing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Ravenclaw, which means we could still be in the running for the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Cup. Listen, Katie . . .` He had to put the question","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"to her at once; his curiosity even drove Ginny temporarily from his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"brain. He dropped his voice as Katie's friends started gathering up their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"things; apparently they were late for Transfiguration. `. . . that necklace","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
". . . can you remember who gave it to you now?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`No,` said Katie, shaking her head ruefully. `Everyone's been asking me, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"I haven't got a clue. The last thing I remember was walking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"into the ladies' in the Three Broomsticks.` `You definitely went into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"bathroom, then?` said Hermione. `Well, I know I pushed open the door,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"said Katie, `so I suppose whoever Imperiused me was standing just behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"it. After that, my memory's a blank until about two weeks ago","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"in St. Mungo's. Listen, I'd better go, I wouldn't put it past","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"McGonagall to give me lines even if it is my first day","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"back. ...` She caught up her bag and books and hurried after","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"her friends, leaving Harry, Ron, and Hermione to sit down at a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"window table and ponder what she had told them. `So it must","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"have been a girl or a woman who gave Katie the necklace,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"said Hermione, `to be in the ladies' bathroom.` `Or someone who looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"like a girl or a woman,` said Harry. `Don't forget, there was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"a cauldron full of Polyjuice Potion at Hog-warts. We know some of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"it got stolen. . . .` In his mind's eye, he watched","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"a parade of Crabbes and Goyles prance past, all transformed into girls.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`I think I'm going to take another swig of Felix,` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`and have a go at the Room of Requirement again.` `That would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"be a complete waste of potion,` said Hermione flatly, putting down the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"copy of Spellmans Syllabary she had just taken out of her bag.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`Luck can only get you so far, Harry. The situation with Slughorn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"was different; you always had the ability to persuade him, you just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"needed to tweak the circumstances a bit. Luck isn't enough to get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"you through a powerful enchantment, though. Don't go wasting the rest of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"that potion! You'll need all the luck you can get if Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"takes you along with him ...` She dropped her voice to a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"whisper. `Couldn't we make some more?` Ron asked Harry, ignoring Hermione. `It'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"be great to have a stock of it. ... Have a look","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"in the book... ` Harry pulled his copy of Advanced Potion-Making out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"of his bap, and looked up Felix Felicis. `Blimey, its seriously complicated,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"he said, running an eye down the list of ingredients. `And it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"takes six months.,. You've got to let it stew. ...` `Typical,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Ron. Harry was about to put his book away again when he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"noticed the corner of a page folded down; turning to it, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"saw the Sectum-sempra spell, captioned `For Enemies,` that he had marked a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"few weeks previously. He had still not found out what it did,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"mainly because he did not want to test it around Hermione, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"he was considering trying it out on McLaggen next time he came","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"up behind him unawares. The only person who was not particularly pleased","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"to see Katie Bell back at school was Dean Thomas, because he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"would no longer be required to fill her place as Chaser. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"took the blow stoically enough when Harry told him, merely grunting and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"shrugging, but Harry had the distinct feeling as he walked away that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Dean and Seamus were muttering mutinously behind his back. The following fortnight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"saw the best Quidditch practices Harry had known as Captain. His team","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"was so pleased to be rid of McLaggen, so glad to have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Katie back at last, that they were flying extremely well. Ginny did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"not seem at all upset about the breakup with Dean; on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"contrary, she was the life and soul of the team. Her imitations","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"of Ron anxiously bobbing up and down in front of the goal","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"posts as the Quaffle sped toward him, or of Harry bellowing orders","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"at McLaggen before being knocked out cold, kept them all highly amused.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Harry, laughing with the others, was glad to have an innocent reason to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"look at Ginny; he had received several more Bludger injuries during practice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"because he had not been keeping his eyes on the Snitch. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"battle still raged inside his head: Ginny or Ron? Sometimes he thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"that the post-Lavender Ron might not mind too much if he asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Ginny out, but then he remembered Ron's expression when he had seen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"her kissing Dean, and was sure that Ron would consider it base","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"treachery if Harry so much as held her hand. . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Yet Harry could not help himself talking to Ginny, laughing with her,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"walking back from practice with her; however much his conscience ached, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"found himself wondering how best to get her on her own. It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"would have been ideal if Slughorn had given another of his little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"parties, for Ron would not be around — but unfortunately, Slughorn seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"to have given them up. Once or twice Harry considered asking for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Hermione's help, but he did not think he could stand seeing the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"smug look on her face; he thought he caught it sometimes when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Hermione spotted him staring at Ginny or laughing at her jokes. And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"to complicate matters, he had the nagging worry that if he didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"do it, somebody else was sure to ask Ginny out soon: He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and Ron were at least agreed on the fact that she was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"too popular for her own good. All in all, the temptation to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"take another gulp of Felix Felicis was becoming stronger by the day,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"for surely this was a case for, as Hermione put it, `tweaking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the circumstances`? The balmy days slid gently through May, and Ron seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"to be there at Harry's shoulder every time he saw Ginny. Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"found himself longing for a stroke of luck that would somehow cause","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Ron to realize that nothing would make him happier than his best","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"friend and his sister falling for each other and to leave them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"alone together for longer than a few seconds. There seemed no chance","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"of either while the final Quidditch game of the season was looming;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Ron wanted to talk tactics with Harry all the time and had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"little thought for anything else. Ron was not unique in this respect;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"interest in the Gryffindor-Ravenclaw game was running extremely high throughout the school,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"for the match would decide the Championship, which was still wide open.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"If Gryffindor beat Ravenclaw by a margin of three hundred points (a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"tall order, and yet Harry had never known his team to fly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"better) then they would win the Championship. If they won by less","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"than three hundred points, they would come second to Ravenclaw; if they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"lost by a hundred points they would be third behind Hufflepuff and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"if they lost by more than a hundred, they would be in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"fourth place and nobody, Harry thought, would ever, ever let him forget","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"that it had been he who had captained Gryffindor to their first","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"bottom-of-the-table defeat in two centuries. The run-up to this crucial match had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"all the usual features: members of rival Houses attempting to intimidate opposing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"teams in the corridors; unpleasant chants about individual players being rehearsed loudly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"as they passed; the team members themselves either swaggering around enjoying all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the attention or else dashing into bathrooms between classes to throw up.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Somehow, the game had become inextricably linked in Harry's mind with success","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"or failure in his plans for Ginny. He could not help feeling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"that if they won by more than three hundred points, the scenes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"of euphoria and a nice loud after-match party might be just as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"good as a hearty swig of Felix Felicis. In the midst of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"all his preoccupations, Harry had not forgotten his other ambition: finding out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"what Malfoy was up to in the Room of Requirement. He was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"still checking the Marauder's Map, and as he was unable to locate","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Malfoy on it, deduced that Malfoy was still spending plenty of time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"within the room. Although Harry was losing hope that he would ever","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"succeed in getting inside the Room of Requirement, he attempted it whenever","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"he was in the vicinity, but no matter how he reworded his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"request, the wall remained firmly doorless. A few days before the match","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"against Ravenclaw, Harry found himself walking down to dinner alone from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"common room, Ron having rushed off into a nearby bathroom to throw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"up yet again, and Hermione having dashed off to see Professor Vector","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"about a mistake she thought she might have made in her last","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Arithmancy essay. More out of habit than anything, Harry made his usual","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"detour along the seventh-floor corridor, checking the Marauder's Map as he went.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"For a moment he could not find Malfoy anywhere and assumed he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"must indeed be inside the Room of Requirement again, but then he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"saw Malfoy's tiny, labeled dot standing in a boys' bathroom on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"floor below, accompanied, not by Crabbe or Goyle, but by Moaning Myrtle.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Harry only stopped staring at this unlikely coupling when he walked right","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"into a suit of armor. The loud crash brought him out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"his reverie; hurrying from the scene lest Filch turn up, he dashed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"down the marble staircase and along the passageway below. Outside the bathroom,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"he pressed his ear against the door. He could not hear anything.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"He very quietly pushed the door open. Draco Malfoy was standing with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"his back to the door, his hands clutching either side of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"sink, his white-blond head bowed. `Don't,` crooned Moaning Myrtle's voice from one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"of the cubicles. `Don't. . . tell me what's wrong ... I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"can help you. . . .` `No one can help me,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Malfoy. His whole body was shaking. `I can't do it. ... I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"can't. ... It won't work . . . and unless 1 do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"it soon ... he says he'll kill me. ...` And Harry realized,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"with a shock so huge it seemed to root him to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"spot, that Malfoy was crying — actually crying — tears streaming down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"his pale face into the grimy basin. Malfoy gasped and gulped and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"then, with a great shudder, looked up into flu-cracked mirror and saw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Harry staring at him over his shoulder. Malfoy wheeled around, drawing his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"wand. Instinctively, Harry pulled out his own. Malfoy's hex missed Harry by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"inches, shattering the lamp on the wall beside him; Harry threw himself","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"sideways, thought Levicorpus! and flicked his wand, but Malfoy blocked the jinx","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and raised his wand for another — `No! No! Stop it!` squealed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Moaning Myrtle, her voice echoing loudly around the tiled room. `Stop! STOP!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"There was a loud bang and the bin behind Harry exploded; Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"attempted a Leg-Locker Curse that backfired off the wall be-hind Malfoy's ear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and smashed the cistern beneath Moaning Myr-tle, who screamed loudly; water poured","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"everywhere and Harry slipped as Malfoy, his face contorted, cried, `Cruci —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`SECTUMSEMPRA!` bellowed Harry from the floor, waving his wand wildly. Blood spurted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"from Malfoy's face and chest as though he had been slashed with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"an invisible sword. He staggered backward and collapsed onto the waterlogged floor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"with a great splash, his wand falling from his limp right hand.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`No —` gasped Harry. Slipping and staggering, Harry got to his feet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and plunged toward Malfoy, whose face was now shining scarlet, his white","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"hands scrabbling at his blood-soaked chest. `No — I didn't —` Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"did not know what he was saying; he fell to his knees","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"beside Malfoy, who was shaking uncontrollably in a pool of his own","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"blood. Moaning Myrtle let out a deafening scream: `MURDER! MURDER IN THE","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"BATHROOM! MURDER!` The door banged open behind Harry and he looked up,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"terrified: Snape had burst into the room, his face livid. Pushing Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"roughly aside, he knelt over Malfoy, drew his wand, and traced it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"over the deep wounds Harry's curse had made, muttering an incantation that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"sounded almost like song. The flow of blood seemed to ease; Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"wiped the residue from Malfoy's face and repeated his spell. Now the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"wounds seemed to be knitting. Harry was still watching, horrified by what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"he had done, barely aware that he too was soaked in blood","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and water. Moaning Myrtle was still sobbing and wailing overhead. When Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"had performed his countercurse for the third time, he half-lifted Malfoy into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"a standing position. `You need the hospital wing. There may be a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"certain amount of scarring, but if you take dittany immediately we might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"avoid even that.. . . Come....` He supported Malfoy across the bathroom,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"turning at the door to say in a voice of cold fury,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`And you, Potter . . . You wait here for me.` It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"did not occur to Harry for a second to disobey. He stood","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"up slowly, shaking, and looked down at the wet floor. There were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"bloodstains floating like crimson flowers across its surface. He could not even","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"find it in himself to tell Moaning Myrtle to be quiet, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"she continued to wail and sob with increasingly evident enjoyment. Snape returned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"ten minutes later. He stepped into the bathroom and closed the door behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"him. `Go,` he said to Myrtle, and she swooped back into her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"toilet at once, leaving a ringing silence behind her. `I didn't mean","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"it to happen,` said Harry at once. His voice echoed in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"cold, watery space. `I didn't know what that spell did.` But Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"ignored this. `Apparently I underestimated you, Potter,` he said quietly. `Who would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"have thought you knew such Dark Magic? Who taught you that spell?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`I — read about it somewhere.` `Where?` `It was — a library","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"book,` Harry invented wildly. `I can't remember what it was call —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`Liar,` said Snape. Harry's throat went dry. He knew what Snape was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"going to do and he had never been able to prevent it.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"... The bathroom seemed to shimmer before his eyes; he struggled to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"block out all thought, but try as he might, the Half-Blood Prince's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"copy of Advanced Potion-Making swam hazily to the forefront of his mind.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"And then he was staring at Snape again, in the midst of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"this wrecked, soaked bathroom. He stared into Snape's black eyes, hoping against","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"hope that Snape had not seen what he feared, but — `Bring","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"me your schoolbag,` said Snape softly, `and all of your schoolbooks. All","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"of them. Bring them to me here. Now!` There was no point","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"arguing. Harry turned at once and splashed out of the bathroom. Once","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"in the corridor, he broke into a run toward Gryffindor Tower. Most","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"people were walking the other way; they gaped at him, drenched in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"water and blood, but he answered none of the questions fired at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"him as he ran past. He felt stunned; it was as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"a beloved pet had turned suddenly savage; what had the Prince been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"thinking to copy such a spell into his book? And what would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"happen when Snape saw it? Would he tell Slughorn — Harry's stomach","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"churned — how Harry had been achieving such good results in Potions","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"all year? Would he confiscate or destroy the book that had taught","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Harry so much . . . the book that had become a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"kind of guide and friend? Harry could not let it happen. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
". . He could not. . . `Where've you — ? Why","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"are you soaking — ? Is that blood.` Ron was standing at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the top of the stairs, looking bewildered at , the sight of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Harry. `I need your book,` Harry panted. `Your Potions book. Quick .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
". . give it to me . . .` `But what about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the Half-Blood —` `I'll explain later!` Ron pulled his copy of Advanced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Potion-Making out of his bag and handed it over; Harry sprinted off","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"past him and back to the common room. Here, he seized his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"schoolbag, ignoring the amazed looks of several people who had already finished","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"their dinner, threw himself back out of the portrait hole, and hurtled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"off along the seventh-floor corridor. He skidded to a halt beside the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"tapestry of dancing trolls, closed his eyes, and began to walk. I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"need a place to hide my book. . . . I need","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"a place to hide my book. . . . I need a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"place to hide my book. ... Three times he walked up and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"down in front of the stretch of blank wall. When he opened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"his eyes, there it was at last: the door to the Room","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"of Requirement. Harry wrenched it open, flung him self inside, and slammed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"it shut. He gasped. Despite his haste, his panic, his fear of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"what awaited him back in the bathroom, he could not help but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"be overawed by what he was looking at. He was standing in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"a room the size of a large cathedral, whose high windows were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"sending shafts of light down upon what looked like a city with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"towering walls, built of what Harry knew must be objects hidden by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"generations of Hogwarts inhabitants. There were alleyways and roads bordered by tetering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"piles of broken and damaged furniture, stowed away, perhaps, to hide the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"evidence of mishandled magic, or else hidden by castle-proud house-elves. There were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"thousands and thousands of books, no doubt banned or graffitied or stolen.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"There were winged catapults and Fanged Frisbees, some still with enough life","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"in them to hover halfheartedly over the mountains of other forbidden items;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"there were chipped bottles of congealed potions, hats, jewels, cloaks; there were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"what looked like dragon eggshells, corked bottles whose contents still shimmered evilly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"several rusting swords, and a heavy, bloodstained axe. Harry hurried forward into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"one of the many alleyways between all this hidden treasure. He turned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"right past an enormous stuffed troll, ran on a short way, took","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"a left at the broken Vanishing Cabinet in which Montague had got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"lost the previous year, finally pausing beside a large cupboard that seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"to have had acid thrown at its blistered surface. He opened one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"of the cupboard's creaking doors: It had already been used as a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"hiding place for something in a cage that had long since died;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"its skeleton had five legs. He stuffed the Half-Blood Princes book behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the cage and slammed the door. He paused for a moment, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"heart thumping horribly, gazing around at all the clutter. . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Would he be able to find this spot again amidst all this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"junk? Seizing the chipped bust of an ugly old warlock from on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"top of a nearby crate, he stood it on top of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"cupboard where the book was now hidden, perched a dusty old wig","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and a tarnished tiara on the statues head to make it more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"distinctive, then sprinted back through the alleyways of hidden junk as fast","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"as he could go, back to the door, back out onto the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"corridor, where he slammed the door behind him, and it turned at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"once back into stone. Harry ran flat-out toward the bathroom on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"floor below, cramming Ron's copy of Advanced Potion-Making into his bag as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"he did so. A minute later, he was back in front of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Snape, who held out his hand wordlessly for Harry's schoolbag. Harry handed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"it over, panting, a searing pain in his chest, and waited. One","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"by one, Snape extracted Harrys books and examined them., Finally, the only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"book left was the Potions book, which he looked at very carefully","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"before speaking. `This is your copy of Advanced Potion-Making, is it, Potter?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`Yes,` said Harry, still breathing hard. `You're quite sure of that, are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"you, Potter?` `Yes,` said Harry, with a touch more defiance. `This is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the copy of Advanced Potion-Making that you purchased from Flourish and Blotts?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`Yes,` said Harry firmly. `Then why,` asked Snape, `does it have the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"name 'Roonil Wazlib' written inside the front cover?` Harrys heart missed a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"beat. `That's my nickname,` he said. ' `Your nickname,` repeated Snape. ;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`Yeah . . . that's what my friends call me,` said Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`I understand what a nickname is,` said Snape. The cold, black eyes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"were boring once more into Harry's; he tried not to look into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"them. Close your mind. . . . Close your mind. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
". But he had never learned how to do it properly. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
". . `Do you know what I think, Potter?` said Snape, very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"quietly. `I think that you are a liar and a cheat and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"that you deserve detention with me every Saturday until the end of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"term. `What do you think, Potter?` `I — I don't agree, sir,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"said Harry, still refusing to look into Snape's eyes. `Well, we shall","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"see how you feel after your detentions,` said Snape. `Ten o'clock Saturday","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"morning, Potter. My office.` `But sir . . .` said Harry, looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"up desperately. `Quidditch . . . the last match of the ...`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`Ten o'clock,` whispered Snape, with a smile that showed his yellow teeth.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`Poor Gryffindor. . . fourth place this year, I fear ...` And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"he left the bathroom without another word, leaving Harry to stare into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the cracked mirror, feeling sicker, he was sure, than Ron had ever","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"felt in his life. `I won't say 'I told you so,'` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Hermione, an hour later in the common room. `Leave it, Hermione,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Ron angrily. Harry had never made it to dinner; he had no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"appetite at all. He had just finished telling Ron, Hermione, and Ginny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"what had happened, not that there seemed to have been much need.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"The news had traveled very fast: Apparently Moaning Myrtle had taken it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"upon herself to pop up in every bathroom in the castle to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"tell the story; Malfoy had already been visited in the hospital wing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"by Pansy Parkinson, who had lost no time in vilifying Harry far","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and wide, and Snape had told the staff precisely what had happened.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Harry had already been called out of the common room to endure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"fifteen highly unpleasant minutes in the company of Professor McGonagall, who had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"told him he was lucky not to have been expelled and that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"she supported wholeheartedly Snape's punishment of detention every Saturday until the end","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"of term. `I told you there was something wrong with that Prince person,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Hermione said, evidently unable to stop herself. `And I was right, wasn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"I.` `No, I don't think you were,` said Harry stubbornly. He was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"having a bad enough time without Hermione lecturing him; the looks on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the Gryffindor team's faces when he had told them he would not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"be able to play on Saturday had been the worst punishment of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"all. He could feel Ginny's eyes on him now but did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"meet them; he did not want to see disappointment or anger there.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"He had just told her that she would be playing Seeker on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Saturday and that Dean would be rejoining the team as Chaser in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"her place. Perhaps, if they won, Ginny and Dean would make up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"during the post-match euphoria. . . . The thought went through Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"like an icy knife. . . . `Harry,` said Hermione, `how can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"you still stick up for that book when that spell —` `Will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"you stop harping on about the book!` snapped Harry. `The Prince only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"copied it out! It's not like he was advising anyone to use","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"it! For all we know, he was making a note of something","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"that had been used against him!` `I don't believe this,` said Hermione.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`You're actually defending— `I'm not defending what I did!` said Harry quickly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`I wish 1 ; hadn't done it, and not just because I've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"got about a dozen detentions. You know I wouldn't've used a spell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"like that, not even on Malfoy, but you can't blame the Prince,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"he hadn't written 'try this out, it's really good' — he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"just making notes for himself, wasn't he, not for anyone else. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
". .` `Are you telling me,` said Hermione, `that you're going to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"go back — ?` `And get the book? Yeah, I am,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Harry forcefully. `Listen, without the Prince I'd never have won the Felix","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Felicis. I'd never have known how to save Ron from poisoning, I'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"never have —` `— got a reputation for Potions brilliance you don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"deserve,` said Hermione nastily. `Give it a rest, Hermione!` said Ginny, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Harry was so amazed, so grateful, he looked up. `By the sound","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"of it, Malfoy was trying to use an Unforgivable Curse, you should","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"be glad Harry had something good up his sleeve!` `Well, of course","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"I'm glad Harry wasn't cursed!` said Hermione, clearly stung. `But you can't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"call that Sectumsempra spell good, Ginny, look where it's landed him! And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"I'd have thought, seeing what this has done to your chances in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the match —` `Oh, don't start acting as though you understand Quidditch,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"snapped Ginny, `you'll only embarrass yourself.` Harry and Ron stared: Hermione and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Ginny, who had always got on together very well, were now sitting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"with their arms folded, glaring in opposite directions. Ron looked nervously at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Harry, then snatched up a book at random and hid behind it.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Harry, however, little though he knew he deserved it, felt unbelievably cheerful","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"all of a sudden, even though none of them spoke again for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the rest of the evening. His lightheartedness was short-lived. There were Slytherin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"taunts to be endured next day, not to mention much anger from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"fellow Gryffindors, who were most unhappy that their Captain had got himself","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"banned from the final match of the season. By Saturday morning, whatever","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"he might have told Hermione, Harry would have gladly exchanged all the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Felix Felicis in the world to be walking down to the Quidditch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"pitch with Ron, Ginny, and the others. It was almost unbearable to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"turn away from the mass of students streaming out into the sunshine,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"all of them wearing rosettes and hats and brandishing banners and scarves,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"to descend the stone steps into the dungeons and walk until the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"distant sounds of the crowd were quite obliterated, knowing that he would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"not be able to hear a word of commentary or a cheer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"or groan. `Ah, Potter,` said Snape, when Harry had knocked on his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"door and entered the unpleasantly familiar office that Snape, despite teaching floors","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"above now, had not vacated; it was as dimly lit as ever","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and the same slimy dead objects were suspended in colored potions all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"around the walls. Ominously, there were many cob-webbed boxes piled on a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"table where Harry was clearly supposed to sit; they had an aura","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"of tedious, hard, and pointless work about them. `Mr. Filch has been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"looking for someone to clear out these old files,` said Snape softly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`They are the records of other Hogwarts wrongdoers and their punishments. Where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the ink has grown faint, or the cards have suffered damage from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"mice, we would like you to copy out the crimes and punishments","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"afresh and, making sure that they are in alphabetical order, replace them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"in the boxes. You will not use magic.` `Right, Professor,` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"with as much contempt as he could put into the last three","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"syllables. `I thought you could start,` said Snape, a malicious smile on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"his lips, `with boxes one thousand and twelve to one thousand and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"fifty-six. You will find some familiar names in there, which should add","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"interest to the task. Here, you see . . .` He pulled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"out a card from one of the topmost boxes with a flourish","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and read, `James Potter and Sirius Black. Apprehended using an illegal hex","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"upon Bertram Aubrey. Aubreys head twice normal size. Double detention.` Snape sneered.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"`It must be such a comforting thing that, though they are gone,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"a record of their great achievements remains.` Harry felt the familiar boiling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"sensation in the pit of his stomach. Biting his tongue to prevent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"himself retaliating, he sat down in front of the boxes and pulled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"one toward him. It was, as Harry had anticipated, useless, boring work,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"punctuated (as Snape had clearly planned) with the regular jolt in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"stomach that meant he had just read his father or Sirius's names,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"usually coupled together in various petty misdeeds, occasionally accompanied by those of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Remus Lupin and Peter Pettigrew. And while he copied out all their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"various offenses and punishments, he wondered what was going on outside, where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"the match would have just started . . . Ginny playing Seeker","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"against Cho . . . Harry glanced again and again at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"large clock ticking on the wall. It seemed to be moving half","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"as fast as a regular clock; perhaps Snape had bewitched it to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"go extra slowly? He could not have been here for only half","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"an hour ... an hour ... an hour and a half. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
". . Harry's stomach started rumbling when the clock showed half past","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"twelve. Snape, who had not spoken at all since setting Harry his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"task, finally looked up at ten past one. `I think that will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"do,` he said coldly. `Mark the place you have reached. You will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"continue at ten o'clock next Saturday.` Yes, sir. Harry stuffed a bent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"card into the box at random and hurried out of the door","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"before Snape could change his mind, racing back up the stone steps,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"straining his ears to hear a sound from the pitch, but all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"was quiet. ... It was over, then. . . . He hesitated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"outside the crowded Great Hall, then ran up the marble staircase; whether","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Gryffindor had won or lost, the team usually celebrated or commiserated in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"their own common room. `Quid agis?` he said tentatively to the Fat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Lady, wondering what he would find inside. Her expression was unreadable as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"she replied, `You'll see.` And she swung forward. A roar of celebration","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"erupted from the hole behind her. Harry gaped as people began to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"scream at the sight of him; several hands pulled him into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"room. `We won!` yelled Ron, bounding into sight and brandishing the silver","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Cup at Harry. `We won! Four hundred and fifty to a hundred","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and forty! We won!` Harry looked around; there was Ginny running toward","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"him; she had a hard, blazing look in her face as she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"threw her arms around him. And without thinking, without planning it, without","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"worrying about the fact that fifty people were watching, Harry kissed her.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"After several long moments — or it might have been half an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"hour — or possibly several sunlit days — they broke apart. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"room had gone very quiet. Then several people wolf-whistled and there was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"an outbreak of nervous giggling. Harry looked over the top of Ginny's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"head to see Dean Thomas holding a shattered glass in his hand,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"and Romilda Vane looking as though she might throw something. Hermione was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"beaming, but Harry's eyes sought Ron. At last he found him, still","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"clutching the Cup and wearing an expression appropriate to having been clubbed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"over the head. For a fraction of a second they looked at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"each other, then Ron gave a tiny jerk of the head that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"Harry understood to mean, Well—if you must. The creature in his chest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"roaring in triumph, he grinned down at Ginny and gestured wordlessly out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"of the portrait hole. A long walk in the grounds seemed indicated,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
"during which — if they had time — they might discuss the match. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-24"
" The fact that Harry Potter was going out with Ginny Weasley","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"seemed to interest a great number of people, most of them girls,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"yet Harry found himself newly and happily impervious to gossip over the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"next few weeks. After all, it made a very nice change to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"be talked about because of something that was making him happier than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"he could remember being for a very long time, rather than because","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"he had been involved in hor-rific scenes of Dark magic.'You'd think people","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"had better things to gossip about,' said Ginny, as she sat on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the common-room floor, leaning against Harry's legs and reading the Daily Prophet.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Three Dementor attacks in a week, and all Romilda Vane does is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"ask me if it's true you've got a Hippogriff tattooed across your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"chest.' Ron and Hermione both roared with laughter. Harry ignored them. 'What","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"did you tell her?' ' ? told her it's a Hungarian Horntail,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"said Ginny, turning a page of the newspaper idly. 'Much more macho.'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Thanks,' said Harry, grinning. 'And what did you tell her Ron's got?'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'A Pygmy Puff, but I didn't say where.' Ron scowled as Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"rolled around laughing. 'Watch it,' he said, pointing wamingly at Harry and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Ginny. 'Just because I've given my permission doesn't mean I can't withdraw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"it -' `Tour permission`,' scoffed Ginny. 'Since when did you give me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"permission to do anything? Anyway, you said yourself you'd rather it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Harry than Michael or Dean.' 'Yeah, 1 would,' said Ron grudgingly. 'And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"just as long as you don't start snogging each other in public","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"-' 'You filthy hypocrite! What about you and Lavender, thrash-ing around like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"a pair of eels all over the place?' demanded Ginny. But Ron's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"tolerance was not to be tested much as they moved into June,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"for Harry and Ginny's time together was becoming increasingly restricted. Ginny's O.W.L.s","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"were approaching and she was therefore forced to revise for hours into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the night. On one such evening, when Ginny had retired to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"library and Harry was sitting beside the window in the common room,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"supposedly finishing his Herbology home-work but in reality reliving a particularly happy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"hour he had spent down by the lake with Ginny at lunch-time,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Hermione dropped into the seat between him and Ron with an unpleasantly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"purposeful look on her face. 'I want to talk to you, Harry.'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'What about?' said Harry suspiciously. Only the previous day, Hermione had told","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"him off for distracting Ginny when she ought to be working hard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"for her examinations. The so-called Half-Blood Prince.' 'Oh, not again,' he groaned.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'Will you please drop it?' He had not dared to return to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the Room of Requirement to retrieve his book, and his performance in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Potions was suffer-ing accordingly (though Slughorn, who approved of Ginny, had jocularly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"attributed this to Harry being lovesick). But Harry was sure that Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"had not yet given up hope of laying hands on the Prince's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"book, and was determined to leave it where it was while Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"remained on the lookout. 'I'm not dropping it,' said Hermione firmly, 'until","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"you've heard me out. Now, I've been trying to find out a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"bit about who might make a hobby of inventing Dark spells -'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'He didn't make a hobby of it -' 'He, he - who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"says it's a he?' 'We've been through this,' said Harry crossly. 'Prince,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Hermione, Prince!' 'Right!' said Hermione, red patches blazing in her cheeks as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"she pulled a very old piece of newsprint out of her pocket","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"and slammed it down on the table in front of Harry. 'Look","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"at that! Look at the picture!' Harry picked up the crumbling piece","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"of paper and stared at the moving photograph, yellowed with age; Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"leaned over for a look, too. The picture showed a skinny girl","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"of around fifteen. She was not pretty; she looked simultaneously cross and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"sullen, with heavy brows and a long, pallid face. Under-neath the photograph","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"was the caption: Eileen Prince, Captain of the Hogwarts Gobstones Team. 'So?'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"said Harry, scanning the short news item to which the picture belonged;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"it was a rather dull story about inter-school competitions. 'Her name was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Eileen Prince. Prince, Harry.' They looked at each other and Harry realised","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"what Hermione was trying to say. He burst out laughing. 'No way.'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'What?' 'You think she was the Half-Blood ...? Oh, come on.' 'Well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"why not? Harry, there aren't any real princes in the wizarding world!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"It's either a nickname, a made-up title somebody's given themselves, or it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"could be their actual name, couldn't it? No, listen! If, say, her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"father was a wizard whose surname was `Prince`, and her mother was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"a Muggle, then that would make her a `half-blood Prince`!' 'Yeah, very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"ingenious, Hermione ...' 'But it would! Maybe she was proud of being","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"half a Prince!' 'Listen, Hermione, I can tell it's not a girl.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"I can just tell.' The truth is that you don't think a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"girl would have been clever enough,' said Hermione angrily. 'How can I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"have hung round with you for five years and not think girls","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"are clever?' said Harry, stung by this. 'It's the way he writes.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"I just know the Prince was a bloke, I can tell. This","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"girl hasn't got anything to do with it. Where did you get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"this, anyway?' ‘The library,' said Hermione, predictably. There's a whole collection of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"old Prophets up there. Well, I'm going to find out more about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Eileen Prince if I can.' 'Enjoy yourself,' said Harry irritably. 'I will,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"said Hermione. 'And the first place I'll look,' she shot at him,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"as she reached the portrait hole, 'is records of old Potions awards!'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Harry scowled after her for a moment, then continued his contemplation of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the darkening sky. 'She's just never got over you outperforming her in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Potions,' said Ron, returning to his copy of One Thousand Magical Herbs","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"and Fungi. 'You don't think I'm mad, wanting that book back, do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"you?' 'Course not,' said Ron robustly. 'He was a genius, the Prince.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Anyway ... without his bezoar tip ...' he drew his finger significantly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"across his own throat, 'I wouldn't be here to discuss it, would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"I? I mean, I'm not saying that spell you used on Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"was great -' 'Nor am I,' said Harry quickly. 'But he healed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"all right, didn't he? Back on his feet in no time.' 'Yeah,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"said Harry; this was perfectly true, although his con-science squirmed slightly all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the same. Thanks to Snape ...' 'You still got detention with Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"this Saturday?' Ron continued. 'Yeah, and the Saturday after that, and the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Saturday after that,' sighed Harry. 'And he's hinting now that if I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"don't get all the boxes done by the end of term, we'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"carry on next year.' He was finding these detentions particularly irksome because","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"they cut into the already limited time he could have been spending","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"with Ginny. Indeed, he had frequently won-dered lately whether Snape did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"know this, for he was keeping Harry later and later every time,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"while making pointed asides about Harry having to miss the good weather","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"and the varied opportunities it offered. Harry was shaken from these bitter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"reflections by the appearance at his side of Jimmy Peakes, who was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"holding out a scroll of parchment. ‘Thanks, Jimmy ... hey, it's from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Dumbledore!' said Harry excitedly, unrolling the parchment and scanning it. 'He wants","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"me to go to his office as quick as 1 can!' They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"stared at each other. 'Blimey,' whispered Ron. 'You don't reckon ... he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"hasn't found ...?' 'Better go and see, hadn't I?' said Harry, jumping","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"to his feet. He hurried out of the common room and along","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the seventh floor as fast as he could, passing nobody but Peeves,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"who swooped past in the opposite direction, throwing bits of chalk at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Harry in a routine sort of way and cackling loudly as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"dodged Harry's defensive jinx. Once Peeves had vanished, there was silence in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the corridors; with only fifteen minutes left until curfew, most people had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"already returned to their common rooms. And then Harry heard a scream","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"and a crash. He stopped in his tracks, listening. 'How - dare","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"- you - aaaaargh!' The noise was coming from a corridor nearby;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Harry sprinted towards it, his wand at the ready, hurtled round another","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"corner and saw Professor Trelawney sprawled upon the floor, her head covered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"in one of her many shawls, several sherry bottles lying beside her,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"one broken. 'Professor -' Harry hurried forwards and helped Professor Trelawney to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"her feet. Some of her glittering beads had become entangled with her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"glasses. She hiccoughed loudly, patted her hair and pulled herself up on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Harry's helping arm. 'What happened, Professor?' 'You may well ask!' she said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"shrilly. 'I was strolling along, brooding upon certain Dark portents 1 happen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"to have glimpsed ...' But Harry was not paying much attention. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"had just noticed where they were standing: there on the right was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the tapestry of dancing trolls and, on the left, that smoothly impenetrable","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"stretch of stone wall that concealed - 'Professor, were you trying to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"get into the Room of Requirement?' '... omens I have been vouchsafed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"- what?' She looked suddenly shifty. The Room of Requirement,' repeated Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'Were you try-ing to get in there?' 'I - well - I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"didn't know students knew about -' 'Not all of them do,' said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Harry. 'But what happened? You screamed ... it sounded as though you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"were hurt...' 'I - well,' said Professor Trelawney, drawing her shawls around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"her defensively and staring down at him with her vastly magnified eyes.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'I wished to - ah - deposit certain – um - personal","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"items in the Room ...' And she muttered something about 'nasty accusations'.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'Right,' said Harry, glancing down at the sherry bottles. 'But you couldn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"get in and hide them?' He found this very odd; the Room","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"had opened for him, after all, when he had wanted to hide","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the Half-Blood Prince's book. 'Oh, I got in all right,' said Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Trelawney, glaring at the wall. 'But there was somebody already in there.'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'Somebody in -? Who?' demanded Harry. 'Who was in there?' ' ?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"have no idea,' said Professor Trelawney, looking slightly taken aback at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"urgency in Harry's voice. 'I walked into the Room and I heard a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"voice, which has never happened before in all my years of hiding","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"- of using the Room, I mean.' 'A voice? Saying what?' 'I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"don't know that it was saying anything,' said Professor Trelawney. 'It was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"... whooping.' 'Whooping?' 'Gleefully,' she said, nodding. Harry stared at her. 'Was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"it male or female?' ' ? would hazard a guess at male,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"said Professor Trelawney. 'And it sounded happy?' 'Very happy,' said Professor Trelawney","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"sniffily. 'As though it was celebrating?' 'Most definitely.' 'And then -?' 'And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"then I called out, `Who's there?`' 'You couldn't have found out who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"it was without asking?' Harry asked her, slightly frustrated. ‘The Inner Eye,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"said Professor Trelawney with dignity, straightening her shawls and many strands of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"glittering beads, 'was fixed upon matters well outside the mundane realms of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"whooping voices.' 'Right,' said Harry hastily; he had heard about Professor Trelawney's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Inner Eye all too often before. 'And did the voice say who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"was there?' 'No, it did not,' she said. 'Everything went pitch black","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"and the next thing I knew, I was being hurled headfirst out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"of the Room!' 'And you didn't see that coming?' said Harry, unable","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"to help himself. 'No, I did not, as I say, it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"pitch -' She stopped and glared at him suspiciously. 'I think you'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"better tell Professor Dumbledore,' said Harry. 'He ought to know Malfoy's celebrating","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"- I mean, that some-one threw you out of the Room.' To","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"his surprise, Professor Trelawney drew herself up at this suggestion, looking haughty.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"The Headmaster has intimated that he would prefer fewer visits from me,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"she said coldly. I am not one to press my company upon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"those who do not value it. If Dumbledore chooses to ignore the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"warnings the cards show -' Her bony hand closed suddenly around Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"wrist. 'Again and again, no matter how I lay them out -'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"And she pulled a card dramatically from underneath her shawls. '- the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"lightning-struck tower,' she whispered. 'Calamity. Disaster. Coming nearer all the time ...'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'Right,' said Harry again. 'Well ... I still think you should tell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Dumbledore about this voice and everything going dark and being thrown out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"of the Room ...' 'You think so?' Professor Trelawney seemed to consider","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the matter for a moment, but Harry could tell that she liked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the idea of retelling her little adventure. 'I'm going to see him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"right now,' said Harry. 'I've got a meeting with him. We could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"go together.' 'Oh, well, in that case,' said Professor Trelawney with a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"smile. She bent down, scooped up her sherry bottles and dumped them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"unceremoniously in a large blue and white vase standing in a nearby","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"niche. 'I miss having you in my classes, Harry,' she said soulfully,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"as they set off together. 'You were never much of a Seer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"... but you were a wonderful Object...' Harry did not reply; he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"had loathed being the Object of Professor Trelawney's continual predictions of doom.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'I am afraid,' she went on, 'that the nag - I'm sorry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the centaur - knows nothing of cartomancy. I asked him - one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Seer to another - had he not, too, sensed the distant vibra-tions","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"of coming catastrophe? But he seemed to find me almost comical. Yes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"comical!' Her voice rose rather hysterically and Harry caught a powerful whiff","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"of sherry even though the bottles had been left behind. 'Perhaps the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"horse has heard people say that I have not inherited my great-great-grandmother's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"gift. Those rumours have been bandied about by the jealous for years.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"You know what I say to such people, Harry? Would Dumbledore have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"let me teach at this great school, put so much trust in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"me all these years, had I not proved myself to him?' Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"mumbled something indistinct. 'I well remember my first interview with Dumbledore,' went","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"on Professor Trelawney, in throaty tones. 'He was deeply impressed, of course,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"deeply impressed ... I was staying at the Hog's Head, which I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"do not advise, incidentally - bed bugs, dear boy - but funds","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"were low. Dumbledore did me the courtesy of calling upon me in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"my room at the inn. He questioned me ... I must confess","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"that, at first, I thought he seemed ill-disposed towards Divination ... and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"I remember I was starting to feel a little odd, I had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"not eaten much that day ... but then ...' And now Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"was paying attention properly for the first time, for he knew what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"had happened then: Professor Trelawney had made the prophecy that had altered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the course of his whole life, the prophecy about him and Voldemort.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'... but then we were rudely interrupted by Severus Snape!' 'What?' 'Yes,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"there was a commotion outside the door and it flew open, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"there was that rather uncouth barman standing with Snape, who was waffling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"about having come the wrong way up the stairs, although I'm afraid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"that I myself rather thought he had been apprehended eavesdropping on my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"interview with Dumbledore - you see, he himself was seeking a job","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"at the time, and no doubt hoped to pick up tips! Well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"after that, you know, Dumbledore seemed much more dis-posed to give me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"a job, and I could not help thinking, Harry, that it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"because he appreciated the stark contrast between my own unassuming manners and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"quiet talent, compared to the pushing, thrusting young man who was prepared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"to listen at keyholes - Harry, dear?' She looked back over her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"shoulder, having only just real-ised that Harry was no longer with her;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"he had stopped walking and they were now ten feet from each","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"other. 'Harry?' she repeated uncertainly. Perhaps his face was white, to make","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"her look so concerned and frightened. Harry was standing stock-still as waves","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"of shock crashed over him, wave after wave, obliterating every-thing except the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"information that had been kept from him for so long ... It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"was Snape who had overheard the prophecy. It was Snape who had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"carried the news of the prophecy to Voldemort. Snape and Peter Pettigrew","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"together had sent Voldemort hunt-ing after Lily and James and their son","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"... Nothing else mattered to Harry just now. 'Harry?' said Professor Trelawney","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"again. 'Harry - I thought we were going to see the Headmaster","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"together?' 'You stay here,' said Harry through numb lips. 'But, dear ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"I was going to tell him how I was assaulted in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Room of-' 'You stay here!' Harry repeated angrily. She looked alarmed as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"he ran past her, round the corner into Dumbledore's corridor, where the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"lone gargoyle stood sentry. Harry shouted the password at the gargoyle and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"ran up the moving spiral staircase three steps at a time. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"did not knock upon Dumbledore's door, he hammered; and the calm voice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"answered 'Enter' after Harry had already flung himself into the room. Fawkes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the phoenix looked round, his bright black eyes gleaming with reflected gold","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"from the sunset beyond the window. Dumbledore was standing at the window","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"look-ing out at the grounds, a long, black travelling cloak in his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"arms. 'Well, Harry, I promised that you could come with me.' For","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"a moment or two, Harry did not understand; the con-versation with Trelawney","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"had driven everything else out of his head and his brain seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"to be moving very slowly. 'Come ... with you ... ?' 'Only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"if you wish it, of course.' 'If I...' And then Harry remembered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"why he had been eager to come to Dumbledore's office in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"first place. 'You've found one? You've found a Horcrux?' 'I believe so.'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Rage and resentment fought shock and excitement: for several moments, Harry could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"not speak. 'It is natural to be afraid,' said Dumbledore. 'I'm not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"scared!' said Harry at once, and it was perfectly   true;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"fear was one emotion he was not feeling at all. 'Which Horcrux","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"is it? Where is it?' 'I am not sure which it is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"- though I think we can rule out the snake - but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"I believe it to be hidden in a cave on the coast","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"many miles from here, a cave I have been trying to locate","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"for a very long time: the cave in which Tom Riddle once","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"terror-ised two children from his orphanage on their annual trip; you remember?'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'Yes,' said Harry. 'How is it protected?' 'I do not know; I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"have suspicions that may be entirely wrong.' Dumbledore hesitated, then said, 'Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"I promised you that you could come with me, and I stand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"by that prom-ise, but it would be very wrong of me not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"to warn you that this will be exceedingly dangerous.' 'I'm coming,' said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Harry, almost before Dumbledore had finished speaking. Boiling with anger at Snape,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"his desire to do something desperate and risky had increased tenfold in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the last few minutes. This seemed to show on Harry's face, for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Dumbledore moved away from the window, and looked more closely at Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"a slight crease between his silver eyebrows. 'What has happened to you?'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'Nothing,' lied Harry promptly. 'What has upset you?' 'I'm not upset.' 'Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"you were never a good Occlumens -' The word was the spark","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"that ignited Harry's fury. 'Snape!' he said, very loudly, and Fawkes gave","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"a soft squawk behind them. 'Snape's what's happened! He told Voldemort about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the prophecy, it was him, he listened outside the door, Trelawney told","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"me!' Dumbledore's expression did not change, but Harry thought his face whitened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"under the bloody tinge cast by the setting sun. For a long","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"moment, Dumbledore said nothing. 'When did you find out about this?' he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"asked at last. 'Just now!' said Many, who was refraining from yelling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"with enormous difficulty. And then, suddenly, he could not stop himself. 'AND","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"YOU LET HIM TEACH HERE AND HE TOLD VOLDEMORT TO GO AFTER","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"MY MUM AND DAD!' Breathing hard as though he were fighting, Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"turned away from Dumbledore, who still had not moved a muscle, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"paced up and down the study, rubbing his knuckles in his hand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"and exercising every last bit of restraint to prevent himself knocking things","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"over. He wanted to rage and storm at Dumbledore, but he also","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"wanted to go with him to try and destroy the Horcrux; he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"wanted to tell him that he was a fool-ish old man for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"trusting Snape, but he was terrified that Dumbledore would not take him along","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"unless he mastered his anger ... 'Harry,' said Dumbledore quietly. 'Please listen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"to me.' It was as difficult to stop his relentless pacing as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"to refrain from shouting. Harry paused, biting his lip, and looked into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Dumbledore's lined face. 'Professor Snape made a terrible -' 'Don't tell me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"it was a mistake, sir, he was listening at the door!' 'Please","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"let me finish.' Dumbledore waited until Harry had nodded curtly, then went","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"on. 'Professor Snape made a terrible mistake. He was still in Lord","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Voldemort's employ on the night he heard the first half of Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Trelawney's prophecy. Naturally, he hastened to tell his master what he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"heard, for it concerned his master most deeply. But he did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"know - he had no possible way of knowing - which boy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Voldemort would hunt from then onwards, or that the parents he would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"destroy in his murderous quest were people that Professor Snape knew, that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"they were your mother and father -' Harry let out a yell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"of mirthless laughter. 'He hated my dad like he hated Sirius! Haven't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"you noticed, Professor, how the people Snape hates tend to end up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"dead?' 'You have no idea of the remorse Professor Snape felt when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"he realised how Lord Voldemort had interpreted the prophecy, Harry. I believe","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"it to be the greatest regret of his life and the reason","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"that he returned -' 'But he's a very good Occlumens, isn't he,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"sir?' said Harry, whose voice was shaking with the effort of keeping","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"it steady. 'And isn't Voldemort convinced that Snape's on his side, even","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"now? Professor ... how can you be sure Snape's on our side?'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Dumbledore did not speak for a moment; he looked as though he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"was trying to make up his mind about something. At last he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"said, 'I am sure. I trust Severus Snape completely.' Harry breathed deeply","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"for a few moments in an effort to steady himself. It did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"not work. 'Well, I don't!' he said, as loudly as before. 'He's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"up to something with Draco Malfoy right now, right under your nose,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"and you still -' 'We have discussed this, Harry,' said Dumbledore, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"now he sounded stern again. 'I have told you my views.' 'You're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"leaving the school tonight and I'll bet you haven't even considered that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Snape and Malfoy might decide to -' To what?' asked Dumbledore, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"eyebrows raised. 'What is it that you suspect them of doing, precisely?'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'I ... they're up to something!' said Harry and his hands curled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"into fists as he said it. 'Professor Trelawney was just in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Room of Requirement, trying to hide her sherry bottles, and she heard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Malfoy whooping, celebrating! He's trying to mend something dangerous in there and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"if you ask me he's fixed it at last and you're about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"to just walk out of school * without -' 'Enough,' said Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"He said it quite calmly, and yet Harry fell silent at once;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"he knew that he had finally crossed some invisible line. 'Do you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"think that I have once left the school unprotected during my absences","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"this year? I have not. Tonight, when I leave, there will again","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"be additional protec-tion in place. Please do not suggest that I do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"not take the safety of my students seriously, Harry.' 'I didn't -'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"mumbled Harry, a little abashed, but Dumbledore cut across him. ' ?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"do not wish to discuss the matter any further.' Harry bit back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"his retort, scared that he had gone too far, that he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"ruined his chance of accompanying Dumbledore, but Dumbledore went on, 'Do you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"wish to come with me tonight?' 'Yes,' said Harry at once. 'Very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"well, then: listen.' Dumbledore drew himself up to his full height. 'I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"take you with me on one condition: that you obey any command","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"I might give you at once, and without question.' 'Of course.' 'Be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"sure to understand me, Harry. I mean that you must follow even","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"such orders as `run`, `hide` or `go back`. Do I have your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"word?' 'I - yes, of course.' 'If 1 tell you to hide,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"you will do so?' 'Yes.' 'If I tell you to flee, you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"will obey?' 'Yes.' 'If I tell you to leave me, and save","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"yourself, you will do as I tell you?' 'I -' 'Harry?' They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"looked at each other for a moment. 'Yes, sir.' 'Very good. Then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"I wish you to go and fetch your Cloak and meet me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"in the Entrance Hall in five minutes' time.' Dumbledore turned back to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"look out of the fiery window; the sun was now a ruby-red","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"glare along the horizon. Harry walked quickly from the office and down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the spiral staircase. His mind was oddly clear all of a sudden.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"He knew what to do. Ron and Hermione were sitting together in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the common room when he came back. 'What does Dumbledore want?' Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"said at once. 'Harry, are you OK?' she added anxiously. 'I'm fine,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"said Harry shortly, racing past them. He dashed up the stairs and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"into his dormitory, where he flung open his trunk and pulled out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the Marauder's Map and a pair of balled-up socks. Then he sped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"back down the stairs and into the common room, skidding to a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"halt where Ron and Hermione sat, looking stunned. 'I haven't got much","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"time,' Harry panted, 'Dumbledore thinks I'm getting my Invisibility Cloak. Listen ...'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Quickly he told them where he was going, and why. He did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"not pause either for Hermione's gasps of horror or for Ron's hasty","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"questions; they could work out the finer details for themselves later. '...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"so you see what this means?' Harry finished at a gallop. 'Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"won't be here tonight, so Malfoy's going to have another clear shot","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"at whatever he's up to. No, listen to me!` he hissed angrily,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"as both Ron and Hermione showed every sign of interrupting. 'I know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"it was Malfoy celebrating in the Room of Requirement. Here -' He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"shoved the Marauder's Map into Hermione's hand. 'You've got to watch him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"and you've got to watch Snape, too. Use anyone else who you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"can rustle up from the DA. Hermione, those contact Galleons will still","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"work, right? Dumbledore says he's put extra protection in the school, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"if Snape's involved, he'll know what Dumbledore's protection is, and how to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"avoid it - but he won't be expecting you lot to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"on the watch, will he?' 'Harry -' began Hermione, her eyes huge","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"with fear. ' ? haven't got time to argue,' said Harry curtly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Take this as well -' He thrust the socks into Ron's hands.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"‘Thanks,' said Ron. 'Er - why do I need socks?' 'You need","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"what's wrapped in them, it's the Felix Felicis. Share it between yourselves","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"and Ginny too. Say goodbye to her from me. I'd better go,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Dumbledore's waiting -' 'No!' said Hermione, as Ron unwrapped the tiny little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"bottle of golden potion, looking awestruck. 'We don't want it, you take","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"it, who knows what you're going to be facing?' 'I'Il be fine,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"I'll be with Dumbledore,' said Harry. 'I want to know you lot","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"are OK ... don't look like that, Hermione, I'll see you later","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"And he was off, hurrying back through the portrait hole towards the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Entrance Hall. Dumbledore was waiting beside the oaken front doors. He turned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"as Harry came skidding out on to the topmost stone step, panting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"hard, a searing stitch in his side. 'I would like you to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"wear your Cloak, please,' said Dumbledore, and he waited until Harry had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"thrown it on before saying, 'Very good. Shall we go?' Dumbledore set","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"off at once down the stone steps, his own travelling cloak barely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"stirring in the still summer air. Harry hurried alongside him under the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Invisibility Cloak, still pant-ing and sweating rather a lot. 'But what will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"people think when they see you leaving, Professor?' Harry asked, his mind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"on Malfoy and Snape. That I am off into Hogsmeade for a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"drink,' said Dumbledore lightly. 'I sometimes offer Rosmerta my custom, or else","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"visit the Hog's Head ... or I appear to. It is as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"good a way as any of disguising one's true destination.' They made","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"their way down the drive in the gathering twi-light. The air was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"full of the smells of warm grass, lake water and wood smoke","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"from Hagrid's cabin. It was difficult to believe that they were heading","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"for anything dangerous or frightening. 'Professor,' said Harry quietly, as the gates","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"at the bottom of the drive came into view, 'will we be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Apparating?' 'Yes,' said Dumbledore. 'You can Apparate now, I believe?' 'Yes,' said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Harry, 'but I haven't got a licence.' He felt it best to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"be honest; what if he spoiled everything by turning up a hundred","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"miles from where he was supposed to go? 'No matter,' said Dumbledore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"'I can assist you again.' They turned out of the gates into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the twilit, deserted lane to Hogsmeade. Darkness descended fast as they walked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"and by the time they reached the High Street night was falling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"in earnest. Lights twinkled from windows over shops and as they neared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the Three Broomsticks they heard raucous shouting. '- and stay out!' shouted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"Madam Rosmerta, forcibly ejecting a grubby-looking wizard. 'Oh, hello, Albus ... you're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"out late ...' 'Good evening, Rosmerta, good evening ... forgive me, I'm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"off to the Hog's Head ... no offence, but I feel like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"a quieter atmosphere tonight...' A minute later they turned the corner into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the side street where the Hog's Head's sign creaked a little, though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"there was no breeze. In contrast to the Three Broomsticks, the pub","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"appeared to be completely empty. 'It will not be necessary for us","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"to enter,' muttered Dumbledore, glancing around. 'As long as nobody sees us","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"go ... now place your hand upon my arm, Harry. There is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"no need to grip too hard, I am merely guiding you. On","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"the count of three - one ... two ... three ...'Harry turned.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"At once, there was that horrible sensation that he was being squeezed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"through a thick rubber tube; he could not draw breath, every part","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"of him was being com-pressed almost past endurance and then, just when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"he thought he must suffocate, the invisible bands seemed to burst open,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
"and he was standing in cool darkness, breathing in lungfuls of fresh, salty air.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-25"
" Harry could smell salt and hear rushing waves; a light, chilly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"breeze ruffled his hair as he looked out at moon-lit sea and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"star-strewn sky. He was standing upon a high outcrop of dark rock,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"water foaming and churning below him. He glanced over his shoulder. A","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"towering cliff stood behind them, a sheer drop, black and faceless. A","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"few large chunks of rock, such as the one upon which Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"and Dumbledore were standing, looked as though they had broken away from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the cliff face at some point in the past. It was a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"bleak, harsh view, the sea and the rock unrelieved by any tree","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"or sweep of grass or sand. `What do you think?` asked Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"He might have been asking Harry's opinion on whether it was a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"good site for a picnic. `They brought the kids from the orphanage","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"here?` asked Harry, who could not imagine a less cozy spot for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"a day trip. `Not here, precisely,` said Dumbledore. `There is a village","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"of sorts about halfway along the cliffs behind us. I believe the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"orphans were taken there for a little sea air and a view","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"of the waves. No, I think it was only ever Tom Riddle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"and his youthful victims who visited this spot. No Muggle could reach","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"this rock unless they were uncommonly good mountaineers, and boats cannot approach","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the cliffs, the waters around them are too dangerous. I imagine that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Riddle climbed down; magic would have served better than ropes. And he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"brought two small children with him, probably for the pleasure of terrorizing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"them. I think the journey alone would have done it, don't you?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Harry looked up at the cliff again and felt goose bumps. `But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"his final destination — and ours — lies a little farther on.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Come.` Dumbledore beckoned Harry to the very edge of the rock where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"a series of jagged niches made footholds leading down to boulders that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"lay half-submerged in water and closer to the cliff. It was a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"treacherous descent and Dumbledore, hampered slightly by his withered hand, moved slowly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"The lower rocks were slippery with seawater. Harry could feel flecks of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"cold salt spray hitting his face. `Lumos,` said Dumbledore, as he reached","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the boulder closest to the cliff face. A thousand flecks of golden","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"light sparkled upon the dark surface of the water a few feet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"below where he crouched; the black wall of rock beside him was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"illuminated too. `You see?` said Dumbledore quietly, holding his wand a little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"higher. Harry saw a fissure in the cliff into which dark water","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"was swirling. `You will not object to getting a little wet?` `No,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"said Harry. `Then take off your Invisibility Cloak — there is no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"need for it now — and let us take the plunge,` And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"with the sudden agility of a much younger man, Dumble-dore slid from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the boulder, landed in the sea, and began to swim, with a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"perfect breaststroke, toward the dark slit in the rock face, his lit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"wand held in his teeth. Harry pulled off his cloak, stuffed it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"into his pocket, and followed. The water was icy; Harry's waterlogged clothes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"billowed around him and weighed him down. Taking deep breaths that filled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"his nostrils with the tang of salt and seaweed, he struck out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"for the shimmering, shrinking light now moving deeper into the cliff. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"fissure soon opened into a dark tunnel that Harry could tell would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"be filled with water at high tide. The slimy walls were barely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"three feet apart and glimmered like wet tar in the passing light","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"of Dumbledore's wand. A little way in, the passageway curved to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"left, and Harry saw that it extended far into the cliff. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"continued to swim in Dumbledore's wake, the tips of his benumbed fingers","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"brushing the rough, wet rock. Then he saw Dumbledore rising out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the water ahead, his sil-ver hair and dark robes gleaming. When Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"reached the spot he found steps that led into a large cave.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"He clambered up them, water streaming from his soaking clothes, and emerged,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"shivering uncontrollably, into the still and freezing air. Dumbledore was standing in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the middle of the cave, his wand held high as he turned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"slowly on the spot, examining the walls and ceiling. `Yes, this is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the place,` said Dumbledore. `How can you tell?` Harry spoke in a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"whisper. `It has known magic,` said Dumbledore simply. Harry could not tell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"whether the shivers he was experiencing were due to his spine-deep coldness","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"or to the same awareness of enchantments. He watched as Dumbledore continued","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"to revolve on the spot, evidently concentrating on things Harry could not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"see. `This is merely the antechamber, the entrance hall,` said Dumbledore after","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"a moment or two. `We need to penetrate the inner place. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
". . Now it is Lord Voldemort's obstacles that stand in our","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"way, rather than those nature made. . . .` Dumbledore approached the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"wall of the cave and caressed it with his blackened fingertips, murmuring","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"words in a strange tongue that Harry did not understand. Twice Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"walked right around the cave, touching as much of the rough rock","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"as he could, occasionally pausing, running his fingers backward and for-ward over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"a particular spot, until finally he stopped, his hand pressed flat against","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the wall. `Here,` he said. `We go on through here. The entrance","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"is con-cealed.` Harry did not ask how Dumbledore knew. He had never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"seen a wizard work things out like this, simply by looking and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"touching; but Harry had long since learned that bangs and smoke were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"more often the marks of ineptitude than expertise. Dumbledore stepped back from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the cave wall and pointed his wand at the rock. For a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"moment, an arched outline appeared there, blazing white as though there was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"a powerful light behind the crack. `You've d-done it!` said Harry through","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"chattering teeth, but before the words had left his lips the outline","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"had gone, leaving the rock as bare and solid as ever. Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"looked around. `Harry, I'm so sorry, I forgot,` he said; he now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"pointed his wand at Harry and at once, Harry's clothes were as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"warm and dry as if they had been hanging in front of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"a blazing fire. `Thank you,` said Harry gratefully, but Dumbledore had al-ready","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"turned his attention back to the solid cave wall. He did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"try any more magic, but simply stood there staring at it intently,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"as though something extremely interesting was written on it. Harry stayed quite","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"still; he did not want to break Dumbledores concen-tration. Then, after two","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"solid minutes, Dumbledore said quietly, `Oh, surely not. So crude.` `What is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"it, Professor?` `I rather think,` said Dumbledore, putting his uninjured hand inside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"his robes and drawing out a short silver knife of the kind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Harry used to chop potion ingredients, `that we are required to make","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"payment to pass.` `Payment?` said Harry. `You've got to give the door","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"something?` `Yes,` said Dumbledore. `Blood, if I am not much mistaken.` `Blood?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"`I said it was crude,` said Dumbledore, who sounded disdainful, even disappointed,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"as though Voldemort had fallen short of higher standards Dumbledore expected. `The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"idea, as I am sure you will have gathered, is that your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"enemy must weaken him- or herself to enter. Once again, Lord Voldemort","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"fails to grasp that there are much more terrible things than physical","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"injury.` `Yeah, but still, if you can avoid it . . .`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"said Harry, who had ex-perienced enough pain not to be keen for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"more. `Sometimes, however, it is unavoidable,` said Dumbledore, shaking back the sleeve","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"of his robes and exposing the forearm of his injured hand. `Professor!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"protested Harry, hurrying forward as Dumbledore raised his knife. `I'll do it,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"I'm —` He did not know what he was going to say","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"— younger, fitter? But Dumbledore merely smiled. There was a flash of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"silver, and a spurt of scarlet; the rock face was peppered with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"dark, glistening drops. `You are very kind, Harry,` said Dumbledore, now passing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the tip of his wand over the deep cut he had made","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"in his own arm, so that it healed instantly, just as Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"had healed Malfoy's wound, `But your blood is worth more than mine.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Ah, that seems to have done the trick, doesn't it?` The blazing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"silver outline of an arch had appeared in the wall once more,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"and this time it did not fade away: The blood-spattered rock within","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"it simply vanished, leaving an opening into what seemed total darkness. `After","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"me, I think,` said Dumbledore, and he walked through the archway with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Harry on his heels, lighting his own wand hastily as he went.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"An eerie sight met their eyes: They were standing on the edge","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"of a great black lake, so vast that Harry could not make","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"out the distant banks, in a cavern so high that the ceiling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"too was out of sight. A misty greenish light shone far away","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"in what looked like the mid-dle of the lake; it was reflected","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"in the completely still water below. The greenish glow and the light","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"from the two wands were the only things that broke the otherwise","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"velvety blackness, though their rays did not penetrate as far as Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"would have expected. The dark-ness was somehow denser than normal darkness. `Let","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"us walk,` said Dumbledore quietly. `Be very careful not to step into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the water. Stay close to me.` He set off around the edge","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"of the lake, and Harry followed close behind him. Their footsteps made","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"echoing, slapping sounds on the narrow rim of rock that surrounded the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"water. On and on they walked, but the view did not vary:","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"on one side of them, the rough cavern wall, on the other,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the boundless expanse of smooth, glassy blackness, in the very middle of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"which was that mysterious greenish glow. Harry found the place and the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"silence oppressive, unnerving. `Professor?` he said finally. `Do you think the Horcrux","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"is here?` `Oh yes,` said Dumbledore. `Yes, I'm sure it is. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"question is, how do we get to it?` `We couldn't... we couldn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"just try a Summoning Charm?` Harry said, sure that it was a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"stupid suggestion. But he was much keener than he was prepared to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"admit on getting out of this place as soon as possible. `Certainly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"we could,` said Dumbledore, stopping so suddenly that Harry almost walked into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"him. `Why don't you do it?` `Me? Oh . . . okay","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
". . .` Harry had not expected this, but cleared his throat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"and said loudly, wand aloft, `Accio Horcrux!` With a noise like an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"explosion, something very large and pale erupted out of the dark water","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"some twenty feet away; before Harry could see what it was, it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"had vanished again with a crashing splash that made great, deep ripples","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"on the mirrored surface. Harry leapt backward in shock and hit the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"wall; his heart was still thundering as he turned to Dumbledore. `What","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"was that?` `Something, I think, that is ready to respond should we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"attempt to seize the Horcrux.` Harry looked back at the water. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"surface of the lake was once more shining black glass: The ripples","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"had vanished unnaturally fast; Harry's heart, however, was still pounding. `Did you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"think that would happen, sir?` `I thought something would happen if we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"made an obvious at-tempt to get our hands on the Horcrux. That","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"was a very good idea, Harry; much the simplest way of finding","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"out what we are facing.` `But we don't know what the thing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"was,` said Harry, looking at the sinisterly smooth water. `What the things","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"are, you mean,` said Dumbledore. `I doubt very much that there is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"only one of them. Shall we walk on?` `Professor?` `Yes, Harry?` `Do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"you think we're going to have to go into the lake?` `Into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"it? Only if we are very unfortunate.` `You don't think the Horcrux","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"is at the bottom?` `Oh no ... I think the Horcrux is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"in the middle.` And Dumbledore pointed toward the misty green light in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the center of the lake. `So we're going to have to cross","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the lake to get to it?` `Yes, I think so.` Harry did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"not say anything. His thoughts were all of water mon-sters, of giant","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"serpents, of demons, kelpies, and sprites. . . . `Aha,` said Dumbledore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"and he stopped again; this time, Harry really did walk into him;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"for a moment he toppled on the edge of the dark water,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"and Dumbledore's uninjured hand closed tightly around his upper arm, pulling him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"back. `So sorry, Harry, I should have given warning. Stand back against","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the wall, please; I think I have found the place.` Harry had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"no idea what Dumbledore meant; this patch of dark bank was exactly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"like every other bit as far as he could tell, but Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"seemed to have detected something special about it. This time he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"running his hand, not over the rocky wall, but t hrough the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"thin air, as though expecting to find and grip some-thing invisible. `Oho,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"said Dumbledore happily, seconds later. His hand had closed in midair upon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"something Harry could not see. Dumble-dore moved closer to the water; Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"watched nervously as the tips of Dumbledore's buckled shoes found the utmost","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"edge of the rock rim. Keeping his hand clenched in midair, Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"raised his wand with the other and tapped his fist with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"point. Immediately a thick coppery green chain appeared out of thin air,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"extending from the depths of the water into Dumbledore's clenched hand. Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"tapped the chain, which began to slide through his fist like a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"snake, coiling itself on the ground with a clinking sound that echoed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"noisily off the rocky walls, pulling something from the depths of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"black water. Harry gasped as the ghostly prow of a tiny boat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"broke the surface, glowing as green as the chain, and floated, with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"barely a ripple, toward the place on the bank where Harry and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Dumbledore stood. `How did you know that was there?` Harry asked in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"astonish-ment. `Magic always leaves traces,` said Dumbledore, as the boat hit the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"bank with a gentle bump, `sometimes very distinctive traces. I taught Tom","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Riddle. I know his style.` `Is ... is this boat safe?` `Oh","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"yes, I think so. Voldemort needed to create a means to cross","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the lake without attracting the wrath of those creatures he had placed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"within it in case he ever wanted to visit or remove his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Horcrux.` `So the things in the water won't do anything to us","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"if we cross in Voldemort's boat?` `I think we must resign ourselves","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"to the fact that they will, at some point, realize we are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"not Lord Voldemort. Thus far, however, we have done well. They have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"allowed us to raise the boat.` `But why have they let us?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"asked Harry, who could not shake off the vision of tentacles rising","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"out of the dark water the moment they were out of sight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"of the bank. `Voldemort would have been reasonably confident that none but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"a very great wizard would have been able to find the boat,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"said Dumbledore. `I think he would have been prepared to risk what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"was, to his mind, the most unlikely possibility that somebody else would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"find it, knowing that he had set other obstacles ahead that only","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"he would be able to penetrate. We shall see whether he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"right.` Harry looked down into the boat. It really was very small.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"`It doesn't look like it was built for two people. Will it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"hold both of us? Will we be too heavy together?` Dumbledore chuckled.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"`Voldemort will not have cared about the weight, but about the amount","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"of magical power that crossed his lake. I rather think an enchantment","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"will have been placed upon this boat so that only one wizard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"at a time will be able to sail in it.` `But then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"— ?` `I do not think you will count, Harry: You are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"underage and un-qualified. Voldemort would never have expected a sixteen-year-old to reach","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"this place: I think it unlikely that your powers will register compared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"to mine.` These words did nothing to raise Harrys morale; perhaps Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"knew it, for he added, `Voldemort's mistake, Harry, Voldemort's mistake. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Age is foolish and forgetful when it underestimates youth. . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Now, you first this time, and be careful not to touch the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"water.` Dumbledore stood aside and Harry climbed carefully into the boat. Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"stepped in too, coiling the chain onto the floor. They were crammed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"in together; Harry could not comfortably sit, but crouched, his knees jutting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"over the edge of the boat, which be-gan to move at once.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"There was no sound other than the silken rus-tle of the boat's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"prow cleaving the water; it moved without their help, as though an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"invisible rope was pulling it onward toward the light in the center.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Soon they could no longer see the walls of the cavern; they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"might have been at sea except that there were no waves. Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"looked down and saw the reflected gold of his wandlight sparkling and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"glittering on the black water as they passed. The boat was carving","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"deep ripples upon the glassy surface, grooves in the dark mirror. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
". . And then Harry saw it, marble white, floating inches below","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the surface. `Professor!` he said, and his startled voice echoed loudly over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the silent water. `Harry?` `I think I saw a hand in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"water — a human hand!` `Yes, I am sure you did,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Dumbledore calmly. Harry stared down into the water, looking for the vanished","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"hand, and a sick feeling rose in his throat. `So that thing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"that jumped out of the water — ?` But Harry had his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"answer before Dumbledore could reply; the wandlight had slid over a fresh","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"patch of water and showed him, this time, a dead man lying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"faceup inches beneath the surface, his open eyes misted as though with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"cobwebs, his hair and his robes swirling around him like smoke. `There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"are bodies in here!` said Harry, and his voice sounded much higher","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"than usual and most unlike his own. `Yes,` said Dumbledore placidly, `but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"we do not need to worry about them at the moment.` `At","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the moment?` Harry repeated, tearing his gaze from the water to look","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"at Dumbledore. `Not while they are merely drifting peacefully below us,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Dumbledore. `There is nothing to be feared from a body, Harry, any","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"more than there is anything to be feared from the darkness. Lord","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Voldemort, who of course secretly fears both, disagrees. But once again he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"reveals his own lack of wisdom. It is the unknown we fear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"when we look upon death and darkness, nothing more.` Harry said nothing;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"he did not want to argue, but he found the idea that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"there were bodies floating around them and beneath them horrible and, what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"was more, he did not believe that they were not dangerous. `But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"one of them jumped,` he said, trying to make his voice as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"level and calm as Dumbledore's. `When I tried to Summon the Horcrux,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"a body leapt out of the lake.` `Yes,` said Dumbledore. `I am","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"sure that once we take the Horcrux, we shall find them less","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"peaceable. However, like many creatures that dwell in cold and darkness, they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"fear light and warmth, which we shall therefore call to our aid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"should the need arise. Fire, Harry,` Dumbledore added with a smile, in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"response to Harry's bewildered expression. `Oh . . . right. . .`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"said Harry quickly. He turned his head to look at the greenish","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"glow toward which the boat was still inexorably sailing. He could not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"pretend now that he was not scared. The great black lake, teeming","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"with the dead ... It seemed hours and hours ago that he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"had met Professor Trelawney, that he had given Ron and Hermione Felix","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Felicis. . . . He suddenly wished he had said a better","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"good-bye to them . . . and he hadn't seen Ginny at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"all. . . `Nearly there,` said Dumbledore cheerfully. Sure enough, the greenish","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"light seemed to be growing larger at last, and within minutes, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"boat had come to a halt, bumping gently into something that Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"could not see at first, but when he raised his illuminated wand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"he saw that they had reached a small island of smooth rock","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"in the center of the lake. `Careful not to touch the water,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"said Dumbledore again as Harry climbed out of the boat. The island","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"was no larger than Dumbledore's office, an expanse of flat dark stone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"on which stood nothing but the source of that greenish light, which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"looked much brighter when viewed close to. Harry squinted at it; at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"first, he thought it was a lamp of some kind, but then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"he saw that the light was coming from a stone basin rather","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"like the Pensieve, which was set on top of a pedestal. Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"approached the basin and Harry followed. Side by side, they looked down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"into it. The basin was full of an emerald liq-uid emitting that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"phosphorescent glow. `What is it?` asked Harry quietly. `I am not sure,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"said Dumbledore. `Something more worrisome than blood and bodies, however.` Dumbledore pushed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"back the sleeve of his robe over his black-ened hand, and stretched","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"out the tips of his burned fingers toward the surface of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"potion. `Sir, no, don't touch — !` `I cannot touch,` said Dumbledore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"smiling faintly. `See? I cannot approach any nearer than this. You try.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Staring, Harry put his hand into the basin and attempted to touch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the potion. He met an invisible barrier that prevented him coming within","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"an inch of it. No matter how hard he pushed, his fingers","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"encountered nothing but what seemed to be solid and flexible air. `Out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"of the way, please, Harry,` said Dumbledore. He raised his wand and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"made complicated movements over the surface of the-potion, murmuring soundlessly. Nothing happened,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"except per haps that the potion glowed a little brighter. Harry remained","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"silent while Dumbledore worked, but after a while Dumbledore with-drew his wand,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"and Harry felt it was safe to talk again. `You think the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Horcrux is in there, sir?` `Oh yes.` Dumbledore peered more closely into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the basin. Harry saw his face reflected, upside down, in the smooth","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"surface of the green potion. `But how to reach it? This potion","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"cannot be pen-etrated by hand, Vanished, parted, scooped up, or siphoned away,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"nor can it be Transfigured, Charmed, or otherwise made to change its","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"nature.` Almost absentmindedly, Dumbledore raised his wand again, twirled it once in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"midair, and then caught the crystal goblet that he had conjured out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"of nowhere. `I can only conclude that this potion is supposed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"be drunk.` `What?` said Harry. `No!` `Yes, I think so: Only by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"drinking it can I empty the basin and see what lies in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"its depths.` `But what if— what if it kills you?` `Oh, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"doubt that it would work like that,` said Dumbledore easily. `Lord Voldemort","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"would not want to kill the person who reached this island.` Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"couldn't believe it. Was this more of Dumbledore's insane determination to see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"good in everyone? `Sir,` said Harry, trying to keep his voice reasonable,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"`sir, this is Voldemort we're —` `I'm sorry, Harry; I should have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"said, he would not want to im-mediately kill the person who reached","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"this island,` Dumbledore corrected himself. `He would want to keep them alive","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"long enough to find out how they managed to penetrate so far","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"through his de-fenses and, most importantly of all, why they were so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"intent upon emptying the basin. Do not forget that Lord Voldemort believes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"that he alone knows about his Horcruxes.` Harry made to speak again,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"but this time Dumbledore raised his hand for silence, frowning slightly at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the emerald liquid, evidently thinking hard. `Undoubtedly,` he said, finally, `this potion","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"must act in a way that will prevent me taking the Horcrux.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"It might paralyze me, cause me to forget what I am here","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"for, create so much pain I am dis-tracted, or render me incapable","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"in some other way. This being the case, Harry, it will be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"your job to make sure I keep drinking, even if you have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"to tip the potion into my protesting mouth. You understand?` Their eyes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"met over the basin, each pale face lit with that strange, green","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"light. Harry did not speak. Was this why he had been invited","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"along — so that he could force-feed Dumbledore a potion that might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"cause him unendurable pain? `You remember,` said Dumbledore, `the condition on which","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"I brought you with me?` Harry hesitated, looking into the blue eyes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"that had turned green in the reflected light of the basin. `But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"what if—?` `You swore, did you not, to follow any command I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"gave you?` `Yes, but—` `I warned you, did I not, that there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"might be danger?` `Yes,` said Harry, `but —` `Well, then,` said Dumbledore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"shaking back his sleeves once more and raising the empty goblet, `you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"have my orders.` `Why can't I drink the potion instead?` asked Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"desperately. `Because I am much older, much cleverer, and much less valuable,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"said Dumbledore. `Once and for all, Harry, do I have your word","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"that you will do all in your power to make me keep","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"drinking?` `Couldn't — ?` `Do I have it?` `But—` `Your word, Harry.`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"`I —all right, but—` Before Harry could make any further protest, Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"low-ered the crystal goblet into the potion. For a split second, Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"hoped that he would not be able to touch the potion with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the gob-let, but the crystal sank into the surface as nothing else","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"had; when the glass was full to the brim, Dumbledore lifted it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"to his mouth. `Your good health, Harry.` And he drained the goblet.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Harry watched, terrified, his hands gripping the rim of the basin so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"hard that his fingertips were numb. `Professor?` he said anxiously, as Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"lowered the empty glass. `How do you feel?` Dumbledore shook his head,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"his eyes closed. Harry wondered whether he was in pain. Dumbledore plunged","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the glass blindly back into the basin, refilled it, and drank once","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"more. In silence, Dumbledore drank three gobletsful of the potion. Then, halfway","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"through the fourth goblet, he staggered and fell for-ward against the basin.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"His eyes were still closed, his breathing heavy. `Professor Dumbledore?` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"his voice strained. `Can you hear me?` Dumbledore did not answer. His","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"face was twitching as though he was deeply asleep, but dreaming a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"horrible dream. His grip on the goblet was slackening; the potion was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"about to spill from it. Harry reached forward and grasped the crystal","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"cup, holding it steady. `Professor, can you hear me?` he repeated loudly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"his voice echo-ing around the cavern. Dumbledore panted and then spoke in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"a voice Harry did not recognize, for he had never heard Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"frightened like this. `I don't want. . . Don't make me ...`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Harry stared into the whitened face he knew so well, at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"crooked nose and half-moon spectacles, and did not know what to do.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"`. . . don't like . . . want to stop .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
". .` moaned Dumbledore. `You . . . you can't stop, Professor,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"said Harry. `You've got to keep drinking, remember? You told me you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"had to keep drinking. Here . . .` Hating himself, repulsed by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"what he was doing, Harry forced the goblet back toward Dumbledore's mouth","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"and tipped it, so that Dumbledore drank the remainder of the potion","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"inside. `No ...` he groaned, as Harry lowered the goblet back into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the basin and refilled it for him. `I don't want to. ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"I don't want to. . . . Let me go. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
".` `Its all right, Professor,` said Harry, his hand shaking. `Its all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"right, I'm here —` `Make it stop, make it stop,` moaned Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"`Yes.. . yes, this'll make it stop,` lied Harry. He tipped the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"con-tents of the goblet into Dumbledore's open mouth. Dumbledore screamed; the noise","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"echoed all around the vast chamber, across the dead black water. `No,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"no, no, no, I can't, I can't, don't make me, I don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"warn to. . . .` `It's all right, Professor, it's all right!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"said Harry loudly, his hands shaking so badly he could hardly scoop","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"up the sixth goblei ful of potion; the basin was now half","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"empty. `Nothing's happening to you, you're safe, it isn't real, I swear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"it isn't real — take this, now, take this...` And obediently, Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"drank, as though it was an anti-dote Harry offered him, but upon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"draining the goblet, he sank to his knees, shaking uncontrollably. `Its all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"my fault, all my fault,` he sobbed. `Please make it stop, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"know I did wrong, oh please make it stop and I'll never,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"never again ...` `This will make it stop, Professor,` Harry said, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"voice crack-ing as he tipped the seventh glass of potion into Dumbledore's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"mouth. Dumbledore began to cower as though invisible torturers sur-rounded him; his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"flailing hand almost knocked the refilled goblet from Harry's trembling hands as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"he moaned, `Don't hurt them, don't hurt them, please, please, its my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"fault, hurt me instead ...` `Here, drink this, drink this, you'll be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"all right,` said Harry des-perately, and once again Dumbledore obeyed him, opening","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"his mouth even as he kept his eyes tight shut and shook","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"from head to foot. And now he fell forward, screaming again, hammering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"his fists upon the ground, while Harry filled the ninth goblet. `Please,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"please, please, no ... not that, not that, I'll do any-thing ...`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"`Just drink, Professor, just drink . . .` Dumbledore drank like a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"child dying of thirst, but when he had finished, he yelled again","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"as though his insides were on fire. `No more, please, no more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"...` Harry scooped up a tenth gobletful of potion and felt the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"crystal scrape the bottom of the basin. `We're nearly there, Professor. Drink","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"this, drink it. ...` He supported Dumbledore's shoulders and again, Dumbledore drained","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the glass; then Harry was on his feet once more, refilling the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"goblet as Dumbledore began to scream in more anguish than ever, `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"want to die! I want to die! Make it stop, make it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"stop, I want to die!` `Drink this, Professor. Drink this. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
".` Dumbledore drank, and no sooner had he finished than he yelled,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"`KILL ME!` `This — this one will!` gasped Harry. `Just drink this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
".. . It'll be over ... all over!` Dumbledore gulped at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"goblet, drained every last drop, and then, with a great, rattling gasp,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"rolled over onto his face. `No!` shouted Harry, who had stood to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"refill the goblet again; instead he dropped the cup into the basin,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"flung himself down beside Dumbledore, and heaved him over onto his back;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Dumbledore's glasses were askew, his mouth agape, his eyes closed. `No.` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Harry, shaking Dumbledore, `no, you're not dead, you said it wasn't poison,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"wake up, wake up — Rennervate!` he cried, his wand pointing at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Dumbledores chest; there was a flash of red light but nothing happened.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"`Rennervate — sir — please —` Dumbledores eyelids flickered; Harry's heart leapt,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"`Sir, are you — ?` `Water,` croaked Dumbledore. `Water,` panted Harry. `Yes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"—` He leapt to his feet and seized the goblet he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"dropped in the basin; he barely registered the golden locket lying curled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"beneath it. `Aguamenti!` he shouted, jabbing the goblet with his wand. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"goblet filled with clear water; Harry dropped to his knees beside Dumbledore,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"raised his head, and brought the glass to his lips — but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"it was empty. Dumbledore groaned and began to pant. `But I had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"some — wait — Aguamenti!` said Harry again, pointing his wand at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the goblet. Once more, for a second, clear wa-ter gleamed within it,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"but as he approached Dumbledores mouth, the water vanished again. `Sir, I'm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"trying, I'm trying!` said Harry desperately, but he did not think that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Dumbledore could hear him; he had rolled onto his side and was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"drawing great, rattling breaths that sounded agoniz-ing. `Aguamenti —Aguamenti —AGUAMENTI!` The goblet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"filled and emptied once more. And now Dumble-dores breathing was fading. His","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"brain whirling in panic, Harry knew, instinctively, the only way left to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"get water, because Voldemort had planned it so ... He flung himself","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"over to the edge of the rock and plunged the goblet into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the lake, bringing it up full to the brim of icy water","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"that did not vanish. `Sir — here!` Harry yelled, and lunging forward,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"he tipped the water clumsily over Dumbledores face. It was the best","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"he could do, for the icy feeling on his arm not holding","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the cup was not the lingering chill of the water. A slimy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"white hand had gripped his wrist, and the creature to whom it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"be-longed was pulling him, slowly, backward across the rock. The sur-face of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the lake was no longer mirror-smooth; it was churning, and everywhere Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"looked, white heads and hands were emerging from the dark water, men","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"and women and children with sunken, sightless eyes were moving toward the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"rock: an army of the dead rising from the black water. `Petrificus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Totalus!` yelled Harry, struggling to cling to the smooth, soaked surface of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the island as he pointed his wand at the Inferius that had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"his arm. It released him, falling backward into the water with a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"splash; he scrambled to his feet, but many more Inferi were already","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"climbing onto the rock, their bony hands clawing at its slippery surface,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"their blank, frosted eyes upon him, trailing waterlogged rags, sunken faces leering.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"`Petrificus Totalus!` Harry bellowed again, backing away as he swiped his wand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"through the air; six or seven of them crumpled, but more were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"coming toward him. `Impedimenta! Incarcerous!` A few of them stumbled, one or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"two of them bound in ropes, but those climbing onto the rock","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"behind them merely stepped over or on the fallen bodies. Still slashing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"at the air with his wand, Harry yelled, `Sectumsempra! SECTUMSEMPRA!` But though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"gashes appeared in their sodden rags and their icy skin, they had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"no blood to spill: They walked on, unfeeling, their shrunken hands outstretched","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"toward him, and as he backed away still farther, he felt arms","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"enclose him from behind, thin, fleshlcv. arms cold as death, and his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"feet left the ground as they lifted him and began to carry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"him, slowly and surely, back to the water, anil he knew there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"would be no release, that he would be drowned, and become one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"more dead guardian of a fragment of Voldemorts shattered soul... But then,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"through the darkness, fire erupted: crimson and gold, a ring of fire","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"that surrounded the rock so that the Inferi holding Harry so tightly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"stumbled and faltered; they did not dare pass through the flames to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"get to the water. They dropped Harry; he hit the ground, slipped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"on the rock, and fell, grazing his arms, then scrambled back up,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"raising his wand and staring around. Dumbledore was on his feet again,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"pale as any of the surround-ing Inferi, but taller than any too,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the fire dancing in his eyes; his wand was raised like a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"torch and from its tip emanated the flames, like a vast lasso,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"encircling them all with warmth. The Inferi bumped into each other, attempting,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"blindly, to es-cape the fire in which they were enclosed. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
". Dumbledore scooped the locket from the bottom of the stone basin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"and stowed it inside his robes. Wordlessly, he gestured to Harry to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"come to his side. Distracted by the flames, the Inferi seemed unaware","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"that their quarry was leaving as Dumbledore led Harry back to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"boat, the ring of fire moving with them, around them, the bewildered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Inferi accompanying them to the waters edge, where they slipped gratefully back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"into their dark waters. Harry, who was shaking all over, thought for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"a moment that Dumbledore might not be able to climb into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"boat; he staggered a little as he attempted it; all his efforts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"seemed to be going into maintaining the ring of protective flame around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"them. Harry seized him and helped him back to his seat. Once","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"they were both safely jammed inside again, the boat began to move","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"back across the black water, away from the rock, still encircled by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"that ring of fire, and it seemed that the Inferi swarming below","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"them did not dare resurface. `Sir,` panted Harry, `sir, I forgot —","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"about fire — they were coming at me and I panicked —`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"`Quite understandable,` murmured Dumbledore. Harry was alarmed to hear how faint his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"voice was. They reached the bank with a little bump and Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"leapt out, then turned quickly to help Dumbledore. The moment that Dum-bledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"reached the bank he let his wand hand fall; the ring of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"fire vanished, but the Inferi did not emerge again from the water.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"The little boat sank into the water once more; clanking and tinkling,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"its chain slithered back into the lake too. Dumbledore gave a great","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"sigh and leaned against the cavern wall. `I am weak...` he said.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"`Don't worry, sir,` said Harry at once, anxious about Dumbledore's extreme pallor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"and by his air of exhaustion. `Don't worry, I'll get us back.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
". . . Lean on me, sir. . . .` And pulling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Dumbledore's uninjured arm around his shoulders, Harry guided his headmaster back around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the lake, bearing most of his weight. `The protection was . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
". after all... well-designed,` said Dum-bledore faintly. `One alone could not have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"done it. ... You did well, very well, Harry. ...` `Don't talk","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"now,` said Harry, fearing how slurred Dumbledore's voice had become, how much","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"his feet dragged. `Save your energy, sir. . . . We'll soon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"be out of here. . . .` `The archway will have sealed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"again. . . . My knife ...` ' `There's no need, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"got cut on the rock,` said Harry firmly. `Just tell me where.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
". . .` `Here . . .` Harry wiped his grazed forearm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"upon the stone: Having re-ceived its tribute of blood, the archway reopened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"instantly. They crossed the outer cave, and Harry helped Dumbledore back into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"the icy seawater that filled the crevice in the cliff. `It's going","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"to be all right, sir,` Harry said over and over again, more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"worried by Dumbledore's silence than he had been by his weakened voice.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"`We're nearly there. ... I can Apparate us both back . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
". Don't worry. . . .` `I am not worried, Harry,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
"Dumbledore, his voice a little stronger despite the freezing water. `I am with you.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-26"
" Once back under the starry sky, Harry heaved Dumbledore on to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"the top of the nearest boulder and then to his feet. Sodden","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"and shivering, Dumbledore's weight still upon him, Harry con- centrated harder than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"he had ever done upon his destination: Hogsmeade. Closing his eyes, gripping","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Dumbledore's arm as tightly as he could, he stepped forwards into that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"feeling of horrible compression. He knew it had worked before he opened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"his eyes: the smell of salt, the sea breeze had gone. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"and Dumbledore were shivering and dripping in the middle of the dark","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"High Street in Hogsmeade. For one horrible moment Harry's imagination showed him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"more Inferi creeping towards him around the sides of shops, but he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"blinked and saw that noth-ing was stirring; all was still, the darkness","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"complete but for a few streetlamps and lit upper windows. 'We did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"it, Professor!' Harry whispered with difficulty; he suddenly realised that he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"a searing stitch in his chest. 'We did it! We got the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Horcrux!' Dumbledore staggered against him. For a moment, Harry thought that his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"inexpert Apparition had thrown Dumbledore off-balance; then he saw his face, paler","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"and damper than ever in the distant light of a streetlamp. 'Sir,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"are you all right?' 'I've been better,' said Dumbledore weakly, though the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"corners of his mouth twitched. That potion ... was no health drink","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"...` And to Harry's horror, Dumbledore sank on to the ground. 'Sir","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"- it's OK, sir, you're going to be all right, don't worry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"-' He looked around desperately for help, but there was nobody to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"be seen and all he could think was that he must somehow","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"get Dumbledore quickly to the hospital wing. 'We need to get you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"up to the school, sir ... Madam Pomfrey ...' 'No,' said Dumbledore.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"'It is ... Professor Snape whom I need ... but I do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"not think ... I can walk very far just yet ...' 'Right","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"- sir, listen - I'm going to knock on a door, find","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"a place you can stay - then I can run and get","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Madam -' 'Severus,' said Dumbledore clearly. 'I need Severus ...' 'All right","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"then, Snape - but I'm going to have to leave you for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"a moment so I can -' Before Harry could make a move,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"however, he heard run- ning footsteps. His heart leapt: somebody had seen,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"somebody knew they needed help - and looking around he saw Madam","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Rosmerta scurrying down the dark street towards them on high-heeled, fluffy slippers,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"wearing a silk dressing-gown embroidered with dragons. 'I saw you Apparate as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"I was pulling my bedroom curtains! Thank goodness, thank goodness, I couldn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"think what to - but what's wrong with Albus?' She came to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"a halt, panting, and stared down, wide-eyed, at Dumbledore. 'He's hurt,' said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Harry. 'Madam Rosmerta, can he come into the Three Broomsticks while I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"go up to the school and get help for him?' 'You can't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"go up there alone! Don't you realise - haven't you seen -?'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"'If you help me support him,' said Harry, not listening to her,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"'I think we can get him inside -' 'What has happened?' asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Dumbledore. 'Rosmerta, what's wrong?' The - the Dark Mark, Albus.' And she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"pointed into the sky, in the direction of Hogwarts. Dread flooded Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"at the sound of the words ... he turned and looked. There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"it was, hanging in the sky above the school: the blaz- ing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"green skull with a serpent tongue, the mark Death Eaters left behind","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"whenever they had entered a building ... wherever they had murdered ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"'When did it appear?' asked Dumbledore, and his hand clenched painfully upon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Harry's shoulder as he struggled to his feet. 'Must have been minutes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"ago, it wasn't there when I put the cat out, but when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"I got upstairs -' 'We need to return to the castle at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"once,' said Dumbledore. 'Rosmerta,' and though he staggered a little, he seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"wholly in command of the situation, 'we need transport - brooms -'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"'I've got a couple behind the bar,' she said, looking very frightened.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"'Shall I run and fetch -?' 'No, Harry can do it.' Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"raised his wand at once. 'Accio Rosmerta's brooms.'A second later they heard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"a loud bang as the front door of the pub burst open;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"two brooms had shot out into the street and were racing each","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"other to Harry's side, where they stopped dead, quivering slightly, at waist","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"height. 'Rosmerta, please send a message to the Ministry,' said Dumbledore, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"he mounted the broom nearest him. 'It might be that nobody within","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Hogwarts has yet realised anything is wrong ... Harry, put on your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Invisibility Cloak.' Harry pulled his Cloak out of his pocket and threw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"it over himself before mounting his broom; Madam Rosmerta was already tottering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"back towards her pub as Harry and Dumble-dore kicked off from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"ground and rose up into the air. As they sped towards the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"castle, Harry glanced sideways at Dumbledore, ready to grab him should he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"fall, but the sight of the Dark Mark seemed to have acted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"upon Dumbledore like a stimulant: he was bent low over his broom,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"his eyes fixed upon the Mark, his long silver hair and beard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"flying behind him in the night air. And Harry, too, looked ahead","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"at the skull, and fear swelled inside him like a venomous bubble,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"compressing his lungs, driving all other discomfort from his mind ... How","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"long had they been away? Had Ron, Hermione and Ginny's luck run","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"out by now? Was it one of them who had caused the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Mark to be set over the school, or was it Neville, or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Luna, or some other member of the DA? And if it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"... he was the one who had told them to patrol the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"corridors, he had asked them to leave the safety of their beds","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"... would he be responsible, again, for the death of a friend?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"As they flew over the dark, twisting lane down which they had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"walked earlier, Harry heard, over the whistling of the night air in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"his ears, Dumbledore muttering in some strange language again. He thought he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"understood why as he felt his broom shudder for a moment when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"they flew over the bound-ary wall into the grounds: Dumbledore was undoing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"the enchantments he himself had set around the castle, so that they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"could enter at speed. The Dark Mark was glittering directly above the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Astronomy Tower, the highest of the castle. Did that mean the death","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"had occurred there? Dumbledore had already crossed the crenellated ramparts and was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"dismounting; Harry landed next to him seconds later and looked around. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"ramparts were deserted. The door to the spiral staircase that led back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"into the castle was closed. There was no sign of a struggle,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"of a fight to the death, of a body. 'What does it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"mean?' Harry asked Dumbledore, looking up at the green skull with its","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"serpent's tongue glinting evilly above them. 'Is it the real Mark? Has","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"someone definitely been - Professor?' In the dim green glow from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Mark Harry saw Dumble-dore clutching at his chest with his blackened hand.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"'Go and wake Severus,' said Dumbledore faintly but clearly. Tell him what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"has happened and bring him to me. Do noth- ing else, speak","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to nobody else and do not remove your Cloak. I shall wait","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"here.' 'But -' 'You swore to obey me, Harry - go!' Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"hurried over to the door leading to the spiral stair-case, but his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"hand had only just closed upon the iron ring of the door","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"when he heard running footsteps on the other side. He looked round","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"at Dumbledore, who gestured to him to retreat. Harry backed away, drawing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"his wand as he did so. The door burst open and somebody","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"erupted through it and shouted: 'Expelliarmus!'Harry's body became instantly rigid and immobile,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"and he felt himself fall back against the Tower wall, propped like","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"an unsteady statue, unable to move or speak. He could not understand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"how it had happened - Expelliarmus was not a Freezing Charm -","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Then, by the light of the Mark, he saw Dumbledore's wand flying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"in an arc over the edge of the ramparts and under-stood ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Dumbledore had wordlessly immobilised Harry, and the second he had taken to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"perform the spell had cost him the chance of defending himself. Standing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"against the ramparts, very white in the face, Dumbledore still showed no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"sign of panic or distress. He merely looked across at his disarmer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"and said, 'Good evening, Draco.' Malfoy stepped forwards, glancing around quickly to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"check that he and Dumbledore were alone. His eyes fell upon the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"second broom. 'Who else is here?' 'A question 1 might ask you.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Or are you acting alone?' Harry saw Malfoy's pale eyes shift back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to Dumbledore in the greenish glare of the Mark. 'No,' he said.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"'I've got back-up. There are Death Eaters here in your school tonight.'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"'Well, well,' said Dumbledore, as though Malfoy was show- ing him an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"ambitious homework project. 'Very good indeed. You found a way to let","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"them in, did you?' 'Yeah,' said Malfoy, who was panting. 'Right under","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"your nose and you never realised!' 'Ingenious,' said Dumbledore. 'Yet ... forgive","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"me ... where are they now? You seem unsupported.' They met some","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"of your guard. They're having a fight down below. They won't be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"long ... I came on ahead. I - I've got a job","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to do.' 'Well, then, you must get on and do it, my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"dear boy,' said Dumbledore softly. There was silence. Harry stood imprisoned within","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"his own invisible, paralysed body, staring at the two of them, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"ears straining to hear sounds of the Death Eaters' distant fight, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"in front of him, Draco Malfoy did nothing but stare at Albus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Dumbledore who, incredibly, smiled. 'Draco, Draco, you are not a killer.' 'How do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"you know?' said Malfoy at once. He seemed to realise how childish","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"the words had sounded; Harry saw him flush in the Mark's greenish","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"light. 'You don't know what I'm capable of,' said Malfoy more forcefully,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"'you don't know what I've done!' 'Oh, yes, I do,' said Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"mildly. 'You almost killed Katie Bell and Ronald Weasley. You have been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"trying, with increasing desperation, to kill me all year. Forgive me, Draco,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"but they have been feeble attempts ... so feeble, to be honest,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"that I wonder whether your heart has been really in it...' 'It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"has been in it!' said Malfoy vehemently. 'I've been work- ing on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"it all year, and tonight -' Somewhere in the depths of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"castle below Harry heard a muffled yell. Malfoy stiffened and glanced over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"his shoulder. 'Somebody is putting up a good fight,' said Dumbledore conversationally.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"'But you were saying ... yes, you have man-aged to introduce Death","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Eaters into my school which, I admit, I thought impossible ... how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"did you do it?' But Malfoy said nothing: he was still listening","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to whatever was happening below and seemed almost as paralysed as Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"was. 'Perhaps you ought to get on with the job alone,' suggested","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Dumbledore. 'What if your back-up has been thwarted by my guard? As","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"you have perhaps realised, there are members of the Order of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Phoenix here tonight, too. And after all, you don't really need help","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"... I have no wand at the moment ... I cannot defend","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"myself.' Malfoy merely stared at him. 'I see,' said Dumbledore kindly, when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Malfoy neithermoved nor spoke. 'You are afraid to act until they joinyou.'?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"'I'm not afraid!' snarled Malfoy, though he still made no move to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"hurt Dumbledore. 'It's you who should be scared!' 'But why? I don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"think you will kill me, Draco. Killing is not nearly as easy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"as the innocent believe ... so tell me, while we wait for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"your friends ... how did you smuggle them in here? It seems","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to have taken you a long time to work out how to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"do it.' Malfoy looked as though he was fighting down the urge","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to shout, or to vomit. He gulped and took several deep breaths,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"glaring at Dumbledore, his wand pointing directly at the latter's heart. Then,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"as though he could not help himself, he said, '1 had to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"mend that broken Vanishing Cabinet that no one's used for years. The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"one Montague got lost in last year.' 'Aaaah.' Dumbledore's sigh was half","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"a groan. He closed his eyes for a moment. That was clever","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"... there is a pair, I take it?' 'The other's in Borgin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"and Burkes,' said Malfoy, 'and they make a kind of passage between","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"them. Montague told me that when he was stuck in the Hogwarts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"one, he was trapped in limbo but sometimes he could hear what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"was going on at school, and sometimes what was going on in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"the shop, as if the Cabinet was travelling between them, but he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"couldn't make anyone hear him ... in the end he managed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Apparate out, even though he'd never passed his test. He nearly died","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"doing it. Everyone thought it was a really good story, but I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"was the only one who realised what it meant - even Borgin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"didn't know - 1 was the one who realised there could be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"a way into Hogwarts through the Cabinets if I fixed the broken","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"one.' 'Very good,' murmured Dumbledore. 'So the Death Eaters were able to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"pass from Borgin and Burkes into the school to help you ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"a clever plan, a very clever plan ... and, as you say,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"right under my nose ...' 'Yeah,' said Malfoy who, bizarrely, seemed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"draw courage and comfort from Dumbledore's praise. 'Yeah, it was!' 'But there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"were times,' Dumbledore went on, 'weren't there, when you were not sure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"you would succeed in mending the Cabinet? And you resorted to crude","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"and badly judged meas-ures such as sending me a cursed necklace that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"was bound to reach the wrong hands ... poisoning mead there was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"only the slightest chance I might drink ...' 'Yeah, well, you still","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"didn't realise who was behind that stuff, did you?' sneered Malfoy, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Dumbledore slid a little down the ramparts, the strength in his legs","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"apparently fading, and Harry struggled fruitlessly, mutely, against the enchantment binding him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"'As a matter of fact, I did,' said Dumbledore. 'I was sure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"it was you.' 'Why didn't you stop me, then?' Malfoy demanded. 'I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"tried, Draco. Professor Snape has been keeping watch over you on my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"orders -' 'He hasn't been doing your orders, he promised my mother","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"-' 'Of course that is what he would tell you, Draco, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"-' 'He's a double-agent, you stupid old man, he isn't working for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"you, you just think he is!' 'We must agree to differ on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"that, Draco. It so happens that I trust Professor Snape -' 'Well,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"you're losing your grip, then!' sneered Malfoy. 'He's been offering me plenty","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"of help - wanting all the glory for himself - wanting a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"bit of the action - `What are you doing? Did you do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"the necklace, that was stupid, it could have blown everything -` But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"I haven't told him what I've been doing in the Room of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Requirement, he's going to wake up tomorrow and it'll all be over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"and he won't be the Dark Lord's favourite any more, he'll be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"nothing compared to me, nothing!' 'Very gratifying,' said Dumbledore mildly. 'We all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"like* appreciation for our own hard work, of course ... but you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"must have had an accomplice, all the same ... someone in Hogsmeade,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"someone who was able to slip Katie the - the - aaaah","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Dumbledore closed his eyes again and nodded, as though he was about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to fall asleep. '... of course ... Rosmerta. How long has she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"been under the Imperius Curse?' 'Got there at last, have you?' Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"taunted. There was another yell from below, rather louder than the last.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Malfoy looked nervously over his shoulder again, then back at Dumbledore, who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"went on, 'So poor Rosmerta was forced to lurk in her own","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"bathroom and pass that necklace to any Hogwarts student who entered the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"room unaccompanied? And the poisoned mead ... well, naturally, Rosmerta was able","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to poison it for you before she sent the bottle to Slughorn,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"believing that it was to be my Christmas present ... yes, very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"neat ... very neat ... poor Mr Filch would not, of course,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"think to check a bottle of Rosmerta's ... tell me, how have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"you been communicating with Rosmerta? I thought we had all methods of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"communication in and out of the school monitored.' 'Enchanted coins,' said Malfoy,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"as though he was compelled to keep talking, though his wand hand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"was shaking badly. 'I had one and she had the other and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"1 could send her messages -' 'Isn't that the secret method of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"communication the group that called themselves Dumbledore's Army used last year?' asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Dumbledore. His voice was light and conversational, but Harry saw him slip","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"an inch lower down the wall as he said it. 'Yeah, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"got the idea from them,' said Malfoy, with a twisted smile. 'I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"got the idea of poisoning the mead from the Mudblood Granger, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"well, I heard her talking in the library about Filch not recognising","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"potions ...'   Hogsmeade, someone who was able to slip Katie","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"the - the - aaaah Dumbledore closed his eyes again and nodded,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"as though he was about to fall asleep. '... of course ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Rosmerta. How long has she been under the Imperius Curse?' 'Got there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"at last, have you?' Malfoy taunted. There was another yell from below,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"rather louder than the last. Malfoy looked nervously over his shoulder again,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"then back at Dumbledore, who went on, 'So poor Rosmerta was forced","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to lurk in her own bathroom and pass that necklace to any","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Hogwarts student who entered the room unaccompanied? And the poisoned mead ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"well, naturally, Rosmerta was able to poison it for you before she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"sent the bottle to Slughorn, believing that it was to be my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Christmas present ... yes, very neat ... very neat ... poor Mr","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Filch would not, of course, think to check a bottle of Rosmerta's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"... tell me, how have you been communicating with Rosmerta? I thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"we had all methods of communication in and out of the school","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"monitored.' 'Enchanted coins,' said Malfoy, as though he was compelled to keep","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"talking, though his wand hand was shaking badly. 'I had one and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"she had the other and 1 could send her messages -' 'Isn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"that the secret method of communication the group that called themselves Dumbledore's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Army used last year?' asked Dumbledore. His voice was light and conversational,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"but Harry saw him slip an inch lower down the wall as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"he said it. 'Yeah, I got the idea from them,' said Malfoy,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"with a twisted smile. 'I got the idea of poisoning the mead","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"from the Mudblood Granger, as well, I heard her talking in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"library about Filch not recognising potions ...'   'Please do not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"use that offensive word in front of me,' said Dumbledore. Malfoy gave","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"a harsh laugh. 'You care about me saying `Mudblood` when I'm about","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to kill you?' 'Yes, I do,' said Dumbledore, and Harry saw his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"feet slide a little on the floor as he struggled to remain","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"upright. 'But as for being about to kill me, Draco, you have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"had several long minutes now. We are quite alone. I am more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"defenceless than you can have dreamed of finding me, and still you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"have not acted ...' Malfoy's mouth contorted involuntarily, as though he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"tasted something very bitter. 'Now, about tonight,' Dumbledore went on, 'I am a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"little puzzled about how it happened ... you knew that I had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"left the school? But of course,' he answered his own question, 'Rosmerta","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"saw me leaving, she tipped you off using your ingenious coins, I'm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"sure ...' 'That's right,' said Malfoy. 'But she said you were just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"going for a drink, you'd be back ...' 'Well, I certainly did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"have a drink ... and I came back ... after a fashion,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"mumbled Dumbledore. 'So you decided to spring a trap for me?' 'We","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"decided to put the Dark Mark over the Tower and get you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to hurry up here, to see who'd been killed,' said Malfoy. 'And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"it worked!' 'Well ... yes and no ...' said Dumbledore. 'But am","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"I to take it, then, that nobody has been murdered?' 'Someone's dead,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"said Malfoy and his voice seemed to go up an octave as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"he said it. 'One of your people ... I don't know who,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"it was dark ... I stepped over the body ... I was*","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"supposed to be waiting up here when you got back, only your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Phoenix lot got in the way ...' 'Yes, they do that,' said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Dumbledore. There was a bang and shouts from below, louder than ever;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"it sounded as though people were fighting on the actual spiral staircase","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"that led to where Dumbledore, Malfoy and Harry stood, and Harry's heart","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"thundered unheard in his invisible chest ... someone was dead ... Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"had stepped over the body ... but who was it? There is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"little time, one way or another,' said Dumbledore. 'So let us discuss","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"your options, Draco.' 'My options!' said Malfoy loudly. 'I'm standing here with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"a wand - I'm about to kill you -' 'My dear boy,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"let us have no more pretence about that. If you were going","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to kill me, you would have done it when you first Disarmed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"me, you would not have stopped for this pleasant chat about ways","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"and means.' 'I haven't got any options!' said Malfoy, and he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"sud- denly as white as Dumbledore. 'I've got to do it! He'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"kill me! He'll kill my whole family!' 'I appreciate the difficulty of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"your position,' said Dumbledore. 'Why else do you think I have not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"confronted you before now? Because I knew that you would have been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"murdered if Lord Voldemort realised that I suspected you.' Malfoy winced at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"the sound of the name. 'I did not dare speak to you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"of the mission with which I knew you had been entrusted, in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"case he used Legilimency against you,' continued Dumbledore. 'But now at last","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"we can speak plainly to each other ... no harm has been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"done, you have hurt nobody, though you are very lucky that your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"unintentional victims survived ... I can help you, Draco.' 'No, you can't,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"said Malfoy, his wand hand shaking very badly indeed. 'Nobody can. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"told me to do it or he'll kill me. I've got no","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"choice.' 'Come over to the right side, Draco, and we can hide","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"you more completely than you can possibly imagine. What is more, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"can send members of the Order to your mother tonight to hide","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"her likewise. Your father is safe at the moment in Azkaban ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"when the time comes we can protect him too ... come over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to the right side, Draco ... you are not a killer ...'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Malfoy stared at Dumbledore. 'But I got this far, didn't I?' he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"said slowly. They thought I'd die in the attempt, but I'm here","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"... and you're in my power ... I'm the one with the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"wand ... you're at my mercy ...' 'No, Draco,' said Dumbledore quietly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"'It is my mercy, and not yours, that matters now.' Malfoy did","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"not speak. His mouth was open, his wand hand still trembling. Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"thought he saw it drop by a fraction - But suddenly footsteps","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"were thundering up the stairs and a second later Malfoy was buffeted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"out of the way as four people in black robes burst through","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"the door on to the ram-parts. Still paralysed, his eyes staring unblinkingly,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Harry gazed in terror upon four strangers: it seemed the Death Eaters","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"had won the fight below. A lumpy-looking man with an odd lopsided","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"leer gave a wheezy giggle. 'Dumbledore cornered!' he said, and he turned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to a stocky little woman who looked as though she could be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"his sister and who was grinning eagerly. 'Dumbledore wandless, Dumbledore alone! Well","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"done, Draco, well done!' 'Good evening, Amycus,' said Dumbledore calmly, as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"welcoming the man to a tea party. 'And you've brought Alecto too","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"... charming ...' The woman gave an angry little titter. Think your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"little jokes'll help you on your death bed, then?' she jeered. 'Jokes?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"No, no, these are manners,' replied Dumbledore. 'Do it,' said the stranger","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"standing nearest to Harry, a big, rangy man with matted grey hair","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"and whiskers, whose black Death Eater's robes looked uncomfortably tight. He had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"a voice like none that Harry had ever heard: a rasping bark","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"of a voice. Harry could smell a powerful mixture of dirt, sweat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"and, unmistakeably, of blood coming from him. His filthy hands had long","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"yellowish nails. 'Is that you, Fenrir?' asked Dumbledore. That's right,' rasped the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"other. 'Pleased to see me, Dumbledore?' 'No, I cannot say that I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"am ...' Fenrir Greyback grinned, showing pointed teeth. Blood trickled down his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"chin and he licked his lips slowly, obscenely. 'But you know how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"much I like kids, Dumbledore.' 'Am I to take it that you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"are attacking even without the full moon now? This is most unusual","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"... you have developed a taste for human flesh that cannot be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"satisfied once a month?' That's right,' said Greyback. 'Shocks you, that, does","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"it, Dumbledore? Frightens you?' 'Well, I cannot pretend it does not disgust","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"me a little,' said Dumbledore. 'And, yes, I am a little shocked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"that Draco here invited you, of all people, into the school where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"his friends live...' 'I didn't,' breathed Malfoy. He was not looking at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Greyback; he did not seem to want to even glance at him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"'I didn't know he was going to come -' 'I wouldn't want","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to miss a trip to Hogwarts, Dumbledore,' rasped Greyback. 'Not when there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"are throats to be ripped out ... delicious, delicious ...' And he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"raised a yellow fingernail and picked at his front teeth, leering at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Dumbledore. '1 could do you for afters, Dumbledore ...' 'No,' said the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"fourth Death Eater sharply. He had a heavy, brutal-looking face. 'We've got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"orders. Draco's got to do it. Now, Draco, and quickly.' Malfoy was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"showing less resolution than ever. He looked terrified as he stared into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Dumbledore's face, which was even paler, and rather lower than usual, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"he had slid so far down the rampart wall. 'He's not long","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"for this world anyway, if you ask me!' said the lopsided man,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to the accompaniment of his sister's wheezing giggles. 'Look at him -","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"what's happened to you, then, Dumby?' 'Oh, weaker resistance, slower reflexes, Amycus,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"said Dumbledore. 'Old age, in short ... one day, perhaps, it will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"happen to you ... if you are lucky ...' 'What's that mean,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"then, what's that mean?' yelled the Death Eater, suddenly violent. 'Always the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"same, weren't yeh, Dumby, talking and doing nothing, nothing, I don't even","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"know why the Dark Lord's bothering to kill yeh! Come on, Draco,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"do it!' But at that moment, there were renewed sounds of scuffling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"from below and a voice shouted, 'They've blocked the stairs - Reducto!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"REDUCTO!'Harry's heart leapt: so these four had not eliminated all opposition, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"merely broken through the fight to the top of the Tower, and,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"by the sound of it, created a barrier behind them - 'Now,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Draco, quickly!' said the brutal-faced man angrily. But Malfoy's hand was shaking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"so badly that he could barely aim. Til do it,' snarled Greyback,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"moving towards Dumbledore with his hands outstretched, his teeth bared. 'I said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"no!' shouted the brutal-faced man; there was a flash of light and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"the werewolf was blasted out of the way; he hit the ramparts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"and staggered, looking furious. Harry's heart was hammering so hard it seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"impossible that nobody could hear him standing there, imprisoned by Dumbledore's spell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"-if he could only move, he could aim a curse from under","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"the Cloak - 'Draco, do it, or stand aside so one of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"us -' screeched the woman, but at that precise moment the door","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"to the ramparts burst open once more and there stood Snape, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"wand clutched in his hand as his black eyes swept the scene,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"from Dumbledore slumped against the wall, to the four Death Eaters, including","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"the enraged werewolf, and Malfoy. 'We've got a problem, Snape,' said the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"lumpy Amycus, whose eyes and wand were fixed alike upon Dumbledore, 'the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"boy doesn't seem able -' But somebody else had spoken Snape's name,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"quite softly. 'Severus ...' The sound frightened Harry beyond anything he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"experienced all evening. For the first time, Dumbledore was pleading. Snape said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"nothing, but walked forwards and pushed Malfoy roughly out of the way.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"The three Death Eaters fell back without a word. Even the werewolf","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"seemed cowed. Snape gazed for a moment at Dumbledore, and there was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"revulsion and hatred etched in the harsh lines of his face. 'Severus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"... please ...` Snape raised his wand and pointed it directly at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Dumbledore. 'Avada Kedavra!'A jet of green light shot from the end of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"Snape's wand and hit Dumbledore squarely in the chest. Harry's scream of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"horror never left him; silent and unmoving, he was forced to watch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"as Dumbledore was blasted into the air: for a split second he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"seemed to hang suspended beneath the shining skull, and then he fell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
"slowly backwards, like a great rag doll, over the battlements and out of sight.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-27"
" Harry felt as though he too were hurtling through space;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"it had not happened. . . . It could not have happened.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"...`Out of here, quickly,` said Snape.He seized Malfoy by the scruff of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the neck and forced him through the door ahead of the rest;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Greyback and the squat brother and sister followed, the latter both panting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"excitedly. As they vanished through the door, Harry realized he could move","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"again. What was now holding him paralyzed against the wall was not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"magic, but horror and shock. He threw the Invisibility Cloak aside as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the brutal-faced Death Eater, last to leave the tower top, was disappearing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"through the door. `Petrificus Totalus!` The Death Eater buckled as though hit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"in the back with something solid and fell to the ground, rigid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"as a waxwork, but he had barely hit the floor when Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"was clambering over him and running down the darkened staircase. Terror tore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"at Harry;s heart. ... He had to get to Dumbledore and he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"had to catch Snape. ... Somehow the two things were linked. ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"He could reverse what had happened if he had them both together.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"... Dumbledore could not have died. ...He leapt the last ten steps","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"of the spiral staircase and stopped where he landed, his wand raised.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"The dimly lit corridor was full of dust; half the ceiling seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"to have fallen in; and a battle was raging before him, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"even as he attempted to make out who were fighting whom, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"heard the hated voice shout, `It's over, time to go!` and saw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Snape disappearing around the corner at the far end of the corridor;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"he and Malfoy seemed to have forced their way through the fight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"unscathed. As Harry plunged after them, one of the fighters detached themselves","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"from the fray and flew at him: it was the werewolf, Fenrir.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"He was on top of Harry before Harry could raise his wand:","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Harry fell backward, with filthy matted hair in his face, the stench","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"of sweat and blood filling his nose and mouth, hot greedy breath","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"at his throat -`Petrificus Totalus!`Harry felt Fenrir collapse against him; with a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"stupendous effort he pushed the werewolf off and onto the floor as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"a jet of green light came flying toward him; he ducked and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"ran, headfirst, into the fight. His feet met something squashy and slippery","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"on the floor and he stumbled: There were two bodies lying there,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"lying facedown in a pool of blood, but there was no time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"to investigate. Harry now saw red hair flying like flames in front","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"of him: Ginny was locked in combat with the lumpy Death Eater,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Amycus, who was throwing hex after hex at her while she dodged","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"them: Amycus was giggling, enjoying the sport: `Crucio - Crucio - you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"can't dance forever, pretty-` `Impedimenta!` yelled Harry.His jinx hit Amycus in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"chest: He gave a piglike squeal of pain, was lifted off his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"feet and slammed into the opposite wall, slid down it, and fell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"out of sight behind Ron, Professor McGonagall, and Lupin, each of whom","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"was battling a separate Death Eater. Beyond them, Harry saw Tonks fighting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"an enormous blond wizard who was sending curses flying in all directions,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"so that they ricocheted off the walls around them, cracking stone, shattering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the nearest window -`Harry, where did you come from?` Ginny cried, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"there was no time to answer her. He put his head down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"and sprinted forward, narrowly avoiding a blast that erupted over his head,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"showering them all in bits of wall. Snape must not escape, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"must catch up with Snape -`Take that!` shouted Professor McGonagall, and Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"glimpsed the female Death Eater, Alecto, sprinting away down the corridor with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"her arms over her head, her brother right behind her. He launched","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"himself after them but his foot caught on something, and next moment","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"he was lying across someone's legs. Looking around, he saw Neville's pale,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"round face flat against the floor. `Neville, are you - ?``M'all right,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"muttered Neville, who was clutching his stomach, `Harry . . . Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"'n' Malfoy . . . ran past. . .``I know, I'm on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"it!` said Harry, aiming a hex from the floor at the enormous","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"blond Death Eater who was causing most of the chaos. The man","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"gave a howl of pain as the spell hit him in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"face: He wheeled around, staggered, and then pounded away after the brother","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"and sister. Harry scrambled up from the floor and began to sprint","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"along the corridor, ignoring the bangs issuing from behind him, the yells","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"of the others to come back, and the mute call of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"figures on the ground whose fate he did not yet know. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
". .He skidded around the corner, his trainers slippery with blood; Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"had an immense head start. Was it possible that he had already","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"entered the cabinet in the Room of Requirement, or had the Order","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"made steps to secure it, to prevent the Death Eaters retreating that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"way? He could hear nothing but his own pounding feet, his own","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"hammering heart as he sprinted along the next empty corridor, but then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"spotted a bloody footprint that showed at least one of the fleeing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Death Eaters was heading toward the front doors - perhaps the Room","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"of Requirement was indeed blocked -He skidded around another corner and a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"curse flew past him; he dived behind a suit of armor that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"exploded. He saw the brother and sister running down the marble staircase","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"ahead and aimed jinxes at them, but merely hit several bewigged witches","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"in a portrait on the landing, who ran screeching into neighboring paintings.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"As he leapt the wreckage of armor, Harry heard more shouts and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"screams; other people within the castle seemed to have awoken. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
".He pelted toward a shortcut, hoping to overtake the brother and sister","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"and close in on Snape and Malfoy, who must surely have reached","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the grounds by now. Remembering to leap the vanishing step halfway down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the concealed staircase, he burst through a tapestry at the bottom and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"out into a corridor where a number of bewildered and pajama-clad Hufflepuffs","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"stood.`Harry! We heard a noise, and someone said something aboui the Dark","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Mark -` began Ernie Macmillan.`Out of the way!` yelled Harry, knocking two","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"boys aside as he sprinted toward the landing and down the remainder","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"of the marble staircase. The oak front doors had been blasted open,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"there were smears of blood on the flagstones, and several terrified students","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"stood huddled against the walls, one or two still cowering with their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"arms over their faces. The giant Gryffindor hourglass had been hit by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"a curse, and the rubies within were still falling, with a loud","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"rattle, onto the flagstones below.Harry flew across the entrance hall and out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"into the dark grounds: He could just make out three figures racing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"across the lawn, heading for the gates beyond which they could Disapparate","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"- by the looks of them, the huge blond Death Eater and,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"some way ahead of him, Snape and Malfoy. ...The cold night air","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"ripped at Harry's lungs as he tore after them; he saw a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"flash of light in the distance that momentarily silhouetted his quarry. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"did not know what it was but continued to run, not yet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"near enough to get a good aim with a curse -Another flash,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"shouts, retaliatory jets of light, and Harry understood: Hagrid had emerged from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"his cabin and was trying to stop the Death Eaters escaping, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"though every breath seemed to shred his lungs and the stitch in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"his chest was like fire, Harry sped up as an unbidden voice","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"in his head said: not Hagrid. . . not Hagrid too .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
". .Something caught Harry hard in the small of the back and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"he fell forward, his face smacking the ground, blood pouring out of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"both nostrils: He knew, even as he rolled over, his wand ready,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"that the brother and sister he had overtaken using his shortcut were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"closing in behind him. . . .`Impedimenta!` he yelled as he rolled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"over again, crouching close to the dark ground, and miraculously his jinx","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"hit one of them, who stumbled and fell, tripping up the other;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Harry leapt to his feet and sprinted on after Snape.And now he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"saw the vast outline of Hagrid, illuminated by the light of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"crescent moon revealed suddenly behind clouds; the blond Death Eater was aiming","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"curse after curse at the gamekeeper; but Hagrids immense strength and the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"toughened skin he had inherited from his giantess mother seemed to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"protecting him. Snape and Malfoy, however, were still running; they would soon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"be beyond the gates, able to Disapparate -Harry tore past Hagrid and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"his opponent, took aim at Snape's back, and yelled, `Stupefy!`He missed; the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"jet of red light soared past Snape's head; Snape shouted, `Run, Draco!`and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"turned. Twenty yards apart, he and Harry looked at each other before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"raising their wands simultaneously.`Cruc - `But Snape parried the curse, knocking Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"backward off his feet before he could complete it; Harry rolled over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"and scrambled back up again as the huge Death Eater behind him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"yelled, `Incendio!` Harry heard an explosive bang and a dancing orange light","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"spilled over all of them: Hagrid's house was on fire.`Fang's in there,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"yer evil - !` Hagrid bellowed.`Cruc -` yelled Harry for the second","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"time, aiming for the figure ahead illuminated in the dancing firelight, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Snape blocked the spell again. Harry could see him sneering.`No Unforgivable Curses","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"from you, Potter!` he shouted over the rushing of the flames, Hagrid's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"yells, and the wild yelping of the trapped Fang. `You haven't got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the nerve or the ability -``Incarc-`Harry roared, but Snape deflected the spell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"with an almost lazy flick of his arm.`Fight back!` Harry screamed at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"him. `Fight back, you cowardly-----` `Coward, did you call me, Potter?` shouted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Snape. `Your father would never attack me unless it was four on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"one, what would you call him, I wonder?` `Stupe-``Blocked again and again","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"and again until you learn to keep your mouth shut and your","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"mind closed, Potter!` sneered Snape, deflecting the curse once more. `Now come!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"he shouted at the huge Death Eater behind Harry. `It is time","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"to be gone, before the Ministry turns up -``Impedi -`But before he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"could finish this jinx, excruciating pain hit Harry; he keeled over in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the grass. Someone was screaming, he would surely die of this agony,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Snape was going to torture him to death or madness -`No!` roared","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Snape's voice and the pain stopped as suddenly as it had started;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Harry lay curled on the dark grass, clutching his wand and panting;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"somewhere overhead Snape was shouting, `Have you forgotten our orders? Potter belongs","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"to the Dark Lord - we are to leave him! Go! Go!`And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Harry felt the ground shudder under his face as the brother and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"sister and the enormous Death Eater obeyed, running toward the gates. Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"uttered an inarticulate yell of rage: In that instant, he cared not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"whether he lived or died. Pushing himself to his feet again, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"staggered blindly toward Snape, the man he now hated as much as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"he hated Voldemort himself - `Sectum - `Snape flicked his wand and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the curse was repelled yet again; but Harry was mere feet away","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"now and he could see Snape's face clearly at last: He was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"no longer sneering or jeering; the blazing flames showed a face full","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"of rage. Mustering all his powers of concentration, Harry thought, Levi -`No,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Potter!` screamed Snape. There was a loud BANG and Harry was soaring","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"backward, hitting the ground hard again, ;un\ this time his wand flew","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"out of his hand. He could hear Hagrid yelling and Fang howling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"as Snape closed in and looked down on him where he lay,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"wandless and defenseless as Dumbledore hadl been. Snape's pale face, illuminated by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the flaming cabin, was suffused with hatred just as it had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"before he had cursed Dumbledore.`You dare use my own spells against me,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Potter? It was I who invented them - I, the Half-Blood Prince!","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"And you'd turn my inventions on me, like your filthy father, would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"you? I don't think so . . . no`Harry had dived for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"his wand; Snape shot a hex at it and it flew feet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"away into the darkness and out of sight.`Kill me then,` panted Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"who felt no fear at all, but only rage and contempt. `Kill","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"me like you killed him, you coward -``DON'T -` screamed Snape, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"his face was suddenly demented, inhuman, as though he was in as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"much pain as the yelping, howling dog stuck in the burning house","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"behind them - `CALL ME COWARD!`And he slashed at the air: Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"felt a white-hot, whiplike something hit him across the face and was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"slammed backward into the ground. Spots of light burst in front of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"his eyes and for a moment all the breath seemed to have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"gone from his body, then he heard a rush of wings above","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"him and something enormous obscured the stars. Buckbeak had flown at Snape,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"who staggered backward as the razor-sharp claws slashed at him. As Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"raised himself into a sitting position, his head still swimming from its","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"last contact with the ground, he saw Snape running as hard as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"he could, the enormous beast flapping behind him and screeching as Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"had never heard him screech -Harry struggled to his feet, looking around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"groggily for his wand, hoping to give chase again, but even as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"his fingers fumbled in the grass, discarding twigs, he knew it would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"be too late, and sure enough, by the time he had located","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"his wand, he turned only to see the hippogriff circling the gates.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Snape had managed to Disapparate just beyond the school's boundaries.`Hagrid,` muttered Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"still dazed, looking around. `HAGRID?`He stumbled toward the burning house as an","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"enormous figure emerged from out of the flames carrying Fang on his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"back. With a cry of thankfulness, Harry sank to his knees; he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"was shaking in every limb, his body ached all over, and his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"breath came in painful stabs.`Yeh all righ', Harry? Yeh all righ'? Speak","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"ter me, Harry. . ..`Hagrids huge, hairy face was swimming above Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"blocking out the stars. Harry could smell burnt wood and dog hair;","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"he put out a hand and felt Fang's reassuringly warm and alive","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"body quivering beside him.`I'm all right,` panted Harry. `Are you?` `'Course I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"am . . . take more'n that ter finish me.`Hagrid put his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"hands under Harry's arms and raised him up with such force that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Harry's feet momentarily left the ground before Hagrid set him upright again.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"He could see blood trickling down Hagrid's cheek from a deep cut","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"under one eye, which was swelling rapidly.`We should put out your house,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"said Harry, `the charm's 'Aguamenti' ...``Knew it was summat like that,` mumbled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Hagrid, and he raised a smoldering pink, flowery umbrella and said, `Aguamenti!`A","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"jet of water flew out of the umbrella tip. Harry raised his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"wand arm, which felt like lead, and murmured `Aguamenti` too: Together, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"and Hagrid poured water on the house until the last flame was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"extinguished.`S'not too bad,` said Hagrid hopefully a few minutes later, looking at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the smoking wreck. `Nothin Dumbledore won' be able to put righ' .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
". .`Harry felt a searing pain in his stomach at the sound","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"of the name. In the silence and the stillness, horror rose inside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"him.`Hagrid ...``I was bindin' up a couple o' bowtruckle legs when I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"heard 'em coming,` said Hagrid sadly, still staring at his wrecked cabin.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"`They'll bin burnt ter twigs, poor little things. . . .``Hagrid .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
". .``But what happened, Harry? I jus' saw them Death Eaters run-nin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"down from the castle, but what the ruddy hell was Snape doin'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"with 'em? Where's he gone - was he chasin' them?``He . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
".` Harry cleared his throat; it was dry from panic and the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"smoke. `Hagrid, he killed . . .``Killed?` said Hagrid loudly, staring down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"at Harry. `Snape killed? What're yeh on abou', Harry?``Dumbledore,` said Harry. `Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"killed .. . Dumbledore.`Hagrid simply looked at him, the little of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"face that could be seen completely blank, uncomprehending.`Dumbledore wha, Harry?``He's dead. Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"killed him....``Don' say that,` said Hagrid roughly. `Snape kill Dumbledore - don'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"be stupid, Harry. Wha's made yeh say tha'?``I saw it happen.` ,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
",..`Yeh couldn' have.``I saw it, Hagrid.`Hagrid shook his head; his expression was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"disbelieving but sympathetic, and Harry knew that Hagrid thought he had sustained","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"a blow to the head, that he was confused, perhaps by the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"aftereffects of a jinx. ...`What musta happened was, Dumbledore musta told Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"ter go with them Death Eaters,` Hagrid said confidently. `I suppose he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"gotta keep his cover. Look, let's get yeh back up ter the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"school. Come on, Harry. ...`Harry did not attempt to argue or explain.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"He was still shaking uncontrollably. Hagrid would find out soon enough, too","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"soon. ... As they directed their steps back toward the castle, Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"saw that many of its windows were lit now. He could imagine,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"clearly, the scenes inside as people moved from room to room, telling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"each other that Death Eaters had got in, that the Mark was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"shining over Hogwarts, that somebody must have been killed. . . .The","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"oak front doors stood open ahead of them, light flooding out onto","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the drive and the lawn. Slowly, uncertainly, dressing-gowned people were creeping down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the steps, looking around nervously for some sign of the Death Eaters","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"who had fled into the night. Harry's eyes, however, were fixed upon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the ground at the foot of the tallest tower. He imagined that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"he could see a black, huddled mass lying in the grass there,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"though he was really too far away to see anything of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"sort. Even as he stared wordlessly at the place where he thoughtDumbledore's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"body must lie, however, he saw people beginning to move toward it.`What're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"they all lookin' at?` said Hagrid, as he and Harry approached the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"castle front, Fang keeping as close as he could to their ankles.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"`Wha's that lyin' on the grass?` Hagrid added sharply, heading now toward","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the foot of the Astronomy Tower, where a small crowd was congregating.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"`See it, Harry? Right at the foot of the tower? Under where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the Mark . . . Blimey . . . yeh don' think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"someone got thrown - ?`Hagrid fell silent, the thought apparently too horrible","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"to express aloud. Harry walked alongside him, feeling the aches and pains","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"in his face and his legs where the various hexes of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"last half hour had hit him, though in an oddly detached way,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"as though somebody near him was suffering them. What was real and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"inescapable was the awful pressing feeling in his chest. . . .He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"and Hagrid moved, dreamlike, through the murmuring crowd to the very front,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"where the dumbstruck students and teachers had left a gap.Harry heard Hagrid's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"moan of pain and shock, but he did not stop; he walked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"slowly forward until he reached the place where Dumbledore lay and crouched","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"down beside him. He had known there was no hope from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"moment that the full Body-Bind Curse Dumbledore had placed upon him lifted,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"known that it could have happened only because its caster was dead,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"but there was still no preparation for seeing him here, spread-eagled, broken:","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the greatest wizard Harry had ever, or would ever, meet.Dumbledore's eyes were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"closed; but for the strange angle of his arms and legs, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"might have been sleeping. Harry reached out, straightened the half-moon spectacles upon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the crooked nose, and wiped a trickle of blood from the mouth","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"with his own sleeve. Then he gazed down at the wise old","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"face and tried to absorb the enormous and incomprehensible truth: that never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"again would Dumbledore speak to him, never again could he help-----The crowd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"murmured behind Harry. After what seemed like a long time, he became","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"aware that he was kneeling upon something hard and looked down.The locket","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"they had managed to steal so many hours before had fallen out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"of Dumbledore's pocket. It had opened, perhaps due to the force with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"which it hit the ground. And although he could not feel more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"shock or horror or sadness than he felt already, Harry knew, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"he picked it up, that there was something wrong-----He turned the locket","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"over in his hands. This was neither as large as the locket","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"he remembered seeing in the Pensieve, nor were there any markings upon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"it, no sign of the ornate S that was supposed to be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Slytherins mark. Moreover, there was nothing inside but for a scrap of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"folded parchment wedged tightly into the place where a portrait should have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"been.Automatically, without really thinking about what he was doing, Harry pulled out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the fragment of parchment, opened it, and read by the light of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"the many wands that had now been lit behind him: To the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Dark LordI now I will be dead long before you read this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"but I want you to know that it was I who dicovered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"your secret. I have stolen the real Horcrux and intend to destroy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"it as soon as I can. I face death in the hope","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"that when you meet your match you will be mortal once more.R.A.B.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"Harry neither knew nor cared what the message meant. Only one thing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"mattered: This was not a Horcrux. Dumbledore had weakened himself by drinking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"that terrible potion for nothing. Harry crumpled the parchment in his hand,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
"and his eyes burned with tears as behind him Fang began to howl.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-28"
" Come here, Harry ...` `No.` `Yeh can' stay here, Harry. ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Come on, now....` `No.`He did not want to leave Dumbledores side, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"did not want to move anywhere. Hagrid's hand on his shoulder was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"trembling. Then another voice said, `Harry, come on.`A much smaller and warmer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"hand had enclosed his and was pulling him upward. He obeyed its","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"pressure without really thinking about it. Only as he walked blindly back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"through the crowd did he realize, from a trace of flowery scent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"on the air, that it was Ginny who was leading him back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"into the castle. Incomprehensible voices battered him, sobs and shouts and wails","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"stabbed the night, but Harry and Ginny walked on, back up the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"steps into the entrance hall. Faces swam on the edges of Harry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"vision, people were peering at him, whispering, wondering, and Gryffindor rubies glistened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"on the floor like drops of blood as they made their way","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"toward the marble staircase.`We're going to the hospital wing,` said Ginny.`I'm not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"hurt,` said Harry. !`It's McGonagalls orders,` said Ginny. `Everyone's up there, Ron","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"and Hermione and Lupin and everyone -`Fear stirred in Harry's chest again:","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"He had forgotten the inert figures he had left behind.`Ginny, who else","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"is dead?` `Don't worry, none of us.``But the Dark Mark - Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"said he stepped over a body -``He stepped over Bill, but its","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"all right, he's alive.`There was something in her voice, however, that Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"knew boded ill.`Are you sure?``Of course I'm sure . . . he's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"a - a bit of a mess, that's all. Greyback attacked him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Madam Pomfrey says he won't - won't look the same anymore. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
". .`Ginny's voice trembled a little.`We don't really know what the aftereffects","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"will be - I mean, Greyback being a werewolf, but not transformed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"at the time.``But the others . . . There were other bodies","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"on the ground. . . .``Neville and Professor Flitwick are both hurt,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"but Madam Pomfrey says they'll be all right. And a Death Eater's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"dead, he got hit by a Killing Curse that huge blond one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"was firing off everywhere - Harry, if we hadn't had your Felix","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"potion, I think we'd all have been killed, but everything seemed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"just miss us -`They had reached the hospital wing. Pushing open the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"doors, Harry saw Neville lying, apparently asleep, in a bed near the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"door. Ron, Hermione, Luna, Tonks, and Lupin were gathered around another bed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"near the far end of the ward. At the sound of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"doors opening, they all looked up. Hermione ran to Harry and hugged","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"him; Lupin moved forward too, looking anxious.`Are you all right, Harry?` `I'm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"fine.... How's Bill?` Nobody answered. Harry looked over Hermione's shoulder and saw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"an unrecognizable face lying on Bill's pillow, so badly slashed and ripped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"that he looked grotesque. Madam Pomfrey was dabbing at his wounds with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"some harsh-smelling green ointment. Harry remembered how Snape had mended Malfoy's Sectumsempra","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"wounds so easily with his wand.`Can't you fix them with a charm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"or something?` he asked the matron.`No charm will work on these,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Madam Pomfrey. `I've tried everything I know, but there is no cure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"for werewolf bites.``But he wasn't bitten at the full moon,` said Ron,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"who was gazing down into his brother's face as though he could","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"somehow force him to mend just by staring. `Greyback hadn't transformed, so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"surely Bill won't be a - a real - ?` :He looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"uncertainly at Lupin.`No, I don't think that Bill will be a true","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"werewolf,` said Lupin, `but that does not mean that there won't be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"some contamination. Those are cursed wounds. They are unlikely ever to heal","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"fully, and - and Bill might have some wolfish characteristics from now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"on.``Dumbledore might know something that'd work, though,` Ron said. `Where is he?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Bill fought those maniacs on Dumbledore's orders, Dumbledore owes him, he can't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"leave him in this state -``Ron - Dumbledores dead,` said Ginny.`No!` Lupin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"looked wildly from Ginny to Harry, as though hoping the latter might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"contradict her, but when Harry did nor, Lupin collapsed into a chair","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"beside Bill's bed, his hands over his face. Harry had never seen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Lupin lose control before; he felt as though he was intruding upon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"something private, indecent. He turned away and caught Ron's eye instead, exchanging","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"in silence a look that confirmed what Ginny had said.`How did he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"die?` whispered Tonks. `How did it happen?``Snape killed him,` said Harry. `I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"was there, I saw it. We arrived back on the Astronomy Tower","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"because that's where the Mark was. . . . Dumbledore was ill,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"he was weak, but I think he realized it was a trap","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"when we heard footsteps running up the stairs. He immobilized me, I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"couldn't do anything, I was under the Invisibility Cloak - and then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Malfoy came through the door and disarmed him -`Hermione clapped her hands","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"to her mouth and Ron groaned. Luna's mouth trembled.`- more Death Eaters","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"arrived - and then Snape - and Snape did it. The Avada","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Kedavra.` Harry couldn't go on.Madam Pomfrey burst into tears. Nobody paid her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"any attention except Ginny, who whispered, `Shh! Listen!`Gulping, Madam Pomfrey pressed her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"fingers to her mouth, her eyes wide. Somewhere out in the darkness,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"a phoenix was singing in a way Harry had never heard before:","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"a stricken lament of terrible beauty. And Harry felt, as he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"felt about phoenix song before, that the music was inside him, not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"without: It was his own grief turned magically to song that echoed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"across the grounds and through the castle windows.How long they all stood there,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"listening, he did not know, nor why it seemed to ease their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"pain a little to listen to the sound of their mourning, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"it felt like a long time later that the hospital door opened","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"again and Professor McGonagall entered the ward. Like all the rest, she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"bore marks of the recent battle: There were grazes on her face","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"and her robes were ripped.`Molly and Arthur are on their way,` she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"said, and the spell of the music was broken: Everyone roused themselves","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"as though coming out of trances, turning again to look at Bill,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"or else to rub their own eyest shake their heads. `Harry, what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"happened? According to Hagrid you were with Professor Dumbledore when he -","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"when it happened. He says Professor Snape was involved in some -`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"`Snape killed Dumbledore,` said Harry.She stared at him for a moment, then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"swayed alarmingly; Madam Pomfrey, who seemed to have pulled herself together, ran","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"forward, conjuring a chair from thin air, which she pushed under McGonagall.`Snape,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"repeated McGonagall faintly, falling into the chair. `We all wondered . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
". but he trusted . . . always . . . Snape...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"I can't believe it. ...``Snape was a highly accomplished Occlumens,` said Lupin,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"his voice uncharacteristically harsh. `We always knew that.``But Dumbledore swore he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"on our side!` whispered Tonks. `I always thought Dumbledore must know something","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"about Snape that we didn't. ...` .`He always hinted that he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"an ironclad reason for trusting Snape,` muttered Professor McGonagall, now dabbing at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the corners of her leaking eyes with a tartan-edged handkerchief. `I mean","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
". . . with Snapes history ... of course people were bound","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"to wonder. . . but Dumbledore told me explicitly that Snape's repentance","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"was absolutely genuine-----Wouldn't hear a word against him!``I'd love to know what","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Snape told him to convince him,` said Tonks.`I know,` said Harry, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"they all turned to look at him. `Snape passed Voldemort the information","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"that made Voldemort hunt down my mum and dad. Then Snape told","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Dumbledore he hadn't realized what he was doing, he was really sorry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"he'd done it, sorry that they were dead.`They all stared at him.`And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Dumbledore believed that?` said Lupin incredulously. `Dumbledore believed Snape was sorry James","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"was dead? Snape hated James. . . .``And he didn't think my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"mother was worth a damn either,` said Harry, `because she was Muggle-born...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"'Mudblood,' he called her. ...`Nobody asked how Harry knew this. All of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"them seemed to be lost in horrified shock, trying to digest the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"monstrous truth of what had happened.`This is all my fault,` said Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"McGonagall suddenly. She looked disoriented, twisting her wet handkerchief in her hands.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"`My fault. I sent Filius to fetch Snape tonight, I actually sent","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"for him to come and help us! If I hadn't alerted Snape","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"to what was going on, he might never have joined forces with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the Death Eaters. I don't think he knew they were there before","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Filius told him, I don't think he knew they were coming.``It isn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"your fault, Minerva,` said Lupin firmly. `We all wanted more help, we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"were glad to think Snape was on his way....``So when he arrived","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"at the fight, he joined in on the Death Eaters' side?` asked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Harry, who wanted every detail of Snape's duplicity and infamy, feverishly collecting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"more reasons to hate him, to swear vengeance.`I don't know exactly how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"it happened,` said Professor McGonagall distractedly. `It's all so confusing. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
". Dumbledore had told us that he would be leaving the school","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"for a few hours and that we were to patrol the corridors","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"just in case . . . Remus, Bill, and Nymphadora were to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"join us ... and so we patrolled. All seemed quiet. Every secret","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"passageway out of the school was covered. We knew nobody could fly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"in. There were powerful enchantments on every entrance into the castle. I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"still don't know how the Death Eaters can possibly have entered. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
". .``I do,` said Harry, and he explained, briefly, about the pair","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"of Vanishing Cabinets and the magical pathway they formed. `So they got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"in through the Room of Requirement.`Almost against his will he glanced from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Ron to Hermione, both of whom looked devastated.`I messed up, Harry,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Ron bleakly. `We did like you told us: We checked the Marauder's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Map and we couldn't see Malfoy on it, so we thought he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"must be in the Room of Requirement, so me, Ginny, and Neville","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"went to keep watch on it... but Malfoy got past us.``He came","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"out of the room about an hour after we started keeping watch,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"said Ginny. `He was on his own, clutching that awful shriveled arm","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"-``His Hand of Glory,` said Ron. `Gives light only to the holder,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"remember?``Anyway,` Ginny went on, `he must have been checking whether the coast","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"was clear to let the Death Eaters out, because the moment he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"saw us he threw something into the air and it all went","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"pitch-black -``- Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder,` said Ron bitterly. `Fred and George's.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"I'm going to be having a word with them about who they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"let buy their products.``We tried everything, Lumos, Incendio,` said Ginny. `Nothing would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"penetrate the darkness; all we could do was grope our way out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"of the corridor again, and meanwhile we could hear people rushing past","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"us. Obviously Malfoy could see because of that hand thing and was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"guiding them, but we didn't dare use any curses or anything in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"case we hit each other, and by the time we'd reached a corridor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"that was light, they'd gone.``Luckily,` said Lupin hoarsely, `Ron, Ginny, and Neville","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"ran into us almost immediately and told us what had happened. We","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"found the Death Eaters minutes later, heading in the direction of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Astronomy Tower. Malfoy obviously hadn't expected more people to be on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"watch; he seemed to have exhausted his supply of Darkness Powder, at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"any rate. A fight broke out, they scattered and we gave chase.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"One of them, Gibbon, broke away and headed up the tower stairs","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"-``To set off the Mark?` asked Harry.`He must have done, yes, they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"must have arranged that before they left the Room of Requirement,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Lupin. `But I don't think Gibbon liked the idea of waiting up","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"there alone for Dumbledore, because he came running back downstairs to rejoin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the fight and was hit by a Killing Curse that just missed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"me.``So if Ron was watching the Room of Requirement with Ginny and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Neville,` said Harry, turning to Hermione, `were you - ?``Outside Snape's office,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"yes,` whispered Hermione, her eyes sparkling with tears, `with Luna. We hung","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"around for ages outside it and nothing happened. . . . We","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"didn't know what was going on upstairs, Ron had taken the map-----It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"was nearly midnight when Professor Flitwick came sprinting down into the dungeons.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"He was shouting about Death Eaters in the castle, I don't think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"he really registered that Luna and I were there at all, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"just burst his way into Snape's office and we heard him saying","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"that Snape had to go back with him and help and then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"we heard a loud thump and Snape came hurtling out of his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"room and he saw us and - and -` `What?` Harry urged","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"her.`I was so stupid, Harry!` said Hermione in a high-pitched whisper. `He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"said Professor Flitwick had collapsed and that we should go and take","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"care of him while he - while he went to help fight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the Death Eaters -` She covered her face in shame and continued","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"to talk into her fingers, so that her voice was muffled. `We","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"went into his office to see if we could help Professor Flitwick","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"and found him unconscious on the floor. . . and oh, it's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"so obvious now, Snape must have Stupefied Flitwick, but we didn't realize,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Harry, we didn't realize, we just let Snape go!``It's not your fault,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"said Lupin firmly. `Hermione, had you not obeyed Snape and got out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"of the way, he probably would have killed you and Luna.``So then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"he came upstairs,` said Harry, who was watching Snape running up the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"marble staircase in his mind's eye, his black robes billowing behind him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"as ever, pulling his wand from under his cloak as he ascended,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"`and he found the place where you were all fighting. ...``We were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"in trouble, we were losing,` said Tonks in a low voice. `Gibbon","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"was down, but the rest of the Death Eaters seemed ready to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"fight to the death. Neville had been hurt, Bill had been savaged","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"by Greyback... It was all dark . . . curses flying everywhere","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
". . . The Malfoy boy had vanished, he must have slipped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"past, up the stairs . . . then more of them ran","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"after him, but one of them blocked the stair behind them with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"some kind of curse. . . . Neville ran at it and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"got thrown up into the air -``None of us could break through,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"said Ron, `and that massive Death Eater was still firing off jinxes","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"all over the place, they were bouncing off the walls and barely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"missing us. . . .``And then Snape was there,` said Tonks, `and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"then he wasn't -``I saw him running toward us, but that huge","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Death Eaters jinx just missed me right afterward and I ducked and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"lost track of things,` said Ginny.`I saw him run straight through the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"cursed barrier as though it wasn't there,` said Lupin. `I tried to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"follow him, but was thrown back just like Neville. . . .``He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"must have known a spell we didn't,` whispered McGonagall. `After all -","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"he was the Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher. ... I just","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"assumed that he was in a hurry to chase after the Death","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Eaters who'd escaped up to the tower. ...``He was,` said Harry savagely,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"`but to help them, not to stop them . . . and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"I'll bet you had to have a Dark Mark to get through","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"that barrier - so what happened when he came back down?``Well, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"big Death Eater had just fired off a hex that caused half","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the ceiling to fall in, and also broke the curse blocking the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"stairs,` said Lupin. `We all ran forward - those of us who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"were still standing anyway - and then Snape and the boy emerged","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"out of the dust - obviously, none of us attacked them -``We","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"just let them pass,` said Tonks in a hollow voice. `We thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"they were being chased by the Death Eaters - and next thing,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the other Death Eaters and Greyback were back and we were fighting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"again - I thought I heard Snape shout something, but I don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"know what -``He shouted, 'It's over,'` said Harry. `He'd done what he'd","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"meant to do.`They all fell silent. Fawkes's lament was still echoing over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the dark grounds outside. As the music reverberated upon the air, unbidden,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"unwelcome thoughts slunk into Harry's mind. . . . Had they taken","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Dumbledore's body from the foot of the tower yet? What would happen to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"it next? Where would it rest? He clenched his fists tighdy in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"his pockets. He could feel the small cold lump of the fake","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Horcrux against the knuckles of his right hand.The doors of the hospital","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"wing burst open, making them all jump: Mr. and Mrs. Weasley were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"striding up the ward, Fleur just behind them, her beautiful face terrified.`Molly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"- Arthur -` said Professor McGonagall, jumping up and hurrying to greet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"them. `I am so sorry -``Bill,` whispered Mrs. Weasley, darting past Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"McGonagall as she caught sight of Bill's mangled face. `Oh, Bill!`Lupin and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Tonks had got up hastily and retreated so that Mr. and Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Weasley could get nearer to the bed. Mrs. Weasley bent over her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"son and pressed her lips to his bloody forehead.`You said Greyback attacked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"him?` Mr. Weasley asked Professor McGonagall distractedly. `But he hadn't transformed? So","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"what does that mean? What will happen to Bill?``We don't yet know,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"said Professor McGonagall, looking helplessly at Lupin.`There will probably be some contamination,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Arthur,` .said Lupin. `It is an odd case, possibly unique. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
". We don't know what his behavior might be like when he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"awakens. . . .`Mrs. Weasley took the nasty-smelling ointment from Madam Pomfrey","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"and began dabbing at Bill's wounds.`And Dumbledore ...` said Mr. Weasley. `Minerva,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"is it true ... Is he really. . . ?`As Professor McGonagall","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"nodded, Harry felt Ginny move beside him and looked at her. Her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"slightly narrowed eyes were fixed upon Fleur, who was gazing down at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Bill with a frozen expression on her face.`Dumbledore gone,` whispered Mr. Weasley,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"but Mrs. Weasley had eyes only for her eldest son; she began","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"to sob, tears falling onto Bill's mutilated face.`Of course, it doesn't matter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"how he looks. . . . It's not r-really important. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"but he was a very handsome little b-boy . . . always","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"very handsome . . . and he was g-going to be married!``And","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"what do you mean by zat?` said Fleur suddenly and loudly. `What","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"do you mean, ' he was going to be married?'`Mrs. Weasley raised","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"her tear-stained face, looking startled. `Well -only that-``You theenk Bill will not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"wish to marry me anymore?` demanded Fleur. `You theenk, because of these","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"bites, he will not love me?``No, that's not what I -``Because 'e","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"will!` said Fleur, drawing herself up to her full height and throwing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"back her long mane of silver hair. `It would take more zan","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"a werewolf to stop Bill loving me!``Well, yes, I'm sure,` said Mrs.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Weasley, `but I thought perhaps - given how - how he -``You","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"thought I would not weesh to marry him? Or per'aps, you hoped?`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"said Fleur, her nostrils flaring. `What do I care how he looks?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"I am good-looking enough for both of us, I theenk! All these","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"scars show is zat my husband is brave! And I shall do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"zat!` she added fiercely, pushing Mrs. Weasley aside and snatching the ointment","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"from her.Mrs. Weasley fell back against her husband and watched Fleur mopping","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"up Bill's wounds with a most curious expression upon her face. Nobody","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"said anything; Harry did not dare move. Like everybody else, he was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"waiting for the explosion.`Our Great-Auntie Muriel,` said Mrs. Weasley after a long","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"pause, `has a very beautiful tiara - goblin-made - which I am","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"sure I could persuade her to lend you for the wedding. She","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"is very fond of Bill, you know, and it would look lovely","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"with your hair.``Thank you,` said Fleur stiffly. `I am sure zat will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"be lovely.`And then, Harry did not quite see how it happened, both","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
", women were crying and hugging each other. Completely bewildered, wondering whether","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the world had gone mad, he turned around: Ron looked as stunned","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"as he felt and Ginny and Hermione were exchanging startled looks.`You see!`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"said a strained voice. Tonks was glaring at Lupin. `She still wants","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"to marry him, even though he's been bitten! She doesn't care!`It's different,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"said Lupin, barely moving his lips and looking suddenly tense. `Bill will","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"not be a full werewolf. The cases are completely -``But I don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"care either, I don't care!` said Tonks, seizing the front of Lupin's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"robes and shaking them. `I've told you a million times. . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
".`And the meaning of Tonks's Patronus and her mouse-colored hair, and the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"reason she had come running to find Dumbledore when she had heard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"a rumor someone had been attacked by Greyback, all suddenly became clear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"to Harry; it had not been Sinus that Tonks had fallen in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"love with after all.`And I've told you a million times,` said Lupin,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"refusing to meet her eyes, staring at the floor, `that I am","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"too old for you, too poor . . . too dangerous. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
". .``I've said all along you're taking a ridiculous line on this,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Remus,` said Mrs. Weasley over Fleur's shoulder as she patted her on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the back.`I am not being ridiculous,` said Lupin steadily. `Tonks deserves somebody","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"young and whole.``But she wants you,` said Mr. Weasley, with a small","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"smile. `And after all, Remus, young and whole men do not necessarily","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"remain so.`He gestured sadly at his son, lying between them.`This is... not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the moment to discuss it,` said Lupin, avoiding everybody's eyes as he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"looked around distractedly. `Dumbledore is dead. ...``Dumbledore would have been happier than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"anybody to think that there was a little more love in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"world,` said Professor McGonagall curtly, just as the hospital doors opened again","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"and Hagrid walked in.The little of his face that was not obscured by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"hair or beard was soaking and swollen; he was shaking with tears,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"a vast, spotted handkerchief in his hand.`I've . . . I've done","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"it, Professor,` he choked. `M-moved him. Professor Sprout's got the kids back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"in bed. Professor Flitwick's lyin down, but he says he'll be all","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"righ' in a jiffy, an' Professor Slughorn says the Ministry's bin informed.``Thank","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"you, Hagrid,` said Professor McGonagall, standing up at once and turning to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"look at the group around Bill's bed. `I shall have to see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the Ministry when they get here. Hagrid, please tell the Heads of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Houses - Slughorn can represent Slytherin - that I want to see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"them in my office forthwith. I would like you to join us","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"too.`As Hagrid nodded, turned, and shuffled out of the room again, she","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"looked down at Harry. `Before I meet them I would like a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"quick word with you, Harry. If you'll come with me. ...`Harry stood","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"up, murmured `See you in a bit` to Ron, Hermione, and Ginny,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"and followed Professor McGonagall back down the ward. The corridors outside were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"deserted and the only sound was the distant phoenix song. It was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"several minutes before Harry became aware that they were not heading for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Professor McGonagall's office, but for Dumbledore's, and another few seconds before he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"realized that of course, she had been deputy headmistress, . . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Apparently she was now headmistress ... so the room behind the gargoyle","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"was now hers.In silence they ascended the moving spiral staircase and entered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the circular office. He did not know what he had expected: that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the room would be draped in black, perhaps, or even that Dumbledore's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"body might be lying there. In fact, it looked almost exactly as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"it had done when he and Dumbledore had left it mere hours","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"previously: the silver instruments whirring and puffing on their spindle legged tables,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Gryffindor's sword in its glass case gleaming in the moonlight, the Sorting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Hat on a shelf behind the desk, the Fawkes's perch stood empty,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"he was still crying his lament to the grounds. And a new","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"portrait had joined the ranks of the dead headmasters and headmistresses of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Hogwarts: Dumbledore was slumbering in a golden frame over the desk, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"half-moon spectacle perched upon his crooked nose, looking peaceful and untroubled.After glancing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"once at this portrait, Professor McGonagall made an odd movement as though","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"steeling herself, then rounded the' desk to look at Harry, her face","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"taut and lined.`Harry,` she said, `I would like to know what you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"and Professor Dumbledore were doing this evening when you left the school.``I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"can't tell you that, Professor,` said Harry. He had expected the question","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"and had his answer ready. It had been here, in this very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"room, that Dumbledore had told him that he was to confide the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"contents of their lessons to nobody but Ron and Hermione.`Harry, it might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"be important,` said Professor McGonagall.`It is,` said Harry, `very, but he didn't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"want me to tell anyone.`Professor McGonagall glared at him. `Potter` - Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"registered the renewed use of his surname - `in the light of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Professor Dumbledore's death, I think you must see that the situation has","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"changed somewhat -``I don't think so,` said Harry, shrugging. `Professor Dumbledore never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"told me to stop following his orders if he died.` But -`There's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"one thing you should know before the Ministry gets here, though. Madam","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Rosmerta's under the Imperius Curse, she was helping Malfoy and the Death","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Eaters, that's how the necklace and the poisoned mead -``Rosmerta?` said Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"McGonagall incredulously, but before she could go on, there was a knock","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"on the door behind them and Professors Sprout, Flitwick, and Slughorn traipsed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"into the room, followed by Hagrid, who was still weeping copiously, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"huge frame trembling with grief.`Snape!` ejaculated Slughorn, who looked the most shaken,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"pale and sweating. `Snape! I taught him! I thought I knew him!`But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"before any of them could respond to this, a sharp voice spoke","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"from high on the wall: A sallow-faced wizard with a short black","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"fringe had just walked back into his empty canvas. `Minerva, the Minister","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"will be here within seconds, he has just Disapparated from the Ministry.``Thank","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"you, Everard,` said Professor McGonagall, and she turned quickly to her teachers.`I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"want to talk about what happens to Hogwarts before he gets here,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"she said quickly. `Personally, I am not convinced that the school should","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"reopen next year. The death of the headmaster at the hands of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"one of our colleagues is a terrible stain upon Hogwarts's history. It","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"is horrible.``I am sure Dumbledore would have wanted the school to remain","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"open,` said Professor Sprout. `I feel that if a single pupil wants","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"to come, then the school ought to remain open for that pupil.``But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"will we have a single pupil after this?` said Slughorn, now dabbing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"his sweating brow with a silken handkerchief. `Parents will want to keep","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"their children at home and I can't say I blame them. Personally,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"I don't think we're in more danger at Hogwarts than we are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"anywhere else, but you can't expect mothers to think like that. They'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"want to keep their families together, it's only natural.``I agree,` said Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"McGonagall. `And in any case, it is not true to say that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Dumbledore never envisaged a situation in which Hogwarts might close. When the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Chamber of Secrets reopened he considered the closure of the school -","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"and I must say that Professor Dumbledore's murder is more disturbing to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"me than the idea of Slytherin's monster living undetected in the bowels of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the castle. . . .``We must consult the governors,` said Professor Flitwick","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"in his squeaky little voice; he had a large bruise on his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"forehead but seemed otherwise unscathed by his collapse in Snape's office. `We","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"must follow the established procedures. A decision should not be made hastily.``Hagrid,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"you haven't said anything,` said Professor McGonagall. `What are your views, ought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Hogwarts to remain open?`Hagrid, who had been weeping silently into his large,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"spotted handkerchief throughout this conversation, now raised puffy red eyes and croaked,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"`I dunno, Professor . . . that's fer the Heads of House","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"an the headmistress ter decide ...``Professor Dumbledore always valued your views,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Professor McGonagall kindly, `and so do I.``Well, I'm stayin,` said Hagrid, fat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"tears still leaking out of the corners of his eyes and trickling","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"down into his tangled beard. `It's me home, it's bin me home","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"since I was thirteen. An' if there's kids who wan' me ter","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"teach 'em, I'll do it. But... I dunno ... Hogwarts without Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
".. .` He gulped and disappeared behind his handkerchief once more, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"there was silence.`Very well,` said Professor McGonagall, glancing out of the window","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"at the grounds, checking to see whether the Minister was yet approaching,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"`then I must agree with Filius that the right thing to do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"is to consult the governors, who will make the final decision.`Now, as","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"to getting students home . . . there is an argument for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"doing it sooner rather than later. We could arrange for the Hogwarts","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Express to come tomorrow if necessary -``What about Dumbledore's funeral?` said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"speaking at last.`Well. . .` said Professor McGonagall, losing a little of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"her briskness as her voice shook. `I - I know that it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"was Dumbledore's wish to be laid to rest here, at Hogwarts -``Then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"that's what'll happen, isn't it?` said Harry fiercely.`If the Ministry thinks it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"appropriate,` said Professor McGonagall. `No other headmaster or headmistress has ever been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"-``No other headmaster or headmistress ever gave more to this school,` growled","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Hagrid.`Hogwarts should be Dumbledore's final resting place,` said Professor Flitwick.`Absolutely,` said Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Sprout.`And in that case,` said Harry, `you shouldn't send the students home","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"until the jfuneral's over. They'll want to say -`The last word caught","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"in his throat, but Professor Sprout completed the sentence for him. `Good-bye.``Well","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"said,` squeaked Professor Flitwick. `Well said indeed! Our students should pay tribute,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"it is fitting. We can arrange transport home afterward.``Seconded,` barked Professor Sprout.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"]`I suppose ... yes .. .` said Slughorn in a rather agitated","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"voice, while Hagrid let out a strangled sob of assent.`He's coming,` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Professor McGonagall suddenly, gazing down into the grounds. `The Minister . .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
". and by the looks of it. he's brought a delegation .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
". .``Can I leave, Professor?` said Harry at once.He had no desire","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"at all to see, or be interrogated by, Rufus Scrimgeour tonight.`You may,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"said Professor McGonagall. `And quickly.`She strode toward the door and held it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"open for him. He sped down the spiral staircase and off along","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the deserted corridor; he-had left his Invisibility Cloak at the top of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the Astronomy Tower, but it did not matter; there was nobody in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the corridors to see him pass, not even Filch, Mrs. Norris, or","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Peeves. He did not meet another soul until he turned into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"passage leading to the Gryffindor common room.`Is it true?` whispered the Fat","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Lady as he approached her. `It is really true? Dumbledore - dead?``Yes,`","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"said Harry.She let out a wail and, without waiting for the password,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"swung forward to admit him.As Harry had suspected it would be, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"common room was jam-packed. The room fell silent as he climbed through","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the portrait hole. He saw Dean and Seamus sitting in a group","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"nearby: This meant that the dormitory must be empty, or nearly so.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Without speaking to anybody, without making eye contact at all, Harry walked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"straight across the room and through the door to the boys' dormitories.As","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"he had hoped, Ron was waiting for him, still fully dressed, sitting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"on his bed. Harry sat down on his own four-poster and for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"a moment, they simply stared at each other.`They're talking about closing the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"school,` said Harry.`Lupin said they would,` said Ron.There was a pause.`So?` said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"Ron in a very low voice, as though he thought the furniture","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"might be listening in. `Did you find one? Did you get it?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"A - a Horcrux?`Harry shook his head. All that had taken place","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"around that black lake seemed like an old nightmare now; had it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"really happened, and only hours ago?`You didn't get it?` said Ron, looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"crestfallen. `It wasn't there?``No,` said Harry. `Someone had already taken it and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"left a fake in its place.``Already taken - ?`Wordlessly, Harry pulled the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"fake locket from his pocket, opened it, and passed it to Ron.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"The full story could wait. ... It did not matter tonight. .","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
". nothing mattered except the end, the end of their pointless adventure,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"the end of Dumbledore's life. . . .`R.A.B.,` whispered Ron, `but who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"was that?``Dunno,` said Harry, lying back on his bed fully clothed and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"staring blankly upwards. He felt no curiosity at all about R.A.B.: He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"doubted that he would ever feel curious again. As he lay there,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"he became aware suddenly that the grounds were silent. Fawkes had stopped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"singing. And he knew, without knowing how he knew it, that ilie","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"phoenix had gone, had left Hogwarts for good, just as Dumbledore had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
"left the school, had left the world . . . had left Harry. ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-29"
" All lessons were suspended, all examinations postponed. Some students were hurried","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"away from Hogwarts by their parents over the next couple of days","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"- the Patil twins were gone before breakfast on the morning following","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Dumbledore's death and Zacharias Smith was escorted from the castle by his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"haughty-looking father. Seamus Finnigan, on the other hand, refused point-blank to accompany","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"his mother home; they had a shouting match in the Entrance Hall","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"which was resolved when she agreed that he could remain behind for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the funeral. She had difficulty in finding a bed in Hogsmeade, Seamus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"told Harry and Ron, for wizards and witches were pouring into the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"village, preparing to pay their last respects to Durnbledore. Some excitement was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"caused among the younger students, who had never seen it before, when","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"a powder-blue carriage the size of a house, pulled by a dozen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"giant winged palo-minos, came soaring out of the sky in the late","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"afternoon before the funeral and landed on the edge of the Forest.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Harry watched from a window as a gigantic and handsome olive-skinned, black-haired","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"woman descended the carriage steps and threw herself into the waiting Hagrid's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"arms. Meanwhile a delegation of Ministry officials, including the Minister for Magic","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"himself, was being accommodated within the castle. Harry was diligently avoiding contact","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"with any of them; he was sure that, sooner or later, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"would be asked again to account for Dumbledore's last excursion from Hogwarts.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny were spending all of their time together.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"The beautiful weather seemed to mock them; Harry could imagine how it","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"would have been if Durnbledore had not died, and they had had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"this time together at the very end of the year, Ginny's examinations","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"finished, the pressure of homework lifted ... and hour by hour, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"put off saying the thing that he knew he must say, doing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"what he knew it was right to do, because it was too","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"hard to forgo his best source of comfort. They visited the hospital","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"wing twice a day: Neville had been discharged, but Bill remained under","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Madam Pomfrey's care. His scars were as bad as ever; in truth,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"he now bore a distinct resemblance to Mad-Eye Moody, though thankfully with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"both eyes and legs, but in personality he seemed jusi the same","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"as ever. All that appeared to have changed was that he now","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"had a great liking for very rare steaks. '... so eet ees","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"lucky 'e is marrying me,' said Fleur happily, plumping up Bill's pillows,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"'because ze British overcook their meat, I 'ave always said this.' 'I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"suppose I'm just going to have to accept that he really is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"going to marry her,' sighed Ginny later that evening, as she, Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Ron and Hermione sat beside the open window of the Gryffindor common","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"room, looking out over the twilit grounds, 'She's not that bad,' said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Harry. 'Ugly, though,' he added hastily, as Ginny raised her eyebrows, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"she let out a reluctant giggle. 'Well, I suppose if Mum can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"stand it, 1 can.' 'Anyone else we know died?' Ron asked Hermione,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"who was perusing the Evening Prophet. Hermione winced at the forced toughness","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"in his voice. 'No,' she said reprovingly, folding up ihe newspaper. 'They're","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"still looking for Snape, but no sign ...' 'Of course there isn't,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"said Harry, who became angry every lime this subject cropped up. They","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"won't find Snape till they find Voldemort, and seeing as they've never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"managed to do that in all this time ...' 'I'm going to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"go to bed,' yawned Ginny. 'I haven't been sleeping thai well since","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"... well ... I could do with some sleep.' She kissed Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"(Ron looked away pointedly), waved al the other two and departed for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the girls' dormitories. The moment the door had closed behind her, Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"leaned forwards towards Harry with a most Hermione-ish look on her face.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"'Harry, I found something ou( this morning, in the library ..,' 'R.A.B.?'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"said Harry, silling up straight. He did not feel the way he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"had so often felt before, excited, curious, burning to get to the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"bottom of a mystery; he simply knew that the task of discovering","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the truth about the real Horcrux had to be completed before he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"could move a little further along the dark and winding path stretching","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"ahead of him, the path that he and Dumbledore had set out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"upon together, and which he now knew he would have to journey","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"alone. There might still be as many as four Horcruxes out there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"somewhere and each would need to be found and elim-inated before there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"was even a possibility that Voldemort could be killed. He kept reciting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"their names to himself, as though by listing them he could bring","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"them within reach: 'the locket .., the cup ... the snake ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"something of Gryffindor's or Ravenclaw's ... the locket ... the cup ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the snake ... something of Gryffindor's or Ravenclaw's ...' This mantra seemed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"to pulse through Harry's mind as he fell asleep at night, and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"his dreams were thick with cups, lockets and mysterious objects that he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"could not quite reach, though Dumbledore helpfully offered Harry a rope ladder","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"that turned to snakes the moment he began to climb ... He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"had shown Hermione the note inside the locket the morning after Dumbledore's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"death, and although she had not immediately recognised the initials as belonging","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"to some obscure wizard about whom she had been reading, she had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"since been rushing off to the library a little more often than","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"was strictly necessary for somebody who had no homework to do. 'No,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"she said sadly, 'I've been trying, Harry, but I haven't found anything","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"... there are a couple of reasonably well-known wizards with those initials","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"- Rosalind Antigone Bungs ... Rupert `Axebanger` Brookstanton ... but they don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"seem to fit at all. Judging by that note, the person who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"stole the Horcrux knew Voldemort, and I can't find a shred of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"evidence that Bungs or Axebanger ever had anything to do with him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"... no, actually, it's about ... well, Snape.' She looked nervous even","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"saying the name again. 'What about him?' asked Harry heavily, slumping back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"in his chair. 'Well, it's just that I was sort of right","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"about the Half-Blood Prince business,' she said tentatively. 'D'you have to rub","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"it in, Hermione? How tTyou think 1 feel about that now?' 'No","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"- no - Harry, I didn't mean that!' she said hastily, look-ing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"around to check that they were not being overheard. 'It's just that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"1 was right about Eileen Prince once owning the book. You see","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"... she was Snape's mother!' T thought she wasn't much of a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"looker,' said Ron. Hermione ignored him. '1 was going through ihe rest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"of the old Prophets and there was a tiny announcement about Eileen","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Prince marrying a man called Tobias Snape, and then later an announcement","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"saying that she'd given birth to a -' '- murderer,' spat Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"'Well ... yes,' said Hermione. 'So ... 1 was sort of right.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Snape must have been proud of being `half a Prince`, you see?","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Tobias Snape was a Muggie from what it said in the Prophet'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"'Yeah, that fits,' said Harry. 'He'd play up the pure-blood side so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"he could get in with Lucius Malfoy and the rest of them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"... he's just like Voldemort. Pure-blood mother, Muggie father ... ashamed of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"his parentage, trying to make himself feared using the Dark Arts, gave","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"himself an impressive new name - Lard Voldemort - the Half-Blood Prince","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"- how could Dumbledore have missed -?' He broke off, looking out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"of the window. He could not stop himself dwelling upon Dumbledore's inexcusable","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"trust in Snape ... but as Hermione had just inadvertently reminded him,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"he, Harry, had been taken in just the same ... in spite","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"of the increasing nastiness of those scribbled spells, he had refused to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"believe ill of the boy who had been so clever, who had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"helped him so much ... Helped him ... it was an almost","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"unendurable thought, now ... 'I still don't get why he didn't turn","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"you in for using that book,' said Ron. 'He must've known where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"you were getting it ali from.' 'He knew,' said Harry bitterly. 'He knew","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"when I used Secfumsempra. He didn't really need Legilimency ... he might","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"even have known before then, with Slughom talking about how brilliant I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"was at Potions ... shouldn't have left his old book in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"bottom of that cupboard, should he?' 'But why didn't he turn you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"in?' 'I don't ihink he wanted to associate himself with that book,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"said Hermione. 'I don't think Dumbledore would have liked it very much","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"if he'd known. And even if Snape pre-tended it hadn't been his,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Slughom would have recognised his writing at once. Anyway, the book was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"left in Snape's old classroom, and I'll bet Dumbledore knew his mother","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"was called `Prince`.' T should've shown the book to Dumbledore,' said Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"'All that lime he was showing me how Voldemort was evil even","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"when he was at school, and 1 had proof Snape was, too","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"-' '`Evil` is a strong word,' said Hermione quietly. 'You were the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"one who kept telling me the book was dangerous!' 'I'm trying to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"say, Harry, that you're pulling too much blame on yourself. 1 thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the Prince seemed to have a nasty sense of humour, but I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"would never have guessed he was a potential killer ...' 'None of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"us could've guessed Snape would ... you know,' said Ron. Silence fell","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"between them, each of them lost in their own thoughts, but Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"was sure that they, like him, were think-ing about the following morning,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"when Dumbledore's body would be laid to rest. Harry had never attended","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"a funeral before; there had been no body to bury when Sirius","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"had died. He did not know what to expect and was a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"little worried about what he might see, about how he would feel.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"He won-dered whether Dumbledore's death would be more real to him once","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the funeral was over. Though he had moments when the horrible fact","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"of it threatened to overwhelm him, there were blank stretches of numbness","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"where, despite the fact that nobody was talking about anything else in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the whole castle, he still found it difficult 10 believe that Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"had really gone. Admittedly he had not, as he had with Sirius,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"looked desperately for some kind of loophole, some way that Dumbledore would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"come back ... he felt in his pocket for the cold chain","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"of the fake Horcrux, which he now carried with him everywhere, not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"as a talisman, but as a reminder of what it had cost","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"and what remained still to do. Harry rose early to pack the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"next day; the Hogwarts Express would be leaving an hour after the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"funeral. Down-stairs he found the mood in the Great Hall subdued. Every-body","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"was wearing their dress robes and no one seemed very hungry. Professor","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"McGonagall had left the thronelike chair in the middle of the staff","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"table empty. Hagrid's chair was des-erted too: Harry thought thai perhaps he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"had not been able to face breakfast; but Snape's place had been","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"unceremoniously filled by Rufus Scrimgeour. Harry avoided his yellowish eyes as they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"scanned the Hall; Harry had the uncomfortable feeling that Scrimgeour was looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"for him. Among Scrimgeour's entourage Harry spotted the red hair and horn-rimmed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"glasses of Percy Weasley. Ron gave no sign that he was aware","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"of Percy, apart from stabbing pieces of kipper with unwonted venom. Over","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"at the Slytherin table Crabbe and Goyle were mutter-ing together. Hulking boys","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"though they were, they looked oddly lonely without the tall, pale figure","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"of Malfoy between them, bossing them around. Harry had not spared Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"much thought. His animosity was all for Snape, but he had not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"forgotten the fear in Malfoy's voice on that Tower top, northe fact","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"that he had lowered his wand before the other Death Eaters arrived.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Harry did not believe that Malfoy would have killed Dumbledore. He despised","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Malfoy still for his infatu-ation with the Dark Arts, but now the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"tiniest drop of pitymingled with his dislike. Where, Harry wondered, was Malfoy","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"now, and what was Voldemort making him do under threat of killing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"him and his parents? Harry's thoughts were interrupted by a nudge in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the ribs from Ginny. Professor McGonagall had risen to her feet and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the mournful hum in the Hall died away at once. 'It is","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"nearly time,' she said. 'Please follow your Heads of House out into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the grounds. Gryffindors, after me.' They filed out from behind their benches","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"in near silence. Harry glimpsed Slughorn at the head of the Slytherin","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"column, wearing magnificent long emerald-green robes embroidered with silver. He had never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"seen Professor Sprout, Head of the Hufflepuffs, looking so clean; there was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"not a single patch on her hat, and when they reached the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Entrance Hall, they found Madam Pince standing beside Filch, she in a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"thick black veil that fell to her knees, he in an ancient","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"black suit and tie reek-ing of mothbails. They were heading, as Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"saw when he stepped out on to the stone steps from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"front doors, towards the lake. The warmth of the sun caressed his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"face as they followed Professor McGonagall in silence to the place where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"hundreds of chairs had been set out in rows. An aisle ran","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"down the centre of them: there was a marble table standing at","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the front, all chairs facing it. It was the most beautiful summer's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"day. An extraordinary assortment of people had already settled into half of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the chairs: shabby and smart, old and young. Most Harry did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"recognise, but there were a few that he did, including members of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the Order of the Phoenix: Kingsley Shacklebolt, Mad-Eye Moody, Tonks, her hair","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"miraculously returned to vividest pink, Remus Lupin, with whom she seemed to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"be holding hands, Mr and Mrs Weasley, Bill sup-ported by Fleur and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"followed by Fred and George, who were wearing jackets of black dragonskin.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Then there was Madame Maxime, who took up two-and-a-half chairs on her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"own, Tom, the landlord of the Leaky Cauldron, Arabella Figg, Harry's Squib","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"neighbour, the hairy bass player from the wizardmg group the Weird bisters,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"hrnie Frang, dnver ol the Knight Bus, Madam Malkin, of the robe","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"shop in Diagon Alley, and some people whom Harry merely knew by","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"sight, such as the barman of the Hog's Head and the witch","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"who pushed the trolley on the Hogwarts Express. The castle ghosts were","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"there too, barely visible in the bright sunlight, discernible only when they","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"moved, shimmering insubstantially in the gleaming air. Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"filed into seats at the end of a row beside the lake.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"People were whispering to each other; it sounded like a breeze in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the grass, but the birdsong was louder by far. The crowd continued","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"to swell; with a great rush of affection for both of them,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Harry saw Neville being helped into a seat by Luna. They alone","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"of all the DA had responded to Hermione's summons the night that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Dumbledore had died, and Harry knew why: they were the ones who","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"had missed the DA most ... probably the ones who had checked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"their coins regularly in the hope that there would be another meeting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"... Cornelius Fudge walked past them towards the front rows, his expression","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"miserable, twirling his green bowler hat as usual; Harry next recognised Rita","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Skeeter, who, he was infuri-ated to see, had a notebook clutched in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"her red-takmed hand; and then, with a worse jolt of fury, Dolores","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Umbridge, an unconvincing expression of grief upon her toadlike face, a black","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"velvet bow set atop her iron-coloured curls. At the sight of the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"centaur Firenze, who was standing like a sentinel near the water's edge,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"she gave a start and scurried hastily into a seat a good","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"distance away. The staff were seated at last. Harry could see Scrimgeour","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"looking grave and dignified in the front row with Professor McGonagall. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"wondered whether Scrimgeour or any of these important people were really sorry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"that Dumbledore wasand he forgot his dislike of the Ministry in looking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"around for the source of it. He was not the only one:","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"many heads were turning, searching, a little alarmed. 'In there,' whispered Ginny","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"in Harry's ear. And he saw them in the clear green sunlit","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"water, inches below the surface, reminding him horribly of the Inferi; a chorus","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"of merpeople singing in a strange language he did not understand, their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"pallid faces rippling, their purplish hair flowing all around them. The music","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"made the hair on Harry's neck stand up and yet it was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"not unpleasant. It spoke very clearly of loss and of despair. As","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"he looked down into the wild faces of the singers he had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the feeling that they, at least, were sorry for Dumbledore's passing. Then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Ginny nudged him again and he looked round. Hagrid was walking slowly","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"up the aisle between the chairs. He was crying quite silently, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"face gleaming with tears, and in his arms, wrapped in purple velvet","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"spangled with golden stars, was what Harry knew to be Dumbledore's body.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"A sharp pain rose in Harry's throat at this sight: for a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"moment, the strange music and the knowledge that Dumbledore's body was so","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"close seemed to take all warmth from the day. Ron looked white","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"and shocked. Tears were falling thick and fast into both Ginny and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Hermione's laps. They could not see clearly what was happening at the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"front. Hagrid seemed to have placed the body carefully upon the table.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Now he retreated down the aisle, blowing his nose with loud trumpeting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"noises that drew scandalised looks from some, including, Harry saw, Dolores Umbridge","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"... but Harry knew that Dumbledore would not have cared. He tried","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"to make a friendly gesture to Hagrid as he passed, but Hagrid's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"eyes were so swollen it was a wonder he could see where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"he was going. Harry glanced at the back row to which Hagrid","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"was heading and realised what was guiding him, for there, dressed in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"a jacket and trousers each the size of a small mar-quee, was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the giant Grawp, his great ugly boulder-like head bowed, docile, almost human.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Hagrid sat down next to his half-brother and Grawp palled Hagrid hard","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"on the head, so that his chair legs sank into the ground.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Harry had a wonder-ful momentary urge to laugh. But then the music","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"stopped and he turned to face the front again. A little tufty-haired","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"man in plain black robes had got to his feet and stood","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"now in front of Dumbledore's body. Harry could not hear what he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"was saying. Odd words floated back to them over the hundreds of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"beads. 'Nobility of spirit' ... 'intel-lectual contribution' ... 'greatness of heart' ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"it did not mean very much. It had little to do with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Dumbledore as Harry had known him. He suddenly remembered Dumbledore's idea of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"a few words: 'nitwit', 'oddment', 'blubber' and 'tweak 1, and again, had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"to suppress a grin ... what was the matter with him? There","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"was a soft splashing noise to his left and he saw that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the merpeople had broken the surface to listen, too. He remembered Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"crouching at the water's edge two years ago, very close to where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Harry now sat, and conversing in Mermish with the Merchieftainess. Harry wondered","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"where Dumbledore had learned Mermish. There was so much he had never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"asked him, so much he should have said ... And then, without","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"warning, it swept over him, the dreadful truth, more completely and undeniably","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"than it had until now. Dumbledore was dead, gone ... he clutched","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the cold locket in his hand so tightly that it hurt, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"he could not prevent hot tears spilling from his eyes: he looked","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"away from Ginny and the others and stared out over the lake,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"towards the Forest, as the little man in black droned on ...","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"there was movement among the trees. The centaurs had come to pay","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"their respects, too. They did not move into the open but Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"saw them standing quite still, half-hidden in shadow, watching the wiz-ards, their","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"bows hanging at their sides. And Harry remem-bered his first nightmarish trip","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"into the Forest, the first time he had ever encountered the thing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"that was then Voldemort, and how he had faced him, and how","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"he and Dumbledore had discussed fighting a losing battle not long thereafter.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"It was important, Dumbledore said, to fight, and fight again, and keep","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"fighting, for only then could evil be kept at bay, though never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"quite eradicated ... And Harry saw very clearly as be sal there","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"under the hot sun bow people who cared about him had stood","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"in front of him one by one, his mother, his father, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"godfather, and finally Dumbledore, all determined to protect him; but now that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"was over. He could not let anybody else stand between him and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Voldemort; he must abandon for ever the illusion he ought to have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"lost at the age of one: that the shelter of a parent's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"arms meant that nothing could hurt him. There was no waking from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"his nightmare, no comforting whisper in the dark that he was safe","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"really, that it was all in his imagination; the last and greatest","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"of his proteclors had died and he was more alone than he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"had ever been before. The little man in black had stopped speaking","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"at last and resumed his seat. Harry waited for somebody else to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"get to their feet; he expected speeches, probably from the Minister, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"nobody moved. Then several people screamed. Bright, white flames had erupted around","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Dumbledore's body and the table upon which it lay: higher and higher","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"they rose, obscuring the body. White smoke spiralled into the air and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"made strange shapes: Harry thought, for one heart-stopping moment, that he saw","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"a phoenix fly joyfully into the blue, but next second the fire","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"had vanished. In its place was a white marble tomb, encasing Dumbledore's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"body and the table on which he had rested. There were a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"few more cries of shock as a shower of arrows soared through","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the air, but they fell far short of the crowd. It was,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Harry knew, the centaurs' tribute: he saw them turn tail and disappear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"back into the cool trees. Likewise the mer-people sank slowly back into","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the green water and were lost from view. Harry looked ai Ginny,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Ron and Hermione: Ron's face was screwed up as though the sunlight","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"was blinding him. Hermione's face was glazed with tears, but Ginny was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"no longer crying. She met Harry's gaze with the same hard, blazing","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"look that he had seen when she had hugged him after winning","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the Quidditch Cup in his absence, and he knew that at that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"moment they understood each other perfectly, and that when he told her","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"what he was going to do now, she would not say 'Be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"careful', or 'Don't do it', but accept his decision, because she would","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"not have expected anything less of him. And so he steeled himself","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"to say what he had known he must say ever since Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"had died. 'Ginny, listen ...' he said very quietly, as the buzz","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"of con-versation grew louder around them and people began to get to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"their feet. 'I can't be involved with you any more. We've got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"to stop seeing each other. We can't be together.' She said, with","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"an oddly twisted smile, 'It's for some stupid, noble reason, isn't it?'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"'It's been like ... like something out of someone else's life, these","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"last few weeks with you,' said Harry. 'But 1 can't ... we","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"can't ... I've got things to do alone now.' She did not","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"cry, she simply looked at him, 'Voldemort uses people his enemies are","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"close to. He's already used you as bait once, and that was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"just because you're my best friend's sister. Think how much danger you'll","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"be in if we keep this up. He'll know, he'll find out.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"He'll try and get to me through you.' 'What if I don't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"care?' said Ginny fiercely. 'I care,' said Harry. 'How do you think","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"I'd feel if this was your funeral ... and it was my","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"fault ...' She looked away from him, over the lake. T never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"really gave up on you,' she said. 'Not really. I always hoped","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"... Hermione told me to get on with life, maybe go out","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"with some other people, relax a bit around you, because I never","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"used to be able to talk if you were in the room,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"remember? And she thought you might take a bit more notice if I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"was a bit more - myself.' 'Smart girl, that Hermione,' said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"trying to smile. 'I just wish I'd asked you sooner. We coukTve","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"had ages ... months ... years maybe ...' 'But you've been too","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"busy saving the wizarding world,' said Ginny, half-laughing. 'Well ... I can't","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"say I'm surprised. I knew this would happen in the end. I","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"knew you wouldn't be happy unless you were hunting Voldemort. Maybe that's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"why I like you so much.' Harry could not bear to hear","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"these things, nor did he think his resolution would hold if he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"remained sitting beside her. Ron, he saw, was now holding Hermione and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"stroking her hair while she sobbed into his shoulder, tears dripping from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the end of his own long nose. With a miserable gesture, Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"got up, turned his back on Ginny and on Dumbledore's tomb and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"walked away around the lake. Moving felt much more bearable than sitting","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"still: just as setting out as soon as possible to track down","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the Horcruxes and kill Voldemort would feel better than waiting to do","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"it ... 'Harry!' He turned. Rufus Scrimgeour was limping rapidly towards him","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"around the bank, leaning on his walking stick. 'I've been hoping to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"have a word ... do you mind if I walk a little","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"way with you?' 'No,' said Harry indifferently, and set off again. 'Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"this was a dreadful tragedy,' said Scrimgeour quietly, 'I cannot tell you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"how appalled I was to hear of it. Dumbledore was a very","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"great wizard. We had our disagree-ments, as you know, but no one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"knows better than 1 -' ?What do you want?' asked Harry flatly.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Scrimgeour looked annoyed but, as before, hastily modified his expression to one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"of sorrowful understanding. 'You are, of course, devastated,' he said. 'I know","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"that you were very close to Dumbledore. I think you may have","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"been his favourite ever pupil. The bond between the two of you","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"-' 'What do you want?' Harry repeated, coming to a halt. Scrimgeour","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"stopped too, leaned on his stick and stared at Harry, his expression","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"shrewd now. 'The word is that you were with him when he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"left the school the night that he died.' 'Whose word?' said Harry.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"'Somebody Stupefied a Death Eater on top of the Tower after Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"died. There were also two broomsticks up there. The Ministry can add","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"two and two, Harry.' 'Glad to hear it,' said Harry. 'Well, where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"I went with Dumbledore and what we did is my business. He","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"didn't want people to know.' 'Such loyalty is admirable, of course,' said","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Scrimgeour, who seemed to be restraining his irritation with difficulty, 'bul Dumbledore","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"is gone, Harry. He's gone.' 'He will only be gone from the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"school when none here are loyal to him,' said Harry, smiling in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"spite of himself. 'My dear boy ... even Dumbledore cannot return from","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the-' 'I am not saying he can. You wouldn't understand. But I've","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"got nothing to tell you.' Scrimgeour hesitated, then said, in what was","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"evidently supposed to be a tone of delicacy, The Ministry can offer","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"you all sorts of protection, you know, Harry. I would be delighted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"to place a couple of my Aurors at your service -' Harry","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"laughed. 'Voldemort wants to kill me himself and Aurors won't stop him.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"So thanks for the offer, but no thanks.' 'So,' said Scrimgeour, his","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"voice cold now, 'the request 1 made of you at Christmas -'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"'What request? Oh yeah ... the one where I tell the world","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"what a great job you're doing in exchange for —' '- for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"raising everyone's morale!' snapped Scrimgeour. Harry considered him for a moment. 'Released","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Stan Shunpike yet?' Scrimgeour turned a nasty purple colour highly remin-iscent of","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Uncle Vernon. '1 see you are -' 'Dumbledore's man through and through,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"said Harry. 'That's right.' Scrimgeour glared at him for another moment, then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"turned and limped away without another word. Harry could see Percy and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the rest of the Ministry delegation waiting for him, casting nervous glances","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"at the sobbing Hagrid and Grawp, who were still in their seats.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Ron and Hermione were hurry-ing towards Harry, passing Scrimgeour going in the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"opposite direction; Harry turned and walked slowly on, waiting for them to","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"catch up, which they finally did in the shade of a beech","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"tree under which they had sat in happier times. `What did Scrimgeour","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"want?' Hermione whispered. 'Same as he wanted at Christmas,' shrugged Harry. 'Wanted","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"me to give him inside information on Dumbledore and be the Ministry's","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"new poster boy.' Ron seemed to struggle with himself for a moment,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"then he said loudly to Hermione, 'Look, let me go back and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"hit Percy!' 'No,' she said firmly, grabbing his arm. 'It'll make me","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"feel better!' Harry laughed. Even Hermione grinned a little, though her smile","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"faded as she looked up at the castle. 'I can't bear the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"idea that we might never come back.' she said softly. 'How can","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Hogwarts close?' 'Maybe it won't,' said Ron. 'We're not in any more","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"danger here than we are at home, are we? Everywhere's the same","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"now. I'd even say Hogwarts is safer, there are more wizards inside","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"to defend the place. What d'you reckon, Harry?' 'I'm not coming back","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"even if it does reopen,' said Harry. Ron gaped at him, but","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"Hermione said sadly, 'I knew you were going to say that. But","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"then what will you do? 1 'I'm going back to the Dursleys'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"once more, because Dumbledore wanted me to,' said Harry. 'But it'll be","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"a short visit, and then I'll be gone for good.' 'But where","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"will you go if you don't come back to school?' 'I thought","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"I might go back to Godric's Hollow,' Harry mut-tered. He had had","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the idea in his head ever since the night of Dumbledore's death.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"'For me, it started there, all of it. I've just got a","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"feeling I need to go there. And I can visit my parents'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"graves, I'd like that.' 'And then what?' said Ron. Then I've got","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"to track down the rest of the Horcruxes, haven't I?' said Harry,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"his eyes upon Dumbledore's white tomb, reflected in the water on the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"other side of the lake. That's what he wanted me to do,","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"that's why he told me all about them. If Dumbledore was right","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"- and I'm sure he was -there are still four of them","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"out there. I've got to find them and destroy them and then","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"I've got to go after the seventh bit of Voldemort's soul, the","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"bit that's still in his body, and I'm the one who's going","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"to kill him. And if I meet Severus Snape along the way,'","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"he added, 'so much trie better tor me, so mucn the worse","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"for him.' There was a long silence. The crowd had almost dispersed","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"now, the stragglers giving the monumental figure of Grawp a wide berth","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"as he cuddled Hagrid, whose howls of grief were still echoing across","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"the water. 'We'll be there, Harry,' said Ron. 'What?' At your aunt","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"and uncle's house,' said Ron. 'And then we'll go with you, wherever","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"you're going.' 'No -' said Harry quickly; he had not counted on","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"this, he had meant them to understand that he was undertaking this","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"most dangerous journey alone. 'You said to us once before,' said Hermione","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"quietly, 'that there was time to turn back if we wanted to.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"We've had time, haven't we?' 'We're with you whatever happens,' said Ron.","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"'But, mate, you're going to have to come round my mum and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"dad's house before we do anything else, even Godric's Hollow.' 'Why?' 'Bill","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"and Fleur's wedding, remember?' Harry looked at him, startled; the idea that","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"anything as normal as a wedding could still exist seemed incredible and","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"yet wonderful. 'Yeah, we shouldn't miss that,' he said finally. His hand","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"closed automatically around the fake Horcrux, but in spite of everything, in","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"spite of the dark and twisting path he saw stretching ahead for","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"himself, in spite of the final meet-ing with Voldemort he knew must","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"come, whether in a month, in a year, or in ten, he","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"felt his heart lift at the thought that there was still one","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"last golden day of peace left to enjoy with Ron and Hermione.  ","Book 6: Half Blood Prince","chap-30"
"The two men appeared out of nowhere, a few yards apart in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"the narrow, moonlit lane. For a second they stood quite still, wands","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"directed at each other's chests; then, recognizing each other, they stowed their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"wands beneath their cloaks and started walking briskly in the same direction.`News?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"asked the taller of the two.`The best,` replied Severus Snape.The lane was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"bordered on the left by wild, low-growing brambles, on the right by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"a high, neatly manicured hedge. The men's long cloaks flapped around their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"ankles as they marched.`Thought I might be late,` said Yaxley, his blunt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"features sliding in and out of sight as the branches of overhanging","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"trees broke the moonlight. `It was a little trickier than I expected.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"But I hope he will be satisfied. You sound confident that your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"reception will be good?`Snape nodded, but did not elaborate. They turned right,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"into a wide driveway that led off the lane. The high hedge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"curved into them, running off into the distance beyond the pair of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"imposing wrought-iron gates barring the men's way. Neither of them broke step:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"In silence both raised their left arms in a kind of salute","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"and passed straight through, as though the dark metal was smoke.The yew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"hedges muffled the sound of the men's footsteps. There was a rustle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"somewhere to their right: Yaxley drew his wand again pointing it over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"his companion's head, but the source of the noise proved to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"nothing more than a pure-white peacock, strutting majestically along the top of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"the hedge.`He always did himself well, Lucius. Peacocks ...` Yaxley thrust his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"wand back under his cloak with a snort.A handsome manor house grew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"out of the darkness at the end of the straight drive, lights","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"glinting in the diamond paned downstairs windows. Somewhere in the dark garden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"beyond the hedge a fountain was playing. Gravel crackled beneath their feet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"as Snape and Yaxley sped toward the front door, which swung inward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"at their approach, though nobody had visibly opened it.The hallway was large,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"dimly lit, and sumptuously decorated, with a magnificent carpet covering most of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"the stone floor. The eyes of the pale-faced portraits on the wall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"followed Snape and Yaxley as they strode past. The two men halted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"at a heavy wooden door leading into the next room, hesitated for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"the space of a heartbeat, then Snape turned the bronze handle.The drawing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"room was full of silent people, sitting at a long and ornate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"table. The room's usual furniture had been pushed carelessly up against the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"walls. Illumination came from a roaring fire beneath a handsome marble mantelpiece","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"surmounted by a gilded mirror. Snape and Yaxley lingered for a moment","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"on the threshold. As their eyes grew accustomed to the lack of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"light, they were drawn upward to the strangest feature of the scene:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"an apparently unconscious human figure hanging upside down over the table, revolving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"slowly as if suspended by an invisible rope, and reflected in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"mirror and in the bare, polished surface of the table below. None","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"of the people seated underneath this singular sight were looking at it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"except for a pale young man sitting almost directly below it. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"seemed unable to prevent himself from glancing upward every minute or so.`Yaxley.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Snape,` said a high, clear voice from the head of the table.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"`You are very nearly late.`The speaker was seated directly in front of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"the fireplace, so that it was difficult, at first, for the new","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"arrivals to make out more than his silhouette. As they drew nearer,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"however, his face shone through the gloom, hairless, snakelike, with slits for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"nostrils and gleaming red eyes whose pupils were vertical. He was so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"pale that he seemed to emit a pearly glow.`Severus, here,` said Voldemort,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"indicating the seat on his immediate right. `Yaxley ¨C beside Dolohov.`The two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"men took their allotted places. Most of the eyes around the table","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"followed Snape, and it was to him that Voldemort spoke first.`So?``My Lord,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"the Order of the Phoenix intends to move Harry Potter from his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"current place of safety on Saturday next, at nightfall.`The interest around the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"table sharpened palpably: Some stiffened, others fidgeted, all gazing at Snape and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Voldemort.`Saturday ... at nightfall,` repeated Voldemort. His red eyes fastened upon Snape's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"black ones with such intensity that some of the watchers looked away,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"apparently fearful that they themselves would be scorched by the ferocity of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"the gaze. Snape, however, looked calmly back into Voldemort's face and, after","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"a moment or two, Voldemort's lipless mouth curved into something like a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"smile.`Good. Very good. And this information comes ¨C `` ¨C from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"source we discussed,` said Snape.`My Lord.`Yaxley had leaned forward to look down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"the long table at Voldemort and Snape. All faces turned to him.`My","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Lord, I have heard differently.`Yaxley waited, but Voldemort did not speak, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"he went on, `Dawlish, the Auror, let slip that Potter will not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"be moved until the thirtieth, the night before the boy turns seventeen.`Snape","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"was smiling.`My source told me that there are plans to lay a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"false trail; this must be it. No doubt a Confundus Charm has","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"been placed upon Dawlish. It would not be the first time; he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"is known to be susceptible.``I assure you, my Lord, Dawlish seemed quite","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"certain,` said Yaxley.`If he has been Confunded, naturally he is certain,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Snape. `I assure you, Yaxley, the Auror Office will play no further","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"part in the protection of Harry Potter. The Order believes that we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"have infiltrated the Ministry.``The Order's got one thing right, then, eh?` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"a squat man sitting a short distance from Yaxley; he gave a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"wheezy giggle that was echoed here and there along the table.Voldemort did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"not laugh. His gaze had wandered upward to the body revolving slowly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"overhead, and he seemed to be lost in thought.`My Lord,` Yaxley went","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"on, `Dawlish believes an entire party of Aurors will be used to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"transfer the boy ¨C `Voldemort held up a large white hand, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Yaxley subsided at once, watching resentfully as Voldemort turned back to Snape.`Where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"are they going to hide the boy next?``At the home of one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"of the Order,` said Snape. `The place, according to the source, has","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"been given every protection that the Order and Ministry together could provide.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"I think that there is little chance of taking him once he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"is there, my Lord, unless, of course, the Ministry has fallen before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"next Saturday, which might give us the opportunity to discover and undo","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"enough of the enchantments to break through the rest.``Well, Yaxley?` Voldemort called","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"down the table, the firelight glinting strangely in his red eyes. `Will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"the Ministry have fallen by next Saturday?`Once again, all heads turned. Yaxley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"squared his shoulders.`My Lord, I have good news on that score. I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"have ¨C with difficulty, and after great effort ¨C succeeded in placing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"an Imperius Curse upon Pius Thicknesse.`Many of those sitting around Yaxley looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"impressed; his neighbor, Dolohov, a man with a long, twisted face, clapped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"him on the back.`It is a start,` said Voldemort. `But Thicknesse is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"only one man. Scrimgeour must be surrounded by our people before I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"act. One failed attempt on the Minister's life will set me back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"a long way.``Yes ¨C my Lord, that is true ¨C but you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"know, as Head of the Department of Magical Law Enforcement, Thicknesse has","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"regular contact not only with the Minister himself, but also with the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Heads of all the other Ministry departments. It will, I think, be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"easy now that we have such a high-ranking official under our control,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"to subjugate the others, and then they can all work together to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"bring Scrimgeour down.``As long as our friend Thicknesse is not discovered before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"he has converted the rest,` said Voldemort. `At any rate, it remains","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"unlikely that the Ministry will be mine before next Saturday. If we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"cannot touch the boy at his destination, then it must be done","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"while he travels.``We are at an advantage there, my Lord,` said Yaxley,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"who seemed determined to receive some portion of approval. `We now have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"several people planted within the Department of Magical Transport. If Potter Apparates","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"or uses the Floo Network, we shall know immediately.``He will not do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"either,` said Snape. `The Order is eschewing any form of transport that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"is controlled or regulated by the Ministry; they mistrust everything to do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"with the place.``All the better,` said Voldemort. `He will have to move","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"in the open. Easier to take, by far.`Again, Voldemort looked up at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"the slowly revolving body as he went on, `I shall attend to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"the boy in person. There have been too many mistakes where Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Potter is concerned. Some of them have been my own. That Potter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"lives is due more to my errors than to his triumphs.`The company","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"around the table watched Voldemort apprehensively, each of them, by his or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"her expression, afraid that they might be blamed for Harry Potter's continued","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"existence. Voldemort, however, seemed to be speaking more to himself than to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"any of them, still addressing the unconscious body above him.`I have been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"careless, and so have been thwarted by luck and chance, those wreckers of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"all but the best-laid plans. But I know better now. I understand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"those things that I did not understand before. I must be the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"one to kill Harry Potter, and I shall be.`At these words, seemingly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"in response to them, a sudden wail sounded, a terrible, drawn-out cry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"of misery and pain. Many of those at the table looked downward,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"startled, for the sound had seemed to issue from below their feet.`Wormtail,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"said Voldemort, with no change in his quiet, thoughtful tone, and without","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"removing his eyes from the revolving body above, `have I not spoken","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"to you about keeping our prisoner quiet?``Yes, m-my Lord,` gasped a small","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"man halfway down the table, who had been sitting so low in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"his chair that it appeared, at first glance, to be unoccupied. Now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"he scrambled from his seat and scurried from the room, leaving nothing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"behind him but a curious gleam of silver.`As I was saying,` continued","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Voldemort, looking again at the tense faces of his followers, `I understand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"better now. I shall need, for instance, to borrow a wand from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"one of you before I go to kill Potter.`The faces around him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"displayed nothing but shock; he might have announced that he wanted to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"borrow one of their arms.`No volunteers?` said Voldemort. `Let's see ... Lucius,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"I see no reason for you to have a wand anymore.`Lucius Malfoy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"looked up. His skin appeared yellowish and waxy in the firelight, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"his eyes were sunken and shadowed. When he spoke, his voice was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"hoarse.`My Lord?``Your wand, Lucius. I require your wand.``I ...`Malfoy glanced sideways at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"his wife. She was staring straight ahead, quite as pale as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"was, her long blonde hair hanging down her back, but beneath the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"table her slim fingers closed briefly on his wrist. At her touch,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Malfoy put his hand into his robes, withdrew a wand, and passed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"it along to Voldemort, who held it up in front of his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"red eyes, examining it closely.`What is it?``Elm, my Lord,` whispered Malfoy.`And the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"core?``Dragon ¨C dragon heartstring.``Good,` said Voldemort. He drew out his wand and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"compared the lengths. Lucius Malfoy made an involuntary movement; for a fraction","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"of a second, it seemed he expected to receive Voldemort's wand in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"exchange for his own. The gesture was not missed by Voldemort, whose","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"eyes widened maliciously.`Give you my wand, Lucius? My wand?`Some of the throng","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"sniggered.`I have given you your liberty, Lucius, is that not enough for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"you? But I have noticed that you and your family seem less","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"than happy of late ... What is it about my presence in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"your home that displaces you, Lucius?``Nothing ¨C nothing, my Lord!``Such lies Lucius","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"... `The soft voice seemed to hiss on even after the cruel","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"mouth had stopped moving. One or two of the wizards barely repressed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"a shudder as the hissing grew louder; something heavy could be heard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"sliding across the floor beneath the table.The huge snake emerged to climb","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"slowly up Voldemort's chair. It rose, seemingly endlessly, and came to rest","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"across Voldemort's shoulders: its neck the thickness of a man's thigh; its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"eyes, with their vertical slits for pupils, unblinking. Voldemort stroked the creature","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"absently with long thin fingers, still looking at Lucius Malfoy.`Why do the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Malfoys look so unhappy with their lot? Is my return, my rise","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"to power, not the very thing they professed to desire for so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"many years?``Of course, my Lord,` said Lucius Malfoy. His hand shook as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"he wiped sweat from his upper lip. `We did desire it ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"we do.`To Malfoy's left, his wife made an odd, stiff nod, her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"eyes averted from Voldemort and the snake. To his right, his son,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Draco, who had been gazing up at the inert body overhead, glanced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"quickly at Voldemort and away again, terrified to make eye contact.`My Lord,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"said a dark woman halfway down the table, her voice constricted with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"emotion, `it is an honor to have you here, in our family's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"house. There can be no higher pleasure.`She sat beside her sister, as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"unlike her in looks, with her dark hair and heavily lidded eyes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"as she was in bearing and demeanor; where Narcissa sat rigid and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"impassive, Bellatrix leaned toward Voldemort, for mere words could not demonstrate her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"longing for closeness.`No higher pleasure,` repeated Voldemort, his head tilted a little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"to one side as he considered Bellatrix. `That means a great deal,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Bellatrix, from you.`Her face flooded with color; her eyes welled with tears","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"of delight.`My Lord knows I speak nothing but the truth!``No higher pleasure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"... even compared with the happy event that, I hear, has taken","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"place in your family this week?`She stared at him, her lips parted,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"evidently confused.`I don't know what you mean, my Lord.``I'm talking about your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"niece, Bellatrix. And yours, Lucius and Narcissa. She has just married the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"werewolf, Remus Lupin. You must be so proud.`There was an eruption of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"jeering laughter from around the table. Many leaned forward to exchange gleeful","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"looks; a few thumped the table with their fists. The giant snake,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"disliking the disturbance, opened its mouth wide and hissed angrily, but the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Death Eaters did not hear it, so jubilant were they at Bellatrix","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"and the Malfoys' humiliation. Bellatrix's face, so recently flushed with happiness, had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"turned an ugly, blotchy red.`She is no niece of ours, my Lord,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"she cried over the outpouring of mirth. `We ¨C Narcissa and I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"¨C have never set eyes on our sister since she married the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Mudblood. This brat has nothing to do with either of us, nor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"any beast she marries.``What say you, Draco?` asked Voldemort, and though his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"voice was quiet, it carried clearly through the catcalls and jeers. `Will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"you babysit the cubs?`The hilarity mounted; Draco Malfoy looked in terror at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"his father, who was staring down into his own lap, then caught","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"his mother's eye. She shook her head almost imperceptibly, then resumed her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"own deadpan stare at the opposite wall.`Enough,` said Voldemort, stroking the angry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"snake. `Enough.`And the laughter died at once.`Many of our oldest family trees","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"become a little diseased over time,` he said as Bellatrix gazed at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"him, breathless and imploring, `You must prune yours, must you not, to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"keep it healthy? Cut away those parts that threaten the health of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"the rest.``Yes, my Lord,` whispered Bellatrix, and her eyes swam with tears","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"of gratitude again. `At the first chance!``You shall have it,` said Voldemort.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"`And in your family, so in the world ... we shall cut","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"away the cancer that infects us until only those of the true","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"blood remain ...`Voldemort raised Lucius Malfoy's wand, pointed it directly at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"slowly revolving figure suspended over the table, and gave it a tiny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"flick. The figure came to life with a groan and began to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"struggle against invisible bonds.`Do you recognize our guest, Severus?` asked Voldemort.Snape raised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"his eyes to the upside down face. All of the Death Eaters","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"were looking up at the captive now, as though they had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"given permission to show curiosity. As she revolved to face the firelight,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"the woman said in a cracked and terrified voice, `Severus! Help me!``Ah,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"yes,` said Snape as the prisoner turned slowly away again.`And you, Draco?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"asked Voldemort, stroking the snake's snout with his wand-free hand. Draco shook","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"his head jerkily. Now that the woman had woken, he seemed unable","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"to look at her anymore.`But you would not have taken her classes,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"said Voldemort. `For those of you who do not know, we are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"joined here tonight by Charity Burbage who, until recently, taught at Hogwarts","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.`There were small noises of comprehension around the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"table. A broad, hunched woman with pointed teeth cackled.`Yes ... Professor Burbage","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"taught the children of witches and wizards all about Muggles ... how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"they are not so different from us ...`One of the Death Eaters","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"spat on the floor. Charity Burbage revolved to face Snape again.`Severus ...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"please ... please ...``Silence,` said Voldemort, with another twitch of Malfoy's wand,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"and Charity fell silent as if gagged. `Not content with corrupting and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"polluting the minds of Wizarding children, last week Professor Burbage wrote an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"impassioned defense of Mudbloods in the Daily Prophet. Wizards, she says, must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"accept these thieves of their knowledge and magic. The dwindling of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"purebloods is, says Professor Burbage, a most desirable circumstance ... She would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"have us all mate with Muggles ... or, no doubt, werewolves ...`Nobody","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"laughed this time. There was no mistaking the anger and contempt in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Voldemort's voice. For the third time, Charity Burbage revolved to face Snape.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Tears were pouring from her eyes into her hair. Snape looked back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"at her, quite impassive, as she turned slowly away from him again.`Avada","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Kedavra`The flash of green light illuminated every corner of the room. Charity","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"fell, with a resounding crash, onto the table below, which trembled and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"creaked. Several of the Death Eaters leapt back in their chairs. Draco","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"fell out of his onto the floor.`Dinner, Nagini,` said Voldemort softly, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"the great snake swayed and slithered from his shoulders onto the polished wood. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-1"
"Harry was bleeding. Clutching his right hand in his left and swearing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"under his breath, he shouldered open his bedroom door. There was a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"crunch of breaking china. He had trodden on a cup of cold","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"tea that had been sitting on the floor outside his bedroom door.`What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the ¨C?`He looked around, the landing of number four, Privet Drive, was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"deserted. Possibly the cup of tea was Dudley's idea of a clever","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"booby trap. Keeping his bleeding hand elevated, Harry scraped the fragments of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"cup together with the other hand and threw them into the already","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"crammed bin just visible inside his bedroom door. Then he tramped across","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"to the bathroom to run his finger under the tap.It was stupid,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"pointless, irritating beyond belief that he still had four days left of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"being unable to perform magic...but he had to admit to himself that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"this jagged cut in his finger would have defeated him. He had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"never learned how to repair wounds, and now he came to think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"of it ¨C particularly in light of his immediate plans ¨C this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"seemed a serious flaw in his magical education. Making a mental note","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"to ask Hermione how it was done, he used a large wad","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"of toilet paper to mop up as much of the tea as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"he could before returning to his bedroom and slamming the door behind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"him.Harry had spent the morning completely emptying his school trunk for the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"first time since he had packed it six years ago. At the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"start of the intervening school years, he had merely skimmed off the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"topmost three quarters of the contents and replaced or updated them, leaving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"a layer of general debris at the bottom ¨C old quills, desiccated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"beetle eyes, single socks that no longer fit. Minutes previously, Harry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"plunged his hand into this mulch, experienced a stabbing pain in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"fourth finger of his right hand, and withdrawn it to see a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"lot of blood.He now proceeded a little more cautiously. Kneeling down beside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the trunk again, he groped around in the bottom and, after retrieving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"an old badge that flickered feebly between SUPPORT CEDRIC DIGGORY and POTTER","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"STINKS, a cracked and worn-out Sneakoscope, and a gold locket inside which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"a note signed R.A.B. had been hidden, he finally discovered the sharp","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"edge that had done the damage. He recognized it at once. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"was a two-inch-long fragment of the enchanted mirror that his dead godfather,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Sirius, had given him. Harry laid it aside and felt cautiously around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the trunk for the rest, but nothing more remained of his godfather's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"last gift except powdered glass, which clung to the deepest layer of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"debris like glittering grit.Harry sat up and examined the jagged piece on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"which he had cut himself, seeing nothing but his own bright green","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"eye reflected back at him. Then he placed the fragment on top","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"of that morning's Daily prophet, which lay unread on the bed, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"attempted to stem the sudden upsurge of bitter memories, the stabs of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"regret and of longing the discovery of the broken mirror had occasioned,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"by attacking the rest of the rubbish in the trunk.It took another","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"hour to empty it completely, throw away the useless items, and sort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the remainder in piles according to whether or not he would need","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"them from now on. His school and Quidditch robes, cauldron, parchment, quills,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"and most of his textbooks were piled in a corner, to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"left behind. He wondered what his aunt and uncle would do with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"them; burn them in the dead of night, probably, as if they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"were evidence of some dreadful crime. His Muggle clothing, Invisibility Cloak, potion-making","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"kit, certain books, the photograph album Hagrid had once given him, a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"stack of letters, and his wand had been repacked into an old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"rucksack. In a front pocket were the Marauder's Map and the locket","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"with the note signed R.A.B. inside it. The locket was accorded this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"place of honor not because it was valuable ¨C in all usual senses","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"it was worthless ¨C but because of what it had cost to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"attain it.This left a sizable stack of newspapers sitting on his desk","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"beside his snowy owl, Hedwig: one for each of the days Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"had spent at Privet Drive this summer.He got up off the floor,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"stretched, and moved across to his desk. Hedwig made no movement as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"he began to flick through newspapers, throwing them into the rubbish pile","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"one by one. The owl was asleep or else faking; she was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"angry with Harry about the limited amount of time she was allowed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"out of her cage at the moment.As he neared the bottom of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the pile of newspapers, Harry slowed down, searching for one particular issue","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"that he knew had arrived shortly after he had returned to Privet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Drive for the summer; he remembered that there had been a small","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"mention on the front about the resignation of Charity Burbage, the Muggle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Studies teacher at Hogwarts. At last he found it. Turning to page","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"ten, he sank into his desk chair and reread the article he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"had been looking for.ALBUS DUMBLEDORE REMEMBEREDBy Elphias DogeI met Albus Dumbledore at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the age of eleven, on our first day at Hogwarts. Our mutual","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"attraction was undoubtedly due to the fact that we both felt ourselves","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"to be outsiders. I had contracted dragon pox shortly before arriving at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"school, and while I was no longer contagious, my pock-marked visage and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"greenish hue did not encourage many to approach me. For his part,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Albus had arrived at Hogwarts under the burden of unwanted notoriety. Scarcely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"a year previously, his father, Percival, had been convicted of a savage","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"and well-publicized attack upon three young Muggles.Albus never attempted to deny that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"his father (who was to die in Azkaban) had committed this crime;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"on the contrary, when I plucked up courage to ask him, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"assured me that he knew his father to be guilty. Beyond that,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Dumbledore refused to speak of the sad business, though many attempted to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"make him do so. Some, indeed, were disposed to praise his father's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"action and assumed that Albus too was a Muggle-hater. They could not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"have been more mistaken: As anybody who knew Albus would attest, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"never revealed the remotest anti-Muggle tendency. Indeed, his determined support for Muggle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"rights gained him many enemies in subsequent years.In a matter of months,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"however, Albus's own fame had begun to eclipse that of his father.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"By the end of his first year he would never again be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"known as the son of a Muggle-hater, but as nothing more or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"less than the most brilliant student ever seen at the school. Those","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"of us who were privileged to be his friends benefited from his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"example, not to mention his help and encouragement, with which he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"always generous. He confessed to me later in life that he knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"even then that his greatest pleasure lay in teaching.He not only won","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"every prize of note that the school offered, he was soon in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"regular correspondence with the most notable magical names of the day, including","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Nicolas Flamel, the celebrated alchemist; Bathilda Bagshot, the noted historian; and Adalbert","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Waffling, the magical theoretician. Several of his papers found their way into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"learned publications such as Transfiguration Today, Challenges in Charming, and The Practical","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Potioneer. Dumbledore's future career seemed likely to be meteoric, and the only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"question that remained was when he would become Minister of Magic. Though","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"it was often predicted in later years that he was on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"point of taking the job, however, he never had Ministerial ambitions.Three years","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"after we had started at Hogwarts, Albus's brother, Aberforth, arrived at school.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"They were not alike: Aberforth was never bookish and, unlike Albus, preferred","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"to settle arguments by dueling rather than through reasoned discussion. However, it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"is quite wrong to suggest, as some have, that the brothers were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"not friends. They rubbed along as comfortably as two such different boys","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"could do. In fairness to Aberforth, it must be admitted that living in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Albus's shadow cannot have been an altogether comfortable experience. Being continually outshone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"was an occupational hazard of being his friend and cannot have been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"any more pleasurable as a brother. When Albus and I left Hogwarts","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"we intended to take the then-traditional tour of the world together, visiting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"and observing foreign wizards, before pursuing our separate careers. However, tragedy intervened.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"On the very eve of our trip, Albus's mother, Kendra, died, leaving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Albus the head, and sole breadwinner, of the family. I postponed my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"departure long enough to pay my respects at Kendra's funeral, then left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"for what was now to be a solitary journey. With a younger","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"brother and sister to care for, and little gold left to them,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"there could no longer be any question of Albus accompanying me.That was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the period of our lives when we had least contact. I wrote","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"to Albus, describing, perhaps insensitively, the wonders of my journey, from narrow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"escapes from chimaeras in Greece to the experiments of the Egyptian alchemists.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"His letters told me little of his day-to-day life, which I guessed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"to be frustratingly dull for such a brilliant wizard. Immersed in my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"own experiences, it was with horror that I heard, toward the end","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"of my year's travels, that another tragedy had struck the Dumbledores: the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"death of his sister, Ariana.Though Ariana had been in poor health for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"a long time, the blow, coming so soon after the loss of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"their mother, had a profound effect on both of her brothers. All","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"those closest to Albus ¨C and I count myself one of that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"lucky number ¨C agree that Ariana's death, and Albus's feeling of personal","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"responsibility for it (though, of course, he was guiltless), left their mark","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"upon him forevermore.I returned home to find a young man who had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"experienced a much older person's suffering. Albus was more reserved than before,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"and much less light-hearted. To add to his misery, the loss of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Ariana had led, not to a renewed closeness between Albus and Aberforth,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"but to an estrangement. (In time this would lift ¨C in later","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"years they reestablished, if not a close relationship, then certainly a cordial","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"one.) However, he rarely spoke of his parents or of Ariana from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"then on, and his friends learned not to mention them.Other quills will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"describe the triumphs of the following years. Dumbledore's innumerable contributions to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"store of Wizarding knowledge, including his discovery of the twelve uses of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"dragon's blood, will benefit generations to come, as will the wisdom he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"displayed in the many judgments while Chief Warlock of the Wizengamot. They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"say, still, that no Wizarding duel ever matched that between Dumbledore and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Grindelwald in 1945. Those who witnessed it have written of the terror","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"and the awe they felt as they watched these two extraordinary wizards","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"to battle. Dumbledore's triumph, and its consequences for the Wizarding world, are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"considered a turning point in magical history to match the introduction of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the International Statute of Secrecy or the downfall of He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named.Albus Dumbledore was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"never proud or vain; he could find something to value in anyone,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"however apparently insignificant or wretched, and I believe that his early losses","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"endowed him with great humanity and sympathy. I shall miss his friendship","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"more than I can say, but my loss is nothing compared to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the Wizarding world's. That he was the most inspiring and best loved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"of all Hogwarts headmasters cannot be in question. He died as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"lived: working always for the greater good and, to his last hour,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"as willing to stretch out a hand to a small boy with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"dragon pox as he was on the day I met him.Harry finished","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"reading, but continued to gaze at the picture accompanying the obituary. Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"was wearing his familiar, kindly smile, but as he peered over the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"top of his half-moon spectacles, he gave the impression, even in newsprint,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"of X-raying Harry, whose sadness mingled with a sense of humiliation.He had thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"he knew Dumbledore quite well, but ever since reading this obituary he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"had been forced to recognize that he had barely known him at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"all. Never once had he imagined Dumbledore's childhood or youth; it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"as though he had sprung into being as Harry had known him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"venerable and silver-haired and old. The idea of a teenage Dumbledore was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"simply odd, like trying to imagine a stupid Hermione or a friendly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Blast-Ended Skrewt.He had never thought to ask Dumbledore about his past. No","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"doubt it would have felt strange, impertinent even, but after all it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"had been common knowledge that Dumbledore had taken part in that legendary","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"duel with Grindelwald, and Harry had not thought to ask Dumbledore what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"that had been like, nor about any of his other famous achievements.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"No, they had always discussed Harry, Harry's past, Harry's future, Harry's plans...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"and it seemed to Harry now, despite the fact that his future","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"was so dangerous and so uncertain, that he had missed irreplaceable opportunities","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"when he had failed to ask Dumbledore more about himself, even though","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the only personal question he had ever asked his headmaster was also","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the only one he suspected that Dumbledore had not answered honestly:`What do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"you see when you look in the mirror?``I? I see myself holding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"a pair of thick, woolen socks.`After several minutes' thought, Harry tore the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"obituary out of the Prophet, folded it carefully, and tucked it inside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the first volume of Practical Defensive Magic and its Use against the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Dark Arts. Then he threw the rest of the newspaper onto the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"rubbish pile and turned to face the room. It was much tidier.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"The only things left out of place were today's Daily Prophet, still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"lying on the bed, and on top of it, the piece of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"broken mirror.Harry moved across the room, slid the mirror fragment off today's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Prophet, and unfolded the newspaper. He had merely glanced at the headline","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"when he had taken the rolled-up paper from the delivery owl early","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"that morning and thrown it aside, after noting that it said nothing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"about Voldemort. Harry was sure that the Ministry was leaning on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Prophet to suppress news about Voldemort. It was only now, therefore, that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"he saw what he had missed.Across the bottom half of the front","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"page a smaller headline was set over a picture of Dumbledore striding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"along, looking harried:DUMBLEDORE ¨C THE TRUTH AT LAST?Coming next week, the shocking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"story of the flawed genius considered by many to be the greatest","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"wizard of his generation. Striping away the popular image of serene, silver-bearded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"wisdom, Rita Skeeter reveals the disturbed childhood, the lawless youth, the life-long","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"feuds, and the guilty secrets that Dumbledore carried to his grave, WHY","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"was the man tipped to be the Minister of Magic content to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"remain a mere headmaster? WHAT was the real purpose of the secret","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"organization known as the Order of the Phoenix? HOW did Dumbledore really","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"meet his end?The answers to these and many more questions are explored","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"in the explosive new biography, The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"by Rita Skeeter, exclusively interviewed by Berry Braithwaite, page 13, inside.Harry ripped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"open the paper and found page thirteen. The article was topped with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"a picture showing another familiar face: a woman wearing jeweled glasses with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"elaborately curled blonde hair, her teeth bared in what was clearly supposed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"to be a winning smile, wiggling her fingers up at him. Doing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"his best to ignore this nauseating image, Harry read on.In person, Rita","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Skeeter is much warmer and softer than her famously ferocious quill-portraits might","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"suggest. Greeting me in the hallway of her cozy home, she leads","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"me straight into the kitchen for a cup of tea, a slice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"of pound cake and, it goes without saying, a steaming vat of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"freshest gossip.`Well, of course, Dumbledore is a biographer's dream,` says Skeeter. `Such","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"a long, full life. I'm sure my book will be the first","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"of very, very many.`Skeeter was certainly quick off the mark. Her nine-hundred-page book","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"was completed in a mere four weeks after Dumbledore's mysterious death in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"June. I ask her how she managed this superfast feat.`Oh, when you've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"been a journalist as long as I have, working to a deadline","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"is second nature. I knew that the Wizarding world was clamoring for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the full story and I wanted to be the first to meet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"that need.`I mention the recent, widely publicized remarks of Elphias Doge, Special","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Advisor to the Wizengamot and longstanding friend of Albus Dumbledore's, that `Skeeter's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"book contains less fact than a Chocolate Frog card.`Skeeter throws back her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"head and laughs.`Darling Dodgy! I remember interviewing him a few years back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"about merpeople rights, bless him. Completely gaga, seemed to think we were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"sitting at the bottom of Lake Windermere, kept telling me to watch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"out for trout.`And yet Elphias Doge's accusations of inaccuracy have been echoed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"in many places. Does Skeeter really feel that four short weeks have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"been enough to gain a full picture of Dumbledore's long and extraordinary","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"life?`Oh, my dear,` beams Skeeter, rapping me affectionately across the knuckles, `you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"know as well as I do how much information can be generated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"by a fat bag of Galleons, a refusal to hear the word","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"'no,' and a nice sharp Quick-Quotes Quill! People were queuing to dish","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the dirt on Dumbledore anyway. Not everyone thought he was so wonderful,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"you know ¨C he trod on an awful lot of important toes.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"But old Dodgy Doge can get off his high hippogriff, because I've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"had access to a source most journalists would swap their wands for,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"one who has never spoken in public before and who was close","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"to Dumbledore during the most turbulent and disturbing phase of his youth.`The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"advance publicity for Skeeter's biography has certainly suggested that there will be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"shocks in store for those who believe Dumbledore to have led a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"blameless life. What were the biggest surprises she uncovered, I ask?`Now, come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"off it. Betty, I'm not giving away all the highlights before anybody's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"bought the book!` laughs Skeeter. `But I can promise that anybody who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"still thinks Dumbledore was white as his beard is in for a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"rude awakening! Let's just say that nobody hearing him rage against You-Know-Who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"would have dreamed that he dabbled in the Dark Arts himself in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"his youth! And for a wizard who spent his later years pleading","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"for tolerance, he wasn't exactly broad-minded when he was younger! Yes, Albus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Dumbledore had an extremely murky past, not to mention that very fishy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"family, which he worked so hard to keep hushed up.`I ask whether","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Skeeter is referring to Dumbledore's brother, Aberforth, whose conviction by the Wizengamot","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"for misuse of magic caused a minor scandal fifteen years ago.`Oh, Aberforth","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"is just the tip of the dung heap,` laughs Skeeter. `No, no,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"I'm talking about much worse than a brother with a fondness for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"fiddling about with goats, worse even than the Muggle-maiming father ¨C Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"couldn't keep either of them quiet anyway, they were both charged by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the Wizengamot. No, it's the mother and the sister that intrigued me,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"and a little digging uncovered a positive nest of nastiness ¨C but,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"as I say, you'll have to wait for chapters nine to twelve","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"for full details. All I can say now is, it's no wonder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Dumbledore never talked about how his nose got broken.`Family skeletons notwithstanding, does","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Skeeter deny the brilliance that led to Dumbledore's many magical discoveries?`He had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"brains,` she concedes, `although many now question whether he could really take","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"full credit for all of his supposed achievements. As I reveal in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"chapter sixteen, Ivor Dillonsby claims he had already discovered eight uses of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"dragon's blood when Dumbledore 'borrowed' his papers.`But the importance of some of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Dumbledore's achievements cannot, I venture, be denied. What of his famous defeat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"of Grindelwald?`Oh, now, I'm glad you mentioned Grindelwald,` says Skeeter with such","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"a tantalizing smile. `I'm afraid those who go dewy-eyed over Dumbledore's spectacular","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"victory must brace themselves for a bombshell ¨C or perhaps a Dungbomb. Very","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"dirty business indeed. All I'll say is, don't be so sure that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"there really was a spectacular duel of legend. After they've read my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"book, people may be forced to conclude that Grindelwald simply conjured a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"white handkerchief from the end of his wand and came quietly!`Skeeter refuses","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"to give any more away on this intriguing subject, so we turn","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"instead to the relationship that will undoubtedly fascinate her readers more than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"any other.`Oh yes,` says Skeeter, nodding briskly, `I devote an entire chapter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"to the whole Potter-Dumbledore relationship. It's been called unhealthy, even sinister. Again,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"your readers will have to buy my book for the whole story,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"but there is no question that Dumbledore took an unnatural interest in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Potter from the word go. Whether that was really in the boy's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"best interests ¨C well, we'll see. It's certainly an open secret that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Potter has had a most troubled adolescence.`I ask whether Skeeter is still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"in touch with Harry Potter, whom she so famously interviewed last year:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"a breakthrough piece in which Potter spoke exclusively of his conviction that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"You-Know-Who had returned.`Oh, yes, we've developed a closer bond,` says Skeeter. `Poor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Potter has few real friends, and we met at one of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"most testing moments of his life ¨C the Triwizard Tournament. I am","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"probably one of the only people alive who can say that they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"know the real Harry Potter.`Which leads us neatly to the many rumors","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"still circulating about Dumbledore's final hours. Does Skeeter believe that Potter was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"there when Dumbledore died?`Well, I don't want to say too much ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"it's all in the book ¨C but eyewitnesses inside Hogwarts castle saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"Potter running away from the scene moments after Dumbledore fell, jumped, or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"was pushed. Potter later gave evidence against Severus Snape, a man against","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"whom he has a notorious grudge. Is everything as it seems? That","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"is for the Wizarding community to decide ¨C once they've read my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"book.`On that intriguing note, I take my leave. There can be no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"doubt that Skeeter has quilled an instant bestseller. Dumbledore's legion of admirers,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"meanwhile, may well be trembling at what is soon to emerge about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"their hero.Harry reached the bottom of the article, but continued to stare","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"blankly at the page. Revulsion and fury rose in him like vomit;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"he balled up the newspaper and threw it, with all his force,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"at the wall, where it joined the rest of the rubbish heaped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"around his overflowing bin.He began to stride blindly around the room, opening","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"empty drawers and picking up books only to replace them on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"same piles, barely conscious of what he was doing, as random phrases","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"from Rita's article echoed in his head: An entire chapter to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"whole Potter-Dumbledore relationship... It's been called unhealthy, even sinister... He dabbled in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the Dark Arts himself in his youth... I've had access to a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"source most journalists would swap their wands for...`Lies!` Harry bellowed, and through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"the window he saw the next-door neighbor, who had paused to restart","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"his lawn mower, look up nervously.Harry sat down hard on the bed.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"The broken bit of mirror danced away from him; he picked it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"up and turned it over in his fingers, thinking, thinking of Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"and the lies with which Rita Skeeter was defaming him...A flash of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"brightest blue. Harry froze, his cut finger slipping on the jagged edge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"of the mirror again. He had imagined it, he must have done.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"He glanced over his shoulder, but the wall was a sickly peach","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"color of Aunt Petunia's choosing: There was nothing blue there for the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"mirror to reflect. He peered into the mirror fragment again, and saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"nothing but his own bright green eye looking back at him.He had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"imagined it, there was no other explanation; imagined it, because he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"been thinking of his dead headmaster. If anything was certain, it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"that the bright blue eyes of Albus Dumbledore would never pierce him again. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-2"
"The sound of the front door slamming echoed up the stairs and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"a voice roared, `Oh! You!`Sixteen years of being addressed thus left Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"in no doubt when his uncle was calling, nevertheless, he did not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"immediately respond. He was still at the narrow fragment in which, for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"a split second, he had thought he saw Dumbledore's eye. It was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"not until his uncle bellowed, `BOY!` that Harry got slowly out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"bed and headed for the bedroom door, pausing to add the piece","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"of broken mirror to the rucksack filled with things he would be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"taking with him.`You took you time!` roared Vernon Dursley when Harry appeared","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"at the top of the stairs, `Get down here. I want a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"word!`Harry strolled downstairs, his hands deep in his pants pockets. When he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"searched the living room he found all three Dursleys. They were dressed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"for packing; Uncle Vernon in an old ripped-up jacket and Dudley, Harry's,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"large, blond, muscular cousin, in his leather jacket.`Yes?` asked Harry.`Sit down!` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Uncle Vernon. Harry raised his eyebrows. `Please!` added Uncle Vernon, wincing slightly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"as though the word was sharp in his throat. Harry sat. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"thought he knew what was coming. His uncle began to pace up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"and down, Aunt Petunia and Dudley, following his movement with anxious expressions.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Finally, his large purple face crumpled with concentration. Uncle Vernon stopped in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"front of Harry and spoke.`I've changed my mind,` he said.`What a surprise,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"said Harry.`Don't you take that tone ¨C ` began Aunt Petunia in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"a shrill voice, but Vernon Dursley waved her down `It's all a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"lot of claptrap,` said Uncle Vernon, glaring at Harry with piggy little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"eyes. `I've decided I don't believe a word of it. We're staying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"put, we're not going anywhere.`Harry looked up at his uncle and felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"a mixture of exasperation and amusement. Vernon Dursley had been changing his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"mind every twenty four hours for the past four weeks, packing and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"unpacking and repacking the car with every change of heart. Harry's favorite","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"moment had been the one when Uncle Vernon, unaware that Dudley had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"added his dumbbells to his case since the last time it been repacked,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"had attempted to hoist it back into the boot and collapsed with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"a yelp of pain and much swearing.`According to you,` Vernon Dursley said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"now resuming his pacing up and down the living room, `we ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Petunia, Dudley, and I ¨C are in danger. From ¨C from ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"``Some of 'my lot' right?` said Harry. `Well I don't believe it,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"repeated Uncle Vernon, coming to a halt in front of Harry again.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"`I was awake half the night thinking it all over, and I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"believe it's a plot to get the house.``The house?` repeated Harry. `What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"house?``This house!` shrieked Uncle Vernon, the vein his forehead starting to pulse.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"`Our house! House prices are skyrocketing around here! You want us out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"of the way and then you're going to do a bit of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"hocus pocus and before we know it the deeds will be in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"your name and ¨C ``Are you out of your mind?` demanded Harry.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"`A plot to get this house? Are you actually as stupid as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"you look?``Don't you dare ¨C!` squealed Aunt Petunia, but again Vernon waved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"her down. Slights on his personal appearance were it seemed as nothing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"to the danger he had spotted.`Just in case you've forgotten,` said Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"`I've already got a house my godfather left me one. So why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"would I want this one? All the happy memories?`There was silence. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"thought he had rather impressed his uncle with this argument.`You claim,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Uncle Vernon, starting to pace yet again, `that this Lord Thing ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"`` ¨C Voldemort,` said Harry impatiently, `and we've been through this about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"a hundred times already. This isn't a claim, it's fact. Dumbledore told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"you last year, and Kingsley and Mr. Weasley ¨C `Vernon Dursley hunched","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"his shoulders angrily, and Harry guessed that his uncle was attempting to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"ward off recollections of the unannounced visit, a few days into Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"summer holidays, of two fully grown wizards. The arrival on the doorstep","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"of Kingsley Shacklebolt and Arthur Weasley had come as a most unpleasant","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"shock to the Dursleys. Harry had to admit, however that as Mr.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Weasley had once demolished half of the living room, his reappearance could not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"have been expected to delight Uncle Vernon.` ¨C Kingsley and Mr. Weasley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"explained it all as well,` Harry pressed on remorselessly, `Once I'm seventeen,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"the protective charm that keeps me safe will break, and that exposes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"you as well as me. The Order is sure Voldemort will target","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"you, whether to torture you to try and find out where I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"am, or because he thinks by holding you hostage I'd come and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"try to rescue you.`Uncle Vernon's and Harry's eyes met. Harry was sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"that in that instant they were both wondering the same thing. Then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Uncle Vernon walked on and Harry resumed, `You've got to go into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"hiding and the Order wants to help. You're being offered serious protection,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"the best there is.`Uncle Vernon said nothing but continued to pace up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"and down. Outside the sun hung low over the privet hedges. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"next door neighbor's lawn mower stalled again.`I thought there was a Ministry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"of Magic?` asked Vernon Dursley abruptly.`There is,` said Harry, surprised. `Well, then,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"why can't they protect us? It seems to me that, as innocent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"victims, guilty of nothing more than harboring a marked man, we ought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"to qualify for government protection!`Harry laughed; he could not help himself. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"was so very typical of his uncle to put his hopes in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"the establishment, even within this world that he despised and mistrusted. `You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"heard what Mr. Weasley and Kingsley said,` Harry replied. `We think the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Ministry has been infiltrated.`Uncle Vernon strode back to the fireplace and back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"breathing so strongly that his great black mustache rippled his face still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"purple with concentration.`All right,` he said. Stopping in front of Harry get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"again. `All right, let's say for the sake of argument we accept","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"this protection. I still don't see why we can't have that Kingsley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"bloke.`Harry managed not to roll his eyes, but with difficulty. This question","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"had also been addressed half a dozen times.`As I've told you,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"said through gritted teeth, `Kingsley is protecting the Mug ¨C I mean,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"your Prime Minister.``Exactly ¨C he's the best!` said Uncle Vernon, pointing at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"the blank television screen. The Dursleys had spotted Kingsley on the news, walking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"along the Muggle Prime Minister as he visited a hospital. This, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"the fact that Kingsley had mastered the knack of dressing like a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Muggle, not to mention a certain reassuring something in his slow, deep","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"voice, had caused the Dursleys to take to Kingsley in a way","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"that they had certainly not done with any other wizard, although it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"was true that they had never seen him with earring in.`Well, he's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"taken,` said Harry. `But Hestia Jones and Dedalus Diggle are more than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"up to the job ¨C ``If we'd even seen CVs...` began Uncle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Vernon, but Harry lost patience. Getting to his feet, he advanced on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"his uncle, not pointing at the TV set himself.`These accidents aren't accidents","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"¨C the crashed and explosions and derailments and whatever else has happened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"since we last watched the news. People are disappearing and dying and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"he's behind it ¨C Voldemort. I've told you this over and over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"again, he kills Muggles for fun. Even the fogs ¨C they're caused","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"by dementors, and if you can't remember what they are, ask your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"son!`Dudley's hands jerked upward to tower his mouth. With his parents' and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Harry's eyes upon him, he slowly lowered them again and asked, `There","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"are... more of them?``More?` laughed Harry. `More than the two that attacked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"us, you mean? Of course there are hundreds, maybe thousands by this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"time, seeing as they feed off fear and despair ¨C ``All right,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"all right blustered,` blustered Vernon Dursley. `You've made your point ¨C ``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"hope so,` said Harry, `because once I'm seventeen, all of them ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Death Eaters, elementors, maybe even Inferi ¨C which means dead bodies enchanted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"by a Dark wizard ¨C will be able to find you and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"will certainly attack you. And if you remember the last time you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"tried to outrun wizards, I think you'll agree you need help.`There was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"a brief silence in which the distant echo of Hagrid smashing down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"a wooden front door seemed to reverberate through the intervening years. Aunt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Petunia was looking at Uncle Vernon; Dudley was staring at Harry. Finally","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Uncle Vernon blurted out, `But what about my work? What about Dudley's school?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"I don't suppose those things matter to a bunch of layabout wizards","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"¨C ``Don't you understand?` shouted Harry. `They will torture and kill you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"like they did my parents!``Dad,` said Dudley in a loud voice, `Dad","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"¨C I'm going with these Order people.``Dudley,` said Harry, `for the first","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"time in your life, you're talking sense.` He knew the battle was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"won. If Dudley was frightened enough to accept the Order's help, his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"parents would accompany him. There could be no question of being separated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"from their Duddykins. Harry glanced at the carriage clock on the mantelpiece.`They'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"be here in about five minutes,` he said, and when one of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"the Dursleys replied, he left the room. The prospect of parting ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"probably forever ¨C from his aunt, uncle, and cousin was one that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"he was able to contemplate quite cheerfully but there was nevertheless a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"certain awkwardness in the air. What did you say to one another","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"at the end of sixteen years' solid dislike?Back in his bedroom, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"fiddled aimlessly with his rucksack then poked a couple of owl nuts","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"through the bats of Hedwig's cage. They fell with dull thuds to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"the bottom where she ignored them.`We're leaving soon, really soon,` Harry told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"her. `And then you'll be able to fly again.`The doorbell rang. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"hesitated, then headed back out of his room and downstairs. It was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"too much to expect Hestia and Dedalus to cope with the Dursleys","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"on their own.`Harry Potter!` squeaked an excited voice, the moment Harry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"opened the door; a small man in a mauve top hat that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"was sweeping him a deep bow. `An honor as ever!``Thanks, Dedalus,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Harry, bestowing a small and embarrassed smile upon the dark haired Hestia.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"`It's really good of you to do this... They're through here, my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"aunt and uncle and cousin...``Good day to you, Harry Potter's relatives!` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Dedalus happily striding into the living room. The Dursleys did not look","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"at all happy to be addressed thus; Harry half expected another change","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"of mind. Dudley shrank neared to his mother at the sight of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"witch and wizard.`I see you are packed and ready. Excellent! The plan,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"as Harry has told you, is a simple one,` said Dedalus, pulling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"an immense pocket watch out of his waistcoat and examining it. `We","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"shall be leaving before Harry does. Due to the danger of using","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"magic in your house ¨CHarry being still underage it could provide the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Ministry with an excuse to arrest him ¨C we shall be driving,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"say, ten miles or so before Disapparating to the safe location we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"have picked out for you. You know how to drive, I take","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"it?` He asked Uncle Vernon politely.`Know how to ¨C? Of course I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"ruddy well know how to drive!` spluttered Uncle Vernon.`Very clever of you,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"sir, very clever. I personally would be utterly bamboozled by all those","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"buttons and knobs,` said Dedalus. He was clearly under the impression that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"he was flattering Vernon Dursley, who was visibly losing confidence in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"plan with every word Dedalus spoke.`Can't even drive,` he muttered under his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"breath, his mustache rippling indignantly, but fortunately neither Dedalus nor Hestia seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"to hear him.`You, Harry,` Dedalus continued, `will wait here for your guard.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"There has been a little change in the arrangements ¨C ``What d'you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"mean?` said Harry at once. `I thought Mad-Eye was going to come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"and take me by Side Along-Apparition?``Can't do it,` said Hestia tersely, `Mad-Eye","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"will explain.`The Dursleys, who had listened to all of this with looks","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"of utter incomprehension on their faces, jumped as a loud voice screeched,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"`Hurry up!` Harry looked all around the room before realizing the voice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"had issued from Dedalus's pocket watch.`Quite right, were operating to a very","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"tight schedule,` said Dedalus nodding at his watch and tucking it back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"into his waist coat. `We are attempting to time your departure from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"the house with your family's Disapparition, Harry thus the charm breaks the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"moment you all head for safety.` He turned to the Dursleys, `Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"are we all packed and ready to go?`None of them answered him.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Uncle Vernon was still staring appalled at the bulge in Dedalus's waistcoat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"pocket.`Perhaps we should wait outside in the hall, Dedalus,` murmured Hestia. She clearly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"felt that it would be tactless for them to remain the room","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"while Harry and the Dursleys exchanged loving, possibly tearful farewells.`There's no need,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Harry muttered, but Uncle Vernon made any further explanation unnecessary by saying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"loudly, `Well, this is good-bye then boy.`He swung his right arm upward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"to shake Harry's hand, but at the last moment seemed unable to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"face it, and merely closed his fist and began swinging it backward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"and forward like a metronome.`Ready, Duddy?` asked Petunia, fussily checking the clasp","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"of her handbag so as to avoid looking at Harry altogether.Dudley did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"not answer but stood there with his mouth slightly ajar, reminding Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"a little of the giant, Grawp.`Come along, then,` said Uncle Vernon.He had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"already reached the living room door when Dudley mumbled, `I don't understand.``What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"don't you understand, popkin?` asked Petunia looking up at her son.Dudley raised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"a large, hamlike hand to point at Harry.`Why isn't he coming with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"us?`Uncle Vernon and Aunt Petunia froze when they stood staring at Dudley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"as though he had just expressed a desire to become a ballerina.`What?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"said Uncle Vernon loudly.`Why isn't he coming too?` asked Dudley.`Well, he ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"doesn't want to,` said Uncle Vernon, turning to glare at Harry and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"adding, `You don't want to, do you?``Not in the slightest,` said Harry.`There","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"you are,` Uncle Vernon told Dudley. `Now come on we're off.`He marched","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"out of the room. They heard the front door open, but Dudley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"did not move and after a few faltering steps Aunt Petunia stopped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"too.`What now?` barked Uncle Vernon, reappearing in the doorway.It seemed that Dudley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"was struggling with concepts too difficult to put into words. After several","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"moments of apparently painful internal struggle he said, `But where's he going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"to go?`Aunt Petunia and Uncle Vernon looked at each other. It was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"clear that Dudley was frightening them. Hestia Jones broke the silence.`But... surely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"you know where your nephew is going?` she asked looking bewildered.`Certainly we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"know,` said Vernon Dursley. `He's off with some of your lot, isn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"he? Right, Dudley, let's get in the car, you heard the man,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"we're in a hurry.`Again, Vernon Dursley marched as far as the front door,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"but Dudley did not follow.`Off with some of our lot?`Hestia looked outraged.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Harry had met this attitude before Witches and wizards seemed stunned that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"his closed living relatives took so little interest in the famous Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Potter.`It's fine,` Harry assured her. `It doesn't matter, honestly.``Doesn't matter?` repeated Hestia,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"her voice rising considerably.`Don't these people realize what you've been through? What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"danger you are in? The unique position you hold in the hearts","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"of the anti Voldemort movement?``Er ¨C no, they don't,` said Harry. `They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"think I'm a waste of space, actually but I'm used to ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"``I don't think you're a waste of space`If Harry had not seen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Dudley's lips move, he might not have believed it. As it was,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"he stared at Dudley for several seconds before accepting that it must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"have been his cousin who had spoken; for one thing, Dudley had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"turned red. Harry was embarrassed and astonished himself.`Well... er... thanks, Dudley.`Again, Dudley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"appeared to grapple with thoughts too unwieldy for expression before mumbling, `You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"saved my life,``Not really,` said Harry. `It was your soul the dementor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"would have taken...`He looked curiously at his cousin. They had had virtually","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"no contact during this summer or last, as Harry had come back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"to Privet Drive so briefly and kept to his room so much.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"It now dawned on Harry, however, that the cup of cold tea","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"on which he had trodden that morning might not have been a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"booby trap at all. Although rather touched he was nevertheless quite relieved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"that Dudley appeared to have exhausted his ability to express his feelings.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"After opening his mouth once or twice more, Dudley subsided into scarlet-faced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"silence.Aunt Petunia burst into tears. Hestia Jones gave her an approving look","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"that changed to outrage as Aunt Petunia ran forward and embraced Dudley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"rather than Harry. `S-so sweet, Dudders...` she sobbed into his massive chest.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"`S-such a lovely b-boy... s-saying thank you...``But he hasn't said thank you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"at all!` said Hestia indignantly. `He only said he didn't think Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"was a waste of space!``Yea but coming from Dudley that's like 'I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"love you,'` said Harry, torn between annoyance and a desire to laugh as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Aunt Petunia continued to clutch at Dudley as if he had just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"saved Harry from a burning building.`Are we going or not?` roared Uncle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Vernon, reappearing yet again at the living room door. `I thought we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"were on a tight schedule!``Yes ¨Cyes, we are,` said Dedalus Diggle, who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"had been watching these exchanged with an air of bemusement and now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"seemed to pull himself together. `We really must be off. Harry ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"`He tripped forward and wrung Harry's hand with both of his own.`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"¨C good luck. I hope we meet again. The hopes of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Wizarding world rest upon your shoulders.``Oh,` said Harry, `right. Thanks.``Farwell, Harry,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Hestia also clasping his hand. `Our thoughts go with you.``I hope everything's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"okay,` said Harry with a glance toward Aunt Petunia and Dudley.`Oh I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"sure we shall end up the best of chums,` said Diggle slightly,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"waving his hat as he left the room. Hestia followed him.Dudley gently","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"released himself from his mother's clutches and walked toward Harry who had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"to repress an urge to threaten him with magic. Then Dudley held","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"out his large, pink hand.`Blimey, Dudley,` said Harry over Aunt Petunia's renewed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"sobs, `did the dementors blow a different personality into you?``Dunno,` muttered Dudley,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"`See you, Harry.``Yea ...` said Harry, raking Dudley's hand and shaking it.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"`Maybe. Take care, Big D.`Dudley nearly smiled. They lumbered from the room.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Harry heard his heavy footfalls on the graveled drive, and then a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"car door slammed.Aunt Petunia whose face had been buried in her handkerchief","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"looked around at the sound. She did not seem to have expected","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"to find herself alone with Harry. Hastily stowing her wet handkerchief into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"her pocket, she said, `Well ¨C good-bye` and marched towards the door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"without looking at him.`Good-bye` said Harry.She stopped and looked back. For a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"moment Harry had the strangest feeling that she wanted to say something","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"to him; She gave him an odd, tremulous look and seemed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"teeter on the edge of speech, but then, with a little of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"her head, she hustled out of the room after he husband and son. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-3"
"Harry ran back upstairs to his bedroom, arriving at the window just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"in time to see the Dursleys' car swinging out of the drive","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"and off up the road. Dedalus's top hat was visible between Aunt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Petunia and Dudley in the backseat. The car turned right at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"end of Privet Drive, its windows burned scarlet for a moment in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the now setting sun, and then it was gone.Harry picked up Hedwig's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"cage, his Firebolt, and his rucksack, gave his unnaturally tidy bedroom one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"last sweeping look, and then made his ungainly way back downstairs to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the hall, where he deposited cage, broomstick, and bag near the foot","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"of the stairs. The light was fading rapidly, the hall full of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"shadows in the evening light. It felt most strange to stand here","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"in the silence and know that he was about to leave the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"house for the last time. Long ago, when he had been left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"alone while the Dursleys went out to enjoy themselves, the hours of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"solitude had been a rare treat. Pausing only to sneak something tasty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"from the fridge, he had rushed upstairs to play on Dudley's computer,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"or put on the television and flicked through the channels to his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"heart's content. It gave him an odd, empty feeling remembering those times;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"it was like remembering a younger brother whom he had lost.`Don't you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"want to take a last look at the place?` he asked Hedwig,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"who was still sulking with her head under her wing. `We'll never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"be here again. Don't you want to remember all the good times?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"I mean, look at this doormat. What memories ... Dudley sobbed on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"it after I saved him from the dementors ... Turns out he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"was grateful after all, can you believe it? ... And last summer,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Dumbledore walked through that front door ...`Harry lost the thread of his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"thoughts for a moment and Hedwig did nothing to help him retrieve","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"it, but continued to sit with her head under her wing. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"turned his back on the front door.`And under here, Hedwig` ¨C Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"pulled open a door under the stairs ¨C `is where I used","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"to sleep! You never knew me then ¨C Blimey, it's small, I'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"forgotten ...`Harry looked around at the stacked shoes and umbrellas remembering how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"he used to wake every morning looking up at the underside of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the staircase, which was more often than not adorned with a spider","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"or two. Those had been the days before he had known anything","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"about his true identity; before he had found out how his parents","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"had died or why such strange things often happened around him. But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Harry could still remember the dreams that had dogged him, even in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"those days: confused dreams involving flashes of green light and once ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Uncle Vernon had nearly crashed the car when Harry had recounted it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"¨C a flying motorbike ...There was a sudden, deafening roar from somewhere","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"nearby. Harry straightened up with a jerk and smacked the top of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"his head on the low door frame. Pausing only to employ a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"few of Uncle Vernon's choicest swear words, he staggered back into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"kitchen, clutching his head and staring out of the window into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"back garden.The darkness seemed to be rippling, the air itself quivering. Then,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"one by one, figures began to pop into sight as their Disillusionment","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Charms lifted. Dominating the scene was Hagrid, wearing a helmet and goggles","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"and sitting astride an enormous motorbike with a black sidecar attached. All","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"around him other people were dismounting from brooms and, in two cases,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"skeletal, black winged horses.Wrenching open the back door, Harry hurtled into their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"midst. There was a general cry of greeting as Hermione flung her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"arms around him, Ron clapped him on the back, and Hagrid said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"`All righ', Harry? Ready fer the off?``Definitely,` said Harry, beaming around at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"them all. `But I wasn't expecting this many of you!``Change of plan,` growled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Mad-Eye, who was holding two enormous bulging sacks, and whose magical eye","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"was spinning from darkening sky to house to garden with dizzying rapidity.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"`Let's get undercover before we talk you through it.`Harry led them all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"back into the kitchen where, laughing and chattering, they settled on chairs,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"sat themselves upon Aunt Petunia's gleaming work surfaces, or leaned up against","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"her spotless appliances; Ron, long and lanky; Hermione, her bushy hair tied","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"back in a long plait; Fred and George, grinning identically; Bill, badly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"scarred and longhaired; Mr. Weasley, kind-faced, balding, his spectacles a little awry;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Mad-Eye, battle-worn, one-legged, his bright blue magical eye whizzing in its socket;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Tonks, whose short hair was her favorite shade of bright pink; Lupin,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"grayer, more lined; Fleur, slender and beautiful, with her long silvery blonde","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"hair; Kingsley, bald and broad-shouldered; Hagrid, with his wild hair and beard,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"standing hunchbacked to avoid hitting his head on the ceiling; and Mundungus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Fletcher, small, dirty, and hangdog, with his droopy beady hound's eyes and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"matted hair. Harry's heart seemed to expand and glow at the sight:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"He felt incredibly fond of all of them, even Mundungus, whom he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"had tried to strangle the last time they had met.`Kingsley, I thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"you were looking after the Muggle Prime Minister?` he called across the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"room.`He can get along without me for one night,` said Kingsley, `You're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"more important.``Harry, guess what?` said Tonks from her perch on top of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the washing machine, and she wiggled her left hand at him; a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"ring glistened there.`You got married?` Harry yelped, looking from her to Lupin.`I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"sorry you couldn't be there, Harry, it was very quiet.``That's brilliant, congrat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"¨C ``All right, all right, we'll have time for a cozy catch-up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"later,` roared Moody over the hubbub, and silence fell in the kitchen.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Moody dropped his sacks at his feet and turned to Harry. `As","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Dedalus probably told you, we had to abandon Plan A. Pius Thicknesse","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"has gone over, which gives us a big problem. He's made it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"an imprisonable offense to connect this house to the Floo Network, place","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"a Portkey here, or Apparate in or out. All done in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"name of your protection, to prevent You-Know-Who getting in at you. Absolutely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"pointless, seeing as your mother's charm does that already. What he's really","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"done is to stop you getting out of here safely.``Second problem: You're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"underage, which means you've still got the Trace on you.``I don't ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"``The Trace, the Trace!` said Mad-Eye impatiently. `The charm that detects magical","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"activity around under-seventeens, the way the Ministry finds out about underage magic!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"If you, or anyone around you, casts a spell to get you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"out of here, Thicknesse is going to know about it, and so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"will the Death Eaters.``We can't wait for the Trace to break, because","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the moment you turn seventeen you'll lose all the protection your mother","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"gave you. In short, Pius Thicknesse thinks he's got you cornered good","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"and proper.`Harry could not help but agree with the unknown Thicknesse.`So what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"are we going to do?``We're going to use the only means of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"transport left to us, the only ones the Trace can't detect, because","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"we don't need to cast spells to use them: brooms, thestrals, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Hagrid's motorbike.`Harry could see flaws in this plan; however, he held his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"tongue to give Mad-Eye the chance to address them.`Now, your mother's charm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"will only break under two conditions: when you come of age, or`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"¨C Moody gestured around the pristine kitchen ¨C `you no longer call","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"this place home. You and your aunt and uncle are going your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"separate ways tonight, in the full understanding that you're never going to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"live together again, correct?`Harry nodded.`So this time, when you leave, there'll be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"no going back, and the charm will break the moment you get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"outside its range. We're choosing to break it early, because the alternative is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"waiting for You-Know-Who to come and seize you the moment you turn","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"seventeen.``The one thing we've got on our side is that You-Know-Who doesn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"know we're moving you tonight. We've leaked a fake trail to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Ministry: They think you're not leaving until the thirtieth. However, this is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"You-Know-Who we're dealing with, so we can't rely on him getting the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"date wrong; he's bound to have a couple of Death Eaters patrolling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the skies in this general area, just in case. So, we've given","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"a dozen different houses every protection we can throw at them. They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"all look like they could be the place we're going to hide","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"you, they've all got some connection with the Order: my house, Kingsley's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"place, Molly's Auntie Muriel's ¨C you get the idea.``Yeah,` said Harry, not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"entirely truthfully, because he could still spot a gaping hole in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"plan.`You'll be going to Tonks's parents. Once you're within the boundaries of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the protective enchantments we've put on their house you'll be able to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"use a Portkey to the Burrow. Any questions?``Er ¨C yes,` said Harry.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"`Maybe they won't know which of the twelve secure houses I'm heading","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"for at first, but won't it be sort of obvious once` ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"he performed a quick headcount ¨C `fourteen of us fly off toward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Tonks's parents?``Ah,` said Moody, `I forgot to mention the key point. Fourteen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"of us won't be flying to Tonks's parents. There will be seven","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Harry Potters moving through the skies tonight, each of them with a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"companion, each pair heading for a different safe house.`From inside his cloak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Moody now withdrew a flask of what looked like mud. There was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"no need for him to say another word; Harry understood the rest","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"of the plan immediately.`No!` he said loudly, his voice ringing through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"kitchen. `No way!``I told them you'd take it like this,` said Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"with a hint of complacency.`If you think I'm going to let six","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"people risk their lives ¨C!`` ¨C because it's the first time for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"all of us,` said Ron.`This is different, pretending to be me ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"``Well, none of us really fancy it, Harry,` said Fred earnestly. `Imagine","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"if something went wrong and we were stuck as specky, scrawny gits","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"forever.`Harry did not smile.`You can't do it if I don't cooperate, you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"need me to give you some hair.``Well, that's the plan scuppered,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"George. `Obviously there's no chance at all of us getting a bit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"of your hair unless you cooperate.``Yeah, thirteen of us against one bloke","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"who's not allowed to use magic; we've got no chance,` said Fred.`Funny,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"said Harry, `really amusing.``If it has to come to force, then it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"will,` growled Moody, his magical eye now quivering a little in its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"socket as he glared at Harry. `Everyone here's overage, Potter, and they're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"all prepared to take the risk.`Mundungus shrugged and grimaced; the magical eye","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"swerved sideways to glance at him out of the side of Moody's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"head.`Let's have no more arguments. Time's wearing on. I want a few","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"of your hairs, boy, now.``But this is mad, there's no need ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"``No need!` snarled Moody. `With You-Know-Who out there and half the Ministry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"on his side? Potter, if we're lucky he'll have swallowed the fake","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"bait and he'll be planning to ambush you on the thirtieth, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"he'd be mad not to have a Death Eater or two keeping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"an eye out, it's what I'd do. They might not be able","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"to get at you or this house while your mother's charm holds,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"but it's about to break and they know the rough position of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the place. Our only chance is to use decoys. Even You-Know-Who can't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"split himself into seven.`Harry caught Hermione's eye and looked away at once.`So,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Potter ¨C some of your hair, if you please.`Harry glanced at Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"who grimaced at him in a just-do-it sort of way.`Now!` barked Moody.With","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"all of their eyes upon him, Harry reached up to the top of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"his head, grabbed a hank of hair, and pulled.`Good,` said Moody, limping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"forward as he pulled the stopper out of the flask of potion.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"`Straight in here, if you please.`Harry dropped the hair into the mudlike","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"liquid. The moment it made contact with its surface, the potion began","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"to froth and smoke, then, all at once, it turned a clear,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"bright gold.`Ooh, you look much tastier than Crabbe and Goyle, Harry,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Hermione, before catching sight of Ron's raised eyebrows, blushing slightly, and saying,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"`Oh, you know what I mean ¨C Goyle's potion tasted like bogies.``Right","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"then, fake Potters line up over here, please,` said Moody.Ron, Hermione, Fred,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"George, and Fleur lined up in front of Aunt Petunia's gleaming sink.`We're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"one short,` said Lupin.`Here,` said Hagrid gruffly, and he lifted Mundungus by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the scruff of the neck and dropped him down beside Fleur, who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"wrinkled her nose pointedly and moved along to stand between Fred and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"George instead.`I'm a soldier, I'd sooner be a protector,` said Mundungus.`Shut it,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"growled Moody. `As I've already told you, you spineless worm, any Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Eaters we run into will be aiming to capture Potter, not kill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"him. Dumbledore always said You-Know-Who would want to finish Potter in person.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"It'll be the protectors who have got the most to worry about,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the Death Eaters'll want to kill them.`Mundungus did not look particularly reassured,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"but Moody was already pulling half a dozen eggcup-sized glasses from inside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"his cloak, which he handed out, before pouring a little Polyjuice Potion","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"into each one.`Altogether, then ...`Ron, Hermione, Fred, George, Fleur, and Mundungus drank.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"All of them gasped and grimaced as the potion hit their throats;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"At once, their features began to bubble and distort like hot wax.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Hermione and Mundungus were shooting upward; Ron, Fred, and George were shrinking;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"their hair was darkening, Hermione's and Fleur's appearing to shoot backward into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"their skulls.Moody, quite unconcerned, was now loosening the ties of the large","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"sacks he had brought with him. When he straightened up again, there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"were six Harry Potters gasping and panting in front of him.Fred and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"George turned to each other and said together, `Wow ¨C we're identical!``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"dunno, though, I think I'm still better-looking,` said Fred, examining his reflection","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"in the kettle.`Bah,` said Fleur, checking herself in the microwave door, `Bill,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"don't look at me ¨C I'm 'ideous.``Those whose clothes are a bit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"roomy, I've got smaller here,` said Moody, indicating the first sack, `and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"vice versa. Don't forget the glasses, there's six pairs in the side","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"pocket. And when you're dressed, there's luggage in the other sack.`The real","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Harry thought that this might just be the most bizarre thing he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"had ever seen, and he had seen some extremely odd things. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"watched as his six doppelgangers rummaged in the sacks, pulling out sets","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"of clothes, putting on glasses, stuffing their own things away. He felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"like asking them to show a little more respect for privacy as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"they all began stripping off with impunity, clearly more at ease with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"displaying his body than they would have been with their own.`I knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Ginny was lying about that tattoo,` said Ron, looking down at his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"bare chest.`Harry, your eyesight really is awful,` said Hermione, as she put","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"on glasses.Once dressed, the fake Harrys took rucksacks and owl cages, each","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"containing a stuffed snowy owl, from the second sack.`Good,` said Moody, as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"at last seven dressed, bespectacled, and luggage-laden Harrys faced him. `The pairs","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"will be as follows: Mundungus will be traveling with me, by broom","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"¨C ``Why'm I with you?` grunted the Harry nearest the back door.`Because","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"you're the one that needs watching,` growled Moody, and sure enough, his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"magical eye did not waver from Mundungus as he continued, `Arthur and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Fred ¨C ``I'm George,` said the twin at whom Moody was pointing.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"`Can't you even tell us apart when we're Harry?``Sorry, George ¨C ``I'm only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"yanking your wand, I'm Fred really ¨C ``Enough messing around!` snarled Moody.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"`The other one ¨C George or Fred or whoever you are ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"you're with Remus. Miss Delacour ¨C ``I'm taking Fleur on a thestral,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"said Bill. `She's not that fond of brooms.`Fleur walked over to stand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"beside him, giving him a soppy, slavish look that Harry hoped with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"all his heart would never appear on his face again.`Miss Granger with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Kingsley, again by thestral ¨C `Hermione looked reassured as she answered Kingsley's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"smile; Harry knew that Hermione too lacked confidence on a broomstick.`Which leaves","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"you and me, Ron!` said Tonks brightly, knocking over a mug tree","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"as she waved at him.Ron did not look quite as pleased as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Hermione.`An' you're with me, Harry. That all righ'?` said Hagrid, looking a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"little anxious. `We'll be on the bike, brooms an' thestrals can't take","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"me weight, see. Not a lot o' room on the seat with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"me on it, though, so you'll be in the sidecar.``That's great,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Harry, not altogether truthfully.`We think the Death Eaters will expect you to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"be on a broom,` said Moody, who seemed to guess how Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"was feeling. `Snape's had plenty of time to tell them everything about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"you he's never mentioned before, so if we do run into any","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Death Eaters, we're betting they'll choose one of the Potters who looks","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"at home on a broomstick. All right then,` he went on, tying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"up the sack with the fake Potters' clothes in it and leading","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the way back to the door, `I make it three minutes until","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"we're supposed to leave. No point locking the back door, it won't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"keep the Death Eaters out when they come looking. Come on ...`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"hurried to gather his rucksack, Firebolt, and Hedwig's cage and followed the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"group to the dark back garden.On every side broomsticks were leaping into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"hands; Hermione had already been helped up onto a great black thestral","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"by Kingsley, Fleur onto the other by Bill. Hagrid was standing ready","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"beside the motorbike, goggles on.`Is this it? Is this Sirius's bike?``The very","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"same,` said Hagrid, beaming down at Harry. `An' the last time yeh","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"was on it, Harry, I could fit yeh in one hand!`Harry could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"not help but feel a little humiliated as he got into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"sidecar. It placed him several feet below everybody else: Ron smirked at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the sight of him sitting there like a child in a bumper","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"car. Harry stuffed his rucksack and broomstick down by his feet and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"rammed Hedwig's cage between his knees. He was extremely uncomfortable.`Arthur's done a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"bit o' tinkerin',` said Hagrid, quite oblivious to Harry's discomfort. He settled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"himself astride the motorcycle, which creaked slightly and sank inches into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"ground. `It's got a few tricks up its sleeves now. Tha' one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"was my idea.` He pointed a thick finger at a purple button","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"near the speedometer.`Please be careful, Hagrid.` said Mr. Weasley, who was standing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"beside them, holding his broomstick. `I'm still not sure that was advisable","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"and it's certainly only to be used in emergencies.``All right, then.` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Moody. `Everyone ready, please. I want us all to leave at exactly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the same time or the whole point of the diversion's lost.`Everybody motioned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"their heads. `Hold tight now, Ron,` said Tonks, and Harry saw Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"throw a forcing, guilty look at Lupin before placing his hands on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"each side of her waist. Hagrid kicked the motorbike into life: It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"roared like a dragon, and the sidecar began to vibrate.`Good luck, everyone,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"shouted Moody. `See you all in about an hour at the Burrow.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"On the count of three. One ... two . THREE.`There was a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"great roar from the motorbike, and Harry felt the sidecar give a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"nasty lurch. He was rising through the air fast, his eyes watering","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"slightly, hair whipped back off his face. Around him brooms were soaring","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"upward too; the long black tail of a thestral flicked past. His legs,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"jammed into the sidecar by Hedwig's cage and his rucksack, were already","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"sore and starting to go numb. So great was his discomfort that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"he almost forgot to take a last glimpse of number four Privet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Drive. By the time he looked over the edge of the sidecar","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"he could no longer tell which one it was.And then, out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"nowhere, out of nothing, they were surrounded. At least thirty hooded figures,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"suspended in midair, formed a vast circle in the middle of which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the Order members had risen, oblivious ¨C Screams, a blaze of green","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"light on every side: Hagrid gave a yell and the motorbike rolled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"over. Harry lost any sense of where they were. Streetlights above him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"yells around him, he was clinging to the sidecar for dear life.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Hedwig's cage, the Firebolt, and his rucksack slipped from beneath his knees","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"¨C`No ¨C HELP!`The broomstick spun too, but he just managed to seize","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the strap of his rucksack and the top of the cage as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the motorbike swung the right way up again. A second's relief, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"then another burst of green light. The owl screeched and fell to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the floor of the cage.`No ¨C NO!`The motorbike zoomed forward; Harry glimpsed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"hooded Death Eaters scattering as Hagrid blasted through their circle.`Hedwig ¨C Hedwig","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"¨C `But the owl lay motionless and pathetic as a toy on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the floor of her cage. He could not take it in, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"his terror for the others was paramount. He glanced over his shoulder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"and saw a mass of people moving, flares of green light, two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"pairs of people on brooms soaring off into the distance, but he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"could not tell who they were ¨C`Hagrid, we've got to go back,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"we've got to go back!` he yelled over the thunderous roar of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the engine, pulling out his wand, ramming Hedwig's cage into the floor,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"refusing to believe that she was dead. `Hagrid, TURN AROUND!``My job's ter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"get you there safe, Harry!` bellow Hagrid, and he opened the throttle.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"`Stop ¨C STOP!` Harry shouted, but as he looked back again two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"jets of green light flew past his left ear: Four Death Eaters","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"had broken away from the circle and were pursuing them, aiming for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Hagrid's broad back. Hagrid swerved, but the Death Eaters were keeping up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"with the bike; more curses shot after them, and Harry had to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"sink low into the sidecar to avoid them. Wriggling around he cried,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"`Stupefy!` and a red bolt of light shot from his own wand,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"cleaving a gap between the four pursuing Death Eaters as they scattered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"to avoid it.`Hold on, Harry, this'll do for 'em!` roared Hagrid, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Harry looked up just in time to see Hagrid slamming a thick","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"finger into a green button near the fuel gauge. A wall, a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"solid black wall, erupted out of the exhaust pipe. Craning his neck,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Harry saw it expand into being in midair. Three of the Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Eaters swerved and avoided it, but the fourth was not so lucky;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"He vanished from view and then dropped like a boulder from behind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"it, his broomstick broken into pieces. One of his fellows slowed up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"to save him, but they and the airborne wall were swallowed by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"darkness as Hagrid leaned low over the handlebars and sped up.More Killing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Curses flew past Harry's head from the two remaining Death Eaters' wands;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"they were aiming for Hagrid. Harry responded with further Stunning Spells: Red","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"and green collided in midair in a shower of multicolored sparks, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Harry thought wildly of fireworks, and the Muggles below who would have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"no idea what was happening ¨C`Here we go again, Harry, hold on!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"yelled Hagrid, and he jabbed at a second button. This time a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"great net burst from the bike's exhaust, but the Death Eaters were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"ready for it. Not only did they swerve to avoid it, but the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"companion who had slowed to save their unconscious friend had caught up.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"He bloomed suddenly out of the darkness and now three of them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"were pursuing the motorbike, all shooting curses after it.`This'll do it, Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"hold on tight!` yelled Hagrid, and Harry saw him slam his whole","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"hand onto the purple button beside the speedometer.With an unmistakable bellowing roar,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"dragon fire burst from the exhaust, white-hot and blue, and the motorbike","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"shot forward like a bullet with a sound of wrenching metal. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"saw the Death Eaters swerve out of sight to avoid the deadly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"trail of flame, and at the same time felt the sidecar sway","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"ominously: Its metal connections to the bike had splintered with the force","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"of acceleration.`It's all righ', Harry!` bellowed Hagrid, now thrown flat onto the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"back by the surge of speed; nobody was steering now, and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"sidecar was starting to twist violently in the bike's slipstream.`I'm on it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Harry, don' worry!` Hagrid yelled, and from inside his jacket pocket he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"pulled his flowery pink umbrella.`Hagrid! No! Let me!``REPARO!`There was a deafening bang","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"and the sidecar broke away from the bike completely. Harry sped forward,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"propelled by the impetus of the bike's flight, then the sidecar began","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"to lose height ¨CIn desperation Harry pointed his wand at the sidecar","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"and shouted, `Wingardium Leviosa!`The sidecar rose like a cork, unsteerable but at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"least still airborne. He had but a split second's relief, however, as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"more curses streaked past him: The three Death Eaters were closing in.`I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"comin', Harry!` Hagrid yelled from out of the darkness, but Harry could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"feel the sidecar beginning to sink again: Crouching as low as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"could, he pointed at the middle of the oncoming figures and yelled,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"`Impedimenta!`The jinx hit the middle Death Eater in the chest; For a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"moment the man was absurdly spread-eagled in midair as though he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"hit an invisible barrier: One of his fellows almost collided with him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"¨C Then the sidecar began to fall in earnest, and the remaining","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Death Eater shot a curse so close to Harry that he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"to duck below the rim of the car, knocking out a tooth","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"on the edge of his seat ¨C`I'm comin', Harry, I'm comin'!`A huge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"hand seized the back of Harry's robes and hoisted him out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the plummeting sidecar; Harry pulled his rucksack with him as he dragged","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"himself onto the motorbike's seat and found himself back-to-back with Hagrid. As","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"they soared upward, away from the two remaining Death Eaters, Harry spat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"blood out of his mouth, pointed his wand at the falling sidecar,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"and yelled, `Confringo!`He knew a dreadful, gut-wrenching pang for Hedwig as it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"exploded; the Death Eater nearest it was blasted off his broom and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"fell from sight; his companion fell back and vanished.`Harry, I'm sorry, I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"sorry,` moaned Hagrid, `I shouldn'ta tried ter repair it meself ¨C yeh've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"got no room ¨C ``It's not a problem, just keep flying!` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"shouted back, as two more Death Eaters emerged out of the darkness,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"drawing closer.As the curses came shooting across the intervening space again, Hagrid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"swerved and zigzagged: Harry knew that Hagrid did not dare use the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"dragon-fire button again, with Harry seated so insecurely. Harry sent Stunning Spell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"after Stunning Spell back at their pursuers, barely holding them off. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"shot another blocking jinx at them: The closest Death Eater swerved to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"avoid it and his hood slipped, and by the red light of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"his next Stunning Spell, Harry saw the strangely blank face of Stanley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Shunpike ¨C Stan ¨C`Expelliarmus!` Harry yelled.`That's him, it's him, it's the real","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"one!`The hooded Death Eater's shout reached Harry even above the thunder of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the motorbike's engine: Next moment, both pursuers had fallen back and disappeared","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"from view.`Harry, what's happened?` bellowed Hagrid. `Where've they gone?``I don't know!`But Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"was afraid: The hooded Death Eater had shouted, `It's the real one!`;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"how had he known? He gazed around at the apparently empty darkness and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"felt its menace. Where were they?He clambered around on the seat to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"face forward and seized hold of the back of Hagrid's jacket.`Hagrid, do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the dragon-fire thing again, let's get out of here!``Hold on tight, then,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Harry!`There was a deafening, screeching roar again and the white-blue fire shot","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"from the exhaust: Harry felt himself slipping backwards off what little of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the seat he had. Hagrid flung backward upon him, barely maintaining his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"grip on the handlebars ¨C `I think we've lost 'em Harry, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"think we've done it!` yelled Hagrid.But Harry was not convinced; Fear lapped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"at him as he looked left and right for pursuers he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"sure would come.... Why had they fallen back? One of them had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"still had a wand.... It's him... it's the real one.... They had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"said it right after he had tried to Disarm Stan....`We're nearly there,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Harry, we've nearly made it!` shouted Hagrid.Harry felt the bike drop a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"little, though the lights down on the ground still seemed remote as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"stars.Then the scar on his forehead burned like fire: as a Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Eater appeared on either side of the bike, two Killing Curses missed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Harry by millimeters, cast from behind ¨C And then Harry saw him.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Voldemort was flying like smoke on the wind, without broomstick or thestral","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"to hold him, his snake-like face gleaming out of the blackness, his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"white fingers raising his wand again ¨CHagrid let out a bellow of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"fear and steered the motorbike into a vertical dive. Clinging on for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"dear life, Harry sent Stunning Spells flying at random into the whirling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"night. He saw a body fly past him and knew he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"hit one of them, but then he heard a bang and saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"sparks from the engine; the motorbike spiraled through the air, completely out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"of control ¨CGreen jets of light shot past them again. Harry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"no idea which way was up, which down: His scar was still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"burning; he expected to die at any second. A hooded figure on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"a broomstick was feet from him, he saw it raise its arm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"¨C`NO!`With a shout of fury Hagrid launched himself off the bike at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the Death Eater; to his horror, Harry saw both Hagrid and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Death Eater, falling out of sight, their combined weight too much for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"the broomstick ¨CBarely gripping the plummeting bike with his knees, Harry heard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Voldemort scream, `Mine!`It was over: He could not see or hear where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Voldemort was; he glimpsed another Death Eater swooping out of the way","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"and heard, `Avada ¨C `As the pain from Harry's scar forced his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"eyes shut, his wand acted of its own accord. He felt it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"drag his hand around like some great magnet, saw a spurt of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"golden fire through his half-closed eyelids, heard a crack and a scream","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"of fury. The remaining Death Eater yelled; Voldemort screamed, `NO!` Somehow, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"found his nose an inch from the dragon-fire button. He punched it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"with his wand-free hand and the bike shot more flames into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"air, hurtling straight toward the ground.`Hagrid!` Harry called, holding on to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"bike for dear life. `Hagrid ¨C Accio Hagrid!`The motorbike sped up, sucked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"towards the earth. Face level with the handlebars, Harry could see nothing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"but distant lights growing nearer and nearer: He was going to crash","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"and there was nothing he could do about it. Behind him came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"another scream, `Your wand, Selwyn, give me your wand!`He felt Voldemort before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"he saw him. Looking sideways, he stared into the red eyes and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"was sure they would be the last thing he ever saw: Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"preparing to curse him once more ¨CAnd then Voldemort vanished. Harry looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"down and saw Hagrid spread-eagled on the ground below him. He pulled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"hard at the handlebars to avoid hitting him, groped for the brake,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"but with an earsplitting, ground trembling crash, he smashed into a muddy pond. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-4"
"Hagrid?`Harry struggled to raise himself out of the debris of metal and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"leather that surrounded him; his hands sank into inches of muddy water","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"as he tried to stand. He could not understand where Voldemort had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"gone and expected him to swoop out of the darkness at any","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"moment. Something hot and wet was trickling down his chin and from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"his forehead. He crawled out of the pond and stumbled toward the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"great dark mass on the ground that was Hagrid.`Hagrid? Hagrid, talk to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"me ¨C `But the dark mass did not stir.`Who's there? Is it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Potter? Are you Harry Potter?`Harry did not recognize the man's voice. Then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"a woman shouted. `They've crashed. Ted! Crashed in the garden!`Harry's head was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"swimming.`Hagrid,` he repeated stupidly, and his knees buckled.The next thing he knew,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"he was lying on his back on what felt like cushions, with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"a burning sensation in his ribs and right arm. His missing tooth","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"had been regrown. The scar on his forehead was still throbbing.`Hagrid?`He opened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"his eyes and saw that he was lying on a sofa in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"an unfamiliar, lamplit sitting room. His rucksack lay on the floor a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"short distance away, wet and muddy. A fair-haired, big-bellied man was watching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Harry anxiously.`Hagrid's fine, son,` said the man, `the wife's seeing to him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"now. How are you feeling? Anything else broken? I've fixed your ribs,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"your tooth, and your arm. I'm Ted, by the way, Ted Tonks","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"¨C Dora's father.`Harry sat up too quickly. Lights popped in front of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"his eyes and he felt sick and giddy.`Voldemort ¨C ``Easy, now,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Ted Tonks, placing a hand on Harry's shoulder and pushing him back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"against the cushions. `That was a nasty crash you just had. What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"happened, anyway? Something go wrong with the bike? Arthur Weasley overstretch himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"again, him and his Muggle contraptions?``No,` said Harry, as his scar pulsed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"like an open wound. `Death Eaters, loads of them ¨C we were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"chased ¨C ``Death Eaters?` said Ted sharply. `What d'you mean, Death Eaters?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"I thought they didn't know you were being moved tonight, I thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"¨C ``They knew,` said Harry.Ted Tonks looked up at the ceiling as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"though he could see through it to the sky above.`Well, we know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"our protective charms hold, then, don't we? They shouldn't be able to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"get within a hundred yards of the place in any direction.`Now Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"understood why Voldemort had vanished; it had been at the point when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"the motorbike crossed the barrier of the Order's charms. He only hoped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"they would continue to work: He imagined Voldemort, a hundred yards above","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"them as they spoke, looking for a way to penetrate what Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"visualized as a great transparent bubble.He swung his legs off the sofa;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"he needed to see Hagrid with his own eyes before he would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"believe that he was alive. He had barely stood up, however, when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"a door opened and Hagrid squeezed through it, his face covered in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"mud and blood, limping a little but miraculously alive.`Harry!`Knocking over two delicate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"tables and an aspidistra, he covered the floor between them in two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"strides and pulled Harry into a hug that nearly cracked his newly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"repaired ribs. `Blimey, Harry, how did yeh get out o' that? I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"thought we were both goners.``Yeah, me too. I can't believe ¨C `Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"broke off. He had just noticed the woman who had entered the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"room behind Hagrid.`You!` he shouted, and he thrust his hand into his pocket,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"but it was empty.`Your wand's here, son,` said Ted, tapping it on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Harry's arm. `It fell right beside you, I picked it up...And that's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"my wife you're shouting at.``Oh, I'm ¨C I'm sorry.`As she moved forward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"into the room, Mrs. Tonks's resemblance to her sister Bellatrix became much","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"less pronounced: Her hair was a light soft brown and her eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"were wider and kinder. Nevertheless, she looked a little haughty after Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"exclamation.`What happened to our daughter?` she asked. `Hagrid said you were ambushed;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"where is Nymphadora?``I don't know,` said Harry. `We don't know what happened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"to anyone else.`She and Ted exchanged looks. A mixture of fear and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"guilt gripped Harry at the sight of their expressions, if any of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"the others had died, it was his fault, all his fault. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"had consented to the plan, given them his hair...`The Portkey,` he said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"remembering all of a sudden. `We've got to get back to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Burrow and find out ¨C then we'll be able to send you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"word, or ¨C or Tonks will, once she's ¨C ``Dora'll be ok,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"'Dromeda,` said Ted. `She knows her stuff, she's been in plenty of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"tight spots with the Aurors. The Portkey's through here,` he added to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Harry. `It's supposed to leave in three minutes, if you want to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"take it.``Yeah, we do,` said Harry. He seized his rucksack, swung it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"onto his shoulders. `I ¨C `He looked at Mrs. Tonks, wanting to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"apologize for the state of fear in which he left her and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"for which he felt so terribly responsible, but no words occurred to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"him that he did not seem hollow and insincere.`I'll tell Tonks ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Dora ¨C to send word, when she... Thanks for patching us up,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"thanks for everything, I ¨C `He was glad to leave the room","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"and follow Ted Tonks along a short hallway and into a bedroom.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Hagrid came after them, bending low to avoid hitting his head on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"the door lintel.`There you go, son. That's the Portkey.`Mr. Tonks was pointing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"to a small, silver-backed hairbrush lying on the dressing table.`Thanks,` said Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"reaching out to place a finger on it, ready to leave.`Wait a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"moment,` said Hagrid, looking around. `Harry, where's Hedwig?``She... she got hit,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Harry.The realization crashed over him: He felt ashamed of himself as the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"tears stung his eyes. The owl had been his companion, his one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"great link with the magical world whenever he had been forced to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"return to the Dursleys.Hagrid reached out a great hand and patted him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"painfully on the shoulder.`Never mind,` he said gruffly, `Never mind. She had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"a great old life ¨C ``Hagrid!` said Ted Tonks warningly, as the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"hairbrush glowed bright blue, and Hagrid only just got his forefinger to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"it in time.With a jerk behind the navel as though an invisible","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"hook and line had dragged him forward, Harry was pulled into nothingness,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"spinning uncontrollably, his finger glued to the Portkey as he and Hagrid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"hurtled away from Mr. Tonks. Second later, Harry's feet slammed onto hard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"ground and he fell onto his hands and knees in the yard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"of the Burrow. He heard screams. Throwing aside the no longer glowing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"hairbrush, Harry stood up, swaying slightly, and saw Mrs. Weasley and Ginny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"running down the steps by the back door as Hagrid, who had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"also collapsed on landing, clambered laboriously to his feet.`Harry? You are the real","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Harry? What happened? Where are the others?` cried Mrs. Weasley.`What d'you mean?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Isn't anyone else back?` Harry panted.The answer was clearly etched in Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Weasley's pale face.`The Death Eaters were waiting for us,` Harry told her,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"`We were surrounded the moment we took off ¨C they knew it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"was tonight ¨C I don't know what happened to anyone else, four","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"of them chased us, it was all we could do to get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"away, and then Voldemort caught up with us ¨C `He could hear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"the self-justifying note in his voice, the plea for her to understand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"why he did not know what had happened to her sons, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"¨C`Thank goodness you're all right,` she said, pulling him into a hug","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"he did not feel he deserved.`Haven't go' any brandy, have yeh, Molly?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"asked Hagrid a little shakily, `Fer medicinal purposes?`She could have summoned it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"by magic, but as she hurried back toward the crooked house, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"knew that she wanted to hide her face. He turned to Ginny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"and she answered his unspoken plea for information at once.`Ron and Tonks","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"should have been back first, but they missed their Portkey, it came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"back without them,` she said, pointing at a rusty oil can lying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"on the ground nearby. `And that one,` she pointed at an ancient","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"sneaker, `should have been Dad and Fred's, they were supposed to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"second. You and Hagrid were third and,` she checked her watch, `if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"they made it, George and Lupin aught to be back in about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"a minute.`Mrs. Weasley reappeared carrying a bottle of brandy, which she handed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"to Hagrid. He uncorked it and drank it straight down in one.`Mum!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"shouted Ginny pointing to a spot several feet away.A blue light had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"appeared in the darkness: It grew larger and brighter, and Lupin and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"George appeared, spinning and then falling. Harry knew immediately that there was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"something wrong: Lupin was supporting George, who was unconscious and whose face","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"was covered in blood.Harry ran forward and seized George's legs. Together, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"and Lupin carried George into the house and through the kitchen to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"the living room, where they laid him on the sofa. As the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"lamplight fell across George's head, Ginny gasped and Harry's stomach lurched: One","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"of George's ears was missing. The side of his head and neck","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"were drenched in wet, shockingly scarlet blood.No sooner had Mrs. Weasley bent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"over her son that Lupin grabbed Harry by the upper arm and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"dragged him, none too gently, back into the kitchen, where Hagrid was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"still attempting to ease his bulk through the back door.`Oi!` said Hagrid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"indignantly, `Le' go of him! Le' go of Harry!`Lupin ignored him.`What creature","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"sat in the corner the first time that Harry Potter visited my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"office at Hogwarts?` he said, giving Harry a small shake. `Answer me!``A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"¨C a grindylow in a tank, wasn't it?`Lupin released Harry and fell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"back against a kitchen cupboard.`Wha' was tha' about?` roared Hagrid.`I'm sorry, Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"but I had to check,` said Lupin tersely. `We've been betrayed. Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"knew that you were being moved tonight and the only people who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"could have told him were directly involved in the plan. You might","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"have been an impostor.``So why aren' you checkin' me?` panted Hagrid, still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"struggling with the door.`You're half-giant,` said Lupin, looking up at Hagrid. `The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Polyjuice Potion is designed for human use only.``None of the Order would have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"told Voldemort we were moving tonight,` said Harry. The idea was dreadful","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"to him, he could not believe it of any of them. `Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"only caught up with me toward the end, he didn't know which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"one I was in the beginning. If he'd been in on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"plan he'd have known from the start I was the one with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Hagrid.``Voldemort caught up with you?` said Lupin sharply. `What happened? How did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"you escape?`Harry explained how the Death Eaters pursuing them had seemed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"recognize him as the true Harry, how they had abandoned the chase,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"how they must have summoned Voldemort, who had appeared just before he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"and Hagrid had reached the sanctuary of Tonks's parents.`They recognized you? But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"how? What had you done?``I...` Harry tried to remember; the whole journey","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"seemed like a blur of panic and confusion. `I saw Stan Shunpike....","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"You know, the bloke who was the conductor on the Knight Bus?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"And I tried to Disarm him instead of ¨C well, he doesn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"know what he's doing, does he? He must be Imperiused!`Lupin looked aghast.`Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"the time for Disarming is past! These people are trying to capture","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"and kill you! At least Stun if you aren't prepared to kill!``We","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"were hundreds of feet up! Stan's not himself, and if I Stunned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"him and he'd fallen, he'd have died the same as if I'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"used Avada Kedavra! Expelliarmus saved me from Voldemort two years ago,` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"added defiantly. Lupin was reminding him of the sneering Hufflepuff Zacharias Smith,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"who had jeered at Harry for wanting to teach Dumbledore's Army how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"to Disarm.`Yes, Harry,` said Lupin with painful restraint, `and a great number","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"of Death Eaters witnessed that happening! Forgive me, but it was a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"very unusual move then, under the imminent threat of death. Repeating it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"tonight in front of Death Eaters who either witnessed or heard about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"the first occasion was close to suicidal!``So you think I should have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"killed Stan Shunpike?` said Harry angrily.`Of course not,` said Lupin, `but the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Death Eaters ¨C frankly, most people! ¨C would have expected you to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"attack back! Expelliarmus is a useful spell, Harry, but the Death Eaters","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"seem to think it is your signature move, and I urge you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"not to let it become so!`Lupin was making Harry feel idiotic, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"yet there was still a grain of defiance inside him.`I won't blast","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"people out of my way just because they're there,` said Harry, `That's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Voldemort's job.`Lupin's retort was lost: Finally succeeding in squeezing through the door,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Hagrid staggered to a chair and sat down; it collapsed beneath him.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Ignoring his mingled oaths and apologies, Harry addressed Lupin again.`Will George be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"okay?`All Lupin's frustration with Harry seemed to drain away at the question.`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"think so, although there's no chance of replacing his ear, not when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"it's been cursed off ¨C `There was a scuffling from outside. Lupin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"dived for the back door; Harry leapt over Hagrid's legs and sprinted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"into the yard.Two figures had appeared in the yard, and as Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"ran toward them he realized they were Hermione, now returning to her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"normal appearance, and Kingsley, both clutching a bent coat hanger, Hermione flung","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"herself into Harry's arms, but Kingsley showed no pleasure at the sight","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"of any of them. Over Hermione's shoulder Harry saw him raise his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"wand and point it at Lupin's chest.`The last words Albus Dumbledore spoke","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"to the pair of us!``'Harry is the best hope we have. Trust him,'`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"said Lupin calmly.Kingsley turned his wand on Harry, but Lupin said, `It's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"him, I've checked!``All right, all right!` said Kingsley, stowing his wand back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"beneath his cloak, `But somebody betrayed us! They knew, they knew it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"was tonight!``So it seems,` replied Lupin, `but apparently they did not realize","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"that there would be seven Harrys.``Small comfort!` snarled Kingsley. `Who else is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"back?``Only Harry, Hagrid, George, and me.`Hermione stifled a little moan behind her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"hand.`What happened to you?` Lupin asked Kingsley.`Followed by five, injured two, might've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"killed one,` Kingsley reeled off, `and we saw You-Know-Who as well, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"joined the chase halfway through but vanished pretty quickly. Remus, he can","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"¨C ``Fly,` supplied Harry. `I saw him too, he came after Hagrid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"and me.``So that's why he left, to follow you!` said Kingsley, `I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"couldn't understand why he'd vanished. But what made him change targets?``Harry behaved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"a little too kindly to Stan Shunpike,` said Lupin.`Stan?` repeated Hermione. `But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"I thought he was in Azkaban?`Kingsley let out a mirthless laugh.`Hermione, there's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"obviously been a mass breakout which the Ministry has hushed up. Travers's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"hood fell off when I cursed him, he's supposed to be inside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"too. But what happened to you, Remus? Where's George?``He lost an ear,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"said Lupin.`lost an ¨C?` repeated Hermione in a high voice.`Snape's work,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Lupin.`Snape?` shouted Harry. `You didn't say ¨C ``He lost his hood during","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"the chase. Sectumsempra was always a specialty of Snape's. I wish I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"could say I'd paid him back in kind, but it was all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"I could do to keep George on the broom after he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"injured, he was losing so much blood.`Silence fell between the four of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"them as they looked up at the sky. There was no sign","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"of movement; the stars stared back, unblinking, indifferent, unobscured by flying friends.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Where was Ron? Where were Fred and Mr. Weasley? Where were Bill,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Fleur, Tonks, Mad-Eye, and Mundungus?`Harry, give us a hand!` called Hagrid hoarsely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"from the door, in which he was stuck again. Glad of something","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"to do, Harry pulled him free, the headed through the empty kitchen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"and back into the sitting room, where Mrs. Weasley and Ginny were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"still tending to George. Mrs. Weasley had staunched his bleeding now, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"by the lamplight Harry saw a clean gaping hole where George's ear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"had been.`How is he?`Mrs. Weasley looked around and said, `I can't make","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"it grow back, not when it's been removed by Dark Magic. But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"it could've been so much worse.... He's alive.``Yeah,` said Harry. `Thank God.``Did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"I hear someone else in the yard?` Ginny asked.`Hermione and Kingsley,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Harry.`Thank goodness,` Ginny whispered. They looked at each other; Harry wanted to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"hug her, hold on to her; he did not even care much","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"that Mrs. Weasley was there, but before he could act on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"impulse, there was a great crash from the kitchen.`I'll prove who I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"am, Kingsley, after I've seen my son, now back off if you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"know what's good for you!`Harry had never heard Mr. Weasley shout like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"that before. He burst into the living room, his bald patch gleaming","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"with sweat, his spectacles askew, Fred right behind him, both pale but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"uninjured.`Arthur!` sobbed Mrs. Weasley. `Oh thank goodness!``How is he?`Mr. Weasley dropped to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"his knees beside George. For the first time since Harry had known","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"him, Fred seemed to be lost for words. He gaped over the back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"of the sofa at his twin's wound as if he could not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"believe what he was seeing.Perhaps roused by the sound of Fred and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"their father's arrival, George stirred.`How do you feel, Georgie?` whispered Mrs. Weasley.George's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"fingers groped for the side of his head.`Saintlike,` he murmured.`What's wrong with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"him?` croaked Fred, looking terrified. `Is his mind affected?``Saintlike,` repeated George, opening","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"his eyes and looking up at his brother. `You see... I'm holy.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Holey, Fred, geddit?`Mrs. Weasley sobbed harder than ever. Color flooded Fred's pale","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"face.`Pathetic,` he told George. `Pathetic! With the whole wide world of ear-related","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"humor before you, you go for holey?``Ah well,` said George, grinning at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"his tear-soaked mother. `You'll be able to tell us apart now, anyway,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Mum.`He looked around.`Hi, Harry ¨C you are Harry, right?``Yeah, I am,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Harry, moving closer to the sofa.`Well, at least we got you back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"okay,` said George. `Why aren't Ron and Bill huddled round my sickbed?``They're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"not back yet, George,` said Mrs. Weasley. George's grin faded. Harry glanced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"at Ginny and motioned to her to accompany him back outside. As","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"they walked through the kitchen she said in a low voice.`Ron and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Tonks should be back by now. They didn't have a long journey;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Auntie Muriel's not that far from here.`Harry said nothing. He had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"trying to keep fear at bay ever since reaching the Burrow, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"now it enveloped him, seeming to crawl over his skin, throbbing in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"his chest, clogging his throat. As they walked down the back steps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"into the dark yard, Ginny took his hand.Kingsley was striding backward and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"forward, glancing up at the sky every time he turned. Harry was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"reminded of Uncle Vernon pacing the living room a million years ago.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Hagrid, Hermione, and Lupin stood shoulder to shoulder, gazing upward in silence.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"None of them looked around when Harry and Ginny joined their silent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"vigil.The minutes stretched into what might as well have been years. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"slightest breath of wind made them all jump and turn toward the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"whispering bush or tree in the hope that one of the missing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Order members might leap unscathed from its leaves ¨CAnd then a broom","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"materialized directly above them and streaked toward the ground ¨C`It's them!` screamed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Hermione.Tonks landed in a long skid that sent earth and pebbles everywhere.`Remus!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Tonks cried as she staggered off the broom into Lupin's arms. His","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"face was set and white: He seemed unable to speak, Ron tripped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"dazedly toward Harry and Hermione.`You're okay,` he mumbled, before Hermione flew at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"him and hugged him tightly.`I thought ¨C I thought ¨C ``'M all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"right,` said Ron, patting her on the back. `'M fine.``Ron was great,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"said Tonks warmly, relinquishing her hold on Lupin. `Wonderful. Stunned one of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"the Death Eaters, straight to the head, and when you're aiming at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"a moving target from a flying broom ¨C ``You did?` said Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"gazing up at Ron with her arms still around his neck.`Always the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"tone of surprise,` he said a little grumpily, breaking free. `Are we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"the last back?``No,` said Ginny, `we're still waiting for Bill and Fleur","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"and Mad-Eye and Mundungus. I'm going to tell Mum and Dad you're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"okay, Ron ¨C `She ran back inside.`So what kept you? What happened?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Lupin sounded almost angry at Tonks.`Bellatrix,` said Tonks. `She wants me quite","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"as much as she wants Harry, Remus, She tried very hard to kill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"me. I just wish I'd got her, I owe Bellatrix. But we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"definitely injured Rodolphus.... Then we got to Ron's Auntie Muriel's and we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"missed our Portkey and she was fussing over us ¨C `A muscle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"was jumping in Lupin's jaw. He nodded, but seemed unable to say","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"anything else.`So what happened to you lot?` Tonks asked, turning to Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Hermione, and Kingsley.They recounted the stories of their own journeys, but all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"the time the continued absence of Bill, Fleur, Mad-Eye, and Mundungus seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"to lie upon them like a frost, its icy bite harder and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"harder to ignore.`I'm going to have to get back to Downing Street,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"I should have been there an hour ago,` said Kingsley finally, after","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"a last sweeping gaze at the sky. `Let me know when they're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"back.`Lupin nodded. With a wave to the others, Kingsley walked away into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"the darkness toward the gate. Harry thought he heard the faintest pop","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"as Kingsley Disapparated just beyond the Burrow's boundaries.Mr. And Mrs. Weasley came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"racing down the back steps, Ginny behind them. Both parents hugged Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"before turning to Lupin and Tonks.`Thank you,` said Mrs. Weasley, `for our","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"sons.``Don't be silly, Molly,` said Tonks at once.`How's George?` asked Lupin.`What's wrong","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"with him?` piped up Ron.`He's lost ¨C `But the end of Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Weasley's sentence was drowned in a general outcry. A thestral had just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"soared into sight and landed a few feet from them. Bill and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Fleur slid from its back, windswept but unhurt.`Bill! Thank God, thank God","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"¨C `Mrs. Weasley ran forward, but the hug Bill bestowed upon her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"was perfunctory. Looking directly at his father, he said, `Mad-Eye's dead.`Nobody spoke,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"nobody moved. Harry felt as though something inside him was falling, falling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"through the earth, leaving him forever.`We saw it,` said Bill; Fleur nodded,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"tear tracks glittering on her cheeks in the light from the kitchen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"window. `It happened just after we broke out of the circle: Mad-Eye","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"and Dung were close by us, they were heading north too. Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"¨C he can fly ¨C went straight for them. Dung panicked, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"heard him cry out, Mad-Eye tried to stop him, but he Disapparated.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Voldemort's curse hit Mad-Eye full in the face, he fell backward off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"his broom and ¨C there was nothing we could do, nothing, we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"had half a dozen of them on our own tail ¨C `Bill's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"voice broke.`Of course you couldn't have done anything,` said Lupin.They all stood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"looking at each other. Harry could not quite comprehend it. Mad-Eye dead;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"it could not be.... Mad-Eye, so tough, so brave, the consummate survivor...At","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"last it seemed to dawn on everyone, though nobody said it, that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"there was no point of waiting in the yard anymore, and in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"silence they followed Mr. And Mrs. Weasley back into the Burrow, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"into the living room, where Fred and George were laughing together.`What's wrong?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"said Fred, scanning their faces as they entered, `What's happened? Who's ¨C?``Mad-Eye,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"said Mr. Weasley, `Dead.`The twins' grins turned to grimaces of shock. Nobody","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"seemed to know what to do. Tonks was crying silently into a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"handkerchief: She had been close to Mad-Eye, Harry knew, his favorite and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"his prot¨¦g¨¦e at the Ministry of Magic. Hagrid, who had sat down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"on the floor in the corner where he had most space, was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"dabbing at his eyes with his tablecloth-sized handkerchief.Bill walked over to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"sideboard and pulled out a bottle of fire-whisky and some glasses.`Here,` he said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"and with a wave of his wand, eh sent twelve full glasses","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"soaring through the room to each of them, holding the thirteenth aloft.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"`Mad-Eye.``Mad-Eye,` they all said, and drank.`Mad-Eye,` echoed Hagrid, a little late, with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"a hiccup. The firewhisky seared Harry's throat. It seemed to burn feeling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"back into him, dispelling the numbness and sense of unreality firing him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"with something that was like courage.`So Mundungus disappeared?` said Lupin, who had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"drained his own glass in one.The atmosphere changed at once. Everybody looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"tense, watching Lupin, both wanting him to go on, it seemed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Harry, and slightly afraid of what they might hear.`I know what you're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"thinking,` said Bill, `and I wondered that too, on the way back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"here, because they seemed to be expecting us, didn't they? But Mundungus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"can't have betrayed us. They didn't know there would be seven Harrys,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"that confused them the moment we appeared, and in case you've forgotten,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"it was Mundungus who suggested that little bit of skullduggery. Why wouldn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"he have told them the essential point? I think Dung panicked, it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"as simple as that. He didn't want to come in the first","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"place, but Mad-Eye made him, and You-Know-Who went straight for them. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"was enough to make anyone panic.``You-Know-Who acted exactly as Mad-Eye expected him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"to,` sniffed Tonks. `Mad-Eye said he'd expect the real Harry to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"with the toughest, most skilled Aurors. He chased Mad-Eye first, and when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Mundungus gave them away he switched to Kingsley.... ``Yes, and zat eez","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"all very good,` snapped Fleur, `but still eet does not explain 'ow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"zey know we were moving 'Arry tonight, does eet? Somebody must 'ave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"been careless. Somebody let slip ze date to an outsider. It is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"ze only explanation for zem knowing ze date but not ze 'ole","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"plan.`She glared around at them all, tear tracks still etched on her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"beautiful face, silently daring any of them to contradict her. Nobody did.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"The only sound to break the silence was that of Hagrid hiccupping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"from behind his handkerchief. Harry glanced at Hagrid, who had just risked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"his own life to save Harry's ¨C Hagrid, whom he loved, whom","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"he trusted, who had once been tricked into giving Voldemort crucial information","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"in exchange for a dragon's egg....`No,` Harry said aloud, and they all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"looked at him, surprised: The firewhisky seemed to have amplified his voice.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"`I mean... if somebody made a mistake,` Harry went on, `and let","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"something slip, I know they didn't mean to do it. It's not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"their fault,` he repeated, again a little louder than he would usually","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"have spoken. `We've got to trust each other. I trust all of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"you, I don't think anyone in this room would ever sell me","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"to Voldemort.`More silence followed his words. They were all looking at him;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Harry felt a little hot again, and drank some more firewhisky for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"something to do. As he drank, he thought of Mad-Eye. Mad-Eye had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"always been scathing about Dumbledore's willingness to trust people.`Well said, Harry,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Fred unexpectedly.`Year, 'ear, 'ear,` said George, with half a glance at Fred,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"the corner of whose mouth twitched.Lupin was wearing an odd expression as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"he looked at Harry. It was close to pitying.`You think I'm a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"fool?` demanded Harry.`No, I think you're like James,` said Lupin, `who would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"have regarded it as the height of dishonor to mistrust his friends.`Harry knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"what Lupin was getting at: that his father had been betrayed by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"his friend Peter Pettigrew. He felt irrationally angry. He wanted to argue,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"but Lupin had turned away from him, set down his glass upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"a side table, and addressed Bill, `There's work to do. I can","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"ask Kingsley whether ¨C ``No,` said Bill at once, `I'll do it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"I'll come.``Where are you going?` said Tonks and Fleur together.`Mad-Eye's body,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Lupin. `We need to recover it.``Can't it ¨C?` began Mrs. Weasley with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"an appealing look at Bill.`Wait?` said Bill, `Not unless you'd rather the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Death Eaters took it?`Nobody spoke. Lupin and Bill said good bye and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"left.The rest of them now dropped into chairs, all except for Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"who remained standing. The suddenness and completeness of death was with them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"like a presence.`I've got to go too,` said Harry.Ten pairs of startled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"eyes looked at him.`Don't be silly, Harry,` said Mrs. Weasley, `What are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"you talking about?``I can't stay here.`He rubbed his forehead; it was prickling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"again, he had not hurt like this for more than a year.`You're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"all in danger while I'm here. I don't want ¨C ``But don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"be so silly!` said Mrs. Weasley. `The whole point of tonight was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"to get you here safely, and thank goodness it worked. And Fleur's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"agreed to get married here rather than in France, we've arranged everything","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"so that we can all stay together and look after you ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"`She did not understand; she was making him feel worse, not better.`If","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Voldemort finds out I'm here ¨C ``But why should he?` asked Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Weasley.`There are a dozen places you might be now, Harry,` said Mr.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Weasley. `He's got no way of knowing which safe house you're in.``It's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"not me I'm worried for!` said Harry.`We know that,` said Mr. Weasley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"quietly, `but it would make our efforts tonight seem rather pointless if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"you left.``Yer not goin' anywhere,` growled Hagrid. `Blimey, Harry, after all we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"wen' through ter get you here?``Yeah, what about my bleeding ear?` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"George, hoisting himself up on his cushions.`I know that ¨C ``Mad-Eye wouldn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"want ¨C ``I KNOW!` Harry bellowed.He felt beleaguered and blackmailed: Did they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"think he did not know what they had done for him, didn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"they understand that it was for precisely that reason that he wanted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"to go now, before they had to suffer any more on his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"behalf? There was a long and awkward silence in which his scar","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"continued to prickle and throb, and which was broken at last by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Mrs. Weasley.`Where's Hedwig, Harry?` she said coaxingly. `We can put her up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"with Pidwidgeon and give her something to eat.`His insides clenched like a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"fist. He could not tell her the truth. He drank the last","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"of his firewhisky to avoid answering.`Wait till it gets out yeh did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"it again, Harry,` said Hagrid. `Escaped him, fought him off when he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"was right on top of yeh!``It wasn't me,` said Harry flatly. `It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"was my wand. My wand acted of its own accord.`After a few","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"moments, Hermione said gently, `But that's impossible, Harry. You mean that you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"did magic without meaning to; you reacted instinctively.``No,` said Harry. `The bike","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"was falling, I couldn't have told you where Voldemort was, but my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"wand spun in my hand and found him and shot a spell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"at him, and it wasn't even a spell I recognized. I've never made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"gold flames appear before.``Often,` said Mr. Weasley, `when you're in a pressured","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"situation you can produce magic you never dreamed of. Small children often","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"find, before they're trained ¨C ``It wasn't like that,` said Harry through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"gritted teeth. His scar was burning. He felt angry and frustrated; he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"hated the idea that they were all imagining him to have power","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"to match Voldemort's.No one said anything. He knew that they did not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"believe him. Now that he came to think of it, he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"never heard of a wand performing magic on its own before.His scar","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"seared with pain, it was all he could do not to moan","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"aloud. Muttering about fresh air, he set down his glass and left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"the room.As he crossed the yard, the great skeletal thestral looked up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"¨C rustled its enormous batlike wings, then resumed its grazing. Harry stopped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"at the gate into the garden, staring out at its overgrown plants,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"rubbing his pounding forehead and thinking of Dumbledore.Dumbledore would have believed him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"he knew it. Dumbledore would have known how and why Harry's wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"had acted independently, because Dumbledore always had the answers; he had known","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"about wands, had explained to Harry the strange connection that existed between","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"his wand and Voldemort's.... But Dumbledore, like Mad-Eye, like Sirius, like his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"parents, like his poor owl, all were gone where Harry could never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"talk to them again. He felt a burning in his throat that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"had nothing to do with firewhisky....And then, out of nowhere, the pain","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"in his scar peaked. As he clutched his forehead and closed his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"eyes, a voice screamed inside his head.`You told me the problem would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"be solved by using another's wand!`And into his mind burst the vision","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"of an emaciated old man lying in rags upon a stone floor,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"screaming, a horrible drawn-out scream, a scream of unendurable agony....`No! No! I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"beg you, I beg you....``You lied to Lord Voldemort, Ollivander!``I did not....","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"I swear I did not....``You sought to help Potter, to help him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"escape me!``I swear I did not.... I believed a different wand would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"work....``Explain, then, what happened. Lucius's wand is destroyed!``I cannot understand.... The connection...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"exists only . between your two wands....``Lies!``Please... I beg you....`And Harry saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"the white hand raise its wand and felt Voldemort's surge of vicious","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"anger, saw the frail old main on the floor writhe in agony","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"¨C`Harry?`It was over as quickly as it had come: Harry stood shaking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"in the darkness, clutching the gate into the garden, his heart racing,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"his scar still tingling. It was several moments before he realized that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Ron and Hermione were at his side.`Harry, come back in the house,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"Hermione whispered, `You aren't still thinking of leaving?``Yeah, you've got to stay,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"mate,` said Ron, thumping Harry on the back.`Are you all right?` Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"asked, close enough now to look into Harry's face. `You look awful!``Well,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"said Harry shakily, `I probably look better than Ollivander....`When he had finished","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"telling them what he had seen, Ron looked appalled, but Hermione downright","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"terrified.`But it was supposed to have stopped! Your scar ¨C it wasn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"supposed to do this anymore! You mustn't let that connection open up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"again ¨C Dumbledore wanted you to close your mind!`When he did not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"reply, she gripped his arm.`Harry, he's taking over the Ministry and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"newspapers and half the Wizarding world! Don't let him inside your head too!` ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-5"
"The shock of losing Mad-Eye hung over the house in the days","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"that followed; Harry kept expecting to see him stumping in through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"back door like the other Order members, who passed in and out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to relay news. Harry felt that nothing but action would assuage his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"feelings of guilt and grief and that he ought to set out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"on his mission to find and destroy Horcruxes as soon as possible.`Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"you can't do anything about the` ¨C Ron mouthed the word Horcruxes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"¨C `till you're seventeen. You've still got the Trace on you. And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"we can plan here as well as anywhere, can't we? Or,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"dropped his voice to a whisper, `d'you reckon you already know where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the You-Know-Whats are?``No,` Harry admitted.`I think Hermione's been doing a bit of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"research,` said Ron. `She said she was saving it for when you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"got here.`They were sitting at the breakfast table; Mr. Weasley and Bill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"had just left for work. Mrs. Weasley had gone upstairs to wake","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Hermione and Ginny, while Fleur had drifted off to take a bath.`The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Trace'll break on the thirty-first,` said Harry. `That means I only need","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to stay here four days. Then I can ¨C ``Five days,` Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"corrected him firmly. `We've got to stay for the wedding. They'll kill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"us if we miss it.`Harry understood `they` to mean Fleur and Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Weasley.`It's one extra day,` said Ron, when Harry looked mutinous.`Don't they realize","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"how important ¨C?``'Course they don't,` said Ron. `They haven't got a clue.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"And now you mention it, I wanted to talk to you about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"that.`Ron glanced toward the door into the hall to check that Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Weasley was not returning yet, then leaned in closer to Harry.`Mum's been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"trying to get it out of Hermione and me. What we're off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to do. She'll try you next, so brace yourself. Dad and Lupin've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"both asked as well, but when we said Dumbledore told you not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to tell anyone except us, they dropped it. Not Mum, though. She's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"determined.`Ron's prediction came true within hours. Shortly before lunch, Mrs. Weasley detached","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Harry from the others by asking him to help identify a lone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"man's sock that she thought might have come out of his rucksack.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Once she had him cornered in the tiny scullery off the kitchen,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"she started.`Ron and Hermione seem to think that the three of you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"are dropping out of Hogwarts,` she began in a light, casual tone.`Oh,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"said Harry. `Well, yeah. We are.`The mangle turned of its own accord","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"in a corner, wringing out what looked like one of Mr. Weasley's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"vests.`May I ask why you are abandoning your education?` said Mrs. Weasley.`Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Dumbledore left me... stuff to do,` mumbled Harry. `Ron and Hermione know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"about it, and they want to come too.``What sort of 'stuff'?``I'm sorry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"I can't ¨C ``Well, frankly, I think Arthur and I have a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"right to know, and I'm sure Mr. And Mrs. Granger would agree!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"said Mrs. Weasley. Harry had been afraid of the `concerned parent` attack.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"He forced himself to look directly into her eyes, noticing as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"did so that they were precisely the same shade of brown as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Ginny's. This did not help.`Dumbledore didn't want anyone else to know, Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Weasley. I'm sorry. Ron and Hermione don't have to come, it's their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"choice ¨C ``I don't see that you have to go either!` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"snapped, dropping all pretense now. `You're barely of age, any of you!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"It's utter nonsense, if Dumbledore needed work doing, he had the whole","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Order at his command! Harry, you must have misunderstood him. Probably he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"was telling you something he wanted done, and you took it to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"mean that he wanted you¨C``I didn't misunderstand,` said Harry flatly. `It's got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to be me.`He handed her back the single sock he was supposed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to be identifying, which was patterned with golden bulrushes.`And that's not mine. I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"don't support Puddlemere United.``Oh, of course not,` said Mrs. Weasley with a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"sudden and rather unnerving return to her casual tone. `I should have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"realized. Well, Harry, while we've still got you here, you won't mind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"helping with the preparations for Bill and Fleur's wedding, will you? There's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"still so much to do.``No ¨C I ¨C of course not,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Harry, disconcerted by this sudden change of subject.`Sweet of you,` she replied,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"and she smiled as she left the scullery.From that moment on, Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Weasley kept Harry, Ron and Hermione so busy with preparations for the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"wedding that they hardly had any time to think. The kindest explanation","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"of this behavior would have been that Mrs. Weasley wanted to distract","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"them all from thoughts of Mad-Eye and the terrors of their recent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"journey. After two days of nonstop cutlery cleaning, of color-matching favors, ribbons,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"and flowers, of de-gnoming the garden and helping Mrs. Weasley cook vast","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"batches of canap¨¦s, however, Harry started to suspect her of a different","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"motive. All the jobs she handed out seemed to keep him, Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"and Hermione away from one another; he had not had a chance","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to speak to the two of them alone since the first night,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"when he had told them about Voldemort torturing Ollivander.`I think Mum thinks","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"that if she can stop the three of you getting together and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"planning, she'll be able to delay you leaving,` Ginny told Harry in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"an undertone, as they laid the table for dinner on the third","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"night of his stay.`And then what does she think's going to happen?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Harry muttered. `Someone else might kill off Voldemort while she's holding us","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"here making vol-au-vents?`He had spoken without thinking, and saw Ginny's face whiten.`So","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"it's true?` she said. `That's what you're trying to do?``I ¨C not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"¨C I was joking,` said Harry evasively.They stared at each other, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"there was something more than shock in Ginny's expression. Suddenly Harry became","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"aware that this was the first time that he had been alone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"with her since those stolen hours in secluded corners of the Hogwarts","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"grounds. He was sure she was remembering them too. Both of them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"jumped as the door opened, and Mr. Weasley, Kingsley, and Bill walked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"in.They were often joined by other Order members for dinner now, because","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the Burrow had replaced number twelve, Grimmauld Place as the headquarters. Mr.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Weasley had explained that after the death of Dumbledore, their Secret-Keeper, each","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"of the people to whom Dumbledore had confided Grimmauld Place's location had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"become a Secret-Keeper in turn.`And as there are around twenty of us,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"that greatly dilutes the power of the Fidelius Charm. Twenty times as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"many opportunities for the Death Eaters to get the secret out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"somebody. We can't expect it to hold much longer.``But surely Snape will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"have told the Death Eaters the address by now?` asked Harry.`Well, Mad-Eye","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"set up a couple of curses against Snape in case he turns","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"up there again. We hope they'll be strong enough both to keep","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"him out and to bind his tongue if he tries to talk","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"about the place, but we can't be sure. It would have been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"insane to keep using the place as headquarters now that its protection","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"has become so shaky.`The kitchen was so crowded that evening it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"difficult to maneuver knives and forks. Harry found himself crammed beside Ginny;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the unsaid things that had just passed between them made him wish","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"they had been separated by a few more people. He was trying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"so hard to avoid brushing her arm he could barely cut his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"chicken.`No news about Mad-Eye?` Harry asked Bill.`Nothing,` replied Bill.They had not been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"able to hold a funeral for Moody, because Bill and Lupin had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"failed to recover his body. It had been difficult to know where he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"might have fallen, given the darkness and the confusion of the battle.`The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Daily Prophet hasn't said a word about him dying or about finding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the body,` Bill went on. `But that doesn't mean much. It's keeping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"a lot quiet these days.``And they still haven't called a hearing about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"all the underage magic I used escaping the Death Eaters?` Harry called","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"across the table to Mr. Weasley, who shook his head.`Because they know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"I had no choice or because they don't want me to tell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the world Voldemort attacked me?``The latter, I think. Scrimgeour doesn't want to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"admit that You-Know-Who is as powerful as he is, nor that Azkaban's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"seen a mass breakout.``Yeah, why tell the public the truth?` said Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"clenching his knife so tightly that the faint scars on the back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"of his right hand stood out, white against his skin: I must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"not tell lies.`Isn't anyone at the Ministry prepared to stand up to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"him?` asked Ron angrily.`Of course, Ron, but people are terrified,` Mr. Weasley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"replied, `terrified that they will be next to disappear, their children the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"next to be attacked! There are nasty rumors going around; I for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"one don't believe the Muggle Studies professor at Hogwarts resigned. She hasn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"been seen for weeks now. Meanwhile Scrimgeour remains shut up in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"office all day; I just hope he's working on a plan.`There was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"a pause in which Mrs. Weasley magicked the empty plates onto the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"work surface and served apple tart.`We must decide 'ow you will be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"disguised, 'Arry,` said Fleur, once everyone had pudding. `For ze wedding,` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"added, when he looked confused. `Of course, none of our guests are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Death Eaters, but we cannot guarantee zat zey will not let something","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"slip after zey 'ave 'ad champagne.`From this, Harry gathered that she still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"suspected Hagrid.`Yes, good point,` said Mrs. Weasley from the top of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"table where she sat, spectacles perched on the end of her nose,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"scanning an immense list of jobs that she had scribbled on a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"very long piece of parchment. `Now, Ron, have you cleaned out your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"room yet?``Why?` exclaimed Ron, slamming his spoon down and glaring at his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"mother. `Why does my room have to be cleaned out? Harry and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"I are fine with it the way it is!``We are holding your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"brother's wedding here in a few days' time, young man ¨C ``And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"are they getting married in my bedroom?` asked Ron furiously. `No! So","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"why in the name of Merlin's saggy left ¨C ``Don't talk to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"your mother like that,` said Mr. Weasley firmly. `And do as you're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"told.`Ron scowled at both his parents, then picked up his spoon and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"attacked the last few mouthfuls of his apple tart.`I can help, some","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"of it's my mess.` Harry told Ron, but Mrs. Weasley cut across","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"him.`No, Harry, dear, I'd much rather you helped Arthur much out the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"chickens, and Hermione, I'd be ever so grateful if you'd change the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"sheets for Monsieur and Madame Delacour; you know they're arriving at eleven","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"tomorrow morning.`But as it turned out, there was very little to do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"for the chickens. `There's no need to, er, mention it to Molly,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Mr. Weasley told Harry, blocking his access to the coop, `but, er,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Ted Tonks sent me most of what was left of Sirius's bike","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"and, er, I'm hiding ¨C that's to say, keeping ¨C it in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"here. Fantastic stuff: There's an exhaust gaskin, as I believe it's called,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the most magnificent battery, and it'll be a great opportunity to find","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"out how brakes work. I'm going to try and put it all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"back together again when Molly's not ¨C I mean, when I've got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"time.`When they returned to the house, Mrs. Weasley was nowhere to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"seen, so Harry slipped upstairs to Ron's attic bedroom.`I'm doing it, I'm doing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"¨C! Oh, it's you,` said Ron in relief, as Harry entered the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"room. Ron lay back down on the bed, which he had evidently","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"just vacated. The room was just as messy as it had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"all week; the only chance was that Hermione was now sitting in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the far corner, her fluffy ginger cat, Crookshanks, at her feet, sorting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"books, some of which Harry recognized as his own, into two enormous","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"piles.`Hi, Harry,` she said, as he sat down on his camp bed.`And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"how did you manage to get away?``Oh, Ron's mum forgot that she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"asked Ginny and me to change the sheets yesterday,` said Hermione. She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"threw Numerology and Grammatica onto one pile and The Rise and Fall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"of the Dark Arts onto the other.`We were just talking about Mad-Eye,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Ron told Harry. `I reckon he might have survived.``But Bill saw him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"hit by the Killing Curse,` said Harry.`Yeah, but Bill was under attack","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"too,` said Ron. `How can he be sure what he saw?``Even if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the Killing Curse missed, Mad-Eye still fell about a thousand feet,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Hermione, now weight Quidditch Teams of Britain and Ireland in her hand.`He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"could have used a Shield Charm ¨C ``Fleur said his wand was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"blasted out of his hand,` said Harry.`Well, all right, if you want","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"him to be dead,` said Ron grumpily, punching his pillow into a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"more comfortable shape.`Of course we don't want him to be dead!` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Hermione, looking shocked. `It's dreadful that he's dead! But we're being realistic!`For","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the first time, Harry imagined Mad-Eye's body, broken as Dumbledore's had been,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"yet with that one eye still whizzing in its socket. He felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"a stab of revulsion mixed with a bizarre desire to laugh.`The Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Eaters probably tidied up after themselves, that's why no one's found him,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"said Ron wisely.`Yeah,` said Harry. `Like Barty Crouch, turned into a bone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"and buried in Hagrid's front garden. They probably transfigured Moody and stuffed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"him ¨C ``Don't!` squealed Hermione. Startled, Harry looked over just in time","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to see her burst into tears over her copy of Spellman's Syllabary.`Oh","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"no,` said Harry, struggling to get up from the old camp bed.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"`Hermione, I wasn't trying to upset ¨C `But with a great creaking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"of rusty bedsprings, Ron bounded off the bed and got there first.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"One arm around Hermione, he fished in his jeans pocket and withdrew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"a revolting-looking handkerchief that he had used to clean out the oven","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"earlier. Hastily pulling out his wand, he pointed it at the rag","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"and said, `Tergeo.`The wand siphoned off most of the grease. Looking rather","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"pleased with himself, Ron handed the slightly smoking handkerchief to Hermione.`Oh... thanks,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Ron.... I'm sorry....` She blew her nose and hiccupped. `It's just so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"awf-ful, isn't it? R-right after Dumbledore... I j-just n-never imagined Mad-Eye dying,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"somehow, he seemed so tough!``Yeah, I know,` said Ron, giving her a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"squeeze. `But you know what he'd say to us if he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"here?``'C-constant vigilance,'` said Hermione, mopping her eyes.`That's right,` said Ron, nodding. `He'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"tell us to learn from what happened to him. And what I've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"learned is not to trust that cowardly little squit, Mundungus.`Hermione gave a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"shaky laugh and leaned forward to pick up two more books. A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"second later, Ron had snatched his arm back from around her shoulders;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"she had dropped The Monster of Monsters on his foot. The book","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"had broken free from its restraining belt and snapped viciously at Ron's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"ankle.`I'm sorry, I'm sorry!` Hermione cried as Harry wrenched the book from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Ron's leg and retied it shit.`What are you doing with all those","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"books anyway?` Ron asked, limping back to his bed.`Just trying to decide","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"which ones to take with us,` said Hermione, `When we're looking for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the Horcruxes.``Oh, of course,` said Ron, clapping a hand to his forehead.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"`I forgot we'll be hunting down Voldemort in a mobile library.``Ha ha,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Hermione, looking down at Spellman's Syllabary. `I wonder... will we need to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"translate runes? It's possible.... I think we'd better take it, to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"safe.`She dropped the syllabary onto the larger of the two piles and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"picked up Hogwarts, A History.`Listen,` said Harry.He had sat up straight. Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"and Hermione looked at him with similar mixtures of resignation and defiance.`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"know you said after Dumbledore's funeral that you wanted to come with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"me,` Harry began.`Here he goes,` Ron said to Hermione, rolling his eyes.`As","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"we knew he would,` he sighed, turning back to the books. `You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"know, I think I will take Hogwarts, A History. Even if we're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"not going back there, I don't think I'd feel right if I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"didn't have it with ¨C ``Listen!` said Harry again.`No, Harry, you listen,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"said Hermione. `We're coming with you. That was decided months ago ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"years, really.``But ¨C ``Shut up,` Ron advised him.`¨C are you sure you've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"thought this through?` Harry persisted.`Let's see,` said Hermione, slamming Travels with Trolls","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"onto the discarded pile with a rather fierce look. `I've been packing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"for days, so we're ready to leave at a moment's notice, which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"for your information has included doing some pretty difficult magic, not to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"mention smuggling Mad-Eye's whole stock of Polyjuice Potion right under Ron's mum's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"nose.``I've also modified my parents' memories so that they're convinced they're really","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"called Wendell and Monica Wilkins, and that their life's ambition is to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"move to Australia, which they have now done. That's to make it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"more difficult for Voldemort to track them down and interrogate them about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"me ¨C or you, because unfortunately, I've told them quite a bit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"about you.``Assuming I survive our hunt for the Horcruxes, I'll find Mum","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"and Dad and lift the enchantment. If I don't ¨C well, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"think I've cast a good enough charm to keep them safe and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"happy. Wendell and Monica Wilkins don't know that they've got a daughter,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"you see.`Hermione's eyes were swimming with tears again. Ron got back off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the bed, put his arm around her once more, and frowned at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Harry as though reproaching him for lack of tact. Harry could not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"think of anything to say, not least because it was highly unusual","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"for Ron to be teaching anyone else tact.`I ¨C Hermione, I'm sorry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"¨C I didn't ¨C ``Didn't realize that Ron and I know perfectly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"well what might happen if we come with you? Well, we do.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Ron, show Harry what you've done.``Nah, he's just eaten,` said Ron.`Go on,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"he needs to know!``Oh, all right. Harry, come here.`For the second time","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Ron withdrew his arm from around Hermione and stumped over to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"door.`C'mon.``Why?` Harry asked, following Ron out of the room onto the tiny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"landing.`Descendo,` muttered Ron, pointing his wand at the low ceiling. A hatch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"opened right over their heads and a ladder slid down to their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"feet. A horrible, half-sucking, half-moaning sound came out of the square hole,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"along with an unpleasant smell like open drains.`That's your ghoul, isn't it?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"asked Harry, who had never actually met the creature that sometimes disrupted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the nightly silence.`Yeah, it is,` said Ron, climbing the ladder. `Come and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"have a look at him.`Harry followed Ron up the few short steps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"into the tiny attic space. His head and shoulders were in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"room before he caught sight of the creature curled up a few","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"feet from him, fast asleep in the gloom with its large mouth","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"wide open.`But it... it looks... do ghouls normally wear pajamas?``No,` said Ron.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"`Nor have they usually got red hair or that number of pustules.`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"contemplated the thing, slightly revolted. It was human in shape and size,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"and was wearing what, now that Harry's eyes became used to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"darkness, was clearly an old pair of Ron's pajamas. He was also sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"that ghouls were generally rather slimy and bald, rather than distinctly hairy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"and covered in angry purple blisters.`He's me, see?` said Ron.`No,` said Harry.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"`I don't.``I'll explain it back in my room, the smell's getting to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"me,` said Ron. They climbed back down the ladder, which Ron returned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to the ceiling, and rejoined Hermione, who was still sorting books.`Once we've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"left, the ghoul's going to come and live down here in my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"room,` said Ron. `I think he's really looking forward to it ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"well, it's hard to tell, because all he can do is moan","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"and drool ¨C but he nods a lot when you mention it.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Anyway, he's going to be me with spattergroit. Good, eh?`Harry merely looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"his confusion.`It is!` said Ron, clearly frustrated that Harry had not grasped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the brilliance of the plan. `Look, when we three don't turn up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"at Hogwarts again, everyone's going to think Hermione and I must be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"with you, right? Which means the Death Eaters will go straight for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"our families to see if they've got information on where you are.``But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"hopefully it'll look like I've gone away with Mum and Dad; a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"lot of Muggle-borns are talking about going into hiding at the moment,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"said Hermione.`We can't hide my whole family, it'll look too fishy and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"they can't all leave their jobs,` said Ron. `So we're going to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"put out the story that I'm seriously ill with spattergroit, which is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"why I can't go back to school. If anyone comes calling to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"investigate, Mum or Dad can show them the ghoul in my bed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"covered in pustules. Spattergroit's really contagious, so they're not going to want","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to go near him. It won't matter that he can't say anything,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"either, because apparently you can't once the fungus has spread to your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"uvula.``And your mum and dad are in on this plan?` asked Harry.`Dad","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"is. He helped Fred and George transform the ghoul. Mum... well, you've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"seen what she's like. She won't accept we're going till we're gone.`There","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"was silence in the room, broken only by gentle thuds as Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"continued to throw books onto one pile or the other. Ron sat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"watching her, and Harry looked from one to the other, unable to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"say anything. The measure they had taken to protect their families made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"him realize, more than anything else could have done, that they really","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"were going to come with him and that they knew exactly how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"dangerous that would be. He wanted to tell them what that meant","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to him, but he simply could not find words important enough.Through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"silence came the muffled sounds of Mrs. Weasley shouting from four floors","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"below.`Ginny's probably left a speck of dust on a poxy napkin ring,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"said Ron. `I dunno why the Delacours have got to come two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"days before the wedding.``Fleur's sister's a bridesmaid, she needs to be here","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"for the rehearsal, and she's too young to come on her own,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"said Hermione, as she pored indecisively over Break with a Banshee.`Well, guests","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"aren't going to help Mum's stress levels,` said Ron.`What we really need","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to decide,` said Hermione, tossing Defensive Magical Theory into the bin without","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"a second glance and picking up An Appraisal of Magical Education in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Europe, `is where we're going after we leave here. I know you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"said you wanted to go to Godric's Hollow first, Harry, and I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"understand why, but... well... shouldn't we make the Horcruxes our priority?``If we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"knew where any of the Horcruxes were, I'd agree with you,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Harry, who did not believe that Hermione really understood his desire to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"return to Godric's Hollow. His parents' graves were only part of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"attraction: He had a strong, though inexplicable, feeling that the place held","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"answers for him. Perhaps it was simply because it was there that he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"had survived Voldemort's Killing Curse; now that he was facing the challenge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"of repeating the feat, Harry was drawn to the place where it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"had happened, wanting to understand.`Don't you think there's a possibility that Voldemort's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"keeping a watch on Godric's Hollow?` Hermione asked. `He might expect you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to go back and visit your parents' graves once you're free to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"go wherever you like?`This had not occurred to Harry. While he struggled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to find a counterargument, Ron spoke up, evidently following his own train","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"of thought.`This R.A.B. person,` he said. `You know, the one who stole","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the real locket?`Hermione nodded.`He said in his note he was going to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"destroy it, didn't he?`Harry dragged his rucksack toward him and pulled out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the fake Horcrux in which R.A.B.'s note was still folded.`'I have stolen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the real Horcrux and intend to destroy it as soon as I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"can.'` Harry read out.`Well, what if he did finish it off?` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Ron.`Or she.` Interposed Hermione.`Whichever,` said Ron. `it'd be one less for us","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to do!``Yes, but we're still going to have to try and trace","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the real locket, aren't we?` said Hermione, `to find out whether or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"not it's destroyed.``And once we get hold of it, how do you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"destroy a Horcrux?` asked Ron.`Well,` said Hermione, `I've been researching that.``How?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Harry. `I didn't think there were any books on Horcruxes in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"library?``There weren't,` said Hermione, who had turned pink. `Dumbledore removed them all,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"but he ¨C he didn't destroy them.`Ron sat up straight, wide-eyed.`How in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the name of Merlin's pants have you managed to get your hands","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"on those Horcrux books?``It ¨C it wasn't stealing!` said Hermione, looking from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Harry to Ron with a kind of desperation. `They were still library","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"books, even if Dumbledore had taken them off the shelves. Anyway, if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"he really didn't want anyone to get at them, I'm sure he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"would have made it much harder to ¨C ``Get to the point!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"said Ron.`Well... it was easy,` said Hermione in a small voice. `I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"just did a Summoning Charm. You know ¨C Accio. And ¨C they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"zoomed out of Dumbledore's study window right into the girls' dormitory.``But when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"did you do this?` Harry asked, regarding Hermione with a mixture of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"admiration and incredulity.`Just after his ¨C Dumbledore's ¨C funeral,` said Hermione in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"an even smaller voice. `Right after we agreed we'd leave school and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"go and look for the Horcruxes. When I went back upstairs to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"get my things it ¨C it just occurred to me that the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"more we knew about them, the better it would be... and I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"was alone in there... so I tried... and it worked. They flew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"straight in through the open window and I ¨C I packed them.`She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"swallowed and then said imploringly, `I can't believe Dumbledore would have been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"angry, it's not as though we're going to use the information to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"make a Horcrux, is it?``Can you hear us complaining?` said Ron. `Where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"are these books anyway?`Hermione rummaged for a moment and then extracted from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the pile a large volume, bound in faded black leather. She looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"a little nauseated and held it as gingerly as if it were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"something recently dead.`This is the one that gives explicit instructions on how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to make a Horcrux. Secrets of the Darkest Art ¨C it's a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"horrible book, really awful, full of evil magic. I wonder when Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"removed it from the library.... if he didn't do it until he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"was headmaster, I bet Voldemort got all the instruction he needed from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"here.``Why did he have to ask Slughorn how to make a Horcrux,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"then, if he'd already read that?` asked Ron.`He only approached Slughorn to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"find out what would happen if you split your soul into seven,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"said Harry. `Dumbledore was sure Riddle already knew how to make a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Horcrux by the time he asked Slughorn about them. I think you're right,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Hermione, that could easily have been where he got the information.``And the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"more I've read about them,` said Hermione, `the more horrible they seem,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"and the less I can believe that he actually made six. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"warns in this book how unstable you make the rest of your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"soul by ripping it, and that's just by making one Horcrux!`Harry remembered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"what Dumbledore had said about Voldemort moving beyond `usual evil.``Isn't there any","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"way of putting yourself back together?` Ron asked.`Yes,` said Hermione with a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"hollow smile, `but it would be excruciatingly painful.``Why? How do you do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"it?` asked Harry.`Remorse,` said Hermione. `You've got to really feel what you've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"done. There's a footnote. Apparently the pain of it can destroy you.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"I can't see Voldemort attempting it somehow, can you?``No,` said Ron, before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Harry could answer. `So does it say how to destroy Horcruxes in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"that book?``Yes,` said Hermione, now turning the fragile pages as if examining","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"rotting entrails, `because it warns Dark wizards how strong they have to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"make the enchantments on them. From all that I've read, what Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"did to Riddle's diary was one of the few really foolproof ways","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"of destroying a Horcrux.``What, stabbing it with a basilisk fang?` asked Harry.`Oh","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"well, lucky we've got such a large supply of basilisk fangs, then,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"said Ron. `I was wondering what we were going to do with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"them.``It doesn't have to be a basilisk fang,` said Hermione patiently. `It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"has to be something so destructive that the Horcrux can't repair itself.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Basilisk venom only has one antidote, and it's incredibly rare ¨C ``¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"phoenix tears,` said Harry, nodding.`Exactly,` said Hermione. `Our problem is that there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"are very few substances as destructive as basilisk venom, and they're all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"dangerous to carry around with you. That's a problem we're going to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"have to solve, though, because ripping, smashing, or crushing a Horcrux won't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"do the trick. You've got to put it beyond magical repair.``But even","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"if we wreck the thing it lives in,` said Ron, `why can't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the bit of soul in it just go and live in something","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"else?``Because a Horcrux is the complete opposite of a human being.`Seeing that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Harry and Ron looked thoroughly confused, Hermione hurried on. `Look, if I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"picked up a sword right now, Ron, and ran you through with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"it, I wouldn't damage your soul at all.``Which would be a real","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"comfort to me, I'm sure,` said Ron. Harry laughed.`It should be, actually!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"But my point is that whatever happens to your body, your soul","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"will survive, untouched,` said Hermione. `But it's the other way round with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"a Horcrux. The fragment of soul inside it depends on its container,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"its enchanted body, for survival. It can't exist without it.``That diary sort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"of died when I stabbed it,` said Harry, remembering ink pouring like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"blood from the punctured pages, and the screams of the piece of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Voldemort's soul as it vanished.`And once the diary was properly destroyed, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"bit of soul trapped in it could no longer exist. Ginny tried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to get rid of the diary before you did, flushing it away,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"but obviously it came back good as new.``Hang on,` said Ron, frowning.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"`The bit of soul in that diary was possessing Ginny, wasn't it?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"How does that work, then?``While the magical container is still intact, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"bit of soul inside it can flit in and out of someone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"if they get too close to the object. I don't mean holding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"it for too long, it's nothing to do with touching it,` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"added before Ron could speak. `I mean close emotionally. Ginny poured her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"heart out into that diary, she made herself incredibly vulnerable. You're in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"trouble if you get too fond of or dependent on the Horcrux.``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"wonder how Dumbledore destroyed the ring?` said Harry. `Why didn't I ask him?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"I never really...`His voice trailed away: He was thinking of all the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"things he should have asked Dumbledore, and of how, since the headmaster","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"had died, it seemed to Harry that he had wasted so many","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"opportunities when Dumbledore had been alive, to find out more... to find","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"out everything....The silence was shattered as the bedroom door flew open with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"a wall-shaking crash. Hermione shrieked and dropped Secrets of the Darkest Art;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Crookshanks streaked under the bed, hissing indignantly; Ron jumped off the bed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"skidded on a discarded Chocolate Frog wrapper, and smacked his head on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the opposite wall; and Harry instinctively dived for his wand before realizing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"that he was looking up at Mrs. Weasley, whose hair was disheveled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"and whose face was contorted with rage.`I'm so sorry to break up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"this cozy little gathering,` she said, her voice trembling. `I'm sure you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"all need your rest... but there are wedding presents stacked in my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"room that need sorting out and I was under the impression that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"you had agreed to help.``Oh yes,` said Hermione, looking terrified as she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"leapt to her feet, sending books flying in every direction. `we will...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"we're sorry...`With an anguished look at Harry and Ron, Hermione hurried out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"of the room after Mrs. Weasley.`it's like being a house-elf,` complained Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"in an undertone, still massaging his head as he and Harry followed.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"`Except without the job satisfaction. The sooner this wedding's over, the happier,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"I'll be.``Yeah,` said Harry, `then we'll have nothing to do except find","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Horcruxes.... It'll be like a holiday, won't it?`Ron started to laugh, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"at the sight of the enormous pile of wedding presents waiting for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"them in Mrs. Weasley's room, stopped quite abruptly.The Delacours arrived the following","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"morning at eleven o' clock. Harry, Ron, Hermione and Ginny were feeling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"quite resentful toward Fleur's family by this time; and it was with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"ill grace that Ron stumped back upstairs to put on matching socks,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"and Harry attempted to flatten his hair. Once they had all been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"deemed smart enough, they trooped out into the sunny backyard to await","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the visitors.Harry had never seen the place looking so tidy. The rusty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"cauldrons and old Wellington boots that usually littered the steps by the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"back door were gone, replaced by two new Flutterby bushes standing either","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"side of the door in large pots; though there was no breeze,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the leaves waved lazily, giving an attractive rippling effect. The chickens had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"been shut away, the yard had been swept, and the nearby garden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"had been pruned, plucked, and generally spruced up, although Harry, who liked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"it in its overgrown state, thought that it looked rather forlorn without","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"its usual contingent of capering gnomes.He had lost track of how many","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"security enchantments had been placed upon the Burrow by both the Order","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"and the Ministry; all he knew was that it was no longer","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"possible for anybody to travel by magic directly into the place. Mr.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Weasley had therefore gone to meet the Delacours on top of a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"nearby hill, where they were to arrive by Portkey. The first sound","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"of their approach was an unusually high-pitched laugh, which turned out to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"be coming from Mr. Weasley, who appeared at the gate moments later,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"laden with luggage and leading a beautiful blonde woman in long, leaf","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"green robes, who could be Fleur's mother.`Maman!` cried Fleur, rushing forward to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"embrace her. `Papa!`Monsieur Delacour was nowhere near as attractive as his wife;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"he was a head shorter and extremely plumb, with a little, pointed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"black beard. However, he looked good-natured. Bouncing towards Mrs. Weasley on high-heeled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"boots, he kissed her twice on each cheek, leaving her flustered.`You 'ave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"been so much trouble,` he said in a deep voice. `Fleur tells","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"us you 'ave been working very 'ard.``Oh, it's been nothing, nothing!` trilled Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Weasley. `No trouble at all!`Ron relieved his feelings by aiming a kick","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"at a gnome who was peering out from behind one of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"new Flutterby bushes.`Dear lady!` said Monsieur Delacour, still holding Mrs. Weasley's hand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"between his own two plump ones and beaming. `We are most honored","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"at the approaching union of our two families! Let me present my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"wife, Apolline.`Madame Delacour glided forward and stooped to kiss Mrs. Weasley too.`Enchant¨¦e,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"she said. `Your 'usband 'as been telling us such amusing stories!`Mr. Weasley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"gave a maniacal laugh; Mrs. Weasley threw him a look, upon which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"he became immediately silent and assumed an expression appropriate to the sickbed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"of a close friend.`And, of course, you 'ave met my leetle daughter,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Gabrielle!` said Monsieur Delacour. Gabrielle was Fleur in miniature; eleven years old,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"with waist-length hair of pure, silvery blonde, she gave Mrs. Weasley a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"dazzling smile and hugged her, then threw Harry a glowing look, batting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"her eyelashes. Ginny cleared her throat loudly.`Well, come in, do!` said Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Weasley brightly, and she ushered the Delacours into the house, with many","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"`No, please!`s and `After you!'s and `Not at all!'s.The Delacours, it soon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"transpired, were helpful, pleasant guests. They were pleased with everything and keen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to assist with the preparations for the wedding. Monsieur Delacour pronounced everything","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"from the seating plan to the bridesmaids' shoes `Charmant!` Madame Delacour was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"most accomplished at household spells and had the oven properly cleaned in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"a trice; Gabrielle followed her elder sister around, trying to assist in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"any way she could and jabbering away in rapid French.On the downside,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the Burrow was not built to accommodate so many people. Mr. and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Mrs. Weasley were now sleeping in the sitting room, having shouted down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Monsieur and Madame Delacour's protests and insisted they take their bedroom. Gabrielle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"was sleeping with Fleur in Percy's old room, and Bill would be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"sharing with Charlie, his best man, once Charlie arrived from Romania. Opportunities","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"to make plans together became virtually nonexistent, and it was in desperation","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"that Harry, Ron and Hermione took to volunteering to feed the chickens","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"just to escape the overcrowded house.`But she still won't leave us alone!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"snarled Ron, and their second attempt at a meeting in the yard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"was foiled by the appearance of Mrs. Weasley carrying a large basket","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"of laundry in her arms.`Oh, good, you've fed the chickens,` she called","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"as she approached them. `We'd better shut them away again before the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"men arrive tomorrow... to put up the tent for the wedding,` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"explained, pausing to lean against the henhouse. She looked exhausted. `Millamant's Magic","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Marquees... they're very good. Bill's escorting them.... You'd better stay inside while","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"they're here, Harry. I must say it does complicate organizing a wedding,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"having all these security spells around the place.``I'm sorry,` said Harry humbly.`Oh,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"don't be silly, dear!` said Mrs. Weasley at once. `I didn't mean","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"¨C well, your safety's much more important! Actually, I've been wanting to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"ask you how you want to celebrate your birthday, Harry. Seventeen, after","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"all, it's an important day....``I don't want a fuss,` said Harry quickly,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"envisaging the additional strain this would put on them all. `Really, Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"Weasley, just a normal dinner would be fine.... It's the day before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the wedding....``Oh, well, if you're sure, dear. I'll invite Remus and Tonks,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"shall I? And how about Hagrid?``That'd be great,` said Harry. `But please,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"don't go to loads of trouble.``Not at all, not at all... It's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"no trouble....`She looked at him, a long, searching look, then smiled a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"little sadly, straightened up, and walked away. Harry watched as she waved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"her wand near the washing line, and the damp clothes rose into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"the air to hang themselves up, and suddenly he felt a great","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"wave of remorse for the inconvenience and the pain he was giving her. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-6"
"He was walking along a mountain road in the cool blue light","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"of dawn. Far below, swathed in mist, was the shadow of a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"small town. Was the man he sought down there, the man he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"needed so badly he could think of little else, the man who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"held the answer, the answer to his problem...?`Oi, wake up.`Harry opened his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"eyes. He was lying again on the camp bed in Ron's dingy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"attic room. The sun had not yet risen and the room was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"still shadowy. Pigwidgeon was asleep with his head under his tiny wing.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"The scar on Harry's forehead was prickling.`You were muttering in your sleep.``Was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"I?``Yeah. 'Gregorovitch.' You kept saying 'Gregorovitch.'`Harry was not wearing his glasses; Ron's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"face appeared slightly blurred.`Who's Gregorovitch?``I dunno, do I? You were the one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"saying it.`Harry rubbed his forehead, thinking. He had a vague idea he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"had heard the name before, but he could not think where.`I think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Voldemort's looking for him.``Poor bloke,` said Ron fervently.Harry sat up, still rubbing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"his scar, now wide awake. He tried to remember exactly what he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"had seen in the dream, but all that came back was a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"mountainous horizon and the outline of the little village cradled in a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"deep valley.`I think he's abroad.``Who, Gregorovitch?``Voldemort. I think he's somewhere abroad, looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"for Gregorovitch. It didn't look like anywhere in Britain.``You reckon you were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"seeing into his mind again?`Ron sounded worried.`Do me a favor and don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"tell Hermione,` said Harry. `Although how she expects me to stop seeing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"stuff in my sleep...`He gazed up at little Pigwidgeon's cage, thinking...Why was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the name `Gregorovitch` familiar?`I think,` he said slowly, `he's got something to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"do with Quidditch. There's some connection, but I can't¨CI can't think what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"it is.``Quidditch?` said Ron. `Sure you're not thinking of Gorgovitch?``Who?``Dragomir Gorgovitch, Chaser,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"transferred to the Chudley Cannons for a record fee two years ago.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Record holder for most Quaffle drops in a season.``No,` said Harry. `I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"definitely not thinking of Gorgovitch.``I try not to either,` said Ron. `Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"happy birthday anyway.``Wow ¨C that's right, I forgot! I'm seventeen!`Harry seized the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"wand lying beside his camp bed, pointed it at the cluttered desk","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"where he had left his glasses, and said, `Accio Glasses!` Although they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"were only around a foot away, there was something immensely satisfying about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"seeing them zoom toward him, at least until they poked him in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the eye.`Slick,` snorted Ron.Reveling in the removal of his Trace, Harry sent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Ron's possessions flying around the room, causing Pigwidgeon to wake up and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"flutter excitedly around his cage. Harry also tried tying the laces of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"his trainers by magic (the resultant knot took several minutes to untie","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"by hand) and, purely for the pleasure of it, turned the orange","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"robes on Ron's Chudley Cannons posters bright blue.`I'd do your fly by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"hand, though,` Ron advised Harry, sniggering when Harry immediately checked it. `Here's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"your present. Unwrap it up here, it's not for my mother's eyes.``A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"book?` said Harry as he took the rectangular parcel. `Bit of a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"departure from tradition, isn't it?``This isn't your average book,` said Ron. `It'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"pure gold: Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches. Explains everything you need","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"to know about girls. If only I'd had this last year I'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"have known exactly how to get rid of Lavender and I would've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"known how to get going with... Well, Fred and George gave me","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"a copy, and I've learned a lot. You'd be surprised, it's not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"all about wandwork, either.`When they arrived in the kitchen they found a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"pile of presents waiting on the table. Bill and Monsieur Delacour were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"finishing their breakfasts, while Mrs. Weasley stood chatting to them over the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"frying pan.`Arthur told me to wish you a happy seventeenth, Harry,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Mrs. Weasley, beaming at him. `He had to leave early for work,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"but he'll be back for dinner. That's our present on top.`Harry sat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"down, took the square parcel she had indicated, and unwrapped it. Inside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"was a watch very like the one Mr. and Mrs. Weasley had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"given Ron for his seventeenth; it was gold, with stars circling around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the race instead of hands.`It's traditional to give a wizard a watch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"when he comes of age,` said Mrs. Weasley, watching him anxiously from beside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the cooker. `I'm afraid that one isn't new like Ron's, it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"actually my brother Fabian's and he wasn't terribly careful with his possessions,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"it's a bit dented on the back, but¨C`The rest of her speech","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"was lost; Harry had got up and hugged her. He tried to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"put a lot of unsaid things into the hug and perhaps she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"understood them, because she patted his cheek clumsily when he released her,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"then waved her wand in a slightly random way, causing half a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"pack of bacon to flop out of the frying pan onto the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"floor.`Happy birthday, Harry!` said Hermione, hurrying into the kitchen and adding her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"own present to the top of the pile. `It's not much, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"I hope you like it. What did you get him?` she added","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"to Ron, who seemed not to hear her.`Come on, then, open Hermione's!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"said Ron.She had bought him a new Sneakoscope. The other packages contained","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"an enchanted razor from Bill and Fleur (`Ah yes, zis will give","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"you ze smoothest shave you will ever 'ave,` Monsieur Delacour assured him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"`but you must tell it clearly what you want...ozzerwise you might find","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"you 'ave a leetle less hair zan you would like...`), chocolates from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the Delacours, and an enormous box of the latest Weasleys' Wizard Wheezes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"merchandise from Fred and George.Harry, Ron, and Hermione did not linger at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the table, as the arrival of Madame Delacour, Fleur, and Gabrielle made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the kitchen uncomfortably crowded.`I'll pack these for you,` Hermione said brightly, taking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Harry's presents out of his arms as the three of them headed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"back upstairs. `I'm nearly done, I'm just waiting for the rest of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"your underpants to come out of the wash, Ron¨C`Ron's splutter was interrupted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"by the opening of a door on the first-floor landing.`Harry, will you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"come in here a moment?`It was Ginny. Ron came to an abrupt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"halt, but Hermione took him by the elbow and tugged him on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"up the stairs. Feeling nervous, Harry followed Ginny into her room.He had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"never been inside it before. It was small, but bright. There was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"a large poster of the Wizarding band the Weird Sisters on one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"wall, and a picture of Gwenog Jones, Captain of the all-witch Quidditch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"team the Holyhead Harpies, on the other. A desk stood facing the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"open window, which looked out over the orchard where he and Ginny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"had once played a two-a-side Quidditch with Ron and Hermione, and which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"now housed a large, pearly white marquee. The golden flag on top","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"was level with Ginny's window.Ginny looked up into Harry's face, took a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"deep breath, and said, `Happy seventeenth.``Yeah...thanks.`She was looking at him steadily; he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"however, found it difficult to look back at her; it was like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"gazing into a brilliant light.`Nice view,` he said feebly, pointing toward with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"window.She ignored this. He could not blame her.`I couldn't think what to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"get you,` she said.`You didn't have to get me anything.`She disregarded this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"too.`I didn't know what would be useful. Nothing too big, because you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"wouldn't be able to take it with you.`He chanced a glance at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"her. She was not tearful; that was one of the many wonderful","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"things about Ginny, she was rarely weepy. He had sometimes thought that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"having six brothers must have toughened her up.She took a step closer","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"to him.`So then I thought, I'd like you to have something to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"remember me by, you know, if you meet some veela when you're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"off doing whatever you're doing.``I think dating opportunities are going to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"pretty thin on the ground, to be honest.``There's the silver lining I've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"been looking for,` she whispered, and then she was kissing him as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"she had never kissed him before, and Harry was kissing her back,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"and it was blissful oblivion better than firewhisky; she was the only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"real thing in the world, Ginny, the feel of her, one hand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"at her back and one in her long, sweet-smelling hair¨C The door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"banged open behind them and they jumped apart.`Oh,` said Ron pointedly. `Sorry.``Ron!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Hermione was just behind him, slight out of breath. There was a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"strained silence, then Ginny had said in a flat little voice, `Well, happy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"birthday anyway, Harry.`Ron's ears were scarlet; Hermione looked nervous. Harry wanted to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"slam the door in their faces, but it felt as though a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"cold draft had entered the room when the door opened, and his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"shining moment had popped like a soap bubble. All the reasons for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"ending his relationship with Ginny, for staying well away from her, seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"to have slunk inside the room with Ron, and all happy forgetfulness","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"was gone.He looked at Ginny, wanting to say something, though he hardly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"knew what, but she had turned her back on him. He thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"that she might have succumbed, for once, to tears. He could not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"do anything to comfort her in front of Ron.`I'll see you later,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"he said, and followed the other two out of the bedroom.Ron marched","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"downstairs, though the still-crowded kitchen and into the yard, and Harry kept","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"pace with him all the way, Hermione trotting along behind them looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"scared.Once he reached the seclusion of the freshly mown lawn, Ron rounded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"on Harry.`You ditched her. What are you doing now, messing her around?``I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"not messing her around,` said Harry, as Hermione caught up with them.`Ron¨C`But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Ron held up a hand to silence her.`She was really cut up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"when you ended it¨C``So was I. You know why I stopped it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"and it wasn't because I wanted to.``Yeah, but you go snogging her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"now and she's just going to get her hopes up again¨C``She's not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"an idiot, she knows it can't happen, she's not expecting us to¨Cto","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"end up married, or¨C`As he said it, a vivid picture formed in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Harry's mind of Ginny in a white dress, marrying a tall, faceless,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"and unpleasant stranger.In one spiraling moment it seemed to hit him: Her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"future was free and unencumbered, whereas his...he could see nothing but Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"ahead.`If you keep groping her every chance you get¨C``It won't happen again,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"said Harry harshly. The day was cloudless, but he felt as though","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the sun had gone in. `Okay?`Ron looked half resentful, half sheepish; he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"rocked backward and forward on his feet for a moment, then said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"`Right then, well, that's...yeah.`Ginny did not seek another one-to-one meeting with Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"for the rest of the day, nor by any look or gesture","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"did she show that they had shared more than polite conversation in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"her room. Nevertheless, Charlie's arrival came as a relief to Harry. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"provided a distraction, watching Mrs. Weasley force Charlie into a chair, raise","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"her wand threateningly, and announce that he was about to get a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"proper haircut.As Harry's birthday dinner would have stretched the Burrow's kitchen to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"breaking point even before the arrival of Charlie, Lupin, Tonks, and Hagrid,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"several tables were placed end to end in the garden. Fred and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"George bewitched a number of purple lanterns all emblazoned with a large","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"number 17, to hang in midair over the guests. Thanks to Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Weasley's ministrations, George's wound was neat and clean, but Harry was not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"yet used to the dark hole in the side of his head,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"despite the twins' many jokes about it.Hermione made purple and gold streamers","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"erupt from the end of her wand and drape themselves artistically over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the trees and bushes.`Nice,` said Ron, as with one final flourish of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"her wand, Hermione turned the leaves on the crabapple tree to gold.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"`You've really got an eye for that sort of thing.``Thank you, Ron!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"said Hermione, looking both pleased and a little confused. Harry turned away,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"smiling to himself. He had a funny notion that he would find","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"a chapter on compliments when he found time to peruse his copy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"of Twelve Fail-Safe Ways to Charm Witches; he caught Ginny's eye and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"grinned at her before remembering his promise to Ron and hurriedly striking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"up a conversation with Monsieur Delacour.`Out of the way, out of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"way!` sang Mrs. Weasley, coming through the gate with what appeared to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"be a giant, beach-ball-sized Snitch floating in front of her. Seconds later","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Harry realized that it was his birthday cake, which Mrs. Weasley was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"suspending with her wand, rather than risk carrying it over the uneven","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"ground. When the cake had finally landed in the middle of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"table, Harry said, `That looks amazing, Mrs. Weasley.``Oh, it's nothing, dear,` she said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"fondly. Over her shoulder, Ron gave Harry the thumbs-up and mouthed, Good","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"one.By seven o'clock all the guests had arrived, led into the house","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"by Fred and George, who had waited for them at the end","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"of the lane. Hagrid had honored the occasion by wearing his best,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"and horrible, hairy brown suit. Although Lupin smiled as he shook Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"hand, Harry thought he looked rather unhappy. It was all very odd;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Tonks, beside him, looked simply radiant.`Happy birthday, Harry,` she said, hugging him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"tightly.`Seventeen, eh!` said Hagrid as he accepted a bucket-sized glass of wine","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"from Fred. `Six years ter the day since we met, Harry, d'yeh","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"remember it?``Vaguely,` said Harry, grinning up at him. `Didn't you smash down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the front door, give Dudley a pig's tail, and tell me I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"was a wizard?``I forge' the details,` Hagrid chortled. `All righ', Ron, Hermione?``We're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"fine,` said Hermione. `How are you?``Ar, not bad. Bin busy, we got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"some newborn unicorns. I'll show yeh when yeh get back¨C` Harry avoided","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Ron's and Hermione's gazes as Hagrid rummaged in his pocket. `Here. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"¨C couldn't think what ter get teh, but then I remembered this.`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"He pulled out a small, slightly furry drawstring pouch with a long","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"string, evidently intended to be worn around the neck. `Mokeskin. Hide anythin'","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"in there an' no one but the owner can get it out.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"They're rare, them.``Hagrid, thanks!``'S'nothin',` said Hagrid with a wave of a dustbin-lid-sized","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"hand. `An' there's Charlie! Always liked him ¨C hey! Charlie!`Charlie approached, running","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"his hand slightly ruefully over his new, brutally short haircut. He was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"shorter than Ron, thickset, with a number of burns and scratches up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"his muscled arms.`Hi, Hagrid, how's it going?``Bin meanin' ter write fer ages.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"How's Norbert doin'?``Norbert?` Charlie laughed. `The Norwegian Ridgeback? We call her Norberta","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"now.``Wha ¨C Norbert's a girl?``Oh yeah,` said Charlie.`How can you tell?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Hermione.`They're a lot more vicious,` said Charlie. He looked over his shoulder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"and dropped his voice. `Wish Dad would hurry up and get here.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Mum's getting edgy.`They all looked over at Mrs. Weasley. She was trying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"to talk to Madame Delacour while glancing repeatedly at the gate.`I think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"we'd better start without Arthur,` she called to the garden at large","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"after a moment or two. `He must have been held up at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"¨C oh!`They all saw it at the same time: a streak of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"light that came flying across the yard and onto the table, where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"it resolved itself into a bright silver weasel, which stood on its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"hind legs and spoke with Mr. Weasley's voice.`Minister of Magic coming with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"me.`The Patronus dissolved into thin air, leaving Fleur's family peering in astonishment","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"at the place where it had vanished.`We shouldn't be here,` said Lupin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"at once. `Harry ¨C I'm sorry ¨C I'll explain some other time¨C`He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"seized Tonks's wrist and pulled her away; they reached the fence, climbed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"over it, and vanished from sight. Mrs. Weasley looked bewildered.`The Minister ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"but why¨C? I don't understand¨C`But there was no time to discuss the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"matter; a second later, Mr. Weasley had appeared out of thin air","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"at the gate, accompanied by Rufus Scrimgeour, instantly recognizable by his mane","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"of grizzled hair.The two newcomers marched across the yard toward the garden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"and the lantern-lit table, where everybody sat in silence, watching them draw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"closer. As Scrimgeour came within range of the lantern light. Harry saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"that he looked much older than the last time that had met,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"scraggy and grim.`Sorry to intrude,` said Scrimgeour, as he limped to a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"halt before the table. `Especially as I can see that I am","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"gate-crashing a party.`His eyes lingered for a moment on the giant Snitch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"cake.`Many happy returns.``Thanks,` said Harry.`I require a private word with you,` Scrimgeour","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"went on. `Also with Mr. Ronald Weasley and Miss Hermione Granger.``Us?` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Ron, sounding surprised. `Why us?``I shall tell you that when we are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"somewhere more private,` said Scrimgeour. `Is there such a place?` he demanded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"of Mr. Weasley.`Yes, of course,` said Mr. Weasley, who looked nervous. `The,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"er, sitting room, why don't you use that?``You can lead the way,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Scrimgeour said to Ron. `There will be no need for you to accompany","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"us, Arthur.`Harry saw Mr. Weasley exchange a worried look with Mrs. Weasley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"as he, Ron, and Hermione stood up. As they led the way","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"back to the house in silence, Harry knew that the other two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"were thinking the same as he was; Scrimgeour must, somehow, had learned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"that the three of them were planning to drop out of Hogwarts.Scrimgeour","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"did not speak as they all passed through the messed kitchen and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"into the Burrow's sitting room. Although the garden had been full of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"soft golden evening light, it was already dark in here; Harry flicked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"his wand at the oil lamps as he entered and they illuminated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the shabby but cozy room. Scrimgeour sat himself in the sagging armchair","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"that Mr. Weasley normally occupied, leaving Harry, Ron, and Hermione to squeeze","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"side by side onto the sofa. Once they had done so, Scrimgeour","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"spoke.`I have some questions for the three of you, and I think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"it will be best if we do it individually. If you two`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"¨C he pointed at Harry and Hermione ¨C `can wait upstairs, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"will start with Ronald.``We're not going anywhere,` said Harry, while Hermione nodded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"vigorously. `You can speak to us together, or not at all.`Scrimgeour gave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Harry a cold, appraising look. Harry had the impression that the Minister","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"was wondering whether it was worthwhile opening hostilities this early.`Very well then,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"together,` he said, shrugging. He cleared his throat. `I am here, as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"I'm sure you know, because of Albus Dumbledore's will.`Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"looked at one another.`A surprise, apparently! You were not aware then that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Dumbledore had left you anything?``A-all of us?` said Ron, `Me and Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"too?``Yes, all of ¨C`But Harry interrupted.`Dumbledore died over a month ago. Why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"has it taken this long to give us what he left us?``Isn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"it obvious?` said Hermione, before Scrimgeour could answer. `They wanted to examine","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"whatever he's left us. You had no right to do that!` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"said, and her voice trembled slightly.`I had every right,` said Scrimgeour dismissively.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"`The Decree for Justifiable Confiscation gives the Ministry the power the confiscate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the contents of a will¨C``That law was created to stop wizards passing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"on Dark artifacts,` said Hermione, `and the Ministry is supposed to have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"powerful evidence that the deceased's possessions are illegal before seizing them! Are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"you telling me that you thought Dumbledore was trying to pass us","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"something cursed?``Are you planning to follow a career in Magical Law, Miss","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Granger?` asked Scrimgeour.`No, I'm not,` retorted Hermione. `I'm hoping to do some","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"good in the world!`Ron laughed. Scrimgeour's eyes flickered toward him and away","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"again as Harry spoke.`So why have you decided to let us have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"our things now? Can't think of a pretext to keep them?``No, it'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"be because thirty-one days are up,` said Hermione at once. `They can't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"keep the objects longer than that unless they can prove they're dangerous.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Right?``Would you say you were close to Dumbledore, Ronald?` asked Scrimgeour, ignoring","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Hermione. Ron looked startled.`Me? Not ¨C not really... It was always Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"who...`Ron looked around at Harry and Hermione, to see Hermione giving him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"a stop-talking-now! sort of look, but the damage was done; Scrimgeour looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"as though he had heard exactly what he had expected, and wanted,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"to hear. He swooped like a bird of prey upon Ron's answer.`If","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"you were not very close to Dumbledore, how do you account for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the fact that he remembered you in his will? He made exceptionally","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"few personal bequests. The vast majority of his possessions ¨C his private","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"library, his magical instruments, and other personal effects ¨C were left to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Hogwarts. Why do you think you were singled out?``I...dunno,` said Ron. `I...when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"I say we weren't close...I mean, I think he liked me...``You're being","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"modest, Ron,` said Hermione. `Dumbledore was very fond of you.`This was stretching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the truth to breaking point; as far as Harry knew, Ron and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Dumbledore had never been alone together, and direct contact between them had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"been negligible. However, Scrimgeour did not seem to be listening. He put","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"his hand inside his cloak and drew out a drawstring pouch much","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"larger than the one Hagrid had given Harry. From it, he removed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"a scroll of parchment which he unrolled and read aloud.`'The Last Will and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Testament of Albus Percival Wulfric Brian Dumbledore'... Yes, here we are... 'To","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Ronald Bilius Weasley, I leave my Deluminator, in the hope that he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"will remember me when he uses it.'`Scrimgeour took from the bag an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"object that Harry had seen before: It looked something like a silver","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"cigarette lighter, but it had, he knew, the power to suck all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"light from a place, and restore it, with a simple click. Scrimgeour","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"leaned forward and passed the Deluminator to Ron, who took it and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"turned it over in the fingers looking stunned.`That is a valuable object,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"said Scrimgeour, watching Ron. `It may even be unique. Certainly it is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"of Dumbledore's own design. Why would he have left you and item","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"so rare?`Ron shook his head, looking bewildered.`Dumbledore must have taught thousands of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"students,` Scrimgeour persevered. `Yet the only ones he remembered in his will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"are you three. Why is that? To what use did he think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"you would put to the Deluminator, Mr. Weasley?``Put out lights, I s'pose,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"mumbled Ron. `What else could I do with it?`Evidently Scrimgeour had no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"suggestions. After squinting at Ron for a moment or tow, he turned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"back to Dumbledore's will.`'To Miss Hermione Jean Granger, I leave my copy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"of The Tales of Beedle the Bard, in the hope that she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"will find it entertaining and instructive.'`Scrimgeour now pulled out of the bag","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"a small book that looked as ancient as the copy of Secrets","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"of the Darkest Art upstairs. Its binding was stained and peeling in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"places. Hermione took it from Scrimgeour without a word. She held the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"book in her lap and gazed at it. Harry saw that the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"title was in runes; he had never learned to read them. As","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"he looked, a tear splashed onto the embossed symbols.`Why do you think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Dumbledore left you that book, Miss Granger?` asked Scrimgeour.`He... he knew I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"liked books,` said Hermione in a thick voice, mopping her eyes with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"her sleeve.`But why that particular book?``I don't know. He must have thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"I'd enjoy it.``Did you ever discuss codes, or any means of passing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"secret messages, with Dumbledore?``No, I didn't,` said Hermione, still wiping her eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"on her sleeve. `And if the Ministry hasn't found any hidden codes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"in this book in thirty-one days, I doubt that I will.`She suppressed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"a sob. They were wedged together so tightly that Ron had difficulty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"extracting his arm to put it around Hermione's shoulders. Scrimgeour turned back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"to the will.`'To Harry James Potter,'` he read, and Harry's insides contracted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"with a sudden excitement, `'I leave the Snitch he caught in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"first Quidditch match at Hogwarts, as a reminder of the rewards of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"perseverance and skill.'`As Scrimgeour pulled out the tiny, walnut-sized golden ball, its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"silver wings fluttered rather feebly, and Harry could not help feeling a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"definite sense of anticlimax.`Why did Dumbledore leave you this Snitch?` asked Scrimgeour.`No","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"idea,` said Harry. `For the reasons you just read out, I suppose...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"to remind me what you can get if you... persevere and whatever","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"it was.``You think this a mere symbolic keepsake, then?``I suppose so,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Harry. `What else could it be?``I'm asking the questions,` said Scrimgeour, shifting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"his chair a little closer to the sofa. Dusk was really falling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"outside now; the marquee beyond the windows towered ghostly white over the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"hedge.`I notice that your birthday cake is in the shape of a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Snitch,` Scrimgeour said to Harry. `Why is that?`Hermione laughed derisively.`Oh, it can't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"be a reference to the fact Harry's a great Seeker, that's way","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"too obvious,` she said. `There must be a secret message from Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"hidden in the icing!``I don't think there's anything hidden in the icing,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"said Scrimgeour, `but a Snitch would be a very good hiding place","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"for a small object. You know why, I'm sure?`Harry shrugged, Hermione, however,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"answered: Harry thought that answering questions correctly was such a deeply ingrained","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"habit she could not suppress the urge.`Because Snitches have flesh memories,` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"said.`What?` said Harry and Ron together; both considered Hermione's Quidditch knowledge negligible.`Correct,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"said Scrimgeour. `A Snitch is not touched by bare skin before it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"is released, not even by the maker, who wears gloves. It carries an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"enchantment by which it can identify the first human to lay hands","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"upon it, in case of a disputed capture. This Snitch` ¨C he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"held up the tiny golden ball ¨C `will remember your touch, Potter.It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"occurs to me that Dumbledore, who had prodigious magical skill, whatever his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"other faults, might have enchanted this Snitch so that it will open","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"only for you.`Harry's heart was beating rather fast. He was sure that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Scrimgeour was right. How could he avoid taking the Snitch with his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"bare hand in front of the Minister?`You don't say anything,` said Scrimgeour.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"`Perhaps you already know what the Snitch contains?``No,` said Harry, still wondering","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"how he could appear to touch the Snitch without really doing so.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"If only he knew Legilimency, really knew it, and could read Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"mind; he could practically hear her brain whizzing beside him.`Take it,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Scrimgeour quietly.Harry met the Minister's yellow eyes and knew he had no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"option but to obey. He held out his hand, and Scrimgeour leaned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"forward again and place the Snitch, slowly and deliberately, into Harry's palm.Nothing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"happened. As Harry's fingers closed around the Snitch, its tired wings fluttered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"and were still. Scrimgeour, Ron, and Hermione continued to gaze avidly at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the now partially concealed ball, as if still hoping it might transform","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"in some way.`That was dramatic,` said Harry coolly. Both Ron and Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"laughed.`That's all, then, is it?` asked Hermione, making to raise herself off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the sofa.`Not quite,` said Scrimgeour, who looked bad tempered now. `Dumbledore left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"you a second bequest, Potter.``What is it?` asked Harry, excitement rekindling.Scrimgeour did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"not bother to read from the will this time.`The sword of Godric","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Gryffindor,` he said. Hermione and Ron both stiffened. Harry looked around for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"a sign of the ruby-encrusted hilt, but Scrimgeour did not pull the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"sword from the leather pouch, which in any case looked much too","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"small to contain it.`So where is it?` Harry asked suspiciously.`Unfortunately,` said Scrimgeour,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"`that sword was not Dumbledore's to give away. The sword of Godric","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Gryffindor is an important historical artifact, and as such, belongs¨C``It belongs to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Harry!` said Hermione hotly. `It chose him, he was the one who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"found it, it came to him out of the Sorting Hat¨C``According to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"reliable historical sources, the sword may present itself to any worthy Gryffindor,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"said Scrimgeour. `That does not make it the exclusive property of Mr.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Potter, whatever Dumbledore may have decided.` Scrimgeour scratched his badly shaven cheek,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"scrutinizing Harry. `Why do you think¨C?``¨CDumbledore wanted to give me the sword?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"said Harry, struggling to keep his temper. `Maybe he thought it would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"look nice on my wall.``This is not a joke, Potter!` growled Scrimgeour.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"`Was it because Dumbledore believed that only the sword of Godric Gryffindor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"could defeat the Heir of Slytherin? Did he wish to give you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"that sword, Potter, because he believed, as do many, that you are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the one destined to destroy He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named?``Interesting theory,` said Harry. `Has anyone ever","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"tried sticking a sword in Voldemort? Maybe the Ministry should put some","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"people onto that, instead of wasting their time stripping down Deluminators or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"covering up breakouts from Azkaban. So this is what you've been doing,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Minister, shut up in your office, trying to break open a Snitch?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"People are dying ¨C I was nearly one of them ¨C Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"chased me across three countries, he killed Mad-Eye Moody, but there's no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"word about any of that from the Ministry, has there? And you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"still expect us to cooperate with you!``You go too far!` shouted Scrimgeour,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"standing up: Harry jumped to his feet too. Scrimgeour limped toward Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"and jabbed him hard in the chest with the point of his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"wand; It singed a hole in Harry's T-shirt like a lit cigarette.`Oi!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"said Ron, jumping up and raising his own wand, but Harry said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"`No! D'you want to give him an excuse to arrest us?``Remembered you're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"not at school, have you?` said Scrimgeour breathing hard into Harry's face.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"`Remembered that I am not Dumbledore, who forgave your insolence and insubordination?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"You may wear that scar like a crown, Potter, but it is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"not up to a seventeen-year-old boy to tell me how to do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"my job! It's time you learned some respect!``It's time you earned it.` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Harry.The floor trembled; there was a sound of running footsteps, then the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"door to the sitting room burst open and Mr. and Mrs. Weasley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"ran in.`We ¨C we thought we heard ¨C` began Mr. Weasley, looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"thoroughly alarmed at the sight of Harry and the Minister virtually nose","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"to nose.` ¨C raised voices,` panted Mrs. Weasley.Scrimgeour took a couple of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"steps back from Harry, glancing at the hole he had made in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Harry's T-shirt. He seemed to regret his loss of temper.`It ¨C it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"was nothing,` he growled. `I ... regret your attitude,` he said, looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Harry full in the face once more. `You seem to think that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the Ministry does not desire what you ¨C what Dumbledore ¨C desired.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"We ought to work together.``I don't like your methods, Minister,` said Harry.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"`Remember?`For the second time, he raised his right fist and displayed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Scrimgeour the scar that still showed white on the back of it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"spelling I must not tell lies . Scrimgeour's expression hardened. He turned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"away without another word and limped from the room. Mrs. Weasley hurried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"after him; Harry heard her stop at the back door. After a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"minute or so she called, `He's gone!``What did he want?` Mr. Weasley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"asked, looking around at Harry, Ron, and Hermione as Mrs. Weasley came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"hurrying back to them.`To give us what Dumbledore left us,` said Harry.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"`They've only just released the content of his will.`Outside in the garden,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"over the dinner tables, the three objects Scrimgeour had given them were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"passed from hand to hand. Everyone exclaimed over the Deluminator and The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Tales of Beedle the Bard and lamented the fact that Scrimgeour had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"refused to pass on the sword, but none of them could offer","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"any suggestion as to why Dumbledore would have left Harry an old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Snitch. As Mr. Weasley examined the Deluminator for the third of fourth","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"time, Mrs. Weasley said tentatively, `Harry, dear, everyone's awfully hungry we didn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"like to start without you... Shall I serve dinner now?`They all ate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"rather hurriedly and then after a hasty chorus of `Happy Birthday` and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"much gulping of cake, the party broke up. Hagrid, who was invited","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"to the wedding the following day, but was far too bulky to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"sleep in the overstretched Burrow, left to set up a tent for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"himself in a neighboring field.`Meet us upstairs,` Harry whispered to Hermione, while","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"they helped Mrs. Weasley restore the garden to its normal state. `After","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"everyone's gone to bed.`Up in the attic room, Ron examined his Deluminator,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"and Harry filled Hagrid's moleskin purse, not with gold, but with those","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"items he most prized, apparently worthless though some of them were the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Marauder's Map, the shard of Sirius's enchanted mirror, and R.A.B.'s locket. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"pulled the string tight and slipped the purse around his neck, then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"sat holding the old Snitch and watching its wings flutter feebly. At","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"last, Hermione tapped on the door and tiptoed inside.`Muffiato,` she whispered, waving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"her wand in the direction of the stairs.`Thought you didn't approve of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"that spell?` said Ron.`Times change,` said Hermione. `Now, show us that Deluminator.`Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"obliged at once. Holding I up in front of him, he clicked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"it. The solitary lamp they had lit went out at once.`The thing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"is,` whispered Hermione through the dark, `we could have achieved that with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Peruvian Instant Darkness Powder.`There was a small click, and the ball of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"light from the lamp flew back to the ceiling and illuminated them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"all once more.`Still, it's cool,` said Ron, a little defensively. `And from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"what they said, Dumbledore invented it himself!``I know but, surely he wouldn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"have singled you out in his will just to help us turn","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"out the lights!``D'you think he knew the Ministry would confiscate his will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"and examine everything he'd left us?` asked Harry.`Definitely,` said Hermione. `He couldn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"tell us in the will why he was leaving us these things,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"but that will doesn't explain...``... why he couldn't have given us a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"hint when he was alive?` asked Ron.`Well, exactly,` said Hermione, now flicking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"through The Tales of Beedle the Bard. `If these things are important","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"enough to pass on right under the nose of the Ministry, you'd think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"he'd have left us know why... unless he thought it was obvious?``Thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"wrong, then, didn't he?` said Ron. `I always said he was mental.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Brilliant and everything, but cracked. Leaving Harry an old Snitch ¨C what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the hell was that about?``I've no idea,` said Hermione. `When Scrimgeour made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"you take it, Harry, I was so sure that something was going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"to happen!``Yeah, well,` said Harry, his pulse quickened as he raised the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Snitch in his fingers. `I wasn't going to try too hard in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"front of Scrimgeour was I?``What do you mean?` asked Hermione.`The Snitch I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"caught in my first ever Quidditch match?` said Harry. `Don't you remember?`Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"looked simply bemused. Ron, however, gasped, pointing frantically from Harry to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Snitch and back again until he found his voice.`That was the one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"you nearly swallowed!``Exactly,` said Harry, and with his heart beating fast, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"pressed his mouth to the Snitch.It did not open. Frustration and bitter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"disappointment welled up inside him: He lowered the golden sphere, but then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Hermione cried out.`Writing! There's writing on it, quick, look!` He nearly dropped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the Snitch in surprise and excitement. Hermione was quite right. Engraved upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the smooth golden surface, where seconds before there had been nothing, were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"five words written in the thin, slanted handwriting that Harry recognized as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Dumbledore'sI open at the close.He had barely read them when the words","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"vanished again.`I open at the close.... What's that supposed to mean?`Hermione and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Ron shook their heads, looking blank.`I open at the close... at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"close... I open at the close...`But no matter how often they repeated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the words, with many different inflections, they were unable to wring any","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"more meaning from them.`And the sword,` said Ron finally, when they had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"at last abandoned their attempts to divine meaning in the Snitch's inscription.`Why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"did he want Harry to have the sword?``And why couldn't he just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"have told me?` Harry said quietly. `I was there, it was right","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"there on the wall of his office during all our talks last","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"year! If he wanted me to have it, why didn't he just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"give it to me then?`He felt as thought he were sitting in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"an examination with a question he ought to have been able to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"answer in front of him, his brain slow and unresponsive. Was there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"something he had missed in the long talks with Dumbledore last year?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Ought he to know what it all meant? Had Dumbledore expected him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"to understand?`And as for this book.` Said Hermione, `The Tales of Beedle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the Bard ... I've never even heard of them!``You've never heard of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"The Tales of Beedle the Bard?` said Ron incredulously. `You're kidding, right?``No,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"I'm not,` said Hermione in surprise. `Do you know them then?``Well, of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"course I do!`Harry looked up, diverted. The circumstance of Ron having read","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"a book that Hermione had not was unprecedented. Ron, however, looked bemused","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"by their surprise.`Oh come on! All the old kids' stories are supposed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"to be Beedle's aren't they? 'The Fountain of Fair Fortune' ... 'The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Wizard and the Hopping Pot'... 'Babbitty Rabbitty and her Cackling Stump'...``Excuse me?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"said Hermione giggling. `What was the last one?``Come off it!` said Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"looking in disbelief from Harry to Hermione. `You must've heard of Babbitty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Rabbitty ¨C ``Ron, you know full well Harry and I were brought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"up by Muggles!` said Hermione. `We didn't hear stories like that when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"we were little, we heard 'Snow White and the Seven Dwarves' and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"'Cinderella' ¨C ``What's that, an illness?` asked Ron.`So these are children's stories?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"asked Hermione, bending against over the runes.`Yeah.` Said Ron uncertainly. `I mean,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"just what you hear, you know, that all these old stories came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"from Beedle. I dunno what they're like in the original versions.``But I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"wonder why Dumbledore thought I should read them?`Something cracked downstairs.`Probably just Charlie,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"now Mum's asleep, sneaking off to regrow his hair,` said Ron nervously.`All","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the same, we should get to bed,` whispered Hermione. `It wouldn't do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"to oversleep tomorrow.``No,` agreed Ron. `A brutal triple murder by the bridegroom's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"mother might put a bit of damper on the wedding. I'll get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"the light.`And he clicked the Deluminator once more as Hermione left the room. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-7"
"Three o'clock on the following afternoon found Harry, Ron, Fred and George","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"standing outside the great white marquee in the orchard, awaiting the arrival","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of the wedding guests. Harry had taken a large dose of Polyjuice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Potion and was now the double of a redheaded Muggle boy from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the local village, Ottery St. Catchpole, from whom Fred had stolen hairs","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"using a Summoning Charm. The plan was to introduce Harry as `Cousin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Barny` and trust to the great number of Weasley relatives to camouflage","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"him.All four of them were clutching seating plans, so that they could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"help show people to the right seats. A host of white-robed waiters","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"had arrived an hour earlier, along with a golden jacketed band, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"all of these wizards were currently sitting a short distance away under","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"a tree. Harry could see a blue haze of pipe smoke issuing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"from the spot. Behind Harry, the entrance to the marquee revealed rows","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"and rows of fragile golden chairs set on either side of a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"long purple carpet. The supporting poles were entwined with white and gold","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"flowers. Fred and George had fastened an enormous bunch of golden balloons","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"over the exact point where Bill and Fleur would shortly become husband","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"and wife. Outside, butterflies and bees were hovering lazily over the grass","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"and hedgerow. Harry was rather uncomfortable. The Muggle boy whose appearance he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"was affecting was slightly fatter than him and his dress robes felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"hot and tight in the full glare of a summer's day.`When I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"get married,` said Fred, tugging at the collar of his own robes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"`I won't be bothering with any of this nonsense. You can all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"wear what you like, and I'll put a full Body Bird Curse","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"on Mum until it's all over.``She wasn't too bad this morning, considering,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"said George. `Cried a bit about Percy not being here, but who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"wants him. Oh blimey, brace yourselves, here they come, look.`Brightly colored figures","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"were appearing, one by one out of nowhere at the distant boundary","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of the yard. Within minutes a procession had formed, which began to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"snake its way up through the garden toward the marquee. Exotic flowers","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"and bewitched birds fluttered on the witches' hats, while precious gems glittered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"from many of the wizards' cravats; a hum of excited chatter grew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"louder and louder, drowning the sound of the bees as the crowd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"approached the tent.`Excellent, I think I see a few veela cousins,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"George, craning his neck for a better look. `They'll need help understanding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"our English customs, I'll look after them....``Not so fast, Your Holeyness,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Fred, and darting past the gaggle of middle-aged witches heading for the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"procession, he said, `Here ¨C permetiez moi to assister vous,` to a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"pair of pretty French girls, who giggled and allowed him to escort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"them inside. George was left to deal with the middle-aged witches and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Ron took charge of Mr. Weasley's old Ministry-colleague Perkins, while a rather","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"deaf old couple fell to Harry's lot.`Wotcher,` said a familiar voice as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"he came out of the marquee again and found Tonks and Lupin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"at the front of the queue. She had turned blonde for the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"occasion. `Arthur told us you were the one with the curly hair.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Sorry about last night,` she added in a whisper as Harry led","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"them up the aisle. `The Ministry's being very anti-werewolf at the museum","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"and we thought our presence might not do you any favors.``It's fine,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"I understand,` said Harry, speaking more to Lupin than Tonks. Lupin gave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"him a swift smile, but as they turned away Harry saw Lupin's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"face fall again into lines of misery. He did not understand it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"but there was no time to dwell on the matter. Hagrid was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"causing a certain amount of disruption. Having misunderstood Fred's directions as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"had sat himself, not upon the magically enlarged and reinforced seat set","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"aside for him in the back row, but on five sets that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"now resembled a large pile of golden matchsticks.While Mr. Weasley repaired the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"damage and Hagrid shouted apologies to anybody who would listen, Harry hurried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"back to the entrance to find Ron face-to-face with a most eccentric-looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"wizard. Slightly cross-eyed, with shoulder-length white hair the texture of candyfloss, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"wore a cap whose tassel dangled in front of his nose and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"robes of an eye-watering shade of egg-yolk yellow. An odd symbol, rather","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"like a triangular eye, glistened from a golden chain around his neck.`Xenophilius","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Lovegood,` he said, extending a hand to Harry, `my daughter and I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"live just over the hill, so kind of the good Weasleys to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"invite us. But I think you know my Luna?` he added to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Ron.`Yes,` said Ron. `Isn't she with you?``She lingered in that charming little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"garden to say hello to the gnomes, such a glorious infestation! How","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"few wizards realize just how much we can learn from the wise","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"little gnomes ¨C or, to give them their correct name, the Gernumbli","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"gardensi.``Ours do know a lot of excellent swear words,` said Ron, `but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"I think Fred and George taught them those.`He led a party of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"warlocks into the marquee as Luna rushed up.`Hello, Harry!` she said.`Er ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"my name's Barry,` said Harry, flummoxed.`Oh, have you changed that too?` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"asked brightly.`How did you know -?``Oh, just your expression,` she said.Like her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"father, Luna was wearing bright yellow robes, which she had accessorized with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"a large sunflower in her hair. Once you get over the brightness","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of it all, the general effect was quite pleasant. At least there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"were no radishes dangling from her ears.Xenophilius, who was deep in conversation","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"with an acquaintance, had missed the exchange between Luna and Harry. Biding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the wizard farewell, he turned to his daughter, who held up her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"finger and said, `Daddy, look ¨C one of the gnomes actually bit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"me.``How wonderful! Gnome saliva is enormously beneficial.` Said Mr. Lovegood, seizing Luna's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"outstretched fingers and examining the bleeding puncture marks. `Luna, my love, if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"you should feel any burgeoning talent today ¨C perhaps an unexpected urge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"to sing opera or to declaims in Mermish ¨C do not repress","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"it! You may have been gifted by the Gernumblies!`Ron, passing them in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the opposite direction let out a loud snort.`Ron can laugh,` said Luna","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"serenely as Harry led her and Xenophilius toward their seats, `but my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"father has done a lot of research on Gernumbli magic.``Really?` said Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"who had long since decided not to challenge Luna or her father's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"peculiar views. `Are you sure you don't want to put anything on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"that bite, though?``Oh, it's fine,` said Luna, sucking her finger in a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"dreamy fashion and looking Harry up and down. `You look smart. I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"told Daddy most people would probably wear dress robes, but he believes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"you ought to wear sun colors to a wedding, for luck, you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"know.`As she drifted off after her father, Ron reappeared with an elderly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"witch clutching his arm. Her beaky nose, red-rimmed eyes, and leathery pink","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"hat gave her the look of a bad-tempered flamingo.`...and your hair's much","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"too long, Ronald, for a moment I thought you were Ginevra. Merlin's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"beard, what is Xenophilius Lovegood wearing? He looks like an omelet. And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"who are you?` she barked at Harry.`Oh yeah, Auntie Muriel, this is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"our cousin Barny.``Another Weasley? You breed like gnomes. Isn't Harry Potter here?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"I was hoping to meet him. I thought he was a friend","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of yours, Ronald, or have you merely been boasting?``No ¨C he couldn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"come ¨C ``Hmm. Made an excuse, did he? Not as gormless as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"he looks in press photographs, then. I've just been instructing the bride","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"on how best to wear my tiara,` she shouted at Harry. `Goblin-made,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"you know, and been in my family for centuries. She's a good-looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"girl, but still ¨C French. Well, well, find me a good seat,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Ronald, I am a hundred and seven and I ought not to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"be on my feet too long.`Ron gave Harry a meaningful look as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"he passed and did not reappear for some time. When next they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"met at the entrance, Harry had shown a dozen more people to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"their places. The Marquee was nearly full now and for the first","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"time there was no queue outside.`Nightmare, Muriel is,` said Ron, mopping his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"forehead on his sleeve. `She used to come for Christmas every year,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"then, thank God, she took offense because Fred and George set off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"a Dungbomb under her chair at diner. Dad always says she'll have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"written them out of her will ¨C like they care, they're going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"to end up richer than anyone in the family, rate they're going...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Wow,` he added, blinking rather rapidly as Hermione came hurrying toward them.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"`You look great!``Always the tone of surprise,` said Hermione, though she smiled.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"She was wearing a floaty, lilac-colored dress with matching high heels; her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"hair was sleek and shiny. `Your Great-Aunt Muriel doesn't agree, I just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"met her upstairs while she was giving Fleur the tiara. She said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"'Oh dear, is this the Muggle-born?' and then, 'Bad posture and skinny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"ankles.'``Don't take it personally, she's rude to everyone,` said Ron.`Talking about Muriel?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"inquired George, reemerging from the marquee with Fred. `Yeah, she's just told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"me my ears are lopsided. Old bat. I wish old Uncle Bilius","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"was still with us, though; he was a right laugh at weddings.``Wasn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"he the one who saw a Grim and died twenty-four hours later?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"asked Hermione.`Well, yeah, he went a bit odd toward the end,` conceded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"George.`But before he went loopy he was the life and soul of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the party,` said Fred. `He used to down an entire bottle of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"firewhisky, then run onto the dance floor, hoist up his robes, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"start pulling bunches of flowers out of his ¨C ``Yes, he sounds","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"a real charmer,` said Hermione, while Harry roared with laughter.`Never married, for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"some reason,` said Ron.`You amaze me,` said Hermione.They were all laughing so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"much that none of them noticed the latecomer, a dark-haired young man","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"with a large, curved nose and thick black eyebrows, until he held","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"out his invitation to Ron and said, with his eyes on Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"`You look vunderful.``Viktor!` she shrieked, and dropped her small beaded bag, which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"made a loud thump quite disproportionate to its size. As she scrambled,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"blushing, to pick it up, she said `I didn't know you were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"¨C goodness ¨C it's lovely to see ¨C how are you?`Ron's ears","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"had turned bright red again. After glancing at Krum's invitation as if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"he did not believe a word of it, he said, much too","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"loudly, `how come you're here?``Fleur invited me,` said Krum, eyebrows raised.Harry, who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"had no grudge against Krum, shook hands; then feeling that it would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"be prudent to remove Krum from Ron's vicinity, offered to show him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"his seat.`Your friend is not pleased to see me,` said Krum, as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"they entered the now packed marquee. `Or is he a relative?` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"added with a glance at Harry's red curly hair.`Cousin.` Harry muttered, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Krum was not really listening. His appearance was causing a stir, particularly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"amongst the veela cousins: He was, after all, a famous Quidditch player.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"While people were still craning their necks to get a good look","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"at him, Ron, Hermione, Fred, and George came hurrying down the aisle.`Time","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"to sit down,` Fred told Harry, `or we're going to get run","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"over by the bride.`Harry, Ron and Hermione took their seats in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"second row behind Fred and George. Hermione looked rather pink and Ron's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"ears were still scarlet. After a few moments he muttered to Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"`Did you see he's grown a stupid little beard?`Harry gave a noncommittal","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"grunt.A sense of jittery anticipation had filled the warm tent, the general","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"murmuring broken by occasional spurts of excited laughter. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"strolled up the aisle, smiling and waving at relatives; Mrs. Weasley was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"wearing a brand-new set of amethyst colored robes with a matching hat.A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"moment later Bill and Charlie stood up at the front of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"marquee, both wearing dress robes, with larger white roses in their buttonholes;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Fred wolf-whistled and there was an outbreak of giggling from the veela","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"cousins. Then the crowd fell silent as music swelled from what seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"to be the golden balloons.`Ooooh!` said Hermione, swiveling around in her seat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"to look at the entrance.A great collective sigh issued from the assembled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"witches and wizards as Monsieur Delacour and Fleur came walking up the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"aisle, Fleur gliding, Monsieur Delacour bouncing and beaming. Fleur was wearing a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"very simple white dress and seemed to be emitting a strong, silvery","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"glow. While her radiance usually dimmed everyone else by comparison, today it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"beautified everybody it fell upon. Ginny and Gabrielle, both wearing golden dresses,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"looked even prettier than usual and once Fleur had reached for him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Bill did not look as though he had ever met Fenrit Greyback.`Ladies","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"and gentlemen,` said a slightly singsong voice, and with a slight shock,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Harry saw the same small, tufty-hired wizard who had presided at Dumbledore's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"funeral, now standing in front of Bill and Fleur. `We are gathered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"here today to celebrate the union of two faithful souls...``Yes, my tiara","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"set off the whole thing nicely,` said Auntie Muriel in a rather","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"carrying whisper. `But I must say, Ginevra's dress is far too low","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"cut.`Ginny glanced around, grinning, winked at Harry, then quickly faced the front","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"again. Harry's mind wandered a long way from the marquee, back to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the afternoons spent alone with Ginny in lonely parts of the school","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"grounds. They seemed so long ago; they had always seemed too good","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"to be true, as though he had been stealing shining hours from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"a normal person's life, a person without a lightning-shaped scar on his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"forehead....`Do you, William Arthur, take Fleur Isabelle...?`In the front row, Mrs. Weasley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"and Madame Delacour were both sobbing quietly into scraps of lace. Trumpetlike","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"sounds from the back of the marquee told everyone that Hagrid had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"taken out one of his own tablecloth-sized handkerchiefs. Hermione turned around and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"beamed at Harry; her eyes too were full of tears.`...then I declare","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"you bonded for life.`The tufty-haired wizard waved his hand high over the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"heads of Bill and Fleur and a shower of silver stars fell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"upon them, spiraling around their now entwined figures. As Fred and George","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"led a round of applause, the golden balloons overhead burst. Birds of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"paradise and tiny golden bells flew and floated out of them, adding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"their songs and chimes to the din.`Ladies and gentlemen!` called the tufty-haired","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"wizard. `If you would please stand up!`They all did so, Auntie Muriel","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"grumbling audibly; he waved his wand again. The scars on which they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"had been sitting rose gracefully into the air as the canvas walls","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of the marquee vanished, so that they stood beneath a canopy supported","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"by golden poles, with a glorious view of the sunlit orchard and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"surrounding countryside. Next, a pool of molten gold spread from the center","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of the tent to form a gleaming dance floor; the hovering chairs","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"grouped themselves around small, white-clothed tables, which all floated gracefully back to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"earth round it, and the golden-jacketed hand trooped toward a podium.`Smooth,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Ron approvingly as the waiters popped up on all sides, some hearing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"silver trays of pumpkin juice, butterbeer, and firewhisky, others tottering piles of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"tarts and sandwiches.`We should go and congratulate them!` said Hermione, standing on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"tiptoe to see the place where Bill and Fleur had vanished amid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"a crowd of well-wishers.`We'll have time later,` shrugged Ron, snatching three butterbeers","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"from a passing tray and handing one to Harry. `Hermione, cop hold,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"let's grab a table.... Not there! Nowhere near Muriel ¨C `Ron led","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the way across the empty dance floor, glancing left and right as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"he went; Harry felt sure that he was keeping an eye out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"for Krum. By the time they had reached the other side of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the marquee, most of the tables were occupied: The emptiest was the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"one where Luna sat alone.`All right if we join you?` asked Ron.`Oh","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"yes,` she said happily. `Daddy's just gone to give Bill and Fleur","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"our present.``What is it, a lifetime's supply of Gurdyroots?` asked Ron.Hermione aimed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"a kick at him under the table, but caught Harry instead. Eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"watering in pain, Harry lost track of the conversation for a few","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"moments.The band had begun to play, Bill and Fleur took to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"dance floor first, to great applause; after a while, Mr. Weasley led","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Madame Delacour onto the floor, followed by Mr. Weasley and Fleur's father.`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"like this song,` said Luna, swaying in time to the waltzlike tune,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"and a few seconds later she stood up and glided onto the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"dance floor, where she revolved on the spot, quite alone, eyes closed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"and waving her arms.`She's great isn't she?` said Ron admiringly. `Always good","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"value.`But the smile vanished from his face at once: Viktor Krum had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"dropped into Luna's vacant seat. Hermione looked pleasurably flustered but this time","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Krum had not come to compliment her. With a scowl on his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"face he said, `Who is that man in the yellow?``That's Xenophilius Lovegood,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"he's the father of a friend of ours,` said Ron. His pugnacious","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"tone indicated that they were not about to laugh at Xenophilius, despite","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the clear provocation. `Come and dance,` he added abruptly to Hermione.She looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"taken aback, but pleased too, and got up. They vanished together into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the growing throng on the dance floor.`Ah, they are together now?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Krum, momentarily distracted.`Er ¨C sort of,` said Harry.`Who are you?` Krum asked.`Barny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Weasley.`They shook hands.`You, Barny ¨C you know this man Lovegood well?``No, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"only met him today. Why?`Krum glowered over the top of his drink,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"watching Xenophilius, who was chatting to several warlocks on the other side","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of the dance floor.`Because,` said Krum, `If he vus not a guest","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of Fleur's I vould dud him, here and now, for veering that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"filthy sign upon his chest.``Sign?` said Harry, looking over at Xenophilius too.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"The strange triangular eye was gleaming on his chest. `Why? What's wrong","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"with it?``Grindelvald. That is Grindelvald's sign.``Grindelwald... the Dark wizard Dumbledore defeated?``Exactly.`Krum's jaw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"muscles worked as if he were chewing, then he said, `Grindelvald killed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"many people, my grandfather, for instance. Of course, he vos never powerful","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"in this country, they said he feared Dumbledore ¨C and rightly, seeing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"how he vos finished. But this` ¨C he pointed a finger at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Xenophilius ¨C `this is his symbol, I recognized it at vunce: Grindelvald","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"carved it into a vall at Durmstrang ver he vos a pupil","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"there. Some idiots copied it onto their books and clothes thinking to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"shock, make themselves impressive ¨C until those of us who had lost","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"family members to Grindelvald taught them better.`Krum cracked his knuckles menacingly and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"glowered at Xenophilius. Harry felt perplexed. It seemed incredibly unlikely that Luna's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"father was a supporter of the Dark Arts, and nobody else in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the tent seemed to have recognized the triangular, finlike shape.`Are you ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"er ¨C quite sure it's Grindelwald's -?``I am not mistaken,` said Krum","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"coldly. `I walked past that sign for several years, I know it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"vell.``Well, there's a chance,` said Harry, `that Xenophilius doesn't actually know what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the symbol means, the Lovegoods are quite... unusual. He could have easily","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"picked it up somewhere and think it's a cross section of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"head of a Crumple-Horned Snorkack or something.``The cross section of a vot?``Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"I don't know what they are, but apparently he and his daughter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"go on holiday looking for them....`Harry felt he was doing a bad","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"job explaining Luna and her father.`That's her,` he said, pointing at Luna,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"who was still dancing alone, waving her arms around her head like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"someone attempting to beat off midges.`Vy is she doing that?` asked Krum.`Probably","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"trying to get rid of a Wrackspurt,` said Harry, who recognized the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"symptoms.Krum did not seem to know whether or not Harry was making","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"fun of him. He drew his hand from inside his robe and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"tapped it menacingly on his thighs; sparks flew out of the end.`Gregorovitch!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"said Harry loudly, and Krum started, but Harry was too excited to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"care; the memory had come back to him at the sight of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Krum's wand: Ollivander taking it and examining it carefully before the Triwizard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Tournament.`Vot about him?` asked Krum suspiciously.`He's a wandmaker!``I know that,` said Krum.`He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"made your wand! That's why I thought ¨C Quidditch ¨C `Krum was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"looking more and more suspicious.`How do you know Gregorovitch made my wand?``I...I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"read it somewhere, I think,` said Harry. `In a ¨C a fan","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"magazine,` he improvised wildly and Krum looked mollified.`I had not realized I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"ever discussed my vand with fans,` he said.`So... er... where is Gregorowitch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"these days?`Krum looked puzzled.`He retired several years ago. I was one of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the last to purchase a Gregorovitch vand. They are the best ¨Calthough","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"I know, of course, that your Britons set much store by Ollivander.`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"did not answer. He pretended to watch the dancers, like Krum, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"he was thinking hard. So Voldemort was looking for a celebrated wandmaker","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"and Harry did not have to search far for a reason. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"was surely because of what Harry' wand had done on the night","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"that Voldemort pursued him across the skies. The holly and phoenix feather","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"wand had conquered the borrowed wand, some thing that Ollivander had not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"anticipated or understood. Would Gregorowitch know better? Was he truly more skilled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"than Ollivander, did he know secrets of wands that Ollivander did not?`This","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"girl is very nice-looking,` Krum said, recalling Harry to his surroundings. Krum","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"was pointing at Ginny, who had just joined Luna. `She is also","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"a relative of yours?``Yeah,` said Harry, suddenly irritated, `and she's seeing someone.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Jealous type. Big bloke. You wouldn't want to cross him.`Krum grunted.`Vot,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"said, draining his goblet and getting to his feet again, `is the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"point of being an international Quidditch player if all the good-looking girls","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"are taken?`And he strode off leaving Harry to take a sandwich from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"a passing waiter and make his way around the edge of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"crowded dance floor. He wanted to find Ron, to tell him about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Gregorovitch, but he was dancing with Hermione out in the middle of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the floor. Harry leaned up against one of the golden pillars and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"watched Ginny, who was now dancing with Fred and George's friend Lee","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Jordan, trying not to feel resentful about the promise he had given","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Ron.He had never been to a wedding before, so he could not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"judge how Wizarding celebrations differed from Muggle ones, though he was pretty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"sure that the latter would not involve a wedding cake topped with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"two model phoenixes that took flight when the cake was cut, or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"bottles of champagne that floated unsupported through the crowd. As the evening","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"drew in, and moths began to swoop under the canopy, now lit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"with floating golden lanterns, the revelry became more and more uncontained. Fred","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"and George had long since disappeared into the darkness with a pair","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of Fleur's cousins; Charlie, Hagrid, and a squat wizard in a purple","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"porkpie hat were singing `Odo the Hero` in the corner.Wandering through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"crowd so as to escape a drunken uncle of Ron's who seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"unsure whether or not Harry was his son, Harry spotted an old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"wizard sitting alone at a table. His cloud of white hair made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"him look rather like an aged dandelion clock and was topped by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"a moth-eaten fez. He was vaguely familiar: Racking his brains, Harry suddenly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"realized that this was Elphias Doge, member of the Order of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Phoenix and the writer of Dumbledore's obituary.Harry approached him.`May I sit down?``Of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"course, of course,` said Doge; he had a rather high-pitched, wheezy voice.Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"leaned in.`Mr. Doge, I'm Harry Potter.`Doge gasped.`My dear boy! Arthur told me","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"you were here, disguised.... I am so glad, so honored!`In a flutter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of nervous pleasure Doge poured Harry a goblet of champagne.`I thought of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"writing to you,` he whispered, `after Dumbledore... the shock... and for you,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"I am sure...`Doge's tiny eyes filled with sudden tears.`I saw the obituary","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"you wrote for the Daily Prophet,` said Harry. `I didn't realize you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"knew Professor Dumbledore so well.``As well as anyone,` said Doge, dabbing his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"eyes with a napkin. `Certainly I knew him longest, if you don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"count Aberforth ¨C and somehow, people never do seem to count Aberforth.``Speaking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of the Daily Prophet... I don't know whether you saw, Mr. Doge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"-?``Oh, please call me Elphias, dear boy.``Elphias, I don't know whether you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"saw the interview Rita Skeeter gave about Dumbledore?`Doge's face flooded with angry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"color.`Oh yes, Harry, I saw it. That woman, or vulture might be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"a more accurate term, positively pestered me to talk to her, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"am ashamed to say that I became rather rude, called her an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"interfering trout, which resulted, as you my have seen, in aspersions cast","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"upon my sanity.``Well, in that interview,` Harry went on, `Rita Skeeter hinted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"that Professor Dumbledore was involved in the Dark Arts when he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"young.``Don't believe a word of it!` said Doge at once. `Not a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"word, Harry! Let nothing tarnish your memories of Albus Dumbledore!`Harry looked into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Doge's earnest, pained face, and felt, not reassured, but frustrated. Did Doge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"really think it was that easy, that Harry could simply choose not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"to believe? Didn't Doge understand Harry's need to be sure, to know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"everything?Perhaps Doge suspected Harry's feelings, for he looked concerned and hurried on,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"`Harry, Rita Skeeter is a dreadful ¨C `But he was interrupted by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"a shrill cackle.`Rita Skeeter? Oh, I love her, always read her!`Harry and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Doge looked up to see Auntie Muriel standing there, the plumes dancing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"on her hair, a goblet of champagne in her hand. `She's written","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"a book about Dumbledore, you know!``Hello, Muriel,` said Doge, `Yes, we were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"just discussing ¨C ``You there! Give me your chair, I'm a hundred","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"and seven!`Another redheaded Weasley cousin jumped off his seat, looking alarmed, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Auntie Muriel swung it around with surprising strength and plopped herself down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"upon it between Doge and Harry.`Hello again, Barry or whatever your name","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"is,` she said to Harry, `Now what were you saying about Rita","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Skeeter, Elphias? You know, she's written a biography of Dumbledore? I can't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"wait to read it. I must remember to place an order at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Flourish and Blotts!`Doge looked stiff and solemn at this but Auntie Muriel","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"drained her goblet and clicked her bony fingers at a passing waiter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"for a replacement. She took another large gulp of champagne, belched and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"then said, `There's no need to look like a pair of stuffed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"frogs! Before he became so respected and respectable and all that tosh,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"there were some mighty funny rumors about Albus!``Ill-informed sniping,` said Doge, turning","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"radish-colored again.`You would say that, Elphias,` cackled Auntie Muriel. `I noticed how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"you skated over the sticky patches in that obituary of yours!``I'm sorry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"you think so,` said Doge, more coldly still. `I assure you I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"was writing from the heart.``Oh, we all know you worshipped Dumbledore; I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"daresay you'll still think he was a saint even if it does","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"turn out that he did away with his Squib sister!``Muriel!` exclaimed Doge.A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"chill that had nothing to do with the iced champagne was stealing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"through Harry's chest.`What do you mean?` he asked Muriel. `Who said his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"sister was a Squib? I thought she was ill?``Thought wrong, then, didn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"you, Barry!` said Auntie Muriel, looking delighted at the effect she had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"produced. `Anyway, how could you expect to know anything about it! It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"all happened years and years before you were even thought of, my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"dear, and the truth is that those of us who were alive","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"then never knew what really happened. That's why I can't wait to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"find out what Skeeter's unearthed! Dumbledore kept that sister of his quiet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"for a long time!``Untrue!` wheezed Doge, `Absolutely untrue!``He never told me his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"sister as a Squib,` said Harry, without thinking, still cold inside.`And why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"on earth would he tell you?` screeched Muriel, swaying a little in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"her seat as she attempted to focus upon Harry.`The reason Albus never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"spoke about Ariana,` began Elphias in a voice stiff with emotion, `is,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"I should have thought, quite clear. He was so devastated by her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"death ¨C ``Why did nobody ever see her, Elphias?` squawked Muriel, `Why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"did half of us never even know she existed, until they carried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the coffin out of the house and held a funeral for her?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Where was saintly Albus while Ariana was locked in the cellar? Off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"being brilliant at Hogwarts, and never mind what was going on in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"his own house!``What d'you mean, locked in the cellar?` asked Harry. `What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"is this?`Doge looked wretched. Auntie Muriel cackled again and answered Harry.`Dumbledore's mother","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"was a terrifying woman, simply terrifying. Muggle-born, though I heard she pretended","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"otherwise-``She never pretended anything of the sort! Kendra was a fine woman,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"whispered Doge miserably, but Auntie Muriel ignored him.`- proud and very domineering,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the sort of witch who would have been mortified to produce a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Squib-``Ariana was not a Squib!` wheezed Doge.`So you say, Elphias, but explain,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"then, why she never attended Hogwarts!` said Auntie Muriel. She turned back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"to Harry. `In our day, Squibs were often hushed up, thought to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"take it to the extreme of actually imprisoning a little girl in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the house and pretending she didn't exist ¨C ``I tell you, that's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"not what happened!` said Doge, but Auntie Muriel steamrollered on, still addressing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Harry.Squibs were usually shipped off to Muggle schools and encouraged to integrate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"into the Muggle community... much kinder than trying to find them a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"place in the Wizarding world, where they must always be second class,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"but naturally Kendra Dumbledore wouldn't have dreamed of letting her daughter go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"to a Muggle school ¨C `Ariana was delicate!` said Doge desperately. `Her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"health was always too poor to permit her ¨C ``- to permit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"her to leave the house?` cackled Muriel. `And yet she was never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"taken to St. Mungo's and no Healer was ever summoned to see","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"her!``Really, Muriel, how can you possibly know whether ¨C ``For your information,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Elphias, my cousin Lancelot was a Healer at St. Mungo's at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"time, and he told my family in strictest confidence that Ariana had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"never been seen there. All most suspicious, Lancelot thought!`Doge looked to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"on the verge of tears. Auntie Muriel, who seemed to be enjoying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"herself hugely, snapped her fingers for more champagne. Numbly Harry thought of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"how the Dursleys had once shut him up, locked him away, kept","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"him out of sight, all for the crime of being a wizard.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Had Dumbledore's sister suffered the same fate in reverse: imprisoned for her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"lack of magic? And had Dumbledore truly left her to her fate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"while he went off to Hogwarts to prove himself brilliant and talented?`Now,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"if Kendra hadn't died first,` Muriel resumed, `I'd have said that it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"was she who finished off Ariana ¨C ``How can you, Muriel!` groaned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Doge. `A mother kill her own daughter? Think what you're saying!``If the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"mother in question was capable of imprisoning her daughter for years on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"end, why not?` shrugged Auntie Muriel. `But as I say, it doesn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"fit, because Kendra died before Ariana ¨C of what, nobody ever seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"sure-``Yes, Ariana might have made a desperate bid for freedom and killed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Kendra in the struggle,` said Auntie Muriel thoughtfully. `Shake your head all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"you like, Elphias. You were at Ariana's funeral, were you not?``Yes I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"was,` said Doge, through trembling lips, `and a more desperately sad occasion","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"I cannot remember. Albus was heartbroken-``His heart wasn't the only thing. Didn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Aberforth break Albus' nose halfway through the service?`If Doge had looked horrified","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"before this, it was nothing to how he looked now. Muriel might","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"have stabbed him. She cackled loudly and took another swig of champagne,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"which dribbled down her chin.`How do you -?` croaked Doge.`My mother was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"friendly with old Bathilda Bagshot,` said Auntie Muriel happily. `Bathilda described the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"whole thing to mother while I was listening at the door. A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"coffin-side brawl. The way Bathilda told it, Aberforth shouted that it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"all Albus' fault that Ariana was dead and then punched him in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the face. According to Bathilda, Albus did not even defend himself, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"that's odd enough in itself. Albus could have destroyed Aberforth in a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"duel with both hands tied behind his back.`Muriel swigged yet more champagne.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"The recitation of those old scandals seemed to elate her as much","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"as they horrified Doge. Harry did not know what to think, what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"to believe. He wanted the truth and yet all Doge did was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"sit there and bleat feebly that Ariana had been ill. Harry could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"hardly believe that Dumbledore would not have intervened if such cruelty was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"happening inside his own house, and yet there was undoubtedly something odd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"about the story.`And I'll tell you something else,` Muriel said, hiccupping slightly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"as she lowered her goblet. `I think Bathilda has spilled the beans","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"to Rita Skeeter. All those hints in Skeeter's interview about an important","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"source close to the Dumbledores ¨C goodness knows she was there all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"through the Ariana business, and it would fit!``Bathilda, would never talk to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Rita Skeeter!` whispered Doge.`Bathilda Bagshot?` Harry said. `The author of A History","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of Magic?`The name was printed on the front of one of Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"textbooks, though admittedly not one of the ones he had read more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"attentively.`Yes,` said Doge, clutching at Harry's question like a drowning man at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"a life heir. `A most gifted magical historian and an old friend","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of Albus's.``Quite gaga these days, I've heard,` said Auntie Muriel cheerfully.`If that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"is so, it is even more dishonorable for Skeeter to have taken","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"advantage of her,` said Doge, `and no reliance can be placed on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"anything Bathilda may have said!``Oh, there are ways of bringing back memories,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"and I'm sure Rita Skeeter knows them all,` said Auntie Muriel `But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"even if Bathilda's completely cuckoo, I'm sure she'd still have old photographs,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"maybe even letters. She knew the Dumbledores for years.... Well worth a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"trip to Godric's Hollow, I'd have thought.`Harry, who had been taking a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"sip of butterbeer, choked. Doge banged him on the back as Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"coughed, looking at Auntie Muriel through streaming eyes. Once he had control","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of his voice again, he asked, `Bathilda Bagshot lives in Godric's Hollow?``Oh","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"yes, she's been there forever! The Dumbledores moved there after Percival was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"imprisoned, and she was their neighbor.``The Dumbledores lived in Godric's Hollows?``Yes, Barry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"that's what I just said,` said Auntie Muriel testily.Harry felt drained, empty.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Never once, in six years, had Dumbledore told Harry that they had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"both lived and lost loved ones in Godric's Hollow. Why? Were Lily","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"and James buried close to Dumbledore's mother and sister? Had Dumbledore visited","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"their graves, perhaps walked past Lily's and James's to do so? And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"he had never once told Harry ... never bothered to say...And why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"it was so important, Harry could not explain even to himself, yet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"he felt it had been tantamount to a lie not to tell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"him that they had this place and these experiences in common. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"stared ahead of him, barely noticing what was going on around him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"and did not realize that Hermione had appeared out of the crowd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"until she drew up a chair beside him.`I simply can't dance anymore,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"she panted, slipping of one of her shoes and rubbing the sole","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of her foot. `Ron's gone looking to find more butterbeers. It's a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"bit odd. I've just seen Viktor storming away from Luna's father, it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"looked like they'd been arguing ¨C ` She dropped her voice, staring","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"at him. `Harry, are you okay?`Harry did not know where to begin,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"but it did not matter, at that moment, something large and silver","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"came falling through the canopy over the dance floor. Graceful and gleaming,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"the lynx landed lightly in the middle of the astonished dancers. Heads","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"turned, as those nearest it froze absurdly in mid-dance. Then the Patronus's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"mouth opened wide and it spoke in the loud, deep, slow voice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"of Kingsley Shacklebolt.`The Ministry has fallen. Scrimgeour is dead. They are coming.` ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-8"
"Everything seemed fuzzy, slow. Harry and Hermione jumped to their feet and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"drew their wands. Many people were only just realizing that something strange","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"had happened; heads were still turning toward the silver cat as it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"vanished. Silence spread outward in cold ripples from the place where the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Patronus had landed. Then somebody screamed.Harry and Hermione threw themselves into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"panicking crowd. Guests were sprinting in all directions; many were Disapparating; the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"protective enchantments around the Burrow had broken.`Ron!` Hermione cried. `Ron, where are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"you?`As they pushed their way across the dance floor, Harry saw cloaked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"and masked figures appearing in the crowd; then he saw Lupin and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Tonks, their wands raised, and heard both of them shout, `Protego!`, a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"cry that was echoed on all sides ¨C`Ron! Ron!` Hermione called, half","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"sobbing as she and Harry were buffered by terrified guests: Harry seized","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"her hand to make sure they weren't separated as a streak of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"light whizzed over their heads, whether a protective charm or something more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"sinister he did not know ¨CAnd then Ron was there. He caught","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"hold of Hermione's free arm, and Harry felt her turn on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"spot; sight and sound were extinguished as darkness pressed in upon him;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"all he could feel was Hermione's hand as he was squeezed through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"space and time, away from the Burrow, away from the descending Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Eaters, away, perhaps, from Voldemort himself....`Where are we?` said Ron's voice.Harry opened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"his eyes. For a moment he thought they had not left the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"wedding after all; They still seemed to be surrounded by people.`Tottenham Court","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Road,` panted Hermione. `Walk, just walk, we need to find somewhere for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"you to change.`Harry did as she asked. They half walked, half ran","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"up the wide dark street thronged with late-night revelers and lined with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"closed shops, stars twinkling above them. A double-decker bus rumbled by and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"a group of merry pub-goers ogled them as they passed; Harry and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Ron were still wearing dress robes.`Hermione, we haven't got anything to change","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"into,` Ron told her, as a young woman burst into raucous giggles","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"at the sight of him.`Why didn't I make sure I had the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Invisibility Cloak with me?` said Harry, inwardly cursing his own stupidity. `All","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"last year I kept it on me and ¨C ``It's okay, I've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"got the Cloak, I've got clothes for both of you,` said Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"`Just try and act naturally until ¨C this will do.`She led them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"down a side street, then into the shelter of a shadowy alleyway.`When","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"you say you've got the Cloak, and clothes...` said Harry, frowning at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Hermione, who was carrying nothing except her small beaded handbag, in which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"she was now rummaging.`Yes, they're here,` said Hermione, and to Harry and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Ron's utter astonishment, she pulled out a pair of jeans, a sweatshirt,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"some maroon socks, and finally the silvery Invisibility Cloak.`How the ruddy hell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"¨C?``Undetectable Extension Charm,` said Hermione. `Tricky, but I think I've done it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"okay; anyway, I managed to fit everything we need in here.` She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"gave the fragile-looking bag a little shake and it echoed like a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"cargo hold as a number of heavy objects rolled around inside it.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"`Oh, damn, that'll be the books,` she said, peering into it, `and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"I had them all stacked by subject.... Oh well.... Harry, you'd better","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"take the Invisibility Cloak. Ron, hurry up and change....``When did you do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"all this?` Harry asked as Ron stripped off his robes.`I told you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"at the Burrow, I've had the essentials packed for days, you know,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"in case we needed to make a quick getaway. I packed your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"rucksack this morning, Harry, after you changed, and put it in here....","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"I just had a feeling....``You're amazing, you are,` said Ron, handing her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"his bundled-up robes.`Thank you,` said Hermione, managing a small smile as she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"pushed the robes into the bag. `Please, Harry, get that Cloak on!`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"threw his Invisibility Cloak around his shoulders and pulled it up over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"his head, vanishing from sight. He was only just beginning to appreciate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"what had happened.`The others ¨C everybody at the wedding ¨C ``We can't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"worry about that now,` whispered Hermione. `It's you they're after, Harry, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"we'll just put everyone in even more danger by going back.``She's right,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"said Ron, who seemed to know that Harry was about to argue,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"even if he could not see his face. `Most of the Order","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"was there, they'll look after everyone.`Harry nodded, then remembered that they could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"not see him, and said, `Yeah.` But he thought of Ginny, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"fear bubbled like acid in his stomach.`Come on, I think we ought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"to keep moving,` said Hermione.They moved back up the side street and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"onto the main road again, where a group of men on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"opposite side was singing and weaving across the pavement.`Just as a matter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"of interest, why Tottenham Court Road?` Ron asked Hermione.`I've no idea, it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"just popped into my head, but I'm sure we're safer out in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the Muggle world, it's not where they'll expect us to be.``True,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Ron, looking around, `but don't you feel a bit ¨C exposed?``Where else","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"is there?` asked Hermione, cringing as the men on the other side","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"of the road started wolf-whistling at her. `We can hardly book rooms","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"at the Leaky Cauldron, can we? And Grimmauld Place is out if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Snape can get in there.... I suppose we could try my parents'","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"home, though I think there's a chance they might check there.... Oh,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"I wish they'd shut up!``All right, darling?` the drunkest of the men","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"on the other pavement was yelling. `Fancy a drink? Ditch ginger and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"come and have a pint!``Let's sit down somewhere,` Hermione said hastily as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Ron opened his mouth to shout back across the road. `Look, this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"will do, in here!`It was a small and shabby all-night caf¨¦. A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"light layer of grease lay on all the Formica-topped tables, but it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"was at least empty. Harry slipped into a booth first and Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"sat next to him opposite Hermione, who had her back to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"entrance and did not like it: She glanced over her shoulder so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"frequently she appeared to have a twitch. Harry did not like being","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"stationary; walking had given the illusion that they had a goal. Beneath","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the Cloak he could feel the last vestiges of Polyjuice leaving him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"his hands returning to their usual length and shape. He pulled his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"glasses out of his pocket and put them on again.After a minute","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"or two, Ron said, `You know, we're not far from the Leaky","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Cauldron here, it's only in Charing Cross ¨C ``Ron, we can't!` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Hermione at once.`Not to stay there, but to find out what's going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"on!``We know what's going on! Voldemort's taken over the Ministry, what else","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"do we need to know?``Okay, okay, it was just an idea!`They relapsed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"into a prickly silence. The gum-chewing waitress shuffled over and Hermione ordered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"two cappuccinos: As Harry was invisible, it would have looked odd to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"order him one. A pair of burly workmen entered the caf¨¦ and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"squeezed into the next booth. Hermione dropped her voice to a whisper.`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"say we find a quiet place to Disapparate and head for the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"countryside. Once we're there, we could send a message to the Order.``Can","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"you do that talking Patronus thing, then?` asked Ron.`I've been practicing and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"I think so,` said Hermione.`Well, as long as it doesn't get them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"into trouble, though they might've been arrested already. God, that's revolting,` Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"added after one sip of the foamy, grayish coffee. The waitress had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"heard; she shot Ron a nasty look as she shuffled off to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"take the new customers' orders. The larger of the two workmen, who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"was blond and quite huge, now that Harry came to look at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"him, waved her away. She stared, affronted.`Let's get going, then, I don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"want to drink this muck,` said Ron. `Hermione, have you got Muggle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"money to pay for this?``Yes, I took out all my Building Society","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"savings before I came to the Burrow. I'll bet all the change is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"at the bottom,` sighed Hermione, reaching for her beaded bag.The two workmen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"made identical movements, and Harry mirrored them without conscious thought: All three","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"of them drew their wands. Ron, a few seconds late in realizing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"what was going on, lunged across the table, pushing Hermione sideways onto","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"her bench. The force of the Death Eaters' spells shattered the tiled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"wall where Ron's head had just been, as Harry, still invisible, yelled,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"`Stupefy!`The great blond Death Eater was hit in the face by a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"jet of red light: He slumped sideways, unconscious. His companion, unable to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"see who had cast the spell, fired another at Ron: Shining black","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"ropes flew from his wand-tip and bound Ron head to foot ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the waitress screamed and ran for the door ¨C Harry sent another","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Stunning Spell at the Death Eater with the twisted face who had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"tied up Ron, but the spell missed, rebounded on the window, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"hit the waitress, who collapsed in front of the door.`Expulso!` bellowed the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Death Eater, and the table behind which Harry was standing blew up:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"The force of the explosion slammed him into the wall and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"felt his wand leave his hand as the Cloak slipped off him.`Petrificus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Totalus!` screamed Hermione from out of sight, and the Death Eater fell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"forward like a statue to land with a crunching thud on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"mess of broken china, table, and coffee. Hermione crawled out from underneath","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the bench, shaking bits of glass ashtray out of her hair and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"trembling all over.`D-diffindo,` she said, pointing her wand at Ron, who roared","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"in pain as she slashed open the knee of his jeans, leaving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"a deep cut. `Oh, I'm so sorry, Ron, my hand's shaking! Diffindo!`The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"severed ropes fell away. Ron got to his feet, shaking his arms","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"to regain feeling in them. Harry picked up his wand and climbed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"over all the debris to where the large blond Death Eater was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"sprawled across the bench.`I should've recognized him, he was there the night","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Dumbledore died,` he said. He turned over the darker Death Eater with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"his foot; the man's eyes moved rapidly between Harry, Ron and Hermione.`That's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Dolohov,` said Ron. `I recognize him from the old wanted posters. I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"think the big one's Thorfinn Rowle.``Never mind what they're called!` said Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"a little hysterically. `How did they find us? What are we going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"to do?`Somehow her panic seemed to clear Harry's head.`Lock the door,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"told her, `and Ron, turn out the lights.`He looked down at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"paralyzed Dolohov, thinking fast as the lock clicked and Ron used the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Deluminator to plunge the caf¨¦ into darkness. Harry could hear the men","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"who had jeered at Hermione earlier, yelling at another girl in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"distance.`What are we going to do with them?` Ron whispered to Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"through the dark; then, even more quietly, `Kill them? They'd kill us.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"They had a good go just now.`Hermione shuddered and took a step","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"backward. Harry shook his head.`We just need to wipe their memories,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Harry. `It's better like that, it'll throw them off the scent. If","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"we killed them it'd be obvious we were here.``You're the boss,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Ron, sounding profoundly relieved. `But I've never down a Memory Charm.``Nor have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"I,` said Hermione, `but I know the theory.`She took a deep, calming","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"breath, then pointed her wand at Dolohov's forehead and said, `Obliviate.`At once,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Dolohov's eyes became unfocused and dreamy.`Brilliant!` said Harry, clapping her on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"back. `Take care of the other one and the waitress while Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"and I clear up.``Clear up?` said Ron, looking around at the partly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"destroyed caf¨¦. `Why?``Don't you think they might wonder what's happened if they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"wake up and find themselves in a place that looks like it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"just been bombed?``Oh right, yeah...`Ron struggled for a moment before managing to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"extract his wand from his pocket.`It's no wonder I can't get it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"out, Hermione, you packed my old jeans, they're tight.``Oh, I'm so sorry,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"hissed Hermione, and as she dragged the waitress out of sight of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the windows, Harry heard her mutter a suggestion as to where Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"could stick his wand instead.Once the caf¨¦ was restored to its previous","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"condition, they heaved the Death Eaters back into their booth and propped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"them up facing each other. `But how did they find us?` Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"asked, looking from one inert man to the other. `How did they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"know where we were?`She turned to Harry.`You ¨C you don't think you've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"still got your Trace on you, do you, Harry?``He can't have,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Ron. `The Trace breaks at seventeen, that's Wizarding law, you can't put","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"it on an adult.``As far as you know,` said Hermione. `What if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the Death Eaters have found a way to put it on a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"seventeen-year-old?``But Harry hasn't been near a Death Eater in the last twenty-four","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"hours. Who's supposed to have put a Trace back on him?`Hermione did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"not reply. Harry felt contaminated, tainted: Was that really how the Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Eaters had found them?`If I can't use magic, and you can't use","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"magic near me, without us giving away our position ¨C ` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"began.`We're not splitting up!` said Hermione firmly.`We need a safe place to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"hide,` said Ron. `Give us time to think things through.``Grimmauld Place,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Harry.The other two gaped.`Don't be silly, Harry, Snape can get in there!``Ron's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"dad said they've put up jinxes against him ¨C and even if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"they haven't worked,` he pressed on as Hermione began to argue `so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"what? I swear, I'd like nothing better than to meet Snape!``But ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"``Hermione, where else is there? It's the best chance we've got. Snape's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"only one Death Eater. If I've still got the Trace on me,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"we'll have whole crowds of them on us wherever else we go.`She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"could not argue, though she looked as if she would have liked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"to. While she unlocked the caf¨¦ door, Ron clicked the Deluminator to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"release the caf¨¦'s light. Then, on Harry's count of three, they reversed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the spells upon their three victims, and before the waitress or either","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"of the Death Eaters could do more than stir sleepily, Harry, Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"and Hermione had turned on the spot and vanished into the compressing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"darkness once more.Seconds later Harry's lungs expanded gratefully and he opened his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"eyes: They were now standing in the middle of a familiar small","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"and shabby square. Tall, dilapidated houses looked down on them from every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"side. Number twelve was visible to them, for they had been told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"of its existence by Dumbledore, its Secret-Keeper, and they rushed toward it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"checking every few yards that they were not being followed or observed.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"They raced up the stone steps, and Harry tapped the front door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"once with his wand. They heard a series of metallic clicks and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the clatter of a chain, then the door swung open with a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"creak and they hurried over the threshold.As Harry closed the door behind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"them, the old-fashioned gas lamps sprang into life, casting flickering light along","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the length of the hallway. It looked just as Harry remembered it:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"eerie, cobwebbed, the outlines of the house-elf heads on the wall throwing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"odd shadows up the staircase. Long dark curtains concealed the portrait of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Sirius's mother. The only thing that was out of place was the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"troll's leg umbrella stand, which was lying on its side as if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Tonks had just knocked it over again.`I think somebody's been in here,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Hermione whispered, pointing toward it.`That could've happened as the Order left,` Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"murmured back.`So where are these jinxes they put up against Snape?` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"asked.`Maybe they're only activated if he shows up?` suggested Ron.Yet they remained","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"close together on the doormat, backs against the door, scared to move","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"farther into the house.`Well, we can't stay here forever,` said Harry, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"he took a step forward.`Severus Snape?`Mad-Eye Moody's voice whispered out of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"darkness, making all three of them jump back in fright. `We're not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Snape!` croaked Harry, before something whooshed over him like cold air and his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"tongue curled backward on itself, making it impossible to speak. Before he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"had time to feel inside his mouth, however, his tongue had unraveled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"again.The other two seemed to have experienced the same unpleasant sensation. Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"was making retching noises; Hermione stammered, `That m-must have b-been the T-Tongue-Tying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Curse Mad-Eye set up for Snape!`Gingerly Harry took another step forward. Something","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"shifted in the shadows at the end of the hall, and before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"any of them could say another word, a figure had risen up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"out of the carpet, tall, dust-colored, and terrible; Hermione screamed and so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"did Mrs. Black, her curtains flying open; the gray figure was gliding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"toward them, faster and faster, its waist-length hair and beard streaming behind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"it, its face sunken, fleshless, with empty eye sockets: Horribly familiar, dreadfully","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"altered, it raised a wasted arm, pointing at Harry.`No!` Harry shouted, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"though he had raised his wand no spell occurred to him. `No!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"It wasn't us! We didn't kill you ¨C `On the word kill,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the figure exploded in a great cloud of dust: Coughing, his eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"watering, Harry looked around to see Hermione crouched on the floor by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the door with her arms over her head, and Ron, who was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"shaking from head to foot, patting her clumsily on the shoulder and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"saying, `It's all r-right.... It's g-gone....`Dust swirled around Harry like mist, catching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the blue gaslight, as Mrs. Black continued to scream.`Mudbloods, filth, stains of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"dishonor, taint of shame on the house of my fathers ¨C ``SHUT","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"UP!` Harry bellowed, directing his wand at her, and with a bang","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"and a burst of red sparks, the curtains swung shut again, silencing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"her.`That... that was...` Hermione whimpered, as Ron helped her to her feet.`Yeah,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"said Harry, `but it wasn't really him, was it? Just something to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"scare Snape.`Had it worked, Harry wondered, or had Snape already blasted the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"horror-figure aside as casually as he had killed the real Dumbledore? Nerves","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"still tingling, he led the other two up the hall, half-expecting some","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"new terror to reveal itself, but nothing moved except for a mouse","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"skittering along the skirting board.`Before we go any farther, I think we'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"better check,` whispered Hermione, and she raised her wand and said, `Homenum","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"revelio.`Nothing happened.`Well, you've just had a big shock,` said Ron kindly. `What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"was that supposed to do?``It did what I meant it to do!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"said Hermione rather crossly. `That was a spell to reveal human presence,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"and there's nobody here except us!``And old Dusty,` said Ron, glancing at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the patch of carpet from which the corpse-figure had risen.`Let's go up,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"said Hermione with a frightened look at the same spot, and she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"led the way up the creaking stairs to the drawing room on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the first floor.Hermione waved her wand to ignite the old gas lamps,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"then, shivering slightly in the drafty room, she perched on the sofa,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"her arms wrapped tightly around her. Ron crossed to the window and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"moved the heavy velvet curtains aside an inch.`Can't see anyone out there,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"he reported. `And you'd think, if Harry still had a Trace on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"him, they'd have followed us here. I know they can't get in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the house, but ¨C what's up, Harry?`Harry had given a cry of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"pain: His scar had burned against as something flashed across his mind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"like a bright light on water. He saw a large shadow and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"felt a fury that was not his own pound through his body,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"violent and brief as an electric shock.`What did you see?` Ron asked,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"advancing on Harry. `Did you see him at my place?``No, I just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"felt anger ¨C he's really angry ¨C ``But that could be at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the Burrow,` said Ron loudly. `What else? Didn't you see anything? Was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"he cursing someone?``No, I just felt anger ¨C I couldn't tell ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"`Harry felt badgered, confused, and Hermione did not help as she said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"in a frightened voice, `Your scar, again? But what's going on? I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"thought that connection had closed!``It did, for a while,` muttered Harry; his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"scar was still painful, which made it hard to concentrate. `I ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"I think it's started opening again whenever he loses control, that's how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"it used to ¨C ``But then you've got to close your mind!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"said Hermione shrilly. `Harry, Dumbledore didn't want you to use that connection,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"he wanted you to shut it down, that's why you were supposed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"to use Occlumency! Otherwise Voldemort can plant false images in your mind,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"remember ¨C ``Yeah, I do remember, thanks,` said Harry through gritted teeth;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"he did not need Hermione to tell him that Voldemort had once","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"used this selfsame connection between them to lead him into a trap,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"nor that it had resulted in Sirius's death. He wished that he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"had not told them what he had seen and felt; it made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Voldemort more threatening, as though he were pressing against the window of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the room, and still the pain in his scar was building and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"he fought it: It was like resisting the urge to be sick.He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"turned his back on Ron and Hermione, pretending to examine the old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"tapestry of the Black family tree on the wall. Then Hermione shrieked:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Harry drew his wand again and spun around to see a silver","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Patronus soar through the drawing room window and land upon the floor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"in front of them, where it solidified into the weasel that spoke","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"with the voice of Ron's father.`Family safe, do not reply, we are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"being watched.`The Patronus dissolved into nothingness. Ron let out a noise between","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"a whimper and a groan and dropped onto the sofa: Hermione joined","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"him, gripping his arm.`They're all right, they're all right!` she whispered, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Ron half laughed and hugged her.`Harry,` he said over Hermione's shoulder, `I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"¨C ``It's not a problem,` said Harry, sickened by the pain in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"his head. `It's your family, 'course you were worried. I'd feel the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"same way.` He thought of Ginny. `I do feel the same way.`The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"pain in his scar was reaching a peak, burning as it had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"back in the garden of the Burrow. Faintly he heard Hermione say","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"`I don't want to be on my own. Could we use the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"sleeping bags I've brought and camp in here tonight?`He heard Ron agree.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"He could not fight the pain much longer. He had to succumb.`Bathroom,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"he muttered, and he left the room as fast as he could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"without running.He barely made it: Bolting the door behind him with trembling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"hands, he grasped his pounding head and fell to the floor, then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"in an explosion of agony, he felt the rage that did not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"belong to him possess his soul, saw a long room lit only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"by firelight, and the giant blond Death Eater on the floor, screaming","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"and writhing, and a slighter figure standing over him, wand outstretched, while","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Harry spoke in a high, cold, merciless voice.`More, Rowle, or shall we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"end it and feed you to Nagini? Lord Voldemort is not sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"that he will forgive this time.... You called me back for this,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"to tell me that Harry Potter has escaped again? Draco, give Rowle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"another taste of our displeasure.... Do it, or feel my wrath yourself!`A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"log fell in the fire: Flames reared, their light darting across a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"terrified, pointed white face ¨C with a sense of emerging from deep","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"water, Harry drew heaving breaths and opened his eyes.He was spread-eagled on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the cold black marble floor, his nose inches from one of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"silver serpent tails that supported the large bathtub. He sat up. Malfoy's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"gaunt, petrified face seemed burned on the inside of his eyes. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"felt sickened by what he had seen, by the use to which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Draco was now being put by Voldemort.There was a sharp rap on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"the door, and Harry jumped as Hermione's voice rang out.`Harry, do you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"want your toothbrush? I've got it here.``Yeah, great, thanks,` he said, fighting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"to keep his voice casual as he stood up to let her in. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-9"
"Harry woke early next morning, wrapped in a sleeping bag on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"drawing room floor. A chink of sky was visible between the heavy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"curtains. It was the cool, clear blue of watered ink, somewhere between","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"night and dawn, and everything was quiet except for Ron and Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"slow, deep breathing. Harry glanced over at the dark shapes they made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"on the floor beside him. Ron had had a fit of gallantry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"and insisted that Hermione sleep on the cushions from the sofa, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"that her silhouette was raised above his. Her arm curved to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"floor, her fingers inches from Ron's. Harry wondered whether they had fallen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"asleep holding hands. The idea made him feel strangely lonely.He looked up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"at the shadowy ceiling, the cobwebbed chandelier. Less than twenty-four house ago,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"he had been standing in the sunlight at the entrance to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"marquee, waiting to show in wedding guests. It seemed a lifetime away.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"What was going to happen now? He lay on the floor and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"he thought of the Horcruxes, of the daunting complex mission Dumbledore had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"left him... Dumbledore...The grief that had possessed him since Dumbledore's death felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"different now. The accusations he had heard from Muriel at the wedding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"seemed to have nested in his brain like diseased things, infecting his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"memories of the wizard he had idolized. Could Dumbledore have let such","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"things happen? Had he been like Dudley, content to watch neglect and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"abuse as long as it did not affect him? Could he have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"turned his back on a sister who was being imprisoned and hidden?Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"thought of Godric's Hollow, of graves Dumbledore had never mentioned there; he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"thought of mysterious objects left without explanation in Dumbledore's will, and resentment","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"swelled in the darkness. Why hadn't Dumbledore told him? Why hadn't he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"explained? Had Dumbledore actually cared about Harry at all? Or had Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"been nothing more than a tool to be polished and honed, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"not trusted, never confided in?Harry could not stand lying there with nothing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"but bitter thoughts for company. Desperate for something to do, for distraction,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"he slipped out of his sleeping bad, picked up his wand, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"crept out of the room. On the landing he whispered, `Lumos,` and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"started to climb the stairs by wandlight.On the second landing was the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"bedroom in which he and Ron had slept last time they had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"been here; he glanced into it. The wardrobe doors stood open and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the bedclothes had been ripped back. Harry remembered the overturned troll leg","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"downstairs. Somebody had searched the house since the Order had left. Snape?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Or perhaps Mundungus, who had pilfered plenty from this house both before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"and after Sirius died? Harry's gaze wandered to the portrait that sometimes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"contained Phineas Nigellus Black, Sirius's great-great grandfather, but it was empty, showing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"nothing but a stretch of muddy backdrop. Phineas Nigellus was evidently spending","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the night in the headmaster's study at Hogwarts.Harry continued up the stairs","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"until he reached the topmost landing where there were only two doors.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"The one facing him bore a nameplate reading Sirius. Harry had never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"entered his godfather's bedroom before. He pushed open the door, holding his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"wand high to cast light as widely as possible. The room was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"spacious and must once have been handsome. There was a large bed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"with a carved wooden headboard, a tall window obscured by long velvet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"curtains and a chandelier thickly coated in dust with candle scrubs still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"resting in its sockets, solid wax banging in frostlike drips. A fine","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"film of dust covered the pictures on the walls and the bed's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"headboard; a spiders web stretched between the chandelier and the top of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the large wooden wardrobe, and as Harry moved deeper into the room,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"he head a scurrying of disturbed mice.The teenage Sirius had plastered the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"walls with so many posters and pictures that little of the wall's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"silvery-gray silk was visible. Harry could only assume that Sirius's parents had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"been unable to remove the Permanent Sticking Charm that kept them on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the wall because he was sure they would not have appreciated their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"eldest son's taste in decoration. Sirius seemed to have long gone out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"of his way to annoy his parents. There were several large Gryffindor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"banners, faded scarlet and gold just to underline his difference from all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the rest of the Slytherin family. There were many pictures of Muggle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"motorcycles, and also (Harry had to admire Sirius's nerve) several posters of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"bikini-clad Muggle girls. Harry could tell that they were Muggles because they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"remained quite stationary within their pictures, faded smiles and glazed eyes frozen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"on the paper. This was in contrast the only Wizarding photograph on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the walls which was a picture of four Hogwarts students standing arm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"in arm, laughing at the camera.With a leap of pleasure, Harry recognized","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"his father, his untidy black hair stuck up at the back like Harry's,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"and he too wore glasses. Beside him was Sirius, carelessly handsome, his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"slightly arrogant face so much younger and happier than Harry had ever","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"seen it alive. To Sirius's right stood Pettigrew, more than a head","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"shorter, plump and watery-eyed, flushed with pleasure at his inclusion in this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"coolest of gangs, with the much-admired rebels that James and Sirius had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"been. On James's left was Lupin, even then a little shabby-looking, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"he had the same air of delighted surprise at finding himself liked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"and included or was it simply because Harry knew how it had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"been, that he saw these things in the picture? He tried to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"take it from the wall; it was his now, after all, Sirius","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"had left him everything, but it would not budge. Sirius had taken","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"no chances in preventing his parents from redecorating his room.Harry looked around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"at the floor. The sky outside was growing brightest. A shaft of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"light revealed bits of paper, books, and small objects scattered over the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"carpet. Evidently Sirius's bedroom had been reached too, although its contents seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to have been judged mostly, if not entirely, worthless. A few of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the books had been shaken roughly enough to part company with the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"covers and sundry pages littered the floor.Harry bent down, picked up a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"few of the pieces of paper, and examined them. He recognized one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"as a part of an old edition of A History of Magic,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"by Bathilda Bagshot, and another as belonging to a motorcycle maintenance manual.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"The third was handwritten and crumpled. He smoothed it out.Dear Padfoot,Thank you,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"thank you, for Harry's birthday present! It was his favorite by far.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"One year old and already zooming along on a toy broomstick, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"looked so pleased with himself. I'm enclosing a picture so you can","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"see. You know it only rises about two feet off the ground","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"but he nearly killed the cat and he smashed a horrible vase","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Petunia sent me for Christmas (no complaints there). Of course James thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"it was so funny, says he's going to be a great Quidditch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"player but we've had to pack away all the ornaments and make","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"sure we don't take our eyes off him when he gets going.We","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"had a very quiet birthday tea, just us and old Bathilda who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"has always been sweet to us and who dotes on Harry. We","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"were so sorry you couldn't come, but the Order's got to come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"first, and Harry's not old enough to know it's his birthday anyway!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"James is getting a bit frustrated shut up here, he tries not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to show it but I can tell ¨C also Dumbledore's still got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"his Invisibility Cloak, so no chance of little excursions. If you could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"visit, it would cheer him up so much. Wormy was here last","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"weekend. I thought he seemed down, but that was probably the next","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"about the McKinnons; I cried all evening when I heard.Bathilda drops in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"most days, she's a fascinating old thing with the most amazing stories","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"about Dumbledore. I'm not sure he'd be pleased if he knew! I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"don't know how much to believe, actually because it seems incredible that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Dumbledore Harry's extremities seemed to have gone numb. He stood quite still,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"holding the miraculous paper in his nerveless fingers while inside him a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"kind of quiet eruptions sent joy and grief thundering its equal measure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"through his veins. Lurching to the bed, he sat down.He read the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"letter again, but could not take in any more meaning than he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"had done the first time, and was reduced to staring at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"handwriting itself. She had made her `g`s the same way he did.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"He searched through the letter for every one of them, and each","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"felt like a friendly little wave glimpsed from behind a veil. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"letter was an incredible treasure, proof that Lily Potter had lived, really","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"lived, that her warm hand had once moved across this parchment, tracing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"ink into these letters, these words, words about him, Harry, her son.Impatiently","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"brushing away the wetness in his eyes, he reread the letter, this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"time concentrating on the meaning. It was like listening to a half-remembered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"voice.They had a cat... perhaps it had perished, like his parents at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Godric's Hollow... or else fled when there was nobody left to feed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"it... Sirius had bought him his first broomstick... His parents had known","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Bathilda Bagshot; had Dumbledore introduced them? Dumbledore's still got his Invisibility Cloak...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"there was something funny there...Harry paused, pondering his mother's words. Why had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Dumbledore taken James's Invisibility Cloak? Harry distinctly remembered his headmaster telling him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"years before, `I don't need a cloak to become invisible` Perhaps some","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"less gifted Order member had needed its assistance, and Dumbledore had acted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"as a carrier? Harry passed on...Wormy was here... Pettigrew, the traitor, had seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"`down` had he? Was he aware that he was seeing James and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Lily alive for the last time?And finally Bathilda again, who told incredible","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"stories about Dumbledore. It seems incredible that Dumbledore ¨CThat Dumbledore what? But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"there were any number of things that would seem incredible about Dumbledore;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"that he had once received bottom marks in a Transfiguration test, for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"instance or had taken up goat charming like Aberforth...Harry got to his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"feet and scanned the floor: Perhaps the rest of the letter was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"here somewhere. He seized papers, treating them in his eagerness, with as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"little consideration as the original searcher, he pulled open drawers, shook out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"books, stood on a chair to run his hand over the top","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"of the wardrobe, and crawled under the bed and armchair.At last, lying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"facedown on the floor, he spotted what looked like a torn piece","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"of paper under the chest of drawers. When he pulled it out,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"it proved to be most of the photograph that Lily had described","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"in her letter. A black-haired baby was zooming in and out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the picture on a tiny broom, roaring with laughter, and a pair","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"of legs that must have belonged to James was chasing after him.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Harry tucked the photograph into his pocket with Lily's letter and continued","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to look for the second sheet.After another quarter of an hour, however","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"he was forced to conclude that the rest of his mother's letter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"was gone. Had it simply been lost in the sixteen years that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"had elapsed since it had been written, or had it been taken","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"by whoever had searched the room? Harry read the first sheet again,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"this time looking for clues as to what might have made the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"second sheet valuable. His toy broomstick could hardly be considered interesting to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the Death Eaters... The only potentially useful thing he could see her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"was possible information on Dumbledore. It seems incredible that Dumbledore ¨C what?`Harry?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Harry? Harry!``I'm here!` he called, `What's happened?`There was a clatter of footsteps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"outside the door, and Hermione burst inside.`We woke up and didn't know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"where you were!` she said breathlessly. She turned and shouted over her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"shoulder, `Ron! I've found him`Ron's annoyed voice echoed distantly from several floors","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"below.`Good! Tell him from me he's a git!``Harry don't just disappear, please,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"we were terrified! Why did you come up here anyway?` She gazed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"around the ransacked room. `What have you been doing?``Look what I've just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"found`He held out his mother's letter. Hermione took it out and read","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"it while Harry watched her. When she reached the end of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"page she looked up at him.`Oh Harry...``And there's this too`He handed her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the torn photograph, and Hermione smiled at the baby zooming in and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"out of sight on the toy broom.`I've been looking for the rest","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"of the letter,` Harry said, `but it's not here.`Hermione glanced around.`Did you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"make all this mess, or was some of it done when you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"got here?``Someone had searched before me,` said Harry.`I thought so. Every room","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"I looked into on the way up had been disturbed. What were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"they after, do you think?``Information on the Order, if it was Snape.``But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"you'd think he'd already have all he needed. I mean was in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the Order, wasn't he?``Well then,` said Harry, keen to discuss his theory,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"`what about information on Dumbledore? The second page of the letter, for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"instance. You know this Bathilda my mum mentions, you know who she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"is?``Who?``Bathilda Bagshot, the author of ¨C ``A History of Magic,` said Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"looking interested. `So your parents knew her? She was an incredible magic","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"historian.``And she's still alive,` said Harry, `and she lives in Godric's Hollow.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Ron's Auntie Muriel was talking about her at the wedding. She knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Dumbledore's family too. Be pretty interesting to talk to, wouldn't she?` There","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"was a little too much understanding in the smile Hermione gave him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"for Harry's liking. He took back the letter and the photograph and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"tucked them inside the pouch around his neck, so as not to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"have to look at her and give himself away. `I understand why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"you'd love to talk to her about your mum and dad, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Dumbledore too,` said Hermione. `But that wouldn't really help us in our","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"search for the Horcruxes, would it?` Harry did not answer, and she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"rushed on, `Harry, I know you really want to go to Godric's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Hollow, but I'm scared. I'm scared at how easily those Death Eaters","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"found us yesterday. It just makes me feel more than ever that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"we ought to avoid the place where your parents are buried, I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"sure they'd be expecting you to visit it.``It's not just that,` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"said, still avoiding looking at her, `Muriel said stuff about Dumbledore at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the wedding. I want to know the truth...`He told Hermione everything that Muriel","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"had told him. When he had finished, Hermione said, `Of course, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"can see why that's upset you, Harry ¨C ``I'm not upset,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"lied, `I'd just like to know whether or not it's true or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"¨C ``Harry do you really think you'll get the truth from a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"malicious old woman like Muriel, or from Rita Skeeter? How can you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"believe them? You knew Dumbledore!``I thought I did,` he muttered.`But you know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"how much truth there was in everything Rita wrote about you! Doge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"is right, how can you let these people tarnish your memories of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Dumbledore?`He looked away, trying not to betray the resentment he felt. There","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"it was again: Choose what to believe. He wanted the truth. Why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"was everybody so determined that he should not get it?`Shall we go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"down to the kitchen?` Hermione suggested after a little pause. `Find something","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"for breakfast?`Do Not Enter Without the Express Permission of Regulus Arcturus BlackExcitement","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"trickled through Harry, but he was not immediately sure why. He read","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the sign again. Hermione was already a flight of stairs below him.`Hermione,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"he said, and he was surprised that his voice was so calm.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"`Come back up here.``What's the matter?``R.A.B. I think I've found him.`There was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"a gasp, and then Hermione ran back up the stairs.`In your mum's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"letter? But I didn't see ¨C `Harry shook his head, pointing at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Regulus's sign. She read it, then clutched Harry's arm so tightly that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"he winced.`Sirius's brother?` she whispered.`He was a Death Eater,` said Harry. `Sirius","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"told me about him, he joined up when he was really young","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"and then got cold feet and tried to leave ¨C so they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"killed him.``That fits!` gasped Hermione. `If he was a Death Eater he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"had access to Voldemort, and if he became disenchanted, then he would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"have wanted to bring Voldemort down!`She released Harry, leaned over the banister,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"and screamed, `Ron! RON! Get up here, quick!`Ron appeared, panting, a minute","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"later, his wand ready in his hand.`What's up? If it's massive spiders","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"again I want breakfast before I ¨C `He frowned at the sign","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"on Regulus's door, in which Hermione was silently pointing.`What? That was Sirius's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"brother, wasn't it? Regulus Arcturus ... Regulus ... R.A.B.! The locket ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"you don't reckon ¨C?``Let's find out,` said Harry. He pushed the door:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"It was locked. Hermione pointed her wand at the handle and said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"`Alohamora.` There was a click, and the door swung open.They moved over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the threshold together, gazing around. Regulus's bedroom was slightly smaller than Sirius's,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"though it had the same sense of former grandeur. Whereas Sirius had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"sought to advertise his diffidence from the rest of the family, Regulus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"had striven to emphasize the opposite. The Slytherin colors of emerald and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"silver were everywhere, draping the bed, the walls, and the windows. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Black family crest was painstakingly painted over the bed, along with its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"motto, TOUJOURS PUR. Beneath this was a collection of yellow newspaper cuttings,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"all stuck together to make a ragged collage. Hermione crossed the room","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to examine them.`They're all about Voldemort,` she said. `Regulus seems to have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"been a fan for a few years before he joined the Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Eaters ...`A little puff of dust rose from the bedcovers as she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"sat down to read the clippings. Harry, meanwhile, had noticed another photograph:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"a Hogwarts Quidditch team was smiling and waving out of the frame.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"He moved closer and saw the snakes emblazoned on their chests: Slytherins.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Regulus was instantly recognizable as the boy sitting in the middle of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the front row: He had the same dark hair and slightly haughty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"look of his brother, though he was smaller, slighter, and rather less","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"handsome than Sirius had been.`He played Seeker,` said Harry.`What?` said Hermione vaguely;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"she was still immersed in Voldemort's press clippings.`He's sitting in the middle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"of the front row, that's where the Seeker ... Never mind,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Harry, realizing that nobody was listening. Ron was on his hands and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"knees, searching under the wardrobe. Harry looked around the room for likely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"hiding places and approached the desk. Yet again, somebody had searched before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"them. The drawers' contents had been turned over recently, the dust disturbed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"but there was nothing of value there: old quills, out-of-date textbooks that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"bore evidence of being roughly handled, a recently smashed ink bottle, its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"sticky residue covering the contents of the drawer.`There's an easier way,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Hermione, as Harry wiped his inky fingers on his jeans. She raised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"her wand and said, `Accio Locket!`Nothing happened. Ron, who had been searching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the folds of the faded curtains, looked disappointed.`Is that it, then? It's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"not here?``Oh, it could still be here, but under counter-enchantments,` said Hermione.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"`Charms to prevent it from being summoned magically, you know.``Like Voldemort put","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"on the stone basin in the cave,` said Harry, remembering how he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"been unable to Summon the fake locket.`How are we supposed to find","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"it then?` asked Ron.`We search manually,` said Hermione.`That's a good idea,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Ron, rolling his eyes, and he resumed his examination of the curtains.They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"combed every inch of the room for more than an hour, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"were forced, finally, to conclude that the locket was not there.The sun","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"had risen now; its light dazzled them even through the grimy landing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"windows.`It could be somewhere else in the house, though,` said Hermione in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"a rallying tone as they walked back downstairs. As Harry and Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"had become more discouraged, she seemed to have become more determined. `Whether","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"he'd manage to destroy it or not, he'd want to keep it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"hidden from Voldemort, wouldn't he? Remember all those awful things we had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to get rid of when we were here last time? That clock","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"that shot bolts at everyone and those old robes that tried to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"strangle Ron; Regulus might have put them there to protect the locket's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"hiding place, even though we didn't realize it at ... at ...`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"and Ron looked at her. She was standing with one foot in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"midair, with the dumbstruck look of one who had just been Obliviated:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"her eyes had even drifted out of focus.`... at the time,` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"finished in a whisper.`Something wrong?` asked Ron.`There was a locket.``What?` said Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"and Ron together.`In the cabinet in the drawing room. Nobody could open","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"it. And we ... we ...`Harry felt as though a brick had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"slid down through his chest into his stomach. He remembered. He had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"even handled the thing as they passed it around, each trying in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"turn to pry it open. It had been tossed into a sack","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"of rubbish, along with the snuffbox of Wartcap powder and the music","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"box that had made everyone sleepy ...`Kreacher nicked loads of things back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"from us,` said Harry. It was the only chance, the only slender","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"hope left to them, and he was going to cling to it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"until forced to let go. `He had a whole stash of stuff","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"in his cupboard in the kitchen. C'mon.`He ran down the stairs taking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"two steps at a time, the other two thundering along in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"wake. They made so much noise that they woke the portrait of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Sirius's mother as they passed through the hall.`Filth! Mudbloods! Scum!` she screamed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"after them as they dashed down into the basement kitchen and slammed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the door behind them. Harry ran the length of the room, skidded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to a halt at the door of Kreacher's cupboard, and wrenched it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"open. There was the nest of dirty old blankets in which the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"house-elf had once slept, but they were not longer glittering with the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"trinkets Kreacher had salvaged. The only thing there was an old copy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"of Nature's Nobility: A Wizarding Genealogy. Refusing to believe his eyes, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"snatched up the blankets and shook them. A dead mouse fell out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"and rolled dismally across the floor. Ron groaned as he threw himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"into a kitchen chair; Hermione closed her eyes.`It's not over yet,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Harry, and he raised his voice and called, `Kreacher!`There was a loud","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"crack and the house elf that Harry had so reluctantly inherited from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Sirius appeared out of nowhere in front of the cold and empty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"fireplace: tiny, half human-sized, his pale skin hanging off him in folds,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"white hair sprouting copiously from his batlike ears. He was still wearing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the filthy rag in which they had first met him, and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"contemptuous look he bent upon Harry showed that his attitude to his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"change of ownership had altered no more than his outfit.`Master,` croaked Kreacher","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"in his bullfrog's voice, and he bowed low; muttering to his knees,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"`back in my Mistress's old house with the blood-traitor Weasley and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Mudblood ¨C ``I forbid you to call anyone 'blood traitor' or 'Mudblood,'`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"growled Harry. He would have found Kreacher, with his snoutlike nose and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"bloodshot eyes, a distinctively unlovable object even if the elf had not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"betrayed Sirius to Voldemort.`I've got a question for you,` said Harry, his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"heart beating rather fast as he looked down at the elf, `and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"I order you to answer it truthfully. Understand?``Yes, Master,` said Kreacher, bowing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"low again. Harry saw his lips moving soundlessly, undoubtedly framing the insults","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"he was now forbidden to utter.`Two years ago,` said Harry, his heart","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"now hammering against his ribs, `there was a big gold locket in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the drawing room upstairs. We threw it out. Did you steal it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"back?`There was a moment's silence, during which Kreacher straightened up to look","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Harry full in the face. Then he said, `Yes.``Where is it now?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"asked Harry jubilantly as Ron and Hermione looked gleeful.Kreacher closed his eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"as though he could not bear to see their reactions to his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"next word.`Gone.``Gone?` echoed Harry, elation floating out of him, `What do you mean,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"it's gone?`The elf shivered. He swayed.`Kreacher,` said Harry fiercely, `I order you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"¨C ``Mundungus Fletcher,` croaked the elf, his eyes still tight shut. `Mundungus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Fletcher stole it all; Miss Bella's and Miss Cissy's pictures, my Mistress's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"gloves, the Order of Merlin, First Class, the goblets with the family","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"crest, and ¨C and ¨C `Kreacher was gulping for air: His hollow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"chest was rising and falling rapidly, then his eyes flew open and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"he uttered a bloodcurdling scream.` ¨C and the locket, Master Regulus's locket.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Kreacher did wrong, Kreacher failed in his orders!`Harry reacted instinctively: As Kreacher","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"lunged for the poker standing in the grate, he launched himself upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the elf, flattening him. Hermione's scream mingled with Kreacher's but Harry bellowed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"louder than both of them: `Kreacher, I order you to stay still!`He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"felt the elf freeze and released him. Kreacher lay flat on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"cold stone floor, tears gushing from his sagging eyes.`Harry, let him up!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Hermione whispered.`So he can beat himself up with the poker?` snorted Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"kneeling beside the elf. `I don't think so. Right. Kreacher, I want","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the truth: How do you know Mundungus Fletcher stole the locket?``Kreacher saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"him!` gasped the elf as tears poured over his snout and into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"his mouth full of graying teeth. `Kreacher saw him coming out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Kreacher's cupboard with his hands full of Kreacher's treasures. Kreacher told the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"sneak thief to stop, but Mundungus Fletcher laughed and r-ran ...``You called","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the locket 'Master Regulus's,'` said Harry. `Why? Where did it come from?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"What did Regulus have to do with it? Kreacher, sit up and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"tell me everything you know about that locket, and everything Regulus had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to do with it!`The elf sat up, curled into a ball, placed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"his wet face between his knees, and began to rock backward and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"forward. When he spoke, his voice was muffled but quite distinct in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the silent, echoing kitchen.`Master Sirius ran away, good riddance, for he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"a bad boy and broke my Mistress's heart with his lawless ways.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"But Master Regulus had proper order; he knew what was due to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the name of Black and the dignity of his pure blood. For","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"years he talked of the Dark Lord, who was going to bring","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the wizards out of hiding to rule the Muggles and the Muggle-borns","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"... and when he was sixteen years old, Master Regulus joined the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Dark Lord. So proud, so proud, so happy to serve ...And one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"day, a year after he joined, Master Regulus came down to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"kitchen to see Kreacher. Master Regulus always liked Kreacher. And Master Regulus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"said ... he said ...`The old elf rocked faster than ever.`... he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"said that the Dark Lord required an elf.``Voldemort needed an elf?` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"repeated, looking around at Ron and Hermione, who looked just as puzzled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"as he did.`Oh yes,` moaned Kreacher. `And Master Regulus had volunteered Kreacher.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"It was an honor, said Master Regulus, an honor for him and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"for Kreacher, who must be sure to do whatever the Dark Lord","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"ordered him to do ... and then to c-come home.`Kreacher rocked still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"faster, his breath coming in sobs.`So Kreacher went to the Dark Lord.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"The Dark Lord did not tell Kreacher what they were to do,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"but took Kreacher with him to a cave beside the sea. And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"beyond the cave was a cavern, and in the cavern was a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"great black lake ...`The hairs on the back of Harry's neck stood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"up. Kreacher's croaking voice seemed to come to him from across the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"dark water. He saw what had happened as clearly as though he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"had been present.`... There was a boat ...`Of course there had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"a boat; Harry knew the boat, ghostly green and tiny, bewitched so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"as to carry one wizard and one victim toward the island in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the center. This, then, was how Voldemort had tested the defenses surrounding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the Horcrux, by borrowing a disposable creature, a house-elf...`There was a b-basin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"full of potion on the island. The D-Dark Lord made Kreacher drink","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"it ...`The elf quaked from head to foot.`Kreacher drank, and as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"drank he saw terrible thing ... Kreacher's insides burned ... Kreacher cried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"for Master Regulus to save him, he cried for his Mistress Black,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"but the Dark Lord only laughed ... He made Kreacher drink all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the potion ... He dropped a locket into the empty basin ...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"He filled it with more potion.``And then the Dark Lord sailed away,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"leaving Kreacher on the island ...`Harry could see it happening. He watched","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Voldemort's white, snakelike face vanishing into darkness, those red eyes fixed pitilessly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"on the thrashing elf whose death would occur within minutes, whenever he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"succumbed to the desperate thirst that the burning poison caused its victim","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"... But here, Harry's imagination could go no further, for he could not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"see how Kreacher had escaped.`Kreacher needed water, he crawled to the island's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"edge and he drank from the black lake ... and hands, dead","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"hands, came out of the water and dragged Kreacher under the surface","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"...``How did you get away?` Harry asked, and he was not surprised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to hear himself whispering.Kreacher raised his ugly head and looked Harry with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"his great, bloodshot eyes.`Master Regulus told Kreacher to come back,` he said.`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"know ¨C but how did you escape the Inferi?`Kreacher did not seem","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to understand.`Master Regulus told Kreacher to come back,` he repeated.`I know, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"¨C ``Well, it's obvious, isn't it, Harry?` said Ron. `He Disapparated!``But ...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"you couldn't Apparate in and out of that cave,` said Harry, `otherwise","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Dumbledore ¨C ``Elf magic isn't like wizard's magic, is it?` said Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"`I mean, they can Apparate and Disapparate in and out of Hogwarts","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"when we can't.`There was a silence as Harry digested this. How could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Voldemort have made such a mistake? But even as he thought this,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Hermione spoke, and her voice was icy.`Of course, Voldemort would have considered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the ways of house-elves far beneath his notice ... It would never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"have occurred to him that they might have magic that he didn't.``The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"house-elf's highest law is his Master's bidding,` intoned Kreacher. `Kreacher was told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to come home, so Kreacher came home ...``Well, then, you did what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"you were told, didn't you?` said Hermione kindly. `You didn't disobey orders","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"at all!`Kreacher shook his head, rocking as fast as ever.`So what happened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"when you got back?` Harry asked. `What did Regulus say when you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"told him what happened?``Master Regulus was very worried, very worried,` croaked Kreacher.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"`Master Regulus told Kreacher to stay hidden and not to leave the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"house. And then ... it was a little while later ... Master","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Regulus came to find Kreacher in his cupboard one night, and Master","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Regulus was strange, not as he usually was, disturbed in his mind,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Kreacher could tell ... and he asked Kreacher to take him to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the cave, the cave where Kreacher had gone with the Dark Lord","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"...`And so they had set off. Harry could visualize them quite clearly,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the frightened old elf and the thin, dark Seeker who had so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"resembled Sirius ... Kreacher knew how to open the concealed entrance to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the underground cavern, knew how to raise the tiny boat: this time","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"it was his beloved Regulus who sailed with him to the island","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"with its basin of poison ...`And he made you drink the poison?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"said Harry, disgusted.But Kreacher shook his head and wept. Hermione's hands leapt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to her mouth: She seemed to have understood something.`M-Master Regulus took from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"his pocket a locket like the one the Dark Lord had,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Kreacher, tears pouring down either side of his snoutlike nose. `And he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"told Kreacher to take it and, when the basin was empty, to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"switch the lockets ...`Kreacher's sobs came in great rasps now; Harry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to concentrate hard to understand him.`And he order ¨C Kreacher to leave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"¨C without him. And he told Kreacher ¨C to go home ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"and never to tell my Mistress ¨C what he had done ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"but to destroy ¨C the first locket. And he drank ¨C all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the potion ¨C and Kreacher swapped the lockets ¨C and watched ...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"as Master Regulus ... was dragged beneath the water ... and ...``Oh,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Kreacher!` wailed Hermione, who was crying. She dropped to her knees beside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the elf and tried to hug him. At once he was on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"his feet, cringing away from her, quite obviously repulsed.`The Mudblood touched Kreacher,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"he will not allow it, what would his Mistress say?``I told you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"not to call her 'Mudblood'!` snarled Harry, but the elf was already","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"punishing himself. He fell to the ground and banged his forehead on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the floor.`Stop him ¨C stop him!` Hermione cried. `Oh, don't you see","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"now how sick it is, the way they've got to obey?``Kreacher ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"stop, stop!` shouted Harry.The elf lay on the floor, panting and shivering,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"green mucus glistening around his snot, a bruise already blooming on his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"pallid forehead where he had struck himself, his eyes swollen and bloodshot","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"and swimming in tears. Harry had never seen anything so pitiful.`So you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"brought the locket home,` he said relentlessly, for he was determined to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"know the full story. `And you tried to destroy it?``Nothing Kreacher did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"made any mark upon it,` moaned the elf. `Kreacher tried everything, everything","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"he knew, but nothing, nothing would work ... So many powerful spells","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"upon the casing, Kreacher was sure the way to destroy it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to get inside it, but it would not open ... Kreacher punished","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"himself, he tried again, he punished himself, he tried again. Kreacher failed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to obey orders, Kreacher could not destroy the locket! And his mistress was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"mad with grief, because Master Regulus had disappeared and Kreacher could not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"tell her what had happened, no, because Master Regulus had f-f-forbidden him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to tell any of the f-f-family what happened in the c-cave ...`Kreacher","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"began to sob so hard that there were no more coherent words.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Tears flowed down Hermione's cheeks as she watched Kreacher, but she did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"not dare touch him again. Even Ron, who was no fan of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Kreacher's, looked troubled. Harry sat back on his heels and shook his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"head, trying to clear it.`I don't understand you, Kreacher,` he said finally.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"`Voldemort tried to kill you, Regulus died to bring Voldemort down, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"you were still happy to betray Sirius to Voldemort? You were happy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to go to Narcissa and Bellatrix, and pass information to Voldemort through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"them ...``Harry, Kreacher doesn't think like that,` said Hermione, wiping her eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"on the back of her hand. `He's a slave; house-elves are used","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to bad, even brutal treatment; what Voldemort did to Kreacher wasn't that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"far out of the common way. What do wizard wars mean to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"an elf like Kreacher? He's loyal to people who are kind to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"him, and Mrs. Black must have been, and Regulus certainly was, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"he served them willingly and parroted their beliefs. I know what you're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"going to say,` she went on as Harry began to protest, `that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Regulus changed his mind ... but he doesn't seem to have explained","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"that to Kreacher, does he? And I think I know why. Kreacher","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"and Regulus's family were all safest if they kept to the old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"pure-blood line. Regulus was trying to protect them all.``Sirius ¨C ``Sirius was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"horrible to Kreacher, Harry, and it's no good looking like that, you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"know it's true. Kreacher had been alone for such a long time","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"when Sirius came to live here, and he was probably starving for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"a bit of affection. I'm sure 'Miss Cissy' and 'Miss Bella' were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"perfectly lovely to Kreacher when he turned up, so he did them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"a favor and told them everything they wanted to know. I've said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"all along that wizards would pay for how they treat house-elves. Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Voldemort did ... and so did Sirius.`Harry had no retort. As he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"watched Kreacher sobbing on the floor, he remembered what Dumbledore had said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"to him, mere hours after Sirius's death: I do not think Sirius","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"ever saw Kreacher as a being with feelings as acute as a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"human's ...`Kreacher,` said Harry after a while, `when you feel up to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"it, er ... please sit up.`It was several minutes before Kreacher hiccupped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"himself into silence. Then he pushed himself into a sitting position again,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"rubbing his knuckles into his eyes like a small child.`Kreacher, I am","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"going to ask you to do something,` said Harry. He glanced at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Hermione for assistance. He wanted to give the order kindly, but at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"the same time, he could not pretend that it was not an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"order. However, the change in his tone seemed to have gained her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"approval: She smiled encouragingly.`Kreacher, I want you, please, to go and find","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Mundungus Fletcher. We need to find out where the locket ¨C where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Master Regulus's locket it. It's really important. We want to finish the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"work Master Regulus started, we want to ¨C er ¨C ensure that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"he didn't die in vain.`Kreacher dropped his fists and looked up at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Harry.`Find Mundungus Fletcher?` he croaked.`And bring him here, to Grimmauld Place,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Harry. `Do you think you could do that for us?`As Kreacher nodded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"and got to his feet, Harry had a sudden inspiration. He pulled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"out Hagrid's purse and took out the fake Horcrux, the substitute locket","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"in which Regulus had placed the note to Voldemort.`Kreacher, I'd, er, like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"you to have this,` he said, pressing the locket into the elf's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"hand. `This belonged to Regulus and I'm sure he'd want you to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"have it as a token of gratitude for what you ¨C ``Overkill,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"mate,` said Ron as the elf took one look at the locket,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"let out a howl of shock and misery, and threw himself back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"onto the ground.It took them nearly half an hour to calm down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"Kreacher, who was so overcome to be presented with a Black family","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"heirloom for his very own that he was too weak at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"knees to stand properly. When finally he was able to totter a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"few steps they all accompanied him to his cupboard, watched him tuck","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"up the locket safely in his dirty blankets, and assured him that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"they would make its protection their first priority while he was away.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"He then made two low bows to Harry and Ron, and even","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"gave a funny little spasm in Hermione's direction that might have been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"an attempt at a respectful salute, before Disapparating with the usual loud crack. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-10"
"If Kreacher could escape a lake full of Inferi, Harry was confident","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"that the capture of Mundungus would take a few hours at most,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"and he prowled the house all morning in a state of high","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"anticipation. However, Kreacher did not return that morning or even that afternoon.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"By nightfall, Harry felt discouraged and anxious, and a supper composed largely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"of moldy bread, upon which Hermione had tried a variety of unsuccessful","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Transfigurations, did nothing to help.Kreacher did not return the following day, nor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the day after that. However, two cloaked men had appeared in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"square outside number twelve, and they remained there into the night, gazing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"in the direction of the house that they could not see.`Death Eaters,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"for sure,` said Ron, as he, Harry, and Hermione watched from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"drawing room windows. `Reckon they know we're in here?``I don't think so,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"said Hermione, though she looked frightened, `or they'd have sent Snape in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"after us, wouldn't they?``D'you reckon he's been in here and has his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"tongue tied by Moody's curse?` asked Ron.`Yes,` said Hermione, `otherwise he'd have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"been able to tell that lot how to get in, wouldn't he?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"But they're probably watching to see whether we turn up. They know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"that Harry owns the house, after all.``How do they ¨C?` began Harry.`Wizarding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"wills are examined by the Ministry, remember? They'll know Sirius left you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the place.`The presence of the Death Eaters outside increased the ominous mood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"inside number twelve. They had not heard a word form anyone beyond","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Grimmauld Place since Mr. Weasley's Patronus, and the strain was starting to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"tell. Restless and irritable, Ron had developed an annoying habit of playing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"with the Deluminator in his pocket; This particularly infuriated Hermione, who was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"whiling away the wait for Kreacher by studying The Tales of Beedle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the Bard and did not appreciate the way the lights kept flashing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"on and off.`Will you stop it!` she cried on the third evening","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"of Kreacher's absence, as all the light was sucked from the drawing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"room yet again.`Sorry, sorry!` said Ron, clicking the Deluminator and restoring the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"lights. `I don't know I'm doing it!``Well, can't you find something useful","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to occupy yourself?``What, like reading kids' stories?``Dumbledore left me this book, Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"¨C `` ¨C and he left me the Deluminator, maybe I'm supposed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to use it!`Unable to stand the bickering, Harry slipped out of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"room unnoticed by either of them. He headed downstairs toward the kitchen,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"which he kept visiting because he was sure that was where Kreacher","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"was most likely to reappear. Halfway down the flight of stairs into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the hall, however, he heard a tap on the front door, then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"metallic clicks and the grinding of the chain.Every nerve in his body","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"seemed to tauten: He pulled out his wand, moved into the shadows","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"beside the decapitated elf heads, and waited. The door opened: He saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"a glimpse of the lamplit square outside, and a cloaked figure edged","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"into the hall and closed the door behind it. The intruder took","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"a step forward, and Moody's voice asked, `Severus Snape?` Then the dust","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"figure rose from the end of the hall and rushed him, raising","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"its dead hand.`It was not I who killed you, Albus,` said a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"quiet voice.The jinx broke: The dust-figure exploded again, and it was impossible","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to make out the newcomer through the dense gray cloud it left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"behind.Harry pointed the wand into the middle of it.`Don't move!`He had forgotten","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the portrait of Mrs. Black: At the sound of his yell, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"curtains hiding her flew open and she began to scream, `Mudbloods and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"filth dishonoring my house ¨C `Ron and Hermione came crashing down the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"stairs behind Harry, wands pointing, like his, at the unknown man now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"standing with his arms raised in the hall below.`Hold your fire, it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"me, Remus!``Oh, thank goodness,` said Hermione weakly, pointing her wand at Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Black instead; with a bang, the curtains swished shut again and silence","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"fell. Ron too lowered his wand, but Harry did not.`Show yourself!` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"called back.Lupin moved forward into the lamplight, hands still held high in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"a gesture of surrender.`I am Remus John Lupin, werewolf, sometimes known as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Moony, one of the four creators of the Marauder's Map, married to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Nymphadora, usually known as Tonks, and I taught you how to produce","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"a Patronus, Harry, which takes the form of a stag.``Oh, all right,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"said Harry, lowering his wand, `but I had to check, didn't I?``Speaking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"as your ex-Defense Against the Dark Arts teacher, I quite agree that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"you had to check. Ron, Hermione, you shouldn't be so quick to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"lower your defenses.`They ran down the stairs towards him. Wrapped in a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"thick black traveling cloak, he looked exhausted, but pleased to see them.`No","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"sign of Severus, then?` he asked.`No,` said Harry. `What's going on? Is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"everyone okay?``Yes,` said Lupin, `but we're all being watched. There are a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"couple of Death Eaters in the square outside ¨C ``We know ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"``I had to Apparate very precisely onto the top step outside the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"front door to be sure that they would not see me. They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"can't know you're in here or I'm sure they'd have more people","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"out there; they're staking out everywhere that's got any connection with you,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Harry. Let's go downstairs, there's a lot to tell you, and I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"want to know what happened after you left the Burrow.`They descended into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the kitchen, where Hermione pointed her wand at the grate. A fire","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"sprang up instantly: It gave the illusion of coziness to the stark","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"stone walls and glistened off the long wooden table. Lupin pulled a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"few butterbeers from beneath his traveling cloak and they sat down.`I'd have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"been here three days ago but I needed to shake off the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Death Eater tailing me,` said Lupin. `So, you came straight here after","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the wedding?``No,` said Harry, `only after we ran into a couple of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Death Eaters in a caf¨¦ on Tottenham Court Road.`Lupin slopped most of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"his butterbeer down his front.`What?`They explained what had happened; when they had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"finished, Lupin looked aghast.`But how did they find you so quickly? It's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"impossible to track anyone who Apparates, unless you grab hold of them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"as they disappear.``And it doesn't seem likely they were just strolling down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Tottenham Court Road at the time, does it?` said Harry.`We wondered,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Hermione tentatively, `whether Harry could still have the Trace on him?``Impossible,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Lupin. Ron looked smug, and Harry felt hugely relieved. `Apart from anything","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"else, they'd know for sure Harry was here if he still had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the Trace on him, wouldn't they? But I can't see how they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"could have tracked you to Tottenham Court Road, that's worrying, really worrying.`He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"looked disturbed, but as far as Harry was concerned, that question could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"wait.`Tell us what happened after we left, we haven't heard a thing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"since Ron's dad told us the family was safe.``Well, Kingsley saved us,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"said Lupin. `Thanks to his warning most of the wedding guests were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"able to Disapparate before they arrived.``Were they Death Eaters or Ministry people?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"interjected Hermione.`A mixture; but to all intents and purposes they're the same","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"thing now,` said Lupin. `There were about a dozen of them, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"they didn't know you were there, Harry. Arthur heard a rumor that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"they tried to torture your whereabouts out of Scrimgeour before they killed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"him; if it's true, he didn't give you away.`Harry looked at Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"and Hermione; their expressions reflected the mingled shock and gratitude he felt.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"He had never liked Scrimgeour much, but if what Lupin said was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"true, the man's final act had been to try to protect Harry.`The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Death Eaters searched the Burrow from top to bottom,` Lupin went on.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"`They found the ghoul, but didn't want to get too close ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"and then they interrogated those of us who remained for hours. They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"were trying to get information on you, Harry, but of course nobody","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"apart from the Order knew that you had been there.``At the same","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"time that they were smashing up the wedding, more Death Eaters were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"forcing their way into every Order-connected house in the country. No deaths,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"he added quickly, forestalling the question, `but they were rough. They burned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"down Dedalus Diggle's house, but as you know he wasn't there, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"they used the Cruciarus Curse on Tonks's family. Again, trying to find","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"out where you went after you visited them. They're all right ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"shaken, obviously, but otherwise okay.``The Death Eaters got through all those protective","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"charms?`Harry asked, remembering how effective these had been on the night he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"had crashed in Tonks's parents' garden.`What you've got to realize, Harry, is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"that the Death Eaters have got the full might of the Ministry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"on their side now,` said Lupin. `They've got the power to perform","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"brutal spells without fear of identification or arrest. They managed to penetrate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"every defensive spell we'd cast against them, and once inside, they were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"completely open about why they'd come.``And are they bothering to give an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"excuse for torturing Harry's whereabouts out of people?` asked Hermione, an edge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to her voice.`Well,` Lupin said. He hesitated, then pulled out a folded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"copy of the Daily Prophet.`Here,` he said, pushing it across the table","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to Harry, `you'll know sooner or later anyway. That's their pretext for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"going after you.`Harry smoothed out the paper. A huge photograph of his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"own face filled the front page. He read the headline over it:WANTED","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"FOR QUESTIONING ABOUT THE DEATH OF ALBUS DUMBLEDORERon and Hermione gave roars","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"of outrage, but Harry said nothing. He pushed the newspaper away; he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"did not want to read anymore: He knew what it would say.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Nobody but those who had been on top of the tower when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Dumbledore died knew who had really killed him and, as Rita Skeeter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"had already told the Wizarding world, Harry had been seen running from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the place moments after Dumbledore had fallen.`I'm sorry, Harry,` Lupin said.`So Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Eaters have taken over the Daily Prophet too?` asked Hermione furiously.Lupin nodded.`But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"surely people realize what's going on?``The coup has been smooth and virtually","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"silent,` said Lupin.`The official version of Scrimgeour's murder is that he resigned;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"he has been replaced by Pius Thicknesse, who is under the Imperius","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Curse.``Why didn't Voldemort declare himself Minister of Magic?` asked Ron.Lupin laughed.`He doesn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"need to, Ron. Effectively, he is the Minister, but why should he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"sit behind a desk at the Ministry? His puppet, Thicknesse, is taking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"care of everyday business, leaving Voldemort free to extend his power beyond","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the Ministry.``Naturally many people have deduced what has happened: There has been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"such a dramatic change in Ministry policy in the last few days,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"and many are whispering that Voldemort must be behind it. However, that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"is the point: They whisper. They daren't confide in each other, not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"knowing whom to trust; they are scared to speak out, in case","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"their suspicions are true and their families are targeted. Yes, Voldemort is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"playing a very clever game. Declaring himself might have provoked open rebellion:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Remaining masked has created confusion, uncertainty, and fear.``And this dramatic change in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Ministry policy,` said Harry, `involves warning the Wizarding world against me instead","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"of Voldemort?``That's certainly a part of it,` said Lupin, `and it is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"a masterstroke. Now that Dumbledore is dead, you ¨C the Boy Who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Lived ¨C were sure to be the symbol and rallying point for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"any resistance to Voldemort. But by suggesting that you had a hand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"in the old hat's death, Voldemort has not only set a price","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"upon your head, but sown doubt and fear amongst many who would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"have defended you.``Meanwhile, the Ministry has started moving against Muggle-borns.`Lupin pointed at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the Daily Prophet.`Look at page two.`Hermione turned the pages with much the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"same expression of distaste she had when handling Secrets of the Darkest","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Art.`Muggle-born Register!` she read aloud. `'The Ministry of Magic is undertaking a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"survey of so-called `Muggle-borns` the better to understand how they came to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"possess magical secrets.`'Recent research undertaken by the Department of Mysteries reveals that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"magic can only be passed from person to person when Wizards reproduce.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Where no proven Wizarding ancestry exists, therefore, the so-called Muggle-born is likely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to have obtained magical power by theft or force.`'The Ministry is determined","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to root out such usurpers of magical power, and to this end","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"has issued an invitation to every so-called Muggle-born to present themselves for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"interview by the newly appointed Muggle-born Registration Commission.'``People won't let this happen,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"said Ron.`It is happening, Ron,` said Lupin. `Muggle-borns are being rounded up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"as we speak.``But how are they supposed to have 'stolen' magic?` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Ron. `It's mental, if you could steal magic there wouldn't be any","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Squibs, would there?``I know,` said Lupin. `Nevertheless, unless you can prove that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"you have at least one close Wizarding relative, you are now deemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to have obtained your magical power illegally and must suffer the punishment.`Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"glanced at Hermione, then said, `What if purebloods and halfbloods swear a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Muggle-born's part of their family? I'll tell everyone Hermione's my cousin ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"`Hermione covered Ron's hand with hers and squeezed it.`Thank you, Ron, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"I couldn't let you ¨C ``You won't have a choice,` said Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"fiercely, gripping her hand back. `I'll teach you my family tree so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"you can answer questions on it.`Hermione gave a shaky laugh.`Ron, as we're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"on the run with Harry Potter, the most wanted person in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"country, I don't think it matters. If I was going back to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"school it would be different. What's Voldemort planning for Hogwarts?` she asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Lupin.`Attendance is now compulsory for every young witch and wizard,` he replied.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"`That was announced yesterday. It's a change, because it was never obligatory","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"before. Of course, nearly every witch and wizard in Britain has been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"educated at Hogwarts, but their parents had the right to teach them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"at home or send them abroad if they preferred. This way, Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"will have the whole Wizarding population under his eye from a young","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"age. And it's also another way of weeding out Muggle-borns, because students","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"must be given Blood Status ¨C meaning that they have proven to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the Ministry that they are of Wizard descent ¨C before they are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"allowed to attend.`Harry felt sickened and angry: At this moment, excited eleven-year-olds","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"would be poring over stacks of newly purchased spell-books, unaware that they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"would never see Hogwarts, perhaps never see their families again either.`It's... it's...`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"he muttered, struggling to find words that did justice to the horror","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"of his thoughts, but Lupin said quietly, `I know.`Lupin hesitated.`I'll understand if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"you can't confirm this, Harry, but the Order is under the impression","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"that Dumbledore left you a mission.``He did,` Harry replied, `and Ron and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Hermione are in on it and they're coming with me.``Can you confide","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"in me what the mission is?`Harry looked into the prematurely lined face,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"framed in thick but graying hair, and wished that he could return","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"a different answer.`I can't, Remus, I'm sorry. If Dumbledore didn't tell you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"I don't think I can.``I thought you'd say that,` said Lupin, looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"disappointed. `But I might still be of some use to you. You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"know what I am and what I can do. I could come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"with you to provide protection. There would be no need to tell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"me exactly what you were up to.`Harry hesitated. It was a very","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"tempting offer, though how they would be able to keep their mission","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"secret from Lupin if he were with them all the time he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"could not imagine.Hermione, however, looked puzzled.`But what about Tonks?` she asked.`What about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"her?` said Lupin.`Well,` said Hermione, frowning, `you're married! How does she feel","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"about you going away with us?``Tonks will be perfectly safe,` said Lupin,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"`She'll be at her parents' house.`There was something strange in Lupin's tone,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"it was almost cold. There was also something odd in the idea","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"of Tonks remaining hidden at her parents' house; she was, after all,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"a member of the Order and, as far as Harry knew, was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"likely to want to be in the thick of the action.`Remus,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Hermione tentatively, `is everything all right... you know... between you and ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"``Everything is fine, thank you,` said Lupin pointedly.Hermione turned pink. There was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"another pause, an awkward and embarrassed one, and then Lupin said, with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"an air of forcing himself to admit something unpleasant, `Tonks is going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to have a baby.``Oh, how wonderful!` squealed Hermione.`Excellent!` said Ron enthusiastically.`Congratulations,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Harry.Lupin gave an artificial smile that was more like a grimace, then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"said, `So... do you accept my offer? Will three become four? I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"cannot believe that Dumbledore would have disapproved, he appointed me your Defense","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Against the Dark Arts teacher, after all. And I must tell you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"that I believe we are facing magic many of us have never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"encountered or imagined.`Ron and Hermione both looked at Harry.`Just ¨C just to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"be clear,` he said. `You want to leave Tonks at her parents'","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"house and come away with us?``She'll be perfectly safe there, they'll look","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"after her,` said Lupin. He spoke with a finality bordering on indifference:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"`Harry, I'm sure James would have wanted me to stick with you.``Well,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"said Harry slowly, `I'm not. I'm pretty sure my father would have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"wanted to know why you aren't sticking with your own kid, actually.`Lupin's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"face drained of color. The temperature in the kitchen might have dropped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"ten degrees. Ron stared around the room as though he had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"bidden to memorize it, while Hermione's eyes swiveled backward and forward from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Harry to Lupin.`You don't understand,` said Lupin at last.`Explain, then,` said Harry.Lupin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"swallowed.`I ¨C I made a grave mistake in marrying Tonks. I did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"it against my better judgment and have regretted it very much every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"since.``I see,` said Harry, `so you're just going to dump her and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the kid and run off with us?`Lupin sprang to his feet: His","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"chair toppled over backward, and he glared at them so fiercely that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Harry saw, for the first time ever, she shadow of the wolf","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"upon his human face.`Don't you understand what I've done to my wife","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"and my unborn child? I should never have married her, I've made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"her an outcast!`Lupin kicked aside the chair he had overturned.`You have only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"ever seen me amongst the Order, or under Dumbledore's protection at Hogwarts!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"You don't know how most of the Wizarding world sees creatures like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"me! When they know of my affliction, they can barely talk to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"me! Don't you see what I've done?Even her own family is disgusted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"by our marriage, what parents want their only daughter to marry a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"werewolf? And the child ¨C the child ¨C `Lupin actually seized handfuls","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"of his own hair; he looked quite deranged.`My kind don't usually breed!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"It will be like me, I am convinced of it ¨C how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"can I forgive myself, when I knowingly risked passing on my own","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"condition to an innocent child? And if, by some miracle, it is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"not like me, then it will be better off, a hundred times","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"so, without a father of whom it must always be ashamed!``Remus!` whispered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Hermione, tears in her eyes. `Don't say that ¨C how could any","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"child be ashamed of you?``Oh, I don't know, Hermione,` said Harry. `I'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"be pretty ashamed of him.`Harry did not know where his rage was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"coming from, but it had propelled him to his feet too. Lupin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"looked as though Harry had hit him.`If the new regime thinks Muggle-borns","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"are bad,` Harry said, `what will they do to a half-werewolf whose","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"father's in the Order? My father died trying to protect my mother","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"and me, and you reckon he'd tell you to abandon your kid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to go on an adventure with us?``How ¨C how dare you?` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Lupin. `This is not about a desire for ¨C for danger or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"personal glory ¨C how dare you suggest such a ¨C ``I think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"you're feeling a bit of a daredevil,` Harry said, `You fancy stepping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"into Sirius's shoes ¨C ``Harry, no!` Hermione begged him, but he continued","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to glare into Lupin's livid face.`I'd never have believed this,` Harry said.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"`The man who taught me to fight dementors ¨C a coward.`Lupin drew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"his wand so fast that Harry had barely reached for his own;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"there was a loud bang and he felt himself flying backward as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"if punched; as he slammed into the kitchen wall and slid to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the floor, he glimpsed the tail of Lupin's cloak disappearing around the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"door.`Remus, Remus, come back!` Hermione cried, but Lupin did not respond. A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"moment later they heard the front door slam.`Harry!` wailed Hermione. `How could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"you?``It was easy,` said Harry. He stood up, he could feel a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"lump swelling where his head had hit the wall. He was still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"so full of anger he was shaking.`Don't look at me like that!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"he snapped at Hermione.`Don't you start on her!` snarled Ron.`No ¨C no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"¨C we mustn't fight!` said Hermione, launching herself between them.`You shouldn't have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"said that stuff to Lupin,` Ron told Harry.`He had it coming to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"him,` said Harry. Broken images were racing each other through his mind:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Sirius falling through the veil; Dumbledore suspended, broken, in midair; a flash","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"of green light and his mother's voice, begging for mercy...`Parents,` said Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"`shouldn't leave their kids unless ¨C unless they've got to.``Harry ¨C `","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"said Hermione, stretching out a consoling hand, but he shrugged it off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"and walked away, his eyes on the fire Hermione had conjured. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"had once spoken to Lupin out of that fireplace, seeking reassurance about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"James, and Lupin had consoled him. Now Lupin's tortured white face seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to swim in the air before him. He felt a sickening surge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"of remorse. Neither Ron nor Hermione spoke, but Harry felt sure that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"they were looking at each other behind his back, communicating silently.He turned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"around and caught them turning hurriedly away form each other.`I know I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"shouldn't have called him a coward.``No, you shouldn't,` said Ron at once.`But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"he's acting like one.``All the same...` said Hermione.`I know,` said Harry. `But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"if it makes him go back to Tonks, it'll be worth it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"won't it?`He could not keep the plea out of his voice. Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"looked sympathetic, Ron uncertain. Harry looked down at his feet, thinking of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"his father. Would James have backed Harry in what he had said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to Lupin, or would he have been angry at how his son","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"had treated his old friend?The silent kitchen seemed to hum with the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"shock of the recent scene and with Ron and Hermione's unspoken reproaches.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"The Daily Prophet Lupin had brought was still lying on the table,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Harry's own face staring up at the ceiling from the front page.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"He walked over to it and sat down, opened the paper at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"random, and pretended to read. He could not take in the words;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"his mind was still too full of the encounter with Lupin. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"was sure that Ron and Hermione had resumed their silent communications on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the other side of the Prophet. He turned a page loudly, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Dumbledore's name leapt out at him. It was a moment or two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"before he took in the meaning of the photograph, which showed a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"family group. Beneath the photograph were the words: The Dumbledore family, left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to right: Albus; Percival, holding newborn Ariana; Kendra, and Aberforth.His attention caught,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Harry examined the picture more carefully. Dumbledore's father, Percival, was a good-looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"man with eyes that seemed to twinkle even in this faded old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"photograph. The baby, Ariana, was a little longer than a loaf of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"bread and no more distinctive-looking. The mother, Kendra, had jet black hair","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"pulled into a high bun. Her face had a carved quality about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"it. Harry thought of photos of Native Americans he'd seen as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"studied her dark eyes, high cheekbones, and straight nose, formally composed above","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"a high-necked silk gown. Albus and Aberforth wore matching lacy collared jackets","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"and had identical, shoulder-length hairstyles. Albus looked several years older, but otherwise","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the two boys looked very alike, for this was before Albus's nose","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"had been broken and before he started wearing glasses.The family looked quite","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"happy and normal, smiling serenely up out of the newspaper. Baby Ariana's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"arm waved vaguely out of her shawl. Harry looked above the picture","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"and saw the headline:EXCLUSIVE EXTRACT FROM UPCOMINGBIOGRAPHY OF ALBUS DUMBLEDOREby Rita SkeeterThinking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"it could hardly make him feel any worse than he already did,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Harry began to read:Proud and haughty, Kendra Dumbledore could not bear to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"remain in Mould-on-the-Wold after her husband Percival's well-publicized arrest and imprisonment in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Azkaban. She therefore decided to uproot the family and relocate to Godric's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Hollow, the village that was later to gain fame as the scene","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"of Harry Potter's strange escape from You-Know-Who.Like Mould-on-the-Wold, Godric's Hollow was home","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to a number of Wizarding families, but as Kendra knew none of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"them, she would be spared the curiosity about her husband's crime she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"had faced in her former village. By repeatedly rebuffing the friendly advances","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"of her new Wizarding neighbors, she soon ensured that her family was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"left well alone.`Slammed the door in my face when I went around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to welcome her with a batch of homemade Cauldron Cakes,` says Bathilda","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Bagshot. `The first year they were there I only ever saw the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"two boys. Wouldn't have known there was a daughter if I hadn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"been picking Plangentines by moonlight the winter after they moved in, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"saw Kendra leading Ariana out into the back garden. Walked her round","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the lawn once, keeping a firm grip on her, then took her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"back inside. Didn't know what to make of it.`It seems that Kendra","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"thought the move to Godric's Hollow was the perfect opportunity to hide","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Ariana once and for all, something she had probably been planning for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"years. The timing was significant. Ariana was barely seven years old when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"she vanished from sight, and seven is the age by which most","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"experts agree that magic will have revealed itself, if present. Nobody now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"alive remembers Ariana ever demonstrating even the slightest sign of magical ability.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"It seems clear, therefore, that Kendra made a decision to hide her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"daughter's existence rather than suffer the shame of admitting that she had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"produced a Squib. Moving away from the friends and neighbors who knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Ariana would, of course, make imprisoning her all the easier. The tiny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"number of people who henceforth knew of Ariana's existence could be counted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"upon to keep the secret, including her two brothers, who had deflected","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"awkward questions with the answer their mother had taught them. `My sister","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"is too frail for school.`Next week: Albus Dumbledore at Hogwarts ¨C the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Prizes and the Pretense.Harry had been wrong: What he had read had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"indeed made him feel worse. He looked back at the photograph of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"the apparently happy family. Was it true? How could he find out?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"He wanted to go to Godric's Hollow, even if Bathilda was in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"no fit state to talk to him: he wanted to visit the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"place where he and Dumbledore had both lost loved ones. He was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"in the process of lowering the newspaper, to ask Ron's and Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"opinions, when a deafening crack echoed around the kitchen.For the first time","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"in three days Harry had forgotten all about Kreacher. His immediate thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"was that Lupin had burst back into the room, and for a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"split second, he did not take in the mass of struggling limbs","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"that had appeared out of thin air right beside his chair. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"hurried to his feet as Kreacher disentangled himself and, bowing low to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Harry, croaked, `Kreacher has returned with the thief Mundungus Fletcher, Master.`Mundungus scrambled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"up and pulled out his wand; Hermione, however, was too quick for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"him.`Expelliarmus!`Mundungus's wand soared into the air, and Hermione caught it. Wild-eyed, Mundungus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"dived for the stairs. Ron rugby-tackled him and Mundungus hit the stone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"floor with a muffled crunch.`What?` he bellowed, writhing in his attempts to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"free himself from Ron's grip. `Wha've I done? Setting a bleedin' 'house-elf","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"on me, what are you playing at, wha've I done, lemme go,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"lemme go, of ¨C ``You're not in much of a position to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"make threats,` said Harry. He threw aside the newspaper, crossed the kitchen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"in a few strides, and dropped to his knees beside Mundungus, who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"stopped struggling and looked terrified. Ron got up, panting, and watched as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Harry pointed his wand deliberately at Mundungus's nose. Mundungus stank of stale","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"sweat and tobacco smoke. His hair was matted and his robes stained.`Kreacher","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"apologizes for the delay in bringing the thief, Master,` croaked the elf.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"`Fletcher knows how to avoid capture, has many hidey-holes and accomplices. Nevertheless,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Kreacher cornered the thief in the end.``You've done really well, Kreacher,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Harry, and the elf bowed low.`Right, we've got a few questions for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"you,` Harry told Mundungus, who shouted at once.`I panicked, okay? I never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"wanted to come along, no offense, mate, but I never volunteered to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"die for you, an' that was bleedin' You-Know-Who come flying at me,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"anyone woulda got outta there. I said all along I didn't wanna","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"do it ¨C ``For your information, none of the rest of us","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Disapparated,` said Hermione.`Well, you're a bunch of bleedin' 'eroes then, aren't you,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"but I never pretended I was up for killing meself ¨C ``We're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"not interested in why you ran out on Mad-Eye,` said Harry, moving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"his wand a little closer to Mundungus's baggy, bloodshot eyes. `We already","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"knew you were an unreliable bit of scum.``Well then, why the 'ell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"am I being 'unted down by 'ouse-elves? Or is this about them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"goblets again? I ain't got none of 'em left, or you could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"'ave 'em ¨C ``It's not about the goblets either, although you're getting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"warmer,` said Harry. `Shut up and listen.`It felt wonderful to have something","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to do, someone of whom he could demand some small portion of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"truth. Harry's wand was now so close to the bridge of Mundungus's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"nose that Mundungus had gone cross-eyed trying to keep it in view.`When","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"you cleaned out this house of anything valuable,` Harry began, but Mundungus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"interrupted him again.`Sirius never cared about any of the junk ¨C `There","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"was the sound of pattering fee, a blaze of shining copper, an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"echoing clang, and a shriek of agony; Kreacher had taken a run","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"at Mundungus and hit him over the head with a saucepan.`Call 'im","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"off, call 'im off, 'e should be locked up!` screamed Mundungus, cowering","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"as Kreacher raised the heavy-bottomed pan again.`Kreacher, no!` shouted Harry.Kreacher's thin arms","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"trembled with the weight of the pan, still held aloft.`Perhaps just one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"more, Master Harry, for luck?`Ron laughed.`We need him conscious, Kreacher, but if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"he needs persuading, you can do the honors,` said Harry.`Thank you very","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"much, Master,` said Kreacher with a bow, and he retreated a short","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"distance, his great pale eyes still fixed upon Mundungus with loathing.`When you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"stripped this house of all the valuables you could find,` Harry began","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"again, `you took a bunch of stuff from the kitchen cupboard. There","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"was a locket there.` Harry's mouth was suddenly dry: He could sense","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Ron and Hermione's tension and excitement too. `What did you do with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"it?``Why?` asked Mundungus. `Is it valuable?``You've still got it!` cried Hermione.`No, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"hasn't,` said Ron shrewdly. `He's wondering whether he should have asked more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"money for it.``More?` said Mundungus. `That wouldn't have been effing difficult...bleedin' gave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"it away, di'n' I? No choice.``What do you mean?``I was selling in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"Diagon Alley and she come up to me and asks if I've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"got a license for trading in magical artifacts. Bleedin' snoop. She was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"gonna fine me, but she took a fancy to the locket an'","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"told me she'd take it and let me off that time, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"to fink meself lucky.``Who was this woman?` asked Harry.`I dunno, some Ministry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"hag.`Mundungus considered for a moment, brow wrinkled.`Little woman. Bow on top of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"'er head.`He frowned and then added, `Looked like a toad.`Harry dropped his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"wand: It hit Mundungus on the nose and shot red sparks into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"his eyebrows, which ignited.`Aquamenti!` screamed Hermione, and a jet of water streamed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"from her wand, engulfing a spluttering and choking Mundungus.Harry looked up and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"saw his own shock reflected in Ron's and Hermione's faces. The scars","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"on the back of his right hand seemed to be tingling again. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-11"
"As August wore on, the square of unkempt grass in the middle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"of Grimmauld Place shriveled in the sun until it was brittle and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"brown. The inhabitants of number twelve were never seen by anyone in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the surrounding houses, and nor was number twelve itself. The muggles who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"lived in Grimmauld Place had long since accepted the amusing mistake in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the numbering that had caused number eleven to sit beside number thirteen.And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"yet the square was now attracting a trickle of visitors who seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"to find the anomaly most intriguing. Barely a day passed without one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"or two people arriving in Grimmauld Place with no other purpose, or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"so it seemed, than to lean against the railings facing numbers eleven","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"and thirteen, watching the join between the two houses. The lurkers were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"never the same two days running, although they all seemed to share","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"a dislike for normal clothing. Most of the Londoners who passed them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"were used to eccentric dressers and took little notice, though occasionally one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"of them might glance back, wondering why anyone would wear cloaks in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"this heat.The watchers seemed to be gleaning little satisfaction from their vigil.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Occasionally one of them started forward excitedly, as if they had seen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"something interesting at last, only to fall back looking disappointed.On the first","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"day of September there were more people lurking in the square than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"ever before. Half a dozen men in long cloaks stood silent and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"watchful, gazing as ever at houses eleven and thirteen, but the thing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"for which they were waiting still appeared elusive. As evening drew in,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"bringing with it an unexpected gust of chilly rain for the first","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"time in weeks, there occurred one of those inexplicable moments when they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"appeared to have seen something interesting. The man with the twisted face","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"pointed and his closest companion, a podgy, pallid man, started forward, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"a moment later they had relaxed into their previous state of inactivity,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"looking frustrated and disappointed.Meanwhile, inside number twelve, Harry had just entered the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"hall. He had nearly lost his balance as he Apparated onto the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"top step just outside the front door, and thought that the Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Eaters might have caught a glimpse of his momentarily exposed elbow. Shutting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the front door carefully behind him, he pulled off the Invisibility Cloak,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"draped it over his arm, and hurried along the gloomy hallway toward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the door that led to the basement, a stolen copy of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Daily Prophet clutched in his hand.The usual low whisper of `Severus Snape`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"greeted him, the chill wind swept him, and his tongue rolled up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"for a moment.`I didn't kill you,` he said, once it had unrolled,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"then held his breath as the dusty jinx-figure exploded. He waited until","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"he was halfway down the stairs to the kitchen, out of earshot","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"of Mrs. Black and clear of the dust cloud, before calling, `I've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"got news, and you won't like it.`The kitchen was almost unrecognizable. Every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"surface now shone; Copper pots and pans had been burnished to a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"rosy glow; the wooden tabletop gleamed; the goblets and plates already laid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"for dinner glinted in the light from a merrily blazing fire, on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"which a cauldron was simmering. Nothing in the room, however, was more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"dramatically different than the house-elf who now came hurrying toward Harry, dressed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"in a snowy-white towel, his ear hair as clean and fluffy as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"cotton wool, Regulus's locket bouncing on his thin chest.`Shoes off, if you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"please, Master Harry, and hands washed before dinner,` croaked Kreacher, seizing the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Invisibility Cloak and slouching off to hang it on a hook on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the wall, beside a number of old-fashioned robes that had been freshly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"laundered.`What's happened?` Ron asked apprehensively. He are Hermione had been pouring over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"a sheaf of scribbled notes and hand drawn maps that littered the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"end of the long kitchen table, but now they watched Harry as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"he strode toward them and threw down the newspaper on top of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"their scattered parchment.A large picture of a familiar, hook-nosed, black-haired man stared","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"up at them all, beneath a headline that read:SEVERUS SNAPE CONFIRMEDAS HOGWARTS","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"HEADMASTER`No!` said Ron and Hermione loudly.Hermione was quickest; she snatched up the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"newspaper and began to read the accompanying story out loud.`Severus Snape, long-standing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Potions master at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and wizardry, was today appointed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"headmaster in the most important of several staffing changes at the ancient","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"school. Following the resignation of the previous Muggle Studies teacher, Alecto Carrow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"will take over the post while her brother, Amycus, fills the position","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"of Defense Against the Dark Arts professor.`` 'I welcome the opportunity to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"uphold our finest Wizarding traditions and values ¨C' Like committing murder and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"cutting off people's ears, I suppose! Snape, headmaster! Snape in Dumbledore's study","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"¨C Merlin's pants!` she shrieked, making both Harry and Ron jump. She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"leapt up from the table and hurtled from the room, shouting as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"she went, `I'll be back in a minute!``'Merlin's pants'?` repeated Ron, looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"amused. `She must be upset.` He pulled the newspaper toward him and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"perused the article about Snape.`The other teachers won't stand for this, McGonagall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"and Flitwick and Sprout all know the truth, they know how Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"died. They won't accept Snape as headmaster. And who are these Carrows?``Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Eaters,` said Harry. `There are pictures of them inside. They were at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the top of the tower when Snape killed Dumbledore, so it's all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"friends together. And,` Harry went on bitterly, drawing up a chair, `I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"can't see that the other teachers have got any choice but to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"stay. If the Ministry and Voldemort are behind Snape, it'll be a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"choice between staying and teaching, or a nice few years in Azkaban","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"¨C and that's if they're lucky. I reckon they'll stay to try","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"and protect the students.`Kreacher came bustling to the table with a large","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"curcen in his hands, and ladled out soup into pristine bowls, whistling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"between his teeth as he did so.`Thanks, Kreacher,` said Harry, flipping over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the Prophet so as not to have to look at Snape's face.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"`Well, at least we know exactly where Snape is now.`He began to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"spoon soup into his mouth. The quality of Kreacher's cooking had improved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"dramatically ever since he had been given Regulus's locket: Today's French onion","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"was as good as Harry had ever tasted.`There are still a load","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"of Death Eaters watching this house,` he told Ron as he ate,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"`more than usual. It's like they're hoping we'll march out carrying our","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"school trunks and head off for the Hogwarts Express.`Ron glanced at his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"watch.`I've been thinking about that all day. It left nearly six hours","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"ago. Weird, not being on it, isn't it?`In his mind's eye Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"seemed to see the scarlet steam engine as he and Ron had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"once followed it by air, shimmering between fields and hills, a rippling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"scarlet caterpillar. He was sure Ginny, Neville, and Luna were sitting together","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"at this moment, perhaps wondering where he, Ron, and Hermione were, or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"debating how best to undermine Snape's new regime.`They nearly saw me coming","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"back in just now,` Harry said, `I landed badly on the top","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"step, and the Cloak slipped.``I do that every time. Oh, here she is,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Ron added, craning around in his seat to watch Hermione reentering the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"kitchen. `And what in the name of Merlin's most baggy Y Fronts","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"was that about?``I remembered this,` Hermione panted.She was carrying a large, framed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"picture, which she now lowered to the floor before seizing her small,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"beaded bag from the kitchen sideboard. Opening it, she proceeded to force","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the painting inside and despite the fact that it was patently too","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"large to fit inside the tiny bag, within a few seconds it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"had vanished, like so much ease, into the bag's capacious depths.`Phineas Nigellus,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Hermione explained as she threw the bag onto the kitchen table with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the usual sonorous, clanking crash.`Sorry?` said Ron, but Harry understood. The painted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"image of Phineas Nigellus Black was able to travel between his portrait","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"in Grimmauld Place and the one that hung in the headmaster's office","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"at Hogwarts: the circular cower-top room where Snape was no doubt sitting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"right now, in triumphant possession of Dumbledore's collection of delicate, silver magical","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"instruments, the stone Pensieve, the Sorting Hat and, unless it ad been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"moved elsewhere, the sword of Gryffindor.`Snape could send Phineas Nigellus to look","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"inside this house for him,` Hermione explained to Ron as she resumed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"her seat. `But let him try it now, all Phineas Nigellus will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"be able to see is the inside of my handbag.``Good thinking!` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Ron, looking impressed.`Thank you,` smiled Hermione, pulling her soup toward her. `So,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Harry, what else happened today?``Nothing,` said Harry. `Watched the Ministry entrance for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"seven hours. No sign of her. Saw your dad though, Ron. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"looks fine.`Ron nodded his appreciation of this news. The had agreed that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"it was far too dangerous to try and communicate with Mr. Weasley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"while he walked in and out of the Ministry, because he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"always surrounded by other Ministry workers. It was, however, reassuring to catch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"these glimpses of him, even if he did look very strained and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"anxious.`Dad always told us most Ministry people use the Floo Network to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"get to work,` Ron said. `That's why we haven't seen Umbridge, she'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"never walk, she'd think she's too important.``And what about that funny old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"witch and that little wizard in the navy robes?` Hermione asked.`Oh yeah,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the bloke from Magical Maintenance,` said Ron.`How do you know he works","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"for Magical Maintenance?` Hermione asked, her soupspoon suspended in midair.`Dad said everyone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"from Magical Maintenance wears navy blue robes.``But you never told us that!`Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"dropped her spoon and pulled toward her the sheaf of notes and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"maps that she and Ron had been examining when Harry had entered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the kitchen.`There's nothing in here about navy blue robes, nothing!` she said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"flipping feverishly through the pages.`Well, does it really matter?``Ron, it all matters!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"If we're going to get into the Ministry and not give ourselves","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"away when they're bound to be on the lookout for intruders, every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"little detail matters! We've been over and over this, I mean, what's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the point of all these reconnaissance trips if you aren't even bothering","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"to tell us ¨C ``Blimey, Hermione, I forget one little thing ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"``You do realize, don't you, that there's probably no more dangerous place","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"in the whole world for us to be right now than the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Ministry of ¨C ``I think we should do it tomorrow,` said Harry.Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"stopped dead, her jaw hanging; Ron choked a little over his soup.`Tomorrow?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"repeated Hermione. `You aren't serious, Harry?``I am,` said Harry. `I don't think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"we're going to be much better prepared than we are now even","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"if we skulk around the Ministry entrance for another month. The longer","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"we put it off, the farther away that locket could be. There's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"already a good chance Umbridge has chucked it away; the thing doesn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"open.``Unless,` said Ron, `she's found a way of opening it and she's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"now possessed.``Wouldn't make any difference to her, she was so evil in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the first place,` Harry shrugged.Hermione was biting her lip, deep in thought.`We","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"know everything important,` Harry went on, addressing Hermione. `We know they've stopped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Apparition in and out of the Ministry; We know only the most","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"senior Ministry members are allowed to connect their homes to the Floo","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Network now, because Ron heard those two Unspeakables complaining about it. And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"we know roughly where Umbridge's office is, because of what you heard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the bearded bloke saying to his mate ¨C ``'I'll be up on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"level one, Dolores wants to see me,'` Hermione recited immediately.`Exactly,` said Harry.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"`And we know you get in using those funny coins, or tokens,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"or whatever they are, because I saw that witch borrowing one from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"her friend ¨C ``But we haven't got any!``If the plan works, we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"will have,` Harry continued calmly.`I don't know, Harry, I don't know ...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"There are an awful lot of things that could go wrong, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"much relies on chance ...``That'll be true even if we spend another","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"three months preparing,` said Harry. `It's time to act.`He could tell from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Ron's and Hermione's faces that they were scared; he was not particularly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"confident himself, and yet he was sure the time had come to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"put their plan into operation.They had spent the previous four weeks taking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"it in turns to don the Invisibility Cloak and spy on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"official entrance to the Ministry, which Ron, thanks to Mr. Weasley, had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"known since childhood. They had tailed Ministry workers on their way in,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"eavesdropped on their conversations, and learned by careful observation which of them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"could be relied upon to appear, alone, at the same time every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"day. Occasionally there had been a chance to sneak a Daily Prophet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"out of somebody's briefcase. Slowly they had built up the sketchy maps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"and notes now stacked in front of Hermione.`All right,` said Ron slowly,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"`let's say we go for it tomorrow ... I think it should","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"just be me and Harry.``Oh, don't start that again!` sighed Hermione. `I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"thought we'd settled this.``It's one thing hanging around the entrances under the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Cloak, but this is different. Hermione,` Ron jabbed a finger at a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"copy of the Daily Prophet dated ten days previously. `You're on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"list of Muggle-borns who didn't present themselves for interrogation!``And you're supposed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"be dying of spattergroit at the Burrow! If anyone shouldn't go, it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Harry, he's got a ten-thousand-Galleon price on his head ¨C ``Fine, I'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"stay here,` said Harry. `Let me know if you ever defeat Voldemort,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"won't you?`As Ron and Hermione laughed, pain shot through the scar on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Harry's forehead. His hand jumped to it. He saw Hermione's eyes narrow,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"and he tried to pass off the movement by brushing his hair","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"out of his eyes.`Well, if all three of us go we'll have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"to Disapparate separately,` Ron was saying. `We can't all fit under the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Cloak anymore.`Harry's scar was becoming more and more painful. He stood up.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"At once, Kreacher hurried forward.`Master has not finished his soup, would master","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"prefer the savory stew, or else the treacle tart to which Master","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"is so partial?``Thanks, Kreacher, but I'll be back in a minute ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"er ¨C bathroom.`Aware that Hermione was watching him suspiciously, Harry hurried up the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"stairs to the hall and then to the first landing, where he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"dashed into the bathroom and bolted the door again. Grunting with pain,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"he slumped over the black basin with its taps in the form","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"of open-mouthed serpents and closed his eyes ....He was gliding along a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"twilit street. The buildings on either side of him had high, timbered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"gables; they looked like gingerbread houses. He approached one of them, then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"saw the whiteness of his own long-fingered hand against the door. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"knocked. He felt a mounting excitement ...The door opened: A laughing woman","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"stood there. Her face fell as she looked into Harry's face: humor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"gone, terror replacing it ....`Gregorovitch?` said a high, cold voice.She shook her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"head: She was trying to close the door. A white hand held","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"it steady, prevented her shutting him out ...`I want Gregorovitch.``Er wohnt hier","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"nicht mehr!` she cried, shaking her head. `He no live here! He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"no live here! I know him not!`Abandoning the attempt to close the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"door, she began to back away down the dark hall, and Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"followed, gliding toward her, and his long-fingered hand had drawn his wand.`Where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"is he?``Das wei&szlig; ich nicht! He move! I know not, I know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"not!`He raised his hand. She screamed. Two young children came running into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the hall. She tried to shield them with her arms. There was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"a flash of green light ¨C`Harry! HARRY!`He opened his eyes; he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"sunk to the floor. Hermione was pounding on the door again.`Harry, open","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"up!`He had shouted out, he knew it. He got up and unbolted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the door; Hermione toppled inside at once, regained her balance, and looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"around suspiciously. Ron was right behind her, looking unnerved as he pointed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"his wand into the corners of the chilly bathroom.`What were you doing?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"asked Hermione sternly.`What d'you think I was doing?` asked Harry with feeble","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"bravado.`You were yelling your head off!` said Ron.`Oh yeah ... I must've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"dozed off or ¨C ``Harry, please don't insult our intelligence,` said Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"taking deep breaths. `We know your scar hurt downstairs, and you're white","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"as a sheet.`Harry sat down on the edge of the bath.`Fine. I've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"just seen Voldemort murdering a woman. By now he's probably killed her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"whole family. And he didn't need to. It was Cedric all over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"again, they were just there ...``Harry, you aren't supposed to let this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"happen anymore!` Hermione cried, her voice echoing through the bathroom. `Dumbledore wanted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"you to use Occlumency! HE thought the connection was dangerous ¨C Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"can use it, Harry! What good is it to watch him kill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"and torture, how can it help?``Because it means I know what he's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"doing,` said Harry.`So you're not even going to try to shut him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"out?``Hermione, I can't. You know I'm lousy at Occlumency. I never got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the hang of it.``You never really tried!` she said hotly. `I don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"get it, Harry ¨C do you like having this special connection or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"relationship or what ¨C whatever ¨C `She faltered under the look he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"gave her as he stood up.`Like it?` he said quietly. `Would you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"like it?``I ¨C no ¨C I'm sorry, Harry. I just didn't mean","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"¨C ``I hate it, I hate the fact that he can get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"inside me, that I have to watch him when he's most dangerous.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"But I'm going to use it.``Dumbledore ¨C ``Forget Dumbledore. This is my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"choice, nobody else's. I want to know why he's after Gregorovitch.``Who?``He's a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"foreign wandmaker,` said Harry. `He made Krum's wand and Krum reckons he's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"brilliant.``But according to you,` said Ron, `Voldemort's got Ollivander locked up somewhere.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"If he's already got a wandmaker, what does he need another one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"for?``Maybe he agrees with Krum, maybe he thinks Gregorovitch is better ...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"or else he thinks Gregorovitch will be able to explain what my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"wand did when he was chasing me, because Ollivander didn't know.`Harry glanced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"into the cracked, dusty mirror and saw Ron and Hermione exchanging skeptical","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"looks behind his back.`Harry, you keep talking about what your wand did,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"said Hermione, `but you made it happen! Why are you so determined","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"not to take responsibility for your own power?``Because I know it wasn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"me! And so does Voldemort, Hermione! We both know what really happened!`They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"glared at each other; Harry knew that he had not convinced Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"and that she was marshaling counterarguments, against both his theory on his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"wand and the fact that he was permitting himself to see into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Voldemort's mind. To his relief, Ron intervened.`Drop it,` he advised her. `It's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"up to him. And if we're going to the Ministry tomorrow, don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"you reckon we should go over the plan?`Reluctantly, as the other two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"could tell, Hermione let the matter rest, though Harry was quite sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"she would attack again at the first opportunity. In the meantime, they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"returned to the basement kitchen, where Kreacher served them all stew and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"treacle tart.They did not get to bed until late that night, after","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"spending hours going over and over their plan until they could recite","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"it, word perfect, to each other. Harry, who was now sleeping in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Sirius's room, lay in bed with his wandlight trained on the old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"photograph of his father, Sirius, Lupin, and Pettigrew, and muttered the plan","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"to himself for another ten minutes. As he extinguished his wand, however,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"he was thinking not of Polyjuice Potion, Puking Pastilles, or the navy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"blue robes of Magical Maintenance; he thought of Gregorovitch the wandmaker, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"how long he could hope to remain hidden while Voldemort sought him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"so determinedly.Dawn seemed to follow midnight with indecent haste.`You look terrible,` was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Ron's greeting as he entered the room to wake Harry.`Not for long,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"said Harry, yawning.They found Hermione downstairs in the kitchen. She was being","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"served coffee and hot rolls by Kreacher and wearing the slightly manic","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"expression that Harry associated with exam review.`Robes,` she said under her breath,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"acknowledging their presence with a nervous nod and continuing to poke around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"in her beaded bag, `Polyjuice Potion ... Invisibility Cloak ... Decoy Detonators","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"... You should each take a couple just in case ... Puking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Pastilles, Nosebleed Norgat, Extendable Ears ...`They gulped down their breakfast, then set","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"off upstairs, Kreacher bowing them out and promising to have a steak-and-kidney","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"pie ready for them when they returned.`Bless him,` said Ron fondly, `and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"when you think I used to fantasize about cutting off his head","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"and sticking it on the wall.`They made their way onto the front","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"step with immense caution. They could see a couple of puffy-eyed Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Eaters watching the house from across the misty square.Hermione Disapparated with Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"first, then came back for Harry.After the usual brief spell of darkness","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"and near suffocation, Harry found himself in the tiny alleyway where the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"first phase of their plan was scheduled to take place. It was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"as yet deserted, except for a couple of large bins; the first","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Ministry workers did not usually appear here until at least eight o'clock.`Right","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"then,` said Hermione, checking her watch. `she ought to be here in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"about five minutes. When I've Stunned her ¨C ``Hermione, we know,` said Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"sternly. `And I thought we were supposed to open the door before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"she got here?`Hermione squealed.`I nearly forgot! Stand back ¨C `She pointed her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"wand at the padlocked and heavily graffitied fire door beside them, which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"burst open with a crash. The dark corridor behind it led, as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"they knew from their careful scouting trips, into an empty theater. Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"pulled the door back toward her, to make it look as thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"it was still closed.`And now,` she said, turning, back to face the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"other two in the alleyway, `we put on the Cloak again ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"`` ¨C and we wait,` Ron finished, throwing it over Hermione's head","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"like a blanket over a birdcage and rolling his eyes at Harry.Little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"more than a minute later, there was a tiny pop and a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"little Ministry witch with flyaway gray hair Apparated feet from them, blinking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"a little in the sudden brightness: the sun had just come out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"from behind a cloud. She barely had time to enjoy the unexpected","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"warmth, however, before Hermione's silent Stunning Spell hit her in the chest","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"and she toppled over.`Nicely done, Hermione,` said Ron, emerging behind a bin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"beside the theater door as Harry took off the Invisibility Cloak. Together","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"they carried the little witch into the dark passageway that led backstage.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Hermione plucked a few hairs from the witch's head and added them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"to a flask of muddy Polyjuice Potion she had taken from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"beaded bag. Ron was rummaging through the little witch's handbag.`She's Mafalda Hopkirk,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"he said, reading a small card that identified their victim as an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"assistant in the Improper Use of Magic Office. `You'd better take this,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Hermione, and here are the tokens.`He passed her several small golden coins,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"all embossed with the letters M.O.M. which he had taken from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"witch's purse.Hermione drank the Polyjuice Potion, which was now a pleasant heliotrope","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"color, and within seconds stood before them, the double of Mafalda Hopkirk.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"As she removed Mafalda's spectacles and put them on, Harry checked his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"watch.`We're running late, Mr. Magical Maintenance will be here any second.`They hurried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"to close the door on the real Mafalda; Harry and Ron threw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the Invisibility Cloak over themselves but Hermione remained in view, waiting. Seconds","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"later there was another pop, and a small, ferrety looking wizard appeared","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"before them.`Oh, hello, Mafalda.``Hello!` said Hermione in a quavery voice, `How are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"you today?``Not so good, actually,` replied the little wizard, who looked thoroughly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"downcast.As Hermione and the wizard headed for the main road, Harry and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Ron crept along behind them.`I'm sorry to hear you're under the weather,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"said Hermione, talking firmly over the little wizard and he tried to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"expound upon his problems; it was essential to stop him from reaching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the street. `Here, have a sweet.``Eh? Oh, no thanks ¨C ``I insist!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"said Hermione aggressively, shaking the bag of pastilles in his face. Looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"rather alarmed, the little wizard took one.The effect was instantaneous. The moment","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the pastille touched his tongue, the little wizard started vomiting so hard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"that he did not even notice as Hermione yanked a handful of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"hairs from the top of his head.`Oh dear!` she said, as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"splattered the alley with sick. `Perhaps you'd better take the day off!``No","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"¨C no!` He choked and retched, trying to continue on his way","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"despite being unable to walk straight. `I must ¨C today ¨C must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"go ¨C ``But that's just silly!` said Hermione, alarmed. `You can't go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"to work in this state ¨C I think you ought to go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"to St. Mungo's and get them to sort you out.`The wizard had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"collapsed, heaving, onto all fours, still trying to crawl toward the main","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"street.`You simply can't go to work like this!` cried Hermione.At last he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"seemed to accept the truth of her words. Using a reposed Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"to claw his way back into a standing position, he turned on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the spot and vanished, leaving nothing behind but the bag Ron had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"snatched from his hand as he went and some flying chunks of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"vomit.`Urgh,` said Hermione, holding up the skirt of her robe to avoid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the puddles of sick. `It would have made much less mess to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Stun him too.``Yeah,` said Ron, emerging from under the cloak holding the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"wizard's bag, `but I still think a whole pile of unconscious bodies","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"would have drawn more attention. Keen on his job, though, isn't he?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Chuck us the hair and the potion, then.`Within two minutes, Ron stood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"before them, as small and ferrety as the sick wizard, and wearing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the navy blue robes that had been folded in his bag.`Weird he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"wasn't wearing them today, wasn't it, seeing how much he wanted to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"go? Anyway, I'm Reg Cattermole, according to the label in the back.``Now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"wait here,` Hermione told Harry, who was still under the Invisibility Cloak,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"`and we'll be back with some hairs for you.`He had to wait","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"ten minutes, but it seemed much longer to Harry, skulking alone in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the sick-splattered alleyway beside the door concealing the Stunned Mafalda. Finally Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"and Hermione reappeared.`We don't know who he is,` Hermione said, passing Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"several curly black hairs, `but he's gone home with a dreadful nosebleed!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Here, he's pretty tall, you'll need bigger robes ...`She pulled out a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"set of the old robes Kreacher had laundered for them, and Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"retired to take the potion and change.Once the painful transformation was complete","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"he was more than six feet tall and, from what he could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"tell from his well-muscled arms, powerfully built. He also had a beard.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Stowing the Invisibility Cloak and his glasses inside his new robes, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"rejoined the other two.`Blimey, that's scary,` said Ron, looking up at Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"who now towered over him.`Take one of Mafalda's tokens,` Hermione told Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"`and let's go, it's nearly nine.`They stepped out of the alleyway together.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Fifty yards along the crowded pavement there were spiked black railings flanking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"two flights of stairs, one labeled GENTLEMEN, the other LADIES.`See you in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"a moment, then,` said Hermione nervously, and she tottered off down the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"steps to LADIES. Harry and Ron joined a number of oddly dressed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"men descending into what appeared to be an ordinary underground public toilet,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"tiled in grimy black and white.`Morning, Reg!` called another wizard in navy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"blue robes as he let himself into a cubicle by inserting his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"golden token into a slot in the door. `Blooming pain in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"bum, this, eh? Forcing us all to get to work this way!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Who are they expecting to turn up, Harry Potter?`The wizard roared with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"laughter at his own wit. Ron gave a forced chuckle.`Yeah,` he said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"`stupid, isn't it?`And he and Harry let themselves into adjoining cubicles.To Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"left and right came the sound of flushing. He crouched down and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"peered through the gap at the bottom of the cubicle, just in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"time to see a pair of booted feet climbing into the toilet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"next door. He looked left and saw Ron blinking at him.`We have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"to flush ourselves in?` he whispered.`Looks like it,` Harry whispered back; his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"voice came out deep and gravelly.They both stood up. Feeling exceptionally foolish, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"clambered into the toilet.He knew at once that he had done the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"right thing; thought he appeared to be standing in water, his shoes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"feet, and robes remained quite dry. He reached up, pulled the chain,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"and next moment had zoomed down a short chute, emerging out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"a fireplace into the Ministry of Magic.He got up clumsily; there was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"a lot more of his body than he was accustomed to. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"great Atrium seemed darker than Harry remembered it. Previously a golden fountain","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"had filled the center of the hall, casting shimmering spots of light","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"over the polished wooden floor and walls. Now a gigantic statue of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"black stone dominated the scene. It was rather frightening, this vast sculpture","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"of a witch and a wizard sitting on ornately carved thrones, looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"down at the Ministry workers toppling out of fireplaces below them. Engraved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"in foot-high letters at the base of the statue were the words","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"MAGIC IS MIGHT.Harry received a heavy blow on the back of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"legs. Another wizard had just flown out of the fireplace behind him.`Out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"of the way, can't y ¨C oh, sorry, Runcorn.`Clearly frightened, the balding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"wizard hurried away. Apparently the man who Harry was impersonating, Runcorn, was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"intimidating.`Psst!` said a voice, and he looked around to see a whispy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"little witch and the ferrety wizard from Magical Maintenance gesturing to him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"from over beside the statue. Harry hastened to join them.`You got in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"all right, then?` Hermione whispered to Harry.`No, he's still stuck in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"hog,` said Ron.`Oh, very funny ... It's horrible, isn't it?` she said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"to Harry, who was staring up at the statue. `Have you seen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"what they're sitting on?`Harry looked more closely and realized that what he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"had thought were decoratively carved thrones were actually mounds of carved humans:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"hundreds and hundreds of naked bodies, men, women, and children, all with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"rather stupid, ugly faces, twisted and pressed together to support the weight","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"of the handsomely robed wizards.`Muggles,` whispered Hermione, `In their rightful place. Come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"on, let's get going.`They joined the stream of witches and wizards moving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"toward the golden gates at the end of the hall, looking around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"as surreptitiously as possible, but there was no sign of the distinctive","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"figure of Dolores Umbridge. They passed through the gates and into a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"smaller hall, where queues were forming in front of twenty golden grilles","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"housing as many lifts. They had barely joined the nearest one when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"a voice said, `Cattermole!`They looked around: Harry's stomach turned over. One of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the Death Eaters who had witnessed Dumbledore's death was striding toward them.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"The Ministry workers beside them fell silent, their eyes downcast; Harry could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"feel fear rippling through them.The man's scowling, slightly brutish face was somehow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"at odds with his magnificent, sweeping robes, which were embroidered with much","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"gold thread. Someone in the crowd around the lifts called sycophantically, `Morning,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Yaxley!` Yaxley ignored them.`I requested somebody from Magical Maintenance to sort out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"my office, Cattermole. It's still raining in there.`Ron looked around as though","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"hoping somebody else would intervene, but nobody spoke.`Raining ... in your office?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"That's ¨C that's not good, is it?`Ron gave a nervous laugh. Yaxley's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"eyes widened.`You think it's funny, Cattermole, do you?`A pair of witches broke","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"away from the queue for the lift and bustled off.`No,` said Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"`no, of course ¨C ``You realize that I am on my way","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"downstairs to interrogate your wife, Cattermole? In fact, I'm quite surprised you're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"not down there holding her hand while she waits. Already given her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"up as a bad job, have you? Probably wise. Be sure and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"marry a pureblood next time.`Hermione had let out a little squeak of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"horror. Yaxley looked at her. She cough feebly and turned away.`I ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"I ¨C ` stammered Ron.`But if my wife were accused of being","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"a Mudblood,` said Yaxley, ` ¨C not that any woman I married","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"would ever be mistaken for such filth ¨C and the Head of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Department of Magical Law Enforcement needed a job doing, I would make","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"it my priority to do this job, Cattermole. Do you understand me?``Yes,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"whispered Ron.`Then attend to it, Cattermole, and if my office is not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"completely dry within an hour, your wife's Blood Status will be in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"even greater doubt than it is now.`The golden grille before them clattered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"open. With a nod and unpleasant smile to Harry, who was evidently","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"expected to appreciate this treatment of Cattermole, Yaxley swept away toward another","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"lift. Harry, Ron, and Hermione entered theirs, but nobody followed them: It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"was as if they were infectious. The grilles shut with a clang","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"and the lift began to move upward.`What am I going to do?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Ron asked the other two at once; he looked stricken. `If I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"don't turn up, my wife ... I mean, Cattermole's wife ¨C ``We'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"come with you, we should stick together ¨C ` began Harry, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Ron shook his head feverishly.`That's mental, we haven't got much time. You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"two find Umbridge, I'll go and sort out Yaxley's office ¨C but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"how do I stop a raining?``Try Finite Incantatem,` said Hermione at once,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"`that should stop the rain if it's a hex or curse; if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"it doesn't something's gone wrong with an Atmospheric Charm, which will be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"more difficult to fix, so as an interim measure try Impervius to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"protect his belongings ¨C ``Say it again, slowly ¨C ` said Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"searching his pockets desperately for a quill, but at that moment the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"lift juddered to a halt. A disembodied female voice said, `Level four,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Department for the Regulation and Control of Magical Creatures, incorporating Beast, Being,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"and Spirit Divisions, Goblin Liaison Office, and Pest Advisory Bureau,` and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"grilles slid open again, admitting a couple of wizards and several pale","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"violet paper airplanes that fluttered around the lamp in the ceiling of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the lift.`Morning, Albert,` said a bushily whiskered man, smiling at Harry. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"glanced over at Ron and Hermione as the lift creaked upward once","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"more; Hermione was now whispering frantic instructions to Ron. The wizard leaned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"toward Harry, leering, and muttering `Dirk Cresswell, eh? From Goblin Liaison? Nice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"one, Albert. I'm pretty confident I'll get his job now!`He winked. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"smiled back, hoping that this would suffice. The lift stopped; the grilles","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"opened once more.`Level two, Department of Magical Law Enforcement, including the Improper","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Use of Magic Office, Auror Headquarters, and Wizengamot Administration Services,` said the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"disembodied witch's voice.Harry saw Hermione give Ron a little push and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"hurried out of the lift, followed by the other wizards, leaving Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"and Hermione alone. The moment the golden door had closed Hermione said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"very fast, `Actually, Harry, I think I'd better go after him, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"don't think he knows what he's doing and if he gets caught","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"the whole thing ¨C ``Level one, Minister of Magic and Support Staff.`The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"golden grilles slid apart again and Hermione gasped. Four people stood before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"them, two of them deep in conversation: a long-haired wizard wearing magnificent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"robes of black and gold, and a squat, toadlike witch wearing a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"velvet bow in her short hair and clutching a clipboard to her chest. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-12"
"Ah, Mafalda!` said Umbridge, looking at Hermione. `Travers sent you, did he?``Y-yes,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"squeaked Hermione.`God, you'll do perfectly well.` Umbridge spoke to the wizard in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"black and gold. `That's that problem solved. Minister, if Mafalda can be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"spared for record-keeping we shall be able to start straightaway.` She consulted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"her clipboard. `Ten people today and one of them the wife of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"a Ministry employee! Tut, tut... even here, in the heart of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Ministry!` She stepped into the lift besides Hermione, as did the two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"wizards who had been listening to Umbridge's conversation with the Minister. `We'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"go straight down, Mafalda, you'll find everything you need in the courtroom.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Good morning, Albert, aren't you getting out?``Yes, of course,` said Harry in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Runcorn's deep voice.Harry stepped out of the life. The golden grilles clanged","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"shut behind him. Glancing over his shoulder, Harry saw Hermione's anxious face","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"sinking back out of sight, a tall wizard on either side of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"her, Umbridge's velvet hair-bow level with her shoulder.`What brings you here, Runcorn?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"asked the new Minister of Magic. His long black hair and beard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"were streaked with silver and a great overhanging forehead shadowed his glinting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"eyes, putting Harry in the mind of a crab looking out from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"beneath a rock.`Needed a quick word with,` Harry hesitated for a fraction","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"of a second, `Arthur Weasley. Someone said he was up on level","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"one.``Ah,` said Plum Thicknesse. `Has he been caught having contact with an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Undesirable?``No,` said Harry, his throat dry. `No, nothing like that.``Ah, well. It's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"only a matter of time,` said Thicknesse. `If you ask me, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"blood traitors are as bad as the Mudbloods. Good day, Runcorn.``Good day,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Minister.`Harry watched Thicknesse march away along the thickly carpeted corridor. The moment","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the Minister had passed out of sight, Harry tugged the Invisibility Cloak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"out from under his heavy black cloak, threw it over himself, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"set off along the corridor in the opposite direction. Runcorn was so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"tall that Harry was forced to stoop to make sure his big","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"feet were hidden.Panic pulsed in the pit of his stomach. As he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"passed gleaming wooden door after gleaming wooden door, each bearing a small","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"plaque with the owner's name and occupation upon it, the might of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the Ministry, its complexity, its impenetrability, seemed to force itself upon him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"so that the plan he had been carefully concocting with Ron and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Hermione over the past four weeks seemed laughably childish. They had concentrated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"all their efforts on getting inside without being detected: They had not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"given a moment's thought to what they would do if they were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"forced to separate. Now Hermione was stuck in court proceedings, which would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"undoubtedly last hours; Ron was struggling to do magic that Harry was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"sure was beyond him, a woman's liberty possibly depending on the outcome,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"and he, Harry, was wandering around on the top floor when he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"knew perfectly well that his quarry had just gone down in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"lift.He stopped walking, leaned against a wall, and tried to decide what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"to do. The silence pressed upon him: There was no bustling or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"talk or swift footsteps here the purple-carpeted corridors were as hushed as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"though the Muffliato charm had been cast over the place.Her office must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"be up here, Harry thought.It seemed most unlikely that Umbridge would keep","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"her jewelry in her office, but on the other hand it seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"foolish not to search it to make sure. He therefore set off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"along the corridor again, passing nobody but a frowning wizard who was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"murmuring instructions to a quill that floated in front of him, scribbling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"on a trail of parchment.Now paying attention to the names on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"doors, Harry turned a corner. Halfway along the next corridor he emerged","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"into a wide, open space where a dozen witches and wizards sat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"in rows at small desks not unlike school desks, though much more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"highly polished and free from graffiti. Harry paused to watch them, for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the effect was quite mesmerizing. They were all waving and twiddling their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"wands in unison, and squares of colored paper were flying in every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"direction like little pink kites. After a few seconds, Harry realized that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"there was a rhythm to the proceedings, that the papers all formed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the same pattern and after a few more seconds he realized what he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"was watching was the creation of pamphlets ¨C that the paper squares","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"were pages, which, when assembled, folded and magicked into place, fell into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"neat stacks beside each witch or wizard.Harry crept closer, although the workers","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"were so intent on what they were doing that he doubted they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"would notice a carpet-muffled footstep, and he slid a completed pamphlet from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the pile beside a young witch. He examined it beneath the Invisibility","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Cloak. Its pink cover was emblazoned with a golden title:Mudbloodsand the Dangers","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"They Pose to a Peaceful Pure-Blood SocietyBeneath the title was a picture","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"of a red rose with a simpering face in the middle of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"its petals, being strangled by a green weed with fangs and a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"scowl. There was no author's name upon the pamphlet, but again, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"scars on the back of his right hand seemed to tingle as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"he examined it. Then the young witch beside him confirmed his suspicion","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"as she said, still waving and twirling her wand, `Will the old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"hag be interrogating Mudbloods all day, does anyone know?``Careful,` said the wizard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"beside her, glancing around nervously; one of his pages slipped and fell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"to the floor.`What, has she got magic ears as well as an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"eye, now?`The witch glanced toward the shining mahogany door facing the space","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"full of pamphlet-makers; Harry looked too, and the rage reared in him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"like a snake. Where there might have been a peephole on a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Muggle front door, a large, round eye with a bright blue iris","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"had been set into the wood ¨C an eye that was shockingly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"familiar to anybody who had known Alastor Moody.For a split second Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"forgot where he was and what he was doing there: He even","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"forgot that he was invisible. He strode straight over to the door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"to examine the eye. It was not moving. It gazed blindly upward,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"frozen. The plaque beneath it read:Dolores UmbridgeSenior Undersecretary to the MinisterBelow that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"a slightly shinier new plaque read:Head of the Muggle-Born Registration CommissionHarry looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"back at the dozen pamphlet-makers: Though they were intent upon their work,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"he could hardly suppose that they would not notice if the door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"of an empty office opened in front of them. He therefore withdrew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"from an inner pocket an odd object with little waving legs and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"a rubber-bulbed horn for a body. Crouching down beneath the Cloak, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"placed the Decoy Detonator on the ground.It scuttled away at once through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the legs of the witches and wizards in front of him. A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"few moments later, during which Harry waited with his hand upon the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"doorknob, there came a loud bang and a great deal of acrid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"smoke billowed from a corner. The young witch in the front row","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"shrieked: Pink pages flew everywhere as she and her fellows jumped up,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"looking around for the source of the commotion. Harry turned the doorknob,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"stepped into Umbridge's office, and closed the door behind him.He felt he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"had stepped back in time. The room was exactly like Umbridge's office","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"at Hogwarts: Lace draperies, doilies and dried flowers covered every surface. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"walls bore the same ornamental plates, each featuring a highly colored, beribboned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"kitten, gamboling and frisking with sickening cuteness. The desk was covered with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"a flouncy, flowered cloth. Behind Mad-eye's eye, a telescopic attachment enabled Umbridge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"to spy on the workers on the other side of the door.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Harry took a look through it and saw that they were all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"still gathered around the Decoy Detonator. He wrenched the telescope out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the door, leaving a hole behind, pulled the magical eyeball out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"it, and placed it in his pocket. The he turned to face","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the room again, raised his wand, and murmured, `Accio Locker.`Nothing happened, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"he had not expected it to; no doubt Umbridge knew all about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"protective charms and spells. He therefore hurried behind her desk and began","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"pulling open all the drawers. He saw quills and notebooks and Spellotape;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"enchanted paper clips that coiled snakelike from their drawer and had be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"beaten back; a fussy little lace box full of spare hair bows","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"and clips; but no sign of a locket.There was a filing cabinet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"behind the desk: Harry set to searching it. Like Filch's filing cabinet at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Hogwarts, it was full of folders, each labeled with a name. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"was not until Harry reached the bottommost drawer that he saw something","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"to distract him from the search: Mr. Weasley's file.He pulled it out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"and opened it.Arthur WeasleyBlood Status: Pureblood, but with unacceptable pro-Muggle leanings. Known","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"member of the Order of the Phoenix. Family: Wife (pureblood), seven children,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"two youngest at Hogwarts. NB: Youngest son currently at home, seriously ill,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Ministry inspectors have confirmed. Security Status: TRACKED. All movements are being monitored.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Strong likelihood Undesirable No. 1 will contact (has stayed with Weasley family","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"previously) `Undesirable Number One,` Harry muttered under his breath as he replaced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Mr. Weasley's folder and shut the drawer. He had an idea he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"knew who that was, and sure enough, as he straightened up and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"glanced around the office for fresh hiding places he saw a poster","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"of himself on the wall, with the words UNDESIRABLE NO. 1 emblazoned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"across his chest. A little pink note was stuck to it with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"a picture of a kitten in the corner. Harry moved across to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"read it and saw that Umbridge had written, `To be punished.`Angrier than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"ever, he proceeded to grope in the bottoms of the vases and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"baskets of dried flowers, but was not at all surprised that the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"locket was not there. He gave the office one last sweeping look,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"and his heart skipped a beat. Dumbledore was staring at him from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"a small rectangular mirror, propped up on a bookcase beside the desk.Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"crossed the room at a run and snatched it up, but realized","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"that the moment he touched it that it was not a mirror","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"at all. Dumbledore was smiling wistfully out of the front cover of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"a glossy book. Harry had not immediately noticed the curly green writing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"across his hat ¨C The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"nor the slightly smaller writing across his chest: `by Rita Skeeter, bestselling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"author of Armando Dippet: Master or Moron?`Harry opened the book at random","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"and saw a full-page photograph of two teenage boys, both laughing immoderately","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"with their arms around each other's shoulders. Dumbledore, now with elbow-length hair,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"had grown a tiny wispy beard that recalled the one on Krum's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"chin that had so annoyed Ron. The boy who roared in silent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"amusement beside Dumbledore had a gleeful, wild look about him. His golden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"hair fell in curls to his shoulders. Harry wondered whether it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"a young Doge, but before he could check the caption, the door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"of the office opened.If Thicknesse had not been looking over his shoulder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"as he entered, Harry would not have had time to pull the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Invisibility Cloak over himself. As it was, he thought Thicknesse might have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"caught a glimpse of movement, because for a moment or two he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"remained quite still, staring curiously at the place where Harry had just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"vanished. Perhaps deciding that that all he had seen was Dumbledore scratching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"his nose on the front of the book, for Harry had hastily","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"replaced it upon the shelf. Thicknesse finally walked to the desk and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"pointed his wand at the quill standing ready in the ink pot.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"It sprang out and began scribbling a note to Umbridge. Very slowly,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"hardly daring to breathe, Harry backed out of the office into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"open area beyond.The pamphlet-makers were still clustered around the remains of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Decoy Detonator, which continued to hoot feebly as it smoked. Harry hurried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"off up the corridor as the young witch said, `I bet it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"sneaked up here from Experimental Charms, they're so careless, remember that poisonous","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"duck?`Speeding back toward the lifts, Harry reviewed his options. It had never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"been likely that the locket was here at the Ministry, and there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"was no hope of bewitching its whereabouts out of Umbridge while she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"was sitting in a crowded court. Their priority now had to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"to leave the Ministry before they were exposed, and try again another","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"day. The first thing to do was to find Ron, and then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"they could work out a way of extracting Hermione from the courtroom.The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"lift was empty when it arrived. Harry jumped in and pulled off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the Invisibility Cloak as it started its descent. To his enormous relief, when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"it rattled to a halt at level two, a soaking-wet and wild-eyed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Ron got in.`M-morning,` he stammered to Harry as the lift set off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"again.`Ron, it's me, Harry!``Harry! Blimey, I forgot what you looked like ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"why isn't Hermione with you?``She had to go down to the courtrooms","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"with Umbridge, she couldn't refuse, and ¨C `But before Harry could finish","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the lift had stopped again. The doors opened and Mr. Weasley walked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"inside, talking to an elderly witch whose blonde hair was teased so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"high it resembled an anthill.`... I quite understand what you're saying, Wakanda,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"but I'm afraid I cannot be party to ¨C `Mr. Weasley broke","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"off; he had noticed Harry. It was very strange to have Mr.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Weasley glare at him with that much dislike. The lift doors closed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"and the four of them trundled downward once more.`Oh hello, Reg,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Mr. Weasley, looking around at the sound of steady dripping from Ron's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"robes. `Isn't your wife in for questioning today? Er ¨C what's happened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"to you? Why are you so wet?``Yaxley's office is raining,` said Ron.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"He addressed Mr. Weasley's shoulder, and Harry felt sure he was scared","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"that his father might recognize him if they looked directly into each","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"other's eyes. `I couldn't stop it, so they've sent me to get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Bernie ¨C Pillsworth, I think they said ¨C ``Yes, a lot of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"offices have been raining lately,` said Mr. Weasley. `Did you try Meterolojinx","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Recanto? It worked for Bletchley.``Meteolojinx Recanto?` whispered Ron. `No, I didn't. Thanks,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"D ¨C I mean, thanks, Arthur.`The lift doors opened; the old witch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"with the anthill hair left, and Ron darted past her out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"sight. Harry made to follow him, but found his path blocked as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Percy Weasley strode into the lift, his nose buried in some papers","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"he was reading.Not until the doors had clanged shut again did Percy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"realize he was in a lit with his father. He glanced up,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"saw Mr. Weasley, turned radish red, and left the lift the moment","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the doors opened again. For the second time, Harry tried to get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"out, but this time found his way blocked by Mr. Weasley's arm.`One","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"moment, Runcorn.`The lift doors closed and as they clanked down another floor,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Mr. Weasley said, `I hear you had information about Dirk Cresswell.`Harry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the impression that Mr. Weasley's anger was no less because of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"brush with Percy. He decided his best chance was to act stupid.`Sorry?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"he said.`Don't pretend, Runcorn,` said Mr. Weasley fiercely. `You tracked down the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"wizard who faked his family tree, didn't you?``I ¨C so what if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"I did?` said Harry.`So Dirk Cresswell is ten times the wizard you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"are,` said Mr. Weasley quietly, as the lift sank ever lower. `And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"if he survives Azkaban, you'll have to answer to him, not to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"mention his wife, his sons, and his friends ¨C ``Arthur,` Harry interrupted,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"`you know you're being tracked, don't you?``Is that a threat, Runcorn?` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Mr. Weasley loudly.`No,` said Harry, `it's a fact! They're watching your every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"move ¨C `The lift doors opened. They had reached the Atrium. Mr.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Weasley gave Harry a scathing look and swept from the lift. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"stood there, shaken. He wished he was impersonating somebody other than Runcorn....","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"The lift doors clanged shut.Harry pulled out the Invisibility Cloak and put","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"it back on. He would try to extricate Hermione on his own","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"while Ron was dealing with the raining office. When the doors opened,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"he stepped out into a torch-lit stone passageway quite different from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"wood-paneled and carpeted corridors above. As the left rattled away again, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"shivered slightly, looking toward the distant black door that marked the entrance","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"to the Department of Mysteries.He set off, his destination not the black","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"door, but the doorway he remembered on the left hand side, which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"opened onto the flight of stairs down to the court chambers. His","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"mind grappled with possibilities as he crept down them: He still had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"a couple of Decoy Detonators, but perhaps it would be better to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"simply knock on the courtroom door, enter as Runcorn, and ask for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"a quick word with Mafalda? Of course, he did not know whether","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Runcorn was sufficiently important to get away with this, and even if he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"managed it, Hermione's non-reappearance might trigger a search before they were clear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"of the Ministry....Lost in thought, he did not immediately register the unnatural","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"chill that was creeping over him, as if he were descending into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"fog. It was becoming colder and colder with every step he took;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"a cold that reached right down his throat and tore at his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"lungs. And then he felt that stealing sense of despair, or hopelessness,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"filling him, expanding inside him....Dementors, he thought.And as he reached the foot","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"of the stairs and turned to his right he saw a dreadful","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"scene. The dark passage outside the courtrooms was packed with tall, black-hooded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"figures, their faces completely hidden, their ragged breathing the only sound in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the place. The petrified Muggle-borns brought in for questioning sat huddled and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"shivering on hard wooden benches. Most of them were hiding their faces","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"in their hands, perhaps in an instinctive attempt to shield themselves from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the dementors' greedy mouths. Some were accompanied by families, others sat alone.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"The dementors were gliding up and down in front of them, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the cold, and the hopelessness, and the despair of the place laid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"themselves upon Harry like a curse....Fight it, he told himself, but he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"knew that he could not conjure a Patronus here without revealing himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"instantly. So he moved forward as silently as he could, and with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"every step he took numbness seemed to steal over his brain, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"he forced himself to think of Hermione and of Ron, who needed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"him.Moving through the towering black figures was terrifying: The eyeless faces hidden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"beneath their hoods turned as he passed, and he felt sure that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"they sensed him, sensed, perhaps, a human presence that still had some","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"hope, some resilience....And then, abruptly and shockingly amid the frozen silence, one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"of the dungeon doors on the left of the corridor was flung","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"open and screams echoed out of it.`No, no, I'm half-blood, I'm half-blood,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"I tell you! My father was a wizard, he was, look him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"up, Arkie Alderton, he's a well known broomstick designer, look him up,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"I tell you ¨C get your hands off me, get your hands","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"off ¨C ``This is your final warning,` said Umbridge's soft voice, magically","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"magnified so that it sounded clearly over the man's desperate screams. `If","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"you struggle, you will be subjected to the Dementor's Kiss.`The man's screams","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"subsided, but dry sobs echoed through the corridor.`Take him away,` said Umbridge.Two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"dementors appeared in the doorway of the courtroom, their rotting, scabbed hands","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"clutching the upper arms of a wizard who appeared to be fainting.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"They glided away down the corridor with him, and the darkness they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"trailed behind them swallowed him from sight.`Next ¨C Mary Cattermole,` called Umbridge.A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"small woman stood up; she was trembling from head to foot. Her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"dark hair was smoothed back into a bun and she wore long","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"plain robes. Her face was completely bloodless. As she passed the dementors,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Harry saw her shudder.He did it instinctively, without any sort of plan,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"because he hated the sight of her walking alone into the dungeon:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"As the door began to swing closed, he slipped into the courtroom","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"behind her.It was not the same room in which he had once","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"been interrogated for improper use of magic. This one was much smaller,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"though the ceiling was quite as high it gave the claustrophobic sense","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"of being stuck at the bottom of a deep well.There were more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"dementors in here, casting their freezing aura over the place; they stood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"like faceless sentinels in the corners farthest from the high, raised platform.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Here, behind a balustrade, sat Umbridge, with Yaxley on one side of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"her, and Hermione, quite as white-faced as Mrs. Cattermole, on the other.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"At the foot of the platform, a bight-silver, long-haired cat prowled up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"and down, up and down, and Harry realized that it was there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"to protect the prosecutors from the despair that emanated from the dementors:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"That was for the accused to feel, not the accusers.`Sit down,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Umbridge in her soft, silky voice.Mrs. Cattermole stumbled to the single seat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"in the middle of the floor beneath the raised platform. The moment","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"she had sat down, chains clinked out of the arms of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"chair and bound her there.`You are Mary Elizabeth Cattermole?` asked Umbridge.Mrs. Cattermole gave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"a single, shaky nod.`Married to Reginald Cattermole of the Magical Maintenance Department?`Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Cattermole burst into tears.`I don't know where he is, he was supposed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"to meet me here!`Umbridge ignored her.`Mother to Maisie, Ellie and Alfred Cattermole?`Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Cattermole sobbed harder than ever.`They're frightened, they think that I might not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"come home ¨C ``Spare us,` spat Yaxley. `The brats of Mudbloods do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"not stir our sympathies.`Mrs. Cattermole's sobs masked Harry's footsteps as he made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"his way carefully toward the steps that led up to the raised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"platform. The moment he had passed the place where the Patronus cat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"patrolled, he felt the change in temperature: It was warm and comfortable","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"here. The Patronus, he was sure, was Umbridge's, and it glowed brightly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"because she was so happy here, in her element, upholding the twisted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"laws she had helped to write. Slowly and very carefully he edged","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"his way along the platform behind Umbridge, Yaxley, and Hermione, taking a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"seat behind the latter. He was worried about making Hermione jump. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"thought of casting the Muffliato charm upon Umbridge and Yaxley, but even","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"murmuring the word might cause Hermione alarm. Then Umbridge raised her voice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"to address Mrs. Cattermole, and Harry seized his chance.`I'm behind you,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"whispered into Hermione's ear.As he had expected, she jumped so violently she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"nearly overturned the bottle of ink with which she was supposed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"be recording the interview, but both Umbridge and Yaxley were concentrating upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Mrs. Cattermole, and this went unnoticed.`A wand was taken from you upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"your arrival at the Ministry today, Mrs. Cattermole,` Umbridge was saying. `Eight-and-three-quarter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"inches, cherry, unicorn-hair core. Do you recognize the description?`Mrs. Cattermole nodded, mopping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"her eyes on her sleeve.`Could you please tell us from which witch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"or wizard you took that wand?``T-took?` sobbed Mrs. Cattermole. `I didn't t-take","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"it from anybody. I b-bought it when I was eleven years old.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"It ¨C it ¨C it ¨C chose me.`She cried harder than ever.Umbridge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"laughed a soft girlish laugh that made Harry want to attack her.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"She leaned forward over the barrier, the better to observe her victim,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"and something gold swung forward too, and dangled over the void: the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"locket.Hermione had seen it; she let out a little squeak, but Umbridge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"and Yaxley, still intent upon their prey, were deaf to everything else.`No,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"said Umbridge, `no, I don't think so, Mrs. Cattermole. Wands only choose","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"witches or wizards. You are not a witch. I have your responses","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"to the questionnaire that was sent to you here ¨C Mafalda, pass","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"them to me.`Umbridge held out a small hand: She looked so toadlike","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"at that moment that Harry was quite surprised not to see webs","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"between the stubby fingers. Hermione's hands were shaking with shock. She fumbled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"in a pile of documents balanced on the chair beside her, finally","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"withdrawing a sheaf of parchment with Mrs. Cattermole's name on it.`That's ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"that's pretty, Dolores,` she said, pointing at the pendant gleaming in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"ruffled folds of Umbridge's blouse.`What?` snapped Umbridge, glancing down. `Oh yes ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"an old family heirloom,` she said, patting the locket lying on her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"large bosom. `The S stands for Selwyn.... I am related to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Selwyns.... Indeed, there are few pure-blood families to whom I am not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"related. ...A pity,` she continued in a louder voice, flicking through Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Cattermole's questionnaire, `that the same cannot be said for you. 'Parents professions:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"greengrocers'.`Yaxley laughed jeeringly. Below, the fluffy silver cat patrolled up and down,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"and the dementors stood waiting in the corners.It was Umbridge's lie that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"brought the blood surging into Harry's brain and obliterated his sense of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"caution ¨C that the locket she had taken as a bribe from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"a petty criminal was being used to bolster her own pure-blood credentials.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"He raised his wand, not even troubling to keep it concealed beneath","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the Invisibility Cloak, and said, `Stupefy!`There was a flash of red light;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Umbridge crumpled and her forehead hit the edge of the balustrade: Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Cattermole's papers slid off her lap onto the floor and, down below,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the prowling silver cat vanished. Ice-cold air hit them like an oncoming","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"wind: Yaxley, confused, looked around for the source of the trouble and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"saw Harry's disembodied hand and wand pointing at him. He tried to draw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"his own wand, but too late: `Stupefy!`Yaxley slid to the ground to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"lie curled on the floor.`Harry!``Hermione, if you think I was going to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"sit here and let her pretend ¨C ``Harry, Mrs. Cattermole!`Harry whirled around,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"throwing off the Invisibility Cloak; down below, the dementors had moved out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"of their corners; they were gliding toward the woman chained to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"chair: Whether because the Patronus had vanished or because they sensed that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"their masters were no longer in control, they seemed to have abandoned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"restraint. Mrs. Cattermole let out a terrible scream of fear as a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"slimy, scabbed hand grasped her chin and forced her face back.`EXPECTO PATRONUM!`The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"silver stag soared from the tip of Harry's wand and leaped toward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the dementors, which fell back and melted into the dark shadows again.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"The stag's light, more powerful and more warming than the cat's protection,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"filled the whole dungeon as it cantered around the room.`Get the Horcrux,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Harry told Hermione.He ran back down the steps, stuffing the Invisibility Cloak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"into his back, and approached Mrs. Cattermole.`You?` she whispered, gazing into his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"face. `But ¨C but Reg said you were the one who submitted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"my name for questioning!``Did I?` muttered Harry, tugging at the chains binding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"her arms, `Well, I've had a change of heart. Diffindo!` Nothing happened.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"`Hermione, how do I get rid of these chains?``Wait, I'm trying something","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"up here ¨C ``Hermione, we're surrounded by dementors!``I know that, Harry, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"if she wakes up and the locket's gone ¨C I need to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"duplicate it ¨C Geminio! There... That should fool her....`Hermione came running downstairs.`Let's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"see.... Relashio!`The chains clinked and withdrew into the arms of the chair.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Mrs. Cattermole looked just as frightened as ever before.`I don't understand,` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"whispered.`You're going to leave here with us,` said Harry, pulling her to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"her feet. `Go home, grab your children, and get out, get out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"of the country if you've got to. Disguise yourselves and run. You've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"seen how it is, you won't get anything like a fair hearing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"here.``Harry,` said Hermione, `how are we going to get out of here","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"with all those dementors outside the door?``Patronuses,` said Harry, pointing his wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"at his own. The stag slowed and walked, still gleaming brightly, toward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the door. `As many as we can muster; do yours, Hermione.``Expec ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Expecto patronum,` said Hermione. Nothing happened.`It's the only spell she ever has","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"trouble with,` Harry told a completely bemused Mrs. Cattermole. `Bit unfortunate, really...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Come on Hermione....``Expecto patronum!`A silver otter burst from the end of Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"wand and swam gracefully through the air to join the stag.`C'mon,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Harry, and he led Hermione and Mrs. Cattermole to the door.When the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Patronuses glided out of the dungeon there were cries of shock from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the people waiting outside. Harry looked around; the dementors were falling back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"on both sides of them, melding into the darkness, scattering before the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"silver creatures.`It's been decided that you should all go home and go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"into hiding with your families,` Harry told the waiting Muggle-born, who were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"dazzled by the light of the Patronuses and still cowering slightly. `Go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"abroad if you can. Just get well away from the Ministry. That's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the ¨C er ¨C new official position. Now, if you'll just follow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the Patronuses, you'll be able to leave the Atrium.`They managed to get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"up the stone stops without being intercepted, but as they approached the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"lifts Harry started to have misgivings. If they emerged into the Atrium","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"with a silver stag, and otter soaring alongside it, and twenty or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"so people, half of them accused Muggle-borns, he could not help feeling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"that they would attract unwanted attention. He had just reached this unwelcome","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"conclusion when the lift clanged to a halt in front of them.`Reg!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"screamed Mrs. Cattermole, and she threw herself into Ron's arms. `Runcorn let","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"me out, he attacked Umbridge and Yaxley, and he's told all of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"us to leave the country. I think we'd better do it, Reg,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"I really do, let's hurry home and fetch the children and ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"why are you so wet?``Water,` muttered Ron, disengaging himself. `Harry, they know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"there are intruders inside the Ministry, something about a hole in Umbridge's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"office door. I reckon we've got five minutes if that ¨C `Hermione's Patronus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"vanished with a pop as she turned a horror struck face to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Harry.`Harry, if we're trapped here ¨C!``We won't be if we move fast,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"said Harry. He addressed the silent group behind them, who were all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"gawping at him.`Who's got wands?`About half of them raised their hands.`Okay, all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"of you who haven't got wands need to attach yourself to somebody","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"who has. We'll need to be fast before they stop us. Come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"on.`They managed to cram themselves into two lifts. Harry's Patronus stood sentinel","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"before the golden grilles as they shut and the lifts began to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"rise.`Level eight,` said the witch's cool voice, `Atrium.`Harry knew at once that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"they were in trouble. The Atrium was full of people moving from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"fireplace to fireplace, sealing them off.`Harry!` squeaked Hermione. `What are we going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"to ¨C?``STOP!` Harry thundered, and the powerful voice of Runcorn echoed through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the Atrium: The wizards sealing the fireplaces froze. `Follow me,` he whispered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"to the group of terrified Muggle-borns, who moved forward in a huddle,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"shepherded by Ron and Hermione.`What's up, Albert?` said the same balding wizard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"who had followed Harry out of the fireplace earlier. He looked nervous.`This","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"lot need to leave before you seal the exits,` said Harry with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"all the authority he could muster.The group of wizards in front of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"him looked at one another.`We've been told to seal all exits and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"not let anyone ¨C ``Are you contradicting me?` Harry blustered. `Would you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"like me to have your family tree examined, like I had Dirk","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Cresswell's?``Sorry!` gasped the balding wizard, backing away. `I didn't mean nothing, Albert,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"but I thought... I thought they were in for questioning and...``Their blood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"is pure,` said Harry, and his deep voice echoed impressively through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"hall. `Purer than many of yours, I daresay. Off you go,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"boomed to the Muggle-borns, who scurried forward into the fireplaces and began","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"to vanish in pairs. The Ministry wizards hung back, some looking confused,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"others scared and fearful. Then:`Mary!`Mrs. Cattermole looked over her shoulder. The real","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Reg Cattermole, no longer vomiting but pale and wan, had just come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"running out of a lift.`R- Reg?`She looked from her husband to Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"who swore loudly.The balding wizard gaped, his head turning ludicrously from one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Reg Cattermole to the other.`Hey ¨C what's going on? What is this?``Seal","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the exit! SEAL IT!`Yaxley had burst out of another lift and was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"running toward the group beside the fireplaces, into which all of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Muggle-borns but Mrs. Cattermole had now vanished. As the balding wizard lifted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"his wand, Harry raised an enormous fist and punched him, sending him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"flying through the air.`He's been helping Muggle-borns escape, Yaxley!` Harry shouted.The balding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"wizard's colleagues set up and uproar, under cover of which Ron grabbed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Mrs. Cattermole, pulled her into the still-open fireplace, and disappeared. Confused, Yaxley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"looked from Harry to the punched wizard, while the real Reg Cattermole","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"screamed, `My wife! Who was that with my wife? What's going on?`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"saw Yaxley's head turn, saw an inkling of truth dawn on that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"brutish face.`Come on!` Harry shouted at Hermione; he seized her hand and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"they jumped into the fireplace together as Yaxley's curse sailed over Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"head. They spun for a few seconds before shooting up out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"a toilet into a cubicle. Harry flung open the door: Ron was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"standing there beside the sinks, still wrestling with Mrs. Cattermole.`Reg, I don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"understand ¨C ``Let go, I'm not your husband, you've got to go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"home!`There was a noise in the cubicle behind them; Harry looked around;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Yaxley had just appeared.`LET'S GO!` Harry yelled. He seized Hermione by the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"hand and Ron by the arm and turned on the stop.Darkness engulfed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"them, along with the sensation of compressing hands, but something was wrong....","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Hermione's hand seemed to be sliding out of his grip....He wondered whether","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"he was going to suffocate; he could not breathe or see and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"the only solid things in the world were Ron's arm and Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"fingers, which were slowly slipping away....And then he saw the door to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"number twelve, Grimmauld Place, with its serpent door knocker, but before he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"could draw breath, there was a scream and a flash of purple","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"light: Hermione's hand was suddenly vicelike upon his and everything went dark again. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-13"
"Harry opened his eyes and was dazzled by gold and green;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"he had no idea what had happened, he only knew that he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"was lying on what seemed to be leaves and twigs. Struggling to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"draw breath into lungs that felt flattened, he blinked and realized that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the gaudy glare was sunlight streaming through a canopy of leaves far","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"above him. Then an object twitched close to his face. He pushed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"himself onto his hands and knees, ready to face some small, fierce","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"creature, but saw that the object was Ron's foot. Looking around, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"saw that they and Hermione were lying on a forest floor, apparently","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"alone.Harry's first thought was of the Forbidden Forest, and for a moment,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"even though he knew how foolish and dangerous it would be for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"them to appear in the grounds of Hogwarts, his heart leapt at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the thought of sneaking through the trees to Hagrid's hut. However, in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the few moments it took for Ron to give a low groan","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"and Harry to start crawling toward him, he realized that this was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"not the Forbidden Forest; The trees looked younger, they were more widely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"spaced, the ground clearer.He met Hermione, also on her hands and knees,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"at Ron's head. The moment his eyes fell upon Ron, all other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"concerns fled Harry's mind, for blood drenched the whole of Ron's left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"side and his face stood out, grayish-white, against the leaf-strewn earth. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Polyjuice Potion was wearing off now: Ron was halfway between Cattermole and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"himself in appearance, his hair turning redder and redder as his face","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"drained of the little color it had left.`What's happened to him?``Splinched,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Hermione, her fingers already busy at Ron's sleeve, where the blood was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"wettest and darkest.Harry watched, horrified, as she tore open Ron's short. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"had always thought of Splinching as something comical, but this... His insides","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"crawled unpleasantly as Hermione laid bare Ron's upper arm, where a great","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"chunk of flesh was missing, scooped cleanly away as though by a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"knife.`Harry, quickly, in my bag, there's a small bottle labeled 'Essence of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Dittany'¨C ``Bag ¨C right ¨C `Harry sped to the place where Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"had landed, seized the tiny beaded bag, and thrust his hand inside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"it. At once, object after object began presenting itself to his touch:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"He felt the leather spines of books, woolly sleeves of jumpers, heels","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"of shoes ¨C`Quickly!`He grabbed his wand from the ground and pointed it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"into the depths of the magical bag.`Accio Dittany!`A small brown bottle zoomed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"out of the bag; he caught it and hastened back to Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"and Ron, whose eyes were now half-closed, strips of white eyeball all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"that were visible between his lids.`He's fainted,` said Hermione, who was also","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"rather pale; she no longer looked like Mafalda, though her hair was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"still gray in places. `Unstopper it for me, Harry, my hands are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"shaking.`Harry wrenched the stopper off the little bottle, Hermione took it and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"poured three drops of the potion onto the bleeding wound. Greenish smoke","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"billowed upward and when it had cleared, Harry saw that the bleeding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"had stopped. The wound now looked several days old; new skin stretched","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"over what had just been open flesh.`Wow,` said Harry.`It's all I feel","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"safe doing,` said Hermione shakily. `There are spells that would put him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"completely right, but I daren't try in case I do them wrong","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"and cause more damage.... He's lost so much blood already....``How did he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"get hurt? I mean` ¨C Harry shook his head, trying to clear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"it, to make sense of whatever had just taken place ¨C `why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"are we here? I thought we were going back to Grimmauld Place?`Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"took a deep breath. She looked close to tears.`Harry, I don't think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"we're going to be able to go back there.``What d'you ¨C?``As we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Disapparated, Yaxley caught hold of me and I couldn't get rid of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"him, he was too strong, and he was still holding on when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"we arrived at Grimmauld Place, and then ¨C well, I think he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"must have seen the door, and thought we were stopping there, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"he slackened his grip and I managed to sake him off and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"I brought us here instead!``But then, where's he? Hang on.... You don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"mean he's at Grimmauld Place? He can't get in there?`Her eyes sparkled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"with unshed tears as she nodded.`Harry, I think he can. I ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"I forced him to let go with a Revulsion Jinx, but I'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"already taken him inside the Fidelius Charm's protection. Since Dumbledore died, we're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Secret-Keepers, so I've given him the secret, haven't I?`There was no pretending;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Harry was sure she was right. It was a serious blow. If","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Yaxley could now get inside the house, there was no way that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"they could return. Even now, he could be bringing other Death Eaters","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"in there by Apparition. Gloomy and oppressive though the house was, it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"had been their one safe refuge; even, now that Kreacher was so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"much happier and friendlier, a kind of home. With a twinge of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"regret that had nothing to do with food, Harry imagined the house-elf","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"busying himself over the steak-and-kidney pie that Harry, Ron, and Hermione would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"never eat.`Harry, I'm sorry, I'm so sorry!``Don't be stupid, it wasn't your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"fault! If anything, it was mine....`Harry put his hand in his pocket","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"and drew out Mad-Eye's eye. Hermione recoiled, looking horrified.`Umbridge had stuck it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"to her office door, to spy on people. I couldn't leave it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"there... but that's how they knew there were intruders.`Before Hermione could answer,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Ron groaned and opened his eyes. He was still gray and his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"face glistened with sweat.`How d'you feel?` Hermione whispered.`Lousy,` croaked Ron, wincing as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"he felt his injured arm. `Where are we?``In the woods where they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"held the Quidditch World Cup,` said Hermione. `I wanted somewhere enclosed, undercover,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"and this was ¨C ``¨C the first place you thought of,` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"finished for her, glancing around at the apparently deserted glade. He could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"not help remembering what had happened the last time they had Apparated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"to the first place Hermione had thought of ¨C how Death Eaters","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"had found them within minutes. Had it been Legilimency? Did Voldemort or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"his henchmen know, even now, where Hermione had taken them?`D'you reckon we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"should move on?` Ron asked Harry, and Harry could tell by the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"look on Ron's face that he was thinking the same.`I dunno.`Ron still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"looked pale and clammy. He had made no attempt to sit up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"and it looked as though he was too weak to do so.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"The prospect of moving him was daunting.`Let's stay here for now,` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"said.Looking relieved, Hermione sprang to her feet.`Where are you going?` asked Ron.`If","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"we're staying, we should put some protective enchantments around the place,` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"replied, and raising her wand, she began to walk in a wide","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"circle around Harry and Ron, murmuring incantations as she went. Harry saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"little disturbances in the surrounding air: It was as if Hermione had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"cast a heat haze upon their clearing.`Salvio Hexia... Protego Totalum... Repello Muggletum...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Muffliato... You could get out the tent, Harry....``Tent?``In the bag!``In the... of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"course,` said Harry.He did not bother to grope inside it this time,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"but used another Summoning Charm. The tent emerged in a lumpy mass","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"of canvas, ropes, and poles. Harry recognized it, partly because of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"smell of cats, as the same tent in which they had slept","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"on the night of the Quidditch World Cup.`I thought this belonged to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"that bloke Perkins at the Ministry?` he asked, starting to disentangle the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"pent pegs.`Apparently he didn't want it back, his lumbago's so bad,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Hermione, now performing complicated figure-of-eight movements with her wand. `so Ron's dad","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"said I could borrow it. Erecto!` she added, pointing her wand at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the misshapen canvas, which in one fluid motion rose into the air","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"and settled, fully constructed, onto the ground before Harry, out of whose","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"startled hands a tent peg soared, to land with a final thud","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"at the end of a guy rope.`Cave Inimicum,` Hermione finished with a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"skyward flourish. `That's as much as I can do. At the very","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"least, we should know they're coming; I can't guarantee it will keep","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"out Vol ¨C ``Don't say the name!` Ron cut across her, his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"voice harsh.Harry and Hermione looked at each other.`I'm sorry,` Ron said, moaning","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"a little as he raised himself to look at them, `but it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"feels like a ¨C a jinx or something. Can't we call him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"You-Know-Who ¨C please?``Dumbledore said fear of a name ¨C ` began Harry.`In","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"case you hadn't noticed, mate, calling You-Know-Who by his name didn't do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Dumbledore much good in the end,` Ron snapped back. `Just ¨C just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"show You-Know-Who some respect, will you?``Respect?` Harry repeated, but Hermione shot him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"a warning look; apparently he was not to argue with Ron while","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the latter was in such a weakened condition.Harry and Hermione half carried,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"half dragged Ron through the entrance of the tent. The interior was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"exactly as Harry remembered it; a small flat, complete with bathroom and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"tiny kitchen. He shoved aside an old armchair and lowered Ron carefully","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"onto the lower berth of a bunk bed. Even this very short","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"journey had turned Ron whiter still, and once they had settled him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"on the mattress he closed his eyes again and did not speak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"for a while.`I'll make some tea,` said Hermione breathlessly, pulling kettle and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"mugs from the depths of her bag and heading toward the kitchen.Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"found the hot drink as welcome as the firewhisky had been on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the night that Mad-Eye had died; it seemed to burn away a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"little of the fear fluttering in his chest. After a minute or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"two, Ron broke the silence.`What d'you reckon happened to the Cattermoles?``With any","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"luck, they'll have got away,` said Hermione, clutching her hot mug for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"comfort. `As long as Mr. Cattermole had his wits about him, he'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"have transported Mrs. Cattermole by Side-Along-Apparition and they'll be fleeing the country","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"right now with their children. That's what Harry told her to do.``Blimey,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"I hope they escaped,` said Ron, leaning back on his pillows. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"tea seemed to be doing him good; a little of his color","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"had returned. `I didn't get the feeling Reg Cattermole was all that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"quick-witted, though, the way everyone was talking to me when I was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"him. God, I hope they made it.... If they both end up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"in Azkaban because of us...`Harry looked over at Hermione and the question","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"he had been about to ask ¨C about whether Mrs. Cattermole's lack","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"of a wand would prevent her Apparating alongside her husband ¨C died","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"in his throat. Hermione was watching Ron fret over the fate of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the Cattermoles, and there was such tenderness in her expression that Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"felt almost as if he had surprised her in the act of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"kissing him.`So, have you got it?` Harry asked her, partly to remind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"her that he was there.`Got ¨C got what?` she said with a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"little start.`What did we just go through all that for? The locket!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Where's the locket?``You got it?` shouted Ron, raising himself a little higher","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"on his pillows. `No one tells me anything! Blimey, you could have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"mentioned it!``Well, we were running for our lives from the Death Eaters,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"weren't we?` said Hermione. `Here.`And she pulled the locket out of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"pocket of her robes and handed it to Ron.It was as large","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"as a chicken's egg. An ornate letter S, inlaid with many small","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"green stones, glinted dully in the diffused light shining through the tent's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"canvas roof.`There isn't any chance someone's destroyed it since Kreacher had it?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"asked Ron hopefully. `I mean, are we sure it's still a Horcrux?``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"think so,` said Hermione, taking it back from him and looking at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"it closely. `There'd be some sign of damage if it had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"magically destroyed.`She passed it to Harry, who turned it over in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"fingers. The thing looked perfect, pristine. He remembered the mangled remains of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the diary, and how the stone in the Horcrux ring had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"cracked open when Dumbledore destroyed it.`I reckon Kreacher's right,` said Harry. `We're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"going to have to work out how to open this thing before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"we can destroy it.`Sudden awareness of what he was holding, of what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"lived behind the little golden doors, hit Harry as he spoke. Even","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"after all their efforts to find it, he felt a violent urge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"to fling the locket from him. Mastering himself again, he tried to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"pry the locket apart with his fingers, then attempted the charm Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"had used to open Regulus's bedroom door. Neither worked. He handed the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"locket back to Ron and Hermione, each of whom did their best,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"but were no more successful at opening it than he had been.`Can","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"you feel it, though?` Ron asked in a hushed voice, as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"held it tight in his clenched fist.`What d'you mean?`Ron passed the Horcrux","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"to Harry. After a moment or two, Harry thought he knew what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Ron meant. Was it his own blood pulsing through his veins that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"he could feel, or was it something beating inside the locket, like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"a tiny metal heart?`What are we going to do with it?` Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"asked.`Keep it safe till we work out how to destroy it.` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"replied, and, little though he wanted to, he hung the chain around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"his own neck, dropping the locket out of sight beneath his robes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"where it rested against his chest beside the pouch Hagrid had given","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"him.`I think we should take it in turns to keep watch outside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the tent,` he added to Hermione, standing up and stretching. `And we'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"need to think about some food as well. You stay there,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"added sharply, as Ron attempted to sit up and turned a nasty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"shade of green.With the Sneakoscope Hermione had given Harry for his birthday","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"set carefully upon the table in the tent, Harry and Hermione spent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the rest of the day sharing the role of lookout. However, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Sneakoscope remained silent and still upon its point all day, and whether","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"because of the protective enchantments and Muggle-repelling charms Hermione had spread around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"them, or because people rarely ventured this way, their patch of wood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"remained deserted, apart from occasional birds and squirrels. Evening brought no change;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Harry lit his wand as he swapped places with Hermione at ten","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"o'clock, and looked out upon a deserted scene, noting the bats fluttering","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"high above him across the single patch of starry sky visible from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"their protected clearing.He felt hungry now, and a little light-headed. Hermione had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"not packed any food in her magical bag, as she had assumed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"that they would be returning to Grimmauld Place that night, so they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"had had nothing to eat except some wild mushrooms that Hermione had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"collected from amongst the nearest trees and stewed in a Billycan. After","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"a couple of mouthfuls Ron had pushed his portion away, looking queasy;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Harry had only persevered so as to not hurt Hermione's feelings.The surrounding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"silence was broken by odd rustlings and what sounded like crackings of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"twigs: Harry thought that they were caused by animals rather than people,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"yet he kept his wand held tight at the ready. His insides,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"already uncomfortable due to their inadequate helping of rubbery mushrooms, tingled with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"unease.He had though that he would feel elated if they managed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"steal back the Horcrux, but somehow he did not; all he felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"as he sat looking out at the darkness, of which his wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"lit only a tiny part, was worry about what would happen next.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"It was as though he had been hurtling toward this point for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"weeks, months, maybe even years, but how he had come to an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"abrupt halt, run out of road.There were other Horcruxes out there somewhere,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"but he did not have the faintest idea where they could be.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"He did not even know what all of them were. Meanwhile he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"was at a loss to know how to destroy the only one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"that they had found, the Horcrux that currently lay against the bare","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"flesh of his chest. Curiously, it had not taken heat from his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"body, but lay so cold against his skin it might just have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"emerged from icy water. From time to time Harry thought, or perhaps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"imagined, that he could feel the tiny heartbeat ticking irregularly alongside his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"own. Nameless forebodings crept upon him as he sat there in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"dark. He tried to resist them, push them away, yet they came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"at him relentlessly. Neither can live while the other survives. Ron and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Hermione, now talking softly behind him in the tent, could walk away","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"if they wanted to: He could not. And it seemed to Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"as he sat there trying to master his own fear and exhaustion,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"that the Horcrux against his chest was ticking away the time he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"had left.... Stupid idea, he told himself, don't think that....His scar was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"starting to prickle again. He was afraid that he was making it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"happen by having these thoughts, and tried to direct them into another","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"channel. He thought of poor Kreacher, who had expected them home and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"had received Yaxley instead. Would the elf keep silent or would he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"tell the Death Eater everything he knew? Harry wanted to believe that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Kreacher had changed towards him in the past month, that he would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"be loyal now, but who knew what would happen? What if the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Death Eaters tortured the elf? Sick images swarmed into Harry's head and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"he tried to push these away too, for there was nothing he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"could do for Kreacher: He and Hermione had already decided against trying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"to summon him; what if someone from the Ministry came too? They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"could not count on elfish Apparition being free from the same flaw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"that had taken Yaxley to Grimmauld Place on the hem of Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"sleeve.Harry's scar was burning now. He thought that there was so much","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"they did not know: Lupin had been right about magic they had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"never encountered or imagined. Why hadn't Dumbledore explained more? Had he thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"that there would be time; that he would live for years, for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"centuries perhaps, like his friend Nicolas Flamel? If so, he had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"wrong.... Snape had seen to that.... Snape, the sleeping snake, who had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"struck at the top of the tower...And Dumbledore had fallen... fallen...`Give it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"to me, Gregorovitch.`Harry's voice was high, clear, and cold, his wand held","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"in front of him by a long-fingered white hand. The man at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"whom he was pointing was suspended upside down in midair, though there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"were no ropes holding him; he swung there, invisibly and eerily bound,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"his limbs wrapped about him, his terrified face, on a level with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Harry's ruddy due to the blood that had rushed to his head.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"He had pure-white hair and a thick, bushy beard: a trussed-up Father","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Christmas.`I have it not, I have it no more! It was, many","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"years ago, stolen from me!``Do not lie to Lord Voldemort, Gregorovitch. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"knows.... He always knows.`The hanging man's pupils were wide, dilated with fear,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"and they seemed to swell, bigger and bigger until their blackness swallowed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Harry whole ¨CAnd how Harry was hurrying along a dark corridor in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"stout little Gregorovitch's wake as he held a lantern aloft: Gregorovitch burst","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"into the room at the end of the passage and his lantern","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"illuminated what looked like a workshop; wood shavings and gold gleamed in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the swinging pool of light, and there on the window ledge sat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"perched, like a giant bird, a young man with golden hair. In","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the split second that the lantern's light illuminated him, Harry saw the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"delight upon his handsome face, then the intruder shot a Stunning Spell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"from his wand and jumped neatly backward out of the window with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"a crow of laughter.And Harry was hurtling back out of those wide,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"tunnellike pupils and Gregorovitch's face was stricken with terror.`Who was the thief,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Gregorovitch?` said the high cold voice.`I do not know, I never knew,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"a young man ¨C no ¨C please ¨C PLEASE!`A scream that went","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"on and on and then a burst of green light ¨C`Harry!`He opened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"his eyes, panting, his forehead throbbing. He had passed out against the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"side of the tent, had slid sideways down the canvas, and was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"sprawled on the ground. He looked up at Hermione, whose bushy hair","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"obscured the tiny patch of sky visible through the dark branches high","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"above them.`Dream,` he said, sitting up quickly and attempting to meet Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"glower with a look of innocence. `Must've dozed off, sorry.``I know it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"was your scar! I can tell by the look on your face!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"You were looking into Vol ¨C ``Don't say his name!` came Ron's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"angry voice from the depths of the tent.`Fine,` retorted Hermione, `You-Know-Who's mind,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"then!``I didn't mean it to happen!` Harry said. `It was a dream!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Can you control what you dream about, Hermione?``If you just learned to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"apply Occlumency ¨C `But Harry was not interested in being told off;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"he wanted to discuss what he had just seen.`He's found Gregorovitch, Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"and I think he's killed him, but before he killed him he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"read Gregorovitch's mind and I saw ¨C ``I think I'd better take","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"over the watch if you're so tired you're falling sleep,` said Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"coldly.`I can finish the watch!``No, you're obviously exhausted. Go and lie down.`She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"dropped down in the mouth of the tent, looking stubborn. Angry, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"wishing to avoid a row, Harry ducked back inside.Ron's still-pale face was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"poking out from the lower bunk; Harry climbed into the one above","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"him, lay down, and looked up at the dark canvas ceiling. After","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"several moments, Ron spoke in a voice so low that it would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"not carry to Hermione, huddle in the entrance.`What's You-Know-Who doing?`Harry screwed up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"his eyes in the effort to remember every detail, then whispered into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the darkness.`He found Gregorovitch. He had him tied up, he was torturing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"him.``How's Gregorovitch supposed to make him a new wand if he's tied","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"up?``I dunno.... It's weird, isn't it?`Harry closed his eyes, thinking of all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"that he had seen and heard. The more he recalled, the less","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"sense it made.... Voldemort had said nothing about Harry's wand, nothing about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the twin cores, nothing about Gregorovitch making a new and more powerful","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"wand to beat Harry's....`He wanted something from Gregorovitch,` Harry said, eyes still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"closed tight. `He asked him to hand it over, but Gregorovitch said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"it had been stolen from him... and then... then...`He remembered how he,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"as Voldemort, had seemed to hurtle through Gregorovitch's eyes, into his memories....`He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"read Gregorovitch's mind, and I saw this young bloke perched on a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"windowsill, and he fired a curse at Gregorovitch and jumped out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"sight. He stole it, he stole whatever You-Know-Who's after. And I... I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"think I've seen him somewhere....`Harry wished he could have another glimpse of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the laughing boy's face. The theft had happened many years ago, according","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"to Gregorovitch. Why did the young thief look familiar?The noises of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"surrounding woods were muffled inside the tent; all Harry could hear was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Ron's breathing. After a while, Ron whispered, `Couldn't you see what the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"thief was holding?``No... it must've been something small.``Harry?`The wooden slats of Ron's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"bunk creaked as he repositioned himself in bed.`Harry, you don't reckon You-Know-Who's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"after something else to turn into a Horcrux?``I don't know,` said Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"slowly. `Maybe. But wouldn't it be dangerous for him to make another","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"one? Didn't Hermione say he had pushed his soul to the limit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"already?``Yeah, but maybe he doesn't know that.``Yeah...maybe,` said Harry.He had been sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"that Voldemort had been looking for a way around the problem of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"the twin cores, sure that Voldemort sought a solution from the old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"wandmaker... and yet he had killed him, apparently without asking him a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"single question about wandlore.What was Voldemort trying to find? Why, with the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Ministry of Magic and the Wizarding world at his feet, was he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"far away, intent on the pursuit of an object that Gregorovitch had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"once owned, and which had been stolen by the unknown thief?Harry could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"still see the blond-haired youth's face; it was merry, wild; there was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"a Fred and George-ish air of triumphant trickery about him. He had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"soared from the windowsill like a bird, and Harry had seen him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"before, but he could not think where....With Gregorovitch dead, it was the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"merry-faced thief who was in danger now, and it was on him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"that Harry's thoughts dwelled, as Ron's snores began to rumble from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"lower bunk and as he himself drifted slowly into sleep once more. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-14"
"Early next morning, before the other two were awake, Harry left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the tent to search the woods around them for the oldest, most","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"gnarled, and resilient-looking tree he could find. There in its shadows he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"buried Mad-Eye Moody's eye and marked the spot by gouging a small","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"cross in the bark with his wand. It was not much, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Harry felt that Mad-Eye would have much preferred this to being stuck","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"on Dolores Umbridge's door. Then he returned to the tent to wait","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"for the others to wake, and discuss what they were going to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"do next.Harry and Hermione felt that it was best not to stay","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"anywhere too long, and Ron agreed, with the sole proviso that their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"next move took them within reach of a bacon sandwich. Hermione therefore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"removed the enchantments she had placed around the clearing, while Harry and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Ron obliterated all the marks and impressions on the ground that might","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"show they had camped there. Then they Disapparated to the outskirts of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"a small market town.Once they had pitched the tent in the shelter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of a small copse of trees and surrounded it with freshly cast","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"defensive enchantments. Harry ventured out under the Invisibility Cloak to find sustenance.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"This, however, did not go as planned. He had barely entered the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"town when an unnatural chill, a descending mist, and a sudden darkening","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of the skies made him freeze where he stood.`But you can make","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"a brilliant Patronus!` protested Ron, when Harry arrived back at the tent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"empty handed, out of breath, and mouthing the single word, dementors.`I couldn't...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"make one.` he panted, clutching the stitch in his side. `Wouldn't... come.`Their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"expressions of consternation and disappointment made Harry feel ashamed. It had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"a nightmarish experience, seeing the dementors gliding out of the must in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the distance and realizing, as the paralyzing cold choked his lungs and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"a distant screaming filled his ears, that he was not going to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"be able to protect himself. It had taken all Harry's willpower to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"uproot himself from the spot and run, leaving the eyeless dementors to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"glide amongst the Muggles who might not be able to see them,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"but would assuredly feel the despair they cast wherever they went.`So we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"still haven't got any food.``Shut up, Ron,` snapped Hermione. `Harry, what happened?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Why do you think you couldn't make your Patronus? You managed perfectly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"yesterday!``I don't know.`He sat low in one of Perkins's old armchairs, feeling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"more humiliated by the moment. He was afraid that something had gone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"wrong inside him. Yesterday seemed a long time ago: Today me might","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"have been thirteen years old again, the only one who collapsed on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the Hogwarts Express.Ron kicked a chair leg.`What?` he snarled at Hermione. `I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"starving! All I've had since I bled half to death is a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"couple of toadstools!``You go and fight your way through the dementors, then,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"said Harry, stung.`I would, but my arm's in a sling, in case","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"you hadn't noticed!``That's convenient.``And what's that supposed to ¨C?``Of course!` cried Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"clapping a hand to her forehead and startling both of them into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"silence. `Harry, give me the locket! Come on,` she said impatiently, clicking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"her fingers at him when he did not react, `the Horcrux, Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"you're still wearing it!`She held out her hands, and Harry lifted the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"golden chain over his head. The moment it parted contact with Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"skin he felt oddly light. He had not even realized that he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"was clammy or that there was a heavy weight pressing on his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"stomach until both sensations lifted.`Better?` asked Hermione.`Yeah, loads better!``Harry,` she said, crouching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"down in front of him and using the kind of voice he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"associated with visiting the very sick, `you don't think you've been possessed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"do you?``What? No!` he said defensively, `I remember everything we've done while","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"I've bee wearing it. I wouldn't know what I'd done if I'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"been possessed, would I? Ginny told me there were times when she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"couldn't remember anything.``Hmm,` said Hermione, looking down at the heavy locket. `Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"maybe we ought not to wear it. We can just keep it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"in the tent.``We are not leaving that Horcrux lying around,` Harry stated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"firmly. `If we lose it, if it gets stolen ¨C ``Oh, all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"right, all right,` said Hermione, and she placed it around her own","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"neck and tucked it out of sight down the front of her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"shirt. `But we'll take turns wearing it, so nobody keeps it on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"too long.``Great,` said Ron irritably, `and now we've sorted that out, can","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"we please get some food?``Fine, but we'll go somewhere else to find","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"it,` said Hermione with half a glance at Harry. `There's no point","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"staying where we know dementors are swooping around.`In the end they settled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"down for the night in a far flung field belonging to a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"lonely farm, from which they had managed to obtain eggs and bread.`It's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"not stealing, is it?` asked Hermione in a troubled voice, as they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"devoured scrambled eggs on toast. `Not if I left some money under","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the chicken coo?`Ron rolled his eyes and said, with his cheeks bulging,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"`Er-my-nee, 'oo worry 'oo much. 'Elax!`And, indeed, it was much easier to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"relax when they were comfortably well fed. The argument about the dementors","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"was forgotten in laughter that night, and Harry felt cheerful, even hopeful,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"as he took the first of the three night watches.This was their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"first encounter with the fact that a full stomach meant good spirits,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"an empty one, bickering and gloom. Harry was least surprised by this,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"because be had suffered periods of near starvation at the Dursleys'. Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"bore up reasonably well on those nights when they managed to scavenge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"nothing but berries or stale biscuits, her temper perhaps a little shorter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"than usual and her silences dour. Ron, however, had always been used","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to three delicious meals a day, courtesy of his mother or of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the Hogwarts house-elves, and hunger made him both unreasonable and irascible. Whenever","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"lack of food coincided with Ron's turn to wear the Horcrux, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"became downright unpleasant.`So where next?` was his constant refrain. He did not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"seem to have any ideas himself, but expected Harry and Hermione to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"come up with plans while he sat and brooded over the low","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"food supplies. Accordingly Harry and Hermione spent fruitless hours trying to decide","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"where they might find the other Horcruxes, and how to destroy the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"one they already got, their conversations becoming increasingly repetitive as they got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"no new information.As Dumbledore had told Harry that he believed Voldemort had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"hidden the Horcruxes in places important to him, they kept reciting, in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"a sort of dreary litany, those locations they knew that Voldemort had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"lived or visited. The orphanage where he had been born and raised:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Hogwarts, where he had been educated; Borgin and Burks, where he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"worked after completing school; then Albania, where he had spent his years","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of exile: These formed the basis of their speculations.`Yeah, let's go to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Albania. Shouldn't take more than an afternoon to search an entire country,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"said Ron sarcastically.`There can't be anything there. He'd already made five of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"his Horcruxes before he went into exile, and Dumbledore was certain the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"snake is the sixth,` said Hermione. `We know the snake's not in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Albania, it's usually with Vol ¨C ``Didn't I ask you to stop","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"say that?``Fine! The snake is usually with You-Know-Who ¨C happy?``Not particularly.``I can't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"see him hiding anything at Borgin and Burkes.` said Harry, who had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"made this point many times before, but said it again simply to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"break the nasty silence. `Borgin and Burke were experts at Dark objects,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"they would've recognized a Horcrux straightaway.`Ron yawned pointedly. Repressing a strong urge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to throw something at him, Harry plowed on, `I still reckon he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"might have hidden something at Hogwarts.`Hermione sighed.`But Dumbledore would have found it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Harry!`Harry repeated the argument he kept bringing out in favor of this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"theory.`Dumbledore said in front of me that he never assumed he knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"all of Hogwart's secrets. I'm telling you, if there was one place","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Vol ¨C ``Oi!``YOU-KNOW-WHO, then!` Harry shouted, goaded past endurance. `If there was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"one place that was really important to You-Know-Who, it was Hogwarts!``Oh, come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"on,` scoffed Ron. `His school?``Yeah, his school! It was his first real","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"home, the place that meant he was special: it meant everything to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"him, and even after he left ¨C ``This is You-Know-Who we're talking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"about, right? Not you?` inquired Ron. He was tugging at the chain","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of the Horcrux around his neck; Harry was visited by a desire","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to seize it and throttle him.`You told us that You-Know-Who asked Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to give him a job after he left,` said Hermione.`That's right,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Harry.`And Dumbledore thought he only wanted to come back to try and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"find something, probably another founder's object, to make into another Horcrux?``Yeah,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Harry.`But he didn't get the job, did he?` said Hermione. `So he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"never got the chance to find a founder's object there and hide","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"it in the school!``Okay, then,` said Harry, defeated. `Forget Hogwarts.`Without any other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"leads, they traveled into London and, hidden beneath the Invisibility Cloak, searching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"for the orphanage in which Voldemort had been raised. Hermione stole into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"a library and discovered from their records that the place had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"demolished many years before. They visited its site and found a tower","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"block of offices.`We could try digging in to foundations?` Hermione suggested halfheartedly.`He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"wouldn't have hidden a Horcrux here,` Harry said. He had known it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"all along. The orphanage had been the place Voldemort had been determined","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to escape; he would never have hidden a part of his soul","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"there. Dumbledore had shown Harry that Voldemort sought grandeur or mystique in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"his hiding places; this dismal gray corner of London was as far","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"removed as you could imagine from Hogwarts of the Ministry or a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"building like Gringotts, the Wizarding banks, with its gilded doors and marble","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"floors.Even without any new idea, they continued to move through the countryside,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"pitching the tent in a different place each night for security. Every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"morning they made sure that they had removed all clues to their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"presence, then set off to find another lonely and secluded spot, traveling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"by Apparition to more woods, to the shadowy crevices of cliffs, to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"purple moors, gorse-covered mountainsides, and once a sheltered and pebbly cove. Every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"twelve hours or so they passed the Horcrux between them as though","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"they were playing some perverse, slow-motion game of pass-the-parcel, where they dreaded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the music stopping because the reward was twelve hours of increased fear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"and anxiety.Harry's scar kept prickling. It happened most often, he noticed, when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"he was wearing the Horcrux. Sometimes he could not stop himself reacting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to the pain.`What? What did you see?` demanded Ron, whenever he noticed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Harry wince.`A face,` muttered Harry, every time. `The same face. The thief","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"who stole from Gregorovitch.`And Ron would turn away, making no effort to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"hide his disappointment. Harry knew that Ron was hoping to bear news","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of his family or the rest of the Order of the Phoenix,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"but after all, he, Harry, was not a television aerial; he could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"only see what Voldemort was thinking at the time, not tune in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to whatever took his fancy. Apparently Voldemort was dwelling endlessly on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"unknown youth with the gleeful face, whose name and whereabouts, Harry felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"sure, Voldemort knew no better than he did. As Harry's scar continued","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to burn and the merry, blond-haired boy swam tantalizingly in his memory,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"he learned to suppress any sign of pain or discomfort, for the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"other two showed nothing but impatience at the mention of the thief.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"He could not entirely blame them, when they were so desperate for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"a lead on the Horcruxes.As the days stretched into weeks, Harry began","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to suspect that Ron and Hermione were having conversations without, and about,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"him. Several times they stopped talking abruptly when Harry entered the tent,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"and twice he came accidentally upon them, huddled a little distance away,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"heads together and talking fast; both times they fell silent when they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"realized he was approaching them and hastened to appear busy collecting wood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"or water.Harry could not help wondering whether they had only agreed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"come on what now felt like a pointless and rambling journey because","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"they thought he had some secret plan that they would learn in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"due course. Ron was making no effort to hide his bad mood,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"and Harry was starting to fear that Hermione too was disappointed by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"his poor leadership. In desperation he tried to think of further Horcrux","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"locations, but the only one that continued to occur to him was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Hogwarts, and as neither of the others thought this at all likely,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"he stopped suggesting it.Autumn rolled over the countryside as they moved through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"it. They were now pitching the tent on mulches of fallen leaves.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Natural mists joined those cast by the dementors; wind and rain added","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to their troubles. The fact that Hermione was getting better at identifying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"edible fungi could not altogether compensate for their continuing isolation, the lack","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of other people's company, or their total ignorance of what was going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"on in the war against Voldemort.`My mother,` said Ron on night, as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"they sat in the tent on a riverbank in Wales, `can make","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"good food appear out of thin air.`He prodded moodily at the lumps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of charred gray fish on his plate. Harry glanced automatically at Ron's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"neck and saw, as he has expected, the golden chain of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Horcrux glinting there. He managed to fight down the impulse to swear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"at Ron, whose attitude would, he knew, improve slightly when the time","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"came to take off the locket.`Your mother can't produce food out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"thin air,` said Hermione. `no one can. Food is the first of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the five Principal Exceptions to Gamp's Law of Elemental Transfigura ¨C ``Oh,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"speak English, can't you?` Ron said, prying a fish out from between","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"his teeth.`It's impossible to make good food out of nothing! You can","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Summon it if you know where it is, you can transform it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"you can increase the quantity if you've already got some ¨C ``Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"don't bother increasing this, it's disgusting,` said Ron.`Harry caught the fish and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"I did my best with it! I notice I'm always the one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"who ends up sorting out the food, because I'm a girl, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"suppose!``No, it's because you're supposed to be the best at magic!` shot","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"back Ron.Hermione jumped up and bits of roast pike slid off her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"tin plate onto the floor.`You can do the cooking tomorrow, Ron, you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"can find the ingredients and try and charm them into something worth","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"eating, and I'll sit here and pull faces and moan and you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"can see you ¨C ``Shut up!,` said Harry, leaping to his feet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"and holding up both hands. `Shut up now!`Hermione looked outraged.`How can you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"side with him, he hardly ever does the cook ¨C ``Hermione, be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"quiet, I can hear someone!`He was listening hard, his hands still raised,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"warning them not to talk. Then, over the rush and gush of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the dark river beside them, he heard voices again. He looked around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"at the Sneakoscope. It was not moving.`You cast the Muffliato charm over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"us, right?` he whispered to Hermione.`I did everything,` she whispered back, `Muffliato,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Muggle-Repelling and Disillusionment Charms, all of it. They shouldn't be able to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"hear of see us, whoever they are.`Heavy scuffing and scraping noises, plus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the sound of dislodged stones and twigs, told them that several people","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"were clambering down the steep, wooded slope that descended to the narrow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"bank where they had pitched the tent. They drew their wands, waiting.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"The enchantments they had cast around themselves ought to be sufficient, in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the near total darkness, to shield them from the notice of Muggles","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"and normal witches and wizards. If these were Death Eaters, then perhaps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"their defenses were about to be tested by Dark Magic for the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"first time.The voices became louder but no more intelligible as the group","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of men reached the bank. Harry estimated that their owners were fewer","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"than twenty feet away, but the cascading river made it impossible to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"tell for sure. Hermione snatched up the beaded bag and started to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"rummage; after a moment she drew out three Extendible Ears and threw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"one each to Harry and Ron, who hastily inserted the ends of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the flesh-colored strings into their ears and fed the other ends out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of the tent entrance.Within seconds Harry heard a weary male voice.`There ought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to be a few salmon in here, or d'you reckon it's too","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"early in the season? Accio Salmon!`There were several distinct splashes and then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the slapping sounds of fish against flesh. Somebody grunted appreciatively. Harry pressed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the Extendable ear deeper into his own: Over the murmur of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"river he could make out more voices, but they were not speaking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"English or any human language he had ever heard. It was a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"rough and unmelodious tongue, a string of rattling, guttural noises, and there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"seemed to be two speakers, one with a slightly lower, slower voice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"than the other.A fire danced into life on the other side of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the canvas, large shadows passed between tent and flames. The delicious smell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of baking salmon wafted tantalizingly in their direction. Then came the clinking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of cutlery on plates, and the first man spoke again.`Here, Griphook, Gornuk.`Goblins!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Hermione mouthed at Harry, who nodded.`Thank you,` said the goblins together in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"English.`So, you three have been on the run how long?` asked a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"new, mellow, and pleasant voice; it was vaguely familiar to Harry, who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"pictured a round-bellied, cheerful-faced man.`Six weeks... Seven... I forget,` said the tired","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"man. `Met up with Griphook in the first couple of days and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"joined forces with Gornuk not long after. Nice to have a but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of company.` There was a pause, while knives scraped plates and tin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"mugs were picked up and replaced on the ground. `What made you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"leave, Ted?` continued the man.`Knew they were coming for me,` replied mellow-voiced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Ted, and Harry suddenly knew who he was: Tonks's father. `Heard Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Eaters were in the area last week and decided I'd better run","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"for it. Refused to register as a Muggle-born on principle, see, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"I knew it was a matter of time, knew I'd have to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"leave in the end. My wife should be okay, she's pure-blood. And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"then I met Dean here, what, a few days ago, son?``Yeah,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"another voice, and Harry, Ron, and Hermione stared at each other, silent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"but besides themselves with excitement, sure they recognized the voice of Dean","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Thomas, their fellow Gryffindor.`Muggle-born, eh?` asked the first man.`Not sure ,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Dean. `My dad left my mum when I was a kid. I've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"got no proof he was a wizard, though.`There was silence for a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"while, except for the sounds of munching; then Ted spoke again.`I've got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to say, Dirk, I'm surprised to run into you. Pleased, but surprised.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Word was that you'd been caught.``I was,` said Dirk. `I was halfway","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to Azkaban when I made a break for it. Stunned Dawlish, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"nicked his broom. It was easier than you'd think; I don't reckon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"he's quite right at the moment. Might be Confunded. If so, I'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"like to shake the hand of the witch or wizard who did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"it, probably saved my life.`There was another pause in which the fire","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"crackled and the river rushed on. The Ted said, `And where do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"you two fit in? I, er, had the impression the goblins were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"for You-Know-Who, on the whole.``You had a false impression,` said the higher-voiced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of the goblins. `We take no sides. This is a wizards' war.``How","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"come you're in hiding, then?``I deemed in prudent,` said the deeper-voiced goblin.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"`Having refused what I considered an impertinent request, I could see that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"my person safety was in jeopardy.``What did they ask you to do?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"asked Ted.`Duties ill-befitting the dignity of my race,` replied the goblin, his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"voice rougher and less human as he said it. `I am not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"a house-elf.``What about you, Griphook?``Similar reasons,` said the higher voiced goblin. `Gringotts","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"is no longer under the sole control of my race. I recognize","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"no Wizarding master.`He added something under his breath in Gobbledegook, and Gornuk","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"laughed.`What's the joke?` asked Dean.`He said,` replied Dirk, `that there are things","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"wizards don't recognize, either.`There was a short pause.`I don't get it,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Dean.`I had my small revenge before I left,` said Griphook in English.`Good","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"man ¨C goblin, I should say,` amended Ted hastily. `Didn't manage to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"lock a Death Eater up in one of the old high-security vaults,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"I suppose?``If I had, the sword would not have helped him break","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"out,` replied Griphook. Gornuk laughed again and even Dirk gave a dry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"chuckle.`Dean and I are still missing something here,` said Ted.`So is Severus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Snape, though he does not know it,` said Griphook, and the two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"goblins roared with malicious laughter. Inside the tent Harry's breathing was shallow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"with excitement: He and Hermione stared at each other, listening as hard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"as they could.`Didn't you hear about that, Ted?` asked Dirk. `About the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"kids who tried to steal Gryffindor's sword out of Snape's office at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Hogwarts?`An electric current seemed to course through Harry, jangling his every nerve","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"as he stood rooted to the spot.`Never heard a word,` said Ted,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"`Not in the Prophet, was it?``Hardly,` chortled Dirk. `Griphook here told me,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"he heard about it from Bill Weasley who works for the bank.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"One of the kids who tried to take the sword was Bill's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"younger sister.`Harry glanced toward Hermione and Ron, both of whom were clutching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the Extendable Ears as tightly as lifelines.`She and a couple of friends","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"got into Snape's office and smashed open the glass case where he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"was apparently keeping the sword. Snape caught them as they were trying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to smuggle it down the staircase.``Ah, God bless 'em,` said Ted. `What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"did they think, that they'd be able to use the sword on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"You-Know-Who? Or on Snape himself?``Well, whatever they thought they were going to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"do with it, Snape decided the sword wasn't safe where it was,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"said Dirk. `Couple of days later, once he'd got the say-so from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"You-Know-Who, I imagine, he sent it down to London to be kept","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"in Gringotts instead.`The goblins started to laugh again.`I'm still not seeing the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"joke,` said Ted.`It's a fake,` rasped Griphook.`The sword of Gryffindor!``Oh yes. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"is a copy ¨C an excellent copy, it is true ¨C but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"it was Wizard-made. The original was forged centuries ago by goblins and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"had certain properties only goblin-made armor possesses. Wherever the genuine sword of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Gryffindor is, it is not in a vault at Gringotts bank.``I see,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"said Ted. `And I take it you didn't bother telling the Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Eaters this.``I saw no reason to trouble them with the information,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Griphook smugly, and now Ted and Dean joined in Gornuk and Dirk's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"laughter.Inside the tent, Harry closed his eyes, willing someone to ask the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"question he needed answered, and after a minute that seemed ten, Dean","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"obliged: he was (Harry remembered with a jolt) an ex-boyfriend of Ginny's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"too.`What happened to Ginny and all the others? The ones who tried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to steal it?``Oh, they were punished, and cruelly,` said Griphook indifferently.`They're okay,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"though?` asked Ted quickly, `I mean, the Weasleys don't need any more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of their kids injured, do they?``They suffered no serious injury, as far","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"as I am aware,` said Griphook.`Lucky for them,` said Ted. `With Snape's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"track record I suppose we should just be glad they're still alive.``You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"believe that story, then, do you, Ted?` asked Dirk. `You believe Snape","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"killed Dumbledore?`Course I do,` said Ted. `You're not going to sit there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"and tell me you think Potter had anything to do with it?``Hard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to know what to believe these days,` muttered Dirk.`I know Harry Potter,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"said Dean. `And I reckon he's the real thing ¨C the Chosen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"One, or whatever you want to call it.``Yeah, there's a lot would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"like to believe he's that, son,` said Dirk, `me included. But where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"is he? Run for it, by the looks of things. You'd think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"if he knew anything we don't, or had anything special going for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"him, he'd be out there now fighting, rallying resistance, instead of hiding.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"And you know, the Prophet made a pretty good case against him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"¨C ``The Prophet?` scoffed Ted. `You deserve to be lied to if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"you're still reading that much, Dirk. You want the facts, try the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Quibbler.`There was a sudden explosion of choking and retching, plus a good","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"deal of thumping, by the sound of it. Dirk had swallowed a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"fish bone. At last he sputtered, `The Quibbler? That lunatic rag of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Xeno Lovegood's?``It's not so lunatic these days,` said Ted. `You want to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"give it a look, Xeno is printing all the stuff the Prophet's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"ignoring, not a single mention of Crumple-Horned Snorkacks in the last issue.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"How long they'll let him get with it, mind, I don't know.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"But Xeno says, front page of every issue, that any wizard who's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"against You-Know-Who ought to make helping Harry Potter their number-one priority.``Hard to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"help a boy who's vanished off the face of the earth,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Dirk.`Listen, the fact that they haven't caught him yet's one hell of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"an achievement,` said Ted. `I'd take tips from him gladly; it's what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"we're trying to do, stay free, isn't it?``Yeah, well, you've got a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"point there,` said Dirk heavily. `With the whole of the Ministry and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"all their informers looking for him, I'd have expected him to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"caught by now. Mind, who's to say they haven't already caught and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"killed him without publicizing it?``Ah, don't say that, Dirk,` murmured Ted.There was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"a long pause filled with more clattering of knives and forks. When","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"they spoke again it was to discuss whether they ought to sleep","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"on the back or retreat back up the wooded slope. Deciding the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"trees would give better cover, they extinguished their fire, then clambered back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"up the incline, their voices fading away.Harry, Ron, and Hermione reeled in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the Extendable Ears. Harry, who had found the need to remain silent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"increasingly difficult the longer they eavesdropped, now found himself unable to say","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"more then, `Ginny ¨C the sword ¨C ``I know!` said Hermione.She lunged","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"for the tiny beaded bag, this time sinking her arm in it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"right up to the armpit.`Here... we... are...` she said between gritted teeth,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"and she pulled at something that was evidently in the depths of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the bag. Slowly the edge of an ornate picture frame came into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"sight. Harry hurried to help her. As they lifted the empty portrait","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of Phineas Nigellus free of Hermione's bag, she kept her wand pointing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"at it, ready to cast a spell at any moment.`If somebody swapped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the real sword for the face while it was in Dumbledore's office,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"she panted, as they propped the painting against the side of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"tent, `Phineas Nigellus would have seen it happen, he hangs right beside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the case!``Unless he was asleep,` said Harry, but he still held his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"breath as Hermione knelt down in front of the empty canvas, her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"wand directed at its center, cleared her throat, then said:`Er ¨C Phineas?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Phineas Nigellus?`Nothing happened.`Phineas Nigellus?` said Hermione again. `Professor Black? Please could we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"talk to you? Please?``'Please' always helps,` said a cold, snide voice, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Phineas Nigellus slid into his portrait. At one, Hermione cried:`Obscura!`A black blindfold","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"appeared over Phineas Nigellus's clever, dark eyes, causing him to bump into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the frame and shriek with pain.`What ¨C how dare ¨C what are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"you ¨C?``I'm very sorry, Professor Black,` said Hermione, `but it's a necessary","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"precaution!``Remove this foul addition at once! Remove it, I say! You are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"ruining a great work of art! Where am I? What is going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"on?``Never mind where we are,` said Harry, and Phineas Nigellus froze, abandoning","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"his attempts to peel off the painted blindfold.`Can that possible be the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"voice of the elusive Mr. Potter?``Maybe,` said Harry, knowing that this would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"keep Phineas Nigellus's interest. `We've got a couple of questions to ask","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"you ¨C about the sword of Gryffindor.``Ah,` said Phineas Nigellus, now turning","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"his head this way and that in an effort to catch sight","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of Harry, `Yes. That silly girl acted most unwisely there ¨C ``Shut","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"up about my sister,` said Ron roughly, Phineas Nigellus raised supercilious eyebrows.`Who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"else is here?` he asked, turning his head from side to side.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"`Your tone displeases me! The girl and her friends were foolhardily in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the extreme. Thieving from the headmaster.``They weren't thieving,` said Harry. `That sword","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"isn't Snape's.``It belongs to Professor Snape's school,` said Phineas Nigellus. `Exactly what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"claim did the Weasley girl have upon it? She deserved her punishment,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"as did the idiot Longbottom and the Lovegood oddity!``Neville is not an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"idiot and Luna is not an oddity!` said Hermione.`Where am I?` repeated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Phineas Nigellus, starting to wrestle with the blindfold again. `Where have you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"brought me? Why have you removed me from the house of my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"forebears?``Never mind that! How did Snape punish Ginny, Neville, and Luna?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Harry urgently.`Professor Snape sent them into the Forbidden Forest, to do some","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"work for the oaf, Hagrid.``Hagrid's not an oaf!` said Hermione shrilly.`And Snape","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"might've though that was a punishment,` said Harry, `but Ginny, Neville, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Luna probably had a good laugh with Hagrid. The Forbidden Forest... they've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"faced plenty worse than the Forbidden Forest, big deal!`He felt relieved; he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"had been imagining horrors, the Cruciatus Curse at the very least.`What we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"really wanted to know, Professor Black, is whether anyone else has, um,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"taken out the sword at all? Maybe it's been taken away for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"cleaning ¨C or something!`Phineas Nigellus paused again in his struggles to free","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"his eyes and sniggered.`Muggle-born,` he said, `Goblin-made armor does not require cleaning,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"simple girl. Goblin's silver repels mundane dirt, imbibing only that which strengthens","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"it.``Don't call Hermione simple,` said Harry.`I grow weary of contradiction,` said Phineas","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Nigellus. `perhaps it is time for me to return to the headmaster's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"office.?`Still blindfolded, he began groping the side of his frame, trying to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"feel his way out of his picture and back into the one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"at Hogwarts. Harry had a sudden inspiration.`Dumbledore! Can't you bring us Dumbledore?``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"beg your pardon?` asked Phineas Nigellus.`Professor Dumbledore's portrait ¨C couldn't you bring","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"him along, here, into yours?`Phineas Nigellus turned his face in the direction","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of Harry's voice.`Evidently it is not only Muggle-borns who are ignorant, Potter.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"The portraits of Hogwarts may commune with each other, but they cannot","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"travel outside of the castle except to visit a painting of themselves","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"elsewhere. Dumbledore cannot come here with me, and after the treatment I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"have received at your hands, I can assure you that I will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"not be making a return visit!`Slightly crestfallen, Harry watched Phineas redouble his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"attempts to leave his frame.`Professor Black,` said Hermione, `couldn't you just tell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"us, please, when was the last time the sword was taken out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of its case? Before Ginny took it out, I mean?`Phineas snorted impatiently.`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"believe that the last time I saw the sword of Gryffindor leave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"its case was when Professor Dumbledore used it to break open a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"ring.`Hermione whipped around to look at Harry. Neither of them dared say","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"more in front of Phineas Nigellus, who had at least managed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"locate the exit.`Well, good night to you,` he said a little waspishly,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"and he began to move out of sight again. Only the edge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of his hat brim remained in view when Harry gave a sudden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"shout.`Wait! Have you told Snape you saw this?`Phineas Nigellus stuck his blindfolded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"head back into the picture.`Professor Snape has more important things on his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"mind that the many eccentricities of Albus Dumbledore. Good-bye, Potter!`And with that,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"he vanished completely, leaving behind him nothing but his murky backdrop.`Harry!` Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"cried.`I know!` Harry shouted. Unable to contain himself, he punched the air;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"it was more than he had dared to hope for. He strode","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"up and down the tent, feeling that he could have run a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"mile; he did not even feel hungry anymore. Hermione was squashing Phineas","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Nigellus's back into the beaded bag; when she had fastened the clasp","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"she threw the bag aside and raised a shining face to Harry.`The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"sword can destroy Horcruxes! Goblin-made blades imbibe only that which strengthens them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"¨C Harry, that sword's impregnated with basilisk venom!``And Dumbledore didn't give it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to me because he still needed it, he wanted to use it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"on the locket ¨C `` ¨C and he must have realized they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"wouldn't let you have it if he put it in his will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"¨C `` ¨C so he made a copy ¨C `` ¨C and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"put a fake in the glass case ¨C `` ¨C and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"left the real one ¨C where?`They gazed at east other Harry felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"that the answer was dangling invisibly in the air above them, tantalizingly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"close. Why hadn't Dumbledore told him? Or had he, in fact, told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Harry, but Harry had not realized it at the time?`Think!` whispered Hermione.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"`Think! Where would he have left it?``Not at Hogwarts,` said Harry, resuming","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"his pacing.`Somewhere in Hogsmeade?` suggested Hermione.`The Shrieking Shack?` said Harry. `Nobody ever","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"goes in there.``But Snape knows how to get in, wouldn't that be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"a bit risky?``Dumbledore trusted Snape,` Harry reminded her.`Not enough to tell him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"that he had swapped the swords,` said Hermione.`Yeah, you're right!` said Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"and he felt even more cheered at the thought that Dumbledore had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"had some reservations, however faint, about Snape's trustworthiness. `So, would he have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"hidden the sword well away from Hogsmeade, then? What d'you reckon, Ron?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Ron?`Harry looked around. For one bewildered moment he thought that Ron had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"left the tent, then realized that Ron was lying in the shadow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of a bunk, looking stony.`Oh, remembered me, have you?` he said.`What?`Ron snorted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"as he stared up at the underside of the upper bunk.`You two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"carry on. Don't let me spoil your fun.`Perplexed, Harry looked to Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"for help, but she shook her head, apparently as nonplussed as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"was.`What's the problem?` asked Harry.`Problem? There's no problem,` said Ron, still refusing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"to look at Harry. `Not according to you, anyways.`There were several plunks","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"on the canvas over their heads. It had started to rain.`Well, you've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"obviously got a problem,` said Harry. `Spit it out, will you?`Ron swung","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"his long legs off the bed and sat up. He looked mean,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"unlike himself.`All right, I'll spit it out. Don't expect me to skip","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"up and down the tent because there's some other damn thing we've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"got to find. Just add it to the list of stuff you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"don't know.``I don't know?` repeated Harry. `I don't know?`Plunk, plunk, plunk. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"rain was falling harder and heavier; it pattered on the leaf-strewn bank","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"all around them and into the river chattering through the dark. Dread","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"doused Harry's jubilation; Ron was saying exactly what he had suspected and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"feared him to be thinking.`It's not like I'm not having the time","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of my life here,` said Ron, `you know, with my arm mangled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"and nothing to eat and freezing my backside off every night. I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"just hoped, you know, after we'd been running round a few weeks,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"we'd have achieved something.``Ron,` Hermione said, but in such a quiet voice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"that Ron could pretend not to have heard it over the loud","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"tattoo the rain was beating on the tent.`I thought you knew what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"you'd signed up for.` said Harry.`Yeah, I thought I did too.``So what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"part of it isn't living up to your expectations?` asked Harry. Anger","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"was coming to his defense now. `Did you think we'd be staying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"in five-star hotels? Finding a Horcrux every other day? Did you think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"you'd be back to Mummy by Christmas?``We thought you knew what you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"were doing!` shouted Ron, standing up, and his words Harry like scalding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"knives. `We thought Dumbledore had told you what to do, we thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"you had a real plan!``Ron!` said Hermione, this time clearly audible over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the rain thundering on the tent roof, but again, he ignored her.`Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"sorry to let you down,` said Harry, his voice quite calm even","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"though he felt hollow, inadequate. `I've been straight with you from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"start. I told you everything Dumbledore told me. And in the case","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"you haven't noticed, we've found one Horcrux ¨C ``Yeah, and we're about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"as near getting rid of it as we are to finding the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"rest of them ¨C nowhere effing near in other words.``Take off the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"locket, Ron,` Hermione said, her voice unusually high. `Please take it off.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"You wouldn't be talking like this if you hadn't been wearing it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"all day.``Yeah, he would,` said Harry, who did not want excuses made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"for Ron. `D'you think I haven't noticed the two of you whispering","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"behind my back? D'you think I didn't guess you were thinking this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"stuff?``Harry, we weren't ¨C ``Don't lie!` Ron hurled at her. `You said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"it too, you said you were disappointed, you said you'd thought he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"had a bit more to go on than ¨C ``I didn't say","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"it like that ¨C Harry, I didn't!` she cried.The rain was pounding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the tent, tears were pouring down Hermione's face, and the excitement of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"a few minutes before had vanished as if it had never been,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"a short-lived firework that had flared and died, leaving everything dark, wet,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"and cold. The sword of Gryffindor was hidden they knew not where,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"and their were three teenagers in a tent whose only achievement was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"not, yet, to be dead.`So why are you still here?` Harry asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Ron.`Search me,` said Ron.`Go home then,` said Harry.`Yeah, maybe I will!` shouted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Ron, and he took several steps toward Harry, who did not back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"away. `Didn't you hear what they said about my sister? But you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"don't give a rat's fart, do you, it's only the Forbidden Forest,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Harry I've-Faced-Worse Potter doesn't care what happened to her in there ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"well, I do, all right, giant spiders and mental stuff ¨C ``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"was only saying ¨C she was with the others, they were with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Hagrid ¨C ``Yeah, I get it, you don't care! And what about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the rest of my family, 'the Weasleys don't need another kid injured,'","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"did you hear that?``Yeah, I ¨C ``Not bothered what it meant, though?``Ron!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"said Hermione, forcing her way between them. `I don't think it means","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"anything new has happened, anything we don't know about; think, Ron, Bill's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"already scared, plenty of people must have seen that George has lost","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"an ear by now, and you're supposed to be on your deathbed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"with spattergroit, I'm sure that's all he meant ¨C ``Oh, you're sure,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"are you? Right then, well, I won't bother myself about them. It's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"all right for you, isn't it, with your parents safely out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the way ¨C ``My parents are dead!` Harry bellowed.`And mine could be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"going the same way!` yelled Ron.`Then GO!` roared Harry. `Go back to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"them, pretend you're got over your spattergroit and Mummy'll be able to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"feed you up and ¨C `Ron made a sudden movement: Harry reacted,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"but before either wand was clear of its owner's pocket, Hermione had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"raised her own.`Prestego!` she cried, and an invisible shield expanded between her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"and Harry on the one side and Ron on the other; all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"of them were forced backward a few steps by the strength of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"the spell, and Harry and Ron glared from either side of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"transparent barrier as though they were seeing each other clearly for the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"first time. Harry felt a corrosive hatred toward Ron: Something had broken","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"between them.`Leave the Horcrux,` Harry said.Ron wrenched the chain from over his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"head and cast the locket into a nearby chair. He turned to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Hermione.`What are you doing?``What do you mean?``Are you staying, or what?``I...` She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"looked anguished. `Yes ¨C yes, I'm staying. Ron, we said we'd go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"with Harry, we said we'd help ¨C ``I get it. You choose","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"him.``Ron, no ¨C please ¨C come back, come back!`She was impeded by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"her own Shield Charm; by the time she had removed it he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"had already stormed into the night. Harry stood quite still and silent,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"listening to her sobbing and calling Ron's name amongst the trees.After a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"few minutes she returned, her sopping hair plastered to her face.`He's g-g-gone!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"Disapparated!`She threw herself into a chair, curled up, and started to cry.Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"felt dazed. He stooped, picked up the Horcrux, and placed it around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"his own neck. He dragged blankets off Ron's bunk and threw them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"over Hermione. Then he climbed onto his own bed and stared up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"at the dark canvas roof, listening to the pounding of the rain. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-15"
"When Harry woke the following day it was several seconds before he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"remembered what had happened. Then he hoped childishly, that it had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"a dream, that Ron was still there and had never left. Yet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"by turning his head on his pillow he could see Ron's deserted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"bunk. It was like a dead body in the way it seems","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"to draw his eyes. Harry jumped down from his own bed, keeping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"his eyes averted from Ron's. Hermione, who was already busy in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"kitchen, did not wish Harry good morning, but turned her face away","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"quickly as he went by. He's gone, Harry told himself. He's gone.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"He had to keep thinking it as he washed and dressed as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"though repetition would dull the shock of it. He's gone and he's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"not coming back. And that was the simple truth of it, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"knew, because their protective enchantments meant that it would be impossible, once","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"they vacated this spot, for Ron to find them again. He and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Hermione ate breakfast in silence. Hermione's eyes were puffy and red; she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"looked as if she had not slept. They packed up their things,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Hermione dawdling. Harry knew why she wanted to spin out their time","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"on the riverbank; several times he saw her look up eagerly, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"he was sure she had deluded herself into thinking that she heard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"footsteps through the heavy rain, but no red-haired figure appeared between the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"trees. Every time Harry imitated her, looked around ( for he could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"not help hoping a little, himself) and saw nothing but rain-swept woods,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"another little parcel of fury exploded inside him. He could hear Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"saying, `We thought you knew what you were doing!`, and he resumed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"packing with a hard knot in the pit of his stomach.The muddy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"river beside them was rising rapidly and would soon spill over onto","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"their bank. They had lingered a good hour after they would usually","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"have departed their campsite. Finally having entirely repacked the beaded bag three","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"times, Hermione seemed unable to find any more reasons to delay: She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"and Harry grasped hands and Disapparated, reappearing on a windswept heather-covered hillside.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"The instant they arrived, Hermione dropped Harry's hand and walked away from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"him, finally sitting down on a large rock, her face on her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"knees, shaking with what he knew were sobs. He watched her, supposing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"that he ought to go and comfort her, but something kept him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"rooted to the spot. Everything inside him felt cold and tight: Again","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"he saw the contemptuous expression on Ron's face. Harry strode off through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the heather, walking in a large circle with the distraught Hermione at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"its center, casting the spell she usually performed to ensure their protection.They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"did not discuss Ron at all over the next few days. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"was determined never to mention his name again and Hermione seemed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"know that it was no use forcing the issue, although sometimes at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"night when she thought he was sleeping, he would hear her crying.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Meanwhile Harry had started bringing out the Marauder's map and examining it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"by wandlight. He was waiting for the moment when Ron's labeled dot","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"would reappear in the corridors of Hogwarts, proving that he had returned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"to the comfortable castle, protected by his status of pureblood. However, Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"did not appear on the map and after a while Harry found","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"himself taking it out simply to stare at Ginny's name in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"girl's dormitory, wondering whether the intensity with which he gazed at it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"might break into her sleep, that she would somehow know he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"thinking about her, hoping that she was all right.By day, they devoted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"themselves to trying to determine the possible locations of Gryffindor's sword, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the more they talked about the places in which Dumbledore might have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"hidden it, the more desperate and far-fetched their speculation became. Cudgel his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"brains though he might, Harry could not remember Dumbledore ever mentioning a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"place in which he might hide something. There were moments when he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"did not know whether he was angrier with Ron or with Dumbledore.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"We thought you knew what you were doing...We thought Dumbledore had told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"you what to do... We thought you had a real plan!He could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"not hide it from himself: Ron had been right. Dumbledore had left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"him with virtually nothing. They had discovered one Horcrux, but they had no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"means of destroying it: The others were as unattainable as they had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"ever been. Hopelessness threatened to engulf him. He was staggered now to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"think of his own presumption in accepting his friends' offers to accompany","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"him on this meandering, pointless journey. he knew nothing, he had no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"ideas, and he was constantly, painfully on the alert for any indications","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"that Hermione too was about to tell him that she had had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"enough. That she was leaving.They were spending many evenings in near silence","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"and Hermione took to bringing out Phineas Nigellus's portrait and propping it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"up in a chair, as though he might fill part of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"gaping hole left by Ron's departure. Despite his previous assertion that he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"would never visit them again, Phineas Nigellus did not seem able to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"resist the chance to find out more about what Harry was up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"to and consented to reappear, blindfolded, every few days of so. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"was even glad to see him, because he was company, albeit of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"a snide and taunting kind. They relished any news about what was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"happening at Hogwarts, though Phineas Nigellus was not an ideal informer. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"venerated Snape, the first Slytherin headmaster since he himself had controlled the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"school, and they had to be careful not to criticize or ask","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"impertinent questions about Snape, or Phineas Nigellus would instantly leave his painting.However,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"he did let drop certain snippets. Snape seemed to be facing a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"constant, low level of mutiny from a hard core of students. Ginny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"had been banned from going into Hogsmeade. Snape had reinstated Umbridge's old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"decree forbidding gatherings of three or more students or any unofficial student","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"societies. From all of these things, Harry deduced that Ginny, and probably","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Neville and Luna along with her, had been doing their best to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"continue Dumbledore's Army. This scant news made Harry want to see Ginny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"so badly it felt like a stomachache; but it also made him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"think of Ron again, and of Dumbledore, and of Hogwarts itself, which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"he missed nearly as much as his ex-girlfriend. Indeed, as Phineas Niggellus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"talked about Snape's crackdown, Harry experienced a split second of madness when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"he imagined simply going back to school to join the destabilization of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Snape's regime: Being fed and having a soft bad, and other people","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"being in charge, seemed the most wonderful prospect in the world at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"this moment. But then he remembered that he was Undesirable Number One,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"that there was a ten-thousand Galleon price on his head, and that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"to walk into Hogwarts these days was just as dangerous as walking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"into the Ministry of Magic. Indeed, Phineas Nigellus inadvertently emphasized this fact","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"by slipping in leading questions about Harry and Hermione's whereabouts. Hermione shoved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"him back inside the beaded bag every time he did this, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Phineas Nigellus invariably refused to reappear for several days after these unceremonious","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"good-byes.The weather grew colder and colder. They did not dare remain in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"any area too long, so rather than staying in the south of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"England, where a hard ground frost was the worst of their worries,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"they continued to meander up and down the country, braving a mountainside,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"where sleet pounded the tent; a wide, flat marsh, where the tent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"was flooded with chill water; and a tiny island in the middle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"of a Scottish loch, where snow half buried the tent in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"night. They had already spotted Christmas Trees twinkling from several sitting room","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"windows before there came an evening when Harry resolved to suggest again,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"what seemed to him the only unexplored avenue left to them. They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"had just eaten an unusually good meal: Hermione had been to a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"supermarket under the Invisibility Cloak (scrupulously dropping the money into an open","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"till as she left), and Harry thought that she might be more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"persuadable than usual on a stomach full of spaghetti Bolognese and tinned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"pears.He had also had the foresight to suggest that they take a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"few hours' break from wearing the Horcrux, which was hanging over the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"end of the bunk beside him.`Hermione?``Hmm?` She was curled up in one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"of the sagging armchairs with The Tales of Beedle the Bard. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"could not imagine how much more she could get out of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"book, which was not, after all, very long, but evidently she was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"still deciphering something in it, because Spellman's Syllabary lay open on the arm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"of the chair.Harry cleared his throat. He felt exactly as he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"done on the occasion, several years previously, when he had asked Professor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"McGonagall whether he could go into Hogsmeade, despite the fact that he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"had not persuaded the Dursleys to sign his permission slip.`Hermione, I've been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"thinking, and ¨C ``Harry, could you help me with something?`Apparently she had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"not been listening to him. She leaned forward and held out The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Tales of Beedle the Bard.`Look at that symbol,` she said, pointing to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the top of a page. Above what Harry assumed was the title","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"of the story (being unable to read runes, he could not be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"sure), there was a picture of what looked like a triangular eye,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"its pupil crossed with a vertical line.`I never took Ancient Runes, Hermione.``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"know that; but it isn't a rune and it's not in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"syllabary, either. All along I thought it was a picture of an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"eye, but I don't think it is! It's been inked in, look,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"somebody's drawn it there, it isn't really part of the book. Think,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"have you ever seen it before?``No... No, wait a moment.` Harry looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"closer. `Isn't it the same symbol Luna's dad was wearing round his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"neck?``Well, that's what I thought too!``Then it's Grindelwald's mark.`She stared at him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"openmouthed.`What?``Krum told me...`He recounted the story that Viktor Krum had told him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"at the wedding. Hermione looked astonished.`Grindelwald's mark?`She looked from Harry to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"weird symbol and back again. `I've never heard that Grindelwald had a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"mark. There's no mention of it in anything I've ever read about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"him.``Well, like I say, Krum reckoned that symbol was carved on a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"wall at Durmstrang, and Grindelwald put it there.`She fell back into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"old armchair, frowning.`That's very odd. If it's a symbol of Dark Magic,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"what's it doing in a book of children's stories?``Yeah, it is weird,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"said Harry. `And you'd think Scrimgeour would have recognized it. He was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Minister, he ought to have been expert on Dark stuff.``I know.... Perhaps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"he thought it was an eye, just like I did. All the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"other stories have little pictures over the titles.`She did not speak, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"continued to pore over the strange mark. Harry tried again.`Hermione?``Hmm?``I've been thinking.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"I ¨C I want to go to Godric's Hollow.`She looked up at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"him, but her eyes were unfocused, and he was sure she was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"still thinking about the mysterious mark on the book.`Yes,` she said. `Yes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"I've been wondering that too. I really think we'll have to.``Did you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"hear me right?` he asked.`Of course I did. You want to go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"to Godric's Hollow. I agree. I think we should. I mean, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"can't think of anywhere else it could be either. It'll be dangerous,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"but the more I think about it, the more likely it seems","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"it's there.``Er ¨C what's there?` asked Harry.At that, she looked just as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"bewildered as he felt.`Well, the sword, Harry! Dumbledore must have known you'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"want to go back there, and I mean, Godric's Hollow is Godric","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Gryffindor's birthplace ¨C ``Really? Gryffindor came from Godric's Hollow?``Harry, did you ever","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"even open A History of Magic?``Erm,` he said, smiling for what felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"like the first time in months: The muscles in his face felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"oddly stiff. `I might've opened it, you know, when I bought it...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"just the once....``Well, as the village is named after him I'd have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"thought you might have made the connection,` said Hermione. She sounded much","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"more like her old self than she had done of late; Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"half expected her to announce that she was off to the library.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"`There's a bit about the village in A History of Magic, wait...`She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"opened the beaded bag and rummaged for a while, finally extracting her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"copy of their old school textbook, A History of Magic by Bathilda","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Bagshot, which she thumbed through until finding the page she wanted.`'Upon the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"signature of the International Statute of Secrecy in 1689, wizards went into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"hiding for good. It was natural, perhaps, that they formed their own","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"small communities within a community. Many small villages and hamlets attracted several","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"magical families, who banded together for mutual support and protection. The villages","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"of Tinworsh in Cornwall, Upper Flagley in Yorkshire, and Ottery St. Catchpole","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"on the south coast of England were notable homes to knots of Wizarding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"families who lived alongside tolerant and sometimes Confunded Muggles. Most celebrated of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"these half-magical dwelling places is, perhaps, Godric's Hollow, the West Country village","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"where the great wizard Godric Gryffindor was born, and where Bowman Wright,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Wizarding smith, forged the first Golden Snitch. The graveyard is full of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the names of ancient magical families, and this accounts, no doubt, for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the stories of hauntings that have dogged the little church beside it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"for many centuries.'``You and your parents aren't mentioned.` Hermione said, closing the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"book, `because Professor Bagshot doesn't cover anything later than the end of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the nineteenth century. But you see? Godric's Hollow, Godric Gryffindor, Gryffindor's sword;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"don't you think Dumbledore would have expected you to make the connection?``Oh","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"yeah...`Harry did not want to admit that he had not been thinking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"about the sword at all when he suggested they go to Godric's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Hollow. For him, the lore of the village lay in his parents'","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"graves, the house where he had narrowly escaped death, and in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"person of Bathilda Bagshot.`Remember what Muriel said?` he asked eventually.`Who?``You know,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"hesitated. He did not want to say Ron's name. `Ginny's great-aunt. At","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the wedding. The one who said you had skinny ankles.``Oh,` said Hermione.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"It was a sticky moment: Harry knew that she had sensed Ron's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"name in the offing. He rushed on:`She said Bathilda Bagshot still lived","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"in Godric's Hollow.``Bathilda Bagshot,` murmured Hermione, running her index finger over Bathilda's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"embossed name on the front cover of A History of Magic. `Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"I suppose ¨C `She gasped so dramatically that Harry's insides turned over;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"he drew his wand, looking around at the entrance, half expecting to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"see a hand forcing its way through the entrance flap, but there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"was nothing there.`What?` he said, half angry, half relieved. `What did you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"do that for? I thought you'd seen a Death Eater unzipping the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"tent, at least ¨C ``Harry, what if Bathilda's got the sword? What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"if Dumbledore entrusted it to her?`Harry considered this possibility. Bathilda would be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"an extremely old woman by now, and according to Muriel, she was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"`gaga.` Was it likely that Dumbledore would have hidden the sword of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Gryffindor with her? If so, Harry felt that Dumbledore had left a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"great deal to chance: Dumbledore had never revealed that he had replaced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the sword with a fake, nor had he so much as mentioned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"a friendship with Bathilda. Now, however, was not the moment to cast","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"doubt on Hermione's theory, not when she was so surprisingly willing to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"fall in with Harry's dearest wish.`Yeah, he might have done! So, are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"we going to go to Godric's Hollow?``Yes, but we'll have to think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"it through carefully, Harry.` She was sitting up now, and Harry could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"tell that the prospect of having a plan again had lifted her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"mood as much as his. `We'll need to practice Disapparating together under","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the Invisibility Cloak for a start, and perhaps Disillusionment Charms would be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"sensible too, unless you think we should go the whole hog and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"use Polyjuice Potion? In that case we'll need to collect hair from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"somebody. I actually think we'd better do that, Harry, the thicker our","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"disguises the better....`Harry let her talk, nodding and agreeing whenever there was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"a pause, but his mind had left the conversation. For the first","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"time since he had discovered that the sword in Gringotts was a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"fake, he felt excited.He was about to go home, about to return","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"to the place where he had had a family. It was in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Godric's Hollow that, but for Voldemort, he would have grown up and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"spent every school holiday. He could have invited friends to his house....","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"He might even have had brothers and sisters.... It would have been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"his mother who had made his seventeenth birthday cake. The life he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"had lost had hardly ever seemed so real to him as at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"this moment, when he knew he was about to see the place","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"where it had been taken from him. After Hermione had gone to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"bed that night, Harry quietly extracted his rucksack from Hermione's beaded bag,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"and from inside it, the photograph album Hagrid had given him so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"long ago. For the first time in months, he perused the old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"pictures of his parents, smiling and waving up at him from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"images, which were all he had left of them now.Harry would gladly have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"set out for Godric's Hollow the following day, but Hermione had other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"ideas. Convinced as she was that Voldemort would expect Harry to return","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"to the scene of his parents' deaths, she was determined that they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"would set off only after they had ensured that they had the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"best disguises possible. It was therefore a full week later ¨C once","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"they had surreptitiously obtained hairs from innocent Muggles who were Christmas shopping,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"and had practiced Apparating and Disapparating while underneath the Invisibility Cloak together","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"¨C that Hermione agreed to make the journey.They were to Apparate to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the village under cover of darkness, so it was late afternoon when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"they finally swallowed Polyjuice Potion, Harry transforming into a balding, middle-aged Muggle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"man, Hermione into his small and rather mousy wife. The beaded bag","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"containing all of their possessions (apart from the Horcrux, which Harry was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"wearing around his neck) was tucked into an inside pocket of Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"buttoned-up coat. Harry lowered the Invisibility Cloak over them, then they turned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"into the suffocating darkness once again.Heart beating in his throat, Harry opened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"his eyes. They were standing hand in hand in a snowy lane","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"under a dark blue sky, in which the night's first stars were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"already glimmering feebly. Cottages stood on either side of the narrow road,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Christmas decorations twinkling in their windows. A short way ahead of them,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"a glow of golden streetlights indicated the center of the village.`All this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"snow!` Hermione whispered beneath the cloak. `Why didn't we think of snow?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"After all our precautions, we'll leave prints! We'll just have to get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"rid of them ¨C you go in front, I'll do it ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"`Harry did not want to enter the village like a pantomime horse,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"trying to keep themselves concealed while magically covering their traces.`Let's take off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the Cloak,` said Harry, and when she looked frightened, `Oh, come on,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"we don't look like us and there's no one around.`He stowed the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Cloak under his jacket and they made their way forward unhampered, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"icy air stinging their faces as they passed more cottages. Any one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"of them might have been the one in which James and Lily","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"had once lived or where Bathilda lived now. Harry gazed at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"front doors, their snow-burdened roofs, and their front porches, wondering whether he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"remembered any of them, knowing deep inside that it was impossible, that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"he had been little more than a year old when he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"left this place forever. He was not even sure whether he would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"be able to see the cottage at all; he did not know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"what happened when the subjects of a Fidelius Charm died. Then the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"little lane along which they were walking curved to the left and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the heart of the village, a small square, was revealed to them.Strung","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"all around with colored lights, there was what looked like a war","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"memorial in the middle, partly obscured by a windblown Christmas tree. There","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"were several shops, a post office, a pub, and a little church","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"whose stained-glass windows were glowing jewel-bright across the square.The snow here had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"become impacted: It was hard and slippery where people had trodden on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"it all day. Villagers were crisscrossing in front of them, their figures","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"briefly illuminated by streetlamps. They heard a snatch of laughter and pop","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"music as the pub door opened and closed; then they heard a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"carol start up inside the little church.`Harry, I think it's Christmas Eve!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"said Hermione.`Is it?`He had lost track of the date; they had not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"seen a newspaper for weeks.`I'm sure it is,` said Hermione, her eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"upon the church. `They... they'll be in there, won't they? Your mum","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"and dad? I can see the graveyard behind it.`Harry felt a thrill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"of something that was beyond excitement, more like fear. Now that he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"was so near, he wondered whether he wanted to see after all.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Perhaps Hermione knew how he was feeling, because she reached for his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"hand and took the lead for the first time, pulling him forward.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Halfway across the square, however, she stopped dead.`Harry, look!`She was pointing at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the war memorial. As they had passed it, it had transformed. Instead","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"of an obelisk covered in names, there was a statue of three","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"people: a man with untidy hair and glasses, a woman with long hair","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"and a kind, pretty face, and a baby boy sitting in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"mother's arms. Snow lay upon all their heads, like fluffy white caps.Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"drew closer, gazing up into his parents' faces. He had never imagined","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"that there would be a statue.... How strange it was to see","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"himself represented in stone, a happy baby without a scar on his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"forehead....`C'mon,` said Harry, when he had looked his fill, and they turned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"again toward the church. As they crossed the road, he glanced over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"his shoulder; the statue had turned back into the war memorial.The singing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"grew louder as they approached the church. It made Harry's throat constrict,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"it reminded him so forcefully of Hogwarts, of Peeves bellowing rude versions","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"of carols from inside suits of armor, of the Great Hall's twelve","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Christmas trees, of Dumbledore wearing a bonnet he had won in a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"cracker, of Ron in a hand-knitted sweater....There was a kissing gate at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the entrance to the graveyard. Hermione pushed it open as quietly as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"possible and they edged through it. On either side of the slippery","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"path to the church doors, the snow lay deep and untouched. They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"moved off through the snow, carving deep trenches behind them as they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"walked around the building, keeping to the shadows beneath the brilliant windows.Behind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the church, row upon row of snowy tombstones protruded from a blanket","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"of pale blue that was flecked with dazzling red, gold, and green","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"wherever the reflections from the stained glass hit the snow. Keeping his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"hand closed tightly on the wand in his jacket pocket, Harry moved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"toward the nearest grave.`Look at this, it's an Abbott, could be some","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"long-lost relation of Hannah's!``Keep your voice down,` Hermione begged him.They waded deeper","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"and deeper into the graveyard, gouging dark tracks into the snow behind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"them, stooping to peer at the words on old headstones, every now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"and then squinting into the surrounding darkness to make absolutely sure that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"they were unaccompanied.`Harry, here!`Hermione was two rows of tombstones away; he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"to wade back to her, his heart positively banging in his chest.`Is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"it ¨C?``No, but look!`She pointed to the dark stone. Harry stooped down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"and saw, upon the frozen, lichen-spotted granite, the words Kendra Dumbledore and,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"a short way down her dates of birth and death, and Her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Daughter Ariana. There was also a quotation:Where your treasure is, there will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"your heart be also.So Rita Skeeter and Muriel had got some of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"their facts right. The Dumbledore family had indeed lived here, and part","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"of it had died here.Seeing the grave was worse than hearing about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"it. Harry could not help thinking that he and Dumbledore both had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"deep roots in this graveyard, and that Dumbledore ought to have told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"him so, yet he had never thought to share the connection. They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"could have visited the place together; for a moment Harry imagined coming","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"here with Dumbledore, of what a bond that would have been, of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"how much it would have meant to him. But it seemed that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"to Dumbledore, the fact that their families lay side by side in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the same graveyard had been an unimportant coincidence, irrelevant, perhaps, to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"job he wanted Harry to do.Hermione was looking at Harry, and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"was glad that his face was hidden in shadow. He read the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"words on the tombstone again. Where your treasure is, there will your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"heart be also. He did not understand what these words meant. Surely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Dumbledore had chosen them, as the eldest member of the family once","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"his mother had died.`Are you sure he never mentioned ¨C?` Hermione began.`No,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"said Harry curtly, then, `let's keep looking,` and he turned away, wishing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"he had not seen the stone: He did not want his excited","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"trepidation tainted with resentment.`Here!` cried Hermione again a few moments later from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"out of the darkness. `Oh no, sorry! I thought it said Potter.`She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"was rubbing at a crumbling, mossy stone, gazing down at it, a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"little frown on her face.`Harry, come back a moment.`He did not want","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"to be sidetracked again, and only grudgingly made his way back through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the snow toward her.`What?``Look at this!`The grave was extremely old, weathered so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"that Harry could hardly make out the name. Hermione showed him the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"symbol beneath it.`Harry, that's the mark in the book!`He peered at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"place she indicated: The stone was so worn that it was hard to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"make out what was engraved there, though there did seem to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"a triangular mark beneath the nearly illegible name.`Yeah... it could be....`Hermione lit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"her wand and pointed it at the name on the headstone.`It says","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Ig ¨C Ignotus, I think....``I'm going to keep looking for my parents,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"all right?` Harry told her, a slight edge to his voice, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"he set off again, leaving her crouched beside the old grave.Every now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"and then he recognized a surname that, like Abbott, he had met","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"at Hogwarts. Sometimes there were several generations of the same Wizarding family","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"represented in the graveyard: Harry could tell from the dates that it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"had either died out, or the current members had moved away from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Godric's Hollow. Deeper and deeper amongst the graves he went, and every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"time he reached a new headstone he felt a little lurch of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"apprehension and anticipation.The darkness and the silence seemed to become, all of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"a sudden, much deeper. Harry looked around, worried, thinking of dementors, then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"realized that the carols had finished, that the chatter and flurry of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"churchgoers were fading away as they made their way back into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"square. Somebody inside the church had just turned off the lights.Then Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"voice came out of the blackness for the third time, sharp and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"clear from a few yards away.`Harry, they're here... right here.`And he knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"by her tone that it was his mother and father this time:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"He moved toward her, feeling as if something heavy were pressing on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"his chest, the same sensation he had had right after Dumbledore had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"died, a grief that had actually weighed on his heart and lungs.The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"headstone was only two rows behind Kendra and Ariana's. It was made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"of white marble, just like Dumbledore's tomb, and this made it easy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"to read, as it seemed to shine in the dark. Harry did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"not need to kneel or even approach very close to it to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"make out the words engraved upon it.JAMES POTTER LILY POTTER BORN 27","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"MARCH 1960 BORN 30 JANUARY 1960 DIED 31 OCTOBER 1981 DIED 31","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"OCTOBER 1981 The last enemy that shall be destroyed is death.Harry read","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the words slowly, as though he would have only one chance to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"take in their meaning, and he read the last of them aloud.`'The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"last enemy that shall be defeated is death'...` A horrible thought came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"to him, and with a kind of panic. `Isn't that a Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Eater idea? Why is that there?``It doesn't mean defeating death in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"way the Death Eaters mean it, Harry,` said Hermione, her voice gentle.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"`It means... you know... living beyond death. Living after death.`But they were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"not living, thought Harry. They were gone. The empty words could not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"disguise the fact that his parents' moldering remains lay beneath snow and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"stone, indifferent, unknowing. And tears came before he could stop them, boiling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"hot then instantly freezing on his face, and what was the point","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"in wiping them off or pretending? He let them fall, his lips","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"pressed hard together, looking down at the thick snow hiding from his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"eyes the place where the last of Lily and James lay, bones","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"now, surely, or dust, not knowing or caring that their living son","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"stood so near, his heart still beating, alive because of their sacrifice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"and close to wishing, at this moment, that he was sleeping under","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the snow with them.Hermione had taken his hand again and was gripping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"it tightly. He could not look at her, but returned the pressure,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"now taking deep, sharp gulps of the night air, trying to steady","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"himself, trying to regain control. He should have brought something o give","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"them, and he had not thought of it, and every plant in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"the graveyard was leafless and frozen. But Hermione raised her wand, moved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"it in a circle through the air, and a wreath of Christmas","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"roses blossomed before them. Harry caught it and laid it on his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"parents' grave.As soon as he stood up he wanted to leave: He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"did not think he could stand another moment there. He put his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"arm around Hermione's shoulders, and she put hers around his waist, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"they turned in silence and walked away through the snow, past Dumbledore's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"mother and sister, back toward the dark church and the out-of-sight kissing gate. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-16"
"Harry, stop.``What's wrong?`They had only just reached the grave of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"unknown Abbott.`There's someone there. Someone watching us. I can tell. There, over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"by the bushes.`They stood quite still, holding on to each other, gazing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"at the dense black boundary of the graveyard. Harry could not see","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"anything.`Are you sure?``I saw something move. I could have sworn I did...`She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"broke from him to free her wand arm.`We look like Muggles,` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"pointed out.`Muggles who've just been laying flowers on your parents' grave? Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"I'm sure there's someone over there!`Harry thought of A History of Magic;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the graveyard was supposed to be haunted; what if ¨C? But then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"he heard a rustle and saw a little eddy of dislodged snow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"in the bush to which Hermione had pointed. Ghosts could not move","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"snow.`It's a cat,` said Harry, after a second or two, `or a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"bird. If it was a Death Eater we'd be dead by now.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"But let's get out of here, and we can put the Cloak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"back on.`They glanced back repeatedly as they made their way out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the graveyard. Harry, who did not feel as sanguine as he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"pretended when reassuring Hermione, was glad to reach the gate and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"slippery pavement. They pulled the Invisibility Cloak back over themselves. The pub","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"was fuller than before. Many voices inside it were now singing the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"carol that they had heard as they approached the church. For a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"moment, Harry considered suggesting they take refuge inside it, but before he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"could say anything Hermione murmured, `Let's go this way,` and pulled him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"down the dark street leading out of the village in the opposite","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"direction from which they had entered. Harry could make out the point","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"where the cottages ended and the lane turned into open country again.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"They walked as quickly as they dared, past more windows sparkling with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"multicolored lights, the outlines of Christmas trees dark through the curtains.`How are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"we going to find Bathilda's house?` asked Hermione, who was shivering a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"little and kept glancing back over her shoulder. `Harry? What do you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"think? Harry?`She tugged at this arm, but Harry was not paying attention.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"He was looking toward the dark mass that stood at the very","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"end of this row of houses. Next moment he sped up, dragging","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Hermione along with him, she slipped a little on the ice.`Harry ¨C``Look...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Look at it, Hermione...``I don't... oh!`He could see it; the Fidelius Charm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"must have died with James and Lily. The hedge had grown wild","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"in the sixteen years since Hagrid had taken Harry from the rubble","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"that lay scattered amongst the waist-high grass. Most of the cottage was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"still standing, though entirely covered in the dark ivy and snow, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the right side of the top floor had been blown apart; that,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Harry was sure, was where the curse had backfired. He and Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"stood at the gate, gazing up at the wreck of what must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"once have been a cottage just like those that flanked it.`I wonder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"why nobody's ever rebuilt it?` whispered Hermione.`Maybe you can't rebuild it?` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"replied. `Maybe it's like the injuries from Dark Magic and you can't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"repair the damage?`He slipped a hand from beneath the Cloak and grasped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the snowy and thickly rusted gate, not wishing to open it, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"simply so he'd some part of the house.`You're not going to go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"inside? It looks unsafe, it might ¨C oh, Harry, look!`His touch on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the gate seemed to have done it. A sign had risen out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"of the ground in front of them, up thorough the tangles of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"nettles and weeds, like some bizarre, fast-growing flower, and in golden letters","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"upon the wood it said:On this spot, on this night of 31","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"October 1981, Lily and James Potter lost their lives. Their son, Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"remains the only wizard ever to have survived the Killing Curse. This","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"house, invisible to Muggles, has been left in its ruined state as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"a monument to the Potters and as a reminder of the violence","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"that tore apart their family.And all around these neatly lettered words, scribbles","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"had been added by other witches and wizards who had come to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"see the place where the Boy Who Lived had escaped. Some had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"merely signed their names in Everlasting Ink; others had carved their initials","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"into the wood, still others had left messages. The most recent of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"these, shining brightly over sixteen years' worth of magical graffiti, all said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"similar things.Good luck, Harry, wherever you are.If you read this, Harry, we're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"all behind you!Long live Harry Potter.`They shouldn't have written on the sign!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"said Hermione, indignant.But Harry beamed at her.`It's brilliant. I'm glad they did.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"I...`He broke off. A heavily muffled figure was hobbling up the lane","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"toward them, silhouetted by the bright lights in the distant square. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"thought, though it was hard to judge, that the figure was a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"woman. She was moving slowly, possibly frightened of slipping on the snowy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"ground. Her stoop, her stoutness, her shuffling gait all gave an impression","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"of extreme age. They watched in silence as she drew nearer. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"was waiting to see whether she would turn into any of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"cottages she was passing, but he knew instinctively that she would not.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"At last she came to a halt a few yards from them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"and simply stood there in the middle of the frozen road, facing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"them.He did not need Hermione's pinch to his arm. There was next","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"to no chance that this woman was a Muggle: She was standing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"there gazing at a house that ought to have been completely invisible","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"to her, if she was not a witch. Even assuming that she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"was a witch, however, it was odd behavior to come out on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"a night this cold, simply to look at an old ruin. By","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"all the rules of normal magic, meanwhile, she ought not to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"able to see Hermione and him at all. Nevertheless, Harry had the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"strangest feeling that she knew that they were there, and also who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"they were. Just as he had reached this uneasy conclusion, she raised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"a gloved hand and beckoned.Hermione moved closer to him under the Cloak,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"her arm pressed against his.`How does she know?`He shook his head. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"woman beckoned again, more vigorously. Harry could think of many reasons not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"to obey the summons, and yet his suspicions about her identity were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"growing stronger every moment that they stood facing each other in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"deserted street.Was it possible that she had been waiting for them all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"these long months? That Dumbledore had told her to wait, and that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Harry would come in the end? Was it not likely that it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"was she who had moved in the shadows in the graveyard and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"had followed them to this spot? Even her ability to sense them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"suggested some Dumbledore-ish power that he had never encountered before.Finally Harry spoke,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"causing Hermione to gasp and jump.`Are you Bathilda?`The muffled figure nodded and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"beckoned again.Beneath the Cloak Harry and Hermione looked at each other. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"raised his eyebrows; Hermione gave a tiny, nervous nod.They stepped toward the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"woman and , at once, she turned and hobbled off back the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"way they had come. Leading them past several houses, she turned in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"at a gate. They followed her up the front path through a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"garden nearly as overgrown as the one they had just left. She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"fumbled for a moment with a key at the front door, then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"opened it and stepped back to let them pass.She smelled bad, or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"perhaps it was her house; Harry wrinkled his nose as they sidled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"past her and pulled off the Cloak. Now that he was beside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"her, he realized how tiny she was; bowed down with age, she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"came barely level with his chest. She closed the door behind them,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"her knuckles blue and mottled against the peeling paint, then turned and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"peered into Harry's face. Her eyes were thick with cataracts and sunken","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"into folds of transparent skin, and her whole face was dotted with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"broken veins and liver spots. He wondered whether she could make him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"out at all; even if she could, it was the balding Muggle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"whose identity he had stolen that she would see.The odor of old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"age, of dust, of unwashed clothes and stale food intensified as the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"unwound a moth-eaten black shawl, revealing a head of scant white hair","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"through which the scalp showed clearly.`Bathilda?` Harry repeated.She nodded again. Harry became","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"aware of the locket against his skin; the thing inside it that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"sometimes ticked or beat had woken; he could feel it pulsing through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the cold gold. Did it know, could it sense, that the thing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"that would destroy it was near?Bathilda shuffled past them, pushing Hermione aside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"as though she had not seen her, and vanished into what seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"to be a sitting room.`Harry, I'm not sure about this,` breathed Hermione.`Look","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"at the size of her, I think we could overpower her if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"we had to,` said Harry. `Listen, I should have told you, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"knew she wasn't all there. Muriel called her 'gaga.'``Come!` called Bathilda from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the next room.Hermione jumped and clutched Harry's arm.`It's okay,` said Harry reassuringly,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"and he led the way into the sitting room.Bathilda was tottering around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the place lighting candles, but it was still very dark, not to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"mention extremely dirty. Thick dust crunched beneath their feet, and Harry's nose","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"detected, underneath the dank and mildewed smell, something worse, like meat gone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"bad. He wondered when was the last time anyone had been inside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Bathilda's house to check whether she was coping. She seemed to have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"forgotten that she could do magic, too, for she lit the candles","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"clumsily by hand, her trailing lace cuff in constant danger of catching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"fire.`Let me do that,` offered Harry, and he took the matches from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"her. She stood watching him as he finished lighting the candle stubs","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"that stood on saucers around the room, perched precariously on stacks of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"books and on side tables crammed with cracked and moldy cups.The last","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"surface on which Harry spotted a candle was a bow-fronted chest of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"drawers on which there stood a large number of photographs. When the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"flame danced into life, its reflection wavered on their dusty glass and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"silver. He saw a few tiny movements from the pictures. As Bathilda","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"fumbled with logs for the fire, he muttered `Tergeo`: The dust vanished","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"from the photographs, and he saw at once that half a dozen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"were missing from the largest and most ornate frames. He wondered whether","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Bathilda or somebody else had removed them. Then the sight of a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"photograph near the back of the collection caught his eye, and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"snatched it up.It was the golden-haired, merry-faced thief, the young man who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"had perched on Gregorovitch's windowsill, smiling lazily up at Harry out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the silver frame. And it came to Harry instantly where he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"seen the boy before: in The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"arm in arm with the teenage Dumbledore, and that must be where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"all the missing photographs were: in Rita's book.`Mrs. ¨C Miss ¨C Bagshot?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"he said, and his voice shook slightly. `Who is this?`Bathilda was standing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"in the middle of the room watching Hermione light the fire for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"her.`Miss Bagshot?` Harry repeated, and he advanced with the picture in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"hands as the flames burst into life in the fireplace. Bathilda looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"up at his voice, and the Horcrux beat faster upon his chest.`Who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"is this person?` Harry asked her, pushing the picture forward.She peered at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"it solemnly, then up at Harry.`Do you know who this is?` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"repeated in a much slower and louder voice than usual. `This man?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Do you know him? What's he called?`Bathilda merely looked vague. Harry felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"an awful frustration. How had Rita Skeeter unlocked Bathilda's memories?`Who is this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"man?` he repeated loudly.`Harry, what area you doing?` asked Hermione.`This picture. Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"it's the thief, the thief who stole from Gregorovitch! Please!` he said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"to Bathilda. `Who is this?`But she only stared at him.`Why did you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"ask us to come with you, Mrs. ¨C Miss ¨C Bagshot?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Hermione, raising her own voice. `Was there something you wanted to tell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"us?`Giving no sign that she had heard Hermione, Bathilda now shuffled a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"few steps closer to Harry. With a little jerk of her head","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"she looked back into the hall.`You want us to leave?` he asked.She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"repeated the gesture, this time pointing firstly at him, then at herself,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"then at the ceiling.`Oh, right... Hermione, I think she wants me to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"go upstairs with her.``All right,` said Hermione, `let's go.`But when Hermione moved,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Bathilda shook her head with surprising vigor, once more pointing first at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Harry, then to herself.`She wants me to go with her, alone.``Why?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Hermione, and her voice rang out sharp and clear in the candlelit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"room, the old lady shook her head a little at the loud","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"noise.`Maybe Dumbledore told her to give the sword to me, and only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"to me?``Do you really think she knows who you are?``Yes,` said Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"looking down into the milky eyes fixed upon his own. `I think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"she does.``Well, okay then, but be quick, Harry.``Lead the way,` Harry told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Bathilda.She seemed to understand, because she shuffled around him toward the door.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Harry glanced back at Hermione with a reassuring smile, but he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"not sure she had seen it; she stood hugging herself in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"midst of the candlelit squalor, looking toward the bookcase. As Harry walked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"out of the room, unseen by both Hermione and Bathilda, he slipped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the silver-framed photograph of the unknown thief inside his jacket.The stairs were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"steep and narrow; Harry was half tempted to place his hands on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"stout Bathilda's backside to ensure that she did not topple over backward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"on top of him, which seemed only too likely. Slowly, wheezing a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"little, she climbed to the upper landing, turned immediately right, and led","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"him into a low-ceilinged bedroom.It was pitch-black and smelled horrible: Harry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"just made out a chamber pot protruding from under the bed before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Bathilda closed the door and even that was swallowed by the darkness.`Lumos,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"said Harry, and his wand ignited. He gave a start: Bathilda had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"moved close to him in those few seconds of darkness, and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"had not heard her approach.`You are Potter?` she whispered.`Yes, I am.`She nodded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"slowly, solemnly. Harry felt the Horcrux beating fast, faster than his own","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"heart; It was an unpleasant, agitating sensation.`Have you got anything for me?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Harry asked, but she seemed distracted by his lit wand-tip.`Have you got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"anything for me?` he repeated.Then she closed her eyes and several things","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"happened at once: Harry's scar prickled painfully; the Horcrux twitched so that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the front of his sweater actually moved; the dark, fetid room dissolved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"momentarily. He felt a leap of joy and spoke in a high,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"cold voice: Hold him!Harry swayed where he stood: The dark, foul-smelling room","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"seemed to close around him again; he did not know what had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"just happened.`Have you got anything for me?` he asked for a third","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"time, much louder.`Over here,` she whispered, pointing to the corner. Harry raised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"his wand and saw the outline of a cluttered dressing table beneath","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the curtained window.This time she did not lead him. Harry edged between","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"her and the unmade bed, his wand raised. He did not want","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"to look away from her.`What is it?` he asked as he reached","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the dressing table, which was heaped high with what looked and smelled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"like dirty laundry.`There,` she said, pointing at the shapeless mass.And in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"instant that he looked away, his eyes taking the tangled mess for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"a sword hilt, a ruby, she moved weirdly: He saw it out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"of the corner of his eye; panic made him turn and horror","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"paralyzed him as he saw the old body collapsing and the great","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"snake pouring from the place where her neck had been.The snake struck","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"as he raised his wand: The force of the bite to his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"forearm sent the wand spinning up toward the ceiling; its light swung","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"dizzyingly around the room and was extinguished; Then a powerful blow from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the tail to his midriff knocked the breath out of him: He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"fell backward onto the dressing table, into the mound of filthy clothing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"¨CHe rolled sideways, narrowly avoiding the snake's tail, which thrashed down upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the table where he had been a second earlier. Fragments of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"glass surface rained upon him as he hit the floor. From below","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"he heard Hermione call, `Harry?`He could not get enough breath into his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"lungs to call back: Then a heavy smooth mass smashed him to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the floor and he felt it slide over him, powerful, muscular ¨C`No!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"he gasped, pinned to the floor.`Yes,` whispered the voice. `Yesss... hold you...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"hold you...``Accio... Accio Wand...`But nothing happened and he needed his hands to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"try to force the snake from him as it coiled itself around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"his torso, squeezing the air from him, pressing the Horcrux hard into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"his chest, a circle of ice that throbbed with life, inches from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"his own frantic heart, and his brain was flooding with cold, white","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"light, all thought obliterated, his own breath drowned, distant footsteps, everything going...A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"metal heart was banging outside his chest, and now he was flying,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"flying with triumph in his heart, without need of broomstick or thestral...He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"was abruptly awake in the sour-smelling darkness; Nagini had released him. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"scrambled up and saw the snake outlined against the landing light: It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"struck, and Hermione dived aside with a shriek; her deflected curse hit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the curtained window, which shattered. Frozen air filled the room as Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"ducked to avoid another shower of broken glass and his foot slipped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"on a pencil-like something ¨C his wand ¨CHe bent and snatched it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"up, but now the room was full of the snake, its tail","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"thrashing; Hermione was nowhere to be seen and for a moment Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"thought the worst, but then there was a loud bang and a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"flash of red light, and the snake flew into the air, smacking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Harry hard in the face as it went, coil after heavy coil","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"rising up to the ceiling. Harry raised his wand, but as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"did so, his scar seared more painfully, more powerfully than it had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"done in years.`He's coming! Hermione, he's coming!`As he yelled the snake fell,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"hissing wildly. Everything was chaos: It smashed shelves from the wall, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"splintered china flew everywhere as Harry jumped over the bed and seized","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the dark shape he knew to be Hermione ¨CShe shrieked with pain","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"as he pulled her back across the bed: The snake reared again,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"but Harry knew that worse than the snake was coming, was perhaps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"already at the gate, his head was going to split open with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the pain from his scar ¨CThe snake lunged as he took a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"running leap, dragging Hermione with him; as it struck, Hermione screamed, `Confringo!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"and her spell flew around the room, exploding the wardrobe mirror and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"ricocheting back at them, bouncing from floor to ceiling; Harry felt the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"heat of it sear the back of his hand. Glass cut his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"cheek as, pulling Hermione with him, he leapt from bed to broken","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"dressing table and then straight out of the smashed window into nothingness,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"her scream reverberating through the night as they twisted in midair...And then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"his scar burst open and he was Voldemort and he was running","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"across the fetid bedroom, his long white hands clutching at the windowsill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"as he glimpsed the bald man and the little woman twist and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"vanish, and he screamed with rage, a scream that mingled with the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"girl's, that echoed across the dark gardens over the church bells ringing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"in Christmas Day...And his scream was Harry's scream, his pain was Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"pain... that it could happen here, where it had happened before... here,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"within sight of that house where he had come so close to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"knowing what it was to die... to die... the pain was so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"terrible... ripped from his body... But if he had no body, why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"did his head hurt so badly; if he was dead, how cold","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"he feel so unbearably, didn't pain cease with death, didn't it go...The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"night wet and windy, two children dressed as pumpkins waddling across the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"square and the shop windows covered in paper spiders, all the tawdry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Muggle trappings of a world in which they did not believe... And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"he was gliding along, that sense of purpose and power and rightness","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"in him that he always knew on these occasions... Not anger... that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"was for weaker souls than he... but triumph, yes... He had waited","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"for this, he had hoped for it...`Nice costume, mister!`He saw the small","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"boy's smile falter as he ran near enough to see beneath the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"hood of the cloak, saw the fear cloud his pained face: Then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the child turned and ran away... Beneath the robe he fingered the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"handle of his wand... One simple movement and the child would never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"reach his mother... but unnecessary, quite unnecessary...And along a new and darker","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"street he moved, and now his destination was in sight at last,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the Fidelius Charm broken, though they did not know it yet... And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"he made less noise than the dead leaves slithering along the pavement","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"as he drew level with the dark hedge, and steered over it...They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"had not drawn the curtains; he saw them quite clearly in their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"little sitting room, the tall black-haired man in his glasses, making puffs","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"of colored smoke erupt from his wand for the amusement of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"small black-haired boy in his blue pajamas. The child was laughing and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"trying to catch the smoke, to grab it in his small fist...A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"door opened and the mother entered, saying words he cold not hear,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"her long dark-red hair falling over her face. Now the father scooped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"up the son and handed him to the mother. He threw his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"wand down upon the sofa and stretched, yawning...The gate creaked a little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"as he pushed it open, but James Potter did not hear. His","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"white hand pulled out the wand beneath his cloak and pointed it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"at the door, which burst open...He was over the threshold as James","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"came sprinting into the hall. It was easy, too easy, he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"not even picked up his wand...`Lily, take Harry and go! It's him!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Go! Run! I'll hold him off!`Hold him off, without a wand in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"his hand!... He laughed before casting the curse...`Avada Kedavra!`The green light filled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the cramped hallway, it lit the pram pushed against the wall, it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"made the banisters glow like lighting rods, and James Potter fell like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"a marionette whose strings were cut...He could hear her screaming from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"upper floor, trapped, but as long as she was sensible, she, at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"least, had nothing to fear... He climbed the steps, listening with faint","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"amusement to her attempts to barricade herself in... She had no wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"upon her either... How stupid they were, and how trusting, thinking that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"their safety lay in friends, that weapons could be discarded even for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"moments...He forced the door open, cast aside the chair and boxes hastily","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"piled against it with one lazy wave of his wand... and there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"she stood, the child in her arms. At the sight of him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"she dropped her son into the crib behind her and threw her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"arms wide, as if this would help, as if in shielding him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"from sight she hoped to be chosen instead...`Not Harry, not Harry, please","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"not Harry!``Stand aside, you silly girl... stand aside, now.``Not Harry, please no,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"take me, kill me instead ¨C``This is my last warning ¨C``Not Harry!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Please... have mercy... have mercy... Not Harry! Not Harry! Please ¨C I'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"do anything...``Stand aside. Stand aside, girl!`He could have forced her away from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the crib, but it seemed more prudent to finish them all...The green","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"light flashed around the room and she dropped like her husband. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"child had not cried all this time. He could stand, clutching the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"bars of his crib, and he looked up into the intruder's face","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"with a kind of bright interest, perhaps thinking that it was his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"father who hid beneath the cloak, making more pretty lights, and his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"mother would pop up any moment, laughing ¨CHe pointed the wand very","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"carefully into the boy's face: He wanted to see it happen, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"destruction of this one, inexplicable danger. The child began to cry: It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"had seen that he was not James. He did not like it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"crying, he had never been able to stomach the small ones whining","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"in the orphanage ¨C`Avada Kedavra!`And then he broke. He was nothing, nothing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"but pain and terror, and he must hide himself, not here in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the rubble of the ruined house, where the child was trapped screaming,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"but far away... far away...`No,` he moaned.The snake rustled on the filthy,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"cluttered floor, and he had killed the boy, and yet he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the boy...`No...`And now he stood at the broken window of Bathilda's house,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"immersed in memories of his greatest loss, and at his feet the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"great snake slithered over broken china and glass... He looked down and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"saw something... something incredible...`No...``Harry, it's all right, you're all right!`He stooped down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"and picked up the smashed photograph. There he was, the unknown thief,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the thief he was seeking...`No... I dropped it... I dropped it...``Harry, it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"okay, wake up, wake up!`He was Harry... Harry, not Voldemort... and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"thing that was rustling was not a snake... He opened his eyes.`Harry,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Hermione whispered. `Do you feel all ¨C all right?``Yes,` he lied.He was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"in the tent, lying on one of the lower bunks beneath a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"heap of blankets. He could tell that it was almost dawn by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the stillness and quality of the cold, flat light beyond the canvas","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"ceiling. He was drenched in sweat; he could feel it on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"sheets and blankets.`We got away.``Yes,` said Hermione. `I had to use a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Hover Charm to get you into your bunk. I couldn't lift you.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"You've been... Well, you haven't been quite...`There were purple shadows under her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"brown eyes and he noticed a small sponge in her hand: She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"had been wiping his face.`You've been ill,` she finished. `Quite ill.``How long","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"ago did we leave?``Hours ago. It's nearly morning.``And I've been... what, unconscious?``Not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"exactly,` said Hermione uncomfortably. `You've been shouting and moaning and... things,` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"added in a tone that made Harry feel uneasy. What had he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"done? Screamed curses like Voldemort, cried like the baby in the crib?`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"couldn't get the Horcrux off you,` Hermione said, and he knew she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"wanted to change the subject. `It was stuck, stuck to your chest.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"You've got a mark; I'm sorry, I had to use a Severing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Charm to get it away. The snake hit you too, but I've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"cleaned the wound and put some dittany on it...`He pulled the sweaty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"T-shirt he was wearing away from himself and looked down. There was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"a scarlet oval over his heart where the locket had burned him.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"He could also see the half healed puncture marks to his forearm.`Where've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"you put the Horcrux?``In my bag. I think we should keep it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"off for a while.`He lay back on his pillows and looked into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"her pinched gray face.`We shouldn't have gone to Godric's Hollow. It's my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"fault, it's all my fault. Hermione, I'm sorry.``It's not you fault. I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"wanted to go too; I really thought Dumbledore might have left the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"sword there for you.``Yeah, well... we got that wrong, didn't we?``What happened,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Harry? What happened when she took you upstairs? Was the snake hiding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"somewhere? Did it just come out and kill her and attack you?``No.`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"he said. `She was the snake... or the snake was her... all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"along.``W-what?`He closed his eyes. He could still smell Bathilda's house on him;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"it made the whole thing horribly vivid.`Bathilda must've been dead a while.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"The snake was... was inside her. You-Know-Who put it there in Godric's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Hollow, to wait. You were right. He knew I'd go back.``The snake","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"was inside her?`He opened his eyes again. Hermione looked revolted, nauseated.`Lupin said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"there would be magic we'd never imagined.` Harry said. `She didn't want","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"to talk in front of you, because it was Parseltongue, all Parseltongue,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"and I didn't realize, but of course I could understand her. Once","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"we were up in the room, the snake sent a message to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"You-Know-Who, I heard it happen inside my head, I felt him get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"excited, he said to keep me there... and then...`He remembered the snake","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"coming out of Bathilda's neck: Hermione did not need to know the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"details.`...she changed, changed into the snake, and attacked.`He looked down at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"puncture marks.`It wasn't supposed to kill me, just keep me there till","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"You-Know-Who came.`If he had only managed to kill the snake, it would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"have been worth it, all of it... Sick at heart, he sat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"up and threw back the covers.`Harry, no, I'm sure you ought to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"rest!``You're the one who needs sleep. No offense, but you look terrible.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"I'm fine. I'll keep watch for a while. Where's my wand?`She did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"not answer, she merely looked at him.`Where's my wand, Hermione?`She was biting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"her lip, and tears swam in her eyes.`Harry...``Where's my wand?`She reached down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"beside the bed and held it out to him.The holly and phoenix","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"wand was nearly severed in two. One fragile strand of phoenix feather","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"kept both pieces hanging together. The wood had splintered apart completely. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"took it into his hands as though it was a living thing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"that had suffered a terrible injury. He could not think properly: Everything","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"was a blur of panic and fear. Then he held out the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"want to Hermione.`Mend it. Please.``Harry, I don't think, when it's broken like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"this ¨C``Please, Hermione, try!``R-Reparo.`The dangling half of the wand resealed itself. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"held it up.`Lumos!`The wand sparked feebly, then went out. Harry pointed it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"at Hermione.`Expelliarmus!`Hermione's wand gave a little jerk, but did not leave her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"hand. The feeble attempt at magic was too much for Harry's wand,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"which split into two again. He stared at it, aghast, unable to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"take in what he was seeing... the wand that had survived so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"much...`Harry.` Hermione whispered so quietly he could hardly hear her. `I'm so,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"so sorry. I think it was me. As we were leaving, you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"know, the snake was coming for us, and so I cast a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"Blasting Curse, and it rebounded everywhere, and it must have ¨C must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"have hit ¨C``It was an accident.` said Harry mechanically. He felt empty,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"stunned. `We'll ¨C we'll find a way to repair it.``Harry, I don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"think we're going to be able to,` said Hermione, the ears trickling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"down her face. `Remember... remember Ron? When he broke his wand, crashing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"the car? It was never the same again, he had to get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"a new one.`Harry thought of Ollivander, kidnapped and held hostage by Voldemort;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"of Gregorovitch, who was dead. How was he supposed to find himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"a new wand?`Well,` he said, in a falsely matter-of-fact voice, `well, I'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"just borrow yours for now, then. While I keep watch.`Her face glazed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"with tears, Hermione handed over her wand, and he left her sitting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"beside his bed, desiring nothing more than to get away from her. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-17"
"The sun was coming up: The pure, colorless vastness of the sky","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"stretched over him, indifferent to him and his suffering. Harry sat down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"in the tent entrance and took a deep breath of clean air.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Simply to be alive to watch the sun rise over the sparkling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"snowy hillside ought to have been the greatest treasure on earth, yet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"he could not appreciate it: His senses had been spiked by the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"calamity of losing his want. He looked out over a valley blanketed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"in snow, distant church bells chiming through the glittering silence.Without realizing it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"he was digging his fingers into his arms as if he were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"trying to resist physical pain. He had spilled his own blood more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"times than he could count; he had lost all bones in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"right arm once; this journey had already given him scars to his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"chest and forearm to join those on his hand and forehead, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"never, until this moment, had he felt himself to be fatally weakened,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"vulnerable, and naked, as though the best part of his magical power","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"had been torn from him. He knew exactly what Hermione would say","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"if he expressed any of this: The wand is only as good","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"as the wizard. But she was wrong, his case was different. She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"had not felt the wand spin like the needle of a compass","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"and shoot golden flames at his enemy. He had lost the protection","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"of the twin cores, and only now that it was gone did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"he realize how much he had been counting on it.He pulled the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"pieces of the broken wand out of his pocket and, without looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"at them, tucked them away in Hagrid's pouch around his neck. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"pouch was now too full of broken and useless objects to take","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"any more. Harry's hand brushed the old Snitch through the moleskin and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"for a moment he had to fight the temptation to pull it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"out and throw it away. Impenetrable, unhelpful, useless, like everything else Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"had left behind ¨CAnd his fury at Dumbledore broke over him now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"like lava, scorching him inside, wiping out every other feeling. Out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"sheer desperation they had talked themselves into believing that Godric's Hollow held","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"answers, convinced themselves that they were supposed to go back, that it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"was all part of some secret path laid out for them by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Dumbledore: but there was no map, no plan. Dumbledore had left them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"to grope in the darkness, to wrestle with unknown and undreamed-of terrors,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"alone and unaided: Nothing was explained, nothing was given freely, they had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"no sword, and now, Harry had no wand. And he had dropped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"the photograph of the thief, and it would surely be easy now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"for Voldemort to find out who he was...Voldemort had all the information","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"now...`Harry?`Hermione looked frightened that he might curse her with her own wand.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Her face streaked with tears, she crouched down beside him, two cups","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"of tea trembling in her hands and something bulky under her arm.`Thanks,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"he said, taking one of the cups.`Do you mind if I talk","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"to you?``No,` he said because he did not want to hurt her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"feelings.`Harry, you wanted to know who that man in the picture was.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Well... I've got the book.`Timidly she pushed it onto his lap, a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"pristine copy of The Life and Lies of Albus Dumbledore.`Where ¨C how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"¨C?``It was in Bathilda's sitting room, just lying there.... This note was sticking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"out of the top of it.`Hermione read the few lines of spiky,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"acid-green writing aloud.`'Dear Bally, Thanks for your help. Here's a copy of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"the book, hope you like it. You said everything, even if you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"don't remember it. Rita.' I think it must have arrived while the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"real Bathilda was alive, but perhaps she wasn't in any fit state","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"to read it?``No, she probably wasn't.`Harry looked down upon Dumbledore's face and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"experienced a surge of savage pleasure: Now he would know if all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"the things that Dumbledore had never thought it worth telling him, whether","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Dumbledore wanted him to or not.`You're still really angry at me, aren't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"you?` said Hermione; he looked up to see fresh tears leaking out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"of her eyes, and knew that his anger must have shown in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"his face.`No,` he said quietly. `No, Hermione, I know it was an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"accident. You were trying to get us out of there alive, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"you were incredible. I'd be dead if you hadn't been there to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"help me.`He tried to return her watery smile, then turned his attention","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"to the book. Its spine was stiff; it had clearly never been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"opened before. He riffled through the pages, looking for photographs. He came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"across the one he sought almost at once, the young Dumbledore and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"his handsome companion, roaring with laughter at some long-forgotten joke. Harry dropped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"his eyes to the caption.Albus Dumbledore, shortly after his mother's death, With","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"his friend Gellert Grindelwald.Harry gaped at the last word for several long","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"moments. Grindelwald. His friend Grindelwald. He looked sideways at Hermione, who was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"still contemplating the name as though she could not believe her eyes.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Slowly she looked up at Harry.`Grindelwald!`Ignoring the remainder of the photographs, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"searched the pages around them for a recurrence of that fatal name.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"He soon discovered it and read greedily, but became lost: It was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"necessary to go farther back to make sense of it all, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"eventually he found himself at the start of a chapter entitled `The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Greater Good.` Together, he and Hermione started to read:Now approaching his eighteenth","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"birthday, Dumbledore left Hogwarts in a blaze of glory ¨C Head Boy,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Prefect, Winner of the Barnabus Finkley Prize for Exceptional Spell-Casting, British Youth","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Representative to the Wizengamot, Gold Medal-Winner for Ground-Breaking Contribution to the International","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Alchemical Conference in Cairo. Dumbledore intended, next, to take a Grand Tour","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"with Elphias `Dogbreath` Doge, the dim-witted but devoted sidekick he had picked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"up at school.The two young men were staying at the Leaky Cauldron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"in London, preparing to depart for Greece the following morning, when an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"owl arrived bearing news of Dumbledore's mother's death. `Dogbreath` Doge, who refused","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"to be interviewed for this book, has given the public his own","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"sentimental version of what happened next. He represents Kendra's death as a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"tragic blow, and Dumbledore's decision to give up his expedition as an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"act of noble self-sacrifice.Certainly Dumbledore returned to Godric's Hollow at once, supposedly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"to `care` for his younger brother and sister. But how much care","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"did he actually give them?`He were a head case, that Aberforth,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Enid Smeek, whose family lived on the outskirts of Godric's Hollow at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"that time. `Ran wild. 'Course, with his mum and dad gone you'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"have felt sorry for him, only he kept chucking goat dung at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"my head. I don't think Albus was fussed about him. I never saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"them together, anyway.`So what was Albus doing, if not comforting his wild","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"young brother? The answer, it seems, is ensuring the continued imprisonment of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"his sister. For though her first jailer had died, there was no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"change in the pitiful condition of Ariana Dumbledore. Her very existence continued","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"to be known only to those few outsiders who, like `Dogbreath` Doge,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"could be counted upon to believe in the story of her `ill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"health.`Another such easily satisfied friend of the family was Bathilda Bagshot, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"celebrated magical historian who has lived in Godric's Hollow for many years.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Kendra, of course, had rebuffed Bathilda when she first attempted to welcome","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"the family to the village. Several years later, however, the author sent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"an owl to Albus at Hogwarts, having been favorably impressed by his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"paper on trans-species transformation in Transfiguration Today. This initial contract led to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"acquaintance with the entire Dumbledore family. At the time of Kendra's death,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Bathilda was the only person in Godric's Hollow who was on speaking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"terms with Dumbledore's mother.Unfortunately, the brilliance that Bathilda exhibited earlier in her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"life has now dimmed. `The fire's lit, but the cauldron's empty,` as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Ivor Dillonsby put it to me, or, in Enid Smeek's slightly earthier","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"phrase, `She's nutty as squirrel poo.` Nevertheless, a combination of tried-and-tested reporting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"techniques enabled me to extract enough nuggets of hard fact to string","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"together the whole scandalous story.Like the rest of the Wizarding world, Bathilda","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"puts Kendra's premature death down to a backfiring charm, a story repeated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"by Albus and Aberforth in later years. Bathilda also parrots the family","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"line on Ariana, calling her `frail` and `delicate.` On one subject, however,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Bathilda is well worth the effort I put into procuring Veritaserum, for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"she, and she alone, knows the full story of the best-kept secret","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"of Albus Dumbledore's life. Now revealed for the first time, it calls","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"into question everything that his admirers believed of Dumbledore: his supposed hatred","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"of the Dark Arts, his opposition into the oppression of Muggles, even","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"his devotion to his own family.The very same summer that Dumbledore went","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"home to Godric's Hollow, now an orphan and head of the family,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Bathilda Bagshot agreed to accept into her home her great-nephew, Gellert Grindelwald.The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"name of Grindelwald is justly famous: In a list of Most Dangerous","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Dark Wizards of All Time, he would miss out on the top","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"spot only because You- Know-Who arrived, a generation later, to steal his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"crown. As Grindelwald never extended his campaign of terror to Britain, however,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"the details of his rise to power are not widely known here.Educated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"at Durmstrang, a school famous even then for its unfortunate tolerance of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"the Dark Arts, Grindelwald showed himself quite as precociously brilliant as Dumbledore.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Rather than channel his abilities into the attainment of awards and prizes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"however, Gellert Grindelwald devoted himself to other pursuits. At sixteen years old,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"even Durmstrang felt it could no longer turn a blind eye to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"the twisted experiments of Gellert Grindelwald, and he was expelled.Hitherto, all that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"has been known of Grindelwald's next movements is that he `traveled around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"for some months.` It can now be revealed that Grindelwald chose to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"visit his great-aunt in Godric's Hollow, and that there, intensely shocking though","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"it will be for many to hear it, he struck up a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"close friendship with none other than Albus Dumbledore.`He seemed a charming boy to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"me,` babbles Bathilda, `whatever he became later. Naturally I introduced him to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"poor Albus, who was missing the company of lads his own age.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"The boys took to each other at once.`They certainly did. Bathilda shows","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"me a letter, kept by her that Albus Dumbledore sent Gellert Grindelwald","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"in the dead of night.`Yes, even after they'd spent all day in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"discussion ¨C both such brilliant young boys, they got on like a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"cauldron on fire ¨C I'd sometimes hear an owl tapping at Gellert's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"bedroom window, delivering a letter from Albus! An idea would have struck","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"him and he had to let Gellert know immediately!`And what ideas they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"were. Profoundly shocking though Albus Dumbledore's fans will find it, here are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"the thoughts of their seventeen-year-old hero, as relayed to his new best","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"friend. (A copy of the original letter may be seen on page","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"463.)Gellert ¨CYour point about Wizard dominance being FOR THE MUGGLES' OWN GOOD","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"¨C this, I think, is the crucial point. Yes, we have been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"given power and yes, that power gives us the right to rule,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"but it also gives us responsibilities over the ruled. We must stress","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"this point, it will be the foundation stone upon which we build.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Where we are opposed, as we surely will be, this must be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"the basis of all our counterarguments. We seize control FOR THE GREATER","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"GOOD. And from this it follows that where we meet resistance, we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"must use only the force that is necessary and no more. (This","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"was your mistake at Durmstrang! But I do not complain, because if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"you had not been expelled, we would never have met.)AlbusAstonished and appalled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"though his many admirers will be, this letter constitutes the Statute of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Secrecy and establishing Wizard rule over Muggles. What a blow for those","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"who have always portrayed Dumbledore as the Muggle-borns' greatest champion! How hollow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"those speeches promoting Muggle rights seem in the light of this damning","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"new evidence! How despicable does Albus Dumbledore appear, busy plotting his rise","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"to power when he should have been mourning his mother and caring","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"for his sister!No doubt those determined to keep Dumbledore on his crumbling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"pedestal will bleat that he did not, after all, put his plans","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"into action, that he must have suffered a change of heart, that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"he came to his senses. However, the truth seems altogether more shocking.Barely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"two months into their great new friendship, Dumbledore and Grindelwald parted, never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"to see each other again until they met for their legendary duel","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"(for more, see chapter 22). What caused this abrupt rupture? Had Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"come to his senses? Had he told Grindelwald he wanted no more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"part in his plans? Alas, no.`It was poor little Ariana dying, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"think, that did it,` says Bathilda. `It came as an awful shock.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Gellert was there in the house when it happened, and he came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"back to my house all of a dither, told me he wanted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"to go home the next day. Terribly distressed, you know. So I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"arranged a Portkey and that was the last I saw of him.``Albus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"was beside himself at Ariana's death. It was so dreadful for those","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"two brothers. They had lost everybody except for each other. No wonder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"tempers ran a little high. Aberforth blamed Albus, you know, as people","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"will under these dreadful circumstances. But Aberforth always talked a little madly, poor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"boy. All the same, breaking Albus's nose at the funeral was not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"decent. It would have destroyed Kendra to see her sons fighting like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"that, across her daughter's body. A shame Gellert could not have stayed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"for the funeral.... He would have been a comfort to Albus, at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"least....This dreadful coffin-side brawl, known only to those few who attended Ariana","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Dumbledore's funeral, raises several questions. Why exactly did Aberforth Dumbledore blame Albus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"for his sister's death? Was it, as `Batty` pretends, a mere effusion","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"of grief? Or could there have been some more concrete reason for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"his fury? Grindelwald, expelled from Durmstrang for the near-fatal attacks upon fellow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"students, fled the country hours after the girl's death, and Albus (out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"of shame or fear?) never saw him again, not until forced to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"do so by the pleas of the Wizarding world.Neither Dumbledore nor Grindelwald","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"ever seems to have referred to this brief boyhood friendship in later","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"life. However, there can be no doubt that Dumbledore delayed, for some","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"five years of turmoil, fatalities, and disappearances, his attack upon Gellert Grindelwald.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Was it lingering affection for the man or fear of exposure as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"his once best friend that caused Dumbledore to hesitate? Was it only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"reluctantly that Dumbledore set out to capture the man he was once","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"so delighted he had met?And how did the mysterious Ariana die? Was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"she the inadvertent victim of some Dark rite? Did she stumble across","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"something she ought not to have done, as the two young men","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"sat practicing for their attempt at glory and domination? Is it possible","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"that Ariana Dumbledore was the first person to die `for the greater","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"good`?The chapter ended here and Harry looked up. Hermione had reached the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"bottom of the page before him. She tugged the book out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Harry's hands, looking a little alarmed by his expression, and closed it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"without looking at it, as though hiding something indecent.`Harry ¨C`But he shook","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"his head. Some inner certainty had crashed down inside him; it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"exactly as he had felt after Ron left. He had trusted Dumbledore,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"believed him the embodiment of goodness and wisdom. All was ashes: How","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"much more could he lose? Ron, Dumbledore, the phoenix wand...`Harry.` She seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"to have heard his thoughts. `Listen to me. It ¨C it doesn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"make a very nice reading ¨C``Yeah, you could say that ¨C``¨C but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"don't forget, Harry, this is Rita Skeeter writing.``You did read that letter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"to Grindelwald, didn't you?``Yes, I ¨C I did.` She hesitated, looking upset,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"cradling her tea in her cold hands. `I think that's the worst","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"bit. I know Bathilda thought it was all just talk, but 'For","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"the Greater Good' became Grindelwald's slogan, his justification for all the atrocities","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"he committed later. And... from that... it looks like Dumbledore gave him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"the idea. They say 'For the Greater Good' was even carved over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"the entrance to Nurmengard.``What's Nurmengard?``The prison Grindelwald had built to hold his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"opponents. He ended up in there himself, once Dumbledore had caught him.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Anyway, it's ¨C it's an awful thought that Dumbledore's ideas helped Grindelwald","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"rise to power. But on the other hand, even Rita can't pretend","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"that they knew each other for more than a few months one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"summer when they were both really young, and ¨C``I thought you'd say","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"that,` said Harry. He did not want to let his anger spill out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"at her, but it was hard to keep his voice steady. `I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"thought you'd say 'They were young.' They were the same age as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"we are now. And here we are, risking our lives to fight","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"the Dark Arts, and there he was, in a huddle with his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"new best friend, plotting their rise to power over the Muggles.`His temper","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"would not remain in check much longer: He stood up and walked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"around, trying to work some of it off.`I'm not trying to defend","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"what Dumbledore wrote,` said Hermione. `All that 'right to rule' rubbish, it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"'Magic Is Might' all over again. But Harry, his mother had just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"died, he was stuck alone in the house ¨C``Alone? He wasn't alone!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"He had his brother and sister for company, his Squib sister he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"was keeping locked up ¨C``I don't believe it,` said Hermione. She stood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"up too. `Whatever was wrong with that girl, I don't think she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"was a Squib. The Dumbledore we knew would never, ever have allowed¨C``The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Dumbledore we thought we knew didn't want to conquer Muggles by force!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Harry shouted, his voice echoing across the empty hilltop, and several blackbirds","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"rose into the air, squawking and spiraling against the pearly sky.`He changed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Harry, he changed! It's as simple as that! Maybe he did believe","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"these things when he was seventeen, but the whole of the rest","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"of his life was devoted to fighting the Dark Arts! Dumbledore was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"the one who stopped Grindelwald, the one who always voted for Muggle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"protection and Muggle born rights, who fought You-Know-Who from the start, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"who died trying to bring him down!`Rita's book lay on the ground","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"between them, so that the face of Albus Dumbledore smiled dolefully at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"both.`Harry, I'm sorry, but I think the real reason you're so angry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"is that Dumbledore never told you any of this himself.``Maybe I am!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Harry bellowed, and he flung his arms over his head, hardly knowing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"whether he was trying to hold in his anger or protect himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"from the weight of his own disillusionment. `Look what he asked from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"me, Hermione! Risk your life, Harry! And again! And again! And don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"expect me to explain everything, just trust me blindly, trust that I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"know what I'm doing, trust me even though I don't trust you!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"Never the whole truth! Never!`His voice cracked with the strain, and they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"stood looking at each other in the whiteness and emptiness, and Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"felt they were as insignificant as insects beneath that wide sky.`He loved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"you,` Hermione whispered. `I know he loved you.`Harry dropped his arms.`I don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"know who he loved, Hermione, but it was never me. This isn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"love, the mess he's left me in. He shared a damn sight","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"more of what he was really thinking with Gellert Grindelwald than he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"ever shared with me.`Harry picked up Hermione's wand, which he had dropped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"in the snow, and sat back down in the entrance of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"tent.`Thanks for the tea. I'll finish the watch. You get back in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"the warm.` She hesitated, but recognized the dismissal. She picked up the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"book and then walked back past him into the tent, but as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"she did so, she brushed the top of his head lightly with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"her hand. He closed his eyes at her touch, and hated himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"for wishing that what she said was true: that Dumbledore had really cared. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-18"
"It was snowing by the time Hermione took over the watch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"at midnight. Harry's dreams were confused and disturbing: Nagini wove in and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"out of them, first through a wreath of Christmas roses. He woke","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"repeatedly, panicky, convinced that somebody had called out to him in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"distance, imagining that the wind whipping around the tent was footsteps or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"voices.Finally he got up in the darkness and joined Hermione, who was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"huddled in the entrance to the tent reading A History of Magic","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"by the light of her wand. The snow was falling thickly, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"she greeted with relief his suggestion of packing up early and moving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"on.`We'll move somewhere more sheltered,` she agreed, shivering as she pulled on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"a sweatshirt over her pajamas. `I kept thinking I could hear people","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"moving outside. I even though I saw somebody one or twice.`Harry paused","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"in the act of pulling on a jumper and glanced at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"silent, motionless Sneakoscope on the table.`I'm sure I imagined it,` said Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"looking nervous. `The snow the dark, it plays tricks on your eyes....","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"But perhaps we ought to Disapparate under the Invisibility Cloak, just in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"case?`Half an hour later, with the tent packed, Harry wearing the Horcrux,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"and Hermione clutching the beaded bag, they Disapparated. The usual tightness engulfed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"them; Harry's feet parted company with the snowy ground, then slammed hard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"onto what felt like frozen earth covered in leaves.`Where are we?` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"asked, peering around at the fresh mass of trees as Hermione opened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the beaded bag and began tugging out the tent poles.`The Forest of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Dean,` she said, `I came camping here once with my mum and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"dad.`Here too snow lay on the trees all around and it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"bitterly cold, but they were at least protected from the wind. They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"spent most of the day inside the tent, huddled for warmth around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the useful bright blue flames that Hermione was adept at producing, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"which could be scooped up and carried in a jar. Harry felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"as though he was recuperating from some brief but severe, an impression","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"reinforced by Hermione's solicitousness. That afternoon fresh flakes drifted down upon them,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"so that even their sheltered clearing had a fresh dusting of powdery","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"snow.After two nights of little sleep, Harry's senses seemed more alert than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"usual. Their escape from Godric's Hollow had been so narrow that Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"seemed somehow closer than before, more threatening. As darkness drove in again","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Harry refused Hermione's offer to keep watch and told her to go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"to bed.Harry moved an old cushion into the tent mouth and sat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"down, wearing all the sweaters he owned but even so, still shivery.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"The darkness deepened with the passing hours until it was virtually impenetrable.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"He was on the point of taking out the Marauder's Map, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"as to watch Ginny's dot for a while, before he remembered that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"it was the Christmas holidays and that she would be back at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the Burrow.Every tiny movement seemed magnified in the vastness of the forest.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Harry knew that it must be full of living creatures, but he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"wished they would all remain still and silent so that he could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"separate their innocent scurryings and prowlings from noises that might proclaim other,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"sinister movements. He remembered the sound of a cloak slithering over dead","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"leaves many years ago, and at once thought he heard it again","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"before mentally shaking himself. Their protective enchantments had worked for weeks; why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"should they break now? And yet he could no throw off the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"feeling that something was different tonight.Several times he jerked upright, his neck","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"aching because he had fallen asleep, slumped at an awkward angle against","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the side of the tent. The night reached such a depth of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"velvety blackness that he might have been suspended in limbo between Disapparation","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"and Apparation. He had just held a hand in front of his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"face to see whether he could make out his fingers when it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"happened.A bright silver light appeared right ahead of him, moving through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"trees. Whatever the source, it was moving soundlessly. The light seemed simply","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"to drift toward him.He jumped to his feet, his voice frozen in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"his throat, and raised Hermione's wand. He screwed up his eyes as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the light became blinding, the trees in front of it pitch black","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"in silhouette, and still the thing came closer....And then the source of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the light stepped out from behind an oak. It was a silver","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"white doe, moon-bright and dazzling, picking her way over the ground, still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"silent, and leaving no hoofprints in the fine powdering of snow. She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"stepped toward him, her beautiful head with its wide, long-lashed eyes held","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"high.Harry stared at the creature, filled with wonder, not at her strangeness,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"but her inexplicable familiarity. He felt that he had been waiting for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"her to come, but that he had forgotten, until this moment, that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"they had arranged to meet. His impulse to shout for Hermione, which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"had been so strong a moment ago, had gone. He knew, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"would have staked his life on it, that she had come for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"him, and him alone.They gazed at each other for several long moments","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"and then she turned and walked away.`No,` he said, and his voice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"was cracked with lack of use. `Come back!`She continued to step deliberately","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"through the trees, and soon he brightness was striped by their thick","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"black trunks. For one trembling second he hesitated. Caution murmured it could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"be a trick, a lure, a trap. But instinct, overwhelming instinct, told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"him that this was not Dark Magic. He set off in pursuit.Snow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"crunched beneath his feet, but the doe made no noise as she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"passed through the trees, for she was nothing but light. Deeper and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"deeper into the forest she led him, and Harry walked quickly, sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"that when she stopped, she would allow him to approach her properly.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"And then she would speak and the voice would tell him what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"he needed to know.At last she came to a halt. She turned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"her beautiful head toward him once more, and he broke into a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"run, a question burning in him, but as he opened his lips","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"to ask it, she vanished.Though the darkness had swallowed her whole, her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"burnished image was still imprinted on his retinas; it obscured his vision,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"brightening when he lowered his eyelids, disorienting him. Now fear came: Her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"presence had meant safety.`Lumos!` he whispered, and the wand-tip ignited.The imprint of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the doe faded away with every blink of his eyes as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"stood there, listening to the sounds of the forest, to distant crackles","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"of twigs, soft swishes of snow. Was he about to be attacked?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Had she enticed him into an ambush? Was he imagining that somebody","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"stood beyond the reach of the wandlight, watching him?He held the wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"higher. Nobody ran out at him, no flash of green light burst","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"from behind a tree. Why, then, had she led him to this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"spot?Something gleamed in the light of the wand, and Harry spun about,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"but all that was there was a small, frozen pool, its black,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"cracked surface glittering as he raised his wand higher to examine it.He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"moved forward rather cautiously and looked down. The ice reflected his distorted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"shadow and the beam of wandlight, but deep below the thick, misty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"gray carapace, something else glinted. A great silver cross...His heart skipped into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"his mouth: He dropped to his knees at the pool's edge and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"angled the wand so as to flood the bottom of the pool","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"with as much light as possible. A glint of deep red...It was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"a sword with glittering rubies in its hilt....The sword of Gryffindor was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"lying at the bottom of the forest pool.Barely breathing, he stared down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"at it. How was this possible? How could it have come to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"be lying in a forest pool, this close to the place where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"they were camping? Had some unknown magic drawn Hermione to this spot,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"or was the doe, which he had taken to be a Patronus,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"some kind of guardian of the pool? Or had the sword been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"put into the pool after they had arrived, precisely because they were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"here? In which case, where was the person who wanted to pass","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"it to Harry? Again he directed the wand at the surrounding trees","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"and bushes, searching for a human outline, for the glint of an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"eye, but he could not see anyone there. All the same, a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"little more fear leavened his exhilaration as he returned his attention to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the sword reposing upon the bottom of the frozen pool.He pointed the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"wand at the silvery shape and murmured, `Accio Sword.`It did not stir.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"He had not expected it to. If it had been that easy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the sword would have lain on the ground for him to pick","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"up, not in the depths of a frozen pool. He set off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"around the circle of ice, thinking hard about the last time the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"sword had delivered itself to him. He had been in terrible danger","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"then, and had asked for help.`Help,` he murmured, but the sword remained","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"upon the pool bottom, indifferent, motionless.What was it, Harry asked himself (walking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"again), that Dumbledore had told him the last time he had retrieved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the sword? Only a true Gryffindor could have pulled that out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the hat. And what were the qualities that defined a Gryffindor? A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"small voice inside Harry's head answered him: Their daring nerve and chivalry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"set Gryffindor apart.Harry stopped walking and let out a long sigh, his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"smoky breath dispersing rapidly upon the frozen air. He knew what he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"had to do. If he was honest with himself, he had thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"it might come to this from the moment he had spotted the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"sword through the ice.He glanced around at the surrounding trees again, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"was convinced now that nobody was going to attack him. They had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"had their chance as he walked alone through the forest, had had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"plenty of opportunity as he examined the pool. The only reason to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"delay at this point was because the immediate prospect was so deeply","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"uninviting.With fumbling fingers Harry started to remove his many layers of clothing.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Where `chivalry` entered into this, he thought ruefully, he was not entirely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"sure, unless it counted as chivalrous that he was not calling for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Hermione to do it in his stead.An owl hooted somewhere as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"stripped off, and he thought with a pang of Hedwig. He was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"shivering now, his teeth chattering horribly, and yet he continued to strip","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"off until at last he stood there in his underwear, barefooted in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the snow. He placed the pouch containing his wand, his mother's letter,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the shard of Sirius's mirror, and the old Snitch on top of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"his clothes, then he pointed Hermione's wand at the ice.`Diffindo.`It cracked with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"a sound like a bullet in the silence. The surface of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"pool broke and chunks of dark ice rocked on the ruffled water.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"As far as Harry could judge, it was not deep, but to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"retrieve the sword he would have to submerge himself completely.Contemplating the task","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"ahead would not make it easier or the water warmer. He stepped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"to the pool's edge and placed Hermione's wand on the ground still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"lit. Then, trying not to imagine how much colder he was about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"to become or how violently he would soon be shivering, he jumped.Every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"pore of his body screamed in protest. The very air in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"lungs seemed to freeze solid as he was submerged to his shoulders","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"in the frozen water. He could hardly breathe: trembling so violently the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"water lapped over the edges of the pool, he felt for the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"blade with his numb feet. He only wanted to dive once.Harry put","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"off the moment of total submersion from second to second, gasping and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"shaking, until he told himself that it must be done, gathered all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"his courage, and dived.The cold was agony: It attacked him like fire.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"His brain itself seemed to have frozen as he pushed through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"dark water to the bottom and reached out, groping for the sword.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"His fingers closed around the hilt; he pulled it upward.Then something closed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"tight around his neck. He thought of water weeds, though nothing had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"brushed him as he dived, and raised his hand to free himself.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"It was not weed: The chain of the Horcrux had tightened and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"was slowly constricting his windpipe.Harry kicked out wildly, trying to push himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"back to the surface, but merely propelled himself into the rocky side","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"of the pool. Thrashing, suffocating, he scrabbled at the strangling chain, his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"frozen fingers unable to loosen it, and now little lights were popping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"inside his head, and he was going to drown, there was nothing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"left, nothing he could do, and the arms that closed around his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"chest were surely Death's....Choking and retching, soaking and colder than he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"ever been in his life, he came to facedown in the snow.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Somewhere, close by, another person was panting and coughing and staggering around,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"as she had come when the snake attacked....Yet it did not sound","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"like her, not with those deep coughs, no judging by the weight","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"of the footsteps....Harry had no strength to lift his head and see","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"his savior's identity. All he could do was raise a shaking hand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"to his throat and feel the place where the locket had cut","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"tightly into his flesh. It was gone. Someone had cut him free.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Then a panting voice spoke from over his head.`Are ¨C you ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"mental?`Nothing but the shock of hearing that voice could have given Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the strength to get up. Shivering violently, he staggered to his feet.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"There before him stood Ron, fully dressed but drenched to the skin,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"his hair plastered to his face, the sword of Gryffindor in one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"hand and the Horcrux dangling from its broken chain in the other.`Why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the hell,` panted Ron, holding up the Horcrux, which swung backward and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"forward on its shortened chain in some parody of hypnosis, `didn't you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"take the thing off before you dived?`Harry could not answer. The silver","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"doe was nothing, nothing compared with Ron's reappearance; he could not believe","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"it. Shuddering with cold, he caught up the pile of clothes still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"lying at the water's edge and began to pull them on. As","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"he dragged sweater after sweater over his head, Harry stared at Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"half expecting him to have disappeared every time he lost sight of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"him, and yet he had to be real: He had just dived","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"into the pool, he had saved Harry's life.`It was y-you?` Harry said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"at last, his teeth chattering, his voice weaker than usual due to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"his near-strangulation.`Well, yeah,` said Ron, looking slightly confused.`Y-you cast that doe?``What? No,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"of course not! I thought it was you doing it!``My Patronus is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"a stag.``Oh yeah. I thought it looked different. No antlers.`Harry put Hagrid's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"pouch back around his neck, pulled on a final sweater, stooped to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"pick up Hermione's wand, and faced Ron again.`How come you're here?`Apparently Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"had hoped that this point would come up later, if at all.`Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"I've ¨C you know ¨C I've come back. If ¨C` He cleared","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"his throat. `You know. You still want me.`There was a pause, in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"which the subject of Ron's departure seemed to rise like a wall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"between them. Yet he was here. He had returned. He had just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"saved Harry's life.Ron looked down at his hands. He seemed momentarily surprised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"to see the things he was holding.`Oh yeah, I got it out,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"he said, rather unnecessarily, holding up the sword for Harry's inspection. `That's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"why you jumped in, right?``Yeah,` said Harry. `But I don't understand. How","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"did you get here? How did you find us?``Long story,` said Ron.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"`I've been looking for you for hours, it's a big forest, isn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"it? And I was just thinking I'd have to go kip under","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"a tree and wait for morning when I saw that dear coming","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"and you following.``You didn't see anyone else?``No,` said Ron. `I ¨C`But he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"hesitated, glancing at two trees growing close together some yards away.`I did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"think I saw something move over there, but I was running to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the pool at the time, because you'd gone in and you hadn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"come up, so I wasn't going to make a detour to ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"hey!`Harry was already hurrying to the place that Ron had indicated. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"two oaks grew close together; there was a gap of only a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"few inches between the trunks at eye level, an ideal place to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"see but not be seen. The ground around the roots, however, was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"free of snow, and Harry could see no sign of footprints. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"walked back to where Ron stood waiting, still holding the sword and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the Horcrux.`Anything there?` Ron asked.`No,` said Harry.`So how did the sword get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"in that pool?``Whoever cast the Patronus must have put it there.`They both","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"looked at the ornate silver sword, its rubied hilt glinting a little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"in the light from Hermione's wand.`You reckon this is the real one?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"asked Ron.`One way to find out, isn't there?` said Harry.The Horcrux was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"still swinging from Ron's hand. The locket was twitching slightly. Harry knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"that the thing inside it was agitated again. It had sensed the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"presence of the sword and had tried to kill Harry rather than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"let him possess it. Now was not the time for long discussions;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"now was the moment to destroy once and for all. Harry looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"around, holding Hermione's wand high, and saw the place: a flattish rock","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"lying in the shadow of a sycamore tree.`Come here.` he said and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"he led the way, brushed snow from the rock's surface, and held","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"out his hand for the Horcrux. When Ron offered the sword, however,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Harry shook his head.`No you should do it.``Me?` said Ron, looking shocked.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"`Why?``Because you got the sword out of the pool. I think it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"supposed to be you.`He was not being kind or generous. As certainly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"as he had known that the doe was benign, he knew that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Ron had to be the one to wield the sword. Dumbledore had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"at least taught Harry something about certain kinds of magic, of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"incalculable power of certain acts.`I'm going to open it,` said Harry, `and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"you will stab it. Straightaway okay? Because whatever's in there will put","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"up a fight. The bit of Riddle in the Diary tried to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"kill me.``How are you going to open it?` asked Ron. He looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"terrified `I'm going to ask it to open, using Parseltongue,` said Harry.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"The answer came so readily to his lips that thought that he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"had always known it deep down: Perhaps it had taken his recent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"encounter with Nagini to make him realize it. He looked at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"serpentine S, inlaid with glittering green stones: It was easy to visualize","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"it as a miniscule snake, curled upon the cold rock.`No!` said Ron.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"`Don't open it! I'm serious!``Why not?` asked Harry. `Let's get rid of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the damn thing, it's been months ¨C``I can't, Harry, I'm serious ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"you do it ¨C``But why?``Because that thing's bad for me!` said Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"backing away from the locket on the rock. `I can't handle it!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"I'm not making excuses, for what I was like, but it affects","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"me worse than it affects you and Hermione, it made me think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"stuff ¨C stuff that I was thinking anyway, but it made everything","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"worse. I can't explain it, and then I'd take it off and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"I'd get my head straight again, and then I'd have to put","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the effing thing back on ¨C I can't do it Harry!`He had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"backed away, the sword dragging at his side, shaking his head.`You can","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"do it,` said Harry, `you can! You've just got the sword, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"know it's supposed to be you who uses it. Please just get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"rid of it Ron.`The sound of his name seemed to act like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"a stimulant. Ron swallowed, then still breathing hard through his long nose,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"moved back toward the rock.`Tell me when,` he croaked.`On three,` said Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"looking back down at the locket and narrowing his eyes, concentrating on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the letter S, imagining a serpent, while the contents of the locket","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"rattled like a trapped cockroach. It would have been easy to pity","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"it, except that the cut around Harry's neck still burned.`One... two... three...open.`The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"last word came as a hiss and a snarl and the golden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"doors of the locket swung wide open with a little click.Behind both","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"of the glass windows within blinked a living eye, dark and handsome","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"as Tom Riddle's eyes had been before he turned them scarlet and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"slit-pupiled `Stab,` said Harry, holding the locket steady on the rock.Ron raised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the sword in his shaking hands: The point dangled over the frantically","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"swiveling eyes, and Harry gripped the locket tightly, bracing himself, already imagining","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"blood pouring from the empty windows.Then a voice hissed from out the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Horcrux.`I have seen your heart, and it is mine.``Don't listen to it!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Harry said harshly. `Stab it!``I have seen your dreams, Ronald Weasley, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"I have seen your fears. All you desire is possible, but all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"that you dread is also possible....``Stab!` shouted Harry, his voice echoed off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the surrounding trees, the sword point trembled, and Ron gazed down into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Riddle's eyes.`Least loved, always, by the mother who craved a daughter... Least","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"loved, now, by the girl who prefers your friend... Second best, always,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"eternally overshadowed...``Ron, stab it now!` Harry bellowed: He could feel the locket","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"quivering in the grip and was scared of what was coming. Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"raised the sword still higher, and as he did so, Riddle's eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"gleamed scarlet.Out of the locket's two windows, out of the eyes, there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"bloomed like two grotesque bubbles, the heads of Harry and Hermione, weirdly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"distorted.Ron yelled in shock and backed away as the figures blossomed out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"of the locket, first chests, then waists, then legs, until they stood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"in the locket, side by side like trees with a common root,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"swaying over Ron and the real Harry, who had snatched his fingers","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"away from the locket as it burned, suddenly, white-hot.`Ron!` he shouted, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the Riddle-Harry was now speaking with Voldemort's voice and Ron was gazing,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"mesmerized, into its face.`Why return? We were better without you, happier without","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"you, glad of your absence.... We laughed at your stupidity, your cowardice,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"your presumption¨C``Presumption!` echoed the Riddle-Hermione, who was more beautiful and yet more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"terrible than the real Hermione: She swayed, cackling, before Ron, who looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"horrified, yet transfixed, the sword hanging pointlessly at his side. `Who could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"look at you, who would ever look at you, beside Harry Potter?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"What have you ever done, compared with the Chosen One? What are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"you, compared with the Boy Who Lived?``Ron, stab it, STAB IT!` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"yelled, but Ron did not move. His eyes were wide, and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Riddle-Harry and the Riddle-Hermione were reflected in them, their hair swirling like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"flames, their eyes shining red, their voices lifted in an evil duet.`Your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"mother confessed,` sneered Riddle-Harry, while Riddle-Hermione jeered, `that she would have preferred","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"me as a son, would be glad to exchange...``Who wouldn't prefer him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"what woman would take you, you are nothing, nothing, nothing to him,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"crooned Riddle-Hermione, and she stretched like a snake and entwined herself around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Riddle-Harry, wrapping him in a close embrace: Their lips met.On the ground","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"in front of them, Ron's face filled with anguish. he raised the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"sword high, his arms shaking.`Do it, Ron!` Harry yelled.Ron looked toward him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"and Harry thought he saw a trace of scarlet in his eyes.`Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"¨C?`The sword flashed, plunged: Harry threw himself out of the way, there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"as a clang of metal and a long, drawn-out scream. Harry whirled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"around, slipping in the snow, wand held ready to defend himself, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"there was nothing to fight.The monstrous versions of himself and Hermione were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"gone: There was only Ron, standing there with the sword held slackly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"in his hand, looking down at the shattered remains of the locket","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"on the flat rock.Slowly, Harry walked back to him, hardly knowing what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"to say or do. Ron was breathing heavily: His eyes were no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"longer red at all, but their normal blue: they were also wet.Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"stooped, pretending he had not seen, and picked up the broken Horcrux.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Ron had pierced the glass in both windows: Riddle's eyes were gone,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"and the stained silk lining of the locket was smoking slightly. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"thing that had lived in the Horcrux had vanished; torturing Ron had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"been its final act. The sword clanged as Ron dropped it. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"had sunk to his knees, his head in his arms. He was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"shaking, but not, Harry realized, from cold. Harry crammed the broken locket","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"into his pocket, knelt down beside Ron, and placed a hand cautiously","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"on his shoulder. He took it as a good sign that Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"did not throw it off.`After you left,` he said in a low","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"voice, grateful for the fact that Ron's face was hidden, `she cried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"for a week. Probably longer, only she didn't want me to see.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"There were loads of nights when we never even spoke to each","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"other. With you gone...`He could not finish; it was now that Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"was here again that Harry fully realized how much his absence had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"cost them.`She's like my sister,` he went on. `I love her like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"a sister and I reckon that she feels the same way about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"me. It's always been like that. I thought you knew.`Ron did not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"respond, but turned his face away from Harry and wiped his nose","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"noisily on his sleeve. Harry got to his feet again and walked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"to where Ron's enormous rucksack lay yards away, discarded as Ron had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"run toward the pool to save Harry from drowning. He hoisted it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"onto his own back and walked back to Ron, who clambered to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"his feet as Harry approached, eyes bloodshot but otherwise composed.`I'm sorry,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"said in a thick voice. `I'm sorry I left. I know I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"was a ¨C a ¨C`He looked around at the darkness, as if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"hoping a bad enough word would swoop down upon him and claim","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"him.`You've sort of made up for it tonight,` said Harry. `Getting the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"sword. Finishing off the Horcrux. Saving my life.``That makes me sound a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"lot cooler than I was,` Ron mumbled.`Stuff like that always sounds cooler","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"than it really was` said Harry. `I've been trying to tell you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"that for years.`Simultaneously they walked forward and hugged, Harry gripping the still-sopping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"back of Ron's jacket.`And now,` said Harry as they broke apart, `all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"we've got to do is find that tent again.`But it was not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"difficult. Though the walk through the dark forest with the doe had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"seemed lengthy, with Ron by his side, the journey back seemed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"take a surprisingly short time. Harry could not wait to wake Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"and it was with quickening excitement that he entered the tent, Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"lagging a little behind him.It was gloriously warm after the pool and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the forest, the only illumination the bluebell flames still shimmering in a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"bowl on the floor. Hermione was fast asleep, curled up under her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"blankets, and did not move until Harry had said her name several","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"times.`Hermione!`She stirred, then sat up quickly, pushing her hair out of her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"face.`What's wrong? Harry? Are you all right?``It's okay, everything's fine. More than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"fine, I'm great. There's someone here.``What do you mean? Who ¨C?`She saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Ron, who stood there holding the sword and dripping onto the threadbare","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"carpet. Harry backed into a shadowy corner, slipped off Ron's rucksack, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"attempted to blend in with the canvas.Hermione slid out of her bunk","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"and moved like a sleepwalker toward Ron, her eyes upon his pale","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"face. She stopped right in front of him, her lips slightly parted,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"her eyes wide. Ron gave a weak hopeful smile and half raised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"his arms.Hermione launched herself forward and started punching every inch of him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"that she could reach.`Ouch ¨C ow ¨C gerroff! What the ¨C? Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"¨C OW!``You ¨C complete ¨C arse ¨C Ronald ¨C Weasley!`She punctuated every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"word with a blow: Ron backed away, shielding his head as Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"advanced.`You ¨C crawl ¨C back ¨C here ¨C after ¨C weeks ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"and ¨C weeks ¨C oh, where's my wand?`She looked as though ready","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"to wrestle it out of Harry's hands and he reacted instinctively.`Protego!`The invisible","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"shield erupted between Ron and Hermione. The force of it knocked her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"backward onto the floor. Spitting hair out of her mouth, she lept","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"up again.`Hermione!` said Harry. `Calm ¨C``I will not calm down!` she screamed.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Never before had he seen her lose control like this; she looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"quite demented. `Give me back my wand! Give it back to me!``Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"will you please ¨C``Don't you tell me what do, Harry Potter!` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"screeched. `Don't you dare! Give it back now! And YOU!`She was pointing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"at Ron in dire accusation: It was like a malediction, and Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"could not blame Ron for retreating several steps.`I cam running after you!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"I called you! I begged you to come back``I know,` Ron said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"`Hermione, I'm sorry, I'm really ¨C``Oh, you're sorry!`She laughed a high-pitched, out-of-control","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"sound; Ron looked at Harry for help, but Harry merely grimaced his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"helplessness.`You came back after weeks ¨C weeks ¨C and you think it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"all going to be all right if you just say sorry?``Well, what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"else can I say?` Ron shouted, and Harry was glad that Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"was fighting back.`Oh, I don't know!` yelled Hermione with awful sarcasm. `Rack","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"your brains, Ron, that should only take a couple of seconds ¨C``Hermione,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"interjected Harry, who considered this a low blow, `he just saved my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"¨C``I don't care!` she screamed. `I don't care what he's done! Weeks","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"and weeks, we could have been dead for all he knew ¨C``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"knew you weren't dead!` bellowed Ron, drowning her voice for the first","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"time, and approaching as close as he could with the Shield Charm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"between them. `Harry's all over the Prophet, all over the radio, they're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"looking for you everywhere, all these rumors and mental stories, I knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"I'd hear straight off if you were dead, you don't know what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"it's been like ¨C``What it's been like for you?` Her voice was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"not so shrill only bats would be able to hear it soon,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"but she had reached a level of indignation that rendered her temporarily","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"speechless, and Ron seized his opportunity.`I wanted to come back the minute","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"I'd Disapparated, but I walked straight into a gang of Snatchers, Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"and I couldn't go anywhere!``A gang of what?` asked Harry, as Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"threw herself down into a chair with her arms and legs crossed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"so tightly it seemed unlikely that she would unravel them for several","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"years.`Snatchers,` said Ron. `They're everywhere ¨C gangs trying to earn gold by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"rounding up Muggle-borns and blood traitors, there's a reward from the Ministry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"for everyone captured. I was on my own and I look like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"I might be school age; they got really excited, thought I was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"a Muggle-born in hiding. I had to talk fast to get out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"of being dragged to the Ministry.``What did you say to them?``Told them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"I was Stan Shunpike. First person I could think of.``And they believed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"that?``They weren't the brightest. One of them was definitely part troll, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"smell of him....`Ron glanced at Hermione, clearly hopeful she might soften at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"this small instance of humor, but her expression remained stony above her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"tightly knotted limbs.`Anyway, they had a row about whether I was Stan","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"or not. It was a bit pathetic to be honest, but there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"were still five of them and only one of me, and they'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"taken my wand. Then two of them got into a fight and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"while the others were distracted I managed to hit the one holding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"me in the stomach, grabbed his wand, Disarmed the bloke holding mine,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"and Disapparated. I didn't do it so well. Splinched myself again` ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Ron held up his right hand to show two missing fingernails: Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"raised her eyebrows coldly ¨C `and I came out miles from where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"you were. By the time I got back to that bit of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"riverbank where we'd been... you were gone.``Gosh, what a gripping story,` Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"said in the lofty voice she adopted when wishing to wound. `You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"must have been simply terrified. Meanwhile we went to Godric's Hollow and,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"let's think, what happened there, Harry? Oh yes, You-Know-Who's snake turned up,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"it nearly killed both of us, and then You-Know-Who himself arrived and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"missed us by about a second.``What?` Ron said, gaping from her to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Harry, but Hermione ignored him.`Imagine losing fingernails, Harry! That really puts our","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"sufferings into perspective, doesn't it?``Hermione,` said Harry quietly, `Ron just saved my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"life.`She appeared not to have heard him.`One thing I would like to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"know, though,` she said, fixing her eyes on a spot a foot","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"over Ron's head. `How exactly did you find us tonight? That's important.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Once we know, we'll be able to make sure we're not visited","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"by anyone else we don't want to see.`Ron glared at her, then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"pulled a small silver object from his jeans pocket.`This.`She had to look","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"at Ron to see what he was showing them.`The Deluminator?` she asked,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"so surprised she forgot to look cold and fierce.`It doesn't just turn","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the lights on and off,` said Ron. `I don't know how it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"works or why it happened then and not any other time, because","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"I've been wanting to come back ever since I left. But I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"was listening to the radio really early on Christmas morning and I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"heard... I heard you.`He was looking at Hermione.`You heard me on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"radio?` she asked incredulously.`No, I heard you coming out of my pocket.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Your voice,` he held up the Deluminator again, `came out of this.``And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"what exactly did I say?` asked Hermione, her tone somewhere between skepticism","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"and curiosity.`My name. 'Ron.' And you said... something about a wand....`Hermione turned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"a fiery shade of scarlet. Harry remembered: it had been the first","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"time Ron's name had been said aloud by either of them since","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the day he had left; Hermione had mentioned it when talking about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"repairing Harry's wand.`So I took it out,` Ron went on, looking at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the Deluminator, `and it didn't seem different or anything, but I was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"sure I'd heard you. So I clicked it. And the light went","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"out in my room, but another light appeared right outside the window.`Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"raised his empty hand and pointed in front of him, his eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"focused on something neither Harry nor Hermione could see.`It was a ball","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"of light, kind of pulsing, and bluish, like that light you get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"around a Portkey, you know?``Yeah,` said Harry and Hermione together automatically.`I knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"this was it,` said Ron. `I grabbed my stuff and packed it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"then I put on my rucksack and went out into the garden.``The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"little ball of light was hovering there, waiting for me, and when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"I came out it bobbed along a bit and I followed it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"behind the shed and then it... well, it went inside me.``Sorry?` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Harry, sure he had not heard correctly.`It sort of floated toward me,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"said Ron, illustrating the movement with his free index finger, `right to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"my chest, and then ¨C it just went straight through. It was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"here,` he touched a point close to his heard, `I could feel","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"it, it was hot. And once it was inside me, I knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"what I was supposed to do. I knew it would take me","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"where I needed to go. So I Disapparated and came out on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the side of a hill. There was snow everywhere....``We were there,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Harry. `We spent two nights there, and the second night I kept","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"thinking I could hear someone moving around in the dark and calling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"out!``Yeah, well, that would've been me,` said Ron. `Your protective spells work,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"anyway, because I couldn't see you and I couldn't hear you. I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"was sure you were around, though, so in the end I got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"in my sleeping bag and waited for one of you to appear.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"I thought you'd have to show yourselves when you packed up the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"tent.``No, actually,` said Hermione. `We've been Disapparating under the Invisibility Cloak as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"an extra precaution. And we left really early, because as Harry says,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"we'd heard somebody blundering around.``Well, I stayed on that hill all day,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"said Ron. `I kept hoping you'd appear. But when it started to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"get dark I knew I must have missed you, so I clicked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the Deluminator again, the blue light came out and went inside me,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"and I Disapparated and arrived here in these woods. I still couldn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"see you, so I just had to hope one of you would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"show yourselves in the end ¨C and Harry did. Well, I saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"the doe first, obviously.``You saw the what?` said Hermione sharply.They explained what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"had happened and as the story of the silver doe and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"sword in the pool unfolded, Hermione frowned form one to the other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"of them, concentrating so hard she forgot to keep her limbs locked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"together.`But it must have been a Patronus!` she said. `Couldn't you see","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"who was casting it? Didn't you see anyone? And it led you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"to the sword! I can't believe this! Then what happened?`Ron explained how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"he had watched Harry jump into the pool, and had waited for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"him to resurface; how he had realized that something was wrong, dived","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"in, and saved Harry, then returned for the sword. He got as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"far as the opening of the locket, then hesitated, and Harry cut","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"in.`¨C and Ron stabbed it with the sword.``And... and it went? Just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"like that?` she whispered.`Well, it ¨C it screamed,` said Harry with half","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"a glance at Ron. `Here.`He threw the locket into her lap; gingerly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"she picked it up and examined its punctured windows.Deciding that it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"at last safe to do so, Harry removed the Shield Charm with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"a wave of Hermione's wand and turned to Ron.`Did you just say","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"now that you got away from the snatchers with a spare wand?``What?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"said Ron, who had been watching Hermione examining the locket. `Oh ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"oh yeah.`He tugged open a buckle on his rucksack and pulled a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"short dark wand out of his pocket. `Here, I figured it's always","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"handy to have a backup.``You were right,` said Harry, holding out his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"hand. `Mine's broken.``You're kidding?` Ron said, but at that moment Hermione got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"to her feet, and he looked apprehensive again.Hermione put the vanquished Horcrux","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"into the beaded bag, then climbed back into her bed and settled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"down without another word.Ron passed Harry the new wand.`About the best you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"could hope for, I think,` murmured Harry.`Yeah,` said Ron. `Could've been worse.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Remember those birds she set on me?``I still haven't ruled it out,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"came Hermione's muffled voice from beneath her blankets, but Harry saw Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"smiling slightly as he pulled his maroon pajamas out of his rucksack. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-19"
"Harry had not expected Hermione's anger to abate over night and was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"therefore unsurprised that she communicated mainly by dirty looks and pointed silences","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the next morning. Ron responded by maintaining an unnaturally somber demeanor in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"her presence as an outward sign of continuing remorse. In fact, when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"all three of them were together Harry felt like the only non-mourner","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"at a poorly attended funeral. During those few moments he spent alone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"with Harry, however (collecting water and searching the undergrowth for mushrooms). Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"became shamelessly cheery.`Someone helped us,` he kept saying, `Someone sent that doe,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Someone's on our side, One Horcrux down, mate!`Bolstered by the destruction of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the locket they set to debating the possible locations of the other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Horcruxes and even though they had discussed the matter so often before.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Harry felt optimistic, certain that more breakthroughs would succeed the first. Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"sulkiness could not mar his buoyant spirits; The sudden upswing in their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"fortunes, the appearance of the mysterious due, the recovery of Gryffindor's sword,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"and above all, Ron's return made Harry so happy that it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"quite difficult to maintain a straight face.Late in the afternoon he and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Ron escaped Hermione's baleful presence again and under the pretense of scouring","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the bare hedges for nonexistent blackberries, they continued their ongoing exchange of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"news. Harry had finally managed to tell Ron the whole story of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"his and Hermione's various wanderings, right up to the full story of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"what had happened at Godric's Hollow; Ron was now filling Harry in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"on everything he had discovered about the wider Wizarding world during his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"weeks away.`... and how did you find out about the Taboo?` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"asked Harry after explaining the many desperate attempts of Muggle-borns to evade","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the Ministry.`The what?``You and Hermione have stopped saying You-Know-Who's name!``Oh, yeah, Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"it's just a bad habit we've slipped into,` said Harry. `But I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"haven't got a problem calling him V ¨C``NO!` roared Ron, causing Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"to jump into the hedge and Hermione (nose buried in a book","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"at the tent entrance) to scowl over at them. `Sorry,` said Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"wrenching Harry back out of the brambles, `but the name's been jinxed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Harry, that's how they track people! Using his name breaks protective enchantments,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"it causes some kind of magical disturbance ¨C it's how they found","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"us in Tottenham Court Road!``Because we used his *name*?``Exactly! You've got to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"give them credit, it makes sense. It was only people who were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"serious about standing up to him, like Dumbledore, who even dared use","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"it. Now they've put a Taboo on it, anyone who says it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"is trackable ¨C quick-and-easy way to find Order members! They nearly got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Kingsley ¨C``You're kidding?``Yeah, a bunch of Death Eaters cornered him, Bill said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"but he fought his way out. He's on the run now just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"like us.` Ron scratched his chin thoughtfully with the end of his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"wand. `You don't reckon Kingsley could have sent that doe?``His Patronus is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"a lynx, we saw it at the wedding, remember?``Oh yeah...`They moved farther","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"along the hedge, away from the tent and Hermione.`Harry... you don't reckon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"it could've been Dumbledore?``Dumbledore what?`Ron looked a little embarrassed, but said in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"a low voice, `Dumbledore... the doe? I mean,` Ron was watching Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"out of the corners of his eyes, `he had the real sword","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"last, didn't he?`Harry did not laugh at Ron, because he understood too","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"well the longing behind the question. The idea that Dumbledore had managed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"to come back to them, that he was watching over them, would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"have inexpressibly comforting. He shook his head.`Dumbledore's dead,` he said. `I saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"it happen, I saw the body. He's definitely gone. Anyway his Patronus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"was a phoenix, not a doe``Patronuses can change, though can't they?` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Ron, `Tonks's changed didn't it?``Yeah, but if Dumbledore was alive, why wouldn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"he show himself? Why wouldn't he just hand us the sword?``Search me,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"said Ron. `Same reason he didn't give it to you while he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"was alive? Same reason he left you an old Snitch and Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"a book of kid's stories?``Which is what?` asked Harry, turning to look","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Ron full in the face desperate for the answer.`I dunno,` said Ron.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"`Sometimes I've thought, when I've been a bit hacked off, he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"having a laugh or ¨C or he just wanted to make it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"more difficult, But I don't think so, not anymore. He knew what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"he was doing when he gave me the Deluminator, didn't he? He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"¨C well,` Ron's ears turned bright red and he became engrossed in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"a tuft of grass at his feet, which he prodded with his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"toe, `he must've known I'd run out on you.``No,` Harry corrected him.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"`He must've known you'd always want to come back.`Ron looked grateful, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"still awkward. Partly to change the subject, Harry said, `Speaking of Dumbledore,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"have you heard what Skeeter wrote about him?``Oh yeah,` said Ron at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"once, `people are talking about it quite a lot. 'Course, if things","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"were different it'd be huge news, Dumbledore being pals with Grindelwald, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"now it's just something to laugh about for people who didn't like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Dumbledore, and a bit of a slap in the face for everyone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"who thought he was such a good bloke. I don't know that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"it's such a big deal, though. He was really young when they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"¨C``Our age,` said Harry, just as he had retorted to Hermione, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"something in his face seemed to decide Ron against pursuing the subject.A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"large spider sat in the middle of a frosted web in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"brambles. Harry took aim at it with the wand Ron had given","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"him the previous night, which Hermione had since condescended to examine, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"had decided was made of blackthorn.`*Engorgio*`The spider gave a little shiver, bouncing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"slightly in the web. Harry tried again. This time the spider grew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"slightly larger.`Stop that,` said Ron sharply, ` I'm sorry I said Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"was young, okay?`Harry had forgotten Ron's hatred of spiders.`Sorry ¨C *Reducio*`The spider","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"did not shrink. Harry looked down at the blackthorn wand. Every minor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"spell he had cast with it so far that day had seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"less powerful than those he had produced with his phoenix wand. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"new one felt intrusively unfamiliar, like having somebody else's hand sewn to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the end of his arm.`You just need to practice,` said Hermione, who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"had approached them noiselessly from behind and had stood watching anxiously as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Harry tried to enlarge and reduce the spider. `It's all a matter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"of confidence Harry.`He knew why she wanted it to be all right;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"She still felt guilty about breaking his wand. He bit back the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"retort that sprung to his lips, that she could take the blackthorn","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"wand if she thought it made no difference, and he would have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"hers instead. Keen for them all to be friends again, however, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"agreed; but when Ron gave Hermione a tentative smile, she stalked off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"and vanished behind her book once more.All three of them returned to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the tent when darkness fell, and Harry took first watch. Sitting in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the entrance, he tried to make the blackthorn wand levitate small stones","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"at his feet; but his magic still seemed clumsier and less powerful","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"than it had done before. Hermione was lying on her bunk reading,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"while Ron, after many nervous glances up at her, had taken a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"small wooden wireless out of his rucksack and started to try to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"tune it.`There's this one program,` he told Harry in a low voice,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"`that tells the news like it really is. All the others are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"on You-Know-Who's side and are following the Ministry line, but this one...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"you wait till you hear it, it's great. Only they can't do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"it every night, they have to keep changing locations in case they're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"raided and you need a password to tune in... Trouble is, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"missed the last one...`He drummed lightly on the top of the radio","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"with his wand muttering random words under his breath. He threw Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"many covert glances, plainly fearing an angry outburst, but for all the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"notice she took of him he might not have been there. For","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"ten minutes or so Ron tapped and muttered, Hermione turned the pages","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"of her book, and Harry continued to practice with the blackthorn wand.Finally","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Hermione climbed down from her bunk. Ron ceased his tapping at once.`If","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"it's annoying you, I'll stop!` he told Hermione nervously.Hermione did not deign","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"to respond, but approached Harry.`We need to talk,` she said.He looked at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the book still clutched in her hand. It was * The Life","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"and Lies of Albus Dumbledore.*`What?` he said apprehensively. It flew through his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"mind that there was a chapter on him in there; he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"not sure he felt up to hearing Rita's version of his relationship","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"with Dumbledore. Hermione's answer however, was completely unexpected.`I want to go and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"see Xenophilius Lovegood.`He stared at her.`Sorry?``Xenophilius Lovegood, Luna's father. I want to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"go and talk to him!``Er ¨C why?`She took a deep breath, as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"though bracing herself, and said, `It's that mark, the mark in Beedle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the Bard. Look at this!`She thrust The Life and Lies of Albus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Dumbledore under Harry's unwilling eyes and saw a photograph of the original","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"letter that Dumbledore had written Grindelwald, with Dumbledore's familiar thin, slanting handwriting.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"He hated seeing absolute proof that Dumbledore really had written those words,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"that they had not been Rita's invention.`The signature,` said Hermione. `Look at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the signature, Harry!`He obeyed. For a moment he had no idea what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"she was talking about, but, looking more closely with the aid of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"his lit wand, he saw that Dumbledore had replaced the A of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Albus with a tiny version of the same triangular mark inscribed upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"The Tales of Beedle the Bard.`Er ¨C what are you ¨C?` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Ron tentatively, but Hermione quelled him with a look and turned back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"to Harry.`It keeps cropping up, doesn't it?` she said. `I know Viktor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"said it was Grindelwald's mark, but it was definitely on that old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"grave in Godric's Hollow, and the dates on the headstone were long","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"before Grindelwald came along! And now this! Well, we can't ask Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"or Grindelwald what it means ¨C I don't even know whether Grindelwald's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"still alive ¨C but we can ask Mr. Lovegood. He was wearing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the symbol at the wedding. I'm sure this is important, Harry!`Harry did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"not answer immediately. He looked into her intense, eager face and then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"out into the surrounding darkness, thinking. After a long pause he said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"`Hermione, we don't need another Godric's Hollow. We talked ourselves into going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"there, and ¨C ``But it keeps appearing, Harry! Dumbledore left me The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Tales of Beedle the Bard, how do you know we're not supposed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"to find out about the sign?``Here we go again!` Harry felt slightly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"exasperated. `We keep trying to convince ourselves Dumbledore left us secret signs","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"and clues ¨C ``The Deluminator turned out to be pretty useful,` piped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"up Ron. `I think Hermione's right, I think we ought to go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"and see Lovegood.`Harry threw him a dark look. He was quite sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"that Ron's support of Hermione had little to do with a desire","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"to know the meaning of the triangular rune.`It won't be like Godric's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Hollow,` Ron added, `Lovegood's on your side, Harry, The Quibbler's been for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"you all along, it keeps telling everyone they've got to help you!``I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"sure this is important!` said Hermione earnestly.`But don't you think if it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"was, Dumbledore would have told me about it before he died?``Maybe... maybe","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"it's something you need to find out for yourself,` said Hermione with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"a faint air of clutching at straws.`Yeah,` said Ron sycophantically, `that makes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"sense.``No, it doesn't,` snapped Hermione, `but I still think we ought to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"talk to Mr. Lovegood. A symbol that links Dumbledore, Grindelwald, and Godric's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Hollow? Harry, I'm sure we ought to know about this!``I think we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"should vote on it,` said Ron. `Those in favor of going to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"see Love good ¨C `His hand flew into the air before Hermione's.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Her lips quivered suspiciously as she raised her own.`Outvoted, Harry, sorry,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Ron, clapping him on the back.`Fine,` said Harry, half amused, half irritated.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"`Only, once we've seen Lovegood, let's try and look for some more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Horcruxes, shall we? Where do the Lovegood's live, anyway? Do either of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"you know?``Yeah, they're not far from my place,` said Ron. `I dunno","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"exactly where, but Mum and Dad always point toward the hills whenever","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"they mention them. Shouldn't be hard to find.`When Hermione had returned to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"her bunk, Harry lowered his voice.`You only agreed to try and get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"back in her good books.``All's fair in love and war,` said Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"brightly, `and this is a bit of both. Cheer up, it's the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Christmas holidays, Luna'll be home!`They had an excellent view of the village","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"of Ottery St. Catchopole from the breezy hillside to which they Disapparated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"next morning. From their high vantage point the village looked like a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"collection of toy houses in the great slanting shafts of sunlight stretching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"to earth in the breaks between clouds. They stood for a minute","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"or two looking toward the Burrow, their hands shadowing their eyes, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"all they could make out were the high hedges and trees of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the orchard, which afforded the crooked little house protection from Muggle eyes.`It's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"weird, being this near, but not going to visit,` said Ron.`Well, it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"not like you haven't just seen them. You were there for Christmas,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"said Hermione coldly.`I wasn't at the Burrow!` said Ron with an incredulous","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"laugh. `Do you think I was going to go back there and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"tell them all I'd walked out on you? Yeah, Fred and George","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"would've been great about it. And Ginny, she'd have been really understanding.``But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"where have you been, then?` asked Hermione, surprised.`Bill and Fleur's new place.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Shell cottage. Bill's always been decent to me. He ¨C he wasn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"impressed when he heard what I'd done, but he didn't go on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"about it. He knew I was really sorry. None of the rest","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"of the family know I was there. Bill told Mum he and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Fleur weren't going home for Christmas because they wanted to spend it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"alone. You know, first holiday after they were married. I don't think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Fleur minded. You know how much she hates Celestina Warbeck.`Ron turned his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"back on the Burrow.`Let's try up here,` he said, leading the way","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"over the top of the hill.They walked for a few hours, Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"at Hermione's insistence, hidden beneath the Invisibility Cloak. The cluster of low","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"hills appeared to be uninhabited apart from one small cottage, which seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"deserted.`Do you think it's theirs, and they've gone away for Christmas?` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Hermione, peering through the window at a neat little kitchen with geraniums","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"on the windowsill. Ron snorted.`Listen, I've got a feeling you'd be able","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"to tell who lived there if you looked through the Lovegoods' window.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Let's try the next lot of hills.`So they Disapparated a few miles","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"farther north.`Aha!` shouted Ron, as the wind whipped their hair and clothes.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Ron was pointing upward, toward the top of the hill on which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"they had appeared, where a most strange-looking house rose vertically against the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"sky, a great black cylinder with a ghostly moon hanging behind it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"in the afternoon sky. `That's got to be Luna's house, who else","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"would live in a place like that? It looks like a giant","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"rook!``It's nothing like a bird,` said Hermione, frowning at the tower.`I was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"talking about a chess rook,` said Ron. `A castle to you.`Ron's legs","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"were the longest and he reached the top of the hill first.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"When Harry and Hermione caught up with him, panting and clutching stitches","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"in their sides, they found him grinning broadly.`It's theirs,` said Ron. `Look.`Three","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"hand-painted signs had been tacked to a broke-down gate. The first read,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"THE QUIBBLER. EDITOR, X. LOVEGOODthe second,PICK YOUR OWN MISTLETOEthe third,KEEP OFF THE","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"DIRIGIBLE PLUMSThe gate creaked as they opened it. The zigzagging path leading","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"to the front door was overgrown with a variety of odd plants,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"including a bush covered in orange radishlike fruit Luna sometimes wore as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"earrings. Harry thought he recognized a Snargaluff and gave the wizened stump","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"a wide berth. Two aged crab apple trees, bent with the wind,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"stripped of leaves but still heavy with berry-sized red fruits and bushy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"crowns of white beaded mistletoe, stood sentinel on either side of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"front door. A little owl with a slightly flattened hawklike head peered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"down at them from one of the branches.`You'd better take off the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Invisibility Cloak, Harry,` said Hermione. `It's you Mr. Lovegood wants to help,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"not us.`He did as she suggested, handing her the Cloak to stow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"in the beaded bag. She then rapped three times on the thick","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"black door, which was studded with iron nails and bore a knocker","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"shaped like an eagle.Barely ten seconds passed, then the door was flung","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"open and there stood Xenophilius Lovegood, barefoot and wearing what appeared to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"be a stained nightshirt. His long white candyfloss hair was dirty and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"unkempt. Xenophilius had been positively dapper at Bill and Fleur's wedding by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"comparison.`What? What is it? Who are you? What do you want?` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"cried in a high-pitched, querulous voice, looking first at Hermione, then at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Ron, and finally at Harry, upon which his mouth fell open in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"a perfect, comical O.`Hello, Mr. Lovegood,` said Harry, holding out his hand,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"`I'm Harry, Harry Potter.`Xenophilius did not take Harry's hand, although the eye","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"that was not pointing inward at his nose slid straight to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"scar on Harry's forehead.`Would it be okay if we came in?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Harry. `There's something we'd like to ask you.``I... I'm not sure that's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"advisable,` whispered Xenophilius, He swallowed and cast a quick look around the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"garden. `Rather a shock... My word... I... I'm afraid I don't really","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"think I ought to ¨C``It wont take long` said Harry, slightly disappointed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"by this less-than-warm welcome.`I ¨C oh, all right then. Come in, quickly,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Quickly!`They were barely over the threshold when Xenophilius slammed the door shut","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"behind them, They were standing in the most peculiar kitchen Harry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"ever seen. The room was perfectly circular, so that he felt like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"being inside a giant pepper pot. Everything was curved to fit the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"walls ¨C the stove, the sink, and the cupboards ¨C and all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"of it had been painted with flowers, insects, and birds in bright","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"primary colors. Harry thought he recognized Luna's styles. The effect in such","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"and enclosed space, was slightly overwhelming.In the middle of the floor, a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"wrought-iron spiral staircase led to the upper levels. There was a great","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"deal of clattering and banging coming from overhead: Harry wondered what Luna","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"could be doing.`You'd better come up.` said Xenophilius, still looking extremely uncomfortable,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"and he led the way.The room above seemed to be a combination","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"of living room and workplace, and as such, was even more cluttered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"than the kitchen. Though much smaller and entirely round, the room somewhat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"resembled the Room of Requirement on the unforgettable occasion that it had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"transformed itself into a gigantic labyrinth comprised of centuries of hidden objects.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"There were piles upon piles of books and papers on every surface.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Delicately made models of creatures Harry did not recognize, all flapping wings","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"or snapping jaws, hung from the ceiling.Luna was not there: The thing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"that was making such a racket was a wooden object covered in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"magically turning cogs and wheels, It looked like the bizarre offspring of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"a workbench and a set of shelves, but after a moment Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"deduced that it was an old-fashioned printing press, due to the fact","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"that it was churning out Quibblers.`Excuse me,` said Xenophilius, and he strode","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"over to the machine, seized grubbily tablecloth from beneath an immense number","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"of books and papers, which all tumbled onto the floor, and threw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"it over the press, somewhat muffling the loud bangs and clatters. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"then faced Harry.`Why have you come here?` Before Harry could speak, however,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Hermione let out a small cry of shock.`Mr. Lovegood ¨C what's that?`See","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"was pointing at an enormous, gray spiral horn, not unlike that of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"a unicorn, which had been mounted on the wall, protruding several feet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"into the room.`It is the horn of a Crumple-Horned Snorkack,` said Xenophilius.`No","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"it isn't!` said Hermione.`Hermione,` muttered Harry, embarrassed, `now's not the moment ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"``But Harry, it's an Erumpent horn! It's a Class B Tradeable Material","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"and it's an extraordinary dangerous thing to have in a house!``How'd you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"know it's an Erumpent horn?` asked Ron, edging away from the horn","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"as fast as he could, given the extreme clutter of the room.`There's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"a description in Fantastic Beasts and Where to Find Them! Mr. Lovegood,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"you need to get rid of it straightaway, don't you know it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"can explode at the slightest touch?``The Crumple Horned Snorkack` said Xenophilius very","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"clearly, a mulish look upon his face, `is a shy and highly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"magical creature, and it's horn ¨C ``Mr. Lovegood. I recognize the grooved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"markings around the base, that's an Erumpent horn and it's incredibly dangerous","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"¨C I don't know where you got it-``I bought it,` said Xenophilius","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"dogmatically. `Two weeks ago, from a delightful young wizard who knew my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"interest in the exquisite Snorkack. A Christmas surprise for my Luna. Now,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"he said, turning to Harry, `why exactly have you come here, Mr.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Potter?``We need some help,` said Harry, before Hermione could start again.`Ah,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Xenophilius, `Help, Hmm.`His good eye moved again to Harry's scar. He seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"simultaneously terrified and mesmerized.`Yes. The thing is... helping Harry Potter... rather dangerous...``Aren't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"you the one who keeps telling everyone it's their first duty to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"help Harry?` said Ron. `In that magazine of yours?`Xenophilius glanced behind him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"at the concealed printing press, still banging and clattering beneath the tablecloth.`Er","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"¨C yes, I have expressed that view. however ¨C ``That's for everyone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"else to do, not you personally?` said Ron.Xenophilius did not answer. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"kept swallowing, his eyes darting between the three of them. Harry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the impression that he was undergoing some painful internal struggle.`Where's Luna?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Hermione. `Let's see what she thinks.`Xenophilius gulped. He seemed to be steeling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"himself. Finally he said in a shaky voice difficult to hear over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the noise of the printing press, `Luna is down at the stream,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"fishing for Freshwater Plimpies. She...she will like to see you. I'll go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"and call her and then ¨C yes, very well. I shall try","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"to help you.`He disappeared down the spiral staircase and they heard the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"front open and close. They looked at each other.`Cowardly old wart,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Ron. `Luna's got ten times his guts.``He's probably worried about what'll happen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"to them if the Death Eaters find out I was here` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Harry.`Well, I agree with Ron,` said Hermione, `Awful old hypocrite, telling everyone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"else to help you and trying to worm our of it himself.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"And for heaven's sake keep away from that horn.`Harry crossed to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"window on the far side of the room. He could see a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"stream, a thin, glittering ribbon lying far below them at the base","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"of the hill. They were very high up; a bird fluttered past","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the window as he stared in the direction of the Burrow, now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"invisible beyond another line of hills. Ginny was over there somewhere. They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"were closer to each other today than they had been since Bill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"and Fleur's wedding, but she could have no idea he was gazing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"toward her now, thinking of her. He suppose he ought to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"glad of it; anyone he came into contact with was in danger,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Xenophilius's attitude proved that. he turned away from the windows and his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"gaze fell upon another peculiar object standing upon the cluttered, curved slide","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"board; a stone but of a beautiful but austere-looking witch wearing a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"most bizarre-looking headdress. Two objects that resembled golden ear trumpets curved out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"from the sides. A tiny pair of glittering blue wing was stuck","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"to a leather strap that ran over the top of her head,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"while one of the orange radishes had been stuck to a second","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"strap around her forehead.`Look at this,` said Harry.`Fetching,` said Ron. `Surprised he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"didn't wear that to the wedding.`They heard the front door close, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"a moment later Xenophilius climbed back up the spiral staircase into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"room, his thin legs now encase in Wellington boots, bearing a tray","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"of ill-assorted teacups and a steaming teapot.`Ah, you have spotted my pet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"invention,` he said, shoving the tray into Hermione's arms and joining Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"at the statue's side.`Modeled, fittingly enough, upon the head of the beautiful","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Rowens Ravenclaw, 'Wit beyond measure is a man's greatest treasure!'`He indicated the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"objects like ear trumpets.`These are the Wrackpurt siphons ¨C to remove all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"sources of distraction from the thinker's immediate area. Here,` he pointed out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the tiny wings, `a billywig propeller, to induce an elevated frame of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"mind. Finally,` he pointed to the orange radish, `the dirigible Plum, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"as to enhance the ability to accept the extraordinary.`Xenophilius strode back to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"the tea tray, which Hermione had managed to balance precariously on one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"of the cluttered side tables.`May I offer you all an infusion of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Gurdyroots?` said Xenophilius. `We make it ourselves.` As he started to pour","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"out the drink, which was as deeply purple as beetroot juice, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"added, `Luna is down beyond Bottom Bridge, she is most excited that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"you are here She ought not to be too long, she has","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"caught nearly enough Plumpies to make soup for all of us. Do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"sit down and help yourselves to sugar.``Now,` he remove a tottering pile","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"of papers from an armchair and sat down, his Wellingtoned legs crossed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"`how may I help you, Mr. Potter?``Well,` said Harry, glancing at Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"who nodded encouragingly, `it's about that symbol you were wearing around your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"neck at Bill and Fleur's wedding, Mr. Lovegood. We wondered what it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"meant.`Xenophilius raised his eyebrows.`Are you referring to the sign of the Deathly Hallows?` ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-20"
"Harry turned to look at Ron and Hermione. Neither of them seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"to have understood what Xenophilius had said either.`The Deathly Hallows?``That's right,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Xenophilius. `You haven't heard of them? I'm not surprised. Very, very few","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"wizards believe. Witness that knuckle-headed young man at your brother's wedding,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"nodded at Ron, `who attacked me for sporting the symbol of a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"well-known Dark wizard! Such ignorance. There is nothing Dark about the Hallows","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"¨C at least not in that crude sense. One simply uses the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"symbol to reveal oneself to other believers, in the hope that they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"might help one with the Quest.`He stirred several lumps of sugar into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"his Gurdyroot infusion and drank some.`I'm sorry,` said Harry, `I still don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"really understand.`To be polite, he took a sip from his cup too,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"and almost gagged: The stuff was quite disgusting, as though someone had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"liquidized bogey-flavored Every Flavor Beans.`Well, you see, believers seek the Deathly Hallows,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"said Xenophilius, smacking his lips in apparent appreciation of the Gurdyroot infusion.`But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"what are the Deathly Hallows?` asked Hermione.Xenophilius set aside his empty teacup.`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"assume that you are familiar with 'The Tale of the Three Brothers'?`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"said, `No,` but Ron and Hermione both said, `Yes.` Xenophilius nodded gravely.`Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"well, Mr. Potter, the whole thing starts with 'The Tale of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Three Brothers'... I have a copy somewhere...`He glanced vaguely around the room,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"at the piles of parchment and books, but Hermione said, `I've got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"a copy, Mr. Lovegood, I've got it right here.`And she pulled out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"The Tales of Beedle the Bard from the small, beaded bag.`The original?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"inquired Xenophilius sharply, and when she nodded, he said, `Well then, why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"don't you read it out aloud? Much the best way to make","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"sure we all understand.``Er... all right,` said Hermione nervously. She opened the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"book, and Harry saw that the symbol they were investigating headed the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"top of the page as she gave a little cough, and began","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"to read.`'There were once three brothers who were traveling along a lonely,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"winding road at twilight ¨C'``Midnight, our mum always told us,` said Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"who had stretched out, arms behind his head, to listen. Hermione shot","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"him a look of annoyance.`Sorry, I just think it's a bit spookier","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"if it's midnight!` said Ron.`Yeah, because we really need a bit more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"fear in our lives,` said Harry before he could stop himself. Xenophilius","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"did not seem to be paying much attention, but was staring out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of the window at the sky. `Go on, Hermione.``In time, the brothers","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"reached a river too deep to wade through and too dangerous to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"swim across. However, these brothers were learned in the magical arts, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"so they simply waved their wands and made a bridge appear across","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the treacherous water. They were halfway across it when they found their path","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"blocked by a hooded figure.``'And Death spoke to them ¨C'``Sorry,` interjected Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"`but Death spoke to them?``It's a fairy tale, Harry!``Right, sorry. Go on.``'And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Death spoke to them. He was angry that he had been cheated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"out of the three new victims, for travelers usually drowned in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"river. But Death was cunning. He pretended to congratulate the three brothers","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"upon their magic, and said that each had earned a prize for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"having been clever enough to evade him.``'So the oldest brother, who was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"a combative man, asked for a wand more powerful than any in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"existence: a wand that must always win duels for its owner, a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"wand worthy of a wizard who had conquered Death! So Death crossed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"to an elder tree on the banks of the river, fashioned a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"wand from a branch that hung there, and gave it to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"oldest brother.``'Then the second brother, who was an arrogant man, decided that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"he wanted to humiliate Death still further, and asked for the power","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"to recall others from Death. So Death picked up a stone from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the riverbank and gave it to the second brother, and told him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"that the stone would have the power to bring back the dead.``'And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"then Death asked the third and youngest brother what he would like.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"The youngest brother was the humblest and also the wisest of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"brothers, and he did not trust Death. So he asked for something","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"that would enable him to go forth from that place without being","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"followed by Death. And Death, most unwillingly, handed over his own Cloak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of Invisibility.'``Death's got an Invisibility Cloak?` Harry interrupted again.`So he can sneak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"up on people,` said Ron. `Sometimes he gets bored of running at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"them, flapping his arms and shrieking... sorry, Hermione.``'Then Death stood aside and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"allowed the three brothers to continue on their way, and they did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"so talking with wonder of the adventure they had had and admiring","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Death's gifts.``'In due course the brothers separated, each for his own destination.``'The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"first brother traveled on for a week more, and reaching a distant","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"village, sought out a fellow wizard with whom he had a quarrel.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Naturally, with the Elder Wand as his weapon, he could not fail","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"to win the duel that followed. Leaving his enemy dead upon the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"floor the oldest brother proceeded to an inn, where he boasted loudly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of the powerful wand he had snatched from Death himself, and of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"how it made him invincible.``'That very night, another wizard crept upon the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"oldest brother as he lay, wine-sodden upon his bed. The thief took","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the wand and for good measure, slit the oldest brother's throat.``'And so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Death took the first brother for his own.``'Meanwhile, the second brother journeyed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"to his own home, where he lived alone. Here he took out the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"stone that had the power to recall the dead, and turned it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"thrice in his hand. To his amazement and his delight, the figure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of the girl he had once hoped to marry, before her untimely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"death, appeared at once before him.``'Yet she was sad and cold, separated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"from him as by a veil. Though she had returned to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"mortal world, she did not truly belong there and suffered. Finally the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"second brother, driven mad with hopeless longing, killed himself so as to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"truly join her.``'And so Death took the second brother from his own.``'But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"though Death searched for the third brother for many years, he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"never able to find him. It was only when he had attained","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"a great age that the youngest brother finally took off the Cloak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of Invisibility and gave it to his son. And the he greeted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Death as an old friend, and went with him gladly, and, equals,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"they departed this life.'`Hermione closed the book. It was a moment or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"two before Xenophilius seemed to realize that she had stopped reading; then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"he withdrew his gaze from the window and said: `Well, there you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"are.``Sorry?` said Hermione, sounding confused.`Those are the Deathly Hallows,` said Xenophilius.He picked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"up a quill from a packed table at his elbow, and pulled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"a torn piece of parchment from between more books.`The Elder Wand,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"said, and drew a straight vertical line upon the parchment. `The Resurrection","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Stone,` he said, and added a circle on top of the line.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"`The Cloak of Invisibility,` he finished, enclosing both line and circle in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"a triangle, to make the symbols that so intrigued Hermione. `Together,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"said, `the Deathly Hallows.``But there's no mention of the words 'Deathly Hallows'","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"in the story,` said Hermione.`Well, of course not,` said Xenophilius, maddeningly smug.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"`That is a children's tale, told to amuse rather than to instruct.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Those of us who understand these matters, however, recognize that the ancient","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"story refers to three objects, or Hallows, which, if united, will make","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the possessor master of Death.`There was a short silence in which Xenophilius","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"glanced out of the window. Already the sun was low in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"sky.`Luna ought to have enough Plimpies soon,` he said quietly.`When you say","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"'master of Death' ¨C `said Ron.`Master,` said Xenophilius, waving an airy hand.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"`Conqueror. Vanquisher. Whichever term you prefer.``But then... do you mean...` said Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"slowly, and Harry could tell that she was trying to keep any","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"trace of skepticism out of her voice, `that you believe these objects","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"¨C these Hallows ¨C really exist?`Xenophilius raised his eyebrows again.`Well, of course.``But,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"said Hermione, and Harry could hear her restraint starting to crack, `Mr.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Lovegood, how can you possibly believe ¨C?``Luna has told me all about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"you, young lady,` said Xenophilius. `You are, I gather, not unintelligent, but painfully","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"limited. Narrow. Close-minded.``Perhaps you ought to try on the hat, Hermione,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Ron, nodding toward the ludicrous headdress. His voice shook with the strain","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of not laughing.`Mr. Lovegood,` Hermione began again, `We all know that there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"are such things as Invisibility Cloaks. They are rare, but they exist.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"But ¨C ``Ah, but the Third Hallow is a true Cloak of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Invisibility, Miss Granger! I mean to say, it is not a traveling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"cloak imbued with a Disillusionment Charm, or carrying a Bedazzling Hex, or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"else woven from Demiguise hair, which will hide one initially but fade","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"with the years until it turns opaque. We are talking about a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"cloak that really and truly renders the wearer completely invisible, and endures","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"eternally, giving constant and impenetrable concealment, no matter what spells are cast","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"at it. How many cloaks have you ever seen like that, Miss","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Granger?`Hermione opened her mouth to answer, then closed it again, looking more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"confused than ever. She, Harry and Ron glanced at one another, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Harry knew that they were all thinking the same thing. It so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"happened that a cloak exactly like the one Xenophilius had just described","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"was in the room with them at that very moment.`Exactly,` said Xenophilius,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"as if he had defeated them all in reasoned argument. `None of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"you have ever seen such a thing. The possessor would be immeasurably","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"rich, would he not?`He glanced out of the window again. The sky","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"was now tinged with the faintest trace of pink.`All right,` said Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"disconcerted. `Say the Cloak existed... what about that stone, Mr. Lovegood? The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"thing you call the Resurrection Stone?``What of it?``Well, how can that be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"real?``Prove that is not,` said Xenophilius.Hermione looked outraged.`But that's ¨C I'm sorry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"but that's completely ridiculous! How can I possibly prove it doesn't exist?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Do you expect me to get hold of ¨C of all the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"pebbles in the world and test them? I mean, you could claim","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"that anything's real if the only basis for believing in it is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"that nobody's proved it doesn't exist!``Yes, you could,` said Xenophilius. `I am","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"glad to see that you are opening your mind a little.``So the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Elder Wand,` said Harry quickly, before Hermione could retort, `you think that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"exists too?``Oh, well, in that case there is endless evidence,` said Xenophilius.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"`The Elder Wand is the Hallow that is most easily traced, because","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of the way in which it passes from hand to hand.``Which is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"what?` asked Harry.`Which is that the possessor of the wand must capture","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"it from its previous owner, if he is to be truly master","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of it,` said Xenophilius. `Surely you have heard of the way the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"wand came to Egbert the Egregious, after his slaughter of Emeric the Evil?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Of how Godelot died in his own cellar after his son, Hereward,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"took the wand from him? Of the dreadful Loxias, who took the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"wand from Baraabas Deverill, whom he had killed? The bloody trail of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the Elder Wand is splattered across the pages of Wizarding history.`Harry glanced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"at Hermione. She was frowning at Xenophilius, but she did not contradict","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"him.`So where do you think the Elder Wand is now?` asked Ron.`Alas,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"who knows?` said Xenophilius, as he gazed out of the window. `Who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"knows where the Elder Wand lies hidden? The trail goes cold with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Arcus and Livius. Who can say which of them really defeated Loxias,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"and which took the wand? And who can say who may have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"defeated them? History, alas, does not tell us.`There was a pause. Finally","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Hermione asked stiffly, `Mr. Lovegood, does the Peverell family have anything to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"do with the Deathly Hallows?`Xenophilius looked taken aback as something shifted in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Harry's memory, but he could not locate it. Peverell... he had heard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"that name before...`But you have been misleading me, young woman!` said Xenophilius,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"now sitting up much straighter in his chair and goggling at Hermione.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"`I thought you were new to the Hallows Quest! Many of us","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Questers believe that the Peverells have everything ¨C everything! ¨C to do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"with the Hallows!``Who are the Peverells?` asked Ron.`That was the name on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the grave with the mark on it, in Godric's Hollow,` said Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"still watching Xenophilius. `Ignotus Peverell.``Exactly!` said Xenophilius, his forefinger raised pedantically. `The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"sign of the Death Hallows on Ignotus's grave is conclusive proof!``Of what?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"asked Ron.`Why, that the three brothers in the story were actually the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"three Peverell brothers, Antioch, Cadmus and Ignotus! That they were the original","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"owners of the Hallows!`With another glance at the window he got to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"his feet, picked up the tray, and headed for the spiral staircase.`You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"will stay for dinner?` he called, as he vanished downstairs again. `Everybody","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"always requests our recipe for Freshwater Plimply soup.``Probably to show the Poisoning","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Department at St. Mungo's,` said Ron under his breath.Harry waited until they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"could hear Xenophilius moving about in the kitchen downstairs before speaking.`What do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"you think?` he asked Hermione.`Oh, Harry,` she said wearily, `it's a pile","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of utter rubbish. This can't be what the sign really means. This","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"must just be his weird take on it. What a waste of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"time.``I s'pose this is the man who brought us Crumple-Horned Snorkacks,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Ron.`You didn't believe it either?` Harry asked him.`Nah, that story's just one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of those things you tell kids to teach them lessons, isn't it?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"'Don't go looking for trouble, don't go pick fights, don't go messing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"around with stuff that's best left alone! Just keep your head down,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"mind your own business, and you'll be okay. Come to think of it,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Ron added, `maybe that story's why elder wands are supposed to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"unlucky.``What are you talking about?``One of those superstitions, isn't it? 'May-born witches","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"will marry Muggles.' 'Jinx by twilight, undone by midnight.' 'Wand of cider,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"never prosper.' You must have heard them. My mum's full of them.``Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"and I were raised by Muggles,` Hermione reminded him. `We were taught","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"different superstitions.` She sighed deeply as a rather pungent smell drifted up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"from the kitchen. The one good thing about her exasperation with Xenophilius","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"was that it seemed to have made her forget that she was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"annoyed at Ron. `I think you're right,` she told him. `It's just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"a morality tale, it's obvious which gift is best, which one you'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"choose ¨C `The three of them spoke at the same time: Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"said, `the Cloak,` Ron said, `the wand,` and Harry said, `the stone.`They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"looked at each other, half surprised, half amused.`You're supposed to say the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Cloak,` Ron told Hermione, `but you wouldn't need to be invisible if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"you had the wand. An unbeatable wand, Hermione, come on!``We've already got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"an Invisibility Cloak,` said Harry, `And it's helped us rather a lot,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"in case you hadn't noticed!` said Hermione. `Whereas the wand would be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"bound to attract trouble¨C``Only if you shouted about it,` argued Ron. `Only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"if you were prat enough to go dancing around waving it over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"your head, and singing, 'I've got an unbeatable want, come and have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"a go if you think you're hard enough.' As long as you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"kept your trap shut ¨C``Yes, but could you keep your trap shut?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"said Hermione, looking skeptical. `You know the only true thing he said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"to us was that there have been stories about extra-powerful wands for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"hundreds of years.``There have?` asked Harry.Hermione looked exasperated: The expression was so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"endearingly familiar that Harry and Ron grinned at each other.`The Deathstick, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Wand of Destiny, they crop up under different names through the centuries,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"usually in the possession of some Dark wizard who's boasting about them.Professor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Binns mentioned some of them, but ¨C oh it's all nonsense. Wands","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"are only as powerful as the wizards who use them. Some wizards","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"just like to boast that theirs are bigger and better than other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"people's``But how do you know,` said Harry, `that those wants ¨C the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Deathstick, and the Wand of Destiny ¨C aren't the same want, surfacing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"over the centuries under different names?``What if they're all really the Elder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Wand, made by Death?` said Ron. Harry laughed: The strange idea that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"had occurred to him was after all, ridiculous. His wand, he reminded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"himself, had been of holly, not elder, and it had been made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"by Ollivander, whatever it had done that night Voldemort had pursued him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"across the skies and if it had been unbeatable, how could it have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"been broken? `So why would you take the stone?` Ron asked him.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"`Well, if you could bring people back, we could have Sirius...Mad-Eye...Dumbledore...my parents...`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Neither Ron nor Hermione smiled.`But according to Beedle the Bard, they wouldn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"want to come back, would they?` said Harry, thinking about the tail","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"they had just heard. `I don't suppose there have been loads of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"other stories about a stone that can raise the dead, have there?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"he asked Hermione. `No,` she replied sadly. `I don't think anyone except","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Mr. Lovegood could kid themselves that's possible. Beedle probably took the idea","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"from the Sorcerer's Stone; you know, instead of a stone to make","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"you immortal, a stone to reverse death.` The smell from the kitchen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"was getting stronger. It was something like burning underpants. Harry wondered whether","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"it would be possible to eat enough of whatever Xenophilius was cooking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"to spare his feelings.`What about the Cloak, though?` said Ron slowly. `Don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"you realize, he's right? I've got so used to Harry's Cloak and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"how good it is, I never stopped to think. I've never heard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of one like Harry's. It's infallible. We've never been spotted under it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"¨C``Of course not ¨C we're invisible when we're under it, Ron!``But all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the stuff he said about other cloaks, and they're not exactly ten","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"a Kanut, you know, is true! It's never occurred to me before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"but I've heard stuff about charms wearing off cloaks when they get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"old, or them being ripped apart by spells so they've got holes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Harry's was owned by his dad, so it's not exactly new, is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"it, but it's just... perfect!``Yes, all right, but Ron, the stone...`As they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"argued in whispers, Harry moved around the room, only half listening. Reaching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the spiral stair, he raised his eyes absently to the next level","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"and was distracted at once. His own face was looking back at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"him from the ceiling of the room above. After a moment's bewilderment,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"he realized that it was not a mirror, but a painting. Curious,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"he began to clime the stairs.`Harry, what are you doing? I don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"think you should look around when he's not here!` But Harry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"already reached the next level. Luna had decorated her bedroom ceiling with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"five beautifully painted faces: Harry, Ron, Hermione, Ginny, and Neville. They were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"not moving as the portraits at Hogwarts moved, but there was a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"certain magic about them all the same. Harry thought they breathed. What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"appeared to be a fine golden chains wove around the pictures linking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"them together, but after examining them for a minute or so, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"realized that the chains were actually one work repeated a thousand times","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"in golden ink: friends... friends... friends...Harry felt a great rush of affection for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Luna. He looked around the room. There was a large photograph beside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the bed, of a young Luna and a woman who looked very","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"like her. They were hugging. Luna looked rather better-groomed in this picture","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"than Harry had ever seen her in life. The picture was dusty.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"This struck Harry as slightly odd. He stared around. Something was wrong.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"The pale blue carpet was also thick with dust. There were no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"clothes in the wardrobe, whose doors stood ajar. The bed had a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"cold, unfriendly look, as though it had not been slept in for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"weeks. A single cobweb stretched over the nearest window across the blood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"red sky.`What's wrong?` Hermione asked as Harry descended the staircase, but before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"he could respond, Xenophilius reached the top of the stairs from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"kitchen, now holding a tray laden with bowls.`Mr. Lovegood,` said Harry. `Where's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Luna?``Excuse me?``Where's Luna?`Xenophilius halted on the top step.`I ¨C I've already told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"you. She is down at the Botions Bridge fishing for Plimpies.``So why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"have you only laid that tray for four?`Xenophilius tried to speak, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"no sound came out. The only noise was the continued chugging of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the printing press, and a slight rattle from the tray as Xenophilius's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"hands shook.`I don't think Luna's been here for weeks.` said Harry. `Her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"clothes are gone, her bed hasn't been slept in. Where is she?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"and why do you keep looking out of the window?`Xenophilius dropped the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"tray. The bowls bounced and smashed Harry, Ron, and Hermione drew their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"wands. Xenophilius froze his hand about to enter his pocket. At that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"moment the printing press have a huge bank and numerous Quibblers came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"streaming across the floor from underneath the tablecloth, the press fell silent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"at last. Hermione stooped down and picked up one of the magazines,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"her wand still pointing at Mr. Lovegood.`Harry, look at this` He strode","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"over to her as quickly as he could through all the clutter.The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"front of the Quibbler carried his own picture, emblazoned with the words","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"`Undesirable Number One` and captioned with the reward money.`The Quibbler's going for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"a new angle, then?` Harry asked coldly, his mind working very fast.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"`Is that what you were doing when you went into the garden,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Mr. Lovegood?Sending an owl to the Ministry?`Xenophilius licked his lips `They took","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"my Luna,` he whispered, `Because of what I've been writing. They took","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"my Luna and I don't know where she is, what they've done","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"to her. But they might give her back to me if I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"¨C If I¨C``Hand over Harry?` Hermione finished for him.`No deal.` said Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"flatly. `Get out of the way, we're leaving.`Xenophilius looked ghastly, a century","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"old, his lips drawn back into a dreadful leer.`They will be here","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"any moment. I must save Luna. I cannot lose Luna. You must not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"leave.`He spread his arms in front of the staircase, and Harry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"a sudden vision of his mother doing the same thing in front","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of his crib.`Don't make us hurt you,` Harry said. `Get out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the way, Mr. Lovegood.``HARRY!` Hermione screamed.Figures on broomsticks were flying past the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"windows. As the three of them looked away from him. Xenophilius drew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"his wand. Harry realized their mistake just in time. He launched himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"sideways, shoving Ron and Hermione out of harm's way as Xenophilius's Stunning","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Spell soared across the room and hit the Erumpent horn.There was a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"colossal explosion. The sound of it seemed to blow the room apart.Fragments","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of wood and paper and rubble flew in all directions, along with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"an impenetrable cloud of thick white dust. Harry flew through the air,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"then crashed to the floor, unable to see as debris rained upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"him, his arms over his head. He heard Hermione's scream, Ron's yell,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"and a series of sickening metallic thuds which told him that Xenophilius","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"had been blasted off his feet and fallen backward down the spiral","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"stairs.Half buried in rubble, Harry tried to raise himself. He could barely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"breathe or see for dust.Half of the ceiling had fall in and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the end of Luna's bead was hanging through the hole.The bust of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Rowena Ravenclaw lay beside him with half its face missing fragments of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"torn parchment were floating through the air, and most of the printing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"press lay on its side, blocking the top of the staircase to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the kitchen. Then another white shape moved close by, and Hermione, coated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"in dust like a second statue, pressed his finger to her lips.The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"door downstairs crashed open.`Didn't I tell you there was no need to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"hurry, Travers?` said a rough voice. `Didn't I tell you this nutter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"was just raving as usual?` There was a bang and a scream","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of pain from Xenophilius.`No...no...upstairs...Potter!``I told you last week Lovegood, we weren't coming","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"back for anything less than some solid information! Remember last week? When","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"you wanted to swap your daughter for that stupid bleeding headdress? And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the week before` ¨C Another bang, another squeal ¨C `When you thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"we'd give her back if you offered us proof there are Cumple`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"¨C Bang ¨C `Headed`¨Cbang¨C `Snorkacks?``No ¨C no ¨C I beg of you!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"sobbed Xenophilius. `It really is Potter, Really!``And now it turns out you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"only called us here to try and blow us up!` roared the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Death Eater, and there was a volley of bangs interspersed with squeals","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of agony from Xenophilius.`The place looks like it's about to fall in,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Selwyn,` said a cool second voice, echoing up the mangled staircase. `The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"stairs are completely blocked. Could try clearing it? Might bring the place","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"down.``You lying piece of filth.` shouted the wizard named Selwyn.`You have never seen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Potter in your life, have you? Thought you'd lure us here to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"kill us, did you? And you think you'll get your girl back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"like this?``I swear...I swear...Potter's upstairs!``Homenum revelio.` said the voice at the foot","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of the stairs. Harry heard Hermione gasp, and he had the odd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"sensation something was swooping low over him, immersing his body in its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"shadow.`There's someone up there all right, Selwyn,` said the second man sharply.`It's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Potter, I tell you, it's Potter!` sobbed Xenophilius. `Please...please...give me Luna, just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"let me have Luna...``You can have your little girl, Lovegood,` said Selwyn,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"`if you get up those stairs and bring me down Harry Potter.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"But if this is a plot, if it's a trick, if you've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"got an accomplice waiting up there to ambush us, we'll see if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"we can spare a bit of your daughter for you to bury.`Xenophilius","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"gave a wail of fear and despair. There were scurryings and scrapings.Xenophilius","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"was trying to get through the debris on the stairs.`Come on,` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"whispered, `we've got to get out of here.`He started to dig himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"out under cover of all the noise Xenophilius was making on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"staircase. Ron was buried the deepest. Harry and Hermione climbed, as quietly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"as they could, over all the wreckage to where he lay, trying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"to prise a heavy chest of drawers off his legs. While Xenophilius","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"banging and scraping drew nearer and nearer, Hermione managed to free Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"with the use of a Hover Charm.`All right.` breathed Hermione, as the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"broken printing press blocking the top of the stairs begin to tremble.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Xenophilius was feet away from them. She was still white with dust.`Do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"you trust me Harry?`Harry nodded.`Okay then.` Hermione whispered. `give me the invisibility","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Cloak. Ron, you're going to put it on.``Me? But Harry ¨C``Please, Ron!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Harry, hold on tight to my hand, Ron grab my shoulder.`Harry held","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"out his left hand. Ron vanished beneath the Cloak. The printing press","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"blocking the stairs was vibrating. Xenophilius was trying to shift it using","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"a Hover Charm. Harry did not know what Hermione was waiting for.`Hold","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"tight` she whispered. `Hold tight...any second...`Xenophilius's paper-white face appeared over the top","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"of the sideboard.`Obliviate!` cried Hermione, pointing her want first into his face","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"then at the floor beneath them. `Deprimo!`She had blasted a hole in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the sitting room floor. They fell like boulders. Harry still holding onto","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"her hand for dear life, there was a scream from below, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"he glimpsed two men trying to get out of the way as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"vast quantities of rubble and broken furniture rained all around them from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"the shattered ceiling. Hermione twisted in midair and thundering of the collapsing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"house rang in Harry's ears as she dragged him once more into darkness. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-21"
"Harry fell, panting, onto grass and scrambled up at once. They seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"to have landed in the corner of a field at dusk; Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"was already running in a circle around them, waving her wand.`Protego Totalum...Salvio","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Hexia...``That treacherous old bleeder.` Ron panted, emerging from beneath the Invisibility Cloak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"and throwing it to Harry. `Hermione you're a genius, a total genius.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"I can't believe we got out of that.``Cave Inimicum...Didn't I say it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"was a Frumpent horn, didn't I tell him? And now his house","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"has been blown apart!``Serves him right,` said Ron, examining his torn jeans","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"and the cuts to his legs, `What'd you reckon they'll do to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"him?``Oh I hope they don't kill him!` groaned Hermione, `That's why I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"wanted the Death Eaters to get a glimpse of Harry before we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"left, so they knew Xenophilius hadn't been lying!``Why hide me though?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Ron.`You're supposed to be in bed with spattergrolt, Ron! They've kidnapped Luna","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"because her father supported Harry! What would happen to your family if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"they knew you're with him?``But what about your mum and dad?``They're in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Australia,` said Hermione, `They should be all right. They don't know anything.``You're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"a genius,` Ron repeated, looking awed.`Yeah, you are, Hermione,` agreed Harry fervently.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"`I don't know what we'd do without you.`She beamed, but became solemn","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"at once.`What about Luna?``Well, if they're telling the truth and she's still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"alive ¨C` began Ron.`Don't say that, don't say it!` squealed Hermione. `She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"must be alive, she must!``Then she'll be in Azkaban, I expect,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Ron. `Whether she survives the place, though...Loads don't...``She will,` said Harry. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"could not bear to contemplate the alternative. `She's tough, Luna, much tougher","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"than you'd think. She's probably teaching all the inmates about Wrackspurts and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Nargles.``I hope you're right,` said Hermione. She passed a hand over her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"eyes. `I'd feel so sorry for Xenophilius if ¨C``¨C if he hadn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"just tried to sell us to the Death Eaters, yeah,` said Ron.They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"put up the tent and retreated inside it, where Ron made them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"tea. After their narrow escape, the chilly, musty old place felt like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"home: safe, familiar, and friendly.`Oh, why did we go there?` groaned Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"after a few minutes' silence. `Harry, you were right, it was Godric's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Hollow all over again, a complete waste of time! The Deathly Hallows...such","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"rubbish...although actually,` a sudden thought seemed to have struck her, `he might","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"have made it all up, mightn't he? He probably doesn't believe in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the Deathly Hallows at all, he just wanted to keep us talking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"until the Death Eaters arrived!``I don't think so,` said Ron. `It's a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"damn sight harder making stuff up when you're under stress than you'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"think. I found that out when the Snatchers caught me. It was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"much easier pretending to be Stan, because I knew a bit about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"him, than inventing a whole new person. Old Lovegood was under loads","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"of pressure, trying to make sure we stayed put. I reckon he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"told us the truth, or what he thinks is the truth, just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"to keep us talking.``Well, I don't suppose it matters,` sighed Hermione. `Even","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"if he was being honest, I never heard such a lot of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"nonsense in all my life.``Hang on, though,` said Ron. `The Chamber of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Secrets was supposed to be a myth, wasn't it?``But the Deathly Hallows","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"can't exist, Ron!``You keep saying that, but one of them can,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Ron. `Harry's Invisibility Cloak ¨C``The Tale of the Three Brothers' is a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"story,` said Hermione firmly. `A story about how humans are frightened of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"death. If surviving was as simple as hiding under the Invisibility Cloak,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"we'd have everything we need already!``I don't know. We could do with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"an unbeatable wand,` said Harry, turning the blackthorn wand he so disliked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"over in his fingers.`There's no such thing, Harry!``You said there have been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"loads of wands ¨C the Deathstick and whatever they were called ¨C``All","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"right, even if you want to kid yourself the Elder Wand's real,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"what about the Resurrection Stone?` Her fingers sketched quotation marks around the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"name, and her tone dripped sarcasm. `No magic can raise the dead,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"and that's that!``When my wand connected with You-Know-Who's, it made my mum","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"and dad appear...and Cedric...``But they weren't really back from the dead, were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"they?` said Hermione. `Those kind of ¨Cof pale imitations aren't the same","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"as truly bringing someone back to life.``But she, the girl in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"tale, didn't really come back, did she? The story says that once","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"people are dead, they belong with the dead. But the second brother","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"still got to see her and talk to her, didn't he? He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"even lived with her for a while...`He saw concern and something less","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"easily definable in Hermione's expression. Then, as she glanced at Ron, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"realized that it was fear: He had scared her with his talk","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"of living with dead people.`So that Peverell bloke who's buried in Godric's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Hollow,` he said hastily, trying to sound robustly sane, `you don't know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"anything about him, then?``No,` she replied, looking relieved at the change of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"subject. `I looked him up after I saw the mark on his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"grave; if he'd been anyone famous or done anything important, I'm sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"he'd be in one of our books. The only place I've managed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"to find the name 'Peverell' Is Nature's Nobility: A Wizarding Genealogy. I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"borrowed it from Kreacher,` she explained as Ron raised his eyebrows. `It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"lists the pure-blood families that are now extinct in the male line.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Apparently the Peverells were one of the earliest families to vanish.``Extinct in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the male line?` repeated Ron.`It means the name died out,` said Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"`centuries ago, in the case of the Peverells. They could still have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"descendents, though, they'd just be called something different.`And then it came to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Harry in one shining piece, the memory that had stirred at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"sound of the name `Peverell`: a filthy old man brandishing an ugly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"ring in the face of a Ministry official, and he cried aloud,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"`Marvolo Gaunt!``Sorry` said Ron and Hermione together.`Marvolo Gaunt! You-Know-Who's grandfather! In the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Pensieve! With Dumbledore! Marvolo Gaunt said he was descended from the Peverells!`Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"and Hermione looked bewildered.`The ring, the ring that became the Horcrux, Marvolo","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Gaunt said it had the Peverell coat of arms on it! I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"saw him waving it in the bloke from the Ministry's face, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"nearly shoved it up his nose!``The Peverell coat of arms?` said Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"sharply. `Could you see what it looked like?``Not really,` said Harry, trying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"to remember. `There was nothing fancy on there, as far as I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"could see; maybe a few scratches. I only ever saw it really","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"close up after it had been cracked open.`Harry saw Hermione's comprehension in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the sudden widening of her eyes. Ron was looking from one to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the other, astonished.`Blimey...You reckon it was this sign again? The sign of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the Hallows?``Why not?` said Harry excitedly, `Marvolo Gaunt was an ignorant old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"git who lived like a pig, all he cared about was his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"ancestry. If that ring had been passed down through the centuries, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"might not have known what it really was. There were no books","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"in that house, and trust me, he wasn't the type to read","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"fairy tales to his kids. He'd have loved to think the scratches","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"on the stone were a coat of arms, because as far as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"he was concerned, having pure blood made you practically royal.``Yes...and that's all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"very interesting,` said Hermione cautiously, `but Harry, if you're thinking what I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"think you're think ¨C``Well, why not? Why not?` said Harry, abandoning caution.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"`It was a stone, wasn't it?` He looked at Ron for support.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"`What if it was the Resurrection Stone?`Ron's mouth fell open.`Blimey ¨C but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"would it still work if Dumbledore broke ¨C?``Work? Work? Ron, it never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"worked! There's no such thing as a Resurrection Stone!`Hermione leapt to her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"feet, looking exasperated and angry. `Harry you're trying to fit everything into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the Hallows story ¨C``Fit everything in?` he repeated. `Hermione, it fits of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"its own accord! I know the sign of the Deathly Hallows was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"on that stone! Gaunt said he was descended from the Peverells!``A minute","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"ago you told us you never saw the mark on the stone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"properly!``Where'd you reckon the ring is now?` Ron asked Harry. `What did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Dumbledore do with it after he broke it open?`But Harry's imagination was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"racing ahead, far beyond Ron and Hermione's...Three objects, or Hallows, which, if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"united, will make the possessor master of Death...Master...Conqueror...Vanquisher...The last enemy that shall be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"destroyed is death...And he saw himself, possessor of the Hallows, facing Voldemort,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"whose Horcruxes were no match...Neither can live while the other survives...Was this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the answer? Hallows versus Horcruxes? Was there a way after all, to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"ensure that he was the one who triumphed? If he were the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"master of the Deathly Hallows, would he be safe?`Harry?`But he scarcely heard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Hermione: He had pulled out his Invisibility Cloak and was running it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"through his fingers, the cloth supple as water, light as air. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"had never seen anything to equal it in his nearly seven years","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"in the Wizarding world. The Cloak was exactly what Xenophilius had described:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"A cloak that really and truly renders the wearer completely invisible, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"endures eternally, giving constant and impenetrable concealment, no matter what spells are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"cast at it...And then, with a gasp, he remembered ¨C`Dumbledore had my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Cloak the night my parents died!`His voice shook and he could feel","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the color in his face, but he did not care.`My mum told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Sirius that Dumbledore borrowed the Cloak! This is why! He wanted to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"examine it, because he thought it was the third Hallow! Ignotus Peverell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"is buried in Godric's Hollow...` Harry was walking blindly around the tent,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"feeling as though great new vistas of truth were opening all around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"him. `He's my ancestor. I'm descended from the third brother! It all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"makes sense!``He felt armed in certainty, in his belief in the Hallows,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"as if the mere idea of possessing them was giving him protection,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"and he felt joyous as he turned back to the other two.``Harry,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"said Hermione again, but he was busy undoing the pouch around his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"neck, his fingers shaking hard.`Read it,` he told her, pushing his mother's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"letter into her hand. `Read it! Dumbledore had the Cloak, Hermione! Why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"else would he want it? He didn't need a Cloak, he could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"perform a Disillusionment Charm so powerful that he made himself completely invisible","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"without one!`Something fell to the floor and rolled, glittering, under a chair:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"He had dislodged the Snitch when he pulled out the letter. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"stooped to pick it up, and then the newly tapped spring of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"fabulous discoveries threw him another gift, and shock and wonder erupted inside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"him so that he shouted out.`IT'S IN HERE! He left me the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"ring ¨C it's in the Snitch!``You ¨C you reckon?`He could not understand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"why Ron looked taken aback. It was so obvious, so clear to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Harry. Everything fit, everything...His Cloak was the third Hallow, and when he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"discovered how to open the Snitch he would have the second, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"then all he needed to do was find the first Hallow, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Elder Wand, and then ¨CBut it was as though a curtain fell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"on a lit stage: All his excitement, all his hope and happiness","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"were extinguished at a stroke, and he stood alone in the darkness,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"and the glorious spell was broken.`That's what he's after.`The change in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"voice made Ron and Hermione look even more scared.`You-Know-Who's after the Elder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Wand.`He turned his back on their strained, incredulous faces. He knew it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"was the truth. It all made sense, Voldemort was not seeking a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"new wand; he was seeking an old wand, a very old wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"indeed. Harry walked to the entrance of the tent, forgetting about Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"and Hermione as he looked out into the night, thinking...Voldemort had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"raised in a Muggle orphanage. Nobody could have told him The Tales","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"of Beedle the Bard when he was a child, any more than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Harry had heard them. Hardly any wizards believed in the Deathly Hallows.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Was it likely that Voldemort knew about them?Harry gazed into the darkness...If","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Voldemort had known about the Deathly Hallows, surely he would have sought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"them, done anything to possess them: three objects that made the possessor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"master of Death? If he had known about the Deathly Hallows, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"might not have needed Horcruxes in the first place. Didn't the simple","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"fact that he had taken a Hallow, and turned it into a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Horcrux, demonstrate that he did not know this last great Wizarding secret?Which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"meant that Voldemort sought the Elder Wand without realizing its full power,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"without understanding that it was one of three...for the wand was the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Hallow that could not be hidden, whose existence was best known...The bloody","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"trail of the Elder Wand is splattered across the pages of Wizarding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"history...Harry watched the cloudy sky, curves of smoke-gray and silver sliding over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the face of the white moon. He felt lightheaded with amazement at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"his discoveries.He turned back into the tent. It was a shock to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"see Ron and Hermione standing exactly where he had left them, Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"still holding Lily's letter, Ron at her side looking slightly anxious. Didn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"they realize how far they had traveled in the last few minutes?`This","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"is it?` Harry said, trying to bring them inside the glow of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"his own astonished certainty, `This explains everything. The Deathly Hallows are real","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"and I've got one ¨C maybe two ¨C`He held up the Snitch.`¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"and You-Know-Who's chasing the third, but he doesn't realize...he just thinks it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"a powerful wand ¨C``Harry,` said Hermione, moving across to him and handing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"him back Lily's letter, `I'm sorry, but I think you've got this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"wrong, all wrong.``But don't you see? It all fits ¨C``Not, it doesn't,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"she said. `It doesn't. Harry, you're just getting carried away. Please,` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"said as she started to speak, `please just answer me this: If","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the Deathly Hallows really existed, and Dumbledore knew about them, knew that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the person who possessed all of them would be master of Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"¨C Harry, why wouldn't he have told you? Why?`He had his answer","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"ready.`But you said it, Hermione! You've got to find out about them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"for yourself! It's a Quest!``But I only said that to try and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"persuade you to come to the Lovegoods'!` cried Hermione in exasperation. `I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"didn't really believe it!`Harry took no notice.`Dumbledore usually let me find out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"stuff for myself. He let me try my strength, take risks. This","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"feels like the kind of thing he'd do.``Harry, this isn't a game,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"this isn't practice! This is the real thing, and Dumbledore left you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"very clear instructions: Find and destroy the Horcruxes! That symbol doesn't mean","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"anything, forget the Deathly Hallows, we can't afford to get sidetracked ¨C`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"was barely listening to her. He was turning the Snitch over and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"over in his hands, half expecting it to break open, to reveal","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the Resurrection Stone, to prove to Hermione that he was right, that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the Deathly Hallows were real.She appealed to Ron.`You don't believe in this,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"do you?`Harry looked up, Ron hesitated.`I dunno...I mean...bits of it sort of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"fit together,` said Ron awkwardly, `But when you look at the whole","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"thing...` He took a deep breath. `I think we're supposed to get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"rid of Horcruxes, Harry. That's what Dumbledore told us to do. Maybe...maybe","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"we should forget about this Hallows business.``Thank you, Ron,` said Hermione. `I'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"take first watch.`And she strode past Harry and sat down in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"tent entrance bringing the action to a fierce full stop.But Harry hardly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"slept that night. The idea of the Deathly Hallows had taken possession","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"of him, and he could not rest while agitating thoughts whirled through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"his mind: the wand, the stone, and the Cloak, if he could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"just possess them all...I open at the close...But what was the close?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Why couldn't he have the stone now? If only he had the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"stone, he could ask Dumbledore these questions in person...and Harry murmured words","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"to the Snitch in the darkness, trying everything, even Parseltongue, but the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"golden ball would not open...And the wand, the Elder Wand, where was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"that hidden? Where was Voldemort searching now? Harry wished his scar would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"burn and show him Voldemort's thoughts, because for the first time ever,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"he and Voldemort were united in wanting the very same thing...Hermione would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"not like that idea, of course...But then, she did not believe....Xenophilius had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"been right, in a way...Limited, Narrow, Close-minded. The truth was that she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"was scared of the idea of the Deathly Hallows, especially of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Resurrection Stone...and Harry pressed his mouth again to the Snitch, kissing it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"nearly swallowing it, but the cold medal did not yield...It was nearly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"dawn when he remembered Luna, alone in a cell in Azkaban, surrounded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"by dementors, and he suddenly felt ashamed of himself. He had forgotten all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"about her in his feverish contemplation of the Hallows. If only they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"could rescue her, but dementors in those numbers would be virtually unassailable.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Now he came to think about it, he had not tried casting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"a Patronus with the blackthorn wand...He must try that in the morning...If","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"only there was a way of getting a better wand...And desire for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the Elder Wand, the Deathstick, unbeatable, invincible, swallowed him once more...They packed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"up the tent next morning and moved on through a dreary shower","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"of rain. The downpour pursued them to the coast, where they pitched","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the tent that night, and persisted through the whole week, through sodden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"landscapes that Harry found bleak and depressing. He could think only of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the Deathly Hallows. It was as though a flame had been lit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"inside him that nothing, not Hermione's flat disbelief nor Ron's persistent doubts,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"could extinguish. And yet the fiercer the longing for the Hallows burned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"inside him, the less joyful it made him. He blamed Ron and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Hermione: Their determined indifference was as bad as the relentless rain for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"dampening his spirits, but neither could erode his certainty, which remained absolute.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Harry's belief in and longing for the Hallows consumed him so much","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"that he felt isolated from the other two and their obsession with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the Horcruxes.`Obsession?` said Hermione in a low fierce voice, when Harry was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"careless enough to use the word one evening, after Hermione had told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"him off for his lack of interest in locating more Horcruxes. `We're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"not the one with an obsession, Harry! We're the ones trying to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"do what Dumbledore wanted us to do!`But he was impervious to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"veiled criticism. Dumbledore had left the sign of the Hallows for Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"to decipher, and he had also, Harry remained convinced of it, left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the Resurrection Stone hidden in the golden Snitch. Neither can live while","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the other survives...master of Death...Why didn't Ron and Hermione understand?`'The last enemy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"shall be destroyed is death,'` Harry quoted calmly.`I thought it was You-Know-Who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"we were supposed to be fighting?` Hermione retorted, and Harry gave up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"on her.Even the mystery of the silver doe, which the other two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"insisted on discussing, seemed less important to Harry now, a vaguely interesting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"sideshow. The only other thing that mattered to him was that his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"scar had begun to prickle again, although he did all he could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"to hide this fact from the other two. He sought solitude whenever","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"it happened, but was disappointed by what he saw. The visions he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"and Voldemort were sharing had changed in quality; they had become blurred,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"shifting as though they were moving in and out of focus. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"was just able to make out the indistinct features of an object","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"that looked like a skull, and something like a mountain that was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"more shadow than substance. Used to images sharp as reality, Harry was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"disconcerted by the change. He was worried that the connection between himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"and Voldemort had been damaged, a connection that he both feared and,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"whatever he had told Hermione, prized. Somehow Harry connected these unsatisfying, vague","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"images with the destruction of his wand, as if it was the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"blackthorn wand's fault that he could no longer see into Voldemort's mind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"as well as before.As the weeks crept on, Harry could not help","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"but notice, even through his new self-absorption, that Ron seemed to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"taking charge. Perhaps because he was determined to make up for having","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"walked out on them, perhaps because Harry's descent into listlessness galvanized his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"dormant leadership qualities, Ron was the one now encouraging and exhorting the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"other two into action.`Three Horcruxes left,` he kept saying. `We need a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"plan of action, come on! Where haven't we looked? Let's go through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"it again. The orphanage...`Diagon Alley, Hogwarts, the Riddle House, Borgin and Burkes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Albania, every place that they knew Tom Riddle had ever lived or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"worked, visited or murdered, Ron and Hermione raked over them again, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"joining in only to stop Hermione pestering him. He would have been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"happy to sit alone in silence, trying to read Voldemort's thoughts, to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"find out more about the Elder Wand, but Ron insisted on journeying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"to ever more unlikely places simply, Harry was aware, to keep them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"moving.`You never know,` was Ron's constant refrain. `Upper Flagley is a Wizarding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"village, he might've wanted to live there. Let's go and have a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"poke around.`These frequent forays into Wizarding territory brought them within occasional sight","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"of Snatchers.`Some of them are supposed to be as bad as Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Eaters,` said Ron. `The lot that got me were a bit pathetic,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"but Bill recons some of them are really dangerous. They said on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Potterwatch ¨C``On what?` said Harry.`Potterwatch, didn't I tell you that's what it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"was called? The program I keep trying to get on the radio,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the only one that tells the truth about what's going on! Nearly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"all of the programs are following You-Know-Who's line, all except Potterwatch, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"really want you to hear it, but it's tricky tuning in...`Ron spent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"evening after evening using his wand to beat out various rhythms on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"top of the wireless while the dials whirled. Occasionally they would catch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"snatches of advice on how to treat dragonpox, and once a few","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"bars of `A Cauldron Full of Hot, Strong Love.` While he taped,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Ron continued to try to hit on the correct password, muttering strings","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"of random words under his breath.`They're normally something to do with the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Order,` he told them. `Bill had a real knack for guessing them.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"I'm bound to get one in the end...`But not until March did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"luck favor Ron at last. Harry was sitting in the tent entrance,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"on guard duty, staring idly at a clump of grape hyacinths that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"had forced their way through the chilly ground, when Ron shouted excitedly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"from inside the tent. `I've got it, I've got it! Password was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"'Albus'! Get in here, Harry.`Roused for the first time in days from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"his contemplation of the Deathly Hallows, Harry hurried back inside the tent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"to find Ron and Hermione kneeling on the floor beside the little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"radio. Hermione, who had been polishing the sword of Gryffindor just for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"something to do, was sitting open-mouthed, staring at the tiny speaker, from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"which a most familiar voice was issuing.`...apologize for our temporary absence from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the airwaves, which was due to a number of house calls in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"our area by those charming Death Eaters.``But that's Lee Jordan!` said Hermione.`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"know!` beamed Ron. `Cool, eh?``...now found ourselves another secure location,` Lee was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"saying, `and I'm pleased to tell you that two of our regular","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"contributors have joined me here this evening. Evening, boys!``Hi.``Evening, River.``'River' that's Lee,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Ron explained. `They've all got code names, but you can usually tell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"¨C``Shh!` said Hermione.`But before we hear from Royal and Romulus,` Lee went","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"on, `let's take a moment to report those deaths that the Wizarding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Wireless Network News and Daily Prophet don't think important enough to mention.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"It is with great regret that we inform our listeners of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"murders of Ted Tonks and Dirk Cresswell.`Harry felt a sick, swooping in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"his belly. He, Ron, and Hermione gazed at one another in horror.`A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"goblin by the name of Gornuk was also killed. It is believed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"that Muggle-born Dean Thomas and a second goblin, both believed to have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"been traveling with Tonks, Cresswell, and Gornuk, may have escaped. If Dean","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"is listening, or if anyone has any knowledge of his whereabouts, his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"parents and sisters are desperate for news.``Meanwhile, in Gaddley, a Muggle family","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"of five has been found dead in their home. Muggle authorities are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"attributing their deaths to a gas leak, but members of the Order","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"of the Phoenix inform me that it was the Killing Curse ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"more evidence, as if it were needed, of the fact that Muggle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"slaughter is becoming little more than a recreational sport under the new","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"regime.``Finally, we regret to inform our listeners that the remains of Bathilda","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Bagshot have been discovered in Godric's Hollow. The evidence is that she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"died several months ago. The Order of the Phoenix informs us that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"her body showed unmistakable signs of injuries inflicted by Dark Magic.``Listeners, I'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"like to invite you now to join us in a minute's silence","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"in memory of Ted Tonks, Dirk Cresswell, Bathilda Bagshot, Gornuk, and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"unnamed, but no less regretted, Muggles murdered by the Death Eaters.`Silence fell, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione did not speak. Half of Harry yearned to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"hear more, half of him was afraid of what might come next.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"It was the first time he had felt fully connected to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"outside world for a long time.`Thank you,` said Lee's voice. `And now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"we can return to regular contributor Royal, for an update on how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the new Wizarding order is affecting the Muggle world.``Thanks, River,` said an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"unmistakable voice, deep, measured, reassuring.`Kingsley!` burst out Ron.`We know!` said Hermione, hushing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"him.`Muggles remain ignorant of the source of their suffering as they continue","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"to sustain heavy casualties,` said Kingsley. `However, we continue to hear truly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"inspirational stories of wizards and witches risking their own safety to protect","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Muggle friends and neighbors, often without the Muggles' knowledge. I'd like to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"appeal to all our listeners to emulate their example, perhaps by casting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"a protective charm over any Muggle dwellings in your street. Many lives","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"could be saved if such simple measures are taken.``And what would you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"say, Royal, to those listeners who reply that in these dangerous times,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"it should be 'Wizards first'? asked Lee.``I'd say that it's one short","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"step from 'Wizards first' to 'Purebloods first,' and then to 'Death Eaters,'`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"replied Kingsley. `We're all human, aren't we? Every human life is worth","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the same, and worth saving.``Excellently put, Royal, and you've got my vote","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"for Minister of Magic if we ever get out of this mess,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"said Lee. `And now, over to Romulus for our popular feature 'Pals","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"of Potter.'``Thanks, River,` said another very familiar voice. Ron started to speak,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"but Hermione forestalled him in a whisper.`We know it's Lupin!``Romulus, do you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"maintain, as you have every time you've appeared on our program, that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Harry Potter is still alive?``I do,` said Lupin firmly. `There is no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"doubt at all in my mind that his death would be proclaimed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"as widely as possible by the Death Eaters if it had happened,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"because it would strike a deadly blow at the morale of those","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"resisting the new regime. 'The Boy Who Lived' remains a symbol of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"everything for which we are fighting: the triumph of good, the power","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"of innocence, the need to keep resisting.`A mixture of gratitude and shame","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"welled up in Harry. Had Lupin forgiven him, then, for the terrible","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"things he had said when they had last met?`And what would you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"say to Harry if you knew he was listening, Romulus?``I'd tell him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"we're all with him in spirit,` said Lupin, then hesitated slightly, `And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"I'd tell him to follow his instincts, which are good and nearly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"always right.`Harry looked at Hermione, whose eyes were full of tears.`Nearly always","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"right,` she repeated.`Oh, didn't I tell you?` said Ron in surprise. `Bill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"told me Lupin's living with Tonks again! And apparently she's getting pretty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"big too...``...and our usual update on those friends of Harry Potter's who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"are suffering for their allegiance?` Lee was saying.`Well, as regular listeners will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"know, several of the more outspoken supporters of Harry Potter have now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"been imprisoned, including Xenophilius Lovegood, erstwhile editor of The Quibbler,` said Lupin.`At","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"least he's still alive!` muttered Ron.`We have also heard within the last","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"few hours that Rubeus Hagrid` ¨C all three of them gasped, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"so nearly missed the rest of the sentence ¨C `well-known gamekeeper at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Hogwarts School, has narrowly escaped arrest within the grounds of Hogwarts, where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"he is rumored to have hosted a 'Support Harry Potter' party in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"his house. However, Hagrid was not taken into custody, and is, we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"believe, on the run.``I suppose it helps, when escaping from Death Eaters,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"if you've got a sixteen-foot-high half brother?` asked Lee.`It would tend to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"give you an edge,` agreed Lupin gravely. `May I just add that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"while we here at Potterwatch applaud Hagrid's spirit, we would urge even","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the most devoted of Harry's supporters against following Hagrid's lead. 'Support Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Potter' parties are unwise in the present climate.``Indeed they are, Romulus,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Lee, `so we suggest that you continue to show your devotion to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the man with the lightning scar by listening to Potterwatch! And now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"let's move to news concerning the wizard who is proving just as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"elusive as Harry Potter. We like to refer to him as the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Chief Death Eater, and here to give his views on some of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the more insane rumors circulating about him, I'd like to introduce a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"new correspondent. Rodent?``'Rodent'?` said yet another familiar voice, and Harry, Ron, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Hermione cried out together:`Fred!``No ¨C is it George?``It's Fred, I think,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Ron, leaning in closer, as whichever twin it was said, `I'm not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"being 'Rodent,' no way, I told you I wanted to be 'Rapier'!``Oh,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"all right then, 'Rapier,' could you please give us your take on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"the various stories we've been hearing about the Chief Death Eater?``Yes, River,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"I can,` said Fred. `As our listeners will know, unless they've taken","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"refuge at the bottom of a garden pond or somewhere similar, You-Know-Who's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"strategy of remaining in the shadows is creating a nice little climate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"of panic. Mind you, if all the alleged sightings of him are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"genuine, we must have a good nineteen You-Know-Whos running around the place.``Which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"suits him, of course,` said Kingsley. `The air of mystery is creating","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"more terror than actually showing himself.``Agreed,` said Fred. `So, people, let's try","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"and calm down a bit. Things are bad enough without inventing stuff","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"as well. For instance, this new idea that You-Know-Who can kill people","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"with a single glance from his eyes. That's a basilisk, listeners. One","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"simple test: Check whether the thing that's glaring at you has got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"legs. If it has, it's safe to look into its eyes, although","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"if it really is You-Know-Who, that's still likely to be the last","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"thing you ever do.`For the first time in weeks and weeks, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"was laughing: He could feel the weight of tension leaving him.`And the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"rumors that he keeps being sighted abroad?` asked Lee.`Well, who wouldn't want","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"a nice little holiday after all the hard work he's been putting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"in?` asked Fred. `Point is, people, don't get lulled into a false","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"sense of security, thinking he's out of the country. Maybe he is,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"maybe he isn't, but the fact remains he can move faster than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Severus Snape confronted with shampoo when he wants to, so don't count","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"on him being a long way away if you're planning to take","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"any risks. I never thought I'd hear myself say it, but safety","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"first!``Thank you very much for those wise words, Rapier,` said Lee. `Listeners,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"that brings us to the end of another Potterwatch. We don't know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"when it will be possible to broadcast again, but you can be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"sure we shall be back. Keep twiddling those dials: The next password","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"will be 'Mad-Eye.' Keep each other safe: Keep faith. Good night.`The radio's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"dial twirled and the lights behind the tuning panel went out. Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Ron, and Hermione were still beaming. Hearing familiar, friendly voices was an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"extraordinary tonic; Harry had become so used to their isolation he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"nearly forgotten that other people were resisting Voldemort. It was like waking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"from a long sleep.`Good, eh?` said Ron happily.`Brilliant,` said Harry.`It's so brave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"of them,` sighed Hermione admiringly. `If they were found ...``Well, they keep","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"on the move, don't they?` said Ron. `Like us.``But did you hear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"what Fred said?` asked Harry excitedly; now the broadcast was over, his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"thoughts turned around toward his all consuming obsession. `He's abroad! He's still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"looking for the Wand, I knew it!``Harry ¨C ``Come on, Hermione, why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"are you so determined not to admit it? Vol ¨C ``HARRY, NO!``","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"¨C demort's after the Elder Wand!``The name's Taboo!` Ron bellowed, leaping to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"his feet as a loud crack sounded outside the tent. `I told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"you, Harry, I told you, we can't say it anymore ¨C we've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"got to put the protection back around us ¨C quickly ¨C it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"how they find ¨C `But Ron stopped talking, and Harry knew why.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"The Sneakoscope on the table had lit up and begun to spin;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"they could hear voices coming nearer and nearer: rough, excited voices. Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"pulled the Deluminator out of his pocket and clicked it: Their lamps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"went out.`Come out of there with your hands up!` came a rasping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"voice through the darkness. `We know you're in there! You've got half","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"a dozen wands pointing at you and we don't care who we curse!` ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-22"
"Harry looked around at the other two, now mere outlines in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the darkness. He saw Hermione point her wand, set toward the outside,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"but into his face; there was a bang, a burst of white","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"light, and he buckled in agony, unable to see. He could feel","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"his face swelling rapidly under his hands as heavy footfalls surrounded him.`Get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"up, vermin.`Unknown hands dragged Harry roughly off the ground, before he could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"stop them, someone had rummaged through his pockets and removed the blackthorn","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"wand. Harry clutched at his excruciatingly painful face, which felt unrecognizable beneath","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"his fingers, tight, swollen, and puffy as though he had suffered some","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"violent allergic reaction. His eyes had been reduced to slits through which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"he could barely see; his glasses fell off as he was bundled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"out of the tent: all he could make out were the blurred","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"shapes of four or five people wrestling Ron and Hermione outside too.`Get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"¨C off ¨C her!` Ron shouted. There was the unmistakable sound of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"knuckles hitting flesh: Ron grunted in pain and Hermione screamed, `No! Leave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"him alone, leave him alone!``Your boyfriend's going to have worse than that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"done to him if he's on my list,` said the horribly familiar,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"rasping voice. `Delicious girl... what a treat... I do enjoy the softness","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of the skin....`Harry's stomach turned over. He knew who this was, Fenrit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Greyback, the werewolf who was permitted to wear Death Eater robes in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"return for his hired savagery.`Search the tent!` said another voice.Harry was thrown","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"face down onto the ground. A thud told him that Ron had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"been cast down beside him. They could hear footsteps and crashes; the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"men were pushing over chairs inside the tent as they searched.`Now, let's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"see who we've got,` said Greyback's gloating voice from overhead, and Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"was rolled over onto his back. A beam of wand light fell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"onto his face and Greyback laughed.`I'll be needing butterbeer to wash this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"one down. What happened to you, ugly?`Harry did not answer immediately.`I said,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"repeated Greyback, and Harry received a blow to the diaphragm that made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"him double over in pain. `what happened to you?``Stung.` Harry muttered. `Been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Stung.``Yeah, looks like it.` said a second voice.`What's your name?` snarled Greyback.`Dudley.`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"said Harry.`And your first name?``I ¨C Vernon. Vernon Dudley.``Check the list, Scabior.`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"said Greyback, and Harry head him move sideways to look down at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Ron, instead. `And what about you, ginger?``Stan Shunpike.` said Ron.`Like 'ell you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"are.` said the man called Scabior. `We know Stan Shunpike, 'e's put","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"a bit of work our way.`There was another thud.`I'b Bardy,` said Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"and Harry could tell that his mouth was full of blood. `Bardy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Weasley.``A Weasley?` rasped Greyback. `So you're related to blood traitors even if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"you're not a Mudblood. And lastly, your pretty little friend...` The relish","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"in his voice made Harry's flesh crawl.`Easy, Greyback.` said Scabior over the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"jeering of the others.`Oh, I'm not going to bite just yet. We'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"see if she's a bit quicker at remembering her name than Barny.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Who are you, girly?``Penelope Clearwater.` said Hermione. She sounded terrified, but convincing.`What's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"your blood status?``Half-Blood.` said Hermione.`Easy enough to check,` said Scabior. `But the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"'ole lot of 'em look like they could still be 'ogwarts age","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"¨C ``We'b lebt,` said Ron.`Left, 'ave you, ginger?` said Scabior. `And you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"decided to go camping? And you thought, just for a laugh, you'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"use the Dark Lords name?``Nod a laugh,` said Ron. `Aggiden.``Accident?` There was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"more jeering laughter.`You know who used to like using the Dark Lord's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"name, Weasley?` growled Greyback, `The Order of the Phoenix. Mean anything to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"you?``Doh.``Well, they don't show the Dark Lord proper respect, so the name's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"been Tabooed. A few Order members have been tracked that way. We'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"see. Bind them up with the other two prisoners!`Someone yanked Harry up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"by the hair, dragged him a short way, pushed him down into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"a sitting position, then started binding him back-to-back with other people. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"was still half blind, barely able to see anything through his puffed-up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"eyes. When at last the man tying then had walked away, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"whispered to the other prisoners.`Anyone still got a wand?``No.` Said Ron and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Hermione from either side of him.`This is all my fault. I said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the name. I'm sorry ¨C ``Harry?`It was a new, but familiar voice.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"and it came from directly behind Harry, from the person tied to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Hermione's left.`Dean?``It is you! If they find out who they've got -!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"They're Snatchers, they're only looking for truants to sell for gold ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"``Not a bad little haul for one night.` Greyback was saying, as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"a pair of hobnailed boots marched close by Harry and they heard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"more crashes from inside the tent. `A Mudblood, a runaway goblin, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"these truants. You checked their names on the list yet, Scabior?` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"roared.`Yeah. There's no Vernon Dudley un 'ere, Greyback.``Interesting,` said Greyback. `That's interesting.`He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"crouched down beside Harry, who saw, through the infinitesimal gap left between","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"his swollen eyelids, a face covered in matted gray hair and whiskers,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"with pointed brown teeth and sores in the corners of his mouth.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Greyback smelled as he had done at the top of the tower","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"where Dumbledore had died: of dirt, sweat, and blood.`So you aren't wanted,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"then, Vernon? Or are you on that list under a different name?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"What house were you in at Hogwarts?``Slytherin,` said Harry automatically.`Funny 'ow they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"all thinks we wants to 'ear that.` leered Scabior out of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"shadows. `But none of 'em can tell us where the common room","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"is.``It's in the dungeons.` said Harry clearly. `You enter through the wall.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"It's full of skulls and stuff and its under the lake, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the light's all green,`There was a short pause.`Well, well, looks like we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"really 'ave caught a little Slytherin.` said Scabior. `Good for you, Vernon,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"'cause there ain't a lot of Mudblood Slytherins. Who's your father?``He works","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"at the Ministry,` Harry lied. He knew that his whole story would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"collapse with the smallest investigation, but on the other hand, he only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"had until his face regained its usual appearance before the game was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"up in any case. `Department of Magical Accidents and Catastrophes.``You know what,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Greyback,` said Scabior. `I think there is a Dudley in there.`Harry could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"barely breathe: Could luck, sheer luck, get them safely out of this?`Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"well.` said Greyback, and Harry could hear the tiniest note of trepidation","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"in that callous voice, and knew that Greyback was wondering whether he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"had just indeed just attacked and bound the son of a Ministry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Official. Harry's heart was pounding against the ropes around his ribs; he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"would not have been surprised to know that Greyback could see it.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"`If you're telling the truth, ugly, you've got nothing to fear from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"a trip to the Ministry. I expect your father'll reward us just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"for picking you up.``But,` said Harry, his mouth bone dry, `if you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"just let us ¨C ``Hey!` came a shout from inside the tent.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"`Look at this. Greyback!`A dark figure came bustling toward them, and Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"saw a glint of silver to the light of their wands. They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"had found Gryffindor's sword.`Ve-e-ery nice,` said Greyback appreciatively, taking it from his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"companion. `Oh, very nice indeed. Looks goblin-made, that. Where did you get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"something like this?``It's my father's,` Harry lied, hoping against hope that it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"was too dark for Greyback to see the name etched just below","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the hilt. `We borrowed it to cut firewood ¨C ``'ang on a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"minute, Greyback! Look at this, in the Prophet!`As Scabior said it, Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"scar, which was stretched tight across his distended forehead, burned savagely. More","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"clearly than he could make out anything around him, he saw a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"towering building, a grim fortress, jet-black and forbidding: Voldemort's thoughts had suddenly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"become Razor-Sharp again; he was gliding toward the gigantic building with a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"sense of calmly euphoric purpose...So close... So close... With a huge effort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of will Harry closed his mind to Voldemort's thoughts, pulling himself back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to where he sat, tied to Ron, Hermione, Dean, and Griphook in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the darkness, listening to Greyback and Scabior.`'Hermione Granger,` Scabior was saying, `the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Mudblood who is known to be traveling with 'arry Potter.`Harry's scar burned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"in the silence, but he made a supreme effort to keep himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"present, nor to slip into Voldemort's mind. He heard the creak of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Greyback's boots as he crouched down, in front of Hermione.`you know what,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"little girly? This picture looks a hell of a lot like you.``It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"isn't! It isn't me!`Hermione's terrified squeak was as good as a confession.`...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"known to be traveling with Harry Potter,` repeated Greyback quietly.A stillness had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"settled over the scene. Harry's scar was Exquisitely painful, but he struggled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"with all his strength against the pull of Voldemort's thoughts. It had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"never been so important to remain in his own right mind.`Well, this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"changed things, doesn't it?` whispered Greyback. Nobody spoke: Harry sensed the gang","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of Snatchers watching, frozen, and felt Hermione's arm trembling against his. Greyback","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"got up and took a couple of steps to where Harry sat,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"crouching down again to stare closely at his misshapen features.`What's that on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"your forehead, Vernon?` he asked softly, his breath foul in Harry's nostrils","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"as he pressed a filthy finger to the taught scar.`Don't touch it!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Harry yelled; he could not stop himself, he thought he might be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"sick from the pain of it.``I thought you wore glasses, Potter?` breathed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Greyback.`I found glasses!` yelped one of the Snatchers skulking in the background.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"`There was glasses in the tent, Greyback, wait ¨C `And seconds later","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Harry's glasses had been rammed back onto his face. The Snatchers were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"closing in now, peering at him.`It Is!` rasped Greyback. `We've caught Potter!`They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"all took several steps backward, stunned by what they had done. Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"still fighting to remain present in his own splitting head, could think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of nothing to say. Fragmented visions were breaking across the surface of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"his mind -¨CHe was hiding around the high walls of the black","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"fortress¨CNo, he was Harry, tied up and wandless, in grave danger¨C¨Clooking up,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"up to the topmost window, the highest tower¨CHe was Harry, and they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"were discussing his fate in low voices¨C¨CTime to fly...`... To the Ministry?``To","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"hell with the Ministry.` growled Greyback. `They'll take the credit, and we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"won't get a look in. I say we take him straight to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"You-Know-Who.``Will you summon 'im? 'ere?` said Scabior, sounding awed, terrified.`No,` snarled Greyback,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"`I haven't got ¨C they say he's using the Malfoy's place as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"a base. We'll take the boy there.`Harry thought he knew why Greyback","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"was not calling Voldemort. The werewolf might be allowed to wear Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Eater robes when they wanted to use him, but only Voldemort's inner","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"circle were branded with the Dark Mark: Greyback had not been granted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"this highest honor.Harry's scar seared again ¨C¨C and he rose into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"night, flying straight up to the windows at the very top of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the tower ¨C`... completely sure it's him? 'Cause if it ain't, Greyback,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"we're dead.``Who's in charge here?` roared Greyback, covering his moment of inadequacy.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"`I say that's Potter, and him plus his wand, that's two hundred","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"thousand Galleons right there! But if you're too gutless to come along,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"any of you, it's all for me, and with any luck, I'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"get the girl thrown in!`¨C The window was the merest slit in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the black rock, not big enough for a man to enter.... A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"skeletal figure was just visible through it, curled beneath a blanket.... Dead,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"or sleeping...?`All right!` said Scabior. `All right, we're in! And what about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the rest of 'em, Greyback, what'll we do with 'em?``Might as well","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"take the lot. We've got two Mudbloods, that's another ten Galleons. Give","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"me the sword as well. If they're rubies, that's another small fortune","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"right there.`The prisoners were dragged to their feet. Harry could hear Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"breathing, fast and terrified.`Grab hold and make it tight. I'll do Potter!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"said Greyback, seizing a fistful of Harry's hair; Harry could feel his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"long yellow nails scratching his scalp. `On three! One ¨C two ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"three ¨C `They Disapparated, pulling the prisoners with them. Harry struggled, trying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to throw off Greyback's hand, but it was hopeless: Ron and Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"were squeezed tightly against him on either side; he could not separate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"from the group, and as the breath was squeezed out of him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"his scar seared more painfully still ¨C¨C as he forced himself through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the slit of a window like a snake and landed, lightly as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"vapor inside the cell-like room ¨CThe prisoners lurched into one another as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"they landed in a country lane. Harry's eyes, still puffy, took a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"moment to acclimatize, then he saw a pair of wrought-iron gates at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the foot of what looked like a long drive. He experienced the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"tiniest trickle of relief. The worst had not happened yet: Voldemort was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"not here. He was, Harry knew, for he was fighting to resist","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the vision, in some strange, fortresslike place, at the top of a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"tower. How long it would take Voldemort to get to this place,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"once he knew that Harry was here, was another matter....One of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Snatchers strode to the gates and shook them.`How do we get in?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"They're locked, Greyback, I can't ¨C blimey!`He whipped his hands away in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"fright. The iron was contorting, twisting itself out of the abstract furls","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"and coils into a frightening face, which spoke in a clanging, echoing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"voice. `State your purpose!``We've got Potter!` Greyback roared triumphantly. `We've captured Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Potter!`The gates swung open.`Come on!` said Greyback to his men, and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"prisoners were shunted through the gates and up the drive, between high","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"hedges that muffled their footsteps. Harry saw a ghostly white shape above","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"him, and realized it was an albino peacock. He stumbled and was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"dragged onto his feet by Greyback; now he was staggering along sideways,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"tied back-to-back to the four other prisoner. Closing his puffy eyes, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"allowed the pain in his scar to overcome him for a moment,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"wanting to know what Voldemort was doing, whether he knew yet that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Harry was caught....The emaciated figure stirred beneath its thin blanket and rolled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"over toward him, eyes opening in a skull of a face.... The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"frail man sat up, great sunken eyes fixed upon him, upon Voldemort,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"and then he smiled. Most of his teeth were gone....`So, you have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"come. I thought you would... one day. But your journey was pointless.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"I never had it.``You lie!`As Voldemort's anger throbbed inside him, Harry's scar","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"threatened to burst with pain, and he wrenched his mind back to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"his own body, fighting to remain present as the prisoners were pushed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"over gravel.Light spilled out over all of them.`What is this?` said a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"woman's cold voice.`We're here to see He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named!` rasped Greyback.`Who are you?``You know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"me!` There was resentment in the werewolf's voice. `Fenrit Greyback! We've caught","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Harry Potter!`Greyback seized Harry and dragged him around to face the light,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"forcing the other prisoners to shuffle around too.`I know 'es swollen, ma'am,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"but it's 'im!` piped up Scabior. `If you look a bit closer,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"you'll see 'is scar. And this 'ere, see the girl? The Mudblood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"who's been traveling around with 'im, ma'am. There's no doubt it's 'im,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"and we've got 'is wand as well! 'Ere, ma'am ¨C `Through his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"puffy eyelids Harry saw Narcissa Malfoy scrutinizing his swollen face. Scabior thrust","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the blackthorn wand at her. She raised her eyebrows.`Bring them in,` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"said.Harry and the others were shoved and kicked up broad stone steps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"into a hallway lined with portraits.`Follow me,` said Narcissa, leading the way","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"across the hall. `My son, Draco, is home for his Easter holidays.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"If that is Harry Potter, he will know.`The drawing room dazzled after","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the darkness outside; even with his eyes almost closed Harry could make","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"out the wide proportions of the room. A crystal chandelier hung from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the ceiling, more portraits against the dark purple walls. Two figures rose","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"from chairs in front of an ornate marble fireplace as the prisoners","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"were forced into the room by the Snatchers.`What is this?`The dreadfully familiar,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"drawling voice of Lucius Malfoy fell on Harry's ears. He was panicking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"now. He could see no way out, and it was easier, as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"his fear mounted, to block out Voldemort's thoughts, though his scar was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"still burning.`They say they've got Potter,` said Narcissa's cold voice. `Draco, come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"here.`Harry did not dare look directly at Draco, but saw him obliquely;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"a figure slightly taller than he was, rising from an armchair, his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"face a pale and pointed blur beneath white-blond hair.Greyback forced the prisoners","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to turn again so as to place Harry directly beneath the chandelier.`Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"boy?` rasped the werewolf.Harry was facing a mirror over the fireplace, a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"great gilded thing in an intricately scrolled frame. Through the slits of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"his eyes he saw his own reflection for the first time since","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"leaving Grimmauld Place.His face was huge, shiny, and pink, every feature distorted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"by Hermione's jinx. His black hair reached his shoulders and there was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"a dark shadow around his jaw. Had he not known that it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"was he who stood there, he would have wondered who was wearing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"his glasses. He resolved not to speak, for his voice was sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to give him away; yet he still avoided eye contact with Draco","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"as the latter approached.`Well, Draco?` said Lucius Malfoy. He sounded avid. `Is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"it? Is it Harry Potter?``I can't ¨C I can't be sure,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Draco. He was keeping his distance from Greyback, and seemed as scared","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of looking at Harry as Harry was of looking at him.`But look","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"at him carefully, look! Come closer!`Harry had never heard Lucius Malfoy so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"excited.`Draco, if we are the ones who hand Potter over to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Dark Lord, everything will be forgiv ¨C ``Now, we won't be forgetting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"who actually caught him, I hope Mr. Malfoy?` said Greyback menacingly.`Of course","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"not, of course not!` said Lucius impatiently. He approached Harry himself, came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"so close that Harry could see the usually languid, pale face in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"sharp detail even through his swollen eyes. With his face a puffy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"mask, Harry felt as though he was peering out from between the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"bars of a cage.`What did you do to him?` Lucius asked Greyback.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"`How did he get into this state?``That wasn't us.``Looks more like a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Stinging Jinx to me,` said Lucius.His gray eyes raked Harry's forehead.`There's something","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"there,` he whispered. `it could be the scar, stretched tight....` `Draco, come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"here, look properly! What do you think?`Harry saw Draco's face up close","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"now, right beside his father's. They were extraordinarily alike, except that while","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"his father looked beside himself with excitement, Draco's expression was full of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"reluctance, even fear.`I don't know,` he said, and he walked away toward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the fireplace where his mother stood watching.`We had better be certain, Lucius,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Narcissa called to her husband in her cold, clear voice. `Completely sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"that it is Potter, before we summon the Dark Lord... They say","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"this is his` ¨C she was looking closely at the blackthorn wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"¨C `but it does not resemble Ollivander's description.... If we are mistaken,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"if we call the Dark Lord here for nothing... Remember what he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"did to Rowle and Dolohov?``What about the Mudblood, then?` growled Greyback. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"was nearly thrown off his feet as the Snatchers forced the prisoners","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to swivel around again, so that the light fell on Hermione instead.`Wait,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"said Narcissa sharply. `Yes ¨C yes, she was in Madam Malkin's with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Potter! I saw her picture in the Prophet! Look, Draco, isn't it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the Granger girl?``I... maybe... yeah.``But then, that's the Weasley boy!` shouted Lucius,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"striding around the bound prisoners to face Ron. `It's them, Potter's friends","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"¨C Draco, look at him, isn't it Arthur Weasley's son, what's his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"name ¨C?``Yeah,` said Draco again, his back to the prisoners. `It could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"be.`The drawing room door opened behind Harry. A woman spoke, and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"sound of the voice wound Harry's fear to an even higher pitch.`What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"is this? What's happened, Cissy?`Bellatrix Lestrange walked slowly around the prisoners, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"stopped on Harry's right, staring at Hermione through her heavily lidded eyes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"`But surely,` she said quietly, `this is the Mudblood girl? This is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Grander?``Yes, yes, it's Granger!` cried Lucius, `And beside her, we think, Potter!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Potter and his friends, caught at last!``Potter?` shrieked Bellatrix, and she backed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"away, the better to take in Harry.`Are you sure? Well then, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Dark Lord must be informed at once!`She dragged back her left sleeve:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Harry saw the Dark Mark burned into the flesh of her arm,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"and knew that she was about to touch it, to summon her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"beloved master¨C`I was about to call him!` said Lucius, and his hand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"actually closed upon Bellatrix's wrist, preventing her from touching the Mark. `I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"shall summon him, Bella. Potter has been brought to my house, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"it is therefore upon my authority ¨C ``Your authority!` she sneered, attempting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to wrench her hand from his grasp. `You lost your authority when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"you lost your wand, Lucius! How dare you! Take your hands off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"me!``This is nothing to do with you, you did not capture the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"boy ¨C ``Begging your pardon, Mr. Malfoy,` interjected Greyback, `but it's us","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"that caught Potter, and it's us that'll be claiming the gold ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"``Gold!` laughed Bellatrix, still attempting to throw off her brother-in-law, her free","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"hand groping in her pocket for her wand. `Take your gold, filthy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"scavenger, what do I want with gold? I seek only the honor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of his ¨C of ¨C `She stopped struggling, her dark eyes fixed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"upon something Harry could not see. Jubilant at her capitulation, Lucius threw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"her hand from him and ripped up his own sleeve ¨C`STOP!` shrieked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Bellatrix, `Do not touch it, we shall all perish if the Dark","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Lord comes now!`Lucius froze, his index finger hovering over his own Mark.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Bellatrix strode out of Harry's limited line of vision.`What is that?` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"heard her say.`Sword,` grunted an out-of-sight Snatcher.`Give it to me.``It's not yours,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"missus, it's mine, I reckon I found it.`There was a bang and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"a flash of red light; Harry knew that the Snatcher had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Stunned. There was a roar of anger from his fellows: Scabior drew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"his wand.`What d'you think you're playing at, woman?``Stupefy!` she screamed, `Stupefy!`They were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"no match for her, even thought there were four of them against","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"one of her: She was a witch, as Harry knew, with prodigious","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"skill and no conscience. They fell where they stood, all except Greyback,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"who had been forced into a kneeling position, his arms outstretched. Out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of the corners of his eyes Harry saw Bellatrix bearing down upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the werewolf, the sword of Gryffindor gripped tightly in her hand, her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"face waxen.`Where did you get this sword?` she whispered to Greyback as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"she pulled his wand out of his unresisting grip.`How dare you?` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"snarled, his mouth the only thing that could move as he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"forced to gaze up at her. He bared his pointed teeth. `Release","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"me, woman!``Where did you find this sword?` she repeated, brandishing it in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"his face, `Snape sent it to my vault in Gringotts!``It was in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"their tent,` rasped Greyback. `Release me, I say!`She waved her wand, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the werewolf sprang to his feet, but appeared too wary to approach","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"her. He prowled behind an armchair, his filthy curved nails clutching its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"back.`Draco, move this scum outside,` said Bellatrix, indicating the unconscious men. `If","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"you haven't got the guts to finish them, then leave them in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the courtyard for me.``Don't you dare speak to Draco like ¨C `","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"said Narcissa furiously, but Bellatrix screamed.`Be quiet! The situation is graver than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"you can possibly imagine, Cissy! We have a very serious problem!`She stood,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"panting slightly, looking down at the sword, examining its hilt. Then she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"turned to look at the silent prisoners.`If it is indeed Potter, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"must not be harmed,` she muttered, more to herself than to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"others. `The Dark Lord wishes to dispose of Potter himself.... But if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"he finds out... I must... I must know....`She turned back to her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"sister again.`The prisoners must be placed in the cellar, while I think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"what to do!``This is my house, Bella, you don't give orders in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"my ¨C ``Do it! You have no idea of the danger we're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"in!` shrieked Bellatrix. She looked frightening, mad; a thin stream of fire","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"issued from her wand and burned a hole in the carpet.Narcissa hesitated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"for a moment, then addressed the werewolf.`Take these prisoners down to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"cellar, Greyback.``Wait,` said Bellatrix sharply. `All except.... except for the Mudblood.`Greyback gave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"a grunt of pleasure.`No!` shouted Ron. `You can have me, keep me!`Bellatrix","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"hit him across the face: the blow echoed around the room.`If she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"dies under questioning, I'll take you next,` she said. `Blood traitor is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"next to Mudblood in my book. Take them downstairs, Greyback, and make","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"sure they are secure, but do nothing more to them ¨C yet.`She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"threw Greyback's wand back to him, then took a short silver knife","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"from under her robes. She cut Hermione free from the other prisoners,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"then dragged her by the hair into the middle of the room,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"while Greyback forced the rest of them to shuffle across to another","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"door, into a dark passageway, his wand held out in front of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"him, projecting an invisible and irresistible force.`Reckon she'll let me have a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"bit of the girl when she's finished with her?` Greyback crooned as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"he forced them along the corridor. `I'd say I'll get a bite","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"or two, wouldn't you, ginger?`Harry could feel Ron shaking. They were forced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"down a steep flight of stairs, still tied back-to-back and in danger","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of slipping and breaking their necks at any moment. At the bottom","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"was a heavy door. Greyback unlocked it with a tap of his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"wand, then forced them into a dank and musty room and left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"them in total darkness. The echoing bang of the slammed cellar door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"had not died away before there was a terrible, drawn out scream","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"from directly above them.`HERMIONE!` Ron bellowed, and he started to writhe and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"struggle against the ropes tying them together, so that Harry staggered. `HERMIONE!``Be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"quiet!` Harry said. `Shut up. Ron, we need to work out a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"way ¨C ``HERMIONE! HERMIONE!``We need a plan, stop yelling ¨C we need","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to get these ropes off ¨C ``Harry?` came a whisper through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"darkness. `Ron? Is that you?`Ron stopped shouting. There was a sound of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"movement close by them, then Harry saw a shadow moving closer.`Harry? Ron?``Luna?``Yes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"it's me! Oh no, I didn't want you to be caught!``Luna, can","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"you help us get these ropes off?` said Harry.`Oh yes, I expect","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"so.... There's an old nail we use if we need to break","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"anything.... Just a moment...`Hermione screamed again from overhead, and they could hear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Bellatrix screaming too, but her words were inaudible, for Ron shouted again,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"`HERMIONE! HERMIONE!``Mr. Ollivander?` Harry could hear Luna saying. `Mr. Ollivander, have you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"got the nail? If you just move over a little bit... I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"think it was beside the water jug.`She was back within seconds.`You'll need","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to stay still,` she said.Harry could feel her digging at the rope's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"tough fibers to work the knots free. From upstairs they heard Bellatrix's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"voice.`I'm going to ask you again! Where did you get this sword?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Where?``We found it ¨C we found it ¨C PLEASE!` Hermione screamed again;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Ron struggled harder than ever, and the rusty nail slipped onto Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"wrist.`Ron, please stay still!` Luna whispered. `I can't see what I'm doing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"¨C ``My pocket!` said Ron, `In my pocket, there's a Deluminator, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"it's full of light!`A few seconds later, there was a click, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the luminescent spheres the Deluminator had sucked from the lamps in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"tent flew into the cellar: Unable to rejoin their sources, they simply","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"hung there, like tiny suns, flooding the underground room with light. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"saw Luna, all eyes in her white face, and the motionless figure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of Ollivander the wandmaker, curled up on the floor in the corner.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Craning around, he caught sight of their fellow prisoners: Dean and Griphook","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the goblin, who seemed barely conscious, kept standing by the ropes that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"bound him to the humans.`Oh, that's much easier, thanks, Ron,` said Luna,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"and she began hacking at their bindings again. `Hello, Dean!`From above came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Bellatrix's voice.`You're lying, filthy Mudblood, and I know it! You have been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"inside my vault at Gringotts! Tell the truth, tell the truth!`Another terrible","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"scream¨C`HERMIONE!``What else did you take? What else have you got? Tell me","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the truth or, I swear, I shall run you through with this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"knife!``There!`Harry felt the ropes fall away and turned, rubbing his wrists, to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"see Ron running around the cellar, looking up at the low ceiling,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"searching for a trapdoor. Dean, his face bruised and bloody, said `Thanks`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to Luna and stood there, shivering, but Griphook sank onto the cellar","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"floor, looking groggy and disoriented, many welts across his swarthy face.Ron was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"now trying to Disapparate without a wand.`There's no way out, Ron,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Luna, watching his fruitless efforts. `The cellar is completely escape-proof. I tried,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"at first. Mr. Ollivander has been here for a long time, he's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"tried everything.`Hermione was screaming again: The sound went through Harry like physical","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"pain. Barely conscious of the fierce prickling of his scar, he too","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"started to run around the cellar, feeling the walls for he hardly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"knew what, knowing in his heart that it was useless.`What else did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"you take, what else? ANSWER ME! CRUCIO!`Hermione's screams echoed off the walls","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"upstairs, Ron was half sobbing as he pounded the walls with his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"fists, and Harry in utter desperation seized Hagrid's pouch from around his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"neck and groped inside it: He pulled out Dumbledore's Snitch and shook","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"it, hoping for he did not know what ¨C nothing happened ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"he waved the broken halves of the phoenix wand, but they were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"lifeless ¨C the mirror fragment fell sparkling to the floor, and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"saw a gleam of brightest blue ¨CDumbledore's eye was gazing at him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"out of the mirror.`Help us!` he yelled at it in mad desperation.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"`We're in the cellar of Malfoy Manor, help us!`The eye blinked and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"was gone.Harry was not even sure that it had really been there.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"He tilted the shard of mirror this way and that, and saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"nothing reflected there but the walls and ceiling of their prison, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"upstairs Hermione was screaming worse than ever, and next to him Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"was bellowing, `HERMIONE! HERMIONE!``How did you get into my vault?` they heard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Bellatrix scream. `Did that dirty little goblin in the cellar help you?``We","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"only met him tonight!` Hermione sobbed. `We've never been inside your vault....","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"It isn't the real sword! It's a copy, just a copy!``A copy?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"screeched Bellatrix. `Oh, a likely story!``But we can find out easily!` came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Lucius's voice. `Draco, fetch the goblin, he can tell us whether the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"sword is real or not!`Harry dashed across the cellar to where Griphook","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"was huddled on the floor.`Griphook,` he whispered into the goblin's pointed ear,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"`you must tell them that sword's a fake, they mustn't know it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the real one, Griphook, please ¨C `He could hear someone scuttling own","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the cellar steps; next moment, Draco's shaking voice spoke from behind the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"door.`Stand back. Line up against the back wall. Don't try anything, or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"I'll kill you!`They did as they were bidden; as the lock turned,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Ron clicked the Deluminator and the lights whisked back into his pocket,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"restoring the cellar's darkness. The door flew open; Malfoy marched inside, wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"held out in front of him, pale and determined. He seized the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"little goblin by the arm and backed out again, dragging Griphook with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"him. The door slammed shut and at the same moment a loud","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"crack echoed inside the cellar.Ron clicked the Deluminator. Three balls of light","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"flew back into the air from his pocket, revealing Dobby the house-elf,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"who had just Apparated into their midst.`DOB ¨C!`Harry hit Ron on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"arm to stop him shouting, and Ron looked terrified at his mistake.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Footsteps crossed the ceiling overhead: Draco marching Griphook to Bellatrix.Dobby's enormous, tennis-ball","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"shaped eyes were wide; he was trembling from his feet to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"tips of his ears. He was back in the home of his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"old masters, and it was clear that he was petrified.`Harry Potter,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"squeaked in the tiniest quiver of a voice, `Dobby has come to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"rescue you.``But how did you ¨C?`An awful scream drowned Harry's words: Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"was being tortured again. He cut to the essentials.`You can Disapparate out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of this cellar?` he asked Dobby, who nodded, his ears flapping.`And you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"can take humans with you?`Dobby nodded again.`Right. Dobby, I want you to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"grab Luna, Dean, and Mr. Ollivander, and take them ¨C take them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to ¨C ``Bill and Fleur's,` said Ron. `Shell Cottage on the outskirts","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of Tinworth!`The elf nodded for a third time.`And then come back,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Harry. `Can you do that, Dobby?``Of course, Harry Potter,` whispered the little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"elf. He hurried over to Mr. Ollivander, who appeared to be barely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"conscious. He took one of the wandmaker's hands in his own, then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"held out the other to Luna and Dean, neither of whom moved.`Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"we want to help you!` Luna whispered.`We can't leave you here,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Dean.`Go, both of you! We'll see you at Bill and Fleur's.`As Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"spoke, his scar burned worse than ever, and for a few seconds","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"he looked down, not upon the wandmaker, but on another man who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"was just as old, just as thin, but laughing scornfully.`Kill me, then.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Voldemort, I welcome death! But my death will not bring you what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"you seek.... There is so much you do not understand...`He felt Voldemort's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"fury, but as Hermione screamed again he shut it out, returning to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the cellar and the horror of his own present.`Go!` Harry beseeched to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Luna and Dean. `Go! We'll follow, just go!`They caught hold of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"elf's outstretched fingers. There was another loud crack, and Dobby, Luna, Dean,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"and Ollivander vanished.`What was that?` shouted Lucius Malfoy from over their heads.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"`Did you hear that? What was that noise in the cellar?`Harry and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Ron stared at each other.`Draco ¨C no, call Wormtail! Make him go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"and check!`Footsteps crossed the room overhead, then there was silence. Harry knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"that the people in the drawing room were listening for more noises","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"from the cellar.`We're going to have to try and tackle him,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"whispered to Ron. They had no choice: The moment anyone entered the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"room and saw the absence of three prisoners, they were lost. `Leave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the lights on,` Harry added, and as they heard someone descending the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"steps outside the door, they backed against the wall on either side","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of it.`Stand back,` came Wormtail's voice. `Stand away from the door. I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"coming in.`The door flew open. For a split second Wormtail gazed into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the apparently empty cellar, ablaze with light from the three miniature suns","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"floating in midair. Then Harry and Ron launched themselves upon him. Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"seized Wormtail's wand arm and forced it upwards. Harry slapped a hand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to his mouth, muffling his voice. Silently they struggled: Wormtail's wand emitted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"sparks; his silver hand closed around Harry's throat.`What is it, Wormtail?` called","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Lucius Malfoy from above.`Nothing!` Ron called back, in a passable imitation of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Wormtail's wheezy voice. `All fine!`Harry could barely breathe.`You're going to kill me?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Harry choked, attempting to prise off the metal fingers. `After I saved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"your life? You owe me, Wormtail!`The silver fingers slackened. Harry had not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"expected it: He wrenched himself free, astonished, keeping his hand over Wormtail's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"mouth. He saw the ratlike man's small watery eyes widen with fear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"and surprise: He seemed just as shocked as Harry at what his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"hand had done, at the tiny, merciful impulse it had betrayed, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"he continued to struggle more powerfully, as though to undo that moment","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of weakness.`And we'll have that,` whispered Ron, tugging Wormtail's wand from his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"other hand.Wandless, helpless, Pettigrew's pupils dilated in terror. His eyes had slid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"from Harry's face to something else. His own silver fingers were moving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"inexorably toward his own throat.`No ¨C `Without pausing to think, Harry tried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to drag back the hand, but there was no stopping it. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"silver tool that Voldemort had given his most cowardly servant had turned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"upon its disarmed and useless owner; Pettigrew was reaping his reward for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"his hesitation, his moment of pity; he was being strangled before their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"eyes.`No!`Ron had released Wormtail too, and together he and Harry tried to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"pull the crushing metal fingers from around Wormtail's throat, but it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"no use. Pettigrew was turning blue.`Relashio!` said Ron, pointing the wand at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the silver hand, but nothing happened; Pettigrew dropped to his knees, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"at the same moment, Hermione gave a dreadful scream from overhead. Wormtail's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"eyes rolled upward in his purple face; he gave a last twitch,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"and was still.Harry and Ron looked at each other, then leaving Wormtail's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"body on the floor behind them, ran up the stairs and back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"into the shadowy passageway leading to the drawing room. Cautiously they crept","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"along it until they reached the drawing room door, which was ajar.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Now they had a clear view of Bellatrix looking down at Griphook,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"who was holding Gryffindor's sword in his long-fingered hands. Hermione was lying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"at Bellatrix's feet. She was barely stirring.`Well?` Bellatrix said to Griphook. `Is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"it the true sword?`Harry waited, holding his breath, fighting against the prickling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of his scar.`No,` said Griphook. `It is a fake.``Are you sure?` panted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Bellatrix. `Quite sure?``Yes,` said the goblin.Relief broke across her face, all tension","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"drained from it.`Good,` she said, and with a casual flick of her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"wand she slashed another deep cut into the goblin's face, and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"dropped with a yell at her feet. She kicked him aside. `And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"now,` she said in a voice that burst with triumph, `we call","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the Dark Lord!`And she pushed back her sleeve and touched her forefinger","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to the Dark Mark.At once, Harry's scar felt as though it had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"split open again. His true surroundings vanished: He was Voldemort, and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"skeletal wizard before him was laughing toothlessly at him; he was enraged","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"at the summons he felt ¨C he had warned them, he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"told them to summon him for nothing less than Potter. If they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"were mistaken...`Kill me, then!` demanded the old man. `You will not win,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"you cannot win! That wand will never, ever be yours ¨C `And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Voldemort's fury broke: A burst of green light filled the prison room","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"and the frail old body was lifted from its hard bed and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"then fell back, lifeless, and Voldemort returned to the window, his wrath","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"barely controllable.... They would suffer his retribution if they had no good","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"reason for calling him back....`And I think,` said Bellatrix's voice, `we can","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"dispose of the Mudblood. Greyback, take her if you want her.``NOOOOOOOOOOOO!`Ron had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"burst into the drawing room; Bellatrix looked around, shocked; she turned her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"wand to face Ron instead ¨C`Expelliarmus!` he roared, pointing Wormtail's wand at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Bellatrix, and hers flew into the air and was caught by Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"who had sprinted after Ron. Lucius, Narcissa, Draco and Greyback wheeled about;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Harry yelled, `Stupefy!` and Lucius Malfoy collapsed onto the hearth. Jets of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"light flew from Draco's, Narcissa's, and Greyback's wands; Harry threw himself to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the floor, rolling behind a sofa to avoid them.`STOP OR SHE DIES!`Panting,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Harry peered around the edge of the sofa. Bellatrix was supporting Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"who seemed to be unconscious, and was holding her short silver knife","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to Hermione's throat.`Drop your wands,` she whispered. `Drop them, or we'll see","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"exactly how filthy her blood is!`Ron stood rigid, clutching Wormtail's wand. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"straightened up, still holding Bellatrix's.`I said, drop them!` she screeched, pressing the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"blade into Hermione's throat: Harry saw beads of blood appear there.`All right!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"he shouted, and he dropped Bellatrix's wand onto the floor at his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"feet, Ron did the same with Wormtail's. Both raised their hands to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"shoulder height.`Good!` she leered. `Draco, pick them up! The Dark Lord is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"coming, Harry Potter! Your death approaches!`Harry knew it; his scar was bursting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"with the pain of it, and he could feel Voldemort flying through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the sky from far away, over a dark and stormy sea, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"soon he would be close enough to Apparate to them, and Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"could see no way out.`Now,` said Bellatrix softly, as Draco hurried back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to her with the wands. `Cissy, I think we ought to tie","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"these little heroes up again, while Greyback takes care of Miss Mudblood.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"I am sure the Dark Lord will not begrudge you the girl,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Greyback, after what you have done tonight.`At the last word there was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"a peculiar grinding noise from above. All of them looked upward in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"time to see the crystal chandelier tremble; then, with a creak and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"an ominous jingling, it began to fall. Bellatrix was directly beneath it;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"dropping Hermione, she threw herself aside with a scream. The chandelier crashed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to the floor in an explosion of crystal and chains, falling on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"top of Hermione and the goblin, who still clutched the sword of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Gryffindor. Glittering shards of crystal flew in all directions; Draco doubled over,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"his hands covering his bloody face.As Ron ran to pull Hermione out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of the wreckage, Harry took the chance: He leapt over an armchair","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"and wrested the three wands from Draco's grip, pointed all of them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"at Greyback, and yelled, `Stupefy!` The werewolf was lifted off his feet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"by the triple spell, flew up to the ceiling and then smashed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"to the ground.As Narcissa dragged Draco out of the way of further","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"harm, Bellatrix sprang to her feet, her hair flying as she brandished","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the silver knife; but Narcissa had directed her wand at the doorway.`Dobby!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"she screamed and even Bellatrix froze. `You! You dropped the chandelier ¨C?`The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"tiny elf trotted into the room, his shaking finger pointing at his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"old mistress.`You must not hurt Harry Potter,` he squeaked.`Kill him, Cissy!` shrieked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Bellatrix, but there was another loud crack, and Narcissa's wand too flew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"into the air and landed on the other side of the room.`You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"dirty little monkey!` bawled Bellatrix. `How dare you take a witch's wand,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"how dare you defy your masters?``Dobby has no master!` squealed the elf.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"`Dobby is a free elf, and Dobby has come to save Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Potter and his friends!`Harry's scar was blinding him with pain. Dimly he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"knew that they had moments, seconds before Voldemort was with them.`Ron, catch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"¨C and GO!` he yelled, throwing one of the wands to him;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"then he bent down to tug Griphook out from under the chandelier.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Hoisting the groaning goblin, who still clung to the sword, over one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"shoulder, Harry seized Dobby's hand and spun on the spot to Disapparate.As","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"he turned into darkness he caught one last view of the drawing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"room of the pale, frozen figures of Narcissa and Draco, of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"streak of red that was Ron's hair, and a blue of flying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"silver, as Bellatrix's knife flew across the room at the place where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"he was vanishing ¨CBill and Fleur's... Shell Cottage... Bill and Fleur's...He had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"disappeared into the unknown; all he could do was repeat the name","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"of the destination and hope that it would suffice to take him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"there. The pain in his forehead pierced him, and the weight of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the goblin bore down upon him; he could feel the blade of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"Gryffindor's sword bumping against his back: Dobby's hand jerked in his; he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"wondered whether the elf was trying to take charge, to pull them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"in the right direction, and tried, by squeezing the fingers, to indicate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"that that was fine with them....And then they hit solid earth and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"smelled salty air. Harry fell to his knees, relinquished Dobby's hand, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"attempted to lower Griphook gently to the ground.`Are you all right?` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"said as the goblin stirred, but Griphook merely whimpered.Harry squinted around through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the darkness. There seemed to be a cottage a short way away","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"under the wide starry sky, and he thought he saw movement outside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"it.`Dobby, is this Shell Cottage?` he whispered, clutching the two wands he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"had brought from the Malfoys', ready to fight if he needed to.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"`Have we come to the right place? Dobby?`He looked around. The little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"elf stood feet from him.`DOBBY!`The elf swayed slightly, stars reflected in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"wide, shining eyes. Together, he and Harry looked down at the silver","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"hilt of the knife protruding from the elf's heaving chest.`Dobby ¨C no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"¨C HELP!` Harry bellowed toward the cottage, toward the people moving there.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"`HELP!`He did not know or care whether they were wizards or Muggles,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"friends or foes; all he cared about was that a dark stain","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"was spreading across Dobby's front, and that he had stretched out his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"own arms to Harry with a look of supplication. Harry caught him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"and laid him sideways on the cool grass.`Dobby, no, don't die, don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"die ¨C `The elf's eyes found him, and his lips trembled with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"the effort to form words.`Harry... Potter...`And then with a little shudder the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"elf became quite still, and his eyes were nothing more than great","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"glassy orbs, sprinkled with light from the stars they could not see. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-23"
"It was like sinking into an old nightmare; for an instant Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"knelt again beside Dumbledore's body at the foot of the tallest tower","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"at Hogwarts, but in reality he was staring at a tiny body","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"curled upon the grass, pierced by Bellatrix's silver knife. Harry's voice was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"still saying, `Dobby...Dobby...` even though he knew that the elf had gone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"where he could not call him back.After a minute or so he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"realized that they had, after all, come to the right place, for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"here were Bill and Fleur, Dean and Luna, gathering around him as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"he knelt over the elf. `Hermione,` he said suddenly. `Where is she?``Ron's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"taken her inside,` said Bill. `She'll be all right.` Harry looked back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"down at Dobby. He stretched out a hand and pulled the sharp","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"blade from the elf's body, then dragged off his own jacket and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"covered Dobby in it like a blanket.The sea was rushing against the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"rock somewhere nearby; Harry listened to it while the others talked, discussing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"matters in which he could take no interest, making decisions, Dean carried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the injured Griphook into the house, Fleur hurrying with them; now Bill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"was really knowing what he was saying. As he did so, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"gazed down at the tiny body, and his scar prickled and burned,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"and in one part of his mind, viewed as if from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"wrong end of a long telescope, he saw Voldemort punishing those they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"had left behind at the Malfoy Manor. His rage was dreadful and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"yet Harry's grief for Dobby seemed to diminish it, so that it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"became a distant storm that reached Harry from across a vast, silent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"ocean.`I want to do it properly,` were the first words of which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Harry was fully conscious of speaking. `Not by magic. Have you got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"a spade?` And shortly afterward he had set to work, alone, digging","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the grave in the place that Bill had shown him at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"end of the garden, between bushes. He dug with a kind of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"fury, relishing the manual work, glorying in the non-magic of it, for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"every drop of his sweat and every blister felt like a gift","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to the elf who had saved their lives.His scar burned, but he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"was master of the pain, he felt it, yet was apart from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"it. He had learned control at last, learned to shut his mind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to Voldemort, the very thing Dumbledore had wanted him to learn from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Snape. Just as Voldemort had not been able to possess Harry while","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Harry was consumed with grief for Sirius, so his thoughts could not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"penetrate Harry now while he mourned Dobby. Grief, it seemed, drove Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"out...though Dumbledore, of course, would have said that it was love.On Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"dug, deeper and deeper into the hard, cold earth, subsuming his grief","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"in sweat, denying the pain in his scar. In the darkness, with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"nothing but the sound of his own breath and the rushing sea","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to keep him company, the things that had happened at the Malfoys'","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"returned to him, the things he had heard came back to him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"and understanding blossomed in the darkness...The steady rhythm of his arms beat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"time with his thoughts. Hallows...Horcruxes...Hallows...Horcruxes...yet no longer burned with that weird, obsessive","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"longing. Loss and fear had snuffed it out. He felt as though","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"he had been slapped awake again.Deeper and deeper Harry sank into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"grave, and he knew where Voldemort had been tonight, and whom he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"had killed in the topmost cell of Nurmengard, and why...And he thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"of Wormtail, dead because of one small unconscious impulse of mercy...Dumbledore had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"foreseen that...How much more had he known?Harry lost track of time. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"knew only that the darkness had lightened a few degrees when he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"was rejoined by Ron and Dean. `How's Hermione?``Better,` said Ron. `Fleur's looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"after her.` Harry had his retort ready for when they asked him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"why he had not simply created a perfect grave with his wand,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"but he did not need it. They jumped down into the hole","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"he had made with spades of their own and together they worked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"in silence until the hole seemed deep enough.Harry wrapped the elf more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"snuggly in his jacket. Ron sat on the edge of the grave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"and stripped off his shoes and socks, which he placed on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"elf's bare feet. Dean produced a woolen hat, which Harry placed carefully","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"upon Dobby's head, muffling his batlike ears. `We should close his eyes.`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"had not heard the others coming through the darkness. Bill was wearing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"a traveling cloak, Fleur a large white apron, from the pocket of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"which protruded a bottle of what Harry recognized to be Skele-Gro. Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"was wrapped in a borrowed dressing gown, pale and unsteady on her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"feet; Ron put an arm around her when she reached him. Luna,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"who was huddled in one of Fleur's coats, crouched down and placed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"her fingers tenderly upon each of the elf's eyelids, sliding them over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"his glassy stare. `There,` she said softly. `Now he could be sleeping.`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"placed the elf into the grave, arranged his tiny limbs so that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"he might have been resting, then climbed out and gazed for the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"last time upon the little body. He forced himself not to break","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"down as he remembered Dumbledore's funeral, and the rows and rows of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"golden chairs, and the Minister of Magic in the front row, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"recitation of Dumbledore's achievements, the stateliness of the white marble tomb. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"felt that Dobby deserved just as grand a funeral, and yet here","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the elf lay between bushes in a roughly dug hole. `I think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"we ought to say something,` piped up Luna. `I'll go first, shall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"I?`And as everybody looked at her, she addressed the dead elf at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the bottom of the grave. `Thank you so much Dobby for rescuing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"me from that cellar. It's so unfair that you had to die","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"when you were so good and brave. I'll always remember what you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"did for us. I hope you're happy now.`She turned and looked expectingly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"at Ron, who cleared his throat and said in a thick voice,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"`yeah...thanks Dobby.``Thanks,` muttered Dean. Harry swallowed. `Good bye Dobby,` he said It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"was all he could manage, but Luna had said it all for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"him. Bill raised his wand, and the pile of earth beside the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"grave rose up into the air and fell neatly upon it, a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"small, reddish mound. `D'ya mind if I stay here a moment?` He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"asked the others.They murmured words he did not catch; he felt gentle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"pats upon his back, and then they all traipsed back toward the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"cottage, leaving Harry alone beside the elf.He looked around: There were a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"number of large white stones, smoothed by the sea, marking the edge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"of the flower beds. He picked up one of the largest and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"laid it, pillowlike, over the place where Dobby's head now rested. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"then felt in his pocket for a wand. There were two in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"there. He had forgotten, lost track; he could not now remember whose","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"wands these were; he seemed to remember wrenching them out of someone's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"hand. He selected the shorter of the two, which felt friendlier in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"his hand, and pointed it at the rock.Slowly, under his murmured instruction,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"deep cuts appeared upon the rock's surface. He knew that Hermione could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"have done it more neatly, and probably more quickly, but he wanted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to mark the spot as he had wanted to dig the grave.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"When Harry stood up again, the stone read: HERE LIES DOBBY, A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"FREE ELF.He looked at his handiwork for a few more seconds, then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"walked away, his scar still prickling a little, and his mind full","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"of those things that had come to him in the grave, ideas","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"that had taken shape in the darkness, ideas both fascinating and terrible.They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"were all sitting in the living room when he entered the little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"hall, their attention focused upon Bill, who was talking. The room was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"light-colored, pretty, with a small fire of driftwood burning brightly in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"fireplace. Harry did not want to drop mud upon the carpet, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"he stood in the doorway, listening.`...lucky that Ginny's on holiday. If she'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"been at Hogwarts they could have taken her before we reached her.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Now we know she's safe too.` He looked around and saw Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"standing there. `I've been getting them all out of the Burrow,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"explained. `Moved them to Muriel's. The Death Eaters know Ron's with you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"now, they're bound to target the family ¨C don't apologize,` he added","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"at the sight of Harry's expression. `It was always a matter of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"time, Dad's been saying so for months. We're the biggest blood traitor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"family there is.``How are they protected?` asked Harry. `Fidelius Charm. Dad's Secret-Keeper.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"And we've done it on this cottage too; I'm Secret-Keeper here. None","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"of us can go to work, but that's hardly the most important","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"thing now. Once Ollivander and Griphook are well enough, we'll move them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to Muriel's too. There isn't much room here, but she's got plenty.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Griphook's legs are on the mend. Fleur's given him Skele-Growe could probably","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"move them in an hour or ¨C ``No,` Harry said and Bill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"looked startled. `I need both of them here. I need to talk","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to them. It's important.` He heard the authority of his own voice,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the conviction, the voice of purpose that had come to him as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"he dug Dobby's grave. All of their faces were turned toward him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"looking puzzled.`I'm going to wash,` Harry told Bill looking down at his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"hands still covered with mud and Dobby's blood. `Then I'll need to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"see them, straight away.` He walked into the little kitchen, to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"basin beneath a window overlooking the sea. Dawn was breaking over the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"horizon, shell pink and faintly gold, as he washed, again following the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"train of thought that had come to him in the dark garden...Dobby","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"would never be able to tell them who had sent him to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the cellar, but Harry knew what he had seen. A piercing blue","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"eye had looked out of the mirror fragment, and then help had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"come. Help will always be given at Hogwarts to those who ask","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"for it.Harry dried his hands, impervious to the beauty of the scene","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"outside the window and to the murmuring of the others in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"sitting room. He looked out over the ocean and felt closer, this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"dawn, than ever before, closer to the heart of it all.And still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"his scar prickled, and he knew that Voldemort was getting there too.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Harry understood and yet did not understand. His instinct was telling him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"one thing, his brain quite another. The Dumbledore in Harry's head smiled,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"surveying Harry over the tips of his fingers, pressed together as if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"in prayer.You gave Ron the Deluminator...You understood him...You gave him a way","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"back...And you understood Wormtail too...You knew there was a bit of regret","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"there, somewhere...And if you knew them...What did you know about me, Dumbledore?Am","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"I meant to know but not to seek? Did you know how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"hard I'd feel that? Is that why you made it this difficult?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"So I'd have time to work that out?Harry stood quite still, eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"glazed, watching the place where a bright gold ray of dazzling sun","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"was rising over the horizon. Then he looked down at his clean","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"hands and was momentarily surprised to see the cloth he was holding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"in them. He set it down and returned to the hall, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"as he did so, he felt his scar pulse angrily, and then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"flashed across his mind, swift as the reflection of a dragonfly over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"water, the outline of a building he knew extremely well.Bill and Fleur","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"were standing at the foot of the stairs.`I need to speak to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Griphook and Ollivander,` Harry said.`No,` said Fleur. `You will 'ave to wait,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"'Arry. Zey are both too tired ¨C ``I'm sorry,` he said without","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"heat, `but it can't wait. I need to talk to them now.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Privately ¨C and separately. It's urgent.``Harry, what the hell's going on?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Bill. `You turn up here with a dead house-elf and a half-conscious","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"goblin, Hermione looks as though she's been tortured, and Ron's just refused","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to tell me anything ¨C ``We can't tell you what we're doing,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"said Harry flatly. `You're in the Order, Bill, you know Dumbledore left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"us a mission. We're not supposed to talk about it to anyone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"else.`Fleur made an impatient noise, but Bill did not look at her;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"he was staring at Harry. His deeply scarred face was hard to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"read. Finally, Bill said, `All right. Who do you want to talk","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to first?`Harry hesitated. He knew what hung on his decision. There was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"hardly any time left; now was the moment to decide: Horcruxes or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Hallows?`Griphook,` Harry said. `I'll speak to Griphook first.`His heart was racing as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"if he had been sprinting and had just cleared an enormous obstacle.`Up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"here, then,` said Bill, leading the way.Harry had walked up several steps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"before stopping and looking back.`I need you two as well!` he called","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to Ron and Hermione, who had been skulking, half concealed, in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"doorway of the sitting room.They both moved into the light, looking oddly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"relieved.`How are you?` Harry asked Hermione. `You were amazing ¨C coming up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"with that story when she was hurting you like that ¨C `Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"gave a weak smile as Ron gave her a one-armed squeeze.`What are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"we doing now, Harry?` he asked.`You'll see. Come on.`Harry, Ron, and Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"followed Bill up the steep stairs onto a small landing. Three doors","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"led off it.`In here,` said Bill, opening the door into his and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Fleur's room, it too had a view of the sea, now flecked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"with gold in the sunrise. Harry moved to the window, turned his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"back on the spectacular view, and waited, his arms folded, his scar","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"prickling. Hermione took the chair beside the dressing table; Ron sat on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the arm.Bill reappeared, carrying the little goblin, whom he set down carefully","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"upon the bed. Griphook grunted thanks, and Bill left, closing the door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"upon them all.`I'm sorry to take you out of bed,` said Harry.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"`How are your legs?``Painful,` replied the goblin. `But mending.`He was still clutching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the sword of Gryffindor, and wore a strange look: half truculent, half","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"intrigued. Harry noted the goblin's sallow skin, his long thin fingers, his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"black eyes. Fleur had removed his shoes: His long feet were dirty.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"He was larger than a house-elf, but not by much. His domed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"head was much bigger than a human's.`You probably don't remember ¨C `","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Harry began.` ¨C that I was the goblin who showed you to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"your vault, the first time you ever visited Gringotts?` said Griphook. `I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"remember, Harry Potter. Even amongst goblins, you are very famous.`Harry and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"goblin looked at each other, sizing each other up. Harry's scar was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"still prickling. He wanted to get through this interview with Griphook quickly,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"and at the same time was afraid of making a false move.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"While he tried to decide on the best way to approach his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"request, the goblin broke the silence.`You buried the elf,` he said, sounding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"unexpectedly rancorous. `I watched you from the window of the bedroom next","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"door.``Yes,` said Harry.Griphook looked at him out of the corners of his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"slanting black eyes.`You are an unusual wizard, Harry Potter.``In what way?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Harry, rubbing his scar absently.`You dug the grave.``So?`Griphook did not answer. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"rather thought he was being sneered at for acting like a Muggle,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"but it did not matter to him whether Griphook approved of Dobby's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"grave or not. He gathered himself for the attack.`Griphook, I need to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"ask ¨C ``You also rescued a goblin.``What?``You brought me here. Saved me.``Well,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"I take it you're not sorry?` said Harry a little impatiently.`No, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Potter,` said Griphook, and with one finger he twisted the thin black","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"beard upon his chin, `but you are a very odd wizard.``Right,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Harry. `Well, I need some help, Griphook, and you can give it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to me.`The goblin made no sign of encouragement, but continued to frown","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"at Harry as though he had never seen anything like him.`I need","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to break into a Gringotts vault.`Harry had not meant to say it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"so badly: the words were forced from him as pain shot through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"his lightning scar and he saw, again, the outline of Hogwarts. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"closed his mind firmly. He needed to deal with Griphook first. Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"and Hermione were staring at Harry as though he had gone mad.`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"¨C ` said Hermione, but she was cut off by Griphook.`Break into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"a Gringotts vault?` repeated the goblin, wincing a little as he shifted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"his position upon the bed. `It is impossible.``No, it isn't,` Ron contradicted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"him. `It's been done.``Yeah,` said Harry. `The same day I first met","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"you, Griphook. My birthday, seven years ago.``The vault in question was empty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"at the time,` snapped the goblin, and Harry understood that even though","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Griphook had let Gringotts, he was offended at the idea of its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"defenses being breached. `Its protection was minimal.``Well, the vault we need to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"get into isn't empty, and I'm guessing its protection will be pretty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"powerful,` said Harry. `It belongs to the Lestranges.`He saw Hermione and Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"look at each other, astonished, but there would be time enough to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"explain after Griphook had given his answer.`You have no chance,` said Griphook","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"flatly. `No chance at all. If you seek beneath our floors, a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"treasure that was never yours ¨C ``Thief, you have been warned, beware","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"¨C yeah, I know, I remember,` said Harry. `But I'm not trying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to get myself any treasure, I'm not trying to take anything for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"personal gain. Can you believe that?`The goblin looked slantwise at Harry, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the lightning scar on Harry's forehead prickled, but he ignored it, refusing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to acknowledge its pain or its invitation.`If there was a wizard of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"whom I would believe that they did not seek personal gain,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Griphook finally, `it would be you, Harry Potter. Goblins and elves are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"not used to the protection or the respect that you have shown","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"this night. Not from wand-carriers.``Wand-carriers,` repeated Harry: The phrase fell oddly upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"his ears as his scar prickled, as Voldemort turned his thoughts northward,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"and as Harry burned to question Ollivander next door.`The right to carry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"a wand,` said the goblin quietly, `has long been contested between wizards","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"and goblins.``Well, goblins can do magic without wands,` said Ron.`That is immaterial!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Wizards refuse to share the secrets of wand-lore with other magical beings,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"they deny us the possibility of extending our powers!``Well, goblins won't share","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"any of their magic either,` said Ron. `You won't tell us how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to make swords and armor the way you do. Goblins know how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to work metal in a way wizards have never ¨C ``It doesn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"matter,` said Harry, noting Griphook's rising color. `This isn't about wizards versus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"goblins or any other sort of magical creature ¨C `Griphook gave a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"nasty laugh.`But it is, it is precisely that! As the Dark Lord","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"becomes ever more powerful, your race is set still more firmly above","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"mine! Gringotts falls under Wizarding rule, house-elves are slaughtered, and who amongst","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the wand-carriers protests?``We do!` said Hermione. She had sat up straight, her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"eyes bright. `We protest! And I'm hunted quite as much as any","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"goblin or elf, Griphook! I'm a Mudblood!``Don't call yourself ¨C ` Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"muttered.`Why shouldn't I?` said Hermione. `Mudblood, and proud of it! I've got no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"higher position under this new order than you have, Griphook! It was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"me they chose to torture, back at the Malfoys!`As she spoke, she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"pulled aside the neck of the dressing gown to reveal the thin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"cut Bellatrix had made, scarlet against her throat.`Did you know that it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"was Harry who set Dobby free?` she asked. `Did you know that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"we've wanted elves to be freed for years?` (Ron fidgeted uncomfortably on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the arm of Hermione's chair.) `You can't want You-Know-Who defeated more than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"we do, Griphook!`The goblin gazed at Hermione with the same curiousity he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"had shown Harry.`What do you seek within the Lestranges' vault?` he asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"abruptly. `The sword that lies inside it is a fake. This is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the real one.` He looked from one to the other of them.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"`I think that you already know this. You asked me to lie","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"for you back there.``But the fake sword isn't the only thing in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"that vault, is it?` asked Harry. `Perhaps you've seen other things in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"there?`His heart was pounding harder than ever. He redoubled his efforts to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"ignore the pulsing of his scar.The goblin twisted his beard around his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"finger again.`It is against our code to speak of the secrets of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Gringotts. We are the guardians of fabulous treasures. We have a duty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to the objects placed in our care, which were, so often, wrought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"by our fingers.`The goblin stroked the sword, and his black eyes roved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"from Harry to Hermione to Ron and then back again.`So young,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"said finally, `to be fighting so many.``Will you help us?` said Harry.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"`We haven't got a hope of breaking in without a goblin's help.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"You're our one chance.``I shall... think about it,` said Griphook maddeningly.`But ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"` Ron started angrily; Hermione nudged him in the ribs.`Thank you,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Harry.The goblin bowed his great domed head in acknowledgement, then flexed his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"short legs.`I think,` he said, settling himself ostentatiously upon Bill and Fleur's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"bed, `that the Skele-Gro has finished its work. I may be able","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to sleep at last. Forgive me....``Yeah, of course,` said Harry, but before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"leaving the room he leaned forward and took the sword of Gryffindor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"from beside the goblin. Griphook did not protest, but Harry thought he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"saw resentment in the goblin's eyes as he closed the door upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"him.`Little git,` whispered Ron. `He's enjoying keeping us hanging.``Harry,` whispered Hermione, pulling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"them both away from the door, into the middle of the still-dark","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"landing, `are you saying what I think you're saying? Are you saying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"there's a Horcrux in the Lestranges vault?``Yes,` said Harry. `Bellatrix was terrified","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"when she thought we'd been in there, she was beside herself. Why?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"What did she think we'd seen, what else did she think we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"might have taken? Something she was petrified You-Know-Who would find out about.``But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"I thought we were looking for places You-Know-Who's been, places he's done","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"something important?` said Ron, looking baffled. `Was he ever inside the Lestranges'","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"vault?``I don't know whether he was ever inside Gringotts,` said Harry. `He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"never had gold there when he was younger, because nobody left him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"anything. He would have seen the bank from the outside, though, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"first time he ever went to Diagon Alley.`Harry's scar throbbed, but he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"ignored it; he wanted Ron and Hermione to understand about Gringotts before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"they spoke to Ollivander.`I think he would have envied anyone who had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"a key to a Gringotts vault. I think he'd have seen it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"as a real symbol of belonging to the Wizarding world. And don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"forget, he trusted Bellatrix and her husband. They were his most devoted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"servants before he fell, and they went looking for him after he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"vanished. He said it might he came back, I heard him.`Harry rubbed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"his scar.`I don't think he'd have told Bellatrix it was a Horcrux,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"though. He never told Lucius Malfoy the truth about the diary. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"probably told her it was a treasured possession and asked her to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"place it in her vault. The safest place in the world for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"anything you want to hide, Hagrid told me... except for Hogwarts.`When Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"had finished speaking, Ron shook his head.`You really understand him.``Bits of him,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"said Harry. `Bits... I just wish I'd understood Dumbledore as much. But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"we'll see. Come on ¨C Ollivander now.`Ron and Hermione looked bewildered but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"very impressed as they followed him across the little landing and knocked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"upon the door opposite Bill and Fleur's. A weak `Come in!` answered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"them.The wandmaker was lying on the twin bed farthest from the window.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"He had been held in the cellar for more than a year,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"and tortured, Harry knew, on at least one occasion. He was emaciated,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the bones of his face sticking out sharply against the yellowish skin.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"His great silver eyes seemed vast in their sunken sockets. The hands","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"that lay upon the blanket could have belonged to a skeleton. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"sat down on the empty bed, beside Ron and Hermione. The rising","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"sun was not visible here. The room faced the cliff-top garden and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the freshly dug grave.`Mr. Ollivander, I'm sorry to disturb you,` Harry said.`My","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"dear boy,` Ollivander's voice was feeble. `You rescued us, I thought we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"would die in that place, I can never thank you... never thank","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"you... enough.``We were glad to do it.`Harry's scar throbbed. He knew, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"was certain, that there was hardly any time left in which to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"beat Voldemort to his goal, or else to attempt to thwart him.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"He felt a flutter of panic... yet he had made his decision","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"when he chose to speak to Griphook first. Feigning a calm he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"did not feel, he groped in the pouch around his neck and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"took out the two halves of his broken wand.`Mr. Ollivander, I need","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"some help.``Anything. Anything.` Said the wandmaker weakly.`Can you mend this? Is it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"possible?`Ollivander held out a trembling hand, and Harry placed the two barely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"connected halves in his palm.`Holly and phoenix feather,` said Ollivander in a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"tremulous voice. `Eleven inches. Nice and supple.``Yes,` said Harry. `Can you ¨C?``No,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"whispered Ollivander. `I am sorry, very sorry, but a wand that has","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"suffered this degree of damage cannot be repaired by any means that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"I know of.`Harry had been braced to hear it, but it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"a blow nevertheless. He took the wand halves back and replaced them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"in the pouch around his neck. Ollivander stared at the place where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the shattered wand had vanished, and did not look away until Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"had taken from his pocket the two wands he had brought from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the Malfoys'.`Can you identify these?` Harry asked.The wandmaker took the first of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the wands and held it close to his faded eyes, rolling it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"between his knobble-knuckled fingers, flexing it slightly.`Walnut and dragon heartstring,` he said.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"`Twelve-and-three-quarter inches. Unyielding. This wand belonged to Bellatrix Lestrange.``And this one?`Ollivander performed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the same examination.`Hawthorn and unicorn hair. Ten inches precisely. Reasonably springy. This","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"was the wand of Draco Malfoy.``Was?` repeated Harry. `Isn't it still his?``Perhaps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"not. If you took it ¨C `` ¨C I did ¨C ``","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"¨C then it may be yours. Of course, the manner of taking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"matters. Much also depends upon the wand itself. In general, however, where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"a wand has been won, its allegiance will change.`There was a silence","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"in the room, except for the distant rushing of the sea.`You talk","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"about wands like they've got feelings,` said Harry, `like they can think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"for themselves.``The wand chooses the wizard,` said Ollivander. `That much has always","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"been clear to those of us who have studied wandlore.``A person can","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"still use a wand that hasn't chosen them, though?` asked Harry.`Oh yes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"if you are any wizard at all you will be able to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"channel your magic through almost any instrument. The best results, however, must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"always come where there is the strongest affinity between wizard and wand.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"These connections are complex. An initial attraction, and then a mutual quest","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"for experience, the wand learning from the wizard, the wizard from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"wand.`The sea gushed forward and backward; it was a mournful sound.`I took","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"this wand from Draco Malfoy by force,` said Harry. `Can I use","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"it safely?``I think so. Subtle laws govern wand ownership, but the conquered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"wand will usually bend its will to its new master.``So I should","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"use this one?` said Ron, pulling Wormtail's wand out of his pocket","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"and handing it to Ollivander.`Chestnut and dragon heartstring. Nine-and-a-quarter inches. Brittle. I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"was forced to make this shortly after my kidnapping, for Peter Pettigrew.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Yes, if you won it, it is more likely to do your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"bidding, and do it well, than another wand.``And this holds true for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"all wands, does it?` asked Harry.`I think so,` replied Ollivander, his protuberant","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"eyes upon Harry's face. `You ask deep questions, Mr. Potter. Wandlore is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"a complex and mysterious branch of magic.``So, it isn't necessary to kill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the previous owner to take the possession of a wand?` asked Harry.Ollivander","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"swallowed.`Necessary? No, I should not say that it is necessary to kill.``There","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"are legends, though,` said Harry, and as his heart rate quickened, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"pain in his scar became more intense; he was sure that Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"has decided to put his idea into action. `Legends about a wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"¨C or wands ¨C that have been passed from hand to hand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"by murder.`Ollivander turned pale. Against the snowy pillow he was light gray,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"and his eyes were enormous, bloodshot, and bulging with what looked like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"fear.`Only one wand, I think,` he whispered.`And You-Know-Who is interested in it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"isn't he?` asked Harry.`I ¨C how?` croaked Ollivander, and he looked appealingly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"at Ron and Hermione for help. `How do you know this?``He wanted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"you to tell him how to overcome the connection between our wands,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"said Harry.Ollivander looked terrified.`He tortured me, you must understand that! The Cruciatus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Curse, I ¨C I had no choice but to tell him what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"I knew, what I guessed!``I understand,` said Harry. `You told him about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the twin cores? You said he just had to borrow another wizard's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"wand?`Ollivander looked horrified, transfixed, by the amount that Harry knew. He nodded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"slowly.`But it didn't work,` Harry went on. `Mine still beat the borrowed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"wand. Do you know why that is?`Ollivander shook his head slowly as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"he had just nodded.`I had... never heard of such a thing. Your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"wand performed something unique that night. The connection of the twin cores","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"is incredibly rare, yet why your wand would have snapped the borrowed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"wand, I do not know....``We were talking about the other wand, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"wand that changes hands by murder. When You-Know-Who realized my wand had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"done something strange, he came back and asked about that other wand,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"didn't he?``How do you know this?`Harry did not answer.`Yes, he asked,` whispered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Ollivander. `He wanted to know everything I could tell him about the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"wand variously known as the Deathstick, the Wand of Destiny, or the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Elder Wand.`Harry glanced sideways at Hermione. She looked flabbergasted.`The Dark Lord,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Ollivander in hushed and frightened tones, `had always been happy with the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"wand I made him ¨C yes and phoenix feather, thirteen-and-a-half inches. ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"until he discovered the connection of the twin cores. Now he seeks","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"another, more powerful wand, as the only way to conquer yours.``But he'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"know soon, if he doesn't already, that mine's broken beyond repair,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Harry quietly.`No!` said Hermione, sounding frightened. `He can't know that, Harry, how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"could he ¨C?``Priori Incantatem,` said Harry. `We left your wand and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"blackthorn wand at the Malfoys', Hermione. If they examine them properly, make","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"them re-create the spells they've cast lately, they'd see that yours broke","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"mine, they'll see that you tried and failed to mend it, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"they'll realize that I've been using the blackthorn one ever since.`The little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"color she had regained since their arrival had drained from her face.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Ron gave Harry a reproachful look, and said, `Let's not worry about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"that now ¨C`But Mr. Ollivander intervened.`The Dark Lord no longer seeks the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Elder Wand only for your destruction, Mr. Potter. He is determined to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"possess it because he believes it will make him truly invulnerable.``And will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"it?``The owner of the Elder Wand must always fear attack,` said Ollivander,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"`but the idea of the Dark Lord in possession of the Deathstick","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"is, I must admit... formidable.`Harry was suddenly reminded of how unsure, when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"they first met, of how much he liked Ollivander. Even now, having","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"been tortured and imprisoned by Voldemort, the idea of the Dark Wizard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"in possession of this wand seemed to enthrall him as much as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"it repulsed him.`You ¨C you really think this wand exists, then, Mr.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Ollivander?` asked Hermione.`Oh yes,` said Ollivander. `Yes, it is perfectly possible to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"trace the wand's course through history. There are gaps, of, course, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"long ones, where it vanishes from view, temporarily lost or hidden; but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"always it resurfaces. It has certain identifying characteristics that those who are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"learned in wandlore recognize. There are written accounts, some of them obscure,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"that I and other wandmakers have made it our business to study.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"They have the ring of authenticity.``So you ¨C you don't think it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"can be a fairy tale or a myth?` Hermione asked hopefully.`No,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Ollivander. `Whether it needs to pass by murder, I do not know.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Its history is bloody, but that may be simply due to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"fact that it is such a desirable object, and arouses such passions","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"in wizards. Immensely powerful, dangerous in the wrong hands, and an object","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"of incredible fascination to all of us who study the power of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"wands.``Mr. Ollivander,` said Harry, `you told You-Know-Who that Gregorovitch had the Elder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Wand, didn't you?`Ollivander turned, if possible, even paler. He looked ghostly as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"he gulped.`But how ¨C how do you ¨C?``Never mind how I know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"it,` said Harry, closing his eyes momentarily as his scar burned and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"he saw, for mere seconds, a vision of the main street in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Hogsmeade, still dark, because it was so much farther north. `You told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"You-Know-Who that Gregorovitch had the wand?``It was a rumor,` whispered Ollivander. `A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"rumor, years and years ago, long before you were born I believe","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Gregorovitch himself started it. You can see how good it would be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"for business; that he was studying and duplicating the qualities of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Elder Wand!``Yes, I can see that,` said Harry. He stood up. `Mr.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Ollivander, one last thing, and then we'll let you get some rest.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"What do you know about the Deathly Hallows?``The ¨C the what?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the wandmaker, looking utterly bewildered.`The Deathly Hallows.``I'm afraid I don't know what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"you're talking about. Is this still something to do with wands?`Harry looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"into the sunken face and believed that Ollivander was not acting. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"did not know about the Hallows.`Thank you,` said Harry. `Thank you very","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"much. We'll leave you to get some rest now.`Ollivander looked stricken.`He was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"torturing me!` he gasped. `The Cruciatus Curse... you have no idea....``I do,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"said Harry, `I really do. Please get some rest. Thank you for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"telling me all of this.`He led Ron and Hermione down the staircase.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Harry caught glimpses of Bill, Fleur, Luna, and Dean sitting at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"table in the kitchen, cups of tea in front of them. They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"all looked up at Harry as he appeared in the doorway, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"he merely nodded to them and continued into the garden, Ron and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Hermione behind him. The reddish mound of earth that covered Dobby lay","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"ahead, and Harry walked back to it, as the pain in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"head built more and more powerfully. It was a huge effort now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"to close down the visions that were forcing themselves upon him, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"he knew that he would have to resist only a little longer.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"He would yield very soon, because he needed to know that his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"theory was right. He must make only one more short effort, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"that he could explain to Ron and Hermione.`Gregorovitch had the Elder Wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"a long time ago,` he said, `I saw You-Know-Who trying to find","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"him. When he tracked him down, he found that Gregorovitch didn't have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"it anymore: It was stolen from him by Grindelwald. How Grindelwald found","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"out that Gregorovitch had it, I don't know ¨C but if Gregorovitch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"was stupid enough to spread the rumor, it can't have been that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"difficult.`Voldemort was at the gates of Hogwarts; Harry could see him standing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"there, and see too the lamp bobbing in the pre-dawn, coming closer","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"and closer.`And Grindelwald used the Elder Wand to become powerful. And at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the height of his power, when Dumbledore knew he was the only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"one who could stop him, he dueled Grindelwald and beat him, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"he took the Elder Wand.``Dumbledore had the Elder Wand?` said Ron. `But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"then ¨C where is it now?``At Hogwarts,` said Harry, fighting to remain","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"with them in the cliff-top garden.`But then, let's go!` said Ron urgently.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"`Harry, let's go and get it before he does!``It's too late for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"that,` said Harry. He could not help himself, but clutched his head,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"trying to help it resist. `He knows where it is. He's there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"now.``Harry!` Ron said furiously. `How long have you known this ¨C why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"have we been wasting time? Why did you talk to Griphook first?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"We could have gone ¨C we could still go ¨C ``No,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Harry, and he sank to his knees in the grass. `Hermione's right.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Dumbledore didn't want me to have it. He didn't want me to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"take it. He wanted me to get the Horcruxes.``The unbeatable wand, Harry!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"moaned Ron.`I'm not supposed to... I'm supposed to get the Horcruxes....`And now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"everything was cool and dark: The sun was barely visible over the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"horizon as he glided alongside Snape, up through the grounds toward the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"lake.`I shall join you in the castle shortly,` he said in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"high, cold voice. `Leave me now.`Snape bowed and set off back up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the path, his black cloak billowing behind him. Harry walked slowly, waiting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"for Snape's figure to disappear. It would not do for Snape, or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"indeed anyone else, to see where he was going. But there were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"no lights in the castle windows, and he could conceal himself... and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"in a second he had cast upon himself a Disillusionment Charm that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"hid him even from his own eyes.And he walked on, around the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"edge of the lake, taking in the outlines of the beloved castle,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"his first kingdom, his birthright....And here it was, beside the lake, reflected","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"in the dark waters. The white marble tomb, an unnecessary blot on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"the familiar landscape. He felt again that rush of controlled euphoria, that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"heady sense of purpose in destruction. He raised the old yew wand:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"How fitting that this would be its last great act.The tomb split","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"open from head to foot. The shrouded figure was as long as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"thin as it had been in life. He raised the wand again.The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"wrappings fell open. The face was translucent, pale, sunken, yet almost perfectly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"preserved. They had left his spectacles on the crooked nose: He felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"amused derision. Dumbledore's hands were folded upon his chest, and there it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"lay, clutched beneath them, buried with him.Had the old fool imagined that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"marble or death would protect the wand? Had he thought that the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Dark Lord would be scared to violate his tomb? The spiderlike hand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"swooped and pulled the wand from Dumbledore's grasp, and as he took","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"it, a shower of sparks flew from its tip, sparkling over the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"corpse of its last owner, ready to serve a new master at last. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-24"
"Bill and Fleur's cottage stood alone on a cliff overlooking the sea,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"its walls embedded with shells and whitewashed. It was a lonely and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"beautiful place. Wherever Harry went inside the tiny cottage or its garden,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"he could hear the constant ebb and flow of the sea, like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the breathing of some great, slumbering creature. He spent much of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"next few days making excuses to escape the crowded cottage, craving the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"cliff-top view of open sky and wide, empty sea, and the feel","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"of cold, salty wind on his face. The enormity of his decision","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"not to race Voldemort to the wand still scared Harry. He could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"not remember, ever before, choosing /not/ to act. He was full of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"doubts, doubts that Ron could not help voicing whenever they were together.`What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"if Dumbledore wanted us to work out the symbol in time to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"get the wand?``What if working out what the symbol meant made you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"'worthy' to get the Hallows?``Harry, if that really is the Elder Wand,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"how the hell are we supposed to finish off You-Know-Who?`Harry had no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"answers: There were moments when he wondered whether it had been outright","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"madness not to try to prevent Voldemort breaking open the tomb. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"could not even explain satisfactorily why he had decided against it: Every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"time he tried to reconstruct the internal arguments that had led to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"his decision, they sounded feebler to him.The odd thing was that Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"support made him feel just as confused as Ron's doubts. Now forced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"to accept that the Elder Wand was real, she maintained that it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"was an evil object, and that the way Voldemort had taken possession","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"of it was repellent, not to be considered.`You could never have done","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"that, Harry,` she said again and again. `You couldn't have broken into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Dumbledore's grave.`But the idea of Dumbledore's corpse frightened Harry much less than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the possibility that he might have misunderstood the living Dumbledore's intentions. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"felt that he was still groping in the dark; he had chosen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"his path but kept looking back, wondering whether he had misread the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"signs, whether he should not have taken the other way. From time","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"to time, anger at Dumbledore crashed over him again, powerful as the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"waves slamming themselves against the cliff beneath the cottage, anger that Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"had not explained before he died.`But /is/ he dead?` said Ron, three","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"days after they had arrived at the cottage. Harry had been staring","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"out over the wall that separated the cottage garden from the cliff","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"when Ron and Hermione had found him; he wished they had not,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"having no wish to join in with their argument.`Yes, he is. Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"please, don't start that again!``Look at the facts, Hermione,` said Ron, speaking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"across Harry, who continued to gaze at the horizon. `The solve doe.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"The sword. The eye Harry saw in the mirror ¨C``Harry admits he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"could have imagined the eye! Don't you, Harry?``I could have,` said Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"without looking at her.`But you don't thing you did, do you?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Ron.`No, I don't,` said Harry.`There you go!` said Ron quickly, before Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"could carry on. `If it wasn't Dumbledore, explain how Dobby knew we were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"in the cellar, Hermione?``I can't ¨C but can you explain how Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"sent him to us if he's lying in a tomb at Hogwarts?``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"dunno, it could've been his ghost!``Dumbledore wouldn't come back as a ghost,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"said Harry. There was little about Dumbledore he was sure of now,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"but he knew that much. `He would have gone on.``What d'you mean,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"'gone on'?` asked Ron, but before Harry could say any more, a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"voice behind them said, `'Arry?`Fleur had come out of the cottage, her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"long silver hair flying in the breeze.`'Arry, Grip'ook would like to speak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"to you. 'E eez in ze smallest bedroom, 'e says 'e does","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"not want to be over'eard.`Her dislike of the goblin sending her to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"deliver messages was clear; she looked irritable as she walked back around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the house.Griphook was waiting for them, as Fleur had said, in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"tiniest of the cottage's three bedrooms, in which Hermione and Luna slept","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"by night. He had drawn the red cotton curtains against the bright,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"cloudy sky, which gave the room a fiery glow at odds with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the rest of the airy, light cottage.`I have reached my decision, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Potter,` said the goblin, who was sitting cross-legged in a low chair,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"drumming its arms with his spindly fingers. `Though the goblins of Gringotts","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"will consider it base treachery, I have decided to help you ¨C``That's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"great!` said Harry, relief surging through him. `Griphook, thank you, we're really","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"¨C``¨C in return,` said the goblin firmly, `for payment.`Slightly taken aback, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"hesitated.`How much do you want? I've got gold.``Not gold,` said Griphook. `I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"have gold.`His black eyes glittered; there were no whites to his eyes.`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"want the sword. The sword of Godric Gryffindor.`Harry's spirits plummeted.`You can't have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"that,` he said. `I'm sorry.``Then,` said the goblin softly, `we have a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"problem.``We can give you something else,` said Ron eagerly. `I'll bet the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Lestranges have got loads of stuff, you can take your pick once","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"we get into the vault.`He had said the wrong thing. Griphook flushed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"angrily.`I am not a thief, boy! I am not trying to procure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"treasures to which I have no right!``The sword's ours ¨C``it is not,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"said the goblin.`We're Gryffindors, and it was Godric Gryffindor's ¨C``And before it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"was Gryffindor's, whose was it?` demanded the goblin, sitting up straight.`No one's,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"said Ron. `It was made for him, wasn't it?``No!` cried the goblin,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"bristling with anger as he pointed a long finger at Ron. `Wizarding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"arrogance again! That sword was Ragnuk the First's, taken from him by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Godric Gryffindor! It is a ¨C, a masterpiece of goblinwork! It belongs","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"with the gobl¨C. The sword is the price of my hire, take","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"it or leave it!`Griphook glared at them. Harry glanced at the other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"¨C, then said, `We need to discuss this, Griphook, if that's all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"right. Could you give us a few minutes?`The goblin nodded, looking sour.Downstairs","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"in the empty sitting room, Harry walked to the fireplace, brow furrowed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"trying to think what to do. Behind him, Ron said, `He's having","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"a laugh. We can't let him have that sword.``It is true?` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"asked Hermione. `Was the sword stolen by Gryffindor?``I don't know,` she said hopelessly.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"`Wizarding history often skates over what the wizards have done to other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"magical races, but there's no account that I know of that says","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Gryffindor stole the sword.``It'll be one of those goblin stories,` said Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"`about how the wizards are always trying to get one over on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"them. I suppose we should think ourselves lucky he hasn't asked for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"one of our wands.``Goblins have got good reason to dislike wizards, Ron.`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"said Hermione. `They've been treated brutally in the past.``Goblins aren't exactly fluffy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"little bunnies, though, are they?` said Ron. `They've killed plenty of us.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"They've fought dirty too.``But arguing with Griphook about whose race is most","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"underhanded and violent isn't going to make him more likely to help","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"us, is it?`There was a pause while they tried to think of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"a way around the problem. Harry looked out of the window at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Dobby's grave. Luna was arranging sea lavender in a jam jar beside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the headstone.`Okay,` said Ron, and Harry turned back to face him, `how's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"this? We tell Griphook we need the sword until we get inside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the ¨C and then he can have it. There's a fake in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"these, isn't there? We switch them, and give him the fake.``Ron, he'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"know the difference better than we would!` said Hermione. `He's the only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"one who realized there had been a swap!``Yeah, but we could ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"caper before he realizes ¨C`He quailed beneath the look Hermione was giving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"him.`That,` she said quietly, `is despicable. Ask for his help, then double-cross","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"him? And you wonder why goblins don't like wizards, Ron?`Ron's ears had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"turned red.`All right, all right! It was the only thing I could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"think of! What's your solution, then?``We need to offer him something else,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"something just as valuable.``Brilliant, I'll go and get one of our ancient","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"goblin-made swords and you can gift wrap it.`Silence fell between them again.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Harry was sure that the goblin would accept nothing but the sword,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"even if they had something as valuable to offer him. Yet the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"sword was their one, indispensable weapon against the Horcruxes.He closed his eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"for a moment or two and listened to the rush of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"sea. The idea that Gryffindor might have stolen the sword was unpleasant","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"to him: He had always been proud to be a Gryffindor; Gryffindor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"had been the champion of Muggle-borns, the wizard who had clashed with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the pureblood-loving Slytherin....`Maybe he's lying,` Harry said, opening his eyes again. `Griphook.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Maybe Gryffindor didn't take the sword. How do we know the goblin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"version of history's right?``Does it make a difference?` asked Hermione.`Changes how I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"feel about it,` said Harry.He took a deep breath.`We'll tell him he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"can have the sword after he's helped us get into that vault","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"¨C but we'll be careful to avoid telling him exactly /when/ he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"can have it.`A grin spread slowly across Ron's face. Hermione, however, looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"alarmed.`Harry, we can't ¨C``He can have it,` Harry went on, `after we've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"used it on all of the Horcruxes. I'll make sure he gets","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"it then. I'll keep my word.``But that could be years!` said Hermione.`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"know that, but /he/ needn't. I won't be lying... really.`Harry met her eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"with a mixture of defiance and shame. He remembered the words that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"had been engraved over the gateway to Nurmengard: FOR THE GREATER GOOD.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"He pushed the idea away. What choice did they have?`I don't like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"it,` said Hermione.`Nor do I, much,` Harry admitted.`Well, I think it's genius,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"said Ron, standing up again. `Let's go and tell him.`Back in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"smallest bedroom, Harry made the offer, careful to phrase it so as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"not to give any definite time for the handover of the sword.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Hermione frowned at the floor while he was speaking; he felt irritated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"at her, afraid that she might give the game away. However, Griphook","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"had eyes for nobody but Harry.`I have your word, Harry Potter, that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"you will give me the sword of Gryffindor if I help you?``Yes,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"said Harry.`Then shake,` said the goblin, holding out his hand.Harry took it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"and shook. He wondered whether those black eyes saw any misgivings in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"his own. Then Griphook relinquished him, clapped his hands together, and said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"`So. We begin!`It was like planning to break into the Ministry all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"over again. They settled to work in the smallest bedroom, which was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"kept, according to Griphook's preference, in semidarkness.`I have visited the Lestranges' vault","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"only once,` Griphook told them, `on the occasion I was told to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"place inside it the false sword. It is one of the most","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"ancient chambers. The oldest Wizarding families store their treasures at the deepest","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"level, where the vaults are largest and best protected....`They remained shut in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the cupboardlike room for hours at a time. Slowly the days stretched","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"into weeks. There was problem after problem to overcome, not least of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"which was that their store of Polyjuice Potion was greatly depleted.`There's really","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"only enough left for one of us,` said Hermione, tilting the thick","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"mudlike potion against the lamplight.`That'll be enough,` said Harry, who was examining","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Griphook's hand-drawn map of the deepest passageways.The other inhabitants of Shell Cottage","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"could hardly fail to notice that something was going on now that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Harry, Ron and Hermione only emerged for mealtimes. Nobody asked questions, although","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Harry often felt Bill's eyes on the three of them at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"table, thoughtful, concerned.The longer they spent together, the more Harry realized that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"he did not much like the goblin. Griphook was unexpectedly bloodthirsty, laughed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"at the idea of pain in lesser creatures and seemed to relish","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the possibility that they might have to hurt other wizards to reach","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the Lestranges' vault. Harry could tell that his distaste was shared by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the other two, but they did not discuss it. They needed Griphook.The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"goblin ate only grudgingly with the rest of them. Even after his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"legs had mended, he continued to request trays of food in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"room, like the still-frail Ollivander, until Bill (following an angry outburst from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Fleur) went upstairs to tell him that the arrangement could not continue.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Thereafter Griphook joined them at the overcrowded table, although he refused to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"eat the same food, insisting, instead, on lumps of raw meat, roots,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"and various fungi.Harry felt responsible: It was, after all, he who had insisted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"that the goblin remain at Shell Cottage so that he could question","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"him; his fault that the whole Weasley family had been driven into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"hiding, that Bill, Fred, George, and Mr. Weasley could no longer work.`I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"sorry,` he told Fleur, one blustery April evening as he helped her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"prepare dinner. `I never meant you to have to deal with all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"of this.`She had just set some knives to work, chipping up steaks","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"for Griphook and Bill, who had preferred his meat bloody ever since","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"he had been attacked by Greyback. While the knives sliced behind her,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"her somewhat irritable expression softened.`'Arry, you saved my sister's life, I do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"not forget.`This was not, strictly speaking, true, but Harry decided against reminding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"her that Gabrielle had never been in real danger.`Anyway,` Fleur went on,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"pointing her want at a pot of sauce on the stove, which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"began to bubble at once, `Mr. Ollivander leaves for Muriel's zis evening.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Zat will make zings easier. Ze goblin,` she scowled a little at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the mention of him, `can move downstairs, and you, Ron, and Dean","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"can take zat room.``We don't mind sleeping in the living room,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Harry, who knew that Griphook would thing poorly of having to sleep","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"on the sofa; keeping Griphook happy was essential to their plans. `Don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"worry about us.` And when she tried to protest he went on,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"`We'll be off your hands soon too, Ron, Hermione, and I. We","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"won't need to be here much longer.``But, what do you mean?` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"said, frowning at him, her wand pointing at the casserole dish now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"suspended in midair. `Of course you must not leave, you are safe","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"'ere!`She looked rather like Mrs. Weasley as she said it, and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"was glad that the back door opened at that moment. Luna and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Dean entered, their hair damp from the rain outside and their arms","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"full of driftwood.`... and tiny little ears,` Luna was saying, `a bit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"like hippo's, Daddy says, only purple and hairy. And if you want","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"to call them, you have to hum; they prefer a waltz, nothing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"too fast....`Looking uncomfortable, Dean shrugged at Harry as he passed, following Luna","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"into the combined dining and sitting room where Ron and Hermione were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"laying the dinner table.Seizing the chance to escape Fleur's questions, Harry grabbed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"two jugs of pumpkin juice and followed them.`... and if you ever","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"come to our house I'll be able to show you the horn,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Daddy wrote to me about it but I haven't seen it yet,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"because the Death Eaters took me from the Hogwarts Express and I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"never got home for Christmas,` Luna was saying, as she and Dean","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"relit the fire.`Luna, we told you,` Hermione called over to her. `That","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"horn exploded. It came from an Erumpent, not a Crumple-Horned Snorkack ¨C``No,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"it was definitely a Snorkack horn,` said Luna serenely, `Daddy told me.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"It will probably have re-formed by now, they mend themselves, you know.`Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"shook her head and continued laying down forks as Bill appeared, leading","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Mr. Ollivander down the stairs. The wandmaker still looked exceptionally frail, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"he clung to Bill's arm as the latter supported him, carrying a large","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"suitcase.`I'm going to miss you, Mr. Ollivander,` said Luna, approaching the old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"man.`And I you, my dear,` said Ollivander, patting her on the shoulder.`You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"were an inexpressible comfort to me in that terrible place.``So, au revoir,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Mr. Ollivander,` said Fleur, kissing him on both cheeks. `And I wonder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"whezzer you could oblige me by delivering a package to Bill's Auntie","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Muriel? I never returned 'er tiara.``It will be an honor,` said Ollivander","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"with a little bow, `the very least I can do in return","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"for your generous hospitality.`Fleur drew out a worn velvet case, which she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"opened to show the wandmaker. The tiara sat glittering and twinkling in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the light from the low-hanging lamp.`Moonstones and diamonds,` said Griphook, who had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"sidled into the room without Harry noticing. `Made by goblins, I think?``And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"paid for by wizards,` said Bill quietly, and the goblin shot him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"a look that was both furtive and challenging.A strong wind gusted against","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the cottage windows as Bill and Ollivander set off into the night.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"The rest of them squeezed in around the table; elbow to elbow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"and with barely enough room to move, they started to eat. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"fire crackled and popped in the grate beside them. Fleur, Harry noticed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"was merely playing with her food; she glanced at the window every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"few minutes; however, Bill returned before they had finished their first course,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"his long hair tangled by the wind.`Everything's fine,` he told Fleur. `Ollivander","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"settled in, Mum and Dad say hello. Ginny sends you all her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"love, Fred and George are driving Muriel up the wall, they're still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"operating an Owl-Order business out of her back room. It cheered her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"up to have her tiara back, though. She said she thought we'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"stolen it.``Ah, she eez charmant, your aunt,` said Fleur crossly, waving her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"wand and causing the dirty plates to rise and form a stack","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"in midair. She caught them and marched out of the room.`Daddy's made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"a tiara,` piped up Luna, `Well, more of a crown, really.`Ron caught","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Harry's eye and grinned; Harry knew that he was remembering the ludicrous","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"headdress they had seen on their visit to Xenophilius.`Yes, he's trying to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"re-create the lost diadem of Ravenclaw. He thinks he's identified most of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the main elements now. Adding the billywig wings really made a difference","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"¨C`There was a bang on the front door. Everyone's head turned toward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"it. Fleur came running out of the kitchen, looking frightened; Bill jumped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"to his feed, his wand pointing at the door; Harry, Ron, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Hermione did the same. Silently Griphook slipped beneath the table, out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"sight.`Who is it?` Bill called.`It is I, Remus John Lupin!` called a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"voice over the howling wind. Harry experienced a thrill of fear; what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"had happened? `I am a werewolf, married to Nymphadora Tonks, and you,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the Secret-Keeper of Shell Cottage, told me the address and bade me","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"come in an emergency!``Lupin,` muttered Bill, and he ran to the door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"and wrenched it open.Lupin fell over the threshold. He was white-faced, wrapped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"in a traveling cloak, his graying hair windswept. He straightened up, looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"around the room, making sure of who was there, then cried aloud, `It's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"a boy! We've named him Ted, after Dora's father!`Hermione shrieked.`Wha ¨C? Tonks","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"¨C Tonks has had the baby?``Yes, yes, she's had the baby!` shouted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Lupin. All around the table came cries of delight, sighs of relief:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Hermione and Fleur both squealed, `Congratulations!` and Ron said, `Blimey, a baby!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"as if he had never heard of such a thing before.`Yes ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"yes ¨C a boy,` said Lupin again, who seemed dazed by his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"own happiness. He strode around the table and hugged Harry; the scene","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"in the basement of Grimmauld Place might never have happened.`You'll be godfather?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"he said as he released Harry.`M-me?` stammered Harry.`You, yes, of course ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Dora quite agrees, no one better ¨C``I ¨C yeah ¨C blimey ¨C`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"felt overwhelmed, astonished, delighted; now Bill was hurrying to fetch wine, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Fleur was persuading Lupin to join them for a drink.`I can't stay","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"long, I must get back,` said Lupin, beaming around at them all:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"He looked years younger than Harry had ever seen him. `Thank you,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"thank you, Bill`Bill had soon filled all of their goblets, they stood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"and raised them high in a toast.`To Teddy Remus Lupin,` said Lupin,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"`a great wizard in the making!``'Oo does 'e look like?` Fleur inquired.`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"think he looks like Dora, but she thinks he is like me.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Not much hair. It looked black when he was born, but I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"swear it's turned ginger in the hour since. Probably blond by the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"time I get back. Andromeda says Tonks's hair started changing color the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"day that she was born.` He drained his goblet. `Oh, go on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"then, just one more,` he added, beaming, as Bill made to fill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"it again.The wind buffeted the little cottage and the fire leapt and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"crackled, and Bill was soon opening another bottle of wine. Lupin's news","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"seemed to have taken them out of themselves, removed them for a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"while from their state of siege: Tidings of new life were exhilarating.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Only the goblin seemed untouched by the suddenly festive atmosphere, and after","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"a while he slunk back to the bedroom he now occupied alone.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Harry thought he was the only one who had noticed this, until","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"he saw Bill's eyes following the goblin up the stairs.`No... no... I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"really must get back,` said Lupin at last, declining yet another goblet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"of wine. He got to his feet and pulled his traveling cloak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"back around himself.`Good-bye, good-bye ¨C I'll try and bring some pictures in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"a few day's time ¨C they'll all be so glad to know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"that I've seen you ¨C`He fastened his cloak and made his farewells,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"hugging the women and grasping hands with the men, then, still beaming,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"returned into the wild night.`Godfather, Harry!` said Bill as they walked into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"the kitchen together, helping clear the table. `A real honor! Congratulations!`As Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"set down the empty goblets he was carrying, Bill pulled the door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"behind him closed, shutting out the still-voluble voices of the others, who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"were continuing to celebrate even in Lupin's absence.`I wanted a private word,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"actually, Harry. It hasn't been easy to get an opportunity with the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"cottage this full of people.`Bill hesitated.`Harry, you're planning something with Griphook.`It was a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"statement, not a question, and Harry did not bother to deny it.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"He merely looked at Bill, waiting.`I know goblins,` said Bill. `I've worked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"for Gringotts ever since I left Hogwarts. As far as there can","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"be friendship between wizards and goblins, I have goblin friends ¨C or,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"at least, goblins I know well, and like.` Again, Bill hesitated.`Harry, what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"do you want from Griphook, and what have you promised him in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"return?``I can't tell you that,` said Harry. `Sorry, Bill.`The kitchen door opened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"behind them; Fleur was trying to bring through more empty goblets.`Wait,` Bill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"told her, `Just a moment.`She backed out and he closed the door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"again.`Then I have to say this,` Bill went on. `If you have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"struck any kind of bargain with Griphook, and most particularly if that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"bargain involves treasure, you must be exceptionally careful. Goblin notions of ownership,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"payment, and repayment are not the same as human ones.`Harry felt a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"slight squirm of discomfort, as though a small snake had stirred inside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"him.`What do you mean?` he asked.`We are talking about a different breed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"of being,` said Bill. `Dealings between wizards and goblins have been fraught","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"for centuries ¨C but you'll know all that from History of Magic.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"There has been fault on both sides, I would never claim that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"wizards have been innocent. However, there is a belief among some goblins,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"and those at Gringotts are perhaps most prone to it, that wizards","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"cannot be trusted in matters of gold and treasure, that they have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"no respect for goblin ownership.``I respect ¨C` Harry began, but Bill shook","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"his head.`You don't understand, Harry, nobody could understand unless they have lived","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"with goblins. To a goblin, the rightful and true master of any","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"object is the maker, not the purchaser. All goblin made objects are,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"in goblin eyes, rightfully theirs.``But it was bought ¨C``¨C then they would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"consider it rented by the one who had paid the money. They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"have, however, great difficulty with the idea of goblin-made objects passing from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"wizard to wizard. You saw Griphook's face when the tiara passed under","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"his eyes. He disapproves. I believe he thinks, as do the fiercest","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"of his kind, that it ought to have been returned to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"goblins once the original purchaser died. They consider our habit of keeping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"goblin-made objects, passing them from wizard to wizard without further payment, little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"more than theft.`Harry had an ominous feeling now; he wondered whether Bill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"guessed more than he was letting on.`All I am saying,` said Bill,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"setting his hand on the door back into the sitting room, `is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"to be very careful what you promise goblins, Harry. It would be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"less dangerous to break into Gringotts than to renege on a promise","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"to a goblin.``Right,` said Harry as Bill opened the door, `yeah. Thanks.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"I'll bear that in mind.`As he followed Bill back to the others","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"a wry thought came to him, born no doubt of the wine","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"he had drunk. He seemed set on ¨C¨C¨C to become just as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"reckless a godfather to Teddy Lupin as Sirius Black had been to him. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-25"
"Their plans were made, their preparations complete; in the smallest bedroom a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"single long, coarse black hair (plucked from the sweater Hermione had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"wearing at Malfoy Manor) lay curled in a small glass phial on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the mantelpiece.`And you'll be using her actual wand,` said Harry, nodding toward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the walnut wand, `so I reckon you'll be pretty convincing.`Hermione looked frightened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"that the wand might sting or bit her as she picked it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"up.`I hate that thing,` she said in a low voice. `I really","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"hate it. It feels all wrong, it doesn't work properly for me...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"It's like a bit of her.`Harry could not help but remember how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Hermione has dismissed his loathing of the blackthorn wand, insisting that he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"was imagining things when it did not work as well as his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"own, telling him to simply practice. He chose not to repeat her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"own advice back to her, however, the eve of their attempted assault","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"on Gringotts felt like the wrong moment to antagonize her.`It'll probably help","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"you get in character, though,` said Ron. `think what that wand's done!``But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"that's my point!` said Hermione. `This is the wand that tortured Neville's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"mum and dad, and who knows how many other people? This is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the wand that killed Sirius!`Harry had not thought of that: He looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"down at the wand and was visited by a brutal urge to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"snap it, to slice it in half with Gryffindor's sword, which was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"propped against the wall beside him.`I miss my wand,` Hermione said miserably.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"`I wish Mr. Ollivander could have made me another one too.`Mr. Ollivander","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"had sent Luna a new wand that morning. She was out on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the back lawn at that moment, testing its capabilities in the late","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"afternoon sun. Dean, who had lost his wand to the Snatchers, was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"watching rather gloomily.Harry looked down at the hawthorn wand that had once","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"belonged to Draco Malfoy. He had been surprised, but pleased to discover","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"that it worked for him at least as well as Hermione's had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"done. Remembering what Ollivander had told them of the secret workings of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"wands, Harry thought he knew what Hermione's problem was: She had not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"won the walnut wand's allegiance by taking it personally from Bellatrix.The door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of the bedroom opened and Griphook entered. Harry reached instinctively for the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"hilt of the sword and drew it close to him, but regretted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"his action at once. He could tell that the goblin had noticed.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Seeking to gloss over the sticky moment, he said, `We've just been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"checking the last-minute stuff, Griphook. We've told Bill and Fleur we're leaving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"tomorrow, and we've told them not to get up to see us","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"off.`They had been firm on this point, because Hermione would need to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"transform in Bellatrix before they left, and the less that Bill and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Fleur knew or suspected about what they were about to do, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"better. They had also explained that they would not be returning. As","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"they had lost Perkin's old tent on the night that the Snatcher's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"caught them, Bill had lent them another one. It was now packed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"inside the beaded bag, which, Harry was impressed to learn, Hermione had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"protected from the Snatchers by the simple expedient of stuffing it down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"her sock.Though he would miss Bill, Fleur, Luna, and Dean, not to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"mention the home comforts they had enjoyed over the last few weeks,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Harry was looking forward to escaping the confinement of Shell Cottage. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"was tired of trying to make sure that they were not overheard,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"tired of being shut in the tiny, dark bedroom. Most of all,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"he longed to be rid of Griphook. However, precisely how and when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"they were to part from the goblin without handing over Gryffindor's sword","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"remained a question to which Harry had no answer. It had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"impossible to decide how they were going to do it, because the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"goblin rarely left Harry, Ron, and Hermione alone together for more than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"five minutes at a time: `He could give my mother lessons,` growled Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"as the goblin's long fingers kept appearing around the edges of doors.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"With Bill's warning in mind, Harry could not help suspecting that Griphook","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"was on the watch for possible skullduggery. Hermione disapproved so heartily of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the planned double-cross that Harry had given up attempting to pick her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"brains on how best to do it: Ron, on the rare occasions","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"that they had been able to snatch a few Griphook-free moments, had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"come up with nothing better than `We'll just have to wing it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"mate.`Harry slept badly that night. Lying away in the early hours, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"thought back to the way he had felt the night before they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"had infiltrated the Ministry of Magic and remembered a determination, almost an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"excitement. Now he was experiencing jolts of anxiety nagging doubts: He could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"not shake off the fear that it was all going to go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"wrong. He kept telling himself that their plan was good, that Griphook","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"knew what they were facing, that they were well-prepared for all the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"difficulties they were likely to encounter, yet still he felt uneasy. Once","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"or twice he heard Ron stir and was sure that he too","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"was awake, but they were sharing the sitting room with Dean, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Harry did not speak.It was a relief when six o-clock arrived and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"they could slip out of their sleeping bags, dress in the semidarkness,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"then creep out into the garden, where they were to meet Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"and Griphook. The dawn was chilly, but there was little wind now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"that it was May. Harry looked up at the stars still glimmering","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"palely in the dark sky and listened to the sea washing backward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"and forward against the cliff: He was going to miss the sound.Small","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"green shoots were forcing their way up through the red earth of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Dobby's grave now, in a year's time the mound would be covered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"in flowers. The white stone that bore the elf's name had already","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"acquired a weathered look. He realized now that they could hardly have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"laid Dobby to rest in a more beautiful place, but Harry ached","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"with sadness to think of leaving him behind. Looking down on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"grave, he wondered yet again how the elf had known where to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"come to rescue them. His fingers moved absentmindedly to the little pouch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"still strung around his neck, thorough which he could feel the jagged","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"mirror fragment in which he had been sure he had seen Dumbledore's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"eye. Then the sound of a door opening made him look around.Bellatrix","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Lestrange was striding across the lawn toward them, accompanied by Griphook. As","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"she walked, she was tucking the small, beaded bag into the inside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"pocket of another set of the old robes they had taken from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Grimmauld Place. Though Harry knew perfectly well that it was really Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"he could not suppress a shiver of loathing. She was taller than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"he was, her long black hair rippling down her back, her heavily","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"lidded eyes disdainful as they rested upon him; but then she spoke,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"and he heard Hermione through Bellatrix's low voice.`She tasted disgusting, worse than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Gurdyroots! Okay, Ron, come here so I can do you...``Right, but remember,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"I don't like the beard too long``Oh, for heaven's sake, this isn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"about looking handsome``It's not that, it gets in the way! But I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"liked my nose a bit shorter, try and do it the way","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"you did last time.`Hermione sighed and set to work, muttering under her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"breath as she transformed various aspects of Ron's appearance. He was to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"be given a completely fake identity, and they were trusting to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"malevolent aura cast by Bellatrix to protect him. Meanwhile Harry and Griphook","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"were to be concealed under the Invisibility Cloak.`There,` said Hermione, `how does","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"he look, Harry?`It was just not possible to discern Ron under his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"disguise, but only, Harry thought because he knew him so well. Ron's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"hair was now long and wavy; he had a thick brown beard and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"mustache, no freckles, a short, broad nose, and heavy eyebrows.`Well, he's not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"my type, but he'll do,` said Harry. `Shall we go, then?`All three","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of them glanced back at Shell Cottage, lying dark and silent under","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the fading stars, then turned and began to walk toward the point,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"just beyond the boundary wall, where the Fidelius Chard stopped working and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"they would be able to Disapparate. Once past the gate, Griphook spoke.`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"should climb up now, Harry Potter, I think?`Harry bent down and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"goblin clambered onto his back, his hands linked on front of Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"throat. He was not heavy, but Harry disliked the feeling of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"goblin and the surprising strength with which he clung on. Hermione pulled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the Invisibility Cloak out of the beaded bag and threw it over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"them both.`Perfect,` she said, bending down to check Harry's feet. `I can't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"see a thing. Let's go.`Harry turned on the spot, with Griphook on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"his shoulders, concentrating with all his might on the Leaky Cauldron, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"inn that was the entrance to Diagon Alley. The goblin clung even","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"tighter as they moved into the compressing darkness, and seconds later Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"feet found pavement and he opened his eyes on Charing Cross Road.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Muggles bustled past wearing the hangdog expressions of early morning, quite unconscious","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of the little inn's existence.The bar of the Leaky Cauldron was nearly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"deserted. Ton, the stooped and toothless landlord, was polishing glasses behind the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"bar counter; a couple of warlocks having a muttered conversation in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"far corner glanced at Hermione and drew back into the shadows.`Madam Lestrange,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"murmured Tom, and as Hermione paused he inclined his head subserviently.`Good morning,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"said Hermione, and as Harry crept past, still carrying Griphook piggyback under","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the Cloak, he saw Tom look surprised.`Too polite,` Harry whispered in Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"ear as they passed out of the Inn into the tiny backyard.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"`You need to treat people like they're scum!``Okay, okay!`Hermione drew out Bellatrix's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"wand and rapped a brick in the nondescript wall in front of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"them. At once the bricks began to whirl and spin: A hole","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"appeared in the middle of them, which grew wider and wider, finally","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"forming an archway onto the narrow cobbled street that was Diagon Alley.It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"was quiet, barely time for the shops to open, and there were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"hardly and shoppers abroad. The crooked, cobbled street was much altered now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"from the bustling place Harry had visited before his first team at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Hogwarts so many years before. More shops than ever were boarded up,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"though several new establishments dedicated to the Dark Arts had been created","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"since his last visit. Harry's own face glared down at him from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"posters plastered over many windows, always captioned with the words UNDESIRABLE NUMBER","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"ONE.A number of ragged people sat huddled in doorways. He heard them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"moaning to the few passersby, pleading for gold, insisting that they were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"really wizards. One man had a bloody bandage over his eye.As they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"set off along the street, the beggars glimpsed Hermione. they seemed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"melt away before her, drawing hoods over their faces and fleeing as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"fast as they could. Hermione looked after them curiously, until the man","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"with the bloodied bandage came staggering right across her path.`My children,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"bellowed, pointing at her. His voice was cracked, high-pitched, he sounded distraught.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"`Where are my children? What has he done with them? You know,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"you know!``I¨CI really¨C` stammered Hermione.The man lunged at her, reaching for her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"throat. Then, with a bang and a burst of red light he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"was thrown backward onto the ground, unconscious. Ron stood there, his wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"still outstretched and a look of shock visible behind his beard. Faces","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"appeared at the windows on either side of the street, while a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"little knot of prosperous-looking passerby gathered their robes about them and broke","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"into gentle trots, keen to vacate the scene. their entrance into Diagon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Alley could hardly have been more conspicuous; for a moment Harry wondered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"whether it might not be better to leave now and try to think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of a different plan. Before they could move or consult one another,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"however, they heard a cry from behind them.`Why, Madam Lestrange!`Harry whirled around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"and Griphook tightened his hold around Harry's neck: A tall, think wizard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"with a crown of bushy gray hair and a long, sharp nose","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"was striding toward them.`It's Travers,` hissed the goblin into Harry's ear, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"at that moment Harry could not think who Travers was. Hermione had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"drawn herself up to full height and said with as much contempt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"as she could muster:`And what do you want?`Travers stopped in his tracks,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"clearly affronted.`He's another Death Eater!` breathed Griphook, and Harry sidled sideways to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"repeat the information into Hermione's ear.`I merely sought to greet you,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Travers coolly, `but if my presence is not welcome...`Harry recognized his voice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"now: Travers was one of the Death Eaters who had been summoned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"to Xenophilius's house.`No, no, not at all, Travers,` said Hermione quickly, trying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"to cover up her mistake. `How are you?``Well, I confess I am","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"surprised to see you out and about, Bellatrix.``Really? Why?` asked Hermione.`Well,` Travers","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"coughed, `I heard that the Inhabitants of Malfoy Manor were confined to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the house, after the... ah... escape.`Harry willed Hermione to keep her head.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"If this was true, and Bellatrix was not supposed to be out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"in public¨C `The Dark Lord forgives those who have served him most","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"faithfully in the past,` said Hermione in a magnificent imitation of Bellatrix's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"most contemptuous manner. `Perhaps your credit is not as good with him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"as mine is, Travers.`Though the Death Eater looked offended, he also seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"less suspicious. He glanced down at the man Ron had just Stunned.`How","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"did it offend you?``It does not matter, it will not do so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"again,` said Hermione coolly.`Some of these wandless can be troublesome,` said Travers.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"`While they do nothing but beg I have no objection, but one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of them actually asked me to plead her case in the Ministry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"last week. 'I'm a witch, sir, I'm a witch, let me prove","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"it to you!` he said in a squeaky impersonation. `As if I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"was going to give her my wand¨Cbut whose wand,` said Travers curiously,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"`are you using at the moment, Bellatrix? I heard that your own","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"was¨C``I have my wand here,` said Hermione coldly, holding up Bellatrix's wand.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"`I don't know what rumors you have been listening to, Travers, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"you seem sadly misinformed.`Travers seemed a little taken aback at that, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"he turned instead to Ron.`Who is your friend? I do not recognize","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"him.``This is Dragomir Despard,` said Hermione; they had decided that a fictional","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"foreigner was the safest cover for Ron to assume. `He speaks very","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"little English, but he is in sympathy with the Dark Lord's aims.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"He has traveled here from Transylvania to see our new regime.``Indeed? How","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"do you do, Dragomir?``'Ow you?` said Ron, holding out his hand.Travers extended","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"two fingers and shook Ron's hand as though frightened of dirtying himself.`So","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"what brings you and your¨Cah¨Csympathetic friend to Diagon Alley this early?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Travers.`I need to visit Gringotts,` said Hermione.`Alas, I also,` said Travers. `Gold,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"filthy gold! We cannot live without it, yet I confess I deplore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the necessity of consorting with our long-fingered friends.`Harry felt Griphook's clasped hands","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"tighten momentarily around his neck.`Shall we?` said Travers, gesturing Hermione forward.Hermione had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"no choice but to fall into step beside him and head along","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the crooked, cobbled street toward the place where the snowy-white Gringotts stood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"towering over the other little shops. Ron sloped along beside them, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Harry and Griphook followed.A watchful Death Eater was the very last thing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"they needed, and the worst of it was, with Travers matching at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"what he believed to be Bellatrix's side, there was no means for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Harry to communicate with Hermione or Ron. All too soon they arrived","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"at the foot of the marble steps leading up to the great","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"bronze doors. As Griphook had already warned them, the liveried goblins who usually","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"flanked the entrance had been replaced by two wizards, both of whom","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"were clutching long thin golden rods.`Ah, Probity Probes,` signed Travers theatrically, `so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"crude¨Cbut so effective!`And he set off up the steps, nodding left and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"right to the wizards, who raised the golden rods and passed them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"up and down his body. The Probes, Harry knew, detected spells of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"concealment and hidden magical objects. Knowing that he had only seconds, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"pointed Draco's wand at each of the guards in turn and murmured,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"`Confundo` twice. Unnoticed by Travers, who was looking through the bronze doors","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"at the inner hall, each of the guards gave a little start","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"as the spells hit them.Hermione's long black hair rippled behind her as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"she climbed the steps.`One moment, madam,` said the guard, raising his Probe.`But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"you've just done that!` said Hermione in Bellatrix's commanding, arrogant voice. Travers","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"looked around, eyebrows raised. The guard was confused. He stared down at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the thin golden Probe and then at his companion, who said in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"a slightly dazed voice, `Yeah, you've just checked them, Marius.`Hermione swept forward.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Ron by her side, Harry and Griphook trotting invisibly behind them. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"glanced back as they crossed the threshold. The wizards were both scratching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"their heads.Two goblins stood before the inner doors, which were made of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"silver and which carried the poem warning of dire retribution to potential","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"thieves. Harry looked up at it, and all of a sudden a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"knife-sharp memory came to him: standing on this very spot on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"day that he had turned eleven, the most wonderful birthday of his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"life, and Hagrid standing beside him saying, `Like I said, yeh'd be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"mad ter try an' rob it.` Gringotts had seemed a place of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"wonder that day, the enchanted repository of a trove of gold he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"had never known he possessed, and never for an instant could he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"have dreamed that he would return to steal... But within seconds they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"were standing in the vast marble hall of the bank.The long counter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"was manned by goblins sitting on high stools serving the first customers","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of the day. Hermione, Ron, and Travers headed toward an old goblin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"who was examining a thick gold coin through an eyeglass. Hermione allowed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Travers to step ahead of her on the pretext of explaining features","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of the hall to Ron.The goblin tossed the coin he was holding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"aside, said to nobody in particular, `Leprechaun,` and then greeted Travers, who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"passed over a tiny golden key, which was examined and given back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"to him.Hermione stepped forward.`Madam Lestrange!` said the goblin, evidently startled. `Dear me!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"How¨Chow may I help you today?``I wish to enter my vault,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Hermione.The old goblin seemed to recoil a little. Harry glanced around. Not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"only was Travers hanging back, watching, but several other goblins had looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"up from their work to stare at Hermione.`You have... identification?` asked the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"goblin.`Identification? I¨CI have never been asked for identification before!` said Hermione.`They know!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"whispered Griphook in Harry's ear, `They must have been warned there might","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"be an imposter!``Your wand will do, madam,` said the goblin. He held","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"out a slightly trembling hand, and in a dreadful blast of realization","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Harry knew that the goblins of Gringotts were aware that Bellatrix's wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"had been stolen.`Act now, act now,` whispered Griphook in Harry's ear, `the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Imperious Curse!`Harry raised the hawthorn wand beneath the cloak, pointed it at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the old goblin, and whispered, for the first time in his life,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"`Imperio!`A curious sensation shot down Harry's arm, a feeling of tingling, warmth","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"that seemed to flow from his mind, down the sinews and veins","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"connecting him to the wand and the curse it had just cast.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"The goblin took Bellatrix's wand, examined it closely, and then said, `Ah,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"you have had a new wand made, Madam Lestrange!``What?` said Hermione, `No,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"no, that's mine¨C``A new wand?` said Travers, approaching the counter again; still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the goblins all around were watching. `But how could you have done,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"which wandmaker did you use?`Harry acted without thinking. Pointing his wand at Travers,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"he muttered, `Imperio!` once more.`Oh yes, I see,` said Travers, looking down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"at Bellatrix's wand, `yes, very handsome. and is it working well? I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"always think wands require a little breaking in, don't you?`Hermione looked utterly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"bewildered, but to Harry's enormous relief she accepted the bizarre turn of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"events without comment.The old goblin behind the counter clapped his hands and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"a younger goblin approached.`I shall need the Clankers,` he told the goblin,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"who dashed away and returned a moment later with a leather bag","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"that seemed to be full of jangling metal, which he handed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"his senior. `Good, good! S, if you will follow me, Madam Lestrange,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"said the old goblin, hopping down off his stool and vanishing from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"sight. `I shall take you to your vault.`He appeared around the end","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of the counter, jogging happily toward them, the contents of the leather","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"bag still jingling. Travers was now standing quite still with his mouth","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"hanging wide open. Ron was drawing attention to this odd phenomenon by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"regarding Travers with confusion.`Wait ¨C Bogrod!`Another goblin came scurrying around the counter.`We","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"have instructions,` he said with a bow to Hermione. `Forgive me, Madam,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"but there have been special orders regarding the vault of Lestrange.`He whispered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"urgently in Bogrod's ear, but the Imperiused goblin shook him off.`I am","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"aware of the instructions, Madam Lestrange wishes to visit her vault ...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Very old family ... old clients ... This way, please ...`And, still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"clanking, he hurried toward one of the many doors leading off the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"hall. Harry looked back at Travers , who was still rooted to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the spot looking abnormally vacant, and made his decision. With a flick","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of his wand he made Travers come with them, walking meekly in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"their wake as they reached the door and passed into the rough","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"stone passageway beyond, which was lit with flaming torches.`We're in trouble; they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"suspect,` said Harry as the door slammed behind them and he pulled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"off the Invisibility Cloak. Griphook jumped down from his shoulders: neither Travers","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"nor Bogrod showed the slightest surprise at the sudden appearance of Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Potter in their midst. `They're Imperiused,` he added, in response to Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"and Ron's confused queries about Travers and Bogrod, who were both now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"standing there looking blank. `I don't think I did it strongly enough,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"I don't know ...`And another memory darted through his mind, of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"real Bellatrix Lestrange shrieking at him when he had first tried to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"use an Unforgivable Curse: `You need to mean them, Potter!``What do we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"do?` asked Ron. `Shall we get out now, while we can?``If we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"can,` said Hermione, looking back toward the door into the main hall,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"beyond which who knew what was happening.`We've got this far, I say","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"we go on,` said Harry.`Good!` said Griphook. `So, we need Bogrod to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"control the cart; I no long have the authority. But there will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"not be room for the wizard.`Harry pointed his wand at Travers.`Imperio!`The wizard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"turned and set off along the dark track at a smart pace.`What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"are you making him do?``Hide,` said Harry as he pointed his wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"at Bogrod, who whistled to summon a little cart that came trundling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"along the tracks toward them out of the darkness. Harry was sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"he could hear shouting behind them in the main hall as they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"all clambered into it, Bogrod in front of Griphook, Harry, Ron, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Hermione crammed together in the back.With a jerk the cart moved off,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"gathering speed: They hurried past Travers, who was wriggling into a crack","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"in the wall, then the cart began twisting and turning through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"labyrinthine passages, sloping downward all the time. Harry could not hear anything","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"over the rattling of the cart on the tracks: His hair flew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"behind him as they swerved between stalactites, flying ever deeper into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"earth, but he kept glancing back. They might as well have left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"enormous footprints behind them; the more he thought about it, the more foolish","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"it seemed to have disguised Hermione as Bellatrix, to have brought along","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Bellatrix's wand, when the Death Eaters knew who had stolen it ¨CThere","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"were a deeper than Harry had ever penetrated within Gringotts; they took","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"a hairpin bend at speed and saw ahead of them, with seconds","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"to spare, a waterfall pounding over the track. Harry heard Griphook shout,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"`No!` but there was no braking. They zoomed through it. Water filled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Harry's eyes and mouth: He could not see or breathe: Then, with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"an awful lurch, the cart flipped over and they were all thrown","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"out of it. Harry heard the cart smash into pieces against the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"passage wall, heard Hermione shriek something, and felt himself glide back toward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the ground as though weightless, landing painlessly on the rocky passage floor.`C-Cushioning","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Charm,` Hermione spluttered, as Ron pulled her to her feet, but to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Harry's horror he saw that she was no longer Bellatrix; instead she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"stood there in overlarge robes, sopping wet and completely herself; Ron was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"red-haired and beardless again. They were realizing it as they looked at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"each other, feeling their own faces.`The Thief's Downfall!` said Griphook, clambering to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"his feet and looking back the deluge onto the tracks, which, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"knew now, had been more than water. `It washes away all enchantment,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"all magical concealment! They know there are imposers in Gringotts, they have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"set off defenses against us!`Harry saw Hermione checking that she still had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the beaded bag, and hurriedly thrust his own hand under his jacket","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"to make sure he had not lost the Invisibility Cloak. Then he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"turned to see Bogrod shaking his head in bewilderment: The Thief's Downfall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"seemed to have lifted his Imperius Curse.`We need him,` said Griphook, `we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"cannot enter the vault without a Gringott's goblin. And we need the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"clankers!``Imperio!` Harry said again; his voice echoed through the stone passage as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"he felt again the sense of heady control that flowed from brain","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"to wand. Bogrod submitted once more to his will, his befuddled expression","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"changing to one of polite indifference, as Ron hurried to pick up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the leather bag of metal tools.`Harry, I think I can hear people","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"coming!` said Hermione, and she pointed Bellatrix's wand at the waterfall and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"cried, `Protego!` They saw the Shield Charm break the flow of enchanted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"water as it flew up the passageway.`Good thinking,` said Harry. `Lead the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"way, Griphook!``How are we going to get out again?` Ron asked as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"they hurried on foot into the darkness after the goblin, Bogrod panting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"in their wake like an old dog.`Let's worry about that when we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"have to,` said Harry. He was trying to listen: He thought he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"could hear something clanking and moving around nearby. `Griphook, how much farther?``Not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"far, Harry Potter, not far ...`And they turned a corner and saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the thing for which Harry had been prepared, but which still brought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"all of them to a halt.A gigantic dragon was tethered to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"ground in front of them, barring access to four or five of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the deepest vaults in the place. The beast's scales had turned pale","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"and flaky during its long incarceration under the ground, its eyes were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"milkily pink; both rear legs bore heavy cuffs from which chains led","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"to enormous pegs driven deep into the rocky floor. Its great spiked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"wings, folded close to its body, would have filled the chamber if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"it spread them, and when it turned its ugly head toward them,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"it roared with a noise that made the rock tremble, opened its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"mouth, and spat a jet of fire that sent them running back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"up the passageway.`It is partially blind,` panted Griphook, `but even more savage","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"for that. However, we have the means to control it. It has","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"learned what to expect when the Clankers come. Give them to me.`Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"passed the bag to Griphook, and the goblin pulled out a number","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of small metal instruments that when shaken made a long ringing noise","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"like miniature hammers on anvils. Griphook handed them out: Bogrod accepted his meekly.`You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"know what to do,` Griphook told Harry, Ron, and Hermione. `It will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"expect pain when it hears the noise. It will retreat, and Bogrod","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"must place his palm upon the door of the vault.`They advanced around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the corner again, shaking the Clankers, and the noise echoed off the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"rocky walls, grossly magnified, so that the inside of Harry's skull seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"to vibrate with the den. The dragon let out another hoarse roar,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"then retreated. Harry could see it trembling, and as they drew nearer","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"he saw the scars made by vicious slashes across its face, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"guess that it had been taught to fear hot swords when it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"heard the sound of the Clankers.`Make him press his hand to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"door!` Griphook urged Harry, who turned his wand again upon Bogrod. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"old goblin obeyed, pressing his palm to the wood, and the door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of the vault melted away to reveal a cavelike opening crammed from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"floor to ceiling with golden coins and goblets, silver armor, the skins","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of strange creatures ¨C some with long spines, other with drooping wings","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"¨C potions in jeweled flasks, and a skull still wearing a crown.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"`Search, fast!` said Harry as they all hurried inside the vault. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"had described Hufflepuff's cap to Ron and Hermione, but if it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the other, unknown Horcrux that resided in this vault, he did not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"know what it looked like. He barely had time to glance around,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"however, before there was a muffled clunk from behind them: The door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"had reappeared, sealing them inside the vault, and they were plunged into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"total darkness.`No matter, Bogrod will be able to release us!` said Griphook","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"as Ron gave a shout of surprise. `Light your wands, can't you?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"And hurry, we have little time!``Lumos!`Harry shone his lit wand around the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"vault: Its beam fell upon glittering jewels; he saw the fake sword","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of Gryffindor lying on a high shelf amongst a jumble of chains.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Ron and Hermione had lit their wands too, and were now examining","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the piles of objects surrounding them.`Harry, could this be ¨C? Aargh!`Hermione screamed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"in pain, and Harry turned his wand on her in time to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"see a jeweled goblet tumbling from her grip. But as it fell,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"it split, became a shower of goblets, so that a second later,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"with a great clatter, the floor was covered in identical cups rolling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"in every direction, the original impossible to discern amongst them.`It burned me!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"moaned Hermione, sucking her blistered fingers.`They have added Germino and Flagrante Curses!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"said Griphook.`Everything you touch will burn and multiply, but the copies are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"worthless ¨C and if you continue to handle the treasure, you will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"eventually be crushed to death by the weight of expanding gold!``Okay, don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"touch anything!` said Harry desperately, but even as he said it, Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"accidentally nudged one of the fallen goblets with his foot, and twenty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"more exploded into being while Ron hopped on the spot, part of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"his shoe burned away by contact with the hot metal.`Stand still, don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"move!` said Hermione, clutching at Ron.`Just look around!` said Harry. `Remember, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"cup's small and gold, it's got a badger engraved on it, two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"handles ¨C otherwise see if you can spot Ravenclaw's symbol anywhere, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"eagle ¨C `They directed their wands into every nook and crevice, turning","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"cautiously on the spot. It was impossible not to brush up against","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"anything; Harry sent a great cascade of fake Galleons onto the ground","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"where they joined the goblets, and now there was scarcely room to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"place their feet, and the glowing gold blazed with heat, so that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the vault felt like a furnace. Harry's wandlight passed over shields and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"goblin-made helmets set on shelves rising to the ceiling; higher and higher","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"he raised the beam, until suddenly it found an object that made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"his heart skip and his hand tremble.`It's there, it's up there!`Ron and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Hermione pointed there wands at it too, so that the little golden cup","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"sparkled in a three-way spotlight: the cup that had belonged to Helga","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Hufflepuff, which had passed into the possession of Hepzibah Smith, from whom","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"it had been stolen by Tom Riddle.`And how the hell are we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"going to get up there without touching anything?` asked Ron.`Accio Cup!` cried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Hermione, who had evidently forgotten in her desperation what Griphook had told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"them during their planning sessions.`No use, no use!` snarled the goblin.`Then what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"do we do?` said Harry, glaring at the goblin. `If you want","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the sword, Griphook, then you'll have to help us more than ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"wait! Can I touch stuff with the sword? Hermione, give it here!`Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"fumbled insider her robes, drew out a beaded bag, rummaged for a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"few seconds, then removed the shining sword. Harry seized it by its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"rubied hilt and touched the tip of the blade to a silver","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"flagon nearby, which did not multiply.`If I can just poke the sword","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"through a handle ¨C but how am I going to get up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"there?`The shelf on which the cup reposed was out of reach for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"any of them, even Ron, who was tallest. The heat from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"enchanted treasure rose in waves, and sweat ran down Harry's face and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"back as he struggled to think of a way up to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"cup; and then he heard the dragon roar on the other side","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of the vault door, and the sound of clanking growing louder and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"louder.They were truly trapped now: There was no way out except through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the door, and a horde of goblins seemed to be approaching on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the other side. Harry looked at Ron and Hermione and saw terror","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"in their faces.`Hermione,` said Harry, as the clanking grew louder, `I've got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"to get up there, we've got to get rid of it ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"`She raised her wand, pointed it at Harry, and whispered, `Levicorpus.`Hoisted into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the air by his ankle, Harry hit a suit of armor and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"replicas burst out of it like white-hot bodies, filling the cramped space.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"With screams of pain, Ron, Hermione, and the two goblins were knocked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"aside into other objects, which also began to replicate. Half buried in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"a rising tide of red-hot treasure, they struggled and yelled has Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"thrust the sword through the handle of Hufflepuff's cup, hooking it onto","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the blade.`Impervius!` screeched Hermione in an attempt to protect herself, Ron, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the goblins from the burning metal.Then the worst scream yet made Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"look down: Ron and Hermione were waist deep in treasure, struggling to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"keep Bogrod from slipping beneath the rising tide, but Griphook had sunk","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"out of sight; and nothing but the tips of a few long","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"fingers were left in view.Harry seized Griphook's fingers and pulled. The blistered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"goblin emerged by degrees, howling.`Liberatocorpus!` yelled Harry, and with a crash he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"and Griphook landed on the surface of the swelling treasure, and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"sword flew out of Harry's hand.`Get it!` Harry yelled, fighting the pain","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of the hot metal on his skin, as Griphook clambered onto his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"shoulders again, determined to avoid the swelling mass of red-hot objects. `Where's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the sword? It had the cup on it!`The clanking on the other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"side of the door was growing deafening ¨C it was too late","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"¨C`There!`It was Griphook who had seen it and Griphook who lunged, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"in that instant Harry knew that the goblin had never expected them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"to keep their word. One hand holding tightly to a fistful of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Harry's hair, to make sure he did not fall into the heaving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"sea of burning gold, Griphook seized the hilt of the sword and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"swung it high out of Harry's reach. The tiny golden cup, skewered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"by the handle on the sword's blade was flung into the air.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"The goblin astride him, Harry dived and caught it, and although he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"could feel it scalding his flesh he did not relinquish it, even","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"while countless Hufflepuff cups burst from his fist, raining down upon him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"as the entrance of the vault opened up again and he found himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"sliding uncontrollably on an expanding avalanche of fiery gold and silver that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"bore him, Ron, Hermione into the outer chamber.Hardly aware of the pain","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"from the burns covering his body, and still borne along the swell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of replicating treasure, Harry shoved the cup into his pocket and reached","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"up to retrieve the sword, but Griphook was gone. Sliding from Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"shoulders the moment he could, he had sprinted for cover amongst the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"surrounding goblins, brandishing the sword and crying, `Thieves! Thieves! Help! Thieves!` He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"vanished into the midst of the advancing crowd, all of whom were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"holding daggers and who accepted him without question.Slipping on the hot metal,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Harry struggled to his feet and knew that the only way out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"was through.`Stupefy!` he bellowed, and Ron and Hermione joined in: Jets of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"red light flew into the crowd of goblins, and some toppled over,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"but others advanced, and Harry saw several wizard guards running around the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"corner.The tethered dragon let out a roar, and a gush of flame","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"flew over the goblins; The wizards fled, doubled-up, back the way they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"had come, and inspiration, or madness, came to Harry. Pointing his wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"at the thick cuffs chaining the beast to the floor, he yelled,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"`Relashio!`The cuffs broken open with loud bangs.`This way!` Harry yelled, and still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"shooting Stunning Spells at the advancing goblins, he sprinted toward the blind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"dragon.`Harry ¨C Harry ¨C what are you doing?` cried Hermione.`Get up, climb","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"up, come on ¨C `The dragon had not realized that it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"free: Harry's foot found the crook of its hind leg and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"pulled himself up onto its back. The scales were hard as steel;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"it did not even seem to feel him. He stretched out an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"arm; Hermione hoisted herself up; Ron climbed on behind them, and a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"second later the dragon became aware that it was untethered.With a roar","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"it reared: Harry dug in his knees, clutching as tightly as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"could to the jagged scales as the wings opened, knocking the shrieking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"goblins aside like skittles, and it soared into the air. Harry, Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"and Hermione, flat on its back, scraped against the ceiling as it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"dived toward the passage opening, while the pursuing goblins hurled daggers that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"glanced off its flanks.`We'll never get out, it's too big!` Hermione screamed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"but the dragon opened its mouth and belched flame again, blasting the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"tunnel, whose floors and ceiling cracked and crumbled. By sheer force, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"dragon clawed and fought its way through. Harry's eyes were shut tight","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"against the heat and dust: Deafened by the crash of rock and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the dragon's roars, he could only cling to its back, expecting to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"be shaken off at any moment; then he heard Hermione yelling, `Defodio!`She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"was helping the dragon enlarge the passageway, carving out the ceiling as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"it struggled upward toward the fresher air, away from the shrieking and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"clanking goblins: Harry and Ron copied her, blasting the ceiling apart with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"more gouging spells. They passed the underground lake, and the great crawling,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"snarling beast seemed to sense freedom and space ahead of it, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"behind them the passage was full of the dragon's thrashing, spiked tail,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"of great lumps of rock, gigantic fractured stalactites, and the clanking of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"the goblins seemed to be growing more muffled, while ahead, the dragon's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"fire kept their progress clear ¨CAnd then at last, by the combined","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"force of their spells and the dragon's brute strength, they had blasted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"their way out of the passage into the marble hallway. Goblins and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"wizards shrieked and ran for cover, and finally the dragon had room","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"to stretch its wings: Turning its horned head toward the cool outside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"air it could smell beyond the entrance, it took off, and with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"Harry, Ron, and Hermione still clinging to its back, it forced its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"way through the metal doors, leaving them buckled and hanging from their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"hinges, as it staggered into Diagon Alley and launched itself into the sky. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-26"
"There was no means of steering; the dragon could not see where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"it was going, and Harry knew that if it turned sharply or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"rolled in midair they would find it impossible to cling onto its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"broad back. Nevertheless, as they climbed higher and higher, London unfurling below","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"them like a gray-and-green map, Harry's overwhelming feeling was of gratitude for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"an escape that had seemed impossible. Crouching low over the beast's neck,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"he clung tight to the metallic scales, and the cool breeze was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"soothing on his burned and blistered skin, the dragon's wings beating the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"air like the sails of a windmill. Behind him, whether from delight","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"or fear he could not tell. Ron kept swearing at the top","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"of his voice, and Hermione seemed to be sobbing.After five minutes or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"so, Harry lost some of his immediate dread that the dragon was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"going to throw them off, for it seemed intent on nothing but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"getting as far away from its underground prison as possible; but the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"question of how and when they were to dismount remained rather frightening.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"He had no idea how long dragons could fly without landing, nor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"how this particular dragon, which could barely see, would locate a good","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"place to put down. He glanced around constantly, imagining that he could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"feel his seat prickling.How long would it be before Voldemort knew that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"they had broken into the Lestranges' vault? How soon would the goblins","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"of Gringotts notify Bellatrix? How quickly would they realize what had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"taken? And then, when they discovered that the golden cup was missing? Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"would know, at last, that they were hunting Horcruxes.The dragon seemed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"crave cooler and fresher air. It climbed steadily until they were flying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"through wisps of chilly cloud, and Harry could no longer make out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"the little colored dots which were cars pouring in and out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"the capital. On and on they flew, over countryside parceled out in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"patches of green and brown, over roads and rivers winding through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"landscape like strips of matte and glossy ribbon.`What do you reckon it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"looking for?` Ron yelled as they flew farther and farther north.`No idea,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"Harry bellow back. His hands were numb with cold but he did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"not date attempt to shift his grip. He had been wondering for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"some time what they would do if they saw the coast sail","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"beneath them, if the dragon headed for open seal he was cold","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"and numb, not to mention desperately hungry and thirsty. When, he wondered,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"had the beast itself last eaten? Surely it would need sustenance before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"long? And what if, at that point, it realized it had three","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"highly edible humans sitting on its back?The sun slipped lower in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"sky, which was turning indigo; and still the dragon flew, cities and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"towns gliding out of sight beneath them, its enormous shadow sliding over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"the earth like a giant dark cloud. Every part of Harry ached","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"with the effort of holding on to the dragon's back.`Is it my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"imagination,` shouted Ron after a considerable stretch of silence, `or are we losing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"height?`Harry looked down and saw deep green mountains and lakes, coppery in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"the sunset. the landscape seemed to grow larger and more detailed as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"he squinted over the side of the dragon, and he wondered whether","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"it had divined the presence of fresh water by the flashes of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"reflected sunlight.Lower and lower the dragon flew, in great spiraling circles, honing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"in, it seemed, upon one of the smaller lakes.`I say we jump","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"when it gets low enough!` Harry called back to the others. `Straight","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"into the water before it realizes we're here!`They agreed, Hermione a little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"faintly, and now Harry could see the dragon's wide yellow underbelly rippling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"in the surface of the water.`NOW!`He slithered over the side of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"dragon and plummeted feetfirst toward the surface of the lake; the drop","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"was greater than he had estimated and he hit the water hard,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"plunging like a stone into a freezing, green, reed-filled world. He kicked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"toward the surface and emerged, panting, to see enormous ripples emanating in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"circles from the places where Ron and Hermione had fallen. The dragon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"did not seem to have noticed anything; it was already fifty feet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"away, swooping low over the lake to scoop up water in its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"scarred snout. As Ron and Hermione emerged, spluttering and gasping, from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"depths of the lake, the dragon flew on, its wings beating hard,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"and landed at last on a distant bank.Harry, Ron and Hermione struck","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"out for the opposite shore. The lake did not seem to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"deep. Soon it was more a question of fighting their way through reeds","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"and mud than swimming, and at last they flopped, sodden, panting, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"exhausted, onto slippery grass.Hermione collapsed, coughing and shuddering. Though Harry could have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"happily lain down and slept, he staggered to his feet, drew out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"his wand, and started casting the usual protective spells around them.When he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"had finished, he joined the others. It was the first time that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"he had seen them properly since escaping from the vault. Both had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"angry red burns all over their faces and arms, and their clothing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"was singed away in places. They were wincing as they dabbed essence","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"of dittany onto their many injuries. Hermione handed Harry the bottle, then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"pulled out three bottles of pumpkin juice she had brought from Shell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"Cottage and clean, dry robes for all of them. They changes and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"then gulped down the juice.`Well, on the upside,` said Ron finally, who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"was sitting watching the skin on his hands regrow, `we got the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"Horcrux. On the downside-``¨C no sword,` said Harry through gritted teeth, as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"he dripped dittany through the singed hole in his jeans onto the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"angry burn beneath.`No sword,` repeated Ron. `That double-crossing little scab...`Harry pulled the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"Horcrux from the pocket of the wet jacket he had just taken","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"off and set it down on the grass in front of them.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"Glinting in the sun, it drew their eyes as they swigged their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"bottles of juice.`At least we can't wear it this time, that'd look","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"a bit weird hanging around our necks,` said Ron, wiping his mouth on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"the back of his hand.Hermione looked across the lake to the far","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"bank where the dragon was still drinking.`What'll happen to it, do you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"think?` she asked, `Will it be alright?``You sound like Hagrid,` said Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"`It's a dragon, Hermione, it can look after itself. It's us we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"need to worry about.``What do you mean?``Well I don't know how to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"break this to you,` said Ron, `but I think they might have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"noticed we broke into Gringotts.`All three of them started to laugh, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"once started, it was difficult to stop. Harry's ribs ached, he felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"lightheaded with hunger, but he lay back on the grass beneath the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"reddening sky and laughed until his throat was raw.`What are we going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"to do, though?` said Hermione finally, hiccuping herself back to seriousness. `He'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"know, won't he? You-Know-Who will know we know about his Horcruxes!``Maybe they'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"be too scared to tell him!` said Ron hopefully, `Maybe they'll cover","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"up ¨C`The sky, the smell of the lake water, the sound of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"Ron's voice were extinguished. Pain cleaved Harry's head like a sword stroke.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"He was standing in a dimly lit room, and a semicircle of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"wizards faced him, and on the floor at his feet knelt a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"small, quaking figure.`What did you say to me?` His voice was high","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"and cold, but fury and fear burned inside him. The one thing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"that he had dreaded ¨C but it could not be true, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"could not see how...The goblin was trembling, unable to meet the red eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"high above his.`Say it again!` murmured Voldemort. `Say it again!``M-my Lord,` stammered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"the goblin, its black eyes wide with terror, `m-my Lord... we t-tried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"to st-stop them... Im-impostors, my Lord... broke -broke into the ¨C into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"the Lestranges' vault...``Impostors? What impostors? I thought Gringotts had ways of revealing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"impostors? Who were they?``It was... it was... the P-Potter b-boy and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"t-two accomplices...``And they took?` he said, his voice rising, a terrible fear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"gripping him, `Tell me! What did they take?``A... a s-small golden c-cup","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"m-my Lord...`The scream of rage, of denial left him as if it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"were a stranger's. He was crazed, frenzied, it could not be true,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"it was impossible, nobody had known. How was it possible that the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"boy could have discovered his secret?The Elder Wand slashed through the air","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"and green light erupted through the room; the kneeling goblin rolled over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"dead; the watching wizards scattered before him, terrified. Bellatrix and Lucius Malfoy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"threw others behind them in their race for the door, and again","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"and again his wand fell, and those who were left were slain,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"all of them, for bringing him this news, for hearing about the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"golden cup - Alone amongst the dead he stomped up and down,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"and they passed before him in vision: his treasures, his safeguards, his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"anchors to immortality ¨C the diary was destroyed and the cup was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"stolen. What if, what if, the boy knew about the others? Could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"he know, had he already acted, had he traced more of them?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"Was Dumbledore at the root of this? Dumbledore, who had always suspected him;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"Dumbledore, dead on his orders; Dumbledore, whose wand was his now, yet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"who reached out from the ignominy of death through the boy, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"boy -But surely if the boy had destroyed any of his Horcruxes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"he, Lord Voldemort, would have known, would have felt it? He, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"greatest wizard of them all; he, the most powerful; he, the killer","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"of Dumbledore and of how many other worthless, nameless men. How could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"Lord Voldemort not have known, if he, himself, most important and precious,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"had been attacked, mutilated?True, he had not felt it when the diary","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"had been destroyed, but he had thought that was because he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"no body to fell, being less than ghost... No, surely, the rest","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"were safe... The other Horcruxes must be intact...But he must know, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"must be sure... He paced the room, kicking aside the goblin's corpse","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"as he passed, and the pictures blurred and burned in his boiling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"brain: the lake, the shack, and Hogwarts -A modicum of calm cooled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"his rage now. How could the boy know that he had hidden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"the ring in the Gaunt shack? No one had ever known him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"to be related to the Gaunts, he had hidden the connection, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"killings had never been traced to him. The ring, surely, was safe.And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"how could the boy, or anybody else, know about the cave or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"penetrate its protection? The idea of the locket being stolen was absurd...As","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"for the school: He alone knew where in Hogwarts he had stowed the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"Horcrux, because he alone had plumed the deepest secrets of that place...And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"there was still Nagini, who must remain close now, no longer sent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"to do his bidding, under his protection...But to be sure, to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"utterly sure, he must return to each of his hiding places, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"must redouble protection around each of his Horcruxes... A job, like the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"quest for the Elder Wand, that he must undertake alone...Which should he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"visit first, which was in most danger? An old unease flickered inside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"him. Dumbledore had known his middle name... Dumbledore might have made the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"connection with the Gaunts... Their abandoned home was, perhaps, the least secure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"of his hiding places, it was there that he would go first...The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"lake, surely impossible... though was there a slight possibility that Dumbledore might","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"have known some of his past misdeeds, through the orphanage.And Hogwarts... but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"he knew the his Horcrux there was safe; it would be impossible","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"for Potter to enter Hogsmeade without detection, let alone the school. Nevertheless,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"it would be prudent to alert Snape to the fact that the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"boy might try to reenter the castle.... To tell Snape why the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"boy might return would be foolish, of course; it had been a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"grave mistake to trust Bellatrix and Malfoy. Didn't their stupidity and carelessness","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"prove how unwise it was ever to trust?He would visit the Gaunt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"shack first, then, and take Nagini with him. He would not be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"parted from the snake anymore... and he strode from the room, through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"the hall, and out into the dark garden where the fountain played; he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"called the snake in Parseltongue and it slithered out to join him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"like a long shadow....Harry's eyes flew open as he wrenched himself back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"to the present. He was lying on the bank of the lake","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"in the setting sun, and Ron and Hermione were looking down at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"him. Judging by their worried looks, and by the continued pounding of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"his scar, his sudden excursion into Voldemort's mind had not passed unnoticed.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"He struggled up, shivering, vaguely surprised that he was still wet to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"his skin, and saw the cup lying innocently in the grass before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"him, and the lake, deep blue shot with gold in the falling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"sun.`He knows.` His own voice sounded strange and low after Voldemort's high","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"screams. `He knows and he's going to check where the others are,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"and the last one,` he was already on his feet, `is at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"Hogwarts. I knew it. I knew it.``What?`Ron was gaping at him; Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"sat up, looking worried.`But what did you see? How do you know?``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"saw him find out about the cup, I ¨C I was in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"his head, he's` ¨C Harry remembered the killings ¨C `he's seriously angry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"and scared too, he can't understand how we knew, and now he's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"going to check the others are safe, the ring first. He things","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"the Hogwarts one is safest, because Snape's there, because it'll be so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"hard not to be seen getting in. I think he'll check that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"one last, but he could still be there within hours ¨C ``Did you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"see where in Hogwarts it is?` asked Ron, now scrambling to his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"feet too.`No, he was concentrating on warning Snape, he didn't think about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"exactly where it is ¨C ``Wait, wait!` cried Hermione as Ron caught","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"up to the Horcrux and Harry pulled out the Invisibility Cloak again.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"`We can't just go, we haven't got a plan, we need to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"¨C ``We need to get going,` said Harry firmly. He had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"hoping to sleep, looking forward to getting into the new tent, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"that was impossible now, `Can you imagine what he's going to do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"once he realizes the ring and the locket are gone? What if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"he moves the Hogwarts Horcrux, decides it isn't safe enough?``But how are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"we going to get in?``We'll go to Hogsmeade,` said Harry, `and try","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"to work something out once we see what the protection around the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"school's like. Get under the Cloak, Hermione, I want to stick together","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"this time.``But we don't really fit ¨C ``It'll be dark, no one's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"going to notice our feet.`The flapping of enormous wings echoed across the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"black water. The dragon had drunk its fill and risen into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"air. They paused in their preparations to watch it climb higher and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"higher, now black against the rapidly darkening sky, until it vanished over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"a nearby mountain. Then Hermione walked forward and took her place between","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"the other two, Harry pulled the Cloak down as far as it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"would go, and together they turned on the spot into the crushing darkness. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-27"
"Harry's feet touched the road. He saw the achingly familiar Hogsmeade High","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Street: dark shop fronts, and the mist line of black mountains beyond","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the village and the curve in the road ahead that led off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"toward Hogwarts, and light spilling from the windows of the Three Broomsticks,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"and with a lurch of the hear, he remembered with piercing accuracy,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"how he had landed here nearly a year before, supporting a desperately","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"weak Dumbledore, all this in a second, upon landing ¨C and then,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"even as he relaxed his grip upon Ron's and Hermione's arms, it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"happened.The air was rent by a scream that sounded like Voldemort's when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"he had realized the cup had been stolen: It tore at every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"nerve in Harry's body, and he knew that their appearance had caused","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"it.Even as he looked at the other two beneath the Cloak, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"door of the Three Broomsticks burst open and a dozen cloaked and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"hooded Death Eaters dashed into the streets, their wands aloft.Harry seized Ron's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"wrist as he raised his wand; there were too many of them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"to run. Even attempting it would have give away their position. One","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"of the Death Eaters raised his wand, and the scream stopped, still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"echoing around the distant mountains.`Accio Cloak!` roared one of the Death Eaters","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Harry seized his folds, but it made no attempt to escape. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Summoning Charm had not worked on it.`Not under your wrapper, then, Potter?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"yelled the Death Eater who had tried the charm and then to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"his fellows. `Spread now. He's here.`Six of the Death Eaters ran toward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"them: Harry, Ron and Hermione backed as quickly as possible down the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"nearest side street, and the Death Eaters missed them by inches. They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"waited in the darkness, listening to the footsteps running up and down,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"beams of light flying along the street from the Death Eaters' searching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"wands.`Let's just leave!` Hermione whispered. `Disapparate now!``Great idea,` said Ron, but before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Harry could reply, a Death Eater shouted, `We know you are here,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Potter, and there's no getting away! We'll find you!``They were ready for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"us,` whispered Harry. `They set up that spell to tell them we'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"come. I reckon they've done something to keep us here, trap us","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"¨C ``What about dementors?` called another Death Eater. `Let'em have free rein,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"they'd find him quick enough!``The Dark Lord wants Potter dead by no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"hands but his ¨C `` 'an dementors won't kill him! The Dark","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Lord wants Potter's life, nor his soul. He'll be easier to kill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"if he's been Kissed first!`There were noises of agreement. Dread filled Harry:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"To repel dementors they would have to produce Patronuses which would give","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"them away immediately.`We're going to have to try to Disapparate, Harry!` Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"whispered.Even as she said it, he felt the unnatural cold being spread","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"over the street. Light was sucked from the environment right up to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the stars, which vanished. In the pitch blackness, he felt Hermione take","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"hold of his arm and together, they turned on the spot.The air","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"through which they needed to move, seemed to have become solid: They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"could not Disapparate; the Death Eaters had cast their charms well. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"cold was biting deeper and deeper into Harry's flesh. He, Ron and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Hermione retreated down the side street, groping their way along the wall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"trying not to make a sound. Then, around the corner, gliding noiselessly,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"came dementors, ten or more of them, visible because they were of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"a denser darkness than their surroundings, with their black cloaks and their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"scabbed and rotting hands. Could they sense fear in the vicinity? Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"was sure of it: They seemed to be coming more quickly now,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"taking those dragging, rattling breaths he detested, tasting despair in the air,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"closing in - He raised his wand: He could not, would not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"suffer the Dementor's Kiss, whatever happened afterward. It was of Ron and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Hermione that he thought as he whispered `Expecto Patronum!`The silver stag burst","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"from his wand and charged: The Dementors scattered and there was a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"triumphant yell from somewhere out of sight`It's him, down there, down there,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"I saw his Patronus, it was a stag!`The Dementors have retreated, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"stars were popping out again and the footsteps of the Death Eaters","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"were becoming louder; but before Harry in his panic could decide what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"to do, there was a grinding of bolts nearby, a door opened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"on the left-side of the narrow street, and a rough voice said:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"`Potter, in here, quick!`He obeyed without hesitation, the three of them hurried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"through the open doorway.`Upstairs, keep the Cloak on, keep quiet!` muttered a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"tall figure, passing them on his way into the street and slammed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the door behind him.Harry had had no idea where they were, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"now he saw, by the stuttering light of a single candle, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"grubby, sawdust bar of the Hog's Head Inn. They ran behind the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"counter and through a second doorway, which led to a trickery wooden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"staircase, that they climbed as fast as they could. The stairs opened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"into a sitting room with a durable carpet and a small fireplace,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"above which hung a single large oil painting of a blonde girl","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"who gazed out at the room with a kind of a vacant","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"sweetness.Shouts reached from the streets below. Still wearing the Invisibility Cloak on,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"they hurried toward the grimy window and looked down. Their savior, whom","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Harry now recognized as the Hog's Head's barman, was the only person","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"not wearing a hood.`So what?` he was bellowing into one of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"hooded faces. `So what? You send dementors down my street, I'll send","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"a Patronus back at'em! I'm not having'em near me, I've told you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"that. I'm not having it!``That wasn't your Patronus,` said a Death Eater.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"`That was a stag. It was Potter's!``Stag!` roared the barman, and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"pulled out a wand. `Stag! You idiot ¨C Expecto Patronum!`Something huge and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"horned erupted from the wand. Head down, it charged toward the High","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Street, and out of sight.`That's not what I saw` said the Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Eater, though was less certainly `Curfew's been broken, you heard the noise,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"one of his companions told the barman. `Someone was out on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"streets against regulations ¨C ``If I want to put my cat out,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"I will, and be damned to your curfew!``You set off the Caterwauling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Charm?``What if I did? Going to cart me off to Azkaban? Kill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"me for sticking my nose out my own front door? Do it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"then, if you want to! But I hope for your sakes you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"haven't pressed your little Dark Marks, and summoned him. He's not going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"to like being called here, for me and my old cat, is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"he, now?``Don't worry about us.` said one of the Death Eaters, `worry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"about yourself, breaking curfew!``And where will you lot traffic potions and poisons","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"when my pub's closed down? What will happen to your little sidelines","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"then?``Are you threatening ¨C?``I keep my mouth shut, it's why you come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"here, isn't it?``I still say I saw a stag Patronus!` shouted the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"first Death Eater.`Stag?` roared the barman. `It's a goat, idiot!``All right, we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"made a mistake,` said the second Death Eater. `Break curfew again and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"we won't be so lenient!`The Death Eaters strode back towards the High","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Street. Hermione moaned with relief, wove out from under the Cloak, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"sat down on a wobble-legged chair. Harry drew the curtains then pulled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the Cloak off himself and Ron. They could hear the barman down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"below, rebolting the door of the bar, then climbing the stairs.Harry's attention","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"was caught by something on the mantelpiece: a small, rectangular mirror, propped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"on top of it, right beneath the portrait of the girl.The barman","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"entered the room.`You bloody fools,` he said gruffly, looking from one to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the other of them. `What were you thinking, coming here?``Thank you,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Harry. `You can't thank you enough. You saved our lives!`The barman grunted.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Harry approached him looking up into the face: trying to see past","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the long, stringy, wire-gray hair beard. He wore spectacles. Behind the dirty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"lenses, the eyes were a piercing, brilliant blue.`It's your eye I've been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"seeing in the mirror.`There was a silence in the room. Harry and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the barman looked at each other.`You sent Dobby.`The barman nodded and looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"around for the elf.`Thought he'd be with you. Where've you left him?``He's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"dead,` said Harry, `Bellatrix Lestrange killed him.`The barman face was impassive. After","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"a few moments he said, `I'm sorry to hear it, I liked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"that elf.`He turned away, lightning lamps with prods of his wand, not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"looking at any of them.`You're Aberforth,` said Harry to the man's back.He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"neither confirmed or denied it, but bent to light the fire.`How did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"you get this?` Harry asked, walking across to Sirius's mirror, the twin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"of the one he had broken nearly two years before.`Bought it from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Dung 'bout a year ago,` said Aberforth. `Albus told me what it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"was. Been trying to keep an eye out for you.`Ron gasped.`The silver","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"doe,` he said excitedly, `Was that you too?``What are you talking about?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"asked Aberforth.`Someone sent a doe Patronus to us!``Brains like that, you could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"be a Death Eater, son. Haven't I just prove my Patronus is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"a goat?``Oh,` said Ron, `Yeah... well, I'm hungry!` he added defensively as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"his stomach gave an enormous rumble.`I got food,` said Aberforth, and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"sloped out of the room, reappearing moments later with a large loaf","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"of bread, some cheese, and a pewter jug of mead, which he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"set upon a small table in front of the fire.Ravenous, they ate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"and drank, and for a while there was sound of chewing.`Right then,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"said Aberforth when the had eaten their fill and Harry and Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"sat slumped dozily in their chairs. `We need to think of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"best way to get you out of here. Can't be done by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"night, you heard what happens if anyone moves outdoors during darkness: Caterwauling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Charm's set off, they'll be onto you like bowtruckles on doxy eggs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"I don't reckon I'll be able to pass of a stag as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"a goat a second time. Wait for daybreak when curfew lifts, then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"you can put your Cloak back on and set out on foot.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Get right out of Hogsmeade, up into the mountains, and you'll be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"able to Disapparate there. Might see Hagrid. He's been hiding in a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"cave up there with Grawp ever since they tried to arrest him.``We're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"not leaving,` said Harry. `We need to get into Hogwarts.``Don't be stupid,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"boy,` said Aberforth.`We've got to,` said Harry.`What you've got to do,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Aberforth, leaning forward, `is to get as far from here as from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"here as you can.``You don't understand. There isn't much time. We've got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"to get into the castle. Dumbledore ¨C I mean, your brother ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"wanted us ¨C `The firelight made the grimy lenses of Aberforth's glasses","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"momentarily opaque, a bright flat white, and Harry remembered the blind eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"of the giant spider, Aragog.`My brother Albus wanted a lot of things,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"said Aberforth, `and people had a habit of getting hurt while he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"was carrying out his grand plans. You get away from this school,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Potter, and out of the country if you can. Forget my brother","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"and his clever schemes. He's gone where none of this can hurt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"him, and you don't owe him anything.``You don't understand.` said Harry again.`Oh,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"don't I?` said Aberforth quietly. `You don't think I understood my own","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"brother? Think you know Albus better than I did?``I didn't mean that,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"said Harry, whose brain felt sluggish with exhaustion and from the surfeit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"of food and wine. `It's... he left me a job.``Did he now?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"said Aberforth. `Nice job, I hope? Pleasant? Easy? Sort of thing you'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"expect an unqualified wizard kid to be able to do without overstretching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"themselves?`Ron gave a rather grim laugh. Hermione was looking strained.`I-it's not easy,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"no,` said Harry. `But I've got to ¨C ``Got to? Why got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"to? He's dead, isn't he?` said Aberforth roughly. `Let it go, boy,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"before you follow him! Save yourself!``I can't.``Why not?``I ¨C ` Harry felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"overwhelmed; he could not explain, so he took the offensive instead. `But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"you're fighting too, you're in the Order of the Phoenix ¨C ``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"was,` said Aberforth. `The Order of the Phoenix is finished. You-Know-Who's won,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"it's over, and anyone who's pretending different's kidding themselves. It'll never be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"safe for you here, Potter, he wants you too badly. So go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"abroad, go into hiding, save yourself. Best take these two with you.`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"He jerked a thumb at Ron and Hermione.`They'll be in danger long","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"as they live now everyone knows they've been working with you.``I can't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"leave,` said Harry. `I've got a job ¨C ``Give it to someone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"else!``I can't. It's got to be me, Dumbledore explained it all ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"``Oh, did he now? And did he tell you everything, was he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"honest with you?`Harry wanted him with all his heart to say `Yes,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"but somehow the simple word would not rise to his lips, Aberforth","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"seemed to know what he was thinking.`I knew my brother, Potter. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"learned secrecy at our mother's knee. Secrets and lies, that's how we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"grew up, and Albus... he was a natural.`The old man's eyes traveled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"to the painting of the girl over the mantelpiece. It was, now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Harry looked around properly, the only picture in the room. There was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"no photograph of Albus Dumbledore, nor of anyone else.`Mr. Dumbledore` said Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"rather timidly. `Is that your sister? Ariana?``Yes.` said Aberforth tersely. `Been reading","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Rita Skeeter, have you, missy?`Even by the rosy light of the fire","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"it was clear that Hermione had turned red.`Elphias Doge mentioned her to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"us,` said Harry, trying to spare Hermione.`That old berk,` muttered Aberforth, taking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"another swig of mead. `Thought the sun shone out of my brother's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"every ocrifice, he did. Well, so did plenty of people, you three","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"included, by the looks of it.`Harry kept quiet. He did not want","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"to express the doubts and uncertainties about Dumbledore that had riddled him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"for months now. He had made his choice while he dug Dobby's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"grave, he had decided to continue along the winding, dangerous path indicated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"for him by Albus Dumbledore, to accept that he had not been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"told everything that he wanted to know, but simply to trust. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"had no desire to doubt again; he did not want o hear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"anything that would deflect him from his purpose. He met Aberforth's gaze,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"which was so strikingly like his brothers': The bright blue eyes gave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the same impression that they were X-raying the object of their scrutiny,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"and Harry thought that Aberforth knew what he was thinking and despised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"him for it.`Professor Dumbledore cared about Harry, very much,` said Hermione in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"a low voice.`Did he now?` said Aberforth. `Funny thing how many of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the people my brother cared about very much ended up in a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"worse state than if he'd left 'em well alone.``What do you mean?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"asked Hermione breathlessly.`Never you mind,` said Aberforth.`But that's a really serious thing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"to say!` said Hermione. `Are you ¨C are you talking about your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"sister?`Aberforth glared at her: His lips moved as if he were chewing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the words he was holding back. Then he burst into speech.`When my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"sister was six years old, she was attacked, by three Muggle boys.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"They'd seen her doing magic, spying through the back garden hedge: She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"was a kid, she couldn't control it, no witch or wizard can","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"at that age. What they saw, scared them, I expect. They forced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"their way through the hedge, and when she couldn't show them the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"trick, they got a bit carried away trying to stop the little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"freak doing it.`Hermione's eyes were huge in the firelight; Ron looked slightly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"sick. Aberforth stood up, tall as Albus, and suddenly terrible in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"anger and the intensity of his pain.`It destroyed her, what they did:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"She was never right again. She wouldn't use magic, but she couldn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"get rid of it; it turned inward and drove her mad, it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"exploded out of her when she couldn't control it, and at times","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"she was strange and dangerous. But mostly she was sweet and scared","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"and harmless.``And my father went after the bastards that did it,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Aberforth, `and attacked them. And they locked him up in Azkaban for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"it. He never said why he'd done it, because the Ministry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"known what Ariana had become, she'd have been locked up in St.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Mungo's for good. They'd have seen her as a serious threat to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the International Statute of Secrecy, unbalanced like she was, with magic exploding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"out of her at moments when she couldn't keep it in any","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"longer.``We had to keep her safe and quiet. We moved house, put","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"it about she was ill, and my mother looked after her, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"tried to keep her calm and happy.``I was her favourite,` he said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"and as he said it, a grubby schoolboy seemed to look out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"through Aberforth's wrinkles and wrangled beard. `Not Albus, he was always up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"in his bedroom when he was home, reading his books and counting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"his prizes, keeping up with his correspondence with the most notable magical","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"names of the day,`Aberforth succored. `He didn't want to be bothered with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"her. She liked me best. I could get her to eat when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"she wouldn't do it for my mother, I could calm her down,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"when she was in one of her rages, and when she was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"quiet, she used to help me feed the goats.``Then, when she was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"fourteen... See, I wasn't there.` said Aberforth. `If I'd been there, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"could have calmed her down. She had one of her rages, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"my mother wasn't as young as she was, and... it was an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"accident. Ariana couldn't control it. But my mother was killed.`Harry felt a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"horrible mixture of pity and repulsion; he did not want to hear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"any more, but Aberforth kept talking, and Harry wondered how long it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"had been since he had spoken about this; whether, in fact, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"had ever spoken about it.`So that put paid to Albus's trip round","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the world with little Doge. The pair of 'em came home for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"my mother's funeral and then Doge went off on his own, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Albus settled down as head of the family. Ha!`Aberforth spat into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"fire.`I'd have looked after her, I told him so, I didn't care","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"about school, I'd have stayed home and done it.He told me I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"had to finish my education and he'd take over from my mother.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Bit of a comedown for Mr. Brilliant, there's no prizes for looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"after your half-mad sister, stopping her blowing up the house every other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"day. But he did all right for a few weeks... till he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"came.`And now a positively dangerous look crept over Aberforth's face.`Grindelwald. And at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"last, my brother had an equal to talk to someone just as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"bright and talented he was. And looking after Ariana took a backseat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"then, while they were hatching all their plans for a new Wizarding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"order and looking for Hallows, and whatever else it was they were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"so interested in. Grand plans for the benefit of all Wizardkind, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"if one young girl neglected, what did that matter, when Albus was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"working for the greater good?``But after a few weeks of it, I'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"had enough, I had. It was nearly time for me to go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"hack to Hogwarts, so I told 'em, both of 'em, face-to-face, like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"I am to you, now,` and Aberforth looked downward Harry, and it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"took a little imagination to see him as a teenager, wiry and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"angry, confronting his elder brother. `I told him, you'd better give it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"up now. You can't move her, she's in no fit state, you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"can't take her with you, wherever it is you're planning to go,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"when you're making your clever speeches, trying to whip yourselves up a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"following. He didn't like that.` said Aberforth, and his eyes were briefly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"occluded by the fireflight on the lenses of his glasses: They turned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"white and blind again. `Grindelwald didn't like that at all. He got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"angry. He told me what a stupid little boy I was, trying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"to stand in the way of him and my brilliant brother... Didn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"I understand, my poor sister wouldn't have to be hidden once they'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"changed the world, and led the wizards out of hiding, and taught","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the Muggles their place?``And there was an argument... and I pulled my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"wand, and he pulled out his, and I had the Cruciatus Curse","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"used on me by my brother's best friend ¨C and Albus was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"trying to stop him, and then all three of us were dueling,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"and the flashing lights and the bangs set her off, she couldn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"stand it ¨C `The color was draining from Aberforth's face as though","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"he had suffered a mortal wound.` ¨C and I think she wanted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"to help, but she didn't really know what she was doing, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"I don't know which of us did it, it could have been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"any of us ¨C and she was dead.`His voice broke on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"last word and he dropped down into the nearest chair. Hermione's face","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"was wet with tears, and Ron was almost as pale as Aberforth.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Harry felt nothing but revulsion: He wished he had not heard it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"wished he could wash is mind clean of it.`I'm so... I'm so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"sorry,` Hermione whispered.`Gone,` croaked Aberforth. `Gone forever.`He wiped his nose on hiss","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"cuff and cleared his throat.` 'Course, Grindelwald scarpered. He had a bit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"of a track record already, back in his own country, and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"didn't want Ariana set to his account too. And Albus was free,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"wasn't he? Free of the burden of his sister, free to become","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the greatest wizard of the ¨C ``He was never free,` said Harry.`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"beg your pardon?` said Aberforth.`Never,` said Harry. `The night that your brother","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"died, he drank a potion that drove him out of his mind.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"He started screaming, pleading with someone who wasn't there. 'Don't hurt them,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"please... hurt me instead.' `Ron and Hermione were staring at Harry. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"had never gone into details about what had happened on the island","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"on the lake.The events that had taken place after he and Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"had returned to Hogwarts had eclipsed it so thoroughly.`He thought he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"back there with you and Grindelwald, I know he did,` said Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"remembering Dumbledore whispering, pleading.`He thought he was watching Grindelwald hurting you and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Ariana... It was torture to him, if you'd seen him then, you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"wouldn't say he was free.`Aberforth seemed lost in contemplation of his own","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"knotted and veined hands. After a long pause he said. `How can","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"you be sure, Potter, that my brother wasn't more interested in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"greater good than in you? How can you be sure you aren't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"dispensable, just like my little sister?`A shard of ice seemed to pierce","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Harry's heart.`I don't believe it. Dumbledore loved Harry,` said Hermione.`Why didn't he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"tell him to hide, then?` shot back Aberforth. `Why didn't he say","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"to him, 'Take care of yourself, here's how to survive'?``Because,` said Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"before Hermione could answer, `sometimes you've got to think about more than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"your own safety! Sometimes you've got to think about the greater good!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"This is war!``You're seventeen, boy!``I'm of age, and I'm going to keep","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"fighting even if you've given up!``Who says I've given up?``The Order of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the Phoenix is finished,` Harry repeated, `You-Know-Who's won, it's over, and anyone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"who's pretending different's kidding themselves.``I don't say I like it, but it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the truth!``No, it isn't.` said Harry. `Your brother knew how to finish","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"You-Know-Who and he passed the knowledge on to me. I'm going to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"keep going until I succeed ¨C or I die. Don't think I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"don't know how this might end. I've known it for years.`He waited","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"for Aberforth to jeer or to argue, but he did not. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"merely moved.`We need to get into Hogwarts,` said Harry again. `If you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"can't help us, we'll wait till daybreak, leave you in peace, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"try to find a way in ourselves. If you can help us","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"¨C well, now would be a great time to mention it.`Aberforth remained","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"fixed in his chair, gazing at Harry with the eye, that were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"so extraordinarily like his brother's. At last he cleared his throat, got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"to his feet, walked around the little table, and approached the portrait","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"of Ariana.`You know what to do,` he said.She smiled, turned, and walked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"away, not as people in portraits usually did, one of the sides","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"of their frames, but along what seemed to be a long tunnel","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"painted behind her. They watched her slight figure retreating until finally she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"was swallowed by the darkness.`Er ¨C what ¨C?` began Ron.`There's only one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"way in now,` said Aberforth. `You must know they've got all the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"old secret passageways covered at both ends, dementors all around the boundary","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"walls, regular patrols inside the school from what my sources tell me.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"The place has never been so heavily guarded.How you expect to do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"anything once you get inside it, with Snape in charge and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Carrows as his deputies... well, that's your lookout, isn't it? You say","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"you're prepared to die.``But what...?` said Hermione, frowning at Ariana's picture.A tiny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"white dot reappeared at the end of the painted tunnel, and now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Ariana was walking back toward them, growing bigger and bigger as she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"came. But there was somebody else with her now, someone taller than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"she was, who was limping along, looking excited. His hair was longer","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"than Harry had ever seen. He appeared and torn. Larger and larger","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the two figures grew, until only their heads and shoulders filled the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"portrait.Then the whole thing swang forward on the wall like a little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"door, and the entrance to a real tunnel was revealed. And out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"of it, his hair overgrown, his face cut, his robes ripped, clambered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"the real Neville Longbottom, who gave a roar of delight, leapt down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"from the mantelpiece and yelled.`I knew you'd come! I knew it, Harry!` ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-28"
"Neville ¨C what the ¨C how ¨C?`But Neville had spotted Ron and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Hermione, and with yells of delight was hugging them too. The longer","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Harry looked at Neville, the worse he appeared: One of his eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"was swollen yellow and purple, there were gouge marks on his face,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"and his general air of unkemptness suggested that he had been living","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"enough. Nevertheless, his battered visage shone with happiness as he let go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"of Hermione and said again, `I knew you'd come! Kept telling Seamus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"it was a matter of time!``Neville, what's happened to you?``What? This?` Neville","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"dismissed his injuries with a shake of the head. `This is nothing,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Seamus is worse. You'll see. Shall we get going then? Oh,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"turned to Aberforth, `Ab, there might be a couple more people to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"the way.``Couple more?` repeated Aberforth ominously. `What d'you mean, a couple more,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Longbottom? There's a curfew and a Camwaulding Charm on the whole village!``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"know, that's why they'll be Apparating directly into the bar,` said Neville.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"`Just send them down the passage when they get here, will you?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Thanks a lot.`Neville held out his hand to Hermione and helped her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"to climb up onto the mantelpiece and into the tunnel; Ron followed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"then Neville. Harry addressed Aberforth.`I don't know how to thank you. You've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"saved our lives twice.``Look after 'em, then,` said Aberforth gruffly. `I might","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"not be able to save 'em a third time.`Harry chambered up onto","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"the mantelpiece and through the hole behind Ariana's portrait. There were smooth","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"stone steps on the other side: It looked as though the passageway","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"had been there for years. Brass lamps hung from the walls and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"the earthy floor was worn and smooth; as they walked, their shadows","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"rippled, fanlike, across the wall.`How long's this been here?` Ron asked as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"they set off. `It isn't on the Marauder's Map, is it Harry?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"I thought there were only seven passages in and out of school?``They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"sealed off all of those before the start of the year,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Neville. `There's no chance of getting through any of them now, not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"with the curses over the entrances and Death Eaters and dementors waiting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"at the exits.` He started walking backward, beaming, drinking them in. `Never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"mind that stuff ... Is it true? Did you break into Gringotts?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Did you escape on a dragon? It's everywhere, everyone's talking about it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Terry Boot got beaten up by Carrow for yelling about it in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"the Great Hall at dinner!``Yeah, it's true,` said Harry.Neville laughed gleefully.`What did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"you do with the dragon?``Released it into the wild,` said Ron. `Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"was all for keeping it as a pet``Don't exaggerate, Ron ¨C ``But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"what have you been doing? People have been saying you've just been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"on the run, Harry, but I don't think so. I think you've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"been up to something.``You're right,` said Harry, `but tell us about Hogwarts,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Neville, we haven't heard anything.``It's been .... Well, it's not really like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Hogwarts anymore,` said Neville, the smile fading from his face as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"spoke. `Do you know about the Carrows?``Those two Death Eaters who teach","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"here?``They do more than teach,` said Neville. `They're in charge of all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"discipline. They like punishment, the Carrows.``Like Umbridge?``Nah, they make her look tame.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"The other teachers are all supposed to refer us to the Carrows","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"if we do anything wrong. They don't, though, if they can avoid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"it. You can tell they all hate them as much as we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"do.``Amycus, the bloke, he teaches what used to be Defense Against the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Dark Arts, except now it's just the Dark Arts. We're supposed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"practice the Cruciatus Curse on people who've earned detentions ¨C ``What?`Harry, Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"and Hermione's united voices echoed up and down the passage.`Yeah,` said Neville.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"`That's how I got this one,` he pointed at a particularly deep","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"gash in his cheek, `I refused to do it. Some people are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"into it, though; Crabbe and Goyle love it. First time they've ever","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"been top in anything, I expect.``Alecto, Amycus's sister, teaches Muggle Studies, which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"is compulsory for everyone. We've all got to listen to her explain","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"how Muggles are like animals, stupid and dirty, and how they drive","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"wizards into hiding by being vicious toward them, and how the natural","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"order is being reestablished. I got this one,` he indicated another slash","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"to his face, `for asking her how much Muggle blood she and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"her brother have got.``Blimey, Neville,` said Ron, `there's a time and a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"place for getting a smart mouth.``You didn't see her,` said Neville. `You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"wouldn't have stood it either. The thing is, it helps when people","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"stand up to them, it gives everyone hope. I used to notice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"that when you did it, Harry.``But they've used you as a knife","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"sharpener,` said Ron, winding slightly as they passed a lamp and Neville's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"injuries were thrown into even greater relief.Neville shrugged.`Doesn't matter. They don't want","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"to spill too much pure blood, so they'll torture us a bit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"if we're mouthy but they won't actually kill us.`Harry did not know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"what was worse, the things that Neville was saying or the matter-of-fact","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"tone in which he said them.`The only people in real danger are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"the ones whose friends and relatives on the outside are giving trouble.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"They get taken hostage. Old Xeno Lovegood was getting a bit too outspoken","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"in The Quibbler, so they dragged Luna off the train on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"way back for Christmas.``Neville, she's all right, we've seen her ¨C ``Yeah,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"I know, she managed to get a message to me.`From his pocket","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"he pulled a golden coin, and Harry recognized it as one of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"the fake Galleons that Dumbledore's Army had used to send one another","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"messages.`These have been great,` said Neville, beaming at Hermione. `The Carrows never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"rumbled how we were communicating, it drove them mad. We used to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"sneak out at night and put graffiti on the walls: Dumbledore's Army,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Still Recruiting, stuff like that. Snape hated it.``You used to?` said Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"who had noticed the past tense.`Well, it got more difficult as time","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"went on.` said Neville. `We lost Luna at Christmas, and Ginny never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"came back after Easter, and the three of us were sort of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"the leaders. The Carrows seemed to know I was behind a lot","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"of it, so they started coming down on me hard, and then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Michael Corner went and got caught releasing a first-year they'd chained up,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"and they tortured him pretty badly. That scared people off.``No kidding,` muttered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Ron, as the passage began to slope upward.`Yeah, well, I couldn't ask","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"people to go through what Michael did, so we dropped those kinds","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"of stunts. But we were still fighting, doing underground stuff, right up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"until a couple of weeks ago. That's when they decided there was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"only one way to stop me, I suppose, and they went for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Gran.``They what?` said Harry, Ron, and Hermione together.`Yeah,` said Neville, panting a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"little now, because the passage was climbing so steeply, `well, you can","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"see their thinking. It had worked really well, kidnapping kids to force","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"their relatives to behave. I s'pose it was only a matter of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"time before they did it the other way around. Thing was,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"faced them, and Harry was astonished to see that he was grinning,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"`they bit off a bit more than they could chew with Gran.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Little old witch living alone, they probably thought hey didn't need to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"send anyone particularly powerful. Anyway,` Neville laughed, `Dawlish is still in St.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Mungo's and Gran's on the run. She sent me a letter,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"clapped a hand to the breast pocket of his robes, `telling me","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"she was proud of me, that I'm my parent's son, and to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"keep it up.``Cool,` said Ron.`Yea,` said Neville happily. `Only thing was, once","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"they realized they had no hold over me, they decided Hogwarts could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"do without me after all. I don't know whether they were planning","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"to kill me or send me to Azkaban, either way, I knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"it was time to disappear.``But,` said Ron, looking thoroughly confused, `aren't ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"aren't we heading straight back for Hogwarts?``'Course,` said Neville. `You'll see. We're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"here.`They turned a corner and there ahead of them was the end","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"of the passage. Another short flight of steps led to a door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"just like the one hidden behind Ariana's portrait. Neville pushed it open","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"and climbed through. As Harry followed, he heard Neville call out for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"unseen people:`Look who it is! Didn't I tell you?`As Harry emerged into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"the room behind the passage, there were several screams and yells: `HARRY!``It's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Potter, it's POTTER!``Ron!``Hermione!`He had a confused impression of colored hangings, of lamps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"and many faces. The next moment, he, Ron, and Hermione were engulfed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"hugged, pounded on the back, their hair ruffled, their hands shaken, by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"what seemed to be more than twenty people. They might have just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"won a Quidditch final.`Okay, okay, calm down!` Neville called, and as the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"crowd backed away, Harry was able to take in their surroundings.He did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"not recognize the dorm at all. It was enormous, and looked rather","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"like the interior of a particularly sumptuous tree house, or perhaps a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"gigantic ship's cabin. Multicolored hammocks were strung from the ceiling and from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"the balcony that ran around the dark wood-paneled and windowless walls, which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"were covered in bright tapestry hangings. Harry saw the gold Gryffindor lion,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"emblazoned on scarlet; the black badger of Hufflepuff, set against yellow; and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"the bronze eagle of Ravenclaw, on blue. The silver and green of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Slytherin alone were absent. There were bulging bookcases, a few broomsticks propped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"against the walls, and in the corner, a large wood-cased wireless.`Where are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"we?``Room of Requirement, of course!` said Neville. `Surpassed itself, hasn't it? The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Carrows were chasing me, and I knew I had just one chance","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"for a hideout: I managed to get through the door and this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"is what I found! Well, it wasn't exactly like this when I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"arrived, it was a load smaller, there was only one hammock and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"just Gryffindor hangings. But it's expanded as more and more of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"D.A. have arrived.``And the Carrows can't get in?` asked Harry, looking around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"for the door.`No,` said Seamus Finnigan, whom Harry had not recognized until","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"he spoke: Seamus's face was bruised and puffy. `It's a proper hideout,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"as long as one of us stays in here, they can't get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"at us, the door won't open. It's all down to Neville. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"really gets this room. You've got to ask for exactly what you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"need ¨C like, 'I don't want any Carrow supporters to be able to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"get in' ¨C and it'll do it for you! You've just got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"to make sure you close the loopholes. Neville's the man!``It's quite straightforward,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"really,` said Neville modestly. `I'd been in here about a day and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"a half, and getting really hungry, and wishing I could get something","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"to eat, and that's when the passage to Hog's Head opened up.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"I went through it and met Aberforth. He's been providing us with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"food, because for some reason, that's the one thing the room doesn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"really do.``Yeah, well, food's one of the five exceptions to Gamp's Law","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"of Elemental Transfiguration,` said Ron to general astonishment.`So we've been hiding out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"here for nearly two weeks,` said Seamus, `and it just makes more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"hammocks every time we need room, and it even sprouted a pretty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"good bathroom once girls started turning up ¨C `` ¨C and thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"they'd quite like to wash, yes,` supplied Lavender Brown, whom Harry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"not noticed until that point. Now that he looked around properly, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"recognized many familiar faces. Both Patil twins were there, as were Terry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Boot, Ernie Macmillan, Anthony Goldstein, and Michael Corner.`Tell us what you've been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"up to, though,` said Ernie. `There've been so many rumors, we've been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"trying to keep up with you on Potterwatch.` He pointed at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"wireless. `You didn't break into Gringotts?``They did!` said Neville. `And the dragon's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"true too!`There was a smattering of applause and a few whoops; Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"took a bow.`What were you after?` asked Seamus eagerly.Before any of them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"could parry the question with one of their own, Harry felt a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"terrible, scorching pain in the lightning scar. As he turned his back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"hastily on the curious and delighted faces, the Room of Requirement vanished,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"and he was standing inside a ruined stone shack, and the rotting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"floorboards were ripped apart at his feet, a disinterred golden box lay","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"open and empty beside the hole, and Voldemort's scream of fury vibrated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"inside his head.With an enormous effort he pulled out of Voldemort's mind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"again, back to where he stood, swaying, in the Room of Requirement,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"sweat pouring from his face and Ron holding him up.`Are you all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"right, Harry?` Neville was saying. `What to sit down? I expect you're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"tired, aren't ¨C?``No,` said Harry. He looked at Ron and Hermione, trying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"to tell them without words that Voldemort had just discovered the loss","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"of one of the other Horcruxes. Time was running out fast: If","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Voldemort chose to visit Hogwarts next, they would miss their chance.`We need","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"to get going,` he said, and their expressions told him that they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"understood.`What are we going to do, then, Harry?` asked Seamus. `What's the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"plan?``Plan?` repeated Harry. He was exercising all his willpower to prevent himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"succumbing again to Voldemort's rage: His scar was still burning. `Well, there's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"something we ¨C Ron, Hermione, and I ¨C need to do, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"then we'll get out of here.`Nobody was laughing or whooping anymore. Neville","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"looked confused.`What d'you mean, 'get out of here'?``We haven't come back to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"stay,` said Harry, rubbing his scar, trying to soothe the pain. `There's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"something important we need to do ¨C ``What is it?``I ¨C I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"can't tell you.`There was a ripple of muttering at this: Neville's brows","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"contracted.`Why can't you tell us? It's something to do with fighting You-Know-Who,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"right?``Well, yeah ¨C ``Then we'll help you.`The other members of Dumbledore's Army","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"were nodding, some enthusiastically, others solemnly. A couple of them rose from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"their chairs to demonstrate their willingness for immediate action.`You don't understand,` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"seemed to have said that a lot in the last few hours.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"`We ¨C we can't tell you. We've got to do it ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"alone.``Why?` asked Neville.`Because ...` In his desperation to start looking for the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"missing Horcrux, or at least have a private discussion with Ron and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Hermione about where they might commence their search. Harry found it difficult","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"to gather his thoughts. His scar was still searing. `Dumbledore left the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"three of us a job,` he said carefully, `and we weren't supposed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"to tell ¨C I mean, he wanted us to do it, just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"the three of us.``We're his army,` said Neville. `Dumbledore's Army. We were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"all in it together, we've been keeping it going while you three","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"have been off on your own ¨C ``It hasn't exactly been a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"picnic, mate,` said Ron.`I never said it had, but I don't see","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"why you can't trust us. Everyone in this room's been fighting and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"they've been driven in here because the Carrows were hunting them down.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Everyone in here's proven they're loyal to Dumbledore ¨C loyal to you.``Look,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Harry began, without knowing what he was going to say, but it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"did not matter. The tunnel door had just opened behind him.`We got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"your message, Neville! Hello you three, I thought you must be here!`It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"was Luna and Dean. Seamus gave a great roar of delight and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"ran to hug his best friend.`Hi, everyone!` said Luna happily. `Oh, it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"great to be back!``Luna,` said Harry distractedly, `what are you doing here?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"How did you ¨C?``I sent for her,` said Neville, holding up the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"fake Galleon. `I promised her and Ginny that if you turned up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"I'd let them know. We all thought that if you came back, it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"would mean revolution. That we were going to overthrow Snape and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Carrows.``Of course that's what it means,` said Luna brightly. `Isn't it, Harry?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"We're going to fight them out of Hogwarts?``Listen,` said Harry with a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"rising sense of panic, `I'm sorry, but that's not what we came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"back for. There's something we've got to do, and then ¨C ``You're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"going to leave us in this mess?` demanded Michael Cornet.`No!` said Ron.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"`What we're doing will benefit everyone in the end, it's all about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"trying to get rid of You-Know-Who ¨C ``Then let us help!` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Neville angrily. `We want to be a part of it!`There was another","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"noise behind them, and Harry turned. His heart seemed to fall: Ginny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"was now climbing through the hole in the wall, closely followed by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Fred, George, and Lee Jordan. Ginny gave Harry a radiant smile: He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"had forgotten, he had never fully appreciated, how beautiful she was, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"he had never been less pleased to see her.`Aberforth's getting a bit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"annoyed,` said Fred, raising his hand in answer to several cries of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"greeting. `He wants a kip, and his bar's turned into a railway","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"station.`Harry's mouth fell open. Right behind Lee Jordan came Harry's old girlfriend,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Cho Chang. She smiled at him.`I got the message,` she said, holding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"up her own fake Galleon and she walked over to sit beside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Michael Corner.`So what's the plan, Harry?` said George.`There isn't one,` said Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"still disoriented by the sudden appearance of all these people, unable to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"take everything in while his scar was still burning so fiercely.`Just going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"to make it up as we go along, are we? My favorite","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"kind,` said Fred.`You've got to stop this!` Harry told Neville. `What did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"you call them all back for? This is insane ¨C ``We're fighting,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"aren't we?` said Dean, taking out his fake Galleon. `The message said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Harry was back, and we were going to fight! I'll have to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"get a wand, though ¨C ``You haven't got a wand¨C?` began Seamus.Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"turned suddenly to Harry.`Why can't they help?``What?``They can help.` He dropped his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"voice and said, so that none of them could hear but Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"who stood between them, `We don't know where it is. We've got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"to find it fast. We don't have to tell them it's a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Horcrux.`Harry looked from Ron to Hermione, who murmured, `I think Ron's right.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"We don't even know what we're looking for, we need them.` And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"when Harry looked unconvinced, `You don't have to do everything alone, Harry.`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"thought fast, his scar still prickling, his head threatening to split again.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Dumbledore had warned him against telling anyone but Ron and Hermione about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"the Horcruxes. Secrets and lies, that's how we grew up, and Albus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"... he was a natural ... Was he turning into Dumbledore, keeping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"his secrets clutched to his chest, afraid to trust? But Dumbledore had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"trusted Snape, and where had that led? To murder at the top","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"of the highest tower ...`All right,` he said quietly to the other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"two. `Okay,` he called to the room at large, and all noise","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"ceased: Fred and George, who had been cracking jokes for the benefit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"of those nearest, fell silent, and all of the looked alert, excited.`There's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"something we need to find,` Harry said. `Something ¨C something that'll help","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"us overthrow You-Know-Who. It's here at Hogwarts, but we don't know where.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"It might have belonged to Ravenclaw. Has anyone heard of an object","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"like that? Has anyone come across something with her eagle on it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"for instance?`He looked hopefully toward the little group of Ravenclaws, to Padma,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Michael, Terry, and Cho, but it was Luna who answered, perched on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"the arm of Ginny's chair.`Well, there's her lost diadem. I told you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"about it, remember, Harry? The lost diadem of Ravenclaw? Daddy's trying to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"duplicate it.``Yeah, but the lost diadem,` said Michael Corner, rolling his eyes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"`is lost, Luna. That's sort of the point.``When was it lost?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Harry.`Centuries ago, they say,` said Cho, and Harry's heart sank. `Professor Flitwick","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"says the diadem vanished with Ravenclaw herself. People have looked, but,` she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"appealed to her fellow Ravenclaws. `Nobody's ever found a trace of it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"have them?`They all shook their heads.`Sorry, but what is a diadem?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Ron.`It's a kind of crown,` said Terry Boot. `Ravenclaw's was supposed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"have magical properties, enhance the wisdom of the wearer.``Yes, Daddy's Wrackspurt siphons","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"¨C `But Harry cut across Luna.`And none of you have ever seen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"anything that looks like it?`They all shook their heads again. Harry looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"at Ron and Hermione and his own disappointment was mirrored back at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"him. An object that had been lost this long, and apparently without","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"trace, did not seem like a good candidate for the Horcrux hidden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"in the castle ... Before he could formulate a new question, however,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Cho spoke again.`If you'd like to see what the diadem's supposed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"look like, I could take you up to our common room and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"show you, Harry. Ravenclaw's wearing it in her statue.`Harry's scar scorched again:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"For a moment the Room of Requirement swam before him, and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"saw instead the dark earth soaring beneath him and felt the great","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"snake wrapped around his shoulders. Voldemort was flying again, whether to the underground","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"lake or here, to the castle, he did not know: Either way,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"there was hardly any time left.`He's on the move,` he said quietly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"to Ron and Hermione. He glanced at Cho and then back at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"them. `Listen, I know it's not much of a lead, but I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"going to go look at this statue, at least find out what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"the diadem looks like. Wait for me here and keep, you know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"¨C the other one ¨C safe.`Cho had got to her feet, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Ginny said rather fiercely, `No, Luna will take Harry, won't you, Luna?``Oooh,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"yes, I'd like to,` said Luna happily, as Cho sat down again,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"looking disappointed.`How do we get out?` Harry asked Neville.`Over here.`He led Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"and Luna to a corner, where a small cupboard opened onto a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"steep staircase. `It comes out somewhere different every day, so they've never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"been able to find it,` he said. `Only trouble is, we never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"know exactly where we're going to end up when we go out.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Be careful, Harry, they're always patrolling the corridors at night.``No problem,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Harry. `See you in a bit.`He and Luna hurried up the staircase,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"which was long, lit by torches, and turned corners in unexpected places.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"At last they reached what appeared to be solid wall.`Get under here,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Harry told Luna, pulling out the Invisibility Cloak and throwing it over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"both of them. He gave the wall a little push.It melted away","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"at his touch and they slipped outside. Harry glanced back and saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"that it had resealed itself at once. They were standing in a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"dark corridor. Harry pulled Luna back into the shadows, fumbled in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"pouch around his neck, and took out the Marauder's Map. Holding it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"close to his nose he searched, and located his and Luna's dots","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"at last.`We're up on the fifth floor,` he whispered, watching filch moving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"away from them, a corridor ahead. `Come on, this way.`They crept off.Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"had prowled the castle at night many times before, but never had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"his heart hammered that fast, never had so much depended on his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"safe passage through the place. Through squares of moonlight upon the floor,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"past suits of armor whose helmets creaked at the sound of their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"soft footsteps, around corners beyond which who knew what lurked. Harry and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Luna walked, checking the Marauder's Map whenever light permitted, twice pausing to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"allow a ghost to pass without drawing attention to themselves. He expected","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"to encounter an obstacle at any moment; his worst fear was Peeves,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"and he strained his ears with every step to hear the first,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"telltale signs of the poltergeist's approach.`The way, Harry,` breathed Luna, plucking his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"sleeve and pulling him toward a spiral staircase.They climbed in tight, dizzying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"circles; Harry had never been up here before. At last they reached","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"a door. There was no handle and no keyhole: nothing but a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"plain expanse of aged wood, and a bronze knocker in the shape","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"an eagle.Luna reached out a pale hand, which looked eerie floating in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"midair, unconnected to arm or body. She knocked once, and in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"silence it sounded to Harry like a cannon blast. At once the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"beak of the eagle opened, but instead of a bird's called, a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"soft, musical voice said, `Which came first, the phoenix or the flame?``Hmm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"... What do you think, Harry?` said Luna, looking thoughtful.`What? Isn't there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"a password?``Oh no, you've got to answer a question,` said Luna.`What if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"you get it wrong?``Well, you have to wait for somebody who gets","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"it right,` said Luna. `That way you learn, you see?``Yeah ... Trouble","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"is, we can't really afford to wait for anyone else, Luna.``No, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"see what you mean,` said Luna seriously. `Well then, I think the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"answer is that a circle has no beginning.``Well reasoned,` said the voice,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"and the door swung open.The deserted Ravenclaw common room was a wide,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"circular room, airier than any Harry had ever seen at Hogwarts. Graceful","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"arched windows punctuated the walls, which were hung with blue-and-bronze silks. By","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"day, the Ravenclaws would have a spectacular view of the surrounding mountains.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"The ceiling was domed and painted with stars, which were echoed in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"the midnight-blue carpet. There were tables, chairs, and bookcases, and in a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"niche opposite the door stood a tall statue of white marble.Harry recognized","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Rowena Ravenclaw from the bust he had seen at Luna's house. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"statue stood beside a door that led, he guessed, to dormitories above.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"He strode right up to the marble woman, and she seemed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"look back at him with a quizzical half smile on her face,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"beautiful yet slightly intimidating. A delicate-looking circlet had been reproduced in marble","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"on top of her head. It was not unlike the tiara Fleur","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"had worn at her wedding. There were tiny words etched into it.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"Harry stepped out from under the Cloak and climbed up onto Ravenclaw's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"plinth to read them.`'Wit beyond measure is man's greatest treasure.'``Which makes you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"pretty skint, witless,` said a cackling voice.Harry whirled around, slipped off the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"plinth, and landed on the floor. The sloping-shouldered figure of Alecto Carrow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"was standing before him, and even as Harry raised his wand, she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"pressed a stubby forefinger to the skull and snake branded on her forearm. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-29"
"The moment her finger touched the Mark, Harry's scar burned savagely, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"starry room vanished from sight, and he was standing upon an outcrop","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"of rock beneath a cliff, and the sea was washing around him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and there was a triumph in his heart ¨C They have the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"boy.A loud bang brought Harry back to where he stood. Disoriented, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"raised his wand, but the witch before him was already falling forward;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"she hit the ground so hard that the glass in the bookcases","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"tinkled.`I've never Stunned anyone except in our D.A. lessons,` said Luna, sounding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"mildly interested. `That was noisier than I though it would be.`And sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"enough, the ceiling had begun to tremble Scurrying, echoing footsteps were growing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"louder from behind the door leading to the dormitories. Luna's spell had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"woken Ravenclaws sleeping above.`Luna, where are you? I need to get under","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the Cloak!`Luna's feet appeared out of nowhere,; he hurried to her side","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and she let the Cloak fall back over them as the door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"opened and a stream of Ravenclaws, all in their nightclothes, flooded into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the common room. there were gasps and cries of surprise as they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"saw Alecto lying there unconscious. Slowly they shuffled in around her, a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"savage beast that might wake at any moment and attack them. Then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"one brave little first-year darted up to her and prodded her backside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"with his big toe.`I think she might be dead!` he shouted with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"delight.`Oh look,` whispered Luna happily, as the Ravenclaws crowded in around Alecto.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"`They're pleased!``Yeah... great...`Harry closed his eyes, and as his scar throbbed he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"chose to sink again into Voldemort's mind.... He was moving along the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"tunnel into the first cave.... He had chosen to make sure of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the locker before coming...but that would not take him long....There was a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"rap on the common room door and every Ravenclaw froze. From the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"other side, Harry heard the soft, musical voice that issued from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"eagle door knocker: `Where do Vanished objects go?``I dunno, do I? Shut","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"it!` snarled an uncouth voice that Harry knew was that of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Carrow brother , Amycus, `Alecto? Alecto? Are you there? Have you got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"him? Open the door!`The Ravenclaws were whispering amongst themselves, terrified. Then without","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"warning, there came a series of loud bangs, as though somebody was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"firing a gun into the door.`ALECTO! If he comes, and we haven't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"got Potter ¨C d'you want to go the same way as the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Malfoys? ANSWER ME!` Amycus bellowed, shaking the door for all he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"worth, but still it did not open. The Ravenclaws were all backing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"away, and some of the most frightened began scampering back up the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"stair case to their beds. Then, just as Harry was wondering whether","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"he ought not to blast open the door and Stun Amycus before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the Death Eater could do anything else, a second, most familiar voice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"rang out beyond the door.`May I ask what you are doing, Professor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Carrow?``Trying ¨C to get¨C through this damned ¨C door!` shouted Amycus. `Go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and get Flitwick! Get him to open it, now!``But isn't your sister","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"in there` asked Professor McGonagall. `Didn't Professor Flitwick let her in earlier","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"this evening, at your urgent request? Perhaps she could open the door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"for you? Then you needn't wake up half the castle.``She ain't answering,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"you old besom! You open it! Darn! Do it, now!``Certainly, if you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"wish it,` said Professor McGonagall, with awful coldness, There was a genteel","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"tap of the knocker and the musical voice asked again.`Where do Vanished","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"objects go?``Into non being, which is to say, everything,` replied Professor McGonagall.`Nicely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"phrased,` replied the eagle door knocker, and the door swung open.The few","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Ravenclaws who had remained behind sprinted for the stairs as Amycus burst","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"over the threshold, brandishing his wand. Hunched like his sister, he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"a pallid, doughy face and tiny eyes, which fell at once on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Alecto, sprawled motionless on the floor. He let out a yell of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"fury and fear.`What've they done, the little whelps?` he screamed. `I'll Cruciate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the lot of 'em till they tell me who did it ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and what's the Dark Lord going to say?` he shrieked, standing over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"his sister and smacking himself on the forehead with his fist, `We","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"haven't got him, and they've gone and killed her!``She's only Stunned,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Professor McGonagall impatiently, who had stooped down to examine Alecto. `She'll be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"perfectly all right.``No she bludgering well won't!` bellowed Amycus. `Not after the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Dark Lord gets hold of her! She's gone and sent for him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"I felt me Mark burn, and he thinks we've got Potter!``'Got Potter'?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"said Professor McGonagall sharply, `What do you mean, 'got Potter'?``He told us","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Potter might try and get inside Ravenclaw Tower, and to send for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"him if we caught him!``Why would Harry Potter try to get inside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Ravenclaw Tower! Potter belongs in my House!`Beneath the disbelief and anger, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"heard a little strain of pride in her voice and affection for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Minerva McGonagall gushed up inside him.`We was told he might come in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"here!` said Carrow. `I dunno why, do I?`Professor McGonagall stood up and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"her beady eyes swept the room. Twice they passed right over the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"place where Harry and Luna stood.`We can push it off on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"kids,` said Amycus, his pig like face suddenly crafty. `Yeah, that's what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"we'll do. We'll say Alecto was ambushed by the kids, them kids","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"up there` ¨C he looked up at the starry ceiling toward the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"dormitories ¨C ` and we'll say they forced her to pres her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Mark, and that's why he got a false alarm.... He can punish","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"them. Couple of kids more or less, what's the difference?``Only the difference between","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"truth and lie, courage and cowardice,` said Professor McGonagall, who had turned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"pale, `a difference, in short, which you and your sister seem unable","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"to appreciate. But let me make one thing very clear. You are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"not going to pass off your many ineptitudes on the students of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Hogwarts. I shall not permit it.``Excuse me?`Amycus moved forward until he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"offensively close to Professor McGonagall, his face within inches of hers. She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"refused to back away, but looked down at him as if he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"were something disgusting she had found stuck to the lavatory seat.`It's not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"a case of what you'll permit, Minerva McGonagall. Your time's over. It's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"us what's in charge here now, and you'll back me up or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"you'll pay the price.`And he spat in her face.Harry pulled the Cloak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"off himself, raised his wand, and said, `You shouldn't have done that.`As","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Amycus spun around, Harry shouted, `Crucio!`The Death Eater was lifted off his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"feet. He writhed through the air like a drowning man, thrashing and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"howling in pain, and then, with a crunch and a shattering of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"glass, he smashed into the front of a bookcase and crumpled, insensible,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"to the floor. `I see what Bellatrix meant,` said Harry, the blood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"thundering through his brain, `you need to really mean it.``Potter!` whispered Professor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"McGonagall, clutching her heart. `Potter ¨C you're here! What¨C? How¨C?` She struggled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"to pull herself together. `Potter, that was foolish!``He spat at you,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Harry.`Potter, I ¨C that was very ¨C gallant of you ¨C but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"don't you realize ¨C?``Yeah, I do,` Harry assured her. Somehow her panic","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"steadied him. `Professor McGonagall, Voldemort's on the way.``Oh, are we allowed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"say the name now?` asked Luna with an air of interest, pulling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"off the Invisibility Cloak. The appearance of a second outlaw seemed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"overwhelm Professor McGonagall, who staggered backward and fell into a nearby chair,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"clutching at the neck of her old tartan dressing gown.`I don't think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"it makes any difference what we call him,` Harry told Luna. `He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"already knows where I am.`In a distant part of Harry's brain, that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"part connected to the angry, burning scar, he could see Voldemort sailing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"fast over the dark lake in the ghostly green boat.... He had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"nearly reached the island where the stone basin stood....`You must flee,` whispered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Professor McGonagall, `Now Potter, as quickly as you can!``I can't,` said Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"`There's something I need to do. Professor, so you know where the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"diadem of Ravenclaw is?``The d-diadem of Ravenclaw? Of course not ¨C hasn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"it been lost for centuries?` She sat up a little straighter `Potter,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"it was madness, utter madness, for you to enter this castle¨C``I had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"to,` said Harry. `Professor, there's something hidden here that I'm supposed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"find, and it could be the diadem¨C if I could just speak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"to Professor Flitwick¨C`There was a sound of movement, of clinking glass. Amycus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"was coming round. Before Harry or Luna could act, Professor McGonagall rose","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"to her feet, pointed her wand at the groggy Death Eater, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"said, `Imperio.`Amycus got up, walked over to his sister, picked up her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"wand, then shuffled obediently to Professor McGonagall and handed it over along","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"with his own. Then he lay down on the floor beside Alecto.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Professor McGonagall waved her wand again, and a length of shimmering silver","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"rope appeared out of thin air and snaked around the Carrows, binding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"them tightly together.`Potter,` said Professor McGonagall, turning to face him again with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"superb indifference to the Carrows' predicament. `if He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named does indeed know that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"you are here¨C`As she said it, a wrath that was like physical","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"pain blazed through Harry, setting his scar on fire, and for a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"second he looked down upon a basin whose potion had turned clear,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and saw that no golden locket lay safe beneath the surface¨C.`Potter, are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"you all right.` said a voice, and Harry came back. He was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"clutching Luna's shoulder to steady himself.`Time's running out, Voldemort's getting nearer, Professor,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"I'm acting on Dumbledore's orders, I must find what he wanted me","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"to find! But we've got to get the students out while I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"searching the castle ¨C It's me Voldemort wants, but he won't care","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"about killing a few more or less, not now¨C` not now he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"knows I'm attacking Horcruxes, Harry finished the sentence in his head.`You're acting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"on Dumbledore's orders?` she repeated with a look of dawning wonder. Then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"she drew herself up to her fullest height.`We shall secure the school","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"against He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named while you search for this ¨C this object.``Is that possible?``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"think so,` said Professor McGonagall dryly, `we teachers are rather good at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"magic, you know. I am sure we will be able to hold","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"him off for a while if we all put our best efforts","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"into it. Of course, something will have to be done about Professor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Snape¨C``Let me ¨C``¨Cand if Hogwarts is about to enter a state of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"siege, with the Dark Lord at the gates, it would indeed be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"advisable to take as many innocent people out of the way as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"possible. With the Floo Network under observation, and Apparition impossible within the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"grounds¨C``There's a way,` said Harry quickly, and he explained about the passageway","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"leading into the Hog's Head.`Potter, we're talking about hundreds of students¨C``I know,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Professor, but if Voldemort and the Death Eaters are concentrating on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"school boundaries they won't be interested in anyone who's Disapparating out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Hog's Head.``There's something in that,` she agreed. She pointed her wand at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the Carrows, and a silver net fell upon their bound bodies, tied","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"itself around them, and hoisted them into the air, where they dangled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"beneath the blue-and-gold ceiling like two large, ugly sea creatures. `Come. We must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"alert the other Heads of House. You'd better put that Cloak back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"on.`She marched toward the door, and as she did so she raised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"her wand. From the tip burst three silver cats with spectacle markings","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"around their eyes. the Patronuses ran sleekly ahead, filling the spiral staircase","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"with silvery light, as Professor McGonagall, Harry, and Luna hurried back down.Along","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the corridors they raced, and one by one the Patronuses left them.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Professor McGonagall's tartan dressing gown rustled over the floor, and Harry and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Luna jogged behind her under the Cloak.They had descended two more floors","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"when another set of quiet joined theirs. Harry, whose scar was still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"prickling, heard them first. He felt in the pouch around his neck","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"for the Marauder's Map, but before he could take it our, McGonagall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"too seemed to become aware of their company. She halted, raised her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"wand ready to duel, and said, `Who's there?``It is I,` said a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"low voice.From behind a suit of armor stepped Severus Snape.Hatred boiled up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"in Harry at the sight of him. He had forgotten the details","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"of Snape's appearance in the magnitude of his crimes, forgotten how his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"greasy black hair hung in curtains around his thin face, how his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"black eyes had a dead, cold look. He was not wearing nightclothes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"but was dressed in his usual black cloak, and he too was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"holding his wand ready for a fight.`Where are the Carrows?` he asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"quietly.`Wherever you told them to be, I expect, Severus,` said Professor McGonagall.Snape","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"stepped nearer, and his eyes flitted over Professor McGonagall into the air","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"around her, as if he knew that Harry was there. Harry held","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"his wand up too, ready to attack.`I was under the impression,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Snape, `That Alecto had apprehended an intruder.``Really?` said Professor McGonagall. `And what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"gave you that impression?`Snape mad a slight flexing movement of his left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"arm, where the Dark Mark was branded into his skin.`Oh, but naturally,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"said Professor McGonagall. `You Death Eaters have your own private means of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"communication, I forgot.`Snape pretended not to have heard her. His eyes were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"still probing the air all about her, and he was moving gradually","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"closer, with an air of hardly noticing what he was doing.`I did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"not know that it was your night to patrol the corridors Minerva.``You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"have some objection?``I wonder what could have brought you out of our","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"bed at this late hour?``I thought I heard a disturbance,` said Professor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"McGonagall.`Really? But all seems calm.`Snape looked into her eyes.`Have you seen Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Potter, Minerva? Because if you have. I must insist¨C`Professor McGonagall moved faster","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"than Harry could have believed. Her wand slashed through the air and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"for a split second Harry thought that Snape must crumple, unconscious, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the swiftness of his Shield Charm was such that McGonagall was thrown","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"off balance. She brandished her wand at a touch on the wall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and it flew out of its bracket. Harry, about to curse Snape,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"was forced to pull Luna out of the way of the descending","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"flames, which became a ring of fire that filled the corridor and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"flew like a lasso at Snape¨C Then it was no longer fire,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"but a great black serpent that McGonagall blasted to smoke, which re-formed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and solidified in seconds to become a swarm of pursuing daggers. Snape","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"avoided them only by forcing the suit of armor in front of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"him, and with echoing clangs the daggers sank, one after another, into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"its breast¨C`Minerva!` said a squeaky voice, and looking behind him, still shielding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Luna from flying spells, Harry saw Professors Flitwick and Sprout sprinting up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the corridor toward them in their nightclothes, with the enormous Professor Slughorn","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"panting along at the rear.`No!` squealed Flitwick, raising his wand. `You'll do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"no more murder at Hogwarts!`Flitwick's spell hit the suit of armor behind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"which Snape had taken shelter. With a clatter it came to life.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Snape struggled free of the crushing arms and sent it flying back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"toward his attackers. Harry and Luna had to dive sideways to avoid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"it as it smashed into the wall and shattered. When Harry looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"up again, Snape was in full flight, McGonagall, Flitwick, and Sprout all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"thundering after him. He hurtled through a classroom door and, moments later,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"he heard McGonagall cry, `Coward! COWARD!``What's happened, what's happened?` asked Luna.Harry dragged","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"her to her feet and they raced along the corridor, trailing the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Invisibility Cloak behind them, into the deserted classroom where Professors McGonagall, Flitwick,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and Sprout were standing at a smashed window.`He jumped,` said Professor McGonagall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"as Harry and Luna ran into the room.`You mean he's dead?` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"sprinted to the window, ignoring Flitwick's and Sprout's yells of shock at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"his sudden appearance.`No, he's not dead,` said McGonagall bitterly. `Unlike Dumbledore, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"was still carrying a wand... and he seems to have learned a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"few tricks from his master.`With a tingle of horror, Harry saw in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the distance a huge, bat like shape flying through the darkness toward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the perimeter wall.There were heavy footfalls behind them, and a great deal","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"of puffing. Slughorn had just caught up.`Harry!` he panted, massaging his immense","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"chest beneath his emerald-green silk pajamas. `My dear boy... what a surprise...Minerva,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"do please explain...Severus...what...?``Our headmaster is taking a short break,` said Professor McGonagall,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"pointing at the Snape-shaped hole in the window.`Professor!` Harry shouted his hand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"on his forehead, He could see the Inferi-filled lake sliding beneath him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and he felt a ghostly green boat bump into the underground shore,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and Voldemort lept from it with murder in his heart¨C`Professor, we've got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"to barricade the school, he's coming now!``Very well. He-Who-Must-Not-Be-Named is coming,` she told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the other teachers. Sprout and Flitwick gasped. Slughorn let out a low","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"groan. `Potter has work to do in the castle on Dumbledore's orders.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"We need to put in place every protection of which we are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"capable while Potter does what he needs to do.``You realize , of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"course, that nothing we do will be able to keep out You-Know-Who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"indefinitely?` squeaked Flitwick.`But we can hold him up.` said Professor Sprout.`Thank you,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Pomona,` said Professor McGonagall, and between the two witches there passed a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"look of grim understanding. `I suggest we establish basic protection around the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"place, then gather our students and meet in the Great Hall. Most","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"must be evacuated, though if any of those who are over age","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"wish to stay and fight, I think they ought to be given","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the chance.``Agreed,` said Professor Sprout, already hurrying toward the door. `I shall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"meet you in the Great Hall in twenty minutes with my House.`And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"as she jogged out of sight, they could hear her muttering, `Tentacula,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Devil's Snare. And Snargaluff pods...yes, I'd like to see the Death Eaters","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"fighting those.``I can act from here,` said Flitwick, and although he could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"barely see out of it, he pointed his wand through the smashed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"window and started muttering incantations of great complexity. Harry heard a weird","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"rushing noise, as though Flitwick had unleashed the power of the wind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"into the grounds.`Professor,` Harry said, approaching the little Charms master. `Professor, I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"sorry to interrupt, but this is important. Have you got any idea","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"where the diadem of Ravenclaw is?``¨CProtego Horribillis ¨C the diadem of Ravenclaw?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"squeaked Flitwick. `A little extra wisdom never goes amiss, Potter, but I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"hardly think it would be much use in this situation!``I only meant","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"¨C do you know where it is? Have you ever seen it?``Seen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"it! Nobody has seen it in living memory! Long since lost, boy.`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"felt a mixture of desperate disappointment and panic. What, then, was the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Horcrux?`We shall meet you and your Ravenclaws in the Great Hall, Filius!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"said Professor McGonagall, beckoning to Harry and Luna to follow her.They had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"just reached the door when Slughorn rumbled into speech.`My word,` he puffed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"pale and sweaty, his walrus mustache aquiver. `What a to-do! I'm not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"at all sure whether this is wise, Minerva. He is bound to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"find a way in, you know, and anyone who has tried to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"delay him will be in the most grievous peril¨C``I shall expect you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and the Slytherins in the Great Hall in twenty minutes also.` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Professor McGonagall. `If you wish to leave with your students, we shall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"not stop you. But if any of you attempt to sabotage our","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"resistance or take up arms against us within this castle, then, Horace,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"we duel to kill.``Minerva!` he said, aghast.`The time has come for Slytherin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"House to decide upon its loyalties,` interrupted Professor McGonagall. `Go and wake","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"your students, Horace.`Harry did not stay to watch Slughorn splutter. He and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Luna stayed after Professor McGonagall, who had taken up a position in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the middle of the corridor and raised her wand.`Piertotum¨Coh, for heaven's sake,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Filch, not now¨C`The aged caretaker had just come hobbling into view, shouting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"`Students out of bed! Students in the corridors!``They're supposed to be you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"blithering idiot!` shouted McGonagall. `Now go and do something constructive! Find Peeves!``P-Peeves?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"stammered Filch as though he had never heard the name before.`Yes, Peeves,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"you fool, Peeves! Haven't you been complaining about him for a quarter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"of a century? Go and fetch him, at once.`Filch evidently thought Professor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"McGonagall had taken leave of her senses, but hobbled away, hunch-shouldered, muttering","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"under his breath.`And now ¨C Piertotum Locomator!` cried Professor McGonagall. And all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"along the corridor the statues and suits of armor jumped down from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"their plinths, and from the echoing crashes from the floors above and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"below, Harry knew that their fellows throughout the castle had done the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"same.`Hogwarts is threatened!` shouted Professor McGonagall. `Man the boundaries, protect us, do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"your duty to our school!`Clattering and yelling, the horde of moving statues","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"stampeded past Harry, some of them smaller, others larger than life. There","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"were animals too, and the clanking suits of armor brandished swords and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"spiked balls on chains.`Now, Potter,` said McGonagall. `you and Miss Lovegood had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"better return to your friends and bring them to the Great Hall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"¨C I shall rouse the other Gryffindors.`They parted at the top of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the next staircase, Harry and Luna turning back toward the concealed entrance","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"to the Room of Requirement. As they ran, they met crowds of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"students, most wearing traveling cloaks over their pajamas, being shepherded down to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the Great Hall by teachers and prefects.`That was Potter!``Harry Potter!``It was him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"I swear, I just saw him!`But Harry did not look back, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"at last they reached the entrance to the Room of Requirement, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"leaned against the enchanted wall, which opened to admit them, and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and Luna sped back down the steep staircase.`Wh¨C?`As the room came into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"view, Harry slipped down a few stairs in shock. It was packed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"far more crowded than when he had last been in there. Kingsley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and Lupin were looking up at him, as were Oliver Wood, Katie","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Bell, Angelina Johnson and Alicia Spinnet, Bill and Fleur, and Mr. and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Mrs. Weasley.`Harry, what's happening?` said Lupin, meeting him at the foot of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the stairs.`Voldemort's on his way, they're barricading he school ¨C Snape's run","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"for it ¨C What are you doing here? How did you know?``We","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"sent messages to the rest of Dumbledore's Army,` Fred explained. `You couldn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"expect everyone to miss the fun, Harry, and the D.A. let the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Order of the Phoenix know, and it all kind of snowballed.``What first, Harry?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"called George. `What's going on?``They're evacuating the younger kids and everyone's meeting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"in the Great Hall to get organized,` Harry said. `We're fighting.`There was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"a great roar and a surge toward the stairs, he was pressed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"back against he wall as they ran past hi, the mingled members","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"of the Order of the Phoenix, Dumbledore's Army, and Harry's old Quidditch","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"team, all with their wands drawn, heading up into the main castle.`Come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"on, Luna,` Dean called as he passed, holding out his free hand,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"she took it and followed him back up the stairs.The crowd was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"thinning. Only a little knot of people remained below in the Room","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"of Requirement, and Harry joined them. Mrs. Weasley was struggling with Ginny.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Around them stood Lupin, Fred, George, Bill and Fleur.`You're underage!` Mrs. Weasley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"shouted at her daughter as Harry approached `I won't permit it! The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"boys, yes, but you, you've got to go home!``I won't!`Ginny's hair flew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"as she pulled her arm out of her mother's grip.`I'm in Dumbledore's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Army¨C``A teenagers' gang!``A teenagers' gang that's about to take him on, which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"no one else has dared to do!` said Fred.`She's sixteen!` shouted Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Weasley. `She's not old enough! What you two were thinking bringing her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"with you ¨C ¨C `Fred and George looked slightly ashamed of themselves.`Mom's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"right, Ginny,` said Bill gently. `You can't do this. Everyone underage will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"have to leave, it's only right.``I can't go home!` Ginny shouted, angry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"tears sparkling in her eyes. `my whole family's here, I can't stand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"waiting there alone and not knowing and ¨C`Her eyes met Harry's for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the first time. She looked at him beseechingly, but he shook his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"head and she turned away bitterly.`Fine,` she said, staring at the entrance","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"to the tunnel back to the Hog's Head. `I'll say good-by now,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"then, and¨C`There was a scuffling and a great thump. Someone else had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"clambered out of the tunnel, overbalanced slightly, and fallen. He pulled himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"up no the nearest chair, looked around through lopsided horn-rimmed glasses, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"said, `Am I too late? Has it started. I only just found","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"out, so I ¨C I ¨C`Percy spluttered into silence. Evidently he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"not expected to run into most of his family. There was a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"long moment of astonishment, broken by Fleur turning to Lupin and saying,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"in a wildly transparent attempt to break the tension. `So¨C 'ow eez","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"leetle Teddy?`Lupin blinked at her, startled. The silence between the Weasleys seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"to be solidifying, like ice.`I ¨C oh yes ¨C he's fine!` Lupin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"said loudly. `yes, Tonks is with him ¨C at her mother's ¨C`Percy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and the other Weasleys were still staring at one another, frozen.`Here, I've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"got a picture?` Lupin shouted, pulling a photograph from inside his jacket","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and showing it to Fleur and Harry, who saw a tiny baby","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"with a tuft of bright turquoise hair, waving fat fists at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"camera.`I was a fool!` Percy roared, so loudly that Lupin nearly dropped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"his photograph. `I was an idiot, I was a pompous prat, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"was a ¨C a ¨C``Ministry-loving, family-disowning, power-hungry moron,` said Fred.Percy swallowed.`Yes, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"was!``Well, you can't say fairer than that,` said Fred, holding his hand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"out to Percy.Mrs. Weasley burst into tears. She ran forward, pushed Fred","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"aside, and pulled Percy into a strangling hug, while he patted her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"on the back, his eyes on his father.`I'm sorry, Dad,` Percy said.Mr.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Weasley blinked rather rapidly, then he too hurried to hug his son.`What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"made you see sense, Perce?` inquired George.`It's been coming on for a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"while,` said Percy, mopping his eyes under his glasses with a corner","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"of his traveling cloak. `But I had to find a way out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and it's not so easy at the Ministry, they're imprisoning traitors all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"the time. I managed to make contact with Aberforth and he tipped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"me off ten minutes ago that Hogwarts was going to make a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"fight of it, so here I am.``Well, we do look to our","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"prefects to take a lead at times such as these,` said George","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"in a good imitation of Percy's most pompous manner. `Now let's get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"upstairs and fight, or all the good Death Eaters'll be taken.``So, you're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"my sister in-law now?` Said Percy, shaking hands with Fleur as they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"hurried off toward the staircase with Bill, Fred, and George.`Ginny!` barked Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Weasley.Ginny had been attempting, under cover of the reconciliations to sneak upstairs","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"too.`Molly, how about this,` said Lupin. `Why doesn't Ginny stay here ,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"then at least she'll be on the scene and know what's going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"on, but she won't be in the middle of the fighting?``I¨C``That's a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"good idea,` said Mr. Weasley firmly, `Ginny, you stay in this room,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"you hear me?`Ginny did not seem to like the idea much, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"under her father's unusually stern gaze, she nodded. Mr. and Mrs. Weasley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"and Lupin headed off to the stairs as well.`Where's Ron?` asked Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"`Where's Hermione?``They must have gone up the Great Hall already,` Mr. Weasley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"called over his shoulder.` I didn't see them pass me,` said Harry.`They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"said something about a bathroom,` said Ginny, `not long after you left.``A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"bathroom?`Harry strode across the room to an open door leading off the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"Room of Requirement and checked the bathroom beyond. It was empty.`You're sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"they said bath¨C?`But then his scar seared and the Room of Req1uirement","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"vanished. He was looking through the high wrought-iron gates with winged boats","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"on pillars at either side, looking through the dark grounds toward the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"castle, which was ablaze with lights. Nagini lay draped over his shoulders.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"He was possessed of that cold, cruel sense of purpose that preceded murder. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-30"
"The enchanted ceiling of the Great Hall was dark and scattered with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"stars, and below it the four long House tables were lined with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"disheveled students, some in traveling cloaks, others in dressing gowns. Here and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"there shone the pearly white figures of the school ghosts. Every eye,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"living and dead was fixed upon Professor McGonagall, who was speaking from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the raised platform at the top of the Hall. Behind her stood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the remaining teaches, including the palomino centaur, Firenze, and the members of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the Order of the Phoenix who had arrived to fight.`...evacuation will be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"overseen by Mr. Filch and Madame Pomfrey. Prefects, when I give the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"word, you will organize your House and take your charges in orderly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"fashion to the evacuation point.`Many of the students looked petrified. However, as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Harry skirted the walls, scanning the Gryffindor table for Ron and Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Ernie Macmillan stood up at the Hufflepuff table and shouted; `And what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"if we want to stay and fight?`There was a smattering of applause.`If","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"you are of age, you may stay.` said Professor McGonagall.`What about our","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"things?` called a girl at the Ravenclaw table. `Our trunks, our owls?``We","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"have no time to collect possessions.` said Professor McGonagall. `The important thing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"is to get you out of here safely.``Where's Professor Snape?` shouted a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"girl from the Slytherin table.`He has, to use the common phrase, done","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"a bunk.` replied Professor McGonagall and a great cheer erupted from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Gryffindors, Hufflepuffs, and Ravenclaws.Harry moved up the Hall alongside the Gryffindor table,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"still looking for Ron and Hermione. As he passed, faces turned in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"his direction, and a great deal of whispering broke out in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"wake.`We have already placed protection around the castle,` Professor McGonagall was saying,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`but it is unlikely to hold for very long unless we reinforce","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"it. I must ask you, therefore, to move quickly and calmly, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"do as your prefects ¨C `But her final words were drowned as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"a different voice echoed throughout the Hall. It was high, cold, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"clear. There was no telling from where it came. It seemed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"issue from the walls themselves. Like the monster it had once commanded,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"it might have lain dormant there for centuries.`I know that you are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"preparing to fight.` There were screams amongst the students, some of whom","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"clutched each other, looking around in terror for the source of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"sound. `Your efforts are futile. You cannot fight me. I do not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"want to kill you. I have great respect for the teachers of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Hogwarts. I do not want to spill magical blood.`There was silence in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the Hall now, the kind of silence that presses against the eardrums,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"that seems too huge to be contained by walls.`Give me Harry Potter,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"said Voldemort's voice, `and they shall not be harmed. Give me Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Potter and I shall leave the school untouched. Give me Harry Potter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and you will be rewarded.``You have until midnight.`The silence swallowed them all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"again. Every head turned, every eye in the place seemed to have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"found Harry, to hold him forever in the glare of thousands of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"invisible beams. Then a figure rose from the Slytherin table and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"recognized Pansy Parkinson as she raised a shaking arm and screamed, `But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"he's there! Potter's there. Someone grab him!`Before Harry could speak, there was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"a massive movement. The Gryffindors in front of him had risen and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"stood facing, not Harry, but the Slytherins. Then the Hufflepuffs stood, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"almost at the same moment, the Ravenclaws, all of them with their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"backs to Harry, all of them looking toward Pansy instead, and Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"awestruck and overwhelmed, saw wands emerging everywhere, pulled from beneath cloaks and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"from under sleeves.`Thank you, Miss Parkinson.` said Professor McGonagall in a clipped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"voice. `You will leave the Hall first with Mr. Filch. If the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"rest of your House could follow.`Harry heard the grinding of the benches","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and then the sound of the Slytherins trooping out on the other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"side of the Hall.`Ravenclaws, follow on!` cried Professor McGonagall.Slowly the four tables","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"emptied. The Slytherin table was completely deserted, but a number of older","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Ravenclaws remained seated while their fellows filed out; even more Hufflepuffs stayed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"behind, and half of Gryffindor remained in their seats, necessitating Professor McGonagall's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"descent from the teachers' platform to chivvy the underage on their way.`Absolutely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"not, Creevey, go! And you, Peakes!`Harry hurried over to the Weasleys, all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"sitting together at the Gryffindor table.`Where are Ron and Hermione?``Haven't you found","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"-?` began Mr. Weasley, looking worried.But he broke off as Kingsley had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"stepped forward on the raised platform to address those who had remained","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"behind.`We've only got half an half an hour until midnight, so we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"need to act fast. A battle plan has been agreed between the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"teachers of Hogwarts and the Order of the Phoenix. Professors Flitwick, Sprout","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and McGonagall are going to take groups of fighters up to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"three highest towers ¨C Ravenclaw, Astronomy, and Gryffindor ¨C where they'll have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"good overview, excellent positions from which to work spells. Meanwhile Remus` ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"he indicated Lupin ¨C `Arthur` ¨C he pointed toward Mr. Weasley, sitting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"at the Gryffindor table ¨C `and I will take groups into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"grounds. We'll need somebody to organize defense of the entrances or the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"passageways into the school ¨C ``Sounds like a job for us.` called","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Fred, indicating himself and George, and Kingsley nodded his approval.`All right, leaders","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"up here and we'll divide up the troops!``Potter,` said Professor McGonagall, hurrying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"up to him, as students flooded the platform, jostling for position, receiving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"instructions, `Aren't you supposed to be looking for something?``What? Oh,` said Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`oh yeah!`He had almost forgotten about the Horcrux, almost forgotten that the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"battle was being fought so that he could search for it: The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"inexplicable absence of Ron and Hermione had momentarily driven every other thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"from his mind.`Then go, Potter, go!``Right ¨C yeah ¨C `He sensed eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"following him as he ran out of the Great Hall again, into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the entrance hall still crowded with evacuating students. He allowed himself to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"be swept up the marble staircase with them, but at the top","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"he hurried off along a deserted corridor. Fear and panic were clouding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"his thought processes. He tried to calm himself, to concentrate on finding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the Horcrux, but his thoughts buzzed as frantically and fruitlessly as wasps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"trapped beneath a glass. Without Ron and Hermione to help him he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"could not seem to marshal his ideas. He slowed down, coming to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"a halt halfway along a passage, where he sat down on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"plinth of a departed statue and pulled the Marauder's Map out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the pouch around his neck. He could not see Ron's of Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"names anywhere on it, though the density of the crowd of dots","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"now making its way to the Room of Requirement might, he thought,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"be concealing them. He put the map away, pressed his hands over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"his face, and closed his eyes, trying to concentrate.Voldemort thought I'd go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"to Ravenclaw Tower.There it was, a solid fact, the place to start.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Voldemort had stationed Alecto Carrow in the Ravenclaw common room, and there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"could be only one explanation; Voldemort feared that Harry already knew his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Horcrux was connected to that House.But the only object anyone seemed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"associate with Ravenclaw was the lost diadem... and how could the Horcrux","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"be the diadem? How was it possible that Voldemort, the Slytherin, had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"found the diadem that had eluded generations of Ravenclaws? Who could have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"told him where to look, when nobody had seen the diadem in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"living memory?In living memory...Beneath his fingers, Harry's eyes flew open again. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"leapt up from the plinth and tore back the way he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"come, now in pursuit of his one last hope. The sound of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"hundreds of people marching toward the Room of Requirement grew louder and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"louder as he returned to the marble stairs. Prefects were shouting instructions,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"trying to keep track of the students in their own houses, there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"was much pushing and shouting; Harry saw Zacharias Smith bowling over first","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"years to get to the front of the queue, here and there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"younger students were in tears, while older ones called desperately for friends","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"or siblings.Harry caught sight of a pearly white figure drifting across the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"entrance hall below and yelled as loudly as he could over the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"clamor.`Nick! NICK! I need to talk to you!`He forced his way back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"through the tide of students, finally reaching the bottom of the stairs,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"where Nearly Headless Nick, ghost of Gryffindor Tower, stood waiting for him.`Harry!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"My dear boy!`Nick made to grasp Harry's hands with both of his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"own; Harry felt as though they had been thrust into icy water.`Nick,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"you've got to help me. Who's the ghost of Ravenclaw Tower?`Nearly Headless","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Nick looked surprised and a little offended.`The Gray Lady, of course; but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"if it is ghostly services you require -?``It's got to be her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"¨C d'you know where she is?``Let's see...`Nick's head wobbled a little on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"his ruff as he turned hither and thither, peering over the heads","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"of the swarming students.`That's her over there, Harry, the young woman with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the long hair.`Harry looked in the direction of Nick's transparent, pointing finger","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and saw a tall ghost who caught sight of Harry looking at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"her, raised her eyebrows, and drifted away through a solid wall.Harry ran","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"after her. Once through the door of the corridor into which she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"had disappeared, he saw her at the very end of the passage,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"still gliding smoothly away from him.`Hey ¨C wait ¨C come back!`She consented","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"to pause, floating a few inches from the ground. Harry supposed that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"she was beautiful, with her waist-length hair and floor-length cloak, but she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"also looked haughty and proud. Close in, he recognized her as a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"ghost he had passed several times in the corridor, but to whom","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"he had never spoken.`You're the Gray Lady?`She nodded but did not speak.`The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"ghost of Ravenclaw Tower?``That is correct.`Her tone was not encouraging.`Please, I need","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"some help. I need to know anything you can tell me about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the lost diadem.`A cold smile curved her lips.`I am afraid,` she said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"turning to leave, `that I cannot help you.``WAIT!`He had not meant to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"shout, but anger and panic were threatening to overwhelm him. He glanced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"at his watch as she hovered in front of him. It was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"a quarter to midnight.`This is urgent.` he said fiercely. `If that diadem's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"at Hogwarts, I've got to find it, fast.``You are hardly the first","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"student to covet the diadem.` she said disdainfully. `Generations of students have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"badgered me ¨C ``This isn't about trying to get better marks!` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"shouted at her, `It's about Voldemort ¨C defeating Voldemort ¨C or aren't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"you interested in that?`She could not blush, but her transparent cheeks became","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"more opaque, and her voice was heated as she replied, `Of course","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"I ¨C how dare you suggest ¨C?``Well, help me then!`Her composure was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"slipping.`It ¨C it is not a question of ¨C ` she stammered.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`My mother's diadem ¨C ``Your mother's?`She looked angry with herself.`When I lived,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"she said stiffly, `I was Helena Ravenclaw.``You're her daughter? But then, you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"must know what happed to it.``While the diadem bestows wisdom,` she said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"with an obvious effort to pull herself together, `I doubt that it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"would greatly increase you chances of defeating the wizard who calls himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Lord ¨C ``Haven't I told you, I'm not interested in wearing it!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Harry said fiercely. `There's no time to explain ¨C but if you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"care about Hogwarts, if you want to see Voldemort finished, you've got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"to tell me anything you know about the diadem!`She remained quite still,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"floating in midair, staring down at him, and a sense of hopelessness","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"engulfed Harry. Of course, if she had known anything, she would have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"told Flitwick of Dumbledore, who had surely asked her the same question.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"He had shaken his head and made to turn away when she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"spoke in a low voice.`I stole the diadem from my mother.``You ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"you did what?``I stole the diadem.` repeated Helena Ravenclaw in a whisper.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`I sought to make myself cleverer, more important than my mother. I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"ran away with it.`He did not know how he had managed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"gain her confidence and did not ask, he simply listened, hard, as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"she went on.`My mother, they say, never admitted that the diadem was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"gone, but pretended that she had it still. She concealed her loss,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"my dreadful betrayal, even from the other founders of Hogwarts.``Then my mother","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"fell ill ¨C fatally ill. In spite of my perfidy, she was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"desperate to see me one more time. She sent a man who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"had long loved me, though I spurned his advances, to find me.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"She knew that he would not rest until he had done so.`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"waited. She drew a deep breath and threw back her head.`He tracked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"me to the forest where I was hiding. When I refused to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"return with him, he became violent. The baron was always a hot-tempered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"man. Furious at my refusal, jealous of my freedom, he stabbed me.``The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Baron? You mean -?``The Bloody Baron, yes,` said the Gray Lady, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"she lifted aside the cloak she wore to reveal a single dark","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"wound in her white chest. `When he saw what he had done,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"he was overcome with remorse. He took the weapon that had claimed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"my life, and used it to kill himself. All these centuries later,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"he wears his chains as an act of penitence... as he should.`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"she added bitterly.`And ¨C and the diadem?``It remained where I had hidden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"it when I heard the Baron blundering through the forest toward me.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Concealed inside a hollow tree.``A hollow tree?` repeated Harry. `What tree? Where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"was this?``A forest in Albania. A lonely place I thought was far","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"beyond my mother's reach.``Albania,` repeated Harry. Sense was emerging miraculously from confusion,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and now he understood why she was telling him what she had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"denied Dumbledore and Flitwick. `You've already told someone this story, haven't you?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Another student?`She closed her eyes and nodded.`I had... no idea... He was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"flattering. He seemed to... understand... to sympathize...`Yes, Harry thought. Tom Riddle would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"certainly have understood Helena Ravenclaw's desire to possess fabulous objects to which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"she had little right.`Well, you weren't the first person Riddle wormed things","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"out of.` Harry muttered. `He could be charming when he wanted...`So, Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"had managed to wheedle the location of the lost diadem out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the Gray Lady. He had traveled to that far-flung forest and retrieved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the diadem from its hiding place, perhaps as soon as he left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Hogwarts, before he even started work at Borgin and Burkes.And wouldn't those","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"secluded Albanian woods have seemed an excellent refuge when, so much later,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Voldemort and needed a place to lie low, undisturbed, for ten long","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"years?But the diadem, once it became his precious Horcrux, had not been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"left in that lowly tree.... No, the diadem had been returned secretly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"to its true home, and Voldemort must have put it there ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`¨C the night he asked for a job!` said Harry, finishing his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"thought.`I beg your pardon?``He hid the diadem in the castle, the night","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"he asked Dumbledore to let him teach!` said Harry. Saying it out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"loud enabled him to make sense of it all. `He must've hidden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the diadem on his way up to, or down from, Dumbledore's office! But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"it was well worth trying to get the job ¨C then he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"might've got the chance to nick Gryffindor's sword as well ¨C thank","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"you, thanks!`Harry left her floating there, looking utterly bewildered. As he rounded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the corner back into the entrance hall, he checked his watch. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"was five minutes until midnight, and though he now knew what the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"last Horcrux was, he was no closer to discovering where it was...Generations","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"of students had failed to find the diadem; that suggested that it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"was not in Ravenclaw Tower ¨C but if not there, where? What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"hiding place had Tom Riddle discovered inside Hogwarts Castle, that he believed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"would remain secret forever?Lost in desperate speculation, Harry turned a corner, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"he had taken only a few steps down the new corridor when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the window to his left broke open with a deafening, shattering crash.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"As he leapt aside, a gigantic body flew in through the window","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and hit the opposite wall.Something large and furry detached itself, whimpering, from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the new arrival and flung itself at Harry.`Hagrid!` Harry bellowed, fighting off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Fang the boarhound's attentions as the enormous bearded figure clambered to his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"feet `What the ¨C?``Harry, yer here! Yer here!`Hagrid stooped down, bestowed upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Harry a cursory and rib-cracking hug, then ran back to the shattered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"window.`Good boy, Grawpy!` he bellowed through the hole in the window. `I'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"se yer in a moment, there's a good lad!`Beyond Hagrid, out in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the dark night, Harry saw bursts of light in the distance and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"heard a weird, keening scream. He looked down at his watch: It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"was midnight. The battle had begun.`Blimey, Harry,` panted Hagrid, `this is it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"eh? Time ter fight?``Hagrid, where have you come from?``Heard You-Know-Who from up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"in our cave,` said Hagrid grimly. `Voice carried, didn't it? 'Yet got","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"till midnight ter gimme Potter.' Knew yeh mus' be here, knew that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"mus' be happenin'. Get down, Fang. So we come ter join in,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"me an' Grawpy an' Fang. Smashed our way through the boundary by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the forest, Grawpy was carryin' us, Fang an' me. Told him ter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"let me down at the castle, so he shoved me through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"window, bless him. Not exactly what I meant, bu' ¨C where's Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"an' Hermione?``That,` said Harry, `is a really good question. Come on.`They hurried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"together along the corridor, Fang lolloping beside them. Harry could hear movement","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"through the corridors all around: running footsteps, shouts; through the windows, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"could see more flashes of light in the dark grounds.`Where're we goin'?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"puffed Hagrid, pounding along at Harry's heels, making the floorboards quake.`I dunno","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"exactly,` said Harry, making another random turn, `but Ron and Hermione must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"be around here somewhere....`The first casualties of the battle were already strewn","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"across the passage ahead: The two stone gargoyles that usually guarded the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"entrance to the staffroom had been smashed apart by a jinx that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"had sailed through another broken window. Their remains stirred feebly on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"floor, and as Harry leapt over one of their disembodied heads, it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"moaned faintly. `Oh, don't mind me... I'll just be here and crumble....`Its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"ugly stone face made Harry think suddenly of the marble bust of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Rowena Ravenclaw at Xenophilius's house, wearing that mad headdress ¨C and then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"of the statue in Ravenclaw Tower, with the stone diadem upon her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"white curls....And as he reached the end of the passage, the memory","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"of a third stone effigy came back to him: that of an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"ugly old warlock, onto whose head Harry himself had placed a wig","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and a battered old hat. The shock shot through Harry with the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"heat of firewhisky, and he nearly stumbled.He knew, at least, where the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Horcrux sat waiting for him....Tom Riddle, who confided in no one and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"operated alone, might have been arrogant enough to assume that he, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"only he, had penetrated the deepest mysteries of Hogwarts Castle. Of course,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Dumbledore and Flitwick, those model pupils, had never set foot in that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"particular place, but he, Harry, had strayed off the beaten track in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"his time at school ¨C here at least was a secret area","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"he and Voldemort knew, that Dumbledore had never discovered ¨CHe was roused","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"by Professor Sprout, who was thundering past followed by Neville and half","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"a dozen others, all of them wearing earmuffs and carrying what appeared","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"to be large potted plants.`Mandrakes!` Neville bellowed at Harry over his shoulder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"as he ran. `Going to lob them over the walls ¨C they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"won't like this!`Harry knew now where to go. He sped off, with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Hagrid and Fang galloping behind him. They passed portrait after portrait, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the painted figures raced alongside them, wizards and witches in ruffs and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"breeches, in armor and cloaks, cramming themselves into each others' canvases, screaming","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"news from other parts of the castle. As they reached the end","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"of this corridor, the whole castle shook, and Harry knew, as a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"gigantic vase blew off its plinth with explosive force, that it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"in the grip of enchantments more sinister than those of the teachers","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and the Order.`It's all righ', Fang ¨C it's all righ'!` yelled Hagrid,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"but the great boarhound had taken flight as slivers of china flew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"like shrapnel through the air, and Hagrid pounded off after the terrified","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"dog, leaving Harry alone.He forged on through the trembling passages, his wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"at the ready, and for the length of one corridor the little","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"painted knight, Sir Cadrigan, rushed from painting to painting beside him, clanking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"along in his armor, screaming encouragement, his fat little pony cantering behind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"him.`Braggarts and rogues, dogs and scoundrels, drive them out, Harry Potter, see","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"them off!`Harry hurtled around a corner and found Fred and a small","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"knot of students, including Lee Jordan and Hannah Abbott, standing beside another","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"empty plinth, whose statue had concealed a secret passageway. Their wands were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"drawn and they were listening at the concealed hole.`Nice night for it!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Fred shouted as the castle quaked again, and Harry sprinted by, elated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and terrified in equal measure. Along yet another corridor he dashed, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"then there were owls everywhere, and Mrs. Norris was hissing and trying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"to bat them with her paws, no doubt to return them to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"their proper place....`Potter!`Aberforth Dumbledore stood blocking the corridor ahead, his wand held","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"ready.`I've had hundreds of kids thundering through my pub, Potter!``I know, we're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"evacuating,` Harry said, `Voldemort's ¨C ``¨C attacking because they haven't handed you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"over, yeah,` said Aberforth. `I'm not deaf, the whole of Hogsmeade heard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"him. And it never occurred to any of you to keep a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"few Slytherins hostage? There are kids of Death Eaters you've just sent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"to safety. Wouldn't it have been a bit smarter to keep 'em","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"here?``It wouldn't stop Voldemort,` said Harry, `and your brother would never have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"done it.`Aberforth grunted and tore away in the opposite direction.Your brother would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"never have done it.... Well, it was the truth, Harry thought as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"he ran on again: Dumbledore, who had defended Snape for so long,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"would never have held students ransom....And then he skidded around a final","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"corner and with a yell of mingled relief and fury he saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"them: Ron and Hermione; both with their arms full of large, curved,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"dirty yellow objects, Ron with a broomstick under his arms.`Where the hell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"have you been?` Harry shouted.`Chamber of Secrets,` said Ron.`Chamber ¨C what?` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Harry, coming to an unsteady halt before them.`It was Ron, all Ron's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"idea!` said Hermione breathlessly. `Wasn't it absolutely brilliant? There we were, after","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"we left, and I said to Ron, even if we find the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"other one, how are we going to get rid of it? We","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"still hadn't got rid of the cup! And then he thought of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"it! The basilisk!``What the ¨C?``Something to get rid of Horcruxes,` said Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"simply.Harry's eyes dropped to the objects clutched in Ron and Hermione's arms:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"great curved fangs; torn, he now realized, from the skull of a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"dead basilisk.`But how did you get in there?` he asked, staring from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the fangs to Ron. `You need to speak Parseltongue!``He did!` whispered Hermione.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`Show him, Ron!`Ron made a horrible strangled hissing noise.`It's what you did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"to open the locket,` he told Harry apologetically. `I had to have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"a few goes to get it right, but,` he shrugged modestly, `we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"got there in the end.``He was amazing!` said Hermione. `Amazing!``So...` Harry was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"struggling to keep up. `So...``So we're another Horcrux down,` said Ron, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"from under his jacket he pulled the mangled remains of Hufflepuff's cup.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`Hermione stabbed it. Thought she should. She hasn't had the pleasure yet.``Genius!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"yelled Harry.`It was nothing,` said Ron, though he looked delighted with himself.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`So what's new with you?`As he said it, there was an explosion","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"from overhead: All three of them looked up as dust fell from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the ceiling and they heard a distant scream.`I know what the diadem","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"looks like, and I know where it is,` said Harry, talking fast.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`He hid it exactly where I had my old Potions book, where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"everyone's been hiding stuff for centuries. He thought he was the only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"one to find it. Come on.`As the walls trembled again, he led","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the other two back through the concealed entrance and down the staircase","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"into the Room of Requirement. It was empty except for three women:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Ginny, Tonks and an elderly witch wearing a moth-eaten hat, whom Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"recognized immediately as Neville's grandmother.`Ah, Potter,` she said crisply as if she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"had been waiting for him. `You can tell us what's going on.``Is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"everyone okay?` said Ginny and Tonks together.`'S far as we know,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Harry. `Are there still people in the passage to the Hog's Head?`He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"knew that the room would not be able to transform while there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"were still users inside it.`I was the last to come through,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Mrs. Longbottom. `I sealed it, I think it unwise to leave it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"open now Aberforth has left his pub. Have you seen my grandson?``He's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"fighting,` said Harry.`Naturally,` said the old lady proudly. `Excuse me, I must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"go and assist him.`With surprising speed she trotted off toward the stone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"steps.Harry looked at Tonks.`I thought you were supposed to be with Teddy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"at your mother's?``I couldn't stand not knowing ¨C ` Tonks looked anguished.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`She'll look after him ¨C have you seen Remus?``He was planning to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"lead a group of fighters into the grounds ¨C `Without another word,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Tonks sped off.`Ginny,` said Harry, `I'm sorry, but we need you to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"leave too. Just for a bit. Then you can come back in.`Ginny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"looked simply delighted to leave her sanctuary.`And then you can come back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"in!` he shouted after her as she ran up the steps after","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Tonks. `You've got to come back in!``Hang on a moment!` said Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"sharply. `We've forgotten someone!``Who?` asked Hermione.`The house-elves, they'll all be down in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the kitchen, won't they?``You mean we ought to get them fighting?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Harry.`No,` said Ron seriously, `I mean we should tell them to get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"out. We don't want anymore Dobbies, do we? We can't order them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"to die for us ¨C `There was a clatter as the basilisk","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"fangs cascaded out of Hermione's arms. Running at Ron, she flung them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"around his neck and kissed him full on the mouth. Ron threw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"away the fangs and broomstick he was holding and responded with such","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"enthusiasm that he lifted Hermione off her feet.`Is this the moment?` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"asked weakly, and when nothing happened except that Ron and Hermione gripped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"each other still more firmly and swayed on the spot, he raised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"his voice. `Oi! There's a war going on here!`Ron and Hermione broke","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"apart, their arms still around each other.`I know, mate,` said Ron, who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"looked as though he had recently been hit on the back of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the head with a Bludger, `so it's now or never, isn't it?``Never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"mind that, what about the Horcrux?` Harry shouted. `D'you think you could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"just ¨C just hold it in until we've got the diadem?``Yeah ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"right ¨C sorry ¨C ` said Ron, and he and Hermione set","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"about gathering up fangs, both pink in the face.It was clear, as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the three of them stepped back into the corridor upstairs, that in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the minutes that they had spent in the Room of Requirement the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"situation within the castle had deteriorated severely: The walls and ceiling were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"shaking worse than ever; dust filled the air, and through the nearest","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"window, Harry saw bursts of green and red light so close to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the foot of the castle that he knew the Death Eaters must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"be very near to entering the place. Looking down, Harry saw Grawp","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the giant meandering past, swinging what looked like a stone gargoyle torn","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"from the roof and roaring his displeasure.`Let's hope he steps on some","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"of them!` said Ron as more screams echoed from close by.`As long","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"as it's not any of our lot!` said a voice: Harry turned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and saw Ginny and Tonks, both with their wands drawn at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"next window, which was missing several panes. Even as he watched, Ginny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"sent a well-aimed jinx into a crowd of fighters below.`Good girl!` roared","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"a figure running through the dust toward them, and Harry saw Aberforth","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"again, his gray hair flying as he led a small group of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"students past. `They look like they might be breaching the north battlements,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"they've brought giants of their own.``Have you seen Remus?` Tonks called after","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"him.`He was dueling Dolohov,` shouted Aberforth, `haven't seen him since!``Tonks,` said Ginny,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`Tonks, I'm sure he's okay ¨C `But Tonks had run off into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the dust after Aberforth.Ginny turned, helpless, to Harry, Ron, and Hermione.`They'll be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"all right,` said Harry, though he knew they were empty words. `Ginny,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"we'll be back in a moment, just keep out of the way,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"keep safe ¨C come on!` he said to Ron and Hermione, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"they ran back to the stretch of wall beyond which the Room","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"of Requirement was waiting to do the bidding of the next entrant.I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"need the place where everything is hidden. Harry begged of it inside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"his head, and the door materialized on their third run past.The furor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"of the battle died the moment they crossed the threshold and closed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the door behind them: All was silent. They were in a place","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the size of a cathedral with the appearance of a city, its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"towering walls built of objects hidden by thousands of long-gone students.`And he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"never realized anyone could get in?` said Ron, his voice echoing in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the silence.`He thought he was the only one,` said Harry. `Too bad","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"for him I've had to hide stuff in my time... this way,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"he added. `I think it's down here....`They sped off up adjacent aisles;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Harry could hear the others' footsteps echoing through the towering piles of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"junk, of bottles, hats, crates, chairs, books, weapons, broomsticks, bats....`Somewhere near here,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Harry muttered to himself. `Somewhere... somewhere...`Deeper and deeper into the labyrinth he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"went, looking for objects he recognized from his one previous trip into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the room. His breath was loud in his ears, and then his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"very soul seemed to shiver. There it was, right ahead, the blistered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"old cupboard in which he had hidden his old Potions book, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"on top of it, the pockmarked stone warlock wearing a dusty old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"wig and what looked like an ancient discolored tiara.He had already stretched out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"his hand, though he remained few feet away, when a voice behind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"him said, `Hold it, Potter.`He skidded to a halt and turned around.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Crabbe and Goyle were standing behind him, shoulder to shoulder, wands pointing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"right at Harry. Through the small space between their jeering faces he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"saw Draco Malfoy.`That's my wand you're holding, Potter,` said Malfoy, pointing his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"own through the gap between Crabbe and Goyle.`Not anymore,` panted Harry, tightening","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"his grip on the hawthorn wand. `Winners, keepers, Malfoy. Who's lent you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"theirs?``My mother,` said Draco.Harry laughed, though there was nothing very humorous about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the situation. He could not hear Ron or Hermione anymore. They seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"to have run out of earshot, searching for the diadem.`So how come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"you three aren't with Voldemort?` asked Harry.`We're gonna be rewarded,` said Crabbe.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"His voice was surprisingly soft for such an enormous person: Harry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"hardly ever heard him speak before. Crabbe was speaking like a small","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"child promised a large bag of sweets. `We 'ung back, Potter. We","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"decided not to go. Decided to bring you to 'im.``Good plan,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Harry in mock admiration. He could not believe that he was this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"close, and was going to be thwarted by Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"He began edging slowly backward toward the place where the Horcrux sat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"lopsided upon the bust. If he could just get his hands on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"it before the fight broke out...`So how did you get in here?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"he asked, trying to distract them.`I virtually lived in the Room of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Hidden Things all last year,` said Malfoy, his voice brittle. `I know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"how to get in.``We was hiding in the corridor outside,` grunted Goyle.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`We can do Disslusion Charms now! And then,` his face split into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"a gormless grin, `you turned up right in front of us and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"said you was looking for a die-dum! What's a die-dum?``Harry?` Ron's voice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"echoed suddenly from the other side of the wall to Harry's right.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`Are you talking to someone?`With a whiplike movement, Crabbe pointed his wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"at the fifty foot mountain of old furniture, of broken trunks, of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"old books and robes and unidentifiable junk, and shouted, `Descendo!`The wall began","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"to totter, then the top third crumbled into the aisle next door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"where Ron stood.`Ron!` Harry bellowed, as somewhere out of sight Hermione screamed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and Harry heard innumerable objects crashing to the floor on the other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"side of the destabilized wall: He pointed his wand at the rampart,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"cried, `Finite!` and it steadied.`No!` shouted Malfoy, staying Crabbe's arm as the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"latter made to repeat his spell. `If you wreck the room you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"might bury this diadem thing!``What's that matter?` said Crabbe, tugging himself free.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`It's Potter the Dark Lord wants, who cares about a die-dum?``Potter came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"in here to get it,` said Malfoy with ill-disguised impatience at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"slow-wittedness of his colleagues. `so that must mean ¨C ``'Must mean'?` Crabbe","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"turned on Malfoy with undisguised ferocity. `Who cares what you think? I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"don't take your orders no more, Draco. You an' your dad are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"finished.``Harry?` shouted Ron again, from the other side of the junk wad.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`What's going on?``Harry?` mimicked Crabbe. `What's going on ¨C no, Potter! Crucio!`Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"had lunged for the tiara; Crabbe's curse missed him but hit the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"stone bust, which flew into the air; the diadem soared upward and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"then dropped out of sight in the mass of objects on which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the bust had rested.`STOP!` Malfoy shouted at Crabbe, his voice echoing through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the enormous room. `The Dark Lord wants him alive ¨C ``So? I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"not killing him, am I?` yelled Crabbe, throwing off Malfoy's restraining arm.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`But if I can, I will, the Dark Lord wants him dead","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"anyway, what's the diff ¨C?`A jet of scarlet light shot past Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"by inches: Hermione had run around the corner behind him and sent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"a Stunning Spell straight at Crabbe's head. It only missed because Malfoy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"pulled him out of the way.`It's that Mudblood! Avada Kedavra!`Harry saw Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"dive aside, and his fury that Crabbe had aimed to kill wiped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"all else from his mind. He shot a Stunning Spell at Crabbe,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"who lurched out of the way, knocking Malfoy's wand out of his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"hand; it rolled out of sight beneath a mountain of broken furniture","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and bones.`Don't kill him! DON'T KILL HIM!` Malfoy yelled at Crabbe and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Goyle, who were both aiming at Harry: Their split second's hesitation was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"all Harry needed.`Expelliarmus!`Goyle's wand flew out of his hand and disappeared into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the bulwark of objects beside him; Goyle leapt foolishly on the spot,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"trying to retrieve it; Malfoy jumped out of range of Hermione's second","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Stunning Spell, and Ron, appearing suddenly at the end of the aisle,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"shot a full Body-Bind Curse at Crabbe, which narrowly missed.Crabbe wheeled around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and screamed, `Avada Kedavra!` again. Ron leapt out of sight to avoid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the jet of green light. The wand-less Malfoy cowered behind a three-legged","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"wardrobe as Hermione charged toward them, hitting Goyle with a Stunning Spell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"as she came.`It's somewhere here!` Harry yelled at her, pointing at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"pile of junk into which the old tiara had fallen. `Look for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"it while I go and help R ¨C ``HARRY!` she screamed.A roaring,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"billowing noise behind him gave him a moment's warning. He turned and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"saw both Ron and Crabbe running as hard as they could up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the aisle toward them.`Like it hot, scum?` roared Crabbe as he ran.But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"he seemed to have no control over what he had done. Flames","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"of abnormal size were pursuing them, licking up the sides of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"junk bulwarks, which were crumbling to soot at their touch.`Aguamenti!` Harry bawled,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"but the jet of water that soared from the tip of his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"wand evaporated in the air.`RUN!`Malfoy grabbed the Stunned Goyle and dragged him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"along; Crabbe outstripped all of them, now looking terrified; Harry, Ron, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Hermione pelted along in his wake, and the fire pursued them. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"was not normal fire; Crabbe had used a curse of which Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"had no knowledge. As they turned a corner the flames chased them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"as though they were alive, sentient, intent upon killing them. Now the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"fire was mutating, forming a gigantic pack of fiery beasts: Flaming serpents,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"chimaeras, and dragons rose and fell and rose again, and the detritus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"of centuries on which they were feeding was thrown up into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"air into their fanged mouths, tossed high on clawed feet, before being","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"consumed by the inferno.Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle had vanished from view: Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Ron and Hermione stopped dead; the fiery monsters were circling them, drawing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"closer and closer, claws and horns and tails lashed, and the heat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"was solid as a wall around them.`What can we do?` Hermione screamed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"over the deafening roars of the fire. `What can we do?``Here!`Harry seized","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"a pair of heavy-looking broomsticks from the nearest pile of junk and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"threw one to Ron, who pulled Hermione onto it behind him. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"swung his leg over the second broom and, with hard kicks to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the ground, they soared up in the air, missing by feet the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"horned beak of a flaming raptor that snapped its jaws at them.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"The smoke and heat were becoming overwhelming: Below them the cursed fire","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"was consuming the contraband of generations of hunted students, the guilty outcomes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"of a thousand banned experiments, the secrets of the countless souls who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"had sought refuge in the room. Harry could not see a trace","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"of Malfoy, Crabbe, or Goyle anywhere. He swooped as low as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"dare over the marauding monsters of flame to try to find them,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"but there was nothing but fire: What a terrible way to die....","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"He had never wanted this....`Harry, let's get out, let's get out!` bellowed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Ron, though it was impossible to see where the door was through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the black smoke.And then Harry heard a thin, piteous human scream from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"amidst the terrible commotion, the thunder of devouring flame.`It's ¨C too ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"dangerous ¨C!` Ron yelled, but Harry wheeled in the air. His glasses","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"giving his eyes some small protection from the smoke, he raked the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"firestorm below, seeking a sign of life, a limb or a face","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"that was not yet charred like wood....And he saw them: Malfoy with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"his arms around the unconscious Goyle, the pair of them perched on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"a fragile tower of charred desks, and Harry dived. Malfoy saw him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"coming and raised one arm, but even as Harry grasped it he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"knew at once that it was no good. Goyle was too heavy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and Malfoy's hand, covered in sweat, slid instantly out of Harry's ¨C`IF","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"WE DIE FOR THEM, I'LL KILL YOU, HARRY!` roared Ron's voice, and,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"as a great flaming chimaera bore down upon them, he and Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"dragged Goyle onto their broom and rose, rolling and pitching, into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"air once more as Malfoy clambered up behind Harry.`The door, get to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the door, the door!` screamed Malfoy in Harry's ear, and Harry sped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"up, following Ron, Hermione, and Goyle through the billowing black smoke, hardly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"able to breathe: and all around them the last few objects unburned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"by the devouring flames were flung into the air, as the creatures","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"of the cursed fire cast them high in celebration: cups and shields,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"a sparkling necklace, and an old, discolored tiara ¨C`What are you doing,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"what are you doing, the door's that way!` screamed Malfoy, but Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"made a hairpin swerve and dived. The diadem seemed to fall in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"slow motion, turning and glittering as it dropped toward the maw of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"a yawning serpent, and then he had it, caught it around his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"wrist ¨CHarry swerved again as the serpent lunged at him; he soared","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"upward and straight toward the place where, he prayed, the door stood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"open; Ron, Hermione and Goyle had vanished; Malfoy was screaming and holding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Harry so tightly it hurt. Then, through the smoke, Harry saw a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"rectangular patch on the wall and steered the broom at it, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"moments later clean air filled his lungs and they collided with the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"wall in the corridor beyond.Malfoy fell off the broom and lay facedown,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"gasping, coughing, and retching. Harry rolled over and sat up: The door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"to the Room of Requirement had vanished, and Ron and Hermione sat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"panting on the floor beside Goyle, who was still unconscious.`C-Crabbe,` choked Malfoy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"as soon as he could speak. `C-Crabbe...``He's dead,` said Ron harshly.There was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"silence, apart from panting and coughing. Then a number of huge bangs","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"shook the castle, and a great cavalcade of transparent figures galloped past","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"on horses, their heads screaming with bloodlust under their arms. Harry staggered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"to his feet when the Headless Hunt had passed and looked around:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"The battle was still going on all around him. He could hear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"more scream than those of the retreating ghosts. Panic flared within him.`Where's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Ginny?` he said sharply. `She was here. She was supposed to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"going back into the Room of Requirement.``Blimey, d'you reckon it'll still work","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"after that fire?` asked Ron, but he too got to his feet,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"rubbing his chest and looking left and right. `Shall we split up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and look ¨C?``No,` said Hermione, getting to her feet too. Malfoy and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Goyle remained slumped hopelessly on the corridor floor; neither of them had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"wands. `Let's stick together. I say we go ¨C Harry, what's that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"on your arm?``What? Oh yeah ¨C `He pulled the diadem from his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"wrist and held it up. It was still hot, blackened with soot,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"but as he looked at it closely he was just able to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"make out the tiny words etched upon it; WIT BEYOND MEASURE IS","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"MAN'S GREATEST TREASURE.A bloodlike substance, dark and tarry, seemed to be leaking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"from the diadem. Suddenly Harry felt the thing vibrate violently, then break","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"apart in his hands, and as it did so, he thought he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"heard the faintest, most distant scream of pain, echoing not from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"grounds or the castle, but from the thing that had just fragmented","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"in his fingers.`It must have been Fiendfyre!` whimpered Hermione, her eyes on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the broken piece.`Sorry?``Fiendfyre ¨C cursed fire ¨C it's one of the substances","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"that destroy Horcruxes, but I would never, ever have dared use it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"it's so dangerous ¨C how did Crabbe know how to ¨C?``Must've learned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"from the Carrows,` said Harry grimly.`Shame he wasn't concentrating when they mentioned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"how to stop it, really,` said Ron, whose hair, like Hermione's, was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"singed, and whose face was blackened. `If he hadn't tried to kill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"us all, I'd be quite sorry he was dead.``But don't you realize?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"whispered Hermione. `This means, if we can just get the snake ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"`But she broke off as yells and shouts and the unmistakable noises","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"of dueling filled the corridor. Harry looked around and his heart seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"to fail: Death Eaters had penetrated Hogwarts. Fred and Percy had just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"backed into view, both of them dueling masked and hooded men.Harry, Ron,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and Hermione ran forward to help: Jets of light flew in every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"direction and the man dueling Percy backed off, fast: Then his hood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"slipped and they saw a high forehead and streaked hair ¨C`Hello, Minister!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"bellowed Percy, sending a neat jinx straight at Thicknesse, who dropped his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"wand and clawed at the front of his robes, apparently in awful","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"discomfort. `Did I mention I'm resigning?``You're joking, Perce!` shouted Fred as the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Death Eater he was battling collapsed under the weight of three separate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Stunning Spells. Thicknesse had fallen to the ground with tiny spikes erupting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"all over him; he seemed to be turning into some form of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"sea urchin. Fred looked at Percy with glee.`You actually are joking, Perce....","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"I don't think I've heard you joke since you were ¨C `The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"air exploded. They had been grouped together, Harry, Ron, Hermione, Fred, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Percy, the two Death Eaters at their feet, one Stunned, the other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"Transfigured; and in that fragment of a moment, when danger seemed temporarily","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"at bay, the world was rent apart, Harry felt himself flying through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"the air, and all he could do was hold as tightly as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"possible to that thin stick of wood that was his one and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"only weapon, and shield his head in his arms: He heard the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"screams and yells of his companions without a hope of knowing what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"had happened to them ¨CAnd then the world resolved itself into pain","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"and semidarkness: He was half buried in the wreckage of a corridor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"that had been subjected to a terrible attack. Cold air told him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"that the side of the castle had been blown away, and hot","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"stickiness on his cheek told him that he was bleeding copiously. Then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"he heard a terrible cry that pulled at his insides, that expressed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"agony of a kind neither flame nor curse could cause, and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"stood up, swaying, more frightened than he had been that day, more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"frightened, perhaps, than he had been in his life....And Hermione was struggling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"to her feet in the wreckage, and three redheaded men were grouped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"on the ground where the wall had blasted apart. Harry grabbed Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"hand as they staggered and stumbled over stone and wood.`No ¨C no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"¨C no!` someone was shouting. `No! Fred! No!` And Percy was shaking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"his brother, and Ron was kneeling beside them, and Fred's eyes stared","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"without seeing, the ghost of his last laugh still etched upon his face. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-31"
"The world had ended, so why had the battle not ceased, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"castle fallen silent in horror, and every combatant laid down their arms?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Harry's mind was in free fall, spinning out of control, unable to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"grasp the impossibility, because Fred Weasley could not be dead, the evidence","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"of all his senses must be lying¨CAnd then a body fell past","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the hole blown into the side of the school and curses flew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"in at them from the darkness, hitting the wall behind their heads.`Get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"down!` Harry shouted, as more curses flew through the night: He and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Ron had both grabbed Hermione and pulled her to the floor, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Percy lay across Fred's body, shielding it from further harm, and when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Harry shouted `Percy, come on, we've got to move!` he shook his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"head.`Percy!` Harry saw tear tracks streaking the grime coating Ron's face as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"he seized his elder brother's shoulders and pulled, but Percy would not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"budge. `Percy, you can't do anything for him! We're going to¨C`Hermione screamed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and Harry, turning, did not need to ask why. A monstrous spider","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the size of a small car was trying to climb through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"huge hole in the wall. one of Aragog's descendants had joined the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"fight.Ron and Harry shouted together; their spells collided and the monster was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"blown backward, its legs jerking horribly, and vanished into the darkness.`It brought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"friends!` Harry called to the others, glancing over the edge of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"castle through the hole in the wall the curses had blasted. More","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"giant spiders were climbing the side of the building, liberated from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Forbidden Forest, into which the Death Eaters must have penetrated. Harry fired","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Stunning Spells down upon them, knocking the lead monster into its fellows,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"so that they rolled back down the building and out of sight.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Then more curses came soaring over Harry's head, so close he felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the force of them blow his hair.`Let's move, NOW!`Pushing Hermione ahead of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"him with Ron, Harry stooped to seize Fred's body under the armpit.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Percy, realizing what Harry was trying to do, stopped clinging to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"body and helped: together, crouching low to avoid the curses flying at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"them from the grounds, they hauled Fred out of the way.`Here,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Harry, and they placed him in a niche where a suit of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"armor had stood earlier. He could not bear to look at Fred","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"a second longer than he had to, and after making sure that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the body was well-hidden, he took off after Ron and Hermione. Malfoy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and Goyle had vanished but at the end of the corridor, which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"was now full of dust and falling masonry, glass long gone from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"windows, he saw many people running backward and forward, whether friends or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"foes he could not tell. Rounding the corner, Percy let out a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"bull-like roar: `ROOKWOOD!` and sprinted off in the direction of a tall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"man, who was pursuing a couple of students. `Harry, in here!` Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"screamed.She had pulled Ron behind a tapestry. They seemed to be wrestling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"together, and for one mad second Harry thought that they were embracing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"again; then he saw that Hermione was trying to restrain Ron, to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"stop him running after Percy.`Listen to me ¨C LISTEN RON!``I wanna help","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"¨C I wanna kill Death Eaters¨C`His face was contorted, smeared with dust","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and smoke, and he was shaking with rage and grief.`Ron, we're the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"only ones who can end it! Please ¨C Ron ¨C we need","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the snake, we've got to kill the snake!` said Hermione.But Harry knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"how Ron felt: Pursuing another Horcrux could not bring the satisfaction of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"revenge; he too wanted to fight, to punish them, the people who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"had killed Fred, and he wanted to find the other Weasleys, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"above all make sure, make quite sure, that Ginny was not ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"but he could not permit that idea to form in his mind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"¨C `We will fight!` Hermione said. `We'll have to, to reach the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"snake! But let's not lose sight now of what we're supposed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"be d-doing! We're the only ones who can end it!`She was crying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"too, and she wiped her face on her torn and singed sleeve","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"as she spoke, but she took great heaving breaths to calm herself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"as, still keeping a tight hold on Ron, she turned to Harry.`You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"need to find out where Voldemort is, because he'll have the snake","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"with him, won't he? Do it, Harry ¨C look inside him!`Why was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"it so easy? Because his scar had been burning for hours, yearning","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"to show him Voldemort's thoughts? He closed his eyes on her command,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and at once, the screams and bangs and all the discordant sounds","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"of the battle were drowned until they became distant, as though he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"stood far, far away from them...He was standing in the middle of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"a desolate but strangely familiar room, with peeling paper on the walls","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and all the windows boarded up except for one. The sounds of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the assault on the castle were muffled and distant. The single unblocked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"window revealed distant bursts of light where the castle stood, but inside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the room was dark except for a solitary oil lamp.He was rolling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"his wand between his fingers, watching it, his thoughts on the room","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"in the castle, the secret room only he had ever found, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"room, like the chamber, that you had to be clever and cunning","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and inquisitive to discover...He was confident that the boy would not find","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the diadem...although Dumbledore's puppet had come much farther than he ever expected...too","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"far...`My Lord,` said a voice, desperate and cracked. He turned: there was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Lucius Malfoy sitting in the darkest corner, ragged and still bearing the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"marks of the punishment he had received after the boy's last escape.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"One of his eyes remained closed and puffy. `My Lord...please...my son...``If your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"son is dead, Lucius, it is not my fault. He did not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"come and join me, like the rest of the Slytherins. Perhaps he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"has decided to befriend Harry Potter?``No ¨C never,` whispered Malfoy. `You must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"hope not.``Aren't ¨C aren't you afraid, my Lord that Potter might die","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"at another hand but yours?` asked Malfoy, his voice shaking. `Wouldn't it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"be...forgive me...more prudent to call off this battle, enter the castle, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"seek him y-yourself?``Do not pretend Lucius. You wish the battle to cease","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"so that you can discover what has happened to your son. And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"I do not need to seek Potter. Before the night is out,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Potter will have come to find me.`Voldemort dropped his gaze once more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"to the wand in his fingers. It troubled him...and those things that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"troubled Lord Voldemort needed to be rearranged...`Go and fetch Snape.``Snape, m-my Lord?``Snape.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Now. I need him. There is a ¨C service ¨C I require","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"from him. Go.`Frightened, stumbling a little through the gloom, Lucius left the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"room. Vodlemort continued to stand there, twirling the wand between his fingers,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"staring at it.`It is the only way, Nagini,` he whispered, and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"looked around, and there was the great thick snake, now suspended in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"midair, twisting gracefully within the enchanted, protected space he had made for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"her, a starry, transparent sphere somewhere between a glittering cage and a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"tank.With a gasp, Harry pulled back and opened his yees at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"same moment his ears were assaulted with the screeches and cries, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"smashes and bangs of battle.`He's in the Shrieking Shack. The snake's with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"him, it's got some sort of magical protection around it. He's just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"sent Lucius Malfoy to find Snape.``Voldemort's sitting in the shrieking Shack?` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Hermione, outraged. `He's not ¨C he's not even FIGHTING?``He doesn't think he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"needs to fight,` said Harry. `He thinks I'm going to go to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"him.``But why?``He knows I'm after Horcruxes ¨C he's keeping Nagini close beside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"him ¨C obviously I'm going to have to go to him to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"get near the thing¨C``Right,` said Ron, squaring his shoulders. `So you can't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"go, that's what he wants, what he's expecting. You stay here and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"look after Hermione, and I'll go and get it¨C` Harry cut across","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Ron.`You two stay here, I'll go under the Cloak and I'll be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"back as soon as I¨C``No,` said Hermione,, `it makes much more sense","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"if I take the Cloak and¨C``Don't even think about it,` Ron snarled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"at her. before Hermione could get farther than `Ron, I'm just as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"capable ¨C The tapestry at the top of the staircase on which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"they stood was ripped open.`POTTER!`Two masked Death Eaters stood there, but even","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"before their wands were fully raised, Hermione shouted `Glisseo!`The stairs beneath their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"feet flattened into a chute and she, Harry, and Ron hurtled down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"it, unable to control their speed but so fast that the Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Eaters' Stunning Spells flew far over their heads. They shot through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"concealing tapestry at the bottom and spun onto the floor, hitting the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"opposite wall.`Duro!` cried Hermione, pointing her wand at the tapestry, and there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"were two loud, sickening crunches as the tapestry turned to stone and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the Death Eaters pursuing them crumpled against it.`Get back!` shouted Ron, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"he, Harry, and Hermione hurled themselves against a door as a herd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"of galloping desks thundered past, shepherded by a sprinting Professor McGonagall. She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"appeared not to notice them. Her hair had come down and there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"was a gash on her cheek. As she turned the corner, they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"heard her scream,`CHARGE!``Harry, you get the Cloak on,` said Hermione. `Never mind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"us¨C`But he threw it over all three of them; large though they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"were he doubted anyone would see their disembodied feet through the dust","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"that clogged the air, the falling stone, the shimmer of spells. they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"ran down the next staircase and found themselves in a corridor full","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"of duelers. The portraits on either side of the fighters were crammed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"with figures screaming advice and encouragement, while Death Eaters, both masked and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"unmasked, dueled students and teachers. Dean had won himself a wand, for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"he was face-to-face with Dolohov, Parvati with Travers. Harry, Ron and Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"raised their wands at once, ready to strike, but the duelers were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"weaving and darting so much that there was a strong likelihood of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"hurting on of their own side if they cast curses. Even as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"they stood braced, looking for the opportunity to act, there came a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"great `Wheeeeee!` and looking up, Harry saw Peeves zooming over them, dropping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Snargaluff pods down onto the Death Eaters, whose heads were suddenly engulfed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"in wriggling green tubers like fat worms.`ARGH!`A fistful of tubers had hit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the Cloak over Ron's head; the damp green roots were suspended improbably","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"in midair as Ron tried to shake them loose.`Someone's invisible there!` shouted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"a masked Death Eater, pointing.Dean made the most of the Death Eater's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"momentary distraction, knocking him out with a stunning Spell; Dolohov attempted to retaliate,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and Parvati shot a Body Bind Curse at him. `LET'S GO!` Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"yelled, and he, Ron, and Hermione gathered the Cloak tightly around themselves","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and pelted, heads down, through the midst of the fighters, slipping a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"little in pools of Snargaluff juice, toward the top of the marble","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"staircase into the entrance hall.`I'm Draco Malfoy, I'm Draco, I'm on your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"side!` Draco was on the upper landing, pleading with another masked Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Eater. Harry Stunned the Death Eater as they passed. Malfoy looked around,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"beaming, for his savior, and Ron punched him from under the Cloak.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Malfoy fell backward on top of the Death Eater, his mouth bleeding,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"utterly bemused.`And that's the second time we've saved your life tonight, you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"two-faced bastard!` Ron yelled.There were more duelers all over the stairs and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"in the hall. Death Eaters everywhere Harry looked: Yaxley, close to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"front doors, in combat with Flitwick, a masked Death Eater dueling Kingsley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"right beside them. Students ran in every direction; some carrying or dragging","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"injured friends. Harry directed a Stunning Spell toward the masked Death Eater;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"it missed but nearly hit Neville, who had emerged from nowhere brandishing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"armfuls of Venomous Tentacula, which looped itself happily around the nearest Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Eater and began reeling him in.Harry, Ron, and Hermione sped won the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"marble staircase: glass shattered on the left, and the Slytherin hourglass that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"had recorded House points spilled its emeralds everywhere, so that people slipped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and staggered as they ran. Two bodies fell from the balcony overhead","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"as they reached the ground a gray blur that Harry took for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"an animal sped four-legged across the hall to sink its teeth into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"one of the fallen.`NO!` shrieked Hermione, and with a deafening blast from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"her wand, Fenrir Greyback was thrown backward from the feebly struggling body","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"of Lavender Brown. He hit the marble banisters and struggled to return","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"to his feet. Then, with a bright white flash and a crack,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"a crystal ball fell on top of his head, and he crumpled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"to the ground and did not move.`I have more!` shrieked Professor Trelawney","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"from over the banisters. `More for any who want them! Here¨C` And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"with a move like a tennis serve, she heaved another enormous crystal","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"sphere from her bag, waved her wand through the air, and caused","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the ball to speed across the hall and smash through a window.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"At the same moment, the heavy wooden front doors burst open, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"more of the gigantic spiders forced their way into the front hall.Screams","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"of terror rent the air: the fighters scattered, Death Eaters and Hogwartians","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"alike, and red and green jets of light flew into the midst","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"of the oncoming monsters, which shuddered and reared, more terrifying than ever.`How","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"do we get out?` yelled Ron over all the screaming, but before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"either Harry or Hermione could answer they were bowled aside; Hagrid had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"come thundering down the stairs, brandishing his flowery pink umbrella.`Don't hurt 'em,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"don't hurt 'em!` he yelled.`HAGRID, NO!`Harry forgot everything else: he sprinted out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"from under the cloak, running bent double to avoid the curses illuminating","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the whole hall.`HAGRID, COME BACK!`But he was not even halfway to Hagrid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"when he saw it happen: Hagrid vanished amongst the spiders, and with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"a great scurrying, a foul swarming movement, they retreated under the onslaught","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"of spells, Hagrid buried in their midst.`HAGRID!` Harry heard someone calling his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"own name, whether friend or foe he did not care: He was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"springing down the front steps into the dark grounds, and the spiders","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"were swarming away with their prey, and he could see nothing of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Hagrid at all.`HAGRID!`He thought he could make out an enormous arm waving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"from the midst of the spider swarm, but as he made to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"chase after them, his way was impeded by a monumental foot, which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"swung down out of the darkness and made the ground on which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"he stood shudder. He looked up: A giant stood before him, twenty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"feet high, its head hidden in shadow, nothing but its treelike, hairy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"shins illuminated by light from the castle doors. With one brutal, fluid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"movement, it smashed a massive fist through an upper window, and glass","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"rained down upon Harry, forcing him back under the shelter of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"doorway.`Oh my¨C!` shrieked Hermione, as she and Ron caught up with Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and gazed upward at the giant now trying to seize people through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the window above.`DON'T!` Ron yelled, grabbing Hermione's hand as she raised her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"wand. `Stun him and he'll crush half the castle¨C``HAGGER?`Grawp came lurching around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the corner of the castle; only now did Harry realize that Grawp","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"was, indeed, an undersized giant. The gargantuan monster trying to crush people","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"on the upper floors turned around and let out a roar. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"stone steps trembled as he stomped toward his smaller kin, and Grawp's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"lopsided mouth fell open, showing yellow, half brick-sized teeth; and then they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"launched themselves at each other with the savagery of lions.`RUN!` Harry roared;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the night was full of hideous yells and blows as the giants","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"wrestled, and he seized Hermione's hand and tore down the steps into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the grounds, Ron bringing up the rear. Harry had not lost hope","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"of finding and saving Hagrid; he ran so fast that they were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"halfway toward the forest before they were brought up short again.The air","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"around them had frozen: Harry's breath caught and solidified in his chest.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Shapes moved out in the darkness, swirling figures of concentrated blackness, moving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"in a great wave towards the castles, their faces hooded and their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"breath rattling...Ron and Hermione closed in beside him as the sounds of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"fighting behind them grew suddenly muted, deadened, because a silence only dementors","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"could bring was falling thickly through the night, and Fred was gone,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and Hagrid was surely dying or already dead...`Come on, Harry!` said Hermione's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"voice from a very long way away.`Patronuses, Harry, come on!`He raised his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"wand, but a dull hopelessness was spreading throughout him: How many more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"lay dead that he did not yet know about? He felt as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"though his soul had already half left his body....`HARRY, COME ON!` screamed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Hermione.A hundred dementors were advancing, gliding toward them, sucking their way closer","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"to Harry's despair, which was like a promise of a feast...He saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Ron's silver terrier burst into the air, flicker feebly, and expire; he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"saw Hermione's otter twist in midair and fade, and his own wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"trembled in his hand, and he almost welcomed the oncoming oblivion, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"promise of nothing, of no feeling...And then a silver hare, a boar,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and fox soared past Harry, Ron, and Hermione's heads: the dementors fell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"back before the creatures' approach. Three more people had arrived out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the darkness to stand beside them, their wands outstretched, continuing to cast","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Patronuses: Luna, Ernie, and Seamus.`That's right,` said Luna encouragingly, as if they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"were back in the Room of Requirement and this was simply spell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"practice for the D.A. `That's right, Harry...come on think of something happy...``Something","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"happy?` he said, his voice cracked.`We're all still here,` she whispered, `we're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"still fighting. Come on, now....`There was a silver spark, then a wavering","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"light, and then, with the greatest effort it had ever cost him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the stag burst from the end of Harry's wand. It cantered forward,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and now the dementors scattered in earnest, and immediately the night was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"mild again, but the sounds of the surrounding battle were loud in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"his ears.`Can't thank you enough,` said Ron shakily, turning to Luna, Ernie,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and Seamus `you just saved¨C`With a roar and an earth-quaking tremor, another","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"giant came lurching out of the darkness from the direction of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"forest, brandishing a club taller than any of them.`RUN!` Harry shouted again,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"but the others needed no telling; They all scattered, and not a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"second too soon, for the next moment the creature's vast foot had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"fallen exactly where they had been standing. Harry looked round: Ron and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Hermione were following him, but the other three had vanished back into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the battle. `Let's get out of range!` yelled Ron as the giant","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"swung its club again and its bellows echoed through the night, across","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the grounds where bursts of red and green light continued to illuminate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the darkness.`The Whomping willow,` said Harry, `go!` Somehow he walled it all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"up in his mind, crammed it into a small space into which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"he could not look now: thoughts of Fred and Hagrid, and his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"terror for all the people he loved, scattered in and outside the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"castle, must all wait, because they had to run, had to reach","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the snake and Voldemort, because that was, as Hermione said, the only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"way to end it ¨C He sprinted, half-believing he could outdistance death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"itself, ignoring the jets of light flying in the darkness all around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"him, and the sound of the lake crashing like the sea, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the creaking of the Forbidden Forest though the night was windless; through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"grounds that seemed themselves to have risen in rebellion, he ran faster","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"than he had ever moved in his life, and it was he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"who saw the great tree first, the Willow that protected the secret","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"at its roots with whiplike, slashing branches. Panting and gasping, Harry slowed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"down, skirting the willow's swiping branches, peering through the darkness toward its","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"tick trunk, trying to see the single knot in the bark of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the old tree that would paralyze it. Ron and Hermione caught up,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Hermione so out of breath that she could not speak.`How ¨C how're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"we going to get in?` panted Ron. `I can ¨C see the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"place ¨C if we just had ¨C Crookshanks again ¨C``Crookshanks?` wheezed Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"bent double, clutching her chest. `Are you a wizard, or what?``Oh ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"right ¨C yeah ¨C`Ron looked around, then directed his wand at a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"twig on the ground and said `Winguardium Leviosa!` The twig flew up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"from the ground, spun through the air as if caught by a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"gust of wind, then zoomed directly at the trunk through the Willow's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"ominously swaying branches. It jabbed at a place near the roots, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"at once, the writhing tree became still. `Perfect!` panted Hermione. `Wait.`For one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"teetering second, while the crashes and booms of the battle filled the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"air, Harry hesitated. Voldemort wanted him to do this, wanted him to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"come...Was he leading Ron and Hermione into a trap? But the reality","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"seemed to close upon him, cruel and plain: the only way forward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"was to kill the snake, and the snake was where Voldemort was,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and Voldemort was at the end of this tunnel...`Harry, we're coming, just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"get in there!` said Ron, pushing him forward.Harry wriggled into the earthy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"passage hidden in the tree's roots.It was a much tighter squeeze than it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"had been the last time they had entered it. The tunnel was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"low-ceilinged: they had had to double up to move through it nearly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"four years previously; now there was nothing for it but to crawl.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Harry went first, his wand illuminated, expecting at any moment to meet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"barriers, but none came. They moved in silence, Harry's gaze fixed upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the swinging beam of the wand held in his fist. At last,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the tunnel began to slope upward and Harry saw a sliver of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"light ahead. Hermione tugged at his ankle.`The Cloak!` she whispered. `Put the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Cloak on!`He groped behind him and she forced the bundle of slippery","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"cloth into his free hand. With difficulty he dragged it over himself,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"murmured, `Nox,` extinguishing his wandlight, and continued on his hands and knees,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"as silently as possible, all his senses straining, expecting every second to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"be discovered, to hear a cold clear voice, see a flash of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"green light.And then he heard voices coming from the room directly ahead","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"of them, only slightly muffled by the fact that the opening at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the end of the tunnel had been blocked up by what looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"like an old crate. Hardly daring to breathe, Harry edged right up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"tot he opening and peered through a tiny gap left between crate","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"and wall.The room beyond was dimly lit, but he could see Nagini,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"swirling and coiling like a serpent underwater, safe in her enchanted, starry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"sphere, which floated unsupported in midair. He could see the edge of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"a table, and a long-fingered white hand toying with a wand.Then Snape","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"spoke, and Harry's heart lurched: Snape was inches away from where he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"crouched, hidden.`...my Lord, their resistance is crumbling ¨C``¨C and it is doing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"so without your help,` said Voldemort in his high, clear voice. `Skilled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"wizard though you are, Severus, I do not think you will make","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"much difference now. We are almost there...almost.``Let me find the boy. Let","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"me bring you Potter. I know I can find him, my Lord.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Please.`Snape strode past the gap, and Harry drew back a little, keeping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"his eyes fixed upon Nagini, wondering whether there was any spell that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"might penetrate the protection surrounding her, but he could not think of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"anything. One failed attempt, and he would give away his position...Voldemort stood","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"up. Harry could see him now, see the red eyes, the flattened,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"serpentine face, the pallor of him gleaming slightly in the semidarkness.`I have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"a problem, Severus,` said Voldemort softly.`My Lord?` said Snape.Voldemort raised the Elder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Wand, holding it as delicately and precisely as a conductor's baton.`Why doesn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"it work for me, Severus?`In the silence Harry imagined he could hear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the snake hissing slightly as it coiled and uncoiled¨Cor was it Voldemort's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"sibilant sigh lingering on the air?`My ¨C my lord?` said Snape blankly.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"`I do not understand. You ¨C you have performed extraordinary magic with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"that wand.``No,` said Voldemort. `I have performed my usual magic. I am","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"extraordinary, but this wand...no. It has not revealed the wonders it has","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"promised. I feel no difference between this wand and the one I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"procured from Ollivander all those years ago.`Voldemort's tone was musing, calm, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Harry's scar had begun to throb and pulse: Pain was building in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"his forehead, and he could feel that controlled sense of fury building","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"inside Voldemort.`No difference,` said Voldemort again.Snape did not speak. Harry could not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"see his face. He wondered whether Snape sensed danger, was trying to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"find the right words to reassure his master.Voldemort started to move around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the room: Harry lost sight of him for seconds as he prowled,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"speaking in that same measured voice, while the pain and fury mounted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"in Harry.`I have thought long and hard, Severus...do you know why I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"have called you back from battle?`And for a moment Harry saw Snape's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"profile. His eyes were fixed upon the coiling snake in its enchanted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"cage.`No, my Lord, but I beg you will let me return. Let","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"me find Potter.``You sound like Lucius. Neither of you understands Potter as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"I do. He does not need finding. Potter will come to me.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"I knew his weakness you see, his one great flaw. He will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"hate watching the others struck down around him, knowing that it is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"for him that it happens. He will want to stop it at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"any cost. He will come.``But my Lord, he might be killed accidentally","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"by someone other than yourself¨C``My instructions to the Death Eaters have been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"perfectly clear. Capture Potter. Kill his friends ¨C the more, the better","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"¨C but do not kill him.``But it is of you that I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"wished to speak, Severus, not Harry Potter. You have been very valuable","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"to me. Very valuable.``My Lord knows I seek only to serve him.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"But ¨C let me go and find the boy, my Lord. Let","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"me bring him to you. I know I can ¨C``I have told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"you, no!` said Voldemort, and Harry caught the glint of red in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"his eyes as he turned again, and the swishing of his cloak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"was like the slithering of a snake, and he felt Voldemort's impatience","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"in his burning scar. `My concern at the moment, Severus, is what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"will happen when I finally meet the boy!``My Lord, there can be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"no question, surely ¨C?``¨C but there is a question, Severus. There is.`Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"halted, and Harry could see him plainly again as he slid the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Elder Wand through his white fingers, staring at Snape.`Why did both the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"wands I have used fail when directed at Harry Potter?``I ¨C I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"cannot answer that, my Lord.``Can't you?`The stab of rage felt like a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"spike driven through Harry's head: he forced his own fist into his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"mouth to stop himself from crying out in pain. He closed his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"eyes, and suddenly he was Voldemort, looking into Snape's pale face.`My wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"of yew did everything of which I asked it, Severus, except to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"kill Harry Potter. Twice it failed. Ollivander told me under torture of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the twin cores, told me to take another's wand. I did so,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"but Lucius's wand shattered upon meeting Potter's.``I ¨C I have no explanation,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"my Lord.`Snape was not looking at Voldemort now. His dark eyes were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"still fixed upon the coiling serpent in its protective sphere.`I sought a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"third wand, Severus. the Elder Wand, the Wand of Destiny, the Deathstick.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"I took it from its previous master. I took it from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"grave of Albus Dumbledore.`And now Snape looked at Voldemort, and Snape's face","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"was like a death mask. it was marble white and so still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"that when he spoke, it was a shock to see that anyone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"lived behind the blank eyes.`My Lord ¨C let me go to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"boy ¨C``All this long night when I am on the brink of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"victory, I have sat here,` said Voldemort, his voice barely louder than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"a whisper, `wondering, wondering, why the Elder Wand refuses to be what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"it ought to be, refuses to perform as legend says it must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"perform for its rightful owner...and I think I have the answer.`Snape did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"not speak.`Perhaps you already know it? You are a clever man, after","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"all, Severus. You have been a good and faithful servant, and I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"regret what must happen.``My Lord¨C``The Elder Wand cannot serve me properly, Severus,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"because I am not its true master. The Elder Wand belongs to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the wizard who killed its last owner. You killed Albus Dumbledore. While","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"you live, Severus, the Elder Wand cannot truly be mine.``My Lord!` Snape","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"protested, raising his wand.`It cannot be any other way,` said Voldemort. `I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"must master the wand, Severus. Master the wand, and I master Potter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"at last.`And Voldemort swiped the air with the Elder Wand. It did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"nothing to Snape, who for a split second seemed to think he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"had been reprieved: but then Voldemort's intention became clear. The snake's cage","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"was rolling through the air, and before Snape could do anything more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"than yell, it had encased him, head and shoulders, and Voldemort spoke","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"in Parseltongue.`Kill.`There was a terrible scream. Harry saw Snape's face losing the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"little color it had left; it whitened as his black eyes widened,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"as the snake's fangs pierced his neck, as he failed to push","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the enchanted cage off himself, as his knees gave way and he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"fell to the floor.`I regret it,` said Voldemort coldly.He turned away; there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"was no sadness in him, no remorse. It was time to leave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"this shack and take charge, with a wand that would now do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"his full bidding. He pointed it at the starry cage holding the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"snake, which drifted upward, off Snape, who fell sideways onto the floor,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"blood gushing from the wounds in his neck. Voldemort swept from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"room without a backward glance, and the great serpent floated after him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"in its huge protective sphere.Back in the tunnel and his own mind,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Harry opened his eyes; He had drawn blood biting down on his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"knuckles in an effort not to shout out. Now he was looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"through the tiny crack between crate and wall, watching a foot in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"a black boot trembling on the floor.`Harry!` breathed Hermione behind him, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"he had already pointed his wand at the crate blocking his view.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"It lifted an inch into the air and drifted sideways silently. As","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"quietly as he could, he pulled himself up into the room.He did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"not know why he was doing it, why he was approaching the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"dying man: he did not know what he felt as he saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Snape's white face, and the fingers trying to staunch the bloody wound","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"at his neck. Harry took off the invisibility cloak and looked down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"upon the man he hated, whose widening black eyes found Harry as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"he cried to speak. Harry bent over him, and Snape seized the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"front of his robes and pulled him close.A terrible rasping, gurgling noise","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"issued from Snape's throat.`Take...it...Take...it...`Something more than blood was leaking from Snape. Silvery","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"blue, neither gas nor liquid, it gushed form his mouth and his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"ears and his eyes, and Harry knew what it was, but did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"not know what to do ¨C A flask, conjured from thin air,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"was thrust into his shaking hand by Hermione. Harry lifted the silvery","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"substance into it with his wand. When the flask was full to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the brim, and Snape looked as though there was no blood left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"in him, his grip on Harry's robes slackened.`Look...at....me...` he whispered.The green eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"found the black, but after a second, something in the depths of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"the dark pari seemed to vanish, leaving them fixed, blank, and empty.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"The hand holding Harry thudded to the floor, and Snape moved no more. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-32"
"Harry remained kneeling at Snape's side, simply staring down at him, until","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"quite suddenly a high, cold voice spoke so close to them that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Harry jumped on his feet, the flask gripped tightly in his hands,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"thinking that Voldemort had reentered the room.Voldemort's voice reverberated from the walls","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and floor, and Harry realized that he was talking to Hogwarts and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to all the surrounding area, that the residents of Hogsmeade and all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"those still fighting in the castle would hear him as clearly as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"if he stood beside them, his breath on the back of their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"necks, a deathblow away.`You have fought,` said the high, cold voice, `valiantly.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Lord Voldemort knows how to value bravery.``Yet you have sustained heavy losses.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"If you continue to resist me, you will all die, one by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"one. I do not wish this to happen. Every drop of magical","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"blood spilled is a loss and a waste.``Lord Voldemort is merciful. I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"command my forces to retreat immediately.``You have one hour. Dispose of your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"dead with dignity. Treat your injured.``I speak now, Harry Potter, directly to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"you. You have permitted your friends to die for you rather than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"face me yourself. I shall wait for one hour in the Forbidden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Forest. If, at the end of that hour, you have not come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to me, have not given yourself up, then battle recommences. This time,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"I shall enter the fray myself, Harry Potter, and I shall find","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"you, and I shall punish every last man, woman, and child who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"has tried to conceal you from me. One hour.`Both Ron and Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"shook their heads frantically, looking at Harry.`Don't listen to him,` said Ron.`It'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"be all right,` said Hermione wildly. `Let's ¨C let's get back to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the castle, if he's gone to the forest we'll need to think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"of a new plan ¨C `She glanced at Snape's body, then hurried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"back to the tunnel entrance. Ron followed her. Harry gathered up the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Invisibility Cloak, then looked down at Snape. He did not know what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to feel, except shock at the way Snape had been killed, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the reason for which it had been done...They crawled back through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"tunnel, none of them talking, and Harry wondered whether Ron and Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"could still hear Voldemort ringing in their heads as he could.You have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"permitted your friends to die for you rather than face me yourself.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"I shall wait for one hour in the Forbidden Forest...One hour...Small bundles","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"seemed to litter the lawn at the front of the castle. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"could only be an hour or so from dawn, yet it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"pitch-black. The three of them hurried toward the stone steps. A lone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"dog, the size of a small boat, lay abandoned in front of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"them. There was no other sign of Grawp or of his attacker.The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"castle was unnaturally silent. There were no flashes of light now, no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"bangs or screams or shouts. The flagstones of the deserted entrance hall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"were stained with blood. Emeralds were still scattered all over the floor,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"along with pieces of marble and splintered wood. Part of the banisters","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"had been blown away.`Where is everyone?` whispered Hermione.Ron led the way to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the Great Hall. Harry stopped in the doorway.The House tables were gone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and the room was crowded. The survivors stood in groups, their arms","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"around each other's necks. The injured were being treated upon the raised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"platform by Madam Pomfrey and a group of helpers. Firenze was amongst","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the injured; his flank poured blood and he shook where he lay,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"unable to stand.The dead lay in a row in the middle of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the Hall. Harry could not see Fred's body, because his family surrounded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"him. George was kneeling at his head; Mrs. Weasley was lying across","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Fred's chest, her body shaking. Mr. Weasley stroking her hair while tears","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"cascaded down his cheeks.Without a word to Harry, Ron and Hermione walked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"away. Harry saw Hermione approach Ginny, whose face was swollen and blotchy,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and hug her. Ron joined Bill, Fleur, and Percy, who flung an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"arm around Ron's shoulders. As Ginny and Hermione moved closer to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"rest of the family, Harry had a clear view of the bodies","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"lying next to Fred. Remus and Tonks, pale and still and peaceful-looking,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"apparently asleep beneath the dark, enchanted ceiling.The Great Hall seemed to fly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"away, become smaller, shrink, as Harry reeled backward from the doorway. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"could not draw breath. He could not bear to look at any","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"of the other bodies, to see who else had died for him.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"He could not bear to join the Weasleys, could not look into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"their eyes, when if he had given himself up in the first","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"place, Fred might never have died...He turned away and ran up the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"marble staircase. Lupin, Tonks... He yearned not to feel... He wished he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"could rip out his heart, his innards, everything that was screaming inside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"him...The castle was completely empty; even the ghosts seemed to have joined","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the mass mourning in the Great Hall. Harry ran without stopping, clutching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the crystal flask of Snape's last thoughts, and he did not slow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"down until he reached the stone gargoyle guarding the headmaster's office.`Password?``Dumbledore!` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Harry without thinking, because it was he whom he yearned to see,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and to his surprise the gargoyle slid aside revealing the spiral staircase","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"behind.But when Harry burst into the circular office he found a change.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"The portraits that hung all around the walls were empty. Not a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"single headmaster or headmistress remained to see him; all, it seemed, had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"flitted away, charging through the paintings that lined the castle so that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"they could have a clear view of what was going on.Harry glanced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"hopelessly at Dumbledore's deserted frame, which hung directly behind the headmaster's chair,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"then turned his back on it. The stone Pensieve lay in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"cabinet where it had always been. Harry heaved it onto the desk","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and poured Snape's memories into the wide basin with its runic markings","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"around the edge. To escape into someone else's head would be a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"blessed relief... Nothing that even Snape had left him could be worse","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"than his own thoughts. The memories swirled, silver white and strange, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"without hesitating, with a feeling of reckless abandonment, as though this would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"assuage his torturing grief, Harry dived.He fell headlong into sunlight, and his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"feet found warm ground. When he straightened up, he saw that he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"was in a nearly deserted playground. A single huge chimney dominated the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"distant skyline. Two girls were swinging backward and forward, and a skinny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"boy was watching them from behind a clump of bushes. His black","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"hair was overlong and his clothes were so mismatched that it looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"deliberate: too short jeans, a shabby, overlarge coat that might have belonged","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to a grown man, an odd smocklike shirt.Harry moved closer to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"boy. Snape looked no more than nine or ten years old, sallow,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"small, stringy. There was undisguised greed in his thin face as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"watched the younger of the two girls swinging higher and higher than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"her sister.`Lily, don't do it!` shrieked the elder of the two.But the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"girl had let go of the swing at the very height of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"its arc and flown into the air, quite literally flown, launched herself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"skyward with a great shout of laughter, and instead of crumpling on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the playground asphalt, she soared like a trapeze artist through the air,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"staying up far too long, landing far too lightly.`Mummy told you not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to!`Petunia stopped her swing by dragging the heels of her sandals on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the ground, making a crunching, grinding sound, then leapt up, hands on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"hips.`Mummy said you weren't allowed, Lily!``But I'm fine,` said Lily, still giggling.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"`Tuney, look at this. Watch what I can do.`Petunia glanced around. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"playground was deserted apart from themselves and, though the girls did not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"know it, Snape. Lily had picked up a fallen flower from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"bush behind which Snape lurked. Petunia advanced, evidently torn between curiosity and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"disapproval. Lily waited until Petunia was near enough to have a clear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"view, then held out her palm. The flower sat there, opening and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"closing its petals, like some bizarre, many-lipped oyster.`Stop it!` shrieked Petunia.`It's not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"hurting you,` said Lily, but she closed her hand on the blossom","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and threw it back to the ground.`It's not right,` said Petunia, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"her eyes had followed the flower's flight to the ground and lingered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"upon it. `How do you do it?` she added, and there was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"definite longing in her voice.`It's obvious, isn't it?` Snape could no longer","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"contain himself, but had jumped out from behind the bushes. Petunia shrieked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and ran backward toward the swings, but Lily, though clearly startled, remained","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"where she was. Snape seemed to regret his appearance. A dull flush","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"of color mounted the sallow cheeks as he looked at Lily.`What's obvious?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"asked Lily.Snape had an air of nervous excitement. With a glance at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the distant Petunia, now hovering beside the swings, he lowered his voice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and said, `I know what you are.``What do you mean?``You're...you're a witch,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"whispered Snape.She looked affronted.`That's not a very nice thing to say to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"somebody!`She turned, nose in the air, and marched off toward her sister.`No!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"said Snape. He was highly colored now, and Harry wondered why he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"did not take off the ridiculously large coat, unless it was because","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"he did not want to reveal the smock beneath it. He flapped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"after the girls, looking ludicrously batlike, like his older self.The sisters considered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"him, united in disapproval, both holding on to one of the swing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"poles, as though it was the safe place in tag.`You are,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Snape to Lily. `You are a witch. I've been watching you for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"a while. But there's nothing wrong with that. My mum's one, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"I'm a wizard.`Petunia's laugh was like cold water.`Wizard!` she shrieked, her courage","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"returned now that she had recovered from the shock of his unexpected","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"appearance. `I know who you are. You're that Snape boy! They live","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"down Spinner's End by the river,` she told Lily, and it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"evident from her tone that she considered the address a poor recommendation.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"`Why have you been spying on us?``Haven't been spying,` said Snape, hot","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and uncomfortable and dirty-haired in the bright sunlight. `Wouldn't spy on you,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"anyway,` he added spitefully, `you're a Muggle.`Though Petunia evidently did not understand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the word, she could hardly mistake the tone.`Lily, come on, we're leaving!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"she said shrilly. Lily obeyed her sister at once, glaring at Snape","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"as she left. He stood watching them as they marched through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"playground gate, and Harry, the only one left to observe him, recognized","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Snape's bitter disappointment, and understood that Snape had been planning this moment","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"for a while, and that it had all gone wrong...The scene dissolved,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and before Harry knew it, re-formed around him. He was now in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"a small thicket of trees. He could see a sunlit river glittering","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"through their trunks. The shadows cast by the trees made a basin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"of cool green shade. Two children sat facing each other, cross-legged on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the ground. Snape had removed his coat now; his odd smock looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"less peculiar in the half light.`...and the Ministry can punish you if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"you do magic outside school, you get letters.``But I have done magic","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"outside school!``We're all right. We haven't got wands yet. They let you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"off when you're a kid and you can't help it. But once","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"you're eleven,` he nodded importantly, `and they start training you, then you've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"got to go careful.`There was a little silence. Lily had picked up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"a fallen twig and twirled it in the air, and Harry knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"that she was imagining sparks trailing from it. Then she dropped the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"twig, leaned in toward the boy, and said, `It is real, isn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"it? It's not a joke? Petunia says you're lying to me. Petunia","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"says there isn't a Hogwarts. It is real, isn't it?``It's real for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"us,` said Snape. `Not for her. But we'll get the letter, you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and me.``Really?` whispered Lily.`Definitely,` said Snape, and even with his poorly cut","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"hair and his odd clothes, he struck an oddly impressive figure sprawled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"in front of her, brimful of confidence in his destiny.`And will it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"really come by owl?` Lily whispered.`Normally,` said Snape. `But you're Muggle-born, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"someone from the school will have to come and explain to your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"parents.``Does it make a difference, being Muggle-born?`Snape hesitated. His black eyes, eager","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"in the greenish gloom, moved over the pale face, the dark red","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"hair.`No,` he said. `It doesn't make any difference.``Good,` said Lily, relaxing. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"was clear that she had been worrying.`You've got loads of magic,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Snape. `I saw that. All the time I was watching you...`His voice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"trailed away; she was not listening, but had stretched out on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"leafy ground and was looking up at the canopy of leaves overhead.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"He watched her as greedily as he had watched her in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"playground.`How are things at your house?` Lily asked.A little crease appeared between","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"his eyes.`Fine,` he said.`They're not arguing anymore?``Oh yes, they're arguing,` said Snape.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"He picked up a fistful of leaves and began tearing them apart,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"apparently unaware of what he was doing. `But it won't be that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"long and I'll be gone.``Doesn't your dad like magic?``He doesn't like anything,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"much,` said Snape.`Severus?`A little smile twisted Snape's mouth when she said his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"name.`Yeah?``Tell me about the dementors again.``What d'you want to know about them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"for?``If I use magic outside school ¨C ``They wouldn't give you to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the dementors for that! Dementors are for people who do really bad","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"stuff. They guard the wizard prison, Azkaban. You're not going to end","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"up in Azkaban, you're too ¨C `He turned red again and shredded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"more leaves. Then a small rustling noise behind Harry made him turn:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Petunia, hiding behind a tree, had lost her footing.`Tuney!` said Lily, surprise","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and welcome in her voice, but Snape had jumped to his feet.`Who's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"spying now?` he shouted. `What d'you want?`Petunia was breathless, alarmed at being","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"caught. Harry could see her struggling for something hurtful to say.`What is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"that you're wearing, anyway?` she said, pointing at Snape's chest. `Your mum's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"blouse?`There was a crack. A branch over Petunia's head had fallen. Lily","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"screamed. The branch caught Petunia on the shoulder, and she staggered backward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and burst into tears.`Tuney!`But Petunia was running away. Lily rounded on Snape.`Did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"you make that happen?``No.` He looked both defiant and scared.`You did!` She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"was backing away from him. `You did! You hurt her!``No ¨C no,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"I didn't!`But the lie did not convince Lily. After one last burning","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"look, she ran from the little thicket, off after her sister, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Snape looked miserable and confused...And the scene re-formed. Harry looked around. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"was on platform nine and three quarters, and Snape stood beside him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"slightly hunched, next to a thin, sallow-faced, sour-looking woman who greatly resembled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"him. Snape was staring at a family of four a short distance","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"away. The two girls stood a little apart from their parents. Lily","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"seemed to be pleading with her sister. Harry moved closer to listen.`...I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"sorry, Tuney, I'm sorry! Listen ¨C ` She caught her sister's hand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and held tight to it, even though Petunia tried to pull it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"away. `Maybe once I'm there ¨C no, listen, Tuney! Maybe once I'm","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"there, I'll be able to go to Professor Dumbledore and persuade him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to change his mind!``I don't ¨C want ¨C to ¨C go!` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Petunia, and she dragged her hand back out of her sister's grasp.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"`You think I want to go to some stupid castle and learn","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to be a ¨C a...`Her pale eyes roved over the platform, over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the cats mewling in their owners' arms, over the owls, fluttering and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"hooting at each other in cages, over the students, some already in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"their long black robes, loading trunks onto the scarlet steam engine or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"else greeting one another with glad cries after a summer apart.` ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"you think I want to be a ¨C a freak?`Lily's eyes filled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"with tears as Petunia succeeded in tugging her hand away.`I'm not a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"freak,` said Lily. `That's a horrible thing to say.``That's where you're going,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"said Petunia with relish. `A special school for freaks. You and that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Snape boy...weirdos, that's what you two are. It's good you're being separated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"from normal people. It's for our safety.`Lily glanced toward her parents, who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"were looking around the platform with an air of wholehearted enjoyment, drinking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"in the scene. Then she looked back at her sister, and her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"voice was low and fierce.`You didn't think it was such a freak's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"school when you wrote to the headmaster and begged him to take","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"you.`Petunia turned scarlet.`Beg? I didn't beg!``I saw his reply. It was very","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"kind.``You shouldn't have read ¨C ` whispered Petunia, `that was my private","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"¨C how could you ¨C?`Lily gave herself away by half-glancing toward where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Snape stood nearby. Petunia gasped.`That boy found it! You and that boy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"have been sneaking in my room!``No ¨C not sneaking ¨C ` Now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Lily was on the defensive. `Severus saw the envelope, and he couldn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"believe a Muggle could have contacted Hogwarts, that's all! He says there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"must be wizards working undercover in the postal service who take care","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"of ¨C ``Apparently wizards poke their noses in everywhere!` said Petunia, now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"as pale as she had been flushed. `Freak!` she spat at her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"sister, and she flounced off to where her parents stood...The scene dissolved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"again. Snape was hurrying along the corridor of the Hogwarts Express as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"it clattered through the countryside. He had already changed into his school","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"robes, had perhaps taken the first opportunity to take off his dreadful","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Muggle clothes. At last he stopped, outside a compartment in which a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"group of rowdy boys were talking. Hunched in a corner seat beside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the window was Lily, her face pressed against the windowpane.Snape slid open","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the compartment door and sat down opposite Lily. She glanced at him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and then looked back out of the window. She had been crying.`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"don't want to talk to you,` she said in a constricted voice.`Why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"not?``Tuney h-hates me. Because we saw that letter from Dumbledore.``So what?`She threw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"him a look of deep dislike.`So she's my sister!``She's only a ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"` He caught himself quickly; Lily, too busy trying to wipe her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"eyes without being noticed, did not hear him.`But we're going!` he said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"unable to suppress the exhilaration in his voice. `This is it! We're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"off to Hogwarts!`She nodded, mopping her eyes, but in spite of herself,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"she half smiled.`You'd better be in Slytherin,` said Snape, encouraged that she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"had brightened a little.`Slytherin?`One of the boys sharing the compartment, who had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"shown no interest at all in Lily or Snape until that point,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"looked around at the word, and Harry, whose attention had been focused","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"entirely on the two beside the window, saw his father: slight, black-haired","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"like Snape, but with that indefinable air of having been well-cared-for, even","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"adored, that Snape so conspicuously lacked.`Who wants to be in Slytherin? I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"think I'd leave, wouldn't you?` James asked the boy lounging on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"seats opposite him, and with a jolt, Harry realized that it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Sirius. Sirius did not smile.`My whole family have been in Slytherin,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"said.`Blimey,` said James, `and I thought you seemed all right!`Sirius grinned.`Maybe I'll","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"break the tradition. Where are you heading, if you've got the choice?`James","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"lifted an invisible sword.`'Gryffindor, where dwell the brave at heart!' Like my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"dad.`Snape made a small, disparaging noise. James turned on him.`Got a problem","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"with that?``No,` said Snape, though his slight sneer said otherwise. `If you'd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"rather be brawny than brainy ¨C ``Where're you hoping to go, seeing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"as you're neither?` interjected Sirius.James roared with laughter. Lily sat up, rather","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"flushed, and looked from James to Sirius in dislike.`Come on, Severus, let's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"find another compartment.``Oooooo...`James and Sirius imitated her lofty voice; James tried to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"trip Snape as he passed.`See ya, Snivellus!` a voice called, as the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"compartment door slammed...And the scene dissolved once more...Harry was standing right behind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Snape as they faced the candlelit House tables, lined with rapt faces.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Then Professor McGonagall said, `Evans, Lily!`He watched his mother walk forward on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"trembling legs and sit down upon the rickety stool. Professor McGonagall dropped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the Sorting Hat onto her head, and barely a second after it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"had touched the dark red hair, the hat cried, `Gryffindor!`Harry heard Snape","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"let out a tiny groan. Lily took off the hat, handed it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"back to Professor McGonagall, then hurried toward the cheering Gryffindors, but as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"she went she glanced back at Snape, and there was a sad","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"little smile on her face. Harry saw Sirius move up the bench","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to make room for her. She took one look at him, seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to recognize him from the train, folded her arms, and firmly turned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"her back on him.The roll call continued. Harry watched Lupin, Pettigrew, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"his father join Lily and Sirius at the Gryffindor table. At last,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"when only a dozen students remained to be sorted, Professor McGonagall called","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Snape.Harry walked with him to the stool, watched him place the hat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"upon his head. `Slytherin!` cried the Sorting Hat.And Severus Snape moved off","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to the other side of the Hall, away from Lily, to where","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the Slytherins were cheering him, to where Lucius Malfoy, a prefect badge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"gleaming upon his chest, patted Snape on the back as he sat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"down beside him...And the scene changed...Lily and Snape were walking across the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"castle courtyard, evidently arguing. Harry hurried to catch up with them, to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"listen in. As he reached them, he realized how much taller they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"both were. A few years seemed to have passed since their Sorting.`...thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"we were supposed to be friends?` Snape was saying, `Best friends?``We are,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Sev, but I don't like some of the people you're hanging round","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"with! I'm sorry, but I detest Avery and Mulciber! Mulciber! What do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"you see in him, Sev, he's creepy! D'you know what he tried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to do to Mary Macdonald the other day?`Lily had reached a pillar","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and leaned against it, looking up into the thin, sallow face.`That was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"nothing,` said Snape. `It was a laugh, that's all ¨C ``It was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Dark Magic, and if you think that's funny ¨C ``What about the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"stuff Potter and his mates get up to?` demanded Snape. His color","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"rose again as he said it, unable, it seemed, to hold in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"his resentment.`What's Potter got to do with anything?` said Lily.`They sneak out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"at night. There's something weird about that Lupin. Where does he keep","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"going?``He's ill,` said Lily. `They say he's ill ¨C ``Every month at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the full moon?` said Snape.`I know your theory,` said Lily, and she","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"sounded cold. `Why are you so obsessed with them anyway? Why do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"you care what they're doing at night?``I'm just trying to show you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"they're not as wonderful as everyone seems to think they are.`The intensity","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"of his gaze made her blush.`They don't use Dark Magic, though.` She","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"dropped her voice. `And you're being really ungrateful. I heard what happened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the other night. You went sneaking down that tunnel by the Whomping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Willow, and James Potter saved you from whatever's down there ¨C `Snape's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"whole face contorted and he spluttered, `Saved? Saved? You think he was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"playing the hero? He was saving his neck and his friends' too!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"You're not going to ¨C I won't let you ¨C ``Let me?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Let me?`Lily's bright green eyes were slits. Snape backtracked at once.`I didn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"mean ¨C I just don't want to see you made a fool","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"of ¨C He fancies you, James Potter fancies you!` The words seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"wrenched from him against his will. `And he's not...everyone thinks...big Quidditch hero","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"¨C ` Snape's bitterness and dislike were rendering him incoherent, and Lily's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"eyebrows were traveling farther and farther up her forehead.`I know James Potter's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"an arrogant toerag,` she said, cutting across Snape. `I don't need you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to tell me that. But Mulciber's and Avery's idea of humor is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"just evil. Evil, Sev. I don't understand how you can be friends","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"with them.`Harry doubted that Snape had even heard her strictures on Mulciber","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and Avery. The moment she had insulted James Potter, his whole body","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"had relaxed, and as they walked away there was a new spring","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"in Snape's step...And the scene dissolved...Harry watched again as Snape left the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Great Hall after sitting his O.W.L. in Defense Against the Dark Arts,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"watched as he wandered away from the castle and strayed inadvertently close","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to the place beneath the beech tree where James, Sirius, Lupin, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Pettigrew sat together. But Harry kept his distance this time, because he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"knew what happened after James had hoisted Severus into the air and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"taunted him; he knew what had been done and said, and it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"gave him no pleasure to hear it again... He watched as Lily","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"joined the group and went to Snape's defense. Distantly he heard Snape","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"shout at her in his humiliation and his fury, the unforgivable word:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"`Mudblood.`The scene changed...`I'm sorry.``I'm not interested.``I'm sorry!``Save your breath`It was nighttime. Lily,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"who was wearing a dressing gown, stood with her arms folded in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"front of the portrait of the Fat Lady, at the entrance to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Gryffindor Tower.`I only came out because Mary told me you were threatening","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to sleep here.``I was. I would have done. I never meant to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"call you Mudblood, it just ¨C ``Slipped out?` There was no pity","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"in Lily's voice. `It's too late. I've made excuses for you for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"years. None of my friends can understand why I even talk to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"you. You and your precious little Death Eater friends ¨C you see,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"you don't even deny it! You don't even deny that's what you're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"all aiming to be! You can't wait to join You-Know-Who, can you?`He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"opened his mouth, but closed it without speaking.`I can't pretend anymore. You've","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"chosen your way, I've chosen mine.``No ¨C listen, I didn't mean ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"`` ¨C to call me Mudblood? But you call everyone of my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"birth Mudblood, Severus. Why should I be any different?`He struggled on the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"verge of speech, but with a contemptuous look she turned and climbed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"back through the portrait hole...The corridor dissolved, and the scene took a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"little longer to reform: Harry seemed to fly through shifting shapes and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"colors until his surroundings solidified again and he stood on a hilltop,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"forlorn and cold in the darkness, the wind whistling through the branches","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"of a few leafless trees. The adult Snape was panting, turning on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the spot, his wand gripped tightly in his hand, waiting for something","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"or for someone... His fear infected Harry too, even though he knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"that he could not be harmed, and he looked over his shoulder,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"wondering what it was that Snape was waiting for ¨C Then a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"blinding, jagged jet of white light flew through the air. Harry thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"of lightning, but Snape had dropped to his knees and his wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"had flown out of his hand.`Don't kill me!``That was not my intention.`Any","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"sound of Dumbledore Apparating had been drowned by the sound of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"wind in the branches. He stood before Snape with his robes whipping","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"around him, and his face was illuminated from below in the light","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"cast by his wand.`Well, Severus? What message does Lord Voldemort have for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"me?``No ¨C no message ¨C I'm here on my own account!`Snape was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"wringing his hands. He looked a little mad, with his straggling black","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"hair flying around him.`I ¨C I come with a warning ¨C no,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"a request ¨C please ¨C `Dumbledore flicked his wand. Though leaves and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"branches still flew through the night air around them, silence fell on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the spot where he and Snape faced each other.`What request could a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Death Eater make of me?``The ¨C the prophecy...the prediction...Trelawney...``Ah, yes,` said Dumbledore.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"`How much did you relay to Lord Voldemort?``Everything ¨C everything I heard!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"said Snape. `That is why ¨C it is for that reason ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"he thinks it means Lily Evans!``The prophecy did not refer to a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"woman,` said Dumbledore. `It spoke of a boy born at the end","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"of July ¨C ``You know what I mean! He thinks it means","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"her son, he is going to hunt her down ¨C kill them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"all ¨C ``If she means so much to you,` said Dumbledore, `surely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Lord Voldemort will spare her? Could you not ask for mercy for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the mother, in exchange for the son?``I have ¨C I have asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"him ¨C ``You disgust me,` said Dumbledore, and Harry had never heard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"so much contempt in his voice. Snape seemed to shrink a little,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"`You do not care, then, about the deaths of her husband and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"child? They can die, as long as you have what you want?`Snape","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"said nothing, but merely looked up at Dumbledore.`Hide them all, then,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"croaked. `Keep her ¨C them ¨C safe. Please.``And what will you give","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"me in return, Severus?``In ¨C in return?` Snape gaped at Dumbledore, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Harry expected him to protest, but after a long moment he said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"`Anything.`The hilltop faded, and Harry stood in Dumbledore's office, and something was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"making a terrible sound, like a wounded animal. Snape was slumped forward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"in a chair and Dumbledore was standing over him, looking grim. After","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"a moment or two, Snape raised his face, and he looked like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"a man who had lived a hundred years of misery since leaving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the wild hilltop.`I thought...you were going...to keep her...safe...``She and James put their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"faith in the wrong person,` said Dumbledore. `Rather like you, Severus. Weren't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"you hoping that Lord Voldemort would spare her?`Snape's breathing was shallow.`Her boy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"survives,` said Dumbledore.With a tiny jerk of the head, Snape seemed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"flick off an irksome fly.`Her son lives. He has her eyes, precisely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"her eyes. You remember the shape and color of Lily Evans's eyes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"I am sure?``DON'T!` bellowed Snape. `Gone...dead...``Is this remorse, Severus?``I wish...I wish I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"were dead...``And what use would that be to anyone?` said Dumbledore coldly.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"`If you loved Lily Evans, if you truly loved her, then your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"way forward is clear.`Snape seemed to peer through a haze of pain,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and Dumbledore's words appeared to take a long time to reach him.`What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"¨C what do you mean?``You know how and why she died. Make","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"sure it was not in vain. Help me protect Lily's son.``He does","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"not need protection. The Dark Lord has gone ¨C ``The Dark Lord","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"will return, and Harry Potter will be in terrible danger when he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"does.`There was a long pause, and slowly Snape regained control of himself,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"mastered his own breathing. At last he said, `Very well. Very well.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"But never ¨C never tell, Dumbledore! This must be between us! Swear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"it! I cannot bear...especially Potter's son...I want your word!``My word, Severus, that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"I shall never reveal the best of you?` Dumbledore sighed, looking down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"into Snape's ferocious, anguished face. `If you insist...`The office dissolved but re-formed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"instantly. Snape was pacing up and down in front of Dumbledore.` ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"mediocre, arrogant as his father, a determined rule-breaker, delighted to find himself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"famous, attention-seeking and impertinent ¨C ``You see what you expect to see,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Severus,` said Dumbledore, without raising his eyes from a copy of Transfiguration","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Today. `Other teachers report that the boy is modest, likable, and reasonably","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"talented. Personally, I find him an engaging child.`Dumbledore turned a page, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"said, without looking up, `Keep an eye on Quirrell, won't you?`A whirl","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"of color, and now everything darkened, and Snape and Dumbledore stood a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"little apart in the entrance hall, while the last stragglers from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Yule Ball passed them on their way to bed.`Well?` murmured Dumbledore.`Karkaroff's Mark","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"is becoming darker too. He is panicking, he fears retribution; you know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"how much help he gave the Ministry after the Dark Lord fell.`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Snape looked sideways at Dumbledore's crooked-nosed profile. `Karkaroff intends to flee if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the Mark burns.``Does he?` said Dumbledore softly, as Fleur Delacour and Roger","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Davies came giggling in from the grounds. `And are you tempted to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"join him?``No,` said Snape, his black eyes on Fleur's and Roger's retreating","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"figures. `I am not such a coward.``No,` agreed Dumbledore. `You are a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"braver man by far than Igor Karkaroff. You know, I sometimes think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"we Sort too soon...`He walked away, leaving Snape looking stricken...And now Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"stood in the headmaster's office yet again. It was nighttime, and Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"sagged sideways in the thronelike chair behind the desk, apparently semiconscious. His","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"right hand dangled over the side, blackened and burned. Snape was muttering","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"incantations, pointing his wand at the wrist of the hand, while with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"his left hand he tipped a goblet full of thick golden potion","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"down Dumbledore's throat. After a moment or two, Dumbledore's eyelids fluttered and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"opened.`Why,` said Snape, without preamble, `why did you put on that ring?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"It carries a curse, surely you realized that. Why even touch it?`Marvolo","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Gaunt's ring lay on the desk before Dumbledore. It was cracked; the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"sword of Gryffindor lay beside it.Dumbledore grimaced.`I...was a fool. Sorely tempted...``Tempted by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"what?`Dumbledore did not answer.`It is a miracle you managed to return here!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Snape sounded furious. `That ring carried a curse of extraordinary power, to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"contain it is all we can hope for; I have trapped the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"curse in one hand for the time being ¨C `Dumbledore raised his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"blackened, useless hand, and examined it with the expression of one being","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"shown an interesting curio.`You have done very well, Severus. How long do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"you think I have?`Dumbledore's tone was conversational; he might have been asking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"for a weather forecast. Snape hesitated, and then said, `I cannot tell.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Maybe a year. There is no halting such a spell forever. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"will spread eventually, it is the sort of curse that strengthens over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"time.`Dumbledore smiled. The news that he had less than a year to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"live seemed a matter of little or no concern to him.`I am","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"fortunate, extremely fortunate, that I have you, Severus.``If you had only summoned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"me a little earlier, I might have been able to do more,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"buy you more time!` said Snape furiously. He looked down at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"broken ring and the sword. `Did you think that breaking the ring","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"would break the curse?``Something like that...I was delirious, no doubt...` said Dumbledore.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"With an effort he straightened himself in his chair. `Well, really, this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"makes matters much more straightforward.`Snape looked utterly perplexed. Dumbledore smiled.`I refer to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the plan Lord Voldemort is revolving around me. His plan to have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the poor Malfoy boy murder me.`Snape sat down in the chair Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"had so often occupied, across the desk from Dumbledore. Harry could tell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"that he wanted to say more on the subject of Dumbledore's cursed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"hand, but the other held it up in polite refusal to discuss","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the matter further. Scowling, Snape said, `The Dark Lord does not expect","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Draco to succeed. This is merely punishment for Lucius's recent failures. Slow","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"torture for Draco's parents, while they watch him fail and pay the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"price.``In short, the boy has had a death sentence pronounced upon him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"as surely as I have,` said Dumbledore. `Now, I should have thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the natural successor to the job, once Draco fails, is yourself?`There was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"a short pause.`That, I think, is the Dark Lord's plan.``Lord Voldemort foresees","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"a moment in the near future when he will not need a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"spy at Hogwarts?``He believes the school will soon be in his grasp,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"yes.``And if it does fall into his grasp,` said Dumbledore, almost, it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"seemed, as an aside, `I have your word that you will do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"all in your power to protect the students at Hogwarts?`Snape gave a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"stiff nod.`Good. Now then. Your first priority will be to discover what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Draco is up to. A frightened teenage boy is a danger to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"others as well as to himself. Offer him help and guidance, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"ought to accept, he likes you ¨C `` ¨C much less since","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"his father has lost favor. Draco blames me, he thinks I have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"usurped Lucius's position.``All the same, try. I am concerned less for myself","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"than for accidental victims of whatever schemes might occur to the boy.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Ultimately, of course, there is only one thing to be done if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"we are to save him from Lord Voldemort's wrath.`Snape raised his eyebrows","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and his tone was sardonic as he asked, `Are you intending to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"let him kill you?``Certainly not. You must kill me.`There was a long","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"silence, broken only by an odd clicking noise. Fawkes the phoenix was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"gnawing a bit of cuttlebone.`Would you like me to do it now?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"asked Snape, his voice heavy with irony. `Or would you like a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"few moments to compose an epitaph?``Oh, not quite yet,` said Dumbledore, smiling.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"`I daresay the moment will present itself in due course. Given what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"has happened tonight,` he indicated his withered hand, `we can be sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"that it will happen within a year.``If you don't mind dying,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Snape roughly, `why not let Draco do it?``That boy's soul is not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"yet so damaged,` said Dumbledore. `I would not have it ripped apart","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"on my account.``And my soul, Dumbledore? Mine?``You alone know whether it will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"harm your soul to help an old man avoid pain and humiliation,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"said Dumbledore. `I ask this one great favor of you, Severus, because","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"death is coming for me as surely as the Chudley Cannons will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"finish bottom of this year's league. I confess I should prefer a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"quick, painless exit to the protracted and messy affair it will be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"if, for instance, Greyback is involved ¨C I hear Voldemort has recruited","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"him? Or dear Bellatrix, who likes to play with her food before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"she eats it.`His tone was light, but his blue eyes pierced Snape","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"as they had frequently pierced Harry, as though the soul they discussed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"was visible to him. At last Snape gave another curt nod.Dumbledore seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"satisfied.`Thank you, Severus...`The office disappeared, and now Snape and Dumbledore were strolling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"together in the deserted castle grounds by twilight.`What are you doing with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Potter, all these evenings you are closeted together?` Snape asked abruptly.Dumbledore looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"weary.`Why? You aren't trying to give him more detentions, Severus? The boy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"will soon have spent more time in detention than out.``He is his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"father over again ¨C ``In looks, perhaps, but his deepest nature is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"much more like his mother's. I spend time with Harry because I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"have things to discuss with him, information I must give him before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"it is too late.``Information,` repeated Snape. `You trust him...you do not trust","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"me.``It is not a question of trust. I have, as we both","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"know, limited time. It is essential that I give the boy enough","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"information for him to do what he needs to do.``And why may","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"I not have the same information?``I prefer not to put all of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"my secrets in one basket, particularly not a basket that spends so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"much time dangling on the arm of Lord Voldemort.``Which I do on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"your orders!``And you do it extremely well. Do not think that I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"underestimate the constant danger in which you place yourself, Severus. To give","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Voldemort what appears to be valuable information while withholding the essentials is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"a job I would entrust to nobody but you.``Yet you confide much","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"more in a boy who is incapable of Occlumency, whose magic is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"mediocre, and who has a direct connection into the Dark Lord's mind!``Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"fears that connection,` said Dumbledore. `Not so long ago he had one","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"small taste of what truly sharing Harry's mind means to him. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"was pain such as he has never experienced. He will not try","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to possess Harry again, I am sure of it. Not in that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"way.``I don't understand.``Lord Voldemort's soul, maimed as it is, cannot bear close","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"contact with a soul like Harry's. Like a tongue on frozen steel,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"like flesh in flame ¨C ``Souls? We were talking of minds!``In the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"case of Harry and Lord Voldemort, to speak of one is to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"speak of the other.`Dumbledore glanced around to make sure that they were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"alone. They were close by the Forbidden Forest now, but there was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"no sign of anyone near them.`After you have killed me, Severus ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"``You refuse to tell me everything, yet you expect that small service","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"of me!` snarled Snape, and real anger flared in the thin face","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"now. `You take a great deal for granted, Dumbledore! Perhaps I have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"changed my mind!``You gave me your word, Severus. And while we are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"talking about services you owe me, I thought you agreed to keep","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"a close eye on our young Slytherin friend?`Snape looked angry, mutinous. Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"sighed.`Come to my office tonight, Severus, at eleven, and you shall not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"complain that I have no confidence in you...`They were back in Dumbledore's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"office, the windows dark, and Fawkes sat silent as Snape sat quite","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"still, as Dumbledore walked around him, talking.`Harry must not know, not until","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the last moment, not until it is necessary, otherwise how could he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"have the strength to do what must be done?``But what must he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"do?``That is between Harry and me. Now listen closely, Severus. There will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"come a time ¨C after my death ¨C do not argue, do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"not interrupt! There will come a time when Lord Voldemort will seem","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to fear for the life of his snake.``For Nagini?` Snape looked astonished.`Precisely.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"If there comes a time when Lord Voldemort stops sending that snake","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"forth to do his bidding, but keeps it safe beside him under","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"magical protection, then, I think, it will be safe to tell Harry.``Tell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"him what?`Dumbledore took a deep breath and closed his eyes.`Tell him that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"on the night Lord Voldemort tried to kill him, when Lily cast","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"her own life between them as a shield, the Killing Curse rebounded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"upon Lord Voldemort, and a fragment of Voldemort's soul was blasted apart","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"from the whole, and latched itself onto the only living soul left","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"in that collapsed building. Part of Lord Voldemort lives inside Harry, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"it is that which gives him the power of speech with snakes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and a connection with Lord Voldemort's mind that he has never understood.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"And while that fragment of soul, unmissed by Voldemort, remains attached to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and protected by Harry, Lord Voldemort cannot die.`Harry seemed to be watching","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the two men from one end of a long tunnel, they were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"so far away from him, their voices echoing strangely in his ears.`So","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"the boy...the boy must die?` asked Snape quite calmly.`And Voldemort himself must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"do it, Severus. That is essential.`Another long silence. Then Snape said, `I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"thought...all those years...that we were protecting him for her. For Lily.``We have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"protected him because it has been essential to teach him, to raise","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"him, to let him try his strength,` said Dumbledore, his eyes still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"tight shut. `Meanwhile, the connection between them grows ever stronger, a parasitic","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"growth. Sometimes I have thought he suspects it himself. If I know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"him, he will have arranged matters so that when he does set","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"out to meet his death, it will truly mean the end of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Voldemort.`Dumbledore opened his eyes. Snape looked horrified.`You have kept him alive so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"that he can die at the right moment?``Don't be shocked, Severus. How","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"many men and women have you watched die?``Lately, only those whom I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"could not save,` said Snape. He stood up. `You have used me.``Meaning?``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"have spied for you and lied for you, put myself in mortal","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"danger for you. Everything was supposed to be to keep Lily Potter's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"son safe. Now you tell me you have been raising him like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"a pig for slaughter ¨C ``But this is touching, Severus,` said Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"seriously. `Have you grown to care for the boy, after all?``For him?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"shouted Snape. `Expecto Patronum!`From the tip of his wand burst the silver","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"doe. She landed on the office floor, bounded once across the office,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"and soared out of the window. Dumbledore watched her fly away, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"as her silvery glow faded he turned back to Snape, and his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"eyes were full of tears.`After all this time?``Always,` said Snape.And the scene","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"shifted. Now, Harry saw Snape talking to the portrait of Dumbledore behind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"his desk.`You will have to give Voldemort the correct date of Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"departure from his aunt and uncle's,` said Dumbledore. `Not to do so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"will raise suspicion, when Voldemort believes you so well informed. However, you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"must plant the idea of decoys; that, I think, ought to ensure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Harry's safety. Try Confunding Mundungus Fletcher. And Severus, if you are forced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"to take part in the chase, be sure to act your part","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"convincingly...I am counting upon you to remain in Lord Voldemort's good books","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"as long as possible, or Hogwarts will be left to the mercy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"of the Carrows...`Now Snape was head to head with Mundungus in an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"unfamiliar tavern, Mundungus's face looking curiously blank, Snape frowning in concentration.`You will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"suggest to the Order of the Phoenix,` Snape murmured, `that they use","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"decoys. Polyjuice Potion. Identical Potters. It's the only thing that might work.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"You will forget that I have suggested this. You will present it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"as your own idea. You understand?``I understand,` murmured Mundungus, his eyes unfocused...Now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Harry was flying alongside Snape on a broomstick through a clear dark","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"night: He was accompanied by other hodded Death Eaters, and ahead were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Lupin and a Harry who was really George... A Death Eater moved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"ahead of Snape and raised his wand, pointing it directly at Lupin's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"back.`Sectumsempra!` shouted Snape.But the spell, intended for the Death Eater's wand hand,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"missed and hit George instead ¨CAnd next, Snape was kneeling in Sirius's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"old bedroom. Tears were dripping from the end of his hooked nose","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"as he read the old letter from Lily. The second page carried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"only a few words: could ever have been friends with Gellert Grindelwald.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"I think her mind's going, personally!Lots of love, LilySnape took the page","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"bearing Lily's signature, and her love, and tucked it inside his robes.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Then he ripped in two the photograph he was also holding, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"that he kept the part from which Lily laughed, throwing the portion","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"showing James and Harry back onto the floor, under the chest of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"drawers...And now Snape stood again in the headmaster's study as Phineas Nigellus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"came hurrying into his portrait.`Headmaster! They are camping in the Forest of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Dean! The Mudblood ¨C ``Do not use that word!`` ¨C the Granger","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"girl, then, mentioned the place as she opened her bag and I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"heard her!``Good. Very good!` cried the portrait of Dumbledore behind the headmaster's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"chair. `Now, Severus, the sword! Do not forget that it must be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"taken under conditions of need and valor ¨C and he must not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"know that you give it! If Voldemort should read Harry's mind and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"see you acting for him ¨C ``I know,` said Snape curtly. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"approached the portrait of Dumbledore and pulled at its side. It swung","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"forward, revealing a hidden cavity behind it from which he took the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"sword of Gryffindor.`And you still aren't going to tell me why it's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"so important to give Potter the sword?` said Snape as he swung","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"a traveling cloak over his robes.`No, I don't think so,` said Dumbledore's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"portrait. `He will know what to do with it. And Severus, be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"very careful, they may not take kindly to your appearance after George","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Weasley's mishap ¨C `Snape turned at the door.`Don't worry, Dumbledore,` he said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"coolly. `I have a plan...`And Snape left the room. Harry rose up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"out of the Pensieve, and moments later he lay on the carpeted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"floor in exactly the same rooms Snape might just have closed the door. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-33"
"Finally, the truth. Lying with his face pressed into the dusty carpet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"of the office where he had once thought he was learning the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"secrets of victory, Harry understood at last that he was not supposed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to survive. His job was to walk calmly into Death's welcoming arms.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Along the way, he was to dispose of Voldemort's remaining links to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"life, so that when at last he flung himself across Voldemort's path,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"and did not raise a wand to defend himself, the end would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"be clean, and the job that ought to have been done in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Godric's Hollow would be finished. Neither would live, neither could survive.He felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"his heart pounding fiercely in his chest. How strange that in his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"dread of death, it pumped all the harder, valiantly keeping him alive.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"But it would have to stop, and soon. Its beats were numbered.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"How many would there be time for, as he rose and walked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"through the castle for the last time, out into the grounds and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"into the forest?Terror washed over him as he lay on the floor,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"with that funeral drum pounding inside him. Would it hurt to die?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"All those times he had thought that it was about to happen","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"and escaped, he had never really thought of the thing itself: His","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"will to live had always been so much stronger than his fear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"of death. Yet it did not occur to him now to try","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to escape, to outrun Voldemort. It was over, he knew it, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"all that was left was the thing itself: dying.If he could only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"have died on that summer's night when he had left number four,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Privet Drive, for the last time, when the noble phoenix feather wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"had saved him! If he could only have died like Hedwig, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"quickly he would not have known it had happened! Or if he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"could have launched himself in front of a wand to save someone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"he loved... He envied even his parents' deaths now. This cold-blooded walk","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to his own destruction would require a different kind of bravery. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"felt his fingers trembling slightly and made an effort to control them,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"although no one could see him; the portraits on the walls were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"all empty.Slowly, very slowly, he sat up, and as he did so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"he felt more alive and more aware of his own living body","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"than ever before. Why had he never appreciated what a miracle he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"was, brain and nerve and bounding heart? It would all be gone...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"or at least, he would be gone from it. His breath came","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"slow and deep, and his mouth and throat were completely dry, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"so were his eyes.Dumbledore's betrayal was almost nothing. Of course there had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"been a bigger plan: Harry had simply been too foolish to see","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"it, he realized that now. He had never questioned his own assumption","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"that Dumbledore wanted him alive. Now he saw that his life span","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"had always been determined by how long it took to eliminate all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"the Horcruxes. Dumbledore had passed the job of destroying them to him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"and obediently he had continued to chip away at the bonds tying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"not only Voldemort, but himself, to life! How neat, how elegant, not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to waste any more lives, but to give the dangerous task to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"the boy who had already been marked for slaughter, and whose death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"would not be a calamity, but another blow against Voldemort.And Dumbledore had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"known that Harry would not duck out, that he would keep going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to the end, even though it was his end, because he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"taken trouble to get to know him, hadn't he? Dumbledore knew, as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Voldemort knew, that Harry would not let anyone else die for him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"now that he had discovered it was in his power to stop it.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"The images of Fred, Lupin, and Tonks lying dead in the Great","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Hall forced their way back into his mind's eye, and for a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"moment he could hardly breathe. Death was impatient...But Dumbledore had overestimated him.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"He had failed: The snake survived. One Horcrux remained to bind Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to the earth, even after Harry had been killed. True, that would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"mean an easier job for somebody. He wondered who would do it...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Ron and Hermione would know what needed to be done, of course...","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"That would have been why Dumbledore wanted him to confide in two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"others... so that if he fulfilled his true destiny a little early,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"they could carry on...Like rain on a cold window, these thoughts pattered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"against the hard surface of the incontrovertible truth, which was that he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"must die. I must die. It must end.Ron and Hermione seemed a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"long way away, in a far-off country; he felt as though he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"had parted from them long ago. There would be no good-byes and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"no explanations, he was determined of that. This was a journey they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"could not take together, and the attempts they would make to stop","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"him would waste valuable time. He looked down at the battered gold","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"watch he had received on his seventeenth birthday. Nearly half of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"hour allotted by Voldemort for his surrender had elapsed.He stood up. His","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"heart was leaping against his ribs like a frantic bird. Perhaps it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"knew it had little time left, perhaps it was determined to fulfill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"a lifetime's beats before the end. He did not look back as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"he closed the office door.The castle was empty. He felt ghostly striding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"through it alone, as if he had already died. The portrait people","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"were still missing from their frames; the whole place was eerily still,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"as if all its remaining lifeblood were concentrated in the Great Hall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"where the dead and the mourners were crammed.Harry pulled the Invisibility Cloak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"over himself and descended through the floors, at last walking down the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"marble staircase into the entrance hall. Perhaps some tiny part of him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"hoped to be sensed, to be seen, to be stopped, but the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Cloak was, as ever, impenetrable, perfect, and he reached the front doors","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"easily.Then Neville nearly walked into him. He was one half of a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"pair that was carrying a body in from the grounds. Harry glanced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"down and felt another dull blow to his stomach: Colon Creevey, though","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"underage, must have sneaked back just as Malfoy, Crabbe, and Goyle had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"done. He was tiny in death.`You know what? I can manage him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"alone, Neville,` said Oliver Wood, and he heaved Colin over his shoulder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"in a fireman's lift and carried him into the Great Hall.Neville leaned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"against the door frame for a moment and wiped his forehead with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"the back of his hand. He looked like an old man. Then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"he set off on the steps again into the darkness to recover","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"more bodies.Harry took one glance back at the entrance of the Great","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Hall. People were moving around, trying to comfort each other, drinking, kneeling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"beside the dead, but he could not see any of the people","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"he loved, no hint of Hermione, Ron, Ginny, or any of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"other Weasleys, no Luna. He felt he would have given all the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"time remaining to him for just one last look at them; but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"then, would he ever have the strength to stop looking? It was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"better like this.He moved down the steps and out into the darkness.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"It was nearly four in the morning, and the deathly stillness of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"the grounds felt as though they were holding their breath, waiting to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"see whether he could do what he must.Harry moved toward Neville, who was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"bending over another body.`Neville.``Blimey, Harry, you nearly gave me heart failure!`Harry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"pulled off the Cloak: The idea had come to him out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"nowhere, born out of a desire to make absolutely sure.`Where are you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"going, alone?` Neville asked suspiciously.`It's all part of the plan,` said Harry.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"`There's something I've got to do. Listen ¨CNeville ¨C``Harry!` Neville looked suddenly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"scared. `Harry, you're not thinking of handing yourself over?``No,` Harry lied easily.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"`'Course not... this is something else. But I might be out of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"sight for a while. You know Voldemort's snake. Neville? He's got a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"huge snake... Calls it Nagini...``I've heard, yeah... What about it?``It's got to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"be killed. Ron and Hermione know that, but just in case they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"¨C`The awfulness of that possibility smothered him for a moment, made it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"impossible to keep talking. But he pulled himself together again: This was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"crucial, he must be like Dumbledore, keep a cool head, make sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"there were backups, others to carry on. Dumbledore had died knowing that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"three people still knew about the Horcruxes; now Neville would take Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"place: There would still be three in the secret.`Just in case they're","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"¨C busy ¨C and you get the chance ¨C``Kill the snake?``Kill the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"snake,` Harry repeated.`All right, Harry. You're okay, are you?``I'm fine. Thanks, Neville.`But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Neville seized his wrist as Harry made to move on.`We're all going","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to keep fighting, Harry. You know that?``Yeah, I ¨C`The suffocating feeling extinguished","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"the end of the sentence; he could not go on. Neville did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"not seem to find it strange. He patted Harry on the shoulder,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"released him, and walked away to look for more bodies.Harry swung the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Cloak back over himself and walked on. Someone else was moving not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"far away, stooping over another prone figure on the ground. He was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"feet away from her when he realized it was Ginny.He stopped in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"his tracks. She was crouching over a girl who was whispering for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"her mother.`It's all right,` Ginny was saying. `It's ok. We're going to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"get you inside.``But I want to go home,` whispered the girl. `I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"don't want to fight anymore!``I know,` said Ginny, and her voice broke.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"`It's going to be all right.`Ripples of cold undulated over Harry's skin.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"He wanted to shout out to the night, he wanted Ginny to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"know that he was there, he wanted her to know where he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"was going. He wanted to be stopped, to be dragged back, to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"be sent back home....But he was home. Hogwards was the first and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"best home he had known. He and Voldemort and Snape, the abandoned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"boys, had all found home here....Ginny was kneeling beside the injured girl","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"now, holding her hand. With a huge effort Harry forced himself on.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"He thought he saw Ginny look around as he passed, and wondered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"whether she had sensed someone walking nearby, but he did not speak,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"and he did not look back.Hagrid's hut loomed out of the darkness.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"There were no lights, no sound of Fang scrabbling at the door,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"his bark booming in welcome. All those visits to Hagrid, and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"gleam of the copper kettle on the fire, and rock cakes and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"giant grubs, and his great bearded face, and Ron vomiting slugs, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Hermione helping him save Norbert...He moved on, and now he reached the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"edge of the forest, and he stopped.A swarm of dementors was gliding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"amongst the trees; he could feel their chill, and he was not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"sure he would be able to pass safely through it. He had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"not strength left for a Patronus. He could no longer control his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"own trembling. It was not, after all, so easy to die. Every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"second he breathed, the smell of the grass, the cool air on his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"face, was so precious: To think that people had years and years,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"time to waste, so much time it dragged, and he was clinging","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to each second. At the same time he thought that he would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"not be able to go on, and knew that he must. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"long game was ended, the Snitch had been caught, it was time","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to leave the air....The Snitch. His nerveless fingers fumbled for a moment","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"with the pouch at his neck and he pulled it out.I open","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"at the close.Breathing fast and hard, he stared down at it. Now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"that he wanted time to move as slowly as possible, he seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to have sped up, and understanding was coming so fast it seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to have bypassed though. This was the close. This was the moment.He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"pressed the golden metal to his lips and whispered, `I am about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to die.`The metal shell broke open. He lowered his shaking hand, raised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Draco's wand beneath the Cloak, and murmured, `Lumos.`The black stone with is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"jagged crack running down the center sat in the two halves of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"the Snitch. The Resurrection Stone had cracked down the vertical line representing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"the Elder Wand. The triangle and circle representing the Cloak and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"stone were still discernible.And again Harry understood without having to think. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"did not matter about bringing them back, for he was about to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"join them. He was not really fetching them: They were fetching him.He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"closed his eyes and turned the stone over in his hand three","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"times.He knew it had happened, because he heard slight movements around him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"that suggested frail bodies shifting their footing on the earthy, twig-strewn ground","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"that marked the outer edge of the forest. He opened his eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"and looked around.They were neither ghost nor truly flesh, he could see","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"that. They resembled most closely the Riddle that had escaped from the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"diary so long ago, and he had been memory made nearly solid.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Less substantial than living bodies, but much more than ghosts, they moved","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"toward him. And on each face, there was the same loving smile.James","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"was exactly the same height as Harry. He was wearing the clothes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"in which he had died, and his hair was untidy and ruffled,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"and his glasses were a little lopsided, like Mr. Weasley's.Sirius was tall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"and handsome, and younger by far than Harry had seen him in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"life. He loped with an easy grace, his hands in his pockets","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"and a grin on his face.Lupin was younger too, and much less","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"shabby, and his hair was thicker and darker. He looked happy to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"be back in this familiar place, scene of so many adolescent wanderings.Lily's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"smile was widest of all. She pushed her long hair back as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"she drew closer to him, and her green eyes, so like his,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"searched his face hungrily, as though she would never be able to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"look at him enough.`You've been so brave.`He could not speak. His eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"feasted on her, and he thought that he would like to stand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"and look at her forever, and that would be enough.`You are nearly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"there,` said James. `Very close. We are... so proud of you.``Does it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"hurt?`The childish question had fallen from Harry's lips before he could stop","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"it.`Dying? Not at all,` said Sirius. `Quicker and easier than falling asleep.``And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"he will want it to be quick. He wants it over,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Lupin.`I didn't want you to die,` Harry said. These words came without","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"his volition. `Any of you. I'm sorry ¨C`He addressed Lupin more than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"any of them, beseeching him.`¨C right after you'd had your son... Remus,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"I'm sorry ¨C``I am sorry too,` said Lupin. `Sorry I will never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"know him... but he will know why I died and I hope he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"will understand. I was trying to make a world in which he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"could live a happier life.`A chilly breeze that seemed to emanate from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"the heart of the forest lifted the hair at Harry's brow. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"knew that they would not tell him to go, that it would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"have to be his decision.`You'll stay with me?``Until the very end,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"James.`They won't be able to see you?` asked Harry.`We are part of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"you,` said Sirius. `Invisible to anyone else.`Harry looked at his mother.`Stay close","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to me,` he said quietly.And he set of. The dementors' chill did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"not overcome him; he passed through it with his companions, and they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"acted like Patronuses to him, and together they marched through the old","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"trees that grew closely together, their branches tangled, their roots gnarled and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"twisted underfoot. Harry clutched the Cloak tightly around him in the darkness,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"traveling deeper and deeper into the forest, with no idea where exactly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Voldemort was, but sure that he would find him. Beside him, making","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"scarcely a sound, walked James, Sirius, Lupin, and Lily, and their presence","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"was his courage, and the reason he was able to keep putting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"one foot in front of the other.His body and mind felt oddly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"disconnected now, his limbs working without conscious instruction, as if he were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"passenger, not driver, in the body he was about to leave. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"dead who walked beside him through the forest were much more real","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to him now than the living back at the castle: Ron, Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Ginny, and all the others were the ones who felt like ghosts","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"as he stumbled and slipped toward the end of his life, toward","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Voldemort...A thud and a whisper: Some other living creature had stirred close","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"by. Harry stopped under the Cloak, peering around, listening, and his mother","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"and father, Lupin and Sirius stopped too.`Someone there,` came a rough whisper","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"close at hand. `He's got an Invisibility Cloak. Could it be ¨C?`Two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"figures emerged from behind a nearby tree: Their wands flared, and Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"saw Yaxley and Dolohov peering into the darkness, directly at the place","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Harry, his mother and father and Sirius and Lupin stood. Apparently they","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"could not see anything.`Definitely heard something,` said Yaxley. `Animal, d'you reckon?``That head","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"case Hagrid kept a whole bunch of stuff in here,` said Dolohov,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"glancing over his shoulder.Yaxley looked down at his watch.`Time's nearly up. Porter's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"had his hour. He's not coming.``Better go back,` said Yaxley. `Find out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"what the plan is now.`He and Dolohov turned and walked deeper into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"the forest. Harry followed them, knowing that they would lead him exactly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"where he wanted to go. He glanced sideways, and his mother smiled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"at him, and his father nodded encouragement.They had traveled on mere minutes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"when Harry saw light ahead, and Yaxley and Dolohov stepped out into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"a clearing that Harry knew had been the place where the monstrous","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Aragog had once lived. The remnants of his vast web were there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"still, but the swarms of descendants he had spawned had been driven","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"out by the Death Eaters, to fight for their cause.A fire burned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"in the middle of the clearing, and its flickering light fell over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"a crowd of completely silent, watchful Death Eaters. Some of them were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"still masked and hooded; others showed their faces. Two giants sat on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"the outskirts of the group, casting massive shadows over the scene, their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"faces cruel, rough-hewn like rock. Harry saw Fenrir, skulking, chewing his long","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"nails; the great blond Rowle was dabbing at his bleeding lip. He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"saw Lucius Malfoy, who looked defeated and terrified, and Narcissa, whose eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"were sunken and full of apprehension.Every eye was fixed upon Voldemort, who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"stood with his head bowed, and his white hands folded over the Elder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Wand in front of him. He might have been praying, or else","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"counting silently in his mind, and Harry, standing still on the edge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"of the scene, though absurdly of a child counting in a game","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"of hide-and-seek. Behind his head, still swirling and coiling, the great snake","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Nagini floated in her glittering, charmed cage, like a monstrous halo.When Dolohov","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"and Yaxley rejoined the circle, Voldemort looked up.`No sign of him, my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Lord,` said Dolohov.Voldemort's expression did not change. The red eyes seemed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"burn in the firelight. Slowly he drew the Elder Wand between his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"long fingers.`My Lord ¨C`Bellatrix had spoken: She sat closest to Voldemort, disheveled,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"her face a little bloody but otherwise unharmed.Voldemort raised his hand to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"silence her, and she did not speak another word, but eyed him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"in worshipful fascination.`I thought he would come,` said Voldemort in his high,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"clear voice, his eyes on the leaping flames. `I expected him to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"come.`Nobody spoke. They seemed as scared as Harry, whose heart was now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"throwing itself against his ribs as though determined to escape the body","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"he was about to cast aside. His hands were sweating as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"pulled off the Invisibility Cloak and stuffed it beneath his robes, with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"his wand. He did not want to be tempted to fight.`I was,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"it seems... mistaken,` said Voldemort.`You weren't.`Harry said it as loudly as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"could, with all the force he could muster: He did not want","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to sound afraid. The Resurrection Stone slipped from between his numb fingers,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"and out of the corner of his eyes he saw his parents,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"Sirius, and Lupin vanish as he stepped forward into the firelight. At","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"that moment he felt that nobody mattered but Voldemort. It was just","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"the two of them.The illusion was gone as soon as it had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"come. The giants roared as the Death Eaters rose together, and there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"were many cries, gasps, even laughter. Voldemort had frozen where he stood,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"but his red eyes had found Harry, and he stared as Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"moved toward him, with nothing but the fire between them.Then a voice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"yelled: `HARRY! NO!`He turned: Hagrid was bound and trussed, tied to a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"tree nearby. His massive body shook the branches overhead as he struggled,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"desperate.`NO! NO! HARRY, WHAT'RE YEH ¨C?``QUIET!` shouted Rowle, and with a flick","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"of his wand, Hagrid was silenced.Bellatrix, who had leapt to her feet,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"was looking eagerly from Voldemort to Harry, her breast heaving. The only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"things that moved were the flames and the snake, coiling and uncoiling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"in the glittering cage behind Voldemort's head.Harry could feel his wand against","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"his chest, but he made no attempt to draw it. He knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"that the snake was too well protected, knew that if he managed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"to point the wand at Nagini, fifty curses would hit him first.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"And still, Voldemort and Harry looked at each other, and now Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"tilted his head a little to the side, considering the boy standing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"before him, and a singularly mirthless smile curled the lipless mouth.`Harry Potter,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"he said very softly. His voice might have been part of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"spitting fire. `The Boy Who Lived.`None of the Death Eaters moved. They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"were waiting: Everything was waiting. Hagrid was struggling, and Bellatrix was panting,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"and Harry thought inexplicably of Ginny, and her blazing look, and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"feel of her lips on his ¨C Voldemort had raised his wand.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"His head was still tilted to one side, like a curious child,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"wondering what would happen if he proceeded. Harry looked back into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"red eyes, and wanted it to happen now, quickly, while he could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"still stand, before he lost control, before he betrayed fear ¨CHe saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"the mouth move and a flash of green light, and everything was gone. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-34"
"He lay facedown, listening to the silence. He was perfectly alone. Nobody","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"was watching. Nobody else was there. He was not perfectly sure that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"he was there himself.A long time later, or maybe no time at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"all, it came to him that he must exist, must be more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"than disembodied thought, because he was lying, definitely lying, on some surface.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Therefore he had a sense of touch, and the thing against which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"he lay existed too.Almost as soon as he had reached this conclusion,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Harry became conscious that he was naked. Convinced as he was of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"his total solitude, this did not concern him, but it did intrigue","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"him slightly. He wondered whether, as he could feel, he would be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"able to see. In opening them, he discovered that he had eyes.He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"lay in a bright mist, though it was not like mist he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"had ever experienced before. His surroundings were not hidden by cloudy vapor;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"rather the cloudy vapor had not yet formed into surroundings. The floor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"on which he lay seemed to be white, neither warm nor cold,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"but simply there, a flat, blank something on which to be.He sat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"up. His body appeared unscathed. He touched his face. He was not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"wearing glasses anymore.Then a noise reached him through the unformed nothingness that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"surrounded him: the small soft thumpings of something that flapped, flailed, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"struggled. It was a pitiful noise, yet also slightly indecent. He had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the uncomfortable feeling that he was eavesdropping on something furtive, shameful.For the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"first time, he wished he were clothed.Barely had the wish formed in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"his head than robes appeared a short distance away. He took them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"and pulled them on. They were soft, clean, and warm. It was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"extraordinary how they had appeared just like that, the moment he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"wanted them....He stood up, looking around. Was he in some great Room","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"of Requirement? The longer he looked, the more there was to see.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"A great domed glass roof glittered high above him in sunlight. Perhaps","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"it was a palace. All was hushed and still, except for those","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"odd thumping and whimpering noises coming from somewhere close by in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"mist....Harry turned slowly on the spot, and his surroundings seemed to invent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"themselves before his eyes. A wide-open space, bright and clean, a hall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"larger by far than the Great Hall, with that clear domed glass","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"ceiling. It was quite empty. He was the only person there, except","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"for ¨C He recoiled. He had spotted the thing that was making","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the noises. It had the form of a small, naked child, curled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"on the ground, its skin raw and rough, flayed-looking, and it lay","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"shuddering under a seat where it had been left, unwanted, stuffed out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"of sight, struggling for breath.He was afraid of it. Small and fragile","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"and wounded though it was, he did not want to approach it.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Nevertheless he drew slowly nearer, ready to jump back at any moment.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Soon he stood near enough to touch it, yet he could not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"bring himself to do it. He felt like a coward. He ought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"to comfort it, but it repulsed him.`You cannot help.`He spun around. Albus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Dumbledore was walking toward him, sprightly and upright, wearing sweeping robes of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"midnight blue.`Harry.` He spread his arms wide, and his hands were both","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"whole and white and undamaged. `You wonderful boy. You brave, brave man.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Let us walk.`Stunned, Harry followed as Dumbledore strode away from where the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"flayed child lay whimpering, leading him to two seats that Harry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"not previously noticed, set some distance away under that high, sparkling ceiling.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Dumbledore sat down in one of them, and Harry fell into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"other, staring at his old headmaster's face. Dumbledore's long silver hair and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"beard, the piercingly blue eyes behind half-moon spectacles, the crooked nose: Everything","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"was as he had remembered it. And yet...`But you're dead,` said Harry.`Oh","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"yes,` said Dumbledore matter-of-factly.`Then... I'm dead too?``Ah,` said Dumbledore, smiling still more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"broadly. `That is the question, isn't it? On the whole, dear boy,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"I think not.`They looked at each other, the old man still beaming.`Not?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"repeated Harry.`Not,` said Dumbledore.`But...` Harry raised his hand instinctively toward the lightning","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"scar. It did not seem to be there. `But I should have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"died ¨C I didn't defend myself! I meant to let him kill","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"me!``And that,` said Dumbledore, `will, I think, have made all the difference.`Happiness","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"seemed to radiate from Dumbledore like light; like fire: Harry had never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"seen the man so utterly, so palpably content.`Explain,` said Harry.`But you already","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"know,` said Dumbledore. He twiddled his thumbs together.`I let him kill me,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"said Harry. `Didn't I?``You did,` said Dumbledore, nodding. `Go on!``So the part","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"of his soul that was in me...`Dumbledore nodded still more enthusiastically, urging","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Harry onward, a broad smile of encouragement on his face.`... has it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"gone?``Oh yes!` said Dumbledore. `Yes, he destroyed it. Your soul is whole, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"completely your own, Harry.``But then...`Harry trembled over his shoulder to where the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"small, maimed creature trembled under the chair.`What is that, Professor?``Something that is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"beyond either of our help,` said Dumbledore.`But if Voldemort used the Killing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Curse,` Harry started again, `and nobody died for me this time ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"how can I be alive?``I think you know,` said Dumbledore. `Think back.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Remember what he did, in his ignorance, in his greed and his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"cruelty.`Harry thought. He let his gaze drift over his surroundings. If it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"was indeed a palace in which they sat, it was an odd","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"one, with chairs set in little rows and bits of railing here","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"and there, and still, he and Dumbledore and the stunted creatures under","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the chair were the only beings there. Then the answer rose to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"his lips easily, without effort.`He took my blood,` said Harry.`Precisely!` said Dumbledore.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"`He took your blood and rebuilt his living body with it! Your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"blood in his veins, Harry, Lily's protection inside both of you! He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"tethered you to life while he lives!``I live... while he lives? But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"I thought... I thought it was the other way around! I thought","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"we both had to die? Or is it the same thing?`He was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"distracted by the whimpering and thumping of the agonized creature behind them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"and glanced back at it yet again.`Are you sure we can't do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"anything?``There is no help possible.``Then explain... more,` said Harry, and Dumbledore smiled.`You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"were the seventh Horcrux, Harry, the Horcrux he never meant to make.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"He had rendered his soul so unstable that it broke apart when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"he committed those acts of unspeakable evil, the murder of your parents,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the attempted killing of a child. But what escaped from that room","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"was even less than he knew. He left more than his body","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"behind. He left part of himself latched to you, the would-be victim","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"who had survived.``And his knowledge remained woefully incomplete, Harry! That which Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"does not value, he takes no trouble to comprehend. Of house-elves and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"children's tales, of love, loyalty, and innocence, Voldemort knows and understands nothing.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Nothing. That they all have a power beyond his own, a power","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"beyond the reach of any magic, is a truth he has never","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"grasped.``He took your blood believing it would strengthen him. He took into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"his body a tiny part of the enchantment your mother laid upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"you when she died for you. His body keeps her sacrifice alive,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"and while that enchantment survives, so do you and so does Voldemort's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"one last hope for himself.`Dumbledore smiled at Harry, and Harry stared at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"him.`And you knew this? You knew ¨C all along?``I guessed. But my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"guesses have usually been good,` said Dumbledore happily, and they sat in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"silence for what seemed like a long time, while the creature behind","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"them continued to whimper and tremble.`There's more,` said Harry. `There's more to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"it. Why did my wand break the wand he borrowed?``As to that,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"I cannot be sure.``Have a guess, then,` said Harry, and Dumbledore laughed.`What","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"you must understand, Harry, is that you and Lord Voldemort have journeyed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"together into realms of magic hitherto unknown and untested. But here is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"what I think happened, and it is unprecedented, and no wandmaker could,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"I think, ever have predicted or explained it to Voldemort.``Without meaning to,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"as you now know, Lord Voldemort doubled the bond between you when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"he returned to a human form. A part of his soul was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"still attached to yours, and, thinking to strengthen himself, he took a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"part of your mother's sacrifice into himself. If he could only have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"understood the precise and terrible power of that sacrifice, he would not,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"perhaps, have dared to touch your blood.... But then, if he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"been able to understand, he could not be Lord Voldemort, and might","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"never have murdered at all.``Having ensured this two-fold connection, having wrapped your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"destinies together more securely than ever two wizards were joined in history,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Voldemort proceeded to attack you with a wand that shared a core","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"with yours. And now something very strange happened, as we know. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"cores reacted in a way that Lord Voldemort, who never knew that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"your wand was a twin of his, had ever expected.``He was more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"afraid than you were that night, Harry. You had accepted, even embraced,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the possibility of death, something Lord Voldemort has never been able to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"do. Your courage won, your wand overpowered his. And in doing so,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"something happened between those wands, something that echoed the relationship between their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"masters.``I believe that your wand imbibed some of the power and qualities","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"of Voldemort's wand that night, which is to say that it contained","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"a little of Voldemort himself. So your wand recognized him when he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"pursued you, recognized a man who was both kin and mortal enemy, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"it regurgitated some of his own magic against him, magic much more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"powerful than anything Lucius's wand had ever performed. Your wand now contained","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the power of your enormous courage and of Voldemort's own deadly skill:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"What chance did that poor stick of Lucius Malfoy's stand?``But if my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"wand was so powerful, how come Hermione was able to break it?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"asked Harry.`My dear boy, its remarkable effects were directed only at Voldemort,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"who had tampered so ill-advisedly with the deepest laws of magic. Only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"toward him was that wand abnormally powerful. Otherwise it was a wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"like any other... though a good one, I am sure,` Dumbledore finished","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"kindly.Harry sat in thought for a long time, or perhaps seconds. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"was very hard to be sure of things like time, here.`He killed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"me with your wand.``He failed to kill you with my wand,` Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"corrected Harry. `I think we can agree that you are not dead","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"¨C though, of course,` he added, as if fearing he had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"discourteous, `I do not minimize your sufferings, which I am sure were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"severe.``I feel great at the moment, though,` said Harry, looking down at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"his clean, unblemished hands. `Where are we, exactly?``Well, I was going to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"ask you that,` said Dumbledore, looking around. `Where would you say that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"we are?`Until Dumbledore had asked, Harry had not known. Now, however, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"found that he had an answer ready to give.`It looks,` he said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"slowly, `like King's Cross station. Except a lo cleaner and empty, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"there are no trains as far as I can see.``King's Cross station!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Dumbledore was chuckling immoderately. `Good gracious, really?``Well, where do you think we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"are?` asked Harry, a little defensively.`My dear boy, I have no idea.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"This is, as they say, your party.`Harry had no idea what this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"meant; Dumbledore was being infuriating. He glared at him, then remembered a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"much more pressing question than that of their current location.`The Deathly Hallows,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"he said, and he was glad to see that the words wiped","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the smile from Dumbledore's face.`Ah, yes,` he said. He even looked a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"little worried.`Well?`For the first time since Harry had met Dumbledore, he looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"less than an old man, much less. He looked fleetingly like a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"small boy caught in wrongdoing.`Can you forgive me?` he said. `Can you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"forgive me for not trusting you? For not telling you? Harry, I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"only feared that you would fail as I had failed. I only","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"dreaded that you would make my mistakes. I crave your pardon, Harry.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"I have known, for some time now, that you are the better","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"man.``What are you talking about?` asked Harry, startled by Dumbledore's tone, by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the sudden tears in his eyes.`The Hallows, the Hallows,` murmured Dumbledore. `A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"desperate man's dream!``But they're real!``Real, and dangerous, and a lure for fools,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"said Dumbledore. `And I was such a fool. But you know, don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"you? I have no secrets from you anymore. You know.``What do I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"know?`Dumbledore turned his whole body to face Harry, and tears still sparkled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"in the brilliantly blue eyes.`Master of death, Harry, master of Death! Was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"I better, ultimately, than Voldemort?``Of course you were,` said Harry. `Of course","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"¨C how can you ask that? You never killed if you could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"avoid it!``True, true,` said Dumbledore, and he was like a child seeking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"reassurance. `Yet I too sought a way to conquer death, Harry.``Not the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"way he did,` said Harry. After all his anger at Dumbledore, how","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"odd it was to sit here, beneath the high, vaulted ceiling, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"defend Dumbledore from himself. `Hallows, not Horcruxes.``Hallows,` murmured Dumbledore, `not Horcruxes. Precisely.`There","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"was a pause. The creature behind them whimpered, but Harry no longer","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"looked around.`Grindelwald was looking for them too?` he asked.Dumbledore closed his eyes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"for a moment and nodded.`It was the thing, above all, that drew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"us together,` he said quietly. `Two clever, arrogant boys with a shared","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"obsession. He wanted to come to Godric's Hollow, as I am sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"you have guessed, because of the grave of Ignotus Peverell. He wanted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"to explore the place the third brother had died.``So it's true?` asked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Harry. `All of it? The Peverell brothers ¨C `` ¨C were the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"three brothers of the tale,` said Dumbledore, nodding. `Oh yes, I think","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"so. Whether they met Death on a lonely road... I think it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"more likely that the Peverell brothers were simply gifted, dangerous wizards who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"succeeded in creating those powerful objects. The story of them being Death's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"own Hallows seems to me the sort of legend that might have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"sprung up around such creations.``The Cloak, as you know now, traveled down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"through the ages, father to son, mother to daughter, right down to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Ignotus's last living descendant, who was born, as Ignotus was, in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"village of Godric's Hollow.`Dumbledore smiled at Harry.`Me?``You. You have guessed. I know, why","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the Cloak was in my possession on the night your parents died.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"James had showed it to me just a few days previously. It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"explained much of his undetected wrongdoing at school! I could hardly believe","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"what I was seeing. I asked to borrow it, to examine it.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"I had long since given up my dream of uniting the Hallows,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"but I could not resist, could not help taking a closer look....","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"It was a Cloak the likes of which I had never seen,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"immensely old, perfect in every respect... and then your father died, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"I had two Hallows at last, all to myself!`His tone was unbearably","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"bitter.`The Cloak wouldn't have helped them survive, though,` Harry said quickly. `Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"knew where my mum and dad were. The Cloak couldn't have made","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"them curse-proof.``True,` sighed Dumbledore. `True.`Harry waited, but Dumbledore did not speak, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"he prompted him.`So you'd given up looking for the Hallows when you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"saw the Cloak?``Oh yes,` said Dumbledore faintly. It seemed that he forced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"himself to meet Harry's eyes. `You know what happened. You know. You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"cannot despise me more than I despise myself.``But I don't despise you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"¨C ``Then you should,` said Dumbledore. He drew a deep breath. `You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"know the secret of my sister's ill health, what those Muggles did,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"what she became. You know how my poor father sought revenge, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"paid the price, died In Azkaban. You know how my mother gave","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"up her own life to care for Ariana.``I resented it, Harry.`Dumbledore stated","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"it baldly, coldly. He was looking now over the top of Harry's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"head, into the distance.`I was gifted, I was brilliant. I wanted to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"escape. I wanted to shine. I wanted glory.``Do not misunderstand me,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"said, and pain crossed the face so that he looked ancient again.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"`I loved them, I loved my parents, I loved my brother and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"my sister, but I was selfish, Harry, more selfish than you, who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"are a remarkably selfless person, could possibly imagine.``So that, when my mother","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"died, and I was left the responsibility of a damaged sister and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"a wayward brother, I returned to my village in anger and bitterness.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Trapped and wasted, I thought! And then of course, he came....`Dumbledore looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"directly into Harry's eyes again.`Grindelwald. You cannot imagine how his ideas caught","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"me, Harry, inflamed me. Muggles forced into subservience. We wizards triumphant. Grindelwald","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"and I, the glorious young leaders of the revolution.``Oh, I had a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"few scruples. I assuaged my conscience with empty words. It would all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"be for the greater good, and any harm done would be repaid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"a hundredfold in benefits for wizards. Did I know, in my heart","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"of hearts, what Gellert Grindelwald was? I think I did, but I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"closed my eyes. If the plans we were making came to fruition,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"all my dreams would come true.``And at the heart of our schemes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the Deathly Hallows! How they fascinated him, how they fascinated both of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"us! The unbeatable wand, the weapon that would lead us to power!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"The Resurrection Stone ¨C to him, though I pretended not to know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"it, it meant an army of Inferi! To me, I confess, it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"meant the return of my parents, and the lifting of all responsibility","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"from my shoulders.``And the Cloak... somehow, we never discussed the Cloak much,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Harry. Both of us could conceal ourselves well enough without the Cloak,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the true magic of which, of course, is that it can be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"used to protect and shield others as well as its owner. I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"thought that, if we ever found it, it might be useful in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"hiding Ariana, but our interest in the Cloak was mainly that it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"completed the trio, for the legend said that the man who had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"united all three objects would then be truly master of death, which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"we took to mean 'invincible.'``Invincible masters of death, Grindelwald and Dumbledore! Two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"months of insanity, of cruel dreams, and neglect of the only two","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"members of my family left to me.``And then... you know what happened.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Reality returned in the form of my rough, unlettered, and infinitely more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"admirable brother. I did not want to hear the truths he shouted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"at me. I did not want to hear that I could not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"set forth and seek Hallows with a fragile and unstable sister in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"tow.``The argument became a fight. Grindelwald lost control. That which I had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"always sensed in him, though I pretended not to, now sprang into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"terrible being. And Ariana... after all my mother's care and caution... lay","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"dead upon the floor.`Dumbledore gave a little gasp and began to cry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"in earnest. Harry reached out and was glad to find that he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"could touch him: He gripped his arm tightly and Dumbledore gradually regained","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"control.`Well, Grindelwald fled, as anyone but I could have predicted. He vanished, with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"his plans for seizing power, and his schemes for Muggle torture, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"his dreams of the Deathly Hallows, dreams in which I had encouraged","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"him and helped him. He ran, while I was left to bury","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"my sister, and learn to live with my guilt and my terrible","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"grief, the price of my shame.``Years passed. There were rumors about him.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"They said he had procured a wand of immense power. I, meanwhile,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"was offered the post of Minister of Magic, not once, but several","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"times. Naturally, I refused. I had learned that I was not to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"be trusted with power.``But you'd have been better, much better, than Fudge","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"or Scimgeour!` burst out Harry.`Would I?` asked Dumbledore heavily. `I am not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"so sure. I had proven, as a very young man, that power","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"was my weakness and my temptation. It is a curious thing, Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"but perhaps those who are best suited to power are those who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"have never sought it. Those who, like you, have leadership thrust upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"them, and take up the mantle because they must, and find to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"their own surprise that they wear it well.``I was safer at Hogwarts.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"I think I was a good teacher ¨C ``You were the best","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"¨C``¨C you are very kind, Harry. But while I busied myself with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the training of young wizards, Grindelwald was raising an army. They say","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"he feared me, and perhaps he did, but less, I think, than","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"I feared him.``Oh, not death,` said Dumbledore, in answer to Harry's questioning","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"look. `Not what he could do to me magically. I knew that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"we were evenly matched, perhaps that I was a shade more skillful.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"It was the truth I feared. You see, I never knew which","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"of us, in that last, horrific fight, had actually cast the curse","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"that killed my sister. You may call me cowardly: You would be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"right, Harry. I dreaded beyond all things the knowledge that it had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"been I who brought about her death, not merely through my arrogance","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"and stupidity, but that I actually struck the blow that snuffed out","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"her life.``I think he knew it, I think he knew what frightened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"me. I delayed meeting him until finally, it would have been too","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"shameful to resist any longer. People were dying and he seemed unstoppable,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"and I had to do what I could.``Well, you know what happened","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"next. I won the duel. I won the wand.`Another silence. Harry did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"not ask whether Dumbledore had ever found out who struck Ariana dead.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"He did not want to know, and even less did he want","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Dumbledore to have to tell him. At last he knew what Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"would have seen when he looked in the mirror of Erised, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"why Dumbledore had been so understanding of the fascination it had exercised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"over Harry.They sat in silence for a long time, and the whipmerings","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"of the creature behind them barely disturbed Harry anymore.At last he said,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"`Grindelwald tried to stop Voldemort going after the wand. He lied, you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"know, pretended he had never had it.`Dumbledore nodded, looking down at his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"lap, tears still glittering on the crooked nose.`They say he showed remorse","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"in later years, alone in his cell at Nurmengard. I hope that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"is true. I would like to think that he did feel the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"horror and shame of what he had done. Perhaps that lie to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Voldemort was his attempt to make amends... to prevent Voldemort from taking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the Hallow...``...or maybe from breaking into your tomb?` suggested Harry, and Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"dabbed his eyes.After another short pause Harry said, `You tried to use","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the Resurrection Stone.`Dumbledore nodded.`When I discovered it, after all those years, buried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"in the abandoned home of the Gaunts ¨C the Hallow I had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"craved most of all, though in my youth I had wanted it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"for very different reasons ¨C I lost my head, Harry. I quite","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"forgot that I was not a Horcrux, that the ring was sure","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"to carry a curse. I picked it up, and I put it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"on, and for a second I imagined that I was about to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"see Ariana, and my mother, and my father, and to tell them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"how very, very sorry, I was....``I was such a fool, Harry. After","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"all those years I had learned nothing. I was unworthy to unite","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the Deathly Hallows, I had proved it time and again, and here","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"was final proof.``Why?` said Harry. `It was natural! You wanted to see","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"them again. What's wrong with that?``Maybe a man in a million could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"unite the Hallows, Harry. I was fit only to possess the meanest","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"of them, the least extraordinary. I was fit to own the Elder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Wand, and not boast of it, and not to kill with it.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"I was permitted to tame and use it, because I took it, not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"for gain, but to save others from it.``But the Cloak, I took","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"out of vain curiousity, and so it could never have worked for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"me as it works for you, its true owners. The stone I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"would have used in an attempt to drag back those who are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"at peace, rather than enable my self-sacrifice, as you did. You are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the worthy possessor of the Hallows.`Dumbledore patted Harry's hand, and Harry looked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"up at the old man and smiled; he could not help himself.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"How could he remain angry with Dumbledore now?`Why did you have to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"make it so difficult?`Dumbledore's smile was tremulous.`I am afraid I counted on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Miss Granger to slow you up, Harry. I was afraid that your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"hot head might dominate your good heart. I was scared that, if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"presented outright with the facts about those tempting objects, you might seize","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the Hallows as I did, at the wrong time, for the wrong","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"reasons. If you laid hands on them, I wanted you to possess","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"them safely. You are the true master of death, because the true","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"master does not seek to run away from Death. He accepts that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"he must die, and understands that there are far, far worse things","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"in the living world than dying.``And Voldemort never knew about the Hallows?``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"do not think so, because he did not recognize the Resurrection Stone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"he turned into a Horcrux. But even if he had known about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"them, Harry. I doubt that he would have been interested in any","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"except the first. He would not think that he needed the Cloak,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"and as for the stone, whom would he want to bring back","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"from the dead? He fears the dead. He does not love.``But you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"expected him to go after the wand?``I have been sure that he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"would try, ever since your wand beat Voldemort's in the graveyard of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Little Hangleton. At first, he was afraid that you had conquered him","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"by superior skill. Once he had kidnapped Ollivander, however, he discovered the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"existence of the twin cores. He thought that explained everything. Yet the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"borrowed wand did no better against yours! So Voldemort, instead of asking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"himself what quality it was in you that had made your wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"so strong, what gift you possessed that he did not, naturally set","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"out to find the one wand that, they said, would beat any","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"other. For him, the Elder Wand has become an obsession to rival","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"his obsession with you. He believes that the Elder Wand removes his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"last weakness and makes him truly invincible. Poor Severus...``If you planned your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"death with Snape, you meant him to end up with the Elder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Wand, didn't you?``I admit that was my intention,` said Dumbledore, `but it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"did not work as I intended, did it?``No,` said Harry. `That bit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"didn't work out.`The creature behind them jerked and moaned, and Harry and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Dumbledore sate without talking for the longest time yet. The realization of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"what would happen next settled gradually over Harry in the long minutes,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"like softly falling snow.`I've got to go back, haven't I?``That is up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"to you.``I've got a choice?``Oh yes,` Dumbledore smiled at him. `We are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"in King's Cross you say? I think that if you decided not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"to go back, you would be able to... let's say... board a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"train.``And where would it take me?``On,` said Dumbledore simply.Silence again.`Voldemort's got the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"Elder Wand.``True. Voldemort has the Elder Wand.``But you want me to go","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"back?``I think,` said Dumbledore, `that if you choose to return, there is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"a chance that he may be finished for good. I cannot promise","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"it. But I know this, Harry, that you have less to fear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"from returning here than he does.`Harry glanced again at the raw looking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"thing that trembled and choked in the shadow beneath the distant chair.`Do","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"not pity the dead, Harry. Pity the living, and above all, those","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"who live without love. By returning, you may ensure that fewer souls","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"are maimed, fewer families are torn apart. If that seems to you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"a worthy goal, they we saw good-bye for the present.`Harry nodded and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"sighed. Leaving this place would not be nearly as hard as walking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"into the forest had been, but it was warm and light and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"peaceful here, and he knew that he was heading back to pain","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"and the fear of more loss. He stood up, and Dumbledore did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"the same, and they looked for a long moment into each other's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"faces.`Tell me one last thing,` said Harry, `Is this real? Or has","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"this been happening inside my head?`Dumbledore beamed at him, and his voice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"sounded loud and strong in Harry's ears even though the bright mist","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"was descending again, obscuring his figure.`Of course it is happening inside your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"head, Harry, but why on earth should that mean it is not real?` ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-35"
"He was flying facedown on the ground again. The smell of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the forest filled his nostrils. He could feel the cold hard ground","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"beneath his cheek, and the hinge of his glasses which have been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"knocked sideways by the fall cutting into his temple. Every inch of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"him ached, and the place where Killing Curse had hit him felt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"like the bruise of an iron-clad punch. He did not stir, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"he remained exactly where he had fallen, with his left arm bent","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"out at an awkward angle and his mouth gaping.He had expected to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"hear cheer of triumph and jubilation at his death, but instead hurried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"footsteps, whispers, and solicitous murmurs filled the air.`My Lord... my Lord...`It was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Bellatrix's voice, and she spoke as if to a lover. Harry did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"not dare open his eyes, but allowed his other senses to explore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"his predicament. He knew that his wand was still stowed beneath his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"robes because he could feel it pressed between his chest and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"ground. A slight cushioning effect in the area of his stomach told","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"him that the Invisibility Cloak was also there, stuffed out of sight.`My","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Lord...``That will do,` said Voldemort's voice.More footsteps. Several people were backing away","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"from the same spot. Desperate to see what was happening and why,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Harry opened his eyes by a millimeter.Voldemort seemed to be getting to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"his feet. Various Death Eaters were hurrying away from him, returning to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the crowd lining the clearing. Bellatrix alone remained behind, kneeling beside Voldemort.Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"closed his eyes again and considered what he had seen. The Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Eaters have been buddled around Voldemort, who seem to have fallen to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the ground. Something had happened when he had hit Harry with the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Killing Curse. Had Voldemort too collapsed? It seemed like it. And both","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"of them had briefly fallen unconscious and both of them had now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"returned...`My Lord, let me ¨C``I do not require assistance,` said Voldemort coldly,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and though he could not see it, Harry pictured Bellatrix withdrawing a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"helpful hand. `The boy... Is he dead?`There was a complete silence in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the clearing. Nobody approached Harry, but he felt their concentrated gaze; it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"seemed to press him harder into the ground, and he was terrified","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"a finger or an eyelid might twitch.`You,` said Voldemort, and there was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"a bang and a small shriek of pain. `Examine him. Tell me","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"whether he is dead.`Harry did not know who had been sent to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"verify. He could only lie there, with his heart thumping traitorously, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"wait to be examined, but at the same time nothing, small comfort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"through it was, that Voldemort was wary of approaching him, that Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"suspected that all had not gone to plan....Hands, softer than he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"been expecting, touched Harry's face, and felt his heart. He could hear","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the woman's fast breathing, her pounding of life against his ribs.`Is Draco","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"alive? Is he in the castle?`The whisper was barely audible, her lips","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"were an inch from his ear, her head bent so low that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"her long hair shielded his face from the onlookers.`Yes,` he breathed back.He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"felt the hand on his chest contract: her nails pierced him. Then","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"it was withdrawn. She had sat up.`He is dead!` Narcissa Malfoy called","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"to the watchers.And now they shouted, now they yelled in triumph and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"stamped their feet, and through his eyelids, Harry saw bursts of red","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and silver light shoot into the air in celebration.Still feigning death on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the ground, he understood. Narcissa knew that the only way she would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"be permitted to enter Hogwarts, and find her son, was as part","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"of the conquering army. She no longer cared whether Voldemort won.`You see?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"screeched Voldemort over the tumult. `Harry Potter is dead by my hand,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and no man alive can threaten me now! Watch! Crucio!`Harry had been","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"expecting it, knew his body would not be allowed to remain unsullied","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"upon the forest floor; it must be subjected to humiliation to prove","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Voldemort's victory. He was lifted into the air, and it took all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"his determination to remain limp, yet the pain he expected did not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"come. He was thrown once, twice, three times into the air. His","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"glasses flew off and he felt his wand slide a little beneath","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"his robes, but he kept himself floppy and lifeless, and when he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"fell to ground for the last time, the clearing echoed with jeers","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and shrieks of laughter.`Now,` said Voldemort, `we go to the castle, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"show them what has become of their hero. Who shall drag the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"body? No ¨C Wait ¨C `There was a fresh outbreak of laughter,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and after a few moments Harry felt the ground trembling beneath him.`You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"carry him,` Voldemort said. `He will be nice and visible in your","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"arms, will he not? Pick up your little friend, Hagrid. And the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"glasses ¨C put on the glasses ¨C he must be recognizable ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"`Someone slammed Harry's glasses back onto his face with deliberate force, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the enormous hands that lifted him into the air were exceedingly gentle.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Harry could feel Hagrid's arms trembling with the force of his heaving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"sobs; great tears splashed down upon him as Hagrid cradled Harry in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"his arms, and Harry did not dare, by movement or word, to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"intimate to Hagrid that all was not, yet, lost.`Move,` said Voldemort, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Hagrid stumbled forward, forcing his way through the close-growing trees, back through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the forest.Branches caught at Harry's hair and robes, but he lay quiescent,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"his mouth lolling open, his eyes shut, and in the darkness, while","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the Death Eaters coed all around them, and while Hagrid sobbed blindly,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"nobody looked to see whether a pulse beat in the exposed neck","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"of Harry Potter....The two giants crashed along behind the Death Eaters; Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"could hear trees creaking and falling as they passed; they made so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"much din that birds toes shrieking into the sky, and even the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"jeers of the Death Eaters were drowned. The victorious procession marched on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"toward the open ground, and after a while Harry could tell, by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the lightening of the darkness through his closed eyelids, that the trees","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"were beginning to thin.`BANE!`Hagrid's unexpected bellow nearly forced Harry's eyes open. `Happy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"now, are yeh, that yeh didn't fight, yeh cowardly bunch o' nags?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Are yeh happy Harry Potter's ¨C d-dead...?`Hagrid could not continue, but broke","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"down in fresh tears. Harry wondered how many centaurs were watching their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"procession pass; he dared not open his eyes to look. Some of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the Death Eaters called insults at the centaurs as they left them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"behind. A little later, Harry sensed, by a freshening of the air,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"that they had reached the edge of the forest.`Stop.`Harry thought that Hagrid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"must have been forced to obey Voldemort's command, because he lurched a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"little. And now a chill settled over them where they stood, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Harry heard the rasping breath of the dementors that patrolled the other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"trees. They would not affect him now.The fact of his own survival","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"burned inside him, a talisman against them, as though his father's stag","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"kept guardian in his heart.Someone passed close by Harry, and he knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"that it was Voldemort himself because he spoke a moment later, his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"voice magically magnified so that it swelled through the ground, crashing upon","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Harry's eardrums.`Harry Potter is dead. He was killed as he ran away,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"trying to save himself while you lay down your lives for him.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"We bring you his body as proof that your hero is gone.``The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"battle is won. You have lost half of your fighters. My Death","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Eaters outnumber you, and the Boy Who Lived is finished. There must","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"be no more war. Anyone who continues to resist, man, woman or","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"child, will be slaughtered, as will every member of their family. Come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"out of the castle now, kneel before me, and you shall be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"spared. Your parents and children, your brothers and sisters will live and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"be forgiven, and you will join me in the new world we","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"shall build together.`There was silence in the grounds and from the castle.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Voldemort was so close to him that Harry did not dare open","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"his eyes again.`Come,` said Voldemort, and Harry heard him move ahead, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Hagrid was forced to follow. Now Harry opened his eyes a fraction,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and saw Voldemort striding in front them, wearing the great snake Nagini","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"around his shoulders, now free of her enchanted cage. But Harry had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"no possibility of extracting the wand concealed under his robes without being","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"noticed by the Death Eaters, who marched on the either side of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"them through the slowly lightening darkness....`Harry,` sobbed Hagrid. `Oh, Harry... Harry...`Harry shut","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"his eyes tight again. He knew that they were approaching the castle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and strained his ears to distinguish, above the gleeful voices of the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Death Eaters and their tramping footsteps, signs of life from those within.`Stop.`The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Death Eaters came to a halt; Harry heard them spreading out in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"a line facing the open front doors of the school. He could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"see, even though his closed lids, the reddish glow that meant light","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"streamed upon him from the entrance hall. He waited. Any moment, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"people for whom he had tried to die would see him, lying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"apparently dead, in Hagrid's arms.`NO!`The scream was the more terrible because he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"had never expected or dreamed that Professor McGonagall could make such a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"sound. He heard another women laughing nearby, and knew that Bellatrix gloried","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"in McGonagall's despair. He squinted again for a single second and saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the open doorway filling with people, as the survivors of the battle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"came out onto the front steps to face their vanquishers and see","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the truth of Harry's death for themselves. He saw Voldemort standing a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"little in front of him, stroking Nagini's head with a single white","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"finger. He closed his eyes again.`No!``No!``Harry! HARRY!`Ron's, Hermione's, and Ginny's voices were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"worse than McGonagall's; Harry wanted nothing more than to call back, yet","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"he made himself lie silent, and their cries acted like a trigger;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the crowd of survivors took up the cause, screaming and yelling abuse","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"at the Death Eathers, until - `SILENCE!` cried Voldemort, and there was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"a bang and a flash of bright light, and silence was forced","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"upon them all. `It is over! Set him down, Hagrid, at my","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"feet, where he belongs!`Harry felt himself lowered onto the grass.`You see?` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Voldemort, and Harry felt him striding backward and forward right beside the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"place where he lay. `Harry Potter is dead! Do you understand now,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"deluded ones? He was nothing, ever, but a boy who relied on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"others to sacrifice themselves for him!``He beat you!` yelled Ron, and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"charm broke, and the defenders of Hogwarts were shouting and screaming again","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"until a second, more powerful bang extinguished their voices once more.`He was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"killed while trying to sneak out of the castle grounds,` said Voldemort,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and there was a relish in his voice for the lie. `killed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"while trying to save himself ¨C `But Voldemort broke off: Harry heard","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"a scuffle and a shout, then another bang, a flash of light,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and grunt of pain; he opened his eyes an infinitesimal amount. Someone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"had broken free of the crowd and charged at Voldemort: Harry saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the figure hit the ground. Disarmed, Voldemort throwing the challenger's wand aside","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and laughing.`And who is this?` he said in his soft snake's hiss.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"`Who has volunteered to demonstrate what happens to those who continue to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"fight when the battle is lost?`Bellatrix gave a delighted laugh.`It is Neville","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Longbottom, my Lord! The boy who has been giving the Carrows so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"much trouble! The son of the Aurors, remember?``Ah, yes, I remember,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Voldemort, looking down at Neville, who was struggling back to his feet,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"unarmed and unprotected, standing in the no-man's-land between the survivors and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Death Eaters. `But you are a pureblood, aren't you, my brave boy?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Voldemort asked Neville, who stood facing him, his empty hands curled in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"fists.`So what if I am?` said Neville loudly.`You show spirit and bravery,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and you come of noble stock. You will make a very valuable","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Death Eater. We need your kind, Neville Longbottom.``I'll join you when hell","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"freezes over,` said Neville. `Dumbledore's Army!` he shouted, and there was an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"answering cheer from the crowd, whom Voldemort's Silencing Charms seemed unable to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"hold.`Very well,` said Voldemort, and Harry heard more danger in the silkiness","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"of his voice than in the most powerful curse. `If that is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"your choice, Longbottom, we revert to the original plan. On your head,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"he said quietly, `be it.`Still watching through his lashes, Harry saw Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"wave his wand. Seconds later, out of one of the castle's shattered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"windows, something that looked like a misshapen bird flew through the half","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"light and landed in Voldemort's hand. He shook the mildewed object by","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"its pointed end and it dangled, empty and ragged: the Sorting Hat.`There","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"will be no more Sorting at Hogwarts School,` said Voldemort. `There will","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"be no more Houses. The emblem, shield and colors of my noble","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"ancestor, Salazar Slythering, will suffice everyone. Won't they, Neville Longbottom?`He pointed his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"wand at Neville, who grew rigid and still, then forced the hat","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"onto Neville's head, so that it slipped down below his eyes. There","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"were movements from the watching crowd in front of the castle, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"as one, the Death Eaters raised their wands, holding the fighters of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Hogwarts at bay.`Neville here is now going to demonstrate what happens to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"anyone foolish enough to continue to oppose me,` said Voldemort, and with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"a flick of his wand, he caused the Sorting Hat to burst","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"into flames.Screams split the dawn, and Neville was a flame, rooted to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the spot, unable to move, and Harry could not bear it: He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"must act - And then many things happened at the same moment.They","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"heard uproar from the distant boundary of the school as what sounded","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"like hundreds of people came swarming over the out-of-sight walls and pelted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"toward the castle, uttering loud war cries. At the same time, Grawp","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"came lumbering around the side of the castle and yelled, `HAGGER!` His","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"cry was answered by roars from Voldemort's giants: They ran at Grawp","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"like bull elephants making the earth quake. Then came hooves and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"twangs of bows, and arrows were suddenly falling amongst the Death Eaters,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"who broke ranks, shouting their surprise. Harry pulled the Invisibility Cloak from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"inside his robes, swung it over himself, and sprang to his feet,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"as Neville moved too.In one swift, fluid motion, Neville broke free of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the Body-Bind Curse upon him; the flaming hat fell off him and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"he drew from its depths something silver, with a glittering, rubied handle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"- The slash of the silver blade could not be heard over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the roar of the oncoming crowd or the sounds of the clashing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"giants or of the stampeding centaurs, and yet, it seemed to draw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"every eye. With a single stroke Neville sliced off the great snake's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"head, which spun high into the air, gleaming in the light flooding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"from the entrance hall, and Voldemort's mouth was open in a scream","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"of fury that nobody could hear, and the snake's body thudded to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the ground at his feet. ¨C Hidden beneath the Invisibility Cloak, Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"cast a Shield Charm between Neville and Voldemort before the latter could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"raise his stamps of the battling giants, Hagrid's yell came loudest of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"all.`HARRY!` Hagrid shouted. `HARRY ¨C WHERE'S HARRY?` Chaos reigned. The charging centaurs","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"were scattering the Death Eaters, everyone was feeling the giants' stamping feet,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and nearer and nearer thundered the reinforcements that had come from who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"knew where; Harry saw great winged creatures soaring the heads of Voldemort's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"giants, thestrals and Buckbeak the hippogriff scratching at their eyes while Grawp","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"punched and pummeled them and now the wizards, defenders of Hogwarts and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Death Eaters alike were being forced back into the castle. Harry was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"shooting jinxes and curses at any Death Eater he could see, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"they crumpled, not knowing what or who had hit them, and their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"bodies were trampled by the retreating crowd. Still hidden beneath the Invisibility","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Cloak, Harry was buffered into the entrance hall: He was searching for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Voldemort and saw him across the room, firing spells from his wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"as he backed into the Great Hall, still screaming instructions to his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"followers as he sent curses flying left and right; Harry cast more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Shield Charms, and Voldemort's would-be victims. Seamus Finnigan and Hannah Abbott, darted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"past him into the Great Hall, where they joined the fight already","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"flourishing inside it.And now there were more, even more people storming up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the front steps, and Harry saw Charlie Weasley overtaking Horace Slughorn, who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"was still wearing his emerald pajamas. They seemed to have returned at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the head of what looked like the families and friends of every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Hogwarts student who had remained to fight along with the shopkeeps and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"homeowners of Hogsmeade. The centaurs Bane, Ronan and Magorian burst into the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"hall with a great clatter of hooves, as behind Harry the door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"that led to the kitchens was blasted off its hinges.The house-elves of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Hogwarts swarmed into the entrance hall, screaming and waving carving knives and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"cleaver, and at their head, the locker of Regulus Black bouncing on","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"his chest, was Kreacher, his bullfrog's voice audible even above this din:","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"`Fight! Fight! Fight for my Master, defender of house-elves! Fight the Dark","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Lord, in the name of brave Regulus! Fight!`They were hacking and stabbing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"at the ankles and shim of Death Eaters their tiny faces alive","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"with malice, and everywhere Harry looked Death Eaters were folding under sheer","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"weight of numbers, overcome by spells, dragging arrows from wounds, stabbed in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the leg by elves, or else simply attempting to escape, but swallowed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"by the oncoming horde.But it was not over yet: Harry sped between","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"duelers, past a struggling prisoners, and into he Great Hall.Voldemort was in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the center of the battle, and he was striking and smiting al","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"within reach. Harry could not get a clear shot, but fought his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"way nearer, still invisible, and the Great Hall became more and more","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"crowded as everyone who could walk forced their way inside.Harry saw Yaxley","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"slammed to the floor by George and Lee Jordan, saw Dolohov fall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"with a scream at Flitwick's hands, saw Walden Macnair thrown across the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"room by Hagrid, hit the stone wall opposite, and slide unconscious to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the ground. He saw Ron and Neville bringing down Fenrir Greyback. Aberforth","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Stunning Rookwood, Arthur and Percy flooting Thicknesse, and Lucius and Narcissa Malfoy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"running through the crowd, not even attempting to fight, screaming for their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"son.Voldemort was now dueling McGonagall, Slughorn, Kingsley all at once, and there","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"was a cold hatred in his face as they wove and ducked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"around him, unable to finish him - Bellatrix was still fighting too,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"fifty yards away from Voldemort, and like her master she dueled three","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"at once: Hermione, Ginny and Luna, all battling their hardest, but Bellatrix","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"was equal to them, and Harry's attention was diverted as a Killing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Curse shot so close to Ginny that she missed death by an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"inch -He changed course, running at Bellatrix rather than Voldemort, but before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"he had gone a few steps he was knocked sideways.`NOT MY DAUGHTER,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"YOU BITCH!`Mrs. Weasley threw off her cloak as she ran, freeing her","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"arms, Bellatrix spun on the spot, roaring with laughter at the sight","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"of the new challenger.`OUT OF MY WAY!` shouted Mrs. Weasley to the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"three girls, and with a simple swipe of her wand she began","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"to duel. Harry watched with terror and elation as Molly Weasley's wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"slashed and twisted, and Bellatrix Lestrange's smile faltered and became a snarl.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Jets of light flew from both wands, the floor around the witches'","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"feet became hot and cracked; both woman were fighting to kill.`No!` Mrs.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Weasley cried as a few students ran forward, trying to come to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"her aid. `Get back! Get back! She is mine!`Hundreds of people now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"lined the walls, watching the two fights, Voldemort and his three opponents,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Bellatrix and Molly, and Harry stood, invisible, torn between both, wanting to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"attack and yet to protect, unable to be sure that he would","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"not hit the innocent.`What will happen to your children when I've killed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"you?` taunted Bellatrix, as mad as her master, capering as Molly's curses","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"danced around her. `When Mummy's gone the same way as Freddie?``You ¨C","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"will ¨C never ¨C touch ¨C our ¨C children ¨C again!` screamed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Mrs. Weasley.Bellatrix laughed the same exhilarated laugh her cousin Sirius had given","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"as he toppled backward through the veil, and suddenly Harry knew what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"was going to happen before it did.Molly's curse soared beneath Bellatrix's constricted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"arm and hit her squarely in the chest, directly over her heart.Bellatrix's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"gloating smile froze, her eyes seemed to bulge: For the tiniest space","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"of time she knew what had happened, and then she toppled, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the watching crowd roared, and Voldemord screamed.Harry felt as though he turned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"into slow motion: he saw McGonagall, Kingsley and Slughorn blasted backward, flailing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and writhing through the air, as Voldemort's fury at the fall of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"his last, best lieutenant exploded with the force of a bomb, Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"raised his wand and directed it at Molly Weasley.`Protego!` roared Harry, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the Shield Charm expanded in the middle of the Hall, and Voldemort","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"stared around for the source as Harry pulled off the Invisibility Cloak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"at last.The yell of shock, the cheers, the screams on every side","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"of: `Harry!``HE'S ALIVE!` were stifled at once. The crowd was afraid, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"silence fell abruptly and completely as Voldemort and Harry looked at each","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"other, and began, at the same moment, to circle each other.`I don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"want anyone else to help,` Harry said loudly, and in the total","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"silence his voice carried like a trumpet call. `It's got to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"like this. It's got to be me.`Voldemort hissed.`Potter doesn't mean that,` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"said, his red eyes wide. `This isn't how he works, is it?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Who are you going to use as a shield today, Potter?``Nobody,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Harry simply. `There are no more Horcruxes. It's just you and me.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Neither can live while the other survives, and one of us is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"about to leave for good....``One of us?` jeered Voldemort, and his whole","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"body was taut and his red eyes stared, a snake that was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"about to strike. `You think it will be you, do you, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"boy who has survived by accident, and because Dumbledore was pulling the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"strings?``Accident, was it, when my mother died to save me?` asked Harry.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"They were still moving sideways, both of them, in that perfect circle,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"maintaining the same distance from each other, and for Harry no face","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"existed but Voldemort's. `Accident, when I decided to fight in that graveyard?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Accident, that I didn't defend myself tonight, and still survived, and returned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"to fight again?``Accidents!` screamed Voldemort, but still he did not strike, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the watching crowd was frozen as if Petrified, and of the hundreds","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"in the Hall, nobody seemed to breathe but they two. `Accident and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"chance and the fact that you crouched and sniveled behind the skirts","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"of greater men and women, and permitted me to kill them for","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"you!``You won't be killing anyone else tonight,` said Harry as they circled,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and stared into each other's eyes, green into red. `You won't be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"able to kill any of them ever again. Don't you get it?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"I was ready to die to stop you from hurting these people","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"¨C ``But you did not!`` ¨C I meant to, and that's what","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"did it. I've done what my mother did. They're protected from you.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Haven't you noticed how none of the spells you put on them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"are binding? You can't torture them. You can't touch them. You don't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"learn from your mistakes, Riddle, do you?``You dare ¨C ``Yes, I dare,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"said Harry. `I know things you don't know, Tom Riddle. I know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"lots of important things that you don't. Want to hear some, before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"you make another big mistake?`Voldemort did not speak, but prowled in a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"circle, and Harry knew that he kept him temporarily mesmerized at bay,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"held back by the faintest possibility that Harry might indeed know a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"final secret....`Is it love again?` said Voldemort, his snake's face jeering. `Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"favorite solution, love, which he claimed conquered death, though love did not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"stop him falling from the tower and breaking like and old waxwork?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Love, which did not prevent me stamping out your Muddblood mother like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"a cockroach, Potter ¨C and nobody seems to love you enough to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"run forward this time and take my curse. So what will stop","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"you dying now when I strike?``Just one thing,` said Harry, and still","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"they circled each other, wrapped in each other, held apart by nothing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"but the last secret.`If it is not love that will save you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"this time,` said Voldemort, `you must believe that you have magic that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"I do not, or else a weapon more powerful than mine?``I believe","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"both,` said Harry, and he saw shock flit across the snakelike face,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"though it was instantly dispelled; Voldemort began to laugh, and the sound","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"was more frightening than his screams; humorless and insane, it echoed around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the silent Hall.`You think you know more magic than I do?` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"said. `Than I, than Lord Voldemort, who has performed magic that Dumbledore","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"himself never dreamed of?``Oh he dreamed of it,` said Harry, `but he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"knew more than you, knew enough not to do what you've done.``You","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"mean he was weak!` screamed Voldemort. `Too weak to dare, too weak","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"to take what might have been his, what will be mine!``No, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"was cleverer than you,` said Harry, `a better wizard, a better man.``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"brought about the death of Albus Dumbledore!``You thought you did,` said Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"`but you were wrong.`For the first time, the watching crowd stirred as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the hundreds of people around the walls drew breath as one.`Dumbledore is","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"dead!` Voldemort hurled the words at Harry as in the marble tomb","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"in the grounds of this castle, `I have seen it, Potter, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"he will not return!``Yes, Dumbledore is dead,` said Harry calmly, `but you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"didn't have him killed. He chose his own manner of dying, chose","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"it months before he died, arranged the whole thing with the man","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"you thought was your servant.``What childish dream is this?` said Voldemort, but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"still he did not strike, and his red eyes did not waver","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"from Harry's.`Severus Snape wasn't yours,` said Harry. `Snape was Dumbledore's. Dumbledore's from","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the moment you starting hunting down my mother. And you never realized","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"it, because of the thing you can't understand. You never saw Snape","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"cast a Patronus, did you, Riddle?`Voldemort did not answer. They continued to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"circle each other like wolves about to tear each other apart.`Snape's Patronus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"was a doe,` said Harry, `the same as my mother's, because he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"loved her for nearly all of his life, from the time when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"they were children. You should have realized,` he said as he saw","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Voldemort's nostrils flare, `he asked you to spare her life, didn't he?``He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"desired her, that was all,` sneered Voldemort, `but when she had gone,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"he agreed that there were other women, and of purer blood, worthier","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"of him ¨C ``Of course he told you that,` said Harry, `but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"he was Dumbledore's spy from the moment you threatened her, and he's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"been working against you ever since! Dumbledore was already dying when Snape","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"finished him!``It matters not!` shrieked Voldemort, who had followed every word with","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"rapt attention, but now let out a cackle of mad laughter. `It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"matters not whether Snape was mine or Dumbledore's, or what petty obstacles","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"they tried to put in my path! I crushed them as I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"crushed your mother, Snape's supposed great love! Oh, but it all makes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"sense, Potter, and in ways that you do not understand!``Dumbledore was trying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"to keep the Elder Wand from me! He intended that Snape should","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"be the true master of the wand! But I got there ahead","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"of you, little boy ¨C I reached the wand before you could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"get your hands on it, I understood the truth before you caught","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"up. I killed Severus Snape three hours ago, and the Elder Wand,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the Deathstick, the Wand of Destiny is truly mine! Dumbledore's last plan","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"went wrong, Harry Potter!``Yeah, it did.` said Harry. `You're right. But before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"you try to kill me, I'd advise you think what you've done....","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Think, and try for some remorse, Riddle....``What is this?`Of all the things","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"that Harry had said to him, beyond any revelation or taunt, nothing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"had socked Voldemort like this. Harry saw is pupils contract to thin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"slits, saw the skin around his eyes whiten.`It's your one last chance,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"said Harry, `it's all you've got left.... I've seen what you'll be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"otherwise.... Be a man... try... Try for some remorse....``You dare ¨C?` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Voldemort again.`Yes, I dare,` said Harry, `because Dumbledore's last plan hasn't backfired","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"on me at all. It's backfired on you, Riddle.`Voldemort's hand was trembling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"on the Elder Wand, and Harry gripped Draco's very tightly. The moment,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"he knew, was seconds away.`That wand still isn't working properly for you","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"because you murdered the wrong person. Severus Snape was never the true","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"master of the Elder Wand. He never defeated Dumbledore.``He killed ¨C ``Aren't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"you listening? Snape never beat Dumbledore! Dumbledore's death was planned between them!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Dumbledore intended to die, undefeated, the wand's last true master! If all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"had gone as planned, the wand's power would have died with him,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"because it had never been won from him!``But then, Potter, Dumbledore as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"good as gave me the wand!` Voldemort's voice shook with malicious pleasure.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"`I stole the wand from its last master's tomb! I removed it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"against the last master's wishes! Its power is mine!``You still don't get","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"it, Riddle, do you? Possessing the wand isn't enough! Holding it, using","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"it, doesn't make it really yours. Didn't you listen to Ollivander? The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"wand chooses the wizard... The Elder Wand recognized a new master before","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Dumbledore died, someone who never even laid a hand on it. The","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"new master removed the wand from Dumbledore against his will, never realizing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"exactly what he had done, or that the world's most dangerous wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"had given him its allegiance...`Voldemort's chest rose and fell rapidly, and Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"could feel the curse coming, feel it building inside the wand pointed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"at his face.`The true master of the Elder Wand was Draco Malfoy.`Blank","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"shock showed in Voldemort's face for a moment, but then it was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"gone.`But what does it matter?` he said softly. `Even if you are","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"right, Potter, it makes no difference to you and me. You no","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"longer have the phoenix wand: We duel on skill alone... and after","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"I have killed you, I can attend to Draco Malfoy...``But you're too","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"late,` said Harry. `You've missed your chance. I got there first. I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"overpowered Draco weeks ago. I took his wand from him.`Harry twitched the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"hawthorn wand, and he felt the eyes of everyone in the Hall","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"upon it.`So it all comes down to this, doesn't it?` whispered Harry.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"`Does the wand in your hand know its last master was Disarmed?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Because if it does... I am the true master of the Elder","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Wand.`A red-glow burst suddenly across the enchanted sky above them as an","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"edge of dazzling sun appeared over the sill of the nearest window.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"The light hit both of their faces at the same time, so","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"that Voldemort's was suddenly a flaming blur. Harry heard the high voice","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"shriek as he too yelled his best hope to the heavens, pointing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Draco's wand:`Avada Kedavra!``Expelliarmus!`The bang was like a cannon blast, and the golden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"flames that erupted between them, at the dead center of the circle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"they had been treading, marked the point where the spells collided. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"saw Voldemort's green jet meet his own spell, saw the Elder Wand","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"fly high, dark against the sunrise, spinning across the enchanted ceiling like","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the head of Nagini, spinning through the air toward the master it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"would not kill, who had come to take full possession of it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"at last. And Harry, with the unerring skill of the Seeker, caught","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the wand in his free hand as Voldemort fell backward, arms splayed,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the slit pupils of the scarlet eyes rolling upward. Tom Riddle hit","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the floor with a mundane finality, his body feeble and shrunken, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"white hands empty, the snakelike face vacant and unknowing. Voldemort was dead,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"killed by his own rebounding curse, and Harry stood with two wands","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"in his hand, staring down at his enemy's shell.One shivering second of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"silence, the shock of the moment suspended: and then the tumult broke","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"around Harry as the screams and the cheers and the roars of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the watchers rent the air. The fierce new sun dazzled the windows","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"as they thundered toward him, and the first to reach him were","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Ron and Hermione, and it was their arms that were wrapped around","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"him, their incomprehensible shouts that deafened him. Then Ginny, Neville, and Luna","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"were there, and then all the Weasleys and Hagrid, and Kingsley and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"McGonagall and Flitwick and Sprout, and Harry could not hear a word","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"that anyone was shouting, not tell whose hands were seizing him, pulling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"him, trying to hug some part of him, hundreds of them pressing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"in, all of them determined to touch the Boy Who Lived, the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"reason it was over at last ¨C The sun rose steadily over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Hogwarts, and the Great Hall blazed with life and light. Harry was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"an indispensable part of the mingled outpourings of jubilation and mourning, of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"grief and celebration. They wanted him there with them, their leader and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"symbol, their savior and their guide, and that he had not slept,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"that he craved the company of only a few of them, seemed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"to occur to no one. He must speak to the bereaved, clasp","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"their hands, witness their tears, receive their thanks, hear the news now","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"creeping in from every quarter as the morning drew on; that the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Imperiused up and down the country had come back to themselves, that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Death Eaters were fleeing or else being captured, that the innocent of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Azkaban were being released at that very moment, and that Kingsley Shacklebolt","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"had been named temporary Minister of Magic.They moved Voldemort's body and laid","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"it in a chamber off the Hall, away form the bodies of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Fred, Tonks, Lupin, Colin Creevey, and fifty others who had died fighting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"him. McGonagall had replaced the House tables, but nobody was sitting according","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"to House anymore: All were jumbled together, teachers and pupils, ghosts and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"parents, centaurs and house-elves, and Firenze lay recovering in the corner, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Grawp peered in through a smashed window, and people were throwing food","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"into his laughing mouth. After a while, exhausted and drained, Harry found","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"himself sitting on a bench beside Luna.`I'd want some peace and quiet,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"if it were me,` she said.`I'd love some,` he replied.`I'll distract them","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"all,` she said. `Use your cloak.`And before he could say a word,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"she had cried, `Oooh, look, a Blibbering Humdinger!` and pointed out the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"window. Everyone who heard looked around, and Harry slid the Cloak up","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"over himself, and got to his feet.Now he could move through the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Hall without interference. He spotted Ginny two tables away; she was sitting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"with her head on her mother's shoulder: There would be time to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"talk later, hours and days and maybe years in which to talk.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"He saw Neville, the sword of Gryffindor lying beside his plate as","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"he ate, surrounded by a knot of fervent admirers. Along the aisle","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"between the tables he walked, and he spotted the three Malfoys, huddled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"together as though unsure whether or not they were supposed to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"there, but nobody was paying them any attention. Everywhere he looked, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"saw families reunited, and finally, he saw the two whose company he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"craved most.`It's me,` he muttered, crouching down between them. `Will you come","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"with me?`They stood up at once, and together he, Ron and Hermione","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"left the Great Hall. Great chunks were missing from the marble staircase,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"part of the balustrade gone, and rubble and bloodstains occurred ever few","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"steps as their climbed.Somewhere in the distance they could hear Peeves zooming","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"through the corridors singing a victory song of his own composition:We did","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"it, we bashed them, wee Potter's the one, And Voldy's gone moldy,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"so now let's have fun!`Really gives a feeling for the scope and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"tragedy of the thing, doesn't it?` said Ron, pushing open a door","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"to let Harry and Hermione through.Happiness would come, Harry though, but at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the moment it was muffled by exhaustion, and the pain of losing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Fred and Lupin and Tonks pierced him like a physical wound every","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"few steps. Most of all he felt the most stupendous relief, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"a longing to sleep. But first he owed an explanation to Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and Hermione, who had stuck with him for so long, and who","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"deserved the truth. Painstakingly he recounted what he had seem in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Pensieve and what had happened in the forest, and they had not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"even begun to express all their shock and amazement, when at last","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"they arrived at the place to which they had been walking, though","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"none of them had mentioned their destination.Since he had last seen it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the gargoyle guarding the entrance to the headmaster's study had been knocked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"aside; it stood lopsided, looking a little punch-drunk, and Harry wondered whether","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"it would be able to distinguish passwords anymore.`Can we go up?` he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"asked the gargoyle.`Feel free,` groaned the statue.They clambered over him and onto","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the spiral stone staircase that moved slowly upward like an escalator. Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"pushed open the door at the top.He had one, brief glimpse of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the stone Pensieve on the desk where he had left it, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"then an earsplitting noise made him cry out, thinking of curses and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"returning Death Eaters and the rebirth of Voldemort ¨CBut it was applause.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"All around the walls, the headmasters and headmistresses of Hogwarts were giving","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"him a standing ovation; they waved their hats and in some cases","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"their wigs, they reached through their frames to grip each other's hands;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"they danced up and down on their chairs in which they have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"been painted: Dilys Derwent sobbed unashamedly; Dexter Fortescue was waving his ear-trumpet;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and Phineas Niggelus called, in his high, reedy voice, `And let it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"be noted that Slytherin House played its part! Let our contribution not","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"be forgotten!`But Harry had eyes only for the man who stood in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the largest portrait directly behind the headmaster's chair. Tears were sliding down","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"from behind the half-moon spectacles into the long silver beard, and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"pride and the gratitude emanating from him filled Harry with the same","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"balm as phoenix song.At last, Harry held up his hands, and the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"portraits fell respectfully silent, beaming and mopping their eyes and waiting eagerly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"for him to speak. He directed his words at Dumbledore, however, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"chose them with enormous care. Exhausted and bleary-eyed though he was, he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"must make one last effort, seeking one last piece of advice.`The thing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"that was hidden in the Snitch,` he began, `I dropped it in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the forest. I don't know exactly where, but I'm not going to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"go looking for it again. Do you agree?``My dear boy, I do,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"said Dumbledore, while his fellow pictures looked confused and curious. `A wise","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and courageous decision, but no less than I would have expected of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"you. Does anyone know else know where it fell?``No one,` said Harry,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and Dumbledore nodded his satisfaction.`I'm going to keep Ignotus's present, though,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Harry, and Dumbledore beamed.`But of course, Harry, it is yours forever, until","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"you pass it on!``And then there's this.`Harry held up the Elder Wand,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"and Ron and Hermione looked at it with a reverence that, even","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"in his befuddled and sleep-deprived state, Harry did not like to see.`I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"don't want it.` said Harry.`What?` said Ron loudly. `Are you mental?``I know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"it's powerful,` said Harry wearily. `But I was happier with mine. So...`He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"rummaged in the pouch hung around his neck, and pulled out the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"two halves of holly still just connected by the finest threat of","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"phoenix feather. Hermione had said that they could not be repaired, that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"the damage was too severe. All he knew was that if this","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"did not work, nothing would.He laid the broken wand upon the headmaster's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"desk, touched it with the very tip of the Elder Wand, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"said, `Reparo.`As his wand resealed, red sparks flew out of its end.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Harry knew that he had succeeded. He picked up the holly and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"phoenix wand and felt a sudden warmth in his fingers, as though","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"wand and hand were rejoicing at their reunion.`I'm putting the Elder Wand,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"he told Dumbledore, who was watching him with enormous affection and admiration,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"`back where it came from. It can stay there. If I die","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"a natural death like Ignotus, its power will be broken, won't it?","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"The previous master will never have been defeated. That'll be the end","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"of it.`Dumbledore nodded. They smiled at each other.`Are you sure?` said Ron.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"There was the faintest trace of longing in his voice as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"looked at the Elder Wand.`I think Harry's right,` said Hermione quietly.`That wand's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"more trouble than it's worth.` said Harry. `And quite honestly,` he turned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"away from the painted portraits, thinking now only of the four-poster bed","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"lying waiting for him in Gryffindor Tower, and wondering whether Kreacher might","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"bring him a sandwich there, `I've had enough trouble for a lifetime.` ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-36"
"Autumn seemed to arrive suddenly that year. The morning of the first","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"of September was crisp as an apple, and as the little family","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"bobbed across the rumbling road toward the great sooty station, the fumes","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"of car exhausts and the breath of pedestrians sparkled like cobwebs in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"the cold air. Two large cages tattled on top of the laden","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"trolleys the parents were pushing; the owls inside them hooted indignantly, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"the redheaded girl trailed fearfully behind here brothers, clutching her father's arm.`It","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"won't be long, and you'll be going too,` Harry told her.`Two years,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"sniffed Lily. `I want to go now!`The commuters stared curiously at the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"owls as the family wove its way toward the barrier between platforms","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"nine and ten, Albus's voice drifted back to Harry over the surrounding","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"clamor; his sons had resumed the argument they had started in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"car.`I won't! I won't be a Slytherin!``James, give it a rest!` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"Ginny.`I only said he might be,` said James, grinning at his younger","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"brother. `There's nothing wrong with that. He might be in Slytherin`But James","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"caught his mother's eye and fell silent. The five Potters approached the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"barrier. With a slightly cocky look over his shoulder at his younger","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"brother, James took the trolley from his mother and broke into a","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"run. A moment later, he had vanished.`You'll write to me, won't you?`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"Albus asked his parents immediately, capitalizing on the momentary absence of his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"brother.`Every day, if you want us to,` said Ginny.`Not every day,` said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"Albus quickly, `James says most people only get letters from home about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"once a month.``We wrote to James three times a week last year,`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"said Ginny.`And you don't want to believe everything he tells you about","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"Hogwarts,` Harry put in. `He likes a laugh, your brother.`Side by side,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"they pushed the second trolley forward, gathering speed. As they reached the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"barrier, Albus winced, but no collision came. Instead, the family emerged onto","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"platform nine and three-quarters, which was obscured by thick white steam that","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"was pouring from the scarlet Hogwarts Express. Indistinct figures were swarming through","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"the mist, into which James had already disappeared.`Where are they?` asked Albus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"anxiously, peering at the hazy forms they passed as they made their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"way down the platform.`We'll find them,` said Ginny reassuringly.But the vapor was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"dense, and it was difficult to make out anybody's faces. Detached from their","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"owners, voices sounded unnaturally loud, Harry thought he head Percy discoursing loudly","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"on broomstick regulations, and was quite glad of the excuse not to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"stop and say hello....`I think that's them, Al,` said Ginny suddenly.A group","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"of four people emerged from the mist, standing alongside the very last","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"carriage. Their faces only came into focus when Harry, Ginny, Lily, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"Albus had drawn right up to them.`Hi,` said Albus, sounding immensely relieved.Rose,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"who was already wearing her brand-new Hogwarts robes, beamed at him.`Parked all","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"right, then?` Ron asked Harry. `I did. Hermione didn't believe I could","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"pass a Muggle driving test, did you? She thought I'd have to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"Confound the examiner.``No, I didn't,` said Hermione, `I had complete faith in","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"you.``As a matter of fact, I did Confund him,` Ron whispered to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"Harry, as together they lifted Albus's trunk and owl onto the train.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"`I only forgot to look in the wing mirror, and let's face","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"it, I can use a Supersensory Charm for that.`Back on the platform,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"they found Lily and Hugo, Rose's younger brother, having an animated discussion","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"about which House they would be sorted into when they finally went","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"to Hogwarts.`If you're not in Gryffindor, we'll disinherit you,` said Ron, `but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"no pressure.``Ron!`Lily and Hugo laughed, but Albus and Rose looked solemn.`He doesn't","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"mean it,` said Hermione and Ginny, but Ron was no longer paying","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"attention. Catching Harry's eye, he nodded covertly to a point some fifty","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"yards away. The steam had thinned for a moment, and three people","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"stood in sharp relief against the shifting mist.`Look who it is.`Draco Malfoy","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"was standing there with his wife and son, a dark coat buttoned","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"up to his throat. His hair was receding somewhat, which emphasized the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"pointed chin. The new boy resembled Draco as much as Albus resembled","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"Harry. Draco caught sight of Harry, Ron, Hermione, and Ginny staring at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"him, nodded curtly, and turned away again.`So that's little Scorpius,` said Ron","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"under his breath. `Make sure you beat him in every test, Rosie.","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"Thank God you inherited your mother's brains.``Ron, for heaven's sake,` said Hermione,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"half stern, half amused. `Don't try to turn them against each other","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"before they've even started school!``You're right, sorry,` said Ron, but unable to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"help himself, he added, `Don't get too friendly with him, though, Rosie. Granddad","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"Weasley would never forgive you if you married a pureblood.``Hey!`James had reappeared;","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"he had divested himself of his trunk, owl, and trolley, and was","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"evidently bursting with news.`Teddy's back there,` he said breathlessly, pointing back over","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"his shoulder into the billowing clouds of steam. `Just seen him! And","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"guess what he's doing? Snogging Victoire!`He gazed up at the adults, evidently","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"disappointed by the lack of reaction.`Our Teddy! Teddy Lupin! Snogging our Victoire!","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"Our cousin! And I asked teddy what he was doing ¨C``You interrupted","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"them?` said Ginny. `You are so like Ron ¨C``¨C and he said","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"he'd come to see her off! And then he told me to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"go away. He's snogging her!` James added as though worried he had","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"not made himself clear.`Oh, it would be lovely if they got married!`","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"whispered Lily ecstatically. `Teddy would really be part of the family then!``He","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"already comes round for dinner about four times a week,` said Harry","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"`Why don't we just invite him to live with us and have","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"done with it?``Yeah!` said James enthusiastically. `I don't mind sharing with Al","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"¨C Teddy could have my room!``No,` said Harry firmly, `you and Al","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"will share a room only when I want the house demolished.`He checked","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"the battered old watch that had once been Fabian Prewett's.`It's nearly eleven,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"you'd better get on board.``Don't forget to give Neville our love!` Ginny","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"told James as she hugged him.`Mum! I can't give a professor love!``But","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"you know Neville¨C`James rolled his eyes.`Outside, yeah, but at school he's Professor","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"Longbottom, isn't he? I can't walk into Herbology and give him love....`Shaking","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"his head at his mother's foolishness, he vented his feelings by aiming","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"a kick at Albus.`See you later, Al. Watch out for the thestrals.``I","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"thought they were invisible? You said they were invisible!` but James merely","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"laughed, permitted his mother to kiss him, gave his father a fleeting","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"hug, then leapt onto the rapidly filling train. They saw him wave,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"then sprint away up the corridor to find his friends.`Thestrals are nothing","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"to worry about,` Harry told Albus. `They're gentle things, there's nothing scare","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"about them. Anyway, you won't be going up to school in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"carriages, you'll be going in the boats.`Ginny kissed Albus good-bye.`See you at","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"Christmas.``Bye, Al,` said Harry as his son hugged him. `Don't forget Hagrid's invited","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"you to tea next Friday. Don't mess with Peeves. Don't duel anyone","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"till you're learned how. And don't let James wind you up.``What if","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"I'm in Slytherin?`The whisper was for his father alone, and Harry knew","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"that only the moment of departure could have forced Albus to reveal","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"how great and sincere that fear was.Harry crouched down so that Albus's","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"face was slightly above his own. Alone of Harry's three children, Albus","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"had inherited Lily's eyes.`Albus Severus,` Harry said quietly, so that nobody but","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"Ginny could hear, and she was tactful enough to pretend to be","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"waving to Rose, who was now on the train, `you were named","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"for two headmasters of Hogwarts. One of them was a Slytherin and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"he was probably the bravest man I ever knew.``But just say¨C``¨Cthen Slytherin","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"House will have gained an excellent student, won't it? It doesn't matter","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"to us, Al. But if it matter to you, you'll be able","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"to choose Gryffindor over Slytherin. The Sorting Hat takes your choice into","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"account.``Really?``It did for me,` said Harry.He had never told any of his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"children that before, and he saw the wonder in Albus's face when","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"he said it. But how the doors were slamming all along the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"scarlet train, and the blurred outlines of parents swarming forward for final","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"kisses, last-minute reminders, Albus jumped into the carriage and Ginny closed the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"door behind him. Students were hanging from the windows nearest them. A","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"great number of faces, both on the train and off, seemed to","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"be turned toward Harry.`Why are they all staring?` demanded Albus as he","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"and Rose craned around to look at the other students.`Don't let it","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"worry you,` said Ron. `It's me, I'm extremely famous.`Albus, Rose, Hugo, and","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"Lily laughed. The train began to more, and Harry walked alongside it,","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"watching his son's thin face, already ablaze with excitement. Harry kept smiling","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"and waving, even though it was like a little bereavement, watching his","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"son glide away from him....The last trace of steam evaporated in the","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"autumn air. The train rounded a corner. Harry's hand was still raised","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"in farewell.`He'll be alright,` murmured Ginny.As Harry looked at her, he lowered","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"his hand absentmindedly and touched the lightning scar on his forehead.`I know","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
"he will.`The scar had not pained Harry for nineteen years. All was well. ","Book 7: Deathly Hallows","chap-37"
